Some important business was quietly got through in the House
of Commons last night. As strong posts are taken under the cover of an attack directed against a different quarter, producing much smoke and noise, so Ministers are slyly procuring the assent of the Commons to questionable measures, while the public is thinking of little but the Canada Bill. The Benefices Plurality Bill and the Irish Corporation Bill were read a second time, almost without remark ; and the Scottish Court of Session Bill and the Scottish Sheriffs' Court Bill were hur- ried through the Committee by Mr. ROBERT STEUART and the Lord Advocate. Mr. GEORGE YOUNG was compelled to withdraw his bill for improving the law relative to mortgages on ships ; which law ap- pears to sanction extensive frauds.
In reply to it question from Sir ROBERT INGLIS, Lord PALMERSTON said he had no official accounts of' the seizure of the Caroline ; that Mr. Fox, the British Minister at Washington, was on the best terms with the Government of the United States ; and that President Van Buren was taking active measures to prevent the interference of American citizens in the affairs of Canada. Lord JOHN Ressess stated that the operations against Navy Island would be conducted by Sir John Colborne.
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