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~~~ . "7" I mpediments which are put on my correspondence prevented my re :eivinebefore yesterday a manifesto of the Provisionary Government of the United Provinces of Italy, which will be rendered public in a few Jays. Accept, Sir, &e. J. HUBER. Envoy of the Provisional Government of the United Provinces of Italy. SPAIN. Extract of a letter from Barcelona, dated 18th of March : —" Since the last courier arrived from Madrid, an extraor dinary effervescence is remarked in this city. M. Ognate, Sub-delegate of Police, is very much alarmed. We are assured that he despairs of preserving the city, if the Cap tain-general does not drive away all the elements of discord which remain here. From the report of the Governor of Figuera, desertions increase : orders have been given for the soldiers not to quit the fort. We expect to have insurrections here, and we shall rejoice to have the power of completing our revolution, without the assistance of the French, who have made us wait too long. We have been for a long time without communication from Gibraltar ; no person is per mitted to enter or quit. I have this instant learned that it is forbidden to speak of politics, and those who communicate intelligence are punished with death. This order tends to confirm that the victory will remain with the constitu tionalists." BELGIUM. The affairs of Belgium do not simplify. The new cabinet presents all sorts of elements in its composition : for the re volution ; against the Prince of Orange ; for independence ; against French influence; and for peace and for war, and for the acceptation and the rejection of the Protocols. The ques tion of Luxembourg still remains one of the greatest em lomassments of European diplomacy.--Messager des (hombres. From the news of Brussels of the evening of the 26th, bo-tilities will be commenced between the Belgians and the Dutch. The news of the Hague, of the 21st, which we publish this day, is equally warlike; and, we say it with pain, that whilst the Dutch have more than doubled their forces, the Belgians have but little advanced their military organization. We see also with regret, that whilst the tone of the Orange journals is pushed to the last degree of impudence, the national journals show but little faith in their cause. The Independent discusses upon the great or little de gree of intensity of re-action, which will follow a restora tion ; the Courier, upon the resources which will remain to the revolution, in admitting that Ghent, Antwerp, and Brussels open their ports to the Prince of Orange, and its opinion is that Liege, Mons, Namur, Tournay, &c. will raise the French flag. But it is not Frenchmen who will it; and it would be unhappy if the ministry of the 13th of March, should consent to the restoration of the house of Orange! Events are pressing: we shall not have long to wait for the new policy of the French cabinet to be developed. —Journal ' du Commerce. POLAND. WARSAW, MmicH 16. Extract of a private letter :—" Gen. Diebitsch appears to have been manoeuvring for some days in order to seek provisions and rally his reserves. The Russians ravage and destroy every thing on their passage : they have completely devastated the fine land of Zarchomin, belonging to Count Mostowski, minister of the interior, under the Ce sarowitch. The reports from Gen. Dwernicki continue to be favourable ; he has just sent to Warsaw another flag taken from the Russians, and which bears the initial of the Em peror Paul the First. The Gazette of Poland and the Mercury announce that General Toll, Chief of the Russian Etat Major, is dead from his wounds. --These journals assure us that grave troubles have burst out in Voltlynia and Podolia ; that several of the princi pal landholders haveemancipated the peasantry,and promised it to those who enrol themselves under theflag of the national independence. At Warsaw, the patriots rally with enthusiasm round the General in Chief, Skrzynecki : the rational society, presided by M. Lelewel, has presented an address to him, which breathes the most lively sympathy, and in which they give him no other title, than that of citizen generalissimo ; the patriots at last understand each other; they will remain united in life and in death." SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. 'flares.—Earl Grey, in one plain sentence put down all the cant which is now so rife about the alleged unconstitutionality of the reform bill, by stating what the constitution really is— " He contended that the boroughs were not only not a part of the " constitution, but that they were derogatory from the principles of the constitution,—nay contrary to the principles of the constitution.— " (Hear, hear.) The CONSTITUTION WAS POUND= UPON RIPLESINTA. " WON, NOT OW MOWINATION." This plain truth, uttered with simple energy, had the effect of magic, and the Duke of Buckingham eagerly started forward to "denounce tne disgraceful traffic of seats in parliament ;"—that traffic which, as Lord Guderich pertinently end forcibly remarked, had been eulogised else- where, as one of the most valuable attributes of the Constitution. This is a great point gained, fur as the soft Dean never mentioned hell to ears polite, so, in the House of Commons, a most sacred horror has been felt of directly using suah a phrase as the "sale of " boroughs." It has been well remarked by that sagacious observer of human nature, %lrs. Slip-Slop, that some people's ears are the most de licate parts about them : and we have seen worthy members who have dealt In seats all their lives ready to swoon when the practice was called by its right name. ‘Ve are grateful, therefore, to the Duke of Buck ingham, for speaking out, with straightforward manliness and indig nation, against the base and profligate conduct of the buyers and sellers of seats in Parliament. ---.......- POST.—There is not the slightest foundation for the opinion to which a cautiously.worded paragraph in a Morning Paper of yesterday has given rise, that the pitiful and ridiculous majority by which the He form Bill was carried, will be materially increased on the divisions in the Committee. The paragraph to which we allude states, that " It is understood pretty generally, that several members who op posed the second reading of the BilL" will vote with Ministers in committee, or stay away. No one who had any confidence in what he was writing would express himself in this way. "It is generally understood" is a plume of moat convenient irresponsibility ; and " se veral members" may apply to three or to thirty. fin far from the majority increasing in the committee, the direct contrary may be expected, both front the pledges which have been given, and from the absolute certainty, that when Members begin to examine how each particular clause will apply to the local circumstances with which they are acquainted, the absurdity of the measure will be made too glaringly manifest for the utmost zeal of faction or the wild. est appetite fur revolution successfully to struggle against. But then, say the revolutionary party, the Parliament will be dissolved, and a House be returned, the majority of which Altai do whatever the Government bids them. We can by no means see that this is quite so certain; a general election at this period may work more ways than one ; and were it attempted, we doubt not that a practical le.son would be given, by the reforming multitude of this kingdom, as to their coolness, forbearance, and fitness for addition,' power, which might make Members passe before they voted away all but the popu lar method of election. Sir Henry Parnell is appointed to be Secretary at War. His indefatigable industry and active habits of business will, we have no doubt, secure a most efficient discharge of this very laborious and important office.— Times. The Dutch mail has arrived with late papers, brings ac counts from Warsaw of the 21st March, by which it appears they are making preparations to defend the interior of the above capital • firing was heard in the direction of Ostrolenka. The private letters from Paris state that the command of the army of the Alps was offered to General Gerard, but he wanted to make several conditions before he accepted of It, which were not complied with, and it was offered to General Clausel, who has accepted the command, and wrote to Soult, that he hoped his first despatch would be dated Milan. The Exchange at Paris was a scene of the greatest confusion ; so much so, that no sales of stock could be *fleeted, and much doubt is entertained of the loan being *fleeted. NOK r • ''*7! irs ''7 - I. V r "0,;„ THE KING'S LEVEE. The KING arrived at St. Jami Tis at ono o'clock, in his travelling carriage, escorted by a party of Lancers, from Windsor. A detachment of Life Guards, with their band in state uniforms, took up their station in the Great Court yard. Soon after two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Levee. His MAJESTY gave audiences to Viscount Goderich, Mar quis of Winchester, Earl Grey, Lord Hill, Viscount Melbourne, Duke of Devnnshire, Viscount Al thorp, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Foley, Lord Durham, and the Duke of Northumberland. At the Entree Levee were, the Russian, Austrian, French, and Netherlands Ambassadors; the Russian, Danish, Nea politan, and Bavarian Ministers ; the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secre • caries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Depart ments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Controul, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole, the Master of the Horse ; Lord Foley, the Captain, and Mr. T. Hancock, Clerk of the Check of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen Pen- sioners ; the Master-General of the Ordnance, Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting, Col. Cavendish, Silver Stick in Waiting, the Master of the Ceremonies, the Attorney Ge neral, the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs of London and Mid dlesex, Under-sheriff Daniel Richardson, and Under-sheriff Willoughby. The Levee was also as numerously attended by the nobility and gentry as on any former occasion. The Lord Mayor presented to his Majesty the Address of the great body of Merchants, Bankers, and others, of the City of London, in favour of reform. Upwards of sixty other addresses from various places, all advocating the same cause, were also presented to his Majesty. The presentations were numerous, and the Levee did not terminate until near five o'clock. The King left town at five o'clock, on his return to Windsor, escorted by a party of Lancers. Notice was given at the Lord Chamberlain's Office yesterday, that his Majesty will not hold a Levee next Wednesday, the 6th of April. The King will hold the next Levee on the 13th of April. COLCHESTER ELECTION. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, FOUR O'CLOCK.—Sir Wm. Curtis Ball. and Mr. Mayhew are just put in nomination for this borough. A poll has been demanded, and the voting is to begin at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. Mr. Daniels, the solicitor, has been making a long speech on reform, which has been replied to by Mr. Sparling. Mr. Lockhart is re turned to town ; and Dr. Forster declined to come forward at the present election, so that the contest will be between Mr. Mayhew and Sir Wm. Curtis : the latter is the candi date chosen by the Corporation, on the Tory Interest. The fact is, there would have been many more candidates, who were ready to come forward, if dissolution had not been an ticipated as likely soon to take place. HORRID BARBARITY.—We are sorry to learn that a bear, and also a bull, are to be baited this afternoon at a vil lage near Woodbridge. These practices ought to be put a stop to by the Society for Preventing Cruelty, being wholly forbidden by the law. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS ARRJVED Tars Day—Dublin, 1 ; Waterford, 1 ; Guernsey and Jersey, 1 ; Flanders, 1; France, 1 ; Malta, 1. PROM OUS CORIESPONDIXT. FALMOUTH, MARCH 29.—Arrived last evening, his M ajesty's steamer Columbia, Lieut. F.de, from the Mediterr a ne a n — sail e d from Cotfu 6th March, Malta 12th, Gibraltar 21st, and Cadiz on the 22d, on which day three of the Constitutionalists were shot. Mr. Sampson came passenger from Malta : Col. Chapman, Major Butler, Captain rWaller, Messrs. Turner, White, Haffenden, and Cabreru, and Miss ' Chapman, from Gibraltar ; and Don V. Jabal, from Cadiz. Also ar. riv e d, the Achilles, Cox, from Naples, in 25 days, for orders, and sailed again for Bristol ; the Helena, Peerehoi, from Bahia for Bremen ; the Simeon, Blake, from St. Ander°, in 10 days ; and the Collingwood, Thornton, from Charente, in 10 days, both for London. This day, wind east, arrived the French brig, Amelia, Cabanellas, from Marseilles, in thirty days, for Havre de Grace; the Spanish brig, Hermit', Ybarrarau, from Bilboa, in ten days, both leaky ; the Na varino, Painter, from Santandero, for London ; the Fanny, Bowen, front Milford; the Aurora, Phillips, the United Friends, Roberts, the Thomas, Evans, the Glynfellon, Jones, and Antelope, Berry, from Bangor; the Maria, Jones, from Londonderry; and the Endeavour, Perry, from Beaumaris t sailed, his Majesty's steamer Columbia, Lieut. Ede, for Plymouth. DLL, Mows 30 —Wind N.H. fresh breeze.—Arrived from the River, and passed, the Albinia, Purvis, for Demerara ; and Tulloch Castle , Rayner, for Jamaica. Poo:mourn, Blanca 30.—Wind F. Lownro►re, Masco 30.—The Cambridge, Pearce, bound to Quebec. ran upon Stamford Ride this morning, but was assisted off with little damage, and will proceed. PLYMOUTH. MARCH 29.—Wind E.—Arrived the Prince Regent, Mortimer, from St. Sebastian ; Cbace. Shorten, from Bourdeaux; and his Majesty's ship Trinculo, from Cork. Pauszonca, Molten 29.—Arrived the Patience. Bert, from St. Mi chael's, and Argentina, Estella, from Genoa. Off the port, the Royal Charlotte, Hay, from Oporto. Baum., Moans 30.—Arrived the Jovial. Enrique, from St. Andero. layzarooL, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Callender, from Charleston, and Europe, Bowen, from Trieste. A paragraph intended, me believe, by its writer, as a ' sarcasm on the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, we regret to say, was inserted in yesterday's STA a, by accident from a morning paper. Nothing could be more at variance with our sentiments than to have admitted such a paragraph, as we have not seen any thing in the public conduct of the gentleman alluded to, which has detracted from his claim to be considered as a valuable and efficient member of administration. We say this upon the particular paragraph ; but we here think it proper farther to declare, that, in our opinion, a Journalist neither honestly serves the public, nor adds to his own character as a gentleman, when he suffers his columns to be the medium of vituperative or personal sarcasm, on those who take upon themselves the arduous duties of the public service ; and this we say without reference to any set of men—in place or out of place. Difference of opinion on public po licy may exist in minds equally intelligent, and combined with principles equally honourable. It is not therefore men that we criticise, but their acts ; and such, we think, we can appeal to the past, as having been our uniform practice. Nothing can be more idle than for the Orange Interest to pay for puffs in the London papers about its popularity in Bel gium. Every traveller in those fine provinces, within the last seven years, knows well that nothing Dutch suits the Belgians. They are either all Belgic, or all French. They wish to see no custom-houses between Belgium and France, and French is spoken by all classes. France, too, seeks the Rhenish Boundary. How cunning, then, has been the diplomacy, which has hoodwinked four of the five Powers, and kept the Belgic question open ! If Belgium is not sup ported, and is thwarted, it will become French. Since Ministers have discovered that no practicable re trenchments will enable them to effect a reduction of taxes does it not follow as a direct corollary, that to enable us to pay the taxes, the currency should be extended and im proved. " Reduce the taxes, or restore the currency," has been the language of all men since the panic. The former seems to be impossible, the latter therefore is not matter of choice or theory, but an affair of indispensible and imme diate necessity. Why should North Britain be furnished with facilities for paying the taxes, and South Britain be deprived of them? A short bill, to enable licensed bankers or manufacturers to issue one-pound notes on lodging secu rity ; and another bill, to relieve persons cruelly ruined by the past experiments, would cure many great evils, and at a stroke raise the country from its present depression to unpa ralleled prosperity. If it is decided not to do this, till we have a reformed Parliament, the decision will be a fatal sen tence of ruin and premature death to tens of thousands. F r• - v - ~'r~ 11,,T O MP • ~. SERIOUS RIOTING IN EDINBURGH. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. Tuesday Morning, Mardi 29th. On Thursday and Friday last, several of the newspapers recommended an illumination, for the second reading of the English Reform Bill; and on Saturday, the Political Union Society resolved to issue an advertisement, calling on the in habitants to illuminate. The Magistrates, up to two o'clock yesterday, resolved to prevent it!—and at that hour printed a placard to that effect. But the Sheriff thereafter informed them, that he could not answer for the peace of the city, because he had no protecting power—there being no mili tary within reach ; and accordingly, the Magistrates issued a counter-advertisement, which not a tenth part of the city could know ! It was to the following effect : " ILLUMINATION. " Several of the inhabitants having resolved to illuminate their " bonen to-night, the Maaislaattn, is order loPreseere the peace "of city, recommend that the illumination be general. (Signed by) " The Lord PROVOAT, Tie Suitatrr ; and " Four Bsturs." From some cause, best known to themselves, not a single special constable was sworn in ; although they had—even by the above advertisement—intimated to the inhabitants, that they could not preserve the peace ! —and, as might 'ran rally be expected, by eight o'clock, the town was in posses sion of the people,—and it remained in their posses sion the whole night. They proceeded in the most syste matic manner, with torches and lanthorns, in every direc tion ; and at half-past ten o'clock, a gentleman intimated to the Sheriff, that he could point out, a particularly active leader; but his answer was—" we have not force enough to attack them." The populace visited the same houses, over and over again ; and demolished every pane of unlighted glass they could hit. The streets that suffered most severely, were Prince's-street, Heriot-row, Abercromby-place, Char lotte-square, Queen-street, &c.—in short all the houses of Aristocracy were particularly marked—some of which were actually illuminated, to save their property ! Among these may be mentioned the splendid mansions of Earl MORAY, Sir JOHN MAJORIBA NIES, Lord CRINGLETIE, Lord Ro- BERTSON, Lord JUSTICE CLERK, General CUNNINGHAM, Sir ALEXANDER MUIR MACKENZIE, Sir JOHN OSWALD, Sir ROBERT DUNDAS, &c. &c.—not even excepting the Loan ADVOCATE! It is proper to add, that several of the leading Whigs—among whom was Mr. Jolly ARCH IBA Ln Mu auAx—tried their utmost exertions, by friendly interpo sition, to stem the popular feeling; but all in vain. This morning all is quiet. In addition to the above, we have a corroborating—but in some respects more detailed —account, in the Edinburgh Ob server of Tuesday. This paper says, that "in the new town, every body appeared disposed to save themselves as much trouble, and rejoice at as little expense as possible.— In the old town, where the population is humbler and more dense, almost every window had its due number of candles ; and from several points, the view was highly picturesque and effective. The Pont-office, and Stamp-office were both superbly lighted with coloured lamps ; and the Theatre, and tha North British Insurance-office, and several shops and houses, in different streets, were similarly d!stinguished. Crowns, stars, and the initials of our gracious Sovereign were the favourite— we may say, the only devices. The sturdy Highlonder, stuck up at M'Nab's coach office in Prince's Street, sported two flambeaux, with placards, bearing—" Cudich nu Minishtarin"—" sup port the Ministry." The Observer then proceeds to give a similar account to that given above, of the circuit made of the new town, and the smashing of several windows. The damage is said to have been immense, " which the pub lic purse will eventually experience." So heedless were the rioters, that many windows were smashed, in which lights were burning. A thick fog came on about ten o'clock ; and by twelve all the lights were extinguished, and the city restored to peace. Leith was to have been illuminated on Wednesday night. Innuunterrons.—ln various towns of England, the inhabitants, we observe, have illuminated their houses, in honour of the second readirg of the reform bill. The moment the glad tidings were promulgated in Glasgow, an application was made to the magistrates for permission to illuminate—a request they complied with in the frankest manner, by appointing Monday, the 28th current (yesterday,) as the earliest con. venient day for such a demonstration of public feeling. The civic rulers of Edinburgh., unlike their patriotic brethren of she west, have all along thrown cold water on reform, and if to illuminate, or not illuminate depended on their magisterial fiat, alas ! for the cause of rejoicing in Edinburgh. But as the boroughmongers them. selves are not omnipotent, the gentlemen we speak of will ha-dly dare to stretch their prerogative so far. We trust, therefore, that either now, or when the proper period arrives, the inhabitants of the metro polis will do whatever, legally speaking, they list, in defiance of a junta whose political existence is drawing very rapidly to a close. The inha bitants of two towns in our own district bad the spirit to illuminate their houses on Friday last, and the same thing may have been done in other places, for aught we know to the contrary. In Dumfries it was felt that an illumination would be rather premature, and we have little doubt that a majority of the lieges in other quarters were restrained by the very same eunsideration.—Deraj Is lel Comfits., March 29. INTERESTING REFORM NI EETING.-008 of the most interesting reform meetings we ever attended, was held in the Court house, Elaxwelhown, on Wednesday last, the 2.'id curt. With the ex. ception of one or two proprietors, it was composed exclusively of tenants, residing in the eastern district of Kircudbrightshire—thet is, between the Water of Orr and the NUM Theresolutions moved, and the petitions founded on them, will appear under the proper head, and while we leave these documents to speak for thentselves, we think it necessary to add, that the proceedings of the day, unlike some meetings of higher pre tensions, were conducted in the most orderly and satisfacroey manner. We have often heard of the " flower of Scotland's chivalry," and on entering the Cour.-house, Pdaxwelltown, on the day alluded to, we he. held, perhaps fur the first time, a genuine ttample of the " flower of Scotland's yeomanry." Indeed, we question whether an equal nuni ber of tenants so respectable were ever before convened in cne apartment; and when we thought of the forty shilling freeholders of Logland, the question occurred, with what consistency could the Legislature bestow on these men the elective franchise, and at the same time withhold it from persons so much their superiors in rank, wealth, intelligence, and respectability ? At this time there were about a hundred farmers present, and on conversing privately with different in dividuals versed in the circumstances of the whole parties, it was agreed, that balancing one thing against another, their average rental could not be taken at less than 3001. per annum. Among the number there were individuals who pay twice or thrice the sum, and what we wish to im press on the reader is, that here were a hundred persons representing a rental of thirty thousand pounds per m, praying that, for the Pint time, they may be entrusted with rights exercised by the owner of every cottage and kail.yard in England !I—Dam/rim Courier. Report says that the son of Casimir Perrier, who has been sent to our Government, is come to ask if our ministers intend to mediate between France and Austria. It appears that a military commission has been appointed at Madrid, owing to the critical situation of that town, caused by the great numbers of the inhabitants from tha various provinces taking refuge in Madrid. A gentleman arrived last night from Brussels—he gives a very deplorable account of that unfortunate city. Any person who speaks of the Prince of Orange is in danger of being assassinated. 74N-17,77 ,~. -~ - 737 os' F. ERIAL PARLIAMENT. - ~~ 11011 SR 014• LORDS, Masco 30. ROYAL MISERY. The royal assent wad given by commission to the Sugar 'lntim Bin, the PAuper Set:lenient Dill, the Population (Ireland) Bill, the Prohi bition Niandstinvi Bill, the Wi•.nesaes Examination Bill, the Canadian a..d 32 Private 1 he Commissioners acre the lewd Chancellor, Bari Grey, and die PArl of Shaftesbury. TIMTON •. TUNTOM. Mr. Adam was heard es Counsel in Turtoo's Divorce Bill. The facts upon which the divorce is sought in this ease are rather Extraor dinary. Mrs. Tunon and her sister went out to India, and during the voyage the sister became the object of the hipiband's passion. The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered witnesses to be summoned for the 20th of April. Lard DUNCAN preseniLd a petition from the Chamber of Com merce of Dundee, against the renewal of the East India Chaster. aerostat. The Noble Lord (Duncan), in the act of presenting a petition in favour of reform, said, he conscientiously believed the measure in the other house would be most graciously received in Scotland. It was en popular there, that the news of it there produced illuminations In Walla gow. The noble lord expressed a hope that his Majesty's government would not consent to give up on e sc i nt ill a o f t h e spirit of the Bill. Lord IA RNHAM having been absent on the late debate Intro. doted by a noble lord (Wharneliffe) was desirous of expressing his sentiments on the bill, which was expected to come to that house. The measure was opposed by the protestants of Leland who dreaded the ad mission of accession of strength which Roman Catholics would gain in the legislature. It was a prevailing opinion, that if the Roman Catholics united, after the passing of this bill, for the subversion of the Protestant establishment in Ireland they would accomplish their object. The bill would produce serious danger to the Protestant hie racily. (Hear, hear.) It the protestants of Ireland found their inter est deserted by a protestant parliament, they would unite hand in hand with the Roman Catholics ; and, if they do so, said the noble lord, the legislative union cannot be maintained. The whole force of the English government will not be able to resist the united efforts of a brave and united people. The LORI) CHANCELLOR said, he had no recollection of hay ing heard such language in that House, as that spoken by the Noble Lord. If any Peer, speaking in b e half o f Parliamentary Reform, had used one twentieth part of the strong language which had been uttered by the Noble Lord, it would have been a revolutionary excitement of . the people from the Land's End to John aliroat's. If he himself had asserted that any measure would raise a Acme which the whole force of Government could not quench, the wrath of the Noble Lord would I have been excited, and lie must have been called to order. Lord FARNIIA 51 said, he did not mean to go the length stated by the Noble and Learned Lord. The LORD CHANCELLOR was rejoiced to hear he had misun derstood the Noble Lord, but he certainly had und nutted him to say, that the people of Ireland, P r o tes t an t s an d C at h o li cs united, would laugh at the Howe of Commons, and the stren i tth of the King's Go. vernwent. He knew that no man was less likely than the Noble Lord, to menace Parliament with Ltwless resistance, but in the warmth of de. bate no doubt, the Noble Lord had used terrns stronger than any used by Refotmers. Lord FARNHAM in fSplanation observed, that he never said the people of Ireland would Le disposed to resist by force the King's Go vernment. Lord GREY—" My Lords ' if I ever heard a sp e ech o f a pernicio u s description, calculated to provo ke the dangerous results which the noble lord says he wishes to deprecate, my lords, it is the speech of that noble lord. (Hear, hear.) lam glad the noble lord has had an opportunity of infusing water in his wine, and thereby destroying the strong effect of his language, for if my errs do not deceive me, as to the sentiment which made the strongest impression on me, what 1 understood him to say was this :—" The protestant. of Ireland would consider themselves deserted by Parliament." (Hear.) Now, I call on him as a member of the union to consider what must be the effect of the sentiment held out by him, when he says the Protestant interest may consider them. selves deserted ? too far from the Reform Bill being a desertion of the Protestant interest, I shall contend that it will afford security to the Protestant interest in both countries. It is almost unnecessar y _ to refute the fallacy of th e notion entertained by the noble lord, when he tells you the Roman Catholics who think they can te nure the Roman Catholic religion, are likely to unite with Pro. testanta, and that both sill dissolve the Union. I cannot doubt the noble lord is a friend to the Union, but if be bolds forth such lan guage, and there exists in Ireland disgust against the measures of Go vernment, he throws a doubt upon the protection which the loyal have a right to expect. (Hear, hear, hear.) lily hope is, that the Pro testants of Ireland will only see in this measure, the means of giving their due share of the representation to the people and if my In. formation does not deceive me, the meas u re which the noble lord bad PO much deprecated, is universally hailed in the North of Ireland, as one likely to strengthen the tights of the people, and secure their best interests (hear). But the noble lord says Protestants and Ca tholics will be bound in one universal bond to destroy the Union, sad that the personas° united may laugh at the power of Great Britain." I could not have believed the noble lord could have said so much in stating his difference of opinion ; and I do not think it is the way to re commend others to join in the noble lord's opposition, when he =ekes the feelings of parties to a disturbance of the law The noble earl . consideted discussion on the Itt form question premature, but could not abstain from a few observations on the subject of close boroughs. The noble lord had said close boroughs were a part of the Constitu ion. He denied that assertion altogether. They were contrary to the constitution of the country. The constitution of the country was founded on the representation of the people, and not on nomination. Boroughs were intended for the security of the Protestant interest he was ready to allow, but if a traffic was made of these boroughs-1 sold to the highest bidder —he might ask why if they came into the market, to be offered for sale, the Roman Catholic purchaser might not procure election. Ile had no he sitation in saving, if this measure was carried, that instead of decreasing the power of government in Ireland, it would tend to strengthen that power.—( Hear, hear.) The noble earl adverted to an expression which he had formerly made respecting the RAMO Catholics in Ireland, and repeated, that in OM the Roman Catholic religion should be established in Ireland, it would not prevent the union of the two countries. eM the Continent states were govermak notwithaanding Protestants and Roman Ca:ludic' lived under separate ecclesiastical establishments.. This measure, in short, would not lead the Prot stints of Ireland to 'conclude, that the Protestant interest was descend or betrayed ; but, on the contrary, it was calculated to promote the peace, happiness, and prosperity of the United Kingdom. Lord W FO RD deprecaed all stub cenveraation, inasmuch as it was irregular ; he begged to observe, however, that it the supporters of the measure had not spoken of a dissolution of the Union between this country and Ireland as a result to tie anticipated from a rejection of their measure of Reform, they had certainly given it to be und. rstood that anarchy and confusion would follow, if the measure were refused ; when it came before their lordships, he should be ready to state Pis reasons for opposing it. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM contended thee. the bill brought into the other house of parliament, fur an alteration in the apreeentative system, would have for its effects an exter.aon of corruption and bribery at elections made easier. He agreed with the noble and keened lord (Wynford) that such conversations were irregular ; ants if there was one reason more potent than another why they should be stopped, that reason was, that their lordships did not know in what shape the bill for reform would come befcre the house : nay further, it was a question if it came at all. For his own pan, he did no t believe it would ; at all events, it should rot have his support fur he viewed it as no other than a me a s u r e o f p u bli c An d p r i va t e robbery, which placed the constitution of the country in the hands of those partite never is. tended by the legislature. Viscount OtWERICH flattered himself that notwithstanding what had fallen from his noble friend, the country would have die benefit of his vote when the reform question came before the hence. He contended that the existence of rotten or nomination boroughs was not necessary to the State; the bribery and corruption attending them had been de clared by the late :Ur. Wytidlietn as nt torious as the sun at noon day ; the practice of buying and milks seats in Parliament was not known in the country till the lam century ; at present no one could go into a ciety without hearing it publicly talked over bow much gentle men gave and received for seats in the other house of pailiament.-- Such a system ought to be extinguished, and that e-uld only be ac complished by the measure of reform broueht in by his Majesty's Mi. nisters. The maw then drepptd. FITTING OT THE HOVEL The Archbishop of CA in order :Pat there might be no ti.irapprehension on the subject, *Wind to know of the noble and Icaritt.d lord on the M'oolsack if it were tie intention of the noble and learned - lord to sit on appeals on Good Friday, as well as Easter Mon day Tuesday P The LORD CH A NUELLO It certainly did not mean to sit on Good Friday. In his remarks on a former evening he merely alluded to the practice of some of the Circuit Courts sitting on that day ; this be had done to show that there would be no breach of public &mum in the house sitting to bear appeals on Raster Monday and the follow ing Tuesday. In answer to some remarks from the Archbishop of CANTER BURY. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave some explanation regarding the transfer of church patronage on the part of the Bishop of Eli; tbt noble and learned Ina had said that the right reverend prelate bad made some exchange between his son and eon-in-law, the latter of what DOW possessed a living in Ely, and the former bad gene sontewlene else. Petitions for reform in parliatrent Here then presented by Ind Grey, hom Limerick, Waterford, Dom?, and five other plasm . ; abo b 7 the Marquis of Lonadowne, from %lOCl'so 9 ll the& lb* NOn bat might be extended to that country. The same noble nsargeip*lb presented a petition how the manliest. of Calcutta. siousrlainliha local taxation; oho from • [wish le Ireland, too the reveal II lie