The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVES,, MAY 18, 1851.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

the Pepe had the
aad the bishops, and b..
allowed to be published
from the 'government twist
the Pope had the power a< i
of all claws* This was an imps
where, previous to its teparat
eadalis religion conned •
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HOUSE OF LORDS.—TuvuoAT, THAT IL
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Wm. sad meld sat semealeatly be Win beess on the
Isilieriag day.
Lord cAmrszu. assetad, and head Tuesday neat
CHANCERY REFORM.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. a reply le Lae*
bank explaised that the delay in iaerudeeleg 12afte
eltsseerty reform arose entirely hem the prelseeted 'mad-
nixes shish its details required, and dee anxiety felt to
leader tb• measure complete and ellestasl. He hoped to
lay the hill beton the home la the comes of a fortnight at
furthest.

PROPERTY TAX BILL.
Lord LYNDHURST pointed out an inaecuraey in this
bill. nee laargistal note of a clause treated the bill as of
three years' duration, whereas the clause itself described it
as a bill to last for only one year.
Tb. Marquis of LANSDOWNE said no doubt it was ea
error of the printer's, and could be easily rectified. He
proposed to read the bill a second time on Monday next.
Their lordships them, at ten minutes before iii o'clock,
adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, MAT 15.
The Sraacsa took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Stroud and Gloucester Road Bill, and the lJttozeter
to Stoke, near Stone, and from Millwieh to Sandon Turn-
pike loads Bill (amendments to be proposed), were read a
third time.
The Christchurch (Southwark) Parish BM eras read a
second time.
TILE MORTMAI N COMMITTEE.

Mr. J. O'CONNELI.gave notice of his intention to move
that the Ana. Member for Limerick, the boa. member for
I)ablin I:Mvemity, end the hon. member for Athlone be
added to the Mertmain committee.

GENERAL BOARD OF ITEALTR.
Mr. I1l.:5114 wished to mk a question of the noble lord
the member for Bath re•peetmq the General Board of
Health Bill. The object of that toll Wl.l to give validity
to the orders of the Board of Ilealth, and to enable them
to give elfeet to thern orders with respect to six boroughs,
of which Yarmouth was one. What he wished to know
was, whether there would be any objection to have Tar-
month excluded hum the bill, and to have a separate bill
fur Yarmouth .

.....
Lord ASHLEY said that EN noble friend the First Coin-
ma.eiuner of Woods and Forelv. w.u. the proper person to
put the queation to.
ALLEGED I'ROSELYTISNI IN KERRY.

Mr. REYNOLDS wished to ask the Chief Secretary for
Ireland a question respecting the investigation held in the
Dingle workhouse, county of Kerry ; and whether the pro-
test:tot chaplain, and other paid officials, alleged
to hare Wag eatholic paupers to become protes-
tant*, are still contihued in their respective appointments ?
Air W. SO.NI Elt VILLE said he bud no information what-
ever on the subject, and it would he necessary for Aim to
communicate with the poor-law oltice in Dublin before he
Gould :knew. r the question.
REYNOLDS wed he would repeat the question on
M lav-
INTERNATIONAI. INyEIttIIANGE OF PUBLIC

PRIN:ItEDINGS.
Mr. sTANFoutir wi'4lll.ll to ask the Secretary for Fo-
reign Affairs, whether any application had been made on
the• part of foreign governments, especially thine of France
and the United States, for an interchange of the rreords of
the proceedings of the respettive legislator", and other
documents, suels as returns, reports, and p litical statistics;
and whether it was the intention of the government to bring
the subject under the notice of parliament.
Sir 0. biltEY (in the alrenee of Viscount Palmerston)
aaiil that uppiiration had been mule through the ambasaa-
dors of foreign countrii s, and the communication, respect-
ing them were forwarded to the Speaker, that he might, on
the part of the House of Commons, exercise ■ discretion
with reganl ae them. But he believed that in no instance
was the application refuurl.

DUNCAN CHISHOLM (ALIAS GEORGE
MATH liWs).
Is rrply In questions from Mr. Se r t.hr,
Sir W. St/Nit...kV] LLE said that the retirement of Mr.
Winter, one of the principal clerks in the Chief Secretary's
Office in Dublin, wa• quit• voluntary. ile was 14) year% in the
Woke service, and there wain.. person who had facial eosi-
n. shin with him but must acknowl.lite the itlicieney of his
services. (Ikar, hear.) As reg.irdeil the ease of I/unean
Chisholm (alias tkorge Moth. ws) he hail no inforniation to
give nor had the government of Ireland. Ile did nut think
it would he consistent with his duty to state the instructions
that haul Los tt 1611T111 to the police.

THE SLAVE 'I'ILAUE IIItAZIL.
Sir J. PAKINGTON wishisl to ass the noble lord
(Russell) in the aheience of the Secretary of State for the
Eon ign Ikpartment, whether he intended to make any
immintinieation to the house, or to lay any papers on the
sable, in explanation of that Isiragraph in her Majesty's
gawk at the opening alto. session, in which she stated that
the government of Brazil has taken new, and I hope ef-
ficient measures, bir the suppression of the atrocious traffic
iu sla yes."

looorol J. It t sahl that hi* noble friend would, nn
Doubt. I.oy raiser, on the table of the hote.e concerning the
ti otenornt in her Majeaty'a aperch. Indeed, every account
fnon Ileosil tratifirol to the 'Yr.,. of the mearaures that had
hero adoloteol. No dot. r than tit it lay hr had 'ern a raper
at.stonot th.ot nu oda.r trade wag now earned in ono the runt
of Hraxil.

---lATENSIoN OF THE FRANCHISE.
Mr. T. ID•Nt'l 'AIDE. in r. miring the notice of amend.
molt 'which hr h.Ol ei.rn a frig night. ago on the motion
of Mr. Ilium r“orting parliamentary reform. obnared
that hr dui not romr to the hinro• till halfixot 4 o'clock on
Tut4l4y. herguse h•• undroitmal that the hon. member for
hlontroo had lioniti.ol to give the house an airing in
kg it.ington•carslen. in the fiat imOnce.
TII4I WINDOW orrv.

of the two ,
BAN by the late sin,
laetaswr of PaleCatiell
in. Bseis, untie: the Dutch government, were
The idis Med bed Mid that tJathins perstesedineg en the
pert of the Poem .wealikely to endanger the liberties of this
wintry, bat be seemed to forget that the Pope had panned
• awes on the continent which tended to preserve mouse.
ehkal institutions. When Ireland was strongly excited in
1798, what did the Pope do ? His Holiness addressed the
ROM= catholic hierarchy and said that secret societies were
the nurseries of sedition and rebellion. Similar
had recently been used with regard to these soettusag
Dr. Callen—that eminent man who had been designated a
" political demagogue," and who the Attorney-General
called an "Italian monk," • phrase which that right hon.
gentleman ought to retract. Instead of trying to put down
the hierarchy, the government ought to support that exemp-
buy body. (Hear.) The noble lord had stated that the
prevent bill would do no more than the act of 1829, hut he
had declined to answer the question so aptly put to him by
the hon. member fur Athlone (Mr. Keogh.) That question
was whether he would enforce this bill, and the noble lord
did lot say he would or he would not. But the measure,
if carried, might be put in force at any moment. Had
the Roman catholic hierarchy committed any offence against
the act of 1829 ? Was the appointment of • bishop
of Galway a violation of that act, or was the appuint-
ment of • bishop of Rosa a violation of it ? He be-
lieved
these were violations of it; yet, the act was not
enforced—because seven millions of people would not stand
it. (Hear.) lie wanted to know if the act had not been vio-
lated in other respects. The act provided that no
Roman catholic bishop should take the title of any town or
place held by a protestant bishop, and that if he did he sub-
jetted himself to a penalty of 1001. Now, a case bad oc-
curred in the courts of Dublin, in which it was shown that
the Roman catholic archbishop of Dublin had signed his
name Archbishop of Dublin ;" and was not that the re-
sumption of a title held by the protestant archbishop of
I Dublin ? (Hear, hear.) He wished to know whether it
was really intended by her Majesty's government to enforce
the present bill ; and, if it was merely meant to be • dead
letter, why, he should like to be informed, should it be
at all ? Thu prerogative of the crown had
abeened
talked of, but if that prerogative extended
to Ireland, did it not likewise extend to the co-
lonies ? And, if we allowed the creation of Roman
catholic bishoprics in the colonies, was it not unfair and
unjust to include Ireland in the opt ration of the hill now
tinder consideration ? (Hear, hear.) He could not disco-
. .

Ter bow the protestant; of Fngland had been in anywise
politically injured by the late proceeding of the Pope, or
how the Protestant bishops, rectors, or churchwardens
were at all effected by it. He believed the country would
yet see that that proceeding did not interfere with them in
say respect. Before the act of 'n was paned, the prates-
tants anticipated danger to arise from its enactment;
but, prior at all event., to the late aggression, the pro 7
testants could not see that any danger whatever had
resulted from it. If the present bill were confined solely to
&island, Ireland would nevertheless oppose it. if the
deetty of the one country were attacked, the clergy of both
would feel themselves attacked, and the Irish people would
mist every attempt to persecute the Roman catholic elern
tif England. A declaration had lately been mole by tin
loan catholic nobility and gentry to the effect that
tb titles given to their bishops were purely spiritual.
He helievett that the present government, in attempting to do
that which no other government had ever ventured to do,
had acted upon reasons very different from those which
they assigned. The government saw no real aggression in
the appointment of a hierarchy, and took no Mimes at the
course taktu by the Thurle, synod in respect to the col-
lege question ; but the government did see, or feared, ea
increase in the number of Homan catholic, in this country,
tad it was against the prte;reisi of that religious system
that they now proposed to legislate. There were, how-
ever, other grounds upon which he (Mr. Scully) would
ant the propriety of the course which he and
his frienib, were taking in resisting the motion that the
Speaker should leave the chair. They had to look to the
amendments which were to be submitted when the house
did go into committee. The bill itself was bad enough and
would di, mischief enough. But these amendments would
madden the people and would increase the danger of vio-
lence, even of revolution. The question, then, was, were
they to afford the opportunity of putting these amendments ?
thesell amendment, were carried they would run the risk of
provoking a civil war. Such amendments came appropriately
from the party which had given notice of them; and the noble
lord would do well to hand over the whole measure to
that party and to wash his own handsel' all the consequences
of this description[ of legislation. 'flie very first amendment
proposed was that the conduct of the Roman catholic
biebuips should lie made amenable to the inquisition of a
eonamon informer. Now the noble lord was bound to state
asking permission to put the bill into committee what
he would do in respect to the amendments on
the paper. Until some explanation was proffered
by the government the Irish memhers must be
held to he perfectly justified by the circumstances. The
next general election would show the effect which thin
controversy hail had in Ireland. Under ordinary circum-
stances, and with the new electoral law in operation, the
noble tool would not have had to expect more than thirty
totes against him from Ireland. Ile would now have to
look for as oppistition numbering eighty—an opposition
pledged to resist his government at every step, unless he
was determinist to develop a wide and comprehensive
policy fur Ireland. Let her Majesty's government, there-
fore, beware. Any attempt to enforce this bill would re-
sult in a revolution.

Mr. WE(Bi-PROSSEIt would vote against the bill. Ile
thought that the discussion had so far been utterly irrele-
vant to the true points at issue. It was. a dangerous
thing for the at ite to interfere with religion. bodies,
especially when these bodies were not endowed by the
state. There was not in these days .o much danger
of priestly domination as of undue interference on the
' part of the state with things religious. 'file tendency
not only of our goy rionent, but of all government+,
Inured toward+ the making of such encroachment+ on the
rights and liberti.w of religious bodies. (Bear, hear)
There had no *lonia been a great outcry in the eituotry, and
be-rause the people had Imam laded into fury on the subject,
it Na• the duty of that howse to du 'sane-thing. Ile (Mr.
Wegg•l'nisser), however, held that it licenne that house
not to redeet the outcry of mob., lint the calm and ilelihe-
rate opinions oh' the enlightened portion of the community.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. taMPIIELL did not consider that all the efforts of
Irish members to pr.-vent th, house getting into committee
would avert the enartinent .onie legislative measure.
Mr. TM:LAWNY implored her Majesty's government
not to pine:ell with this bill. Ile was a friend of her Ma-
jesty's present administration, and was anxious to act
with them, but could nut do so until they gave up
proceeding with such a measure. ('dear, hear.)
Mr. l'. I 1.1 10W.tIll) said that the noble lord at the head of
the government had on a former night remarked
that the friends of liberty, whether in Germany,
in Italy, .n other parts of Europe, were now 'nuking
anniutedy to the passing of this measure. Now, he
(Mr. Howard) was at a loss to know what real exponent of
feeling on the continent bail expressed any approbation of
the .111. (Hear, hear.) It was not the friends of liberty,
hut the skulking friends of intolerance, who really wished
this hill to peen. Ile deprecated the tendency which the
noble lord (lord John Russell) had to speak in disparaging
terms of Austria, for that power was one of our oldest
allies. and with it it became us to be on friendly
terms. (Hear, hear.) They knew that England was the
last of the great powers of Europe to concede liberty
of conscience. It was no uncommon thing for a'
Pope to create a hierarchy in countries which were beyond
his temporal sway, but this was not to be held as any in-
terfennee whatever with the preroitativev of the sove-
reigns of those countries. lie (Mr. 'toward) thought
that this country had been pursuing a course
which it would soon see was not justified by reason.
In Nlidilleses—in Northumberland—there had been no
county meeting. Nor in the county of Buckingham,
which had the honour to return the leader of the r pposi-
hon. So much fur Buckingham. (A laugh.) And the
county meeting in York did not contain as many Yorks
shiveuien as were collected together on a fiftlrrate Derby
day. Ile had supported all measures congenial to liberty ;
he would continue to do so; amp, at the same time, he
would defy any effort of any government to interfere be-
tween man :intl his Maker.

Mr. T. 111' ' ------ to know Whether the ivohle
lord at thelicallid the government intended to proceed that
evening with the Inhabited House Duty Iti,l ?
Lord J. 111.14:4E1.1. mid he hail %tate.' ten Jar ago that
the doveroment would he mmt reluctant not to prweed
with the owaiiiire icor the repeal of the nimbi." tax, but that
the matter must, sn .11110 degr.r, depend on the decision
with • biopic with n lieet to other financial M1,11•111',.
. . . .

Mr Is Et it :II nulled to ask the hon. ..nd learned mem-
Ia r for Mullonst (Me. Walled.). if he would st. it.. whether
or not he had entered into any arrangement with the
goy. ritment with rmlavt to the aMmulnients, of whieh he
h... 1 izacrt Mama., in reference to the Leel..sia.tical Titles
A—Li...loom Itill
Mr. WALPOLE row b. reply, hut bring met with loud
era. of .• w." from dill1o•nt part. ..f the house, he inue-
d...t.ly sot down willinut saving anything.
Mr. Kt:Mill ,vsd, a• the hon. and learned member
h MI dirlined to simmer the question he would ask the noble
lord at the heal of the government whether any arrange-
mint or usalrr.tamling of any kind existed Is•tween her
M. w.f.. 's it.o.ninamt and the hon. and Icarn.4l tnetnla.r
for Slidliunt with n•femtice to the chins, of which the
hon. and learned member had given notice in regard to the
Feelestotheul Titles Bill, and whether or not the noble
lent'. . iew. sere in any respect altered in conacquenet, ?
Lord J. RUSSELL eitid if the question were asked in
committer he would answer it. (Hear, hear.)
A conf mum took place with the Lords, at the termina-
tion of whirh Mr. Imhourliere ulna:n...l at the bar. and
stated that the members acting nu heluilf of the House of
Common. had agre.sl to the resolution of the Lord., with
rens et to vmfertme.s.
EII:LE:MAST It' A L TITLES ASS r NI PT lON BILL.
On the Duke of the day for maiming the adjourned
debate on this bill,
Petition. atainst the bill were prmentval by Mr. J.
HET NoLDS, front Homan eatholies in Armagh. Donegal,
Levrina. Monaghan. Kildare, Lundonderre, Antrim, Meath,
Wallow, and Queen's county; and by Mr. GRACE, from
IiIIinVOIIIIIIMI. awl by Mr. LAWLESS, from Tipperary, to
the ...me etfeet ; by Mr. O'FLAHP.itTY, front placea in
Galway. against; lay _Mr. FOHBF.S. from places in Scot-
land, in favour of; Mr. GOULD, from Limerick, against;
Mr. tIItEENE, from Kilkenny, against; Mr. KEOOII,
from places in Tipperary, against; Mr. MADAN, from
Longfonl and other place.. against; Mr. J. O'CONNELL,
a gnat nniuher front parishes in Dublin and elsewhere,
against; hr Mr. ME.kfl II Ea. from various places in Gal-
way; by Mr. MOORE, from the town and parish ofTnain,
in the county of Dalway, from several parishes in Mayo,
slim., and other Irish counties (those petition. also ems- 1
plained of the religious houses Lill); by Mr. H. GHAT-
TAN, from Meath; by Mr. hIONSELL, from. Limerick ;
and by Mr. )1.%11 lat. from Tipperary.
Th., petition., in consequence of the object and prayer
of each being stated at length. ...Copal' within a few mi-
nutes of two hours in the presentation ; of this time Mr.
Reynold. oreupied IS minute.. and Mr. John O'Connell
nearly half an hour.
The order of the day was then read, when
Mr. St'ULLY rose in order, as he said, to oppose the mo-
tion for the Speaker's leasing the chair, and he did so he-
comic he believed the bill to be unfounded in frets, and
that, If carried, it would be dangerous to the moral and
axial eiMaition of Ireland. The noble lord had stated that
no continental state, whether cathulie or protestant, would
permit each an aggralkaan as he said the Pope had nude
upon On indepsvdenee of England ; hut, looking at the
reports of our ambassadors and consuls, he (Mr. Scully)
was led to quite a elitferent roneln.ion. He found that in
alin.t every nation in Kumpel there had been en inclina-
tion of late to inviesee the power and efficiency of the
Montan catholic chunk, and to mum, those obstacles and
peesecuting statutes which formerly stood in the way of its
deindsvpment. Itoppearod that Austria (to which the noble
ris.
lorded refereed had mover forbidden provincial councils
or diocesan • and that the Pope had the power of
na nomiting I hisearoby. In Prussia—• protestant coun-
try—the relations between the King and du Pop were re-
ulated by a eareenhit signal in 11321, and then the Pope
hail divided thir emantry into districts precisely as he had
done Item hat 111 oinsorquenoe of oertein conevnions piven
to the catholic thumb by the king, he had a veto on the ap-
pointment of hishozstor cause shown• and by the statute
of 1850 the publi of bulls and reseripts from the
Popo was allowed. ' In another country not referred to
by the noble lord—Cionacc--it appeared hum a letter writ-
ten by Mr. Wyse and„suotcd in the reports made to the
noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that'
the lope even there" directed the appointment of the
Human embolic bishop and his coadjutors without the in-
tervention of the Greek government. Again, in Bel-
gium, thong\ the alexia wen toted by the chambers,

The LORD ADVOCATE said he believed that rime
18•29 there had been in this country, and espe-
cially among the protestant part of the community, a
vet! sincere and honest and growing wish that their
religion. differences should mingle as little as possible with
their political discussions; the removal of the disabilities on
dissenters, whether catholic or protestant, hail led to a more
friendly and free and cordial intercourse among persons of
all denominations and all creeds, and that intercourse had
been productive of its natural fruit in greater liberality and
charitableness of feeling on all sides ; and so far from there
being any desire on the part of the people of
this country to revive the old cry of intolerance,
or to raruack too curiously ancient statutes for forgotten
penalties, he believed the very reverse was the fact, and
that one great moral which could be drawn from the strong
and vehement expressions of opinion on this question was
that they hail come from a community who were so far
from wishing that such a question should be stirred, that
he believed nothing but a conviction of a strung and over-
whelming necessity would hate prompted them to take the
measures they did. But it was not difficult to find where
the real CALM of this agitation was. lion. gentlemen oppo-
site spoke as if this brand came from the bands of the go-
vernment. (" Hear " from the Irish members) It would
be strange indeed if that party who had always been the
friends and supporters of religions toleration, who had
fought thu battle of toleration in darker times, should have
been the persons to give rise to this controversy. Indeed
without a strong and overwhelming necessity it would
have been infatuation to have prompted such a measure.
Surely no one could doubt that it •was the papal rescript
that gave rise to these divisions. that rescript which reor-
anew a church which for centuries had been kept
traTedyance, and altered the form which it had—
he would admit it had—for centuries. (Hear, hear.)
Whether it was right or wrong, whether it was or was
not opposed to the institutions and constitution of this
country, to deny that this measure of the Pope was part of
the encroaching policy of Rome, was to lose Night of the
question Is fore them, and this was sufficient ground fur
the government of this country to take some steps to meet

el thea-saad lifea a/neural' his intention of dithung the
d an province hereafter in soak manner as he may click
pedient. His cardinal bad carried out and easemitall the
a that it. 1 costmand of hie master. and he had annoweeedie the
spiritual people of this aouatra that he_ governs eight eonities
catholic and some islands air:it'll:mg until his master shall other-
sr.) Let wise determine. was the condition in which
them ' England now stood. (Hear, hear.) Upon Ireland the
.ed body Pope had lavished extraordinary blewinge unasked, rim
humility. peeted, uninvited. Archbishop Cullen, of whom he desired
wrong, to sprk with no feeling of disrespect, had appeared as legate
gores- in thee protestant city of a protestant pronnee--Arriugh.
B=trwYhichndwe r which
He slid,
Ireland. am
Ithee ht
taith ouptloef bAy virtue h—olf at
Itne Phretirf oft
were but the reflection the Pope. You claim your title by virtue of the appoint-
:lie
illellefilk• llme eleenad and spiritual supra. meat of the sovereign of England, confirmed by parliament
amp, Irbil& the raidgessaniasd. (Hear, hear.) Now, and by long usage of 300 years. I claim the character
if they admitted spirited pmmeacy in the sense in which and usurp the title, and I proceed to exercise the functions
it was set out ia that damment, it wee clear that there wee of your office." )Cheers and counter cheers, and cries of
a eleisa est up for temper& sup ; for, according to all " No, no.") A commentator on their ancient statutes
*Bhp led reed of the papal d the temporal was had observed that there were two modes by
Wiled IS the spiritual sifswitacy Pope. (Hear, hear.) which the Pope had been in former times la
B! was said that this swam mailroom for the setting the habit of assailing the power of England. Oee
ht manes the Roma mina esiedestral organisation, mode :was by exciting foreign invasion; the other by
sad the hen. and lumpiremlier ibr Athlone referred to fomenting domestic disturbance ; and the latter was found
the Worms. and Bps Mr Chareh of Scotland as having the most efficacious. (Cheers and laughter.) And it cat-
boat permitted te die the sane thing. Now, he saw • tainly was a remarkable fact in the history of Ireland, that
pot diNmnsee between whet right be done by a voluntary when physical force was spoken of or applied, religious con-
genials within the kingdom and what was done at the troversy ceased ; and that when the physical force man was
MB at • *rim potentate arse st the kingdom. (Hear, at rest the religious controversialist sprang into activity.
Mar.) But the fact wasime aaoNR body attempted to do (Cheers.) The assigned grounds for the interference of
what the Pope had dohs are Iblinemi the authority which the legate of the Pope in Ireland with the Irish colleges by
Cardinal Wiseman Medicinal hit bilildi ia this country. means of the Synod of Thurles, and through the instrumen-
Mew, hear.) The hon. ad beggleimember referred to tality of the heads of the Roman catholic church were
the am of Dr. Skinner, Bishop at Aboilleea, who excoms that those provincial colleges were attended with danger
mamicated one of his clergy far ea ecclesiastical offence. to faith and morals. Now it was important to know
Bet that car told against the avgaimint of the hon. and whether the heads of the Roman catholic church believed
bread gentleman, for the question was brought into the this assertion, or brought it forward merely ex a pretext to
eerie In Seethed, and there the bop very properly de- cover their attack upon the temporal government of Eng.
scribed himself as " William Skinner, D.D., exercising epic- land in Ireland. Those acquainted with the past history
copal jurisdiction in the district of Aberdeen"—the very of Ireland were aware that, long prior to the union, the
words of the act of parliament—(hear, bear)—thus showing Irish parliament was petitioned by the Itoman catholic
that he did not attempt to assume a territorial title. (Hear, people to throw open the colleges, and the schools, and the
hear.) It had been said that the people of Scotland were university of Ireland to them. 'they asked the legislature
indifferent on this subject. Ile could assure the house that to place them on art equality with their protestant fellow.
this was not the case. The feelings of the people of Scot- countrymen, and they asserted " Suffer us to enter with
land were now as protestant as in 1.)60. The solid presby. you the walks of literature and science, and our progress
teflon spirit was but little effected it was true, and he will be as rapid searour own." The university was thrown
did not think it was derogatory to their good sense not to open to them ; and in that university all the honorary die-
move till the emergency required it. But the temper of tinetione and .11 the preferments, save the fellowships and
the people of Scotland was much mistaken if any one ima- some scholarships, were extended to the Roman catholics
gined that the old protestant spirit of the north had in the of Ireland, which distinction+ and preferments those who
slightest degree abated. (Hear, hear.) They were now, founded them founded not for the Roman catholic', but for
he was happy to say, more tolerant, but they had not be- the protestants of Ireland, and the result was that in:that
come a whit lees protestant. (Cheers.) university for sixty years the Roman catholic gentry of Ire-
Mr. REYNOLDS said that the Attorney-General for land hail been educated. There Shea acquired his brilliant
England and the Lord Advocate for Scotland had expressed attainments ; and there many Roman catholic gentlemen
their opinions on this subject. But he should like to hear now sitting in that house had been taught. lie (Ir.
what the Attorney-General for Ireland hail to say. ("Bear," Whiteside) believed that the Roman catholic% educated in
and laughter.) The legal voice of Ireland remained silent, that university were always more tolerant than if educated
The hon. and learned member had used a word which elsewhere; for it was impossible to study the literature of
ought never to be used in that house—he had talked of antiquity, and to associate with gentlemen and scholars,
"toleration." (Laughter.) What was the meaning of without softening somewhat religious prejudice. The priests
that word? Was it applied to the ten millions of British of Irelandnever interfered; the bishops of the church never
subjects who professed his (Mr. Iteynoldea) creed ? In his interfered ; the Pope never interfered ; and yet in that uni-
opinion it was offensive and infamous in a society of Britons TersilY was a protestant school of divinity, and the. protest-
-(laughter)—nor did he understand its application to any ant religion was the religion of the mass of the students. It
sect whatever. The hon. and learned member had also wan, however, thought by the British legislature that the
talked about humility. He (Mr. Reynolds) did not en- establishment of the provincial colleges would be more in
tertain any feeling of humility. (luch laughter.) On accordance with the interests and the wishes of the Roman
the contrary, he felt that the act of IS2O was a tardy art of catholic+ of Ireland. But what took place before the erees
justice, and that he ought not to feel any humility in return Hun of the colleges ? The government of Sir Robert Peel
fur that concession. (Bear, hear.) The hon. and learned appointed a commission to examine people in the north of
member Said that Dr. Skinner had pleaded in a Ireland as to the fittest place to found the college intended
Scotch court simply as exercising episcopal authority for Ulster. Three commissioner* sat in Armagh. The
in a district. For "district" let them read "diocese," and Roman catholic primate then was Dr. Crolly. The chair-
let them then read " Glasgow" or " Aberdeen." (Hear, man of the commission happened to be his (Mr. White-
hear.) He held in his hand a petition presented to that side's) friend, one of her Majesty's counsel, and resident
house by the hon. member for Glasgow (Mr. Ilastie), in barrister for the county of Monaghan. That gentleman
which Scotch presbyterians complained that " since the had furnished him with information as to what had passed
year 1810, the bishoos of a sect commonly called the Scot. between the heads of the Roman catholic church before being
tiab episcopal church had, with much assurance and increno operated upon by foreign influence and previous to the Pope
leg boldness, renewed the ancient diocesan division of Scot- having expressed his will. On that occasion Dr. Crolly
land—(heir, hear)—and assumed those territorial titles of gave his emphatic opinion in favour of the measure just
jurisdiction which belonged to the bishops of the established passesl, and especially of the propriety of establishing the
church of Scotland prior to the abolition of episcopacy Ulster College in Armagh. Nay snore, this ltonman catholic
therein." It was further stated that some of the Scotch head of the Homan catholic church not only approved of
bishops were addressed by the title "my lord," and signed the college as being eminently calculated fur the promotion
their official documents with their Christian name of faith and morals, but he offered, if the institution
only, and that one of them at least bore on his were foundeil in Armagh, to endow a professorship and to
private carriage the episcopal mitre. (Hear, hear.) subscribe for that purpose out of his limited means so large
Notwithstanding all this, the Secretary of State a sum as 1,0001. (Hear, hear.) The report of the
fur the Home Department had given notice of a clause for coenmiciioners was never published, but the evidence was
the exemption of bishops of the episcopal church of Scut- as he (Mr. Whiteside) hail stated ; and other of the Homan
land from liability to punishment under the provisions of catholic bishops had given the same testimony and the 831110
this bill. The noble lord had declared he did not intend approval. Now, other steps in this transaction required
to interfere with the free exercise of the Roman catholic the attention of the house. It was important to inquire
religion ; but would the noble lord consent to introduce a what had been the mode of nominating ltoman catholic
clause hi the bill declaring that nothing therein contained bishops in Ireland previous to the appointment of the pre.
should be construed to prevent a catholic bishop in sent primate. The question hail been inquired into special-
the United Kingdom from discharging his functions as he tally in that celebrated inquiry which took place previous to
hail been in the habit of doing, or would he agree to the passing of the Emancipation Act. Bishop Doyle
insert a similar clause with respect to bequests? If he was examined; and Bishop Doyle, in reply to questions,
would, he (Mr. Reynolds) would guarantee that there stated that the power of the Pope to appoint natives or
should he very little opposition to the bill. Otherwise he, foreigners to Homan catholic bishoprics in Ireland, was
and thew with whom he voted, were determined to oppose acknowledged by the Human catholic church in Ireland;
it by every means in their poser. lie would now refer to but that, in point of tact, that power had never been ezer-
an opinion given by the lion. and learned member for elms'. Bishop Doyle went on, then, to state that the muds
Aylesbury (Mr. Bothell), whom he was happy to Sue in hie of appointment was this:-three names were submitted to
place. as to the effect of the bill. The hon. member then the Pope, these names being selected by the parochial
quoted the opinion at length, to the effect that under the clergy; and it was the ins ariablc practice in Rome to
hill say deed or writing in which the prohibited titles were appoint the proem whose name appeared at the head
used would be void at law. On this point he (Mr. of this list. (Ileac, hear.) Now, at the death of
Reynolds) would set the opinion of the h :nourable Dr. trolly, three names were submitted for the vateint
and learned member against that of the noble lord. dignity; ))r. Dixon, Dr. O'llaulon, and Mr. Gieran, the
But it did not depend upon this opinion. Thee hail also priest of Duudalk, a man of taste and of liberal
the judgment of the hest lawyers in England that the spirit. But the Pope of Rome invaded the privileges of
hill was a bill of pains and penaltie.—in short, a revival of the Roman catholic church in Ireland. His Holiness set
the penal laws. And then he was told that he should hear aside the three names chosen by the parochial clergy, and
his fate with resignation. (Laughter.) What had brought he did an act, in the appointment of Dr. Cullen, which,
him and no many of the imbue lord's former supporters according to the esidence of Dr. Doyle no I'ope had ever
over to that (the opposition) side of the house Nothing before, in any one: instance, attempted to do. (Cheers.)
but this bill of pains and penalties. (Hear, hear, from the For what purpose? To destroy the domestic power
Irish member,.) Ile was accused of voting black white, of the clergy; to destroy the domestic election of
in orthato snatch power from the present holders; but did the clergy ; and to usurp the power of 'p-
ilot the officials vote black white, in order to preserve it to Pointing a foreigner, 4.r whont he pleased, to
them. (Ileac, hear.) They said they were in harness, do his will, and the will of the propaganda in Ireland.
and his belief was that they were labouring un- (Ch -era) Then came 4111 the occur, unexpected and %min-
der a disease rather prevalent on the treasury sited by any Roman catholic in Ireland, Br. Cullen, in the
benches a complaint that might he designated double character of Archbishop of Armagh, and Legate of
lucrative taciturnity. (Cheers and laughter.) The the Pope. NOW it was clear, when they hail Dr. Cullen in
motion was that the Speaker leave the chair. He (lr, Ireland, and Cardinal Wiseman in England, that the reli-
Reynolds) hoped the Speaker would not leave the chair !lions peace of both countries was likely to be disturbed.
until that day month. (Loud laughter.) And, when he ale. A% hiteade thin adverted to the next step, the assem.
I said that day month, he was sure he did not wish the blend of the Synod of Thurles—an extraordinary tranaie-
Speaker to undergo any personal inconvenience. Whist he tion, he Said, and illegal throughout, fur it was convened
hoped w.ue that the right hem. gentleman would never leave under the edict of the Pope, with the view of putting in
the chair upon this ill-judged, mischievous, and circulation the papal rescripti. In connexion with these
unealled.for measure mischievous, because eaten- proceedings, he charged Lord Clarendon with not uphold-
latvel to divide man front man —ill-advised, be- ing and enforcing the law, thereby offering encourage-
:cause he feared it was instigated by party motives— merit to papal encroachment; and concluded with an
luncalled for, because he believed the enlightened people animated reply to the sjacches of Mr. Bright and Mr.
Of England and Scotland care nothing about it. C' Hear, Keogh, the 'runner of whom he thought had been
hear," and a laugh.) Now, the proceedina of the Pope hal mos-, unfortunate in one of his arguments weainst
been in force since October. Who had Men hurt by it? this bill when lie stated that, while one-half of the
Did the noble lord (J. Russell) feel hurt by it ? Was the Roman catholic bishops only had condemned the col-
, hon. no nu for Enniskillen (Mr. Whiteside) hurt by it ? leges last year, the whole of the Itontan catholic bishops
Were any of the protestant members hurt by it ? No ; would be found to condemn them this year. No doubt
but they would be hurt by passing this act. They would that was so. But why? Because none of'the bishops were
have no peace or quietness in Ireland if they passed it, now at liberty to exercise their own judgment—because
and they ought not to have peace. But une gad they were crushed by foreign influence—and because they
heel resulted from this effort to trample upon Irishmen. It were by that foreign and alien influence induced to eon.
had brought her men together, combined them as one demo instituti ~,,, which, like Dr. Crully, they knew in their
man, and they hail sworn upon the altar of their country, consciences to he fair and good to the country. (Cheers.)
that, if this bill were passed, the government must, They knew how the synod of Thurles had been conduceesl
in order to put it into execution, walk over the It was illegal. (Hear, hear.) It had been brought tog.-
dead bodies of the catholic" of Ireland. (Loud ironie.el then by the authority of the Pope. The summoning of that
and cries of " Oh, oh'."' When the-- - eons- synod by and under the authority of the Pope bad been ilk-
' 'file. .

laughter, ") .. tfiey weis
Pelted to double their army and their p dice force, to have
every field a garrison, to pick juries, to do everything that
was hostile to the population that would be up in arms
against them, then John Bull would find to his cost that
he would have to put his hands in his pockets to the very
elbow to pay for it. (Roars of laughter.) Yesterday,
when they discussed the clauses of a bigoted, in-
tolerant, and insulting measure, introduces! by the hon.
member for Bosbnin (Nil. Lacy) he heard a deal that
, sickened him. The division sickened him more. Ile found
'fill English gentlemen recording their votes in favour of a
mauve which the him. member for Berkshire,Mr. Palmer
--(Order, order). He withdrew the word "Palmer."
(Great laughter.) That hon. gentleman declared that
there was one clause in the bill of so grays a nature that no
English gentleman holding the commission of the peace
would degrade himself by discharging. Notwithstanding
that, 91 members recorded their votes in its favour. Ile
was ashamed of the company he had been lately in.
(Lquil laughter.) He was sick of the contem-
plation that ninety men in that house could have
voted for such a bill, but the fact had taught him this
lesson, that the greater part of these ninety would not hesi-
tate to vote for the repeal of the Emancipation Bill. The
names of some of his own countrymen were amongst them,
though he had supposed that their gallantry would have got
the better of their bigotry. (Hear, hear.) Ile begged again
to remind the noble lord and his government that they were
on the brink of a dangerous precipice; that if they passed
I the bill in it, present shape, or in any shape that
interfered with the free action of the Roman ca•
thulic religion in Ireland, they were entering upon a
field of strife in which they might come off second
best.
Mr. WHITESIDE said that, were the question one on
which little interest was taken, he, in the

premise' •It SO
in many gentlemen superior
self, should leave it to be discussed by those skilled in poli-
tical Kleine, and who stood high in the estimation of the
house and the country. The question was not, however,
of that nature. It was one in which this own
constituents took a deep interest, and in which
the protestant people of the flourishing province
(Ulster) to which he belonged took likewise a deep
t. (Hear, hear.) It had stirred the feeling and
mewl the indignation of the English people, who were
gamnally governed by calm reason, and seldom yielded to
undue excitement. It must tie confessed that the rela-
tions of this country and of Ireland towards the Pope at the
present moment were of a peculiar and almost unprece-
dented nature. (Hear, hear.) Very near them sat in this
city a privy councillor of the Pope—a member of that con-
, clave that could elect *Pope, and one eligible himself to the
popcdom—hound by an oath, the oath of obedience, to that
sovereign, who had heaped upon him the highest distinc-
tains. lie said he was a loyal subject of a sovereign whose
interests might clash very materially with the interests of
I the Pope. (Hear, hear.) What was it the Pope had said ?
He had remanded the English people in his epiecepal letter
• of the good days of the Romish church when Mary and
James were upon the throne, and he bad announced his
determination, so far as he could, by the esevcise of his
power, to rescue Vie church of England from the calamities
which had befallen her. In the execution of this gracious
purpose ha had partitioned out this kingdom into dioceseee

use authority of
gal, if then hail been legal evidence to have established the
fact. When Lord Clarendon had arrived in Ireland, what
had been the state of the law ? The Emancipation Act had
been in force. The declaration previously passed by the
Homan catholic bishops hail been before ham. The post-
poned address of the catholic prelates of Ireland hod been
an his hand, in which they had declared their gratitude to
that house, and with throbbing hearts commanded the en-
lightened resneet and obedience of the people towards the
parliament which hail passed that law. (Hear, hear.) The
bishops had signed that document, by the very titles which
were now called in question. The same law existed now
which had existed then. They had the same
rights now which they had then, and none other. In the
anivendtv, with many other students, he (Mr. Whiteside)
lad paid his shilling to hear the right hon. gentleman, the
late Master of the Mint (Mr. Shell), in which with a burst
of that enthusiastic eloquence for which he had been so re-
markable, he had expressed the overflowing loyalty which
he felt towards the government for passing the measure of
catholic emancipation. The law had been then perfectly
clear that Roman catholic prelates had no right to assume
these titles, and yet be (Mr. Shell) had been the person to
express his gratitude to the government for the measure to
impress upon others the duty of yielding it their respect
and obedience. Laid Clarendon hail been received by the
protestants of his (Mr. Whiteside's) country with all
that respect which had been so justly his due.
He (Lord Clarendon) had gone there with a
fair fame, with excellent talents, with • manner
prepossessing, and with everything to recommend him.
(The hon. member resumed his seat amidst cheers and
cries of Divide.")
After • few words from Mr. Kitoou,
Mr. LAWLESS moved that the debate be adjourned,
which he said he considered - .
's of

- necessary after the speech
the hon. and learned gentleman.
Mr. MOOKI supported the motion.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he should, under ordinary cir-
cumstances, consent to the adjournment ; but really, after
thirteen nights' debate, and after the mode in which
petitions had been that night presented—(hear, hear)
—he thought it was necessary to take the sense of the
house.
Mr. REYNOLDS, who rose amid loud manifestations of
impatience, said he understood the noble lord opposed the
motion for adjournment because of the mode in which
petitions were presented that night. Now that cap fitted him.
(Ironical cheers.) Now permit him to ask the noble lord,
in sober seriousness, if he, bearing in mind an order of that
house prohibiting any member from reading a petition front
the people, tying him up—(cries of " divide ")—tying him
up—(renewed cries of "divide.") It would occupy lees
time to hear hint than to interrupt him. (Divide, divide.)
They should not divide till he had done. The times
he had had the honour of presenting ban
21 localities where meetings of the catholic inhakillinti
were held, and last Sunday 1,54)0 meetings were held awl-
taaeowdy in the chapels in Ireland, and they (the Rama
catholic members,) had instructions not to present these
petitions in globo; and when he had a petition from any of
Ms fellow-countrymen heswould assert his right to read its
tide, to state its contents, to state the number of persons
who had signed it, to do all that which he believed was
iithin the privileges of that house, and he made no apology to

tp noble Med foi exerebing That privilege. (" Divide.")
Me was quite prepared to vote on the motion far adjourn-
ment as Often as it was put.
Mr. O'FLAHEKTY (who rose amidst loud cries of
" divide") said irony member had been guilty of unbe-
coming conduct in presenting a petition it was the duty. of
the Speaker to have galled him to order, and he nut having
given them that correction they would not take the opinion
of the noble lord as to what they were to do.
The house then divided :
For the adjournment 46
Against it 359-313
On the gallery being re-opened,
Mr. It. M. FOX was addressing the house. He said that
he, as a protestant, was anxious to have an opportunity of
stating his opinions on new matter which had been intro-
duced into the debate, and particularly on the attack made
on the Roman catholic hierarchy of Ireland; and, there-
fore, he should move the adjournment of the house. (Cheers
from the Irish members, and cries of " Oh" from other parts
of the house.)
Lord J. RUSSELL observed that if hon. gentlemen were
really anxious to address the house, on new matter which
they conceived had been introduced in the course of the
debate, be could understand the desire for an adjournment
for that purpose. (Hear, hear.) And if that, and not
mere delay, was the, object, he would not oppose that
desire, but consent to the adjournment of the debate.
(Hear, hear.)
The motion for adjourninz the house was then withdrawn,
and the debate adjourned till to-morrow (this day.)
INHABITED HOUSE DUTIES BILL.
. .

On the order fur the second reading of this bill being
'read,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE observed that he had, on a previ-
ous occasion, put a question to the noble lord on the sub-
ject of this bill, the answer to which was not satisfactory ;
he would now put that question to the right hon. the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. He wished to know what
objection the government hod to proceed at once with the
second reading of this bill ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
hk hon. friend had no real ground of complaint. As the
bill was unopposed, there could be no valid reason why the
government should not select the most convenient time for
proceeding with it.
Mr. AGLIONBY was anxious to see the bill read it se-
cond time, because that would strengthen the hands of tho
government.
Lord DUNCAN said he could not but regret the course
which the government was pursuing. A sort of doubt had
been thrown on their intention to repeal the window duty;
and he hoped, therefore, that the noble lord would at once
assure the house that the government would proceed with
time bill on the first convenient day.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there would really, he believed,
be no long delay in proec ding with the bill. He could
only repeat what he stated on a former night, that when-
ever the government might propose the second reading
of the bill, it would be in confidence that there would be no
considerable reduction of remaining taxes.
The second reading was then postponed until Monday.
The Bridges (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.
The Valuation, Ireland (Salaries and Allowances) Bill
and the Lodging Houses Bill passed through committee.
COMMON LODGING-lIOUSES BILL.
On the motion of Lord AbILLEY, this bill was read a
Accmil time.

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BILL.

This hill was read a third time and passed.
ST. ALBANS BRIBERY COMMISSION BILL.

This bill was read n second time.
APPRENTICES TO SE.t SERVICE (111E1411.'03)

BILL.

On the motion of Sir W:)tsinviLLE, this bill passed
through committer.
ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COI'YIIOLDS (No. 2)

BILL.

This bill was read a 'rood time.
GUNPOWDER STORES.

On the motion of Sir G. (Am', learc was given to bring
in a bill to repeal so much of an act of the twelfth year of
King George 111., relating to the making, keeping, and
carriage of gunpowder, as exempts therefrom certain maga-
zines and stores of gunpowder near Liverpool, and to
make certain temporary provisions with regard to the said
magazines and stores.
Mr. S. HEUBERT moved the following as the select
committee on the Pa,engers Act : Mr. Sidney Herbert,
Mr. Clements, Mr. Hawes, Admiral Bowles, Viscount Mel-
gund, Mr. Adderley, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. William
Miles, Mr. Pule Carew', Mr. 'Brett, Mr. Bunbury, Lord
Naas, Mr. Serjeant Murphy, Sir John Young, and Sir
Thomas Birch.

Mr. WAWN objected to the name of Mr. Clemente. In
the present depressed ewe of the shipping interest he
thought the large pate ought to be better represented on
the committee.

Mr. S. lIERBERT disclaimed any intention of malting a
partialselection. Neither did he think that the question
materially affected the shipping interest. However, the
committee contained the reprcntatives of several of the
principal shipping ports.
Mr. WAWN persisted in his objection, and moved that
the house be counted, when, forty members not being pre-
sent, the house adjourned at two o'clock.

PARLIA3IENTARY DI VISION.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL.
Minority (Ili) .ho lotei lest night for the gljourninent of the Debate.
A un4n.K. sW 1. hope, Alexander ll'Flahoriy, Anthony
Harrow Sir Item yW. I toward, l'bilip 11. l'oneonliy. C. I. A.C.
111.1 tr, Martin J. Kia•lllft, Itoburt Purr, IN.
Itewirt, Itrginabl J. Kwhill, Wilblun Pow, r, Nirbeas
Rorke, sir 'lb etas J. Wtsilligh, W. T. it..ilki.., John
Puler, l'irrw S. Magin, WA lain It. Scully. trancir
()whiny. 3latthew K. Maher, Nichol. V. giny.tir, Hon. G.
Cron hod, Wiliam S. Meagher, Thomas Som. re, John P.
oerrooia. John T. Nihon, The (PG. Sullivan. Michael
Dun,vmbe Morons Ignore, George It. Talbot, J. 11.
1%4,n, 1111 e% Illnrean, It. K. G. Tenison, Edward K.
Ka. Richard 11. Murphy, Franck S. Tannic Sir John
Fox, Win. J. Surrey., Sir D. J.
Grace, (hirer 0. Nugent, sir P. TIELLRIM
Ofillt4o, Henry 0' hrien, J. Resnold., Jona
Greene, John O'Brien. Sir I'. la.wlesr, Cecil
Higgins, Geo. 0. 0. O'Connril, John

Mr. utn is, we arc informed, prevented from
ath•nding to his parliaeuentary duties by a severe attack of
inflammatory sore throat.

l'A t LIAM ENTARY COMMITTEES.

GREAT CEXTRAL Chi CONSUMERS COMPANY.—
Yesterday the committee on the bill to incorporate the Great
Central os Consumers Company not for the tint time, in
Committer-routit Nu. 9. Mr. Wranicham, Q.C., and Mr.
Wilde appeared in support of the bill ; and Mr. Talbot,
antl Mr. Hope against it. Considerable discussion
took place as to the beau stantli of the City GM Compauies,
and of the Paving Companies and merchants and traders pc-
titioning against the bill. Eventually, on the room being
cleared, the committee derided in favour of the locus striali
of tin: parties. Mr. Scrjt. Wranghion, in a speech of consi-
derable length, then opened the case, recapitulating the prin-1
cipal features of the measure as set forth iu the committee last
session, when the company, he said, 1,/“.1 derided as one that
was nut intended to be tarried out. What, however, were
the facts. Since then the promoter. had erected their
work,,, and laid down their mains at within 7001. or Ala of
the original estimate of 130,000'., and were now supplying,
at M. per 1,000 cubic feet, the bet gas to imo consumers
in the City. The company would not have been compelled
to expend near so much tIA this, had it not been fur the ex-
pensive parliamentary contests in which they had been in-
volved; mid they, moreover. were in a position, next month,
on the present amount of consumption, to pay 5 per cent.,
and retain a surplus in addition. Mr. Croll, the company's
engineer, and Mr. Lakin, tho chairman of the company,
were examined as to the general position of the company's
affairs and iu corroboration of the statements by counsel,
and the committee adjourned to this day, at 12 o'clock.
HAKWICH EI.V.CTION COSIWITTEIL—Yesterday the com-
mittee, in continuance of their protracted scrutiny., declared
the vote of George Naldborough, of Ilarwich, " bad ;"
making the fifth vote in favour of Mr. Crawford, and plac-
ing him on a par with the numbers polled for Mr. l'rinsep,
one more vote being required to place him in a majority, and
to entitle him to be sitting member.

EXTENSIVE. ROBBERY IN LAMB'S CONDUIT-STREET.
--On Wednesday morning the extensive premises of Messrs.
Della Torre, of Lamb's Conduit-street, were plundered of a
considerable quantity of valuable property, including
clocks, chronometers, timepieces, barometers, and other
articles of value. The burglars entered by the shop-door
by the usual appliances, and then deliberately proceeded to
select the various articles of value. The gas was lighted,
and those who resided in the upper part of the house
thought that the ordinary business of the establishment
was being carried on. The result was, that property to
the extent of upwards of 1001. was successfully carried off.
It is a singular fact that this street is afforded no protection
front the police Mr. Collingwood was recently robbed of
a cash-box, containing upwards of 901. Mr. Smith, the
baker, has been also robbed of a considerable sum ; and
Mr. Ordish, the bookseller, had his windows cut through,
and a quantity of most valuable books abstracted. It is in-
tended by the inhabitants of Lamb's Conduit-street, and
the immediate neighbourhood, forthwith to memorialise
the authorities of Scotland-yard, with some view to further
protection.
ACCIDENT TO TILE MARQUIS OP ANGLESEY.—We
regret to announce that an accident, which might have
been attended with very serious consequences, occurred OR
Wednesday afternoon to this gallant veteran. Lord Angle-
sey was riding down Grosvenor-streetat a sharp pace, when,
on arriving at the turning into Park-lane, the polo of an
omnibus was driven with considerable force against his
lordship's horse. The concussion caused the animal to rear
up and fall back. Lord Anglesey, of course, lost his seat,
but fortunately disengaged himself from the stirrups and
rose unhurt—a circumstance the more happy, from the fact
that the left leg worn by his lordship was always attached
to the stirrup-iron by a small chain, which the force and
weight of the fall providentially broke. The noble marquis
rode to Uxbridge-house in a friend's carriage; and was
not seriously injured by the accident.
GRASS PARKS IN DUMFRIESSIIIRE.--The letting
of grass perks has now been nearly brought to a close
and, as far as we can learn, the prices given are not only
equal to those current during late years, but decidedly
higher in general.—Dainfries Courier.
SEVERAL CASKS OP FRESII-KILLED BUTCHERS'
Maar have been brought by the steamer Cesarea from
Hamburgh, as a portion of her cargo, consigned to order.
This description of foreign provision is on importation free
of duty.

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