Star. — London, England, 1825-03-26 00:00:00

would he at all affectectim the. mew ere, although he was certain that hy . it the Revenue would be improved. To illustrate this,,,hft would mention that now the whole country was ir ralapd.with 'hat were called' French . Cambrics, winlatire,Escheqtrer, Which : ought to der-ire a sem of :fusty or 50,000 i. per annum from. them, did not derireporethan4;oool, and if persons in that trade were asked how choir, camhrics were obtained? they franklytafeclawl thatAy : were all smuggled:` French Penn YiseArlfialker a.tticic of the same sort, which- . for engravingeand mbar purposes of art, was swami. Thereduttiens he prrpoied would be no injury to this country., WM not,stand di general principles only in talciog ; tbie petition; but might acksumething, of vaporware* to guide him.: In 1786, a treaty of coin vnerce was, negociated betweeu this country .and France. By that treaty French cotton goods were to be. admitted here on paying a duty of 12 per cent. Glass was also to pay 12, and some se Am , ' as 10 pet cent., while none hate to pay more than 15 per cent. What was theCOn sequence, that we sent a great proportion of our manu factures to France in return, and increased our com- Meme considerably. But in another respect we bene 7 fited by that treaty. French woollens were then in peait.esteem, in short French cloth was 4e fashion. The result was, that our woollen manufacture so im proved, that it excelled the manufacture of France. In like manner, he trusted, that, although fora time the rimelins of 1;144,ancl the calicoes of, Switzerland,the one froon.their texture, aod the other from the brightness of their coloursonight find admission for the gratification of particular tastes ; yet, as related to the million, the effect would be to serve our own interests in eterially. That was strongly illustrated. by what had recently taken place in the silk matinfiteture. Before the altera tion in the silk.duties last year, the trade had made no advances, but what was the fact now? that we sent articles Sown to the coat of Sussex to be smuggled Into France. Incapital, in ingenuity, in that energy of • enterprise which distinguished the English: character, we stood pre-ernioent ; nor was he afraid, so long as we retained those properties, to bid defiance to the world. Another objectiou, perhaps, would be, that the treaty of 1786 insured us a reciprocitycf advantage. Upon that subject he had before stated his opinion to the House, in which he was borne out by a Gentleman, some time ago a Member of the House, and whose ab sence from it now he most sincerely regretted. He al luded to Mr. Finlay, who had represented Glasgow a - short time back ; and he should be much favoured if the Committee would allow him to read a part of a letter which he.,had received from Mr. Finlay, on the subject of reciprocity. The Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to read the letter, which was dated 18th February last.— It stated, that subscribing as Mr. Finlay did to all that Mr. Huskisson had stated to him, he conceived his measures would meet with some opposition from the manufacturing interest: They would contend that re 'ciprocal advantages ought to be obtained t but we were bound to benefit ourselvesindependent of other nations. Why, then, withhold a liberal policy from other States not so much advanced as we were—not so much alive to their own interests, or so able to carry a wise system into effect ?" . The last words of this letter contained a justification olihe policy he wished to encourage. By setting an.example to other countries, we induced them -to adopt our line ofconduct ; and while we served our selves, led them also to confer further. benefiti on us afterwards. His Right Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had already subMitted to the House •a plan for the reduction of taxes to a considerable amount, and he trusted he would long continue to come down with propositions equallygrattfying to the. Pub lic. Having thus stated the alterations which he pro eased in what were termed the protecting duties, he should next consider, with a view to countervail the effect en our own manufactures,what duties on raw ma terials it would be expedient to reduce. Some years ago a duty was laid on articles of dye, which, though nut very heavy, was still a clog on our manufactures, for an addition of one or two per cent. upon the price of corn moiities was severely felt in trading with other countries. He therefore proposed to make a considerable reduc tion of these duties. lie should not weary the Please by going over the several items, but as oil was largely employed in the woollen manufkatire, and as the any on it had been raised during,tbe last war, be proposed . to lower that beyond the former amount, and leav i e manufactures better than thoie'' of .other' countries. There was also int:idler' oil, FAO rape etli, winCh, during the late agrieultaral diaries, the - Bon. Member for Essei (Mr. Western), stcceedectio:having taxed 'considerably, and alio. foreign' fiat-need: 'l'he conseeptence was, th at themanufactuke of iipetril , cake was destroyed in thiS Outwit, io *we pkid in a singular predi cament . 'lO inierted,'the oil it a high duty, but lost all the advantages'of manufacturing it at home. He nose intended t 6 tedoce the duty to the old standard, and fa' cnke l . to be made here. He stupid :also OFjOjtkitto reituce the -dirty on coarse foreign wool. views one p~ n posetl, for which be proposed -to substitute per pound on all sersolendtr ft shilling a booad,-torrit, was only in lOW 'plait stealini that Afrl dreidthe edmi petition of fo re i gners . H e s ho u ld now istaertlethe' last three heads, theArippirm, comnierce,,andlq,aviga tion of ih e 40u q t t iy, on whech he preSposed - to address the Committee.- With respect to the P.:hipping - and' Navigatiel? ) l 4 g! sts , ' the Bill which bad been already introduie•cr or Intending the (inarentine 14Wsiwould operate most beneficially. .1 1 he duties upon ships Fez-- forming quarantine were veryheaVy, add productive of increased` delay; ad The* committee'' of 'Foreign Trade had acted wisely in relieving the vessels from the etpense , thus incurred, 'and transferring it to the Pith, ''4nother nreasare,'•which 'had been introduced. osik Firotlay last; for aborrahing the feel on our tutee=' 'tierce to the Colonies, was adopted on the same principle. A' third measure, which remained, be should now sub wit to die Corninittee,hegientii eduties on the trant fer of property in ships, wfiithei in shares or embracing the Whole. That duty wife its exception to the general principle ors which sim?terisitirlipiluties were imposed ---for the reeiSify oftlieluti fitsok • plaice for the WWI of the pnblic,"and ittltifiiitijs. ihi ntediately con cerned in the transaction iiii'ittitdled with diechare: . Two years back he had introduced a Bill tO:sinnifitty the laws onlbesubject; - but . still - it - was unfair that-one species of chattle prbpertf*shottld be'but thened with a 'tamp duty, to which no othei was,'on transfer, liable . should therefore relieve persons purchtsing or the whole of ships, Winn. all :duty ow the traref Bonds *ere now alm .- required, under the name of in-' eei.tures, binaiii peril:raw &beef rods at the ptac,es for which ,z tbv—were entered at toe Costom Holfse. sorely' flit 'oe's bkOefit of the 'public. At present it sometimes that several persons joined-in one bond to lessen the trsattfe \vas attended - with Muds in= ilLamiNM convenience; and lye should therefore propose to re 'duce the duty Gorr' Os; to 4s. on each bond.— The same. vrintipht - .applied to drantbaekr; and' he would ittccordinstly place them on the mme,,,inting• 'Another indirect tax OR Commerce was the , -frielrer Cor4Ola'k t ahlishment. sUbject tolichiefl tle".11131: Member fOr Alserd* haJ be fore cared the iteAaiti§ . l) . of Ratliameot. Those fees were now impoteil as no tettled,principle. In some places they were levied dn. the.glicids• - itebtfleys on the shim ; in Others'on clan 114ectts;la Olen ' f ort tonnage.' Even in, the .sarbe;c9u tries the ,ettualunients of the Consitis weee 'paid differ ently. 16 Antwerp a certain salary was paid, in Roster dam none ; irs litoordeaux a salary' was peid,inMargellles none . Niikr f .vii Owed to all 'our subjects i4ikr ',protec tion, and it seemed to him as unfair tyi 'peke our seer ehants pay our Consuls, as to make travellers support oar Ministers atForeign Courts. It was but reasonable to poi , the Consuls fixed The apse: Was aware, that *in the Civil List, in what was the third class, the sum for Foreign Consuls was , limited to WOOL per annum, and he should, to carry his ar rangement into effect, bring in a Bill authcirising, Parliain t ent to'grant the difference between that 46,Mqt: and the total expense of the Consular. Establishment. He certainly should still allow small and moderate fees to be faken, such as notarial fees, bUt those would not exceed two dollars, and for the most part be not more than one. By this means all Consuls would be placed bn one Tooting, and, .excepting a small sum which Might be obtained by subscription for burial places,'' houses of worship, and similar purposes, British mer chants would he exonerated at foreign ports, from all charges. Should any difficulty, however, be experi• enced in raising a sufficient amount for those objects, the House, he trusted, might be expected to give its'aid, by granting one half the sum subscribed, provided that were necessary to pay the stipend of the Clergyman, and otherwise promote the ends in view. In Brazil, the change would produce a material benefit. Connected with the Consular Establishment, was the state of the Levant trade. The Levant Company, established by charter in the reign of James I. was allowed to appoint all Consult: in that quarter, and to levy dues to pay them. He believed he might say, that for two centuries past, that Company had discharged these duties with as much fidelity and good management as possible. Rut still, in a commercial point of view, he thought the system aught to be new modelled—and in a political point of view, it also seemed to him, that the appoint. ment of Consuls should rest with the Crown. In times of civil war many complaints were necessarily preferred by interested parties against Consuls, and it was only right that the means of explanation as well as of con- troul should be confided to the Government. With respect to the dues levied they amounted to, one and a half or two per cent. on merchandise, and that, in foreign countries, was a considerable subtraction from the profits. When this subject was brought under .the notice of the Noble Lord at the head of the Twins)! (the Earl of Liverpool), who at all times evinced the e liveliest desire to promote the trade and commerce of the nation, and who in a remarkable degree combined the feelings of a Statesman with the wisdom of a Phi losopher, he entered fully into all its bearings. The Noble Lord then applied to the Company, 'aid when they assented to relinquish their privileges, he informed them that his Majesty would be advised to accept the tender, but that it would also be necessary to bring in a Bill-to terminate the existence of the Company, and transfer its funds to the Government. When Gentle men consideied the vast importance of the new trade which had opened to us in Egypt, they would perceive the value 'and the necessity of this alteration—and how much it was calculated to benefit oar shipping nnd commercial interests. He was really ashamed for having led the Committee over so extensive a field.— He was anxious, however, before the recess, to lay be fore the House and the P ublic, the whole of his plans, that during the recess they might be fully considered and canvassed -by all the interests whom they con cerned. If objections were found to any part of them, he should be happy to be informed on the subject, and to give bverrsatisfaction in hisnower; only requiring of thelionse and the Country4is hold fast by the prin. ciple On•whielt he proceeded, aid which was dictated brsound policy. .By 'that means they would prove, before the end 'of the Session, to the country and the world, that the House had been governed by the spirit of the Address from the Throne, at its commencement, which tkoromended the removal of the restraints qui restrietioni ;under which the commerce of the empire previotrdy laboured. ~ , • The Right *mumble Gentleman, who was frequently ap plauded. in the clintse.of his speech, sat down amidst mach cheer frig, by moving his first Resolution. • . Mr. Alderman'THpMPSON, in a speech . of consi. .derible'ledgifi, defended himself from having cOmmit. tad liinisetf:;- at it'hid been lrititdateir but of doors, by the ndirleelid Wilted eft thisubiett of the Iron' Trade. He per fectly well lisitirthae ha was la Obsession. of information praetkally in the efbiets lifsfanfed - bi fewsitsc be who. know las dutp:qo val. • Itself . as a merchant, kaew k wins Wally distinet.lrom !stadia , / as a tiepieientatilre. when once he entered' those *ifs, liaqbig nip.. *nal tfiesceted flews of MI Mattftff. Weeritife . ti 'ffit.f..Veet . dill:3: A I:: :4 i h e e t v af as •Didese tbi 14 tot neat .avlifofts . i ::: rta 4 g I . ' traderon .al:" domerped„ to turn his back on principles wbickhasuiPosedrthen. other interest; were to be affeeted i .-(,Hear.) . . . • Sir' H. VIVIAN 'condenutetcrtbe great reduction of the duty on Copper, witch ivoittfprtive dentin:die* to the Miami in the -county of Cornwall, which .ettuld noicontedthe nsarketin t competition -stick limbo( South, America: , in.il.. -. , •.! - • 8* M. W. RlDLE3foraid, that dealers in second-band,, bottles had injured the gloss trade considerably; and •the letred uc•^l tion.afFeign wine bottles, coaMining.ssitte, maeoseeeeeePi j kaas to increase the evil. - • . ". - ' ' ' .• . ' - ' W.' A. BARING considered the measures proposed. by"tkite 'Right'HOU. Gentliiihan to.nighti' Much' mire' isinpoiiant 'eked • than ' thote - tespectine the 'Colonial' lriade, which he Stittnittecl bn istbiniereveninp•Th*y vrere:gettirll, aricratrected every' iitetiest in-the coutttryl 1 411 1 e Agtfcultural as well it the Cotintettiti end Ma• faCtut itig. • ' The' gallant 1101114er (Sir -11: Viviiity hid Weeteirto the ietittcdob 'dirty Duty, cm Conie'.r, bitt l en e.(Mr. Awing) thought that article had been' tablit rltily ached..tbTfitl diity r ott.ifwtsloWered lilt tint , de liihile thtt`ith - Ircifi'vrie•lo'svered more than' three.; citaithi:'lt Whi a' (4settdfion thAitiPitil would alwiyi ' did& cOinpetiddlWatid , HdlikiYet aid. Gervnany iikkildi ictbrilkve us p:tali that it wtis not 'wellioandest-Witb 4.1- 1 t ari A.4 . .eirthe ntweipErfintints'thitthetigh s catitteeiltie;' liavit'it then - otiticing;'lft:dted,litiln.inbt tblo bh toes st. He bad tried it at first wit 'Ailing. tipide,bUrit there' Mtn& hid time totipkttiti; it'itierdieigii iilkitiiii sLOt Ot I C6 - me tio rhartits, - gthatiewit' fet tOrvitarty'tti idopV Par Ittrirliistitx Is ' a tritet lob, tseetliti go CC! work id' the iitifenntimei4ith thi tvv:lilititi of - titre' trite's: #lldi Ittittipkdattsitlitir Ikheral 'policy •ti ouldlo • fecip!rsc 'fly !bet by . Ttinie: * ' 'lie 'ad i lied' 'w liate'tii fitintiiiiible' OA demi& kiii4 dolt'' with' the •Levatit I::,••)rn'pant - ; tint; Wit therdVat kndther Cdmparly mbre t.iithietitit•than th'at if hich"he shkeleft'ldiet.' 4 ht‘thdiilletablbsiitt .o 'OlSr. :) 3 • .ilit 0 t;',0:11 t:Lli.l important Imineklej4.llse mop livoutable Gentirrkan coAtem, plated was the rezdation of le he did nut see how an iu 'ringemeni Wei Made to these, aa proposed by the Itif!ke HOUOlir#o tillaWat , , f Mr. H yoke with regard to their sakries.' Mr. BA INGAi the subject wa, to form Ihe'triit ter of a sepente Bill. lie trona say nothing further on the vast** Mr. LY474E'l l 'AN,sikifil, that if the rexluctioasopmi wine, dc,r....,4 erf intende‘l,, so. experiment upon the Firma Goiertinient, and fu sed iiiihrioeyci,' he hoped t waif wetiltseen he retraced: ' • r' . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. would only say one word with.tbe view of diminishing the alarm that seep ed to prevail among ,many able Members. He must calf their attention to a fiat ter whiih the) had all appeared . to' lose sight of, viz. th4t the greater part of the duties which the Groom ment proposed to reduce were not raised for the pro., tection of the,internal trade . of .the country, but were the effects of aFfidental circumstances ; a s, daring the period that it svai tonna necessary to raise money - by' loins tO - criiiy on the 'current expenses of`the minty, thote.duties were then impdsed, from time to time,. as temporary .per centages to soar an extent, as to render the article:. on whicktbey were set almost prohibitory. What hi was then stating applied patticulaslytO cop per—it was proposed now to reduce the dirty on Caliper to what it was in 1808 ; nobody at that time complailiedl that the - copper mines in 'this country 'were not twortiti working. We heard nothing then of the depression of copper manufactories. He, did n't tbitlk that the copper mines wou'4l be at an deteriorated,- by the pre sent reduction of duty. On the contrary, the 'demand tor the article, in his opinion, would increase. He was disposed to listen to any arguments that might be adduced aping the measure: of his Right. Hon. Friend, but unless the objections were founded on broad and liberal principles, he hoped that his R'ght Hon. Friend would meet with the support of the Horse—(Hear, hear). Mr. TREMAYNE piedicted the ruin of the Cornish copper mines from the proposed reduction on foreign copper. Mr. T. WILSON thought the reductions should be temporary until their probable results could be ascertained, or until a proper scale at which to fix them could be ascertained. Mr. GIPPS thought the proposed reduction of the duty on Woollens lower than the security of the trade warranted. Mr. LINDSAY feared the linen trade of Seealand would be injured by the proposed reductions. Sir R. FERGUSON recommended taking the duty off hemp, which would enable us to put down the competition into which the Germanald entered with us. Sir H. PARNELL was of opinion, that the linen trade required protection. . Mr. C. GRANT thought that . the protective duties on the Importation of corn required some revision. ROUERTSON. felt most sensibly the concessions grgotedloyards the promotion of commerce. Sri 4"rIVIAN said,that unless the Cornwall miners could get' seloo pet ton for their copper, they could Dot raise it, and must therefore be ruined by the .p4;l;soaed.recluction. . Mr. HUSKISSON'was of a different opinion. He also wished to say, that the reduction of the duty on books could not interfere with the Law of Copyright; as a single copy imported of a work, towhieh there was a copyright, was an infringement, and might be pro secuted as such.' Mi. SYKES approved of the reduction of the duty on wooL He was happy to think there was a prospect of the: Cora Laws being put upon a new and a better footings Mr. J. ISENCTT hoped the Right H mOurable Gen denim would 'equalize the duty oo the export and import of wool. He hoped . the duty oo Canada Corn would mot be. Seed till the Corn question should be settled. Mr. HUME thought the tinge proper to reduce the duty on Canadian timber. The Right Hon. Gentle man talked of a duty of three per cent. on gloves, but in that case the article would. be smuggled into the country. All that had been done hitherto was nothing in comparison of the alteration in the Corn Laws.. Mr. HUSKISSPN said, he had no objection to make the arrangement spggested by the Honottrahlp Gentleman , (Mr. Lienett), with respect - to' exported wool ; but he '.saw reason ` 'reduce the duty on yarn. A i great deal of it would be exported as the duty now stood. There was one description of iron called scrap iron, the duty on which was 17s. which he proposed to reduce to 12s. thick sonte.sur prise at what had fallen from. the Member for IV!pistycie (Mr. Hume) with respect to Canada timbstrOirpktaliFty aft..:r the observations be made the.other night,' volative• to Cape Wine. Toe growers of timberin Canada were similarly circumstanced to the producers of wine at the Cape: One party had been encouraged its well as the other. Canada bad asi muds 'claim to their protecticin as any other of. their Colonies. There was no one article on which there was so great a reduction of duty' as - on . to and he saw :no reason for a further reductions • • the tti slibotbellog pot that the Resolution be agreed to, Mr. tIME suggested,. thus f9r the convenience of thaticesie, Itwoold be bettor to havothe repartteceieedihat night, slow Honourable Madsen oimobilheo have an oppono odity of tettfimat oqe viewthe.altenstions propoessd. Mr. HUSKISSON said, 'it Witt not usual to have Resolutions of this nature.reported on the. same night they were 'aired to. -Snit he ptotsoeed is to have them isrinted in two .cptigagiii, one_ thee/ft the.akl.rate of duties, and the other the tw.-.44iseg,bent)o The seltbintiona were then agreed to, and the Report wail ordered Lo be leFekled on MOT* neat' DISSENTERS MARRIAGES. Mr. W. SMITH moved the second reading of the Dissenters Mintage Bill; - He spoke on • behalf of the 'llistiteriart:DPssenters; who could not assent to some alsit64lote Marriage Sereice of the Church of Eng. Afe r it ; one tune had ; kilts - 44d to *leave • out the Objectionable passages; that,hoseseer, had been strongly 'objected to, and, had caused the loss of a former Bill. tlie Dissenters brought their case before the other 'Hduse offirtl4,loelit;thereasonibliraeit of rhea scruples ld link M 4 1104 leonoecied i but assisted by the irene ble-ttehtte :at A* head.of -the Church. The Dili. 4tlitersOltesifirsi; hipped 'that the 'Bill would be allowed so'pefsl,"ll‘ the 4to time chef were not so wedded •to - ndS,t4.eittenk ;IA any elteigtioris that might be made 'rionsisitmely:with ; their ecessciantious•sGroPle‘ AlfrwittpBßßTSON opposed the motion, as be consi. ,dereiktheCtOetiofEnnglaud essential to the Th rone, mia,i,he' pro/4 rgik . n4A edirett teßdeniy to s4siketitia; vernerabliplibbrie., (If -scruples:Of couscience,wate to le' admittediinbie imsr, ;grey molest be in.every other. The, Pfrltittkfigestrtland had no objection toltbe cowl% ...• ~• . iftaiielece , *it cloarctl of England 'the" tatians.reereiiret,Chei , tiAlass• sod. °hilt, more pit b e de n OminateikMiliomesans-4lartgAter)..lior thtieelingi of'eietitritillite . Cbdettitldi to thWink Cit u t loaterg . : 4 ; ", v I- V• • „ Citisai4; ihit tie Preietk.k.Teat 3,14 ,• _ al l - 0 4P4[ ....snatnreor f or ; _., alierat.,„_....the-LiAttrg T. time Witcir; inode there Were.ilielttiorigelt Okiekt•Ons and thF , other m'es - kiiiiii• - lent3itieej #g '414 nor think '- irethe ' • ; itidaikei4:ili6liN hecOrifinkcito'tlie'Utiitari ,ri 'DisSep-', ; ,tort: r TheiiiiiititlMode of celellitin;4 , the mai riage O . :, Dlisenters'tint anything but' id the honour of !lie ) , i 'Church. In manx , cases, thc . p . arties had,..in the eib d • the - Cleremin, proi,esied against the sere nor ,L4 . ..." . _,_ i f declared it was by compulsion alone they . conip it6;sl"'" l Though he approved of the principle of the Bill, he ',fish" noethetto to pledge himself to all iti de . itifi. Cita • must be taken tb • tireveitt clandestine insrriagis, artd".• 'also not to offend the Clergy of the'Church of B iglood. '.• iOn that account be was.very doubtful as to:Aranting to Dissenters the liberty of marrying by license, As it 4 411 t 'pen a door to clandestine marriages. 1* whipsSiolie4i to think that marriage must 6e.psade a ci Al ,contract, leaving it to the Harty to superaclcl a religiotki rite, ail *cording to their religious opinions. • : Mr. Secretary PEEL w. , ultkeonsent,tl the Will a...i9jk into a Commtiee, where its author .11144,ht)rave an sui t portunity of obviating the objectigas to ; which it wall liable. Thongh,he respected.thft.religions s cru p les of the Dissenters , he was sorry that they existed: lt,would have beet% a iliarger of s iotp satisfictiOnio him liatt 40: - Dissenters afteeetiequiescence of 50 or 60 ye stri ; 'oi e . tinued still to acquietce in the marriage ceielouny (4 . the . Church of Engtand.• For many sects. of Uoitkrietis titer present Bill affirded no relief, as some of them do led that the marriage ceremony should be pert - as-MO by a Clergyman. The present Bill diet not propose to put the Unitarians. On the same footing :as the Jews and . . Qualters,hut 'proposed to unite theist with the Church', Of England. 'He was afraid that, many would pre; tend religious scruples when; none were really felt. ie order, to avail themselves of the provisions of the DAL •He thought that the • Clergy of the Esfatiliblied Churc)i, might entertain conscientious . scruples as to the resit.. trarion of such Marriages.' It . would "be better to fir ward the Unitarian register to the proper offi:er, with out the intervention of the Church of England.. Should the preient measure pass into a law, mud should a fui::, ther indulgence be required, be must, call for some distinct pried. plo to know how far we were to go. Lord G . , VANDISH thought the great difficulty was to pre. vent elandestipe marriages; and he booed no objection would be : made to tbe sqcrkd reading of die Bitl.—The Bill was then read i second time, and ordered to be cointraitie4 for Tuesday. The, CHASOILLOK of the kXCiIgiaVER moved the third reading of the Wine Doris, Bill. Mr. VIVI:LS(11N adierted to the Duty nn Cape Wine, and thought it a great baNskie on die growers of that specks of wine. —The Bilkwas dies read a third time. Mr. T. WILSON moved that the duty be reduced from 2.5. a gallon to ls. Sd. Mr. HUSK ISSON said, that thigrowers of Cape wine had no right to expect i permanent reduction of the duties. It was absurd • to call for a reductke of 6d, on en iderior specks of wine. • Mr. HUM E,isoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman would not oppose the further reduction of the duty. • The CHANCELLOR of the SXCHICQUER had always stated, that the reduction of duty could not be permanent.—Thu Amendment was then negatived, and the Bill passed. The Caledonian Canal Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the / House adjourned till Monday. .... ...- _ LIST OF THE MINORITY ..'; Of 15, who voted with Mr. Hume for the production of Copies of :'l the Marquis of Hastinp'i Dispatch from India in 1819, on chel Organization and Allowances of the Indiab Army; and • also iIVT the Dispatch of the Conk of Directors to. India in lOW ; topaA Cher with a statement of Eke extent to which these orderi liktur 4 been carried into effect : Davies, CoL Maxwell, J. Wharton, J. • ;T Rvans, W. Martin , J. Wood, Alderman * Perlin, Sir C. Robed), Lord J. Wane, J. A. .1 1.1111. r. R. . • • Talk, J. A. li e u'''. " Palmer, C. F. Bright, H.. • , Ittiliertson, A: latime;4. ' l l4 ° " • THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BILL.) 7 . :41fle The following is an abstract of the Bill now before... the House of Constions, to prciiide for the removal Of * thi disqualificafioni tinder which - bis hiajesty's RolWhe t Catholib Subjects now labour.' iii e:•) • " '." ant Me Prountast loscesslon, Bind the Prollinant Episcopal Chorea of England and. Ireland, and the Presbyterian Church of Scotia mi 1,..., ate declared to be eritablisheripermairently and ineicilabli. • - Deellaritions tgaintt tramohotentiation, and against trinsibstasr nation and•tlee invocation of Saints t and the Mass, not to?be tahoxt monalillestionsiecoMee or franehlsely anfof his Majesty% shbrectsei • Edam •CClfielies May take oath of allegiance and abjuration ill.: • stead of the oath of supremacy. - This Act shalt not extend to alter. the laws respecting - the '4o. testasr fiticassile, the marriages of the-Royal Fargilp,'•or-Arkrreto of uniformity. clr to enable any persopotherwise than ea a Int hJt law enabled, to hold any ogee belonging to the Church. or anfße elesiaetleai:Court, or Court of appeal fres' meli:CimarcFbrhity: ' Amin any Cubedrai, Collegiate, or. Rceleslasticalliptablls= . of in either of the Ciniversiries, or in 'Colleges or Halls, or of Eceledankal foundation; or to enable Ranson Catholics to taint ' Otdees; ortp maids, Roman Catholics to present/0 any Rcclesiap., deal benefice; or tolrold the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or Chancellorof Great Britain or Ireland. '- t t a ,‘ • Roman Catholics may tlre the oath aftweval4 as quallication foe' • bolding property. Regulations touching the appointments Of Bishops and Deans of the Roman Catholic Church iu Ireland being deemed peculiar', 4 Commission is to be issued to Roman Catholic Bishops, fruna,vrbuo a Board is to be formed. 5.., I Commissioners to certify appointments of Bishops and Peg*, to his klaiesty or the Lord Lieutenant. And Bishops and Deans to rake the oath prescribed for • Catholics, and not to act until certificate transmitted. . • As it is necessary to regulate the intercourse with . •'• - Bulls, or other Instruments must be laid beture thE Whenever a Ball or instrument relates to the spit itmalApfuopme of anindividual. certificate on oath to be wet:emitted, and Hoard may direct the President to examine such Bull or•other ietttu mein. Persons transmitting 801 l or other instrument, are treed from former penalties; and persons neglecting to transmit or certify as aforesaid, are subject to the penalties of a Misdemeanour, instead of former peonies. • A Society bas been for atijoetreal the ca Early Rising Club, 'Whose prof b ' epi t i zt is the preselection or' health. Members indulgingin bed aroma boor. Amnon* able to sign good c a use for so doing, sre cubjecmd to seeerentpr and forfeitures. Std TRANSIT GLoarA MEIN 01.—An things thing*. r and the Lottery is now doomed to• e taw. commas ban • mortal creations. its death. is, days pre numbered. &hie then its dying benefac ions, and try for the Potirlittisi or ' Twiny llsolasend liounda r sod•Thirtt , mber.Capatals.dmiftelllnew • hug to TWO • LlUiPired .111 j 11 .0 111 PM 1144 ) 01 • i n:. 99 . Pip .0e lfith of April. 'We are informed that the Provincial Portable GM "n.' *, „ t ThapliginclAll,thejmronities %tic!! had fee, gratified to Etebspt Coinfian y,. suah Its . (Ar i•flititaitnt oy Cdhiiiivicti. e int . parry Tiete ftyp i rua t re OW / 4b*ZiMer i they frequeittly lei to'fraud irkarparjusy, Stigifeier* nb -ofi in thtde with they were Mirrnfikii the Oiinii:44. ' which iri ii a4j►.AMflriktes wrai not:itbe case. Asii,titirt ' was oot wrested from, bat coneeddk, the Church, as ilottoiNto - 71iet - faff — osis ieiis plea- ofllWEFereivilrnii 'eaters. The Prelates of the , thirch held that the coadtct :of the iudivideal twase-be-restklowttiorbis wn conscience, and those princiPles had long been held by the Church. In 1782 the Prelates of the Irish Church had avowed a similar'doctrine, and had signed a Protest to &Wallin la mic only reihedy for the scruples pf i the . ;14isesgelisi Mks lPf a Bill of this natyre or hy,an alteration in thel.itArgy. To the camipotty have putekaeed Greyed, sad we reveries sr rOpitly •Xemilltettneert fpc supOying the user entkachestee witb,Portabit • • . b hauid, in,consiezton wkk the Parent* Estaittebtreisi •_ :44 -il f eseder bre* bier foweed.li• hluYio, Itdiabeir*, Carbiaimi Oa* snrdrtlltOnt a el ll: Pria_ t _.l= l iff*Ogits 41114000 W • .s ; , • 1 ! 's;' 1. . :.• . I, It :ads es /1)12`3'4 • • e * II I