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-as The men totild procure no employment, many of them, With their families were thrown on the parish. Sir GEORGE CLERK said, that at the end of the war it was found that there was not sufficient work for all the men employed in the several dock-yards. To avoid the necessity of discharging them, in consequence, it was offered to continue them at such work as there might be for them to do, but at a lower rate of wages. The men received this as a oon b, erns and were very glad to continue hi the dock-yar ds upon the t offered them. In the course of last winter and the autumn,o th*y expressed some dissatisfaction at the amount _ o f m th en ir t wages, and were told they were at liberty ,, to e seoelfrtripldrd so, wherever they could obtain better p a y - and the reason why this happene d to have taken place in Kent, more than in Plymouth and in other places, was, because, on Cle men at Plymouth being told that they were kept in em ployment at the reduced wages only in order to keep them from the-distress of being without work, said they were centeip t n and continued thei r places. As to the hey sai families of the sh w r ights discharged from the dock-yards in Kent having become chargeable to the parish, that was their own fault ; there was plenty of work for them to do in the private Clacks, but they had entered into a combination, and placed themselves under the direction of a Committee, who fixed certain prices, which the masters would not give. He could assure the Honourable Baronet, that if all the shipwrights who were not absolutely wanted in the dock-yards should be discharged, the. distress -would. be much greater and more general. After a few words from Sir E. K NAT c Mr. HUSKISSON said lie had reason to know, that there was at this time a gre at demand for workmen in the private yards, and that all the men who had left the public docks would have found emplment there but for the mischievous spirit of combination which influenced them. Since the repeal of the combination- laws, the workmen in this and other trades had committed such eircesses as, if they were continued, wouli compel the house to resort again to the former laws, the repeal of which he feared had prejudiced some very valuable interests, and had, in fact, been injtrious to the workmen themselves. He knew that there were many persons now ready to give the workmen employment, -and, the saternents of those persons placed the conduct of the workmen in such light as made hint feed more-indignation than lie now thought fit to express. If they had in .any instances become burdensome to the parishes, it must have been through their own misconduct. Mr. H UME was so far from blaming the Government for the course which they had adopted towards the shipwrights, that he thought it extremely humane to keep them at low wages, until the arrival of the merchant-trade should have furnished them with full employment.—(Hear !)—That time had now arrived. He was sorry to add to what had fallen from the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade, that the conduct of the workmen in all parts of the country, since the repeal of the Combination Laws, which hehad laboured so much to procure, had been highly blameable.--(Hear t) —They bad attempted to impose upon their masters, regulations far more arbitrary and degrading than those which they had themselves so much com plained of. Ile hoped the recent successes of the masters who had withstood these attempts, would teach the workmen that this ungracious and impolitic conduct of theirs would drive their best friends, in and out of that House, to wish !for the re enactment of the old laws.—(hear !) The vote was agreed to, after a few words from Alderman C. Smith. Sums of 560,000/. for the wages to artificers employed in the yards at home ; of 533,3X1. for the charge for timber; and for 4d,000/. charge for pilotage, bounty for slaves, were then agreed to. On the motion being put on the last of the above rotes, Mr. HUME asked why Oe bounty on slaves was inserted? Sir G. CLERK replied, that it was under the Act of Par liarnent, which ordered that ,money to he payable out of the funds which might happen to be in the hands of the Treasurer of the Navy. Votes of 52,0221. 13s, sd. fsr foreign yards, 73,5721. for victualling yards, 55,5101. 13s. 11d. for medical establishments, C,2321. 12s. 7d, for the Royal Naval College, &c., 106,0271. 7s. Id. for wages to officers, &c., belonging to.ves sels in ordinary. 5.1,787/. 4s. for victuals to officers, &c. ; and 40,4801. for hired packets, wern then agreed to. On the last vote Mr. HUM E said, he hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant to take off the charges which were at present paid on newspapers sent to and from the colonies, and make them-in this respect similar to newspapers sent to Ireland ar.d Scotland, .which.paid either none or a very small charge -for postage. The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER said, that the e7tpznce was so much greater in the one than in the other, that so:ne part of the charge must in fairness as well as of neces mi'y be defrayed by the parties to whom the papers were trans- mitted. HUME took this opportunity, having formerly intro duced the subject of the half-pay to naval officers being made a retainer for their future services, to ask whether naval officers Laving taken holy orders were subject to the same regulations as officers in the army ? Sir G. COCKBURN replied, that the regulation by which officers on half-pay were struck off as soon as they had taken hely orders, always prevailed in the navy, and by a recent or- i ti,r the same regulation had been adopted in the army. This waa however, only to have a prospective operation. Altera short conversation between Mr. C itoxE R, Mr. II te and Mr. T. WILSON, the vote was carried. Votes of 897,5001. for half-pay to Flag.oflicers, 111,021. for Superannuations and Pensions to Officers and - their Widows, I,ZOOI. for Bounty to Chaplains, . . 7,0001. for the Compassionate List, 9J,0001. for the Widows' Charity, 2n 0,4104.)Z. for Greenwich Hospital, were also agreed to. The house resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and ob:ained leave to sit again on Wednesday next. CATHOLIC PETITION. Mr. BROUGHAM then .rose, for the purpose of giving 113::::; on the part of his lion. Friend the Member fur West triiester '(sir Francis Burtlettj a that his Hon. Friend, who had been compolled by an accidental occurrence to leave the. House, would, to-morrow, present the general Petition of the whole -holy of the Catholics. of Ireland, praying for the removal of all the disqualifications under which they laboured. Ile begged to state also, that to-morrow se'nnight his Hon. Friend would t.ertainly take the opinion of the House with respect to grant irg the prayer of that petition. ,UNLAWFUL SOLITIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. GOULBURN moved the second reading of the above aimed Bill. Lord NUGENT began by moving an amendment 'to- this itaetionethat the Bill be read that day six months. 'lf he had Ta e other objection to the Bill, he observed, he should oppose it on account of the singular conduct of its supporters.. Scarcely any two of his Majesty's Ministers could agree upon the view they took of Ireland, in their .motives for supporting.this Bill, , or to their expectations.as.to the results they anticipated. The ' Right Honourable Secretary for Foreign Affairs denied that the Catholic Association possessed the respect of the Catholic people of Ireland.; whilst his colleagues founded their support Of the Bill upon the opposite conclusion. One party opposed the Association because .it tended to' delay the attainment of 1 -- ;ittholic Emancipation, and others because it brought the Catholics into two great power. Either might be right ; both could not. If the reault.of this measure should be the continu— ance of tranquillity in Ireland, the Right Honourable Gen tleman (Mr. Canning) may be satisfied that he was right in at tributing to the Catholic Association but little influence. But then where is the necessity for the measure ? ..If the contrary, however, should 'be the effect of it, the country would have to deplore it, regardless of. the opinions or triumph of any parti cular Minister. He objected to the Bill, because no case by parole or documentary evidence was Made out in support of it ; anti, because he feared iewould be productive of alarm and discontent in Ireland. They were prepared certainly on the first night of the Session for the introduction of this measure without any previous inquiry. In that respect Ministers had kept their engagements with the Clouse. :Stu then 'they had In traduced a measure ia a manner unprecedented, and in its nature highly dangerous and penal. ..It was supposed that -the objectors to the measure. in.lteland would feel too much respect for Parliament to oppose it. .Were they to feel this respect for them because of their kindness to the Catholic leaders ; -or upon • whet grouud could such 'a:sentiment on their part be expected. For: his part he thought any such feeling highly. problematical. Where a law sought to .be citad e l, lie always thought there was good ground to suspect that the law was a bad one; at . least he was sure the converse of that proposition was true, and a bad penal law would be evaded. .Thiaßill reminded him of. an anecdote he had heard relative to the late King of France 'while in exile in this ctotiantnrsyw.er fair. wrae supposed offenceanwa summoned before him o against some supposed law. He did not attend, and was con demned, 'par contamalcc, to consider himself imprisoned in the Quiciergerie of Paris. The Nobleman accordingly considered. dungeons camto of relievethe Chonmi himself -that situation, and wal ked the streets of London `in close imaginary confinement e ciergerie, death, after:many yea rs / 'from captivity. Now this. Was the I:glit.ia which he viewed a law like the present, Which 'it Would be trnp oSsible to enforce. There were but two ways- of governing Ireland—by penal laws, or entancipifion. He said, give the Catholics of Ireland emancipation-- He believed that Lord Wellesley coupled his . advice for this measure with a recommendation to grant Catho lic emancipation, if this were the ease, as lie believed it was, lie must say lie did not think it quiee fair to the 'loose or the Irish Cabinet thus to pursue only one half of a recommendaa _lion. He called upon every Gentleman who valued civil and teltgious liberty, and the freedom of discussion in that House,' to join him in opposing this gagging system of government.— This attack upon the Association had had the effect of causing' not only the Howards ' the Talbots, and the Arundels, but the lowest priest in the country, to link his fate inseparably . with those of the abettori of this question. If the wail in . which the Catholic hopes were launched were destined to be wrecked, the Catholics would, at least, be found to adhere to it as long as one plank remained. Sir E. KNATCHtULL thought himself entitled to con clude his judgment upon the present question, by the evidence of the Honourable Gentlemen in that House, who cause from the other side of the water. From them he had heard quite . enough to convince him that the proper course to adopt was, to support the Bill. They had heard from the Hon. Baronet behind him (Sir H. Parnell) an account of the effect caused in his part of the county by the conflict between the two Mission aries from England, and the emissaries of the Catholic Asso ciation. Now he had a right to .decide which party was the firebrand here, and he gave his opinion against the Catholic Association.—(Hear, hear!)—They had heard described the af fection and harmony which the character and conduct of the Right Honourable Attorney-General for Ireland had produced amongst - his countrymen, and comparing . that with the present state of things, lie had a right to refer it to the interference of the . Catholic Association.—.(Hear, hear !)—lt was also we'd known, that Mr. O'Connell had great power in Ireland, and although he might now use it for good purposes, still he bad a right to conclude that some time or ancther he might employ it for bad purposes. Therefore he would wish to deprive him of his power. With regard to the Catholic Question, he had upon honourable and conscientious motives thought himself called upon to oppose the claims of the Catholics. He would Le quite ready to grant those claims when he thought he could do with safety to the Church Establishment. Upon this sub ject the Right Hon. Secretary for the Foreign Department had made a most important declaration. He had plainly told them that he was not a friend to the - spoliation of the Irish Church, and this declaration hail done more to gain the Right Hon. Se cretary the confidence of the. Heals:s e dum any thing else he had said or done.---( Hear, hear !) Mr. M. FITZGERALD contended that the measure before the House was calculated to alter the present state of Ireland.— reere could be no doubt that dissentions existed in Ireland ; but the question was, whether that Bill was calculated to alter them for the better. The evils of Ireland in his opinion were caused by the delay which had taken place in the granting of justice. He traced all the disorders complained of to Mr. Pitt's Administration. He had told Ireland, that if she would con sent to the Union, a door would be opened for the free discus sion of her claims in the Ilritish Parliament —(:Tear, hear !) In this, however, a false expectation had been raised, and the danger now was, that the whole body of the Catholics would unite themselves in indissoluble bonds ; and this he expected would be the result of this State measure of his Majesty's Mi nisters. Did they not, in the prosperity of that ill-fated coun try, see no latent danger lurking ? Tile history of the Catholics of Ireland was one of unbounded confidence in the government of their, country. Their respectable Heirarchy and Nobility possessed great influence over them ; and if that was now changed, and insubordination taken its place, it was to be re ferred to the disappointment which had accrued from the pro traction and apparent retrogression of the measure upon which all their hopes rested, and which had alienated and disgusted . them. This state of things created the most imperious demand upon them, and naturally threw their interest into the hands'of the ablest and boldest of the country. The Catholic claims were now under the dominion of those talents, and that patriotism which was always the resort of men in desperate situations. A conciliatory course was the one most likely to dissolve the Association.—(Hear, hear !)—Let this course be adopted, and the elements of discord would resolve themselves into their original separate state. No one would doubt this, who knew' any thing of Ireland. It might perhaps he thought a concession to the supporters of the Bill, if lie were to say that he observed a new zeal in Catholic countries abroad which alarmed him. He believed it proceeded from Rome, and was part of the policy of the new Pope to restore the great influence of the Catholic Clergy. He believed too that the Pope was seconded in this by those depotic powers who wished to - wield that influence for their own purposes. This was observable no where more strongly than in the Court of France. Nor were they to sup pose that it would not affect Ireland. When England, in Fo reign Papers, was called a osodel of intolerance, they must not suppose that the observation did not reach Ireland, and that site would be insensible to the exciting causes that were at work upon this topic. lie believed the Bourbons would be glad to wield a Catholic population against the power of Eng land. Napoleon never would have waged a religious "was.— Ile should not be surprised if the Bourbons were to . desire to raise another Irish .Brigade. The late Brigade proved their firmest and best supporters, and that at a time when their was not the same religious feeling and animosity between Ire land and England. If this measure passed, did his - Majesty's Ministers think they would gain much? The Right lion. Gentlemate(Mr. Secretary Canning) hail attributed to him a different meaning to what he had uttered on a former debate.— He had neversaid that the meaning of a certain phrase was dif ferent in Irish. What he had said was, that it required tube an Irishman to understand the phrase. If this Association were put down every parish in Ireland would have one, and then the diestructiop which it caused would be multiplied a hundred fold. He wished to know whether it was the intention of Govern ment to prevent the Catholics from dining together, and if not, did they suppose the Speeches of Irish Gentlemen would be less violent after dinner?—(A Laugh.)—The true deriornina e tion of the Bill ought to he, a Bill for extending and dilfusing the dangers of further exciting the Catholics of Ireland. If the Justice- of the Catholic claims had been admitted by ell wise statesmen ; and if the feelings of the Catholics had been excited by the violent speeches made in Parliament, was it a safe and politic measure now to suppress an Association which had risen out of those excited feelings ? Suppressing it, would however, be a vain attempt, for if one head were cut away, non dificit alter. It would be injudicious to do so without at the same time giving relief. To do so would be unwise Ia principle and unsafe in practice.- - ( Bear.!) - Col TRENCH said he believed that the Catholic Asso ciation had excited the 'worst and most dangerous feelinge amongst the lower orders of the people. Ile wished to draw a comparison between the acts of Government which had been accused of having done nothing for the relief of Ireland, and "those of the Catholic Association which pretended to have dune so much. He would leave it to the good .sense of the country Gentlemen to draw their own conclusions from his statement. — Many of the evils which afflicted : Ireland were beyond the reach of legislation to remove.; .bet what legislation could do, it had done. The seeds had been sown, .and a harvest would be gathered in due time. ..That harvest wottld have been much more abundant but for the conduct of the Catholic elieso dation. The legislative measures by which Ireland had been. so much benefited were—the re-organization of the establishment of Sheriffs ; the improvement of the Law Courts...;. the remov ing many gross abuses from the Customs_ and Excise, by which a freer opening was made for, the introduction of British capi tal; the entire repeal of assessed. taxes in Ireland.; the ame lioration of the Distillery Laws.; the increase ofmunufactures, and the great attention shewn to the education of the lower classes. There wcre.some obstacles thrown in the : way of edu cation which ought to lie removed. !nese were the anti pathy of the Catholic Priests, and the injudicious zeal of the Protestants themselves. Another great legislative benefit was the Tithe Bill of last Session. Justice had been rendered more impartial, and less sulject to the influence of local pre judices, by the establishment of the Petty Sessions. lie was ready to admit that somediing„yet remabedflir Government to do. it ought to insist on the residence , of the Protestant Clergy,. and it ought to pay the. Cathelic Priests liberally.— One of the greatest curses ~under sabich the_ country at present suffered was the 403. freeholders. !There were likewise souse pcints of importance where Government could not interfere, and which called for the attention of :Irish Gentlemen themselves. Rents should be reduced, industry encouraged, decent _habits, religious reverence, run/. moderation of opinions inculceted.— On the other hem!, the Catholic Association had done no thing to tranquilize the country. Its tone was violent, and its manner, as an Honourable Member (Mr. Orenfell) had Justly sahle" leullying." It was too much order the influence ?NUT , or three eloquent leaders, whose speeches were fall of dan gerous and extravagant doctrines.—('The Gallant Colonel pro ceeded .to read some passages from the speeches of Messrs. O'Connell and Shiel, amiest -much confusion, and some cries of question.)—He would ask the House whether a body'in fluenced by such language ought to be tolerated ? 'The Ass° , elation, instead of coming to Parliament a humble and sup pliantway, had assumed a haughty tone," and endeavoured to terrify them . . The existence of the Association• Ile believed hostile to the peace and best interests of the country. Be re gretted that it had. not been extinguished in its infancy. _ _ Mr. SYKES expressed his astonishment a the favourable view which had just been eaten of the condition "of Ireland, especially when he recollected the very different opinion which had been given on the same subject no longer ago than in the last year. The lion. Gentleman then proceede d. to sa y , thant he opinion. of the great body of the people of En:,;:and . had become changed on the subject of the Catholic of a afferent question. It was now generally admitted that a man might be religion from the great body, and yet he capable of enjoying all his civil rights.—(Hear, hear !)—ln the very populous town (Hull) which he had the honour to represent, all feeling of illiberality on the score of religion had in a ver y g reat de g ree 1 declined. He remembered a time when those who supported the Catholic question were not only unpopular in that town, but were in some rsonal danger ; but now he not onl y p rofessed himself favourable' to the Catholics of Ireland, but declared himself a decided advocate for their claims ; and he wee certain that at the next election he should not find one enemy on that gr'und•—(Cheers.)—The fact was, the eyes of the people were ""Pened. They were becoming. every day more enlight ened) and saw the absurdity and injustice of depriving any titan of his civil privileges on account of his religious opinions.— (Hear, hear !)—lt was impossible to look at this measure in any other light, than as an attempt to put down the Catholic Associ ation without reference to any other society Was there any man who attempted to argue it on any other ground ? It was true it might have that effect: the Association might be put down, but would the Bill have the effect of repressing the advancing spirit of the Catholics of Ireland?—(Hear, hear!)—Whatever might be its intermediate effects, he was satisfied it would in the result do inure harm than good. With respect to the Associa tion itself, he would observe that it must be considered as grow ing out of the state of the public mind in Ireland, on the sub ject of the Catholic question. As to the mode in which they should be treated; he would suggest— " Be to their virtues very kind, " Be to their faults a little But coercion, such as this bill proposed, would, he thought, be wholly ineffectual.—(Hear, hear !) Mr. P. GRENFELL wished to explain one of the observa tions which he made on this subject the other night, and which seemed to have been wholly misunderstood by the gallant officer opposite (Col. Trench.) That Honourable and Gallant Member had described hiur as having called the Catholic As sociation "a bullying Association." This he begged to deny. lie had said, after hearing the statement of the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Goolburn), that if this Association interfered with the administration of justice, it ought not to be suffered to exist, and that he would give his vote for putting it down ; hut he did not pledge himself to give his support to the parti cular means by which that object was to be effected ; and now, after having read the Right Honourable Gentleman's Bill, lie was prepared to oppose its second reading.—( hear !)—lle stated on a former evening that it was impossible to expect that 6,009,000 of Catholics could submit to 1,000,000 of Protestants, and he added, that if he were in his dying hour, he would ex press his hope that if those six millions were oppressed, they might resist, and that if they did resist they might be success ,M. lie was glad that the gallant officer had, given him this opportunity of explaining his sentiments on this subject. Colonel TRENCH, in explanation, said, that he had heard the Words " bullying Association" from some Hon. Member on the opposite side, and had understood them as having pro ceeded from the Hon. Member for Penryn. Mr. PHILIPS denied that the existence of the Association had prevented Englishmen from embarking their capital in business in Ireland, as was stated by the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr Goulburn). He knew that the manufacturers in Lancashire were not at all afraid to send over their cotton. twist into that country, and he was glad to say that that trade was extending every day. He believed that as long as tran quillity continued in Ireland, whether produced by the mea sures of Government, or the influence of the Catholic Asso ciation, that Englishmen would not object to send their capi tal to Ireland ; but though the country was now tranquil, he was convinced that its tranquillity would not be permanent unless it rested upon an amicable settlement of the Catholic Question. That he could hardly hope for while lie saw the Cabinet so divided upon this important question. He was almost ashamed of the name of Englishman, when he reflected on the degradation to which England was exposed in I.;urope,, even in the eyes of the Holy Alliance, by her illiberality on the and I, rl' h o rt t e i cries it u ! ,:o s eu, o )sn l e * d 4 d 4 ri e,4iteiQuestion"enL,,u,se3nn Xs3—Against te b gr e ca c i a an n ys i pt e ground 'of religious difference.—(hear veryrei appeared— For loud and general, Majority, 1-16. The ether Orders orthe Day were then disposed of; and the House adjourned at a QuAnzEn-pAsT ELEVEN. "Til E ARM Y. GENERAL COURT 31ARTI.IL. Hor3.e Guards, Jan. 18,1825. A t.a General Court-Martial held at the Cape of Good Hope, on the 15th of June, 1824, and continued by adjournments to the 27th of July following, Lieutenant William Octavius At kinson, of the 49th Regiment, was arraigned upon the under mentioned charges, viz. " Ist. For;infamous, base, and dishonourable conduct, in instigating, aiding, and assisting an inhabitant then of Cape Town, named Nathaniel Joseph Smith, in writing two scan dalous and false statements, dated the Ist and 2d September, 1823, with a \•2w of conspiring against the honour and cha racter of Major Glegg, at that period commanding the 49th Regiment, in prejudice of good order and military and in breach of the Articles of War. I " 2d. For having in hi , possession two written papers, con ' taining scandalous and false statements, highly reflecting upon the honour and character of Major Glegg. at that period coin mending the 49th Regiment, sliming such statements to seve ral individuals, and not communicating the contents thereof to Major Glegg for some days ; such conduct being highly sub versive of good order and military discipline, and in breach of the Articles of War. , _ . " 31 For hesitating to relinquish possession of the two written papers mentioned in the preceding charges, on the morning of Thursday, the 4th of September, 1823, when pro. (hieing them a second time, by desire of lllajor Glegg ; and is his (Major Glegg's) quarters declaring, in a violent and in subordinate manner, that he (Major Giegg) should not have the said papers, nor would he allow them to remain in Major Glegg's hands until an Officer of the Regiment was sent for to witness their detention, when he (Lieutenant Atkinson) exult ingly &dared he hc:tl another copy in his possession, thereby attempting to overawe his Commanding Officer, the same being subversive of good order and military discipline, and in breach of the Articles of War. " 4th. For living publicly, for several weeks, in the Castle Barracks, about the month of August, 1823, with a female of the name -or Smith, the wire, or reputed 'wife, of Nathaniel Joseph Smith, at that :time an inhabitant of Cape Town, in apartments adjacent to rooms occupied by a married Officer, notwithstanding he had been frequently advised and admo nished upon the subject by his Commanding Officer, Major Glegg ; the same being highly disgraceful and indecorous, and obnoxious to the famines of the married Officers stationed in the Barracks, and in breach of the Artieles.of War. " sth. For uttering a base and deliberate falsehood to Colonel Napier, the Commandant of Cape Town, op or about 27th August, 1823, stating that he had dined the preceding day with Lieutenant Blythe, Stith Regiment, at Wynberg, when, in fact, he had dined that day at a public house called the flalf-Way-House, in company with Mrs. Smith, the wife or reputed wife of Nathaniel Joseph i,mith, then an inhabitant of Cape Town ; at •which dinner Lieutenant Blythe was not resent;- the same heing degrading to the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, and in .breach of the 'Articles of Vt • • Upon which Charges the Court came to the following deci sion The Court having maturely and deliberately weighed and considered the evidence against the prisoner, as to its bearing and nature, and the exculpatory statements and defmce of the prisoner, with the arguments he has u se d to di squa lify the prin :cipal evidenceC against him, and the claim he has made_ that the Court reject the document containing th e a d m i ss i on o f his guilt, are of opinion, on the first, second, and third charges, that the prisoner is Guilty. " With regard to the fourth charge, the Court are of opinion that the prisoner is guilty of that part of it which accuses him of living publicly in his quarters with INlrs. Smith ; but there is a.want of proof as to the length of time she lived with him ; nor is it proved that this was, obnoxious to the family of more than one married Officer. •_ , "And with regard to the,fifth Charge, the Court are of opi nion that the prisoner is guilty of telling a falsehood to Colonel Napier. The Court, therefore, having found the prisoner guilty of the fourth and fifth Charges, do sentence hi m , t h e said Lieu tenantthe whole of the first,. IVilliam Octavios Atki nson, 49t h Reg i men t, to be second, and third Charges, and part of dis missed the Service, and to bedeclared unworthy to serve - his Majesty in any military capacity whatever. " The Court feel themselves called upon to observe on the apparent implication of Ensign Brown in the conspiracy, and, as far as they are able, are desirous to extenuate' his conduct. It appears to them, that - he has unwarily been involved, by Lieutenant Atkinson, with the view of attaching greater cre ,lihility to the statement of tile witness Smith ; and that he was kept ignorant of tire principle which actuated the con spiracy." In consideration of all the circumstances attending.this case, his Majestyl has been pleased -to approve and confirm the find ing of guilty, pronounced by the Court upon the first three Charges preferred against Lieut. Atkinson,. and to command that he shall be dismissed his Majesty's service, &c. Bc.c. C 1 . THOLIC . F 4 - rAlEts.-The Deputation of Irish Catholics, which has been now in town since Fridai was a ri n :i c i l e 3 Dep ni uta o increased by the arrival of Lord Killeen, son of Lord ifigal, t f iot l , ..o w rd ai . ted Go o rm n ttoigi;cisonßuSrucinedttayonnsiournndinagy..-- '1 he best unders'tanding prevails between the Members of the Irish and-British Catli3lie Associations. A General DI eeting day it is proposed t.?. of . the Catholics is to take place on Friday.next, and on Satur tlemen who compose the Dep u t a tion, a complitnentary dinner. Several of the most distinguished Parliamentary friends of Ca, tholic Emancipation are to be invited. It was at first intended but in conse that the hover should be professedly Catholic ; give Mr. O'Connell, and' the other Gen persons, who do not answer that description,. quenee . of the number of applications which have come from t h e promoters of the dinner have resolVed t o ca ll i t a dinner giv en b y the Friends of IrJand. The Petiticin of the British Catholics against the Billfor suppressing night.. the Irish -Associat i on was presented last PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Litn . (EN C l QSE d ° ie v .F7b m ru m a ° r N ii s ,.. 1825. GAS LlGHT—Rochester—Bill ordered. Stockport—Bill read a first-time. London and Westminster Oil—Petition of the Imperial Gas Light Company, against, to lie on the table. ROADS—Kingston and Leatherhead, and Boroughbrid e and. Catherick—Bills read a first time: M a ili ng an d Strood, Can terbury and Ramsgate, Leeds and Tong L a n e - en d, an d York —Bills ordered. Exeter and Dawlish, Birmingham and Shenstone, Old Stratford and Long Compton, and Dunstable Windsor—Reports on Petitions fur Bills referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders. Kirkby Stephen and Hawes, Brighouse, Whiteburn and Dunsc, and Greenlaw—Bills read a second time, and committed. CII mum—Chelsea—Petition for Bill referred to a Committee. NAvinATloNtotir and Sandwich Harbour—Petitions from Sandwich and Deal, in favour—to lie on the table. 13ill read a second time, and committed. RAILWAY s—Dublin and Kingstown—Petitions from Black- Rock, and Lord Cloncurry, against—to lie on the table. Canterbury and Whitstable, and Flintshire—Bills ordered. Bolton and West Leigh—Bill read a second time, and coin- witted. Dorms—St. Katharine's—Several Petitions, in favour—to lie on the table. Rotherhithe—Bill ordered. Com tutitEs—Alliance Marine Insurance—Bill read a second time, and committed. Welch Iron and Mining—Bill read a first time. London Water—Bill ordered. BR IDGE s—Kingston—Bill ordered. Hammersmith—Report on Petition for Bill referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders. CANALS—Western Ship, and Berks and Hants' Junction GAOL—Southwark I3lrn o vE .N T—Oundle Bills ordered. Po Lie E —Walcot iiAtt no u it—Littlehampton \VAT': RWORKS--.Metropolitan COUNTY CO tzars Bur. —Several Petitions, in favour—to lie on the table. COAL DUTlES—Petitions against, from Severn and Wye Rail way Company, St. Columb, Bridgerule, Paul (near Pen. zance), 13un , ray, Dublin, Scarborough, T avistock, Glamor gan Canal rtipany, and CardiW—to lie on the table. UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES (Ireland) BlLL—Seven Petitions from Dublin, and several others from various parts, against; and one from Bristol, and another from Dublin, in favour— to lie on the table. HOUSE—CaII deferred till Monday. ASSESSED TAXES—Petitions from Axbridge and Great Yar mouth, for the repeal thereof—to lie on the table. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAX—Petition for the repeal thereof, front st. George, Bristol—to lie on the table. COALS —Accounts ordered : _ _ "Of the number of Chaldrons of Coal exported Coastways from the Port of Newcastle, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, with the names of the owners from whose Collieries the Coals were exported; and that the Newcastle chaldrons be brought into the Winchester chaldron of 36 bushels. " Similar Accounts from the Port of Sunderland. " Of the quantity of Coal exported front Newcastle to Foreign Parts, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, with the names of the Owners of the Collieries; specifying the quantity of small or screened Coal; the Newcastle chaldrons to. be brought into the Winchester chaldron of 36 bushels. " Similar Accounts from the Port of Sunderland." WAYS AND MEANs—The following Resolutions reported and agreed to That, towards raising the Supply granted to his Ma jesty, the sum of 20,000,0001. be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the service of the year 1825. " 2. That, towards making good the Supply granted to his Majesty, the sum of 5,000,0001., a part of the sum now re maining in the Exchequer, or remaining to be received on the 31st January, 1825, to complete the aids granted for the service of the years 1821, 1822, 1823, and 1824, be applied to the sets vice oldie year 1325. " 3. That, towards making good .the supply granted to his Majesty, there be issued and applied the sum of 4,470,370/., to be paid into the Exchequer at Westminster, pursuant to two several Acts of the 3d and 4th years of his present Majesty, by the Trustees in whom an Annuity was v:sted for providing for the hurthens occasioned by Military and Naval Pensions, and Civil Superannuations. " 4. That, towards making good -the Supply granted to his Majesty, there be issued and applied the sum of 60,000/., to be paid into the Exchequer by the ,United Company of Mer chants of England tradinglo the East - lndies, towards the ex pence of Retiring Pay, Pensions, and Allowances,• to his Ma jesty's Forces serving in India, in pursuance of an Act of the 4th year of his present Majesty. " 5. That, towards making good the Supply granted to his Majesty, there be issued and applied any sum or sums of money which may have been or which may be paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer before the sth April, 1026, in respect of Exchequer Bills issued pursuant to two Acts of the 57th year of his late Majesty, to authorize the issue of Exchequer Bills, for the carrying on Public Works .and Fisheries in the United Kingdom. " 6. That, towards making good the Supply granted to his Majesty, there be issued and applied such part of the Balance remainin g in the Receipt of the Exchequer, or which may be adwaneedand paid into the same, by the Governor and Com pany of the Bank of England, on or before.the sth April, 1826, pursuant to an Act of the 56th 1 - -ar of his late Majesty, en tituled, An Act to authorize the advancing, for the Public Service, a proportion of the Balance that shall remain front time to time in the Bank of England for the payment of the Dividends, on account of the Public Debt, for Lottery Prizes, or Benefits not claimed, and Principals of Stocks and Annui ties remaining unclaimed ; provided that, if at any time the said Balance shall be reduced - to a less sum than 100,0001., then so much of the monies advanced by the said Governor and Company shall be repaid to them as shall be equal to the sum by which the said Balance shall be less ,than the sum of 100,0Q81." NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR - THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Fysche Palmer—To empower Magistrates at Quarter Sessions to effect exchanges between Counties of insulated parcels of land, for the more convenient administration of ustice. 2. Sir John Nev.Tctrt—.Motion relating to the Levy of Church Rates in Ireland. 3. Sir Henry Parnell—Bill to amend the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland. 4. Sir Henry Parnell—Bill to regulate the Office of Justice of Peace in Ireland. 3. Sir Robert Heron—Bill to amend the Sewer Laws. .6. Sir Francis Burdett—To present Petition from the Roman Catholics of Ireland. 7. Mr. Ilume—To move a Clause, in Committee on Unlawful Societies (Ireland) Bill, that every person accepting an of fice under Government shall make a declaration that lie does not belong to any unlawful Society. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. I. Supply—Report. 2. Unlawful Societies (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 3. Glebe Lands Bill—Report. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1. Mr. Home Drummond —Bill for the more easy recovery of Small Debts in the Sheriff Courts in Scotland. 2. Mr. Hume—Number of Officers promoted in the Navy in ' the last year. • 3. Mr. Hume—Account of Expenze and Establishment of the Marine Corps. 4. Mr. 13ankes--British Museum Estimates to Committee of ,Supply. Tuesday, March 1. • Sir Francis Burdett —To take into consideration the Petition of the Roman Catholics of Ireland. Wednesday, March 2. Mr. Secretary to consolidate the Laws relating to Juries, and for regnlATE BIL ation of Speci . al Juries. LS• Second Readings for this Day. Gatherley Moor, Bridgnorth, and Wigan Roads Bills , Rummy Railway Bill; St. Katharine D oc k s Bill; Equitabl; Loan C om p a ny's Bill ; Imperial Continental Gas Association Bill ; London and Westminster Oil Gas Bill ; St. Andrew's (Holborn) Poor and Watching Bill; and Hastings Church Bill ARMY ESTIMATES. The Army Estimates for the present year have been laid on the table of the House of Commons, and have been printed_ These Estimates contain two separate accounts : the first for the troops kept up from the commencement of the present year to the 25th March ; the second for the troops from 25th March to the 24th December; the former amounting to 71,163, the latter to 86,436, and the increase amounting to 15,271• • The numbers we have given -above include the officers, and the increase is effected by raising the number of each battalion from 575 to 74U rank and file, and including officers, from 650 to 835, . The above statement is entirely exclusive of the King's troops employed in India at the charge of the Company, the number of which amounts to 25,612. The present establishment is thus -disposed of,L—for Great Britain and reliefs, 18,120 men; for stations abroad, except India, 32,166 men ; for Ireland, 20,879,—t0ta1, 7 1 , 165 . • - The whole sum to be voted for Army Estimates is 6,475,5471. 12s. 4d. WEST INDIA DOCKS: STOCK ACCOUNT for the 1% of Februal Veek ending Saturday, the 19tIt ►ry, 1825. Delivered. Home Con sumption 2,815 218 Stock on Hand. Exporta. tion. 23,173 1,526 243 1,008 8,945 10,008 • 917 21,968 1,410 344, Articles. I lllids f West India {Trs 131 s Sugar Brazil. - - { Chests II avanah East India & Boxes Mauritius 1 B . Molasses - - Casks . Rum llls Brandy - - { ras Hollands . J Pns Hds A rrack - - Casks Wine - Pipes /Ids Trs Coffee - - Bags Cocoa . ( Casks Hags Pimento . Casks Bags Ginger - ( Casks Z Bags - „ Pepper - . j Casks ( Bag es s . Cotton . - Bal , { Bags Aloes - - (fourth - ." )Boles Arrow Root - BC ' o " xl c e ss t Jars Casks Balsam Serom BArk - - Bdis Bags Cassia Fistula ' - Casks Cloy . . - j Casks A Bags Cochineal s ineal f Bags 1 Scrons Elephants' Teeth N o . Gum i ( 'asks C. l e .. .. Boxes Hem . . To Hides • - No ns . Horns - - No. Indigo . - Scrons Ipecactutnlia - Casks . { Bags Jalap - - Bales Whale . Galls Oil Castor - Casks Coco Nut Casks Palm . - Casks Pearl Shell . i Casks i Scrons Pine Apple - Casks Rice and Paddy i Casks Bags Sago - . Boxes Sarsaparilla - Bales T Tallow - - C as k s Shell - Ca ks Turtle - . { Boles Casks WOOD. Mahogany {Logs Piecei Plks &Bch Cedar j Logs - 1 Yes & Plks African Timber I. Logs 1 Pieces Santa Maria { Logs Pieces Ebony - Tons Lig. Vital - Tons Box Wood Tons Log Wood . Tins Fustic - - Tons Nicaragua Wood. Tons Cain It Tons Bar Wood Pieces Brazilletto Tons Saunders Wood Pieces Lancewood Spars No. Staves - . No. TO CORRESPONDENTS. LETTER IV. on II YDRABAD PAPERS is ,unavuidably de ferred till to-morrow. There were a few mistakei in No. 3, respecting local names; arising from the peculiar hand writing of our intelligent and able Correspondent. PRICE OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bamic Stock 3 per Cent. Reel. 3 per Cent. Cons 94,} '4 3A per Cent. Dittoßed. I per Cent. Dissd. I Ne 10 Bank Long Ann. w 234 5-16ths4 Imp. 3 per Cents. India stock Ditto Bonds 99 pm. South Sea Stock... Old AnDuities New Ditto ... 94 , 5 IA Ex. Bills 10001.2 d. 63 6::: Ditto I id. —.62 64 62 Ditto 501)1. . 63 ' Ditto lid. ...G2 64 62 Ditto Small 2d. 64 62 Ditto Lid-- 65 62. Ditto Commercial Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Acct.. 238 286 (J 4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FL A ustrisni Bds, 5 per ct. 97 Brazilian lids BB6 ------ Scrip pm. Buenos yres lids 914 Ciiilian lids, 6 per ct. 09 Colombian lids. 6 per et.... 914 . Do. do. 1824 Danish, 5 per cent.... 101 i 2i Greek lids Do. Scrip, 1825 ... 1 pm. exican ads Do. Scrip 1825 . 3l Pm. LIDS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 5 per ces.t. — Neapolitan Scrip Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds 9oi Prussian, 5 per et. Ditto New Russian, New, 5 per ct. 87} Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. 241 A 1823 ditto French Rentes _l-- Exchange ... --c. —. Scrip PrtICES or SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. • Per • Share.' Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Company • 184 Ditto, Marine Department Anglo-Alexican Mining Company Anglo-Chilian Mining Company Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Company , l7 Brazilian Alinin g :Company Chi Han Mining Company 24 22} 231 . 2.3 Colombian Mining Company General Mining Association Hibernian Mining Company Pasco Peruvian Mining Company Rio de la Plata Mining Company Tlalpuxahua Mining Company . 235 United Mexican Mining Company Ditto New Welch Iron and Coal Mining Company Continental Gas Company • 9,t Provincial Portable Gas Company London and Northern Railway Company Australian Comp a ny British Iron Company Equitable Lean Bank Company Gold Coast Association - • 7ii 4 Metropolitan Alderney Dairy Company Metropolitan Fish Company Pearl Fishery Company, Yellow Receipt ... ' ' ' 18 176 Provincial Bank of Ireland • ' . tli 10 94 Patent Bricks FOLtEIGN MAILS. ARRIVED. DUE. Guernsey and Jersey Gottenburgh - ilamburgh - France - - America - - H I WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROI(% Morning, .4 minutes after 5. i Evening, 21 minutes after 5. 242 i 26,477 13,260 235 46 39 2,488 12,781; 57 :564 5,053 256 25 33 4 13i 314 26i 5,7861 1,476 - 5CBi 37i 2,330 6,010 6,300 34,590 20 ft 45 161 86 817 6 200 42i 1,477 1,055 9,590 1,915 16,681 1,379 3,490 24 4,180 3,134 1,093 186 64 487. 402 3,491 ' G,