Glasgow Courier. — 1848-05-11 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, MAY 8. last an inquest was held upon the body of Mary Roberts, a dressmaker, aged 37, who had thrown herself from Westminster Bridge, The Stirling Water-worksßill was read a third time and passed. heartbroken, without' the means to live, without the courage to Mr. MACGREGOR gave notioe of moving on an early day for make her dsstitntion known. Upon the very same day we revarious returns connected with fees and salaries of persons ern- calved at our office an authenticated communication, informing us played in the various public departments. that more than one large house of business in the metropolis, enDr. BOWRING inquired of the Colonial Under-Secretary joying the highest patronage, had, within a few hours, discharged whether any measures are in progress for extending to the people I their English workwomen, in order to give employment to French of Malta the benefit of popular institutions In any shape? I women, whose services revolution had brought at a wonderfully Mr. HAWES FRS understood to say there was no intention on I cheap rate into the market. Mary Roberts may have been one of the part of her Majesty's Ministers to grant a legislative assembly I the dismissed. But what of that Preference for home labour, to Malta, but the Governor had under his consideration various says a great authority, is a mere "sentiment." We must bay in measures for improving the condition of that colony, which, when the cheapest market. We may murder in the meanwhile, but all agreed to, no time would be lost in carrying them into effect, will come right in the end. Again, whilst we write, Frenchmen In answer to qnestions by Mr. Urquhart, I are inundatine us with their stocks, which have become unsaleLord PALMERSTON said the correspondence and negotiations able at home. The duty upon furniture and damasks, for instance, of Mr. Bulwer with the Government at Madrid were fully approved is now fixed at ten per cent. The more wealthy of the exporters of by her Britannic Majesty's Ministers. (Hear.) pay the duty and dispose of their commodities in England by pubMr. HUME inquired of Lord J. Russell when it was intended to ' Ile auction. The more needy realise with a severer loss, but far Introduce a measure for giving to the colony of Van Diemen's I more rapidly. Mark, English operative, what they do! They Land and other colonies representative governments, as promised ' value their goods at so low a price, that the officers of the Cush' the last session of Parliament? I toms have no option but to take them at the estimate, as the rule Lord J. RUSSELL said, it was the intention of her Majesty's te, in the name of Government, paying beyond the value named Government, as soon as the state of public business will permit, to an additional ten per cent. It was all the exporter wished. Be Introduce a bill granting a Legislative Assembly to the colony of chuckles at his success, returns to France with his cash, and Van Diemen's Land. sends a second venture. But what has happened with his first? In answer to a queetion from Mr. Bright, - Pre, " ,hdu whatsoever, it has been thrown into the English Lord J. RussaL saideto-moissow lie would state witty the has repaid iteelf. We de out hear pi Encumbered Estates Bill, which had pawed the Lords, would be ken's shop, but we knots; and Sayboily'' proceeded with. may .ne tact for himself, that no English cabinetIn answer to a question from Lord D. Stuart, maker at toe present moment has his usual complement of men, PRESBYTERY OF EDINBIIRGIL Lord PALMERSTON said, he certainly bad heard that in cense- or is working full-time. We know also that unparalleled distress A pro re seta meeting of this Presbytery Was held on Friday, to quence of some disturbance, or emeute in the streets of Cracow, exists amongst the workmen, which Mr. Cobden undertakes to receive the report of the committee appointed at last meeting for there had been cannon discharged from the castle in the direction I relieve some five or six years hence by universal suffrage and the of the town, and the matter ceased. (Laughter.) I ballot-box. The idiot had better temporarily close the Custom- the consideration of the Marriage and Registration Bills intro..