Star. — London, England, 1825-03-12 00:00:00

I .1' 11 i; r, • : f•• ' r- • } f the Members for Maritime Counties had been put upon the Committee, he saw no _reason why the Mem bers for Inland Counties should not be admitted. A motion for that purpose was but fair, and upon public grounds ite supported it. He deprecated the daily 111cl:slicing which took place In that House upon the Maims which actuated Members in the discharge of the painful duties imposed o them —( Hear, hear). Honourable Members, he thought , don do as well not to add still greater difficulties to those already need in the manage ment of private budness. The motion was then carried in thriiMtittative, without* division. The Sheriffs of the Qty of London wire admitted to the Bar, and presented a Petition from the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, in Common Council assembled, praying that the Metropolitan Water Company Bill might not pats into a law ; also claiming to be heard by Counsel against it. Mr. Aldermen WOOD, in moving that it be read, observed, that the House was perhaps not a ware that the intention of this Company was to dig wells in different parts of London. The effect of this would be, to run dry almost all the pumps, and oblige people to pay for that conveied to them in iron pipes, which, at present, they had free of charge. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, it had been attributed to him that this Bill had come into Parliament under his sanction. He begged to contradict this as totally erroneous.—The Petition was then teed, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the Bill. The Sheriffs of the Qty then presented another Petition from the same body, against the Equitable Bank Loan Company's Bill. On the motion of Mr. Alderman Wools, the Petition was reed s and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the Bill. Sir T. LET HB RI DGE presented several Petitions from Somer. setshire. in favour of the Somersetshire Ship Canal Bill—Laid on the table.—The Honourable Baronet then moved the second reading of the Bill. Sir JOSEPH YORKE webbed to ask the Honourable Baronet , whether the parties to this Canal had laid aside XlOO,OOO, or more, to provide for the filling op of the Canal again after it was finished? (A laugh.)—His objection to it, as he had before stated, was, that it would destroy all the coasting seamen, with whom it was well known his Majesty's service stood in need of supply. Sir T. LETH BRIDG E. in answer to the Honourable Baronet's question, begged to inform blot that no provision for filling up the o.nal as soon as finished, had been made out of the funds raised, or to be raised for the work itself. A sullcient sum of money for that purpose it was intended to raise by subscription, to whicfi it wm expected the Honourable Baronet's nautical seal upon the no. easiest woad load him to make an exemplary contribution.—The BM was then toad a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from the Merchants an 1 others of the City of Logsdon Westminster, and Southwark, ag 'W4 the Eissitalsle Loan Bill.—laid on the table. The ildi for consolidating the laws respecting Juries, was brought up by Mr. Secretary FEEL, and read a second time, and ordered &e be committed. ~ The order of the day for the second reading of the Game Laws Bill was discharged, and the Bill ordeted to be read a second time as Mooday nest. Mr. PORTMAN gave notice of a Motion he Wednesday next, respeedng the weight and sale of bread. QUARANTINE LAWS. Mr. J. SMlTHresented a Petition from Dr. Charles Maclean, *gaunt the Qvarsotine Laws, as being wholly une:cessary and very knifes/es to the interests of commerce. Mr. WALLACE said, that the Quarantine Laws had very frequently been brought under the con eiders/lona the Goveroment, and that many eminent Physicians having expressed an opinion hostile to that of Dr. Maclean, he did not think that he could, with any justice, recommend to the House, thedoing sw.q with the Quarantine Laws. If that safeguard were removed, what motet-lion would the country have against infection and cont.giou ? He was, however, willing to consent to any enquiry on this important subject. Mr. HOME only hoped that the Right Mn.- Gen tleman would fellow op his wish respecting enquiry, by instituting some efficient toquiry. Atter a few words from Mr. I. Sawn, the Petition was ordered to lieptinstd. • DUTIES MI ISIPOSTED TIN, COPPER, &C. _ . Mr.LAWLRY preseatod a Petkbeu from the Chamber of Com =MCC, at Dirariogidat, praying a reelecrioa of the Duties on the Inniotution et Yin. Copper, aad other Minerals. Mr. LY ITLETON•eupperted the prayer of the Petition,which was likeetiee eupperted by Mr. W. Weirdos& M:.. HUSKISSON said, that, at an early day, he shored submit to the House his views relating to the &ties on some of the important raw materials referred to is the Petition. The duties in question were highly inexpedient, and ought to be repealed or modified. He was aware that they greatly impeded the progress of out. maaufactures. Within a few days he should sub-' nut cer.ais propositions respecting the Duty on Copper aria of ter minerals, and he hoped that the persons coa ti cted tith their production would give him their sup rat. The hardware manufactures were greatly interested in their ridge* wt. As Ear as he had communicated with the person. inte rested in mines, he was led to anticipate that there would not be any oljeedin to Ms intended stounres. Mr. TREMAYNE recommended caution to the High-. Hon. Gentleman, and hoped he would not go it ofa in his pursuit of principles of a free trade. Sir R. VYVYAN hoped that the whole duty on Cop per might be repealed. M-. P. GRENFELL also recommended that the GOTlrumeat should proceed gradually in their measures. M. MABERLY made a few remarks in favour of the Petition, which was ordered to be printed. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. On the motion of Mr. Hawes, the House resolved itself into a Committee of &apply. Mr. HKRRIRS moved that the sum of £620,000 he granted for defraying the Retraordinaries for the Army at the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, Canada*, &c. Mr. HUME wished to knew how the sum of money , granted to relieve the inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope had been upended, and by whom? Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said, that the money was disposed of by the Commissioners who were then at the Cape, and that Government was perfectly satisfied with their con duct I. the distribution. Mr. HUME wished to know when the conduct of Lord Charles Somerset could be brought before the House in the Report of the Commissioners? Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said, that the Commh sionets were actively engaged in their duty, and their report would be laid berate the House as soon as possi. ble. The Honourable Secretary denied that there was any disposition (as the Honourable Member, Mr. Hume had on a orlon previous asserted), at the Colonial Office to refuse attention to any perm who brought complaints before it. Mr. HUME said, he would repeat his charge, which was, that the Colonial Office deserved to be accused of neglect, because they kept the Noble Lord (Lord C. Somerset) in his situation, after it had been the general belief and feeling that the Noble Lord was unfitted for his dtuatien • his Government was an outrage upon the public feeling. 'TON For the Contingencies of the same Offices • 0,4134 For the Consiniasioners of Revenue in Ireland and parts of Great Britain • . 6,200 in answer to a question from Mr. Hons. Mr. WALLACE said that the Commissioners were about to direct their labours to an lineal gotten of the Stamp Department. For the Offices and Expenses of the Exchequer . . £ 5,351 Mr. HUME complained of the manner in which the accounts were kept in the Exchequer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was more easy to see the defects complained of, than to v‘medy them. He had the matter in consideration, and should, as soon as possible, endeavour to satisfy himself as to the best mode of dealing with it. For the salaries of the Commissioners and Clerks of the Insolvent Debtors Court. £16,740 For the officers and contingencies of the Alien Mee-- 4,875 For the expenses of the Penitentiary at Milbank 20,000 In answer to a question front Mr. BMUS" Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that she experiment of removing the convicts who were formerly diseased, had proved that the site of the building war not,. the cause of the unhealthiness which prevailed. A pact of the building had been again inhabited by fresh convicts, and some improvement having beets made in the diet, they had enjoyed perfect health. Sir J. MACINTOSH asked how many convicts were in the Penitentiary, and bow long they had been there? Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that it was desirable that' pied, and the convicts had been in them four maths. For Superannuation Allowances—. . ...... ...... For Allowances to Persons having claims on his Majesty for services performed to the country Mr. HUME wished to know why we were to pay for services rendered' to Foreign Governments. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the persons alluded to by the Hon. Member, had rendered services to this country when we had posses. sion of Toulon and Corsica. Their claims were there fore upon this Government, and not upon the Govern ment of France. Mr. HUME said, that the war was carried on to re. store the Bourbons to the throne, and when they came to it, if they had a spark of gi atitude, they would pay these claimants. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied that the war was carried on for the sake of the Boor bons ; it was for the sake of our own preservation. For the National Vaccine Establishment . . _£6,000 Mr. HUME complained of the sums paid for the attendance of Physicians and Surgeons at this Board. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that it was desirable the public should know that the Institution was under the observance of the fist professional men, and that the use of pure lympb may be depended upon. He had a great .objection to seeing the labonis of professional men required for the public benefit without compensa tion—(Hear). He had made enquiry as to the expen diture of the establishment, and, in an interview with Sir H. Halford, he had learnt that eminent. professional men would gladly give up their attendance at the Board, for the sum they received was no compensation. For the Refuge for the Destitute . £5,000 For American Loyalists . 6,000 For Protestant Dissenting Ministers . - - - . . 6,000 For the Printing Expenses of the Houses of Lords and Commons . For Printing the Records . 99,000 . 10,371 For the Stationery and Printing Expenses of the Public Departments 96,440 For the Extraordinary Expenses of the Mint and the Gold Coinage . . Z. 4,000 To make goatlike Lou in Recoining Trish Silver Tokens 52,000 For Prosecuting in Cases of False Coinage . . 6,000 For Fitting and Furniture in the Houses of Lords and Commons . 4,800 Poe defraying the Expenses of Law Charges for the Year 12,000 For the Maintenance of Convicts in oar Settleinents Abroad 78,147 For Expenses incurred under the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade • . 45,000 After some inaudible observations from Mr. Hume, Mr. W. Saute, and others, Mr. BERNAL contended that this annual vote was an instance of the liberality of the House, but tbat the consequence of the system they had adopted with regard to the Slave Trade, was to increase it tenfold under foreign flags. He did not speak with the narrow views of a Colonist, when he stated that this system operated to the destruction of oar own colonial produce. The Colonists of other nations were able to undersell it in the market. because they had the advantage of slave- la bour, from the constant supplies brought from the coasts of Africa. He did not believe the American Government sincere in their wishes upon this subject, and the ques tion of search was only a pretest. The cultivation of the Southern American States could not be carried on with oat the use of slave labour. Mr. F. BUXTON agreed with his Honourable Friend that nothing could parallel the perfidiousness with which foreign nations had acted upon this question.— The Government of France, he was convinced, could not continue to act so atrocious a part, and he should therefore support the continuance of these votes. For defraying the expenses of the Commissioners of the Slave Trade ..17,475 Mr. Home and Mr. W. Same objected to the maintenance of the Commission, and particularly at the Havannah. Mr. WILMOT-HoRTON and Dr. LUSIIINGTIN con tended for its necessity, and said that the Honourable Members forgot that we ne e bound by treaty. The Learned Civilian commended the conduct of the Com mission at Sierra Leone. For defraying the Expenses of Special Commissions to Spanish America - it'A,ooo Fur the Salaries of Consuls in South America ' For the Coluoy of New South Wares For the Civil Establishment at the Bahama Islands . For the same at Dominica • For the same in Upper Canada 35,000 I 20.000 2,477 600 6,629 Mr. HUME said. as there was an increase in this item above last year, he should take the sense of the House upse t it. • Mr. WIL s MOT-HORTON observed, that the greater part of the increase was in the nature of an advance, which would be repaid.-The following Resolutions were then agreed to : For the Civil Establishments in Nova Scotia For the Civil Establishments of New Brunswick • For the same in Prince Edward's Island • . For the Civil Establishments in Sierra Leone . Upon this vote being proposed, Mr. HUME rose, and stated he should shortly bring the situation of that Colony under the notice of the House. For the Civil Establishment of Newfoundland . sCI,IIII For the Civil Establishment of New South Wales . 23,934 For defraying Civii and Military Establishments in the African Forts . . 45,930 . . For the Charges for propagating the Gospel in Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, Newfoundlaud, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward's Island . 16,532 The House then roamed, saddle Report was ordered to be re ceived on Modal next. £9,645 5,194 3,010 16,530 BILL. Lord PALMERSTON moved that the House do resolve itself into a Committee upon the Mutiny Act. Mr. SYKES deprecated, in the strongest terms; the continuance of the practice of flogging as a part of military discipline. It was quite injurious to the cha rActer of a British soldier, and unnecessary, inasmuch as the foreign soldier was maintained in proper disci pline without being exposed to the same punishment. • . Colonel JOHNSON thought that it ought to be' abolished, were it only in consequence olthe inequa lity of its infliction in different branches of the service. Lord PALMERSTON had no partiality for the con tinuance of corporal punishment) though he feared that it was a necessary evil, for the stittable mainte nance of subordination, which, if removed, would un dermine the whole discipline of the service. No argu ment could be drawn from the practice and composi tion of foreign armies, unless some analogy could be found between their discipline and that of the British upon trying occasions. Mr. HM UE said, that if he were not mistaken, there were general orders in the Duke of Wellington's service, recommending the French discipline for British imita tion. He (Mr. Hume) was a decided enemy to the prac tice of flogging. General HOPE said, that the practice of flogging had in a great degree arisen from the offence of drun kenness, a vice which was much removed by the recent salutary regulations of the Commander-in-Chief, facili tating the payment of weekly allowances, and thereby preventing that accumulation of money to the soldier at more distant periods, which sometimes led him into unworthy extravagancies. Capt. M A BEE LY thought the punishment ought tote abolished. Mr. H. GUENEY deprecated the evil of enlistment for life, which, prevailed in the English service only. Lord MILTON rose, not to say anything on the sub ject introduced by the Member for Hull—but again to complain of the late increase of the Army. It was well known,that that increase was not to be attributed either to the Financial branch of the Ministry, or to the Fo reign branch, but to the Military part of the Cabinet. His fears upon the augmentation of the Army did not prevent him from dohs: ) , justice to the financial regula tions of the Itight Hun. Gentleman opposite, which were excellent in a commercial point of view ; espe cially in the reduction of the duties on wine and iron. But all the benefit of these arrangements was likely to be frustrated by the almost warlike expenditure now created in the military departments. The C lIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER entirely disclaimed the imputation of the Noble Lord, that the increase of the Army was a measure only partially sup ported in the Cabinet, and not attributable to the whole of the Administration. He condemned the opinion of the Noble Lord upon that measute, as one which implied a total ignorance of the altered and increasiog conse quence of our colonies, trade, and other interests in al most every quarter of the globe. He cheerfully took upon himself any blame which might attach to Ad ministration in consequence of that measure. Mr. ROBERTSON denied that there was any reason whatever to be found, either in the arguments of the Ministers or the state of Europe, to warrant any aug mentation of the Army. The House then resolved itself into a Committee. Mr. HUME wished to know if there were any alterations in the Bill ? Lord PALMERSTON- proposed to introduce a clause, to enable men enrolled in the militia to enter into the regiments of the line. without the dangers which the law threatened as at present, while the militia regiments should be disembodied. The House resumed—the report was ordered to be received on Monday next. I. Mr. WILMOT-HOB:fa said, that it was idle to detain the Committee on such general charges. If the Honourable Member would put them into a specific shape, they might be replied to. Mr. HUME thee objected to the expense of the establishment at Newfotmdland, which might be de- i frayed hi the Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said, it was the intention' et 13overnmset to make some alteration in that respect. AIM sane farther observations from Mr. Holm, with reference • Is ober bean, the Resolution was put and carried. The ant Rosehoden was for a sum of £549,014 for the of the Commimedat.—Agreed to after a few words fromM e rl= A Grant of 494630 was then presr uss f: the Salaries of Me .; • Mon of the Houses of Long and Mr. HUMS wished to Moir why this vase was larger than it Well last year ? • , • Mr. HERRIES said that the increase was principally tweed by the aka:atlas mode in the Howse of Lords. . ITke vote was agreed to. , The feloorksi twee were then veteel : . - Tor the Ihßpowee et the lineseer Leeds and Commons £16,5711 - ' : • _ ~ To Mae seed the death:odes Se the Fee Ned to the se- ised Olken el thew. . • • . OM - ..0... 4111, MARINE MUTINY RILL. The Order of the DAy for committing the Bill was read. Sir EDWARD KNATCI - IBULL wished to know if there was any objection to putting the marines on the same footing 0 ith the troops of the line, as to allowances for removing the wives and families in case of embark ing for fomign countries, or returning from them ? Mr. CROKER said that the marines were differently Circumstanced. They had fixed places, from which only . they could be embarked, and at which alone they must be landed. While here, they were domiciled, and on their return they would expect tc find their wives ready to receive them, as it must be known where they would be landed. The House resolved itself into a Committee. Mr. HUME wished to introduces clause to prevent flogging without the formality of trial, in the Navy. Mr. CROK ER said, that the Hon. Gentleman must be under a mistake. The discipline of the Navy was author iced by the '2sth Geo. 111. which was a perma nent measure, and could only be brought into discus. sion by a motion for revising or repealing the Act. This was an annual Bill, affecting the marines only in, their character of land forces, and applicable to them while they were on shore. Mr. HUME signified his intention, as the subject was of deep consequence, of bringing it before the House upon a specific mo don, of which he promised early notice. The House resumed—the Report to be received on Monday. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Mr. MARTIN moved the second reading of the Cruelty to Animals Bill. Mr. HEATHCOTE opposed the Bill. He thought that if there were cruelty in bear-baiting, so there was in hunting, fishing, and shooting. He would be glad to know what difference there was between bear hunt ing and stag-hunting ? If the House were to legislate against the one, they ought also to put down the other, or else that would take plaice which never yet had been the case in England—namely, one law for the rich, and another for the poor. He would therefore move, that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. C. WILSON supported the Bill, and contended that these barbarous sports tended greatly to the de. moralization of the lower classes of societ). Mr. Secretary PEEL, though ready to do justice to the motives of his Honourable Friend, the Member for Galway, must oppose his Bill. His Honourable Friend seemed to cake for his motto, " nThil humani a me alienum pato." But why should the Honourable Gentleman stop at the ill-treatment of bears, and monkies, and dogs? Was there more cruelty in baiting a bear than in hunting a stag? There was a difference, it was true. The bear was lett in possession of all his natural means of defence: to qualify the stag for hunting, the horns were in the first place cut off. Then what did his Ho nourable Friend say to pigeon-shooting, where one Gentleman would bet another Gentleman a sum of money, that be would kill more pigeons in a minute wiih - a double-barrelled gun? Could anything exceed the torment of trout-fishing? Why did his Honourable Friend give relief to bears, and dogs, and monkies, and refuse it to hares, and foxes, and badgers ? Was not this instituting a favoured class of suitors ? One part of the Bill was pure tyranny,if the House could be persuaded to carry it into effect. The passage to which he alluded was this: " And be it further enacted, that if any person in any part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, shall, after the —, be concerned or engaged in, or shall promote or encourage, or anywise promote or encourage, or aid or assist in ' promoting or encouraging, any bear-baiting, dog-fight mg, monkey and dog-fighting, or badger and dog fighting, or cock-throwing, or cock-fighting, or shall in any manner wantonly and cruelly beat, abase, or great any of the abovementioned animals, or any do- mestita ted animal, it shall be lawful for say person who shall witness such offence, to apprehend such per son so offending, and to convey such offender before any Justice of the Peace, or other Magistrate within Whose jurisdiction such offence shall he committed ; or on complaint on oath of any such offence beihg made to any such Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate, it shall be lawful fol. such Justice of the Peach or ocher Magistrate to issue his summons or warrant, at his discretion, to bring the party or parties so complained of before Aim or any other Justice of the Peace, dr other Magistrate of the county, city, or place, within which such Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate has jurisdiction. * But this was not the worst ; there was another passage empowering Magistt-atesi upon view of such practices deemed to fall within this Act, to con , it and punish without charge or examination:.--• ( 44 No, no," front Mr. Marlin). He would read the words:—" And be it fat ther enacted, that if any Jus tice of the Peace, or other Magistrate, shall wave s such offence, as aforesaid, within his jurisdiction, it shall be lawful for him, on his view, to convict and punish the party or parties so offending, in such man ner as be might do under this Act, upon informatidit and proof made before him of such offence." So that a Magistrate who had slept upon a bed the night be rme, filled with feathers plucked from the back of a living goose—riding home from a fox chase, to dine upon crimped cod—might take up, commit, or other wise punish any person whom he might find engaged in fighting " a domesticated animal, or otherwise di treating the same." This could never be borne. He implored his Hon. Friend, in his humane zeal for the well-being of the beasts that perish, not to be wholly unmindful of the class of animals to which lie himself I belonged. Was it to be endured that a Gentleman, under the cruel necessity which the defects of science imposed upon him, following up the improvements of Ibis particular faculty, for the purpose of enlarging the limits of knowledge, and of preserving the health of human beings—was it to be endured that such a man, so engaged in the pursuits of Li. calling, though it were known that he had,. i.i its fair eserci.e, com mitted cruelty 1 ke that impwed to Dr. Magendie, (which statement was, howeve , , denied), should be taken up, imprisoned, or fined, at the discretion of a Magistrate wl o m ght happen to be present ? He ob jected to the Bill, because it t tided to create a fa voured class of animals. If the principle were good at all, it ouglit to bee: te .ded to all cases of cruelty. Let I,is Hon. Friend introduce a Bill to prevent hunt ing, shooting, flaring, and other sanguinary sports. and then bear-baitirg and dog-fighting and cock-fight ing might fall within it. At present his measure was not one of equal justice. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH rose to support the Bill, and to protest against the pleasantry with which the Honourable Member for Boston (Mr. Heathcote) moved the amendment. Much praise was doe to the efforts of the Member for Galway, which had sup pressed a deal of the cruelty formerly inflicted on animals. Parliament had acted wisely in giving moral instruction to the people. The objects of these mea sures, the lower classes of society, would be improved. He considered cruelty immoral, yet he did not say in all cases it was subject to legislation. Gaming was a most dangerous vice, yet all the laws upon the subject had not checked the vice. He thought there were great peculiarities in the ferocious practices called sport. He should vote for the second reading of the Bill. If any improper power was given to Magistrates, it might be left out in the Committee. The Bill he was convinced would correct the immoral feelings of the people. On the subject of physiologica experiments, he could only say, if they were necessary, no subject could be more unfit for public animadversion. The moment appeared to be approaching, when the students in surgery and medicine would be compelled to seek information in foreign countries. A substance called oxalic acid had been found poisonous. In 1821, a practitioner disco vered, by experiment, an antidote. He did, by expe riments on animals, discover the means of counteracting the poison. His Honourable Friend would not say that experi ment was wrong. Whilst he supported the Bill, he would not say scientific experiments ought to be given up. The Honour able and Learned Gentleman paid a high encomium on the genius of Dr. Alagendie; be was introduced to him at Faris by Baron Humboldt; a man more elegant in manners he never met ;his cba. Inter for humanity was generally admitted. Mr. G. LAMB was very well pleased with those en actments which prevented persons from maltreating animals that were entrusted to their care, which bad the effect of making hackney-coachmen and drovers a little more humane. That was the point which be wished to see attended to in that House. But,the moment they interfered with the sports of the lower orders, then the observations thrown out by the Right Hon. Secre tary relative to the sports of the higher orders, applied with a force that could not be answered. His Learned Friend had spoken of the games at which this Bill was levelled, as not being the sports of this country ; but he could shew that they had been patronised by the great and powerful centuries ago. Evelyn, describing a bull-bait that occurred in the time of Charles IL stated, that " one of the dogs was thrown so high that be fell into the lap of a lady of rank in the second gal lery. Two dogs were killed. The sports ended with the ape on horseback ; and 1 retired, wearied with the filthy scene, which I had not witnessed for many years." —(Hear, hear). He would now read an account of an exhibition of the same kind, which took place in 1702, in the reign of Queen Anne. He found the bill amongst the papers of th.: Viee-Chamberlain of that day, who was one of the prime beaux of the Court. The bill, which was headed with the Queen's Arms, ran thus: " Anna Regina. At the Bear, in Hockley-in-the-Hole, near Clerkenwell-green. This is to give notice, to all Gentlemen, gamesters, and others, that, on the 17th of April, a bald faced dog of Middlesex, will be matched against a dog of Cow-cross—(Laughter.)—A guinea each dog. He that sinews the fullest and finest game, and comes most clean to hand, wins all: and a great mad bull will be turned loose in the yard, with fire works all over him, and two or three cats tied to his tail—(Shouts of Laughter.)—Also other varieties. A bull-baiting and a bear-baiting. Beginning at two o'clock in the afternoon . Regina Vivat."—( Laughter ) —He did not quote these instances in approbation of such proceedings, but merely to shew that they had been encouraged as national sports. He conceived they ought not to legislate on this subject. It was interfer ing unnecessarily with that, the cure of which should be left to that great corrective—education-0/gal. — For his own part, while there were persons who liked .o be amused is this way, he would rather see them so 'mused, than not amused at all—(Hear, hear). Mr. W. SMITH said, if any Hon. Membersdatbted he effect these cruel exhibitions had on the public mind, et him look to Spain ; let him look at their bull-fighth aid ask himself what was the imptession on his spud ogimmiNlMlNlMMlNlMilidill