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, They must* bad subjects rmlessthey sverebadlogiciantr Lf.the argument of his Noble. Friend, *M good for itay thing, it certainly was g od'for too much.' It was impos- 1 sible for the Roman fth.tlic Church to contradict or dissent frogs what It bad acknowledged for its authority; therefore the House alight wait for ever before it passed a Bill for their relic', if it waited for that. The Pope never would renounce his authority, although he knew that in tempoptl matters it was valueless. it had been so declared by the French Bishops . in Council, with Bossueit at ther head,' in 1682. Thirty- years ago, when the same nue tion was propounded to all the Univer sities of Europe, they rejected it with disdain. The • Catholic Church in Ireland gave a disclaimer to it, and when his Noble Friend (Lord Liverpool) hid stated th it the Roman Cathblics c )uld not make good sub jects, the same remark would apply to them on the • same ground in the Roman Catholic States. The ob jections that had been taken to the secresy of confession availed nothing, as all the mischiefs, of it existing at rese it Could not be made more dangerous by any enactment in favour of the Catholics. He certainly . 'disapproved of their regulations with segard to the win-circulation of the Bible; but he could . not see how those regulations ought to be made to affect th , ir civil rights. The same might be said of their canons relative to marriage and exeomn unication.— If they furnished reaso4s for excluding tie Catholics now, they were etrally valid teas( ns for their non admission to the privileges which they already enjoyed --*-If.the argument wE goof for anything. the Legisla ture bad already gone too far for its own safety. Would any one state now, • that he thought that such tenets should debar them from the full exercise and enjoyrnet.t of the privileges of their fellow-citizens, and yet justify the pas tug of a law which bad au: .endeied the corn . mend of our armies and our fleets to men I f that persuasion ? If such an argument was true, when question arose between the Pope and the King, the true Roman Catholic would desert the King, and follow the Pope ; but he ved the insinuation altogether. With regard tO 'he fears of those who apprehended • mischief from the admission of Catholic Members in the • Commons, hi thought they would not a bit worse than the Pro testant' Members who were returned by the Catholic influence. and • that if over a Minister should attempt to support his tottering power by their Means be would be sure to fall. With regard to the restrictions Order Which the Sovereign was labouring respecting his religion, they were grounded on matters of political expedieucy, • he might say of absolute necessity. He apprehended no danger to the Constitution, either from the Pope or from physical force. But, ewer should the alarm be well founded—let them provide against the mischief in the same manner as their ancestors had done; at the time When there was a cascaded Papist on the throne, and a known one the heir to it; when Louis the Fourteenth, then 'in the plenitude Of his power, was, as was then suspected, and which • was afterwards confirmed, paying the King money, and bribing him to enslave his people, the Legislature then provided an ample .remedy, and might do so again, in the event of a repetition of the • danger. He trusted.tbat their Lordships would not, by their vote of that flight, afford'iniumpli and satisfaction to those countries, whom he would not invidirossie call the enemies of this country, but who certainly were hi rival.. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he would not enter into Abe merits of the C4thnte Question, but would merely state his reasons for not agreeing to the made= IlOw heroic their Lordships. He did not understand how it 'that this, hill came before that House in its present okapi" aui Mm. ; He saw from the writes of the other Home of Parliament think was connected with a Bill which went to disfranchise s great mow her of the freeholders of Ireland, and he also observed, from rate same votes, that it was aerated expedient that the Government should pay the salaries of the Catholic clergy of that many. No permit conversant with Parliansestary practice coed view these asea sures without perceiving that they were nearly comet tod with the present Bill ; and yet they were asked to decide eta that 8111 without knowing what was to become of the two ineasures which were lona traduced with it. This be must say, was not a peeper mode el hating; and if he had no other reason foe opposing tho*ll been timer Lordships, but the single circumstance to which he bad adorned, be .would make his stand oo that ground. WOOS the pried of the Union with Ireland, he never hard of tee "mem Inesith fru ward, without mention being made of ample • dm the Protestant Church and Pro te:east Estabfkleasent. It : been his duty, from mtny. many cirenuntamen t to separate. from the Xliniste who conducted the affairt.of Govenwroon, at the i period of the Union. on account cicalas diSerenses of That Minister was favourable to the Roam Cathode end he had often asked hint what were those nieurlder which be in. tended to propose, and without which he bed dedimed be weak! I not agree to the measure of Emancipation not withstanding all his inquiries, he never could and what these securities were. Although there was a degree of in genuity displayed in the manner In which this Hilt was drawn up, which be had hardly Olaf seta before in the composition of as Act of Parliament, there was no variation in the preamble of de from former hills. That Womble Cositaloedr—first, 'a seism acknowledgment that the t Establishment of this maim in Church - and State must be inviolably and permanently secured; then came an allegation that they were Inviolably and permanently secured. He allowed that they were secure, provided the Acts I a bias rendered them so were permitted to madam in Esse; but 1 if their Lordships task away the substance of Mose Acts. whores then, was the inviolability of their security, or their seenSity at all i• Nest came a statemeut that it was jot to unite the hearts of all his Majesty's subjects in one and the semointersto; bet Paris assent, it seemed, was to be an reception. f*Me Bali en them all • by the ears. His Lordship then alluded to the provisions is the - Bill for Rodual Catholic commissions, and said that the title "peek of nonsense," by whicka Noble Friend of his had described it, was full as respectabiea are as It deserved. What security against the Jain es ice of Rome was afforded by three Commie:Misers, who t*enadves refused to acknowledge an undivided allegiance to the Sovereign= 1 beCconntiesitio had been proposed 114 a oecurity,t, t that amounted to no security M. his mind, as this Commission was to be c omp os ed of Roman Catholic Prelates, and neither -the Ilisweeeign nor the Government was to have any direct interference whatever in the appointments a loch they might think proper to make: Ile for axe could never agree to this Bill, for he had repsnedly here and I ehewbere declared that no foreign Prince or Peanuts bath or I ought to have any jurisdiction ist this country. Two • eminent lawyers one a distin g uished lawyer from •Iretand, and mother of this cr.triltry, aided by a Mt. J. K. I. (a great friend Of the Chard I no doubt—so g reat a friend that be would gladly pull it down in order to build up a new ore)—( Hear and a latego)--rehae Geode men explained aw s y . the spiritual jurisdiction by.sayines that this jurisdiction orient a l urisdkttoo nut recognised by low. This was A certainly a very oriole and jesuitical distinction, but was 'not one by any means satisfactory to his mind, or one' that would induce him to dispense with the qualibettians which were at -present requisite to be takeri, and in the sense to which they were taken, as qualifications to places of political power—(Hear, hear). The oath of alltgiatice, be contended ; could no longer be taken consistently with truth. according to Load Hale. the oath of allegiance included the oath of -supremacy. He could net possibly give his consent to any measure that derogated from the supremacy of the Sovereign. It was said that the jurisdiction of the Pope in this country as ecknowledged by the Bodkan 4tholics, was merely spiritual; but he the (Lord Chancellor) weld *Gehring his mind to understand what was meant by mertly spirittudjudediction. If re o Catholics here were married by a Protestant _Oarsman, the I' would force Mem to live smolder, and the CORIUM) LW would o.di e them to live together. Now, was not that eterdeini a tem. pus' jutisdiition? lie did not thinleetat in the discussion bare or elsewhere, the . question had been as largely pet as i ehr. Thcould hey not Mss i Illoglisb Catholics what they to Kau !rah t that they would be booms! to put tbaosher • ter, tit this country on an equal foodeg with the Catholics so that it would ultiatiately arose to this--that all the bulwarks and fames *MA. theft antamors bad provided for the safety of the Protestant 'Church wield -turn out to be wholly useless. 'But • let their Lords) iph leeway what they . weret delis If they took these away. Ai to-tse measure to siren salari e s and stipends ICI the Pekoe of the Itomati Catholic Unitas, nrold'idwie ILordships refuse them in that c..se to dated persons of Aber persuasfirw? and it they. Slanted dimer-in Ireland. thermuid cos refuse.** • a Y" Rae to the rlt tnwt there than the *Om" des""M sOiL brerthrib..-- s incited N: jili)ll4lolllairvidd take" !slit R overr•-• r. 4, ••• ‘.l". at:. farther shed ltappiness contributed —As had • have correct, certainly (teat way __ . respect L._ Bin which had come from the House of Commons. They were not justified in taking away the civil rights of persons, which had been conceded to them upon the supposition that they were com petent to exercise diem. A Noble Lord had asked if be (the Chan cellor), had become a reformer; he had lived too long-to attach much respect tat the character of a reformer, that term united revolutionists and republicans *lth some of the best persons in the kingdom. The Nobk and Learned Eatl then insisted that the sentiments of an infinite majority of the people of this country were unfavourable to this Bill. He sheinid be sorry to say that the House of Commons did not represent the sense of the people; but he wen recollected that when tilt West India Bill was introduced into the House of Commons, and Petition after petklort poured in against it, it was said that the House. and not the petitions spoke the iense of the people; how ever, a General Election succeeded, the House, in coniequence, be came differently constituted, and the sense of the people proved to be a perfect iflusioo. With these observations, which had been very imperfectly expressed, be would now conclude. After twenty-five years consideration of the subject, he bad perfectly satisfied his mind that be should not discharge his duty to his station or his country if be did not oppose this Bill. • Ball FITZWILLIAM sported the Bill, and expressed his surprise that any real Triend of the [leftists Constitution should or pose a principle as applied to Ireland and the Catholic cause, which they would dis d ain aq.applied to the land they lived in —(Ch eers.) The House divided on the irecond reading, when there appeared, Fork . . el present Prosies . 48 Against k . 113 present Proxies . 65 MAJORITY AGAINST THE BILL . . 42 The other Orders of the Day were then dioposed of, and the House adjourned at a QUA 1171111 riorr "Fps ulloct Tits Tdoaatae. HOUSE OF COMMON& Dr. PRIMA MORR presented a Pettdon front the Reverend IL Butts Owen. D.D. Rector of St. Olave, against St. Olave, Hart street, Tithes RM.—Laid on the table.- Lord STANLEY presented a Petition from t►e Chamber of Commerce at Manchestet, against the Hoff Docks Hill. SYKES presented a Petition from Hull, in favour of the DM. Mr. W. COURTF.N A If presented a Petition from the Rev. R. Reaniston against the London Tithes Bill.—Lsid on the table. LONDON TITHES SILL. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved the second reading of the Lon.' don Tithes Bill. The.parishioners were willing to raise the tithes to a shilling in the pound, but objected to the enormous *rate of La. 9d. in the pound, which was demanded by the different incurn. bents of the five Parishes. Let the case he sent to, a Jury to decide ou the merits, and it would be found that no such deed had been enrolled. It was not to be endured that the charge on the City of ' London should be raised from £5OOO to £135,000 a year, as would be the case if the claims of tki Clergy were complied with. COURTE NA Y opposed the Bill, as an attempt to interfere with the rights of individuals. This right was held under an Act of the 37th of Henry VIII. which provided that a decree therein mentioned should, after being enrolled, have full effect. That de cretatm, posed the payment of La. 9d. in the pound from the five Peaklike which it named to their Clergy. The enrolment of the deed was dispited, but the question was tried in 1647. and a Jury found that the decree was enrolled. He moved as an amendment that the Bill be rejected. Mr. Alderman BRIDGES supported the motion. Mr. WY NN said,_ the Bill would go to take away the rights by which all private property in the kingdom was held ; for this claim was supported by an Act of Parliament, and the finding of a Jury. Mr. J. SMITH shortly objected to the Bill, and thought the in. ennebents bad a rii r h ito their demand. Mr. CALCRA thought that an issue should be granted to try the fact of t h e enrolment, which was all that was asked. If the decree was enrolled, 'ben the question was at once settled, and the right established. Mr. COURTEN'AT explained. • Ut. Secretary PEEL said this two and ninepence in the pound was a tight' held by,Statute, and the Courts of Law bad decided in he *tear. Thies was not the first tins* that the Clergy had bgen Adiged to complain of the same spirit. In the year 1530, he fold them complaining that N the Citizens, for their riches, are *Or most, and will not pay"—(A laugh).—He should have no objective to see an amicable adjustment of the question similar to that which took place in the parish of St. Andrew's, but he strongly objected to the course now taken. Mr. W SM ITH said he should be obliged to vote against the Bill. Mr. Alderniati WOOD replied briefly, and the amendment that the Mho spesed, was carried without a division. • JUDGES' SALARIES. Mr. BROUGHAM said, when the Report was brought up, he should move an amendment• to the resolution, declaratory of the opi. Mom of Parlianient that the Pulane Judges 'should not be promoted th the talk of thief Justice. He wished that this opinion should have the effect, not of a legislative easement, bit of a strong legislative suggestion. The CHANCELLOR of :the EXCHEQUER said, the Aniendment of the How and Learned Gentleman might be pro posed this evening. Mr. BROUGHAM said be had a reluctance to do this, be ' cause many Gentlemen were absent who took great interest in this emuteuund thought it involved the independence oldie Judges. WILLIAMS objected to the amount of the salaries.— ' H. would move that 10001. of the 60001. per annual should be granted to the retired Judges. Tlw CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not mean ly the arrangement of last night to preclude the Scotch Juftm. Mr. BROUGHAM gave notice, that be would on Thursday next Windt to the House a nation for better securing the practical rleirof the Judges. ee IIMITBREAD mooed the discharging the order of the nauseam the Hydepark turnpike Bin. Mr. DAVENPORT opposed the motion. MN H. SUMHZResaiselwilbit the proposed alteration of the game woehilemm the pailekl,llolll. ammo. After a fors wards baps Lord Luwetrma, Mr. Cat.caare, and Mr. R. COLONS% the ease was diseharged. Mr. STK= "resented a Pedalos trim certain Artisans of Hull, against the re-esiamment of the Combleatien Laws, and a Petition from the Merchants of Hull engaged in the Fishing Trade. praying the duty as Rape Seed may not be takes or. The H on. Member also moved for returns of the amount of the duties received on soap and tallow candies. Mr. BUCHANAN presented a Petition from Dumbarton, in favour of the Clyde Navigation Bill. . Mr. J. WILLIAMS postponed ill tin lank day of this month big notice for the presentation of a Mikis easplaining of the de. lays in the COurt of Chancery. ' • * • • Mr. BRIGHT presented a PetitisisAltils sho , Shoemakers of Beth, against my roensesnient of the ComMioadite Laws. Bellined to the Cemosisee. Sir F. BURDILII7 presented a Petition from the Hoopeholden of Westminster for the repeal of the Window 'Tax. 111r.CURTZIS presented a Petition from Rye for the eatession of she Blostive Franchise of that Borough—Ordered to be printed. WINDOW TAX. Mr. HORHOUSR rose to bring forward his prondoed motion for the repeal of the Window Tax. The Hoe. Member said, this tax had long been repealed in Ireland, where it had been justly called the fever cal', and in this country it wis equally entitled to the name,: fur no one could doubt that it had annibikted much health and eonsfeet.- It was use Ms intention to propose . snything which would interims with the inanclal arrangements of the pre- sent year, but be thimaght he hod a right to call u the Wow to givedir rinisetion lee a future Session. The reduction Of the Window Tez upon tuadi booms would net give thoreliei Which the light Hest. Mueslis, Slab, lichequer expected. The tams upon each bosom Ind bum paid by the landlords, and no re lated= of NM mai . sow mate; so that the parties relieved were not the paw but inellew chin. 'The Hon. Member concluded by Movitqr, ' l / 4 The free and alter the Sri of April. MUNI, the whole Ha dm Tax ens Whidowesimedi areas end demmaine." • Mr..LOCKHART seomalled she motion.. The CHASCELLO4IIS the EXCHNCLIVER said, be was al , ways Dined tom . •resiktet to the Petitions presented to. that Haw, but still the Was not bowl to secede i= o l y: to their prem..' He . allirrod whoily•from the-Honourable usawes to the moist of the mist that had been afforded. Had the erievows bon se great, the City of . Westminster would probably, have petitioned split it; hut at a Meeting held for that pupae, the attempt to get op a Petitlen had completely 'failed, int lbs Hometrabir Member end 'his celleague had been mud, bone ad foot. Intik City-of Wescatinwer, out of 17,0u0 prom rateable wore raa, 2,000 Weft new wholly ezempte4, Ry the. Act of the. , present yam, in bible lights Were exempted. He was decidedly. of wisdoms thit the effeste of Governor,* alioriltbs . applied re the rrduetion immense maw of Mimes taxitku; mid- Govern= . • . • • ,• • her notice than to say. that he hoped the not having an estah id .religien iq Nineties Mat its,Anildi orattelbote to, ire piness gm, motestry, it the estaWishnsiio of g reilgion his tribeted to the 'happiness of this iiiiiiionstlear, hear, hear} is Int the in Ise the disfrenchiseMent of Irish freeholders, if it any couseliso:wkh tbe.preseit measure, the House ought to eit beam them' If what a Noble Friend of his had suited was ect,it certainly went a gi!at way to diminish his respect for the , I \ ment had done all in their power, to reduce the pressure of taxation. s Otionel DAVIES supported die motion" - • - . . -Mr. LI(STER also svpottridthemotion. •: •• • - - Mr. CA LCRA FT would support the' motion on ihepressarke that peace continue. • Mr. HERRIFS the motion. • Mr. MAIIIIILY. and Sir Boom: supported the Petition. Mr. HUSKISSON'said, the question had already been disposed of, and ought not to have been again agitated this Session. Colonel PA LMER spoke in favour of the. motion, when Mr. 110BHQUSE shortly replied. The House then divided, when the numbers appeared to be— For the motion, 771 Against it, 114 I Majority, 3 7 The LORD ADVOCA E moved for leave to bring in a Bill for extending to Scotland such part of Lord Elleuborough's Act, as relates to maliciously shooting, cutting, or stabbing, with intent to kill or maim. Mr. DENMAN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to prohibit Prosecutorefrom removing Trials from Quarter Sessions into the Court of King's Bench, in cases of Misdemeanour. On the motion of Mr. HUSKISSON, the House went into a Committee on the Customs Consolidation Acts, and moved a Reso lution to place rhe produce of the Mauritius on the same footing with that of the West Indies. • After some observations by Mr Bomar. and Mr.. ramify, the Resolution was ordered to be reported to-morrow. The House went into a Committee on the Brandy Duties Acts. —Report to-morrow. Mr. GOULBURN Moved the second reading of the Town. lands Boundaries Bill. Mr. S. RICE wished for more information on the subject. Lord MILTON moved an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time that day three months. Mr. 0 RATTAN seconded the amendment. _ The House divided— For the second reading, 36r—Against it, 15. The Report on the County Courts' Bill was brought up and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be read a third time Thursday. The Van Dkmeo's Land Company Bill was read a third time, and passed. The other Orders were then disposed of, and the House ad journed at One o'CLoca. .TIIE EVENING STAR LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1875. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWKLVE orCLOCK. At the opening of the Market this morning, there was some cow fusion, and various prices were asked for Consols,the opening price may be quoted at 811 90, since which Consols have been done at 90 Buyers; and are now UN for the Account. Jo the Foreign Market scarcely anythingls doing. .• Current Priers: New Spanish 144, OM Spanish 233 I, Itus2 scan 95i, Mexican 76e I, Austrian 97k. Colombian New 883 119, Brazil Scrip 1 prem. Mexican Scrip 21 2 disc. Danish Scrip 31 3 disc. Greek Scrip 7 61 disc. ICE 411 STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 229 S per Cent. !red. 89 1 / 4 1 / 8 3 per Cent. Cons. 90-49% 9Q 31 per Cent. 97 • 3} per Cent. Red. 97 1 /s 4 per Cent. New 104% 105 101 7 / 6 Lor.g Ann.2l% 11-16 India Bonds 60 South Sea Stock 101 1 4 1:1,000 Exclieq. Bills 43 44 37 £5OO ditto 43 44 40 £lOO and £2OO ditto 36 Cons. for, Acct. 897 t 90 1 41 89 7 4 90 FOREIGN EXCHANGES. HAMBIIIIIOIII4 MAY 13.—0 n London, 36. 11. 2n. 35. 101. Sr. Fernsouttoo, Aran, 99.—London, 10 5-32. ataux, Mar 10.-0 o London, 3 M. 6.401. Iratzum, Mar 4.—On London, 3 M. 9. 55. Rims. Mar 2.—On London, 10..5-16. BROM MAT 12.—0 n London, 2 M. 590. FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bds S p Ct. Mez:Bonds, 5 p Ct. 761 / Ditto Acct. 97% Ditto Acct. 761 1 1 Brazilian Bonds Ditto Scrip 1225, 21 1 die Ditto Scrip, 5 per Cent. Ditto Ace. 21 die Ditto Scrip 1825, Neapolitan Bonds, 1824,. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 911 Peruv. Bonds, 6 per Ct. 781 CbMan Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bonds 901 Colombian Bds, 6 p C. 86% Prussian Bonds 1822, 5 p Ct. Ditto Bonds, 1824, 281 itiosB.Bonds,lB22, S p Ct. 241 Ditto Acc. 89 81 • Ditto for Ace. , Danish Bonds, 5 per Ct. illgth p. Ct. C. 231 Ditto Marks Banco Acct. 24 % f Ditto Scrip, 1825, 31 die Sc t :p. LI 0.1825, Greek Bonds 50 Acct. Ditto Ace. 501 'Preach Renee, 3 per Cc. Ditto Sceip, 1825, 61 dis Exchange Ditto Acct.** die Dutch Bonds, 21 per Cent. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MINIS SH&U. PAID. :mobs& nun. - 2100 290 las. to pm. AT - 100 - 5 . ' •64 i 7 • - - 100 - 5.. -14 . General Mining Assn. 100 • 5 -14 Hibernian - - SO - 4 - - 51 Paseo Peruvian - 100 - 5 . .1S 141 15 , Paoli, La Pas. & Perwr. 50 5 In i United Mexican 40 - 20 - - 30 Welsh Iron & Coal 25 - 10 - 11 1 Anglo Mexican Anglo OsiHan - Braglian 11118CELLAN110118. SLUM PAII?. 1113C1 P INIUM. Atlantic and Pacific - 4100 • XlO -me British Iron Company • 100 - - SI Bristol Ship Canal 1 Reasilian Agrie. and Jewel - 100 - - - 3 1 London Brick Company 50 1 New Cone Exchange . 50 - 3 . 44 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 5 71 Rio de la Plata Agricul. Com. 100 5 5 Royal &aonary 5 51 West India. Company 100 5 51 4 Frankfort Papers also reached us to the 11th May, but they contain nothing worth quoting. This forenoon we received liamborgh Papers so the 18th. The Emperor of Rosstat a►rived at Warsaw on thelrith instant, when the City was illuminated. His Imperial MAJUTT is accompanied by Count N/1811 1 4.. Roos and other officers of state. We have received French Papers to the 16th instant, with the Etoge gf . Monday. Their contents are isten .~ importance whatever. Last night, the great question on which the public attention has been for some weeks riveted, was decided in the House or Lords. The Catholic Relief Bill, which was carried in the House of Commons by a ma jority of 21, was last night : rejectol in the House of Louts by a majority of 48. The Bill was opposed by Lord COLCOSSTita, the Marquis of ANOLZSZA, the Earl of Looofogli, the Bishop of CilitsTelt, the Earl of I.,avaltroot., end the Loan COLUMBIA** the gad of DiaNiitY, the Bishop of Nonwteu, the tart of Lain. Alas, and the Marquis of Lisanown;spokapiatfaeous Saf the • . / the - length at which we have gives theAlli* w i pes our doing more than allude to it ; but wilvonld pihieelarly 4anikagention of our Readers to the able spotohes of difiPtikkep of Comma and the Earl all . _ _ `r.~6 LIVERPOOL, as well as that of the Lotto ctiitscst.% ,n, - Who; afte r the•fatiOe pres idi ng dePtellOceeei-g t • • 11 %bet of thii HoUst for twelve hours, roseat i it.., e ele five o'clock this morning, and opposed the Bill with tL it acuteness and energy which few persosii at his time of life possess. • The debate continu,cl until half. past Pet) cl64,whea the numbers were,. for the BM,. ISO; isgaina:„ . it, 17 ). Thus was the Bill rij cted by a majority of ten niort. than that, which threw out a similar Bill in 1821 when -The numbers were, for the Bill; 120; againse.it, 4;19. Although the decision of last night will be very jfiker. ently viewed by Protestants and It man Call4w, yet we trust it will neither be followed by provotifig triumphs on the one side, nor any mArked eigei 'of mortifitation on the other. The• question has fie n freely and fairly discussed, and the decision is'tti't of a body as honourable and as conscientiJus as ever sat in deliberation. We a:e glad the question was disposed of last' night, as it relieves the public mind from th e feverish anxiety is which it has been for some time. THE ARMY. The head-quarters of the 3d Dragoons have been rodeied to march from Coventry to Newcastle.upon-Tyne, where k swill arrive *tithe 3d of June; one troop from ilirminum to Carlisle, and another troop from Abergavenny to Newcastle. • CIRCULAR To ens COLONEL or ens Ramon: or Form War-Ofice, May 15,-1025. Saa—lt having beets decided .that the duty of Paymaster to the Depots of Regiment! on Foreign Service shall be performed by a Subaltern, and that, to avoid the inconvenience which would ati+e from frequent changes, he shall be permitted to continue at Mine, and that be shall receive an allowance of four shilling+ a day for the performance of this duty; I am to Pluest that you wilLtione a proper person from among the Subalterns of your Regiment, 40 be appointed Acting Paymaster; and I have to add, that such Subaltern will not be required to enter into any Bonds to the &lawn. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant. (Signed) PA I.SIERST(I,N. The light Honourable John Thynne, commonly called Lord John .-Tbynne, to be Vice.fAcutenant of the county of Somerset during the absence of the Most Honourable the Marquis of Batts; his Majesty's Lieutenanf of the same. Commissions sigised by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of the County of York, and Town and County of the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull. The Honourable Marmaduke Langley to be Deputy Lieutenant. Militia—Rassign William Joseph Cabman to be Captain, vice Richard Sykes, promoted. Commission in the 2d Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia,: titled by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey. ' Charles Steele, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Cooke, resigned. SPUKIING INTELLIGENCE. • gT. J A ES / S. ST R RET--Tossoav, Six o'Ctoca. Very few of the leading porting characters have left town fnr Rpsom, the racing to-day not bring considered of sufficient Import ance; they, as usual, congregated in St. James's -street, and wash heavy betting took place. The two first favourites keep their places. Muleteer seems rapidly to decline in favour—he, who but a'short tinie since disputed the port of first favourite with Rufus. Legacy on the advance, as also liogarth, which latter, were it only front the circumstance of " Sam. I..'hiffney's" riding hinwis in itselt.sufficlent to make him a favourite, so skilful a pi ofessor:is he considered. Aline, for the Oaks, against whom they yesterday offered 100 to 5. found to-day backers, at 10 to 1. On the others there Is . sir very matetial alterition. . stitsr. . i 4 7 to 4 apt natal 7 to 2 agst IVeb 51 to 1 agst Legacy . 6to 1 apt Hogarth 8 to 1 apt Muleteer High odds apt any other • • 21 to 1 apt Tontine 10 to 1 apt Mr. Greenlee 3 to 1 agst Pastime 10 to 1 agst Aline 6 to i agst Pipyline No betting ou the St. Leger. EPSOM RACES, MAY 17. _ • f: • Thew celebrated Races have commenced under the most favour able auspices, with an additional day's sport. The only alteration or improvement on *Course is a small neat Stand, near the Judge's Stand, for the Stewards and their friends, in which were Mr. Northey and the Hon. Colonel Roos. The betting men were not in great numbers, consequently the. engagements were limited. The only alteration is on Muleteer, who is at 8 to 1. The Races were as under— Match-100 urn. last mile and a quarter, h. ft. Greville's Don Carlos. 4 yrs, 7st. 51b. . • .• - • 4 Mr. Yates's Orator, 11 yrs, Sat. 91b. . .9 Betting before starting, 7 to 4 on Orator. The Surrey Stakes of 25 son. each, 15 ft. Derby Cotirse. Mr. T. Sadier's Triumph l S yrs, &Lift. I Mr. Messer's }Amendment, 4- yrs, 7st 41b. . St Sweepstakes oNS eon. each, 15 ft. for three years cid, 7rt. 71b.• and four, Bst. 101 b. fillies, allowed Vb. The Virmiloot Guiana. The winner to be sold for 300 soya. Mr.3l. Forbes's c. by Selim, 3 yrs • 1: • • 1' Duke of Richmond's b. E =election, 3 yrs. or •-7 t Mr. T. Sadler's ch. f. by Soothsayer, 3 yrs . 11. Mr. Rogers's Fiddler, s yrs old . • • ; rwi to The Shirley Stabs ef 25 soya. each ; for three yrs. old celtssee•7l6. and fillks, fist. 41b. One mile. • Mr. Berkeley's b. c. Flexible . 1 Mr. Maherly's ch. c. Velasques . • • • • • 9 Amongst the company, were the Duke of St. Alban's, Duke of Richmond, Mn Mayne, eke. &c. Ite. . The Kura'; gout, we regret to. say, c.ntinues to so ineouvestera i s degree, that It has been deemed advisable to postpone his Mastien's Drawing !;loom still further, from Monday next to Thursday, 9th of June. His Marione 's general health, , howstinr; we are happy to state, is unimpaired and excellent. - • ri•i t: 3 ..,The Duke of Yonst was unavoidably prevented float bolding his Levee yesterday afternoon, as Commander•in•Chief, ag timo:ice in the Horse Guards, by being obliged to attend the of Lords, fur the purpose of presenting Petitions to their Loedships. His Royal Highness paste red Ids Le v ee Twig's,. - Prince War.rous of Batntswick was indisposed yes terday, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street. • • Yesterday Prince POLIONA 0, the French Ambit sad, r, trawacted business with Mx. Secretary cams*, at the Foreign Oake s for a considerable time, previous to his Excetieney's depar ture for Paris, to be present at the Coronation of his Roy al Master. Sunday the remains. of ti,e 13:shop . of . S.stassunv Were barred with great funeral ceremony in Se - George's lilbspiel % sx Whedaer. • Independe"tly of the Petitions presented to their reted= ships last night, there have been presented to * house of , :no* this Session,sl Petitions in favour, and 442 against fortinac, * conces. lions to the Roman Catholics. Yester.tay, a preparistory Meeting was held at the Freemasons Tavern, for thelpurpose of establishing a Society Solo vestigate the right of the inhabitant househoWers of Cities Sod Ai roughs to . be Burgesses, and in that character to return Menshore to Parliament. Lord Nuositv in the Chair.—J. Witiaans, lisq. M.P. moved that a Soilety be formed for the purpose already mentiinsed. —Lord Guntoscuir seconded the motion, which was put, and car. dad unanimously. CORN;RXCHANGR, MARK-LANR. MAY 18. The Mealiqg trade. is exceedingly dull this moruing, scarcely a sale has ben dirtied; but what was sold being prime samples realized Monday. prices. Barley is also very heavy„the finest qua. limes selling for 40s. *pit quarter. Oats go off rather freely. Inn netdoanse...-.Our supplies since Blenday, ana 1,1100.cr0 of W alk - PF is- of iiariffi't 1.900. 4 1 n• of I)4th said 11,9110saeits of Flour. Mitts Atiievire...-Dubles 1, Waterford I, H.atburgb I. • RIOII=IIVdTZRa LOS Diord. bit fotig ;14)ftit t o • ' blonde' - • 4 nthwers aka' 3 • • Alta:moos • 22 mminute.atm .3 _ /II Lams Prtnial awl Piaiskei g a t . Moats', iv 4 o riehi gto ' :fa b e (4 .i !ea 1 t. : • ; ~~~ 1 'nbot Than,V 1 1 " thares, Mr. phce, Sluices et in the vole 8 «T poem voluut having be disi by tho be glao Mond An NAD anotbe es 7 ral col tics ar and In found and cc LE of Su! ral pri News An DUB and of the thtnn *lons A Autb by G. Auth R, ya A Coast ings a name on tar, Ike la Untie the R ~~ U ~ifd the i bey MSS "I,y I L. an IJ fort, duty No. San far are Pli pii 1111 WI 0 ~U 1 rl ~d _ -