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This day was published, In Octavo, price 9s. 'wheeled', with a Mip of the River Ganges, jik.TOUR through the UPPER PROVINCES of HisMOSTAN; comprising a Period between the Years . .16W and MI; with , Remarks and Authentic Anecates. To which Is annexed, a Gu'de up the River Ganges. By A. 1). Printed for C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-yard., and Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. " This volume is full of amusement, and we can recommend It in perfect sincerity, as being at once unpretending and interesting." ..—l...iterary Museum, Jan. 10. See abo the British Critic for Jan. 1824. This day was published, in Octavo, price 12sAciarshi, THE BOOK of PSALMS, in an English Iccr;Cal Version, founded on the Basis of the Authorised Billie Trans lation, and compared with the Original Hebrew, with . Notes Cri tical and Illustrative. By the Right Rev. RICHARD MANT, D.D. M.R.I.A. Lord Bishop of Down and Courson Printed for J. Parker, Oxford ; and C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-yard, and Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. Of whom may be had, by the same Author, 1. The Book of Common Prayer, with Notes explanatory, prac tical, and historical, from approved Writers of the Church of Eng land, in 1 vol. 4to. price 11.165. medium, and 31. 12s. on royal paper. 2. Sermons for Parochial and Domestic Use. The Fifth Edition, 3 vols. Bvo. 11. 7s. Lately published, in Octavo, price Bs. in boards, PRACTICAL REFLECTIONS on the ORDINA- A. TION SERVICES for DEACONS and PRIESTS in the United Church of England and Ireland: for the Use of Candidates for Orders, and of those who review their Ordination Vows ; and re spectfully proposed as a Manual for Ministers of all ages. To which are added Appropriate Prayers for Clergymen Selected andpriginaL By JOHN BREWSTER, M.A. Rector of Eggiesdiffe, and Vicar of Greatham, in the County of Durham. Printed for C. and J. Rivington P No. 82, St. Paul's Church yard, and N 0.3, Waterloo-place, Pall mall. " I will add fog the use of those who review their Ordination Vows, the Offices for the ordering of Deacons and Priests which have been lately published by Mr. Brewster, with a running Com. mastery. Clergymen of all ages will find this a must useful Ma trual."—Biihop Jebb's Charge to his Clergy in June, 1823. FANATICISM IN SWITZERLAND. The pamphlet which at the end of last year pub lished a history of the fanatical and sanguinary occur rences at Wildenspuch, has now appeared in a new, corrected, and much enlarged edition, under the title of " The History of the Crucifixion of a female religious visionary at Wildenspuch, with an account of the per- sons implicateJ, their behaviour in prison, their religious notions, and their final sentence." The seventh section' of the concluding remarks, treating of the sources and' causes, as well as the remedies and treatment of this mental disease, which is painted in its frightful con• sequences, contains, in particular, some observations addressed to the Bible Societies, on the danger of a principle founded on the authority of the British Bible Association, to distribute the Bible without notes or comments, which latter have been rejected on account of the abuse which may possibly be made of them, from the preconceived opinions of the commentators. Abuse is certainly possible b but is much more likely to occur w hen the judicious and enlightened leave the task to the injudicious and the ignorant. Numerous instances are here produced of the melancholy and fa:al results of the pretensions of the latter. The most important is cer tai n ly the authentic account of similar scenes that have lately occurred in the Can ton of Thurgovia, which ate connected in many respects with those at Wildenspuch. Here too it was that a young female, who thought herself enlightened by Gen, exercised boundless influence over the minds of those connected s' ith her ; and %chile she indulged in sensual et,joy meet in an ri:lawfid connexion, stifled the voice vi conscience by an absurd interpretation (wholly de str active of all morali.y) r,f passages in the Bible, and fancied herself perfect and holy, declaring to the unagis trates—,, When I have an impulse in my heart I must follow it. Go]) has redeemed me of all sins and lusts. I cannot and shall not sin any more. I have confessed my sins to GoD,and besought him to direct me in everything." These people, however, professed and read the Bible;' but instead of the blessed light of the Gospel, they sletived from it, :is from the box of Pandora, only wretchedness arid degradation; because, instead of a sensible explanation of the Holy Scriptures, they had only met with interpretations full of mystical absurdi ties; and because, instead of exercising their under standings in recognising the truths and the consolations of Religion, only their obscure feelings and meretri cious fancy were excited, both of which lead from truth to delusion, and from virtue to sin. Who can be insensible to the importance of the pre cepts and warnings which these reflections must natu rally inspire P—Frank:foi Pape". PARLIA AIENT AR Y PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 21. Several private Bills were brought up from the Commons, and read the first time. The hail ‘d WESTMORLAND presented a Petition from the Trustees „r the P. or, and other Parish Officers, in the Hamlet ut Mile-end, against the Silk Bill. The Noble Earl also presented one from the Freeholders and Leasebblders of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, having the same ob ject. Both Petitions were read, and laid on the table. The Earl of KINGSTON presented a Petition from a Regis tered Lodge (No. 66) of Freemasons in the County of Kerry. praying to be excluded from the operation of the Act of last year, to prevent the Meetings of Secret Sucieties.—Laid on the table. Earl DA lINLEY moved for several papers relating to Irelard, and particularly for one return relating to Derry Cathedral, which were ordered. The Noble Earl at the same tinv.• congratu lated the House on the recent appointment of a Committee to in quire into the state of Ireland. lie thought great advantage might be derived from the measure. The Earl of HAREWOOD presented a Petition against the General Gas-light company's Bill. Lord EGSSLYN presented a similar Petition from Worcester, and one from Wolverhampton.—Read, and laid on the table. GRNERAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. The Earl of LAUDERDALE now rose, upon the trder of the day for the second re:tding of the Bill to establish a General rem-light Company, and objected to the measure. He contended that the existence of a corporate body entitled to a monopoly in the article of gas, or any other article, would be injurious at this time to the interest of the public. The measure before the /louse was opposed by Petitions from every town over which the Bill was to operate. The Bill gave the parties the right of supplying all towns, with the exception of London, and two or three other places, with gas ; and if the ouse were to allow it to pass, they would keep no check upon those who supplied the article of light. Their only object was to get a good return for their capital. The Noble Earl concluded by moving the Bill be read a second time this day six months. The Earl of LIMERICK said, it was surprising the Bill was brought into the other House in February last, and no opposition had been offered before the second reading in that House. The Bill was not to establish a monopoly. The parties were only desirous of having the means, with the assistance of a large capital, of entering into competitiou with others. The parties were ready to submit to any reasonable Intent:lntents in the Committee.—The Earl of RossLYN opposed the Bill. The LORD CHAI4CELLOR could not suffer this Bill to pass with many of the clauses now in it; if it did, he could not well conterbplate a more objection able Bill. In former tines, Welt bodies must have a Charter from the Crown; but now, urn the strength of an Act of Parliament, parties were in the habit of selling shares at high profits where not a shilling - had been subscribed, and thus creating a perfect bubble.— It had been said, that this Bill had passed the Com mons without any observations. That he thought was somewhat extraordinary.. There was no clause requir ing this Company to have a single farthing actually paid, for they all knew, that whether it was for public cha• cities, or anything else, subscriptions and payments were very different things—(A laugh ! ) If they were to have a right of distress against this Company, he feared it would distress those who attempted to carry away their gasometers, their portable gas lamps, and their inflammable air. Many years ago a Company proposed to sue and be sued by its Treasurer, but as the Treasurer might recover when he sued, and as the Treasurer might be without a Treasury when he was sued, he (the Lord Chancellor) had induced the House to cause an alteration in the Bill, by which the names of all the individuals of the Company should be in serted, in order that all of them might be recovered against at law. That should be recollected in evrry similar instance. The only question was, whether this Bill might not be so modified as to remove everything objectionable from it? After a few words from Lord DARNLEY, the Bill was thrown out without a division. SILK BILL. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved the third reading of the Bill to repeal the Spite!fields Acts. The Bill was opposed by the E irl of H ARROW BY. The LORD CHANCELLOR also opposed the Bill. After a few observations from Earl DAItNLEY, the House di vided on the question. Present. Content 39 - - Not Content 36 - - Proxies. Total. 61 19 - . 53 Majority - - The 13111 was consequently read the third time and passed. The Newfoundland Judicature hill was read a third time. The 11111 to regulate Marriages in Newfoundland went through a Committee.—Adjuurnel HOUSE OF COMMONS. This being the last day but one fur receiving the Reports on ptiv4te Bills, the House was occupied in receiving them till nearly live o'clock. Mr. III; ME presented nine Petitions, from various places, against' the Combination Laws. The Honourable Member also presented the Report of the Committee of Artisans on this subject, and gave notice that he should, in consequence of the recommendation con tained in that Report, on Monday neat, move for leave to bring iii a Bill to repeal the Combination Laws ; to permit artisans to come and go at their pleasure; and to amend the law relative to arbitration between Master and Journeyman.—The Report was ordered to he printed. Mr. M ABER LY said, he held in his hand a Petition from a De putation of the Trade at prelim in London, who represented 1500 Country Brewers, against the Beer Bill, and not even the modifica tion of the Right Honourable Gentleman as to the scale of duties would reconcile these persons to the Bill—The Petition was re ceived and ordered to beprinted. Mr. EsTcorr brought up the Report of the Vagrant Act.— To be further considered on Tuesday. A Message from the House of Lords announced their Lordships having passed the Spitalfields Acts Repeal Bill. Mr. ELLICIC gave notice, that on Thursday he should call the attention of the House to the conduct of Sir W. Lumley, Gover nor of the Bermudas. Mr. SCA R LETT brought in a Bill to extend the Jurisdiction of the County Court of the County Palatine of Lancaster.—The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read again on Monday. Sir F. BURDRT r presented a Petition from Robert James Quigley, of the County of Armagh, complaining of the conduct of the o:angemen of that County, towards him and his parents, in the year 1795, and for which he had received nu compensation. Laid on thu table. Mr. WILMOT4-10ILTON laid ou the table certain Papers re lative to Demerara. KENSINGTON TURNPIKE DILL. Mr. lIUME presented a Petition from Mr. W. Cobbett, of Ken sington, complaining of the Trustees having introduced a 13111 to continue their Act, which Bill contained a falsehood on the face of it. It asserted that it was required for 21 years to enable them to pay off their debt, whereas tbeir balance would have done more than pay their debt. The Bill, with such falsehood on it, passed that House, but it was thrown out of the Lords. Mr. Cubhett prayed that the house would adopt some regulation to prevent such abuses and falsehoods for the future. Mr. BY NG defended the Trustees, and said that the Bill pro posed to lower the Tolls, and to make improvements in the Roads by puffin down houses, &c. Sir J. YORK E presented a Petition frun Samuel Wells, com plaining of the undue return of Mr. Stuart for Iluntingdon.—Or dered to be tam) into consideration, June 14. BEER DUTIES BILL Mr. COKE presented a Petition from Richard Sutton, pf Bagnigge Wells, brewer, representing that if the Beer Duties Bill were fairly understood, it would not be so opposed. It would be beneficial to the public if Retail Breweries were encouraged. Beer was sold at 10d. that might be sold for per quart, if the re strictions were removed. Mr. NIONCK said, reduction in the price of Beer had been effected by the Retail Breweries at Reuling, from SJ. to +d. per quart, and better Beer was obtained. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it might be convenient to state what course he should pursue. lie was quite satisfied that the Scale of Duties was founded on principle. It had, however, met with much opposition in the House; and in consequence of the feeling excitee: against it, though he retained his opinion of the good principle, he should propose that such Sc ilk of Ditties be excluded from the Bill— ( I kw.). Ac to the other portion of the Bill, which concerned the Retail of Beer, he should deem it his duty to retain it—( Hear, hear). Mr. MABERLY said, that this would make the Bill still more objectionable. If it were retained, it must be the ruin of many Publicans, who had sunk their money in the purchase of public.houses. Unless, there fore, the Publicans were relieved from the restrictions which now pressed on them, but which did not affect the Brewers, he should oppose the Bill altogether, by moving, that it be read this day six months. The Pub licans were obliged to keep open house, and were sub ject to various hardships which did not affect the Brewers. 'These restrictions, and many other impedi ments, ought to be removed, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer persevered in that Bill, which he erroneously called " to relieve the Beer Trade." Mr. MONCK hoped that the Bill might be so far persevered in as to grant the useful extension to Retail Brewers.—Petition ordered to be printed. NATIVES OF JAMAICA. Dr. LUSHINGTON presented a Petition from two individuals, natives of Jamaica, complaining of out rages committed on them by the Governor of Jamaica, in subjecting them to arbitrary arrests, and afterwards transporting them to St. Domingo--(Hestr, hear.) They were there seized as dangerous aliens, and as appeared from the Haytian Gazette, they were about to be seized and dealt with severely ; but the authorities at Hayti 'having ascertained the proceedings in Jamaica, the Pe titioners were released. In March they quitted for this country, and they were now here. He (Dr. tushington) had examined them, and cross-examined them ; and he should never quit this subject till be had done all in his power to shew that this country did not sanction ' such outrage—Weer, hear)...-The Petition. brought up. ' Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said, he was' , not able to meet the statement of his Hon. and Learned Friend, for want of particular Information as to the several matters contained in the Petition. All that he knew was, that the Petitioners had been complained of by the Magis- Magis trates of Kingston as being aliens, dangerouspersons to the Government, and engaged in a treasonable con spiracy against it. It was true that the Duke of Man chester had put the Alien Act in force against diem. It seemed to be equally true, as far as the scanty infor 'nation he possessed enabled him to speak, that they had applied for writs of habeas corpus, which had been granted. But his Hon. and Learned Friend had ad mitted, that if these men were aliens, the magistracy of Jamaica were empowered by law to remove them from the island. The question then first seemed to be, whether the petitioners were or were nat aliens, and merely a legal point should be separated from that of expediency. As to what had been stated of the pro ceedings in the Court of King's Bench, that, it would be remembered, was merely an ex-parte proceedir.g, and the affidavits upon which the decision of the Court of King's Bench had been formed could not be re ceived as conclusive eviJence of the fact of the petitioners being British-born subjects. He (Mr. Horton) was ready to allow that if it should appear they were not aliens, the Government of Jamaica had incurred a most serious responsibility, and one in which it could neither be countenanced nor excused—(Hear, hear). But it was evident from the proceedings which had been adopted that the Duke of Manchester thought they were aliens. A Committee had been appointed to inquire into the causes of the disturbances, and had reported the petitioners, not only to be engaged in a treasonable conspiracy, but also that they were intimately connected with the slaves who had been tried for rebellion, and to whom one of the petitioners had sold arms. These were points which the House would agree with him re quired explanation. His Honourable and Learned Friend had roused the feelings of the House by appeals to the British Constitution, but he (Mr. Holton) begged that the situation of die Doke of Manchester might be recollected. There could be no doubt that a rebellion had existed against the Government; and his Grace was called upon to exercise every legal power that he possessed, which might tend to the security of the colony committed to his charge. It was his (Mr. Horton's) most anxious wish that the fullest information should be furnished by the Government abroad, and he as sured the House that every possibl,: step should be taken to procure that info; oration, without which it was obvious the House could not safely proceed with the investigation of this affair. When the question as to the petitioners being aliens should have been decided, it would be time to discuss the expediency and policy of the measures which the Government of Jamaica had adopted, and which could only be understood when full information should be furnished repecting the circum stances in which the colony was at that time placed. He should not oppose the bringic:z up of the Petition. Mr. BROUGH AM obs...rvccl, that the Registers of Baptisms, &c. weie adduced ; teat the Bench were satisfied ; and that in the teeth of such decision the Duke of Manchester acted—(Wear). Dr. LUSHINGTON oltservcd, that the single evi deuce about sellinc. MS was disbelieved, as he under stood., from the letter of the Rector there.—Petition or dered to be printed. THP. NEW COURTS or LAW. Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from Mr. Soane, which complained that an undue responsibility had been cast upr,tl him, respecting the design for the new buildings in Palace-yard, and A Ign that the arrange ments which he had provide,' for those engaged in the new Courts of Law, would be rendered in a great de gree nugatory, if the recommendation of the late Com mittee were carried into effect. Mr. Soave stated, that by order of the Lot ds of the Treasury, he made a sur vey for the new buildings in Palace-yard, in the years 1820 and 1821, and sent in his plan to the Treasury soon after. That it was then referred to the Judges of the re.pective Courts, and alter some alterations adopted in consequence of that reference, ultimately approved of by the Lords of the Treasury, and ordered to be carried into effect. Mr. Soane was therefore anxious, for his own professional reputation, that it should be known lie had gone on, step by step, under the sanction of the Lords of the Treasury ; and with reference to the recommendation of the late Committee, he had to point out, that if that were carried into effect, and par ticularly in the erection of what was called " the Tudor tower" at the corner, all the arrangements which he had provided for a law library, for Barristers and Attornies, as well as for the Judges themselves, would be im peded and rendered useless. The Petition described the various ante-rooms, and the specious vestibule which Mr. Soane had provided according to the present plan, and urged the propriety of consulting business as well as ornament in the struct are of tho,e buildings. The Petition was read at length by the Clerk. Mr. SCARLETT thought the present buildings should be taken down. The old Court for the Duchy of Lancaster, with a few al terations, might .inmer all the purposes of the Civil Courts. Mr. LIT f LETON said, had he been in the House at the time, be should have opposed the appointment of a Committee. Sir J. YOlt K E vindicated the conduct of Mr. Soane. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted that the Treasury must take their share of responsibility as to the new Courts of Law. The Treasury had sanctioned Mr. Swine's plans. Mr. DENMAN thought that fact ought to be generally known. He had heard no one approve of the present buildings. What had taken place in the present case was very inauspicious with regard to the embellishment of Windsor Castle. Mr. BRIGHT hoped, at allevent;,the Courts of Law would be finished. Sir J. YORKE trusted the buildings would not be taken down, u the internal accommodation was generally approved of. Mr. BA N KES defended the Report of the Committee. After a few words from Lord J. &mut. and Mr. &man (of Wilts), the Petition was read, and laid on the table. WOOL DUTISS. The CHANCELLOR of tile EXCHEQUER moved the reading of the Order of the DAy for going into a Committee upon the Wool Importation and Exportation Duties Bill. Mr. CURTEIS opposed the motion. Although the measure had arrived at this advanced stage the House had never had an opportunity of discussing it. lie trusted he should be supported by the Irish Gentlemen, as wool was a most important article in the trade of Ireland. He thought the doctrine of free trade had been put forth to a kind of frenzy. He opposed the motion. . - On the CHANCELLOE of the EXCHEQUER moving that the Speaker do now leave tlig Chair, Mr. CURTEIS moved u an amendment that the word" now" be altered " to this day six months"-- Loud laughter). The SPEAKER begged the Hon. Member would be good enough to alter the form of his amendment—(Renewed laughter). Mt. CURTEIS apologized for Lis mistake. and moved House should " go into the Committee" that day six months. Sir E. KNATCHBULL thought there would he no inconvenience in going into the Committee, though h e concurred in the general view taken by the Honourable Member for Sussex. Mr. S. WORTLEY opposed the motion, thoug h he for one should not stand against what appeared tot e the general opinion of the 1-louse. Mr. BENETT (of Wiltshire) was convinced that tliz Chancellor of the Exchequer had taken cortect view; of the subject, but he thought the Inapt): t and Etp rt Duties should be equalized. Mr. T. WILSON fully concurred in the general p-h l . ciples which had been adduced respecting free I ra t„. , but he did not approve of the giving away a [(h i t : ye benefit on the mere expectation of receiving froal a r i v ,; a corresponding benefit in return. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE.-1,1:1,1t said the principle of the Bi:l was, whether I:I:: 1)!Ity Wool should be reduced, and whether the exportation of Wool should be allowed, leaving die quantum and the detail of each to be disposed of in a Ccinmitte...— This was the usual and more convenient cour,e. V Lord MILTON toully differed lions his Honourable Colleague (Mr. Stuart Wot tley), and thought the mei. sure was a wise one, and likely to be beneficial to ts e country. He %idled to encoarage the inicortation of every description of foreign wori, in order that it migh t be mixed up with the English. This as his view o f the principle of the Bill, and he di 1 1-i we hims e lf much trouble about the detail. II r t‘;i- , a ti,fi e d t h at foreign competition would he ~c, Sir JOU NEWPOW:, Mr. Al ter,. si, H. SUM N ER, Mr. Cut PI'S, and Sir Jou N Fi ER, sup. ported the Motion. Mr. H. DAVIS opposed the Miition, and no!iced 11:e partiality, which he said had Be r n .hewn to the OA. manulactureis, when the Silk Duty was altere.l, while the wool-dealers wei e left with •ut any protection at all. The latter were entitled tux honns as much as the for. mer, though they had not brought a lirge audience round the House. The Amendment was negative.l without and the House went into a Co'mui:t:ee ; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sue . gested that it might be better for the House to disc u ss each part of the Bill by Used. The first clause merely provided for a repeal of the pre:.elit duties on the im portation of wool, leaving the amount of the alteratiaa (which was in the nature of a reduction) to he derided afterwards. He did not concur in opinion wish tbe Honourable Member for Su;sex on this put t, ;hough that Honourable Member appeared to think the dial was so precious a rclique of our antiquated system. The duty had always been tteated as an article of le venue, and was never intended (as was erriare(lisly suf posed) to be merely a prn!cction to the a.,.:icuitural interest. He believed its repeal, however, %‘0, 1 1,1 be as beneficial to the agiicultist as to the martin:glair:cr.— The question then was as to the time for carrying the reduction into effect. Upon this pail of the st.biret he denied that there was any parthility. The date lie pro. posed to fill up was that which was reccmmcaded by the Wool Committee. He admitted this; Ate' ards, these Gentlemen saw new lights, and wished the time to be extended, saying, that so early a day as the halt of September would he ruinous to ti:e trade. Ile wiis rather sceptical on this point—(n lough)—particularly when the Gentlemen, in imitation rf the silk-dealer:, called out for compensation as to the 10,s upon stock in hand. He therefore thought himself jultatieJ in pre• posing the day first metiuoued by thcoselves. I!: moved, therefore, that the blank in the clause be fined up for the 10th day of September. Mr. BRIGHT called up.m the House to make a cFs tinction in this clause for the benefit of those who held wool which had actually paid the duty. This was the case with many of his constituent s , who would be se riously injured by the unqualified operation f the pre sent law. As to the proposed date he would only sag, that the later it was the better. Mr. HART DAVIS supported the opinion of tL last speaker. Mr. BENETT (of Wilts) denied that there was any sound reason tor entertaining the distinction called r by the Honourable Members for Bristol. There would he no end of such a principle: if it were enter tamed at all, it must be extended to the drape: - and the taih:r. The motion was agreed to, and the suhsequesit were filled up in the clause, and the clause itself e.ls also agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER their proposed the clause for allowing the expo! tation of woe 1 after the 10th day of December next. He had pro7osed this late day out of respect to the manufacturers, though he did not think there was any reason for tl.eir fears if an earlier day was fixed. Mr. W. WHITMORE supported the clause, wrc:e he conceived, would lead to the exportation of heel yarn. He thought the measures of Government en this subject were wise, and likely to prove beneficial. Mr. T. WILSON opposed the clause. Yarn was al ready exported to a considerable extent, so that the ar gument of the Honourable Member did not appear to him (Mr. Wilson) to bear upon the question. Mr. CRIPPS thought the measure ought to be qua lified as much as possible. Mr. STUART WORTLEY opposed the clause. He thought it quite anomalous in leL.islation, that we should give away an article of which we had the ex clusive growth, and from which we derived an exclnsivc trade. By adopting this clause, we 'should be giving away without any return. Free trade had been talked of, but there was nothing of free trade in this, for there was nothing of reciprocity. Foreigners wanted long wool, and wherever long wool could be grown, it had been introduced. He had endeavoured to persuade Government that they had been acting on wrong prin ciples in this measure, and as a Country Gentleman who derived his income from this source, he declared that he deprecated the whole measure. Lord MILTON supported the clause. He conceived that it was a measure calculated to benefit the whole country, without reference to one class or another. He was convinced we could take this wise measure with safety, from the silence of the farmers, who would cer • tainly complain if there were any danger to their in terests. The tendency of the existing laws was to check and cramp the growth of wool in this country. Being of this opinion, he could not do otherwise than support any measure which had the effect of repealing then laws. He was convinced that the adoption of this claw would have that effect, and he should vote for it. Mr. Cll AR LES GRANT observed, that prolubitiorq were no part of the ancient policy of the Kingdom• But putting this aside, Le should like to know wlia: could be advanced in favour of the present prohibitr ., system with resrect:io wool ? It could not be deferide,,