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'ate sold, nay withheld, nor delayed. In England it Might be delayed, but it was neither sold to the rich nor withheld fmm the poor. .In Ireland, the petitioners offered to prove that to =lie rkh it was sold, to the poor refused, and to all classes delayed. They were on the brink of a precipice as re- , . sartied Ireland. He prayed to God that an interval might be gran!ed for them yet to profit' by. If not by the laws • of Providence vengeance must follow injustice. .It was said that injustice would drive a wise man mad ; but it was the grossest inmolicy to drive six millions to desperation by such a course.--Hear, hear I)—He hoped this motion would not be met by flimsy pretences. At one time they had been an elected by terror of I3uonaparte, at another by the horrors of jacabinisni, next they were supplicated not to break down a strong administration, and lastly to have consideration for ' the scruples of a Monarch. Now Iluonaparte was extinct, having died front solitary confinement, and unnecessary tor toni. The Monarch was gone to his long home. As for breaking down a strong administration, that was the least worthy of apprehension now. They intuit, therefore, find some thing new, anti not mock them by any of these exploded pre tences. Severe penal laws had for some been suppressed, but Lot as now appeared,. destroyed the discontents of that coun try. Ile would suggest to them that they should alter their course towards Ireland, and now do their duty by her. Tlutt was a straight and easy road to the heart of the Irish people, and once for all, he thought they had better prefer the hearts of the whole Irish people to the applause of Orange hodges : — ( Hee, hear, hear!)Such a course would procure them a rush harvest of gratitude and respect ; for if they had shewn so much good feeling towards a Monarch who went there only with the pomp of promise, how would they view their Representatives 'when they gave the realizations of those promises ? He, however, would not tantalize himself with a prospect which WO never to be realized perhaps to his eyes-. 1k now came forward to demand right and justice. He hail done his duty, and if he failed,. it would be not because he had made the attempt, but in his conscience he believed, became they refused to do that, without which there would be neither peace for Ireland nor safety for England.—(ll ear, hear !t--'llte Hon. Member concluded by moving that the Roman Catholic Pen . - Bern in question be referred to the Grand Committee on Courts • of Justice. Mr. GOULIIIJRN assured the !louse, that he was ready to do his duty as well as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman; and that duty he conceived would lead him to negative his motion. He felt the greater difficulty in following the Hon. and Learned tientleman, that those Members were absent front the House at this time of the year, who could best furnish a comment on the facts which he had stated. He could not, however, sub scribe to the libel that the Petition represented the whole of the Roman Catholics of Ireland. It professed only to be from the turdersigned,and amongst them he saw no distinguished names. The Petition contained not only an attack urn that part of the community supposed to be at enmity with the Catholics, but upon the whole Government of Ireland. If the Ilan. and Learned Gentleman had been in the House, he should have asked him what his feelings would have been if such a charge bad been brought forward against the whole Catholic popula. tiara in Ireland P If they were told that the insurgent Catholics exercised a horrible influence over the minds of Juries, and compelled them to acquit the guilty of Catholics, and to con demn the innocent or Protestants ? Would the Honourable and Learned Gentleinan, upon a vague and general statement of such charges, come forward to support an inquiry like that now proposed ? The petition was made up of general charges, and abstained from every thing bearing the semblance of fact, upon which the House would be able to form a judgment of its truth. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman had, in- deed, told them with an ingenuity peculiar to himself, that might not be acquainted with the existence of these facts, whilst among the petitioners they were so notorious that they could not possibly suppose Parliament so ignorant as not to come forward use voce and admit them as soon as they were mentioned. Let them only ask the House what public bud- Lion could be secure, what private character could be safe, if such doctrines were to be admitted or countenanced. lle would not detain them by arguing this point further. However inge nious the course which the lion. Gentleman had taken, it was marked by fallacy, but its tallacy was not equal to its injus tice. The lion. Gentleman said he only called upon the house to go into an inquiry, and to refer the petition to the eonsidera tion of a Committee forthwith. Let him ask what distinction there was, in a case like the present, between a readiness to in quire, and a readiness to condemn. Could any man read the petition and see the language in which it was expressed, and the charges which it contained, and then observe that upon the very day after it was presented, they went into an inquiry by a measure which had not been resorted to for the last bun tired years--could any man make stch observations with out coming to the conclusion that Parliament believed the evils to exist, and the violent accusations of the Petitioners to be well grounded ? There were two principal charges; the one WM that the law between Roman Clatholiee and Pro- t .testantie was u ual; and the otter, that such law was admit ,nistered corm jy. With the permission of the House he would. apply intuit' to these two charges, to chew how. far they were correct, - and if correct, how far they reflected blame --upon the Irish Government, and demanded the censure of that Ilou.se. With regard to the inequality of the law as affecting Catholics and Protestants, it was well known to be notch greeter in England then in Ireland, and a Noble Lord oppo site had now a Bill in the House for conferring upon the Eng. ';.fish Roman Catholics the same privilege as those which had long been enjoyed by the Irish. But with the inequality of the law the Irish Government had nothing whatever to do : the authority of Parliament alone could render them equal, and it rested with the two Houses of Parliament to remedy or to :await the censure of that alleged defeet upon which the lion. Gentlemau had laid so much stress. With respect to the charge of a corrupt Adminiatration, the charges tinder that head were all Ida Wee and general nature, and it might be enough for him to rest their contradiction upon as general a denial.— But he was desirous of meeting the cite upon the facts, for the very resume which had induced the petitioners to abstain from doing so. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had stated that the Ms, istracy of Ireland were more or less corrupt. There was one' greet error into which the Ilon. Gentleman had fallen. Ife argued throughout as if Ireland were England. But in that country the structure of society was quite different, and it was altogether placed under different circumstances. Dur• ing the last Session, the constant argument of Gentleman oppo site was that the Government did not interfere with the ann of power to correct the state of the Magistracy. Now came the ' Hon. and Learned Gentleman, when the purification of the Magistracy was in proguss, andi some measures fur the effect -lag tut object advanced to completion, complaining of what had been done. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said that ,t.ite. Lord Chancellor, in removing certain individuals from the , esitumitiaion,had acted with partiality, and from improper mu tivee. This he in thestrongmt manner denied. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had been grossly misinformed, and, in con - sequence of that misinformation he had made a statement, which ~ was, in every respect, most unjust and unties execs!. I,4'hen the i ford Chancellor undertook this duty he had to perform an in vidious and roost unpleasant task, those who were removed, judging from their own corrupt motive*, would be sure to im. pute the same to the individual who took front them a source of distinction, and perhaps of income, which might be desirable. When all the difficulties of this duty were considered, he :thought it deserved rather the support of the lion. Gentleman's talents, than encouragement to those who were the object* of its operation.. Mr. BROUG HA.M here made a remark across the table, which we`understood to be, that he had not attributed corrupi motives to fiord Manners, or blamed what he had done; he onl7 complained that he had not done enough. M. GOULIIIIIIN said that the case of a person had been , brought forward, which he was sure had conveyed the impres unix to the House, that the Lord Chancellor had dismissed him `litzaust he was a eactery, and net a member of the Established • diturch. The neat charge was, that the revision was Wade gismo. Upon this part of the question, the lion. Gentleman's information was quite incorrect. lie said that there were only , twelve counties is which the Commission was revised.. Slut if , he had iryquired carefully into that fact, he would have found that measures hvAl been taken to extend it nearly all over the ‘.lsittgiiont. Then came the charge that the Lord Chancellor hod . maraca Sr'i: liareauxt Lees to remain upon the Commission of the Part. Now what would the lion. and Learned Gentle .titan himaelfeay when he found that Sir Harcourt Lew; was not in the Commission of the Peace for any coenty in Ireland. —{ irsr, ivear 11—If the House were to go trito a Grand Com-. oink , * of inquiry upon the . ground of statements and f acts . like these, who would not join the Honourable Member in Abe-opinions he hed expressed as to the manner in which it discharged its duty. ,1141ViII}T di -Spotted of the Magistracy, he .crime to the question of the Sheri A previous Government is lralaud, but ofwhich Lord Manners formed a part, reformed ,the regulations of that important office, and placed them upon . A footing which he believed no Irish Gentleman acquainted with the subject wished to see changed. While lie was in Ire land he had taken pains to. ascertain whether this topic, so fa =shionable here, was a source to/complaint in that country, or * whether there MIS any foundation for the allepd acts of isir. thility and corruptidn on the part or SherilEc. From all he could hear and learn, his honest opinion was, that there were no grounds for such a complaint. tie bad before stated, that if f icntletnen' would bring forward proof of any one letstance in which a 'Sheriff had so acted, the Government would take care that be was instantly removed. Indeed they . were atost anxious, if the crime existed, that it should be visited with condign .'ponialunent. But it WM impossible that they should take general allegations in cases of such a nature. If the llonoinable Gentleman had any further information upon the subject besides what - , he had -produced, Jet it be placed In hit; hands, arid hit would pledge himself that the :44"a11t be sifted to thrl bottom, The next charge was 'directed against the 'Judges of die land. But Their defence' was to be found in the Honourable Gentleman's own tuirnis- Ilion, that with the exception of one individual, whom so much of his speech was occupied in reprehending, in all the other eleven there was nothing upon which he could make out a case of complaint. But the Hon. and Learned Gentlauian said they were Protestant. They must be Protestant by the Constitution. Then, being Protestant, said the Hon. Gentle man, they insist he partial in deciding between one part, of their own religion and another of a different one. In all of his experience of Ireland he never met with a case in which there could be any suspicion df the existence of religious party feeling in a Judge; and lie never heard of such a case being; considered probable. If the House would allow him, lie would proceed to state some other reasons why the admini stration of justice in Ireland, either criminal or civil, was not open to the charge of corruption. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman had alluded to a particular charge to a Grand Jury, made by a Learned and venerable Judge in the year 1814. A charge containing similar sentiments had been represented to be made by the same Judge in 1011 ; and when he returned to Dublin from the circuit, he was asked whether the sentiments put forward in the statement printed in the newspapers were in reality his own opinions. He replied that they were not, and that on the contrary the statement was et variance with opinions he entertained. If, therefore, such a misrepresentation could be made at one time, and upon the saute subject, there was at least some doubt as to the correct ness of the charge printed in 11114. With regard to the corrup tion in Juries, the Criminal Petitions to the Lard-Lieutenant. prevented any ill effects from arising on that account. The Government investigated the whole cases over again, and de cided upon their merits as to whether the Jury had done its duty or not. But the Bons Gentleman said that corruption was Dot confined to the administration of criminal justice, hitt had. also crept into the management of civil cases, so that a Roman Catholic could not obtain any impartial decision. Against this charge he had not only the evidence of the lion. and Learned Gentleman, but that of the Petitioners themselves. When he heard that the Catholics were dissatisfied with the decisions upon the circuits, he had looked to see what was the propor tion of motions for new trials in Ireland and England. But then it would be said that the same objection existed in the Court of King's Bench as in all others. They were all Pro testant Judges, andlherefore no just or honest decisions could be expected. But he had in his hand a speecli of Mr. O'Ccm nell's, in which he eulogised all. the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, and held them up to the world as bright exam ples of learning and honesty. (.Tpon examining tins subject, he found that in the last year there were 32 motions for new trials in Ireland, and in England for the same period 114. It was impossible for any one to say that this proportion chewedany distrust in the administration of civil justice upon the cir cuits. Ile should not attempt to compete with the Hon. Gen tleman in declamation, and appealing to the passions of the House, because if he had the power of doing so, that was not a case in which he should exercise it. Ile desired only to meet with facts, that which had no facts to support it. The [louse was called upon to take this most important step upon the testimony of those who were the common depositaries of all Roman Catholic grievances, real or supposed. Against it they had the t es ti m ony of the Marquis Wellesley, of the At torney-General, of the Solicitor-General, and of himself. ' That of the two last would of course be suspected by those Honourable Gentlemen opposite who thought that no one who entertained hostility towards granting all that the Ca tholice asked, could conscientiously discharge a public duty._ But there had been at least nothing in the conduct of the Mar. quit Wellesley, since his residence in Ireland, which could lead any one to suppose that he had not an equal care for the interests of all classes, anti an ardent desire to preserve an equal administration of the laws. Ile was confident that Par liament would not consent to a measure which went to villify every member of the Irish Government, to villify every ho. nourable character in the land, merely because there were per. sons weak or wicked enough to suppose that upon their asser tion only the House would be ready to take such a course. Sir H. PARNELL said that he had paid much attention to the manner in which Sub-Sheriffs were in the practice of acting in Ireland, and he Mist be permitted to say that the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland appeared to him to be very imper fectly informed upon this subject. lie remembered, in the Committee upon the Usury Laws the examination of a re spectable Solicitor, who, when interrogated as to the difficulty of borrowing money upon Irish securities, stated that such in convenience arose front the almost impracticability of execut. in g the King's writs in Ireland; that m consequence of such difficulty he stated that the ends of justice were often frus trated in that country. He recollected also the examination of another witness, who stated that in all other countries execution was considered the termination of a suit, but in Ireland it was merely the beginning.—(A laugh.)—As to the charge of Judge Fletcher, he had reason to know that that Judge bad himself corrected the charge which had been de livered' by him, before it had ben printed in 1814. lie knew that the distribution of justice in Ireland was not such as ought to be maintained. Ile was convinced, from experience, that the Sub-ShcritTs frequently gave blank summonses to their ; bailiff's, who, unless a man gave them five shillings, compelled him to attend the Grand Juries and other Juries also. Every one acquainted with Ireland knew that no Juries could be ap pointed in Corporations unless Juries which were chosen by violent partizan Sheriffs. The real complaint was, that ac quittals of the guilty had taken place. Judge Fletcher had in Isis charge maintained the truth of that position. The revi sion of the Magistrates was highly useful, for each Magistrate who was afraid of his being deprived of the office now endea voured to do his duty as well as possible, to prevent his depri vation. That was not, however, sufficient; he hoped that a full investigation of the subject would take place. The Hon. Baronet concluded by stating his determination to support the motion. Col. BARRY said, that with permission of the House, he , would make some observations upon the body,. from whom 1 the petition proceeded. If the Government of Ireland per.. mitted such conduct as this, he trusted they would soon be compelledd, to give up the rein of Government, which it would be evident they sO disgraced. It was perfect insanity to allow a Government to hold out the doctrine that the Orange Party wished to massacre their opponents.— They I seemed to insinuate that an appeal to physical force would be justifiable. He was free to admit that the lion. and Learned Gentleman who opened the business had made a very eloquent speech but that speech was particularly meagre In point of fact. This the Hononrable Gentleman seemed to admit; and it was not to be supposed that those who in. the Honourable Gentleman would have suppressed them from motives of moderation. The whole language which was used in the petition was a libel on the Gentlemen of Ireland. No doubt it was bombastic and poetic enough. It charged the opponents of the party with resorting to the Bible for incitements to murder and massacre. This he de clared to be a malicious falsehood; it was similar to a mass of falsehoods published lately under the title of " The Orange System Unmasked," which was nothing but a mass of base and absurd falsehoods. Allusion had been made to a charge :Laid to he delivered by Mr. Justice Fletcher. But what would the House say, when he informed them that he was the Fore. man of the Grand Jury to whom it was pretended that charge was delivered; and that, in subsequent conversations with the Learned Judge he ha d agreed in opinion with him (Col. B.) that scarcely one sentence in these pretended charges had ever been uttered by him. He would, however, refer the House to a charge given by Sir Wm. Smith, a man who was favourable , to the Catholics, declaring that greater indulgence was ex. tended to the Catholics titan wns ever shewn to the Protes tants. He was sorry the Hon. and Learned Member should hove lent himself to make use, even on an occasion of poli tical necessity, of a paper surreptitiously obtained for the pur. poises of a desperate faction. This, however, had been done; and although be did not mean to impute any improper motive to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, be would not let the oc casion pass without expressing his reprobation of the conduct of those who had thus obtained the paper. ' The lion. and Learned Gentleman had spoke highly of the Administration of Justice in this country, but it was not many years since that the Grand Jury of the County of Lancaster had not met with the unqualified apProbation of the Hon. and Learned Member. The simple fact was, that so long as men were men, political excitement would fin d its way every where. He regretted it ; he wished it were otherwise. He would have political excite mend diecoumged as much as possible, and he was sorry to say he, attributed much of this to the vi tiated state of the public pries. He would entrust the Government of Ireland, even such an it was, with additional power to enable it to stop inflatu 7 =story üblicfitions, and assuage the angry feelings of p arty...:. (Hear I s Mr. HUTCHINSON said his Right Hon. Friend who had last spoken had arraigned the conduct of the Catholic Meeting at Dublin, but that ,Meeting had been occasioned by the inso lence of those who called themselves the exclusively-loyal of the King's Irish subjects, They were a faction of men who had created the Rebellion of 1798, and had done every thing in their power to outrage the feelings of the people. He was far from app roving of every thing which bad been said at these Meetings; for he always thought the subject which they dia. cussed would be better left in the hands of the Parliament.-- (Hear, hear !)--But much of the irritation, sti far as regarded religioui feeling, bad been occasioned by the absurd, mad, and disgraceful appeals to the Protestants made by Sir Harcourt Lees, through the medium of the press. Recalled that conduct absurd, mad, and disgraceful; thougit he admitted, that religiou s 1 feelings apart, Sir If. Lees was a vet? , respectable Clergyman. The Right lion. Gentleman, alluding to the alleged charge of Mr. Justice Fletcher had denied that the Learned Judge had delivered it ; but it was singular that that Learned Judge had never disavowal the publicatton. With regard to the paper alluded by his Hon. and Learned Friend, and the use of winch was condemned by the Right Hon. •Genfleman, lie contended that his lion. and Learned Friend was justified in referring to it, as it had been previously before the public. After a - few observations in defence of the. Irish character, which he con-. tended did not yield in value to the English; the Honourable Member proceeded to 'remark on the injustice of marking out a large body of respectable men as depraved and unworthy to 611 the responsible offices of society. He s u bmitted that his Honourable and Learned Friend had made out a case for send-. ing the petition to a Committee, as it spoke the sentiments of six millions of the population of Ireland. But if the language of the petitioners could be understood as charging those who administered die laws with injustice, he should negative the charge : yet he did not so read die petition. He understood it it to complain of grievance -principally as regarded exclu sion from corporate rights. The petitioners felt themselves to be insulted and oppressed, and could not therefore be ex pected to address themselves to the subject of their complaints in very measured language; and he was sure the House would not he disposed to look at the expressions of such Petitioners too scrupulously. The opposition to their claims had not a leg to stand upon in point of argument, and the question was, whether Parliament would venture to reject those claims which were the claims of six millions of the most warlike and efficient of the population. " If Ministers would take his ad. vice, which he admitted was that of a decided political enemy, and if they desired to keep their places, he would say to them, " Admit the claims of the Catholics; and restore Ireland to her rights." Should a combination of the Foreign Despots be formed against the liberty of England (and nothing was more likely), he would ask, whether the support of six millions of such people as he had described was not most desirable ? He, therefore, should warmly support the motion. Mr. DALY said, the pennon contained charges against the Protestants at large.--(Cheers.)—lle had always advocated the Catholic claims warmly and. sincerely ; but he would not com promise the character of the Protestant religion for the sake of a little transient popularity.—(Cheer.)—He admired the talents and dexterity of the Hon. and Learned Member ' • but he assured the House that he had for many years served on Juries in Ireland, and had never known an instance of partia lity or corruption among them—(lleer !)—And why should he ? Ile had had the honour of serving with Catholic Jurors— (Hear !)—and he, as a Protestant, would say that they had al ways conducted themselves uprightly.--(Cheers.)--The petition was false front beginning to en. —(Hear !)—lt did not contain the sentiments of the Catholics in geheral.—( Hear ! )—lt had not the signature of any Catholic Nobleman or Catholic Baronet. He denied too that it had the signatures of the leading persons in Dublin ; and it was but fairness to the Catholics themselves to believe that the false statements contained in this petition would not be adopted or sanctioned by them.--( Loud Cheering.) Mr. V. FITZGERALD expressed his surprise that his Hon. Friend opposite (Mr. Hutchinson) should ask the House to treat this Petition as the Petition of six millions of people, when he himself, with that honour and justice which belonged to him, had, from his own experience, negatived the aspersions which it cast upon the administration of justice.—(Hear!)-- He had been bred, if he might so express himself, in the warmest feelings of hope for the claims of the Catholics; but he would not lend himself to assist such tnisrepresentations as were contained in this Petition.--( Hear, hear !)He soleMnly declared that he had never before 'heard an imputation cast upon the conduct of a Judge in Ireland.—(llear t hear!}—He was ready to make every allowance for disappointed hopes ; but he feared the cause itself had been injured by this petition. —(Hear, hear !)—lle wished that many of the friends of Ire land could appreciate fairly the language of the petitioners.— He returned thanks to an Hon. Member for saying persons holding offices in Ireland were not corrupt and base. He considered the petition a libel on the Magistracy and Gentry of Ireland. Mr. ABERCROMBY said, the delegated representatives of the Orangemen, as well as the Catholics had divided Ireland. The large body of Magistrates in Ireland were Pro testants, and the persons over whom they had jurisdiction Catholics. Under such circumstances those who governed were hound to watch with vigilance over the administration of justice. It was true that those who sent their petition had stated no particular 'fact ; but they had it recorded that, in the judgment of the petitioners, the administration of justice was not perfect. His lion. Friend had made a strong statement of facts. Sir H. Lees had been described to be a Magistrate for the County of Monaghan. He had no right to find fault with the endeavours of that Gentleman ; but it was evident if he did fill the office of Magistrate, he was ill qualified for that situa tion. He might ask the Right Hon. (lent. whether Sir 11. Lees was not a Magistrate for the County of Louth Mr. GOULBURN said, in answer to the question that be written to Ireland for information on the subject, and it appear. ed Sir H. Lees was not a Magistrate for any county. Mr. ABEItCROMIIV then adverted to the case of Major Sire. It was clear they had been told of persons among the Magistracy of lieland who made profit of juatice. A favour. able ear ought to be given to complaints of maladministration of justice. From 11107 to ltP22, repeated complaints had been M made on that subject. As a ember of Parliament, he was bound to take care of the rights and privileges of the people. The case was before the 'house, and 'the house ought to use it for the benefit of the people. It was a case in which the King's Atterncy-General addressed a letter to a Learned Judge going the circuit. One passage was, " Let the Gentlemen he informed, that if they do not take care the Protestants will be thrown in the back ground as they were formerly." This proved that they were haunted by that Unfortunate calamity, difference of opinion. He thought it im possible to withhold assent to the motion. Col. BA RR Y explained. • Mr. It. 111 A RTIN said, it the Learned Gentleman who pre sented the petition had been consulted by the petitioners as clients, he must have said I will not advise you to send a pc 'hien of this inflammatory nature to the House of Com— mons. Avoid all argument in your petition. Avoid all reason—(A 1111101.i —it was facts that the house of Coin mons wanted. They would not bully the House. The inn guage of the petition was not to be borne. He could not see why the Honourable Member should present the petition on the 24th of June . , when there was no reasona bl e ex p ec t at i on of getting through inquiry. The Petition, in fact, would an swer no other purpose than inflam e the public mind. Gentle. men spoke of the improper conduct of Sub-Sheriffs. He thought the Sheriffs ip Ireland did their duty as well as the Sheriff's in England, and if they did not they might be made to to it. He' knew the Magistracy of his own county, anti he believed it was impossible to find Gentlemen more ht to do the duty. It' it was otherwise in other counties, why did not Gentlemen bring in a Bill to provide A remedy. With regard to the Judges it was generally admitted that the Bench of Ireland was pure. He declared upon his honour, that. ail the Judges, to whom he had. mentioned Judge Fletcher's charge, had said, Judge Fletcher for that charge ought to have been dismissed from the Bench. Nothing could be done with the Petition this Session, but if Gentlemen would introduce the question fairly next Ses sion it might become the subject of discussion. Mr. PEEL assured tile House that he intended to confine himself to the Subject. Out of eighty-four days the House had devoted to business, forty-nine had been applied to Irish business. This was at least a strong ground for confining himself to the subject. The question was, whether, the House ought to app o i nt a Committee to inquire into the Administra tration of Justice ; such a proceeding had not been adopted during the list century. What was the case for such inquiry —He had too much respect for the Catholics of Ireland to suppose they were the authors of this inflammatory and ferocious statement. The charges against the Protestants, and the Corporation of Dublin were scandalous. A Committee of that House wail then sitting en the affairs of the Corporation of Dublin, and he entreated the House to suspend their judgment was until the Report was received. This declamatory statement is more in the style of a condemned tragedy titan a statement of facts. Mr. Peel considered himself' bound to defend the Pro. testant population of Dublin, The Hon. Member for Cork had in the most manly way denied on every occasion that Protestants had endeavoured to injure their Roman Catholic brethren. The complaint was , that th e S u b-Sh er iffs had not done their duty in executing the Kin's writ. This was a grievance if it were true, but he denied that tt affected the Roman Catholics. The Petition came front au association called the Catholic Association, who about ten it was declared th at P rotestant mur d erers were protected and years ago published a general- allegation, by which cherished for the crime. A case was added in which an inno cent Catholic WM described to have been executed, and that he died professing his innocence.' On the appearance of the state ment a prosecution was commenced for a libel. It appeared by the report of the Learned Judge who tried the man, and the admi s s ion of the prisoner's Counsel, that his religion was not known. The Attorney-General to that hour did not know the man's religion. The Right Honourable Gentleman read the charge of Judge 'Bush; and the defence made by the pri soner's Council, by which the falsehood and malig nity of the libel was clearly esta bli s h ed. The con d u ct of the Judges was pure with respect to the appointment of Magistrates. Lord Alenners would never attend to representations against Magis trates., proceeding from political feeling. Great difficulty attended the removal of Magistrates. In a late affray in the North of' Ireland, th e t roops were called out, but the people ex. claimed, "'There is no-Ma g i stra te, don't mind the troops, they cannot tire." Th e y p roceeded to k noc k down the soldiers who fired, anti seve ra l li ves were lost. A few days before the Magis trate had been removed by Lo r d Manners. That circumstance Alagistrates. was su ffi cient to c h ew the danger arising from the removal of The Right Hon. Gent. defended the conduct of Major Sire against what he considered unjust accusations. He had seen no reason for removing Major Sirr from the Magistracy. —With respect to Mr. Justice Fletcher's' charge, that Judge was dead, and consequently he was prevental from making any remarks on the subject. He had m his possession Mr. Justice Fletcher's charge, and he should only say, it difered PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. MOUSE OF COMMONS. Jovis, 26° die Junii, 18'23. NATURALIZATION—AIiegatiN 1 Bills read a third time, liannot; rts—ilolyhead anti 'lowa* f and passed. POST HORSE DUTIES—BiII, as amended, to be printed. SETTLEMENT OF THE POOR—Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; further consideration of Report put off for three months; Bill, as amended, to be printed. EQUALIZATION OF DUTIES—BiII read a second time, and committed. .111}:asmix FllOll Tur. Lonos—That they have agreed tQ Commercial Credit (Ireland) Bill, and Tamworth Roads Bill, without amendment ; and to Barilla Duties Bill, with an amendment. POST Aor —Petition of Sir James Riddall, of the City of Dub. lin, Knight, praying to be allowed to receive and send Corn Returns Free of Postage. COAL Dtrr as—Petition front Merchant Bishop, against the tics .on Coals carried coastwise. ItEtmtocrr It or Durnes—Bill to be read a third time on Wednesday. ORDERS of the DAY for THIS DAY. 1. New South Wales Jurisdiction Bill—Second Reading. 2. Poor Laws Amendment Bill—Committee. 3. Passage Vessels Regulation Bill—Third Reading. 4. East India Mutiny Bill—Further consideration of Report. 5. East India Trade Bill—Further consideration of Report ti. Conduct of the Chief Baron of the Exchequer (Ireland) — Committee thereupon. 7. Beer Retail Trade Bill—Committee. 8. Qualification of Jurors Bill—Second Reading. 9. General Turupike,Act Amendme n t Bill--Third Reading. 10. Slave Trade Consolidation Bill—Committee. 11. Customs Duties (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of Report. 12. Highland Churches Bill—Committee. 13, Kiltiernan Union Bill—Second Reading. 14. Tithes Composition (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of Report. 15. Ways and Means—Committee. 16. East India Half Pay Bia—Committee. 17. Linen Manufacture (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. 10. Lancaster County Court Bill—Third Reading. 19. Usury Laws Repeal Bill—Report. 20. Quakers Affirmations Bill—Second Reading. 21. Febt) de Se Bill—Third Reading. 22. Building of Gaols Bill—Report. 23. Lotteries Bill—Committee. 24. Equalization of Duties Bill—Committee. 25. Disembodied Militia Bill—Committee. 26. Lottery Commissioners, Salaries and Allowances—Report thereupon. 27. Law Merchant Bill—Second Reading. 28. Juries (Scotland) Bill—Third Reading. 29. Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of , Report. 30. Church Rates (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 31. Grand Jury Presentments Consolidation Bill—Committee. NOTICES OF MOTIONS tor THIS PAY. 1. Sir Gerard Noel—To present a Petition from Oliva (styling herself) Princess of Cumberland, praying that she may be heard by her Agent at the Bar of the House, in support of her Claims. 2. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—To vote East India Half Pay. (In Committee of Ways and Means.) NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Tuesday, July I. Mr. Grattan—Motion respecting Pipe Water and Metal Main Accounts in the City of Dublin. Deferred from June 26. Thursday, July 3. Sir James Mackintosh—Copies of the Instructions trans. mined by his Majesty's Government to Sir Win. A'Court, for the regulation of his conduct in the case of changes made by the Cones in the internal Government of Spain. from the charge which hadbeen published. In his conclusion the Learned Judge said, " Until these Associations are put I down in the North of Ireland, and the anus taken from their hands, it will be in vain to look for peace." He did not consider that part of the charge at all reprehensible, more espe cially as Judge Fletcher was speaking of the North of Ireland, where disturbances prevailed on the subject of illicit dis tillation. lie adverted to the letter of Mr. &Lunn, said to have been found by a Catholic Priest Could the House of Commons discuss such a document ? Ile regretted that any Catholic Priest could have been guilty of so much dishonour as not to return that letter to the owner. The use made of it could only tend to produce a breach between Protestant and Catholic. Mr. Saurin for fifteen years filled the office of Attorney-General, and at the end of that time refused the offer of a Peerage, and the rank of Lord Chief Justice. It was not, however, his intention to enter into discussion on the subject, as he could never properly become a party in con troversy on such a transaction. lie came to another charge against Lord Norbury. The charge was a joke on the part of that Learned Judge; and certainly it was not fair to make a Judge suffer for a joke more than another man. Ad verting to observations made on the decisions made in Appeals by Lord Manners, it was said his reversals were one in five. — The fact was, out of 2,313 decrees, there had been 11 reversals. He concluded by asking the House whether they could give currency to these charges, which were intended to bring into contempt the Protestant population of Ireland. Believing it was to promote party purposes, he never would consent to refer the Petition to a Committee on Courts of Justice. Mr. BROUGHAM replied at considerable length. The ar guments against the petition hid not altered the impression made on his mind by the petitioners. An Hon. Friend, speak ing of the Judges of Ireland, had described them as being ge nerally pure. The phrase generally pure was no eulogium. The Bench of Judges should be perfect. Ile defended the peti tioners as the representatives of the Catholics whose cause they zealously advocated. He asked the House to satisfy the minds of six millions of the Irish population by going into in quiry whether justice had been fairly administered. Ile asked that boon because it would produce a respite of danger, and tranquilize the people at least until the next Session. Mr. HUTCH INSON explained. The House then divided— For the Motion Against it . - - - 139 Majority - . -80 The other Orders were then disposed of, and the House ad journed At 11,ALF-Pm Two O'CLOCK. PRICE O TlllB DAY AT Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 11113 3 per Cent. Cous. shut 3a per Cent 4 per f Cent. New tshut 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. 20 7-10ths Imp. 3 per Cents. 'F STOCKS ON I.: O'CLOCK. India Stock India Bonds Ms. 395. South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills— l4l 21 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India fur Con. Acct. Cons. for Acct 81a1 PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS ul LONDON, JUNE 27, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 00. {Six per Cents. 00. Five per Gen: 4. ( Metallic) 00. Ditto New BU.. I Five per Cent. Bonds, 04. Neapolitan 1 Scrip, 00. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Spanish New Ditto, 31i. Scrip, 00 disc. f Five par Cent. Bonds, 00. Prussian 1. Ditto New, 114 i. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Chili 00. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 54. Peruvian New Loan, 00. J Qiaxnii pe r S ) (j ilt :n e t. s ,£'2l Ls. American i Five per Cent. 95i-97. (Three per Cent. 70. Frensh Russian PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, JUNE 24. Bank Stock shut Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. Gov. Deb. 34 per cent ()41 —Ditto 6 per cent.... Stock, '4 per ct abut —DittoStock — Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. — I Royal Canal Stock '"- ' Goy. Deb. i per cent. —Stock, 4 per cent. 9ok Treasury Bills, 5 per cent City Debentures, 5 per cent Lying in iloseitul 4 per cc — Lxchange on Loni Wide-street Cert. 6 per et. Do. I)eb. with (km. Sec.... Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct Do. 6 per ceet Ballast Office Govt. See. .5 per cent. ion, June 23, 64. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. :darning, 62 minutes after 4. !EvenlDE, 8 minutes after 6. PARIS PAPERS. (From the Moniteur of Tuerday, June 24.) (OFFICIAL. PART.) ARMY OF THE PYRENEES. BULLETIN. By drawing to him the garrisons of Valencia, of Molina, and considerable detachments, Bal lasteros has endeavoured to fix himself firmly in the kingdom of Valencia. From 1500 to 2000 men were at Alcora, an equal number occupied I eruei. General Molitor, after having repassed the Ebro, advanced with the second corps to wards this last point. The brigade of Ordonneau marched so rapidly, that it arrived there on the 6th ; at his approach the enemy spiked his can non, and retreated with precipitation. General Molitor, arriving at Ternel on the Sib, learnt that Ballesteros had collected all his army at Murviedro, that he vigorously pushed the siege of Saguntum, the garrison of which being in want of provisions, was on the point of surrendering. The hope of at length overtaking the enemy made our troops advance by forced marches, and the division of Loverdo arrived on the 11th at Segorbia. Ballasteros being informed of the rapidity of this march, suddenly raised the siege of Saguntum, where he had already lost near 10(X) men, and retreated towards Valencia, abandoning his ammunition and artillery. The next clay, the 12th, General Molitor proceeded to Iklulsiedro; he went to visit the fort Saguntum, and to congratulate the Governor and the gar rison on their vigorous defence. This garrison consisted of about 1000 men scarcely clothed, and with pikes, not above 300 having muskets. It was partly by throwing stones that these brave men repulsed three successive assaults, General Molitor mentions with praise the Governor Dont Jose Spuing, Lieut.-Colonel ; Colonel Antonio Nell, commanding the Artillery; Colonel Ma nuel Montesino, Commandant of the Town ; Lieut.-Colonel Manuel Bidal, the King's Lieu tenant ; and Ant. Trillas, Chief of a Battalion, commanding the troops. On the 13th, at nine in the morning, Count Molitor, at the head of the division of Loverdo, entered Valencia ; the Magistrates came to offer him the keys of the city, and the whole popula tion, without distinction of classes, received the French with transports of delight and gratitude. After our entering into Valencia, and the oc cupation of the citadel, where a great quantity of artillery and ammunition was found, General Bormemain was sent in pursuit of the enemy ; a detachment sent to the sea coast took 10 cannon and a quantity of ammunition, which the enemy had not time to embark. The retreat of Ballasteros was so precipitate, that he could not call in the 1500 or 2000 men that he had detached towards Alcora; this co lumn is cut off, and will be pursued till it is destroyed. The results of the march of the second Corps are the relief of Saguntum, the occupation of the thekingdom most numerous Valencia, corps a nodf the t e enemy. forc e d Gm retreat eer of Molitor will follow all its motions till its entire dispersion. Count Bourdesoult was on the 13th at Cordova, where a ',Wyelist movement had manifested itself as well as at Jae:), before the arrival of the French troops: that column will be at Seville on the 21st. Count Bourmont had his van-guard at Las Santos on the 15th : he will join Count Bourdesoult, at Seville, on the 2`2d. The revolutionary chief Campillo, after hav ing p a ssed e the hop Debi, e of r a i l s l i a n d g tii advanced ebloc k a u d p e oll o fS cler, in S u a n n t a t o n and of throwing provisions into that place. c G u e t e i General iu m l oalwr,ci marched , fsro a oo t th e muo rt s head constrained of Burgosai ncu.dp moveable mto Reyno s am make co lumn, k etao precipitate retreat ; he is pursuing him briskly e along tt o : is:stet si s es e i a ort - t c lo o y a ol s ifi t i st a th s ec far ta fs a l s ire) t . h ol e tra A tr i ,oo t u ur r t co i a si s am . , mab O nod n , t i t i ot o loe p k e l s 2pt to be master of the rest of the place in a r t e l i t a is tio p i l i a s ce wi i t s h of Cata lonia. fheigwhedsatyisMpol;tialencetaktiongouorf By order of his Royal Highness, The Major General GUILLEMINOT. Head-quarters, Madrid, June 10. REPORT OF LIEUT.-GENERAL COUNT ILOTTEDIBOURG COMMANDING THE DIVISION OF TUE EASTERN PYRE NEES, TO lIIS EXCELLENCY TIIE MINISTER OF WAR. PERPIGNAN. JUNE 19. 31V LOUD—I had the honour to acquaint your Excellency, by my Reports of the 16th and 17th of this month, with all the particulars that had reached me on the motions of our troops) and the brilliant successes obtained by them over Mina: fresh reports which I received gave me the assurance that the affairs of the 14th and 15th at Osega, at Guittr., &c. had more important results than was at first believed so that we may almost say that Mina is no more. After being greatly harrassed by the companies of the second and sixtieth of the line, added to the Spanish companies of Romagosa, after having a great number of men killed and wounded, and after having again lost 150 or 100 prisoners, Mina has entered the Seo d'Urgel with 900 men at the utmost ; all these successive losses have given a mortal blow to the Constitutional party, which placed all its hope*, orr. him. This Chief himself has lost by his defeat the greatest: part of his influence. There is no doubt the successes obtained will have important consequences in the events now taking place.. I must not conceal from your Excellency, that on the appearance of the enemy, the Douaniers of the department of the Eastern Pyrenees and the National Guards, on the right and left of the Segre, united between Err and Embeigth, rapidly took up arms, and would have resisted the attacks of the troops of Mina, who wished to open themselves a passage at the point of this position. All the troops sent against the enemy have :hewn the same zeal, the same devotedness, the same im patience to engage him. Baron de ROTTEMBOURG. IFI OM the Journal des Debuts.] PARIS, Jusv, {24.—The campaign in Spain being now regarded as nearly at an end, if the blockaded fortresses delay to open their gates, orders are given to convert the blockades into sieges. PERPIGNAN, JUNE 16.—Later advices inform us that the taking of 1 100 prisoners was the result of the first engagemont_which took place on the morning of the 15th, with the rearguard of Mina's column, near the Spanish village of Guilt. Ax, JUNE 17.—The division of Orrea is entirely destroYed. all having been killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. Oenerta Orrca himself is taken, as also Mina's aid•de-cam? artd idi 44)1'