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especially exhibit those qualities which demand that remedial alternative which is afforded by the have not neglected that subject; though what they Cochineal
have really done is nearly as obscure as their as- Copper, sheathing the reverence of mankiud. An elective assembly provisions of the Septennial, Britannia).
S. Am. sailant's notion of what they ought to do? diplo will be pardoned for breaches of propriety which
matic etiquette, as usual, ties their tongues till all Cordage, European in the superior Chamber would provoke derison or
the mischief, if any, shall have been accomplished; | COTTON,Bombay, contempt. A House of Commons will always,
The following facts relative to the manufacture just as Lord Palmerston used to claim exemption sh. ps. Is.. more or less, betray the elements of its popular of our present postage labels and envelopes may from interference so long as it could be of any use. constitution-it will always be more or less tumul
not be uninteresting to the reader. They are glean-Luckily for Mr. Sheil, ultra crepidan, be hap tuary, violent, discordant. From the Peers, on the other hand, composing as they do a tribunal of ed from a paper. by the Rev. J. Barlow, on the pened to say something about the ships in the appeal, not only from the popular assembly, but Chemical and Mechanical Processes, and the So-Mediterranean which called out some sea cap also from the courts of law-invested as they areial Influences of the Penny Post, read at a recent tains and naval secretaries, which the ever-last with functions of a judicial as well as a legislative meeting of the London Roval institution. The ing and ever-elastic naval statisties which are haracter and ordained to temper and correct the adhesive labels, or queen's heads, as they are made to fit all sides, and which made such a effects of haste or hent in the administration as well commonly called. are excuted by Messrs Perkins, hubbub that he and his motion were forgotten, un as in the making of laws-from the Peers the Bacon, and fetch, on Mr. Perkins' principle of til Lord Palmerston made the speech as Evadne's This process | anthor ought to have made it, and then it amounted people expect all the sedateness of grave senators of steel engraving by transfer.
to nothing. Wo were ucarly forgetting to note. and venerable judges. For our parts, we believe depends on the property of iron to become hard or the English peerage to be the most respectable in soft as it receives or loses a small quantity of carbon that Sir Robert Peel was polite enough to take the character of any legislative body in Europe. Ithe soft plates receiving impressions of the ori- trouble of tilting Mr. Sheil from hia saddle; as he may, Indeed, in the collectivo purity of its blood, ginal hardened engraving, and then being temper could not sit his great horse, it matters little who as it is most undoubtedly in the extent of its power, ed to the necessary hardness for the purposes of knocked him off, or how. The party contest, how-
the printer. Mr. Barlow lays great stress on the ever, was not an unamusing exhibition—each side. be inferior to those of many other states in En. rope. It may be composed of many new members absolute identity of every engraving, however nu-
so very anxious to wipe off any imputation of bad Tin, Banca sprung from the middle classes of the people; it merous, produced by this method. The engine workmanship; and the subject has about us much may have forborne of late years to take an initiatory that it cannot be taken off by lithography or any treatment of bills and the like forms of practical work on the adhesive labels is so close a pallern, living interest as any belonging to the week. The part in the management of public affairs; but, after making every reduction possible when we similar contrivance; while, on the other hand, the legislation has been as various as their natures regard the individual capacities, characters, wealth, eye is so accustumed to notice slight differences The auxiliary portions of Sir R. Peel's Banking and occupation of its most active and influential between one face and another, that the most skilful scheme, the bills to regulate Joint-stock Companies, members, we are justified in pronouncing it to be imitators of a most minute engraving of a human banking and trading, make way; the one to regu. a body more entitled to respect on these grounds countenance like that of the sovereign on the late companies has been extended to Ireland. The
Charitable Trusts Bill-to provide the administra- | Lend Pig than any similar assemblage in Europe. We only label could not possibly avoid such a deviatio
Saleable. wish that it would assert and mamtain its reputa from what he was copying as would insure the de- tion which is utterly wanting for thirteen thousand tion by a corresponding dignity in the conduct of tection of forgery. With regard to the qualities trusts, involving £13,000,000 of property, has Quicksilver
been read a second time by the Lords, and stands its ordinary proceedings. It is a matter of deep of the coloured inks with which, the labels are regret, and not only of regret, but of reprehension, printed, Mr. Barlow remarks, that though suffi- over till -nest session. that it allows its gravity to be disturbed, and its ciently permanent to withstand the effects of sun-push bills into the Upper House until July, and dignity to be compromised, by the impertinences of light, rain, &c. they would be discharged by any also far the Bishops and many others to go away certain persons, not the most influential, and. al fraudulent attempt to remove the obliterating about that time; and, as nobody would think of though the most talkative by no means the, wisest, stamp for the purpose of issuing the labels a se proceeding with some classes of bills in the absence of its members. We have frequently had occasion cond time. The gum used for fixing the labels to of the Right Revd. Fathers, there really seems ground
letters is chifly derived from potato staruls, and is despair to passing useful unactments within certain categories to advert to the subject before; we are obliged to
therefore perfectly innocuous. The manufacture Another instance was afforded by Lord Beaumont's bill to do so agair by one of those disorderly and unseemly of the postage envelope is effected by many power-
abolish the Roman Catholic Penal Acts,-laws always tyrannical, which no one would now dare to enforce, ret scenes with which the noble house has lately be ful, yet accurate machines The paper is pervaded offensive to our fellow subjects:e that their retention on the come too fafhiliar. The actors in the sceue to
by coloured threads, as a security against fraud; Statute-book is at once silly and insolent. That also is reser which we now call attention, and which took place and when sent from the manufactory of Mr. Diced till next session, lest more equal freedom should be allowed
to the Roman Catholics than the Bishops might like. some nights age, were Lord Mjito, Lord Londou-
measure has been not destroyed but only exentcrated-tho derry, and, as a matter of course the Lords Brough-kinson, it is delivered to the firm of Mesara De La
It is there cut into lozenges, by the engine Railway Bill. Ceding to the opposition which the bill pro- am and Campbell. Load Minto had, put a question of Mr. Wilson. with the utmost precision, and a voked, Ministers have cut out and thrown away heenty claus, to Lord Haddington respecting the state of our
as, including all that provided machinery for the contem. navy on the coast of Africa; he had accompanied the rate of sixty eighty thousand a minute. this question with a space? of some length: Lord Viously to being stamped, each lozenge has a botch plated action of the Board of Trade. Practically to carry out Haddington had replied: messengers from the cut in each side for the convenience of folding: this the scheme in the compulsory purchase of railways or other. residue increly constitutes a kind of protest thar future rail. Commous had arrived with different bills, and had is done by an angular chisel. The envelopes are wise. Ministers must come to Parliament for machinery. The then stamped at Somerset House, by a machine
way companies are not to establish a vested interest" withdrawn again; Lord Londonderry rose to
which combines the operations of printing and em- against the public; and that if the present companies desire make some observations on the subject of the recent bossing-the invention of the late Sir William
to alter their position or extend themselves, they too mutt conversation; but, anxious us he was to get, a
conform to the new order Although they do not say touch Congrere. The last process. the folding and gum-
ubout it-which is wise-the Ministers have sustained a real i hearing Lord Ros-berry was no less anxious to give ming, is performed by the Messrs. De La Ruc, and important defeat; a lesson not again to go beyond their Camphor some explanation about something affecting himself, who employ thirty sine folders on an average; and province. Another defeat, thought only itpon one clause, or and Lord Campbell was burning to make a speech
a quick band qarfid 3,5000 in a day-Mr. Bar rather a single point in tint clause, is ineportant. The clase on his Lord Bill. The three Lords all rushed to low next notices some statistical conclusions. One compelled railway companies to run third-class trains of the tables; neither would give way; in vain did
of the Sabbath against the pourest order of presengers." Mr. the Duke of Wellington interpose in behalf of engraving on Mr. Perkins' hard steel ruller will every week-day, negatively enveting the strict observance Lord Londonderry; aughter, and cries of "Order," afford 1680 transfers to soft steel plates; these again Thorsly defected the lurking pharisaeal purpose, and expos. Mr. Gladsan protested against the exemple of resounded on every side. In the midst of the cor-will, when hardened, admit of 60.000 impressions ed it fusion Lord Minto exclaimed, "I have not the being pulled from each, so that one original will inculeating the doctrine that the class trains should run on sengers, peculiarly, should be forced tsy Parliament to be- least objection to bear any observations of the No afford to 10,800,000 impoessions of labels. Twelve the Lord's Day'; but he did not explain why third-class pas years ago, common envelopes were sold at one shil-
come exemplars of piety and privation to the nation at large. ble Marquis," whereupon Lord Broughamn-merelings the dozen (dow the postage envelope, with
Mr Thornley stuck to his purpose, and proposed to obligo Broughamico-cried out, Oh! but we have a
its medallion, niay be bought wholesale at half a such trains to be run every day on which any passengera are. very great objection; upon which there was more
upon the upper classes " Mr. Cladssone was scandalised; Jaughter. At last Lord Londonderry intimated farthing, exclusive of the stamp); and yet, though conveyed; thus not forcing more strictness upon thein than bor the House afircied the amendment. The report on the his intention of making a formal motion in order the manufacture is pecuplarily costly, it returns a
small profit to the government. More than two Poor-law Amendment Bill has been thrice "further cons and concluded his speech without
hundred and twenty millions of chargeable letters dered; and many assaults upon the whole system in the were posted in 2843; so that, supposed all the let-shape of additional clauses, have heca battled. Mr. Barth- ters-boxes in the United Kingdom to be open twelve hours in the day, and to communicate with one large spont, the letters would keep flowing through it at the mean rate of fourteen in a second.
to say
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making any motion; when the following reclama
tions ensued:~
*The Earl of Minto rose to order. The Noble Marquis made his Speech on the intimation that he was about to move.—(A laugh),
"The Lord Chancellor : Let the noble mar- quis make his motion. (Hear, hear),
"The Marquis of Londonderry: I beg leave to withdraw my motion. (Muca daughter).
"The Lord Chancellor: I rise to order. The noble marquis not having yet made his motion cannot withdraw it, undoubtedly. (Laughter) It was only a promise of a motion. (A laugh). It has not been made. I cannot pnt & monentity. (A laugh),"
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COTTON REPORT. Canton, September 1st to 30th, 18,11.
Deliveries. bales........
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Total 41/429
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PRICES OF BULLION,
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wick moved clauses compelling the authoris to provițe work house-nccommodation for placing married couples to gether in cases of age and sickness, parents and young chil- dren in all cases, and to allow magistrates to make orders for out-door relief in cases of temporary sickness or distress— in short, to subvert the principles and practice of the existing law. Colonel Sibthorp moved to abolish the commission PARLIAMENT.The performences of Parliament and other amendments less frivolous and vexations, occupied same time in being swept aside; waile others again were have consisted of edils and ends-motions which nobody would attend to earlier in the session, yet adopted. In resisting these blind blows at the Pour.law,
however, Sir James Grahan announced various relations | EXPORT OF TESS FROM CAxton to Unrren Kisa- have escaped the doom of being deferret till "next in detail, which materially mitigate its rigour, and proportion
DOM FROM 1ST JULY TO Hтu December, 1841, session" the later stages of bills which have to be ately disarined the hatility of rationally-inclined opponents.
Green, - 3,424 525 lbs. Black, huddled through by the grouse-season; some "mas- The amended law is virtually serted. One bill, in the
16,337,146 " contest-the Insolvent Debtors Act Amendment Bill. Lord sacring of the innocents" continued-throwing House of Lords, has been the result and subject of a strange over bales of the cargo to lighten the way to port; Cottenham, with the warm approval of Lord Lyndhurst frendy and a few philanthropic promises for next session, expressed, took up the subject long ago; others meddled; Now, all this may be very good fun, it is, which may help Members and Ministers to get over Land Lyndhurst conquested with the rivul legists; and finally, cargo of the **
receipt and Lard Cottenham's, and one by various hands. doubtless, as an after-dinner amusement, highly, the recess and its country meetings. Among the two bill, on which Lord Lyndhurst had mixed froin his own diverting, excellent for the digestion. But we most naked of party demonstrations, has been Mr. edited by Lord Brougham, were referred to a Select Com- protest most earnestly and emphatically against Sheil's fussy motion about France and its Moorish mitee. The Committee, without ceremony, biok a bit of the Coltenham-Lyndburst bill to grakt on the rougham, the perversion of the House of Lords into a pan- enterprises. Mr. Sheil is an accomplished theto tomine exhibition, even when that pantomine is cian; he achieved for himself a good name for throwing here's away and at the bit thus compounded they offered some real improvement and some serious set off by the humorous extravagances of Lords cloquence enthusiasm, patriotism-Irishism of the damage-Bepagham's recript still imparting the predominanı Brougham and Campbell. This is no slight mat must refined sort; he acquired personal importance flavour. Both Brougham and Cottiniam proless to abolish Bombay, ter. Every institution now is amenable to the through his talents, and used to carry away his imprisonment for debt, but proceed on opposite principles; Bengal, Madras, criticism of a large and numerous audience-the hearers not quite rapit, but still as willing to be hur-Cottenham assumes the debtor to be prima facie unfortunate, public. The masses sit in judgement upon judges ried on by discreetly-assumed passion as the and throws the burden of proving nusdeed on the creditor
Brougham assumes the dubur prima facie in the wrong, and - and discuss the conduct of senators; and albeit it audience of a favourite actor. The exigencies of throws the onus of proving innocence on him, meanwhile is true that their opinions are more frequently the Whig party, however, urged them to elevate punishing with imprisonment, not debt as such, but trand r rapid than correct--that they often miscalculate Mr. Sheil above himself; and since that untoward extravagance. There are says Lord Brigham, cruel the results of public measures, and meconceive promotioft, he has been, still orator and Irish pa- debtors as well as harsh creditor the mutives of public men--still they are astriot, hot less those things than Whig He is not for the debtor has us dy been a criminal with law-makers. Syeer Silver, large, 3 per vent. proinium shrewd and sagacious as their belters in estimating so happy in his quasi official as he was in his pru. In our day the quesinit- has arisen, is a law rrug to the the external demeanour and conventional bearing fessional capacity, Sheil" doing what he liked ith debtor beneficial is the creditor !" and thus far experiment of legislators and politicians. They may not be his own" talents, was much more effective than has proved the negative, and jisasted Lord Cottenham's poses of Inaking fan--that under his rival's bill insolvenc able to fathom the nicntal qualities of statesmen, Sheil counterfeiting Palmerston in little, to gratify view. A minor paint and Bonghun used for some par nor to appreciate their political principles aright his patrons and show a decorous zeal after benefits Princes and Peers would be me krupe, as if they were but hey do for the most part interpret their social Conferred, His zeal, ton, is not always service traders Peers very often are trakes-el-dealers, corn bearing with discrimination and sagacity, and in able to his party: at times he goes too far for his dealers, bankers, merchants, and the like.
not treat them Be other people in respect to their insolvency? their eyes such scenes as we have referred to ap-strength, and has to be rescued as he had to be Peers and Princes will be insolvent like other people, why peat both discreditable and degrading. Nor let on Monday. Indeed, his own heart misgave him if they must be teated diferently, let it be sea privilege... Flenipotentiary on the Bengal Govt., Treasury their censure be despised; they compose the mafter he had flung out his challenge, and with not by a general law; and let a separate act secure thar jority of the people. There is no more graphic more discretion than dignity he revoked his gage immunity in that fraud and extravagance which Lord Brong. picture in the annals of history than the descri- (and risked a smaller one. He-oyce an official ham's bill regards as criminal to commoners His jokes dont ption which Lavy gives of the Gallic irruption man!-was to have moved for a Select Committee bankrupt Prices of Wales do not get rid of the impressions, into Rome. Amid the savage desolation which to inquire in what manner the French passes kinds of insolvency which are distinguialied by the names conquest had wrought, and the humiliation which sions in Africa have been acquired, and how for winsolvener "and bankruptcy with so little exbetontai the consciousness of unwonted defeat had stamped titeir extension is consistent with our political and difference that the chice of the process is often with the upon the inhabitants of the ancient city: the bar coumere interests, but, foreseeing the redicule inssisent a more question expense. The composite and trianning bell, however, would eff.ct an impraveinent; and barian invaders looked with reverence and ago, and defeat to be incurred by that odd as well as
more may be done by and by. (SPECTATOR) nishment upon the dignified composure, and n-nischief making breach of official etiquette, he re- jestic bearing of the Roman Senate. How would duced his assault to the humbler form of a motion we will not saya barbarian army, bui-a troop of or papers. The substance of his speech-for the Mr. Catlin's Tadians regard such exhibitions as have been introduced into the Upper House, and are repeatedly performed there under the auspices Algiers, for not exacting any stipulation against of our more modern Peers? The House of Lords he permanent retention of that country; and that! last some repute when it abandoned its duty of most likely they would. bereafter be as culpably original legislation, but if it continue to entourage negligent in respect to Morocco. He chose to ship sych pranksome extravaganzas as these, it will wer altogether the Whig epoch of ten char acquire just that sort of character which the House turing which the Whigs, were passive in the mat of Commons has obtained by its docile vaciller; and the omission is the bed illustration of his thas at the nod ♪ u Minister,, without, however, I speech. As to Morocco, it seems that Ministers
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CANTON PRICES CURRENT. -
1TH DECENBER, 1844.
IMPORTS.-Prev PAID.
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SIC 0.919 0 per hizt
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$ 60 per bolt
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J'arolus, 6 to 7 per cent, for selected. Republican ditto, † 19.5 per cent.. discount
EXCHANGE. Bills on London at 6 months sight, 49, 5d. to 4s. 6d. *Money being in demand for the purchase of Tea on American account, exchange-on London has advanced to 4s, 51, at which rate it is firm in Canton, Navy Bills, 49. 2d, to 49. 3d per Mexican dollars.
220 Rupees per 100 Mexican dollars. Court of Directors accepted on ditto, 60 days, have ben offered at 226 Rs. per $100. Dillicult of
Sale. Unacceptél 230.
FREIGHTS.
50 ft. tonnage ample. To London or Liverpool, £3.10 a £3.15 perton of
To Out-ports, 1919. per ton aildditional, Te Amay, $6 per ton of 46 feet To ports north of Amor, 810 to $12,50
SHIPS LOADING FOR THE ÈNITED KINGDOM.
Pinang, Hersey, Catle Eden, John Wirklfe, Laly. Lysander, Juha Laird, Charlotte, Royal'. Albert, Scaglan, Royal Albert. Balderstone, Eagle.
Elited. Printed, and Puldishest by Jons Cano, At The Febut of China and Longkang Burette Printing Office, Queen's Hosk, Vingoaia, Honguono, 1944
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