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measure to bring forward on the subject. The elnsideration of amain abuses in the mode of serving processes had also occupied the Government. For the purpose of rectifying these abuses, he intended, at no distant period. to propose a Bill, and another for remedying the service of decreer. With respect to the alters. lion of the (hand Jury system, he was not prepared with any measure on the subject. It was not to be inferred, however, fmm this admission that the Government was negligent on this point. Such was not the fact: but there were so many difficulties found to exist, in the course of rumination, that it was deemed impru dent to grapple with them; it was thought more advisable to defer the arempt until the operation of incidental matters should Joe better ascertained. With respect to the law of landlord and fermi, he should introduce the Bill of last Session, with amend. wits. As to the church rates, it way intended to consolidate the powers of all the Statutes on the subject, and thus to simplify the provisions of the law. In that form the Bill would be pees:rued to the House. It seemed to him that the difference between the motion of the Right Hon. Baronet (sir J. Newrinet) was one rather of form than of any thing else. He (Mr. ffoulburni hod no objection to the correction of the parochial returns from which the Right Hon. Baronet had made the extracts. But if these velum were more closely inspected by tile Right Hot. Barone: ' it would be doicovered that several of the charges were made for Catholic purposes. Ile agreed that there should he an appeal from the assessments, but that there should be a limitation in point of time (Hear, hear); and that wet an object of his Bill. If the Right Hon. Baronet would withdraw his resolutions he would bring the Bill forward without any unnecessary delay. If not, he would promise an amendment on it. The amendment then moved to be substituted for the original resolution was, "That lease be given to amend the laws and regu late the leryiag and the application of church rates in Ireland. Sir It. INGLIS mentioned many instances where parish levies made for the promotion of objects in favour of Roman Catholics. In one ease. money foe the killing of foxes hail been replaced by a sum of ZIP. fur building a gallery to • Roman Catholic chapel. He adverted to the report of it Roman Catholic parish priest, who had stated that the rate for building Roman Catholic chapels was sdx shillinge, while for Protestants it .1.1.1 only three.haltpence. The Hon. Baronet also adverted to the liberal subscriptions which - - . had been given by Protestant Peers for these structure's. Sir 11. PARNFLL thought that in the case of C gestation Ma. 'tetrad,' great abuses existed, and that they ationid be rectified. Me had heard that It was intended to erect is new office for issuing writs: he did not see what good wee likely to be effected by the novelty. Ile thought that the office of Sheriff, which it was then contemplated to abridge, was pnrectly adeqe,ete roe the purposes of the new one, if it were executed according to tit= ori. 'Mal intent. With respect to the law of landlord and tenant, he underamod that the ooly alteration which was designed to he made was to a ff ect the sub letting of lands; but he hoped that some remedy would be Introduced with respect to the mode of effecting distresses. It would be abet necessary to cure the evils which accompanied the process of ejectment. By some defects which prevail in the law on that subject, landlords were obliged to endure vast inconv,entence. He would ask his Right lion. Friend oppo site (Mr. Goulburn), whether it was proposed to extend the baekrrept laws which prevailed in this country to Ireland, now that the amalgamation of the cnrreneies of the two countries hid been proceeded with. He also wished to kaow whether it was in. tended to apply the banking laws of this country to Ireland ? K Mr. PLUNETT rose, but in some parts, and especially at the torrotrocianent of hie speech, he could, not be distinctly heard in the gallery. We understood the Right lion. and Learned Gentle man to say that he had looked to the state of the Grand Jury law with great attelltlan, and he had also consulted the hew Officers on the SUJjart the result was, that he did not think it pendent to propose any alteration. In this country the change which had been made grew not of the circumstances that the appointments were made to depend on the jade went and discretion of the ()veneers and Churchwardms. Now thed were no Overseers in Ireland. and the Church. wardens in that country composed a class of persons ;Toni which Raman Catholics were excluded. With resuect to the questien of the Slatrietracy, he was not aware that the lion. Baronet (Sit H. Parnell) had suggested any remedy. It had indeed been state,l that the refounation in the Magistracy was not perfect. But he had not heard any complaint made with respect to this subject. He knew that the Magistracy was obnoxious in many particulars, bu; 'when matters were fairly searched. it *oak, be frequently fount that the charges preferred against the Magistrates were unfounded. He eel:endue' that an accusation had been adduced before the Commissioners of Inquiry opine. the lord Chancellor of Ireland for his neglect of the conduct of the Matcher - racy. A case of growl misconduct had been alleged in support of the position. But-how stood the facts P On the complaint having been preferred, an in vestigation was immediately instituted into the particulars by the Noble ben', and it was found that the accuser could not substan tiate the misconduct. He would ask whether there was one office which required more delicacy than that of the Used Chancellor of Ireland ? Thera existed numerous niceties for the exercise of his discrimination. Nothing has been suggest:al of a legislative kind to amend the Alag istracy, although numerous complaints had bees made of its insufficiency. He had looked very strictly into the beelines of the Bankruptcy Bill, anti he did not think it applicable to Ireland. With regard to the law between landlord and tenant, it was contemplated that the Bill to be introdneed should not only provide against the mischiefs of the LITt system, but that it should also remedy the evils of levying t l resses. New he thought, with regard to the resolution of the Right lion. Baronet (Sir John Newport) that the Hon. Baronet (Sir R. 111 00 misunderstood Me motives of the quotations which hail been made. The Right Hon. Baronet had not made them for the purpose of creating an) the slightest odium against the Pro. • testente of Ireland. In fact the liberality which was felt and es ercis,sl by the Protestants towards their Catholic countrymen, and the cordiality between both denominations were increasing every day, and were of a most exhilarating character. Ile did not think any Innen; was to be derived from the resolution of the Right lion. Blowier. It merely states how some particular matte?* are. As had been already stated by his Right lion. Friend (Mr. Goulbuto) a Idyll would be brought In which would provide an appeal to a lay trilitinel within a definite thee. This would effect the nurpose of the resolution. The only object which the Right Hon. Baronet (Tun' propose to accomplish by a perseverance in this resolution would i r to record his opinion on the subject. Mr. ARERCRO3IBIE wished to offer some advice to the Right lienottrable and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Plunks:), who intended to oeifer a great boon on Ireland. Now the only pawns in Eng. land who approved of the Bankrupt Art were those who derived profit front its operation. It was natural for solicitors, therefore. to praise it. Another class of persons, with whom he himself was connected. were interested in it he meant the Commissioners of .Bankruptcy. But the duties which these Gentlemen were called on to perform were incompatible with their habits, and thus the •tretates of the bankroput were taxed with useless expenses. He hutted that when the Right Honourable and Learned Gentleman Deemed in his mil he would take nonce of such objectionable points. lie intended the other night to ask that Hight Honour. able and foamed Gentleman it he meant to bring in a Bill to "n.. 44 the existing one. In regard •.• the reason assigned for not irtrodecing the other Bill, relating to Grand Juries, he did not see wi'v churchwardens were in tlispensible. If there west a good prin ciple it might be introduced in another way. (Hear.) Mr. Secretary PEEL did nut understand that It was stated by • his Right Honourable and Learned Friend (Mr. Plunket), his in. tentien to introduce the Bankrupt Law into Irelaad. Ile merely wished to err how it would opetate in this country. With respect to the Grand Jury Bill which he himself had introduced to Par. Bement. though the machinery might not work quite freely, the principle seemed to be good. A respectable gentleman of his ac qusintance had lately remonstrated with him oo the subject, and crodoced Sunnnonssi for him to se end on two juries. But he thought that the very complaint proved the propriety of the measure. By the Bill Jurors were compellable to attend under fine, and Judges to be present in Court at ten o'clock. But before the ap. plication or it to Ireland, it would be well to try lino it operated in this country for a year. A single Assizes would show how the principle acted. It had been proposed to appoint horde Lieutenant of Counties for Ireland, to preserve a sufficient gradation between the Alagistracy and the "Lord Lieutenant of ;he country. This was wanted, tor the people of Ireland seemed to think that Govern , orient WWI some kind of animal. But as the seat of Government Was in this country, those persons who were entitled to fill the sta . Lion of Lords Lieutenant of Counties, resorted here to such a degree, that it would be difficult to procure gentlemen who resided in Ire. " _ . land to occupy the prof:bard Offices. Mr. GRATTAN !tempt that what hsti been said on the oppo. site 'title would induce hie Right lion. Friend (Sir J. Newport) to withdraw his Resolution. Tice parochial returns were fre. quint!) , drawn out in so slovenly a manner, that errors in , the items, adduced by the Right Hon. Baronet, might have crept in. One of the great evils from which the misfortunes of Ireland chiefly sprung, was the want of individuals in the country competent to take an active part in effecting measures of amelioration ; and while thin was the case no Government could find a remedy for the abuses that existed. If, therefore, something were not done by which a residence of men of property could be secured in Ireland, the whole thing must come to the ground. With respect to the education of the poor of Ireland, he wished to ask the Right lion. Gentleman opposite (Mr. (►oulburo) whether Government had any plan to propos? to Parliament upon that subject ? The condition of the Inch peasantry was lam year introduced by him to the con. sideratien of the House ; and if he could meet with any support, lie should he honey to put his shoulder to the wheel twin, in order if possible to effect some decisive remedy for the misery that existed among them. Every body must see how impossible it was that the 'condition of the Irish peasantry could ire improved, unless some such measure as that proposed were adopted. isle. PLUNKETT begged the House to understand, that when the Jury Bill was befbre Parliament last session, although he had • objected to it as being inapplicable to Ireland. yet he at the some time stated that there were many parts of that Bill which he thought were very excellent, and that he was anxious to see how it worked in this country before an attempt were made to introduce into Ireland such of its provisions as might be suitable to the eireum. stsects of that country. Mr. C. 11. lICTCHINSO . N said that there was a state of-mi sery and degradation existing among the peasantry of the South and %Vest of Ireland, which he had not witnessed in any other part of the world, and which, for the honour of humanity. he hoped was riot anywhere else to be found : and if Parliament did notattentl to to the improvement of the condition of that peasantry as fares their Inkane extended, they would not he doing their duty. He there fore thanked his Honourable Friend (Mr. Grattan) for having rollelpthe attention of the House to this subject. The Right lion. Iloronet (Sir J. Newport) had so frequently entitled himself to the 'hooks and gratitude of his countrymen (hear, hear), that it was doing the Right honourable Baronet but tardy justice to make this eelmovrledgroent. Ile (M r. Hutchinson) believed that all the ea ' luable benefit that Ireland had recently derived from the measures THE BRITtSII MESS. of Parliament was to be attributed to the unwearied, invaluable, and patriotic exertions of the Right Hon. Member for Waterford. He therefore trusted that House would not make any serious resist- Dace to the resolution which hail been moved by the Right lion. Baronet, as it would only be giving him the opportunity of toting justice to himself by recording that it was he who originate) the measure intended to be proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Gott'burn). He was very thankful to the Government of Ire land for that moat excellent measuee the tithe bill. (Hear, hear.) •The benefits which had malted to Ireland from that measure were of the most important nature; and the continual operation of such. • Jaw was not only better calculated to effect the safety of the Protestant Eitabfshmeut, but was more likely than any measure yet devised to destroy those religious animoitiiies which had foe so many Cent turies disturbed the peace of that country. But good as might be the measures already adopted and in contemplation to. wards Ireland. much more must b. done before the Government would have discharged their duty to chat country. Ile wnulet ask the Right Honourable Secretary of State for Foreign Affors whe. thee, iu lookiag at the situation of Europe, he felt himself reposing on a bed of rows from what had bean done ? Events might happen at any moment that might convulse the world. Supposing that the the Noble Duke who was now on his way to the North should not succeed in persuading the Cabinet of Russia to withhold from that ' policy front winch it never hitherto had been drivers—supposing that a deaf ear should be turned to the remonstrances of that Noble individual—supposing, like d: Dragoman of the Porte, they should affect not to understand the noble Duke supposing such a thing should happen as should lead to a breach of the peace of Nuts/pt.—could the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Canning) feel that they were so secure at home as to be able to say to foreign Powers. " litre we are invulnerable !" What was the opinion of the Right Honourable Gentleman as to the state of the Bank, in case of a war? He had lately declared evit, in the present state of the currency, the Bank could not, in such an event, go on foe two years. He therefore entreated his llaiesty's Government to use their exertiona in uniting the people it home: for until they had done so he felt it his duty, however anxious he might be to avoid exciting dissatisfaction, to declare that the safety of the British Empire was not secure. Mr. MONCk thought the state of Ireland deserved the serious orsideration of the House. Until theeturedon respecting the con &thou of the peasantry of that country were set at rest, he was of opinion that the disturbances of that country would never cease ; and that a Committer ought theretbre to be appointed to consider the propriety of introducing the poor laws into Ireland. There was not so much objection to the poor laws as to the abuses that ex isted in their application. Indeed, he thought they ought more properly so be called laws to put so end to mendicity. It was by a systetu of poor laws that a renunjant population might•he checked ; he therefore hoped that this Session would not terminate without a Committee being appointed to inquire into the state of Ireland with reference to the condition of the Irish poor, and the practical ap .lication of laws to that country 'imam to those which prevailed in . ngland. Mr. R. MARTIN (of Galway) had only one observation to make. and that should be to the im.nediste measure before the House. Giving the most entire and the most perfect assent to the proposition that had been made by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. (ioulburn), and admitring that it would do everything it ought to do, and that it-would be most effectual, yet he would beg leavem say, that lie knew of no reason for refacing to give hie assent to the that motion of the Right lion. Baronet (Sir J. New. port). He was not certain whether the Right Hon. Baronet would do well to withdraw his Resolution or not; but of this he was sure, that nothing, would give more dissatisfaction to Ireland titan the voting against the proposition of Right lion. Baronet. The propcod. don might form the preamble of the Bill to be introduced by the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Gault u n). He rould, however, support the Resolution in preference to the Amendment proposed. With regard to the question of poor rates, he felt that the situation of Ireland would occasion much difficulty_ in assimilating the poor rates in that country to the system which existed in this ; but he at the same time felt that something of the kind should be done, and he , knew of no person fitter to introduce such a measure than the sun of the late M. Grattan. (lieu.) He remembered one of the latest observations of that celebrated man was, that " a naked man was as an armed host," and it bei.oved the House to take care that they did not expose the peace of the empire, by suffering the multittio.es of such armed husta to remain as now existed in Ireland. (Hear. hear.) Mr. 601.:LBURN made sonic observation in an answer to the question that had put to hint, as to what had been done to consequence of peen Report of the Commissioners of Educe. uoo to Ireland, but in so indistinct a tone that we could not collect the exact purport of it, We understood the Right Hon. Gentleman to say that the Commissioners had recommended a plan, which had been approved of by the Government of Ireland, and upon which an experiment was about to be eifected. Sir J. NEWPORT, in reply, observed that, in the course of his long Parliamentary career, he had often brought forward Resolu. dons In that House which had not at the moment been assented to, but which lie had afterwards had the peat satisfaction to see adopted by those very persons who had most strongly oppased them when first proposed, and Bills introduced actually founded upon them. It was therefore from long experience that Its adhered to his wish to place the present Resolution on the Journals of the House, and not with the least desire to throw any imputation on the Govern. mein of the country. One word as to the observation which had been made by the Hon. Bar.. the Member for Dundalk (Sir R. 'eels). Being a much older Member than he was, he had felt it his (Sir J. Newport's) duty to submit various measures to the con. 'toleration of the Howie, and in doing so he had been assailed again and again with the imputation of being actuated by sinister motives. But lie repelled these insinuations. lie was as earch a friend to the Established Church as the Hon. Bart. himself was. (Hear, hear.) ll'ith respect to the Amendment that had been proposed. he. for one, begged to say that lie would not give his consent to any pa that should confine to the hierarchy of the country the levy.' mg and the application of church rates. lie therefore would not withdraw his Resolution, as he was anxious to record his opinion on the subject upon the Jou' nate of the House. Sir It. INGLIS explained. The question upon the original motion was then put and nega tived, alter which the amendment was agreed to without a division. MARKET TOLLS IN IRELAND. hIr.SPRING RICE, after shortly detailing the hardships which arose from the manner in which market tolls and duties were levied in Ireland. and for which then was at present no adequate remedy, moved that au humble address be presented to his Majesty. praying that he might be graciously pleased to give directions that a commission be instituted for the purpose of inquiring into the manner in which market tolls were collected in the several corporate town, cities, and seaports of Ireland. Mr. GOULBERN begged to saute the Honourable Gentle man who had just sat down, that he had no disposition to maintain the point as to the non.existenee of abuses, but at the seine time he thought that in bringing the subject before the House, the Hooourabie Member was bound not only to show that they could be remedied, but also the manner in which the remedy was to be applied. When the Honourable Member had on a former occa sion mentioned the subject to him, he had stated that although Government was not prepared to take any measures, yet they were willing to afford to the subject all the consideration it de. served, but the di ffi culties by which it was attended prevented him from speaking then as to the course which ought to be pursued. But it was not therefore to be assumed, if the evil* really existed, that Government was not disposed to apply an efficient remedy. (Hear.) The question was not quite of so simple a nature as the lion. Member seemed to imagine. It was true that the markets were authorised by the prerogative of the Crown, and he was ready to admit that all the market tolls were an obstruction to the freedom of trade, however moderate might be the amount exacted. But was Ireland alone exposed to such an evil? Did it not extend to England also ? (Hear, hear, hear.) To all parts of England ? ' Were not tolls continually a matter of dispute in England ? He would call the attention of the House to Covent-garden market, the tolls of which belonged to a Nobleman of this kingdom, and which tolls were the constant subject of dispute between the payers and the collectors. He was aware that these tolls armed the pourer classes of the people, and operated in some measure as a cheek upon the freedom of tr ade, and it might be that their exaction lied occasion ally led to scenes of tumult in Ireland. Rut, he would again ask. was no resistance ever offered in Ireland to the payment of rents and tithes as well as of tolls? (Hear, hear.) Anti had such re. sistance never been accompanied by scenes of tumult The ques. tion was st last, whether the law was or was not deficient in the means of repressing the evils complained of? If he resisted the measure, it was because that he felt that the application of the existing legal remedies would get to the root of the evil. If the gentry in the respective neighbourhoods in which these tolls were exacted were to do their duty by lend ing their advice and their assistance to those upon whom imposition hail been practised—if they would point out to them the means of redress, and lead t':e way by making an exam. pie of the offenders, he, would venture to assert that there would be a speedy termination to all such illegal proceedings, and the exist ing law would be found fully adequate to remedy all the abuses complained of. The law was clear enough upon the point—it di. rested that the party accused should be brought before a Justice of the Peace, and that he should decide upon the matter in dispute. It might be mid in reply that the Justice of the Peace was a cor. porate officer, and that might he the case • but then if lie gave an unjust decision. he thereby rendered himself liable to a heavy line, ' and the cause was to he tried out of the jurisdiction of the corpo. rate officer. (Hear, hear.) The motion befoee the House was.• that a Commission of Inquiry might he instituted, and what lie desired to know could be the result of such inquiry ? Nothing more than that which was already befirre the House. Tire fact was, that there were upwards of two thousand patents for tolls in., existence, which bad been granted by the Crown, and each patent authorised tolls upon fifteen or sixteen articles, and often upon twice that number. If the Commiasianera were to live to the age of Nestor they could not examine into such a mass of matter, much less report upon it item by item to the House. lie hoped the lion. Member would pause before he called upon the House to purchase the tolls of one part of the kingdom while the other part was to re. main still subject to those exactions. Ile had still another reason for opposing the motion before the Home. The Irish peasantry would view the appointment of the Commission as an admission on the part of that House, that all tolls were illegal, and all would therefore exmibine to resist the payment of them. lie had lived long enough in the country to know' that such a measure would only be the signal fur a general resistance to legal to well as illegal tolls. Fur these reasons he would resist the measure, because the proper remedy was by application to the legal tribunals of the country bemuse in Ireland there was a disposition to lay aside the law, and Ilion to extraordinary measures., and because he thought they should he taught to look to the law for redress, and to the law only, when the law was sufficient for that purpose. His only reel. ing was, that the remedies which the law prescribed should be re, sorttil to, sad if that pioved to be insufficient, he thought there could be no objection to make such alterations in the law as would I meet the evils complained of. Mr. DENNIS BROWN said that in all cases where an accusa tion was preferred against the owner of a toll he was compelled to produce hie pitent. If he appealed to the assizes the judge spe cially examined the patent, and if •it did not authorize the collec tion, is penalty was Inflicted upon the party o ff ending. If an in quiry was to b e instituted into two thousand patents, he was sure the remedy would prove worse than the disesae: Sir HENRY PARNELL said that it was absurd to talk of a remedy . by an action at law, to a poor peasant wholly unable to maintain the expense. Mr. Secretary PEEL said that if any instance bad been pointed out in which the law bad been appealed to, and in which its opera tion had proved inadequate to the redress of the grievance, that would have been a'good reason fur bringing in a Bill to remedy the evil but it offered no reason whatever for the appointMent of a commission such as the lion. Menther had proposed. • lithe Hon. :limber meant to propose that those tolls should be purchased, he , wished to be informed upon what principle of equity the same step should not he adopted with regard to England. Why should the people of England he taxed to order to buy up the tolls of their Irish neighbours, while they themselves were liable to similar in,. positions ? He feared the lion. Member would have some difficulty in persuading them to it ; and lie also believed that he would meet 1 some difficulty in carrying any measure of compensation through that House. He was of 'minion that the Hon. Membcr had made , out no case for the interfeience of the House, unless he could also show that the suitute law was defective, and insufficient to remedy , the evil. Sir J. NEWPORT said that the law operated very unequally between the rich and the poor—.the onpressors and the oppressed. A poor man might just as well be told that he had no remedy at all 1 as that he had one by an appeal to a Court of Law. He had heard of instances in which tolls had been abandoned when contested by the rich, but still kept in full operation against the poor. (Hear.) It was manifest that when the peasant resisted the payment of a toll he had to cmnbat a person 'whose purse was filled by the exactions which he had been In the habit of making ; and it was well known that an action at law wait an expensive process. It was also a practice for the toll collector to stand with a stick in one hand and a Bible in the other, swearing the peasantry us to the quantity they had sold ; and this practice frequently led to riots and die turhancce. Mr. PLUNKETT said that he wished to set himself right as to the degree of resistance which he was disposed to offirr 10 the motion, and the length he was willing to go in the views of the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Rice). He hail a practical reason to doubt the extent of the evil. If it existed to the extent stated, he thought it must ere now have come in some shape before the House. If the tolls amounted to such an immoderate demand as et. per cent. it would excite the attention and opposition, not merely of the poor but of the country gentleman. As the consumers of what was ex posed for sale the money must come from their pockets ; and for their own sakes, if the evil was extensive, they would attempt a re medy. §upposing, however, that it watt as extensive as had been stated, the lion. Gentleman had made out a case for legislation and 1 not for inquiry. If they went into an inquiry there could be no termination to it ; he might say the result would be— , " Filii natorum et qui nascentur ab Mts." • In the course of his legal practice a case of the kind alluded to had I never come within his knowledge ; and if it had, or if it should hereafter, he would give especial directions to the Crown Solicitor to prosecute the party guilty of taking illegal tolls. Mr. SYKES thought that the cases of extortion not coming be , fore the tribunals of the country appeared to him tcrbe a proof of the extreme poverty of the parties injured rather than of the non existence of the evil, which lie knew to exist in every lowa in Ire land. While he deprecated trusting to the Crown Solicitor all the eases which were continually occurring, he yet hoped that his lion. Friend Cllr. Rice) would withdraw ha motion for a Com ' mission of Inquiry, which could only have the effect of post poning the remedy for a long period, which should be inane diately applied. lie knew that in some instances tolls were levied iu direct opposition to the Act of Parliament. By an express law linen was exempted from AI toll, and yet in the markets of the south and west of Ireland the toll was levied upon that article, and in such a manner as to occasion frauds in the mSnuracture of the article. Sir JOHN BRI'DOES regretted that an insinuation should go forth to the world that the law was unequally administered to the Lich and poor. Sir JOHN NEWPORT explained. Mr. R. MARTIN said that in the county of Galway the most atrocious abuse existed in levying the tolls. The greatest griev ances were there authorised and carried on by the corporation so much so. indeed, that the land adjacent to the town was lowered in value full Is. per acre, in consequence of those tolls, which were not only illegally exacted, but were applied to an illegal purpose. Mr. I)ALY said that on the part of the corporation of Galway he was ready to give a decided contradiction to what had been stated by the Hon. Member who had just resumed his seat. The tolls had been collected according to the strict letter of the law. The Hon. Member had said that he (Mr. Daly) was defendant in a suit in Chancery relative to these tolls— Mr. MARTIN—I do ea); so. (Order, order.) During the observations of Mr. DALT, Mr. MARTIN made °era. sional observations, upon which The SPEAKER expressed a hope that the Hon. Member would not again give him occasion to call him to order. Mr. DALY continued—As the representative of the corpora tion he had been made a party to a suit in Chancery, but upon his making oath that he was not a party to the expenditure of a single penny of the Muds he was immediately discharged tioni all con. cern in the suit. (Hear, hear.) lie defied any one to say that he had ever taken one farthing of the public money. (Hear, hear, hear.) fie did not believe any illegal tolls were taken by the Onto ration. He had the opinion of a respectable solicitor that the tolls were not illegal, and the House of Lords was yet to be appealed to to protect the rights of the corporation, and as the illegality of the tolls had not yet been finally decided upon, he thought the Hon. Al ember ought to apologise for what he had stated. Mr. MARTIN explained. He had not charged the flan. Mem ber with any offence, and therefore he could make no apology. He had not charged him with receiving illegal tolls, nor had he charged him or any other individual with a misapplication of the money. He believed the tolls to be illegally exacted, and he did not feel called upon tn apologise for merely stating his opinion. (Hear.) Mr. C. IVILSON thought it would be 'erroneous to come to the conclusion that the evils complained of did not exist, merely because they had not come under the cognizance of the Right Honourable and Learned Gentleman, the Attorney-General for Ireland. Mr. S. RICE then withdrew his motion. _ . iitIi.PIIINELL moved for a copy of the memorial which had beeri presented to the Lords of the Treasury by several mer chants and other respectable individuals of the city of Dublin, praying their Lordships to take into consideration the charter of •the Bank of Ireland, 'and consider the expediency of placing this bank on the system of the provincial barks. The whole of Ireland, excepting Dahlia, had derived advantage from the system of pro vincial banks which' had been adopted. The great of city of Dublin alone had its chartered bank, and was deprived of those advantages possessed by the country generally. He trusted Mini. step would not be deterred from looking into the subject by any consideration of the exclusive privileges with which this bank had been invested. If it were deemed expedient to remove the monopoly existing, and any loan were the consequence of such interference, this might be met by making a fair remuneration. It ought to be recollected that the principle on which monopoly was allowed wan that of public convenience. If therefore It was now found to be the interest of the public that the monopoly should cease, there was no just reasons sby it should not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the me. mortal in question he had not seen. He thought there could be no real objection to its production, and he did not mean to make any. The Right Hon. Gentleman could not, however, thirk the subject of a nature quite so trifling as it appeared to be in the esti mation of the Hon. Member. The amount of his suggestion was absolutely to quash the chartered company of the Bank of Ireland, without its appearing Mat they had done any thing inconsistent with the provisions of their charter. Te suppose that in a mere matter of speculation they were to proceed as in a matter of course, was unreasonable. This was a subject requiring much considera tion. Sir H. PARNELL said his principal object was to call the at tention of Ministers to the subject. • Agreed to. DrISTOR AND CREDITOR. Mr. BRIGHT moved the becond reading of hie 'D ebtor and Creditor Bill. WAYS AND hIEANS. ....... .—.-.—. The Report of the Committee was then brought up. Mr. HUME inqurred if it was the intention of Ministers to take off any of the taxes during the present Sessions. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not now explain the state of the finances. As he had given notice that on an early day he should bring the matter forward, lie must decline answering the question. _ Mr. If ER it IES then moved for a Relies of accounts of the hn - ports ot . coffee, sugar, and other articles from the colonies during the past year. Mr. lIERRIES moved the second reading of the Indemnity Bill. The House adjourned at a Quarter to Eleven. PRICES OF BRITISH Bank Stork 134 200 193 i S per Cent. lied. 7A II 3 per Cent. Cons. 741 of 75 Ditto Acct. 74 75 74 751 7fie 7 5 per Cent. 84& 34 per Cent. Red. 831 4 PK II:Es OF PI/REIDY Austrian Bonds 85 6 Brazilian Bonds 516 3 riJiotobian Bonds 44 Ditto Ronda (1824)44 5 2 1 4 3 16 2 D•t 3 to Acct. 44 4 2 16 44 3/ 41, 56 34 3I 2 Danish Bonds 54 14 54 2 Ditto Acct. 51 French Rentcs 5 per Ct. 96f. 25t. Me. Greek Bonds (1824 18 175 184 19 Ditto Acrt. 184 18 Guatemala bails ` 4 TIICKS YESTERDA Y. New 4 per Cent. 9211 f j I Long Ann. lit/ India Bonds 15 12 dim Ex.Billsl,lloUt. I dis I pm 1 dis Ditto, 1001. Ipm 1 die par Dittu Small Ipm 1 die Lottery Tickets 49/. 19s. BTOCKS YESTERDAY. Mt:testi Bonds Ditto Bonds ( 62 6 4 6 I i DittoAcc 4 t. 52 5 4i 7 64 7i 64 6 6 43 Peruvian Bonds SO Mut) Acct. 31 Portugnese Bonds 68 70 • Prussian Bonds 89 Ditto Birds (In 2) 67 7 I Russian Bonds 7 354 Si I 41 Ditto Acct. 74 64 4i d Spanish Bonds 81 9 11 Ditto A ect. 9 Alto Bends (1823) 6 • DRURY-LANE TARATRE. Tomorrow. 14 - ii3R - 1111 7 , - ieb. 18, will be perforated the new National lictiud opera of MAININA. • The principal Chameterc by Mettsrc.Wittlaek, Sinclair, Horn, Bedford. Harley, and Fitzwilliatn t Misses Stephens, Puvey, and Bally. To eonefude with the Pantomime of . • HAJILINUIN, JACK OF ALI. TRADF.S. Harlequin, Mr. Muwell; Pantsituon. Mr. T. Blanchard; Clown. Mr Hill; Colutithine, Miss Barnett. COVENT-GARDEN THF:ATRE. To-morrow, SATURDAt, Feb. la, will be performed the Opera of ARTAXERXES. amazerzes, Madame Feetris I Artabanee, Mr. Phillips' Arbsees. Mr. Brahma. 111adatte, Mita Plasm. ♦fter which the Comedy of CHARLES THE SECOND. Rios Charles the Jecon tl, Mr. C. Ramble; Lord Rochester. Jone.; Captain Copp, Mr. Fawcett; Edward, Mr. Huruset. Lady Clara, Mrs. Fauelt ; Mary, Helene. To eone:ude with the Musical Fares of . 1 1 ROLAND FOR AN oLlvstt. Sir Mark Chase. Mr. Fawcett; Alfred Illgheyer, Mr. •lone,; Fixture. Mr. Rayner. Marla Darloiton„Madannt N estrla. COVF:NT-OARDA:N THEATRIT. GRAND klii6itilA - NCI - 4i ANCIENT•AhD MuI)ERN MUSIC. VPIPOR TWO MANPO NNN N N OP SIR 0. SMART. This Evening, FRIDAY, Feb. 17, will be performed Handers Sacred Oratorio. THE MESSIAH. With additional Accompaniments by Mozart. At the end of Part I. a Faurarla extempore on the Organ by Mr. tbon‘Fil Aitaists. Principal Vocal Performers—Messrs. Braham, Horneastle, Phillips, Robinson, and 'Pinney; Masters Barker and Longhurst; Wise. H. Caws.), Guerard, Love. Piton, and Stephens; and Madame Vestrls. ENGLISH OPKRA XOCSE, STRAND, OFTOsIte Waterloo Sedan. Thin Eve War, FRIDAY, Feb. 17, LECTURE ON ASTRONOMY, AND THE PHIENOMENA OF THE HEAVENS AND OF THE EARTH, To be delivered by Mr. BIAR7 LEY on the WEDNESDAYS and FRI DAYS during Lent. Begins et Seven —conclude) at Tan, . The Burt' x Pease eeromencedpublishiag yesterday morniste at five o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, FIIIIIIMIT 17, Ifit6. We have'received the French Papers of Tuesday, and the Etoile of Wednesday. The Courrier Francais states that the English Government had at length prevailed over thelorejudieessof that of Spain, with regard to the recogni tion of the independence of theiSouth American States, and that the important fact will be immediately an nounced to the British Parliament. It may appear somewhat 'linguist.. that this intelligence, if it be cor rect, should come to us through the medium of the Paris Journals, but the close connexion that subsists between the Courts Of the Tuileries and Madrid renders it less improbable than at first it appears to be. The fact is, the Spanish Ministers cannot be so besotted as not to see the necessity of the measure, and the remonstrances of the British representative, supported, as he probably has been, by the other foreign Ambassadors at Madrid, may have enabled Ferdinand's Ministers to overcome his sense less obstinacy ; but we confess that our hopes surpass our expectations upon this subject; and indeed the Etude says this intelligence may be placed by the side of that which the Quotidienne had given respecting the movements of the Russian army of 50,000 men having passed the Pruth against the orders of t h eir Sovereign, of which it insinuates that that Journal could be in possession of no information, inasmuch as fur some time past the Augsburgh Gazette had been without letters, both from Odessa and Warsaw. If we may even partially credit the intelligence from Greece in these Papers, the affairs of the Patriots are going on as prosperously as their best friends could wish. The &merrier Francois asserts that IBRAHIM VACUA ball ex perienced a complete defeat and retired to Patras, where he was blockaded by MIAULIS, and the Constitutionnelle has a letter from Trieste, of the 27th January, stating that letters received from the Levant mention the capture of 'fripolizza by storm, and also repeating the defeat of 'mum ni VACUA in several engagements, and speaking of the appointment of COLO(7OTUONI as Generalissimo of the Morea. It also mentions that the garrison of Mis solonghi had entirely destroyed the Egyptians under their walls, and that the Greeks had defeated a body of Egyptians near Snlona. It is said that Mr. S ritArroan CANNING is not yet ar rived at Constantinople, but was at Spezzia or Napoli di Romania. The Eteelle states that the Grand Puke CONSTANriNE is still at Warsaw. L From the Courria Francais of Tuesday, Feb.l4.] P mils, FEB. 13. A report has been current to-day on Change, that the health of the Emperor of Austria gives ground for the most serious appre hensions. We learn from Vienna that the exchange of couriers between th t capital and St. Petersburgh is continual, and that Prince islet. ten has frequent conferences with the Russian Ambassadors, N. Tatischef and the 31arquis de Ribeaupierre. The Austrian diplomatist still flatters himself that he shall derive greet Raven tnge front the troubles at St. Petersburgh, to reunite the links of the chain of the Holy Alliance which the death of Alexander has broken. _ _ It is In contemplation to transfer the seat of the military Govern. went of the kingdom of Lombardy and Venice ito Verona, to the prejudice of the city of Milan. We have been trammed, from an authentic source, that the English Government has at length induced Spain to recognise the independence of its ancient Colonies. It Is believed that this deci sion wiU be shortly announced to Parliament. Thus, the French Government has spent four hundred millions to rid Ferdinand of the Constitution ; it has lent to Spain thirty. four millions, which will never be repaid ; the French Budget is every year augmented by thk expenses of the army which we keep in the Peninsula to protect the Apostolic Juatits—wad yet our Ministry has in vain alleged all these sacrifices, the bonds whit li unite the two reigning ramilies—and it has sot been able, with all its efforts, to persuade Spain to relax in any point of its absurd pretensions with regard to America. The English Government has done nothing for Ferdinand; it has let us spend our money fee the greater glory of absolute power, and has taheen good care not to follow such an example; yet its influence eclipses ours—even at Madrid I It obtains gratis what has been refused to our past and present sacrifices. This fact suffices to afford a standard of the ability and preponderance of our Ca;dnet. [From the Mode, dated Wednesday, Feb. 35.1 PARIS, } ER. 14. We yesterday contradicted the news by which several journals announced troubles at St. Petershurgb, and an Incursion of the tinny of Bessarabia to the other side of the Pruth. The Journal der Debate says, that no direct news can be re ceived from the environs of the Pruth, because the letters must pass byway of Ilermonstad in Transylvania, orllrody in Gallicia, and that these roads are subject to the Austrian police, which would stop the letters if they spoke of politics. This same journal otitis, that we may observe that for same time the Augsburg Ga zettc has no letters from Odessa or Warsaw. The Quotblienne, therefore, according to its colleague, could not have received the news which it gives us to-day, that " the army of of Bessarabia is in motion, that the Russians have celebrated on the other side of the Pratt? the anniversary of the victory gained in 1770, aver the Turks, and that 50,000 Russians are on the march uhtler (aans)* the order, of their sovereign." This news may be placed by the side of that which the Courtier Francais has, that „England had induced Spain to recognise the independence of the Spanish colonies. . ' On referring to the Qtrotidiertne, the words are, "without the order." (Suns _ _ FRENCH FITNIIS.—PARTS, FEB. 11—Five Per Cents. 00f. 75t. ; 'Dirge ye! Cents. 63r. 20e. ; J3snk Stock 2000 f. . • Retire de Ntteles 711. 5Uc.; Raite d'E‘pagne Of.; Royal Spanish Loan 4B; —Ltehange in London, One month 25f. ;ilk.: Three ditto 231. 30c.—Couri uthen ;pre. We have received regular files of American Papers to the 23d January. The New York Gazette has an article frotn Rio de Janeiro to the 2d January. At that date it watt currently reported at Rio, that the Brazilian Gor ma , inept was about to declare war against Buenos Ayres. Several transports, with 2,000 men, had sailed for Mont e . video. The decisive victory gained by the Brazilian troops had a tendency to destroy the confidence of those of Buenos Ayres. It appears by these papers that the banking ee s , blishments in America have, like our own, been under con. siderable embarrassments, and meetings had taken place in several towns in support of public credit. The pressure, however, by the last accounts, appeared to be passing away, and the Niagara bank, which bad suspended its paym e nt s ' , expected to resume them in a few days. The spirit of speculation has been carried on to a great extent in the Cnited States as well an in this country, and many schunrs that had borne a high premium there, had been subst, quently broken up. A New York paper gives a lens history of the failure of a Water Company that had been established in that city, which the proprietors had been obliged to abandon. The Americans are about amending their judicial system, particularly a. it refers to the practice of the Courts, the Bankrupt an I Usury Laws. The navy seems to be attended to with un. usual interest by the Executive of the Rimblic. A naval school and a Seaman's Friend Society are established. The naval and military pensioners, by an Act of Congress, will be more regularly paid th a n th e y h ave previonslybeen. In short, there appears to be an anxious desire, both in the Executive and Legislative Bodies in the United States, to attach the navy particularly to the national interests. Mr. Dice [MON, of New Jersey, had brought in a Bill in the House of Representatives for the purpose of preventing the re-election of any person to the Presidency of the United Etres who should have already filled that station twice. Caraccas papers of the 13th of November announce as a rumour, that our government has determined not to be. come a party to the acts of the Panama Congress ; and that our commissioners will attend only in compliment to that assembly, but the National Intelligeseer states, that the subject of the mission to P a n ama h as not y et been decided upon in the senate. It is said that it meets with consider able opposition in that body. General Primo BRICENO MENDEZ, it appears, is associated with Mr. GOAL, as delegate from Colombia, and had embarked et Laguayra for that purpose. The political quack, WiIAA AM COBBETT, gives the fol. lowing description of himself in the last number of his Register :—" It is agreed, amongst all descriptions of men, that I possess extraordinary powers; that I wield a pen more powerful than that of any other ?non now living in England. This is acknowledged by all."—This reminds us of the Scotch cobbler's prayer, " LORD, sen' us a gude conceit o' °arse's." As for WILLIAM CC BRETT, be is as free from any imputation of modesty as he is from the cumbersome shackles of honour and honesty. " What prevented me," he asks, "starting as I did at the same moment with Mr.Wumast Ilossissox ? What prevented me from pursuing the same smooth and flowery path ? 1 What prevented me from surpasving him in that path? What prevented me from being as rich and as powerful as be is at this moment ?"—As well might a ragamuffin incendiary, who has contrived to save bitns.2lf from trans portation or the gibbet, ask "What prevented me from being Loao C ti AN CE t.Loa ?" The answer is easy—becausr, before be could have taken his seat, he would have ifo!ra the woolsack. We perfectly coincide, however, with Mr. CODBETT in his praise of the two political patriots who are striving to bring him into Parliament. " I cannot con clude," says he, "without expressing, what is deeply felt by the public, admiration at the conduct of Sir Titostaa BEETOR and Colonel JOHNSTONE. Th,y hove done that which no other two men in their situations in life would have been found to do."—This is a truth from which, we arc quite sure, no one will be found to dissent. The large purchase of Exchequer Bills by the Bank has already had the effect of reviving public confidence, and will no doubt contribute considerably to the relief of the existing difficulties of the money market. The Times cannot at all relish any arrangement which tends to restore the current of the almost stagnant credit of the country. This journalist is compelled to admit that owing to this measure, Exchequer Bills, which bad been at a considerable discount, have risen to par; but he folo.es up this admission with remarking, that " it should seem, at first sight, that the public can have no objection to the Bank's employing its funds in any way it may think proper, and we are most glad that it can so employ them as to alleviate the public distress." He accompanies his re joicing, however, by way of drawback, with the following sage admonition: " The Bank, however, will be pleased to observe this moral maxim in the distribution of its aid —that it is not sufficient to secure itself and its proprietors against the . chat ce of future loss, but that it likewise do not impart a fictitious credit to those whom it relieves; otherwise it may bold up one for a time, and throw down ten in the long run.' " We think the discretion of the Bank Directors may well be trusted in affording the requisite relief, and that they are quite adequate to management of their own concerns, without the advice of any self-conceited tutor from Printing-house-square. As to their imparting " a fictitious credit" to any merchant whose immediate exigencies they may relieve, it is a jargan that has no real meaning. The relief afforded is, far as it extends, substantial ; it confers no " fictitious credit;" and so far from its being likely, "by holding up one for a • time, to throw down ten," the result would be exactly the reverse ; for by enabling one to surmount the difficulties of I the moment, ten might be eventally upheld, who other- I wise Would have been involved in ruin. " The Bank," this writer goes on to say, " may receive a good bill, and may discount it; but it cannot calculate so easily the mischief which the flash and ostentation of the money, thus emitted from its stores, may produce in the hands of him to whom it is consigned; even scores 1 may be deceived by it. We have heard strange stories on this head, of houses which are now gone to the I family vault of the CAICLETS ;' and cur cautiou results from the experience of others, rather than our own providence." A curious picture this of a London merchant, who, because forsooth he has got a good b 11 discounted, is represtnted as running about, and occasioning a mischief almost incalculable, by " the Ash and ostentation of the money !" How " scores may be deceived" by this insane display, supposing so ridiculous a scene possible, we arc utterly at a loss to comprehend. It would be really diffi cult to conceive how any public journal, in these grave times, and on so grave a subject, could venture to put such trash before the public, if we did not know how common a thing it is, when a party-writer has exhausted the re sources of •his malignity, that he will write nonsense, purely from the want of any other fund to draw upon. CITY, THURSDAY EVUNING• The streets in the neighbourhood of the Royal Exchange were nearly as much crowded this morning as they we:e during the period when the run upon the banking-boosts was at its height. Knots of persons with long faces wire to be seen in every street talking over the losses they hnd experienced, and foreboding further evil. For curselvoe, as far as regards future events in the money marker, we do not feel inclined to hazard an opinion, but certainly the impression to-day amongst well-informed men seemed 10 be, that the despondency that has 'along hung over tl:c City will now gradually subsi.te. The failure which we yesterday announced had been an ticipated for some weeks past, and was the occasion of much of the gloom and heaviness of the money market. We understand every assistanc e h as b een t e nd ere d by ti , e first capitalists, but it has been declined, until the affair' are looked into, and it can be received with honour, wish the assurance of repayment in a short period. The utmost exertions arc making to bring all the accounts into such PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY. moms. . , . Stare. Paid. Premium ptriiiharc Anglo. NI ex inn 2100 40 . 17j dis Anglo-Chilian lOO 6 2ldis Holiatos 4OO 10 34 Bolivar 6O 3 7 British Iron Colombian i lOO 6 2 1 Cliilian and Peruvian PASCO.PerUVIRII Potosi, La PAZ, and Peruvian 60 1 3 dis Tlalptmaliva 4OO 60 25 United 31exican Ditto New 4O 12j par ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Protector Fire GAS LIGHT AND Cy1(11 COMPApiES. Continental lIIIICZLLANZOUII. British, Irish, & Colonial Silk 60 2 1 die General Steam Navigation lO O. 6 2As Provincial Bank of Ireland lO O 10 bi die r rittoh 11.) 1 ~'