The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-26 00:00:00

Won in a canter.

MARKET. INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of July 26.)
SITGAR.—The British Plantation Sugar market has
presented a firm aspect since Tuesday last. . •
This afternoon Barbadoes fine yellow fetched 66s to
67s 6d, good -64 s to 655, mid 61s 6d to 63s 6d per
cwt. Trinidad all sold at full rates, good yellow
fetched 64s to 64s 6d, good mid 63s to 63s 6(1, mid 60s to
625, low mid-59s per cwt; St. Lucia was disposed of at
stiff rates, viz. fine yellow at 64s Gd to .67s 6d, good
62s 6d to 635, good mid 625, mid 60s, to 61s, low mid 59s
to 59s 6d, mid strong grey 58s 6d to 59s Gd, and good
63s per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day the home trade operated with
caution in refined goods, and 80s 6(1 is the value of
Standard :Lumps. There was a pod business transacted
in Pieces 'rand Bastards at former rates. Treacle is still
neglected. at 24s to 30s. The demand is brisk for
Bonded ()rushed Sugar at 26s to 26s 3d per cwt for first
sort, at wYtkieh the market is firm. • •

AiAUR crius.—The demand has, been brisk, and prices
have advanced 6d per cwt. This afternoon there was
•no publiale, but privately some parcels.were disposed
of at stiffe r rates. • Common to fine y elk)* fetched 59s
to 68s :per cwt.
• EAST INlDlA.—Bengal Sugar, fine white at. 69s 6d,
good 68s ,to 68s 6d, good mid 66s 6d to 675, middling
64s to 66si, common 62s to 63s 6d, good to fine yellow
60s to 64 ;, middling 585 to 595 6d. Manilla has ad-
vanced 6cl:Ter cwt. Java, for refining in bond at 18s 3d
for stronm`grey and yellow. Siam is firm in price. This
afternoon, tt. fair business was transacted privately in white
Bengal at !ry full prices. None were offered at auction.
FOREWI4I.• —To-day Foreign was in good request ;
yellow Bahis at rather higher rates ; fine white fetched
22s to 22s GEL, mid 20s 6d to 21s, common 19s to 20s, fine
yellow 17u to 18s, good 16s 6d, low mid 15s, fine brown
15s to 15s 6d,. mid 14s 6d, damaged 14s. On Change
mid yellow Hariannah was sold for Konigsburgh at 18s 9d
per cwt.

MOLASSES-- =This afternoon there was a b ttc r d mat. d
for West India, and 28 puns 6 lads It 3 brls new Teinith.d
at auction were Hold at 27s for fair quality.
COCOA.—Prh as have further declined Cd to is per cvkt
fur West India, 36s fee. Guayaquil, and 31s to 35s ft. r
other sorts.

BUM, BRAND e AND lIOLLANDS. Prices have declined
2cl per gallon for • Jamaica Rum, fine quality 34 to 36
per cent over pr, .of at 5s to 5s 6d, good 34 to 36 over
4s 6d to ss, in id Iling 30 to 32 over 4s to 4s 2d
per gallon. Leo sards, proof of good quality, at
2s Id per grti.ion. Calcutta proof at the high duty
Is 6d, and ',he • to w duty at is 7d to Is lOtl per
gallon. Br Andy at the following rates—Cognac of the
best brands of t:2evintage of 1837, hhds 5s ld, puns
4s Ild ; 1838, h ha i 4s 11d, puns 4s Od ; 1839, hhds
4s 4d, puns 4S : :; 1840, hilds 3s I Id, puns 3s 9d ;
1841, hhds 3s 1 OA , puns 3s 8d per gallon. Geneva at
Is 10d to is 1 ld I or shipping' sort, and fine fit for duty
2s 6d to 2s 8(1 per gxllov. British Corn Spirits at 10s
per gallon cash.
This afternoon l'l3 puns of Calcutta Rum at public
sale, 15 to 25 wer proof, were all taken at is 9d. to
Is 90 per galloi Holders reused to further give way
in price.
CoklEE.—Tl fere has been a good business transacted

in West India Coffee, and full rates were paid until to-
wards the close of the past week, when prices declined
is to 2s per cwt.
This afternoon Coffee was in limited request for home
consumption, but holders were firm: for shipping some
inquiry existed. At auction 3235 bags Singapore Java,
and 1862 bags St Domingo, via Cape were offered ;
the former was all taken in at the full value, good ord
at 425, and triage 355, the latter partly sold ; good ord at
325. Gd. to 335. vr 31s a 325, being previous rates. Cry-.•
lon by private. contract moved off slowly, but good ord
was not to be purchased under 745. per cwt.
TEA.-The market has presented a firmer appearance
since last Tuesday ; the demand has been good by pri-
vate contract, and the prices paid for Black Tea have
been rather above those previously quoted ; Green de-
scriptions have fully sustained the former currency.
To-day the market was firm for Tea, and a good busi-
ness was transacted ; Congou out of condition realised
Is 6.-d to is lid, Sound Congou is Sid to Is 81d, good
Common, is 84d to Is 9d ; Twunkay, common, Is Bd,
and good common, is Bid to Is.9d ; Hyson, common to
mid, 2s 2d to 2s 7d, gold to fine 2s Bd. to 3s 6d per lb.',
Ries.--For Bengal Rice ratherloiiir rates hstire been
accepted ; low white at, 9s 6d, middling lOslolgt
good mid 10s 6d to Ils ; tea•damaged, lit c1555,.Dit.0
Ds 6d, 2nd and 3rd do. 7s 6d to 811 6d, and sth do.,in very •
bad condition 3i to 4s 6d, and good sound white 'siftings 9s •
per cwt. Foreign East India sorts are firm in price ; Madras
good and tine) ellow at 8s 6d to 9s Gd, sea-damaged and re-
packed 2s. Gd to Bs. Gd per cwt. Carolina at 305 fur
the best, 26s to 28s for interior and secondry sorts. Patna
13s to 20s per cwt. To-day in Bengal at lOs for mid white.
INnico.—The shippers have been free purchasers of
Bengal Indigo at the quarterly sale during the past
Week, and the rates previously established have been
fully sustained.
To-day indigo met with less attention. 874 chests
have passed the sale. The biddidgs ivere languid, but
prices remain much the stone as they were yesterday.
Proprietors bought in 230 chests. 797 chests remain
for sale to-morrow.

TALLow.—South Ameridan Tallow has teen in good
request, and 800 casks at auction were all disposed
of at and after the sales at full rates, good and fine
quality fetched 45s 3d to 47s 9d, ordinary to mid-
dling 48s to 455. Grease 27s Gd to 42s 3d, and
very inferior black 24s 3d to 26s Gd per cut.
llolders of lins*itin have evinced firmness, and the trade
have come forward with more alacrity : on the spot a
fair business has been transacted in P.Y. Candle at 48s
per cwt. For delivery .the transactions have been on a
more extended scale ; 48s Od pahl for the last three
months of the year, and 49s for January, February, and
March next. Town Tallow has been in good request at,
47s Gd to 48s per cwt net cash.
' To-day there was little business transacted in Russian
Tallow, but holders were firm, and obtained 48s for small
parcels of yellow Candle on the spot, and 48s 9d to 49s
for delivery in the last three months of the year.
011.8.—Importers of Southern Oil continuing to supply
the market freely, has produced a decline in price of los
per tun ; fine pale quantity at :341 to :34/ 10s, good 33/
to 331105, mid 32/ to 821 les, corn 31/ to 31/ 10s, and
black 301 to 30/ 15s pev tun. Pale Seal for home con-
sumption at 37/ lOs to 37/ 15s for new qualiy. Brown :12/
to 32/ 15s, yellow and straw colour at 33/ to 361 15s.
For Cod, buyers have been compelled to pay 321 per
toil. Sperm at 84/ to 84/ lOs for fine British. Lin-
seed Oil at 31s to 1315 3d ; contracts have, been
entered into for delivery at 31s 6d per cwt. For Rape Oil
prices have declined considerably; pale at 44s 3d to 44s
6d, and biovrn at 43s 9d to 44s per cwt. Cocoa Nut Oil
is firm in price, best quality 39s to 40s per cwt. Palm
321 lOs to 331 paid for the best, and :301 for inferior qua-
lity. Gallipoli has fetched 561, Spanish 50l to 52/, and
Barbary 491 to 50/ per tun.
SPICES.—This afternoon the public sales consisted of
398 boxes Cassia Lignea, 53 bags White Pepper, 1 chest
Mace, and 1 chest Nutmegs. Cassia went with spirit,
at an advance en inn public sale's rates of 5s to Os
for the best, and, 38 to 4s fur other sorts : good thin
quill fetched 96s to 96s 6d, mid 86s Gd to 88s Gd, ord
coarse 78s, mouldy 73S Gd to 74s 6d, broken ends 77s to
77s Gd, loose and broken Gis to Gls 6d, stained 81s, mil-
dewed and beetle stained 795, sea dam 5Gs Gd per cwt.
Pepper fetched 51$d for middling quality.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY :.)6.

he Queen has ken pleased to approve of Mr. Richard
Greenwell, as Consul at Sunderland for his Majesty the King
of Hanover. _ _

The Queen has alro been pleased to approve of Mr. Joshua
Garsed, jun., as Consul at Hull for the United States of Ame-
rica.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. William
Whetten, as Consul at Cowes for the United States of Ame-
rica.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 25.

Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant T. It
M'Queen to be First Lieutenant, vice Hornby, retired on full
pay, July 14.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Durham.
R. Carr, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant: R. Pemberton,
Esq., to be ditto ; J. J. Wright, Esq., to be ditto, June 11.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire.
The Right Hon. C. S. Cocks, commonly ca'led Lord
Viscount Eastnor, to be Deputy-Lieutenant; J. Arkwright,
Esq. to be ditto; J. Martin, Esq. to be ditto, June 11.
WHITEHALL, JULY 21.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Robinson, of
Gain,borough, in the county of Lincoln, Gent. to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
ROBERT BYERS, laceman, Pitfield-street, lioxton.
BANKRUPTS.

GEORGE CHAPNIAN, cowkeeper, Islington, to surrender
August 2, at one, and qt. 6, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Belcher, official al.signee ; Williatns, Alfred-
place, Bedford-quaro.
JOHN LANG, SAMUEL ARMITAGE, RICHARD
REDFEARN, and JOHN SYKES, blanket manufacturers,
Liversedge, Yolk, August 6, and Sept. 6, at the George Hotel,
Huddersfield. Jaques Bettye, and Edwards, Ely-place, London;
Watts, Dewsbury.
DANIEL HODGSON, banker, Sandwich, Kent, Aug. 16,
at seven. and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Bell Inn, Sandwich.
Rowland and Young, White Lion Court, Cornhill, London.
THOMAS HENRY MUNDAY, bookseller, Foie-street.
Cripplegate, August 6, at one, and September 6, at two, a
the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Fre.
derick's-place, Old Jewry; ISicholsen and Parker, Throg-
morton-street.

JOHN COTTON, hosier, Nottingham, Aug. 3, at twelve,
wid.Sept. 6, at two, at the George the Fourth Inn, Notting-
ham. Yallop, Furnival's-inn, London; Parsons, Nottingham.
EDWARD WILKINS, linen draper, Swansea, Aug►. 24
and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Bush Inn, Swansea. Williams
and David, Swansea.

ELIZABETH FAIRCLOUGH RICHARDSON, publi-
can, Manchester, August 8, and September 6, at ten, at the
Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Jaques, liatt)e, and
Edwards, Ely-place, London; Heath, Manchester.
JOHN SCOTT, gun-maker, Birmingham, August 11, at
ten, and Sept. 6, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man-
chester. Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London ;
Ilig.on and Son, Manchester.
JOHN DICKINS, upholsterer, Northampton, Aug. 5 and
Sept. 6, at ten, at the Angel Hotel, Northampton. Wing and
Twining, Gray's Inn-square, London; Pywell, Northampton.
ANDREW LEIGHTON, merchant, Liverpool, August 13
and Sept. 6, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms Liverpool. Vim-
centand Sherwood, Temple, London; Littledale and Bards-
Kell, Liverpool.
JAMES METCALFE and THOMAS METCALFE,
upholsterers, Cambridge, August 8, at eleven, and September
6, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham,
Official Assignee, Basinghall-street ; Gidley, Earl-street,
Blackfriars.

GGURSE OF EX CH.
Amsterdam CF. 12 71
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .........`2 U l2 8
Antµ•erp l2 7
Hamburgh M.B. 13 14/
Altona
Paris, 3 days' Fight
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Rourdeaux 25 90
C:rankfort on Maine... 151 i

INGE.—(THIS DAY.)
;Gibraltar ...
Leghorn .... 30 29
Genoa 25 85
1111ilan
Venice .. 47
Naples ......... 40
Palermo, per oz 120
Lisbon
Oporto 52
Rio Janeiro 26i
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight 461
Philadelphia 46.
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Ingeign Gold, bars#:3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin ...3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 10
Silver in Bars 0 4 114

j'etersburgb, 3Us ... 37
Berlin... 7
Vienna, effec. tl. 3 M 957
Trieste, ditto 9 58
Madrid

Cadiz 364

Bilbao ...36
Barcelona 36
Seville ... 36

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

- Their Lordships met mat Five o'Clock.
• The ,Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill, the
Stamp Duties Bill, :the Grand- Jury (Ireland) Pre- ,
sentments Bill; and several private Bills, were brought
forward, and read a first time.•
. , POOR LAWS; , •
The Duke of WELLINGTON.. Moved the Second
reading of the Bill for continuing the Poor-law Com-
missioners till the 31st August, 1843. He said he,
had been originally one of the supporters of the Bill,
and he was so on the ground that the only remedy
for the evils which prevailed under the old system, was
to be found in the Bill of his Noble Friend. He had •
watched the working of the Act; and had found it
had given general satisfaction throughout the country.
He did not mean to say that he approved of all that
had been done under this act; some of its provisions
went a little too far, and he was one of those who did not
think there was any necessity for erecting those build-
ings which had obtained the name of Bastiles—
(Hear, hear from Lord Stanhope)—especially as some
parts of the country were not ripe for the introduc-
tion of those establishments. As he had be-
fore stated, however, he approved generally of
the working of the Bill, and had much pleasure in
now moving the second reading. He had paid great
attention to the subject—(Hear, hear)—and wher-
ever he had an opportunity of observing, he had found-
that the management of the workhouses was as good
as could be expected under any circumstances, Ile
concluded by moving the second reading.
On the second reading being put,
Lord STANIIOPE said the present Bill was only
a fragment of the one that was to have been proposed
to the other House of Parliament: But now the ques-
tion was, that they should continue for five, or rather
six .years, the arbitrary and irresponsible power
of the the dictators of Somerset House. He
had thought that ,this • was a question on
which more relief was , to have been expected
from the present Ministry than from the late Govern-
ment. But he must confess that he had been much
disappointed in finding the present Government taking

on itself the odium they must incur by the present
measure. The Bdl could only be carried out by in-
vesting the Commissioners with absolute power. Now
it' was the. opinion? of. Locke, that the Parliament
could make laws but' not Legislators. The Commis-
sioners were entrusted with both . Legislative and
Executive power. In the declared opinion of
the late Chief Justice of the Common Pleas,
a more • complete system of grinding oppres-
sion never existed, and that if the Bill was
once, passed, the poor .of England would become more
completely slaves than the villains of the old feudal
system. The Bill was continued nominally for
five or six 'years, but there could be no
doubt, if Parliament did not interfere, that
these powers would be made perpetual. It was a Bill to
continue and confirm the powers of the Dictators,
without being compromised by any measure to alleviate
its security. And what, when the circumstances
under which the Ministry had the hardihood to
.propose
this mesistire Under 'circumstances Of unpfecedented
distreo, the..diff4ctklties Of, the country were
infinitely increased. In the: manufacturing distriCts
hundreibr: were: peilighing. -of 'hunger ; these facts
NO not:leen-denied, not even disputed. Would this
hags OO6uited.'44 they hid :a few whose principle
Wiis to gnint relief? Bill punished poverty s a
erime, no Mattel' how that state of poveriy might have
been caused. ?'hey were confined to workhouses,
which had g.enerally acquired the name of bastiles.—
(" No," veey loudly and decidedly pronounced by the
Duke of Wellington.) The Noble Duke had allowed
that they had acquired the name of hastlles.—(An-
other loud " No' from the Duke of Wellington.)
The Nobe Duke had himself said so.

The Duke of WELLINGTON must interrupt the
oble Lord ; . when he Said they had acquired the name
of bastiles, it was only front those who thought like
the Noble Lord hiniself.—(A laugh.)
Lord STA N 11 OP E contended that the's* ivere hastiles,
the Commissioners only_ issuing their ntres-de-cachet
against the poor. They were prisons in their ibrni, their
seclusion, their rigour, and worse than prisons in the
quantity and quality of the food given in them. Since
the enactment of the law there had been a fearful
increase of crime. The state of the labouring
population must be various in . different places ;
but at the present time it was worse
than it had been. at any period of his
recollection. As to the economy of the measure
which was to be one of ;itS-Chief recommendations, and
in the agricultural districts the rates had fear illy in-
creased in one place from 3s. to Hs. in the
pound. Ile complained that the poor had no remedy
under the law if it injured them ; it was
adding insult to injury to tell them that they could pio
by a writ of certiorari to the Court of King's Beheh,
cases of injustice. And oppression had occurred, and in
those cases the Poor-law Commissioners, in the per-
sons of the Assistant-Commissioners themselves had
been the judges.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.

lrir.acourt, r. Vernon Smith, and the O'Connor
Don were sworn: in as Members of the General Com-
mittee of Elections. •

BIRMI GIIAINI SCHOOL ESTATE BILL.

Sir E. WILMOT moved the third reading of this

Bill.

iNir. WYSE moved three clauses, the object of
which was to extend the benefit of the institution.
The first clause' proposed that the governing body,
instead of being. self elected, should have a certain
number of the municipal body added to it, for
the purpose of allowing the expressions of
the people of Birmingham to be he ard. The
second clause proposed that in future the accounts,
instead of being audited by the body itself, should
have two of the borough auditors joined with them.
The third clause proposed that elementary schools
should .be formed as preparatory to the grammar
school.. The object be had in view in proposing those
clauses was, that the institution should be rendered as
liberal as possible, while the letter of the original
charter was not violated. At present abuses existed,
and he thought ...that the clauses he proposed would
tend to remove them.

Sir B. WILMOT thought it was impossible that
the House could adopt the clause proposed by the
Eight Hon. Member, because, if it were acceded to,
they would, in fact, alter the whole principle of
the Bill.
Mr. BROTHERTON did not think anything had
been said by the Hon. Baronet that would justify
the House in excluding the clauses proposed by the
Hon. Member. He believed if they were adopted
they would be productive of great good to the school.
Sir C. DOUGLAS opposed the clauses, and de-
fended the Bill in its present state. He thought that
the supporters of the Bill, and the friends of the
school, had reason to complain of the llon. Member
for Waterford who, having been invited to sit in the
Committee on the Bill, declined to do . so, and now
came forward with propositions which would alto-
gether alter its character.
' Mr. PR OTIIEROF, supported the clauses, solely
on the ground that it was better to have such insti-
tutions governed by an elected than by a self-ap-
pointed body.
Sir 11. IL INGLIS opposed the elau4s.
Mr. WILLIAMS supported them, and hoped that
the Hon. Member for Waterford would take the
sense of the House.

After some further conversation, strangers were
ordered to withdraw, and the Ilou3e divided, when the
numbers were—

For the clauses.

Against them
Majority against the clauses —ss
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he should, early
next session, move for a Select Committee to inquire
into the system of a decimal currency.
Mr. IIUNE . gave notice that on Thursday
next he should move, for a return of the several
items paid by the Secret Committee of the
Court of Directors of the East India Company,
out of the secret • service money of Great Britain.
Also a similar return with regard to the Board of
COntroul. Also a copy of the communications re-
ceived by the. Directors on the subject of the war in
Affghanistan.
Mr. LIT'T'ON moved for a return of ,the several
instances in which new benefices and district cures
have been erected in Ireland, under the Act of 7th
and..Bth George IV., chap. 43.—Ordered.
MEMORIAL TO SIR SIDNEY SMITH.

- Sir F. BURDETT wished to ask a question of the
Right -Bon. Baronet. Sonie time ago. he (Sir F.
Burdett) had the honour of bringiug forward a mo-
tion on the propriety of erecting a testimonial to
the great merits of the Gallant Officer Sir • Sidney
Smith. At that time the Government said.they were
quite aware of the great merits and services of that
Gallant. Officer, and that they were quite willing to
undertake the matter themselves. With this he
(Sir Francis Burdett) was satisfied, and left the
subject in the hands of the Government. He begged
to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether it was the
intention of the Government to erect a testimonial to
Sir Sydney Smith, and carry out the view they had
expressed.
Sir It. PEEL said that nothing be more becoming.
than the conduct .Of his Hon. Friend in this trans-
action, which he was induced to take up from re-
spect to the memory of a gallant officer. • Last
session his Honourable Friend gave notice that
he should move. that an address be presented to
the Crown from that House, praying that a grant of
public money should be made, for the purpose of erect-
ing a testimonial to the memory of Sir Sidney Smith.
The Noble Lord, on the part of her Majesty's Go-
vernment, undertook to propose to Parliament the
erection of such a testimonial. The Noble Lord
added that her Majesty's Government had considered
whether other claims might not be equally worthy of
attention ; and 'they thoughtAdmiral4ord Exmouth
and Admiral 1)e Satmarez' entitled to a similar mark
of respect; and he Stated it to be the intention: of
-Government -to prOpOse-,fhat .testimonials,..shOuld he
erected tothose three ornaments of the naval service—
Sir Sidney Smith, Admiral LOrd EXmouth; mid Ad-
iniral de Saumarez. • His Hop. Friend, he was sure,
would have brofight this forward at an earlier' period
of the Session had it not been for the great pressure
of public business. He (Sir Robert Peel) felt
bound to fulfil the engagements entered into on the
part of her Majesty .by her Majesty's representatives
in that llouse. He should propose that an address be
presented to her Majesty, praying that a testimonial
should he erected to the memory of those three
Gallant Officers. He thought the selection of- the
Government a wise one, and he did not intend to go
beyond its limits. Ile considered it was right that an,
engagement thus given to Parliament should be
' .
ful-
filled, and in fulfilment he begged to propose that
an Address should
presented to her Majesty,
praying that a testimonial should be erected to the
mernow of those officers.
• Mr. lIROTHERTON said he for one should enter
his protest against. any grant of money (the lion.
Gentleman was here compelled to sit down by loud
cries of " Order" and " Chair," and the entrance of a
Message.fi om the Lords, the purport of which we did
not hear.)
Lord STANLEY proposed that the Lords' Amend-
ment to fhe New South Wales Bill should be agreed to.
PORTUGUESE ARMY.
Mr. LAW-U(11E11,E wished to ask the Right
I-lon. Baronet, the First Lord of the Treasury, whe-
ther he• could hold out any hopes of any payment
being made to the unfortunate officers and soldiers
who served in the army in Portugal.
Sir R. PEEL said .that in conducting the com-
munications with foreign Governments, he had
had to contend in a more -than ordinary
degree with' the - impediments which _arose from
changes of Governments. That impedimedt existed in

Portugal. The new Ministers professed naturally
enough that they were overwhelmed with business,
and required a little time to consider the matter. He
had the satisfaction, however, to state that he believed
that provisions were making for the payment of those
people by half-yearly instalments.. Of course there
would be a question as to the claims of those which
would be adjudicated upon.
Mr. RROTHERTUN wished to say. one word
with respect to the erection of monuments in testimo-
nials to warriors. He believed that as long as
they honoured warriors they would keep war itself
in fashion, and he was anxious to see more Members
in that House who were disposed to cultivate the arts
of peace. He knew that sentiment was very
unpopular, but he could not refrain from entering his
protest against honouring men whom he conceived to
be unworthy of honour.
The amendments were then agreed to.
REV. H. MELVILL.
Mr. HENRY KEMBLE said he hoped that
'he might be allowed to vindicate the character.
Of a near and very dear relative, upon whom
he conceived stn awersion bad been thrown by the
Hen. Orentleman opposite (Mr. M. (ribson) in the
speech which he'' had made upon his motion itquiring
into the distress of the country. The Rev. Henry
I -Melvin. Ile did not believe that the
Ilonourable Gentleman meant to say any-
thing prejudicial to the character of that
Gentleman, but at the same time he thought his views
might receive an unfavourable construction. It
might appear from the Hon. Gentleman's speech that
he was a mere political parson, whose object it
was to ingratiate himself with the Government
by supporting their measures.—(lleac.) In the
course of his speech, the Honourable Member
quoted very largely from a sermon of the Reverend
Gentleman, which hid been reported in a publication
called " The Pulpit."