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Lus kit to herself, parties ceased, anal the law beanie prealo dominant. It might he said, that the King's t - lit then rani through every family ; sand never acre the laws so well obeyed as during that brilliant period. Iwo the some system be again adopted. Restore union to the country again, and again would Ireland return to obedience, to the laws, and to the goy( ih inent; but never would that brilliant period Teter,' till the same sestem as then prevailed should be again restored. The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to advert to the Act of 1793. and to the measui es of that day ; which, he said, west far from tending to ameliorate their satiation. And having bald thus much, he would call on nentlenien to look to the records of Parli:•ment, and see in bow small a compass the benefits con. rred on that unhappy country would lie, anal then Wok to the sacrifices of blood and trensurewhich she had made. Her tames, previona to the Union, never exceeded 1,500,0001. ; wht:c, sieve that period, her animal average expenditure had been 4.io0,0001.; end her debt had been increased from 34,0000001. to 120,0a01. Her blood hail been liberally sited is a amitest of twenty years; said now, at the expiration of that period 6,000,000 of ber population were excluded flrom tkae of the Constitution, and a force of 2:),000 men were quartered upon her to keep the refraetory in awe. Why, be wtuid ask, were there refralury at all in Irelaild any more Shaft in England?—from inisgovernansed; 21141 into that misgo vernment he now called on the House to enquine.—The lion. Barone t N a nt on to state. that among the evils which menaced Ireland were to he enumerated Orange Societies, illicit distil lation, the mode of aecetiug Hieli Sheriffs ; anal what had been too ranch the practice, sutinely, the patronage of those who tra ck e,-.1 anal vilified three-fourths of their countrymen. because they were of a different religious persuasion. He described muhalibited Oil these topics Kt some length. and concludrallwith snowing an Address to the Prince Regeur, which declared the ISCee:asity of providing an urniy of 25,000 men fur the security tat' I WAS a Just ground fur enquiry into the state of that *flunky, with a view to extirpate the evils ; and requesting his Rppal Highness to lay 'deli Documents before the House us should. lead to a delitsciale investigation, and to the re•cue o$ the coatatry from the disorganized state in which it at pre- scan is. Mr. Paz,. complimented the Rt. Hon. Bart on the dispas sionate manner in which he had brs aria the II b; Cet tut ward, omnixed withparty matter. With respect to the motion, he WAN disposed to concur in part. lie would not conceal the state of Ireland, and most regret that a state of disturbance dues -•xist ; nor won!d he refuse issiormatioss ens that poise. The Rt. ton. Gentlensau referred to various Writers to skew, thatevils 'oast wisest freta-the had habits of the natives, and customs seineh were nisgraceful. It would he desirable fur the House o ascerta;n the state of the lower orders. Most of the poor -ttke small portions of land from the tanner, which was partly •taill for in 1411011 r, and partly in rent; Isis food was very course; Agiti it would he highly desirable tithe Irish peasant could have those comforts wince the Engiisdt peasant cojoss. Ire then proceeded to diseuss.the existing causes as stated by the lit. lion. Gentleman, and in respect to the appointment of High 14heritfs, which he admitted might require amendment. The Itt.. lion. Baronet had not alluded to Catholic emancipation; ;tut Or• could not avoittstating that, in his opinion, such a mea sure wools! not tend to tram's:lire the peopie. the the contrary, belelseved that the residence of the Imullords would do more tn. prevent the slistarbanees so generally deplored. Ile con- Juslethvi I hum* ing tem in amendments, " generally concurring its,the regret for the necessity of the establishment ut a military suite in Iceland during profound peace, and re-nesting the .ay.sir before the House such documents as should show the stsstorbest.ssate of that country, Ac. Mr. PLUNILETT considered the quostion as bearing on the interests of Britain itself. The Rt. Hun. Gentleman, has Mg ,sischtimed party feeling,. proceeded to descant upon what he cousidered the mi. government ut Ireland ; and tirg with re. specl to Use lostirrection Act, two months luul•elapsed since the Act was applied for, at which time only two counties, *Lippe. 3 ary and Meath, were stated to be in a disturbed state ; :duce sheaslistsr countries wet.. added to the number. So that, instead,, us* L 091) 1.i..11 to keep the country in a state of repose, 10,00 e. I men woldsl nut be buff ei-ist. It had.beon truly stated, that it al owing to is genetal discontent against the law, and hatred so those persoos.appuinted to administer the laws. The amend. : lent of the Itt. Hon. Gent. would not cure the es il—the conse. tpseiset s Wel e already known—the causes ought tu.be emptired into, ur a rowdy could not be applied. lie wished to know whether any siscasore w::s to be brought forward for the relief of Ireland: If not, and they were to be left its a helpless and slegrndedastate' it was a mockery of Goveintsient. The carry. iug of the Cathulic Question woold be calculated to do much goo d, it' r ea dgredimlatable to tie Protestants. In fact, it w4s the sine qua am. There was a poster ut snaking Iretistol the mainstay of intr o Siatc ; and, by misgovernment, she was capable of beiii4 made .oen deadliest enemy, anti our destruction.—lt Goverums nt wished to govern Ireland, it should rets ace iU Vtl%, and not ;:psern by a Pi - mast:wit stireendanly, but by a eomplete uuiuu among all classwi- of the conmunsity in..that cowry. . . - - ----- Mr. V. FIWZGER AIM contriided,.tliat the evils complained of had not arisen from the present or any recent Government of Ireland ; but/ the had Governowiet, az,codbefore there was au , : difference of religion between the two countries. it was ii:' intention to propose the repeal of the house duty fu Ire land; and that thr...doty on hearths should be taken off all - houses that had not :twee hearths in rash. These 'Matt seem 711.iturs of littic importance to the Howie.; but they were of :;teat importance to the Irish peasantry.,--He hoped, small as those concessions nti;lit appear, thatthay would lie considered :as proofs of OKI willingness of Government to beieslit, us far as possible. the people %of Ireland. But he would nut. consent to the abandonment of the penalty for a. violation of the Excise !Awes : as be considered their enforcement to be most materi ally necessary ta the maintenance of peace and order in.l.re- Mr. enarriin thettglit the question was capable oflaing re clime& to three her Is ; first, financial iliszmis; secondly, of commercial distressca; and, lastly, the state of insurrection in which some parts of itirere plunged. The first remedy should I.e to repeal the Pen it Lawn. as applicable to the CAl:folios.. tler finaiteial distress was very great ; but this country should consider, that it hal both the weans and the remedy in its Jaen hands. Any thing that destroys Ireland would destroy (!root Britain ;.awd, thereiare, whenevercwe timid Ireland mokinit under if stress, we iiite'a to ac;ininistar.to her assistance e..;th our wealth. 'Use commercial. correstaindence between two countrii s slwuld bt ostablisSed on panduls of mutual advaiting..s. 'Hie great 11101ie, of cure for the evils under Nyllielsircktlid groaned,. war.hy.adininistering relief, where it applit siVe, to the greater evils, and tile lesser biirtliens awned die of. tlemselvos. As to the insurrections iu.lreland, in his oplui ---- , they ititaLti to-be put down by a mild exorcise of the law*. raster Onto by•the•power of time military; tar if the tormer„takAittir a rue lottsoNl,the very caiminaj alio 6i:tiered ..ise that ;onstitutian which condemned ailtuted to tim.succ . ..sses of the last sear; ov.ter the hie'. wn..t pi.. bad.colltl THE NATIONAT. REGISTER. she had assisted in currying Eimepe through chaos, a bring ing her into light: and, after basing made all Europe tut friends by destro)ing the rancorous enmity of Boonaparte, we surely had time to when to the situation of Ireland, for the purpose of ataeliorating her difficulties. Lor t'afrt.r REAGII said. that wherever difficulties might sur round this question, it tnnst he pleasing to consider with what temper it had been conducted on both sides of the House. The Right Hon. timtlenisin who spoke last had particularly infused that temper and conciliation into the debate. He was, however, or opinion that, that Ce.e enquiry (it' any were ne cessary) should originate with his Right lion. Friend (Mr. Petl), who had admitted that certain remedial steps were ne cessary. He hoped the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Newport) would therefore give way, with a view to unanimity, Mr. PONSHA 11 supported the original address. Mr. BATH URST was in favour of the amendment. Sir F. FLOOD supported the original address. Sir N. COLTHUKST recommended that, for the sake of una nimity. the Mover of the original Address and of the Amend ment:should each concede a little. Sir J. NE wron - r shortly replied% and the Howe divided— For the aniandtrient In—Against it Mi.—Majority in. favour of 31intsturs b 2. NEW SOW 11 WILES. In a letaer, dated June the 20th, we have the followhtg ac. count of the newly-discovered country in New Snuth Wales, behind the Blue Mountains, which before the year 1614, was a complete Terra Jneoguiln:•-- "The new country is but thinly peopled, anti its natives re semble much those about Sydney, though their language is very different: they differed also in. being well covered whh kangaroo skins, sewed together very neatly with sinews of the emus; they wore the fur side next their skins, and on the upper or flesh side they bad picked,. very ingeniously at d re gularly. ornamental devices, among which were crosses. They see•oted to be a laughing,. g,:colmatured people, without savac , • uarlike spirit or fury of the Sydney natives. They hail with them tamed native dogs, with which I fancy they caught kangaroos. Their spears ale heavy and clumsy, and they tlu•uw them only a short distance out of their bands, like the New Zealanders. " The day we left Badrirst Plains, tho Governor dispatelival Mr. Evans, Deputy Land Stirs evor, with two men and horses, to procced , as far as he could to the westward. lie returned a few days ask), after haring penetrated in a due west direction 11. i miles from Bathurst. 11e reports all the track of country he ihtssed over to be even lu l u rior to that we explored, and mach more thickly peopled; which he attributes to the asto nishing herds he constantly. saw of kangaroos and emus, on which the natives- subsisted, together with abundance of fish, which a estisideiably-sized river, running to the westward, abounded with. "The river is nearly the size of the llawkeshury ; and, as far as lie can judge, may he easily explored with a boat, or tra velling along its banks, through a. beautiful plain fertile coun try. He has brought with him hillier w large quantity of the finest manna I have ever seen, whiob he collected among the grass and in the burnt fields, whiek he described to be cluster ed with it, in small pieces. I conclude it to be the produce of our locust insect !Tetigonia); either what those insects have deposited in the grass, or what they routained.when they were destroyed by the grass taking lire. The native , were very shy, and almmed at his appearance.. He limed whole mountains of tine blue lime-steam, and'a profusion et' the common uuva mina pebbles, topazes., and crystals, usually riumulon the coast of bass's strait:. The- country is well wooded ; end' among the trees are numerous pines, 40 feet high, without a brawah. The soil and pasturage is rich in the extreme." DESCRIPTION OF ROME. The following is an Extract of w.Letter from Rome, dated March :19 ' We left Florence on the Stli inst. and proceedinc-by Sienna, St. Quirico, Po(leriti, St. Lorenzo, gthisena (anciently the scite of Volseinium, the capital ot the Volsci i Viterbo, Monterosi, and Baccatio, we reached Storm, only eight miles from HOllle, on the lith inst. The city, at the distance of 15 miles, where we had the that sight of it, leaks very much scuttered,und the surrounding, country very low and extremely barren. At 12 .o'clock on the 15th, we entered' the capital at the Party del Poptilo, where-ow passport was demanded. The Tibor, which we crossed before we came at the gate, is but a day river, nor is either its breadth or. rapidity at all striking; neither were the streets down. while), t3O drove to the Piazza di Spag-• 114, where we are lived in very comfortable lodgings. The little time that we have been here has already convinced us how inadequate are drawings or descriptions to give an idea of what Rome possesses. 'the Coluseum, the Pantheon, St. Petres, the treasures of the Vativan ; and to trace out the whole of ancient Rome, would require 12 months, and hub ed, perlaipe to a man of leisure a second year might not he unpro fitably spent. We have seen the Pope, and heard him give his benedietiom to the people., in his private chapel, on the anni versary of his Pontificate, when about 32 Cardinals kissed. Ins hands.. He is old and thin—black hair autt hollow coniiienance —of ntilemnd man n ers, ;Ind said to he helot v 4: like -most of. his own- subjects, miserably poor, but the money he 1133 expended has always been for public purposes, and in 'preserving the atontintents of ancient Rome. Over almost every church door is inscribed—" Indulge:gig pleitaria quotidiuna et perpttma pro iris it mortuisP' The bronze tignre of St. Peter seated in su-chair and placed on a pedestal, so as filo foot may easily be reached, iA the first object.tive people generally approach, and to this we-saw very many full 1100'0, with a soft of adoration scarcely. to-be believed, and alby rising kissed the foot with the greatest ccstary, and then rubbed their heads I against it In traimport.—The statue itself is of very dark bronze, exceptie.; the toot, which, freas the friction, is as height as polished plating! We shall stay here till after the Holy Week, and then p;abablv tat on to Naples, on which road them , is now more safety, or at least mote politeness on the part of the banditti, who take year money mdtr, and in a tarn pre sent von o-ith a hesegay,. third b,g, petbaps, au exchange la. no robbery." At the 011f‘y (Yorkshire) A 0 - icultural SIPW, a few days aro. a portable ':Airostaing Nluelliske WAS 1 xhibitc.4l by the maker, Marti appeared to give unit ersal satistite tient. Ti, entivev this ii:arlane.froin f a rm to fitrin regniri only the a:d of a pair of cart wheels and one horse ; it may hi:.utt, ai.kt d, and set to work in a puss ter of an hour. Two horses ruinz at the talc of Iwo miles and hide per hour. will thrte . 4 from 7to 12 Intslte::, and twit losses front 15 to 204,,u4tie1s elm h sat per hour. _, ;_, APRIL Qe. WIL.S•U\; BRUCE, AND HUTCHINSON. • PARIS, Arita. 23. ASSIZE COURT of the DEPARTMENT of Me SEINE. TRIAL /MLA I VI: 'lO Mr PSC \PL•' OE '1 iIL: CONVICT LAVA LErrE. SITTING OF THE 221) OF APRIL. ROBERT TIICIPIAtt Wit-sox, born at I, ,, ridon, aced 3s, a major. general not in active rervice, resident at Pdria, iu the rue de la Max No. 21 9 • _ Micitart. Driver, Enclish eentlonin, aged 26. horn and do. miriliated at London, resident at Paris, :it the rue St. George, ; end JOHN lIEL Iit'TCTITNSON, a native of Wexford, hi !rebind,. aced 26. captain of grenadiers in the lit regiment of chards of the sing of England, residing At Paris,. in the rue du /!el der, No. 3 ; Appeared yeAtcrilay before the amtise court, tbgeeber with Jacquett Elit de, turnkey of the hintse of t Jean Baptiste Roquette de Kerguidec, head gaoler ut the saute prison ; Gue rin, alias 3latengo, 111nd:tine Lavalette's chairman; and Be noit lionnesdlle, valet of M. Lavalette, charged texpectively with having-taken a part, more or less direct, in the escape of Lavalettc. The trial, which attracted an immense auditory, moat whom we remarked a great umnber of F:1121611111111aud English lathea, commenced at eleven o'cick, \I. Itotnain de Seze, son of the peer of the same name, :pa honourably distinguished by his defence of Louis XVI. sat as president of the court. The other judges were Messrs. Plaisauti du Chateau, Delaville, llo ecrny, Ditpaty, Demetz-fury. 31. Dust, the advocate-general, was charged with the fune. tions of public prosecutor. The jury t onsisted of Trouillebert, Tiron, Duplessts, Lemit,Therenin, Clifton de Chapelle, Eden, Blainvilliers, 3larze, Deflect., Marecray, (.ottereau. The ac cused were intioduccd, and placed on different benches ac cording to the nature of the difierent charges against til4El. General Wilson was in grand uniform, 311111 ornamented with brilliant decorations of seven or right of ders of diflerent states of Europe, one of which was the grand cordon of the Hessian Order of St. Aline. Captain Hutchinson wore the uniform and decorations of his rank. At 11 o'clock, M. Di seze, jun. the president of the court, opened the sitting in these terms :—`‘ The court is goin,oo sub ndt to the investigation of the jury several accused persons, French and foreigners,. in a caussi which has for a long time fixed the public attention. The court is convinced that the persons admen's.' to this assembly will not M any way distort. the public tranquillity: that they will observe that religious silence which is duets) the presence of law and injustice. trice accused being called upon to give their names, surname, and qualities, gave their description as before mentioned. M. Bruce said with energy—l ant an English citizen. The President then observed. that although the three Eng lishmen relit(' upon the, correct kwouledge which they ;q -ueered to have of the French language, and did not ask for an interpreter, yet the law of Framse, always a law of protection. willed t h at the accused should not be deprived of any means oft facilitating their justification, even when unclaimed; the nourt, therefore, named to that offire-M. John Robert, alto ac cordingly took the usual oath. M. Bruce (speaking the French language.)—(katlemen of the Bench and tientkarsoi of the Jury, I have a declaration to ' make to yon in the name of *Anf cud my two countrymen. 'Although we have submitted ourselves to the French law in consequence of the accusation against us, we have never lost the privilege of iiimkiug. the law of nations. Reciprocity among nations is the 'list article of all treaties ; and as in Eng land French culprits have the right of demanding a jury emu • posed hat of Englishmen and half of fureigneis. tt appeared to us that the same right, or, if you will, the same far our, could not be refused to us in Fl'alICC. With this view, we snbinitted . to mt lawyers of our own nation several questions, the so. !Mimi lir which might justify the right of which we speak. Streeftthened by their decision, we sMnild have been justified in demanding the favour of a jury half French and half Em,..- lish : 64, gentlemen, considering the justice which has beau -rendered us by the chamber of accusation, (in acquitting us .of any plot against the tranquillity of Europe, and paitionlarly against the French govt raiment ), we have determined to re. nominee our right. We, thorefore, abandon ourselves fully, and without reserve, to the honour end conscience of a jury en tirely composed of Freochteen we do out even make the least ahallenge. lf, notwithstanding, we think it necessary to make a special declaration : it is to expi esa that we only renounce the right • us tar as we are porsonally concerned, and to prevent any precedent being drawn from our caseugainst those of oar com patriots who may hereafter be in the same situation. 'Ye can not and will not prejudice their rights.. In faith witereof we • have signed our present declaim' M. Mem. (advocate for the English).—Will the court be pleased to enter this declaration un the record.? M. ii!Lt, advocate•g,eneral.--This declaration is calculated to irtunish! To claim in France, for an offence committed in France, the privileges of a foreign legislature, is to set at nought the iirst principles of social order: the form in which the pretension-is urged does mu:-at all change its nature. We oppose the entering this protest w declaration on the record. M. Di etst4the advocate of the Englislinieul maintained that no French law prethil•ited the composition of a jury half of Frenchinen.and half of fun igners. It was u question entirely 'new. which might fairly be discussed, and might or might nut he decided against the accused ; they, however, renounce the discussion, but in reuoisneing it they wish their declaration to be recorded. They will one day return to their country, and they do not wish to expose themselves to the reproach of having sacrificed the right w Medi eminently belongs to an English citi zen—that of maintaining use•n in chains, the prerogatives of a true man. M. the ADVOCATE-GENERAL.—To say Ilsat they submit to he tlied.4 the French law, is to say, that it'„,they did not sun mil. theArtal could nut take place. It is this pretension which I repot. for the national honour and interest. It matters little whether in your hearts you submit to the French legislation ; you ate submitted to it by necessity. Crime is a thing pecu liarly belonging to local jurisdiction. The eaence was com mitted in Fiance, the prosecution of it belongs exclusively to the Frrncli.law : English pri:oncrs, therefore, stand on your di relief! ( Ac.:ltse Jughtis, eafenile cousam.) The Court, after a short deliberation, pronounced the follow ing derision : • liecuitse every ofrenee committed in a territory is an object of jot isdietion, and because the exception demanded by the l English prisoners is not allowed by any constrnetion of the .criminal code of France, the Court decla►es that there is no ermind for the recording, et request of the English pri !..oncrs, the declaration now made by them, the Court therefore. ustlers the trial to proceed." licrc the clerk read the arri:t of the act of accusation drawn