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utes several persons rushed inr-tne sur
peon was called, who seEed UP The
wound, and tie wife wss conveyed back
olbed. The scene waia heaflrending
one-ite wounded man, faiatf from loss
of blood and fsoihing al the mouth. lay
! weiserinz in a large poor Of blood upon
the floor, while Tie mother, again relapse!d
into idiolcy. was surrounded bySber chill
dren moaning aud screaming most pitt
eonsly.
DouShefty has been taken 10 lhs hospi-
/ tal prison. and Il expected to recover, and
ihe wants Of hetanily have been Proyid-
ed for.
! Curious Scene "a the Housej,of Com
mons.-On Monday, February 10, Lord
/ Howick brought forward bis promised
motion on The distressed state otahe eoun-
i try. The debate was proiraeied, occupy
ing almost The whole Of the week. bull
/ from the ihreadbare nature Of the subject
nothing particularly new was elected.
The main topics Of argument rof course
were The operation Of the corn laws and
the benefits Of free trade. with good
deal Of incidental discussion touching the
merits Of the late and present Ministry.
The debate was finally closed on Friday
I night, with scene between Mr.. Golden
and Sir Robert Peel.
Mr.. CoBDEN asked Sir Robert Peel
what he meant TODD, with capital melt
I Jog away, paupetism rapidly Increasing,
and foreign trade declining every body
saw that he must adopt some change Of
plan; andIit was the duty .of every indie
pendent member to throw on him the in
dipiduai fapd personal responsibility OF the
present state Of affairs-tsa responsibility Of
course, arising from bis position be had
the privilege Of Iesigning Office.
Mr.. GEoRGE BANKS rose, but gave way
% Sir RoDERr pEEL who III a stale Of
excitement shared by the. House, accused
Mr.. Golden Of holding him individually
and personally responsible for the distress
Of the country lie had said SO before. at
the conference of the. Anti Corn law
League; but added Sir Robert, (his voice
almost drowned in the loud recufreni
cheering. given with peculiar emphasis
onthe Ministerial side eihe conseguen.
ces Of the ihsinuations what they may
IA long burst Of cheersll never will | be
influenced BY menaces such as these -
(Auo,her bursD--to hol1 language or a.
dept course which consider in The
slightest degree inconsistent with my pub
lie duly Much cheeFing)
Mr.. CoDDEN said he did not say person.
ally.
you did Loud cheers Sir ] lmes Ora,
ham handed d paper % Sir Robert.) He
admitted that be was not sure OF that
phrase !, ''lhe honprable gentleman may do
so, and hesSay induce others 10 hold me
individually respensi5le--( fresh burst Of
t cheers but it shall 10 no way influence
j me ia The 1isehafge ofrny public duty
tRenewed cheering.)
4 Fihallylhe motion Of Lord HowlcK was
negatived I9i t1 3D6
/ On Friday nighlMr. Blewil alluded 70
the Oregon territory and the proceedings
Of the u. s. Senate in frelatioh thereto.
He characterized cer,sinremarks Of Sen
etor Linn, or Benton-we do not know
whichz-as "a gross insult 10, The people
Of England" and said there was a point
beyond which forbearance ceased 70 be p
virtue. SC.
Sir r. PrEt hoped the hon. member
would not infer Tie dispositions Of the en-
Y tire Anetican peorle from the obsefya-
sions OF one person, or even from the bill
which one member might lay upon the
table. The hon. gent. had told them Of
the speech that had been delivered, and
had designated it as gross insult to the
British nation, Now be hoped the hon.
gentleman speech would not be quoted
: il The same way; even il it did, lie could
assure the hon. member that it would not
cause the American funds to fall-(a
laugh
He apprehended, with all due respect
for The American Senate, that the diplo-
matte, arrap gementS Of the two counties
were conducted BY their respective Cow
ernments and not by what individual
members Of the Senate might ssy-lhear
hear) With regard to the oregoa terri.
tory be would merely state that commu-
nicalions Of a friendly nature had been
going on between ihe two Governments,
and be hoped the hon. gentleman would
notlherefore be LOB much alarmed or ex.
cited by The remarks of an Individual
member, ~ those friendly relations were
sin eosag On. For that reason also be
hoped the hon. nlemb would not inpute
any disrespectto him h9he declined 70
eaIsrinlo.hsse aegoiiations-- laesE hear.
Isl --,----
GRrAr, CHAxcEs IN THE WEsT.-A
Yankee. writing iroEthe weslftohis IA
ther. speaks o. iss great matrimonial facil-
tiles. aud ends BY making the following
suggeslion;-"Suppose you get our girls
/ coma nav feAih. and send than out. -