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This day was pubilshed, hi Ivo. price ss. hi boards, CRITICAL EXAMINATION of the OBJEC-1 TIONS to the NEW TRANSLATION of the BIBLE, fr originAl Elemew, in a :.•cent publication, entitled " A His.aatcat. and CRITICAL SMQUILItY i.llO the ISTRAPRZTATIOR of tic kirausw Scairtuass." By JOHN BELLAMY, Author of the Ain-Delsr, the Ilissorr of all Reunions, Stc. Sold by Longman anchoGot-Paternoster-row; and Budd and Cztla, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 28. About Oro o'clock, the Loan CHANCILLOI and Suite came down to the House. His Lordship wore his State Mourning Robes, of black satin damask, richly laced and embossed with gold. The Marquis of CHOLbIONDELEY, as Lord Steward, acquainted the House that his Majesty was pleased to appoint haltf •qt two o'clock that day to receive their Lordships Sc Ipmal Committee was ordered to sit on Monday, and the Scots Came of " Macdonald v. Ross," appointed for hearing on that day. The attendance of Peers was not numerous, those who were Mani uniform wore deep mourning ; several of the Reverend • Beach attended. At a quarter past two, their Lordships, having previously ad korona the House sill bionday, proceeded with the Address to bb Majesty at Carlton Palace. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At a quarter before four o'clock the SPEAKER took the Chair, and informed the House that he bad received a letter, dated Calcutta, October G, 1819, from the Most Noble the Zarquis of Hastings, which, witli the permisiion of the House, • he would their read: " Calcutta, October 6, 1819. " Sts—l have to acknowledge the honour of your letter, con veying to me the high distinctica of Thanks from the House of Commons, ass the issue of the etrapaign in Central India. " So proud a reward is very gratefully received by me, al though the terms confine the a t pi tqutit.ri us my military ma nagement. I would fain mssure niysele !he Honourable House could not but be satisfied 'hit the entit.avour to extinguish the Pinch:Fries was imposed on Ai. Government by the most direct recess . ..l; that the contest wt... the Malatatt though guardell against as a risk tavolved in tile other undertaking, was altoge ther unsoi.ght t iss e and that the events distinctly prove there could ben no previous plus for extending the Honourable Conti:4ll's territories in deviation front the expressed judgment of the Legislature. •Setiithlc in; I should still have been to the generosity of the' Mouse of C0mm0n..... emeriti - limiting and noticing favourably ray professional et et tions. I could secretly have cherished little pride in .he nonour, had I felt n.yself open to the imputation of having weintly .-rtailed war by indulging a perverse or illicit Isolk.y: hut I must respectfully venture to rest uyon the opinion Of the Ilo.itaurable Mouse as to my not having forgotten, in a case of exigency, the spirit of the rules prescribed to me, Lad what was due to the character of my country. " I have notified to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hislop, tc the other General Officers, and to the Troops employed in the campaign, the approbation which the House of Conuntms ha , been pleased to express of their services. The gratitude with w!lich such a testimony of satisfaction from the lion. House will be received, can be confidently asserted by me. " The obii : _ting terms which you ptroonaliy have had the goodness to aril, in communicating the Resolutions, are truly flattering to w..!; and I have the honour to remain, with much tefipect, Sir, your very cbt.cliest and humble servant, " HASTINGS. " To the rizht Har. Charles Manners Sutton, Speaker of the House of Comnioas." Air. S U IT/ i rresented a c spy o' the Cash Accounts of the Gornrniss'ouvrs o: itchr, , end 1;r 7 .17,4: for wig. Laid on the t a m e .. Air. Wixcursrna, from the 6e7tral Post-Offsce, presented an Account of the total number of Art e'.l4 due up to the month of Mach, and the net baLuxes.—Laid on the table. Mr. C. Dl7 NO.kS presented a Petition film certain pe• - • ins of London and Dristcl, praying for Nave to bring in a Bill to impmve the Navigatioubeteicu London and liristsil.--Laid on the table. Mr. SI KES presented a Petition trans the Ship Owners of Bull, against the New Duty on the Importation of Wool.— Laiti on the t:tb'e. Mr. HUME moved for an Account of all Ships and Vessels of W. r, distisiguishitg their classes, and of the Stain of all Yards liar their building and repair.—thdered. Air. M. A. TAY LOB gave notice, that on Wednesday next he would move that the Committer for ascertaining the practi utility of making Steam-engiues coalmine their own smoke be re-appointed. Ile also anuonnced his iatentiou of moving, on the, same day, for leave to bring in a kilt to ionic additional punishment onstage-coach Drivers and others, wilfully driving in a (urge: s manner; he should p:opose to make the offence a noisilemeai.etsr, by which the punishment should be fine and im prisocn.ent. Co.onel DAVIT-Sturm:A for Accornts of the various personal reeds ing alio:wafters and erroluutents in the Army, stating the Cone when gr.. ted, and the it.: gth of their services. Colonei DAVIE 4 then gave notice, Ilia next Monday he shouki move for an Account of the number of Ersigns in the Army receiring I lalf,pay. Mr. S. BOURNE nn.ved for a copy of the Report of the Commits/Doers appointee.: to inquire into the State of Putiici ehariti-6 in England anu Wales.—Ordered. The SPEAKER, aster reading Iron! the Jourm:i of the liruse, the order relative to the Esectica P.titions, directed that if any such w. iss the hands of .Members, they would deliver them at the A Petiti..r. aunt Almiral Sir G. Ceceaenx was then handed up, complaining of an undue return for the Borough of Ports snouth.—Ornered to be taken into consideration on Thursday,' the 25th of May next. Lord 3. ItCgSEI.I. gave notice, that on Tuesday se'nnight be should move f u leave to bring in a hill to exclude the Borough of Crampon: ti from .ceding Members to l'arliament, and to give the elective fratrhise to the Borough of Leeds. Ile also announced his intention of subiaitting a proposition to the House, tending to limit the Imprisonment of Sir Manasseh lopes—(Hear, hear). Mr. BROUGHAM rose to give notice, that althavgh he had hams .peUed, by many circuntstanc.s, to postpone the mea sure which he proposed to introduce respecting t e Education of the Poor, he should not delay it beyond Whitsuntide. The reasons whi ch induced him to delay even so long, west atiy thing rather than a diminution of his sense of the importance of Iducation, rightly conducted on sound, moral, and constitutional principle& But it was necessary that the Education Digest, which was now nearly finished, should be in the hands of Mem bers, before he should propose, not a vain theoretical plan, but a fair and practical'measure. His other reason for this addi ctional delay was, the pressing necessity of discussing the impor tant question of the Civil List, before any other subject was submitted to the House. Sir H. PARNELL, in the absence and in the name of his Right Hon. Friend, the Member foot Dublin (Mr. Grattan), gave notice, that on the 11th i\lay it was his intention to move that a Committee be appointed to take into consideration the State of the Laws respecting his Majesty's Catholic Subjects. The lion. Baronet then gave notice, that on Wednesday next he should submit a motion respecting the appointment of High Sheriffs in Ireland. Mr. V. VI TZ GERA LD said, that in consequence of this notice, he should suspend giving one of a similar nature, which he had had in contemplation. Mr. LAIUBTON renewed the notice which be had given last Session, and stated, that on Thursday, the 6th of June next, he should bring before the consideration of the House the state of the Representation of the People in this Country. Lord A. HAMILTON gave a similar notice with respect to the state of the Representation in Scotland, for the 26ds May, and announced that, on Thursday next, he should move for the re-appointment of the Committee on the Scotch Burghs. Mr. Serjeunt ONSLOW gave notice, that on Wednesday s...'nnight he should xiovesthe Standirs Osder of the House, by which no BM for the regulation of Manufactures or Trade can be introduced without having been preciously submitted to a Committee. • Mr. HUME moved for an Account of the total net produce of the 41 per Cent. and other Funds arising from the West India Islands not under the controul of the Crown, from 1809 to 181 B.—Ordered. Lord ALTIIORP gave notice, that on Thursday next he should propose some rueasure relative to Insolvent Debtors. • 11170111 07 TRII ADDIMBI. Sir EDWARD KNATEMIKILL brought tip the Report of the Address; a id, upon the motion of Mr., I BRAOCii BATIICILST, that it tr.read a StCOll4l time, .:Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON rose, and said that he would take that opportopity of making some observations upon the disturbances which had taken place in that part of the country with which he was more immediately connected, and of suggesting some means of mitigating the distresses in which they had originated. The last Parliament had granted fifty thousand potinds in aid of the distressed part of the, population which might be disposed to emigrate to the Cape of Good. Hope; and he believed emigration to be the most effectual resource s to prevent a recur rence of those disturbances which had taken place in Scotland. He was persuaded that those disorders were mainly attributable to the pressure of extreme distress; and he had himself received representations from inhabitants of Glasgow, who declared that they were unable to support themselves or their families, and that they looked upon their existence as a bur then which they could scarcely sustain. They could neither maintain themselves nor their families; and the period was fast approaching, when, without food, and without rairhent, they niust either perish, or prolong their existence by the plunder of their neighbours. He could not, therefore, let this opportunity pass without urghsg•on Ministers the necessity of turning their attention to the deplorable state of things ; and, if they seriously applied their minds to the subject, 'they would not only be conferring a benefit on the sufferers, but would be taking the most effectual means of suppressing that disturbance of - which they complained—(Hear, hear).—He must say, that, from the spirit and temper of Ministers,' they seemed to have greatly under-rated the distress which at pie sent existed in the Northern part, of the Kingdorti. They had ascribed a larger portion of the disturb ance to disaffection than to distress, and had sip:- plied force to quell the disturbances which would have been more effectually suppressed by furnishing the means of sitsistence. The Right Honourable Gentlemen opposite were more willing to facilitate emigration to the Cape of Good Hope than to any , other quarter of the world : and the reasons for this preference he could not perceive, especially, as most of those who were inclined to emigrate from Scotland had strong reasons to induce. them to go to our Ame rican Settlements, rather than to Africa. - He would suggest an emigration to our colonies in North America, as the most effectual means of mitigating this distress, and of preventing a recurrence of scenes which aN must deeply deplore. He was satisfied that there was no lember of that House who was not as anxious as himself to alleviate the distresses of the labouring classes ; yet he could not help lament ing, the spirit and temper of his Majesty's Ministers, ss ho seem disiosed to under-rate the magnitude of I their distresses, and to attribute to disaffection, the tumults to whi;ll those distresses had unhappily given rise: Ile wished to be informed by the Right Ho nourable Gentleman opposite (tho Chancellor of the Exchequer), what number of persons had availed themselves of the plan of emigration proposed by Government last year? and whether all, or what portion of the sum voted for that .purpose, had been expended ? He trusted that Ministers would apply an early, if not an effectual remedy, to distresses which could not'cure themselves, and which, - if not mitigated, would inevitably lead to the most disas ' trous consequeixes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that he had no wish to throw any obstacle in the way of the übject which the Noble Lord deemed so desirable; nor would he anticipate what. measures his 'Majesty's Ministers might adopt, in considering the means of giving relief to the distress alluded to. That every di , position favourable to that object was felt, he hoped was manifest; and, indeed, he could inform the House, that in executiug the plan of emi gtation to the Cape of ("lord Hope, an expense had already been incurred which exceeded the sum voted by the House. Five thousand per sons had been em barked for that destination; and he had intelligence that they had already pertirrmed a good part of their voyage in health, and with every prospect of a fa, swauble termination. With regard to the wishes which had been referred to, as having been enter tained by a considerable portion of the population of Scotland, he was afraid that the Noble Lerd did not ,uriiciently appreciate the information which had been received relative tp the emigrations to North Arne rica. That intelligence had been known to every person, as it was entirely of a public nature; and it was from thence collected, that the unhappy persons who had emigrated to the United States, so far from having found employment, were, soon after their arrival, reduced to a lamentable state of distress, and that the manufacturing part of that country was suf fering under the severest miery. Under such cir cumstances, to transport emigrants to America, would have been only to remove the scene of their priva tions, and to consign them to destruction on a foreign' shore—(Hear, hear). To those who had gone to the British settlements of North America, grants of land, and every assistance, were given; but' those provinces had been so overloaded with emigrants, that strong remonstrances against further emigration thither, and especially to Canada, had been made to the Govern ment at home,. in which it was stated that the num ber and wants of the emigrants had caused serious inconvenience to the resources both of the Govern ment and of individuals, and that to transmit more emigrants thither would be equally disastrous both to themselves and to the Provinces—(Hear, hear). — In such a state of things it would have been pre mature and unwise for the Government to hold out any general plan of indiscriminate emigration.— They wished to afford every relief in their power, but they were disinclined to adopt any. system hastily —(Hear, hear),—As to- further emigration to the Cape, he thought, at least before a fresh colony went out, it would be wise to wait until they could see what the first colony had done—(Hear, hear).—They had, it was true, every hope 01 success, but until that hope was actually realized, it would be neither wise nor hurbane to do anything hastily, with a view to further emigration—(Hear, hear).—He hoped that the Noble Lord and the House would do his Ma jesty's Ministers the justice to believe that they would not withhold any means of assistance which they could give, but it was incumbent upon them to proceed with caution— (Hear, hear). Mr. K. FINLAY agreed with what had been stated by his Noble Friend respecting the distressed state of 'tie conntry ; and ivla en the Right Hon. Centlemitt Stated that Only 5,000 persons had gene to the Cape, the House would see that by the regulations adopted it bad been impossible for the distreod population 'to relieve themselves. It was impossible for them to pay any sum of money, however small ; and there fore, if the means of emigration were not granted unconditionally, and as a boon, he feared they could not avail themselves of the opportunity airorded:He believed his Noble Friend was in possession of many communications, as he himself was, from •persons who, though perfectly willing to emigrate, could not transport themselves, being destitute of all means. He was confident that the subject required only to be brought forward by Government in such a practical manner as to engage 'attention, and that a sum of money, comparatively small, would be productive of great benefit, since those who were removed would not only be relieved themselves, but would relieve those to whom they were at present a bu: den. The Report of the Address was then read and agreed to; and upon the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, such Members of the House as were of his Majesty'i Privy council, were ordered to wait upon his Majesty, to know when he would be pleased to receive the same. Mr. BROUGHAM moved for an account of all the Funds at the disposal of the Crown, including the funds not usually deemed to be under the con trout of the house, distinguishing the several funds !for the two years ending January 25, 1820 ; also for an account of the application of the same since the accession of his late Ma,esty.—Agreed O. I Mr. TIERNEY observed, that in the accounts relative to the produce of the Funds to the Civil List, he perceived a sum of 1:385,000 made applicable to the Privy Purse, .independently of the £60,000 per l i annum, the limit of th 4 amount granted specifically by Parliament for that purpose. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated in answer, that undoubtedly sums from time to time had been thus appropriated during the late reign, and were taken from Colonial Funds. k was a peculiarly long reign, and the average of the sums did not exceed 0000 per annum. . Mr. TIERNEY observed, that the Privy Purse was placed under no curb ; and it was very light that it was thus granted. But any applications of the Droits of the Crown could only have taken place under Ministerial responsibility. Now it appeared that a sum of 1:385,000, arising from the Droits of the Crown, had been applied to private purposes, and he was anxious to learn the justification. The CHANCELLO2 of the EXCHEQUER — The justification was to be found in the immemo rial usage. Mr. TlERNEY—Parliament had limited the Privy Purse Grant to 1:60,000 per annum. 411 the other proceeds of the National Funds were placed under responsibility, and could not be disposed of without their advice. Yet it appeared that what the Legis lature had limited, Ministers had thought proper to augment. Mr. HL'ME expressed a desire to know from what Cojonial Funds the sum of £f.485,000 was taken ? He had heard of a sum, amounting to near 1:9000, which had been received from Demerara, and he supposed it went to constitute a part of that total. Mr.-TIERNEY said, the account could not be voluminous, and it would be important to have it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it would be impossible - to supply the account, as it referred to the earlier part of the late reign. Mr. TIERNEY—Then let the House be put in possession of the latter dates. . ' Mr. BROUGHAM took the opportunity of stating, that in the redemption of that pledge which he had given in the last Session, and which the answer of the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday had imposed him the duty of renewing generally, it was his intention to bring forward the subject of the Droits of the Admiralty, Crown, and other Revenues, which, according to the strict letter of the law, were not at present within the controul of Parliament, before the period fixed for the ultimate discussion of the new arrangement of the Civil List—a discussion which was now fixed for an earlier day. This course was imperatively imposed on him, however unwillingly, in consequence of the Right onourable the Chan cellor of the lixchequer's determination not to sub mit any legislative provision with the view of taking those Funds itom the Crown, and placing them at the disposal of Parliament. The justice of such a proceeding could not be questioned, when it was re collected that Parliament had most liberally provided for those charges which were formerly paid by the Crawn. He felt disposed, if the proposition was still left to him, to submit a moderate compensation to the Crownfor these Funds, in the event of their being placed, as they ought to be, within the controul of Parliament. Should no satisfactory anticipation of his object, on the part of Ministers, take place, it was his intention to bring his motion on before e dis cussion on the Report of the Resolutions on Thurs day next. The convenience of the question itself, and no regard to his own wishes, made the arrange ment necessary, because if these funds were to be taken fitin the Crown, and a new arrangement of the Civil List being in prospect, it was most mate rial that the question of taking away should precede, for the interests of the Crown itself, the final arrange ment of the new Civil List. . On the motion of Mr. GRENFELL, a return of the issue of ' Bank Notes and Bank Post Bing distinguishing each, from the ' Ist December to the latest per iod the account could be made out, was ordered to be laid on the Table. - Sir JOHN NEWPORT gave notice of his intention to in-' troduee a Bill to regulate the °Ake of Clerk of the Peace in Ireland. • , Mr. TIERNEY moved that there be laid before the House a Return of the periods and the proportidns in which a sum of £335,060, out of the Droits of the Crown, was applied to the purposes of the Privy Purse, during the last sixty years. A Return of the number of the Offices at the. Cape of Good Hope, exceeding Al5O per annum, and the names of the per sons holding them, excepting those already returned, was or dered to be laid before the Hou.e.—Adjourned. A private letter from Madrid, dated April 13, says— ,, CANGA ARGUELLES, Minister of Finance, ar rived here the day before yesterday, and w as i nstant l y presented lo the KING. AUGUSTIN ARGUELLES, and other Ministers, are daily expected. The KING goes on in the best manner possible—those who have lost their places are the only ones who complain. I can assure you tivt CAPGA ARGUELLES, since his arrival, has already had so many proposals for a loan, all under the most advantageous terms, th4t he does not yet know which to prefer." THE EVENING STAR LONDON. SAtURDAY, APRIL 29, 1890. ME FUND& rittei Of STOCKS Tins DAY AT ON &CLOCK: 3 per Cent. Reduced 68% 4 1 6 S per Cent. Commis 61) 3 / 4 1 / 4 4 per Cent. 87 1 / 4 86 . 5 per Cent. 105'%; 5 sh Bank Long Annuities 17 15-16 18 India Bonds 225. 21s. pr. Exchequer Bills Cs. ss. pre. Consols for Acct. 69 '/• On discussing the Address to the ICING lisknighi; in the House of Commons, Lou/ A. HAMILTON took an opportunity of advertiatg to the disturbances - which had lately occurred in Scotland,• the rzigin of wlich he was inclined to ascribe to the state of distress-- even to destitution—in which many of the pc pie found themselves. The remedyiL-Emigration—ill seemed to believe, must he slow in its operation. About five thousand persons (five thousand, rant of hundreds of thou ands!) have been seat to the Cape of Good Hope. Lot dA. HAMILTON was for allow-. ing Emigrants to go to America; but, accordii g to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, " the British Provinces of America a•e so overloaded with Emi gration, that the strongest remowtrances have been made on the subject by the Government of Cana ;a." Nor ate any more to he hastily sent off to the Cape, as " Government wish, in the first place. • learn the result as to those who have gone the, e, :.chore en couraging farther EmiBration to ;hat settlement on a larger scale." Thus stands the questien of relief from Emigration, while, in the meantime, - accor.ting t,, Lcrt! A. 11A-• sintroti, " the people are in such a state of desti.otion that they must either perish, or live oa the proi.erty of their ueighbnuts." Is this F.;:ttt. of to he. merely talked of, and then left to take its course'-- What must he the resuk, ii reli, f of some kind he nut secured t the sufferers: T;;ele is one obvious remedy far a large pc: Lion of the evil, to v. hid] tve have often adverted, and which we will never cease to urge .n a measure of sound policy and justice:— Sc ore to the willing and employed workmen such a remuneration for their labour (estimated by the price of the yerrtern loaf) as will • tutice for mainte ' laliourer is v. oaliy of hi:, hire. The Paris Paper. of Tucsda; vtrived last right ; those of Wednesday this forenoon. The sterility so chat acteristic of the French'Press, since the imposition of the Censorship, is somewhat. relieved by the Report of a discussion which took place in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. M. SAULNIER made a report on a Petition from a Sieur MADIER DE MONTJALIT, Cot.nsellor to the- Royal Court of Nisme.. It appeared from the Petition, that at Nismes, as through all France, the news of the deplorable assas sination of the Duke de BERRI, was :ollowed with the most profound grief. It was on the 17th of Fe bruary that this intelligence reached Nismes. On the 18th, there arrived a Circular, numbered 34, ad dressed by a certain C'&wile Directeur of Paris, which contained, among other things, the following passage : Be not surprized nor affrighted ; although the at tempt of the I3tll has not led immediately to the fall of the favourite (Da CAzE), act as if he were already overthrown. We will drag him from his post ife they do not consent to banil him , from it. In the meantime, organize yourselves—advise, orders, 0)1 money will not be wanting." This was in a few days followed by another Cir cular, numbered 35, in which there were the follow ing passages:—" We directed you a few days ago to take an imposing attitude; we recommend to you now, quiet and the closet reserve. We have gained a decisive advantage by turning out DECAZE. Greet services may be rendered us by the new Ministry; it is necessary, therefore, to avoid shewing any hostile sentiments. We repeat to you—quiet, the greatest quiet. It is necessary that you should direct all your attention towards Addresses. It is a pity that on this point the Liberals should have anticipated us, and that their Addresses are prepared with such in fernal altility. It is more than ever necessary that our Addresses should be numerous; procure them even from hamlets; and along with sentiments of sorrow, be' sure to express, energetically, the neces sity of vengeance and of putting down the liberal doctrines." The Petitioner observes, that he has certain infor mation that these Circulars were dispatched at the same time to the other departmeLts. The Ministers, he adds, could not be ignorant by whom these letters were brought to Nismes, and he is ready to denounce the name of the author before the Tribunals. The Petitioner states farther, that in January last a secret conclave was held at Nismes, in which a new organization of the National Guard, and arrange ments fcr obtaining a change of the garrison, the good spirit of which had hitherto maintained tran quillity in Nismes and department of the Garde, were agreed upon ; but that the Petitioner, having found means to inform the Minister of War of their machinations, they were for that time frustrated. • On the occurrence of the melancholy event of the ,13th February, the party renewed their for pr 134 not the aPF J pen ope ft 11. pre epi not not the shi at 18] F the Cit alsi the it a aPF size MTh to Olii the zlat Of t it v trat whi irni Of the nfit ren Mit cal( the ing sec! .1 ° CA: 1:10: tier 11 . 1 Se. the the Ira) spit Nvhi of t Lltiu ed 179 Stitt A titic him to j per cut ope the: • ing ral I of earf sari ted the WE tea ree the Tit neg CL tor an(