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PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TitußinAy, Fru. 17.
An account Of the Russian Dutch Loan, and other papers
prepared pursuant to orders of the House,- were presented at
-the bar.

0 M E LAWS.
Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from the Magistrates
of the county of Norfolk, assembled in quarter sessions, praying
for the amendment of the Game Laws. He reminded their Lord-
ships that a petition from the same Magistrates, and for the
same object, which he was intrusted with, in order to be laid
before the House last year, had been withdrawn in consequence
of informality. The prayer of the present petition was the same
as that of last year, and at,the time it was agreed to by the pe-
titioners there was a bill on the subject before the House of
Commons. lie understood that another bill of a similar nature
had this evening been brought into the other house, which he
heartily hoped would soon come before their Lordships, and
would be different from that of last year. in the mean time he
should defer the remarks he had to make. After the petition,
which deprecated the injurious effects on morality produced by
the operation of the present Game Laws, had been read, the Noble
Lord observed that the present petition, as well as that of last
year, was agreed to by a very numerous bench of magistrates,
and who, from their experience, were perfectly capable of judg-
ing of the effects of the Game Laws. Ile also alluded to the bill
which a Noble Friend of his had introduced on the subject of the
Game Laws, and, as we understood, intimated that the present
bill went to abrogate penalties, and thought it better that it
should not originate in that house.
_ _

•
The Earl of DARN I.E V could not attempt to guess whether
the bill his Noble Friend had alluded to would come up from the
other house, but at all events he thought it would be more pro-
per for their Lordships to proceed on an inquiry instituted by
themselves, than on the repurt of a committee of the Commons.
The petition was laid on the table.
On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTF.SIIIIRY, a message
was ordered to be sent to the Commons, to-ask the attendance
of some members to give evidence before the committee on the
state of ireland.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Sir R. T. T. FARQUHAR took the oaths and his seat fur
the Borough of Newton, in Lancashire.
LONDON TITHES.
Mr. CHARLES CALVERT presented a petition from a
parish in Southwark, praying tbr an equitable adjustment of
the London Tithe System.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a similar petition from the
parishes -of St. Olave and St. Giles, Cripplegate.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from certain
persons in Somersetshire, praying for leave to bring in a Bill
for the formation of a Canal to communicate with the Bristol
Charnel.
Mr. STUART woren,Ey presented a petition from cer-
tain individuals, praying fur leave to bring in a Bill to incorpo-
rate Pasco-Peruvian Mining Company.
Sir J. STEWART presented a petition from the Presbyte-
riansplain joufgthofe tbo:inngofreAprrdescelonutegah ,asi n tniefi:Noouunrtaybie
to
the
Catholic

Mr. BROUGHAM rose for the psrpose of presenting a pe-
tition which, whether he considered the course that had been
adopted respectlnolie subject to which it related—whether he
considered the momentous nature of that subject —the prayer
with which the petition concluded, or the particular crisis at-
which it was preferred, seemed to him to be entitled to the most
serious attention of the House, and he trusted it would receive
no less of that attention than itmerited. It was not his intention
at this moment to renew the long and earnest discussion which
had lately taken place, because another opportunity would soon
occur of doing so; but he now wished prticularly to engage the
attention of the House to the prayer of this petition. It was
signed by a great number of persons who, although they were
members of the Catholic Association, approached the. Howe
only in their individual capacity, the forms of Parliament net
allowing them to petition in any other form. This, then,
although it was the petition of the Catholic Association of
Ireland, came before the House only as the petition of the
individuals by whom it was signed. They consistal of-a late: e
number of Peers, a larger number of persons of diatiliguished
though inferior rank, six prelates of the Roman Catholic
Church, three archbishops, and three bishops, and a very nu-
merous class of other individuals of distinction, as regarded
their fortune, their talents, and their influence over the gnat
body of the Roman Catholic population. These petitioners
humbly represented on behalf of 04emselves only, in obedience
to those forms of the House to which he had alluded, that they
had learnt, with deep apprehension, that it was in contemplation
to pass a Bill through this House, the object of which was to re-
strain the undoubted right of the people to meet and petition Par.
liament for the redress of the grievances which they might suffer,
and especially that it was intended by that Bill to d s solve the
Association of which the petitioners were members. They stated
besides, that no act or declaration of that body, from the time
of its institution to the present hour, had been. intended, or was
calculated to excite any alarm, or, in however small a degree,
to exasperate the minds of the people of Ireland. The petition
contained a variety of other statements, with which he would
not now trouble the House; but would
.proceed immediately to
the prayer. It was, that no measure might be adopted against
the Catholic Association, until the persons who were charged
with having committed offences should have been heard in
their defence. It prayed that the House would not legislate
against that which the petitioners held to be die sacred, ins-
prescriptible, and inviolable right of the people,, until those
who had beets thus charged were first heard at the bar of
House, where they pledged themselves, by the most irre-
fragable arguments, and, by undoubted evidence, to rebut
every charge which had been adventured, or which might be
adventured to be brought against them. So conscious were they
of the purity of their intentions, and so satisfactorily did they
look back upon all their proceedings, that they had no objection
to the most rigorous inquiry into both. On the contrary, they
courted inquiry. He could not, for his own part, imagine any
reason which could be offered by those oho were so ready to
bring charges against that body of which the petitioners pro-
fessed themselves to be members, against granting them that
inquiry which they courted. The petition concluded by pray-
ing, that they might be heard, at the bar of the House by them.
selves, their Counsel, Agents, and witnesses.
'The petition was then brought up and read.
Mr. HUME, in rising to second the petition, would take that
opportunity of saying a few words in eZplanation of a topic
which had been mainly insisted on by the Hon. Gentleman on
the other side of the House (Mr. Goulburn), in bringing in
that abominable measure which had lately been introduced.
He could conceive nothing, more atrocious and disgusting in
its principle than that measure, and nothing more alarming in
its consequences, if it should pass into a law. The topic to
which he alluded was that which arose out of the phrase " by
the hate you bear to Orangemen," and which the Right Hon.
Gentleman had represented as if it was meant to apply to the
whole of the Protestant body. In fact, it alluded to the prac-
tices ea certain portion of the Orange party to entrap the ig-
norant Catholics into the commission of crimes, for which they
were afterwards visited with the penalties of the law, and which
practices had become so notorious as to justify the declaration
which had been made. He held in his hand a letter, the writer
of which said " While I am writing to you I have seen Mr.
Goulburn's speech—
(The SPEAKER called the Hon. Member to order. It was
not competent to read a paper obServing upon the speech of
any Hon. Member.)
3lr. HUME begged pardon, and instead of reading the let-
ter lie had begun, lie would only say that he was instructed to
represent to the House that every statement which had been
made to the disadvantage of the Catholic Association could be
proved on oath to be totally groundless. He hoped the House
would grant the prayer of the petition.
The petition was then ordered to lie on the table, and to -be
printed.
Mr. BROUGHAM then rose to present another Petition,
signed by WA persons, inhabitants of Newry and its neighbour-
hood. It stated, that they had observed the notice which had
stated further, that the Associa-
tionlreen given of the introduction of a Bill the undoubted object
o be
is)olpvue se,
antt toczteinere land. T heyt__ wo!an3t., on,w uilnd
of which they believed to be the suppression of the Irish Ca.
ion
tholic Association, of' which body many of them declared them-
bteirsnlimiliehdeycontidence of the entire Catholic
respectful
t arrivefu l bu
twfirmla
n
nn
gg ridn dhtefehnocpeedaosf wbatmtheetyh'iknigieut•otwo
wellh as respectful)—to represent
many years observed an almost
thatwou the Catholics
trio
lhi
ces firmhad
for
perfect silence on the subject of their wrongs, in the hope
abrdesthreeidrrlisgslitsg,
that the House would do s°

Sir J. SHELLEY declared himself hostile to the Bill.
Sir H. HEBON wished the measure to be limited to the le.
galizing of the sale of game.
BEN NETT supported the proposed measure.
Mr. F. PALMER also approved of the Bill, and that,
the recent increase of poaching was to be attributed to the low
wages which labourers received.— (Ilear !)
Mr. S. WORTLEY, speaking from his own experience,
was of opinion that the setting of spring-guns prevented scenes
which would be ten times more fatal than any which could re.
suit from them. He trusted that the Bill, if he should obtain
leave to introduce it, would receive a full and fair discussion.
Whatever might be the judgment of the House respecting it,
he should feel the pleasing conviction that he had endeavoured.
to ameliorate a state of law which he considered to stand. in
great need of refor .n.

Sir T. BARING approved of the Rill.
Leave was then given to bring in the Rill.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS.
- - - -

Lord LOWTHER rose to move for the appointment of a
Committee to inquire into the management of the turnpike
trusts in the vicinity of the metropolis. The object which he
had in view was to secure a better management of the funds re-
ceived for toll on the different turnpike trusts that at present
existed. He entertained an opinion, founded on facts which
had come to his knowledge, that the turnpike roads in the
neighbourhood of London might be kept in a better state than
they were at present, it' even one-sixth of the money collected
at the turnpike gates were expended in a proper manner.—
t ir
ur
sc
tus mwsi
81;siteerme
ofwerteurinla,itklyc
ai
es
required
t o b e ‘‘clotrhr etcht eedP.reTsehnet
House would perhaps hardly believe that for three roads on the
north of London, extending only three miles and a half, tftere
were three Acts of Parliament, three sets of Commis:•ioners, and
ten turnpike gate.—(hear !)—ln a return which had been
presented to the House respecting the Stamford-hill trusts, he
found a considerable sum charged for annuities. lie did not
understand what this meant; but upon making inquiries, he
ascertained that the trustees had been in the habit of borrowing
money from each other, at the rate of ton per cent., to be paid by
way of annuity.—ln Bishopsgate-street, again, a gate was set
up, in order to obtain tolls to defray the ordinary expenses of
the parish, although there was no more pretence for making that
street a turnpike-road, than any other street in London.
The fact was, that very great abuses existed under the present
system ; and it invariably happened, that where the l#gest
sums were received for tolls, there the worst management pre-
vailed.—(Hear !)—lt was the common practice for the trea-
surer, who was usually one of the trustees, to • retain large
balances in his hand. To show what benefit might be expect-
ed to result from such an inquiry as he proposed, he could in-
form the House, that since the discussion had taken place in
that House respecting the Kensington trusts, the. trusteed )3ad
taken the money out of the hands of the individual who; had
formerly acted as treasurer, and placed it in a respectable
banking:.house, not in any way connected with the. trust ; in
addition to which they had paid off their debt, and reduced the
tolls.—(Hear ! )—lt appeared that no less a sum than 22‘,0001.
was collected annually at the gtites between Hyde-park corner
and Hounslow. How could that money be fairly expended
Wear, hear !)—lle expected to meet with much oppoSition.
but he was sure that the House would do its duty by correcting
abuses, if he could prove that. they existed.—(Hear !)—The
Noble Lord concluded by moving, "- That a select committee
be appointed to; inquire. into the receipts, expenditure, and
management, of the several turnpike trusts in the county of
iddlesex." •

Sir E. KNATCHBULL was of opinion that the noble lord
had made out a case which merited the consideration of the
house. Ile would not object to an investigation of the subject.
but would oppoSe any attempt that might be made to throw the
three
turnpike trusts into the hands of Government.—(flear !)—lf it
were the intention or the noble lord to make a person of ckm-
trihtenomnioennetymelotuhledsbtoenei Seg;i'tul.i.
con-
siderable celebrity—he meant Mr. lllVldam—tlie superinun-
dant of the roads, he would likewise object to that, for it would
have the appearance of a job, and all jobs he invariably opposed.
Mr. H. SU.IVI N ER concurred with the Hon. Baronet in think_
ink that inquiry was necessary, and he hoped those persons who
;seaendevheerybetluiemvepdiktehast.,itbhyina
ver
should be proved to have misconducted themselves, would be
punished. •
thatat th
i
Mr. HUME was extremely clad to hear the Hon. Member
for Surrey express his assent to the motion. His personal wish
InilaiLliebseoenf
tfloler
bridgesa long timercino
removed
small tix laid upon horses the object might be accomplished.
the very centre of town. No less than 200,0001. had been levied
the laA year by the several turnpikes within ten miles of Lon-
don
legiti-
mately applied to, 60,0001. would have been abundantly
Tin.
;re
aWocr,e
ftourrielviikryespaucrtpuoalsley
suffi-
cient, The Hon. Member then moved, 1
as an atnendtrwit, that

THE LONDON JOUItNALS.

DAILY
txtractsfrom the Morning Papers, Feb.l7, 1825.

[MORNING POST.I
French Papers to the 15th instant, with the
Elude of Tuesday, reached us last night by ex-
press. They contain intelligence from Madrid
10 the 4th, which is of some importance. It ap-
pears that the King of Spain was so dangerously
ill that prayers had been put up in all the
Churches for his recovery, and the Holy Sacra-
ment exposed during the service. The cause of
his illness is said to have been a violent fit of pas-
sion luto which he had fallen during a Council of
State on public affairs, probably our recognition
of South American independence. He is report-
ed to have deplored " the sad fate which had
placed him at the head of the Government," and
thus to have once in his life entered into a com-
munity of feeling with his people. He complained
of never having been properly seconded by his
:Ministers, though he had selected them from the
individuals whom he thought most attached to
his person. Ile declared that every body de-
ceived him, and that he was not without uneasi-
ness for his own safety and that of his family.
lluch alarm, if that word may be applied to the
feeling with which the anticipation of the decease
tot' such a man as Ferdinand must be viewed
by his subjects, had been experienced during
the three last days, as the gout seemed
disposed to fly to the stomach ; but the
exertions of the Physicians, or those of Nature,
had at last arrested its progress.—lt appears that
an evil spirit continues to actuate the Royal Vo-
lunteers in various parts of the country. At
Corunna they had been disarmed by the French,
and even the Spanish troops of the line had
been sent out of that city to prevent open
quarrels with its garrison. Both operations
bad been carried into effect much to the satis-
faction of the inhabitants, and without any re-
sistance on the part of the volunteers or the
troops, though their discontent was visible arid
their hatred of foreigners ill disguised. Troubles
of a serious nature are said to have occurred at
Grenada, where the military having been called
to repress the populace who wished to break up
by force a Constitutional Club, they had on the
contrary joined the offenders in open defiance to
the Authorities. A courier had in consequence
been sent by General Quesada to the Govern-
ment to inform it of the necessity of immediate
assistance.

[THE TIMES.]
The debates on Mr. Goulburn'S motion, after
three adjournments, and four nights of protracted
discussion, terminated yesterday morning in a di-
vision of 278 for Ministers, and 123 against them,
leaving, as to numbers a large majority in favour
of the introduction of this new penal measure.
The general grounds on which the motion might
be supported or resisted, as well as a wide range
of collateral subjects more or less closely con-
nected with it, were pretty well exhausted before
the debate of Tuesday evening began. The in-
terest, however, excited in the coarse of that
evening was far more intense and animated than
any which had sprung up in earlier stages of the
discussion, due exception being made on behalf
of the display by Messrs. Plunkett and Tierney
on-Friday last. This arose as well from the per-
sonal nature of-the topics selected by Mr. Canning,
as from the general ability of his speech, and from
those powerful appeals to the sense and feeling
of Parliament, which were put forth by Sir
Francis Burdett and Mr. Brougham. It would
be difficult to describe the merit or the effect of
the speech of the Member for Westminster by
the most faithful report, or the most discrimi-
nating comment. Its leading character was con-
stitutional spirit : its incidents and ornaments
were singleness of purpose, ardeur of conviction,
gentlemanly candour towards those whom he
opposed, and an energy of expression that went
straight home to the minds of all his hearers.—
This was the proper and becoming discourse of
an independent senator and an honest English-
man.—Of Mr. Brougham's speech we shall notice
one passage ouly ; and it is one which Ministers
will hardly thank us for recalling to the attention
of their friends or enemies. Mr. Canning stated,
ac every body knows, that it was impossible to
carry the Catholic question against the prepos-
sessions of the people. Now mark Mr. Brougham's
reply, for it is a sharp rebuke to Mr. Canning's
argument, so far as the Right Hon. Gentleman
meant that observation as an excuse for some of
his colleagues ; though we admit with pleasure
that in one respect it casts no reproach upon the
conduct of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
Even," says Mr. Brougham—" even suppose
" the country was against them, should that
" dishearten Ministers ? Why not set them-
" selves against the current, and endeavour to
" allay it ? Did they always act in such fear
" and terror of public opinion ? What was the
cc opinion of the public in 1820, when that
" most infamous and disgraceful measure—the
" trial of the Queen—was brought forward ?
44 What were the feelings of the country when
" she was subjected to so shameful a persecti-
" tion ? Ministers felt no reluctance to con-
" front those feelings, to beard public opinion,
to oppose themselves to the wishes of the
whole population. The clergy, the army, the
" country gentlemen, were averse to it. There
44 were all these great interests in battle array
" against the wish of a single mind ; and yet Mi-
" sisters never made a pause in their disgra4e-
c; ful and disgusting- course. Were there any
4; great reasons of stale to enforce it ? No ; hut
" there was oro person who held in his hand
g
"- the issues of otllcial life; and to ratify a Royal
" and excusable cipriCe—excusable in the indi-
ct vidua, but not in those who yielded to it—to
f:I 'Phis, we relves slaves
e
his prepossessions they made
th-
wsith unhesitating baseness."
Peat, is fatal to Mr. Canning's defence of
the Cabinet, though the Right
lama, Honourable Gen-
partook not in their scandalous treatment
of the Queen.
Again, for the Foreign Secretary
himself, and the
sacrifice which he
representation of Oxfomade of the
d
eman n cipatio. r to his zea 1 for Catholic
We should like to know What

Nobleman at this moment is Chancellor of the
University of Oxford ? Lord Grenville must be
the reply ;—and yet Lord Grenville was known
to all the world to be a friend to emancipation,
as warm and conscientious as the Right Hon.
.Gentleman. If, then his sentiments on that ques-
_ _ .

tion threw NI r., Canning out.of the representation,
why was Lord Grenville elected Chancellor of that
learned and Protestant body—elected, too, in
opposition to Lord Eldon, the champion of the
Orange cause ? No, no—there must have been
something over and above their politics in the
characters of the chosen lord, and of the rejected
commoner, to affect the pretensions of each in a
manner so strikingly different. This was no sa-
crifice to principle.

[NEW TIMES.]

The numbers on the divisioliof Tuesday night,
or rather of yesterday morning, speak volumes as
to the sentiments of Englishmen on the Catholic

Association. It is not quite four years since Mr.
Plunket moved for the appointment of a Com-
mittee " to consider of the laws affecting Roman
Catholics." That motion was supported by 253
votes, and was carried by a majority of 6 in

'avour of the Catholics. Mr. Goulburn's motion

for leave to bring in his Bill was supported by
278 votes, and was carried by a majority of
155 against the Catholic Association. Here, then,
is a marked and striking distinction between the
Catholics and the Catholic Association. It is

the same House of Commons (with a very few
changes) which furnishes both majorities. It is
the same house which, in 1821, evinced towards
a numerous body of his Majesty's subjects the
most conciliatory sentiments,and in the year 1825
stamps a factious and dangerous assemblage with

its severe reprobation. And this latter senti-
ment, at least, is in full accordance with the

judgment of the whole people of England.
This affords a complete justification to those
Members of the Cabinet who deem the claims
of the Catholics founded in justice, and
yet resist the manner in which those claims

are sought to be enforced by the Association.
‘Vould it be constitutional for a Minister

to oppose an immense majority of the House
of Commons, hacked by a still greater majority
of the people ? Would it be rational in any Ali-
nicter to allow a factious body to dragoon the
Government into a measure which he even deem-
ed abstractly right ? So much for the general
question as applicable to Mr. Canning and seve-
ral of his colleagues ; but the speech of the
Right Honourable Secretary derives a peculiar
value as an historical record, from the com-
plete and unanswerable justification which
it contains of his own personal conduct
on the Catholic Question. Having formed, to-
gether with his early friends, Mr. Pitt and Lord
Wellesley, an opinion favourable to the Catholic
Claims, he has acted up to that opinion through-
out his political life. He has ►made sacrifices
to it of no common magnitude. In the year 1812,
that glorious year when the tide first turned de-
cidt•dly against the Spoiler of Europe, and when,
as Mr. Canning emphatically says, he would have
given ten years of life for two of office—at that
critical and alluring period he refused office to
adhere to principle. But Mr. Canning is not
only a politician, he is a literary man. We re-
member him at Oxford as distinguished in that
sphere as he now is in the sphere of polical ac-
tion. He declares it to I►ave been his earliest ambi-

Hon to represent that University in Parliament ;
yet knowingly and voluntarily did he abandon the
gratification of that deep rooted desire, that he
might adhere to his principles on the Catholic
Question.—This part of Mr. Canning's speech is
the more worthy of remark, because so far from
being addressed in terms of flattery to the Ca-
tholics, to conciliate their favour, it is accompa-
nied with the distinct avowal that he knows him-
self to be unpopular with them, and unpopular
because he does not and will not act on their
suggestions, or with an exclusive view to their
interests. Ile adds, moreover, some str.eng re-
marks on the improper temper with which they
have often urged their claims, on the improper
spirit in which they have received legislative belie-
fits,and on the want of gratitude which they have
evinced to their tried and faithful friends. These
reproaches are but too well deserved by the Ca-
tholics as a body ; yet it would be unjust not
to add, that there are, especially among Catho-
lics of the higher ranks in England, many ho-
nourable exceptions from this censure. There
are in the class to which we allude individuals of
unimpeachable loyalty and attachment to the
Constitution—men fully sensible of the gratitude
they owe to his late and-present Majesty—to the
Legislature—and to the individuals who..have
advocated their cause in and out of Parliament.
Our deep regret has been to see that the influ-
ence of such persons among the Catholic Body
has of late been obscured—it has been weighed
down by the violence of the Leaders of the Ca-

tholic Association. When that factious and per•
nicious Body is dissolved, we may hope that the
Catholics wilt once more submit to prudent di-
rection, anti trust the success of their Claims to
the effect of " cool, dispassionate disscussion in
the two Houses. of Parliament."

[MORNING lIERALD:3
The unfortunate subject whicr, has hitherto
occupied so much of the attention of Parliament,
will not, we trust, prevent the Chancellor of the
Exchequer from bringing forward his plao of
Finance for the year on the day which he had
named for that purpose, viz. the '2sth inst., as it
is extremely desirable that a measuse of such ge-
neral importance should be made known as early
as possible. A pretty general expectation, we
believe, prevails, that the whole, or greater
part, of the Assessed Taxes will he remitted,
and that a considerable diminution will take
place in the duties on Foreign Wine. The lat-
ter trade is said to be in almost a state of
stagnation, in consequence of the uncertainty
which prevails upon the subject. Of course, no
one purchase wine subject to a high duty,
while there is a prcibability that in a month or
two that duty will be taken off. It is much the
same with persons who are forming or altering
their establishments ;
as well as the many land-
lies who Are ready to rettan from abroad in the

event of the Assesed Taxes being reduced. It is,
therefore, highly desirable that as little time as
possible should be lost in making known to the
public what it is that they are to expect. It is
quite obvious that the indirect taxes are those
which flourish the most, are the most readily paid,
and are the least felt. The man who will
grumble all the year round at the tax upon
his house and windows, and who views the un-
fortunate collector of it in no better light than a
thief,will pay twice as much to Government in
articles of luxury and comfort without complain-
ing. There are, besides, a class of people to
whom every favour should be shown, but on
whom the Assessed Taxes press with great and
unavoidable severity—we mean perlons who
have large families, and such as are compelled to
be housekeepers, and to keep up a certain ap-
pearance in life, however ill able they may be to
maintain it. Of the Wine Duties we are anxious to
see a reduction from a conviction that it would
produce rather an increase than a diminution of
the revenue, and that the increased consumption
of Foreign Wines would open new channels in
return for our trade and manufactures. We dare
say that there are other heads of taxation which
will be pressed upon Parliament for relief ; but
none, we think, with Such strong claims as these.
At all events, the sooner public expectation is
set at rest the better, as uncertainty is a serious
loss to the revenue as well as inconvenience to
individuals.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
In the interval between the first and second
act of the great Catholic Association Drama or
Tragi-comedy, we may advert to a minor circum-
stance, which, some how or other, found its way
into it, but which we could not before notice. We
allude to the notice taken by 1)r. Lushington of a
puklication of a particular description, well known
now in all parts of this metropolis—the Memoirs
of Harriette Wilson. " What (said the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman), if it should appear from
the recorded proceedings of the University Club,
that two such entries as he should state were
inserted—' The Memoirs of Harriette Wil-
son—ordered ;'—' A Plain Bible, rejected.'-
14 hat were the prominent features in the Me-
moirs he did not pretend to know, but, from
what he understood, they very particularly con-
cerned many Noble Lords, and many Honour-
able Members in that House. They were the
Memoirs, it is said, of" a Lady of Pleasure." We
were glad to learn from Mr. W. Bankes, the
Member for the University of Cambridge, that
the Club had had virtue enough to withstand the
temptation, and that the Memoirs had not been
ordered," though it had, no doubt, been often
inquired for." The Hon. Member did not, we
suppose, deem it advisable to advert to the order
for the rejection of the Bible, which, we
imagine, as the members are mostly Clergymen,
originated in a wish to avoid any thing like the
shop, to use a familar expression. With respect
to the Memoirs, our contemporary of The New
Times, let us in some measure into the secret of
what was going on at the University Club in his
number for Monday last—" Chancing (he says)
to pass the publisher's shop on Saturday even-
ing, we saw with dismay the number of persons
that were purchasing obscenity ! Among them
were several whom we remembered to have seen
as servants at the neighbouring Club Houses."
Our contemporary adds, " We know that the
work has been sent to the Continent, and trans-
lations will soon appear in French and German ;
so that many an eminent name will be shown
up,' as the phrase is, throughout the Empire."—
Shewn up ! Where are we ? In England ? It
cannot be a spewing up ; for are we not the most
moral people in Europe ? Yet, if we are to be-
lieve this calumniator, there is hardly an illus-
trious or exalted name in this country who has
not worshipped at her shrine.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
The fate of Peru is decided at length in fa-
vour of her legitimate ruler; and a new era of
justice and happiness has opened upon that coun-
try. This important intelligence is contained in
the Madrid Gazette of the Bth instant, under
the form of a Gratulatory Address from
Count los Andes,tilias General la Serna, Vice-
roy of his Catholic Majesty. In this docu-
ment the Count congratulates his victorious Sove-
reign on the entire restoration of his legitimate
authority. It is true, that the Address is dated
as far back as March ; but months are only
dots in the volume of immorality, which is
to register the triumps of this great Monarch. It
is also true, that Bolivar has since then torn down
the sacred ensigns of legitimacy, and planted in
their place the accursed emblems of popular re-
sistance. As the career of usurpation, however,
is short, we suppose that the Madrid Gazette,
for the purpose of adding its weight to this
maxim, has published the present Address ;
and therefore it is to be considered as a
prediction, and not as a real statement of
facts. This conquering in anticipation, though
it does not produce solid results, has the
advantage of offering some solace under the
pressure of actual reverses ; and it will be seen,
from the extracts we have made from the Buenos
Ayros Papers, which arrived yesterday, that
Ferdinand stood in need of the consolation which
visionary triumphs afford, when he published the
gratulatory Address of his Vicegerent. These
Papers represent the Spanish Cause in Peru as
utterly desperate, and its defenders shamefully
disunited, at a moment when the greatest energy
and concord could only protract, hut not wholly
avert their ruin.Whilstßolivar,with the main body •
of. his troops, was acting with his usual vigour
and good fortune against La Serna and Canterac,.
another divison of his troops had appeared before
• the gates of Lima ; and the resistance they had
to expect, might be ascertained from the fact
that a small detachment of them had actually en-
nt
molestation.
el
eds
ttaht;itnt city without meeting with the slightest
Pa-
triots is
On such light and delis to enough for our plain appetites :
whilst the Spanish 11.Ionach may regale himself
goodlliissubstantial success of the.
trophies. We observe from the French Papers,
which have furnished us with extracts from, The
viands as artificial
Marfrid Gazette, that some of the subordinate

malefactors and minor depredators hi the late ini-
quitous attack on the Spanish Nation, are to be
proceeded against by law, on the charge of scan-
dalous peculation. This, however, is a mere
mockery of Justice as long as the principal cri-
minals are at large.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
'We had not space yesterday even to publish
the official report to the King of France, respect-
ing the contracts of M. Ouvrard, who, during the
Dauphin's campaign in the Peninsula, found
means to provide the French army, though
at no very reasonable prices, with those sup
plies of provisions which the regular Commis-
sariat were, or pretended to be, unable to ob-
tain. Our correspondent mentioned some time
ago that the report of the commission would im-
plicate several persons standing high as Military
Intendants in that campaign, and that an attempt
had been made to procure the suppression of the
Report, by representing to the Dauphin that it
would involve in public disgrace some of those
who most largely shared his confidence. His
Royal Highness, it may be remembered, declared
that he would not interfere. "if my confidence
has been betrayed," said the Dauphin, " I am
sorry for those who have abused it ; but I can-
not prevent the truth from being made known,
nor hinder the Commission from discharging the
duty confided to it." The King, it now ap-
pears, has been governed by sentiments equally
honourable and praiseworthy. The Minister of
'ar prays that justice may be done, and'
his Most Christian Majesty answers, by re-
ferring the Report to the Department of Jus-
tice, " to cause the laws of the kingdom to
be executed." M. Ouvrard was arrested a few
weeks ago for debt, and after an ineffectual at-
tempt to obtain his release, committed to the pri-
son of St. Pelagie. In the Etoile of Tuesday, it
is stated, that against Ouvrard, Rol lac, and some
others, inculpated in the fraudulent transactions
of 1823, on Saturday last, a suit was commenced
by the French Government. Ouvrard has been
examined, and the seal put upon all his papers.