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[APRIL 29, 
When Mr. Ellis intimated his inability 
and, it was then required that the maxi- 
mum of any differential duty es not exceed by ten per cent. 
the rates on our colonial produc: Thi: 
ceded, and the negotiation acct refore, suspended.—A short 
conversation followed on this sungeet ; after which, 
EBL, With a y expression of regard for 
the character ot virtues of the Duke of Sussex, moved an address 
of Coe and sympathy 1 with her Majesty on the pean 
event.— J. Russeu se motion, addin iS per- 
sonal tions to the ehieeeier of his ae Royal niehteess — 
Be address was carried unanimous!: 
ir R. Peet moved an Rea ier congr aeacior to her Majesty 
on the birth of a Princess, adding a few words Se of ad- 
miration of the domestic ones and example 
Lord J. Sntiae seconded this ; and it was eaestaa unanimously. 
Mr. Ricarpo then brought forward his motion, that a humble 
address be pr ented to her Majesty, respectfully expressing the 
opinion of this House that it is not expedient that a contem- 
erin remission of import duties be postponed, with the view of 
making such remission a basis of commercial negotiations with 
foreign countries. He quoted the opinions of Sir R. Peel on 
aeeeoiuicra the new tariff; pointed to the commnvion: of our com- 
ree, languishing for want of new markets; and cited the late 
Mr. D. Hume and M. Say, as con deranutory of all higgling 
about commercial treaties, instead of at once opening our ports 
to the productions of other countries, ce leaving the imports 
and exports to balance one another. he failure of our efforts to 
accomplish Gis treaties with France, &c., was one proof 
of the inefficacy of such a policy, whilst its effect on trade was 
injurious, by paraly es the ‘eo anches respecting which negotia- 
tions were pending. The at maxim of political economy, 
from Adam Smith Risvaward: ess that we should buy as cheap 
and sell as dear as we could; that it was absurd for nations, as 
for individuals, to make at home what could be purchased cheaper 
abroa ry Gu LADSTONE, at considerable length, argued that 
the resolution, at any time objectionable, was at this moment, 
while many commercial negotiations were pending, more parti- 
cularly so. He could not agree that all the investments of capital 
and labour in this country were to be overlooked, in order to 
establish a dogma of political eeconomy.—-Lord Howick desired to 
see us reduce our duties without regard to other countries, and 
to set the example of unconditional free trade, which he pro- 
phesied, would be speedily RUS Ge by other countries, so that 
in a few years all hostile tariffs ald vanish.— SAanpDON 
reminded Lord Howick that foreiein! iatibirs; instead of eben 
more convincible to free trade, were growing less inclined t 
take any article of our manufacture which interfered with thelr 
6wn produce in the smaliest degree.—Lord J. Russe, consider- 
ing that the continuance of the auties on certain excepted articles, 
tt the period of the alteratio the tariff last year, was only 
aerende by the Government o Rete ground of reserving them as 
means of ee avoursble commercial concessions 
other countries in negotiations then pending, and considering 
that these negotiations are now at an end, declared his opinion 
that now was the time to apply the general principle of the tariff 
to the excepted articles. He thought that we would stand in a 
better position with foreign Suter if we made those reductions 
voluntarily, rather than es a subject of bargain and sale; and 
therefore i ded the motion.—Mr. D'IsrarsLi and Sir H. 
sed the motion, which was supported by M 
Ewart “a Mtr Vivirers, who said that Mr. D’Israeli had dwelt 
on the danger of a drain of ae precious metals from this country. 
Such a drain took place when there was asudden importation of 
foreign vol ok in 1839; Bee ee a trade ce Ee 
we paid for s the case 
with our more recep importations of corn. thcreawan see imports, 
our exports would follow; we had only to increase the 
amount of the luxuries and necessaries for the eoneal a ag 
of the people, and we would have no occasion to care for the 
ee of other countries 
» PEEL expressed. his Satan with the admission of 
Mr. "Villiers, that, even under a slidi 
corn were paid for ene tectaten 
detail on the present occasion, because it would be inconvenient 
til after the Chancellor of ie moar had made 
his financial statement. But he object o laying down an 
abstract princip'e, after a few hours’ tae, affecting most 
own colonial Geel 
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States. ey had fesaticd sinites commercial nezot jations ith 
France which had been broken of | y the affairs rof Syria; were 
we now to stop short, and tell the heat that we were about to 
effect reductions on their commodities, without reference to any 
Would a direct intercourse with France or 
Portugal not be preferable to an indirect one ?—and were we not 
i i r manufactures by obtaining 
facilities for their direct introduction? But the motion went to 
exclude them from waiting even for a month, or oe Bane 
eqaivatent concession for our reductions. He warned the 
against parting with the power of obtaining practical NCEE 
even for the sake of extending what may be considered to be 
sound principles. Colonel Torrens, a sellknown free-trader, 
had just issued a postscript to his letter addressed to himself, in 
which he said that he had mathematically demonstrated the 
ruinous consequences which would result from a reduction of 
duties without corresponding concessions; and these opinions 
Colonel Torrens had ee from Mr. Ricardo’s “Chapter on 
Foreign Trade.’? With si ions amongst the advocates of 
free trade, the House ahowld be cautious in adopting an abstract 
reselution, 
1. CoppeEN said that Mr. Ellis had gone out to the Brazils the 
Febrebedtative of a monopolist Government; and a Brazilian 
senator had made a speech, in which he exhibited the eee of 
this country as the slaves of a gor did oligarchy. It was a hope- 
less errand, also, to send to Portugal—a country too poor a help 
us, It was not reduction on luxuries, such as port wine, which 
we wanted, ae the revenue by it, North and South 
America, with t Bone oe the fields for this 
country, if the Suuccias nt we eall 
earnest, and were not 
humbugging ve Paneoene with pretended "negotiations for com. 
mercial treatie: d; and ona division there 
appe: ret Por | the motion, 61; against it,135. Majority, 74. 
sday.—After the presentation of a great number of 
pe ae dae the education clauses of the Factories’ Bill, a 
petition of the Ri W. Browne, the chaplain of Knutsford gaol, 
was ordered to ie printed with the ae and Mr. T. DuNcomag 
gave og that he would call the attention of the House to the 
subject on Monday next. The Becohil reading of the Health of 
Townes Bill was postponed to Wednesday, the 10th May 
The order of the day for the committee on the Player of Inter- 
ludes’ Bill was discharged with the Concurrence of Mr. T. Dun- 
the representation of Sir J, Graham that ee gia te 
Poets with Lord Mahon, devoted some attention to 
matter, that his noble Friend had a measure in pr CHunaon 
which would probably meet the view of Mr. Duncombe, 
GIBSON put some questio: to the recent 
negotiations pon the Brazils and Portngaly aan led to a decla- 
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ration fro! Puxr that he had gi all the information 
possessed Bathe subject, on cree "the e negotiation was 
broken off on the ground that Mr. Ellis was not authorized to 
TORE ee nite only basis proposed, namely, a differential duty of 
o ge Tn the course of the desultory conversation that 
pores 1, right hon. Baronet, in allusion to the treaties with 
‘ortugal, said the proper construction of the word 
Portuguese Government with reference to the treaty. 
had been “‘interruptea,” not broke! e could not answer for 
eT Re for the present there was an end of the negotiation, 
ord J. RUSSELL postponed the resolutions of which he had 
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given notice on the subject of education until Thursday next, as 
the Secretary for the Home Department intended ake 
certain amendments of importance in his Factories’ Bill, and go 
into a committee pro forma for thut purpose. AS agreat part of 
his resolutions referred to that bill, he proposed to allow them 
to lie over till the bill was before the Honse in its amended form, 
and till the House had decided on the e provisions in a committee. 
He did not intend to oppose the bill oe ne a committee pro 
Sor is nor when it went really into comm: 
. Russevt then moved the seen Pande? of the Muni- 
etal Cor porations’ Bill, and explained at length He objects 
which he proposed to effect by the measure. The bill had refer- 
ence to those corporations of England and Wales Sich had been 
left ardnaned by the Municipal Corporation Act, and he trusted 
that Parliament would adhere to the principle which it had 
sanctioned by a large majority in legislating for the other corpo- 
oie in 1835, and would ily dies e in those ties the Soe 
‘one at ‘the 
same time, gradually put an end to all existing corporations 
which were formed on the principle of se!f-elec 
Mr. W. WILLIAMS, in supporting the motion, conpranlated the 
noble Lord for having, by his former bill, annihilated what he 
called those “nests of corruption and local mismanagement,” 
substituted mon them new corporations, founded on 
elective franchis But he did not understand say the noble 
Lord had left antoneh eu the corporation of the city of London, 
which exceeded all other corporations in ROTrOBEOT: and profligacy. 
He cited various instances of its extravagance and uses, ani 
concluded by expressing a hope that it would not teas be allowed 
to continue unreformed.—Sir J. GrAwAM opposed the motion, 
on the ground that the country was taken quite by surprise 
this measure, He had reason to know, from antormetian which 
he had received that morning, that there were corporate towns 
which it was intended to affect by the bill; that he had not the 
slightest notion that it was intended to propose a measure of this 
description. There wereno petitions complaining of any abuses, 
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This long delay, while the noble Lord held power, proved that he 
did not consider these things of which he now ci ned, to be 
crying evils; and it would appear that the idea of PaNeHioe those 
corporations was at length but an idea taken up in haste. The 
noble Lord, in bringing forward this bill, relied particularly upon 
the abuses and corruption alleged Queenborough. 
Now he thought that these alleged abuses were such as Santon 
a searching inquiry, and he had to state further, that 
officers of the Crown were now investigating those ch eas 
the purpose, ifit should seem to them necessary, that they Tania 
go before the Court of Chancery and file a bill of discovery 
against the corporation. With regard to the suggestion that the 
affairs of the city of London required the ube hand of legis- 
lation as much as others, he did not wish to enter upon that 
question at present; but he must say that there ee such a thing 
as straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel, and that whilst 
the city of London was allowed to retain all "ts privileges un- 
touched and unimpaired, it was not too much to ask that a few 
small boroughs should be also Teft unharmed. He concluded by 
amendment, nae the bill be read a second time 
RD Mayor defended the earROTHCGN 
of the city of London Fou the pe made upon it by Mr. 
Williams; and after some further slight discussion, Lor . 
RusseEtt replied, The House isi divided—For the original 
motion, 46; for the amendment, 99; majority, 53. 
The Attorneys and Solicitors Bill went through committee, and 
the reuces was ordered to be received on Wednesday.—On the 
motion of Mr. Frewen, a select committee was appointed to in- 
sake into the state of the medical charities in Ireland, and to 
report what alterations appear necessary for the purpose of 
Hinkoy ita! the system under utc they are conducted. 
Thursday .— some routine business had been transacted, 
Mr. gave notice that on the 11th May, he would call the 
attention of the House to the agitation now going on in Ireland 
upon the ey of ue Union, atl move that it is the duty of the 
take steps for its immediate suppression.—Mr. 
Gopson ae notice that, on the same day, he would move for a 
select committee to inquire into publiclife insurance companies. 
ACKINNON moved for a select committee to ascertain the 
revenue, expenditure, and condition of the harbours and light- 
houses on the coast from the Thames to Portsmouth.— Mr, Cur- 
TEIS seconded the motion, which was ever ente Py Mr. Rice, 
ee ze CHE ey Sir C. Narrer, and Mr, Humn.— R. Peer and 
Sir KNATCHBULL opposed the motion, on the rerouted that a 
eonimnlttes of the House of worst tri- 
wane which could ae Sleeved {on inquiry into such a subject.— 
the inquiry 
stiouta be extended to srotpweod" Fort and Portsmouth, Ultim 
ately, the meatal being withdrawn, the motion was re- 
jected by 79 against 3 
preinrnierelarite to Petty Sessions in England and Wales were 
ordered, on the motion of Lord Worsixy.—Mr. Jervis obtained 
leave to bring in a Bill for improving the proceedings in the 
Supreme Courts in certain actions, for amounts not exceeding 
20/.—Lord Enior 0 d leave to” bring in a Bill to amend and 
continue the laws relative to the  Tegistering of arms, and the 
importati manufacture, and si arms, gunpowder, and 
ammunition in Ireland.— wilie Excheqtier bills Bill passed through 
bmn ieee) 
Friday.—The debate on the second reading of the Ecclesiastical 
hua il! sahinnuan from before the Easter recess, 
bill was supported by Sir Grorce Grey, the AT- 
RNEY- eres Mr. H. RENO and Dr. Evpuinsrone, and 
opvosed by a iscorr, Mr. H. Frrzroy, Mr. NewptcATE, 
G. Sincnatr Mr. Con.err, and Mr. T. DuncomMBE.— 
sit Be Da raencineed heute of gentlemen of opposite views 
n ecclesiastical matters, in hostility to this bill, as unnatural, 
He said that the Donceantoal had undertaken the bill from ee 
most Me tec eee otives, and in the fairest spirit.—M. 
Lapoucuers, Mr. Hume, Capt. GLapstonr, Sir W. H. Ba OR 
and Mr. oe having declared their uel of voting 0: 
the second readin ouse divided, whe were—for t 
second readin, 18 gainst it, 104; Teorey: te fayour of ihe 
bill,s2. Tt was then read a nd tin 
BY: 
Money Market, Friday. —Consols left off at 96% to 
4 for money, and 96} to for account ; Three per Cent. 
Reduced Stock, 952 to $; Three- and- half per Cent. 
Reduced 8 3 New Three-and-half per Cent. 
Annuities, 1024 to £; Bank Stock, 179 to 80; India 
Stock, 266 to 8; thats Bonds, 75s. to 77s. prem. 3 
Exchequer Bills, 66s. to 68s. prem. 
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HMetropolis and tts Pichrtip. 
Loss of the Solway.—A\l the returns relative to the 
loss of this vessel having been received, the following 
statement has been published :—Passengers of all deserip- 
tions—lost, 17; saved, 28. Persons belonging to the 
ship, captain, officers, seamen, engineers, &c.—lost, 18; 
saved 70. Total—35 lost, 98 saved. Itis also adnouneed 
that the Company’s ships will no longer call at Corunna. 
The New Library at Lincoln’s Inn.—The first stone 
of the new buildings in Lincoln’s Inn was Jaid on Thurs- 
day, the 2lst inst., by Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, 
assisted by Lord Lyndhurst, in the presence of a large 
assembly. After the ceremony was concinded, a dinner 
took place in the court of the Lord Chancellor. 
The Tower.—For some time past labourers have been 
employed removing the mud-soil in the southern or river 
moat of the Tower, preparatory to the buildiug of two 
extensive aqueducts for the troops. The moat which 
surrounded the Tower, and which in consequence of the 
stagnant water in it was sufficient to create an epidemic in 
the neighbourhood, is now in progress of being filled up, 
with a view of being converted into grounds for healthful 
recreation. 
Embankment of the Thames.—At the Court of Common 
Council, on Thursday, the chairman of the Navigation 
Committee moved the adoption of the report recommend- 
ing that the City’s Seal should be affixed to certain licenses 
to embank portions of the river Thames, in conformity 
with the report unanimously approved of by the Court 
several months ago. The proposed embankments were 
all in strict accordance with the plan laid down by Mr. 
Walker and Captain Bullock, assisted by the harbour- 
masters and other officers of the navigation. After some 
discussion the report was unanimously adopted. 
The late Accident at Blackwall.--On Thursday morning, 
shortly after two o’clock, as four men were proceeding 
down the river between Blackwall and Woolwich, in one 
of the Trinity-House lighters, they observed something 
floating on the Essex shore which had the appearance of 
a body. Two of them immediately put off in a small boat, 
and on nearing the object they discovered it to be the 
remains of a young man, answering in every respect to 
the description of Mr. Busfield. The body was floating 
with the ebb-tide towards Woolwich, and the men lashed 
a rope round it, and towed it towards Blackwall, where it 
was immediately recognised as the body of Mr. Busfield. 
An inquest was held on the same afternoon, when the jury 
returned a verdict of ‘ Accidentally drowned,’’ accompa- 
nied by a censure on the owners of the Blackwall-pier, for 
leaving it open and unlighted at night. 
Easter Holidays——The number of passengers and 
amount of receipts taken by the Greenwich Railway Com- 
pany, during the Easter OEE is as follows :—On 
Good Friday, 7,069 passengers, 219/.; on Easter Sunday, 
8,874 passengers, 334/.; on Easter Monday, 24,744 pas- 
sengers, 765/.; on Easter Tuesday, 16,325 passengers, 
495/.; and on Wednesday, between 6,000 and 7,000 passen- 
gers, or 215.; making a total of nearly 70,000 passengers, 
or 2,030/. The greater portion of the passengers availed 
themselves of the return tickets, which were issued at ls, 
each. In addition to their having to contend with the 
steam-boat competition, the railway company had to cope 
with the rivalry of the omnibus proprietors, who carried 
passengers from London to Greenwich at the rate of 6d. 
each. The traffic on the railway during the corresponding 
period of last year, was, on Good Friday, 8,849 Baseeneste) 
2551.; on Easter Sunday, 8,902 passengers, 2409/7. ; 
Easter Monday, 19,875 passengers, 530/.; on aidtay 
Tuesday, 16,337 passengers, 446/.; and on Wednesday, 
6,000 passengers, or Ne 5 making a total of about 
64, 000 passengers, or 1,780/. 
Special Poor-Law Boric in St, Pancras.—On 
Friday Mr. Austen, the barrister—appointed, with the 
sanction of the Secretary of State, an Assistant Poor-Law 
Commissioner, for the purpose of inquiring into the case 
of a Creole pauper, John Jones—held his sitting at the 
Vestry-rooms, to proceed with the investigation. The 
attention of the House of Commons was drawn to the 
case shortly before the recess, Jones having been taken 
before the Clerkenwell magistrates by the parochial au- 
thorities for an alleged assault, whilst labouring under ex- 
citement from being refused to be allowed to see his wife, 
then lying in the Fever Hospital, or to see his child 
buried. The Commissioner having opened the proceed- 
ings, the man John Jones was first sworn, and proceeded 
to detail the treatment he had received whilst an inmate 
of St. Pancras workhouse. He said that, although he 
had committed no crime, he had been locked up in the 
oakum aoom with 38 other men, mostly refractory pau- 
pers ; had his diet reduced to the extent of two ounces of 
meat per day, three days in a week, and slept in a close 
room where there were 13 beds, the men sleeping three in 
a bed, and the only entrance to which was through a trap- 
door, ‘fastened with a padlock. On Friday, the 7th inst., 
his wife was remoyed from the workhouse Infirmary to the 
Fever Hospital, and his child, which had previously died, 
was to be buried on that day. He applied to the 
Board ‘for permission to visit his wife in the Fever 
Hospital, and to see his child buried, but was refused ; 
and on his becoming excited, they ordered him 
to be turned out of the room, and to be con- 
pace in the black-hole, The beadle followed him to 
the cakum room for that purpose, when Jones drew a 
knife which he used in picking oakum, and threatened to 
do for the first that came near him, striking it with such 
violence on the table that it broke. He was subsequently 
taken into custody by the police, and conveyed before Mr- 
Combe, the magistrate, who was informed by Mr, Sparkes, 
the overseer, that the Board wanted him punished, but 
the magistrate discharged him. A nurse in the infirmary, 
and the superintendent of the oakum ward, were examined, 
and the latter gave Jones an excellent character, and said 
he never had to make a complaint against him. On the 
day he was taken before a magistrate he appeared much 
excited at not being permitted to go and see his wife of 
his child buried, but did not appear in the least intoxi- 
cated. The witness gave evidence as to the insufficient 
food supplied to paupers in the oakum room, and as to its 
general management. The investigation was then ad- 
journed, and resumed on Saturday, when Mr. Sparkes, 
the overseer, was examined. He stated that Jones was 
extremely violent, both before the Board and after he had 
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