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He was Ippon the prayer of the pe did from so large a body for he thought the present ,d upon him to support the de Majesty's Ministers.--(Hear.) tid he had been requested by the Le prayer of the petition, but he to so, because he was convinced both in the House and out of it, were indispensably necessary to / taking place in Ireland, and to ,petty of his Majesty's more peace -alt convinced that Ministers had .asure with great reluctance ; and le powers contained in it would tecessarily exercised. had also been requested to sup , could not do so, as he felt that House was a necessary one. kpPleofgE said, that the petition being one from Ireleeengiand, calling on the House to pass a law NI:1)4d th: -t_ried by courtsmartial—(Louil laughter slime ha _,llOO. Member, who was informed by some vtat the t,Mat he was in error, for the petition was (1t the 111-) • He was exceedingly glad to hear that, Not tad er) have bluebed had it been otherwise. thttglir tll4lll, bstioe EN said as this was the first petition from 1,• itoe/ilainSt the Bill, he thought it was due to them ei,(l,, ter e' Member should make some observation on Veefitios'_°e, was happy that it had been presented. Coat: having been read, 11,011108 e again to speak upon it, but was told question before the House. the et4ffNshil;LlON presented two petitions from parishes 'teett:iblisteee' Praying for a repeal of the law allowing of (Jeer shops. Also, several petitions 11444 if teand Staffordshire, praying for a better ob kit.latoet"e Lord's Day. The petitioners expressed eseto t'.sppoi Nltisfaction at the report of the Com eko this by this House last session to in• 040 Po th's subject, and they prayed for a law eld The tie ra Membe more effectual observance of the Sab 40ert4e te drr thought the most effectual way :rinee employers to pay their journeymen on s t thiin Saturday,—(Hear.) In the county °,1!14,1.4 ag%e,erice.,ni!ed, the magistrates passe.d resolutions a gar% 4, "mg on masters to pay their men on some 'Ye ,11,b as to do away with the necessity of dealing sth 114 "iteo, and although that had not been done to N14:41(104 as could have been wished, still where it tOr,istl ei great benefit had resulted. He generally 440iilists:ettl 100 to 200 labourers, and he paid them A~ipiikt." a plan which he found prevented much of ''rr and • ten,, 4, 0 drunkenness that were occasioned by ijspouir, Saturday night.—(Hear.) If gentlemen Titoeiaeri use the influence they possessed in their was i•e districts, to put a stop to the present sys kg4tesui 'ure they would very soon see the most be e te. 14Nlly ikS preferred the action of moral influence, foopt's tiletlaribed by the Hon. Member, to any legis. rola to leilivould'ubJect ; and hoped that good example and length effect all that was desired. atherl"g.TO. N presented a pe.tition from the. I r te 'Ste .h, in Devonshire, praying for the entire O Litton of colonial slavery, with such pro m rintple""Rht era Nit deemed equitable for the slave owners. 4ltt sod Loeb also presented a petition from the sttyq'kyi °tilers of the town of Collumpton, in Devon ,. 40 viae t 4liZ for 40 le an alteration in the laws for the reco tiPteA debts. His Lordship considered this, in a ...-- ael• 1',141,4trY, to be a subject of the greatest ins --36 • 'ne trusted that it would be brought before 30 41 411 4;1( Neular shape, at an early period. 32 54 44'114presented • • from C th 27 40 te,_ tool „ a petition ot ernloll " I, lA,i'ke,4 r the abolition of all taxes on knowledge, 3O pr•oer of it. oti / asylll Niy . . 38 se in reference to tne petition presented 33 54 4°, Ital "'her, said that he bad a strong hope-- 00 el a ',a co 4,fee seened ent that the Ministers, to whom en eel „ th 'AY due, woull pay as early attention to iLitti;4)iiitirie!eexigencies of the state would admit ; for 26. 6 130 l'ilkilsejn that the repeal of those taxes would very oto 10 6 t'reoiti'ribute to the promotion of social order and 0 11° 0 4'4'4 "te The Hon. Member read an extract 0 lB 0 44.1 t "Rs 0 14 01- s f'f. the Learned Judge on the Northern 0 thous time of rand Jury, in which be bad inculcated the ° Per . y • ts e Inn, as a prevention to the commission a4tlt'ollte, I Vett. r•TT le led re was decidedly of opinion that all the 61 ti 5,4, i ° could not be considered to be taxes on ............. 44,,tt1i th,atil that the utility of education, as a preven - ................ o tiri,the),wr" much overrated. During the last 30 ....f ton. tita Leeper load tither pubtications, and, in folds;articular, t the tncrea.e had been ten and yet it'l,'Nbi,seredtteh.-en a decrease of crime, but a propor ond..."; etsielue as it wlt was strange that while a liberal G 0.......... .......... --°' sO as called, had issued cheap public atiens• ........ ""4. •/0 kild the continuance of !ewe against such pub 'nder these laws had imprisoned two hurt. ........ last tie. for d to do wht die Govetninent did. ....... Ath"ugh he hail a praodigious respect for the ......... oes, of the as 10' Yet he could not concur with him in his ar last e itlN:Piein the effects of education upon the people. o,s• ; ; we °f °f that Learned Judge he would add that e 0 1 e 'l3 1819 had 6 5 et 4t. the ,congratulated a grand jury 6 et, hit, t 0.4.4 existence of so great a national debt ! for 0 o 1 0 I et, Judge) considered the national debt to be toes r'ar, bear Now ithr e (r. Colibetts 0 tont to ttolvd is had) ne the least relisehh forM the national 'gl lie „ they be ever brought to consider it a ht~iqal kalr. Cobbett) had a due respect for the eettrned Judges on points of law; but neither lii:,qtiltl-tnourn,Y, nor in the economy of morals, would eatel t,4P tlp„ gyve up his own opinion for theirs. But 1 pt:Pk 410 r"e opinion to opinion, but facts to opi rat,lrt)ii°Ftteh °'°iigh for dirty years the number of publi oeiNki iller'is, and of al other means of educating the 1e:44114er tee sett, and been spread about like a shower •p, s.e fi• "tt4 riot elds, he would ask if the increase of Mot tr,,a gone on in proportion, although he did tep,Y that education created crime.—( Hear.) pa ti,tiso,:-..41 of dome laws, he would vote for it on all lei 'Of they t u'e they were unjust in their taxation, and 44• 'ilioLitired to the suppression of truth. ~40e44,111iq 6°RP must enter his protest against the tios eriwn, by the Hon. Member, that the spread :4tlij(411(1 not prevent crime. If that Hon. olts, ern'lo take the trouble to look into the mat t. it,,kle,rid that crime increased in proportion to eerylltiejucation. ';aq e:t!tai asserted that crime arose from the „err taxation which existed, and that to put 'hete li'litiott,4" NSY sstem mus changed. then laid onhe the table. SLAVERY. eetition from Maryport, daces, praying NI em they live,,. to Turkey—and anywhere else tbat wouici would find himself obliged, by that _ eions of others which had marked his condu,. laugh)—to observe the Friday with the same si... ness as the Jews do the Christian Sunday in this country. If to, the Hon. Member did so, no Inoium in Turkey could justly have the qt.._ complain of him. He had to thank the Hon. Member fitr the gallery. Oldham, for calling his attention to the phrase " lower Mr. A. JOHNSTON sate, classes," which he certainly did no, like, because it had House were of the cpinion which hao been used to imply a contempt which he would he the many Hon. Members that day, the present woo_ most contemptible of men if he himself could feel. He last Christian Parliament that would sit in that House.— had no right to put himself above the labouring class, as (Hear, hear.) He agreed with the Hon. Member for Tha. he supposed the Hon. member for Oldham would prefer Oldham in what he had stated ; lie thought he bad gone to that they were calling it, for he belonged to that class. He maintained the right of the matter, and placed it upon its proper It would be touch me._ himself by his labour, but he was, nevertheless, much afraid basis. He had clearly shown what the Jews would confine themselves to the tp.._ that when the Honourable Member for Oldham came to were in regard to a Christen community, and the House. discuss the burdens borne by the labouring cias., he would he had no hesitation in saying, that if Jews Mr. CUTLAR FERGUSSON slid not think not allow a poor lawyer to mix bituselt up with it. The were admitted into that House there would be at deserved the censure of the Hon. Gentleman. Hs had not prayer of this petition had his cordial support, for he once an end to all Christianity. They treated the very departed from the question which was before the House, was gra,- thought it a disgrace to the country that every remnant foundations of the Christian faith with ridicule, and called yet the Hon. Member', allusions applied to all who had horror upon the of the laws against the religious liberty of the subject, its great founder an imposter. He agreed with several spoken upon the petition. occasion, the police cu bed not long since been swept away. Even yet Dissenters lion' Members, that the present subject was not to be Mr. HEATHCOTE said he had been misunderstood cities under their power of were not admitted to the Universities without signing car- treated lightly, and regretted that the Hon. Member for by the Hun. Member. He did not complain of his depart- at the domicile of any person—he knew of tain tests, and although this might be thought a trivial Oldltam had treated it irreverent. He, however, hoped, ing from the question. All lie had said was, that the of the police = hatching the roof of a cottage and seta..., evil by those who were not Dissenters, be, who bad sprung that in future he would restrain himself from Honourable Member,ti 0,.. as usual, began with saying that it on fire, and compelling the inhabitants to prove o,- from a Dissenting family, could assure the House that it making his remarks in the way he had done. he would trouble the House but a very short what sex they were of. He supported the petition, white saitiful was severely felt. He considered it very important also to look to what the time, and then made a very long speech.—(Hear.) declared that nine-tenths of the country were peaceable. ..assments were the The petition having been read,isting England; but, tr. petitions were. It was true that they were now living Mr. Roe under other circumstances would nut haveobtrud- and that only one or two counties were in a disturbs-, , will now be made for the payit.ent o. BH__ _ _ said,is a petition for abolishing in times when all dissensions were to be done away with, ed any observations of his on the House, but be could not state ; and it was very singular that not a single petit.or Mr. CO PTTthis in the present instance deny himself the pleasure of stating had been presented in favour of the coercive measure, nu. Me assets will go. Christianity in England. Since we have met, we have but he entreated the House to recollect that the present DAY•) aid • rISI. - getu• av , oui the owns in .snB oil. , ,C 9 5 0i. no-0•••• 3 3. n~M6, L EO.) to i" l ii .c O 2 0 0 a 0 • 0 5 1 5 0 4 1 0 ot6l' a s Ixst c l u 2 5 to o °' 5 0 '2 15 •3 15 4 1 5 •3 15 I I 1 0 btaionarP e. 4 '6 Ton is 'lda 15 / th &or pwu~.4r e,..„, 150 0 1 16. 0 1 5 t ciewlaalrtle •••,"! 15 ci ara' 1 6 0 c I /1 Y. •Fcb. ' 2s ' lb. ............. ..... ........ b. a „• ;he') eck) RO S DA Y). t -t o f the C 0 1 :P istrict co t ; and o ",tie' Tb3t ( ice .......... 065 ....... ..... 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(No. 12,628.) ti on of the country, then be understood what he meant by the term " lower orders." Sir CHARLES BURRELL would not touch on the subject of the Jews as introduced by the the Hon. Metn ber, but he must say a word or two on the other subject upon which he had touched. He denied that there was any class of persons escaped taxation, and called upon the Hon. M mber for Oldba n to state what class of persons he meant by the rich. He was not very rich, but cer tainly he did not escape from taxation, nor did he believe that the Hon. Member himself did. Therefore, to state that the rich were not taxed was a gross fallacy. Again be called upon the Hon. Member to point out who were the rich that he alluded to. If it was to he fundholders that he painted, they were a class of persons who had lent 'heir money to the State, and they had as much right to their interest as any other person had to what was his own. Night after night they had heard from the Hon. Member that the rich bad no feeling for the poor. He must deny that statement. He had been at a meeting last week, when what were called the rich had come forward most liberally in support of the poor; and amongst those were noblemen merchants, and a great many clergymen, both of the Church of England and of Dissenters. Thee were in that House many most Hon. Gentlemen, in fact there were three or four then present, who now bore most honourable characters, whose grandfathers belonged to that class of the community alluded to as the poor. However, there was another class of men i❑ the community, who bad made their fortune by exciting the poorer classes against all those from whom they got their living. If any such should find their way into that House, be ought to be spurned. An floN. MEMBER said that he had been requested to support the prayer of the petition, which he did with the greatest pleasure. He was very anxious that the poor, out of the seven days, should have one for their recrea twn ; that they should have one day, that, by law, their masters could not call upon them to work. Another IloN. AIHMBER said he had a very great re spect for all classes of the community who conducted themselves properly. Though be did not entertain a very high respect for the political opinions or the writings of the Hon. Member for Oldham, yet for that Hon. Gentle• man's knowledge of the English language he had a very high respect, and he would feel most particularly obliged to him if he would point out, or give them another term, in place of that which had displeased him—" the lower orders." Mr. RUTHVEN said that upon no subject more than the one now under discussion should the term " the lower orders" be kept out of view. In the eye of the Almighty there was no difference between the poorest of the people and the Monarch on the throne. In his opinion it would interfere most effectually with the due observance of the Sabbath, if that House were to enact any severe law to curb the people. He would say, let the preachers do their duty, and inculcate upon the people the due observance of that day. If they did so, any measures of that House would be unnecessary.—(The Hon. Member was then about to enter into the system of taxation, when he was called to order by the SPEAKER.) An Host. MEMBER said be had heard a great many strange arguments on this subject. It had been said among other statements that it was vain to introduce any statute law on the observance of the Sabbath at all. If this was to be carried to the full extent of the argument it could mean neither more nor less than to say that all law might be dispensed with together.—(Hear.) This could not be a doctrine very likely to meet with the sup port of the House or the public. Sir M. W. RIDLEY was anxious to say a few words on this very important subject, particularly as he had been intrusted to support a petition from his own part of the country very much to the effect of the one that had just been presented. No man could be more desirous than himself that the Sabbath should in all respects be duly observed ; but it was his candid opinion, that it could not be made to he more sacredly observed by any legislative act whatever.—(Hear.) If an individual had not a proper sense of what was due to his Creator, so as to induce him to abs ain front worldly pursuits, and other unchristian vocations en the Sabbath Day, no legislative enactment would make t•im mere attentive to his duties as a Christian.—(Hear.) He agreed with what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Oldham in one respect, and in one respect only, namely, that if any legislative act were to be passed for the better observance of the Sabbath, it ought to be di rected against all classes.—( Hear, hear.) It would be a roost improper interference on the part of Parliament to enact for one class of society a statute for the observance of the Sabbath, leaving another class exempt.—(Hear.) He would suggest to Hon. Members who had thought on this subject, and he gave them as much credit as he took to himself for a real inclination to observe the Sabbath, that a most effectual way to inculcate a proper and regular observance of the Sabbath was by those who had an opportunity of setting an example— (Hear, hear, hear)—te other classes, duly and properly affording that example.—(Cheers.) The example of the higher and richer classes would have a Brest effect in inculcating upo❑ other classes of society the proper observance of the Sabbath, and a much greater observance than any other course that could be thought of.—( Hear.) He would only call the attentiiin of the House to an old Act o! Par liament now in existence, and wiiich Issd bleu acted upon two years ago, viz., an Act for making a poor man decent on a Sunday morning, before going to a place of worship— the old Act that was found a few years ago to prevent a barber from shaving on a Sunday morning.—(Hear.) He had always thought a law of this description was a barbarous measure.—(A laugh.) It was wall known that a po.ir ruin could not have an opportunity on Satur day evening of rn king himself fit to attend at a place of worship on a Sunday morning, and why there riould be a law to prevent him (Ding it on Sunday morning he could not conceive. He doubted exceedingly the efficacy of any law that could be passed in p:ocuring the end in question. _ _ Mr. COBBETT rose to reply ; but having already spoken on the petition, was called to order by L,,rd Wil liam Lennox and Lord Althorp. Mr. HILL presented a petition from a congregation of Unitarian Dissenters, assembling for religious worship in Bowle-alley-lane, praying for the removal of all religious disqualifications still existing, and especislly for the re• intival of the disabilities affecting toe Jews. There was one remark of the Hon. Member for Oldham, upon which he wished to observe. He understood the Honourable Member to say, that if the Jews were admitted to the same rights—or privileges and favours, as the Hon. Member for Oldham, whom he observed to be a great critic on words, wi,bed them to be called—there would be an end to the Christian religion. But suppose that the Jews were relieved from their civil disabilities, the Hon. Member need not change his religion, whatever was done in favour of the Jews, nor need aoy change take place in the Sabbath Day. The Jews were careful to observe both the Jewish and Christian Sabbath.—(Hear, hear.) He never heard of the Jews offering such an insult to the religious feelings of the country in which they happened to reside, as not to show all proper outward respect, and that was all that could be required of them for the religious institutions in the midst of which they lived. If the Hen. Member for Oldham were to go to Turkey—and he should be sorry for him to go there or anywhere else that would take him away from them—he would find himself obliged, by that courtesy to the opi nions of others which had marked his conduct through life laugh)—to observe the Friday with the same strict ness as the Jews do the Christian Sunday in this country. If the Hon. Member did so, no Itnaurn in Turkey could justly complain of him. He had to thank the Hon. Member fur Oldham, for calling his attention to the phrase " lower classes," which he certainly did no , like, because it had been used to imply a contempt which he would be the most contemptible of men if he himself could feel. He had no right to put himself above the labouring class, as he supposed the Hon. Member for Oldhum would prefer calling it, for he belonged to that class. He maintained himself by his I iliour, but he was, nevertheless, much afraid that when the Honourable Member for Oldham came to discuss the burdens borne by the labouring clan-, he would not allow a pour lawyer to mix bitnselt up with it. The prayer of this petition had his cordial support, for he thought it a disgrace to the country that every remnant of the laws against the religious liberty of the subject, had not ►ong since been swept away. Even yet Dissenters were not admitted to the Universities without signing cer tain tests, and although this might be thought a trivial evil by those who were not Dissenters, he, who bad sprung from a Dissenting family, could assure the House that it was severely felt. The petition having been read, Mr. COBBETT said, this is a petition for abolishing Christianity in England. Since we have met, we have made tolerable progress in abolishing many excellent things. We began by abolishing the Committee of Grievances ; we next abolished the Committee of Religion; af , r that we abolished the Committee on the Courts of Justice; and then we abolished the old practice of presenting peti. tions in full Parliament, and established a petty Parliament, sitting in the middle of the day, for the purpose of ap pointing at the same time a Committee to take the peti tions of the people into consideration, and order such parts as they chose, and not as the House of Commons chose, to he printed.—(Cries of " ar, heir, heir.") Thit was a pretty beginning; and now comes this petition tor over.etting the Christian religion. Let the Hon. Gen. tleman tell me in what position the Court. of Liw would be, if the Jews were emancipated. God knows they make free enough already—(Laughter)—and certainly get mor e money together than any set of Christians As if thi s were not enough, a clause was slip e ed into an Act of Par liament a few years back to enable them to poss-ss free' old property in England. It w uld not have passed .0 quietly I promise you if I'd been in Parliament.—(Laughter.) But let the Hon • Gentleman, I say, tell me what would be our position with a Jew Judge upon the bench, a blasphemer by profession, one who calls Jesus Christ an impostor? What would the Hon. Member do with this Judge stuck up there—(A laugh)—to try a man for blasphemy ? He is himself a blasphemer, and regularly once a week blasphemes Jesus Christ in the Synagogue, and once a-year crucifies him in effigy: derstand that, to the shame of the benchers, one Jew is al ready at the bar, but what will the Hon. and Learned Gentleman say if a Jew Judge is stuck up to try Carfile or any other blasphemer ? Whet could there be then said about tithes ? If the Jewish religion is as good as the Christian, or if the Christian be good for nothing, why do we maintain a Church Esta blishment? As to the fanatics who petition about the matter, they have not considered it—they know not what they say, or what they pray fur. They can never have reflected that the House cannot grant the prayer of this petition, without saying that nothing is blasphemy. They cannot have reflected that the Jews call Jesus Christ an impostor. They proclaim it in their books, in their sermons, in their prayers, and in their psalms, which they sing loud enough to stun any unfortunate Chris tian who may happen to be within hearing.—(Hear.) In answer to the observations of the Hon. Baronet oppo site (Sir C. Burrell) I deny that I have ever desired to raise a prejudice against the landowners, but it bappens singularly enough, that I and my colleague, the representa tives of a manufacturing town, in which a great cry has been raised for the repeal of the corn laws, have con vinced the people that the corn laws ought not to be re pealed until all the other burdens have been taken off the land. If a fundholder die, and leave an intestate estate worth 1,000/. to a son or a brother, that son or brother has to p ty, in legacy duty, 45/. If a Bishop die, as the Archbishop of Armagh and the Bishop of Winchester did some time ago, leaving 300,0001., he had only 6,500/. to pay, which was not one-half in proportion to what the fundholder paid. There was Earl Witz • william, who died, and his son succeeded him. I put it to the Honourable Baronet, who does not seem to know all this, to what an extent this system might eventually lead. I take as I find it in the Act of Parliament. Earl Fitzw•illiam died, I dare say, leaving 100,000/. a year in estates. Ido not grudge his heir the possession of that property, but if he had to pay in the same proportion as the fundholder, he would pay to the public at this moment 180,000/. in taxes. But he will pay nothing, for the law does not call upon him to pay any thing. I hear a great deal said about a graduated property tax. Let it be so. I will not talk of the stamp taxes as regards what has passed, but if the present laws he persevered in, I warn the House that not only will the fundholder pay their proportion, but we will go into the arrears. All I require is justice for the fu ture. Give us but that, and I will not ask for justice for the past. Sir C BURRELL, in reply, said the lion. Member had committed a great mistike regarding the taxes to which he had alluded. Instead of the amount stated by him, the son of a person as described by that Hon. Member would pay but one per cent, and the brother three per cent. L rd ALTHORP complained of the Hon. Member for Oldham referring every day, before the question came re gularly on for discussion, to the st imp duties. It was not fair, as it had the effect of giving a wrong impression to the public.—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Mel.ber had said, " Let us do justice for the future ;" so sail he (Lord Althorn). He could state that it was in the contemplation of his Majesty's Government to bring the question of the stamp duties before Parliament, a lii 1 for the consolidation of the Stamp Acts being now in course ut preparation, when all the subjects to which it referred could be amply discussed. He would not support taxation that should press untidily on any pat of the coin. munity, aid he would not press harder on one class than another, without giving reasons for it—he meant that he would show that it was only apparently a pressure on any one class. In some respects the Hon. Member for o.oham hod shown that some parts of the stamp duties required amendment, but if be lo- ked to the whole of the taxati n for stamps he would fiod that the pressure aid not operate unfairly on any class, but that the rich paid th same pi op-rtion ..s ,he other classes. Lit be w.,u:d satisfactorily show when the question was brought before th, House. Mr. CUTLAR FERGUSSON regretted that he must infringe a little on the time or the House. He could not but regret that so much of their time should he taken up by the Hon. Member for Oldham on this anti other occa sion.. Day by day that Hall. Member delayed th.dr pro ceeding with important matters, for the purpose of de livering his notions. He (Mr. Cutlar Fergusson) agreed with that Honourable Member on some points, but he Miff red with him entirely on the fitness of the time he cnose for declaring them. The question before the House was. whether it would receive the petition in favour of those British subjects which were denominated Jews. Every description of religionists had a right to bye their dilualitications removed, and to be placed in a situation to he promoted to any situation in the state. And no man should be excluded unless lie was known to be a dangrrous Mall, or a traitor to the scare. Tots House would admit persons not only without any re ligion, but who were known to be Deists or Atheists. No tent would keep out t: , ese, whits; the Jews, who were always good subjecs, were placed in a worse situa tion; and he should not consider the system of liberality and justice of his Majesty's Ministers comp'et , , without the admission 01 the Jews to equal political rights. The Hon. Member for Oldham was mistaken in some of his refereuc,,s to history. It was the oath of abjuration that prevented the admission of the Jews, which was not enacted until the time of William the Third. This oath ought to be put an end to to•morrow. Previous to the passing of that Act, the Jews might have been admitted to those privileges they were now excluded from. At the proper time he would show that there was nothine; in the religion, or in the character of the Jews, to justify their disqualification. Mr. O'DWYER could not refrain from expressing his dissent from the arguments of 0:: Hon. Member for Old• ham, with whom he agreed on almost every ether point. He lamented that that Hon. Member should sully his high political character by countenancing such prejudices; and be appealed to him, and to such other Hun. Members as agreed with him, to throw those prejudices aside.—(Cries of "Question.") Mr. TOOKE, and another Hon. Member, addressed the House, but the impatience generally manifested to have the question put prevented an intelligible hearing in the gallery. Mr. A. JOHNSTON said, that if the majority of that House were of the opinion which had been expressed by many Hun. Members that day, the present would be the last Christian Parliament that would sit in that House.— (Hear, hear.) He agreed with the Hon. Member fur Oldham in what he had stated ; he thought he had gone to the right of th e m at t er , an d pl ace d i t upon i ts p ro p er basis. He had clearly shown what the Jews were in regard to a Christian community, and he had no hesitation in saying, that if Jews were admitted into that House there would be at once an end to a ll Ch r i st i an i ty. Th ey treate d t h e very foundations of the Christian faith with ridicule, and called its great founder an imposter. He agreed with several Hon. Members, that the present subject was not to be treated lightly, and regretted that the Hon. Member for Oldham had treated it irreverent. He, however, hoped, that in future he would restrain himself from making his remarks in the way he had done. He considered it very important also to look to what the petitions were. It was true that they were now living in times when all dissensions were to be done away with, but he entreated the House to recollect that the present petition came from Unitarians, whom he denied to be Christians.—( Hear, hear.) He trusted that Hon. Mem here would rally round the Cross, and would not allow the Christian teligion to be suhverted by the introduction ofJews into that House.—(Cheers.) For his own part, he should endeavour to prevent the passing of any Bill that would tend to allow the Jews to sit in Parliament by all the means in his power, and he entered his most solemn protest against Unitarians being considered Christians. POLAND. Mr. HILL presented a peition from Kingston-up in. Hull. praying the House to present an humble address to his Majesty, imploring him to enter into an immediate negotia tion with France and the other Powers of Europe, who were not parties to the dismemberment of Poland, with a view to restoring that unhappy country to her just rights. The Hon. and Learned Gent'eman said the outrages that had been committed in Poland were so numerous and so violating to the feelings of all the civilized world, that it wou dbe a wiste of time at present to enter at any length upon it.—(Hear, hear.) It may appear that this petition prays the House to enter upon a echem which might he useless ; hut when, Sr, you recollect the state of Poland, the enormity of the crime, the carrying away of a whole nation into captivity. treating them as the Jews of old were treated by the Babylonish Kings, putting them in a state for which we must, indeed, refer to very remote history to find a parallel, I do think it becomes the duty of all the civilized world, however hopeless the attempt, to use every possible exertion to the putting an end of such dreadful atrocities. It is yet to be seen whether the Em peror of Russia will be deaf to the entreati, 9 of the whole civilized world.—(Hear, hear.) That experiment, at least, has not yet been tried. The present petitioners for bear to allude, in the most distant way, to force, to attain their object—and they do wisely ; every thing should b, previously tried, and perhaps, in the event of failure— even then, in the present state of the world, the expeti. ment should be carried no further.—Tbe petition was ordered to be brought up. Mr. C. FERGUSSON said that it was not his inten tion to occupy much time upon this most interesting sub ject on the present occasion, but he could not forbear to deliver a few observations, in addition to what he had said on a former day. The facts which he had stated, and the atrocious acts which he had recited, were asserted by some Hon. Members to have been exagzerated. Instead, however, of having been exaggerated, they had been infi. nitely und ers t a t e d. He had done nothing like justice to the wrongs of that great, honourable, and gallant nation.—(Hear.) Since he had had the honour of addressing the House, an edict more barbarous than any that had ever issued, he believed, from the greatest of Roman tyrants—(Hear, hear)—bad been sent forth by the Emperor of Russia, by which he had consigned 500,000 brave people to transportation. He had included in that edict the transportation of whole families who had never offended. He had likewise included those who had returned from transportation and rejoined their families. In addition, he had likewise included those who had been merely suspected of tie slightest offences. Surely it was quite sufficient to state this.—( Hear, hear.) But the outrages were not thus confined. The whole population of Poland, men and children, had been carried away to the wilds of Siberia—there left to forget their country. They were treated as slaves, and in that way, like beasts, were the unfor tunate Poles driven into the most savage corner of the earth. He thought that if Europe looked upon this conduct with out feelings of the utmost horror, and summoning up a determination to call for a redress of these wrongs, it ought to be despised and degraded in the eyes of all ages hereafter. He hoped his M jesty's Government had been interfering upon the subject. France had undoubtedly been doing so, and he believed had gone the utmost length she could go, short of hostilities, to prevent a con inuauce of the most outrageous and profiivate conduct. The first time at which he had addressed the House, would h eve been a proper period for the interference of this country. because that was the moment at which the nation ality of Poland was being destroyed, and the independence of Poland was as much secured as that of any other nation at the treaty entered into at Vienna.—( Hear, hear.) He trusted the House would not think it too late even now to bestir itself, and do something in favour of unhappy Poland. He believed the country to be greatly disgraced by not having done something, and done it effectually, long ere now. He believed the safety of Poland would have been preserved if there had been a due and vigorous interference made on the part of England.—(Hear, hear.) If there had been any thing like the interference that had been made in favour of Belgium, Poland would have been Poland sti 1, and in the eye of a statesman the independence of Poland was of infinitely greater impor tance than the independence of Belgium—(Hear, hear.) But he would not venture himself to go into the subject at present. He believed by giving way as regarded Poland, Russia was preparing one great s niggle to invade and subdue every country throughout Europe. In the struegle he sincerely hope d she would fail. From what had taken P lace to his kno.vledge, he believed that Russia had her eye upon the Northern Powers of India.—that when she had made her way secure there, ere meant to advance upon Turkey, then upon ourselves, and if possible to con quer the whole of Europe. Mr. F. O'CONNOR was glad when the House was called upon to express their feelings upon the base treat ment which was meeted out to Poland, for he did not know how soon the inhabitants of another, and a nearer and dearer country to him, mignt be suffering under the same atrocious treatment.—(Hear, hear.) He alluded to Ireland. Did not the case of that country demand a little of the attention of that House, placed, as it was, much in the same situation as Poland, and treated almost similarly? He hail asked them last night no longer to trouhle themselves with the insignificant cases of the 'ut tering Gre ks or the injured Poles till they had done jus. lice to their sister country. Mr. CORBETT and the petition did grea honour to the town friim wli:ch it cam-, and both the H in. Gen tleman who presented it, and the Hon. M tuber who had supported it, had done themselves great honour by the manner in which they had expressed their sentiments on the subject ; hut ciiiisidering the pact of the country from which the Hon. Gentleman who supported the petition came, awl even admitting tat the fiunilies of file tb-usand gentleme❑ had been thrown into great ciinfusion by the trarsportinn of their heads, be would call on that Honourable Gentleman to look nearer home, when he would find that the population of a whole county in Sccrland had been forced from their homes—the people clung to the spots on which they had been born, and when all other ways of management had failed, the hayonet was introduced, in order to dive them from their places, and to prevent their return, their habi tations were given to the flames. A similar cise had been detailed to the House only a few nights ago, as having occurred in Ireland, and that statement met with cheers. Surely, the case of the Poles ought to be taken into con sideration. Here a whole country had been swept away. He alluded to the Nl'Gregors, who were driven wholesale from the county of Sutherland. If the Hon. Gentleman would institute an inquiry into that transaction, then he would be glad to support him, and think more of his mo tives, because the case was nearer home. He must always distrust those who went into Tartary to find out objects of compassion, when, if they had a taste for such things, they might find them so much nearer home. Mr. HEATHCOTE rose to deprecate the discussions which had been going on for some time. First, a petition was presented in favour of tl , e Jews, which led to a long discussion as to who were and were not Christians. Then came a petition in favour of the Poles, and now the Hon. Member for Oldham was prepared to go into a discussion connected with emigration from Sutherland. The great fault of the old Parliament had been, talking too much and too widely of the questions which were before the House. That watt a Reformed Parliament, and the people expected that they were to do something, and not to talk so much. It would be touch more convenient if Hon. Members would confine themselves to the questions that were before the House. Mr. CUTLAR FERGUSSON did not think that he deserved the censure of the Hon. Gentleman. Ha had not departed from the question which was before the House, yet the Hon. Member's allusions applied to all who had spoken upon the petition. Mr. HEATHCOTE said he had been misunderstood by the Hun. Member. He did not compltin of his depart ing from the question. All he had said was, that the Honourable Member, as usual, began with saying that he would trouble the House but a very short time, and then made a very long speech.—(Hear.) Mr. Roe under other circumstances would nut have obtrud ed any observations of his on the House, but be could not in the present instance deny himself the pleasure of stating that he fully concurred in the prayer of this petition ; ‘nd he could assure 141inisterq that they could not :tossibly do an act more gracious in itself, and more important not merely to the cause of civil and religious liberty in this country, but throughout the world, than that they should interfere in behalf of this pliant and brave nation, and deliver them from all the horrors and miseries of their present condition.-- ( Hear, hear.) . Mr. R. M'LEOD (as we understood) could not sit si le of the most gross and unfunded attack which the Hon. Member for Oldham (Mr. Cobbett) bad made on the county (Sutherlandshire) which be had the honour to represent. In doing so he had to throw himself on the indulgence of the House, and of the people of England. He called upon them to suspend their judgments for the present, and not to give credit to the gross aspersions that had ~e on cast on those whom he represented. Never had more infamous calumnies been uttered by any Hon. Member, without the slightest notice too to the parties Interested, and without the possibili►y of their comiac forward to contradict them in that House,.—(Hear.) The county which he had the honour of representing, belonged in a t reat part to certain noble individuals, who had always treated him with maks of favour and distinction, to which he individually had no title ; and he would have been chargeable with a direlictien of positive duty, if he had not stood forward to give the most unqualified con •radiction to the Hon. Member's calumnious user tions.—(Hear, hear.) The transactions, instead of having produced any decrease among, or inconveni ence to the inhabitants of the county, had been productive c.l actual advantage and benefit. The Noble Individual at the head of the property had done much more than perhaps any other Gentleman in that House, for the advantage of any particular locality. He had ac tually made five or six hundred miles of road at his own private expense.—(Hear, hear.) The population of the country. in place of being diminished, had been increased, and along the whole line of that road there were to be seen populous and flourishing villages and arable ground, in a state of the finest and richest cultivation that could anywhere be met with throughout England. He would not detain the House any longer, for he was not prepared to enter into a discussio❑ of the subject, but he would sit down, giving a full and complete contra diction to the assertion of the Hon. Member.—(Hear.) An HON. MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, said it was the duty of the Hon. Member for Oldham to enter into the investigation himself, and not to throw it upon the Hon. Member for Kirkcudbright. He was persuaded that if the Hon. Member did enter into the inquiry, he would find that what he had stated as facts were totally destitute of foundation.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. S. TRELAWNEY presented a petition from St. Callum, in Cornwall, for a better observance of the Sab bath. Mr. O'DWYER presented a petition from Drogheda against the Bill now before the House for suppressing disturbances in Ireland. The petitioners stated that they had learned with much astonishment, that his Majesty's Ministers had applied to Parliament for power to enact a most unconstitutional, tyranuic, and despotic measure against the people of Ireland. They had cherished a hope that in the Reformed Parliament they would find that security for persons and property that they had in vain sought for in an unreformed Parliament ; but that after years of suffering, they now found coercion was first, with only a promise of redress afterward . s.—( Hear.) They implored the House to make inquiry into the state of the country.—(Hear.) And they knew but little of the dispo sition of the House, or they would not ;IA it in vain. They also stated that Louth was nearly tranquil, although not long since thrown into a state of great excitement by the tithe system—by the harsh and unjust enforcement o! tithes, amounting to pence, with law expenses of pounds. This, said the lion. Member, was one of many facts which he should have to oppose to the statements of Ministers on the proper occasion. Without entering into a general disqui sition of the Bill, he would take the liberty of reading to the House some letters he had received, which were written in consequence of the pending measures of his Majesty's Ministers.—(Cries of " No, no.") He would do so in spite of these intimations of dissent, unless he were interdicted by the Right Hon. the Speaker. One letter stared that something must be done to raise the hopes of the people, or the writer feared that the people would be found to anticipate the Right Hon. Secretary in his " war to the death." He would not allude to more of these letters. —(Hear, hear.) He bad declared enough to put Minis. term in possession of better evidence than could he obtained from paid spies. He should take an opportunity when the subject was in full discussion, to deliver his sentiments at large on the oppressive measures proposed by Ministers ; and moved that the petition be brought up. Sir RICHMOND NAGLE pi esented petitions from Cas , leton and another parish in Westmeath, against the employment of coercive measures against Ireland. He beg ged to state that he had received a letter from a gentleman in the neighbourhood of Caatleton, which said that he bait not, fur ten years, known the country more peacesbie than it was at the prevent moment. The unfortunate in dividuals who a short time back had been driven to com mit the nightly disturbances of which they had heard to touch, had delivered up their armi, and returned to a sense of duty.—(Hear.) Toe letter added, that food, employment, and impartial justice, would do more to keep the country iu peace than Mr. Stanley's Bill, and that the King's speech had done more to advance the cause of repeal than any thing else could posslbly have done. An HON. MEMBER. supported the prayer of the petitioner,. Mr. WILKS presented a petition, which had the sig natures of the Solicitor- General for Ireland, and of twelve other Gentlemen, all hai risters or physicians, and Members of the Committee of the Hibernian Temperance Society. Toe petitioners prayed fur the total prohibitito of the sale of spirits on Sunday, and stated it as ti e.r opinion that great part of the vice, misery, and wretched ness of the people of Ireland originatdd in their excessivt use of ardent spirits. Mr O'DWIi"ER observed, that there was a law now in existence to prevt at the sale of spirituous liquors oft Sundays. Alt. WILKS presented a petition from a parish it. Lincolnshire. praying for the total abolition of nest. siavety.—(The Hun. Member took the opportunity asking the Noble Lord (Altborp) when his Majesty's Mi nisters would be enabled to submit to the House the mea sures they h,d prepared on that subject ?) Lord ALTHOHP said that it was utterly impossible, at the present moment, to give any precise answer to the question of the Hon. Member. Mr. WILKS then presented another petition from a Dissenring Congregation in the parish of St. Pancras. praying for tae better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. ROCHE presented a petition flout the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Limerick, complaining of the maladministration of the Corporation of that City. Referred to the Corporation Committee. The HON. MEIIIIER also presented a petition from the leather-sellers of Limerick, complaining of the exorbitant tax extracted from them on their articles of trade by the Corporation of Limerick, under the denomination of customs. Referred to the Committee. The Hon. MEMBER. also presented another petition from St. Mary's, Limerick, signed by upwards of 600 persons, praying the House to institute an inquiry into the state of Ireland before it proceeded further with the Irish Coercive Bill. The petition denied the increase of crime in Ireland in the strongest terms. The Hon. Member could nut but express his utter abhorrence of the measure, considering it unequalled for its arbitrary quality and despotism. The two petitions relating to the corporations of Limerick, were referred to the Committee on Corpora tions. o On the table, motion that the petition against the Irish lie B Mr. O'BRIEN said he was certain that the measures n of Ministers would give great dissatisfaction. The petition ca me from a part of the country which never w a s qui e t er than now. The recollection lie had of the atrociti e s com mitted by the soldiers and police when the Insurrection Act il was granted on a former occasion, made him look with horror upon the present Bill.—( Hear.) On a former occasion, the police committed the greatest atm cities under their power of making nocturnal visits. at the domicil e of any person—he knew of an instance of the police =hatching the roof of a cottage and setting it on fire, and compelling the inhabitants to provt what sex they were of. He supported the petition, whit: declared that nine-tenths of the country were peace/Ail, and that only one or two counties were in a disturber state ; and it was very singular that not a single petitior had been presented in favour of the coercive measure, nu. z i t X -1- (_ . ..:. ... of the thirty-two Lord Lieutenants had watt forward to support it.--(Hear.) He understood that &letter had been received from the Marquis of Anhwei, declaring that be believed, even if he had the Act of Parliament, he could not carry it into effect. Dr. BALDWIN begged to infirm the Noble Lord opposite (Althorp) that he had a petition signed by upwards of thirty thousand highly respectable in habitants of the city of Cork, but that he had not yet had an opportunity of presenting it ; he hoped, therefore, the Noble Lord would be induced to delay his measure for a short time. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR said that almost all nations under the sun had had a hearing to-day—the Irish, the Jews, the Poles, and others—exeept that from which he had a petition (Wales), but it was of that important nature, and it was so near three o'clock, that he would give notice that he would present it on Monday next. The Noble Lord then presented a petition from Chester, signed by 600 persons, praying for a better observance of the Lord's Day. He also presented a petition from a gentleman, named Nicholls, residing at Chester, who stated that his li'e had been p.m ral times attempted by amanitas, who issued from dat k places.--(Laughter.) That he had frequently complained to the police of Cheater, but that the Mayor and Magis. trates hat rudely thrust him out.—(Laughter.) Several Members, among whom was Lord Althorp, induced the Noble Lord to withdraw the latter petition, as from the tenor of it there was some doubt of the peti tioner's sanity. The Srs►ass then left the thiir, and the House adjourned until fite o'clock. MEETING of the DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS AND MAGISTRATES OF WATERFORD. (Prom the Dulllin Morning .Register.) A special meeting of the Depots, Lieutenants and Ma gistrates of the county of Waterford, was he'd on Satur day. The Lieutenant of the county, Mr. 'Villiers Stuart presided. The subjoined resolutions, which admit the peaceable character of the county, are directed against two rival factions, whose insane folly should be put an end to by a vigorous exercise of the existing laws, which the magistracy regard as all-sufficient far the speedy Acc,an plishment of that object. A correspondent iidorsis us, that the Magistrates are anxious to put down those foolish factions at once, in order to remove any pretext for bringing ‘, the Infernal Statute" into operation in the county of Wa terford. We have all along maintained that perfect trail can be established without a resource to coercive and unconstitutional measures. Here we find the Water ford magistracy, headed by the Lieutenant appointed by the Whig Ministry themselves, proclaiming the fact, and thus, in effect, passing sentence of condemnation on the atrocious Bill for " Polandizing" Ireland. The following are the resolutions to which we have adverted : " That we have witnessed with feelings of itn_xiety and regret the formation, in certain districts in this country, of the illegally armed associations best known under the denomination of Gows and Pauline,. " That we are of !opinion that energetic measures are necessary, and shall be forthwith adopted by the local authorities, for the suppression of the spirit of insubordi nation which has recently marked the proceedings of the above mentioned factions, as the best means of maintain ing unsullied the reputation for loyalty and tranquillity which the county of Waterford has for a long series of years enjoyed, and of which it is so justly proud. " That with the view of depriving the said factions of the power of further invading their neighbours' property, or of bringing into disrepute the generally peaceable character of this county, we deem it expedient that all unregistered fire-arms shall be immediately taken up by the magistrates, and that the persons in whose possession the same are found, should be fined, agreeably to the 47th Geo. 111., c. 54, s. 4 ; and also that the names of those who have heretofore registered their arms, but who may be considered unfit, from the insecure state of their houses, or otherwise, to be intrusted with them any longer, shall be erased from the registry ; and unless their arms be given up to the magistrates, that the lime shall be forfeited, and the finer levied. ( PRICE 7n.) MR. STEELE'S ARREST. (From the Kilkenny journal.) On last Saturday night, at his hotel in Patrick-street, Mr. Steele was arrested, under an order of Government, by chief constable Pilkington. The ground of the arrest was a speech delivered by Mr. Steele, from his carriage, its the open street, in this city, on Tuesday last, alleged to be of a seditious character. On the following morning he was waited on by Mr. Joseph Greene, R.M., who ex pressed his regret to Mr. Steele for the painful duty which he was called on to perform. The most perfect good feel ing subsisted between the respective parties, and, as an in.. stance, we may mention, that when the recognizances were in the act of being drawn up, Mr. Steele good-humouredly suggested to Mr. Greene, the propriety of his taking ano ther recognizince, in advance, for the speech which he was about to make that day at the Black Abbey ; a re commendation which Mr. Greene, heard with infinito good humour. Mr. Steele also declared, in a spit it of li4ht-hearted pleasantry, that the present proceeding was a perfect God-send to an Agitator. The recognizances were, Mr. Steele in the sum of 2001, and two sureties (Mr. P. Stnithwick and Sullivan who promptly tendered themselves in the kindest manner) for 100/. each, that Mr. Steele would appear to stand his trial at the next assizes. The truth of the matter is, that the Gevernment has been imposed upon by some wretched creatures who are in the habit of prowling about this city, and who, for want of having better to do, are engaged in the unholy work of vilifying their country and their cottntrymen. We have a shrewd guess to the informers (or informer) on the present occasion, and if they do not betake them ielves quickly to more reputable occupations, we will have n hesitation in unmasking them to the world. LONGFORD ASSIZES, FEB. 25. (From the Dublin Freeman's Journal of Wednesday.) This morning, the assizes of this county commenced. At twelve o'clock Judge Moore came into Cunrt, and the Grand Jury were sworn. Hi. Lordship briefly addressed the Jury, and remarked, that though there were some outrages in the county, yet he could congratulate them upon a comparative state of quiet. In the course of their duty, the Jury would have to investigate charges of a nature that were but too general through the country Connec•ed with these, he would remark, that an agreement het woen any number of persons or an illegal purpose was in itself illegal, even though they might not have succeeded in carrying those objects into effect. The very agreement was illegal. He hoped shortly to see the county Longford reduced to a rate of perfect pence and quietude; and that by the ajency qf the Laws of the land, without the interference of any measures but those that were consistent with the Constitution. He rrusted that by a kir and firm discharge of their dorie.„ the Juries of Longford, assisted by the laws if the /and, would restore their county to peace and quietness, The calendar is unusually light, though me number of prisoners is rather large. This is accountable for very easily. Numbers of the peasantry have been Wien up upon the most trifling charges. Eleven persons, who were to prosecute Sergeant Morrissey, were arrested S turday night last ; but, upon application of counsel, were this day admitted to bill. Three of t., o s e wh o w ere in custody, for what was termed an " election riot," were this day tried, and acquitted ; and the only charge of murder in the calendar is against a policeman. A new Edition of " The Recollections of a Chaperon," edited by Lady DACRE, will be published on Monday next by Mr. BENTLIY, New Burlington -street. MAGAZINE DAY.—From the pressure of Parliamentary and other matters, we are compelled to omit our usual magazine notices. RESOLUTIONS AGAINST THE MARTIAL LAW BILL.—In addition to the manifestation of Iris eeling on the subject of the coercive measures, which be found in our columns of this evening, we have received copies of several spirited resolutions from the parishes of Kilrnoremoy and Ballina (county Mayo), Stratltotlly, and Moyanny (Queen's County), and the towns of Dundalk and Tullamore, all expressing the utmost alarm and indigna tion at the proposed Ministerial Bill, and accompanied by petitions, couched in strong and energetic laneuage. We hail these remons rances, coupled with the determination evinced by the English Unions, as a certain omen of the lefeat of Earl GREY'S Ministry, on this measure of national si tvery. Once more, we implore every town and parish in Ireland to bestir themselves, at this fearful cei,is.-- Dublin Freeman's Journal. Mr. KEAN had recovered faom his Woe" , 4nd perft.rined Reuben Glenroy on Tu sday evening, and Richard on Wednesday, at sue Brighton theatre, with ad isiirable energy and skill. We learn from a correspondent, that Sir T. Cynwitirr, the late Usher of the Black Rod to the house w o f b Lord., edfioerd theon S p o a r y i e y a t las o t f ,. at is Cdeblati, as al f r ar er m a illn.•ss. It is believed . that .h!s Pecuniary embar. •assments were the occasion of his retiring trom uffice, awl luitting Engl a nd; but, we presume, „ arrangements will his meets will go.