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its adoption.—Some other routine business passed, including the 
second reading of the Canadian Corn Bill, the discussion of whieh is 
postponed till Monday week. 
jay.—Lord DENMAN called attention to the proposed 
“winter circuit.” He thought it a matter too important to be 
undertaken without the serious deliberation of Parliament, and 
thought that some measure in the shape of a local commission, 
acting similarly to the Central Criminal Court, would suffice. 
ie judges were already overburdened, and it was impossible 
that a third gaol delivery could take place in the year without in- 
creasing the number of judges.—Lord Campne.t suggested that 
the Irish Judges should be called upon to assist.—The Assessed 
Taxes Bill was read a third time and passed. 
HOUSE OF COMMONS. A 
Monday.—In reply to a question from Mr. S. O?BRrEN, asking 
the reason why soldiers in Ireland went armed to church, Sir H 
HARDINGE saidit was the practice of the seryice for the troops to go 
to church armed in disturbed districts, as it was not considered dis- 
creet to leave the arms in the barracks. 
n answer to Mr. Wyse, Sir R. Pee stated that he was not pre- 
pared to say that Government would ask for a supplementary vote in 
addition to the annual grant for the purposes of education. If, 
jowever, in consequence of what had recently passed, and of the 
failure of the plan ot e Government, the result should lead to 
increased demand upon the Privy Council, he should then not hesi- 
tate to apply furan additional vote. The Right Hon. Baronet fur- 
ther stated that he had no intention of extending the principle on 
which the Privy Council now acted. ‘To a question from Mr. H1np- 
i Peet announced that, whatever might be the difficulties 
attending the Regent of Spain, he would not_ shrink from observing, 
with the most scrupulous good faith, the obligations which the Bri- 
tish Government were bound to hold towards Espartero. i 
high compliment to the Regent, whom he described as actuated by 
the sincerest desire to administer the Government of Spain on consti- 
tutional principles. 
ir J. GRAHAM made his promised statement with regard to the 
Factories Bill. It wa: i f the Government to aban- 
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s not the intention ot 
neglected objects of ignorance. For his part, unlessa great change 
toole place in the temper of the two parties, he would never again be 
rpy, and Mr. 
JRAHAM, in his reply, announced that the 
Government had no intention to introduce any other measure on the 
subject of National Education: at the same time that they would 
offer no impediments to the success of any such measure if proposed 
by an individual Member. — The bill passed, pro forma, through 
committee. 
, Mr, Buewirr then asked if it were consistent with the constitu- 
tion, and the conflicting duties of the King of Hanover that he should 
take his seat in the House of Lords, and exercise the rights of a 
Peer of the realm and a Privy Councillor? — The Arrorney- 
Genrrat declined to answer the question. 
The adjourned debate on the Arms Bill was resumed by Mr. Grs- 
BoRNe, who opposed the bill.—The speakers against the bill were 
Mr. Wiurras, Sir H. W. BArron, Mr. E. Eviice, Sir C. NAPIER, 
O’Connewt, and Mr. Munrz. Itwas supported by Mr. 
CorgunouNn, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Harpy, Mr. M. 
and Mr. LANr Fox.—Mr. E. 
even to swim, were about to be sent out to the coast of Africa, to co- 
operate with a superior class of American ships of war in repressing 
the slave-trade, and would thus be exposed to a rivalry disheartening 
to the officers and discreditable to the service.—Captain PecueLu 
seconded the motion.—Captain Gornon did not view this class of 
vessels with so much alarm; and secing they had heen so long em- 
plowed in the service, the Board of Admiralty would not be justified 
in declining to use them on any important occasion where they might 
be considered available. Their present destination, on the coast of 
Africa, between the tropics, where calms and light breezes prevailed, 
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therefore hoped th e would not adopt a motion, 
an abstract proposition, based on a misconception, and which would 
not do justice to the conduct of the Admiralty respecting details 
which were purely of an executive nature.—Sir C: NArree attribute 
the defects of our naval i and the mi of our 
naval service, to the constitution of the Board of Admiraity, which 
was radically detective, and kept us half a century behind the rest of 
the world in a department essentially connected with our national 
safety.—After some additional observations from Captains PecueELL 
and Berkeney, the motion was rejected by 75 to 41 
ptain PECHELL move printing of the returns of appeal 
cases on the assessed taxes for the years 1841 and 1842, which, being 
opposed as unnecessary by Sir G. Cuex, was rejected by 79 to 16. 
—Lord CLements renewed his motion for the production of the 
correspondence connected with the disbanding of the yeomanry corps 
in Ireland, to whic d Exvror gave the same reply as on a former 
occasion, namely, that he was willing to furnish copies of all orders 
for the dishanding of the yeomanry, with some selections, omitting 
from the correspondence whatever was of a personal or superfluous 
nature.—Lord CLEMENTS assented, and the returns were ordered. 
Wednesday.—The Princess Augusta’s Annuity Bill was read a 
Cc Lor of 
third time and passed.—The L of thi 
Stated that he intended to move that the House should on Friday 
resolve itself into a committee on the Excise Acts. The y 
experiment that had been made of the additional duty of 1s..a gallon 
on Irish spirits had shown a progressive increase of offences against 
the Excise laws, while the revenue ha een increased to the 
extent anticipated. felt so strongly with regard to the moral 
effect of the change in the Irish spirit duty that he could not consent 
to the continuance of the evil.—Lord Wors.iry moved the committal 
ofthe Coroners Bill.—On the suggestion of Lord G. Somerset, the 
bill was committed pro formd, in order to have the amendments, 
which were numerous, made, and the bill reprinted. 
Lord Worstry moved the second reading of the Commons Inclo- 
sure Bill.—Colonel SistHorr moved, as an amendment, that the 
second reading be given that day six mon 
strongly the importance of carrying forward the bill during the pre- 
sent session, There were nearly two million acres of waste land in 
the country, which could be reclaimed at an expense of 122, an acre, 
by which great employment would be afforded to the labouring popu- 
lation. 1 a strong disposition to carry out inclosures, but 
parties were deterred hy the great expense of separate inclosure 
ills. He proposed to carry out his measure by the aid of the tithe 
commissioners ; who, on the application of two-thirds of those inte- 
rested in an inclosure, should send assistant commissioners to 
examine and report; the commissioners to report the progress of all 
inclosures twice a year to the Home-office, and the House of Com- 
have a veto on any inclosure, should one-fourth of those 
interested object to it. He had endeavoured to ascertain the pro- 
bable expense of the working of his measure, and was satisfied that 
unopposed inclosures, the expense of which, under the present sys- 
from 400/. to 6002., would not, by the present bill, 
exceed 40/, Considering the capital which would be invested in 
reclaiming land, and the employment which would be afforded, he 
was satisfied that the bill, if passed, would prove an important boon 
to the interests of agriculture and the country.—Mr. RAND, 
though objecting to the bill, on the ground that it would forever 
after deprive the poor of England of their free commonage right, was 
nevertheless satisfied that some measure for the reclamation and allot- 
ment of weste land was essential to save us from areyolution. The 
f the working classes in the manufacturing districts was appalling. 
Lord Worsley’s bill would bea boon, so far as employm 
na division, the 
Lord Error promising to give notice before Friday next of the clauses 
he proposes to withdraw. —To a question by Mr. Hur, Sir J. Gra- 
Bills were postponed sine die, the Government stating that, in con- 
lay.—Mr. J. WortTuny moved the second reading of the 
Townshend Peerage Bill.—Mr. C. BuLLER moved that the bill be 
Mr. Hawes moved for a committee of the whole House, on Wed- 
hesday next, to take into consideration the propriety of an address 
to her Majesty, in order to the indemnification of the sufferers whose 
Vessels and cargoes were confiscated by the Danish Government in 
1807,—The CHanceLior of the Excueauer made a statement of 
the circumstances of the case, so familiar to the public, and declared 
his ination to adhere to th le of his official pred 
which was briefly oppose 
to 23. 
depended on the issue, and the decision of the House would thereby 
materially affect him. 
On the motion for going into committee on the Sugar Duties, Mr. 
Coppkn moved ‘* That in the opinion of this House it is not expe- 
commodities cou! procured from other countries, and that 
therefore all protective duties in favour of colonial produce ought to 
bolished ;”? was din, 
r. LABOUCHERE supported the amendment.—' 
ets. The committee divided, and there 
amendment, 122; against it, 203: Majority, 81.—The 
bill then passed through committee, and was reported. 
Friday e motion for going into Committee on the Irish 
Arms Bill, Sir 8. W. Barron moved as an amendment that its 
provisions be extended to England.—Lord Patmerston addressed 
the House at great length on the grievances of Ireland, to 
which Sir Ropert Prev replied. A long debate ensued, in 
which Lord Joun Russews, and several Members t , When 
ir H. W. Barron withdrew his amendment. J. GRAHAM 
stated that the Irish Chancellor had acted on the advice of Ministers 
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negatived by 177 to 74. 
Monday. The H 
Acts, and adopted the Government resolutions in regard to the 
reduction of duties on Irish spirits. 
CITY. 
Money Market, Friday.—Consols closed at 933 to 4 for 
the opening; Bank Stock, 1793; Three per Cent. Re- 
duced, 94§ to 3; Three-and-half per Cent. Reduced, 1014 ; 
Exchequer Bills, 55s. to 57s. prem. 
HMetropolis and tts Picinity. 
The Waterloo Banquet—The Duke of Wellington, 
in q' i y of the battle of Waterloo 
occurring this year on a Sunday, gave his annual banquet 
on Monday night at Apsley House to those officers who 
shared the dangers and honours of the field. A great 
number of persons congregated at the entrance-gates of 
Apsley House and on the opposite side of Piccadilly, so 
that, what with the arrival of the carriages and the vast 
concourse of people collected, it was with the utmost 
difficulty that a passage could be obtained for the different 
vehicles, Many noblemen and gentlemen and several ladies 
on horseback took up their position on the western side of 
the eastern entrance gate, a position which commanded 
the ition of those distinguished officers entitled to 
join the party. His Royal Highness Prince Albert ar- 
rived shortly before eight o’clock, and the presence of the 
Prince was the occasion of the most enthusiastic cheering. 
Colonel Buckley (a Waterloo officer,) and the Marquess 
of Exeter, groom of the stole to bis Royal Highness, 
were in the same carriage, in attendance on the Prince. 
The Duke of Wellington received his Royal Highness 
i diately on alighting from the carriage. The crowd 
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Worsley, and those who thought with him, repeal the Corn-laws, and 
a y for the 
J. MAN- 
blished no new principle, and the operation of which, he conceived, 
would be exceedingly beneficial. Mr. . 
ence on land.—Mr. Divert, looking to the 
ment, and the importance of extending it, 
of the country, would support the bill. 
his support of the bill 
Thursday.—Mr. Warp gave notice, 
the Irish Arms Bill he will moye an amend 
question ofthe Irish Established C! 
tribution of its revenues, having due r¢ 
maintenance of spiri 2 a 
assertion that no property was involved. i 
inasmuch as the peonetey entailed on the marquisate of Townshend 
consequently had an opportunity of seeing his Grace, and 
a burst of applause from without was the result. It was 
about a quarter to eight when the Duke and his guests, 
amounting in number to 81, took their seats at the table, 
The Duke of Wellington of course presided, supported 
on the right by Prince Albert, and on the left by General 
Washington, who had never before attended this annual 
festival, from his residence nearly 22 years in Prussia. The 
Marquess of Anglesey sat on Prince Albert’s right. The 
Duke of Wellington first gave the health of the Queen, and 
then that of Prince Albert, who proposed the Duke’s 
health. ‘The heroes who fell at Waterloo’’ was next 
given by the Duke, and drunk as usual, with solemn 
silence. «The British Guards,” ‘The Artillery at 
| Waterloo,” “ Sir Henry Hardinge,”’ “ Prussian Army,’ 
coupled with the mame of General Washington, and 
several other toasts succeeded. 
Public Testimonials,—At the anniversary dinner of 
the 7th Hussars, which took place on Friday last at the 
Clarendon, being the first of the three days commemora- 
—On a division, the | tive of the battle of Waterloo, Lieut.-General Sir E. 
Kerrison, in the chair, a piece of plate of the value of 
1,000 guineas was presented to their late Colonel the 
Marquess of Anglesea, as the commander of the regiment 
for nearly half a century. The memorial represented a 
corporal of the 7th Hussars engaged with a French Dra- 
goon, and was the work of Messrs. Mortimer and Hunt, 
—On Wednesday week a number of gentlemen assembled 
at dinner at the London Tavern, and presented a service 
of plate, which had been voted to Sir John and Lady 
Pirie, in December last, in testimony of the courteous, 
exemplary, and distinguished manner in which they dis- 
charged their duties as Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress 
