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I they Id is c, tory explanation which had been offered, no further prciceeding was naceasary. He therefore conceived, under all the circum stances of the case, that he should meet the unanimous feeling of the House, by moving, " That Mr. Menzies be discharged from f ur th er attendance. ' Mr. BROUGHAM rose to second the motion of the Hon. Gentleman. He felt that the House had reason to be satisfied with the real explanation and vindication of his conduct which Lad been offered by the Learned Gentleman who had just ap peared at their Bar. He contended that as that Gentleman had no view to a breach of the peace, and no wish to infringe the privileges of the Ilouse, but had merely desired to express his feelings on the charges contained in the report, nothing fur ther was necessary. It was to him highly satisfactory that the matter should terminate thus. After what had passed, he felt that the privileges of the House were as safe as was the honour of all the parties concerned. The motion for discharging Mr. Menzies from further at tendance was then put and carried. ...en pt, THE TURKISH FRIGATE. Colonel DAVIES said he wished to give the Noble Lord an opportunity to shew whether the spirit of neutrality which the Government professed as between the Turks and the Greeks, Came from the heart, or was merely put on to suit a particular purpose. There was now a Turkish frigate lying in the river, mounting no less than 58 guns, and having a British crew. He himself (Colonel Davie s ) h a d b ee n a b oar d this vessel, and he found that there were in it 14 or 15 British officers, 250 British sailors, and only 34 Turks. This was in fact a British vessel under; Turkish colours. He took therefore this early opportu nity to ask the Noble Lord whether he intended to allow this, or to put in force the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Bill Lord LONDONDERRY was anxious to give an explanation on this subject. The Pacha of Egypt had met the wishes of this Government, not merely in commercial intercourse, but in pro curing remains of antiquity. The vessel in question, which be longed to the Pacha of Egypt, came here before the breaking out of the war between the Greeks and the Turks, not as a ship of war, but bringing some antiquities and a cargo of lin see d, t o be sold for the Paella's benefit. After the breaking out of the war, an application was ma d e on th e p ar t o f t h e Pacha to induce the Government to sell him two frigates. This the Government r efused,expressly on the ground that it would be an infraction of the neutrality which had been professed. As to the vess e l i n question, they referred it to the Law Officers, to inquire how far th e law of neu t ra li ty b ore on t h e case . The Law Officers re- Ported, that as the vessel in question had come here as a mer chant vessel, the Government might very properly allow it faci lities to return in that character, and not in an armed state. l'he Government, therefore, consented that British mariners s i llould navigate it as far a s Malt a , w h ere T ur ki s h sa il ors s h ou ld he sent to take it to Egypt. He repeated, that the application for the purchase of the two frigates had been refused, and that the application for arms for this vessel had also been refused. Colonel DAVIES said, that surely 250 men were not neces sary merely to navigate this vessel. When he was on board t he vessel, an officer, who called himself second in command, raid thitt they were about to cruize against the Greeks; and this not in any sort of confidence, as there was a large party present: he seemed indeed rather to make a boast of it. He understood also that there were guns on board : the officer said Ithe mounted 58. Lord LONDONDERRY said, inquiry should be made Wheth er the persons employed. were doing any thing inconsistent With the agreement with the government. If they were, they should b e prevented. Dr. LUSHINGTON observed, that 50 or 68 men would certainly be sufficient to navigate the vessel. 111 r. HUTCHINSON observed, t h e Pac h a of Egypt was a sub r. of the Porte, a nd h a d recen tly sen t a fleet to assist the furks against the Morea. The Turks were no seamen, and The presence of 250 British seamen dispersed among their fleet, 1111 ,,g ht be of ma t er i a l i n j ury to t h e cause o f t h e G ree k s . r . l , 'Air- ROBINSON sa id, th a t if t h e T ur ki s h vesse l was a .erchant ship, there was no law which prevented British sea e a from entering it. lf, on the other hand, the vessel was a 'u l P of war, the Foreign Enlistment Bill made it criminal fo r any British subject to engage in fitting it out or mannin g it, auunless ther e was an or d er i n C ounc il , or ot h er competent au.. (11. itY• As th ere h a d b een no suc h or d er i n C ounc il , or ot h er thority, if t h ere were any British subjects engaged in fitting that vessel out as a ship of war, they were guilty of , an illegal act, and were responsible accordingly. BARING said, the feelings of all Christendom were lure excited by t h e actua l contest b etween t h e Greeks and the ks, than by any other question which agitated the world ; and it was important, not only that this country should maintain /In honourable course with respect to it, but that it should ap- Pear to do so in the eyes of Europe. It did unfortunately bap- Pen, that all appear a nces we re e xt r emely aga i ns t u s.—(H ear ! ) 'Any one who visited the Continent of Europe, would lament prevalence of reports which, from the assertions of the llon. .reritlemen opposite, he must take to be false. This country, 1 : 3 fact, laboured und er th e b ase i mputat i on o f , in sonic degree pt_teblicly, in a greater degree covertly, aiding the T u rk s agains t I , o n r• Greeks. The reputation of the country was of no small Un man? e ce and thus it was very unfortun a te th a t th e c i rcum _ hich had been alluded to had happened,: for however tl erne gq they who person a lly kn ew th e c h arac t er o f th e Gen mation who fill e d t h e T reasury Bench naight take their excla taken.ns 5 on the Continent h e was assure d they would not be Sit J SOUTH AMERICA. a t th • lACKINTOSH said he should not put a question 11 at ho ur if i t were not. that an answer to it would relieve the th°llse front the necessity of a discussion on an early day, and 4: Mercantile world from much embarrassment nder whih it l v laboured ; his. question referred to the recognition of c the e Penden ce of the South American States. He knew that it 41, 8 all office of good neighbourhood, before such a step was 1 4( 0_, that some explanation should be given to the State Which e t ) 'wag exercised authority over those States, and still claim- No dominion dominion over them. He had heard asserted that a th at ut : Lord at the head of his Majesty's Co . uncils had declared, Atkedx,Planations had commenced on this subject. He now the Noble Lord, whether any representation had been s ha d e t S • which th ee 0 pain related to the recognition of the independ . 1,,0f South America by Great Britain ? sh ou n l e,, Aiarquis of LONDONDERRY wished that the subject tiet a ir,be brought on in a specific motion, when he could give a 'ho ell statement less liable to misconception than any answer v et - ", m, 4 d give. Di scuss i ons were pending with the Spanish Go othe;“ent, but whether they m i g ht l ea d t o one resu l t or t h e s• was uncertain. sha pe ) . - MACKINTOSH said, he would put the question in a 4:l'VWhich the Noble Lord m be enae to give an er t° - -bid the discussion commencee t with his bl Majesty's Go er4lll- ent; ' Riv e LONDONDERRY sa id, n o thi ng w o u ld more t en d t o 4,;', obscure conception of the business, than his attempt to r t hisquestion.—(A laugh.) Sir n PRIZE MONEY. b— ILSON asked the reason of the delay in distri rkt.:R the sum of 23,0001. granted as Prize Money to the 8 . 1 f ,",)'-'gypt 94e l l i p :' ' , ONG said the distribution was delayed in conse- Utld er It: an additional claim from the captors, that was now a(l Judication. Si t i- el' a few words from Colonel DAVIES, Sir C. LONG, and ARC WILSON, 1.4 4 3 11 ENNET said he had heard complaints from old com- Java. IVfficulties experienced in getting their shares of the 1,41,,1ize Money. l' rize . 4 llo KEß. said he was one of the Trustees of the Java "er b - '''"qs They had distributed a larger sum than had silweeen divided in the same time, and had not met with a t emp„l e°ol Plaint ; if any were made they should be readily at -. to, Ofte r BEER SELLING BILL. 10. 8 °rne conversation as to the convenience of the House, N o i,-10tIGHA:t11 fixed the discussion on this Bill for an "our to-morrow. SUPPLY. C-) 4 1 ,. t he motion for going into a Committee of Supply, lion F.ollLllANNl •; Yexpressed his astonishment at_ the asser !o-,,,,tilat no complaints had been heard about theJav c a a P pt r a iz in e 411,, 11- Y' He knew a very gross case of a Commander, and was orGara Stopford, who had lost his arm in the service, I . yated as an able seaman. ge Souse went into a Committee. 114 IRISH AII6CELLANEOUS SERVICES. feetah',QOULßußN proposed a vote of 17,0001. for the Pro 4, "`,,,Charter Schools in Ireland. NIte,IIIIIIIE called the attention of the Hous e thteo the e e a o m f ou th n e t four' and that now called for. The sum total valued at the or t i i Period was 2 17,0001. Last year there voted. by e tame service 340 0001. He wished forthe improve- h tof 1 I •'la • Y .., re an , and this cou in no way be so well effected . as th,i-queating the lower orders. He, however, was of oinion, c't c l . l )._°re ought to be done for the education of the children het'"lolics than had been done. There was no proportion test 4b ee ,_h the provision made for the education of Pro tholiZ3) It that made for instructing the children of Cat terlam--• It was gratify. benevolent to mark the success which 10 1t e - ' the effects of thembe to improve the state of . the pecaorders in Ireland. He thought the Hibernian Society (lobgliarlv entitled to public gratitude for the service they had tioli e s ' 411(1 above all for the example they had set. Such exer had the more successful than votes of public money, which IvotiOe effect of deterring the charitable from doing w . hat they isiteCt etherwise have done. It was therefore his wish to see fi/°olll4tar'ts graduallp reduced. In the present instance it ends, e well to reduce the same to seven or eight thousand A2;i a-tida PPly the remainder to educate the poor on a dif _,4ll, with regard to religious distinction. 4f4j';(4lji4lt URN thought the objection to the vote a little had beenbreduced this year from twenty to 17,0001.—(Mr. Hume intimated that lie dissented from this).— At all events he could say the present grant was the smallest proposed since the Union. In s o m e y ears more t h an 40 , 0901 . had - been called for. He agreed that votes of public money abated the zeal of benevolent persons in some cases ; but he owed it to Ireland and to the city of Dublin in particular, to say, that those who supposed the efforts of the cha ritable there had been restrained within moderate limits by such means were much mistaken. He spoke with satis faction of the improved state of Ireland with respect to its charitable institutions, and particularly recommended the Charter School to the Committee as an establishment which received 1,790 orphans, educated them in the principles of the Established Church, watched over their morals till they were old enough to be put to trades, or placed out as servants, and provided remuneration for good conduct at a more advanced period of their lives. Mr. BUTTERWORTH supported the grant. Mr. PEEL thought it would be better to abolish or modify the oath imposed upon the clergy of Ireland to maintain a school within every diocese. The Act which imposed this oath was a very ancient one. It was passed in the reign of Henry VIII., and contained many other provisions with which it was im possible to comply. One of these provisions enacted, that after the year 1539, no person should presume to be shorn or shaven above the ears • another, that no Irishman should wear any smock dyed with saffron ; and a third, that if any man should wear a cloak exceeding seven yards, it should be lawful for any other of the King's subjects to seize the same, and confiscate it to his own use—(A laugh.) Mr. S. RICE said the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Peel) had omitted to mention the preamble of the Act to whiqp he adverted, no doubt from those feelings of kindness which he had always entertained towards the country to which its provi sions applied. That Act was professedly passed to reduce a wild and savage race to conformity with civilised people. Though the Act was ancient, the oath was obligatory, and was taken at the present day by every incumbent in Ireland. There never was a Church Establishment so well paid as that of Ireland, and the public had a right, therefore, to expect from the Clergy a fair performance of their duties. Dr. LusnlNGTom and Mr. GOULBURN said a few words, after which the grant was agreed to. The Resolution was then agreed to. A sum of 3,0001. was voted to the Foundling Hospital, after a few observations by Mr. BENNET and Mr. 1). BnowNE. The sum of 6,4641. was proposed for the Association for Sup pressing Vice in Ireland. Mr. lIISIIIE wished the money to be expended for the edu cation of Roman Catholic children in the South and West of Ireland. Mr. D. BROWN said the Roman Catholic Priests would not allow Roman Catholic children to be educated.—The vote was agreed to. The"sum of 10,0001. was voted for the Kildare-street Esta blishment for the education of the Poor. 4,0001. was granted for Schools established by Voluntary Contributions. 7,6001. for the Hibernian Society. 8,928/. for the Roman Catholic Seminary. 2,0001. for the Royal Cork Institution. 7,0001. were proposed for the Royal Dublin Society. Mr. HUME moved to reduce the grant to 2,000/. ; but this amendment was negatived after a short conversation, and the sum required voted. 2,5001. was voted for the expences of the Farming Society in Ireland. 3,0001. for the Royal Irish Academy. 500/. for the Commissioners of CharitableaDonations and Bequests. The sum of 8571. was proposed to make good the deficiency of the grant for stationary in 1821. Mr. S. RICE asked whether the inquiry upon the subject of the supply of King's stationary was brought to an end ? Mr. GOULBURN said that it had, and that it was decided that the charges had been too high, and were consequently lowered. Sir 0. HILL stated, that the inquiry had led to the com plete exculpation of Alderman King from the charges which had been made against him. Mr. S. RICE and Mr. HUME denied that such had been the result of the inquiry. Mr. GOULBURN stated the impression on his mind to be, that a clerk of Alderman King's had made the overcharges without the knowledge of the Alderman. The vote,with several others, were agreed to, and the Chair man reported progress. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at HALF-PAST Two O'CLOCK. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. If 0 CSE OF COMMONS. Mercurii, 179 die Jrclii , 1822. RETAIL OF BEER BlLL—Numerous Petitions against, and several in favour of ; to lie on the table. ROADS—Southwark and Surrey—Petition of Inhabitants of Stockwell and Brixton, stating that the Standing Orders had not been complied with ; referred to a Select Committee, to examine whether the Standing Orders referred to therein have been complied with ; and to report their opinion there upon to the House. HIGHGATE CHAPEL BlLL—Petition* of Vestrymen and In habitant Householders of St. Pancras ; of IV. M. Thiselton, Parish Clerk of SLlPancras ; and of Inhabitants of H o ll owa y and Kentish Town, against; referred to the Committee on the Bill ; Counsel ordered. BIRLEs AND PRAYER BOOKS—Petition of Henry Constan tine Jennings, respecting the Monopoly of Printing the same ; to be printed. STAMP DUTIES BlLL—Petitions of Ship-owners of London, against; to lie on the table EXCISE LICENCES REPEAL BlLL—Lords amendments agreed to. VIC'FUALLINO DEPARTMENT—Petition of Robert Douglas, setting forth his having detected Abuses therein, and pray ing for relief ; to be printed. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS—That they have agreed to, Small Notes Bill, and Fees of Courts Bill, without amend ment ; and Alehouse Licences Bill, with Amendments. GREENLAND FISHERY ACTS—The following Resolutions reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brought in :- 1. " That an Act made in the 26th year of his late Ma jesty, for the further support and encouragement of the Fisheries carried on in the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights; and .also so much of an Act made in the 29th year of his said late Majesty as relates to the Fisheries car ried on in the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights ; which were by several subsequent Acts amended, and further cell tinned until the 31st day of December, 1823, are fit to be further continued. 2. " That an Act made in the 46th year of his late Ma jesty, for allowing, until the signature of preliminary arti cles of Peace, vessels employed in the Greenland Whale Fishery to complete their full number of men at certain ports, which was revived, and further continued until the :;Ist day of December, 1823, is fit to be further continued." BANKRUTCY LAWS AMENDMENT BILL) DUCHY OF CORNWALL BILL Read a third time, LEATHER DUTIES REDUCTION BILL and passed. ENDOWED SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL COURT OF EXCHEQUER SITTINGS BlLL—reported ; to be read a third time to-morrow (this day). GENERAL TURNPIKE BlLL—reported ; to he read a third time on Friday next. CUSTOMS DUTIES AcT—The following Resolutions reported and agreed to, and instruction to Committee on New South Wales Duties Bill that they have power to make provision accordingly :- 1. " That no higher Duty of Customs-than Id. per pound weight shall, for a time to be limited, be charged upon the importation of Sheep or Lambs Wool, the produce of New South Wales, into Great Britain. " That a Duty of Customs of 3s. the cwt. now payable upon the importation of solid vegetable extract from Bark, or other vegetable substances, to be used for the purpose of tanning Leather; and also, the Duty, of Customs of £1 10s. upon Teake Wood, or other Wood fit . for Ship-building, 8 inches square or upwards, the load containing .50 cubic teet ; shall be suspended for a time to be limited, on extract of Bark, and such Wood, the produce of New South Wales." MURIATIC ACID ACT—The following Resolution reported 'and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brought in : " That it is expedient that an increased Drawb a ck of one tenth part of the Duties of Customs payable on the importa tion of Brimstone be allowed on all Brimstone which shall be used or consumed in the making and preparing Oil of Vitriol." MALT DUTIES COLLECTION BILL—" to provide for the collection and payment of the Countervailing Duties and Drawbacks, granted by an Act of this present Session, on Malt, and other articles, imported and exported between Great Britain and Ireland," presented, and read a first time.; to be read a second time to-morrow (this day.) NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer,—Address, to request his Majesty to give directions for publishing the Ancient His tories of this Kingdom. 2. Sir George Hill,—Bill to vest in Board of Ordnance, Pro perty occupied for Barrack Service. ORDERS OF THE DAY for THIS DAY. I, Supply—Reports. 2. Canada Government and Trade Bill;—Further Consider ation of Report, We received this morning the Paris Papers ol Monday, which contain a few additional parti culars respecting the late events at Madrid, but not of a more recent date than our last commu- cations. The following are extracts.:— PARIS, JULY 15.—A private letter from Spain announce that, besides the Duke del Infantado, one hundred and twenty eight persons, who were the chiefs of the conspiracy, have been arrested, and that all their plans for carrying off the King and bringing about a revolution will be immediately made public. Letters from Bayonne, which were received yesterday, state that the bands of Gen. Quesada no longer exist. They have been dispersed by the Constitutionalists, and their remains nave taken refuge in the mountains. We are ignorantof the fate of Quesada; it is thought that he has taken, with some of his people, the direction of tluipuscoa, with the intention of embarking to re turn to France. The last accounts from Madrid have re alised,' adds our Bayonne correspondent, the apprehensions which we have long*ntertained, of seeing the national exaspera tion carried to the highest pitch, by the continual insults given to one of the proudest people in Europe, and by the strata gems continually empillyed to bring them again under the yoke of the Camarilla and the Inquisition, the remembrance of which is so odious to every true Spaniard. There ought at length to be a conviction that it is not thus the effervescence of a warlike people can be cooled. The French Revolution was a great example, of which the enemies df the Spanish Revolution ought to profit, and which should suggest to them more reserve.' The same letters state, that the troops in Biscay and Navarre, as soon as they were apprised of the counter-revolutionary at tempts at Madrid, burst forth into the strongest indignation, and drew up Addresses to the Govern me nt full of devotion and energy. - Ten P.3l.—We have satisfied ourselves that no accounts have arrived from Madrid subsequent to the Spanish Journals of the Bth. Private letters of the same date say nothing, but that Morino co-operated in the events of the sth in the evening. The attempt made to carry off the King from his palace, was not made by the whole of the two battalions from the Pardo, more than half remained in reserve at that post, and it is con firmed that a part marched towards Segovia to seize the arsenal. The troop which attempted to carry off the King had not a very experienced Chief, for the Royal Guards distrust their officers; it was repulsed by the forces of Ballasteros and Riego, but it retired in good order and rejoined its comrades at the Pardo.-- There is a report current that the King had given a false coun tersign, by the aid of which, it was hoped to justify the arrest of about 200 persons suspected of being revolutionists. A Royal Ordonnance, dated the 3d instant, places in active service, first, all the young soldiers of the class of 1821, of 5 feet 3 inches and upwards ; second, a part of those from 4 feet 10 inches to 5 feet 1 inch inclusive. The same Ordonnance fixes the first departures for the 25th instant, and the last for the 30th Sept. Our Nuremberg Correspondent has received a letter from Vienna, dated 3d July, in which the following passag es a r e worthy of notice :—" The negociations with the Russian Sena tor, '1 atischef. appear at this moment suspended. Prince Met ternich, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, only waits the arrival of the first courier whom Count Lutzow is to send from Con stantinople, to quit Vienna, and retire to his chateau of Joan nisberg. The metallics and the Bank actions have not yet risen from the last fall they experienced." Our Correspondent afterwards tells us, that another letter from Vienna, of the 4th July, says, that the expected courier had arrived from Constantinople with dispatches from the Im perial Internuncio for Prince Metternich. Their contents have given occasion to an extraordinary meeting of Ministers. Nothing has yet transpired publicly, but the general opinion at Vienna was, that these dispatches were of such a nature as would still further retard the journey of the Minister for Fo reign Affairs. FRENCH FUNDS.—JULY 15. Five per Cent. Consols Opened at Highest Closed at 9O f. 65 C. Exchange on London—One Month 25 f. 45 c. Three Months 25 f. 25 c. ODESSA, JUNE 21.—News from Constantinople, of the 15th of this month, announce that the Porte has rejected, once for all, the propositions of the Mediating Ministers, and will no longer allow them to be m en tio ne d t o him. Though this in tellio•ence wants confirmation, it is not, however, very nnpro babre. MADRID, JULY s.—(Private Correspondence.)—The last sittings of the Cortes have been remarkable for resolutions of deep political interest which have been adopted, among which stand foremost the regulation respecting the Volunteer Militia, which will become the palladium of liberty, and that relative to the organization of the Royal Guard. Among the other measures of importance passed by the Cortes, is one relative to the distribution of commons and waste lands, which will be- made gratuitously to the inhabi tants of the country by lot. Each lot is to represent a value sufficient for the subsistence of a family of five persons. A ge neral plan has been also determined for the endowment of the Clergy. of all classes, from the Archbishop of Toledo down to the curates of small villages. All these measures, when carried into execution in the pro vinces, must contribute very powerfully to attach the bulk of the nation to the new political system which governs Spain, and to eradicate the prejudices which give strength to the disaffected. NEW ENGLAND COFFEE-HOUSE, JULY 18. Via Anwrica.—Calcutta, Feb. 26.] (By ship Palmer.) Mei going into the mouth of the River a ship under French colours, supposed to be the Physician, - from Havre de Grace. C otton piece goo d s were scarce and high, the manufactories having nearly ceased m a ki ng th em f or ex portation. Briti s h woollens are increasing rapidly in India and the neighbouring countries, and give addition a l f ac ilit y to trade. Th e Governor - General' has dispatched Mr. CRAW_ roan on a mission to Slam and Cochin China, to establish more intimate and friendly relations with those countries. The crop of opium had fallen short of the usual quantity, about 550 chests. The import into Calcutta of gold, silver, and bullion, for 1821, was about ten million of Spanish dollars ; and the Company had shipped from Bengal for England, in silver and bullion, nearly five millions of Spanish dollars, and upwards of two millions from the other Presidencies. The difficulty in finding remittable articles for England had induced several large ships to go to Sumatra and Penang to load with pepper for England. Large or d ers h ave b een sent down to Java to purchase coffee of tie coming crop by the merchants of Cal cutta; and a ship has been dispatched by the Bengal Govern ment in search of a supposed rock in the Bay of Bengal, called the Ball Cotton Rock, the existence of which has been doubted by many. There is a new Portugal Loan of two millions talked of on 'Change, but the Contractors and the Government of Portugal cannot as yet agree about the price. The House of 'Commons was chiefly occupied last night with the question of privilege arising out of the affair between Mr. ADERCRONIZY 011 the one hand, and Mr. MOPE and Mr. MENZIES on the other. The decisions of the House, as to the conduct of both the Scottish Counsel, must be considered as completely triumphant for those calumniated Gentlemen, as far as respects their motives and character. The one, Mr. Hopc, after having been loudly cheered by the House, was dismissed with an intimation from the SPEAKER, that under the circumstances of the case, and in consideration of the explanation given by him at the Bar, and his expression of regret, the house did not feel itself called upon to take proceedings ful'ther on the case.—The other, Mr. MENZIES, after having acknowledged ' that the letter charged to be a breach of privi lege was his writing, was not even re-called to the Bar to hear the judgment of the House ; but, on the motion of Mr. COURTENAY that " no fur ther attendance on the part of Mr. MENZIES was necessary," was forthwith ordered to be dis charged from further proceedings. It is there fore evident that the House, in availing itself of its privilege on this occasion, has been influenced, not by any disposition to inflict its displeasure on the parties who were called before it, but solely by a desire to prevent the effusion of blood, on the occurrence of an unpleasant misunderstand ing, in which, fortunately, the House possessed the power of interference. This being manifestly the case, the remarks, which, with the utmost deference, we presumed to offer yesterday, on the seeming cruelty of dragging respectable par ties from so great a distance, in a n i n t erva l of time so limited as not to allow them one day for preparation, or one hour for rest during the journey, become entitled to the serious con sideration of all who have the power of averting proceedings in future, that shall even appear to partake of an arbitrary or oppressive character. %Vitt), regard to " the expression of regret," used by Mr. HOPE, and which expression formed one of the considerations on which " the House did not feel called on to take proceedings fur ther on the case," it is remarkable that Mr. HOPE did not express any regret for having vio lated the privileges of the House. On the con trary, he appealed to the House whether it was possible for any man of honour and gentle manly feelings to act otherwise than he had done ; and, while he regretted that his con duct " should have given the "louse any offence," he frankly avowed that " he did not see, in any other course but that which he had followed, whereby he could vindicate his honour and pro fessional character, even though he were sensible that it should lead to a breach of privilege." The truth is, that, with the exception of a few of our leading and very liberal Whigs, who, in their warm admiration of liberty, thought that the breaches of privilege complained of were danger ous to the power and subversive of the dignity of Parliament, the House seems to have consi dered the conduct of Messrs. HOPE and MENziEs as amounting to nothing more than " tech nical and apparent" offences against its au thority,—as the natural and unavoidable course to be pursued under the painful circum stances in which the outraged individuals were placed ;—and to have resolved accordingly, that as all good p vposes for which those " technical" offences had been noticed, were already accom plished by the return of Mr. ABERCROMBY to his place, and by the restraint imposed upon that Hon. Member, any further notice of the affair had become altogether unnecessary. The offence was not against the House in its collective and public capacity, but against an individual Member, — was not of an offensive but a defensive nature, — was not the initiative of hostile feelings be tween persons out of doors and that one Member, but the consequence of language used by the Member under misinformation,—and a conse quence which the House itself seemed to consider as inevitable. In the termination of the affair, the House has certainly done ample justice to Mr. HOPE and Mr. MENZIES. It is worthy of inquiry whether it has, in every respect, done all that is most essential to its own dignity, and to the main tenance of that high respect in which a Legislative Body ought always to be held by its constituents. As the subject, in all its bearings, is of great importance, not only to the dignity of Parliament, but to the rights and security of the people,— not only in a constitutional but a moral and poli tical point of view, we shall most probably re sume its consideration. FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Lady Georgina Lennox have arrived in town from Goodwood, Sussex. The Duke of Norfolk left his seat, Arundel Castle, on Sunday, with a party of friends on board his yacht for the Isle of 'Wight. Lora Sydney and the Hon. Misses Townshend have left town for their seat Frognall, Kent, for the season. The Earl of Gosford arrived yesterday at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Suffolk. The Earl and Countess of Surrey have left their seat, Work sop Manor, Notts, for Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, on a visit to the Marq u i s an d M arc hi oness of Staford. Earl Spencer left town yesterday for his seat, Althorp, Northamptonshire. General Meyrick has arrived in town from. Paris. Lord Robert Spencer left town yesterday for his seat, Wool beding, Sussex. E. Woodcock, Esq. left Greillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, yesterday, for his seat in Scotland. Departures from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street :—Colo nel Bawell, M.P. for his seat in Ir e l an d ; an d J ames Ray mond,-Esq. for his seat, Kingston-upon-Thames. Arrivals at Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street :—Capt. Oliver, R.N., from Hants ; and the Misses Levius, from their scat in Bedfordshire. Colonel Pepper has arrived at the Claremont Hotel, Band street, from a tour. Departures from the Pulteney Hotel, Piccadilly : Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, for Paris ; P. Burnet, Esq. for Ireland ; and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, for their seat in Ilants. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—Love in a Village, a very pleasant Comedy in itself, independently of its musical beauties, introduced a new Per former last night at this Theatre in the character of Rosetta. This young lady, whose name is LANGHI RE, is, we understand, the daughter of a respectable member of the medical profession, and a pupil of Mr. WELSH, the elder brother of Mr. T. WELSH, and they both are distinguished for musical talents of no ordinary description. Miss LANGIIIRE iS low in stature. Her face, if not handsome, is agreeable, and her manners, if not graceful, are natural and easy. Her voice is powerful,extensive, and well-toned. In our opinion she is too much inclined to follow the prevailing fashion of embellishing her songs too much, and does not seem sensible of the superior charms of simplicity and expression. We are persuaded that, In this respect, she has not sufficiently at tended to the good taste of her tutor, who never could have tolerated her interpolations on the original airs, which were of a singular kind, and by no means pleasing. If she had given the songs as originally composed, she would have ex cited more valuable applause than attended her on this occasion. Much of that applause is doubt less to be attributed to the zeal of friendship, and much to the liberality of the public, which is always shewn to a noviciate ; but if she re strains her disposition to decorate her songs she will appear to much greater advantage in the estimation of the judicious. As it is, she has much to unlearn, and then, we doubt not, that she will prove an acquisition to the Stage. She appeared to conceive the character very well, and she supported it with ease and spirit. The Lucinda was rendered more important than has been usual, by the good sense of Miss POVEY, and by the taste and skill with which she gave the songs. PEARMAN is a respectable singer, but he too is much inclined to the decorative fashion of the day, and it appeared too strongly in that beautiful simple air, " Oh! had I been by fate decreed ;" but his performance altogether enti. tied him to the applause which he received.— Justice Woodcock could not have been al lotted to a better representative than BARTLEY, who fully sustained its humour and its oddity.— No praise can be too high for the admirable man ner in which Miss KELLY supported the part ,of Madge. It was not possible to avoid sympa thizing with her in resenting the neglect and insolence of Hodge, which character the author has indeed rendered too brutal. Mrs. GROVE was a good Aunt Deborah, and BROADHURST a respectable Eustace. The Opera altogether was brought forward in a manner creditable to the Theatre. We agree with a Morning Paper in reprehending the manner in which PEARMAN dressed the part of Young Meadows, as he ap peared more like a Modern Dandy than Thomas the Gardener. . • ,rei\ .ozp{,•"' ; s, • ',;;; fe 'W •00 14( ';' - '-'7 0 • •*!--, , 40 . , • ', jos • 74.- .. • OT ,- 'r t. 3. Supply, (Barracks, Public Works, and Law Charges),_ Further consideration of Report. 4. Commercial Credit (Ireland) Act [present Session, c. 22] — Committee thereupon. b. Retail of Beer Bill—Second Reading. 6. Stage-Coach Duties Bill—Third Reading. 7. Gas Washings, &c. Bill—Committee. V. Charge of Loan Bill—Committee. 9. Court of Exchequer Sittings Bill—Third Reading. 10. East India Sugar Act [1 and 2 Geo. 4]—Report there. upon. 11. Constables (Ireland) Bill—Third Reading. 12. Exchequer Bills (Public Works) Bill—Third Reading. 13. New South Wales Duties Bill—Committee. 14. Stamps (Ireland) Act [56 Geo. 3, c. 56] —Report thereupon. 15. Coroners (Ireland) Bill—Report. 16. 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