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• 1 I". kagg ilng he s: tunes being made by this body to the Priest, Ni erronand said he was misled by the view he took Qt .., taw, which was contined,he thought, to Protestants of the Eats b. odd Cburch,snd did not extend to those of the Dissenting Church. toped he would be forgiven, and gave the strongest assurances Oa: he would not offend again. Ile had seen a letter (min the to this effect. lie had, however, • Curate, of the name of . i .ll,,gan, who, acted in a similar manner, and celebrated some oath ammageo. At length, upon the 6th of November, when six .dzosen were performing their duty at the town of Newton 31a. c . :: ' jr--( Here the Right Honourable Member mentioned the na mes of the six Magistrates, whom he warmly eulogised, not in o sequence of a prejudice in their favour from the friendship lie c oyed with them, but from a conviction that they performed their ,Magistrates, and as resident gentlemen)--the parents ° imolai who were married appeared before these Magistrates to hue the business investigated, and complained of the conduct of t yliagan. The Magistrates said, it was a novel affair. The co mplainants took an attorney with them, who pointed out the Act by which those who refused to take the oath required were to be committed to gaol for three years. The Learned Member s o they were in confinement for a considerable time, and wer e liberated by the Irish Government. This was not . 0; they were liberated on the next Sunday. The law, as it stood on the last enactment, involving a penalty of m a wa s considered in Ireland as superseding the other law s tall had been alluded to, and which made the same offence sc spital felony. He had risen purely with a view of defending the gi s gutracy from any unjust imputations, and should sit down v atted that be had performed his duty to them and to the House Hr. J. S3lll'll rose for the purpose of inquiring what was the otTecsive language used by the Catholic Association, which sub_ , tried that body to a charge of having used threats for the purpose overawing the Irish Magistracy P True it was, that the Asso aims had threatened to prosecute t a e who acted illegally—had denounced acts of oppression ; but the worthy Baronet had stated b r oadly and distinctly, that the Association sought to exercise a coercive authority over the Irish Magistracy. Hr. DAWSON could tell the Hon. Gentleman that the APAO• ration d.d seek to exercise an undue influence over the body of Nstistrates. He had known individuals who had been un tat; nate enough to attract the notice and displeasure of Associution ; and after they had been denounced by Mr. O'Connell, and some other demagogues of his party, they are unable It leave their houses fur tear of being pursued And persecut dby the Catholic body. The Association was a power of the must dangerous description ; wherever its baneful oduence was known to exit d, wherever its destructive principle. obtained a footin; , it almost immediately followed that the feeling. of the people bee. m al muted from the properly. . - onstituted autbo. n es. It had been observed, and with great truth, that there a er.; suny individuals, who, though inclined to favour the Cathu I Claims, were demo; dly opposed to the authority of the sasocia ed body. (Hear, hear.) He did not wish to go into the quest'on now; but at another dmi should express himself more fully. The manner in which this q uestion had been brought forward was highly to be approved there had been no odium rt flected—no in diodual named ; and t would be unfair that any should feel offset- .2 al legal authorities, amongst them land Kilwardt n, Welt of opinion that the Act of George 111. which imposed a penalty of 3001. repealed the former Acts. Whatever were the legal ddinitions of the case, the conduct of the Magistrates must be considered as perfectly free from blame. His Hon. and Learned friend had omitted to notice in his detail that Mr. O'llagan, when he performed the ceremony, bound the women over to secrecy ; bur when this was discovered O'Hagsn fled the country, instead of abiding the issue of his trial. A penalty was certainly necessary to thus offence, and he could not consent to the adoption of any method which might be proposed that did not contemplate im posing a penalty of some description. Mr. NORTH said, from knowing something of the par. Scalars of these transactions, he might be excused offering ary observation. When the consequences of these marriages were contemplated, the law, as it now stood, rendering them illegal, the magistrates were fully justified in acting on the power which the law allowed them. It should be considered, that the children resulting from connections so formed were ! illegitimate, ar.d the women were subject to desertion, and its whole train of attendant evils. His Hon. and Learned Friend had stated, that the two penalties were sometimes enforced—that offenders were hanged first and fined 5001. afterwards; but this was a good joke, which, in Ireland at least, had become rather stale. Ile had known an offer der cequitted because it was sup posed that the fine was merged in the felony. He wished it to be •anderstood, that he delivered no oyinion on the policy of the Act be reserved any such class of of s ovations for another occasion. Mr. GRATTAN Maid, as fsr ; s ifs experience went, lie never knew Ireland more pacifically inchno I than since the formation of this Association. The country was in a general quiescent state ; rot the smallest discontent was to he o bs erved. He would take this opportunity of putting it to Gentlemen, whether it was fair to involve in what might be advanced those who were not present, and who were so able, if allowed the opportunity, to meet any ob. jeetions that might be urged against their opinion? He, forone, had not anticipated the least diHmosion on this evening. Dr. LUSH INGTON said, he had not ventured to deliver en opinion of his own ; he was, however, supported by the doubts vonich had existed, and the facts which had been produced. Instead of having heard anything urged against his present proceeding, thus who considered themselves as opposed to him had made his ! case still stronger, by pointing out the doubts which were said to mist in Ireland, as to the Acts under consideration. True it was. that the authorities considered thera elves at liberty to proceed by common law, or in any other form more convenient. And what Ira the mode of proceeding sanctioned ? People were induced to give evidence against the minister' whom they bad encouraged to offend tie laws. (Hear, hear.) The very means of the offence became the informer against it. He did not memo to attack the magistrates; but it was invariably the case, that whenever an in quiry vu instituted, involving the intrust of ;ny particular authority, individuals made it a point of duty to overwhelm the House with every description of eulogy. What would be the pre cise nature of the measure he should propose he did not yet know ; hot he should endeavour so to put it, as to avoid rendering it open ! to any party objection. The House then rest:deed itself into a Committee of Supply, and the Report was ordered to be brought up on Friday. RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS. Lord AI-THORP', Bill to facilitate the recovery of Small Debts' in England and Wales, was read a first time, and ordered to be cad a second time on Friday next. ASSESSED TAXES. Mr.3IAFIERLY gave notice that he would move on the 3d a )larch, for leave to bring in a HiU for the repeal of the Assessed Tam _ ST. CATHERINE'S DOCK. A petition was presented reliving to St. Catherine's Dock, by • Mother whom we could not dktinguish, and the prayer of which Ismael l not hear, in consequence of the noise created by Member* leaving the House. TOBACCO AND SNUFF. Mr. H. DAVIS moved for returns of the several quantities of Eta', tobacco. and cigars imported and exported, and the number of vessels seized, from the sth of July, 1319, to the sth of Ja. nnity, 1825 —Granted. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION The Member for Bristol presented a Petition from that place, !cry numerously signed, which prayed for the suppression of the Lithulic Association, on the ground that, though friends to reli. `tour toleration, they wee enemies to factious amociations for the subversion of political power ; and that the Catholic Association collected rents, and assumed the functions of Government. On the question that it be brought up, Mr. HLT3IE said, be regretted the Petition had not been pre sented when there was a fuller attendance of 51embers. He denied that the Association was a factious body, collected for the subsec tion of political institutions. Mr. BRIGHT spoke • few sentences, which we could not hest In the gallery. Mr. HERRIES said • few words relative to the prohibition of illegal interest, Whitt were also inaudible. After which, the House adjourned at a few minutes past Six HOUSE OF COMMON s, THIS DAY. NOTICE OF MOTION. lir. Spring Rice--Motion, That the Evidence taken before the Z.ktt Commi ttee , appointed in the last Session for inquiring into toe distutbences in Ireland, be laid before the House. The Chancellor of the Exchequer read on Monday, at the Bar of the House, the following Answer from hi Mthly to the Address of the House of Commons : '' t receive, with the highest satisfaction, this loyal and dutiful Addr as. l '• Your cordial concurrence i n t h e p r i nc i p l es w hi c h I h ave d e . shed, and your assurances of en-operation with respect to the "(. , : au which I have recommended to your attention, afford me t e surest pledge that I shall be enabled, under the favour of Ittme Providence, effectually to uphold the honour snd interests of my kingdom, and to preserve to my subjects the blessings which Gtorge Dawe, who has been occupied some years In painting for the Emperor of Russia an extensive Gal ley of Portraits of the Generals who commanded the Im- Penal Armies in the memorable Campaigns of 1812, 1813, and 1814, has succeeded in completing nearly three hun dred Portraits, highly to the satisfaction of the Emperor, sad . which, of course , i s hi g hl y grat ifying to the English emu. Mr. Dawe has bad the additional honour of Plaiting a full-length Portrait of his illustrious Patton, a °Pled which is on its way to England for the Gallery of the Marquis of Londonderry. The gallery set apart by the EmPere, for the pictures of the Generals, is one of the wings of his Palace in St. Petersburgh, and adjoins the Gallery i erected by the late Empress Cathar i ne, ca ll e d t h e er " ) ,!t°lle. In addition to the likenesses of the Generals who netinguished themselves in the three campaigns, which ar" to be placed in the new Gallery, the likenesses of the late Princess Charlotte (who sat to Mr. Dawe a few weeks P r l IMIS to her decease). P r in ce Leopold,•and the Duke of y e nrk, are also to grace the Gallery. „ The Recorder will mak e hi s Report to the King in " I nel at two o'clock to-day, at Carlton Palace, of the convicts tlicti at the December Sessions, at the (Ad Bailey. PRICES OF BRITISH Bank Stock 2344 33 3 per Cent. Red. Ir 4; 3 per ( ent. Cons. 934 a a Huta Acct. 93} a Se per Cent. Rad. 1011 a New 4 per Cent. lON Ina PRICES OF FOREItiN I Austrian Bonds Ditto Acet. 97} Brazilian Bonds 8111 Ditto Scrip 18# pm Ditto Scrip (1828) 4f f f f pm Ditto Acct. 44_ pm Buenos Ayres Bonds 914 Chilian Bonds Ditto Acct. 89; 0 Colombian Bonds 921 Ditto Acct. 92} Diem Bonds (1824) 021 f 2 Ditto Acet. 92i # 1# 'I Danish Bonds 102 French Itentes 1031.60 c. 104 f. 103 f. 7k. Exchange 28f. 10e. PRICES OF SHAA AfitURANCIL COMPAYIES. Alliance Brit. and For. 18 f Ditto Marine 61 guardian • Palladium 2} # Protector MINES. Anglo-Mexican 95 100 Anglo-Chilian 104 10 Arlin' Iron acd foal flolanos Brag'lian 204 Chinon 14 16 Colombian 33 33 Gm. Alining Association 11 Hibernian 104 10 Pasco Peruvian 93 23 Real del Monte 11io de la Plata 21 27 Tlalpuxahua 160 pm United Alexican 8.5 95 Welch Iron and Coal 44 34 COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam C. F. 12 3 Ditto, at sight . 12 0 Rotterdam 12 4 Antwerp . - 12 4 Hamburgh - 37 I Utopia - - 37 2 Pat is, 3 days' sigh t 25 IS Ditto - . 25 45 Bourdeaux 25 45 Berlin - 7 5' Frankfort-on-the-Main 152 Petersburgh Vienna . 10 4 Trieste . - 10 4 Madrid . - 3r Cadiz . -35 i Btlboa . -35 i Barcelona . 36' Seville - . 351 Gibraltar - - 31 iTOCKS FESTER DA Y. India 'Bond* 109 99 pm Long. Ann. 23i . Ex. Bins. 2tl. 0001.651 pm Ditto, lid. 1,000/. 64 GS pm Ditto, WE. 64 66 pm Ditto, Small 64 66 pm vrocKs VERTERDA V. Greek Ronda 60 694 60 Ditto Acet. 60 514 60 Mexican Bonds 814 I Ditto Acct. 81 1 a a Neapolitan Bonds 914 Ditto Bonds (1824) 1124 Peruvian Bonds Ditto Acet. 844 1 4 Portuguese Bonds 904 90 Ditto Acct. 904 l'russian Bonds Ditto Bonds 11822) Russian Bonds (1822) 97 141 Spanish Cons. 22 1 24 Ditto A ect. 22 14 24 Ditto 8.) Bonds 224 Ditto Cons. O&M 154 LES YESTERDAY. G%I LIGHT ♦XD COIN COM- PANIC/. Continental 11/ A London Portable 134 United General 14 IRON RAILWAYS. Bkming. and Liverpool 4 London and Birming. London and Bristol II London and Northern 1 MISCELLANNOVI. British Iron Company 81 7 Canada Company I 29 Equitable Loan Bank If Gas Engine Carriage 10 Gen. Steam Navigation 16 94 10 Gold Coast Association 6 Great Westminster Dairy 14 Metro. Alderney Dairy 4 , 1 New Corn Exchange 9 8 Ij Pearl Fishery (Yellow) 18 19 Ditto (White) 154 Prov. Dank of Ireland 84 INGE Y ESTERDAY. I/whom - - 4i Genoa 4 Venice - 27 Malta • Naples . l'a term o Lisbon Oporto Rio 4aneiro Bahia Dublin Cork Al} 48 S l. Li ■UL LION, 1 , 22 02. s. d. Portugal Gold in coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 io New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 101 Silver in bars 0 6 0 Eitc VrtOs. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUB}-LANE. This Evening, WEDNESDAY. Feb. 9. will be performed THE FALL OF ALGIERS. The Principal Characters by Messrs. Sept°. Terry, Horn, Harley, Hattie, Browne. Mercer. and 0. Smith; Master Edmonds; Mesdames Stephens. Graddon, Nicol, and Carr. After which, tl ‘RLEQUIN AND THE TALKING BIRD, THE SINGING TREES, AND GOLDEN WATERS. Harlequin, lir. Howell; Pantaloon, Ur. T. Blanchard; Clown, lir. Kirby. Columbine, Wu Barnett. Tomorrow, Der Frebalm's, and the Pantomime. ------ - THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. This Evening, WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, win be performed CLARI. rho Duke Vivaldi. Mr. I'. P. Cooke; Rolamo, Mr. Fawcett. Clan, Miss M. Tree; Veeplna, Miss Love. CHARIVT w H h EIECOND. King Charles, Mr. C. Kemble; Lord Rochester, Mr. Jones; Captain Copp. Mr. Fawcett. Mary, Wu K. Tree. To conclude with HARLEQUIN AND THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; Or. MORE OF MORE HALL. In which Jean Henri, the celebrated Tambour Major (who Is engaged ft: r limited number of nights), ill repeat his Performances. Harlequin, Mr. Eller: Pantaloon. Mr. Barnes; Clown, Mr. J. S. Or!, maldi. Columbine, Miss Romer. To-morrow, Native Land, and the Pantomime. THE APOLLONICON. VWDIIIII raa 111131111111/111 ramosmais o► Its MAJNIRT. On SkTURD AY NEXT. at Two o'Cloek, The following SELECTION of MUSIC will be performed by Mr. PURIM on the APOLLONICON, a Grant! Musical Instrument, Invented and constructed by limn. Flight and Robson, Organ Handers, 101, St. Marthfs-lane:— _ ---- - ~ • PART I. Overture. Figaro (StozarD—Duet, : Aurora eke sorgerar (Rossinil— Movegagnt,Surprise (Haydn)—Duet,' aly pretty page' (Dishop)—Hunt ing C:horas, Der Freigehutz (Weber). P A Rl' 11. Overture. Donna del Lego (Roesinl)—Air, ' By the !amender of Venue doves' (Bishop)—Cavatioa. ' La rata Spado' (Rossini)—Bridal song and Chorus, Der Frelschutz (Weber)--Grand Marsh, Donna del Lao (Rossini). N.H. Mr. Purkis's Performances will be continued every Saturday during the Seaeon. The Mechanical Powers of the Apolionleon are exhibited from One till Four (except during the time of Mr. Purkis's attendance), performing Beethoi cis celebrated Overture to Prometh, - us, Mozart'. Overture to Zatthernote. and Ilaydn's Grand Military Movement tram his Twelfth Symphony. 1p the execution of which it has been hammed with the sanction of the most eminent mechanical and muMeal men of the age, and is alloWed to pomess a grandeur and variety of effect, with a precision and a delicacy of expression, lupe lid. to any other Insttument in Europe. The Music arranged for and met on the Cylinders by Mr. Flight, Jun. The Bo;Tists PitesacomMenced publishing ycsterday morning at fire o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 18W5. Lag night we received the Paris Papers of Sunday. The morning Papers are occupied chiefly with the discus sion of the legislative measures before the Chambers. The detestable project of law respecting sacrilege has, we are glad to notice, in a particular degree excited the indigna tion of the French press. It is a gross violation of the principles of the Charter, according to which all religions are entitled to equal liberty and the same protection, and an evidence of the sanguinary and vindictive disposition of the Roman Catholic Church. Its language is vague, while its penalties are dreadful in the extreme—death, with mutilation ! It was only last summer that a depart m of ecclesiastical affairs was specially appointed, with the Bishop of HERMOPOLIS at its head, and already we have this demand for blood. It may well be said, that the spirit of Catholicism is unchanged. Whenever that Church can obtain power, we see it immediately outraging humanity, Ia enlightened and indifferent France, the instant it has a Sovereign on the throne favourable to its pretensions, it asks for the right of putting to death, in some cases with the previous infliction of bodily torture, all those who shall commit any overt act through hatred or contempt of its holy rites. Who can affect to doubt that, in another age, the same clergy would have insisted upon the right of burning heretics Who will deny that the Inquisition was the favourite and legitimate child of such a mother ? These Papers contain the Kixo's Speech on opening the Session of Pasliament. "It was expected," says the Cuurrier Francais, "that this Speech, which breathes quite a pacific tone, would have contained some important com munications concerning the general policy of the Cabinets of Europe, but the English Government has something better to do than to talk on such a subject : it has to lay before the nation a picture of its continually-increasing prosperity, ani of its power, always respected, and now greater than ever. What simplicity—what frankness— what confidence in the relations of this Government with its Legislature !" In our extracts in another column we have given at length the commentaries of the Etoile and Constitutionnet. The Ministerial journal speaks with great satisfaction of the wisdom and moderation of the Speech. If any doubt had existed as to the concurrence of M. DE VILLEEE in the policy of Mr. CANNING, with regard to the new American States, it must, we think, in a great measure be removed by the tenor of the observations of the Etoile. We readily forgive the French Royalist his' extravagant attachment to the " principles of legitimacy," and his ridiculous abhorrence of " the recognition of in dependence," when we find him talking so rationally of the duty imposed on the British Government to protect " the , enormous capitals poured into these countries during the THE BRITISH PRESS. last seventeen years." He remarks, in conclusion, "we said that peace would not lye interrntited, and the Speech from the English throne confirms what we announced." The Etude states, however, that FEIiDIN•ND has pro tested against our acknowledgment of the independence of his colonies. The 111inister whom, by some extraonlinary effort of finance, he hu lately despatched to this country, Senor De Los Rios, is, we believe, specially commissioned to remonstrate with Mr. CANNING, against the conclusion of any treaty with the revolted subjects of the King of SPAIN. But surely never was there a Sovereign,—if he can be called one, whose authority depends immediately on the military support of an adjoining State,—sunk so low, and deservedly so low, in the contempt of the world. The very same Papers which announce his anger, add also as a cer tain fact, that nothing is likely to occur to disturb the ge neral tranquillity. If the Powers of Europe would not in terfere, any one of the new States,—Colombia, Mexico, or Buenos Ayres,—would overthrow his government at home with more ease, than he could fit out an expedition for the re-establishment of his dominion in any colony that has separated itself from his weak and odious tyranny. In the German Papers received last night, we have in telligence of the further progress of the Greek cause. Gotta VRIONE, the Turkish Commander is Albania, ap prehensi►c of the treachery of the Divan, who, under :he pretext of promoting him, are endeavouring to get him into their power, has opened negociations with Prince MAVROCORDATO j an armistice had been agreed to, and it was expected that the Paces would declare himself in dependent. The instant he does so, a signal will be given for the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire. Every Pacha remote from Constantinople, will, at once, raise himself from subjection to sovereignty. The wily Vice roy of EGYPT will be among the foremost to seize the golden opportunity for rfirich he has so long been watch ing and dissembling. The internal dissensions of the Greeks are completely suppressed, and the blockade of Patras is resumed. The Austrian Observer, the consistent and persevering friend of the Mahouretans, asserts, that they are resolved upon making their next campaign with more vigour than ever. Their resolution may be ♦ery good, but we suspect their power will begin not a little to fail them. Their resources are every day shrinking to ■ smaller amount, and they seek in vain to conceal their dis tress by the ruinous expedient of tampering with the cur rency. The Greeks have credit because they are free, and have a regular government ; but any man of sound mind would think just as soon of trusting FERDINAND of SPAIN, as of relying on the public faith of the GRAND Se t.raN. Every effort, it seems, however, will be made to call into the field a great levy of the Turkish forces. The SULTAN, with his own hand-writing, has summoned the Pachas of Widden and Belgrade. Alarm has penetrated the Divan, and not without reason, for never was the empire of Con stantinople in a more critical state. It is fighting now, nor fur victory, but for life. The Marquis of LaNsnoww, pursuant to the notice he gave on Monday evening, moved, last night, for the pro duction of " Copies of all despatches sent by the Loan LIEUTENANT of Ire/and, relative to the origin, progress, and nature of the religious and political Societies of that country, and their consequences." The Noble Lord founded his motion on the argument, that as Parliament is to be called upon to provide against the danger that exists in Ireland, it ought to be put into possession of all the official information that Government can furnish. This proposition was, we need hardly say, ingeniously il lustrated and ably supported by the Noble Marquis, whose great talents amply qualify him to do justice to every sub ject on which he addresses his Peers. But, ingenious and able as was the speech by which the motion was intro duced, the clear and impressive reply of the Earl of Liverieoor. carried conviction to all who heard lnim, as we have no doubt the Report of his speech will, to all who reed it, that the required information could not be pro perly submitted to Parliament on the question it would have to consider. Where a measure is rendered necessary by particular facts, an inquiry must take place to satisfy the conscience of the Legislature ; but where a Bill is founded on general principles, it would be idle and ridi culous to go into an investigation of every circum ' stance that may be affected by it, connected with the pro posed change. In such a case Parliament must act upon its own knowledge. This was what it did with respect to the Orange Associations two years ago, and what it will now be called upon to do with respect to the Catholic Association. Lord LIVERPOOL said truly, that "if the measure to be proposed rested on official . . information—if it rested only on the confidence that ough t to be reposed in the Government—if it rested solely upon the responsibility of his MAJESTY'S Ministers, it might be a fair case for asking information." But the discussion will turn less on what the Catholic Association has actually done,—though all that is perhaps as well known to the Opposition as to his MAJESTY'S Ministers themselves, — than on the effects calculated to result in the present state of Ireland from associations so constructed. This was what Parliament considered when it legislated to put down the Orange Societies as they were then constituted; and the same rule will now be in justice applied to the Catholic Association.—On the division of the House the motion was negatived by a majority of 42 not-contents against a minority of 20 contents. In the House of Commons, Mr. Sergeant ONsLow again brought forward the question of the Usury Laws, and after a few observations in opposition to his motion by Mr. DAVENPORT and Mr. Ct ;max, and in aprirobation of it by Mr. Jour: SMITH, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of all the existing laws by which the rate of interest is limited. Though no argument was, or indeed could be, used to jus tify the mischievous restrictions imposed on the trade in money, we !egret to state that on the division there was only a majority of seven in favour of the proposed repeal of enactments contrary to every sound principle of political economy, and like all legiscation of that kind, especially injurious to those whose interests it undertakes to protect. It seems, however, as if the country gentlemen were all agreed in their abhorrence of the accursed science of poli tical economy. They degrade themselves to the level of the silk-manufacturers of tapitalfields, and insist with singular vehemence that they arc so destitute of all ability to take care of themselves, that, if Parliament should withdraw its guardianship over them, they would infallibly be ruined ! Mr. asiwen is so passionately enamoured of the Usury Laws, that he protests if there were none in existence, he would vote for instituting them, because,—notable reason !—there arc speculations afloat to to the amount of 166 millions, as he has learned from somebody. We know not whether we ought not to suspect that the Honourable Member for Cumberland was play ing the wag, and, under pretence of upholding the Usury Laws, proving how absurd and useless they really arc; for. supposing (which we deny) his data to be correct, it is clearly warr the system he pane- Fyrises, that the very evils occur he wishes to prevent. I he fact is, that the Usury Laws in a great measure tend directly to produce the state of things he deprecates, and yet be defends them with all his strength, and insinuates that those who differ from him want " common sense !" We cordially join with Nlr. JOHN SMITH, Those know ledge and experience on this subject are testily worthy of. the attention of Parliament, in recommencing gr. Ser geant ONsLow to persevere in carrying his Bill through, the House, without again exposing himself to the risk Of defeat by his excessive courtesy to those who are not com petent to be trusted fully with the management of their own affairs. The Lords Commissioners' speech bad not reached Dublin on Saturday evening. The most intense anxiety prevailed as to its contents. The boisterous weather had kept the people of Dublin three days without an arrival from Holyhead. They complain strongly and justly of the general inefficiency of the post-office steam vessels plying between Dublin and Holyhead. The Liverpool steam traders b;d not missed a single day. The Constitutionne I, in its remarks on the Lords Com missioners' Speech, ascribes the agitation of the Catholics of Ireland to an " occult influence," of which, however, it observes, "it might not be difficult to point out the origin." " We know," It adds, " that the Jesuits are at work actively in Ireland. On this subject we possess some important information, of which we intend to make use?' This information will be interesting on this side of the Channel. We hope, therefore, that the Constiltitionnel will redeem its pledge. The LORD CHANCELLOR took an oppertunity'on Mon day evening, while speaking on the Scotch Judicature Bill, to state more explicitly the object of the measure he intended to propose relative to JOINT STOCK COIEPANIES which was, to make the sale of any shares is any such Company illegal, until it was incorporated by Royal Charter, and to punish all persons disposing of any such shares. Now it appears to us thit there can be but two evils to be provided against, or to be remedied, with regard to any Joint Stock Company, be its object what it tray; the one is, fraud on the port of tbe pnilectors—the other, as Tect arising from it injurioUs to Mr public. If fraud ie practised, the common law of the land may be at any time applied to punish and cuppreas it. If a public injury is produced, that may effectively be put down as the law now stands; for it would be too much to say, that, at this time of day, a new law was necessary for this purpose, since that would be to admit that we have lived for 500 years inadequately protectAl by the old. But, even if • public injury of a peculiar kind were to arise, the measure of remedy should be confined to the specific injury. To illustrate our meaning—for on this important subject we would wish to make ourselves distinctly understood—we will take the objections which were at first made to the Gas-light Companies; that the liability of the pipes to explosion rendered their introduction into private houses dangerous—that the pestiferous exhalations arising from them was injurious to the health of the inhabitants—that the conducting the refuse gas into the Thames impreg nated the water, and not only destroyed the fish in those parts of the river, but put the health and salubrity of the whole metropolis to the hazard.—Here are objections, all of them very formidable ; but would Parliament have done wisely, had it refused to charter a Gas-light Com pany? We now know, by experience, the prodigious ad.. vantage which the public derive, in every way, from the introduction of this valuable discovery, which throws * flood of splendor into every shop, which rentlete our streets light as day, and which gives a security to our dwellings greater than could be obtained by the vigilance of the most vigilant police: as for the objections, they have been gradually remedied ; the liability of the pipes and works to accident has been removed by the improved skill applied to the machinery; the offensive effluvia arising from any defect in their...construction was got rid of, as that construction became more perfect ; and the Conser vators pf the Thames and the Commissioners of Sewers have taken due care to preserve the purity of the Thames and the healthfulness of its waters. The immense capital required to bring the gas-light discovery first to perfection, and next into public use—the magnitude of the under taking—the expense of management—and the greatness of the risk, put its establishment infinitely beyond the at tempt of any individual ; it could only be conducted, carried on, and supported by forming a Joint Stock Cumpany,—no individual funds were at all equal to it ; and yet this in calculable benefit to the community wouhl, in all like lihood, never have been obtained, had it had to contend with statutory enactments—with restrictive clauses—and with all the penalties and provisions which might have met Its progress in the projected Act of Parliament. There are so many scarcely discernible boundaries between the wise and the unwise in monied speculations, that they never can be the proper or legitimate objects of Parliamentary interference. They are matters of calculation and discus sion in the counting-house, and on the Stock Exchange, but they are wholly out of the scope of legislative juris prudence. You may always safely leave men to the management of their own capital ; they want no code or digest to guide or to govern them as to its investment ; to subject them in such concerns to the operation of a statute law, is to beget infinite injustice, and to throw the interests of commerce into confusion. We have heard it said by some, who ought to think with more precision, that they perfectly agree with us in repro bating all undue restriction • but that they still think, con sidering the evil that may be produced by this mad spirit of speculation, that l'arliament ought to introduce some re gulations on the subject, by which the evils arising out of it may be remedied.—This sounds well. It is just that sort of reasoning which deludes those who readily yield assent to others, because they either cannot or will not think for themselves. There is a fallacy in the word regulations, as lime used. The great error all along has been in imposing rettrirtions upon trade and commerce, under the imposing Sum of regulations. Many years ago, for example, parti cular Statutes were enacted, imposing certain regulations, ea they were called, on the silk trade. Fifty years' expe rience has proved their pernicious effect on the trade, and to the individnals employed in it; and the more liberal and enlightened views of our present Ministers have led to the removing these ruinous regulations, and leaving the trade free. To restrain the free currency of capital is not merely in judicious--that is too mild a term : it is to encroach on one of the most important of those rights which belong to every individual, whether in trade or out of it,--that is-- the right to do as he pleases with his own property, pro- sided he does not employ it to the injury of his neighbour, or of the community to which lie belongs. '1 here is no principle of reason, of justice, or of utility, that eau war rant the exercising any legislative control over this right.. The low rate of interest necessarily throws a vast mass of redundant capital into the market of commercial specula tion. The Loan CHANCELLOR cannot possibly superin tend the investments and transfers of this fickle and fluc tuating market to advantage. He may do infinite mischief with the best intentions, but as to any solid good to be produced by the intervention of his proposed Ball, it is not to be looked for. The most enlighte ne d rot is here out of his r lement. We trust, however, that the discussion which skis proposed Bill will excite, and the strong share, both of pule:ic and parliamentary attention, that will be drawn to it, will end in keeping the money market free, and in excluding the sovereignty of the Cu AINCEI Loa from all dominion over Canals, Rail-roads, and Joint Stock Corornies. TILE GREEKS. Estract of a letter from 4, Freud) officer returning Israt4 Greece, and- now perfortni4g quarantine at Toulon; Vi friend at Marseilles, dated .An. I left Greece 011 the 10th inst. Since my.arrival hero. L been asked for infornsation.conVytiin the last ' 4 "; en lV t i leiriuns * and the recent diaseniiims which blare taken place among th e And I embrace the opportunity of s friend's leaving here to. rine these inquiries. I hive no dotibr yog will. thank DJ r for gtveng news on which eau can depend: t• a / " Hydra aneNat oli di Roffiania are encumbered with triatrueol . ;,. and horses. Th e d isc ipl ine d troops of Mehemet Ali areempleyetC. in cleaning the streets and. gutters. I had some to do the innsre, difficult and -hard work about the artillery ; and, in scel7g thenks draw the Greek cannons, I reOrcted on the change of tithes; whitvw. my eanneneers exclaimed, with a look of pity, which was cerrainlg unaffected, 'Poor fellow/ ! • Mehtunet Ali must be devoid olhums. - Mity to take on his conscience the fate of so many unfortgaste per sons,' for only a Turk could imagine that slaves coal 4 succeed: • against freemen. ' • • •"fhere is as much difference between.an Egyptian and a Greek Palikar, as between a Neapolitan and one of the ancient guard or France. At the time that the newspapers said so much about the renowned expedition of the Viteroy of .Egypt, our men only spoke • • about the Egyptian sabres and the Arab horses, which were on the • point of falling into th e i r hands.- Ibrahim P acha hawing suffered:, •••• immense losses, is now at Suds; he spoke of an attalt hn that; Mona; I wish it may take pla:e, though I believe nothing of it; he is, doubtless, waiting for the spring, if the Greeks do not is • thy avian time drive him front there ; they were preparing for that. As stroke, and did not doubt of success. , r " As to the dissensions in G t eec e , y ou must not b e uneasy abouirer them. It was a necessary evil. The tire was smothering under •t• ashes, and burst out at a fortunate . moment. It eras even very fur.,. • - tunate that the civil war assumed so decided an aspect, as to force. 1. the Government, notwithstanding its Ciesienry, to pet down some, turbulent I : hiet's. It is most true that Panos Colocotron! has been . • killed. Theodore Negri; died of the typhus. I trope soon to etn brace you, and to tell you more. lie however assurmi, that in rural the prospect of eflain is most favourable, ctbeigise I woad not leave Greece." THE Dear. or Tons 's Lavaa.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past tour o'clrek, the Duke of 1•ork arrived at hie • Office in the Horse-Guards, and soon after proceeded to . hold a Levee as-Commander-in-Chief, which occupied the Royal Duke till six o'clock ; among those pfeient were • Cotint Munster, the Hanoverian Minister ; Viscount , Gott ; Generals Hart and Honourable Edward Phipps • • Lieutenant Generals Sir Mlies Nightingall and Cameron,' • Major General Man n e ts K err; an d a b out t hi rty ot h ers' $ The Princ.-rs Sophia visited His Maj.sty yesterday: !•/,-/- Mr. Secretary Peel is attended by Doctor 111'Gregor; consequence of his severe cold. The Money Markets were on the advance again yeafeek- • . day. Consols for Money were at 9313, and at one tithe •.. the Account prim reached 94. They left off at 931 i for the Account. The Foreign Market was eqoally light :„„ Austrian Bonds were at 973 ; Buenos Ayres 91f ; Comm..o bian 6 per Cents. 924 ; Mexican 81; ; Saanish 22 1 i ; and Greek Bonds were done as high as .59. Indeed no tins weitna to have a serious doubt as to Vie 'ultimate success of . the Greeks, and the new loan was i n consequeneesub scribed for with avidity. We understand that the New Mexican Loan. lelli'axotne • out at 891. ' • - New Garza Loari.- T Meiers. J. and Weide and Co. have contracted hi a Greek Lvan, ; .to die amount of • two millions, and are now ready so receive tenders front such persons a: wish to become subscribers. The terms. • are not yet known, but it is supposed that they *ill be ad.. • ! vantageous for the subscribers. It is asserted in the diplomatic circles at Vienna, that .„,,, the mission of Mr. Stratford Canning has not had the suc cess that was expected from it at London ; and that Prince . Metternich pertinaciously adheres to his system, relative . to the stab' quo in the affairs of Turkey, at least provi sionally, and till the Court of Russia shall have positively"... explained itself on the proposals of England with respect : . to the Greeks. • , According to the letters received at Glasgow by the IREEf : 7 Jamaica Mail, we learn with regret that considerable alartn -- • • prevailed in Jamaica, under the fear of another attempt at- • • revolt by the slaves, last Christmas holidays. A principal ringleader in the late revolt had been apprehended, and given important information regarding the future views or the discontented blacks, which were to effect another rising at Christmas. The militia were called out and tranquillitr lead been preserved, 'but much discontent continued in the minds of tli2 more daring and turbulent slaves, and the conviction in their mind was deeply rooted, that the Pro clamation issued by the King was a forgery. The signal for hostilities was to be—setting fire to the trash-houses on different estates. Much apprehension was entertained for the future, particularly for the discussions expected to take place in the British Parliament. The weather to wind-- ward continues exceedingly dry, estates burnt up, ant croi a very short. Commercial effairs were rather dull. Extract of a letter from Baize (Honduras), dated De. amber 13 :—" An insurrection of the blacks taken place at Truxillo, and all the respectable people that could have escaped ; the principal merchant there, a thirty years resident, was lucky enough to get away about fourteen days ago, and two or three have come to-day, who got see the coast without a change of clothes. A new Comman dant, from Guatimala for Trukillo, is at ()turn, for his destination ; his presence, it is thought, will restore tran quillity." Extract of a private letter, dated Lima, Sept. 18:—" On the 12th (Sept.) the Spanish 61, the Asia, and the brig Achilles, entered Callao Bay; and, although they were im mediately joined by three Spanish vessels of war, then in the harbour, no attack was made on Admiral Guise, who was then cruising in the bay. On the cont:ery, after firing a gun and holstinr the Peruvian flag, he was allowed to slip quietly out. Ile returns inside of San Lorenzo every night, and seems to bid them defiance. Great importance can hardly be given to the addition of these vessels to the' Spanish inaritie force, as Guise will shortly.be joined by, the Colombian, and, we hope, by a part of the Chant squadron, and he again able to blockade Callao. We learn that the Asia brought a few arms, but no troops, front Chilee, where she has 1 - e:n for the last four months. A British man of war mils in three or four days front Quika, and takes a British Vice-Consul, who will remain there.' The Gazette Pienzont(se of January 25th contains ae great length the official documents relative to the treaty concluded by the King of Sardinia with the Sublime Porte, which was negocilted by Lord Strangford. The treaty is in fifteen articles. The preamble states that his Majesty Chirles Felix, King of Sardinia, &c. &c. and his Imperial Majesty Sultan Mahomeci Han 11. the greatest of Sultans. most illustrious of the Ottomans, &c. &c., equally desirous of establishing durable friendship and peace between their respective States, have resolved to conclude a commercial treaty on Me model of those already existing with other powers, have appointed—the King of Sardinia Lord Strang ford, and the Sultan three Plenipotentiaries, to notociate the same. By this treaty, ships bearing theSardinian flag were admitted to the navigation el the Black S.2a. s The Sanlinian Consuls are to enjoy the same privileges ands:, ' emptions from various duties as the Consuls of other Bu ropean Powers ; and the most perfect security is promised to the merchants and the subjects of the two Powers rein . precally in each other's dominions. Mr. Vaughan, the British Minister to the Swim Capita deration, arrived at Paris on Friday last. Sir William Curtis has been confined to his bed for se veral days past, with a severe tit of the gout ; but we 'are happy to hear that the excellent Baronet is fast recovering. Mathews will commence a new entertainment at the English Opera the latter end of this month or the be ginning of. March. Mr. Mathews is now studying the entertainment. Mr. Bartley will resume his Lectures on Astronomy at the English Opera during the ensuing Lent. Mr. Walker has comnieneed his usual Astrororoical `es turn at the Paul's Head Assembly Rooms, Ca ea•on-street. DREADFUL CI ECU MST A Scr.--Yestcrilay me-ming, at Mk early hour, the attention of the passengers in Duke-street, Bloomsbury, was attracted by a mall in his shirt traver.ine the parapet of No. 22, in that street. They instantly, in p state of great alarm, called out and kin-eked at the door, . • ~ _ • • - and this had r' _ tunate nl2- the persons from a winds stop him, tumbled to pieces. to the Mi certained in his sleep, ball bout k , El I ,t 'K. 1 ) 1 ~}i i i 4 1 .. : I ;I it chief and this lid the effict, it seemed, of quickening the unfor- -0 be innate nian's pace, but he did not appear to regard any df s not the persons in the street ; at length some person havht, c out from a window, touched him with a brootu, ii) mi er. '. 4) ssion stop him, as is supposed, he started, and uttering a Orrick hare, tumbled headlong into the street, and was literally ll be to pieces. His body was tskeo up,, and he was cou free, to the Middlesex Hospital. His name, on inittiry. i from certained to be Rhodes. He had been itubj kW Stock in his sleep, and hi vac lad early lets,hija t p ha lf an butte baits Ihisabill!ssirmos - II ~ w t-• , ‘ 41 bn:m4 .. o . ' JlWJetz ant% .J..Unr . . my. .r. ..v .4 AL-`[ . IC • .144.106._ It .wit .iessit*.• At.,l aerti. t mc- 7 111: •y:.• - :, -.' n, i. iwt i I i / J 1 i 4: I . I