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SALES •Bt AUCTION. 4 :CORNWALL. • ELIGIBLE CHURCH PREFERMENT; The Capital ADVOWSON and RRCTORY of ST. COLUMB MAJOR. • TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick tkouse, Regent-street), At Oarraway's Coiree.house, 'Chauge-alley, Corrohlll, On Tuoasuav, 4th. May, 1826, at Twelve o'Clock , THE PERPETUAL ADVOWSON AND REC TORY of ST. COLUMB MAJOR, in the County of CORNWALL; LAND TAX REDEEMED: Comprising a go"d Parsonage House, Coach House, and O ffi ces : Garden Pleasure tounds, and THIRTY ACRES Of Glebe Land surrounding the same. 'The Parish extends over upwards of Twelve Thousand Acres of fine Arable and Pasture ' 'Land ; abounds with Corn of the best trality ; wholly subject to the payment of Tythes in kind, and estimated Moderate* at the Sum of TWO THOUSAND FIVH HUNDRED POUNDS • PER ANNUM. ' The present Incumbent is about Fifty-five Years of Age. St. Columb Major is a good Market Town, in ifvery genteel, pleasant, and healthy neighbourhood, and about Four Miles from the Sri. , The Living is highly valuable, and was, for a great number of Years, the Property of a Nobleman. Particulars may be bad of Messrs. Heady and James, Solicitors, Trusts; at the New London Inn, ;Fneter ; the Offices of the Oxford Journal and Herald, and of Mr. Adams, Oxford ; Library, Cheltenham; the Office of the Cambridge Chronicle, Cambridge; of Messrs. Aditogton, Gregory, and Falkner, Solicitors, Bedford row ; at Garraway's; and of Mr. Robins, N 0.170, Itegent-street. • • IPINNER, MIDDLESEX. • " Desirable VIVA RESIDENCE and OFFICES, • Coach Homer; Stable , Garden, Pleasure Ground, Farm Iluildinp, • Aso Amour ,oNg lIUNDRF.D ACRES of MEADOW LAND. • TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, u Ito. • By Mr. ROBINS, • '" (Of Warwick House. Regent-street), At narraway's Coffee House, 'Change Alley, Cornhill, ' On Fatoav,l2th May, 1226, at Twelve o'Clock, • By Order of the Assignees of Mr. Josunw Gaanass, .4 VERY DESIRABLE LEASEHOLD ESTATE, COMPRISING • An eligible Villa Residence, PINNER WOODHOUSg. Pleasantly seated on a Lawn, at Pinner, iu the County of Middlesex, • Adapted for the Accommodation of a GENTLEMAN'S FAMILY, Containing an Entrance Hall, Dining and Drawing Room hand somely fitted up. French Windows opening to the Lawn; principal and spare Bed Chambers, with spacious Landing ; Nursery, School Room, and Servants' R ooms over. The Offices comprise Kitchen, Pantry, Dairy, Larder, Scullery, Wine' and Beer Cellars, all in complete order ; the Pleasure Groundi are tastefully laid out with Gravelled Walks, Parterres, and Shrubs, ornamented by a Canal and Waterfall; a good Gary , den, well Stocked, Cropped, and Planted; Orchard. Stable Yard, Coach House. Stabling, Harness Room, Wood House, Tool and Knife House ; Farm Yard, Barn, Cow Holm, Piggery, Granary, &c. and nearly ONE HUNDRED ACRES Of Meadow and Wuod Land • a Cottage. &c. Pinner is a fine healthy situation, and the Scenery Picturesque, - Reid* good, 'genteel neighbourhood, and only fifteen Miles from the . Metropolis, Coaches to and fro daily. • :Td be viewed by Tickets; Particulars may be had on the Peemtiet; the Essex Anti!, atford ; Swan, Rickmansworth ; trades Head, Harrow ; Messrs. Stevenson and 'Bateman, Soli. *fibre'. •Sonthattipton-buildings, Chancery-lane ; of Mr. Herring, No. 109, Fleet-street; at Qarraway's; and of Mr. Robins, No. RegenttillViti. • . :ssoli HAMPTON, MIDDLESEX. ' CAPITAL RESIDENCIWVAIIDENS. AND LAND, t ABOUT F lETEIFOR R ACRES. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, By Mr. ROBINS, • ••• ••• ••• (Of Watwitk Mouse, Relent-s *3 - A DOIRMILE and PLEAsANT FREigimm COPYHOL . D ESTATE, comminute • A very excellent Family Mansion, with Offices of all descrisions, iecently altered and impeoved at a very considerable expense, and mint iii the inost order; beautiful Lawns, Shrubberies, Plantations, and dry Gravelled Walks; capital Kitchen Gat den, With leftif 'Wills, well stocked, and planted with the choicest Fruit Trees, in full perfection; Griper'', Green-house, &c. surrounded by rich Meadow Land, the whole about FIFTY-'FOUR ACRES, principally walled round. The excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE may be had at a v.sluation. Particulars of Mr. Robins, No. 170, Regect-street. M I DDLRSE X, About Fourteen Miles from Loudon. DESIRABLE FAMII.Y RESIDENCE, With Offices, Coach Mouse, Stables, beautiful Pleasure Grounds, Meadow Land, &c. Extensive Right of Shooting and Sporting over Lands abounding with Game, which have been strictly preserved ; And Fishing in extensive Waters, well stored with Fish, ' • • TO BK LET, FOR A TERM OF YEARS, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick House, Regent-street), oi VERY .DESIRABLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, ssated.ln.a s, Lawn, oner with Gar beiutiful ad Pr t ure fo G r rou the nd A s, cc Dry . of W adapted , • 1 7 AMILY of the FIRST RESPECTABILITY, immediate reception, with excellent domestic Offices, r.oat,• ls. House, Stables, he. capital Kitchen Garden, well Stocked, Ct - oirped, and Planted ; Green House, Melon Ground, and about • TWENTY-ONE ACRES F EXCELLENT MEADOW LAND. 01(7Fteliiinti Risk ei( Shooting and Sporting over several Thou. shed Acres* land, which has been strictly preserved, abounding wotli phemants. Partridges, Hares, Ste. and also tint Right of Pia l))11 in q beautiful and exteniive Piece of Water. 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The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presented a Petition from certain Shipholders resident in Soo* Shields, in the County of Durham, praying for ?protecting Dotins.—Laid on the table. - • ABOLITION 01 SLAVBRY: Earl GREY presented a Petition from Darlington, praying for the Abolition of Slavery in our West India Colonies. Also similar Petitions from Coggersl4ll, in the North Riling of Yorkshire, and from 'a Parish in East Lothian.—Laid on the table. Earl DUDLEY and WARD begged to call the at tention of their Lordships to a Petition which he held in his hand, from the Bard of Council and House of Assembly in !he Island of Antigua. He certainly thought the inhabitants of that island were good au thority for all that concerned the slave population, for he believed that as regarded their condition, both phy sical and moral, the slaves of Antigua were better off than the slaves of any other of the West India Islands; and would bear an advantageous c"mparison with the free blacks in any country. The Petitioners indulged in expressions which, perhaps, would be considered ton harsh against a certain body of persons in this country, who were known as Abolitionists. Whilst he ackir..w. 'edged that some of the expressions used in the Petition may be considered harsh, he thought it just to observe that the Colonists themselves had been the objects of unmeasured invective; and it was not to be wondered' at if they had not confined themselves within proper bounds, when speaking of their opponents. Nothing contained in the Petition was half as violent, however, as expressions applied to the Colonists by the anti-61a ! very party in this country. As far, however, as re garded their Lordships, the Petition was perfectly resifectful, and only desired to impress upon their minds, th it if any measures injurious to their interests were brought forward by this country, the Petitioners would look for indemnity. He concurred in this part of the Petition—it was but fair that in proportion to the degree of injury sustained should be the compensation awarded. At least, if an experiment was to be made, the experimentalists ought to bear the danger of it. He did not speak on his own account, being but a small owner of property in those Wands. The Petition, which proposed that this country should take the Island into their own hands, was not likely to be attended to, as far as regarded the Island of Antigua; but in the smaller islands there was a 'strong probability that the prayer of the Petition could be complied with. The Earl of LIVERPOOL apprehended that, in point of form, the Petition could only be received as coming from the Speaker of the House of Assembly. This was a matter of Parliamentary discussion, which he should be glad - to have settled. No doubt the Colonial As semblies should have some means of stating their griev antes. It was most important that they should have such means, if it was admitted, as no doubt it was, that the Legislature of this country had the right of legislating for the Colonies. He did not wish to press the matter to an imme diate decision; but he thought the consideration one of importance. After a few observations from the Earl of Launsaast.s and Vis count Matvitu, upon the question of form, Lord CALTHORPE rose, and claimed the attention of their Lordships, whilst he offered a few observations in reply to the Noble Lord who presented the Petition. He said the Colonists, by their own arts, and by the resistance which they bad offered to the measures of Government, had brought down heavier reproaches and more obloquy on themselves than had been heaped on ' them by any party in this country, Persons in this country were justly warranted in throwing odium on the Colonists, until they acted conformable to reason and the principles of humanity. The charges made against the Abolitionists were altogether unfounded. The Noble Lord charged them with desiring a sudden and precipitate change : but he (Lord Calthorpe) believed, if the language of the Abolitionists was examined, it would be found that they had uniformly advocated measures which should be brought into operation gradually. The Colonists were amenable for the dreadful height of iniquity which was no* to be found prevail ing in the Colonies, sad he (Lord Calthorpe) would be glad, and would be the first td hail it, if they could come forward and clear themselves from the reproaches showered upon them, In a manner more satisfactory to the House than they had yet done. Lord DUDLEY and WARD explained. He said that the anti-slavery party were liberal in their reproach.. es, and that this produced retorts from the Colonies.— As to the second charge, that a portion of the Abolition- ists pressed for a sudden change, he did not think it unfounded. The Noble Lord (Calthorpe) himself was reported to have expressed his desire that the abolition should take place during the life time of a celebrated public character (Mr. Wil berforce) who, it is well known, was advanced in years. If an abolition should take place before the death of this eminent man, he (Lord Dudley and Ward) thought himself warrantsil in saying it would be a sudden abolition. Lord CA LTHORPE explained. He had never used the expression imputed to him. At a meeting of the Anti-Slavery Society, soon after the retirement of Mr. Wilberforce, he had said, that even before that illustrious man's death, he hoped he may see a visible and satisfactory approach made to a final abo lition, and by such a pro'pect, enjoy that reward of his labours which was yet withheld from him. ( We understand, that at the suggestion of the LOSD CHANCELLOR,' the Petition was finally ordered to be referred to a Committee, to consider the point of form referred to by the Earl of Liverpool). CORN LAWS. Lord KING presented a Petition from the anonll of Preston, praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws. He said that the district in which the Petitioners reside suf- fered Much from the dead weight. He called the Pe. tition a Petition against pauperism and famine; as by ' law established, whenever corn was above seventy shillings the quartern it would have arrived at a fa mine price, and there was no saying that in the course of the year it may not amount to that famine price.— This was a question in which on the one side there was the landlords, and on the other the general interests of the country. It was power against reason and justice, and he was confident the latter would triumph in the end. It would certainly triumph, if the Noble Karl (Liverpool) was not controuled and counteracted by those who had other views besides the public good. If the system was persevered io, by what , magic could we prevent our manufactures from being transferred to other countries, where the necessaries of life were se much more moderate, and the profit on capital as great; and if this communi cation should arise, hew could the misery which must arise be an swered for ? The Mstquis of SALISBURY wondered why the No'ile Lord (King) did not bting forward a specific motion fur the Iltpeal of the Corn Laws. The course he was now pursuing had no other effect but to stir up the manufacturers against their best friends—against those persons to whom they were prin- cipally indebted for their present prosperity. The manufacturers, be contended, depended principally on the landholders. (Hear). Lord.KING said he could not bring forward the Bill he would wish to bring forward. He 'wished to bring forward a Bill with duties, which he underetOod could not originate in that House. If be could bring forward such a Bill, he would do su to-morrow. The Earl of LAUDERDALE thought it would be much more manly it the Noble L std brought forward a rpecific motion; but he believed that would not suit his purpose. The Noble Lord knew nothing of the merits of the question. if he thought that those who, opposed a free trade in corn wished the pour to have dear bread. In the reign of Charles 11. corn should have risen to 81 of the present money belore it could be imported, and at all pesiods it was proved that a rea sonablf protecting du'couti not have the effect of raising the price of breast. Did the Noble Lord mean to say that the priest labour Mid any connection with the price of grain? Some thought the price . of labout dependei upon the price of grain, others That it was regulamitiy the currency. In his (Lore Lauderdale's) opinion,_ it depended entirely u7osstbe proportion of the supply to the demand. It was fppisd, too, that in a cheap year labour rose, and in a dear year labour fell. The Noble Lord could neither have attendockto facts nor results ' or , she he could never come forward in the nTanner he did, night after night, aspersing a body of men remarkable for their generosity. The landed interest of England was remarkable above that of any other country, for its regard for the poor, and be believed there was no other man could be found to stignsatise it but the Noble Lord. Lord KING said the Noble Earl charged him with us;ng no other weapons but squibs, he could retort and say the .Noble Lord's weapons were paradoxes and crotchets. The Noble Lord went back to the reign of Charles IL bat did not reflect how different the state of the country was then and at present. Then much good land was uncultivated, now much inferior land was forced into cukiaation by the Corn Laws. As to the price of labour, that he contended must depend on the price of corn for a series of years. The Earl of M ALMESBURY congratulated the House upon hsving ascertained the N , ,ble Lord's (K;og's) sentiments. He now understood that the Noble Laid did not advocate a free trade io corn, but protecting ditties. He had really thought hitherto that the Noble Lord was the champion of a free trade in corn, whether it came from Odessa, Danizic, or any other part of the world. The Noble Lord's attacks upon the landed interest were spoken with such a good humoured face that he (Lord Malmesbury) could not feel angry with trim. SCOTCII BANKING SYSTEM. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented Petitions front several Parishes in the county of Forfar, against any alteration in the Scotch Banking System —Laid on the table. Lord GW Y DYR presented similar Petitions fram several Pa rishes of Perthshire, which were disposed of in the same manner. The Marquis of LANSDOWN moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Mil for compelling Bankers to pay their Notes on preientation in specie, at the place from whence such Notes were issued. The Marquis said, in moving the second reading of the Bill, he should not detain their Lordships any length of time, as the intentions of the Bill were pretty generally known. It Will requisite that a check should be placed upon the excess of issue in paper, and for the security of the poorer classes it was necessary that the Banks should be compelled to pay at the place from whence they issued their notes. He saw no reason why par. ticular counties were to be excluded from the operations of the Bill. He sincerely hoped that their Lordships would concur in a measure which would gradually do away with one of the greatest evils which had ever afflicted this country. With regard to the Issues of country bankers, he knew one instance of a country banker who actually entered into an arrangement with a certain Paymaster for the circulation of his notes, paying hint a per tentage upon them, in proportion to the miles in which they were circulated. II bankers were allowed to issue notes not payable at the place from which they were issued, it would be giving such persons undue preference over those banks who really did pay in specie. In Ireland, in consequence of this system, the notes of one bank had been at par, whilst those of another were at a discount. lie was aware that some Noble Friends near him thought the Scotch banks had good grounds of exemption, but he saw no reason for excepting Scot land. It was impossible the system should be different in the two countries. He was conhdeut that when the subject was inquired into in a Committee, the expediency of the measure, as far as re garded Scotland, would be acknowledged. He should now pro. pose the second reading of the BM, reserving the question of eaten. sion to Scotland for the Committee. It was his opinion, that no respectable bankers would attempt to issue paper but from places at which it was made payable. Lord FARNHAM mold see no objection to the measure if it was prospective; but if it required the calling in of all the notes at present out, it would be imposing a serious injury upon the persons who had issued them. The purchase of new stamps, Sec. was no inconsiderable expence. He had no doubt, however, but when they went into a Committee, means would be adopted to carry the Bill amicably into effect. Lord ROSSLYN objected to the Bill, upon the ground that a total destruction of credit would follow its adoption. He could not pretend to say what its effects would be in Ireland, but in Scotland be oral certain the greatest inconveniences and difficulties would be experienced. Lord MELVILLE thought they would pause before they passed any measures In this country which would involve Scotland and Ireland. Upon the present occasion he should suggest to the Noble Framer of the Bill that it would be much better to postpone its operation until the Report of the Committee bad been received. Latsi LAUDERDALE contended, that in remedying one evil their Lordships should take care that they did net fall into a greater His lordship saw no reason for extendiug the measure either to Ireland or Scotland. In Scotland. he was convinced, if the Bill passed, the whole system of banking would be undermined, and he dreaded the consequences to that country. Lord LIMERICK hoped that all the lenity which might be shown to Scoelandwould be extended to Ireland. Lord CALE DON hOped the Noble Marquis, baying brought i• his bill, would 'persevere in It. indeed he saw no reason why their Lordships should not proceed, notwithstanding the Committee. Lord CLIFDEN was of the same opinion. Lord LIVERPOOL said, he should vote for the second reading of the Bill; but he thought that the greatest consideration was re quired upon a subj•:ct of such deep interest to Scotland and Ireland. It was certainly highly requisite that their Lordships should guard themselves, whilst correcting one evil, from falling into another ; and he should therefore suggest that a longer space of time be al lowed than was originally intended. Perhaps the Noble Marquis opposite would not object to the Committee being axed for Toes day week. The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, he should avail himself of the suggestion of the Noble Marquis. The Bill was then read a second time, and the Committee axed for Tuesday week. The Marquis of LANSDOWN gave notice, that he should on Monday next present a Petition to their Lordships front the Roman Catholics in Ireland.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from several persons concerned in the manufacture of earthenware in Staffordshire and the County Palatinate of Durham, in favour of the Potters' Regu. Wiwi Bill.—Laid on the table. The Hon. Manua begged leave to postpone the second reading of the Pill, in consequence of an objection raised by the Hen. Pre sident of the-Board of Trade against the principle of the Bill. Mr. CA LCRAFT and Mr. Alderman THOMPSON objected to the Bill in tots. Mr. LITTLETON said that the opposition to the Bill arose from interested motives of individuals. The second reading of the Bill was postponed until this day week. lIIRMINoHAM AND LIVRRPOnL CANAL SILL. Lord CLIVE moved the Order of the Day for the re-committal of the Liverpool and Birmingham Canal Bill. Mr. CA LCRAFT opposed the motion. He had in his pocket a Petition which bad been signed only two hours ago by a Lady wbo had already petitioned against the Bill. lie alluded to Mrs. Johnson, through whose property the Canal was intended to pass; she had been represented to the House as an elderly widow lady, and possessing only a small landed property ; he could assure the House that she was not old, but on the contrary was in the prime of life. and was possessed at once of personal attractions and a landed property of 400 acres. It was of no consequence, however, whether the case was that of a widow, wife, or maid, the fact was still the same, the invasion of property without consent. Mr. LITtLETON wouldpay ev e ry compliment to the gallant behaviour of the Hon. Member fur Wateham ' and at the same time wished to know where this Lady was to be found? He knew that she must be in or near London from the circumstance of her having signtd the Petition which the lion. Member had alluded to. He (Mr. Calcratt) was her representative, as her prockain ami s he thought it would be better to have her brought .before the Com mittee by a writ of Habeas Corpus, and examined as to her dissent or approval of the Bill. He was sure that she was not averse to the Canal, and he trusted that the House would allow the re com mittal lathe Bill. Mr. W. PEEL could assure the Hon. Member for Wareham that it was not the intention of the Promotersof the Bill to deprive any person of land without their assent. Mr. LAWLEY would vote against the re-committal of the Bill, and felt convinced of the Petitioner's claims upon the attention of the House. Sir G. CHETW YND thought it very bard, after the repeated assertions of Mrs. Johnson's aversion to the Canal passing through her property, that she should be put to the immense ripener of being heard by Counsel *fore the Cnifintittee on the Bill, for the purpose of repeating what %hells,' already said. The SPEA KEIL then put the questiim. Mr. S. RICE rose to present two Petitions from individuals of the names of Bourne and liekher, complaining of the intruded line of the Canal; which would materially injure their property by passing ohrough it. 11t7LIT1;LhTON explained, that the Cinal was not intended to interfere with Mr. Lieldeslaints. Sir J. WROTTESLET could assure the Hon. Member of the same fact, and hoped, after these assertions, the House would drop the subject of the Bill, and decide upon the question of the rr comm!ttal, when those Hon. Members who opposed the might there state their objections. Mr. CA LV ERT opposed the re-committal. Mr. CA LCR AFT stated, that there had been gross irregula rities in the Proceedings of the last Committee. They bad altered the line of the Canal, and made it pass over property without ask ing the consent of the proprietot it of such.land. He would ask th e Noble Lord whether he had signed the Report of the Committee (as Chairman of it) under the impression that every person bad assented to the route of the Canal? In fact, his Frtetirttlie Baronet (Sir G. Chetwynd), who was present at the ei.:me Com mittee, assured him of that being the case. Here was a gross piece of irregularity, and he should move that the Bill should be ' referred to a Committee of Standing Olders, and not to the same Committee who had proceeded in so injudicious a manlier. A Mamma under the Gallery thought it would be better the the Bill to be referred to the Committee on Standing Orders. _ Lord CLIVE said the mistake had been on the tide of the op. posing partied. lie (Lord Clive) had prepared a clause which he intended to have brought forward in the Committee, the basis which was to prevent the Canal passing through the property of any individual, unless th4y gave their assent. After a few observations from Mr LAWLZT and Mr. CA LCLA re against the motion, and Mr. Ltrri.rron and Mr. W. PliEt. in favour of it, the Bill was ordered to be re-committed on Tuesday next. A !Message from the Lords requested that leave might be givers to Massey Dawson, Esq. and other Members of the House, to at tend and give evidence before :a Committee of Privileges of the !louse of Lords; and to John Gladstone, Esq. to attend and give evidence before the Committee on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway Bill. The following Petitions were presented, read, and ordered to be laid on the table :—I-From Chester, for the better regulation o f the Water Works of that city, by Lord BRI.CRAVIE for th.: Abolition of Slavery, from Loughborough, by Mr. L. Kans. and from Keelseymoor, Aberdeenshire, by Mr. Huge; and troth East Retford and Ashbourne, by Mr. C. PELHAM; for the repeal of the Corn Laws, front Preston, by Mr. Hive, and from W , Kcester, by Colonel Davies; against any'alteration in the Banking System . tit Scotland, from a place in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, by Mr. Misuse, and from several other parishes oflketland, by Captain Coogan ; against the repeal of the Usury Lawsafrorn Anglesea, b r the Earl of Ussonsat ; from the Moisten of Southampton, praying for a reduction of Duty on their Stock in hand, by Mr. C. I'LLHA M. SANK NOTES Mr. P. GREN FELL presented a petition front an individual named Edward Chance, who stated, that he had discovered a plan for engraving Bank notes, by which the imitation of them was rendered more difficult than it was at present. The petitioner sprayed that the plan might be investigated. Mr. PEARCE said the Bank bad done every thing in its power to obtain a note more difficult to imitate than the one they bad at present, but had failed. The petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. Dawson brought up a Return of Contracts for Jails in Ireland. ISLAND OF ANTIGUA. Mr. BARING rose to present a Memorial from the Legislature and Council of the Island of Antigua. ft complained of the un just censures to which the Colonial Legislatures and the planters bad been exposed, and state 1 the belief of the Petitioners that the slave population,of the Island of Antigua was in a better condition with respect to moral and religious culture than those In any other of the West India Islands. It alledged that the Parliament and Go vernment of this country had formerly encouraged the slave trade as a branch of commerce good per se, and without any reference to our own West India Colonies, and that this commerce had been car ried on to an extent which the Colonial Legislatures had by repeated and earnest applications to the Government of F.nglaod sought in vain to abridge. (The Hon. Member here entered into several state ments to prove the truth of this aUegation.) The memorialists then went on to say, that although they protested against the notion that sugar islands could ever be cultivated by free labour, they were not unwilling that the experiment should be made in their island, which presented a very advantgeourbeld fur it, on account of the superior moral and religious condition of their slaves, provided an adequate compensation was assured to them. The Hen. Member expressed his opinion that this suggestion ought to Ise seriously considered. From all the information he could obtain, he enter tained no doubt that the assertion of the Memorial, as to the sops, riot condition of the Slaves in Antigua, was strictly correct. - After a few observations from Mr. MANNINO, the Memorial was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. W. WHITMORE fixed his Motion on the Corn Lawa for the 4.5c1 of May. EDUCATION IN IREL IND. Mr. J. SMITH presented a Petition from a great number of the Catholic Population of Ireland, complaining of the state of edu cation. The Commissioners of Education recommended that Pro testants and Catholics should be educated together. The Catholics, however, on consulting their Clergy, were not disposed to follow the recommendation unconditionally. It was prayed by the Peti tioners, and he thought the requests an very reasonable ones, that in every school where the children-of Catholic parents composed the majority the Master should be a Catholic ; that when they wee! the minority, there should be a Catholic Usher ; and that no books should be forced upon them but such as their Clergymen approved. No man regretted more sincerely than he did the prejudice of the Catholics upon this subject; but as they had it, be thought it fair that they should be indulged. What was the conduct pursued in this respect in other countries? In France. by a decree of Louis XVIII. it was expressly prohibited in the public schools to put any book into the hands of a Jewish chid which bad not received the approbation of the principal Rabbis. Some of our own Missionary Societies also presented us with an examplo well worthy of imitation. Their first object, when they settled amongst any barbarous or uncultivated nation, W. 14 to in struct them in the arts of life, and having thus acquired a hold upon their gratitude, they found_ the task of conversion comaaratively easy. In like manner he would say, if you want to convert the Irish, begin by acquiring a claim upon their gratitude. One wit ness examined by the Commissioners, to the question. whether pro selytism was any part of his object, replied by a &card negative; but on being further questioned, he said that his object, and Ow the Society, was to diffuse veritable Christianity. And it was then quickly discovered that nothing could be more remote front hi• idea of veritable Christianity than the Catholic faith. From a return of the children receiving education in all the schools in Ireland. is appeared that their whole number amounted to 569,000, that uf these 431,000 were Catholics, and that of this great number of Ca tholics, no mere than 31,061 received benefit from public aid, aril this is the people whose Pastors and Gentry have been described as averse to education. lie hoped that Ministers who had acquired so high a character for liberality, and he would ary justly acquired it, would take this subject into their serious consideration, and afford to the poor Catholics of Ireland the advantages of education upon their own terms, and he hoped the Petition he was about to pre sent might not be ineffectual. hlr. BUTTERWORTII objected to any compliance with the prayer of the Petition, as the same reason for voting a sum of money for the education of the Roman Catholics would equally apply iu behalf of the disciples of Tom Paine. lie thought Par liament had no authority to grant the public money for the yurpo,e of promoting education in the Catholic, or ally other religion which was contrary to that of the State and of the Holy Scriptures. The Priests had prevented the education of the poor of Ireland, by pre venting their attendance at schools where the Bible was read. But why could not the Catholics of Ireland educate their own poor ?They certainly could not complain of the want of money, since they had found the means to contribute Li 000 a week to the Catholic Asso ciation. It they could raise such extensive funds for political pur poses, he thought it strange that they should come to this country for means wherewith to perform the common offices of charity. It no distinction was to be made between Protestant and Catholic in this respect, the martyrs of the Reformation had suffered In vain. Mr. W. SMITH considered the Reformation to have been the sat uggle of truth-against error, and that the former had triumphed in the triumph of the Protestant cause. But he was of opinion that the people ought to be lefs to their own religious feelings, and that the State should only Interfere with their actions. It was actually necessary that the poor should have some sort of education, and be wtiold rather they should be educated upon Catholic principles than I not et all. It was a disgrace to this country generally, that for the 1 six hundred years during which we had held poises.ion of Ireland, the people had, up to this moment, been left in deplorable ignorabce. Mr. C. WILSON expressed himself favoureine to education generally; but any system of education in Ireland, without the in troduction of the Holy Scriptures, should have his disapprobation. Mr. BA NK ES most earnestly desired to see the Scriptures pro mulgated throughout Ireland. He wished to see the Bible in the handsof the Irish peasant, and be denounced that linoleum spirit by which it was endeavoured to be withheld. Mr. TRENCH said the great enemies of education in Ireland were the Priests and the enthusiasts. The Priests, who .kept the people ingignuranee to preserve their own power, and the, Calms, who by their unthinking interference, still more effectually accosa plished the object of the fowler class. Jr. M. FITZGERALD (Knight of Kerry) nctributeti all the rancour an 3 dkicord which exulted throughout inland to the