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COLONIAL INT.ELLIGLNCE

THE GOVERNOR OF Si. KITTS.—We published a few
days since a strange story in relation to the Governor of St.

ts, whic

was circulated through the

.gency of Sir
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Charles Napier, in the House of Common
paper gives the following as the actual circumstance
case:—" The Governor (Mr. Cunningham), a magistrate
and a physician, kindly accompauled the husband of a lady,
very near her death (and who has died since she reached
England), on board the steamer on a stormy night. The
boat which brought the party on board somehow or other
returned without them. In these circumstances, one of the
boats of the steamer, with a very young and inexperienced
person to command her, was appointed to take them on
shore. He, on a coast strange to him, in a dark and squally

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fIMON S.-THURSDAY

Mr. HOME asked Lord Palmerston if it was his intention
to renew the debate on the Ashburton treaty.

Lord PALMERSTON said he was satisfied with the result of
of the discussion, for after the declaration of Sir R. Peel it
was impossible for him to have divided the house.
Mr. Li UNIE then gave notice that, on the 31st of this month,
he would bring forward a motion for the approval of the
Ashburton treaty, and thanking the Government and Lord
Ashburton for having accomplished it.

Lord PALMERSTON took that opportunity of correcting a
mistake into which he had fallen, in stating that Lord Ash-
burton was not only a British subject but an American citi-

In reply to a question from Mr. EWART,
Mr. GLADSTONE said that corn introduced into Canada
from any country in Europe or elsewhere could not, evep
after paying the 3s duty, be shipped as Canadian corn tc
England. The rule was that any article manufactured in an
country was receive(' '

into this country as the produce of that
which it was manufactured. lf, therefore, the Canadians
manufactured flour from foreign corn, such flour must be re-
ceived as Canadian, the rule as to the raw produce having no
reference to the manufactured article.
Mr. HOGG presented the report of the Nottingham elec-
tion committee. which declared that Mr. Walter, through
his agents, had been guilty of bribery, but it was not proved
that he had been cognisant of it. The evidence was ordered
to be printed.

A discussion then arose as to the issue of a new writ for
the borough, to which Lord LINCOLN objected, and moved
that it should be postponed for a week. On a division the
motion of Lord Lincoln was carried by a majority of 91
1, and the issue of the writ is accordingly postponed.
.ar. WILLIAMS moved for an account of the public money
,xpended on each of the royal palaces, gardens, and parks,
and the appurtenances thereof, stating the amount of the ex-
penditure from parliamentary grants, crown revenues surren-
dered to the public by civil list acts, and other sources ; and
,ount of the salaries and other emoluments received
rangers abd deputy-rangers in each year from 1811 to

also the a

1842 inclusive
Lord Luscot.N's only objection to such a return was _
great labour and expense which it would occasion. If the
hon. member wished merely to know the arinciule on whicl

r period

sought only to know any particular facts, that informat
should be given to him whenever he woulc
office of Woods and Fores
member should limit the
true that some of the palaces were n
the Sovereign, for th

ts. He would suggedthat the hoe.
return to the last ten years. It was
kept up for the use of

ere in fact kept up chiefly for the
benefit and amusement of the public, as in the instance of
Hampton-court. As to the supposed object of favouring in-
dividuals who have political interest, Mr. Williams was
greatly mistaken. No one had been recommended to her
Majesty by the present government on that score; and he
thought the house would hardly censure the application of
this patronage when he stated that the two last nominated
occupiers of royal apartments were the Marchioness Wel-
lesley and the sister of the late Under-Secretary Drum-
mond.

Mr. HUME denied that the return asked for would be at-
tended with the difficulty supposed by the noble lord. More
palaces were kept up than were at all necessary. The old rule
was a good one, which was, that every repair or alteration in
any of the royal apartments occupied by way of favour should
be at the expense of the occupier asking for it ; and that every
such occupier should, on quitting, make good whatever, he
bad caused to be altered. He would advise Mr. Williams to
accept the return as offered by Lord Lincoln.
_ _

Sir R. PEEL said, that Lord Lincoln's offer showed the
tal absence of desire on the part of government to conceal

anything. The official establishments were not now sufficient
for more than tho conduct of the ordinary business ; and if
extensive returns like these were thus frequently called for,
there would arise a necessity for such an increase in those
establishments as would be extremely unacceptable to the

friends of economy; moreover, the total of an account taken
for 30 years would always look invidiously large ; even the
expenditure of any private nobleman, on the aggragate of 50
years, would appear enormous. Let it not be supposed that
all these palaces and parks were kept up for the Sovereign
alone ; a great part of this expense was incurred solely for
the health and recreation of the public. It was better, for
the preservation of the palaces themselves, that they should
be inhabited, than deserted ; and few gentlemen, he pre-
sumed, would like to see Hampton-court Palace, the noble
pile of Cardinal Wolsey, sold by Mr. George Robins. He
referred to the great expenses incurred in the late christen-
ing, in the visit of the King of Prussia, and in the royal pro-
gress to Scotland, all of which had been defrayed from the
Queen's privy purse, without any application for aid from
the public, except in respect of a small sum laid out on
Windsor Castle when the Prince of Wales was christened;
and reminded the House that the Queen had submitted ber
own personal revenue to the operations of.the income-tax, in

consideration of the sufferings of her people.
Mr. CIIRTIES spoke a few words about the necessity of

economical vigilance

Mr. F. BARING gave son-

explanations connected with

he late erection of stables

--
Mr. WILLIAMS said his object had been to see what was
the expenditure of George IV. on these works and buildings.
He admitted the utility of the parks to the people of the me-
tropolis; but contended that they, and not his constituents
at Coventry, ought to pay for that accommodation. The la-

dies occupyi

apartments might be very deserving; but if
to be provided for by allowances in money.
offered by Lord Lincoln, but
or the purpose of in-

so, they ought
He would accept the return

had no time to visit the public offices f

quiring into particular facts.
Lord LINCOLN was understood to say that the occupiers
of apartments are regularly charged with the repairs of them.
Mr. BORTHWICK could not lose sight of the employment
which these edifices had afforded to the labouring poor.
The returns were then ordered in the limited form sug-
gested by LORD LINCOLN.

Mr. Hums moved for some papers respecting the com-
mercial and other relations between Eugland and Naples, and
;.,sted reduction of wages.
6ir R. PEEL could not, as a financial minister, consent to
reductions of duty with quite so much readiness as Mr. Hume
evinced in proposing them. He was willing to present some
of the papers moved for, but others he felt himself bound to
withhold, apprehending that international animosities, now
tranquilized, might be revived by the production of them.
Some, but not all, of the papers were then voted.
Mr. SMITS O'BaIEN came next. His motion was for a
select committee to inquire into the execution and operation
of the poor law in Ireland. He complained of the conduct
of the commissioners. For instance, where the guardians of
an union had ordered a meat dinners for the paupers on
Christmas-day, the commissioners had rebuked them, alleging
the necessity of protecting the rate-payers. There might
have been exaggerations ; but all he now asked was the means
of ascertaining whether the allegations made were exaggera-
tions or not. He earnestly advocated the principles of out-
door relief. When he bad been speaking for a great length
of time, it was observed that 40 members were not present.
The gallery was cleared, but before the house could be cleared
three or four members came in and made up the complement.
Mr O'Brien then, after an indignant apostrophe to those who
had attempted to arrest his progress, resumed his course of
argument, the bearing of which, from the indistinctness of his
delivery, it was difficult to collect. He did not mean, by
moving for a committee, to exonerate the government from
their proper responsibility of bringing in a bill upon this sub-
ject ; for the condition of the Irish poor was most deplorable.
Lord ELIOT said that the Government bad received very
general testimony from most influential parties as to the fact
that the law was working well in Ireland. The dissatisfaction
he believed arose from defects in the law, which it was his
intention to introduce a bill to remedy, until when he thought
it better to postpone any general discussion on the subject.
The workhouses in Ireland contained 35,000 people, and he
believed they were much conducive to habits of order and
subordination. The committee of inquiry could, be thought,
lead to no beneficial result, and he therefore opposed the
motion.

Sir D. NORREYS maintained that the workhouse system
tended to deteriorate the character of the peasantry of Ire-
land by encouraging habits of recklessness and idleness. The
man who once became accustomed to the luxuries of the
workhouse, could hardly be expected to return willingly to a
wretched hovel and miserable fare.

Mr. SHAW thought the existing law had not as yet had a
fair trial. If out-door relief were to be allowed in a country
like Ireland, where the mass of the population were sunk in
extreme poverty, it would be in effect a confiscation of the
landed property of that country.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD supported the motion.

Mr. ESCOTT deprecated the idea of taking the subject out
of the hands of the Government. He looked upon the great
evil in Ireland to be the same as it was in England, the erec-
tion of union workhouses.

Sir H. W. BARRON supported the existing law, which, he
contended, had not yet had a fair trial; but which would
prove eminently beneficial if supported properly by the gentry
of Ireland.

Lord C. HAMILTON was of opinion that inquiry was
necessary.

kfter Some observations from Mr. FRENCH,

Mr. GREGORY suggested to Mr. O'Brien that under the
circumstances it. would be advisable to withdraw the motion.
Sir R. FERGUSON contended for the necesity of investi-

Lord BARNARD opposed the motion of the hoo. member
for the county of Limerick, while he contended that there
were many defects in the existing law which required a re-
medy.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that government bad matured a bill
on this subject, which would be laid upon. the.table before
Easter in order that it might be considered during the recess.
In that bill most of the matters referred to by Mr. O'Brien
would be found to be dealt with, but at the same time the
power of the commissioners would be maintained, as would
also the principle of confining the relief to the workhouses.
If the question of out-door relief were to be considered at all,
it should be considered by the house itself, and not by a com-
mittee. If was a question of the utmost importance, inas-
much as out-door relief in Ireland might amount to the con-
fiscation of the landed property of that portion of the United
Kingdom.

M. Ross said as it was 'the intention of the government
to bring in a bill upon the subject, be would not, as he had
intended to do, support the motion of his hon. friend (Mr.
O'Brien).

Mr. S. O'BRIEN replied, and the house divided, when his
motion was defeated by a majority of 108 to 23.
Sir .1. WALSH moved for leave to bring in the Parish Ves-
tries Bill.

Mr. DUNCOMBE moved as an amendment that the debate
be adjourned, which, on a division, was lost by a majority of
56 against 9. . _ _

Mr. DUNCOMBE then moved the adjournment of the house,
which was lost by a majority of 58 against 7.
After some discussion Sir J. WALSH moved that the de-
bate on the bill be adjourned till Tuesday neat, which was
weed to; and the house adjourned at a quarter past one
o clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-

-FRIDAY

Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he would introduce a
bill after Easter, for the more effectual suppression of the

slave trad

AMPBELL laid upon the table .a bill for facilitating

the transmission of real property.
Several bills on the table were forwarded a stage, after
which their lordships adjourned.