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derstanding—whether right or wrong, or whether it was or was not perfectly comprehended, he would notsay—to which it was stated the House had acceded, a great number of gentlemen had undoubtedly gone away. This being the case, it would be_ wrong and inexpedient to go into a discussion of the measure now ; but it ought to be stated, that on this occasion, leave to bring in the Bill was only called for. If there were any Hon. Members who wished to defeat the measure at once, they would have an opportunity of stating their arguments against it on the first reading. Mr. J. GRATTAN looked upon this as a very alarming proposition. Mr. PEEL merely rose to say, that in acquiescing in this motion for leave to bring in the Bill, he made no concession whatevet.—(Hear !)—The rule of the House formerly was dif ferent from that which now prevailed. It was now customary to grant leave to bring in a Bill, - merely for the purpose of con sidering what its effect was likely to be. Afterwards its con tents were debated, and it might be rejected on the second reading. In consequence of the understanding which was come to last night, he would not offer any objection to the present motion ; but his opposition to the measure should be precisely as decided in the stage when it came to be debated, as if he op posed its being brought in originally.—( Hear !) Mr. BROUGHAM trusted that he might be understood (after what he had stated this morning) as not having pledged himself to support this measure. On a future day he should have an opportunity of stating his opinion on this question at length. An Hon. MEMBER (whose name we could not learn) de clared that the proposed measure was fraught with injustice to the great mass of the people of Ireland. Mr. CALCRAFT said, if ever there was a Bill brought into Parliament which required the most minute detail, it was this very identical Bill.—( Hear !)—This he would assert, that if people in the House understood it, very few persons out of the House did. He, for one, did not understand it in detail, and therefore he was anxious for explanation. He hoped the Hon. Gentleman would take an early opportunity to inform the House on the subject. Sir T. LETH BRIDGE had no wish to take up the time of the House by prolonging a discussion like that which was now'. before it, but he must be allowed to say, that in his opinion the Bill which it was proposed to bring in was not at all calculated to answer the expectations which it had raised. A great deal was said about relief to the people of Ireland; but he could not see what relief they would find in being deprived of privi legeS which were really valoable, and.. which made them of some importance, and in receiving instead of privileges an imaginary good. An Hon. Friend ofhlis (Mr. Brownlow), whose conversion had created so great a sensation in the House, had said that he would not vote for the Bill which had been dis . cussed last night, unless the Bill now before the House, and that providing for the Catholic clergy, should also be carried. Now, in the common course of proceedings in Parliament, the first of these Bills would have passed through all its stages be fore the fate of the other two Bills could have been decided. The Hon.. Member for Armagh must, therefore, either not Note at all, or he must vote inconsistently with the declaration lie had made. Mr. CALCRAFT rose to order. He submitted that it was neither parliamentary nor delicate to allude to the words of a past debate, and particularly when the Member by whom those words were supposed to have been used was not present. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE thought he was perfectly justifiable in alluding, so far as he had done, to the declaration made by Hon. Friend the Member for Armagh. lie thought he had much more rea- on to complain of the interruption of the Hon. Member for Wareham (.Mr. Calcraft), which imputed to .him an intention to speak of the declaration made by his Hon. 'Friend in an injurious manner—an intention which he altoges Veer disclaimed. Mr. C. WYNN rose to order. He appealed to the Speaker to say whether the cbservations of the Hon. Member for Ware ham were not perfectly just. It was beyond all question con trary to the practice of Parliament toallude to expressions which had been used in a debate that was past, and still more so in the absence of a Member by_ whom they had been used. It was true. that in the, course of debates the House allowed a great latitude beyond the strict letter of its orders, but he believed that in no instance after the objection had been taken a Member had been permitted to persist in violating the established cus tom of Parliament. Mr. PEEL said there could be no doubt that a direct refer ence to the words of a debate was not Parliamentary; but the Hon. Baronet (Sir T. Lethbridge) . had not done this. lie had referred only to an intention expressed by the Hon. Member for Armagh, by which that Hon. Member said he should regulate his conduct. This was very different from quoting the words in which that intention had been conveyed. Whether to do this were delicate or not, was another question—(hear!)—which each individual must decide for himself, but of which the House, he conceived, would take no notice. Mr. C. WYNN thought that to refer to a declaration, as the lion. Baronet had done, was not at all less irregular than to refer to the precise words in which it had been made ; and for _ this reason, that the person by whom it had been made being absent, he could have no opportunity of explaining or justifying wi,at he had said. The SPEAKER rose amidst loud cries of " Chair." He said, that having been so distinctly appealed to, he could not hesitate to express his opinion' that the irregularity spoken of t!id not depend upon the fact of the person to whom allusion was made being present or not (although the question of deli cacy certainly did), because the House considered that all its Members were present in every debate. The question then was, whether it was according to the practice of Parliament to refer to the matter or to the distinct words of any part of a former debate. It was altogether disorderly to refer to the express words of a debate • and this, a 3 he had already said, whether the Member by ;horn they had been used was present or not. With respect tostierence to the subject matter of a debate, it was_ the practice of the House to allow great latitude. If it were not for the excuse which this practice furnished, the whole debate had been irregular from its commencement, because if it was opposed to the :Mans of the House to refer to a former de bate, it was not less so to refer to an understanding that leave should be given to bring in a Bill. In his opinion, however, nothing could be so inconvenient to the progress of business in the t House, as for the Speaker strictly to watch every violation of the letter of the orders. He therefore commonly left such subjaCts to be regulated by the general sense of the House, tA:iing from them the hint, and declining himself to interfere, seiless under circumstances likely to obstruct the public bu- siness, Sir T. LETHBRIDGE bowed to the decision of the Chair, bat he could not avoid observing, that it was some consolation to him to know,..that if he had been out of order, he was not so alone, the whole discussion being, as the Speaker had said, irregular. Still he contended, that if the House should give the Hen. Gentleman (Mr. Littleton) leave to bring in his Bill upon no other -statement than that which he had made, they would do a very uncommon thing, and admit a Bill, of the principle of which no one had said a word in recommendation. Dr. PHILLIAIORE said, he believed there was a general understanding throughout the House, that in consequence of the late hour to which the debate of the preceding night had extended, the discussion of this Bill should be postponed. For his own part, he had no doubt that the measure which it pro posed to carry into effect was calculated to do away a great abuse which existed in Ireland, and to confer a lasting benefit on the country. Sir J. NEWPORT said, that notwithstanding the senti ments which the Hon. Baronet (Sir T. Lethbridge) had ex pressed, he did not believe that the Catholic freeholder of Ire land would give him any credit for the new-born zeal which lie seemed to feel for their interests.—(Hear !)—They would rather be inclined to suspect that he intended, by throwing ob stacles in the way, to defer the passing of that other and greater measure of which he had been so long the opponent. For his own part, he (Sir J. Newport) confessed that he was most anxious to see this Bill passed ; and notwithstanding the asser tion of the Hon. Baronet, that it was hostile to the interests of the people of Ireland, he.was ready to go before that people in competition with the Hon. Baronet, and abide their decision on the subject. He should support the measure, because he believed it would materially aid the success of the other and more important one of emancipation,. and because it would prevent the demoralization of which the present system was the cause. Mr. WODEHOUSE and Mr. PEEL said a few words depre cating any further discussion at present. Mr. LITTLETON said, he -was in fact prepared with the . Bill at this moment, and he should be very glad too have it printed, that all the Members might be in possessio of, the subject. The discussion might then be taken on the seems(' reading. Mr. BANKES hoped that a very early day would be fixed for the second reading. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON opposed the motion, and said he would not consent to take this Bill as a condition for passing the other. He took this opportunity of saying, that with re spect to the 40s. freeholders, many of whom he knew, he had . found among them men of an honest and independent fe elin g s as the wealthiest commoners in the country. It might be that there were in certain districts persons of the same class, but of a different description ; and against them, if it were necessary, a provision might be made ; but he deprecated the operation of this Bill on the whole body of the 40s. freeholders of Ireland. Mr. LIT I LETON explained. Mr. S. RICE had two questions to which he begged the Hon. Member for Staffordshire to reply. They were, first, whether the proposed Bill was to apply to counties only ; and secondly, whether it was to be taken as conditional upon the Bill which was read a second time last night ? Mr. LITTLETON replied in the 'affirmative to both these questions. Mr. HUME objected to the introduction of the Bill, without anyfurtherexplanation than had been given ; because, to admit the Bill, was, in fact, to admit the principle on which it was framed, and this was what he believed the House was not yet agreed to do. After a few words from Lord ALTHORP and Col. TnExcit in support of the motion, and some observations from CRESSET PELHAM, which were wholly inaudible, leave was given to bring in the Bill. SPIRIT DUTIES: On the Motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the House went into a Committee on the Spirit Duties' Acts. The CHANCELLOR of the 'EXCHEQUER said, he had upon a former occasion explained to the House the grounds upon which he thought it expedient to place all the laws relating to distilleries in England on one identical and intelligible footing, and to do away with the inconveniences which were daily found to result from the circumstance of different laws prevailing in different parts of the kingdom.— It would not, therefore, now be necessary for him to advance any general reasoning on the subject, and be flattered himself that the House would readily concur with him in thinking that something was necessary to be done to effect this object. It appeared to him that no alteration would be so effectual as that whieh should assimilate the distillery laws of England with those of Scotland and Ireland. He would state generally the sort of regulations which lie proposed to adopt for this branch of the trade and manufacture of the country. In the first place it was necessary to impose certain restrictions on the persons carrying on this trade; he should be glad if this had not been necessary, but the large amount of the duties rendered it im possible to wave them. In Ireland and in Scotland no persons were allowed to carry on the trade of a distiller without the certificate of a Justice of the Peace. This regulation, which the peculiar circumstances of Scotland and Ireland rendered , necessary, he did not propose to adopt in---lingland. The qua lifications which he should suggest instead was, that persons carrying on the trade of distillers should inhabit and pay the rates of houses of the rent of 201. per annum. This would facilitate the collection of the duty, while, if persons who could, distil in a tin kettle were permitted to do so, the Excise would be cheated at every turn. The next regulation was, that all persons licensed to carry on the trade of distillers should be resi dent within a quarter of a mile of a town in which there should be five hundred inhabited houses, in order to secure a sufficient number of Excise officers for the preservation of this branch of the Revenue. With respect to the size of the stills, it had been found necessary in Ireland and in Scotland, where smug gling was extensively carried on, to use stills of small dimen sions, because larger ones were ineffectual to prevent it. In England there was not the same necessity, and it was there fore his intention to reduce the size of stills from 3,000 gallons, ' the present rate, to 400, the dimensions of which they had been formerly. He would now state to the Committee the altera tions which he intended to propose respecting the duties.— The existing duty was 10s. 6d. per gallon, at 7 per cent. over proof. It would, he thought, be a great improvement on the present system to adopt the rule which was observed in Ire land and Scotland—namely, to fix the.duty according to the proof strength of the spirit, and that duty he proposed should be ss. 10d. per gallon. He would shortly explain why be had fixed on that particular sum, which might other ' wise appear somewhat singular. The first idea was to fix a duty of ss. upon spirits distilled from malt, and six shillings on that distilled from grain ; but, on looking into the details of the subject, he found that it would be difficult to make a distinction between the two kinds of spirit. He was therefore determined to make the duty uniform, without reference to its being distilled from malt or grain. It would be in the recol lection of the House, that a bill had passed last Session for .regulating weights and measures, which was to take effect next year. According to that Bill, the standard by which measures were to be hereafter regulated was the imperial gallon, which differed from the ordinary wine measure on which the duty on spirits was at present taken. 'rile imperial gallon might be re presented by six, whilst the common wine g,allon might be re presented by five. If lie had fixed the duty on the common wine gallon at 65., the relation which it would have borne to the imperial gallon would have been inconvenient, as it would have left an indescribable fraction of a farthing unaccounted for.— The duty of ss. 10d. on the common wine measure, however, corresponded exactly with the duty of 7s. on the imperial gallon; and thus any intricate calculation would be avoided in the set tlement of questions which might arise between the excise-officer and the dealer. The Right Honourable Gentleman concluded by moving several resolutions to the elect which he had stated. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thanked the Right Honourable Gentleman for the alterations which he proposed to make, which would have the effect of removing many of the restrictions by which the spirit trade between England and Ireland was at present shackled. Mr. W. SMITH disapproved of the proposed reduction of the duty on spirits, on the ground that it would tend to dete riorate the health and morals of the people of this country. He begged to remind the House, that it was proved by the evidence given before the Police Committee in 1817, that there was scarcely one instance of desperate murder or burglary which occurred in the metropolis taint was not attributable to the in fluence of ardent spirits. Vas it possible, then, that a measure could be considered beneficial, the object of which was to reduce the price of spirits nearly one half, and consequently to bring them more within the reach of the poorer classes? It was, however, said that the reduction of the price of spirits would not increase their consumption. He was at a loss to reconcile that assertion with the argumentof the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a former evening, when he proposed a reduction of the wine duties. The Right lion. Gent. then said, that a reduction of duty would cause an increased consumption. That he believed would be the effect of the reducticre of the spirit duties ; for he could not believe that - the poor would be better able to resist temptation than the rich. Scotland was often referred to as affording a proof that the cheapness of spirits did not lead to drunkenness amongst the poorer classes. lie admitted that the Scotch were sober people, but much of their sobriety was attri butable to their poverty. This reminded him of the old story of Dr. Johnson anti Sohn geese. The Doctor was told by some person that Solan geese might be bought for two pence a piece in Scotland. " Ay,"' observed the Doctor, " but where are they to get the two pence ?" The Hon. Gentleman con chided by stating, that whatever might be the result of the Right Hon. Gentleman's propositions, he would rest satisfied with having delivered his soul on the subject. Mr. HUME was of opinion that the reduction of the duties would be beneficial to the country; but he wished that the- Right Hon. Gentleman would accompany it by a reduction of the duty on malt. He could not agree with the lion. Member for Norwich in the view which lie took of the consequences which would result from a reduction of the duty on spirits. The excessive use of spirits was generally the result rather than the cause of poverty and distress. In France and Ilpiland, where spirits were very cheap, drunkenness was almost un- . known. The same might be said of the Un ited States of America. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that he was satisfied the anticipations of the Hon. Member for Norwich—that the whole land would be one scene of drunken ness, in consequence of the proposed reduction of duty—would prove to be groundless. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON supported the resolutions. Captain GORDON thought the country was indebted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the introduction of this mea sure, which would have so beneficial effect in the prevention of illicit distillation. _ . After a few words from Gen. HART, the resolutions were agreed to, and the House having resumed, the report was or dered to be received on Monday. MR. RICH'S COLLECTION. The tinuse having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to sub mit a resolution, that there be granted to.his Majesty a sum not. exceeding 7,0001. for the purchase of Mr. Rich's collection of coins, curiosities, and manuscripts. He observed, that the re port of the Committee which had been appointed to inquire into the value of this collection was so full, that it was unne cessary for him to say any thing on the subject. He felt satisfied that the feeling of the country was favourable to the purchase of sueh a valuable addition to the collection already in the British M useum. After a few words from Mr. BAN KES, which were inaudible in the gallery, Mr. HUME gave the. motion his cordial support, and was glad tolperceive that this country, in supporting such a splendid collection as that at the British Museum, was approximating to the taste of other states in Europe. While on this subject, he wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would have any objection to the appointment of a Committee to inquire what monuments were erected to distinguished in a. viduals in several places in the metropolis, at what expence, and from what funds they were kept in order. He was inform ed, that the sums taken for admissiqn to see the monuments in Westminster Abbey were appropriated for the payment of individuals appointed to take care of th ose monuments ; but he also understood that there was another fund from which those persons, ought to be paid, and which the Dean and Chap ter put into their own pockets. lie thought this was a subject which should be inquired into. • Mr. BANKES admitted that the expence which the public were put to in the erection of those monuments gave them a fair ~claim to inquire how the funds received for exhibiting them were applied ; but he thought the onus of. such inquiry ought not to be thrown upon his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The subject was, he granted, a fair one for inquiry. Mr. HUME expressed a hope that some such motion might be submitted to the House, and that it would receive the sup port of Ministers. Sir C. LONG was not aware of the fund to which the Hon. Member alluded, for the payment of persons for taking care of the monuments in Westminster-Abbey ; but if there were any 1 over which the House had a controul, it would be fair to in quire into its application. 'With respect to the resolution be fore the Committee, lie would observe, that the collection of Mr. Rich was very rare and valuable, and the parties who had the disposal of it evinced the most liberal disposition in treating with Government for its purchase. The resolution was now agreed to, and the House having resumed, the report was ordered to be received on Monday- DISSENTERs' MARRIAGES BILL. After a desultory conversation as to the time for the further discussion of this measure, the Bill was re-committed, and the report ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE IN IRELAND. Mr. LITTLETON brought in his Bill to regulate the exer cise of the elective franchise in the counties at large in Ireland, which was read a first time. The Bill enacts, that no person shall be allowed to register any freehold in, Ireland, unless it be on leases of lives renewable for ever, except it be of the value of -* The Honourable iliember said he would move the second reading on Monday, as the third reading of the Roman Ca tholic Relief Bill was fixed for that day, and he hoped that the discussion of his Bill would be allowed 'the precedence. The Bill was ordered to be printed. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at lIALI.PAST ELEVEN O'CLOCK to Monday. * It is understood that the Hon. Member proposes to fill up this blank with the sum of 101. instead of 405., as the law now stands. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. AMMAR DEPARTMENT OF THE WAR OFFICE.--It ap pears by the Paper's lately laid on the table of the House of Comm-oria, that since the establishment of the above office in 1815, up to 1824, the total amount of disallowances from the accounts of Regimental Agents and District Paymasters with the Government was 610,110/. 3s. 4d., of which sum 503,201/. 12s. I Id. has been received, leaving a balance in fa vour of the public (after paying the expences of the establish ment in that period, estimated at 99,537/. ss. Bd.) of 510,5721. 17s. Btl., inclusive of the sum of 106,908/. 10s. sd. not yet paid. It also further appears, that in the same pe riod the sum of 544,442/. 6s. sd. was the total amount of ba lances duefrom the Government, of which sum 483,221/. 3s. 7d. has been paid, leaving .a balance of 61,221/. 2s. 10d. to be paid. The amount of balances found- due to the Government in the same period was 933,990/.. 9s. ld. of which 782,884/. Bs. 3d. has been actually received, leaving a balance still due of 151.106/. Os. 10d. LIVERPOOL.—The quantity of cotton imported into Liver pool in the year ending sth January, 1825, was 119,067,2501b5. The quantity of sheep's wool was only 395,0351b5. There was 'exported, in the same period, 5,668,5661b5. of cotton wool, anti 47,2151b5. of sheep's wool. IRELAND.—lmported into the port of Liverpool in the year ending sth January, 1825, 179,904cwt5. of butter; 6,399 tierces of beef and pork, and 17,670 barrels of the same commodi ties, 12,608cwts. of bacon and hams, 635,889 quarters of corn, and 240,349cwt5. of meal and flour ; 25,025 cows and oxen, 632 horses, 44,879 sheep, 25,120 swine, 1,302,3211b5. of sheep's wool, 20,761,182 yards of lined, and 8,963 gallons of spirits. FINE AR►'l'S. FOR THE SUN. Mit. Enuroa—lshati now, with very great de ference, venture to touch upon the State necessity of purchas ing the late President's historical pictures for the National Gal lery ; a measure which the writer Of the gratuitous pamphlet, entitled " Observations on the probable extinction of British History Painting," has so earnestly offered to the enlightened consideration of the highest and most competent authorities in the Realm. I have learned with much satisfaction, that the receipt of the presentation copy . of the pamphlet, humbly sub mitted to the King's gracious acceptance and the letter of un feigned duty and affection, with which Messrs. RAN-lA - EL and BENJAMIN WEST accompanied it, have been condescendingly acknowledged in a letter from . the Marquess CON YNGTIAM...— This act of Royal favour is one of the many constant tokens, by which his Majesty has been pleased to mark his paternal at tention for the Fine Arts in his dominions. In 1816, the Select Committee of the House of Commons, on the Elgin Marbles, in their report, deemed it their duty. to lay a stress upon the following passage —" Your Committee can not dismiss this interestin g subject without submitting to the attentive reflections of the house, how highly the cultivation of the Fine Arts has contributed to the reputation, character and dignity of every Gove.rnment by which they have been encou raged, and how intimately they are conneetea with the ad vancement of every thing valuable in science, Literc turc and philosophy." The Members of the Select Committee (who possessed so large a portion of talent and public spirit) did not offer the preceding observations to Parliament without any permanent reference or object. They hoped thereby to draw the attention of the Legislature to the patronage and advancement of the Fine Arts, as a great na tional means of " advancing everything valuable in science, literature, and philoscplay,7 anti so strong and general was the concurrence in this opinion, that there was not a dissentient remark upon the subject, in or out of Parliament. In wisdom and consistency, therefore, there is A NECESSITY for the im mediate interference of the State to prevent the rapid decay and utter extinction of the PUBLIC STYLE of history painting in this country. The exclusion of paintings from our Churches and, public edifices during two hundred and eighty years, has closed up the only field for the practice of the PUBLIC STYLE of history, and excluded British genius from public patronage, in that high department; it has also produced an Anti- British and Anti-historical prejudice in the nation. The power of the State overthrow and nothing but the power of the State can rebuild the PUBLIC style, in the British Schools. After all the noble efforts of his late Majesty, and of our present gracious Sovereign ; after the commendable exertions of the Royal Academy and the British Institution ; after the splendid display of genius by WEST, the-late head of the Arts in this country, and by the young Artists, who studied the public style in and since the year 1805, the want of public patronage.in that department is now greater than it was forty years ago, when \STEST was painting the grand series of pictures from the Revelations for the intended Chapel Royal at Windsor. There is now no other prospect for a painter of history upon the grand scale, but the chance of obtaining a prize and selling a picture or two to the British In stitution ; he has then to struggle through a life of disappoint pent. dependence, and misery, without any certain employ ment whatever, oppressed by public apathy and neglect, and continually pursued by the apprehension of bailiff's and pri son. After these introductory remarks, knowing the very nar row space in your columns for this subject, during the sitting of Parliament, I am unwillingly obliged to postpone my fur ther observations. April 19, 1325. EVELYN, JUN. M. KARL KRAUTEMER of Vienna has obtain ed from the Austrian Government a patent for one year for a new invention, of which the following is the literalspecification :- 4 , A carriage, with a moving straight, and endlesS iron rail way, for the conveyance as well of burdens however heavy, as of travellers, with very little friction and shaking, as easily, quickly, and without noise, as with carriages on fixed iron-rail, roads, without any greater expence of propelling power, up or down hill, and in any optional lateral direction, over paved or unpaved roads, whether passing over meadow, clay, or sandy ground; lastly, without causing dust or dirt in the roads, and without injuring them." TriniA.—lf we call Over the names of those Of ficers of the East India Service who have written books in India, few stand more prom inent than Capt. SEEL Y, Author of that cele brated publication " The Wonders of Elora." Most of those India Officers who have written have confined themselves, and exerted their talents, in one line only. We have now before us, written by Capt. SEELY in the short space of.two years, a book on a commercial subject, another on a political question, and, last, his volume on the Antiquities of " Elora.' It is quite' needless fur us to offer a word on the latter work; its great suc cess is the best proof of its merit. But this is not all. Capt. S. is now employed in constructing a Map of India. We have seen the outline, and the large mass of materials possessed by the Author. It will be different in form to all others, and, as far as we can judge, bids fair to eclipse them. Strange as it must appear, although Capt. SEELY has had his sight injured by opthalmia, and is crippled in both hands, the native ardour of his spirit, and his enthusiasm in the cause of Literature, has urged him to do so much in so s h ort a t i me and, what is more, although the subjects he has wr i tten upo n are very dis;dmilar, they are all well done. Ile i s a cre di t to t h e Service to which he ' belongs , and we are proud of him as an Englishman. We cannot help thinking that Capt. S. is the Author of several Political Essays which have appeared in our Paper. - Last week there passed through Boulounne,on their way to Paris, 17 very fine English horses, which, it is said, have been purchased for the King of France, at very high prices, some of them as high as a thousand pounds each. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Veneris, 22° die Aprilis, 1825. hlEssAut from the Loans—That they have agreed to— Innkeepers Bill, Cromford and Peak Forest Railway Bill, and Threatening Letters'Punishment Bill, without amend ment. Roans—CleoburyMortimer, and Spittle Gate and Bridge-end —Bills reported, to be ingrossed. Manchester and Auster lands, Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne, and Kingston upon-Hull—Bills read a third time, and passed. Leeds and Halifax—Petition of Wm. Fairbank, of Otley, against—re ferred to the Committee o❑ the Bill, Counsel ordered. Wive liscombe—Pctitions from Ilfracombe, Bideford, South Dol ton, and Hampton, &c. in favour—to lie on the table. I 31P110VEMENTS—LiveipoOl—Bill read a third time, and passed. Glasgow—Petition from Anderston, against—re ferred to the Committe?, on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Roch dale—Petition of Inhabitants, against—referred to the Com mittee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Walcot—Petition of Inhabitants, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. _ _ DOCKs—Leith—Petition from Edinburgh, against--referred to the Committee on the Bill,• Counsel ordered. Isle of Dogs—Petitions from Coal Consumers of London, and West India Dock Company, AGAlNST—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Kingston-upon-Hull—Peti tion from Huddersfield, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. St. Katharine's--Bill read a third time, and passed. RAlLWAYS—Edinburgh and Dalkeith—Petition of John Wauchope, Esq. against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Liverpool and Manchester—Petition from C. Oirell, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Runittey—Two Petitions, in favour —to lie on the table. Stroud and Severn—Petition of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Company, against—to lie on the table. Tees and \Veardale—Petitions from Beccles, and • Deal and Walmer; in favOur—to lie on the table. _ _ _ COMPANIES—Herring and Cod Fishery—Petitions from Salt coats, Irvine, and Rothsay, against--to lie on the table. Western Ship Canal—Petitions from Devonshire and Somer shire, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Coun sel ordered ; and six others, in - favour—to lie on the table. Imperial Mining (Ireland)—Bill read a second time, and committed. Manufactories (Ireland)—Petition from Dub lin, against—to lie on the table. Metropolitan Fish—Peti tions from Hastings and Rye, against—to lie on the table. Provincial Banks (Ireland)—Petition from Limerick, in fa vour—to lie on the table. CANALS—Berke and Hants Junction—Two Petitions, against, and Eighteen, in favour—to lie on the table ; Bill read a se cond time, arid committed. runt Botolph without Bishopsgate—Bill read a se cond time, and committed. POOR—Shrewsbury—Six Petitions, in favour, to lie on the table ; Notice taken that the Bill contained a clause altering the Law of Settlement; Bill withdrawn. Henley-upon- Thames—Petition, against—to lie on the table. hicLosu RE— Clanfield (Oxford)—Petition of Thos. Bennett, against—to lie on the table. Cuuncii—Chelsea—Petition of Rector, itc. in favour—to lie on the table. RO:►MAN CATHOLIC CLAIMS—One Petition, in favour, and Two, against—to lie on the table. ConN Laws—Four Petitions against any alteration, Three for h revision, and One praying that Bonded Lorn may be taken for Home Consumption—to lie on the table. Wimnow TAX—Petitions from St. Helen's (Lancashire), and 'Wiltshire, for the repeal of—to lie on the table. COUNTY CounTs BlLL—Petition from Rugby, in favour— to lie on the table. ATTORNIES TAX—Petition from Montrose, against—to lie on the table. COMBINATION LAws—Three Petitions for an inquiry—re ferred to the Select Committee. Bu TTER TRADE—Petition from Doonane, to repeal the-Laws relating to—to lie on the table. DISSENTERS MARRIAGES BlLL—Petition from Sion College, against—to lie on the table. NOTICES of MOTIONS, and ORDERS of the DAY, ' which now stand on the ORDER-BOOK of the HOUSE of COMMONS for the ENSUING WEEK. Monday, April 25. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. County Transfer of Land Bill-Second reading. 2. Game Laws Bill-Third reading. 3. Colonial Intercourse Bill-Further consideration of Report. 4. Juries Bill-Further consideration of Report. 5. Small Debts (Scotland) Bill-Further consideration of Report. G. Debts Recovery (Scotland) Bill-Further consideration of Report. 7. Canada Company Bill-Second reading. 8. Van Dieman's Land Company Bill-Second reading. 9. Roman Catholic Relief Bill-Committee. 10. Land Tax Assessments Bill-Committee. 11. Supply-Report. 12. Pirates Head Money Bill--Committee: 13. Settlement of the Poor Bill-Comurittee. 14. East India Judges Bill-Further consideration of Report. 15. Spirit Duties Acts-Report thereupon. 18. Supply-Report. 17. Supply-Committee. 18. Dissenters'illarriages Bill-Further consideration of Report, 19. Elective Franchise (Ireland) Bill-Second reading. 20. Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill-Third reading. 21. Arrests for Debt Bill-Further consideration of Report. 22. Jurors (Scotland) Bill-Report. tl3. Cutlery Trade Bill-Second reading. 24. Bankers (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 25. Seamen's Wages Bill-Third reading. 2fk Ways and Means-Committee. 27. Customs Laws Repeal Bill-Second reading. 28. Customs Management Bill-Second reading. 29. Chancery Court (Ireland) Bill-Second reading. _ 30. Navigation Laws Bill-Second reading. 31. Exchequer Court (Ireland) Bill-Second reading. 32. Customs Regulation Bill-Second reading. 33. Smuggling Prevention Bill-Second reading. 34. Goods Warehousing Bill-Second reading. 35. Isle of Man Trade Bill-Second reading. 38. Exchequer Bill (Public Works) Acts-Committee there upon. Tuesday, April 2G. • NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Lord Francis Leveson Gower—Resolution to enable the Crown to grant provision for the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland. - 2. Mr. Illonck—Bill to prohibit, in certain cases, the payment of any part or portion of the wages of Labourers out of the IcoOr Rates; 3. Mr. Peter Moore—Bill to alter and amend Act 6 Geo. 1, c. 18 [Bubble Act.] Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Bill to extend the provisions of Act [3 Geo. 4, c. 71], to prevent the cruel and improper treatment of Cattle. 'ORDER OF THE DAY. Boundaries of Townlands (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. Wednesday, April 27. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—Bill to restrict the punish ment of Leasing-making and Sedition in Scotland. 2. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—Bill to amend an Act of the Scottish Parliament [A.D. 1696, C. 32], the Act of Grace. 3. Mr. Hume—Return of the past and present expence of Sierra Leone, and the liberated Negroes there ' • of the Crown Estates in Esseq uibo and Berbice, and of the ex pence for captured Negroes ; and of sums paid on account of the Slave Trade. 4. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill to regulate Petty Sessions in Ireland. 5. Mr. Hume—Commission to inquire into expenditure on the Cobb at Lyme Regis. Thursday, April 28. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Woolryche Whitmore—Bill to amend the Corn Laws. 2. Sir Matthew Ridley—Motion relative to the Revision and Consolidation of the Statutes. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Prison Laws (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 2. Felonies Counsel Bill —Second reading. Friday, April 29. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. County Rates Mortgage Bill—Second reading. 2. Judicature (Scotland) Bill--Committee. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Chancellor of the Ex c h equer —T o move a vote of £2OOO to Mr. M'Adam. (In Committee of Supply.) NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Monday, May 2. Mr. Scarlett—Select Committee on Plan of the Building in tended for the Court of King's Bench. Titesday, May 3. Mr. Charles Grant—lnquiry into the State of Education in Scotland. PRIVATE BILLS. • Second Readings for Monday. Denbigh and Llanwrst,Wi v eliscombe; and Kilpatrick Roads; Dublin, and Hibernian Gas Lights ; Baybridge Navigation ; And Glasgow and Rosebank Railway. ST. GEORGE.—KIN BIRTH-DAY.—Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, East India and South Sea Houses. FOMEIGN MAILS. AuntyEn. DuE. Lisbon - - - 1 0 liottenburgh - 1 0 Hamburgli - - - 2 0 Holland - - - 1 0 Flanders - - - 1 0 America - - - 1 0 1110 II WA TER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-51011110 Morning, 51 minutes after 5.1 Evening, 17 minutes after 6. THE SUN. SOLXM QUI.S DICERE FALSUM A ÜbEAT LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1825. The Carn Brea Castle, Captain DAVEY, from Bengal, arrived at Dover yesterday. Dispatches dated the 11th January have been received at the East India Mouse from the Supreme Govern ment, containing accounts of the total defeat of the Burmese in a succession of actions. A report is current at the Jerusalem Coffee louse, that Amerapoorah, the Burmese capital, las been taken possession of by our troops. Bombay Papers to the 11th Decembei• furnish the following intelligence : " We have been favoured with a private letter from Ellich poor, giving some account of the re-appearance of SHEIK DuLEA in the neighbourhood of Ellichpoor, from which we. collect the following account of his movements:— " Subsequent to the attack of Lieutenant and Adjutant LE moT T's detachment, SHEIK DULLA, with a few followers, made his appearance in the . neighbourhood of Jelpy Arnmair, where a party of horse and font of the Ellichpoor brigade, under a Jemidar, is stationed. The Jemidar succeeded in capturing several prisoners, and in driving the plunderers into the Taptee. The SHEIK himself, however, who, from his many hair-breath escapes, it would seem, is reserved for another fate, got clear off by swimming that river, and has not since been heard off." Letters from Bombay of the 15th of December announce the capture by the English of the fort of Kittoor, a strong place, with a small adjoining territory, in the province of Bejapoor, and that they found in it a treasure amounting to 13 lacs of rupees, and five lacs of jewels. This fort, with the territory dependent on it, was held by a Dessaye, a sovereign prince of the lowest rank; but at his death, without heirs, it devolved on the East India Company ; and it was in an at tempt to establish their claim that Mr. TnAmic- RAY, of the civil service, lost his life. Mr. STE.' PIIENSON and Mr. ELLIOTT, who were detained• in this fort, have both been found there, and of course have gained their liberation by the event. This news caused some sensation yester day in the city, having been supposed erroneous ly to be an advantage gained over the Burmese, from whose territory, however, the fort of Kit toor is more than 1,000 miles distant. The Etoile, dated Thursday, reached us this morning. It contains the report of the Commis mission of the Peers appointed to examine the project of law for reducing the interest of the Rentes, proposing its adoption without anY amendment. The Report was delivered by the Duke de Levis, Chairman of the Commission , and is ordered to be printed ana taken into con' sideration after the Law of Indemnity is 0- posed of. It will be recollected that the presents o f horses and other animals from the Bey of Tuoi 4 ' to the King of FRANCE were lost, when tile" French ship, on board of which they were sent , was shipwrecked. The Eloile states, that the Bey is at present occupied in freighting a sbir with the same kinds of animals, to supply th e place of those which wl!re drowned ; and that the Tunisian Envoy at the French Court 1 0 been instructed by his Highness to solicit the aid of a French Engineer, in improving and clearing the port of Goletta, which it seems 15 fast filling with sand. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS APRIL 20.—Five per cent s ' 101 f. 90c. for money, and 102 f. sc. for the end of the month. From the French Papers of Wednesday, w hich . arrived last night, we extract the following Pa" ragraphs. They contain nothing else of any in' terest (From the Moniteur of Wednesday, April 20.) PARIS, APRIL 19. On Monday evening his Excellency the Count de Villele, President of the Council of Ministers, gave an evening party, a t which Prince Metternich was present. The Prince was to have left Paris yesterday, the 18th, but his departure is put off till to-morrow, the 20th.. (From the Quotidienne of the 20th of April.) MILAN, APRIL 7. Several persons belonging to the Legations at the Court of Vienna have already arrived here, having been sent by their re spective Ambassadors to prepare lodgings for them, as th e y will soon arrive. Count Lagrange, Secretary to the Frenc h Legation, arrived on the Ist, with some persons of the Ambit." sador's suite. The Ambassador is expected about the end °I April from Paris, where he now is. Soon after him arrived a' Russian Secretary of Legation, who expects his Ambassadors General Tatischeff, about the end of April. Preparations a re also making for the reception of the Ambassadors of Prussi a ' Spain, and Denmark. Nothing certain is known respecting th e arrival of the British Ambassador, Sir H. Wellesley. it is said that his coming to Milan depends on the result of the ne' gociations carrying on at London, between Prince Esterhazi . and Mr. Canning. The preparations already made show that we shall soon s ee several foreign Sovereigns in our walls. We also expect Milan an Extraordinary Ambassador from the King of spi n to the Emperor of Austria. (From the Constilutionnel of April 20.) ZANTE, MARCO 18. Thrall= Paella, sailing at the end of February wi th hls whole fleet for Candia, was overtaken by a tempest, which d.ia; persed his vessels, so th a t only 20 reached Alexandria= til