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pogo of showing the abuses to which the present system
ot'iepresentatien in the colony gave rise. To remedy
tile evil of having such parties returned to the House of
Assembly, he proposed that no person should be elected
a Member who did not possess an income of at least 100/.,
and he did not think that that amount was unreasonably
high. Why did he propose to unite the Legislative
Council, and the House of Assembly ? It was because,
from the conduct of both bodies, such had been the dif-
fi .ulties and dissensions arising between them, that legis-
lation had been put a stop to; and the most important
measures, including the Revenue Bill, were actually
at this moment in a state of abeyance.—(Hear, hear.)
He contended that the House of Assembly had sent up
such Bills that it was impossible for the Governor to
sanction them ; and were they prepared to continue
the existing system, which permitted the legislative body
and the council to be at continual variance, and allowed
the bare majority to suspend the business of the colony ?
But the Hon. and Learned Member 'said great improve.
ments had taken place, that the revenue was good, and
that trade had increased. Undoubtedly it was so, but
the injury which arose from the stoppage of the supplies
did not fall on the merchants and traders, but on the
resident inhabitants of the colony. He would state dis-
tinctly that raising the franchise to a moderate extent
would not affect the agricultural and Roman Catholic in-
terest exclusively, but would strike off that small
portion of the constituency absolutely subjected to
their employers, whether Catholic or Protestant.
The Hon. Gentleman said that a 40s. freehold would
deprive many of the inhabitants of the franchise. He
(Lord Stanley) admitted the fact. But what he wanted
was, that. no person should possess the franchise who had
not been in the occupation of lead for one year. What
he wanted was to insure the franchise to persons who
had a permanent interest in the soil. The Hon. Gentle-
man asked him to postpone that Bill. Now the present
state of the colony was this, that upon the impor-
tation of goods the parties were compelled to give
a bond, binding themselves to submit to any duties
to be imposed by a Bill to be passed of a retrospective
nature. That was the condition of the colony at present.
He (Lord Stanley) had received a letter that morning,
stating that the colony was placed in great difficulty from
want of this Bill, and yet the Hon. Gentleman asked
him to postpone it. His (Lord Stanley's) object in
proposing the Bill was, that on: party should act as a
check upon the other ; and it was with this view that he
confidently trusted the House of Commons would assent
to the proposal of going into Committee, for the purpose
of remedying the evils he had pointed out.
Mr. HUME said he was instructed to say, in reply
to the statement of the Noble Lord that the population
consisted of about half Protestants and half Catholics,
that the population consisted in reality of 70,000 Ca-
tholic residents and 30,000 resident Protestants. Out of
this population there were only two Catholic Stipendiary
Magistrates, whilst there were fifteen Protestant Sti-
pendiary Magistrates ; the whole of the clerks in the
employ of the Government were Protestants ; and yet
this was a colony where the Noble Lord said party
spirit did not exist, and there was no right
to complain that party feelings at all in-
fluenced the Government appointments.—(Hear.)
His complaint was, that the parties whose privileges and
liberties were about to be interfered with, had not been
heard in their own, behalf. Canada and Jamaica had
been heard by counsel before the Legislature, previous
to their cases being decided upon, and why should not the
same justice be extended to the natives of Newfoundland?
They would not disfranchise the borough of Sudbury,
which had only 7,000 or 8,000 inhabitants, without
first hearing an advocate on their behalf. The case of
Sudbury was put off for that purpose to the next session,
and how could they reconcile it to justice to legislate on
the case of Newfoundland which possessed a population
of 100,000, without hearing what they had to
say on their own cause? Why not put off the
consideration of the measure to the next ses-
sion, when the Newfoundlanders would have
time to lay their case fairly before Parliament?
The object was to take the representation from the inha-
bitants of Newfoundland and to transfer it to the mer-
chants of London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Dartmouth.
With regard to menial servants being elected he denied
that such was the case, unless a clerk in a merchant's
counting-house could be deemed a menial servant.
There was not a charge brought forward but what
could be proved untrue if an investigation were granted.
The great prosperity of the colony from 1832 to 1836,
proved that the constitution had worked well. The
Noble Lord, by sending out Mr. Bolton as Judge, had been
the cause of the mischief. Lord Ripon had removed
Mr. Bolton from Canada, as a fire-brand, and the Noble
Lord (Stanley) sent him out to Newfoundland.
From the moment Mr. Bolton arrived in Newfoundland,
he began to interfere with the rights of Juries.
The Government supported Bolton, yet on an appeal to
the Privy Council, Judge Bolton was removed.
Lord STANLEY.—No.

Mr. HUME.—He was not sent back, and that showed
the colonists were right. He was the firebrand. He had
caused this disturbance in the colony. He appealed to
the Right Hon. Baronet in this case, for the Noble
Lord from the first had taken up a prejudice against
the colony. One of the great charges against the
Assembly was that the Members were paid a salary of
42/. a-year. There was an Act in this country for pay-
ment of Members, and he thought it would be a good
thing if they had paid Members in this House. It would
be better that Members should have a salary than that
they should be paid in places, honours, and preferments,
which Ministers had to give. Members ought to be
paid—gratuitous service was bad service. He was called
stingy, because he had wished to get rid of sinecures and
unnecessary offices, but he always desired that those
should be paid who (lid the work. The Noble Lord's
Bill had been brought forward for the purpose of dis-
gracing the best of men, in order to further
the cause of the monopolists. His Right
Honourable and Learned Friend's motion was
intended to remedy such an abuse, and he would, there-
fore, give it his most cordial support. The present ques-
tion was not one of party, but of justice. All that was
asked was that the business of Newfoundland might not
stand still, but that the representatives of that country
might exercise their constitutional right in a legal and
constitutional manner. He should therefore support the
motion of his Right Hon. Friend.
Mr. PAKINGTON moved that the debate should be
adjourned.
Mr. O'CONNELL seconded the motion.
The debate was then adjourned.
LICENSED LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL—LORDS'

THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

_M. Eugene Britianlt has gust published a notice of
the deceased Prince, from which we make the fol-
lowing extract :--
" The youth of the Prince Royal bad two phases per-
fectly distinct. Before 1830, when far from the throne,
he received a most liberal education, such as is best
suited to wealthy citizens. It was free from all that
complaisance and adulation which cannot ever be totally
eradicated from courts, and, being public, it immediately
placed the pupil in the midst of the proceedings of so-
cial life, and initiated him at once into the manners of the
day. After 1830, when events had placed him on the
first step of the throne, his .royal apprenticeship com-
menced. But it was strengthened by the vigour of the
popular education which he had received, and the second
part of his intellectual improvement was directed by
himself with infallible certainty. We shall not be sus-
pected of exaggeration in saying that nature had en-
dowed him with all that could second this disposition.
He was abundantly provided with the most amiable
qualities) but what struck every one were his inexhaust-
ible goodness, his unequalled generosity, and his con-
stant evenness of temper, without losing anything of the
force of his thoughts and actions, and the dignity of ilia
demeanour. What astonished most were his exquisite
tact, and his keen perceptior. of the exact course it
was fitting to pursue. His opinions on public affairs
had a discreet frankness, from which nothing tempted
him to depart. Few persons, in any rank of life,
received so brilliant an education. his mind possessed
a certain encyclopedical curiosity, which prompted him
to run through with eagerness all the domain of informa-
tion, and, without pretending to universal knowledge, he
had acquired a very considerable range of varied ac-
quirements. His mode of expressing himself was distin-
guished for singular facility and elegance, and there
were two sukects on which his language rose to elo-
quence—military glory and the fine arts. He avowed
openly his admiration of the beautiful, whenever he met
it, without reference to dates or doctrines. His admira-
tion for the masterpieces of all the great schools was fer-
vent, but he reserved his encouragement and his libe-
rality for the generation of artists by which he was
surruund,ed. For young artists he was truly the Prince
Royal, and the worthy brother of the Princess Marie,
with whom he had so many points in common--s-Barye,
Ary Schafer, Jules Dupre, Antonin Moin, Louis Cabat,
Eugene Delacroix, Decamp, the Johannot, Camille
Roqueplan, Louis Boulanger, Flagman, and many
others, were constantly ordered to execute works
for him. He confided to their talents the embel-
lishments of his plate, his furniture, his apart.
gents, his arms, and the details of the opu-
lence of his station. It was thus that he became the
possessor of the Stratonice of Ingres, and obtained the
immortality of her portrait from that great painter.
In a visit which the Prince Royal made to M. Ary
Scheffer he perceived two sketches which struck him as
well executed. He inquired ".who was the artist ?"
" A young man full of talent, but unable from poverty
to go on with his studies," was the reply. " I will take
them," said the Prince, " and tell the young man to
call on me to-morrow." The next day, on the young
artist appearing at the Pavilion Marsan, he was most
kindly received. " Mcnsieur," said the Prince,_ " your
sketches are excellent. I pay you 2,000 f. for them, and,
if the price suits you, bring me two others in a week."
For the present state of the arts, the loss of the Prince is
immense. He was passionately fond, not of war, but of
all that had any connexion with the art of conducting
and commanding armies. On this point his studies and
trials were indefatigable. Above all other means of suc-
cess he placed the well-being of the soldier. At the
army, he first directed his thoughts to the comfort of the
troops ; their encampment, hospitals, transports, equip-
ments, and subsistence, were always the first objects of
his care. It has often occurred to him, in his long and
laborious expeditions, not to take any nourishment before
being sure that no person suffered from hunger. The
army were aware of this anxiety, and their gratitude
and devotedness repaid him for all his solicitude. Bene-
volence was in the Duke an innate virtue. His affability
and amenity were of the highest order. When encamped
in Africa, after seeing that all the wants of the soldiers
were provided for, he gave himself up to the most free
and delightful intercourse with his officers, conversing
with unrestrained gaiety, frequently laughing at his
reveries as an artist. his brave and experience Gene-
rals, such as Lamoriciere, Duvivier, and Changarnier,
cherished their young commander, admiring his vivid
and fecund imagination. The scholar of the College
Henry IV., smoking his cigar—the young artilleryman
of the National Guard of Paris—the lover of literature—
and the frequenter of the studios of the celebrated artists
—approached him with equal ease. Never can be for-
gotten the richness and taste displayed at the Pavilion
Marsan, where were given those concerts, uniting the
most celebrated musicians—those balls, so animated and
so splendid—and those historical entertainments, so true,
so pompous, so ingenious, and so amusing. Chantilly,
and all the other race-courses within the reach of the
Prince Royal, were promoted by his presence, his judg-
ment, and his active exertions. No one was more anxious
than he fbr the improvement of the breed of horses,
seeking nothing but utility. He it was who founded the
hares, or stud-house, at Meudon. He excelled, in all
bodily exercises. The gymnastics, swimming, and
fencing, were his favourite recreations, and he practised
them with all who were around him, using towards
them the most frank and equal demeanour. Amidst
all his manifold avocations, he never failed in any of the
duties imposed upon him by his royal and military rank
and station, pursuing at the same time in private his
snore serious studies and avocations ; devoting with scru-
pulous exactitude several hours of each day to such a;
claimed a preference. The Prince , wrote the history of
one of the regiments of the army, which, if we be not
deceived, he gave to M. Alexandre Dumas, for whom his
Royal Highness entertained a sincere friendship con-
tracted in his early youth. Dr. Duval, who was the first
to reach the fatal spot of the accident which caused the
death of the Duke, and who for nearly two hours was
alone with him, declares to us that he has seen very few
heads so happily constituted. Being on the point of
going to the camp of St. Omer, the Prince wore his hair
cut very close, so that the protuberances of the cranium
could be well and accurately examined. M. Duval says,
it displayed the organs of benevolence, veneration, reso-
lution, justice, hope, and courage—very little selfishness
—no vanity—no evil propensities. The most prominent
qualities a ere benevolence and resolution."
A Journal of the Vosges gives the following anecdote
of the Duke of Orleans :

" During their last journey into our department, the
Duke and Duchess of Orleans entered one morning a
poor inn at a small village near Epinal, and ordered their
breakfast, which consisted of black bread and milk for
the Princess, and black bread and eggs for the Prince,
After this truly frugal repast, which they ate most
cheerfully and with good appetite from a table remark-
able only for its cleanliness, the Duke asked the land-
lord what he had to pay. Twelve sous,' was the reply.
Here are. eighty francs for you.' But, Sir, you did
not hear me. It was only twelve sous I charged you.'
The Duke replied that he had heard him very plainly,
and insisted on his taking the money. Ah! mon
Dieu!' exclaimed the landlord, you must be the Duke
of Orleans, and this fine lady must be your wife. If 'I
had known it I should have spread a cloth on the table,
and have given your wife a white bowl!"
In compliance with a pastoral letter of the Arch-
bishop, a funeral service was performed in all the
churches of Paris, fir the repose of the soul of the
Duke of Orleans, commencing at ten o'clock. A cats-
fzlque was erected in the choir of each church, and
the high altar was hung with black. Detachments of
the National Guard in full uniform, with crape on the
arm, attended the ceremony. One platoon carried
their arms, the rest wore only their sabres. The guards
of honour at the catafalques were composed of national
guards and veteran non-commissioned officers. Besides
the men expressly ordered on this duty, a considerable
number of the national guards attended in uniform.
The bands of the National Guards joined in the music of
the masses. The civil authorities of each parish and
numerous bodies of the citizens, were likewise present.
The porch of the church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerroils
as being the Royal parish, was hung with black as wey
as the choir, and the catafalque, which was peculiarld
rich and solemn, was surrounded by funeral lamps, and
crowned with greups of the national flags veiled with
crape. Here, in addition to the National Guards, and the
civil authorities, the officers of the households of the
King and Princes, the Colonel and Officers of the Muni-
cipal Guard, all in full mourning, were present.

We regret to'have to announce the death of Sir
Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh. Bart., which took place at
his seat, Rufford Hall, Lancashire, on Wednesday last.
Sir Thomas was in his 65th year, and is succeeded in his
title and estates by his eldest sou by his first wife, now
Sir Thomas Henry Hesketh.
THE CROPS GENERALLY.—A gentleman of this
county, just returned from an extensive tc.ur in the coun-
ties of Lancaster, Northampton, Lincoln, Rutland, Cam-
bridge, &c. &c., informs us that, except in a =mil part
of the best corn land in Lincolnshire, he never saw such
splendid crops as now cover the fields. The grain ap-
pears as if bursting from the ear, which is very long and
large ; and the farmers all say that they never remember
when there was so fine a prospect of a good yield.—
Cornwall Advertiser.

THE MAILS.—We understand, that in compliance
with a communication from the General Post-office, the
coach proprietors met at Truro on Thursday, the 14th
instant, to consider the proposal of running a second
mail coach to and from Exmouth and Falmouth daily'
by the direct route through Okehampton, Launceston.
Bodmin, and Truro, and that it was determined that
from the first of September next, a mail coach shall
leave Exeter at 9 minutes after 7, A.M., and arrive at
Truro in 9 hours, the distance being 90 miles ; and
from thence to Falmouth, about 10 miles, within the
next hour. In consequence of the above arrancement,
it is probable that the North mail will change its
route, and pass through Camelford, Wadebridge, and
St. Columb. The rate of speed proposed between Exeter
and Falmouth, allowing for the necessary stoppages,
must, we are informed, be 12 miles an hour, which, for
so long a distance, is not equalled in any part of the
kingdom.—Devonport Independent.
STEAM-FRIGATE.—A trial of the steam-frigate
Montezuma, tuck place yesterday, from Blackwall-stairs to the
Lower Hope and back, accompanied by a select party of gen-
tlemen and others interested in the success of the experiment.
The Montezuma is upwards of 1,100 tons, and draws only nine
feet water ; she is built to carry on the upper deck two swivel
guns (68-pounders) besides the usual number of small guns.
The trial was highly satisfactory, and although the vessel is
built more for the purpose cf war than great speed, she went
at the rate of full ten miles and a half an hour against the
tide, both going and returning. During the trip a disconnect-
ing apparatus, for releasing either paddle-wheel in case of acci-
dent, was tried, as also a new and ingenious method of using
the steam expansively, and both were found to answer the best
wishes of the projector. She starts in a few days for some
foreign service.
The lighthouse on the North Quay at Ayr was ,
destroyed by fire on Thursday morning. It was built of
wood, and has faced the storms of nearly 17 years. No
cause can be assigned for the occurrence;--- Scotsman.