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4, i -I V.) k, sad other counties, would complain, and the House I oars•antly empkved in deciding where Assizes should be Mil grotions on this subject must be sent op to a Committee, Rottd Bills anS TUnipike Acts. What vaistlonilrine.SeiSlo.i T eshl be urdauc the nest.• act( great difficulty must tense in the set. • •ration of justice. 'Upon :hose grounds he should oppose the c. • Ur. HARVEY supported the mntioi. Iv ‘I.:411 ITH raid, the only aruumert he heard from Hon. I , ot tenien at the other side of the (louse was, that other places were arch ircuivrilienced bythe pre.:ent system as Norfolk, Lae. and York, said the Right Hen. (lent. (11r. Ilushisson) arc at bidlV oft' as Norfelk. Now he (Mr. Smith) thought this teas ,iditioesl emson why the power should be taken from the jatt&-because it proses that they had itaeriticed the coorenionce `t she pubHc, rot in onc. btb e tmany iestances. le did rot see wh o i c system - should rot alitreti respee:ed York and Lan. well as Noifulk. He should therefore support the er, tr •t , or • 1,, ' slier! was then cl.ared fur a division; and there appeared • manor.— f. : ;.;„: mottor . .— 21 I No ,13es - Noes 7 - .. 2 elajotity ageinet the motion - el FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. rpm rer re.aihrieeion to the gallery, we found Mr. T. P. le:raver:AY on his legs, mewing for the appointment of a Seltct c,,,,orime on the laws respecting Friendly Societies. Te e Honourable Gentlernan`e teotioa wee agreed to without op regien, and the Committee named. EXPORTATION OF MACHINERY. Mr, HUM E rose to move the re-eppointrnere of the Committee to sound :he Arts prohibiting ihe exportation of machinery. Two . l ira were paesed last Session for the repeal of the Combination Islys, end the law preventing artisans front leaving the ki-gdoin. Tee Committee which Yee minientleil this measure did not reerm reend any aherntion in tie lows pmhibiting the exportation of reti e:enter ; and they had concluded their labours at too advanced a vet ied of the Stator, to more for their reappointment. It was a a qateaten of greet public importance. For his pan, he bad no in- I wes t. threet Cr indirect, in the exportehon of machinery ; and bit , eeteged of theollouse to believe that not hirg hut a conviction of its public importance, urieing from mature deliberation, induced him to tete op the subject. lie krew of no question better ilesetving of the teems attention of the House. Ile knew that prejudices—, • pee u • deeply-rooted—existed upon it; but he felt pleasure in pee • eeeply-. eta i eee thataitthin tee year which had past, mr.ny of these pseja eices had beeen removed, and the numbers who now opposed the re peal of terse prohibitory laws were comparatircly few. As to the I nterests of those who should be affected by the repeal of the pro-• hibitery law, It was as nothing cote.pared with the interest of the sev erest, which meet be benefited by the repeal of them lawn. Ihe removal of the tourictioes on trade was highly creditable to the Reuse; and should the House remove those prohiliitiorss on in it ebinefy, it would he Mond equally advantageous to the country. he Sit preventing the exporsatien of some kinds of machinery. and permitting that cf other kintla,• were most contradictory and shore. Those n:schines which ore prohibited are exported, in eetraree et the taw; end it is notorious, that the officers of the Coomus are of oisinion that It is impossible to carry into effect any Les prohibiting the exportation of machinery. lie (Mr. plume) advice:earned that during the past year many prohibited articles hel•tecn shipped, and were carried out at lees expense than tile del paid in France, machinery regularly imported paid a duty of Se percent. in France, and the expenses of transit did rut mint to more than 30 rev cent. ; and if it was sworn in ,ante that the articles were struggled, no duty was charged. le (Mr. flume ) believed there was no penal within the memory of man, when alert wax so grew a demand for machinery as a present. He understood that more was i r.lered titan could be executed in eighteen months. lie should be able to prove before a Committee. that articles which were said to be made with great dif ticehy, and which were therefore prohibited, were really those node well-lave difficulty, and in the manufacture of which ap. t cortices learning the business were employed. But foe the mi.- cheivous policy adopted in prohibitirg the exportation of thole ettielei. a greater number of workmen would be in the kingdom to compete with thedemand. The manufacturer ignorantly con sidered. that this would be injurious to their interest; on the cor teary, it weutil be highly advantageous to them. It must be eel eerie that if the demand is increased greater numbers will be em ployed; and it is acting contrary to this sound principle to dimi. - jet the demar.d be prohibition& lie wished to call the attention of the House to the absurd contradictions! in the - existing lame Steam-engines, which were the most powerful and important ma chinery eves invented, and these may be exported in any number. hut coming-machinee were prohibited. Now what interest could this , counrty have in preventing coining in any other country ? Surely this prohibition was not expected to keep the coin in this country. There was no objection to the exportation of machines toe making cloth, but there was an actual prohibition upon the exportation of cotton machires, which are known to be changed every. month. When machinery is exported to France, it pays a duty of thirry.fiee per cent. besides the expenses of transit. Ibis is quite enough to ensure monopoly without the aid of prohibitions. When the queetiorteame before the Committee, he (Mr: flume) should produce evidence which would convince Hon. Gentlemen, that the proposed repeal would be advantageous to all parties. /louver anxious he was for the repeal of this measure, he should rot desire it, if the Interests of private individuals were to be sacra fined with impunity. It was impossible to support any trade, or prevent the extension of any trade by Acts of Parliamtni. An Act. was passed to support the button and buckle trade, and there-, upon the tra..le fell. But prime interests sufferea by those peolvi-- tfors. Ora individual, he understood, might have realised 100.00 IR. by the exportation of hydraulic presses, had he 'men al lowed to export them, instead of which he bad not realised a single peony. 'There vas another point to wide!' he would allude. We allowed artisans to leave the kingdom, who were themselves makers a trachinesy. If we had not prohibited exportation of machinery, those artisans would probably have remained at home, because they would find sufficient employment here. He hoped the Route would at length see the advantage of securing an im. ' traase and profitable trade, by recurrence to a liberal system, and, at the lint, agree to the re-appointment of the Committee. He was sure that die demands of the workmen for advanced wages arose from the great demand for machinery. Thus much he said as so apology fur the workmen ; but he could not conclude with- 1 1 out Owning, that if they were permitted to govern the masters, l by regulating prices, and reetricting the number of apprentices, be thought nine must be an end to all business. The Honour able elember concluded by moving for the re-appointment of the Committee which sat last Session on the Combination Laws, to tot:eider the propriety of repealing the laws prohibiting the cepa teem of machinery. !tie. HUSH'SSON said, that the proper (dject far the consi drratem of the House was, whether the laws relating to the expel'. etion of machinery should be altogether abrogated, or whether they should be amended ? As to the abrogation i f the law, that he behead to be both impracticable and unwise. Sonic amendments might with advantage be hurt - decal, and for this reason he was not a little desirous that the subject should be referred to a Committee. (Hear, hear.) There were certain parts of machinery which might, without the eliehtest danger or inconvenience, be permitted to be temper:el- the steam engine, the hydraulic prees, and the ins proton:ems which had been founded upon it, might be transported to other countries., and no consequent injury need be apprehended. There were other parts of machinery, and these principally as re lated to the manufacturing depsetment, which might not perhaps with equal readiness be allowed to be transported. There was cent co !eider:Mon which ought to make them least apprehensive of danger front the triesnortetion of machinery. It was this, that there was a greeter demand for several of the manufactures of this country than child be supplied; for instance , to his ( Mr. Huskisson ' a know. ' ledge, :here were many orders which could not b 3 complied with by those to whom they were directed, until 12 or 18 months after the shoe of the order. This did not occur from want of the raw mate rial, but Isom the warn of hands to prepare and supply manufac tured article, proportionate to the demand for its consumption. This was a reason why, in a great degree, the inconvenience to be apprehended from the freedom of exportation should be removed. One material deference between persons whet took out patents Om ! resent discoveries in this country, and those who took them out in' others, was worthy of attention. In this country a specification of the patent was given in by the person obtaining the patent, which night be read by any one on the payment of a shilling. By this *rarefication any person might avail himself of the knowledge of reachieery suited to the invention. In the countries of the Can t:neat there was a greater protection of patents granted foe new dis ce)hhael. It not unfrequently happened also, that the same person trek oet a latent for the same discovery in Holland, in France, and i?l:vgland. The subject was one altogether worthy of investiga hen, cud although he might differ with the Hon. Member on cer lele points, yet he would be happy to go along with him in say prteecable improvement, which, in the progress of the inquiry, might be suggested. (Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. Alderman BRIDGES, the motion was Vend to. BRITISH SUBJECTS IN INDIA. lir. 1101 E rose to 'stunk a 'notion, which was one of the mama importance. Its object was to procure a Return of the number of British subjects who have been banished from India without trial since 1811 The question derived importance from its reference to trade. Hitherto the East India Company had exercises! an almost unlimited control. and from the privileges of the Charter which had bees granted to them, they had enjoyed • mo nopoly of trade so as to defy competition. This arose from the ex clusion of other persons to trade with this part of his Majesty's dominions. By the Act of the 53d of George 111. an alteration took place, which gave to the East India Company an exclusive privilege of the trade of China, but which gave to his Majesty's subjects freedom of trade to other parts of the Coat Indies. This gas, however, little attended to. and the monopoly of trade still comiuted to be ratted in the East India Company. The parti.l eater *ken of his motion was to ascertain the number of persons who wore transported from India. either by the Uovenunent there. or by the Directions of the East India Company. If the residence 44 persons who went to India was not secured— if they who had established properties there were not assured 'hot IhMr possessions should be sale, and the danger of being transported from the country removed (as it was the intention of the Act it should be), it was impoatiible to expect that colo nisation would take place, or that capital should be extensively rated there. In speaking thus generally, the attention of the House would be naturally directed to the expulsion of Mr. Back ingh" and Mr. Arnut, which, on inquire, would be found to be °ow of ' , ell hardship and oppression. Ile ( Mr. Hume) could not anticipate say opposition to the present motion. All he wanted 1 , 1 " , a ~ r expoaition cat tile proceedings of the Government of "dm. The Marquis of Hastings had done so in the instance of wfacta he throned ; and although the appeal which he thus made%) the sense of the country might not be by some approved, . - yet it was a course attended with great advantages, and which met the general approbation of the people most interested in it. The interfererce of Slr.Adanis to put down the press in India was peculiarly objectionable. In truth, welnnw tiothihg more of what is now pessieg in ledia, than we know of whet it *using in Japan ; so much SO, ohm the fact is, a war has been raging for several months in indie, and, from the suppression of the tree press, we lave been loft igeorailt of %%tint is going foievard there. The de portetion df Mr. Iltuleinehem, aid the still more atrocious depor tation of Mr. Arbot, werestrieing instances of the improper eater. ciee of authothy end the abuse of law. That it was so, would eepeur *Om the . Art of 1775, which declared that every person who went to Italia from this country should eejoy the benefit of the laws of England. These laws were aboard aid grossly violated by the late proceedings to which he called the attention of this House. It haul been said that these practices were rendered necessary, on account of the 'home of the tenure of our pos. sessions in India ; but, with the protective force we had there— with 259,000 men, and the other means of defence we possessed—it WAS idle to insinuate such an apprehension. Unless a secure resi dence were insured to the person, settling there, it was unreasonable to expect that colonization would take place to a maul extent, cr that the other measures of impeuvernent intended for that country could be aecomplielied. He tutored for a Return of the number of English-born and other European subjects who ban been transported from India since the year 1813, distinguishing the time at which each person was transported, and whether lie was transported by the Government there, or by the East India Company; also dietin guishirig in what instances such transportation had taken place after trial, and the causes alleged for such proceedings in each case. Mr. WYNN lets rot disposed to trouble the douse with many observatieme at that low hour of die night. The Hon. Gentleman opposite had tMally miecorceived the spirit of the new system which had been introduced in the year 11113. It could not be sup posed that, circumstanced AS our colonial possessions were, it would be prudent to permit individuals to reside in India as long aathey thetight . proem so to do, without subjecting them to a dis cretionary control tin the part of the Governor-General, who pose seined the right of depriv ing them of theit license to remain, in 6it i fta case ' ntluce. The regulation was, that any individual can ti T iler . ii) India, without the peenelasion or the .6 . er., should be held guilty of a high crime and r, .tilleuleiect to transportation front the colony, with such additional punishment, in the shape of fine, es the cireumstaece of the Muse might demand. Ile thought it would be an act of injustice to the Governor to attempt to render him accountable fax ids compliance with the provisions of an Act of Dailiameete He could have wished the Hon. Member far Aber- ' deco had included in his motion a Return of the number of appli cants fur licenses to go out to India; but as he had not, he (Mr Wynn? would infcrm the House. In the course of the list eleven ' years. the number of applications for licensee to proceed to India had been Ilfi?, of which ill-1 were granted, and only 179 rejected. Under the Act cf Yarliatneet, it ass provided that any individual in CUT Indian Colonies appearing to have thrteired his claim by misconduct, it should be competent to the Governoe-Oeueral to de prive him of' his license ; but in every instance (since the prising of the Acr) in which an individual had been sent front the Colonies it bad been in determined by the Governor in Council. which ar rangement afforded an additional security to the adminintration of justice. II: thought it must be evident to every ore in the slightest deg.ee acquainted with our Indian territories, that a necettaiteexisted for the investment of a power in the hands of the Governors, en abling them to ohm proper checks and limitations upon the presi of that country. He was prepared to give the Honourable Gentle. ratan, in substance, all the information which he require'. but not exactly in the same shape as he ( Mr. H.) wished to obtain it. He should trove two Resolutions, as an amendment on the motion of the Honourable Member for Montrose. , First—" That there be laid before this House a Return of all persons removed from our East liediiin colonies since the year 17 8 4, ; on the ground of their being without the license of the East India . Company." Second—" Alan a Returrrathe number of persons whose licenses I have been revoked during the same period, and the grounds on i 1 which such revocation was made." Mr. HUME would introit he had gained one part of his object by the present discussion, 'and that the amendment proposed by the Honourable Gentleman would affril him a farther opportunity to press the consideration of the subject. Ile n-u rot- however, en tirely content with the proposed amendment, hut as the House ap peared satisfied, and he was rot in a condition to oppose it, he would concur in the proposition. The amendment was acconlingly agreed to. BILL. TO PREVENT BEAR-BAITING. _ _ Mr. R. MARTIN. is moving for leave to bring in his Bill agairst bear-baiting and other cruel practices, stated, that he had consulted those persons who, trout official situation and general information, were moat likely to be able to form a just conclusion on the nature and tendency of those sports: and lie could inform the House, that it was the opinion of every Magistrate of London and Westminster whore opinion he had taken, that nothing contri. butedmore to the commission of crime than an indulgence in such cruel practices : they were the schools in which thieves and mur derers were educated. It had been customary to evade the interfer. env: of the police, in such cases, by declining to take money at the doors. This was not always the case; at least, he had a bill in his pocket of one of thnieemusementa, the admission to which was 3.4.6 d. It wan an exhibition of badger-baiting, and for training young dogs before being sent cut on their travels. (Laughter.) It had been objected to a former measure of his, that it was only his intention to put a stop to the sports of the poor, and that he avoided attaakiog slosaanoiemeats of the Nobility. He underitoa that the exhibi tion to which he hot alluded was supported by several of the higher classes ; he was sorry to bear it, but was determined, with the assistance of the Moues, to tees impartially and put it down. Ile hor.'d on that ground to receive the support of the MentSer for Winchelse 1. He thought the Learned Gentleman stood pledged to support him in his present attempt; which struck at the rich as well as the poor. The House could not be aware of the cruelties which were practised upon the animals, and lie was sorry to say not unfrequently, by men who had a character for learning and science. lie could not avoid mentioning nue instance of this kind— it was the case of a person nhorn lie would call a disgrace to science, an individual of the nme of 3lajendie, who had made one of the moat atrocious exhibitions at one of our anatomical theatres that could be conceived. This person procured a greyhound, and made fast his four paws to a table with iron spikes; the ears of the tor. lured animal were also nailed down in like manner ; the operator then proceeded to cut out and demonstrate the nerves connected with sight, taste, and hearing, on one side of the jaw ; he applied Fis scalpel to the nerveless socket of the eye, and performed various other cruel experiments. When the operation was concluded on the dog, which still survived these cruelties„ he handed him over to an attendant, and informed the spectators fhat if the assistant took proper care of the animal during the night, there was no doubt he would be alive in the morning, and in that case they would have an. oprortunity of seeing a similar operation performed on the nerves con nected with the other side of the jaw. However, said thin humane gen tleman, should the attendant be inattentive, there is little doubt but the animal will possess sufficient vitality to enable me to demonstrate the perestallic motion of his stomach fur your further gratification. He trusted there could be but one feeling of detestation at such barbarities. He had consulted the most eminent professional men. among others Dr. Abernethy and Sir E. Borne—he had taken the opinion of many learned and scientific characters in Oxford and Cambridge, and they all united in condemning and deprecating such cruel practises. The experiment had taken place in this me. tropolis, and he believed it was the intention of the operator to return, but if he did, he (Mr. Martin) trusted it would not be to receive patronage and encouragement, but the contrary. The lion. Gentleman concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent bear beating and other cruel sports. Sir 31. W. RIDLEY opposed the introduction of the Bill, on the ground of the subject not being of sufficient importance to call for an enactment from the House. Mr. MARTIN replied. Mr. F. BUXTON supported the 8111. Mr. Alderman BRIDGES approved of the principle of the Bill. Mr. BUTTERWORTH deprecated the practice of prize-fight ing; the Bill should have his support. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House then divided, when there appeared-- For the Bill . 41 Against it - 29 ltlajority . —l2 Leave was accordingly given to bring in the Bill. NAVY ESTIMATES. Sir J. YORKE objected to the salary of the Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty being raised from 300/. to 5101. s-year. He expressed his regret that he should have given his vote for the reductiop of two Lords out of the seven in the Admiralty, when they were only able to point out that, and one of Poatmasters- General, as the reduction of so many millions. No Commissioners of Excise—no Commissioners of Stamps or of Taxes, had been yielded to this oft-expressed desire of economy. and he should therefore move, in common justice to the Admiralty, that 2,0001. should be added to the grant of 5,0001. Mr. HUME Pahl. titre was a million charged for building ships to rot. (A Laugh.) There was also a charge of 180,0001. or 190,0001. for repairing dock-yards. The charges were higher than in the year 1822. or the two succeeding years. The principle he would cheek was the extraordinary rate of expense in public yards. Since 1811 the docks had cost 6.540.000!., all expended in u time of pro found peace, while not one shilling had been spent during the war. In one year there was 600,0001., in another SOll,OOO/., in the next 800.000/. ; hot nothing fixed or known. He thought there must be something rotten here ; he would wish very much to know whether it was caprice in the Admiralty, or the taste and fancy of some Gentlemen for pretty buildings, which created this uncer tainty of expenditure. T wcnty-thr ee millions too had been thrown away since 181 S, in the building of ships of war. We ought not, he thought, to go on in this manner, building ships to rot—better to lace all the carpenters in the dock-yards upon half-pay, than bui l d ships which the put:die service did not require. lie would enter his protest &gamin this building, and against the improvident expenditure in the dock-yards. Sir 0. COCKBURN remen.bereal the lion. Gentleman urging the employment of these very men, whose unnecessary work he now complained of. As to the expenses of the dockyards, he could only say, that in time of war no imiworements could take place, and i therefore they were necessarily deferred until a time of peace. The Hon. Gentleman had made u statement respecting tits mot of build- 1 ing ships of war, the accuracy of which he begged leave very much to doubt. lie thought that in his account of the 23 millions, it would be found he had jumbled together many items which had no relation to that particular branch of expenditure. Several Estimates were then Famed. Upon the Report of the grant to the College at Portsmouth, Sir J. YORKE begged to ask, whether it was true that one of thestudents had gone to AMOCIC.I? Ile thought it was ?Rabat an THE .BRITISH PRESS. extractormaryllting. To sums tobeitaid by the country to NM up young men-..-tainstritet ahem Mlllllheimprovements in our naval tactics, that the y might immediate* after transfer their services tat a rival Payer. Charity, he thoughts began at home; and hear:mid wish tolennw, whether the Admiralty intended to take any step forthrepreventiim of this evil? .Mr. CROKER said, every etude/It gave a bond fir Ma that he would enter into the King's sexvior, and if this particular student I had forfeited) that panal.y, he would he glad to know front the Gallant Admiral what means they rimmed ut preventing it SirJOSEPII YORKE explained. Upon the Report of a sum for the Paytnent of Officers of the Royal Navy. Sir J. YORKE add, he would ant like to encounter the Secre tary for the Admiralty in his own cd:Se, as he apprehended his expression of countenance would be somewhat hostile, but he thought he might here ask with safety. .whether any contact:libation was to be granted to Naval Of fi cers to Lieu of their loss of pocket money ? sir GEORGE CLERK said, it was not in contemplation to grant any allownoce—the loss hail been very little, Mr. HUME modelle/110 inquiries as to the Promotion of Masa tees in the Nary. Sir GEORGE CLERK said, that by an Order in Council in 1833, power had been giver) to the Admirahy td, promote merit°. thins Masters, and the Hon. tientlanan would fond upon inquiry that ninny of tllo.le. not provided for by promotion bud been ap pointed to different situations in the dock-yards.. HUME wished that annie alteration should take place with regard to the payment of prize-money. He thought that i^divi duals, and those next of kin, who aright not have heard of the death of their relative+, should tint have their money forfeited from any lapse of time in the application, It was never intended that any time should be a bar to ajust claim, but he had heard of heirs applying fur prize-money, who had , been informed they were too late. Mr. CROKER said, that it wasa,flte law that time should be a bar., and It was only for them to4llglintoe et it. He believed, how ever, that no prize-money her" been forfeited subsequent to the year Met Store had undoubtedly been forfeited during the Atuctinaa war, some 49 years ago. There must, however, lie a limitation some time; et, if six years was conside red a hat to any claim among individues, he thought the Government should not be censured who allowed forty. Mr. HUME had a cam t h is day of a coniplaint of forfeiture. The law allowed three raga, sail If during that time no applica- San was made, the pension became fortaed. He had addressed a letter to the Admiralty for the individual so situated, and although they finally consented to replace him, they refuses' all the balances which had scented during his absence. Sir. G. CLERK said. pensions were granted frequently for a limited time; for instance, if there was a probability rif the pa tient's recovery tram sonic local affection, and, it was therefore neces sary that he should attend at particular times to be examined. It was also necessary to ascertain oatasionally, whether a pensioner might not be serving in Anirrica. This wu the reason of tl:e strict aqention to the rule of appearnnce. Upon the Report of the Victualling Estimate, some conversation took place between Sir Jobe Pll Yn axe and Sir GEOHGE Carne, in whma we understood Sir Joseph to assert, that the new Vic tualling Yard was dreadfully exposed to a North West wind. Mr. lIUME again asserted. that there seemed to be no system in the expenditure at the Dock Yards. Sir G. CLERK said, a variation alight have taken place in former years, but there could be none in this, fur all works were now contracted for, at n price wh;rll could not vary. Mr. HUME would take care to examine these contracts; he would be "lad to see them. Sir J. YORKE wielied to know if the Marines were to be crammed up in a particular part of the ships upon full allowance. He thought it very prejudicial to their health to be shut up with full bellies, and no exercise for digestion. (A Isu ;h.) Sir 0. CLERK said there was to ba co alteration. The Report was then agreed tea ANNUAL INDEMNITY BILL. The 'loose resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Annual Indemnity BilL Mr. HUME thought it childish that they should go on in this manner, parsing, year after year, OD Indemnity Bill, when they might as well make it perpetual at onee.• Mr. CROKER had formerly explained to the Howse the object of this Bill. It was to protect all persons bolding office trope cer tain paina and penalties which they might incur, front negligence in taking the Test Act, and some other causes. If the House should hereafter repeal that Ac:, then this one would be unneces sary. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that if they made this Bill perpetual, they would be creating a promective In demnity Bill for crimes not committed. If the Test Acts were wrong, let them be repealed. The Howie then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be re ceived this day. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the Exchequer The Report was ordered to be relieved this day. The House went into a Committee upon the Transfer of Aids Bill. Mr. HUME took occasion to call the system of keeping accounts obselete. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended it; no mistakes had ever occurred. The Bream was nyder' to be reeeOred to-day. The other Orders of the Dap wore then disposed of, and the House adjourned at HALE-PAST TWE LVE this morning. The Paris Papers of Tuesdayre quite filled with the continuation of the debate on the Law of Indemnity. Ge neral Foe opened the discussion' on Monday in an extem poraneous speech, iu which he strongly condemned the project in every point of view, moral, political, and equitable. The impression be produced was such as in duced M. ne VILLELE to insist upon his right of being heard in reply to the General. Ilia defence of the measure was temperate. and specious. It was indispen- Able, he argued, to complete the restoration and re-unite all eassfs of Frenchmen; it was a guarantee against a re turn of confiscations and all future revolutionary excesses. ' The next speaker, however, M. DUPLESSIP-GRENADAIC, disregarded the Minister's example, and contended bropilly " that justice detnanded the restitution cf the estates robbed by force from the emigrants." The " true sense" of the 9th Article of the Charter, be maintained, was favourable to the proceeding be recommended. It was true, he ad mitted, that that Article declared, that " all property is inviolable ;" but, raid he, " it does not say siall be in :liviu:able. A long while before the promulgation of the Charter," continued the sophist, " this property was in violable, and . 11012 VET had remarked to the son of Lot is XlS'.—there arc rights even beyond the power of Kings." Here we have reproduced, by the Ultra-R;yalists, their old and favourite doctrine, that the King, all-absolute as they wish him to be in other matters, shall infringe upon no right of theirs. All his other subjects he may prey upon, but them he shall not touch. Towards the close of the day's debate, M. DUPONT DE L'EURE amused the Chamber with reading an extract fro% the the Address presented to LOUIS XVI. by M. DE VAU BLANC, at the head of a Deputation from the National Assembly. M. ne Vauat.etsc is now one of the official supporters of the Project, and he endeavoured to explaig his conduct by a ridiculous story, that the Jacobins " wanted his. head." "Ii feed L•t tete de Vaubtale." The ambiguity of this expression was instantly seized by the Opposition, and the discomfited Minister sat down amidst general and hearty laughter. These papers bring us no intelligence from Spain. A report had been current at Paris, that FERDINAND %11. was dead, but it was discredited. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, FED. 22.—Five per Cents. opened at 104 f. GO-. ; closed at 104 f. Mc.; Bank Stock, 2000 f. ; Neapolitan Rents, 89f. 30c. ; Spanish Rents, 181 ; Royal Spanish Losn, 38 i. -Buettengeon London...one month, 23f. se. ; three ditto, 24f. 85c. —Court if:An:6oe, Feb. 22. Lord DONODUHMORE last night presented the Catholic petition to the House of Louis, and took advantage of the occasion to prontginee his panegyric upon the " so mach calumniated Catholic Association," and the" calumniated idol of that Association, DANIEL O'Co N LE," who, with the rest of the D,putation, were below the Bar, observing bow the Noble Earl performed his duty. All his Lordship's anxiety, however, to agree with the Association, could not persuade him to confirm the representations made by that body and its friends in its defence. They allege that the tranquillity and improvement of Ireland, are owing to the Catholic Association ; and we have heard that Mr. O'Ctitax.EE has declared, that " if it be put down he will not be answerable one moment for the peace of the coun try." According to the Learned Gentleman, and his co adjutors, " nothing can be more comical than to ascribe to the administration of Lord WELLESLEY the happy result produced in Ireland." But what said Lord DONOUG /I MORE last night? In what terms, under the eye of Mr. O'CONNELL, did he describe the conduct of the LORD LIEUTENANT? These were the Noble Lord's words:— " I will say, that for that illustrious personage I have the highest respect, and I believe that his Majesty never had a more faithful or more honest representative in Ireland than he has been during the time he has governed there. From the beginning of his career he has been tletetinined to do that country all the good in his power in every way that could be done. In the reformation of the magis tracy, in particular, his Excellency has been eminently successful: and, in many other instances of equal importance, his justice and his liberality have been often proved." The only pretence on which the existence of the Catholic Association can be excused for a moment is, as its advocates have felt, its supposed utility in assuaging party feelings, and extending to all the inhabitants the pro tection of the law. If these objects had been previously neglected by the Irish Government, and were fur the first time attained through the instrumentality of this Associ ation, a case might have been made out to have induced us to have viewed it with no very decided disapprobation. But the truth will come forth: his Majesty has an able and faithful Lieutenant in Ireland. He has proceeded right onward in his course, turning off neither to one aide not to the other. Justice is impartially meted out to all the lit xo 'a sub jects. One evil only exists in the land, which thwarts and hampers him in the beneficent career he is pursuing, and to suppress that evil he has suggested the measure now before Parliament. The question is then simply whether he who, it is admitted, has dune for Lis country " all the good I. his power in every way in which good can be done," *ball have free scope to go forward, or whether the new pail that has sprung up by a fraudulent evasion of the iew, shall be allowed to mar all that has been dune, and carry the country back in despair, to the point from Which it started under the auspices that yet preside over it ? The remarks which fell from Mr. Bnovonave, on the subject of Private Bills, on Wednesday evening, deserved more attention than we had time to bestow upon them. We consider the subject as well deserving the strong animadversions he bestowed upon it. The House of Com mons is perverted from its duty and its destination when its Members at mi s time lend their influence to the views of private individuals, instead of devoting it to the interests of the public at large ; and the public at large are indebted to every Member who watches with an active jealousy every gross departure from Parliamentary good faith . This praise we think due on the present occasion to Mr . Baot ;Les ; and we feel satisfied that the effusiou of be fluence. Now it is clear, that neither Tr:rtyitinA rdis interested, the one has no better right to cote ukain3i tla Bill than the other has to vote in support of it; and tbl's dcctline thus leads, in its result, to a striking cif of ca . :e4, till we leave no voters, and the Executive Government tea. comes a cipher and a mockety. The Times of yesterday delivers its oracular decision ' upon this subject, in a strain which, for its extravagance-J. except in its own pages—is unequalled, and for its absurdity is inimitable. " There is another point upon which the public has a right toe:gale: the strictest investigation, and the most rigorous decision. To how many meipters have shares. in the various speculations now 01104.... been sent by the original prujectuts, with on iutitnation, either it the body or the poistetnipt of the letter, to this effect--' The ho nour of your support is hoped for,' or is earnestly requested.' or 'is expected IVe say, that whatsoever Member has ac zepted thdse shares with such an intimation, HAS ACCL*III:*.SA *Riley for his vote and interest in Parliament, aid should be ex pelled the House." What magnificent ideas of ilteCousicrnsto): this writer must have ! fie thinks no more of the espulsion of n 411 ber, than shooting a snipe or wincing a woodcock: he neqr stops to ask under what legitimate authority this sentence of expulsion could be passed. The very mention of bribe, or any tff; , r of shares of any kind,so fires his bo.ote, that he is quite beside himself. The subject never crosses his mind but he puts on a most sanctified aspect, and be comes a very Turk in his desire of vengeance. He proceeds. in a tone that shows him wortliy to fill an office of splen dor under the government of FERDINAND, or any othir despot that would give his love of purity fair play— " Ills Majesty's Ministers," sass this Puritan paper of Printing house:square, " and the sounder Members. If They valve.the stitution, should proceed in Mr mart cf, masse' upon Os point, by first calling upon Members themselves to expsiee wfir such transaction in which they mar be i mplicated, if they ?orge to be mndfnliy eealt with ; and then. by publishing indetattitg a•ig ret.o:rd to those who have olibtri the bribe, if they will • tiro evidertee.• " What an admirable system of Government should Ks live under, were " the floor" of the House of !CouircowS " thoroughly purged" by this profound politician! A jti dicial power, in the last resort, lodged in the hands .1 - such a legislator as this—what a blessing ! Kow tauc may Mr. CANNING, and the finished Statesmen of our times, learn from his " Diurna." This day being settling day, there was but little btisitiqt done yesterday in the English money market. 'filowetel, Console, both for Money and the Account, maintained their price steadily at 94! The bargains tione in the Foreign Market were in some instances at an advance. • Neer Greek Scrip has now nearly recovered. J; was done tile and wps looking up. The Old Greek Sands had 'also id proved. The cause, in a great degree, may be attribatt , 4 to the favourable aspect of Greek affairs ; for e , net their internal dissensions settled, but their arinrcentinits to be victorious. Altbeargb no official notiflcatien et rite event has arrived, we ore assured, from the leery be authority, that there is every reason to believe Petra) 'his fallen. Old Spanish Bonds were done at 93flf ; at le4 19. Brazilian Scrip, 1925. was 41; and New Mexican ditto. 3, 3 ,1. The Shares go on imprevint. Tie Pasco 'Peruvian were at 39 ; which our reiders will re collect were en Wednesday' at one time at , The Pt tent Bricks advanced considerably ; they reached 76. frogs which 2/. deposit must be deducted. AeoLo-MsitessiNTININGASSOCIATIOPL—Abfeetingof • the A neo- Mexi ca n Min ing Aw.oci at ion Wits heidon Wednes day, at the City of Loudon Taverp. he Replit reprfeettad the aft - Airs of ilie Company in a spirit dot riaiing conditiop„ and stated. that the shaft of a new twine had been d:44. covered star Mine Conception. shout * Wert the departure of the advicei. which, if it prodoesa for a taw subsequent weeks the sate quansitf of :oro alit had beef collected in the preceding awe. lase u seas ewers tel, the outlay of the Company ON6i, : lhaj e 6sysg. l .46.. gcley was in Abe Chair... .3 5 . 3 - 3• • . . . HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS DAV. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Lord Viscount Falmerston—Army Eittimattsc--(In Committee of Supply.) Mr. P;tmkes—British Mitsenm Estimates. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Game Laws—Second Rending. Weights and Measures Bill—Committee. WAlrt and NI eans—lL omatittee. Supply—Ccminictee. PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Bonds 971 Ditto Acct. Brazilian Bonds 89 84 Ditto Scrip (182.5) 44 pm Buenos Ayres Bonds 914 2 14 Ditto Acct. 91i Chilian Bonds 89 A Colombian Bonds 91i Ditto Bonds (1821) Ditto Acct. 91 gni 1 French Rentes 1041. I.oc. 105 f. Exchange '2;sl. 10c. Greek Bonds 684 8 Ditto Acct. 584 Ditto Scrip (1825) 34 4 I pm Ditto Acct. 14 STOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Bonds 80 Ditto Acct. sue Ditto Scrip (1825)( 1 1 1 pen Ditto Acct. 30 4 pm Neapolitan Bonds 911 Peruvian Bonds 85 5 Ditto Acct. 851 a Portuguese Boosts 001 Ditto Acct. 90 Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds (1822) 100} Busman Bonds (11122) 97i Ditto Acct. 97i i t. Spanish Cons. 23 / 1 11 Ditto A ect. 21, 3 1 Ditto Cons. (11. W) 1 8/ PRICES OF SHAT AMURANCE COMPANtIig. Alliance Brit. and Fur. 19i Ditto Marine 71 8 Protector 11 1 ES YESTERDAY. OAS LIGHT AND COLT COX- I` AMISS. Cont:aental Provincial Portable 3 NIXES. Anglo-Mexican 130 1274 Anglo-Chiliaa 184 174 Arigna Iron and Coal Bolanos Brazilian 234 Chilian 22 234 (7olonibian 30 39 Gen. Mining Association 16 Hibernian 9 Paco Peruvian 44 434 Rio de la Plato 31 30 Thilpuxahua 226 United Mexican 143 Ditto New 324 pm Welch Iron and Coal B IRON RAILWAYS. Birming. and Liverpool London and Northern 11 attscrs.t.astoti. Australian 26 28 British Iron Company 81 Bristol Ship Canal I Canada Cmipany 33 37 Equitable Loan Bank 21 A Oen. Steam Nasietion Isi Gold toast Association 7. Great Westminster Dairi , 2 Metro. Fish Company I I Pearl Fishery (Vellow) Pros. Bank of Ireland Si Patent Bricks 6 7 THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-L.4XE. Oft ATOMICS. This Evening. FRIDAY, Feb. S. a ORAND srLucTlos of VOCAL and INSTRUM ENTAL. MUSIC. under the Direction of Mr. 14. R. Bishop. who will preside at the Organ and Plano Forte; to commence with the National Anthem of " Gud gave the King." After which, for the first time In this country, and by permission of his Most Gre eting Majesty, Karl Marla Von M *bee* celebrated Cantata, called KAMPF IiND SIEO, lit commemoration of the Battled of La Belle Al:lance and Waterloo. At the end of the First Part a Fantasia on the Violin by Mr. Mese wetter. The Second and Third Parts will consist of a SELECTION of ANCIENT and MODERN MUSIC. Vocal and Instrumental. Between the Second and Third Parts a Concefto on the Horn by Mr. Platt. The Principal Performers—Mimes Stephens, Graddnn, and Love; Mrs. Bedford; MOKIJUIe Rune lie hernia; Messrs. tayb., Hum, Bedford, Robinson. and Tinuey ; Master Edmonds; Mr. Bet hune; and Signor De Beget.. The Orchestra will be on the extensive scale usual on such occa sions, and led by Mr. T. Cooke. The Choruses under the Superin tendence of Mr. Watson. The Dramatic Free List does not extend to these Oratorio,. On Wednesday. 0. F. Handel Sacred Oratorio of The Messiah. THEATRE ROYAL._ COVENT-GARDEN. ORATORIOS. On FRIDAY NEXT. Marche, will be performed the Sacred Oratorio of THE MESSIAH. composed by 0. F. Handel. Principal Vocal Pertormers—Miss Paton; Madame Caradorl: Misses Love, and Graddon ; M re. Bedford ; Mrs. Tennant; Masser Longhorn; Miss M. Tree; Messrs. Braham. Stpiu, Bedford, Tinney, Rubinson, and Bellamy. Leader of the Band, Mr. Mori. Conductor at the Organ and Piano Forte, Mr. S. Wesley. The Choruses. under the direction of Mr. Wat son, will he numerous and complete, asslsted by the Young Gentle ineu of his Majesty's Chapel Royal and et. Paul's Cathedral. The whole under the superintendence of Mr. Haws,. The Dr/inutile Free List dues not extend to these Oratorios. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGI,ISITOPERA HOUSE, STRAND. This Ererdng, FRIDAY, February 23, Lr.cTriti: oN ASTRONONIN And the PHENOMENA of the HEAVENS and of the EARTH, To be delivered by Mr. BARTLEY. on the WEDNESDAYS and rßt n AVS during LENT. TherTheatze will be constantly warmed by large Stoves In racism." parts of the House. Tickets of Admission for Familles to be had on initerate Terms at the Rot-oßlce.—Doors to be opened at bait-past Sin, acil begin at Siren. TITEATRT: ROYAL, DRURY-I:AXE. Tomorrow El - ening, SATCR nt v. Feb. SEL wilt be performed OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Kean; Lego, •Mr. Wallaek ; Damietta/ft. Mn. W. Weil; .Lll/ilia, Mrs./Mau. After wk:ch. nArarcfr I,f AND THE f ‘I.KIVO BY/to, THE SINGING TRlag , AND GOLDEN: W ArErts • Harlequin, Mr. Howells Pantai ~,, n, Mr, T. Manelmel, Clo wn. Mr. /Slaw. Meumtdoe, Hluu qftrnet. 7'ITEATIIr IJOIAI. 4 „WiIIeNI'-GARDEN. To-morrow Evelling. g %11/En V. Eel/. ?S, %/11l be performed INCONSTAN • T; • Or. THE. WAY TO WIN HIM. Old Mlrsbel, Mr. W. Farrel/;. Yount/ llllrmbel, Mr. C. Zombie; Dure tete, Mr. Apnea. /Wane, Mrs. Clutterley. • After which. SIMTBON AND CO • Mr. Shnnson. Mr.W. raven ; Mr. Ilrymley; tic. Noper ; Mrs. Bromley, Miss Chesttsr; MIP.SIMpson, Mrs.<llbbs; • Mrs. Fltzallan. unmilLurs. To conclude with THE IRISH TUTOR , : or, NEW LIGHTS. Terry O'Rourke, Mr. Connor. • • On Monday, A W 031311 Never Vert, and Father and gm. Tilt 23ritioti airrOxi. The Batt tau 1 aces COM MINICIPII publishing yesterday morning at five o'doelt. LONIION, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1825. instructive eloquence hill not be without its good e tf Mr. Hums gaye notice, That on Friday ni-xt (this cycnicg.t he would-move the Hue on the subject, for the purre,-....* .or ascertaining how far the nulitoni of Parliament has gCri in disytalifying persui,sliallng A dircrtin tat est, crorn votio4 in Ceminittee.....; on Private Bills. 'Without anticipating at all the result of' this inquiry, we eptinot suffer Ilse .sttlisc) to pass us without that disenasioa whizb its importanec - seems to call for. The question chi; :-*ClAighl Member of the IloOse - br Couto:6ns tote permitted to-) to nn tlie;passink of any Bill, of ethicNU by, en intertal ?. For our o's*t see' really do net sac bet such a question, s with refersticejo Sfecnseri of the Britials Legislature, tan be gravely agitaled.• As•regards •-• in a Court of Justice, th e re is groundAv ceithr,Ain the to, • simony. of a person • interested in thevtrtit 7 of t. thi.Cause, The known policy of this rule of law is, to preven'24lioaivi q necs•asrily have a strong bias oh !heir minds, from Mint . placed 'in a situation where their-, interest' MA/nurture • them - to depart from the truth ; and although .that . inj ' terest may be so . slie,'ltt as lei.. to .I J o alkliktify tJ 4 - `• have any weight, still the r; le N enfmged stir •.• in an appeal, for instance, cgaitist a pooN rate, :It • parishioner paying ratcs is not a comyetent tit • prove. the liability of the appellant to 11e rstid , becau* hie own portion of the rate would be lessened by the appeiltat'it being made to contribute. It may be that hi; inters** the decision would not Amount to a penny in the year.; its? the rule-of law must be adhered to ; anti as it applies 44.4 all persons, from the most upright to the midst centript tirg of all conditions in life, fro* t!ie wealthiest, irhese•tAls timOsy no pecuniary interest. wc'idd effecti to the innifp.. indigent, whom the slrabtest Was might it.fluence, - ti is dr* forced, and very properly, in alt cases NV ith cu 4 'Crceptjort.l3t:t to extend thii doctrine of incompetrnci to :,‘lewb. , r - sof. Oak.- !lament, seems—to us a t least- 4 uite twer.6sterottl. Thert is no saying where the operation if this principle %foul; end. If an objection, On aecotint bf interest, were held tut disqualify a Member from voting on every measure to whiC4 it relates, not only would t he theraCter and integrity of every Membtr he exposed ' to.perpetnal itnj;eacliniput, bK inquiries contemptible in their ttlect, anti degrialing la • their consequences, but the Legiffature itielf would aoo become, for all useful purposes, virtually annitilpted. Pro PCBLIC have a right to the Vote of their Iteprisentative ii every cafe, he it has it in/Iy, which comets before th; • House ; arid there exists no autherity in Parliament irkiiit can deprive the public of that 'right, by paing on any Representative a sentence of disqualification. The pre* rogative of votiAg is concerted oh every Member by thp Constitution; it is a prerogative which Parliament' esic neither give nor take away. If a r.lember is to be at qualified from voting, because lie may chance to Levi irbfne private interest in competition with that to which such Vot may relate, where is tuis principle to stop? On any connected with the modification of thins, or which in ir4 manner ir.volved the interes's 4...1 the Church of the Clergy, the Bench of Bishops should be excluded front voting, as having an interest which ranged theM undi► adverse banners. All the advice which their wiitiotts might suggest must be excluded. On all Ellis, whetbi .. .- regarding the Corn Lsws, or in any shape affecting thu agricoltural interests, no Country Gentlemen could bfs heard ; the very nature of the subject mutt operate at b. primitiunce his rote. But, on the Same plinciple u# reatoti ing, the Commercial Members, having an's:typo:he interest, be on their aide etpianye rporeaTo arnsplrosite i-i.• i~ I 6 '1 7 i I I