The Cambrian

EMIGRATION MEETINGS, AND COLONIAL DE- MAND FOR AGRICULTURAL LABOUR. It is gratifying to perceive, that notwithstanding the great political question which is at this moment engaging the heart and energies of every loyal subject in its support, the public mind is not inattentive to those matters of domestic importance which spring from the necessitous condition of the unemployed working population, and which, we lament to say, continues to be still proclaimed throughout the kingdom too audibly to be disre- garded, and pressing upon the great body of rate-payers with a weight in many instance too heavy to be sustained. In Somersetshire the prevalence of human misery, from the in- sufficiency of employment, has of late been most appalling but more particularly, it seems, in the populous town of Frome, where masses of wretched and half-famished labourers have for some time exhibited such a heart-rending picture of penury and 'o destitution as at length to impel the inhabitants to adopt some im- mediate means of relieving themselves from the pain of daily wit- nessing such afflicting scenes. With this purpose, aMeeting was held a few day since, when the most benevolent intentions were manifested by the individuals present to assist in facilitating the Emigration of those who, by their wives and families, pressed most heavily upon the rate-payers. Of the extent to which pauperism has reached in that quarter of the kingdom, some idea maybe formed from the remarks of a local print, wherein it is stated that no other means (than that of emigration) can be devised to prevent the daily increasing mass of distress which prevails in Frome from dragging to the earth a great portion of the rate-payers who are still able to keep their legs. The measure, therefore, (says our. contemporary), will be a mercy to ail; the poor, in all human probability, will be plucked from their misery, and the landholders and householders will no longer have before them the prospect of being one day overwhelmed by the.weight of the parish rates. The cultivation of our millions of acres of waste lands, and the discovery of other occupation for industry, would most extensively reduce our pre- sent amount of pauperism but all efforts of this kind in England must inevitably take time in bringing into practice. The Legis- lature must be first induced to take the matter in hand,—experi meats on a small scale must then be tried ;-but in the mean time the redundant population is starving. Emigration affords, then, the only immediate means of relieving the distress incident to over-population—and, however we may regret the causes which render it expedient, we believe that, under proper regulations, it will be found the best way of disposing of our overflowing pauper population. In the praiseworthy objects of the National Colonization So- ciety, whose proceedings we have occasionally brought under the notice of our readers, the following sensible resolution, we re- member, was passed at a public Meeting last summer, namely, that 11 One of the most important objects of public economy, is the adoption of some sound practical measure whereby the redun- dant labour of Britain, and the unoccupied land of the Colonies, may be so employed as to remedy pauperism in Britain, and, sup- ply the demand far labour in the Colonies." Mr. Wilmot Horton, Mr. Tennavit, Colonel Torrens, and many other patriotic Members of the Legislature, have for some years been zealously devoted to the discovery of such a "sound prac- tical measure" as shall accomplish these desiderata. Mr. Ten- Hant, in particular, has taken a most active part in the inquiry, and in the dsvelopement of his views has furnished many useful suggestions, and supplied many valuable opinions, for promoting Emigration to none, however, do we attach so high an estima- tion as those relating to these particular class of individuals, the removal of which will most effectually remedy pauperism in one country, and answer the demand for labour in the other; on this point Mr. Tennant asks the natural question—Whether young persons have not always been more disposed to make the venture of emigration than any other class? which he satisfactorily an- swers by stating two important facts 1st. That in all the pa- rishes of England were the Poor Laws are well administered, and throughout Ireland, young couples do constantly emigrate from their birth-place—and why ? In England (where the competition is for employment) in search of better wages and a place to live in; in Ireland (where the competition is for land) in search of a potato-garden and a place to live in. 2d. "In parishes where the Poor Laws are badly administered, young couples marry pre- maturel v, in order to improve their condition." Marriage, per se, is no doubt, agreeable to them but how much more agreeable would it be if it brought, not as now, two or three shillings per week more out of the poor's box, but the offer of happiness Further, in all such parishes young couples are the subjects of disputes, ill-will, bastardy cases at the Sessions, and great ex- pense of no use to the paupers. Consequently these are the per- sons whose way to a sea-port the parishes would most gladly fa- cilitate. The following are some of the reasons (in Mr. Tennant's opinion) why young couples always have been, and always will be, the class most willing to emigrate "1st. That the time of marriage is a time of change, when two persons just united for life must, nearly always, seek a new home. "2<1. That the natural time of marriage is one when the mind is most disposed to hope, to ambition (if this Gallicism may be applied to despair. ing panpers), and to undertakings which require decision and energy of purpose. "3d. That marriage produces greater anxiety for the future, and a very strong desire to reach an improved condition, for the benefit of expected offspring. In this respect, the strongest affection of the human mind would promote Emigration at the time of marriage, whilst most of our affections at earlier and later periods of life might be disinclined or ad- verse to Emigration. "4th. I am impressed with the opinion that Englishmen, generally, are liable to err whilst reasoning upon this subject, because they do not suffi- ciently exert their imagination to picture the state of things which would result from offering to all young couples disposed to emigrate the means of removal. In England not even an experiment of the sort has been tried. Look at the Eastern States of Amek-ica I What an immense emi- gration, and of young couples in particular, takes place from those States to the Western Districts. The journeys by emigrants from the Eastern States of Art eric a are, by all accounts, much more difficult and painful than the voyages which British emigrants would have to make and, as regards separation from birth-place, the emigration is as complete in the one case as in the other. Here, then, we have facts on which to reason. Wow, considering the effects to be produced in England by affordin" to all young couples the same or greater facilities for emigration than are possessed by young couples in the Eastern States of America; the effects of their emigration in bodies, so that many persons already acquainted might encourage aud assist each other of favourable reports from bodies of emigrants already happily established of proof beyond a doubt of the great advantages of emigration, made familiar to the minds of the labour- ing yonth throughout the kingrlom-is it not to be feared rather that means would be wanting to comply with the demands of young couples desirous to emigrate'; This is my opinion; but though convinced that we may remove the pressure of population on the means of subsistence, I neither expect nor wish that there should not remain a pressure of population apon the wish to emigrate." These reasons appear to us to be founded in a correct view of human nature, and without at all augmenting the fears of those who unnecessarily alarm themselves lest the Mother Country should be eventually depopulated of the (lower of its strength, for it may b# safely predicted that such an event is never likelv to 1 happen, for this plain reason—that as Emigration can only be fa- cilitated but by means of an adequate fund of defrayment to be raised at home, the extent of that fund is never likely to do more raised at home, the extent of that fund is never likely to do more than diminish the pressure of superabundant population, and not absolutely extinguish it. Such a mode of lessoning the existing evil is, however, worthy of being adopted, inasmuch as it will un- questionably, for the time and to a certain degree, remedy pau- perism in Britain." The scheme has been already tried with sig- nal success in several agricultural parishes, particularly in Kent; and, if we mistake not in Somersetshire also. The main difficulty which always presents itself to our mind is the formation of local funds sufficiently competent to make the measure really beneficial to the present rate-payers, particularly in parishes where the rate consumers are so frightfully numerous. To the individuals who may be removed, the thing cannot be otherwise than an advantage, especially if they are sent to those Colonies where the deficiency of agricultural labourers is as great a calamity to settlers, as the redundancy of them here is to pa- I rishioners. Of this, indeed, we have fresh proofs almost daily, in the arrival of every trader from New Holland. Within the last few days, too, this fact was particularly at- tested in what transpired at the Annual Meeting of the Van Die- man's Land Company. In the Report of the Directors, read by the Secretary, the following important passage occurs :— "The Company's land, which consisted of 350,0ti0 acres, was in the course of being stocked with sheep, and in consequence of the great scarcity of labourers in the Colony, the Directors were, with the sanction of Government, to have 50 of the agricultural labourers, who have been sent out of the country, forwaided to the Company's locations;" Here we have positive evidence that so great is the demand for servants in that fine and healthy country, that convicts have been actually applied for to assist in cultivating the lands. The political advantage, too, of peopling our Colonies, cannot be better illustrated than by mentioning the following fact, which speaks volumes. Ever since the independence of America, her citizens have been most desirous of connecting the Eastern and Western States by means of canals; yet it was but quite lately that any work of the kind could be commenced, because both ca- pital and labour were wanting. Since the last peace, however, the Americans have been able to obtain capital from London, and labour from Ireland. But for these importations there could not have been, perhaps for a century to come, any great canals in America.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. WEDNESDAY, March 16.-The business before their Lordships was entirely confined to the presentation of peti- tions in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform-against the proposed alteration of the timber duties—also against the contemplated tax on passengers in steam vessels, &c.— Adjourned at quarter past five. THURSDAY, March 17.—BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.— After the presentation of some petitions in favour of Reform, Earl Grey moved that Thomas Woodcot be called to the bar to answer for a breach of privilege in sending a letter to a Noble Lord (Farnham) commenting on one of his Lordship's speeches in that House. The motion being agreed to, Mr. Woodcot appeared at the bar, and acknowleged himself to be the author of the tetter, which was read to the House. The writer complained that the Noble Lord, in a speech made on the 21st of February in the House of Lords, had said, that a half-pay officer of the 4th Dragoons (meaning the writer) had been active in promoting disturbance in Ire- land on the subject of tithes. So far from instigating per- sons to commit excesses, he had been active in preventing disturbance, and lie therefore charged the Noble Lord with uttering calumny.—Having admitted himself to be the author of the letter, he had now to apologise to the Noble Lord and their Lordships, that in a moment of irritation he had forwarded such a letter.-Lord Farnham having ex- pressed himself satisfied, Mr. Woodcot was reprimanded by the Lord Chancellor, and discharged out of custody. FORCING THE KING'S GUARD.—The Marquess of Lon- donderry took this opportunity of asking his Noble Friend the General Commanding in Chief whether certain state- ments lately promulgated relative to a resistance of Military Order by a great Officer of State were founded in fact- viz. that the Lord Chancellor of England had, on the day of the last Drawing Room, forced the King's Guard, and vio- lated the orders for the regulation of his Majesty's Park of St. James's, by driving into the Park via the Horse Guards, in defiance of certain Court regulations.—Lord Hill replied that an order certainly had been issued in 1815, regulating that the carriages of the Royal Family, the Earl of Shaf- tesbury, and the Speaker of the House of Commons only should enter by the gate in question on those days and that the resistance offered by the officers and soldiers then on guard was in strict accordance with orders and military duty. -The Lord Chancellor pleaded guilty, and that, in mitigation, his ignorance of the regulations must excuse him. He had not persevered from any foolish idea' that his dignity was offended, for, in truth, he found that the dignity attached to his office was the most disagreeable part of the station but he was hurried for time, and he had left persuaded that there must be some mistake. As the order extended to the Earl of Shaftesbury under the presumption that that Noble Lord was Speaker of the House of Peers, whereas he was only Chairman of their Lordships' Committees, he could not imagine how the gate could be closed against him, who, as Lord Chancellor, was rather above the Chairman of the Committees, for he was Speaker of their Lordship's House. Had time permitted, he should gladly have gone round by Charing Cross, and taken his legitimate course, for the sake of the air and an agreeable ride but as it was, he had desired to take the nearest road, and thus had very unconsciously been led to infringe upon existing regulations. He regretted that there bad been a mistake, and highly complimented the conduct of the military on the occasion. The Church Building Act was read a third time and passed. FRIDAY, March 18.—Numerous petitions werepresented in favour of Reform. The Lord Chancellor presented one from 396 practising Barristers, adding that the number of signatures would have been considerably increased but for the absence from town on Circuit, &c. of many Members o the Profession. His Lordship remarked, that the class who had signed this petition were quite as conspicuous for diver- sity of opinions on political questions as any of his Majesty's subjects; but on the present occasion, there was a unanimity of sentiment that surpassed anything he had ever witnessed. The mere reading of the titles of them having occupied con- siderable time, his Lordship said he had 79 more petitions, with similar prayers, to present; but, as he had already en- gaged so much of their Lordships' attention, he would post- pone the presentation of them till another day. TITHES.—Lord King said he had several petitions to present against tithes, and he had lately abstained from making remarks on the subject, in the hope that the Church would do something to satisfy the complaints of the tithe- payers. As, however, the Most Reverend Prelate was not present, he should now merely move for returns of the num- ber of tithe causes during the last forty-years. IRISH SUB-LETTING ACT.-Lord Melbourne moved for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Irish Sub-letting Act, but only with the view of substituting another measure in its stead, preserving the principle of the existing Act, but correcting many of its obnoxious provisions and ambiguities, to which objection had been urged. They had been the source of much discontent in Ireland, and he trusted that the remedial measure would correct them. The defects in the existing Act were found to be so numerous that it was deemed easier to have an entirely new Bill, preserving the principle of the present Act, than to correct the faults of that measure; the new Bill is to be of prospective opera- tion, and especially to provide that henceforth there shall be no sub-letting, except the consent of the tenant had been previously obtained in writing.—After a few words from Lord Carbery, the Earl of Wicklow, and Lord Farnham, the motion was agreed to.-Adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, March 16.—The Election Committees for Athlone, Pontefract, and Maidstone reported that the Sitting Members were duly elected. The House was occupied nearly four hours in the presenta- tion of petitions. Mr. Campbell presented several petitions on the distresses of the growers of kelp in the Hebrides, &c., and praying that the reduction of the barilla duty might not be enforced.Sir G. Clerk hoped Ministers would abandon the proposed mea- sure: it would be the greatest injury to the kelp growers, and it would be no benefit to the consumers of soap.—Lord Valentia said, if the proposed reduction took place, twelve thousand persons who depended on the trade must be re- duced to starvation. The reduction would only benefit the manufacturers of foreign barilla.—Mr. S. Rice stated that the difficulties of the kelp growers preceded the reduction of thebarilladuty. — Lord Althorp confirmed this remark, adding that those difficulties in fact resulted from the British manu- facture of barilla.Petitions ordered to lie on the table. STEAM BoAT-i.—Lord G. Soinerset inquired whether it was the intention of Government to persevere in the tax on pas- sengers by steam-boats?—Lord Althorp replied that the tax would be pressed; but that it was deemed advisable to propose its imposition on the tonnage of the vessels and not on the number of passengers. REFORM.—Sir R. Ferguson having presented several peti- tions in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform from Scotch Burghs, remarked that they conveyed still farther proof than had already been produced that the possessors of Corporate rights were not quite so much alarmed at the threatened Corporation robbery" as the Hon. Member for Borough- bridge (Sir C. Wetherell) was. This gave rise to a rather sharp conversation.-Sir C. Wetherell asked whether the parties had not taken oaths to defend the Corporation rights ? —Sir R. Ferguson replied, that if they had taken any such oaths, the sooner they broke them the better.—Sir C. Wetherell considered that such a course would be neither more nor less than black perjury —Mr. O'Connell maintained that the Corporations mast bow to Acts of Parliament, and that they would only be following the law.—Sir C. Wetherell said that this was a very Jesuitical defence of perjury.—Alderman Wood asked whether the Hon. Baronet knew what the oaths were ? —Sir R. Fergusou observed that he by no means wished j it to be understood that he was prepared to sanction perjury: he had only desired to urge on the notice of the House how ready the Corporations were to abandon any privileges that they might have which the Parliament should consider stood in the way of the public good.-The A ttorney-General consi- dered the outcry about Corporation oaths mere delusion- delusion worthy the quarter whence it came that it was like the bringingforward the Coronation Oathagainstthe Catholic claims; and that he doubted not the present outcry would be about as successful as its predecessor.—Mr. J. Wood said, as one of the Corporation, he was glad the petitions were pre- sented. The measure was no Corporation robbery; the pro- perty of Corporations remained untouched; it only affected privileges, and that for the benefit of the community.—The petitions were ordered to lie on the table. COALS.—Mr F. Lewis moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the sale of coals about London. In answer to a question from Mr. Bell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer observed that it was the intention to make a dis- tinction between the large and small coals—the duty on the former to be 3s. Id. and on the latter 2s.—Leave given. BIr. Sykes moved for leave to bring in a Bill to alter the law of settlement as far as respects apprenticeships to the sea service.-Leave given, the Bill brought in, read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday se'nnight. SUGAR DUTIES.—Mr. E. Ellice brought in the Sugar Du- ties' Bill.-Read a first time. The Waterloo bridge-street Bill was read a recond time, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. MAD DOGs.-On the motion of Mr. Alderman Wood, that the House should go into a Committee on the Canine Madness Bill, Colonel Sibthorpc objected to the provisions of the Bill; and moved an amendment, that it be read this day six months. —Mr. Hunt supported the amendment, in behalf of the poor owning dogs, remarking that its clauses were too strict.— Mr. Lamb, tli ugh on the Committee with the Hon. Alderman, felt there were serious objections to the Bill. He hoped the Hon. Alderman would allow the Bill to be postponed till after the recess.—The Bill was then postponed until the 13th of April. THURSDAY, March 17.—Committees were appointed to try the merits of the Colchester and Galway Elections. REFORM.—Numerous petitions were again presented in f vour of the Ministerial plan of Reform.—Mr. Hunt asked whether it was the intention of the Government to leave out the parish of Christchurch, Surrey, from the operation of the Reform Bill? That pasish consisted of twelve thousand persons, and by the present Bill they were excluded from voting for Southwark or the district of Lambeth.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that there was a provision in the Bill by which places locally situated within boroughs might be included for the purposes of electing Members of Parlia- ment. He was not acquainted with the circumstances of the parish of Christchurch in this respect, but it would of course receive attention. SECONDARY PUNISHMENTS.—Colonel Davies moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the best mode of giving effect to secondary punishments, which, after a few words from Mr. G. Lamb, Mr. Hunt, Sir E. Sugelen, Mr. IT. Sum- ner, Sfc., was agreed to, and a Committee appointed.—Adj. FRIDAY, March 18.—A. Committee was nominated to try the merits of the Liverpool Election, complaining of the undue return of Mr. Ewart. DECCAN PRIZE-MONEY.—Colonel Sibthorpe inquired when the Deccan Prize-money, which resulted from events occur- ring so far back as 1815, was likely to be paid ?—Lord Al- thorp replied that its payment was only delayed in conse- quence of waiting for the decision of the Solicitor-General on a point that had been submitted to him; that being ob- tained, the payment of the prize-money would proceed. DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—Mr. D Broivne, in presenting i^tmerous petitions complaining of the distressed state of parts of Ireland, particularly in the neighbourhood of Erris, strenuously urged his Majesty's Ministers to adopt some measure of relief.-—Lord Althorp replied that the calamity was under the most earnest consideration, but that it was exceedingly difficult to determine what sort of relief could be afforded. The subject was one to which the Government would give its most serious consideration.—Several Mem- bers urged that no remedy for the distresses of Ireland would be other than delusive without the establishment of a permanent provision tor the relief of the poor, on the prin- ciple of the Poor Laws of England.—The petitions were laid on the table. TAXES ON NEWSPAPER.—Mr. C. Buller presented peti- tions from Coventry for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge; and he expressed his regret that the discussion on the pro- posed reduction of the newspaper duties was not to be brought forward that evening; but whenever it was brought on he should persevere in the intention of which he had given notice, to move a reduction beyond that proposed by the Ministers.—Laid on the table. The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Sugar Duties Bill, and the Colonial Bill also passed through a. Com- mittee the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday. TIMBER. DUTIEs.-The House having resolved itself into a Committee on the Timber Duties, the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer proposed several alterations t-r.m his original plan for the regulatioa of these duties, whicu occasioned an ex- tended and very animated debata. The Noble Lord now proposes to leave the tax on colonial timber as it stands at present, without any increase or diminution. With respect to timber from the Baltic, he makes a slight change, but only in the way of reduction. Instead of a duty of 21.15s. a load on the latter, he makes it 21. 9s., for the year commencing the Istof January, 1832 21. 3s. for the following year; and the third year from 1832 it is to be 21. The Canada trade in timber will thus still be protected to a certain extent, though that protection will be gradually diminished in pro- portion to the gradual diminution of the duty on Baltic tim- ber. The Noble Lord gave a reason for his change of plan, which must be very gratifying to the country. When he gave his financial statement he had proposed to equalize the timber duties for two objects-1st, for the purpose of bene- fitting the revenue; and 2dly, for advancing the commercial general interests of the country. Since that time he had (he says) found that the revenue would not require the in- crease of duty, and he was thereto e left to regulate the trade, merely with a reference to general interests. This concession of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had it been made some days ago, would probably have satisfied the op- ponents of the measure but having unfortunately been de- layed till the last moment, the opponents not only refused to be content, but by a somewhat abrupt movement succeeded, for a time at least, in getting rid of the proposition altoge- ther. They charged Ministers in no very measured terms with trick and trimming.—Mr. Warburton, amidst loud calls "Question," moved "that the Chairman do leave the Chair, and ask leave to sit again."—But Mr. Attwood re- sisted delay, and said, if there were any adjournment of the question, it must be a long adjournment; he should there- fore move" that the Chairman do leave the Chair." This was proposing the complete defeat of the measure because there was no instruction to the Chiarman to make any re- port to the House. Strangers were thereupon excluded, but the debate continued, and in no very subdued tone. After several loud, and apparently rather angry speeches, a division took place. The numbers were—for the amend- inent 236, against it 190, being a majority of 46 against the Ministers. The result was greeted with cheering from the Opposition benches. The House having resumed, several petitions in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform were presented.-Sir C. Forbes expressed his astonishment that the destructive cha- racter of that plan was not perceived; and also his amaze- ment that the Hon. Member for Westminster (Mr. Hob- house) had not put his usual question -namely, whether the Ministers, after the recent division, did not intend to resign ? —Mr. Hobhouse replied that, if the present Ministers were at all like the last, he should not have hesitated to put such a question but, as to the division, the result was effected by trick," which the country would be able clearly enough to perceive.—Adjourned at two o'clock. SATURDAY, March 19.-The House assembled this day for the previously arranged and avowed purpose of receiv- ing petitions in favour of the Reform Bill, among which was one from the Borough of Brecknock, by Mr. Guest.-Almost every Member had by the side of him large bundles of peti- tions; and it was a sort of exception that any Member rose to present fewer than 10, or 20, or 50, or 60, petitions. Mr. Hume, on presenting some petitions, said, he was not much in the habit of defending any Ministers, but that he could not avoid declaring that the opposition which had ap- peared against them on Friday night, and, finally, on Satur- day morning, was of a more factious" character than any thing he had ever witnessed in that House. He felt per- suaded that the country would not fail to perceive its odious character, and its real merits. He considered that there had previously been ninety-nine very good and substantial reasons in favour of Parliamentary Reform but that if the hundredth were wanted, the last division had furnished it.- Mr, Curteis disclaimed having opposed the Ministers on "factious" grounds. He resisted their proposition as the conscientious opponent of what were termed the principles of free trade."—Mr. O'Council considered that Mr. Hume's description of the opposition was perfectly accurate He added that not only were England and Scotland in favour of the Ministers, but that Ireland, forgetting its wrongs, real or imaginary, sent forth its applauding voice in support of those Bills which sought to destroy boroughmongering in- fluence, and aristocratic and corrupt nominations to seats in that House, which ought to be the people's House."—Adj.

ADVERTISEMENT DUTY.-The Chancellor of the Exchequer has resolved to adhere to his proposal of charging one shilling duty on ten lines, and two shillings and sixpense above that number. The ten line advertisements are to be calculated by the Government at one hundred and twenty words. )

REFORM BILL.— A meetiug of Members of Parlia- ment, considered to be friendly to the measure of reform, took place on Thursday at the residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Dowiaing-street, for the purpose of concerting measures for the effective support of the Reform Bill in the various stages through which it has to pass in the House of Commons. The meeting was attended by 147 Members, among whom were Lords Tavistock, Morpeth, Ebrington, John Russell, G. Hill, and A. Hill; the Right Hon. R. Grant, Sir J. Sebright, Sir M. W. Ridley, Sir F. Burdett, Sir R. Wilson, Sir J. Mackintosh, Sir J. Newport Sir J. Graham. Alderman Wood, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Mr. Ellice, &c. The Members continued assembled about an hour.—Lord Althorp stated that his object in requesting their attendance was, to request that they, as friends of the measure, would, out of the House, make known to his Ma- jesty's Government, through himself, Lord John Russell, or any Cabinet Minister, their views as to any modifications in the details, compatible with the strict maintenance of the principle of the Bill, of which they mightthink it susceptible. Lord Althorp further pointed out the danger that the whole measure might run of being defeated, if the friends of the measure were to bring forward alterations in detail, while the opponents were contending against the principle itself; on the other hand, that, by private communication, every reasonable modification might receive consideration, without disturbing the unanimity in the House, both at the second reading and when the Bill was in Committee, which could alone ensure triumphant success. The feeling among the Members present at the meeting was unanimous in adopting the view taken by Lord Althorp, and more than one declared his determination to support the whole measure, rather than press modifications incompatible with the principle, although by so doing they might incur the risk of displeasing consti- tuents before whom they should have again to offer them- selves. One County Member declared that, so convinced was he of the necessity of supporting Ministers in this great and p triotic measure that he should, for the first time, act with the thorough-going zeal of a party man. Lord Althorp expressed his confidence in the passing of the Bill, and, in reply to an inquiry as to the day of its being committed, said, that reference being had to the importance of the mea- sure, he did not think that an earlier day than the first open day after the Easter recess could possible be fixed It ap- pears from all the Provincial Journals, that never was a mea- sure hailed with more unanimous satisfaction—never did the country exhibit such enthusiasm and determination—never on any former occasion did all parts of the country concur so eagerly in giving their assent to its provisions. From one end of the kingdom to the other the cry is—for THE BILL, the whole Bill, and nothing but the BILL. The tocsin has also been sounded in Scotand. There have been meetings in all quarters in favour of the BILL-bonfires have been lighted—and from the borders to the northernmost point there is universal exultation! Ireland is equally un- animous. ASSIZE INTELUGENCE.—The result of the trials at Huntingdon was, that two machine breakers were sentenced to fourteen years transportation, four for seven years, and seventeen for various periods of imprisonment. The good characters produced by several induced the prosecutors to proceed only upon one indictment. At the StaifordAssizes on Wednesday, J. Swatkins and T. Lloyd were found guilty of setting fire to a stack of barley at Womborn, the property of R. P. Williams, and sentence of death passed on both, the Learned Judge adding his earnest entreaty that they would prepare for death, as he could give them no hope of mercy. The prisoners displayed considerable firmness during the trial, but were greatly agitated on hearing the sentence. At the same Assizes, William Smith was indicted for sending a threatening letter to the Rev. William Leigh, at Belston. The prisoner, whose appearance was very wretched, on being arraigned, pleaded Guilty. He was cautioned by the Learned Judge that it would make no difference in his punishment, but he persisted in his plea. The letter, which was set forth in the indictment, was so illiterate a composition as to be scarcely intelligible in many passages. As far as it could be understood, it contained the most violent and savage threats. It said-" Next Sunday shall be your last; you shall preach your farewell sermon Your house shall be burnt to the ground, and your church, for you shall no longer reign in the parish. There was not a man at the meeting but said you ought to be shot; make up your mind as soon as you can, for your life will go. There is a good ounce-ball ready for you." Such a letter, said Mr. Justice Pattison, in passing sentence, could not but create great terror in the mind of the person to whom it was sent, particularly in such a state as the country had lately been in, and it was absolutely neces- sarary to make a severe example in this instance. The pri- soner, from his previous character, had no claim on the com- passion of the Court. The sentence was, that he be tran- sported beyond the seas for the term of his natural life. The trial of the Rev. Mr. Bowerbank, who stood charged with sending a letter to Mr. Coke, of Mansfield Woodhouse, the Ex-Sheriff for Nottingham, threatening to burn his house down without further notice unless he reduced the price of his coals, and signed Swing came on Tuesday morning at the Assizes for that county, and occupied the patient attention of the Chief Baron Lyndhurst and the Jury eight hours; when the latter after a consultation which did not exceed two minutes in duration, returned a verdict of not guilty.— On the foreman delivering the decision there was a loud cl pping of hands.-At the Dorchester Assizes on Tuesday E. Wilson was indicted for having stolen from the Devonport mail, on its way from Sherborne to London, a parcel con- taining bankers' notes, cheques, and bills of exchange, amounting to 28111.6s. 3d. Several of the notes were traced into the prisoner's possession, and the Jury finding him guilty, he was sentenced to seven years transportation. At the Meath (Ireland) Assizes, two men, Reilly and Courtney, were found guilty of conspiring to charge a young lady named Smith with serving a Rockite notice on her father, and sen- tenced to be imprisoned twelve months, to enter into their own recognizances of one hundred pounds each, and to find two sureties of twenty pounds each to keep the peace for seven years. EXECUTIONS.—Chas. Giles, found guilty at Salis- bury of poisoning his newly-bornillegitimate child, underwent the awful sentence of the law on Monday. On his return to the goal, after his trial on Friday, he acknowledged his guilt, but for some time, he basely insinuated that the mo- ther of the child was also a partner in the horrid deed. As his end, in this world, however, drew near, he confessed that he alone was the murderer! He appeared penitent, and supplicated the throne of mercy with earnestness and devo- tion acknowledging that he was unfit longer to remain in this world; and that the punishment which awaited him was justly due to the horrid crime he had committed. Never was man more thoroughly ashamed of himself, or more im- patient for death.-Michael Lundy for murdering his father- in-law, suffered on Saturday at Lincoln.—Two brothers, named Aston and TVilliam Worrail, found guilty at Lancas- ter of the wilful murder of Sarah M'Clennon, aged 64, at Failsworth, on the 22d Dec., and also with having previously ravished her and M. Fairly, for poisoning his wife's child by the former husband, were executed on Monday behind the Castle.—Jas. Linnell, convicted at the late Northampton As- sizes of setting fire to a barn in the occupation of Mr. T. Horn at Shutlanger, was executed at the New Drop, at the back of the County Gaol. He persisted in his innocence to the last, though he admitted he knew who did it. Hie concourse of spectators was numerous beyond all former similar occasions. -Three men, named James Cross, Patrick Doherty, and TVm. Doherty, were executed at Ennis on Friday last, for the the murder of Bridget M'Namara. It appeared that the de- ceased being about to affiliate a child on Patrick Doherty, he and the two other prisoners went to her house at night and dragged her out of bed, and that upon her repeating the de- termination to affiliate the child on Doherty one of the ruf- fians shot her.-Five persons, named Finnegan. M'Connell, Felix and John Murrry, and M'Cordin, found guilty at the Cavan Assizes, on the evidence of an accomplice, of murder- ing Miss Jane Deane, at Skeane, on the 15th of November, by shooting her through the window, were executed on Mon- day. The only offence which Miss Deane committed was her father having taken lands from which the previous pos- sessor had been ejected.

CAMBRIDGE, March 18.—On Friday last the Rev. Al- dersey Dicken, D.D., Fellow of St. Peter's College, was insti- tuted, on the presentation of the Master and Fellows of that so- ciety, to the Rectory of Norton, Suffolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Gierke. I OXFORD, March 19.—On Thursday, the following De- grees were conferred :-llfaster of Arts: J. Leach, Brasennose.— Bachelors of Arts: W. Bromehead, Scholar of Lincoln F. T. J. Bayly, Scholar of Pembroke Rev. A. Sayers, St. Mary Hall.— At the same time J. Garbett, M. A., Fellow of Brasennose, was nominated a Public Examiner in Literis Humanioribus.

BANKRUPTS from Tuesday's Gazette. To Surrender in Basinghall-street. R. GEORGE, Parker-street, Drury-lane, stage-coach-maker, March 18, 25, April 26. Atts. Mayhew and Johnson, Lincoln's-inn-fields. G. SHILLIBEER, Bury-street, Btoomsbnry, livery-stable-keeper, March 22, 29, April 26. Atts. Lyle and Warlters, Gray's Inn. J. MORGAN, Moore-lane, Fore-street, victualler, March 25,29, April 26. Att. Smith, Barnard's-Iiin, Holboru. R. HOLDEN, W. VANHOUSE, and W. A. HANKEY, jun., Mincing-lane, West India brokers, March 25, April 5, 26. Att. Peile, Old Broad- street. T. H. HANCOCK, Brighton, innkeeper, March 22, 29, April 26. Att. Cornwall, Thavies Inn, Holborn. R. and W. YVYTHES, Deal-end, Birmingham, grocers, March 21, 29, April 26. Atts. Hindmarsh and Son, Crescent, Jewin-atreet. T. P. LUCK, West-lane, Walworth, laceman, March 22, 29, April 26. Atts. Hutchinson and Irneson, Crown, Threadneedle-street. W. DODDS and R. MOORE, Tottenham-court-road, linen-drapers, March 22, 29, April 26. Att. Jones, Princcs's-street, Bank. To Surrender in the Country, W. LAYZELL, Colchester, Esaex, linen-draper, March 28, 29, April 26, at the Red Lion Inn, Colchester. Atts. Sparling, Colchestei,or Stevens and Co., Little St. Thomas Apostle, London. W. ANDREW, Shrewsbury, mercer, April 7, 8, 26, at the Talbot Inn, Shrewsbury. Atts. Witlianrs, Shrewsbury, or Clarke and Co., Lin- coln's-inn-fields. T. Bkowk, Kingston-upon-Hnit, surivener, April 1, *1, iO, at the Georgn lun, Kingston-upon-Hull. Atts. Rushworth, Kingstoii-npon-Hull, or ltllshworth, Inn, Chancery-lane. T. ELONAM, Hinckley, Leicestershire, surgeon, March 25, 26, April 26, at the George Inn, Hinckley. Atts. Jervis, Hinckley, or Jones and Horton, South-square, Gray's Inn. J. WAKEFIELD, Hinckley, Leicester, grocer, March 25, 26, April 26, at the George Inn, Hinckley. Atts. Jarvis, Hinckley, or Jones and Horton, South-square, Gray's Inn. BANKRUPTS from Friday's Gazette. To Surrender in Basinghall-street. S. W. FAXON, Jermyn.street, surgeon, March 25, April 8, 20. Att. Pain, New-Inn, London. To Surrender in the Country. J. WA L L, Manchester, dealer, April 4, 5, and 29, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Milne and Parry, Temple, London, or Wheeler, Man- chester. C. MORRIS, Manchester, builder, March 30, 31, and April 29, at the Albion Hotel, Manchester. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bed- ford-row, or Morris and Owen, Manchester. B. HALLAS, Osselt, Yorkshire, cloth-merchant, April 15, 16, 29, at the George Inn, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Att. Battye, Fisher, and Stid- low, Chancery-lane, or Archer and Greaves, Ossett. T. andC. GREASLEY, West-Smithfield, clothiers, March 22, 25, April 29. Att. Gale, Basiughall-street. H. D'EMDEN, Upper Frederick-street, Connanght-square, bookseller, March 25, 29, April 29. Att. Chilcote, Bond-court, Walbrook.

COPPER ORE Sold at TRURO, on Thursday, March 17, 1831. MINES. TONS. PURCHASERS. PRICE. Poldice 133 Crown Co. £ o 19 g Ditto 132 Usborne, Benson, and Co. 6 0 0 Ditto 92 Ditlo 16 6 Ditto 72 Freeman and Co 4 4 0 Ditto. 71 Birmingham Co. 4 19 o Ditt0 66 Williams, Foster, and Co. S 1 o Ditto 42 Birmingham Co. 6 2 6 Wh.Unity .HiVivianandSons. 13 0 Ditto. 98 Ditto 1 10 6 Ditt0 .97 Freeman and Co. 13 9 6 Ditto. 52 Ditto JJ JJ SOU Tresavean III Crown Co.496 Ditto 103 Vivian and Sons .720 Ditto 102 Ditto, Crown Co., & Williams, Foster, andCo. 826 Ditto. 87 P. Greiifell and Co. and Crown Co. 576 Ditto .80 Williams, Foster, and Co 8 15 0 Ditto. 64 Crown Co. 6 19 6 Ditto.63 Vivian and Sons 7 16 Ditt0 .47 Crown Co. 610 Ditto 46 Mines Royal Co. and Birmingham Co. 5 16 Pembroke 104 Crown Co. 2150 Ditto 78 Vivian and Sons 4 14 0 Ditto 72 P. Grenfeil and Co.470 Ditto C,4 Ditto .630 Ditto. 58 Williams, Foster, alld Co. 12 1 0 Ditto. 57 Ditt0 .830 Ditto 48 Ditto, and Vivians 11 2 0 Fowey Consols.. la6 P. Grenfell and Co. 6 1 6 Ditto S19 Williams, Foster, and Co 6 14 6 Wh. Jewel 55 Vivian aud Sons 14 15 6 Ditt0 44 Ditto 936 Ditto .41 Ditto, and P. Grenfeil 8 7 6 Ditto. 40 P. Grenfeil and Co 9 5 6 Wh. Maiden 51 Williams, Foster, and Co. 7 10 6 Ditto 48 Ditto Carharrack 43 Daniell, Nevill and Co., and M. G. and T. Glascott .446 Ditto. 22 Williams, Foster, and Co. 7 12 0 Wh. Unitywood 67 Daniell, Nevill, and Co. and M. G. and T. Glascott .820 Ditto .26 Shears and Sons and Birmingham Co. 3 0 6 Wh. Trannack 45 P. Grenfeil and Co 2 14 o Ditt0 25 Vivian and Sons 1 17 a Quantity of Copper Ore sold, 2916 tons.—Average Produce, 10J.— Quantity of fine Copper, 253 tons, 7 cwt.—Amount of Sale, £ 17,696 19s. Od.—Average Standard, £ 94 Its. Od.

High Water on Swansea Bar and at the Passages, FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. j SWANSEA BAR. THE PASSAGES. DAYS. | Even. Height. Morn. Even. | H. M. H. M. F. t. H. M. H. M. Saturday March 261 5 1 5 24 16 5 6 21 6 44 Sunday. 27 j 5 45 6 4 17 7 7 5 724 Monday. 28 i 6 22 6 39 18 6 7 42 7 59 Tuesday 29 i 6 56 7 0 18 10 8 16 8 20 Wednesday. 30j 7 12 7 29 18 9 8 32 8 49 Thursday 31 | 7 45 8 0 17 U 9 5 9 20 Friday .April 1 a 8 17 8 32 16 9 9 37 9 52 MOON'S AGE.-Full Moon, 28th day, at 8 morning.

MARK-LANE, LONDON, Monday, March 21.—The boisterous state of the weather last week, caused the arrivals of English corn and flour to be inconsiderable. Offoreign wheat there was a fair quantity. This morning there was a short supply of all descriptions of grain fresh up. The weather having been dry for some days past, our millers, in consequence, have declined to purchase, and only a few samples of superfine wheat maintained last quotations; for other qualities, loth foreign aud English, the factors were disposed to make a reduction of Is. to 2s. per quarter; but very few sales were, Iwwever, effected. The barley trade is in a perplexed state, owing to the expected distillation from sugar; the best parcels being few, maintained last Monday's terms; other qualities are Is. per quarter lower. Beans and pe.ase remain as last reported. Oats have not met a free sale to-day but not having many at market, they have soljlon the same terms as this day se'nnight. The flour trade is dull, and prices unvaried. PRICE OF GRAIN. -Per Imperial Quarter. «• «• s. t. Red Wheat, old — to — Maple, new 39 to 42 New 60 68 White, new 40 42 Superfine 70 74 Extra 43 46 White, old — — Small Beans, new .42 48 White, old — — Small Beans, new .42 48 New 64 14 i Ditto, old. — Superfine ..75 80 Tick, new 35 37 White, Foreign 60 80 Ditto, old 40 42 Red, ditto 54 74 Feed Oats, old — — Barley, Grinding. 28 33 Ditto, new 22 24 Ditto, Malting 40 47 Poland; (lId. Malt 54 60 Ditto, new 25 28 Fine 64 72 Potatoe 29 31 Hog Pease, new 36 38 Irish, new 23 29 FLOUR, per Sack of 280Z6. Best 60s. to 65s. | Second 50s. to 58s. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, per Qr. For the Week ending March 11, 1831, and by which importation is regulated. »• d. s. d. s. d. Wheat .71 9 Oats .27 1 Beans 39 4 Barley 42 5 Rye ,.42 9 Pease .42 3 PRICE OF SEEDS. 8* Turnip, White, per bush. 9 to 12 Clover, Red, per cwt. 88fi>105 Red and Green 12 14 ———— White. 60 84 Mustard, Brown 12 20 Foreign Red.96 112 White 10 19 Foreign White.. 62 86 Canary, per quarter 64 86 Trefoil 54 60 Sanfoin 42 48 Carraway 60 62 Rye Grass 35 36 Coriander 64 70 PRICE OF HOPS, in Pockets, per Cwt. v. £ s. £ s. £ s. £ s. Kent 8 14 to 14 0 Sussex 8 0 to 9 0 _JEssex 8 0 11 0 Farnham 9 0 20 0 PRICE OF TALLOW AND SOAPT^ CW^ d. s. d. s. d. iown Tallow ..49 0 Melted Stuff 36 0 Yellow Snap ..64 0 Russia Candle.. 49 0 Ditto Rough 22 0 Mottled ditto ..70 0 Ditto White 0 0 Graves 14 0 Curd diito ..74 0 PRICE OF MEAT. SMITHFIELU.—To sink the offal, per stone of 8lbs. „ s. d. s. d. I s. d. t. d. Beef 3 Gto4 4 Veal 5 Ot.6 o Mutton 4 0 5 0 | Pork 44 .5 2 Ilead of Cattle.-2,799 Beasts, 120 Calves, 20,550 Sheep, 170 Pigs. By the Carcase.—Per stone of 81bs. NEWGATE. S. d. s. d. LEAUENHALL. S. d. s. d. Beef 2 8 to 3 8 Beef 2 6 to 4 0 Mutton 3 4 4 6 Mutton 3 0 44 Veal 3 4 5 4 Veal 3 4 5 8 34 54 Pork 28 54 Lamb 0 0 0 0 Lamb 00 00 Price of ROUGH FAT, 2s. 8d. per stone. PRICE OF IRON. British Bars, 61. 15s. to 71. Os.; Ditto Pigs, 51. 5s. to 0Z. 0s.; lloops, 91. 158. to lot. 08.

BRISTOL PRICE CURRENT. SUGAR. S. S. COFFEE. S. S. Muse. veryBrown (percwt.) 47 £ o4S Fine ditto ..70fc>7» Dry Brown .49 51 Very fine 74 80 ■ Middling 52 55 RUM. Good ditto 56 58 Jamaica (per gal.) ..2 3 3 6 Good 59 61 Leeward Isle 1 10 2 3 FINE 62 63 LOGWOOD. £ S. FINE 62 63 LOGWOOD. £.8. £ S. Molasses 22 23 Jamaica (per cwt.) 6 10 6 IS COFFEE. St. Domingo 6 10 7 0 Jamaica, triage (per cwt.) 32 38 Campeachy 7 15 8 « Ordinary 40 45 Fustic, Jamaica 5 15 6 15 Good ditto 46 48 Cuba .9 0 10 Q Fine ditto 50 52 OIL. Middling 54 60 Gallipoli (per tun) 53 0 54 0 Good ditto 62 68 1 Sicily 51 0 52 0 Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending March 17, 24s. 9d. per cwt. CORN AND HAY MARKETS, March IS s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Wheat, English 02 0fo66 0 Beans. 34 0fo44 0 per qr. Irish and Welsh 54 0 62 0 /? Pease. 34 0 50 0 Malting Barley 36 0 38 0^5* Wh. Flour.. 49 0 51 Opersack Grinding ditto.. 26 0 28 0/o Seconds 46 0 48 O Oats 20 0 28 0t« Hay 50 0 85 0 per ton Vetches .48 0 52 0 7 7 Straw 0 24 0 29 per <loz", F. PRICE OF LEATHER. d. d. d. d. Heavy Crops, per lb. 17 tol9 Horse Hides (English) 15tol1 Light and Middling. 13 15 —(Spanish) 19 20 Buffaloes 13 15 Bellies 9 11 Middlings 15 17 Shoulders 12 13 Butts 17 18k Best Pattern Skins .22 24 Close Butts (Strong) 19 20 Common ditto 20 22 Best Saddlers' Hides 17 184 Heavy Skins, per lb.16 18 Common ditto 14 £ isj Irish ditto .14 15 Shoe Hides 15 16 Welsh Skins 17 la Welsh Hides 15 16 Kips .IS 19 Bull ditto. lat 15 Foreign Kips ■ 17 20 Shaved Hides 17 21 Small Seals 21 22

NORWICH CORN AND MEAT MARKETS, MARCH 20. The supply of all grain to this day's market was only moderate.*— Wheat, red, 56s. to 74s. ditto. White, to 76s. Barley, 28s. to4t&s. Oats, 23s. to 32s. Beans, 36s. to 42s. Pease, 39s. to 43s.; boilers, to 48s. per quarter. Flour, 55s. to 56s. per sack. We had a large supply of fat cattle to this day's market; prices, 6s. 6d. to 7s. per stone oftelbs. sinking offal. Of store-stock also it was large., Scots, 4s. to is. M. per stone of what they will weigh when fat. Short-horns and Devons, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 9d. Of cows ancl calves the sale was brisk, and good home-breds sold better than they have done lately. Of horses the sale was rather brisker. The pens were well supplied with sheep, and many of them of good quality. Shearlings, 26s. to 35s. fat, ones to 50s. Hoggets, 18s. to 40S. Pigs selling well; fat ones to 6s. 6d. per stone,—Meat: beef, Sd. to Sd. Veal, iid. to Mutton, 5d. to 7d. Lamb, lOd. Pork,5d. to d^d. per lb.