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Mr . , when a trench Beet was in the bailael...the Irish . . ap plied for.asststance, %Orel) was refused. At the same time, however, relief from certain disabilities was granted, and they evinced their gratitude by a vote of `20,000 men for the navy, which wen—if anything could add to the display of the feeling s:lii‘h pet vadesi the country—were raised, not by impressment, but as volunteers. The Honoto able Gentleman forgot to state what becaMe of those who acquired the independence of Leland in 1782. and what fi,llmied? Why will Mi nisters not profit by expesience, and make use of fats. eltage of dignity and viper ? In the year 1775, the Repeal of the Stamp Act took place, and no sooner was that done, than peace and order ensued in the country which laid called fur it. The bide people did not differ fr others, and oaothl, under similar circumstances, take similar measures; ballet jt, ice le done them—let the cause of complaint be taken away, em they would be disarmed. They should Ise aware of the Teapots., sibility they were under to their country and to posterity, of the safety of the empire at large, and ofiterauns in that House, if they I suffered this measure to pass—(llear, hear). Mr. Secretary PEEL. thought tbete were a few plain con idsrations connected with this question which had been rather overlooked, but ;0 which he shiiuld' deem it necessary to call the attention of the House.— Ile should fist notice an argument used by an lion. Member, to which considerable force seemed to have been attached. That Hon. Member had :tante. hedged. that be should not vindicate the acts of the Catholic. Association, but still he I.a I contended that the Go vernment bad no tight to into; lee to put it down ; that, in fact, their hands were tied up, fvr that the Catholics having grievances to co mplain of, the Government was bound to tolerate t :e Association, as the organ through which those grievances were expressed. If that doctrine were true, there was an end at once of any necessity for their deliberations. It the subjects of this or any other country, when Imitating under any grievance, might resort to measures which were deemed illegal. it would, he considered, he absolutely necessary to put down those measures, and Parliament would not ouly be justified. but absolutely required, to put them down. .11e claimed the right of Parliament to act as it should think fit, W it should deem the Catholic Association, or any other of the same sort, at variance with the principles of the Constitution. Ile should consider this Association in two ways-a 4 a political body ; and as a body interfering with the administration of public justice. Ile should first consider it as a body Mu-doing with the ado • *s tratibn of public justice, and should cite the authorities of emi nent meta to whose opinions be should always pay respect, and whose sentiments, though expressed on another subject, applied with peculiar force to the ptewnt ease. Ile should first cite their opinions as referring to Associations in the character of Societies for the prosecution of offenders. These Societies had lately been very much before the public, and they bad been the subject of considerable discussion in that House. To one especially he should refer. It was denominated by its own sapporters, the Constitu tional Association; but it was termed by the advocates of decency and pock:sees:rad moderation, both in act and language, on the other side of the Ilouse—the. Bridge-street Gaul; ! (a laugh.)— It would be no answer to him to say, that this Society had not been suppressed by the Government. Such an argument was at no time conclusive, but in the present instance, if it should be used, it would be peculiarly inapplicable. At least it would not have the smallest atplication to him. Ile was no member of the Society— he had never lent the authority of his office to the Society; but though he had done none of these things, yet, he must say, that he thought there was a marked distinction between the Constitutional and the Catholic Associations; and that every argument which had beet: considered applicable to the Constitutional Association would apply with tenfold force teethe Catholic Association. Following the example of the Hon. Gentleman, who had now resumed his seat, and wishing to embellish Ids speech by the eloquent opinions of greater men than himself—by the sentiments of greater authorities, to whom he Amid refer, he should introduce not merely general observations,but principles applicable to all times and he should laveit to the House to say, whether they did not peculiarly apply to this? That Honourable Member bad said, wilco speaking of the Con stitutional Association, that "indiviurals, when acting collectively, Would act in a manner of which, in their private capacity, they would be utterly ashamed; he did to& pretend to know much of the law, but he thought such Associations were against the law, and were, in fact, decidedly in oppusition to the Act of MaiiNhtunce, which bad been passed to prevent prosecutions from being wantonly in stituted, tool that prosecutions instituted at the suit of the King, by such a society, were clearly within the meaning of that statute.' If that argument of the Honourable Gentleman's was founded in fact, then he (Mr. Peel) must say, that it equally applied to the present case. He should now resort to the legal authorities, and the opinion he should first cite was that of an erudite civilian, who, as 2 hiember of this House, had expressed his opinion on these Associations. That Learned Geutlrman had commented with great force on the difficulty which would be imposed upon per sons, if they were maliciously prosecuted, in afterwards obtain log compensation in damages for the injury they had sustained. — Now, suppose the soldier, whose case had recently been mentioned, should commence an action fur a malicious prosecution, would he not lie under those difficulties to which that Learttro Civilian had referred? He afterwards said, that " if such an Association vas permitted, it would lead to nothing but distention and ill-win, in stead of producing that peace and quiet which the country bad a right to look for." Would not any person who heard these re marks, without the observat - with which they bad been intro duced, suppose that they had been made its the course of the pre- SAIL debate upon the Catholic Association? Certainly they would; and, in fact, nothing could be clearer than their application to this subject. These observations, it was, perhaps, unnecessary to say, were made by the Learned Nleniber, Dr. Lualsington. He should refer to the Common Laws , and take the opinion of au Honourable Member who was sometimes called upon to fulfil die duties of a Judge, and on whose judgment, therefore, the greatest reliance might be placed; he alluded to the Common Seri. alit. That Honourable Member had stated, that the great objection to the. Constitutional Association, and to associations of a similar kind was, that they could n it exist without being tho seminary for spies and informers. Now who could hear that ob servation without thinking of the. use: of the soldier, whose Mho come had been declared, not by a Jury merely, hut by a Bench of Laity-three Magistrates, composed of persons of all persuasion.; and if he had been convicted, who could doubt that he would Lave been the victim of spies and informers? Expetience skewed the truth of that observation, which the Learned Gentleman had made some time h..ck, and which recent occurences had most fully cool:rood. The loareed Gentleman had gorse un to say, with a prophetic spirit, which late events had tully justified, that the existence of the Constitutional Association would produce counter associations, than which nothing could be more injurious to the administration of public justice. That sentimein, of course, be would now repeat as a Judge, if caned upon to do so, and coidlint in that high and public- character, what he had stated in a less public and official capacity. The Learned G.title- Man, after saying that two associations of this kiud might exist, had declared that there would the be two parties rul a rate with each other , and trying ...bids coud pour the greatest number of friends into the Jury-box—(llear, hear.) AU t h e at e mbers of the Catholic Association, and if any other should arise, of the two, would be pouring their friends into the. Jury-box, and, as the Learned Gentleman had afterwards said, would thus be triumphing over the law bf the land. Such, the Learned Gentleman foresaw would be the result, and such, in fact, had actually happened. Ile shook! DOW apply the opinion of the Ilunourable Gentleman; and be knew not what answer could be &flashed to such arguments, for they appeared to him irresistible. Perhaps he might be asked, if he acquiesced in the existence of the Constitutional Association, how he could oppose the Catholic As. tsociation? Ile 411SM.Ied that there wet e great distinctions in the nature of the two--(1.0Oli cries of " hear !" from both sides of that House.) Ile would show in what the distinct' consisted. He had never been a Member of the Constitutional Association, nor would he ever he a Alember of any such Society, unless he was obliged by necessity to do so. Ile thought it improper thus to inter fere with the Constituted Authorities of the country. Ile thought that the duties ed a public prosecutor should be exercised by nine but a recognized Officer of the GOVetilinellt, but he never could confound the Constitutional with the Catholic AS4tcation.— The former, when about to bring a ni.n to trial, never vt (said have published an ex-pat te statemeut—never, for instance, would they Lave said, that a murder had been committed, and that a particu hr person would be tried for that murder, when it ultimately the • m so accused was perfectly innocent. How that alone. the Hon. Member for Win whine opinions he shotikl refer to, thought of wattles for the prosecution of felons, ational Asowiation—for, in the latter, the to be interested, as a matter of a politic .1 mixed up in the prosecutions which was de., stru ie to the equal administration of public justice ; noir . he' ~.. r. Peel) thought the ante argument peculiarly applicable to the tholic Association. The Honourable Gentleman bad said that the Constitutional Society was evidently erected fur party put% poses, and for these reasons it was daegerous; and, if anything could increase the abhorrence which lie telt for it, the line of &levee that bad been adopted, wuull produce that effect. He (Mr. Peel) would, after altering the word abhorrence to alas m, beg the House to understand, that the sentence to which he had just alluded, ezactly expressed his opinion oa the rresent subject. Ile had one more vpiniou, which he should think necessary to lay before the House, and that was the opinion of one of the greatest ornaments of the Court of King's Bench, whose sentiments upon such a Sub ject were entitled to the greatest weight. That Gentleman was 11r. Scarlet, who had even gone so far as to say, that such Socie ties were illegal, as they usurped the functions of the Attorney-Ge -neral, hi whom was entrusted the right of public prosecution. When he had cited all these authorities, he thought he had gone a great way in skewing that the House ought not to reject the consideration of the measure. The discussion to which he alluded, had taken place before the case was brought under the consideration of the Court of King's Beielt. When it came there, what was the result? The present Lord Mayor of Loudon was eicercising the office of Sheriff, when a prosecution had been instituted by the Association against Dolby : he had returned the panel, and the defendant objected to the whole array, on the ground :hat the Sheriff, as being a member of the Association, was not an indifferent person. The Sheriff an swered, that he had given up his connection with the society when he Pattered on his office ; but the Court held, that as he had paid his subscription, he was not an indifferent person, and the ob jection was therefore allowed. For the same reason, when called as a witness in the course of the trial, his evidence was de clared inadmissible. The same principle would apply with still greater force, if the person so connected with the prose cutine society was a Juror. With respect to the Catholic Asso ciation, it was said that all Catholics were subscribers. If that were the cane, was it not rendering nugatory the benefits which the legislature had couterred upon Ireland? was it not in capacitating Catholics from serving on Juries, when the law per mitted them to exerci-e the duties of Jurymen? By the law they were qualified, but by their own act they were disqualified—( Hear). What would be the effect in the populous parts of the country, where the Catholic Rent was regularly paid? Suppose an offence was to be tried, involving in it something of a political feeling; the panel must be composed of indiffirent persons, and if the Catholic Association, instituted the prosecuti ~, who could say that the subscribers of that Association were indifferent? The two in stances that had been adduced to-sight, were not all; and the examples were only limited in number, because it was thought they were quite sufficient to spew the principle contended for.— If the remarks which the Hon. Baronet,who had smiled at what be deemed the two insulated ins:ances, had made, were correct, then ought Parliament totocrease the powers of the Catholic Association. But they were neeatheet nor could they be supported by argument or fact. Its order to :hew the manner in which this Association was proceeding, he should refer to a Paper which he bad just re ceived Iron% Ireland. Let not Honourable Members say the paper was no authority ; for it was one of the publications in which all the proceedings of the Association were made known to the world. In that paper it appeared that a Gentleman had reported to the Asso ciation, on the case of the prosecution against the Hon. and Rev. Augustus Cavendish. Now, to this method of proceeding he felt bound to object as a matter of principle. The Association appointed a Committee to report on the case of a man who was afterwards to be brought to trial at the suit of this Association. Could any man defend suck a practice? The conclusion of the matter was, that a motion bad been made to defray the eapenses of the prosecution out of the funds of the Association, and to present a petition, stating the circumstances, and submitting it for consideration, whether the defendant ought not to be struck off the Commission of the Peace? He thought, at least, that this ought to bate been postponed until after the trial. But this was not all, fot at the same moment they published the address to the Viceroy, and they sent Mr. Cavendish to trial, not only with the disadvantage of being prosecuted byihe Society, but with the petition and the memorial published at the same time. Ile should nut have known of all these circumstances,but fur a Nobleman, who objected most strongly to the measure, and who had written him a letter on the subject.— On that matter, he said, after the groundless and infamous perse cution had been oyerset by his endeavours, and after the innocence of the defendant had been fully proved, and the report made to the Chatiecilot, be understood . the prosecution had been opened again in the Catholic Association, as a public gr!evance. Now this was the expressed opinion of a Nobleman who had always been the Ca tholic advocate—who had always stood forward in support of the Catholic Claims—and who both deserved and possessed the cash deuce of the Catholics—he alluded to the Earl of Donoughmom•— ( Hear, hear, hear). In the case of the soldier referred to by his Honourable Friend, it was also found, after a due examination of the subject, that he was innocent—(hear, hear, bear). He would ask them, could they expect Magistrates to do their duty if they were thus to be subject to the attacks of the Catholic Association? But the Catholic Association, not content with abusing and vilifying, began to direct a new prosecution. Unless the House stepped in to the vindication of the Magistracy, and to enable them to do their duty, it was for them to consider to what state would come the administration of justice in this country? An Association, which its its proceedings so vitiates the administration of justice, cannot be tolerated—(Hear, bear, bear) without that admidistration being destroyed. It was not necessary further to detain the House with the effects which this body had in impeding the administration of justice ' • he had shewn that their proceedings incapacitated men from being Jurors; he bad also shewn that the course pursued by the Association was contrary to the prin ciples of the Constitution, and pregnant with mischief. He would, however, offer a few observations on the political consequences of the Association, and he would confine himself to facts. Here is a body which met once a year, under the pretence of preparing Pe. titioas to the Legislature ; it mimics in its proceedings all the forms of a Legislative Assembly ; has its Committees of Justice, Com mittees of Finance, and its regular hours of meeting. He did not say these things were very .important of themselves, but, taken altogether, they might enable the House to judge of the Associations and it was to be judged of by the whole of its acts. It ape rates in the summer like the House of Commons, and meets in the month of' October. And here he would advert to what fell front the Honourable Baronet, as to finding Ireland trees. quit when he visited it in the month of September. But the Honourable Baronet forgot to observe, that then the Catholic Association had not assembled. Ile returns in November, and finds the whole country alarmed and full of confusion—the people entertainingexaggerated notions of sonic danger. Here too the Honourable Baronet forgot to notice that the Association had men on the 16th of October, that it had been six weeks sitting, and he found Ireland in the state he describes. This alarming change he attributes solely to Bible Societies ; but never was so great a calamity ascribed to so inadequate a cause. It reminded hint of the fable of the Sick Beasts. There was.. a., great pes tilence among the beasts, and they met in council to ascertain what was the reason they were visited with this calamity. The lion and the tiger, and other beasts of prey, were assembled,' and they. passing over all their own slaughters, ascribed all the evils to the ass having eaten a thistle on a Sunday. The Haneurabk Baronet was like beasts, and ascribed all the calamities of Ireland to something that was like the poor ass browzing on a thistle on the Sabbath; of course, the poor beast was offered up as a sacri fice. The Honourable Baronet was certainly much mistaken in as cribing all the evils he saw to the wanderings of Captain Gordon and air. Noel. Does the Honourable Baronet forget, that at tl.e very time the change he observed had taken place, the Catholic Association had, within a few days, published that celebrated Ad dress, which had been so often already adverted to, and was not that sufficient to account for the alarm and confusion he witnessed? — These alarms may be exaggerated, but they are natural ; they are founded on the outrageous conduct of the Association. This body had proceeded to exhibit a regular organization, be need not say with what intention, but as they were organized, it was quite consistent with the principles of our Constitution to watch it with jealousy. It had the same jealousy of all public bodies- The Association kept agent* in all the different parishes, and kept up a correspondence with them &R— -iley declared they wished to raise between 40 and £50,000 per year ; that X 5,000 of this was to go in controuling and enlighten ing, as they called it, the press in England; £5,000 of it was to be employed in presenting petitions to the Legisla ture. lie hoped a rig orous account of this suns would be given, as it was right the Catholics should know the whole ez penee of lending petitions to that House was the cost of the parchment. Another part of this suits was for paying an agent in England ; :WOOL a year was to be employed in sending Priests to America, and 5,0001. a year to convert their haughty neigh hours in England. If these were the objects of the Association, it was a fit subject of jealousy. it was opposed to public liberty and justice. We all admire the popular parts of our Constitution,but with what checks is it hedged round. That I louse held its right to freedom of speech from theCrown,but the Crown had no such power over the Association. It was free from all controul. It' the llouae of Conunons wishes to prosecute an individual, it proceeds by addressing the , Crown, and requesting it to order the Attorney-General to prose • cute the individual. The Home dots nut take this power into its own hands; but the Association appeals not to the Crown—it pro arcutes on its own respoesibiiity, and by its own power. What could 'the people of Ireland do, undo such eircunistames, but %taiga!' counter Associations? If the public are not tobe protected against this Association, they will associate to oppose it, and nothing can be expected but confusion, violence, and danger. For these Parliament must apply the rem e dy ' ; and he had too good an idea of his Roman Catholic know-subjects, to think that they would place themselves on account of it in opposition and defiance to the Govern ment; but be that as it might, he considered that sufficient bad been shewn to justify the Government in applying the remedy which his Right lion. Friend bad pointed out to it. He hoped, therefore, that Parliament would do its duty ; and if it did, those who resisted its decrees must he responsible for their opposition to it. The Right Honourable Gentleman then sat down, by declaring his intention to vote for leave to bring in the 13111, amid loud and general cheering. Sir H. PA It N F.I. L explained. Mr. DENMAN rose amidst cries of " Adjourn lie was only anxious to convince the House that the conduct of the Constitutional Association was distinct from that of the Catholic Association. Did the Constitutional Society meet to redress their own wrongs? They thought proper to introduce a series of jobs which the Attorney-General ought to have done. The Catholic Association subscribed theiranoney for mutual defence. The Ca tholics did not prosecute for political offences—(Hear, hear). They had prosecuted in one instance, for a libel on the College of May noeth, which was a vindication of their own body. The Consti tutional Association did not prosecute in any but political cases. The effect of this Bilhavould be to drive the parties into secret ca bals. The Right Hon. Gentleman had said not otie of the sub scribers could sit as a Juror in cases of prosecution by the Catholic Association. Right, it was so; but who could find out whether the parties were subscribers? The feelings of a Catholic would never lead to any such disqualifications. The Constitutional Asso ciation had been looking out for every miserable libel, while they suffered the vilest calumnies in one journal to escape notice. They had it from the highest authority of the law, teat it was not illegal to form an association for the purpose of preventing a violation of the law. There was a Society to prosecute all persons opposing to kration. The Methodists, as a body, had formed an Association, and subscribed funds to protect themselves. Mr. Denman then defended the acts of the Catholic A,ssociation. Destroy the effect by removing the cause of their dissatisfaction. Give them eman cipation. Put all upon the same footing, and there would no longer be any pretence for this Association. He denied that the people of England were opposed to the Catholic claims. The English Ca tholics, by their forbearance, had gained just nothing. If that House were as tree to itself on the Catholic Question as they were on the hlarrlage Act, they would find that the Noble Person al luded to would yield as he did on that occasion. He then alluded to the recognition of South America, which he thought a measure of compromise in the Cabinet. Was it then that the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Canning) said, give me but the recogni tion of South America, and I will consent to the two Bill , Mr. Secretary CANNING—No, no!—(Acres the table, and with great emphasis). Mr. DEN MA N concluded by giving his direct negative to the motion before the House. Mr. Secretary PEEL then, at a quarter past two o'clock, rose and proposed an adjournment of the debate till to-morrow, which was carried without a division. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at HALT-:AST Two o'Csourr. T 1114.. EVENING STAR LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1825. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK: Consols opened at 93# with little doing. FOREIGN FUNDS. In the Foreign Market all remains steady, and the c►ief doing is in New Mexican Scrip, which has been done at 4 premium. Current Prices: New Spanish —, Old 241 3, Russian 97/, Mexican 8111, Chilian 881 89, French Scrip 15/ h, Austrian 97, Portuguese 90, New Brazilian 41 I pre. New Metican 31 / pre. Gas / I pre. SNARES. PAID. !DICK TO-nAT. Alliance Assurance - £lOO - £lO X Anglo Mexican Mines - 100 - 10 110 115 United Mexican ditto - 40 - 10 95 100 Brazilian ditto - 100 - 5 12 13 Colombian ditto - 100 - 5 35 37 Pasco Peruvian ditto - - 22 23 Buenos Ayres ditto - - 23 24 pr:. Anglo Chitin - . 6 7 pre. PrilCß OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. • Bank Stock 235 1 _ 3 per ( ent. Red. 94 1 /, 3 / 8 S per Cent. Cons. 93% Vs 4 per Cent. Assented 101 1 ,6 go 4 per Cent. New 105% 106 Long Ann. 23 I.3—lndia Bonds 98 97 £l,OOO Lxcheq. Bills (2d.) 63 4; (PM.) 63 5 Cons. for Acct. 93% BRITISH AND F3REION SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. 1" tuned out that the person ier, he did not rely on th another of those w that a man might approve but not of the Con,titutic tat hogs are more likely to natal: was essentially ads , • ASSURANCE COMPANIES. _ 'DARE. PAID. PRICE PDS SHAD& AU. Brit. For. Fire ac Life x'loo - £lO - 18% MINES. WASP. PAID. PRICE POI MARC. Anglo Mexican - . 4100 £lO - iss. 25 pm. - 115 110 /17i Angie Chian% - • 100 -5 - - 11112111412 Arigna Iron and Coal - 50 -5 - .5 -16 Brazilian • - 100 -5 - . 5 - 22423422 Chilian - - 100 - 5 - - 17 Colombian - - 100 -5 - 5 -3637 35 General Mining Association - - - 141 414 Hibernian - - SO -4 - - 9 Pasco Peruvian - 100 -- e - - 28 29 26 27 Rio de la Plata - 100 - 5 - - 27 98 27 Tlalpuxabua - - 400 •20 - - 200 pre. United Mexican - 40 -20 - 2 pm. - 95 100 Welch Jron St Coal - 25 - 5 - - 51 GAS LiGur AND COKE COMPANIES. MADE. PAID. PRICK PIM SHAWL British - . £5O - .E 5 -.E ,Continental - - 100 - $ - 9 81 United General - • 50 - 7 - 13 MISCELLANEOUS. SWAIM PAID. ?Mg PED SHAWL Australian • - £lOO - sEI -,E Brlti.b Iron Company - 100 - 5 - 8 Bristol Ship Canal - - 1 - Gold Coast Association - 6 - 5-71 7 * New Corn Exchange - 50 - 5 -10 i Pearl Fishery £25 sh. .E 2 pit iss. £lO pm. } 18 Yellow Reccipt ' - - 15 Ditto White iteccipt Provincial Bank of Ireland - - sa 3 The Bristol Gazette of Wednesday, contains a letter from South America, announcing a new victory gained by BOLIVA R, but no date is given. It is stated to have , been received hom SALVAD9II LAGA R, Secretary to Admiral GUISE, and is as follows: EILAG.e.TA PSOTIPCTORA, Stitt. 23, 1124. " From the sudden departure of the goleta Dul phin, time will not permit me to write you so fully as I could wish, I inclose you some public s , papers that will inform you of our victory on the field of Junin, communicating to you at the same time, that last night I received a letter from Mor• teagudo, from Iloniiicab in which he states, that Bolivar has fought a second action on the plains of Jauga, the result of which is, that we remaintd trasters of the field, having made four thousand of the enemy bite the dust ; of our party we have lost two thou sand men. 1 believe, my ft lend, that with this defeat the enemy will not stop until they arrive at the other side of the Maranon. Liberty has placed its seal on the iadependenie or e Peru! Eternal praise to• The Liberater and his army ! I have this moment retched a letter from a friend in Lima, Stating, that according to the news that he received from deneral duarivl, yds ter day, the loss of the enemy, is not 4000, bat 63004 and our loss 4900. We are daily in expectation of the line of bade ship Asia. We shall only giie her Merit minutes to surrender herself:* This forenoon we received German 1 9 apets id the sth insti bin they contain no political intelligence of into• rest. The Quakers are said to be making some progress at Pyi mont and Minden, and a whole parish in West.; phalia has seceded from the rites of the Establishei Church. The States of Baden' ate convoked for Oil 21st instant. We have received Demerara Papers in the iith dI December. The colony appears to be perfedtly tranquil: YLIE ARM). —.l. in addition to the 79th, ordered to India, the 78th and Rifle Bri gade will proceed from Ireland to the same destination. THP. DECCAN PRIZE-MONEY. This long depending cause has recently been finally decided by the Lords of the Treasury. No blame, with respect to the ulti mate arrangement of this business can be imputed to the East In dia Company. They have acted merely as treasurers, and were at .111 times ready to comply with the directions of the trustees that were appointed by the Lords of the Treasury. With regard to the delay which has taken place in the distribution, it is necessary to observe, that when the adjudication was made some time back in favour of the captors, a question then arose concerning what was, or what was not prize, including jewels and other articles of considerable value. With a view to the final decisien of this ques tion, it became necessary to obtain information, and a variety of documents from bate. This circumstance necessarily occasioned delay. As soon as the requisite evidence, however, had been ob tained, the Lords of the Treasury lost no time in determining the questico. This decision, which we understand is liberal, compre hensive, and favourable to the captors, has been recently pro flounced; and instructions will be sent out forthwith to India, for the immediate distribution of the prize-money. NAVAL INI.ELLIGENCLi. Off Dartmouth, the Harmony, Coarneutts, from Bahia, in 90 days, for Hamburg!). Fatarourn, Frs. 9.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Henry, Liners, from Comma, in eight days. Sailed several coasters round the laud. PORTSMOUTH, Fes. 10.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Mary Ann, Crams., from London for Vera Cruz ; and the Jane, of Liver pool, from ditto for Bahia. DItAL, Fes. 10.—Wind W.—Passed through far the River, the Antelope, Mumma, from the Cape of Good Hope. Arrived front the River and remain, the Eclipse, CLARK, for Valparaiso; Courier, l'uomas, for Tampico; Columbine, Turn for Bermuda; High- Mactitt.t., for New Providence; Ocean, Sanr.sorr, for St. libe's ; and Coromandel, BA sailor India, the latter passed through. Livearocir., Frs. 9.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrived the Allmon, DA VIM, from Jamaica; Washington, CRAIG, from Charleston, sailed 7th January ; Oglethorp, Testrar, from Savannah, sailed 10th January ; and Thorne, HIM; from Demerara, .ailed 9.5 d December, in company with the Essequibo, for the Clyde; and the Marathon, for Belfast. GRAVRIIIIND, Fes. W.—Sailed the Honourable Company's ship Farquharson, CIWIESHANKS, for China. Mr. C. H. IltrrcuiNsos was last night absent from the House of Commons, on the debate upon Irish affairs, owing to the death (yesterday) of his sister, the Hon. Cuatreux H. ilurearimotr. Earl FITZWILLIAIII and the Hon. F. - PONSONEY, hare subscribed to the Catholic Rent. Mt. O'CozzeLL, and a deputation from the Catholig Association of Dublin, arc expected to arrive in town in a few Jays. The Common Council of the City of London yes terday voted a grant of 5001. in aid of the subscription for the relief of the Spanish and Italian refugees. The motion was car ried unanimously in a very full assemblage of the Members of the Civic Parliament. This reflects honour on the Corporation. In the Arches'Court, yesterday, Mr. HENRY SA RING obtained a divorce against his wife, Mrs. blavu.or. Wow► Mame. Saturday, an alarming are broke out in the cloth factory of Messrs. Suns, at Walbridge, near Stroud, which did considerable damage. At a Court of Common Council yesterday, a recom- Meadation to subscribe ,C5OO ton ards making an opening on the smith side of Fleetotreet, near St. Bride's Church, was negatived by a majority of 75 to 50. Mr. Jure was elected Principal Clerk et the Conti of Requests. • Mary Keaton, charged with the murder of her hus band, was yesterday committed to Newgate for trial. SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION.—Twenty-five years ago, British Schools were without a single elementary Book, in a con venient size, and at a moderate price, by means of which the ele ments of the sciences could be taught. But such have been the ra pid improvments in this respect, that we now have a general course of Natural Philosophy in all its branches, including Chemistry and Geology, by the Rev. Divan Mans, at 65.6 d. ; complete Elements et Astronomy in SQUIILeS Gramnur at 9s. 6d.; popular readings in Astronomy, in the elegant and attractive volume of the \Yonders et the Heavens, by Cxwaze, at 10s. 6d. aided by GOLDSSUiPeII Omgraplacal and Astronomical Copy Books; and completed, as a eserssof 'Education, by PET= NICHOLION'S Body of the Mathe matical Sciences, in a single volume, at 215. The advantages which have arisen from the general introduction of these works in all coo eiderable Schools, is evinced in the high intellectual character and improved pursuits of the mature and coming ages. LENT ASSIZES.—NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Before Mr. Justice Mazer, and Mr. Justice Housors. Duasum—Wednesday, February 23. ' A emote— Same day. Nswc.srLs—Saturday, February 26. day. - inlay, March 5. Yeas... Saturday, March 19. sgrr I NG-ROOM. T.ITTERSA I.L'S FEB. 10. BIDDLEWIOIIOI....-5 to 2 apt Ituftet-5 to 1 apt Sorcery. DERIIY.-44 to I apt Muleteer-9 to 1 apt Rufus-12 to 1 apt Bolero-15 to I apt Duke of York's colt-17 to 1 kst Wtb —l9 to 1 agst Advance-20 to 1 apt any other. Oams--.4 to 1 apt Aline-9 to 1 apt Sorcery---11 to 1 apt Tontine-11 to 1 apt Attica-12 to 1 agst Waltz. Sr. Lrcv.a-84 to 1 apt Memnon-12 to 1 apt Cleveland- 14 to 1 agst Iledgauntltt—High odds ag.. any other. CORN EXCHANGE, DIAUK-LANE, FEB. 11. The Mealing trade is not so brisk this morning as on last market day, but the few sales that have been made were certainly at the prices of last Monday, for fine samples. Barley fully maintains the improvement of Monday; and had any quantity appeared, no doubt it would have commanded higher prices. In Oats, Beans and Peas, there is no alteration. SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEBRUARY 11. The Beef market remains steady at the prices of Monday; the demand, however, is rather, slack. In Mutton there is nu variation from the quotation we last gave; the best Downs, &c. continuing at 55. 6d. per stone. 'lke price of Veal remains firm at the quo tation of Monday, 75. per stone being obtained for the best Calves. Pink is rather duU, but the variation is of little Atomeot.-.-Beasts, 411 ; Sheep, 2960; Pigs, 90 ; Calves, 139. Beef. 4s. Sid. to Ss. 2d. Mutton, 4s. od. to Si. Id. Veal, 6s. to 7s. Mat Si. 041. to Es. Od.— Hay, per load, £5 Ss. to A'S Os. Clo ver, 84 ON •15 10s. &raw, L'S to 49 Is. Wit I It. At Brighton, the Lady of Captain Maher, late of the .52J roots of a son. • NIABRIED. Feb. A, at•Ealinburgh, Wake: Scott, Rol. Lieutenant in the 15tis Hussars, eldest son of Sir Walter Scott, of Abbotsford, Bart. to Miss Jane Jobsuo, only child of the late John Joboon, Esq. of Loehore, in•Fifcsare • ' •'{ DIED. At Brighton, en Monday the Ad hie. after a short but were 41r060112:11ker .._, , nt ~_L erstleys, in the earn of Hert.r U. an kreprabit-lasalte his family and friends. Lannon : . Prusisd aunt aigt it. P. KRA LT 01 at STAR OPnelli Mk 19 -~