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•4 \\' tk 'A 4 en ih Ni st a. *h bre, a coms da m calculated to Increase the difficulties of which 14 T v li7Pit i 4 was read at length, and ordered to lie upon the table. CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION. - . The Marquis of LAPSDOWN rpse and said, as the House was going to adjourn for the Easter recess, he . took the present opportunity of calling their Lords hi p s attention to a subject of the deepest importance, which had on frequent occasions engaged the set ions consider ation of both Houses of Parliament, and would, doubt less, be again discussed before their Lordships during the present Session. The subject to which he alluded was contained in a Petition he then held in his hand and which proceeded • from a considerable number of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects in Ireland, pray. ing that the Honourable House would fix the easliest Opportunity for taking into consideration the laws af fecting them, and that the Government would adopt measures for the speedy removal of their grievances. In presenting the Petition which he then held, and which contained a full and complete account of all those civil disabilities under which his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects were forced to labour, and of which its own character was sufficient to prove the importance that attached itselt to the subs ct to which it referred, he would decline for the present making any obser %Onions, did not a strong sense of duty prevail upon him to explain, in a few words, the grounds upon which, with a mind unchanged—(Hear, hear)- -with a determinatioh as firm as it was lasting— (Hear, hear I)—with a tesolaticn streng th ened by t he length of time in which the measure had continued in wavering,uncertainty, and by a sense of the vett im portance which attaches itself to a sstibject,lisfliih it was impossible could longer continuo tiaecided—(Hear!) —he was found again to come-lolivard as the humble, and yet tie zeal• us adnocate of a cause, founded upon the sure basis of, jugice and cy--(Cheers). His Lordship proceeded to st..ts, that he was not now pre pared (o r acle specific day on which he should being the subject"for discussion beloce the House; he would, however, take care that sufficient pievious notice should begiven. He was anxious, as he had before said, in a Mar words, to state the grounds upon which he con tinued to be the warm friend to Catholic Emancipation; and although it was not usual upon such occasions to go into a detail, he felt himself called upon to account for the motives which should influence him in bringing the measure before their Lordships, and which for many reasons he deemed to be most expedient should precede the measure that had already come before the House, and which his Noble Friend near him (Lord Holland) had given notice of his intention to bring forward for discussi .n at a very early period after the recess. Both subjects were somewhat analogous, and for the same reason % hich influenced him to form a judgment on the one in which he was then engaged. he deemed it both impolitic and unwise to press the discussion of either of them. When it became his duty to bring forward the measure, I.e would then state more clearly and explicitly the various motives w hich influenced him in the course he had taken, and he would now confine himself to the chief reasons. It had riot yet been mentioned whether it was die intention of Government to renew the Act which had been passed in both Houses of Parliament. called " The Roman Catholic Association Act," and which would expire during the present Session; nor *as it his intention at present to ask any question upon the subject. He had on a former occasion stated in ranee s in which the existence of the Catholic Associa tion had prov d detrimental to the best interests of the Ca.holics of Ireland. He felt assured that in many in stance, it had; and yet he would feel himself called upon to oppose the introduction of any measure to put down the Association, because, under existing circum stances, such an attempt would be wicked and nugatory. He could not, however, shut his eyes against the evils attending the existence of such an Association, and the ill consequences which had resulted, and neti.t continue to ie-ult, from such a measure; and yet he could not ate !low a stop could in justice be pur to such a system, while Ireland was permitted to remain as it was; and the only way to put down all illegal Associations was. not by laws of restriction—(Hear, hear)—but by laws of peace and coi.ciliation, and by allowing the public openiou of Ireland to pass through those legal channels, by which alone it could be rendered effectually beuefi coal to the country, and conducive to the strength and prosperity of the Empire—(Cheers). Those were partly the motives which influenced him to come forward in support of the measure—he declared himself an enemy to the Catholic Association as it now existed, and he wished to secure the only means that could put a final stop to its operations, which was, that of granting Ca tholic Emancipation. There were, however, motives girt weightier nature, and they were the sense which be entertained of the justice, the pol.cy, the necessity of conceding to them those rights to which, as British subjects, they were entitled. The Noble Marquis again stated - his inability for fixing any specific day for the introduction of the measure, and concluded by moving that the Petition be read at length. The Petition was accordingly read,and ordered to lay on the table. The Noble Marquis then presented Petitions to the same effect from the Roman Catholics of Uoscommon and Tipperary, which were laid ea the table. Lord HOLLAND rose, he said, to present a Petition coming from the same source, and similar to that which his Nt.ble Friend (the Marquis of Lansdow•n) had just submitted to their Lordships, but embracing only a branch of the grievances under sv;ii:h the Catholics of Ireland laboured. What the Petitioners complained of was. the use of the epithets idt.latrous and superstitious, in reference to the doctrince of transubstantiation. All the individuals of the, greatest weight, as well in that as in the other House, who were opposed to the claims of the It, Man Catholics, distinctly disclaimed any inten tion to interfere with the religious or speculative opi nions of any part of his Majesty's subjects. Where, then, was the necessity for denouncing those opinions as idolatrous and superstitious? It might be urged that that very obncsious opinion with regard to the su• premacy of the Pope, could only be reached through this denunciation; but he (Lord Holland) hoped to be able to prove to their Lordships that such was not the case. The elect' ine of the supremacy of the Pope did, indeed, include the doctrine of transubstantiation, for it was one of the tenets of the Church over which the Pope presided—but it was not equally true that the doctrine of transubstantiation included that of the su- ------- - premacy of the Pope—there were, in fact, hundred, and thousands who believed in transubstantiation, and who did not acknowledge the supremacy of the Pope. The Greek and Armenian Churches, for example, both professed a belief in transubstantiation, and half the Armenian sad the entire of the Greek Church had no ewattectioe whatever with the Papal See. History, and, is a particular manner, the ki,tory of England, proved that those doctrines were absolutely distinct. To whom were the people of England indebted for the benefit of being released from Papal jurisdiction ? Who destroyed the power of the Pope in Englaad P Was it not Henry the Eighth ? And if any one during the reign of that Monarch bad gm to the foot of the Throne, and .de , Ow" Ilianded the Royal sanctity' to . B i ll . to exclude frond •he House of Parl i a ment all those who olessed the doctrine of transubstantiation. what would have been his Majesty's reply? Fire and faggot the stake would have rewarded his temetity. But that of which the Petitioners justly complain was, that this species of denunciation not only exclutied from the benefits of the Constitution those who professed that dectrine. but tended to perpetuate animosity, and keep alive in the minds of all those feelings of acrimony - and hatted which were equally contrary to the principles of both Churches, for both taught charity and brotherly love. He (Lord Holland) believed that the Petitioners wi-hed him to found a motion on their Petition, but he thought that the discussion on the general question would be sufficient. He shimld, thetefore, allow the Petition to rest on its own metits with their Lordships. The Petitinn was then read. - - - Lord HOLLAND presented Petitioos from the Roman Catho. lies of the King's County, and from a parish in Ireland, in favour of the Catholic Claims. The Marquis of LANSDOWN rose, in the absence of his Noble Friend (the Earl of Carnarvon), to postpone the second ieading of the Penryn Disfranchisement Bill to Friday, the 18th inst. The Noble Marquis moved that the withesses whom it should be necessary to ccr amine should be ordered to attend. OFFENCES AGAINST THE'TiEKSON BILL. On the motion of she =Marquis of LANSDOWN, the House resolved itselfinto a Committee uron this Bill. Tee Noble-. Marquis would state very shortly to the Committee, that he had some further amendments to propose, which, with the exception of one to which he would presently advert, were merely verbal, and con sequential upon the former amendments which had been introduced. The amendment to which he had adverted of a substantial nature, was an amendment upon the amendment which had, very properly, been introduced by the Noble and Learned Lord, the Chief Justice of the King's Bench. The object of that amendment of the Noble and Learned Lot d's was to alter the statute com monly known by the name of Lord Ellenborough's Act, so far as to mitigate the punishment in the case of person attempting to kill, and relenting prior to the lull execution of his purpose." By the amendment as it at present stood, this mitigation would apply, in the case supposed, to all attempts to commit murder except by poison. The reason why the case of poisoning was excluded was, that the Noble and Learned Lord had supposed that it was impossible for an oppor tunity for relenting to be afforded in the progress of this crime. He (the Noble Marquis) had bestowed much con.id ration on the subject, and he was fully convinced that the opportunity to relent might be allot Jed in the progress of this crime to its comple.ion, and that it did not in this respect form an exception to the other modes of attempting tl kill. He had been present at a very re mat kable vial at Paris, that of Mon sieur Carstaign, where it was proved that the prisoner had attempted to murder his ftiend by the gradual ad ministration of small doses of acetate sof memphin 4, and that previous to his death, which did in tact ensue, the prisoner had repented of his intention. This was enough to show that there was no good reason why poisoning should be excluded from the class of cases in which a distinction might be made between the incohate and the completed offence. He had explained the object of hi. Amendment; but as he had not ha i the opportunity of consulting the Noble and Learned Lord, who was not now present, he would not move it until JO-Morrow.— He hoped tbeit Lordships would not Lbject to the Re port being received to-morrow, as it was his intention to move the third reading of the Bill on the first day after the adjournment. The v, hal amendments were agreed to, and the House then r Aimed. The Law Of Evidence Amendment Bill went through a Com mittee. The Haute then adjourned at HALF rase Su o'cLocic. HOUSE OF COMNIONS. Mr. Caavaa, from the Treasury, presented various Returns re lating to the Importation of Foreign Wool, which were ordered to be laid upon the table. 11r. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from the Inhabi tants of Whitechapel, in favour of the East London Rail Road Act. —Ordered to be printed. Mr. Secretary HUSK ISSON presented a Petition from certain inhabitants of Liverpool against the Ayr and Calder Canal MIL— Referred to the Committee on the Bill. Mr. J. GRATTAN presented a Petition from certain Proprie. ton of the Hibernian Joint Stock Company, praying that the said Company might not be dissolved.—The Petition was ordered IQ be laid upon the table. Mr. W. BURRELL presented a Petition from the Trustees of the Horsham Road, praying that a Public Bill might be passed for maintaining the said road. The Honourable Member said, he would take that opportunity to complain of the enormous ex pense attending the passing of Private Bills through the House of Commons. Mr. LITTLETON said, the expense of witnesses and solicitors In attending the Committees might be very easily diminished. Sir M. W. RIDLEY supported the Petition. Mr._Secretary HUSK ISSON thought it would be a great im provement if the parties to a Bill were not to be brought before the House a second time, unless they asked for new powers. The Petition wait read and ordered to be printed. Mr. LITTLETON gave notice that be should on Tuesday, the 15th inst. submit certain Resolutions to the House on the subject.— The same Hon. Member presented a Petition from Hanley, in the. Staffordshire Potteries, complaining that the Small Beer Breweries in that neighbourhood were converted into dialing houses, from which much inconvenience arose. The Petitioners prayed that . . parish constables and overseers might have a concurrent jurisdiction with excise officers, in laying information against such brewers. It would be easy to remedy the inconvenience complained of, if the Member for Oxford (Mr. Estcourt) would add a clause to the Bill, granting to the Petitioners and ethers similarly circumstanced the powers they sough: for. Mr. ESTCOU KT doubted whether any remedy could properly be introduced into his measure, and mentioned that in the cider counties he had been informed that the same disorders prevailed, from the little contrail eserciscd over the shops where that beverage was retailed. _ _ Sir T. 1). ACLAND said similar abuses existed in the small eider boosts of Devonshire, which bad become the resort of panthers and other irregular characters. He had a Petition to pre sent to the House on the subject from the Publicans of that county. Mr. HUME hoped the House would not listen to the sugges tions of any Honourable Members, or any ether persons, to repeal the Act, which the House would recollect bad been Introduced by the Late Chancellor of the &duper, with the object of terminating the monopoly previously enjoyed by the great brewers. Mr. M ABER LY took a similar view of the subject, and opposed the Petition, hoping the House would not increase the penalties to which the parties in question were already subject. Mr. LITTLETON assured the House that there was not the name of a single publican attached to the Petition. Mr. CA LCRA FT was opposed to the renewal of the old ,pe nalties.—The Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. Secretary HUSKISSON presented a Petitien from certain owuers of houses in the town of Liverpool, praying for an alters don in the law of landlord and tenant. After a few words from Mr. TINNISON, the Petition way ordered to be printed. The same Right Honourable Gentleman then presented a N- I don (very numerously signed) front the inhabitants of Liverpool, praying that the duty on tecelpt stamps should be repealed. The Right Honourable Gentleman lamented that it was not la his power to hold out to his constituents an expectation that the prayer of their Petition could, In the present state of the public revenue, be complied with. Mr. CA LCRA FT thought it would be &Remit to find a substi tute foe the tax in govatios, and that therefore, it would be inex pedient to repeal it. The Petition was ordered to be printed. • Sir T. D. ACLAND presented a Petition front the Licensed Victuallers of Tiverton, in the county of Deem, against Cider Sbojat..-Skdered to be printed. Mr. FARQUHAR presented Petitions front the Hammermen, Fleshers, Screw-makers, Wrights, Tailors, Masons, and other Cor porations of the Royal &ash of Dunfermline, praying for the re peal of the Test and Corporation Acts. These Petitions were 4everAlly unlered to he printed. Sir J. GRAHAM presentetk a similar Petition from South Shields.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME presented a Petition from the Forfarshire and Perthshire Fire Insurance Company, praying for a reduction of the Stamp Duty on Policies of Insurance.--Ordered to be printed. The same Honourable Member presented a Petition from the Dean and Guild of Montrose against Receipt Stamps. He thought the inconvenience complained of might be got rid of by an in creased scale on Receipts above a certain sum. He understood that the traders of London would be willing to compound for all sums under sixpence. Mr. CA LCII A FT said that Scotland had no right to complain, as, by the admission of the Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Hume), they were in the habit of evading the law there. Sir J. NEW PORT said, under present circumstances, this tax could not be got rid of without a substitute. He concurred with his Honourable Friend who spoke last, that those who were in the habit of evading the law came before the House as petitioners with a bad grace. Mr. HUME denied that the Petitioners were In the habit of evading the law. He admitted no such thing. They merely took advantage of a defect in the law, to remedy which a measure had been brought into the House. The Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from Burden, in Staf fordshire, praying for an alteration in the Retail Brewers Act.— Ordered to Be on the table. BARRISTERS AND ATTORNIES. Mr. G. DAWSON moved for leave to bring in a Bill to authorise Barristers to act as Solicitors in suits on account of the Revenue, in any Courts of Great Britain and Ireland, without any previous obligation of being admitted as Solicitors in such Courts. The object of the Bill was to lessen the'expense ' of recovering penalties due for breaches of the Revenue Laws. The provisions of this Bill were already in force in England. Mr. A. DAWSON suggested that Barristers of Law should be authorised,to act as Doctors of Law in the Civil Courts on behalf of the subject. Mr. HARVEY thought that the effect!of the Bill would be to extend an injurious principle to Ireland and Scotland. He could not see why Attornies should not be as competent to the management of Revenue suits as Banisters, and particularly as th t class of Barristers who would get the Government business by the opera tion of this Bill. Attornies were obliged to serve a term of years in learning their profession ; they paid more money for their admission into it—for instance 1201. on their articles, and 121. a year for their license—while the only qualification necessary to constitute a lawyer was to dine two terms in each of three years ; one day on mutton and turnips, and another on beef and carrots, and so the student became learned in the law—(A laugh)—and was such a Barrister, so qualified, a person fit to conduct a knotty case of revenue litigation ? That solicitors were able to manage the public business, would appear from the fact, that the Gentleman who so ably conducted the legal business of the Admiralty for the last half century was a solicitor, and so was his successor. On the pal t of the solicitors, he opposed this Bill as one injurious to their interests, arid unjust in principle. The LORD ADVOCATE contended, that the So- licitors of his country (Scotland) were as competent to conduct the Government law business as their brethren of England. Mr. G. DAWSON replied, that this Bill did not make it imperative it the Government to appoint Bar ti,ters for the conduct of the public suits, but was in. tended to give the Government the power t , l cho 'sing Barristers, if they sh ...rid think tit. The Government had no intention of depriving the Attornies of the good things of the law. The Bill was founded on the fact, that experience had proved the emplojmrnt of Barris ters, at a salary, to be an economical arrangement for the Government. After a few words from Mr. Home Dattuatono, leave was given to bring in the Bill, and it was read a first time. CARDS AND DICt. On the motion cif Mr. DAWSON, the House went into a Committee on the Cards and Dice Acts. Mr. DAWSON said, the measure he was about to submit to the Committee was determined on in conse quence of the complaints of the manufacturers of play jog cards, and the frauds and evasions which existed ith respect both to the sale of cards and to the duty on them. The measure was founded on the Report of the Commissioners with respect to the insufficiency of the present law. His object was, by lowering the duty. to remove the temptation to fraud, to simplify the mode of collecting ir, and to supersede the use of smuggled cards, by allowing the sale of second-hand cards with out a fresh stamp. The Acts upon this subject, as they now rood, were injudicious and inefficient, with a view either to the protection of the duties or the pro. tection of morals. They were productive of fraud to the revenue, and injury to the fair dealer. The first duty imposed on cards was in the reign r f Queen Anne, and it amounted to sixpence; in the reign of George 11. it was raised to Is. in the year 1777 to Is. 61 in 1790 to 2s. and in 1802 to 25.61 the pre sent duty. This duty was made up in the following manner. The ace of spades paid Is. 6d. duty; there was besides 6J. on the wrapper, and 6d. on the label over the wrapper, so that it was impossible legally to sell a secondhand pack without a new wrapper and label. To prove the inefficiency of the present law, it was only necessary to say, that at present a pack of cards could be of no use exc pt to the person who first purchased them, for he was not allowed to sell them. It appeared very hard that a person, alter paying two hundred per cent. duty, should be prevented from selling the article when he thought fit to do so. By lowering the duty, he had no doubt but the produce to the revenue would be increased; for it appeared from the first imposition of a tax on cards, that in proportion as the duty was increased, the total amount received became less► No. thing could show more clearly than this the impolicy of raising a duty too high. He had no return for the reign of Queen Anne; but in 1750, when the duty was Is. the number of packs sold was 291;861, and the amount of duty 14,5931. In 1756, the number sold was 519,166, the duty 26,6711. Tt.e duty was then raised to Is. 6J. and the sale tell to 390,456 packs, the duty to 24,1331 In 1720, the duty was increased to 2s. and the sale fell to 289,779, the duty paid being 28,4771. In 1802 the duty was further raised to 2s. 6d. the number sold was 181,093 packs, the duty collected 22,0001. In 1826,' the number of packs was 146,407, the duty 18,300L — .Nothing could more clearly prove that a rise of duty led to a diminished consumption. Not only this, but. it naturally led also to great frauds on the revenue. One source of fraud was the sale of second hand packs. In clubs and Gentlemen's houses they tell into the hands of servants and others, who disposed of them, anu thus the revenue was defrauded. Another source of fraud was this. Cards for exportation paid no duty. The ace of spades only was brought to the Stamp Office, and the word exportation stamped upon it. The consequence of this practice was, that many went and gave a bond for exportation. They.then received back the ace of spades, which they placed at the back of a pack intended for home consumption. The revenue was thus defrauded. There was besides another mc,de of defrauding the revenue. At Brussels there was a house employed in the manufacture of cards 3 they made the caras, they stamped them, and put on them the names of British makers, and thus they were smuggled into the country. Thus the Committee roust see, that the fair trader as well as the revenue must be motel ially in lured. Under thes, circumstance. the nsanuf. u n„ e , prayed for protection, and u consider .tion it ss ; , thought that the most efFecto .1 u ay of do:wy, this wooli he tó reduce the duty. Ile should not trouble the IN, further at present, but propose that the present dote on cards and dice, and the regulations affecting the m portation of these articles, should be repealed. • The Resolution being put, Sit JOHN NEWPORT said he did not mean i s oppose the principle of increasing the consumption t i any article by a reduction of duty. It naturally, hot ever, must attract observation, that cards and di e should be the first article to wt ich Government appl of the experiment of reducing duties. It would have bes, much better if they commenced with the duty on it surances. The public would, perhaps, be disposed h think that cards and dice were the vet y last subject is which Government would direct astir attention in the way of reducing taxes. The Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Dawson) alluded to the proposed measure as one for the protection of moral , . He ni ver heard of any writer upon morals, who maint tined that seducing th e price of cards and dice had a tendency to improve the public morals. Mr. HUME said, he quite differed from his Right Hon. Friend who spoke last. It appeared to him that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Dawson; had made out a very strong case, and he hailed, the proposition at a first approach to sound and just principles, even with a view to morals. Would the prevention of smuggling in this article have no tendency to improve morals?... (Hear, hear.) The use of cards or dice would se be increased by reducing the duty, but they would core legally into the hands et all who wished to use thee It was not the people of Brussels who were to Walk for the manufacture of cards, nor those who smuggle diem into this country; they had to blame themsehe for keeping up such a system of law as naturally ledt smuggling. Sir C. BURRELL said he was disposed to commit what fell from the Honourable Gentleman who spok last. He rose principally for the purpose of makia t one or two observations on the House Tar. It was no, so very irregularly assessed as naturally to lead to sots suspicion of unfairness. There was a friend of his, who, while a bachelor, was assessed at 2001. he afterwards married, and took a house, one third larger, in thesauri street, and then he was assessed at only 1001. Witl respect to the duty on policies of insurance against fire it appeared to him impolitic to keep it so high. Hi knew a person who, on being informed that if he in sured three-fifths of what he paid would go in the shape of duty, said he would sooner take all the risk ca hims-If—(Hear.) The Resolution was agreed to. Mr. DAWSON said, that it had been remaikedi• the Hon. Member for Waterford that it would bar been better not to have commenced the experiment w: cards and dice. The truth was, that when it was fi propcped to him (Mr. Dawson) to bring forward tr reduction of the duty on cards and dice, he express his unwillingness, a, Secretary of the Treasu►y, to cr mence with cards and dice, and stated his desire to be with some more important object in the reduction taxation. However, as the complaints of the mar facturers of cards were ♦ery urgent, and as the cl, was clearly excessive, he was induced to introduce t subject at once to the consideration of the House. was his intention to propose a reduction of the dr. from 2s. 6d. to Is.—(Hear, hear, hear).—He wisps particularly to state, in answer to an of serves which had fallen from the Honourable Baronet, tt one great reason which weighed with him in reduo the duty on cards was this—by the law the penal for forging the stamp on the ace of spades was the as that attached to any other forgery, and he cone that he did the public benefit by decreasing the d and thus lessening the temptation to commit offence. He hoped this explanation would be satisia tory to the Hon. Baronet, for whose opinion he env tained a very great respect. With respect to the cis cumstance of this being the first act of the Govel met having for its object a remission of duties, he begge, leave to say, that the Government were not remiss it the consideration of that subject. The House must lit aware, that his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the occasion of a Petition being pre. seated, playing for a reduction of the duties payable on insurances, stated to the House that he had that subj ct under consideration. If that consideration should kid his Right Hon. Frienel to consent to a reduction of thrse duties, he, for one, should receive that decision sib much satisfaction—(hear); for he certainly considered it to be a very hard case to make individuals pay take as much to the Government as they paid to the iner rune office. The subject was, however, under cosy deration. The Hon. Gentleman then moved a Resit , tioa, imposing a duty of Is. on every pack of play': cards, and a duty of 20s. on every set of dice. Mr. HUME asked whether the duty on dice was 3:t to be repealed by the present measure ? Mr. G. DAWSON answered, that the diminution the present duty on dice was not included in these lie.l solutions; though when he remembered that the dim' on dice was twenty shillings on each set. and the vslu! of a set of dice only Is. 6d. he could promise IF' Hon. Gentleman that the article of dice should mew his consideration. PIXIITX. On the motion of Dr. PHILLIMORE a 13111 for inderoniffin the witnesses examined on the subject of the Penryn Election, fa read a first time. He should to-morrow propose to the Howe. consistent with order, to pass the Bill through the remaining s(27's• Sir J. NEWPORT expressed a wish that the might be forwarded through all the stages that nit. It might then receive the Royal Assent before ';e Holiday.. The SPEAKER said, such a course as passing a s' l through all its stages on the same day, was certaitl competent to the House in a case of great urgency.i' l when previous notice had been given ; kit the prop:- tion of the Right Honourable Baronet came now 1);•: 3 the House by surprise. -. After a few words from Mr. W. Wes's, Dr. PH I LLI MORE gave notice, that he should to-roo propose to have the Bill passed through all the other stages. CITIES MID 111/11093 TOLLS SILL. Colonel DAVIES said, as there were different opinions 01' 4 Bill, he should move that it be r e ferr e d t o a Committee up o' l Mat he considered to be the best plan to obviate the diflioi attending its consideration. The ATTORNEY—GENERAL said he would not the proposition of the Gallant Officer.o f the Scarp Duties Bill was read a third time, on the mot iec• Mr. DAWSON. A Clause was added by way of Rider to the Bill, that it "o° l to affect any policies entered into before the sth April instant. Two new Clauses went through a Committee of the i file Report was brought up and agreed to, and the • was then passed. On the motion that the Orders of the Day be now read, Mr. P. THOMPSON expressed a wish, that a motion It for obtaining Returns relative to the quantity of Wool imp• t Foreign or littlish vessels should be rescinded. It t i wt, if followed up, produce any useful result ; whereas; lie etnitrary,it would be attenued with au infinity of diliiv N lid expense. Every necessary information would no dosig d illortled to the House, but the Returns in this particular cag . .. cal y lead to no useful or practical result. lie begged Ft Send to more for the rescindment oftbe motion he bail slew' v b:r C. till KRELL said, sufficient reason bad be, n stated h' i Sou, Menthes its induce his compliance with the reqi sited the n TESTATORS AND EXEC N. t lee. • Under all the citcumstances of to too tittiraw kis motion. if it were the i " Mrs P. THOMPSek - litigell" leave to stance to show that, even on gainer points. by Membervin calling for Returns. Theft I don Made a abort time since for the product from the Ofitce'cif the Secretary of State for which did, not involve any matter of . scarcely of minor.or collateral forportance upont e t ped si s , wormed best authority, that'' Vie motion; no Most S Sheen thousand ' ten, and as many r , before t he 'hosalplied with. tie The farther consideration of Supply, and deferred to the 15th ol April instant. Mr. BA NKRS moved that there be . Copy of the Convention entered into with paytulint of the British troops; and also for due to Great Britain under that Conven Mr. 1) A WSON brought in a Bin far the Administration of Justice in NEw South drat time, and ordered to be lead • April instant. Sir A. GRANT brought up a return of wheat.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. SPRING RICE moved for pal for settling the rights of execulo settlement of the personal estates of ject was one of considerable import did not feel himbelf adequate in House ; but while he had the honour it was suggested to him by a Le such a Bill as he now sought to int considerable benefit to the public. the Bill was , that in the absence of 'veying a bequest to an Executor, tl be vested in the next of kin, a _ mon sense, equity, and morality, all was aware that an Act had passes upon this subject ; but the inclinatii been to favour Executors, at the exi kin, which the proposed Bill was brt if it was carried into a law, he) check litigation, and he particul assistance of the Learned Attorney-i ante of his object. Any suggestion make would be received with satisfz The ATTORNEY•GENERAL ' existing state of the law engender Bill in 1796 inclined to the Exl now proposed would equally incli kin. The subject was surrounded wi was not easy to balance between intt often in conflict with each other. Ii bored that all absolute rules of la' by incidents, which in their to injustice both to the Executor al The testator could not always poi) next of kin ; and the rule of law was animus words conveying a berm: the personal property would be vest The Bill now proposed was the 1796; but at present he would giv4 on the subject. Sir JOHN NEWPORT was desi Ved law should be adopted, for the and the consequent avoidance of lit After a few words from Mr. Feaciosos favour of the Bill, leave was giver) to bring I DISCHA avian 051515. Mr. P. THOMPSON moved, that thi March last, for Returns of the Quantity of or other vessels, should be discharged. The Order was then discharged. LAM I.)* •1111101T—SCO7 Mr. HUME gave notice of a motion the Law of Arrest in Scotland. The House Adjourned at Sams is% i EVENIN "LON DON THURSDA Y, APRI! STOCK SXCIIANGE, TWRI.I Coasols opened this morning at 54 to i ‘ "'resent at 84g. with little or nothing (kind In the Foreign market, most of the CITY, HALF-PAS' The Cansol market has remained steady ing at 94i, alternately buyers and sellers. PRICE OF STOCKS AT FO! Bank Stock Shut India ' 3 per Cent. Red. Shut Ditto 5 per Ct. (7ons. 84j * South 51 per Cent. Shut £lOOO 51 per Cent. lied. Shut £5OO 4 per Ct. New 1001 1 £lOO 4 per Cent. Scrip Bank , 4 per Cent. 1826, Shut India ft Long Ann. Shut. Consols FORKIGN FUNDS, TWO Brazilian Bds. 5 p Ct. I Pruu. Do Acct. 59 ezdiv Russ.l 6 per Ct. Do.ll3ottds, 1 8%4, 224 Do. Ai 31e5.11415,1825,6 pCi 324 Porttsg. Ms. 5 p C. file Do Acct. 501 14 I Du- BRITISH AND FOREIGN SliAlt‘ /MAR.r) 35 100 400 Calontbian Tirlpuzalaus In the House of Lords, last ni, war moved for a copy of the instructions his second journey to the Continent. Tb In presenting a Petition in favour of the was not prepared to fix a day far the t . • , 1 ~ r.... -,,. would take care that due notice was givo seated several Petitions on the sanw subj the Person," and " Law of Evidence " In the Commons, Mr. LITTLE' motion for diminishing the expenses of Pt obtained leave for a Bill to enable Barrist Revenue cases. Mr. D. W. HAIM': W Attoroies paid dear fur their rights, and them. Mr. DAWSON said, the Bill was Barristers could be must economically I In such cases. In a Committee of the Hai Resolutions for reducing the Duty ea ' present too high (it is Is. ed. per pack) while it afforded a powetful temptation )jr. Dawson regretted the first tax he ha* was not of more importance. The ta i vngslderation, and if it could be divpm bsppy. The Resolutions for a license di vendors, and a stamp duty of Is. per pack, Penryn Witnesses Indemnity Bill was real Rica introduced his Bill to amend the 17 This day dispatches were recei and Colonial Offices from Lieut. CLINTON and from Sir FREDIRII These dispatches are dated the 221 period DON Micurt. had done Conoitution; but the Constituti standing, in daily apprehension All, however ) continued quiet op packet sailed. 1;6 Mid from Lisboli t " "1.1. M711 r • • -• WU+ ei t 1-er. • Under all the citcumstances of th ia•tbdraw kis motion, if it were the please Mss p, THOMPSetir berigell leave to nce to show that, even on miner points, Membervin calling for Returns. There n Made a abort time since for the produc im the Office•of the Secretary of State for deb did • not involve any matter of see wetly of minor . or collateral forportance 1 . teemed * best authority, that' i lent upon: d it motion - , no 5 1 Sheen thousand let asaed with. g ise s, nerd as many r , before the Ordc The (either consideration of Supply, and ferried to the 15th of April instant. Mr. BA NKRS moved that there be lai. t re of tw at th C e " Bd l3rit t v a en in ish t u kni nd tr e en oo r p t t e ha s red ; t a con n in d to al ve so w ntio it fo li r 1.7 .1 4113 1 yt r 0 . 0f D 13 A WSON brought in a Bill frr the dminletration of Justice in NEw South rat time, and ordered to be read a seem Aril instant. Sir A. G RANT brought up a return of heat.—Ordered to be printed. ?VITAMIN AND EXEC Mr. SPRING RICE moved for 1111 for settling the rights of execu:o eltlement of the personal estates of act was one of considerable impor lid not feel himself adequate in . louse ; but while he had the honou t was suggested to him by a Le uch a Bill as he now sought to int onsiderable benefit to the public. he Bill was , that in the absence of vying a bequest to an Executor, t oe vested in the next of kin, a reg non sense, equity, and morality, al vas aware that an Act had passe , 'pen this subject ; but the inclinati teen to favour Executors, at the ex Lin. which the proposed Bill was br. If it was carried into a law, he :heck litigation, and he particul assistance of the Learned Attorney- s:lce of his object. Any suggestio make would be received with satisfa The ATTORNEY.GENERAL existing state of the law engender Bill in 1796 inclined to the Ex DOW proposed would equally inch kin. The subject was surrounded wi was not easy to balance between int often in conflict with each other. I bared that all absolute rules of la by incidents, which in their o to injustice both to the Executor a The testator could not always poi next of kin ; and the rule of law wa of elpiess words conveying a beque the personal property would be yes The Bill now proposed was the 1796; but at present he would giv • on the subject. Sir JOHN NEWPORT was des t'ed law should be adopted, for the and the consequent avoidance of lit After a few words from Mr. Feaciusox favour of the Bill, leave was given to bring DISCHA Kern ORDER. Mr. P. THOMPSON moved, that t • March last, for Returns of the Quantity of 1 or other vessels, should be discharged. The Order was then discharged. LAW er •AlLlNT—scot Mr. HUNIE gave notice of a motion fo the Law of Arrest in Scotland. The House Adjourned at Seven o'CLoc 'V H 14. EV EN 1N .--, 'LON DON --........._ THURSDAY, APRI STOCK RXCIIANGE, TWEL Consols opened this morning at 84 to i "'resent at 94a. with little or nothing doing In the Foreign market, most of the pri• CITY, HALF-PAS The Cansol market has remained steady ing at 94i, alternately buyers and sellers. PRICE OF STOCKS AT FO Bank Stock Shut India 3 per Cent. Red. Shut Ditto BI 5 per Ct. Cons. 811 * South 51 per Cent. Shut £lOOO ' 51 per Cent. Red. Shut £5OO • 4 per Ct. New 1001 1 ,ElOO an 4 per Cent. Scrip Bank In 4 per Cent. 1826, Shut India fo Long Ann. Shut. Consols FORRIGN FUNDS, TWO Brazilian Bds. 5 p Ct. Press. Do Acct. 59 en div Russ. i Coloisibtaii Itismi.. 6 per Ct. Do. A D0.80nd5,18 , 44,224 Spanis h1ez.11d5,1825,6 pCt 321 Do. Portug. lids. 5 p C. tile Span. Do Acct. 60f 14 * I Do. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHAH SNARE. P Brasilim 35 Colombian 100 Tlelpuzaltua . 400 In the House of Lords, la.t ni war moved for a copy of the instructions his second journey to the Continent. Tb in presenting a Petition in favour of the was not prepared to fix a day for the discu would take care that due notice was giv seated several Petitions on the same subje the Person," and " Law of Evidence " I In the Commons, Mr. LITTLE motion for diminishing the expenses of Pr obtained leave for a Bill to enable Barrist Revenue cases. Mr. D. W. HARM wa Attoroies paid dear fur their rights, and the. Mr. Dawson said, the Bill was Barristers could be most economically • in such cases. In a Committee of the Ho Resolutions for reducing the Duty on C present too high (it is is. ad. per pack) t. while it afforded a powetful temptation /Ir. Dawson regretted the first tax he ha was not of more importance. The to tntsslderation, and if it conld be dimens happy. The Resolutions for a license d vendors, and a stamp duty of Is. per pack Penryn Witnesses Indemnity Bill was rea Rica introduced his Bill to amend the law _..............-___ . . This day dispatches were mei and Colonial Offices from Lieut. CLINTON and from Sir Faunal These dispatches are dated the 22 period DON Micurt. had done n. Conoitution ; but the Constitutio standing, in daily apprehension . All, however ) continued quiet up packet sailed. . , I;be Mill from Lisbois t vMIT r• .. .•• liai , ei