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would be most likely to hold out a precedent for ex post
facto legislation, and if no other Member in the House
could be found to bring in a Bill for the same purpose,
so far as the Dissenters were concerned, he for. one
should bring in a Bill to apply the same principles to
the Dissenters.—(Hear.)
Mr. ESTCOTT thought that the result of the Bill
would be, from one defect which pervaded it, that some
of the worst characters would have the same protec-
tion as those who had every intention of paying their
just debts.
Mr. HAWES thought that, according to the prece-
dent established by this Bill, all that parties had to do,
when they committed a fault, was to come to this House,
and seek indemnity. He hoped that this system of
legislation would not fail to be applied to the Dissenting
congregations of Norwich, who had subjected themselves
to law costs, being, at the time, unaware that a law was
in existence to make them responsible for legal costs.
Sir J. EASTHOPE supported the principle of the
Bill. He thought that because injustice was done to one
man it did not follow that it should be done to others.
If the Hon. and Learned Gentleman brought in a mea-
sure to relieve the Dissenters of Norwich from their
liabilities, he for one, should most heartily support him.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided. The numbers were—

For the third reading B7
Against it 2l
Majority • —66
Sir R. PEEL said, that as all the orders and motions
on the paper for to-morrow (this day) had been post-
poned, he thought it would be more convenient that the
House at its rising do adjourn till Thursday.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned, at a Quarter to Twelve
o'Closk, till Thursday.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings qf the House of Commons.)

MONDAY, FIB. 26.
SUPPLY.

Order for Committee read; Army and Navy Estimates
(presented Bth February), referred ; Maim made, and Ques-
tion proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the. Chair :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word "That" to
the end of the Question, in •rder to add the words " the con-
sideration of the Estimates for the several branches of the
Public Services be postponed till after the Easter Recess,"
instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed
to be left oat stand part of the Question :" The House
divided :

MAJORITY-AYES, 105.

Blcwitt, ft.
nowring, Dr.
Duncan, George
Duncombe, T. 3.
Feilden, J.

MINORITY—NOES, 11.
Hindley, Charles Williams. W.
Maher, Nicht las
O'Connell, D. TELLS as
Pluniridge, Captain Crawford, WS.
Roche, E. B. Rawdon, J. D.

THE THEATRES.
FRENCH PLAYS.
Achard added, on Monday, another link to the long
chain of his successes, in the character of Jerome, in Ls
Famille du Fumiste. As Jerome, Achard revels in the
wild freshness and boisterous spirits which are "so fre-
quently to be met with in humble life amongst our
neighbours on the other side of the Channel. It is in
such characters as these that Achard's peculiar, excel-
lence appears to far greater advantage than in the first
piece in which he played on Monday, Stradella, whep
he is compelled to twist his merry features into a triste-
ful visage, and to incase his burly frame, all bursting
with fun, in a rich dress of velvet. Mademoiselle
Bachelet also deserves honourable mention for her acting
during the first act, and Mdlle. Didlia Henri, acquitted
herself to the satisfaction of the audience. The quaint
little episode from Paul de Kock's novel, "La -?liaison
Blanche," was again performed as the afterpiece, with,
perhaps, even greater success than on Friday night.