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/ I CI SECOND • EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Eight o'clock. -,e' .., . ~ -- , - ' , . , ~, ~s„ ~a, cc) ..,:;, N, ,_ __ , , , .-..... 40.,, iamb., r pair,... itn 44, ..7 - - 4 .&=- • ..._ 40 ~, 0 it i n, t • 4 . ...,,fiv, .. ..., N-1, '' a •• , - e - 7kd , 0 r d . 0 1....... -.. . AI/ sla• IY,'// , ' 7 ,,, , , ,, ..,... ' ~, !Ili ~•I'‘' • ~i , r Ntr , ~,:.a." , v,. agt i ' VII, , rtr rr i' ll' . 14. 0 __,±sv . ':; rt .,i , fOrM" • THE LONDON GAZETTE OF THIS EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY' f, 1820. No. 11,359. PRICE 7D. MOST IMPORTANT AND UNANIMOUS Offiee, of Ordnance, Feb 4. Captain and Brevet Major Richard Jones to be Lieut.- Colonel, vice Egan, retired. Dated 31st Dee. 1828. Captain and Brevet Major John Edward Jones to be L ieut.-Colonel, vice Hickman, retired. Dec. 31. Second Captain John Edward George Parker to be Captain, vice J. E. Tones. Dec. 31. First Lieutenant George Tempest Rowland to be Second Captain, vice Parker. Dec. 31. Second Lieutenant George John Beresford to he First Lieutenant, vice Rowland. Dec. 31. Corps of Royal Engineers. Captain Henry William Vavasour to be Lieut. Colonel, vice Douglas, retired on half•pay. Jan. 2S. Brevet Major Willi= Reid to be Captain, vice Vava ,our Jan. 28. First Lieutenant Henry Hill Willson to be Second Captain, vice Reid. Jan. 28. Second Lieutenant Thomas Homier Rimington to be First Lieutenant, vice Willson, promoted. Jan. 29. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. Tophar n Bingley Davies, Chester-street, Grosvenor place, Middlesex, surgeon. William Downing, Ripon, York, scrivener. BANKRUPTS. John Btnnister, Knightsbridge, picture-dealer, to sur render Feh. 13, at eleven, 24, and March 20, at nine, at the Coutt of Commissioners. Popkin, Dean -street, Soho. Peter Clarke, Manchester, grocer, Feb. 13, eo, and March 20, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Ad lington, Gregory and Faulkner, Bedford-row, Lendond. Ann Young, Rochester, corn-factor, Feb. 17, at twelve, 20, and March 20, at eleven, at the Court of Commis %loners. Collins, Great Knight Rider-street, Doctors' Commons. Arthur Miller Rose, Stuck Exchange, broker, Feb. 13, St ten, 20, at eleven, and March 20, at nine, at the Court of Cotutnissioners. Bebb and Ganning, Bloorashury-square George Heslop, Queen's-row, Pimlico, cheesemonger, rob. Is, at eleven, 20, and March 20, at ten, at the Court Commissioners. Dods, Northumberland-street, Strand. John Hale, Brotnley, Middlesex, mealman, Feb. 13, at eleven, 20, and Much 20, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners. Young and Gilbert, Mark-lane. Johnpaques aud William Wright, High-street, Newing ton-Butts, Surrey, booksellers, Feb. 20, at one, March 6, at eleven and 20, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. bnhwood, Three Crown-square, Southwark. Benjamin Joseph Spudding and Richard Alexander Sped ding, Ordnance- Wharl; Narrow-Wall, Lambeth, coal-met , %limits, Feb. 10, 13, and March 20, at eleven, at the Court ()I Commissioners. Thomas, Fen-court, Fenelturch-street. Thomas Leeds, Manchester, spinner, Feb. 21, 23, and March 90, at nine, ut the Palace-Inn, Manchester. Per kins and Frampton, Gray's-inn-square, London, Lewtas, Manchester. William Langford, Manchester, machine-maker, Feb. 20 , 21, and March 20, at two, at White's Hotel. Mor ris, Manchester ; and Adliugton, Gregory, and Falkner, Red-ford-row, London. William Jefferies and William Mortimer Spiring, Alea ford, Gloucestershire, smelters, Feb. 17, 18, and March 20, at ten, as the George Coffee-house. King, Serjeant's lan, Fleet-strest ; Chadborn, Newnham. Robert Robson, Manchester, victualler, Feb. 21, 23, and Misch 20, at ten, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Ad lington, Gregory and Faulkner, Bedford-row, Lonnon ; Titoperley, Manchester. Thomas Smith, Manchester, victualler, Feb. 19, 21, and March 20, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Capes, Raymond's-buildings, Gray's-Inu, London ; Smith, Manchester. John Armitage, Joseph Armitage, and Isaac Armitage. Fanley-park, Emley, Yorkshire, dealers, Feb. 18, at six, 19, and March 20, at ten, at the offices of Whitehead and Robinson, Huddersfield. Clarke, Richards, and Med- Lineoln's-inn.-fields, London ; Whitehead and Robin ' in, Huddei afield. .John Yong, Shepherds-place, Upper Brook-ssreet` Ih nover-square, plumber, Feb. 19, at sex, 20, at eleven, and ?arch 20, at nine, at the office of Mr. Allison, Hudders geld. Walker, Exchequer-Office, Lieoln's-inn-tields ; or Allison, Huddersfield. Thomas Hatton, Stockport, Chester, painter, Feb. 17, 21 , and March 20, at one, at White's Hotel, Manchester. i nlin and Dean, Palsgrave-place, Temple-ly.r ; Boothroyd, Stockport. Barnard Burton, Huddersfield, York, woollen-draper, Feb- 20, at six, 21, at nine, and March 20, at twelve, at the Union Cross Inn, Halifax. Wiglesworth and Rids dale, Gray's-inn -square; Sutcliffe, Hebden-bridge. David Parker, Chester, hop-merchant, Feb. 20, 21, and March 20, at eleven, at the Hen and Chickens Hotel, Bir mingham. Austen and Hobson, Raymond. buildings, t-ray's inn, London , Arnold and Haines, Birmingham. John Jonas, Swansea, Glamorgan, linen-draper, Feb. 19, at twelve, at the Office of Messrs. Berrington and Co. Swansea ; Feb. 20, and March 20, at eleven, at the As sembly-rooms, Burrows. Halme, Frampton and Loftus, New-inn, London ; BerrrinVon, Jenkins, and Berrington, Swansea. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT THIS EVENING. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before four o'clock, at which time there were about fifty Mem bers Present. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved for a variety of Returns, relative to the gnautity of Malt used in Beer, and also re.- halve to the quantity of intermediate Beer, brewed since the Passing of the Act upon that subject. Mr. DOWNEY presented a petition from the Royal b "eoligh o: Stirling against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics.--Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. PENN presented a similar petition from a village Huntingdonshire. • Afre H. DAVIS said he was instructed to present rt4itm,' most numerous and respectably signed, from the inhabitants of the parish of St: Jetties, in the city of Bristol, and likewise from several other parishes in the same city,. all of which were signed by the Minister and Churchwardens. The petition prayed that ne further concessions might be made to the Roman Catholics. Mr. DAVENPORT' peektnted a petiaien from the' C ittholles of Stockport, praying the Hausa to grant E man eipatioa.--Ordtred to ha laid on the table. *limner petition was presented from the Roman Ca , `" ° „Liels of Heytho rp . • " J r' W. WHITMORE gave notice of a motion for the loth Co relating to the e xp or t s an d i mports o f t hi s untry with the West Indies. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said he had the honour, al , Most at the tint hour of the session, to present a petition Rgai einl net granting emancipation to the Catholics, and he eer tY could assure the House that it was not the last of a similar nature, that he sheelti ban to pt agent, there w ere several Oth ers in the course of signature in the sime tounty (Somerset), and he hoped they would soon be for warded, for we were perhaps at the eleventh hour. Thepetition, which was from a village in Somersetahire, 'ens then brought up, and ordered to be laid on the table. The Sessional Committees were appointed. The.- SOLICITOR. GIENERAt t preweited q petition 'toga tile:Peen aha Chapter of Chestef, against any further '"isoaseions to the Roman Catholics. He had been, he !kids always' opposed to the Claims of the Catholics, and "e would still oppose them if he thought they could be any longer safely withheld, but circumstances had arisen l 'bieh made it incumbent upon Ministers to take the anat., deliberately into their consideration, and he thought that his own time would be more usefully spent in flainiff allrh 14liti fie 9,• t - 1 'll' 6 o l POnnt "ttie bStilg ' in jurious twthe Established Church than i,l a fruitless op -I:"lti°4.—(Cheers.)—The petition was then laid on the Mr. Secretary •PEEL gave notice, that on Tuesday 'next be would bring in a Bill for suppressing Illegal As sociations in Ireland. in rr W. CLINTON presented a petition from Newark " - ,„,°or • of Woticeisio'ne Ie the iloman mr. STEWART gave notice that lip should on the '7th of May bring forward a motion on the state of the Irish Poor, with a view to their receiving parochial relief. Mr. S. RICE presented several petitions from parishes to Limerick in favour of Catholic concessions. Colonel CHICHESTER presented a similar petition from the inhabitants of Wexford. lure AL A. TAYLOR begged to ask the Right Hon. Gen tleman, (Mr. Secretary Peel), whom be saw in his place, 4 question relative to the Court of Chancery. He had reit notice of a motion upon the subject for Tuesday next, t that.metion might be rendered unnecessary by an an -I,ower tts the question. • He wished to know whether any s r er ation was contemplated in the mode of transaettng 4einees iti•that•CoUra • • Mr. Secretary PEEL said that the Lord Chancellor was impressed with the necessity of facilitating toe busi ness of that Court, and it was his intention to propose a Bill upon that subject. Mr. JOHN WOOD said he had the honour of present.• ing a petition from the Dissenters of Liverpool, in favour of Catholic emancipation, he could assure tha House it was most numerously and respsctably signed, and the senti ments it contained rescued that body from the charge which last sessions had been made against them at the time they obtained the repeol of the Test and Corpora tion Acts., the charge lie meant that of and indifference to the claims of their suffering Roman Catholic brethren, he was persuaded the time had gone by when the sound of no popery had any terrors. This was only one of many petitions which would shortly be presented from Liverpool. General GASCOIGNE bore testimony to the great re spectability of the petitioners, but le would inform the Hon. Member that petitions of different nature would also be presented from Liverpool, when he should take an opportunity of stating his opiniont on the subject. Mr. HUSKISSON was happy a petition in favour of Emancipation had been presented by the Dissenters of Liverpool ; he could assure the House the petitioners were rnest reaps etable ; this petition would clear them from the charge of inconsistency ; it was clear they were not indif ferent to the claims of the Roman Catholics, but lovers of civil and religious liberty, and he (Mr. Huskisson) wou'd . support any measure of such a nature. It had been said many Dissenters did not view the claims of the Catholics favourably, and he was sorry to say he was induced to be lieve, from his own inquiries, that such was in some cases the fact ; but he hoped alit the great body did nut wish to exclude any of his Majesty's subjects from the benefits of the state. He was happy that Ministers were shout to introduce a Bill for the removal of the civil disabilities under which the Catholies were suffering. Lord JOHN RUSSELL could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, that he was labouring under an error if he supposed the Dissenters generally were indifferent on this great subject ; in a few days he should have the honour of presenting several petitions in favour of Emancipation from that body. Lord CLIVE then brought up the Report on the Address. Sir'T. LETTHMIIDGE said that he should say but a few words, and those few na in opposi•ion to the further progress on the Address. He had been ever opposed to Doncession, because he could think of no measure which could be productive of universal satisfaction. He had no hope that the results expected from the mea sure now in contemplation would be realized. While he raid this, he wa.s willing to admit that the settlement of the question, even though it should be settled in opposi tion to his own sentiments, was preferable to leaving things in their present deplorable situation.—(Cheers.) Mr. LISTER observed to the House, that he rose under feelings of perfect disinterestedness with regard to either Parliament. lie was neither an Orangeman nor a Bruns wicker ; he would, however, observe, that before the formation.of the Brunswick Clubs it was necessary to have even a Protestant settlement of the question. During the past state of things it was impossible for the Irish Govern ment to have followed any definite course.—(Hear, hear, hear.) At present the Catholic Association formed a Government such as had never before been beheld—a Government of the purest denrocsaey, with an Established Church of their own, so connected as perhaps no other Established Church ever was before with any Govern ment, a separate array of tax-gatherers who levied contributions on all the country with a Finan cial department of their own, and a distribution of the taxes as extraordinary as was the collection of them—under these circumstances the question was what were they to do. There were two great partie in Ireland waitining upon their arms, and watching with most intense anxiety the solemn pause in which th eir future destiny wotdd be deter mined. The Brunswick party bad arisen from the purest motives on the part of the Protestant inhabitants of that country, they have waited, before they had done so, for some other interference and when they had found that none was offered, it became necessary to or ganise thsmselves. It was not, however, before they had aeen twenty thousand of the militia of the Catholic As sociation collected in the fields of Tipperary, and heard the threat of sending 100,000 more that the organization of the Protestants of Ireland was produced. Those parties were now in that organized state, and were watching tech .other with suspicion. Under such existing circumstances, tone of three courses must be pursued. The first was to leave the event to terminate by the issue of civil wars : the second was an attempt at conciliation by concession upon Catholic principles ; the third was upon a Protes tant basis; ho meant by not violating the principles' of their religion, but judging in what manner they could best consult the interests of this Protestant country, and at the same time make conces s ions that would be expedient. With regard to civil war, there are many persons now in Ireland who treat the idea as one of pusilanimity; but he most sincerely . believed that there was not a single Member in his Majesty's Government, but would consider himself deserving of impeachment, if he dictated such a line of policy as would lead to civil war. With regard to the second course, that of concession upon Catholic principles, he had always resisted that without securities. He concluded by expressing his conviction of the present measure being most essential, and his perfect confidence in the present Administration. Mr. DAWSON begged to trespass upon the House a ew moments to express his opinion,. an indulgence which would only be an act of justice to himself and his con stituents. He looked upon, the proceedings of last night as the happiest event which had ever occurred in Irish history. It was the bright dawning of the prospects of Irelend after a long night of dismal darkness.---. When the Catholic Question was last year under considera tion he took no part in it, for conviction was rising ,in his mind.—(Cheers.)-,.--He had. however great difficulties to contend with. He was connected with a high Protestant family who had been unjustly persecuted by the Catholics. He went to Ireland in perfect ignorance of what might be the intention of his Majesty's Ministers (Cheers.) But when lie went to Ireland, he found every thing in a state of convulsion. Just then an Anniversary was to be held in the City, of which he was a member, and when he saw the state of party there, he felt that he would be wrong to en courage such feelings, when all the elements of insurrection appeared to be ready to esiplod.?-.. Under all these cir pgrestapses, he thought the time had arrived for him to make the avowal of his changed sentiments upon that important question.—(Cheers.) He was delighted that these sentiments were taken up to his Majesty's Govern ment ; aw l h e had no doubt but that the measure to be adopted would open new sources of wealth to Ireland, which could not fail to add to her prosperity.--(Cheers.) Mr. HUSKISSON exprested his pleasure that this measure would at last be supported by the Government. He had- ne doubt but that many emde were censcierts timely opposed to catholic concessions up to the last moment, and yet they might, without the least ohane of beotiroent, admit the nevesasty of acting contrary to their opiniont. He hoped that his Right Hon. Friend who stood in this predicament, would yet make this a measure of grace, to be f.eely given, so that it must be thankfully received. The cause had gradually gained strength as it gained importance, until it was no longer sttfe to oppose it, and until its concessi o n wea 4travoid able, and until the Right kionoAralife 4enttemars him-- se4. cNr. kieexelati Peels, vito two years ago had declared 0 , 4 in or Wit of power he should always be opposed to concession, was now obligee, to his honour be it spoken, to be himself the promoter and advocate of the mea sure.—( Hear, hear, hear. )—And lie entertained no doubt but he would now be as sincere in his suppoet of Catholic Ernaucipatson as he formerly was in his opposition to that measure. He was always a realtre frig td cAtholic concessions, but 1 1 , 2. 4ist 1 . 14. opposed to the Catolic cjpciri a+. 1-(C could not hello° in Catholic miracles, though the convefsions lie had lately witnessed were enough , to induce a person to believe in any thing.—(Laughter.)— He hoped, however, that hereafter some explanation would be given of the causes which led to these conversions ; but as it was he hailed the measure as one Outmost importance to Ireland. The Association could not be the cause of the disturbed state of Ireland, for it was in fact only the spawn of the wrongs of the Catholics, and would expire with those wrongs. The Right Hon. Gent. expressed his app,obation of what had been done relative to Greece, but he could not avoid noticing the difference between the speech of this and of the last session of Parliament, relative to the blockade , of the Dardanelles, rand he was also disappointed by the . terms of the Speech as to state of affairs in Portugal. ' Sir J. NEWPORT was left speaking. MANIFESTATION OF PUBLIC FEELING AT LEICESTER, IN FAVOUR OF CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION. MEETING OF THE CONSTITUENTS OF MR. OTWAY CAVE, PREVIOUS' TO MS DEPARTURF. FOR PARLIAMENT. On Wednesday a Meeting took place at Leicester, pur suant to a hand-hill which had been circulated by Mr. Otway Cave, inviting his constituents to a public &immi gration of their sentiments on the most important ques tions which are expected to be brought forward in the en suing Session of Parliament. The Meeting, in the first instance, assembled in a large room in Mr. Baby's ware- house, but the numbers increased to such an extent that it was deemed necessary to adjourn to the open . air. In ex pectation of this a s ta ge h a d b een e rected from the floor of the upper warehouse, and !early 4,000 persons assembled in the area below. On the motion of Mr. Bankart, sesionded by Mr. Colsten, Mr. 0. Cave was called to the Chair, and Mr. Brewin said a tew words on the object of the Aleeting. Mr. Cave then came forward, and proposed the following Resolutions, which had been handed to him : " That the arbitrary levy of the borough rate exceeds in amount the King's taxes, that it deteriorates the value of the property in this borough, and renders it insecure and unsaleable. " That being misrepresented in our close mid self-elected corporation, we request our representative in Parliament, Mr. 0. Cave, to compel our corporate officers to render a distinct account of their public receipts and expenditure, in compliance with the order of the House of Commons, which has hitherto been evaded on the most false and frivolous pretences. " That we also request our representative to support any Bill that may prevent the application of any corporate funds to electioneering purpmes, such application being a breach of trust as regards the public, and a breach of privilege as regards the House of Commons, and moreover a secret cause of our enormous, unnecessary, and increasing local taxation. " That the Corn Laws are a mischievous and intolerable monopoly, originating in the ignorant rapacity of the oligarchy, and in the subjection of Government to a con spiracy of land and burgh holders. That the lords of the soil are not benefit►ed by them to any thing like the degree that they suppose, and that all other classes in the State (including the agricultural) are injured by therm " That they are avowedly a tax on the many for the sup port of the privileged few, a real and permanent evil to the unprotected, the industrious, and the poor, for the momentary or imaginary advantage of the powerful, the idle, and the rich ; a drain on the resources of the country, contrary to every principle of political science or justice, utterly indefensible by any reference to reason, and a wicked attempt to counteract the beneficent decrees of Providence. " That the Game Laws arc a remnant of feudal barbarism, a source of crime and misery, expence, and nuisance to the country, causing the peasantry to hate the Aristocracy and to find the means of resistance to their authority, Grailiariz ing their minds to outrages against law, and teaching them the secret of their strength in arms, organization, and numbers. " That the sentence of civil death, anti mental and bodily degradation, passed by our Colonial Legislature against 800,000 British subjects forcibly held iu slavery, by local usurpation and tyranny, is unconstitutional, unnatural, and unlawful. That to tolerate any pretence to property in the flesh and blood of their fellow -creatures, is a deep disgrace to the Government of a civilized and Christian community, established without distinction of colour, for the protection of all who live under it, which lately sent its fleet to punish that practice at Algiers, which it main tains by its fleets and armies, and also by bounties, to its Colonies. That to deprive of that liberty which is. their birthright innocent human beings is robbery. That to kill them for attempting in any way to resist that robbery is murder. That should the British Legislature refuse to guarantee their liPerktiop, these British subjecti . will, be justified before God - and man, in resorting to any means necessary for the recovery of their natural and inalienable rights, and in freeing themselves by force from a thraldom to which force alone has subjected them. " That for the sake of saving from retribution our Weet India Colonists themselves, and from manners brutalizing and demoralizing no less to the master than to the slave, for the sake of our starving manufacturers and our depress ed commercialists and agriculturists, taxed in their com forts and necessaries of life, for the maintenance of an im provident speculation, and a perpetual and daily crime, Parliament be petitioned to abrogate all protecting duties and premiums for the cultivation of sugar by slave labour. "That the House of Lords, in numberless and recent oc casions have shewn themselves to be ignorant of the rudi ments of legislation, of what they owe to their dignity and station, and in all questions mere particularly demanding a delicacy and forbearance from them, to be actuated by views and motives the most narrow, most vulgar, 1 and most interested. That their uncalled-for menace, with regard to their order, their eagerness to sanction every outrage on the Constitution, and crush every at tempt to ameliorate the hard condition of the people, must, if persisted in, deprive them of all title to the respect and confidence of the working classes, who, if otherwise treat ed, would look up to them as their natural friends and protectors. "That our gratitude is therefore the more due to the few enlightened Noblemen, who, notwithstanding all these (faculties and disadvantages, and in opposition to a cla morous and venal majority, still raise their voice in behalf of the rights of Englishmen, and continue to fight the battles of truth, freedom, and humanity. " That we view with suspicion and mortification the re cent change in our foreign policy ; that we believe both the honour and interests of this country to be bound up with the independence and improvement of other nations, more especially of these who were our allies in our days of danger and emergency; that the virtual expulsion from our shores of the loyal and constitutional Portuguese, in seeming subserviency to the views of continental aggres sion and despotism ; that the neglect of the persons and property of our merchants, in the case of the blockade of Oporto, Madeira, and the Dardanelles, appear like a price paid by our Qoyerotnent of submission to insult, injury, mid destruction of the balance of power abroad, for per mission to' trample with impunity at home on the aggrieved and unoffending inhabitants of a sister Island. " That for the refOrm of all those abuses which impo verish and degrade our country, we cannot look to a House of Commons, the majority of whose Members are interesied in their existence, and although we do not despair of find ing some few among them who shall expose, if they cannot frustrate, the machinations of A' borough-mongering fac tion, and shall contribute, not merely by occasional perio dical orations, but by continual argument and remonstrance, t 9. Womate a thorough reform of the People's House of Parliament, we place our great reliance on popular exer tions and meetings, and constant and universal agitation of I the question. "That the restoring ourCatholic`fellow subjects to the rights of citizenship is no less an act of justice than state policy, inasmuch as the present state of persecution distracts the Councils of his Majesty, prevents the consideration of questions vitally affiectutg the interests of the Empire, en daugcr4. ptacv of the sister kingdom, requiring an enor coto standing army, and thereby causing additional bur thens upon an oppressed and impoverished people, inter rupting the channels of industry, depreciating property, and rendering the fertile lands of Ireland comparatively barren." Those Resolutions were afterwards put singly,, am car ried unanimously, excepting now ex,d then one h a nd ap pearing in the crowd . . Ai r . Q. 5pi: , 1.41 - 411 CuLLEN then came forward, and w i4,though - he should feel pleasure in addressing them, be would have preferred, in the first instance, hearing the opinion of some individuals among themselves, as many would be found quite as clear upon the subject as himself; but be hoped he should not leave Leicester withont ing speeches, which for intelligence and spirit, would equal those he had read six weeks age. In Parliamentary Re form, three things would corAe under consideration, and, first in the list, wo4l he domestic grievances. Leicester h a d 4 corrupt Corporation, but if it had been properly re presented in the House of Commons, it would, long ere this, have got rid of the oppression of that body. In the second place, there was the poverty of the people, which would have been removed by a true representative assem bly ; and, thirdly, he would refer to thisufferings of the Irish, whose grievances would have met with ready redress if the Members of the House of Commons had acted with firmness and honesty. Some persons might ask what he (Mr. C.) knew of the Corporation of Leieester-? First, .he knew that the inhabitants were about 4.0,000, and of these 10,000 were householders, all equally interested in having proper . representatives, 0n1y,5,000, however, possessed the power of voting, and the influence of these was rendered null by an usurued authority, and not a right exercised by the honorary Freemen, and who cannot, as honourable men and pat;lots, : exclude their brethren, and disfranchise the resident, inhabitants. There were 800 honorary Free mere__(A voice in the crowd, " the Unholy Alliance.") — Well, let it he the Unholy Alliance ; one hundred of them were Clergymen. No Corporation in England acted so much against the law as Leicester, nor was there one to be found in which one hundred Clergymen degraded their pious vocation to the purposes of dirty intrigue, and extending the power of an illegal Corpora tion, making themselves the mean tool of a meaner tool than all who is their instrument or guide, whe ther top or bottom, he did not care of such an illegal firction.—(Applause.)—The proper right of voting was vested in the resident freemera, and though he would not deprive the non-residents of the right of voting, yet let them enjoy it for the plate in:which they dwelt. They would not, however, deserve redress if they returned their next members as they returned their last, that was, so that while Mr. 0. Cave was pelting at Peel on one side, and had got his bead into Chancery, the• other member should trip up his heels just as lie was milling Peel tin their satisfac tion/ On one occasion Ire would allow thou to pull dif ferent ways, the boroughmongers should have one neck with a rope round it ; be would give one end to Mr. 0 Cave and the other end to their other member, and then they ntight pull against each other as long as they pleased. —(Cheering.)—Mr. C. then drew a feeling picture of the state of the county and of pauperism, as the parent of crime, which pauperism proceeded from excessive taxation, and one of the members of his Majesty's Government had in sulted the country, and the best firebugs; of its population, by proposing expulsion from their native land as a remedy ; but would this have been submitted to had there been a man in the House of Commons to have treated the de testable and tyrannical proposition with the execration that it merited, he would repeat a passage from Algernon Syd ney which applied to the subject:— " Again there was another way of killing worse than that of the sword, for as (Catholic) Tertullian says upon a different occasion, to forbid birth is to kill, and those Go vernments are in the highest degree guilty of blood, which, by taking from men the means of living, bring some to perish through want, drive others out of the country, and generally dissuade men from marriage by taking from them all ways of subsisting themselves." Modern philosophers and political economists might say one country was as good as another, but he thought with the Poet and all true patriots-- To deem of every country as the same, Is rank rebellion 'gaiust the lawful claim Of Nature, and such dull indifference, May be philosophy, but can't be sense. He would call upon them in the most solemn manner to abisle by their native land, and if they could not live in it, to die in it, and for it. Mr. C. then went into a history of the Commonwealth, and then came to the Catholic Question—seven or eight millions of Irish were asking for those rights which their blood had been spent in maintaining. There they are at the doors of the House claiming admission, and the House answers them, " forswear your oaths, and cast away religion, and then you shall become the agreeable companions of our revels, and he the partak e rs of our tithes, our taxes, and our tyrannies." Mr. C. then detailed the various liberties which the Catholics obtained, and the progress of the reformation, and declared that in the present day his friend, Lord Killeen, had been compelled to quit his do mestic habits, and though a more amiable man did not exist, to become an agitator. He noticed especially that the Dissenters of the revolution of 1683 had united with the Church of England against the Catholics ; but that recently, the Catholics of Ireland had exhibited the roost beautiful example of Christian conduct by an act of splen did national christianity, unparalleled in all history, by petitioning the legislature for the emancipation of their former enemies without stipulating for their own liberty. If the Protestants united with the Catholics, they would mutually join in demanding a reform in the Conunons House of Parliament.—(Vehement applause.) Mr. SEAL, a framework-knitter, next presented him self to the Meeting, and declared that he came forward with diffidence, but " England expected every man to do his duty," and as the proverb says, " he who does his best, does well,"so he would fearlessly discharge the obli gations he owed his children and his country. The vile detestable organ of the corporation had dared to call him " a raggatnuffin " (applause), and the society to which he belonged " filthy vermin," but he would dare the base calumniator to prove one immoral act of his life, and though poor, he never turned informer to supply the wants of his children. The same publication had called them cowards, but he would tell the writer that he with others bad fought and bled in the service of his country. He was now ready to sacrifice his existence in demanding his rights as a man and endeavouring to put down the system of misrule. It had been said, " that their language was too strong," but no language was tou strong that was con fined within the pale of the law ; he would say from the Poet— Sons of the free, why are you slaves ? WLy wait to fill untimely graves ? lie then adverted to the state of the Catholics, to the heavy national debt, and concluded by strongly recom mending radical reform, which could never be until the people returned their own Members.—(Applause.) Mr. DIGUY (framework-knitter) said he was another " ragamuffin" but whatever might be said nothing should deter him from the discharge of his duty. He would ask them would they back the Golden Lion against the Cor poration goose ? The Clergy were not contented with the flesh, but they would take the marrow likewise, and when he heard the . Rev. Gentlemen say that their religion was the best religion, he thought that it was a very hungry one; he implored them to unite, for tyrants dreaded union.— Applause. ) Mr. MILLER, in a speech replete with eloquence, made an able appeal to their judgments, and exhorted them to unite for Catholic einancipatiou and reform in Parliament. Mr. LILLEY made a forcible speech, and said, if they demanded to be free, free they should be—(applause)— he called upon them to shake off the shackles of the turtle soup eating gentry, and return two such members as Mr. 0. Cave. Mr. CAVE again came forward and said he had been re quested to propose another resolution. " That our Representative Mr. 0. Cave be instructed to support Catholic Emancipation." He continued, " with every word that has been said on the present occasion I cordially coincide., and heartily re joice in the change of sentiment that has taken place among the people of Leicester. I agree with all those who say that this is not a question of religion, and that there is no question, the settlement of which more vitally interests the people of England, and more particularly the working classes, who pay in every penny that is laid on the neces saries of the existence for the maintenance of a monstrous Church Establishment, a Church without a congregation, and a sham fight got up in Ireland between Protestant and Catholic nominally, but really for the support of a faction that tramples upon both. In deference to the opinion of the majority, when 1 gust became candidate for the Borough, I consented to resnain neutral as far as my vote went on the Catholic question. But I openly avowed myself to be favccurahle to Catholic emancipation, although in de , fre.uce to the feeling that then existed among you, I stated that I should not vote on the question at all, but I now consider it to have assumed within the last six months a form altogether new, It is no longer a question of the ad m i ss i on ofCatholim to civil rights, but whether both Protestants and Qatholics, whether the Parliament and Government, were. to be under the dominion of the re volutionary Bronawiek Clubs. (Great applause.) If you think our still bowl to neutrality, am ready to resign into your bands at this moment the trust you have confided to me ; and should there be any one here present who en tertains opinions of this nature, I hope that that he will put it to the vote, whether I am or am not to remain as your Representative." (Tremendous cheering.) The resolution was then put and carried by acclamation. Mr. Cave then thanked the meeting for their attendance, and was proud and happy to see them. Mr. CULLEN again appeared, and passed some severe animadversions on the supineness of the members of West minster and Nottingham, and other places, and hoped the people would rouse them from their lethargy. (Cheers.) Mr. DAY moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Cave, which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Wood, and carried by ac clamation, and the meeting broke up with the utmost order.—There were uptvartls of 6,000 people present. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. lIOUSE OF COMMONS-(LAST NIGHT). The SPEAKER took his seat at four o'clock, and informed the House, that during the recess he had received a letter from Lord Combermere, which acknowledged the vote of th,n►ks which the House had been pleased to pass on his conduct in the Bur mese war.-1 he letter was then read. The SPEAKER also informed the House, that during the last Session ho had received a petition from Hugh Massey Dillon, and other Freeholders of the county of Clare, complaining of the undue elec tion of Daniel O'Connell, but the recognizances not being entered into according to the Act of Parlia liament, the petition was discharged. Sir LUCIUS O'BRIEN stated that the recog nizances were ordered to be entered on the 31st of August, before which time the House adjourned. The question was finally ordered to be further considered on Monday next. Several Members were then sworn previous to taking their seats. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR gave notice, that on Tues day next he should move for returns of the exact state of the Court of Chancery. Mr. PLANTA moved for several new writs, for the following places:—For the Borough of Plymouth, in the room of Sir G. Cockburn ; for the City of Edinburgh, in the room of Sir G. Clarke ; for the City of Colchester, in the room of Sir J. Graham ; for the Borough of East Grim stead, in the room of the lion. Mr. Jenkinson, who has been called to the House of Peers. The SPEAKER then acquainted the House that lie had been to the House of Peers to hear his Ma jesty's Speech read by Commission, and of which, to prevent mistakes, he had obtained a copy• The SPEAKER then read his Majesty's Speech. Lord CLIVE rose to move the Address. After some introductory observations, he alluded to the discussions of a question which had agitated the kingdom from one end to the other—he meant the Catholic Question, which had produced the present distressed condition of the sister island. It was not necessary to enter into the political history of the Union between the two kingdoms ; for the objects he had iu view, it would be merely necessary to review the proceedings of the last six mouths. Since last last session the sister kingdom had been agitated by two great parties. It rested with his Majesty's Ministers, under such a state of the country, to de something, in order to allay the in flammation; and he believed there was only one course, for he had no doubt every one must have observed that they could no longer remain inactive. He thought they had adopted not only the most constitutional, but the wisest course in advising their Royal Master to follow the plan which he had necessarily adopted. In fact he considered that something was necessary for the liberty of this country, and had adopted a course which would be beneficial to the country, and ~at the same time possible. With regard to his Majesty's pre sent Ministers, he knew no men in whom he had greater confidence, or with whom he would more readily, and he Dusted with greater safety, entrust the Protestant Constitution, of this country. He felt that something should be done, if it could be done with security to the great mass of the people. He felt that more or less the intemperate discussion of the Catholic Association had been the cause of the evils which now oppressed Ireland. It kept up a perpetual discord between the Catholic and Protest ant inhabitants. He was glad the Mini ster had had the firmness to tell the As sociation that they should not continue their existing courses, nor act as they had done for the last six - months. _He hoped, therefore, that In the Address which he should have the honour of proposing, he should have the support of the House. There never was a better or safer time (he thought) at which the Catholic Ques tion could be discussed, than the present. He was certain that the Protestants could never see two persons in the Administration on whom they could place greater reliance than his Right Hon. Friend, and the Noble Duke at the head of it. (Hear.) The Ministers saw that it was impossible for the country to continue longer in its present state, and he had no doubt that they would now take such course as they wonld deem expedient for the general advantage. If he looked abroad he was more than ever convinced of the propriety of discussing the Catholic Question at the present time. lie confessed he entirely approved of the recommendation of his Majesty's Government, viz. that part of the Speech iu which the intention was expressed to put down the Catlin ' tic Association, for he was certain that more of the evils Ireland suffered, arose from the existence of that body than from any other cause ; and it was utterly impossible that any steps could he taken to calm Ireland until it was sup pressed. The Catholic Association had alarmed the whole Protestant population of Ireland, and had induced them to unite themselves into clubs, which, much as lie regretted the fact, he was compelled to admit were almost necessary in their self-defence, after the denunciations which the Ca tholic Body had issued against them. It was at the time when his Majesty's Government showed a determination to bring the existence of this body to a serious issue, that they should recommend the consideration of the civil disabilities under which his illajesty's Roman Catholic Subjects la boured. He was glad to have an opportunity to pay a de served compliment to that high-minded Nobleman' who had acted in vindication of the Catholic population, and who had shown himself anxious to promote their welfare, and secure for them the full advantages of the British Con stitution. These were sentiments, he trusted, that Noble Lord would never forget, as he had so often expressed them. Upholding the dignity of a British Peer, lie yet bad the respect of all the Protestants of *hat' Country.— (Hear, hear.)—The Speech bad ihfiinned' them that the King " continues 'to receive from- the Allies, and generally from all Princes and State., the assurance of their un abated desire to continue the most friendly relations with his Majesty." No further back than during the last year in how many beneficent arrangements for mankind- bad his Majesty participated ? Under his mediation is treaty of peace had been conclu3lal between the Emperor of Brazil and the republic of Buenos Ayres. His Majesty had also entered into negociations with the view of settling : the difficulties now existing in Portugal. The steps taken in coojunction with his Allies, for the paciticatitin of Greece had been successful. His Majesty had also succeeded in . concluding a convention with Spain, for the settlements of British claims on that country. It Pardainent tend. advantage of this opportunity, which it could never hope to better, this perplexing question might be easily and fire ever set at rest. He trusted he might be allowed to call the attention of those who were not aware of the anarchy this subject introduced into Ireland to the solemn manner in Which his gracious Majesty an nounced his intention to have a full, perfect, and complete inquiry into the propriety of continuing the disabilities under which our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects laboured. He would call their attention also to his Majesty's Speech, as evidence of the serious sentiments imprinted on the mind of his Majesty, who had directed this Colmoullication to be made to Parliament ; and he could not forbear fram verting to the delicacy with which his Majesty, while he urged the House to consider the state of his RoMan Catho lic subjects, pointed out the situation in which he stood as the constitutional guardian of the Protestant Establish ments of the land. He would only further refer to the eloquent words immediately preceding this passage, which the Noble Lord read from the King's Speech. The Noble Lord concluded by moving an Address tohis Majesty, which was an echo of the Speech. Lord CORRY then rose to Second the Address. After what had been so well and so ably said by the Noble Lord who preceded him, the observa tions he would address to the House would be very short and very few—relative to the principal topics in his Majesty's most gracious Speech. It was . gratifying for the House and th e country t h at t h e peace of Europe was not likely to be di s t ur b e d. Thi s oug h t to b e . attributed to the great ability o f hi s M a j esty ' s Mini sters, and the pacific course of policy which they have adopted. It Was not his intention to allude to the unfortunate dis-. pates which existed and were carried on between the' Russian and Turkish forms. Ile much lamented it as an unfortunate circumstance, but did not meals to enlarge upon that subject. He would next adv., t to the Treaty of the 6th of July, 1827. It was very gratifying to learn that the Mecca was now cleared of the Egyptian for ces, and that the evacuation was effecte I without the effusion of blood, and that the greatest cordiality still existed between the contracting powers.—(lfear, bear.)--lle not much longer detain the House, but felt called upon to say a few words upon a subject of great im portance, he meant tke improvement which had taken pace in the revenue, which showed the resources of the coun- try. It was likewise a subject of great congratulation to the House that his Majesty's Ministers, notwithstatoing an increased revenue, had diminished as much as possible the public expenses in every department.—(Hear, hear.) The last topic to which he would allude was, that of un fortunate Ireland.—(ffear, from all parts of the House.) He felt called upon to address some observations upon that part of the Speech. In the first place, it must afford great satisfaction to the country that his Majesty had recommended measures to be taken for putting down the Catholic Association.—(Lond cries of Hear.) — As long as that unconstitutional body was suffered to exist, anarchy and confusion must desolate Ireland. It called forth the worst passions of the mind, and if not put down must tend to the subversion of all order and .good government in that country.--H(Laud ' cries of" hear, hear, hear.)--.The Association could not be tolerated:---it must bend to the law. in carrying this great measure into effect lie felt confident that few members in that House would refuse their assistance.— (Cries of hear, hear, bear.)---Ile would merely say a few words on that important part of the Speech, which recommended a revision of the penal laws, and the dis abilities under which the Roman Catholics laboured. His opinion on that subject was registered by the vote he haul given on every Occasion when any Bill had been brought forward. It was well known that he was a zealous opposer of emancipation. He .bad opposed' every Bill that was brought fin ward heretofore because he never thought they had proposed meth ' cient securities.—(Hear, hear.)—lt was for these rea sons that he had opposed the Bill last Session. But looking at Ireland tier the last twelve months— . the state of party feeling in that unhappy coun try—almost lewdering on civil war—he must con fess that time time had arrived when something must be done. Even if he had entertained a contrary opinion, when he saw the noble Duke at the head of his Majesty's Government, and the Home Secretary of State' those Noble Champions of the Protestant cause—when he found that they were convinced sonic attempt was necessary to settle that long-agitated question; he should have felt called upon to give way to such authority. He, however, was of the same opinion with them, and was con- • vinced something must be done.—(Loud cries of Hear.)_ Whilst he admitted this, he would not pledge himself to vote for an uuqualitied repeal of the laws. As a sincere lover of his country, and wishing to remain in peace, he heartily wished to see the question settled, while he should sit down, reserving to himself the right of not voting for any Bill in whielt securities were not provided. Sir J. YOItKE said that iu the olden time of Napoleon Buonaparte, or in the modern time of Daniel O'Con nell, a more politic speech, or one which in his mind had produced greater feelings of joy, he had never beard.—(Cheers.) —That Government should have at last taken up this measure was most satisfactory to his mind. The speech was most comprehensive, embracing all nations, all subjects, all sizes, and all sorts. (Laughter.) It took in the Ottoman Porte and the Catholic Association. --- (Great laughter.) There was, however, something in it joyoui to them, and something' also no less joyous to the' country. It was with joy they would hear that the finances of the country were in a flourishing condition, and that economy was to be the order of the day. With respect to the great question, he would pass it over for the present, especially after the way in which it had been taken up by the Noble Lord who had seconded the Address--a way which did infinite honour to him as an Irishman, as well as for the facility and manner in which he had treated the subject.--(Hear.)—He must say that he had never heard a more moderate harangue; he had never heard a better one. The manner in which that Noble Lord had performed his task was guarded and circumspect, for he did not say that he was prepared to g►o the whole length of what might be proposed, but reserved to himself the right to make such exceptions as he might think fit. Such was the case with him (Sir J. Yorke), and he should wish to consider the whole proposal before he pledged himself to anything, though he was at the same time satisfied, that when the Ministry of the country thought it right to concede the point, he for one ought to give way. —lf the Catholic Association had any brains, the very moment they read the King's Speech—(vast cheering) they would shut up their doors—(loud and long conti nued cheering)—and place upon them one of Bratnah's best patent locks (great laughter and cheering), and a key which could never be turned again by the word agitation. (Cheers.) He should now make way for greater orators, and would only say in addition, that as it was at last re solved to make Ireland what it ought to be, he would go heart and hand in every effort to effect that desirable ob ject.--(Great cheers.) Mr. BANKES then rose and said that before the House ei agreed to the address prepared, he had to request some ex s s aple, i p a l r a g u i o . t a i a o ( n l s — sn eaaard general .) T he wordy of the Was it inten tion of Government again to take the whole question into their consideration with a view to granting concession?— enough. dd t r i e ,e If this was their intention, he desired to know what it was that they proposed? The House had a right to know it, and the country had a right, through their Re presentatives, to be informed of it. Ile should have thought, if it had not been for the rumours which had reached him, that the Speech contained a sufficient pledge that the Protestant faith should be maintained inviolate. (Hear, hear.) He was unwilling to believe that it might be otherwise ; but he desired to 'know if those •rti motirs had any foundation. He was unwilling to believe that they could be true, unltss he • should 'hear it from themselves —(lrear.)—He blamed not those who took a different view of the subject from what he did, but when he saw a violent and sudden change of opinion, without a ch'..nge, of circumstances to justify it. (Hear, heir, and laughter.) He repeated the words confidently,—without a change a circumstances to justify it, he thought it somewhat ex • raordinary. (Hear, hear.) Was not the existence of he Catholic Association (he asked) a crying grievance four yews ago? Was not a statute then • framed hi order to put it4loWn? and if that statute was not effective, was it not the duty of Government to have asked the Pat lit. went to strengthen tlirir hands for the purpose of putting. it down effectually ?--(Hear, hear. )--He called on them to answer-a - Plain question. It appeared as if cencessiona were tohcl made, and as if in consideration of that the Asociatipn 'was to be put down. This latter seemed to l a le d door done f t o s r emancipationre. Ireland.__( he the compromise, and if so , h e c ou ld on l y say t h at i t f was a bige one.—(L ou d c h eers .) so, treasork been, and it was ) tlr o l u r 811 opened ih t e i a o ß Catholics) ioi done its work, and the, speech they bad hea r d was th e se _ sult.,—(Chrers.) Though words of the address pleelged him' to nothing,, t;till. befcre giving his vote, he should ask it it was the intention to give political power to the Roman Catholics ; and, aboye till, to allow them to sit in the two Houses, of Pail,itrat,? He was sure that if this was their intention, the Ptat i a . t ant Ch urc h o f I ra _ laud could not stand (ori many years.after•that concession. wiA4 for an „Ons we r to this • question, as Ilia conduct vow 01 be regulated s. ) Sic ROIWIT INGLISsaid that he was perfectly aware thlt to consider, nwant to consider--(Lond•langlitee)._ but he would appeal tu . the lion. Member fur Westrnitlitkr, or to any. other Hon. Member who had „advocated the measure of Catholic Emancipation, whether: -he did not understand by the word. , t consider" in the Spekelt neither more nor less than concessionelteers.)— He was entitled to ask Ministers, .who , were in.their plates, what were their iutentions. The question was. so simple, that no One could hesitat e to give an answer, .Ind, for his own part, he must say, that the result now witnessed way produaed by intimidation. (Item., hear.) This was a grave charge against Ministers, for they ought to have stop, ped the evil m the bud, en they wiausaemi the resx.lt cif the Oct:Cott for ( late. What might not Bats hien 11. e