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London, England, 1825-03-29 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extructcfront the Morning Papers, March 29,1825.

[MORNING POST.]
A conversation of some interest arose last night
in the House of Commons, in consequence of a
starement made by Mr. Spring Rice while pre-
senting a petition from Limerick in favour of Ca-
tholic Emancipation, that some of the petitioners
-would have been better pleased had they seen
Iwo other Bills brought in along with that now
before the House ; one to regulate 40s. free-
holders, and the other to make a provision for the
Catholic Clergy. Mr. Littleton immediately an-
meanced that it. was his intention after the holi-
days to introduce a Bill to regulate the voting
of tHe 40s. freeholders of Ireland, and to raise
the qualification of the registered freeholder
not to more than 101. and not to less than 51.
This announcement was received with satisfac-
tion by some Members; who thought such a Bill,
coupled with a measure for the payment of the
Catholic Clergy, " would disarm the Emancipa-
Aion Bill of much of its terrors." Mr. Secretary
Peel, however, stated that he " would not ac-
c.-pt of those measures as grounds for modifying
his hostility to the Bill, but that if his opposition
to it should he over-ruled by the House, he might
then choose to entertain them as measures of se-
curity." Sir Francis Burdett took this tardy oc-
casion of vindicating Mr. O'Connell's veracity,
by stating that he had drawn a draft of an Eman-
cipation Bill at his request, and that of a few
friends not Members of the Committee, but that
it had not been used, lest its origin should have
formed a ground for objection in the House. In
a Committee of Supply, various sums were voted
to be spent in public works and other improve-
ments. The propriety of building a grand Na-
tional Gallery in the vicinity of Charing Cross, to
contain the splendid Collections of Paintings al-
ready purchased, was urged and universally admit-
ted, and it was announced that the Roy al Academy
-would be removed from Somerset House, and
that measures were taking for completing that
noble edifice. It. seemed to he the general im-
pression that residences should be erected for
the higher Officers of the State, particularly
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who had none.
In answer to a question from Mr. J. I),lartin, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer stated, that a gross
fraud had been discovered in the manner in which
the Custom House had been built, and that an
inquiry was pending to ascertain whether there
was any collusion between the Architect and the
Contractor; in which case they would be tried
for a conspiracy. This day Mr. Huskisson is to
move for a Committee to inquire into the effects
of the Cominnation Laws, and to-morrow the
house adjourns for the Easter Holidays to the
14th of April.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We have received the Paris Papers of Satur-
day, and the Etoile of Sunday. The Constitu-
tionnel specifies a number of the Works which
are not allowed to enter Russia, from an expur-
gatory list with which it has been furnished.
by some of them have been interdicted, it is
not easy to guess ; for harm can they do in no
one sense, except that time and money are
thrown away on them. The books named are,
Histoire de la Regeneration de la Grace, by
Pouqueoille; Histoire des Evenemens de la
Grace, by fiqffenel ; Oeuvres Completes de
Byron; the Political Economy of Storck, Tra-
vels. in England, by Blanqui (a work against
which fro possible exception could be taken, one
should think, had not the Author, unfortunately
for his reputation, in the Northern part of this
excla:mod, when he reached the Scotch
Borders, 4 liere commences the desert,which
separates Scotland from civilization'—a phrase
which conveys a powerful insinuation) ; Voyage
du Comte Lagarde de Moscow a Vienne, Lady
Morgan's Memoir's of Salvator Rosa, Les Mceurs
Francais, by J ouy ; le Mannel Historique of
Heeren, the Abbe Mellot's General History,
History of France and History of England, lel
Tableau des R,:volutions de l'Europe, by loch ;
Botta's History of Italy ; the History of the
Revolution, by Mignet ; Biographic des jeunes
Demoiselles, by Madame de Renneville.—
Even Paul and Virginia, and the other
writings of Saint Pierre, and the Works of
the Ultra Royalist, M. de la Bourdonnaye, are
rigorously proscribed. This is, no doubt, acting
with consistency. We have often contended that
nothing is so absurd as to tolerate History, which
may be said to be a continued libel on Kings and
Courts, and to interdict some speculative treatise,
which few persons would feel disposed to read.
The Emperor Alexander, however, goes to the
root of the evil, fully aware of the impossibility
of inspiring a reverence for existing Governments
and Rulers, while the youthful mind is allowed
to riot in the censure of the past. Human nature
will be human nature still, in spite of the Em-
peror, Alexander, Mr. Owen, or other enthusiasts,
who imagine they can change the world at will.
The great Empire of Barbarians can suffer no
great loss .at present from these foolish Edicts
against books. In due time the Russians will
require mental 'entertainment, when of course it
will he as impossible for any Emperor to prevent
their obtaining it, as it would he for Alexander
to communicate to his good-natured, hospitable
savages, any idea of justice, honour, or morality,
in the'sense attached to the words among civilized
nations, • .

[THE TIMES.]
Two interesting subjects of conversation, ra-
ther than of debate, were stated last night in the
lionsie of Commons ; the one relating to Catholic
Emancipation, the other to what we may call
Bread Ematicipalion. For our own parts, we are
anxious: for the emancipation of bread, as for
that of our Catholic brethren. The domestic ty-
ranny to which the first article of life is now sub-
jected, not only slays the adult, but it pre-
vents the rising into life and activity of my-
riads—perhaps we may say millions—of hu-
man beings ; it checks population, the strength
of a suite it injures manufactures, the na-
tion's- glory and riches. Ministers are silent as