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FF: OF THE • rarturitc.ll wan ender, and tile days trader ollanc e of by infant, he was missions which its fVetfillneae. 'e the cause or who sincere), to then (intact ander. to t h e knew ho ten. esa and Intel. r children, ad general are s e and even ha. icatiuna of tt le extraordir d r y . itli prasil. lay ascend the ;Ilk of infancy use; and that vrautium, an d •" Indeed, i f the lullabies of Inracterircd the t.n remarkable that Catharine er is an Angel, natural huge. stantine at this LI considerable ale(' him, sad on had cooled, id delighted in illy those of a tehievous fun g wl iflexpres. 1 . 43 8 youth.* ••• very devil" t of his grand. Le prevent Em. Catharine the . ould have the it such a 'if. 'inns. it chiefly rude peasants, wohisl chain, art. we Wiese, and artless lig would be a • to most of his oe. It is 'WS. - emale see, and his ; in td, a prodlgate by a lady at Se. vied ; but such ander, and vio passion of love sably le coos,. r her that Con ; now a genteel pined lather at or Fredevicks, n by travellers, I by his real or N of his wife, retki, a Polish Isis brother, the The petition, ;sire entreaties, ► 0( his chyle* nt origin (what intld not be re. writ the throne. brook ()ppm& rudsinski ; and non, tis well as person be had Wig neeeirsaq r much entreaty nplished. His Dived by an ins. in weeks afters Mtge was duly 'gently created ; of this lady. tn. the Prineasa some; her fez. ut they possess minating. Het t deportment la excellent setae, red accomplish. s the individual d retained Cot. se, and baa ant private. Nay ted, and poem is very Batumi, uenee ova, bee 'titles his vanity The Princess always accom g.places, for the spouse she hail e easily diviaad. heard to say tO envied no per. r man, llt so far sing to record hawbawlza the nd well proper. It or severe, sr. ed, and thouo tinsel' with the of his features, Ined, bold, aud p taste ; while a si the possession ly improved that he is a well ledse of the af his compeers of his eacriee, his rd his fury, la er Paul, be was lost devoted sad thew the temper turned his alter od humour led Id social at table. and moderate in male ; hi, ear is time to the cut- Martial music, ,nd liveliest den. Live employment mtributed to this with which he anger and thirst. Tisch time to ths occupies himself :wird his woofs. 'sea circle, and rated his brother r live rats, which d out or cannon the Lite humane hind to witness ieln.ld the lively, stove, and such. would not have nd :11r. Martin, that he amid bat c hint on an rem:=l' l ell tremble at We Such deeds, and ignition. If the 6/bromic vving :nfortna )vers of Italian the Earberini y of a Dante. I of marginal notes, as may judicious, and . . r the Jrru Taira ior Renzi will of that 111 the works of work which he ices that he le MS. of all the o correct man weiere, as Wt some disputed CATHOLIC: A.YSOCI.4TION. An open Meeting of this .Vesoriation was held yesserday at the f row n and Anchor Tavern, for the purpose of petitioning Perlin. er rs for C•dbolle Emancipation, which was numerously and re "r- on tended. lock Lord A a rstnr.t. (of Wanloury took the Chair . , A t e o at c Noble Ch a irman mid that lie could not refuse to accept the Thr de l of Chairman at this Meeting, but he much regretted that buset. of importance required hue attendance at Westminster 111.1Irt two o'clock; a friend, however, had kindly commuted to m a le 111 M. Mr.Br oust, the Secretary then addressed the !fleeting. Ile to g, that since he last had the honour of addressing them—a period o f not more than three months—no less than 32.'100 publications, jetsetter' as antidotes to the prejudices sou ghtu to bc reviveel against aide Amociation. had been distrlbuted f which breathed the pure spirit of Christian charity. and invited their fellow.subjecta their claim to lie restored to the Consii. exandne dispamionstely totional rights sod mivileges of their ancestors. These publications had Fineman , ' been distributed wbere their opponents had must secretor themselves in endeavouring to mink against them a feeling of pehlic indignation , and he had the satisfacurn to say that though 6 , 1 . 3rooor might, to r certain extent, not have been invoked P°l7u— to vain ; that the public op inion in favour of the justice of their cause. was making hourly progress. TM talent, the education, ugh` e country vi po w er them ;in every district tkeir 'efendsrs ers broug torment a of argument. and a display o f r a moof w hich bigotry and pi. juristic would contend in vain. Is proof el this, he (Mr. Bionnt) would first point out a excellent artick which had appears/ in the last Edinburgh Rect , s en divided a llegiance, which proved beyond the possibility o' doubt that the allegiance of Gotten/a to civil power was in tin Way effected by the spiritual supremacy of the Sovereign Pontiff. and that no portion of the poser conceded to him interfered in the smallest degree with the institutions of the country. The next circumstance that he(lllr.Blotritirreql!ected amongst many wu (rum Yorkshire. where efiliets were unceasingly Made to fan the embers of expiring prejudice : it ioo called the Ekefors' Guide, and united with great power of argument an extensive knowledge of their question. They were sin highly indebted to a gentleman at Be. truly, shit exposed. with irresistible forte, the injustice of refusing to stow the C thrdic to expound the doctrines of his own church, but condemned him, by a creed not named for hini,and which creed he utterly disavowed. Their thanks were also due to many other a d vo c a tes, whet had supported their cause In pamphlets, speeches, and the public ;stints. so es to have left hardly any thing unsaid or ummswerai. He (Mr. Blount) ***lied it to be buns in mind that the gentlemen he had alluded to were all Protestants ; and it was to be remembered that • love of truth, Mid a sense of justice alone, bad indeced thole persona to come forward In their favour. To many gentlemen of the Committee a debt was also due—a debt of ratitutie. He (11r: Blount) hoped he might be allowed to 'tingle out ore individual, a Right Rev. Prelee, rho now lay on the bed of sickness. and foe whose restoration to health every British Catholic offered up prayers. Ile (Mr. Blount) alluded to Dr. Baines, whose sermon on Faith, preached at Bradford in July last, could not be too e .tenaively circulated, or too g-meralty read. The high situation he held in their Church gave authority to his sentiments; and those sentiments were so cot. genial wuh the mild spirit of Christianity, that he hoped their opponents would peruse his pages with inte rn e, and imitate his conciliatm conduct. It could not be denied that persons were to be found amongst their opponents whose occupation it was to re ceive every antiquated slander against them, to vilify their religious practices, to charge on the bode to which they belonged the acts of ioditiduala, which they could not control; and, in tine, who searched the records of the eleventh century for grounds of sem eationagaiost the English Catholic of the nineteenth century. Coredecting individuals did undoubtedly imbibe prejudices against them on the credit of such persons. but they were but few. It was to he hoped, however, that they would at length be induced to judge the English Catholics as they won't' what to be judged them. selves, not from surmises. prejudices, and slanders, but from the firing evidence of facts. The English Catholics appealed from the decimation of divided allegiance to centuries of untainted loyalty ; from disregard of oaths, to the hourly evidence of political degra dation ; from the immoral tendency of any supposed practice of his religion, the British Catholic appealed with confidence to the integrity of his life, to the willing obedience he Payed to the laws, to the ce of hie civil and social duties. The lion, Gentle. than asked if their opponents had a right to ask more in a land that boasted of Its flee institutions and liheral principles? Re con tended that they had not. It should be remembered that white they inked this from the English Catholics. atheism was preached in their public streets. He (Mr. Blount) did not wish to invoke the civil power even there, but sandy It was the height of inconsistency to ;vanish with privations and disqualifica tions the Catholic, whose faith approached so nearly to their own, and to leave in full possession of die field :he gloomy Atheist, who robbed life of comfort, and death of hope. Cod forbid, said the Ilan. Gendarme°. that we should refuse to any candid person such exposition of our creed as might remove the preconceived opinion that we possess any tenet or principle inconsistent with the most devoted loyalty to our King and country. Upon that we would confide our cause, and await with confideuri an impartial verdict. They bad been accused, in no measured terms, of stirring up a spi• rit of religious warfare, by Irritating reflections on the tenets of others as compared with their own. The accusation was unfounded. In eaery accusation sent before the public by the British Catholic Association such recrimination had been most scrupulously avoided. In proof of it, a copy of each of the publications sanctioned by the Catholic Association had been sent to the editor of nearly every daily paper published In the metropolis. The Association had not been so fortur.ate as to prevent a renewal of the accusation, but they bad done that which a sense of what they owed to the public and theniselvm demanded—they had proved the falsehood of the accu sation. Muth virulence had also been displayed against them, where candidates for popular Favour augured success for themselves by fomenting a feeling against the Aesociation. In one instance the most offensive ribaldry was mingled with the grossest slander. The candidate imagined that the way to the hearts of his electors was by proclaiming to the world that he had violated the decencies of private life. That man had the temerity to partake-of English hospitality. to twat himself at their tables, and then to load his hosts with the most scurrilous imputations; bls virtuous efforts had suc ceeded—as such always 'fruit' succeed with honest Englishmen— be disgusted his hearers, and left the theatre of his ambition with disgrace. In time sister kingdom. too, the English Catholics had been assailed with imputations discreditable either to them or to those who hat hazarded the accusations against them. The Assn. elation were told that they disguised their faith to curry favour with the Protestant public, and pledged themselves to the truth of their denial. The English Catholics made no representation of their principles which were not in strict conformity with truth, and they asked whether they were to be judged by ins misrepresentations of their enemies, or b their own declarations. What part of their conduct warranted the imputation of bad faith. which the accusa tion charged them with ? Besides, the accusation of disguising the extent of the Papal jurisdiction carried with it its own refutation. It the Court of Rune were so jealous of its pretensions as it wu as. Bunted to be. would It endure, in silence, a denial of its prerogative? Would it allow the English Catholics to limit its authority without censure or control ? If an, the thunders Of the ‘'atican bad ceased to roll ; the anathemas with which it was most to visit her refractory children were silenced, and the mighty mischief to be apptehmded from papal jurisdiction was but an empty sound. lie (Mr. Blount) hoped and believed that the Irish of all religions were grown too wise to allow the progress of Improvement to be impeded by persevering in those religious ani. amities. which, by causing division, and consequently weakness, had thrown them into the hands of unprincipled politicians, who had had any object in view rather than the prosperity of 'relay 1. Ile (Mr. Blount) firmly believed that net power on earth could pre. vent that union taking place in Ireland among all religions which was absolutely necessary to raise her to the rank she ought to bear. All would juin to deplore the infatuation that prompted any one de actiption of Christians to pursue with bitter aniinosity their brethren of any other persuasion ; one party gave the provocation, it mat tered not which, : the other resented it ; and both, regardless of their own interests, and unmindful of their first duties, conspired with frantic fury to tear the bosom of their common parent. Ile (Mr. Blount) harl the honour to be, na a certain extent, and en tirely as far as his goad wishes for her happinee went, an Irishman. Ile was; be adoption, a freeman of the city of Londonderry ; he valued highly the distinction, and might be permitted to conjure his-brother freemen, if they valued their own prosperity and peace as much as he (Mr. Blount) did, to regard every man with suspicion—.every man, of whatever faith he might be--who would svelte in them a feeling of hatred against any class of their fellow Christians and cOuntermen. They had worse evils to dread than papal bulls, or papal jurisdiction—the unprincipled practices of heartless politicians. Since he (Mr. Mount) had last meimoned the state of the funds of the Association, little niteration hail taken place; the receipts were about equivalent to the current expendi. and the Association remained saddled with the same debt ; about 3001. was the amount of the deficiency ; a statement of the seccunt was in the mom for the inspection of any gentleman who might wish to see it. In conclusion he might be permitted, in the name of the Committee to which be had the honour to belong, to urge the meeting to use their influence with their friends to aid in the great cause in which they were engaged. They were on all sides called on to Justify themselves from the false impressions that prevailed respect. ing their principles. The Protestants who had espoused the cause of the Association had suffered much obloquy and ioiury, in comm. quence of the necessity they felt in supporting the cause of truth, justice, and enlightened policy ; therefore it wao necessary that the meeting should go manfully forward with hand and heart. A considerable expenditure was indispensable to give such a circulation as was requisite to the dialemination of publications in defence/of their principles ; and It was to the British Catholic public that they must look for that assistance. The Committee took to themselves the merit of not shrinking from personal exertion in the common cause, and they would willingly persevere in their exertions if they received such support as would give effect to them. Ile ( Mr. Blount) would now proceed more particularly to the business of the day. which was for the adoption of a petitiou to be presented to Parliament for the recovery of all their rights in the Constitution of the country. In obedience to the in structions of the Committee he had written to the local Catholic Associations in England and Scott:sod. to learn their opinion on the measure of petitioning or not during the approaching Session. They had recommended with one accord that petitions should be presented. The particular sentiments of thqe letters he would read, If necessary ; Mtt a learned friend near hilt was just returned from Lancashire, and would verbally give them such an account of the moteedings, and et the feelings and views of the enlighteTed Catholics of Lancashire, as would render any further statement of his (Mr. Bloom's) ouiperfluons. Ile had almost forgot to notice. that in London, through the zealous compilation of gentlemen on whom, if they were not present, be would endeavour to Bestow a part of that praise to which they were so eminently entitled, a plan had been organised for fez:Bating the collection of subscrip tions in London by palmitin! application. The outline of the plan was to divide London into sixteen districts, and to obtain in each the active exertion of six individuals, who would at stated time* all on their Catholic neighbours for contributi inn to the common object, the money received to be paid to the funds of the British Catholic Association, for the purpose of its Defence Committee. It only remained for him to state. that at a meeting of the Committee on the 111:11 instant, it IVVI resolved to submit a petition to Perlin. went with respect to the penal laws affecting English Catholics on account of their religion. Mr. Cttna Lys BUTLER rose to propose to the Meeting the adoption of 'resolution upon which the petition would be founded. The Larne.' Gentleman denied the evidence of any doubtful alle giance an existing ageinst any Roman Catholics ; the charge had lwen made, and it was incumbent on them to deny it. In 1791, Pope Pius the Sixth wrote to the Irish Prelates. saving that it had • never been the doctrine of the Church of Rome to break faith with heretics, or to violate the rights of any Sovereign. end diet the doctrine of the Church of Rome livid the murder of Princes a de- testable crime. In ti;n2, the clergy of France came to the resolu. tion that the temporal power was perfectly independent of the spiritual ; this was the first of tour articles which were never tie. nied. A negotiation took place between Pope Pius the Seventh and Napoleon; the latter, with his usual violence, demanded the Pope's signature to the four article*: Pius the Seventh signed the one, but refused his sanction to the other three. He (Mr. Butler) must refer to the petition vended to his Majesty on his accession to the throne, which contai.ted their solemn protestations of their full and undivided allegiance. It was necessary also to mention in what adistinguished manner :he Catholic priests had immortalised their names in the annals of religion. He (Mr. Butler) could not , but join in unqualified approbation of the article in the Edinburgh i Review, which had been noticed by DI r. Blount, and he would call upon every Catholic and Protestant to read that incomparable work. The Learned Gentleman observed he had little further to offer ; it had been said by Edmond Burke that if a man told a story every slay it would be at length believed: let that , said the • Learned Gentleman, be our motto; let us every day repel the ahotni. nable charge Otitis brought against us, and in the end we shall ileum. I cupful, fur truth is mighty and will Freud. The Learned Gentle ! man then proposed the following resolution :—" That the British Catholics do petition the legislature to restore to thew, till the rights and privileges of British subjects. They cannot allow a Session of Parliament to pass over unmarked by their TeNVOISSITINICTIS, in the unmerited privations anti humulimineis they are condemned to hear. In free and undivided allegiance to their Sovereign, lidelity to their 61114.111111/11011, and devoted obedience to tits is , du, yield to none ; and neither in their own awe nor in that of any of their fel. Inw.subjeets can they consent to consider religious opinions as fit objects for penal infliction." Mr. Jonue Dane begged to second the resolution, and said in . their case it was. necessary to use strong language when Owl were accused of wanting allegiance ; they had used strong language in former times, and he was disposed to use still stronger now if it could be found. The Noble CHAIR/IAX was abnut to put the resolution, when— Mr. J. CANNING rase to order, and stated, that as the petition had not been as yet read he thought there would be a difficulty if the resolution now proposed should be adopted, as he intended to offer an amendment to the petition to be founded on this resolution. Mr. BLOUNT said such would not be the case; the resolution was for a petition, but not any particular one. The Noble CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. He then said that he regretted that the time was arrived when private business compelled his preset ee at West • minister. His Lordship stated, that-- though of a private nature, it might by possibility bear on the general question. lie then left the , room amidst greet applause. Mr. BLOUNT was then unanimously called to the seat vacated by Lord Arundel. The Rev. Dr. Cow xs said he rose for the purpose of propos ing the form of petition to be adopted on this occasion, and as it would be more immediately gone into than it was necessary for him by the gentleman who would follow him, he would not say more in respect of it. Ile should obj-et to any petition that did not state . their undivided allegiance. lie thought that circumstance should r be fully understood ; because it' any clergyman, or any other per : son, felt any scruple on the subject, he would assure them, as a Doctor of the Sarbonne , Member of the Institute of France, a Vicar General and and a Clergyman for a number of years, that If t he war required to sign a petition that would forfeit one atom of his allegiance, he would retire to his oratory and commend himself to t God. withdrawing himself entirely from any person requiring it, but without relinquishing his faith. The Rey. Doctor said that the t Catholic Clergy were essentially loyal, they had never encouraged e disobedience, and that lie would rather offer his neck to the hang . man than refuse one atom of obedience to George the Fourth. The , Rev. Doctor then read the petition, to be presented to the Houses r of Lords and Commons : _ . " That it is with feelings of humiliation and pain your peti tioners find themselves again obliged to represent that those grievances of which they have so frequently complained. and the re deem of which your Honourable House has more than once declared to be advisable, still continue to press upon them with unmitigated Injustice and severity. Fur the efforts which have been made by your Honourable House in their favoor your petitioners are penetrated with the most respectful gratitude, and they cannot but lament that those repeated and strenuous exertions, worthy of the enlightened wisdom which prevails in your Honourable House. and of the generous and just people whom you represent, should hitherto have failed of success. Your petitioners submit to the consideration of your Honourable House the extreme and un merited hardship of their being compelled to endure the state of civil deridation to which the enactments of an intolerant and a persecuting age condemned them. During a period in which they have been deprived of the most precious franchises of' British sub jects. your petitioners have indiscriminately shared with them in all the burdens of the country ; and they have paid, as they shall ever continue to tvay to his Majesty an allegiance perfectly um served and undivided. Trusting. therefore, to the wisdom and justice of your llonaurable House, they once mere represent their ease to it, and solicit the total repeal of the laws by which they are aggrieved." Mr. Quite begged to second the petition which had been read by his Reverend Friend, which he could not but think contained everything a petition should contain. In the present crises of their affairs many persons thought a discutsion in Parliament should not take place this eesaton ; the petition, however, would be placed in the hands of competent juges, who would use their dis. creams on that point. It certainly was competent to have intro duced a greater number of topics; It might have prayed for the relief of other persons labouring under disqualifications, but it was the duty of the Committee to steer the vessel committed to their charge in safety if they could, and in doing so much caution was necessary. Mr. Quin said he would leave the petition to make its own way for the present 'kith the meeting, and should another I be proposed, he should be prepared to prove that the one he had I now the honour to second was the best. Mr. J. Cewstwo begged that it resolution passed at a public meeting in June last, respecting their co-operating with Dissenters, should be read (it was read accordingly), and lie wished to know front the Chairman whether .he had not received a letter from the Catholic Committee of Birmingham to the same effect. The Chats maw said he had certainly received a letter from the Birmingham Committee, in answer to one that had been addressed to it by him, as to the propriety of petitioning Parliament this Ses sion, and their answer was that the petitions should be presented, but that a discussion should be advised only in the house of Lords. he letter did not contain one word on the subject of the petition applying to any other persons than English Roman Catholics. Mr. J. Caw Nitro said that in offering amendments to the resolu tion and petition which had been submitted to the Meeting, he was certain no one would accuse him of wishing to interrupt the Mar. moo of the proceedings. Ile had always been most anxious to do his duty in the Committee, and he should have attended the delibe ration on the present petition but that he did not arrive ih town in time; in fact rot until late last night. The lion. Gentleman said that if he had been enabled to attend the Committee he should not have been deterred from bringing forward his petition now, although the Committee might have decided against him, his ob. ject being fur the general good. His ( Hr. Canning's) petition went to enable any person auffering for religious opinions, to join with the English Roman Catholics in silting that they might adore their God at they pleased without pains or penalties. It had barn said that the persons called upon wee of different principles ; it was teue that hit ( Mr. Canning's) object was to include persons of all denominations. And why ? Because in his (Mr. Canning's) view of the case religion bad nothing at all to do with it. There were other persons civilly aggrieved, arid io principle equally so with themselves, and who in principle ought equally to have their civil rights. He hail begged the Chairman to read the resolution of June last, by which it appeared that the co-operation of all classes of Dissenters had been required, and which had been pawed with great applause. The Learned Gentleman said that by this resolution lie considered the matter was. entirely at rest. Ile denied that they were actuated by sectarian principles, their object was to conciliate the great mass—they ought to appeal to Per/Bement as men suffering for conscience sake, and that would do more than anything else in their favour. lie contended that that they bore the most full, true, and perfect allegiance to their present Sovereign. Lord Liverpool had last year seemed to consider how he could add insult to injury, lie had said that Catholics did only half a day's work, and ought to have but half a day's pay. In the time of trial, when the country wanted recruits for the army and navy, would not the Irish have been justifi,d in saying, " We have but half our rights, and you shall have but half our strength." lie would ask, would they not have been justified in returnitig that answer? And such was the conduct pursued by Lord Liverpool to 6,000,000 of men, whom he was bound to respect. He would make an observation on the word " humiliation," which was to ob ject to it. Ile did not feel humiliated bemuse Parliament was tin. just. It had been said that this was not the time to put forth she proposition for universal freedom ; and here it was that he thought the Conimittee erred from over caution, though he would at ot.ce admit that it was well meant. There was nothing in their princi. plea of which they ought to he ashamed ; they were open, avowed, and public, timely, that all mankind should participate in equal rights. The Honourable Gentleman's resolution and petition were then read, differing front that of the Committee only in the circum stance of its claiming the co-operation of Dissenters of all detio.' minetions for relief from the disabilities under which they laboured in coinmon with the Roman Catholics. :11r. YesTos said, that in rising to second the amendment, it was necessary tor him to state his reasons for approving of the amendment rather than the petition they had hearth It was tits. graceful to the country that they were made to petition at all, more particularly at a time when they were granting religious liberty abroad ; even the Holy Aftierce, remarkable for its arbitrary pro. ceedinge. was not stained by blots like those which windier country Lad suffered. In Hanover and Atuertc.t t):cy bad been blesser THE BRITISH PRtSS. with relikious liberty, and the examnle was likely to he followed in South America. The lion. Gentleman then contemned, In strong terms, the conduct of the House of Pei" and in particular alluded to the conduct of the Prelates, which Ii considered most intemperate and blameable. Hs multi not but recollect the anec dote told by Lingard of Richard ("tent de Leon and Poilip, Bishop of Rouen. Richard took the Bishop prisoner, and the Bishop ap plied to the Pope to release him. The Pope wrote to Richard, who sent back to the Pops his Bishop's coat of mail, with the fol lowing laconic placard :—`• ft this your eon's coat or no." The Pope •aid it was the coat of the son of Mars, and that therefore the Bishop must apply to Mars to liberate him. De hoped that it might be so with the Bishop of Chester. that he would be tokl that he had worn a mat of dims, and that Mare might translate him to Durham if he could. The lion. EDWARD PET It next addressed the meeting; but we regret that our limits willl not allow us to fitilow the Hon. (en. Remelt. Ile concluded by requiring the meeting to be firm but moderate, rot to allow any petty differences to interfere where they hod but one common object in slew. viz. that all disqualification should he done sway with as respected every sect and denomination. Mr. 31• Do NN I. I. was quite certain whatever determination the meeting might come to, no essential difference of opinion would remain on either aide. If any position was more entitled to con sisteration than another, it was the concluding observation of the hot speaker. Any appearance of division must be detrimental to their cause. They must not expect a Eutopian union, but that internal union which is sufficient to give strength to their body. Disunion they must carefully avoid--any disunion which might prove fatally prejudicial to their cause. He would swat:est a course as an adjustment between those gentlemen who differed as to the course to be pursued by the Catholics. Ue once heard of a Rev. Bishop to whom a choice of two dioceses was offered ; he intended to have said the hest, but was understood to have said both, and the sees were united. We can adopt such a course as will effect the object of both parties. The Dissentera have nothing I to do with imputations cast upon us as Catholics, and so far it may be necessary for Catholics to act separately from other Diesenters, and for this purpose the petition of Mr. Quin was ap plicable. The other petition joined with the Dissenters in claiming the right of universal emancipation; now by adopting the petition of Mr. Quin, it would be perfectly open to them to Join the Dis senters in a general claim for then rights. ilk countrymen were called by distinguished persons barbarians ; now the barbarity with Bishops and l'eers riding in coaches and eating untie soup was not an evidence of civilisation. Was it a mark of civilisation to proscribe one.third of his Majesty's subjects? Was it Christian charity or civilised polity to Mate *taut among the subjetti of the empire? The Noble Chairman has been obliged to go 00 busi ness to Weatminster, will he be admitted to his proper place on the day after to-morrow ? (Hear. bear.) If lie but call upon God, and swear he is qualified, the Bishops will admit him. I repeat it. the barbarity is with those who pursue such a syatem. It is confined to the (louse of Lords. An alarming ejaculation was made in that House, which thrilled through the country. It would appear that &melt', nor/ was to be performed, and l'rcalerirk was to act the principal part. In Russia they have a l'rince yielding up his right to the throne to his younger brother ; here we have a Prince reiging by anticipation. This day he saw the Russian oath of allegiance; those who call die Russians barbarians would do well to peruse that document; it required no proof but allegiance to the Sovereign ; merely a test of civil obedience, without inquiry Into religious opinions. What would the Eliglish Ambassador to Pa. name reply to the South American Ministers there assembled, if they should say—" Sir, when you conic here do you expect us to keep faith with you " If he answer in the affirmative, they may say—" Then why not keep faith with those who fought for yeti r And if he answer in the negative, then they mutt say—" Why give yousell the trouble of Coming : " What answer can Lord Li. verpool supply him with ? It is a monstrous absurdity that Bishops or Lords talk of Catholic prejudices when they are open to such observations. They talk of the priest.ridden Catholics, but here is a parson.rithlen Parliament. (Hear, hear.) Why, were the venerable Irish Bishops examined if they were not to be believed ? lie never meta Catholic who did not feel those indig. cities. He declared he was near using a royal phrase; he never knew the Irish so united en at this ntuinent. There was a hearty Irish good.natured cordiality prevailing through the country. Let not the enemies of emancipation flatter themselves with the idea of any serious annimosity existing amongst the Catholics, but rather let them not increase their discontent. Those who charged tite frith Catholics with breach of faith, would do well to re. member that faith was never kept with them. This country owed much to Irishmen. The two English Universities were founded by Irishmen. The Bishopric+ , of Chester, Durham, Litchfield. and others, owed their origin to Irishmen, and those who enjoyed their splendour now, should nut be so hostile to Catholic cler gymen. Lord PETRE reminded Mr. M`Donnell that the Dishor of Litchfield voted for the English Catholics. Mr. fil`DossEt.t. said he liked him the lass for not voting for his countrymen. He. Mr. fil•Donnell, hail experienced in civility and unkindness from him upon one occasion, when he attempted to deliver his sentiments at a meeting where his Lordship presided. With respect to keeping flith, what had become of the promises of Pitt and the Marquis Cornwallis. It is true no bonds were signed ; but to the credit of the present Marquis of Londonderry he attested the pledge; and notwith. standing what was ashl by that animated falcon. Doctor Duig• ran, it was the promise of emancipation which induced the Irish to convent to the Union. If that measure had not passed the sixty-nine Peers, and the great majority of Irish ntennbera who are . now favourable to Catholic claims, would secure 'emancipation in r an Irish Parliament. Committees have sat at Westminster two years. and now they tell us that ours is a question of psearoottet importance, as if we did not know that ourselves ; and that's all they tell us. Let it not be thought that discontent in Ireland is created to answer the object of certain individuals. There are a certain class of persons who wish this discontent to break out into open violence ; but he hoped they might be disappointed. He had reason to know a communication had been received in England from an Irish Prelate, who expresses in it a hope to see the Irish break nut, and the military force called upon to settle the busi netts ; but he'll lee no wild exhibitions ; they know their only chance is in prudence and discretion ; and although thirty rep ments and an armed police were kept up in that country the King's visit proved that kind treatment would govern the country without the aid of a single soldier. His Majesty gave them an Irish benefit. He (Mr. 3PDonald) could not forbear relating an anecdote of the delight and loyalty evinced by two poor Iridtmen on that occasion. They were two men who earned their bread by driving small ve. hicks called jingles. On hearing of his Majesty's arrival they re fused all hire, disengaged the horses from their jingles. threw aside the harness, and rode alongside his Majesty into Dublin. It was due to his Majesty to say that his deportment was most gracious; his reception of the Catholic prelates was condescending. The same good feeling was manifest from his landing to his encouraging let ter of departure. In consequence or that visit, and other circum stances, the Catholics abstained three years from petitioning, and what did they get by their silence? Did any Member getup in Parliament? It is Idle to refrain from petitioning. There were only forty-one regiments in the United Kingdoms, and of these thirty were stationed in Ireland, besides a police placed at every ten miles or a lesser distance. If justice were done, not a soldier would be necessary. At this very time the army is recruiting them, and at the period when a certain pious ejaculation was nottle to heaven against them, an order was issued to note the religion of each recruit (hear, hear,)—all of course for their benefit. Among the many calumniators of the Catholics was a Mr. Joseph Blanco White, formerly, as lie says, Chaplain to the King of Spain, A, B, C. D, &c. due. Rte. and author of a book called " 'The Poor Man's Catechism." The author professes to make no profit by his book ; neither did the reader either. It wall not stated In it why he left Seville, but he (Mr. MiDonnelli believed the Rev. Gentleman left it to the tone of " The girl I left behind me." He says his family were Irish, but he does not tell us why they left their native country. Perhaps it was the penal code that drove them out of it. As a test of this gentleman's sincerity, he remains, according to himself, ten years an infidel.acti swears repeatedly to the truth of a doctrine which he now tells as he did not believe, and ends his con. nexion with it by breaking his mother's heart. He comes to Eng land, not as a Christian but as an infidel, with a blood-red Wig, on which is stained. " /late one another." And this is the conduct of Dun Blanco. (Hear, hear.) lie offers to be examined on oath as to the truth of his assertions respecting the Pope's assertions which he must know to be false if ever he filled any of thilse stations which he says he did. Ile will swear to the doctrine .of divided allegiance--he who violated his oath of ordination—he who was ungrateful to his King. his parents, and his God. Which is to have more weight in deciding the question—Joseph Blanco White, or the field of Waterloo! The only witness Mr. Al'Don nett would call is bis patios* Alajesty George the Fourth. His Majesty could decide whether the Irish offered him a divided alle giance. With respect to auricular confession he would say very little, but those who complain of the practice should recollect that 1 there is such a person as Confessor to his Majesty's household. The Rev. H. Fly, D.D., Rector of Trinity Mictorus, and Wills den, Middlesex, filled the situation. What would the Poet Lau rent sa y to that ? ~D ear Duff, I pray thee contradict thyself, and say it. is not so." The present was a momentous period in Catholic politics, and unanimity was desirable. There were circumstances connected with the Catholics which rendered it necessary for them to enter into resolutions separate from their dissenting fellow-sub jects, but there was nothing to prevent their joining in a general petition for civil rights. This country is now at peace with all Catholic States, and he could well imagine his Majesty saying— " I am now at peace with all Catholic countries, I will be at peace with my own subjects." The Calholics ask for nothing but justice, and, until that is granted, they will be discontented. Mr. Qum wished to draw the attention of the meeting to the necessity of unanimity. %Whatever might he t;te final determination of the Meeting their proceedings should be stamped with union. Division would . destroy their cause. The petition which be vo moted derived its importance from the sanction of the commute, who were not de,erving of distrust; their experience quali fied them to judge of the most prudent courxe to be pursued. There is no point of difference between the two petitions, they run in parallel lines, but he did not think this meeting competent to die- VIPs what related to other Dissenters. There are two parties, and only one here ; the meeting have no evidence of the Dissenter!, wilhogness to join in this petition. Let there be a general meeting to discuss the subject, and he for one would cordially join in any prayer for univiresl emancipation. The peti:ion which be sup ported had the sanction of his Rev. and Learned Friend Dr. Collins. Ile implored the meeting not to yield to a popular impulse, but to adopt such course as prudence and experience dictated. Ile would readily consent to modify or expunge any word which might be thought objectionable in his pettnon, but he did not think a Ca Is lie meeting competent to discuss the rights of Dissenters. Dr. Cord.rse. when he moved the original petition, was aware of the omission. The reason was plain—they did.not repre sent the Dissenters. lie, fur one, would think emenciiratiou perfect as lowa as any claim of his fellow subjects remained under: disabilities, and he would wish to see tome such declaration an netted to their petition. Mr. FaEtecH reminded the meeting of Sir F. Burdett% decla ration in Parliament when hr expressed Ilia indignation at the so lemn farce which he ( Mi. French) contended was ado. Upon to the present time. It wail now doubtful whether Sir ,rancid Burdett would support unqualified enianchtiation, and le (Mr. ?Noel') could not consent to any conditions — he never would pat to Cesar en unnatural tribute. The cause of bigotry was at advancing—Royal Dulcet, Belle" and; he erotic' date to say the arm of Royalty, itself; were against them. Grits of " No, no.") No servility would prevent him from delivaing his sentiments. ((Ties of " Order, DO*" "; The Gentleman was proceeding to discuss certaie inewsures which tie denominated wings, which he said some crafty statesman, or designing friend, might hereafter use to the injury of the Catholics. (Order. order.) The Cita:naiad requested the gentleman to confine Hinnelf to the question. Mr. Enzecti was persisting, when— alr. Quip: rose to order. Ile mill an inttraptilte speech midst by Mr. French. at a former meeting cow the Canswittee much trouble to refute; and if the Gentleman persisted, he (Mr.Quin) would divide the meeting, and let those who entertained the same sentiments take the responsibility of them. Mr. FR ExErt again attemltted to obtain a hearing. Doctor Co cLfl4B implored of hint an a friend, in the name of !Its religion, and for the sake of his public reputation; not to disturb the harmony which prevailed. Mr. FnEircit thought the majority of the meeting were with him, but as he now saw his sentiments were not congenial to the taste of the meeting lie would pit down, Colt making an apology if any thing improper had fallen from him. alr. J. CANNING Mae to persevere in hjs original amendment. It was quite open to the meeting to adopt either proposi.ion. Ile had always reserved to himself the right of proporing any measure to the general meeting. although not sanctioned by tae Committee. Ile wished to join the Dissnters, and to piti their daims upon the ground of right. He never would be satistisai until he got the whole of hisrights,' and the first use he would make of any c o n. cession would be for the purpose of gating more. Whatever might might be the decision of the meeting to that he should bow. alr. Rosoir did not wish to differ with his respected friend the last speaker, but if the amendment were withdrawo, he for one would propose • general meeting of Dissenters to petition fur a Universal Emancipation. Dr. COI.I.Ixs expressed himself to the same effect. Mr: !Antra' wished to have another Meeting of the Catholics to discuss Mr. Canning's petition, as he did not wish it to go birth that the Catholics disclaim to co-operate with the Dissenters. Mr. CAVNING read his amendment, which was negatived, eight hands only being held up in favour of it. Qutx reed his original petition, which, after expunging the word " humiliation," miscarried. alr. Russox said, they now had passed a petition, it only re mained to decide upon the proper persons to present it. It( the whole range of the British Peerage they could not find a more en lightened advocate than Earl Grey, and the aIIXiMIS zeal with which Lord Nugent always pressed forward in their support pointed him out as their representative in the Lower House. 'the Learned Gentleman then went into a detail of a jouniey which lie made to the principal Catholic bodies in England and assured the meeting of the cordial co-operation of those he had visited. The Learned Gentleman next alluded tone important document, which lie was sure would give the meeting as much pleasure as was experienced by the Catholics on seeing his Majesty's most gracious proclamation to the ilanoverians, the document he alluded to came from the same illusirious source, and was worthy of his mind, matured as it washy great experience. About three years ago, at Cape Breton, the choice of representative tell upon a Roman Catholic gentleman, after the return was made to the Bosom lof Assembly; t was there canvassed, and it was considered that the gentleman was ineligible; it was referred to his *Majesty, who ordered a dispensation to be grated—(hear, hear, hear)--and thus was the question carried in one portion of his ominions by his !Majesty himself.--(Cheers.) It was therefore but right that the Catholics should have confidence in his aitijesty,—(Cheerr.) Mr. Lenny asked whether there was to be a disussion upon the petitiou this Session of Parliament ? air. Ili.ouxT said it was not determined as yet what course to pursue. Mr. Lunar—Then it lies upon the table of the House. The Rev. Mr. Trance. recommended the Catholics to set tip a newspaper for themselves, as they had not the means of access to the press of London. Mr. TIGHE bore testimony to the loyalty and good conduct of the Catholic clergymen of Ireland. The Cam Bat sX then read the resolution, which was carried unanimously, es wete also resolutions of thanks to Mr. Tighe, the Rev. Mr. '1 yrrel, and the Rev. Mr. Towers. The usual vote of thanks to the Chairman was also passed by acclamation ; and Mr. Itosson then proposed nine cheers at parting, which was cordially assented to. OUTRAGES IN IRELAND. The house of a man named Keeffe. at Knockafrehane, near Abbeyfvale, was attacked on Sunday night by a number of armed fellows, who not being able to effect an entrance, owing to his resolute resistance, set fire to his stack of corn by the light of which lie recognised eight of the incendiaries, who have been arrested. This noc turnal visit was caused by his contempt of a threatening mandate to abandon the farm. The house of a decent farmer named Michael Carroll, at Bridgetown, county Clare, was entered on Thursday night by a number of persona, armed with pitchforks and sticks, who violently assaulted and•wonmled Michael Car roll and his wife, and finally succeeded in taking off by force their daughter Margaret. Lieutenant Bindon, on getting information of the outrage, about ten o'clock that night proceeded, with the cavalry and police from the different stations, in pursuit of the delinquents, but their exertions were unsuccessful. Among the committals to Limerick county gaol is John Ctury, for the murder of Patrick Slattery. John Cleary is next brother to the man who was killed a short time ago by falling from his horse near the bridge of Kilfinan, and succeeded to his property, which is about 4001. a year.— He was arrested on Thursday evening at a place called' Garryspellanc, in this county, by an active and confiden tial agent of Thomas P. Vokes, Esq. after a fatiguing excur sion. His father-in-law, whose name Kesys, charged as a principal in the iame crime, has likewise been arrested in Dublin, by the exertions of Mr. Vokes. Several per sons it appeared claimed an interest in the above-men tioned property, for which Cleary was disputing, and in an affray arising out of it, the murder was committed, while another man named Madden was so desperately beaten on the same occasion, that he presents a miserable and revolting example of the most savage tod barbarous cruelty.—Limerick• Chronicle. THE GLASGOW OPERATIVES AND THE CORN LAWS. From the Glasgow Free Press of Saturday.] The operatives of Glasgow are about taking measures to petition the Legislature on the subject of the Corn Laws; and the principal question, we understand, they are now considering is, whether they should petition altogether, and send perhaps thirty or forty thousand names on one instrument, or by Separate trades produce many petitions, and occupy more of the attention of the Legislature and the public. We think it is a matter of little consequence which of those measures is decided upon. From the opera tives in and around Glasgow, we have often received ex pressions of confidence and kindness; and we have en deavoured to merit those expressions by advocating the interests of that class of society, which has seldom had any other advocates than the wretchedness and destitution of its different members. Confiding in the opinions they have expressed of our motives and labours, we venture to call their attention to a few important considerations. On Monday, one thousand power looms, we are told, will be stoppe I, not for half time, but altogether—one thousand individuals, one way or another, are now connected with these looms, who will next week he thrown out of bread. Other manufacturers will he compelled to follow, and great distress will ensue. Large stocks have already accumulated, and there are no purchasers. 'I he wages of labour will fall ' still lower than they are at present in almost every de partment, and much less work even at such reduction will be given. Now what we want to impress on the operatives is this. In the course and progress of this want of work, reduction of wages, and great individual privation, it is natural to expect much discontent. Let not that discontent take a wrong direction. Men cannot help feeling their sufferings ; but let them not attribute those sufferings to erroneous causes or innocent parties. The Ministers of State are not to blame. The masters are not to blame. Though we are friends to reform, a cry of reform just now would be the worst step the operatives could take. Should Mr. Hualcis son succeed in giving the silk trade to the country, by re ducing the duties on the materials to the same as the duties in France, and by repealing the protecting duty on foreign corn, what follows from his system ? The operatives of Glasgow will soon feel the benefit in a vastly-increased de mand for their labour, and the manufacturers in having a new staple commodity to occupy their capital and exercise their enterprise. LAIkNCITICES. ' COURT Or CIIANCSRY. VICI-egANCLULOR. , it*" immuanens, rtesprto*s, to si kris%) TDDI DAY. Exeentiona tar; bespoke to-:.:JOne4 t Harrison. Curling • Hmehirann, demurrer Timkron v Haller, dernt#4? Levin* v dicky, plea Knowles • nation, ezeiOttood 4nherte v NichOls, demurrer part heitr4 Jackson v Rowe, plea and di- I %S , tiers t Taylof, eiceptiori per murrer • order Alderman v Bannister, plea %raters T Taylor, ezeeptions per Same v Skne; plea order • Caher v Long. demurrer Blaekirell, • Long; reception! Dealt and Chapter of Ely v pet &Met Eagle, demurrer t CarigT. IitNERIL PETIIION ItAT At TOE E01.i.3., TrESDAY THi 14T14 OY FtIIRI7ART, AT NINE IX TIIE MORNING. Petitions must be set down and enries leR with the Secretary before tire o'clock on the preteding day. The 111amer of the Rolls will hear Causes, farther Directions, and Petitions, by consent, oil Saturday next, the 4th of Febniary; at nine in the mottling. Cause; and Petitions must be set down by two o'clock on the prevAling day. ttlion Causes at ?tie ROM on Weflnettlay the 15th of February; at ten lit the motnittg. COR'F OF I WM; V P4CH. iiirtn.rsis cairns fp EY Tlll2ll aft itoi ictirst Doe. on the demise of Long, a Robson Doe, on the demise of Chandless.ittobson Wililey V Squires Hire r Filiiiigham Whitelanci • Beet. Hodson ♦ illnrher Reissman s llott 'ems nat . . Ilartqwn ♦ Granger Buttefotorth•Rothe. ram Greenlee! t V;Agos Same v Same Cowell v Yalloi!ey Grab= t Splatt gime v Bean Due, &c. v Rowe Armin' i A litsr • Turner v Jiff.. Turner v Arnie Hamilton v Radford (Irian v Bedford Jlorrii v Breedfoot llall v Burgess Miller v Osborne Riehingl COURT OF COMMON FLIFAS. tostnew OARS*, TO RE TRIED AT TAR SECOAD SITTING IY • HILARY TE/tpt THIS DAY. Stephenson and ors.' Evans • Everett and Forell and another • Taylor and an. I otferet • Stephens other. Tuely • Butcher cot CAVIII ART OF EXCHEQI: :s to Bt lICARTIP TUII Bamtbvtl v Archie ()alt' ♦ Evans Watkins v Smith Ripley v Stoeitley .7tR. [i DAY. Rawl•v r Civet; Mayor v N'xon Tarpky v Lt:,nelt Ward t Surd! v Jae lflOD, parr heard Colebrook v Need Norton v Hammond I). ft Chap. or Turk v )liddleburgti I,4lre:lNlTiLioltAte. VICE.CIIANCELLOR'B C01:11T, TUESDAY, JAN. 3; . • AUSTCUTIIEIt v. CHALMERS. This was a petition praying that a will might be construed ac.: cording to the laws or P.eotland, the teitatrix having been born in that country, and havingrwie the will in question during a viait to it. fly this will she had let the greater part Of her property to Sir Alexander Anstruther,, who died before the testatrix: T&s lady, who had been nominated hi. executrix by hit will, wan the plaintiff in the present action. The Prerogative Court to which certain questions bad been referred had miaunderstood the point-- imagining that all parties had agree.' to permit Mrs. Campbell to take not fetters of administration, and had thereby considered her as entitled to the property, when it was only for the purpose of dis tributing it to those who really were entitled. The question nose was, who titeie parties were . , The Counsel on the other side not being prepared to argue the point, it was agreed that it should stand over Mr Monday neat. . . .. U . Ix THE )(ATTER or WYATT, A BANKRPT. This was a petition to supersede a commission of bankrupt, on the ground that no act of bankruptcy had taken place. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL ,appeared in behalf of Mr. Wyatt the alleged bankrupt. From the circumstances of theorise this com mission has acquired the name of the Christmas-box eoramisttion of bankrupt. This appellation agree! with the real gist of the case. The alleged act of bankruptcy mote merely from the sup posed bankrupt having directed his serVent to deny him on the 2ffih rat December to such persona as might: call . for Christmax.boxes. The petitioner is an eminent builder in Oxford. Ur. Jones, • creditor to the amount of GO/. called the day after Christmas, and was at first given to understand that Mr. Wyatt was not at home, but 3lr. Wyatt hearing Jones, called out immediately that he wai at home, and the amount of the debt was paid by a bill. Jones departed apparently satisfied. Mr. Wyatt was also indebted to a Mr. Copper in a sum of 341., and this Mr. Copper was now the petitioning creditor. This creditor had been induced and in a manner compelled to take out the commission, and had since expressed his regret at having done so ; but had again lent himself to the designs of the Commis:jotters, who were. with the exception of a single individual, "aliens," as it were, in the affair, not being resident in Oxford, but having been sought ref in all the adjoining towns. Varioy and cmtradictory affidavits were read, affirming, on the one side, thii Wyatt had made pro:- pose's of accommodation, and, on the other, that all these proposals had originated from the opposite quarter, and that it had been pro posed, on the part of Copper, to ray the peace' dings if Wyatt would grant him a writ of indiannity. There had been a most marvellous expedition in the publication of the bankruptcy in the Oxford pa pers, notwithstanding the order of the Lord Chancellor to prevent the publication in the Guzetie. The cause of the proposal respect ing a writ of indemnity was to be sought for in thealterationa lately made in the Act of Lord Hardwicke, in.conscqueuce of which soy composition made with aereditor amounted to an act of bankruptc , and any person might be declared a bankrupt. A person ni; t n e, even declare himself a bankrupt. Can't:42g one's self to be de sit to a creditor is an act of bankruptcy; but it must be prved that tits denial is made with the design oldelaying the creditor. The Vicg-Ctiarrecttort said he would have no hesitation in granting the order if he could come to the conclusion from the evidence that there had been no act of bankruptcy. It is true !bat the mere denial does not constitute the act of bankruptcy ; but though the servant states that her only order to deny Mr. 'Wyatt was to such persons as called for Christmas-boxes, she does not say that she supposed that Mr. Jones called for a Christmas-box ; on the contrary, she calls him in another part of her evidence tee gottlernan. 31r. Wyatt's son had also been examined by the Coth miasion, and had stated that he believed his father to have been for some time in embarrassed circumstances. Berryman, a Slieriff"e Officer, had made aflidavit that about a month before the bank ruptcy he had distrained upon 11'yatt's premises, Ilid had arrested him three times. There was therefore considerable doubt, and it would be necessary that the principal witness !the servant) should be examined before a Jury in a Court of Common Law. In the mean time the commission of bankrupt must proceed. COURT OF RING'S BENCH. WEaT3riss7tre, JAW. 3!. TUE 00V,ILIVOR AND COETANY OT 711 E BATA : OF ExatAxa DAVTS..IN ERR° ft. This was an action bronglit.. by Mr. Davis (the defendant in error) to recover from the flank of England (the plaintifti in MOT) a sum of money; being the a mutation of dividends fur upwards of two years on certain Be k 8 xk, standing in his name in the books or the Bank of Ent and, but which had been drawn out by the brother of Mr. Davis, yme ns of a forged power of attorney. It appeared on the trial of Le ca -se in the court of Common Pleas that Mr. Davis was swat e of felony committed by his brother. and had refrained from apprising the Bank of the circumstance, until the delinquent had made his escape out of the country; and it was therefore urged that he had been guilty of !aches. and woe not entitled to recover. On the other side it was contended that no forged power of attorney could affect the stock of the person whose nettle the instrument purported to bear, and that therefore nd length of time could deprive the party of his dindenda : and it was insisted to be a duty . incumbent on the Bank to adopt those means of caution to agent= whether the instrument was or not genuine, which would prevent the possibility of fraud. The jury found a verdict for the Bank of England on the second and fourth counts of the declaration, and for Mr. Davis upon the first and third counts, upon which error was now assigned. Mr. Sergeant BUSAXQUET this day argued at great length on the pan of the plaintiffs' in error ; and Mr. Tindall was heard un behalf of the defendant in error. _ The Court were of opinion that the counts upon which Mr. Davie had obtained a verdict were bad in law, and accordingly pronounced judgment in favour of the flank of England. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, TUESDAY, JA t. 31. Sittings is Banco. GROVE v. RICHARDS. Mr. Sergeant Il'itnn applied, on bt half of the Warden of the Fleet, tor a rule, calling on the defends t to answer certain matters contained in an affidavit. It was ata ed that one of the prisoners in the Fleet, who was supetsedable, I ad received notice from the Warden to quit a room which he there wcupied. It was Mier& that, instead of doing as directed, there had been some fraudulent collusion by which this prisoner had persuaded another to lodge a detainer against hitn for • debt Amounting to 2001. and upwards. The Warden, therefore. apprehending some difficulty, applied to the jurisdiction of the Court. Mr. Justice OASELEE—It is a strange thing that people cannot be cot out of a prison. The loom) CHIEr JUSTICE—Who is the Attorney? 31r. Sergeant WILDE —A Mr. Brewer, my Lord. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—Let him be served with a notice to answer the matters contained us the affidavit. Should thee not be answered satisfactorily, it will amount to a conspiracy. Let it be nerved on the plaintiff, the defendant, and the sollekor. This application may be considered as • eonsequente of the order, which, our readers may recollect, the Conn made on sater • day, desiring the Warden to discharge all peraboa who we" ' 2 r might become supersedable. Sittings at Nisi Pr r iu A r m . E b S tfu t r . e u th u e sl l 4 .o x i v n . Cu ai Air. Sergeant TADDY Said that this was anbt2uffhiAl the phtintiff, whb Ita tearer to Iron" and teihi"ta. ware: 4: Ir fl If 1 [it ~~.