The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-15 00:00:00

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Duprez appeared here last night in the character of Ed geatrtlo in Donizetti's opera o f L uc i a di L ammerm oor. composed the mu s i c o f Edgard() expressly for Duprez, Dem and he created the character on the first production of the I yer some ten years since at the theatre of San Carlos at ex a rs• The admirable talent which Donizetti possesses of art ' is tlY suiting his music to the peculiar talents of the Operate: who are engaged hi the production of his is well known, and he has certainly been more than usually felicitous in the present instance. To speak theatri cally' It is the best fit he ever made, and we think that all aho l(11s it have heard Duprez will agree with us in opinion, that is also his greatest character. He perfectly embodies the of the maestro, and does him more than justice. It is se ldom isactl.tifti t i . l l:7 he has occasion to have recourse to his falsetto, his voice is never strained, and his full rich tenor tones tell His acting too was magnificent, and as a t pe imen of what the highest order of lyrical tragedy ought soul e' the Edgardo of Duprez is perfect. Nothing l' ui be more h eau tiful than t h e d ue t at the C, use of the first act, " Vevianna a to sull aura," as given by rMrez an d -""datlie Garcia, whose Lucia is already well _.rlweiniert°gytiN: Play. going public, and who made her debut at this theatre last evening-. There was something sublime in tl Duprez threw into the concluding scene of the second act, in which he bursts in upon the bridal festival. t w e . inspiring w as hi s manner of as ki ng Lucia if the signa _Lie to the marriage contract was hers—low, tremu i7 s, subdued, yet energetic, end intensely impassioned_ o p e,yery tone thrilled to the soul; and then his burst spurt's furry tone he accuses her of perfidy, and C t her from him, was absolutely terrific. The brok scene was a perfect triumph. The strong man is ehila en ro on down — t h e i mpassioned man has b ecome weak as a He woos d eat h as h e wou ld a coy mistress—his noth of in great want is to die, and to be at rest. Never has the utte r prostrati on despairg been more beautifully delineated — ere is on the lyrical stage more intensely pathetic Duees " Tombe was a miei." He was loudly ap cumend,. throughout, and was of course honoured, in union rb Madame Garcia, with the usual call at the fall of the He was excellently supported—the Lucia of Ma dame 4'-ugenie Garcia is by far the best on the English ge, and the Enrico of B crni was a more than creditable eerformance. Thehouse was crowded in every part long tore the rising of the curtain. PRE " w h - o " PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. not , that pay s any attent i on t o French theatricals has a ueard of M . R avel, the Pr i nce o f F arceurs ? Ilis fame is but au, his name has long been "familiar in our ears," ina 4 d Person was unknown to us until last evening, when -I'.6`t o -e his debut at this theatre in the new vaudeville of a inusi araeou. Verily he is worthy of his fame ; a more ham ~n g ' laughter-moving, lively, bustling, humorous, aye, th et ;"us actor, has not appeared - on this stage. We use eh rt n humorous advisedly, for humour is the distinguishing anoannteteristic of the acting of M. Ravel. Wit is more corn it .- anio n am ong oter neighbours across the channel . thaia b ron. ,g Us islanders, but they are deficient in . humour, in that dien 4 u, !ich unctuous humour, we mean, which keeps an au- Now,ul a roar from the rising to the falling of the curtain. e te M. Ravel possesses this power, and for two hours last ofnet:rhtirnagic,deidd_he by his acting keep the aristocratic audience or. James in a roar. At first the laughter was an i d the aghe as 'twere despite themselves, but lapse of a few minutes nature overcame etiquette, `harpa followed peal ohs hearty laughter, because, as_ old ea Itrathews would e said, " 1 hey could not help L'Etourneau is an admirable farce,—and who and te net is L'Etourneau? Why, L'Etourneau is M. Ravel—a . ofti tt ain Felix, a scapegrace of a junior partner in a br . oker's ee ' r ,,W llo must needs fall in love with Madame Dunois, time tilZ° Wife of one of his old clients, and who can find no t i. a effectual mode of telling her the story of his . love, than a‘ u_ t of writing it in a letter, and presenting it to her in a riZnclnet. The bouquet with the letter is presented. The a b)lauglia—Felix -im ers —the lady laughs still more. Felix thnse... - s some contre s te p inps, looks at the letter he has given acid, ,essYe '", and findin it a letter ofbusiness he had While to the husband is that he has inserted thei bouquet, to e the billet-doux for the wife has been regularly posted her husband, and his best of clients, M. Dunois, he "listens to th e pos t- o ffice to endeavour to get the letter back" --he cannot succeed—he is driven nearly mad. r uns about from pillar to post in search , of this unfortu nate letter —h e gets i nto all sorts of scrapes—and at length i a e finds the letter in the side-pocket of his coat, where he tha:bquietly deposited it when he placed the business letter in Jereneuquet. These are slight materials for . a three act van- L; nevertheless ,. in . the hands of Monsieur Ravel, they We all. th e f sufficient. He is all life, he and . bustles and keeps up r • tin gloriously the whole time is on the stage. We are i i eJel eed to have made the acquaintance of M. Ravel, and n () Pe he will remain among us a long time, and when he does ,a' n ' t us, we shall say to him from the bottom of our heart, revoir. The house was well and fashionably attended. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. (la lllth ees opera, the Due d'O/onne, was produced at this - eat re last evening, with great and deserved success. It is re un ne cessary to detail the plot, as the piece has aiready atee -any theatres, under various names in a dramatic form so — any theatres, that the story must be familiar to every play re„ r• The music is light, pleasing, and thoroughly Auberish. I "en. as the Chevalier de Vilhardoin, sung and acted de -4lghtfully, and was much applauded; and Leffler, as the bile d'Olonne, was in excellent voice, and went through his Part admirably. The piece was well put upon the stage. SURREY THEATRE. Mr. Marble, the American actor, made his debta at this theatre last evening in his favourite character of the Game Cock of the Wilderness. He bids fair to i ecome as great a favourite on the other side of the river as he already is on this • ai de. After the play, the American Sampson exhibited his i v i arious feats of strength, which were truly wonder f u l . The °llse was crowded.' ASILEY'S. 1,44 h e al to Van Amburgh and Carter has entered the `le Person of Mr. White, who last evening exhibited c„allow; feats at this theatre with his trained lions , tigers , ' e 7Pards, and panthers, who appear to be completely under 8-2:ll.xiaueie . Their exhibition was preceded by the grand e ta rel of the Maid of Saragossa, the attraction of which ti tles undimnished. P ARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. MONDAY, APRIL 14 Th e following Bills were read a second time, and com- Ited,and referred to the Committee of Selection : `,,"rdeen Railway. mo uth and N orw i c h R a il wa y. Se i i i , h 'U nion and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway. T a - w Vort and Euxton Junction Railway. ' vale Rail way and Dock. g o w Junction Railway. N(yri n , RiT'' -v -S GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. potildnes and Richmond Railway,—Committee on petition, 1 1 11 .° 114 d from Wednesday 16th till Friday, April 18. Itaiiristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester da jaY,—Committee on ' petition, postponed from Wednes ton6lh till Wednesday, April 23. Nttee4" and Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch),—Com - B,„ ou petition, Friday, April 25. ltdio:Nwater Navigation and Railway,—Committee on Bill, urned till Wednesday, April 16, at one. IRELAND. -------- D THE IRISH LAND COMMISSION. b e , o L IN, APRIL 13.—1 t is said that the Bill announced by Lord l 4 0t t a e fa r securing compensation to tenants for improvements . . s rie s o i ° MY Measure in contemplation, as the result of their is i n Landlord and Tenant Commission, and that a l ßiis for c h it e n. to be submitted to Parliament (this session, po ssi ble) lo4 t ha t leases of lives renewable for ever into fee-farm re nts , 1 4 . 0". 1t will contain a c l ause to ena bl e t h e presen t tenan t s to DE 0 t the owners in fee. Ace OF THE MARQUIS OF DOWNSHIRE. Int 0 :1 4 4 were received at Dublin Castle this morning, announc - b ittt 47rivudden death of the Marquis of Downshire. His Lordship latehtin„ed O t town from Hillsborough Castle on Friday, with the , 0 0e4 t ;" of ending the spring cattle show of the Royal Dub to 4at 4 Ys, lef t nezt w eek ; and availing himself of the inter! of a few the Gresham Hotel yesterday niorning to visit t his . est ate At th at Ington, county of Wicklow, fi ft een miles from this city. i nt X Pla ce he wa s met by his agent, who had a horse in wa. oan te is Lord h; it P mounted the horse, but had not proceeded fit a „ n a 'ells Paces, when he was seized with a fit of apoplexy, 1 , 4 , ‘ , , P0n the road-side. Assistance was at once obtained, but I,ll;etite Marquis was found to be quite dead. t he ii eh , e ath of th e Marquis of Downshire causes a vacancy In a f t -serl antcY of the county of Down, and in the representation s V I ,,, e "ntY• One of the Members for that county, the ab ou gh. eldest SOH of the late Marquis, succeeds to Earl the ' Roes to the House of Lords. se t t lgt esio, at his Grand and Royal Hotel at Slough, is mak e the world, in spite of frost and cold, to go . _ tti ltb It day to try his Chef de Cuisine with t r h o e na l n i n tt c l e e th e :,,,::1 naiiaors under him. The epicures p best "' en ttie as perfect as his announcement, and ,etiterion is, that his house has been l a:d '.44t week's cold, and he contemplates q erect a i t n un g ldl d i tu m llll - - khrtatelY twenty summer rooms (on the plan . the-dtti.nd Garter, Richmond-I ill) to enable him t.ooafvotilde_ stlktrie'ttrt'Pointrnent of his friends during the spring and T H p, A APEL.• —YES -4114 ALLEGED MURDER IN W u, til e 1„ 4 lengthened inquiry took pla i c l e iT jefCorile Rosemary-lane, i‘fr. Baker, at tale nt cha p el, ef Prussia, Blue Anchor-yard, Llveilt-`'aPel, on view of the body of Jane Thruss h e a l d l, .. - Atia Y'a'lel, years, whose death, it was . alleged, ! , 4,4:4 1 or a blow inflicted upon her with a chair, by a man agedbeen l ett 1, 8 7 30 1:1 Hill, by trade a glass-blower, who was taken d "1.4 - -° dY on a charge of murder, and . has been examine d reNaNialr. Ballantine, the nth Tames police . magistrate, an Several , Iv ita b .ed to await the result 01 e present inquiry. .4Llor t — ea Were examined, whose testimony was a recapitula .lthat adduced before Mr. Ballantine on Saturday last. %I:till:queue; however, after a severe cross-examination, all kc re ti in expressing their belief that the blow was entirely ess.efi,al, and proved that the man Hill had uniformly be 'th-l'iodly to deceased, and would often share his food s s a „_ hen distress. 11° Qr win A woman named Box, also de 4eletil'uat Immediately subsequent to the occurence, deceas:ed thatil h o , a Hill had not hurt her. Mr. Leddle, surgeon, stated_ d„„` °ad made a post mortem examination of the body . of ,b1,5,--e4sed Death had been caused by an extravasation ette --'l,Pon the brain. produced by a blow such as might wi.: be , t e,„. aeo n inflicted in the manner deposed to by the several J_llty ; e l'. The Coroner summed up at great length, and the "'Ns' - "er a ort deliberation, returned a verdict of " Ac al death " Th e eri , great success of foreign rail ways in finding . to 1 4 , uers for shares in England seems to increase the des i r e able4educe others to public notice; and hence it is high n ag the unwary should be put upon their guard against all w ar ag too freely into such investments, or paying deposits The scheme which may happen to appear with high ts•the 'll l._titles and longlists of foreign noblemen and bankers. aielTts that have occurred in one or two of these com tett ,! and the questionable manner in which . they are N, ittlat forward, without the least security of getting a pro- Itioi4e4igation into the disposal or disbursement of funds Ish o the undertakings fail, make it imperative on those Itlgli4iintdee. themselves with them, either in the capacity of Es t ../tat ~ 'rectors or English shareholders, to acquire a qcsbV touch i nformation as they possibly can of their prac to tha't.Y before they lend their names or give their support t i . tly e rn * We hear on all hands very grave doubts expressed sell, ll real intentions of many of the projectors of these . ,lettli, ts s aod without at present adverting to any indive ,l4l,l(' we may give a general caution, so as to prepare the 4 es, Vor the exercise of their own discretion. There are 11 s Id, cee'llsular, German, and Sardinian railways in the V 4 „ 4 .'es, 1 1 ? several foreign projects of less note and preten iiceinpurloeilmisasek cofnsiderable s ubscriptions,. A; ifil 111 . 0 sit !nag s o 811C.CC8S, and largely estimated dividends. theseenZlhePeosits are paid, no return can be enforced ; and as ' manna '"es have their origin abroad, and are concocted °4l4r „., resident there, none of the security afforded in t42letils i "' e ntry by the knowledge of locality or of the indivi- Oft',scrilvll4,B.lly bring a line forward can be secured to the „ i t . , t, 0 . 4 ~._e Some of them are, doubtless, respectable enough, }: have already said, caution and discrimination i " exereised.Times. r SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE. EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—It was already known that John Tawell, the murderer of Sarah Hart, lute, a few hours betore his execu tion, placed in the hands of the Rev. Mr. Cox, the chaplain to the county gaol, a written confession of his guilt. The contents of that document the iev.gentleman declined to make known. It was, in his opinion, a confidential communication ; entrusted to him in his official character as a clergyman; and therefore sealed from the knowledge of any other individual. But for the criminal's verbal admission to the governor, after he had delivered the written statement to the chaplain, the public would have been ignorant of any confession of his guilt. The extravagant hypotheses of his counsel on his trial, and the equally preposterous assumptions put forth by certain catch-penny pretenders to science after his conviction, Rho endeavoured to impugn the medical testimony by which his guilt was esta blished, would have been gathered up and expatiated upon by the ignorant and credulous. The danger of con victing on circumstantial evidence would have been dwelt upon ; and John Tawell would have been chronicled as another martyr to its defectiveness of proof. The county magistrates of Backs, at their Quarter Sessions held on Thursday, very properly took up the subject of the chaplain's retention ofJotn Tawell's written confession. It was proposed by Mr. T. R. Barker, and, after some discussion, almost unani mously agreed to, that the chaplain be sent for, and asked, " whether any, and it' any, what confession was made by John Tawel!, and under what circumstances it was made ?" Lord Nugent was among the few dissentients. His Lordship al leged that "the confession made to Mr. Cox might have been under a solemn promise, or dying wish, that it might not be made public." His Lordship's ot t jection was supported by the Rev. J. Harrison, who contended that " Mr. Cox stood before them as a clergyman of the Church of Eng land, and the fact of being their chaplain would s not alter his position. He thought no questions should he put to Mr. Cox relating to a matter of so strictly a confidential nature." We have stated the grounds on which those magistrates who objected to the question being put to the chaplain rested their objections, because they were actually those on which Mr. Cox, when called in, rested his respectful refusal to answer the inquiry. We are not about to argue this important question on gene ral grounds; nor to enter into the obviously difficult inquiry, whether a confession of guilt made by an accused party, before trial, to a clergyman of the Church of England, ought to be used as evidence against him. The case of a convicted party about to pay the penalty of his life for a crime which he had pertinaciously and circumstantially denied, rests upon other grounds. The question is brought within very narrow limits. It is simply, whether the con solations of religion and the hopes of forgiveness from the Divine Being can be consistently held forth by a Protestant clergyman to a man on the threshold of the scaffold who declines to make an unreserved and unconditional confession of his crime as the only repara tion he can make to society, while he is willing to make a confidential arid conditional confession to the chaplain, if that officer will promise to keep it to himself? That is the question in issue : and to that question we give a decided negative. The affirmative would be to cherish de lusive hopes in a wretched man about to pass into eternity; and would be of dangerous influence on the public interests. By concealing the confessions of guilt made to a clergyman, at the last moment, by criminals who have strenuously denied their guilt of the offence of which they were convicted, the juries who convicted them are left under apprehension that they might be mistaken in their verdict. The impression produced by the facts, or the circumstances on which they arrived at the conclusion, though strong as proofs from holy writ when in the jury -box, becomes weakened by the opera tion of time; and the fear of having doomed a fellow crelture to the scaffbld on inconclusive evidence, haunts the imagination, and destroys the peace of conscientious but highly sensitive minds through future life. All this agony of doubt in such minds would be spared, were the confessions of guilt made by crimimils to chaplains only to be made public by them immediately after the law has received its penalty. We contend that a clergy man ought not to become the depository of a conditional con fession. His intercourse with the prisoner is in the character of a religious instructor. His office is to make known to the wretched criminal the Gospel terms on which he may obtain forgiveness and reconciliation with the Most High. If in the recesses of his guilty soul the convict cherish hopes of escape from the death to which he is doomed by " cloaking" his offence especially if he secretly admit his guilt to the minister of religion, while he adheres to the denial he has put forth to the world—then, in such a case, it becomes the imperative duty of the clergymen to show him the fallacy of resting in such a confession, destitute as it is of the elements of contri tion, and to publish his confession so soon as the wretched and deluded man has passed into the unseen state. For a Protestant clergyman to lock up in his escrutoire such a document as that which it is admitted Tawell placed in the Rev. Mr. , Cox's hands, is, in our view, alike inconsistent with his duty to the Church and to society. It assumes some mysterious efficacy in auricular confession, which the Pro testant Church repudiates. " If," said the memorable John Hales, " a man be stung by an adder, will he obtain healing by whispering his misfortune into the ear of an ass ? Equally absurd is it to suppose that secret con fession of sin to a priest, who is but a man can avail to ob tain deliverance from the punishment which God has de- nounced against it." STANDARD.—Sir Robert Peel has not said that he will retire from office, if defeated upon the question now before the House of Commons. Probably the Right Hon. Baronet feels that such a declaration on his part might be construed as disrespectful to his usual supporters, if not to the House: but though the Premier may observe a respectful silence upon the point, there than be no doubt that if defeated he must resign. His own resolution of 1841—that a Ministry unable to carry through Parliament measures which it con siders important to the public interest is unworthy of the confidence of the Crown and the country— would stare him in the face after such a defeat as we suppose. And nobody acquainted with the character of the Premier, can doubt that lie has made up his mind iC) act in the spirit of his own resolution. Upon the result of the debate now in progress will, therefore, we may be very sure, depend the fate of the Ministry; and every man who shall vote against the Ministerial Bill will, in effect, vote for the dismissal of the Cabinet of September, 1841. We are very far from saying that, in a very clear case of moral or religious duty, a man ought to allow the fate of a Ministry to influence his vote. But we hold, and we think no reasonable man will dispute the proposition, that every one who meditates a step tending to produce a violent, and what may be a mischievous, change is bound to satisfy his conscience that the moral or religious duty which be thinks himself bound to discharge, is clear and certain. Let us add, that con science in this respect is not to be properly satisfied by the echoes of public meetings, or the mechanical mul tiplication of petitions, but by the appeal to each man's own reason and judgment. The award upon such an appeal, fairly and calmly made, cannot, in our judgment, be doubtful. The Bill be fore Parliament does not introduce any new principle, this is certain. It does not go to increase the number of the Ro man Catholic clergy. On the other hand, it for the first time limits the number of these clervymen to be educated at the public expense. It does not go to augment the influence of the Roman Catholic clergy—that is impassible, except by, if possible, making both clergy and laity more ignorant than they are. We do not hesitate to say, that the present influence of the Roman Catholic clergy is at the maximum, and that a more learned and polite clergy would possess much less influence—that Angelo Mai or Doctor Wiseman, for example, would have no chance whatever in competition for influence with Father Tierney or Father Tom Maguire. The State finds the Roman Catholic clergy, such as they are, in possession of unbounded and unincreasable (if we may use the word) influence, and the Government purposes to soften the exercise of that influence, by means which we think (whether we are right or wrong is no matter) must weaken its founda tions—which certainly cannot strengthen them. Is the obligation of moral or religious duty to resist this measure so very clear, that men are bound to incur a very serious risk in its discharge ? ROI:MERTES AT BRIGHTON.—On Saturday morning a lady, named Turner, who resides in Brighten, having drawn 2001. at the Union Bank, put it into her pocket ; but, shortly after she left the Bank, she missed her money. Another lady, on leaving the Bank, also missed her purse, containing 301. The Bank was very full at the time, and the impression is, that the robberies were effected by the London swell mob. The police have not obtained any clue to them. The nuptials of the Marquis of Bute with Lady Sophia Frederica Christina Hastings, eldest surviving d tughter of Francis, first Marquis of Hastings, were celebrated on Thursday, at the Londoun Castle, Ayrshire. Mr. Hamilton Fitzgerald gave away the bride. The bridesmaids were Lady Adelaide Hastings, Miss Crichton Stuart, Miss Boyle, Miss Gregory, Miss Campbell of Stonefield, and Miss Macnab. The festivities of the day were par ticipated in by the humbler classes of society in the district, a very liberal sum having been devoted to their exclusive enjoyment. Some of the Canadian journals furnish statistics relative to the trade of that country, which show the progress it is making both in imports and exports. With respect to the first branch of commerce it may be stated that whereas the entries of British plantation rum in 1842 were only 26,076 gallons, they had increased in 1844 to 120,680 gallons The quantity of molasses received in 1842 was 117,966 gal lons ; but in 1844 it had reached 222,836 gallons. The quantity of sugar, including refined, muscovadoes, and bas tards, imported in 1842 was 7,760,0001 b. ; and in 1844 was 13,060,0001 b. The increase in the imports of coffee had risen from 60,8061 b. in 1842, to 432,1051 b. in 1844. With respect to the second branch of commerce there was the same feature of improvement in the leading articles. Flour, which in 1842 had only figured fbr 294,799 barrels, had increased in 1844 to 415,467 barrels. Wheat in 1842 was shipped to the extent of 204,107 minots, then declined to 144,233 minots in 1843, and rose again to 212,183 minots in 1844. Peas from 78,985 minots in 1842 had increased to 130,355 minots in 1844. Ashes from 27,641 barrels in 1842 had increased to 35,753 barrels in 1844. Butter is the sole article that pre sents any alarming fluctuation. The exports in 1842 were 542,511 barrels ; in 1843 they receded to 374,207 barrels ; and rallied in 1844 to 460,800 barrels. On the whole these returns afford incontestable proof of the prosperity of trade in British North America. The only fear is, that the increase of exports scarcely keeps pace with that of imports. THE SUGAR DUTIES.—The Board of Customs having had under consideration the regulations which it may be expedient to adopt for giving effect to the directions con tained in the Treasury order of the 20th alt., recorded on the Board minute of the 24th following—under which all parties who have sugar in the bonding warehouses, on which the duty of 245. per hundred weight, and 5 per cent. thereon, have been paid, are directed to be repaid the sum of Bs. per hundred weight on such sugar, on the delivery of the same from the warehouses within a limited time, have issued orders that the amount of duty in question be returned to the several parties by special certificate, upon the following con ditions being previously complied with, viz. :—That the ap plications he made to the Board by the owners of the sugar which was in the bonded warehouses on the 14th of March, 1845, when the former duties ended. It is to be observed that the application is to be made by the parties themselves in writing, and not by an agent or otherwise ; that the ap plication be accompanied by a certificate from the Dock Company, or the owner of the warehouse, that the applicant was the owner of the sugar, and that it was in warehouse on the 14th of March, 1845; and also by a declaration of the applicant that he was the actual and bond fide owner of the sugar mentioned i❑ his application ; that the duty had been paid thereon, and that it was in the warehouse on the date mentioned, and also that he is the party who is entitled to the return of the duty on the sugar under the Treasury order of the 20th ult., and no other person whatever. And the Commissioners have further directed that no such return of duty be made upon any sugar not actually delivered from the bonding warehouse on or before the 20th of May next ensuing; and copies of this minute have been delivered to the revenue officers at this port, and transmitted to the col lectors and controllers of the Customs at the several outports of the kingdom, fur their guidance and that of all parties concerned. -------- LIGHTHOUSE AT GALVESTON.—We learn that ar rangements will be made immediately for the erection of a light house at Galveston, in accordance with the Act lately passed by Congress. This Act appropriates 7,000 dollars to be paid out of the tonnage money for this purpose. The lamp of this lighthouse is to be at least 75 feet above the level of the sea, and will be discernible at the distance of between 10 and J 2 miles. —New York Paper. !CDR SUN, LONI)ON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18 Ms, ENDOWMENT OF MAYNOOTH. PUBLIC MEETING AT THE LONDON TAVERN. Mr. LABOUCIIERE (in continuation from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) said—Why were they called on to give their money towards such an institution ? On poli tical:grounds he might oppose it. He might clearly show that, instead of conciliating the Roman Catholic popu:a tion, the efforts of the Government had, on the contrary, conduced to greater hostility. He might show that the Catholics themselves were neither desirous nor under the necessity of asking for such a grant. But he argued against this grant neither on political nor on any secular grounds ; but lie did argue against it because he con ceived that the Church of Rome was imbued with despe rate and fatal errors, and he could not assent to a grant to Maynooth, because it was helping to propagate such errors. He then moved " That this meeting regards with the deepest repugnance and apprehension the pro. position just submitted to Parliament by her Majesty's Ministers, for the permanent endowment of the Burnish College of Maynooth, considering that measure to in volve a distinct reliunciation of the national Prwestantism to which it would humbly ascribe that Divine blessing, which has raised Great Britain to its present elevation of power, and wealth, and prosperity." Mr. I). GoULD said that he would not have presented himself before them, if he had thought that discussion or argument was at all necessary in order to oppose a grant like that to Maynooth, in the most Protestant city of the most Protestant country in the world, and he, therefore, seconded the resolution, which was carried with some opposition. Mr. .T. J. CUMMINCS, in moving the second resolution, said he did not feel himself justified in taking the same ground as Mr. Gould, on a question which he regretted had met with so much favour in Parliament ; because he thought that, in giving his suppoi t to a resolution such as that which hs• held in his hand, he was bound to state the reasons which had influenced his own mind ; and he would not have taken part in the proceedings of this meeting, if he had nit been impelled to do so by conscientious motives. They had been discussing points in which debatable positions were introduced. But they had ns,w come to a point in which it was not toleration, hut participation which they were called upon to take in what they all conceived to be a sin against God. The Roman Catholic had been admitted to a full and fair participation in all civil rights ; but to cross the line, and themselves voluntarily to support that which they were well aware was in itself nothing less than idolatry-- The LORD MAYOR interrupted the speaker by remind ing him that it was a contract. Mr. CU3IMINGS said his Hon. Friend had reminded him that it was a contract, and the very name of a con tract reminded him of that which would carry with it the principles of every high and right-minded merchant. But in this instance they were called upon to bind themselves hand and foot to—not the support of Ma) - nooth alone—but also for the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. They knew no• thing of such a principle of expediency as this. The attempt to conciliate the Roman Catholic people of Ire land was a vain and a fruitless effort. There was an expediency that was allowable, but that expediency was limited by the word of God, and they were now called upon to give their adhesion to a principle which transferred the honour due to God alone to a faith which gave that honour to graven images. They were all aware that the prosperity of the nation depended, not on their merchants, their commerce, and their manufactures, but upon the fiat of God alone—and if God did but for one moment frown upon them the whole of the prosperity of the country would vanish in a moment. Having thus ex pressed his views he moved—" That this meeting, contemplating the measure in the light in which it is viewed by leading statesmen on both sides of the House of Commons—as the first step to the establishment of the Romish priesthood in Ireland—is of opinion, that before attempting the introduction of so great a change in the national policy, there ought to have been offered, on the part of its promoters, some distinct explanation of the course intended to be pursued on the great question of religious endowments. And, without implying or admitting that such a question ought to be entertained at all, this meeting considers that those who have propounded the present measure should at least explain whether their object is to establish two religions in Ireland, or three, or what number." Mr. AMBROSE MOORE said that no one could doubt the splendid abilities with which the Premier had been endowed, but as lie had not stated what was his particular object in proposing this endowment, it was was plainly clear that the people of England had a right to require them. This measurse was not opposed by any one or two sections of the com munity, and heconceived that the combination of parties by which it was opposed was the happiest union of parties which he had ever witnessed. He thought that if they looked at the Bible Society, and the other religious so cieties, who collected hundreds of thousands of pounds for specific objects, they would hardly think that it was either fair or just that this money should be taken out of their pockets for a purpose to which upon every principle they were opposed. He then quoted a passage from the last pamphlet of the late Sidney Smith, to show what he conceived to be the misconduct of the Roman Catholic priesthood in the administrations of the sacraments of their church. With respect to the only principle contained in the Premier's speech—namely, that Ireland should be governed through the agency of the Romish clergy—on this ground alone he would have opposed it, for he was of opinion also that Mr. M'Neill was right when he asserted that the less temporal power the better, and much as he respected the clergy of the Church of England, he would rather they were without any power at all than that they should possess the power with which the Romish priests were now to be endowed. He thought that the policy of this grant was the very worst that could possibly have been pursued, and thus thinking, he seconded the resolution. Mr. DANIEL WHITTLE HARVEY said that when he recollected that brilliant eloquence which had been used both in favour and in opposition to this grant, he regretted that he had not had more time to brush up old recollections than that which was allowed from the time he entered the room. He was no advocate of intolerance ; he had never drank at the fountains of sectarian bitterness ; and it was not because he was no friend of the Church of England, and still less a friend of the Church of Rome, but because he thought that religion was too sacred and unearthly to be at all upheld by State endowments that he opposed it. If the principles which he had heard propounded to-day were to be carried into effect, the Church of England ought to send into Ireland an army of clerical crusaders to Protestantise Ireland.—(The speaker was here inter rupted by great clamour and confusion.) The LORD MAYOR interposed, and stated that if he were not allowed to keep order, he must quit the chair ; but he must remind his friend (Mr. Harvey) that this meeting was called for a single purpose. Mr. HARVEY readily recognised the rule which the Lord Mayor laid down, and he conceived that every speaker was bound to state his own reasons for opposing THOMAS F4RM . }.II, E,=(l., seconded a motion. He considered himself honoured by has ing been call, d upon to support it, and perfectly concurred in the sen timents of the Rev. Gentleman who had last spoken, and in those of the gentlemen who had addressed the meeting. The motion was then put by Mr. WIRE, and was ear rio I by acclamation. The LORD MAvon then rose and said it was a source of great satisfaction to Lim, in the discharge of what he considered his public duty, to receive so unanimous a testimony of appreciation as to the manner in which he had conducted the meeting. His Lordship resumed his seat amidst general cheering. Mr. WIRE called upon the meeting to sign the pe titions which were lying in the tavern for signature, and to use their exertions to induce their friends and others to agitate the question which had been mooted. The Lord Mayor then left the chair, and the meeting separated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, April 14. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Several Bills, amongst which was one for affording better protection to works of art, were brought up from the Commons. AGGREGATE PROTESTANT MEETING AGAINST THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. Last eve: ing a public meeting was held in Covent.garden Theatre, according to the terms of the adverti•ement by which it was called together, "of the Protestants of all de nominations, a i nd nations, to protest aga i ns t the establishment of Popery." The doors w ere opened at half-past s i x o ' c l oc k, an d w i t hi n a quarter of an h our a f ter every part of the Wilding—boxes, i t a n d e i es. occupants The of the gbonxilee'sjeal—conasidceir.nasbvldeelirtoopoerxteieonss.weOref whole extent of the stage was thrown open, and fully ozetil.ied by the members of the Committee, the principal ministers of religion belonging to ths various denominations of Protestant. in the metioaol s, and the leading gentlemen connected with each communion. The business of the meeting commenced at seven o'clock, Robert Bevan, Esq., in the ch sir. The Rev. CHARLE S PHEST having read the 46th Psalm, and the Rev. Dr HOLLOWAY offered up a Fraser, The CHAIRMAN rose to address the meeting. He was sorry that a gentleman, who was better known than himself, and who was more able to give effect to their deliberations, had not been cho sen to preside over such a great assembly. He was net a politician ; he had not been in the habit of attending public meetings; yet, notwithstanding, humble as he was, he would do his best to fill the situation to which they had called him. These were not times to remain in a private capacity or to look passively on, when a great principle was at stake; sorrow heart, vie w the and henc e h e came forward to lift up his vo i ce aga i nst the wicked an d ungodly measure propose d b y Plrlia ment. of viewed with mixed feelings, though with great fact thatthe providence of God, good w their rulers contemplated u grievous a s i n ; for, through as brought out of evil, men of so many religious parties being thus collected together, upnn the broad principle of resistance to a great wrong, and protection to the Protestant faith. The present meeting was entirely a religious one. Politics had nothing to do with it. They might differ on political subjects, but they were united on the religious duty of opposing the grant to Maynooth, now under the consideration of the House of Commons. It was pleasant for him to see persons differing so widely on other questions now uniting in the common object to oppose the legislative endowment of Popery. —( Cheers.) This was a holy, a legitimate alliance.—. (Cheers.) They did cot come forward to that meeting on the ground that it was wrong to tax the people to support May nooth.—(:Murmurs of dissent.) That was not the case. Many might think that no religious system ought to be en dowed—(Loud cheers)—but that was not the grounds of the present opposition. Every person, he (Mr. Bevan) admitted, had a right to hold whatever opinion he thought fit, in regard to religious endowments, but it was not on such a view of the question as that that the promoters of the present meeting had called it together. Some might imagine that if endowments were to be granted at all, theirs should be the favoured religion, while others might conceive that all religions should be endowed ; but those were not the grounds upon which they had met together en that occasion. The ground on which they opposed the measure was, because it proposed the endowment of Popery.—(Cheers.) It was to this point that the resolutions and speeches of the night would have to be directed. On that principle they were all united— that the grant to Maynooth should be opposed —( Cheers.' The parties who were now supporting the grant did so on two grounds—either from an avowed love of Popery, or because it was carrying out an implied engagement or compact on the part of the State. It could be easily shown, with re gard to the latter excuse, the only one within the scope and consideration of the meeting, how weak and futile it was.—(Hear.) No such compact existed, either implied or otherwise.—(Cheers.) He maintained the State was under no engagement of the kind.—(Cheers.) The great evil in arguing the question was, that the people did not know what Popery was—did not comprehend its true charac ter—but this was their own faults, they did not examine ir. If they only looked at its accredited documents, they would soon find out its true nature.—( Cries of " Name, name.") Den's Theology.—(Great cheering and hissing, which lasted for somo time.) A book, many portions of which could not be rendered into English without exciting the greatest disgust.— (Cheers.) How an education, with such text-books as that, could make the priests of Ireland better men, or otherwise im prove the condition of that country, he could not understand.—. (Cheers.) In conclusion, he hoped, as Protestants, they would manfully come forward in defence of the principles for which their forefathers fought and bled.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then read several letters of excuse from parties who had been invited but could not attend the meeting, among which was one from Fox Maule, Esq., M.P. They were all expressive of entire agreement with the objects of the meeting. The Rev. Dr. Ceor.x, in rising to move the first resolution, was received with loud cheers. The resolution was to the effect, That as it had pleased God to place this country since the Reformation the first among the nations of Europe, it would be a fearful dereliction of duty, and an act of base in gratitude, to abandon those Protestant principles which had led to such prosperity. The Rev. Doctor having read the resolution, went on to say that he never appeared before any assembly with feelings of deeper emotion, or with so much respect for the voice of public opinion. They were Pro testants—(Loud cheers)—and he gloried in the name, and assembled—not for any trivial purpose, but to defend the faith of their ancestors from the hands of the enemies into which it had fallen.— (Cheers.) He was not much in the habit of attending public meetings, but he recollected that nearly ten years ago he stood under the same roof, and for a similar purpose—that of protecting Protestantism.—( Hear, hear, and cheers). That was a time when the people were sunk low, and the country was placed its a con dition of great difficulty ; yet, notwithstanding that, public opinion was appealed to, and it fully, fairly, and triumphantly defeated the attempt which was then made.—(Loud Cheers and much interruption.) He was desirous of obtaining the good opinion of all present, but he would then not e b e e ee p t u r t y _dot: e n . v — ei ( ee G e re f atthceheeeeripnlge: magnanimous, The same voice that was victoriou s on that o ccas i on was raising itself once more in and irresistible —( Cheers ) — and it woualgdnaangaiminoupsr,euvaniilv.ersHale, rejoiced to see both the Cathedral and the Chapel united on the same common grounds, and his watch-word to them was "No surrender."—( Loud cheers.) That was a time for the various sections of the Protestant public to lay aside all minor differences, and to unite in defence of their religion And the Constitution of the country. It was not his wish to offend his Catholic countrymen, or to say anything to wound their feelings, for he opposed the proposed grant to Maynooth as much for the sake of their own liberty, as from a desire to preserve the Con stitution of England. He was desirous of taking the ban dage from their eyes, to show them how much they were deceived._( Cheers and interruption.) His view of the ques tionthe Reformati on , —(C heers and hi sses .) Before that period , while w E as n , g t i h a a n t d e w ve a r s y ß th e i m ng an go c o a d th - i e n he E t n h g e land had resulted from ( Cheers and confusion.) Yes, he maintained the better. With the Reformation a great change took ilice for o _ Elizabeth raised the glory of England to the highest pitchfeared f throughout Europe, but she broke dov fl greatness. Not only was her power respected and tf! of which the Continent could then boast pltebewyewreerselasviaesv.e—s. reign, though Popish plots were rife, yet they were d l anni hilated by the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, an 1., who followed, Protes tantism was triumphant. Charles king was a splendid sovereign, Just the sin for a makin a _tshpeasintr.onglensttanhael nationnef rising nation, but he committed the great of the grace g Popish alliance, and from that day he went wrong England reign came Cromwell, a splendid man though a guilty one, which he gave to redeemed Isis errors by the great support t P h r e ote n s a t m an e tis n m f of God was withheld, and he ended his days on a scaffold. but t e h x e t where. Charles the Papist, as was Second, a weak and foolish man, was declared King;during e in every nos_ their reigns the country was ;scourged and plague r followed. P Bible manner. William, of glorious . meTa an yt , James that succeeded him, the great Popish yet 'Ebnyglawnhdichreshpeeemteaddeehviesryreign memorable, and Protestantism being once more swept Europe before her. It Wa Duke of Marlborough that the great military victories of the them, that while were achieved. This retrospect would teach it up -(Cheers.) Popery sunk the nation, Protestantism raised t that (Loud cheers and tholics from both Houses of Parliamen . That good king saw hisses, which lasted for several minutees.s)vramp of error, was to that the only way to get rid of the it._ triumphant, (Renewed con fusion.)The great act of William was the exc t lusio_ n or Roman stop up up the fountain-head that fed passing of the Constitution violated by the . the was 29 —(Continued interrup- Act of Catholic Emancipation in 18 • as an unholy, rash, He now came to the tion.) The Bill would be looked upon. important period, when hisses, in the midst of question ;" cheering, intermingled with which the chairman rose and decided that the . speaker was out Doctor spoke for a short time linger in f order.) The Rev. and ill-judged measure.—(Loud cries of " No, no ; question, a somewhat similar strain, and amidst considerable confusion, The Rev. J. BLACKBURN seconded the motion, and in the me length, declared his " unalterable course of an address of some length , and concluded by detestation of Popery. repugnance and and carried The motion - was then put, . unanimously. moving the resolution. s condemnatory of the Government which wa The Rev. JAMES SHERMAN briefly moved the second re solution,The motion beingseconded by the Rev. W. CHALMERS, to. was unanimously agreed in a very The Rev. Dr. Drxox, long speech, consisting proposi tion to endow of 1 GI da r. ast ' review one s speech on Friday principally of a the third resolution, protesting against the Maynooth. evening, moved such the Maynooth . Parliament. He • hurried through _ . concluded by seems beinghurry with which a measure as aynooth Bill was Esq. seconded the resolution, which DANIEL BLACKBURN, mending the formation of an Anti-Popish Society. e grant to Maynooth.—(The speaker was again nterrupted by great clamour.) He was opposed o the grant on two grounds. First, that the grant was uncalled for ; and secondly, that if made, it ought not to be made out of the taxes. In his opinion, if this grant was made, it must ultimately become a rule of State, and on this ground he was en tirely opposed to it. It was an objection to this step, that if they were to have an Established Church at all, they must have the Catholic Church, for it was for them to say whether it was right that there should be a people for a church, or a church for a people. But it should be recollected that there was a nume rous and highly respcetable body of people, who would put in the same claim, and he would ask them whether they were ready to concede an endowment to every dissenting sect in the country? If not, they must refuse this grant. Ho knew that many people liked to steer their course by their political leader, and he was sure that Sir Robert Peel's followers would be grateful to him for reading a few lines from a speech of that Right Hon. Baronet himself. It should be recollected that about ten years ago the Whigs, in order to turn out the friends of Sir R. Peel, brought in what was called the celebrated —now it was called the notorious—Registration Bill. He then read part of a speech made by Sir R. Peel after his exclusion from office, to the effect that the Whigs, if powerful in the House were powerless without it, and that there was a public opinion superior to all majorities, and which must ever hereafter become an element of every Government of this country. In compliance with the suggestion, he came there not to oppose the Government of Sir R. Peel, but to assert the power of that opinion, and to coalesce with them in opposing whatever might be an imposition on their liberties or a plunder of their pockets, and with this feeling he should most cordially move " That this meet ing feels entitled to complain of the unprecedented at tempt now making, by a coalition of the two great par ties in the Legislature, to force through Parliament, es m te o d ne b y y , in spite deep repugnance so strongly with unusual ha s t e , a measure, i nc l u di ng a grant o f t h e degrees, and denominations of public mab the British people." Mr. WI - MELTON moved the adoption of a petition to Parliament to the effect that the grant to Maynooth was the first step to the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, and that some explanation of the extent of the intention to establish one or two, or more religions in Ireland, was necessary. Mr. RIDLEY seconded the resolution, and the petition was adopted. 'I he Rev. Dr. BUNTING then rose to propose the next resolution —" That the sincere and grateful thanks of this meeting be given to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, for his kindness in calling the meeting, and for the ability and courtesy with which he has presided over it." He considered that his Lordship was entitled to their thanks for promptly calling such a meeting, and of giving the citizens of London an oppor tunity of declaring their sentiments on this important ques tion. He saw no reason why the Protestants of this couutry should support the Roman Catholic religion and Roman Catholic establishments in Ireland ; but at the same time he thought that their Roman Catholic brethren in that country ought not to be subject to any civil disabilities nn account of the religion which they professed. But because he was of this opinion, was he to be asked to further and to patronise their peculiar and distinctive a m w e o a u s l u d r e h a ve been giv e t p i r i o t p t o h s e e i d r doctrines ? Could not Sir Robert Peel have adopted some measure in favour of the Roman Catholics without placing a tax on Protestants to give effect was monstrous p rinciple o?bn—gcililiaetear.)thenadpeople of Ireland, without upon the people of this country the expense of et to onta i i t cli supportingsupport. But t ß h u o t ug i h t t people of this country by a property-tax —for, in Hearty axt he o u a l e d d have est a b t i o i s c b o m m e e n t out t b o f w t h h i i e s b tax b — e y t o w support opposed.—(Cheers.) Conciliate Ireland. Let but do nut let them effect it by the sacrifice of religious d t sfa li tore e cot m t,nrigi d tnly o ews° what they could to allay religious animosities, principles. Religious peace was a great object to attain, but to maintain religious principle was a greater object s till.— (Hear, hear.) o ld uld re n fe o r t to en t te h r upon the EA AWAY SMITH, who was loudly cheered, was agreed to. He duty together her before Protestant efore f o r electors a li but wo w u general question to-night, of that meeting . e practical :the event of the Maynooth Bill pass• resolution—‘. That in li . me t' consequences and result 'flg the second reading, tis emg will re-assemble, in order to take into on s, ri! Oevre,Cr thetjohonaiO'Connell, eedrldi3u roof at the next general election ; that the central anti-Maynooth with scarcely any dif ference convene such meeting gis s moved S ir C t the fourth L resol u t i o speedily as possible, and that in the mean time thq take such .preparatory steps as they may deem advisable." He was .delighted with the result of that assembly. re ligious object, had met fr und ference of opinion. 1% • take ,in his presence, threw upon any man who would money from another for his scorn religion. He would never cease him publicly why in ono place he denounced it, and in another he consented to it ? What had passed in the diocese of Exeter was a proof of over of their religion. Some the mighty powpersons contended that it was vain to resist authority. But they had resisted, and successfully. Sir R obert Peel t old the Bishop of E xeter that he ought out to resist public opinion, an d was he now prepared to adopt a contrary course himself? If so, w ou ld they permit that to be done in a country which would not suc ceed in a diocese ?—(Hear.) Last Friday 2,372 petitions were presented to the House of Commons against the Maynooth krant, a number unpr ecedented in so sho rt a period.—(Cheers. ) He understood the Whig h•aders were prepared now to let Sir Robert Peel fight out the battle with his own followers.— ( Cheers.) Should that measure, notwithstanding, pass, they must prepare for a general election,_ and assuredly they wou ld have a Protestant House ofCommons, and before so great a revolution in the constitution of the country was effected he claimed that the constituencies of the country should be con sulted. He felt confident, if they pursued wise and judicious measures, of ultimate success. The resolution was seconded by the Rev. Dr. HOLLOWAY, and unanimously carried. A petition founded on the resolutions was then read and agreed to, and a vote of thanks being given to the Chairman, the meeting separated at eleven o'clock. MAYNOOTII. The Marquia of ANGLESEY presented several re titions against any further grant to Mayn oo th. The Bishop of LONDON presented several petitions, from different parts of the country, against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Lord's day. The Right Rev. Prelate also presented petitions against any further erant to Maynooth, and against the Irish Education Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented a number of petitions against any further grant to Maynooth. The Noble Lord did not agree with the prayer of the petitioners. Lord A RUNDELL presented several petitions to the like effect, and also disclaimed any participation in the prayer of the petitioners. ENTAILED ESTATES. Lord REDESDALE gave notice, on bi- half of the Dake of Richmond, who was unavoidably absent, that on Thursday next his Noble Friend eou'd move for a Select Committee to inquire into the expedieucy of pass ing- a legislative enactment to empower the holders of entail. d estates to raise money upon them for the purpcwe of elf( stin g permanent improvem en t s on th e l an d . The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented peti tions from several towns and congregations in Scotland against the grant to Maynowli. The Bishop of L!anduff also presented petitions against the grant to Maynooth ; as did the Marquis of Nor manby and Lord Monteagle ; the last stating his difference with the petitioners, and declaring that he regretted that the grant had been so long withheld, and that he should give the grant his most hearty support. LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN SCOTLAND. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the Commissioners of the county of Fife, which com plained that there was no provision for the care of criminal lunatics, and stated that there were no means provided for their recovery. One criminal was, from want of any other place of confinement, placed in a solitary cell. He was a monomaniac, and on all other subjects, except that on which he was deranged, he was a most intelligent man. The Commissioners had done their utmost to provide him with some other place of confinement, but their efforts were ineffectual, and he thought the Government should take the subject up. Lord WHARNCLIFFE regretted that there was r.o provision. Until the 39th Geo. 111. there was no enact ment on the subject ; but that was insufficient ; and he promised that the subject should receive the best atten tion of the Government ; and in the meantime they would make every inquiry so as to provide a remedy. RAILWAYS. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he should to morrow move for the adoption of certain standing orders respecting railways, and that he should found a motion on the subject for a future period. GRANT TO MAYNOOTII. 'The Bishop of St. DAVID'S presented a petition against any further grant to Maynooth. The Right Rev. Prelate wholly dissented from the prayer of the petitioners, although he agreed the object of the peti tioners might be good. The Bishop of HEREFORD presented petitions from Ludlow and other places against the grant to Maynooth The Marquis CAMDEN presented a similar petition but could not concur with its prayer. Lord DENMAN presented similar petitions. The Earl of ST. GERMANS also presented severe petitions, but disagreed with the prayer of the petitioners. IRISH RAILWAYS. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE wished to ask the Noble Lord opposite, the President of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, a question of considerable importance relating to the projected railways in Ireland. He wished to ask whether the line recommended by the Board of Trade was the best possible one which could be marked out, or whether it was only the best of two or three which might have been submitted to them? He was induced to ask that question by the terms of a report which was laid on their Lordships' table on the 3d of April, and which referred to the lines pro jected in the particular part of Ireland with which be was connected. Without entering into a discussion of the . merits of the two lines reported on, he might state that neither of these two lines was the best which could be contemplated. In dealing with railways in Ireland, Government was placed in a very different position than when they were legislating upon railways in England. He thought in Ireland Government might more directly interfere in procuring for the public the best line which could be suggested, arid not co.•fine themselves to any two or three which a number of private individuals might mark out. He wished to ask a second question, namely, as to how far the Board of Trade, in examining the various schemes which came before them, inquired whether the promoters which came before them had conformed with the provisions of the Registration Act, so as to enable the promoters or shareholders to call themselves a company. The regulations of the Registration Act were certainly very stringent, and if the Board of Trade or Parliament agreed with him they ought to be altered. Until, however, those alterations were made, the provisions of the Act ought, in his opinion, to be strictly complied with. He should move for a paper stating the names of all pers,ns who were really and truly connected with the several salt mt s; and he thought that the public ought not to be misled by the imposition of certain names on the lists, which might give a fake colour to the concern to which they were attached. He had lately seen the names of certain Noble Friends of his attached to schemes with which they had nothing to do, and he thought that this ought to be obviated. The Earl of DALIIOUSIE said that before he re plied to the question of the Noble Lord, he would beg to make mention of the circumstance to which the Noble Marquis had a ll u d e d. Th e f act t h at reports of the Board of Trade appeared in the newspapers before they were placed on the table of their Lordships arose from their having been placed on the table of the House of Commons, and the consequent report of them through the press before they were submitted to the House of Lords. With respect to the secoi.d question, whether due deliberation had been used in carrying theft- decisions, and especially with respect to Irish railways, he would say that he was aware that the Act of last session was very stringent, but with regard to the compliance with the standing orders the House of Commons were alone to ,judge. The business of the Board of Trade was simply to report on the merits of the scheme, but with respect to the registration the Board had nothing to do.—(Hear.) He conceived that the Board fur enforcing the Registration Act had not been negligent of their duty. They had in several instances issued notices to all parts of the country to warn shareholders of the risk they ran. As to the Stock Exchange their Lordships were aware that the proceedings of that place were kept quite secret, and though it was notorious that many of the transactions of that place were notoriously at variance with the law, yet it was quite impossible to punish the parties to those transactions. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought that the terms of the Act were much less difficult than the Noble Earl imagined. The Noble Marquis dun read the clause which requires a deposit upon shares before they are transferred. He thought that the projectors had precisely adopted the line recommended by the Railway Commissioners, and he thought the Govern ment ought to be very particular in recommending lines for the adoption of the public. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said, that with regard to the clause for the registration of shares, he took leave to say that every care had been taken, and if it had not been taken it was no part of the duties of the Board of Trade to interfere with such registration, and further he thought that every care had been taken to avoid any thing like disregard of public interest. GLASS DUTIES BILL—CUSTOMS EXPORT BILL—MUTINY BILL. On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE, these Bills were read a second time. LAND CLAUSEg CONSOLIDATION BILL. The Earl of I)ALHOUSIE moved that the House should go into Committee on the Land Clauses Consolidation Bill, and in doing so he begged to correct a misapprehension which had gone abroad respecting this Bill, that it was a new measure, when, in truth, this Bill was nothing more than the consolidation of the several clauses which had been previously passed in the several private Bills which had obtained the sanction of their Lordships. It was thought extremely desirable that in legislating with railway and other Companies that they should con. solidate in one Bill all the provisions that were appli cable to the whole, and having done so, it was found advisable to proceed further, inasmuch as in some Bills it would be necessary to introduce portions only of the consolidated clauses. It was, therefore, determined to bring forward a Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, to meet the necessities on cases of canals and gas compa nies, &c. In conclusion, he moved the committal of that Bill. Lord BEAUMONT said the Bill was of great public im portance, and it was the duty of their Lordships to see that no error crept into it. The Bill established several tribunals, and made it compulsory on the part of a railway company to apply to one of these in cases where they might happen to have disputes with the owners of land. Now, in connexion with this part of the Bill, there was a provision which inflicted great injustice on the landholders. It related to costs arising out of a dispute as to the value of land. In cases where the sum awarded by the jury, or arbitrator, or ma gistrates, amounted to less than that previously offered by the company, one-half of the costs fell upon the landholder, and if the amount so awarded was less than the costs, the company had power to distrain for the balance. Now, this was manifestly unjust. Where a man borrowed money, the whole of the expense fell upon the borrower—( Hear, hear)—and was not a railway company that required land placed in the same position as a borrower ? Well then, if that were so, they ought to pay all the expenses. But it was difficult now for a private individual to grapple with a railway company, for a railway company, when they got the sanction of the Board of Trade, treated any little landholder as they thought proper. He should move that this Bill be referred to a Select Com mittee up stairs. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that it was thought ex tremely desirable by the House of Commons and the parties concerned that the different clauses should be divided into groups, and that was the reason why this Bill was di vided from the Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill. With respect to the reference to the Committee up stairs, he had to say that those Bills embodied the experience of fifteen years ; indeed, during the whole of the period since the con struction of railways, and therefore he thought that that ex perience up stairs was quite out of the question. They had been told that they had an arrear of business in railway Bills which was quite unprecedented. There were now 248 Bills before Parliament, and though this was now th e m i ddle of April, there was not a single Committee sitti ng i n e i ther House of Parliament upon them, and he trusted that no oppositi on would be offered to the House going into Commit tee, especi a lly when they recollected that if the Committee did not now sit, a great expense would be incurred by the parties concerned, and a great impediment would be offered to the business of the country. The amendment of Lord Beaumont was then negatived, and the House went into Committee. On the reading of the 28(1 and 231 h clauaes an irnetthhtent was adowed, the bject of which was to give to the proptie. tors of land the option of referring either to arbitration or a jury, for the value of their lands before the lands were entered upon. On the moving of the 26th clause, which empowered parties to take lands for a railway, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH expressed his swpicton of the justice of the arbitrations, and he thought that the Board of Trade should have an ultimate power of electing the umpires. The Earl of DA LHOUSIE thought the Board of Trade ought not to be made parties in all the s e i ns t ances . Lord BEAUMONT thought that the p ro p osa l o f th e E ar l of Ellenbo roug h oug h t to be adopted. The Earl of DALIIOUSIE said, that he thought the Board of Trade ought not to interfere to appoint umpires in every instance ; but only in those instances in which the arbitrators had neglected and refused to appoint umpires, and that the clause had better stand as it was ; and he thought th a t it was incumbent o n th e L eg i s l ature, and especially upon their Lord ships' House, to see fair play, and he conceived that it was but just that the railway companies should bear the costs of the award, if the sum awarded was more than they offered; but if the sum was the same, the costs should be awarded equally be tween the two parties. The Earl of DEVON moved an amendment to the 64th clause, authorising the owners of entailed proverty to raise and lay out money in the drainage and improvement of the land they occupy, with the sanction of the Lord Chancellor. The amendment was opposed by the LORD CHANCELLOR and the Earl of DALHOUSIE, and afterwards withdrawn. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the House resumed. The CHAIRMAN then reported progies,., and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 14. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW WRIT. Mr. J. YOUNG moved fur a new writ fur the elec tion of a Member to serve in the present Parliament fur West Kent, in the room of Lord .olarsham, now Earl of Romsey, who has been removed to the House of Peers by the death of his father. The Aberdeen Railway Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill, and the Yar mouth and Norwich Railway Bill, were also read a second time and ordered to be committed. Petitions were then presented against the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Bill. SHEFFIELD AND TINSLEY CANAL. On the motion of Mr. B. DENISON, this Bill was read a second time. The Chelsea Improvements Bill was read a second time. CHELTENHAM AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Mr. BERKELEY presented a petition from Thomas Watts, surgeon, of Cheltenham, against the Cheltenham and Great Western Railway Bill, and the petitioner prayed to be heard by counsel against it.—Referred to the Committee on Standing Orders. BOARD OF TRADE• —RAILWAY DEPARTMENT Mr. T. DUNCOMBE begged to postpone his motion relative to the Railway Department of the Board of Trade until Thursday next. On the motion of Mr. W. PATTEN, the North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway was read a second time. Mr. BARRY BALDWIN presented a petition against the Wolverhamp ton Water orks. THE MIDLAND RAILWAYS. Sir JOHN YARDE BULLER brought up the report of the Committee on this Bill, declaring that the standing orders had not been complied with, a clause having been introduced into the Bill without any previous notice being given to the parties interested of its nature or import. Lord G. SOMERSET thought the report showed a gross violation of the standing orders, but the House would observe that the Committee did not state the circumstances under which the resolution was made. He was, therefore, strongly impressed with the belief that some further inquiry ought to be instituted, n•lt with a view of inquiring further into the fact of the irregularity, but to ascertain the circumstance under which it had been fallen into. He had been privately informed that the agtut was cogni sant of the introduction of this clause, and therefore the agent had been guilty of a serious error. He moved that the clause be referred back to the Committee, with power to inquire and report specially to the House by whom, and under what circumstances, the standing orders had been violated. Sir J. Y. BULLER said the reason why they did not report how this clause got into the Bill, was because the majority of the Committee thought it was only their pro vince to ascertain if the promoters of the Bill had complied or not wi th the standing orders. lie agreed with the Noble Lord, that the matter had better be referred back to the Sub-Committee, giving them leave to report specially to the House. He thought also that, in referring the case back to the Committee, it should be an instruction that the evidence given erroneously by Mr. Burke should be written out for the consideration of the Committee. Mr. LABOUCHERE said it was quite clear a most gross, flagrant, and dangerous breach of propriety had been committed on the part of the agent for this case, and it was equally necessary that the circumstance under which that breach of propriety was made ought to be inquired into. He, therefore, thought the House would do well to adopt the course recommended by the Noble Lord. The clause was then ordered to be re-committed. SECOND READINGS. The Taw Vale and Dock Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Forth and Clyde Navigation and Canal Junction Bill (No. 2) was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Ilungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Bill was alsu read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Southport and Euxton Junction Railway Bill passed through the same stage. The report upon the Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill was further considered and received. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Colonel WYNDHAM and Mr. GORE presented petitions against the new Law of Settlement Bill, but we were unable to catch the designations of the petitions. GRANT TO MAYNOOTH. Mr. lIOWARD presented a petition from Carlisle, against the proposed grant to Maynooth College ; the petitioners expressing, at the same time, their opinion in favour of a grant for the purpose of uniting the Irish colleges into one university, and throwing the university open to all denominations. The Hon. Member said that although he did not concur in the prayer of the petition, yet he had not objected to present it, because it was not characterised by bigotry. lie was proceeding to speak further on the petition, when he was called to order by the Speaker. NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND.) Mr. SHAW presented a petition from the Bishop and clergy of Down, against the present system of National Education. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman pre sented petitions to the same effect, signed by 15,000 in habitants of the same diocese, of whom 5,000 did not belong to the Established Church. MAYNOOTII. Mr. BRADLEY presented petitions from the East Bitting of Yorkshire against the grant to Maynooth. Colonel VERNER presented similar petitions from the county of Donegal. Sir J. Hamner, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Collier, and other Hon. Members presented numerous petitions to the same effect, but neither the names or places were distinctly heard in the gallery. Petitions against the grant to the College of May nooth were presented by Lord Heniker, from Essex ; Mr. Dickinson, from Somersetshire; Mr. Christopher, Lord Northland, Mr. W. Williams, from Nuneaton; Mr. Pen darves, Mr. Duncan, from Dundee; Mr. Lawson, from Yorkshire; Mr. T. Duncombe, from Leicestershire; and Mr. Cumming Bruce, from Elgin and other places in Scotland. JUSTICES' CLERKS BILL. Petitions against the 12th clause of this Bill were pre sented by Lord C. Manners and Mr. Christopher. GRANT TO MAYNOOTH. Mr O. ;DUNCOMBE presented petitions from the West Riding of York against any furthor grant to May nooth. Mr. FERRAND presented petitions from the Wes leyan Methodists of Knaresborough, and from the Pro testant Association of Cork, against the proposed grant to Maynooth. Mr.BUSFEILD presented a petition against the ap propriation of any public money to the support of any religious sect. Several Hon. Members rose at once to present peti tions upon the same subject, when The SPEAKER said that Hon. Members would have an opportunity of presenting these petitions after the orders of the day had been disposed of. Mr. FERRAND said, that if the proposed grant to Maynooth should reach the third reading, he should be prepared to move the following resolution and amendment:—•" That it is the opinion of this House that the 7th and Bth of Victoria, com monly called the Catholic Bequests Act, was a *violation of the Act of Settlement, and a contravention of the oath of supremacy, and that the present grant to May nooth is calculated to subvert the Constitution as by law established." Ma}future m stage of the grant to Ma., _ Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD neethB said, inh that e would in move a fu e following resolution: " That the principle of endowment c l igi v o e us sect or sects, rents,from statea &e. w h f e u t n h d e , r or knownfrom by aof any religious fromtithes, fund other drre name or denominatio n , i s a v i olation of the rights of conscience, detrimental to religion, and dan gerous to civil and religious liberty, and that all such grants ought to be abolish e d." Mr. FERRAND moved that the petition which he had presented from the Dublin Protestant Operative As sociation be printed with the votes. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. AGLIONBY moved, on behalf of Mr. C. Buller, for copies of correspondence connected with New Zealand. Sir R. PEEL moved the order of the day fur the second reading of the College of Maynooth Bill. PAROCHIAL SETTLEMENT. Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from an Hon. Member, said he would postpone the introduction of this Bill till Wednesday next. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD gate notice that he would upon that day move that the Parochial Settlement Bill be read that day six months. PORT NATAL, Mr. HINDLEY asked if the Government had yet appointed, or if they intended to appoint, a Governor ever Port Natal ? Mr. HOPE was understood to say that a Governor was about being appointed over Port Natal. MEDICAL REFORM. • Mr. MACAULAY asked when it was intended to bring forward the second reading of the Bill on Medical Reform? Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he hoped he would be permitted to forward he 11 a stage that evening and int 1,6 dita:aisslan to kites Wpaw *sloshes, , t 4 there was no objection to the principle of the Bill. Colonel T. WOOD hoped that the Bill would not to read a second time without discussion, as there were a great number of pTolessional persons who were deeply interested in the Bill. Mr. IIUME also hoped that the Bill would not be read a second time. without discussion, as there was no other means by which the public and the profession could be made so well acquainted with the Bill. Mr. HAWES was understood to say that no prejudice would arise by allowing the Bill to be read a second time that night, and discussing it at a future stage. Mr. F. FRENCH said that as there did not appear to be any objection to the principle of the Bill, he did not see why they should not consent to the second reading. Mr. SHAW hoped the Bill would not be read a second time. The second reading was therefore postponed. GRANT TO MAYNOOTH. Mr. MASTERMAN presented petitions against the Maynooth grant. Mr. SPOONER presented thirty-eight petitions from Wesleyan congregations against the grant. Mr. LA MBTON presented a petition against the Bill. Mr. CHRISTIE presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. CHU I E presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. COLE presented petitions to the same effect. Petitions against the Bill were presented by Col. T. Wood ; Mr. Biight (53) from various parts of the country ; Sir .Tarnes Duke, from Boston ; Mr. 'l'. Egerton, from W arw i c k s hi re ; Admiral Dundas, Mr. Kemble, (ruin various parts of Surrey ; Mr. M'Kenzie, from Peebles ; Mr. Cobden, Mr. Mangles, from Guildford ; Mr. S. NVortley, from Yorkshire ; Mr. Labouchere, from Taunton ; Colonel Wood, Sir John Easthopm', from Leicester ; Mr. W. 0. Stanley. from Anglesey ; Mr. Lockhart, from Edinburgh; Mr. Ricardo (In) ; Lord A. Lennox, from Chichester ; and Mr. Crawford (30), from different places in England, Scotland, and _Jersey. Mr. S. O'BRIEN p resente d petitions from coneTega- Lions of Diss en t ers i n var i ous parts of Northumbaland, against the grant to Maynooth. Dr. BOYD presented a petition from Coleraine also against the grant. Sir W. CLAY presented a similar petition from Dis senters in the Tower Hamlets. Mr. HAWES presented a similar petition from Clapham. Sir C. BURRELL presented numerous petitions to the same effect from places in Sussex. Mr. HINDLEY presented one hundred and thirteen petitions, signed by all classes of Dissenters in all parts of the kingdom, against any endowment to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth. Mr. PATTISON presented petitions to the same effect, from several congregations of Protestant Dissenters in London ; and a similar petition from the managers of the Sunday school on Fish -street-hill. Mr. G. BANKS presented sixteen petitions to the same effect, from places in the county of Durham. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from a con gregation in Hertford against the grant, and also a peti tion in favour of the grant from another body of Dis senters. Mr. HUME presented petitions from Montrose and other places against the grant. Sir R. INGLIS presented petitions from Halifax, Bristol, and several places in the counties of Gloucester and York, against the grant to Maynooth, and also a pe tition from the Presbyterian congregation of Carlow, in Ireland, against any connexion between the College of Maynooth and the State. Mr. GROGAN presented petitions from the parish of St. Nicholas Within, Dublin, and from the Protestant Operative Association against the proposed grant to Maynooth. Mr. FELLOWES presented petitions from four parishes in Huntingdonshire to the same effect. Captain FITZMAURICE presented four petitions from the Wesleyan congregations in Buckinghamshire against the grant to Maynooth. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the Presby terian congregation of Newington, in favour of the grant to Maynooth. Mr. PUSEY presented four petitions from Berkshire, and Mr. GIBSON presented four petitions from Man chester, against the proposed grant to Maynooth. MAYNOOTH—ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. lIAWES rose to move that the adjourned debate on the increased grant to Maynooth be resumed. He said that the increasing number of petitions presented against this Bill, and the deep interest taken in the question out of doors, would warrant him in coming to the conclusion that this Bill was a measure which was looked upon by the public at large as one of great vital importance, and yet if it should be only looked at attentively, and re garded as a mere measure of educational improvement, he did think it would be found not to furnish grounds sufficient to warrant the strong opposition that had been offered to it on the one hand, or the manner in which the proposition had been introduced or received on the other. Now, let him ask, what, in reality, was this Bill ? It was simply one providing for the better education of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and the better Government of the College of Maynooth. Now he did not think that because the Bill had been so introduced, it should necessarily be looked upon as a measure exclusively confining itself to ecclesiastical education.—(Hear, hear.) His own opinion was, that it extended to lay as well as clerical education, for so far as the Bill itself was concerned, it ap peared to him to be one for the purpose of extend ing Irish education.—(Hear, hear.) • And, surely if those who belonged to the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland had not been permitted to share in all those advantages of education so liberally extended to the people of England, the latter could scarcely find a just ground for objection cn that score alone. That the state of the College and system of education of May nooth were such as were not creditable to the Irish Roman Catholic body was scarcely to be wondered at when it was remembered that that state and system were ascribable to the fact that the Roman Catholics of Ire land had not had the means of devoting to their colleges that attent on which their grievous position demanded. —(Hear.) It was true that in this country there were several colleges not supported by public grants, but yet were in a condition very different from that of Maynooth; but that fact was owing to circumstances into which he need not here further enter.—(Hear, hear.) Now, he conceived that the measure now before the House should be considered as one intended for promoting and ex tending education generally in Ireland, and not for the promotion of ecclesiastical education exclusively. Is might be, indeed, that this measure was the means of introducing the discussion of great and exciting topics on this subject ; but in this point of view he begged to say that he by no means joined in the "No-Popery" cry that had been raised by those who appeared willing to oppose every measure for the advancement of education that did not concur with their views. —(Cheers.) He said then with regard to this Bill, considered by itself, that he had all along voted for this grant, and spoken in favour of it before the House, and he fully and entirely concurred in the Bill pro.. posed by her Majesty's Government. But still he could not help thinking that the subject had been en tirely altered by the speech of the Hon. Member for Newark (Mr. Gladstone). That speech had changed entirely the aspect of this question and called upon him for some remarks, remarks wholly unnecessary had not this speech been made. The Hon. Gentleman had belonged to a Government, and he yet belonged to a party, which all along had opposed any modification cf the revenues of the Irish Church. Was lie to under stand now that that Right Hon. Gentleman, so lately a member of a Cabinet opposed to all modification, and now belonging to a party advocating the same views— was he (Mr. Hawes) to understand, from his statement, that this Bill settled the religious question as re garded the endowment of the Roman Catholic Col lege of Maynooth. If the religious question were settled, then the political question might be con sidered settled also. Now he (Mr. Hawes) eould not consent to any endowment of the R oman C at h o li c Church out of British funds, until, at least, the whole question of the Irish Church was brought fairly be fore the House. He was of opinion that some means might be adopted to render the efficiency of that Church more in accordance with the spirit and object for which it was supported. It could not be pretended that, as at present constituted, the Church instructed the people ; and the usual argument that the alliance of the Church was valuable, as a medium of communication between the State and its sub jects was, in this case, completely disposed of lie thought, therefore, that if any grant were determined on, it should be taken out of the Irish Church propert . He considered the question as having been materi ally altered. Taking into consideration the written spe made last year by the Right Hon. Baronet, he coulhdeanro.: help feeling that this was only t h e precursor of much more important and e x t ens i ve measure.--(Har, And, under these circ ums t ances, he thought it • to state that he could not consent to the ultimate rig t sures, unless they were to look at thep roperty of the Established Church as the source (withPredowuvelosuliri spect, of course, to existing interests) whence • • should be made for the Catholic Church. H P frankly state the course which he meant to take w i ld reference to this Bill. He would not vote against the second reading. He wou ld vote for going . into Com mittee. There h e wou ld support the motion of his Ho l n Friend th e M em b er for Sheffield and s h ou ld take the . berty of making two propositions, of which he would aim ; notice. He thought the grant ought to be annn,ii and subject to the controul of Parliament, and oup . lu: be accomp an i e d b y any provision for the of ?;rockery visitation which at present existed. Sir J. GRAHAM said the mode of visitation p roposed in the Bill was d i fferent frem that which at present. existed. Mr. HAWES proceeded to say thst he objected to the provision for Maynooth in its present condition. For forty-five years it had been subject to anneal discussion, an d h e thought the public mind had been rather benefited than injured by these dis cussions. Suppose, for a moment, that the proposition of the Hon. Member for Sheffield should be negatived, and that he should fail in :flaking it as annual vote, he would consider himself at liberty to take any course he might think prop= If he gave his vote on this measure as it stood, he feared he Should be sanctioning the future policy which the present Government might think fit to adopt with re gard to the Roman Catholic religion in Ireland. IC would, in fact, be considered neither more nor lees than a vote of confidence in her Majesty's Govera ment, with respect to their future governmfr. of Ireland - and that policy was so darkly and suspi ci ously forth that hey confessed he was re.:A disposed to confide in them. He did not of post the policy of the Government, wa aci s caleulv.it l zd w to it e h neo a ura larg ge e the Roman Catholic religion, bnus i number of Protestant Dissenters ; 'Whom h e k new, were disposed to concur in the resolution which had been come to by the Scotch Protestant Dissenters in Edius burgh on this point. He would vote for the second