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HIDES AND SKINS DILL.

Mr. LA M BTON presentedapiiiiir73 ii;oTTrarlington against
tins Hides an 1 Skins •11.—Lsid on the table.
lily. LUSH! NGT IS rose, pursuant to notice, to TAY fur
/safe to bring in a Bill to repeal the szveral Acts Imposing'
*nal for dainages arising in Saying of hides and skins. Tim Acta
ilea sell) now in existence were furiy-dve in number, and Ihny wets
'Molly vexatious, unnecessary, and unjust. The principle on wit'
they roweled was that of preventing a man from injuring his o
papery. The absurdity of this prizeiple was only to be equal
by the toequal.ty of its application: 6y these Acts, at London,
awn* damsg.: tnr which a line of one penny was imposed,
pm:fished at Canterbury by a tine of sixpence.
. Mr JAM ES was at • lass to consider what arguments could
be opy..atcl to the repeal of Acts so ennutry to every principle of
OMIT 0 pease.
ELIIAM made II few observations, inaudible In the
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lABERLP had anticipated that the !Tarr. Gentleman
(Me. 'Wpm) would hare legislated fairly on the subject, and
tatels„ ,ould therefore have propowed to repeal not only what was
uppreesive to the country, but what operated injuriously to the
trade of London. If • Committee wen granted, he (Mr. 3 aberly)
wooki spew that one-tifth of the whole material had been saved
rends destruction by the existing Acts, and that If they had been
inoperative during the war there would not have been a supply of
leather equal to the demand. If they were now repealed leather
would advance 10 or 20 per cent. He admitted that they needed
oeasiderahle alteration, and that en the general principle they were
nut deellSible ; but be was of opinion they could be satisfactorily
spews to coostiutte a ease of exclition.
Mr. IWSICISiON was of opinion that these :lets had not been
introduced as public Ads, and he founded that opinion on the lam
imolai of one, in win -h it was stated that the Act should be deemed
and taken to be a public Act. He supposed, therefore, that the
attic of enactment had been through a private ('outtnittee up stairs,
aid be would recommend his Hon. Friend (Mr. Lushington) to ruff
low the rime course in the repeal. The I.oodon Act ought cer-
tainly :a be co widest.! as well as thou relating to the country.
'Me. LUSH INtl TON stated, that when the 39.11 and ithh of the
JIM King was brought in it was considered as a public Act. After
the second reading it was referred to a Select Conimittee, but no
eel:Nene: was taken. He considered the ease so clear that no evi-
daars would be necessary for the repeal.
General GASCOYNE defended the principle and provisions cf
she Act in question, which he had brought in himself, and for the
repeal of which the iln.ourable Gentleman (Mr. Lushington) had
rid no ground whatever. On the p....ing of the Bill there ras
suessiderahle examination before the Committee, and he was esti... i
Ltd that if it was repealed, • year would rot elapse without nu- 1
Mereus petitions to menaet it. He knew that Ma•whester, Bir-
funghwr., Olaagnw, sod Liverpool, were decidedly opposed to the
anteaL
lit It. FERGUSOK ridiculed the absurdity of the principle on
Israeli the Act. were.founded. It was as silly as if Parliament were
Y, ictefere to prevent the Gallant General from cutting • hole. is
lys sera psataluo..s. (A laugh.) Every trade ought equally to
us ?nye an inspector to examine the raw material. A more absurd
law had never noised. _ .

Mr. BRIOHT winhed to know whether the Honourable Oen-
Osman (.Zr. Loshingtot,) intended to hare • Committee up stain?
"fr. HUSKISSON thoimht the Acts could not be repealed con-
ch:en:li with the general panne of the House without a select
(Amu:vile.

.31r. J. MARTIN said, the notice of this repeal had excited a
Witt see station thror.lhout the country. There ought to be 110
Arlince in the last.

HltifillT said, that the tanners would not be LI favour of
ae law as it stood at gement. unless they believed it made their
rue material better than it would otherwise be. At any rate, he
vetted the House isuuld not co.iscat to abolish hai. the Acts, but
V.'s( the same common law would exist throughout the kingdom.
Mi. LI.?§HIN(IT9N stated, that he would pursue precisely
e4e same the repeal as had been &Hotted In the enlict.
anat. If he found from tho journals that the arlect Committee
bad not examined parsons, papers, and records, he should not now
Veralt fe give that power to the Committee.
Air. CURWEN was of opinion, thew Acts had never produced
tray single benefit, but he recommended the Hon. tientleman tMr.
14011ns:ton) to consent to a select Committee.
!Ur. MABERLY exptoined.
7llr. LUHTEIS regarded the Acts in question as most reeve/s-
-weats. The abolition of the Leather Tan had raised the value rat
bark one-third, and of leather one-fourth, in consequence urine'.
pany of the removal of the renoricituns on the tr.de, which were
117ronimore prejudicial than the weight of the tax.
CL1F1'0:1 thought the Act should be dealt with as a
p italic Act.
*rang twere then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided.
'hen there a; pea-Al—
l:or t;rioting lave for the Bill - • 62 •
Against it • U

BAYOSXg, Arleta. 1.
Majority ati
Our n::counts from Madrid of the lit say, that news had been re.
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GRANTS FOR CHURCH BUILDING. ceived there from Ca.alnnia of a mious affair at Puyeerda. between
Un omen return to the gallery we found the French and the Spanish Royalists, who would not give up the
Mr. HUME niovirg for a return of the manner in which the two
bet grants for building churches had been expended place : a good number were killed and a great ninny wounded.
After a few words from Mr. LEYCESTEIt, in support of the At Cadis the Spanish gunners have received orders to quit the
aemion, it was agreed tn. place. By a Detvee of the 20th, dated Aranjues, his Majesty has
HUMN then moved for a return of the number or churcheated a junta to examine into the d validity of the ahlia of Spanish
mai chapels belonging to the Church of England there es
created
were in
orb diocese in k:ngland and Wales in IWO and in 1821, end of the subjects in France. To this junta another is added, which may be
murk'r ter lieenc:s issued for pieces of worship dissenting from the considered am a Court of Appeal for those who think their intertst
Cskirreh of England.—Agreed to. has been injured. Its decisions are to be heal.
Mr. HUdIE, in moving tUr the production of papers relative to
the Colony of Sumatra, said, that it deemed great consideration, His lilejesty has appointed Santos Ladron Governor of Pam.
as It had already paid crest attention to the growth of spice, and peluna. Colotel Viceralial Sarabria, and Lieutenant-Colonel
frl Lad reduced lli7g fecal 16i. to IL lid, The west part of the w Miguel and
„cot. to certainnLope:, accused of having refused to recogniee the regency,
ass lately Laded, and great losses would thereby
are to be tried by a court-martiel, of which Quesaila is to be Per.
settlers, which should e proviilzd for. Before the tatilication of I
that treaty care should be taken of their interests. He had also silent. A great many missions are going to take place to all parts
to compledh of an injury of a greater nature, he mane towards the of Spain.
natives, whose rights had been invaded. The forts belonging to I lhe departure of the Fe:reli troops has given rise to the meat
the motives should not be pnven up to the Dutch, as the English extraordinary reports, such es that the French were piing to take
fly held them under the Native Princes. Ile protested against the King to France. and that this was alluded to by a journal
pnwan rights. and at present he would say no route time ago, which said that an august personage, who had never
holt the Dutch had acted with reward to Java, he been at thy Congress, was to attend that which would soon take
make thew few observatems. The Honourable j place.
i far a astern of the outresgs and spices Int. A great number of the irbabitants of Msdril inter.d to follow

the troops to the places cf their contreitacats. It seems that by
new orders the French arc to remain at Aladrid till the btli. It was
said that this deley had been greeted at the earnest solicitation tell
31. Ouvrard, who, hating capital and much paper, was taken by
surprise. It is impossible to form an opinion on this event: all :s
ob.eurity, even to the most clearnighted. it i certain, by the
unsteady course of affairs, and the multiplicity of orders, which
contradict each other, that there Is either a want of c!derr,, or that
there are several who do not agralltrgethi r.
It is affirmed this! the bens. Ambassador is ignorant of the
causes of all these changes, an isinserpiently that he has ro hand
in client. General Carbas_sh i s to the Spanish troops, inform.
ing them that they were hewer to form the garrison of 3ladrid,
was made public at the same tints with another to the French troops,
informing them that they were to rein&jr•
This news spread like lightning through the capital, and diffused
g.ictocral oy i'
ha. be
. lusthech: t4aricn at'
peoterte sin persons have been de.
itytil Alarm
the consequences of an event
too ligitly,decided upon. It isailinned, that it is at the formal
desire of King Ft rd irand that French troops remain at 31adrid.
Thelgerritton is composed of the 23d arid 2tllh of the line, the
9th of Chasseurs, and soms artillery. This is sufficient to maintain
tranquillity. The garde du corps go to do duty about the King's
person.
General Normans. who is almost always with his 31ajesty, will
oceupy the apartments of Don Carlos.
On the Ist of April, in consequence of the counter-orders the
Spanish posts were relieved by the French.

Three of the murderers of the Franks family ir Ireland
were convicted before Mr. Justice Torrens, at the Assizes
of Cork, on Saturday last, and their horrible gni!' esta-
blished, on what we cenceive the clearest evidence. The
detai:a of this appalling cramp are, perhaps, still remem-
bered by many in this c y, and created, at the period
when It occurred, univens‘ horror and alarm all through
that part of Ireland velitojt it ware witnessed. The trial of
the wretched murderers will be found in ot:r columns.
One of the party, named O'Keelfe, who had been but re-
cently arrested, put ofF hfs case individually to the next
assizes, and three men, of the name of Crcmin, we sup-
pose brothers, were then glen in charge for the murder.
The intense interest excited by the trial in that country
was wound to the hightail pitch, when it became known
that the principal witneu for the Croton, who had turned
approver, was hOt self the leading murderer, and the one
who, on his own confession, first fired the fatal shot at the
unfortunate Mr. Franks, which deprived him almost in-
stantly of hie. Mr. Sergeant Gould led fur the prosecu-
tion. and detailed the dreadful facts of this appalling mur-
der to the Jury ; after which Magner, the accomplice and
approver, appeand on the Wale, and gave the history of
that dreadful nigh t,w th out exhibiting the sligh teat remorse
or agitation. He remembered the murder (he said), and
was at it. He had been previously at the house of a
pe: in named Power, at Shmballymore, in Mry last,
and there saw the three Cremins, whom he identified.
They drank to aim, and ask al him to go and murder
the whale Franks family; and be agreed tondo so without
hesitation. The witness they] left the party, and did not
again see them until two nights before the murder, when
an emissary came from Opal to his home, and &-
sited him "to be ready." Ns said he amend, and coolly
employed Finself reaping, at a man of the name
of Bate y's, at Ballytlutf, until the night those. shocking
murders were perpetrated, whet' he left it about four
o'clock, taking with Min the di ionise of a woman's cap and
Sown, and then precooled to b s own house, where he got
a pistol. From that he went to Mr. Franke's kitchen-
garden, where he met the prisoners. It was rhea about
six in the evening. Ile put oo the cap and gown, and
Patrick Cremin, one of the murderers, disguiseti himself
with a woman's shawl and apron. They bad pikes and
isaywamarwa filial's. Th. Wiwi* party then burst into Mr.
Franks's house, through the hall, where the unfortunate
wan was sitting at table, having just dined with Lis wife
and son. On the murderers cokoing, Mr. Franks rose up
and attempted to escape, but they pushed him tack.. The
witness Magner asked for arms; their victim answered, br
had tone, but would send for them. Patrick Cremin then
took up the jug lying on the dinner table sad threw.it, as
the signal of murder, in Mr. Pranks's face; and the vil-
lain Magner immediately fired at the wretched ma*, his
pistol having been loaded .nth a ball and two shigs. They
then overturned the table, and Patrick Cremin struck Mr.
Franks, who was still standing, with a poker, when he
fell. When at their feet and helpless, they beat out the
last remains of life with a crow-bar and pike ; and, after
mangling the unfortunate father, the monsters proceeded
to butcher his son and wife. They struck young Mr.
Franks with the crow-bar ; and, on his imploring mercy,
the answer given was, " You have no mercy to expect from
us, you rascal." He took up • chair to defend himself—
but there was no hope in struggling with this crew of
tigers. His arm was broken by a blow from the crow-bar,
and lie was soon despatched. The light was extinguished
in the deadly struggle; aid the wretches twisted the
table-cloth round Mrs. Frarilcs's head, to atop her ago-
nizing shrieks. They then completed the work of
death. The party consisted altogether of nine, of whom
one assumed the command ; and when young Mr.
Franks was disabled and struck down, that person said
to the murderers, "Da your duty." Dr. Piele:_ll de-
scribed the frightful state the ladies of the hapless vic-
tims were in when he went to the house: the skull of the
elder Mr. Franks was so fractured, that he could put in
his band and take out the p'eces. After a lung and dis-
criminating charge from Mr. Justice Torrent, the Jury,
after a few minutes' eelibastion, returned their verdict of
" polity," against the three prisoners. 0.1 sentence of
death being pronounced, the .wretelled men burst out into
the most vehement exclamations of innocence ; and im-
precated the curses of Heaven on their heads, if they were
guilty. In this state ti.cy were removed from the bar, and
ordered for execution on last Monday morning. We
do not know when the details have come before us of a
mere appalling murder than this. The blood runs cold
within the veins while going through them. We trust
that time entire of the savage crew implicated in this horrible
outrage will be brought to speedy justice; and it is only a
subject of de:p regret, that the principal murderer, who
became approver, should escape. The Government, and
the Crown Lawyers, acted, however, we are confident,
with thebest judgment, and only accepted the evidence of
this wretch as a matter of absolute necessity. fhe villain
gave hit testimony all through without shrinking:—" He
had murdered all the Franks family," he said, " and
would murder more if ordered." Aster the horrid work
of " human butchery was over, he slept undisturbed, got
up next day, worked, and-was as cheerful as ever." What
• dreadful portrait of insensibility ! Can Weary 's assassi-
nation be compared with such a night of honor as this?
Yet it occupied the press of this country for monthr
Nothing but the most efl'extive pawns toe:Ailed to the
Government of Ireland, and the strong arm of the law,
can put down such deeds of blood as this. We trust that
we shall never again hear of anything half so shocking.
Where is the manufacturer or the individual from this
comitry would invest his capital, or live in a land where
his life, and that of his whole family, may hang on the!
" mercy" of a crew of monsters of thin description ?
Nothing can be hoped for in Ireland, until these frightful;
stones pass away.

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