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/dila VWM* 161611 . 0:1 by — sere Nessieier reseneg it mina • " the Bishop's Ter" 'That Bill, however. wee threw, • bet it was pretered against by Lord Peolltibury apes the g mind that the nrivilege of Peers was too sacred lobe rots sported ✓ He should now move a resolution of facts, with permiscion w. tt.nsr lords who had signed the protest against the Earl 1%1 err sl's Bid sorter or emend the dissent if they wished to do ao Mrs was ewe point to which he mar edema The protest stated that the Noble persons dilemma against "this Bill, and other tweasurea in Collittali MIMI of regression." So that the Noble Ferris were taken by ampere von a Bill, which, according to their own promet t was part of Irelike of measures in a constant course of otogrewmon. The Noble hoed then mowed his resolu tion, which detailed the regime of the Earl Marshal's Bill, and c....clitited by moving that the Lords who had signed the Protest u.. 00 be allowed to alter or amend it. 'the Earl of A DINODON immediately roar on the Resolution l—inet red, and mated that the Bill in question was unconstitu.. tiorsal in its tendency ; and believing that to be the case, he had turned the Protest. He had no enmity to Catholics, and be ,arid, vita his disarm if it were the opinion of the House that he should tta on (Her.) The Duke of NEWCASTLE observed, that in the fire instance he begged to assure the House that he had no feeling inimical t ...setts the Earl Marshal ; but he thought the Bill granted a ....me to the tativolicarf a very delicate nature, and on that sc . .unt he-peneessetageinst it, and always would pretest against : .miler mortsores. believed the protest true, or he would not "veentered it on the journals. Ile might have fallen into error, be would not admit that he had until the House declared he I ad. He threw himself on the mercy of their Lordships. Arm a few words from Viscount MAIDEN, the Marquis of LA NSDOWN begged it to be understood t`• at be d never abandoned the intention of bringing forward in Ole perrn be t Session a measure relating to the high office of Earl 1%1 srlial. The Duke of RICHMOND having been alluded to by the Noble Baron (Lord Ronald) begged to confirm what fell film list Noble Lord relating to the public bovines.. of the evening. li e l.he Noble Duke) Mr presented seam petitions of a public natur ...tar Sr o'clock on Monday Mat. The I AiRD CHANCELLOR saki, in reference to what had f .lien in the course of the debate respecting the sense of the House after the Bill had passed, it must of necessity be sup pord to convey the sense of the House. There was only another way to reconcile the matter, and that was by a reference to the Art. To another observation, he begged to say, that even if ▪ Bill were to pass at I To'rhick in the morning, it could nut be said not to have tine sense of the House. With respect to the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, he thought that he Oath of Allegiance contained every thing which was in the Oath of Supremacy. !tut it became nterwsary that the latter 4 )nth should be a Stied to the fearer. Lord Hale had observed, that the Oath of Etipmnacy had unrevitted the errors which had crept into the (Mt of ALtegianee. As to another point which had been men. tiered relating to tho(rders of the Day not being taken r they ▪ d on the paper, • when the Earl Alerehal's Bill was raid a thi'.l time. -he (the Lard Chancellor) must my, it was perfectly revue) that any one amid suppose all the orders which stand before it, could be first taken. The Welch Judicature Bill, tic ir.siance, was "one of the (Mien. which had precedence. How ei er, he did not mean to commid, that the House was obliged to eke Orders as they stood upon tic paper. The Noble and earned Lad then proposed some verbal amendments, contain alditionsl facts. Lewd LAUDERDALE objected to the amendment. '.: he LORI) CHANCEI6I4 HI explained. ...ed HOLLAND consented to the amendments, anti p *wet he was quite satisfied would meet with the sense of the ro lro n : l e - -that the Noble direntients should be permitted to putti.eir reason t- such perm of fire protest r they thought proper. The motion, as amended, was agreed to, and the !louse then MOUSE OF COMMONS, Tuussumr, Just 24. 'he Sesames. wok the Chair at a quarter befOre four, and hu t, &lately recenilla to the Have of Lords, to hear the Royal gives to severabßilla (kr which see Lords' report). .BEER RILL . . Mr. H. DAVIS peseented a petition from the brewers of Brie. to: against the Beer on the table. b.r J. YORKE presented • .petition from 7amen Denny, as mammy, preying .for alteration in the laws relating to friendly isoieties—Laid on the table. hit. HUME brought •up the report of the Committee on the bounding Orden relative to private Bills. is J. NEWPORT presented a petition, signed by 2SO per -164101, Roman Catholics, of the county end city of IV•terfoed, petay ile to be relieved from their diequalitications. Tl.e Hon. - Gentle. Lou Aliened, that no one could doubt the statement contained is tie petition, that the disqualifications under which the laboured produad insolence on the une hand, and resentment en ite other. /rho petitions.= therefore prayed the House to restowe Ouse erds. He considered the subject and the petition is wiry we eon*/ the attention of the House—Leid on the tab* g ad ordered to be plated._-- NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr. C. PEidiAM presented a petition from Whitchurdt, pap i.kg for the abolition of negro slavery.—lm'el on the tattle. Sit H. PA/MEIJI. mid, that the lien. Gentleman oppedhe t Wallies bad given an understanding that the English and, /-1 , 0 money should be assimilated. He hoped he would be pre. "anal eis do anneal Scotian. Mr. WA LEIS said he was *ware of the importance of the mea sure. and hhopsd that during next ii4:11114.141 suinethinit would be done. Mr. BROUGHAM moved for a return of the diflerent persists !soloing corporate boroughs in Inland. Ile hoped there would be cm objection to granting it against next Session. .111-. tH /111.11 U It N said be etas 1101 dieputed to *coalesce at the present moment. Sir J. NEWPORT said, that-if it were not done now a con:ti de:able delay would take place next Session. lle could not see the • ishglitest objection to the nieroone. Mr. fiItATTAN hoped the motion would be pressed by the Ilia. Gentleman (3lr. Brougham). M r. BR 01711 II AM could not see any objection to the granting of the returo. should then press his motion. Mr. G1)IlliBUI4N was not prepared fur 11w motion, and was iers•tl there would be some difficulty in granting the return. The motion waa negatived without a division. IHORSk M ()N IiER - LA N E I;AOL. CAPTAIN (Et:AliliAtillAN. Mr. HORHOCSE said. that be should beg to call the inter im. of the house fo she petition he was about to present. It came from the whole el the debtors who were confined In the Surrey gaol ; and it complained that unnecessary xesteictions were placed over them by the Magistrates of the Sum, district. It was nit. portant Gm him to mention, that the Act of the 4th elm. IV. called the Gaol Act, laid down rules which, to say the hoist of them, were exteeniely undefined. Ile thought the House should take the earliest opportunity to amend that Act, and render it mare ditiicolt to be abused than it at present was. By sec. 12 and see 41 of the Act to which he alluded, a power of restriction was given to the Magistrates, which would enable them to gn any lengths. The Justices of the Peace were empowered to ;mi k e what rules they pleased, and if they were to say that each jwisoner daily should have but one ounce of bread, no greeter quantity could be allowed them. For many of the Surrey 31a gisirates he had a high respect, particularly for one Honourable Motility who 01011 rate below him (Mr. Benham), and he be. !noted they would not willingly be guilty of opprosion ; but after the Act that hail so lately attracted potilie atttentiim, he treint the imprisonment of Captain O'Callaghan, it be hoved the !louse, in his opinion, to look narrowly into all that emanated time that Bench. The Act of Parliament a whets he had spoken says, that, except on Sundays, the friends of tile prisoners should be tdlowett to visit than only fur (me hour each day, via. (Mull eleven until twelve. Now, it often hap. axolotl that many of those friends came from a long distance, and if -tiny chanced to arrive late, it was inspemible fur them to me the primmer' or to give them food until the middle of the next day : so that, mikes they took the gaol allowance, breast and water, they must remain tier 24 hours without food. The Act declares that, to prevent extravagance and luxury, the prisoners shall only be given brad and water. But this was a cruelty from which the very gaoler conceived himself at liberty to depart. and allowed each of them a pint of porter a day. No hinter was permitted to dwell within the walls of the prison ; no turnkey was allowed to fetch for a pri. saner, who wanted it, and was Will;lng to purchase it, a morsel of bread and cheese; nothing but bread and water could he be suf. feted to touch; and on one onasion he (Mr. llobhouso had been etfarond that a piece of bread bail been taken from the hand of a little girl, elm was in the art of giving it to her mother. The petiootirma!sormiplaineel that no visitor was allowed to be within the gaol at Ire sichint in the tenting. The !louse should recut. Ira that the friends of the prisoners were of the poorer classes, tradesmen, who could not have their labour at so early an hour; and thus law yen also were debarred from visiting their clients, Penalise of the business occupying the whole slay. Intercourse, therefore, between the prisoners and their friends was denied at the owe when it 'v most wanted. In ill.: king's Bench prison no such regolatious hal ever existed, either as to visitors or Met. Another esimphont of the petitioners was, that they were shut 1.9 isi their wards at six o'clock in the evening, at the very time • Soo, in the s u nnier season. air and exercise was ;mot wanted ; r urn were prevertisl noel the etijoyttietit of those blessings, and t tio in a place where all the day lung the sun was scorching. et the persons whit were thus monde 10 Midi& were nutting more ram deloom—persons w - hum the law considered guilty of no rnme. The 'layer of the petitioners was, that the House world oast this Heal which gave to the Magistrates 'loch an an -1 mired power. It was his strong opinion, notwithstanding hh be. 1 -4 that the Magistrates did not intend to be oppressive, that the Poise shoold he especially omelet to fake from them the ability to 1 e our. Ile hail blared the ieresemation .the petition until he t so ' th s Right II onoarabie the Secretary set State kw the Hume Department in his place. He now hoped that lion Getultanan vowel tate the case into hi• consillemtion, end conceive it inven t •-e to leak into the slate of the prisoners of the gaol of Storey. Nr nelotred the Magistrates hail in soine degree deprived them • iron of the power to remedy the evils complained of, for when limy were applied to in the tamed Captsiu 0 Callaghan. —a ease of L I .rit injustice an he had ewer Muni of, their answer hal beer,— • We cannot take it out of the hands oh' the I'isitiog Magistrates." 4.irti treatment as that of which the petitioners complained, was p , cultor to the Humemunger.lene Gaol ; it was net the ease in the g's llrncts. io the Fleet prison, the Maretudera, or in any ether. Pe hoped the Right Honourable Gentlemati t3lr. reel) would re e.orimerel to the Visiting 3legistrates, if he Itid power to do no t me. that some &Potation should take place in the 1111:e111. /le wei.ld now move that the peteion he brought up. lie. DENISON agreel with the Honourable Gentleman (Mr, It inhaler) is Remy of the olisercations that had fallen from ho ; • returned knit his best thantis for the compliment which be lad rid him as a MagleteM• et Stoney. Ile (Mr. Deakin thought that the el dbutica, like all other men, were 'some dims in owe. owl that die, lad 'been on in the ease of Mr. OVealsibrhlrat sill it was his eninion that Mere was not in this evarstrg amen olhetive energetic Lindy of men. He thought the contifialnts et the petitioners had 'been directed totrards the smog quarter; thee they eheild none been preferred against the law, and not ageism the Visiting Magistrates. Ile agreed with die Honourable (Indorses (111t.illifbhottse). in allowing a great difference between the (amend the debtor, and that they ought to he treate rrey G d differently. There Were two points in the disciplined the Suaol, to which 'he wished to call the attention of the House, and which he was 1131X1001 to have altered :—First, as to the time allowed to the prisoner to procure fond, which should be extended from one hour to two or thrte ; and sl , o) , as to the visits dr friends;whicti he thought should he tour hours in summer, and six in winter. With respect to the case of Mr. O'Callaghan, he would first observe, that be had never read the trial, and knew nnthlng of any of the parties. Hut when the particulars connected with the aftkir came to his knowledge, he immediately went to the gaol, and told the gaoler that if Captain O'Callaghan wished to have fond, balks, to newspapers, to let him have them. And as he understood that he had made complaints relative to the double grating, which he said prevented his communication with his friend's, he had ordered it to be removed. But with respect to wine, the law was express on that point, anti prevented I' from iallowitigit. With regard to the trial, lie would merely observe, that his Noble Friend (lewd Eastmw) who prodded, and passel the *entente, and than whom no man had more humanity nor more discretion, never thought that the prisoner would have been treated es'he had been. He (Mr. Denison) hoped that lifer what had been stated of the case of Captain O'Callaghan, the !light lion. Bentlemari (Mr. Peel ) would take it into his consideration, and extend mercy inwards him ; that he would lay the case before his 3laieety, for the purpose of having the remainder of his 'tient remitted. Ile (3lr. Iknietn) thought that Captoin O'Cal. lagnan had been lead into a great error in consequence of his con. viction of ties immerses.; and certainly lie received a gran insult. (le ought to have brought_ the subject before the ('ourt of King's Bench, and then If he had been sentenced, every indul. gence would rare been slimed him. But being convicted before theetnerter Sessions. no power was left—no will but to imprison him. The Surrey prison was not intended for peewee of his de. ~ c ription, it wee for the lower orders ; and it was therefore impos sible that he could have been treated better than he was under the laws lay which it was governed. Mr. WIAIIKRLir said, that as a Surrey Magistrate, he con ceived himself bound to say a few worth' on the subject then be fore the House, although his observations would be very limited. Ile agreed with the Honourable Member who had last spoken, that the complaint of the petitioners ought to be directed against the law rather than against the Magistrates who executed it-- lf the visiting Magistrate; had thought proper to treat Mr. ()'Cal. laghan in the manner that had been described, it was but fair to snake a distinction between those who sanctioned that treatment and the body of Magistrates generally. Mr. PEE hand, that he understood his absence from the house bad been remarked upon by the lion. Member who presented this petition. Ile begged to say, that be was not apprised that such a petition was to be presented, or he would have endeavoured to be in attendance. Sometimes, however, it was inmataible for him, by reason of more importeat duties, to be in attendance at re early an hour. A ennonunicatto• to a Judge in a Capital, might be naves. say for him to make before the post went si, on which the life of a fellow creature depended. lie was delayed at present by duties, which, however, he would 'have postponed, had he known that it was the intention of the Honourable Member to bring forward this petition. As to the new law, he could only my, that it was framed with every disposition to make its enactinentehs . ar the lightest and nest favourable construction for the prisners. f.'or the regulation of Ilunettionger prison he could not be responsible; but he was deposed to believe no unnecessary harshness was mewled to. The regulation of prisoners could not be so easily altered as some lion. Members imagined. *Before any alteration took place, it was ne. CtSLIS, that such regulation' shouldbe submitted to two Judges. As to that part of thertson disciplineethich was vested in the discretion of Magistvatee, 'Mid every confidence that the 31agia. testa, as well of Surrey so of every other county, would diec.ounte. fleece any inirepa . hanlineeemul thee they would afford every res aleable indulgence in their power. The subject was not one that lay with hint, and in which it von Hot proper for him to interfere even by way of suggestion. As to the see of Mr. et'llaillaglian, which had been adverted to, and which tad attracted to much of public attention, a memorial had been presented to him, praying his in terference for a raniesion.of his sentence. In consequence of that communication he had en interview that moming.with Lord Eme nd, who presided at the Seesaws where the case was tried. In that interview the Noble bud expreeed himself satisfied as to the propriety of the conviction; sod he (31r. P.) distinctly asked the Noble Lord, if the Magistrates in awarding theireentence had taken into consideration the recumniendatiou of the Jary ? The Noble Lord replied, " They did." On this 'representation he (Mr. P.) was free to admit that •he d.d net consider the sentence either unjust or severe. lie was of that opinion still, and would therefore decline any recommendation of the rentimion of the pia. niehment. The treatment of Mr. O'Callaghan at the early period of his confinement wee complained of. That treatment, he was since redressed ; and he would again repeat hie conviction. that there was no disposition or the part of the Magistrates to treat him with harshness. The subject was not one that, in his opinion, justified or called for his interference. Sir W. DE CRESPION V said, the Magistrates took all power onto( the hands d the High Sheriff in the regulation °fibs goal; re the High Sheriff informed him. tiRATFAN complained of the regulations of themes law. He referred to an instance in Ireland where it hail been in. strumemal to many abuses in the gosh discipline of the country. Sir If. WILSON admitted the propriety of •the question put, and the height Hon. Secretary to the Noble Goal Eaatnor, as to whether the recommendation of the Jury was taken einto considera tion by the Magistrates. I eshould, however, in hie opinion be fol. lowed up by another question whether they anticipated that the severity of treatment which 114. O'Callaghan experienced would be consequent on that sentence? Lunt EASTN()R said he had only learned three hours ago from the Parliamentary papa, that this petition was to be presented—he INS ire the country and came up to town In coos quetice of it to be in attendance, and would reserve the expression of hie sentiments until the petition was regularly before the House. Sir F. ItURDETT assured the !tight Hon. Secretary, that in alluding to his absence, it was net the intention of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Ifobbouse) to insinuates failure of duty on. his pan; he only Weeded to it, as he (sirk'. alundentood him mean apology to the House fur introducing the subject in his 'hence. Much praise was due to his Hon. Friend. the Member the Surrey, foe the active and benevolent spirit with which he had undertaken and succeeded in • 'gating the mutterings of this unto rtunate Ilentlenian. It was In conformity with the whole tenor of his lite, which was distinguished by many generous acts of humanity. The treatment which Mr. trl'allaglian experienced was far beyond the measure of any guilt imputed to him. The offence certainly was not one of great mag nitude, or thacinvolved any disgrace in the commission of it; yet he had been treated as if hefted committed an offence of the grossest turpitude. Without regard to his lutetium in society, he had been dealt with as if he were a vagrant, a vagabond, or a convicted felon. Shut up in a gloomy cell, deprived of proper exercise and the circulation of free air, subject to taunts and insults. Upon my honour, 1 would rather be sentenced to be hanged, than treated in such a manner. Eta better would it be that we should recur to the old pnnciples that prevailed in regulations of prison discipline, than invest the Magistracy with a discretion which was liable to such abuses so were deteced in the case of this tientlethan. It is better to take away the power altogether from .tlagitarates, and leave the treatment of pawners to be regulated as it hitherto had been, by the thigh Sheriff. (Hear, bear.) Mr. 11011110(‘SE remarked., that his Honourable Friend (Sir F. Burdett) had rightly understood what had fallen front him with respect to the Bight Honourable Secretary in allusion to his ab sence. Ile was satisfied that the treaunent which Mr. O'Cal. teethe; received was not sanctioned by Lord Isomer. It was inset oppressive-the locking him up in his cell at six o'clock—the re striction of time as to time time of admission of provisions—and the limitation placed 00 the friends who may wish to visit him were un necessarily severe. On these points, the opinions of the Bench of ilagietrates would be taken to-morrow, and he hoped such practices would be discountenanced and put an end to. Ile agreed with Ins Honorable Friend (Sir Francis Burdett) as to the enormity of the treatment to which 3lr. O'Callaghan had Wen subjected, and thought it would be better that the whole of the present system should be reversed, and even that an inlet as Simnel, might be open into our goals fur adniission and practice of evarvide, than that such deputies and abominable entire*. don shentld continue. There was a ease in his opinion preueely similar to that which was now beiore them. It Cs, 6t case of • relative (we believe Captain Peel) of the Hight Honour. able Secretary, who fur laying a ho rs ewhip over a gentleman had been untenced to a month's imprieurottent in the King's lknch. lie slid not say this with any personal or invidious kelinge—on the contrary, he honoured that gentleman for what he. hell done. lie (31r. liobhouse), under • ler circumstance, ovule have acted precisely in the sonic Illantlf.7 ; but he begged the house to mark the difference of their treatsnent. That gentleman had beet pia., nutted to walk out- he saw his friends—they dined with hini daily, and every accommodati on was athetleti hint to render the punish. meta poniehment, however, under any circumstances, too heavy for an whiner of such a nature. Was such the treatment of Mr. O'Callaghan? No: he was lucked up tor twelve hours in a cell, shut out front his friends and liven the use cf proper pima., shins. Nor was the injury indicted on his hely alone to he C 4111,1. I dereil ; the mental degradation to which a gentleman could hot be insensibly., should be also taken into account. Butt a new days ago! Chief Justice fleet had directed the Jury to mind Janie yea of a tar., thing for a prosecutor who received two blows in the face. This was a great indignity, but the provocation justified it, and the Learned Judge regretted they could not b u ds 100 sun. Ile had 16.V51 Mr. O'Callaghan, and from what lie bed seen of hint coml.! dead him a gentleman and a highly reemetable person. The' spestion now was, whether, after the treatment he had received. %tech aggravated the punishment beyond w bag pus intended, Mlle reparation should not he made in the dilution of the punishment, to cotepetteete for its caressive degree. Mr. PEEL was not all displeased with the reference which the Mon. ikntletean haul made to she cane of his relative. In truth, that case naturally arose in his mind when this subject was men. tamed to him. Ile begged to say, however, the SAWS were net fennel. The individual referred to wan tried before anotherjuris. diction—the King's Ikneh. llesidea a nimith's unpile:named, he was also obliged to pay a fine of kUllet and bound over in Ifeled. to keep the peace for live years. In the other eaue the tine was only 210/. Ile was informed that the rigour complamel of no longer ex. ieteal ; lie could nut be expected to take into IKTOWIIt the er0)1111110• tildhltifill that was to be found in the different gaols d the kingdom. After a few words from 31r. DENISON. the petition was brought up. and ordered to be printed. • gentleman whore Mr. AIRERCROMBY saki, he rose to present a taint from MR. course of that evening's discuadan, name hatiO'Chtelotas.A.hetiOneAenNti.e nteittee in the and on wheel! behalf p ublic at tention and public sympathy were etched. Why Because, was public aim patby excited ? when the public consodered the nature of the Wince, the provocation give.i, the recommendation of the Jury, and the subsequent treatment of Mr. O'Callaghan, they felt as every man in that House must feel, that the punishment bore a s4(nal disproportion to the imputed guilt of the individu al accused. He would simply call their attention to the facts of the petition, and he was satisfied the !louse would concur in opinion with him that the treatment of Mr. O'Callaghan was moat oppreoutive—that it increased the punishment beyond what the hbogistrates, by their sentence, intended the punishment should he, and that therefore a remission of time ahould be granted in consideration of the severity he had experienced. The lion. Member proceeded to gate the facts of theitetition. of which we subjoin a copy.: — To the Honourable the C,nonous of threat Britain and Ireland , in Parliament assembled; " The humbly petition of Luke Carlos O'Callaghan, a pri soner now cunlined in the Surrey Gaol, " Humbly sheweth—That your petitioner was on Monday, the lath instant, tried at the Quarter Sessions foe the county of Sur rey, fin an assault on the Rev. James Sa1Ifill; that on the trial it atine7red that your petitioner had sonic ladies under his protection, gal it was in resenting what he conceived to be. and what lie still believes to have been, a wanton insult to those ladies by the prose cutor, that your petitioner committed the act which the jury on the trial found to be a breach of the peace. " That the jury, impressed with the feeling that the conduct of the prosecutor had provoked the assault, did, in pronouncing your petitioner guilty, strongly recommend him to the mercy of the Court; hut that, notwithstanding such recommendation, die Court sentenced him ter an imprisonment a one month in the county gaol, arid to pay a fine of 20f. " That foini the time of his imprisonment your petitioner was limited (with the exception of part of one day) to the county allow anceuf coarse brown bread and water; that although he repeatedly asked permiasion to provide himself at his own expense, such per ntission was constantly refused, by order of the visiting Justices. Your petitioner was, during the above time, confined for twelve hours in each day in a solitary cell, eight feet six by six feet four, lasing no other sleeping place than a mattress spread on a plank twenty inches and a half wide, with a covering of two rugs, and expused in this situation to the damp night air, there being no glass within the iron giating of his cell: that in the day-time he is con. fined to a court about eight yards by six : that in the sitting or day room there is neither table nor chair, nor any resting-place, except a narrow bench close to the wall. " That your petitio.wr has been prevented from holding any COMMUlliCatitlil with the friends who visited hint in Nitwit. except through two iron gratings, plated several feet apart, exposed to the inclemency of the r eather, and liable 13 have all that passed be t tween them heard by the surrounding prisoners. That your pen-, tioner was, during this time, ne. allowed even pemission to receive Of read a newspaper. " That notwithstanding that your petitioner rnemorialed first the Magistrates in Court of Quarter Sessions anti afterwards the Visit hig Justices, stating his case and praying for redress, your pen. goner received no relief from either source; and that lie continued to be treated (as he respectfully' sub' • ► more like a felon than a mere misdemeanant, up to Mondry the 21st, when by the humane , interposition of 11r. IWniiion (a Member of your Honourable Howse, and one of the Visiting Justices), some relaxation took place in the severity of your petitioner's treatment; but that he is still subjected to many restrictions and privations not called for, as he liunibly su b mits, by the natureof his case. " That your petitioner has transmitted a memorial to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State fee the Home Departinent, stating the nature of his sufferings, and imploring a remission of his sentence. That this memorial was accompanied by one frr - n the jury who tried your petitioner, in which they earnestly recommended your petitioner to the mercy of the Crown, on the ground of the prow cation given by the prosecutor. "'That your petitioner has every confidence that the humane disposition of the Right llonounitile Secretary of State for the Blume Ikpartment will lead hint to give to your petitioner the most nier ciful consideration ; but your petitioner believing that, as faithful guardians of the public liberty, this Honourable House will feel disposed to give effect to the prayer of one in whose case that liberty has been violated, most humbly implores 6 ' That your Honourable (louse, ta k ing all the circumstances of his case into consideration, may be to support the prayer of your petitioner's memorial in such a manner as to your Honourable !louse shall scent proper. " Your petitioner farther most humbly begs that your Honour. able House,niay be pleased to institute an inquiry into the conduct .of the V • • g Justices with respect ts your petitioner's treatment, and also into the manner in which prisoners generally are treated in the Surrey gaol, in order that timely steps may to taken to remedy such abuses as those under which he now sutlers. "And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray. " LUKE CARIAke t)'CALLAGIIAN. " Surrey County Gaol, florsemonger-lane, Jose 21, I 1e24." Having stated the facts a the petition, he was satisfied the Noble Lord would agree with dim, that t he totistrates did not intend the excessive punishment of which the petitioner complained. lie thought they were, therefore, called upon to endeavour to procure a remission, which would make setae enteritis for the injuries he had al. ready received. The petitioner did not regard his own particular case wily, but hoped their interference on the present occasion would pee -1 vent the recurrence of similar treatment to other prisoners who natty be hereafter confined in this wid other gads, and that they may be protected front like severity and oppression. Lord EASTNOR said, lie never felt greater responsibility than in taking upon him the situation of Chairman of the Surrey ses. Biota; he did so at the request of several of the Magistrates, as his lion. Friend (Mr. Denison; could testify. A Learned Chsimian of Sessions was elected. Oh the parties in this case he had no pre. vious knowledge. Conjointly with his brother Magistrates he had attended to it closely, and he was then, as he ma now, of opinion, that the sentence was just and fair. He would not advert to the evidence in detail, but the general impression on his mind was, th d there were not circumstances adduced in the defence which am mired to a provocation on the part of the _prosecutor, to justify the assault. If what had been cod by the Learned Counsel who was engaged fur the defence, and who of course obeyed his instruc. thong, had been proved, a strong case would have been made out' for the defendant; but it was not sustained is evidence, and in. stead of being a vindication, added insult to injury, and aggravated the original offence. .lr. SIABERLY was of opinion, that in consequence of the unmerited severity of treatment the magistrates ought to interpose fora remission of the remaining part of the sentence. Lord EASTNOR was not aware of the treatment ; it was a part of the gaol discipline with which it was not his province to interfere. When he heanl of it, he said " it was impossible--there must be some mistake." It had not his sanction. . . . . . Mr. ABLRLROMIIII replied that he had now obtained the ad. mission he was anxious to receive—the treatment had not the sanc tion of the Noble Lord—it was npl•resive and unjust, and for this reason the remission prayed for should be forthwith granted. The petition was then ordered tobcprinied. IR Mr. PEE!. appeared 11tthelinrv;ith the Royal assent to the address on the commission of inquiry into the state of education in Ireland. IRISIIINSURRECTfON ACT. ......--. .. , Mr. HIITC II INSO 4 N was unwilling to occupy the time of the Mouse in delaying it Eton the interesting motion of which his , llonourabk 1 rienel (Sir F. Burdett) had given notice. The ion- , portance of the subject would be an excuse for his taking preee- I dents:of hint. Ile coal nut anticipate any reasonable objection , to accede to his motion—it was for the production of the evidence taken before the Committee on the Irish Insurrection Aet. This evidence did not contain any reflection on the Government of bad Wellesley. If refused in a correct shape it would appear in • mutilated tom, as each witness hail taken an abstract of his own evidence; and some had even published it. A stronger res. son still for its production was, that the withholding of it ' would be the via dot of a promise, expressed or implied, at ' the period of the appointment of the Committee, which it - ' should be remembered was a select, and not a secret Committee. In the case of the London Police Bill the l'imintittee bad not closed their labours during the Session in which they were appointed. lI thrive that Session terminated they made • report, and the evi deuce' they had taken was published. It was not the following Session that they finished the Investigation out which Parliament tool proceeded in passing that Act. Tile sante course was followed with respect to the Dublin Taxation Hill, and the Bankrupt lams .Imendittent Bill. There were also several other instances in which tic Committees hail reported the evidence as far as they had gone heron: the Session closed When this Committee was formed, per mission wan granted to it to report from time to time as it might judge expedient ; but he had a right to complain, that when in contormity with this privilege the Committee had reported, it had only dime so partially an to the renewal of the Insurrection .I,et. Instead of laying before the House all the evidence given as to the state of Ireland, only so munch was selected as would warrant the renewal of that measure. Front what he had heanl, the quality aril character of the witnesses were perfectly unexceptionable. They were most respectable, and he believed utterly incapable of giving testimony unfavourabletothecountry. Among them wcreseveial Ru. man Catholic magis rates. Protestant gentlemen of fortune, Roman Catholic priests,and mike magistrates. What reason could there he why the Must:should not be put in possession of the evidence which such persons an theme would give before the l'imunince ? (In the part of Ireland, he lamented any concealment of her real condition , her evils could be prolonged only by Parliament being kept in ig. norance of diem: l'he evident.: therefore could not be too speedily made public, for by that publicity, and by that publicity alone, had she the smallest chance of obtaining justice and being relieved front • system of loath and opmension unparalleled in any well governed country. Ile wan surprised that Mere could have been any hesitation in the Ciimmittet as to the propriety of publishing the evidence. He considered it an essential part of their duty. and, in his opinion. the House would not discharge thin if they modems% the prorogation to take place without the production of this evidence. He supposed from the supineness that characterised their late conduct, that the Ministry hail given up all the great questions connected with the best tnterests of Ireland. But still he was at a lii..• to guess what objection the Minister for Ireland (Mr. Gotilbuni) could have to the printing of this evidence. Ile understood the Committee had been most laboriously art ployed, and had received most important intelligenc,. He could not conceive wily this infatuation was withheld. If he did not know how the Committee was composed. he should be inclined to say of it, that it had refused to make public the evidence it had collected, in order to prolong the abominable system by which Ire- land was oppressed. It was his conviction, that if the Committee continued its labours, and gave the evidence to the Moose and to the public, it was inipomible that things could remain as they were I at prmet. Fur the sake of the Coutuitte: itself, ha should be ilgery if the House Wok: up without having the whole of due evi •enee taken before it made public. What road hitherto been the keels el this Committee's lahmant ? Nettling but the renews' of the Insurrection Act, which het:meld not better dvseribc than in the language of the Right Hon. Secretary of State file the Home lk pertinent, who had said the other night that the Act vas le' soch character that he should regret that its peraltiew slenthl hr kesuierl, or that it should take any shape which might refuter it likely to re., main on the statute brook. Yet the only result of the labeled, of the Committee hitherto haul been the re-enactment of this high ly unconstitutional, greatly oppressive. and in every point 01 of view hateful measure- If the evidence was primed, Ire land would see that the Committee had obtained a great deal of useful information as to all the interesting topics relative to that country ; via. the education of the poor. the absentee system, and the tithe question. If any evidence had been given erroneously, time and opportuni'y *mild he affiurded to correct it. Every statement would be contrudtcurd or confirmed by the parties in terested, who would either call on the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Goulburn) in Dublin, or attend and give their testimony be. fore the Coutimittee next Session. Put as long as the Committee concealed the evidence, the House could order expect to have gar bled statements wenn/slicited, and the public in Ireland would ottly regard the Committee as an instrument for obtaining the in. surrection Act. Ile would be glad to know front the Right Hon. Gentleman whether there had been any evidence relating to the means of eniployetient for the labouring poor? whether there had been any calculation submitted to the Committee, in which the ex cessive population of the country had been contrasted with the ability of f ievernment to find occupation for then, ? \i'llether it had not been before the Committee that in the South of Ireland there were nearly two millions of peasantry, while there was employment only for one million; whether nearly half a , million of' thm class of person* were not supported by the heads of their families, who themselves earned only about 91. a-year, or about ad. or lid. a-day ; sothat deducting St for the rent of their acre of nutmeat', and 30s. for their house, supoosinl they enjoyed uninterrupted health throughout the year, they had little more than ills. left beyond the expense of their food, for clothing and for the education of their children. If the labouring poor of Yorkshire co lAncashire or any other county in England, Wales, or Scotland, were for a time only in that state of distress and privation which millions in Ireland constantly endured, all the power of the Entree would not keep them quiet, anti the in ference be drew was, however he might deplore the outrages that °centred in Ireland, disgraceful to the perpeteators and afflict ing to humanity, that it was not in human nature to remain in tranquillity and contentment smiler such circumstances as pressed upon the Irish peasantry. They laboured under a state of misery inconceivable to those who heel not beheld mate which tt trumpet tongued " called on his 3lajesty's Government to apply an effectual remedy. Government alone, he knew, could not effect all that was to be desired ; but if the landlords of Ireland were indifferent to the suffering of their tenantry, they ought to be shamed by public exposure, and compelled to do justice. Ile was sorry to detain the !louse longer than they were disposed to listen to him with attention, but the disregard of no leilibet of that [louse, in whatever part he might be vested, should prevent I • front discharging his duty to the utmost of his ability. It was to him a painful duty, and perhaps to the House nut an agreeable one to listen to him, as he was aware how inadequate his powers were to treat the question according to its merits. He should con clude as lie had begun, with expressing the difficulty he felt to inns. eine any notional objection to the production of this evidence. The House had several instances in which the evidence had been pub lished before the labours of the l'ortimittee had dosed ; nor did he think that there was any reasonable ground for refusing to give the names of the parties examined. If he believed it would excite any sensation. he would be the last man to propose it. Such were the misery, suffering, and want sow prevailingin Ireland, the condi tion of that country could not be concealed long, whatever might be the dis p osition in some quarters to portent the truth from transpir ing. On the Education Coinuaiseion, the same feeling had ope rated. If, instead of that Commission. there had been a Commit. tee up stairs, such a body of evidence would have been obtained as would have forced redress (hear, hear), and, in his opinion, the same principle was applicable to all the questions connected with Ireland: the more public correct information can be made, the more certain was redress. The Hon. Gentleman concluded with moving, That that be laid before the House a copy of the evidence taken before" the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the disturbances in lreleland. Mr. GRATTAN seconded the motion. He complained of the course pursued by the Coma/Wee. I.ln going one day to the mum where it sat, he found a notice affixed on the dour, that none but Member* of the Committee could be admitud, so that in effect it was nut only select, but seem, which was never intended to have been. Ile considered it a hardship that Irishmen should not be suffered to know the evidence given before the Com. make, particularly as it would come out partially in the Irish l'apers. This course would aggravate the irritation tenfold, and induce every conclusion unfavourable to due interests of the country and the reputation of the Committee itself. Lord PALM ERSTON said, that as the Chairman of the Coal mine', he felt it his duty to make a few observations on the charges preferred against it. Ile would appeal to every Member of due l'ommittee, whether there was the slightest ground for suspecting them of suffering garbled evidence to find its way to the public. The Conintittee had laid before the House all that bore on that ques tion (the Insurrection Act), on which they were prepared to report. For that purpose two Members had been appointed to go through the whole of the evidence, one Gentleman front each side of the House. By them the selection was made with the entire concur rence of the rest of the Coinntittee. Nothing could be fairer than this mode of selection. All that related to the operation of the Insurrection Act was laid before the House, to enable them to font' an opinion as to the propriety of renewing that measure. lint nothing could be so injurious to the welfare ed Ireland, as that sort of partial and garbled report which the Committee must make, if they were now compelled to lay before the House all the evidence they had collected, without accompanying it with those remarks and amsiderations which had suggested themselves to the Com. mltee in the discharge of their duty. In the report respecting the renewal of the Insurrection Act, the Committee had distinctly stated, that they were going into a wider range of inquiry, which they had no expectation of being able to finish this Session, but they looked forward to be reappointed nest year. If this Session were pro longed two or three months further, the Committee would not be in a condition to report; and considering the general, various, and complicated subject., on which they were employed, he was appre hensive that a premature report would only tend greatly to sgitatel the public mind in Ireland, while it could by no possibility mast the English public in funning a correct judgment as to Irish affairs. ll'hh respect to what had fallen from the Ilonnurable Member for Wicklow (Mr. Grattan), he would state that nothing was so foreign to the feelings of the Committee as to make their proceed ing" a secret or mystery. They wished the utmost latitude of ex amination to be given on all topics important to Ireland. A great deal of valuable information had certainly been obtained. When ever the Committee were ready to make a final report, they would lay before the House all the evidence that could be useful in form ing a true judgment on the state of Ireland. Mr. J. SM (Tit observed that the Noble Lord had not satisfac torily explained why this Co 'ee had departed from the usual course of making a short report before the prorogation. All pre vious effiwts fur inquiry into the state of Ireland had heretofore proved aburtive, and he was apprehensive that this would also. If the evidence had been printed, the House would have had an oppor tunity of considering it before they met again. Sir J. NEW PORT begged most explicitly to state that it was his impression that the evidence wits is have been printed at the close of the Si:salon, accompanied, if necessary, by a short Report, pray ing for the renewal tit their powers next Session. Ills surprise was never greater than when he found this course was not to be fol lowed. Infinitely more dissatisfaction would result front the sup. pression of the evidence, than from its publication. Ireland would, if the evidence were not printed, be left in ignorance to what point the labour of the Committee had been directld. On the proroga tion the Committee would be at an end, and next Session it would be a question whether it should he reappointed. Mr. 61)1'1.1%CliN said that the selection made from the evi dence in the Report respecting the Insurrection Act, was a proof that in the opinion of the Committee only such parts of the evidence .were to be published, as were applicable to the subject on which they had agreed to report. The object of the Committee was to draw a true picture of the country. The premature publication of the evidence would only furnish materials on which ill.n.tture and party feeling might operate during the recess. - - Volt TRENCH then rme to ()Nee to the continuance of so im portant a. thacuaiion, with ao few members in the lionae. tie thetrtbre moved that the Howie be counted. Strangers were then tinkled to withlraw, and the 'louse was coutitesi. when there being only Al MentLers present, the !lane adjourned. PRICES OF PORED.' N Austrian Roods 9l Ditto Acct. Chinon Vo ids I)itto Acct. Itimb. Bonds 851 . I)itto Ditty scrip 1 t pm Ditto Acct. I?, pm Danish Rondo Drcek Scrip 81 Alexican Bonds L 9 3 9 Ditto Scrip If it pm Ditto Acct. 1f y 1 pcn Neapolitan Bonds t/3 Peruvian Bands Ditto Scrip IHeto Acts. Portuguese Bonds STOCKS YESTERDAY. Ditto Aect. 99i Prussian Bomb 984 Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds 994 Ditto Account 9911 Howllan Honda 9.$ 11 1)tuo Acct. 95 4 5 Span. Cons. 21 1 1 Ditto Arct i a Di i tto 510 21 Ditto 170 and 255 Bondi Ditto 5 per Cents. (11123) 15i 15 Ditto Acct. French Rentes Ditto Acct. Excharge Ditto scrip Ditto Acct. Veitentay being a Holiday, oo I.lstaineas done to the Public Offices. NAHA Du C-1 Gottenburgh, 1 Ilumburgh, 1 Flanders, 1 French. Letters were received yesterday by the Jamaica mail from Santa Martha to the 12th May. The only piece of contained in them is the arrival there from Ilayti of Commissioners to the Colombian Government, who, anteing otherohjects, were authorised by the Govern ment of Hayti to offer a loan of five millions of dollars to the Government of Colombia. L tiers from La Guayra to the 1.51 h May contain not one word of the Intelligence said to have been received at St. Thomas's on the 13th 'May, from that place, of llolivar having been defeated in Pau. Efte Britt's% Profs. NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This Lvening, FRIDAY, June U. will he perfiesmet THE DRAMATIST. Vapid, Mr. Filistun ; Lord tierutrh. Mr. Terry; Matey Menne. Mr. Areher a . .1111/1/, Mr. Harley. Lady Waltfrt. Mrs. Harl.,ue Louisa Courtney. Mho Serdthron. In the worsen( the I:veiling Mad.m.e t stalatil wilt s.!Nit Ala gonads l'e~ra " (Minus L'Atdina," " Robin Adair," wed two terns of .• teal sire the Klux." ---- After which, TWO Vi IVES. sir William Prune. Mr. Hughes; Mansur:Mir Mr. Trimmer. Mr. Mereert Flank. &r. Mr. Hark.). llonnumble Mrs. Trimmer. Miss t Mkt ; lad) Prune, Mrs. Willsradt. After which To lode with THE REVOLTOF THE (.11):Eks THE M 111) OF ATHENS. In the second .let a Grand Lianet. The enthusiastic reeeptiaa which Madame CATALAN! experieneed on the boards of Ibis Theatre, and the extrannineary attraction .•retied by her unrivalled powers, have encouraged Mr. Elliman to re-euire e this secomplished Singer; and the Public Is report/oily Informed.. that she will appear Tide vetting. Friday. the 2:ith. and Tuoneurros With but. Toguornsw, The goad to Rein. r, Saturday, the THEATRE 11()YAL, COVENT-GARDEV. This Eveulug, I RIDAY. hum 25, will be perfurnied I'I.MEDY OF 1:111Wits. Sulintm, Mr. Egerton; &aeon, Mr. Chapman; Antiphons of Eyhe. our, Mr. Duruset t AnAlphrolir of Syracuse, Mr. Cooper ; Dn.u. iu Epherum. Mr. M. Farrell; Dr0ri11...4 s)rarure. Mr. Blanchard. Tim Abbess. Mrs. Tomtit ; lurlassa, MI. N. Tree. After which, MY oWN MAN. Tumournow. Pride shah have a Fat!. TKE.4TRR ROYAL. HAYMARKET. This Evening, FRIDAV, June 25, will be performed AI STRISiIi)NI'. Baron de Limber& lagaral. Mr. Vining; O'Cloghortf, Mr. Lee. Clara, Mrs. Clutterley. After whirl). SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Admiral Franklyn. Mr. William•; Charles, Mr. Vining; Sandford, Mr. Melrose; Billy Laekaday, Mr. !Amara. Eugenia, Miss Chester: latura, Madan .e Vestrla. T. eozirlilde with FAMILY JARS. Mr. Peter Porcelain, Mr t%ill.low.n ; Itrisedlek Porcelain. Mr. iluckel; Deloh, Mr. Liston; Dig)n.ry• Itelph„ Mr. W. West. Louth. Mrs. Garrick; Liddy. Mr... C Jones. Tt►morrow, The Mogul Tale, with A Cure fur the Heart Aehz. V4UX HA LI,. I.4er the Especial Patnntageof Ids kfaSesty. This E.ve iiiii K, FRIDAI'. June 2:•, the CHANI) ENTF.RTAIK. MEN TSt which have every Evening received such unbounded le. pintos., In, iudi„g the inuchstditilred Concert, Interesting Billet tf the Chinese Bedding. wonderful Ascent on the Rope, and spi e n.bd Fir...works will be reps.atnl. Maws open at Seven. Concert commences at Fight tiCluck. Ad. nalttance Gd. s e * The favourite mink. Songs of Polly Hopkins," " Joey of %lug. ball," ac. he. to be had at the Bar ot the Gardens. ••• A Grand new Ilarleduinade, which has heighten In prepandln, will be speedily produced, with new Scenery, slew Dresses, and ne w Deeorations, when the popuhr Bullet of the Choices Bedding will Ls witistintwu. Ths Murton Psess commenced publithing yesterday mort:Eg at haltpatt live o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, JI NE QS , 1824. In another part of our paper will be found the Message of the Vice-President Santander to the Congress of Co.. lombia. This highly important document will be read with the deepest interest at the present mom( nt, when the attention of Europe is anxiously fixed on the growing greatness of South America. The Message tikes a c-ilin, comprehensive view of the situation of the Re public, as regards its relations with Foreign corms tries, and its internal power and resources. The conduct of Great Britain is speken of in langua;,e that proves satisfactorily the reliance which the Colombian Government places on the liberal policy of his Majesty's Ministers. " The Executive of Colombia (says the Vice- President) has extended its relations in Europe, particularly with Great Britain, whose politics appear favourable to the cause of Spanish America. The sympathy of the British l'ublic and its Government inspire the Executive with most flattering hopes; although I am sorry that I cannot com municate to you what may be the ultimate resolution of the Government of his Britannic Majesty with respect to the Republic. A Commission from the English Government is now actually in this Capital, from whom we have received con vincing proofs of the interest with which our State inspires the people of England, and the security which it has given to us, against the rumour that France will assist in the war which Spain intended to begin anew, to reduce us to her obedience." In allusion to any such attempt on the part of Spain, San tander expresses the fullest confidence that the Republic will be able to preserve its independence. The state of Peru is then remarked upon, and her final triumph antici pated by the powerful exertions of the President Bolivar. The Message truly observes, that Colombia, while sup porting Peru, is acting in her own defence, and taking the most effectual measures for consolidating her power. The genercus conduct of the United States, in resolving to resent any attack that may be made on the liberty of Colombia, is alluded to in characteristic terms, and the President thus glances at the known hostility of the Allies to the freedom of Sontli America :—" The Republic of Colombia cannot he accused of any thing by the Allied Powers. She and her Government highly respected the rights of Sovereigns and those of their subjects. Ready to open to all nations the fountain of her national rights, she does not desire any other obli gation, than that they respect her independence and her institutions. But if an evil genius should raise up new enemies, time will prove if the Government and the t'olornbians have sufficient patriotism to make the most costly sacrifices for their independence and liberty." The message then notices the Treaties of Alliance that have been e►tered into between Colombia and the States of Mexico, Peru, Chili, and Buenos Ayres, concluding with a grati fying exposition of the internal affairs of the Republic in its respective departments. We cannot give a satisfac tory outline of this interesting message; the reader will refer to the document itself. The Marquis of Lansdown last night called the itten tion of the House of Lords to the great question of South American independence. His Lordship complained that the recognition of the two new States of Colombia and Buenos Ayres was improperly delayed, out of delicacy to the Spanish Government, and urged his Majesty's Minis ters, in consistency with the principle.s on which they pro fessed to act with respect to this question, and in conform ity with the wishes of the country and our counnerisl interests, not to hesitate in acknowledging the indepen dence of all the American States which may be capable of maintaking relations of amity and commerce with this country. The Earl of Liverpool repeated the assurances already given by his Majesty's Ministers, that this coun try was perfectly free to treat this purely as a British question; and that though the independence of the late Spanish American provinces might not he in a condition to be acknowledged jure, till the mother country had made her recognition of it, this country would never regard the conduct of Spain as a bar to our recognition of the inde pendence of the South American Sates de fact“. Ilia Lordship added, that the only point that prevented our recognition was, that no in:ormation had as yet been received frotn the Commissioners sent out for the express purpose of reporting the actual condition of those States. This explanation will, we expect, be Per fectly satisfactory to tl:e country, and must have been 50. we think, to the Noble Marquis himself. It is clear that in a question of such grave responsibility as the ashnissien of a new power to political existence, and the formation of those international relations which must follow that admis sion, the King's Government can act only on the informa tion which they derive from confidential Neuron on which they can rely. Surely it cannot be pretended that the un authorised rumours of a newspaper, or even the official acts of another Gosertment, would warrant his la.',esty's F