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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. POLAND. EXTRACTS PROM WARSAW PAPERS Or TEE 16TH. Field-Marshal Diebitsch having, with his own hands pulled the different orders of merit gained on the field of battle off the breast of Major Kiwerski, who had been severely wounded and made prisoner, the Major, in consequence of such an insult. being hurt to the extreme, answered, with dignity, to the Marshal, " You may take upon yourself to have us shot, but not dishonour us, for when a nation declares war upon another, there are no rebels." The Field-Marshal, enraged at such an answer, ordered his Cossacks to take the prisoners into the interior. The General Gerstenzweig having met them, added his insults to the former one; and his sol diers threw mud and stones at them, and forced them into rooms covered with blood, and where a number of dead and dying Russians lay : there they were obliged to pass the night, without any kind of assistance,and, after having given them some few dry biscuits, without any distinction to rank, they were driven along, on foot, to Minsk. Letters from Warsaw, of the 15th inst. contain no new fact of any importance. What they state respecting the movements of the Russians seems to indicate that Marshal Diebitsch intends to carry on vigorously his operations as soon as the weather shall permit. We have no positive ac count of the movements of the Russian army.—Sunday, fifty young men of the University of Paris set out to serve the cause of liberty in Poland. The Polish Committee fur nished them with regular passports, paid the expenses of their journey, and promised them speedy promotion in the army. WARSAW, MARCH 14.—After the departure of the corps under the command of General Dwernicki, the Rus sians made a second entry into the town of Pulawy on the 9th inst. Humanity is struck with the atrocious horrors committed a second time by these Russians upon the un fortunate inhabitants; after having pillaged and completely destroyed Pulawy, they forced away with them seven of the inhabitants, on which unfortunate beings they committed the most violent acts of barbarism ever heard of in the civilized world. Among these unfortunate persons were Gniewkowski, and Szmidt, and the deputy-constable, Niestorowicz, and another, the name unknown to the eye witness. After their suffering the most dreadful punish ment, their eyes were pushed out, until death put them out of reach of further torments, which otherwise they would have undergone from the hands of those barbarians. GERMANY. FRANKFORT, MARCH 22.—The German Diet has taken a final resolution with respect to the Grand Duchy of Lux emburg. On the repeated instances of the King of Holland, as sovereign of Luxemburg, the Diet has resolved, that as the Congress at London has decided on the affairs of Bel gium, and that the Grand Duchy shall remain the pa trimony of the House of Nassau, it is proper to carry these decisions into effect. The assembly has, there fore, decreed the immediate formation of a corps of 30,000 troops of the Confederation, composed of the contin gents of Hanover, Electoral Hesse, and Oldenburgh and Nassau, besides a corps of 12,000 Prussians. This corps is ordered to restore the authority of the King of Holland in the Grand Duchy. At first only 18,000 men will be em ployed in occupying the territory of Luxemburg, the 12,000 Prussians remaining on the frontiers as a reserve, and not to enter, unless the first corps of the army should want as sistance. Last week 84 cannons, without carriages, passed through Giessen, on their way from Erfurt to Coblentx some pontoons also passed through Giessen for the same destination. Notwithstanding all these preparations for war, we still hope that peace may be maintained." ITALY. FLORENCE, MARCH 140 1 iiappears, from a statement in the Bolognese Monitestr, that the revolutionary com mittee for the province of Bologna was dissolved. The ad ministration of that province had been undertaken by M. Carlo Savini. According to private letters, the revolutionary government of Bologna had quitted that city, and proceeded towards the interior of Romagna, taking with them Cardinal Benvenuti. The refugees from Modena and Parma are becoming very numerous here, but they have received orders from the Government to retire. Some have returned to the Bolognese district, and the rest have set out for Leg horn, where it is supposed they will embark for Marseilles. A report gains credit that a Congress, composed of the representatives of the five great powers, is likely to be formed, for the purpose of arranging the affairs of Italy, and deciding upon the intervention of Austria. SPAIN. MADRID, MARCH 15.—An extraordinary courier has brought the following news from Madrid, of the above date: —Lieut.-Gen. Don V. Quesada has just been promoted to the rank of Captain-General of the Royal forces, a title which is equivalent to that of a Marshal of France. This mark of favour is in recompense for the services he lately rendered to the Royal cause in Andalusia; he has also been honoured with the grand cordon of Charles 111. Ihe capital MO perfectly tranquil at the departure of the courier, but the Council of Ministers assembled frequently, with the view of concerting measures for the prevention of tumult and disturbances.—Memorial Bordelais. MARCH 26.—Another despatch has been received on the 18th instant at Madrid, from the General in command of the forces, who are now in pursuit of the rebels of the Isla de Leon. Aided by the inhabitants of this mountainous country (Sierra de la Ronda), the troops of the line were success ful in every encounter, and have now the satisfaction of know ing that there are not three Negros (Constitutionalists) to be met together in that part of the country. The inbabi tants of the village of Others, who kept the guards of King Joseph in check during the Peninsular war, and annihilated the second regiment of hussars, have dis played the greatest enthusiasm, and " our King and religion for ever" is still their favourite exclamation.—There was not the slightest information u to the fate of Torrejos ; but no doubt was entertained that, even were he in the country, he must be without a single companion. It is worthy of re mark that, at the time of the breaking out of the insurrec tion of the Isla de Leon, an amnesty was about to be pub lished in favour of those persons who were obliged to leave Spain in 1820. SPIRIT OP THE JOURNALS. Timm—The Gene= paper mention the important fact of the op. pointrcent of a Proviaknal Government for Poland. A Provisional Government for Poland established at St. Peteribmegh I Has the Rm. paw, then, failed in establishing a Government is any an. portion of Poland P Could he not have got one in Lithuania ? Gold he Pot have sent to Wilna, to ask some of the Lithuomies Pons to how the kind ness to personate a Government. Nothing could mesa kindly contra. diet all the other accounts of Ruler success whisk ban bean recr eated than this auttonneement. TIIIIIM—In the Taw of Sunday we hod a letter from Ireeskiert. dated March 22, giving an account a the preparations making he the invasion of Luxemburg by the troops of the Germanic Confederation— The Diet sh ows t h at it is in earnest, and unless the Belgians are assisted by France (of which there does not seem the alighten possibility), they will show their wisdom in not trying to fight Germany and Holland at the same time. The distractions of Belgium are great enough already, without aggravating them by the calamities of war. That unhappy emery, torn by faetione—tukd by ignorant, selfish, sod mischievous ma —ruined in its trade—dilappidated. in its Inaness—unable to levy tan adequate to the demaoda of its establishments, and as unable to borrow mosey from ha want of credit—the prey of po. Ihical lead's and knavish agitators, with in best chines proscribed, and its manufacineing population unemployed,—cursed with a *obis preas..balying Room and pandering to th e l owest passion of the de,—and now about to be plunged into a war without regular Imps or reemploy resources, inset leery day lament the none of its unreasonable rebellion, and the fatal gift of its independence. On the present emergency the National Congress is again convoked to give its advice. This precious body, whose only mission was to form a Constitution and a Government, is nowso be convened into an onli nary legislative assembly. If it shows only the same wisdom which it exhibited before its prorogation, the Repot will be little better of its assistance. Healin.—Direct nomination by borough-proprietors to seats in the Lower House, appears to the Duke of Wellington to be the wonder working principle of the British Constitution. How it got there, he does not trouble himself to inquire • but he believes it to be the key of our civil position, and if that be c arried by lie esteeming enemy, be considers the bottle lost—for It is strange MAO that the Duke &Wel lington, and all the opponents to Reform, trlll ems view the people but u the natural enemy of all rational gamma; that is to say, they confound authority and despotism, and therein. soodude that the one, like the other, ha no security but in the hers mei want of combination among the governed. The Duke Matters himself that the people of England will submit to the rejection of the Raises Bill without a " murmur." _ _ " Rusdeus menet dam transit at s." The Duke is not speaking to dismotented sod mossaseradag soldiers— their duty is to place unlimited maidens in the justice awl taints of their commander—civil life mod fres Wunder know so sari moil deuce, and no such submission—poems' tights, and palled lienchises, transcend the claims of authority however sottisnt, Of t e newt due to names however illustrious. The petition Owatiolna of Great Britain will calmly, but certainly, attain disk objest,_ond k wails for the Duke of Wellington and his anti-reforesiog friends to wheels an effectual change and improvement in our representative Tie=srlffswf a murmur. Pollll%—it has been ascertained that upwards of 6 those Mem bers who voted for the second reading of the Rehm bill are determined to destroy its character in the Committee. Miniseme will therefore be left in a woful minority when the first clause oases to the vote. No wonder their Journals urge a Monied's, but the King positively re fuses to grant one; so bete again Mks= ais impeded in their revolu tionary course. It is quite true that the Duke of Gloucester is deeply impressed with a sense of the danger whist the country would incur by adopting Earl Grey's Benthamite C.enstitudon. The Queen is also known to entertain a very natural antipathy to it ; and a noble Earl, whose lady is attached to her Majesty's Household, has expressed in dutiful but ener getic teems his apprehensions of the dangerous consequences which must result from the establishment of a democratic legislature. To the appal of these able councilion his Majesty has, we are assured, lis tened with characteristic kindness, and the baneful, of of a person whose weakness is only equalled by that of his fris= Gotkrich is, we believe, beginning to be appreciated by his royal nor to. To that gentleman we sincerely recommend a reference to the mod , meats and opinions of those in the sunshine of whose Royal favour he so long basked, by the breath of whose nostrils he once lived and had his being. That their familiar Mend and servant whom they trusted should mark his respect for their memory by acting the part of a go. between with Whig Reformers and Revolutionists against the political supporters of a Wellington,—that he of all men should throw discredit upon their patronage, is indeed a fearful sign of the times. We have already once warned him against the course be is pursuing, and we now repeat that warning. Texas.—We recollect no instance in which any Important public measure was not attended with a vibration and a tendency downwards of the funds, as tempests always shake and depress the mercury in the barometer ; yet, in violation of this rule, the funds are now said to have advanced, only, or chiefly, because the encase of the bill which is to produce ro important a change in the state of our re presentation is becoming more certain. This should occasion serious reflection on the part of those who oppose the bill, and induce them to adopt it, as we have before urged, on the principle that its adoption is the securest course : for if the funds rise because the success of the bill is suppose. to be certain, of what nature is that danger which would result from its rejection ? It is not the danger springing from a mere Ministerial defeat within the walls of Parliament: it is the danger which would be occasioned by the very great and general dissatisfaction of the people, if their fa vourite mature were frustrated. The bill, therefore, ought to be adopted as a peace-maker. And let it not be supposed that the present is so more than a temporary or capricious feeling of the l e of England. Their seal, ardour, and passion are, no doubt, y in. flamed by the apparent proximity of the object which they opt to ob. Lain; but the necessity of a reform is the settled conviction of their souls, which nothing can shake. It is a conviction, not of yesterday, but of the last half century. THE FROLIC STEAM PACKET. Proem the Bristol Journal. The most melancholy uncertainty continues to prevail as to the num ber and names of the passengers on board this easel, and the circumstances which occasioned the wreck. It is supposed, but on what grounds we know not, that she bad an unusually large number of pa& angers on board ; and among those who have been ascertained to have perished area General APCleod and suite, Colonel Gordon, (formerly of the Queen's Be ) and servant, Major and Mrs. Boyd and see. ranee, Miss Richardson (Miss Boyd's niece) and Mr. Anderson, of the dock-yard, Pater. with his only son and daughter. The body of the Captain was picked up yesterday sennipt, and brought to this port on Saturday ; sixteen other bodies, Including that of a woman with a child in her arms, and Miss Andersen, have been already washed on shore.— The Captain was found lashed to a spar, and his watch had stopped a few minutes before four, about which time on Thursday morning it is supposed the accident hippmed. A letter from Haverfadwest, dated the 91st inst. esys- 14 It is p. nerally believed that between seventy and eighty have perished. Below I give you the names, as far as I can ascertain, without attempting to pledge myself to its correctness:—From Tenhy— General M'Cleod and four servants ; Major Boyd, his wife, and three servants ; two chil dren, and seven others unknown. From Milford—Eighteen sailors going to join South Sea whalers; three savants from Castle Hall; one servant from Boulstooe ; one arrant from Pietas Castle; three runaway apprentices of Mr. J. Matthise's ; a son of Mr. Griffiths, the currier, of Prendergast; a Colonel in the army, whose name I forget'; his bat-boa was washed one oboes with his name on it, and his servant ; a Mr. George, of Pater; Mr. Anderson, of the dock. yard, his only son, and eldest daughta—ber body is found ; and the entire crew of Aileen or seventeen. One of the Captain's children was buried on Saturday ; he has left eight slim, and Mrs. Jenkins large in the family way. The steward has left his wife in the same way, and four small children. It was rumoured in Bristol on Friday that a bottle had been found at sea, containing a letter, purportinf to have been written by a person on board the Frolic when she was sa setrawis, stating that the long boat, containing nine persons, bad jest been swamped—that the Cap tain had lashed himself to the mast—and that a brig was then in sight. This letter tea palpable forgery—a despicable and cruel hoax. • Supposed to be Colonel Gordon, mentioned above. From a Correspondent. There is no doubt the vessel was lost in consequence of the conduct of the captain. He was ignorant of the coast, yet quarrelled with his pilot, and put him ashore at Haverfordwest. It is supposed he was standing offend on until day-licht, and not calculating for the force of wind and tide, which drove bun to the shore, he came right on the Sandbank, and instantly went to pieces. Grievously as many have suffered, the captain's case is most melancholy. His wife was in the family wry of her tenth child. The intelligence brought on pre mature labour, and she died leaving nine young orphans destitute. She had been lately left 1,5001. which was all invested in the ill-fated Frolic. Every shop in Haverfordwest was closed, and it was one scene of mourning ; 14 of the most respectable tradesmen of this little town have perished, and 10 of the lower class. Cobbett, in his last Register, has printed Lord Grey's speech on Reform in 1797, and it appears that be then de veloped the very plan now before the Legislature. The seed has been thirty-four years in arriving at maturity. The pro pagators of truth ought never to despair. Exrrza HALL, in the Strand, built for the public meet ings of associations, was opened yesterday by a religious society. Sir T. Baring was in the chair, and speeches were made by various professional divines, one of whom (the Rev. Dr. Cox) stated, that there were 336 institutions in London, most of which required such a place of assembly. The floor accommodates 5,000 persons, and the platform about 400. The general distress and privations of the community are kept in abeyance by the Reform Bill. It is conceived, and justly, that a reformed Parliament emanating from the bosom of the community, will sympathise with their fellow-citizens, and duly correct the errors of folly and ignorance. One of the first acts of a reformed Legislature will beto repeal Peel's Bill ; and the next to pass laws for the relief, if not the in demnity, of persons ruined by the false legislation of 1826. Commerce and industry are not to be trampled under foot with impunity ; and, if this is not done, and done quickly, the new Parliament would so o n be a s Aims as the last. The robbery, spoliation, and destruction of the thou sands, whose enterprise was the basis of our national pros perity, are circumstances not to be lightly passed over, whatever may be the conceit of theorists. The injured will rim as from the dead, and exhibit their wrongs in a thousand Protean shapes. In one word, we must have small notes, or we must go on in unjust spoliation, and extinguish the debt I The interest can only be colle cted in the currency in which the debt was created. We must also have laws to favour equitable adjustments, between parties who have been or may be affected. This alone will be the reign of justice. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. Maim 11. The Duke of WELLINGTON resented a petlt►on from Bristol against slavery. Also a petition from Manchester against the beer laws. Lord OOSFORD presented petitions from Newry, and the County of Suffolk, for Parliamentary Reform. Peak's' to the same effect were presented by Lord KING from Can. terkury, and the Duke of RICHMOND from Peterhead. On the modooof Lord AUCKLAND the Colonial Trade Mamboed through a Committee. The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition from the merchants and ship-owners of Greenock against the East India monopoly. Viscount GODERICH moved an address to his Majesty foe a re port of the Commissioners appointed under the act of 1820, to inquire into the receipts and expenditure of the Colonial department.—Ordered. Lad BIND presented a petition from a parish near Raster for an alteration in the tithe system. The petitioners complained that tithes were collected from them to the amount of 000). a year. That sum was paid into the Cling And of the Cathedral of Exeter, whilst the Curate of the perish olds _ossoloodllol. a year. The Bishop of EXIT= nil this was ono of the cases over which the Bishops had no corm& Lord WYNFORD mY astrangant arrangements, such as the pe. titloners stated, called for legislative interferoaos. The Archbishop of CANTIBRBURT expressed regret that corpo rations had no power to name the stipends of curates. It was his intention after the recess, to brims in a bill, which would give ecclesi astical corporations authority to ism* misapplication of tithe, and remedy disgraceful scenes, which amused in the collection of tithes. The most reverend prelate also expected to be able to lay on the table after the recess, two other bills which he had long contemplated, but had been prevented from Winging the same forward by causes it was not necessary then to explain. There was another bill to be brought in after the meeting of the house, for the restriction of pluralities, which would place them under such a regulation as would prevent abuses.— (Hear, bear.) There was also aMU which had been mentioned to the house, namely, the bill for composition of tithes, and his hope was that it would be ready for the consideration of their lordships soon after the recess. WEST INDIAN IXTEIIST. ThrMarquis of BUTE presented a petition from the Merchants of Oresoock, praying that their claims to compensation for loss of West Indian property, might receive the of Parliament. The yeti. tioners complained of the pr of the Anti• Slavery Society, which had excited a ay against them, highly dettimeotal to their interest. Lord CARBERY presented a petition from the Merchants of Cork, complaining of distress, arising from the present state of West India property, and praying for protection. POOl LAWS. Lord GLENCIALL presental a petition from the county of Tipper ary, against the introduction of Poor Laws to Ireland, and praying for AA asseannent. ADJOURNMENT. Earl GREY communicated to their Lordships, that the Adjournment would take place to.morrow, until Tuesday. the 12th of April, but with respect to judicial proceedings, there would be no adjournmunt be. fore next week. Lord lELNYON expressed a wish to know why the house, contrary to its practice, met on Easter Monday. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he was anxious to get rid of the urea: of appeals. It would be desirable to say at the end of the Session, that be had disposed of all the appeals standing for argument up to Easter. As to Easter Monday, he had no objection to mailer his holidays, and, instead of going out of town, he should prefer taking causes for the benefit of tile suitors. It was not uncommon to hi Judges sitting in the Easter week, and it would be a great relief to the judicial business of that house, if he could dispose of two oe three Scotch appeals. The house then adjourned at six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMON& Blanca 29. _ ------ -- The Lambeth Water Works Bill was read a second time, sad ordered to be committed. Mr. H. DAVIS presented a petition from merchants and others of Bristol, for compensation In the event of the colonial slavery being abolished. ♦NTI-IE7OIY PZTITIONS. Col. LUSHINOTON presented three petitions from Carlialt the Ministerial plan of Reform. He trusted that when the Bill went into Committee there would be such alteration in it as would secure the interests of all classes. The Marquis of CH ANDOS declared that he should give his most decided op posi tion to the bill in its present state. He was not opposed to all '&6em—and he hoped is the Committee it would be made such a bill as would make it a constitutional measure of Rafael's. Mr. H. DAVIS was not against all Reform, but it ought not to be one Waisted to Injure-the interests of any elms of the comma. silty. The bill, in its present shape, would have his most decided opposition. Pedtions ordered to be printed. Lord C. TOWNSEND presented 28 petitions from various places, foe the abolition of Negro Slavery. DUBLIN PETITION AGAINST /WORM. Mr. 0. mcW)ifiline the C;;Wration of Dub. Hn against the Ministerial measure for Parliamentary Reform. The petitioners opposed it because It would destroy their chartered rights, and ultimately lead to a repeal of the Union. It would have the erect of returning members for Ireland who would be anxious to co operate with the member for Waterford. This petition, as well as se veral others with a similar prayer, which be had to present, had his cordial support. Mr. S. RICE maintained that no measure was so likely to calm the public mind ea the one proposed by his Majesty's Ministers; and that it would entirely do away with all apprehensions as to a repeal of the Union. Mr. G. DAWSON said though there might be difference of opinion as to its revolutionary tendency, as regarded England, there was none as far as it concerned Ireland. The measure would take the elective franchise from Protestants and give it to Roman Catholics. If pawed into a law, it would inakt the most grievous injury on the Protestants of Ireland. It would have the effect of returning so many Roman Ca tholics into that House, that be should tremble for the safety of Pro testant institutions. Sir J. NEWPORT contended that the passing of this bill into a law would be the most efficient means of preventing a separation be tween the two countries. Having lived half a century in Ireland, be thought ri he was as competent to judge of the feelings of that country as the ht hon. gentleman who had just spoke ; and on that experience he d not hesitate to declare that, in his opinion, if the measure were carried it would be the best means of securing the tranquillity of Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL observed, that in his estimation this petition, as It came from the Corporation of Dublin, was the best possible moment in favour of the bilt.—(Hear.) There were about eighty peruses who composed the Common Council of Dublin, the Mot city of Ireland, and out of that number he had a list of forty of them who had either been insolvent or benkropts.—(Hear.) And yet those people arrogated to themselves the right of petitioning against the liberties and just rights of their fellow-citizens...-(Hear.) As to the Protestant Church being 'in danger from the measure, the idea was absurd. begged to repeat, that the petition was the suongeat argument in favour of the bill --- fir. NORTH considered that this measure would lay prostrate the Protestant establishment , and on its ruins establish a Catholic as cendancy. After some remarks from Mr. O'CONNOR DON and Mr. SHELL. the petition was ordered to be printed. II gG 10 SLAVERY. • Mr. G. MOORE presented a petition from Dublin, for compensation, In the event of the slavery being abolished. General OASCOYNE said that there could not be a petition from Ireland without a long speech, followed by several other speeches also, from members for 'reign/ He must protest against this speech.making on presentation of petitions. Mr. CRAMPTON said it was perfectly natural that the supporters of rotten boroughs should be the supporters also of negro slavery; but he hoped to see both abolished during the present or neat session. Mr. CALCRAFT trusted that there would be no successful Abets to prevent members speaking on petitions—he bad known the greatest good to result from repeated discussions on petitions; far more than was obtained by field-day debates. He thought there was no member in the house who would agree in sentiment with the gallant general. Mr. G. MOORE said the petitions were from entirely dirt:rent persons. Petition ordered to be printed. _ U.AVZ&T QUISTIOIL _ _ Mr. HODGSON trusted, in reference to the question about to be brought forward, that the presentation of petitions would be allowed till seven o'clock. Lord A LTHORP had to expels the hope that the honourable member for Weymouth (Mr. F. Buxisa) would postpone his mo tion, which stood for this evening, till after the mess. (Loud cheers.) 7111 within these few days he had no idea that it situ Intended po sitively to urge it forward to-night; end when It was recollected bow deeply important was the question--how seriously it Involved the opinions of the Government, and the interests of the eoleales—he trusted he was not asking to much to beg that It might be post. (Hear.) Lord HOWICE observed, aka bet nndentesd it would not be pressed forward now, and be bad es ledismsed his noble friend; he trusted the motion would be postponed. There was an open day, = n ye 1 , 1 forw Wednesday, April Is, when it might be meet usefully ard. CALCRANT one pressil she usesseity et psetpeeng the me. ties—ass of is Nisi bovetsses.asi when se end thaw would melt Avail std.. sup. Str J. MACINTOSH urged posereansest, Y ads, to aged the Oovaimatent am opportunity of folly considering all the details of the samourn. Mr. F. BUXTON &d, after requews from these several quarters. and urged on such grounds. it was impossible for him to resist compli ance. It was most importact to him, and most important to the great mama which he was the humble advocate, that the question should have the amplest consideration, because he was persuaded that the men it was considered the better it would be for the cause; and as he was, in fart told that the Ministers had not bad adequate time to consider the subject in all Its details, he would consent to postpone the motion. though he confessed it gave him an opportunity of bringing it forwatd immediately after the recess; beyond that period no consideration should induce him to postpone it. LordALTHORP suggested to the ',plowable member to El: the motion for Monday, April I& Mr. HUME thought that course would be very lacoovenient—it would bring on this question in the middle, as It weer, of the aids question ; for he thought it was not likely that they should ha able to get the English Reform Bill through the committee,. *bite was Iced for the 14th of April, in less than ten days. ISINOLISH auroras BILL. Sir R. PEEL afterwards submitted. whether It would not be better to bring forward the motion on colonial slavery on the 14th of April, and have the Cemealttee on the English Reform Bill on the tech, the day previa* NNW for the question regarding slavery. Thisseempraem was ultimately acquiesced in. Mr. R. GORDON biought in a bill to regulate the care of insane persons in England. Read a first time. and ordered to be reed a second time ea Tuesday week. Mr. R. GORDON then presented the report on the Select Vestries' bill. Ordered to Ile on the table. Mr. LITTLETON postponed the Truck System bill, till Tuesday week. TeIR REIPORRI BILL. Mr. F. BUXTON said, finding he could not have the 14th he begged to name the 15. h of April for his motion. Sir R. PEEL suggested whether It would be wise to being the mea. sure forward so Immediately before the reform question. Mr. F. BUXTON replied, could the Right Hon. Baronet give him an aeouranes that he should have the opportunity of forward the quondam " abet" the Comtnittee on the Reform bill fdear.) He was determined ao bring forward the question this session, and to have the receded vistas of the present Parliament ion this subject, and he saw no other ode course, after the postponement he bad agreed to, than that of bringing forward the motion before the Committee ea the Reform bill. (Hear.) Question fur the colonial slavery fixed therefore for April 15. LIVIRPOOL WRIT. Mr. BENET rose to move that the issuing of the writ for Liverpool be suspended. There had been a special report as to the bribery, bet till it was before the house, by being printed and in the hands of mem bers, be would not advert to its contents: but, till it could be known, after such systematic corruption, he trusted his motion would not be opposed. It was to afford time for the house more fully to become acquainted with the case. He therefore moved, that the writ be im pended till the 18th of April. (Hear.) A higmaza of the committee, whose name we could not learn, seconded the motion. More scandalous and systematic bribery he bad never heard of. (Hear.) Mr. R. PALMER (we believe) feared that there would be no cor rection of the evil till the candidates as well as the voters bad oaths administered on the subject of bribery.—(Hesr.) He should endeavour to propose hereafter what would be dilutions on this subject in the contemplated Reform Bills. Lad A LTHORP said, that be did not see how the House could resist this motion. They bad suspended the writs es regarded smalle► places, and as they could make no distlaction with respect to the sloe of places where the offence of bribery and corruption might be charged, ' he apprehended it was impossible foe thorn consistently with their for mer remain's to resist this motion.—(Hear, hear.) Tk Medea for the suspension of the Liverpool writ till Aprit 18, was then agreed to. Sir A. GRANT presented the Repent of the Committee of Supply, on the remaining Estimates. The several resolutions were read, and agreed to. The Annual Indemnity Bill went through a Committee. Report to morrow. Tim Land Tax Commissioners Nunes Bill was read a mond time, and ordered to be committed April 18. *Mu IN 3112141fD._ Lord ALT HORP moved that to-morrow the house resolve into a committee, to consider the propriety of issuing Exchequer Bilk, to an amount to be limited, to enable his Majesty to extend this. for tempo rary and local relief in Ireland, oo sunk:lent and proper security. In inch committee he would detail the plans which the ministrs thought would enable then to afford some rend to the distressed pasts of Ire. land.—Motion weed to. Committee ordered thereat. Lord NUGENT gave notice that on the ISth of April be would move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish certain oath' la the Customs and Excise. (Hear, beer.) Mr. Wyse's name, on account of a notice he 14 on the paper for a motion regarding the condition and occupation ofl6e Irish poor, was several times called by the Speaker, but be did set 'sewn Elbe soder was, therefore, of course, dropped. This concluded the notices and orders, and the ham recurred to the receiving of petitions. Mr. HODGSON presented a petition from Newcastle against the disfranchising of portions of the people. Sir C. WETHERELL applauded the petition ,•' the rubidium wen justified In this resistance. Sir IL W. RIDLEY said, whatever might be the opinions of the Newcastle free burgesses, who thus petitioned the house, be begged 1 4 say that they by no means spoke the sentiments of the people of New castle, who were decidedly favourable to the Ministerial plea of reform. Mr. HODGSON supported the prayer of the petition, and gave Mkt, that in the bill he should move a clause to sec re WOWS to Chess who might become burgesses of Neweastk. Petition attend to be printed. TAX ON STEAM ♦WILL Sir C. DOUGLAS presented petitions from owners of steam vessel■, Itc. on the Firth of Forth, and on the Firth of Clyde, spinet the pre. posed tax on steam vessels. The invention, or rather application, of such power to steam vessels was in its infancy ; upwards of 400.000. had been expended in reside on those rime, and be therefore thought that it would be admitted, that these interests were too important to be trifled with. Steam vessels ought to be encouraged, and not have obsta cles thrown in the way of their interests. Sir M. S. STEWA RT trusted the tax would not be pleased. Mr. HUAI E reminded the Chancellor of the Rxchtquer that he had a petition from Glasgow. signtd by 10.000 persona, and one front 'Greenock, signed by all the mercantile interests in that place, also against this tax. On one river there were sixty-two steam-vessels sailing daily. The steam navigation ought to be encouraged. All the western parts of Scotland were in the greatest agitation en shift subject, and he therefore trusted that the Noble Lord would at ones allay feelings on the subject, and abandon the proposed attain.vosel tax. Mr. WARBURTON spoke to the like diet. The tax would be most unjust and impolitic. Air. O'CONNELL opposed the tax : it would fall heavily on the Irish poor. Mr. WILKS also condemned the tax; as did Mr. H. S. WOIITLICT and Mr. Huosass Booms& Petition ordered to be printed. CIVIL LIST. Lord A LTH ORP brought tbeeitil List Bill, his Lordship at a. same time stating, that his Majesty approved the provisions of the bill, and consequently surrendered his hereditary revenues.—/trad a Int time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition front Youghall, in Ireland. in favour of the Parliamentary measure cf Nefonn ; also for referent of the borough, they bring entitled to a Recot der, though they had never had but one, and that "literally an old woman"—.(Muth langbtre.) He also presented several peiitions front Sligo, and several other places, against the rant to the Kildare...street Society. Mr. OTOS N EI.L also presented a number of petitions from towns in Ireland, in favour of the reform bilL The honourable member pee. seated one petideolfrom Woo Bury, in Devon, spinal the title system He neat presented one from the emeperative amen. and another hunt several inhabitants of Londonderry, against all tales upon knowledge. Mr. Alderman THOM PSON presented • peados fur a mime com mittee to be appointed, from a Mr. Hutchinrao, to/Inquire ' the cir. ennistanees of • loan which • person named Huiebinson bad Nude during his residence in the East Indira, and which be had sever beer able to recover. He prayed to be heard by counsel. Sir C. FORBES supported the prayer of the petition, and described it as a most oppressive case. Sir T. BAKING said he bad no objection that a committee should be appointed. Mr. Alderman THOII psoN regretted that the Chairniaa of the East India Company had not beenpresent; bs was aware that the rd. lion was to have been presented, and on am ant of his abreact the Ma. Alderman said he had refrained from saying so much as he would have done on the oppressive character of the aim. Sir C. FORBES, in the coarse of a few mom remarks, stated, that It was impossible that the East India Company could govern India wall, as long as they united the character s of Dowding and merchants. Mr. Mimosa THOMPSON presented a petition from tits Ward of Culrmamasreet in favour of reform; mother from a congregation arinst slavery. 4. OTT persisted a petition ( rem R ox b urg h pelvis. for 'no. Lin& R. GRANT presented a petition from Os city of Narviish spinet slavery Mr. WILKES pressoted a petitimt from Giolutiollon against be tithe symen, and from a Hebei of other places against meg» slavery. Ste JOHN WROTTRISILKY td • midden from ikalisrd. shire is favour of the Hokum Sir JOHN NEWPORT ponmatell a petitiao *a she City of Waterford in Mawr 41' I '1