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)mpciiat VariOnunt.

HOUSE OF LORDS..—MONDAY.
The Earl of ROSEBEARY moved that an exteusion of time be,
-allowed to the judges of the Court of Session to make their
report upon Scotch entails. Various ,circumstances had ren-
dered it impossible for them to complete the report by the Ist
of Februaly.
Agreed to.
The Marquis of BUTE presented, a petition from the owners
of land and agriculturists in Banbury (as we understood) ex-
pressing their opinion that the repeal of the malt tax would not
relieve the distress of the agricultural interests, and praying
that some other means might be devised for that purpose. The
noble marquis said he was happy to present a petition sigued by
no fewer than 1,253 persons connected with agriculture, who so
fully coincide in the views which he himself had thrown out
upon the subject of the malt tax.
ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN SCOTLAND.
The Marquis of BUTE presented petitionsfrom Greenock and
a parish in Ayr in support of the established church in Scotland.
The noble marquis and the petitioners expressed their hopes
that the spiritual instruction of the, lower classes in Scotland
might be better provided for. To this subject his majesty's
speech referred, and he believed that there was a general feel-
ing iu favour of the proposed grant.
The Earl of ROSEBERRY denied that the passage in•his ma-
jesty's speech recommending a grant for the additional accom-
modation of rneinhers of the established church in Scotland had
been received in that country with universal satisfaction. He
was a strong supporter of the established church, whether in
England or in Scotland, but he could not be blind to the fact
that in Scotland there were many, too many, people who were
hostile to the proposed grant., and who thought the extension of
church accommodation should be effected by voluntary contri-
bution or the appropriation of surplus funds allotted to ecclesi-
astical purposes. lo show how strong was his opinion on the
subject of providing additional church accommodation he need
but refer to the fact of his having last session been a humble in-
strument of promoting a bill for that purpose by voluntary con-
tribution. But he could not agree in the statement that thA
announcement of the proposed grant had been universally' re-
ceived with thankfuluess and appobatien.
The Marquis of BUTR WHS perfectly aware that there were in
Scotland men), persons who advocated the " voluntary prin-
ciple," but all lie had intended to say was that generally-speak-
ing such at were attached to the established church highly
approved of .the proposed grant. With regard to the grounds
of the objection referred to by the noble earl, he thought no per-
son had a right to quarrel with the nature of the grant before it
was known out of what. funds it would be granted, or lii what
particular manner .it would be made. He agreed that there
were too many who had shown themselves unfriendly to the.
established church, but he could not, and he did not, believe
that the greater proportion of the members of that church were
unfavourable to the proposed grant.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY.
°NEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
On the motion of Lord GEORGE SoSIERSET this bill *as read
a second time and ordered to be committed.
THE LIVERPOOL POLICE amt..
Lord Salloort presented a petition from the freemen and
burgesses of Liverpool iu favour of this bill.
EWART observed that the object of the bill was to pay a
sum of money out of the funds of the•corporation, and to any
such object he should feel it his duty to offer every possible op-
position, because it was only an indirect attempt to defeat the
measure intended to be founded on the report of the commis-
sioners. He should oppose the bill when it came to a second
reading.
Mr. THO RNELY also expressed his intention of opposing the
Lord EBRINGTON moved for some returns respecting his
'a weights and measures" bill.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition from the Ellesmere
and Oswestry agricultural association praying for the repeal of
the malt tax. 'I he hon. member said that it was far from his
wish.to do anything that might embarrass his majesty's mi-
nisters, particularly after the vexatious and most extraordinary
opposition which that government had received; but he had an
imperative duty to perform—his duty to his country; and he
believed himself bound by that duty to demand the repeal of tho
malt tax. Besides praying for the repeal of the matt tax, the
petition also prayed that a duty should be imposed on all foreign
Frain imported equivalent to the difference of expense of grow-
ing grain in this country as compared with other countries not
burdened with the same amount of taxation. 'nue hon. mem-
ber also moved for an account of seizures of umnalted grain, or
any deleterious or improper article, from brewers since the sth
of January, 1833. Agreed to.

CANADA.
Mr. R3EBUCK presented a petition from certain members of
the legislative cieincil and the House of Assembly of Lower
Canada, complaining of grievances. The hon. member stated
that the population of Lower Canada was about 500,060, of
wheal four-fifths were cathOlics, 60,000 we. e members of the
established church, and the remainder dissenters. In this state
of things, the government had thought proper to turn the Jesuits
College into a barrack, and applied the funds which had been
appropriated to the education of catholics to the support of the.
established church. This was in accordance with the spirit
which would maintain the established church of Ireland a;.tainst
the wishes of the majority of the people. There were in the
neighbourhood of Canada thirteen millions of republicans,
haters of an established church, who, as soon as the deg of re-
bellion should be unfurled, would rally round it and trample in
the dust the whole establishment. If the present mode of
governing the colony be contined, in his (Mr. IL's) opinion,
the sooner the Canadians got rid of our dominion the better.
The hon. member censured Lord Stanley's administration of
the colonial department. The qualifications for a statesman
were, gloat experience, enlarged views, an even temper, and
Feverous sympathies, none of which the noble lord possessed.
!'he hon. member
.proceeded to detail the grievances of the
Canadians at great length, after which the petition was read by
the clerk at the table.
After Mr. Spring Rice, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Robinson
had addressed the chair,
Sir AOSERT PkEL said, that notwithstanding the redent.l
change in the government, he could inform the house that the
subject had occupied the attentive consideration of the secre-
tary of the colonies; and his majesty's government did, without
delay. sienify their full intention to settle definitively the
matters in dispute; besides Lord Aylmer was authorized to lay
luck informatiun before the House of Assembly as ought to lead
to the most satisfactory results. After the best reflection that
•conld be bestowed upon the subject, it was thought expedient
that the representative of the King's government in Canada
-Should be a person wholly divested of all local prejudices and
-connexions; that he should proceed to the colony in complete
possession of the views and wishes of the government at home.
This course was adopted for many reasons, and for this among
the number—that great inconvenience was felt in conduct-
ing affairs at such a distance through the medium of written
-communications, subject as each of them might he to a mis-
understanding, and thereby give rise to fresh references at
. home; the time thus elapsing would of necessity give rise to
fresh embarrassments, and be productive of greater evil than
any exercise of discretionary power which under the circum-
stances might be expected. He would further say, that it was
intended to bestow upon the several matters which had been
made the subject of complaint a most careful review, that every
facility should be given to the arrangement of all differences-,
and every thing done consistent with justice and sound policy.
The debate was continued for a long time, during which Mr.
Hume, Mr. Baring, Mr. Goulburo, and Mr. Shed addressed
the house.
The petition was then ordered to lie on `he table.
In auswer to a question from Mr. Shell,
Mr. GOULBURN said, that from inquiries he had made be had
reason to believe that the report of the commissioners of public
instruction in Ireland, though not yet ready, might be expected
in a short time.

COMMITTEE OP WATS AND MEANS.
The house having, on the motion of Sir Robert Peel resolved
itselt into a committee of ways and means, the right hon.
baronet said. that the first vote which he
_should move was con-
sequent upon the vote of the committee of supply of a former
eveuing, for granting £29,000,000 of Exchequer-ills to replace
those issued for the service of the last year. Ile would propose
the grant of £15,000,000 at first, as was necessary that the
sum should be voted in two votes. Agreed t
o.
The next was a sum of £2,00,000 (as we understood) to
make good advances made for carrying on public works, and a
sum advanced for payment to the West Indian colonies.—
Agreed to.
Tae next vote was the transfer of the sum of £2,000,000,
being the part remaining in the treasury of the Exchequer in
February; 1835, of the aids voted in 14.34 and 1835, to the ser-
vice of the year 1835-36.—Agreed to.
The next vote was that the sum of £60,000 paid in the
exchequer on account of half-pay and retiring allowances to
government troops in the service of the East India Company
be transferred to the service of the year 1836.—Agreed to:
The next was that the balance of unclaimed dividends, which
should be transferred to the current service of the year when
those balances exceeded £lOO,OOO, should be so carried,
Mr. Hu mu asked how did the present amount of thdse un-
claimed dividends exceed £100,000?
The answer of an boo. member on the treasury bench was
not heard.
The vote was agreed to, and the house having resumed, the
report wits ordered' to be received on Wednesday.
listens-floe OF THE suPpLIEs.
Mr. Hume, with reference to the motion of which he had
given entice, of proposing that the vote of supply should be
granted for only six mouths, said that on consideration he would
alter his former notice, intending instead of-six months to
propose that the grant should be limited to three months, as a
period which be thought would be more acceptable to the
house. (A laugh.) He would bring forward his motion on
the first estimate being brought forward.
;tilt It. PEEL—The navy estimates will be the first.
• Mr. Hum..--1 will make the motion on the first vote.
HAN D-LOONI WEAVgItS.
Mr. OLIPHANT presented a petition from Perth in favour of
the hand-lento weavers.
Mr. J. Maxwm.t. rose to move the reappointment of the
committee of the last year to consider the condition of the hand-
loons weavers. •
Mr. BARrso did not think the present,a subject for the ap-
pointment of a committee, but having heard the names of the
members who composed the committee, and that they had ex-
pressed a wish to consider the subject further, and knowing the
distress of many in the Manufacturiu,g districts, lie would not
object to the motion. At the same time, he feared that expec-
tations would be raised by this motion which neither the house
nor any committee delegated by it could realize of giving relief
to so large a body of meth But as others might think differently,
he would recommend to the house the adoption of the lutuion.
He had not attended the committee of last year, but would care-
Sully look over the evidence,
and give it his best consideration.
Lord P. EGERTON concurred in part of the objection to the
motion. He was unwilling to to hold out hopes which might not
be realized, and he feared the committee would fail in produc-
ing those plans of practical relief which ail must be anxious to
see brought forward, if possible. He admitted the great extent
of the distress, particularly in many parts of the county which
he represented, but he feared that its causes lay beyond the
reach of legislative remedy, and while lie assented to the motion
he was anxious to guard himself against being a party to hold-
ing out hopes which the
committee might not be able to realise..
As the committee. had been appointed, and expressed a wish to
consider the subject further, he thought the motion ought to be
agreed to.
Mr. Attosvoern returned his thanks both to the hon. mem-
•ber who had again brought forward the subjectof the hand-loom
weavers, and to the right hon. gentleman at the bead of the
board of trade, for acquiescing in the motion. It was only right
-that in accordance with the wishes of (as we understood) the
hand-loom weavers themselves, the tnaster inanufaeturersshoold
also be heard before the committee. I:ie rejoiced to see the
good feeling shown towards those unfortunate men—a feeling
indicating an anxiety to attend to their complaints, with a view
to relieve the distresses which admittedly they were now suf-
fering. (Hear, hear.) .
An hon. member (whose name we could not aseertaiu) ex-
pressed a doubt as to the possibility of any specific relief being
Afforded to-the hand-loom weavers through the intervention of
the committee about to be appointed. He must, however, say,
that as the representative of a manufacturing town, he had con-
suited with his constituents and the non-electors engaged in this
branch of industry, and that though they furnished him with a

resolution declara&ry of their opinions that no relief could be
afforded them by specific legislation; yet they at the saute time
wished for a fall•inquiry into the distresses affecting them. On
this ground he should support the motion of the lion. member
for Lanark.
The motion was then put and agreed to, and a committee ap-
pointed.
Mr. RoLFE moved fur leave to bring in a bill for investing in
government securities a portion of the cash lying unemployed
in the Bank of England belonging to bankrupts' estates, and
applying the interest thereon in diqeharge of the expenses of the
t3ourt of Bankruptcy, and for the relief of the suitors of the
said court.—Leave given.

NEWSPAPER PROPRWTORS' INDEMNITY BILL

Tbe.(SOLICiTOk-GENERAL, in moving fur leave to bring in this
till, said he was quite aware that bills of indemnity for any aro-
ration of the law, or indeed any measure which had a retro-
spective object, ought not, and would not, be dealt lightly with
by the legislature; but in this instance he believed he could,
satisfy the house rat the violations of the law had been so in-
advertent, the conduct of the informer so vexatious, awl that
actions had been brought by bins solely for the purpose of ex-
torting money, and that having done so he hoped to obtain the
sanction of the house to the measure he proposed even as a bill
of indemnity. (Hear, hear.) The house would be aware from
the conversation which had taken place a few nights ago, end
from the conteuts of the petition which had been presented that
evening by the hon. metnoer for Sornersetshire, of some of the
circumstances of the case, but the house had yet to learn that at
the present- moment there were pending no less than two hun-
dred actions, which had been brought to recover penalties of
£lOO fur each offence—that was upon each newspaper published
inadvertently without some of the requisites provided by the
statute upon which those actions were based. The penalties to
which the informer would be entitled to recover against a daily
newspaper amounted to £30,000; and as against a weekly pa-
per of course not so much, but particulars of demand had been
furnished to a weekly paper, amounting in the whole to no less
a sum than £10,590. t Hear, hear.) The actions were osteusi-
bly brought by a person of the name of Smith, who, as far as
he (the Solicitor-General) had received information; turned one
to be a boy of 15. or lii years of age, a writing clerk, in the em•
ployment of 'an attorney iu not very reputable peactice. (Hear,
hear.) Ili truth, however, the actions were brought by another
clerk, of the name of Rogers-, who was at present suffering an
imprisonment uud'er a sentence pronounced by the Court of
King's Bench for libel. (Ilcer.) It was necessary that he
(the Solicitor-General) should shortly state the provisions of
the act of parliament which was supposed to have been violated,
in order to point out the remedies he proposed for the existing
evil, for he did not mean the present measure to be one of in-
demnity alone, but also to embrace provisions which would pre-
vent a recurrence ortraniactions similar to those which had
been described. (-Heer.) The act under which these actions
had been commenced was the 08th George 111., chap. 78, and
was passed in the year 1798, for the purpose of expediting and
sienplifying proceeaings.,egainst newspaper proprietors for libel-
IMO ptbtications. It was provided by that statute that no per-
son should publish a newspapec'until an affidavit had been made,
delivered in. and filed et the Stamp-office, or if in the country,
with the steb-commissioner of stamps, setting forth the names,
the additions, or descriptions, and the places of abode of all
persons intended to be the printers and publishers of such
newspaper, and also stating in the same manner the proprietors
as well as a description of the building in which it was intended
to be published, together with the title of the newspaper Ip
default of a compliance with this provision the penalty was £lOO.
Another provision of the same act was, that no pape: should
be published without setting forth in some part of it the names,
the additions, and places of abode of the printers and publish-
ers; for a violation of it another penalty of £lOO was pro-
vided. The intention of these two distinct provisions was to
Make proceedings against newspapers more easy, and
,in order
that no further evidence of the fact of the publication of a libel
should be required then the production from the Stamp-office of
the affidavit or a certified copy of it, and the production after-
wards of the particular newspaper itself, for the purpose of
proving that the title, the names, descriptions of the printers
and publishers, anal place of printing tallied. with the affidavit.
So far as the object of this went, the omission of the place of
residence of the priuter and publisher was wholly immaterial,
and these actions which had now been brought were founded
upon a non-compliance with a wholly immaterial form. (Hear,
hear.) 'The informer in the present cases had discovered of
late years a practice had grown up among printers and pub-
lishers in some instances omitting the addition of their place of
residence, but complying with the other requiired requisite by
the existing law, and this omission formed the ground of the
actions for penalties in the generality of the suits pending. But
in order to show the vexatious spirit with which these proceed-
ings were instituted, he (the Solicitor-general) would mention
one caee. A person resident in Cornwall, the proprietor of a
newspaper, had died, and his widow, after regularly altering the
affidavit at the Stamp-office, continued its publication in her
own name, but in printing the newspapers, the addition to her
name of "widow" had'been inadvertently omitted. For this
omission an action had been brought, and the particulars of de-
mand in that action hail been delivered, claiming penalties to
the amount of £10,500, being £lOO upon each newspaper so
published. (Hear. hear.) fie thought this instance alone
fully justified the interference of the legislature. (Hear, hear.)
But what had been the whule course of theinformer's proceed-
ing? The first step he had taken was to send round to the
editors, publishers, or proprietors of newspapers, a document
purporting to be an elaborate opinion of an eminent counsel—
nay, indeed bearing the initials of his noble and learned friend
the Lord Chief Baron, and apparently dated at the chambers
that distinguished personage had occupied, to the effect that the
parties had no defence to the actions, and therefore advising
them to compromise them on the best terms they could., (Hear,
hear.) This was not ail, for the informer had entered into
such a wholesale trade as to issue printed circulars (one of
which he held in his hand) containing a form for returns of the
number of printers and persons engaged in that branch of
trade, and which he addressed to the clergyman of the parish or
same other influential person in the town, and accompanied
with renote to the effect that the object of the return was to lay
it before parliament (laughter), and the immediate attention of
the party to wham' it was addressed is particularly requested.
The circular concluded by deSiring the return, when filled up,
to be forwarded to the informer under cover to some member of
parliament, who was named, and who in general was the re-
presentative of the town from which the information was sought.
In the case he quoted time return was directed to be sent under
cover to the Solicitor-general. ( Hear, hear, and laughter. )
He was satisfied the house would on this statement agree with
him that some interference on its part was necessary, and the
question then remained, in what way that interference should be
made ? It had been suggested to him by the hon. member for
Sussex that a bill of indemnity should be introduced to release
the partieS from, the actions which had been brought against
them, and for such a course he had found precedents in a bill
to indemnify printers from the penalties they had inadvertently
incurred under the 29th Geo. 111., and which passed both
houses in 1809, and in a similar bill which passed some years
after. But it struck him (the solicitor-general) that the pass-
ing of a mere bill of indemnity would only be meeting the
matter half way, and that the act which had so improperly been
put in force ought not to be left in the hands of a common in-
former to deal with, lest the seine transactions should occur
again. (Hear, hear.) From inquiries which had been made at
the Stamp-office, it appeared that until these actions had com-
menced by the informer Smith, the officers there had supposed
that no actions under this statute could be brought by an in-
former, but that, on the contrary, the right to institute proceed-
ings for these penalties was only vested in the law-officers ofthe
crown. This mistake arose from the fact that previous to the
year 1804 all penalties for the violation of the stamp-laws might
be recovered by actions brought by common informers, but that
in the year he had mentioned an act was passed, providing, that
in future such penalties must be sued for by informations at the
instance of the law officers of the crown, and such he appre-
hended most have been the intention of the legislature when it
passed that law, because in a subsequent act, the Goth Geo. 111.,
for regulating the publication of pamphlets, &c., a similar pro-
vision was made. This intention lie now proposed to carry into
effect by the present measure, and the only reason why this was
necessary was, that iu a case which had been argued in the
courts of law, touching upon these statutes, it had been decided
that as these acts-were not acts of revenue, a common informer
might sue. He therefore proposed to introduce into the present
bill a provision that in future no common informer shall bring
actions for violations of the stamp lairs ; and next, that the edi-
tors and proprietors of newspapers against whom actions had
been already brought shouln be relies ed from their liAbilities in
those respects (hear, hear) ; but he did not think that he should
be justified in bringing forward a bill of indemnity when it was
remembered that the informer bad brought his actions and in-
curred expenses ote the faith of the then existing law; and
though the house perhaps would not be inclined to show much
indulgence to him, yet probably it would not think it right that
those expenses should fall on him. tie (the solicitor-general)
therefore proposed that in all the actions which had been com-
menced the defendants should be at liberty, on taking out a
summons before a judge, to stay proceedings upon payment of
costs. (Hear, hear.) Anxious that the house should' at once
agree with the principle of the bill, and in order to its being
passed as speedily as possible, he had conveyed, he hoped
clearly, the full scope of its intended provisions, anti he should
conclude by moving for leave to bring in a bill to indemnify
persons who have omitted to comply with certain of the regula-
tions contained in an act of 38 Geo. ill., c. 78, respecting the
printing and publication of newspapers, from penalties incurred
under th it net. (CheerS.)
Sir Jon el Cesteneeteeepressed his entire concurrence in the
-iireasuCe vrliieliTilabCen proposed by his hou:anil laihed Mend"
the solicitor-general. .
Several wernhees expressed their approbation of the bill, and
their thanks to the learned gentleman for introducing it.
Leave was then given to bring in the bill. The Solicitor-
General shortly afterwards brought it up. It was read a first
and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
C.l.Pli OF GOOD NOPE.--11111UFTION OF THE CAFFRES.
Mr. BAGSHAW, after apologizing. for bringir.„..on his motion
at so late an hour, and after promising to treat it in consequence
with great brevity, proceeded to reiniud the house of the afflict-
ing. news which had been received within the fast ten days from
the eastern part of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope: That
news had filled the friends of the settlers in that colony, and
also of the missionaries, who had gone thither to convert the
natives, with the utmost alarm and dismay. After detailing
the outrages committed by the Caffres, (which were given in a
former number of the STANDAIID,) the hon. gentleman said
that he could not help shuddering at the consequences when the
Caffre force invadiug the colony was estimated at not less than
10,000 men. It would be in the recollection of the house, that
iu the year 1819, £50,000 was granted by parliament to celonize
' the south-eastern part of the continent of Africa; 5,000 persons
went out in consequence to form a colony. They suffered at
first the most extraordinary hardships, hut in a short time, ow-
ing to the energy of the British character, they triumphed over
all the obstacles to their success. In a few years afterwards
they formed an affluent colony, and were going on most pros-
perously up to the occurrence of the late disastrous events.
When they first landed at the Cape of Good Hope the hon. and
gallant member for Berwick was governor of the colony. From
all ihat he Lad heard whilst he (Mr. Bagshaw) resided in the
colony, 00 man could have bestowed more attention on the co-
leniste upon their first arrival than Sir Butane Donkin had
done. (Hear, hear.) His name was revered by the colonists,
and would continue to be revered, so bug as there were any
residents to recollect trim. (A 'msh.) During the two years
Sir R. Donkin was governor of the colony there was no irrup-
tion the Caffres. On the frontier, hOwever, a Caffre mut-
/
dere_ a boy and stole the cattle intrusted to his charge. Coin-
plaid-t of this outrage was made to Gourka, time Caffre chief.
The offender was seized, tried, convicted, and strangled, by or-
der of his tribe. Things went on well iu this way for two years
more. At the end of that time there was a change in the con-
duct of the colonists. The boors became tired of the system of
conciliation, and adopted a new one. By the law of the colony
a boor, when his cattle is stolen, is not allowed to fellow them
himself into the enemies' quarter. He pursues' however, this
course,—as soon as he is informed of his loss, he goes to the
nearest commando, or military post, and makes his loss known.
Then with an officer and a detachment of the Colonial Rifle
Corps he follows the skure, (we think the boo. member said,) a
term which is untrauslateable, the Hottentot, following this
skure, or tract, like a bloodhound, by the scent, until the party
reaches the first eta-al ip Caffre land. When the cattle reach
are a-al, it, is impossible to fellow their track any further. The
officer then demands frour this era-al twice She number of cattle
stolen, and if the owner refuses to give them up quietly, they
are taken from him by force. This system has been going on
for a long time, and ueeessarily leads to the punishment of the

innocent, instead of the guilty. A Caffre robber steals cattle
front the colony, and the nearest Caffre proprietor, who, in ail
probability, is innocent and peaceable, immediately suffers for it.
\Vas it to be wondered at that ail forbearance was at last aban-
doned by the Caffres, and that they had taken the law into their
hands. This result, which was uaturaily to be expected, had
been predicted some - months ago by the editor of one of the
colonial newspapers. [Here the hou. member read al. extract
Irons a coloutat uewspaper in proof of his position.] The holi.
member then proceeded to express his concurrence in the pro-
position made by the commissioners sent fi 9111 England to in-
quire into the -state of the colony some years ago,—a proposi-
tion whis.di recommended that a lieutenant-governor should be
appointed to conduct the affairs of the eastern part of the colony.
Alter alluding to the reasons which prevented lieutenant-gene-
ral Bourke, who had been appointed lieutenant-governor by the
goveinment at home, from proceeding in person to that part of
the colony, and after entering into some details on the subject, he
proceeded to state' that the colonists had at different times re-
ceived great support from a mounted corps of Hottentot rifles.
He appealed to the gallant colonel near bins who had served
with that respectable body of men (a laugh), whether any, troops
of their class could behave better. bloat was the use of a Bri-
tish soldier when he coul:l not find an enemy to fight with ?
(Loud laughter.) The Caffie was on one hill in one. moment
and on another in the next; and as the house must have seen
from the extracts which he had read to them, Colonel Somerset
declared his inability to come up to them. The plain truth was,
that nobody could put down this sort of strife but those who had
been long accustomed to it. The causes which had led to this
last irruption had been tha want of a lieutenant-governor at
Graham's-town to control the colonists in the first instance, and
a want of a proper local force to back his authority with the
Caffres in the second. The hon. member concluded by moving
that "au humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying
that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that there
be laid on the table of the house a Copy of any 'despatches that
may have been received from the Cape of Good Hope relative
to the late sanguinary irruption of the Caffres with the eastern
part of that colony."
Sir G. CLERK presumed that the hon. member had had some
communication with his hon. friend the secretary for the colo-
nies on the subject. Ile was not aware that there was any ob-
jection to this motion; but the facts were new to hint, and lie
was not prepared to give an opinion upon them. lie felt, how-
ever, great sympathy for those whose calamities the hon. mem-
ber had so forcibly depicted, and was quite certain that their
unfortunate condition would command the immediate attention
of the government of this country..
Mr. 13 AGS II AW said that he had ascertained that evening that
government had received no despatches on this subject. (A
sensation in the house.) The public, however, thought that de-
spatches bad been received, and that government was unwillieg to
publish them. Thatuotion had created au impression that things
were much worse off in that colony than they really were. His
object would be answered if the attention of, government was
called to the subject.—Motion withdrawn.
The Loan'Anvocaze brought in a bill for making. certain
alterations and reductions in the establishment of clerks and
officers attached to the Court of Session in Scotland; and a
bill for abolishing in Scotland imprisonment for civil debts of
small amount, &c.
They were read a first, and ordered to be read a second time
on Wednesday next.
NEWSPAPER STAMPS.
Mr. BULLER,
.in rising to move that the motions made by
himself and by the hon. member. for Salford, on the 26th and
27th ult.,. for returns of the number of stamps issued by the
Stamp-office for all the Lonoon and country newspapers during
the last year, specifying each newspaper, be discharged, ob-
served that proprietors Of newspapers had complained of the
inaccuracy of these returns, because they did not in all cases
show the real number of stamps issued to the particular paper
which actually used them, stamps being issued nominally to one
paper which were used by another. The injustice of this was
most felt by country papers. Still he thought that the public
ought to have some means of knowing which papers had the
largest circulation, and that means ought to be taken to obtain
accurate returns; and he suggested to the secretary of the trea-
sury whether the stamp. might not contain the name of the news-
paper to which it was issued.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
Petitions, complaining of the returns, were received from
Halifax, Horsham, _Bandon Bridge, Leicester, County Cork,
Monmouth, and Limerick.
The house adjourned at a quarter to 12 o'clock.

ROUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
The Earl of Ft onEN said that the part he had already token
in the discussion of the system of education in Ireland made
him anxious to obtain their lordships' leave to be allowed to
lay upon the table certain documents connected with that im-
portant subject, by which, when it came to be debated by their
lordships, they would be made fully aware of its merits. The
question involved a great principle, and from the numerous
petitions which had been entrusted to him upon it, which bad
loaded their lordships' table from time to time, when the ques-
tion came to be fully debated he was sure that their lordships
would consider it to be one fraught with the greatest import-
ance to the intellectual happiness of the people of Ireland. He
was aware that he had otteu troubled their lordships upon this
subject, but the anxiety he feat about it he trusted would be
considered by their lordships his sole reason for trespassing
upon so much of their lordships' time. The noble earl move,'
for a return of the seven hundred and eighty-nine schools,
specifying where situated, the names of their patrons and sup-
porters, what sums had been made to them, and how expended;
a return of the reports of the 52 schools, and of the 199 schools,
and the amount of local subscriptions; a return of the names
of the clergymen of the established and Roman catholic
churches who had received, sums in aid of such schools; also
a return of all schools held in nunneries, catholic chapels, and
other places of religious worship. In moving for these returns
his object was that every facility should be afforded to noble
lords that they might be properly informed upon the subject
when he should have the honour of bringing it under their
consideration_
The returns were ordered, and the home adjourned.