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t'3. It, ~~ E NTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, 3lownat, JUNE 14. SCOTCH JUDICATURE BILL. The I)uke of ATtiot, presented a petition from the hurl. holden of the County of Pertli, against the Scotch Judicature Bill pays ng into a law. Viscount BIELVILLE presented a similar petition front the 'writer , to the Signet is Scotland; both of which were laid on tho table. NORFOLK ASSIZES. -.. The Duke of GRAFTON presented a petition from the infra. bitarits of Thetford, opinst the removal of the Assizes from that town.—Laid on the table MASTERS AND WORKMEN BILL. _ The Earl of DERDY . presented a petition from certain inha- triunes of Limped, praying that tho Masters and Workmen Bill may net pus into a law.—Laid on the table. SI MAO E FRO:11 THE COMMONS. Mr. Bsoonex and others fr om the Commone, brought up the East India Conmani Trade Bill. and several private Bilis. E IIITABLE LOAN BILL. . Lord TORRIN 'TON presented a petition from 550 weavers of Spitaldiclds, in favour of the Equitable Loan BilL—Laid on • the table. The Duke of RUTLAND presented a petition from the Pawnbrokers of Leicester, against the Equitable Loan Bill; as did Lord Bits try from certain traders in the City of London, in . favour of it; both of which were laid on the table. MR. OWEN'S PLAN. The Duke of LE INSTER moved that the petition presented some days ago, praying that Mr. Owen's iti.an may be extended to Ireland, should be referred to a Committee. Lord TORRINGTON secondnd this motion. • The Earl of LAUDERDALE objected to the motion. It was a subject quite beneath the dignity of the House, and ire that . ought to to treated with contempt. The motion was negatived without a division. RESTORED PEI:1.111ES. The Bills for the restoration of the four Scotch Pcerrres, and of the Stafford Peerage, were read a third time and passed. N.ITCHALIZ.ITION • lewd 11IE1.V ILLE took occasion to observe, that the Act of 'William, relative to the restoration of anointed blood, by which persors interested in the honours that were to be restored were minced to prove themselves members of the Established Church, bsd always been considered as not applying to Scotland. Under this law 'aliens were also compelled, previous to their naturalize. tow, to make oath that they were members of the Established Church. This Act of William, however, had been lately declared ty . high authority to apply to Scotland; and as that, he thought, int;;11 - . icad 10 ille011 , 1e111,10C; ha should introduce a measure next Session on thesubject. SECRET SOCIETY ACT. Earl of ENNISKILLEN resented a petition from eer. n Freemason's of Ireland, raying to be exempted from the oxsationof the Secret Society Act—Laid on the table. CATHOLICS OF IRELAND. The Earl of DARNLEY stated to their Lordships, that he had received a petition from the Catholics of Monaghan, which was so entirely in accordance with his own opinions, that even at this late period of the Semites, he was desirous of founding a motion upont . It. Discretion, however, had been kft with him on that point, and •a further consideration, he should act as be thought would be most for the advantage of the petitioners. He intended to pre seat the petition to-morrow, but of so great consequence did he consider the object of it. that he thought it adviaeable to cell their . LoNlabips' attention to it toy this preparatory notice. LONDON STEAM PACKI.T BILL. • The Earl of LAUDERDALE said he would move to-moirow, that tin London Steam Packet Bill be read s third time that day du,: months. SLAVE ACTS CONSOLIDATION BILL. Lord CALTHOEPE stated, that he should move for the post. 11‘010ellt of the Committee on the Slave Act Consolidation Bill fit. Thursday, on which day he should further move that the Lards be rutranoned.—Ordered. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL, Ac. Their Lordships went Into Committee on the Exchequer Bills for Public Works Bill; the British and Irish Fisheries' Bill; the Si.lt Duties' Repeal Bill ; and the Highland Churches Bill. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. On the Report of the Committee on the Weights and Measures' Bill bang betseght up The Earl of LAUDERDALE opposed it, and observed, that Bills like the present uselessly crowded the statute book. The Noble Lord informed the Housethist he should offer his objections to the measure in an ulterior stage. The report was then received. COUNTY COURTS' BILL. Lord REDESDALE moved the Order of the ray for the se cond reading of the County Courts' Bill. Lord ELLENBOROCGII strongly objected to the measure , and oboe:mud, that if it were thought desirable to make a new law on this sabjecr, in his opinion. Ministers ought to propose that a Coinruission be instituted for the purpose of inquiry; and under air c;reumstariees, the question should stand over until the next kcssion, and not be prematinely pressed forward at this late period. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it impossible that the UFA could pass during the present Session for there were many parts cf it that required mature consideration. The Noble and Leurned Earl urged the necessity of compensation being drooled u those Judges and Officers whose emoluments twould be injured by this measure. • Lord REDESDALE said, that after what had fallen from the Noble and Learned Lord GO the Woolsack, he should not press the measure this Session. lord ELLEN BOROUGH then moved that the Bill be read a second time that &yak months; which motion was agreed to, and the Bill is consequextly lost for the preemie tension. GREAT SESSIONS OF WALES BILL, Their Lordships went into a Committee on the Great Session) of Wales Bill. The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow..—Adjonmed. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mo 'MAY, luxe It the purchasyrs of 3/. a year land-tax should be tillowea to redeem it for 34 years purchase; whereas the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave ItElf. stock, value 1131..f0r a yeal sum of nearly the same . .. . r• • 3labeily) stated &mount as he had stated. If the plan lie (Mr. 31.theily sta.— were carried into effect, the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have 22 millions of money to apply to the reduction of the un funded debt ; and althou gh he would be opposed by the Right Honourable Gentleman, he (air . 3 laberly) felt fully sensible that no better or more useful plen could be devised. Mr. BERRIES said, be should certainly move, by way of amendment, that this report be brought up this day six months. It was true that this hill originated out of the former discussions on this subject; ,it was agreed that a Bill, embodying these discussions, should be introduced, but it was now found thst the measure was wholly impracticable. Unlearn a wide difference existed in the relative value sit property on land and property in the funds, the re demption of the land-tax would do no good ;on the contrary, it would Cause an enormous sacrifice to the one party or the other. The principle here was, by alienating income to extinguish debt ; but that could not be done while only the money value of property wasconsidered. Individual sacrifice wes not of the question al. tether, and a more general sacrifice would be attended with con 'Unable inconvenience. It was said that 14:10,041.1/. a-year of land tax could be purchased fix the next ten years. and at a sum of 38,th00,0001. ; but he (Mr. Berries) was inclined to thin* that such a speculation was impracticable. By a calculation of the charge of collection and other effects of the Bill, it would create a loss of 400,0001. a-year, and an ultimate loss of rouomoor. Ile *secluded by moving an amendment, that the Bill be read it tOn that day six months. Mr./iRENFELL supported the amendment. Mr. HUAIE said, that in a former discussion on (kis subject, be had ahewn that two millions might be saved by the convetsion of the land-tax into stock. He remained still of the same opinion, et he was doubtful of the advantages of the present B ill ; it ou g ht however to be re-committed, where it might undergo such altera t,ons as would make it acceptable to all parties. Ile would there fore recommend his Honourable Friend not to pas it. If Minis ters were sincere, they might effect a saving of 60100/. a-year in the collection of this tax. For the preesent, the Bill might be re committed, and brought up next year in a shape fit fbr the adop tion of the House. Mt. MONCK supported the amendment. Ile thought the pre. sent Bill *as founded on entirely fallacious views. 31r. MABERLY replied. Ile would not press the question to a division, as he perceived his Honourable Friends were not dis posed to support the BilL At the same time he would say, thee was no proposition of which he was more convinced than the principle of the, present Bill. He would be glad, however. if, by its recommitment, it would be presented to the !louse in a more acceptable form. The thotion was then negatived, and the amendment agreed to witheuta division. Sir 31. W. RIDLEY withdrew a motion of which lie had given notice fur to-morrow. relative to the expediency of a revision and consolidation of the Statutes, on account of the advanced period . "( the Session. PAYNE KNIGHT'S BILL. Mr. Hli3lE, on the second reading of Payne Knight's Donation Bill, expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which this donation was disposed of. He had himself, as well as others, contributed to it; the bequest was not the last of the kind he hoped to see. The con duct of Mr. Knight would operate as a useful example to others, and he hoped to see it imitated. It was by such public-spirited contribtddiss that this country might hope to equal other parts cot, the world in the arts. He hoped the exhibition would be open in such a manner as to afford every facility to the public. 'CORPORATION OF DROGHEDA. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inhabitants of the town of Drogheda. relathe to the abuses of chile property in that kwon. The petitioners stated that at the iesolutton of the reli eritkla boosts in Drogheda, in the reign of ing Hen. VIII. the pruperty was vested in the corporation foe charitable purposes ; but thst this property was, and had been for along period misapplied— the corporation letting the lands on long leases to members of their Own body, who were all self-elected. The lion. Member lamented that the petition had not arrived at an earlier period of the Station, as had it done so, lie would have moved to have some Inquiry Funded on it ; as it was, hifshould renew the subject in the next StilliXt.—Tho petition was ordered to be printed. RANK FORGERIES. Mr. HUM E presented • petition frau 'a petwri of the Dyne of Keaton, of Lancashire, stating that he 'had discovered a plan fur rte effectual prevention of forgeries, and praying that the House wexid consider of it.--Ordered to be print , d. COMPENSATION TO SL.I V.; OIVNERS. Mr. HUME said, that in consequence of the lateness of the Session, he wished to withdraw the motion of which lie had given notice, relative to ommemaition to be made to slave owners, uutil Ste next Session. IRISH FREEMASONS. • Lord OX3IANTOWN presented a petition from the Freemasons of Queen's County. in Ireland, praying to be exempted front the operation of the Secret Society Act—Ordered to lie on the table. ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. lIABERLEY gave notice, that early in the next Session he should move for the repeal of the Assessed Taxes. PORTUGUESE PRIZE MONEY. -Mr. HUME asked why the Portuguese prize-money, amount ias, he believed, to near 108,000 1 ., had never been paid. Ir. BERRIES stated, that it was in consequence of &disagree ment between the Portuguese Government and Sir J. Berestord ; its!. the sum for ha payment was vested in Exchequer Bills bear- Lig iateroa for the benefit of those to whom it belonged, and to whom it would be paid as soon as all disputes were adjusted. " • MR. DAIMON, TILE HISTORICAL PAINTER. • .MeI.AMSTON presented a - petition from Mr. Benj. Robert H..ydon. complaining that heroical painting was lescencouraged id this country than any other branch of the art, and praying of the House to adopt some measures for the support and protection of it--Ordered to lie mettle table. • SCOTCH Cf • •RT OF SESSION. Mr. DENMAN presented a petition front Mr. Johallay, a roerdtaiit at Leeds, romplaihlng of the conduct of the Scotch Court of Sessiet.—Oidered to Ile on the table. RECOGNITION OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF COLO3IBIA. .Sir J. MACKINTOSH stated, that Ter the accommodation of his light Hun. Friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, lie would po.tepooe the presentation of a penuon which had been entouited to ban by the merchants of Lnrukts. praying for a reeuguituni of the independence of the Colombian Covernment. PI 7 ISLIC ACCOUNTANTS. `Sir J. MACKINTOSH nut seeing the i lon. ihe Se•-ret sry from at W X' in his place, would postpone a petito i which li e had Mr. Robert Bell, relative to a claim that Ita:1 been nude matins M surety fa a pUbliECCfAlitlita o L OCHIRLA Ti!- SPEAKER rose and said that he bad to esoredanteatelo t`• , .. Units! a letter which' he had that morning received from Dv. Murav and Sir G. Tuthill,' relative to Mr. Goals,. Ile dies read as deli has :— •• Sir,—ln obedience to yiiizr cos-manes, we have hail several in, terviews, with Ilr. Robert Gourley, now in custody of the'Sergeant ”r MITA. and after repeated eotiversations with tom, and bihring from bin a dttall of the events of his lite, coupled with :ict, we are of opinion that his otind has exhibited proofs of un-, ✓oundness, and that it Ivor uneriond on Friday lieu whet, be es .• exulted a Member of the House of Commons, and that it condones is ti:e seine state still. Mr. BANKES said, that dietrusteeriweresuisious to afford every Accommodation to the public consistent with the ,sofety and preser vation of the snider depoaltel in their trust. IRISH INSURRECTION BILL. Mr. ROBERTSON and Lord J 011 N RUSSELL rose at the same time. The former caught the Speaker's eye, and expressed his opposition to the present Bill, which, in his opinion, was calcu lated to do infinite mischief in the unfortunate country in 'Nth it was proposed to be continued. Ireland was divided into two phr. ties, and the effect of this Bill would be to make England a party to support the parties that prevailed in Ireland. (Bear, bear.) To thew the extent of the danger of this BPI, he would put the name in palmation of some inforination which had been conveyed to him, and which he would use for a very different purpose than that fur which he received it. A letter had been addressed to him by one of those parties, which stated that the Roma:. Catholics Nat: bound by an oath to extenititim all Protestants, men, wo- men, and children. Sow there were nearly two millions of Pro. testants in Ireland, and yet there was not a single instance of one murder_of"a Protestant, except from some arwavating cause in the . .-rimer (Signed) been tirreated 132 persona, un i s hment had &wanted to only one. The effect of this he contended, was to cause that hatred towards the Government which it ought to be, end was, the inter - endeavour to remove. .1 t might have est and duty of Governmont to ets. the effect of keeping men confined to their homes ; but It was en thin that permanent tranquillity could never be preserved by it. It WAS clear that Ireland was in a disturbed state ; and if the house did not pass the Catholic question, or some such measure, tran quillity might never be restored. To him there appeared but one way to accomplish this most desirable object, and it was to make the Government independent of the religion ; to let religions dis till...lions be distinctions among subjects themselves, and not be tween the people and the Government. If this were the case, he felt assured that Ireland would become what England was de sirous she should be. When all men were placed on an equality as it respected religion, he was sure that all animosity would foe ever cease. With these sentiments, he would give his vote against the continuance of the Act. Mr. GOULBURN said, it was natural to expect that on the pre sent question he should offer a few remarks, and state the reasons why he moved that the Act be read a second time. It appeared to him thatthe Noble Lord (J. Russell) and others had argued not so touch against the Act as against the circumstances connected with' it; but the principle on which he (Mr. Goulburn) defended it, was that It preserved peaceable individuals from the outrages of those who were - combined together. Yet he proposed it, not because it VP good in itself, nor with the intention that tt should be followed up, but because it was called for to meet the peculiar din:ethics which in Ireland Vele to be contended with; and he was satisfied he should be able to prove to the House, that its adoption was justified. He thought that any person who read the evidence then on the table of the House, would not hesitate to declare an opinion to this effect. It had been asserted by the Noble Lord (J. Russell) and other Hon. Members, that a resident gentry was in dispensably necessary to the tranquillity of the country, but he would ask, was it to be expected that the gentry would reside on their estates, While the 'country was in the situation which the re port upon the table described it to be ? Who, be would ask, i would dare to complala of the non-residence tsf the gentry, if the gentry were not protected by Parliament? The state of Ireland certainly was not so aggravated as it had been, but if it were not so. to what cause was it to be attributed, unless to the operation of the Insurrection Act ? The qu'estion for the House to consider was, whether, having experience of the Act, it would be advisable to allow it to expire, or to con tinue it to a period when other means would present themselves for preventing the outrages which every one must deplore. The Hon. Members opposite had attributed the evils complained of to con tinued mis-government and abuse; but granting this to its fullest extent, he would ask could It be expected that those evils would be' removed during one or two Sessions of Parliament ? Another de claration of the Hon. Metithers who opposed the Act was, that it was sought for by the Protestants in order to keep down the Ca tholies. Such was not the case—to prove that it was so it would be necessary tint for those Hon. Members to spew, that it was the Protestants only, and not the Catholics who were "tacked. The system which it was sought to destroy was directed vs much against one as it was.sgalnst the other, and the protection of both was the object of the Act. He thought it would be easy to prove that Catholic Emancipation could never have the effect of removing the evils complained of; and he hoped that the house would not run away with the idea thst the measure proposed by the Right Hon. the Atweney.ffeneral fdr Ireland was calculated to do it. That measure would have a contrary effect. He (Mr. Goulburn) hoped that a time would come when the penal stating' would cease en tirely. At present he asked for a law to enable magistrates to pre serve the {saner of the country—y law t o • • -il te pett y tenant did nprotect* who dared to take a farm. He not ask for it for the purpose of oppression.—plod forbid ! or, if he did ask for it with antis a view. tiod forbid that the House Of Commons should grant it ! !Hr. ABERCROkIIIV said that he never could approach the discussion of this subject without feelings of the most painful nature. Whenever Parliament was called on to pass the Insurrection Act, it was called on to record its own disgrace. It ought to be rccol. lected how often this Act had been required, merely as a temporary measure ; he opposed it as abetting the system of misrule. lie dilfered from the Committee who sent this Bill to the House, as ho could not give any countenance or sanction to the mewstrre. He begged to be understood as not raying any thing against the Com mittee, as he appoved entirely.of the way in which they were com. posed ; their labours would be useful, and of - importance ; but he thought that nothing but the most urgent necessity could justify die passing of this Hill. If people were to be deprived of their lioerty it was desirous that it should be done on better evidence t h at was then before the House. The great fault in Ireland was their want of confluence in the law. The Irish never yaw law but in ushape that was odious to them ; law never was used in Ireland but as II maul of peipetraiing it. This snowed 'in,' that there , - - --- -- ----- - --- -- - measure of prevention ; the law never appeared in Ireland but as an was no such oath at all, or at least that it was not acted upon. It I instrument of vengeance. Ile would only look to the mischiefs el., was evidence that there existed t.o general confederacy for such a I ready produce reland by this Act. Ile would select the county of 1 diabolical eur . In order to thew the unfitness of the persons to I he , Cwrk ; there, there" . were -WO committed under it, and only 74 con.l whom the House was about to entrust the powers of this Act, _ .. vieted. Ile cou ld j u st select the ev .idenefre of A th l io r. Sergeant mean Lloyd to would advertete an whines which was written to the Magistrates in I re. tee was 1 the north of Ireland acting under the Insurrection Am. It was of 1 I'" sure that the person in the Committee that ha d . put the queition to tile meet iiillainaiatory nature and tendency. In it the elagistrates i him which lie should read, expected a very deferent answer to that ew the mi ni i iee ngo et .to i nma were celled upon not to act with mistaken lenity. (The Hon. 31em. 1 which be had . received. Mr. tee' rpm tt Lloyd was asked, " Does ber proceeded to read extract* from it, in which the 31agistrates Y it net ireituently happen that perso . •ns taken up under this , let were were conjured not to see their wives and children reeking h et a rebel , ,of very bmi cheracter I' His answer wee, "In general they received' pike—rebels, too, who would not meet the face fairly in the field u tee goal eharactels, but they were poor inirable creatures, all in I.7eg, but who skulked ehoet and aimed at deontetion in secret.. he nelieved they were . generally ignorant of the nature of the Act.' To leave them unpunished would be a blot on civilized nature: hear.) This was a most unfortunate state of things ; the the would destroy others if they were not themselves annihilated :I I (Ile' , Tnia was a apecimen of . proclamation emir , re d to the Mag i strates people of Ireland were aught to view the Magistrates as objects of disgust and suspicion ; this Act moreover was calculated to sow administering' the very Act they were now called upon to pass. Alt. 1112 e, E--" Addresseel to whom ?" the seeds of evil between the two countries; for theseeonsiderationa, he certainly could not give his support to the Bill. Mr. ROBERTSON said, a fictitious signature was annexed to i the document, but it was printed. The lion. Member then pro- I Mr. PEEL was ready to admit '.hat the question would not eroded to advert to the evidence given before the Irish Committee, , bear support in a constitutional point of view. No tine on those Prow which it appeared there wan none whith testified to the ex. ' grounds could defend it; but, as to the inefficacy of the measure, istenee of a conepirace_in the country, which would justify the he dlfiereil from all those who opposed the Bill. There was the passing of the elesentHilL *Chatever disturbance took place was' most abundant proof of its efficacy. The Committee who had f 4%. oceasiotsed by partial and local provocations; bit there was no ' commended it was formed of men whose opinions were genera* testimony to sustain the necessity of the present !Nihon the ground hostile to the immure; but still the •opinian that it was necessee of a getters! Confederacy or indisposition in the minds of the was unanimous, as every rentleman that had been examined on people. There was one exception, anti one et which he was ter. the subject was in favour of the renewal of the Act. Many objet. taint), diseeeed to pay every respect and attention ; it was the eel- Lions that hail been offered to the measure in that House were of a deuce of air. pl e eel t ere Among s t otbcx questions .out to that contradictory character, and ueutralised each other. It was a libel gentlemin,'he was Wiled to what did he attribute the improve- against the Protestants to say the.'. the' wished tee the Aet in meat that had of late taken place in Ireland ? His reedy was, to i order that they might be enalileO to oppress the Catho"es; nei. the Insurrection Act.--to the improved *piton of police—to the' titer was it tree that the Act wits for the support of the tiovermnent. improvement of the magietracy—and to the itistitutton of patty It was for the protection of the loyal and peaceable inhabitants s ous. Now, of these causes, in his I Mr. Robertson's) opinion, of leeheith—for the protection of the peasant in his cottage, as well the Insurrection Act worked mere injury than good, sued the other! as of the gentleman in hit house, without weed alto whether they mum • ould be eillicient to create the improvement without this , were Catholic or Protestant. It appeared an evidence before the Rill. Indeed without it they world be more efficient, and this hid !Cou 111 l ittee that many of the peasantry who were well disposed Were rather clogged than promoted their efficiency. In the evidence , compelled to join the disaffected , train a feu of being burnt or' shied he have of any disposition to discontent or disturbance, I murdered. Sonic time ago in one barony there were fourteen mur. the proof del not go beyond a proof of discontent and distarbar.ce I den, and not one of the murderers was ever brought to justice. arising front personal motives or private irritation. Besides, there I The Instinectimi Act might truly be said to be had, but buntings was no offence which it was alleged was hertid the reach of the and murders with impunity were *root. The Hon. Member on i present laws. On the whole face of the evidence there did not ap- the seco-d lienell (Mr. Robertson) had talked of the dove-like aim pear a single statement of such a tendency. It was said, indeed, phicity of the Irish : he should like to know wh -re it was to be Heat but for Ode Bill the Roman Catholics would put down the found. (Laughter.) If seeds of disorder had been, sawed loyal port of the eximmunity. He of j etted to this claim of ex- ing to the Honourable Gentleman, sown fur more titan centu. duster loyalty, and if the claim to superior loyalty could be made ries. no aet or wit of men could remove them in twelve by any class of persons in Ireland, thee claim coald be best made months. He (Mr. Peel) could not admit that the passing of the by the Roman Catholic.. The llotioureble Member next ad- Act recorded disgraceon the legislature. Since the aceession of his verted to the evidence of Mr. Blacker, which did nut supply elajesty much had been done to ameliorate the condition of the Irish. any infunnation that argue the neer:city of th, prceent measure. The evidence 4:teite th: committee convinced him that the seen. " J. Mi alto "<i. Tt'T HILL." f:ANNING said, that afier th" letter which they had jogai heard read horn die Chair. there could be but one opinlan SS tit the state of the unfortuorle lIIRTIN mind. lie theretiwe should nut nirtke any motion Do the subject ; but lie thought it right that MTh irjhri lac should remain in cush.dy (as we understontl) rotil friends had been en.stitol with. s ok4t-stion 1. a.+ aecol.ll to. • Mlt. SMITH. M r . litr )1 Tr rII t 1 or •entett a petition front Aunan, relative to the tio.e Blr. stoitltrLaul ea the table. .. REVERSAL OF A TT.IINDNRS.• ', Nothing shocJil prevent hint frona takin g the tvnte of the Holm on rs ty of property and dies:deny of lives required the e s etir.eanee of Mr. PEEL observed. that before he nio ved for the Reversal bf ; this important question. The•Protetrant ascendancy had a most this Bill at least for another year. the Attainder of Lord Stifford, he thought it eight to state that I Pernicious tendencY aeon the dispoeition of the great portion of the I .Me. ROBKRTSON explained.. that, aud did the reverral of the whet attetnders. had meted the • peolne. It Waa in vain to attempt, by dolence and force, to im. Mr. TRA NT iii new Member) in a low tone, supported the • approbation of t o Lo The Bills were five in number': I pow regulations upon a whole people. They had never conceded . Bill. Ile thought the present state of society in Ireland rendered but enters to Lord Stafford, he wiehed it to be observed, that Ito the neolde of Ireland ; all they had obtained was wrung from I such a measure imperatively necessary. t the reversal of that attainder was to be considered as the rerun-, the fears of to country. Th e Roman Catholics tell this &gra. I Mr. A BERL'IIO 4 IBV esplaiped. Ile was not, as was attribu. I thin of an act of injustice (hear. heart : hut with regard to die ; dation, and they were not willing to submit to it, and they had the . ted to hint, opposed to education ; what he had said was. that an ' other four co..nected with the rebellions of 1715 and 174 a, they must I power and the inclination to put a speedy termination to their op. i oppressive system of government was more dangerous by being be viewed as acts of grace and favour. I preasion. They wete merely trifling with the questieia, by the re. i opp re s s towards an educated rather than an uneducated people. 1 The Bills for the Reversal of the Attainder, and Restoration of petition of th ese pena l enactments. They should try to unite the Mr. S. RICE was unwilling to give a silent vote as he differed the Peerages of Lords Stafford, Mar, Kenmarc, StrathallaFa and people of that .country. ri s e Dutch Goverament of Java bore a, in opinion (WM many of those who spoke in favour of the mot. I Nairne, were read a fi rst and "world time. • ; strong resemblance to the people of Irelarti—to their conduct. ; sore. In giving his support to the Bill he did Sri with the under- I EARL OF MAR. i They were now treated differently, and the consequence was, that ' standing that the inquiry was still pending, and he was satisfied' 3lr. A BERCRO3IBY felt himself highly gratified at the Pro; ~they were now ; djrcrent and a well-conducted people. The Ma- : that the result of that inquiry would he t.) demonstrate the Mex. read f or the reyertal of the attainder upon the Earl of Mar. and I mil were now a great p e ople. Under all these impressions he ! nediency of this Bill, and shame the Government out of the ne .i other Scottish Pees . The Noble Earl had passed a long and • should strongly urge the House to suspend this Bill. Ile moved f etsoitY of again proposing it. He was aborequeeted by his Right I active life in opposition to the principles, for the maietenaace ofl that this Bill should be read this day six months. 'Honourable Friend, the 31ember for Waterti•rd, who was unavad. which his anotators had forfeited their tide and estates. Mr. JOHN SMITH agreed in much of what had fallen from the ' ably absent, to declare that he gave his assent to it under a similar Sir J. MACKINTOSH conceived there was something affecting ; Hon. Gentleman ; but he objected to the contintoine of a measure limitation. The Honourable Member proceeded to shrew the wil -lin the contemplation of the net by which this attainder was re- I perfectly ineompaeible w ith a free Government. The report by i pin of the Bill and the inefficacy of attaiuig the objects • versed. He felt this to be an act of justice, and he was Bah= the 'no means justiffed the continuance of this Act ; i: was foundeil fur wih it was introduced. people of Scotland would he highly grateful for sach a measure. I unon evidence of unouestionable authority, but it was led much ' Me tedENMAN could not asaent to the lull I and however th e I fig h o p e d hi s alajesty, in his libel:tidy, would extend the mea. , to suspend ihe liberties of a whole people upon the reasons now 1 Hoe. Member for Limerick may satisfy Itimacif in arguing for it, sure or' am nesty, and thereby do away all those decisions which had I assigned for that suspension. It was the duty of legislators to • yet he appeared to him to shew the strongest reason for abandoning given rise to the forfeitures of the many who were victims to the ! ir.qaire into the causes of the present condition of the Inch people. ; the Bill. of whirl', by his vote, it would appearhe was the defender. cause of mistaken honour. 1 i The Irish Committee had, it was true, been appointed late in the; He had stated the Bill to be oppressive and ine ffi cacious; and he Mr. BRUCE obserrtal, that he objected to the selection of Ear ; Session, but he believed it had been purposely delayed ; but the l(Mr. Denman) knew no stronge: reasons for abandoning it. What Mar in preference to many others. He had himfelf a similar . feet was, that where most disturbances existed in Ireland. it was . stronger argument could be prodd against it, than that it bad claim, so had others; and be knew no reason why the lineal de- I not in that parrfif the country where this Act was enforced. He I liteo tried, and that it had failed. It o was said to be introduced for Iseendant of the attainted should he preferred to the descendant of ; had to complain dill disturbance in Fersnanagh of a purely re. ,an emergency, yet it had continued for years. The emergency, it one like hisuself, who collaterally was pure of blood. At "Me hglailS character; at Innismore, two Magistrates sent to that would seem, Waa a perpetual one. Ile would not be bound by e n 1 future period lie would again petition the Throne. and pray for the' tdand for the propose of keeping the peace, and they committed ; the evidence that was to be found in the report, sonic of which was grace and favour of his 31ajesty to restore his titles and those of some of the electors to gaol ; they were Protestants. and they must unsatisfactory ;but no consideration could named- him to the others situate like himself. (Hear, hest.) lie hoped it %cutlet riot , were not to be found there next morning. But he should be told I secret and Private judgments, and the arbitrary power w hich thi s be considered that be had said too much, and he would not, I that the Magistrates would no; do their duty, and he believed it ; Bill enacted. The law itself, and the mode of its administration, perhaps, have a dd one word it he were not the only individual , was true for thi s reason, that many of them were Orangemen, ; Were alike objectionable. Ile agreed with the Hon. M e mber (air, collaterally connected with any of the attainted Peers who had a and he was told by the Attorney-General that (rtangemen were an . Roberson ) who said, that die moral causes—such as an improved wit in that House. As the doors of mercy were now opened, he , illegal Association . ( Hear) sow, it was time for the Pailiament ; system of nolice--an improved magistracy—the spread of ed u ca. should approach them, and be hoped not without enemas. ;of England to get to the bottom a these di ffi culties. By generosity ' t[on—and those other causes from which Ireland began to derive fiord BINNING said there was much in what had been said by , and kindness some chance was still left to unite Ireland in bonds . advantage, were retarded by this Bil, which scented only to • the Hon. Member deserving attenti i. The collateral bland, ac. ;of amity rot to he broken. ' counteract their efficacy and defeat their success. It was idle by cerdfng to the Scottish law, was not liable to be attainted, and his I Colonel D.aVIES said, that because he saw that an inquiry . harsh and oppreesive measures of this kind to restore tear. Hon. Friend should have the benefit he now eaught. I em o ting forward by the Government, with perfect harmony, he quillity which had been interrupted, by taws over which this . Mr. PEEL said it was quite evident that in the selection made , rot for the continuance of this Act. ' opinion were high rents and the tithe system. Jt was impossible Bill could have no control ; of these causes the principal in his there wait no party purpose whatsoever. The reversal of attainder' I Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that he was not prepared to eon. peace in a country where a systelli of law prevailed— here every loan was deemed a criminal who could not his , etas merely an act of grace and favour, and on which it would not , teal that, under any circumstances the Insurrection As should be t° ex p ect be becoming him, as a Minister of the Crown.. to say a word. ' enforeeti t : In ICO7, Mt. Grattan had supported it, on the gruund,l w here , mnoccaxe, and where he was exposed to be torn Cruse his family prove who were men of good i ore the malice of enemies. The Hon. Member proceeded to advert • Lord 11 1 114. said that the honours of the House of Mar was of ; that there was a French party in Ireland. That was adore of war. I Thus many were punished under the Act.l the several severe clauses of the Bill. particularly on inc which most ancient date, and long before the records began. Ordered to be read a second time. character, and perfectly ignorant that it had been passed . Many of ' ,which the Right remained in the Bill on its return from the Lords. It Hon. Gentleman intimated that he would leave out, but had A manage from the Lords prayed that J. 11. North , Es q ., I 1 those who are arrested had been allowed to remain 21,30, and 40 was that which empowered a person to take up any vie found in a Member of this House, might attend the Committee on the dia. t days in prison, before it Was ascertained that thin , ' had remained too public-house licensed or unleensed. This he thought peculiarly toted districts in Ireland.—Leave given. late, perhaps, at a fair, and hail been taken up by a constable, who LANCASTER COUNTY COURTS' BILL. oppressive and unjust. No good government would requere such expected to make money by the circumstance. It is stated ex powers as the present Bill supplied, and after the failure and inef- On the motion of Mr. lICARLETT , the Lancaster County peesaly by the Act, that aby was to be given to the con. i dewy which had attended this measure hitherto, he deemed its re- Courts' Bill was read a third time t and mewed. stable, whether or not he should arrest ; then came the diwretion of : . newel must impolitic and unnecessary. • LAND-TAX REDL3IPTION BILL. , the Magistrates, who sometimes dismissed and sometimes coin. • 31r. V. FITZGERALD vindicated the propriety and correct- On the motion that the Report of the Land-tax Redemption Bill ; i.,iited, the erisoner ; then the discretion of the men who were to ; , oess of the mode in which the Insurrection Act was administered be brought up. I try them . ; and last of all came the. is of the Lord I • Mr. 31ABERLY observed, it via high time that the power . ; rant : it was used, he would admit, in general, fairly and properly 4 Dlr. M. FITZGERALD (the Knight of Kerry) said he should conferred by former Acts on this subject should be replaced by a .• but still it was another discretion added to the many on which la R el " measure of greater equity and justice. If this Bill were "win - . the fate of an individual depended. He did not know any prooeed.l but in doing so, he should not oppose it on the grounds that supposed 31egietrates had abused it, nor that the laws anitted, any defects it now contained could he remedied. Ile pro- . Lig more contrary to the !pinta the British law, or more opposed , oppose the Bille : had been imperfectly administered, still less did he ascribe to Go. posed that the purchasers of the land-tae should have certain ail. Ito the principles of justice. The consequence was, that out of 149 had I remment any improper course of proceedings, as he was satisfied vantages, such as qualifications for voters, for Justices of the I Lore n who had been arrested in the county of Clare, but four had . that Lead 'll ellesley had done • - tithing to restrain these abuses P'- -- and also for seats in this House. He also propos!ei that n punished : . and although in the count y , Kerry there ... --- e--a-ese should be allowed tr - . .- - - . ...c every , r , which existed. He ( Mr. 31aurice Fitzgivald) was of opinion that the power placed in the Magistrate% hands by this measure, place , d him in a . ver y . invidiou s . eituation, which was calcu. inclined awltoawaken the feelings of the populace. lie was .. to think that multitudes of people had been taken up under authority of the law, and but few, comparatively speaking, were brought to trial. However, he was tumid to acknowledge that accon.tng to the opinion of the Irish gentry, This Act was ne cessary. For his own part, he thought that a military law would be less objectionable, and he was persuaded that tinder the govern ment of Lord Cornwallis, military law was administered free from all party influence, and it gave general satisfaction in the country. Military law, compared with the present Bill, would be in his opinion more efficacious, and would be sufficient to canteenl the country. Ile owned that he was not satisfied with evidence taken by the Committee, it wu exceedingly week, in his opinion, on which to found a measure like the present, and he hoped that the Committee had not been made the stalking-hone, as it were of this proceeding. lie should oppose the Bill. Sir N. couniuttsT thought there were many districts in Ireland in which the ordinary course of law was not sufficient to protect the lives and the property of the inhabitants • how. ever, he was happy to fi nd that tranquillity was restored ' to the greater part of Ireland. (Cries of • question, question.") The gallery was then clamed fur a division, when the numbers were— Fur the Second Reading, Il2; Against it, 93; Majority, 89. NEW corn( H ES' tftt-k. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Moved the Order of the Da for the third reading of this Bill. Mr. H L'ME expressed his surprise that the Bill should be pro. posed at this late hour. Ile moved that it be read a third time this day three months. The CH ANCELIA)I of the EXCHNCER could not con. eesve why this Bill should be delayed at this stage of its progress. It bad been argued and discussed at every step (Hear, hear.), easd a division had already taken place, in which there was a minority of nine to a majority of 43. It was certainly in the power of She opposite side of the house to obstruct the measure; but, after the many opportunities which had been given fir investigating it, he could notausent to postpone it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DENMAN considered it to be the right of every Member to oppose a BID in any of its stages. ("Hear," from Mr. Hume.) He had sarong objections to the Bill, but he did nut incline to tea ' pass In the time of the House at that hour. Mr. BROCUHASI said that it was not fair to take up such a discussion at one o'clock. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not wish ter tinaciously to insist upon the third reading at present ; but as a motion regarding the hierarchy of Ireland stood for to-day, he could not assent to the postponement. Mr. BROUOIIA. I—lf the question be important, it is weU worthy of discussion; and if it be worthy of discussion, a suitable time ought to be allowed for that purpose. After a few words from Mr. B. Coo him and %Ir. Alosicx, Mr. CANNING said, that as those who had argued against the postponement had also argued against the Bill, he saw no reasons for delaying the measure. The gallery was then cleared for a division. For the third reading, 95; against it, 20; Nidority, 75. On our re-admission we found Mr. DE N3I AN on his legs, opposing the Bill. lie contended that the grant wu an extravagant waste of the public money ; that there was ample accommodation in the Established Churches for the public ; and that the perversity with which the had been carried through, was a strong presumption that the grant war meant to extend the patronage of the Crown. -stained Mr. HU3IE that the grant was uncalled for; at least that it ought not to be allowed, until a return was made of the mode in which the million had been expended. Mr. 1. SMITH agreed with his lion. Friends on the impro priety of the measure. He bad on a similar uccasion voted for an Inquiry . into the lietngs'of the elergy, in triter to judge how far these might be equally distributed among all who ministered at the altar. He wished to see this proposition acted upon--a proposition to which Mr. Pitt himself was tavourable, and which he would have followed un had not interest overcome his good intention. Mr. RODERTSON thought that the Church might verrsafely be leagued with the Crown. Mr. 310NCli—" Ti is not Churches that are wanted; it is con. gregstions to till those that ire already erected." Mr. T. WILSON did not think that the Ilonouroble Member (Mr. Munch) had ever been inside of any of the new churches, otherwise he would have perceived the free het.ches well tilled. (Hear.) The House divided, when there appeureti-- Fot the Bill, 65; Againstit, 15 ; 31siority for the posing of the Bill, 'lO. EAST -INDIA POSSESIONS BILL. Mr. Serretary CANNING moral the second reading of ails Bal. The Right lion. Gentleman stated, that those Hon. Members who had objected to the treaty, might allow this step without waiving their right of challenge. Mr.'HU3IE objected to the principle of the Bill in tow, as he considered the treaty nut only inj.:rious to the charsetrr of the House, but to the country generally. He wished, therefore, that the second reading should be postponed till to-day.—Agreed to. MARINE INSURANCE DILI.. Mr. F. BUXTON moved the third reading of the 3larice In surance BBL Mr. Alderman Titostrsox and Mr. PLOYER opposed the motion. Mr. 111/MUSSON said, that after the Bill having been so fully dimusealin a firmer stage, it would be vexatious to delay imps - gre now. Mr. GRENFELI. said, that from the smallness of the divi sions wlifilh had taken place in the d•fferent stages of the Bill, it had never undergone a proper discussion. After • few words hem Mr. J SMITH, the House divided. The numbers were:— Fee the third reading . as Against . 40. 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Doors open at Sereti.--inticert e..nimences at E!:ht o'Clotk. Admiarion ja. ejd. The Barr ism Paass commenced puoluwing yesterday toccata( st tire o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE IS, Int The Paris Papers of eaturdaY, with Sunday's Ekile, reached our Office yesterday by Express. A complete schism yet prevails among the french Journals since Chatzaubriand's dismissal. Their columns are daily filled with discussions on the subject: the Etoile, the Drama Blanc, and the Gazette de France, are ranged under M. tie Vill Ie s stabdanl; (he Journal d;s tkbale leads in the opposing ranks; and the Quotedienne wavers. The glit tering bribe, dealt out some time since, bought over seven out of twelve shares, held by dint:tent Ji sinterestrd pro. prietors of the Quefidieune ; the rest were ir.flexible, and are now iu the enemy's camp. This Jiarnal, therefore, la Janus faced—it gave in one day a sort of doubtful apprc. bation to the character and measures of the disgraced Minister ; while on the next, a counter article appeared. Thus its policy was fluctuating: it was like Miss in the play-'-" She Wt,uld and She Would Not." M. Michaud, the founder, and for some time the leading Editor, of this Journal, ventured a few weak articles in favour of M. Cha teaubrirend since his dismissal. An article less doubtful was subsequently tendered to the present responsible Editor by M. Sarlie, iu which it was stated that "All Paris had left their names at M. de Chateesbriand's.'"fhis article, the present respansible Editor rejected, being obliged by the French law to attach his name to the paper before publi cation. The author of the rejected article (M. de Sorlie) complained of the suppression in a letter to the Journal Debuts, and the Editor replied, stating, that the majority of the proprietors of the Quolidienne had instructed him to put a close to the personal contests which for some days had marked the paper; and adding, that it was not the fact, that, " all Paris had left their names at M. Chateau briand's;" M. Michaud, in consequence, as the organ a Chateaubriand's supporters, in the Quotidienne, gave legal notice .to the responsible Editor, to quit his office, who re fuses to do so; being, as he alledges, supported by a ma jority of proprietors, amounting to seven-twelfths. Thus the contests of the Cabinet have descended to the press, and arc equally pure and disinterested in one case as tl:e ' other. The object of the Ministry is to neutralize all op position, by pecuniary corruption; and thus compleatly fetter the press of the capital: Chateaubriand's versatility is now the theme of comment in the Edgily. This Royalist journal quotes, in its number of Sunday, several para graphs from the red red Minister's work of Monarchy under the Charter, inculcating the necessity of unity cf action in a Ministry. But consistency was not C:hatesubri and's motto ; he bad dare:rent opinions when a mere wri:te, from those held by him when he was unexpectedly called to power. An Address has been proposed to the King by M. de la Bourtionnaye, praying an indemnity for the rre , prictors of real property confiscated and sold under the Re volutionary decrees. M. de la Bourdonnaye proposes that , they shall be paid in Resta at 4 per cent. The question 0 . of indemnity to the surviving emigrants is not an unjatt or unreasonable one; but where is it to be found after the proposed law, principally brought forward for this purpose, has been rejected. This proposition cf La Bourtlonnaye'F, who is a furious Royalist, is mote than probably Mould to embarrass M. de %%Me and leis present colleagues, end try the strength of the epposition arrayed in the Upper Chamber against the Minister. But every sncar.s will now be adopted to break that Opposition down. The hope ful exile from Lisbon, the Infant Dun 11eiguel, has not as yet arrived in the French capital, and, it was thought, r.o very warm wish existed to see him there ; he was expected to go, on his landing, to Nantes. The Monitcrr of Satur t day has its columns filled with the funeral oration and panegyric pronounced on the Marshal Prince of Eckroull (Davoust), deceased, by Sachet, the Duke of Albufera, in the Chamber of Peers, on last Tuesday. Dayoust, so ce lebrated in the military annals of France, was born:: Arnoux, in the department of the Yonne, cn the 10th of May, 1770, and entered the army in 1787 : he was one of Napoleon's ablest officers. 'flie Duke d'Aneouleme re- viewed several regiments of the Royal Guard on Frid:y, in the Champ de Mars, thus keeping up his military • • glories. T he Pardmontese Gazette inserts in a late num ber, letters from Venice, throwing doubts on poor Reimers death, and asserting, on the authority of the Sierra Ler la Gazelle, that he recovered from the attack of fever .t Benin. We fear his dissolution cannot he doubtea ; the accounts were too minute and circumstantial that annourcca the melancholy event. It will be seen from - - 7;i7"7.rrr — in enter y Report, that de Speaker of the House of Commons counnunicattil last night I t ~~ It J t 11 ~. 1, I • [WI