Star. — London, England, 1831-02-17 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. STAR OFFICE, SEVZN O'CLOCK. HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins DAT. The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that after hearing the urge. re nts of Counsel in the appeal of Coinukono against Colquhossa, be he should defer giving his judgment until he had taken the opinion of the mot eminent conveyancets in Scotland, on the tenons points at ?.rue between the parties. His Lordship added, that however clear it ' m i g h t a ppear to their Lordships, that the judgment given by the lords of Session were wrong ; yet considering the great knowledge of t hese distinguished judges in all matters baring reference to the laws of Scotland, it would be expedient to have the opinion of the convey. lacers of Scotch practice taken on the subject. The appeal was then lnlerecl to he remitted as aforesaid. Lord KING presented several petitions from Tullemore and other Awes in Ireland, for repeal of the Union. Lord SHAFTESBURY presented a petition for repeal of coal duty, font Newcastle. Lora FARNHAM said, that on Thursday next he should move that the Clerks of the House be instructed to class the petitions laid on the table during the last two sessions on agricultural duty. Earl SPENCER and Lord RADNOR presented petitions for Re :ern in Parliament. Lord GLEN GALL presented petitions to the same effect. Loral ELLEN& /ROUGH moved for certain papers relative to the bee taxes. In alluding to these papers, he should name all those con. rectea with the duty on cottons—a tax which pressed heavier oe the poor th to the rich—the clothes of the poor being compo'ed of that ma teriil in a much greater degree than those of the rich. HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY. Sir H. PARNELL rose to bring forward his promised motion on eit subject of keeping the public accounts. The Liverpool and Chester Railway bill was read a second time, and nt,ltr,tl to be.coloutitted. Mr. HU ME wished to know whether the:objects of the Committee Irn to examine fiscally the public expenditure, or to investigate the mode of keeping the *nominee ? If it were to be a species of linen& Committee it ought to be blown at present; there appeared to be some degree of ambiguity about the motion. Sir H. PARNELL replied, that his object was to examine the mode of keeping the accounts, to see whether they had been, or could k improved ; and to secure, if possible, a more efficient return of rsblic accounts to Parliament. IVESHAN EVICTION. Lord J RUSSELL presented a petition for reform In that borough. The Marquis of CHANDOS reminded the house that he had a notice respecting the Evesham election. Ordered to Re.on the table.—(Left sitting.) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OP TILE lIERALD. PARIS. Pia. 15. I wrote you yesterday a few lines, describing briefly the religious ceremony performed at the church of St. Germain rA,lxerroie, in memory of the Duc de Berry, and I gave, i❑ a postscript, a short extract from the second edition of La Revolution, stating " the inauguration of the bust of the Due de Bordeaux," and the tumult to which it gave rise; but that which subsequently occurred was of a much more serious character. When I left the church the ceremony had terminated, and the quete (collection) was proceeding towards its close. All wai then quiet, but the air of triumph worn by the majority of the men, and nearly the entire of the women present, was sufficient to prepare au experienced observer for a scene. As usual at all similar ceremonies for deceased persons of dis tinction, a splendid catafalque was fitted up in the choir. It bore, when I saw it, the usual funeral emblem, but I did not remark either white flags or a bust—now said to have been upon it throughout the day. The bust, it appears, was that of the Due de Bordeaux. For the events, of which I was not an eye-witness, I refer you to the following extracts from Galignanrs Messenger and the Journal des Debats of this day : . 1 ' Yesterday morning at eleven o'clock, about 200 persons c w o r ra n n t e t o m the ora t icohnurchrv.of St. ce rf G o erm e ii f n or l'A e u la xe te rro D is, ukteooaftbenerd a y. The Rector of the parish officiated. In the middle of the choir was raised a catafalque, without ornaments. An offi cer, who wore the insignia of several Orders, took from his coat the Cross of the Order of St. Louis, and attached it to the pall, as did another officer his Cross of the Legion of Ho.. sour. The catafalque was surmounted by a bust of the Duke of Bordeaux, which had been consecrated, and at the four corners were white flags. After the service, at the moment 'hen the attendants sprinkled holy water upon the pall, two crowns of immortelles were placed upon it. Among the persons present were a pupil of the School of St. Cyr. in uniform, and three National Guards, one of whom was a truss-maker, named Valerius, residing in the rue du Coq . A rumour having got abroad that the bust of the Duke of Bordeaux had been crowned under the title of Henry V. a crowd proceeded to the church, and a disturbance being apprehended, the National Guards on duty at head-quarters hastened to the spot, and the persons who bad caused the service to be celebrated, being still in the vestry, a Commissary of Police was sent for. He entered the ves try, and found the bust in the hands of Madame Valerius, silo had gone round to make a collection for the poor, to which the Duchess of Berry has sent 500frs. M. Ardel, a shoemaker, living in the Rue de Grenelle St. Honore, at tempted to seize it, but Valerius took it from his wife, and it disappeared. By order of the Commissary, the three Na tional Guards were arrested, and conducted to his office. Upon his examination, Valerius declared that Henry V. was his sovereign, and his wife exclaimed, ' 4 We must not sur render, but must conquer or die." This occurrence made some noise in the quarter ; strong patrols were set on foot, and, at half-past three o'clock, three other persons were apprehended and taken before the Commissary of Po lice. The crowd from this time gradually augmented in the Place Saint Germain l'Auxerrois, and the win dows of the house of the Rector having been broken, the drums at five o'clock beat to arms in all quarters of Paris, and the whole body of the National Guards were soon on foot. An intention was expressed of demolishing the church and a party actually mounted on the roof, and threw down the cross, ornamented with fleurs-de-lis, and some of the stone- a ork. Several thousand men of the National Guards, besides a regiment of the Line, and a detachment of the municipal Horse Guards, were stationed in front of the church and in the environs of the Louvre, who bin dared all approach to commit further mischief, and the in habitants of the neighbourhood placed lights at their win dows to prevent confusion. A part of the crowd then pro ceeded to the palace of the Archbishop of Paris, and it is said that it was forced and pillaged ; but a strong force of Na tional Guards being drawn up round the church of Notre Dame and the palace, and all approach being forbidden, ws were unable to ascertain the extent of the damage. A vast multitude still continued in the vicinity of the church of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, the rector of which bad fled. An in dividual, armed with a pair of pistols, who attempted to ha. moue the people, was seized, his clothes torn off hie back, sad he was thrown over the parapet into the quay, and, but for the interference of the National Guards, would probably have been massacred. A party went to the boon of Valerius u'lth the intention of sacking it, but were prevented by the 4 tional Guards, who, stationed at the extremities of the Hue 411 "9 , allowed no one to pass. A project was fortnel to make an attack neon the church of St. Sulpice, but means were taken to thwart it, by a body of National Guards being stationed in the vicinity. By midnight the crowds were com pletely dispersed, but the National Guards continued on duty, and strong patroles paraded the streets of the capital during the whole of the night."—Galignani's Messenger. At eleven o'clock last night a mob of about fitty persons proceeded to the hotel of M. Dupin, uttering alarming cries and vociferations. Several ill-dressed men forced their way into the court, with shouts of "A bas Dupin I" Dupin a la lantern 1" They were kept from acts of violence for some time by the inmates of the house, till the National Guards from a neighbouring post came up, and dispersed them. On retirinr.they sang the Parisienne,'and threatened to return. Fran Me Journal as Deists of Tuesday. The entire city was carefully patrolled during the whole of last night. At an early hour this morning the drums of the National Guard again best the rappel, and have beaten it at intervals up to the present time (two o'clock). About an hour ago I met in the Rue Vivienne a body of about 500 young men and boys, of the class which the old Court styled the canaille. They carried a placard, on which was inscribed " A bas les Glottis !" the specks of cap worn by the Catholic clergy in the pulpit ; in other words, " Down with the Priests !" sod uttered the same sentiments in accents calculated to terrify all who recollected the first revolution. A large picquet of the Garde Nationale closely trod on their heels, however, and will prevent mischief. I alluded early in this letter to some observations of the groups with whom I mingled last night, and of which take the following specimen An elderly but a robust man distinguished himself by the loudness of his invectives directed against the Priests. A National Guard re monstrated with him. " I am an old soldier," said ha, in reply ; " And I too," said the National Guardsman. " What ! did you serve the Emperor ?"—" I did." " And you'll serve him again 1 1 "—" I will serve my country," observed the National Guard. " And I also," rejoined the other—recalled perhaps to his senses by the adroit ob. venation of the National Guard. " The occurrences of the last tweoty.four hours are calculated to give salutary hints to the king and his ministers. The ides that Louis Phi. lippe is attached to the name of Bourbon, prevails, no doubt, errone ously; but it must be removed ere his government can be considered stable, for the hatred of the people of France foe that name is too dap• rooted CM to be effaced. One of the imaginary proofs of that family predilection which some persons have observed, was the maintenance of sentinels over the statues of Henri Quatre and Louis Quatorse, and the preservation of the fieur.de-lis every where. This morning the people surrounded the statue of Louis XIV. in the Place des Victoires, within a few yards of a post of soldiers (the bank guard.) They first tore down the lillks, and ultimately the other ornaments of the enclosure. Four o'clock. Matters wear a serious ap The Archbishop's Palace has been again the object of attack, and completely gutted by the people, aided by As Gera Nationale. The entire of the furniture was thrown into the Seine, with all the books of the library ; the leaves of which at one time covered the whole surface of the river. Several of the people, mounted on the Archbishop's borses, and attired in the as. =dotal vestments, parade the streets, mocking the attitudes sod ges tures of the Clergy in giving benedictions, die. I have just heard, but cannot aedit it, that the people will be al lowed to sack the churches. I know that all the churches hi my quar ter are surrounded, and protected by the National Guards. The drums beat incessantly, and the city is patrolled by at least 30,000 National Guards. Several arrests have taken place—among others M. Ferdinand Berthier (who affixed his Cross of the Legion of Honour to the Cata falque), M. de VitroUss and bl. de Cauny--all three ex. Deputies of the Cote Drolt. MAMMA OF DEPUTIES, Fies.lb. At two o'clock M. Dupin (Vice President) took the Chair, but the deputies not being In a sufficient number to deliberate, the proceedings were suspended for half an hour. By degrees the deputies arrived, and fanned into groups at the foot of the tribune, where they discussed, with the utmost calmness, the events of the day. When the majority required had arrived, the president announced that the discussion on the older of the day, was that of the municipal organisation. Here M. Casimir Perrier entered and replaced M. Dupin. M. Thouvenel rose to propose that all citizens should be entitled to fill the situations of Mayor, adjoint, and municipal officers, without being required to pay any taxes. The orator, in support of his amend ment, havingli c o r ien a parallel between the rich and the poor, unfavour. able to the class, was accused by both centres of making an appeal to the passim. A good deal of confusion ensued, which the Prat. dent having at last appeased, invited the Chamber to obseive a calm, so essential in the present grave circumstances. Messrs. Mancha, Jalabert, Felix, and Faure, spoke is the midst of private conversations, and the Chamber voted several articles without any discussion. Every avenue leading to the chamber is occupied by the National, who allow no one to pees, it being supposed that after demolishing the Arch. bishoprick the people will repair to the Chamber. Prow the Meager dos Chalks* of yesterday. FOREIGN NEWS. Prince Michael Ralston], Commander.in-Cldef of the Polish army, had returned to Warsaw on the 9d instant, after having inspected the different positions of the army upon the left bank of the Bug. His return to the capital proves that the Russians are not as yet prepared for commencing operations. A private letter of the 90th ult. from Riga states, that 36,000 men of the Imperial Guards are expected there on their wry to Poland. The road from St. Petersburgh to Riga is so crowded with troops, that I travellers And great difficulty in proceeding on their journey. &case, Foul o'CLocx.—The Funds have not experienced so great a depression as the events in progress might be expected to pro. dues. It is hoped that with the Carnival, which terminates this night, the disturbances will altogether cease. PARIS &roc& Excuasusi, Fen. 15.—Five per Cents. 92f 80c , 90e 80c Bbc The 80c 86c 80c 70c 80e. Three per Cents, 69 f 30 c 1 40 c 30e 36e 40c 3k 20c 1k 10c. Bank Actions, 1,630 E Itente de Naples, 6if 40c 2be I6c 61f. Bente d'Espagne, 18 IN 10. Royal Spanish Loan, MS GO. Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 441 44 44. Exchange on London. one month, paper, 251 ibc; money, 26f 10e. Three months, paper, 28f be ; money, 26f. SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. $* The Morisiskes Papers er unusual/if **Meat of original Hzam.o.--.The Prof Patriots contains the Protocol of the Con gress of London, of the date of the 7th of February, which we gave doubtingly yesterday. as from the Globe French newspaper, but which now turns out to have been authentic. It is now clear that M. de Celle* and the Diplomatic Committee were completely outwitted by M. Sebastian' ; that they were imposed upon to believe that France se. cretly wished for the return of the Duke de Nemours, though in the teeth of the moat solemn assurances to the cootraty, which he was proclaiming to the agents of every Court of &tope.— The due afforded to this manteuvring es the part of the French is thus given by these papers : that the French Court were aware from the be. ginning that the other Powers would not swedes the secession to the throne of the Duke de Nemours; but u it was a darling project of the king to defeat the Duke of Leuchtetiberg, to whose pretensions he seems to entertain feelings more of a personal than a national kind, the Duke de Nemours was set up merely to embarrass the election, and the result has answered their views. The Belgian deputation at Paris are now at last aware of the double-dealing of the French Court, and they have advised that some form of government be adted, suited to die cir cumstances of the country. A lieutenant-general was to be chosen, and M. Surlet Chokier was likely to unite the greatest maim of suffrages. Porr.—lt would not be difficult indeed to suisieethegeureal prin _ eipke and objects of any alteration which his M~ the are likely to attempt of the durum of the House of Via, if we were at liberty to disregard the contradictory terms of the enigma by which they have contrived the the present to perplex the unissulaudinp of the people, and confine ourselves entirely to the condderedus of what they have vet done or attempted as an index to die kind of Lam they may naturally be expected to patronise. In this plain and simple view of the matter, the question, what kind of Retinal we may expect Karl (hey and ls colleagues to propose, resolves itself into another question, viz. What qualities in the House of Commons we those which we have a right to sapping will be moat emivenient and agnmabk to those Statesmen, judging from what they have dome or attempted since they came into office ? The Speaker gave his first parliamentary dinner, for the season, on Saturday ; and a second party dinner was given on Sunday, at which numerous distinguished individuals were present. Dowager Lady Langford entertained a select party to dinner the day before yesterday, in Berkeley-square. Lord Elleoborough gave a dinner party to thirty distin guished individuals on Saturday. His Lordship had also another large party on Sunday. BRIGHTON, Faa. 16. His MAJESTY yesterday accompanied by Mille. D'EsTE, took a carriage ride to the Devil's Dyke. The weather was favourable to the extensive, rural, and romantic prospects from the Dyke Hills. The QUEEN, attended by Prince LeoroLD, Lord VA L LETORT, and others of the Court, was on horseback. His MAJESTY yesterday granted audiences to the Earl of EGRILMONT, Lord RES DLESII A 31, Colonel DOW N KAN, SISI the Baron Moe cuausts. The arrivals at the Palace, in the evening of yesterday, were the Duke of BUCKINGHAM, General WHEATLEY (Privy Purse), and Sir \VATIIEN WA LLILK. The Royal Dinner Visitors of Monday were— The Earl and Countess of Chiche►ter, the Dowager Duchess of Leed., the Marquis and Marchioness of Carmarthen, Marchioness or Wellesley and 31iss Caton, and Mr. Hamilton. Those of yesterday were— The Earl of Egremont, Colonel and Mrs. George Wyndham Hon. Mr. and Mrs. VI indoor, and Sir George Shiner . Mrs. Fitsherbert, and Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Jerningham joined the splendid circle after dinner. The Duke of Sussex walked out in the morning yesterday, and, in the afternoon, took a carriage ride. The following personages left their names at the Palace yesterday:— The Marchioness of Wellesley and Miss Caton, the Earl of Delawar. the Earl of Egrcmont, Lord John Churchill, Captain Plrydel Bouveric, R.N. Mt. Lukin (War-office), Mr. Hamilton, Miss Langton, Sir itobt. and Lady Wigton, Marquis and Marchioness of Carmarthen, lady Agnes Buller, Sir Charles Doyle, Mrs. and Miss Bertie Mathews, Mr. Thomas Shiffner. Mrs. and Miss Dent, Mr. H. Saunders Sir 0. 11. and Lady Berkeley, Captain Sullivan, Mrs. Lake Fox, she Saunders, Hu. nett, Sir C. 3lusgrave, the Dowager Lady Thomas and Miss Roe, Lady C. and Miss Somerset, Hon Captain Puulett, Mr. M. Burgoyne, Lord and Lady Gage (from Firle-place), Major.Genetal Sir Thomas. and Miss AP Alahon, Captain Sewn. Mr. Bolton, LieW--Colcmel Mair, Sir W. Waller, and Captain 0. V. Harcourt, R.N. The Earl of Dmt.a. wa a is at the Albion. THREE O'CLOCK, P.ll.—Tbe KING is taking a carriage airing. accompanied by Mrs. Fox. Her MAJESTY is on horseback with Mademoiselle IY FSTE. Prince LEOPOLD, Prince G BORG E Of CAM BRIDGE, and divers personages of the Court. The weather is brilliant, and all the world of Ton are abroad. The Duke of Sussex has been walking in public to-day. His Royal Highness is now enjoying a carriage airing The KING honoured the Earl of EGREMONT, the Lord Lieutenant of this county, with an audience this morning. Lady BEDI NG FIELD loft the Palace, to return to town this morning. The Earl and Countess of ERROL and Colonel Fos left the Palace for London this morning ; the latter for a short absence. The carriage of the Duke of BUCKINGHAM is waiting at the Palace ; his Grace is about to leave on his return to London. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Mesta Amman Tuts Dar.—Dublin, t ; Waterford, 1 ; Guernsey and Jersey, 1; France, 1. Drat, Fns. le.—Wind W.& W. fresb.—Arrived front the River, the Rose schooner, -, of Jersey. for Terceira. An American ship, with two crosses on her fore-topsail, passed through from the westward at three, rat. The Danish ship Neptune proceeded from Ramsgate tor Bremen this afternoon. His Netherlands Majesty's brig of war Flying Fish, from the Channel, arrived this day, and re mains ; also, the Rclipte, from the South Seas, and brig Navy, of London. rtiveed the Hodson. Morgan. front New York. Poe sm. 16.—Wind W.S.W. Firmness - , . 15.—Wind S R.—Sailed the Neva transport, for the Mauritius. Retainers, Fn. 15.—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Arrived the Betsey and Sarah, Bloom, front Trieste. HOLTHSAD, Ras. 15e— Arrived o ff the port, the London. from Virginia; and Jean, from Halifax. LmaarooL, Fan. 15. Arrived the Bahia Packet, Geddes, from Bahia ; Jubilee, Chaddock. front New Orleans ; Dorothy. Dearness, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; and Helm , Field, from Trims:. Melte port, the Robert, Polsford. from Charleston ; Wm. Dross. and York, from New York ; and Halifax, Finhy, from Halifax. STATE OF THK COUNTRY. Amisowan Tuaso•Y.—Notwithstanding the terrible example lady set at Win chester, ineendiarism is milling gain in this country—a farm, the property of Col. Hawker, and situated at Loy Parish, having been nearly destroyed by fire yesterday morning. A few days ago a letter was picked up in the vicinity of Long Parish House, the residence of Wood Hawker, to the effect that if he did not induce the farmers in his neighbourhood to raise the wages of their labourers, his property would be destroyed. This stupid and preposterous epistle met with no attention : it was supposed to be the effusion of an idiot, or some imbecile old woman—it was not for a moment supposed that any hostility could exist against the owner of the Long Parish estate, the labourers employed thereon having bean always liberally paid, and at a considerably higher rate than is usually given in that part, of the country. The fire was discovered at halt-past three o'clock yesterday morning, and it was not completely subdued till four in the afternoon, in the course of which time property to the amount of 8001. I was redu ced to ashes, including barns, granaries, hayricks, agricultural implements, &c. The hones were fortunately saved, but a large quan tity of poultry was burnt alive. Had it not been for the personal esti- Sons of Colonel Hawker, and of his judicious distribution of the per sons under him, the calamity might have been much greater. The conflagration was at its height about 5 o'clock, and its appearance at that time was of the most appalling description. COvENTAY, Fen. 15.—Yesterday mornieg, about two o'clock, the inhabitants of this city were alarmed by the ringing of the fire-bell. On inquiry, it was ascertained that a messenger from the inhabitants of Brandon (a village about six miles hence) bad arrived for our fire engine, which was immediatly attached to a chaise, and despatched with a competent number of firemen. On thcit arrival they found the barn of Mr. Hanson, a respectable farmer there, In deices, but with great exertion it was prevented extending to any other building. The waggoner was awakened about 1 o'clock by the desperate noise made by a horse who was in an adjoining stable, and on going to the window discovered the fire The alarm was instantly given, and by great exertion the poor horse was released ; his situa tion was extremely perilous, as the hay la his manger was on fire. The barn contained about 60 bags of wheat, all of which were con sumed, but it is consolatory that Mr. Hamann was insured to the amount of his loss. It is suspected that this was the act of an incen diary, and that the fire was communicated through one of the air holes in the barn wall, which adjoins the road. As this is the first Instance of incendiaries having been in this part of the country, go at alarm is excited. A reward of 100 guineas has been offered tor the discovery of the offender. We were in hopes that we should be spared the painful duty of again recording the destruction of property by incendiarism ; but it now tills to our lot to publish the most extensive and destructive fire that has taken place in the county of Sussex, and which occurred on the evening of Thursday last, at Eastbourne. About a quarter before seven. the ' whole of the property, save the house, on Mead's farm was disco. vered to be on fire. Seven stacks of hay and four of COTO, with a double barn, in which was • bailey mow aid sixteen quarters of thrash ed what in sack, a fatting stall, a saggoti Wire and granary over. and several hundred bushel* of potatoes, were entirely destroyed. On the discovery of the tire, the men hastened to the barn in the hope of saving the wheat in sack ; but on opening the doors, they soon dia. covered that to be impossible, as the whole body of the barn pre sented one mats of coofiagration. Only • part of one wheat-rick was saved from the general wreck. Su intense was the heat, that the at tention of those present was directed to the preservation of the frani-Linise, which was in great danger, and which was, with the greatest exertions, saved from the devouring element. We bare not heard the amount of property consumed, but the whole was insured. Ihe farm is tenanted by Mr. Moses Fader, the property is that of Lord George Cavendish. The buildings, we understand, were not insured. There can be no doubt but that it was the act of an incendiary, and must have been the work of sonic time, if only one individual was con. earned, as the stacks and buildings were no fire at the seine time. We hope that 51r. Filder's conduct towards the labourers for sets of kind near and benevolence, will, on inquiry, be found to have deserved a far different treatment at their hands.—Brigkans Guardia's. About 6 o'clock last Thursday morning, an out-house belonging to Mr. Barnes, farmer, of Hording. was discovered to be on fire. There were a number 01 r attle in the iptace, and it is supposed the incendiary contemplated their destruction, but they were removed in time.-Bw/es Gavels. About two o'clock on Thursday morning last, a haystack and cowhouse (in which were two cows) were discovered to be on fire at Scilly, near Scarborough, the property of Mr. Pearson, farmer, of that place. There is reason to suspect that the act was committed by a man (a stranger) who had been at &alby and the neighbourhOod fur about • fortnight, inquiring at different farm-houses for new calved cows and pip. When the lire was discovered. a pence was men running from the plan, wearing a velveteen coat with white but. togs, but who unfortunately was not pursued. A statement of the fall particulars has been transmitted to the police of Hull, with • request to keep a sharp look-out for the suspected indlyiduaL-4101l Peeked. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. IRELAND. Mr D. BROW NF. presented a petition from bettermullen, in the county of Galway, complaining of distress. He said that the failure of the pounce crops had reduced a great pan of the Irish peasantry •do a state of entire destitution, and unless government interfered to tel:eie them vast numbers must die of warratton. He had letters from the Alarquis of Sligo, and from other persons, of the first distinction in Ire land, all of whom represented the existing state of distress as truly ap palling. There was not a sufficient supply of potatoes in Ireland to last one month, and he thoug! t a day should not be lost in affording relief to the population of Ireland. The Hon. 'Nemb v added that he had several petitions on the same subject, but he s h ould defer their presentation till to-morrow (Thursday), when there would be a fuller attendance of members. EILUAYIR-ST REIT SOCIETY. Sir J. NEWPORT presented a petition from Weverfold. praying for facilities in giving education to the Irish people; and complaining of the conduct of the Kildare-street society. The honourable baronet said. he fully concurred in the prayer of the petition. Mr. LEFROY said, when the proper time came, he should he pre pared to defend the society referred to in this petition. Sir J. NEWPORT then presented a petition from Waterr..rd, com plaining of the Irish vestry act. The petition was. he said, signici exclusively by the Protestant inhabitants of the city of Waterford Mr. WYSE congratulated the house on this brilliant display of Pro testant liberality. It was, he believed, the first petition on this subject coming horn such a quarter, and he treated it as a happy omen fur his country. ZEFOIM PETtTIONS. Colonel ABMICROMBIE presented a petition from a piece in Clackmannan, praying for the extension of the elective franchise in Scotland. ..... Lord F.BRINGTON presented a petition from Devonshire, in fa our of Parliamentary Reform. The Noble Lord said that the petition was signed by several persons who for the first time had cxpresacd their opinions favourable to Reform.—(hear, hear.) lie, therefore, had to congratulate the House and the country on the circumstance of this great subject having been taken up by the Government, and still more on the fact that the a ishes of the people had at length found an evil(' in that House.—(ilear.) Sir T. D.. CLA ND supported the prayer of the petition. He thought with the petitioner'', that the time was come when the question of reform should be settled efficiently. He could assure the house that the most respectable portion of his constituents were favourable to reform (Hear, hear.) Mr. F. BUXTON presented a petition from the Deanery of Norwich, praying for a general fast ; and another similar petition from another place in the same diocese. Mr. M UNDY presented a petition from the lead miners of eight pa. riches in Derbyshire, complaining of distress, and of the importation of foreign lead ; also a petition from Kepworth, in Lelcestershite, against negro slavery . Lord KILLEEN presented a petition from the Protestant inhabit. I ants of James Town, In the county of Meath, praying for a general teat, and two petitions from parishes in the county of Meath complaining of the oppressive burden of the tithes, and praying for a repeal of the Vestries Act ; and one from the Catholics of Navin, complaining , of tithes. CONDITION OT Lord KILLEEN presented a similar petition, complaining of the operation of the tithes, from Rathndnes, in the same ceunty ; end af terwards a petition from the same county, praying for a repeal of the legislative Union. lie did not concur in the prayer of the petition. but he called upon the Government to adopt such remedial measures for the sufferings of the Irish people as would convinee the Irish nation that Parliament were not indifferent to the sufferings of that country. 11r. STANLEY would not particularly reply to these matters fur ther than to say, that the government was now directing its attention to the inttoduction of such mea.tures as would be useful to the relief of Ireland, and to the remedy of those grievances of which there was gene. sal complaint. Petitions orderd to lie on the table. 111;.iiiliiiiip;stnoned the sccond --- reading of the Stage-coach Act from the 21st instant to March 1. TITHE SYSTEM IN ILEGLATITI. Mr. lIUME presented petitions from Winterburn and Mareh, N. of Ely, for a revision of the tithe system. They urged the necessity of amendment foe the sake of general goodwill, and to promote becoming amity between the Clergy and their Hocks—views of the subject in which he concurred ; the petitions also prayed for reform. Mr. CA 11 P BELL denied that tithes belonged to the public—they had proceeded from private individuals ; and to act with them as public property would be general spoliation. He confessed he should be glad to ace a commutation of tithes. Sir R. INGLIS also contended that tithes were as much private pro perty as any other species of private property—and as such entitled to parliamentary protection. Mr. BENET wanted to see this species of property commuted—and then there would be enough left fa the Church ; but he must deny that tithes were private property, like any other species of private property. He, however, was convinced of one thing, if a commutation of the tithes were not agreed to, that species of properly would not long mkt. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, that one petition now presented from Willingden, ERNEX, was from a parish of twelve hundred acres, occu pied by twenty-four persons, whose rent was twenty shillings per acre, at.d the tithe eight shillings per acre and upwards, and which tithe was paid to an absent rector—that rector employed a curate, which curate also armed two other parishes, yet that parish was paying twelve pounds a week for this sort of service. If tithes were private property, then this was an intrusive petition ; but he denied that such was the (ay. Re the fact as it might, the tithes were doing mere than any thing else to alienate the people from the church. Mr. N. CALVERT lamented that so much time was occupied in the discussion of the tithe system, when In reality there was no gun tion before the house. NI r. HUME said he was misrepresenud when he MIA held up as the enemy of the Chinch ; he was the enemy of its abuses ; he who was the advocate of the abuses was the real enemy of the Church. But the complaint against the abuses was not to be attended to because it came from him ; those who looked to the person preferring complaint, and not to the complaint preferred, was quite itr.worohy of notice. He maintained that the church property was under the contralti of Partin. anent ; it had been disturbed before by the Parliament, and there would nut be peace till the Parliament again meddled with the subject. ' ins ordeted to be printed. NIDDLTSZX AND OTHEI NECORNI PETITIONS. Mr. HU %I IL then presented the Sliddlesex petition for Reform, signed by 1.200 persona; and similar petitions from St. Pancras, Fife. shire, Lanarkshire, St. Mary-le-bone, the Incorporation of Workers, Edinburgh, Inverary, a parish in ileofrew. &c.— A second petition from Lanarkshire, fur Reform generally, signed by 420 permit's. He presented a similar petition, sigred by 1,200 persons from l'unehartoti, for Burgh and Parliamentary Retorm.— A similar petition teem Lauder. Mr. D. BROWNE postponed his motion respecting the state of the North of Ireland, till March 8. NawSPATIOL ADVEITISIUNENTI (IRV AND.) Mr. D. BROWNE asked, whether it was the Chancellor of the Exchequer's intention to reduce the advertisement duty in Ireland simi. lady to what was proposed for England—namely, one shilling for ad. vertisements under ten lines? Lord A LTHORP was understood to reply in the affirmative. POO. Laws. Mr. BRISCOE moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend and ex. tend the 119th George 111. cap. 12, in so far as rrlated to the renting and letting of land to labourer*. Mr. J. SMITH spoke of the benefit of allowing poor labourers to rent land. Mr PORTMAN also stoke to the like erect. but considered it, however, only as part of the patching byre eat of poor laws that had been so long adapted. Lord ALTHORP said, that the Gunton cot was desired by many to turn their attention to this subject. He had to reply that it had done so; but all must ailmit that the subjtet was surrounded with the greatest difficulties. S-ty, however, what they world. the difficulty that met them at every point was the surplus population ; and he did not see how there could be any remedy for existing difficulties, till the supply of labour did not exceed the demand for it. He nevertheless 'lusted that some measuroi might be devised that could reduce these difficulties. Mr. CA EA RAFr joined in the opinion that the peat evil was the redundancy of labour, and he misted that some veil devised scheme of emiestation might be introduced to remedy the evil. Mi. SADLER denied that there was the redundancy cf population which some imagined ; the redundancy of labourers mei the quantity of labour was attributable to other causes than the surplus of population. %Viten it was known what thousands and tens of the usando of acres ye. rained uncultivated, how could they ssy that there was a redundancy of labourers? Opportunity n ust be affoided to tPe willing labourers to work, before any such complaint as that now preferred about redundant population could be admitted. M hat was said of a nelghbour big kingdom by the Ediethergk RI vim, proved the opinion he maintained. In that country the population was now much mote numerous, yet duo distress amongst Oe labourers, those in agriculture especially. was by no means so peat as in this country. He repeated, they must look to other muses then redundant population for those difficulties of which they complained. Motion agreed to: leave given to bring in the bill. INDUCTION or SALARIES. Lord ALT HOlt P baring L oved that the horse resolve itself into a conunittee of sutply, Mr. O. DA WbON adverted to the noble lord's statement on a fosses night. as to the number of offices to he reduced, mold the noble hied state what would be the amount of minks to hemline& 1 ' Lod ALTHORP replied he could not state the saunas. He had aleadowei the tect, mete particularly for the purpose se showing the .1 I