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:steel, but he disclaimed any thing like a system of oppression ' oa their part. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, after what had fallen from the Noble Marquis, should take this opportunity of giving no -tice, that if no measure of a more general nature than the pre sent should be proposed, he should himself call the attention of the House to the measures calculated for the permanent con ciliation and happiness of Ireland. He should not fix a day at present, as the only one on which the House would sit next week was already occupied by an important subject.— But he stiro ld probably be able to bring on his motion the week after the next. The - motion was then agreed to, and on that of the Earl oaf LIVERPOOL, the Bill went through all its stages and was passed. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE said that the notice of his Noble Friend (the Marquis of Lansdowne) would relieve him from the duty of bringing forward the subject of tithes in Ireland, as it would of course form a part of his Noble Friend's Motion. • The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that the system of tithes had been under the anxious consideration of the Irish Govern ment, and that a Bill would be brought into the other House ,o a the subject. It would, however, only . embrace one part; but other measures were in contemplation, which were not sufficiently matured to be introduced hi the course of the pre sent Session. It was fitting, however, that the House should .know that his Majesty's Government would not rest satisfied with a partial measure, but that other important branches were also undergoin ,, investigation. Lord HOLCAND conceived that the measure mentioned by the Noble Earl would be not only a partial measure, but one , calculated to throw additional dif fi culties in the way of a final settlement. At all events, it could afford no inducement to , his Noble Friend to abandon the motion of which he had given -notice. • • The conversation having dropped, • Mr. SHIPTON presented the Annual Account of the Re. veipts and Expenditure of the Dover Harbour...—Laid on the ,tahle.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. DAVENPORT presented a Petition from the Nobility, 'Gentry, and Freeholders of the County of Chester, complaining of distress, and praying for a reduction of those taxes which bear most heavily upon Agriculture. After a few words from Mr. LEYCESTER, MreCURWEN, . and Mr. EGERTON, the Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. DAVENPORT next presented a Petition from the in habitants of Nantwich, in the County of Chester, against the, Poor Removal Bill. _ . - Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition, signed (as he stated) by a vast number of most respectable carcass butchers resident in Whitechapol-market, in favour of the Bill for pre venting the infliction of cruelty upon animals. Ir.ESTCOURT presented a petition from the inhabitants of the Town of Devizes, praying for a revision of the Criminal .Code. _ _ . Mr. T. WILSON presented a Petition from certain Silk :Merchants of London, against the Navigation Bill. Mr. W. SMITH said a few words in support of the Peti tion. Although favourable to the principle of a free trade, he was of opinion that, under the present circumstances of the .ccuntry, burdened as our shipping was with taxes, it was im possible for it to compete with that of foreign countries. Mr. GRENFEIIL presented a Petition from the inhabitants of Redruth. in the county of Cornwall, praying for a revision ..of the Criminal Laws. The same Hon. Member gave notice, . that on Thursday next he would present a Petition from cer tain persons residing within 65 miles of London, against the renewal of the Bank monopoly. • Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petition from the Select Vestry 9i the parish of Northiam, in the county of Sussex, complain ing of agricultural distress. Irish PoOr Employment Bill was read a third time, and passed ; as was also the Marriage Act Amendment Bill. THE NAVIGA'TION BILL. Dlr. WALLACE moved that the Ireport of the Committee on the Navigation Bill be brought up. Mr. ROBERTSON addressed a few observations to the House from under the gallery in a low tone of voice. We un derstood him to oppose the Bill, on the ground that it was aimed directly against the general industry of the country. He called upon the Members who represented the landed and ma nufacturing .interests to unite with him in opposition to the Bill. The landed interest was particularly interested in this question, because, in his opinion, the old Navigation Laws lead been instituted chiefly for their advantage. The effect of the Bill would be to throw the whole carrying trade of Europe into the hands of the Dutch , who could equip and navigate their shins at 1-4th of the expence at which we could. Mr. DAVENPORT and Sir. D. BROWNE declared them selves hostile to the Bill. .Nr. WALLACE expressed his surprise at hearing the ..flouourable Member (Mr. Robertson) assert, that the Navi g.,.*.ion Laws had grown out of the landed interest of the country. Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE believed the Bill likely materially to affect the landed interest ; and thought that the attention of the country should have been more distinctly called .to it. Any measure which struck at our shipping interest .would bring the persons to whom that interest gave employ as paupers upon the public. The. Hon. Baronet concluded by observing that the Bill would probably not be read a third time until after the holidays ; in the mean time he would turn the subject in his mind, and state the result of his deliberation inure fully to the House. The Report was then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be -Teal a third time on Thursday., May 30. MISCELLANEOUS. • The Ancient COMmercial Statutes' Repeal Bill went through ~a Cotninittee.,L-Report agreed to, and the Bill to be read a third time on Thursday, the 30th inst. The RepOvt of the Importation of Goods Repeal Bill was brought up.—Bill to be read a 3d time on Thursday, the 30th. The second reading of the 111-treatment of Cattle Bill was postponed till to-morrow, Tne Committee on the Corn Importation Bill was also post poned till to-morrow. The Slave Trade Acts Consolidation Bill went through a - Committee.—Report brought up, and ordered to be farther con sidered on Friday the 31st inst. The ScotCh Distillery Act went through a Committee.—Re ..part to-morrow. The Committee on the Cocoa-nut Shells Act was postponed Ain to-morrow. .`The Assessed Taxes Composition Act went through a Corn sziaec.—Report to-morrow. The Marriage Acts Amendment Bill was read a third time .acti passed. The ♦%/eights and Measures Bill also went through a Corn msftee.—Report received, and ordered to be farther considered on Thursday, the 30th IRISH POLICE. Mr. CiOtTLBURN said that in bringing forward this sub -joct he should shut out from his consideration the great ques tionswith regard to Ireland, which 'would be more properly discuSsed upon other occasions. The outline of the Bill was, "to vest in the hands of the Executive the power of creating epecisi magi , trates, and to eziable policemen to be transferred from one barony to another, to be under the control of the magistracy. He trusted the Sill would be discussed at length upon some of its future stages, when its merits could be better understood by the House. He moved for leave to 'bring in a Bill to authorise'the appointment of Constables in Ireland, so as to secure the tranquillity of the country, by the removal from barony to barony. ' Sir J. NEWPORT said that the measure appeared to li:t; . to place a large farmer at the disposal of the local Magistrates, and to leave them without responsibility. Upon this first view of the measure, these were the principal objections which pre . seated themselves to his mind. Mr. V. FITZGERALD thought the thanks of the House due to his Right Hon. Friend, for having thus early brought the subject before the House. It was one in which he had for along time been deeply interested, and he was much gra tified at seeing it in such good hands. ' Mr. necretary PEEL, thought the Hon. Baronet would not firld, upon reflection, that his objections could lie against the Bill. He was satisfied that the Hon. Baronet would apply his mind to the measure proposed, without permitting any pre .onceived opinion to interfere with his deliberate judgment. Seviral attempts had been made to accomplish this desirable .object„ but hitherto without success ; and it was his earnest hope that it might now be rendered practicable. He believed that the chief evils of Ireland arose from the ordinary English laws not having had a fair trial in that country. He did not mean to anticipate discussion, and he should therefore only express his opinion that what was proposed might now be done; and it was agreed on all hands, that if an effective police could be'established in Ireland, the greatest benefits must arise -Itoal it. Mr. BROUGHAM put a question across the table - to Mr. Goukburn, which, as well as the answer, was inaudible.— Leave was given to bring in the Bill. WELSH JUDICATURE. Mr. A 1.LE14 ro;s to make his promised motion on this sub ject,- After snie prefatory remarks, he proceeded to point out ,sorne of tilt,' main defects and errors in the constitution and prectiee.of the Welsh Courts. He cited • the testimony of wit ' nesses examined before various Committees of the House, to thew that - the equitable jurisdiction *as altogether -I .efVetiVe... , ‘- ille•process was of very liinited efficacy. The JudgeS.had• no equity experience, being at the best only selected for their skill in common law. The pleaders were generally without equitable practice. There was a deficiency of responsible of . ficers to the. Court. He then went on to the defects of the common law judicature. The inefficiency of the pro cess—the want of power in the Judges to compel appear ance of witnesses—the evil constitution of the Court, where the Judge was, in the intervals of his office, engaged as an ad vocate, and subjected to the effect of a frequent communication with the attorneys. He considered the right of appeal to judg ment in a neighbouring English county, or by certiorari di rectly to the King's Bench, to cast a great reproach on the de fects of the judicature. He corrected the error of the notion so generally apprehended, of the costs being cheaper in these Courts—whereas, in fact, the causes were far more expensive. The Judges, too, were frequently of no very long standing at the bar ; some of them never held a brief before they sat on the Bench. There were other and more general objections. The Pppointments were supposed to be made from political motives; the Judges might hold places during pleasure; they might have seats in that House. The would be suspected of acting in them subserviently to the views of Government. A great evil aris ing out of these judicatures was the vast increase of attorneys, who abounded beyond any proportion to the population there and in other parts. He came to the remedies which be meant to propose. He thought that little could be done in a legislative way to redress the evils; but it would be quite possible to reform some of them. He proposed to abolish the present offices of Judges, and appoint a smaller number with equal rank and salaries with the present Judges of Westmin ster-Halt. As the business of their own county would not be much, he proposed to employ them in assisting the Judges of the King's Bench. They might hear causes coming up from the Insolvent Debtors' Court; attend to the justification of bail ; relieve the Court of King's Bench from some part of its criminal jurisdiction. In cases in aggravation and mitigation of punishment, with three Counsel on each side, with long speeches, it would afford great relief to the Bench. He men tioned a case where some libellers had failed to receive judg ment because the Court was not full enough. This could never happen it' his measure were adopted. He proposed, if the House agreed to the Committee, to submit souse resolutions, the pur port of which would be, that all causes for the existence of se parate jurisdictions had ceased ; that it was expedient to equal ize and assimilate the judicature in every part of the country ; —that the Judges ought uniformly to have the same rank, practice, and experience to qualify them ; that it was desirable to appoint two more Judges to Westminster Hall, and abolish the Chief Justiceship of Chester and those of the Welch judi cature ; and lastly (in which Resolution he followed the literal expression in the 34th Henry III), that the fines on process ought in every case to be the same as in the Courts of England. After expatiating on the advantages of this plan, both as to reforming the 'SI dab judicature, and expediting the business of the Court of Ki,ng's Bench, he concluded by moving, " That the Reports of Select Committees upon Welch Judica ture be referred to a Committee of the whole House." Mr. BARHAM seconded the motion. He was firmly con vinced that there were great practical disadvantages in the present system. He thought the easiest and safest Reform would be the abolition of the judicatures. The question was, why should Wales, differing in no respect from the other parts of the empire, be continued under a separate ju dicature ? There might be some reason for it in the time of Henry VIII. He could find none sufficient now, either in the mourtainous nature of the country, for there were very high hills in England—nor in the language, for the proceedings were not in Welch—nor in any other of the reasons given by fanciful and unthinking tourists. The chief argument in favour of a change was, that the Judges failed of that respect which was paid them in England; they were never seen in a solemn and disinterested character ; they were suspected of political bias. It was no argument against a change—it rather told the other way for the advocates of the measure—that the people did not express a wish for it. The people might have been excited to petition for it very easily.— He hoped that there would never be any clamour of petitioning used for the purpose. As a striking proof of the growth of attornies, lie had heard that the Carmarthen election was turned by a band of twenty-six attomies appearing suddenly - I for the Hon. Gentleman opposite. He cordially supported the , motion. _ _ _ Mr. JONES corrected•the statement of the Hon. Member. The twenty-six attorneys were equally divided between him and his opponent. He praised the candour, clearness, temper, and moderation of the Mover. He could not assent to the motion. He considered that there was not proof enough of the evil which had hem complained of, and that the judicature could not be bad under which Wales. had existed so long, and for some time, at least, flourished. He thought there could be no ground of complaint in the deficiency of the equitable judi cature of Wales, because the plaintiff was at liberty to take his case into what Court he pleased : it was his own fault if he took it into &defective one. He justified the practice of those Courts on the evidence of a great many respectable . persons, who, holding or having held offices in them, gave opinions before the Committee in favour of the continuance of them. All, with the exception of Mr. Owen, thought the Welsh judicature had much to recommend it, from its cheapness. All the witnesses before the Committee of the House, said, the expences were one-third less than in England. The lion. Member bore tes timony to the respectability of the profession in Wales, and enumerated along list of names of great legal eminence, who had practised and presided inthe administration of justice there.— With respect to the criminal jurisprudence, lie was astonished at the observations of the Hon. Gentleman opposite ; and he (Mr. Jones) would contend that not a single instance could be named where justice had not been administered to every cul prit with as great regularity as in England, or any other coun try in the world. He agreed with the Hon. Mover, that the Welsh Judges should not be appointed from any political mo tive, and should approve of their being appointed by the Lord Chancellor, and being precluded from sitting in the House of Commons ; but he thought that was no reason for meddling with a jurisdiction so long established. For these reasons he should oppose the motion. Sir J. MACKINTOSH said the question was, w'iether the people of the principality had not as good a right to have their Judges appointed under the circumstances, which pre sumptively would secure (from the mode of appointment) as fitting persons as the Judges of England, and it was frivolous to give a list of names of half a dozen persons, un exceptionable certainly in every respect, except as they were perching there only for a time in their way to higher stations. If the question had been for the abolition of the Star Cham ber, he (Sir J. Mackintosh) might have named Sir Thomas More, Lord Bacon, - and other Judges, whose names adorned the pages of history, and who had sat in that Court. He thought the mode of appointing the Judges in England pre sented as good a security for the pure administration of jus tice as could be devised, wed he thought it must be acknow ledged that Welsh Judges had been chosen from personal mo tives or parliamentary interest, and the principle of selection of the English Judges had been neglected. lie was not sure that excluding the Welsh Judges from seats in that House would prevent their being chosen by Parliamentary influence. He was not partial to increasing the number of the Judges, because he thought the small number of the superior Judges was the greatest advantage, with a view to securing the highest point of judicial honour in preserving the integrity of responsi bility. Our Magistrates were numerous, and their dignity was :preserved by making their services gratuitous. The combina tion of the two presented the wisest or happiest union for the administration of justice that could be imagined ; but he was jealous Of persons having the name of Judges, and occupying inferior stations. He wished the very name of Judge to be I kept as high as possible ; but from the increase of business, I the time had now arrived when an increase of Judges had be-' conic necessary, and he shoe l irather there were added two Judges to each of the Courts at Westminster, than any thing .like an inequality among the Judges. Mr. SCARLLTT said, that his feeling on the subject of the number of Judges was different froth that of his Honourable and Learned Friend (Sir J. Mackintosh), for he had rather see the number of Judges diminished than increased. The reason that the Court of King's Bench was so much oppressed with business was„ because a great deal of matter which ought to be disposed of by the Quarter Sessions was brought to that Court, and some measure to regulate the distribution of business was much wanted, and might be most usefully introduced. He there fore disapproved of that part of his Hon. Friend's measure, which went to change the constitution of the Court of King's Bench. With respect to thegeneral question before the House, he did think that it was very improbable that gentlemen ofeminence in the profession Could be found to take the situation of Welsh Judge at a stipend of 1,1001. a-year. From this it followed, that the people of Wales ' could not be so well off as to their Judges as the other parts of the empire. He did not think the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite, (Mr. Jones) derived much friim the argument he used as to the antiquity of therire sent form of judicature; for, the present form was established in the time of Henry the VIII., and that which was modern in England was but as yesterday in Wales.—(A laugh,)--He did not therefore think, that Welch blood would go along with him in that respect. He did not pledge himself to agree to the re solution of his Hon. Friend, but he certainly thought that the House ought to go into a Committee on the subject. • ' Colonel WOOD thought that the great increase of property which had taken place in 'Wales since the time of Henry VIII. .entitled them to a change in their judicature more suited to their present state. He had changed his mind on this subject —he had done so from conscientious conviction ; and he tlibught he was called upon to state that change to the House. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that the, Hon. and Learned Member for Knaresborough (Sir J. MackinMsh) • had anticipated many of his observations relative to this ques tion, and in a great measure relieved him from the duty which he would otherwise have had to perform. But he could not agree to the plan of abolition, cc of increasing the number of I.4nglish Judges. He allowed the present system of Welsh Judicature was defective; and ought to be amended; but he understood his Hon. Friend, thiMember for Caernarvon, Was to bring in a Bill to remedy those defects. and the house was not at present in a condition to come to a decision on the ques tion ; besides the opinionsof two previous Committees were in favour of amendMent and not of abolition. • Mr. C. WILSON wished, to assimilate the Jurisdictions ; and at the same time bore his testimony to the respectability of the Welch Judges. • Mr. W. WYNN thought it very . desirable to have the Juris dictions assimilated; at the same time, he thought the present plan so open to objection, that he recommended the Hon. Mover to withdraw it for the present. If the intended propo sition of his Right Hon. Friend, the Attorney-General, did not meet his views, itwould be at his option to bring the subject forward again. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR did not hesitate to state it as his opi nion that, in the selection of Welsh Judges, the paramount consideration .was patronage.—( Hear hear !)—He would go further, and say they . were too generally political app . ointments. He considered so serious a question as the administration of justice ought not to discussed in so thin a House ' • and he there fore should move, as an Amendment, that the further discus sion should be postponed until that day fortnight. After a few observations from Sir C. Cole, Mr. Peel, and Mr. Denman, Mr. M. A. Taylor persisting in his motion for an adjournment of the discussion, the Gallery was cleared for a division ; but it appearing that only 34 Meinbers were present, an adjournment of the House of course took place. MINORITY' OF 14 WHO VOTED AAGINST THE'EUROPEAN CLAUSE. IN THE NAVIGATION BILL.-MAY 20, 1822. _ _ Anson, Sir G. Benett, J. Bright, H. Bruce, R. ___ Lambton, J. G. Taylor, M. A. Powlett, Hon. W. IVodehouse, E. Ridley, Sir M. W. Rumbold, C. E. TELLER. Hon. G. Amon. Crespigny, Sir W. Robertson, A. Ellison, C. Smith, Wm. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Jovis, c23° die Maii, 18'22. KEIt'S ESTATE BILL DRAKE'S ESTATE BILL TAT FEttn its BILL . Read a3d t i me, LOCKHARTS ESTATE BILL EMPLOYMENT OF THE POOR (IRELAND) and passed. MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL REVENUE INQUIRY (IRELAND) BILL GREENWICH CHURCH BILL I Reported; to be ingrossed. GAS LlGHT—Glasgow Romps—Axminster—Further time granted for making the Report till Thursday next. t)artford and Northfieet—Lords aniendments agreed to. I.lvEnroor. WATER BlLL—Reported, Report to lie on the table. BISHOP OF LIMERICK'S ESTATE BlLL—read a second time, and committed. BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S ESTATE BlLL—read a first time. AGRICULTURAL DlSTREss—Petitions from Charles Wick sted, SherifFof Chester, and the Select Vestry of Northiam— to lie on the table, and to he printed. Pow:. REMOVAL BlLL—Petition from Nantwich, against; to be printed. ALEHOUSE LICENSING BlLL—Petitions from Samuel Salter and Job Woodman, of Rickmersworth, Brewers ; and James Best, of Chatham, Brewer, against ; to be printed. JURIES (SCOTLAND) BlLL—Second reading on Monday, June 3. MIDDLESEX COUNTY RATE—BiII ordered. LONDON BRIDGE WATERWORKS BlLL—Petition of labour ing . free Watermen and Lightermen of St. John, Southwark, against imposition of a Toll for passing under the Bridge; referred to the Committee on the Bill. NAVIGATION BlLL—Petition of Silk Merchants of London, AGAINST ; to be printed. DUBLIN TANAT lON—Leave to Committee to sit notwith- standingadjournment. GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS' COMMITTEE.--General Hart, Mr. Stewart (of Londonderry), Mr. Prittie, Mr. Grat tan, Sir Edward O'Brien ' Mr. Westenra, Mr. Sneyd, Lord Viscount Stopford, !Mr. O'Grady, Sir Henry Parnell, Sir Nicholas Colthurst, Mr. Hely Hutchinson, Mr. Meade Smith, Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, added to the Committee. PRISONS BlLL—Petitionfrom Coventry, against; referred to the Committee on the Bill. LIMERICK TAXATlON.—Committee appointed, "to consider of the Matter of the several Petitions presented to this House from the Inhabitants of the City of Limerick, and the Pa rishes of the said City, relating to the local Taxation there of ; and to report their Observations and Opinion thereupon, from time to 'time, to the 1 - louse :"—Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Goulburn, Sir John Newport, Mr. George Dawson, Mr. Abereromby, Mr. Edmond Wodehouse, Mr. Becher, Mr. Butler Clark; Mr. Buxton, Sir Nicholas Colthurst, Mr. Evans Mr. Fitzgibbon, Mr. O'Grady, Mr. Grattan, Mr. .Tohn Smith, Mr. Wellesley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Forde, Dr. Philliinore Mr. George Lamb, Sir Lowry Cole, Mr. Pares, Mr. Rumbold, Mr. White, Mr- Thomas Ellis, Sir Robert Shaw, Mr. Leonard, Sir Arthur Chichester :—Power to send for persons, papers, and records ;—Five to be the Quorum. NAVIGATION BILL' Reported; to be ANCIENT COMMERCIAL STATUTES RE read a. 3d time PEAL BILL time on Thurs- IMPORTATION OF GOODS REPEAL BILL day next. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS—That they have agreed to Seditious Meetings Bill, Evesham and Royston Roads Bills, Dublin Foundling Hospital Bill, and Towersey (Bucks) I::- closure Bill, without amendment. That ttiey have passed,--a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Rector and Patron of the Rectory and Parish Church of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, for the time being, to grant Leases of the Glebe Lands belonging to the said Rectory." Also a Bill, intituled, " An Act for empowering Trustees to sell and convey part of the Freehold and Copyhold Estates in the County of York, devised by the Will of Beilby Thomp son, Esq. deceased, and part of the FreehOld Estates in the same County, devised b l y the Will of Richard Thompson, Esq. deceased ; and forlaying out the money arisin g from such sales respectively, under the direction of the High Court of Chancery, in the purchase of other Estates, to be settled to the same uses." Also a Bill, intituled, "An Act for carrying into effect a partition of real Estates devised by the Will of John Bacon, Esq. and other purposes relating to such Estates." Also, a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Philip Novelli." CONSTABLES (IRELAND)—BiII for the appointment of Con stables, and to secure the effectual performance of the du ties of their office, throughout Ireland, ordered. ORDERS OF THE DAY for THIS DAY. • 1. Marriage Service Bill—Second Reading. 2. Prison Laws Consolidation Bill—Further consideration o: Report. 3. Recognizances Bill—Further consideration of Report. 4. West India and American Trade Bill—Committee. ti. Colonial Trade Bill—Committee. ' 6. Alehouse Licensing Bill—Second Reading. 7. Scottish Entails Bill—Second Reading. 8. Vagrant Laws Amendment Bill—Third Reading. 9. Naval and Military Pensions (payment thereof),—Com mittee thereupon. 10. Sheriffs Depute (Scotland) Bill—Committee. 11. King's Bench Business Repeal Bill—ComMittee. 12. Passage Vessels Regulation Bill—Committee 13. Ill.treatmeat of Cattle Bill—Second Reading. 14. Insolvent Debtors Act Amendment Bill—Committee. 15. Supply—Committee. Ili. Ways and' Means—Committee. 17. Corn Importation Bill—Committee. 18. Distillery (Scotland) Act [1 Geo - . 4, c. 74]—Repot thereupon. 19. Cocoa Nutshells Act [4 Geo. 2, c. 14]—Committee there upon. 20. Assessed Taxes Composition Act—Report thereupon. PRIVATE BlLL—Second Reading for THIS DAY. - - Fletcher's Estate. Dropped Notice of Motion of Yesterday. 1. Mr. Goulburn —To amend Insolvent Debtor's Act (Ireland). 2. Mr. Martin'(of Galway),—,Bill to mitigate punishmentLof Forgery. Dropped Orders 0' the AIN of Yesterday. 1. Supply, (Barracks, Public Works, and Law Charges),— Further consideration of Report. 2. Receivers General Bill—Further consideration of Report. TREASURER OF THE COI Election for this Office tool; p were the numbers : Sir Robt. Baker 'lllr. Bouverie fI•TTY OF MIDDLESEX.—The lace yesterday. The following - 75 I Mr. Pocock ▪ 23 Mr. Hutchinson - 17 Mr. Burchell 18 1 Mr. Stirling - 2 Sir Robert Baker was of course declared duly elected. ABATEMENT OF RENTS.—The Corporation of Wisbech held their audit last Monday, for the receipt of their Candlemas rents, when Colonel Watson the Town Bailiff, signified the resolution of the corporate body to make a return of twenty per cent. to each indivimil, upon his pre sent rental from Lammas last, which was received with general satisfaction and sincere acknowliAlgemcnt on the part of the res?ective tenants. FOREIGN INTELLIG ENCE. PARIS, MA— 21.—The following details ap pear in the Gazette Universelle of Lyons of the 17th:— " The most perfect tranquillity prevailed yesterday during the whole duration of the Sitting of the Departmental Col lege. Through a wise foresight, the authorities displayed an imposing force. At half-past nine in the evening, a crowd of young men, the greater nuifiber appearing to belong to the poorer class, traversed the Place des Terreaux, but without making any disturbance. On their arrival, however, in la Rue Merciere, shouts were heard of more than one sort. Those of ' Vive la Charte,' did not satisfy sufficiently the patriotism of these pretended Liberaux, and shouts of Vive Napoleon 11.,' Vive Corcelles,' ' A bas les Suisses,' followed. A song of sanguinary memory (La Illarseillaise ) was even sung. A pa trol of Horse Chasseurs having been met by these pretended friends of the. Charter, and consequently of the laws, was obliged to get out of the way to avoid danger, and a chasseur was knocked off his horse by a blow from a stone. Another groupe attacked Port des Celestines, occupied by the Swiss, and broke the windows of the guard-house; some muskets were fired by the soldiers in the Port, but only to intimidate, as it does not appear that any person was hurt. Shouts aux acmes were then heard, and but for the arrival of a strong detachment of chasseurs, the post; on account of its small number, would have been forced to extremities. The whole regiment of chas seurs left the barracks, and dispersed the groupes formed in different quarters of ie city, amongst others in the Place de la Prefecture; some persons were wounded,and others arrested." A letter from Lyons state, that on the 16th a regiment of cavalry arrived there from Vienne-r -(lsere.)—(CollSiliutionnel.) Letters from the frontiers of Spain, of the 15th, say— `` On the Bth, the Royalists, who had withdrawn to the Sa nitary Cordon, returned to Spain, to continue their operations against the enemies of the Altar and the Throne. The 9th, at break of day, they were attacked by the Constitutional forces, consisting of troops of the line and militia ; the latter were in great numbers, and the combat was brisk, but the Royalists triumphed, making 99 of their enemies bite the dust, and en, tirely dispersing the rest. In the province of Vich, there exists an assemblage of defenders of the faith, which augments every day, and which in all its rencontres with the Constitutionalists has 'obtained some advantage. The - Constitutional troops which left Barcelona to march against the Royalists were defeated by the latter at the village of Ordal, six leagues from that city.— The .greatest terror prevailed at Barcelona in Consequence of this event. We expect further details. A division of Royalists 1,000 strong has entered Villafranca de Panades; the people received them with enthusiasm and those who were able to bear arms joined them. The insurrection is general in the district of Manreza, where there has .been formed a considerable division of defenders of the faith, who operate with success for the triumph of the good cause. Almost the whole of Catalonia is in arms against the Constitutional system, and soon all the provinces will imitate this example. A scandalous and afflict ing scene has taken place at Bilboa ; a Jew; said to be a Frenchman of Bordeaux, was beaten in the public square by the French Officers who were in the suite of Berton. Their pretext for ill-treating him was a suspicion that he was a mes senger of the Police."—( Qztotidienne.) Lm,' MAY 14.—Commercial letters karYr' .s Naples, brought by the last courier from Italy, indicate as near at hand if not a total, at least a partial change in the Neapolitan Ministry. Since the end of April, the number of foreign ers at Rome has considerably diminished, many of them having proceeded to Naples. Passports, it is stated, have been granted to some who in- tended to go to Sicily. The, American squadron in the port of Leg horn will, it is stated, not delay setting sail for the Archipelago. It is reported, that one of the Islands in the Archipelago will be placed at the disposal of the Americans. W e have learnt no thing as to the authenticity of this rumour. BALE, MAY 15.—General Antler Maur, who some time since had a dispute in the Nether lands, where he formerly commanded one of the regiments in the service of that Power, has an nounced that he is about to form a Swiss regi ment, for the service of Naples. He has address- ed some of the small cantons to obtain authority to enlist companies in their territories for this re giment, and which, it is said, he has succeeded in obtaining. NAPLES, NEI Y I.—The Court-martial esta blished at Potenza has condemned to death 22 individuals implicated in a revolt, which was at tempted in the month of July last, in the com mune of Laurenzana. Of those condemned, Jo- seph Caffarolli, and Leonard Abbate, have suf fered their punishment ; the others have been re commended to the royal mercy. CORFU, Aran. 6.—The following is the Mes sage (at length) sent on the 29. d of March, by the Lord High Commissioner to the Legisla tive Assembly : . _ " When I had the honour, on the 4th of this month, to ad dress this Assembly, the Executive Government was very far from having any intention to prolong the effects of Martial Law which is now in force in the several islands—and the Bill, the first clause of which expressly declares the cessation of Martial Law in the respective islands, without exception, was on the point of being presented to the Assembly. " But it is with regret that I am obliged to inform the As sembly, that with the concurrence of his Highness the Presi dent and of the Senate, it appears advisable to delay for a short interval the presentation of this Bill. It is necessary that I should develope to the Assembly the precise grounds on which the Government founds its decision. " I am obliged to my great sorrow to announce to you that a violent outrage and act of aggression on the lonian territory and its people have been committed by one of the parties engaged in war in our neighbourhood. I have ordered the official, re ports on the subject to be laid before you. You will see by them that the squadron of the Insurgent Greeks which is at present in those seas has made a landing on Santa Mauro., pil laged the property of the inhabitants, in contempt of the pro tection of his Majesty, and exposed the population of these States in general to the danger of the plague. " I shall not fail to demand an exact, immediate, and entire satisfaction for this unprovoked insult and aggression,which has been produced, I fear, by the great indulgence purposely and universally shewn by all the British Authorities in favour of these cruizers, notwithstanding reiterated acts on their part not justified by any principle recognised in the contests between ci vilized nations. " In this state of things, martial law must necessarily remain in force for a short space of time, but longer than 1 contem plated at the opening of the present Session. But Ido not doubt that the present difficulty will be shortly removed, and then the Executive Government will be able to follow its first intention ; because I am persuaded that this aggression, though inexcusable in itself; will prove to have originated in the insub ordination of a force of an irregularmature, and not from a preme ditated design of offering an insult to the lonian Government, which enjoys the high and powerful protection of his Majesty." —(Journal de Frankfort.) - - 74 11-16 - - - 671'3-10 - - - - 74 3-4 - - 673 1-10 . - 74 13-16 . 674 3-5 AUSTRIAN FUNDS. Metalliques 'Bank Shares (Metalliques , 1 Bank Shares ( Metalliques May 10 - 'Bank Shares May 8 May 9 _-.,...- SPAIN. MADRID, MAC 10.—The King during his stay at Aranjuez led, if it may be so said, the life of a private individual. It was the cavalry regiment of Almanza, said to be very constitutional, which served as his guard. His Majesty often rode out in the environs of, that town, and constantly re fused the escort of this regiment, preferring to be accompanied by two or three forest guards.— The Colonel of the regiment, however, being re sponsible for the safety of the Monarch, sent. es corts every day wherever his Majesty directed his course. The chain of convicts set out two days since, consisting of 11g annungst whom the weeping eyes of the friends of the monarchy. be. held the unfortunate Abuelo, that intrepid and indefatigable defender of the throne, and one of his aides-de-camp. Five venerable priests fol lowed, partaking of the shameful bonds reserved for crime.—(Quotidiennc.) loNALAnA, MAY 5.-1 t is said that Colonel de Pavia has left Rens, with some soldiers of his corps and militiamen of that town. From Tar ragona 100 men of the regiment of Cantabria and some militiamen have gone to pursue the factious- The militiamen who left Barcelona write, that in the country they are looked upon with an evil eye ;—they are looked upon as irreligious ; and/ if they ask where are the factious, no one answers them. The priests put up prayers against them, characterising them as locusts ravaging the coup' try.—(ldeni.) rEIHE REVOLUTION, 1688," will be Al. PUBLISHED at 26, EXETER-STREET, Strand , TO-MORROW, Saturday, the 25th May, and every succeed ing Saturday, at half-past _Three. The next Number will contain an accurate Report of the Par' liamentary Debates, Law Proceedings, Foreign and Domestic intelligence, Military, Naval, and Commercial Details, ike• the Petitions of the Protestant Bodies to the house OA Lords and a Strong Appeal to that August Assembly, under the Throne, our now only refuge. • CI. 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We have received the — Paris Papers of 'rues day, from which we give extracts in a preceding column. The question of peace or war still re mains undecided, but letters from the North ° I Europe are without exception of a warlike eh a i racter, and concur in stating that hostilities not be much longer delayed. Such appears all to be the opinion in the Ministerial circl es ° Paris ; the next despatches, however, from r e: tersburgh will, we think, set the question at rest. The news from Spain represents that countri as yet suffering from the scourge of civil disco rd ,10 The malcontents are however actively purs ue every direction by the Spanish troops, but Wbe closely pressed take refuge in the French ter' ritory. Eight thousand Spanish troops, ha ve e consequence been ordered to proceed to t Pyrenees, and close up the avenues of ese ll ' e and there is every reason to suppose Oa' th communications with France being thus ' lit° a cepted, the rebels in Murcia, Catalonia/ 9 Andalusia will be compelled to lay down tbe r arms. FRENCH FUNDS.---PARIS, MAY per Cents. Opened at Closed at BB f 40 C. Exchange on London—One Month 25 1. 2 5 c. Throe Months 25 f. s c' PRIVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPOSD EI%;(I , :. PARIS, MAY 20.—The result of,the for Paris is of a nature to produce an imPre ssioll on the mind of foreigners who are not. Wel l A r quainted with the local politics of Paris, but check is absolutely of no consequence t o the 1‘ nistry, which will, on 'the whole, gain groun d °, the totality of the Elections this year. It is ce o f tain that the choice of the Grand Colleg e ve Paris is the work of the Doctrinaires, wh ° /la ic e profited by the distress of the Cote Gaucb c sr dictate laws to it. Three years since e—ai, TERNAUX and TRII'IER were Royalist Cl°o dates. How much ground must the Reolutibe have lost, which then elected GREGotar, 1 now obliged to vote for moderate me n 1 t x ITRIPIEK and LABORDE ? One more triarq I I I