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',is readiness to support the resolution immediately under the con.ideration of the (;ornalittee. Mr. T. DUNCONIBB remarked, that what was termed by some the extinction of tithes, was, in fact, - only a dif ference in the mode of collection ; itt fact, the resolution was not at all what beam' eequired, and had a right to expect, for still, under th 'new system, the money was to be applied to the maintenance of an overgrown, luxurious. and sinecure eonblishment with which the peopl at large had no interest or sympathy. Ile bad heard a Noble Duke (Wellington) in another place, assert that the law could not be enforced by any extent of militarf power a , long as agitation exi-ted. How was it pOssible that agi• tat'ain should stateside while the people were adverse to the Church they were called upon to support, and which Church in on respect contributed to their welfare. The Right Hon. Btronet had talked about expending a mil lion rather than yield to mob dominion; yet the Right Hon. Baronet had himself yielded to that very (lominion. At all events, it was not more yielding to mots dominion now on the subject of tithes, than it was than on the sub ject of the Roman Catholic clainrsai—Cheera.) The So licitor-General for Ireland had talked of posting notices of procession the church-doors thi s was to be a warlt i.,,. o f intended coercion ; hut what was to be tintte In parish-8 where the parson bad a fine house 'rich glebe, and no church ?—(Cheers.) He thought Warmth' ba much better to provide in the Bill that the notices should be posted on the cattle-pwands, for it was out of the question to attempt thus t-o insult the Roman Catholic places of worship. He did not look at this only as an Irish question,.—the people IA England were scarcely less interested in it. At pre. Sent, the cry was for Reform of Parliament ; but ere tong it svettlil be directed vehemently acainst church abuses t there would neither be tranquillity in Ireland nor ;t ate in Eng land until all abuses, ecclesiastical as cell as civil, were redressed. For these reasons he he 'would not join in the unholy cresade now contemplated against the Irish, snit wiaich was t, he conducted in a rnann-r nut likely to pro auote the obj , cta of Christianity. He taeyai•Ated that Mi nisters, backed both by the army and Ify the Church, would never be enabled to enforce their new law. The present state of Ireland was most tleplorabh. ; but the present Miniaters were not responsible for it ; it was owing to a long stoics of micgovernment, and those who ia',w came forward with any measure, at least desert al credit for their courage in ;attempting to grapple tvith the overgrown monster. Ile, however, ()mss ti the Resolutions, becauea, instead of curing the evil, in his view, they tended to per pettmte it.- Mr. HUNT said, that he still looked upon the whole measure contemplated by the Government as a delusion. It was a mere farce to get up a pretended extinctien of tithes, unless the Catholic people were relieved tem the payment of any portion of that unjust impnit. Since be first came into Parliament he bad continually heard the Irish Members, night after night, describing the distresses of the people of Ireland in the most affecting manner ; but he never heard the Government say one word respect ing the relief of those distresses. But the moment it was foond that a small portion of the clergy was distressed, then they came rot ward with an application to the House for their relief, and for the ctrereion of the people. He should oppose the proposition of the Government in every stage when it came before the House in the "shape of a Bill. Three-fourths of the people of: tngland tvere as much opposed as the Irish to the payment of tithes. Mr. STANLEY had never expected that the Hon, Member for Preston would be satisfee: eiey elewure which his Majesty's Government should bring ?inward on the subject of tithes. The only titestion to which he' should now apply himself was this, what ulterior mea sure ought now to be adopted, after the Committee had resolved that relief should he given to the clergy? that being tl e sole object of the resolution under the eonsidera tion of the C antnittee. The whole object of the measures contemplated by his Majesty's Government was to remove the obstacles which stood in the way of the clergy in re covering their legal claim. He (Mr. S.) had been taunted laid , saying that it was time to read a lesson to Irelend,— (Hear, hear.) He did not use that expr salon in the meaning in which be was represented to have used it. He did say that it was necessary that be land should be taught a lesson contrary to that which she had hitherto learned.—(Hear, hear, hear.) He did say that Ireland oueht to be taught this lesson, that when she claimed that to which she was justly entitled, she ought to look to the justice and to the intimidation and elarrn of Eneland.....e(Cheers.) But was it the fact that the people of Ireland were opposed to the paytneat of tithe, ?—( Hear.) He thought not ; on the contrary, he believed that a great number of those who resisted the payment, did so through intimidation only, and would he glad to place themselves under the protection of the law, and to ply their arrears.—(Hear.) He did not merely assume this he knew it to be a fact. He had that morn ing received a letter from an Irish clergyman, stating that on the morning on which a P.eport of the speech deli vered by Lord Grey in the other House of Patliement on this ' , object reached Ireland, one of the la-gest tithe pay era in the parish came in with his arrears, and said that as soon as he saw that his Majesty's Government were determined to take the matter into their own hands, be was no longer afraid to pay his tithes.—(Hear, hear.) It was to recover the arrears due by persons of that de scription, and by others who were able to pay them, that the Government had taken the matter up ; not to recover them from the rote with whom the arrears had been al lowed to accrue from their inability to pay. He looked upon the tithe system as the frightful parent of many grievances, which it was necessary to redress without de lay : at the same time, that the Government ought not to allow concession to be wrung by force from their weakness. „ Mr. WYSE explained. PI Sir J. BURKE said that it was his intention to suppor toe Amendment of the lion. Member for Wexford, and cendetnned the policy of tt e Right Hon. Gentleman's Re solution. From the mere pauper, Government never would he able to recover the arrear of tithes ; from the sulvent farmer. they might at any time. Mr. A. LF.FROY thought that the power proposed to he conferred on Government, of coil: cting the arrears of tithes was perfectly justifiable ; but to the last resolution b, objected. Mr. GISBORNE thought the Irish never would submit quietly to the oppression of our Church Establishment; and cunt...tided that the Government, by their Resolutions, were only attemp•ing to stave i ff the evil day. Sir EDMUND HAYES warned the Ministers how they made further concession to the outcry of the d ma- Fogue, as that of Catholic Emancipation hail by no means realised the golden dream that had been sn fondly held I:ut by ire advocates. He pressed upon the Government to arm themselves with sufficient power to prevent the possi bility of a faiiure ; and with that view be should give his most cordial support to the resolution., only lamenting that they bred not been brought forward some months ago. Mr. WALKER denied that it was the speeches of the Irish Members which agitated the Irish people: it was the speeches of those who knew nothing at all about the matter that most excited the feelings of his countrymen Hen. Gentlemen had expressed their surprise that the people of Ireland should still be dissatisfied, after having had emancipation conceded to them ; but the fact was that that was not their only grievance; and it was those other grievances that they were now seeking to redress. He did not mean to contend that t,/ , ia money might not to be recovered from such as were solvent; but what he did contend was, that the coercive measure and the remedial measure ought to go hand in hand, which would have this additional advantage.--that the people themselves would be disposed to pay up such arrears as were justly due. Mr. SCHONSWAR believed that an extinction of tithes must take place, though that was not the proper time for going into that discussion. It was true that English Gentlemen might not be acquainted with Ireland; but they knew human nature, and they knew history ; both of which went to prove that anarchy must follow on a successful resistance to the law, unless the Government took means more powerfully to enforce it. Lord DUNCANNON had implicit confidence in the declarations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and of the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland ; and he should, therefore, vote against the amendment, and support the ori- Final resolutions. He sincerely hoped that the measure would answer all the purposes intended. C.ptain JONES defended the Clergy of Ireland from the charge of extortion, and in particular he complained of the misrepresentation of the lion. Member for Wexfor.l. Mr. JEPHSON said a few words, which were inaudi ble in the Gallery. Mr. H. LAMBERT explained, and contended that there was no !ear of the people reusing the payment of rent if the arrears of tithes were not collected, because they re ceived something for rent, viz., the land, while for tithe• they received nothing. If the payment of the arrears were enforced by c , ercive measures, it would produi e a state of anarchy. He implored the Ministry not to press the coercive resolution, and not to enforce bid law at the point of the sword. He wished it not to go forth to Ireland that the Ministers meant to prevent the healing effects of ti c - benefiial measure they contemplated. e implored the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary for Ireland, w ho, repot t said, was to leave them, not to part from them ex cept in peace and good will.—(Calls of " Question.") The Committee then divided on the amendment__ Ayes goes ................................................ 113 Maj , rity The original resolution was then a4re,d to. The last resolution was then read from the chair. Mr. SPENCER PERCEVAL inquired if the Ri t hit lion. Secretary meant by the resolution to take away the property of the Protestant Church of Ireland and divert it to other purposes. Mr. STANLEY felt that this was not the proper time to enter into an explanation of this resolution, and what was contemplated. At the same time be must say for himself, that the property of the Church of Irelano ought tsfat to ht , directed to other Vorposes than the use o! the Church. Mr. HUME thoilglit the tlergy should be paid like the army. The tithes that'll' be resumed, and the property appropriated is the most beneficial manner. There was a time when the clergy directed erer'y thing; that time existed no longer, and roi* th:;::y ought to 1), looked upon as public servanta- ; trui paid like other public men. It was too tooth to say that the Protevant Clergy of Iri land were To retain all this Church property for their Arta Ilse. Mr. STANLEY e xpl a i ne d. H e did to t t't'eao that the whole property was to has leR iIl tti . e t nands of the clergy ; hut the comtnatatioti 'A . .atever it was, would be appro priated to the trJF„ry. :7;iIEIL said on May 6th, 1824, nine Members of the present Government, includini , the Hon. Member for Kilkenny, voted for this resolution, viz., " Resolved that it be referred to a Select Committee to inquire into the revenues of the Cburch of Ireland, and whether they were not more than sofileient for the payment of the clergy." He liked the acts of the Government better than their de chtrations. The rtsolutiOn pledged the House to no dis tribUtitn, and no peculiar appropriation of the Church property. lie did mot see how the Lord Chancellor and the Noble Paymaster of the Forces could es ape from the resolution he had quo , ed.—(Herr. he4r.) He ought not conceal from tLe House, tt,at a persuasion existed in Ire land that the Miniatrs were pledged to aiiolish the tithes, and lestaiir the amount of the clerical property of Ireland. politiccl honour was pledged to it. Why did not the Ministers, then, wait a few weeks till they were un f and able to act as they d,eii right? They would then have the power, and he was sure they did not want the will, to rescue Ireland from her present unhappy situation. . Mr. STANI.EY declared that none of the Ministers would he found to depart from the lair interpretation of any pledges they had ever given. The general question Of Church property was not then before the House ; but only a part of it. The resolutions were brought forward under particular circumstances, and ti meet a particular exigency. Sir R. INGLIS wished to ask another question. lie wished to know whether, as the mind of the Right Hon. Secretary wits made up not to divert the property of the Pretestant Chutch from church purposes, he would a'sert that he would also maintain that property in perpetuity ? (N., no.) He was glad of that cheer ; it was better than many arguments, and he wished the country should know it. He again asktd whether they were to be led step by step forward to injure and destroy the perpetual interests of the Church ? Mr. STANLEY declined giving any answer to the question of the Hen. Baronet. Mr. HENRY GRATTAN thought there should be a Irovision made for the permanent and secure interest of reland, in the appropriation of this property : he would therefore beg leave to move an amendment, in substance, " That any appropriation of tithes be made more ac cordant with the original destination of tithes, and more agre.eab'e to the wishes of the people of Ireland." Mr. STANLEY objected to the amendment—that it was so vague that no two gentlemen would agree as to its meaning. Mr. PHILIP HOWARD rose in consequence of what had fallen from the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland. He had supported Mtnistrrs that night in enforcing existing law; for by the spirit as well as by letter of the law, whatever calamities might darken the destinies of his country, it was the duty of every honest patriot un flinchingly to cling; at the same time, in any future ap propriation of the tithes or revenues of the church of Ire land which might take place, it was far from being his opinion that the whole ought to be again devoted exelu sively to the maintenance of the Established Church. Under a just division of that fund, the Presbyterian clergy might be assisted, if not altogether maintained—th, Ca th•dic priesthood, bound by benefits to their country, would enjoy an independen e, and means for the cultiva tion of literature they do not now possess--the Protestant establishment would still continue to exist, and even to flourish, upheld in all temperate splendour—whilst the pesple of England would no longer be called upon to con tribute either to the Presbyterian clergy of Ireland or to the Cellege of Maynootb. The amendments were then negatived without a divi sion ; and the original resolution being read and agreed to, the report was ordered to be received on Monday. New Burlington•etreet. T HE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Edited by E. L. BULWER, E.g. The April Number of this popular Periodical comprises, among oti.er wipoia of conwidorahle interest The Splendid Village, a Poem of great beauty, by the Author of " Corn Law Rhymes." A few plain words to Lord Grey on a great Question. On the Spirit of Criticism; in which the ingenious tems adopted by certain Reviewers are fully exposed. A continuation of the amusing papers entitled " Asmodeus at Large." On the Wilful Misstatements of the Quarterly Review. New Memoirs of Percy Bysshe Shelley. The true character of George Canning. Letter of Schlegel to Sir James Mackintosh. Interesting Narrative of a Settler in Canada, ac. ac. NEW WORK BY MR. GALT. Just ready. in 3 vc , ls. post svo. STANLEY BUXTON, or, The School fellows. By the Author of " The Annals of the Parish," " Laurie Todd," " Bugle Corbett," &c &c. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. VOTING BY PROXY. Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES gave notice of his intention to move, on an early day, for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent the Members of the other House of Parliament irom voting on any future occasion by the means of proxi.-s. Sir R. INous and Mr. RICE entreated the Hon. Member nut to persist in this notice, as it was a manifest attack on the privileges of the Peers of Parliament. The House of Commons would not suffer any Peer to inter fere in the election of a Member of that House, 4nd it would be equally objectionable in any Member of the Lower House interfering with the privileges of the Peers. Mr. HUGHES HUGHES had no idea that there was anything improper in his notice; hut if it would be such an invasion of the privileges of the Peers, he would wil lingly withdraw it. Notice withdrawn accordingly. The other orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Three o'clock, till thi• day. LIST OF TH., 0F25, WHO VOTED for Mr.] AGAINST the RESOLUT COERCION to VINDICATI Bainbridge, T. E.—Taunton Bellew, Sir P.—Louth County Burke, Sir J.—Galway Co. Chapman, M.—Westmeath Co. Doyle, Sir J. M.—Carlow Co. Duncombe, T. S.—Hertford French, A.—Roscommon Co. Grattan, J.—Co. of Wicklow Grattan, H.—Meath Co. MINORITY ,AMBERT'S AMENDMENT, ON of the MINISTERS for the LAW. M'Namara, W. N.—Clare Co. Mullins, F. W.—Co. of Kerry Musgrave, Sir R.—Waterford Co. O'Ferrall, R. M.—Co. of Kildare Parnell, Sir H 8.--Queen's Co. Power, R.—Waterford t ounty Ruthven, E. S.—Downpatriek Shell, R. L—Co. of Louth Walker, C,A.rWexford Hume, :Joseph—Middlesex Hunt, Henry—Preston Killeen, Logl—Co. of Meath Lambert, J. S.—Galway Co. Leader, N. P.—Kil,enny Co. Wallac, T.—Drogheda Wyse, T., jun.—Tipperary Co. TELLER. Lambert, H.—Wexford Co. INSOLVENT COURT, MARCH 30. Frederick Dundas Rudibrd, late of Hampton, lieu- tenant of the 17th regiment of Foot, on half-pay, was opposed by Mr. Barry, on behalf of a milliner named RAI, and a tailor, named Davies. The insolvent was likewise opposed by a dress-maker namid Obetta, and was sup ported by Messrs. Cooke and Woodroffe. From the insolvent's examination it appeared that his half-pay was about 801. a-year, and his debts amounted to 2,5001. the greater portion of which was contracted by his present wife. She was Lady Muskerry, wife at the late Ripon Muskerry. Her Ladyship was in the receipt of 3001. a-year, as a pension granted by his late Majesty, and over which the insolvent had no cot troul. He had, since his marriage, only received 500/. from his wife, and he supposed that she t,ad ex-ended the remainder on herself. During the time the debts were contracted, they had re sided at no less than twenty five different places, having sojourned both in France and the Netherlands. The op posing creditor, Mrs. Bell, had furnished her Ladyship with a coronation dress, in which she attended the cere mony, merely as a spectator ; and until he was arrested he did not know that it had not been paid for. lie believed that all her Ladyship's appirel had been valued by an ap praiser at the sum of 5/. ss. 6d. Mr. CooKE observed that a dress for which Lady Mus kerry had been charged 20/. had been valued at 2s. 6d. Mr. Commissioner BowEN said it was absurd to suppose that a lady of her rank possessed only 5/. ss. 6d. worth of clothes. The insolvent further stated, that his wife was entitled to property situated in Ireland, left by Lord Muskerry, but there were only two witnesses to his will. His bro ther, the present Lord Muskerry, was residing in Ireland. Mr. Obetts opposed for a debt of 175/. contracted in 1825 for dresses. Just ready, a New and beautiful Edition, with great addi tions, revised and corrected up to the present time by the author, in 1 vol. Bvo. neatly toil closely pi interi in double columns, comprising upwards of 500 pa2ea. T HE COOK'S DICTIONARY. B, RICHARD DOLBY, Of the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, ".* Ibis Work con , ains no less than 5.000 of the most approved and modern receints in Cookery. Confec tionary, Brewing, Baking, for making British Wines, and every other branch of Domestic Economy. The alphabe tical mode of arran emetic, now first adopted, enables the housekeeper to find any given receipt in an instant. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. The case, which excited much interest, was adjourned. The Anti-Reformers are hard to please. At one time they are indignant at the indecent haste with which the Reform Bill is attempted to be hurried through Parlia ment. Last night the Marquis of Londonderry was equally indignant at the readiness with which Earl Grey, at the request of Lord Wharncliffe, consented to postpone the second reading from Thursday next to the Monday following, on account of the absence of several Peers at the Quarter Sessions. The Noble Marquis was piqued, because the concession was made at the request of Lord. Wharncliffe, and expressed himself in the manner of a great schoolboy. The Duke of Wellington, who seldom displays captiousness, but reserves himself for fitting occasions, had no objection to the delay of two or three days ; but Lord Grey having hinted that the delay might be deducted from the interval between the second reading and the going into a Committee, his Grace protested against any such deduction. If the Marquis of Londonderry had a grain of sense, he would at once see, that nothing detracts so much from the authority of a senator as the constant snarling without any adequate cause. A man who allows his heat to evaporate on unnecessary occasions, seldom possesses any when it is wanted. The public laugh at the impotent energy of the politi cians of the school, who may be compared to the crackling of thorns under a pot.—Morning Chronicle. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1832. The second reading of the Reform Bill was postponed last night from Thursday next to Monday se'nnight, at the suggestion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE. This Ultra-Tory Peer urged rather a singular reason for the delay. He pleaded that " several 'Members of that House" had to at tend the Courts of Quarter Sessions. The coun try - would have suffered nothing by their absence from either the debate or the Quarter Sessions, and the privilege of voting by proxy was at least a sufficient ground for not acceding to Lord WAARNCLIFFE'S desire. From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step, and short is the step from Lord WHARNCLIFFE'S sitting in judgment upon a nation's Tights in the House of Peers, and his dealing the terrors of the law against poachers and destroyers of fences, and other invaders of the rights of the Aristocracy's game preserves. The House of Peers must give way to the Courts of Quarter Session— Earl GREY, with his usual gentleness of de meanour and liberal kindness, assented to Lord WHARNCLIFFE'S proposal, and this assent roused the spirit of Lord LONDONDERRY, who poured forth all his honest principles and, gen tlemanly feelings in a torrent of efferyescing lava. The Marquis was surprised that such an im proper day should have been fixed for the second reading, and then he was surprised that the day should be altered. His next surprise was that Earl GREY should postpone the day at the re quest of an individual, especially (for this was the source of all the surprise) as the individual, Lord WHARNCLIFFE, was " one of those who had raised themselves of late to what they con ceived to be a degree of consideration, and he supposed they had not time to seduce voters for those wavering counsels they had shown in the debate." This is what Lord LONDONDERRY calls candid and gentlemanly towards a brother Peer, a friend, and fellow politician. Lord Lox- DONDERRY'S oratory puts us in mind of the surprise of a person equally honest and well informed with his Lordship, although not equally elevated in rank. An honest sailor of Captain PARRY'S ship went too close to one of the celebrated warm mud fountains of Spitz bergen, and got covered with mud. " Zounds," cried the sailor, " I am surprised thal in such a d—d cold place, the mud should be to hot." Lord LONDONDERRY is very warm. A brief, but very interesting discussion took place last night upon Mr. STANLEY'S Tithe Bill, and the resolution of Government was car ried upon a division of 130 to 25. If this Bill were " the be all and the end all." of the Mi nisterial plans, nothing could evince greater folly and culpability upon the part of its authors ; but the discussions gradually open to us the views of Government, and they are of a nature to call forth the approbation of the country. It is impossible to carry liberal measures per saltunz, in a country in which an immense portion of the land, an equal portion of the taxes, arid almost all the religious and intel lectual instruction of every class have been prostituted for centuries to one object— the resistance of every improvement by enduing the mind with inveterate pre judices. Were Mr. STANLEY to aim directly and at one blow at the demolition of all the clerical abuses in Ireland, he would inevitably and deservedly suffer a defeat, and give a signal victory to the enemies of every Reform. His course is temperate and prudent—and after his Bill is carried, he may again support a proposition from Mr. HUME " that a Select Committee be appointed to inquire whether the revenues (charged to incomes) of the Church of Ireland be not more than commensurate with its duties" The debate of last night shows the difficulties against which Mr. STANLEY has to contend ; difficulties enhanced by the excessive ignorance of both his friends and foes. Sir ROBERT IN GLIS talks of 'legislating iu perpetuunz, as if any thing human but folly were perpetual. His coadjutor, Mr. HUNT, declared that Ministers had as yet made no proposition to relieve the people, an assertion, the mendacity of which is exposed by its stupidity. But the climax of antithesis to common sense and to legal principles was in the speech of Dr. LUSHINGTON. This civilian assumed the prin cipal of a perpetuity or eternity of rights, and argued that to yield to the passive resistance of the Irish people, " would be to give a bounty upon resistance to all law and good government." Society is in its nature incessantly progressive, and the efforts of this country have always been to make its government a machine fixed and unalterable. Where a Government does not progress with society, it must yield at last to popular resistance. Ireland possesses not a fraction of liberty that she has not conquered from her Government by re sistance. The volunteer system armed the Irish populace, and Government was forced to repeal the Act of Geo. I. to accede to commercial ar rangements demanded by the Irish. The Catholic Emancipation bill was yielded to resistance ; and but for the present resist ance to tithes, Mr. STANLEY'S Bill would have been rejected by an immense ma jority. Even in &gland, what have the people gained from their rulers except by a spirit of re• sistance ? From the reign of CHARLES I. to the death of GEO RftE IV., this is the pervading feature of our domestic history. With respect to the Tithe Bill, it is to be regretted that Mr. STANLEY perseveres in the clause by which Government is to recover, or attempt to recover the arrears. All parties equally concur in repro bating this part of the subject. Our friend and contemporary of the Morning Post has long been suspected of tampering with the " Foul Fiend." Nobody ever accused him of being himself a conjuror, but people have had " a shrewd suspicion" that he had a conjuror behind the curtain, and the truth is now out, for the Necromancer has given him a full and good measure for his money. Let our Readers con and re-con the leader from the Post extracted into our journal of to-day, and they will find a " witcherie" about it, a quintessence of the occult sciences and forbidden mysteries, which will warn him of the danger of deriving wisdom from astrology and unholy studies. Th e writer has discovered the pecuniary cost of the Reform Bill, viz.—Consols have fallen from an actual 95, and a prophetic par, to 83. The value of England, says the writer, is 3,600,000,0001. and this is reduced 10 per cent. by the Bill, or, in other terms, the Bill has occasioned us a loss of 360,000,000/.- 800,000,000/. of property " is annually created in this magnificent country," and the Bill has decreased this by 80,000,0001. in the last year alone. In short, the Bill has cost us "a solid sphere of 440,000,0001." We fear that the writer's head is a very "solid sphere." But these discove ries of whirlpools of millions and billions—are they not written in the leader of the Morning Post—on the wizardism of which we have not courage to gaze with a steady eye. The news in the German Papers this morn ing tends to confirm the accounts already re ceived, that the affdirs of Italy will be amicably settled. A Cabinet Council was held to-day at half past one o'clock, at the Foreign office, which was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earl GREY, Lord ALTHORP, Lord GODERICH, the Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT, the Duke of RICHMOND, and Mr. STANLEY. Lord DURHAM arrived in town this day at two o'clock, from Richmond, where his Lord ship . has been residing for the last two days. SHIPPING IN TELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind N.E., ft-coll.—Ar rived his Alairsoy'm steamer, (rim Woolwich. LIVRRPOOL, MARCH 29 —Wind N.N. E.—Sailed the Jessir, Thompson, for Bombay ; Cape Breton, Johnson. for the o.pe of Good Hope; and Wellington, Robinion, for New South Vol , s. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 29.—Arrived off port the Gons bro.'k, from N-w 01 kin% GREENOCK, MARCH 28.—Arrived the Labella, III'Do ual(1, from Antigua. COWES, MARCH 30.—Arrived the Blovom, M'Knight, from Newry, leaky, having been on Brook Ledge, bound to London. WATERFORD, MARCH 28.—Artived from London, the Royal E,gle, Allen; and the 'Velocity, Dyer. SHIP LDS. MARCH 29.—The S irah, Lee, from New port, in coming for the hat boor yesterday, got on the Herd Sand, hut was tolls ed off, and brought in, in a leaky state. GRAVESEND, MARCH 29 AND SO.-Arrived the Un dine, S•iiith, and Friendship, Pfocker, from Rotterdam ; also the Hope, Vanderplus, from Amsterdam. Sailed the Crosby, Hart, for Hamburg; Fleetwood, Thrift, for Quebec ; Good Intent, Johson, for Rotterdam ; Eliz D•tvison, for Bermuda; Noma, Wylam, for Fayal ; and William Maitland, Tait, fir Hon•liras. . THE MARKET S.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GAR[ There was a good supply at t trade was dull. New Potatoe2 lower, Pine Apples dearer, tha otherwise stationary. sd. s. d . Potatoes (cwt.) 2 fitos Ca bages (12 heads) 0 0 0 0 Red ditto 3 0 5 0 Savoy ditto 1 0 2 0 Horse ' , adish(bund e) 4 0 8 t Brocoli I 0 2 0 Celery Carrots 12 bunches) 4 0 561 r..rizips Coleworts or Greens 1 9 3 6 Leeks For. Grapes (per lb . ) English, Forced 3 0 5 0 Filberts Pine Apples (lb.) 8 0 10 0 Turnip Greens (bush) 0 4 0 8 , EN MARKET. :his morning's market, but the s, Radishes, and Greenf, were 1 on this day se'nnight; prices sd. s. d. Spinach (half-sieve) 0 6 tol 0 Apples 4 0 8 0 Span. Chesnuts (peck) 6 0 10 0 French ditto 4 0 6 0 Spanish tiazlenuts 6 0 10 0 French Walnuts 4 0 6 0 Brazilian Nuts 2 0 4 0 'Sweet Oranges (100) 5 0 14 0 Seville Oranges 8 0 14 0 Lemons 9 0 15 French Beans 3 6 5 0 Endive (pummet) 0 9 1 0 Sea Kail Sew Potatoes 0 4 0 9 Radishes (hand) 0 2 0 3 Asparagus (bundle) 3 6 7 0 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COTTISFORD RACES. TUESDAY.—These Races took place, as usual, on Cottis. ford Heath, on Tuesday last, and were more numerouey at tended than on former occasions, probably on account of the favourable state of the weather. The sport was very good. The Cottisford Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added. N'ev7- market Craven weights. Once round and a distance. H. Peyt•ni, Esq. names Mr. Sadler's b. f. Eleanor Mr. Willes nanies b f. Pandora, by Wrangler 2 Si!' rrcderick kiliiistene names Busk Mr. Shepherd'• br. m. Miss fieorgtana ...r ' • - - 0 Mr. Rawlinson's ch. f. Red Rose, by Riibens ..: .......... Mr. Yates's gr. g. Gab p A Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft. with 25 added, for horses not thorough bred. Billesdon Coplow weights. Heats, once round and a distance. Gentlemen riders. Mr. I. Sadler's b. g. Confidence... 0 1 1 Mr Brickwell's ch. g. Brunswicker 2 2 2 Mr. Willes names gr. g. The Flyer Mr. J. Day's b. g. Brilliant 3 4 Mr. Codriiigton's br. in. Variety Marquis of Waterford's E'ection 0 A Match for 50 sons. each. One Mile and a-half. Gentlemen riders. I r. Nelson' br Vestris r. TrimlinSon's ch. g 42 A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 says. each. Ones round and a distance. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Nelson's hr. m . V es t r i s 1 Seven started. A Farmer's Cup of 101. and4ol. in specie, for horses not thorough bred—in the usual way. Mr. Sirett's br. g. Shugborough Mr. Harris's gr. g. by Young Grimaldi. Mr. Garratt's gr. g. Revenge. It is very currently reported that a new creation of Peers will cake place in the course of the ensuing week, but not to the extent anticipated. The success of the Reform Bill is no longer doubted, and the Anti.reform Peers now console themselves alone with the hope of the Bill being modified in the Comniittee. There is a serious Achisth arnorig the Opposi. tion Peers; the ultra Tories aim at the overthrOwitig the Bill altogether, while those of the moderate portion of the party ;Ili anxious for conciliation, being convinced that if the Bill wa4•e jected, it would be one of the greatest calamities that could be fall the country.—Morning Advertiser. The iullowing, specimen of his Majesty's ge nerosity is worthy of publicity :—Thomas West, of From., a Corporal of Marines on board the Valiant man.ol-war, and promoted to the rank of Serjeant by his Majesty (then Duke of Clarence,) but discharged without a pension, being now in in• digent circumstances, sent a memorial of his services to his Ma jesty, who, recollecting the circumstance, by return of post on Tuesday, remitted to West a chequeof 101.—Bath Chronicle. Mr. Portman's addre.s has caused us deep regret; but it has given us no surprise. For the present we shall be brief on the subject; but in case the opposite party should flatter themselves that they are about to have every thing they wish, we candidly tell them that this county will be contested as long as they shall bring a candidate into the field. —Sherbourne Journal. PROPOSED COUNTY MEETING.—We un derstand that a requisition to the High Sheriff is in circulation, recommending a county meeting on the subject of the Factory Bill—Doncaster Gazette. The Court Journal contains a long account of a vase, presented by the Duchess of Leinster and the ladies of Ireland to the Duchess of Northumberland. The design is very national, and, in point of taste, very equi►ocal. The mi. ginal design of this magnificent object of art was taken from a vase of Benvenuto Cellini ; modified by the assistance of the Duchess of Leinster and her sister, Lady Caroline Stanhope, so as to become exclusively appropriate to the occasion. The chalice, which is of the purest rock crystal set with the native gems of Ireland—pearls, diamonds, amethysts, and beryls--is supported on a pedestal formed by the head of an elk (copied from an unique specimen in the Dublin Museum), the antlers of which are curiously chased in gold. At the head of the cha lice, which is of an oval form, is a figure in virgin silver, repro- • senting the Genius of Ireland seated in a triumphal car ; and at the other extremity, resting on a trophy formed by the ancient Irish toga, sword and shield,--also designed by the Duchess after the originals in the Dublin Museum,—is an exquisite re presentation of the Irish stag hound, said to be the only dog capable of contending with so powerful an animal as the elk. These national emblems are interspersed with bunches of shamrock ; and on the golden shield which forms the back of the car, are inscribed the coronet and initials of the Duchess of Northumberland, adorned by a bouquet of Forget-me-not, in precious stones. Over the car hangs a pear-shaped pearl of great beauty ; at the foot is a very fine beryl ; and the eyes of the silver dolphins grouped at the base are formed of opal. Surrounding the head of the elk, on the pedestal of the chalice, are two wolf-dogs, of the celebrated Irish race, modelled with unequalled grace and spirit. _ _ The numerous admirers of' the grand romance of " Zillah" will be much gratified on hearing that the author (Mr. Horace Smith) has written and published another story of the Holy Land, in his •' Tales of the Early Ages." The narrative in question is called " The Involuntary Prophet," and its scene is laid in Jerusalem and on the shores of the dead sea, during that fearful time when the Romans were at the gate of the sacred city—a period pregnant with stupendous events. FALMOUTH.—As a pilot of this place was sailing in his boat a few miles to the South of the Lizard Point, on Wednesday last, he fell in with the ship Active, of Havre, homeward bound from the West Indies, with a valuable cargo of mahogany, &c., abandoned by her crew. From the appear. ance of the vessel, she having the poop and bulworks carried away, it is conjectured the crew were swept otr the deck by a heavy sea, or took to their boat in despair, fearing the ship would sink. The ship's papers and a quantity of doubloons were found in the cabin. She has with difficulty being towed into St. Mawes Bay, where she now lies. The income of the Wesleyan Methodist Mis sionary Society during the last year amounted to the sum of 48,2891. 13s. KIRRIEMUIR.—On Monday week, a young man in the employment of a smith, a few miles to the east of the town, rose from his bed early in the morning, and went out. Some of the inmates heard the door opening, and the servant-girl was sent to see who it was, when she found the young man lying at the back of the smithy with his throat cut. He was not speechless, but gave up the knife, telling her to keep it secret. He was removed to the house, and, we under. stand, is slowly recovering. It appears that for some short time past, he has been subject to fits of insanity, originating from the circumstance of his having loved, " not wisely, but too well."—Scotsman. SIR W. JONES AND T. DAY, ESQ.—One day, upon removing some books at the chamber of the former, a large spider dropped upon the floor, upon which Sir William, with some warmth, said, " Kill that spider, Day; kill that spider !" " No," said Mr. Day, with all that coolness for which he was so conspicuous, " I will not kill that spider, Jones ; I do not know that I have a right to kill that spider. , Suppose, when you are going in your coach to Westminster hall, a superior being, who, perhaps, may have as much power over you as you have over this insect, should say to his comps. nion, kill that lawyer ! kill that lawyer ! How should you like that, Jones ? and I am sure, to most people a lawyer is a more noxious animal than a spider." HOW TO GET RID OF THE BAD SMELL IN A ROOM Nuva.v PAINTED.—PIace a vessel full of lighted charcoal in the middle of the room, and throw on it two or three handfuls of juniper berries, shut the windows, the chim ney, and tne door, close; twenty.four hours afterwards the room may be opened, when it will be found that the sickly unwhole some smell of the paint will be entirely gone. The smoke of the juniper berry possesses this advantage, that should anything be left in the room, such as tapestry, &c. none of it will be spoiled.—Country Paper. _ . In some of the South American provinces it is considered a great compliment to be presented by a lady with a cigar which she has half-smoked, and an unpardonable alltont to refuse it. Yesterday, a fiizht took place near the Wilford Ferry, between Wheatley, a boatman, of this town, weighing fourteen stone, and John Jelly, a stripling of eleven stone from Leicester ; they fought for two hours and three-quarters, dur ing which time they had one hundred and eleven rounds, at the end of which, Wheatley was taken away, quite blind, and shockingly beaten, leaving the stripling victorious.—Wheat_ ley's wife and sister were spectators. and on his losing, vented their abuse in no me asure d t er ms ; among other things, his sister told him to go home, and cut his throat !—Nottingham Review. between two an d th re e c k e , s t t h e e r Yesterday neighbourhood ftc• . °i of , Edward-street, P or t man - squa re, was thrown into a state of violent uproar and and confuson, in consequenc e of the messengers of the M a rys lehone Board of Healt h attem p tin g to remove to the cholera in7 Barratt's-cou r t hospital iu Nutford-place, Edgeware-road, an Irishman, named was alleged to have been attacked with cholera. The messe ngers brought with th em the usual sedan chair were attended Thursday, and who attended by five John tto carry i r e y r o who the was suddenly i)atient. takenand of the police force of the I) division, to prevent any interruption being offered to them in taking the man away. They had no sooner arrived opposite to the house, No. 4, in Barratt's court, where the m an H eron lodges, than they were assaile d with groans, hisses, and yells, of a most discordant character from a number of Heron's countrymen, who expressed their determination not to allow him to he removed out of his own apartment. The messengers, however, succeeded, after much difficulty, and with the assistance of the police, who were compelled to use their staves in placing the man in the chair, and had proceeded with him but a few yards when a simultaneous rush of the Irish, who had by this time assem bled in the court to the number of between Soil and CM, was made, and in an instant the policemen were hemmed in by the crowd, and had their staves wrested from them. A scene of the utmost confusion and disorder then ensued, the sick man was dragged out of the chair, and pulled about in a most vio lent and shameful manner, the chair was broken to pieces, and after much contention and disturbance the man was carried hack to his lodging, amidst the shouts of the victorious party', who declared that they would resist any attempt that might be afterwards made to remove him. The disturbance as sumed such a serious appearance at one time, that most of the neighbours closed their shops for the remainder of the after noon. The whole of the neighbourhood remained in a state of excessive tumult during the rest of the evening. The neces sary measures were afterwards taken by the police to preser“ tranquillity. NIARLB9ROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) This month% the six men who had been arrested for having illegally menahled for the purpose of training to the use of arms in a loft in GI os-house-yard, near the Nlinories, appeared upon their recogniZanes before Mr. Dyer, the sitting Magistrate. A communication had been made hy the Secretary of State upon the subject, and the Magistrate said that as there was no further evidence at present, he should bind the pri soners over on the recognizancs which they were then under, to appear at the Sr , sions. Murphy endeavoured to make a speech, but wss pr,; railed upon by his companions not tk., do fib, and they left the office, Leett, man who with Benhow, beaded the mob on the Fast D ty, was arrested this morning, and held to bail in 2001. PRICES or STOCKS THIS Rank Sto 4 k 3 per Cent. Re.l 3 per Cent. Cons. ..... '33!,1% per Cent, shut !Mtn Red •. gew 3%per Cent 90?.i 3 per Cent Ann. 1716 .... - ) per Cent. 1824) - stint Rank Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 18tii• Oct. In, :5 , 50 Jan. 5, 1850 lt) 11 , -16 Jan. 5, IMO April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5. - DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. New S per Cent. India Stock I Ditto Bonds ^ dig. South St%a Stock Old Annuities New Ditt0............ _ 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 - Ex Bing, .£1,001? lO 11 t.m. Ditt0...... Ditto Small . I) , tto Commercial Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons April 1 I .... PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds lOti Belgian Bonds ........ .......... Ditto Account Ditto Scrip par Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account par I Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 45 1 4 Regency Scrip — Ditto Account 4511 Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Ponds ...... .. 201 Prussian Bonds hit 14 Ditto Account — ! Ditto Account — Chilian Bonds Ditto Account !Russian Ponds, 1822 97 % Columbian Bonds — I Ditto Account — Ditto Account —l New Loan 91% Ditto Bonds, 1824 Danish Bonds 67 Spanish Bonds, Pal .«...... 13,.4 Ditto Account 67 I Ditto Account — Greek Bonds .... .......... .... 23 ; Ditto Bonds, ..2.3 ' . ' Ditto Bonds, 1925 2S 7( 9 French Rentes, sp. c. 95f. 25c. Ditto Account.... ......... Exchange ...... 251. sec. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent. —, ..--.—S per cent....... —f —c. Ditto Account — • Exchange ..... —f —c. Ditto, 6 per cent...... 3l Dutch Scrip 42 1 ,4 Ditto Account — Ditto Account 12X, 2 Neapolitan ... PRICES OF SHARKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.).£loo Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes. 5 British Iron Mining Company £5O Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 4756 English Mining Company l2 General Mining Association £1234 Real del Monte Mining C 0...., - Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Insurance Comp. Canada Company . General Steam Navigation Co. l3 Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 Van Dieman's Land Agricultural Co l2 WV, 1 , 7 04 3, 22' 2•2 1 g 13% 9 XI 8 0 421. FRiCRS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 28. Bans Stock 2044 at. ,atrick Insur.(pei Share Consols, 3 ner cent. Gov. Stock, 354 per cent. 9014 National Ditto 26 i/itto, New I per Cent — Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3I percent... 84% Provincial Ditto ......, ...... Royal Canal Stock doyal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock 243,,i : mperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. — Mining Co of Ireland nallast Office Deb. 4p. c, —. Cnmmercial Buildinks COURSE OT EXCH. Amsterdam C.F 12 2i fi.tto, at ;Light '1 191 Kot terdam 2 U 12 21 Antwerp 12 5 Hamburg M.B. 13 154 Altona l3 151 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto 2 U. 26 0 Bordeaux .26 5 Berlin Frank forton Maine, Ex. M 155 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective d. 2 M. 10 10 Trieste do Madrid 36 , 7adix 36 Barcelona 3 5 ,4 Seville 35% Gibralt NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47% Genoa .25 85 Venice 47 Malta 46 Naples 4O Palermo peroz. 119 Lisbon Oporto 48 Rio Janeiro Bahia 29 Buenos Apes Dublin, 21 days' night /} Cork BULLION, PE R OZ. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 3 15 9 ••ew Dollars Silver bars. standard 0 4 11 LABORATORY ABORATORY BORATORY ORATORY RATORY ATORY TORY ORY RY ATALE OF TORIES. with Twelve Illustration'', by Seymour, IS NOW READY—Price 28.641. Pub Hailed by Effingham Wil+on, Royal Exchange. fl e *nit. HAY 51 A RKETS,—(At per Load of 36 trusses., CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 10 Wew Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 U.eful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 4 Clover Ha:i. Oat Straw ..£1 12 to £1 14 1 Wheat , ‘t. aw 1 IS 2 0 A moderate supply, and a dull trade ; prices as last quoted. SMITH k'IELU. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto Hay 42 10 to £2 15 00 0 0 3 41 3 IC Fine Upland Meadow and n.ye-1 Clover Flay (extra fine).,.£6 0. :at St•"w .CI 14 to £1 16 grass Hay......... 3 15 4 4 —Generally 4 0 4 15 I Wheat straw 11(3 1 18 A good supply, and a dull 'tra.e ; prices stationary. CIAL MARK Per Ton. Adair's 18s. Beaumont l7 0 Bensham Main 16 6 East t'ercy 17 6 Kenton West 17 9 Redhogh 15 9 St. Lawrence Main ..... 20 0 t antieloi Townley. l7:y W , llington .20 0 Walls End Bell & Co.— 20 6 Ditto Bell,Robson,&Co. 18 6 Ditto Bewicke and Co. 21 6 Walls ErA Brown's.-- 18 0 Wall En iCallerton 17 0 Walls End Carr and co. 19 0 Wall. End Gososrth .... 21 3 Walls End Hllda —... 2 , 1 0 Ditto Killingworth —2O 0 :Ships arrived since M.—March 30. Per Ton. Walls End Newnia rch— 20g. 6d. Ditto Northumberland 19 6 Walls End 20 6 Bell's Primrose 15 9 Walls ; nd Hetton 23 0 Walls End Lyons ......... 20 0 Walls End Larnbton..... 23 0 Walls I. t d ' , tow are... 23 0 Walls End Adelaide...-. 20 6 Walls End Butter Knoll 20 6 Walls End Cleveland.. 17 9 Norwood's Hetton---. 18 0 Walls End 21 9 Cewpen l7 0 Hartley 19 0 Silkstone Field and Co. 18 0 Scremerston Engine—. 16 6 Greenwich Hospital.... 16 6 Tantield Trader , 18 S last market-day, 4. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, T WEL VE O'CLOCK. We are without arrivals this morning, either of foreign mails or ship letters, consequently we have no political news as yet to communicate. The evconil reading of the Reform Bill being postponed, has ra.her surprised the public ; but being only from Thursday to Mond.ty, with every prospect of the success of the second reading, it has not damped the spirits of the Re formers, nor has it had any eff•et on our Funds as yet. The public are anxionaly looking to the measures which Count Orloff will adopt, in regard to the signing of the treaty of Holland, with respect to which various rumours are afloat. The opinion now is, that he will not sign, but act as a mediator, in regard to the modifications : but this is only report. THE FUNDS. Consols, which left offyesterday at 83i for Account, opened at the same price this morning, and for next time, The speculstors are waiting the express from Pail;. HALF-PAST TWELVE. An express has arrived f. om Paris, and our Funds have itnprove.l, owing to a report that the rentes come higher, aad that the affairs of Ancona are settled. HALF-PAST ONE: Two expresses have arrived from Paris this morning, bringing the leaving off prices of Thursday, 69f. 60c. ; hut the political news which these expresses bring, has not, as yet, transpired. We hear it is of importance. Our Funds continue steady at 83i for Account, and 83,1 for next time, with little doing. In the Foreign Market the only business doing is in Dutch Stock, which is at 41i to 42 ; in other Securities nothing doing. We are now assured that the ratification of all the Powers is to take place next week. THREE O' CL 0 CK. Contooitt for Account SS/ I. FIRE.—A fire broke out this forenoon in Chair-lane, a narrow, blind, lane, lying between shipyard and Shire-lane, Temple-bar. One house was consumed, and the flames were communicating to the adjoining houses when we w ent to press. Four engines from the Sun, the British, the Hand-in-Hand, and the Norwich Union, were on the spot, and owing to the excellent arrangements of the police, the engines were in full and powerful play, notwithstanding that the narrowness and crowded state of these close courts and alleys rendered the operations of the firemen very difficult. PEDIGREE.—One of the prosecutors at the Lewes Assizes, whose name is " 3futtori," lives upon a . small freehold estate in this county, which ha s been in the umnter. rupted possession of his family for no less than 700 years. The name was originally " Mouton," his ancestors having come over to this country from France ; and the estate is to this day called "Normans."—Brighton Gazette. AMERICAN OPINION OF WHITE White men, how sorry soever their outward appearance may he, are certainly considered, not only by Falatahs, but by the native blacks as well, as a superior order of beings, in all re spects more excellent than themselves. At Yaoorie we recol lect having overheard a conversation between two men, who O thou pitiful was rn y son that` a horse o f father! were quarrelling i n the ver y hei g ht o f passion. " What !" texlacclkaiamnet I d d o o n s e t L triflotuhpemrest,oirne to hisfe s l a k y ia', a Look at these Christians! for as they are, I am ; and such were my ancestors ; answer me not, I say, for 1 am a white man I" The speaker was a negro, and his skin was the colour of char. coal."—The Landers' Travels . in