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be par• great as :d a low d be .no me had had not at Hon• he bad not de rabtain He had did not opinion eTaa- C i n the ter Was itteil to Hume) t blame once co ereti to 3 coin discus- dim' of ending. xought ILL. Daside- whole to the ie had )t) the Mew- Ittiow re in' struc no to the °co" r who I con- ondaY )n of Late!. ;onset emu citing , and :um- ium - xpe pre- - right mcasure of punishment and of justice. He was not ;prepared to adopt any of those jealous principles with re ' -spect ttathe agricultural and manufacturing interests which • the Right Hon. Secretary for the Home Department had attempted to establish on a former occasion. The present • case was not one which called for extreme punishment, and , therefore he would support the amendment. Mr. BATLEY would not vote for the absolute disfran ebisernent of the borough. Mr. PEEL was not prepared to advise the House to revoke the solemn decision to which they had come by a majority. of 114 toSS. He did not think such a course w ould add to the character of the House.—lf any person "we to state that be could bring forward new evidence to " rt "an that previously given, that might present new " tl4 aiderations to his (11r. Peel's) mind, but he had nea cq nothing o f th e ki n d s t a t e d. At the present moment he : t roated the House would deal with the case before them Wltk the most rigid justice. Should the House agree to ! b ld original proposal for transferring the franchise to the sarge town, or great commercial place, the Voters not dis franchised, it was obvious, would feel themselves very diffe• rently circumstanced, and placed in a very different relation from that in which they formerly stood. In fact they would only bear the numerical laroportion of 150 to 142,000, such being the disproportion between the number of the d isfranchised voters and the number of new electors, or newly enfranchised persons, with whom they were intended to be amalgamated by the Bill. He certainly was still unaltered in his opinion that substantial justice would not be done by extending, in this case, the franchise to the hundred. In the former case of a transfer so often alluded to in the course of the debate, the House of Commons voted that the forfeited franchise of the borough of Gram ' round should be transferred to' Leeds ; their Lordships, however, subsequently determined, in the other House, that t he franchise should be transferred to the county of York. 'llse franchise was undoubtedly an enjoyment of a private Tight. In the case of the borough of Grampound both branches of the Legislature, however, felt that they could ant do justice to the interests of the public, unless the elec tors were disfranchised. Whatever might be his opinion on other delinquent boroughs, he begged to state that he never doubted that the House had a clear right to deal with the electors of Penryn from the notoriety of its corruption. The only-loubt he had entertained was as to what was to be done with the forfeited franchise in this case, or to Whom it was to be transferred. As to the propriety of transferring the franchise of Penryn to the hundred—and here he wished to be understood as saying nothing which could be inferred to allude to the case of the borough of East Retford—he had formed his opinion and made his Mind up from the thousand circumstances—some even minute ones—so often found in life to be the substantive grounds on which persons were often compelled to make up their minds on matters of even considerable importance. In the review of those circumstances he could not exclude - froM his mind the consideration that the borough of Pen ryn was a Cornish borough, and that Cornwall was repre sented by 42 representatives in that Home : and here he would observe, in answer to an appeal which had been made to the House by the Hon. President of the Royal Society in favour of the representation of Cornwall,—let those persons whose interests were likely to be affeeteti provide in future that their interests shosald be represented 9 Parliament by proper and honourable persons.--(llear.) For himself, he should vote for the transfer of the fran chise of P enr y n to a l arge commerc i a l commun i ty, b ecause He considered it a fair line of conduct to pursue, "as the House had now two delinquent boroughs to deal with, and w ith propriety-, therefore, could here adopt the principle ?fifraelternation in this particular instance. He should there support the proposition of the Noble Lord upon these f ru unds, and vote for the transfer of the forfeited out rage in this instance to a large commercial community.— (Ilear. Lord F. L. GOWER said, that the eases of these 61111- qUen t boroughs resembled very strikingly the cases of tw o per -5.?0s fou n d gu il ty o f o ff ences w hi c h ren d ere d t h em li a bl e to t he severest p ena lty th e l aw cou ld inflict—the loss of lif e , at tended by circumstances of personal disgrace and degra dation. If, pursuant to that sentence, they were so doomed to die) it was of very little consequence to themselves how that sentence was executed, provided it was equally as 7P t edY, and unmarked by cruelty . Bu t it was of great 'mPortance to the public how this sentence of the law was ''Xk'ebted ' • for it might be, and often was , of consequence that such a mode should be adopted as might render the .„punishment an example and a warning to others hereafter. If, then, the House should determine in its wisdom that one of these offending boroughs should he delivered over to be dissected after execution, and order the other to be hung. in chains, no party, he thought, in the House or out of it, could feel that the Nouse of Commons had in this case exercised towards the parties an act of injustice.—(Hear.) The gallery was cleared and the House divided— For the M0ti0n...,, • 213 For the Atnenduieut Majority. 179 The House then went into a Committee on the Bill. The preamble of the bill was greed to, which transfers the right to return burgesses to Parliament from the bo "net of Penryn to the town of Manchester, c - . 1 account of the great and increasing wealth, trade, and population of that town. • ()11 the clause relative to the qualification of candidates, and their liability to pay into the hands of the sheriff 3 °W. as his portion towards defraying the expenses of the ' election, • Lord J. RUSSELL said, he had proposed the candi dates returned should receive the money back again : the arrangement of the deposit was only precautionary. Mr. PEEL proposed, as the fairer mode, that all the candidates should; whether successful or not, pay their quota of the expenses afterwards, giving adequate security to the returning officer for the payment of such sums of money when called on. After a fear words from Mr. C. W. WYNN, the clause was, as we understood, agreed to. Mr. HUSKISSON objected to the clause which limit s the Mectien to two days, as unfair towards Manchester. If the bill was a piece of Manchester stuff, all he could s ay of it was, that it afforded a most unfortunate specimen of legislation. Under these circumstances he thought the beat way of dealing with it would be to direct the chair man to report progress and ask leave to sit again, by which means they would have the opportunity of reconsidering the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL could not adopt the suggestion of the Right Hon. Gentleman, as it would be productive of delay. Mr. SUGDEN thought it would be advantageous to postpone that and the remaining clauses until the other two Bille were brought before the House. Dr, PHILLIMORE admitted that the suggestion would have been a good one if they could be sure that the other Bills would pass : but as they could not be sure of that, it would be wrong to make the present Bill depend on a re mote contingency. Mr. G. LAMB thought the machinery• of the Bill was altogether too cumbersome. After a few observations from Lor.l NUGENT, Sir M. W. Iltinzy, Mr. WIIITMORE, and Mr. CARTER, Lord J. RUSSELL consented to withdraw the clause, as the sense of the Committee appeared to be decidedly 'against it. ''The Bill, with the axnendments, was then ordered to be reported to the House, Mr. Gonnox left the Chair, and brOught up the report, which was ordered to be received on Thursday next. CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS. Lore J. RUSSELL moved that the Ord er o f t h e Dar be now.read for the House's resolving itself into a Com mittee of the w h o l e H ouse o n the Test and Corporation -Acts Repeal Bill.—lt was read accordin gly Lord J. RUSSELL—. In rising to move that th e House do now go into a Committee on importantthiso avery few Bill, 'I feel it necessery to say a few words, and o words, t o th e House. When it was lastuendtel.reoloiascussion, "Pon_"Pon_the pr o p os i t i on of a Right lion. Go oppo site, seconded by the Right Hon. Secretary forthee taken HHoweDepartment, f or i nsert i ng a declaration i n i t, to be believed it by all Di ssenters on their entry into office, i agreed to the I thought ?rinciple on whi c h t h ey rested it, not because it either necessary or import an t, b ut b ecause t - to be lik e l y to render the Bill more satisfactory to 1" I?ar_ agreed ties, and to Prevent that collision of hostile feelings which, on point s of religion, is of all things most to be avoided. With respect t o the proposeddeclaration and to the clauses ' to accompanying it, i t was impossible for me then to agree them, having heard them on that occasion fur the first time, and bei ng would impressed with the f ee liug that it be imprudent for me, on a question where the jnte rests of ao many were at stake, to allow myself to be con cluded at once by any form of wors. At the same time it appeared to me that the proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite did not cum prebend any thing in its terms unsuited to the objecta which points to which I found 'myself bound to look were, that I bad in view. The the Dissenters should not be restrained from the expression of their religious opinions, --that they should not be mo lested for retaining thern,--and that they should not be prevented from teaching and inculcating them to others. In these respects, after deeply by the considering the declaration proposed Right Hon. Secretary, I feel bound to say, that I do not find that it imposes any restraints on the re ligious liberty of individuals..--(Hear, hear.) It merely restrains them from exercising any influence which they jay obtain by virtue Of any affice to which they be ap_ , pointed to weaken the established church, or to subvert its legal rights and privileges.—(Hear.) I therefore am of opinion, after giving the subject every consideration in my power, that it would be extremely wrong in me to propound or maintain any objection to the declaration pro posed. On the contrary, I feel that it would be extremely wrong in me not to admit it into the Bill as a very essen tial means of pacifying the country on this most important and interesting subject.—(Hear.) In making this opi nion known, I cannot but chink it due to the Right Hon. Secretary to declare, that as far as I have observed his conduct on this Bill, he has been most anxious to bring the question to such a point as may prevent the conscien tious scruples of any Dissenter from being injured, and as may satisfy the Church that it need apprehend no injury from the admission of Dissenters into civil offices. View ing the declaration in this light, I shall offer no objection to the clauses of the Right Hon. Secretary; and I trust that when they are inserted into the Bill in their amended form they will render it acceptable, not only to this, but also to the other House of Parliament. I now mow; that this Bill be recommitted. The SPEAKER then left the Chair, and the House re solved itself into the proposed Committee. The clauses were then brought up by Lord J. RUSSELL : The first was agreed to without a division. On the second being put from the chair, Mr. PEEL said—The only objection which I have heard urged against the course which I recommended the House on a former evening to follow, arises out of this clause ; and I am informed that it appears to some persons —but how I know not—that it gives to the King a dis pensing power—l mean a power to dispense with this de claration. My own opinion is that it gives no such power : at any rate, I know that I did not intend that it should. The question, as far as it refers to this point, is not with out its difficulties. At present, by the law as it now stands, any one who enters into the King's service, or receives the King's wages, or acts as his menial servant, is compelled to take the sacramental test. He is relieved, however, from that compulsion by the annual passing of the Indemnity Act. If that Act were not to be passed, he would be under an obligation to take the sacramental test, how ever menial -the office might be in which he had the hbriour to serve his Majesty. If I am entitled by the Test and Corporation Acts to call upon every person who enters into his Majesty's service to take the Sa cramental Test, I am entitled by the present act to make every person who would now be compelled to take that test make the proposed declaration. Now I need not say that in many cases the performance of such a ceremony would not only be superfluous, but would also be absurd. For instance, what could be more useless and absurd than to make a man, who was going to enter upon office on a foreign station, make a declaration that he would not, by virtue of that office, attempt to subvert the privileges of the Church of England ? It would be difficult to specify in words all the cases in which it would be imperativ e that the party should make the declaration, and equally difficult to specify the cases where an exception to that rule ought to he allowed. The object of this clause ' was to enable his Majesty at his discretion to spe cify those offices in which it would be necessary to exact the proposed declaration. The object of it was, not to dispense with the declaration entirely, but to allow his Majesty to name what officers should and what officers should not be called upon to make it. This is all that I have to say on this subject at present. I will teiie, however, on this opportunity to repeat that I am satisfied with the security which this declaration offers. lam not prepared to make any alteration in it to please the wishes of any party. All that has passed since I had the honour of proposing this clause, confirms me in the sanguine hope that the present Session will not not close without seeing some arangement adopted on this subject, and with out our having every question satisfactorily arranged with respect to Dissenters from the Church of England. Lord NUGENT said, that the proposed declaration was one of the mildest and least offensive declarations that could have been devised ; and that the Right Hon. Secretary ler the Home Department merited the thanks of the House and of the country, for the Manner in which he had acceded to the proposition of his Noble Friend. There was one point, however, which he wished to suggest to the con sideration of the Right lion. Secretary. He thought that the - office of Privy Councillor was one which subjected the holder of it to thking sacramental test. Mr. PEEL—He is covered by the annual Bill of ' Indemnity. Lord NUGEN T.—Exactly so : a Privy Councillor would be compelled, unless he were covered by the act of indem nity. If that were the case, then he would he called on to make the proposed declaration. Assuming then that a Privy Councillor was both to take the sacramental test under the old Bill, and therefore liable to make the, declaration under the present Bill, be (Lord Nugent) submitted that there might be cases, and those not extreme cases, in which a man, not nicely scrupulous, but only properly conscien tious, might find the declaration at variance with the oath which he had taken as a Privy Councillor. He did not know whether the Right Hon. Gentlemen would make any exception in this clause on behalf of Privy Councillors ; but it did appear to him that, as the clause now stood, it might excite some uneasiness in the minds of persons of tender consciences. The clause was then agreed to, the House resumed, the report was received, and ordered to be taken into conside ration on Thursday next, and to be printed in the interim. PASSENGERS' REGULATION BILL. Mr. Secretary lIUSKISSON moved the further con sideration of the Report of the Passengers' Regulation Bill. Mr. HUME wished to defer the drocussio; on account of the lateness of the hour. The Ron. Member objected to that part of the Bill which required vessels carrying pas sengers to have two decks. Mr. Secretary HUSKISSON could not consent to delay the Bill, and moved it be re-committed. The House accordingly went into Committee. Mr. HIISKISSON stated, that nothing was so neces sary on board the passage vessels as a deck or platform, for the passengers to starlet upon, whilst tbey had a deck over their heads. This platform was what the Bill required under the name of a deck. Sir C. COLE said, he had authority to state, that a vessel bound to North America had nothing but salt for the passengers to rest on, and when they landed they were all dreadfully ill with dysentery. Several verbal amendments were then agreed to. The Report was brought up and ordered to be taken into consideration this day. The Pauper Lunatics Bill went through a Committee of the whole House. Several verbal amendments were agreed to. The Report was ordered to be brought up, and ordered to be read on Thursday next. The Other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY, 1. Mr. Wilmot Horton—That the Reports from the Select Committees on Emigration of 1826 and 1827 be re- ferred to the Select Committee on Public Income and Expenditure. 2. Mr. Fergusson—Petition from the British, Native, and other Inhabitants of Calcutta, respecting the Law of Real Property within that Settlement, and particu larly- respecting the liability of such property as as sets (in the bands of Executors and Administrators) to the payment of the debts of the deceased—and Bill to carry the same into effect. 3. Sir John Newport—Consideration of State of Admiralty Court, Ireland. 4. Mr. Alder►aan Thompson—Petition from the Insurance Companies of London and Westminster, for a redue- tiou of Duty on Fire Insurances. 5. Mr. Lamb--To make provision for the lighting, cleans ing, and watching, of Cities, Towns Corporate, and Market Towns, iu Ircland,.in certain cases. 6. Mr. Lamb —Bill for the regulation of the Linen and Hempen Manufactories of Ireland. 7. Mr. Lamb.--Bill for consolidating and amending the Laws 'in Ireland relative to Larceny, and other of fences connected therewith. ORDERS OF THE DAT POE THIS DAY. 1. Justiciary Courts (Scotland) Bill—Second reading. 2. Bills of Exchange (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 3. William Leadbeater, to he brought to the Bar, and discharged. Ways and Means—Report. 5. Life Annuities Repeal Bill—Third reading. 6. Stamp Duties Bill—Report. 7. rassengers' Regulation Bill—Report. S. Lunatics Regulation Bill—Further consideration Of Report. re co ad n i d ng r . eading. 11",orrusieeknliedeolplydeerirssoBeRiielegit_iesistlIB.,ahtiilirloin rsßeeaiclido—inngds: NOTICE GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, March 27. Mr. Alderman Waithman—Account of land in Upper Ca nada granted to the Canada Company, and of pay ment for the same ; also, number of persons sent eut by the Company, and land appropriated to them. Tuesday, April 1. 1. Mr. Robert Gordon—lnquiry into the treatment and condition of the black and coloured population in the West India Colonies. PRICES OF MISR 6TOCK6,--DUBLIN ILAACII 22. Bank Stock Cone°ls, 3 per cent. —.— Royal Iriati Ditto ... ...... .... Gov. Stock, 3% pot cent 90% National Ditto 154 Ditto, New 4 per Cent. ' Mibernian Bank — Gov. D c !t u y st acont. ... 91% Provincial Ditto — Royal GCitrand y Canal Stock Imperi a l Mine — Deb. 4 per cent n g co. titre:and ...... Ballast Office Deb. 4r.et Commercial Buil.lints .... NIGH WATER AT LONDON RILIDGIC TO-MORROW. Merning...l2 minutes after JO. f Evening....4l minutes after 10. 30 4%44 Al-2411 Et. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, ISM Government are in daily, nay, hourly expecta tion of news from Russia, in answer to the de spatches which have been sent off, touching the Affairs of Turkey. The communications with the French Government have also been very frequent upon the same interesting, and at, this crisis most important subject. We are glad to perceive that the subject of Ana tomical Dissection was last night brought forward in the House of Commons. The popular prejudices respecting it are scarcely more contemptible than the pusillanimity with which all attempt at legisla tion has been hitherto avoided, and a necessity thereby created for the existence of an evil—whereas, under due regulations, dissection would not be cal culated to outrage the feelings of hUmanity. The most affectionate relatives will consent to the open ing of a body under peculiar circumstances, but the disgust originates in an idea that the mangled re mains of mortality are not committed to the sacred custody of the tomb, but are scattered with profane irreverence, or employed in satisfying the natural cravings of some eagle or wolf, which the lecturer may keep to assist in consuming what he does not dare to honour with the rights of sepulture. The same arguments apply in this as in all other attempts to prevent what must inevitably take place. For no one out of St. Luke's will deny that the art of surgery is essentially necessary, or will assert that it can be acquired without the dissection of dead bodies. Now, this being conceded, what can be more preposterous than neglecting to modify what must evidently exist, and to diminish public preju dice by punishing the wanton, not the necessary operations of anatomy ? For instance, let every sur geon throughout the Kingdom give security that he will on no occasion neglect to collect the mortal remains on which he has operated, and to commit them with the usual solemnities to the chambers of the dead—and we are satisfied that , the prejudices of half the world would at once be reconciled to such a modified exercise of the profession of anatomy. \Ve truly rejoice in the decision to which the Dissenters have come, respecting the very unobjec tionable declaration proposed by Mr. PEEL The speeches of Lord Jourt RUSSELL and of the Right Honourable Secretary for the Home Department, display that spirit which ought to mark the dis cussions of legislators, and are a happy contrast to the petulance and flippancy which sometimes break out, even in our Houses of Parliament. Our readers will perceive that the Corn Question is positively to come on, on Friday the 28th. We are afraid, however, that th© devotions of Sir E. KNATCHBULL and the Country Squires, will be in terrupted during Easter, by their anxiety to pick holes in the resolutions which may be submitted. Upon reference to our Parliamentary Report, it will be seen that a very large majority-213 to 34, has determined that the Elective Franchise shall be transferred from Penryn to Manchester. This is as it should be. 'We hope that, before long, Bir mingham, Leeds, and other great Towns will have equal justice done them. By an observation of Lord 'WALLACE last night, we perceive that the Parliamentary Com missioners have recommended the consolidation of the English and • Irish Post Offices. Should this take place, we trust that the conduct of the Irish Post-Office, will be given to its present in defatigable Secretary, Sir EDWARD S. LEES, than whom there does not exist a more efficient or more conscientious public officer. Frankfort Papers of the 18th, and Brussels of the 22d inst. have been received, from which we make the follo\ving extracts, which are highly honourable to the bravery displayed by the Greeks besieging Scio BItUSSELS, MARCH 21. The following is the repOrt made by Col. Fabvier to the Greek Government on a sally made by the Turks in the fort of Scio, and of which a notice has already been given in several Journals : SCIO, JAN. 24. I have the honour to send you an account of a brillian action, which does the greatest hon Our to the Greeks. I had given orders for the occupation of an elevated po sition, named Nemoreas, which is near the gates of the for tress; but, before this order could be executed, the Turks, sallying from the place. to the number of about 1,000 men, themselves attacked this position. Captain Ghicas, with about 30 men only, defended it with the greatest valour. There the enemy, falling in a mass on the left, succeeded in passing the positions of Captains Papadopoulos and Neo phitas, whose soldiers, almost all of them natives of Scio, took flight. The Turks continuing to advance, occupied the position called Turlotes ; but the 2d Regiment, consisting of 225 men, rushed forward against the entrenchment, and at tacked the enemy. At the same time, the regular corps of the right line approached, and the line was again occupied, while other troops, supported by a small corps of cavalry, under Captain Juvet, attacked the Turks, who had occu pied Turlotes, and pursued them towards the town. The Slaughter was terrible : of 1,000 Turks, who sal lied from the fort, scarcely 100 returned. We have taken 30 prisoners, among whom is an Alban f ian Chief. The ditches ;are filled with dead bodies. Vie Chiefs of the Turks and the flower of the garrison have been killed ; seven standards have fallen into our hands. During the action an immense number of balls and bombs was fired from the fort. Our loss amounts to 40 killed and wounded. Among the latter is Captain Neophitas, and I have myself also re ceived a very slight wound. Our greatest loss is that of Captain Vautier, of the Hanoverian service, who was killed in the middle of one of the enemy's battalions, where he had made a dreadful slaughter. The prisoners have informed us that 1,500 Turks, with provisions and ammunition, had arrived in the fort, all whose officers arc richer killed or wounded. But for this reinforcement, the place would have capitulated long ago. The object of the enemy was to favour the landing of the Turks from Tchesme, under the command of the Paella of Smyrna. The honour of this glorious day is wnerally attributed to the regular troops, and especially to ihe 2d Regiment. I have also great praise to give to the officers of the irre gular troops, who, though the enemy had occu pi e d a ll t h e heights, succeeded in dislodging them, and caused them great loss. (Signed) FABVIER. A report from General Church, dated Mytico, Feb. 4, announces that Missolongbi, blockaded by sea and land, will soon surrender ; that the fort of Anatolico would have been taken, had not Captain Hastings unfortunately re ceived a slight wound ; that Omer Vrione still occupied Arta, though with few troops; and that the Greeks had just taken four' convoys of 'supplies destined for Miss°. loeghi. BRUSSELS, BURCH 21. His Royal Highness the Prince of prange left this city last night, to return to the Hague : it is supposed he will set out on his journey to St. Peteisburgli towards tilt end of this month. STIITTGARD, MARCH 15. His' Majesty the King had been indisposed for some days with rheumatic fever and catarrh, when on the 14th the measles appeared, and have since proceeded in the usual coarse. Last night his Majesty slept better, and the fever is now much abated : all the symptoms are favourable. Her Majesty the Queen is in a fair way of recovery. In a former Number of our Paper, we, in common with our Contemporaries, have given insertion to a statement affecting the character of the Ursuline Convent at St. Omer. We have since been assu red, on the most undoubted authority, that the article, like many others from the same source (an Evening Journal), was a malicious falsehood. We therefore hasten to do the only justice in our power by giving the following contradiction, from a well conducted and promising Weekly Publication, en titled The Catholic Journal, whose pages are exclu sively devoted to Catholic interests. It was a Work much wanted, and one which all true Catholics ought to support. We perceive that it is stamped, and can therefore be received by post like a News paper:— URSULINE CONVENT AT ST. OMER. ' (From the Catholic Journal of Saturday.) " An article has been inserted in a newspaper in Eng land, in which it is stated that a young woman has been "for five or six years in the cellars of the Ursuline Convent at St. Omer, because she refuses to take the religious veil. It adds, that no one is allowed to see her, to speak to her, or even to mention her name in the convent ; that they give out there that she is mad, because u - hen they try to force the nuns' dress upon her, she tears it to pieces, anti will not, on any account, consent to put it on; that she is confined there by order of her uncle or guardian, who has posses.ion of her property, and lastly, that her name is Mademoiselle St. Bernard. " This article is a tissue of falsehood. No . young wo man whatever in this place is kept in forcible or oppres sive confinement. Neither the ecclesiastical superiors, nor the civil authorities, would suffer such conduct or any violence of the like description ; which, besides, is altoge ther inconsistent with the upright and honourable treat ment of their pupils by Ursuline Ladies. " We, the undersigned, feel ourselves called upon, as well for the credit of religion as for that of the ladies of the community, to contradict this degrading calumny. We defy thole who may be disposed to come and investigate the truth, to find out any thing that can give the slightest colour to such a calumny. " As to the remaining part of the article i❑ the same Gazette, it is too malignant a fabrication, and too plainly falsified by the localities of the place, as well as too re pugnant to the rules of common sense, to require to be refuted. It deserves to be treated only witk contempt. " Given at St. Omer, at the Convent of the Ursuline Ladies, the 11th March, 1828. " LIEERSAT, Almoaer of the Ursuline Convent of St. Oman. " Dzitom, Cure of Notre Dame at St. Omer, Dean of St. Omer, Vicar-General of the Diocese of Arras, Superior of the Ursuline Community." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. PonTsmouTil, MA RC H transports are making from the Eastward, supposed to be the Vittoria and J. Buchanan, from Lisbon. Arrived the Arab trans port, from the West Indies ; the Andromeda, Muddle, from the Mauritius in 105 days. Sailed the Timandra, Mary Owen, Vibelia, and Jas. Colvin, transports, for Rams gate, to disembark the troops and horses ; Ellen, Sims, for Newfoundland ; the Urania, Mearn, for New York ; the Recovery, Brooks, for the South Seas ; the Creole, Galloway, for Pernambuco ; the Sir .Wm. Wallace, for Bermuda, ; and the Juno, Lawson, for Jamaica. MARGATE, MARCH 24.--Arrived off Port, the Scotia, Melville, from Teneriffe. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TrvP:Lrit o' Gloom. The proceedings last night in the House of Commons, and the reply of Mr. Secretary Peel to the enquiries of Sir Robert Wilson, had the effect of causing the Bi itish Funds to be firm, in the-early part of the morning, at a small ad vance. Consols opened at 88i, became buyers at 831- almost in the same moment, and after being done at 83: 1 2 k, declined to 89i, and are now 831-x. Exchequer Bills remain at 56 7, and India Bonds, 88 90 pm. In the Foreign Funds a good deal of business has been done to-day in Mexican Bonds ; the accounts brought by the Redpole packet from thence being considered favourabl e , they advanced from 32/ t o 33, buyers, and are new The country is said to be in a more tranquil state ; the trial of Bravo and his associates was in progress, and two of the officers had already been condemned, which fate it is expected awaits also the Vice President. There is some talk of the Mexican Government having come to the determination of putting in execution a forced loan, for the purpose of supporting the credit of the country. The laws for the expulsion of the old Spaniards were also being rigidly executed. Colombian are heavy, the appearance of Commodore Laborde on the coast of the Republic has caused some uneasiness, and the Bonds have declined to 23k; Russian are a little up, being 86 -; and Danish, 60A. In Shares there is little to note, nor any difference in the price of their speculations. Three per Cent. Consols, 831- i; Ditto, for the Account, 83i 2 ; India Bonds, 88 90 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 56 7 pm. FORElGN.—Brazilian, 60 1 ; Buenos Ayres, 31 3; Chilian, 25 6 ; Colombian, 23 -L, ; Danish, 60 4 ; Greek, 164 174 ; Mexican, Fie per Cent., 24 5 ; Ditto, Six t per Cent., 334 1 ; Peruvia n , 23 - ; Portuguese, 60 61 ; Russian, 86 3- ; Spanish, 10 . Moms.—Anglo Mexican, 654 2 die. ; Brazilian, 46 3 pm. ; Bolivar, 2/ 24 dis. ; Colombian, 5 4 dis. ; United Alexican, 20 19 dis. ; General Mining Association, 11 12 pm. TW 0 0' CLOCK. The Consol Market has been nearly in a calm, at for the last hour and a half; they are now a trifle int proved, being 83i again. THREE 0' CL 0 CJ[. Consols, 83i THE ARMY. A Detachment of the 52d, or Oxfordshire Light'lnfantry Regiment, stationed at Brighton, is ordered to hold itself in readiness to join the Service Companies at Nova Scotia. A Detachment of the Depot of the 15th, or York East Riding Regiment of Infantry, at Clare Castle, is ordered for embarkation, to join the Service Companies a': King. ston, Upper Cann.la. The transports having on board the 12th, or Prince .of Wales's Royal Lancers, arrived from Portugal, sailed yes terday from Portsmouth for Ramsgate. The Princess SOPHIA visited his MAJESTY yesterday, at his palace in St. James's. Count MUNSTER, the Hanoverian Minister, had an audience yesterday of the KING. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. Mr. Secretary HUSKISSON entertained the Earl of LIMERICK, the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, and a select party, to dinner on Sunday, at his residence in Downing street. Mr. and Mrs. HusxissoN gave a grand dinner on Saturday to Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, and the Princess LIEVEN, Baron P. BuLow, the Prussian Minister, Prince PAUL Ltss-xx, Earl and Countess Cowrma, and the Monourable Miss Cowrea, Earl and Countess MouxxcirAaLxs, &c. Despatches were received yesterday by the Marquis DE PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, from Lisbon. His Excellency proceeded to the Foreign Office, Downing-street, in the afternoon, and had an interview with Earl DUDLEY. The Noble Earl had afterwards a conference with Mr. Secretary Palm and Mr. Stctetary HustissoN. Mr. CANTINI, a Messenger attached to the lonian Government, was sent off at a late hour on Sunday night, from the Colonial Office, Downing-street, with de spatches for Sir F. ADAM, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. The Count d'ALcuDIA, the Spanish Mi nister, trans Acted business yesterday with Earl DUDLEY, at the Office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND trans acted business yesterday at the Treasury. Mr. flusicisam,l visited Mr. 'PEEL yesterday, at the Home Office. The Earl of ABERDEEN andlord ELLEN. , zoß6uux transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign Office, Downing -street. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The argument on the Scots appeal, 211'Neill v. 11I'Gregor, which has occupied five days, was brought to a close this forenoon, and the result is, that it has assumed an entirely new complexion. It will be recollected that the suit was in the nature of a declaration of marriage, instituted by the respondent against the appellant, in the Scotch Consist°. rial Court. The summons on the action narrated that the parties were married, in the first place, irregularly, and privately ; and 2dly, that in order to render this irregular marriage more perfect and effectual, they were married again formally by a clergyman, im facie ecclesia. In the course of the proceedings in the Court below, the pursuer thought proper to abandon the assertion of the irregular marriage, and contented himself with adducing evidence to esta blish the subsequent ceremony before the clergyman. The interlocutor appealed from, had found that this ceremony and the whole circumstances attending it, were sufficient to constitute a marriage between the appellant and respon dent, but did not say one word about the previous irregu lar marriage. Now if the irregular marriage was legally good, (which it might be by the law of Scotland) the subsequent ceremony must have been an idle pi ece o f surplusage. On the other hand, as the irregular mar riage was not proved, the mere ceremony, which was only intended to complete and fortify it, must also nave been useless. It is very probable that this embarrassing di lemma will make it necessary to reverse or alter the inter locutor of the Court below, but their Lordships have post poned pronouncing judgment till the 22d of April. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. POLE AND OTHERS V. SPOTTISWOODE AND OTHERS. Mr. CoE proceeded this morning to read the affidavia, of which so large a mass has been filed on behalf of the defendants. In reference to the high value set by Mr. Robinson on the bankrupts' stock, it was sworn that he had valued at seven hundred guineas the print of hie Royal Highness the late Doke of York, although the bankrupts themselves had only given two hundred guineas for it. The affidavits, extending in all, we believe, to 360 brief sheets, were in a great measure corroborative of each other, and in some instances went with a minuteness almost tire some, to recapitulate the very same circumstances. One of the charges in the hill having been, that Messrs. Moon, Boys, and Greaves, in the fullness of their joy at the advan tageous bargain which they had made, actually invited a large party of their friends to dine with them at the London :Tavern to celebrate the event ; an affidavit wee now filed by one of the guests, detailing the circumstances under whirl' he had been invited, the exact words of Mr. Moon, when giving the invitation, the object of the feast, (not that imputed) and all the other matters and things connected therewith. Indead, so minute was the history, emanating evidently from one who was full of the subject, that much' wonder was excited in the Court, when it was discovered that the affidavit did not fully and truly, in all particulars, set out the " bill of fare." This case is likely to occupy the Court for at least two days more. CHILIAN BONDHOLDERS.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of Chilian Bondholders w•as held this day at the City-of London Tavern, pursuant to advertisement. Mr. ROBINSON in the Chair. Before the business of the meeting commenced a sob ' seription of seven shillings was taken from each person to defray the expenses of the mewing. Mr. Youwcz said, before the business of the day com menced, he begged to call the attention of the Meeting to a misrepresentation which appeared in the public papers, and particularly the Morning Herald, respecting the re port of the proceedings of the last meeting. Mr. IlAmmoNn said, it was usost remarkable that the Herald inserted every thing against South America, and nothing in favour of it. There was another circumstance too, that he could not forbear to observe on, which was, that an advertisement was sent to the Herald 10 days ago, to be inserted this morning, which did not appear. The Reporter for the Herald said, that if any mistake crept into the report of the former Meeting, be had no doubt it was unintentional. The advertisement was omitted because the paper was so full of other matters, that only a single column of advertisements was inserted this morning. After some other observations from the CHAIRMAN and Mr. EASTHOTE, the business of the day was proceeded with. Mr. ROBINSON read a copy of a communication received through the house of Desaguer, at Paris, to Messrs. Hul lett, Brothers, and Co., of this city. The communication was dated March 6,1828, and stated that dispatches had been received from the Government of Chili, detailing the answer given to the Consul of his Britannie'Majesty in Chili, upon his presenti4 the memorial of the bondholders. The Chilian Government stated, that they would take effectual steps to pay off the arrears of dividends, and to comply with the terms of the contract. A communication from the President of the Government of Chili, to the British Consul, was also read, and contained the fullest assurances made by the Chilian Government, that in Sept. next, the bondholders should receive the first payment of the divi dends. The produce of Eatanco was to be applied to pay. off the London Loan, and as soon as the fund was rendered available, the Government were determined irrevocably to comply with the terms of the contract. After A congratulating the meeting on the satisfactory character of the assurances conveyed in the communica tions from the Chilian Government, the CHAIRMAN concluded by stating, that on the 21st next month a general meeting would be held of all persons holding bonds from any of the South American Governments. He thought the interests of the Chilian bondholders would be best pro moted by uniting with other parties. The fulfilment of the assurances held out by the Chilian government, d course depended altogether on circumstances, but in his mind, the communication ought to be considered extremely satisfactory to the bondholders. After some unimportant observations liana other bond holders, thanks were voted to the Committee, and the Meeting separated. THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE, There was a good supply of fish at this day's market, mostly of superior quality. Turbot, Salmon, and Cod-fish, were very fine. Halibut was pretty plentiful, and cheap. The following were the general prices : Prime Turbot, each 203. Od. to 221.04. Ditto small, per do Fine Cod-fish, each 8 0 12 0 Inferior ditto Salmon, per lb. Fine Whitings, per 15 3 0 9 0 Smelts, per 26 l2 0 , 16 0 Scate„ each Haddocks, per dozen lO 0 19 0 Brill, each ) Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 6 7 6 Gurnetts, each Live Flounders, per quartern Live Eels, per 5/b. Dutch Plaice, per basket Fresh Herrings, per hundred 0 0 4 0 Fine Lobsters, per score...—. ................. Inferior (Una l5 0 20 0 Fine Prawns, per lb. Mackerel, per 100 £2 10 £3 0 HAY MARKErs.—(At sr. JA per Lead of &; Truases.) MES'S. X. s. 4. s. X. s. X. s. lAviand Mead. Hay 3 sto 1 5 Clover May 4 oto 5 15 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Oat straw ..... ..... 112 1)6 ' Ilye.-rass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto ll6 '2 0 New Meadow Hay 315 410 A good supply, and a sluggish trade; prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. s. s. Lowland Mead.Hay3 sto 4 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Rye-grass Ilay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 315 4 5 A good supply, and a dull s. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to, 15 Do. extra fine 0 0 6 H Oat Straw llO 1 12 Wheat Ditto .... 112 110 rade, at Saturday's prices. CITY MARKETS—TWO o'CLOCK. In nearly all descriptions of SPICES. there is more doing than for some time past : large purchases of Cloves, Pep per, &c., being reported. Pimento is very firm. SPIRITS.—The demand fur strong Rums is brisk, and several shipping orders have been completed at an advance of 2d. per gallon. SALTP.Eilts.—Speculatiou in this and other warlike stores is not by any means so brisk as existing circum stances would seem to warrant. The late advance iss however, fully maintained, and no sellers are found under 255. tid. per cwt. Brimstone, Camphor, &c., are quoted higher. The show of INDIGO, declared by the East India Com pany far sale on the lath of next month, commenced yes terday, t tl7 l commence Tal l ow which occupies the attention of the trade at present. The quantity now declared is 3,080 chests. The ma rk et is dull. The accounts from the Cantineinai markets are unsatisfactory. Russiasr PRODUCE.—The accounts from St . Peters.. burgh state that about 40,000 casks of Ta llo w h ad been freights purchased are there exce ed sin in ce gi t y h l e ow cl , v ose iz o . l 2 t 7o. the last A sea merit of last season they were at 305., and were then con sidered insufficient to the risk. None of the spring s hi ps have yet sailed from hence fur St. Petershurgh. Russian Tallow is steady at 41s. per cwt. Hemp is rather dearer, but Flax remains unaltered. The finest descriptions of Bristles bear as high a price as at any former period of the year, being very scarce. Inferior descriptions are heavy. SPIRIT OF Tilt PUBLIC JOUR AI.S Sir Robert Wilson last night put several ques tions to Mr. Peel, with a view of obtaining some information respecting affairs in the East. After alluding to the Turkish Manifesto, and the advance of the Russians on the Principali ties, which were the line of defence of Turkey, In consequence of the violation of the stipula tions of the Treaty of Ackerman, and the sinis - ter reports in circulation as to the intentions of our Government, Sir Robert asked, if it was the intention of Ministers to support the Treaty of the 6th of July; as mentioned from the Throne, and to fulfil its obligations without allowing any circumstances to occur to induce them to depart from its provisions ? He asked also, wNether any orders had been renewed to the CommandiN Officer of our naval force in the Mediterranean, to prevent any supply of provisions being carried to the Turkish army, and for the purpose of in terposing .to prevent the removal of non-com batants from the Morea into Egypt ? Mr, Peel, in answer to the first question, stated, that no change had at present taken place in his Ma jesty's desire and intention of fulfilling the pro visions of the Treaty. With respect to the sup posed changes in the Russian policy in re gard to Turkey, all that he could say was, that no officio/ information had been received in this country as to any actual change, or as to any decla ration of war by Russia ; nor was any thing known, from which m i g h t b e i n f erre d a c h ange in her situation from what it was at the period of signing the Treaty of 6th July. As to the removal of women and children from the Mores to Egypt, to be employed as slaves there, informa tion was conveyed to Ibrahim Pacha, both be fore and since the 6th July, that his Majesty would never acquiesce in such an infringement of the laws of nations, and of the rights of a people, and th y at he would resist any attempt to effect such an object. The answer of Mr. Peel threw very little light on the relations between this country, Russia, and the Porte. But one observation of Mr. Peel will with some be taken as amounting to a declaration, that though no official information as to the conduct of Russia has been received, yet apprehensions arc enter tained with regard to it. " Whatever informa tion (said Mr. Peel) the Hon. Gentleman (Sir R. Wilson) .might be in possession of, till such intelligence should reach Government, he was sure that the House would agree with him, that he should best perform his duty by avoiding 0.4 a entering upon a question which remained in doubt." An inference might almost be drawn from this, that Ministers arc not very anxious to obtain exact information with regard to Russia, They do not, probably, wish to have their doubts changed into certainty sooner than can be helped.—Morning Chronicle. A curious conversation took place last night en the subject of the Corn Question. It began by an observation on the part of Sir Edward Knatch , bull, that it was notorious that a great number of gentlemen deeply interested in the question. and highly qualified to discuss it, would be un avoidably absent were it brought forward before the holidays; and he contended that the bring ing on a premature discussion in the absence of a considerable number of gentlemen, principally interested in the question, would be unreason able and unfair. Mr. Peel observed, that if the absence of those Members alluded to, prevented a vote from being taken before Easter —as, in justice to the Resolutions, it should be taken. —the best course would be, to postpone the question till after Easter. Mr. Baring, how ever, having observed, that if what was rumoured was true; that on this question an important dif ference of opinion existed among Ministers, there Might be a good reason for postponing it, till they had agreed among themselves ; • and having hinted that the suggestion of Sir E. Knatchbull was intended to furnish al pretext for the further postponement of the measure, Mr. C. Grant said, after what had passed, he should bring forward the question on Friday next. The observation that Ministers were not , agreed among themselves, was neither assented to nor contradicted. It would appear, however, from what afterwards fell from Mr. Charles Grant and Mr. Huskisson, that the Resolutions will only be submitted on Friday night, and that the dis cussion will be reserved till after the holidays.— Ibid. The conjecture which we hazarded yesterday respecting the probable course of events at Lk bon, has been verified by the intelligence which we received in the course of the day by tho packet of the 15th inst. The fidelity of the army ; the public spirit of the inhabitants of the capital--the continued presence of the British troops—and the energetic conduct of some of the Ambassadors, have prevented the execution of any open attack on the new order of things, or the rights of the legitimate King of Portugal. The decrees of the new Regent still run in the name of his brother, and pretend to be grounded on his brother's Charter, even when directed most obviously to an usurpation of his rights, or an overthrow of his institutions. Thus, in the name of Don Pedro, the Chamber of Deputies is dissolved ; and in the same name, the Consti tutional hymn, the music of which (as it was com • posed by the Emperor, and sent to Europe along with the Constitution) might be called, without a, pun, an accompaniment of the Charter, has been prohibited. These are stretches of power which may be regarded rather as symptoms of the ap • proaching crisis than invasions of existing order. The Regent, in ,the name of the King, may legally dissolve the Chambers, though in this case their dissolution may be reckoned the pro logue to their abolition—an enterprise which pro bably could not have seen all at once attempted without danger. The immediate cause of this precipitate measure need scarcely be sought for amid so many indications of the absolute politics of the Court ; but we have heard our corres pondent's account of it confirmed from oth e r quarters. A vote of thanks w as t o h ave b ee n proposed to the B r iti s h G overnment i n the Chamber of D eput i es, f or t h e fri tred ly y and acclamation. orderlycon dTuheet party ty i , t s o f the troops Queen, whil e -o u l d havesand been i w n h oL Lisbon, n th, Enoi • with Jacobins obn Freemasons, and who has contrived to convince her son that he narrowly escaped being poisoned in the Royal (Masonic) Lodge at Windsor, could not tolerate so cutting a satire on their late proceedings. It cannot easily be believed that. the Chambers will again meet for any purp ose o f effecti ve b us i ness , d ur i n g the ext,stence of pre sent influences. The commission app o i n t e d to arrange a new plan of elections, therefore, is either intended as a pretext for the final abolition of the Chamber, or an instrument for shutting the door of admission against !tvery friend of liberty. The best running commentary on the despotic acts of the new Government is the general consternation which i t has inspired, the voluntary expatriations 'rt , 77