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were to be distributed in Leicester titcl (Alter towns, as
well as in Stockpot r, Burnley, and Paidey, to which it
seemed to be understood by some parties that the relief
was to be confined ?

Sir J. GRAHAM said that all subscriptions, sums of
money, and donations consequent on the Queen's Letter
to the Archbishop of Canterbury would be placed :It
the disposal, absolute and uncontrolled, of the Manu-
facturers' Relief Committee.
On the motion of Mr. REDINGTON, the Sudbury
Disfranchisement Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed on Wednesday next.

MANSLAUGHTER BILL.
Captain POLHILL moved the second reading of chi,
Bill.

Sir J. GRAHAM opposed the Bill. He did not wish
to detain the House unnecessarily by stating all the ob-
jections to the Bill, but he had the strongest possible
conviction that it would be inexpedient to change the law.
Mr. BARNEBY was sorry that the Right How
able Gentlemen expressed his intention to oppose the
Bill. He hoped, if he could not give his sanction to the
present Bill, that he would endeavour to remedy the
various evils of the present lair.
Captain POLIIILL said that he regretted the Right
Hun. Baronet was going to oppose the second reading of
the Bill. Ile considered it one of justice and humanity.
He brought it forward under that impression, and he
should therefore persevere in pressing it on the House.
Mr. F. MAI:LE was very much inclined to agree with
the Secretary of State for the Home Department in the
riew he took of this question. Ile thought that Coro-
ners ought not to be entrusted with the power of bailing.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no (HI i•
sion took place, the motion being negatived willow,
dividing.

sports of short woollens fell more than one-half, the
exports of stuffs increased from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000. On
comparing the amount of exports from this country and the
continental nations, from 1833 to 1840, it was evident they
were beaten by those nations. He quoted from the statement
of Mr. Bishop, which showed that while the exports from
Prussia increased 50 per cent., and those from France had in-
creased from 3,663,000 to 6,163,000 pieces, the exports from
England, although there was a slight increase on the while,
as regarded woollens, had greatly diminished.—( Hear. )
This country had lost on its exports. of woollen goods more
than one-third, while the French had increased to a great de-
gree. From this circumstance he argued that the exports of
this country were decreasing to a most frightful degree. The
only hope the country had to maintain their present position
was by putting the manufacturers on a proper level with other
countries with respect to the raw material. He pro-
posed a duty on the importation of foreign wool of
Is., on the same ground that Lord Liverpool did in 1824.
This trade had suffered gradually for years, and was approach-
ing to a permanent decline, and which was affecting other
trades as well as itself. The only thing which could place the
manufacturer on a level with the foreigner, was the reduction
of the duty, so that the trade might not finally leave our shores.
—( Cheers.)
Mr. BECKETT could assure the House that there was no
innrovement in the trade of Leeds, the depression of which he
had mentioned some time ago. He could corroborate the state-
ment of his Hon. Friend, for there was little prospect of re-
gaining the trade unless some relief were given with respect
to the raw material. The motion, having been a considerable
time on the table, had created great anxiety amongst the
manufacture, s, and they fondlyhoped that if the case was fairly
stated to the Government and made intelligible to the House,
they had such confidence in the wisdom of the Govern-
ment that they believed that relief which they re-
quired would be afforded them. The firm of Bott and Co.
of Leeds had made some alarming statements to him ;
they said that they used to receive an order yearly/rem the Fur
CoMpariy of North America to the North America, to the
amount of 10,000/., which' now went to Frarice, and that their
orders from other countries, even to China, had been reduced
one half. Of course a great reduction had taken place in the
work-people's wages in consequence, and the only thing which
could relieve them would be by reducing the duty on the raw
material. He hoped, therefore, that the House would adopt
the course recommended by Hon. Gentlemen opposite. He
also appealed to the agriculturists, and he told hint that their
wool could not be used except in conjunction with foreign
wool. There was not a piece of cloth in that House at that mo-
ment that was not mode of foruign wool. Cloth at 10s. a yard
was made entirely of foreign wool. Cloth from ss. to 10s.
was made partly of foreign wool and partly of English, and
below St. a yard it was made of English wool. As the Hon.
Gentleman opposite had said, it was principallymade into heavy
cloth, such as was used for soldiers. Of the order to which he
had referred, if 10,000/. were received now instead of being
sent to France, 2,5001. of it would have gone in wages, being
a sum as much as many of the poor-rates in towns in
Yorkshire. There was no interest that would not be
benefited by the reduction in the duty. The Chancellor of
the Exchequer must remember that any duty which had the
effect of restricting the labour of the country was far different
to a duty on the articles they consumed. He (Mr. Beckett )
should give his earnest support to the proposition for relaxing
the duty, and he would support the Hon. Gentleman opposite.
If the Right Hon. Baronet had been there he would have confi-
dently appealed to him. He would have pointed out to him
this anomaly in his magnificent scheme of finance, for all great
schemes had imi.erfectiens. Flax was to be admitted at ld. a
pound, and wool at 95.,4d..and ss. 4d. He trusted the House
would support the Hon. Gentleman.
Mr. GLADSTONE said that this had been a subject of
much consideration by the Government. He had felt that the
sum which would be lost to the revenue by the lowering of
the duty would be so great, that it would require an entire re-
modelling. With regard to France they could not fairly compete
with that country, as there a duty was levied on the importation
of foreign wool. The manufactures chiefly in difficulties were the
finer sorts of articles ; not those manufactured from the low
priced wools. The amount of the duty was not actually seven
per cent. but four per cent. The Chancellor of the Exche.
quer had disposed of the surplus anticipated under the Income-
tax, its remitting duties on the main articles of manufacture, a
principle which had received the sanction of the House, and he
wished to show that the woollen trade had not been forgotten.
Mr. STANSFIELD thought that if the remission of the duty
did cruse a loss of 150,000/. a-year, it would be almost pre-
ferable to lose it than continue the duty.
Mr. S. WORTLEY defended the duty on the ground that
there were circumstances in this case which justified its imposi-
tion. There was nothing in the present stateof the wool trade
which would justify them in adopting the proposition before the
Committee.

TILE TARIFF.

The SPEAKER then left the Chair and the House went
into CommittAe on the Customs Duties Act.
On the item of cottons manufactured in British
Possessions, for every 100/. in value, the duty to be nk
Mr. MANGLES urged on the Committee the neces-
sity of reducing the duty on East Indian cotton. The
duty on this article had been reduced, and because this
had been done it was not thought w9rtli while to do any
more. But he thought the smallness of the duty at pre-
sent the very reason why it ought to be considered. He
would appeal to the justice of the, Right lion. Gentleman
whether he would permit a duty of lk per cent. to re-
main, and thus deprive India of a full measure of justice.
Mr. GLADSTONE regretted that the lion. Gentle-
men should have thought it necessary to occupy the time of the
Committee on so minute a matter. The amount in dispute
could not make any essential difference to the trade of India
one way or another. A subject of this nature did n t admit of
such minute distinctions as those which the Hon Member had
attempted to draw. If the proposition of the Hon. Member
were adopted, and the principle were carried out in every in-
stance, the tariff would be one maze of confusion. TheretOre,
he could not see why the silk manufacturers of this country
should feel any alarm. He should oppose the amendment.
Mr. HUME was sorry that the Right Hon. Gentleman consi-
dered this principle of so little value. If we could send our
calico into India at a duty of 3i per cent. what could be more
fair than to admit their calico at the same rate ? He would,
however, challenge the Government to point out any colony
whence calico could be exported, which would in the slightest
degree come into competition with the calico manufactured at
home. He should be very happy to record his vote in favour
of the amendment.
Dr. BOWRING did not see 'what advantage the proposed
duty of 5 per cent. would confer upon the Government, the
Treasury, or the people. He should support the amendment.
Mr. WILLIAMS said we had other countries to compete
with besides India ; and if the relative prices in France, Ger-
many, and other parts of the Continent should continue the
same as they were at present, he had no doubt but the consti-
tuents of the Hon. Member for Bolton would instruct him to
come down to the House and demand a greater protection than
her Majesty's Government was new about to afford. On this
question he certainly should vote with her Majesty's Go.
vernment.
Mr. BARING said that the Committee which sat upon the
Cotton Duties, of which Lord Ellenborough was Chairman,
had recommended a duty of 3i per cent. upon India cotton,
instead of 5 per cent., as it was at. present ; and that being
the case, he should support the amendment of the Hon. Alem-
ber for Guildford.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they
were arranging the tariff on the principle that there was to be
a differential duty between foreign countries and colonies, but
this was different from admitting produce from one colony
alone. Were they prepared to make a difference for every
single colony of the empire? He did not think this duty would
practically inflict any injury on India. The rule ought to be
made general, and applicable to all colonies, and therefore he
must oppose the proposition of the Hon. Member.
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS, on the part of the Button manu-
facturers of the country, repudiated the idea that they had
any desire to retain this differential duty, and he therefore
could not see why it should be proposed.
Mr. HUME said the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite had
stated that if they made this alteration they would be called
upon to make further changes in consequence of the changes
made in the East Indies. He begged to remind the House
that no alteration could be made in India without receiving
the sanction of the English Legislature.—((Hear, hear. )
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Committee
divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment .... 42
Against it
Majority against the amendment —l4
The articles to damasks and damask diapers were agreed to.
It was then proposed, that instead of the duty on damasks
and damask diapers, being for every 1001. of the value 301., as
placed in the published tariff, that damask should be for every
square yard 10d., and damask diaper for every square yard 5(1.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said that the parties engaged in the
trade wished that the duty should be reduced fifty per cent.,
and not as proposed in the tariff from forty to fifteen per cent..
He thought the suggestion deserved the consideration of the
Government.
Mr. GLADSTONE did not think that the reduction pro-
posed in the tariff was excessive, or that it was likely in-
juriously to effect the trade. He thought on the whole, it was
a fair du, y, and would give the trade the same protection as was
eujoyed by other blanches of manufactures. With regard to
the advantages of Belgium in growing the raw material, they
should rather look to what had actually resulted from that cir-
cumstance, than anticipate what might occur in future. It
was true that they received large quantities of flax from Bel-
gium, but they sent it back in a manufactured state, not collo()
linen, but as linen yarn. In his opinion, there were no
sufficient grounds for refusing to apply to the linen manufac •
tore the same principle winch had been applied in other cases.
After a short conversation the items were agreed to.
On the question that, the duty on sails should be fifteen per
cent., Mr. HUME objected to any duty.
Mr. GLADSTONE defended the Imposition of the duty,
observing that by the present proposition a benefit of fifteen
per cent. was given to the public.
The item was then agreed to, as were also several other
items.
On the item of cotton, or waste of cotton wool,
Dr. BOWRING said there was a design entertained in Ger •
many to double the duty on the yarn imported into this country,
He was afraid that the work of reform had commenced too late
to restore the country to its lost position. In America the
progress of manufactures was very remarkable. There was a
constant increase in the amount exported as compared with
that which was retained for home consumption. Considering
the present position of this country, he would propose that the
duty upon cotton wool, instead of a duty of 2s. 11d. should be
reduced to a duty of one penny per hundred weight.
Mr. M. PHILIPS said, considering the disadvantageous
position in which the country was placed by the duty on this
article, he felt bound to advocate its entire reduction. Instead
of commanding all the markets of the world we were being
continually supplanted by • other countries.--( Hear, hear. )
He did not believe that the present depression was a mere
temporary one; he was afraid there was little reason to expect
that it would be removed fcr a long time to come. On behalf
of the operative portion of the community he asked to have
this question re-considered ; he asked not for protection, but
he did request them not to tie up one hand of the British manu-
facturer, and yet expect him to overcome all foreign compe-
tition. Rather than throw away so much revenue by the re-
duction of the duty upon timber to build houses, when there
were so many already unoccupied, he would beg of them to
consider how many millions of their manufacturing fellow-
countrymen only could relieve by adopting another course than
the one they proposed upon the present occasion.—(Hear.)
Mr. GLADSTONE. said he should see the force of the
arguments of the Hon. Gentleman if the Government had
a surplus of revenue and was thinking in what manner they
should dispose of it ; but that was not the case ; the answer to
the Hon. Gentleman would be that unless the Committee
were prepared to impose other taxes and make new provisions
for the public service, he was afraid they could not vote any
reduction in this important part of the tariff. He did not think
that the propoaed duty would at all affect the manufacturing
interests at home, for the price of the raw material was so low
now that it and the duty together would not make the amount
so great as the price of the raw material alone was some time
ago. Instead of our being afraid of American competition, it
would appear that the Americans had reason to-be afraid of our
competition, and that was the opinion on the subject which wa.,
entertained by the American Committee of Congress.
Mr. BROTHERTON said it had been truly stated that
the burdens of this tax were about 600,0001. a.year. but there
must be at least 200,0001. more arising from waste and joss in
the different operations which the cotton underwent. They
would see, then, that this tax was a very heavy one ; it was also
most unjust; it was levied by the pound, and the same duty
was paid upon cotton at 6d. a lb. as on cotton at 2d. a lb. It
pressedlabouringerial would
classes,dbeequal
uaalndtotlies.
600,0001.atawx of
eek
upon the wages of every man, woman, and child in the cotton
heavily
upo the raw the
nlat
manufacture throughout the country. He feared there was t.o
chance of the duty being removed or alte,ed at present, but he
did hope that the Government would endeavour to do so at the
earliest opportunity.
Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY did not think the proposed al-
teration in the duty would at all benefit the poor ; the difference
that would be made by it would be so very trifling. Neither
the consumer nor the labourer would benefit by the proposed
alteration ; and any advantage to be derived from it would, in
his belief, go into the pockets of the wealthy manufacturers.
Mr. W. PATTEN said that, in his opinion, the taking off
the duty would be beneficial to all classes ; but he did not think
that it would, for the present at least, be wise to sacrifice so
large an amount of revenue. He hoped, however, that the
time would soon came, when they could safely effect the pro-
posed alteration.
Mr. COBDEN said that the Hon. Member for Southwark
(Mr. Alderman Humphery) had, on a former occasion, suc-
ceeded in reducing the duty on lobsters and turbot ; and after
what had fallen from nim that evening, he (Mr. Cobden)
would take the liberty to advise the worthy Alderman to stick for
the future to lobsters and turbot.—( A laugh.) The removal
of the duty would not materially reduce the price of asingle
pair of stockings, but it would give a general impulse,,topur
cotton trade.

"J. IVORY."

SWINDLING IN LIVERPOOL.
A correspondent directs attention to some " swind-
ling" practices by a firm in Liverpool, by which he
has suffered, and urges on our part the public expo-
sure of the individuals concerned, but declines taking
for himself any share or responsibility in the business.
It would be extremely rash, however, and Quixotic in
newspaper practice, to entertain and investigate even
the tithe of cases of imputed commercial fraud, where
the difference is often a very nice one between over-
reaching and swindling, and where a jury might
possibly be disposed to view the matter, if the
parties were publicly named, in a very diffe-
rent light from the sufferers. This remark will
' hardly apply to the case referred to, which, if the
circumstances stated . are strictly true, can bear but
one denomination. We must in prudence decline a
mention of the names, but a detail of the circum-
stances will be both useful and amusing to the com-
mercial world, aed may perhaps suggest means by
which the snare may be avoided. It appears that at
Liverpool, as in London, there is a society " for the
protection of trade against swindlers," and that the
persons referred to have been more or less under
their observation since 1837. They have assumed,
in the course of their practice, three or more..dif-
ferent names and partnerships. They are• said to
have boxes at the post-office for each firm, and to
be well known to the postmaster, who does all he
. may with propriety to restrain them in their course,
but dares not go further. They are also well known
at the railway station, where a delay in the delivery
of goods directed to them has sometimes purposely
taken place, to allow time for recalling them if any
Suspicion should have arisen, though they durst not go
so far as to give any warning, for fear of being visited
penally, with the consequences. A respectable trades-
man in London having had the precaution to make a
reference for information to the Society just mentioned,
was fortunate enough to get back his goods before
they had passed into the possession orthe swindlers.
On their information he was further apprised that
the parties are so little able to maintain a respect-
able exterior on the spot, that their office of busi-
ness . in Liverpool only stands at a rent of 51., . and
even that was not regularly paid, the landlord
having been compelled to distrain for it. Being
completely " blown " in Liverpool, their chief prac-
tice has been upon the credulity and eagerness after
business of the London, Birmingham. and other
distant traders. When drawn in to the extent found
to be practicable, and on application for payment, the
usual answer was by a circular, stating that the
parties had become involved . by the failure of some
bank, and that " they are compelled to offer ss..'in
the pound, or go to a bankruptcy." This expe-
dient generally answered the purpose of gaining. a
little more. time, but no instance was ever known of
that or any other dividend being paid. The princi-
' pal party was seldom to be seen, but employed a
youth under age to meet the goods incautiously sup-
plied to him, at the carriers' warehouse, and trans-
fer them to some other place to be disposed of. He
lodged • over the river in Cheshire for greater se-
curity, but, though he was in the habit of getting
goods for nothing, never paid his rent. He af-
fected, however, great sanctity, and was usually to
be seen with a Bible or Prayer-book in his hand.
having thus given an outline of the cise, the
. question naturally arises how innocent or thought-
less persons may be protected ? The merchants
have no right to ask from a public journal to
put itself forward, by an open and direct expo-
sure, to meet the expense and trouble of a prosecution
for libel, which must attend even a favourable verdict.
They form associations in the great commercial towns,
the organisation of which is very perfect, to protect
the subscribers from fraud by giving notice in printed
circulars, but all who are not subscribers—and a Lon-
don merchant would not think of entering into such
a subscription at. Liverpool—are left without any pro-
tection whatever. But there seems to be no reason,
when a case is so marked and perfectly notorious as
that above described, why they should not publish the
fact as- an advertisement to all the world, giving a
guarantee to the channel through which it is
made known. Their answer would probably be that this
would spoil the trade of the association by making
subscriptions unnecessary, and be otherwise a very
.troublesome mode of proceeding, not to-mention that
objections, would probably.be made in many quarters
to .receive such a guarantee, or to insert the adver-
tisements at all. Perhaps, if due caution was exer-
cised by merchants and traders in supplying goods to
persons before unknown to them without minute in-
quiry, such practices could not be carried on at all ;
and this we fear is the only certain protection which
is to be looked for in cases like that just described.
The narrative may, at all events, be of some use, as it
points out a safe medium for information, 'and must
induce a general caution. The rest the parties must
do for themselves.—Times.

Mr. ALDAM read one or two extracts from letters which
he had received from several woollen merchants of great emi-
nence, to prove that the duty upon foreign wool was very
heavy ; they stated that the duty of id. per lb. on wool under
Is. per lb., and Id. on wool over Is., was more than they had
realized as profit on the manufactured articles.—( Loud cries of
" Divide.") _

After a few worth from Mr. LASCELLES, strangers were
ordered to withdraw, and the Committee divided, when there
appeared—

For the amendment
Aga'nst it

Majority ...
Mr. G. W. WOOD then proposed the amendment of which
he had ;it en notice—" That the duty on the import of sh,•ep
and lambs' wool, not being of the value of one shilling the
pqpnd thereof, be reduced to one shilling per curt."
The question having been put,
Mr. GL ADSTONE did not think they could agree to the
motion of the Hon. Gentleman without opening the whoa.
question, which had been already decided. He admitted there
as a high duty on low priced wool, but the trade was not
withstanding increasing. He should therefore oppose th,
amendment.

After a few words from Mr. Woon and Mr. S. WORTLEY
the Committee divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment ......... ....... 47
Against it
Majority against the amendment —49
The other items were then agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit
again on Friday.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
Ikuse adjourned at a Quarter past One o'Clock.
KENT HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE.—The fly in this
immediate neighboxr-
hood has not much increased in number, but the bine
has grown with astonishing rapidity. Lice are to be
seen, in some places rather numerously, but much
damage is not apprehended from them anywhere. We
' are told that these insects appeared just at the same
period 37 years ago, and that the duty that year was
only 31,0001. Honey-dew is visible.
WATERINGBURY, MEREWORTH, AND NETTLESTEAD,
—There are vast quantities of flies and lice in most
grounds, and the flies follow the bine as it grows, al-
though it certainly grows vigorously. There are also
lice to bs seen three and four leaves down from the top
of the bines ; and, in some ground's, the edges of the
lower leaves that the lice are upon begin to curl and
have an unhealthy appearance, apparently suffering from
the lice. There has been a great increase of fly in some
grounds within these few days.
BRENCHLEY„—The weather is remarkably congenial
to the growth of the bines, and they have made great
progress during the two last weeks. The fly has been
fluctuating, but at the present time we have a great in-
crease, and it appears determined to stick. An old and
experienced planter says he never saw so many lice be-
fore so early in the season.—Maidstone Gazette.

AN EA STERN MILITARY DANDY.
He (not the sage but the soldier) was a gay and hand-
some youth as ever laughed at wrinkled care, or, sure of
conquest, bent his knee in homage to a lady bright. The
excessive neatness of his dress and person, redolent of
countless perfumes, confessed the anxious solicitude
with which his toilette had been attended to. The dark-
ness of his roving' eye, indicated the care with which the
jetty kohole had been- that morning drawn by the bod-
kin's point inside the 'lids ; and his black moustache and
curling beard seemed perfectly fresh from the experienced
hands of his favourite Hirjam. Shining with oil of roses,
a love lock dangled on the cheek of the youthful hero ;
s.; ho wore a silken robe covered with rich embroidery,
under which appeared a vest sparkling with jewels. His
slender waist was bound with a snow white belt or girdle,
suspended from which by chains of silver hung a golden
hilted scimitar. His target was covered with the skin of
the rhinoceros, which, by a peculiar process, was ren-
dered as clear and transparent as crystal ; and it was
night have added
further adorned with bosses of silver,. unstained by the
Magazine.
toils of camp or battle. He rode. a light moon-coloured
charger, of the fleet and docile breed of Yemen, whose
mettle he displayed with grace and skill in many a cur-
vet and dennvolt, while every pace and action of the
noble animal evinced his pure descent and gentle blood.
--I,TTmi;
%S.oamvieinidf,oosagy"s
tie dandies also) "blacken the inside of their eyelids with a
inßutshseellAst„
(;irridopholettmu
powder named the black Kohol. This operation is performed
by dipping first into the powder a small wooden bodkin, of the
thickness of a quill, and then drawing it aterwards, through
the eyelids, over the ball of the eye.—Shaw's Travels.

GRAY'S INN
Lister, Esq,, juNE B.—The undernamed gentle-
men,
were this day called to the degree of Barrister-at-law, by
1 the Honourable Society of Gray's-Inn, viz., William Smith,
Esq., and Patrick M'Mahon, Esq.
to Da n 1.,,
oAuTnicre Ot
iFi e THE
hitoEfaTlShrollmAaßs-ieEnNryE4AL.—We have
Re-
gistrar-general for births, deaths, and marriage., on Sunday
evening, at Kent House, Knightsbridge, the mansion of his
relative the Earl of Morley, in the prime of life. Mr. Lister
was distinguished by his high literary attainments. He wr.ae
Granby," a novel, and other popUlar works of fiction, and
married, 1830, Lady Maria Theresa Villiers, niece to the late,
and sister to the present, Earl of Clarendon, by wham he has
left an infant family. Mr. Lister received the appointment of
Registrar-general soon after the act passed for' establishing
that office. Mr. Edward Conroy (son of Sir John), the
Assistant-registrar, will perform the duties of the office until
the appointment of Mr. Lister's successor.
CLOSING THE 'FORT ON MOUNT WISE.—We learn
rom a Correspondent that great complaints are made at Ply-
moath against a late order for excluding the
,public from the
Signal Station,_ or Redoubt, to which they formerly, had free
access.A *sentinel is placed at the entrance, with orders to
admit none but persons on duty, or officers in t artny end '
navy. The public consider it hard that, frontlin fault, they
should be excluded from a promenade whiolk.onnunatda the
whole of the enchanting scenery of the neighbonrhooct, .. There
~stt be no ground for this exclusion on the phi; that th eOW?
are less orderly, for it appears from returns that the committals
for the town of Plymouth during the last four yearn haze &-
creased one-third, and the disturbances in the streets niece
than tine-half.

Mr. P. HOWARD said that he should vote for the motion
of the Hon. Member for Bolton (Dr. Bowing) because he
believed that it would afford to the distressed operatives, en-
gaged in the trade, instantaneous relief.
Mr. FIELDEN said there could be no doubt but the tax
was an impolitic one. He thought the passing of the Teti
Hours' Bill would do more to relieve the cotton manufacturers
than all the protection in the world. If they were to take the
duty off cotton wool, they could afford to sell their manufactures
four per cent. less than they do now.
Air. HUME agreed with the Hon. Member, that the hours
of labour ought to be reduCed ; but it was the competition which
the manufacturers were obliged to submit to that caused the
extension a the hours of labour to even sixteen hours a day,
that competition being caused by the enormous amount of taxa-
tion imposed on the country. The truth of the statement of
the Hon. Aletnber for Stockport would be discovered is the
course of another Ses,ion, and then the present Government, it
they remained in office, would be as anxious to do away with
this duty as they were at present to maintain it.—( Hear. )
Air. ROEBUCK said that if they had nut insisted on the
intercolonial principle, they would have _had revenue enough
without the duty on cotton.

Atnongst.the distinguished persons who visited the
Opera on Tuesday tve observed the great tragedian Mdlle. Rachel,
and we are given to understand that she will re-commence her
matchless_ performances at her Majesty's Theatre. on Friday
next, the 10tb inst.

STAVELEY.—A 3omewhat odd affair happened here
on Tuesday last. A young man, a collier, has, for a consider-
able time been paying court to a young woman at Eckington,
and the consequence is, that she, about a month ago brought
forth a fine daughter; on the day above mentioned she, with
the child, made her appearance at John's lodgings (with his
foster mother and father). John was not at home, to whom
she intended to present the child; " for to'take it back was
not her intent." A neighbour or two happened to step in
41:laurel enough) "to look at John's fine 'baby, when the
...inoiher, good-naturedly asked one of them .‘ just to feel the
weigilt of it," and immediately ran off, leaving the child with
her, and she has not been to it since.—DerbysAire Chronicle.
I -Crops of all kinds are looking well, and, mit]) the
exception of ha), which is rather thin,
abundant harvest than we have been give hopes of a more
favoured with for many
years.
If the weather continue favourable, the bay harvest
Warm* Tag hiernok

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.................... -..........aii,..assimaisormessea.. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the Committee THE ASSEMBLY. 1 THE SAYING BANKS.
tivided—
The Edinburgh Observer thus sums up the As- ' The full meaning of the expression used lately by
For the amendment
Against it
Majority against the amendment.
On the duty on sheep and lamb's wool being proposed, going On in the Co:mnission, there have been in all by the public, but some returns laid before Parlia-
111r. C. WOOD proposed that the duty on the import of about twenty-four clergymen,
sheep and lamb's wool be reduced to Is. per cwt. He con- or presentees to merit have now disclosed the real state of the case.
tended that the introduction of foreign short wool could not churches, either altogether deprived of their stations and the extent of the loss which those institutions
possibly cause a competition with the British long wool. There and benefices in the Church—denied their legal have entailed upon the country: To avoid publishing
was an absolute necessity for the importation of foreign wool,as I rights, or subjected to a greater or less men- long tables of figures, it may be sufficient to state, as
it was impossible to work up British wool in such manufactures . sure of censure, (as it is called), with the pleasant the result of these returns, as follows :
as would find a market, without the aid of foreign wool. The prospect of being • deposed within a year hence, 1. That the various conversions of Exehequer-bills
cloth made here was greatly improved by the admixture of fo-
reign wool, and contributed to its sale. The manufacture or driven
into courts of justice -in self-defence. into stock under the Savings'-bank Act, from Octo-
which his proposition would affect was that of the foreign wool, And it is not so much the number as the ber, 1836, to April, 1841, have added an amount of
and would not interfere with the manufacture of .British wool nature of these cases. that excites surprise.
5,39.5,716/. to the public debt of the country, and
at all. The effects of the high duty were apparent on corn- Eleven of these gentlemen have been suspended from
paring the value of the exports or different articles. In 1821 entailed an annual charge for interest and manage-
the number of pieces of woollen cloths exported was 3,754,000;
in 1831, it was 4,361,000 ; and in 1841, it was 1,331,090, the exercise of important privileges, and the die- merit of 163,4901.; in other words, are equivalent to
negotiating aloantothat
charge of important duties for many months, be- • •
beim a diminution of more than one. half. The exports of
cause they had held brotherly communion with
zance of Parliament. woollen and worsted stuffs were, in 1821, 1,078,000 pieces ; other clergymen, who, under the protection of
in 1831, 1,800,000; in 1841, 2,007,000. The exports of the supreme law of the country, are in possession -banks, on the 20th of November,
those articles in which cotton was introduced, were in li2, of an untarnished character arid a stable position 1841, amounted to 25.843 920/ • but that the assets
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627,000 pieces; in 18.11,1,000,000 ; in 1841, 5,015,000 ; so tI,L,
as "ministers of ti- ger2s.
oTfhsaatNtihnegsb,alance due to the trustees and mane-
while the exports of sho- -- - --
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ne Gospel ; eight are subjected
to torture and expense for another year, because
they gave obedience to the imperative enactments of
Acts of Parliament; four are kept out of their livings,
in violation even of ecclesiastical rules, enacted by the
Church itself; two are deprived of their livings for the
imputed offences of others, and their settlements de-
clared null and void; two are deposed or deprived of sta-
tus and capability of being reappointed to livings, ex-
pressly and avowedly because they have instituted legal
proceedings for defending their legal rights—and on
one pretext or other, about forty ministers. and pro.
bationers of the Church have been bereaved of their
rights, and had their reputations held up mercilessly
to scorn before their countrymen, and subjected to ad
the refilled torments that an inquisitorial ingenuity
can devise, simply and solely because they Will not
bow the knee to this Popish Baal, which has reared
its head among us. With one solitary exception,
there is not, so far as we can discover, a.single case in
which these proceedings can be vindicated upon any
principle of law or of justice ; and when we take into
account the nine depositions and deprivations which
took place in the Assembly of last • year, we have
ftrily -half a hundred instances within twelve months
of the most grevious ecclesiastical oppression.
Such a sweeping prescription as has thus taken
place, or is now in progress, has not occurred since
the Revolution • and it was not surpassed at any
period of our history, except in times of the most
outrageous persecutions under the Covenant, in the
reigns of Charles and James 11., and on the reaction
of the Revolution. Such a state of things is absolutely
appalling, and calls loudly for remedy and redress,
and, though that remedy and that redress limy be slow
in arriving, we are fully convinced that it assuredly
will' come. The processes of protection have already
commenced, and must rapidly succeed each other. The
first of these that has commenced is in the case of Al r.
Wilson of Stranraer, who yesterday (Thursday) pre-
sented a note of suspension and interdict (a second
one) for staying execution of the atrocious sentence
of deposition against him, solely because lie had
sought and obtained an interdict from the Civil
Court against a Presbytery, who were proceeding in
violation and contempt of, and injunction by, their
ecclesiastical superiors. On that suspension, Lord
Ivory has given the following deliverance, which is
important as it recognises and applies the rule laid
down by the Court within the last week, in reference
to all similar cases. This is the first instance of re-
claiming against the doings of the late Assembly ; but
we predict that it is not the last ; and further, that
the bold defiances flung out by Mr. Earle Monteith
and others last week, will ere Vlong be emphatically
responded to in a manner that will bring their heroes
to the test
"2d June, 1842.—The Lord Ordinary having con-
sidered this note with the productions--in respect of the
previous interdict of the Court in this case, and the rule
laid down by the Court as that which should be followed
in all questions of the kind, upon the report of this case
by the Lord Ordinary to their Lordships—appoints the
note to be intimated and answered within fourteen days ;
and, in the meantime, sists execution, and grants in-
terdict as craved till the case comes again to be advised,
ith or without answers.
(Signed)

„ .
thaekldenhL
tthhee
iCnaornkimetisls,iaThieerosfott;latthdea.),l\.,Thintiosltloael
Ex-
chequer bills, and money, amounted to 24,450,6211..
leaving an excess of liabilities over assets amounting
to 1,393,2991.
• 3. That the gross amount for interest paid and cre-
dited to the trustees and managers by the National
Debt Commissioners, from the 6th of August, 1817,
to the 20th November, 1841, was 13,086,4721.; and
that the gross amount received by the said Commis-
sioners on stocks and Exchequer bills held by them
during the same period; was 11,218,0471. f making a
difference against the public of 1,868,4251.
4. That the differenCe againk the public and in
t'avour of the trustees and managers, up to the 20th
of November, 1840, was 1,767,1441.; and, conse-
quently, that the loss sustained by the public within
the year ending 20th November, 1841, arising from
the difference in the rate of interest received by the
National Debt Commissioners and that paid by them
to the trustees and managers, amounts to 101,2811.
Thus is at length made known one of the cheap
means by which the late Ministry contrived to patch
up and cover their long growing deficiency, the fruits
of which are now visited upon the country in the
shape of an Income-tax. 14 or the actual loss sus-
tained by the Savings' Banks in the difference be-
tween the amount of the liabilities and the current
value of the assets, and that arising from the interest
received on stock and the rate agreed to be paid
to depositors, there is not of course any imputation to
he thrown out. The utility of these institutions to
the lower classes will go some way towards recon-
ciling the public •to such a sacrifice ; but it must
become a matter of serious consideration, whether
some further reduction -should not be made on the
rate of interest; as security, and the power of getting
hack the capital entire, are the principle ottiects with
the depositers at large, and not the interest they
derive from their deposits. No creation of stock or
of Exchequer Bills should be permitted hereafter with
these funds, but the money should be regularly laid
out in the purchase of stock or bills already in exist-
ence, so as to add nothing to the public debt.— Times