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1 i A divi..iop then took plate. Cootcats - 21 f Not-contents - I t Proxko edam • man was about to violet: a principle, he atoned by an tictpation for it, in loud and apparently zealous praises of that very principle. Jost like a man about to seduce the affections of a young 'girl, be first lured her en to destruction by high er.eoinimns on ha beauty, ;us the sorest means of effecting his improper object. The Learned Prelate said, that he was early impertsed with • sense of the necessity of toleration ,r butt I ask hun g when 'ltch omega love of toleration funsemes his breast, how is it that herthnetflts: • steady decline the particular appbcation of his ger.eral doctrine ? A Learned rrelate said, that the scruples of the Unitarians ought be respected, ether they were such as other men might Os. Feet reilly to exist. Doti aek who ought to he the hat judges of a man's 'copies, but,* man himself ? Who has a rilist to say, that a man espy. 'sing a scruple is no sincere to that t xpra- Oaf ? Prery meta was lobe hedged by hth own actions and yen, 11 / 4 1 1 , and not by the iligeMeos reasoning of others upon either. It nth said that the Unitari an. had nothing improper to subscribe te In the marrthge ,threniony, as .pertinmed in the Protestant tUartik. that ',nog " in the name of the Father, Son, end linty Must;" and the Unitarian Metall commeneing other ceremonies di the same way, lies io this case I think many distinctions are to be taken. In. baptism, the Unitarian certainly repeated these because he said (hid himself had so used them ; but he did pu't think so as to the performance of the marriage ceremony, and hence he dissented front their use. In baptiam the Unitarian repeated these worth' before his Minister, and those who -greed with him in the interpretation they pia upon them ; trot not conceiving marriage to be enjoined in so formal a to manner, be objectth to their one. The Learned Prelate( the Bishop tit Laudon) wished the Unitarian to repeat dor.- wools as the :I„%urch of England meant theta; but I think the Unitarian more sisters when he says ~•• I have tin objection partinilarly to the words, but 1 have ovary objection to rectal what is dictated to me, tog' further, to repeat them with the 'nearing of another person at tached to them. from which 1 altogether dater." That was manly and sireere. The Learned ratite asked, what harm entthl the nit of these words be .to the Unitarian ? Good tiod ! What .therveld • Learned .Prelate say, who, on taking his place in this 'House, swore against the sultans Illinctity of the Virgin Mary and the I:woes:lona Saints, that illation believing in both of there present tutu d not have his conscience wounded by such a con duct ? Would it not be painful, on the contrary, to the Learned Prelate to hear the averse sworn to and believed, and its not allow. in. , the same ea between him and the Unitarian ? It was said again that the l'nitaians never felt that they were partiailatly galled the 9th or Nth of W il liam was repealed, and the No. ble a II Learned Lord on the Woolsack veer indul;ied in • skit at them 1:r that. The Noble and Learned Lord had some sin. guise ne.ions en that Act, which he dues not fully esplain. He has doubts not yet resolved, and I ask the Noble and Learned Lard, long as he has beam the first judicial officer he this country, if a Unitarian. as such, could appear at the bar of 'ado Wane, if it were rot dist for the passive of that Act, until we came to the 4311 or George the Third :r The Noble Lorduknos s the Unitarian dare not —he has even hinted that if he di , ' PO, he would be guilty of a criminal art. I ask the Noble Lord is that is amsauction of the 9th and 19th of William ? Let him spe..k nut. The Noble Lord would express no po.it:ve opinion: hut it any Man more than another is bound to explain the common law ut that point, 1 say that Noble and Learned Lord is the person. 'M Noble Lord contented himself with some 'nigh sounding and unintelligible expressions— " Spargere vacs in vague tor.biguas." Irby, if tlnt law is not so, insinuate that a moral set of men are at this day to be brarded as criminals, for the temperate expreiotion of canseientious scruples? The Noble Lord cm attach any two inoaniiigs to that Act, one of which I can atlirm is of no avail against tiiis and the other is a compound of such strange Loctrines, aid soils illogical inferences, as are fraught with into iinanec and I ,ire now to know, if the denial of the Trinity be as oficioe at common law? NVltcn I reiailect all that has beou said in this House on the subject of ...bun toleration--when I recollect the many debates we hare bad on that all-important subject, I am surprised at the in sinuations which 1 hart to-night heard thrown out. When I recollect that Noble and beamed Lord to have so often quoted Locke, Tillotson, and others, in support of his opinions, I ion utterly at a loss to conceive how he has been so forgetful of Ahem this evening. I am surprised that on a subject in which the Noble Lord has the mortification to r:ilfer with so many cf his eolleagites--I am, I may say, quite matoris:ied, that he has not called Locke And Tillotson again to his assistance. I ask die Noble Lord if he does not know that Locke's opinion decidedly was, that enough had DM been done for the Unita rians; by the Act of Toleration ? I ask the Noble Lord if he 41a opt know tr . certain manuscript corrections of Locke, in which he says of this class of Christians, that they did not ob. etia all they deserved and wished—" erleri iri Anal., *or ophs. e.tot are. , ." It has been stated that Christianity is " a part and pArcel of the law of the land," and the fi rst mention I can fi nd made of that being so is in Coke and Lord Raymond, as laid down In the tsar of the King v. Woolston. In that owe the Judges would rot allow the question to be debated; but then they said, that Christianity generally was a part and pared of the law of the -4ind, and not any particular sect of Christianity. Let us then, i ask, bear from the Noble and Learned Lord, what is Chris tianity in the legal sense of the word? Is Christianity the whole of the Sacred Scriptures, or the explanation given of. there by one particular sect ? 11 the whole of the Scriptures I sonstltute Christianity, then the Unitarians are safe, for they be.' ben the Divinity of the Scriptures; if only their interpretation of clan, there again they are safe, for that is the only point they seek to s ate, suit not so much. What way are we to take the doctrines sd rite Noble and Learned Lord? If the whole of the sacred Scrip- tuziaconatieJte the legal sense of Christi/mit', then Henry VIII., itt sweeping away certain superstitions, also swept away a part of tbe common law, for be changed it horn whet it was, and now it appears it is changed again. In conclusion, Lord Holland ex. piped a sincere said ardent wish that the Noble and Learned Lord ha. offend some explanation on that most important subject. The next thing, to be noticed was the-assertion, that by this measure the church would be made auxiliary to the Unitarians; but he *eked their Lordships to look at the case as with respect to the Church of Ireland, where Catholic marriages took place as the Unitariars now claimed. All foreign marriages, Recording to the him of their diftMent churclice, were good whether celebrated by Catholic or Protestant clergymen. A. Learned Prelate patheti- Gaily lamented the drawback this Bill would make against the leonine and the importance of the Protestant clergyman ; but he 5c , gbt the Unitarians would not be the less incliner! to give the ynianasvoluotary fee., because he was freed from a ceremony w kii be telt to gall his conscience. He thought the Dissenters hatdly.rleul• with. IVlien they asked for relief they were opposed by the Nebl: and Learned Lord. When a general measure tor the relief of ell MI6 denionded, that was also opposed by him; and they ware staked where they would next go ? In fact, there was no meeting the Noble and Learned Lord, either in the particular or the genera - int! ------ thin be deferred till H 1 cue; sod every thing was to ....erred till nest session. lie con. surveil with the princtples of ibis Bill, and believed that the mode it Proposed of carrying the abject into effect the best that could be dere ed. If, Wives., alteration were nee it could be made, and would meet with his app essary, roval. Ha held himself the right of private judgments and be would rot deny its exercise to others. Ile wished all registries of marriage to be kept by a magistrate tether than'," clergyman; but it was a duty devolved upon the latter by lew, •Init rot at all connected with his ecclesiastical functions. He objected to the licensieg clause in this Bill ; but, purged of that, be thought the niessute eclodated to do so much good, that it had his most cordial rapport. He thought that persons believing the Uo!y Scriptures wire to be proteeted by the law, let individuals Itewevtr hi:Toed. put what interpretations upon them they might. Every 0.-vi had an equat,le to expound the Scriptures ; it formed t it vi.ry la 1i -.tone and foundation of protestantism and of the law.. 1: is evilly 'thrust blasphemous to say that the Scriptures, the Abanntion of the Deice., formed part and parcel of the.lsw of the land. lie thought th e a good sad moral people. who had a r:ght to their belief, and Its unrestricted exercise, whilst it was founded on the Holy Seeiptures. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in explanation, stated that the Judges of this country had given their opinions, that to dispute the truth of Christianity (by that meaning a belief in the Trinity) was blasphemy ; and that (lbristianity, as he had now stated it, way pert and parcel of law of the land. He himself con scientiously thought, if Bill reseed i: would be the greatest litow ever aimed at the eat ished church; and if it passed, he did rot koow bowel! other DissAstere were not tote relieved in matters which they might allege pressed upon their consciences. lie did f•O , pretend to the gift of prophecy, but he would say, if this Bill_ passed, the Clergy would no more get their fees thau they would lei p their l'iotestants. Lord LAN/SHOWN observed, that the clause alluded to as op tared by a Noble Lord (Liverpool) iiow absent, who said that he would decidedly oppose it in the Committee, in reply observed, that after all be had heard he coneidered the Unitarians proccted i by t e Toleration Act, and that they were not guilty of any offence e at 'intoclaw by the profession of that doctrine; and in that std nle woo fortified by the able and midispmcd opinion of ;Ir. Afie tinter. They were also protected by the provisions of tad Geo. In. : and If the common law were what it was now stated to be by the Learned herd, he was called upon to say why 4y . bdd agreed, orb s;lentlo, to that Act. It was high time to Its ! the llbrld and the church know how the Act of the NH Geo. lU. r ' y operated. This House and the country were entitled to some ' *nation on so very important a subject. The public were . 41 en; ely interested in the regisiong the publication of basins, and ; this 11111 only called on the members of the Established Church to perform an act of civil duty. No indignity was intended ur ofiered to the church : it was only called on to act fee i dal bench: of the church itself, but without enabling her to force' opinions against conscience. and to wound feelings without can.! :clueing the judgment. The violation of conscience mum injure dui church, particularly in the performance of contract'', on which so i estlch of the happiness of life depended. Clandestine marrieges should as much as possible be prevented, and he would du all lie mrold to farther that object. The Unitarians sought nothing agaieet the interests of the church ; they only sought the free czar- , sue of thfir coning:minus opinions, without injury to any interim I or any body df men in the State. At this late hour of the evening i lieldid nof feel disposed to occupy the attention of their Lordships at efilICT length ; but be hoped he had said enough to convince, tha e l,ord s hips of the propriety of allowing the 11111 to be read a i secood time, subject to such altetatious as a Committee might be diaposed to make to its provisions. • • I - 20 • '3 3iajs; i ty fur the Second Reading - - 2 then read a second time, and entered to be, con- ormed, to vim'.•, at IDWllast Ten The gdi wr.• then read a od•a h ril . ~ilia .16se londtabn,ny. T &Clock. • ROVSE or COM3IONS, FCIDAY, APIIIL 2. Lord STAN 1.1:1" moved the third readicg of the Lancashire Judges Accommodation Bill. General GAR:OII'NE. moved as nn amendment, that the third reading he deferred to Tuesday next. Mr. JAMES seconded and supported the amendment. Alter a few observations from Alr. Birch, Mr, Lad Stanley; tirmral Gascoyne, Mr. James, 31r. Gladstone, Mr. Comm, C. 'Wilson, 'imagers Fete (wafted to withdraw. IVhen there arpeared—For the thisd reading, 411 Against it, 24 Maiot 4 ty, 17. Read a Mild time and passed. ALIEN IULI.. The Sheriffs of London brought up e petition against the Alien Alderman WOOL) said he should only observe, that the petition now before the !louse was carried with very little opposition In dead. it come trim a great body of wealthy and respectable citi zens, who conceived filet every person in this country should be free; and who had amassed their wealth in a great degree by the residence of foreigners in this countr y Alderman lIEVGATE said, he believed that no foreigner was prevented from residing in this country, %mien he misconducted !Amara; and when that was the caae be had no business to remain here. Mr. C. SM ITli said he could not agree with the prayer of the petit ion. The petition was they ordered to lie on the table. Alderman THOMPSON preerma a petition from an indivi dual of the name of Wm. Polignite, against the Fleet 3luket Re moval Bill.—Latd on the table. 'S PENSION 11111 DOE. The Sheriffs of hor.don brought up a rtitinn against the build. lug of the New Suspero.ion lititl7. Atter a few meson observa tions from Maim; .tn Wend, Aldit num C. .uit It, Sir .1. Yorke, Mr. Ilrlute Sumner, Mr. Calvert, Dlr. flume, and Slr 1. Cutliu, the petition woe laid en the table. ST. CA 'I I ERIN E'S DOCKS.. ....... ..... Alderman WOOD said he had t' present a number of petitions against the second reading of the .t. Catherine's Docks Bill. But before he read them, he thought is necessary to notice the mis statement which had appeared in a 31ornir.g Paper, wherein it had been asserted, that he was the person wbo first brought the Bill before the House ; so far front it, he had presented a petition, which was most respectably signed, against It. The Hon. Gentle. man then meet ted a peeition front that Owner/ of wharfs and others. signed by 1,100 . persons; another from the comnitssioners of paving and lighting in the parish of St. Catherine's; soother from c:rtain occupieN and lease-holders In the same parish ; and another from the Essen of warehouses. The petitions were laid upon the table. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. lat denim, from an indi. whine] of the name of i.e Poer • by 3lr. Denison, from several trustees in Seery ; by NI,. Birch, from a person named Wm. Tay, who possesses property in the neighbeurhood ' • by Alderman Iley. gate, from certain merchants and ship-owners of the city of Loc. elan ; end another from two persons, Wm. Bell, and Robert Fit 7, roy Bell ; and by llr. Hume, from the inhabitants of the parish of St. Cotolph, Ahleate. Mr. Alderman tIIeVGATI: obeerved, that the latter petition came from the very persons whose bowies would necessarily be de stroyed. .J he petitions were laid cc the table. 111 r. tilthiSlor.LL moved the emend reading of the St. Cathe rine's Docks Bill. The Ilemourab:e Uentleman observed, that it was at first big intention to have abstained altogether from going into the merits of the IND, and to have merely moved the sse.ond reading, for the purpose of its being sent to a Committee above salve, where alone the subject could be given its proper considers. tine. But as he understood there was an detention to oppose the Bier, he would make a few &nervations on its nature and tendency. It Axel was, the building of additional loci s and warehouses for the accotansodation of shipping, and the increase of trade. That there was a necessity for this would he sufficiently proved by the papers which he had moved for, and whicei then lay upon the table. to would state to the House the recent returns cf the ex ports and imports; and when they were compared with those which had formerly been, the Hoise would be aware of the amazing in. crease of the sum, and of the consequent corresponding increase in the number of ships moored in the Thames since the period to which I. would first allude. In 1791 t, the sum amounted to thirty ; in IMO, it was thirty-six millions ; in 1819, it increased to forty-six millions ; and, accordingto the last returns, it was tidy six millions . He trusted this statement would sufficiently prove to the House how necessary we, additional accommodation. It would appear by the same paper, that, by an Act of the 4th Ueo. IV. celled the 'Warehouse Act, accommodation was contemplated by wsrehousen, and this was one great object of the present Bill. The petitioners came before the House merely with the expectation of being just in the same condition as the Dock Company cf the port of London. They did not seek any reduction of the powers of that Company, except as it would be condo rive to the extension of the trade and commerce of the country. The Bill ought. In his opinion, to he prisend, if it were only for the purpose of protecting the properties of the individuate who had embarked their money in the undertaking. There was also, he thought, another cogent rea m° for the enactment of the ineasure—there would no longer be • ground for that monopoly which had existed for the space of twenty-live years. This system would expire in the course of two years, and he had reason to believe it would not be renewed. Ile had reason to believe that the system of monopoly would not again receive the sanction of Ministers. He hoped he was justified in the expectation that the proprietors of St. Catherine's Hock had made out gri.taide for their application to the I loose ; and, from the con victioa 1;c felt of the necessity of the measure, he trusted this mo. Lien would not be resisted: and he would therefore move that the Bill tin read a second time. Mr. N. CALVERT was aware of the the value of the capital employed in the undertaking, hut there were some reasons for which he thought it necessary to give every opposition in his power to the measure., The petitioners stated, there was ii want of accommo dation for the merchants of London, considered in their capacity of imperters of goods. This was not the case. There was room sufficient for one hundred thousand times the goods that were im. ported into the country. The docks in the Itorough, and at St. John's, Southwark, would be quite sufficient. lie would oppose the petitioners, as he thought they were infringing upon the rights of the West India and the other Dock Companies. It was not just or lair, in his opinion, to come upon the backs of the indivi. duals engaged in these Companies, and injure them, after they had laid out their money ; this was not, in his opinion, a fair mode of competition. Ile would, in obedience to the instruction,' of his constituents, oppose the Bill in every stage, and he would move, that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Sir. J: YORKE said he should lire oil his little squib against this little blue-eyed nun of St. Catherine's. (Laughing.) 'There' never was a more perfhet piece of work than about this same on. dertaking; it was supported by no less than eighteen gentlemen and a half. (Laughing.) Many of these had subscribed their fifty end sixty thousand pounds; and one, whom he described a.' the half genet:man, had subscribed thirty thousand pounds. He, did not know where all this money came from. lie hoped there were none of the Members of that House amongst the subscribers; he hoped these wise indivithials did not contribute their money, especially some of those whom he had in his eye. He was told these new docks were necessary, on account of the want of room. He was rejoiced to see the great arrival of goods in this emporium of Europe; but he thought it a serious muter, and worthy of the consideration id Parliament, to rant upon giving the 25 acres of ground sought for by the peti tiontrs, upon the ground that there LILSit population of 10,000 souls, end rut fewer than Winn houses. As an additional reason that the evejer of this petitieh should be refused, ft was to be re. niern ' tnrei: that t oenty.five years since this same ground was sought for by the Loudon Dock Company; and for good, convincing, and sound neisions, it was refused them. If there were good reasons foe the refuted of the ground at that time, he could not see why they did not exist at present. The supporters of the measure could give no other resanii he believed, than the death of our late good ail. amiable Queen Charlotte. ( Laughing.) The late Queen had an interest in the grounds, and a motive of delicacy might haw: prevented lion. Illembirs limn attacking this royal domain. If the supporters of the petition thought the departure of the Queen from the world a deorthle flatter, they might use it as a guod argument, .and ground their support of the measure upon it. Ile hid 110 objection to the docking system, except when it blocked up the course of such a river as the Thames. A river like this should he a kind of highway, and should receive no obstruction in its course ; if the new duck was to be built on the other side, he would not make such objections to it ; but this dock would, if allowed to be conipleted, flank the lower one on the left, and the London Dock on the right, and he could not refrain from thinking that it was the int e nti on of the eighteen gentlemen and a halt' of whom he had: spoken, to shove their noses against the latter Company. This he would not allow • he therefore felt great plea sure in excusing the motion, that th e Bill be rend a second time thiliday six months. _ . 1111r..1. tslllUffi would not trouble the Rowe with many °Mer vauuns ri the subject. Ile thought it his duty to state, that this Dill should nut be allowed to pass, if there were not sbewed an I aetnal iietessi:y for the measure. This necessity mint, for aught ! lie Lncw, exist ; but he was perfectly ignorant of It, and he could not discover it. It was not easy to understand the Bill which had been put into his hands. Ile would oppose the measure, miles. it ; were proved to be wanted by some present emergency, or by an ex pected increase of trade at a future period. Mr. 11l . IIE would oppose the measure, not so much from a dia. like to the dock itself, as because there was not a sufficient notice riven. It due notice were given, the ten thousand poor inhabitants i tint were to be senioved w ou ld h ave s i x or e i g h t mont h s not i ce of Ithe cireunistance. It would be but fair of the House to take the shortness of Boom into their consideration, if they were disposed to i nectde to the plan. When opposition was given to the measure. the Bowie should nut lightly sutler those rules to be interfered with which wilecteal the properties of individuals. Ile was satisfied, if Members considered the utterest of those who were to be affixted by the short node*, they would nut deal with the Bill at presero. Ile would object not only to the Bill at present, but be would opisos! I its going into a Commit tee , as those persons who were injared by it : mold not oppose it without incurring a great expense, and it would : lie unjust to impose this expense on those who had not received warning of the intended measure. For these reasons he thought the Dill required the must serious consideration. lle would be ever a friend to anyything proposed to promote the advancement of trade and commerce in the smallest degree, but be thought it hetet stony to vote against this Bill. Mr. 31A NNINO was of opinion a strong ease should be made out by the petitioners. There were acroinniodations in the London Run ;too& wsrk i mported. Docks for • much greater quart tiey of goods than : were at present Mr. it I I,SON said this was the first lime lie had heal the standing ;Filers of the UMW alluded to in regard to warehouses.' i le thought it tab that accemroodation should be given.' ouppoor it was alleged by the Bill that St. Catherine's Dods were nearer than the London Docks, or if eomplaints were made of the London Company, there would be a good case to petition. There Was • new trade, owing to the bonding system growing up in the country ; this was an additional use in favour of the Bill. The new docks.would assist this business by giving the edva ' ltt g e of stowing goods. The other companies would also work on cheaper and better terms. He wss favourable to the Bill. 3lr. BR lIIHT would not trotiti!e the House with any remark, as he MRS not connected with the measore,not having a constituent in London ; hut he took the opnonunity of stating his opinion, that the standing orders of the riense should be kept up, or the Parliament should make up its miod to see all the property of the country thrown into confusion by the neglect of these regulations. In the present case, if this was not the consequence, it was nearly so. The 31ember for London did not know of this Bill until !lately. Why was it kept • secret ? It was to take those whose property was to be destroyed by surprise, and prevent the owners from defending their property, and making out a ease be- I fore the Committee. The motive of this was that the interests of the Company should be consulted ; for if the business was not done in the Committee this year, the value of the horses would he raised next yea, and they would conic higher to the Company. It was said this Company was wanted last year ;if so, by not ask for it then ? The Stintring Orders of the House were frequently in fringed of late, in m a ny p ans as well as this of the Dock Coin pang; in consequence they had become almost useless, end if not adhered to they should be given tip altogether. There were no Lieu than 180 Bills brought in in one year. without paying any attention to the Standing Orders of the House. The population of ten thousand persons should not, in his opinion, be thrown out of their livelihoods and houses, without the most serious considers ' riot) of Parliament. lie would vote ageless the second restlii.g. Mr. Alderman WOOD would not take up the time of the House were it not far the iinportance of the question before them. He Misted the Bill would au he supported by these who would grant bins a hearing of • few momerds. If the violation of the standing orders were not countenanced sod snpported by hisAlajestyhls trit ium., the Bill would have en elimee whatever. He trusted the consequences would be weighed well lisfore the weeper met with the support of the House. A petition lad been rut into his hands signed by two individuate, who stated they laid cut their whole I property, and fixed all their hope s and prospects in lire on the very spot which was marked out for the new dock ; and the persons whose property was to be destroyed, and whose prospects were to he materially injured, did not receive a notice upon the subject until theft of March. Would the Horse cullers power of this kind to be exercised without inquiry s would it allow • number of persons to be ruined without a previous notice. As to the argument derived from the want of accommotLition, he would state two or three farts; „there were at present pis docks in London ; the warehouses were immense, nisi( not a quarter of them was occupied. The warehouses unemployed would contain 00,0(41 tons of goods; there would be room besides for 130,000 tons. The exports and im ports ef the whole kingdom could be contained in these stores ; it was also said the docks were necessary from the increase of trade ; this was not true. In the port of London, in the year 1814, the number of ships entering the ports amounted 3,170; in the year 11123, it amounted to 4,313, being a dimirution of about tiOn ships : thus there was not an increase hi the London docks. The increase of the charges in the London ducks had driven the trade to other ports. This was no injury, as it was of equal importance that other ports should thrive as well u that of Loudon. The port charges of the outporta, such as Liverpool, were cheaper than those in London. There were other causes which diminished the profits of the other duck companies, ns well as that of London ; the capitals employed in these establishments did not pay well ; one of the docks did not pay ill subscribers more than 31, another paid 44, ano.hcr paid h per cent., because it was joined with another possessing a mooopoly which would expite in two years. All other establishments had been affected in their profits within these two years, and Dock Companies as well as others. Ile would not arm e upon the loss to the subscribers, as he 'would be told that was their business, and not his. That he admitted, but it was of the ha:lien importance to the public that individuals should not be suffered, in the pursuit of their wild schemes, to fool away their own money, and in addition bring beggary and ruin on a numerous class, by turning them out of their houses. He would appeal most particularly to those gentlemen who were the supporters of a free trade, as it was front their support this Bill had the least chance of success. lie would say to them, that it was not the case of an individual to whom a free trade was granted for the purpose of meet ing competition ; it was the case of seventeen or eighteen wealthy gentlemen, clothed by Parliamert with power and authority. If it was considered to be so bad to injure private property, what must it be to destroy it totally ? lie had himself, actuated by curiosity to witness the ruin to be committed under the authority of Parliament, mounted to the top of St Catherine's church, which was of course to be pulled down. He would say nothing of the beautiful church itself ; there was a burial place, in which were the remains of mail noble families ; there were also royal founda tions, and, what was at present of much more consequence, whole streets should be tale m down. These streets were inhabited by in dustrious people, who followed the business of their fathers and grandfathers. The House should also take into its consideration the risk and hazard incurred by those who engaged in public works, and the ruin that often followed the undertaking. If Parliament did not protect such palms by every mains in its power; if it sanctioned those who ward foe the purpose of defeating them ; if it did not rescue them from such attempts, there would be an end of all private property. Why could not this new dock be postponed until next year—until the alarm of those whose property was in danger 'Omni,' erase? This scheme bore, in his opinion, a strong resemblance to the South Sea bubble, and if Parliament did not take care, the same misery and rum would follow front it. lie would vote against the Bill. Mr.llA I.DIALIND said, the Worthy Alderman had stated truly, when he said anew capital flowed into the country, and there fore it should flow to dock companies to well as to others. The %Vorthy Aldennan, opposin ,g new monopolies, reamed to favour the montmo, ly of the old. IVith respect to the ground being re fused to the London Company, the Gallant Admiral was incorrect; 'the London Company had the ground, and might avail themselves of it under a penalty, but they gave it up, as they could get ground at a lower rate and in a more convenient place. As to the sub , scribers, he would frankly state, he was one of the eighteen gentle men and a half, and lie trusted he would be believed when lie stated, that lie would not have subscribed to the measure if he had not thont , ht it would be beneficial to the public. He would support the Bill. Ater a few words from the CitageELsoa of the Excellent:ea and 31r. Bur TERWORTII, the House divided—Ayes, 74; Noes, ; Majority, lk On our return to the gallery, the House had resolved itself into a COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS. Mr. W. HORTON moved for 4,11301. for carrying into effect the 'mason.* proposed in a Bill for certain improvements in the colony of Newfoundland. After a few words from Mr. !NNE and Mr. W. HORTON, in explanation, the grant was acceded to. Mr. BERRIES next proposed, that a turn not exceeding 1,7001. begnintcd towards the erection of buildings for the Board of Trade, The Clf A NCF.LLO Rof the EXCH EQUE R, in vindication of the propriety of this grant, stated, that at was nee-scarily cre ated in consequence of an inclination evinced by the present build ing occupiul by the Beard of Trade to tumble down. (A laugh.) An opportunity presented itself of erecting an ornamental building in lieu of that mconvenint one now standing there. Every econo my would, be averred by Government in the erection of it, consis tent with the acaanniodation of the officers employed in the public service; and it was moreover intended that other public officers, besides those of tic llo.atl of Trade, should perform duty there. Agreed tc. The cost estimate prorosed was 60,01101. for the purchase of the pictures of Mr. Atigerstem. Mr. A. ELLIS exprauctl his gratitude to Government for the prop esal of this estimate. Be had last Session intimated his in tention of submitting emotion on this subject, which he was glad to see anticipated on the present occasion. The school of painting in this country would der:ve great benefit from such an acq u i s i t i o n as this esteemed collection of pictures; they were all works of ap proved merit. Ile would remind those who might be opposed to this grant (though he expected no such opposition), that it was the duty of Parliament to contribute to the promotion of the arts in this country ; and when it was considered that this was the cir cumstance which gave such attraction to the travellers and visitors of the cities on the Continent. a corresponding exertion ought to be made to create similar inducements to foreigners to visit this country. (Bear, hear.) Although he acceded to the propriety of the prepent grant, yet he would be by no means die. posed to erect it into a precedent for similar grants in future. But I he hoped that any painting of approved excellence that could be found in any collection would be purchased, although he believed there was no collection in the country, except that of Mr. Anger-1 stein, the whole of which it would be prudent to purchase, as other, poesesaed only a few good performances, while the majority was of comparative mediocrity. (Hear.) Ile concluded by the expert'. sort of a hope that this collection would be the foundation of a great national gallery, which would one day be an honour to the emiotry. (Gear.) Mr. BERNAL observed, that in the distribution of the allow ances on this estimate, he observul that a salary of only 21101. a year was alloted to the person who was to be entrusted with the super intendence of these pictures. This salary was, in his opinion, an inadequate reimbursement tor such a persun, who must necessarily be intimately conversant with the art of painting, in order to dis eltatge his duly eficiently. Ile therefore hoped it would be en isteed. Air C. LASH agreed with his lion. Friend (Mr. Ellis) in the propriety of not erecting this grant into a precedent for the pur. chase of other collections, and of purchasing pictures of approved merit from such collections as might annually be offered for sale. In reply to the obNerration of an lion. Member, as to the salary of 2001. a year not being sufficient for the person entrusted with the management of those pictures, it was sufficient in sa y, the the Individual himself was satisfied with that salary, and th a t th e Sme of the officer appuintod to this situation was not engaged the whole day in the oerupatiou of that superintendence. hlr. A. ELLIS was desirous of knowing under whose superin tendence these pictures were to be placed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, under that of the Lords of the Treasury. lie knew no other competent persons under whose management and authority it could be proroiy placed. . -- Mr. 111.1311; was of opinion thst the Lords of the Treasury had plenty to do straitly, and stuggestod the propriety of appointing two trUhlll,l, to whom the supenntraidenco of time gullenes should be confided. Agresti to. Mr. 11ER RIES nest proposed, that a sun not exceeding 34,4:01. should be granted for defraying the salaries of the l'tssuls, Vice_ Consuls, suit! Civil Establishments of this country in the several provinces of Sioth .luncrica, for the years 1323 and 1121. Mr. 111.'314: was desirous tiud a liberal allowance should be , made to peruses is the situation of Consuls and Vice-Consols. 1: wu necessary that these stations should be fllled by respectable persons, and therefore it was but fair that they should be hand sotnely remunerated; but he was desirous of knowing if any additional grant was tribe imposed for the creation of fees to those persons. lie thought no such fees ought to be allowed. Mer chants sending out ships and cargoes ought to know the conditions on which they sent them out. It would be, therefore, desirable that a table of such teen should b^ prepared, that merchants might know the event to which they were liable to be charged, beyond which no exaction could be made. lie was the more anxious in instituting till, inquiry, as exotLitant fees had been levied in other forein p.)rts on English ships trading from this wintry:. 111 r. HUSKIKON said, that he scut aware considerable incon venienee had arisen from the creation of certain fees, which were in some plans high and in others low, but which pressed always xe verely on the mercantile interest. The only fees which were to be at present Imposed were for defraying incidental expenses, which ought rot to be defrayed out of the public monies. The Right Hon. Gentleman instanced the possible occurrence of shipwrecks and other fortuitous events which such& fund might meet. A small tonnage duty weukl therefore be imposed, and accurate tables would he prepared, to acquaint merchants with a haterer other slight additional duty this incidental expenditure might require. These fees (as we understood the Right Hon. Gentleman) were not to go to constitute or crate an increase of the solaria; of the Consuls. Mr. IIUME was desimus of taking an opportunity of estimating his entire satisfaction with the attention which had been paid with respect to the Ilrayils. to which he (Mr. H.) directed his notice on a looney night. The rtlect of the regulations devised were not yet moll:tired, hut the regulations themselves hsd met the unqualified approbation of the ma-chants engaged in that particular in terest. The vote was then agreed to. The RCM estimate proptnerl was 211,5001. to cover the expenses of the Special Commissions of South America, for the years 1023 and Int —Agreed to. 340.3841. for defraying the rnmmisatfiat Expenses 120,00111. under the head of Extraordinary Army I:timattat. ('ol. DAVIES objected to the item which provided an allowance fm the Knights of Malta. It was requisite that such knights should live In a state of celibacy : row it appeared that many of the per sons receiving these grad's were married, and that they did not comply with certain tither conditions which entitled them to this allowance. Nay, even numbers of their families were receiving from this source, which in leis opinion was most irregular. HO Mr. W. RTON, in explanation, said, that this item of ex penditure was defrayed by this country, but was chargeable to the revenue accruing from the island of Malta. Mr. III: ME objected to the It, as it referred to the islands graft, AS It Ttnerrvu of tiocrnseyandJersey. The staff of the militia in these islands was perfectly useless, and he had in a day or two to present to the Hmiee a petition on this subject, of a somewhat curious nature. A gentleman who had for mine time travelled through those islands, had pin upon paper the sums he conceived they ought to contri. bate to the state, and a petition was new being drawn up on that subject. They ought, he thought, if possible, to diminish the ex pense of three Islands. !silted these islanders had petitioned for the privilege of clothing their own militia, and it was refused to them. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, if the petitioner referred to by the H -- Member for Aberdeen de,ired to place his J--etto/ upon the Toting fully justified his opinions as to the effect of the eaplad ou of a gasometrv. Mr. HUME would read only one or two questions and answers from the R e p o rt of the Committee. The witness was asked whit, they the explosion of 40,900 cubic feet of gas would be the i•ame as t h at o f 100 barrels of gunpowdcr. The answer No doubt k would, if it took place." The next quertion was, "Do you mean to say that such an expirsion is impossible ?" " Certainly I could makes gasometer explode, but it would take great pains." He (Mr. Hume) did not blame the Government fur appointing an in spec.T, but he ought to have been a person practically conversant with gas. Mr. Alderman WOOD begged to put in his claim to the atten. tion of ', the the inspector. In the al ansion-llnuse there was a gasome ter. He had slept over it for two years without knowing the dan ger he incurred. (A laugh.) He did not expect to sleep there again (a lauzb), but, for the sake of all future Lewd Mayen, he trusted the inspector would examine the state of the gasometer there. The safety of the l.nrd Mayer was not only in danger, but the limsk of England and the Royal Exchange, which, if the Hon. Baronet was correct, might some day be swept away by a tremen dous explosion in the Lord Mayor's gasometer. (A laugh.) Resolution was then agreed to. Lord PALMERSTON then moved for 19-1,6.17/. for the ex _ penses of the disembodied militia in (heat Britain and Ireland. Colonel DAWES opposed the vote. The charge yrs..much . . beyond what the service required. In IrMard the establishment was enormous and immoderate. The proportion for the Irish mi ktia, who amounted only to 18,01111 men, was 91,1101 L He should propose that this extravagant charg- he reduced by WIWI. Lutd PALMERSTON said, that as the Alien 11;11 stood for a seemd reading that evening, he advised the Ilion. Ale:ohm to with draw his amendment, and the vote %bonld be postponet.L . _ The vote was then postponed. The Mouse returned, the Chair. man reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday. ALIEN BILL. Ur. Secretary i'Et L then moved that the Order of the Day b a r read for the se cord reading of the Alien DM ton. Member for Aberdeen cle,irs. to place .. Journal upon to Johrnals of that House, lie could not quarrel with that inclination. If it was not received, the ingenious tourist might say - " Fled that the House reject it- - " 'Death, 111 print it, and shame the fools."--(A laugh.) Mr. I: wished to know what had oceuioned the sum pro posed for the reliefof the slavepopulation of Antirua and Nevis ? Mr. 1111,310 T explained, that it was merely grantod as a loan. Mr. 111:31E said, as he intended to oppose the Bill in every stage, he a! ould object to the readiv of the order of the day; and as an as‘urance had been given that the Right Hun. Secretary fee the Foreign Gepartment would that earning state the MOMS why the Bill should be renewed, he hoped the House would have the benefit of that information before the order of the day was read. The Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Peel). on opening the debate on the first reading of the Bill, had represented, from facts of art ancient date, that the rower of evpefling Aliens was inVercnt in the Crown. But the Right lion. Gentlemen (Mr. Wynn) had ad. mitted, that for a period of 1041 years the King of England had never exercind such a power; namely, front the Revolution till Mr. Ill'3lF, wished to know what claim Colonel Wilks had to a pension of 3001. a-year in this estimate. Mr. LUSHINGTON replied, but he was not heard in the gallery. Mr: HUME objected to the separation of the Colonial Agencies, and the number of accountants consequent thereon. Mr. W. HORTON stated, that these agents were in constant correspondence with every member in the Colony. They acted for them as comoituents, and the remuneration they received was ex tremely limited. Mr. DESNA L said, that thotteh the agents were necessary in the sense stated by the lion. Member for Newcastle, yet this country was not justly called upon to contribute to the necessities of the Colonies. Mr. HERRIES observed that they were paid from the colonies. Mr. li remarked that that was the way in which the pub lic were duped. The colonies were deficient in revenue, and this country was called on to make up their deficiencies. The resolution was then agreed to. It was then proposed that a sum not exceeding 104,5071. should be granted to his Majesty for defraying the expense of civil contin gentle'. Mr. 11C3IE objected to a charge of 6241. paid for conveying the insignia of the Garter to John of Portugal. He considered this little less than a robbery upon the people of England—Nl honour granted to the King of Portugal. 3:r. Secretary CA NNING said, that the grant had been made some years ago and it was intertled to send out this honour at the same time that it was sent to Denmark. The grant was made at the same time that it was made to the other Sovereigns. Circum stances intervened, and the honour was not sent out until recently. It was quite clear that it did not originate in any recent occur rences; but as they would not, in the estimation of the Honourable Member, justify the grant, neither would they sanction the with. holding of it. Mr. HI'ME said there was another item—the expenses of our Ambanaadors—to which he objected: :1041,0001. for our diplomacy was a large stint. But he understood that last year the tiovem ment of Holland determined to reduce the rank of the Ambassador sent by them to this country 2and so far from our meeting them on that principle of economy, it was by the mediation of this coun try the change was not earned into effect. Mr. Secretary CANNING said, that the Hon. Member was quite misinformed in supposing that our Ambassador at the Hague could in any degree be affected by the character maintained by the Ambassador for Holland in this country. This he thought it right to say to obviate the inference he might draw from the interference of this country on behalf of the Ambassador of Holland, which originated sly-Tether in respect to that Anitiaasador. Mr. HUMID said, he had understood it as laid down by the Right Hon. Gentleman on a former occasion as a general prin ciple, that our Ambassadors were placed on the same tooting with those of other cnuntrles. ; i.amcly , from we 1792. He (Mr. Hume) was desirous to kr.ow what there was in our foreign relations now that called for a departure from the course to which the country had adhered for ages—that of rendering its soil the asylum of the oppressed, whom violence and tyranny had driven front their homes. He could acemint for the renewal of the Hill only Ly the existence of a secret understanding between the ' British Cabinet and the Holy Alliance. It seemed to him that the power could be of no possible use, Except to gratify the malignity at the Emperor of Austria, or King of France, who might call for the expulsion from our shores of those whom their tyranny bad previously deprived of a home. He felt, therefore, that the Rouse had fr - diusation from •• - Right It— a right t0.._.. for an explanat....._ —. the Ri t ,_. :lon. Gentle. man (31r. tanning). An lion. Gentleman (Ur. W. Lamb) on presenting a petition that evening, had stated his opinion that the liing ought to have the powcr of sending away Aliens. That lion. Gentleman was remarkably averse to change ancient iastitu. tions • but he had no objection to take away the rights of Aliens, though sanctioned by the most remote antiquity. In what man. ncr could the right of Aliens to a mixed jury in criminal cases be construed, but as imrlving that they were entitled to the fullest protection of the law'? 'file practice was, that they should be re ceived without hindrance, and if they conductsd themselves pro perly, they enjoyed the same protection as a naive-born subject, excepting that they were denied certain rights of property--the elective franchise, and the privilege of sitting in that House. In other respects there was no distinction. He (Mr. Hume) would not deny that the circumstances of INS might render it neces sary to pass an Alien Bill ; but formerly, when the country was disturbed by the claims of pretenders to the throne, and by rebel lions in the north and in the south—when real danger menaced the reigning family end the whole frame of the constitution, in BIS and 1741, Government did not consider it necessary to ask for such a power. Now he was afraid Goveriner.t was acting in concert with foreign despots. Ilere, as in Switserland, it seemed that no refugee was to be allowed to find an asylum from the persecution of the Holy Alliance. We ought to have %hewn our detestation of their conduct in interfering with the inferior powers of the Con tinent, by throwing open our shores to all who approached them. NVe ought to have preferred, to the disgrace of follow ing the last of despoti,nis, the honour of placing ourselves at the head of the free governments of the world. He *add not consent to give auch a power to his Majesty's Minister, unless an overwhelming necessity was made out for paining it. The Honourable Gentleman concluded by moving the following amendment It appears to the House that from the Revolution of 16313, town to the year 170, a period during which this country was disturbed and endangered by pr tenders to the throne, it was not deemed necessary to invest Alinisters with the arbitrary pavers conferred on them by the Alien Act. And it also appears to the House, that such powers are contrary to the liberal spirit of the British Constitution, hostile to the best interests of the civilised world, and In accordance only with the unprincipled declarations of Continental aspots. The house, therefore, do not deem it ex pedient to continue a power which is mischievous. rent if not used, and cruel and unconstitutional when earned into execution." On the SPEAKER's reading the amendment, it was discovered that Mr. Home had committed a clerical error, and had written Constitutional Despots, haitead of Continental Despots. The paper was heeded to him, and he corrected the mistake. Mr. N. CA INERT objected to the iodeeorous %argue'e which the Hon. Member had used in his amendment. It attacked those who had no means whatever to reply to the charge, sod ne thought it would be a great national discredit to suffer it to remain. Al though he opposed the Bill, he should equally oppose the amend ment ; and would leave the douse rather than be obliged to side with either. The amendment was then negatived without a division. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, at.d the House divided on the original motion for the second readicg in the Bill, when the numbers speared, Ayes - - 1201 Noes - Majority 53 - see to the Gallery, we found Sir R. WILSON - 67 On our Mr. Secretary CANNING explained, that undoubtedly this on his legs. He said that, iinfortiiOately, we must designate se was true, as a general principle, but the Ambassador to the Hague tyrants those who deserved the name, in order that it leeson might had ever formed an exception. be given to their successors, and that the people of Englund Mr. HUME wished to know why it was that a grant made to might !nicely° in how great detestation tyranny was held. Them Sir Wm. Congreve had not caused him to vacate his seat. It was persons who were tyrants had no right to complain of the espres. tinder an appointment as Inspector of Gas, that he received this sion. For this reason, be hoped the lion. Gent. (Mr. Calvert) salary. would never again make mention of the words he had used. The Mr. Secretary PEEL explained, that the appointment took place present question appeared, from what the Right Hon. Gent. hal in 1891, UM:CT an Act of Parliament, and the remuneration was stated, to be much sitriplited, and was new to be considered less as very trifling. It merely amounted to defraying the expense to a prerogative than as a right of Parliament to establish a law which which he had subjected himself in this situation. its policy should approve or reject. It was certain that this coup. Mr. LA M BTON said, that Sir Wm. Cangreve was peculiarly try ought, as well as other nations, to possess the right; but with deserving the inadequate remuneration he received. He was a respect to the policy of using that right, he altogether differed man of science, and his exertions well merited the praise of the from the Right Hon. Gentleman. Oar ancestors, though they public. knew they could have the power, thought it better to submit to Mr. HUME denied that Sir William Congreve was at all ac- some inconvenience, and de without it. Every person must be aware euainted with the subject. If they wished foe men of science let that character is power, and this, more thin any other country, them refer to pitch authorities as Sir Humphry Davy and Professor Great Britain musessed. He (Sir Robert Wilson) thought :he It was evident to all who hated the examination be. principle of the present Bill even more objectionable than any for. fore the Committee. gnat Sir William Coogreve knew nothing met one : other obnoxious Bills, because they were in every way ahem the subject. Ile hail no interest in this subject beyond that obnoxious, must be repealed, and on this principle the hope of of the lion. Member for Durham—indeed not quite so much, since repealing such was grounded. Therefore, the concession which his lion. Friend supplied the material from which the gas was pro. Lai been made of excepting the nine thousand foreigners who had duced. (A laugh.) The Hon. itaronet had represented that gas resided here for six years, was rather prejudicial than otherwise. was equal in its explosive effects to gunpowder. Now hydrogen As to the assertion that the Bill was never yet abused, he would gas was not inflammable at all. torch plunged into it would be contradict this, and state the instances of General Gourgaud and immediately extinguished. It only became combustible when' it Baron Mien in proof to the contrary. Those cases alone proved was mixed with atmoepherie air, in the proportion of five parts of hat the Alien 11111 not only gave a power which might be alaised, air with one of gas. When the proportion of air we.. iecniased as t but that it had been so Ile (Sir R. Wilson) hoped the House eight or rine parts to one, it was in the greatest state of in flamma. would take advantage of the present opportunity to show the Holy batty. \Chen eleven Harts of air were mixed with one of gas, it Alliance that their feelings were different from those generally ceased to be combustible. It wets proved, in the Committee, that attributed to this country. It was believed by foreigners that the the Hen. Baronet must have been greatly misirformed as to the present Bill was framed under the auspices and direction of the explosiveness of gas. His appointment was most objectionable. Holy Alliance, and that it could not be done away with until the Ile (Mr. Hume) did not deny the necessity of such an officer as the Holy-1114mm gave their sanction to the proceeding. He (Sir R.W.) Inspector of Gas ; but lie contended that the Hon. Baronet ought now called upon the House to convince the world that such was not to have been the person appointed not the case; or. at least, he hoped that his Majesty's Ministers Mr. LAM BTON explained. would, if they did not incline to give it up, be satsetied with so Mr. Secretary PEEL, said, that from the report of the Committee small a majority as would convince the people of Europe that a he considered that the Secretary of State would hove neglected his day was come when they would act differently to what they bad duty if he had not made the appointment. Professor Millington, done. The lion. Gentleman concluded by moving an amend. in answer to a question whether the explosion of a gasometer would mere, that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. ' destroy the houses in the neighbourhood, stated, that the danger of Mr. CALVERT explained, that his words only implied that ft an explosion was not great, but that the consequences, when it oc. would attack the characters of those who were not present to defend ' curred, would be tremendous. In the ease of gunpowder, the i.e. themselves. gislature allowed only two barrels to remain in one place; and it Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW spoke in support of the Bill. was reasonable that same precaution should be taken as to gas. Mr. CANNING said he rose rather in fel:anent el a pledge With respect to the Hon. Baronet (Sir W. Congreve) as a man of which he had beer, a few nights ago induced to give to an lion. science, Dr. IVolhuiton acknowledged that he had founded his Member (the Member for Aberdeen), than from any consideration opinions on the Hon. Baronet's report. Sir 11. Davy also, when which the question required as to the argument in support of it, asked as to whether the explosion of 11,000 cubic tart of gas would and still leas in justification of its designs. That lion. Member be equal to that of 10 barrels of gunpowder, ar.swerel, that he aid had then called upon him by name, and in a tone half comphinen. not consider the effect overrated. The chief reliar.ce of Guvernmein terry and half otherwise; containing a cltallerge to him to declare ought certainly to he placed on the concurrent interest of the gas the specific cause of the measure, which i.e tale. Hume) hail i.e companieswith the public, but it was necessary, nevertheless, to scribed as contrary to the principles he (Mr. Canning) held. If the: inspect the slate of the ermine ere. If it were advisable to refer to appeared to be any thing enteradietory in the manner in a hirh he another authority on this question, he (lie. Peel)would refer to that supported the manure, from the opinions which, he always No of Mr. Hume, the Member for Aberdeen (a laugh), who had die. reseed, and would always maintain, he would enable the lion. tinetly given it as his opinion, that a avower over all the gas estab. Gentleman at once to reconcile such contradiction by the use of ere liniments was necesaary for the piddle safety, and that no fitter eord, which was his Shibbeleth—England 1 In this view he con pinion could have been appointed, he Revealed to the judgment of templated every measure, and considered all according to the in• the scientific world and of the world in le lend. tercet. of England; and he only looked towards the interests of Mr. LESLIE FOSTER said, that gasometers had exploited other Govenimenta and other people as far as they were consonant and done infinite mischief. The danger wale, that atmospheric air to those of Eng land. Of all the questions which could Ire debated should get into the gasometer ; when it did, it produced& molten. in tile florist , the present was, in his minion, the one of all oth,re dons explosion. Th e appointment of en inspector was necessary, most subject to the figure of amplification. Sonic lige. Gentlemen especially in the infant state of the establishments. had stated their wish that this country should approve of the tines- Mr. I)AWSON supported the vote. mites of those who hav e a d o pt e d certain parts, and ghee' Sir W. CONGRF:V E said, that after the handsome defence his the Wendt of liberty to ants against their Se Hon. Friends lead made for him, he would trouble the House orly but on what footing would the people of E with a few word.. When he accepted the appointment he cooecien. propositien so monstrous sere for a em tiously believed that the greatest danger would follow the establish. subject might be reduced to the simt ment of gas-works, without the utmost care in their management, mail it disiduals were afraid of. ant It was not unusual formerly, in frosty weather, to light fires round classed under two heads—.of those 1% :10 111 the gasometers, and to float them in instead of water. Ile those wax) argue its necessity. Those who i felt that he was fully borne out by the report of the Royal Society, eiple admit toe right of haying the posee, with respect to the necessity of the limitations of nee and proxitnity cutlet of that power when it is obtained. 1 in these establishments. Sir H. Davy admitted that if one hap. not soy that uuderall cireemstances the lii pered to explode, probably all the others in lie neighbourhood would say, that if it We'. found expedient would alga explode. When Sir Iluiliphry Davy was asked w h et h er f rom t h e I Y own . — h e d id not mean the Crow, he would apprehend danger from Better in the neighbourhood of a Parliament, but tie Executive P owe r. an d gasometer, he replied that he would not feel diepoecil to take up given over the subjects of another state thr his abode in such vicinity. Tree authority of Sir H. Davy and Dr. most anhispry r esu l ts m i g h t b e amieipse, jig" PIM WSW 'Mr thee! I plans, -. itiVii&Uld muss vary{ tett Sovereign and State peei i Et:gland be placed, if a er e' oment listened to? The nple position which so I'h ei 7 and Lie argument be he ife r itaintain its principlri and . 't incliLe to favour its pri ta t but are against the exe S ick - He (Mr. Canning) would Jukt till was necessary t butte th e t to withitold such peen urn as distinct from the mial ad no other control than over oar own—the e try tied is every bane of the ass