The Sun. — London, England, 1822-03-30 00:00:00

)f Ca-. ap 3ed to , rtain ty d upon ) refers cons ci- ess d e of this be de of the ;e and to pe amp.— D ()pl at the en f ran - lope of Ilexes- liency. last to eman dy for eject of e mea ull and leviato roposi- iament patron- sidera fluence states- r time. '. CAN- ;overn atholic field as tnd ta rry and ouse of e shall As an Irish at very d con -301 in quence Leasure imated by its rs of a It Bill tir and 1 in its but he :iently en the whole Coun- Tts for ) that whose 1, with rhaps, inflict coarse having n Hall tentiou if pos ngs of when LL, are coun- raised r cen- either o tres- aiming nrupt, iament lerable ,in late se, and f a less rnitted. d these consti- lentary ugh as presen- ud by t over- iodical Pssly il which its way A been LUX AY, hat we :Hirable id State . CAN ;ht, for• he Ro of sit- a con ;atholic to fol ant in British the eX- )se who The :islative propose .'he en al with rour to oo well ountry• re nog ed eu untries, listurb y is the t if Mr. i carry ing Ins proposed motion, that the whole body of Roman Catholics would not indulge in the hope of annihilating the PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY, and of rendering once more their own the predo minant Religion ? Granting the impossibility of their ultimate success, is the Country in the mean time to be exposed to all the heart-burnings, the struggles, the conflicts, and the convulsions which trught be expected to attend the attempt to Papal ize the British Empire, and restore all the horrors of a bieotted Government, which would deem it an essential duty to persecute Protestants on earth in order to ensure their salvation hereafter. It is understood that Mr. Canning is about to leave this country on a mission of the utmost importance to the British Empire. It might therefore be ex- Pected that the Hon. Gentleman would have left the question to the wisdom of the Legislature rathe r than to have proposed such a motion as that which he has announced, and which, in fact, may be considered as throwing the apple of dis cord among his countrymen, and leaving them to Weather the storm when he shall be distant from the contest and the danger. Even Mr. PLuNKETT obviously deems the present period unsuitable for the discussion of the MAIN QUESTION; 1111 it would be absurd to suppose that the main question would not be essentially involved in the discussion of Mr. CANNING'S proposed tnotion.—We hail the promptitude with which Mr. BRIGHT came forward to enter his protest against this alarming proposition, and trust that If it should hereafter be imprudently brought forward, his example will incite every friend to our Orthodox Establishment to rally round the CONSTITUTION ill CHURCH and STATE. IttELAND.—.A. man of the name of O'NEILL, who was to have prosecuted several prisoners at the tast. Assizes for Limerick, escaped from the Crown Office, on Thursday week, after he had given information against several persons concerned in the insurrection. He has since been found mur. dered near Kappa. The body was discovered under a heap of s tones.—Miss GOOLD, the young lady carried off some weeks since from the house of her father at Liscarrol, by a party of 'ruffians under the conduct of afellow named B ILOWN E, has been recovered, in consequence of the active search which has ever since been maintained, and restored to her friends. Lieut. ROBERT -5O ,of the Rifle Brigade, had the good fortune to perform this Pleasing service to humanity. After a long and fatiguing search through the mountains on Saturday night, he found the young Lady in bed, in a house where he had been informed she was con cealed. Iler clothes, in which she slept, were very much worn by the fatigues to which she had been subjected, having never slept two nights in one place; but having been hurried backward and forward through the country, living only on bread and tea• BitowNE, she said, had offered no violence to her person; and on Friday he had become so alarmed from the activity of the search that was making for her, that he took his leave of her for ever. A few nights previous to her being recovered by Lieut. ROBERTSON, she heard Colonel NORCOI'T and his party in search of her. She was then within two fields of the party, concealed, naked, in a ditch ;--and the man who had charge of her declaring that he would shoot her if she made the least noise. Three men have been apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the abduction.—Two houses at Turtulla, near Thurles, Limerick, were burnt on the night of the 14th inst. when nine in-calf cows, and other cattle, perished in the flames. A farm-house on the lands of Ballyellis, near Done raile, county of Cork, the property of CLUTTERBU CE CRONE, Esq. has also been consumed, together with the furniture, dairy utensils, wearing apparel, &c. &c. The Cork County Calen dar presents a list of 340 prisoners, of whom more than 200 are charged with Whiteboyism.—The Limerick News states that " fuel and potatoes are scarce all through the country, and the poor arc suffering severely." CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. By the return laid on the Table of the House of Commons, it appears that there are only 678,609 i quarters of Foreign Wheat now bonded under the King's Lock in the United King dom. This quantity is nearly 14 days consumption of the British Isles, and it ought certainly to become a matter for Consideration with the Agricultural Committee whether the nation would not be benefited by admitting it for home con tumption. It is now almost universally understood that agri cultural distress originates from want of consumption, and that t he necessary consumption can be best produced by fret. trade ; nut, at the same time, many well informed men think that an immediate admission of foreign grain, added to the quantity already on hand, would at once prove fatal to the agricultural interest. One year hence, however, this objection will prove W doubly strong, fur the quantity of heat then under bond in all probability will be very considerably increased. It is there fore well worth the attention of the Agricultural Committee to consider whether, keeping in view the great principle of free trade, means may not be fallen on to admit the Wheat, now under bond, for home sale, without any injury to the farm ing interest. Gentlemen well qualified to fbrm a just opi nion think that this operation may easily be effected, and, so far from injuring, that it would benefit the agricultural interest. They think that an Act of Parliament might be Pass e d, granting permission to sell the Corn now under bond ' for home consumption, on paying a certain duty a quarter • and all Foreign Corn, imported after a certain day, to b e admitted as British growth, after paying a duty equiva lent to the laige taxation imposed on the growers in this coun hy, from which the foreign grower is exempted. Many great advantages would arise from such an act. Government would immediately obtain a sum of money which would enable them to grant the proposed reduction of the Salt and Leather Taxes, both of them of immense importance to the agriculturist.— The English millers would be enabled to pay the farmer a better price for his inferior wheats, by having some fine )antzig and polish wheats to mix with them, large capital, now u selessly locked up in bonded wheat, would, for a certain lime, be employed in speculations in English grain, and there by an active tone would he given to the corn trade; but, above all, such an act would prepare the way, without the S lightest injury to any interest in the kingdom, for freedom of trade, and a general and beneficial intercourse with all nations, are as necessary certainly to the farmer as to the manufacturer, arid offer the best prospect for promoting the true interest of this great commercial Empire.—Scarcely any business is do ing in the English Funds. Consols for the April account opened at coi , and closed at 801 a, being rather lower and very fiat. Foreign Securities improved in the demand in the course of the day, and the Spanish Bonds advanced about a quarter per Cent. A great deal of paper on the Continent was ?tiered at 'Change, but money is scarce, and there were few u uYers of bills; consequently the exchanges are rather dearer.- 4. fatal duel, last Tuesday, in Fifeshire, has been much com- Mented on in the City, arising out of the infamous system of pri vate abuse adopted by some new periodical publications. Mr. STUAR T bad suffered by anonymous calumny; Sir A. Bos ;YELL was the suspected author, and has, it is said, lost his ' t ie*, leaving behind him an affectionate family, and many Private friends to regret his fall. , Under circumstances, how ever, it was imp oss ibl e t o p revent a meet i ng, t h oug h all means l y_ere used to thi s effect —Mr; STUART was attended by the arl of II . . ~ a nd Si r A LEXANDER B OSWELL b y M r. " • • ~ brother to the Marquis of Q . . . . This is one result of the infamous system of detraction, lately carried to so audacious a length. Another duel, which might have troved equally fatal, was prevented some time ago by Lord .et E'S interference. In a paragraph from a most respectable source, in another Part of this paper, Sir A. is said to have been severely wounded.—( Morning Chronicle.) Yesterday, at a quarter before one o'clock, his .MAJESTY left his palace in Pall-mall for Brighton. Yesterday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council Was held at the Secretary of State's office, which was summoned by Mr. PEEL. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Sir William, Lady Sarah de Crespigny, and family, at their villa, Champion Lodge, Camberwell, from their seat in Hamp shire ; the Countess of Powis, from her seat, Powis Castle ; Earl of Clanricarde, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Oxford ; Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, at their new residence in Cado gan-place, from their seat in Hants ; Lord Barnard, in Port. man-street, from Melton Mowbray. DEPARTURES.—The Marquis of Bute, from Thomas's Hotel, for his seat in Wales ; the Earl and Countess of Craven, for Paris ; the Countess of Darnley and Lady Elizabeth Bligh, for Cobham Hall, Kent; the Earl of Denbigh, for the Duke of Rutland's seat, Belvoir Castle ; the Hon. Thomas Coventry, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in Berks ; T. W. Beaumont, Esq. M.P. for the Isle of Wight. BATH Annzvm.s.—Lords Lisburne and Vaughan ; Ladies Flynn and Johnson ; Sir C. Hawkins, Hon. Capt. Aylmer, Ad miral Searle, General Hoskins, Col. and Mrs. Milling, Col. Newton, Lieut.-Col. Leach, Major and Mrs. Beane, Majors Wallace and Elton ' • Captains Smith and Worth; Lieutenant Philips ; Reverends Mr. Bedford, Mr. Battiscombe, Mr. Crack nell, Mr. Holland, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Winslow, and Mr. Wrot tesley ; Dr. Goldwyer. ckey ....,.. / . :. „ A 1 9,1 N' 1 ,s.** \V i' l AW 4, ;: 4 4 • - OtA , 'r;.-Y os .... „,,,..-1 , •:, , , ,, , ,,, , , ..„...,, z , -.4. - --1,1,40 , el.' ' ' ' 1":"*'"•."1 . ''''' , -, Al c . .._ „ •,9 - 1. ,.. ' 0 , a. , '' , AO,lO . i, ..., 4, 4 c". ~... '-'--,•;-!_--- _,,k,'-, .-,,,,, , -.... y ,) I; 41\,„."'" -R ROE ' O6 'a r. " *V4V, , . -z-' - ----_ , --- t i . . ... ‘ FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Countess of Essex gave another rout on Thursday even ing at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, which was very numerously and fashionably attended. The Marchioness of Camden gave a rout on Thursday even ing at her house in Arlington-street, which was attended by nearly '2OO distinguished fashionables. The three drawing-rooms were thrown open, which were most brilliantly illuminated. The Earl of Aberdeen will entertain a distinguished party this day, at his house in Argyll-street. The Countess of Dysart entertained the Earl and Countess of Blesinton and a distinguished party yesterday at her seat, Harn House, Surrey. Lord and Lady Stewart gave a grand dinner on Thursday to the Marquis of Camden, the Ladies Pratt, Lord Ellenborough, Gen. Seymour, Capt. Burdett, Mr. and Mrs. Littleton, the lion. Mr. Stewart, Six. at their house in St. James's-square. Lady William Bentinck entertained a large party of fashion ables yesterday evening, at her house in Park-lane. Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square. The Marquis of Londonderry will entertain a large party of distinguished fashionables this day, at his house in St. James's squate. Mrs. Wm. Losh gave a grand rout at Mount Pleasant on the evening of Tuesday the 26th inst. All the beau monde of New castle-upon-Tyne and the neighbourhood were present. The refreshments, &c. were spoken of in the highest terms of panegyric. THE KING'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT. - - HOMBURCH, MARE"' 15.—Our readers will remember that t was mentioned in several German journals, last year, that his BRITANNIC MAJESTY would again honour the Continent with a visit in the year 1822, and make a longer stay than he did last year. We now learn, from indubitable authority, that this event will take place in a few months. According to let ters which her Royal Highness the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg has received from London, the visit of her Royal Brother is announced to the Princess for the month of June. In fact, preparations are already making to celebrate, in the most brilliant manner, his Majesty's visit to this capital. llis Majesty is also expected at Darmstadt, according to the ver bal promise which he made last year to Prince Emilius of Hesse. Accordingly several new operas are now preparing at the Court Theatre in Darmstadt, to afford the Pritish Sove reign a pleasure for which he expressed a great desire on his last visit, and which was excited in him by the great reputation which that theatre enjoys in Germany. With respect to the further plan of his Majesty's tour, we learn, from the same source, that his Majesty intends to visit the Courts of Vienna and Berlin this year, and to arrive about the end of July in his Hanoverian dominions, where he will visit Pyrmont, the wa ters of which have been recommended to him by his Physi cians. The accounts do not a little contribute to give credit to the reports of peace ; for the English Monarch, it is inferred, would hardly leave his island, if the Continent of Europe was in danger of being visited with the flames of war.—(Nuremberg Correspondent, March 19.) TILE FINE ARTS.—We feel great pleasure in drawing the attention of the public to the productions of genius, and therefore attended with no slight degree of expectation to a new work of Mr. MARTIN, a young artist of extraordinary talents, which was yesterday submitted to private inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, a place which now ranks among the chief depositories of the Fine Arts in the British metropolis. The subject of the new work in question is The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The very attempt to represent so awful and magnificent a scene manifests an ad venturous spirit in the artist which would deserve encourage ment, even if he had not justified it by previous successes of a very elevated character. We shall not trust to the first im pression of the new work so far as to enter into a critical ex amination of its merits, and therefore shall only say that it ex hibits such a scene of tremendous horror as takes a powerful hold of the feelings of the spectator. Nire may, however, just observe, that the artist is more successful in displaying the ter rific convulsions of nature than in the representation of human figures and the disposition of them. But, as a whole, the work bears a high character, and makes a powerful impression.— There are several other works of this artist, which are well known to the public, exhibited with this great atchievement of his imagination, particularly his Fall of Babylon, his Macbeth, the Expulsion from Paradise, and the Welsh Bard, with seve ral studies, all of which are characterised by a bold conception, and are well calculated to augment his professional fame. The Russian Princess Bag-ration still maintains a great house at Paris. Her circle is frequently honoured with the presence of Prince Talleyrand, the Duke of Choiseul, &c. It is reported in the fashionable circles that the Duke of Devonshire will shortly add another Duchess to the list of that exalted rank. The Marquis of Bute is this spring going to make a variety of tasteful improvements and alterations, at his beautiful seat, near Luton, in Bedfordshire, under the directions of Smirke. THE ORATORIO.—:after a very successful sea son, this species of public amusement closed last night, and it is due to Sir GEORGE SMART and Mr. BOCHSA to bear testimony to the very liberal manner in which it has been conducted, as they engaged for the occasion the first performers, vc,- cal and instrumental, that this country and the Italian Opera could supply. It has been said that, considering the solemnity of the days on which the performance took place, it was not sufficiently marked by a religious character. But the taste of the times required something of a lighter description, and as there was a predominance of serious compositions and nothing of unsuitable levity, the success which attended the whole was a due tribute to the skill, judgment and liberality of the conductors. ARGYLL ROOMS.—These Rooms, purposely and admirably constructed for musical entertain ments, were opened last night for the benefit of Mr. T. Coox, of Drury-lane Theatre. On this occasion his daughter made her first appearance in public, and she sung with such taste, power of voice, and scientific knowledge, as will render her a distinguished ornament of the musical world.— Miss TREE, Miss CRAMER, Miss GLADDON, Ma dame VESTRIS, and Mr. Coox himself, formed a strong musical corps. Mademoiselle JAMS gave a Concerto on the Grand Piano-forte, with an accompaniment on the Horn by Mr. TULLY, which was a prominent feature of the evening, and the whole received the applause of a very numerous audience. POETRY. PARENTAL LOVE. Oh ! moment of paternal pride, When first those lisping accents tried The purest hymn which earth can raise—, An infant's to its Maker's praise. Sweet was the task her steps to guide, When first they totter'd by his side; Sustain'd at fist with broad firm hand, Till soon the little clasping hand One finger held; and, bolder grown, A few short steps were tried alone; And soon unguided, firm, and free, They raug'd in widerliberty. Then, sweet companion of his walk ! She prattl'd her imperfect talk, A broken language of her own, Distinct to parents' ear alone. On bounding far, like playful fawn, O'er blue-bell path and daisied lawn, Brought to his care her flow'ry store, To treasure, while she sought for more, A promiakiss the trifler's lure, • To make th' important trust secure; And never Miser's golden hoard, Than Helen's weeds was safer stor'd. Ye who have felt the balmy bliss— Th' endearing bribe of childhood's kiss ; Ye who have felt its powerful charm Your sternest purpose to disarm, Your wisest system to dissolve, To melt away your best resolve : Ye know—and ye alone can tell The magic of that tender spell. MERCANTILE SMITING, &c. DEAL, MARCH 29.—Wind N.W.—Caine down from the River this morning the Hughana Jain, Clark, for Jamaica; Busiris, Gardner, for St. Vincent's ; Cincinnatus, Champlin, for New York ; Leghorn, Salmon, - for Rio Janeiro ; Oporto packet Charleston, for Pernambuco ; Harret, Taylor, for Sierra Leone ; Robert, Popplewell, for Quebec ; Hardys, Hardys, for Quebec ; Centurion, Hippenstall, for Quebec ; Aleyon, Chapman, for Miramichi ; Gratitude, Kavana,, ,, n, for Dublin ; British Tar, Clark, for Quebec, and sailed with the Asia, Bal deston, for Madras and Calcutta ; Canning, Pattison, for Ben coolen and China ; London, Southby, for Madras and China ; Amelia, Starey, for Bermuda ; Horatio, Christie, for the South Seas ; and Clio, Richards, for St. Lucie. The rest of the out ward-bound still remain, and the wind has again shifted to W.S.W. The Gratitude, for Dublin, lost an anchor and cable, and has been supplied with another from hence. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Tropic, Bran ford, from London to Barbadoes ; the Tiffin, Lowther, for Tobago, and Elizabeth, ditto, piv. back. A letter from Eastbourne, dated March 24, says—" Four boats have been seized by the party of the Coast Blockade sta tioned at i)eal, having hollow keels made to contain tin cases filled with foreign spirits.—On Thursday morning last, the 21st inst., an Officer of the Blockade seized upon 'Dungeness Beach, a punt, or small boat, 14 feet long, by five feet wide, quite new, having a double bottom, with a space for the con cealment of goods three inches deep, the whole length and breadth of the boat. On removing the bottom boards three scuttles were discovered on each side of the keel, which led to the before mentioned place of concealment, filled with dry goods, cambrics, wrapped in oilskin coverings. There were in all 58 parcels, containing about 400 pieces of eight yards each. The boat and goods have been sent to the Custom-house." We are concerned to state that recent letters from Italy mention the failure of several Com mercial Houses at Naples, Genoa, and Trieste. At ltensumgeest, in Holland, new potatoes have been gathered from what were planted last Autumn. Recent accounts from Vienna speak of an ap proaching Congress to be held in Florence, at which, it is added, his Majesty the KING of GREAT BRITAIN will be present. The good peo ple of the Austrian Capital seem to be quite posi tive that they are to have GEORGE the FOURTH among them this Summer. IVe understand that a subscription has been set on foot in Liverpool, for starting a popular Candidate, on Mr. CANNING'S vacating his seat. —(Morning Chronicle.) A report has reached us, that a meeting took place, on Tuesday, in the county of Fife, be tween Sir A. BOSWELL, Bart., and Mr. STUART, of Duncan', in which the former was severely wounded. It is said to have originated in some publications in the Glasgow. Centinel, or Clydes dale Journal, reflecting on Mr. STuAirr's con duct. Mr.STUART had brought an action against the publisher of the paper, who gave up his MS. Mr. S. believing that Sir A. was the author, called upon him for an explanation, which he declined to give, in consequence of which the parties met.—(Morning Chronicle.) ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--This morning at nine o'clock an elderly Gentleman was seen on Black friars-bridge to take a razor from his pocket, with which he deliberately cut his throat, and immediately after threw himself into the river. The body did not sink but floated with the stream.-- Two watermen instantly put off their boat and took the body into it. They conveyed it as soon as possible to the Marquis of Granby public house in Upper Ground-street, on the Surrey side of the bridge, where medical assistance was im mediately procured, and there are hopes of his recovery. A card in his pocket indicated that he is a Foreigner, and it appears that he is a respectable Merchant of Abdul: ch-lane. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. Yesterday morning, between one and two o'clock, a gentleman, about 35 years of age, threw himself from the window of his chamber, which is on the third floor, and looks into Three King-court, Fleet-street. lie was found a short time after; supporting himself on his knees with one hand, and the other against a window-shutter, near the spot where he fell. The person who found him inquired if he had hurt himself, to which he answered in the nega tive. He was immediately taken into the house, but expired in little more than half an hour. It appears he had been labouring under a febrile attack for some time, but had only been confined to the house since Sunday last ; and since that time had been several times bled. He had not been left more than 20 minutes before the acci dent. It does not appear that a single bone is broken. FIRING STACKS.—Last Tuesday morning, about two .o'clock, an alarm of fire again aroused the inhabitants of Shrewsbury, and it was soon discovered that a stack of about 20 tons of hay, the property of Mr. Craigney, near Severn-hill, (and - which had been saved from the stacks lately consumed by some incendiaries), was again set on fire. The prompt arrival of the engines and voluntary assistance, saved a small portion, which, however, is rendered of little use. A man who was taken upon suspicion of setting fire in the first instance, is still in custody, and the affair remains a mystery. The re wards amoun t to 1501. for the discovery of the authors of this heinous crime.—(Bristol Paper.) The Devizes Troop of Wilts Yeomanry, under the command of Capt. LOCKE, assembled for a week's training on Monday the 18th inst. when, to the credit of the troop, only one private was absent ) and serious illness prevented his attend ance. This troop being lately much increased, newly clothed and very well mounted, made a most respectable and military appearance. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MAncu 'The House met at twelve o'clock, and pro ceeded in Appeals. The Barnsley Improvement Bill, and two other Local Bills, were brought up from the House of Commons by Air. ST tra irr WORTLEY, Lord LowTHER, and other Members, and read a first time. On the motion of Lord KENYON, leave was given to the Committee on Church Briefs to report from time to time. His Lordship afterwards laid upon the Table a Report of the Com mittee. The Earl of LIMERICK gave notice of moving the second reading of Sir John . MillgD?ses Divorce Pill on Monday. STATIONERY IN IRELAND. The Earl of DARNLEY referred to what had been formerly stated by a Noble Viscount (Sidmouth), then Secretary of State for the Home Department, respecting the investigation insti tuted relative to the conduct of an individual in Ireland, in supplying Stationery under a Patent to the public departments in that part of the United Kingdom, and wished to be rAv in formed what progress had been made in the inquiry, and whe ther, if it was ascertained that no blame attached to the indi vidual in question, means had been adopted to ascertain whe ther the articles were furnished at the fair market price, as was the case in the public offices in England ? The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, the investigation had been proceeded in, it being only interrupted for a short time towards Christmas, in consequence of the change in the Government of Ireland, and again resumed. The result was, that no abuse, he meant corruption in a venal sense, was proved against the indi vidual in question. An investigation was then commenced, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the articles could be sup plied of equal quality at a cheaper rate ; that inquiry was now at its last stage, and, when finished, he should have no objection to lay all the correspondence upon their Lordships' table. The Earl of DARNLEY thought it very material to ascer tain at what prices the articles in question could be furnished in the Market. The Earl of LIVERPOOL repeated that the inquiry would speedily be finished, and that he had no objection to lay the whole of the correspondence upon the Table. , BOARD OF ADMIRALTV. The Board of Admiralty Bill was, upon the motion of Lord Viscount MELVILLE, read a second time. The Earl of DARNLEY wished to know (not having been present the preceding evening), whether the Noble Viscount was rightly reported to have said that the reduction of two Commissioners of the Admiralty would be productive of increas ed expence instead of being a saving ? Lord Viscount .lELVILLE said, he had stated that were, he to enter into the details, the House would find that a con siderable additional expence would be incurred, instead of a saving, in consequence of the reduction. Ile need only,.in deed, mention what was passing at the present moment to shew that such would be the case. Some time since, himself and two other Lords of the Admiralty paid a visit of in spection to the Dock-yards, for the purpose of seeing the state of some works carried on there, under the impression that they were proceeding upon too expensive a scale. This he found to be, in some respect, the case, and he had in tended to proceed again there, after entering further into the details, for the purpose of giving the necessary orders to lessen the expence. It happened, however, the Board being in the mean time reduced to five, that one of the Lords was unable to attend, in consequence of the death of a near relation, thus re ducing the number to four, and it became thus impossible to send two Lords to the Dock-yards, as there would not be enough left to do the business at the Admiralty. He should not be surprised if this delay alone produced an expence of 10,0001. which need not otherwise have been incurred. Other expellees might be incurred by delays in the present state of the Board, with respect to paying off ships, &c. which need not otherwise have arisen. A great inconvenience might also arise from not having two Sea-Lords at the Admiralty Board, it be ing impossible in its present reduced numbers, as it was well known that Flag-Officers, who were the most competent to give nautical opinions, were, from their professional habits, the least competent with regard to accounts, and those matters of civil detail, which of course formed so much of the business of the Board of Admiralty. But, at the same time, nautical opinions were frequently of essential importance; and considerable de lay must unavoidably arise, if he had not the means promptly to avail himself, upon any point requiring it, of good nautical opinions. Lord HOLLAND observed, upon the complaints of the Noble Viscount respecting the reduction of the number of Lords of the Admiralty, that the Noble Viscount might be allowed to groan over his departed Friend. He (Lord Holland) had no objection to his groaning, provided the Noble Viscount could not resuscitate him. The Earl of DARNLEY thought that some means might be adopted to prevent any additional expellee, arising from a measure which appeared, upon the face of it, to be one of eco nomy. The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that whatever might be thought of the reduction of the Board of Admiralty as a mea sure of economy, it was certain it would be productive, in some respects,' of great public inconvenience. Lord HOLLAND observed, that the Noble Earl did not now appear to be of the same opinion which he (Lord H.) un derstood the Noble Earl had expressed, that he could not carry on the Government if two Lords of the Admiralty were reduced. —(Lord Liverpool said, " No, no.")—He (Lord Holland) could only say, that he understood the Noble Earl had so ex pressed himself. The Earl of lIARROWBY said the Noble Lord had, unin tentionally no doubt, greatly misrepresented his Noble Friend. His Noble Friend had never said that the Government could not be carried on if two Lords of the Admiralty were reduced ; all that had been said by his Noble Friend was, what he (Lord Harrowby) perfectly concurred in, that great public inconve nience would arise from such a measure,. Lord HOLLAND 'said, that the Noble Earl (larrawby) had, without intending it, greatly misunderstood what he (Lord Holland) had said. He never intended to say that the Noble Earl (Liverpool) had stated in that house that the Go vernment could not be carried on if two Lords of the Admi ralty were reduced ; all he meant to say was, that he under stood the Noble Earl had so expressed himself. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, the Noble Lord had ad, mitted that he (Lord. Liverpool) had not used the expression in that House, and he could most positively assure him, that - he had never used the expression in any other place, or at any time. He (Lord Liverpool) was not in the habit of using such unqualified expressions, unless he clearly saw his way. Lord HOLLAND observed, that he thought, from the re ports that had reached him, that the Noble Earl had used the expression when he did clearly see his way. Some further conversation took place. Lord Viscount Mel ville repeated some of the grounds of public inconvenience that arose from the reduction. The Earl of Darnley asked whether the Noble Viscount could not go himself to the dock-yards to carry into effect the measures of economy which had been agreed upon ? Lord Viscount Melville said he could not leave the Board in its present state. The Bill was read a second time, and the Standing Orders having been suspended, and the commitment negatived, it was read a third time and passed.—Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. MAXWELL presented a Petition from a person named Johnson, stating that he had discovered a new sea chart, supe rior to all others. The Petition prayed for remuneration, and could not in consequence be received. VAGRANT LAWS. Mr. CHETWYNI) moved the second reading of the Bill for amending the Vagrant Laws. In supporting this the House would not be pledging itself eventually to adopt the measure, but that the existing laws required amendment. It had been said by some, and even by ladies, that the Bill he had the honour to introduce was severe upon the poor. The fact was, that it contained nothing which could not be found in the old laws. He proposed that the Bill should be read a second time, and then distributed though the country, in or der that the opinions of Magistrates upon its merits might be ascertained. Colonel WOOD thought it would be better for the House not to pass a permanent measure, but to revive the Bill of last Session for another year, leaving out the clause which em powered Magistrates to pass vagrants. He contended that the system of passing all over the country was capensive and useless. Mr. HURST approved of the plan of sending the Bill over the country, in order that its intention should be fully under stood. He thought the existing laws were cruel and tyranni cal, and wholly unintelligible, and they ought to be rendered more mild and perspicuous. Sir M. W. RIDLEY said, that the laws relative to vagrants ought to be simplified, and brought under a more concise shape. Mr. LYTTLETON thought the Bill wholly unobjec tionable. Mr. P. MOORE expressed his hope that Punch would be protected in the Bill. Mr. Alderman WOOD thought the general reg-ulaticns of the Bill would be effective, and were most desirable. The Bill was then read a second time, and referred to a Se lect Committee. Sir R. WILSON moved for returns of copies of instructions given to Officers of Excise for seizing roasted wheat, and other similar preparations, and of prosecutions commenced against persons selling the same.—Ordered. Mr. ABERCROMY wished to ask the Right Bon. Secre tary for Ireland, whether any information had been furnished to him relative to the case of the Chief Baron, and whether he was likely to have an opportunity of being relieved from the unpleasant situation in which he must remain while this pro crastination continued. Mr. GOULBURN said, that he had made inquiry on the subject, and that at no very distant period a Report was ex pected from the Commissioners. Ile felt, in common with the Honourable Gentleman, the unpleasant consequence of delay. Mr. ABERCROMBY saw that there was delay some where, although, as he expected, it did not rest with the Right Hon. Gentleman. if they did not receive information upon the subject soon after the Recess, he should move for Papers to furnish it. Mr. GOULBURN presented certain Papers from the Pub lic Institution in Ireland. Mr. H. DRUMMOND presented a Petition from the Dean and Faculty of Advocates in the city of Edinburgh, stating, that an Act of Geo. 11. passed in the year 1748, provided thoi Sheriff's Depute of heritable jurisdictions should not be resi dent within such jurisdictions, and praying that the provisions of that Act might not be altered. Sir H. MONTGOMERY admitted that great good had re sulted to Scotland from the Jursidiction Act, but it did not follow that an institution very well fitting the state of Scotland 70 years ago, might not now be changed with advantage to the altered circumstances of the times. He was clearly of opinion that the Sheriff's of Glasgow and Edinburgh ought to be resi dent Magistrates. Mr. PEEL said, that the unqualified respect which he en tertained for the body from whom this petition emanated, de manded that he should state the reasons why he differed from its prayer. He allowed that, as a general law, the Act, com monly called the Heritable Jurisdiction Act, was excellent in its principles and practice ; but the circumstances of the im mense increase of the manufacturing population of Glasgow, demanded some further enactments with regard to the county of Lanark. Glasgow was the second city in that part of the United Kingdom, and it was absolutely necessary that a Ma-, gistrate should constantly preside over its judicial administra tion. The best means of accomplishing this would be to in crease the salary of the Chief Magistrate, and require his per manent residence. Upon this opinion Government had come to the determination of adding 8001. a year to the salary of the Sheriff, and of requiring his constant residence. Thisplan was supported by the opinion of the Commissioners, as well as that of the Magistrates. Mr. A BERCROMBY said, that he concurred in the prayer of the Petitioners. An HoN. MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, thought the intended measure of the Right Hon. Secretary of State would be productive of the most beneficial results. Lord A. HAMILTON objected to the measure. Mr. PEEL and Lord A. HAMILTON mutually explained. The LORD ADVOCATE expressed his opinion that the faculty of Advocates were misled in the opinion they had formed upon the intended measure of Government. He be lieved that they expected a measure for making the whole of the Sheriffs of the Counties of Scotland reside within their juris diction. Nothing was ever further from the intention of Go vernment. Lord A. HAMILTON addressed himself across the table to Mr. Peel, amidst general. cries of " Question !" Mr. PEEL said, he should be happy to give the Noble Lord any information upon a proper occasion, but he thought it con trary to the rules and convenience of the House to keep up this con v ersat ion.—( Hear!) After a few observations from Mr. KENNEDY and Mr. H. DaustmoND, the Petition was ordered to be printed. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. Mr. CANNING rose to call the attention of the House to a notice he was about to give upon a very important subject, and to which lie desired the particular attention of the Righ t Hon. and Learned Attorney-General for Ireland. Honour. able Gentlemen who recollected the debates of last year upon the Bill for removing the Roman Catholic disabilities, might remember that there was one point of that mea sure which he promised to bring forward upon its own separate merits, if the Bill itself should fail. He consi dered that promise to be a pledge which he was bound to re deem. Under that consideration, he felt that if he brought forward the subject with effect, it must be done without loss of time, as the Session was rapidly passing away. He therefore took the present opportunity of giving notice, that on the 30th of April, which was the first open day, he should take the liberty of submitting a motion to the House, for repealing so much of the Act of the 30th of Charles 11., as went to debar Roman Catholic Peers from sitting and voting in the House of Peers. He begged it to be understood that he should not interfere with the great question, as a whole, in bringing forward this measure. But as he un derstood that it was as yet undecided whether the whole ques tion should be introduced under existing circumstances, he had determined, in pursuance of his promise to the House, to bring this subject before it by a separate and independent measure. Although he felt there was no necessity for his stating any thing of a justificatory nature, in respect to the noble individuals whose rights and interests were so deeply concerned in the ques tion, he was anxious to declare solemnly to that House, upon his honour, that he had had no communication, directly or indi rectl', with any of those noble individuals upon the subject of his intended motion. Mr. PLUNKETT considered the subject to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had called his attention, to be a very prin cipal and important part of the measure which he had the ho nour to propose to the House ir; the last Session ; and, indeed, if it were not so, any part of it to which the Right Hon. Gentleman condescended to attend must then become im portant. Any information which he could furnish, in further ance of the object of the Right Hon. Gentleman, would be given with the greatest happiness to the full extent of his power. With regard to the expediency of bringing forward the gene ral question, considerable doubt was entertained ; and whe ther it would be more advantageous to bring it forward in the latter part of this Session, or in the beginning of the next, he could not take upon himself to decide. He was informed that the great body of the Roman Catholics intended entrusting to his care a petition, praying that the House would take their condition under its consideration in the present Session. Ile had acknowledged how deeply he felt the honour which had been conferred upon him by the trust which they reposed in his hands, and answered that he should take the earliest suitable opportunity of laying it before the House. He trusted that his sentiments were too well known to require any declaration from him how deeply he felt for the interests of that reat and respectable body, and how anxious he was for the time when they should attain the object of their hopes. As to the expe diency of agitating the question now, or leaving it until the next Session, he thought no individual could arrogate to him self the power of forming a conclusive opinion upon that sub ject. Before doing so he must consult the Catholics of Ire land, the Catholics of England, and both sides of that House, and ascertain what was the general opinion. With regard to the notice now given to that House, he would say, under what ever hands it might have fallen, it should have his unalterable support. No person could doubt for a moment that any part of the Catholic body could look with jealousy to the anterior re lief being afforded to another part ; and as the noble personages who claimed the right of sitting in the House of Peers were the last to lose their rights, so they ought to be the first to recover them.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. TIERNEY said, that no one could be more friendly than he to the measure of which the Right Hon. Gentleman had given notice. With regard to what had fallen from the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman, if it was his opinion that a necessity existed for ascertaining the sentiments of the Catho lics of the two countries, and of the Members of both sides of that House, how could the general question be brought for ward, even if they were favourable to it, unless some steps were immediately taken. It was. impossible that Irish Gentle men, and others who might wish to vote upon the measure. could be assembled, unless notice were given before the Easter recess. He had no hesitation in saying, that at present he could not see where any objection could arise to the subject being brought forward. After the advance which had been made towards accomplishing the object in view last year, he thought it would be unwise to let the subject pass unnoticed in this. He hoped, at all events, that the Right Hon. Gentle man would lose no time in making up his mind on this import ant question. Mr. PLUNKETT said, it would afford him great satisfac tion to be able to offer a more explicit answer than he had pie viously given. He, however, could not do this, as at piesent he had not come to a definitive conclusion in his own mind.— But this was not from his having neglected to take all proper steps to inform himself of the state of the case. One great governing principle which would regulate his conduct was at tention to the wishes of the Roman Catholics themselves, and one reason against bringing the claiuns of the Catholics before