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manner, and then it would have been grauled as the former ones had been, in •a liberal, generous, and elegaut manner.—(,! laugLl Mr. CALE:RAY? said he should give his vote to night different front those he had given on former occolowa. which were uniformly in favour of eco nomy. The sum of 4,8001. had not escaped his attention ; and the reason Why it did not ope rate as an objection against the grant was, that the Duke of Clarence did not enjoy any professional emoluments as his Royal Brothers the Dukes of Rent and Cambridge did. When the grant was originally rejected it was the inten tion of the Duke of Clarence to live upon the continent, and having made a different arrange ment, which must be satisfactory to all parties, he saw no reason Why the House should not now make g ood the original gent. He would Leili any man who mcollected the station in society which that Royal Duke, as a Prince of the Blood, 'oust sus tain, and the persons with whore lie Moat Drees.. Strlly mix, whether be could conscientiously say the grant should be refiteed.—(Hear, /rear.) Mr. CRIIEVEY perfectly concurred with hits Hon. Friend (Mr. Huine) that the Consolidated Fund airs already too heavily laden, and that as the Duke of Clarence enjoyed an income of 2,500/. more than his Royal Brushers, the grant should stand as proposed by his Honourable Friend. There were man? lather Nall from which an udilition might be anode; the 4j per cents. and various others, from ',nch additions might be made without increasing the burdens of the people. The sum lie hurl men notteil of /,5001. was an excess, and he thought his Ilan. Friend hail made out en unanswered, an unanswerable case, and should therefore support it. Mr. Dereman was of opinion that no arrears should be granted, but that the Duke of Clarence should placed " in future" on a level with his other brothers. Buteven this, he thought, could tint be done without a message from the Crown. H e had examined the Journals, and he found that in 1818 u 'new; ige hail been received by the House from the Prince Regent, to make a 'provision for his three brothers suitable to their situations. The Douse came to a resolution to provide for the other Iwo Incolierm but not for the Duke of Clarence. Whatever occurred then on this subject must have been in a Committee, and he thought the House could not proceed except upon something that op peered upon the Juuripals.--(Hear, hear.)--It was a breach of the privileges of the House to proceed in that manner, and upon constitutional grounds he thought the House were not in a condi tion to proceed further. The Sex&xert thought the Ilon..aud Learned Gentleman must have made some mistake with re. specs to the Journals, for a Report was actually made to the Duke of Clarence, and wares he was deceived, not mail after some discussion had Wien place. He wished to set himself right with the House as to the propriety of the proceeding, as some doubts seemed to be entertained respecting its regularity. • message had come from the 'Throne recommending& provision, upon which a re solution was carried, but no Bill was brought in, and then in a subsequent Session a mutton was made, accompanied by a recommendetiou from the Crown to reconsider the question; and it was undoebtedly .eompetent for any Honourable Member to move the remnsideration of the question with the re vomuteudation of the Crown. In 1814, when .0.0001. a year was voted for the Princess of Wales, no Message was received, but merely a recommendation from the Crown. In 1815. when a Message from the Crown was received to provide for the Duke of Cumberland, the motion was lost, and at a subsequent period. when provi sion was making for the other branches of the Royal Family, a Resolution passed to provide for the Duchess of Cumberland, merely on the recom mendation of the Crown. He hoped he had made iliouself understood to the House. *lf he had, they most see that no•forms of the House could interfere with the present proceeding. Mr. MAXWELL said, he should oppose the grant of the arrears, but should also oppose the reduc tion of the grant. Mr. Hume observed, that his motion was not against the Duke of Clarence ; all he wished the House to do was, to take care that no addition should be made to the Civil List, already too great. The gallery was then cleared for a division 00 Mr. "'vase's amendment to reduce the grant to 3,500/. The numbers were— Fur the A ineudineut..... 36 Against it 51sjorii y Ou our re-admission to the gallery we found Per. licaNAL on his legs. lie snored as an amendment that the groat should commence from 1821 in•tea.l of 1818. 'rile Marquis of LONDONDERRY observed that the commencement of the Ilon. Clentleman's ob tervatiosis pleased hint very much, but he feared the genere,ity of his sentiments had been restrained by the society in which he set.-1 Loighter,j— lt had been said that he came down to move for the arrears of a grant for which ❑o contract had heed entered into; but all hecontended for was, that the Royal Family should be allowed to exercise their own discretion as to the period to receive the - lsoisly of Parliament, vial he might appeal to • late occasion, when her Nl...jetty had declined to receive the grunt of Parliasseitt—yet it was in the contemplation of the House that it 'Wield remain for her to accept it whenever she chose, and had Ate declined it for tweet/ years, she would have been entitled to thr arrears. He demanded nothing rhea than what hiul been dew ou former occasions. The** defog for the Haase to consider was, the periotnit which thisfgrmet should commence, and he thought the precise period was that at which the Doke of Claresce lied actually, by an act of self declined accepting the grant . . At that time his K . oyel Highness proposed retiring to the conti nent, and reducing his aerie of expenses, end lie was sure thst ibe least eXtravagaues or irregular conduct mild not be imputed to Isitn.— (Hear.) Lord klaboos mid that he had no doubt that an appeal to the feelings tattier than the enderL. 9 hunitngs of the Howse would here its effect"; indeed he hod no doubt that a mach less ingenious argument would produce its effect upon the House of Commons. But ulthough the House of Coin mows had granted that soot in 1818, non mule. that they should now gruel it. Ile knew that in the case of grants to Officers for meritorious ser vices, the grant commenced from the period of the .. v . victories they • had obtained. but that was quite different from the case before the House. His ob jection was, that an attempt was made to render complete an ineomplete rant of a former Perlis ment to the Doke of Clarence without the inter vention of the Crown. There was oo perliasaeotary ground to interfere-- The Marquis of LouDONDEarf suggested across the table that they had the recommendation of the Crown. Lord MILTON—Aye, but the House had heard nothing in the shape of a Message from the Crown, and Hwy could not know whether the Crown would improve of the proceeding. Resides substituting the words 184/1, he should wish that the following words be omitted, " conformable to the resolu tion of 1818." Mr. Coawere thought the case of the Queen quite different from the one under consideration. In her case there had been a specific grant : in this case there had been none. Besides, they had as yet heard nothing of the residue of the late King's property. He was not disposed to pay any compliment with the public money, and should therefore oppose every single shilling. An Honourable Member, whose name we could not learn, spoke ut faw words in favour of the grant. Mr. ABERCIOSIBY observed, that there were few questions upon which less discretion was exer cised darn upon the affairs of the Royal Funnily. and he regretted that in proposing 6,000/. a year for the Duke of Clarence, that the arrears should hive been mixed up with it. He knew that in op posinic it lie was doing an ungiacioos act, but he owed it to his country, and should therefore oppose the grain. Mr. W. Wit.t.tsus thought if a member of the Royal Funnily laid aside their dignity for twenty years, they should not find the House willing to please them. As to whether the Duke of Cla rence had supported his dignity. he was himself the best judge; but he thought the House should not countenance the principle of allowing any iodi , viduals, no matter how exalted, to trifle with the liberality of Parliament. Sir JAMES GRAHAM supported the grant. He had beets confidentially informed that tt was not the wish of his Royal Highness to decline the grant in 1818 ; but he saw no reason to object to it now, and the public had been saved the interest since that time. Mr. DIINMAN thought that the mode in which the grant was made to the Princess of Wales was a slight upon her which the House should not have countenanced. lie must object to the course of argument winch the Noble Marquis had thought fit to pursue; for if any analogy could be drawn between the cave of the Princess of Wales and the Duke of Clarence, it must hold her up es a splendid example of liberality; for had she de manded the arrears of her grant, the country would have to pay her 90,000/. which by her generosity went into the pockets of the people; and if Minis• ters were guilty of supineness or u breach of duty in not immediately, making u suitable provision upon the death of the late King, it was a little too hard that her same should be brought forward ou the prevent occasion. Mr. R. MARTIN thought the oboes-reticule of the Hon. and Learned Solicitor to the Queen not pertinent to the subject, because no allusion had been made at all indecorous. He thought the Learned Solicitor-General to her Majesty was want. lug in duty to his Royal Mistress in not having moved for the arrears due to her Majesty, of which he had spoken. Mr. DENMAN explained. He had assumed in his aerrasent that her Majesty was not entitled to any arrears. Alderman WOOO said, the Noble Marquis spoke of the manner in which grants to members of the Royal Family were supported on that side of the House. Had it not been for the support of the people and the Members on that side of the House, her Majesty would have no grant at all. The Minister* hail promised her Majesty a house, carriages, and plate; but how had they fulfilled it? Five (porters elapsed before any vote was come to for her Majesty, and then on payment being made, they deducted the 4,000/. which they hail advanced to her Majesty ; but neither horse, or carriage, or plate had yet hern forthcoming. The House then divided, when there appeared for the amendment— Ayes Noes Majority in Amour of granting the Arrears 50 IRISH MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. The House then went into a Committee of Supply. Mt. C. GRANT moved that 2,300/. be granted to the Cork lostitution, which was agreed to. He them moved a grant of 10.000% to the Society fur Educating the Poor of Ireland. Mr. Btciiaa hoped that the sum would be ap plied without distinction of sect, which he was sorry to say had not been the case. Ile objected to the condition which the Society imposed on all schools to which they rendered ussistauce. The limiting their aid to those schools where the Bible was read without note or comment, was directly in the Lee of the prejudices of the Roman Catholics, and in the south of Ireland almost the whole of the poor were exclusively Ca' hopes, where of course education was most waisted. The Roman Catholics generally objected to that condition, and the Clerry completely set their fares audits! it. He hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Grant) would be prepared to bring fore,rd a grin of equal .int to this, for edu cating the :noir of Ireland, according to the plain and ob vious meaisin4 of those words. Mr. C. GRANT defrosted the grant. He said it should be recollected that the whole was voluntary; there was no compulsion; it was for those only who were willing to receive it. The Society was instituted agreeably to a 'recommendation of the Commissioners of Education, in Their 14th Report, for the purpose of supplanting im proper publications, which had hero industriously disateini- Stated, by the substitution of works of sound morality sad religion, and also for the purpose of supplying a number of competent masters. Great practical good hod resulted front Ilbe Society in huth those points of view, which was acknow ledged by those who disapproved some of the principles of that Society. There were two great difficulties in establishing. system of general education :—the difficulty of establishing an uniform principle in a country disunited in sentiment and feeliog ; the other difficulty was the apportioning the aid of Goveroment, an as nut to injure the voluntary aid, •inch was tome valuable has any pecuniary grant. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, ots the fullest examination of the subject his ruovielien was, that if the House were to wait fur a g I plan of education fur Ireland, they would wait in vein, sod, least of all, for a plan w►ich would serve those whir way mot in weal of tbe Roman Catholic poet of Irelaed. Mr. HUM E aid, the principle on whiels . this Society had been founded Ind been deviated from already. He alsoald be will's' is vote for &mile the sum, if it were to be ap. plied, without distinction of sect, to the pompoms of Mr. PEEL said, the object et the Society was not ea clown, it wee general ; they disclaimed all proselytism ; that *ea the principle which they set out ow, aid to that they had adhered. The Bible which was read in their' schools was of a 6 edition approved br the Roma. Colleens' Prelates of Irelaod. Mr. GRATTAN said be would desire to see the whole system under the direction of the Right Hon. GCOliCeilll opposite (Mr. C. Grant), rather than audit these iadependent Sireirties. Mr. PEEL explained. Mr. HUME said a row words. Colonel BARRY said, if he could desire to see the whole system of education vested in any one, it would be in die Right Honourable Graders*. (Mr. C. Grant), but such a thing would deprive them of that voluntary aid on which so much value was very properly set.— He affirmed that the Catholic Priesthood of Ireland were in general favourable to the schools of the Society, till the last year that his Holiness the Pope had issued a Bull, which had bad the effect of relaxing their attentions, but several schools were still visited by the Cothube clergy, and notwithstanding their subserviency to the See of Rome, they still permitted their flocks to attend theinf schools. Mr. BECHER said, what the Hon. Member affirmed might be true as to parts of Irel mid, but he would again say, that In the South of Ireland the Clergy set their faces against the gelatob under the direetioo of the Society. Mr. GRATTAN made as observation which we could not hear. Mr. SPRING RICE gave every praise to the members of the Society, bet put it to the Right Hoa. Geotleruau to con sider bow far it were desirable another year to coutinue this grant to a Society Brooded*. sectarian principles. After a few words from Colonel BARRY and Mr. WM. SMITH, the Rroolotius was agreed to. The sum of 7,0001. wad then granted to the Dublin Society. On the Resolution being proposed for granting 9,2001. for the purpose of building churches and glebe huodes in Ireland, Sir JOHN NEWPORT rose and objected to this grant. He ecosteaded that the First Fruits if properly attended to, would leave give. 20,0001. in aid of the purposes of the pre sent grant. It was immodest that there moat be some mis management, or at a time when the income of the Bishops had doubled (within the last twenty years), this fund was the only one which remained is the state it was in the time of Chosen Elizabeth. Mr. HUME thought the country would be infinitely obliged to the Right Hon. Baronet if he would institute an inquiry into the first fruits, and his Majesty's Ministers would do well to lend their assistance to that inquiry, Misdeed of voting from year to year large sums to a church already so richly endowed. After a few words from Sir John Newport, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Mooch, and Mr. C. Grant, the resolution was agreed to. 18,4611. was then proposed for defraying further expenses of linilding Churches and Glebe Houses in Ireland. Mr. HUME expresssed his determinations to vote against this grant, as though it would be repaid to the First Fruits Office, it would be lost to the public. After a few words from Mr. S. RICE, Mr. C. GRANT, awl Cul. BARRY, the Committee divided, when there ap peared— For the Grant ...t ...... ..... 4S Against it Majority 37 11,0001. was then granted for wideuing the streets of Do►blio, and 2,6001. fur the Farming Society. The neat grout was 7841. for the extraordinary trouble of offitairs in making returns to Parliament. Mi. HUME objected to the principle, and observed it was tint allowed to the Offiesrs of 5111410 or Customs. Sir JOHN NEWPORT was of opinion that officers re ceivhig a salary fur public duty ought at all times to be ready to make returns to Parliament, withoat being rear. iterated for what was improperly called extra duty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that when the clerks were called on by Parliament to make re torn* it put them out of the routine of office, and caused them more labour which entitled them to remuneration. J. NEW P ORT considered as they were paid for their services by the public, they were not entitled to an annual Parliamentary grant. Mr. RAMIES said he agreed with the Right Hon. Ram uet that it was the duty of the Clerks to make up their ac counts for the regular anneal compeusatiou they received from the public. He would therefove move that the Chair man should report progress and ask km to sit agate. Mr. HUSKISSON said, he was convinced that his Right Hon. Priced, the Secretary for Ireland. world nut press the grime; it had been a usual grant, auJ se such it appeared I. estimate. e resolution was then withdrawn. tlin the Next resolution beet,' put that 14,0001. be granted lag the Board of Works (Irelaed)— Mr. HUME übjecti d to it. After some couversation, in which Mr. Hume. Sir John ' Newport, Sir George Hill, and Mr. Charles Grant, took part, the Resolution was carried. The CHAIRMAN thee put the Resolution, that 16,0001. should be granted to defray the expenses of stationery and printing in the public others in Ireland. Mr. FM E PALM ER said, as it was near one o'clock, he trusted the Committee would see the propriety of out en tering further into the grants. The ow that had been last put by the Hon. Chairman was of • Nature sett to be passed over lightly, particularly a. it would undergo investigation in another place (the Horse of Lords) to-morrow. Under those circumstances be was convinced the Committee would agree with him that the Chairman had better report progress. The House resumed, and the Chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a QUARTER AFTER ONE O'CLOCK to ibis day. FOirEIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, JUNE 15. The Chamber of Peers yesterday presented two projets of laws to the King. Five per Cent. Consuls 85 fr. 75 c.—Baok Ac tions 1,580 fr. CROMSTADT, MAY 24. Since the commencement of the'campaign our journals have been continually marching several Turkish armies against Wallachia, which were to overwhelm the Greeks at once. At first it was only an army of 40,000 men, under the command of Prince Callimachi, without a doubt being that the Mitssulusen would obey a Greek Prince. At a later period, the same journals appointed a Seraskier, or Commander-in-Chief, whom they caused to pass the Danube, and take the route of Bucharest and Focksati. At present they set the Turks to ravage Wallachia, whilst the Poite cannot raise 10,000 men to pass thelcams. The 4or 6,000 Turks sent from Constantinople to Varna, after having pillaged several villages, disbanded before they arrived at their destination. Never was Turkey placed in so ethical a situation, nor was it ever so deficient in strength. Prince Ypsilanti, whose plan was t 6 pus the Danube without delay, has encountered mora than one obstacle. The nestesiel, which his friends were bringing to his assistance, has been stopped by a superior older on the frontiers of Runia. but Inc partisans contrived to send by as forty pieces .. .. --.0ii.•••••• - 'of maws, whiarh 10.4 . '6%11114 in saftityfolinglatz. Meantime the Prince ined all iiisAithteriirepara lions wit:beet losing'u monstiat. It is universally allowed bere t ihit - 1 1 1iti . hdtii its et dowed with all thequalifcatiutis • reg o is iregf lrpitig the leader of to during an en'thiftior ; and he knows how to inspircathers itb iliaticotintge sod intre pidity with which lie himsalii s animated. Notwith iamoding all the unexpected pisstiselts be hiss en lesautered, not one of Isis followers has hitherto fatialten him. %Vhen the alartnitig declarations, which the Russian Consul published at Jaway, on the part of his S..vereign, sod which produced such en effect in Moldavia, arrived at his head-, quarters, he had them read in presence of the whole army. After that had bren•dinse, *, Sol diers," said he, " who hate embraced the'latied cause of the del i vera nc e o f GreeCe,..iou have just heard the declaration made in the 'tame of one of the moat powerful Moinuchs. I also declare to you, that no Sovereign in Europe will presume to march against you. Whibi of them could endure that history should record such a deed of him—that lie attacked the Greeks at the moment they were matching for the defence of their holy religion and their country, from the mcrilegious attempts of barbarians, whom civ.lizM Europe dis claims? But even supposing this were possible, we are now too far advanced to think of resrisctiog. After having draws; the nation into the quarrel, it would be the most infamous cowardice t o wish to survive the catastrophe of our cuuntiy. flowerer, I only give expression to the sentiments with which I am animated. If there be any among you who do not participate in them. let him go to the left; and let those who pervist in their first opinions, pass to the opposite side." The whole army went to the right, shouting. " Death, rather than such baseness!" " With such men," said the Prince, as he retired, " we are sure of victory !" The greatest confusion prevails at Constantinople, and in addition to it, a violent dissention has broken out among the three powers of which the Govern ment is composed. The Ulernas upbraid the Ad ministration with hiving driven the Greeks to de spair. by the unboonded exactions and oppression of the Pechar. The Ministers retort upon the Ule mas for having made choice of Cadis, who have pro voked the rebel' . by the iniquity of their seutences. The janisseries on their part attribute the cause of the revolt to the former, sod snore especially to the latter persons. and demand the head of Valet- Effendi, the Sultan's favourite, from whom. they say, for a long time past, has emanated the most pernicious advice that ever was given to a Prince of the Ottoman race. _ DUTCH PAPERS. ♦II-LA-CHAPELL!, JUNE 11. A Merchant in this City ha. received the two fullowiug letters :••••• " CONSTANTINOPLE, MAT 10. ___ " We can announce to you throe is snore con fidence to-dry in the public ; the shops are rather inure open, the markets were frequented ; we feel more tranquillity, and hope we shall be soon able to het you know that busiusss has resumed its Ismail course." " SMYRNA. MAY 2. " Since the events which took piece in our city, lgth, 13th, 14th, end 15th of April, we bad a week ago other itlarmiug scenes, which were caused by false reports circulated by two Turkish Monks, who were afterwards discovered to be agents of the rebel Ali, Pacha of Joannina, who in order to effect • diversion favourable to himself, had formed the plan to spread alarm in various parts of the empire. According to the report of these Dervishes the whole of the Mores was its a state of iusurrection. Ypaara and Ydra had also revolted, they were arming their vessels, and cruising at the entrance of the Gulf to stop the Ottoman vessels. After having thus eicited the greatest uueastness in the miuds of the Turks,. they said to them, Why do you delay to take aims? Will you have the Greeks first come and massacre your wives and childreo ?' The Magistrates tr. rested these Dervises, and thus prevented the 111 consequences that might have arisen frriris these in citements to tumult. The Greeks, in order to give • proof that they were far from entertaining' any such ideas as were imputed to theta, offered to place all their arms in the hands of the Turkish authorities, which was douse without difficulty. However, the janissaries, roused by the proclamations of the Dervisee, claimed their ancient privileges, which they had suf-, fered to fall into disuse. They demanded in cei-; . sequence to take the city under their protectind, and that they should be commanded by their own! officers, which was granted them, so that besides the Governor's guard, we have now that of dill jrnissaries, which is en additional security for our tranquillity ; since all these inhabitants are in genii.l 61 persons in business, to whom the Greeks large sums, their interest therefore regains, f illet! the Greeks should tint be massecreil, but, entoire contrary, that they should be able to return thifte:ir usual occupations. Another . circurnstaiste,irhich serves to relieve us from all uneasiness t hat the authority is at present in the hands of arell•inten tioned persons, wlio act in harmony with the Con suls of the European Powers. %I e can therefore, assure our correspondents that we shall not have any revolt to announce to them, and that the :paifiticil existence of this country will not be comprounsed." —(Dutch Papers, June 16.) -;- ; CHIEF BARON O'GRADY. The Ninth Report of the Commissioners of In quiry into the Law Courts of Ireland charges the Lord Chief Baron O'GRADY with having increased the fees in his Court since his appointment. A letter on the subject from his Lordship to Mr. Gascoair, Under Secretary to the LOAD LIEDTB N•AT of Ireland, has !wen printed by littler of the House of Commons. It enters into an explanetion of all the charges, and contends that he has dope nothing but what was perfectly justifiable by I. and usage. It is of great length, occupying 4V folio pages. The following is au extract : It will be observed, that I have been obliged to extend observations beyond the receipt of my fees, or Cite legality's( them. I have been obliged to discuss the general contract of the Court of Exchequer, is its diseribution of lime, is its gesierat regulation', sad in this managemeat and diepalth. of its business. My condact has been contrasted with ;ha pt toy predecessor, sad with the I Courts of Chancery, ~~ Iting's . nench, and Comm - on' Ines.. I have entered into this compariron with reluctance; and have not guise a point I fortlser is it than I was compell e d to. go. I have caedispy '• given all the information which it war in my power to supply, and I did so already *pun my examination, as far forth lista- Commissioner, thought Kept" to iuterrogate me. I base explained my Sem, and defended my motives. I have en dured this scrutiny, without wove stopping to inquire, gibe- Cher such a geurnkl:review, either of weal, or ,ast the Coos t in which I have the bloom. to preside, was within the Sum. tie,' of those snider whose advice the Coinuoisoomelis' Mete appointed, or within the scope sod hultiority of the Cerro. . Mots under which they have acted. If it is intended by them to contrast toy ltiilitire of fess bag, either - with the living or the dead, of whom osesitiin has been made, I must oliriuk with unfeigned honied, finis the comparison ; but if it 'steads no fitribar than enrollee and fidelity in she discharge of public name*. and a Sato terested zeal for the benefit of the King, amid itesposkot hie people, it is but manly to main, that I . feel, in the etrialCieffll integrity of my own beam, stilleieist to untold Se. • • When imputatious are cart upon • use w ywtainris he often finds it m os t p ru d ent to anbnot titleure e p to time the vindication of his ammeter. illamc elftin dame so. The well.kuuen minima which .eistatatellis frequently afford en antidote to the poison which All en. deavour to inyml . 1 have had my share of this pinteetinit ; bet none of those observations are applicable telbe preset .MCISIIIII, The imputation', for such I feel them to,lee, arc cast upon mt jndtrial character, and proceed frost-be miurable like myself, are seism as they conceive in the discharge of a great public duty. Their imputations become the more oppiessive, in proportion to tilt relictaisce with which they appear to be expressed. What they cannot justify they tacos. This well-intended !amity aggravates the charge. It has thereforebecome my bounden duty, if poseibillte disabuse both them sod the public, and to viudicalle thaw tieh characters to whose favourable opiniusi, in the first instance, I owe my promotions at the Bar, and so the Beech; praise lions Which wero solicited by me. The character of a Judge is not lais exclusive property; it equally belongs to the Kiiigtud his people, mid therefore in advocating that character, I advocate their most essential rights; and in niointsioing myself, 1 am maintaining the purity of the law, and the credit which should always Weed the general administristion of justire. There is a degree of depravity which corrects deaf, by the removal of the Judge; hut I deprecate that middle course which tarnishes his honour, and yet leaves bite to Isegetin the emit of justice; which consigns his to • sort of judiej•l purgatory, suspected, but not coudeoined ; too bad to be treated, and not hail month to be removed. This left-Weed ed coarse, I apprehend, strikes a vital blow at the iodepeed. enre of the Judges, the security of the Crown, and the liberty mid heppitiess of the people. THE BRITISH PRt SSd LON DON, TUESDAY, JuNs 19, 1521. The Report of the Agricultural Committee of the House of Commons bas at length been pre sented to the House, and is ordered to be printed. The opinion of this Committee is so anxiously de sired by the House, that the SPEAKER last night undertook to have the Report printed immediately for the convenience of the Members, without wait ing fur the minutes of evidence. The Ministers of the Crown last night gratified the friends of the country by waiving all further objection to Mr. Cuawati's Bill for repealing the tax on agricul tural horses. This is the tint boon granted by the Ministers of the Crown to the distresses of the people during the present Session of Parliament ; and their tenacity on other points, where their strength was unquestionable from the full attend ance of their adherents in Parliament, offers in the present instance the strong presumption that they never would have consented to the present measure if the firmness, energy, and perseverance of the friends of the people in Parliament bad not extort ed this concession from them. If the importance of this coocession to the distressed state of the agricultural body were estimated by the amount of revenue derived from this tax, the %%rue of the boon could not be rated highly : the produce of the duty doer, not exceed 500,0001. But the re- Moval of the tax will operate as a reasonable relnif by preserving the farmers from the inconvenienee Ind annoyance of harassing surcharges, and by enabling them to employ more horses than before 'in the cultivation of their lands. Such a tax raili ' tided against the first principles of political tee -404[1, as it imposed a duty upon an instrument of /arbour. As well might a tax have been ins.. spiroed upon the plough, the harrow, or the larythe ; so that for this reason alone, if node 'other occurred, the tsx ought iu he repealed. At the same time we must not be understood as wishing to speak slightingly of a remission of even 300,00 W. to the people in the way of taxes. We hope it wig! prove the forerunner of some more considerable re liiriaiOn of taxes in the next SesiAou of Parliament. The repeal Bill will be submitted to the Committie to-Morrow (Wednesday). The Report of the Committee upon the provi sion fur the Duke of CLARENCE was last submitted to the House of Commons. On the motion that the Resolution of the Committee be Aoio read a second time, Mr. CORWILN appur-cd the 'grasit altogether, and moved as an arnendmi • t, that the Resolution be read a second tinie this el.r three months. On this the House divided, salmi the amendment was negatived by a large majority, there being 144 spinal Mr. Cuimen's anseni ment and only 18 in favour of it. The aintniat of the propneard .grant was then discussed iu the House, and Mr. Fiona proposed the ,snae amendment that he hod previoasly stibtisltted to the Committee, that the awn of only 3,501 a ?ear should be granted to his Itoy•ail Higlioe s. Phis also was negatived by a large majority-167 against 30. There was a th;rd straggle retipiettAg 'the.payment of the arrears f r om the time of the 'original grant, in April, •1818 ; but upon this also 'Vie friends of the Dok e were specessful, as ou division there rimmed for granting the arrears 131, against it 81. • ins W tattt *. ; " 'lli l e ;e tlin e4ea ltin Civ tti r e lli al i bot P ti li tiee ri of t i ° CtihreenT . _ _I- A I ~~~.~ 1 -• ~ - g rai ',./. ... _ _.