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Sir T. LETHBRIDGE thought the decision alluledl to by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, would diffuse satisfaction throughout the whole Empire._ • The Han., Baronet proceeded to bear testimony to the patient and', loyal conduct of the Wish Roman Catholics, and trusted, notwithstanding the artifices of demagogues outside of that House, that they would continue in the same laud able course, which was not -mote their interest than their daty. He Inuit Md, that he believed the speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman wag prepared for this occasion, and that the Petition tinder consideration had been purposely kept back to five an opportimity of expressing the sentiments the House had just heard. He did not think it was goal taste to call in question the decision of the House of Lords. Mr. S. RICE assured the Honourable Baronet, the Petition had not been kept back.. On the contrary, it was only five or ten minutes before it was presented that he hid requested the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, at the instance of those *ho signed it, t• lay it before the House. The Hon. Member, in conclusion, expressed his regret at the fate of the Bill for relieving the Roman Catholics which had been sent up to the other House of Parliament. Sir ROBERT INGLIS rose to correct a mistate ment which had gone abroad, in reference to a part of what he had said on a former occasion. In saying that the English had no worship, recognised, tolerated, or even licensed at Rome in his own time, and that the Protestants had no burial-place, guarded or fenced in, be stated the facts, but unlimited them to that time, not having heard of any change. It had been reported that his representation was general. He had since been in formed by a Right Hon. Friend, now in the House, that in both respects a favourable change had taken place, and.he was glad to seize the first opportunity of cor recting the error, though personally he had nothing to retract, the facts being in 1821 as he had stated them. In respect to the subject of the Petition which the Hon. and Learned Qentleman held in his hand, he. had not had ttie advantage of hearing all the speech which bad been delivered on presenting it; but he understood that it was from SOO Roman Catholic Inhabitants of a Pa- praying that they might not be compelled to pay a Church Rate for building a Church, there being but one Protestant. Is not this a Petition against the exist - ing law ? Is it a grievance affecting these Petitioners more than.others ? Do they not hold their lands, did they not purchase them subject to the obligation 'of•certain tithes, rates, and cesses ? And, as.was said yesterday, are not lands more or less valuable in proportion to the less or greater burdens wig& by law they bear ? In respect to the attack made en a Noble Person, a Member of another House, he put it to the candour of the Hon. and Learned Meinber, if such an appeal would not be made in vain, whether it were consistent either with good mete or with candour to attack, as he systematically attacks, that Honourable and Learned Person in his absence? Mr. lIROUG HAM thought, whitever sins of omis sion he triight hereafter have to charge _himself with, that of not having freely stated his opinion of another place, in the presence of its Members, would not be f and et his door. He had never said half so much of them here as he had there to their faces, and they never once complained of him- The only'reason why he attacked the Lord Chamellor now in his absence was, that the Noble Lord had oat a seat in that House, and that it was his (Mr. Brougham's) duty to give his opinion of a Minister of the Crown. Mr. Secretary PEEL could hardly regret. his ab pfoce during the early part of the present discussion, as be .!could be extletnely sorry to be provoked to say any t:thig harsh ou the subject alluded-to—and wished to abstain from employing expressions which mi,,ht add to the disappointment I kely to he produced by the vote of the other House of Parliament. It w•as therefore impossible fur hint to vindicate One of his Noble Colleagues, for whatever might have been said respecting him. Had he heard it he should have thought it his duty to do so. • Ur. BIIOU GHA SI explained. He had only praised the Lord Chancellor for Living appointed Mr. Plunket to his present office. The residua was iht - n - laid on the table, ordered to be printed. Sir J. NEWPORT supported the prayer of the Petition. He thought it a very hard thing that the Catholics of Ireland should be se'bjected to those Parish Regulations which did not prevail ha any othercoudition of his Majesty's subjects. The Petition was then read, and ordered to be printed. . Mr. BItOUGH ANI said, that in consequence of the absence of many Honourable Memb?rs who wished to take a part in the discussion, he should postpone his motion relative to the Judges. He wished that there should be one discuulon upon this subject and the Judges' Salaries dill, and did not care upon what stage that might be. There was on intention of moving an amendment, that the Puisne Judges who received the additional ,C 2,000 a year, should not be el:gible to the Chief Justiceships.—The Bill was they postponed to Friday next. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that the Juries Bill stood for Friday, but he was happy to understand that there was no intention to oppose that MIL Mr. DENMAN expressed his entire approbation of this Bill. The sooner it came into operation the better. Mr. DAWSON presented Copies of the Correspondence be tween the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. fidr. & RICE asked when the Repo rt i of the Commissioners appoinieci to inquire into the State of • ueation in Ireland would be laid upon the table ? Mr. DAWSON said, it was nothing but the illness of Mr. Blake which delayed the presentation of the Report. He had no doubt it _would be on the table of the House in eight or ten days. ,Mr. DAWSON presented a Petition from certain Merchants of, Londonderry, in favour of the Joint Stock Companies' liilL— Ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME moved for Copies of several Proclamations of the Governor of Ceylon, and his Correspondence with his Nlajesty:s Government at home, relative to the arrest of John Daniel Bos sier. The Hon. Member complained of this arrest as arbitrary and oppressive. Mr. WILMOT-HOItTON slid,' he did not me into oppose the production of the papers moved for ; but It was qu'te competent in him to justify the proceraing of the Governor of Ceylon a, to the equity of the course took with respect to Ranier. That individual was a deserter, and under the East India Mutiny Act he was entitled to arrest him. He, however, was not informed of this by his Law Officers, and adopted another course which led to the same end. It was, be apprehended, clear that the Governor on this occasion had been guilty of i:o illegal violation of personal liberty. Mr. TRA NT supported the motion.—Mutton agreed to. The Irish Church Macs Ijill was read a second time. The other Orders of the Day were read, andthellouse adjourned. • The sth January, at ten o'clock at night. there wrre two very severe shocks of an earthquake in the South. west part of Iceland. EPsOSI Rrices.—Foreigners have often earrased surprise that the English people should bet at horse-racing with such avidity, when the odds seldom exceeds 20 or 30 to 1, while they have an opportunity like the present of gaining Thirty Thou sand Pounds for only Nineteen Guineas ins calm, quick, and itasy manner, as any Person may prove, who buys a Ileket in the present Lottery, containing Two Prizes of £30,000; Two of Xi 0,000; Two of £5,000, itc. Sec. which must all be drawn on TIIIISDAY, the 31st inst. when every Ticket will be decided, and every Number a Prise. The Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors' Court have appointed the following days upon which to hold their Sittings, previous to the commencement of the ensuing circuit t Friday . Saturday = s ay 'Wedne V day Friday Waal* Way 27 I Tat Jane 7 OS Wetlands,' SO Tharsday • 51 Friday loan 1 Saturday . a Monday . I Tuesday • • • . . . 9 . 10 . 11 . 13 4 . 14 THE EV . 14.-N INI STAR. - LONDON. THURSDAY, MAY 19, NM STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK; Consols opeuld this morning at 901 1 for the Account, and 981 I fee next time; soon after they were done at 901 1 fok ihi Account. In the Poreign Market little or nothing is going forward. Current Prices: New Spanish 181 1, OM Spanish 2511, Rus. slain 95%, Mexican 761 74%, Colombian New 89%, Mexican Scrip 2 11 disc. Greek Scrip 616 disc. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 229 228 1 ,4 229 3 per Cent. hed. 89 3 / 6 % S per Cent. Cons. 9044 1 ,4 Vs 31 per Cent. Red. 97% 1 / 8 4 per Cent. New 105 1 % Long Ann. 21% 13-16 India Bonds 54 £l,OOO Excheq. Bills 35 40 E. 500 ditto 35 40 £lOO and £2OO ditto. 35 42 Cons. for Acct. 90% 5 % 1 ,4 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. - Austrian Bds 3 p Ct. 97 Mex.Ronds, 5 p Ct. 761 Brazilian Bonds 84 Hitt° Acct. 77 Ditto Scrip, 5 per Cent. Ditto Scrip 1825, 11 2% 2 dls Ditto Scrip 1826, 1 pr Ditto Ace. 11 1 2 dis Ditto Acct. 1 pr Neapolitan Bonds, 1824, Buenos Ayres Bonds, Perne.Bonds, per Ct. Chilian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bonds Colombian Bds, 6 p C. Prussian Bonds 1822, 5 p Ct. Ditto Bonds, 1824, 89 %vie. Bonds,i 822, S p Cr. 951 Ditto Ace. Ditto for Am. 95% Danish Bonds, 5 per Ct. Spanish sp. Ct. C. 231 1 1 Ditto Marks Banco Ditto Acct. Ditto Scrip, 1825, Span. sp. C. 1823, Ditto Ace. 24 3 dia Ditto Acct. 3reek Bonds 50 51 501 French Routes, 3 per Ct. 101 G Ditto Scrip, 1825, 61 1 dis Exchange 25f. 10e. Ditto Acct. Dutch Bonds, ei per Cent. SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MINES BRITISH AND 17.311E1GN SHAWL PAW. • MICR PER SNARL Anglo Mezican - £lOO £2O Ds. .15 pm. £9O Pasco Peruvian - 100 - 5 • -15 14; I Potosi. La Paz, & Peruv. 50 5 9i Welch Iron & Coal 25 - 10 - 14 10 1 ASSURANCE COMPANY. • Protector Fire 20 2 11 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. Continental 6 e . 100 - 8. 811SCiLLANEOUS. MARS. PAID. roma KR MA ft& Atlantic and Pacific - BEIOO. - £lO Bri►tol Sbip Canal - 1 a a BraziWn•Agric. and Jewel - 100 - 54 . Equitable Loan Bank - 50 • 1 - la Patent Bricks SO 2 2 4 1 Peruvian - • 100 • 5 Rio de la Plata Agrieul. Com. 100 5 5 Royal Stannary S 54 Last night the Paris Papers of Monday reached and this forenoon we received the moniteur of Tuesday, and the Lie:le of yesterday, by express; and . a . . 1 private• letter from our Correspondent dated • Tues.. day. In, another column we have given an account of the reception .of the Duchess of NoftruumßEß-i LAND by the DAUPIIINRES, who, on this occasion, re presented the Queen of FRANCE. The reception had much of the etiquette of the aacien regime, and, our Correspondent says her Grace acquitted herself with great dignity, and worthy of her own rank and the na tion she represented. - - The Etoile of yesterday says, the letters from Trieste of the sth instant, confirm the account of the defeat cf the troops of IBRAHIM PACHA in the Morea. It was on the 27th of Much that the Greeks attacked the Eg)p tian corps,which was entrenched at Modon, and entirely destroyed it. This victory decided the fate of the ex pedition. Seieral European Officers who commanded the troops have fallen into the - hands of the Greeks, and have been sent to Napoli di,Romanis. The !Stolle contains an elaborate description of the Coronation carriage, which was to leave Paris yester day, for Rheims. The splendid carriage of the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND also excites much admiration. The Moniteur of Tuesday contains in its official pan a Royal Ordonnance, nominating Cardinal the'Dne de CLERMONT TONNERRE, Peer of France, the Archbishop of Toulouse and Narbonne, and the Comte de Louis, Peer of France, Archbishop of Rheims, Commandels of the Orders of St. Esprit and St. Michel, and autho• rising them to wear the decorations of those Orders. On the 15th inst. the KING gave a dinner of sixteen covers at St. Cloud, when the Duke and Duchess, and Mademoiselle of ORLEANS, • the Duke of touxsoN, Prince MAXIMILIAN of Saxe, and his son and daughter, dined with the King. Divisions of the Gendarmerie of Paris will form part of the camp at` Rheims, and be commanded by Vis. comte de FOUCAULD. The Moniteur copies the paragraph which we in• serted some days ago from, the Mode, relating to the negotiation between Portugal and Brazil, for the recognition of the independence of the latter coun try. The KING, who now chiefly resides at St. Cloud, was to return to-day to the capital, and to remain there, till his - departure for Rheims, from whence he k expected to return, after the ceremony of the Coronation, on the 6th of June. Frankfort Papers to the ISth instant have reached us ; but they contain no intelligence from Greece, or indeed from any other country, worth quoting. Brussels Papers to the 19th instant reached us this forenoon. They state that the Emperor of MOROCCO has opened the port of St. Croix to ships under the flag of the Netherlands, with a promise of protection and security to the Captains of the ships and their cargoes. The High Court of Justice of Frankfort on the Oder has passed sentence ia the offair of Professor Jam. It has annulled the sentence pronounced by the 10bunil of Breslau, which condemned the Profesor to -two year(• imprisonment in a fortress, for having, it is al leged, " at various times held improper and insolent 'language respecting tbe form of boveinment o and the' institueons existing in the Piussian Monastby ; And tir having) by this means, excited discontEtt." The Tri bunal has declared him not guilty of holding such lan guage, and has only sentenced him to pay the expenses , of the second trial, which, in case of his not having suf ficient means, are to be teduced to the disbursements' actually made during the proceedings. By the same sentence, the Professor is exempted from the payment of the expenses of the first trial, which are, at all events, to be limited to the actual disbutsements made by the Royal Treasury. Private letters from Madrid, of the 2d inst. give a melancholy picture of the poverty and debasement of that once rich and great country. The Royal Treasury is empty, and in the provinces the revenue is unpro ductive. In the capital a serious disturbance had re cently taken place between some of the Swiss soldiers and the artillerymen of the Royal Guard. It is said some persons were killed and wounded on both sides. What, however, more immediately alarms the Spanith Minister;, is the too rapidly (for them) approaching month of July, that being the period fixed for the re , payment by Spain to France of the twenty-four millions lent to the Regency. Sixteen millions of the sum they wilt cancel, by giving . a receipt to the French Govern. ment, for the amount of unpaid indemnities accorded by France to the Spaniards, who .had suffered by the invasion of NAPOLEON. The great difficulty is, to know how to procure the balance a eight rrlitions to close .the account. The Ministers had several discussicns on the subject, and_ in the last it. was dtcided to take them from the Sinking'Fund ; but the Dit eztor, M.VINCENTF, on being'apPl ed to; replied tltt he had them not.— Here a new difficulty -arirse,--syliich- has not been sur mounted. I friefoltrisirhig is an exteact f a private letter from Spaip, dated April 29, which we have.received 4.1 wispt I could give Yon some interesting news fiom hence,butr am sorry to say the state of things in this cowry is getiing worse- and worse, without any hopes of:speedy improvement. Commerce is almost annihilated ; and aviculture, with eves y blanch of in dustry, perfectly neglected, which is a shame and great pity, as certainly there iv not in the world so good a cliniatd . nOr sir fertile a soil. Indeed, there would not be any reason to regret the loss of the colonies, if there vriVddy i good ' G ivernment, and a disposition to be indtuktsious, for with such we could produce sugar, coliee,.counns, and every other ()lonia! produce ; but I repeat that A is neglected, nothing at all done for the public pod, brit absolute ruin and misery appoaching.' This forencrm we received - Milan and Piedmontese Gazettes to the 7th -instant. The latter merely an nounce the departure et the Signor Marchese VINCENZO, as Y e nv4txtraordinary ttora Sardinia to the Sublime Torte. The Marquis is the first D'plomatic Agent since the commeival treaty between .he two PoWers, through the agencyll . 14.9,rd ,STanNGiOliD. Tice Milan- Gnzelte of the sth instant contains long details okihe of.the. Emperor and Empiess of AUSTRIA. through the Italian -States, which is sa'id to resemble a triumphal proiession, on account of the crowds who every.where flock to greet them. At Man tua their MAJESTIES were joined, on the Ist of May, by the Duchess Of:Pis tiNIA: - The kouilty:o their Imperial MAJESTIES is much praised, and after the Emperor expressed his thanks to the Mantuans for their awn.' tht., through the Archduke ViterOy, the Imperial Family set out CorCreniona, where they arrived on the 4th instant. The following is from the Milan Gazette : MILAN, MAY 7. At Mantua, the Municipal Authorities, to perpetuate the memory ot the, visit of their Majesties, purchased and pulled. down, in .a few days, some houses, and o l eard a new street, to the Virgilian Forum, and erected the model, in wood, of a magnificent arch, which is to he the entrance to it, on . the two sides is the fol- lowing inset iption : Alla lifaesti de Francesio T. Questo nuove adito al Foro Virgiliano, La patria del carton di Augusto, Dedica et eonsaera. Onori6eatz dalla presenza di Cesare, La Iggia dim di Mantova Rivirente festeggia Alit ealende di Maggio 1111)CCCXXV. Their Majesties, accompanied by the Duchess of parma and their Imperial Highnesses, were the first who passed through this new road, in the afternoon, to the Virgilian Amphitheatre, where a new Opera was performed. *Their Majesties viewed with great attention all the Public Establishments, and particularly the Schools and Charitable Institutions. They everywhere leave ample proofs of their liberality and attention to the claims of the indigent. The Duke of YORK and the Duchess of GLOUCRSTIR visited the Kum yesterday. Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER dined with the Princess AUGUSTA. Prince LEoPOLD and the Duchess of Knit honoured che Italian Opera-house with their presence on Tuesday evening. Mr. Secretary CANNING transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. The Earl of DERBY, at the Oaks, and Mr. DEMME, at Denbies, have splendid parties during lf4sont Racer, The general opinion at the Opera, on Tuesday night, was, that the substitution of Mello for the opera announced, was only a semi-restedy (Slnitineitids.) Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when General Lord Commis; G.C.B. and Lieu tenant-General Sir Guiana Towunum G.C.B. took 'the usual oaths, on being appointed, the former Commander-In-Chief c the Company's Forces at Bengal, and second in Council; and the latter u Commander-in-adef, and second in Council at Fort St. ---- -- -- - --- --- George. They afterwards dined with the Directors, at the City of London Tavern. Captain Loma, of the ship Doke of York, took leave of the Court, previous to departing for Chins direct. Mr: Osbaldtston, on Tuesday last, killed 19 birds out of 26, at twenti.sin yards:. Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington.street :—Colonel and Mrs . W front the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Fits-James, from Herta. and Mini Hutchinson have left ditto, for Cheltenham. kASifiONADLE INTELLiGiNCi The Karl of Cliarlenisot had a grand dinner party oh Taesd : , at his house in Grosvenor-place. %In the eveuing her Larlysk` i entertained a large party of the &net tort. The Dowager Countess Poulett entertained Prinee Leopold and distinguished party to dinner,on Tuesday. a; her house in Piccadilly. Sir Ulysses Burgh, Bart. entertained the Dowager Ihehen Richmond, the Ladles Lennox, and a large party, to dinner rum day, at his house in Pall.mall. • Lord Kensington had a large party to dinner yesterday, at house, Whiteball-place. The Hon. K. Douglas had a dinner party yesterday, at the Ad. miralty. • • The Earl of Fortesmie entertained the Directors of the Antieat Music and a taro party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Gros. venor-square. Earl Sefton entertained a distinguished party to dinner on Tues. day, at his house in Arlington -street. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a dinner party cc.. terday, at her house in Arlington-street. The Duke and Duchess of Portland, and the Ladies Bentinck, arrived on Tuesday at their new residence in Cavenslislusquazt, from their seat, Welbeck, Notts. The Duke of Leeds arrived on Monday at his house in Bruton. street, Berkeley-square, from his seat In Yorkshire. The Earl of Thanet arrived yesterday at Fenton's Hotel, S t , lames's-place, from his seat in Kent. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ackland have arrived at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford -street, from their seat in Devonshire. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson arrived yesterday at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street„ from Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Protheme and family have left it, for their seat in Herts. Colonel and Mrs. Cooper have arrived at the St. George's Hots?, Albemarle.street, from a tour. Lord and Lady Stopford have left ditto for Ireland. . Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Lord wanh and Mr. O'Grady, from Ireland; Lord Bagot from a tour. Departures :—Captain and Mrs. Platt, fur Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland, for Cheltenham; J. Tooke, Esq. for ditto. Lord and Lady F. Osborne have arrived in town from Helian.L ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL. The public distribution of prizes to the scholars, an,! 1 the recitation of speeches, took place yesterday, at the meeting technically called " the Apposition," at St.' Paul's School. The new and beautiful edifice 'A as for the first time opened for this purpose. Pr iace Leopo!d honoured the solemnity with his presence. The Bishops of London, Ltandaff, Chichester, Chester, and Nova Sc. tia ; Sir John Sewell, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sr George Burgmann, the Master and Wardens of the Mercers' Company, Governors of the School, the Head masters of the Charter-house, Merchant Tailors, and Christ's Hospital Schools, and a great number of Cler gymen and Gentlemen, assembled at neon, at the house of the Rev. Dr. Steads, the high Master, by sthum, at one o'clock, they were conducted to the scho .1-rootn. This magnificent apartment is 12 feet larger than the former room ; and it displayed a splendid assemblage of elegant females, the boys of the schoel, their parents, &c. The young Gentlemen who were selected for recita. tion on the occasion, were eighteen of the seniors. It is an ancient envoi] to commemorate the virtues of Dean Colet, tie founder of the school, t i j t three orations, Greek, Latin, and English, which tasks were ably exc. cuted by Messrs. Soames, Steele, and H:issall. prize compositions were then recited, of which Mr. Soames had gained three, viz.-- 1. In Latin verse, on the advances made by England in Greek literature during the reign of Henry VII 1.-2. - In Latin prose, on the peculiar merit of those who found - schools.—And 5. A Greek Sapphic Ode, on the late naval victories of the Greeks.— The other prize was gained by Xs% Steele, in English verse, ou ths lonian Islands. . Several scenes and orations from _classical writers were then recited in Greek, Latin, and English, Messrs. Wakesly and ormrod recited Lucian's dialogat of Charon and Mercury, with greAt ease of mow, freedom of action, and an entire conception of the dty humour of the author. Megsrs. Tawney, Burgmann, and Wilkinson, gave great effect to the first and second sc: nes of the 2d Act of Terence's Eton/thus; all of 'hem performed well, but Mr. Wilkinson's Guatho was. peculiarly happy. In comic expression of countenance, iruleed, this yang Gentleman evinced very extraordinary powers; and, without degenerating into caricature, he gave varying but appropriate force to almost every. word of the Dia matist ; as in the line— Qui color, tutor, vestitus, qua habitudo est corporis! And again— Quicquid dicunt laudo: id rursum si negant laudo id quoque. Negat quis? nego. Aitt aio. Postremo imperavi egomet Omnia assentari-.. Mr. Williams delivered the first Philippic of Demos thenes With much energy, and Mr. Hassall told the story of Vulteius, in Horace's Epistle (L. 1, Ep. 7), very pleasantly. Horace was, perhaps, the best story-teller of antiquity, and the reciter happily contrasted the case of Vulteius in his original state— vacua tonsoris inumbra, Cultello proprios purgantem tether unties, With his subsequent miseries as afarmer— übioves fusto morbo perifre capelln, Spem mendta mires, boo en enectus atando. In short, the exhibition' was very gratifying in respect to the talent 'evinced by the young Gentlemen, and equally so with reference to the skill and industry of their preceptors. Wednesday morning, after the division on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, the Duke of Strums immediately proceeded to the 6. Dissentient" book and entered his name as a dissentient against the decision on the Bill which had just been come to by the House. His example was followed by Lords JERSEY, HOLLAND, and ELLEN BOROUGH ; Earl SPINCIR, Lords KING, SUITI/IRLD, MINTO and MENDIP; but such 4‘ Dissentients" are un accompanied by any reasons for the same. Lord ELLENaostouost had reasons to assign, but he was too late to enter them. The majority of forty-eight would have been AN-three, but for the absence of the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND and Lord PRUDHOEthey de• clined leaving proxies—and the deaths of the Bishop of SALISBURY, Lord WHITWORTH, and .another Noble Lord. Five votes against the Bill were thus calculated as having been lost. Mr. PLUNNIITT, Mr. O'CONNELL, and other dhtin guished advocates of Catholic Emancipation, were is the House of Lords during the whole of Tuesday night, and, from their situation precluding them a seat, it is plain that the standing orders of the House were not dispensed with. A very alarming fire broke out in the house of Mr. ,Clark, butcher, in Thornton-street, Horslydown, about ' a varier lsefote ten o'clock this morning, which en tirely destroyed the building and furniture, and has done considerable damage to the ho uses of Mr. Chap man, a baker, and Mr. Gaffer, corn-chandler. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sta—Seeing the Arabic Professor of Cambridge mentioned is some of this day's 1' ger. as having signed a Petition In favor of the Catholic Claims, 1 have thought that, as my opiniims are know* to differ from those expensed in the prayer of that Petition, would be but right to state, that my name was not appended to it. I am, Sir, your humble Servant, Loudon, May IS. SAMUEL LEE. 4. 1 . 6 fe ~! ! . • . h 4!