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.~ ~~~ I .411114 , 1 ' i P.4RLT4IfENTAR7 INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF OF LORD RSDAT, Jr"rz 3. ROYAL COhl NI ISSIO N. At a quaver before four o'clock the Speaker of thethe Bar to House of Commons, attended by several Members, appeared at he the Royal Assent given by Commission to the Stock Tran hear sfer, the Custom D ut i es , Assessed Taxes C om position, the Four per CJets. Re-payment, the Wool Duties, the AW-te of Bread, and several private Bills. The Commissioners were, the Lord Chan. tetor, Lords Shaftesbury and Melville. APPELLANT JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE. Lord COLCHESTER presented a report of the Committee an the appellant jurisdiction of the House, which was ordered to be printed. The Noble lord then brought in a Bill to regulate the appellant jarlseliaion, which was read a first time. EXCISE OATHS BILL. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the second reading of the Excise Oaths Bill. The Earl of CARNARVON °horned, that the present Bill cent:teal the two mint material points of his Noble Friend (brad Lensdown's) measure, viz that respecting the Earl Marshal, a re. gu:azion with regard to whose office nn objection had been made, .111.1 :lie oaths of Magistrates. He could assure the House that Ca., tl,oii,•s, in many parts of the country, acted as Magistrates, and availed themselvel of the Annual Indemnity Act to be screened iron, punishment. Ilia Noble Friend's Bill had been lost by a great notjority, but now that a part of it was made a Government measure, not a voice was heard against it. Ile regretted that fore Bill had not passed as the Noble M ar q uis had introduced, it was desirelcle that Magistrates should be all protected by the same law ; as it was, however, the present measure should have his support. The Fart of LIVERPOOL saw no reason for the Noble Earl's ol.iserrations, as they were all agreed on the measure. He had ' voted for the Noble Rlarquis's Bill, but others might conscien tiously object to it ; and it all could not be obtained, it was desir under any eircumstar.ces, that this measure should be carried. —1:14 Bill was then read a second time. INSURRECTION ACT. The Earl of HA RHOWDY moved the secood reading of the Bill for continuing the operation of the Insurrection Act in Ireland tor another year. I.oed CLIFDEN objected to the measure, and said that the con sequences of it woubi be mitchievous in the extreme. He trusted that their Lordships, in another Session, would seriously take the caw of Ireland into their consideration. The Earl of LI3IERICK supported the measure. He °blurred, that the man of substance in Ireland would consider themselves abandoned if it did not pass. The Bill, after a very few words from the Earl of Kt ware ox, was then read a second time. CHARTERED COMPANIES. The Earl of LA CHER DAI.E presented a petition from certain individuals. praying to tri: heard by Counsel against the Grand Alliance Insurance Company Bill. The Noble Earl also presented a petition from Nathaniel Smith, of King-street, Covent-garden, praying that the Equitable Loan Bill may not pass into a law. s i Aejourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TILL 13D JUNE 3. ROYAL. ASSENT. At a quarter before four o'clock the SPEAKER war summoned to the House to hear the Royal Assent given by Ctwomission to se veral public and private Bills, a the names of which lie acquainted the House on his return—(for which see Lords)• C NTF.HRURY MARKET. The Cantabile/ Matta WV was read ashhtl time red pram SLAVE TRADE. Mr. H. DAVIES twesental a petition from &latch •gainat the slave trade.--Ardor e to be misted. COUNTY COURTS BILL. Mr. SMITH presented a partial from DrNbeda or.. erng Ito the mission of tt.e County Comm 1,11 to Ireland, whieti, atter a few words from Si' J. Nnw POST was ordered to he printed. FREEDOM OF DISCL/SiIION OF RELIt;IOUS OPINIONS. Mr. HUAIE presented a petition from Stoke ley tr. the North Riding of )'ortabire, praying for the freedom of 'diricuselen and public Wig of eeligiorit opinions. The Honourable Member said, thet Aft eseaseral entirely in the prayer of the petition. and he was sorry to observe, that wive the Learned A ttorney-tretieral had come into office, the Inquisition for the suppression of religious opinions seemed to acquire new vigour. He regretted to find, in the present enlightened age, such bigotry tn public ollicm. Alr. M. A. AYI.OII was willing that every nips should WOr. ratio God in his own way, but he would not coolest to ht e the' S cr iptures reveled by open profession of blaindiany, and to leave the ignorant and illiterate people exposed to the distraction of every priers* of. religion. It war brit a short time ago that, down Flessatter t. ha saw a shop announced in large letters so the repository for the Debt and Repetwicats. Mr. HUME requested that the Honourable Member would glee • definition of blasphemy : it was a common term, and often hand t t oide who did not nndentsnd its meanie.— He thought ble lid t. able Friend had been ro.' , •• g a so—. wt an iraigluier case, rah which the petit 4 .ei mrs in no wise connected. al sr M. A. TA YIDR readied that the petition e`-etild be edell i , ( . 4h i aa ha , „,,,„ haedi r i a the elerl ). —be said, that be wooed ...st .1, the petiumi was 11111611k0/11i, worded, jet it arm:. at the foundation of one nligioo, and at the truths of the Compel. Ho observed, that all the punishments in- Bated by the Court of Wiles Busch., were for the cinsilsticto of opt. ism, and nut fee the opinions Morsel —a. He remembered well what bird Mansfield bed said es the sehject, that if the i it'll came into Court, the Devil must nave justice. He denied t ..t he could be fairly amuse. of cant and h_ypecriry, which he hod bum in the hallow elm, Bence of Ins Hounut•lole Fnasd. (Laughter.) Mr. W. CBI TH.oak! an a few words in support of the peti tion. He retched to the ease of Oaliko. In firmer of the argument fa fnediteus,ion. He obeerved, that if Imre w. r.. to be made against the etroessiou ot "Tinton, there wt.t.ld ..o knowing 1 h [...et° stop 'rile :WNW Or tnrh would be better served by 01.1 hastairment of all restriction. After some further observations from Mr. Hour, Sir R. We st:tr. and Mr. WARIE, the petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. III:31E presented a petition from a Quaker of the named' Meline, against the continued imprisonment of Itichanl Cathie for blasphemy. After some remarks from Mr. Home, Mr. M. A. Taylor, W. smith, Sir T. Lethbridge, Sir It. Wilson, and Mr. Alderman Bridges, the petition was laid on the table. 311 t. SMITH, THE MISSIONARY. Mr. POIITMA Npresented a petition front Chard, in Dorset bhr r.r. praying for an investigation into the case cf Mr. Smith.—. Otdrred to be printed. SCOTCH POOR LAWS. Tic LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from the Ge tters! Assembly of the Church of Scotland, against the Poor Laws Atte-r- a few words from Mr. KENNEDY, the petition was ordered to be printed. CATHOLIC CLERGY. Mr. M. FITZGERALD presented a petition from Mr. Janie' Devereus, one of the live Deputies from the Catholics of Irehod to his late Majesty in 1793, with the Catholic petition, on which the concessions then made were founded, and front Mr. Eneas Al`llonell, a gentleman of considerable eminence and talent, pray ing for a envision for the Catholic Priesthood aid places of wor ship. The petition was as follows: — • To the Right Honourable and Honourable, the Knights CI-, cams and Burgesses of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, " The humble petition of James Edward Devereux and Ennis Mardonell, two of his Majesty's Irish Catholic subjects; •` Most humbly sheweth— " Thst your petitioners have been informed of an application' beir.g made to Pailiament for providing ph.ces of worship fur cas min classes of his Majesty's subjects. • Ttott a very large prophrtioo of the Catholic population of Deland is destitute of convenient places of public worship, and also of the means of providing them, at the same time that the want thereof is grievously felt and la mented by . them. '• That one of your petitioners having, in the month of October lost past, mad: particular inquiry into the state of the Catholic .trchnishopric of Timm, did thereupon arnertain (as appears by the stiehtmeot hitherto annexed) that of one hundred and tea congrega tions, only fair have comniudious places of worship; sixteen have unfinished slated chapels, sixty-six have wretched thatched cabins , which they use as chapels, and there us twenty-four of those con gregations without any place of worship whatever, and which are necess arily compelled to assemble on the Lord's:day in the open subject to all the vicissitudes oi weather. " That the whole of this Archbishoprick is perfectly free from insurrection or disturbance. " That such want of places of public worship prevails particu larly io the southern and weateva districts el Ireland, and is taunt projudicial to the public weal and repose, as limiting the diffu sion of mural instruction among the pension', at the saute time that it keeps alive recollections in reference to the catis^s there of, which it must be the dente of Government to obliterate. " That it is a fact, gratefully attested by the most esteemed British historians in ancient and modern times, as Venerable Bade, William of Malnis!sury, Cambden, hoed Dyttleton, Arch hedoz Nicholson ; and also by Irish Protestants, Primate Usher, and Du . James Ware; and that the inhabitants of Great Britain are indebted to the Irish nation in a principal degree for their eviliistion and conversion to Christianity ; and that some British Pricers, and great numbers of the people, were not only hospitably Tee...tired and entertained, sod gratu itousl y educated, mil provident wit`i books an Ireland,—but that after their conversion hal been effected, the Irish Catholics founded chu rches and colleges, and provided pa-tors and other religious and literary instruction for them in different parts of Great Britain. • Yo.ir petitioners are unwilling to dwell upon the return which 'relied hat hitherto received fur such contributions to the civilise u of Great Britain, but must humbly submit that it is not un reasonable to suggest that some consideration should even now, for .ne first titre, be given to the claims which such benefits and set , te:ces raturally create. •• That a moderate provision for the erection of sonic places of public worship for his Al ajraty's Catholic subjects in Ireland would soe be Inconsistent with the most scrupulous regard for the main resavue of th.: Established Church 4 and your petitioners humbly wsbenit that they do not propose to obtain a pester exercise of lihe :Any tostards the Catholic subjects of his Majesty, than is ex tended to the Provident subjects of some 'admit,- States. " In proof “td illustration thereof, your petitioners humbly re'.• to the state 01 toe Protttant subjects ot tus Must Ltiristiso Ma jesty , Louis nlllll., ,a n d the aid siva lay ti e Catty lie Govern- ...AP -1, none of that country towards the support of their religious institu-1 Member's auggestion, but be feared it could not be practically i doss ; for your peutionen are enabled to state, that the Protestant ' acted upon at fitment. subjects of his Most Christian Majesty arc not only admissible and I Mr. CU RTEIS expressed a hope that ROTC permanent law admitted to all offices of trust , honour, and emolument in their Isht.uld be adopted silt regard to the corn reruhuions. As an sgri , native country, but actually pinseas a letger extent of accommoda- eulturalist, he wished to kt.ow what. he was to Let before he gave lion for religious worship than is provided for any class of Pro- up tha e t w ill hic was drta h he had. read a third time. testants in Great Britain. Th B " That the Protestants of France, as ascerta i ne d b y their own Mr. Cl/ wrEIS nisited a ammo be introduced appointing In beirg i spectorteeieneral to leek rot he average.. consietorin in the year 11:22. amounted to 542.000 souls, about one fifty-fifth part of the population vi that country, and Mr. HUMUS:M/S observed, that the Government had no wish lees than ow e -ele v enth part of the amount of the Catholic population .to extend their patronage by any such appointments ;as he and of Ireland. ' they were satisfied the persons . heady appointed would do their That this enumeration comprises the Protestsnts of all deno- duty. tuinations in France : that they poises)) 345 temples, and 12S other The Bill was then passed. houses of prayer, tusking a total of Bt3 places of religious worship, VAGRANT LAWS. of which 21 had been Catholic churches, being in the proportion On the motion of Mr. ESTCOURT, the House went into a of a place of worship tor every 1,122 per , of alleges o f thatcom- Committee of the whole House on the Vagrant Act. Bill. munion throughout France. Mr. JOHN SMITIi wished, that in all case' where a party was " That since the restoration of his 'Most Christian 314eety, in charged with the indecent exposure of his person, that he should 1814, the l'atholic Government of France has coutributcd to the not be punished without the intervention of a Jury. Such a charge maintenance of the relitrious institutions of the Protestants in that would crush any man in public opinion, which was a punishment country the sum of 4,499,441 francs, in the following manner : too severe to be visited on any subject by the summary decision of ' Fur temples, 541,tital; for pastors , 3.901,2;9 ; and for ocessional one 31agistrate. Ile believed that the 31agistracy of London gene relief fur pastors or their widows, A 5,4761 all which aide are "du - rally discharged their duty very well ; but there acre many Ma- sive of the provision made by .that Government for the education gistratea, particularly in small corporate towns, to whose decision he of Ludiernii and Calvinist Aim lsters, in the two faculties of theo- should not like to be subjected. cunt before one logy at S t r a sbourg and Montaub an . Sir J. NEIL' PORT objected to su mmar y " Your petitioners most humbly submit, that no valid reason can Magis t rate, and on the evidence of one person. The higher the be given fur the Protestant Government of Greet Britain not imi- °deuce, and the higher the punishment, the greater should be the tating the liberality of the Cathelic Gov ernment of France, even if b ene fi t , of trial hi, Jury. the Irish Catholics did not possess the above-nientioned peculiar elr. ESTCOC NT said, that it was the intention of the COED claims upon the gratitude and justice of Great Britain. inittee at first to omit the clause ; but they found, on consultation " Anti your paitioners respectfully urge this consideration the with the Magistrates, that some provision to meet the otrone was more earnestly at the' present moment, because it must be e . The clause, however, was so narrowed, as to apply only admitted that whatever may be the financial difficulties of where a Ze indecent exposure was made to offend the feelings of • Ireland, no part thereof I:as been produced by the mill l ' a ' woman. nagcnient of l'atholic Administrators of the public funds, m e . moNcK thought, that an appeal should be allowed to pe.r or by any expenditure of those funds upon the Catholic per. sons charged with such au offence, front the decision of the Maws. Lion of the population, either as salaries of office or pensions, or in trate ; and no sentence should he inflicted till the appeal was aid of their institutions. On the contrary, the only aid given to , d ec id e d. them by Parliament is the reduced annual grant of 11,9111. to the ' Mr. PEEL observed, that this cue was to be decided on evil eeminary of 3laynooth ; whereas, if the tonne liberality had been 1 dente ; and, from all he hail heard, lie believed that the propcse.l extended by the Protestant Government cf Great Brituin towards' clause was absolutely necessary. As the severity of an appeal was the Catholics of Ireland, as was extended within the same time by I now given, and no man could be sentenced without a trial, he must the Catholic Government of France towards the Protestants of that support the Bill. He felt a delicacy in discussing any such clause ; country, the contributions in the aid of the Catho lic institutions of bu t he had the best reason for stating, that the frequency of the Ir e land (t a king into account the ratio of the population) must have triune rendered a summary proceeding necessary, though may in exceeded 2,062,0001. sterling. the first instance. The fear of punishment should be held over the " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly implore this Honourable head of :at h offenders. House to consider the destitute condition of a large portion of his! Mr. Alderman BRIDGES said a few words, after which the Majesty's Catholic subjects in Ireland, and that it is owing to clause was agreed to. circumstances necessarily resulting from the past system of British I On the clause that persons who had been twice convicted, who policy and govennnert eractised towards that country, that the : had broken prison, and persons who had resisted the o ffi cers with great body of her population is e qw ;, g a of places of public ' violence, should be deemed incorrigible rogues, and imprisoned worship, aed of the mutes of erecting them, that it may, there. I twelve months anti whipped— ;ore, please this Honourable !louse to extend to matters of li rc - 1 Mr. Alt )NCli moved. as an amendment, that the w ords, " and bian the same libetal principles as have been latterly applied to whipped:' be left out of the clause, as he considered whipping as questions of commerce and revenue, and to adopt such measures an uedefineel and degrading punishment, nod in nowise tending to as in its wisdom may be esteemed best calculated to provide ran. time Worm of the morals of the prisoner. venient places of worship for his Majesty's Catholic subjects in 3: r. Eu ic le it en r and Mr. J. SMITH sup; orte 1 the amend-1 Ireland. " And your petitioners will reaprae. Ime • the latter Honourable Member observing, that in France noi " . JA 31 ES EDM'ARD I)EVEREUX. corporal punishment was inflicted, except branding, and that if " ENEAS AIACDONELL." I II irty millions of people could be controlled without it, he thought The Hon. Gentleman loped this petition would produce • deep it a le argumen that it might be dispensed with. impression on the House. 1 Ale EsTuol' t ItT was in favour of the clause. He deleted that Mr. I). BRONVNE bore testimony to the want of Roman Ca- it might be recollected that the law TIM greatly altered ; that it tholic chapels in the diocese in which he resided.—Oldered to be was formerly incumbent on the Magistrates to see that all rogues printed. were whipped, that penishment was only now reserved for incorri gible rogues. Mr. PEEL also supported the clause. He did not see any thing so very unpopular in whipping. The discussion should be confin ed to the whipping, as directed in the particular clause; and they ought rot to go into the general question. From the experience he had had in criminal justice, he thought that the fear of whipping operated very much to the suppression of offences; every effort made for the improvement of a prison lessened very much the terror of imprisonment ; he could not therefore go the length of abolish ing all bodily pain in awarding punishment. Mr. R.SMITH said, that he had no objection to the infliction of the punishment on the two first classes of offenders; but be con fessed that the mere circumstances of opposing the officers of jus tice was too vague an offence to expose a man tu such a punish ment, as a person very often might , from sudden indignajoe being charged with a entre of which he was connives of nocent, be induced to oppose and commit an assault on the officer; and he thought it too much to say that for such conduct he should be treated as an it:corrigible rogue. He, therefore, unless some al teration was made, would vote for the amendment. After some further observations from Mr. W. SMITH, Mr. J. SMITH, Mr. MARTIN, Mr. 3lowce, and Mr. ESTCOVAT, Mr. Mostee consented to withdraw his smendment ; amid on the sug gestion of lily. R. SMITH it was then agreed, that persons opposing the officers should not be considered as incorrigible regues till after they had been convicted of the offence for which they were appre hended. The clause was then agreed to. The other clauses of the Bill were agreed to, the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. COMBINATION LAW'S REPEAL BILL- Mr. 111:3IE moved, dot the Combination Laws Repeal Bill should be re-committed for to-morrow. Mr. J. WILLIA 315 said, that he was happy to find that the whole operation of the Combination Statutes would be swept away by the present Bill. Mr. G. PHILLIPS hoped that it would be understood, that notwithstanding the repeal of the laws, combination would be discouraged by every poseible means. ' Mr. Alderman C. 831.1 TH said a few words against the repeal of the Bill. Ile thought it would do more harm than good. Mr. HUAIE made some observations ; after which the Bill was re-committed for to-morrow. SLAUGHTERING HORSES BILL. Ore the motion of Mr. MARTIN, the Slaughtering Horses Bill was ad a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. MARINE INSURANCE BILL. Mr. F. BUXTON moved. that the House should resolve itself into a Committee on the Marine Insurance Bill. On the motion, that the Speaker do leave the Chair— Mr. Alderman THI„1311 1 SON opposed it. Ile observed, that there were 1,500 persons of the highest respectability, whose inte rests would be completely ruined by the operation of the present Bill. Ile believed the present system of Marine Insurance was the best that could be devised ; and he therefore should move, as an amendment, that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee up stairs, to take evidence, and to report thereon to this house. sir F. OAI3IANNEY seconded the amendment, but was inau dible in the gallery. Strangers were ordered to withdraw . , and the House divided. For the otigitial motion - 211 1 Against it - 251 Majority - 4 Mr. C. FORBES opposed the Speaker's leaving the Chair, upon which the House divided, when there appeared— For going into the Committee - - 33 Against it . 22 1 On our re-entering the gallery, we found Sir F. 0313IANNEY on his legs opposing the BilL The Hon. Alentber moved, as an amendment, that the operation of the Bill should comntence in the yeti of our land 215/0. (Bursts of laughter.) The Chairman asked the lion. Gentleman if he persisted in his amendment. He replied in the affirmative, and declared that if lie was certain of standing alone he would divide the House on it. (Continued laughter.) The Committee then divided on Sir Francis's amendment— A yes - - - 12 Noes - - - 33 .Majority against the amendment . —2l On our re-admission to the gallery, the Committee were consi dering the saving clause respecting the exemption of the chartered Companies from the operation of the Act. On this clause the Committee divided— For the clause - - Against it IRISH LINEN TRADE. Mr. Secretary PEEL presented a petition from the bleachers of Belfast, praying fey the continuance of protection to the Irish linen , trade.--Ordered to lie on the table. THE LATE MISSIONARY SMITH. On the dropped order fur resuming the debate un the Address respecting the late lilissionary Smith being read, Dr. LUSIII NGTON moved that the further discussion should I ' , e postptir,ed till to-morrow (this 'day) se'nnight. The postpone ment was rendered necessary, by the absence of 30 many gentle men who had left town for the holidays. Sir R. WILSON rose to put two 9uestior.e to the Colonial Se cretary ; first, whether the printed minutes of evidence laid on the table of the House contained the whole of the official copy of the information sent to Government? And secondly, whether he was prepared to admit or deny the authenticity of the notes of evidence published by the Missionary Society l' It was obvious that if there bid been any suppression of evidence. a serious charge rested upon the authorities of Demerara. and that until the correctness of the notes of evidence published by the Missionary Society was ascer tained, it was impossible to determine the degree tat misconduct that ought to be imputed to the proceedings of the Court by which Smith was trod. IMr. W. HORTON said, 'lie could inform the Hon. Member for Southrsrk that the copy laid on the table was p rinted t er Nam tram the copy transmitted to Government, without the omission or addition of a single word. li'ith respect to the authenticity of the ropy published by the 3liesionary Society, In: was not in a position either to affirm or deny ir. Mr. F. BUXTON raid, that as sonic dt übt had been stated as to whether hearsay evidence was Mused in favour of 31r. Smith. he begged to inform the House that s llr. Elliot, a missionary. who was in Court during the trial, could prove the tact, that the Court would not allow 31r. Smith to pursue the course in his defence which was follaweel for the prosecution. Mr. LOtlill ART asked whether it was true that a Proclams den had been issued by the Governor for the revocation of manna. law? On the question for postponing the debate till to-morrow se'n night— Mr. BROU(3HA3I said, that he felt it would have been much rases expedient only to have adjourned the debate till to..norrow, had he not ascertained that so many members had left town for the holidays, and therefore that the resumption of the debate before their return would expose them to great inconvenience, and to the almost inevitable risk of dividing the House without their presence. He therefore very reluctantly consented to its postponement so long. The motion was then agreed to. SCOTCH COURTS OF JUSTICE. Mr. Secretary CANNING suggested to the Learned Lord tAdiocate), who had a motion for that evening to refer to a Select Committee the Ninth Report of the Commissioners of Courts of Justice in Scotland, whether, as the Report was exceedingly voluminous, it would not be advisable to postpone the motion for the Af resent. p ter a few words from Mr. ABERCROMBY and Lord A. 11A1111TON- - The LORD ADVOCATE agreed to postpone his motion. He gave notice that he would bring it forward early next Session. NEW CHURCHES. On the Order of the IMy being read for the House going into Committee on the New Churches Bill— Colonel DAVIES, as a matter of personal convenience, re quested that the Committee might be postponed till to.morrow. Mr. JAMES would prefer that the question should be then disposed of. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved, that the House resohe itself into the Committee. Mr. JAMES said, it was his regard for the Established Church that induced him to oppose the motion. These grants rendered the Church a mendicant body, and thereby depadetl it in the opinion of the public. The Church of England was splendidly endowed, and able, from its own funds, if they were properly applied, to erect such places of worship as the increase of the population and other circumstances might render necessary. Why were not the mem bers of the Church as zealous in building as the Dissenten s Be cause, after three presentations, the right of presentation to a church built by an individual, devolved to the Bishop of the Diocese. He recollected sonic years ago that a respectable Clergyman named Bragg opened a chapel at Liverpool, in which he celebrated wor ship until be was deprived by the Bishop of Chester, for preaching in an unconsecrated place. The Rev. Gentleman then took out a licence as a Dissenting Minister, but continued to read the church prayers. On his decease the chapel was sold, and it was now con. rated into a great sugar-house ; a large boiler occupying die place in which the pulpit formed), stood. (A laugh.) The Right Hon. • Gentleman must have a heart of adamant to tall for suet grant, considering how the people were burdened with taxes of every kind, even on the air they breathed. lie should therefore move, that the House resolve itself into Committee nut until that day six months. 31r. HUME seconded the amendment. lie was the more ready to support it, as it was stated that the money would not be used for some nine, during which the interest was to be appropriated to the support of the new Bishops in the West Indies. No account bad yet been given of the million formerly vo ted for this p ur p ose. At Newington, 1,586/. had been absorbed in lam expenses by one attorney, respecting the building of a church in that parish. For the payment of these noes, 121 distresses had been levied. In that number he did not include eighteen Quakers, whose goods they had allowed to be taken from them. He begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intended, to insert a clause in this Bill to enable the Commissioners at Newington to increase their assessments The CHANCELLOR of the EXC II E(IUER said, the Hon. Gentleman had made a wonderful confusion between the Commis sioners under the general Act in 1817, and those under a private Act for the parish of Newington. He had no knowledge of the Newington Commissioners, and knew of their existence only from the squabbling which he remembered four or five years ago in that House reepecting this Act. Mr. HUME said he would divide the House, if only his lion. Friend (Mr. James) divided with him. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but we understood that no divialon took place. The amendment was then negatived, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the New Churches Bill. 31r. M. A. TAYLOR suggested the propriety of allowing per sons who subscribed towards the building of churches to have a vote in the selection of the clergyman. It such a permission were given, lie was satisfied it would do much to streegthen the growth of orthodox Protestantism. The CHANI.:ELIAnt of the EXCHEQUER Raid the Bill contained such a clause. 'rime trustees were to be appointed at the request of subecribent, who were to elect clergymen for two terms of forty ,years. The Bill went through a Committee, and after a few observatiorm from Mr. Maxwell, Mr. C. C. (Vattern, and Mr. ldmitk, the Re port was brought up, and oral led to be taken into further consi deration to-morrow. WAREHOUSED WHEAT 1111,L. Mr. HUSKISSON moved the third readieg of the Warehoused Wheat Bill. Sir E. KNATC lIBU LI. wished the duties on wheat and flour to be equalized. Mr. HUSKISSON Intl no oNection to the principle of the lion. 12 Majority —25 Alderman TIHYM PSON then proposed that the subscribers should be liable to the full aittilint of their *whines. Mr. T. WILSON supported this amendment. and Mr. HLS KISSON opposed it, observing, that it would interfere with pri vate contracts, at. no such pow(' existed in any Act now in force rt lative to ritarttredcosopsnies. The clause was withdrawn. Mr. Alderman THOM PSON moved, that the names of the sub scriber' should be enrolled in the proper office of the Court of Chancery. The Committee divided on this amendment, dyes . - 7 Noes slsitnity against the amendment —2:l Mr. Raw; DEN then left the Chair, and the Report was ordered to be received on Thursday ism. SILK TRADE WAGES BILL. After a few word, from Mr. F. Hu IT ON. in favour of the post ponement of the measure, the Silk Trade Wages 11111 was read a third time, and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter-past 12 o'clock. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Newfoundland Judicature Bill—Committee. Land Tax Redemption Bill—Committee. Impounding IhAt7eStif% ( Ireland ) Bill—Third Reading. Rank hill—Thud Reading. PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Bonds 95 Dim , Acct. Chili:in Honda 7tl 3{ 4 4 Ditto Acet. 7.1 Colorob. lionili.lll 2 11 ' Ditto Acct. 111 A Ditto Strip 2i j 4 dis Ilitto Aect. 2t dis Danish Bonds Ditto 11 arks Mateo Greek Scrip 91 10 dis Ditto Acct. 10 dia Mexican Bonds 56 4 11 Ditto Scrip 2 A t I,} dis Ditto Acct. 2)1 lj 21 2 die Neapolitan Bonds 954 Peruvian Bonds Ditto Ace. Ditto Scrip 10 dis STOCKS -:STE RDA T. Portuguese Bonds 911 1 ex die Ditto Acct. 1111 1 t ex di, Prussian Bonds 1)0 4 Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds (1822) Ditto Acct. Russian Bonds 951 1 Ditto Acct. 951 Siw. Cons. 291 . Ditto Acct. 201 Ditto 510 Bin ds 201 Ditto 170 & 25'5 Bonds 211 Ditto 85 Donde Ditto 5 per Cents. (1823) 15 French Renter MU. Exchange 21r. 4.1 c. Ditto Scrip 16 put Ditto Acct. Exchange ~•~~ ..'lllllr PRICES OF BRITISH STOCKS YESTE:IDA Y. Bank Stock 2233 I India Bonds, 70 74 pm 3 per Cent atduesd, 941 j India for Account 3 per Cent. Cons. South Sea Stock 01,1*A per Cent. 101 t 101 South Sea Old Annuit ies New 1.. 1 per Cent. leg IN South Sea New Annuities 4 pet I mt. 107 i a a Es. Bills, 1,015)1.30 34 111 pat Long Ann. 224 1 Ditto, 3001. 31 33 pm Int peril! 3 per Cents. 1 Ditio, Smell, 31 3 4 pm hank tor Act. Indorsed ditto, Coto.. fur Act. 951 I Lottery Tickets India Stock ARRIVED : 1 Malts. 1 Lishosi, I iI I ollan mo d, 1 Flanders, 1 French. Dvt : 1 Bracs,isbon. iirtifoh S3rroo. NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TM* Even:ne. FRIDAY, June 4, will he performed ROB ROY MACI;I:EtiOR. Rob Roy, Mr. Maereudr ; Ruin* Janie, Mr. Liston: Mans Vernon. Miss Po% ry ; !Wen Meenregor, Mrr. MUM. After which, ZOROASTER; or, THE SPIRIT OF THE STAR. TREATIIE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. ThO Evening. FRIDAY, June 4, will be pert . ..railed CHARM.; Till: SECOND; or. THE MEHRA MONARCH. King Charles the Seemid. Mr. C. Kemble Lord Ituehester. Mr. J.Deg Captain Cupp, Mr. Fawcett; Mary. Miss M. Tree. Altar which 'first time; a new MelmOrama. called THE. CASTELLAN'S OATH. To conclude with FORTUNE'S FROLICS. Rubin Ruughhead, Mr. Rayner. - ---- - NEW SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING. and To-MORROW, the Melo-Drama of JOHN Or LORNE AND HELEN OY ARGYLE. After which. ZULUCA AND THE RIVAL WARRIORS; or, r The TIGER HUNT. To conclude with HATE; or, THE CATARACT OF THE MOUNTAIN. ---- The 13111718 H Pa zoo commence(' polgiettiag yertadsy morning m five o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, .1::Nz 4, 1824. The last acclunts from Madrid represent the Royalist volunteers as deeply discontented with the proscriptive De cree called an Amnesty. They wished its multiplied ex ceptions to be more numerous. The individuals allowed the means of " epuration" under it, have had the intima tion made to them that their claims must be laid before the competent authorities, within fifteen days from the pub lication of the Amnesty, on pain of forfeiting the provisions which include them. The Decree against the press was in full activity, and a Committee composed of former mem bers of the Inquisition, was busy, night and day, in mak ing out their lists of prohibited books. Madrid, to add to its miseries, was menaced with a scarcity approaching to famine ; and our Bayonne letter of the '2sth states, that no grain of any description was allowed to pass the gates. An order had been issued, obliging all individuals formerly employed under the French Administration, and then without commissions, to quit Spain instantly ; even those who had obtained civil employments were, this letter asserts, to be escorted to the frontiers by gens-d'armes, if they disobeyed the order. The fact is, the French think land speak too freely for the present order of things. A despotism more odious than that of Turkey now prevails throughout Spain—tyranny and superstition are arrayed to gether in their worst forms. How long this dreadful sys tem will endure depends altogether on the stay of the French troops ; it is supported sod ly by their bayonets. None but the monks and rabble, and a few fanatics among the Spaniards, can sanction the utter degradation of their country. The Infant Pon Carlos is asserted to have been connected with the late disturbances ht Portugal. Dan gerous intrigues against the independence of that country have latterly been hatching between the French and Spa nish Cabinets ; but Spain is too feeble now to carry these views into execution of herself, or to accomplish plans, in which the merciless Philip the Second, with all his power and resources, was ultimately foiled. There can be no union of the two Crowns; and Great Britain is bound by treaty, as well as inclination, to defend her ancient ally against any dark attempt on her independence. The following intimation of hostilities between the United States of America and Spain was posted up at Lloyd's in the forenoon of yesterday, and excited a very strong feeling:— " Pains, 31 AY 30.—8 y advice' from llladrid of the 20th instant, the Spanish Charge d'Affaires in the United States has informed Government that fourteen vessels, under the American colours, have sailed to cruise against the Spanish trade." The following paragraph on the same subject appeared in the Journal do Commerce, a well-informed Paris Paper,' particularly in all commercial affairs:— " The Spanish Charge d'Affaires at the United States has informed his Government that fourteen privateers, under the South American flag, had sailed on a CTIIiSC against Spanish commerce. This information was immediately communicated to the Maritime Commandants of the Peninsula. It was probably one of these priva•efis which at the beginning of May, so ill-treated a Spanish vessel off Gibraltar." We believe the alarm excited at Lloyd's to have been ill-founded. No sudden reprisals of this sort would have been adopted by the United States, without strong grounds for war; and we know of no existing dispute of any moment between the two nations. The phrase used in the Paris Paper ( pavilion Americaine) refers, we are con fident, to South America, and not to the United States. Sonic South American privateers had probably been armed, and sailed against Spanish commerce, from some of the ports of Colombia, and thus the report may have originated ; but there is no existing quarrel of any sericus nature between Old Spain and the United States of North America. Brussels Papers to the 29th May came to hand last night. They contain the opening and sitting of the Second Chamber of the States General, at the Hague, on the 27th, 28th, anel 29th of flay; but they possess no political interest beside. The Spanish Amnesty had been receivetl at Brussels, where a number of hopeless refugees had found a shelter, and universal dismay was created by this Act of infamous proscription amongst thorn. The Brussels Journal speaks in the highest terms of praise of the conduct of these unfortunate exiles. BRUSSELS. MAY 27. We learn from Lille that • soldier and a drummer of the pr. neon of t.lat city having cried •• Vice l'Empereur." have beta tried by the First Permanent Military Tribunal, at d condemned, the first to ten years, anti the secor.d to six months' imprisonment, and both to a tine of sixteen francs, and the expenses. MAY 31. Vocal Highness Prince Frederick of the Netherlands arrived in this city the evening before yesterday, on his return hum Paris, land set out yesterday for the Vague. The Decree of Amnesty granted by the King of Spain contains I such a number of exceptions, that it beeomes almost illusory. It has tilled with consternation many Spanish refugees, who have sought an asylum on the hospitable soil of Belgium. ICe think this a proper opportunity to observe, that the conduct of the Spa nish refugee*, whom adversity has brought to Mussels, is a model of prudence, circumspection, and the strictest propriety. TIIE 11AGUE. MAY '2 fl. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES-tIENEK.II.. The Sitting opened at half-past ten o'clock in the morning, and, after the preliminsry business was gore through, the Chamber pro ceeded to the order of the day, which was Mr. Bartbelemy's :no tion for an Address to his Majesty on the distressed state of agri culture. Baron Htunart, t` v ie first whose name was entered to speak , painted in strong colours the tliitressed condition of the landholders and fanners, and *hewed the absolute to:cosily of restricting the un limited freedom of the trade, unless we would see die entire ruin of agriculture, which must be followed by the destruction of the nation. He voted for Cie Address proposed by 3lr. Barthelemy, without any alteration. Count Hugendoep did not deny the distress of agriculture, bat he did not think that restrictive measures would remedy It. lle spoke at great length on the defects of the English legislation on this subject but be said that the English waned at present inclined abolish th e restrictive system, and adopt :he liberal prir.ciple of fret :rae, E , which previ.ils among us. Many other members spoke on each aide of the qut qinn em this debate, which was renewed in the evening sitting. wilco it was 'resolved by a majo ri ty or 72 votes to 1 - 2. that an ailiirvas stie t ld b e presented to his Majesty. After an animated debate an Mr. p as . sart's notion to adopt the address proposed by M. Itartholen.y, was resolved to appoint a committee of five members to draw up an address. 3IsV 29.. In the sitting of this morning. the project of law on the dutits on stamps, &c. was discussed. It met with great opposition, L tut it wra carried by 22 votes to 45. DREADII)I, MAY 21. Yesterday and the day before several waggons left this city rich large sums of money fur the bankers of Leipstst. its Order to remedy the scarcity of ready money, arising from the great cumber of hills of exchange which have been presented during this 14. It is scry long since so much business has been done, as.d such Loge sums of money been wanted as during the present fair. There are rev Persian merchants who have made large purchases, and brought a quantity of gold bars. Lord Strangford, by his firmness and ability, has, it appears, at length extorted from the Porte a reluctant assent to the evacuation by the Asiatic hordes of Moldavia and Wallachia; and our Ambassador has thus rtraored all pretext for further interference by Russia, or her ea. league Austria, who was associated in the plan of spolia tion. Russia cannot now refuse to send an Ambassador is place of the commercial agent Itlinizaki, to Constatitilicple, • or kcep her army cantoned on the Pruth, ready to pear from IlesKarabia on the Turkish provinces. If the princi. palities be evacuated, the policy of Great Britain. will be triumphant—a policy in which France, the ancient ally of the Ottoman, must join, and Lord Strangford will have marred all the ambitious designs of the wily lad watchful Autocrat. Under such auspices the fourth cam. paign against the Greeks will open, and the Porte be fres to employ all her power against the gallant Christians; but the latter have become warlike and experienced from the contests of three years, anti he fourth campaign it likely t, close with the same results as those of the last three summers. Russia, ender such circumstances, is begin. ning to declare her views : a prejeet from her Ca binet, for the pacification of (;recce, has been circulated for tonic time in Germany, and appeared within a few days in the columns of a Paris Palter. This is the artful and circuitous mode in which Russia discloses her policy, when she cannot interfere directly. ApprcF.er.sion of a league against her by the other powers, headed by Great _ _ _ Britain, has hitherto averted a war with the Porte. But this despotic power looks with the deelx•st jealousy to pos- sible liberty in Greece, and the establishment of an inde pendent Christian Republic, whose activity would mono polise almost the whole trade of the Levant, and ultimately shake tl:e Ottoman Dynasty to its foundations. The Russian declaration states, " That the Emperor, after ef forts to destroy, in the South of Europe, the seeds of disor der, which had made such dangerous progress, thinks the moment now arrived for attending to the means of pacifying the East." "It becomes necessary," this paper adds, "to put an end to the troubles which agitate Greece ; they pro duce results injurious to the commerce of Russia and the Levant, paralysing the industry of a great part of the pro vinces of the Russian empire." Thus all the motives avowed by Russia are merely selfish ; there is no consi deration evinced for the sufferings of the Greeks. Any ' commerce carried on in the Crimea or the southern pro vinces of Russia was principally conducted by Greek colonists they have interested themselves warmly in the struggle making by their nation against the barbarians who have so long oppressed them, and have contributed largely to its support. The trade of the Levant, from which the Russian custom-houses derived large profit., must have been greatly diminished since the Greek war commenced, and the neighbouring seas have been crowded ' by their cruisers and those of the Turk, and the avaricious Russian betrays no other consideration. The plan this Cabinet proposes, to close the contest and satisfy the Christians, is to establish three Princ:palities on the Greek Continent. The first to be composed of Thessaly, of , &rode, and Attica, or Eastern Greece ; the second to coin prise the coast anciently belonging to Venice, Epirus, and Acarnania, or Western Greece ; the third to comprehend the Mores, to which might be joined the Isle of Caudia, or Southern Greece--the islands to be subject to a municipal regime, and governed nearly as they are at present ; the three Principalities to be subject to the Porte, the Greeks paying a settled tribute, and settled on the Fame system as Moldavia, conquered in 1165, and Wallachia in 1536, by the Moslem ; the Hospotlars, Princes, and Divans to be all named by the Porte, aid the Greeks to possess nothing but a hollow and delusise independence. We can only say, that if the Christians disarm, to enter into such a treaty as this, they must be wretchedly advised indeed. What iz to save . .he Gr^eks from the collected vengeance of their oppressors, should they again consent to become tributary ? Have the de solated provinces Russia cites as an example, been saved from the honors enacted there by the feeble protection of any treaties, though strengthened by Russian intervention ? No; the struggle has now gone too far for any arrange ment such as this. The breach between the Porte and the Christians is irreparable. The Greeks have no alternative remaining, but independence conquered by their own noble efforts, or unmitigated slavery, and unrelenting vengeance to be dealt them by their faithless and vindictive op pressors. If they hearken to the hollow councils of Russia, their destruction is certain. The views of that ambitious power are all selfish and unprincipled, having no object whatever but her own aggrandisement. Not less than five divisions took place last night on Mr. Buxton's motion for going into a Committee on the Marine Insurance Bill. The proposed measure was supported, on the first division, only by a majority of four, 2.5 voting against the Bill, and Q 9 for the Committee. Aldertnan Thompson stated that there were 1,500 persons, of the highest respectability, whose interests would be completely ruined by the operation of the proposed Bill. 'fly: worthy Alderman said that he believed the pretest systint of marine insurance was the best that could be devisol• He concluded by moving, as an amendment, that the :Ili: be referred to it Select (loins:alum up stairs, to take e% dence, and report on it to the House. Sir Francis I hutnann , :. supported the amendment, which was lost on that - aloft. Another division then took place on the motion going into a Committee, which was carried by a majority of 11. Sir Francis Ommanney then rose, and amid burs:, of laughter moved, that the operation of the Bill shoal i commence in the year of our Lord WOO. The Chairman looked grave, and asked the Hon. Member if he seriously persisted in pressing that a nendmcnt ? sir Francis rerli , ! in the affirmative, and declared, though he stood alone, b would divide the House upon it. Shouts of laughttr followed this declaration, and another division took place on this new hegira of Sir Francis t /mmanney ; when, stran,T! to say, 12 Members supported the proposition, while S. negatived it. A clause was then proposed, exemrting l the chartered Companies from the operation of tim Act : 37 supported this clause, and lY only t ot al a g ainst it. Mr. Alderman Thompson subsequently proposed, that the subscribers to the new Company should be liable to the full amount of their fortunes. Mr. Iluskissou deciaively ~~ i ~• v ~; `a , I )N VP] (hi il.,<