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amount of such stock so transferred, that such bank shall be i sentiment last tittered by the Hon. and Learned Gentreniaye, airidee.e.e. .
fable to the same penalties as the several banks of issue, 1 he hoped that no great difference of opinion would ceistiazipaig
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shall be liable to ;'or their excess of issue under the prorHens them. The proposed scheme of education must be de 4ittieree - „.:-:
of this Act : provided also, that in case of their withdra :sal of teresting to the Roman Catholics, and although hew seetoi ,] :)e:- , '
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from circulation, thee on proving the same to the satis'aetion of the Roman Catholic bishops to their counsels on this subjedortilyab AS. Ag•
the said Commissioners or the said persons so to be appointed, yet their opinion ought to be received with respect. In anew,*
an equal amount of such stock shall be re-transferred to the said to the question of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member fur
bank."
Dungar von, he did say that the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland had
Mr. O'CnNNELL, in seconding the Motion that the received a deputation and memorial from the bishops. Some
clause be brought up, thought that he might as well state at of their objections had been resolved by an explanation at the
that opportunity what he had to say on this B 11. He was time. Since then then no further communication had been
afraid the Right Hon. Baronet was mistaken in supposing that made between the Lord-Lieutenant and the bishops. The
his two amendments would give satisfaction. There were present plan did not provide for religious instruction within
i
thirty or. forty branch banks, n which it would be nece..sary the walls of tne college, but no obstacle would be put forth to
to keep specie, and at which rio notes would be issued. This prevent religious education being conducted without the walls.
placed the Irish banks in a situation much worse than that of He would go further into the subject when he made the motion
the Scotch banks, for the latter would be required to have no for going into Committee on the Bill. He would take the pre-
more than one sovereign for any note they issued, whereas sent opportunity of eta- ion that a ronable time would e ,
the Irish banks would be required to have four sovereigns for afforded
the people of Ireland for thee full emisideration of the
every note they issued. Let them look to the Report of Lord measure, before the third reading, and any alteration ti at might
Devin's Commission, and they would see that there were oe considered advisable would be attended to. He should
4,et 0,000 persons in Ireland in a state of deep destitution— postpone the motion for the Committee till Thursday next.
without employment, without clothes, wilhout dwellings Sir WALTER JAMES said he was greatly surpiised at
impervious to the rain—weeping wiihout blankets—feeding the observa'ions of the Hose Gentleman who had stated !hat
upon a scanty supply of potatoes, and has ing no drink but the hierarchy of Ireland had taken rn active part in promoting
water. That was not his statement, hot the statement of the the repeal agitation in Ireland. This was not the time for
Earl of Devon. He believed the Government did not wish song into the conduct of the Roman Catholic bishops, though
that state of things to con inue. lie believed they wishe I to he might observe that they had his sincere and hearty respect.
alter it. But they would not alter it by restricting the circu- To a certain respect he sympathised with then), in their
lotion and the means of erneloyment. Nobody paid money opposition to this measure. lie could understand their
to Ireland, but one-fourth of the property 01 Ireland was ex_ opposition to education of a scientific character, to teaehe
}tended to pay the demands upon her. Now, by limiting the ing of a purely material and physical nature, and why
circulation, the difficulty of payment would be increased, they should conceive such an education calculated to take sway
They ought, therefore, to expand instead of restricting the cir- attention from heavenly things. It was reasonable that :yeti a
culation.—( Hear, hear.) In his opinion, and in the opinion p 1 in should call forth such an opinion as that which had been
of those who were connected with banking in Ireland, that the made against the measure. It was hi, opinion that much of t e
only thing wanted was to put down the monopoly of the bank of opposition which had been brought to hear against the measure
Ireland. It was too late fir him now to discuss the would have been saved it the principle of the Bill hat !wen
Bill, and he had to apologise to the House for applied under another name. It was said to be collegiate
spe_.king upon the subject at that hour; which instead of which it was more universitari n than retliegiate in its
he did only for the purpose of putting his opinion on character. He deeply regretted to live in days Wile!' every
record. The restriction of the currency upon a former oeca- theologian was a politician, and every politician a theologian ;
sion had caused es much misery in Ireland almost as the revs- yet every measure of such a character as that before the House
lotion caused in France; and he apprehended much similar was sure to be considered from such a point of view.
suffering from this new restriction. The abolition, of the Mr. JEPHSON considered that nothing could be more
thirty-shilling notes would he severely felt, and would lower reasonable than the memorial of the Homan Catholic Bishops.
the price of every article. He concluded by seconding the mo- Unless they were satisfied with the measure, it was perfectly,
tion, and thanking the House for its indulgence. useless for the Right Hon. Baronet to go forvvard with the
Sir R. PEEL then made a few observations which, from the (fin stion.
extremely low tone of his voice, were almost perfectly inaudible Mr. ROCHE only rose to state his great pleasure at the
in the gallery. He was understood to say that he took a totally speech delivered by the Hon. Baronet (Sir Walter James).
distinct view from the Hon. Gentleman of the principles on lie considered the best course was to allow the measure, after
which this measure was founded. The stability of credit and the discussion which had taken place on it, to go into Ireland,
the solvency of banks were, in his opinion, things which would there to be • discussed previous to its final settlement. He was
tend to the prosperity of Ireland. He had seen Ireland when delighted at this course, as he was sure it would lead to a good
there was no restriction whatever to paper currency ; and he understanding regarding the general principle of the Bill.
recollected that the same amount of poverty existed. He had After a few words from Mr. J. \V. HOPE,
seen cases of issuing where the reaction led to the failure of The Report of the resolution of the Committee was put
almost every bank. He had seen almost every bank in the west and and agreed to.
south of Ireland reduced to a state which rendered them unable
to discharge their obligations. They ought to secure them-
selves against temporary excess. As to the security which no-
minal convertibility gave against the excessive issue of paper,
he would not be betrayed into an argument on that matter. He
desired that the banks would issue notes, governed in amount
by the amount of specie which they held, and if such a rule
were es'ablished they would have quite sufficient to prevent
any embarrassment arising. The construction of railways in
Ireland, and the facility of communication would of course in-
crease the transfer of specie. ll,' belief was, that if the
banks in Ireland were perfectly solvent, that there would exist
in that country, as in Scotland, no desire to have gold in ex-
change for paper, provided the stability of that paper was se-
cured by perfect confidence in the solvency of the hanks. The
lion. Gentleman opposite (Mr. O'Connell) thought that the
issue of paper ought rather to depend on the commercial de-
mand than on its own value. That was a difference of prin-
ciple. If his principle prevailed, of course the measure would
not pass—they had a right to take every security that paper
could be turned into gold. He wished, as far as possible, to
defer to the wishes of the Irish Members, and he thought that
the institution of four offices instead of one, and the extension
of thirteen months, would secure to the House the general se.-
probation of the measure.
Mr. TRELAWNEY opposed the Bill of the Right Hon.
Baronet, as a system of restriction and interference with per-
feet free trade in banking.
Mr. ROSS did not think it satisfactory that there should be
four places having credit for the amount of gold in the coffers,
and that only two of them should be in the provinces.
Mr. HAWES said that he thought that one object of the
Right for,. Baronet was to maintain paper in equal value with
gold. Upon that ground he quite concurred with him. Another
object was to restrict the number of joint 'stock banks in Ire-
land. If they drew an inference from Scotland it would be
the interest of Ireland to have local joint-stock banks increased.
He did not think that the measure was one calculated to benefit
Ireland, though that was evidently the intention of the Right
Hon. Baronet.

USURY LAWS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER asked leave
to bring in a Bill to extend the present Usury Law, relative
to Bills of short date.—Agreed to.
TIMBER SHIPS' BILL.
The Timber Ships' Bill was read a second time and
agreed to.

SUPPLY.
The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up,
and received.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at half-past ten o'clock.

THE PRESIDENT OF TILE ROYAL ACADEMY.- Sit
Martin. A. She; in consequence of the state of his has re-
signed the office of President of the Royal Academy,—The
Builder

Prince I-Itenry, of the Netherlands, left Leith
Roads, on Thursday, in the Rhine frigate, for Iceland; from
whence his Royal Highness will proceed, it is said, for St, John's.
Newfoundland, and should the season nut be too far advanced, for
Halifax..

AIR. CARDS Winsos.—ln reference to the libera-
tion of this gentleman, which we announced oo Friday, the Jersey
Times of that day says : On Tuesday, a full Court having been
convened, the tiolicitor.General moved that Mr. Wilson be now
liberated from his confinement in the gaol of Jersey. The Learned
Gentleman urged his motion on the grounds that Mr. Wilson
having already suffered imprisonment ter a considerable period,
had sufficiently atoned for his offence towards the
Royal Court. The Bench having acquiesced in the
proposal, the Deputy Viscount proceeded to the prison, and in-
formed Mr. Wilson that the gates were now open to him. Although
somewhat astonished at the unexpected concession, Mr. Wilson
did not appear influenced by the same feelings which actuate
most individuals on being visited with an unlooked-for benefit.
Replying to the announcement, Mr. Wilson said that find-
ing himself perfectly comfortable in his present domicile, he
was not in the slightest desirous to change his quarters, and that
he would not leave the prison till force compelled him. Ejectment
being thus challenged, force was speedily had recourse to, and lbs
now no longer prisoner was dislodged from his cell. The rationale of
this strange proceeding has not yet been made public, but the
sooner a bul!etin is published explanatory of the reasons why the
Royal Court has become obsequious, the better."
BRUSSELS, JUNE 13.—NrineeDicttrrnich will comp,
in the month of July, to his seat at Johannisburg. As her Majesty
the Queen of England, on her return from Coburg, will visit the
banks of the Rhine, the Prince hopes that her Majesty will stop at.
his seat.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
clause. Solvency would be better secured by not establishing
the powers which were contained in the clause.
Mr. HUME did not think that the reasons which had been
advanced against this clause were sufficient to influence the de-
cision of the How.

Sir R. PEEL contended that undue importance was attached
to paper currency. Let the House look to the manner in
which the enormous transactions at Liverpool and Manchester
were conducted. There the only bank notes in circulation were
those of the Bank of England and the Bank of England only.
Those notes represented sovereigns, and if such notes were to
be abolished to-morrow, sovereigns would be used in their
stead without very much inconvenience being felt. The value
of paper issue was regulated by the celerity with which it could
be converted into cash and by that only.
Mr. WILLIAMS supported the clause.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE supported the claw, though he
believed his endeavours would meet with but little success.
On the question being put,
Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN expressed his determination to divide
upon the proposition, although despairing of success; he would
gladly effect a comiromise and withdraw his clause, if the Right
Hon. Baronet would modify his measure.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could see
nothing so objectionable in the Bill introduced, as it was in the
same spirit as had characterised similar measures for Englaui
511(1 Scotland.
Mr. O'CONNELL denied the analogy between 'the con-
stitution of the Irish and the Scotch banks-
there was a monopoly and an exclusive ci-
culation of capita'
In the latter
wholly foreign to the Irish establishm-.ints.
admission. the numbers a
Strangers were then ordered
u withdraw, and on there re-
For the clause
rt'eared—
Against it
aff
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CowEs, JUNE 14.—Her Majesty, his Royal Hie,n.
Hess Prince Albert and suite, accompanied by the Royal Infants,
are expected at Osborne House on the 19th instant; and it is cur-
rently reported they will proceed on the following day to review the
fleet at Spithead.—HarnpsAire Advertiser. •
A SERIOUS BLOW TO GRETNA GREEN.--_" first
clause of Lord Brougham's Bill, " For amending the law of mar-
riage," declares, t: at atter the Ist of January next no marriage
solemnised in Scotland shall be valid, either In Scotland or any
other part of the United Kingdom, or of the dominions belonging
thereto, unless both the parties were born in Scotland, or had had
their most usual place of residence there, or had lived in Scotland
for three reeks next preceding such marriage; "any law, cu4ont,
or USaC''' to the contrary notwithstanding." The Bili also pro-
ecw.. to enact that all children who are legitimate try the law of
Scotland shall be deemed to be so in all Darts of the United King-
dom; and, further, that all marriages and divorces valid by the
law of Scotland shall be deemed to be so in all other parts of the
United Kingdom. The Bill finally declares that all persons forging
marriage certificates are liable to transportation for life.
BRITISH A sSOCIATION.—TI:e lith annual meeting
of this scientific congress opens at Cambridge on Thursday next, the
19th, under the presidency of that distinguished philosopher Sir
John Herschel.
THUNDER-STORNI AT CHATHAM.-- On _Friday night,
about eleven o'c:ock, the town and neighbourhood of Chathan, was
visited with avi ,lent storm, the rain pouring down in torrents
and flooding the streets. The most vivid flashes of lightning il-
luminated the country for miles, accompanied by awful peals of
thunder. The storm, which was most severe for the time, lasted
about one hour. The lightning set fire to a granary and piggery
on a farm in the parish of Tunstall, about a mile and a half from
Sittingbourne, in the occupation of Mr. George Baker, and al-
though two engines from Sittingbourne were quickly on the spot,
the buildings were burnt to the ground, together with forty quar-
ters of wheat destroyed. The live stack was fortunately saved.
The property is insured.

...ajority against the clause
~-ADEMICAL INSTITUTIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion for the Order of the Day being read to
brine up the Report on the Irish Colleges Bill,
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN presented a peti-ion from the Loyal
National Repeal Association against the Bah clause of that
Mr. OSBORNE postponed his motion until the Right
Hon. Member the Recorder of Dublin was in his place to
answer any statements he might make respecting the Univer-
sity of Dublin.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, not seeing the Hon. Member for
London in his place, postponed entering into detail upon the
Irish Colleges Bill till Thursday next.
Mr. O'CONNELL would not oppose the delay, if conve•
nient to the Government, but he hoped it would be under-
stood that he was no party to the arrangement.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL said there was a very great differ-
ence of opinion out of the House, among Catholics, respecting
this measure. The Irish Prelates were to meet in a few days
to discuss the question, and their opinion could not reach the
Members in that House who might be influenced by it, till
Thursday next. He hoped, therefore, it would be postponed
till Thursday week, to await the result of that cunfererce.
Mr. DILLON BROWN concurred in pressing for a further
delay.
Mr. HUME thought the reasons advanced fur the postpone-
ment the very strongest that could be used for proceeding with-
out delay.—( Laughter.) He could not understand what the
Irish Catholics had to do with this measure. Let them confine
themselves to their own element, and as the present was a mea-
sure to give secular education to all classes of Irishmen, irre-
spective of religious distinctions, he thought neither a Protestant
nor Catholic hierachy should be consulted upon it. He considered
it wool I be very improper, as the measure was intended for the
general good of all classes, for either the Roman Catholic
bishops or the Protestants to interfere in the matter.
Mr. SHELL said, his Hon. Friend the late Member for
Kilkenny had declared that the present scheme was entirely a
system of secular education, and therefore it met with his appro-
bation. Religio nti nullus sit should be the motto of the Hun.
Gentleman. The Government on the other hand had de-
clared that the measure was not exclusive y a system of
secular education. He (Mr. Sheil) thought it was
a signal error in not having, in the first instance, consulted
the opinions of the Irish Bishops. A synod of the Bishops ht.d
been held, in which they had expressed their condemnation of
the Bill in certain particulars; but at the same time they had
given the Government every credit for the goodness of their
intentions. The Bishops, in the memorial which had been
transmitted to the Lord-Lieutenant, had pointed out objections
to the measure which were insuperable. The Government
were called upon to state how far they acquiesced in the views
entertained by the Catholic Bishops. The Government under-
took to give them every due consideration, with a view to
their alteration. The Noble Lord the Member for Loudon
had said he approved of the Bill, but not with the proposed
alterations. The Right Hon. Baronet had been asked several
questions respecting the matter, one of which was, would he
consent to the appointment of a chaplain to the colleges profess-
ing either the Roman Catholic or the Protestant Frith ; and
secondly, whether be would acquiesce in the appointment of a
Roman Catholic Bishop by the Crown ? No cis finite answers
had yet been given to these questions, which had le en delayed
till the present time ; and he had come down with the full
conviction that, on the present occasion, the Right
Honourable Gentleman would inform the House on these
two important particulars whether any change was contem-
plated by the Government. He advised the policy of com-
municating fully with the Catholic Bishops before any further
steps be taken.
Mr. COLQUHOUN considered that in any system of edu-
cation that was proposed to be adopted by the House, it would
be most unconstitutional and hostile to the feelings of Eng •
land, if, before the blouse had decided on the matter, any
hierarchy, be they who they may, were called in to assist at
their councils.—( Hear.) Still more objectionable would it be
to call to their councils a class of men who bad assisted more
strenuously and uniformly in the agitation promoted by the
Hon. and Learned Member opposite for the dismemberment of
the empire.
Mr. O'CONNELL—No, no.—No, no.
Mr. COLQUHOUN hoped the Hon. Member would allow
him to pi oceed, for he was not now on the floor of Conciliation
Hall, but in the British House of Commons, which was usually
understood to be an assembly of gentlemen. He would say
it would be prudent for the House not to consult the Irish
Bishops, but their own temperate and unbiassed judgment. Was
it fitting or proper that the House of Commons should be tam-
pered with, and kept hesitating and delaying from day to day,
until the consent and approval of the Roman Catholic Bishops
had been obtained to the measure. ( Hear, hear.) He
should never hear such a course hinted at without expressing
against it his most resolute protest. He would ask the
Hon. and Learned Member opposite what support he
had received from the Roman Catholic priesthood in influenc-
ing the people in the agitation of repeal. It was known that a
Catholic bishop, by the discipline of the Church. had autho-
rity to dispossess any priest of the revenues of his benefice, and
this power was used as an instrument for compelling the priests
to re-echo and confirm the sentiments of the bishop on any
question that might arise, and it had been used for promoting
the spread of repeal.
Mr. O'CONNELL said be would not now enter into the
subject of repeal. He thought the Finn. Gentleman would be
an exceedingly bad member of Conciliation Hall. No Catholic
bishop could deprive any priest of his b,nt•fice who had ben
regularly inducted into it. The Irish clergy never attempted
to interfere or meddle with the education of the Protestants,
and he would claim for the education
of the Catholics the same
immunity. Although he could not precisely agree with the
Right Hon. Baronet who stigmatised the present scheme as a
godless system of education, he had come aver to insist on the
absolute necessity of making religion the basis of their educa-
tion, and the total failure that would ensue if it were not
made the basis. It would be no harm to treat the Roman
Catholic bishops in a conciliatory manner. He would wish the
present discussion to be carried on in a spirit of amity.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he most cordially joined in the

THE CASE OF MESSRS. SMITH, TILE DISTILLERS.—
It is stated in the Excise department that an arrangement has been
came to in this case, which has for so long a period occupied 14)
much of public attention, by a compromise on the part of the de.
iendants and the Crown authorities. It is believed the terms are,
that Messrs. Smith are to pay the whole of the expenses incurred
in the late prosecution, and to entirely remove the rectifi ing-
house, from which tie communication, declared by Act of Parliament
to be illegal, existed with the distillery. The rectifying-house is In
the course of demolition, and there is every probability of their busi.
ness being resumed in the course of the ensuing week.—Dispatch.
The Marquis and Alarehioness lit 1)( u:frias ore ex-
pected to leave Connaught-place early in the ensuing month for
Germany, on a visit to their illustrious relatives in that country.
A person crossing over the Severn at the .New
Passage, was asking the master of the boat whether there were ever
any people lost in the passage ? " No, Sir," answered the Mon-
mouthshire tar, " never; my brother was drowned here last week,
but we found him the next day :"
REPRESENTATION OF MID-LornrAN.—A elonge
has been silently concocting in the representation of this county.
Mr. Ramsay, who loves ease and equestrian amusements, is believed
to have been long sick of the office;
and Ids resignation, without
reason assigned, was announced by advertisement yesterday morn.
ing. Everything had been previously arranged, arid without the
smallest loss of time, Sir John Hope, of Pinkie, comes forward to
supply the vacancy.—Scotsman.
fit E 13ENTINCK TPSTINIONIAL.—TIIO Committee
appointed to determine in what manlier the subscription entered
into for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to Lord George
Rentinck for his indefatigable exertions to expose the abuses and
at the rooms of the
ny
cSoanteuir, rdraeyr:c e of Lo rd George
reform the usagneds.owfittlnie ttunref,hmeaertt
Jockey Club, a
Bentiuck, came to a resolution that the sum received, amounting to
should be applied to some public institution, with a view
to secure, in perpetuity, to a certain number of the children of de.
serving trainers and jockeys support an 44 education from infancy
until they shall arrive at an age to seek their own living.
BLACKHEATH GOLF enuth—Ott Sa,hruay fifteen
members of the above club contended for the summer medal on
Blackheath, when, after a contest of nearly six hours, Major Jell
Sharp, the secretary of the club, was declared to be the succ,ssful
competitor, ' the number of strikes made by that gentleman in the
three rounds (nearly nine miles) being one hundred and forty-nine.
In the evening the mi mbers and their friends sat down to a
sumptuous dinner at the Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich, the Hon.
Mr. Fox Maule presiding.

A DELICA FE 1)1,11.—It that 11r.
on being asked to dine with Mandarin Lin, discovered on the table
something of which he ate exorbitantly, thinking it to be duck.
Not speaking Chinese, and wishing to know what it was, he pointed
to it, after he had finished, saying to his host interrogatively.
"Quack, quack quack ? " The mandarin, with equal brevity, re-
plied, with a shake of the head, "Bow, wow, wow." Mr. Cushing's
feeling can be imagined.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IS CHEAPSIDE.—On Sunday
morning (Sunday), shortly after nine o'clock, a fire broke out upon
the premises in the occupation of Mr. Rankine, anatomical boot.
maker, situate No. 94, Cheapside. The building, which was rather
a spacious one, was bounded on every side by numerous houses.
From inquiries made upon the spot, we learned that the fire was
caused thus A servant maid having been sent into the kitchen
to procure a scuttle of coals, with a lighted candle in her hand, in
returning she incautiously placed the light under a bunch of paper
patterns hanging to the partition of the shop. Tire consequence
was that the patterns became ignited, and before the girl could ex-
tinguish the flames they communicated wth the greatest rapidity
to the staircase, from whence they travelled to the upper portion of
the house so fiercely, that the inmates had not time to save any of
the contents, except the books, which were rescued by Mr. Rankine,
after considerable difficulty. The flames were eventually extin-
guished, but not before damage to a considerable amount had been
done, the whole of Mr. Rankine's stock in trade and furniture
being nearly destroyed, and the adjoining premises of Messrs.
Power and Bean, hosiers and glovers, as well as one or two other
buildings, are severely injured by fire and water. Mr. Rankine
was insured in the Sun-office, and Messrs. Ponter and Bean were
similarly protected in the Atlas.otfice.
ALARMINGFIREON CHELSEA-BRIDGE.—On Sunday
evaning, shortly before six o'clock, a fire, which, for the space of
nearly three hours, caused alarm in the neighbourhood, broke
out upon the ancient wooden bridge, over the Grosvenor Cut, and
forming the public thoroughfare from Chelsea to Thames Haul:,
the property of the Marquis of Westminster. By the time the
engines could be got in operation the surface of the bridge was on
fire from end to end, and had any time been lost in procuring
assistance it is highly probable that the entire structure would have
been consumed Water In abundance being at hand, the engines
were worked with vigour for the space of nearly an hour, but the
only good that could be effected was the preventing of the flames
from extending along the exterior of the building. Mr. Braid-
wood, the superintendent, upon his arrival, ordered thiechtirhieninen
off to clear the ground o the crown of the bridge,
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to burn the bridge, that it was wilfully caused by some evil.dis.
posed person.