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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-04-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY,-

The Royal assent was given, by commission, to the mutiny
bill, the marine mutiny bill, and several private bills. •

HULL AND SELBY RAILWAY BILL.

On the motion of Lord Wn RNCLIFFE, this bill 'was read a
second time and ordered to be committed on Monday next.

COLONEL EVANS'S LETTER

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY called their lordships' atten-
tion to a letter addressed by Colonel or General Evans to his
constituents on the affairs of Spain, and especially with regard
to certain statements made by the noble marquis respecting the
conduct of the British legion, whkn statements Colonel Evans
had described as " not containing a single word'of truth." The
noble lord read an extract from a French letter, and appealed
to the accounts in the foreign and English journals to show that
he had grounds for what he said.
A return of the names recommended as high sheriffs in Ire-
'and was ordered.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL.
Mr. Hume begged to ask the hon. and learned attorney-ge-
neral, whether there was.any hope or expectation that the impri-
sonment for debt bill would be brought forward in the present
session, inasmuch as great anxiety prevailed in the public tnind
on the subject?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL begged .to inform his hon friend
that a few nights ago he had announced that the bill would very
shortly be brought forward in the House of Lords by his noble
friend the Lord Chancellor.
[We take, as we are precluded by our limits from giving it
in a more enlarged form, the following summary of this•debate
from the Morning Post.
CARLOW ELECTION.--ADJOURNED DEBATE. '•
The order of the day was then read for proceeding with the
adjourned debate on the Carlow election.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE read from the evidence some passages
to which he had referred on the preceding night; and
Sir F. Pot.Locx proceeded to address the house. The hon.
and learned gentleman in a masterly manner; and with almost
mathematical demonstration, refuted the sophistry in the speech
of Sergeant Wilde, delivered at the close•of the former debate.
Sir Frederick contended that a gross violation of the privileges'
of the house had been committed; and that the question could.
only, in the words of Junius, " be passed over -without censure,
by being passed over without observation."
Mr. H. G. WARD commenced by admitting his presumption
in attempting to reply to the hon. and learned gentleman, and
the remainder of his observations afforded hint the fullest
justification. •
Mr. C. L.ti,v after a 'full examination of the evidence acquitted
Mr. O'Connell of pecuniary corruption, but considered him
guilty of a flagrant breach of privilege.
Sir C. B. VERE, one of the committee, illustrated'somewhat
curiously the boasted unanimity of that body. The hon. hart.
stated that he had considered unanimity so important as to he
worth any sacrifice, short of actual derilection of duty, and that
he had, in consequence, concurred in the moderate tone of the
report.
Mr. BANNERMAN, Sir J. Y: Buller and Sir E. Wilmot,
justified the conduct and the report of the committee; but the
last hon. gentleman added, that if he was appealed to as a mem-
ber of a court of honour on the same subject he would not say '
that his conclusion would not be totally different •
Mr. D. W. 14 Aaver opposed, the original •motion, on 'the '
ground that it went to impugn the •report.
Mr. C. W. WYNN argued that. nothing was more common
than for the house to disagree with the reports of committees.
lie was clearly of opinion that the privileges of the house had
been violated.

Sir J. GRAFI m would have preferred to vote for the previous
question, because the committee had not gone into the whole
-case; but as the motion of Lord J. Russell had forced the house
into a general consideration of the, subject he had no choice but
to assent to the resolution of Mr. Hardy.
The CHANCELLOR of the Exert EQUER exercised all his cha-
racteristic adroitness in misrepresenting the arguments of the
last speaker, and caused considerable laughter by his lexicogra-
phical discovery that to "-expect" la bribe) in Ireland harts-
totally different meaning from that applied to. the •tvord in
England.
Sir ROBERT PsEt, then rose. He took the same'line 'as Sir
James. Graham, and justified his proceeding with his habitual
strength of argument and happiness of illustration. The right
hon. baronet declared that he had not been consulted on the
subject of Mr. Hardy's motion—that -he had not even seen it
till he read it in the " votes" of the house but that, disproving
the resolutions proposed by Lord John Russell, afterst-he mo.
firm for the previous question had been fully cleared of per-
sonal corruption, but reniained indisputably mixed up in a
transaction involving a gross breach of parliamentary privi-
lege.
• Mr. RoaaucK was received by such marked interruption
that it was for some time impossible for him to make himself
heard. At length he announced his modest intention "to put
two or three very pertinent questions." The pertinence of the'
questions is a. fair subject for discussion; but as to the tin
pertinence of the manner in which they were asked more unani-
mity might possibly exist. They related to alleged bribery,
not in the county of Carlow, but iu Pomfret and Hertford; and
the allegations were subsequently contradicted in the broadest
manner by Mr. HARDY and Lord MAHON, the two parties ac-
cused.
Mr. HArtriv then replied. He retainded the house that while
his resolutions inculpated Mr. Vigors and the Carlow club
equally with Mr. O'Connell, a defence by the ministerial side
' of the house had only been attempted for the lastivhy, the
public would judge.
A division then took place:— .
For Lord John Russel's . 243
For Mr. Hardy's.,... 169
When strangers were re-admitted, Lord STANLEY was in the
act of moving a resolution, to the effect that the proposed ap-
propriation of the funds raised for the Carlow election was de-
serving of the serious notice of the. house, as affording a dan-
gerous precedent, and tending to interfere with the purity cf
election.
Lord J. RUSSELL moved as an amendment that the orders of
the day be proceeded with, and another division was the conse-
quence. The numbers were:—
For Lord Stanley's motion.. , 166.
For Lord J. Russell's ...
' The greatest excitement and confusion prevailed -during the
whole of the latter proceedings, and at three o'clock the house
adjourned,_

TUE TIIETARE.—Madame Vestris the Olympic company
concluded 4 very successful enirgement, of three weeks' dura-
tion, at the theatre, on Saturday. The• house was opened es-
terday evening with the trao,fly of " Hamlet" and the farce of
" The Wedding Day." Mr. Kean, Mr. Dowton, and Miss
Fadcit sustained the principal characters.

TUESDAY MORNING; APRIL 26, 1836.

By the Independence, which left New York on the
Bth instant, and .arrived-heie‘ on Saturday last, having
made. ,the passage in less than fifteen days, we have re-
ceived papers from that city of the above date. They
contain no news of much importance. The following is
the latest from Florida and Texas :
(From the Savannah Georgian, March 30.)
LATEST FROM k LORIDA.
The steam packet Etiwan, Capt. Sassard, arrived last even-
ing from Picolata via Jacksonville and St. Marys, having left
the.latter place on Thursday afternoon last. The Etiwan re-
mained half a day at Jacksonville and was detained two days
at St.. John's Bar, having left the latter on Monday morning
last.

The intelligence brought by the Etiwan is in .our view, im
portant, for we thereby learn not only the destruction of more
of our brave soldiers, who have yielded the comforts of home
for the honour of sustaining their country's tlag, but we perceive
in it that hostile disposition on the part of our savage enemy to
regard no dictates but the promptings of their revengeful-
bosoms.

Will Scott allow the olive branch of peace to be elevated
merely to be dyed in the blood of his massacred countrymen ?
Never. He'll sooner trample it in the blood of the revengeful
Seminole.

A gentleman who left Fort Drane on Thursday last, stated
that Gen. Scott, was to cross the Withlacaochee on Saturday
last. Prom a letter written by an officer .at .that post, we learn
that our gallant arniy,expect a desperate, contest before the war
is terminated. We publish all the information we can collect.
We regret that we are not able to, relieve the anxieties of uur
Carolina brethren, who have friends in the tinny by publishing
the names of those slain at Volusia. •

No paper, we learn, had been published at Jacksonville last
week when the Etiwan left.
Extract of a letter, dated Picolata March 24.

Yesterday. morning while Gen. Eustis,ai Volusia was trans-
ferring his command to the West side of the St. Johns, Capt.
Ashby's company, which bad crossed,over, was tired upon by
about fifty Indians; :three men were killed instantly, and six
More wounded—the fire, was immediately returned, and the
troops sent in pursuit, but they were off. Only.,one Indian
negro was killed.
Extract of another letter, dated Picolata, March 25.
" They are fighting away at Volusia—last accounts four of the
South Carolina- volunteers twere killed and several -wounded.
The Indians crept. up and hot the four sentinels down the first
fire—wounded several others. We expect the boat down to-
night, and will hear more news.". .

Extract of another letter.
"Since Gen. Gaines left the Withlacooehee, nothing new
has transpired in that army. On the 23d or 24th the Indians
attacked part of Gen Eustis's army after ,crossing the river St.
John's, at Volusia, and killed.two and wounded six, four of
which are supposed to be mortally. It was said that General
Scott would take up, the line of match on the 20th, last Friday."

'TEXAS.—We take from New Orleans papers, some further
accounts from Texas. It would seem to us that the account
they give of the aviount of the inyading.Mexican forces,- is de-.
rived from Mexican sources and has already been published by
us.

TExAs.—A gentleman from Matagorda,. Texas, by land, by
way of Opelousas, reports that an express had been received
from Colonel Fannin, dated 2d instant, stating that General
Cos had left a sufficient force to blockade Colonel Travis, in the
Memo of Bexar, and had wlvaticed with the residue of his army
(near four thousand men) towards Austin's'colony.--Bullean,,
23d March.
( From the New Orleans Bulletin, March 22.)

Rumours from Texas say that Santa Anna has left the army,
and is hastening back to the city of Mexico, in consequence of
the death of Barrigan, the acting president, by poison.
The whole Mexican force now in Texas, is estimated at five
thousand five hundred men. The right wing, composed of
seven hundred men, under the Mexican General Urrea, advanc-
ing by the Metamoros road upon Guliad, which was occupied by
Colonel Fannin with five hundred Texians. The left wing of
the Mexicans under Generals Coss and Sesma, which ad-
vanced upon the Laredo road, was beiieging the Alamo of
Bexar, and must probably soon obtain possession of the place,
although it had been reinforced by thirty men from Gonzalez.
The Whole number of Texians in the field to oppose Generals
Cos and Sesma, including volunteers and militia, is estimated
at fifteen hundred. It is conjectured that the Texians will retir e
before the Mexican forces and concentrate their whole strength
so as to make battle in the woodland upon the banks of the
Colorado; and this conjecture is founded upon the information
received of a party of volunteers which were advancing to join
Colonel Fannin, having been- ordered to halt at the Guada-
loupe, twenty-five miles in the rear of Colonel Fannin's position.
COlonel Fannin, in whom is united science and a thorough
knowledge of military tactics—with unquestioned bravery—will
be more than a match for Urrea—should the plan of the cam-
paign render it necessary for him to give the latter battle.
The great strength of the Texian forces consists in their rifle-
men ; and these placed in the thickets upon the banks of the
streams, will be more dangerous enemies than the Mexicans