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Ail r PA RLIAMENTA RY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, APRIL 13. MESSAGE FRC"' THE COM NION. Mt. Dresden, and Pe Ternl other Members from the Common, brought up the Alien Bill, the Irish Bcc-Ads Bill, the Burials in Ireland Bill, with the amendment% agreed to; the Irish Proctors Costs Bill, sad several private Bills, all of which were read a first dote. DUBLIN OAS LIGHT BILL. The Dublin Da third time, and paused. DUBL N LOCAL TAXATION. The Earl of DARNLEY presented a petition from the inhabi tants of the parish of St. Mark, Dublin, praying to be relieved from local taxation.—Laid on the Table. ALIEN BILL. Lord HOLLAND presented • petition from the corporation 0; idoettnaham, to which he had the honour to belong, praying that the Bill relative to Aliens might not pass into a law, as the petitioners considered it a measure that would endanger the peace sidle country, materially injure its commerce and manufactures, an above all, they objected to it because it was subversive of the jaiselples of the British constitution, because it intrusted arbitary in the hands of individuals..—The petition was then laid on tfa table. The Earl of DARNLEY wished to know from the Noble Earl (Bathurst) opposite, on what day the second reading of the Alien WI would take place. Dui BATHURST replied, that if the first Thursday after the holidays was open, the second reading would probably take place en that day. LINEN DUTIES (IRELAND). Lord CARBERRY presented several petitions from places in &own& of Ireland, the names of which we could not learn, ray- That the bounties on linens might be continued.—The peuuona wets severally laid on the table. CeIhOICIAI, SLAVERY. .... - Ur* BELHAVEN presented a petition from the Inhabitants of Glaskow and its* icintty, praying for the gradual abolition slavery is the West Ind;es.—Laid on the table. NEWFOUNDLAND JUDICATURE BILL Earl BATHURST, in moving the second reading of the BM lee the better admilistration of Justice in Newfoundland, observed, that press* the *hottest way would be, before he stated the ob jecte of the Bill then antler consideration, to point oat to their Lord. ship what course was at present adopted in the administration of „tortes in Newfoundland. (We lament that we can only give a very lows aniline the Noble Earls remarks, fee be spoke in so law • tone of voice elleneve few of his sentences were heard below *mbar). We understood the Noble Secretary to say, that in the year 1791 was.first established a court of judicature in Newfound laid, which was matter of septum, when it was considered that the Island had been id possession of this country for 209 years, and doting that time no court of judicature had been witablnhed until the yew 1791, 4 had been the policy of this country to discourage sedeseny fisheries, and on that account, until the yew 1791, the acmes awaited was, that the first Captain who arrived oo the station acted as Adibleal, the peat as Vice-Admiral, and the third as kw- Admiral, upon whom the duties of the administration of justice devolved, sebiect to the control of the Admiral on the station; and it was more for the purpose of preventing sedentary Maim, than for any other cause, that this arrangement took plow. In 1791 a aiminal as well as a civil court was established, and in that eapretne court them was only one Judge, who wee Chief Justice. -Ceases were tried before a jury in this court; but if a sufficient number of jurors would not be found, two &seesaws weft appoioted to sit with the Judge. and with him to decide upon the case. An appeal from this wort was allowed in all cases that involved ppsraappnrr to the amount of AC He must take that opportunity of g., that although it was thought right to alter the system. he had Dever heard of officers in the navy abusing the powers that were vowed in them. In the present plan it was proposed to peevide a Chief Court of Jndieature in Newfoundland, with three Judges. one if wtom was to be a Chief Jostice. It was at first intended to have • barrister only for a Chief Justice, sad that was decided upon be cause a di ffi culty was contemplated M lading three barristars; but In order to meet the wishes of the inhants, it had at length been settled that the three Judges should balarristers. The Court was to have a criminakand civil jurisdiction, as the Supreme Court had, width it was inteoffied to abolish. The Vice-Admiralty Court was also to be under the jurisdiction of the Judges, and it was intended to abolish the Surrogate Court. There was also to be a Circuit Court, NW which the Judges would preside. The Chief Juetise wee to go one circuit, and the two other Judges to . go on the other. Criminal cawn were to be tried on the circuit by a jury; civil woes were not, as it was thought doubtful whether proper could be procured to act as jurors in civil canoes, and thetafkts weeseors wore to be appointed in those cases. Quartet &salon* were obo to be established in different quarters of the island. 'Nye sohnoni anion of marriage was also contemplated by the &Awes of this measure. in 1917 a Bill was brought in respecting the solemnize. tlen of marriage, which had caused the greatest confusion. It was clear that the Marriage Act did not extend to this bland; and therefore it was proposed to repeal the Bill of 1017, end re-enact so reach of it as would give dissenting ministers the privilege of so lemniring marriages. He believed in Newfoundland that a great proportion i of the nhabitant* were Roman Catholics, and the new Ell must be &minable to them. He trusted the measure would be productive of great advantage to the island, and would then mew that the Bill be read a second time. The Earl or I)ARNLEY pia, Chu it the alterations then pro pow! by the Noble Earl had not been brought forward, he should • have presented • petition en the subject. He was happy to bear that the Trial by Any was to be established. The Noble Earl bad omitted to state one point which he understood was contemplated, and which he thought important. viz.:—that the Government was so be assisted by sCounaa The Bill, however, generally met with his approbation. Lord HOLLAND thought it would be better if it wet* divided L-tn two Bills. Earl BATHURST said that might be done in the Committee. The Bill was them read a second time, and ordered to be committed OS Thursday, the Bth May.—Adjeumed. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tuzsimr, Aran. 13. The Irbh Royal Mining Company Bill, after a few observations from Mr. Dawson, Sir J. Newport, Sir H. Parnell, and Mr. D. Oilbert, was read *wand time. Sir J. NEWPORT brought in a Bill for incorporating an Irish Mining Company.—Revel a first time. Sir J. NEWPORT gave not.ce of a motion for the 18th of May, illative to the church rates of Ireland. - OIL GAS. Mr. B. MARTIN presented& petition from Plymouth, in favour et the Oil ()as Bill. DUBLIN TOLL BILL. Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from the noblemen, gentry, a4d_ tnhabi•arts of the county of Dublin, against the Dublin Toll ML—Laid on the table. DUBLIN COAL BILL. Mr. S. RICE prevented a petition, moat numerously and re apeaably signed, from the Freeholders of the city of Dublin, krainiit the Dublin Coal Bill. The Honourable liendeman ob served, that the Bill was most unpopular in the city to which it referred. Mr. T. ELLIS raid, that his object in bringing the Bill before the House w.ol, to remedy , the evils which he knew existed—The petition was laid no the table. Mr. KIRWAN presented a petition from the Ship-owners of IVotkirgton against the Dublin Coal Bill. Th e Hon. G ent l eman observed, th at both the buyer sod seller of coals were equally op ? Ned .o the CM. „Lori LOIVTIIER said, as far as he had been able to collect opinions on the subject, the Bill appeared to be a good one. Mr. S. RICE observed, that the people of Dublin had not been consulted at ell on the subject. Although a great many petitions bad been presented against it, there had not been ono laid before see House is favour of it. Mr. GRATTAN confirmed the Honourable Gentleman's state- Sir J . NEWPORT said, he thought the House oeght to take into eonsi;:erstion the petitions which were so numerously signed egiAnst the :Hr. KENNt:DI' said, he believed the extortions of the Magis awes of Dublin amounted to nearly twice the tax on the ankle. He should give the Bill his moat decided opposition—Laid on the -table. ----- Mr. KIRWAN presented • similar petition from the port of Herringoan.—Lrid on the table. Mr. 'l'. ELLIS, in moving the second reading of the Dublin Coal Bill, oburvcd that those connected with the coal trade had made use of the most shameful system to impose upon the poor, and put money into the pocket s of certain individuals. The Mem. bars of the Hon.*, those unconnected with Ireland, might require to be told that the only Act by which the coal trade of Dublin wit regulated originated with his di.tinguished prede. castor, the late Member for the city. All the clauses which were objectionable it was his (Mr. E.'s) intention to expunge from the present Bill. and be thought that should be an inducement to the Ron. Member for Limerick to allow it to go before a Committee. This Bill would have the effect of limiting and not increasing the . power of the Magistrates of Dublin. A, Hon. Member (Sir J. Newport) hail stated hie belief that the object of the Kilt was to legalise exaction. This was not the case, but its intention was of a very different nature. Bit object was to secure fair anti honest weight to the purehaser. But it was necessary to mate that there was agree diffirence between the freedom of trade and the conttact d trade. lie would contend that a regulated trade might be as free as a trade could possibly be. In consequence of the custom of mending coal by a number of small can, for sale to the poorer classes, those people had no opportunity of ascertaining whether or not they bad good coal or good weight. He was willing, if there were say objectionable clause of any kind, to have them struck out, but in the name of the city of Dublin he called upon the House to consider the question. Mr. GRATTAN said, that he must correct the Hon. Gentle man in an observation he had made relative to the late Mr. Urattan. The Rill he peocorol for regulating the coal trade was far front eying_ the summary powers which the present Bill would girt, He (Mr. Grafton) contended that the Bill contained clauses which would not he listened to in this country. The people of Dublin write divided whether the coal might to be sold by weight or by arm. Ile would therefore beg leave minim, that the Bill be read • second time this day six months. .%sr. DAWSON said, that the Bill was looked upon with the greatest satithetion by the people of Dublin, where the poorer c.asess were altogether at the merry of :rosin individuals. The Ball of his lion. Friend wont to place the weight of coal under the dieottiat of certain oaten, sod until this was dole the poor would have no protection from the extortions of unprincipled factors. :„:tr R. PARNELL said, that eve; clause in the Bill contained sistralet, NA every rudesint a penalty : It was in his mind a INN smessewe. and be should therefore oppose it. Ik. PHiLLIPA mead, that the Bill proceeded upon a supposi tion that all the sellout end were rogues, and the buyers of them has. /I e should therefore oppose the measure. Mr. CURWEN said if the Bill of the Hon. and Learned Elentlemen was the only means of redressing the grit% ances under which the citizens of Dublin laboured, he should certainly rote for the Bill, but as there was a Committee now sitting on Dubin taxation be thought that would be a better plate to introduce the proposed measure. Lord LOWTHER said he should rote for the Bill zoing into Committee, since it mitigated abuses which were on all hands ac knowledged. Mr. R. SHA W said it would be only fair to allow the Bill to go Into a Committee, since it certainly redressed much of the existing abuse in thecae trade of Dublin. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, The numbers were— For the Bill - . 54 j Against it - Majority against the Bill . 13 A petition in favour of the Hammersmith bridge was presented, which the Clerk was reading on our return to the gallery. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A message from the Lords announced that their Lordships had assented to the Ayr Gaol Bill, the Dublin Gas Company, and se veral other private bills. WESTMINSTER OIL OAS BILL. The Westminster Oil Gas Bill was read a second time, en the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD. CITY ROAD BILL. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the City Road Bill.—The Bill was read a second time. • Mr. H. SIDINER presented a petition in favour of the Ham mersmith bridge, from the inhabitant , ' of Richmond. A similar petition was presented by Mr. WHITBREAD from the inhabitants of Hammersmith. Mr. BYNt.i presented a similar petition from the inhabitants of Kensington. Mr. BYNG moved the Order of the Day, for the second reading of the Hammersmith Bridge Bill. On the motion that the Bill should be now read, Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW oontendol, that this bridge was an un tineesary expense. The Loarned,Sergeant entered into a history of the rise and progress of the Hammersmith bridge. In the year 17115, it war a mere wooden bridge, and then, for the first time, it was muted of stone. The present plan saved but a quarter of a wile, and passed through most valuable property. He should move ee In amendment, That this Bill should be read this day six months:" Mn HUME contended that the Bill ought to go into Committee, and then the Ibis of liellbridlesh bold be compensated. Mr. BYRES wadi aft appose going into Committee on this Rill, if be could be reemvel dist some Intention existed of rompers-' sating the proprietors of Peasiey head" for the loss they would 11110taill by the erection ef Thnientemodth bridge. Lord LOWTHER sad, dm. hi use nit acquainted with this part of the country, yet be des cenvimeed this bridge was a East desirable inaproventent. Me shell* vase to the second read. ing. He certainly did not eemmilve dist the prepteters of Putney bridge were setitlid to soy maw esenpenadon, since It was the extravagant tolls that they had elaaiswtatl, and obtained so lung, that first originated the usensity of this Mr. DENNISON &old Ms for Ike wend reeding of this Bill, but certainly net for the roma' addgmel by the Noble Laid. He should mite for this Bill. bosom he fit ths‘in would to rs i tbe Fulham Maga, _sompadestimi would be jeuesed t i r tt r et, rir fre the leases they wane desidned to sustain. Sir F. OMMANNEY ahead urtainly support the erection der new bridge at Hanonersinith, and really if claims were tendered far compensation, he knew met any one whose claim war more just than his own. (A laugh.) In comeesticace of the dreadful nun. gentry that prevailed at Putney bridge, one of his haw had . suffered a considerable injury in the foot while passing over that be t:LOCKHART abut redid the Bill going into Committee until he knew that some esordeation was really intended to the proprietors of Putney bridge. Mr. CURTEIS eseesived that In the Committee alone they ought te etterida she gentian of compensation, and he should most unquestionably veep far ming into a Committee. Mr. PELHAM supple - net die Dill. Sir J. YORKE aka @disported it. Mr. SYNC/ thought there could be no reason against going into the Committee. - 47 Sir J . G RA HA M considered the BE fraught with mischief, and in mercy to speculating he implored the House not so open the field for most Moses itir J. SEBRIOHT *mite House of Commons were not quite so well versed is dm AMINO advantages that individuals expected &adobe/Med wise maistkell apical in such undertakings, as the individuals dimwits', and shy Welt safely leave the public to determine spas the jedidessama ofessh speculations. Mr. H. BUM NERossmoded ire the Committee could alone en. ter upon the subject of cosspesomisa. Mr. Alderman WOOD andalpalsil anssiderable improvement Gan the Hammersmith bridge is ths plaissty • nding it. Mr. CROKER was surprimienlestrlbass th:Hon. Baronet (Sir Graham), who bad so largely he Waterloo Bridge, the argument that the new Hesesesomidt would not pay. The Host. Baronet had ( Mr. ckaller). vey me •A to his sorrow, to bIICIMP• a sod aptsulatoe in Wistel* Wye. (A laugh.) He thought the Mdp proposed certainly very necessary, and agreeing that *lwo • Committee iris the proper time to enter upon the question at eampmeation, he should soppoet the second reeding of the Bill. Btrazigers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, and we understand the Bill was read a *mood time, and ordered to be committed. SCOTCH COURTS OF LAW. _ Mr. KENNELif( fir; *;;;;Ctite Right Houi. Secretary (Mr. Peel) two questions respecting the Commission appointed to pro. teed to Scotland, to inquire into the stare of the Courts of Law. He believed a report bad been presented by that Commission, and he hoped that some legislative measure, founded on that valuable report, would be brought before the House during the present Session. He also wished to know, whether it was not intended to put the report into the hands of the Members. Mr. Secretary PEEL, in reply, stated that the report would soon be distributed among the Members, and that immediately on receiving the report, he had taken such steps as appeared to him best calculated for the preparation sf a legislative measure. founded on that report, which would at an early period be brought under the consideration of Parliament. OIL OAS. Sir T. ACLA ND premot;cl;peti iioo from Biddeford, in famor of the Oil Oaa Bill. and . Mr. HUME another, with the same prayer, from the owners of the whalers, at Montrolie.--Ordered to lie on the table. LOCAL TAXATION. Sir T. ACLAND also presented a petition from Bristol, com plaining of the local taxation, 'and blr. GRATTAN a similar petition, from the City of Dublin.— Ordered to be printed. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Sir]. MACKINTOSH complained that the private business was protracted to an inconveniently late hour. It now occupied nearly the whole evening. He hoped it would not be extended beyond that time (a quarter before seem, and that in future it would be terminated earlier. TREAD-MILLS. _ . ...... Mr. DAM'SON moved that an humble address be Twesented to his blajesty. praying for a return of the number of treadmills erected in the different gaols in England, of the diameter of the wheels, the hours of labour, and number of steps required from the prisoners in a minute—The motion was agreed to, and the address ordered to be presented by such Members as belonged to the Privy CounciL Mr. LAIVLEY presented a petition from Birmingham, against the port dues of Briated.—Ordered to be printed. THE LATE MISSIONARY SMITH. Sir J. MACKINTOSH said, he had a petition to present from the Members of the London Missionary Society, formed to propa gate Christianity in foreign countries. The society was composed of ministers and laymen of the Established Church, and of Dia senting minister and laymen. The petition related to a recent well known transaction, the trial and sentence of one of their missiona ries, the late Mr. John Smith, of Demerara. (liar, hear.) Ho would not enter into any statements, or introduce any observations that could require any discussion or call for any animadversion, he considered it would be in the highest degree inconvenient that any debate should take place an so painful and important a case till the House was . put fully in possession of the evidence. (Hear, hear.) The delay in printing the minutes of the trial had been so great, that he believed no Member was at present competent to en ter on the question, and therefore any discussion on the merits of the case must be premature. There was another reason why he abstained, and that was, bora_ tie an opportunity would arise after the Howse were in possessiodsor the evidence; until then lie thought both sides would best consult the first interests of truth and justice by abstaining from every remark on the case, of which a pre mature discussion would tend to no benefit, and was calculated only to create prejudice and produce unnecessary acrimony. lie would indulge only in a single observation in justice to the petitioners. lie believed they were worthy and excellent persons, liable in common with the rest of mankind to be deceived themselves, but incapable of practising deception upon others. The petitioner; were desirous to distinguish the ob ject they had in view, from all general questions relating to the Cohicies. They were anxious only to vindicate the security of their missionaries while engaged in their strictly religious duties, and they wished that question not to be bl e nd e d w ith an y genera l discussion of colonial policy. Mr. W. HORT(/' concurred in all that had been said by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, as to the impolicy of a pre mature discussion of any statement of facts relating to this case, until the (louse was in possession of the evidence given on the trial. lf, however, he then refrained from making any comments on the petition, he could not be prevented from pointing out here after the extreme inaccuracy of the facts stated in the petition, and against the effect of which he begged to guard the House. He concurred with the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, as to the character of the petitioners yet it was his duty to observe, that in some points they had been materially deceived ; and he doubted whether they hail consulted a sound discretion in the course which they had followed. The petition was then read. It purported to proceed from the Treasurer, Secretary, and Directors of the London Missionary So ciety. and prayed the House to institute an inquiry into the cir cumstances attending the trial of the late John Smith, of Deme rara, with a view to the reversion or rescindment of the sentence passed upon him. Sir J. MACKINTOSH, oo moving that it be printed, said, he did not wish the House to font its jndgnit nt on the mere statement ef the petitioners, but to come to tea_ tliv,:vssion with that fair, full, and impartial state of feeling, which this melancholy and import.' ant occasion demanded. The getition was then ordered to be printed. IRISH nousTiEs. Colonel TRENCH presentee. a petition from the county of Ros common, against the repeal of the linen bounties.—Ordered to be printed. LONDON DOCKS. Mr. GRENFELL moved for a return of the goods now lying in the London Dock Warehotises.—Owlered. NEGRO SIAVERV. Mr. CURWEN, presented a petition from Maryport, against slavery in the West Indies.—Ordered to he printed. Mr. H1. 7 31E presented a petition from the ,Minister and Elders of Dundee, praying for the gradual amelioration of negro slavery. —Ordered to he printed. Mr. HI TM E then gave notire, that on the let of June he would bring forward a motion to pledge the House to give etimpetsation to the proprietors of slaves, tOr losses sustained by altering their treatment. CHURCH OF IRELAND. Mr. 11l 'ME also gave notice, that he w ould, on Thursday, the Ildth of May, move for • Committee of Inquiry concerning the Irish Church Kitabliahment. FOREIGN WHEAT. Mr. CURNVEN presented a petition from some dealers in fo reign grain, praying to be allowed to bring it into the house market foe consumption. After • few words frxn Mr. CURTEIS, the petition was or. i dered to lie on the table. ROMAN CATHOLIC MAR II T.tOES. Dr. Pi ILLIMORE then rose. pursuant to no ice, to move for; leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws molding the baptisms, 1 marriages, and burials of Roman Catholics in England. The ob.. jet' of the Bill was, he said, to place the Roman Catholics on the same footing with regard to their marriages a* the Quakers and Jews, and as they were themselves in Ireland. The course pre- 'tribal by the Bill was, that the banns were to be published as at present, by the Prot estant Minister. Licences were also to be ; granted as at present, and die tame fees were also to be paid to the clergy of the Established Church, but the marriage ceremony ; I might be performed by a Roman Catholic priest. The Protestant clergyman was previously to furnish a certificate that the parties I had complied with the provisions of the law, and the Boman Ca tholic priest was afterwards to certify that the marriage ceremony had been performed, and it was then to berregistered in the parish' books. With respect to the registration of the births of Itoniam! Catholic children, some words in the Act of the 62i1 of the late Ring, move generally known as Mr. Rose's Act. seemed to imply that a minister of the Established (2ntrch tags the only person who could give a certificate. The practice difihred in different places. In some instances the certificates of Rattan Catholic priests wen' taken, and in others refused. The consequence wa.s, that some.; times there was great difficulty is authenticating the birth of child. reel belonging to Roman Catholic families, acme of them the most ancient and respectable in the kingdom. A clause would be intro- duced into the Bill to give the cirtifleste of a Roman C4/11:,lie priest the same effect to entitle the child to registration as that of the clergymen of the Established Church. The St / LICITOR-GENf RA I, was hostile to the measure, on account of its unlimited and general limitation. The Jews and' Roman Catholics would have an equal right to have the existing laws repealed. lie had never heard a co:nplaint made upon the subject. Mr. .MONCR would date one inconvenience resulting from the law as it stood at present.. He had seen various petitions, portico. lady front the parish of fit. Luke. complaining that the parish waa' burdened, in consequence of the illegal manner in which marriage took plate, with a great number of illegirimate children—at least of children considered by the law in this light. He had heard no cotnplaint from the Irish Catholic parents of these children, as they were in general too ignorant. He 'gold support the measure. Mr. D. GILBERT thought the Romp Catholic had a better right to this indulgence than a Ave, or any Dissenter whatever. The Catholic considered marriage as one of his sacraments, and when he was married out of his own church he was in his opinion committing a grew sin, and what even the lowest Roman l'a tholic was married by • Protestant, he had the ceremony repeated by his own clergyman. He would support the Bill. Leave given. WEST !NW—R. Mr. BURTON moved that an humble address be presented is his Majesty, for es pies of the correspondence which took place be., tween his Majesty 's Government and the Governer of Trinidad, re specting the punishment ineired upon. two slave, on the 21st of March, 1843; also for the copies or correspondence between his Majesty's Ministers and the Governors of Jamaica, Berbice., and other colonies; also for various docarnents respecting the state, con. dition, and age of the slaves in general in the West India colonies. Mr. T. WILSON said, when he considered the number and im portance of the doeuments called fur, be felt it his duty to divide the House upon the occasion. Mr. HUME asked if the House were to stand still after all It had done upon this subject? Theobjeq of his Hon. Friend, in moving for these papers, was to obtain full and free information, and a know. ledge of the subject could Dot be procured by any other method than that pursued by him. Mr. BURTON said, in defence of his own eandtmr he thought it necasary to state, that within these few days he had consulted many gentlemen connected with the Was India, and they made no objection whatever to the pros k r —Lune given. CkIAN The SOLICITOR.GENERArrapped for leave to bring in a Bill to amble infants to transfer dividends under the direct Lin of thc. Court of Chancery.—Leave given, WAREHOUSING BILL. The House resol;esiiiSeliiatO;iseZioittessins the Warehousing Bill. Mr. HUSHISSON would ask for lore eishttiog in a Bill, to which he could not anticipate any objecting He did cot wish to, interfere in the slightest degree wit h the bees which regulated the introduction of foreign goods into this country. Ile did cot wish to make the least alteration hi them. Foreign corn wan at present for two years in the warehouses of this country, and capital was to a great amount beked up without any use or advantage whatever, and the object of his motion would be to allow the foreign wheat, which was warehoused, to be convened into flour for exports. don. This WOMAN would, in his opinion, be attended with valuable consequences to the trade and commerce of the country. As the law stood at present, the foreign merchant was enabled to supply the Brazils, the West Indies, and all our colonies, with flour , whilst the British capital was idle and useless. The object of his motion was, to allow the merchant to take out a quan. tiny of wheat. and replace it with a corresponding portion of flour. Hebelieved the best calculated proportion was, that one barrel of good foreign flour (he would use the American barrel of litelbs.), was produced from tire bushels of wheat. He would take into his consideration the loss of weight and other injuries done to the corn from its being a long time warehcused, and he would be satisfied with the production of a barrel of flour front six bushels of wheat. It should be recollected that the quality of last year's corn was had, and a double advantage would follow from this system ; that a too. derate portion a it would be mixed with the wheat taken out of the warehouse, and which was dry ; and a portion of the English flour would be mixed with that intended for exportation ; and thus British capital would be circulated, and the flour for home con gumption would be improved. He did cwt wish, because it was feared that there would be a rise upon corn before the harvest, to Interfere with the various speculations of private individuals on the subject. He was not one of those disposed to meddle with such speculations • it was known that he was ready, when the proper time came— and in his opinion it could not come tau Boor —to assist in procuring a material alteration in the corn laws. (Hear.) He would repeat, it was his object to serve at once the British con-, sumer and the British capitalist, whose capital was locked up, whilst the foreigner was allowed to trade to our colonies. Mr. CUR WEN could not perceitehow this measure could be beneficial to the count-, ; the objections on the sufject came, no t from the farmers, but from those who had speculated on the rise of corn. On account too of the extreme deficiency of the crop of lest year, the quantity was one.foorth less than at any 0.11e7 period. He therefore trusted the Right Honourable Gentleman would not press his motion. Ale. FA BRAND did not sec how this measure could serve the holders of corn. He would therefore oppose the measure. Mr. T. WILSON thought a greeter inn; y email result from this measure, than from the locking up so much capital. Sir T. LETH BRIDGE said a few words respecting the repeal of the Corn lAws. Mr. IiFSKIRifiON said, if there was to be a time for the repeal of those laws, it should take place .ispogOsc wide atod general prin. eiple, and not for the gratification of any particular interest. Alter a remark from Mr. H uur. , wkAeb was nut audible in the gallery, leave was given. The Resolution was agreed to, and the House mimed, when leave was given to substitute flour for wheat. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. RAKES moved that the British Museum 11111shouId he read a second time, which was done, and ordered to be committed for Thursday next. _ RUM DUTIES. The Rum Dutics Rill w read a second time; and on the mo tion of the CII.tNCELLOR of th* EY:CHI:QUI:It that it should be committed, Mr. HUME remarked that there woe a gr..-to stock of rum in the hands of the •pirit merchants, which bad undergone an extensive depreciation in value. Ile thought that it wu injudicious to con. tinue the present duty of Is. lOd. per gallon on an article originally purchased in the West Indies for Is. 4d. It was pelf, etly clear that the duty exceeded the value of the spirit at prune cost. He sincerely believed that this unjust procedure towards persons who had embarked their property in this uade was forced on the Eight Honourable Gentleman opposite, for it was very much at variance with the principles he had laid down io the new eysiem he Ind proposed foe the management of our trade, at the opening of the subject some weeks ago, to the House. He was afraid that all no dons of mediation between the two parties were abandoned. Mr. BRIGHT made a few remarks, after which the Bill was or dered to be committed on Thursday next. BEER DUTIES BILL. The Becr Duties Bill was read a second dine, and the report was ordered to be received on Thursday neat. BOUNTIES ON SUGAR. The Sugar Bounties Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday neat. PUBLIC WORKS. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Public Works Bill was read • second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday. BOUNTIES ON CURING FISH. On the motion of Mr. C. GRANT, the Rouse went Into a Com mittee on the Fisheries' Acts. The lion. Member said, that be would not detain the House ■t any length on the subject of those Acts. It was proposed to continue the bounties allowed hitherto to the Irish Itllierle• until the let of Janucry, lit'.3, with the vier of KING'S THEATRE, OPERA CONCERT ROOM, EVERY EVENING) (Good Frdi., exeeptedi IN PASSION WEEK, sad on EASTER MONDAY, a.r the La t i! Tlme? this Sisson. This Evening. WEDNESDAY, Aptil 14 Mr. WALKER'S LECTURE on the NEW EIDOURANION. In these Leeturre the sublime Phenomena of the Heavens and the glorious Inspeiwatlons of a Deity, will he strongly enforced. Ills young Philosophical Friends from 'clued, particularly iron Eton, Hai row, Rugby. and Winchester, the Charter House, St. Paul's, Kensington, Ealing, Chelsea. Kennlngt ..... Hackney, he. will please to °Nerve, that these are positively the Last Nights this Season. Doges is., Upper Gallery 3e., Pit es.. New Gallery Is. *es Partlealare In bills. Places to be had of Mr. Seguin. 105. Quadrant, Ile:Put-street TIIPATHEROYAL, ENG — L - 1 S — R OPERA-NOUSE. At the sulioitattun of varkrua Famines, and for the accuounodatlou of .seed! Schools, . The LECTURE on ISTRIiMO - MY" .. irikb r e:Zßeered by Mr. BARTLEY TWO NIGHTS MORE: THIS EVENING hnd TO-MORROW, IN PASSION WEEK. To been at Serrnt and cowhide at Tea. Tlrkets of AduaLsalun for Yamillet to be had on moderate terms at the Box-office. The BRITISH Pegs.. commenced publishing yesterday morning it Half-pas& Five o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Aratc 14, 1824. The French Papers of Sunday and Monday reached our office last night. They contain nothing of any importance. The extracts made by the EtaOr from the Madrid Gazette, exaggerating the temporary successes of the Royalists in Peru, display the feelings of that Journal and its em ployers on the independence of South America. The Eloile however need not exult: any passing advantages Olaneta or Canterac may have gained fee the moment in that province will soon close, if they are not already at an end. As to the defeat of the illustrious Bolivar by Canterac, stated by the Madrid Gazette, on the mock authority of letters from Burnes Ayres, we do not r.ttach the smallest credit to it. AVe shall probably soon have a very different history. liolivar has taken his measures too well to fear any results of this sort. Peru, like all America beside, will soon be utterly lost to Spain ; the passing efforts of a few desperate partisans cannot redeem hrr authority in that prosince. The Etoile. under the head of Trieste to the 29th March, states that letters from Corfu of time Ifith give the import ant intelligence, but add that it wants confirmation, of the surrender of Arta by a pi:- icidar convention to the Greek General Bozaaris, and that the Albanians had joined the Greeks, who immediately advanced on Joannina, which was expected to fall into their hands. The possession of this city and Arta would make them masters of Epirus. I From the Etn;ie of 3londay, April 12.1 Mansur), Aram 1. The cxtraordinary supplement to the official Gozettr gives the Proclamation of the Royalist Benersl f/laneta, who has so power. fully contributed to the defeat of the rebels in Pont. This Pro. (Lunation being extracted from the Argus of Buenos Ayres, its authenticity is unquestionable. It confirms the details already rublishcd ; that is to say. the total route of the amiy of Santa Crux, with the loss of Oa* killed. 1,506 prisoners, all his artil lery. 200,000 eurtridgL., all his baggage, the printing.office of the wry, &e. _ _ Letters from Rrrnrs rdd. that General ('anterse has couiplt.t , :ly defeat:A ut three actions. Lie was wisely pursuing him in his retreat, or rather his flight, towards Trull , ' and there is every reason to believe that he will overtake blip, complete his destruction. The bravc General Olaneta was ring to move his head-quar, Tucuman. Great changes in our dipluanatic corps are spoke' as certain. The Duke of San Carlos, Ambasaador at Paris, is to be tees! to Madrid, where he will exercise his functions as Counsellm State. His successor will be Count Revillagizedo. The 101 the Marquis of Casa lmjo is appointed First Secretary of ',egad. as a recompense for the services which his father has rendered the Monarchy. The Second Secretary is Corpas, formerly Cons rieneral of Spain, in Algarve. M. Niria, now First Secretary Legation, is named Minister of Spain, in Holland. M. Doneel, Second Secretary, is recalled to lilt the office of Magistrate of Chancery of Valladolid. 31. Joseph Ileredia, brother to our M inister of State, is reeal to Madrid. He was sent to London as agent of liquidations : I t succeeded by M. ()rue. M. Alvarez de Toledo, Colonel it the Spanish service, is r to Munich as Charge trAffairet In my lasi leticr I slid thlit we expected here M. nuebhs We now positively know that that banker has tootracted with Government for a loan of 200 millions of rods (50 millions francs), and that he in coming in person to Madrid for a sec, loan, equal to the first. Their Majesties and Royal Family enjoy good health at An I j"". The French military hospital is removed to Toledo, where C ncval Bourrnont now Is with his Staff and the Royal guard; r seems to indicate that the Court will be absent from Bladnd souse time, though many persons alEnn the contrary. TIMLITE, MARCH 29. Letters from Corfu, of the 18th of March, give an import. piece of news, but which needs confirmation : it la the astrrecdia ' Arta, by a particular convention, to the Greek General, Rozmai ft is added that the Albanian troops bad joined with the inns, gnus, who immediately advanced towards Joannina, which the hlpe likewise soon to bring to a capitulation. When the Gresl are once masters of these two places, they may consider themselro as firmly established in Epirsts--Awirsistrg Gosette. The Official Part of the Minsitesr of Sucday contains only ti • announcement of changes of the Prefects of loose 9 tpartroec•• (some having been raised to the Peerage). The Noo-Olficial Par contains nothing new. Ireland is still agitated by those deadly feuds and con . tests which have been so long the terror and disgrace that island. But little more than fifty years since, Scot land, now so tranquil, was disturbed throughout tL Highlands by sanguinary and vindictive scenes of the same descriptiOn. A firm administration of the laws re formed its mountain clans, and Scotland has long bean tranquil; nor have we any doubt that the same results will follow on the wise and conciliating policy now pursued in Ireland, and that in a very few years we shall have the consolation of seeing its entire population contented, in dustrious. and peaceable. The work of regeneration is not to be effected in a day : it is a business of continued and ceaseless effort, and of time. Ages of misgovernment have, in a great degree, made that island what it long, unfortunately, has been. It is now crowded with popula tion and poverty, and drenched with bloodshed and crime ; to undo all the past, and bring about the blessings of hope and peace for the future, are the avowed inten tions of the present Gevernment ; and we cannot doubt that the well-directed effort must be ultimately suocauful. It is the settled business of an unworthy few in Ireland to misrepresent every act of Lord IVellealey's Government, and to seise on every passing occurrence that can suit their purposes of calumny. A violent outcry was instantly raised against the local police, on one foul murder having been perpetrated in the Queen's County. That atrocity was visited at the time by our heaviest reprobation; but outrages of this description have not been confined to the police alone; if they have committed one or more murders, the work of deadly retaliation soon emninenead against them. At the Anises of Cork, en only Tlkuraday four individuals were arraigned and tried for the unpro voked murder of a policeman of the name of Orpen; whom they butchered in cold blood Dear Kanturk, in that county. Three of the prisoners were acquitted on trial ; the fourth, Linehan, was capitally convicted, and has since been executed. On the evidence given, it appeared that the only cause of deadly quarrel with the unfortunate deceased was his being a policeman. Cronin. the principal witness for the Crown, stated that Linehan followed the unfortunate Orpen on the road, and urged the murder, n hispering in his ear, that " there was a police man on the road, and to go back and give him a knock." The witness soon after saw four men strike the policeman to the earth, and murder him before they quitted. His evidence was corroborated by a Mr. Nash, who heard the principal murderer, Linehan, say, " A policman is at Mur phy's, of Seart ; let us kill him." Mr. Nash saw the mangled body of the wretched man on the next morning. about ten o'clock, when he was going to Kanturk, in con pany with his brother, and found him dead near a stream of water, at the side of the ditch, and some bushes hang ing over his body. 'rime fact is horrible, as occurrences of this description are, both on the part of the police and the people. They do not, after all, surprise us: we know the state of Ireland too well to imagine that partial scenes of this dreadful nature will not occur at intervals, before settled tranquillity is assured in that country. The police have been selected with as much discrimination as possible; but, in so extended a body, some individuals of exceptiou able character and habits must, in the nature of things, have been admitted, and, with arms in their hands, abuse the important trust committed to them. As a body, they exercise a most effective check on the lawless pursuits of the peasantry, and have been most useful ; and a deadly warfare, in some unhappy instances, has in consequence sprung up between them, and closed in mutual murders. We trust, however, that scenes so horrible as those that now disgrace that fine island will soon pass away—that the liberal and enlightened policy of Ministers towards that country will produce different feelings among its people--that the conciliating measures of the excel!. nt Nobleman at the head of the Government of that flee island, will ultimately succeed in restoring universal pellet throughout the land—and that a few short years will only peas away, when —e shall see Ireland in every way sn integral part of this Empire—tranquil, industrious, and happy ; sharing in the prosperity of Britain, and adding largely to its resources and power. Sir James Mackintosh presented a petition from the London Missionary Society last night, praying for an in quiry into the circumstances of the trial of the late John Smith, the missionary at Demerara, with a view to the revision and rescindment of his sentence. The Honourable and Learned G-ntleinan said, be would abstain from any present observations on the merits of the ease, as an oppor tunity would present itself for doing so, when the House was put in possession of the minutes of evidence on the trial, now printing. The petitioners he characterized a worthy and excellent individuals, incapable of practising deception, or lending themselves to any views but those of a strictly rtligieus nature. They desired (Sir James added) to have this unhappy caw considered independeney of any general question of colonial policy. llr. Wilmot Hortcn joined the Honourable and Learned Mover of the petition in deprecating premature discussion ; but he could net, he added, refrain um stoat% that the petition contained catending, as long as possible; the baseit of those bottnties to the Irish fisheries: After some remarks from Mr. D. GILBERT and Mr. BRIGHT, a series of resolutions, beginning with the allow..nee of Is. fid. bounty per cwt. on cod cured in our fisheries. were agreed to ; and the report was ordered to he received to.nairrow. GLASS DUTIES. The Report of the Committee on the Glenn Dutica, con ti nu i ng the Act of the Geors7 , tlj 4. w . ti . S . royght up, and read. SWEET WINER The Report of the Committee of the whnle House of the Duties nn sweet wines was then read, and Bills were ordered in pursuance of those mime. S.IV !NO RANKS. The Committee oa the Saving Banks Act was fixed far the 4th of May. SCOTCH JURIES. Mr. KENNEDY moved the re-committal of the Scotch Juries' Bill.—Agreed to. In the Committee some amendments were agreed to; the House resumed, and the report was ordered to he received on Wednesday. AIARIIIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Pr. INSIIINGTON moved the second reading of the Mar riage Act Amendment Bill= which watt agreed to. The Bill was mad and ordered to be committed on Wednesday. VACIRA NT ACT. The Ilnuse went into a C ommittee on the Vagrant Act. The Report was ordered to be receivtd on Thursday, the tith of May. 'I he New Street Bill was ordered to be committed on Wednes day, the bth of Mayo INSOLVENT DEBTORS. The Insolvent Debtors' Bill, was read a third time and passed. The other Or.lers of the Day were then thsposed of, arid the House adjourned at HaLr-PAIIT NINE. NOTICES OF OF MOTIONS THIS DAY. 31r. Hume—Particulars of the Expenditure of 1,000,0001. under the New Churches AVA. Mr. Hume—Trcaties existing between the Last India Company and the Chiefs of Sumatra. Mr. Huakisson—To amend the lem of Principal and Factor. Mr. l o ushinnum—ltill to repeal the aeye.al Acu. imposing lines for damages arising in flaying of Hides and skins. • ORDERS OF THE DAY. Ways and Means—Committee. Supply—Committee. MINORITY Against the Grant of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds for building Chorelits.—April 12, 1824. Althorp, Viscount Grattan, Janie% Nugent, Lord Billie, Colords' J. Hobhouse, J. C. Pelham, J. C. Hems!, R. James, W. Phillips, G. jun. Birch, Joseph - Ingilby, Sir W. Rice, T. 8. Bright, H. Kennedy, T. F. Rob erts, A. W. Caltratt, J. H. Lambton, J. 0. Rickford, W. Cavendish, C. C. Leycester, IL Sewn, hoed Colborne. N. W. R. Alaberly,John SiniM, William Cradock, S. Illsberly, W. L. Wharton, J. Davies, T. Martin, J. Whitbread, S. C. Denman, Thomas Alonck, J. B. Dunimissam, Vise. Normatiby, Viscount Tes.LL a s.—Sir R. Ftrguson and Joseph Hume. PRICES OF ERITISII Bank Stock 2334 A 3 per Cent. Reduced. 954 4 3 per Cant. Cows 364 I I Oki 3,1 per Cent. 102} ij New 34 pa Cent. 10 24 2 4 per Cent. DWI I New 4 Cent. bor.g Annuities, Imperial 3 per Cents. Rata for Accouat 256} Corm for Ac kl6ll 4 Atli OF FOREIUN Austria. Serip, 16,1 pr. f:itm for Accmint Ifi pr. Ditto pig* full, Ir 9 Olk 834 4 II Dittofor Ace. Colon*. Ildr. 91i 4 2 4 2 i Do. Act. 32 Danish Bonds 1011 2 , Danish Marks Banco 90A 100 Oceek Scrip. 4 14 f A dm Ditto for Acct. 1 jdi.. Mexican Bonds, GSA Ditto Scrip, 10,1 lu 4 I d 4 pr. ex. div. Do. Ace. 104 10 4 4 4 4 pm. ex dir. Portuguese Scrip Ditto for Account 11 A pm. Prussian Ponds, Llitto (1E22) 92 STOCh.S 17. ST ERDA V. India Honda, 79 pr. India for Account, 300 k South Sea Stock, South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities Es. DMA. 1.10001. It; 49 44 47 Ditto, 5001. 46 49 44 47 Ditto, 46 49 44 47 indorsed ditto Lottery Tickets, 251. 1916 STO4.:KS Russian Be. 871 11 1 Russian foe Aect. 97 Russian loseription Dutch Bonds Do. Exchange Span. Goo*. 1711 Ditto for Acct. 171 1 Ditto 170 St 236 Bds. 18 Do. 85 do. Do. 5 per Ccnts. (1823) 16414 17 16.4 Ditto for Account Alliancel 51ines 6 1 pm. A 13 1 pr. Fr. Renter, 1921. 73c. 103 f. 73c 1)o. Ex. 23f. 31k. Do. Scrip, 161 pr. Neapolitan Bds Ditto fur Ann 96 51 Peruvian Bonds 671 COURSE OF EACH. Amsterdam C. F. 12 1 Ditto, at alert . 11 18 Rotterdam . 12 2 Aatererp . - 12 & liamburglt - 37 6 Alton& 37 7 Kris, 3 clays' sight 23 60 I hit° - 25 80 Boordeaux 25 80 Berlin 7 10 . . _ _ hankfort-on-the-lain 15 . 6 Petersbargh ►'ienaa - IJ 6 frieNte - - 10 5 Madrid - Cadiz . Gilboa lirreelona iiihr3ltar - - 30 NCI:: ESTE DAY. El etioa • gl . Vettans - . - - !..1 Malta . - 41 Naples . . 381 Palermo - 113 Lisbon - t't Gporto . - SI Rio Janeiro . 411 Bahia . - SO Dublin - 94 Cork. -1/ • BULLION. C. 8. d. Portugal Gold in coin 9 0 0 Forcio Gold in bars 1 17 6 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 ♦ lq Silva in bars 0 4 lit MAILS. AnnivED-1 French. Doc—l Lisbon and I Onttenburgh. *u 23ritiol1 Woo. ~~~ M