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they would not have
line of coun-

undertaken great operationS along an immense

that progress step by step, and es-
in every important part, for the purpose of
nyiying intelligence and supplies, and of making all safe
id secure in case of any unforeseen disaster, so that the
rces could retreat from the first post to the second, and so
as far as necessary, falling back, not upon weakness, but
-*h. He charged that insufficiency upon those
_... at the time to make ample provision for
very contingency, and not to have left officers exposed
to defeat, and to the necessity of deviating from the
first rules of the service. He therefore thanked his right

trywithout making gc

whose duty

honourable friend for having increased her Majesty's forces.
But that ought to have been done long ago. It was
now imperatively necessary to look well to our extended
empire, and lo increase our forces, not by expedients,
but by large and regular rneans. Look at India. The
Queen's troops there were reckoned at 22 battalions, at
the very moment when some were called away to China, and
others to Affghanistan ! What were 22 battalions for India
Proper? And where were they now? Nine and a half only

were' in India ; some were sent to Affghanistan, some to
Cabal,- and some 'to jellalabad.' Be trusted that no new
disaster would befal the British troops in thoseparts, but,
should such an event take place, not only would the physical
results be Most distressing, but the moral effect must be most
mischievous to the honour and welfare of this country ; and
here again he must cast all the responsibility of such a state
of thinks upon those who, when it was their duty to prepare
the necessary supplies, failed to do so. (Hear, hear.) Re-
turning now to that degree of comfort which ought to be
provided for the British soldier, he would state that when
he 'arrived at the lonian Wands, he found but, one military
chaplain there ; and on visiting the hospitalS he heard the
dying soldiers calling for spiritual aid and comfort in their
last moments. fie applied to the noble lord the member for
Sunderland; who was then Secretary at War, and he appoint-
ed another chaplain, and also three Roman Catholic chap-
lains; but he (Sir H. Douglas) had recommended the appoint-
ment of four. An alteration for the better was visible among
the military ; many of them were to he seen sitting in the

guard-room§ reading, and he knew from observation that
those who took to their books forsook baneful habits and
pursuits, and became moral men, and consequently orderly
and good soldiers: (Hear,'hear.) He wished his righfhon.
friend'would take another step with respect to thcse institu-
tions which had proved so beneficial among civilians—he
meant saving-banks. When he was Governor of New
Brunswick, many years ago, he established saving-banks, in
which the military deposited their savings, hot as soldiers,
but as private persons ; and in a very short time tneir depo-
sits amounted to 1;500, while provident habits and temper-
ance and general good conduct prevailed more extensively
amongst the men. In the course of service, however, the re-
giment was calledelsewhere ; there being no mode of remitting
deposits, it was necessary to return the men their money, and
the Conseqtience was, that, though some gave their savings to
superior officers, or the paymaster, to take care of for them,
others fell into great irregularities, spending their money
foolishly, ,and courts-martial followed their misconduct.
us they were thrown back in the path of good behaviour,
ly through the absence of a regimental saving-bank.
lcein'this matter was similar in the lonian Isles.
for Marylebone, after
',leaded 'so-warmly the other night against the reduc-

the me

Ue complenlentl

my, and not

case of the

surely support the same view of
wish to decrease the comforts or injure the health of the
soldier. He quite agreed with the gallant commodore in
what he had said upon that subject, though he would not fol-
low him to the length of saying that, in consequence of the
deficiency in the 'Complement of men for the Mediterranean
fleet, if the French had come down upon the British they
would.have been defeated. (Hear, hear.) He thought the

bee -n directly at variance with his observat

s in that house,
in the quarter•

?owerful, that he was not acting under the in-

fluence of the

.d exptes

Indeed, he
s) was firmly of opinion, considering the skill

Sir H. Dou

2 regard to seamanship bet in gun-
courage,' that even had the fleet

in
Ti diminished still more its comph
inch would not have beaten them, had t

of men, the

AYARD WI

ms should

be increased, and that, after ten years, a sc
entitled to a free discharge.

ier should be

it H. HAIUDINGE inclined to a

the opinion.

the period of servic

dier to his dischar

diff, eulty was chiefly a financial one. With respect !o' Mr.
Wiliiaths's observations, he stated, that seven battalions of
the proposed force were required for the war in China, and
that the half-pay list had been much diminished, but could
not be further reduced, except by death, the officers being
now, for the most part, too old to be recalled into active ser-
vice. As the number of officers diminished by death, the
number of pensions to their widows bad unavoidably aug-
mented. The service abroad was so severe, that the reliefs
must absolutely be increased, and this required an increase

the total for&
The vote was affirmed.
On the second vote, for t
iese forces, Mr. WILLI AM,4

um required to maintain

eceiced t

ousehold Troops bey°

what was

Q.: LA. LianniNou defended this extra pay, on the ground
of the peculiar character of these troops, and the great ex-
pense of living in the metropolis.
Mr. WILLIAMS persevered in dividing the house, and was
defeated by a majority of 144 against 12.
Mr. WILLIAMS took another division upon the vote for
~,,Innteprq. and was

committee then passed the retnainder of the arm
proceeded to those of the navy.
s raised another discussion

estimates, a❑,
Mr. Curti:

Mr. Elton, det

Binfut

1g some parts of his conduct. aptain
i.
ketch of Mr. Elton's naval life, imCpeach-
';on. Captain Rous vindi-

of habitual itisubordir

Some conversatipu followed about the effects to be expect-
ed•from the Merchant 'Seaman's Registry Act, sth and 6th

ORDS.—TUEsn

1 stated

;e, pay-

s in Ireland .Bill whs read a s

I DENMAN 111(

Bill, w

!ond read

absolutely requisite

.ls of his

.cond time,

of the I

was the objection to witnesses
ground of interest, an objection which led to the
,t absurdities and inconsistencies, and which he pro-
- hv allowing all persons to give evidence,
oubstantially parties to the suit.
Lord LYNDHURST said he was disposed to support this
', which was calculated to remedy a serious evil; but he
d that his noble and learned friend would give ample
and not move to go into committee
circuit, in order that they might_ have the

posed to reined

hose who were

time for consideration

anti! after tt

)enefit of the best consideration of Westminster Hall
loble lord then contended at some length, and cited cases
f of bis position, that the law of evidence was full of
r and inconsistency in every part of it—absurdities
in an assembly of reasonable individuals could not

instant defer

Lord BROUGHAM took the same view of the case, and was
glad that a measure which he had proposed i❑ the other
House of Parliament, about a dozen years ago, was at last

likely to
Lord WyNFoito thought some such measure absolutely
requisite, but that it should be carried further, for he could
not sec why plaintiffs and defendants should not beexamined

,e carried out

as well as other interested parties: If they came before the
court on affidavit they were listened to, and be could not see
why they should not be allowed to give viva voce evidence on
oath, and let the jury be the judges of the value of the evi-

Lord CAMPBELL approved of the bill, but could not ap-
prove of the suggestion of examining plaintiffs and defendants.
After some further conversation the bill was read a second
time and ordered to be committed on the re-assembling of
the house after the Easter holidays.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TIJESDAY.
Mr. D'lsaAm.t called the attention of the house to the
consular establishment of the empire, with. a view to its re-
construction. In a speech of upwards of two hours' duration
he dwelt upon the great inconvenience and injury to the pub-
lic welfare arising from the circumstance that the civ-

lw two

of her Majesty in foreign countries were carried on
distinct services ; and concluded by moving that, with a viev
of advancing those commercial interests which at this ma

►vent so much occupy our consideration, it is expedient that
measures should be forthwith taken to blend the consular
with the diplomatic body.
Lord C. HAMILTON seconded the motion. lie contended
of consular law for the proper protec-
ts abroad, as well as for the protection

on of British subj.

of our commercial interests.
Dr. BOWRING was of opinion that the real evil was to be
traced to the imperfect education of those appointed to fill

consular offices.
Sir R..PEEL said that many of the observations of Mr.
D'lsraeli applied to appointments with which he had had
nothing to do, and he did not, therefore, feel himself called
upon to reply to them; but as respected the general ques-
tion, be was not prepared to give his support to the mo-
tion that the diplomatic and consular functions should be
blended. Laying down any such general rule would lead to
great inconvenience, for, in many instances, it was desirable
to have consuls who could not possess the diplomatic cha-
racter, though he admitted, on the other hand, that there
were cases in which it might be advantageous to 1. site the
two functions in the same individul. This, however, should
be left entirely to the discretion of the government.
Lord PALMERSTON was of opinion that Mr. D'lsreeli bad
failed in making out a case in support of his motion, and
contended that generally the consular duties of the empire
had been very ably carried out by those to whom they, were
entrusted. The noble lord entered into a long defence of
the course he had pursued with respect to these establish-
ments, and he also defended some of the consular appoint-
ments which had been impugned by Mr. D'lsraeli. He be-
lieved, however, that in South America the diplomatic and
consular character might be safely and advantageously united
in the same individual.

Mr. SMYTHE suggested that it would be well to appoint
persons as consuls who had as little as possible to do per-
sonally with trade; because, independent of the disinclina-
tion which a foreign government would have to communicate
to a consul, who was a merchant also, particular kinds of
information, the merchani himself might frequently find that
his communicating information which his government ought
to know would prove prejudicial to his private interests as a

trader.
After some observations from Mr. WILLIAMS and Sir W

SOMERVILLE,

WARD said the motion could lead to no practical re-
sult in its present shape, and he should therefore, if pressed
to a division, vote against it •, though he admitted that some
useful improvements might be adopted from what the hon.
member bad suggested.
After a few observations from Mr. LABOUCRERE and
Captain PLumuthun,
Mr. D'lsn AELI replied, and the motion was negatived
without a division.

141 r. MACKINNON then moved for a select committee to
consider the expediency of framing some legislative enact-
ments (due respect being paid to the rights of the clergy,) to
remedy the evils arising from the interment of bodies within
the precincts of large towns or places densely peopled. The
hon. member expressed his surprise that the present system
should have been suffered to continue to the present day, al-
though it was notorious that it was productive of the most
pernicious consequences, to the health of the inhabitants of
large cities.. _

Dr. Bown.i-No seconded the motion, and said he was glad
to see that at last some step was about to be taken with a
view to render the dead as little as possible obnoxious to theliving.
Mr. Wtoctuy thought the question one of great import-
ance, and hoped the hon. member would not Once upon the
committee any of the proprietors of cemetery companies.
Sir J. GRAHAM gave his consent to the motion, conceiving
it quite necessary that some step should be taken to remedy
the evil complained of.
The motion was agreed to. _

Lord F. EGERTON moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend
an act entituled "An act to render certain marriages valid,
and to alter the law with respect to certain voidable mar-
riaaes, and to define the prohibited degrees of affinity." The
bill he proposed to remedy was that of 1835, which contained
a prospective clause prohibiting certain marriages on the
ground of the affinity of the parties. One chie object of
the bill would be to enable a widower to marry his wife's
sister, which he thought was not contrary to the Christian
dispensation. In many instances it might be must advanta-
geous to the children of the first marriage that the sister of
their mother should be placed in a position to watch over
their education in the character of a parent. The noble lord
spoke at considerable length in support of his proposition,
and in explcnation of most of its details to the house, and
said he had no apprehension that the passing of his bill could
at all tend to weaken the moral sanctity of marriage in this
country.
MM. BORTHWICK seconded the motion.

Sir R. INGLis regretted that the subject should have been
introduced at all, and more particularly that it should be in-
troduced by a noble lord whose character stood so high as to
give great weight to anything he proposed. The universal
church was decidedly averse for fifteen centuries to such
marriages as. he now ought to legalise. There was no single
instance in which such marriages as those sought to be now
legalised had been sanctioned. It was not necessary to rest
this question on the word of God. On purely social, practi-
cal, and political grounds, it was objectionable. He believed
no man with a well-conducted mind would regard his wife's
sister with other feelings than he would his own. He hoped
the opinion of the house would be so expressed that the mea-
sure would not be again brought forward.
Mr. M. MILNES regretted to hear the intention of the
hon. baronet to take the sense of the house upon the bill.
He thought the question could not be settled so summarily
as the hon. baronet imagined, but that it required mature
deliberation.

Mr. HOPE (Maidstone)concurred with Sir It. Inglis in
opposing the treasure, which he considered would clash with
the decrees of the church, and be regarded as an instalment
of some greater measure.

Mr. C. BULLER thought the measure too important to
proceed with at that late hour, and therefore proposed the
adjournment of the debate.
After a few words from Mr. PLuzuTRE, Sir R. INGLIS,
and Dr. Nicftem., it was arranged, on the suggestion of Sir
R. PEEL, that the debate should be adjourned to Friday week.
The house soon after adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
Sir It. PEEL moved the second reading of the Corn Im-
portation Bill.
Lord EBRII.4GTON argued at considerable length in oppo-
sition to the sliding scale of duties, and moved, as an amend-
ment, that the bill should be read a second time that day six
months.

Col. T. WOOD supported the bill, though he admitted that
he was at one time disposed to wish for a less prohibitory
measure.

VYVYAN supported the amendment ; as did also

Mr. BLAcKsToNE, who contended that it did not give
suiEcient protection to the agriculturist, and said that, there
were only five petitions, signed by 510 individuals, presented

to the hduse in 'favour ct the ►neasure proposed by the govern-

Mr. BUCK denied that the prevailing distress was to be
attributed to the corn 'laws. He should have been better
pleased if the right hon. baronet (Sir R. Peel) had proposed
a higher scale of duties, but his constituents were not dis-
posed on iv!count of his proposed alterations to withdraw
their support from a govetriment in which they ir d the
greatest confidence.

- Lord Howicx admitted that the proposed bill was a very
great amendment and amelioration of the existing law, and
he believed it to be the beginning of a progress to a corn law
founded upon a more intelligible principle than that which
they had then before them. He repudiated the idea of pro-
tection to agriculture, or to any other branch of industry,
beyond the protection to any man in the possession of the
fruits of his own labour. Any protection that went beyond
this, any protection that went the length of compelling one
man to purchase the produde of another ceased to be pro-
tection, and became wrong by giving to onepartmular class

the power of taxing their fellow-subjects. He was not an ad-
vocate for the total and immediate repeal of the corn laws,
but preferred a moderate fixed duty. As a strong proof of
the evils of the sliding scale he instanced the fact that large
quantities of corn were lying in bond while
in the markets of England was enorme

he price of corn

the failure of our domestic produce, the corn in bond being
retained there until the averages became sufficiently high to

uit the purpose of ti

importers

The_ proposed "measure

was a continuance of the same vicious policy hitherto main-
tained—it would satisfy no party, and ultimately the right
hon. baronet would himself be obliged to come again to Par-
liament to admit that his own measure was not beneficial in
its operation, and that it was his dnty to propose that it
should he altered.

Mr. PAXINGTON was of opinion that no case had been
made out in favour of a fixed duty. Under the existing corn
law, the manufacturers had acquired a degree of unprece-
dented prosperity ; and, convinced as he was of the necessity

.ving protectiou to agriculture, he should support a mea-
brought forward by a Government in which his confi-

which had e

iced itself in the course of the debates on thisv
id which had led each side of the house to attri-
bute sordid motives to the other. It should he remembered
that this,measure was forced upcn the present government—
s'
in fact, a brand of -discord flung.by the late go-
- and which it consequently be-
and

questior

hat it v

necessary to deal with in some way; and the present
,overnment were dealing with it in the most equitable man-
ner for all parties.

Mr. C. BULLER remarked upon the inconsistency of those
'hon. members who supported the existing law by their argu-
ments, and yet who supported its alteration by their votes.
The hon. member then contended that the corn laws had
operated most injuriously on the employMent of bbth capital

and labour, and said that iiei;;;iLijfe;iUtes in the bill of
Sir R. Peel were, that it would increase the revenue, and
that it was a considerable shake to a bast system.

113 111

it would be much better if such exciting expressions
not resorted to ; it was a fair apd equitable adjustMent,

which was called for by t

Mr. SnE!L remarked upon the fact
taken of the assertious, upon his side

no notice had been
the house, that the

1g mud

cater concessions than the
With respect to the sliding scale, he
.3riticiplo were good, why it was not
sugar; and other colonial produce.
vas, that though for the last
1 millions of quarters of corn, yet

present bill proposed
wished to know, if the
to be applied .to coffee,
The evil of the present system v

few years we had impor

ua LI Cll.; in cum, as was proved by the
fact 'that in one year, 1000 British vessels had entered the
Baltic for the purpose of bringing home corn, and the whole
of these vessels were sent out in ballast instead of being laden
with British manufactures•

e had r

Mr. GLADSTONE charged Mr. Shell with inconsistency in
repudiating the sliding scale, though he had himself always
previously supported the sliding scale even against the most
modified attempts to change it. He also charged him with
having quoted the opinion of Mr. Huskiison, in 1821, against
all his subsequent opinions, which was quite as unfair as if
any one hereafter were to quote any of .the speeches of the
right hon. gentleman (Mr. Shell) in support of the existing
corn law as a test of his opinions on the sliding scale, which
it now appeared had undergone a total change. He con-
tended that, so far from the British manufacturer being de-
stroyed by foreign competition, the fact was thr.t the British
manufacturer was able to compete successfully against any
nation whatever, or against all. The house had determined
by a large majority against the repeal of the corn law, and
bad also determined by a large majority against the adoption
of a fixed duty ; and the house had now proposed to it the
adoption of a measure which was almost universally admitted
to be one of considerable and substantial relief to the con-
sumer. The agriculturists in assenting to this measure were
making a large concession, though he admitted not more
than was called for by the state of the trading and manufac-
turing interests of the country ; but having thus conceded
they were not deserving the terms of asperity which had been
showered upon them in the course of these debates. With
respect to this measure being a precursor of greater changes,
he muse say that he never thought it within the compass of
possibility that, in any matter connected with commerce or
produce, they could legislate so as to prevent the necessity
of ever at any future period having to consider the same sub-
ject. Still, surely the present measure must be considered,
s t all events, as final as the proposition of a fixed duty, when
the great mass of those who supported it avowed their object
to be to obtain a fixed duty in order to get rid of that duty
altogether.
Lord J. RUSSELL quoted the opinion of Lord Sandon that
the mercantile men of Liverpool were in favour of a fixed
duty,'and in reply to an attack upon the motives which ac-
tuated the late government in bringing forward the alteration
of the corn law, said, that when he proposed the changes in
our fiscal laws, he fully expected to carry the greater portion
of them,-and had no doubt•but that, as a change in the corn
law was indispensable, he should by the force of public opi-
nion
be enabled to carry that change also. The late govern-
ment had, however, been defeated by the supposition in
which the country was left that the opponents of that govern-
ment were favourable to the existing corn law. The noble
I alluded to the tears entertained by the agriculturists
when it was proposed to reduce the duty on the importation
of foreign wool, fears which experience proved to be un-
founded, for in subsequent years the quantity of home-grown
wool largely increased. Yet upon that occasion the Duke
of Richmond had moved for committee after committee in
order to p rove that the measure must be enormously inju-
rious to the agricultural interests. He coull not see why
the principle which had been successfully 'tarried out re-
specting other articles should wholly fail when applied to
corn. If there were imposts on the agriculturists to which
other classes were trot exposed, to that extent he would give
them protection ; but, consistent with that protection, he
was of opinion that the cheaper the price of corn the better
it would be for the country.
Sir R. PEEL said that the fixed duty of the noble lord
would not be a measure of justice to thel agriculturists, nor
would it give them the extent of protection which he avowed
himself ready to concede. He denied that he had ever said
that he did not expect that this measure would give no rejief
to commercial manufacturing distress; what he had said was,
that he could not hold out a hope that it would lead to any
material or immediate mitigation of the sufferings of the
people. He was of the same opinion still, and considered
if he held out great expectations of great and immediate re-
lief from the change he proposed, that he should be practising
a delusion, for he did not think the distress was the result of
the existing corn law, and would not, therefore be at
once relieved by its alteration. He had felt it his duty
to frame a measure which would lead to a practical result,
and• his success in so doing it was which had led to the
dulness of their debates, for had his measure been other-
wise than practical they would have bad much more
vigour in their denouncement of his plan. The right honour-
able baronet then appealed to the house to say, what would
be the consequence of rejecting his measure? The noble
lord could not carry his measure, nor could any other pro-
position he had heard hope for more than a comparatively
trivial support, and the result, therefore, would be to keep
the question unsettled, and the country agitated upon a
subject of such importance. He hoped, therefore, that as
his measure was a very considerable concession, the house
would preserve the country from such a state of things by
agreeing to the second readily, of the bill.
Lord WOUSLEY defended himself from the charge of in-
consistency in the course he had pursued upon the subject
of the corn laws, and expressed his intention to vote against
the second reading of the bill.
After a few observations from Sir C. NAPIER, the house
divided, and the second reading was carried by a majority of
284 to 176.

DEATH OF WILLIAM GRANT, ESQ,

This universally-beloved man died on the 28th February
last, at his house, Springside, near Manchester. The bene-
volence of this gentleman has been rendered interesting to
the public by the pen of Mr. Dickens, who has depicted him,
in conjunction with his brother, under the character of the
"'Brothers Cheeryble." Mr. Giant was born in the year 1770.
His father was a respectable farmer in Inverness-shire, from
whence he removed about the year 1793, in consequence of a
flood which not only swept away his flocks and his crops, but
also the very soil he cultivated, leaving sterile gravel in its
place. His son, with a deep feeling of gratitude to Provi-
dence for the means of usefulness, used often to remark on
this seeming destruction of all the hopes of the family, that
it was, infact, the opening to wealth and to beneficial influ-
enee. The father and son found employment at Messrs.
Dinwiddie and Co.'s print-works, near Bury, where 'William
served his apprenticeship ; and so able and so trustworthy
was he found, that before its termination, and while yet a
mere youth, he had many offers of partnership. These,
however, he declined, his design being to join his younger
brothers, whom he had established in business in Bury, and
who had been very successful. Their after-progress was
what might have been expected from the union of able men
of business, all banded together for one common interest, all
distinguisbed for integrity, each having his own department,
and each discharging its duties with judgment, zeal, and
industry. If any thing was remarkable in their achievement
of wealth and station, it was that riches were not accumulated
by penurious savings 'of niggardly economy, but kept steadily
and swiftly progressive, notwithstanding liberal. and, as many
called it, profuse hospitality, and notwithstanding tens-of
thousands of pounds were given away from the common fa-
mily purse in acts of charity and mercy. As the deceased
was *ell-known in Liverpool, and his memory highly re-
spected, we give the following examples of his unobtrusive
munificence, which we find, amongst many others, in the
Illartchestei. Times. Mr. Grant was a staunch conservative
in politics, and his profuse liberality forms a striking con-
trast to the griping propensities of the members of the
Anti-Corn-Law League.
A young student was consumptive, and his chance for life
was removal to a warmer climate, which he could not afford.
It was Mr. Grant's object to devise a pious fraud, by which
he could serve the young man without offending his pride.
He said, " We have a vessel which is to touch at M-.
The captain will be glad to have your company so far, and
our correspondent will find you lodgings at a cheap rate."
The student resolved'to go. A few days before he sailed Mr.
Grant-said : "We are sending a young man to our agent by
the vessel you sail in. Will you be kind enough to pay him
some attention on the voyage ? " The young man was really
sent as his nurse ! On their arrival at M-, the agent in-
vited the student to his house until he could procure lodgings
for: him, but day after day had to invent fresh excuses for not
finding ,them. At last he said : "It is such a comfort to me
to have an Englishman to talk to that you would do me a
great favour if you would take up your abode with me." All

this had been arranged beforehand. But death came not-
withstanding. " Poor fellow ! " said Mr. Grant—" But I
have the consolation of thinking that he never found 'out how
we had managed for him."
A girl, twelve years of age, the daughter of a humble
friend, had attracted much of his notice by her honest de-
meanour and that premature thoughtfulness and develope-
ment of intellect which often mark those who are destined to
an early removal from the cares of this world. Seeing her
one day timidly approaching Mr. Grant with a little box in
her hand, her mother said: " She wants to beg from you,
sir." " Well, my dear child, what do you want with the
money that goes into your box ? " "We lay out part of it
in coals, and part of it in flannel for the poor." Well, here
is a sovereign ; put ten shillings of it in your box, and buy
something pretty for yourself with the other ten." The next
time she came there was -a request that she might be allowed
to put it all into the box. " Oh, certainly," he said, but
there is a sovereign to be spent in something 'for yourself."
That also, on reflection, was begged for the box, and another
was given in its stead, and thus he Went on, alternately
pleasing and puzzling the child. " God bless her," he said,
"she is too good for this world." And so she was. " She
has gone to heaven," he said, when he heard of her death,
and the big tears rolling down his own cheeks when he talked
to her father of submission to the will of God.

A tradesman became bankrupt when engaged for Mr.
Grant upon some -work which required them frequently to
consult together. When it was finished, and they were talk-
ing about it, the former was called out of the room. In his
absence Mr. Grant said to a mutual friend who had hap-
pened to call; "Do you think -- is in want of money ?
He was unexpectedly pulled down, and, although he is em-
ployed by the assignees, he may be pinched enough. Do you
think he would be affronted if I made him a present ?" And
before waiting for an answer, be added—" I'll run the risk—
it is better that I should run the risk of offending him than
he should suffer." When the tradesman returned, and the
friend had retired, Mr. Grant said—" Your assignees must
send in their account and it will be paid ; but it is not right
I should have put you to so much extra trouble for nothing ;
your time is yotir money. You must accept of this as a little
return for the trouble I have put you to"—attempting to put
some ten or twelve sovereigns into the other's hand. The
tear started into the man's eyes : " I see your intent, Mr.
Grant. You think I may be in want, and you delicately try
to make me a present under pretence of payment for my
time. I cannot take it, but I promise you that if ever I
should be unable to support my wife and family, the first
man I apply to for assistance will be William Grant." "Do
you make me that promise solemnly ?" " I do indeed."
" Then give me your hand. A man like you is not easily to
be put down ; but if you ever should be in want, you know
where you have a friend."
He liked to enable the benevolent to relieve the cases of
distress which were presented to them, and thus to make them
share with himself in the pleasure of contributing to human
happiness. " You must haVe a ..tiumber of poor people ap-
plying to you for relief in these bad times," he said to a lady
a few weeks ago. " I have indeed," she replied, " and I
am sorry I have so little to give to really decent people who
have been reduced in circumstances." " Will you be kind
enough, my dear lady," said he, " to take these two sove-
reigns and distribute them for me ?" " Oh, Mr. Grant,"
said the lady, " the blessing of them that are ready to perish
will be upon you." Christmas before last he came to us.
" This is very cold weather, and the poor people must be
badly off for want of fire. I should like to make a number
of houses and hearts warm on Christmas Day, and you will
-do me a great favour if you will see to the distribution of
twenty tons of coals in single hundred weights; only don't
put it in the newspaper.
Many years ago a warehouseman published a scurrilous
pamphlet, in which he endeaVoured, but very unsuccessfully,
to hold up the house of Grant- Brothers to public ridicule.
William remarked that the man would live to repent what he
had done, and this was conveyed by some tale-beardr to the
libeller, who said : " Oh, I suppose he thinks I shall, some
time or other, be in his debt, but I will take good care of
that." It happens, however, that a man in business cannot

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repent of his sudaeii

not obtain his certificate without their signature, and without
it he could not enter into business acain. Be had obtained

the number a

What! they

signatures required-by the bankrupt law
folly to hove that the firm of

It seem

the brothers

duly the deficient}
who had cruelly been made the laughing-stocks of the public,
t the wrong and favour the wrong-doer! He despaired.
laims of a wife and children forced him at last to
application. H ambled by misery he presented himself
minting-house of the wronged. Mr. Grant was alone,
e first words to the delingt.ent were, ` Shut the door,
sternly uttered. The door was shut, and the libeller stood
remblirw, before the libelled. He told . his tale, and pro-

But the c

duced his certificate, which was instantly clutched by the it
jured merchant. " You wrote a pamphlet against us once,
exclaimed Mr. Grant. The supplicant expected to

parchment thrown into the fire.! But this was not its des-
tination. Mr. Grant took a pen, and writing something
upon the document, handed it back to the bankrupt. He,
poor wretch, expected to see " rogue, scoundrel, libeller,"
inscribed ; but there was, in fair, round characters, the signa-
ture of the firm ! "We make it a rule," said Mr. Grant,

" never to refuse signing the certilicateof an honesttradesman,
and we have never heard that you were anything else." The
tears started into the poor man's eyes. " Ali," said Mr.
Grant, " my saying was true. I said you would live to repent
writing that pamphlet. I did not mean it as a threat. 1 only
meant that some day you would know us better, and repent
you had tried to injure us. I see you repent of it now. " I
do, I do," said the grateful man. " I bitterly repent it."
" Well, well, my dear fellow, you know us now. How do
you get on? What are you going to do ?" The poor man
stated that lie had friends who could assist him when his cer-
tificate was obtained. " But how are you off in the mean •
time ?" . And the answer was, that having given up every
farthing to his creditors, he had been compelled to stint his
family of even common necessaries that he might be able to
pay the cost of his certificate. "My dear fellow, that will
not do, your family must not suffer. Be kind enough to take
this ten-pound note to your wife from me—there, there, my
dear fellow—nay, don't cry—it will he all well with you yet.
Keep up your spirits, set to work like a man, and you will
raise your head amongst us yet." The overpowered man en-
deavoured in vain to express his thanks. The swelling in his
throat forbade words. He put his handkerchief to his face
and went out crying like a child.

A)Dtpping *ittellignicr.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8

A RRI VP n.—Chalco, Brown, from Buenos Ayres—Russell Glover,
Howes ; Ocean' Millard ; Liverpool,
Griffiths ; Lord Maidstone, Taylor; Victory, Brooks; Lord Seaton,
, and Trenton. Monson, from New Orleans—Josepho, Leitch,
from Mobile—Clydesdale, Prince, from Alexandria—Star, Morton,
from St. Michael's—James Matthewson, from Valparaiso—
Brunswick, and Syren, from Mobile—Solon, Buckman, from New
York—and Emerald, Parsons, from Malta.

Sunflower, Forrester, from Maranham, at this port ; sailed 30th
Tan. in company with the Winscales. The Statesman sailed two
days previous, both for Liverpool
James Matthewson, Branscombe, from Valparaiso, at this port;
sailed 3rd Dec. On 17th, in lat. 56 S, long. 73 W, spoke the globe,
hence to Valparaiso, and the Paramatto, from London to Valpa-
raiso, in lat. 53 58 S, long. 75 W
Mary Somerville, Lancaster, from Calcutta, at this port; sailed
from the Cape of Good Hope, Bth Jan. and from St. Helena 23rd.
Left at the Cape, the Lady Faversham, for London, and Dnchess of
Argyle, for this port;' Cornwall for Sincapore ; Champion and
Charlotte for the Mauritius ; and Harmony for Rio Janeiro. The
Southampton (50) ; Cambrian (36) ; Lily (16) ; Tortoise (6); and
Fawn (2), were at Simon's Bay. On 2nd Feb. in lat. IS, long. 22
W, spoke tI.M S. Thalia (43), from Portsmouth to China, out 26
days, and Athol, from Bombay to this port
Reliance, Hall, hence at the Cape of Good Hope, and sailed 30th
Dec. for Bombay. On 15th Nov in lat. 23 N. long. 25 W, spoke
the Shakspeare, hence for Bombay. On the 29th, in lat. 2S, long.
26 W, spoke the Bee, hence for Arica
Martha Jane, Thomas, hence at the Cape of Good Hope
ILM.S. Cambrian (36), from Plymouth, at ditto in 49 days
Senator, Eerr. from Ceylon, at ditto -
Reform, Miller, from St. Helena, ditto
Duncan and Mermaid, from Calcutta, at St. Helena
Montezuma, Selkirk, fcom the Cape of Good Hope, at ditto
Glanmire, and Walkin, from Mauritius, at ditto
Frisk, Whiteway, hence at Buenos Ayres
Wil)iam, Clouston, and Robina, Henderson, hence at Leghorn
Nais, Easton, hence at Cadiz
. Dryad, -, hence at Buenos Ayres
Alcyope, Bennett, hence at Monte Video
Pauline, De Boer, hence at Helvoet
Herefordshire. Lewis, hence at the Texel
Cordelia, M`Mullen, from Catania, at Belfast
Sea Nymph, from Leghorn, at ditto
Veracity, Dixon, from Aux Cayes, at Cove
Alice Brown, Donald, from Monte Video, at ditto
Grace, Penton, from Genoa, at ditto
Thomas Jessie, Hynes, from Leghorn, at ditto
Guard, Theobaid, hence for Dordt, at Milford
Isabel, Reid, hence. foe Algiers, at Whitehaven
Apollo, Wainwright, from Marseilles for Hull, at Ramsgate, with
part of her cargo thrown overboard, having been on the Goodwin
Sands
Rosalie, Alsop, for Rio Janeiro, and Lancashire Lass, Powell,
for Lisbon. have put back
Active, Miller, sailed from Marseilles for this port 28th Feb.
Mary Dugdale, from Sincapore for London, was spoken 22nd
Jan. in lat. 2 N, long. 22 W
Jessie Anderson, hence for Monte Video, was spoken 24th Jan.
in lat. 3 N, long. 22 W
Lady Bassett, hence for Genoa, was spoken 25th Feb. in lat. 48,

Mary Kingsland, hence for New York, was spoken 4th March
in lat. 50, long. 13

WEDNESDAY, MARcu 9.7-Wind S.W

ARRIVED.—Phoenix, Shaw, from Bombay—Theodosia, Cushing,
from Calcutta—Sarah & Arsalia, Smith, from Charleston—Jessie,
Parker, from Mobile—Rothschild, Luckett, from New Orleans—
General Wiltshire, Leslie, from New York sailed Mb Feb.—
Rapade, Boekleman, from Bahia—Statesman, Quiller, from Ma-
ranham—Siroceo, Hindley, from Marseilles—Coquette,
from Nantes—Santos, —, from Bilboa—and Lydia, Homan,
from Jersey.

Gleneira, Newby, from Calcutta, at St. Helena
Queen Victoria, Thompson, hence at Boston
Glengarry, Hill, hence at Savannah
Jane, Smith, hence at Vera Cruz
Gezina, Busch, hence at Brake
Johanna, Hanschild, hence at Bremen
Wellington, M'lntyre, hence for Charleston, and one ship, one
barque, and several brigs, put into Belfast Lough yesterday
Frances Stanton, Wilson, hence for Baltimore, was driven on
shore near Cape Henry, 13th Feb.: crew saved
Oriental, Scott, hence for Be rout, put back to I! eaumaris, 7th
instant, with loss of jibboom
_ .

Oglethorpe, from New York for the Clyde, was abandoned 3rd
Feb. in lat. 41, long. 57, in a sinking condition ; crew taken to New
York
A severe gale from the westward was experienced at New York
17th Feb.

Amelia, hence for Bombay, was spoken 2nd Jan. in lat. 20 S,

ong. 29 W

Rochester, Woodhouse, from New York, at this port : sailed lgth
Feb.—The England sailed a few hours before her

Mexican PaC:ket, Chaplin, from Laguna, at this port ; sailed 20th
Jan. The Lady Harvey and Blucher were to sail same day for this
port

THURSDAY, MARcu 10.—Wind W.N.W. very fresh

ARAI VIC n.—lrlam, Morphew, from Barbadoes—Papinean, Allen,
from St. Domingo—England, —, from New York. sailed 19th
Feb.—and Pauline, Caillot, from Rouen.

Medora, Miller, from Bombay, at this port. On 31st Jan. in lat.
2 N, long. 21 W, spoke the Goshawk, hence to the Cape of Good
Hope
Heron, Cacace, for Malta, has put back
Friendship, Davies, from Newport, grounded on her anchor last
night, off Woodside, and filled

buCen Victoria, Black, 7th Jan. ; Wm. Pirrie, M`Donald, 9th ;
Christiana, Simpson, 9th; Devonport, Broadfoot, 17th; Lady
Lilford, Scott, 22nd ; and Colchester, Withers, 23rd, from Liver-
pool, at Bombay
Royal Saxon, Crawford. from Bershire. at Bombay
United Kingdom, Eshelby, from Sydney, ditto
Adam I.odge, Henderson, ditto ditto
Intrinsic, Davidson, hence and Melbourne, ditto .

Columbine, -, hence at the Cape of 'Good Hope, and sailed
for Bombay 20th Jan. ; Princess Charlotte, 25th; England, 27th ;
Thistle, 28th; and Kilblain, and Clarendon, 29th Jan. for Liverpool
Iris, -, hence at Madras
Elizabeth Moore, hence and Port Adelaide, at ditto
Union, -, hence at Mauritius
Nohab, Miller, hence at the Cape, and sailed 29th Dec. for Sydney
A large brig, supposed to be laden with tallow, was seen aban-
doned about 50 miles from Scilly

Tarn O'Shanter, and Livingston, from Valparaiso, at Sydne;

James Lemon, Stone, hence and Waterford for New York, with
loss pf rudder, bulwarks, sails, &c. and sh.ort of provisions, after
being ont 10 weeks, and as far as long.. 39
Alpha, Hodgson, hence and Monte Video, at Buenos Ayres
Elizabeth, Kincaid, hence at Bahia
Capricorn, Llewellyn, hence at Barbadoes
Lee, Henderson, from London, ditto
Princess Royal, Baxfield, sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool
2nd March
David & John, Micklerid, hence at Bilboa
Anion, Roberts, for the Cape of Good Hope, at Holyhead
Desire, Stabb, for Lisbon, at Kingstown
David, Sheilds, for Gibraltar, at ditto
Rapade, from Bahia, and Santos, from Bilboa, were in contact
this Morning, in the river— the former lost bowsprit, and the latter
was nearly cut to the water's edge

B LIEN os Ayess, Dec. 24.—A lighter, with upwards of 40 pack-
ages dry goods, &c. ex Frisk, from Liverpool, filled with water, all
the packages have been more or less damaged, and will be sold by
auction.

MIDDLEWICH CORN MARKET, FEB. E
s. tl.

Wheat, old

Oats, old,
nev

Beam-3, :14, 60lb

SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 9
have had a fair supply of both Beasts and Sheep. 1

quality of the Beef very inferior. Of lkititton the quality was
pretty fair. Prime Beef met ready sale at tiici to 7d, and prime
Mutton 7d to ;id per lb. A few inferior Beasts and Sheep unsold.

MANCHESTER AND SALFORD HIDE, SKIN, AND
TALLOW MARKET, MARCH 9.

The price of heavy Hides has declined, and all above 8. lb 34e1
per lb, under tialb 12s each. Large skin (Iri,h and Yorkshire) 5s to
6s ; Cheviots and half•bred 4s to ss; Scotch 2s fd to 5s 6d.
Tallow Is per stone of 141bs.