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1 k otl • P.IRLIAMENTART INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, Tevanwr, APaIL 1L Yr. Adrian, from the Treasury, presented the annual Aceotatie el the inerease and decrease of salaries, pensions, and expenses Of the - public departments of Government. Mr. Mitre Sumner. Mr. Davenport, and several other Meet. hers of the House of Commons, brought up two private Bills, irhich were read a tint time. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. • The LORD CHANCELLOR . presented a petition from the parishes of Wybuty and Whitley, in the county of Southampton, mining that the House would not grant any further concessions to the Catholics. His Lordship observed, that the petition was res pectfully worded and properly expressed.—Laid on the table. Lord ARDEN mcsented a similar petition from the town and neighbourhood of Ruth.—Laid on the table. Lord KENT ON presented a similar petition from the inhabit.- antts of Whitechurch, in Salop, signed by 4110 oldie most respect able potions in that town.—Laid on the table. • The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a similar petition from Dan Helloed, in Nottmghamehire. The Noble Duke observed. that he hoped the table would be covered with petitions on the same 'object. He was convinced that unless the nation stepped forward and made known the feeling that so universally existed—the feeling vt which every honest man must participate--there was cone'der ethle fear as to the result that might take place. The petition he had now the honour to present was sot unworthy of their Lordships' notice. The petition was then read. Lard KING said, that he felt it necessary to notice the observe t'ons of the Noble Duke, who had bored to see their Lordships' table covered with inch petitions as he had just presented, and who bad expressed his opinion that they must be supported by every honest man ; thus inferring that one.third of his Majesty's subjens were dishonest, and that rot only them, but all who did not come forward to oppose them, were dishonest also. To this mode of res. toning he (Lord King) would decidedly object. Earl DARNLEY - also objected to the observations of the Noble Duke. Laid on the table. QUARANTINE LAWS. Earl DARNLEI then said, that he felt it his duty to take rdeantage of the opportunity of calling their Lordships' attention to ealeject at' very great importance ; the subject he alluded to was :he Quarantine Laws. He understood from what had passed in the oehire House that his Majesty's Ministers had granted permission lo vessels to land their cargoes of cotton without examination. lie Nought this subject should be treated with great consideration, sad most deliberately. That their Lordships should pause before they did away with those laws which had been so long our safe. gnsris—which had fur more than a century preserved us from in. initial. It was his intention to call the attention of their Lord. Chips to this subject en Tuesday next. SCOTCH PEERS TRIAL BILL. Lard COLCHESTER brought up the Report of the Committee en the Scotch Peers Trial Bill, and afterwards brought in a Bill 'ounded upon it, which was rend a first time. JUDGE KLNRICK. The Earl of ESSEX said, that a few weeks since he bad ven t:lmi to call the attention of their Lordships to the subject of the Welch Judge Kenrick, who was also a Surrey Magistrate. He then asked* question of the Noble and Learned Lord on the NVool. rack, to whin question, however, he had not received a satisfactory aoswer. Het Lord Essex) had wished to make the proceedings of the Court of King's Bench the subject of a motion, but there were scene technical objections to such a measure. Since the period he slued to, another act of gross violation of justice had been cont. -ratted by that Judge; hr would not state the particulars, as they tad been fully reported in the public papers, together with the epeeth of the Attorney-General, who marked, in the strongest manner, his disgust at what had occurred, and several 31agistrates °flaunty had earn-need similar sentiments from the Bench. lie 'tad heard that - Kenrick still retained his situation as a Welch :age, and alic as a Justice of the Peace. Every one kneo- that .he proceedings to which he alluded were a gross violation of jus tice. He only wished to know if the Noble and Learned Lord had received any communication on the subject from the Court of King's Bench. It must then remain for the Noble and Learned Lord to act in he thought proper. The LORD CHANCELLOR replied, that he had not received any such communication. The Earl of ESSEX said, If the Noble and Learned Lord did not think fit to remove such a person from his office, he (Lord Essex) cad not another word to say. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that he believed the Welsh ,'edges stood in the same situation with other Judges, and could not be removed, except by an address to the Crown. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that with respect to the ofd2e of Judge, no Juclee could be removed except by an Address to his Majesty from both Ilouscs of Parliament. But with respect to the office of Justice of the Peace, great care should be always taken by the Custodes notubestee of the different counties, as to what persons they recommended to be appointed as lit persons to fulfil the duties attached to them. If a conviction of a Magistrate sooh place before the Court of King's Bench, the usual mode was to communicate the fact to the Chancellor, who generally thought re hit duty to remove the offending party. But he (the Lord Chan cellor) felt it necessary to mention a circumstance which bad oc eureW in Wales, and which might show the necessity of great caution in such a case. A Magistrate in Wain had been accused ley affidavit of en act which no Magistrate or Gentleman should be gality or fle (the Lord Chancellor) was applied to to strike out e name of this person from the magisterial list, as the offence with which be was charged was, that of appropriating to his own ace certain stems of money, which were levied as tines upon indi viduals convicted before him. Accusation. thank God, in this country we, not conviction. He (the Lord Chancellor) had refused to remove him, and it turned cut that the Magistrate prosecuted !vend convicted of perjury every person who had signed the affi davit against him. How should he (the Lord Chancellor) have eCit if he bed struck out from the list of Magistrates this guiltless individual ? In cenclusien he would observe, that no communica tion had been made to him from many Court of Justice respecting tit:spyEn (Kenrick), and he could not act on such information, at he had received it only from newspapers. The 'limn then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, Anti'. It The Slpcsker took the Chair a fnr minutes before four o'clock, eel the House proceededtpbusiness. 'MAME'', QUAY. Air. Sergeant ONSLAW presenied a petition from the Vicar, Churchwardens, and Parishioners, of the parish of St. Martin-in. tno.Fields, against the Thames Quay Bill.—The petillon was or dared to lie on the table. On the motion of General HART, the Lough Neagh Navigs. tine Bill was read a second time. • METROPOLITAN FISH COMPANY. Mr. CALCRAFT presented a petition from persons connected with the Herring Fishery at Greenock, against the Metropolitan lisn Company Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table. ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS. Mr. ORENFELL brought up the amended clauses in the St. i:atharine's Docks Bill which were agreed to after a short discussion. BiU was then ordered to be engrossed. COLLIER DOCKS BILL. 111r..C. CALVERT presented a petition mom five hundred per sons. inhabitants of the parish of St. Paul's, Shadwell, against the • vostrietive Clause in the-Collier Docks Bill. praying to be heard by (ounsal. Also a similar petition from the Trustees and Vestry men of All Saints. Poplar ; also a similar petition from the Bishop 4 Landaff, the Dean of St. Paul's, and other persons, owners of lltlaveturges.--Ordered to lie on the table. 3ir. Alderman BRIDGES presented a petition from the Corpo. ration of London, as Governors of Bridcwell Hospital, against the TA:mines (amp Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table . IRISH 3IINING BILL. On the motion of Mr. GOULBURN, the Irish Mining Bill was read a saasod time. IfT.l,66iii r o treeented a petition from Sit Robert Keith, :gainer the Edinbur Railway.—Ordered to lie on the table. Colonel BAGWLLL presented a petition from the Merchants 4f Clonntel, in the county of Tipperary, praying that nochenge may be rade this year in the Act for Regulating the Butter Trade is Irelerd—Laid on the tab'c• _ . _ 'minions Were presented from the several Corporations of .Batchers, Bakers, and Coopers, of Glasgow, against the Ciithq• c Emancipation MlL—Ordered to lie on the table. CORN LAWS. Mi. CHRWEN presented a petition from Workington, praying fve an alteration in the Gm' Laws.—Lr.id on the table. fbe Hon. Member also prevented a petition from H. Wingrove, of Bath, against any further grant to Mr. M'Adsm.—Ordered to i.e on the table. Mr, BLACKBCRNE prosnted a petition from Harlington, airiest the Catholic Claims —Ordered to lie on tree table. • CALL OF THE HOUSE. (' Qn an application Car leave of absence bcirg made, fikir JOHN NEWPORT sail, that he sl,ould resist any, appli. ewtkii of this nature, unless a medical certificate of incapacity IV AS ved..keil. The question for which the call of the House was maite, w as one of such national importance, that Le considered this cr: 'de of proceeding necessary. • Mr. D.IWSON prosented papers, stating the number of et. s• imprisoned for offences under the Game Laws in (treat Bri . —rt d red to be laid on the table., t c CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION BILL. . . . TREMAYNE presented a petition from the parish of Visltham Bishop. against the Catholic Claims. Sit J . LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from the Arcl deaconry of Sarum, against any further concession to the Manion Catholics. : 1 1r. Secretary PEEL presented a similar petition from the C'lrgy . and Gentry of Halifax . wes signed by 9.400 persons. Ins. Right Hon: Geetlemsn presented a similar petition from tte Contnegstien front the Episcopal Chapel, Long-acre ; also pet.tions front the Preshytery of tilargow, and from silt lnciatpo. rsted Vides in Gliszow.—The petitions were severally ordered to l.b or - the title. FABRIG.ITION OF A PETITION. 17r. Se:Teary PEEL rose to toll tlw attention of the Bodge to • ..b j ect thich in emteineastire involved the privileges of the and the imoottint ri,zht of petitioning. en the 14th of Februat.7 the lien. flamilet (Sr J. Newport) presented a petition, rporttrog to c.....)tut from the Protestant parishioners of Ballinasle. pet:ion WAS vi:!‘ fourteen name's. Thirteen of those P e " ° '' wl "'" ""'=" 4 were p7of,‘sed to be signed row came before tut Route, anti solemrly proteasted that the petition was a fah, ica. 03, a-A !Le —'greti a forgery. The Ott:Ler:nth of the names signed to the petition was that of a person who did not reside at Ballinasloe. The petition presented by the Honourable Baronet declared, that the petitioners were in favour of CathoNe Emancipation, and prayed the House rxinst passing the Bill then in progress for the suppression of Illegal Associations. The thir teen individuals whose names were forged to this document now approached the House, and stated that their sentiments were averse to those of the petition. Under these circumstances, he was sure the House would agree with him, that it was expedient to institute some inquiry. The fabrication of this petition was a gross viola tion of the privileges of the House. It was unjust to the indi viduals whose rantes were fraudulently attached to it, and it was unfair to Hon. Members, as it indicted on them the grievous bur_ then of inquiring into every petition which they should be called upon to present. It was a gross violation of the privileges of the House, and the sacred right of petitioning. It was an insult to the one, and a detriment to the other. The petition which he had now the honour of presenting to the House was accompanied by an affidavit from the persons whose names were signed, swearing that the former petition was a fabrication, and the signatures for geries. The number of individuals signed to this petition was cer tainly small, but he thought the House should institute an in. gutty, if it was only for the purpose of cautioning persons agsinst the repetition of such an offence. The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved. That • Select Committee be appointed, to Inquire into a petition presented by Sir J. Newport, and purporting to come from the Protestant inhabitants of Ballinasloe. Sir J. NEWPORT said that it was his intention to have called the attention of the House to this subject that evening. He had received • letter from Ireland, from the individuals signed to the petition, statirg the fraud. The petition which he had presented came into his possession in the sante way which nine tenths of the petitions did, that he had the honour to present to the House. It came by post, and appears to be a regular and formal declaration of the sentiments of the individuals whose names were signed to it. No doubt a fraud had been practised on the House, and on him in dividually as a Member of it. Every Member of the Mouse was liable to such frauds (hese, hear), and he regretted that it was not In his power, as the injured individuals required of him, to die. cover the perpetrators of this disgraceful fraud. lie had never been at Ballinasloe„ except once for about an hour, when he went to see a show of cattle. He should find it difficult, therefore, to discover the forgers of the petition ; but the individuals whose names were forged resided on the spot,. and had themselves the best opportunity of discovering the fabricators. The petition was read, and ordered to lie nn the table, and on the motion of Mr. Secretary PEEL, a Committee of Inquiry was appointed. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A message was brought down from the Upper House. informing the Home that their Lordships had agreed to several Private Bills. (For which see Lords' Report.) IRISH LINEN LAWS. Sir H. PARNE1;11;;SIcl, he had given notice of a motion for referring the Linen Bounty Laws, and all those regulations which affected the linen trade in that country, to a Committee of the whole House. 11!‘ notice stood for that day, and in rising to move in pursuance of it, he could not forbear saying that he fully concurred in the principles contained in a memorial from Cite linen factors of Ireland upon the subject. He had seen the memorial to which he adverted in the sister kingdom, and the objects of it were the equalization of trade between Ireland and Scotland, and the repeal of many of the existing laws relative to the linen trade. He felt disposed to leave the general question in the hands of his Majes ty's Ministers, convinced as he was of the attention a measure so important would receivelrom them, and also of the sound policy which had lately distinguished them In dealing with questions of a commercial nature. He should therefore conclude by merely mov. ing the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the pre sent state of the Irish Linen Laws, more particularly as they re. prded the importation of foreign yam and flax. Sir G. HILL said, every one must be aware of the important nature of laws framed for the purpose of regulating the linen trade in Ireland. Thinking as he did that it was a subject of intense interest, and that every practicable improvement should be made in the existing laws, he would support the appointment of a Select Committee for that purpose. Mr. MABERLY wished the inquiry to be extended to England. Sir G. HILL explained. Mr. HCTME thought the object of the motion would go to the removal of numerous and inconvenient restrictions on an important branch of manufacture. On that ground he thought the motion should be complied with. Mr. ROBERTSON made an observation, which was inaudible ! in the gallery Mr. V. FITZGERALD felt disposed to concur in the proposi. tion of the Hon. Bart. opposite (Sir 11. Parnell), but was desirous that the Committee, if appointed, should confine itself within the limits of its proper object of inquiry. He did not throw out this observation for the purpose of stifling inquiry, in the propriety of which he fully concurred. The question was then put from the Chair, and the Committee appointed ucordingly. EPISCOPAL UNIONS IN IRELAND. Sir J. NF.%VPURT, in rising to make his promised motion on the subject of Irish Church Preferments, said It was manifest that the object of an Ecclesiastical Establishment in any country should be, to extend to the body of the people religious Instruction at as small an expense as was possible. What he should feel it hie duty to submit to the House on the present subject should be derived not from questionable documents, and therefore liable to be called an ex-parte statement, but founded upon the evidence of the Arch. bishops and Bishops of the Establishnient. The late Primate of, Ireland had. in the year 1820, stated his objections to Ecclesdaoksl Unions. He further considered those Unions as not only abjection. able, but as too often made In defiance of every principle which ' should regulate the allocation of Preferments ho the Chinch Esta blishment. He (Sir John Newpo rt ) had taken some pains to in. vestigate the nature of E • Unions in Ireland • and, strange to say, be had bees una ble to find any Act of Parlia ment to author ise their creation. How, under such circumstances , it grew into use he knew not. In En gland no such power of creating Episcopal Unions existed in the Bench of Bishops. The telly exeepuon oc curred in the See of Norwich. and that was under the operation of a particular and special Act of Parliament. The late Archbishop of Cashel considered the only grounds upon which those Unions could be defended were as followed r—contiguity of the several pa rishes--smallness of extent, or deficiency of income. But so far from those principles being kept in view in forming those Unions, parishes extremely distant from each other, and, separately, of very great extent, were united. He would state a case which occurred in the year 1809 of the union of the pariah of Boyle, in the county of Roscommon, to 10 other parishes in Sligo; the one already con tained 6,800 inhabitants, and the others 16,800. Yet with this very case before his eyes, his Grace the Archbishop of Tuam gave it as his opinion that there existed little or no danger of improper unions taking place. It was somewhat singular that the comments of Right Rev. Prelates should be so much at variance with their text. In the dioceseof Tuam therces isted unions no lesa than %miles in ex- , tent, and there was an instance of a parish 8 miles in extent being united to another, which lay at a distance of ten miles from it. This parish had since been divided by Government into three distinct parishes. In the diocese of Ardagh, the parish of (harmed had been united to three °eons. Poverty and smallness of income could not be the reasons for this union, for he could state to the House that those parish= had been valued under the Tithe Corn. position Act ; the first at 5701., the second at 2381., the third at 1711.. and the fourth at 7201.. making an aggregate of upwards of 1.7001. (Hear, hear.) Ile took this statement from the evidence of the lion. Member for Louth (Mr. Foster), as it was given be fore the Committee above stairs. In the diocese of Kilmore there was a parish containing more than 20,000 acres, with lOU acres of glebe ; and the possessor of this living held another preferment by faculty. Much to the credit of the present Primate of Ireland, he had expressed his disapprobation of faculties, and refused his coun. tenance and consent to the practice. But the disuse of such a per. nicious practice should not rest on the accident of the character of the individual who might at any time be Primate. The House should adopt measures to prevent any clergymen from holding a second living b.v faculty, where his first exceeded a certain amottnt, suppose 3091. .11e himself would feel disposed to propose such a measure, if allowed to bring in his intended Bill. He had already spoken of the present Primate of Ireland with the respect he de. served, and he wished to mention a second instance of his praise. worthy conduct. That Most Rev. Prelate being aware of the in. jury and loss in fees which would be occasioned to the Judge of the Prerogative Court (Dr. Radcliffe). in consequence of his deter mination with respect to grentiug faculties in future, made an offer to remunerate him out of the revenue of his Bishopric, to the ' amount of the loss that should be incurred. The amount of the loss in feet was estimated at Mite a• fear, but tbeludge of the Prem. getive Court refused the offer. While upon this subject he could out avoid expressing his opinion of the propriety of remunehttlng the Judge of the Pi.erugative Court be a salary, and not by means of fees. 'That tunetionsry should be put on the same footing with the other Jud7s of the land, and relieved from the necessity of practising as a Barrister under which he at present laboured. To re cur to the subject of episcopal unions, he could not avoid saying he thought it a system calculated to generate abuse, and deprive the people of the due exercise of their religious duties. Various unions were admitted by different prelates to be improper, but under the °venation of the 21st Geo. 11. they did not possess the power of disaolving them. lie could see no ground why the digni taries of the Church should enjoy a power in Ireland. which could nut be exercised by the prelates of this country. The Prelates, themselves, were by no menus adverse to an alteration of the state of things complained of. The late Bishop of Meath, and the pre sent Bishop of Kildare, among others, concurred in the propriety of revising the statute. He should only mention one tact more, which he could nut help thinking a very curious one ; it was that anomaly by which the Lord Lieutenant and Council were restrained from creating episcopal unions, and exercising a power which the Archbishops and Bishops were permitted to enjoy- The Right lion. Member concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to limit the power of holding a plurality of benefices. and to repeal the statute granting to Archbishops and Bishops the power of forming episcopal unions in Ireland. Mr. GOIILI3URS-1 f Honourable Gentlemen had done himlihe honour of attending to the sentiments he was in the habit of titter. bug in his place, they would be compelled to admit that he hail at no tints shown !dimwit* forward in the defence or maintenance of abuses. Ile would always maintain the rights anti privileges of the clergy; but if any abuse could be proved to exist, he would be always ready to provide a remedy for the evil. Ile took no credit is himself, for these opinions were the opinions of the great ma jority of the Church of Ireland. Holding such sentiments, he should not oppose the Introduction of the Bill, but reserve to him. self the privilege of examining into the details when brought before the House. He was ready to admit that in former times abuses did exist in the distribution of church preferments, but every exertion had bean made by the present Primate to remove them. That Most Item:lad Prelate had refused to grant a faculty where the in. THE tRITISH PRESS. cumbent held another union. Another objectionable circumstance had been, that an individual formerly possessed the opportunity of holding two livings situated at the opposite extremities of the country. The Primate, in removing this privilege, had taken away one of the greatest objections to pluralities. The Right Hon. Gentleman then adverted to the situation of the Judge of the Prerogative Court in Ireland, and acquiesced in the propriety of placing him upon an equal footing with the other Judges on tha Bench. But it would be premature to introduce any measure rela tive to that individual till the Report of the Irish Commissioners was before the Douse, which he thought would be the case before the conclusion of the Session. He thought that the fact of the latest abuse referred to in the Right Hon. Baronet's speech having taken place in moo, a period of sixteen years ago, spoke con. siderably for the improvement of the church of Ireland. • Dr. LUSH INGTON adverted to the conduct of the Bishop of Down, who had compelled his Clergy to reside, and relit'. quished the patronage attached to his Bishopric. But although • we now possessed an exemplary Bench of Bishop'', that might not be always the case. He trusted the Right Hon. Bart. would per. 1 severe in his motion and his attempt to remove those abuses which were the most effectual occasion of dissent and separation from the 1 Established Church. Mr. TRANI knew Protestant families which were reduced to the alternative of attending Divine Worship at the Mass-house. or neglecting religious duties altogether, there being no church in the vicinity. Mr. V. FITZGERALD concurred in the object of the Right Ron. Baronet (Sir J. Newport). He would support his proposi tion in the present stage, without pledging himself to the details which might be introduced. Mr. S. RICE understood a Society of Churchmen had bees formed, at the head of which were the Lord Primate and the Right Rev. Bishop of Limerick. for the purpose of ex:luding Orangemen from the mini+terial office in the Church. Re thought this conduct much to their credit. Leave giveu. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Mr. S. RICE said, there were many most important Perlis. mentor?' documents on the Journals of the House, which were nearly inaccessible to Members and the public ; his present in: tendon was to move the re-printing of those papers. He would take this opportunity of adverting to the state of the Library above stairs. The advantagesof that library had been already felt in the furtherance it ',Winded to public business and the proceedings of the House: he wished those advantages to be increased, and as much additional facility afforded as was possible. Ile would not take up the tispe of the House further, but simply move the appointment of a Select Committee on the etate of the Papers printed by order of the House of Commons, from the year 1800 to the accession of his present Majesty. Mr. BANKES said a few words in a very low tone. He thought a most important document might be formed from the papers which were the subject of the present motion. He was, however, of opi nion, that reprinting the Journals and Indexes would be superflu ous. Sir J. NEWPORT said, if they encumbered the selection with too many unimportant papers, their object would be perhaps de feated. The selection should be made with great care and atten tion. The growing importance of the question required that some thing should be done. In latter years these public papers were be coming far more interesting than those of earlier periods; and sure was he that a great deal of valuable information might be derived from them. ( Hear, hear.) It would be lamentable to have such a mass of useful knowledge lost by being mixed up with other Papers- Mr. S. RICE acceded to the suggestion of the ion. Membe► for Code Castle (Mr. Bankes), that the words " Journals and In dexes" be omitted. The amended motion was then put and carried. Mr. S. RICE next moved, that it be an instruction to the Cots miuee to hare a list prepared of the several volumes, and also a proper place for their sale custody, so as that the Members might have access to it. 31r7i;:iiii0ERALD was favourable to the motion. Itlr. CROKER thought it a most important arrangement. He was sure it would furnish one of the most valuable histories of Ire land. It was particularly desirable that all possible information be made available: perhaps it would be most advisable to make the Union the terMilllM a quo the selection should commence. The House was unquestionably much indebted to the Speaker for pro. riding it so excellent a library as it now possessed. He hoped he would go a step further, and turn his attention to the old records in the Tower. A respected individual (Mr. Lascelles, we believe), who devoted some time to the investigation of these records, was of opinion that a very valuable mass of information might be derived from them. The Hon. Gentleman was sure that no grant of pub lic money for literary purposes could be more advantageously ap. plied than in prosecuting the examination of the records, and mak ing selections from them. Already much curious information had come to light from them : for instance, the Gentleman to whom he before alluded discovered that Itlembers of that House used for. merly to vote by pmxy. (Hear.) He (Mr. Croker) did not mention the circumstance fur the purpose of its adoption, though he con fessed he never saw a House that more requir,:d it, or stood more in need of voting by proxy than the present (a laugh), as he was sure that if a division took place, it would be found that a sufficient number were not in attendance. The motion wu then agreed to. SIERRA LEONE. Mr. HUME was about to make the motion of which he had given notice, when Mr. W. HORTON said there was no objection to give the papers fir which the Homistrable Member Intended moving. It mast, therefore, be unnecessary foe the Honourable Member to anus a debate in the prune thin state of the House. (A laugh.) He bored be would not, in the absence of many Members who in tended to take pert in the discussioo, and particularly in theabssoce of the Foreign Secretary, agitate a question so much connected with the national honour. lf the Honourable Member contented himself at present with simply moving for the paper!, it would be open to him to make his remarks at a suequent period. Mr. HUME would consent to postpone his motion to an early day, though he did not know whether the Honourable Member could on any day procure a full attendance of Members at that hour (seven o'clock) when they were generally very interestingly engaged. (A laugh.) For his own part, he had no wish to make • speech, but he did wish to make the House acquainted with the result of a very long and tedious inquiry. The public had no idea of the abuses that existed. He hoped by his motion, not only to save to the country many millions, but also to introduce a change of policy. In conclusion, he wished to know whether the documents in question could be lad in the country, or whether it would be necessary to send to Sierra Leone for them. Mr. W. HORTON replied that the greatest part were expected from the Colony—for the others, it would be necessary to send. The Honourable Gentleman thought to-morrow week would be a convenient day for bringing the question again before the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that Friday, tho 22d instant, would be the first open day. On that day, he should feel great pleasure in accommodating the Honourable Gentle man opposite. (A laugh.) Mr. HU.IE then gave notice, that on Friday, the 22d instant, he would move for a return of the past and present expense of Sierra Leone and the liberated negroes there; of the Crown Estates in Essequibo, Berbice ; of the expense of the captured negroes; and of the sums paid on acco.mt of the Slate Trade.— Ordered. SEAMEN'S WAGES BILL. Mr. CROKER moved the order of the day fur the second read ing of the Seamen's Wages Bill. Mr. HUME was of opinion that some regulation should be made to do away the irregular practice of paying seamen. It was better that seamen on foreign service should know that they were at certain times to get so much pay. Mr. HUSKISSON was convinced that the practice would not be found open to objection. The pay was always regulated by an Order of Council. He did not think it fair to interfere with the legitimate power of the Crown. Mr. CROKER said, that the mode of payment was regulated by Act of Parliament, but the time was in the discretion of the Crown. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow. FISHERIES. The Fisheries Bill was read a second time, and tomorrow was fixed for going into a Committee on it. FELONIES PARDON. The Felonies Pardon Bill was read a third time, and passed. DUNLEARY AND DUBLIN RAILROAD. !Ur. DOULI3URN pirtsented a petition from ;Ir. Verschoyle of Dublin, agent to the Earl of Pembroke, against the Dur.l.cary and Dublin Railroad. On the motion that it be referred to the Committee on the Bill, The SPEAKER said, that when a petition was against the whole Bill, it could not be referred to the Committee, as the Ilouse had before adopted the principle of the 11111. The present petition fell under that objection, for it prayed that the :louse " dismiss the Bill ;" that prayer wu evidently against the principle. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. CANADA COMPANY. Mr. W. HORTON moved that there be laid before the House a copy of the correspondence between Earl Bathurst and the pro posed Canada Company.—Ordered. The House then adjourned at a Quarter to Eight o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS DAY. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Mr. Goulburn—Remaining Irish Miscellaneous Estimates. (In Committee of Supply.) Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Tiill to allow persons prosecuted for Felony to defend by Counsel, as in cases of Misdemeanor. Clisneellor of the Exchequer—To move a vote of 2,0001. to Mr. M'Adam. (In Committee of Supply.) ORDERS (IF THE DAY. , Chancery and Exchequer Courts (Ireland) Acts—Committee thereupon. Colonial Intercourse Bill—Committee. Customs and Excise Cunsolidatisn Acts—Committee thereupon. Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill—Further Consideration ot . Report. Arrests for Debt Bt--Committee. Supply—Committee- Ways and Means—Committee. We are informed that an appeal, which may affect the validity of the extraordinary will of the late Mr. Thellus son, .which has mof before excited the interest of the public, will be heard in the House of Lords, in the pre sence of the Judges, on Manley next. PRICES (IF BRITISH Dank , :tack 231 i 32 3 per Gent. Red. 21i 3 pert eat. Obess. 221 9:1 Ditto Accr.ll3i 4fiiit 3i per Cent. Int I 3 per rept. Red. 99/ I 2Ri ritiCES FOREItiN Anwisn Bonds (10 Gu. per £ St.) 911 i Ditto Bonds (EL 10 GU. 4 Kr.) Briwitin Bonds Ditto Scrip (1820 2 j 14 24 pm Ditto Aect. 2 j pm Chillian Bonds 834 Colombian Bonds 911 Ditto Bonds 0820 894 4 j 9 Ditto Arct. 891 Mulish Bonds 101 Ditto Scrip (1829)t die Ditto Acct. Si 3 I 3 dis French Rentes 102 f. 10103 c. Exchange 23f. 10c. TOC KS YEST Elt D 1 Y. New 4 per Cent. 1011 i 1014 India Bonds 87 88 pm Long Ann. 221 7-101 tx. Bills,l . JOWL 66110 61 pm Ditto. HO/. 63 60 61 pm Ditto. Small 61 64pm s l't)C S YESTE it DAY. Greek Bonds b 2 11 Ditto Scrip (1821)1 14 {die Ditto Acct. 41 b 4 4 d i a 3lexican Bonds 78 1 8 Ditto Scrip (1826) par dis par dis par pal per Ditto Acct. par }dis 4pm Neapolitan Bonds 12 Peruvian Bonds 851 Portuguese Bonds 914 90 Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds (1822) 1001 Russian Bonds 964 I Ditto Acct. 931 1 6 Spanish Cons. 234 Ditto Acct. 231 PRICES Of SHARES YESTERDAY. MINES. Sian. Told. Premium Per Share. Anglo-314%1cm £lOO 20 80 05 Anglththiliaa lOO 6 411 Arigna Iron and Coal 5O 7 67 a Brazilian _ lO Chilian..' ...... • • 1•••5ee....e... IN 5 N V C? l .l"'_ 6 Chilitin and Peruvian I al 6 Paseo Peruvian ..... .......... - lOO 3 lig 115 1$ 114 Royal Irish • ..- 1 9-16 4 nit* Tlalpuzahua. lOO 20 915 United Alevines 4O 20 Ditto New 4O 5 20 24 Welch Iron sad Coal. ASSIIIIIAWCE COIIPANIES. Allis/tee British and Foreign 100 10 Ditto Mari he lOO 5 Palladium llO 10 ili Continental... O ‘K LIGHT AWI) COKE comrAxixs. 100 8 4 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic and Pacific. lO9 10 24 2 Australian lOO 1 British Iron Company lOO 6 313213 Bristol Ship Canal -- - British Rock and Salt Corn lOO 6 234231 21 Canada Company....—.--... lOO 10 29 Canal Gas Engine EgUitable Loan 8ank..... BO 1 4 1 Licneral Steam Navigation lOO 5 44 Gold Coast Association.... Honduras Company lOO 5 214324 2 1 Irish 31anufactory Company— — # 1 par Imperial Plate Glass lOO 2 11 1 Loudon Brick Company 5O 1 4 1 11exican Company lOO 10 44 34 Metropolitan Fish Company 26 1 4 4 New Corn Exchange. 5O 3 14 Pearl Fishery (Yellow) 25 2 15 181 Provincial Bank of Ireland Patent Bricks.. 6O 2 24 : Permian» Pearl and Coral Fishery A) 4 12 10 84 8 Rio de la Plata A grie. Company 100 6 bdib 41 Vie nrittoh Woo. DRURT-LANE THEATRE._ Itroaing. FRIDAY. Aprll 15. wftl be performed THY FATAL DOWRY. Rochfort, Wr.Twry; Cluoidede, ift.Wallaeks Ramat. Mr. MemWIT. Ileauro•Um Mrs.W.H est. After which, ABON HtISSUi. The Cslo. Mr. M Iledford7A1101; Zullma, fiZ Min Graddoa;;. lir. Hors; 2sboae. Mr. arley. Teeserrow, Der Fi eteebutz, aM Alma 411111. COVENT-GARDEN TIIRATRE. 110 1 8 Zivaing, FRIDAY, A print., will be performed CLARI. The Duke Vivaldi, Mr. T. P. Cooke; Rolnmo. Mr. Yawata. Chat, Miss Y. Tree; Vespina, Miss Love. CHARLES THE SECOND; Or, THE MERRY MONARCH. King Charles, Mr. C. Kemblet Lord Rochester. lir. Jonas; Captain Cul+P. Mr. Fawcett. Mary. less M:Wrse. To conclude with ALADDIN; Or, THE 'WONDERFUL [AMP. Macklin, Mrs.Vlning : Karim Amick. Mr. T. P. Cooke; Alanaaar, Mr. Farley; Kszraek, Mr..l. V. Grimaldi. ro-morrow, Der Pretsehutz. and Aladdin. HAYMARKET THEATRE. It is moat respectfully announced that .thN Theatre erlil be Openei for the Season on tilt/NI/AV NEXT, April 18, with a favatulte Comic Piece, In One Act, called TM ELY E PRECISELY. Amelia Wlldlove, Mrs. Ch ley. After which, Shalcopeares Comedy ivritli Sousa. Dust& le.) of THE. MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Slr John Falstaff, Mr. Dowton ; Mrs. Ford. Madame Vestals; Anne Page. Miss George. To conclude with the Entertainment of THE AGREEABLE SURPRI.;E. ••---——- - ' - - - —.— Lingo, Mr. J. Russell; Cowslip, Mn. Hamby (from the Thatre Royal, Dublin), her Ant appearance In London. S.I.9LItR'S WE/J.B. This Evening, raipAv...4lpril 15, willbe peri,rmed a new Conde Introductory Pstlecio, ailed HERE WE ARE; Or, THE OLD SHIP NEW TIMBER'D. A Comic Song by Mr.Wllliame. After which a ue• . r Burletta, called UNDE,t THE ROSE; Or, THE GREAT GENTLEMAN IN THE LITTLE PARLOUR. To conclude with a new Melo-Dramatic Roman.., called BE %PTV IN A ROE: Or, THE FOUNDLING PRINCE AND THE 1 IZIER'S DAUGHTER. We are obliged to postpone the continuation of our remarks on the Suffolk-street Exhibition till to-morrow. Tim DIIITIISII PIIESI commencell publishing yesterday morning at lire o'clock. - - -=-- LONDON. FRIDIY. APRIL 15, 1525. In the Paris Papers of Tuesday we have the commence ment of the discussion of the Law of Sacrilege, in the Chamber of Deputies, on the preceding day. The two first speakers against the project were M. BOUEDLAU and M. DEvAux. Two speakers were also beard in its favour, M. DI BERTDIEE and M. us Cut:srvsz. iVe have DO space to-day to give the arguments on either side. The shr,ck ing penalties of this sanguinary law were, on one hand, denounced with great vigour and eloquence; while, on the other, the necessity of suppressing the inroads of a licen tious philosophy were asserted with equal vehemence. The Law of Indemnity was under discussion in the Chamber of Peers. Viscount CHATEAUBRIAND had delivered his sentiments upon it. Several speakers yet remained to be heard. On Tuesday the Exchange waa closed at Paris, and public business susp:ndcd, in honour of the anniversary of the Ki so's entrance into the capital. It seems that in consequence of new coders, the corona tion will take place on the 29th of May, instead of the 12th of June. Fhe following are extracts from the E tulle, dated Wed nesday :-- We learn from Naples, that the King will set out on the 10th cf April, with the Queen, to go to Milan, whither their Majesties have been invited by the Emperor of Austria. The Chevalier de Medici, Minister for Foreign Athirst and the Marquis Tommari, Alinister of /Ir ate anti Justice, will accom. pally the King, whose brother, the Prince of Pakrato, will iweeetle hint a few days. Letters from Milan say. that the Emperor of Austria will go front that city to Cetus, where he will be received by the L.fig of Szrdinitt. The E toile also oontains intelligence from Constantinople, dated the I Oth of March. The following is the only pa ragraph worth extracting : Count Guilleminot, the French Ambassador, has received. from Paris a (knitter. with the news of the recognition of the new States of South America by England, ' His Excellency immediately had a conference on the subject with the Heis Effendi, and since that time the Porte seems to fear lest the English Government should take a similar resolution with rcipect to Greece. It is even affirmed that the Capitan Partin. who is a little more versed than his col leagues in the affair; of Europe, has declared that he should not be at ail surprised to learn, after such facts, that the independence of tireece is suddenly Tacognised. Greek eutis•aries, who traverse Negropont in all directions to excite the people to insurrection, affirm that the independence cf ()recce will be solemnly recogrise* by England as soon as the Isle of Negropont shall have openly da. dared for the canse of the general maoripa;ion. The Brussels Papers of Tuesday arrived last night. The Belgic Government liaz beer, waking some alterations in the departmctis of State. The Minister to whom the affairs relative to nation..: imlustry, public instruction, the interior 'generally, and the Waters/oat, are assigned, will henceforth take the title of the Minister of the Intsaior. The affairs of the Marine and the Colonies arc allo united under one Minister. The Director-General of the Catholic Worship has addressed a circular to the Archbishops, Bishops, and other Heads of Dioceses, instructing than to direct the clergy not to admit the proselytizing Missionaries, sent forth by the propagandists of the Roman Catholic Faith. The Brussels Oracle contains the Pollowirig letter : PARIS, APltn. 10. It is said that the King of Bavaria has complained, through his Ambassador, of the Ehtite, which lately insulted the most respect able individuals in Bavaria, in an article dated 31unich. It see-ns that this Prince has taken great offence at an attack in which it is insinuated that the tlovernment of Bavaria was revolutionary.' The King or Bavaria is greatly beloved by his people, and deserves to be so, for his wisdom, Ifs philanthropy, his zeal for the publis good, and his tolerance. ►le is well known in France, when he served before the Revo:nti in as G•lonel of the regiment of Deus Pouts. The Erode also doily rents its:spleen against Eng and, and semen the British Goveromett of intoletance and peraccutioo. In its Number of yesterday this Ministerial Journal thought 6t to make a sally against the Government of the Netherlonda. We cannot understand an audacity which begins to be scandalous. Despatches were received yesterday at the India House by the private ship George Home, which has arrived at Cowes froM Calcutta. The letter; by this vessel are to the 18th of December. The intelligence respecting the Burmese war is far from being satisfactory. The British troops at Rangoon are very sickly. One battalion of 800 men had only 90 fit for duty, and the other corps were nearly in the same deplorable state. A spirit of discontent was still, it was feared, prevalent among the Sepoys. It bad been re solved, however, that the British army should advance upon the Burmese capital. As the intention of ascending the River from Rangoon was abandoned, it was under• stood that the expedition would return to Cheduba, and from thence march across the country to Prome, and from that point proceed up the Irrawaddy to Atnerapoora. The King of Ava. had been assassinated in his Palace by the Quest; and her brother, who, a few clays afterwards, with all their accomplices, were massacred by the Klxo's patty. The oath of allegiance had been taken to the late Kixo's son, who had succeeded to the crow►t by general consent ; but the affairs of the kingdom were in the greatest confusion. Prince S&aAwaDDy, the Com mander of the Southern army employed against the English, bad been superseded, but for some reasons had refused to obey the orders sent to him. The Burme s e Court, in its alarm, had despatched an embassy to Pekin, to supplicate the aid of the Emperor of CHINA. The Im perial reply was at once pompous and discreet :—" He could not believe it possible that the English would to so rash as to engage in hostilities with a tributary of the Celestial Empire !'"f he Singapore Chronicle of the eLth of November remarks, that— " It may be c3nsidered as a certain proof of the difficulties antici pated by the Burman Government, that it should have at all soli cited assistance in such a quarter, where there must have existed so little chalice of obtaining it ; for it must be recollected, that of all the pretended tributaries of the Chinese empire, there is none which has treated it with so lad.: deference as the Burmese ; who, at one time, not only provoked an invasion, Lut destroyed the Chinese army that attempted to punish them." We regret to state that Sir ALEXANDER Camrszxx, the Commander-in-Chief at Madras, was seized with apo plexy on the 21st of November, and that little or no hor.e of his recovery was entertained We understand that the Great Powers of the Contirent, in conjunction with England, hare resolved, if possible, to put an end to the further effusion of human blood in the destructive contest between the Greeks and Turks. For this purpose, an armistice will be proposed, and the in fluence of the mediating powers will be afterwards exe.. cised, with the view of absolutely terminating the struggle, by such an arrangement as will secure substantially, to each of the belligerents, all the real advantages for which they are contending. The Lady Wellington packet, from Jamaica, has arrived at Falmouth ; cf :be safety of this vessel there were great apprehensions. She brings letters from the city of Mexico, of the 3d of February. At that time the Congress wrs sitting, and the question relative to the duty on the Froduce of the Mines was before them. It was not expected that the impost would bz inc-eased, the Minister ALAMLN being decidedly favourable to the continuance of the lower duty. The news of the overthrow of the Spaniaßis in Peru bad caused great rejoicings in Mexico. CITY, THURSDAY EVEVINC. The English Money Market, which has presented such a gloomy appearance for some time, has to-day been a scene of great bustle. and some heavy sales have been made in it. From that circumstance, and others combined with it, Consols at cne time retrograded to 92. The other causes to which the fall may be - ascribed are the gloomy intelligence from India, relative to the Burmese war, and a report of a Congress of Sovereigns at Milan relative to the affairs of Spain. At this Congress also it is stated, that the independence of Greece will be considered. These were the reports floating about the Stock Exchange, whi.:lt had a tendency to cause the depression that we have noticed in Consols ; and in addition, we may state that the capiialisis do not support. the Market. Towards the close of the day the prices rallied a little ; and they left off; for Money, at 924 4, and for the Account at 923 . 8. In the Fon:1 ; m Market there is consitle -able languor, but the prices are tolerably steady whh reference to these of . yesterday. Greek Scrip was buoyant at 43*- Indeed, we should say, that it was the lightest Stock in t'ie market. The Bonds were done at 52. The Old Sp: nish Bonds maintained themselves firmly at _sit, and those of 1823 at fsi. The South American S.surities ilia not vary a shade from yesterday's prices, Colombian Bonds bein g at S9i, and Mexican 'Scrip at par to discount. Brazilian S:rip was 21, and Danish ditto 3i 3 discount. Mg spe culations in India Stcck are for the most part limiteT, but the arrivals of to-day had an effect upon it. It was done at 256. The previous quotation was ?SS. If we except the La Plata and Honduras Companies, there was scar:ely any business doing in the Share Market. In these Associations there were a good many transactions. The former were done at the latter at 2. In the Colonial Nlaikci there were ether eN tenaire jcal ings in Sugar. There was a disrosition in . bmers to make purchases, but sellers also were ai.:ions to real:se, and on that account the prices rather There were sonie • bargains in Cinnamon and other Spices, on fair terms. Despatches, dated the lith of February, have been re ceived from Alalor-General Sir P. Maitland, in 11:pptr Canada. The Douse of Assembly was then sitting. There are said to be commercial letters in tcwn from Alandla, dated Dec. 4, which make no allusion to any poli tical events there, or in any part of the Philippine Islands. 11• e suspect, however, there must be some mistake in the alleged date of these letters. Extract of a letter front Demerara, dated March S. per the Elizabeth, Captain Robin, which his arrived at Liver pool :—" We have at last had ser,ral showers of rain. which fell in the niglir, and will t.o doubt be of great service. The colony is perfectly quiet."—Captain Robin says several showers had fallen previous to his tailing on the loth of March. Accounts from the Havannah of tl:e 2d of March state. that the news of the British Government having recognised the independence of three of the American States, and of the li'mation of Peru, had excited a great sensation. A deputation was to be sent to the Court of Spain from the Ilavannah, to treat for its Interests and protection. \ a.