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•.. '; .11. , NUMBEtt 11 866 1 EAST-INDIA HOUSE, February THE COURT 91 DIRECTORS of the UAIT'ED . 1 " COMPAAY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That, in connection with the Hydrabad Papers now before the Proprietors, the undermentioned Documents are Open for thei r perusal at this House, viz. Opinion of the Conipany's Standing Counsel, dated the 27th of November, 1823. Opinion of the Company's Standing Counsel, date.: the 21st of January, 1824. _ . Letter from the Company's Standing Counsel to their Solicitor, dated the 27th of February, 1824. Opinion of the Attorney- General,dated the 28th September, 3 824* Opinion of the Company's Standing Counsel, dated the 18th of November, 1824. JOSEPH DART, Srcre.iary. • • MIDDLETON /IA Li, near CA E ART II EN, SOUTH WALES. Genuine and Elegant HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Chimney Glasses, one Plate 81 by 55 inches; Mirrors, Grand and Square Piano-Fortes, large Maps on Spring Rollers, Telescopes, China and Glass, Patent Mangle, Fowling-Pieces, Irish Car, fine Orange Trees, Green-House Plants, Melon Frames, Cellar of choice Wines, Live and Dead Farming Stock and Imple ments; a Library of Rooks. Late the Property of Sir WILLIAM PAXTON, Bart. deceased, • Which, by Orde,r of the Executors, WILL BE 50IrD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (O: Warwick-house, Illegent•street, London). On the Premises, Middleton Hall, Between Liandilo, Caermarthen, and Swansea, On kioxia.tv, the 21st of March, 1825, and Six following days (Sunday excepted), at Eleven o'Cloek, 91111 E FASHION ABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNI TUR F, coo prising lofty Four-post, Chair, Canopy, Tent, and (Our lkd.teads, with elegant Palempore, Chintz, Cotton, and White Dimity Furniture) and Window Curtains en suite ; prime seasoned Feather Beds and Bedding; Mahogapy Ward robes; Chests of Drawers; Drawing and Dining-Room French Curtains, in Chintz, Cotton, and Morine; Sofas, Couches, and easy Chairs, c vered rut suite; Secretaire and Bookcase; capital Library Table, Occasional, Pembroke, Reading, Work, 'Card, S , •fa, and other Tables; Sideboards; Set of Dining-tables, on Pillar: and Claws; Mahogany Chairs and Couch, in Leather ; massive Hall Chairs; large Indian Mats; Turkey, Brussels, and Kidderminster Carpets, and Oil Cloths; China and Glass, in Din ner and Dessert Services; a beautiful Nine Tier Rice Pagoda; nu merous Kitchen, Dairy, and Brewing Utensils; Coach Harness, Saddles and Bridles • a quantity of Bath Paving Stone; Garden Tools aid Lights; Sailing Boats, Nets, Marquee and Poles; a Cel lar of choice Wine ' containing Two Hundred Dozen of Old Port, Sherry, We3t Indi a Madeira. &c. Also, the Capital Live and Dead FARMING STOCK and I MPLEM F.NTS ; comprising Twu Waggons, Five Carts, a Mar ket Cart, Harness, Ploughs, Ilarrows, and Drills; a Cultivator; Three ak Rollers, Ladders, Four Sticks of Oak, Eight fine Cart horses and Mares, a Saddle Horse, a Star and a Cow, Poultry, Two Hundred Tons of Hay; Fifteen Ricks of Wheat; Barley and Oats, about One 'Untied Quarters, and various . May he viewed ou Monday, the 14th of Muds, to the time of Sale (Sundays excepted). Catalogues to be had on the Premiss s, at 2s. 6d. each ; also at Messrs. Jones and hlorries, Solicitors, Carmarthen ; Messrs. Haynes, Bankers. Swansea ; Bush Tavern, Bristol; York House Hotel, 31ath ; Mr. Bentley, Auctioneer, Worcester; and of Mr. Robins, No. 170, Regent-street, London. • This day was published, price 7s. • IrrREATISE on JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, 11 and LIFE ASSURANCE (dedicated by permission to the Lord Chancellor); with a Collection of Judicial Determinations on the ►ubject. By GEORGE. FARREN, Itesident Director of the Economic Life Assurance Society. I.opeon: 1 üblisbcd by Messrs. Butterworth and Son, Fleetureet PROPOSED TONTINE. RRIDGE ACROSS THE SWALE . AT OR NEAR KING'S FERRY, ISLE OF SHEPPY. ~IIE Proposed undertaking k not a theoretical or speculative scheme to .raise a sum of money for an object which may, or may not, be either practicable or useful, for it is ad mitted by atl persons acquainted with the situation, that a Bridge across the Swale into Sheppy, would be a work of great public utility, and can be built without much d'Sculty or expense. The increasing trAffic to Sheerness, in consequence of the important Naval Improvements carrying on there (and which will, no doubt, be followed by comipondent establishments in the other public departments), promises a good return on the capitalto be invested fur the undertaking. It is proposed to raise £24,000, by 2,000 shares of £l2 each. No money to be paid until the whole of the shares are taken. The Company to be governed by 'twelve Directors in the county of Kent, and six in London. When the whole of the shares are taken. Directors to be nom!. mated, and a deposit of £2 on each share to be paid into the hands eif Ilona% D. H. Day and Sons, bankers, Rochester, in the name of the Company. The necessary application then to be made to Parliament for a Bill, and the Directors to order plans and specifications to be pre pared, that the proposed work may be conducted with economy, and in such manner as to ensure durability. When the Act is obtained, a General Meeting of the Proprietors is to be convened, and the Directors are to lay before them a Plan, or Plans, for their consideration and adoption. The Pro. prietors will thou be required to pay the remaining £lO on each Share, and give the Name, Age, Place of Birth, and Residence of a Person, or the Names, Ag es , places of Birth, and Residences of Per sons to be inserted in his or her Share or Shares (with the option of naming the same Life for one or more Shares), which Names shall be immediately registered; and on the death of a nominee in the Share or Shares, such Share or Shares shall be cancelled, and the benefit or Property thereof cease. This system to be pursued until the number of Shares is reduced to 500, and the holders of the said SOO Shares, in which the Survivors are named, are to be the Proprietors of the Bridge, Tell s , & c . such Shares to continue afterwards as bona fide property, and to be saleable or transferable. When the Deposit of seit is made, Receipts will be given, and the Shares may be sold or tranferred when an Act is obtained ; the Proprietor who pays the remaining £lO having the right of naming the Life or Lives to be inserted in his or her Share or Shares. After the full amount of the Shares is paid they may be sold or trans. fared, so long as the person named therein is alive. The accounts of the profits of the Company shall be made up, and Dividends paid to the Proprietors quarterly ; but such Shares only are to participate therein as contain the name of a person whe Is alive on the last day of the Quarter, proof of which will (if ne cessary) be required. If the whole of the amount subscribed should not be expended in completing the work, the balance is not to be returned to the subscribers. but to be considered as the stock of the Company, and to be kept (together with such interest as may accumulate thereon,) for the purpose of repairing the bridge, for making or amending roads, or for such other purposes connected with the undertaking as the Directors may think fit, and whatever sum (if any) should remain when the shares are reduced to 500, it shall be the propeitt of the holders of those shares. When the Company are in possession of funds (either from subscriptions or otherwise), for which there is not likely to be an itnturchate call, the Director:, are to invest the same in good security for the benefit of the Proprietors. This plan has been submitted io several Gentlemen of respecta bility in the County, who appiove thereof, and have subscribed to the undertaking. Applications for shares to . he made (if by letter, post paid) to Younz, aril Co. Rectory House, St. Mich..ers-alley, Conthill, London; us to Mr. W. W. Bentham, Sheerness. Bill, parei and i w is to Plan, prier Shari Per sons nand he le Sher bent the said Proi aftri Sha Pro the the feri ask onl is a cell in c i f sub tol for roa, as t ren of t 1 • sub ims for bilii• the llr • ee, 18-: PAULIAMENTARY PRUCEEDI`:GIi. • HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 1 : A tehli 1 tinan from the Post Office presented an Account of the Balances remaining in the bands of the Postmastcr-General at the close of 3824.—Laid on the table. Mr. MicuaLsou, front the Court of Chancery, in Ireland, pre sented certain Returns from that Court.—Laid on the table.—Ad journed till 1 bursday. had ventured to contend for the ccinttitutional conduct of the Catholic Association, nor did he intend to do 10. J He (Sir R. Wilson) had been out of the country, and had not consequently been able to attend minutely to the proceedings of, the body in question ; but they cer tainly had not acted st► As to forfeit the confidence of the Catholics. Mr. O'Connell had been called a Dictator. . and it was said, &mane i mperi.nn cum Jove habet It ap peared, however, that vox l'ophli %Oats in that case vozDei. The Association would, indeed, have been forssiiiable, if at the nod of any individual. But Mr. O'Connell himself was, on every occasion, only able to lead after eloquence and power of argument had carried convic-, tion to the Meeting. That proved that the Association was not a belligerent body—that it had only .rcted on the defensive—And that it was merely formed to quell those disturbances which were the shame of Ireland and lIOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. F. BUXTON brought in a Bill for enabling the Alliance *Company to sue and be sued in the person of their Secretary.— Read a first time, and ordered for a second reading. Mr. 11. DAVIS presented a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill to modify the Town Dues Of the City of Bristol. lie was in structed to say, that this measure was determined on by, the Cor poration of Bristol before any similar one waserightated by other parties. The Cbrpnration gave up their right to the Public, by reducing the produce of these dues from £6OOO a year to £OOO. After a few words from Mr. S. RICZ, the Petition was referred to a Committee. Mr. GORDON presented a Petition from Aberdeen, against the law relating to Attornies.—Laid on the table. Petitions were presented front Swansea and Ilfraeomboogainst the Duty on Sta-borng Coals. Petitions were presented from the Chamber of Commerce otithe Port of Newcastle, and from the Port of Sunderland, in favour of the St. Catharine's Dock Bill. Mr. DAWSON prelented Copies of Papers chewing the result of the enquiry carried on by the direction et the Secretary of State for the [ionic Department, relative to the Tread.wheel:—Ordered to be printed. ' Copies were ordered to be laid before the House of the last Re. port received by the Secretary of State for the Home Drpartment, i from the Nitional Vaccine Establishment. Sir J. NEWPORT presented a Petition from Waterford, pray+ ins for an Equalization of the Spirit Duties.—Laid on the table. Sir R. HERON pee notice, that on Tuesday, the 22ci of tits.' month, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relative to Sewers. the disgrace of England. The Association certainly ,had extraordinary itifirience—( hear)—and he ad mitted it ought to be put down—( Hear, hear)—but he an 4 hit friends differed with. Ministers as to the mew of doing so — ( flier; WO. The Irish Attorney-Gene rartontended that Parliament should take what Means it could to gain ,that end,-and, with the candour for which he was so remarkable, declared that his opinion respecting Catholic Ernancipation was not changed, and chat it was the only effectual measure for pacifying Ireland. He (Sir Robert Wilson) coup) not beliete, with his' Honourable Friend the Member fir Knare,- borough(Sir James Mackintosh), that the Cabinet had i entered ntir a compact on the Catholic Question—and he must take that opportunity of stating, that the avovial Which the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ex chequer Made last night, that he also had changed his opinion, and in a manner not admitting of imputation upon his motives, inspired strong hopes for the future. What were the Catholics to think in the twenty-fifth year alter the Union, when, though they had solicited not so much the enjoyment of rights, as the exemption from penalties, anal yet found all their supplications vain? It was indeed a fact, that many of the legal hardships they were liable to, were unknown to the people of England. Even at present the greater part of the public were unaware of the doubt that existed, Whether a Roman Catholic Priest who married a Pro testant was liable to death or to a fine f L:500; however, unquestionable it was,. that if the parties who had re quested the clergyman to perform the ceremony, sub sequently refused to give evidence against him, they were punishable with three years' imprisonment. Such was our law still in. force against the Catlealics, and there were many others egrially awe) and unjust. It will be asked, perhaps, has not the Catholic Cause 'advanced ? and he knew it was objected to his . side of the ii use that it had not forwarded it so much as they inight have done. The year before last, he and his 'friends Certainly did leave the 11:.use, but why? Be cause they did not wish to continu a system which raised the hopes of the Catholics merely to blast them with the bitterer disappointment. He would not, at' the same time, have the Catholics despond, if victor" , were not within reach it was at lea-a within sight... Formerly it-was alleged that the great body of the Ca tholics were indifferent to Emancipation. But he could not feel an interest in the eligibility to honouts and pti .Vileges to . which they had no title to aspire. The Ca- ItitilleAssociatioh had proved the reverse to be thefact, mud the rent which that Assembly received from all r ilaes of the people, wa s the best touchstone"of the .: ss trecurity of the great bod y of that community US seeking constitirtiotterights: It was, however, rather teo bad that Emancipation Should be first refused on the. giound that' the 'Cathglics generally were indifferent about it,. and then that it 'should be refused, because `they . convinced the world that they were not indifferent: #uch a Fate o f things could not last. The llouse should 'do as' it would" lif.dOne by: If the Protestants 'were treated Ulf the Catholics 7 .-' ifthey could unfold so many glorious refordsfirtheir sei , iricea to the Coirotry—would hey bear it "w ith equal patience? Our interest as well is duty reipttred that the syitem should be put au..etl to. Aoother point of view in which the naischieircrus ness of the present course was strewn by the Right Hon. the Attorney-General for Ireland, deserved atten tion. The situation of that country certainly afforded I dangerous pretext for the machinations of foreign 'Powers. It was lamentable that anything should breed discord at home, to blight the fruit of the fair tree of national hope. it . was lamentable that when the Right lion. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Canning)' had effected so beneficial a change in our foreign policy -when he had severed the country from the Holy Al liance, and purified our- Councils from the a110y.03 European despotism—it was,he said,lamentable that our domestic should be inconsistent with our foreign policy. If war should occur, the state of Ireland was most dan gerous to the Empire. The application-of steam to na vigation gave facilities of intercdurse between that island and the Continent. Under such circumstances, if the standard of rebellion were again raised, it would not be for similar scenes to those of Vitregar 11111 or . Wexford. • At that period the Catholic Clergy were boitileko insurrection, for the dread of the French Ile volution\vas .before• their eyes; the Catholic Gentry were also then adverse to the rebellion, because they hoped that by a continuance of peace, and by their ex emplary patience, the Legislature worth be induced to concede their rights. Now, however, the Catholic Np bility, the Catholic Hierarchy, tire Catholic Gentlyi Catholic Priests, and the Catholic Laity, seeps to a ma united. The Cause for which the Association met haft their unanimous sanction. When 'he (Sir R. WilsOn), saw with terror the strides that the most atrocious din! trines - were making in Spain, in France, and in BLit . , gium, they. were not to be overlooked with respect to Ireland. In France it would seem as if the laws were .ft anted. to satisfy some malignant demon instead of the , God of Justice. —In Belgium, the character of the King„ so remarkable for his moderation and wisdom, inte,, posed a barrier to such wicked .encroachments. But what, Win this country, the zeal of the Catholics should take so unfortunate a direction ? He was Hot, in short. fighting a Catholic battle, be was flaking his own bat 7 tleaethe battle of the .Dissenters, a universal. battle. 7. 1 1Those who disliked the ,Catholics ought still to give their support to Emancipation. It -WAS impossible for that measure to be carried .without being followed by the repeal of all the tests that affected the Disseuters. Lord ALTHORPE moved that the Cunt)? Courts Bill be re ferred to a Select Committee, which motion being carried, and the Committee appointed, the Noble Lord also moved, "that it be an ' instruction to the Committee to enquire into the cases' of such per-, sons as held dices for life, the value of which will be diminished by the said Bill if it shall pass into a law, and to report their opinion thereupon to the House.' i—Agreed to. Sir E. HARVEY presented Petitions from Beaconsfietl and Wykeham in favour of the above Bill. Mr. HUME postponed his notice of a motion relative as persons returned from India till to-morrow. • Mr. HUH E moved for a renewal of the order for returns of the number of persona charged with criminal offences, and COM. mitted to the jails of England and Wales, shewing the number exc. toted by summary process, extending them to the year 1824. Also for similar returns in respect to Scirtland and Ireland.—Ordered. Mr. HUME also moved for the renewal of the order for certain returns relative to the imports and exports df gold and silver, and the quantities coined.—Ordered. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should to-morrow move for an account of the expenditure of the Naval Votes of last year. Sir H. HA [SINGE said, that the Hon. Member should have whatever returns be wanted, although they were already before the House. Mr. LETCESTF.R gave notice, on the part of his Hon. Friend, the Member for Essex, that he should, noon after Easter s again bring forward his Bill relating to Juries. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. Mr. DICKENSON presented a Petition frets* she Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Bath, against any further con-, cession being made to the Catholics. Al,, a Petition of the same nature from the Inhabitants of the City of Bath, end ite.neigh bourbood. The Petitioners stated, that they had seen with satis fied= the concessions formerly grimed to the Catholics, but they were now alarmed at the insults which that body tbreiv upon the Protestant Church, and prayed that the House would hand down the Constitution as they found it to posterity. The Honourable Member declared that his mind was made up upon the question, but that if he had previously entertained any doubt. recent drcum stances would kid him to say with the Petitioners,.that they must now stop and maintain the Constitution as they found it. - Sir 1. LETHBRIDGE was glad to hear these sentiments/all from his Honourable Colleague, aneconcurred entirely with Ohio expressed by the Petitioners. Those sentiments he believed Were such as animated the great bulk of the people of this country, tad of that part of them who were not, as he had heard them described in that House, the low and vulgar. He knew them to be the senti ments of that portion of the Clergy and principal laity whom he had the honour CO represent, and from them he should shortly have to present similar Petitions, not perhaps couched in the same words, but breathing the same spirit. He trusted that they would have the effect of rousing a feeling in that House which should be consonant to the feelings of so large and respectable a body of the people. Sir M. W. RIDLEY expressed his regret, to find that persons, of so much respectability as the Petitioners, should put their nano to such intemperate and .ineammatort language as that contained in the Petition. It was impossible for them, if they had heard the debates which had just passed on all sides of the House, to day with leaflet that the Catholic body had insulted the Protestant Church. lie certainly regretted the conduct of the Catholic Association, bat he was convinced they had injured none but the Catholics. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON should not consider that he had deswids duty, if he suffered such a libel upon the Catholic body as that contained in the Petition, to pass without his earnest protest against it. It was impossible that there could be more falsehood or more indecency than existed in the Charges made by the Petitioners against the Catholics. He would caution the Honorableßaronet, and other Members of that Hour, agdnst coming forward with such Petitions t for if they conflate so to provoke six millions of the people, they would shako the empire to ha foundation. Mr. DILKENSON denied that there was myth*: improper in the language of the Petition ; it was strews and firm, but per. reedy warranted by the conduct of the Catholics. One of the insults to the Protestant Church was to be found in the decla ration of Dr. Drumgoole, that the Protestant Church, like other arable; had had its day, and would sow soon be put an end to. Sir T. LETHBRIDG E said, that if tke Honourable Membel for Cott thought that he, and those Who thought with him, were to be confined to the expression of their opinion, he was never more mistaken. He tisought the Honourable Member would be exceedingly puzzled to find anything libellous in the Petition ; and he was quite sure that it was as different from the language of the Catholic Petition as any two things could be, Sir R. HERON felt himself bound to rise, for the purpose at, relieving the people of England. front a char ge so libellous and calumnious, as to say that they were not disposed to grant farther concessions to the Catholics. Mr. MANSFIELD said, that in consequence of what had fallen from the Honourable Baronet who spoke last, he rose to inform him, that as far as his constituesits went (and they were pretty numerous), there was not one mania a hundred who would not in: street him to vote against any further concessions to the Catholics. This opinion bad been called a vulgar prejudice; and if it were se, he had imbibed it so deeply, that he should give such a vote when ever the question came before the lions,. After a few words from Mr. W. Sono, the Petitions were ordered to be printed. ASSOCIATIONS IN IRELAND. • - Mr. GOULBURN moved the order of the day' let r l resuming the Adjourned Debate on' the first reading of the Bill I suppressing certain-unlawful Ando:lath= in Ireland: Sir ROBERT WILSON could not give a silent votes on the present question, but he should detain the House only a short time on the observations he had to offer. iThe Chancellor of the Exchequer had stated last night ,that the people of England were nnisersally hostile to !Catholic Emancipation. When the present state of Ireland was considered, that assertion rendered it ins.. perative on Members to submit their opinions fully to the House. The Chancellor of the Exchequer declared, with an air of triumph, that no opponent of. the Bill r tt t • • - . I - . , . - • ..• • ..e • ' 11,4141 Pr • • f . vSytel ak . " 4 1. 1 7 jA .1 V•W" • .. .• arr . gr - PRICE SEVEN PINCE: - Hence he believed the greater part of the opposition which Emancipation encountered in England-:.the Dis senters not the Catholics were dreaded. Great Britain was indifferent respecting the Catholits while they were confined to Ireland. He believed the people of Eng lAnd too enlightened to be averse to Emancipation; they knew that if war should arise, Ireland, in its pre- sent situation, would beconie a hostile camp, and while hclstile can non were planted along the frills coast, we should be left to fight o u r own battles pro ens et foci& He was aware that he Uttered toese sentiments on the eve of a Seneral Election, or at least, that In another year, that event would take place. Members, upon his si4e of the I louse, might then fall if they now warred with the feel ings and judgments of their constituents ; but if they did low their support, the occasion would command their respect—(Heer). Mr. LOCKHA KT thought it mattered little what were the motives of those who formed the Catholic As sociation, if it were at variance with the Constitution. That bo d y undertook to represent the people, and levy money without .the consent of Parliament. Our ancestors had declared the Crown forfeited for levying money without the consent of Parliament, and such conduct was equally unlawful in any of theking's sub jects. He said levied, because, although the rent was alleged to consist of contributions, itswas a compulsor; payment. The Association had directed the Priests to collect the money, and it was a +rely ancient practice of the Realm to levy the pn.lr rates in that manner. Be fore the 3d of Elizabeth, the 'Priest exhorted the periple in the Church to pay the poor rates, and followed up the exhorta'ion with censures. The Honourable Mem- ber who s i oke last, admitted the evil effects of the As sociation, and said it ought to be put down by eman cipation. But what was the character given of the Members of that body by their advocates? That they had evaded the Convention Act, and, regardless of the peace of society, would, if possible, evade every other law which Parliament might enact. The Honourable Member further observed, that the moment the conces sions were made, tranquillity would be established. Witt there any precedent in history for such an assump tion? Mr. O'Connell spoke openly of the ulterior views of the Association, and what he would ask was meant by such expressions as " the mockery of paying tithes to a Clergyman without a flock ?" -(f leas, heir)—The attainment of the object would unhinge the whose of • society, and open all the claims which still existed in dition to the confiscated property of former tiioes.— The Honourable Member tequited documents in order tO make out a case for the ptesent Bill ; but he (Mr. Lockhart) contended, that according to the Law of Par liament, notoriety was a sufficient ground on which to legislate, and it the acts of that assembly were not no torious, on what did the Honourable Gentlemen oppo site build their character of the proceedings of the As sociation? If the Catholic claims, were conceded while that body existed, what a change would be effected in Parliament 1 Tne House of Lords would be °vet awed by the Association—and in_ the House of Commons, even .if Mr. O'Connell were returned, he would And himself a mere puppet in the hands of otherp—as it was during the reign of the Jacobin Club in France. Ife (Mr. Lockhart) should not touch on the general question. but to observe, that if granted, it would not be satisfactory-to those for.wilose.satisfaction at was now sought. The power thus conferred would only ettah'm the Catholics to act more effectively against the ChUrch 'tient, and in undermining the property of Mu country. The 801 l should have his decided support. Mr. BANKES, junior, thought one great advan tage was gained by the length to which the pierent discussion had extended. The impression that the object of the Catholic Association was intinlidation,-the very moderate proceedings of Oat body at their last meeting, the accounts of which had reached London, was Well calculated to remove. He sincerely wisbed that their vast conduct had been Chin-octet ised by like tem perance and propriety. The speech of the Noble Lord, .who presided at that meeting, and whose' inocrerati 'a in common with she rest of his family catild r.ot be too highly eulogized, Mewed that whatever Orilit . be, the decision ti Parliament, the Catholics would act in obediente to it., .lle (Mr. Banker) had great' pleasure in noticing 'that result,which would operate beneficially through oat the country. While he w his legs, he should take leave to tematk, that the Ihinourable- Member for Knatesboiough, whose s k eecb formed so large a part of. the debate of last night, had asserted sophist! yto constitute an integ/al and essential portion of the proceedings in that House. No one, he thought, who had attended to the Honourable Member on the present question Could doubt the pekM ;!ncerity of the observation. In endeavouring to.extract or. haunt the sting of the invocation on the address to the Catholics, and also in defending the interference of the Associa tion in the administration 'of justice, the Pon/hirable and Learned Gentleman had exemplified his own posi tion 'most happily. He, (Mr. Bankes). however, had yet to learn, that- calling forth vice into cnißict with vice, and setting opposite passions to struggle wi.h each other in Courts of Law, was conducive either to virtue or justice. lie .regretted that on the present subject, which was quite a distinct one from the general ques tion of Catholic . relief; so mach relative to tine latter had been introduced ; by that means the debate had been prolonged.„ The question was, whether the Ca.. tholtc Association was an unconstitutional assembly or not? and in his opinion an atErmatiVe-case I:a.1 been satisfactorily made out—(Hear, ?ear). To turn from a grave to a ridiculous subject, he would call to the re collection of the House a statement made last night by an Honourable Mtmber respecting the oroer list for books at the Uni versify Club. The Hon. Gentleman (Dr. Isustingion) said that the Life of Harriet Wilson was . marked accepted, while a plain Bible was rejected. Though he represented a University, he was not anxious to appear in that House in his academic gown and cap, at the tianie time be thought it due to the Club in question to state that he called aorl a.ited if the life of Ilartiet Wilson was in the Library ? at.d was info, meal that no such book had ever been there—(dinch laughter). Thy servant of whom he inquired, mentioned indeed that it h been a•ked for by many Gentlemen, but that itul:ss. s Into one hiought a copy in his pocket, none had entered the house. The subject seemed to have been Investigated with so much nicety, he (Mr..liankes) toot It to he a good opportubity for shewhlg upon what loose allegations the House was sometimes required to form its jutisiiiimt--(A laugh). Sir J. Bermes addressed a new words to the H•nise in support of the 1/.11, and concluded with a panegyric upon the public and pri vate virtues of the Lord CbaneUor: Mr. 6 RENFELL should ' vote l llilY present stage, in the hope • that SOMI be found in it for preventing the . %lobe Rent. lie requested, low I e \ be supposed that in doirgso he . , . C .. . . , . • , t w., • , ..; L . . -•* _ . ' -4,. . 1, ...V . : f . :„ . :.. 4 ' VOA/ '. A 4 • ~. 4 . l *Vin \NA, • ~. .., . . ,•- . . , il e kr ... ,e: , DAY --7—t _C*. . FEBIWARY 16, for the ' l / 4 11 . 4 in its ome provi%ion would collection 'of the Ca- wever, it might nor he bound himself to ■ I MI I .i