110 imperial Parriantrot continuer, from page 141. consistency, and should now abstaiii from offering any arg ttttt ellib upon them, but leave them iu the heeds of the committee, founded as they were use the report of last session. Lord ALTHORPE urged the necessity of doing some %Nog for the landed interest, and that immediately.. A flee a long and uninteresting debate, it was agreed that Sir T. Lethbridge's resolutions for a high protecting duty should be put first, and afterwards those of Mr. Hue- Mason, which advocated a more moderate charge on ins portation. The gallery was then cleared for a division, which dint took place on Sir.T. Leslibsidge's rawolutions, when there , appetwed—eFor the amendment, 24—Against it, 20 — Majority against-Sir T. Lethbridge, 219. After this division bad taken place, considerable die. , cession took place in the committee, but we were not. re-admitted into the gallery to bear it. We were informed.- lonelier, that Mr. Besets resolutions were negatived without a division. Mr. HLISKISSON• resolutions, joined to the two last resolutions of Mr. Ricardo, who bad withdrawn his pre vious resolutions in favour of the series drawn up by Mr. Bookisson, were then submitted to the committee by the chairman. On .Lord ALTHORPE moving an amendment upon this string of resolutions, the cry of 0 Adjourn" became general. The chairman was in consequence ordered to report progress. and ask leave to sit again to-morrow. The house then adjourned at a few minutes part two oarlock. THU RSDA Y, MAY 9. A peti ion was presented from Abingdon. praying for a rev' t tttt Dr the criminal code. A petition was presented from Lowestoff, praying for the repeal of the salt tag. A petition was presented from Huntingdon, complaining .ot agricultural distress, and protesting against Mr. Ricardo s resolutions. The report of the seditious meetings, indictment bill was brought up mad agreed to. Sir C. COLE presented a petition from Glamorgansbire, complaining of agricultural distress. Mr. COURTENA-Y presented a petition from Exeter, praying for a revisiou of the criminal .cede. Mr. COURTEN AY then presented a petition from the corporation of Meter, against the Catholic Perri lhll—a prayer in which he did not coinc.de. Lord EBRINGTON said, chest this was the only similar p•tition that bad proceeded from the county of Devon.- 4111 ordered 10 be primed. Mr. It. MARTIN presented a petition from certain jurors of the city of Loudon, complaining of the criminal code, cud pro) Mg for is revisiun of it. Mr. P. GREN FELL moved fur an account of the country banks in England nerd Wales. that issue nutes payable on demand, dittinguisliing the number of partners is each concern. • The SOLICITOR GENERAL brought in his bill for repealing the act of-last session, by whteli two judges of the Court of King's Bench were enabled to sit at lts'ist Prier at the same time. The hon. and harped gent. said that the act had been passed to facilitate the disposal of business iu orrerir ; the arrear .heine stow brought up, there was 11 4 1 further occasion for it. Read a first time and ordered to but ‘. read a second time to-morrow. The I louse went into a committee en the Passengers' Re gulation Act. Mr. LUSIIINGTON moved that the committee he in touch d to move for a hal to repeal that net, and to intro • duce new regulations. Mr. BRIGHT trusted that the eoastiNg genets would not be placed wider increased rests Mimic—Resolution agreed ro. Mr. LUSH IN GTON presented the correspondence be tween the Governor and Company of the Bank of England stud his Majesty's ministers, regarding the exteusion of the Munk charter. Ordered to be printed. TAzm out AGRICU LTV RE.--Sir T.-LETHBRIDGE said that in the course of the plesent session he slesuld bring for ward u motion that would direot the aiteation of the House to the taxes more particularly borne by the agricultural classes tied lauded Interest, and the unequal manner in which the taxes pressed en therm He should direct tbeir.attention snore particularly to the parochial and county rates. He perhaps should be able to submit such tuutiou on the 90th instant. Mr. SYKES rose to bring forward his motion on the sub ject of the tallow tax. Lord LONDONDERRY trusted that the agricultural question %mild be attuned to have precedence. Mr. SY KES said, he should press his inutain ; he had already postponed itam three different occur:ions. Mr. PEEL wished that the motion should not be pressed now. The.Catbulie Bill stood fur to•merrow, sir that if this semi tttt were urged the agricultural question would be post puned till Monday. Mr. BRIGHT spoke of the importauce of the motion— fur the mercantile and shipping interests were in as great jeopardy as those of agriculture. Sir M. W. RIDLEY and others wished the motion to be pustpnued. AIr,SY KES snide after having been so strongly solicited, be should postpone his motion till the 11th lust. Mr. PEEL said, that his notice for the renewal of the Alien Bill stood fur the ad instaut ; but as be understood that there was ant likely to be any House on that day, he now stated that be would bring forward such mutiou um the first open day after the Whitsuntide holidays. AGat.ctILIVILAL DISTRESS COMMITTEE.—Lord LON DON MERRY moved, that the Home go into a committee on the agricultural distress resolutions. Mr. LIEN ISO N opposed the motion that the Speaker de leave the chair. He considered that none of the resolutions would afford relief. In his opiaion, there was no chance of relief, racept there was some reduction of the unbounded taxation. The taxes uow ground down all classes; there nue.t be as extensive reduction of them. Several millions might be safely reduce d. He was sorry to see that there was a disposition in some classes to remove those taxes which affected them to other classes I be hoped it would not be continued. He was sorry to remark, that a similar disposition had shown itself in France previously to the revolnti tttt • Motion agreed to. The House then went into a committee. Lord A LTHORP rose to move an arnendmeat un Mr. R.Clllllll'6 resolution, to give a bounty of 7s. on the export ut corn s his amendment prupoied to glee IS. The origami! te,olution he thought would be inefficient. Mr. RICA R DO defended Inc revolution, android he could nut v..- !ia Isis noble frii rid could justify the propwititio to go./ 6.111111) V' THE NATIONAL REGISTER --- Mr. CURW EN said the noble Marquis's protecting duties did eat go far enough ; if It were intended that they should really protect the farmer they most go further. • Lord EASTNOR supported the noble Marquis's pro positions. LordiLONDON DERRY defended them, observing. that the opiuion of the member for Carlisle ha d " grown Noce the committee. He was heretofore nearly satisfied with the protectiug scale ; now be created difficulties, and wanted farther protecting duties. The gallery was cleared, and the committee divided es Lord Alike/Vs amendment, which was negatived. A second division then took place on Mr. Ricardo's rem. lotions, and they were segatived. Considerable divcwwion afterwards followed on Lord Lon donstem's resolutions, but we were out aptio admitted to the gallery. 011 the resolution, that the present duties do erase and de termioe, the Committee divided.—For the resolution, 218— Against it. 38—Majority, 182. When the gallery was again opened, we found the cons slut* engaged in discussing the remaining resolation of the noble Lord. whirls were adopted without disivions. The report was ordered to be received this day, The other , orders were disposed of, and the House adjourned at half. past twelve. FRIDAY. MAY 10. Mr. Hatchiasoo, from the Bank, presented accounts of the different renewal of the Bank Charter. Mr. MANSFIELD presented a petition from the inha bitants of St. Maly Leicester. against the Catholic Pens' Bill. He then presented similar petitions from St. Martin's St. Margaret'. St. Nicholas s, Belgrave, &c. Severally ordered to be printed. A petition was presented from protestant dissenters, pray. ing for a revision of the marriage service. Accounts of the Victuallers' Licences granted and refused by the saaghtrutes fur the Holborn arid Finsbury Divisions. Ordered to be printed. They were preseated from the see , sions'Aiouse, Cierkenwt 11. A petition was presented from merchant traders, &c. of Sheffield, praying fur a revision of the insolvent debtors' laws. Ordered to be printed. Mr. BY NG presented a petition from St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, compluiuing of the disgraceful practice of bullock-baiting, and praying that the House would adopt some remedy for the same. Ordered to be referred to the polite committee. LICENSING SYSTEM. Colonel PALMER presented two petitions from the licensed victuallers at Bath, against the present mode of lirensiog public houses, of the powers lodged in the hands of magistrates, and of the holding of public houses by brewers. The victuallers were but too often at the mercy of the brewers, who, in consequence, frequently sold an inferior article, an article by which they doubted not the brewers gained YOO per cent. profit. Mr. DICKINSON observed, that lie thought there was no reason to coniplaiu of the magistrates of Somerset- shire. Mr. BROUGHAM said, when the subject came to be investigated, be was persuaded that much abuse wouid be found to exist in the mode—the uncontrolled mode of granting licenses—for the withdrawing or refusing of li censes might be done without assigning any reason. If dislike were taken, whether in consequence of a contested election, or any other cause, licenses might be refused without it being possible to obtain redress, provided the magistrates only kept their own counsel ;—if they did that, it was not in the power of man to proceed for cor rupt motives; and there was no appeal—and, therefore, no remedy for such injuries. He trusted that the session would not be allowed to pats away without something being done to correct the system.—(Hear, heart) Sir E. KNATCH BULL observed that if the abases were to the extent contemplated, the system ought ti, be reformed. Alderman C. SIMI CH spoke of the it t jurions effects of allowing brewers to bold public..booses t the article pro vided by them were too often of the worst quelity. After some remarks from Mr N. CALV ERT, which were not heard distinctly in the gallery, the petitions were received. Mr. SCOTT presented petitions from Unitarian dissenters of Bridport, and some other places in Sussex, ou.s.plaining of portions of the pre.eut marriage ceremony, and praying for an amendment of the same. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. MARRYATT presented a petition from persons in Leeds, concerned In the shipping interests, complaining of the Navigation Laws' Amendment. Bill, and praying that it might not puss into a law.—Ordered to be printed. AG/UCULTUR•L Dirrems.—Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition Srolll the Eastern part of Fares, doesplaining of agricultural distress. He observed, that so severe a n d ex teusiee was the distress, that whole families were not only leaving their farms but the country; and that the gentry were compelled, to a great extent, to leave their former residences amid mansions. —(Hear.) Sir E. K.NATCHBULL spoke of the truth of this repre , &cotillion ; and he bore testimony to the fact melody with the view of attracting the attention of the House to the , ' necessity of affording immediate relief.—(Heat.) Sir J. SHELLY said thatthere was little chance of relief being afforded except by a reduction of taxation. Sir T. LETHRIIIDGE again implored the House, though it was late, not to stiffer any more time to elapse without doing something to afford relief ; he treated that lion. members would see the alarming importance of the question, and would combine and compel the ministers to adopt measures that should give relief to the country.— The petitioners complained of the heavy duty on hops, and well they might, for it amounted to zit. and the conse , (pence was, that hops were a glnt in the market. Mr. RICARDO remarked, that if lie wanted any further argument against the policy of protecting duties, one had jest been afforded • fur, notwithstanding the high duties, the hops were a glut in the market; and yet the lion. Baronet was the individual who prominently called for large protecting duties to relieve the farmers and corn. dealers.—( Hear.) Petition read and ordered to be printed. Petitions agaiust the Catholic Peens' Bill were presented from St. Saviosn's, Southwark—from the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Diocese of Cauterbory—from the Episcopal chapel of Long.aere—and a similar petition bum the corporation of Beverley.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. BROUGH AM said that. but for the accidental word " C 111661111," introduced into the tes.s, provided the indi viduals were natural horn subjects, there was nothing to present the hlallosnetan Motu, or Jewish Rabbles, limn being elected as meuibeis of that house ur preterred to the Upper House by the tryout of the Sovereign. The alai to w;tl very griniudiess ; but he feared the minds which could encourage such reasons for alarm, would not easily have the causes of removed. Sir E. KNATCH BULL thonght it was not complimentary to the hon. and learned gentleman thus to meet the trestion ; it merited more serious attention. Mr. BROUGHAM replied that he was perfectly serious; be really did not know of any reasons that should interfere with the persons to *loom he had alluded. TYTHEII, PLUNKEIT gave notice of a motion for the 23d inst. respecting the Tythes, we be hove. He was imperfectly heard in the gallery. Mr. G. BENNk.T said, in consequence of the Import ant business that stood for this evening, lie should post pone his motion for leave to bring in • bill to alter and amend the law regardiug the licensing of public houses, Mr. CANNING moved, that the Roman Catholic I*.ers' Bill be now read a second time. Mr. small, who spoke from behind the Treasury Bench, said that he could not support the Bill. Mr. WETHERELL also opposed the Bill, contending that it went to repeal what was one ot the fundamental principles of the Protestent succession. He concluded by moving that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. Wilmot, Col. French. Mr. Courtenay, Dr. Phan more, Mr. C. Wynn, and Lord Londonderry supported it. Mr. Secretary Peel and Mr. Peel opposed the Bill. Mr. CANNING replied in support ot the Bill, and the gallery was cleared for a division. Fur the Bill. 225—For the amendment, 221... Majority in favour of the Bill. 12. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at half past one o'clock to bluuday. FROM TVESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. - T. Griffith, Hillmorton, Warwickshtre, victualler. Solicitors. Messrs. Fuller and Co. Carlton Chambers, Regent Street. W. Marsh and W. Willett, Hanky, Stsflbrdshire, manufac• tuners of earthenware. Sole. Messrs. Dax and Co. Guildford Street. T. Hewitt, Carlisle, draper. Sol. Mr. Cleonell, Staple Inn. W. Bradley, Louth, Lincolnshire, linen draper. Sole. Messrs. Handley and to. Gray's Inn Square. J. Prachard, Rosman Street. Clerkenwell, carpenter. Sol. Mr. Devey, Dorset Street, Fleet Street. DIVIDENDS. May 49, G. Lawrence, Uveshani, Worcestershire, victualler— so, W. Hutton, Evesham, porter dealer-22, J. H. Tucker, Jermyn Street, St. James's, chymist-28, G. R. Oakes, Minories. merchant-30, W. Thompson, TottenhiU, Norfolk, cattle dealer —June 14, It. Prince, Luggbridge Wells, Herefordshire, miller —l, J. Tompson. Atherstone, Warwickahire, linen draper—lS, J. W. Austin, Princes Street, Coventry Street, linen draper-8, 3, Washburn, Great Marlow. Bucks, wire manufacturer-1, W. P. Chubb, Aldgate, chymist-1, B. Bailey, Merton. Surrey, calico printer—is, J. Rood, Portsmouth, common brewer-3. B. Gibbons, jun. and T. Stokes, Level Iron Works, Stalfludshire. iron masters—August 27, J. Archer, Ware Park Mill, Herts, miller. CERTIFICATES to be granted May IL J. Field, Pickett Street. Strand, linen draperrs.l. Knight. Halifax, merchant—a., W.. and F. Blyth, Birmingham. suer. chants—J. T. Gray, Wardour Street, Soho, coal dealer--1. rington, Fareham. Hants, mercer-li. Holden, Ripponden. Halifax, grocer...T. Ducks, Baker Street, Porunan Square, apothecary. CONSECRATION OP ST. PANCRAS CHURCH. Tuesday being the appointed day for the interesting spectacle of the Consecration of this noble edifice, which is situated near Tavistock Square, an immense number of persons assembled around the Chumh, and about nine o'clock the public were ad. witted into the interior of the Church. Towards ten o'clock, the company with tickets, consisting of all the most opulent gentry, and the nobility, continued to arrive, and the coaches were nearly two hours putting down. Some of the singers of Westminster Abbey were placed in the organ loft. The Bishop of Llandatf and his Chaplains arrived about eleven o'clock, and proceeded up the aisle, and immediately after the grand centre aisle was cleared for the Lord Bishop of London, who was received at the grand entrance by the Churchwardens. the twelve Trustees, the Vicar and Curates. the Chancellor, Apparitor, Registrar, Ac. who led his Lordship to the robeing room. When robed in his full canonicals his Lordship proceeded from his room to the altar , where the Vicar, Dr. Moor, presented him with the petition. which was read by the Registrar, after a few moments spent in ejaculations of prayer on the altar. The organ struck up the ekth Psalm, and the ootigregation instantly stood up, and alternately with the Bishop repeated the Psalm the Clergyman attending him making the Responses. The procession then moved down the great aisle slowly around the Church, and returned to the Communion Table. where hassocks and chairs were placed, and also preparations made to sign the deeds. The loud and tine tones of the organ filled the Church, and the female part of the audience echoed the Psalm of David —" The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof I the world and they that dwell therein," Sse. The Bishop then read the Consecration Prayer, and the sen tence of Consecration was read by the Chancellor, and signed by the Bishop. The clergymen then arranged themselves on each aide of the aisle, as also did the trustees, churchwardens, etc. Fac. with wends, end the Bishop of London retired to the right of the Communion Table, and at once was displayed to the eye the magnificent Service of Communion Plate. which was most o beau. tifully carved, and presented a most dueling spectacle f ele gance and variety. The Rev. Dr. Burrough then commenced the Divine Service. The usual and appropriate psalms, viz.—tterh, 129,1, and 131 d. were sung by the Choir, and the Lessons of die day were read. After the Collect had been gone through, the Btslwp of London read the prayers prescribed toe the occasion. The anthem from the Sath psalm was now sung by the fall choir. After the usual forms, the Communion Service wus read by the Bishop. The Epistle and Gos p el also being read by his Lordship's Chaplains, the Ihudi psalm was sung, and the Bey. Dr. Moore preached the Sermon. A collection was made for the benefit of the National Schools, a number of the children being in the gallery. an the conclusion of the Sermon, his Grace the Bishop of London read the Church Militant Prayer , a n d after giving the congregation his blessing, dismissed them. COURT Of ALUERMEN.--OR Tuesday last, the Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen thr the dis patch of general business. Thomas Denman, Esq. lately elected by the Court of Common Council, a• Common Sergeant, attended, and took the usual oath.—Mr. Brown attended and resigned his office of Keeper of Newgate.--The Court then proceeded to elect a Keeper of Newg►ate, in the room of Mr. Brown resigned, when John Woutner, citiaen and clock-maker, wa.s unanimously elected, and took the usual oaths. I