June 8, ] 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 



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Jinw cases which we could not help nor prevent. Show him a 

 r-mpdv and he would adopt it. Tobacco, cotton, and coffee, 

 Sre not the great props of the slave-trade ; it was sugar, as 

 «hn\rn bv St. Domingo, where the cultivation of sugar died with 

 Klaverv bat coffee continued to be successfully cultivated. The 

 ' live-trade consisted in the traffic in adults, and this was the 

 evil When it was urged that free-labour sugar imported here 

 would only create a vacuum in the markets of the world for slave- 

 crown produce, it mast be recollected that the same argument 

 was urged agaiust Emancipation; it was said that we would 

 diminish our own produce by setting our slaves free, and the 

 deficiency would have to be made up by slave-grown produce 

 from other countries. But it was then replied, Let us relieve 

 ourselves from the guilt of slavery, and other nations would 

 imitate our example. In Brazil, for example, our policy had 

 told • the cultivation of sugar had been successfully discouraged, 

 from the shutting of our market. After going considerably into 

 detail, in reply to various arguments, he admitted that this was 

 a severe measure towards the West Indies, but that it must also 

 be recollected that they weie laying a tax on the British con- 

 sumer of 10s. 6d. on foreign f ee sugar for the benefit of the 

 West Indies, while slave- grown was excluded altogether. They 

 were thus laying a tax of 50 per cent, on the value of an essen- 

 tial article, a measure to which he would not be a party if they 

 had merely to deal with these duties alone, without reference 

 to other considerations. He regretted that they should be taxed 

 with the base vice of hypocrisy j credit might be given them 

 for maintaining their anti-slavery professions, and bringing in 

 a measure which would combine the greatest of practical good 

 with the smallest amount of injury.— Mr. Labouchere, Mr. P. 

 M. Stewart, Mr. Hume, and Mr. T. Baring joined in the de- 

 bate, the first exposing the impolicy, unsoundness, and mis- 

 chievousness of the pioposed change; the second pleading the 

 case of the West India interest; the third deploring the conduct 

 of the Government; and the fourth undertaking its defence, 

 though thinking that the measure was ill-timed, in the state of 

 existing interests.— Dr. Bowring, Sir J. Hanjier. and Mr. 

 Ewart added some remarks, and on a division there appeared— 

 For the resolutions. 19"; against them, 128; majority, 69. The 

 resolutions were then agreed to. 



Tuesday.— In reply to Mr. T. Duncombe, Sir J. Graham 

 stated that, having received information from the Governor of 

 Guernsey that considerable excitement, arising from local dif- 

 ferences, existed in that island, the Government had sent over 

 a temporary reinforcement of troops. But these differences 

 were now under judicial investigation, and the Government 

 placed the most implicit reliance on the loyalty of the people of 

 Guernsey. — On the motion of Mr. T. Duncombe, a copy of the 

 judgment and commitment in the case of O'Connell and others 

 was ordered.— Lord J. Russell postponed, for a fortnight, his 

 motion for a copy of despatches from the Earl of Aberdeen to 

 the Earl of Westmoreland, with respect to commercial relations 

 between this country and Prussia, with any answer to such 

 despatch from the Court of Prussia. The noble Lord did so on 

 the statement made by Mr. Gladstone that, subsequent to the 

 despatch dated the 19th of March, received from Baron Bulow, 

 communications had been received which were conceived in a 

 different spirit, and which tended to different results ; and that 

 the correspondence was still going on.— Lord H. Vane moved 

 that the House should resolve itself into a committee to take into 

 consideration so much of the Act of 5th and 6:h Victoria, c. 47, as 

 relates to the export duty on coal, with the view to its immediate 

 repeal. The noble Lord urged that this duty involved no great 

 question of revenue ; that it was to all intents a new tax, 

 causing a greater displacement of labour and capital than the 

 old duty, and that it inflicted severe loss to mining labour, and 

 exercised most injurious influence on the shipping interest. 

 —The Chancellor of the Exchequer contended that the 

 export trade in coal, instead of having diminished since the 

 alteration of the duties, had in fact increased. As to the alleged 

 depression of the coal- shipping interest, he answered that 

 there had been a general lowering of freights in all branches of 

 trade, and therefore the coal trade had come in for its share and 



?l m u T ?; i* e °PP° sed the motion. After a discussion, in 

 S™ ^r. Granger, Mr. Warburton, Mr. H. Hinoe, Mr. 



5™i_ . r : J _ I : A * ,N ?J Mr * l ">»ell, Mr. Duncombe, Lord 



id Mr. Wali 



n, 74 ; againj 



KPi 0f .f « " v *. "— • w.^iv,, w.v; appointment ui a 



l^i ™? tc ? t0 xn( l uire int » the state and condition of the 

 tinnT I mar,ne of this country, and to take into considera- 

 the P mni rc P° rt ° n t!? e b est mode of encouraging and extending 

 to thSo? ment of * ritish shipping.-Mr. Gladstone assented 

 in hP S V? D ' t °. n the d,stinct understanding that it should not, 

 the narfnf tK St o Cgree ' be taken as implying any intention on 

 with nrhl e ( ?° vernment to disturb our reciprocity treaties 

 hrouVhl T count / ,es - The motion was agreed to—Mr. Hume 

 the ?«L- I- ward a case of alle ged grievance arising out of 

 hawW ^ an ? im Prisonment of one Alfred Moore, a 

 Bomefmn. hrewsbury '~ Mr - d 'Israbh answered the case by 

 underJrS"* sa J c * sms on Mr - Hume's misstatement and mis- 

 hU own ^ n& 0f , the C8 «e— Mr. Hume replied, persisting in 

 come to E ""Valine on Sir J. Graham to state what had 

 Svean ^ DOV ! ledffe respecting the case—Sir J. Graham 

 Stated th£f * l0rif corroborating what Mr. D'Israeli had 

 false nrSpnn ma ° was found to have obtained money on 

 *nd vLahrmH S ' a A or that offence wa 8 convicted as a rogue 

 gentlemen r*v • F 0od deal of conversation followed, several 



sion and hJrdSfin h . n -\ cal o? bjection8 ' and im P utin S oppres- 

 mttempt at trv?ni P *i. whlle Sir J * Graham demurred to their 

 sion then el,i *• ( l uestion b y way of appeal. The discus- 

 to the nrofe«r;r Slr , J ', Ga . AnAM P 0St P° ned his Bills relating 



minster Bridll a PP° int ed to inquire into the state of West- 

 er erecting a „!„ nto th e expediency of repairing the old 

 announced ti^Yfu °o e, ~ The Chancellor of the Exchkquer 

 Monday nevT Lil -a Ugar Duties would be proceeded with on 



Poned to ThuWdayweek ^ B&nk Charter Bill » which he post " 



tation 'of a p'rTaV 10 ma -l n busines s this evening was the presen- 

 senters' Chanel rm, er of Prions for and against the Dis- 

 *nre Bill -L,i a- a disc ussion on the Commons Inclo- 



committe'd. nrt, f r °. RSL * Y proposed that his Bill should be 

 roer it, and another^ !? Wlth a view to alterations by the Govern- 

 some dUcuision r J .1 oe fixed for proceeding with it. After 

 •dopted, and the un princi P le of the Bill this course was 

 with a view to imnf " was accordingly committed pro forma, 



T/ '"r*d«l^Varm ment and subsequent procedure, 

 when important me questiorj s were asked as to the days fixed 

 L °rd J. Rlsseil Id S are to be discussed; and in reply to 

 ample notice of tho h Pkkl said that he would give such 

 b ? taken, as will en*vJ When tho Irish Registration Bill will 

 aionsto attend Him ! every Person in her Majesty's domi- 

 2 L the day wag the „ bate » if inclined to do so. The first order 

 fdl, forandairai.,f S reading of the Dissenters' Chapel 



"•?t«<i.-The att',;. ch a &reat mass of petitions were pre- 

 fects f t , u i .."J XKY -GKNKRAL then stated the nature and 



^measure, he sahi cons 1 lder able length. The enactments of 

 r f E fi D 8land nor of ti.; w i" affcctcd th e property of the church 

 gjj** ^hnpiytJ^W/sejan bodies, but their operation was 



.en? e »c.»i? a leirS? l,t - ,nBr - Chapels - Hedid not think that 



h> the Acts ot 18% Jn?i , a ?£ 9 °Zl a tole ration that was granted 

 Son*" t0 ttff «« «i? els I 9 ' K le K Bi11 was not intended by its 

 8100 as to the pLt^ul i L^ £ h,ch . there was an express provi- 



parucmar sect for which the charity was designed. 



It was solely inceuded to allow congregations being in pos- 

 session twenty-five years, and where no express intention 

 of the original founder existed, to remain undisturbed In 

 their possession, and to free them from the litigation which 

 had been engendered by recent judicial decisions.— Sir R. 

 Inglis gave due credit to the Government for their disin- 

 terestedness in persevering with a Bill which was likely to 

 offend many of their usual supporters, and which was intended 

 to benefit exclusively those who had ever been their opponents. 

 He was prepared to admit that after Parliament had relaxed the 

 penal laws, and in 1813 had given a complete legal existence to 

 Unitarians and all other classes of Dissenters, it ought to have 

 followed from that that their foundations, which were before 

 illegal, should have received the sanction of law ; and if the 

 Bill had been limited to that clause he probably should not have 

 objected to it ; but beyond that point of concession he could 

 not go, and the second and third clauses were so very objec- 

 tionable that he should endeavour to induce the House to reject 

 the Bill altogether. The Hon. Baronet moved the second read- 

 ing that day six months. — Mr. Plumtre, believing that the 

 measure was looked upon in no other light than an insult to 

 the Christian feeling of the country, and fully agreeing that such 

 was its character, felt the] greatest satisfaction in seconding 

 the amendment. — Mr. Macau lay supported the Bill and 

 expressed his astonishment that Presbyterians, who were 

 even now petitioniug the House to legalise marriages 

 which the Judges had felt bound to declare illegal, should 

 petition against a Bill to legalise the occupation of property for 

 the benefit of another sect of Dissenters.— Mr. Colquhoun 

 opposed, Mr. Bkrnal and Mr. M. Milnes supported the Bill. 

 —Mr. Fox Maulk opposed it. He said the Bill when first 

 introduced was not so malignant in its character as at present. 

 It was not till it was about to be read the third time that Its 

 most unjust clauses were inserted. When first introduced it 

 did not even extend its provisions to Ireland. He had heard, 

 on good authority, that in August last the Lord Chancellor had 

 pledged himself to a deputation of the Synod of Ulster, and 

 other Irish Presbyterians, that the Bill should not extend to 

 Ireland until that body had an opportunity of being heard 

 by counsel against it at the bar of the House. That pledge 



had been violated.— Mr. Gf.austumc insisted that, though 



the original founders of the meeting-houses in qucation 

 had been, in the vast majority of instances, persons of 

 Trinitarian opinions, yet, on the principles of justice, the 

 present occupiers, being Unitarians, ought to be protected in 

 their holdings.— Mr. Sheil and Lord John Russell bestowed 

 the highest commendations on Government for their persever- 

 ance in this measure, notwithstanding the opposition expressed 

 against it by the Church, and the great portion of the Presby- 

 terian body.— Sir R. Peel said he had undertaken to give his 

 support to the Bill at a time when he had good reason to doubt 

 its success in Parliament; but he entertained so strong an 

 opinion, and so firm a belief, of the justice of the principles on 

 which it was founded, that he and his colleagues were deter- 

 mined to make all other considerations subordinate to their 

 duty of carrying it into a law. He congratulated himself in 

 having the weight of argument, and the great preponderance of 

 votes, in that House with him on this question.— Lord Sandon 

 supported the Bill. The House having divided, there were— 

 For the second reading, 307 ; for the amendment, J 1 7 ; Majoritj', 

 1 90. The Bill was read a second time, amidst loud cheers. The 

 Forestalling Bill, and the New South Wales Bill were read a 

 third time and passed. The Vinegar and Glass Duties Bill 

 passed through committee. 



Friday.— The Ashton, Stalybridge, and Liverpool Junction 

 Railway Bill, after several clauses had been added by way of 

 rider, was read a third time and passed. The Edinburgh, Leith, 

 and Granton Railway Bill, and the Sheffield, Ashton under- 

 line, and Manchester Railway Bill were also read a third 

 time and passed.— The order of the day having been read 

 for going into committee on the Parishes (Scotland) Bill, 

 the Lord Advocate explained the nature and object of 

 the measure, and referred to the course of legislation 

 adopted on former occasions in relation to this subject, 

 and concluded by moving that the house go into com- 

 mittee on the Bill.— Mr. F. Mai/lb objected strongly to the 

 Bill. He considered it quite unnecessary, and moved, as 

 an amendment, that it be committed this day six months.— 

 Mr. P. Stewart opposed the Bill. It was, iii fact, merely a 

 measure of church extension in Scotland, which was not 

 required in that country, where lately there had been so many 

 seceders from the Establishment. (While the hon. member was 

 speaking the King of Saxony entered the House. His Majesty 

 occupied the seat of the Sergeant-at- Arms, and appeared to pay 

 great attention to the proceedings. Soon after the King had taken 

 his seat, Sir R. Peel went up to his Majesty, and entered into 

 conversation with him. No interruption, however, took place in 

 the proceedings of the House, and thedebate went on as though 

 hisJMajesty had not been present.)— Mr. Hume, Mr. E. Ellicb, 

 and Mr. Wallace, supported the amendment.— Sir J. Graham 

 was surprised that hon. gentlemen could say that the Bill was 

 brought in with objects which had not been avowed. Those 

 who said so ought at least to give their grounds for that state- 

 ment. The principle of the measure was not Erastian— it was 

 a principle which had been always upheld in the best times of 

 the Scotch Church. (Left sitting.) 



CITY. 



Money Market, Friday. — Consols closed at 98 J. 

 Red. Three per Cents. 9 8 J. Three-and-half per Cents. 

 Red. 101 J. Bank Stock, 199. Exchequer Bills, 71 to 

 73, premium. 



GAZETTEOFTHE WEEK— BANKRUPTS.— T. Stephrks, 66, New- 

 cate-ttreet, and 5, Holborn Bais, City, umbrella manufacturer— J. Clark, 

 Abimrton, Cambridgeshire, draper— R. Coi.kmak, and L- R. H a ix, Co! chea- 

 ter Essex ironlounders— C. Alukrton, Rn^hthelmstone, tailor— \V. Likb, 

 now or late of Rams^ate, Kent, builder— E. Sedgwick, Hythe, Kent, scn- 

 vener— W H. Bates, Birmingham, factor— J. Smith, Warwick, wine mer- 

 chant— B. Norman and E. Buckman, Cheltenham, Glooowttf, ironmongers 

 — L. Jones, Barmouth, Merionethshire, corn dealer— J. Battei*. North-street, 

 Tilehurst, Berkshire, cattle and sheep-dealer— J. Lkvet, Soham, Cambridge- 

 shire, carpenter and builder — J. Young, Aldermanbury, laceman— \V . 

 Barnes, Ludgate-hill, bonnet-maker— G. Fielding, Thame, Oxfordshire, 

 ironmonger— J. B. W. Knight, Sc- James's walk, Clerkenwell, printer— W - 

 Turner, Manchester, cabinet-maker— J. L. Smith, Leicester, cabinet-maker 

 _G. Jbnkinson, Woolverhampton, butcher— J. Parker, Kingston-upon- 

 Hull, corn-miller— S- H. Spbscb, Leeds, Yorkshire, maltster. 



SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.— A. C. Watt, Aberdeen, merchant-D. 

 Kay, Edinburgh, baker— G. Ritchib, Edinburgh and Perth, writer to the 

 signet. , 



JWctropolts anli its Ftctnttg. 



The Polish BalL— Considerable speculation has been 

 current during the week on the subject of the Polish 

 Ball, and much angry discussion is understood to have 

 taken place among the ladies patronesses in reference to 

 the propriety of not holding the ball while the Emperor 

 of Russia is in this country. All doubt is now set at 

 rest by the announcement that the bill will positively 

 take place on Monday next, the 10th inst. At a very 

 full committee of lady patronesses, which met on Wed- 

 nesday afternoon, at Willis's Rooms, the Marchioness ot 

 Ailesbury in the chair, it was stated that dure was no- 

 thing whatever to interfere with the ball on that day, 

 and that the prospects of its success were most brilliant. 

 Three times as many tickets have already been sold as 

 were disposed of at a corresponding period last year, and 



every arrangement has been made to prevent confusion 

 in consequence of the large number expected to attend, f 



The Pitt Dinner. — The triennial commemoration of 

 the birth of William Pitt was celebrated by the member* 

 of the Pitt Club on Saturday, at Merchant-Tailors' Hall- 

 Lord Feversham was in the chair, and among the com- 

 pany, which numbered about 120, were the Earl of Eldon, 

 the Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Kenyon, and several mem- 

 bers of Parliament. 



British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society — A special 



meeting of members of this Society was held on Monday* 

 at Exeter-hall, for the purpose of considering that part 

 of the constitutions of the Society which pledges its 

 adoption of fiscal regulations in favour of free labour. 

 The meeting was rather a small one, and consisted by 

 fully one-half of members of the Society of Friends. 

 Mr. Tuke, of York, presided. Mr. Bright, M.P., asked 

 whether this meeting was to be understood to represent 

 the whole Anti-Slavery body of this country, or only the 

 opinions of the members or individuals now present ?— 

 The Secretary explained, that after the last meeting, it 

 having been determined to hold this special meeting, 

 a circular had been sent to those persons who continued' 

 to be subscribing members ; and that the circulars so sent 

 were to be taken to be tickets of admission to the meet- 

 ing. Had they been sent generally to the anti-slavery 

 " public," the meeting could not have been a deliberative 

 assembly. After some discussion on this point, some 

 long documents were read explanatory of the views of 

 the society on the M fiscal " part of the question, and 

 several gentlemen present addressed the meeting. Mr~ 

 Hinton moved "That in the judgment of this meeting, 

 that portion of the fourth rule of the society, which 

 requires it ' to promote the adoption of fiscal regulations 

 in favour of free labour' ought to be confirmed." Mr. 

 J. J. Gurney seconded the resolution. Mr. Smith, of 

 Sheffield, moved as an amendment that the clause in 

 question be annulled. Mr. Bright, M.P., seconded the 

 amendment. A long discussion arose upon the propo- 

 sition of adjourning 'the meeting until four o'clock, 

 which was supported by Mr. G.Thompson, Mr. Bright, 

 and the majority of the meeting, and eventually carried. 

 The meeting resumed at half-past three o'clock, although 

 it was understood to have been adjourned for an hour 

 from three o'clock. Another discussion followed, when 

 the Chairman put the amendment, when only seven 

 hands were held up in its favour. He next put the 

 original motion, in favour of which 82 voted, when the 

 Chairman declared the original motion to be carried. 



The Statue of Lord Byron. — The Morning Chronicle 

 states that a case of an extraordinary nature, and in 

 which the names of two of the greatest characters of the 

 age will figure, is about to be brought before the London 

 tribunals. Thorwaldsen, it is well known, had executed 

 a colossal statue of Lord Byron, which he considered as 

 one of his best works, and presented it to the Chapter 

 of Westminster, on condition of its being placed in this 

 cathedral, beside the monuments of other poets. The 

 Chapter at first accepted the offer ; but, it is equally 

 well known, that some scruples were raised afterwards 

 against placing the author of "Don Juan" in this 

 national mausoleum ; and the case containing the precious 

 marble was never claimed by the Chapter. The testa- 

 mentary executor of Thorwaldsen being informed of this 

 state of things, made some inquiries, and the masterpiece 

 of Thorwaldsen was found lying on the floor of a cellar 

 in a state of extreme deterioration, amongst the fragments 

 of the case, which the humidity of the place had reduced 

 to a state of perfect rottenness. Consequently, a person 

 duly authorised by the executor, addressed a formal re- 

 clamation to the authorities, but when the Custom-house 

 officers went with him to the cellar, it was found that 

 the statue bad disappeared, and nothing but fragments 

 of the case remained behind. The executors then ad- 

 dressed to the Custom-house a demand for indemnity. 

 This, however, was refused under the plea that it cannot 

 be answerable for goods refused by the parties to whom 

 they are addressed, and that such goods remain in their 

 stores solely at the expense and risk of those to whom 

 they belong. At this stage, in fine, the executors have- 

 resolved on bringing an action for damages against the 

 Custom-house. The sum claimed is 30,000/. (/50,000f.) 

 at which thestatue was valued by the artists of Rome on 

 its being shipped to London. 



Metropolis Churches Fund.-On Sunday morning a 

 letter addressed by the Lord Bishop of London to the 

 clerev of his diocese, was read in every church and 

 chapel throughout London, and those parts of the 

 suburbs under the jurisdiction of his Lordship, on the 

 subject of an appeal to their respective congregations in 

 behalf of the erection and endowment of additional 

 churches in the metropolis. In the course of his letter 

 the Bishop remarked that eight years had elapsed since 

 he put forth proposals for raising a fund to be applied 

 to the building and endowment of new churches. The 

 subscriptions which had been received for general ob- 

 jects, amounted to no less a sum than 158,173/. A 

 separate fund was afterwards formed for the erection and- 

 endowment of 10 additional churches, with parsonage- 

 houses and schools, in the single parish of Bethnal-green, 

 containing more than 70,000 inhabitants. To this fund 

 the contributions amounted to 59,6'94/., so that alto- 

 gether a sum of 217,807/. had been subscribed, inw 

 supply, however, was inadequate, as there *"* . 

 213,000 souls wholly unprovided for. ths J>on» F & 

 letter concluded with a request, that on buna ^ urcL arid 



