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110VSE OF CONIMONS, TUESDAY, FEISRUART 24.

Mr. Johnpnn, from the Office of the Secretary for Ireland,
presesented Papers cunt: • • x a Return of the of
Persons confined in the different Gaols in Ireland. Also a
Return of the 'Number of Persons enjoying. Civil and Min-
der! Employmenis in Ireland at the present iwrio4l.
Lord A Irs,LEI preßnted a Petition from a number of

Persons in trade resident in Gloucester, !wapiti!: for an
to-day to see among them that man at whose door
amendment in the present sr tem of Bankrupt Laws—which
the blood of the poor sailor Cashman was to be was read nod laid up the table.
Isid.—(Here a violent uproar took place for several &viral Petitions were presented, pealing fur the Repeal
minutes, and the Alderman was loudly called upon of the present eacessive Duties uu Leather. AIM) a Petition
to name the individual to whom he alluded.) from certain Attorney., for regulating the practice of GM-
The LORD MAYOR at length succeeded in oh- Ivy:man—which were severally read, and laid on the table.
Wining a hearing for the worthy Alderman. CLERGYMEN OFFICIATING IN GAOLS RILL.
Mr. Alderman ATKIN!' resumed, and said he al- The Report of the Bill respecting Clergymen
hided to the fate of Cashman, as having been officiating in Gaols was then brought up.
induced by the inflammatory language that lie had Mr. CUItIVEN moved, that a clause should be
heard at the Spa-fields Meeting. That (Meeting whirl' thereto, which would nt once retire SS tme-
had drawn together east numbers of the lower i cessary expense throng liont the different co ttttt ies,
classes, who by deception were driven to violence— and put some restraint upon the exercise of a pa-
(Cries of " !")--and the men who so deceived tronage most derogatory In the clerical profession,
them he should ever consider as answerable for the and prejudicial to the interests of the public. Ile
fate of these poor deluded people.—(Great uproar.) would not detain the House with its expediency,
—As regards instructions, lie would exercise his with winch most Members must be already too
well acquainted. The
icilui,i,itisenowh(illiei lnieyisnhoonulsriliulizi
own judgment.—(Cries of " Oft', or")
Mr. HUNT hoped, that, after the attack which pose wt.* one enacting
had been made upon him, he would be heard in be appointed as Chaplain to any Gaol or Muse of
reply. He claimed this privilege in justice to them- Correcti tttt a herein the persons confined had not,
selves, in justice to the Lord Mayor, who called upon an average throughout the last three years,
for u patient heariug for all, and in common justice amounted to twenty prisoners.
to humanity. A charge so unprovoked, and so Lord FotarroNE thought, that although all
foul as that of murder, deserved a full answer—he persons must be anxiously desirous that crimes
would give that answer, and appeal to the Meeting should decrease, and as a coosequeirce thereon that
as his judges, and abide by their verdict.—(dp. the number of prisoners should proportionally di-
plause.) —Perhaps the execration which they had munch, still, if there were, as there naturally most
'hewn at hearing this charge made, ought to in- be, gaols and places of cosifirieirceiit fur offences
duce him to treat it with the contempt it de. against society, although the number might not
served. But what must be the feelings of the amount to twenty upon an average of three years,
man who made it, and who himself had sat in it would be very illiberal, us well as attended with
Court during the trial of Cashman, and beard the the worst moral consequences, if the persons so
1,00, man in his last moments declare that lie was a confined could not avail themselves of that spiritual
discharged sailor, whose father hurl died in the ser- advice and consolation of which persons in their si-
vice of his country, and who had himself received tuution stood so eminently in need.—(/tear.)—He
nine wounds in her service—who came to town and felt, upon these grounds, insuperable objections to
in vain sought his arrears of pay and prize-money, the clause proposed.
amounting, he believed, to nearly %!00/.—who Will Mr. HARVEY felt his own objections to the clause
driven to desperation by bring left fur daysstarving, I strengthened by what had fallen Own this Noble
and refused the payment of what was his due—who, Lord, and should therefore oppose the motion.,
while in this state, met a friend, got drunk, went to I The disuse was then put, and a division called
Spa-fields, and had actually quitted it with the I for. During the attempt to clear the gallery, the
rioters en that day two hours before he (Mr. H.) clause was negatived without a division.
had made his appearance there at all ?—(Lord cries Papers were presented, containing a retort) of
of Hear, hear.)—But this was not all, the unfortii. the number of Coutractors for Post Horse Duties,
nate man near him (Mr. Alderman Atkins) knew which were laid on the table.
at the time lie had the hardihood to make this ST EA MAO/XIS.
charge, that he had uniformly supported the system Mr. lIARYRY made his promised motion, relative
of Ministers who actually produced the death of to the providing increased security to passengers in
the pour sailor, by inflicting upon him the treat- steam-boats. He felt it necessary, *mosso other
ment which drove hitu to eesperation.—(Hear.)— improvements, to suggest that all sham-packets
When he talked of blood being spilled, a Gentle- should, in future, be registered. Also that, for
man near him (Mr. Hunt) said, 44 What does he better protection, the boilers is the steam-eligines
mean—does lie allude to the blood that flowed i should, in future, be constructed of wrought iron
from his poor apprentice's back ?"—(Cries of i alone: and that there should be, during the work-
Hear, Aear.)—He could assure the Meeting, that ing of the engine, a competent engineer always on
he did nut at first think the allusion could have board to superintend its management. He hoped
been directed at himself—as it was, he had only to these amid other regulations of the Bill would provide
say, be never saw Cashman in the course of his life. I complete security to passengers in future by steam-
The associates of the worthy Alderman had seen I packets, and moved for leave to bring in u Bill,
him, arid .driven him to the desperation that led to adopting in its provisions the improvements he had
hit fate. He boldly challenged any being alive to I mentioned, which was agreed to, and the Bill in-
prove against him any act of cruelty against man troduced and read a first time.
or beast. if they could, he would never sheer Isis I Mr. CALUNAIT brought up the Report of the
face in the Livery again.—(Great applause.) I Committee to whom had been referred the claim
Mr. Alderman Woon came forward amid great I of the High Bailiff fur compensators'', stating that
applause. He said, that, next to the honour of he- lit was the opinion of the Committee there did
ing their Representative, he felt that WlllOll they not appear to them any just ground fur 'grant-
hart this day mato-red upon into, by intrusting tog to the nigh Bailiff any timber compensation
their Petition to his care. Ile hoped still for the her losses he might sustain at elections, than such