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made, he could see no objection to the measure.
The purpose of this measure was but a corol-
lary to the Mortmain Bill, and having sanctioned
the second reading of that bill, he could not understand
why the house should reject this one.
Air. J. FITZGERALD reminded the house that
convents had existed both in this country and in Ireland
Shr.
for many ages,
Mr. J. FITZGERALD reminded the house that con-
vents had existed both in this country and in Ireland
for many ages, and it was very strange that these St
abuses had never been heard of until the honourable 20
and learned member for Enniskillen came forward to
remedy them with this bill. If such abuses did exist,
which he denied, except in an occasional case, the
common law of the land was quite sufficient
to meet them without a bill of this nature, as recent
trials in the Irish courts, both law and equity, fully
established. The bill was false in its preamble, insulting
in its language, as it was intended to be, while it vio-
lated the maxim of our law, that those who as-
serted a fact s hould prove it.
Mr. BOWYER opposed the bill as hostile to the Ro-
man Catholics.
Mr. F. SCULLY opposed the bill.
Mr. WILKINSON also opposed the bill, and thought
this a most improper time to bring such a bill forward.
He deprecated these dissensions in the house upon
polemical subjects, or their inevitable consequence must
be the separation of Church and State.
Mr. LIDDELL supported the bill, and contended
that both monastic and conventual establishments were
of questionable legality. The inmates of both were in
a state of spiritual and moral subjection to their su-
periors, and by that undue influence they were com-
pelled to dispose of the property for the benefit of
such institutions to the utter neglect of their kinsmen,
and it was upon that ground that he supported the prin-
ciple of the bill. He differed with some of its details it
was true, but the objection which he entertained
in this respect, which went especially to the se-
cond clause, could be removed in committee.

Mr. J. O'CONNELL insisted that the majority of 10
the supporters of this bill were acting under the delusion, St. I
first that while the bill was necessary for securing their St• l
civil liberty, it would not be offensive to the Roman St. 1
Catholics. He urged the hon. and learned member for St.
Enniskillen to pursue the generous and common K.
sense course of withdrawing the bill, which, though it 12
could result in no good to the people generally, was yet 50
calculated to create an unhappy dissension between le4
England and Ireland. 16t
Lord BERNARD gave his cordial support to the St.
bill, which might be thwarted this year, but assuredly
19
would be carried next. 4
Sergeant 3HEE observed that this debate had pro-
ceeded upon the notion—erroneous, of course—that an 201.
act done under religious vows must be considered an in- 10
voluntary act. Now, a more irreligious opinion than that he st.
had never heard ;it was impossible to suppose that an St.
act done under a vow was involuntary—lc might be dis- 20
tasteful, as not unfrequently happened in post obit obli- 10
gations, but it would be to overthrow all morality to say 12,
that an act done under the sanction of a vow to the St.
Almighty God was an involuntary act. Of what use 50
then, would this bill be ? None whatever, unless it 40
went the length of declaring that such vows were illegal, 4,25,
which they certainly were not, either in the Protestant ‘g-t.
or the Catholic Church. It would revive all the evils
of civil death with none of its advantages ; and instead St.
of working good, it would be productive of incalculable St.
difficulties, wrong, and heartburning in Catholic families. 50
The principle of this bill was tried just after the reforms.- 25
tion, both in Belgium and in Holland, where it failed, 100
and though he admitted the sincerity of the hon. and St.
learned gentleman who had charge of the bill, he must 6i
yet implore him to pause before he inflicted the injustice
of such a measure upon the Catholic community of these 20
realms.
Mr. FREWIN supported the bill. St.
Sir J. FITZGERALD warned the house that this 50
was not a moment to agitate this question, considering St.
that Ireland, which was a Catholic country, supplied the 16
army with recruits. It would do no good, while it 16
might endanger the loyalty of at least one-fourth of her 8
Majesty's subjects, and he hoped the house would re- 51
ject it. 10
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Edoefbate was further adjourned.
MEDICAL GRADUATES (UNIVERSITY
LONDON) BILL
This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on Monday next.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL.
This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed.

THE MALT TAX. St.
Mr. WILSON, in committee of ways and means, St.
moved the following drawbacks of Excise : St.
" Provided always, that if th,) quantity of malt mashed
and used in the production of such spirits shall be less than 10
after the rate of one bushel of barley malt, or one bushel 261
and three-tenth parts of a bushel of malt made from bear
or bigg, for every two gallons of proof spirits charged with 13A
duty a deduction from the amount of such allowance shall 20
be made after the rate of four shillings for every bushel of 20
barley malt, and every bushel and three-tenth parts of a --
bushel of bear (~r bigg malt which shall respectively be so
deficient. 50
" And for and upon such spirits distilled in Scot- St.
land from malt only, and on which the allowance afore- 50
said shall have made, and which said spirits shall be 20
duly removed from warehouse for exportation, or 20
for use as ships stores, and be duly exported or '4O
shipped as stores under and according to the 25
laws and regulations of Customs in such respect,
over and above the allowance aforesaid, and in St.
lieu of the drawback granted and payable under the 10
eleventh section of the Act 11 and 12 Vic. c. 122, for every St.s
gallon of such spirits actually, exported or shipped as 2
stores as aforesaid a drawback of Bd.
" And for and upon such spirits distilled in England or
Ireland from malt only, and which shall be duly removed
from warehouse for exportatio.., or for use as ships'
stores, and be duly exported or shipped as stores
nuclei and according to the laws and regulations
of the Customs in such respect, over and above the
allowance aforesaid, and in lieu of the drawback granted
and payable under the thirteenth section of the Act
11 and 12 Vic. c. 122, for every gallon of such spirits ac-
tually exported or shipped as stores as aforesaid a draw-
back of 8d
1 The resolutions were agreed to and the house resumed.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned shortly before six o'clock.

STATE OF TRADE.

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( From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
HALIFAX, May 20.—The attendance of merchants in
our Piece Hall to-day has been about as slender as
usual, and the sales very limited. Yarns and wools 2
continue pretty much as they were. 2
ROCHDALE, May 22.—We have had a somewhat 2
better piece market to day, and rather more inquiry 2
after goods, at prices not less than those of former
weeks. The wool market has been quiet, with a limited
amount of business transacted, and former prices fully 2
1(
maintained.
MANCHESTER, May 23.—Our market continues very
dull, and the inclination of prices at large, in yarns and
goods, is still downward, though, the alteration observ-
able is but slight. Twist and cloth for the East have re- ,
ceived no impulse from the overland advices which came !
to hand last week ; but the producers of those articles 11
had sold pretty freely before, and are not without orders.
In the American accounts there is nothing to affect
prices in any sensible degree.
HUDDERSFIELD, May 23.—The market bas been very
flat again to-day ; the amount of business transacted
been fully as small, as on any previous Tuesday for some
weeks past. The goods delivered to-day have been
small in quantity. A little more has been done amongst
the woolstaplers since Tuesday last, but the manufac-
turers, like the merchants, are evidently purchasing
from " hand to mouth."