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L. (Livetiat Parltureent esaristirfron p.l. 123)
of conceding the claims of the Catholics—es the gospel recog-

bers were—For the turreedatest 313—Against it Ill—Ma-
jority 202, r . • -•
'rboWedge Mu Swede* lost.—Adjoarned at two o'clock.
'•• • ' 112.1 DAY. AFtiIL 18.
Mr. DICKINSON presented ■ petition from Clothiers in
Fr, iersetabke, against, particular clauses in the Warehousing
BLit. •
Game ws.—Lord CRANBOIJRNE presented the Re-
port of the Committee ea the Game Laws, end aria lordship at
the same time gave notice, that on. Thursday next be should
submit a motion lo•the House on the subject.
Mr. DAWSON 'Presented the Ninth Report of the Coin-
misaioners for iueenligating•Chsritles for lire Zducation of the
POOf.—Ordercd to be printed.
A petition was presented Gum Leith, against any alteration
of the Duties on Sugar.
12oTWOLIC QUILST/oN.--Gen. GASCOYNE asked whether
it wan the Irish Attorney Geueral's intention again to bring
forward the Catholic Question this Session ? At present, it
stood as an Adjourned question.—(Cries of no, •no.) .
Mr. FLUNKET replied, that he felt minion* Jirst to 'mouth
some of the anxious, sincere, and active friends of the urea
sore, before he gave any positive answer. But it was not, he
thought, to be considered as an "Adjourned" Question. As to
its further dipicuseion, the leading impression of his mind was,
that he should not revive its discussion this ?Pession.
General GASCOYNE was satisfied with this answer, and
and he was glad that a full atteudance had been secured by
the call attic House baring been or,lered.
•Mr. H. SUMNER begged to mate one observation.
Mr. CALCRA FT Spoke•twidrder. ',here was no question
before the House. If the observation were permitted, it must
' be, or perhaps it ought to be replied to ; and thence they
would he led •into an irregular debate.
The.eonvursaliun accordingly dropped.
The General Turnpike Act Amendment Bill went through a
Committee. Report ordered to be taken into further eomiider-
stifle. g
Roy i. LIBRARY.—Sir C. LONG presented the Report of
the Committee on the subject of the Royal Library.
Mr. HORHOUSE ssid,he understood it was the ►aeom-

fused no civil thiqu 41ilications.

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Sir F. BURDETi said be did not rise for the prrpose of
opeskiag tuteXolainis partioularly—but to express his engem
• tilled disar l ion of the further repetition of this annual
farce.—(Log* hbeers.)—They were calculated to produce no
good—•bit Is wormino danger. The right hon. grist. who was
. secretary for foreign affairs had only the before last told
them tom there was tin chence of the Catholies succeeding—if
that etere so, ho* herdic:rum had it been to paiut their wrongs
in such glowing colours. Better would it have been to cone
Aimee openly and boldly the unbending system of severity
'towards the Catholics. Mr. Fox's party had brought in a bill ;
lan they had not found faith in the proper quarter. Now there
+Wei so ouch fear, there would he the support of high quarters.
—Beihin pursuit of the scaqilalous and miserable policy which
eheraaterised the Gurernmeit of Ireland, they. were to lids 4
another mock-debate 'on this que:tioo.—(Hear, hear )—He
telt warmly fur the Catholics; and the resistance to them was
ewe of arithmetic, not of religion or polities—the oppoiients
• said, do nut let souther come in and take share of the profits.—
, There was nu nten•who pretended to have any other sort of
alarm. Ile believed it was not in the power of impotency. to
undo the country—to destroy its rigour; but such imbecile
and dish. nest proceeding must greatly increase the nation's di(-
' liculties. Ile repeated his protest against the annual farce of
athlete on the subject.
Lord NUGENT spoke In favour if the petition.
Mr. CAN N ING denied that Ittihad esersaid that the Cathoii•
question was hopeless ; Ito laid never thought any thing of the
hind. Ho bud said, that, under the present 'circumstences of
thagtountry, it was hopeless to think of forming as admiaistra-
.lion which should make it a " Government questiim."
Mr. TIERNEY would always import this 'notion, brought
forward by Whom it might. Ile agreed That the debates wire
almost a mockery ; but who they were that had thusdinainished
She hopes of the Catholics, an Mimi hal posterity would mit
tad to state.—(Hear, hear.)--The foreign secretary had been
brought back—because he was wanted ; but even in the
threatened farewell, in pastoral language Its seemed to my—
" as sweetly you bade me adieu, I thought you hid me return,"
• —(Cheere and laughter.) They might hive dictated reran ;
thew neglected to do so; then whirs, was the hope for the Ca-
tholics? He wall prepared to support the question, cons inced
• Shat en the success of it depended the security tithe empire.
Mr. G. BENNET said, the only hope rue the Catholics was
the dissolution of that adu ii ii istratioe, the great and only object
.of which woo the maintenance of their grievances.
Mr. PEEL declared that he would doom himself rather. to
..eternal exclusion from eller than compromise bin opinimos:
Mr. BROUGHAM, in speaking on the subject of this petition, .
tied of this manner in which the question *as treated by thole
ministers who differed on this paint, but still actedtogether in
• Aloe. eapressed himself very warmly against the Semetary of •
ante for Foreign Affairs. That right bon, gentleman, be de-
clared, had " tackled" to get race. When about to be
transported" to hosourable exile, he bad his sentence changed
fur one of" hard labour ;" but that hard Jaguar he was to per-
. form with his hands chained. down. That right hoe. gent. had'
told them on a preceding meting, that whether or not he had
" tackled to Femme, he would net tackle to a noble lord( Folk-
stone) ; but whatever indisposition be might have to itiekse ig
such gamier, he bad evinced no objection to tackle to the Lord
Chancellor, on the Catholic
Mr. CANNING here rose, and interrupting Mr. Brougham,
exclaimed in a loud and distinct voice--A• That is false I"
Immense confusion immediately ensued, with loud calls of
" Order, order—chair, elixir."
Air. BROUGHAM endeavoured to make himself beard ; bat
the cuutd only utter—" I implore the House—." As be could
Awn bedieard be hastily turned round, took up his hat from his
seat; and was proceeding towards the door to quit the House.
Two members laid hold of him, and prevented him from quitting
the house ; Mr. Brougham thermion resumed his seat.
The SPEAKER said, that Mr. Canning bad undoubtedly
been wrong in interrupting the proceedingetsf the House, and
that the language used was out consistent with .Parliamentary
usage.
Mr. C ANNING begged to apologise to the Moose for inter-
. folding its proceedings—that was wrong ; bat es to retracting
what he had uttered—that was imposaible. And men if he
wet. to retract the word, the sentiment would still remain in
his breast.
This did not allay the confusion, and
Mr. BAN KES eventually moved that both thelleMsaeasbers
be taken into the custody of the Sergeant at Arms, except they
would give a pledge to the House that matters should not pro-
ceed further.
Much conversation ensued, in,the coarse of which Mr. Can-
ning said, lie offered the interruption as he had considered the
Knack to be personal. Mr. Brougham remedied that he bad
possessed no personal feeling ; but he still considered that great
principles had been compromised fur the sake of office.
Mr. PEEL tljostgldi that after•such explanation, Mr. Banke's
motion would he withdrawn.
It was withdrawn, and both members were considered as
listing given assierames to the House that no further notice
should be liken of what had happened.
Alter some further ob 'ions from different members, the
petition was received, as were several ()Wei petitions on the'
eimecubject.
THE CATHOLIC CLA lelll.—Mr. PLUNKETT then rose to
move for leave to bring ill • hill to allow of Catholics sitting la
s'arliantent. The right bon. gentleman oominenced his speech
by urging the claims which the Catholics had in ecnouon with
their Allow subjects. to here the road to preferment in the
Stet< laid open to them. This boon, he contended might be ex
teoilekto them ;without any danger to the Protestant Establish.
meat, and would prove a means of giving additional strength
to the Empire. The right hon,gentleunin then at considerable:,
length,,proceeded to a..gue therm, such dangers as those orgod'j
• by the opponents of the measure could arise from its adoption.,
The right hoe. gentleman, after a speech of considerable length
and great ability, concluded with moving for leave to bring in
bill to renderCatholios eligible to mails in Parliament.
Mr: BECHER rose, aikido cries of " Adjourn."—The lion.
member contended, that the only mode, oh' trauguillising Ire-
land would be, to give m all partim equal participation in civil
lights.
Mr. LAMBTON, amidst a general cry of " Withdraw," said
ha rose to state, that if lie slid not give a vote on the occasion,
it was because he was couvioad the vitiation was not brought
tete ad• with sincerity.
The gallery was then clamed, and the Howse proceeded sto
decide on the question for adjourning the debate till to-user-
Mt.
For the adjournment 134—against it 202.
A member, as we miderstoun, then moved that the debate be
adjuurtted tiU Monday, upon whiob an amendment vies moved
. that this llonie do adjourn.
Oa the murex ner she adjuuroment of the Horne, the slum-

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inenilatiou bf the Committee to place the Library under the
Trustees of the British Museum ; he gave this early soticin that
he should propose, that so inagniticeut a present to the nation
shosld be previded•fer in a separate establishment.
Ordered to be jointed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
third reading of the Naval and Military Peusions'
Mr. P. GREN FELL again opposed the Bill ; declared that
it wentto make the Bank a jobbing Company ; and said if no
one else took the snug! the House, he wool&
Mt. MANNING defended the Bill, and the conduct of the
Bank in the transaction. •
Mr. PEARbE also spoke is support of the Bank's correct-
nesa,in the transaction.
Sir J. NEWPORT condemned the Bill, and thaextrasagaat
rate of thus providing fee the pensions.
The CHANCELLOR ef the EXCHEQUER observed, that
la reality the objections to-the bill bad already bees answered.
He again defended the bill, and maintained that' the Monty
trussachruis bad been ooedpoted on poimiples which bad cha-
racterised similar government arrangements. This was as fair
I hermit), comparing one yeas. with another, as could be con.
sleeted.
Mr. HUME spoke against the bill. The Bank would be
asserted into jobbers, and they would have tbemeans of ruin-
ing others. In the annuities were to be sold, the public ought
to have had the opportunity of bidding for them. His prede-
cessor in (Mee had pledged himself to the public, that if they
were sold the peblic should ha admitted to the bidding ; they
bad been sold, hot in • closed room, with the Bank and the
right bon. gentlemen only present. One kindred sod thirty-
three members bad voted in favour yf the bill—hut be sub-
mitted that no where, except in the House of Commons, could
133 persons be found to support such bill, if all the circuits-
sigmas were stated. Bat those members Gould not have un-
derstood the question. The Interests of the country had been
compromised by the right bon. gentleman. ILe.omicluiled with
moving that the bill be read this day six months.
Mr. RICARDO seconded the an ..admen
Sir .1. YORKE mid that there appeared to be a strong opi-
nion in and out of the House against this bill. It was proposed
by • Mr. Fitilaison to the late Chancellor of the-Exchequer—
but supposing every spectre of the present dead weight to be
defunct, what were to beoome of those who might follow, for
there would be another and still soother." When the pre-
sent half-pay folks should be as dead as Julius Cesar, what
were to become of those who should follow ? How were they
to be paid ? He, for instance, was a tolerably healthy gentle-
man, and might, God willing, last a long time ;shut go when
be would 'and when they others pleased, as they should still
have an army and a navy, there would be still many persons
entitled to half-pay. Now here was • difficulty that lie could nut
understand. The ;'resent Chancellor of the Exchequer, who
had commenced bar Meet career in to promising and creditable
• manner, by expressing himself in • plain, straight-forward,
understandable" sort of way, bad nevertheless not made
himself understood on this subject, He wished the right bun.
gentlentho would heave-to a bit, and let them really see what
they were about.
f Mr. RICARDO said, this would be • very unprofitable
tramactioo for the,public.
Mr. HUSKISIOt4 again urged, that the transaction was not
unprofitable to the public.
Mr. BLAKE said, this bill would do injury to all parties, and
•it would affect that " safeguard" of our ancestors the Sinking
Fund. He did.aot understand the principle of the bill—indeed
it was without principle.
Mr. MONCK said this hill was not such as ought to Live
the support of the House.
• The House divided—Fee iliii*kmetttiment 01—Against it,
140—Majority 49.
The Bill was theu read • third time and passed.
All,Allol.—Mr. MACDONALD gave notice, that
es Monday se'noight he should bring forward • motiou nn the
subject of the papers recently laid on the table. Ile hoped
that nothing would he interp”sed between him and his motion,
and that the additional papers which the Home was likely to
obtain, might be presented to this. House.
Mr. CANNING said he had no objection to afford the
amplest information, and lie wished that the ear.iest day might
be fixed fur the discussion.
Ms. GOULBURN observed, that be had so desire to giv•
.any unnecessary opposition, but the Irish Toll's Bill stood
for Monday se'nnight, and it ass extremely desirable that it
should be discussed.
Mr. MACDONALD said, that his motion on the papers
be for an Addrirs to Ida Majesty on the subject of them.
Mr. COKE presented a petition from 6110 persons in the
vicinity of Norwich, mimed in the Barley Trade, &C. praying
for the repeal of the remaining duty on Malt.
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Mr. Alderman WOOD was astonished, while the petitioner
complained, that they did nut complain of the duly on later,—
It was an enormous, that the poor paid 355. per quarter more
than tile rich.—Tbe malt duty for the rich was 20s. i but the
poor bad that to pay, end the beer duties to pay—to doe amount
of 5.141. per quarter. if the beer duties were removed, it
would increase the consumption of bailey ; but the fact is, the
increase of pressure on the poor was never noticed. The duties
on the rie and poor in so requisite an artivle as beer, caght
to he equalised. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. BROUGHAM, in the absen:.e of Mr. Wi..iama, mem-
ber for Lincoln, gave notice, that his lion. and learned biand
would, on the 2d of May, move for leave to luring in a bill to
extend to Quakers the privilege of giving evidence on anima-
tion in criminal as well as civil cases.
The house went into •Comnrittee of Sepply, when
Ma. LUSHINGTON brought forward tee Miseelbuisous Ee.
Miele* ; the leverrl items were, saer a desultory con versa.
lion, in which Mr. Loshington, Mr. Goultuorn, Mr. Hume, Mr.
W. Smith and others took wpart, agreed tu.--Deport on Mos-
day.—Adjonrned.
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FROM TUESDAY 1181.HT'SAYIZRTT'
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BANKRUPTCY ENLARGE;

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S. Atkins, Gaeta Portland Street, chemist, from April S to
April 22.
PANKRUPTS. • -
T. Lloyd, Ross, Herefordshire. grocer. Solicitors, Messrs.
Bridges and Co. Red Lion Square.
Sowden. junior, Wakefield, Yorkshire, corn factor. Sol.
Mr. Lake. Cateaton Street.
.1. Dicken, Bundetn, Staffordshire; hatter. Sol. Mr. Walton!,
Gray's Inn.
11. Hewitt, Princes Street, Drury Ldne, printer. Sol. Mr.
Farris, Surrey Suet, Strand.
R. Pratt, Archer Street, Westminster, iron founder. Sul. Mr.
Shuter. Mdlbsnk Street, Westminster.
R. Pettit, College Hill, packer. Sole. Messrs. Knight end
Co. 11..• tii4hall Street.
T. Holt, Arnold. Nottinghamshire, dealer. Sols. Mesas.
Fuller and Co. Carlton Chambers. Regent street.
A. T. Itigby,•.Lirerpool, porter dealer. Sol. titre. Stel, Queen
Street, Cheapsele. •
J. Purley, Old Kent Bond, egg salesman. Sol. Mr. West,
Red Lion Street. Wapping.
J. 'l'. Cielllalt, Broad Street, insurance broker. Sol. Mr.
Wadrson, Austintriars.
T. Maxfield, Sali.bury, linen draper. Sole. Messrs. Walker
and Co. Bosingliall Street.
DIVIDRNDS.
Mdy 14, M. England, Ilkeston De. vsliire, butcher-17.
D. Thomas, Greenwich, china Ilkeston,
P. and J. Seftoo.•
Blackburn, cotton manufacturers--10, J. Clough, Leatknhall
Street, linen draper.
CERTIFICATES to be granted May 6
J. Westwood, Brierley, Herefordshire-, farmer—W. Wells,
Burton Hole' Middlesex, hay salesman—J. H. Sampson; Seal—
canes. Yorkshire, merchant—J. Craig. High Holborn, Ml=
draper.

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SIM! LAIL/NOll —On no former occasion of this
descripticift was there assembled a greater multitude
than poured into Chatham on Saturday last, to wit-
ness the launtabof a first-rate hue-of-battle ship, the
Prince Regent, •which wus laid down in honour
his present Majesty when Regent, and which ha
now been cusnpleted nearly two years. This rom:
nificent vessel bus long been the admiration of tl
visitors to the dock-yard; and the delay which bi
taken place in the period of her launch has arise
from a desire that her timbers should be complete.
seasoned before she roaches that element on whit
she may be destined to act a conspicuous part.;-
Precisely at half past twelve o'clock the cerernah
of christening took place, Lord Melville officiatiti
on the occasion. A small enclosure was railed off
the head of the vessel, into which his Lordship, a.
companied by Sir Benjamin Hallowell, Sir Robe
Seppiugs, and several of the Commissioners an
officers of the yard were admitted. A bottle •
wine was then slung by a cord from the bow, *I
this bottle in itself possessed no small interest,
it belonged to the immortal Nelson, and was part
his stock on board the Iliclory when he. so glorious
fell in the battle of Trahtlgar. Lord Melville havit
the bottle in his hand, named the vessel the Prin
Regent, and immediately dashed is against the het
his act was followed by loud and repeated chew
snd another bottle was immediately opened and d
tributed in wishing success to this gigantic orname
of the British Navy. Precisely at twenty-five n
nutes .rafter one, the last stay was removed, and ail
a momentary pause, the huge mass moved off
platform in the most majestic manner, and in a
sNonds plunged into the stream amidst the ace
mations of the surrounding throng, which were :
echoed from all quarters, and in which those
board heartily joined, waving their hats from t
deck and from every port which was open. Nothi •
could exceed the grandeur of the scen2. The Tit •
remained covered with boats to a late hour in •
evening, and no small harvest was picked up by t
watermen in restoring to terratfis ma those adven •
roes persons who had been on beard at the time
launch took place, among whom were un imme :
number °Eternities. Lord Melville and a large pa •
of distinguished characters partook of refreshen
Sir Benjamin Hallowell, before they retur
to town.
The Quarter Sessions for the borough of St: •
ford, and those for the city of Lincoln, presented
gratifying circumstance of no busines', there be
at neither place criminal nor accuser, quarrel .!
breach of the peace.
The overage of Bank of England notes, ,Sce
%1 ,e 1 4
are 0 , 9
enabled34l .
circulation, for the quarter ending the sth ins .
ja lils.
to 3slt.ate positively. that the t r
guard-ships at the different ports were on Mon /
ordered to be completely gunned.