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of that you ever said to an officer in command, " You will fire every .:4 re where you can and you wish to fire ?" —I never said so. MI you render any account to the King of what passed on the I,iesday ?—No, for I had no o ffi cial correspondence upon the subject, d could not therefore make official communications to him eels ;; to it. Did you not know that the combat was then everywhere raging ? tt. I did not. Nor of the number of persons then killed ?—No. Nor that the shops were shut, and the armourers plundered?—Nothing i the kind. Nor of the fire at the Exchange 7—No. %Vete you not soon apprized of the reassemblage of the deputies at the tiou , e of M. Cassimir Pericr, and of their resolution ?—Of none of it. Nor of the formal protest drawn up in their name by MM. Guizot, Dupin, Villemain, &c.—l knew of none of these details until after my wrest. You repeat. you had no official communication with the King on l'a •sd.ty ?—tione officially, but verbally. Were you informed as to the state of Paris P—No. Did you propose to the King to sign the ordinance placing Paris in a :ate of siege ?— Yes. 1 • It ipi t ti w y h e a u t o n ' t to r c e k t did the you return to Paris ?—At 11 o'clock. re the aril author i ties informed C aris must in have a Who was it proposed to place Paris in a state of siege ? I cannot _ We Marsh al of the jed of it state b " o of siege s o . ? Was it with the Council that the Marshal put himself in relatiou ? With are and with the council. (A noise hoeing been heard, the President called silence, observing tk.a the voice of the prisoner was w-ak, and that he could not be heard if the least noise was made.) What communication had you with your colleagues? We had a educed on Tuesday evening. tell that. AVas there any opposition ? The proposal to place Paris in a state of .it ge was adopted. What reason induced its adoption ? The motives will Le assigned in tik. defence. Was the placing Paris in a state of siege spoken of in the Council ? _No. At what hour on Wednesday were you at St. Cloud? Eight, or half. ,t eight, in the morning. At what o'clock on Wednesday did you leave the hotel of the Min. istir of Foreign Affairs ? About two o'clock. What induced you to leave the hotel ? The crowds were numerous. Dil you make your determination known to the other ministers ? There were one or two of them with me at the time. Were you informed of the resistance made by the inhabitants ? The i:armation was not brought to me. hen you did not inform the King of what had taken place ? I could not do so, as I did not know it till late in the day—towards 11 !'clock. I wrote that the movements continued. but I had no positive infinnation to communicate. Did you communicate with the other ministers ?—Yes. Did you communicate with the Marsha/ ?-1 asked him what had and what he thought of it. At what hour did you part with the deputies at the head-quarters ? la the morning. Did the Marshal give you an account of the proceeding of the depu ii:s ?—He made several observations to me on the subject. When I ~n,w that the deputies were with him, I caused it to be Intimated to the Marshall that I could not see them. He told me that the conditions they insisted on were the withdrawal of the ordinances. I answered hat I could not take that upon me, but that I would commu 7,icate with the King. I then sent an officer to the Deputies to that I would see them ; but when I knew the conditions on which I hid already made my answer, I did not think it my duty to see them. Did you take the necessary measures for publishing this ordinance ? —ln quality of Keeper of the Seals, it was my duty to send it to the ompetent authorities. dad the Council any sitting after Paris was placed in a state of siege? —There was no meeting of Council after the evening of the 27th. Did you do nothing to stop the effusion of blood ?—The placing of Paris in a state of siege placed all power in the hands of the Marshal. I could have wished to stop the effusion of blood ; but I repeat, that I mid do nothing to prevent it. Were you acquainted with the proceedings of the Deputies in regard to 31. de Polignac?—He told me of it afterwards. Did you make the King acquainted with what was passing at Paris ? —No; but I think the Marshal did. At what o'clock did you rejoin your colleagues on Thursday morn. ?—I cannot say precisely. What did you resolve on with them ?—We resolved to proceed imme• (!lately to St. Cloud, to require the recall of the ordinances. - Did you not issue orders to arrest several persons, amongst whom were some of the deputies P—Such orders appear, indeed, to have been given, though not by me, and were revoked an hour after. However, it is not probable that the Marshal would have taken such a measure of his own accord do not know who gave him the urders in question. After the departure of the Deputies, were you not informed that the troops were declaring for the people ; and did you not then say, that the troops of the line ought to be fired at do not remember having said anything to that purpose. In the course of the evening did you not assemble your colleagues, is order to deliberate on what was to be done the next day, which was Thursday ?—No Council met since that moment. Did you take every measure necessary to prevent the effusion of blood ?—No measure could be taken ; for we continued to hope that the disorders would cease. Was the Cour Royale ordered to the Tuileries in consequence of your directions ?—Yes. ..._ Was this measure adopted in the council ?—I have already observed that no council was held since the Tuesday. By whom were you informed of the events which were taking place in Paris ? By Al. M. de Semonville and d'Argout. On hearing the reports of these two peers. did you not retire with your colleagues to deliberate on the subject ?-1 certainly spoke on the subject with my colleagues, but I declare again that no council was held. When the repeal of the ordinances and the dismissal of the ministry were once decided upon, how did it happen that such a length o f t i me elapsed b e f ore t hi s reso l u tion was made known in Paris, and did you make no opposition to h ?—When the King signed the repeal of the or. donnances, I immediately retired; and from that moment I have re mained a total stranger to the public affairs. Do you know if any money , was given to the troops ?-0n the Mon. day they recived none ; but I heard that dose who were in Paris re. ceived some money on Wednesday. In virtue of what ordinance was that money distributed ?—ln virtue of an ordinance emanating from the Minister of the Finances. Where, and by whom, were the orders given to dissolve the camp of St. Outer ?-11y the King, during the night between Wednesday and Thursday. The interrogatory was then suspended during a quarter of an hour. The President to M. de Peyronnet —You are aware of the nature of the charges brought against you ; it is highly important that you should snorer clearly and without deviation to the questions which are now to I e addressed to you. Were you acquainted with the measures which eret-Aled your accession to the Ministry P—No. Did you hold any conference with your colleagues relative to the mai. ewes which were ultimately taken concerning the elections ?—I attended One conference previous to my accession to the ministry. Was there not a scheme foriimil to effect an entire change in the sys tem of elect4ms ?--I believe that in the proceedings there are most evident proofs of the contrary. The only report to the King on the subject is one dated the 14th of April, and which announces on the part of the Government the formal intention of maintaining the char— Ter. This report was made a few days before I became Minister. What motives determined the King to appeal in person to the clat ters by the proclamation which preceded the elections P—l do not feel it nil duty to investigate the intentions of the King. However, it la Probable that his motives were the same as those which prompted Louis XVIII. in 1820. Was the proclamation issued by the Council?—Yes. Who drew it up ?-I,rim bound to name no one. Why was it signed by the Prince de Polignac, and not by yourself? Because it was tbouyht more proper at the moment. Were not many illegal measures taken to influence the elections ?- 1 took no measure of the kind you allude to; on the contrary, I dways opposed them. I shall avail myself of the present opportunity It) beg of th e (; ours to allow my defender to r ea d the only circular which I wrote at the moment of the elections. NI. Ilennequin, defender of M. de Peyronnet, then read the circular, in which the 31inister gave orders to the Prefects to take every measure necessary, in order that the electors might vote freely, and in perfect ncurity. M. de Peyronnet-1 shall also beg leave to enter into some details, in ..tiler to bring to light the sincerity of my conduct at that period. Of the President, of the electoral colleges, three were chosen in this Court, and now attend the present trial ; they thought proper to consult me on the speeches they were to make at the opening of the Colleges, and I hope that they will not refuse to do me justice by making known my answer to their demand. Were no threats made use of against any public functionary who .huuld venture to oppose the intentions of the Government ?—I can 4ffirru positively that no menace was made use of by me in my relations with the public functionaries. Were no circulate addressed to the electors ?...-I have been informed that seveval Prefects did address circulars to the electors of their de. patnients, but they acted on this occasion without my order. Did not many violent disorders take place at Montauban at the mo ment of the elections, and what meuures did you adopt to repress them? —On being informed that disorders had arisen at Montauban and at Fever., I transmitted immediate orders for the punishment of thou who had disturbed the public tranquillity. I am truly sorry that the Orders in question have not been found, and I have already expressed regret on that point to the Commission of the Chamber of Peers. The Presidest.-1 have myself written to Montauban in order to due researches to be made for the letters 'madam having written, but the Prefect of that town has replied that all Investigation bas been unsuccessful. M. de Peyronnet.—l should wish that the clerks of the Ministry of the Interior, charged with that part of public business, should be in terrogated. In signing the ordinances, did you yield to a superior will which pro hibited the use of your reason ?-1 feel sincerely grateful for the senti ment which prompts you to make this question, and you will I hope do no less justice to the feeling which obliges me to remain silent on that point. As soon as the ordinances were published, did you inform all the authorities placed under your orders of that publication 7-1 did tot think that any rigorous measure would become necessary. The reports which were made to the ministry only served to delude it by a false and fatal security. Were you acquainted with the troubles which took place in Paris on the Monday evening P—On my way home, I saw a few groups, and heard several persons utter different vociferations. To whom was the report on the seizure of the printing-presses ad dressed ? [Here the President sent the report to M. de Peyronnet that he might read it. The latter, after examining it, replied]—The documents reply to the question ; I shall therefore beg leave to make no answer. Who issued the orders to disperse the first groups ?—I do not know. At what period were the measures in regard to the ordinances con certed ?—The measures were resolved on when the result of the elections was known. Were there not journals which published articles having this for their object ?—lt is true there were journals which advocated the prin ciples I had professed all my life ; but I can affirm that at this period the only journal which contained any articles of mine, incessantly corn. batted ail coups d'etal. Which of the Ministers opposed the publication of the ordinances ? —Wben this question was first put to me by the commissioners of the Chamber of Deputies, I kept the silence imposed on me by duty, in regard to all that passed in the King's Council, On the other hand, it was necessary to speak in favour of a colleague as unfortunate as my self, and also my friend. The commissioners saw my reluctance: they triumphed over it. I told the truth. I do not regret it, but I must add, that at this moment silence is n duty. As the circumstances under which you acted no longer exist, it appears to me that you should now feel yourself at liberty to speak out ?—The oath I have taken is absolute, and not conditional. I cannot think that misfortunes have absolved me of it. You were one of those who opposed the ordinances?—l cannot answer that question. Had you any share in the preparation of the report to the King ? —Yes. Who was the author of that report ?—I cannot answer that question. Who was the author of the ordinances as to the elections?--It was I. Wu not the illegality of these ordinances discussed 2—Even if I durst speak of what passed in the Council, I could not answer that ques tion. Who prepared the ordinances' which named AI. de Ragusa to the first military division ?-1 have but an imperfect knowledge of that or. dinance, which was not in my province. Do you knowif any summons was made to the people ?—I do not. Did you not know that there was s meeting of Deputies at Paris ? I knew it afterwards. Did you assist at the Council, which had for its object the putting Paris in a state of siege ?—Yes. Was that revolution definitive or conditional ?—As far as I can re collect, a note was addressed to the Council, announcing that the troubles had been appeased. It was then useless to recur to such a measure, if next day the troubles had entirely ceased. That is at least what I always understood. Are you aware that measures were taken to make the people of Pa ris acquainted with the fact that the towt was placed in a state of siege ? All that passed as to this ordinance and its execution is quite strange tome. I was not informed of what had taken place till Wed nesday evening. Did you take the necessary measures for making yourself acquainted with what was passing at Paris ? I repeat that the ordinance placing Paris in a state of siege united the whole power in a single hand. After that, I had no means of action, and no communication with the audio. rities intrusted with the execution. Returning from St-Cloud on Tuesday I went to the Tuileries, where I expected to find my colleagues. Not finding them, however, in their usual place of meeting, I learned by $ man, whom I met at the Tuileries, that they were assembled at head quarters. I went there, and found that the putting Paris in a state of siege was already resolved on. I had then no means of communicating with the Prefect of Police, whohad already been driven from his hotel. At what o'clock did you meet your colleagues ? I cannot specify the hour. What deliberations took place at this council ? There was no council for there was not an instant when the seven ministers could assemble. To whom was the direction of affairs intrusted P"-1 cannot answer that question. Are you acquainted with an order given for the arrest of certain per sons, and particularly of certain deputies P—l was not aware of it at the time of my first examination. It will easily be seen, on referring to the hour, that I could not be easily acquainted with it. The President.—lt is on that account important to fix the hour pre. cisely at which you went to head-quarters hastened up stain to change my clothes, and during that moment a conference took place, which has been spoken of in the preparatory proceedings, and those who fiend in it will probably be heard as witnesses. After this I hnme duttely set off for St. Cloud, and on the road I met the Peers, with whom I exchanged a few words. M. de Polignac came up the next moment, and we arrived all together at St. Cloud. Was not a council held at St. Cloud P—A council was held on Thurs day night, in which the repeal of the ordinances was decided upon. From that moment I had nothing more to do with the direction of public affairs. I repaired to the Tuileries where I expected to find some of my colleagues ; however, "not finding any there in the usual place of our sittings, I repaired to the Etat Major. It was there I first heard that Paris had been placed in a state of siege ; but I had no com munication with the official authorities. At what hour did you next meet your colleagues P—l really do not recollect the exact hour. What were your deliberations, when you had re-assembled P—There was some conversation, but r.o council ; for we were not all re-united. To whom was then confided the general direction of the maim of the Government !—I cannot answer that question. Was it rot within your knowledge that orders were given to arrest se. veral deputies ?—No, it must be obvious from any previous interroga tories that I could not have known such a circumstance. The President—lt is important to know the precise hour when you went to the Etat Major. Did you render an account to the King of the visit of the Deputies, MM. Witte, Perrier, tite ?—lt was not my business to do so. lie then, in his further evidcr.cc, described that he had no part in the measure for placing Paris in a state of siege, and that he did;all he could to prevent the measures which were impending. He declined, however, to state the especial points upon which those differences arose. r e - i i I eau ' se d i 41111 H TIM PRESIDENT TO Y. DE CHANTILAIME. Have you any knowledge of the orders relating to the ordinances, and from whom they emanated ?—This is a subject upon which I respect fully state I must hold silence. Was not your entrance into office dependent on the indispensable condition of 31. Peyronnet's entrance ?—Yes, it was. 1 avow, that all my efforts were directed to the support of the King's measures, and the electoral ones, but I deprived no man of his situation, and I used no threats for that purpose. Who was the author of the ordinance relative to the press P—l cannot answer that question. Did you not hear of the protestation of the members, and of its insertion in the journals ?—I had no cognisance of this circumstance until informed of it by the Procureur du Koi. Did you not take measures against the assemblage of the people ? I No ; it was not my province to do so. You knew Paris to be in a state of siege ?—Yes. Who caused that measure ?—The order of circumstances. The business of the day was then closing with M. Ouernon de Ren ville's examination. The neighbourhood of the Luxembourg was per. feedy tranquil. The forms of the French law are extremely tedious. The Interroga. tortes of the prisoners, as well as their answers, as fu as they have gene this day, corresponded with those already published. Poltgnac rallied a good deal while delivering his .interrogatories. He held in him band the printed book of the depositions, published by the House of Peers, and the President interrogated him from the original manuscript from which the publication was made. " The Journal du Comments of this morning says, It is awned, that after a very animated discussion in the Council of Ministers, cou riers were despatched to the French Ambassadors at Berlin, Vienna, and Leodon, with instructions to declare to the three Powers, that in case Prussia or Austria should join Russia in endeavouring to reduce Poland to subjection, Francs would consider such intervention as a declara tion of war.' " The King of Holland is said to have refetred the delicate questions connected with the state of Belgium, and particularly that connected with the navigation of the Scheldt, to the decisions that may be pro. flounced in the conferences at London. This would be a great step towards the maintenance of peace. " 111. Van dm Weyer, a member of the Provisional Government of Belgium, is expected hourly at Paris. ' The Threes, which left off last night at bBf. 26c.:were Ioc. better before the opening, and at a quarter past two had, without any able cause, fallen to b7f. Never was a movement so sodden, :e s t d from 58f. to 57f. in leas than one minute. They afterwards slowly d y e recovered, and at half -pest 3 rose to Inf• Mc. But the Bear party, always headed by Guertin, is far from relasiagja his disastrous efforts, and nothing short of the quotation of foOG will, it is said, sa tisfyi The news was, howevcr altegetirr ether a cheer ing nature ; tha only gloom still tasting its shade being angled by tba trial of the ex- Ministers, which continues to give rise to the meet alarming reports In the seam of a mild judgment. It is whispered that the students of both the Basle de Dreit midi the Beek de Medals* are determined to pat their threats into mumatiso, and to favour as at tack on the Luxembourg, by setting Are to some of the neighbouring houses. But this is too bad to deserve credit. " The closing price of the Threes was 58f. 6k; but the Condi:se immediaely worked a fresh fall, and no doubt at half•past 4 the price will be full 20c. lower." FRENCH FUNDS. Pails, Dec. 15.—Five per Cents. 88f 75e 60c 40e 30c 25e 10c 87f 75c 50c 87f 30c 60c 80c 60c 50c 55c 00e 88f. Four per Cents, 73f. Three per Cents. 58f 25e 58f 58? 10c 58f 57f 20e 17? 10e 57f 57f 10c 5c 15c 57157 f 50c. Reme de Naples, 57(571 41k 20c 10e 20c 57f 30c 40c 571 571 30e 37f 50c 75c. Pente d'Espagne, 13. Royal Spanish Loan, 55i. ltente Perpetuelle d'Eapagne, 48 45 44i 45 44i I 45. SECOND EDITION. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY. Petitions againefelavery were presented by the Brume of LONDON. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE presented a petition from Youghall in Ireland against the Repeal of the Union. Lord KING presented several petitions for Reform in Parliament. The petitioners also prayed for cheap law, cheap corn, cheap coals, and cheap government. The noble lord said that if the represen tation of England was bad, that of Scotland was a perfect farce. The petitions, which were from Arbroath, the magistrates, justices, merchants, bankers, and others, of Renfrew, in Scotland. The petition was signed on the part of the county by Sir John Maxwell, and it spoke the feelings of that populous shire. The Earl of H ADDINGTON moved that the petition be read at length by the clerk, which was done accordingly. Earl E. thought that the noble lord who presented the petition would withdraw it in consequeoce of its not being worded in proper language. If the noble lord should not withdraw it, he (Earl Haddington) should move it be rejected. Lord KING said that he admitted there was some parts of the peti tion worded in an unaccountable language: still he thought the spirit of it wee unobjectionable. Lcrd DUNCAN, in supporting the petition, said that the rcpresen tation of Scotland called loudly for reform. The election fianchise for the whole country, did not exceed to more than 3,500 persons. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This D.Y. Mr. GREEN presented the report of the lichester Election Com mittee; and that the sitting members were duly returned. Mr. LEADER moved for a ucw writ for Beeraiston, in the room of Lord Louvain, now Earl Beverley. The SPEAKER observed that there was no proof before the house that the seat was vaera. Ile understood that the noble lord was in Rome, which caused some delay in his being called up to the House of Peers, which calling would be the best proof of the scat being vacant. Mr. LEADER tt,ereupon withdrew his motion. DUTY ON PAINTED CALICOES. Mr. PATTEN presented a petition from Manchester, for the re. peal of the duty on printed calicoes. Mr. HUMS availed himself of this opportunity to observe. that the poor woman's petticoat was taxed sixty per cent, while the lady's dress paid but five per cent. 31r. GREEN presented a similar petition from the spinners of Lan cashire. Mr. WYSE presented five petitions from Tipperary, for the Repeal of the legislative Union as a remedy for the deep distress of Ireland. LINIX MIDI Or 1131.1111 D. Sir R. BATESON presonted a petition from Mr. A. Barlow, of Dublin, complaining of the want of protection to the linen trade. Mr. MABERLEY contended that Ireland had lost her linen trade; he was not surprised at it—the trade had gone to Scotland and York. shire. Till there was an end of agitation in Ireland, it would be in vain to think of promoting the wealth of the country. Sir J. BATESON said the petition only called for the tax on the raw materials. Mr. O'OORMAN MA HON denied that there was any agitation in Ireland. Agitated as Ireland now was, was the poor labourer demand ing 2s. 6d. beading the magistrates, and burning the rood and pro- WV. Alderman WA ITHMAN complained of these extended discuuions. He said he had a petition to present. Mr. HUME said the linen trade was the subject before the house, and lx maintained that trade shonid be kept free. COBBITT . B PUBLICATION. Lord PALEHSTON, In consequence of the absence of Lord Al. chop, who had been called away in consequence of a family misfortune, he had to beg the hon. gentleman to postpone his contemplated motion regarding some publication. Mr. R. TREVOR said, under such circumsta»ms he should post pone his motion. Lord PALMERSTON thought that Thursday next would suit his noble friend.—Motion postponed accordingly. COLONIAL TRADE RILL. Mr. P. THOMPSON said it was not the intention of his Majesty's government to press this bill in it. present shape. . . Mr. BERRIES said he should offer no obstacle to the postpone ment. Mr. ROBINSON lamented that the bill was to be delayed. The interest of our colonies bad been sacrificed to concessions to the United States. The Americans had presumed to tell us, what were our in terests, and what ought to be our principles of navigation. As to the threatened reprisals of Americhwhat more could it do than it had done. He wished to know whether :Mr. M•Lane had not re-opened, the negotiation regarding Colonial Intercourse, and, daring to dictate before the Board of Trade as to the duties we ought to impose. From what he had this night heard from the Vice-President of the Board of 'Trade, he feared that Mr. M'Lane had been but too successful in inducing our ministers to re-open the negociation.— If this were true, he would not hesitate to say that it was a gross breach of faith. Hs wished also to ask the right hon. gent. before him (Mr. Berries) whether he had not allowed a repre sentative to be sent out to the colonies, this at least for a time the proposed scale would be acted upon.-4 Left sitting.] SPIRT'[' OF THE JOURNALS. Titens.—A hard battle, we can see, is likely to be made by the lovers of "good things," against any encroachment on the grand preserve of place, petition, and court patronage, hitherto enjoyed by a certain class of British subjects. A gentleman, for such his language bespeaks him, who signs himself "A real Economist," reproaches us with " constantly crying out for retrenchment, and proclaiming it the panacea for our grievances." This, taken as our correspondent puts it, is not correct. We never pronounced retrenchment to be the panacea for our grievances, but one merely among the sine pans non, to be resorted to as virtuous, honest, and rational expedients for diruloishing the pressute of those grievances ; parliamentary reform is another ; law reform a third ; a revision of the poor laws, and abolition of the game laws, a total repeal of the eorn law, a better distribution of nearly the whole body of our taxes, and an entire release from some of them, with an over. throw of all vile monopolies which enable individuals or knots of men to rob the community in a master at once Insulting to the rights of commerce, and ruinous to Its solid internal,—these we have long and consistently represented to be, in their respective bearings and aerie eases, part and parcel of whet our csrrespoodeut thinks It to dw wkdrd* our " panacea." He assumes, in the easiest and most aullTinsind manner possible, that we and au brother editors desire to phi sad Many themes whole the mood et the public diekned than elks awls, is Blue* esantdss, mid demob ea the atieshistet mdse. paying the sissaste if the moo, dwrebl„_______ • * ese* P i 810 POISIS hen In" quirisr, and the twmentmast mom to the as- Mast risk et bobs slid and bsteaped by its ewe same. Now. to do dr devil press bogus**, we do am lutew a simile member of it who hes stir th e mean anti stupid advise to the Governmait that it amid the sileiont seremits et the public. IMPERIAL PARMA M ENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. Dec. M. The Duke of NORTHUIIIDER LAND appeared in the 11,.n;.• the first time since his return from Ireland, and presented a petition s i ;auttst the duty on Seaborne coal. The Duke of WELLINGTON preheated a petition from the •+l;if. fordshire Potteries against the renewal of the Ea:4 Iralit C..mpany's Charter. Lord DARNLEY presented var'otpt petitions against the duty on seaborne coals. On the motion of Lord ELLENItOROUOIL ail papers prementAl to the house last Session on Finance were orderLd to be minted. Sir A. Gam/7., and othen, from tut. ConintuaN, brottj,ht up the Administration of Justice Bill, with the agreement of the Co nuums to the Lords' amendment thereto. Earl SHAFTESBURY gave no; ire, that io consequence of the No1:1: Lord's (Teynham) indisposition, who had moved fur cer sin parts re lative to the Swan River Settlement, that motien w. , ler the present postponed. IMPEAL OF TIIE UNIOW. Lord KING, in presenting some ',onions for a repeal of the Union„ said he was satisfied that much mischief would undoubtedly arise it' such a step was carried into effect; it would make those poor who were now rich, without making rich those who :were now poor. Chic of the meantres that would be adopted after a reral of the Union, would be to exclude Iti.h agricultural produce front the! English market, and, in short, it woii id Lad :o a total separntion of the two countries. The noble lord conduited by saying, as he did a:ot con. cur in the prayer of the petitions, he wii t 1 they had been connnltted to the care of some other noble lord. - --- The petitions which were presented from the paper stainers and CAT pet wearers of Dublin were then laid on the table. Earl DARNLEY concurred in the remarks made by his ncbis friend, and contended that a repeal of the Union would be injuliol:s to both countries. TITHE COMMUTATION (ICELAND) DILL . Lotd FARNHA M, desirous of wet:ailing how the Tithe Compo sition Act in Irelat,d had extended, moved foe a return of the parishes in Inland, in which tithe commutations had berm made pursit.ott to Act of Parliament, with the amount of such compositions, and distin guishing those made with lay impropriators. Lord KING bald he had no doubt tithe compositions had done much good in Ireland, because the Act I.ad got rid of the tithe proctors. The noble lord read front a paper pub! abet! by the Wicklow Church Union, the following curious bill, sent in by a tithe proctor : Vardy Cooney to Archdeacon Magee. _ _ _ .. £ s. d. To tithe of 47 tons of Hay, at 305.. 7 0 0 Do. 197 Barrels Barley Do. b 7 Whcat Do. 93 Oats .C 49 0 0 From the above specimen their Lordships night judge how the tithe system worked More composition was sanctioned by law.—The returns were then ordered. SLAVIRY. The Marquis of LANSDClWNEivesented a petition from the merchants, manufacturers, traders., and others at Glasgow, praying that measures may be adopted for giving the owners of property in the colo nies compensation for loss, before the Legislature decided upon the abo lition of 'lovely. The noble marquis advocated the petition. The respectable persons by whom it was signed could not be called the sup porters of slavery—on the contrary, they were desirous of the aboli don, but they expected from Parliament some measure which would stand upon the foundation of justice as applied to the claims et ti e owners of West India property. The noble roarquis, in that vi-w of the petition felt no hesitation in presenting it. The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition fom Leah ngai:is! the duty on coals. SCOTCH BOROUGH& Lord NAPIF.R motel for returns relating to Scotch boroughs, with a ♦icw to reform in the same; but In consequence of some doubts ex pressed by Lord Rosslyn and the Lord Chancellor, upon the pospibility of obtaining the information tequired, the noble lord postponed his motion. REGENCY DILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR rose on the question for agreement in the amendments made by the Commons in the Regency Bill, and in the absence of his noble friend, Lord 1,3 ndhurst, declared the bill compe tent in the state it went from that house to meet all the exigencies which might arise. The amendment made with reference to another marriage which might be contracted by his present lilajeitty, was almost unnt etr4. soy. His noble and learned friend had not introduced that question because it was time enough to met the case when it was likely to occur. He had no wish, however, to alter the Bill in its then shape, and tbert. fore moved their lordships' consent to the amendments. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE considered the other amendment with respect to the words Roman Catholic, properly introduced. The question was then put, and the amendments agreed to. Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from the Ward of Aldga.e, praying for Parliamentary Reform. The House then ajourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Doe. IS. Mr. M. FITZGERALD reported from the St. Maws Matins Cumnritice, that the sitting Members were duly returned, and that the petition against the election wu not frivolous or vexatious. Sir R. INOLIS presented a petition from the agent of the Vaster for Carrickfergus, stating that the petition complaining of an ua.due re turn, had 18 names to It forged. SELICT VESTRIF.II. Mr. HOBHOUSE presented &petition from St James's, Westmin ster, against the Select Vestries. He was confident that if they were not allowed some controul in the parish taxation and expenditure, they would very soon refuse to pay the rates. :Mr. DENISON corroborated the statement. The parishioners said it was taxation wilout representation, to which they would no longer submit. ( Hear.) Mr. IlUillE said, the parishes of the metropolis were fast entering into resolutions not to pay any rates till the self elected vestry system was given up. It was given up in the ;wish of Alarylehone, and all was peace and quietness since. (Hear, het r.) Sir F. BUR DETT said it was a violation of every constitutional prin. eiple, and even of common sense, that 'loge sums should be raised in a pariah, without their having any controul over the expenditure. AU those unconstitutional laws should be repealed, and the ancient law of England allowed to bare its effect, that the people's money should not be taken out of their pockets without their consent. Mr. HOBH(./USE gave notice that., on the first day after the holi. days, he should move for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the Ves. tries in the several parishes in England. Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from Mr. Charles Dunn, • surgeon, complaining of the imperfect regulation of madhouses. Mr. EWART presented a petition from the Jews of Liverpool for Emancipation. Mr. CARTER presented a petition from Portsmouth and Porten for the abolition of slavery. Mr. WILES presented a petition from Boston for a repeal of the house and window. tax, and a reduction of taxation generally ; and for parliamentary reform and vote by ballot ' • and four petitions for the abolition of slavery front different parishes. Mr. TREVOR complained of the bad effect which might arise in these times of riot and disturbance, from an article in a certain widely circulated periodical ; the publication animadverted on these disturb. ante] in a tone calculated to do great harm. The SPEAKER called to order. There was no distinct motion bet fore the House. Mr. TREVOR said he wished to ask the Attorney-General whether he meant to prosecute the writer of the publication he had mentioned ? Several members said be bad not named any publication. Mr. TREVOR said he meant Cobbett's Register of last Saturday.- (Suppressed laugh ) The ATTORNEY.OENERAL said he could answer the question in the shortest possible way. He had to thank the hon. gentleman for the courtesy of his note, infurnihig him of his intention of asking kin the queAion, but he had not since had time to see the publication. TREVOR gave notice that to-morrow be should bring ti.e pub. feet under the consideration of the house. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from Waterford, praying fur a re. form in Parliament. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Southampton, for Reform of Parliament and retrenchment, the want of which they stated sere the real causes of the distress. The petitioners had given the petition so hint instead of their own members, who did not agree with them - in opinion. He thought all electors whose members would not support reform and retrenchment should give their petitions to others. Mr. Ht tV said, be was present at the meeting at which the petition was agreed to. It was proposed by one lawyer, and seconded by ano ther, though both respectable, yet nut persons of any eminence or in. Buena in the town. He was astonished at the tone assumed by she lion member for Middlesex, who had, on a tamer occasion, said the time was come when no officer of the army, or of the miry, no Dank Director, or East India Director, nor any Director, he sop. but himself, should have a votethat house. The boo; pored, d mter in was become a receiver-general of petitions—.the general re. dresser of wrongs. He was like an India sportsman, that shot at 'my thing, from an elephant toe anipe.—(A WO.) Btu hi lheolikt that man was most independent who voted according to his own opinion, and not the man who wee sensidering how his vote could next election—( Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME mid hie whole conduct proved that he hod eon acted far perderlt peineiple.—meb was his conduct an the law ewe& else ef the 0W brooght In by the Ron. Member (or Stallbrd. Me shot. lased the Rea. Wativs, sod the Member for Armagh, who Allow Ithetre elwllweg i th el earliele beau (a lavilt) . to show a stogie beim s wbkh he Mid plod* pfenty.—(Heeo, hew.) 11r. GOULBURPI 'helm member for el Alison hot bay