The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

CHIT CHAT. A Norwich paper asserts that in the late high wind, a man belonging to a neighbouring village had his breath completely blown out of his body. The man. of course, did not survive the Last week Sir Robert Graham, ex-Baron of the Court of Exchequer, who is now in his 91st year, but hale and hearty, and in full enjoyment of all his faculties, took the oaths in the Court of King's Bench, before Lord Denman, required by the Act lately passed, empowering retired Judges to assist in trying prisoners at the Central Court of the Old Bailey.- Our grumbling Politicians cry, Old England's basis stinds awry; Mend this, they say, mend that, mend t'other. Spare, spare, zood people, your concern, Let this Old England serve our turn, Till you can shew us such another.-Ill. -It is said that one of the contemplated al- terations in the management of business in the Post Office is to ajjpoint three Commissioners to perform the duties now executed by the Postmaster- General. Iloi-e Cointilissiotiers I More jobs!! A ietter, dated Pittstield, Massachusetts, 17th September says-" Last evening a very han(t- some streuk of litjhtniny came slick do«n the con- ducting rod into our lecture-room, where there were assembled about three hundred persons Some were stunn'd; some were stagger'd; some were struck staring.; some were all but struck blind; some were scorch d; aud some were topsy-turvy'd. One had his sleeve slit from shoulder to hand; one-had his head and face singed bald; and one had the sole of his boot handsomely cut otf !"■ AN IRISH BM1 LIE brief in Mr O'Connell's case for the Dublin Election Committee, which is to be sent to London, consisis of'22 reams of paper —only 11,000 sheets W-Dublin POIJt- BREVIS f-SSE LABORO. YOll may speak of your Houses of Commons and Lords, Of the strenzth of their lungs, and the weiltht of their 0- words; But in spite of their Cons, and in spite of their Pros. They that speak to the p >int are the Ayes and the Noes -It is stated to be the intention of Vlinisters to bring forward a measure for the purpose of incor- porating every borough which sends two Members to Parliament; and that it will not be left to the option of boroughs whether they participate in its provisions or not. -A farmer, the chance- companion of Charles Lamb, in a coach, kept boring him to death with questions, in the jargonof agriculturists, about crops. At length he put a poser-" And pray, Sir, how are turnips t' year?" "Why, that, Sir," stammered out Lamb, will depend on the boiled legs of intitton. Droll, though not very logical or conclusive, was the reply of the tipsy Irishman who, as he sup- ported himself by the iron railings of Merrion Square, was advised by a passenger to take himself home—"Ah, now, be aisy, I live in the Square; isn't it going round and round, and when I see my own door come up, wont 1 pop into it in a jiffy." -One of our poets, a remarkably cadaverous looking man, recited a poem, descriptive of a coun- try walk, in which the following couplet occurred "The red-breast, with his furtive glance, Comes and looks at me askance. Upon which a wag exclaimed, "Gad, if it had been a carrion crow he would have stared you full in the face.Lord Byron was once asked by a friend, in the Green Room; if he did not think Miss Kelly's acting, in the" Maid and the Nla,,pie," exceeding:ly natural. "I really can't say," was his Lordship's reply, I was never innocent of stealing a "ilver spoon." HIST ON ETIQUETTE—Nothing in- dicates a well-bred man more than a proper mode of eating his dinner. A man may pass by dressing well, and may sustain himself tolerably well in conversation; but if he be not perfectly "all fait" dinner will betray him.- Cotint Charles de Mornay's practice, whenever he dined at an ordi- nary on the road, was to instruct his valet to come iu and sit down with the company, place himself at the top or bottom of the table, treat his master as a perfect stranger, and help hun to the best of every thing ._ANOTI]Ett YET.—The rage for commissions is so great, that the cOllservencyof the river Thames is to be transferred to sommis- sioners from the Lord Mayor. Perhaps they are afraid that the next Lord Major may set it on fire- I The snake, tradition's tale avers Casts once a year his speckled skin; Yet no improvement change itifers- 'Tis still the self-same snake within. How like O'Connell's sinuous trim, Who turns and hurs's, occasion's slave 'Tis change of sides-not change of him- New kiiavery-litit the same old knave — B.

MR WYATrs STATUE OF GEORGE III. It is generally to be regretted that the completion of Mr Wyatt's statue of George III. has been de- layed by an event which, whether accidental or not, will greatly increase the expenses to which the artist has already been put, and perhaps ren- der it a business of great difficulty, if not of im- possibility, for him to finish his task by the 4th of June next. Mr Wyatt is, like all men of genius, an enthusiast in his profession, anddoes not despair of being able to repair the damage which has been done to the cast, and cause its erection by the day originally proposed for it. If he can inspire into his workmen and assistants a little of the energy with which he is himself possessed, he will, not- withstanding the delay which he has been put to, fulfil his engagements. It is, however, the duty of the admirers of George Ill. and the eucouragers of one of the highest branches of the fine arts, to come forward and relieve him from any extra expenses to which he has been subjected. The accident, for as yet it remains to be proved by whom it was caused, and whether caused mali- ciously or not, arose in this manner :—Mr Wyatt had made every preparation for securing a perfect cast of the hind quarters and legs of the horse on which the statue of George III. is to be placed. He had arranged everything according to the best methods of art, and when the plug was knocked away by which the tube is stopped through "hich the metal is conveyed into the pipes communicating with the mould, it Wús found that some obstacle to its removal existed, and the workman in his efforts to drive it in actually broke the sledge hammer used on the occasion. A hole was, however, forced through the brickwork of the basin or place in which the fluid metal was contained, and the metal began to run. Mr Wyatt, however soon perceived, from the slowness with which it de- scended, that it had met with some obstacle in its descent through the pipes. He communicated his fears to the man who conducted the process, and on whom he placed the greatest reliance. The man assured him there was nothing to be apprehended, and that every thing would terminate well. The result, however, proved that Mr Wyatt was correct in his apprehensions, for on opening the mould, which was a most laborious task, and which his anxiety urged him to attempt, with the assistance of his sons, after the departure of his workmen, he discovered, after several hours of hard labour in removing the sand and composition with which the pit was filled, that several of the pipes had been stopped up with pieces of charcoal, so firmly wedded into them as completely to prevent the passage of the metal. Oue of the pipes "as not stopped up, and so fine was the quality of the fluid metal, that even through this the passage was so true as to cause one of the hind legs of the horse and some other portions of the cast, to come out perfect, and even 10 convey a portion of the metal to the hoof of I he ot her leg. Mr Wyatt has some hopes that the portion which is perfect may be retained, and that the com- plete casting over again of the whole may be avoided, but this is as yet merely a matter of opinion. The figure of George III., and the head and crest of the horse, together with the greatest portion of the carcass, saddle, &.C., are fortunately finished, and are a fine specimen of the art of cast- ing. The metal is peculiarly fine, and has au extra- ordinary richness of colour- The likeness of the King is excelleiit it is a perfect portrait, not only in outline and features, but in all the minutiae and peculiarities of appearance by which he was distin- guished. In sh 'it, it is George III., even to the coat, cocked-hat, stock, ami gloves, iu which he was usually equipped, and will at a glance bring back to the recollection of all who have seen him on horse- back, the characteristics and identify of the good old King. The detail of the workmanship, as far a, it can be at present estimated, is equal to the excel- lence of the design, and the whole group, when erected in the place ot its original and most proper destination, will f^,m a very handsome and appro- priate monument of the good taste of the subscribers and the high merit ot the aitist. The group is Dot colossal, but is what is techmealy railed heroic.

LOCAL MARKETS. I CARDIFF. fit Wheat, 164. 0dtol6s. 6 1. L.mb, per lb /"l*' Barley 85. 6d. 9s. ud..Butter • i3A ijrf (>at* 2s. 6d. 2s. 9.1. Salt do! VKS Beet', per lb. (Is. 5 £ d. 0s, 6, Fowls,pr couple2* 0d w, (* P rk Os. 4id. 0s 5d. Uu ks Is 2d I" 1 jtM Huilun Os. 5^d Us. 6d. Eggs .doz MERTHYR. s. d. d. I s. <*• I Fine Flour — 0to4 6 I Beef, per lb 0 i f t Best Seconds 0 0 4 <1 1 Mutton • p Butter, fresh, per lb 1 113 | Veal — ♦ B,,ttt:r, fresh, per 161113Veai .9 Butter, fresh, per lb 1 113 | Veal — ♦ Ditto, salt 0 9 10 Pork, per 11> 0 # i Fowls, per couple 2 6 0 0 Lamb, per lb — « I IJucks, ditto 3 C 4 o- Cheese 0 f per hundred -J 2toU 0 Bacon per score*»* NEW iSlUDGE. Nt'VVBR1DGti, Wednesday, Feb. Wheat 5s tid in 6* 0 — Imperial fi.irley 3s 61 dilio O,ts. 2s 21 to 2s 4d d.tlo di F.esli ltuuei (Herlb). ,.1» Id Beef i'ro» « 7* S it uitt.i Is Oi Mi.lion Cht esc (ptr lb) 6 1 to 7<i | Bacon, tid per ii>. lJot.fo«s 6j io 7, (It"f sdck. COW BRIDGE. a*. Wheat 4s Gil 5s Ud. Veal 0» Barley 3s. 3d. 3s. fld.. Pork 'M. Oats 2->. 3d. 2s. 6.1. Lamb 0*. od jj .Mutton (perlb.).U* Sd. OS lid. I Fresh butter.. Is- w<1' us. Beel Os. OJ, os. 0,1. Egg., 6J SWANSEA. 2" 4 vV'lirnt 6s. tJarley 3s. 4J. | Bonus -Ni 0' MON vloUTH. Wheat 4#s. 4if. | Beans Bariey 31s 0 1. Pease • [ Oats 3s 9a. | | AI5ERUAVENNY. f J Wheat 4 I | Barley o Oats — 0 U Beans • 0B., 0 0o i chefs row. t* Wheat 46s. 4d. Oats. J* l' iarley 2ils. {Jd. j Beans —' UKfc.CON. t0 Wheat to7s. DiU.. Beef (per lb.) ..•••• fj Barley.. 3s. 6d. 4s. Od. Mutton.. «• Oats Js. Od. 4s. 3d. Vtjjil .vialt 'Js. Od. Os. 0d. Pork. 3 Pease 0s. Od. On..Od" 1 Fine Fluur. CRiCKHOWEL. 'i VV. eat 7s. 6d. j Vetches ? •* liarley 4s. fid. Pease •• I Oats 3s. t>d. | Butter, per lb.• I BRISTOL CORN EXCHANGE. i 6. d. s. d. 6. Q. ø Wheat, Red. 38 o to 40 o Itye .to 31 White 42 o to 46 o Beans 36 to 4 Barley, Grinding 21 o to 20 o Th ts 40 44 Malting 30 o to :t4 a Peas, White 42 j4 Oats, Feed 16 o to 18 r> Mait .» 0 1 Potatoe.. 20 O to 23 0 Flour, Fine 34 o to 36 0 jj Seconds 28 o to 32 0 I Thirds 24 o to 26 o I Pollard, per ton fcO o to 85 0 Bran .70 o to 7~> 9 | PRICE OF LEATHER ATBRISlOi- f. d. rf. f Crop Hides, per lb. lljtol/ Horse Butts.. ,3 £ • F irv.gn liits II 13 Call Skins, best.. •••• V 14 Li. h. Foi'-it>n Mid. 12 13^ Cal Skins cnimuii.* j Heav. duto 13 14 Iri-li Skins "*13 -h Butts 14J 2" WelsJi •" .4 F"ft-I.'n BUM* KU 174 Kips. Ehgtish&WelsB BestSadillers' Hides.. 14 15 Foreign Kips, Peter". I" Common ditto 12 13 t Shaved ditto 14 17 Fu.e.gn Kipa. JO Shoe hides 12 13 I11 IU Common ditto 12 1. Small Seal Skins «-•■ 11 Welsh Hides 12 13 Jli 1..Ii.onto >* B st Bull ditto II 12 l.ari/e ditto jj C■ •■■■in Ml liitlo— 10 II Basils # Horse d. (Enslisli).. 15 I8 £ oFTAj., « W.lsbdiiio 15 17 Foreign Bellies g t» Gennandiito 16 21 — Shoulders »••• t* Spanish ditto I* 23 Dressing Hide, || I* 1 Shaved do. without • ■ Shoulder*. butts,12s. to 17s Od. eacb.

•an -flSTw ffii»«iitP"Wir^v3Ma«aiMiaMaBaM— J? O IS T XI Y • n. "PIC-NIC,The itiost unpleasant of all parties of pleasure. If sick of home a;id luxuries, You want a new sensation, And sigh for the un wanted ease Ot urtaccoinmodiition,— If you would taste, as amateur, And vagabond beginner, liie painful pleasures of the poor, Get up a Pic-nic dinner. Presto! 'tis done-away you start, All frolic, ftin, and laughter, The servants and provision cart As gaily trotting after. The spot is reach'd, when all cxclaitn With many a joyous antic. I I Hf)w swcet a scene !-l'rn glad we came! How rural-how romantic Pity the«i^lit was wet!—but what Care gipsies and carousers ? So OOWIl IIPOll the swamp you squat In porous Nankeen trowsers.— tirk to wha.t sticks to you-your scat, For thistles round you huddle, While nettles threaten lees and feet, If shtfted from a puddle. Ha'f starved with li tinge r-pa r(-Ii'd with thirst, All haste to spread the dishes, When lo found, the &e has burst Amid the loaves and fishes. Over the pie, a sodden op. The grasshoppers are skipping. Each roll's a sponge, each loaf a mop, And ail the mcat is dripping.— Bristling with broken glass, you find Some cakes among the bottles, Which those may eat who do not mind Excoriated throttles. The biscuits now are wiped and dried, Wiien equalling voices utter, e, Look look! a toad has got astride Our only Bat of butter Your solids in a liquid state, Your cooling liquids heated, And every promised joy, by fate, Most fatally defeated All. save the serving men, are gour'd, They smirk, the cunning sinners! Having, before they came, devoured Most comfortable dinners. Still you assume, in very spite, A grim and gloomy gladness, Pretend to lauh-aifect delight- And scorn all show of sadness.— liile thus you smil., but storm within, A storm without comes faster, And down descends, in deafening din, A deluge of disaster. lis sauve quipeut,—the fruit dessert Is fruitlessly deserted, And h omeward now you all revert, I Dull, desolate, and dirtied, Each grufily grumbling, as he eyes His soaked and sullen brother, If these are Pic-nick pleasantries, Preserve me from another." Tin 1'rum pet. (From the Comic Annual.) A; one of those Establishments which stand In highways, bye ways, squares, and village greens, Twas called 'The Grove,'—a name that always rnsans Two poplars stand like sentries at the gate- Rich window had its close Venetian screens And Holland blind, to keep in a cool state Tlle twenty-four young ladies of Miss Bate. 13 it when the screens were le£t unclosed by chaaco '1"i, biinds not down, as if Miss B were dead, E ch upper window to a passing glance Keveai'd a little dimity white bed Each lower one a cropped or curly head And thrice a week for souls' and healths' economies, Along the road the twenty-four were led, Lke coupled hounds, whipped in by two she-dominies With faces rather graver than Melpomenes. And thus their studies they pursued :-on Sunday, B,-cf. collects, batter, texts from Dr Price Mutton, French, pancakes, grammar of a Monday; Tilesday-Lard darnpJing, globes, Chapone's Advice edtis sday—fancy work, rice milk (no spice) Thursday—pork ;Iancin<>, currant bolsters, reading j Fi.dav—beef, Mr Butler, and pland plain rice Stocks, back-boards, hash, steei collars, and good breeding. -=-

SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATIONS.—No. 127. .-so •o '"rr^en said Saul to his servant, Fnt behold, if we go what shall we bring the man ? I tiere is not a present." These words are questionless to be understood in conformity to the Eastern custom of always visitino; with an offering in hand, as relating to a token of respect, and not a price of divination. Y. ithout some offering it is counted uncivil to ■visit in these parts, (Tripoli.) 4-11 great men expect it as a kind of tribute due to their character and authority and look lniou themselves as affronted, and indeed de- frauded, wheo tbis compliment is omitted. Even in fatir liar visits amongst inferior people, you snail seldom have them come without bringing mt' or a" orange, or something such token oi their rr-spect to the person visited. The Turks illthis point keeping up the ancient oriental c jstom alluded to in 1 Sam. ix 7.-Maundell'8 journey jroin Aleppo to Jerusalem No. 128. Crx. xxviii. is—"And Jacob rose up early in ■ io moaning, and took the stone that he had put "r his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 4 Many ot the ancient vases still to be found i i our Museums were for containing oil, to be i sed in sacred mysteries- It seems to have been i n act of religious duty among the Greeks, to pour oil upon the tombs of their ancestors, or on Ily piece of sculpture erected in commemora- tion of some peculiar event. A man true to e dilti(,s of religion,, says a Greek historian, ;IOPS as soon as he perceives in any place a that has been anointed be takes his j-ncjthe, lie pours the oil respectfully upon that aud does not leave it without having first 1-flilt lis knee before it.—Saturday Maga- zine.—Jlncietii Vasts, aoove action of Jacob,as recorded in the Old Testament, arose fiom a similar custom.

MONUMENT TO SIR WALTER SCOTT.-At an adjourned meeting of the subscribers to Sir Walter &ott's monument, Principal Macfarlan in the chair lieid yesterday i:i the Monteith Rooms, Buchanan- street', it was, after considerable discussion, agreed, Ly a lar.-e majority, that the monument to the me- mory of the great man should be erected in George's- S'juave.— Glasgow Courier of Saturday. GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY.-At the last meeting of the Glas gow Philosophical Society a most interest- ing petrifaction was exhibited by the Rev. N. )ii, who had discovered it in the coal strata at Dalmarnock, in this neighbourhood, at a depth of iiOO feet under the surface. It is an insect, a species of fly, petrified simultaneously with a stem of one of the plants of the coal formation, the Catamites dubius to which it is attached. This is the first discovery of an individual of the insect tribe in the early forma- tions, and Lie specimen is, therefore, unique of its Lmd. It is thought to be an extinct species of the t;etnjs Limnobia.—Glasgow Constitutional. THE LLOPEAJE.VT FROM NAPLES—Several er- roneous accounts of this affair have been published in the French and London Papers, and from them copied into our own. As the lady was so well known in this quarter, any particulars of an authentic character will be acceptable to our readers. From a better received in Naples from the gentleman to whose s-tleguard Miss Penelope Sinyth committed herself in this hazardous enterprise, and who so nobly subjected mmself to the censure, nay punishment, of his Silician th rSt*V tor t'le Part lliis takeu 'he transaction, he following incidents are extracted :—"The Queen t' ° p1?01" Naples had consented to the marriage of ;'ie "«>^e of Capua with Miss Smyth, and endeavoured to persuade her son, the King, also to consent to it, W !tllout effect, although the Queen's Mother irn- co' T U?°n 's Majesty that she had watched the n*tU| i °' '!iC ^sses Snjyth from the time she sus- Sriivtt r Si°n f°ri(U'd an attachment for Miss P. ha 1 «' J" *'lat neither she nor those to whom she ol'siint Cn °n ^'le subject were able to trace a breath co'iu'm-t a?ainst the sisters; on the contrary, their t ion to bn V)ortnu'nt were the theme of approba- C'harhs i'° uaP°litans and foreigners, and Prince <Jvwitit;UK-e hr>fM^ tUat before he ,nadc their aC* a-<t steadiness of ti' °-reates^ rcsPe(:t for tlu; propriety prisitur tK.m i of their conduct. It is no less sur- tne barrier-fat0' at w,1|,n the fugitives arrived at Naples) t'no «• ° CaPua (the second stage from ,of the guard went up to the letter from His \'l 'n a stentorian voiee said—' A it appears the ,L!JeSt^ f~"r y°ur Hoyal Highness for Vfd io« ou tiie road, imagined than describerl be more easi,y bts Hoyal Hi<Hmess r,n j a trembling hand °f a coininancf for an inr"6 r *etter» when instead couched in the most frionfi' *0 return the ?etter w»s t'ie officer saying he had nn !erm,s °f advicc and on they drove at full sneeH ers to detain them, off arrived at Sienna) C.0ntinued ^til they dated.) 'l he wr^ y (whenee the letter was J>ve conducted my sayi"g-" ThuS far time will now see the bn<ii 111 and a short

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT—FEB. 20th. SPECIAL. INJUNrtri'JN. At the rising of the Court Mr Knight asked for a special injunction in a cause of which we could not catch the name, to restrain a presentation to a vacant chapel ill Wolverharnptoil, Jt appeared the house- holders had the power of electing lhe Clergyman, and according to the accustomed mode the election should take place in the churchyard by the electors entering th-ir names there on a roll of parchment. Upon the present vacancy a new mode of election was adopted, somewhat in analogy to the form pres- cribed by the Reform Act, although it must be admitted (said the Learned Counsel) ecclesiastical matters were not yet brought within the reach ot that or any other Reform Act. Instead of conducting the election in the ancient manner the place was divided into districts, and polling booths were fixed. This was the matter of complaint urged by the present bill, which was filed on behalf of all the parishioners against the proper parties. His Honour granted the injuetion.

"H.B.'s"-CARICATURES.—'The continual occur- rence of remarkable political cicumstances, and the opening of a session of Parliament, afford ample matter for titt popular and happy talents of ti.B." We have four new caricatures before us. No- 421, A Special Retainer:" the Attorney-General in his habit as lie lives, looking most doletully at his wife's coronet in his hand. No. 422, "Eve tempting Adam the same with his lady, in the Garden ot Eden (Strath-Eden), Lord Melbourne, the serpent tempter, and the coronet iu (he fair one's hand, overcoming all her Adm s scruples, who, conse- quently, "withdraws his resignation, and give in his .submission.1'' No. 423 is a general scene of con- fusion in the Cabinet on the receipt of Sir J. Camp- bell's resignation. The Premier, the Chancellor ot the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, fainting, Lord Glenelg, just awakened from pleasant repose, and others are humorously grouped, alld their counte- nances express the utmost dismay. fto. 424. Bur- dett as Don Qui^te about to liberate the Galley Slaves, is an admirable composition. The Don and Rosinante are exquisite and O'Conuell, with a shillelagh, leading- Lord Melbourne, and Lord John Russell, Mr Spring Rice, and Sir John Hobhouse. as the Galley Slaves, handcuffed and connected by a chain, forms one of the bet political hits in this diverting series-Literary Gazette. DEATH OF A FAMOUS WATERLOO HEllo.-On the 12th of February died at Strathfieldsaye, of old age, Copenhagen, the horse which carried the Duke of Wellington so nobly on the field of Waterloo. He was foaled about the time of the battle of Copenhagen, from which he got his name, and was rewarkable for gentleness and spirit united. He lost an eye some years before his death, and has not been used by the noble owner for any purpose during the last ten years. By the order of his Grace a salute was fired over his grave, and thus he was buried as he lived, with military honours. This horse has long been a great attrac- tion to strangers, who were accustomed to feed him over the rails with bread and the Duke himself preserved an especial regard for him which can- not be wondered at upon considering that he bore him for sixteen hours safe through the grandest battle that has occurred in tile iii,tory of the world. The late amiable Duchess was likewise particu- larly attached to him and wore a bracelet made of his hair. Riot NEAR TUNBHIDGEWELLS.—Sunday morn- ing advice was received per post by our resident magistrate, A. Akers, Esq., that on several suc- cessive Sundays the populace from the neighbouring villages had assembled to the pumber of about 300, threatening to demolish the Union poor-house lately erected at Chiddingstone; and the advice was accompanied by a request that he would com- municate with his brother magistrate, R. W. Blencowe, Esq. Captain of our yeomanry cavalry, in order that the troop might hold itself in readi- ness to proceed at a minute's notice to the expected scene of action. Similar notifications were sent to Sevenoaks and to Maidstone About seven in the evening an express arrived here (Brighton) re- quiring the immediate attendance of our local force, which mustered without delay, and within half an hour proceeded towards Chiddingstone. They were, however, men at Penshurst by a messenger, who informed the captain that the mob had dis- persed quietly, and that the attendance of the troop would, therefore, not be necessary. Monday evening —Our troop have again returned from the scene of riot, but not until they had encountered a mob of about 100 persons, who assailed them with stones, one of which passed through the cap of Mr W. Hodges. Mr W. Gilbert and Mr T. Taylor (who are also members of the force) were severely hurt ■by the stones. The Riot Act was read, and the people advised to depart quietly rather than incur serious consequences, which, on the troop advan- Gu8 d Pftces, they prudently did.—Brighton

TO VIStOUNT PALMERSTON. My Lord,—The Minister who maintains himself in power, in spite of the contempt of a whole nation, must be gifted with no ordinary capacity. Your Lordship's talents hare never had justice done to them. Permit me to approach you in the spirit of eulogy if novelty have charms, this encomium must gratify you. Our language commands no expression of scoru which has not been exhausted in the cele- bration of your character there is no conceivable idea of degradation which has not been, at some period or another, associated with your career. Yet the seven Prime Ministers, all of whom you have served with equal fidelity, might suffice, one would think, with their united certificates to vamp up the first; and as for your conduct, so distinguished an orator as your Loidship has recently turned out,can never want a medium for its triumphant vindi- cation, even if it were denied the columns of that favoured journal where we occasionally trace the finished flippancy of your Lordship's airy pen. The bigotted Tories, under whose auspices your Lordship entered public life,had always, if I mistake not, some narrow-minded misgivings of your honesty as well as your talents, and with characteristic illi- berally doomed you to official insignificance. It was generally understood that under no circumstances wasyonr Lordship ever to be permitted to enter the Cabinet; you were rapidly advanced to a position which, though eminent, was also impassable; and having attained this acme of second-rate Statesman- ship, you remained fixed on your pedestal for years, the great Apollo of aspiring understrappers. When the ambition ofMrCanning deprived him of the ablest of his colleagues, your Lordship, with that dexterity which has never deserted you, and which seems a happy compound of the smartness of an attorney's clerk and the iutrigue of a Greek of the lower empire, wriggled yourself into the vacant Cabinet. The Minister who was forced to solicit the co-operation of a Lansdowue might be pardoned for accepting the protier of a Palmerston but, even in his extreme distress, Mr Canning was careful not to promote you from your subordinate office, nor can I conceive a countenance of more blank dismay, if that brilliant thetorician, while wandering in the Elysian fields, were to learn that his favourite port- folio was now in your Lordship's protocolic custody. A member of Mr Canning's Cabinet by necessity. you become a member of the Duke of Wellington's by sufferance. You were expelled from youi- office for playing a third-rate part in a third-rate intrigue. Your Lordship was piqued, and revenged yourself on your country by becoming a Whig. I remember when, in old days, you addressed the Speaker on our side of the House, your oratorical displays were accompanied not only by the blushes, but even the hesitation, of youth. These might have l een esteemed not-uupleasing characteristics of an in- genuous modestv, had they not been associated with a callous confidence of tone and offensive flippancy of language, which proved that they were rather the consequence of a want of breeding than of a de- ficiency of self-esteem. The leader of the Whig Opposition was wont to say, in return perhaps for some of those pasquinades with which you were then in the habit of sqnibbiug your present friends, that your Lor,iship reminded him of a favourite footman on easy terms with his mistresII, But no sooner had you changed yourparty than all Brookes's announced you as an orator. You made a speech about wind- mills and Don Quixote, and your initiation into Li beralism was hailed complete. Your Lordship, indeed, was quite steeped in the spirit of the age You were a new-born babeof that political millenium which gave England at the same time a Reform Bill and your Lordship for a Secretary of State. I can fancy Mr Charles Grant assisting at yonr adult bap- tism, and witnessing your regeneration iu pious extacy. The intellectual poverty of that ancient faction who headed a i-evolutioii with which they did not sympathize,in order to possess themselves of a power which they cannot wieldt was never more singularly manifested than when they delivered the seals of the most important office inlheState to a Tory underling. You owe the Whigs great gratitude, my Lord, and therefore I think you %ill betray them. Their im- becility in on-el-ilig you those seals was only equalled by your audacity in accepting them. Yet your accept- ance was rather impudent than rash. You were justly conscious that the Cabinet, of which you tormed so ludicrous a member, was about to carve out measures of such absorbing interest in our do. mestic policy, that little time could be spared by the naiiou to a criticism of your Lordship's labours. During the agitation of Parliamentary Reform your career resembled the last American war in the midst of the revolutions of Europe it was very disgraceful, but never heard of. Occasionally, indeed, rumours reached (he ear of the nation of the Russians being at Constantinople, or the French in Italy alld Flanders. Sometimes we were favoured with a re- port of the effective blockade of our ancient allies, 'he Dutch; occasionally of the civil wais you had successfully excited in the Peninsula, which we once delivered from a foreign enemy. But when life an'd property were both at stake, when the Tiades' Unions were marching through the streets of the metropolis in battle array, and Bristol was burning, your countrymen might be excused for geuerally believing that your Lordship's career was as insig- nificant as your intellect. But your Saturnalia of undetected scrapes aud uupunished blunders is now over. The affairs of I Je Contiueut obtrude themselves upon our con- sideration, like all importunate creditor who will no longer be denied. There is no party cry at home to screen your foreign exploits from critical attention. I he author of the iyeiv Whig Guide may scribble si ly articles in newspapers about justice to Ireland, but he will not succeed in diverting public notice fioin the painful consequences of his injustice in Europe. To-night, as we are informed,some results of your Lordship's system of non-interference in the aratrs of Spain are to be brought under the consider- ation of the House of Commons. I am not in the continence of the Iloii. Getitlemaii who will intro- duce that subject to the notice of tue assembly of which, in spite of the electors of Hampshire, your Lordship has somehow or other-contrived to become a member. But I speak of circumstances with which I am well acquainted, ami for the accuracy of which I strke my credit as a public writer, when I declare that of the 10,000 or 1,2,000 of your fellow-country- men whom your crimping Lordship inveigled into a participation in the civil wars of Spain fur no other purpose than to extricate yourself from the con- sequences of your blunderiuf policy, not 3,t;00 effective men are now in the field such have been the fatal results of the climate and the cat-o'-nine- tails, of ignoble slaughter, and of fruitless hardship. Your Lordship may affect to smile, and settle your cravat, as if you were arranging your conscience; you may even prompt the most ill-informed man in His Majesty's dumiuions-I mean, of course, the First Lord ofH is Majesty's Treasury-to annoU IIC in the Upper House that the careerof the British Legion has been a progress of triumph, and that its present situation is a state of comparative comlort; butlie- peat my statement, and I declare most solemnly, before God and my (:out,y' that 1 am prepared to stall., tiate it. hen the most impudent and the vilest ot your Lordship's supporters next amuses the House with his clap-trap appeals to the tears of the widow aiid (he of the ot-pliatt your Lordship may pet- haps remember the responsibility you have yourself incurred, and, sick a,; the nation maybe of this inglorious destruction there is one silly head. I believe, that it would grieve no one to see added to the heap. It would atone tor the havock, it would extenuate the slaughter, and the member for West- ies, waiii(i be minster, who is a patriot in two countries, would he hailed on his return as the means of having rid both England and Spain of an Intolerable nuisance. For the last five years a mysterious dimness seems to have been stealing over the gems of our impei ial diadem. The standard of England droops fitfully upon its staff. He must indeed be an iuexper.enced mariner who does not mark the ground swell of the coming tempest. If there be a war in Europe to-mor- row it will be a war against English supremacy, and we have no allies. None but your Lordship can sup- pose that the Cabinet of the Tuileries is not acting in concert with the Court of the Kreniiin. Austria, our natural friend on the continent of Europe, shrinks from the contamination of our pol i tical prüpagalld ism. If there be an European war, it will be one ot those contests wherein a great state requites for its gui- dance all the resources of a master mllld: it would be a crisis whieh would justify the presence of a Richelieu a Pombal, or a Pitt. O my conntry for- tunate, thrice fortunate, England, wiiti youi desti- nies at such a momeut intrusted to the Lord Fanny of diplomacy! Methinks I can see your Lordship, the Sporus of politics, cajoling France with an airy com- pliment, and meuuciug Russia with a perfumed cane! Feb, 22, 1836, ITUN N TNIL, DE. HOLIDAYS AT THE LAW OFFICES, HILI VRY TERM, 6 GEO. IV. 1836. Whereas, by the Act of the 3 & 4 W. 4. c. 42. § 43. it is enacted, that none ot the several days mentioned in the statute passed in the Sessions of Parliament holden in the 5t!, and Gih year of the reign of Kiug Edward the Sixth, inlituled, "An Act for beeping Holidays and Fasting Days, shall be observed or kept in the Courts of Common Law, or in the several Offices beloulgitil-I thereto, except Sundays, the Day of the Nativity of our Lord, and the three following days, and Monday and Tuesday in Easter week, it is hereby ordered, that henceforth, in addition to the said days, the tollowng and none other shall be observed or kept as holidays in Il1e several Offices belonging to the said Courts; viz. Good Friday and Easter Eve, aud such of the five days following as may not fall in the time of Terlll, but not otherwise: —the Birthday of our Lord the King, the Birthday of our Lad v the Queen, the day of the Accessiou of our Lord the Kiug', Whit Monday and Whit Tues- day (Signed) Denman. S. Gaselee. j Patteson. N d a 1. J. Pai-ke. J. Gurney. Abinger. W- Holland. J. Williams, ,J. A. Pa, k. J- B. Bosanquef. J. T. Coleridge. J. Liitledale. E. H. Alderson.

AURORA BOKEALIS- >1..uago nas announced to the French Academy ot Sciences, that during the proving of the instruments destined for the Bonite, it was remarked that the compass was extremely irre- gular in its movements on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of November. It waS during these three nights that the aurora borealis was visible, which confirms the opinion that the illigiietic. needle is-influenced by the northern lights.—Jthenaum. On Monday se nnighlj ^ee,ing oftlie Clergy of the Deaneries of Bath and Beduiiluter) took place at Bath, for the purpose ot petitioning the King to gralll his license to the Houses of Con vocation of the United Church of Eii,,Iaii(I a-,d Ireland, to proceed to the dispatch of business. The meeting was ably ad- dressed, aud a petition was unanimously agreed to. The Mayor of Bath lias received a letter from the Home Secretary, requesting him to describe, as to station in society, &c, th gentlemen nominated by theTown Council for Magistrates; and the Mayor has called upon those gentlemen to furnish the de- sired information themselves. RIOT AT SHEEI'WASH, NEAR TORRINGTON.—ON Thursday s^n'night a number of labourers and others, chiefly women, residing at Sheepwash, and the neighbouring pasishes, assembled for the purpose of open y reU'Si^g the bread prepared lor distribution under the provisions of tile New Poor Law Act. Such was th outrage and violence with which the rioters assailed the official and other persons acting in their several appointments, that it was thought necessary -to call out the North Devon Yeomanry Cavalry, who so m took five of the most active in the auray, and conducted them to Great Torrington. Ali examination took place on the day, before the magistrates, when large bodies of the labourers and others assmbled with clubs, determined, as they said, to rescue the prisoners. At twelve o'clock the town was in an uproar-special constables were appointed, and the cavalry ordered to be ready a moment's notice, should any violence be attempted the public houses were also ordered to be shut. After an examination it was decided to commit the prisoners to Exeter goal; accordingly at five o'clock on Saturday mornin, they were taken off in two Cliai-ses, guarded, by a party of the cavalry. The town has since been quiet. MYSTERIOUS AND EXTRAORDINARY Al-FAilt.- The village of B instead has been recently thrown into a state of considerable alarm and excitement in consequence of a diabolical attempt to destroy the life of a young female by hangi"» her, under the following most extraordinary circumstances. It appears that a few days since a young woman ill (lie service of a geutlemaii named Morgan, who resides at Banstead, while engaged at night '11 lower part of the house, overheard some men talking, and from what they said it was evident their intention was to rob the house. "c alaring alkd Stie ittimedi itely ga' in consequence the men were compt1 e to ( ecanip. A night or two afterwards tbe female in question It a d occasion to leave the bouse for the purpose ot letting out the chairwoman and on her not leturntng within a reasonable time Mr Morgan became alarmed, and proceeded lo search for her. He 'a not piocecded far before he observed something hang-iug frolll a tree and on going close to it his hoi IOI an sui prise may easily be conceived v, lieli he c iscoveiei t iat it was the body of his unforlunate maid suspended by the neck, her amis pinioned behind ant appar- ency quite dead. He immediately cut her down, and a surgeon was sent for, who, ajfer some time, succeeded in restoring animation. 11 >eing ques- tioned, she stated that as she was rctu. ning towards the house two men rushed upon her. I hey declared they would murder her for alarming1 iei master ou the previous evening, and one ol them sat that they would cut her throat. The other mall said that she should be hanged. She was sooveiC me with terror aud affright that she was unable to uive any alarm, and they proceeded to pinion her arms, place a rope round her neck, and they then drug-ged her up to the tree. The most rigid inquiries have bt en made with a view to discover the perpetrators of this diabolical attack but, hitherto, without success. imperial JJarltament. The House of Lords did not sit on Wednesday. ,I" HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. Some petitions were presented, praying far the extension from ten to twenty years of the teun for repaying the monies advanced towards the erection of workhouses under the new Poor Law Act. Lord Charles Manners, Sir John Tyrrell, and other members, presented petitions complaining of Agricultural Distress; and Mr F. Shaw presented one from the Diocese of Limerick agianst the in- troduction of an appropriation clause into the proposed Irish Church Bill. Mr WALLACE gave notice that he would, on Thursday, move for an inquiry into the allegations contained in Mr Vigors' petition respecting a late election for the county of Carlow. A protracted, but generally uninteresting discus- sion then took p:ace on the motion of Mi Ewait for the second reading of the Counsel for Prisoners Bill. An amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day six months, was moved by Sir Eardley Wilmot, and several Hon. Members addressed the House but their arguments were a mere recapitu- lation of what had already so frequently been urged on the subject, and the House divided- For tlie second reading 179 For the amendment 35 The Bill was read a second time, ana reierrea 10 a select committee. The House having for a few minutes gone inlo a Committee of Supply, resumed and, on the motion of Lord J. Russell, the General Registry Bill and English Ti'he Bill were severally read a tirst time. The second reading of the latter was fixed for Monday next. Mr POULTER obtained leave to bring in a bill to prevent intimidation at elections. Mr MACLEAN postponed tilt Monday his motion on the affairs of Spain. Mr HAWES moved that it be an instruction to the committee appointed to consider and report on the plans for the two houses of Parliament to inspect all the plans which have been submitted to his Majesty's commissioners, and to receive the estimates of the said plans from such architects as may be wiling to furnish them to the committee. The House divided. The numbers were- For the motion 48 Against it 120 Lord ttien rose to move for a copy of the instructions given to the commissioners appointed under 5 and 6 Wm. IV. 67, for the im- provement 01 the river Shannon with the dale of their appointment, and the date of their first meet- ing in their capacity ot commissioners. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER en- tered into a var.ety of explanations with reference to the motion, which were commented upon by different members; but the question was one of local interest, and the remarks generally were not of particular importance, if we except an urgent recommendation by Colonel Conolly to Govern- ment, that the rate of interest on monies advanced for public works in Ireland should be made as moderate as possible, and not remain, as it is at present, considerably higher than what is required under similar circumstances in England. The motion was acceded to. Pursuant to notice, Mr BLACKBURNE moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to in- quire into the occurrences at the late election of Town Councillors tor the borough of Poole. Some discussion followed, and the Hon. Member at length withdrew his motion for the present. He then pro- ceeded to present a petition on the same subject, and gave notice that on Monday next he would call the attention of the House to it. Sir F. POLLOCK having, in the course of the conversation, expressed an intention not to take any further part in the question, on the ground of his being professionally engaged in legal proceed- ings about to arise out 01 it, Mr Hume reprobated such a determination, and Mr C. W. Wynn spoke in justification of the deli- cacy of the Hon. Member for Huntingdon (Sir F. Pollock.) Mr Serjeant JACKSON moved for a variety of returns connected with the advance of money for public works in Ireland, the securities for such advances, and the amounts re-paid. The returns were ordered, and the House then adjourned, at a little before 10 o'clock. #I" HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY. Col. Anson took his eat for Stoke upon Trent. A variety 01 Petitions were presented in favour of the Dissenters' Relief Bill, for the reduction of the increased duty on Spirit Licences, and on other subjects. Lord MOUPETH gave notice that on the 25th of March, he should move that that part of his Majesty's Speech relating to the settlement of the Tithe question in Ireland should be read and taken into consideration by the House. Lord MORPETH moved tor leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Constabulary Force in Ireland. No constable under its provisions, was to be mem- ber of any secret political society. The Lords Lieu enunt were to have the power of appointing Stipendiary Magistrates. The Noble Lord having entered into a sketch of the proposed measure, some discussion took place, in which the Radical Irish Members strongly abused the Irish Magis- tracy, who were defended by Sir R. Batesou, Mi Shaw, and others Sir R. BATE-ON told the House that it was the object of the present Government to make the police a party force, and stated a circumstance in proof of his assertion. Leave was then given to bring in the On the motion of Mr C. BULLER a Select Com- mittee was appointed to inquire into the proceed- ings of the Record Commission. Lord John Russel, Sir Robert Peel, and several other Hon. Members spoke on the question, and the resolutions'were adopted without a division. Mr SHF.IL moved for a number of returns re^ ing to prosecutions for tithes in the Court o x- cheqtier in Ireland especially for the papers in e cause of Knox against Govin also lor copies o all orders addressed by Government to t le po ice force, relative to the employment of the latter on occasions when processes were served. A long and interesting debate folio we The conduct of the Barons of the Exchequer in trelatid-particularly of Mr Chief Baron Joy-and the supposed countenance given by the Irish Government to the resistance to tithes were both the subjects of full and very warm discussion.- The motion was ultimately agreed to. Mr WALLACE withdrew his motion for the appointment of a Commission topiocee to arlow, to inquire into the allegations contained in a late petition from Mr Vigors. Colonel BllUEN entreated-nay, demanded—the fullest investigation into his conduct. djoutned. ## HOUSE OF LORDS—FRIDAY. Some petitions were presented complaining of agricultural distress. The Earl of RODEN explained that he had been obliged to return, to receive some verbal conectiotis, the petition of whicn he had given notice from the Clergy of Tuain. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY then moved for the correspondence that had taken place between our Government and that of Madrid relative to the liberation of the tweuty-soveu Carlist Officers so long imprisoned, and still remaining, iu the caslle of Corrunna. The motion was agreed to; and, after the ap- pointment of a Select Committee on the proposed alteratioll ill the mode of engrossing acts of Parlia- ment, their Lordships adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OL- COMMONS—FRIDAY. The House was occupied for some time in re- ceiving petitions for railroad and other private Bills. Mr Horseman took the oaths and his seat for Cockermouth. Mr BUCKINGHAM gave notice of his intention to move for a Select Committee to inquire iuto the causes of the increased number of shipwrecks in the merchant service. PENSIONS—VISCOUNT SIDMOUTH. Mr IIICE 1 ose to move for a Copy of a Treasury minute, relatinjjtoa subject which he took the earliest opportunity of laying before the House. He made this motion in consequence of a letter received by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government from Lord Sidmouth,whohad been in possession of a Pension of £ 3,000 a-year, granted for public ser- vices. and secured to him by Act of Parliament. The Noble Lord's letter requested Lord Melbourne to lay before the King his resignation of the Pension of £ 3,OUO. per annum, granted to him by his laie A ost Giucious Majesty George III. (Hear, hear.) He discharged a duty equally grateful to himself and the House in making this communication. He thought that Lord Sidmouth had acted in a very praiseworthy manner, and was entitled to the thanks of the House. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, he moved for a Copy of the Treasury minute carrying into effect his Lordship's offer. Mr HUME said, that the information communi- cated by the Right Hon. Gentleman was most s itis- factory, and he hoped that every other individual who received aPen-ion, and did not require it, would do the same as the Noble Lord. ("Hear," and laughter ) He took this opportunity of referring to the conduct of the Marquis Camden (hear), who had acted iu the most disinterested way for a series of years, and given up an enormous sum of money to the public,-he believed f 250,000. (Hear, hear.) He regretted to have heard observations made in reference to that Noble Lord's conduct, which, in- stead of being allowed to he a good example, as he (Mr Hume) thought, wau represented by some as being a very bad example. (A lauffh.) This pro- ceeding of Lord Sidmouth did him great credit, <111.1 he hoped the Noble Lord's example would be fol- lowed by others. S r E. CODRINGTON said that the relinquish- ment of a Pension was not unprecedented. Mr Marsden, who had been Secretary to the Admiralty, received a Pension of £ 1,500. a-year on being dis. abled from performing his duties through ill-health and, on his recovery, he gave up the Peusion, al- though he did not return to office, and could hardly afford it.—Motion agreed to. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. Mr F. MAULE moved the second reading of a Bill for the consolidation of Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales. The object of the Bill was to establish in London a Board of Commissioners, con- sisting of the Postmaster-General, the Commis- sioners of Woods and Forests, and six other individuals, to be lIamed by the Treasury, for the purpose of consolidating and managing those Trusts. Sir J. GRAHAM objected to the course pursued by the Hon. mover. In his opinion an enquiry should have preceded the introduction of the Bill here, as in the House of Lords. Mr HUME supported the Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET did not object to the union of trtis's, but to the mode in which it was proposed to effect it. He thought further inquiry before a Select Committee was necessary. Mr MACKINNON was understood to support the proposition of a Select Committee. After a few words from Mr HA WES, the Bill was read a second time, and referred to a Select Com- mittee. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr HALL rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice—"That previous to any of the plans for the two Houses of Parliament being laid before the Committee appointed to consider and report on the plans, the whole of the plans which may have been submitted to his Majesty's Commis- sioners shitli be exhibiied to public view." The unsuccessful artists did not by any means find fault with the decision of the Commissioners, but their object was, as not her the Commissioner# nor the successful candidates were averse to such an exhi- bition, that the ptib!ic might have the opportunity of fairty iuspeciing and pronouncing an opinion on them before any final steps were taken by the House. This he thought extremely desirable, and very little loss of time would thereby be occasioned. Mr HAVVES seconded the motion. He thought an opportunity should be given for the expression of public opinion aud criticism oil each of the different plans, Mr RICE was understood to say, that no opposi- tion would be made by Government to such an ex hibition ot the plans, successful and unsuccessful, as might be interesting to the public but he was not prepared to accede to a resolution such as the present, which would have the effect 01 suspending all the proceedings of the Committee until that ex- hibition had taken place. The motion was then withdrawn Lord D. STUART then rose to move for certain documents and correspondence relating to the con- nection between Russia and Turkey. His Lord- ship spoke tor nearly two hours and a half Oil almost every topic that could by possibility be mixed up with the general politics of Europe, and concluded hy stating that, as a Whig, he felt ashamed of hill party for their apathy to the alleged encroachments of Russia and the sufferings of Poland. The Noble Lord added that the Whigs had done more for the country than their opponents, but gave no opinion of the quality of their doings. Mr T. ATTV\OOD seconded the Motion, in a Speech which excited considerable mirth, and into which, of course, he did not omit the introduction of the currency question. Lord Pollington having spoken for the Motion, and Mr Barlow Hoy in reffttation of some of the statements of Lord D, Stuart, Lord PALM ERSTON addressed the House. The Noble Lord repeated his -attachment to a pacific policy, and expressed his conviction that the peace of Europe would continue inviolate. For the Noble Lord's general explanations—for he did not touch at all on many of the points introduced into the debate-we refer toafullerreport. 13titweniiyliotice one error into which his Lordship fell-lie attributed 'he apparent indifference of the House and the country upon Foreign affairs to the confidence re- posed in those who had the guidance of our external relations. The Noble Lord declared himself willing to lay before the House a Copy of the Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi (which our readers must have seen some months ago in the public papers), but declined to produce the other documents moved for by Lord D.Stuart. Dr. BOWRING followed; and the House, which had been thinly attended throughout the evening, immediately exiiihited a still more deserted appear- ance, The Learned Doctor asserted that the prin- ciple of freedom was at work in the Russian aristo- cracy but as he added that they were at this moment in the state of the BarOHs of England prior to the grant of Magna Charta, there would not appear to be any ground for very sanguine hopes on the part of (he friends of liberty. Mi ROBINSON having spoken shortly on the subject, of the Pi ussian Commercial League. Mr P. THOMSON also made some observations on the same question. Sir R. H, Ingli. Sir E. Codrington, and Lord Saiidon, severally spoke. The latter was very severe Oil the conduct of Ministers in regard to Poland. Mr Roebuck, Sir S. Canning, Mr P. M. Stuart, Mr C. Fergusson and Mr Ewart, having taken part the debate. Lord D. STUART replied; and, on thesuggestion of Mr C. Ferjiussou withdrew those parts of his Motion (o which his Majesty's Ministers had de- clined to accede. Mr HUME moved for a Select Committee to in- quire into the system of Fees in public offices, to which Mr F. T. Baring assented, and the Committee was appointed. Some Bills were then forwarded a stage, and, at bait-past twelve, the House adjourned. 1'1" HOUSE OF LORUS —MOVDW. Several Petitions were presented, the greater number of them complaining of agricultural distress. In reply to some observauous by Lord Ashburton in presenting a Petition from St, John's, Nova Scotiaj The Marquis of LANSDOWNE announced that Government had no intention to propose any altera- tion in the timber duties. Lord WHARl\CLIFfE postponed, till this day, his motion on the subject of Municipal Magistrates. The presentation of a Petili n by the same Noble Lord, relating to a proposed Railroad, gave rise to a conversation among several of their Lordships on the snbjcct of these speculations, aud the necessity for caution in respect to them was urged strong'y on both sides of the House A discussion then endued on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill. It was ultimately agreed, on the motion of Lord ELLEN BOROUGH, that the various Pe- titions having relatiou to the Bill should be referred to a Select Committee. The Bill in the meantime was read a second time, and the r Lordships then adjourned. .# HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. Lord W. BENTINCK took the oaths and his seat, I as Member for Glasgow. It was announced by the SPEAKER that he had received a Petition complaining of the return for Dungarvon. A protracted and interesting debate then took place on the general subject of Railroads. The immediate question before the House was a motion by Lord W. Lenuox, for the second reading of the London and Brighton Railway Rill j which was at length postponed for eight days, on a division, when the numbers were— For the postponement 271 Against it 75 This was tbe nisi uivision under the new system adopted by the House, and occupied above three- quarters of an hour. During the discussion, Mr P. THOMSON an- nounced his intention of proposing a Committee oil the subject of railroads. Colonel VERNER gave notice of a motion for certain .,turll. teLiditil, to fih(,%v the increase of crime in the county of l'ipperary. In answer to a question, Mr R. COLBORNE stated that the Committee in the case of Mi- O'Connell and Mr Raphael had resolved to exclude the pub'.io, from a feeling that they would in that manner best promote the ends of justice. The Hon. Member added that the adjournment of the Com- mittee to Monday next was wjrfi a view to secure the arrival of witnesses in t;me for their first sittiua, that no (icliay tiiizllt take place, but that the pro- ceedings might then be coutiuued de die in them without interruption. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL for the second reading ot the Kuglish Tithes Commutation Bill, a long and desultory discussion took place, originating in a wish expressed by Sir E, Kuatchbull and other Members for so much delay as would admit of a more extended circulation of the Bill I throughout the country, but ultimately sPre\t* into an examination of the details of the by several Hon. Members. --j. Sir R. PEEL, after replying, with much tion, to some attacks 011 the landed interest Daniel Whittle Harvey, stated that, while he proved of the ptiuci(jle of Ihe Bill—the cota<0^ 10 u lion of tithe—he objected to recourse being compulsion, before sufficient experience had acquired, from the operation of the voluntai") tem, of the basis on which compulsory riiefkjilf "Rfj ought to be founded. The Right Hon. Baronet his NEA, eluded by expressing, with marked emphasis hope 11 that no Bill would pass the House that dl C A not do full justice to the Clergy." ,) "W The Bill was then read a second time, and ord^ "Rl( to be committed pro forma on next Mou <Ia* J The Tax on Pensions Bill was also read a lime, after Mr HARCOUKT had presented, *U9f sequently withdrawn, a petition from the Oka LAII Marlborough, against the measure.. k. Some conversation took place on the motion „.|j Attorney General, for the second reading of tbe tR, £ to amend the Municipal Corporations Act.j Dr BOWRING instanced a great '• omistiorl' had crept into the original Bill." 1. Colonel SiBTHORPEcor lained of the titious manner iu which it. Was attempted to P the present Bill through the House; and Members made different remarks, after which Bill was read a second time. J Sir R. PEEL wished to know when the return Municipal Magistrates would be laid on (he table- Mr BAfflNG said soinethiug iu reply whic^i j usual with that Hon. Gentleman, was iuaudihle* Mr MACLEAN postponed till Friday his on Spanish affairs. bio [ Mr BLACKBURNE postponed till Thursday r motion for a Select Committee on t he late tag Elections for Poole. j The House then, at half-past twelve o'clock, • s&M journed..1 OE (For Continuation of Parliament see Second P** jj

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