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said that he was conscious that a very serious crisis had ar-
rived—a more serious one than was commonly apprehended;
and therefore lie trusted the people of England would make
ready to stand by their own House of Commons, and aid them
by their support in the contest that was coming. The .Hon,
Baronet then ridiculed in a happy strain the party tactics of
the Peers, who chose to attribute everything to Mr. O'Connell.
He said that the House of Lords had made him the greatest
man in Ireland ; by their present conduct they would ass a
.uredly
make him the greatest man in England. He was rising rer-
pidly in the opinion of the people of this country, and c-
as
tainly there was no man whose services in their cause, well
as in that of the oppressed Irish, better entitled him to the
gratitude of all Reformers. The Hon. Baronet then read the
petition, which is strongly worded, and sat down amidst en-
thusiastic applause.
Dr. RINGLAKE, M. D., seconded it. It was put from tb
chair, and carried unanimously—not even a solitary "No
being uttered against it.
The Rev. P. THONIAS, a magistrate of the county, in an able
speech, moved a vote of thanks to the members for the bo-
rough and for West Somerset, for their uniform votes in favor
of "justice to Ireland," and was seconded by James Bunter,
Esq., banker.
IL M. RING, Esq., a magistrate of the county, moved a
vote of thanks to Lord Melbourne and his Majesty's Ministers,
which being seconded by G. A. Crosse, Esq., also a magis-
trate, was received by the assembly with three times three vo-
ciferous cheers, and half-a-dozen more.
Thanks being given to the Bailiffs, the meeting broke up..
The Tories did not dare to appear and publicly oppose the
petition ; but they have since privately concocted a hole-and-
corner counter-address, which they have hawked about for sig-
natures, and have imposed upon a few persons, who mistook It
for that which was thus unanimously voted at the public

meeting.
The men of Taunton are firm and united. They call upon
all their brother Reformers to follow their example—to meet
and petition and demand " Justice for Ireland." The Lords
have aimed a blow at civil and religious liberty. Let those
who love it, instantly rally in its defence. Where are the
Dissenters? If the Lords succeed in this attempt, their cause
is lost for years. Let them up and be doing.

CREDITORS of the DUKE of YOR

Yesterday (Monday) afternoon, a meeting of the creditors
of the Duke of York was held at the British Hotel, in Cock-
spur-street. Mr. WALLER, bookseller, Fleet-street, was in
the chair.
The report of the Committee, appointed by the general body
of the creditors on the 30th July, 1832, was read to the meet-
ing. The executors of the Duke's will, Sir Herbert Taylor
and Col. Sir B. Stevenson, had paid into the Court of
Chancery the whole sums received on account of his estate
since January, 1827. These amounted to 75,1951. 4s. 6d.
The debts proved under the decree of the Court amounted
to 201,5851. 16s. 6d. Out of the sums received, 41,1831.
I Is. sd. had been paid on account of judgment debts; and
the bonds on which judgment had not been obtained amounted
to 97,5061. 14s. 4d. The simple contract debts were 62,8951.
10s. 9d., so that there was an apparent deficiency of
126,3901. 12s. The law proceedings had been stayed by the
Committee, on an assurance that no delay in payment of
the Duke's debts would take place; but the Committee re-
gretted to say that they were as much in the dark as ever as to
the ultimate payment of the debts. With regard to the Nova
Scotia mines, devised by the Duke to Messrs. Bridge, Run-
dell, and Bridge, and by them to the South American Mining
Company, the Committee had judged it expedient not to dis
pose of his Royal Highness's interest in them. The Report
then adverted to the claims of the tradesmen engaged to finish
York House, whose claims amounted to 24,1241.
Mr. Amory, solicitor for the Committee, then read a de-
tailed account of the legal proceedings which had taken place.
Many of the applications made to him, he said, were of the
most painful description.
In answer to a question from a gentleman present, on the
subject of the Nova Scotia mines, Mr. Amory stated that
George IV. had made a grant of them in general terms to the
Duke of York in June, 1826. The grant was for sixty years
from that date.
At the interview which a deputation from the Committee,
some time ago, had with Lord Melbourne upon the subject,
his Lordship had stated that Government were at present in
the receipt of 7,000/. a year from the mines in question.
A good deal of discussion then took place as to the expedi-
ency of presenting a petition to the House of Commons. Ul-
timately, a series of resolutions, recommended by the Com-
mittee, were passed, and a petition to Parliament agreed to be
presented.

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, MAY 30.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the Ann, Cave,
from Limerick. Proceeded for the River the Sarah Ann,
—, from Sierra Leone, with the Dunarvon Castle—the
Bengal Merchant remains. Arrived from the River, and pro-
ceeded, the Atlas, Pearce, for Dublin ; and William Fawcett,
Brooks, ditto.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 30. —Wind E. N. E.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 29.—Wind E.
FALMOUTH, MAY 29.—Wind E. to E. S. E.—Arrived the
Jane Ogilby, Morris, from Zante ; and Harmony, Mathieson,
from Palermo. Off port, the Cape, Tyson, from Angostura.
Sailed for London the Pyramus, Weller.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 29.—Light breezes.—Arrived the Henry
Lee, Pearce, from New Orleans ; Ann Pales', Raltstone,
from Lisbon ; Betsey Susannah, --, from kicl. Sailed
the Alexander, Prinegad, for Lintin.
HULL, MAY 30.—Arrived the Wazinton, Gamarson, from
St. Petersburgh.
ABERDEEN, MAY 28.—Arrived off, the Hercules, Walker,
from Savannah.
MILFORD, MAY 28.—Arrived, the Ariel, Dye, from Alex-
attdria.
MEOADIESSEY, MAY 29.—Arrived the James Dunn, Ferrer,
from sines.
YOUGHAL, MAY 28.—The Sancho Panza, Brayman, was
got off this morning, and brought into the Harbour. She
makes a good deal of water, and is with difficulty kept afloat.
VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Margaret packet, Marseilles to
Belfast, and Hebe, from Alexandria, 14th inst., by the Ariel,
arrived at Telford ; St. Vincent's Planter, London, 20th
inst., lat. 48. long. 12. ; Eliza and Jane, Oporto to London,
25th ult., lat. 50. long. 8.: Lord Brougham, Lisbon to Lee-
don, the same day, by the James Derma, arrived off Me"
gauissey.