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sent year, the Mayor, acting, against the advice
of the Government again, and being uncontrolled in his
authority, resorted to the -same mode of proceedings,
availing himself of a clause in an Act, respecting the
which certainly seemedptuotju:stitofypstoornetheextturamo
sanction of which he (Lord S.) had some doubt, but
liicteegrtooes. The police were molested in
sumptioa on the part of that officer, and accordingly he
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jthireintag6dtsteomtfhpetthpti: execute orders which they were bound
to obey. A serious riot consequently ensued. The
Mayor was struck in the face with a -stone
and knocked down, and treated with such vio-
lence by the rioters that there was very great diffi-
culty in rescuing him. Encouraged by this
success the negroes continued their disturbances un-
checked. The other Magistrates endeavoured in vain
to put a stop to them, and the rioters became at last so
violent that the police being placed in imminent danger
of their lives fired on the mob. He was sorry to say
the result of this act was that two lives were lost on the
spot, two lead since
badly wounded. A deitodn,siadieldrabsleeverapolsseothoefrs
troops'ere
were then called into the town, and for
Some days very great excitement prevailed. He was
happy, however, to say that nothing could have been
more moderate thon the conduct and demeanour of the
troops on this trying occasion.- The troops in the first
instance employe-1 were blacks ; ya no men could have
shown more steadiness and forbearance than did these
black soldiers while acting against these black inhabi-
tants.—(Hear, hear.) The militia, also, were in readi-
ness, and behaved themselves creditably. Not a single
shot was fired, no life was lost after the volley fired by
the police. That morning he (Lord Stanley) had a
conversation with Sir William Gomm, late Commandant
at Jamaica, who had just returned from that colony.
That officer told him, as indeed he had before heard,
that in order to allay the public mind, Sir Charles Met-
calfe, the Governor, had ordered au investigation into
all the circumstances of the case, before the Chairman
of the Quarter Sessions, and some other authorities, and
that the inquiry was going on when Sir William left; he
added that tranquillity had in the mean time been entirely
restored to the town. lie (Lord Stanley) hoed that
the next packet would bring the result of the Inquiry •,
and until then, le trusted the House would agree with
him, that it would be better not to produce the papers
he already had -; but when all the documents connected
with the case were received, he should willingly lay
them before the lionse.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. O'CONNELL. begged leave to a,k whether he
was right in understanding the Noble Lord to say
that again this year the opinion of the Government was
against the proceedings of the • Mayor of Kingston, and
that the Government had appointed a Commission to
inquire into the ease ?

Lord STANLIA;said the Government had given its
opinion against the prudence and discretion of the con-
duct of the Mayor, who -was, however, entirely inde-
bendent of the Governor ; but that the case had been
rought under the consideration of the Legislature and
the Government.

EGYPT.
Dr. BOWRING give notice of his intention to move
for copies of all the 6 correspondence which had taken
place upon the subject of the right of navigation of the
ulterior rivers of Egypt.
THE CORN-LAWS.

An HON. MEMBER on the Ministerial side of tl.e
House, gave notice of his determination to propose an
alteration in the proposed scale of duty upon foreign corn.

LAND TENURES IN INbIA.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he would call the
attention of the House, on the first opportunity, to the
state of the Land Tenures in India.
LAW OF COPYRIGHT.
Lord MAHON gave notice of his intention to bring
in a Bill similar to that introduced on a former occa-
sion, to amend the law of Copyright.
IRELAND.
Lord ELIOT said he would postpone till this day
week the introduction of his Bill to amend the Act
I and 2 Wm. IV., which empowered landed proprietors
in Ire:and to sink, embank, and remove obstructions in
rivers.

EXCIIEQUER BILLS.

The CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER moved
for a.series of returns relating to the Exchequer bills.
He said that similar returns had been ordered in the
other House of Parliament, and as these included one
which would supply all the information required by his
Honourable Friend the Member for Lincoln, he hoped
that his Honour:ilk: Friend would be satisfied with it,
and not press the motion of which he had given notice,
fora separate rrturn.

Dr. 130 WRING asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer if he had any objection to lay the letter of Lord
Monteagle to the Right lion. the First Lord of the
Treasury, on the subject of the Exchequer bills, on the
table ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
had no objection to do so.

CoIonefSIBTHORP said, as the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had alluded !o his motion, he would state
that, as the Act of Parliament' provided certain places
in which the Exchequer bills should be signed, and as
certain Exchequer bills had been signed in. other places,
they had a right to inquire were those places were, and
for what purpose those hills were so signed. They ought
to have a fair a clear statement, in order that they might
know who were light m►d who were wrong—where
charges ought to be brought, and to ascertain whether
those who were suspected to be guilty were so or not ;
and on whom condemnation should fall.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that in laying the papers on tl►e table of the House, he
believed they wouLl contain all the information the Hon.
and Gallant Colonel wished. He believed thdt those
papers would contain everything essential to the consi-
deratioi► of the subject. lie had not the least wish to
withhold anything from the House in this matter, and if
the Hon. and Gallant Member's motion had come on. and
he (the Chancellor of die Exchequer) had thought it his
duty to resist it, he should have been acting in direct
opposition to the wish of the Comptroller-General hiu►-
self. lie hoped the Hon. and Gallant Colonel would first
look at the papers, when laid on the table, and,
whe►; he had. seen thew, it' he did not feel satis-
fied, he could give notice of a motion lbr a future day.
After a few words from Lord JOHN RUSSELL and
from Col. SluTwoar in explanation,
Dr. BOWRING moved that the letter of Lord Mont-
eagle to the Right Hon. the First Lord of the Treasury
should be laid on the table, with the other papers.—
Ordered.