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%....11%k 1 i ' leged deficit of two millions, which 1[ calls a discovery made by the\Minister of Finance,and denies its existence. FROM Tilt HAMM'S be PRANCE, MARCH 13. 11 . PARIS, MARCH 12. The Austrian Observer of 3d March contains the fol lowing remarks on the document which has beenfor vme time known in Europe by the title of " Manifesto of the Ottoman Porte:" " Vie Journals linve givenio the European public. *Oder the form' of a formal political document, a F,rman ~eyed by thE.Porte to the Ayans (chiefs of districts) of the several o°,4w-es, on their departute from the capital. The Moititeur has even printed a pretended translation of it, under the astonishing title of Mani. 'redo of the Ottoman Porte:: nay, has even accompanied it with observations which give it the character of a .atinifesto of war. "'To rectify the ideas entertained of a rhapsody which, in the forth in which it circulates in Europe, • does not merit the title of an authentic act, still less of a diplomatic document, we think it proper to make the following remarks: " 1. The Farman has neither been printed in Turkey, nor (as falsely alleged) been read, in the mosques, but delivered to the Ayans separately, in so many different copeti, and even with considerable variations. This circumstance suffices to explain why, among the versions circulated in Europe, no two agree together. " 2. The Porte has not recognised any of these ver sions as authentic ; nay, the'Reis Effendi has declared a great number of passages which have been quoted to him in conversation to be either lofted or falsified. All the indications and inferences w . European Corn. mentators have thought fit to draw horn these passages are therefore either inadmissible, or at the least ex— tremely precipitate. "S. Fir from considering this Firtisaa as a Manifesto, the Turkish Ministers have solemnly protested against such an interpretation. According to the declaration which they have made on the subject to the different ' Foreign Legations, their Government had no other object than to make known, in case of a defensive war (for the Porte would never act on the offensive) to the inhabitants of the remote provinces, the possibility of measures of defence, and the Reis Effendi has uttered . severe reprotches on the improper circulation in foreign countries of instructions which were solely adapted to internal relations between the Government and its subjects, whichlinstructions were in their nature secret, • arid by no means diplomatic." We hear from Sr. Petersburgh that the Emperor of .Russia, having considered as a declaration of War against him the Manifesto published on the '2oth of De cember last by the Ottoman Porte, has sent to his Army of the Sou , h the orders to pass the Pruth on the 12th of April, and to enter the Principalities of Walla- chia and Moldavia. We have strong reasons for believing Chet his inten tioa in adopting immediately this measure, which he bad proposed to -his allies, is not to separate his cause from theirs. _ _ _ The greater part of this Paper is filled with the French Budget. The expected deficit in the French Revenue for the year is 200,000,000 of francs (8,000,000 sterling), which is to be provided for by an issue of bons royaux. DECLARATION ADDRESS= Er TM ECOSERNMENT OF GREECE TO THE EUILOPIAN POWERS. LOIN t, Dsc.3o. The Commission of the National Assembly has the honour to submit to the High Powers some observations upon the limits which the Treaty of the 6th of Jely may render necessary with respect to Greece. . The true line of demarcation which nature seems to have formed expressly to separate for ever the North of Greece from the adjoining countries, and which has constantly triumphed over political and military events in all ages, is traced on one side by the northern moms tains of Thessaly, and on the other by the course of the . river Anus or Vojussa and the mountains that crown it. The first part of this line begins in the environs of Hatrin to pass by Savia Gretirura, following at th'e same time the course of the Haleacmon at the highest elevation of Pindus; the other would commence at the district of Canitsa, to descend to Vehemera. This second part is called by some geographers the defiles of Pyrrhus. It Was these defiles that the Roman General Flaminius, after having reduced Macedonia, vainly attempted to pass, and alter long and useless efforts was forced to • write to Rome that the inhabitants clf Upper Epirus mere a savage and barbarous people, who little des•rved tie protection f the Senate: and that it was necessary to draw a military cordon on their (cooties% to check their invasions on neighbouring essentiiese We hire,: just said, that it is nature he self wtp strelirjo haveaepa rated bj these frontiers Greece irate the neighbouring fruntiele. In fact, Lower Epirus, or Eigtue eotisisting of Thesprotia and Molossida, is still governed py the Fopulatton of that nation, and the towns of Prevesa, Asta, Janiaa, Paramythea, recall the acts of Nienpolis, Angos, Amphilocheum, Kattenotum, Sec. however great the tendency of the Greeks in their prosperity to extend their colonies, which they pushed into ;oily, Gibraltar, and the co.is.s of the Euxine, they were never ab:e to euahlish themselves beyond the banks of the Aous or Vojussa. On the other hand, numerous. irruptions made in the middle ages by various conquering nations, and 4spe eially by the slaves, and by the Albanians in Epirus, did not succeed in destroying the Greek race, its language, add that spirit which is natural to it ; that race, on toe contrary, remained essentially pridominitting, so-power-, fully did its local connections prevail over the effects of I time and the force of events. As much may be said for the natural frontier which separates Macedonia from Thessaly. Tt,e first of those provinces is peopled, in a peat measure, by Mirous or 13ulgarians, who have been established teere for many centuries, while we do not find those heterogeneous ele ments in Thessaly, which has been enabled, from its geograptlicel position, to preserve itself nude entire through successive ages. It will not be useless to remark, en passant, that even the Turks, according to their national prejudices, consi dered all the countries on this side of the Nardar as less Mosselmen, and attach less valet to them than to the other parts or states which form the Ottoman Empire. In fact, the Albanians and other Mahometans there established, present a strange difference in their lan guage and ideas. It appears clearly that this line of lrontier, or rather this separation, formed iu ancient times the true limit of Greece, properly so called, as it forms at the present day that of New Greece. It avoids, at the same time, by its regular direction, the zigzag.r, if they sought not to follow it, and which, among other inconveniences, would have that of too greatly extend ing its limits. It may be objected that it embraces some small points where the population has remained the tranquil specta• tors of events, but there are other localities, such as Naourta, the Peninsulas, Capaddra, Modena, Choi ia. fee. which have taken an active part in the war, and are nct completwoded in it. The necessity of this arrondissement justifies and even &mar ds their beneficial measures. '1 he plea of necessity would find even here its apptcation in the interests of the bel. ligerent parties and the Power! who would be their guarantees; for unhappy facilities for violating the frontiers of the neighbouring States would drag, sooner or later, one of the'parties into a war, in which the guarantees would be cenipelled to offer a new inter vention, which could not be other than onerous to them in more than one respect. The Commission demands nothing further, but. proposes that which it believes to be founded on justice and for the interests of the general safety. The tribute which the three Allied Powers have in their• wisdom stipulated shall be paid, and which theUreeks have consented to pay, would only be a species of indemnity for the concessions which the Porte would make to them. THE lONIAN ISLANDS, Fn. a. The negotiations for the deliverance of Greece will be established here. Every thing is prepared to receive the three Ambassadors. The combined squadrons have been reinforced, and all the vessels damaged at Navarin have been repaired. PARIS, MARCH 1.5. A Courier is arrived at the Russian Ambassador's, with the news that the Russian troops were about to pass the Fr uth immediately. A Courier sent by the French Ambassador at St. Petersburgh has brought the same news. The 13orysthenes is still shut by the Turks, and pre parations for war continue on the part of the Russians. The Emperor is expected at Odessa in March. From Toulon, under date of the 6th of March, we hear that the contractors received orders by the tele graph to grind and bake 1,500 quarters of wheat.— Another dispa•ch from the Minister of War arrived in the evening, which orders the Commanders of the Ist, 2d, and 2&h of the Line, to hold themselves inseadiness to embark. The Alps are all ready, and it is believed they arc to carry troops to the Morea. Other ships have been sent to Wing troops from Cadiz and Barcelona. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 14. Lord KEN' ON presented a Petition from the Molesters of Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, praying for alterations in the Malt Act of east Session.--. Laid on the table. Lord TEYN HAM moved, that the order he discharged for summoning their Lordships for Monday, March the 24th, upon toe motion of which he had given notice.—Ordered. Lord YNA RD presented a Petition for the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, from the Protestant Dissenters of Chelmsford, Essex. Lord DI.II:HAbI presented a similar Petition from the Protes tant Dissenter, of a place in the Bishoprick of Durham.—These Petitions were severally ordered to lie upon the table. The Diikept LEI NSTER presented a Petition from the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the King's County, praying for some alter ation in the application of the Funds for Education in Ireland.— Ordered to be laid man the table. _ _ ielliNCE Of ANATOMY. The Marquis of LANSDOWN had a Petition to present of a name very different from any u h ch had been offered to their Lordships during? the Session. He thought it necessary, therefore, to call their attention to it in a more particular manner. The Petition he held in his hand related to a subject of very great import ance, and to one which, if neglected, he had no hesi tation to say would be found of growing importance. It was very numerously signed, and proceeded (tom a most respectable body of Surgeons, who complained of the d fficulties they experienced in consequence of the present state of the law, in procuring a sufficient supply of subjects for dissection. The Surgeons of this country were placed in a situation of great difficulty, and the Yetitioners had determined, as he thought very pro perly, to bring their case under the notice of their Lordships. They were subject to the government of a Corporation which would not admit any man to prac tice who had not gone through a certain course of study, of which dissection formed an indispensable part. They were subject also, in the case cf want of skill, to actions on the part of individuals who might have employed them, and to all the consequence. of heavy damages and costs. This they alleged might arise without any fault on their part, since they were placed by the law in a state of embarrassment in procuring the necessary means of instruction. It there was one opinion in which all scientific men agreed, it was in this, that no substi tute could be found—that no anatomical preparation, no mechanical contrivance could ever supersede the necessity of actual dissection of the human body. The Petitioners stated that the same difficulties were not exi;cri,nced by the profession in Ireland or in France. To hi. knowledge a great number of young men had been driven to the latter country for instruction. It w.s a case which did not involve merely the welfare of the profession, but the welfare of the commu nity. He was not prepared to suggest any remedy immediately, but he might probably at some future time offer some suggestions upon the subject. He did not think it was impossible to apply any remedy to this evil, or to do so even without injury to the public feel ing. deans at least, he trusted, might be found, not perhaps perfectly or adequately, but at least in some degree to supply the wants of the public ; for they were the wants of the public if they were the' wants of the profession, to which the heal:11 and safety of the public IA ere necessarily entrusted. It might perhaps tend to abate the ptej idice that prevailed upon this subject, if the law was repealed which employed dissection as the means of aggravating the sentence of the greatest cri minals. Tire Petition was from the Medical'and Sur : gical Society of Worcestershire, and the first signature to it was that of Dr. Hastings, a very learned and emi, Lent Physician, the President of the Society. _ . _ . The Petition was then read at length, and ordered to lie upon thei table. The. Mutiny. BiU and the Marine Mutiny Bill, were acteralli committed. Mr. Ceavraa, from the Treasury, presented the Finance Ac counts of the United Kingdom for the year 1g27. Mr. Mason, from the Cant India House, presented an Account of Salaries and Pensions granted by the East India Company, and a Report of the Regulations passed by the Government of India. 11r. JOUNSON s from the office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland, presented the Report of the Irish Commissioners of Roads and Bridges. . _ Arr. AULD presented the Report of the Commissioners of the Pe nitentiary at Millbank, with an Account of the . Expenditure. These Papers were severally laid upon the table.—The House then adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House was occupied until half-past four o'clock with ballot. ing for a Committee to investigate the merits of the Dover Election. In consequence of the House not sitting yesterday, and this being the last day tot obtaining leave to introduce private Dills, there was an unusual quantity of private business transacted. . . Mr. AULD, tram the Milibank Penitentiary, presented the An nual Report of the Commissioners. Mr. Mason, from the Bast Indic House, presented Returns from the Court of Directors.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. CLAY /OR, from the Treasury, presented Finance Accounts of the United Kingdoms.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. BYNG brought in a Bill for the Improvement of Covent Garden Market, which was read a first time. A Message lions the Lords requenetlCOpies of the Reports nude by the Select Committees which eat in the Setsious of 1816 and 1823 on the GanteLaws.—Ordeted. )►Jr. Desert, the Clerk of the House, presented the result of the Ballot for a Committee to try the merits of the Dover Election. and the following Hon. Gentlemen took the oaths as Members of the Committee Lord Asirley, Mr. F« 13..ker, F. J. Calvert, Sir N. C. Tyndal, Lord Viierrunt Ebrington, Mr. F.' Gye, Dlr. J. liaise, Mr. Calrei,,l Mr. T. Green, Sir H. Inset. Mr. S. Tollemache, Mr. J. Bastard, Mr. J. Caws, Mr. B. L. Lister, and Mr. George Bankes. Mr. C. BARCLAY presented a Petition from the Parishes of Battersea and Wandsworth, praying that they might be beard by Counsel against the Battersea Inciosure lkil. The Hon. Member said, that if the Bill were passed into a law it would deprive the public of the use of a considerable space of ground, which now afforded an opportunity for healthful recreation, and he should, therefore, certainly, take the sense of the House on its merits whenever the second reading came on. r .(Hear, hear.) Mr. MANNING obtained leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate and amend the several Acts relating to the London Docks. Mr. MANNING presented a Petition from the Governors of the London Hospital against the London Railway Bill. General GASCOY NE brought in a Bill for the amendment of the Liverpool Docks Act.—Read a first time. Mr. IfELY HUTCHINSON . presented a Petition from Cork, praying for the Repeal of the Stamp Dutieson Receipts.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. \V. SMITH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Thames Tunnel Company to raise more money. Mr. C. PALMER obtained leave to bring in a Bill far the Building of the Royal Clarence Bridge. Mr. W. PEEL presented a summary Statement of the Persons charged with Criminal Offences.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. GRACTAN presented a Petition from certain Inhabitants of Dublin, respecting the introduction of a system into Ireland for the Provii-ion of the Poor. General GASCOY NE remarked on the great importance of the subject referred to by the Petitioners, and expressed his hope that the Hon. Member (Mr. Grattan) would propose some specific measure upon it. Mr. HUME wished to call the particular attention of the Right Hon. Secretary for the Home Department to the subject of the Petition, and he hoped that the Right Hon, Gentleman would think it advisable to Appoint a Commi tee of Inquiry. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that he should have no objection to the appointment of a Committee, if any Hcpourable Gentleman would take upon himself to move for it; but, circumstanced as he was with two Committees to attend to, he felt that he should not be able to do justice to a third, even if it were thought desirable. I Perhaps, however, on investigation, the Hon. Member for Aber deen would not think a Committee necessary. Notwithstanding all the application of the lion. Member, be (Mr. Peel) could see that he bad not read the whole of the Report of the Emigration Committee; for, if be had done so. he would have all the inforrna tiun that could be well collected on the subject. The Petition was ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. LOYD presented a Petition from certain Roman Catholics l of the county of Limerick, in favour of Emaaclpation.—Ordered to be printed. ' Mr. B. COOPER presented a Petition against any further con ' cession to Roman Catholics, from the Clergy of the Cathedral Church of Gloneester.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. IC COOPER presented a Petition from the same body, against the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts. If the /louse should determine to repeal the Test Act, be trusted some other plan would be adopted, equally efficacious, for the security of the Esta blished Church. Mr. CRI PPS presented a Petition from the Maltsterspf Ciren. cester, against the Malt Act.—Ordered to be printed. Sir J. GRA II A M presented a Petition front Lord Kensington, against the Salmon Fishery Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. KNOX presented a Petition front two Parishes in the county of Fyrone,in favour of Emancipation.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. ASllf7USTpresenteda Petition front the blahsters of the City of Oxford, against the Malt Act.—Laid on the table. On the motion of the sante 1(m. Member, several Returns were ordered connected with the trade in Foreign Corn. Mr. %V. SMITH presented a Petition from the Members of the United Synod of Associates and Seceders of • Edinburgh against the Test and Corporation Acts. Ile begged. the attention of the House to this Petition; it showed, contrary to what had been intimated by the Right Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Secretary Peel) upon a former oc casion, that the inconvenience of these Acts was felt in Scotland as well as here. The Petition spoke the sentiments of 150,000 persons. Mr. Secretary PEEL read a part of the Petition, by which be said his statement was borne out. The Petitioners stated that they were happily free from the inconvenience felt by the Dissenters of England, in consequence of the Test and Corporation Acts.—Or tiered to be printed. Mr. W. SMITH said, his Bon. Friend the Member for Surrey (Mr. Denison) presented a Petition on the sth inst. from the Surrey An`i-Slavery Society, fur the printing of which his Hon. Friend neglected to move. A/ his request he now therefore moved, that it should be printed. The Petition was ordered to be printed. Lord EMU N vroN presented a Petition from the Maltsters of Tavistock and South Mutton, against the Malt Act. Mr. LYGON presented a similar Petition from Easthope. Mr. LEG H KECK presented a Petition from the Archdeacon and Clergy of the rchdrazonry of Leicester, againat any further concessions to the Roman Catholics. The same lion. M maga presented a Petition from the same body, against the Dissuners' Marriage Act,and against the Repeal of the Tr•st and Corporation Acts.—Ordered to be printed. Sir M. W. Rill LEY moved for a Return of the Composition paid by the Bank on Promissory Note Stamps. Mr. HUME presented two Petitions from the Parish of Ceres, in Fife, one signed by the Female and the other by the Male in habitants, praying that Robert Gourlay might be heard at the Bar on the subject of Emigration. Alr. HUM E moved for certain Returns connected with the Parish of Mary-la•bonne. _ . The same Hon. Member moved for a Return of the number of persons arrested on the ground of recognizance. entered into by them, distinguishing such a. were estreated for non-appearance of the individuals, such as were arrested for non-payment of fees, after the appearance of the individual. , &c. His principal motive in moving for this return was a practice which, be understood, prevailed in London and Middlesex, according to which those who entered into recognizances were arrested unless they paid certain fees to the Clerk of the Peace, and this whether those for whom they were security appeared ur not, whether they were found guilty er declared innec: On the suggestion of Mr. Secretary PEEL, the motion was withdrawn for the present. Mr. CUILTEIS presented a Petition from Margate against the Test and Corporation Acts. Mr. DUSEISSON presented a Petition from Liverpool, against the $lll for allowing the mode or taking the poll at elections. On the motion of Mr. TENNISON, the further consideration of the Report of the East Itetturd Disfranchisement Bill was post poned to Friday nest. IIiST AND CORPORATION ACTS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Tcst and Corporation Acts Repeal Ha Sir JOHN SHELLY said he voted against this Bill on a former night, though many of his constituents were Dissenters. His motive for tippthing the measure was, like that of his Right Honourable Friend below him (Mr. Huskisson), grounded on the question of Catholic Emancipation. He thought it these Acts were repealed it would serve as a stepping-stone for the other ques tion of Emancipation, to vi filch he had been always : opposed. They should reflect seriously helot e they got rid of the lo:ig established safeguards of the Consti• tution. Mr. HUSICISSON begged to set himself right with his Horfourable Friend. They both opposed the rk peal Of the Test and Corporation Acts, but not upon the same grounds. His Honourable Friend thought the repeal would serve as a stepping-stone for Emancipation, whereas h% on the contrary, %%a; of opinion that it would retard it. There was a report out of doors that he had altered his opinions upon this subject. The report, however, was without any foundation. He distinctly stated to some of his constituents what his objections to the Bill were. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, it would perhaps be the most convenient course if those Gentlemen who had not yet delivered their sentiments on the Bill were to take the opportunity of doing so in the Committee. Upon that occasion he should state hii ov.n opinions further on the subject. The Bill was read a second time, and committed for Tuesday nett. PENRYN DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. The Order of the Day fur the second reading of the Penryn isfranchisement Ball having been read, . _ Mr. MANNING hoped the House would pause be fore they passed a Bill for which, according to the evi dence, he contended no case had been made out. . - .. Mr. STEW ART also opposed the Bill, as it went to punish the present Electors of Penryn fur the faults of their predecessors. Mr. D. BARCLAY also resisted the Bill, contending that from the eviJence taken belore the Houle it ought not to pass into a law ; and further, that it had origi• . !sited in a conspiracy to defraud himself and his k Colleague of several thousand pounds. Mr. PEEL rose, with a view to state a mode of " seeding which would prevent the protraction ot debate. The obj ct of the Bill was, first to disfranclo e the borough of Penryn ; and, secondly, to transfer ik for'eited franchise to Msachester. The Hon.alemb eit for the borough were of opinion that neither usamm it should be adopted. Now hew ould take an intermeA gt course—he would acquiesce in the propriety of disfri o chising Penryn, but was not at that mon ent prepo ti to vote for transferring the franchise to Manchester,, The present Bill combined two objects—the creel, execution of justice on the delinquent botough, to other a question of policy relative to the transit" 10 Manchester. He was not prepared to contend agains t t';e di•franchisement of the borough, and for this reason, that the House had already decided the questionisa year, had given the deepest attention to the Bill throeo all its stages, and pronounced their deliberate judgmeo on it in favour of the disfranchisement. The votes were, for the disfranchisemest 45, against it Si, leaving majority of 114, or about four to one in favour of tio Bill. If ever there was to he an end to the litigatith of the question in that Howse, surely such a majoriii was enough to decide the question, particularly when it was remembered that the decision was given after the heating of evidence. Yet now the Hon. Members for the Borough called on the House to oppose the FIN, when, the details of the evidence being nearly forge rtes, the House was the less prepared with reasons to rescind their deliberate decision of last year. After reading the to ports of the Committee on the conduct of this borough, be could not avoid coming to the conclusion, the notorious corruption and bribery had been practised is it a long time. There might be innocent parties cos. netted with Penryn, but where cases of general delis. qsiency are proved, the innocent must take the cone. quence of the general misconduct. It should never be forgotten that hrib ry vas proved t have existed long time in this b rough. The case of Penryn hat been considered by Committees of that House thre e different times—in 1607, 1819,. and 18:?7. In 180; the Committee reported that Sir Christopher Hawkins had committed acts of corruption in the election of that year; and that a petoon named Sooner and ooh is were found to have been guilty of bribery. In 1819 the Committee reported that Mr. Swan, a Member of that House, had committed acts of bribery and corruptina in the preceding election, and that eighty persons were proved to have rece:ved bribes. In 1827 the Committee reported that gross bribery had ptev ailed ai the list election. After these repeated cases of conviction lot bribery, he could not think of opposing the disfranchise. ment of the borough—if t! - e corruption had been limited to one election, for is Circe the last, there would in his opinion be much less reason for disfranchising it. As to the assertion that the evidence that had beet given before the House of the delinquency of the borough, had been brought forward in consequence of a conspiracy by some persons to extort money Iron those connected with the borough. such a conspiracy was, no doubt, a base and deteoable thing—but thee the existence of such a conspiracy was no reason why the House should have refused credit. to the strong and overwhelming evidence of bribery that appeared before it. The transfer of the torfeted franchise of this borough to Manchestar was quite another consideration; and as it was probable the House would soon have two boroughs to dispose ot, he should wish that part of the bill relative to the transfer to be postponed until after the House should have disposed of the borough of East Retford—lor this reason, that lie should wish to know, before the House decided on the place to which the forfeited fran• chise of Penryn should •be transferred, whether they were to have one or two disfranchised boroughs to dio pose ot ? It would be inconsistent with the rules d justice to pass a Bill, which not only took away the for. felted franchise, but which also determined what place should get that forfeited franchise. The House ought in the first place pass the Bill of disfranchisement, and then, alter further evidence, proceed, by a new measure, to consider the proper place to which the franchise ought to be transferred ; and this proceeding he would etommend in the case of the East Itetford Bill also, namely, to pass the disfranchising Bill fi rst, and accom pany it with a tesolution of the House, as to the place to which the forfeited right of election should be given. The circumst ince of coupling the transfer with the dio franchisement produced this unfair effect, that it excited the exertions of a powerful party, locally interested, to contribute all their aid to p ins the Bill, for this sole reason, that they expected the lot feited franchise would come to themselves. He was tesely now to vote for the second reading of the entire Bill, on the understand:eg that the clause transferring the franchise would be postponed till after the committal of the Bill, until Le should have ascertained the iesslution of the House 01 the East Retford Bill ; otherwise he should take the sense of cH , use on the whole Bill. Lord JOHN RUSSELL declared his readiness to acquiese in the course suggested by the Right Hon. Secretary, namely, that the committal of the Bill should rake place after the disposal of the East Retterd 13111. )Jr. O'NEILL said, he had last Session voted against the first reading of a Bill similar to this, •in ceampany with the lion. Gentleman Mr. Peel. On the second reading, however, that Hon. Gentleman was opposed to him, although he (Nlr. O'Neill) still maintained his opposition to the hill. This might be consistency in Minister of the Crown, but he did not think that there was much consistency displa)ed on the part of the Hon. Mt.mbers who supported the present measure. He would affirm that te.o-thirds of the 145 Members, who voted for the measure last Session, hai got into their seats in the state manner as the Members for Penryn— that borough which they were sl desirous to distrait. chise—(llear). Let every Hon. Member come forward, and laying his hard to his heart, declare ti:at he bad nut expended a single shilling in prowling his election,be• yond his mere lawful expenses, and that he had never been guilty of any of those acts for which punishment WAS now inflicted on Pent yn. Until such declaratios should be made, he would consider them unfair judges in a case like this. All England regarded with indig• nation the Members of this House inflicting punishment for bribery at a single election, while the thing sro notorious at every election throughout the country. In answer to a question from Mr. G. noun, Mr. PEEL reiterated his former statement. Ile wished the committal of the present Bill to be put et till after Easter, when the fate of the borough of East RetfOrd should be known; and, should that place be disfranchised, he should then be ready to state the plate to which ) in his opinion, the franchise shoirld be ex. tended. After a few words from Mr. Srxwaer, the STRAKER, Mr. D. BARCLAY, and Mr. O'NKILL, the Bill was read the second time, aud ordered to be committed on Tuesday nest. The Westminster Sessions Ball went through a Committee. The Report was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. The Steam Vessels (Ireland) Bill went through a Committee.— Report on Monday. The Killiney Chapel ( Ireland) Bill was read the second tiwe. ath: ordered to be commuted. —The Cototattes o the Cfdil atol pooed to Monday ant. PAROCHIAL SETTLEMENTS Mr. KENNEDY moved the lbw House resolving itself into a tie - • IIit.IIIIITCOURT wished the 'AP ad on the 11110600 of a ile the law relating to the passing of made their report. As the law now !esiditsg in Scotland for three years settlement; but under this Bill a mi. 'required. There was no reciprocity was entirely in favour* of Scotland, land Now he thought that no Bin until some general principle that :ntire Empire were agreed on. The :oncloded by moving, " That the Bill he postponed to this day six Mr. H. GRATTAN seconded !House ought, in his opinion, to qinciple, and not with reference to of the empire. If this Bill were p. the effect ten or eleven years hence, labourers from Scotland. Mr. KENNEDY denied that existed as that of excluding the hi , The measure was merely meant as defence against the overburdening Scotland with the sopport of those it was, besides this, attached to the Bil Aso. trifling or small nature—namely, opportunity to those persons to as Ind not an ernigratory character; settled themselves in one pat t of the remained, would become as good ethers; but when they roamed without a home, they would not post of character. As to the Committee Noble Lord (Stanley) he could not were directed to a specific point c, country, how the Report of that way affect his proposition. 'Mr. S. RICE was anxious that .:aaried into immediate effect, and his Kennedy) well knew that if be cot. in any manner injure Ireland, so fi is measure, he would give it all 0 Mr. PEEL thought it would be , consideration or this measure. . be postponed for an indefinite tin .row no impediments in the way of did wish it to be postponed until it •" bearing it had upon a measure respect - to Scotland, which was about Mr. KENNEDY was perfectly rr the proposal ot the Right Hon. Gent Hon. Gentleman would not, perhaps, being new committed proforma, blanks might be filled up. If it w' ; until the 2d of May, he supposed tl '"' Right lion. Gentleman would be di . Me House then went into a Committee on seat was ordered to be taken into considera, SCOTCH VAGRANT ACT. The LORD A DVOCATE said, ti jests were so much connected, it would be tousle, and have it committed pro forma. This was agreed to—the Bill went through was ordered to be further considered on the 5' words from Sir J. GRAHAM, Lord A cmotte. Waarrastar, Sir E. KtraTcosuu., and Mr. Sii J. W ROTTESLEY moved,' tion to the Committee appointed is inquire log Irish Vagrants, to inquire into the .also.—Agreed to. WATER OF THE METI Mr. HOBHOUSE rose t-i put a lion. Gentleman opposite, respecti appointed, upon the motion ot his year, to inquire into the mode and the Metropolis was supplied with W to know what progress they had /Iv that the terms of the Commission b, in case of their finding the supply dr might be empeweted to propose the, Mr. PEEL said, that this commis: under a predecessor of his, Mr. Sth had been applied to, to know it he taking of surveys and levels, and r he was anxious to fulfil to the no Parliament. Upon a reference to resolved upon, it appeared that authorised to inquire into the qui and salubrity of the water. The f: seemed to him (Mr. Peel) would copy of the instructions contained and of the correspondence be; , sioners, and the Office of the - the Home Department. He was t. hid been mentioned, because if it pedient to give new powers to it' was still plenty of time fur that thought that the duty of taking li engineers, with a view to any onset should be left to the private compal doubt arise if the present system and not undertake.) by the public. tain, that if the water at present insalubrious, and that a supply source was requited, the metropolis anJ opulence enough, to provide the duty of proem ing it would be personal speculation than attempted The office already intrusted to the of ascertaining the quality of the water furnished to the town, with circumstances of the various com e thought it sight to add to those i powers, there was still the orporti Mr. HOBHOUSE entirely con Honourable Gentleman that the be left to take the new levels if iv The motion was then agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the E. in the Life Annuities Repeal Bill, time, and ordered for a second rea, LICENSING OF PODIA( Mr. ESTCOURT, after accoi which his measure on this subject reference to the dissolution of the the frequent ministetial changes the course of the present, said, that hour of the night, and so thin a str would not enter into any discussion of his 13111. In all that concerned tl deeply indebted to the exertions of stairs; and he would briefly tr a summary of the changes which by the measure. In the first or the time allowed for demandi Leans Was provided : the Magistr • horn concluding the whole et the any one particular day, and were' COUR t on another day, to which a. who had missed their opportunity me mo *wet the law made t residim settlers require was en ' land butil sc • entire cone/al Bill be Mr. If • House , 4 Orincip ; of the 1 the effe Irish la it Mr. • existed • The na I * defence Scotia: If was, be • no nit/ • . epporti and nu settled remain • ethers; • withou t p of char Noble were d countr ' . way al 4 n 'Mr. cair iec re Kenne in any " *his me power. fe Mr. ee ,the col 14 tie/ be at throw e• did wi en bearin 11.1 respect it. M r. " the pr he Hnn. I of being e Odes and &roue • rTLSIUNTS (SCOT moved the Orde itself into a C. wished the • Select Committ tioo of a Noble the passing of Ir As the law now st for three years h er this Bill a muc as no reciprocity i 3ur . of Scotland, ght that no Bill o trinciple that w agreed on. The ng, " That the this day six week 7AN seconded t opinion, to pros ith reference to a his Bill were pass yen years hence, Scotland. denied that an (eluding the Iris nerely meant as overburdening t Ipport of those in. ached to the Bill nature—namely, se persons to ass tory character; one par t of the c some as good i hey roamed ove y would not posse the Committee •) he could not se- pecific point con port of that Corn sition. s anxious that th ate effect, and his v that if be concei .e Ireland, so far .uld give it all the ht it would be pr this measure. H • an indefinite tim nts in the way of ,tponed until it sh i a measure some which was about was perfectly rea Right Hon. Gentle )uld not, perhaps, tied pro forma, i ed up. If it wee , he supposed tha nan would be ans t into a Committee on iken into consideration :OTCH VAGRANT ACT. 'OCATE said, tha iected, it would be rig milted pro forntrt. the Bill went through :r considered on the 2 Am, Lord A LIHORIe, ATCHSULL, and Mr. F SLEY moved, tha IL:pointed t, inquire in inquire into the passin OF THE METROP Erosetiputaqu pposite, respectin. e motion of his H o the mode and supplied with W ress they had mad • se Commission b.r ing the supply deft ed to propose then • that this commissi r of his, Mr. Stur; o, to know if he and levels, and he fulfil to the utmost a reference to wh appeared that the ire into the quart to water. The fai Kr. Peel) would :dons contained in •espondence betw • Ace of the Secr ment. He was gl red, because if it ew puwers to the I time fur that pu duty of taking lev • view to any amend Ire private compaiii present system wa 2... r by the public. ales at present use. that a supply fr :el, the metropolis igh, to provide th r ing it would be Mt than attempted intrusted to the c • quality of the sev ) the town, with th the various compa .o add to those ins still the orportun . JSE entirely concu leman that the nes new levels if requ ten agreed to. LLOR of the EXC iies Repeal Bill, WI I for a second readi ;SING OF PUBLIC- RT, after accoun e on this subject h ,issolution of the 1 istttial changes wh present, said, that ~ and so thin a stat into any discussion I that concerned the o tl.e exertions of t would briefly trots. he changes which In the first wed for demandin led : the Magistra the whole et the i ar day, and were bo day, to which any their opportunity