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sneet end concert. Stich were the facts which be cols-'led
front the treaties.
Lord J. BISSELL eapressed the hope, that 0,. lit lion.
gent. would consult the treaties ,before the exp. .ed discus-
sions came on. lle uhmitietl, that the invasion of Spain
by France totally 'Aimed our reluuuns with that country.—
(Loud cheers.) As we hid evpended one isitierai.. millions to
restore the Bourbons, in the fond hope that pet might be
best preserved with them, he treated that minis would dis-
encumber themselves of any stipulations, if •re any,
to support the Bourbons, end not expend one is,,wv 'rig on
snob accused.

Sir R. WILSON heard to state • feet. He had asked a
like question of the late Lord Londonderry, soon after the
conclusion of the said treaties; and that noble bold distinctly
and positively denied that this country had agreed to any
rangerneme to guarantee the Crown to the family of the Bour-
bons, and he hoped so odious a construction would not be put
oa the treaties, LO4 d Londonderry caving disclaimed it.
Mr. CANNING could not to into argument—he had only
stated what be devout to be fact. _ . .

Mr. LENNARD moved fur accounts of the savings, &a. in
the third cleat of the Civil List.
. Mr. CANNING opposed it, observing that the embassy to
Switeerlaud, &o. w::s to he rednFed one half.
Lord J. RUSSELL supported the motion, expressing his
atdiatiaction at what was slated respecting Switaerlaud. That
fact showed that even a small tuinurhy ;night sometimes 1,-
Mr. ITC ME supported the motion. The papa ought to be
produced.
After motile remarks from Mr. Huskisson, &c. the Mai*
divided. The number. were—For Mr. Leonard's motion 24,
against it bo.—Negatived by a majority of 26.
Mr. BENNET moved for copies of the proceedings of a
Court of Inquiry held ou Colonel Hume, of the Third Foot
Guards.
After a few words from Lord Palmerston, the motion was
negatived without a ditisiun.
Mr, WILMOT ribtaioed leave to bring in a hill to amend the
laws relative to forgevy.
The other circlets were disposed of, and the (louse ad-
joomatid.

VIEDNEiDAY, MARCH 26.
Mr. Qoarme summoned the House to attend the House of
Peers, to hear his Majesty's commission read.—(See Lords.)
The LORD MAYOR presented a petition from the City of
London, signed by 1,00 persons, against the Insolvent Deb-
tors' Art. 'The Act, it was ()Interred, had been productive of
great inconvenience ;—it lied sanctioned frauds of the most
ruinous cherac-er. Petition ordered (a be printed.
Mr. S. like brought in the private Charitable Funds, &e. in
Ireland.—Read a first time.
MARY ANN CA ItLILE.—Mr. HUME. presented a petition
from "'Buy Ann Carlile ('tlr. Cerlile's-sister), now a priaoner
in Dorchester gaol, she being unable to pay the‘fine. Mr.
Hume said she had been prosecuted by the society thr the
suppression of vice—a society which was in reality engaged in
promoting vice. Their protestations had brought into general
notice those publications which the profeaned object was to
suppress. There were many respectable individuals connected
with the society ; hut the effect hail been to promote vice,
supposing the publicattious prosecuted to have that tendeocy.—
ale had read the alleged libel, which was contained is the ap-
pendix to the theological works of Thomas Paine ; end
Le maintained that it was temperately discussed. The pe-
titiooer was shupwomact to her brother, and her defence of her-
self 1954 repeatedly interrupted by Justice Best, a treat portion
of it being wholly suppressed by that Judge. lie lamented
that such practice had found its way to the benches of West-
aniesterthall. If controversy were to be endured at all, be
was at a loss to imagine how diecussione could be maintained
more temperately, and ha 'night add, that in all the lihratiee
of the kingdom there were many more severe publications.—
Ile could not but remark that the sentence Mi4d exceedingly
, that it had nu parallel in our times—that it was only
ike what had happened many yews age. It was contrary to
le. se laaauage of christianity, but those who proteued obristian
charity had turned their charity into tyranny and oppreision.—
Ile wished those who belonged to the " Society of Vito" who
huff, been iestrumental in prosecuting and persecuting Mary
Ann Cathie would point out to him the sentence in the scrip-
tures which warranted such prosecutions. The libel was only
a copy of what had been published in America. Most of these
prosecutions had been founded un the opinion of Hale, who
had condemned many immene to the stake on the charge of
witcherath—The offence of blasphemy ought to he defined.—
The sentence was twelve menthe imprisonment, flee 5001.
which must operate as perpetual imprimmeent.
Petition read, and listened to with consideralde attention by
the noose. She cumplaieed of onparralleled hardship and sin-
gular injustice. Site had no property whatever, and was
wholly unable to pay the line.
Sir T. ACLAND 'levied that the case of Mary Ann Carlile
was an insulated case. The object was not to punish her pa. -
ticulorly. As to the case hieing without ceample, her brother,
the original blasphemer, wet isoned for three years, wite
lines of 1,5001. The House would recollect that there had
been a system of blaepheiny which threatened to tleldge the
land, and of which this way only a pat L To *hew the blaelthe-
mous character of the whole syetens of Carlile's " Repuhlicae."
observed the hon. ',mother, lie would rend various ;tamales
from it. He accordiaaly did so. They set •forth, that the
Bible 'metal' be rejected, and the " Deist" and the " Age of
Demon" read in their stead ; and that there were no such
places as Heaven and Hell ; and that the Bible consisted of
lies, indecencies, kes.
The ATTORNEY .GENERAL thought, after this statement,
there mould opt be many who would condemn the prosecutions.
He, however, must decidedly emelt:pin the manner in which
the Judges were spokes of. As to lietitieg the cam to Mary
Ann Carlile, it was adroit, but not j tat ; but could it he endured
that party alter party bud been prosec.uted,and that the laws acre
still to lie set at delimit'''. It there were any nompteint against
the Judges, let it be preferred in a regular manner. As to
reviewing the sentence, he trusted that the House would not
listen to any such propesition. Ile thought that no mau could
ley his hand 011 his heart, and say, that the muttoce was too
severe
Mr. RICARDO mid, be bad viewed those prosecutions with
much pain. lie thought they were not productive of any good.
What tight had any set M. men to set themselves uQ as emitted
to judge of the religious °elide's' of others
Mr. PEEL remarked that the prosecutions had been most
proper, and that the efforts of the prosecuted hod been to set
the religion amid the laws of th- countr• at defiance. Pet ;towel
imprisoement was not the obj..ct, When the line had been
satisfied by length of imprieonemot, he ahould advise a remis-
sion of the sentence.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT avid that this euveeinly contest
tin the part of the Government with thi.: Cottle temity had
DI (mood the sympathy 0f the couott). It partook of the stature