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ment, manifest unequivocal derangement. Who forgets
Lord BYRON'S anecdote that two mad doctors once en-
tered his room, and pronounced him insane, be-
cause they discovered pistols under his pillow? Pretty
nearly in the same absurd fashion, does it appear
to us that Lady SEYMOUR'S case has been considered.
She is avowedly eccentric, nervous, and is subject to
occasional fits of bypochondriasm, induced by the recent

reatlis of those most dear to her ; but if tlis is to cons

ute insanity, where is the man or woman in the commu•

nity who is not a fit subject for a straight-waistcoat ? We
shall watch the progress of these proceedings with close

attention.

Lord BROUGHAM, in the discussion on the Irish Poor-
law Bill, said, " until provision were made for the Roman
Catholic Priests of Ireland, every other thing that might
be done, be it in Church or State, would be entirely labour
in vain—it would lead to nothing but disappointment."

His Lordship never uttered words more pregnant with
truth, and it affords us some gratification to find that a
man of his Lordship's powerful and discerning mind has
become a convert to a line of policy which we have always
considered essential to the peace and security of Ireland.
Mr. O'CONNELL, some two years ago, also became a con-
vert—advocated the measure in the House of Commons,
and desisted, not because he was convinced of its inexpe-
diency, but because a certain portion of the Catholic priest-

bond, from conscientious, but mistaken motives, set their
faces against it. Mr. PITT proposed it as one of his great
leading measures for securing the attachment of the Irish
people to the British Government, and all impartial
men of the present day—all but those blinded
by religious zeal, we believe, would willingly make

the experiment, in the hope of attaining so desirable
an end. What, then, is wanting to carry the mea-
sure into effect? The consent of the moderate and
rational portion of the Conservative party. The Duke of
WELLINGTON and Sir ROBERT PEEL have as much inte-
rest in the peace of Ireland as Lord MELBOURNE or

Lord JOHN RUSSELL. They know that provision is made
for both Protestant and Catholic Clergy in every Euro-
pean State, and in our possessions abroad, where the two
religions exist, and can hardly fail to see that it is owing
to this circumstance that in these countries, Protestants
and Catholics are exempt from those mutual jealousies and
animosities which have been so long the bane of Ireland.
Policy, justice, and mercy alike demand the adoption of
some plan by which provision should be made for the
Clergy of the people. The Protestant Church in Ireland
is justly described as an anomaly unparalleled in the his-
tory of the world ; and the next anomaly to it in absurdity
is, that the poorest and most wretched peasantry in Europe
should he the only persons of that class for whose
religious instruction no provision is made, and who can ob-
tain the rites.of the-Church and the consolations of religion
only at the expense of their half-starved families. What
aAs of the Legislature can satisfy Irish Catholics, while
the Act remains that makes such an invidious distinction
between them and their Protestant fellow-subjects? The
Catholic clergy object to any grant in their behalf, if we are
to believe a few of their leaders ; but the objection is so
groundless, and at such variance with the conduct of their
brethren in other countries, and also with common sense and
justice, that we consider it hardly worth notice. Let the
Legislature make the grant, and thereby exempt the Irish
peasantry from the payment of Church fees, and the
clergy will soon find it for their interest to concur in' the
change. This important measure, however, cannot be
effected without the Tories ; and unless they show more
liberality than they did on the Catholic question, we fear
the great cause of discontent in Ireland will remain, till
the old opponents of emancipation, and of every con-
cession to the Catholics, shall again be restored to office.

We have this morning received New South Wales
Papers of February and March, from which we have made
some extracts.

On the 24th February his Excellency Sir George Gipps, the new
Captain-General and Governor.in.Chief of the Colony, assumed the
duties of his office, and issued two Proclamations, nominating and ap-
pointing the undermentioned persons to be Members of the Executive
and Legislative Councils of the territory, viz. :
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL-The Senior Officer in command of the land
rces for the time being; the Bishop of Australia; the Colonial Secre
tary ; and the Colonial Treasurer.
Leorscerive CouNcit.—Hts Honour Chief Justice Dowling; Dr.
Broughton, Bishop of Australia ; Colonel K. Snodgrass, Senior Officer
in command of the fbiCeS ; E. D. Thomson, Esq., Colonial Secretary;
J. H. Plunkett, Esq., Attorney-General; Lieutenant-Colonel G. N.
Gibbes, Esq., Collector of Customs ; William Lithgow, Esq., Auditor.
General ; R. Campbell, Esq.; Alexander Berry, Esq.; Richard Jones,
Esq. ; John Blaxland, Esq. ; E. C. Close, Esq.; H. H. M'Arthur, Esq ;
and Sir John Jamison, Knight.—Dated 611 s March, 1838.
We regret to find that the squabbles in the new colony of South
Australia are still carried on with as much virulence as ever —Sydney
Gazette, March 10.

THE DREADFUL MORTALITY ON BOARD THE " MINERVA," FROM
GREENOCK.—There now remain, in all, at the quarantine station,
Spring Cove, but seventy of the immigrants by the Minerva. of whom
43 are in the houses recently vacated by the healthy immigrants, and 27
are in the convalescent grounds. Those at the healthy station, all of
whom have for a considerable time been convalescent, will be the first
relieved, and the others, who have only recently been removed from the
hospital, will follow in a short time after. The following list of the
deaths, from the date of the ship's departure from Greenock, we publish
for the information of their friends in the mother country :
On Board the Minerva.—Mrs. M'Kinnon, from Kilmarnock, died
Sept. 29; Donald M'Phail. from Kyntyre, carpenter, Oct. 27; Mary
Angus, an infant, from lona, Oct. 30; John M'lntosh, from Caithness,
carpenter, Dec. 6 ; John Carr, from Perthshire, shepherd, Dec. 13 ;
John Cook, from the Isle of Arran, Dec. 19 ; Mrs. Cook, wife of the
above, Dec. 20 Mary Cook, daughter to the above, Dec. 31; John
Campbell, from Belfast, gardener, Jan. 5 ; Alexander INPLure, from the
Isle of Skye, shopkeeper, Jan. 7 ; Alexander M'Neil, from Kintyre,
farm labourer, Jan. 15 ; Mrs. Dr. Cook, a native of Saltcoats, Jan. 17 ;
James Currie, from Saltcoats, tailor, Dec. 17; Mrs. Neil M'Neil, from
Kintyre, Dec. 21 ; Hector M'Kelvie, Campbelltown, shepherd, Jan. 25 ;
Mrs. Alexander M'Neil and infant, from Kintyre, Jan. 26; Mary
M'Xinlay, ten years of age, from Cambeltown, Jan. 27.
At the Quarantine Station.—James Ogilvie, from Glasgow, black-
smith, Jan 31 ; Mr. Schneider, German missionary, Feb. 3; Mr. Mac.
Arthur, second officer of the Minerva, Feb. 5 ; Miss Martha Lucas,
from Dungannon, Feb. 5; Peter M'Neil, from Dindinnie, Wigtonshire,
fernier, Feb. 5; David Dickson and son, from Kilmarnock, farmer,
Feb. 6; Matthew Mitchell, from Kilmarnock; shopkeeper, Feb.
7; Alexander Sutherland, from Morayshire, teacher, Feb. 8; Mrs.
Clark, from Dunoon, Argyleshire, Feb. 13; Angus Stevenson, from
Oban, Argyleshire, farmer, Feb. 18; Mrs. Swain, from Ayrshire,
Feb. 18 ; Mrs. Cunningham, from Kilmarnock, Feb. 2.1 ; John Latta,
from Kilmarnock, currier, March 2.
Of those—one, Donald M'Phail, was drowned; one, Mrs. Alexander
M'Neil, died in childbirth; one, Mrs. Cunningham, from asthma; and
the remainder from typhus fever.

The Paris evening Journals of Tnesday, announce the
termination of Lieutenant LAITY'S trial before the Court
of Peers. It occupied two days, but excited little general
interest withal. A verdict of Guilty was returned by a
large majority of the Court, but set,tence was not pro-
nounced when these Papers went to Press. The hearing
of LAITY was dignified ; and his defence calm, and con-
ducted with equal ability and decorum. Prince Louis
NAPOLEON did not make his appearance, so that all the
rumours circulated about his being concealed in Paris turn
out to be idle fabrications. The Procurcur-Gencral, with
the worst possible taste, considering the complexion of
the Court, in whose presence he stood, had the hardihood
to tax M. LAITY with having violated his oath of alle-
giance. A glance from the accused at several of
his Judges, exposed the rashness of the inconsiderate
official. But when M. LAITY, in his defence, pro-
ceeded to examine the alleged enormity of such a crime,
and pointed to the several Peers who exhibited in their
robes of office the consequences of its cotnmission—Peers
who had held appointments under the Empire, and the
Monarchy of the Restoration—the agitation of the Court

ay tell with the Jury against Lady SEYMOUR, is riot One
whit more ridiculous than the similar one recorded of Dr.
JOHNSON, who imagined, while travelling in the Hebrides,
thatheheard his dead mother c►►ll out "Sam" three times dis-
tinctly. The charge that LadySaYmoun was in the habit of
looking up to the sun and blessing it, is so purely ridiculous
that it scarce deserves refutation ! We suppose a gentle-
man or a lady, especially if he or she he of a " lively, ex-
citable nature," may derive gratification from a fine sun-
rise or sun-set, without being mad as March hares.
Of the remaining charges we say nothing. They will
not bear an instant's consideration. We cannot
however, forbear from expressing our surprisrn that there
seems to exist in the minds of her judges a disposition to
find Lady SEYMOUR of unsound mind, even while she is
evincing in every answer she makes to every question
put to her, as much collectedness, as much good
sense, nay, as much shrewdness, deaf ness, and
force of intellect, as was ever manifested by any
female moving in her walk of life. On this point, we
refer our readers to her own evidence, and sure we are that
the majority will side with us. The truth is, Juries
are far too apt to find verdicts against the subjects
of lunatic Commissions. They listen to long rhodo-
mOntade charges which, in themselves, prove little more
than eccentricity, but when commented on with a
vast parade of professional learning by mad doctors, whose
favourite hobby it is to find a lunatic in every man who does
not accord with their own views of conduct and temper