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130 IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN7'. HOUSE OF OF LORDS. MONRAIi, APRIL 21. The Bishop of Killala took the oaths and his scat. 1.01 u) siDnourics clit(:uLAß. Lord Siumoterit laid upon the table the circular letter issued to the Los ils Lieutenants of counties. Lord HOLLAND observed, that his Noble Friend (Earl Grey, in our last w :earned, by mistake, the some ot lord Holland instead of Earl (;rry) had given no ice that he should on some future day, inave tar additiount papers on the sub ject, wide h was one of the greatest importance to the coun try. The Noble Lord did not mean to impute blame to the Noble Viscount fur is• Ring the letter, a copy of which be had just laid on the table; 1111 i that letter hid produced serious /neon% emit lice in the country. He It ally believed such nos not the hitt ution of the Noble Viscount when lie framed it. The in:sconstruction pow optvii the letter by some of the ma gistra es it) respect to die Tulei titian At, had been one cause of the inteaiveinence ; for certain persons at Liverpool, pro fessing Uatarian principles, had been taken tip and pre vented from exercising their worship aecortling to die religi ons tenets which they . professed, and which the Act in ques• tiott permitted them to eeereise ; and it was now impossible that auy Unitarian Chapels could continue open. still he must acquit the Noble Viscount of being the cause of such hindrance to the wairship of God, by the persons prof.ssing this particular mode of faith. Lord Si °atrium reminded the House that the order for laying this particular letter on the table had been obeyed, tit ben any motion for the production of oils( r papers on this subject Amulet be brought furvaril, he should then be pi e pet ed to state what he thought necessary. At present he should abstain from sayiug any thine, but he could not con ceive how it was possible, under the eiretila au letter, that such consequetices could Mese out n proiliiecti as those stated by the Noble Lord. Of them lie knew nottime ; tins was the tirst intimation be had received cut theiui. lit' had every wish that the subject shook be folsy and hoped tithe. that the Newly Lord, or the Noble Earl, would give him all oppor:miity to bring on the dismission, so that tins lan might be understood ; and whether lie had not been justified ac:ing as he had done, ender the opinion of the law-otlicera Crown,of Ile by cis ing publicity to the let , er. The Eat lot L ventatnaer. thought it v as impossible the atlbjeet could be dicussed unless more itiformatimi teas Lend 011 the 1:11/11 . ; illlll a • lear:y appetite:el to the House, that the ivi e ble Vivienne li .r 1 qui) stated the opinions of the Aitenlll`:‘ and eon, eiecerals—out, indeed, !could the House come to a pluilahle rotteitision without has Mg the ease beim* , them, on whitish teose 0 1 ,4 i -dons Wire fiitinded. The Noble Mail appeal, el ;0 the Noble Lord 11 , 14 the woolsack, who hail nuielt expel it'l,ll' w ra.iteis of opinion, to say whether the House could di teradi.e without seeing the ease ? He hoped the Noble Viscoutit viola d find no dithettny iu produciitg, Dot only tlc opinions, but the CAS(' also. Lord HOLLAND is is 001 (11511024-11 110 discuss the subject until these documents were laid on the tattle. The Nohle Lord then sated the nature el the tiansaction at Liverpool, in chit' of Mt'. 1V ight, whirls he had hetore alluded to, in winch that tel hail been brought 1 / 1 4011` itm ; ;istritte, and chat god with holding blasphemous laneintge and doe ti toes, ray deny mg the Trinity, and ter so doing was held to bail. %mild the magistt ate have held the opinion that he did in respect io air. vvrig,lti, if be Dad not seen the tette. oe the Nook .' 'meow* ? He did not mean to say the letter was an illreal one, but the tiovernitient, by issuing it, had Lim pet et, well the adiniuist ration of justice. The itistiop of CIIESTkR observed, that die Noble Lord was 114 rakes) 44 to the nature of the charge, which was not for denying the Trinity. 'l'lte information against Mr. Wright was made upon oath of a respcutaide merchant of Live pool, and the charge was—that Mr. Wright bad said, 44 Th idea of the soul surviving the body is an illusion, and it is equally so with respect to a future slate." Lord HOLLAND said, whatever the doctrine was, this he coved say, that lie believed the charge would never have been made butt Ter the letter. The Earl of Rossi.). N wished to know from the Noble Vis, stiaant whether he would lay the case as well as the opinions bet're the House. It was impossible to decide on the sub ject without totowing the question as well as the answer. Lott] St Want Tit said, he should not airpose the motion (if any should he made) for the opinions of the Law 011ie cis, but Ile slioald object to the .productirrn of the case on which these opinimis were grounded. Lord Sidmoutli then laid the third Report of the Jury Court of Scotland upon the table. livlSH MINIS RILL. On the third reading ofthe Irish Aims Bill, Lord 1104. LAND observed, that he 91tould not oppose the Sill; but lie 'could not avoid remarking, that when it was originally introduced, it was stated to lie necessary ter the security of Ireland ; and at the sante time an arlinis , tou was added, that it was contrary to the general spirit of the Con asitutioil of the country. It was rather sinittilar that a Bill . with such powers should now be carried on to the third read- . lug without tour Members of the House knowing such a Bill s - asin progress. The Earl of Lei- istenor said, the Bill was the same iii snb stance as the one of 1796, with this difference, that the I, alner 1 Bill authorised the search for arms without a previous oath' before a magistrate. the present 11:11 provided, that such; oath should he tirst administered befOre 4111 y search can be made. The Noble Earl slated, that the internal Of, situation of Ireland Was better than heretofore ; the difficul ties under which that country labours wire daily decreasing, , and by a prudent policy would, he hopod, he entirely done away. The difficulties did not arise from any disalfCction to the Government, but flout other causes; the rentedie,, which had been applied wolikl have the effect multi a vl &limit and active police, of restoiing perfect tranquillity. The Eat! Of DARN LEV was convinced that the Bill wou ld: have a lacnetieial effect. He eulogised the coutluct of the. ,present Lord Lieutenant. Lord HOLLAND than moved. proforma, that the preamble , of the Bill of Rights should be read before the Bill passed,, which was :teem dinaly done, and Ilia Bill was pits/ed,th, House then adjourned till Thursday. THUittDAY, APRIL 2.11... LORD SIDMOU'III'fiCINCULA I.T.TIT.R. rate GREY moved, that Lord Sithuotttli ß 's rireitiar letter, !fait/ an the table on a former day, /re pu n ted; which was •i!• , .t.tri. ' • 7•••• rid then stated, that he understood t h at i t hail L. , ~ 1 , H, ..„.,t, on the day on which the circuilar letter was f ,. S' Ih.t eaere would be 'to ol,jection , to lay before • es, 1., "-i• opinion of the law-Afieers 1;11 ('lwo aw wMoot .lestts.r4 4tut that there svuukiiic okleciieiea THE NATION. in iLi pr od uction of the ease. N hat the objection evil lbe t•i the pioduction of a document so necessary to bring under thrii lordships' view, the nature of the doubt which had been entertained, and the circumstances of the case npon which the opinion of the law-officers was fotieded, he could not con ceive. He would, however, now move for the opinion of the law offiet is of the Crown, referred to in the circular letter; and when that should be laid - on the table, lie would then be Ulla lied to judge whether lie ought to move for the ease, or bring the subject under discussion hi a dale' eta firm. lir concluded by moving 'Or the opinion of the lawuthcers, which was ordered to be prodnited,—.‘iljuitrait HOUSE OF COMMONS. TIIVIIf.pAY,IPPIL '2l. At four o'clock the SPEAKER l'lse,and addressed the House In the following pnrpoit : In returning In the chair, he ii td to express his grateful acknowledgments for the indulgent ronsidi ratio) extended towards him during his late illness, anti begged leave to assure it, Mut he had received its favour able ace( 'dance of it , assurance of his aril and einleavoi.r to perform his ditty in his late communication with the most !ieartfelt satisfaction. 'flit next consideration was. to settle the course of public business, %%Inch, to his great regret, had 'teen Ilium a out of order b y . this interruption. For ti warding the public business, he would recommend that all e tees shook' he renewed; that the orders and notices fixed for the Jaya in which the House had adjoin ned should lie read trier and liked titmice and that the period tar n ext% ing pulsate bills, which vile. to terminate on :Monday, !lie 12111 or 31ay, should be extended to Monday, the 1911 i. The House would be pleased to dispose of the other business as it should its wisdom think proper. A motion was then pm, that all committees should be re newed, which aas carried ; and another, that the period tile receiving pri%ate hills should i i extended from Monday the I .2tlt, to hloutlay the 19th of May, a hich was likewise agreed to. Several notices, petitions, &e. were then made and re ceived; after which, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHI.Qt en said, on Monday nest he would move that the Holl3l' I esolvu itself into a com mittee of the whole House, to Luke into consideration a pro position for enablitag his Majesty to issue exchequer bills to ,e limited extent, fur the purpose of stipplyibg loans on pin per securities, to give encouragement for the employment of the poor. These loans would be ads uncerl to corporations, to parishes, or to associations of individuals who might be Jest' oils to employ, in any public work, the poor in their neighooinhood, upon their giving security to the commis sio..ess, at whose disposal, or under whose management the issue of bills should be placed, that they would lie repaid. Stem ity might in parishes he EiVelloll tLe priors rotes. He had conversed with many persons well acquainted with the situa tion and neees-ities of the country, and was disposed to be lieve that between one and two millions of tells would lie sufficient to give the relief contemplated, and inisis er all the pill poses of such a loan. He (moiled into this explanation concerning the linii's the sum, to prevent that alarm with regard to the magnitude of the issue that might he excited by the proposal of any indefinite means of relief from the pulse. He believed such a measure would not iu any nia ter::l degree affect the money market, which could atford all the issue without great deterioration. The Bight lion. (lent. coin-bided by giving notice, by command of Prince Itegeot, that lie would on 'Monday move that the House re• solve itself into a committee of the a hole House, to rtai-ider the propriety of issuing excheqiii r bills to alwniled wont, to afford loans upon security to be give a fur the local and temporary relief of the poor, by encouraging works for the employment of their industry. After some °lee' vations friin Mr. Brougham, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that one object of the plan which he had given notice of submitting to the House, was to advance money to associations of indivi duals, and another to make these advances to public ltodies. It witi not intended that they should he made to single indi viduals for any purpose connected with the measure in ques tion. 'flee first object would embrace the support and en couragement of public works under certain limitations, and upon foil seem ity for the repayment of the money, the per suns that security to take a counter-security upon the parochial funds. Nlr. BROUGHAM said, lie bad accurately nnderstoed the Right Hon. Gent. also, !rebored, was disposed to receive his suggestions with random!. The persons to whom any ad vance of the public money should be made would eccaily render themselves liable to an extent, whilst the parish funds mi , dlit or might not be selvent. e . LifITI.P.TON apprehended, that very great difficulties would present themselves lii carrying the proposed m easure into acct. In the district with which he was best acquaint ed, the security of the poor-rates Would be no security at all. lie thought Monday was 109 cal ly a day for entering upon the discussion of this question, as it was important to make varion. inquiries previously in mane parts of the county. Mr. Poissosity said, it appealed that those to whom ad vance.s were to be made, were, by the proposed mensal e, to become liable to exchequer process, with no indemnity but the pour -rates; and he thought some farther delay was ab solutely necessary befole tire Hume decided on so new and important a subject. Time CHAPiCELLOR of the ENCIIIZQUER intimated, that he was desirous of lay fag Ibis statement as eat ly as possible before the House; ales whit b, ..ome future day might be appointed for hieing it into consideration. Mr. Possoxuy was aati•fi,tt with this arrangement, pro vided the House was .not to by called on to express any opi nion on the subject so Jolly as Monday next. Mr. TIERNEY, referring to the observations of the Right Hon. Gent. that the ad‘ance of a bum of a million and a had* to these purposes would have no emfavottrable effect on The money-market, presumed mot this circumstance must he connected with the fiction tat arrangements at the yrari and he therefore be ged to know when the Right Hon. Csolli. would he able to eomenewieitte theorfo the House. The CHANcF.t.e.tta of the Extitt!QUEß observed, that it was impossible to name a day at ores. tit, as all the estimates had not been voted, and the amount Of the supplies was there rote eantlueidt d. REGISTER. FIN VNCF. REPORT. I)%V.TP;' (10.11EWT gaVt notice. that on Monday nest he fhoold call the atientigoi of the Hume to the tiro rt.pori of the tinanee eolimtitter, by inovint: that it be referred to .1 committee it the whole riote&e, iu whieh be shanld submit et-11.On legoiniions with the view of itio roduring bilk.to care t the recotanendatioo, of the report into lilt et. ACADENIICAL DI lIATIN<; NO(:IFTV. Sir ill. W. Itaosi.i...t gave notice., that lie should niove on Toitstliky lau4 fix atop.) , 41t the lelitios resuaitied fruit) the APRIL 28. ;walk laical society to the bench of city rnagitisate!:, praying for a license to continue their tlebalea, together with a copy of whatever ostler sac made relative thereto. LOll PA 1. IN ERVION gave ootice, that to-mot-tow se'neiglie he shodd wove to refer the army estimates for the service of tile pre s ent year to a committee ur the IA hole House.—Ad jouru:d. FRIDAY, APRIL 25. SEDITIOUS MEETING- ACT.—ncrNsEs. The Enid of DARNLEY rettietteti that the noble Secretary of State for the Home Department was not present, an he wished to put a question to him on this suNt et ; hut he would take the liberty to call their lotdship:•' nit...idiot' to the mat. ter on Alendry, and would reserve what he had farther to say upon it till that day.—.ltljontnetl till Monday. FRIDAY, APRIL 2.1. LOTTERY RESOI UTIONq. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the ExciteQua'', the Hon.(' resol‘ell itself ioto a Committee of Ways and 11Iean., !lc then moved, that the emir' ittre re‘ithe that the C-ni. inissimien of the TouAlary lie allowed to t fur a num.- her of tickets, not e•reedina 0400, that 101. be charted upon every ticket to Government, and did, this suet be paid into the E‘eliegoer, without any deduction whatever. After Koine oleo is..tions by the Hon. Mr. Lsttleton. the resolution. veers act veil to, and the report orile.ed to be re ceived on Monday next. S.%LT DU I ITS. A long dk bate took place on Nl'. Caleraft'n motion, that a committee be appointed in tale On• Liw , relative to the trade in •alt into then con.i•ietation, and to report their opinions from time to time to the liont.e. 'lto' House divided on the motion for appointing s corn• 'suttee—At es 70—Noes W.—Majority against the motion 9. AA ihe Speaker was putting the question of adjono meat, Mr. W. Sit ITO, rose, :pod said, bittern the Muse adjourned, he wished to ask a question, the occasion tine which arose out of an event which he deeply I,uretted. He wished to be in funned whiling, in consequence of the death of the Chief Huron of• the Excliepier. the bill intended to be brought in for regidatiug the practice resverting extent* in aitt would be protracted? Ile hoped that lamentable event would not occasion any great delay. The CIIANCFLLOR of the EXCIIIFQI:FR said, it was wished to give the mea.nte the fullest consideration before it was submitted to the House ; :ind that its preparation bad is "ome degree been Impeded by the tour .rtnitate event o which the Hoe. G"nt. had alluded.— Adjourned to Monday. TILE NEWCASTLE FAMILY. We regret to state, that most melancholy acrounts I•n v e been received i•I low'. tram Clunibei Park. In seat of the Duke of Aewca.tle, in Nottinghamshire. Thi whole of that nobie family are serion.ly intli.posed, and the express m eek ed on 'llior•day left little hopes of the rect.'. try of the Doke and Duchess and one of their daughters. Three Lhy s;eians have been called in from Lltitlon; and yesterday a fourth, viz. Sir James Alliregor, left town to attend them. Time arc some extensive lakes in the neighbourlicod. lions which solo° large fish-ponds, near the house, are fed, oLe of which has been late y emptied, and the soil fioin the bottoms thrown tip and spread upon the It is sum), sed that the exhalation from the agitation of this Mild and water has tainted the :Ii1110!•pliere, and produced the disease with ahica this noble fandly is unfortunately afflicted.— Morning paper. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. TVIMUSFFVFH.-0111' lc:Al - sure aware, that this disorder in prevalent in some parts of the country. We hese to mcu• Lion a lamentable case of it. A great part of the noble fa mily at Cimnber Park, Nottinghamshire, are sufkring by it ; some, it is teared, have by this time become its victims. The Duke of Newcastle was in great clanger on Tuesday; his confidential solicitor was sift for 11 - 0111 London. Several of the children were also very ill. The Duchess is far advanced in her ninth pregnancy ; but we have had the satistaction to hear, that the disordor had not fallen upon her. Many of thy servanis are ill. In other parts, the disorder is chiefly prevalent in the poorer classes, whose want of nourishment has rendered them liable to it. CHRIST CHURCH, SURREY. This parish, for some years, has been a scene of the most unpleasant contests of perhaps any that surround the metro• polis; tl►e foundation of which has been laid in one of those Bills that cteep through Parliament at the dose of a busy but short Session, and are denominated Loral Ael,l. One of these the parish has obtained, which, for the last four years, will prove, that at least it has been an abundant source of profit to certain individuals daring that period. A few months since an attempt was made, by the same party who origimily obtained the Local Act, to bring a Bill into Parliament to give to these Commissioners still farther powei ; and to enable them not to levy the poor and other rates ou Meeting 1-I.mses and Dissenting Chapels let to hire and profit, to a Melt they had been compelled by soleimi and e‘peue.ive decisions of the Court of King's Bench and Quarter Srs.,ions at Guildford. This bill was presented to - cry full vestries, and most decidly rej.ct•d. Committees, dinners, canvassing, and all the usual cuticomitants of an election, were then employed; and a vestry was called and hi Id on Moaday last at the church, at which Mr. Hawes mined, that the Mil be immediately proceeded with iu PArlienent, not withstand itig the deriSIMIS of two former vestries. An amendment was then moved by Mr. Farqoharson, that all farther proceedings he deferred till the Ist December next. The show of hand, being most decidedly against the or i g i n ,' motion, a poll eras demanded by Mr. Hawes ; inlet though the parish office's refused to let any one vote azainst the hid t‘lio had not rid all the rates to which they had been U.S,sswl ; ‘e., in spite of every exertion made by a few lam erfili 1..11i. either by thi..tt or influence, the result of a Huey fla)s poll was--__ For Mr. Fargairson'A amendment 3' i•ut Mr. Ilawes's motion •• • • Majmity Extract of a letter from 'Gibraltar, dated March 31. "13y recent advices from Algiers. it would appear that the thrtifications of that place had ken complacly re paired, and that the Government was turning its views to a navy, which it was extremely anxious clout, and entertained hopes of its speedy re-estaiblishcmcnt ; when it is feared that they wil. fall urn some of the most de. fenceless Christian States."