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~~ :).()ITL - 1 06' MI \, \ • ".40 _Or • ,• • _.,4 4 •si Itt ,) .7/2 ' .:4 4 t 4 ,e . —A.— 6 I a 1 ,<. ~_ AY "EVENING, APRIL 23, 1825. NT''',lllER 10,176. PRICE SEVENPENCE. CON7'l=l,lC7' for SCOTCH and NETPC4S77LE Navy-Office, April 13, 1825. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS and COM MISSIDIVERS of HIS MAJESTY'S N4VY do hereby give Notice, That on Thursday, the sth of May next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persona :as may be willing to . Contract for supplying His Majesty's several Dock Yards, or, .any one or more-of them, and this Office, with SCOTCH and NETFC,ISTLE COALS. A Distribution of the Coals, and a Form of the Tender, may he seen at this Office. No Tender will be received after One Clock, on the day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party, or an Agent for him, attends. Every Tender must be accompanied by a Letter ad 'dressed to the Navy Board, and signed by two responsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the Person ten- Vering, in Me Sum of 251. per 100 Chaldrons of Coals, for •the due performance of the Contract. NAVY-OFFICE, April 21, 1825. Trim Right Honourable the LORDS COM MISSIONERS of his MAJESTY's TREASURY having appointed Money for the Payment of HALF-PAY to SEA OFFICERS, from the Ist of January, to the 31st of March last, according to his Majesy's Establishment in that behalf These are to give notice, that the several Payments will be gin to be made at the Pay-011ice, by the Treasurer of his Majesty's Navy, at Ten o'Clock in the Morning, on the fol lowing days, viz.. On the 2d, 3d, and 4th of May, to Admirals, Captains, and their Attornies. On the sth, 6th, 9th, 10th, and I Ilk of May, to Lieu tenants and Chaplains, and their Attornies. On the 12th and 13th of May, to Masters, Surgeons, and Pursers, and_their Attornies. After which the Listi will be recalled the first and third Wednesday in every month, that all Persons may then and there attend to receive what may become payable to them : and bring with them an Affidavit as required by Order in Council of 30th July, 1819, the Forms of which were publish ed in an Advertisement from this Office, dated 16th Septem ber, 1819, and may be procured at the Office of the Treasurer of the Navy; and in case any of the said Officers should not be able to attend themselves, but employ Attornies for that purpose, the said Attornies are to produce similar Affi davits from the Persons they are employed by. Where Officers are Abroad on leave, their Agents are to Produce attested Copies of such Leave before the Half-Pay can he paid. And as by Act of Parliament passed in the 35th year of his late Majesty's Reign, entituled, .‘ An Act for estab.lish- I ng a more easy and expeditious method for the Payment of Officers. belonging to his Majesty's Navy," it is enacted by the 20th Clause of the said Act, " that if any Commissioned 4 ,1 Warrant Naval Officer, who shall be entitled to receive :Ittlf-Pay, and shall be desirous to receive and be paid the t i 4 ate, at or near the place of his Residence, be may apply to Treasurer of his Majesty's Navy in London, to have such Half Pay paid at or near the place of his Residence, In the manner pointed out by the said Act." And by a fur ther Act passed in the 56th year of his late Majesty's Reign, etitituled, " An Act for enabling the Officers in his Majesty's Navy, and their Representatives, to draw for and receive their Half-Pay," it is enacted by the Ist and 8d Clauses of the said Act, " that if any Officer in his Majesty's Navy, who shall be entitled to receive any sum of money for •or on account of his Half-Pay, shall be desirous of drawing a sill of Exchange for the same upon the Commissioners of his Majesty's Navy, instead of receiving the same by Remittance he shall signify such desire by Letter to the Treasurer 4 )1 his Majesty's Navy ; and that if any Officer in his Ma jesty's Navy, who shall be entitled to receive any sum of mo tley for or on account of Half-Pay, shallbe desirous of having bis Half-Pay paid to him by Extract, at any of his Majesty's bock Yards, where Clerks for the Payment of Wages for the Navy shall reside, instead of receiving the same by Remit tance Bill or Bill of Exchange, he is, to apply either to the Proper Clerk at the Navy Pay-Office in London, or at the pay -Office at such Dock Yard, signifying such his desire." notice is hereby further given, that the Half-Pay ending the 31st of March, 1824, will commence paying on the 2d of !lay, and all Persons desirous of drawing for, or of having their Half-Pay remitted to them, may apply as above directed. Mest.—Bills of Exchange drawn under or by virtue of the Act above recited,.are not liable to the Stamp Duty. No Persons residing out of his Majesty's Dominions are en titled to the privileges of this Act. INCREASED VALUE !—GREATER VARIETY ! And one of the Last Opportunities to gain a Fortune by the Lottery in this Kingdom. lIA ZARD and CO., Contractors, having sub mitted the Scheme at full length, and expressed their Pleasure in being enabled to increase the Prizes from £20,000 to £30,000 ! T hey now respectfully solicit attention to its leading Features, embracing - of TWO £30,000 TWO - - £lO,OOO TWO - - - £5,000 b esides Twenty other Capitals, and No Blanks I as every A \ timber is sure of 51. at least, and all in One Day, 31st of 3Tickets and Shares are on sale at HAZARD and Co.'s, the Ai ntractor's Offices, Royal Exchange-gate • ' 26. Cornhill ; and 24 , Oxford -street, end of Regent-street, London ; where for t ,l'eries of years they have been most successful in selling Capi- Prizes; having in one Lottery sold All the Thirty Thou .:4d, Pound Prizes—in the last Year's Lotteries alone they Five Prizes of 30,000/. and 20,0001.—and the following e 'zes drawn on Tuesday, the 12th of April last : 8.185 - - £20,1004 9,579 - £2,000 And Eight other Capitals. l'() IlItTH EDITION, REVISED AND CONSIDERABLY ENLARGED. This Day was published, price 35. R.ACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on ir t , STRICTURES of the URETHRA . an d RECTUN I I, tti"?(U.tnending an improved system fur their "Treatment. and illustrating its . efficacy nume . rous remark a b le oi frun d s 44 11 Y important Cases, in some of which Strict ure s 4 I Twenty Years' duration have keen totally removed . ; i n d op:* weeks, and its superiority thereby fully established " every other method hi•lierto practised. By C. B. COURTENAY, M.D. areuO rO added, Which Observations awl Practical Comments 4o f 'vet, Seminal Weakness, and the miseries occasioned by t esu fibuse, for the cure of which a mode of treatment, the Ipe tti t of long and successful practice, and at once safe, p_.Y, and effectual, is adopted by the Author. ii.krlnted for the Author, Robert-street, Adelphi ; and pub . " 4 b " Nte. rby and S. Allman, 3i, Great Queen-street, Lin bon " tnn-fields ; and sold by Jones and Sherwood, Pater tell,"Lrnw Onwhyn, 4, Catharine-street, Strand ; 7Chap -50 tisqal ange; Marsh, 145, Oxford street ; alker, Holborn;gh tet ia "e earnestly recommend the cases related by Dr. Cour *ittiVo thy perusal of such o f o ur rea d ers as are afflicted tre4l. 11 1 -u s e complaints which the author s made the subject e O bservations. Several instanc h e a s are adduced of the nop t i f. "Y of perfect health from states which were considered tiv e by practitioners of eminent talents, and very eaten tour-t'Perience. We .entertain highest opinion of Dr. sticc t , e s t iars peofeisional skill, and congratulate him on his tiro ul and judicions application of remedies to these se nd oft en fatal diseases."—(European Magazine.) GRAND MASONIC FESTIVAL. The KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, Patron. His Royal Highness the DUKE of SUSSEX, M. W. G. M. TIIE GRAND FESTIVAL of the ORDER will be held at FREEMASONS' HALL, Great Queen street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th of April. Dinner on Table at Five o'Clock precisely. GRAND STEWARDS. Bro. Richard Percival, President - - No. 2 Thomas Moore, Treasurer . - _ 495 _ - Joseph Lythgo e , H onorary S ecre t ary - 29 - William Sandys . - - - 1 John Brown - - - - 4 Thomas Warre - . - - 6 . William H. Smith - - - I Robert Tate, j un . - - -1 , James Robinson , - - - 2 William Middleton • - - .. 2 Charles Winfield - - - - Charles Ince - - - 35 - - John Philip Beavan - - - 40 Henry W. Mackreth - - - - 75 Leonard Baldry - - _ . - 82 - 142 Captaiii 1.. Baker - - - - - - 14 - - 22 - 25 Richard White - Charles H. Windeler - 158 - 435 Tickets 15s. each, may be had of 'the Grand Stewards of the Grand Secretaries, at their Office, in Freemasons' Tavern ; and of the Secretary to the Board, 22, Essex-street, Strand, but Tickets cannot be issued to any of the Grand Officers after Saturday the 23d. J. LYTHGOE, Secretary. ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS. In the Press AN ANSWER to the Press, of the LON DON DOCK COMPANY. Audi Alteram Porten'. Will bo - Sold by J. M. Richardson, 23, Cornhi THE BRITISH ISLANDS DISPLAYED. This Day was published, In Three Volumes, illustrated with Eighty Copper-plate En gravings, price One Guinea, half-bound, THENATURAL- AND ARTIFICIAL WONDERS of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND displayed, and described according to the best and latest Authorities. By the Rev. J. GOLDSMITH, Author of the Grammar of Geography, Bcc. &c. This Work is likely, from its subjeTat, .to enjoy an exten sive and permanent popularity. It ciUtiprises the most lin. portant features of the expensive collection called the Beau. ties of England and Wales, and every other work of like kind; while it is offered at a moderate price, which places its information within the reach of all. Printed for Geo. B. Whittaker, Ave Maria-lane; and Oli ver and Boyd, Edinburgh. Of whom may be had, just ready, • A New and Revised Edition of the same Author's Gram mar of British Geography for 1825, price ss. bct. in red. This Day was published, In two thick 4to Volumes, price 5/. ss. or printed on superfine Royal Paper, 9/. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY 'of PAINTERS and ENGRAVERS, from the Revival of Painting, and the alleged Discovery orEngraving by Fini guerra. By MICHAEL BRYAN. In this work are two Indexes, alphabetical a nd chronological ; and the introduction comprises a brief Account of the Painters of Antiquity. It also contains Five Plates, exhibiting the par ticular Marks and Monograms used by the different Engravers ; together with a List of their Works, in Two thick . Volumes, in 4t0., price 51. ss. in boards; and on Superfine Royal Paper, 9/. " We congratulate the lovers of the Fine Arts on the appear ance of , this important publication. The Work, a great im provement, as well as enlargement, of Pillcington's design, is evidence of the diligence and talents of the Author, which will hand down his name with distinction to the latest posterity. Having constant need of reference to it, we can take upon our selves to vouch for its geneKal accuracy, research, and ability. Several of the original sketches are, indeed, admirably written ; and the whole forms a compendium and index of arts and artists unequalled, as far as we know, in any Tanguage."— (Literary Gazette.) *• • Archdeacon Coxe, in his int eres ti ng Sk etc h es o f th e Lives of Cortege. and Parmagiana, speaks of the accuracy of Mr. Bryan's Work. London : Printed for James Capenter and Son, Old Bond street. HIEROGLYPHICS; or, the IRISH PRE CEPTOR. Resorting in teaching to curious specifics, An Irish Preceptor thus us'd hieroglyphics : " In Dublin you've been, and on Curragh of Kildare, Young Shaughnessy, rank and high fashion when there ; Now, what was the prevalent charm at each place, That gave to attraction superlative grace?— Examine these pictures, and ample suggestim You'll find how correctly to answer the question." The First represented, in desperate strife, Fierce combatants struggling for victory and life.— The second a double yew-tree on the wing, Near which seeed some small feather'd minstrels to sing,— 'f Third a chat-bird, whose tongue seldom is still, With scroll, French conjunction that bore, in its The fourth was an insect, industry not scant in; The Last a gilt frame, but the picture was wanting. "'Phis painting that spreads desolation afar, Young Shaughnessy said, " surely represents WAR. The sniall hirhs are wrens, but the double-yew reft, Four-fifths, that is R, E, N, S, is then left; These pictures uniting to form thus a name Proclaint'd o'er the world by the clarion of Fame ! And J is the Dante of this chatter-bred bird, E, T, on the scroll, the conjunctive French word ; And this hieroglyphic so aptly is set, That none can mistake in pronouncing it JET.— Next 13 serves the name of an insect to show; And since to this frame no instruction we owe, Its pi incipal ornament plainly is LACKING, And thus is illustrated WARREN'S JET BLACKING! This Easy Shining and Brilliant BLACKING, prepared by ROBERT WARREN, 30, STRAND, LONDON ; And sold in every Town in the Kingdom. LIQUID, in Bottles, 6d. 10d. 12d. and 18d. each. Also PASTE BLACKING, in Pots 6d. 12d. and 18d. each. A Shilling Pot of Paste is equal to Four Is. Bottles of Liquid. ASK FOR WARREN'S BLACKING. HORSE, DOG, AND CATTLE MEDICINES, Prepared by T. WATSON , Druggist, Cam b r id ge . THESE MEDICINES have been for many years in the highest repute, and are sanctioned by many of the first Sporting Characters and Agriculturists in t h e Kingdom, to whom the most satisfactory reference can be given. Sold as follows : Sold in Packets, as follows : s. d. s. d. Purging Balls (-1 doz.) 6 oMercuri a l B a ll ( eac h) 9 0 Cordial Balls (i doz.) 3 0 Bl isteringOintment(pot)3 0 Diuretic Balls ( doz.) 3 0 Distemper Balls (box) 1 6 Alt era tive do. doz.) 3 6 M ange Ointment (box) 1 6 THE LIQUID BLISTER. This is an admirable Preparation ; it answers as a safe and effectual Blister, at the same time it does not blemish or in j nor w it il i l s t l h ik e e H w o is r e se u r s u e b fuloirn b S i p te rai w ns h , er S e p i a t v i i n n a s y , ure the parts, 4s 6d and Bs. • '' THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE C ORDIAL, Ihrarflvaenbruereantiarri o ie f d t ; he Throat, &c.--4 0 Bottles, at 2s. 64. An excellent Medicine for the Staggers, Gripes, Scouring, &c. of Oxen, Calves, Sheep, &C. I n b ott l es, at 3s. Chemist, No. 4, Ch eapside, St. Paul's, London; an d by the Principal Medi c i ne Venders in the Sold Hor s es, byßutler, United Kingdom. Observe T, Watson's Name and Address oil the Labels. PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS , APRIL 22. 'Lord HOLLAND. presented a petition from - Thorne, complaining of the manner in which his name had been intro diiced into the report of their Lordships' Committee, on the state of Ireland, and praying to be heard by Counsel, in order that he might refute statements injurious to his character. The petition was ordered to be referred to the Committee on the state of Ireland. Several Private Bills were brought from the Commons, by Mr. BLACLBURNE, Lord STANJ.,EY, and others. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. Lord HOLLAND presented a petition from the Dissenters of Wareham, in favour of the Catholic Claims. The peti tioners, he observed, were anxious to vindicate themselves from the imputation of opposing Catholic Emancipation. They con sidered those petitions stated to have been presented from Pro testant Dissenters, and praying for' the continuance of restric tions on their Roman Catholic trethren, to cattle frOm ignorant persons who did not understand even the grounds of their dis sent from the Established Chhrch. Indeed, he had always sup posed that Protestant Dissenters would be the last persons in the country who would wish to see severe punishments, or ex clusions, enforced on account of religious opinions ; and he con curred with the petitioners in thinking that the cause of religion. was injured by such laws. The - Threatening Letters Bill was read a third time, and passed: Lord COMBERMERE presented a petition from the parish of Altriogham against the Catholic Claims. Marquis CAMDEN presented a petition to the same effect, from a place the name of which was, not heard. The Noble Marquis declared that he did net concur in the prayer of the petitioners ; and that he thought the present a period more fa vourable for granting the Catholic Claims than any former one at which the question had been brought forward. Petitions to the same effect were presented by the Bishop of LONDON, from the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Essex, from the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex, and front the Clergy of the Archd eaconry o f S t. Alban's.—By the Bishop of St. DAVID'S, from Dedh a m, i n Essex; from a place in the County of Cardigan; and from St. Bride's, Pembroke.—By the Bishop of CHESTER, from the Archdeaconry of Rich monil, in the Diocese of Chester ; from Oldham, in Lancashire, signed by 2,174 persons _in the space of two days.—By Lord Arden, from the Parish of St. Giles, in the County of North ampton ; from Wellingborough, in theaame county ; and from Weston-Favel, also in the same county. • Lord HOLLA ND rose, pursuant to the notice he had given, to bring in a bill to repeal the law of attainder and forfeiture, in so far as the rights of others besides the persons offending were prejudiced. It was not necessary for him to state to their Lordships what the law was, but the state of public opinion was such, as induced him to think that the proper time for altering the law was now arrived. The object of the Bill was, to prevent forfeiture in cases of treason from extending further than to the person and property of the offender himself, or from extending to any titles descending, to others, and in all cases in which the penalty was not already confined. As the Bill he held in his hand might be considered as a Bill for re viving two Acts, the Act of Queen Ann and George IL, and for repealing the Act of the 59th of the late King, it would be proper, in the first place, for him to move that these acts be read. Their Lordships would allow the first reading to pass, and very soon after the Bill should be printed, he would give notice of a day for the second reading. The Acts referred to, above were read pro fbrma, after which the Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be printed. Adjourned. DOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. P. CORBETT nairred.trte second reading of the Shrews bury Poor Bill. Mr. C. PELHAM opposed the measure, and moved that it be read a second time this day six months. It appearing that a clause in the Bill infringed a Standing Order of the House, the Bill was for the present withdrawn. Mr. DENISON presented a petition from Yeovil, in favour of the Western Canal Bill. HANTS AND BERKSHIRE CANAL BILL. Mr. HART DAVIS moved the second reading. Mr. Alderman BRIDGES moved an amendment for read ing the Bill a second time this day six months, which was rejected without a division.—The Bill was then read a second time. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE IN IRELAND. Sir H. WILSON wished to understand from the Hon. Mem ber for Stafford what course he meant to pursue - in the intro duction of his Bill to qualify the elective franchise in Ire land ? For his own part, he was prepared to oppose the prin ciple of disfranchisement in any case, and would divide the House upon it. But the Hon. Member for Winchelsea hav ing expressed his readiness to concede the first stage of the Bill without discussion,—at least, so far as it was in their power to quiet discussion for the present by such an agreement,—he did not wish to interrupt the understanding between the Hon. Member opposite and the House. Mr. LITTLETON said, that he had as;ented to the post ponement on condition of not being deprived of the opportunity of putting the Bill forward this step, and it was his intention to ask leave to have the Bill read a first time this evening, with the understanding that the discussion might be had upon any motion preceding that of actually going into the Committee. But he did not wish to .be drawn into any statement short of that complete and ample one which would be expected from him in the regular course of proceeding —not only for the in convenience which would be felt here, but for the effect of dis cussions elsewhere. Mr. BROUGHAM thought that the Bill ought to be press ed forward, and that the examinations might well be complet ed before the Committee. There were many doubts on his mind, and on those of others, which in his own case were suggested by the imperfection of the evidence. He could propose several questions which, to save di scuss i on now he would not, which yet might be satisfactorily answered by putting new queries to the witnesses. This might be done in time to bring in the Bill earlier than Friday—perhaps on Monday or Tuesday next. Mr. CALCRAFT said that he was no party to the agree ment. The subject was of a nature which made mystery de plorable, and the necessity of satisfying the public mi n d u p on the nature of any modification of the elective franchise, must be seen by all. He was prepared for resistance, if the bill were ever so little to touch bond _Me 40s. freeholds. Perhaps he knew enough of the bill to feel pretty certain that this was not the case. But, if with his superior opportunities, he could not assure his mind what must be the condition of those who were not members, and had no opportunities for satisfying a single doubt which they might well have upon the m e nti on o f such a subject? The House proceeded to the Orders of the Day. ST. CATHERINE'S DOCK 81L1.4. Mr. GRENFELL moved the third reading. Mr. Alderman BRIDGES moved the addition of a clause by way of rider. After a few words from Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, Mr. GRENFELL, and Mr. Alderman BaincEs, the proposed clause, having relation to a certain schedule of rates to be in serted in the bill, was declared by the Speaker to be informal and irregular ; and it was immediately negatived without a division. The St. Catherine's Docks Bill was then read a third time and passed. Mr. DAVENPORT presented a petition from the parish of Aldworth, in the county of Chester, against the toncession of any further claims to the Roman Catholics of Ireland. Lord CHARLES MANNERS presented 'three petitions from the county of Cambridge, against any alteration in the Corn Laws. a petition from the in- Lord STANLEY brought up a petition a ga i nst the house and Window sax; and another from Manchester, praying for seeing cpoo nu t er h t a e s_ presentedaharSebiivrt.iasrnri-ot.snop;i:PtAiowCtrle.rirldniAamiNjajp s e . yon, against any alteration in those p f s o r e x P c e u t es excuse o h r i o m u g, if in e k ed place, tire laws. COURTS AT WESTMINSTER, R e to ' N _ p e tl w The CHANCELLOR of the EXkreCinsilitEeentQionuUggEtthi motion of which he had of the Exchequer) wa He (the Chancellor _ s not aware of Law. thought H on .and th that hern Learned d o i p n e b r e h r a Courts; but he had Hon. and Learned Gen i t g le .i m ve a n n n t o o ti b .c e e ts of those New since learned arrangements by the till very lately tlipt there existed any objection to the internal and as he, for one, had every dispos' • ition profession generally ; bar every accon • nue anon to that those objections were entertained members, of the to secure to the gentlemen of the which they were entitled, and which they had a right to expect, he did not at all doubt that upon the Hon. and Learned Gentle man's entering into some communication with him upon the subject, some plan could be effected that might effectually ac complish the objet which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman seemed to have in view. Mr. SCARLETT declared that no inconvenience to himself individually would have induced him to give that notice which he had given of a motion on this subject; but the complaints alluded to have been made by a great number of gentlemen con nected with the profession to which he had the honour to belong. He could not, however, entertain the slightest objection to meet the wishes of the Right Hon. Gentleman, by postponing that motion, on the understandin g th a t s o me r emedy wo u ld really be adopted, if indeed it was possible to suggest any plan of temporary accommodation. He also wished it to be explicitly understood, that he would have submitted such a motion, not on account of the bar alone, but of the public also, for whom these courts provided no accommodation whatever. 31r. HUM kl presented a petition from some writers to the signet, and attornies resident in the Royal Burgh of Montrose, complaining of the severe tax which they were subjected to, by 'reason of the stamps on their licences. The Hon. Gentleman then presented a petition from merchants and'others of the same place, having on hand larg e qua ntiti es o f f ore i gn gra i n . Th ey prayed that Parliament would be pleased to adopt such measure in respect of the Corn I.aws as might enable them to take their grain out of bond, for the purpose of sale. The Hon. Gentle man strongly objected, he said, to any system of laws, the effect of which was to lock up capital, and to depreciate it in unprofit able inactivity. It did happen, that in bonded foreign corn im ported into this country, not less a capital than from 1,000,000/. to 2,000,000/. had perished by reason of the existing corn laws, which prevented the importer from taking his consignments out of bond. COMBINATION LAWS. Mr. HUME then brought up a petition from the merchant seamen and mariners of Scarborough, in Yorkshire, praying to be allowed to be heard in their defence against charges which had been unjustly made against them, before the Committee appointed to inquire into the effect of the repeal of the Combi nat►on Laws. Lord EDWARD SOMERSET presented a petition from the Woollen Manufacturers of Gloucestershire, praying for an alteration in the present Corn Laws. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE brou up . a petition from Freshford, Somerset, against any further concession to the Ro man Catholics of Ireland. This petition contained some rea soning, which, though it did not seem very palatable to many Hon. Gentlemen in that House, did to him appear to carry great weight with it ; and would, he trusted, even yet have its influence with the House, notwithstanding that the bill to which it had objected had so recently passed its second stage by a large majority. He was very sorry not to see the Right Hon. Secretary for Foreign Affairs in his place ; and the more so, as he understood that the reason of his absence was his severe in. disposition, a fact that no one mor e s i ncere ly regrette d t h an h e (Sir T. Lethbridge) did. But his sorrow was further increased on this account, that he must now allude to some expressions that had fallen from that Right lion. Gentleman on the pre- Ceding evening., ---(Cries of." Oh no, no.")—lf any thing that he was about to say was disagreeable to the House, or irregular, he would not proceed any further; but if- not, he felt that he could not allow the great - body of petitioners to this House against the bill to be attacked as they had been, by certain ex pressions that had occured in the debate of the night before, without availing himself of the first opportunity allowed him by the forms of that House to reply to such charges. He was not maw alluding to the Right lion. Gentleman alone, but to other of those, Gentlemen who had taxed the petitioners with " ignorance.".—(Hear!)—He denied the imputation : nor, when they looked to the great body of our enlightened and respect able clergy, who were among the etitioners, could any season able man suppress the desire of effacing a stigma which bad so undeservedly been affixed upon them. Mr. NICHOLSON CALVERT had certainly heard the word " ignorance" made use of in the debate, but in a very different sense from that in which the Hon. Baronet seemed to take it. It was intended to imply a want of information in regard to some of the bearings of this particular question ; and doubtless many Gentlemen might very well be supposed to labour under an ignorance of this kind without any sort of im putation on their general. knowledge and intelligence. Indeed, that species of ignorance was much more general until very lately ; when the repeated debates in Parliament on this great question had tended to throw a new and considerable light over it. Lord BINNING concurred with the last lion. Speaker in his view of the true import to he attributed to the expression in question ; but it would have been much more correct and re gular for the Honourable Baronet to have waited until he could have addressed his remarks to the House, the Right Hon. Gentleman being in his place. After a few remarks on the same subject from Sir ROBERT WILSON, Sir JOHN NEWPORT, Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE, and the SPEAKER, the Petition was read. Mr. HENRY MAXWELL said, that several of the public prints having imputed to him most erroneously a change of opinions in respect to the great question of Catholic Emanci pation, and represented him to be an advocate for that measure, he begged to state that his opinions remained entirely unal tered on the subject • that he was s till an d s h ou ld ever b e op posed entirely to such a measure ; and that a speech of a very contrary nature, that had been ascribed to him, was in reality made, he believed, by the Hon. M em b er f or Downpatrick (Mr. J. W. Maxwell.) Mr..). W. MAXWELL stated, that on the night of the speech to which the last Honourable Speaker had alluded. the whole amount of his observations went to the expression of a very earnest wish that the subject should, at any rate, go into a Committee of the whole House. Mr. CALCRAFT presented a Petition from the Pro testant Dissenters of the town and borough of Wareham and its vicinity, in favour of the Catholic Claims. Mr. BARING brought up a Petition from certain warren farmers, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, relative to the Bill for restraining the setting of spring guns. Mr. HUDSON GURNEY remembered no petition that had appeared to him less worthy of the House's attention. All the preceding petitions were severally read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. MASTERMAN URE moved for returns of the quan tities of grain imported into Great Britain from foreign coun tries for seven years, ending the sth January, 18'25 ; distin guishing the sorts of grain, and the countries and ports from whence imported ; also, of the quantities of goods exported from Great Britain in the like period to the Continent of Europe, distinguishing the several ports exported to, and the amount of each year's exportation. Mr. II UM E hoped his Hon. Friend would add to the motion for these returns, an account of the bills drawn on either side for such cargoes, without which such returns would be incom plete. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no ob jection to these returns, which would form a most v a l ua bl e paper to be laid on the table of the House, provided it could be made out ; but how was it possible to distinguish what were cargoes of goods exported in return for cargoes of corn imported from other exportations ?---( Hear !) , Sir M. W. RIDLEY also spoke of the great difficulty which must necessarily attend the production of such a document as that moved for by the lion. Gentleman. While adverting to this subject, he begged leave to notice an isolated case, which ' would prove the immense difficulty, as well as the great ex pence, which attended the production of r e t urns which were occasionally moved for. Virhen it was deemed necessary to move for extensive returns relative to the coal-trade, much sur prise was expressed at the length of time that was suffered to elapse before those returns were produced. But w h at was the reason ? Why, before these returns could be mad e out, i t was absolutely necessary that 1, 000 litters' notes should b e exa mined theb lll r. w y ro i) authority.p E r i o l i o )er usE roo kthat opport un i ty to express his hope, as the question df the Corn Laws would spee dil y e brought before the House, that the attention of Gentlem e n, not merely those connected with the landed interest, but a ll () ti lers, would be directed to the papers which had been laid before Parliament on this subject, especially those which the Hon. Member for Bridgnorth (Mr. W. Whitmore) had called for. He trusted the House would come to the discussion of that most important question with firmness, but with temper. 3lr. M A BERM' said, if Hon. Members would apply to a Gentleman in the Treasury, for the purpose of knowing what accounts could conveniently be furnished, and what accounts it was expensive and difficult to make out, before they deter mined on moving for documents, it would save a great deal of time, trouble, and labour. If any Hon. Member inquired for the Gentleman to whom he alluded, he would find him a very intelligent individual, and one who was perfectly able to point out the most convenient way in which 'a Motion for papers ought to be shaped. If this .course were pursued, a large ew pence would be saved to the country, considerable difficulty would be removed, and the required inforniOtion would be laid before the House in a much more perfect and satisfaetory way. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that 4f the plan proposed by the Hon: Merriber for Abingdon (Mr. Maberly) were followed, it would be productive of great benefit. Often,-when he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) came down to the House, a small piece of paper, sometimes very much seribbled,upon, and consequently very difficult to he deciphered. was thrust into his hand, and he was asked," Will you Oppose this motion ?" As he did not wish needlessly to object, and as he had very little time allowed for examination, he feared that he sometimes consented to motions when he ought not to have done so. If, for instance; he had been perfectly aware of the nature of the motion alluded to by the Hon, Hember for New castle (Sir M. W. Ridley) lie never would have acceded to it. Mr. HUME said, he felt a very strong objection to motions for papers, on which it was not intended ultimately to found any proceedings. He, however, could safely say, that he had newer called for a document, for the production of which he could not state the most substantial grounds.—(Hear, hear !) His Hon. Friend (Mr. Maberly) was perfectly correct in what he had said relative to the gentleman who attended at the Treasury. Any Honourable Member who had an intention to move for a particular paper, would find very great benefit by consulting the indi v id ua l alluded to. Ile f e lt it due to the Government to say, that no expence was spared-in producing any documents that might be called for, provided it appeared that there was a legislative object in view. Mr. M. URE then consented to withdraw his motion. WINDOW TAX. Mr. BENETT presented a petition from the masters and_ mistresses of certain charity-schools in Wiltshire, praying that the window tax should no longer be levied on schools of that description,____ Mr: BROUGHAM said, he strongly seconded, the prayer of the petition. Charitable schools would be very much aided by their exemption from this tax. The airiness and cleanliness of those schools, and consequently the wholesomeness of their oc cupants, depended in a great measure on the number of windows, and therefore he most strongly called on. the Right Hon. Gen tleman opposite to agree to the prayer of the petition, as both just and pulitic. The'CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it was 'but justice.to himself to state, that about a fortnight ago he had received a petition of the same purport with that now intro duced. Being struck with the statement'which it contained, he had put himself in communication with the Tax Office, to know to what extent relief could be given to Houses coming under the denomination of school-houses, and the subject was now under consideration.—(Hear!) After a few words from Sir E.. KNATCHBULL, Mr. BEN NETT, and Mr. C. Witsotr, in support of the petition, it was laid on the the table, and ordered to be printed. IRISH BUTTER TRADE. Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition from .the butter_ makers of Donagh, in the Queen's County, praying for a revi sion of the laws for regulating the butter trade of Irel a nd. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON. hoped, that if a Committee were appointed to investigate this subject, due notice of its forma tion would be given, so as to aim' all those who were inte rested in the trade in various parts of Ireland an opportunity t') state their sentiments. Mr. J. GRAT'IAN said, great anxiety was felt throughout Ireland on this subject. The case already laid before the House was such, the abuses in the trade appeared to be so great, that he hoped a Committee would be appointed in the present year to examine the evil, and to recommend measures for its correction. Sir G. HILL was of opinion that no new measure should be adopted respecting this trade, without a very serious and ex. tended inquiry. Mr. S. RICE said the subject might be fully discussed, without altering the law this Session. Mr. 1,. FOSTER felt that the subject was one of deep im, portance to Ireland ; and he conceived that if any . alteration were made in the law, it o ug h t t o b e prece d e d by ti very mi. ,nute inquiry. Sir J. NEWPORT said he had no objection to inquiry ; but in his opinion it ought not to take place now, hut at the commencement of the next Session. If the examination were now set on foot, it would have a . greatettect on the exportation of butter. Day after day the price of that article would be in. fluenced by the evidence given, or the statements made before the House. Sir H. PARNELL said, that the corrupt practices can ied on under the Butter Act were a moat severe infliction on poor and industrious people. Complaints were particularly made of the butter tasters. It was represented to him that those persons were often induced to neglect their duty for a bribe—that they sometimes attended to perform their functions in a state little short of intoxication, and that they often decided on the quality of butter, not as it really deserved, but in proportion to ihe emolument which they were likely to reap from their corrupt practices. Ile inquired into these points; and he found that the allegations were well-founded. - In one instance he Ibund that five guineas were given to the wife of a butter-taster to in, duce her husband to certify that butter of second quality was of first quality, that it might be exported in this fictitious charac ter. Parliament were certainly called upon to inquire into this subject; and he could see no reason why that inquiry should not commence now. This was but the 22d of April, and on the 12th day of Alay last year, a Committee was appointed to inquire into the whole state of Ireland. Mr. C. GRANT said, that he was quite ready to go into in quiry on the subject.—Petition laid on the table, and to be printed. Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from Limerick, in favour of the Bill for regulatin g Provincial B an k s i n Ireland. Mr. MANSFIELD presented a petition from Leicester, praying for an alteration in the Corn Laws. The lion. Gentle man also presented a petition from th e O perat i ve Shipwrights in tha river 'Thames, against the re-enactment of the Combination Laws. Mr. T. WILSON presented a petition from a body of Ship calkers on the river Thames, against any alteration in the Com bination laws. The flon. Member took that occasion to ob serve, that he would on Monday present a petition more nume rously signed, and as the subject was one of great importance, he would then make a few observations on it. Mr. T. WILSON presented a petition from the Clergy of London assembled at Sion College, against the Dissenters' Marriage Bill. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE IN IRELAND. Mr. LYTTLETON said he now begged leave, on the on., derstanding to which the House came last night, to move for leave to bring in a Hill to regulate the exercise of the Elective Franchise in Ireland, so far as related to 40s. freeholders. 11 would, in consequence of the understanding to which lie alluded to, abstain from making any observations on the introduction of this Bill. He hoped, however, that an early day would be fixed for reading it a recond time, when gentlemen would have a roll Opportunity for the expression of their opinions. To himself, it was a matter of no importance whether he opened the grounds on which he introduced this measure on the present occasion, or reserved it for a subsequent period. The House had come to an understanding on that point early this morning, and that understanding had been renewed to-night. The consequence was, that a vast number of Members had left the House; amongst them were many who were especially unfavourable to the views which he took relative to this measure ;'and there fore he felt himself bound in honour simply to explain what the nature of the intended Bill was. The Honourable Mem ber for Wareham (Mr. Cakraft) was of opinion, that the dis franchisement of the forty-shilling freeholders of Ireland would be a measure of a very arbitrary nature. He thanked the Hon. Member for having called for information on this subject ; and he would take the liberty to observe, that he did not mean to extend the provisions of the Bill to those freeholders who held their freeholds under the same practice that prevailed in England at this period. The Bill would only refer to fr'ee.; holders whose votes were subject to registration. The sum which gave to those individuals the right of voting at present, it was the object of this Bill to raise. He would not state positively, although he had formed a strong opinion on the subject, how high the qualification ought to be raised ; but, in his opinion, 101. per annum would be an eligible qualification ; that, how ever, he left entirely in the hands of the House. Another point which had been alluded to was the period at which the Act should begin to operate. It might be suffered to operate forth with, or at the period when the present registry expired, or at the termination of the several leases. He thought-the end of the registration would b e the p ro p er t i me for the Act to begin to take effect. liut he telt this was a proper matter for consi deration in the Committee. The Hon. Member then moved " for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the exercise of the elective franchise in Ireland." _ _ _ 11r. MO1.7(311101 observeo, that in consequence of the un-