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tion for granting '.9,2301. folbuilding churthes, and for pur chaAng glebe for the Clergy in Ireland. Mr. hUM E said he was compelled to divide the House upon tilts item, for which he thought that no sufficient reason had been given by Ministers. The gallery was again cleared for a division— -05 For the Resolution - - Against it - . -35 • Majority —3O The other Resolutions were carried without a division--- FURE:IUN RELATIONS. Sir J. MACKINTOSH postponed his motion, of which he. had given notice for Thursday next, till Monday next. His r eason was, 'that he had not. suffitient information-to proceed with satisfaction to Itimself. The more complete and satisfac tory hisinfOrmationi the more advantageotis it would he for the clause which he was to advocate." - The postponement of the motion for ft few days would give an opportune , perhaps, for the arrival of that 'very- information which he required, and with that hope he had resolved to postpone it till Monday next. A Messagefrom the Lords here announced that their Lord ships had passed a Private Bill relative to the estate of Sheffield Hospital. • PRIVILEGE. Mr. BROUGHA3I presented a .petition from Mr. Rowan, on a subject which he had already brought under the notice of the House. lie begged, however, in the first ins e, t tanco con feet a mis-statement which had gone abroad. respecting what he had said on that occasion. He never intended to hold out that the Hon. Member, of whom he bad inquired respecting the character of the petitioner, had g i ve n any opinion, tile way or the other, respecting the facts M the case. He should, there fore, now move that the petition be brought up. Mr. WYNN said the House already knew the subject-matter of the petition. It charged a Member of that House (Colonel Crosby) with several indictable offences, said. to be cot - omitted not in any public character. The 'Howie, if it believed the petitioner, must either inquire into the case, or allow the petition to lie on the table. If the charges had been laid before Goyim). meat, they vfould, if they thought proper, direct a prosecution. But the greatest inconvenience would arise from a practice ketch as this was calculated to encourage, as the petition ,charged no , one offence committed in any public capacity. Mr. BROUGHAM said he was aware of, the difficulties of the -ease. Generally he ateetted to all his Hon. :Friend had sti'd ; but the blouse ought not to shew too much cau tion in receiving charges against their own Members. The. present case was not, he apprehended, without precedent. Lord Mel vale's case was somewhat similar; but Ridge's ease wax exactly, in point. It occurred in the reign of Queen Anne. Mr. Ridge, it appeared, was charged with having as a contracting, brewer I delivered a less number of barrels of beer than he contracted and received payment for. The present case charged an H0n..,. Member with an abuse of patronage which he bad acquired as a Miniaterial Member fur a county He did. not wish to sub stitute Trial by Parliament for Trial by Jury ; but he appre hended that the proper course would be .for his Right lion. Friend not to oppose the receiving of the Petition, but to state his - reasons against going into the matter on the question for taking the subject into consideration. Mr. WYNN explained. Ile still thought this was the pro per time for objecting to entertain the ease. Mr. 51. FITZGERALD was also anxious to correct the mistake alluded to by his lion. Friend as to what had passed en the former occasion. ('rite Right Hon. Gentleman here re- I ferred to the correspondence between Mr. Brougham and him. self.) Ile had never any desire to conceal the fact that he was the person referred to. Ills object was to avoid being a party to the charge, lest his being so might be referred to personal hostility. An impression, however, existed that he had coun., tenanad this attack on his Hon. Colleague, Those who knew him would bear him out in saying, that, if he countenanced such a charge, he would be above doing it by any base or in direct means.—(Blear, hear!) —He now had to state most dis tinctly, that he had never countenanced these charges in any way whatever. He had even declined to enter into any cote respondence on the subject; and had desired his agent to state to the Pctitionera that he would be no party to any such charge. 'He trusted he had cleared himself from the impression Which the partial review of his correspondence with his Honourable Friend might have made without this explanetion.—(Hear Mr. BROUGHAM explained. The easiest course for him self personally would be that this matter should be left as it now remained ; but he thought the House would not perform their ditty it they aid not follow the precedents which heti been aet them in former timess. Colonel CROSSY said, he was now quite satisfied thatdda Right. Hon. Colleague had taken impart tu the charge against itine—tHear, beat) Alr.lsle FITZGERALD explained. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he recollected that he was in office in Ireland when the petitioner was ditimissed, of which diemissel he complained!, though he did not recollect the par. titular circumstances.. lie could however confidently state that ptepolitieal feeling whatever had influenced his (Boasted. (lieta, hear !) The petition was then brought up, anti read. On the ques tion fur its .lying the table, Mr. WYNN said it was impossible for the House to let the Padden lie on the table without taking ftollle measure upon ,it; and this could not be done in the course of the present Session. The question for the Petition lying on the Wile was then put, and declared by the Speaker to be carried in the negative' Ituta division being called for, The House divided, when there appeared.— ' For receiving the Petition - Against it - Majority RELIGIOUS PROSECUTIONS. Mr. HUME preiented . a Petition, signed by upwards of 2000 persons, of whom 011 were Ministers,. anti of these two were of the Church of England. Before he lewd the subject of the Petition, lie thought proper to correct an assertion he had made last night on the .discussion of the English Catholics Bill, and which conveyed an opinion unfavourable to the Dis. seaters generally lie had no such intention and .the Peti• don he now presented was a proof that lie had himself no such nefavourable opinion; The Petitioners stated their belief in Christianity, and their conviction that persecutions against the diseemination of Anti-Christian prinetples were against its spirit, and acted as incentives to infidelity. He thought him self, that Carlile had taken a wrong course for his own pur pose ; but. on the other hand, - - he thought the xottrse pursued aga inst him was Most injurlout. The language of the present Petition, which spoke in disapprobation of that course, was as, ,rieneible a e nd Chreitisn.like as any lie hail O'er read; and par.. tit:ale-fly noticed the futility of prosecutions of a nature - like • tiOve which had been carried on agaimit Cathie. He should 'therefore, after bringing up this Petition; submit a motion to the /louse, in substance containing the sentiments of the Teti. Venters in the form of a Resolution. He bad been advised by inttay of his friends not to persevere in-this course ; but he bad Ott:mined to do so from a conviction that be was right. ' On the motion that the petition be printed, Mr. BuTTE WORTH. asked by hew many Ministers of' the Church of England this petition was signed, and of' what class of dissenters the other petitioners consisted. Mr. HUME replied, that it was sighed by dissenters of all dames, and the names of the Ministers were in a separate column. Nr; W. SMITH could not see the pertinency of the Hon. Membee's quieition. The petition was, however, signed, he Could assure him by persons,Whose religions opinions were as • perfectly opposed ' to each other as possible . The petition was ordered to be prtnted, ' „Mr. 111,151 E then said, that the object of the motion he in. tended to intake 'was to establish the propoeition. that freedom of &scut:shin wire allowable , by the tenets of Christianity, and tite .Laws of England founded epon them. Ile was a ware that the mere, proetenitione luta cootredietcd this proposition; but he Neill thougilt the intelligence of the age would affirm it. lie ' mss Pattitttiar that no giitatwould arise from a contrary doc trine. AK we hal obtained our own religion by a discus- milieu of that -which preceded it, we elitinla, act most illibe- Tail/ nod unwisely by *topping a alectiseion of our own.— , We hail nd right -to eorontier oureeltee exclusively intal. censitleted the Proteetant religion es the best ; but we plight ndrt therefore to visit the bend of power on those differed from us. The Jews, who differed from us en tirely as to the Founder of our religio, had vary properly re .ceived the 'benefit of tolerations and the Qteaketet and Us - Neaten; in the eitrue manner were allowed to act upon and dit sseminitte their religious opinioi s. it bad been said that teni perste discussion was allowed, but be really knew not how Aki,e. was to be. defined. The Act prolaiting a denial of the Trinity had been repealed, so that lie wax at a loss to say what Blii.iphmy was. When Christianity had re sisted the attacks of men, of the gre atest learning and talents,. ,what fear could be entertained of' the effect., of the labours of .paropidetenogers The lion. Member here referred to the ; stilts In Lardner,. Taylor, Chillingworth, anti wino writers, in cienfirmation of has own. In some of Carillea c . alm and argumentative language ; publications he had . found othurate found it scurrilous and offensive, ; but theformer *s adMittedly unObjectionablee and the latter was sure to, meet with contempt and ,neglect. These prosecutions always -irteriense&the curiosity to inspect the works. This was proved in the tab of Paine's, Lawrence`ft, and Byron'S works, on the epuillitatiem of them being questioned by , It was time Lein. of &ha Beatty fur the Suppression of Vice. amid brow fit C that a° of the. Bridge-street Association, which had arl into ;notice. T h e present,Dishop of 'Landon had, in his late charge .to his. Clergy, implied!), discountenanced these prosecutions, fdf be 4a:observed that the recent attacks a dishc on t us si e hristiaits n' Religion had proved its strength, by calling C on of principles. into,,action., The ,lionourable Member proceeded at cOnsidesable length to -enforce his argument' in favour .40.-torwitlified ,freWtri of discussion, by queting fort bur 21; extracts from the Works of the Writers he 'had alluded to. There was nothing in the New Testament which sanctioned persecution. It counselled no severity, but on, the contrary recommended the use of argument and persuasion alone. Ile thought it ;unnecessary. toeadvert to the principles which Mr., Cultic had lately advanced. He, for his own part, did not believe that any . man iu his senses, who had the com mon meanie of procuring information open tohim, could be an Atheist. Argument, ore-cinch a subject, would be threivn away. Ile would say that atheistical opinions ought not to be coun tenanced or mentioned, but on the contrary ought to be put down, but this ought to be effected not by prosecutions but by contempt and neglect. He concluded by moving the following Resolution—" That it appears to this I4ouse that free discus sion has proved more beneficial than injurious:to the community, anti this House is therefore of opinio n that it is inex p edient an ti unjust to expose any person to legal penalties, on account of the expression of his sentiments on matters-of religion." Mr. WILBERFORCE concurred with-much of what had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman on the importance and value offree discussion, but at the same time considered that writ ings such as had been lately sent forth to the world, deserved to ho pursued as mains bones -mores. The people ought not to have their convictions of the truths of Christianity ridiculed away by such indecent ribaldry as the ;publications to which he hat, alluded contained, and in his opinion those who were exposed to this danger, had a right to look to Parliament for protec tion. The lion. Gentleman react a passage from one of the pamphlets of which he had spoken, which described 4 4 Chris. tiantty,to have been proved a gross. imposture," and asserted "the inquiring mind could find no firm resting place but in athe ism," lie agreed with the authorities referred to by the lion. Gentleman, that free and fair discussion should always be al lowed, and was satisfied that truth would ba benefitted by it. But those eminent persons who entertained this opinion, never meant to say that ribaldry and indecency should be tolerated. In proof of this he referred to Dr. Paley, who favoured reli gious toleration, but who declared that he spoke " of serious argument, and not of ridicule, invective, and mockery ; for these inflamed the passions, weakened the judgment, and con. taminuted the imagination. These, in no respect served the cause of truth, but, instead of proving the superior value of sonic one religion, tended to destroy the influence of alt."— He read another passage to the teene effect, hut declined' troubling the House with the offensive parts of the pub. , lications which he had mentioned. The Honourable Gen.. tieman had said that many of the publications which had appeared had not obtained great credit till they were ' prosecuted. Ile confessed that this was a question to which he thought greet. attention ought to be paid. If a work were ever so gross and improper, he would still be against prosecuting it, if it had not. . previously been widely tarcu s lilted. lie, however, was of op inion that the writings of Celiac hail been widely circulated, as his shop had been crowded from morning till night, in consequence of his writing up that that was the shop for the sale of Atheistieal works. The advocates for Christianity had not, so far as he was informed, laboured to advance the doctrinee which they favoured, by , ridicule of Pagan observances. The founder s of the Christian religion had inculcated the necessity of observing decency, decorum, and respect, for " the Powers that be," and that, too, dur ing the reign of one of the worst tyrants that had ever lived. The freest discussion ought to be tolerated. No one could be more friendly to this principle than himself ; but then he must take the distinction which Dr. Paley had taken between se. rious argument and due regard to the common decencies of life and o ff ensive ribaldry. But though friendly to discussion, he did not know that it was necessary for that House to go out of its way to affirm the proposition, brought before them, as this was a course which they were not accustomed to take with. out special reasons for doing so. He adverted to those Asso ciations which had been formed to prosecute cettain transgres sions of the law. There were some cases in which it .might safely be left for individuals to prosecute the guilty. But there were others, which, though . exceedingly gross, no individual would feel himself hound to pursue. Such was the case when publications, the most detestably obscene, Issued train the press. .He, therefore, thought associations formed for the purpose of causing the law to be enforced in such cases largely benefited the public. Mr. RICARDO said, nobody defended invective and ri. bahlry, but he must strongly contend for the value and import ance of free discussion. If the lion. Gentleman favoured flee discussion, when free from invective and ridicule, how could ho defend the lews of this country as at intermit admi nistered ? Ile referred to the case of Carlile, who had been prosecuted for publishing the Age qf Reason, which was a seriously argumentative performance, The same individual had ,been imprisoned 111 weeks for publishing the Parodies of Hone, and it was only, when he was acquitted that Guide was, liberated. Obscenity, they . till knew, was that which ought not to be tolerated, its it was Injurious to the community. Ilut he thought the utmost freedom ought to he allowed to religious discussion. Ile had on a former occasion noticed the incon. eintent clause pursued iu Courts of Justice with respect to persons who did not believe its a future state. • Mr. WILBERFORCE spoke to order.—He thought the Hon. Member was nut instilled in recurring to a former debate. Mr. RICARDO maintained that he had a right to do so. Mr. lIODHOUSE and Mr. lietelteET wereof opinion the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Ricardo) was not out of order. Mr. RICARDO resumed. What he meant to remark upon was this, that If a man who disbelieved in a future state, were honest enough in the case supposed to tell the ttuth, his evi dence would not be received, but if lie were a liar Ida testi mony might go 'to a Jury. , Now what he wished was, tint that eibalry should he encouraged, but that every one should be al. lowed freely to express his sentiments on religious matters. Hu remembered a laugh had followed his supposition on a former night, that an honest man might state in sCourt of Justice his dis belief in a future state. lie was one Of those who believed an honest man might hold such an opinion. There were other ties which hr!d men to their duty than those of religion. God forbid that there should not be such. The sanction of religion was that which might bo tdded to all, hut he was satisfied that a man might be honest and yet hold the opinion which he had ;summed. He quoted Tillotson m support of his argument, and referred to Dlr. Owen es being anhonest, benevolent, and highly meritorious man, who did not believe in a future state. He contended for the most perfect freedom in religious matters,' but expressed a hope that for so doing he should not be taunted as infected with those opinions which were generally obnoxious 'to the Members of that House.. - i 1 Mr. U. TWISS was of opinion that t h e arguments of' the Hon. Mover and the last lion. Member who spoke would pro. duce the contrary effect of that which they intended; and prejue ' , dice the freedom of the press. : D id they wish to prevent this 1 description of cases front being tried by : it'Common or Special' sitirj , of their Peers? ' If so, they would break down one of the strongest arguments which was alWays used against subjecting such publications to a previous censorship, as they now were abroad. ThiS was authority sufficient for the Act passed in the reign of King William. Lord lisle had said that the .persons who assailed the religion of the kingdom Were indictable as ihr acts calaulated to break the chains of all, civil society. The acts which the Hon. Members for Montrose and Portarlington had 1 endeavoured to exhibit as: not criminal, were • not the re. 1 stilts of Mere political Opinions, but absolute acts injurious to i the welfare of the communitY : What was the object of those acts ? .To instil doubts of Christiani t y into the Minds of various ' individuals ; doubts which were entertained by 'persons some- times against theirivill.--(Cheers from the Member; for Mon-1 trose and Portarlington.),--He was glad to. beer those cheers, for they would make in his thvour. If a man who was de- sirous of entertaining Chrbstianity AS his religion imbibed doubts of it from the acts of threw individuals, were net they criminal in relation to the happiness of that man by exciting his doubts ? '!'saes cer t a inly were. Art to persecution for opinion's, the law of' Vartgland.did not perseeute any man for his opinions, but for ' the ptomulgation and diseemination of them. The House was bound to observe from whom those extraordinary arguments in favourof liberal latetudinarianisin proceeded; from those Mem bers, who in defence to their boasted liberality had a stunt time since, when the emancipation of six millio ns of their fellow-sub jects' from political and religious slavery had been under dis cussion, had, by their secession, prevented their a pp eal -from being successful." There was a complaint of, persecution, es if there was danger of fagot and t he strike : white, in fact, the , very petitioners prom' th e non.existence of 'such p unishments. The Heat. Member for Portarlington appeased to fear m nothing for the people fr o the circulation of the infamous tracts which had been circulated every week by Carl ile ; but was there nothing to be feared for Christianity in the minds of the vulgar from the cheap tracts now scattered freely among them ? lie certainly thought there was, and lie thought Out time punishment inflicted by, the laws on the dieeemiliatore of such publications was ajust one, and one likely to prevent die most clireful injuries to the nation. Mr. W. SMITH thought the Iron. Gentleman Who had just sat doWn had considered the question but little, for scarce one word in his speech applied to the only point under discussion, as his argument applied not more to ribaldry and indecency, than . to the most serious anti decorous mode of discussing reli gious 'subjects. ' No mats abhorred more than he did the this. gusting manner in which religious matters had been treated by Mr, Carlile and others; but he was still a friend to tree opt. nions and free discussion. He thought it' produced sonic good to bring questions like the present occasionally before Parliament, as they never failed to call forth from almost all parts of 'the Hope declarations favourable to freedom of the , emotion. , Ile had. read ' the Petition with very great pleasure. Ile found namee attached - to it as free from the taint of irre. ligion, scepticism, - anti every thing which did not do honour to 'human nature its any that could he Mentioned. Ile did not say that the authority of these pereons ought to induce the House to: do what they thought wrong, but he was convinced that the more this subject was considered the more it would be seen that oltenceilike thosein question were not fit subjects for human punishment. • Mr. T. WILSON thought the Honourable Gentleman who complained that his predecessor had deviated from the ques tion, had gone much wider from the point in discussion him self. He opposed the motion, as the publicatfons to which allusion had been made, went to pullalown the corner stone of the Church, which they couldnotdo without danger to the State. Mr. MONEY opposed the motion, vindimited the Methodists from the charges preferred ageing them, and stated, that from a letter which he had recently received from Mr. Owen, he had reason to believe that Gentleman had been incorrectly describ ed by the lion. Member forTortirlington, when he spoke of, him as one who did not believe in a future state. He wished to know in what part of the works of Mr. Owen he found :such mi•opinion expressed ? Mr. RICANDO had been led to form such an opinion from the statement put forth by Mr. Owen, that a man did not form his own character, and could not help the errors into which he might fall. It therefere seemed to him naturally to follow, that he would consider a just and good Being would not punish a mortal for that which he could not help. He should feel great concern if he had inadvertently misrepresented him: - . Mr. Secretary PEEL should not have offered one word if it bad not been said, in the course of this debate,' but that little difference of opinitmprevailed on the question before them, and that the House, if it did not go all the way with the Honourable Member for Aberdeen, went a great part of it. Ile protested against this being regarded as the fact. lie, for one, did not go a single met) along with that Honourable Gentleman. In the first place, he objected to the mode of bringing this subject forward. Ile had offered a Resolution declaring it to be the opinion of that House, that free discus sion had been more beneficial than injurious to the community. Free discussion I Discussion. on what—on Politics or Reli gion ? These might be very beneficial, but the Commons of , , England had a right to expect better digested propositions than those contained in the Resolution of the lion. Gentleman. If his Resolution were framed at all in this way it ought to have declared that free discussion would be beneficial, instead cf speaking retrospectively, and sayiog that it had been so.— For taking the' lattereourse was to, as sume that We had free discussion already, and in that mei hiiw was this ,Resolution necessary? But having carried such a ResoltaionoVould be leave the law as it now stood ? Would be leave persons liable to be prosecuted for offences against religion while the House of Commons declared that this ought not to be ? Mr. HUME intimated that he wished the law to be altered. Mr. Secretary PEEL resumed. If the lion. Gentleman meant to follow by this Resolution by bringing in a Bill to alter the law, what could he expect to gain by this Resolu tion : And what an absurdity would it !be to allow the present law to remain in force in the face of a declaration from that House, that the Minim against which it was di.. rected ought not to be punished! He had never seen the peti tion till within about ten minutes, and a . piece of more absurd ,or sophistical reading he had never met with. It described the Petitioners to believe in the Christian religion, and to be thank ful to Almighty God for that great blessing which they re garded as " the best safegard for public morals , a nd. the firmest support and most eirecturd source of relief for suffering humanity." And yet they were content to allow any man for his particular profit to attempt with impunity to overthrow that faith which of these important blessings. What sense could there be in calling upon the House to pass a law to enable these individuals to raise money by the extension of blasphemy. To leave them atliberty to shake the faith of those who had not the opportunity to find an antidote for the poison ; to de prive persons, perhaps advanced in years, of the greatest bles sing tries can enjoy, namely, their religious faith. The Peti tion held out that morality would exist without prosecutions.-- The King might remain on his throne without prosecutions for treason, but would any one say high treason should not be prosecuted? The petitioners said they felt disgust at inde cency and profaneness. If these persons denied the sacred character of the Christian re ligion, why, did they feel dis gitsted ? The indecent abuse of the Christian religion could not be unpleasant to them. The whole of this Petition was a tissue of deceptions reasoning, lie, for one, would support the ;law. if it could be proved the law had been abused, that was no reason, for destroying the law. To maintain that there was no mediurn between prosecution and persecution was most ab surd ; but the question was, whether the House would enable Mr. Carl& to destroy the peace of mind of those who bad not the opportunity to examine and confirm their faith. On th a t 1 question he ,hould decline advancing a single step with the', Hon. Gentleman. . . , Mr. HUM E, in reply, said lie had no hope, if his resolution was carried, of passing a Bill this S e ssion ; therefore it was not I. his intention to divida the House _ Mr. PEE'. explained. Mr. BARING said, a. few words in defence of Mr. fl u me. Thu question was then put -.nil negatived without a division. PIPE WATER IN DUBLIN. Mr. (;RATTAN moved an bumble Address tohis Majesty, praying, that he will be graeiously pleased to' order law pro. ceedings against tbeCorporatiOn of Dublin, to aseeftsin what sums were due from that body on account of Pipe Water. Mr. DAWSON said, the Corporation of Dublin were not placed on a fair footing it' they were to be subject to a prose cation by the Attorney-General. The question ought to be decided by application to Chancery. Mr. GOULBURN said, the Government of Ireland were determined to do whet was fair to the Corporation of Dublin and the public. • , Mr. Gn AT TAN finally consented to withdraw his motion. TITHE COMPOSITION BILL. • . Tithe Composition Bill was received, and severalßeportei ad t d h e e d by Mr. OotrfAvo uN to the Bill, which T he auses o f was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. LAW OF MERCHANTS. - The. House went into a Committee on the Law of Merchants' Bill, which was reported with amendments, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Thursday. The Elective Franchise Bill was read a third time and passed. , . The other Orders of, the Day were disposed of, and the House adjourned. at (/1E O'CLocic. virgiomme RIAAMLN „ Aiti r vitoubtoLm.ib, HOUSE OF COMMONS. . , Maras, 1° die ,Itzlii, 1 523. RECIPROCITY OF DUTIES ilf f. r. —Petitions, against, from Shipowners of South Shields, anti Shipwrights and others employed in building Ships on the River Thames. Rurmtm or Pant.TAME wr —Petition of the Freeholders of __the County of Middlesex, in favour thereof'. HIGHLAND CHVII.CIiES 1 Rills read a third time, HLECTIVE: FnaNCIIISZ f , and passed. Ottyr iI. LE nix s —Bill reported; ,to be read a third time on Aln k s i l l o y ic Flom TUE. LonDs--'That that they have passe s (' a .., Bill, intituled, " An Act, for changing_ the site of the Hos pital at Sheffield,. in the County of , York, founded by the Right Hon. Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury: and for the better regulation of the affairs of that Charity. NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. I.lr. Chancellor of the. Eichequer—Budget. 2. Mr. 'Powell Buxton—Select Committee on Papers relating to the ship Requin.• • • 3. Mr..Grattan—Copy of all Correspondence between his sla- Jesty's Government in Ireland and the Parishioners of 'the Parish of Itallihay, in the County of Monaghan, respect ing proceedings itt certain Vestry Meetings held in that parish lain year. - • - 4. Mr. Ilume—ResolittionaxeSpecting the Land Tax. ORDERS of the'DAY for THIS 'DAY. 1. Exchequer Bills Bill (El4,7o9,ooo)—Committee. 1 Reciprocity of Duties Bill—Third Reading. 3 .' Conduct of the Chief Baron of the Exchequer (Ireland)-- Committee thereupon. 4. Oticasional Freeholders Bill—Furtheremsideration of Report 5. Quakers Affirmations Bill—Second Reading. G. Building of Gaols 11111-Thircl 'Reading . . 7. Disembodied Militia Rill-Third Readtng. it. Bertha Duties Bill—Committee. 9. Law Expences Ireland) Bill Second Reading. 10. Lotteries Bill Third Reading. • 11 . Cnainn4 Dude's (Ireland) likil—R.eport. 12. Equalization of Duties Bill--Report. 13. Roman Catholic Qualification Bill--. Further consideration of Report. 14. Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill—Third Reading. 15. Marriage Act Amendment Bill—:-Second Reading. 16. Passage Vessels Regulation (Ire land) Bill—Report. 17. Post Horse Duties Bill--Third Reading. 16. Insolvent Debtors Act Amendment deration of Report.' 19. East India Half Pay Bill—Third Reading. 20. Passage V esse l s R e gulation pill—Tliird Reading. q 21. Linen Manufa c t u re (Ireland) Ilill--Repott. 22. Chnrch R a t es (I r eland) Bill—Report. 28. Malicious Inj ur ies (Ireland) B 24. Exche uer ill-- . -Seeond Reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY . Courts (Ireland) 11111--;--Second Reading. Thursday, Jai!' 3. I. Mr. Bankes—Select Conmittee to inquire into the progress made in the General Index to the Journals. 2. • Sir •H enry Parnell—Roman Catholic Endowments of Schools and other Charities. Deferred front July 1. Monday, Julll 7. Sir James Markintosh—Copies of the Instructions Inn. mitted by his Majesty's Government to Sir 'dim. A'Court, tbr the regulation of his condUct in the case of changes made by the Cortes in the internal Government in Spain. Deferred from July 3. PRIVATE 111LL—SEcoam Rtaparu for Tuts DAY. My thief -Estate. PORTUGAL. LISBON, JuNE 17. The Gazette contain a letter from his Majcsty to the Cardi mud Patriarch, informing him that the causes-which occasioned him to leave the kingdom having happily ceased, it will be de sirable thathe should return as soon as possible to his diocese. A decree of the 11th of June orders that all the religious communities of the monasteries, convents, colleges, &c. which were suppressed by the law of the 24th of October 1822. shall be restored and reinstated in the possession and enjoyment of the property and revenues which they enjoyed before the elv.e cution of the laid law. In this Gazette are various addresses, and some proclamations of the Count Amarante. (From the Gazette of June 18.) Since the general revolution of Europe has been contrived in darkness, there have appeared, from time to time, various champions of chimerical liberty, bold enthusiasts, who have done every thing to tempt the people, by the fantastic promises of demagogues, and took advantage of this fatal illusion for the general overthrow of good order. Among the Quixottes who come to the Peninsula to offer their good services, such as a Pepe, the Neapolitan General, and others of the same stamp, we are surprised to see a Sir Robert Wilson, who dis tinguished himself in the Peninsular war ; but such is'the spi rit of party, that it transform's into ridiculous knight-errants of rebellion, those who ought to be the defenders of legitimate go vernments.—=See the following extract of a letter received from Oporto, and dated the 10th of this month ;-- " After Sir Robert Wilson bad left this city, with his corn panions, an individual who had accompanied him returned, and stated that the said Wilson had been ill received by the people at Briga who kept him prisoner for two days, in a house, with a sentinel Overhim ; that intending afterwards to pass by Viana, in the direction of Tui, accompanied by an escort, they learned by an officer that Viana 4as in commotion, for which reason they resolved to return to Oporto, requesting permission to enter, on their word of honour not to interrneddle in the politi cal affairs of Portugal, this was refused, because his revolu tionary character was well known, us well as his intimate con nexion with the Ex-Governors Barros and Geraldes, who were tenacious defenders of the subversive constitutional system: " While an escort was preparing to accompany this emissary, it was found that Wilson and his companions had entered in the night, and being sent for, he appeared with two other Englishmen, one of whom said his name was Light, and that he was a Colonel, and the other Erskine, and in rank a Captain. " After they had been reproached with a conduct so worthy of censure, they received Orders immediately to quit t he cit y for Caminha, to be embarked. for Gallicia, being accompanied by an escort of cavalry, to the frontiers of Portugal. Sir R. Wilson assented, after considerable altercation, calling himself a Spanish General, though he actually had on the simple uni form of the National Guard of Vigo, and that he wait a Mem ber of tbe British Parliament, though it was well known from the public papers that be hid abandoned his post. " It being observed, that a Spanish officer was not in the company, .whom the first emissary had declared to be with Sir Robert Wilson, it appeared, after a strict inquiry, that this individual had separated from the others, and was at an English inn, where he was found, and conducted to the palace of the government. Ile said his name was D. Miguel Maria Rodriguez, and' that he was aid-de-camp to. General Ballasteroit. . • a i i n id ex aa am m ln a a c ti c o a n ni , m pr ad ep a ar ti i a n n g a th w e hi e ch sce s t the morning that they departed : a route was given to the illloo‘rb'seelrsit'hNbeien'ailisgstiosintowir.ebaqts".Piri(rasiceldied, so that it was not till five o'clock in com mander of the escort, fixing the first stage at Casal de Pedro, the second in the environs of Viana, without entering the town, and the third at Caminha. " Since their departure two letters for Sir Robert Wilson have been intercepted. The first is dated Vigo, 6th June, from J. Escario, political chief of Vigo. The writer ac knowledges the receipt of letters from Sir Robert of the 3d, g.iving him an account of • the departure of the King from -Lisbon; and observes that the proceedings of the Portuguese army place the Spanish Constitutionalists in a critical situation." 'lle other letter is of the 27th May, from Lugo, written by ilson, and G us eatir xlng,:my, which is dies i stee s l itte r tilc e atstir tit uin i :lt t I lcyesae g tysosu l tf l boii i ie : :; l l:eh ) i : erae e sys a :soc : tiiaf t et: f .:ldsn e lbeeg a fny,ao t ~rfunt a rlhtlltimelybielsewrse:sc war." Excellencyob clothing, le dl Sir ea Rnhrbras request inghas tuxes s en, withthe ud every, n i snloitejoeamtynladiealier t :in G bi ci lo s d e t l t e c wo relievet:tntthsiei Itith .1 o is f fa th it e hf s u ta l t sub e, Air all fro id m ea al o l f s t i o Some which txiowtwt t ol l . rlpotott leis have subsist,rnxaebocvlca,teceogptibgtntdeaioegbi:t.al hls,esaero naindesyt abolished.on war being remover{, revokes the law of the 15th of March, this s y ear. The Council of State, organized in unison with a Constitu -6t h t tt e: ri j lai : u n ; : le o lal s to etp t vhxe p i.4rd re ael excellent v arp, e )uffi n cti t yleee a ; ra C o y wra l , :: 4 t s tempts that Spanish Guerillas may make on our frontiers. s A eor n te l (ar idor t l t i f ; w t s f e ( Carneiro passed through that city, and en the 16th the Ex-de puty Felqueiras, junior, on their way to their destination. They write from Elves, that a party of Spaniards had ar rived there, belonging to a patriotic society at Badajos, with a quantity of plate which they had stolen. The plate was de posited with the Magistrates to be restored to the owners, and they were ordered to quit the city. tnnott hiltAle%h.aeh. Lisnox, JuVE 20 DECREE. " Considering fhat the Constitution of 1022, founded on vain' theories, incompatible with the ancient habits, opinions, and wants of the Portuguese nation, far from attaining the end which its authors announced, was in contradiction to the mo narchical 'principle which it appeared to consecrate, ill adapted ' to conciliate and to maintain the rights and interests of the various classes of the State, and incapable of. uniting the minds of all the citizens, I judged it necessary to yield to the general and spontaneous with of the ration, convinced by me. lanchely experience of the sinister intentions of the disorganiz ing faction, and to declare this Constitution void dc jure, as it hall already , been found inexecutable and absurd. " In conformity, therefore, with the dearest wishes of my royal heart, and with the sincere promises which I made in my proclamations and declarations, effectually to promote the hap. pines of my subjects, by means of' institutions, which, on the one hand, may restore to the throne on.which Divine Provi dence has placed me the grandeur and consideration which be come it, and on the other hand secure to the Portu.smese the Solidity and duration of the individual rights; and ionsider ing that the ancient fundamental law of the monarchy cannot now as it formerly did, fully answer the ends which I have conceived in my paternal mind, unless it be accommodated to the actual state of civilization, to the relations of the various parts of which the Portuguese monarchy is com p ose d, and to the forms of thb representative governments which are esta blished in Europe, I have thought fit to appoint a Jun ta to prepare the plan of a fundamental law Of Portuguese the Pouguese mon archy, trusting that the said Junta will apply, with the most assiduous and sincere attention, to fulfil the important task which 1 have entrusted to them ; and will, with t he least possible delay, submit to my royal approbation the new fundamental la*,-which, regulated by the sound principles of public law, may establish in perfect harmony the exercise of the supreme power, and the permanent legal securityof the people; opening the roads which may conduct the public adounistra , tion, by progressive amelioration, to that degree of perfection which is compatible with human institutions, and fix at once the future destinies and the prosperity of the Portuguese Mo narchy. The said Junta shall be couiposed of 14 Aleinbers, named in the subjoined list, signed Magnoel Ignacio Martini Pamplona ; Corte Real, Member of my Council ; and shall he preceded by the Conde de Pahnella, Minister of State for Po ; reign Affairs. (Signed) " By his MAJESTY. " Palace of Bernposta, June 18. 11123." LIST OF' THE JUNTA. 'Antonio Jose Owls° ; Archbishop . of Evora; Francisco de lorjaGarcao Stockeler ; F. M. 1 ngosode Aragao Alorato ; J. de Sousa Pinto de Alagalliaes ; S. Ant. Feria tie Carvalho ; J. A de Oliviera beite ; J. J. Rodriques di Bostos ; J. Al. I)antas Pereira; U. Manoel de Portugol ; M. V. Teixeira de Carvallio ; Marquez .de ; Alonsenhor (fordo; Ricardo itaymundo Nogneira. (Signed) M. J. M. PAMPLONA. cos'ro REAL. Palace of Bempoata, June 11), 11W. COILUN'A, Julia D. A privateer, fitted out here by some Biscayan gentlenieN has taken two prizes, one of them laden with coffee, froth St. Do mingn is estimated at 110,000 dollars ; the other at 10,000. , VlOO, Juxv 17. Sir Robert Wilson, - Colonel Light, Captain Erskine, and Li eute nant Elliot, arrived .here on Friday evening; they left Oporto on the oth, but were so roughly treated by the popula tion at Braga, where they were detained two days, that they were obliged to return to Oporto under protection of the mili tia; on their return they were immtsliattly made prisoners, and again sent off without being allowed a moment's rest, by way of Viana and Bayona. 31orillo has advanced from Lugo towards some small parties of Frence, who have lately been at Villa Franca and Astorga, but have fallen . back to Valencia or to Leon. Some troops were sent opt from hence a few days since to attack a party of royalists at a small village called C.;tobad, about seven leagues from hence. Guerilla corps are forming in every province. • SIR: ROBERT WILSON TO THE PORTUGUESE NATION. " Portuguese !—I entered your country as an affectionate friend and an ancient companion of your arms. I entered it with the conviction that I had founded indisputable titles to your esteem, and that no individual in your nation could ever charge me with having done him an injury or unkind action. " I was on my way to your Government with propositions of import for your safety and honour, connected as I believed that safety and honour to be with the cause of independence in Spain. And I will not deny that I did entertain some au. thorized hopes of renewing relations which could have per mitted me to participate in the assured glory of your achiae- , naents. " Checked in my progress by the transactions which occurred at Lisbon, and disappointed in every hope by the Royal De. claration.that the- counter-revolution would be the guarantee of ueacebetween Portugal and the invaders, I gave my word cif honour to the new government of Oporto not to interfere with the internal affairs of Portugal during my residence in thei r country, and I sought immediately to regain the Spanish ter ritory, without a thought hostile to the right of Portugal to alter and construct her own fortis of Government, at her own will and pleasure, however I might regret the exercise d'f that right in the present instance, and particularly in the present moment. • " A frenzied populaCe at Braga, instigated by a few indivi' duals, who, I hope, only assumed the habit they wore, ass sembled to assassinate me and my unoffending companions ; and in the absence of military force sufficient to prevent the violation of municipal as well as public law, prevailed so far as to detain us two ilays.in their city. " Released from this confinement, • and opposed at every Point in our progress, the . Government at Oporto denied us moment's refitge and repose ; and the clovernorr carr ying into execution the orders of the Junta, not only arrested and dis armed us, but presumed -to treat me with all • tlle insolence of office, and the vulgar feelings of a man who was conscious that he could abuse his power with impunity. " Portuguese ! although thus outraged, wronged, and in sulted by a faction and its directors, believe me, I can never forget the friendly kindness and devotional zeal of all classes, civil and military, by which I had been previously honoured and protected. Believe me, that, in defiance of every calumny, wherever I may be, and under whatever circumstances you. tray find me, you will always be the objects of my 'sincerest and most cordial regard. . cc R. WILSON. Y` Vigo, June 14, 18.13." (Signed) "' CIRCUL AR ADDRESSED BY THE SPANISIISF.CRETAILY OF STATE FOYt FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE DIPLOMATIC AGCNTS Or 1118 CATHOLIC SIAJESTY AT FOREIGN COURTS. "'The uniformly hostile and perfidious conduct of the Cabi net of the Tuileries, with respect to Spain, since the re-esta.' • blishment of her Constitutional Government, Is notorious to all the world. The clumsy veil with which that Cabinet for some time covered its numerous perfidies, was at length, to the shame of morality and public honour, openly torn by the French Mi nisters, in the midst of a legislative assembly ; and indignant posterity will learn, even from the confession of the criminals themselves. that the. Government of a Monarch who is called the Most Christian,: cast upon a pacific nation, a neighbour, a friend, and an ally, the brands of civil discord ; created inter nal factions; and gave protection to assassins anti traitors, in violation of the faith of treaties. " That Cabinet has perverted the most legitimate and spot less political revolettion which the annals of nations exhi bit, from its originally tranquil course, by hiring base wri ters to bring virtue into discredit, to sow distrust, and to foment amenity. " It has calumniated the cause of liberty, by adducing ag&nst that cause those Very.excesses and convulsions which he own and the most atro. ibnair basis l o t f e su nianduniversal a c o r r justice incge ando Id theh i ie u v il e ap wi e o x su c t t ' wed n a a .r tions, by setting up ciolUsTinovnlasaikone ajerretewlitnceessibredalby mankind, it undermined the the iniquitous principle of interference by one spew in the de nitic concerns of another -- a principle destrucuve of all in ell repose, and all stability in poliecal society. ' e n t h ese a ggreseions were not sufficient for the Cabi. LS the instrument, it was necessa ry to clown ell by one of those revolting acts; which, to the opprobrium of civilization and the ne ‘ t ‘ o l f 3l t l li t e Tuileries. To eatiafy the frantic fection of which it disgrace of the nations which tolerate them, are from time to dine recorded in the bloo dstained pages of history. It was necessery that a Government, which teitentatiously proclaims the dogma of the legititnicy of dynasties, t he the sacre.dness of tioindlygreveurtiotytfloierwotrridanqthueillnitoy lessanel protecting a club of traitors to their King and country who hvfaillcnieircindessthilear:nnviagetierinosau:sBtiehiample of creating, recognizing, and have dared to assme he title " Povisional Junta for the - Government of S p ain t and the Indies." r It wa s necessary that a Government affecting to combat in the name of religion, mo rality, and the conservative principles of society—should suborn pereury—collude with sedition—tear asunder the bonds of su bordination and public order—withdraw from authority the r e . spect which renders it beneficial—undermine the foundations of the throne, while pretending to secure eniosg i ii r t aoye — asllamvytle precu rsors t: nry nd owntnife la r e arl mieih i ci s his:i e ntlbigaslaw u r r teunrth i bdh i to . o...se J occupies wda desolating sub jects. dus t 1 .11 1 : y suspicions itnrtiegtaseffects, aggravateao nn necessary ieacinse good h o dbis f enya t tl:c ! :nttaeiiadtnap nt ergsti f ifcl . i;nratelenai forward f dyfdb t yo l wi f e t au h rta a rh e p u i s g t o f er French their gates to itself the being the most advanced in civilization. o fu f r d y e o lu f tl .th ed e a b nd a n w t : i c t k ti e , d in me o ti rd unheard of, and which increases a thousand-fold its fatal and ; er tak th in a troops aux iliaries m afaylsbee welcomed in the harrassed towns as deliverers. " Europe, the witness of these horrors, is silent and assent ing. The weak Powers are overawed, and those called great either favour the views of the French Cabinet, because they an pmve its pernicious doctrines, or rely on the greatness of their own strength for keeping them out of the reach of die danger. But power is not eternal; and the nation which at one tune dictates laws to others, is at another the object of their contempt. Perhaps some who now condemn in theory the unjust inexiins of public law which are pretended to be introduced, hut who • abstain from opposing their dangerous e plication, will here after dearly repent sn serious an error. The successful repeti tion of such acts of superior force will give them a sanction under the name of Justice; the feebli barriers which have hitherto protected die independence of States, and defended the r balance of power, will be broken down ; all just notions of pubs lie morality will lie obliterated, and the light of civilization. be extinguished by the breath of barbarism. " The Spanish Oneernment, placed at the head of a gene-. roux nation, though distracted by foreign intrigue...in dewed, ing not only its o w n came but the cause of all mankind -grill either triumph Over its perfitlioue enemies, or fat with glory and with honour. This Government would, however, be want-. ing in the fulfilment of its most sacred duties if on so import.. ant an occasion it did not speak with firmness and courage. It! is bound to pretest, awl does solemnly protest in the face of al l ' the world, against the monstrous claim of interference on this part of one Power in the dOITICEie ati4irs of another, anti against the abuse of the laws of war, of which the Cabinet of the Tule leries has been guilty. It also protests against the erection of an illegal and seslitimts_ Junta. as well as against tow kith' s emblance of govern Meet which may lie . substituted in ,si stead, and declares all wee emulating from' that Junta, It at - s void, and of no value.' Finally, it denounces these inlqueous. transactions to the execration of all governments, all nati )ns•. anti posterity : " Majesty con - mien& me to direct th at you will coma nicate this protest to the (government to which you are actree dited, that yo u wil l deliver a copy, if it be wished for to I ,b r t !' , Alinister for Fpreign Affairs, end that you will make ii pub lic., " Ged preserve you, &c. " JOSE MARIA DE PANDO. " Seville, May a7."—(From the Espeetador Jung 42, ) • • Letters from Breslow report a great redu ction in the price of German wools; The great' annual mart 1184 just terminated in that city; 37,000 cwts. of wool had d b i ee ,, t exposed for sale. As compared with the prices obtainof spring, there was a depreciation this year m the extra fine's tom 30 to 40 per cent.; the tines,' 20 to 30 ; the middle tine 6 15 to 20 ; in the middle wool, of from 10 to 12 ; the ordina l li 5 to 7; and the second shorn fleeces (winter wool), of froni, L to 10 per cent. About 20,000 cwt, had been purchased al f,vign account; 15,000 for hone manufacture;. and ,207 7 - . cwt. remained unsold. It appears by letters from Chriseaniaxthat the Norwegian fishermen have had one of the be" winter fisheries this last season that is reCollectecin 2700 boats were employed and 1:3 3 000 tafeil. In a .condensed form the produce maY be stated ' as follows, namely-500,000 weighs of stay." fish, each weigh Stilb. ; 27,000 liarreis of oil and 15 or 16,00 Q barrels of roes,