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PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 15. Lord DYNEVOR presented three Petitions from some }daces in Wales, the names of which we could not catch, against granting further concessions to the Roman Catholics. . Lord KENYON presented a petition from the freeholders and others' of Hanwell, signed by 600 persons; and another petition, signed by 100 persons, but from what place we could notlearn, both against granting any further concessions to the Catholics. Lord ROLLES presented a Petition from Sidmouth, in Devonshire, signed by between 300 • and 400 persons, his Lordship said, against granting - further concessions to the Catholics. 'The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a Petition, with the same prayer, from the Corporation of Skinners of Glasgow. The Bishop of SAINT DAVIDS presented a Petition, with .e sam e prayer, from the Clergy, Freeholders, and others, in ,be upper half of the county of Cardigan. Ti l e Karl of SHAFTESBURY presented a Petition to the effect, from the hamlet of Hampstead; and one from the pa rich of All Saints, Poplar. ‘.i'he Duke of NEWCASTLE presented Petitions to the s»van from Newark, and Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire. EQUITABLE LOAN BILL. The Earl of LAUDERDALE alluded to the - numerous Pe titions which he had presented against the , Equitable Loan 'Company Bill, and to the prayer of the Petitioners to be al l:xi-4d td prove at the Bar of the House that the proposed As su,ti.ttion was illegaL He did not know whether any Noble tont present intended to move the second reading of the Bill, 'lot in order that their Lordships should be in•possession of all sossible information on the subject, he should move that there be-laid before the House a copy of the Deeds 'regulating the Equitable Loan Company, dated November 6, 1824, and also copies of all Prospectuses published in the newspapers at that time, and of all the Papers sighed by the Chairman, or one or more of the Managers, Directors, and other individuals who were parties to the signing of the Deed, before- or since the 6th of November, 1824. in order that the stock of infOrme tion-be complete, he should also move for copies of all Char ters or Licences granted by his Majesty's Royal Predecessors to'Companies for assisting the poor with the loan of small sums m on ey .—Ordered. LONDON DOCKS. JOIINsTaNt, from the London Dock Company, present-: Q.; an account of all the new works now carrying on in the Candor' Do - cks for affbrding additional accommodation to shipping, and the Aums to-be expended on themr—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. CALVERT moved t 1 second reading of the South wark Paying Bill.—On the motion that the Bill be com mitred; - _ _ _ Sir ROBERT WILSON expressed Ms opposition to the measure, and moved that the 131!1 be committed this day six months. Upon which the House divided. The numbers were— For the Committee - . - 17 • .Against it - - -•— 24 Majority against the Bill - -7 • THAMES QUAY. Mr. lIOBITOUSE presented a petition, most numerouSly_ signed, from 'the Owners of Wharfs on the North Bank of the Thames, against the •Thamcs - Quay Bill. The Hon;Mernbee expressed his satisfaction, that for this Sesiion at least the.pro posed measure would he - abandoned. Colonel TRENCH said, that if those gentlemen who now petiirined against the Bill would .only open their eyes, they would find that, instead of their interests being injured by the projected alteration, they would be the persons most benefitted. It was a subject of very great national importance, for it could rot be denied, that to throw open a free azd convenient e.o.m. munication between' both ends of this Metropolis, would be a benefit to every individual in the Empire. He was aware of tl - :e.grounds of opposition to this inewiure, and he could assure the !louse, that - the resistance of those Persons proceeded from an ignorance of their own interests—but from the personal com munication he had had with Many of thein,.he found them in many instances open to conviction. liowever, _he did not in reed to press the measure during the present Session,. and he had no doubt. that befre ilie..next the oppoution to it would considerably diminished. Mr. 1-1011110USE•said, the Honourable. and Gallant Mem ber -would find himself greatly; deceived if he thought he ..mull be able to make converts of these Petitioners. In his opinion the conve.rts would come from the other side. S r.`AMP—DUTIP.S. 711 r. VAULETT presented a. petition from the Corporation of Stockton, Durham, fora Itepttei of tile Stamp Duties.—Laid on the table, IRISH BUTTER TRADE. Mr. WIGIIA 51 presented a pztitiou from the town of Wex ford, ;gainst any immediate alteration' in the Irish Butter Trade Laws.-14till on the table. WINDOW TAX. Mr. lIUSICLSSON presented a - petition from certain under sign 2d Inhabitants of Liverpool,- -praying the repeal of the I - loose and -IVindow Taxes.-- . -Laid on the table. 11013110.1fSE gave notice, that on Tuesday, the 3d of ray, he should more for the repeal of the Window Tax. The icon. Member also gave notice, .that it was the intention of his Noble Friend, Lord Nugent, -to present on Monday next the, petition of the Roman Catholic Body of England and -.*:otland, praying for the .repeal of the existing Pena! Laws against them. . • • LINEN BLEACHERS. Mr. If USKISSON presented a petition from the Linen - Bleachers of Armagh, against the duties on Bleaching Linens. —Laid on. the table. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. Petitions were presented from the following individuals and piaces against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics -*Frown the Parishea , of St. Margaret's-and St. Nicholas, in the Borough of Leicester ; from Lutterworth, and-some other Psris , hes in the County-f Leicester ; Hinckley, Nottingham -shire ; from the Presbytery of Ross ; from the Mayor and prin cipal Burgesses of the Borough of-St. Alban's; from the Rural lieens--(a Winscombe and Dursley, Gloucester shire ; from a Parish- in Cambridgeshire; from certain inha bitants of Cardiff, - Glainorganshire ; from .Newark'"Notting-' hams:lire ; from the Clergy:of the free Chapel of St. George's, Windsor • from the Corporation of Colchester ; from the parish Dawlisl, Devon ; 'from the Incorporation of Weavers, Glas- ITO W front the Corporation of Bast - Retford ; and certain pa rishes in Merionethshire, 'Wales.--;They were laid on the table, sod ordered to be printed. SALMON FISHERIES. Mr. KENNEDY gave notice of a motion for Illonday.next, rclAi.ve to Salmon Fisheries. WINDOW TAX. r. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the Church wardens and all the otlier inhabitants, with the exception of the •J'ar..-gathers—la. laugh), of St. Bartholonaev., in favour of the repeal of the Loufse and Window Taxes. —Laid on the table, andprdered to be printed. • . . FOREIGN LINEN ' DUTIES. - Mr. DOWNIB-presented three Petitions from the Provost and Corporation of the Burgh of .Dunfermline-; from the Ma. woiacturers anti Operative Weavers of the same Burgh.—Laiti Jr, the table. • CORN LAWS. Mr. CURWEN-presented a Petition from' the farmers and occupiers of land in Ellenborough, Cumberland; in favour of an alteration in the Corn Laws. lair. S. RICE presented a Petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Limerick, one of the greatest corn ports of lre.: lid, praying that a.sufticient time should_ be allowed to pr o _ vide for existing interest;;, before any alteration was -made in the Corn LaVis. Mr, HUTCHINSON presented a similar Petition (as we understood) from the Chamber of Commerce in the city of Cork: —These Petitions were ordered to be printed. • • CATHOLIC CLAIMS. ' - Admiral SOTHERON prescntix a Petition, numerously signed, from certain inhabitants of the town of Nottingham and its vieinity, against.furthes concession- to the, Catholics. Mr. DENMAN pbserved, that of the numerous signatures • to the petition, very few comparatively were residents of the town of Nottingham. Great edbrts were made to procure sig natures, and a most: inflammatory placard was circulated on the subject of the Catholics, but he was proud to say, without effect, in the town of Nottinghatn.,,• There were, however, some very popillous, villageS is its:vjcmity, and there, -he believed, the great ,majgrity, of signatures was procured. The present petition was not agreed to at any public meeting, convened for • the purpose pf.getting the free expression of the public voice. —(Hear, hear 5771udeed,, he could safely assert that the opinions of the great fir-.ly of the enlightened inhabitants of the town of Nottingham 'were in , favour of the Catholic Claims, necsuse they felt that on that subject was involved the great question Which they unanimous) y supported of civil and reli gious liberty. 7 4llear, hear !)—The petition was _ordered to be printed. • • ' Colonel COST presented a similar Petition from the Borough of Grantham, Lincelnshire.. The Gallant Officer expressed his interition to support„the prayer of .the petition, on strong TOR, tic*/ grounds of necessity, but with no feelings of illiberality towards the Rarnaii Catholics. • • similarpoitions were aisci presented from Carmarthen, Peck ham, ,BoLtop ; the.Archdeac.onry of Illiddlese.x, Poplar, several „pariste...s in th county of Stirling, acid the City of Glasgow la: . . . . • • - patrick, Camberwell, &c. ; and a petition of an opposite ten dency from Bandon, in the South of Ireland. They were ordered to be printed. ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. DENMAN presented a petition,.signed by 8,000 inha bitants of the town of Nottingham, praying for , ihe repeal of_ the whole of the Assessed Taxes. The lion. and Learned- Member presented a petition from . the same persona in lakour of a revision of the Corn law::. These Petitions were ordercd-to be printed. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from Shepton Mallett, praying for the repeal of the Window Tax.—Ordered to, lie on the table. COMBINATION LAWS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the seamen of North and South Shields, complaining► - of misrepresentation, denying the insubordination attributed to them, and praying to be heard by Counsel. -They denied that their union was for any illegal purposes ; its object was a charitable one. They had more rea son to complain of the combination of the masters than the mas ters had to complain of them. On the motion for submitting the petitien -to the consideretion of the Committee on the Combination Laws, LAMBTON observed, that although'he was norpre pared to speak to all the allegations of the petition, he was . quite ready to deny that the union of the scunlen was for cha ritable purposes. The lion. Gentleman read several articles of the union in support of his assertiou; and, alnong , otber cor roborative statements, mentioned The ease of a vessel from the west of England, the captain of ; Which was compelled to dis charge the greater part ot. his crew, because they did not be long to the union. 'Several other cases of oppression bad, occurred; and at Sunderland two sailors were put in -such, jeopardy that their lives were still in danger. "Nothing -cer tainly could be more objectionable than that the-masters should be dictated to with respect to the men that tliey 'tiould employ. After a few words from Mr. HUM L, the petition was -refer red to the Committee; as was also a sin - Mar petition presented by the same-Hon. Gentleman Srom the Operative - Shipwrights on the river Thames. Mr.l-11.TME presented : a petition from the Merchants Ship_ owners, &c. of Itlontrose, engaged in the Greenland Fishery, against the repeal of the -ditties on Foreip Rape Seed.—Or- Aered to he.printed. 3PADA 31. the motion for granting: 20001. to Mr. Ill'Adarn in the Committee of Supply this even. ing, which stood-in the Orders of the House, against the name of the Right Honourable - the Chancellor Of the Exchequc2r, ex pressed his astonishment at so alarming a proposition. pledged himself to .prove to denionstation, that if such a propd , ' sition were.agreed to; there was no invention of the'last century which would not be irresistibly entitled to similar reward. He himself shoUld be prepared immediately - Id propose a very large grant to Sir HumphryDavy, for his safety lamp, than were an invention more advantageous to the public could not be pointed out. He trusted the Right Honourable Gendeinan would at least delay his proposition. The CHANCELLOR of the - EXCHEQUER said, in an= Swer, that he had no anxiety to accelerate the decision on this grant. But he niust deny that he bad not given adequate notice of it, having mentioned his intention before the holidays. He had then-postponed it on the suggestion of sonic of his Hon. Friends; and therefore he really did not see on what grounds' he could justly be urged to delay it still further. He was, how ever, quite ready to 'consult the wishes of the House on the subject. ITROUGHAM said,'that it would be a matter of per. sonal - accommodation to him If the proposition were postponed Tar a week. After a few words from ISlr.'lT.Su3t vEß and Mr.MA 11E2 Ll', 'The 'CHANCELLOR of The EXCHEQUER agreed to postpone his proposition to that day fortnight. COMMITTEE OP SUPPLY. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, 31r. BEI3,NAIa adverted , to the charges which had been brought against Mr. Peto, the builder of the Custom-house, and expressed, on the part of that gentleman, the greatest anxiety that those charges should be put in. a course of investigation.— Mr. Peto was extensively engaged in bwliness i which he was prevented from carrying on while the present imputations ex isted against hint--imputations that he was confident _he could completely refute. Mr. BERRIES could not, in the present state of the inves tigation, say more, than that it appeared to the Treasury that there had been, on the cart of Mr. Peto, an imperfeaexecution or a neglect of his duty (to use the mildest. terms possible), which rendered it more than - probable that some ulterior pro ceedings must he resortel to-on the subject. lie could assur.: the lion. .Ilember, that no time cvnuld be lost in bringing the inquiry now going on to a termination. Mr. CA I.CRAFT wished to know whether any Return had been made to die inquiry respecting the imputed fraudulent corn averages at Ipswich ? As he was on his legs, he would beg leave to say, with reference to the last subject of observa tion, that, happening to have had some professional - conununi cation with %ir. Peto, - he could most conscientiously declare that he had witnessed great skill on his part, considerable dig patch, and in every respect.an honest discharge of his duty. -Mr. HUSKISSON, in reply to the Honourable Gentleman's question, said, that the Returns alluded 'ta had not hitherto been received. _ . Mr. Alderman WOOD wished to know whether au) , extent had been issued -by the- Cr'uen against Mr. Peto'a property ? He asked this, as,considerable alarm and injury had been oc casioned by the report that such was the case.. Mr. HERRIES replied that there was no truth whatever in the statement. No legal pi:oceedings whatever had been insti tuted on the subject. On the motion of Mr.' GOULBURN, a grant of 56,000/. was agreed to for the Police .and Watch Establishment of Dublin. On the motion for granting 8,0001. to the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, Mr. HUME: asked-when the - Report of 'the Commissioners would he made ? 111 r. GOULBURN said, he understood on an early day. Mr. L. FOSTER could testify to the anxiety of the - Com_ missioners on the subject. They laboured everyday, and all. day long.—The Resolution was then agreed to. On - the motion for granting if!7,!;sll. c 'for the roads and liar- - bours of Holyhead and Howth, Mr. HUME said he should be glad to know how much more would be required for this purpose: Year after year similar sums were voted. -- He advised that a survey should be made, to ascertain what would be the final expenditure. • Mr. HERRIES could assure the lion. Member, that the greatest care was taken that the money voted for this purpose should be properly expended. The works - were untie: the direc tion of Commissioners properly qualified. 'He was happy to add, that though the present was not the last grant which it would be necessary to propose, there was every reason to be lieve that one or two more grants would be sufficient. It was not impossible that the grant of next year would close the whole expence. Mr. HUME feared that the whole would amount to a very round sum, and he thought it a very bad precedent to vote money for roads at all. Every year a Bill was passed regard ing this road, with very heavy charges for-solicitor's bills. He wished to know why 1400/. a year was to be p a id f or p ass i ng a Measure which was unopposed ? • - Sir H. PARNELL replied that the Bill had been very much opposed out of the House if not in it.. The expence w as - very Considerable, in consequen ce , in a great degree, of the amount of fees paid in Parliament, exceeding 10001. The whole road was two hundred and sixty miles in- length, including two Sus pension Bridges and two Harbours. Last year the number of contracts was twenty-five. . Mr. CALCRA FT was not surprised that the large Solicitor's Bill had attracted attention. Though technically , this might be called a Private Bill, it was not in spirit any such thin g . He complained particularly of the expence of 61. for each mile. Stone on• this road, when the ordinary charge of a very person able mile-same in Kent was otlynbout 11. The whole subject of Private Bills required investigation' for the purpose Of saving the money of the public. : Sir H. PARNELL adverted to the diStance the mile-stones on the-Holyhead road had to-be drawn. The expenditure ge nerally was as small as it was possible to be. Mr. CALCII.I}"P admitted that the road was most excel. lent, but ha still could not account satisfactorily for the high price of the mile -atones. - Sir J. NEWPOR T contended, that all measures of a - public nature, like th e present; private-Bills. • * ought rot to ,be subject to the fees of Mr. V. FIT7JIERALD said', that though' Bills of this kind were paid for •by public money, they interfered with private rights, and wer e in feet privateln c a:a:res. No blame was to be imputed to the Commissioners, • nor to the Solicitor. Ile was not. prepared to- defend The mile-stones, but be had every confidence that the Conunissjoners would not pay too much.- - No more important - Work hail ever been undertaken or more fair satis fa t: to ec ri l eclipse ail a e l cu l l i v e o i rt in of g. "times,-and to equal bridge n of Menai, it bade an y of those of antiquity. Mr. BERRIES said a few werds as to the question whether this was or was not a private Bill. Mr. HUME begged to know how much mg= money would. be wanted for the completion-of theungertaking. Two bridges had been built by the Commissioners, which were formerly con sidered county. bridges. - Sir H. PARNELL explained, that the County denied its right to repair the bridges, Wl,ich were in a very dangerous state. Mr.. CA ICRA FT did not see why Shooter's. hill should not be cut down at the public exoence just as reasonably. • • The vote was then agreed to. E3l renzAnoN. - Mr. HUME hoped that the intended vote for Emigration would not be brought forward to night, as; the attendance of Members was so Thin. Ile should. rez,ist the proposal ia every way. _ _ Mr. W. HORTON could not consent to the delay, as he knew of no more convenient opportunity of discussing the sub ject. The Hon. Illember then proceeded to propose the Reso lution fbr granting a sum of money to promote emigration to Canada. He adverted to the vote of 1623, for the purpose of conveying persons rrom the South of Ireland to the Cape of (loot! Hope, and observed, that the-objeet was . one of national importance that could not be so well effected in any other man- INT. Ile did not mean to bind himself to any particular plan of emigration, - but he Was prepared to chew that the principles on which it rested were sound, although improvements upon sonic points might be suggested and adopted. The error of past emigration had been, that people were sent 'out, and when they arrived at their destination, they had not the means of pro curing subsistence ; but the purpose now was, to place the settlers in such a Situation as to enable them to support them selves by their own industry. lie submitted the vote, because the effect of it, he confidently believed, would be to benefit both Ireland and-Canada. Air. GRATTA N complained, that no account had - been given of the result of the proceedings on this subject in the last year. As 'far as any thing was known upon the subject, it seemed that the experiment, as far as related to Canada, had not answered. In his view, it became the House to pause at present, not only till Ministers brought fcfward such in fozmcdion as they G I se s situationsed bu of t was seen whether, from any change in P t:any such course as .that now recom mended was necessary, until it Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD supported the proposition, believing that it 'would be 'equally beneficial to. and Canada. . . Mr. ABERCROMBIE thought that the introduction of the present question was in itself a decisive proof of the bad system of Government existing in Ireland. instead of considering whether means could not be discovered to give sufficient em ployment to the labouring classes, so as to enable them to live upon the fruits ofilicir industry, the HOW:: was now to be en gaged in a discussion upim the best means of transporting them to another country. - However, if the people were to emigrate, he" was opposed to the principle of Government taking the whole expence of the emigration upon itself, as he thought it would be amply sufficient, if those who intended to emigrate simply received assistance from the Government, instead of being sent out by it. Mr. WILMOT HORTON' defended the grant, which he described. to be only of an experimental kind. Its objects were td be pursued in the most economical manner, and he should therefore be very happy .to _receive from any Gentle man a suggestion of a practical nature, by which the expence could be diminished, though he believed that could hardly be done. • Mr. BRIG HT approved of the new principle of emigration, but complained of the expence at,which it had been attempted to be carried into effect. Ile believed that some reductions could be made in that expellee, although the Hon. Gentleman opposite seemed to believe that impossible. H e tho ug ht th e House had better examine whether there was not a more advan tageous.method of diziposing of the-surplus population of Ire. land than by sending them - abroad. He should oppose the grant now, not absolutely, but conditionally, until a Commit tee hadbeen appointed to investigate the subject, and to report therebn to the House;- and among other things to state whe ther, in their opinion, a grant for the sum of 30,000/.• not more than . -sufficient for the purposes of the - emigration, sup posing that emigration to be necessary. 'Mr. S. RICE expressed his thanks to the Government - for having taken up this subject. Em*ration was an experiment which had been tried, and failed ; and now it was asked to ~ try the same experiment , again, witnout knowing how far it was instrumental in the intended object. In point of fact, the pea santry of Ireland looked on this system of emigration as only a genteel mode of transportation ; but now they were anxious to emigrate to anyplace where they could find an honest mode of subsistence. •:11 r. M., FITZG ERA LI) was disposed to continue the expe rithent of emigration. He concluded by giving his hearty con sent, to the proposed grant. • . • Mr. HUME wished to know, if these colonies were•sent out, whether they were likewise to be provided with capital there to trade upon ? Before making • the grant the-House ought. not only to have full e% idence on the subject, but likewise minutes. of what hall been taken on the points in question, in the Colo nies. Ile was credibly informed that 13, out of every 20 emi grants that went into Upper Canada, passed on to the United States ; and therefOre, .untilaccounts-should be received from Canada, ha Should- oppose the grant. At present he looked upon it as a most-wanton piece of extravagance, and he should, therefore, were the question pressed upon the Committee, ft.vl it to be hisduty to divide the House. - zir..l.'4:lTl.'ra supported the . grant, lie would vote the mini of 30;00U: to send a given, number of Irish peasants to the Capadas, oil the -simple ground that.. he should thereby be res cuing that number of persons from hopeless misery: his semi meats might, 'by some 'Hoff. Gentlemen, be found fault with, but he should, at least, have the consolation of feeling that he had rendered a number of his fellow-subjects happy for life. .111r.'C. 'HUTCH NSON agreed with the Hon. Member for 3lidhurst,CUr. J.' Smith), that - this vote was calculated to re lieve a'smull portion-of-the population - of. Ireland. -.lf his.--Ma j esty's Government, however, conceived . that tikis measure would atlbrd any substantial -relief to the . - miseries of that. country, they grossly deceived themselves... It was not by promoting any scheme of emigration, but by uniting the people of.-Ire hind, and finding employment for its •superabund'ant 'popula tion, that effectual relief could be aflhrdcd. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said, that if the'propOsition for a Cornmittee were •rneimt as a substitute for the, present vote, he should certainly oppose it. He had no objection, however, to referring the general question of emigra tion to Ireland on a large scale, to a specific Committee, as the Committee on the General State of Ireland might be too much occupied' with other subjects of inquiry to embrace that,parti , cular question. 31r. TRA NT supported the motion. He should not have done so, however, hut for the pledge of a Committee to take the question of Emigration into consideration. The Resolution was agreed to ; the Chairman reported pro gress; and the .House.: resumed. On the motion of Mr. C. GRANT, the Colonial Intercourse Bill was committed, upon the understanding that the 'Report would be taken Into further consideration on Monday week. On the motion ofMr. HURRIES, the House resolved itself into ' a - Committee on the 'Customs and Excise Consolidation Acts, and leave was given to bring in a Bill to embody those Acts. On . the motion of Mr. COURTENAY, the House went into atommittee on the. Bankrupt Laws Amendment Dill. • Some additional clauses were agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Twelve o'Clock till 11lontlny next. FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. HF THE 12TH INST. After some prelitninaribu;inesshai been ClispoSed of, the debate upon the law of Sacrilege was resumed. M. Ithi - ER.Cor.tAttp opposed the project, which was found ed upon the religi6us dogma of the real presence in the conse crated host. Such 'was the principle avowed - : by Catholics. But were - Governments the successors of 'the Apostlei, and authorised to declare what was true and what was false? . The religion of the St,4.ps.wasalways in the . right. Under Dioclesian the religion of the State was right, and the Christians *ere in the wrong. God had given to individuals religious discern ment, but not to States. • :vain and England might be cited as ex amples, and also that Alliance called Holy, which had at its head a Prince whom. the Catholics would call a schismatic. The speaker quoted *a letter of St. Hitary, in which he exclaimed against force being employed to ~ s upport the Church, which ought to repose upon sinctity,.thorality, and religious truth. MERON DE L'ESPINAY considered that the legislation for the defence of religion was at present extremely deibctive.. For a man to cherish atheistical thoughts in his heart was la mentable, but open and violent attacks upon religion were cri minal. Religion being the foundation of social ,order, society : -demanded that it should be protected and preserved. FIJOnOL voted for the project. The MINISTER for ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS said, that sacrilege consisted' in an external act against sacred things.— Alaterial objects, devoted to religious purposes, had ever been regarded as having soniething of Divine attached to them, and those who profaned them had been punished. The theft of sacred vessels had ever been visited with a penalty, but the pro fanation of these vessels after the robbery was a still greater -crime. It was true that religion was not propagated by perse cution, but it did not prevent the guilty from being punished. Sacrilege was not only an offence against the Deity, but against society, because it insulted the faith of nearly all France, and 'that of the heads of society. It was one of the greatest disordere! that could t a k e p l ace, an d cou ld on l y b y pun i s h e d by a cal"tal penalty —Adjourned. rls • • Ile Emperor of RUSSIA has ratified the pur chase of a valauble and rare collection of about 200 MSS. in. the Arabian. Persian, and Turkish character, for the use of the Imperial Academy at St. Petersburgh. On .the 2d inst. a fine steam-boat Was launch ed at Dordrecht, the first vessel of the kiud built there. bite is, to ply between that place and ltotterdan. • PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. VeileriS, 15 0 (lie Aprilis, 1825. . Caliu.-I,iskeard and Looe—Petition from Lostwithiel and •Fowev, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Coun sel ordered • Rill read a second time, and committed.. LWAYS—Crodiford and Peak FO' rest—Bill read a third time, and passed. Edinburgh and Dalkeith—Petition of Sir Robert Keith - Douglas, against =refcred to the Committee on ' the Bill, Co u n se l ordered. Tees and Weardale—Petition frOM Redmarshall, &c.. against—referred to the Committee on. the Bill, Counsel ordered. nell a first time. • STATUTE LABOUR—Gorbals (Glasgow)—Petition from Go van, against—to lie on the table. • RoADs2Barnsley and Pontefract, and Rotherham and Tan kersley—Bills reported, to be ingrossed. Beeleshill and Bradford—Bill read a third time, and passed. Cockermouth and Illaryport—Petition againiu, and complaining that Stand ing Orders have not been complied with, refermi to the Com mittee on the Bill. IMPROVEMENTS—BeverIey—BiII read a second time, and committed. Godalming—Petition of Thomas Wood, Esq. of Littleton, against—refermd to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Walcot—Petition of the Bath Gas Light Company, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. PAV N G—SOUth wark—Bill . put elf for six months. DOCKS—Lk of Dogs—Vetiiions from Sunderland and Coal . Traders of London ' against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. THAMES QUAY—Petitions of Owners of Wharfs, &c. against —to lie on. the table. . ComPazaEs—AletropOlitan Fish—Petitions from Brixham, •llartmouth, Portsmouth, Cawsand, and Plymouth, in fa vour—to lie on : the table. Metropolitan Waterworks and LOndon Water—Petitions 'from St. Pancras, against—re ferred to the Committees on the Bills, Counsel ordered. Her ring and Cod Fishery—Petition from Dumasland, against— to lie on the table. - • . , . DRAINAGE— Eau Brink—Petition from Thetford, in favour— to lie on the table. • • STAMP DuTius—Petition from. Stockton-upon-Tees, for the repeal of the Dnties on Receipts—to lie on the table. I3uTTi TRADE—Petition from Wexford, against alteration of the Laws for the regulation thereof—to lie on the table. ROMAN CAritoLlc CLAlMS—Petition from Bandon, in fa vour, and Thirty others, -. .against—to lie on the table. . ROMAN CATuaLic RELIEF Bi LL—Twelve Petitions, against —to lie on the table. WINDOW TA x—Petitionfroni Liverpool, for the repeal of -to lie on the table. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAX—Petition for the repeal thereof, from Liverpool—to lie on the table. LINEN TRADE—Petitions against any alteration in the Laws relating thereto, from Armagh and Dunfermline—to lie on the table. CORN LAws—Pctition from Ellenbotough, for an alteration; from - Limerick,- against it ; and from Royston, for the re peal of—to lie on the table. COUNTY CounTs BILL--Petition from Chepstow, in favour, to lie on the table. ASSEIMED TAxEs--,-Petition for the repeal thereof, from Nottingham—to lie on the table. • Rarr. SEED—Petition from Montrose, against reduction of the Duties thereon—to lie on the table. His MAJESTY's PROPEILTY—BiII: read a third time, and passed. BOUNDARIES OF TdiVNT.ANDS (Ireland)—Bill withdrawn, and another read a first tinic, •to be read a second time on Friday, and to be printed. CANADA COMPANY—Minutes of intended arrangements pre sented—to lie on the table. Poort RELIEF (Ireland)—Bill read a first time, to be lead a second time•on Tuesday May 17, and to be printed. NOTICES of MOTION . S_, -and ORDERS of the DAY, which - now -stand on the ORDER-BOOK of the HOUSE of COM.i\IONS for the ENSITING'WEEK. • - Monday, April 18. - • ORDERS OF THE DAY.' 1. House to he called over. •2. Land Tax Assessmenti Bill-Further consideration of Re. port:. 3. Juries Bill-Further consideration of Report. 4. Dissenters'Alarriages Bill-Further consideration of Report. •5. Small Debts (SNotland) Bill-Further consideration of Report... - 6. Debts Recovery (Scotland).Bill-Further consideration of - Report; " 7. Settlement of the Poor Bill-Second reading. 8.• Jurors (Scotland) Bill-Second reading. 9. Bankers (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 10. East India Judges Bill-Further consideration of Report.. 11. Police Magistrates Bill-Third reading. 12. Supply..---Report. 13. Supply-Committee.. • 14. Chancery and Exchequer Courts (Ireland) Acts-Report thereupon. .15. Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill-Report. 16. Ways and Means-Committee. 17. Seamen's WageS Bill-Committee. - 18. Fisheries Bill-Report. • 19. Innkeepers Bill 7 L.Third reading. 20„ Spirit Duties Acts-CoMmittee thereupon. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Peter Moore-Bill to alter and amend Act 6 Geo. 1, c. 18 [Bubble Act.l 2. Mr. Kennedy-. Bill for regulating the Salmon Fishery. 3. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer-Tu move Resolutions in CoMmittee on Spirit Duties Acts. • Tuesday, April 19. ORDERS OF THE DAY. - 1. Roman Catholic Relief Bill-Second reading. . `_2. Cutlery Trade Bill- , Second reading. ' Wednesday, April 29. • NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. The Lord Advocate of Scotland-Bill to restrict the punish ment of heasing.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.-Martin (of Galwav)-Bill to extend the provisions of Act [3 Geo. 4, c. 71], to' prevent the cruel - and improper . treatment of Cattle. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Spring Guns Bill-Second reading. 2.. Gardens Protection Bill-Second reading. 3. Holyhead Roads Bill-Second reading. 4.- Quarantine Laws Bill-Committee. Thursday; April 21. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. amend the Law • of ment, and the I: oc i to a i b nt : P i n ] e y dt - e Tr ' t eug e p ar the ar e dn a it i n_g a ßwa o nt D og :t au t l i st e e s m o n apn ß rdi s e o e n r. delay of trials. 3. Mr. Littleton.--Bilrto regulate the exercise of the Elective Franchise in Ireland. ORDEIt OF THE DAY. . Prison Laws (Ireland) Bill-Committee. Friday, April 22. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Apothe c aries (s ß co i t l i l a - ny) u n rtl i l l e l consideration committee. 2. Judicature 3. Arrests for Debt Bill-Further consideration of Report. 4. Boundaries ort f et T usr o on w : n oi l ef i E n rto d heo s es , s : ma .a ( aol l nof r c N e t a, presenti n n d s ) paid a ß i d i 1 expenselo- -n account Se c o n o d f reading. nd Ilisreirlraull:Leone, and the liberated Negroes there ; of the Crown Estates in Essequibo and Berbice, and of the ex-' pence for captured , b of the Slave trade. : NOTICES -GIVEN YESTERDAY. Friday, April 29. Di r . Chancellor of the. Exchequer —To move a vote of £2OOO to Mr. Ill'Adam. (In Committee of Supply.) Tuesday, May 3. Mr. Hohhouse—Repeal of the House and Window Tax. • PRIVATE . BILLS. Second Readingg.f or Monday. • Amesbury, Ilaslingdon, and Leeds and Halifax. Roads ; Atbluneard Bridge; Hibernian anti Dublin Gas:Light ; Burs lem Improvement ; Wainfleet Drainage ; and Manufactories (Ireland). DREADFUL A CCIDENT.—About six o ' cloc k l as t evening, us a man named Carter was procee di ng over Putney 4 eat i t, in company ,with three other persons in a cart, they all stood up admiring the budding' of the t rees, when the 'de ce ased inan, Carter, suddenly fell between'the shafts, and the wheel passin g over his loins so drea df u lly i njure d him hat he expir e d i n a f ee d m i nu tes after, leav ing a wife and four children to lamEnt his fate. INDIA. ( From titt Calcutta Gazette Exlraordinary of Nov. 26.1. FORT WILLIAM, Nov. 26, 1624. The following Copy of a Dispatch, received this day from Brigadier. Gen. Sir Archibald Campbell, K.C.B. and K.C.T.S. is published for general information : To George Slyintmy,.Fsq:, Secretary to Government Secret and Political "Depiiitment, 4V,c. &e., Calcutta. Stn—For the last fortnight I remained under a very eon!! . ' derable degree of uneasiness at not hearing of or from the exPe' dition I had sent against Martaban on the 11th ult., under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Godwin, of his Majesty's 41st Ite' giment, apprehensive that the strong c u r ren t s that prevail— on this coast on the change of the monsoons, might have them either past the port or out to sea, and the consequent de' privation of provisions and water ; but the arrival at hea d ' quarters last night of my Aide-de-Camp, who, accompan iea Lieut.-Colonel Godwin as a volunteer, dispelled all apprehelP sions, and now enables me to transmit to y ou , f or the inforyn a. tion of the Right non. the Governor-General in Couneil, th e detail of an achievement no less honourable than beneficial ; the British arms, reflecting the hi g h es t cre dit on the able, Ju di ' cious, and gallant Officer that led, as well as every individu• composing the force under his command. - • I have the honour to. be, Sir, - • Your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) A. CAMPBELL, Brigadier-Ga r ' Head-Quarters, Rangoon, Nov. 7,•1824: • _ • AIARTABAN, Nov. 2, 1 8 ' 24 ' e , • Sin—The force you did me the hono u r to place under 13 ,! 1 8 command, fir the capture of the town of M ar t a ban and I _, dependencies; cleared the Rangoon river on the morning le the 14th ultimo, but owing to the ignorance of the penr ii , acting as pilots, with calms and contrary current s, the eS'Pe'' don did not reach Martaban till the morning of the 29th• It was my intention to have landed on my arrival at bled' - ban, but The tides, which run rapidlyheree rendered it alen"" t impracticable, and 'the ships having it in their *power to nearer the defences in the evening, I deferredlanding next' Morning at day-break. I took two opportunities this a" . to see the -whole front of the place, with Captain Waternofee Assistant-Quarter-Master-General, and Captain Kennan, 0 7 4 mending the Artillery. Its appearance, was uncommonly strut, and commanding, and differed from e any thing we had s qh about here. The place rests at the hottbm . of a very high et washed by a beautiful and extensive sheet of water ; on its nit a rocky mound, on which was placed a two-gun battery, deep nullah under it. This battry communicates eriu . i eet y usual stockade of timber, and behind this a work of maw: e. varying from twelve to twent feet thick, with small criw r ng zures for either cannon or musketry. The stoCkade runs a l ge e , the margin of the water for more than three quarters of a where it joins a large pagoda which projects into the wateres, form of a bastion. The defences thence continue a short T ie tance, and end at a nullah on the other Side, 'of 'which all thick. jungle. The town continues to rue -in an angle v a se e till . of from the pagoda for at least a mile, and terminates in the hl e , of the Mayoon, close to a stockade up the hill. The whole - fence is the water-line, with its flanks protected. . • • e le - The rear of the town a nd w or k s i s com p ose d o f thiek...in n ;; o and large trees, and open to the summit of the hill e.as,,e, moved along the place a ll w as s il en t, no t a gun to b e pereei , e y re but a slight wicker-work to hid e ev e r y t hi ng behind the t ee brazures in the pagoda, and few men to be o b ser ved on works. They never offered to fire on the boat, though * die t :" close in shore. The second time we went to hxdceat it the se e silence prevailed, so that we were induced to think the 1 ,1 1„ 0 abandoned. Shortly, however, after -this remark,. the shire s had approached nearer the works, when a well-directed fire, e ' - ' ; opened on them from the fort on the height and down the b i l let) a well-pointed gun, from the pagoda, with grape, Was a ; t he same time fired at my boat, and wounded a seaman. vl. fi eee 3loira, whose' arm was amputated an, hour after. I wa s e r e ets pared for a determined resistance by, the quantities of " joi e filled with men crossing ; as we went up the river two eh ° eet er opened a smart but useless fire on us. I made it a it& to fire first. -All the night of the 29th there was a cannonade from t ee sides, and the excellent practice of Captain Kennan, O' e r, W Madras Artillery, comm a ndi ng , tiss i ste d b y tient: ar on e of the Bengal Artilery, in the bomb vessel, .must hate e fee great execution among the d e f en d ers o f t h e works, 00- peated cheers infbrrned, us -that their numbers were great.,„.tdy I had made up my-mind to s t orm b y esca l a d e inirneu e e's under, and to the left of the R oc ky B attery on the Ol e ,: the right, and, when in, to s tor m th e b a tt er y itself, and the n in business could be but easy, as w e s h ou ld take all. the O r flank. At five o'clock on the morning of th e 30th, th e me n cO O 5 ing the first division were in their boats—ninety-eight in e eleee his Majesty's 41st Regiment, seventy-five of the 3d Light Infantry, eight of the Bengal Artillery, and thirtY-e 7,11 seamen 'of the Royal Navy—about two hundred and twee men; and I was fully aware that these men would hav e ee' business to themselves, as I had no where to ivait for Lil e i g e. mainder of the force, and every - boat was already °eclat; The advance sounded a little after five, and the boats row e pe and soon came under a very heavy fire of all arms. O l eo , proaching the shore, I perceived there had been a u si~un a nd standing with respect to the spot at which 1 wished to larll . eot ' we had got on th e wro n g s id e o f t h e nullah • as we cotea•eef carry the ladders through the mu d, I or d ere d . th e boats t!i."/1 off, and put in at the place- I appointed ; at this time a fire of artillery and musketry was on us, and the Ilt i T s a• eould. not face it. Lieutenant K ee l e , of the' Arachnel to e, mantling the naval force, w ith me , pus h e d on S and gallantly went to see if th e nu ll a h coolc i the ie passed : lie came back almost directly, an d i n f or med tn e a the waca boat in the nullah, over which the men could go, ° d ie( side of th e roc k t o t h e b attery appeare d pract i ca bl e. s o to the gallantry of the people with me, I determined tO try' he ti from the men getting on shore there was' not a halt till l e af possession of it. It was s t orme d un d er a h eavy fi re of mu el 0 and the rock n o t hi g h, b ut t o a pp earance i mpract i ca ble, ae the,opinion of the enemy it was so. fe st The enemy did not leave - the fort till we were"withi n A l verc paces of them, and they even threw stones at us, when we too much under the fort for the fire to reach us. w ent , it is due to Capt. Burr ows ; o f hi s M a j esty ' s 41 s t Regl i 00 v/ and Lieut. Keele, RoYalNavy, to say, they were in first. „ J o): felt secure of the place, and aft er ,w a it ing t ill t h e me n hele„bec! vered from the exerti o n, a nd t o ge t t h em toget h er , t hey n4 e - 3ti down along th e w or k s , and cleared all before thein. the Light Infantry flanking us in the .wood, I proceeded : co re pagoda near which they appeared disposed to stand ; h°,„ t they only suffered the more by it. On entering the nab was surprised not to find it full ; but on' looking over the p i t.l they were in hundreds. e ruellieg down, taking the wat ers ;entY crossing the jungle. There were about one hundred a nd I muskets bearing onehem, and their loss was very severe; re al' All opposition was now at an end, a nd on mar ching ° wa ne', the town, it was, as unial, deserted, except by a grea t a esa women. The Woongliee, had six elephants ready, a n The escaped with, as 1 - am told, a good deal of propertY . ' d been emptiness of the houses : showed every preparation lite ng made, if the pl a c e was ca pt ure d, to p revent our als o property- . , I inclose you a return. of the guns taken, ' s en se' the ordnance stores, and the quantities of the latter irnt'eee kept in a stockade about half ee mile up the hill, and yes' lar manufactory to make the powder. I had it blown üb' d end ter day. •` - eo Our loss has been comparatively small, seven fourteen wounded. Captain Booth is not badly woorla e ce ent? e this immense place, with e t = c h f ac iliti es ' t o e scape, PT, guess what the enemy's loss may have been, but, from ' soners, of whom- we have a great many, a nd other soh e , pe th; must have been great, as, a ll ow i ng that t wo -thirds of th e eias bers reported were within this place at the attack, the' it have been between three and foerthousand. • eiffe ll a N'irliere every one contended h onoura bly, it would be bea t to select for your particular notice. I must ask Yf u fae tri t : thanks, however, for Captain Waterman, 13th Light . 1 o so Assistant and Qpartermaster-General, for the advice an d ut ene n , ante I have had, and still have, from him ; for 14 1,0eao e t :. Cochrane, of his Majesty's 41st Regiment, Actinp,' Major ; for Capt. Kennan, Madras Artillery, commanding ' ,d a; He elfin Detachment 41st Regiment ; eat. Wil lianis elf Native Light Infantry, which Regiment vied hi this atr rti liel; British courage ; and Lieut. M'Gregor, of the Bengal' je l l ed / e t who armed his men with muskets, and were distingleeeiy„t the attack ; Lieut. Keele, of the Arachne, Lieut. 13a ; th e the Sophie, and their respective crews, behaved o f le usual gallantry. this litt te' Lieutenant Keele's• unremitting exertions with we, e . force, as also the share he has taken in thefall of the P t he s e gether with the good understanding kept up . between vices, I leave for yoe,,Sir, properly to appreciate.' bell, of f e e Your son, and Aid-de2Canip, Lieutenant Camp ? co ,. Majesty's 38th Regiment, will present you this clief ete alitt. ; 4 lunteer on the expedition, whose gallantry, and other ' 1 • make me very sorry to part with him. • • I have the honour to be, &c. 1-4 joieCol* - - • (Siemed) , • HENRY GODWIN., Brigadier-Ueneral Sir Archibald Camp bell, K.C.B. commanding the Forces in Birmah. • •