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The Marquis of NORMANI

the buildings regulation bill.
The Marquis of SALISBURY opposed the motion, on the
ground that it would enhance the price of buildings, and ren-
der it more difficult for the poor to obtain dwellings.

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eventually read a second time, as was a
provements bill, and both were ordered to be committed on
Friday.

Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he would move on Fri-
day, for copies of the correspondence with the Port of Nassau
respecting the transactions arising out of the affair of the
Creole.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that when the corn-laws
came again under the consideration of the house, he would
move that it is not expedient to adopt a graduated scale of
duties.
Mr. Vaur
dient to

1, he should move that it was not
ive any duty upon the importation of forei

Ign corn

Lord LINCOLN, in -reply to a qu'estion from Mr. Ewart,

said there was no in

ition at present of throwing open to

public Richmond and Kew Parks

.id that a true bill had been found at the
ns against a nobleman appointed to a high
should, on Friday, move for a return of the
,e which had taken place relative to the circutn-

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Old Bailey si
station ; and he s
correspon
stances

In reply to a question from Mr. Du NCOMBE

Sir R. PEEL said he feared he cuuld not brin'c, forward his
bill for the registration of electors until after Easter ; but
ample time would be given to make the country acquainted
with its details before pressing it forward. . . ..

On the motion of 1.;

BOWRING, copies were ordered of
the communications addressed from Bolton to the Home-
office during the late recess on the subject of Mr. Mott's

rMr. BROTRERTON moved that no opposed motion should
be brought forward and decided after twelve o'clock at night,
unless there should be 100 members present,

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Sir R. PEEL opposed the motion, as calculated to obstruct
public business. It would require a total change in the
habits of life and society at the present day to carry out the
object of the hon. member.
The motion, on a division, was negatived by a majority of

200 to 26.
Lord J. RUSSELL moved for copies of letters of the late
Lord President of the Court of Session in Scotland, and the
late Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench in Ireland, resigning
their judicial. offices. He did not mean to impute anything
the government, for when

improper in the course 1
those

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1, it was imperative upon the government
mcies ; but their long retention of office,

to supply
and their

on on a char

of ministry,

raised a prima fade cass of suspicion that they had
,retained

their offices until they could have an opportunity of surren-
dering them into the hands of their own political friends.
Considering the importance of maintaining the purity of the
bench, he thought it would be a great misfortune to the
country if judges were looking to the interests of the treasury
bench instead of to the duties and interests of the bench of

Sir J. GRAHAM said, until that moment he was at a loss
to guess the motive of the noble lord in bringing forward the
present motion, which it now appeared was an attack, not
upon the government, but on the two judges referred to. He
would tell the noble lord that, in the case of the Lord Presi-
dent, he had neither directly nor indirectly any communica-
tion from him upon the subject of his retirement. The right
hon. baronet then referred to the negotiations which had
taken place with respect to the retirement of Lord Corehouse,
and also to those which had more recently taken place to in-
duce a Lord Chancellor of Ireland (Lord Plunkett) to resign,
not upon the accession of a new ministry, but when the ex-
isting ministry was virtually condemned, and quoted from
the noble lord's farewell address to the Irish bar the passage
where be declared that he was not in the slightest degree re-
sponsible for his retirement, for he was requested to do so by
a person to whom he was under such obligation that he was
impelled by an irresistible sense of gratitude to comply. The
right hon. baronet concluded by stating, that the government
had never asked either of those judges to resign, and that he
could never assent to stamp disgrace upon such venerable
persons by producing the papers, unless compelled to do so
by a vote of that house.

Mr. F. MAULE said it was perfectly well known that the
Lord President was for many months incapable, from in-
firmity, of performing the duties of office. He defended the
conduct of the late government in the case of Lord Core-
house, and said that for a long time back the people of Scot-
land were disgusted with the judgments of the late Lord
President. The honourable gentlemen instanced the judg-
ment in the Strathbogie case, in the delivery of which be
allowed his temper so far to get the better of his discretion as
to call the General Assembly of Scotland a set of thimble-
riggers.

The LORD ADVOCATE defended the Lord President, who
had performed the duties of his office down to the time of
his retirement. Very recently he had become somewhat
deaf, and had also an affection in his limbs, which prevented
him from going to court; and to these affections it was that
his resignation was to be attributed.

Mr. o'CoNNELL said a judge should have no politics, and
yet it was generally believed throughout Ireland that Chief
Justice Bushe, after his memory and faculties had become a
wreck—a noble wreck certainly, but still a wreck—still re-
tained his office in order that he might be able to give the
appointment of his successor to his political friends.

Mr. SHAW defended Chief Justice Bushe ; after whic

Mr. WAKLEY said that this was altogether a most edify-
ing discussion, proving the adage, that when a certain de-
scription of people fell out the consequences were sometimes
beneficial to Others. He was in the habit of writing on his
parliamentary paper a sort of commentary in the shape of a
note upon each notice of motion it contained ;—to one he ap-
plied the term " fudge," to another " nonsense," and so on ;
but when he read the motion of the noble lord, in his capa-
city of coroner he marked it " suicide." (Great Laughter.)
It was, he thought, a reflection on the good sense of the
country, that the judgment-seat should be made the reward
of political party services.
Sir R. PEEL said that he acted upon the very principle
just laid down by the hon. member for Finsbury, by offering
to Lord Cottenham one of the vice-chancellorships, which,
however, for reasons principally of professional etiquette, and
in which reasons he (Sir Robert Peel) quite coincided, the
noble lord declined. He was not prepared to expect the re-
signation of his right honourable friend Chief Justice Bushe,
and when he did receive it, he was compelled to rill up the
vacancy. The right honourable baronet quoted a passage
from a former speech of Mr. Fox Maule, defending the Lord
President, arid contradicting the assertion that that learned
judge was labouring under those infirmities which he now
insisted he was a martyr to. (Cheers and laughter.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in reply, said that the retirement
of Lord Plunket was not a case in point, for the appointment
of Lord Chancellor was of a wholly different nature—it being
an office held during the pleasure of the Crown ; and the real
fault, if any, was that Lord Plunket had remained on the
bench too long. The noble lord then referred to the fact
that Lord Campbell, on accepting the chancellorship of Ire-
land, stipulated that he was to have no retiring pension, and
asked if Sir E. Sugden had made any such proposition. He
thought it would be difficult to convince the country that
those judges to whom his motion referred had not remained
on the bench for the purpose of giving the appointment of
their successors to their political friends. _ _ _

The house divided, and the motion of the noble lord was
negatived by a majority of 148 to 75.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY

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The Building Act Amendment Bill, and the Borough Im-
provement Bill, were severally committed, and ordered to be
read a third time on Monday.
Lord BROUGHAM postponed his motion for papers re-
specting the Creole until Monday, owing to the absence of
the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench. There were
many law lords present, but he would rather defer his motion
until Lord Denman ahould have the power of attending.

SE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

Sir R. PEEL placed sanibei;hle."-sch;a,iiofthe towns
which were proposed to be included in the list of those from
which the corn law averages are henceforth to be taken.
In reply to a question from Mr. M. GinsoN, the right
hon. baronet said that when he came to make his financial
statement he would state the particulars of the duties to be
levied on the importation into this country of salt and fresh
meat, live cattle, swine, &c. ; but he had no objection to de-
clare, and be hoped he should be pressed no further at
present, that he was of opinion the existing prohibition could
not be maintained.
In reply to a question from Dr. Bowring,

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Sir R. PEEL said it was quite true that Russian goods
were admitted into Turkey on more favourable terms than
British, the reason of which was that Russian goods were
admitted under the old treaty. English goods were admitted
under a separate treaty, and in that treaty there was an
article providing that Britisb goods should be admitted on
the same terms as those of the most favoured nations, and it
was still a question whether that article of the treaty could
not be enforced.

Mr. CHRISTOPHER gave notice that he would move a scale
of duties upon the importation of foreign corn, as a substitute
for the scale proposed by Sir It. Peel. By the scale he should
propose the duty would be 255. when the price at home was
50s. and under Ms., and diminish Is. in duty for every
shilling increase in price' until the latter reached 605., when
the duty would be 14s. At the ss. duty the scale would be
the same as that of the right hon. baronet.
In reply to a question from Mr. Roebuck,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Municipal Cor-
porations Act would be ready on Monday next.
In reply to a question from Mr. HAWES,
Sir J. GRAHAM said that he considered the subject of the
better regulation of the medical profession one of great im-
portance, and had directed his attention to it with a view to
propose some alteration, and did not despair of being able to
bring in a bill upon the subject during the present session.
Sir C. NAPIER asked if there was any objection to lay be-
fore the house a copy of the instructions given by Sir Robert
Stopford to General Mitchel, General Jochmus, and Captain
Stewart, after the submission of Mehemet Ali, together with
other papers relative to the amelioration of the inhabitants of
Lebanon, as was promised by the allied powers.
Sir R. PEEL said that many of those papers could not be
found in the Record-office, and could not, therefore, be pro-
duced ;
and, with respect to the others, they would, if pro-
duced, defeat the object the gallant officer had in view. He
would assure him, however, that every effort would be made
by the present government to cause the Porte to fulfil its
engagements with respect to the amelioration of the condition
of its subjects in that quarter.
Mr. F. MAULE moved for a return of the number of jury
cases in the first division of the Court of Session, from the
Ist January, 183specifying9, till the 3om
Ist July, 1841, rthose
in which the late Lord President of the Court of Session pre-
sided, and those in w hich any other and what judge presided.
His object in wishing for these returns was to ascertain whe-
therthe previous night, which had been
contradicted by the his statement o
Lord Advocate, was or was not correct.
Sir J. GRAHAM said there was no imputation upon the hon.
gentleman that he
purposely mis-stated any fact; and,
as agreeing to this
lead
tur-itthweonuld be a greater imputation on
the late Lord President the motion of the preceding
evening, he must give it his decided
wi opposition.sh to
press
the motion to
Mr. F. MAULE said he had no
a division, but he believed his
statement was correct.
Mr. WAELEY could not tinderstand why the motion should
be withdrawn ; and the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Graham),
by opposing the motion, raised a strong suspicion that all the
truth was on his (the opposition) side of the house, and, to
use a gentle expression, all the error on the ministerial. It
was to be remembered that the Right lion. Lord Advocate
had pledged his honour as a gentleman and as a member of
that house that the late Lord President had never been absent
even once from his duties, and the only object of the motion

was to ascertain the facts.
Mr. ROEBUCK• said that Caesar's wife should be above
suspicion, and so should the judges be ; and as that house
had the right legitimately to supervise their conduct, he did
not see why a motion like this should he refused.
Sir R. PEEL said that the motion contained a reflection
on the late Lord President stronger than even that contained
by inference in the motion of the previous evening. The
house had, doubtless, the power of supervising the conduct
of the judges ; but if it indulged itself in passing such
motions as the one before them, the effect would be to pre-
judice
the administration of justice.
Mr. O'CoNNELL said there were contradictory statements
as to certain facts ; and, surely,- as they had the power, they
ought
to have them authenticated. Why
other
idtheyside
mere' not
do so ? Because hon. gentlemen on tina
afraid of the result. _

On a division, the motion was negatived by a majority of i
139 to 113.

Ur. MILNE 3 then called the attenti

fcertviu persons committed to the New Bailey House

s worship

in the county of Lancaster, in the

r J. GRAHAM admitted that these parties were very se-
and unjustly punished, and condemned the principle
&les to the non-performance of
He believed that on Wednesday

rsonal religious. dut

st have been convict

srounus as t
upon which these men were imprisoned. The law ouch
to remain in its present state, but he could not hastily pro-
nounce upon the mode of redress. He admitted the grievance,
and he also admitted that it was the duty of the government
to consider of and apply a remedy.—Adjourned.

BRIGHTON, SATURDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert,
accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand of
Saxe Coburg, left by the south gate of the palace at ten
o'clock, in a carriage and pair, preceded by outriders, and.
after taking an airing, the Queen and Prince Albert alighted
and promenaded through some of the principal streets.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback,
accompanied by Col. Wylde.

The, Earl of Delawarr, the lord chamberlain, took his de-
parture from the Pavilion this morning, for Buckhurst Park,
Sussex.

Prince Albert drove out her Majesty in a phaeton and pair,
accompanied by the Earl of Liverpool.
Lord Jocylyn arrived at the Pavilion in the course of the

afternoon

The royal dinner party included her Majesty the Queen,
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand of
Saxe Coburg, his Serene Highness Prince Augustus of Saxe
Coburg, his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg,
Baroness Lehzen, the Earl of Liverpool, Baron Stockmar,
Sir George Cowper, Le Capitaine Comte de Degenfeld
Schomberg, Lady Jocelyn, Lady Fanny Howard, Dr. Prae-
torius, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Lord and Lady Pol-
timore, Col. Bentinck, Lord Jocelyn, &c.
Amongst the nobility and gentry who paid their respects
to her Majesty, by leaving their names at the Pavilion, were
Major Allen, Gen. Sir Arthur Clifton, the Marquis of Bris-
tol, Sir Matthew Tierney and the Misses Tierney, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Donegal, Capt. Sir Geo. Westphal,
R.N., and Lady Westphal, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Lord
and Lady Carew, and Mr. Carew, I ieut.-Gen. Butler, R.N.,
Countess of Desart, Lord and Lady Petre and Miss Petre,
the Earl and Countess of Belfast, the Earl of Albemarle,
Lord and Lady Rivers, Mr. Laurence Peel and Lady Jane
Peel, the Countess of Carhampton, Gen. Sir Ralph Darling,
Lady Darling, and the Misses Darling, the Rev. J. S. M.
Anderson and the Hon. Mrs. Anderson, Lieut.-Gen. Upton,
Lord and Lady Ruthven, Lieut.-Col. Clarke, royal Scotch
greys, and Mrs. Clarke, Col. Bentinck, Coldstream guards,
Sir Richard Hunter, High Sheriff, and Lady Hunter, Capt.
Williams, R.N., Mr.J. N. Wigney, M.P., and Mrs. Wigney.
The Earl of Antrim has arrived at the Albion Hotel.

Her Majesty's carriage, with four greys. and the royal
pony phaeton, with two greys, arrived on Friday, per rail-
way. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent's carriage
arrived by railway on Saturday
SUNDAY

—This morning her Majesty and Prince Albert,
accompanied by his Serene Highness Leopold, Prince of
Saxe Coburg, and his Serene Highness Augustus, Prince of
Saxe Coburg, left the Palace at half-past ten, in a close car-
riage and pair, and after taking an airing, notwithstanding
the weather was very inclement, the royal party:promenaded
for a short time on the Chain Pier.

Her Majesty and suite attended divine service this morning
at the Chapel Royal. In the royal pew were her Majesty,
Prince Albert, the two Princes of Saxe Coburg, Lady Jocelyn,
and Lady Fanny Howard. The whole of the service was
performed by the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson, chaplain in or-
dinary to her Majesty, who afterwards preached a sermon
from Matthew iv., 1. The anthem was Mozart's—" Judge
me, 0 Lord ;'' from the xxxvth Psalm. The solo parts were
by Signor Ferrari and Mr. N. Cooke
Mr. Gutteridge presided at the organ.
The Princess Royal took a carriage airing this afternoon,
at one o'clock, and returned to the palace at two.
Her Majesty and court have been confined to the Pavilion,
this morning, by the inclemency of the weather.