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HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, JuLy 10. Lord CLIFDEN presented a petition from cer tain persons of an ancient faith, a very ancient faith, from Jews.—(A laugh.) The petition was signed by Moses Lyon Levi, who was fully qualified as an Esquire. The Noble Lord begged to read a short extract from a debate which took place at a late meeting of the Jews. One of the speakers said that the only difference in • religion betwetn the Jews and the Christians was, that the former, by believing only the Old Testament did not go quite , o far as the latter. "It is impossible (said the speaker) to suppose that our wearing a beard can be amy va:id objection to us, for this we do in common with the dandies at the West End of the Town whose faces are entirely covered with hair." The petition prayed for the removal of the civil disabilities which at present affect the Jews. • Lord STRANGFORD presented a petition from Sir John Sydney, of Penshurst, in the county of of Kent, praying that the co-heirs may not be, pre judiced by the claim of Col. Fitzharding Berkeley to the Barony of Berkeley, which the petitioner stated to be held by writ, and not by tenure. Referred to the Committee of Privileges. The Earl of ABERDEEN laid on the table Cor respondence respecting the Slave trade. The Regent's Park Bill, the Longitude Acts Re peal Bill, and the Constabulary (Ireland) Bill went through a Committee. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Amy 10. On the motion of Sir H. PARNELL, the Re port of the Committee on the Holyhead Road Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be en grossed and read a third time to-morrow. General GASCOYNE brought up the report on the Liverpool Charity Estate Bill.—Read a tiaird time and passed. Mr. WARD moved for an account of all fines imposed within the last three years on licensed dealers in foreign wines, by the Board of Excise, distinguishing those which were imposed for frauds practised on the Revenue. - Lord CHANDOS presented a petition from the county of Bucks in favourof the abolition of slavery. Sir H. PARNELL brought up the Fourth Re port of the Committee upon the Public Expenditure. Colonel ARI3UTHNOT presented a petition fpm the borough of Montrose, praying for a con tinuation of the bounty on the herring fisheries. Mr. FERGUSSON supported the prayer of the petition. - After a few words from Colonel TAINT the pe , tition was ordered to be printed. _ . _ . Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from the Clergy, Magistrates, and Inhabitants of the city of Carlisle, praying for the abolition of Slavery. Sir G. MURRAY brought up papers relative to the state of Honduras ; also,' a Correspondence be tween the Governor and other authorities of the island of Jamaica and the Colonial Office, relative to the state of Slavery.--Ordered to be printed. Mr. J. WOOD presented a petition from Leeds, signed by upwards of 19,700 persons, against the Additional Churches Bill. Also a similar petition trom the Society of Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty, at Blackbu►a, in the county of Lancaster. Mr. J. WOOD also presented a petition from the wife and children of a person named John Cattoe, complaining of the conduct of the officers of Excise, at Manchester. Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition from the Coach Proprietors of London, complaining of the state of the roads between London. and St. Alban's. Sir H. PARNELL then moved that a Connit tee be appointed to inquire into the state of the road under the Wheatstone and Barnet Trustees. —Agreed to. ALE-HOUSE LICENSES BILL. Mr. ESTCOURT moved that the amendments of the Lords to the Ale-house Licenses Bill be read. —Agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be passed SPANISH BONDS. Sir J. MACKINTOSH gave notice, that on Monday next he would present a petition from a great body of respectable Merchants of the city of London, complaining of the losses they had sustained to the extent of three millions by the non-fultilmen of the convention entered, into with the Spaniards it the year 1823. Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from Mr. Charles Pearson of the Adelphi, relative to the Sheriffs (Ireland) Bill. On the_ motio n of Lord ASHLEY, the . Bombay Marine Bill went through a Committee, and the re-1 port was ordered to _be brought up to-morrow. • 1 On the motion of Mr. H. TWISS the Slave l Removal Bill went through a Committee, and the report was ordered to betaken into further consider- ution on Monday next. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Mr. R. GORDON said he had given notice for a Bill to enable the Corporation of London to shut up Smithfield Market, or at least to prevent carts and carriages from passing through . it on certain hours. He bad learned, however, from good authority, that a Bill for this purpose must be introduced as a-Pri vate Bill, and he therefore reluctantly withdrew it until next Session. On the motion of Mr, WYNN, the Lunatics' Estate Bill was ordered to bezommitted to-morrow. On the motion of Mr,:NA(Y,PIN, the :Insolvent Debtors' (India) Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. WYNN, the Criminal Justice (India) Bill, was read a third time and passed, after some observations from Sir E.', CAR RINGTON, Mr. FERGUSSON, and Mr. WYNN. • GAME BILL. Mr. S. WORTLEY. moved the third reading of the Game BM. . After sonic verbal amendments the Bill was read a third time. POSTAGE BILL. The Report of the Postage Bill was brought up and agreed to. The Bill, with its amendments, was ordered to be engrossed, and to be read a third time to-morrow, if then engrossed. CUSTOMS' BILL. The House went into a Committee on the Cus toms' Bill. A conversation took place, in which Mr. T. P. COURTLNAY, Mr. P. THOMSON, and Mr. C. GRANT took a part; but the Hon. Members spoke in so low a tone, as to be altopther inaudible in the gallery. On the clause for continuin g the present duty on Manufactured Silk imported into this country, Mr. P. THOMSON urged upon the Govern ment the necessity of doing what they could to abolish smuggling, by reducing the duties on im ported articles. He thought that the East Ind 4:. Company ought not to be placed under the disad vantages under which it at present laboured; and from the difficulty of levyin g with accuracy the pre sent rated duties on silk, and the injustice which the owner often suffered on that account, he should propoe as an amendment that an ad valorem duty of 30 per cent. be taken on all silks imported from the East Indies. This would be no loss to the .Revenue, and a great benefit to those engaged in shipping goods. Mr. C. FERGUS SON supported the amendment. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON also concurred with the amendment. Mr. C. GRANT had intended, on bringing in the Bill which the Right Hon. Gentleman- now in troduced, to have taken out the existing clause, and to have inserted one of the kind now proposed by the Hon. Member for Dover. The present rated duty was calculated at 30 per cent., and Govern ment had been at great trouble to form the scale; but on the whole, the apportionment was not ac curate, since in some of the East India silks the duty ran from 45 to 65 per cent. He should ven ture to suggest that the Amendment should extend to silks of all kinds Mr. FUER was opposed to the Amendment. tnat SlTlUggllng naa neen mmimsnea; to the contrary, it was carried on in the silk trade to is great an extent as ever. The main point of tie question was the amount of the. duty. If it wis fixed at that rate Which ,wtittld.lie a protecticin to the home trade, foreigners would Undersell it Ur smuggling; and if it was. fixed:below, that rate, it would be no nrOteetion.--4Hear.,).- Mr. C. GRANT said, that after the confession co generously made by the Hon. Gentleman, per haps he would agree - that 25 or even 20 per cent. would be a better security both for the trade and for the revenue, than any higher rate. As to smuggling, he believed it did "exist to a certain extent; but it was deereating,, aild it would be still further decreased by reducing - the duty. Mr. TRANT remarked that,: at . the present rate, - the duty operated quite oppressively on India piods; though he believed 'it was quite unintentionally fixed so high. Mr. HUMS thought it 'extraordinary that this country should continue to treat India as a foreign State. Considering the difficulties . which all com mercial men connected with that country were suf fering, he. hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman would have turned his attention to this subject. Mr. BRIGHT opposed the Amendment. - Mr. FERGUSSON said, that all the Members knew that this Amendment would only do what the original Act intended to have done. By that Act it was intended that the silk goods of India should not be charged with a higher rate of duty than Ms now proposed ; but it bad been proved by calcula tions that they were charged at a much higher rate. It was unjust that India should be treated worse than a foreign country.- - Mr. P. THOMSON said, that the people of In dia expected that this alteration' would take place of course, on the expiration of the existing Act in Oc tober next, after which.they understood their goods would come into this country:at.3o per cent. The present scale of duty had only been framed on the plea that the CustorOwnse officers.were ignorant of • the real .Value of these goods; and until. they be came acquainted with it, this scale was framed in order that 30 per cent. might --be - properly taken. He was sure this statement would, satisfy 'the Hon. Member for Bristol, that no act of injustice was in tended. This was not a measure of alteration, but of correction. Mr. BRIGHT contended, that this was an at tempt to alter the existing law, and should not have been made without previous notice to the home manufacturer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed that it was particularly unfortunate this Bill was brought in at so late a period of the Session, but the delay was owing to - circumstances well known to the House. It involved important inte rests both in India and in this country; and be was fully aware that the feeling was extremely strong in both countries, and that whatever course Parlia . ment might take, they must in some degree disap point the expectations of one party or the other. He agreed with his Hon. Friend the Member for Bristol; that merchants abroad had no ground of legitimate presumption that the existing Act would be permitted to expire. He could not pledge him self to any course that would admit East .India goods at the rate of duties 'suggested by the Hon. Member for Dover. lie. shoutd feel bound, there fore, to giVethe home manufacturers - the advantage of his vote for the continuation of these duties. Mr. MABERLY trusted the House would feel the necessity of being governed by some fixed prin ciple; 3() per cent.had.been stated as the 212Mrintlint On no account, therefore,. could he agree with the Right Hon. Gentleman upholding a tax beyond that rate for the protection of the home manufac turer. The . CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE R said the Hon. Gentleman waa arguing upon a prin ciple which he _knew did not apply to this question. The Hiin. Gentleman .linew that the Bill originally intrUduCed imposed an ad valorem duty of 30 per cent„ but afterwards a rated duty was substituted higher than 30 per cent. Mr. C. GRANT—Yes, but that effect was not intended. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER knew not what the intention of the scale was ; but the obviotis effect of it was a considerable accession of ditty. This was not a . ~ question of principle, but •• of expediency. _ _ . _ _ Mr. C. G - .13.4.1\T denied that in making,tbo, tran sition . froinihe ad 74do . rius duty, of 30 per cent. to the rated scale, the duty had been intentionally in creased, or, that knowingly, the increase had been ad:flitted. . We had no such intention, said the Right Hon. Gentleman, or consciousness. Our in- teti - tion was to adjust the-scale on the rate of 30 per . cent; and as far as we did deviate, it.was uncon-' sciously. The Right Men. Gentleman stated that: 'he supported the Amendment because there was an . uncontested case made out that a duty of 60, and `66 per cent. was imposed, when it was intended : that it should not exceed 30 per cent. After some observations by Mr. COURTENAY and Mr. FYLERI, the Committee divided. The numbers on each side were 26. Sir ALEXANDER GRANT, the Chairman of the Committee, gave his vote for the amendment, which was therefore carried. A second division took place while we were ,ab sent from the gallery, but we do not know what was the question. The numbers were again pre cisely the same, and Sir A. GRANT had again the casting vote. Mr. HUME complained of the injustice of levy ing a duty of 20 per cent. on India shawls, while the same article was admitted into that country from England at a duty of 2i per cent. He moved, therefore, with a view to reduce the duty, that the mention of shawls should be omitted. Mr. COURTENAY admitted the. facts stated by the Hon. Gentleman, but denied the advisable ness of the redaction. The• amendment was then withdrawn; and the several other clauses being agreed to, the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow, CUSTOMS' ACTS (DUTIES ON SUGAR. ) • The House then wai s t into a Committee; for the purpose of taking into further consideration _the postponed Resolution relative to the Dtities on Sugar; namely, to admit sugar for the purposes,..of refining, at a duty of 29 shillings. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that it was only an experimental measure. .for a year. • The Resolution' was then agreed, to; and the House having resumed, the Report was ordered to be'reeei-,.ed to-morrow. BUTTER TRADE (IRELAND) BILL. The Butter Trade (Ireland) Bill went through a Commit tee in which it received several Amendments. The Report'was received, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday; and the Bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. REPEAL OF THE DEAD WEIGHT. The House.then resolved itself into a Committee • on the Military and Naval Pension Act. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the measure commonly called the Dead Weight had been under discussion in the Finance Committee, and there it was no longer argued that it was useful. In 1821, the great pressure on the finances of the country made the Government anxious to find out any means to relieve it. •it was accordingly proposed to obtain this relief by creating an annuity ►which should spread the charge over a space of 45 years. He did not wish to enter into any discussion of that arrangement, but the result of the Finance Committee's inquiries were to re com►nend the removal of the measure as too com plicated, and as introducing confusion into the ac counts. He should more, as a Resolution, that leave be given to bring in a Bill for repealing the Act passed in the third year of the King, relating to the Naval and Military Pensions, and for providing for the payment thereof. Mr. HUME heard this motion with great sur prise. It bad already cost the country a large sum; and before it would expire, it would cost the coun- ~, [ld have be upw .V ds o 7ttar le was surprise, all, 'ed ansu - show 'en iow to pro cure the passing such Acts as these; but for this scut of service he had received a pension and a Peerage. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, defended his predecessor against what he.ihought was a personal attack by Mr. HuMe. • Mr. MABERLY 'said a more mischievous or injurious measure'never passed that House than the Act it was now proposed to repeal. It was a fraud on the country. Mr. LEYCESTER concurred heartily in the motion;for a more akitn.d measure never was brought into Parliament.' • The Resolution was then agreed to. The House resumed, the•RepOrt of the Committee. 'WM brought up, leave was given to bring in a . Bill in the sense of the Resolution and a Bill was accordingly or dered to-136 brought in. SAYINGS' BANKS. The Report on the Saving Banks' Bill was brought up. On the Motion that it be read,' Mr. F. LEWIS rose to propose an additional clause to limit the sum'vested by Savings' Banks in the National Seanrities. Wimp that arnotinted to 20,000,0904 he should propose that the Commis. sioners for the National Debt should not be autho- rised to receive any more, end ,that the Trustees of Savings' Banks should be authorised' to place the money entrusted to their care wherever they thought fit. The Right Hon. Gentleman also objected to those parts of the Act which lilaited the amount each individual might deposit in them. Mr. BENETT thought there was no great dan ger to be apprehended from the money being in. yested by Friendly Societies in the National Se curities. A MEMBER, to the claus e . whose name we could not learn, ob jected Mr. HUDSON GURNEY said the danger men tioned by the Right Hon. Gentleman oppOsite seemed to him very great,beeause all those who had money in Savings' Banks would probably demand it in gold, if they drew it out under the influence of a panic. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would be safer, in his opinion, to . leave the Bill without the clause, than to add it. To bring about the danger supposed, half a million of persons must act in concert, which was not very likely to occur. He had looked at the workings of the Savings' Banks during the panic, and he found that 1,200,0001. had been taken out of them within a few weeks, when the panic was at the highest; but during the same period 600,0001. had been paid in. If the sense of the House were in favour of the clause, he would not oppose its introduction.; but he thought it unnecessary. Mr. MONCK thought the danger the clause was intended to provide against, more imaginary than real. Colonel WILSON wished the operation of the Amendment to be deferred till May, 1829. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declined acceding to the proposition. After a discussion between Mr. Monck, Mr. Hume, Mr. J. Martin, and Mr. F. Lewis, the Amendment was put and carried. CORPORATE FUNDS' BILL. Mr. 0. CAVE moved the Order of the Day for the third reading of the. Corporate Funds' Bill. Sir —On introducing this subject to the notice of • the House, I took occasion, in illustration of my argu ment, to cite the cases that occurred at Northamp ton and at Leicester. In the former of these two cases, the only one which had last year been brougir to light, the Corporation had voted out of their cor porale funds 1,060/. fot:the return' of a particular candidate for their borough. The House had, on the evidence of this one cask - alone, decided that such a transaction was one of gross rnalversation and abuse, and had sanctioned the Bill brought in .by the Bon. and Gallant Mernber for Nortlampton, to prevent and puni* itsresurrepee. -The Covporation of Leices ter, improving o n ho exce ll ent an orTginal model, had rendered itself responsible in its corporate capacity, and in the name of its official orgatiralr no less a sum than 27,000/. for electioneering expellees: •On this fact the House will - make its own comments. ' The Corporation of Rye has literally realized what the' Hon. Member for Northampton had only sup posed tci be eventually possible. By a document which some time ago I read to the House, and of the authenticity of Which I have no longer any dolling, that body has had for nearly the last hun dred years the monstrous and scandalous audacity to vest in six of its own members the whole of the pro fitable interests of their respective trusts; and also, as I believe, of making a grant to one person of some land belonging to the public at a sort of pepper corn rent. I have, Sir, in my possession, the proofs of an absolute bargain and sale made of their own borough by one of the Corporations before alluded to; but as the. Member with whom it was made is not now in his place, I shall not imitate the manly and candid conduct of an Hon. Member opposite to me, who made, ,in the course of the last debate on this Bill, an attack on the Member for Northamp ton, who was not present to defend himself. I shall not, therefore, present that part Of , the picture to the public. Sir, I asserethat such - acts as these, which have too long been perpetrated with impu nity, are a breach of trust, as regards the public, and a breach of privilege, as regards this House. If it were true that the funds, not given spe cifically for charitable purposes, were the abso lute property of .corporators, what is there, I ask, (o .prevent their alienating them altogether, and 'vesting. them in themselves, their relations, or descendants for ever, as those of Rye have done ? I assert that corporations can only apply their funds' to purposes .strictly corporate; that corporate purposes can be ascertained only by the interest of corporators in the grant; and that as in these in stances they had clearly none, except in their distinct indiiAdual capacity, the parties to whom I have .111 tided have been guilty of gross malversation, mis application, and abuse. With respect to the breach committed of the privileges of this House, the case of Limerick is a precedent in point— a case which was thought sufficient even by the House of Lords—to justify their sanction of a Bill . to protect the freedom of our elections there" from the illegal interference of a corporation. Sir, if furtller proof - were wanted of usurpation and 'abuse of powers, of infraction not only of the Con , stitutOn,_ but.. of the letter and • spirit of its own eltaiter,j,would instance the Corporation of Qneen boroughis far outdoin g i n au d ac ity, l oca l s p o li a tion, and tyranny, - the scandalous practices of the agents of the Leicester Corporation itself. The Member for Queenborough is present, and can correct or cor roborate my - statements. It appears that so far back as the 1725, the Co r p orate B o d y o f t h at year , place first of all falsified their books and records, which originally gave to the freemen a right of fish ing in the waters which surround- the little island of Sheppy, and which are ,the sole support of the PO inhabitants, and source of the -Cot rate revenues. The atrocious t M fo ir ig 9 c r ry, a ' ryas as the first -first to' a c t on enforce,this contrary to the charter, some most, unreasonable ainiquitous bye-laws . , - which reduced .to absolute starvation four hundiedf poor, hard-working, and um:offending per sons, with their helpless wives and families, becaase they had dared to 'exercise their -right right of voting at an election in opposition to his sovereign will. 1 will not, Sir, go into the various acts he h as perpe trated. -his reduction of widows' pensions --his making n servant alter- Himself botht treasurer making ran his and mayo r , and au di t i n g his own accounts—his w nate mayor with biinself—his vot i ng h i mself a sum of mency•out of the Corporatio n property, an d sum iis own hands t h e sum fora l grant of l an d an d a of 9,0001., instead of liquidating with it the d e bt s . of freehold--and r etainin g eta t i h n a in t g in the Corporation. All thiS, and much more than this, is to be found in the publication of the trial between the Mayor and Corporati on of Queenboroagh, and Edward Skey, the fisherman;' and I refer Hon. Members to .the speech of Mr. Justice Parke, as the best and most unquestionable authority I can pro- duce on this occasion. I will not f a tigue and di s - I gust the House ss ith the many proofs of the brutal and ferocious character of this-man, who has at his disposal a great deal of Government patronage, so long as he is able to dispose of the representation of the Borough of Queenborough, and who defrays the expences of the actions brought against him by those whom he has plundered and oppressed out of the funds entrusted to him for charitable and public , purposes. Mr. 0. Cave here cited an instance of the i Mayor of Queenborough taking upon himself the office of executioner, and flogging an indi vidual through the streets of Queenborough. (Mr. 0. C. here read some passages from a trial, proving the falsification and erasnres in the records of the Queenborough Corporation.) Now, Sir, I will i ask those gentlemen who talk of vested rights, what species of vested right is this ? It is the vested right of usurpation, forgery, robbery, and wrong—it is the vested right of a highwayman in property un lawfully appropriated—it is the vested right which the advocates, in this House, of Ibrahim Pacha, pre tend to the Greek captives whom he has taken from their country, and sold as slaves at Alexan dria. 'Will any one now be bold enough to talk of " vested rights," acquired in such a manner, and turned to such purposes as these ?, Sir, th e Ri g ht H on . S ecretary f or t h e H ome De partment stated very fairly on the first reading of the Bill, that he did not suppose it to be directed against any particular corporation, and that although he did not pledge himself to support all its clauses, he did not object to its introduction, or oppose its general principle. On its own merits only this Bill should stand or fall, and I thank the Right Hon. Gentleman for placing it in its proper light. With respect to the insinuations which have been thrown out against myself in the course of the late debates on this Bill, I did not think it advisable to in terfere with its progress, by replying to them at the moment, I will, however, es this is the last stage of it, take liberty of just briefly adverting to them. I will not'do Hon. Members who made them the in justice of supposing—whatever might be their mo tives,—that they had any knowledge of the transactions of the late Leicester election; be cause had they known them some of their expressions would have gone to the intentional countenancing one of the most infamous arid flagrant falsehoods that has ever been attempted to be palmed on public credulity, and I will moreover tell those Honourable Members, that if they think, as I think, that the general good would be benefitted by probing that election'to the bottom, I will be the first to give my zealous and active support in seconding any mo tion for the instituting proceedings for that purpose, and that I myself will gladly give my evidence at the bar of this House as to every fact and circumstance that occurred at that election. It is true that having been myself not only plundered but slandered, in the most outrageous manner by the agents of a self-elected cor poration, my attention has been more directed to this subject than that of other members who have not so suffered; beyond this I cast back the false in sinuations I allude to, with all the contempt they deserve. Mr. CAPELL supported the third reading. Mr. H. GURNEY also supported the Bill. Mr. ROSS opposed the Bill. Mr. BATTLEY supported the Bill. The House then divided— For the third reading Against it Majority While absent from the Gallery, we understood that Colonel SIBTHORPE moved that. the Bill be now read a third time; when a second division took place, and , there appeared— For the Motion . Against it Majority —3l The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. On the Question that the Militia Clothing Bill he read a third time, a few observations were ma d e by Mr. S. Rica, M r. HUME, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after which the Bill was read a third time, and passed. Certain Amendments on the Beer Bill were read a second time, and agreed to; and the Bill was or deied to be engrossed and read a second time to morrow. The Amendments on the Night Poaching Bill 'were read a second time, were ordered to be printed, and the Bill, with these Amendments, to be taken into consideration to-morrow, when the Bill is to be read a third time. On the motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, the House went into a Committee on the Church Bene fices' Bill, when the Hon. and Learned Gentleman proposed some Amendments, which were agreed to, for the purpose of being printed. and taken into con sideration on Monday next. Mi. HUME objected to the Canterbury Preroga tive Bill, and especially to the Clause requiring per sons to . pay over the fees to the consolidated Fund. The public would be no gainers, by it.; and as it could not he cairied into operation for some years, he thought the Bill need not be pressed forward this Session. Dr. PHILLIMORE could not consent to adopt the suggestion of the Hon. Member. The House resumed, and the Report was brought up. The other Orders of,the..Day- were then dis posed of, and , the House , adjourned at Half-past Twelve. LIST OF THE MINORITY OF NINE WHO NOTED AGAINST THE IRISH SURVET,-JULT 7. Bankes, H. Monck, J. B. Stanley, Hon. E. G. Littleton, E. J. Palmer, C. F. I Waithman, Ald. Moberly, J. Parnell, Sir H. Wood, Alderman TELLER—Hume, Joseph. For Survey l2O Against 9 Majority for SPIRITED SENTENCE IN SCOTT'S LIFE OF NAPOLEON BoNArAwrx.--The Poles waited with hope and exultation the approach of the French armies; and candour must allow that, unlawfully subjected as they had been to a foreign yoke, they had a right to avail themselves of the assistance not only of NAPOLEON, but . of .11/u/iomet or of Satan himself, had he promised to aid them in re gaining the independence of which they had been oppres sively and unjustly deprived. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Sunday, as Colo nel Noon and his lady, who at present reside near Ayles ford, in . Kent, were riding out together airing, shortly after prayers, the pony on which the lady rode became suddenly restive on the turning of one of the roads at Buckland, and, notwithstanding her endeavours. to keep her seat— and she was a remarkably good horsewoman—rearing, in the fright, Are* Mrs. - Woos on her 'back in the middle of the road, the' animal' falling-on her. - Colonel WOOD immediately dismounted, - and there being no person in the vicinity to give assistance, conveyed his wife, who was at this time quite senseless and speechless, to the road-side, where he had only remained a short time before one of the Maidstone and London coaches, on the way down to Maid stone, came up, and.with the aid of some of the passengers, Mrs. WOOD was conveyed into the coach, and thus brought home. atrzipal,assistnuce.!was at once precured, but she was not *Mg t9:lPei4k until Mandaymorning. It was said that the wounded.lady expired yesterday. • . • FATAL RIOT AT TimAtioE.—The fair -of th i s t o wn, im the Queen's County, on Wednesday fah, was t h e scene of a fatality as unlooked for as most deeply to - be d e plored. It appears that a scuffle between tub persons produced a violent conflict between the.respective family partisans—that the police issued out ant, made caption- of one of the principal rioters, who was secured in the bar rack. The united multitude pursued the constabulary, who were compelled to retire to their quarters with preci pitation; 'where—having shut themselves in—they were surrounded by the people. On prompt and ,continued re fusal to surrender their prisoner, the populace threatened to fire the barracks. Hereupon, a few blank cartridges were shot off over their heads, which but exalted their fury ; every window in the house was demolished with stones by the mob without, some of whom proceeded, as we hear, to strip the roof and t o apply fire to the wood-work of the building. The consequence was —several discharges o f musketry by the con s t a b u l ary , w h ere by two men w ere kill ed, another dastgerously wounded (thigh broken), and six oir eight are left labouring under serious wounds. As yet, we have not further authentic grounds for remarks—but, would now introduce the subject to Government', for so lemn inquiry. An inquest has been held on the dead on Friday ; but we know not the verdict...Car/ow Nora ing Post. CLARE ELECTION. CHAIRING .OF O'CONNELL. -, I I (From the Second Edition 4f ;the Pubtin Eveniv Post of Wednesday.) . The town of Ennis .rdmained extremely crowded since Saturday, the Freeholders residing at any dis tance, having all remained for tke Chairing. Twelve was the hour appointed for. its taking place, and at that time the town was one dense mass. The Chair about half-past one was drawn up to Mr. O'Con nell's lodgings, where it remained for a short time. It was constructed as an inclosed platform, the sides being about three feet high, covered with green cloth. In the front was placed the chair, hung with flowers, and on each side of it was hoisted a green flag. The whole rested on • a carriage with four wheels. Mr. O'Connell, attended by a numerous party of friends, took his seat at one. On taking his seat Mr. O'Connell was loudly cheered—he ad dressed a few words to the people, exhorting them to be, peaceable.. He wore the medal of the 'Order of Liberators, suspended on a broad green'ribbon. On his right stood Mr. O'Gorman, and on his left Mr. Steel—the remaining space in thocar was filled by his principal friend§ who assisted him in the con test. The pr6cessionthe n mov e d on w i t h t h e grea t es t regularity and quietness, in the following order : R6man Catholic Clergymen on.,horseback,followed by about two thousand Freeholders, walking arm in-arm-r-then the Tradesmen, bearing, - first, two neatly executed models 'of a Plough and Harrow, hung with ears of young corn, .and numerous flags, emblematic of their several .crafts—then a large party bearing as flags the handkerchiefs which have been so fashionable during the contest, representing the Man of the People' in the act of speaking—theie were again followed by an immense body of Free holders—after whoM came the Chair—this was followed by at least five thousand people. In this order they proceeded round the town in perfect silence, not a voice was raised excepting when the chair stopped, and the signal was given for a general cheer. The whole town was decorated with green flags and boughs of trees—some of the narrow streets looked more like groves than streets. The procession moved on towards Clare, at which point were stationed a large force of military,both horse and foot, with two field pieces—this must have been for the purpose of giving 'eclat, for silence could have been obtained. by the raising of a hand, and a word was sufficient to move or to stop the whole body. 31r. O'Connell long before he arrived at Chat e, frequently appealed to the people, to allow him to leave the chair they were drawing, and to take his carriage which was in waiting, but it was not till he had passed two miles beyond it that they per mitted him to do so, with many entreaties that he would suffer them to draw him into Limerick. On leaving the chair he mounted the box of his carriage, accompanied by Mr. M. O'Connell, he briefly ad dressed the people thanking them for their attach ment to him, and begging that they would not think of attending him further; this had very little effect, as by far the greater number followed him to New market, where he changed horses.—Here there was a strong reinforcement—the town, although the pro perty of Sir Edward O'Brien, was prepared for his reception, every house being from the door to the chimney decorated with green boughs. While the horses were changing, Mr. O'Connell addressed the multitude assembled round him. As the cavalcade approached within five miles of Limerick, small parties began to appear who had come from thence; these begun rapidly to increase for the space of two miles, and at that distance there could not be less than 40,000 people in waiting, to escort to their city the first Catholic returned to the United Parliament since the signing- of the Treaty at its gate. These were principally composed of the different trades--each craft bearing, as they did in Ennis, their own banners, most of them accompanied by' a band of music, and carrying white wands orna• mented with laurel leaves. On every part of the ; road where two trees happened 'to stand opposite, it; festoon of green leaves interwoven with flowers, wad hung across the road, and where they could not be! found, large trees, Some forty feet high, were planted for the purpose. The Garryovvri Boys mustered if( great force, they mounted a large tree, nearly thirty, feet high, in the branches of which sat a merry piper—this was, safely secured on a car, and drawn by a horse. In Limerick we found every shop closed and the windows thronged Witbspecta tors. The" " Mighty Agitator" had been expected at five, but owing to 'the - slo4 pace he was com pelled to travel he did not reach Limerick ,till near nine. 'He came preceded by the banners and bands . Which had left the town to meet him, and was re ceived by the spectators in the windows with .cheer ing. and waiving of handkerchiefs—in 4hort, with every demonstration of welcome that could be shown. His triumphal inarch will not end there—as we proceeded along, the road, we found that-prepara 0011S had been every where made for his reception. Nenagh was full of strangers. A temporary . arch way had been erected in the main-street at Roscrea; from all these preparations, we think it impossible that Mr. O'Connell can reach Dublin before to morrow night. PETITION AGAINST MR. V.QONNELL, We are authorised to state a petition from the respectable Freeholders of the County of Clare against the return of Mr. O'CoNNELt. as their representative to Parliament, has been forwarded for presentation, and that the same has been committed to Mr. O'BRIEN, the Member' for the County.—Dublin Evening Mail. We are authorised to state that there is no truth in the reports that it is in contemplation to start Ca tholic Members for other places in Ireland. These reports are weak inventions of the enemy. Neither is there any truth in.the insinuation that 11r. O'CoNscu, was started because he was a Catholic; he offered himself because no Protestant was found, and there was no time to look for one; and he was returned because he was a Patriot, not because he was a Catholic. A Protestant as long tried, and as able as Mr. O'CoilfzEu., would have been returned with equal facility.—Dublin Freeman's Journal. THE ORANGEMEN.—If Mr. O'CONNELL'S friends had persisted in their determination to give him a public entry into Dublin, it is said, that the Orangemen had come to the determination to attempt dressing King WILLIAM on the approaching Twelfth of July, and that it was likewise their intention to be prepared with arms, to resist any opposition that might be made to them ! ! Dublin _Evening Post. TWELFT rt or JuL ouraccounts concur in stating that Saturday next will present an exhibition throughout th e kingdom, gratifying to every loyal subject, and cheering to every supporter of the Constitution. There will be simultaneous meetings of Protestants in every part of Ireland. Not the gathering of clans, or the assemblage of parties—not a display of party feuds, or political feelings ; but a manifestation of Protestant strength. Protestants of Ireland, it is time that ye should awake. Arise ! shake off the apathetic sullenness in which circumstances have lulled ye. Meet, associate, and recognise each other. The time is not far distant when your exertions will he necessary to preserve that Constituti on y ou onc e saved— w h en an on. grateful Ministry will seek the assis tance of those in th e ir need, whom they aba ndoned t o their foes in the ho ur o f lastn. By attending t o hi s b ane f u l fo their prosperity. P rotestants of Ireland ! the Concili a t or i • abroad i years ye have d escen d e d f rom t h e high ground of ascendancy which it was your r i g h t to have held. Ye have been insulted, bearded, trodden upon. counsels Your enemies, the enemie s o f t h e Constitution, have triumphed. Protestants assem bl e i n your power, i n your i r ee the five ot Heed him strength,, and abave all in your numbers. Let not the Twelfth of July pass over your heads without congregating in some , public and con ven i ent place within your neighbour hood every person professing the Established Religion— every individual " from the cradle to the c rutch. Be peaceable, orderly, and decorous, and no power exists that can barns ye. Show yourselves the supporters and pre servers of the law ; but at the same time prove, that it de serted by those who ought to uphold ye, ye can protect yourselves.—Dublin Brazing Mail. SINGU.,,AR O CCU R.RENCE.—A few d ays since, a phaeton, belonging to Mr. FRANKLIN, of t hi s town, was travelling near Rodborough, a V iper, of the enormous length of four feet, sprung out of the hedge, during a momentary stoppage of the vehicle, and coiled it self round the rim of the w heel, by the evolutions of which it wa s kill e d i n a few minutes.—.:Cheltenham P a p er . I LONDON. -F FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 11, Mu. The French Papers of Tuesday, and the Gazette de France of Wednesday,have been re ceived, but their contents add nothing to o ur previous information from the theatre of war. Viscount GRANVILLE returns from Paris. next week, and will be replaced by Lore STiMItT, who is expected at the Court of iFrance on Tuesday next, to resume his functions Antbassador. Teaip' .. ears, that when the Budget of Ecele siaStical Affairs was discussed the Chamber of Deputies, M. DUPIN congratulated : the Chamber upon. the gratifying prospect before them in the separation, ,of I the - of XceieSiastical Affairs, from that of Public In struction, because their former alliance was a per arties interested. The Speaker justly observed, P that in fact, public instruction is not that oldie irritation. etween the li)::vali;uaaulsreleblofililgt-ilivgabtoan; and worship alone ; it is the education f all citizens. The University is the eldest daughter .of our Kings,. but with the burden of taking care of the Cadets, however young they may be ; for all are equally children of the same father, who is the King. He further remarked that'the Budget of the . Catholic Church, which was only twelve Millions in 1801, and eighteen millions in 1814, was now up wards of forty millioni. A. number of donations had also been received ; in 1827, they amounted to 8-1- millions. After complaining of the mova bility t,f the Parochial Clergy, and wishing the sums voted for the Church to be saved limn the avaricious heads of the Hierarchy, Chapters, and other establishments under the controul of the Bishops, he . contended the Legislature should specify the respective distributions, in order that all might have . their just, share. The Minister of Publie Instruction gave the following .explanation of the ,University Mono- Toly, as it was termed. lie said, " There exist 38 Royal Colleges ; there are 300 Communial Colleges„ .which are eStablishments' voluntarily erected by the Communes, and the - aid granted by the Commnnes is quite spontaneous:-.:- There are beSides 1,300 Boarding Schools (pen sions), or In s tit u ti ons , held by individu a l s . I n what dOeS the mono poly consist ? I n thi s , t h a t these establishments call only exist i n v i r t ue o f the authorization o f the King, and th at th e y are subject to a superintendence, to the examina tion of I ns pectors-General, in something the same way as the heads of the . financial admi nistration are subject to the examination of the • Inspectors-General of the Finances. It is lin , ' possible that it should be o th erw i se . If th e Roy a l Colleges enjoy any preference, there are three reasons which prevent private establishments from competing- with public estahliehments:.:- The first of these motives . is the certainty` of a pension at the. end of a certain number' of years' service ; the second, the immovability of . the Professorship ; the third, the competition established f o r the higher situations, and which will always callto them the most- distingUiShed . subjects." The following important extract of a letter has been posted at the North and South American Coffee-house, from Oporto, and has been received, via Portsmouth, by an eminent mercantile house in the city. It is pro k nr to notice that the vessel which brings this intelli• FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the ,Gazette•de France, dated Wednesday, July 9.) PARIS, JULY B.—The German Journals. received. to•duy contain no recent news from Turkey and - the• theatre of war. The Austrian Oblerter alone g►ves,' the following article : ! "= The accounts from • Bucharest, of the 16th of June, say that some hundred Turks had passed the Danube at Oltenitza to destroy the works and the materials of the bridge which it is intended to erect there ; but that on the approach of the Russians they had precipitately repassed the river, and re treated to Tourtokay. Our letters from Vienna say, " The chief . subject 'of conversation in the, diplomatic circles is 'the re fusal which the Count de.. Rezendeilthe Braiilian Minister, has experienced -at Carlsruhe from: the. Princess' Amelia of Sweden. His .Excellenq had come' in the strictest incognito; to 'offer to that Princess the hand of the Emperor ; and after having receiv.ed a negative answerihe set out again with the same speed. By an ordinance of the Council or War, eacl squadron of light cavalry is be augmented bi 25. men, and it appears that this' augmentation *ill be also extended to thelteavy cavalry. We were mistaken when we announced that Lord Granville, after having quitted his post as Arnbas sador of England, would continue to reside . at Paris. His Excellency, who .received his letters, of recal last Saturday, will present them to, the Ic.,ieg, and will set out on Wednesday for- Dieppe, with. Lady Granville. - Lord Stuart is still expected by the 15th of July. FR E NCHFv~ns..—TcsFsn~Y--Fivepelf' Ciellith 105 f. 60e. ; Three per Cents. 721. 25c.; Bank Stmck: 1 4 16 °C . ; Naples Stock, 76f. 85 c . 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