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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1845.

The House of Lords met at Five o'clock.

After several petitions had been presented,

The Duke of BUCKINGHAN drew the attention of
the House to the case of the Chaplain of Aylesbury
Gaol, who had refused to deliver up to the Magistrates
the written confession confided to him by the murderer
TAWELL.

The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that no clergyman
had any right to make disclosures of what had been
confided to him in confession, unless in cases of high
treason, or where the life of the clergyman hiniself was
in danger.
After a few words from the Bishop of EXETER,
Lord STANLEY said, that as the publication of the con•
fession could not further the ends of public justice, the
Chaplain had a right to use his own discretion.
Lord BROUGHAM thought that the Chaplain had exer-
cised a judicious discretion.
The Marquis of NORMANBY hoped the Secretary of
State would exercise his power, for the future, to pre-
vent the publication of such blasphemous and disgusting
letters as those which had been published as having
been addressed by JIOcKER to two unfortunate females.

Lord DEN.MAN considered that the public ought to be
perfectly satisfied with the verdict that had been de-
livered in TAWELL'S case. He thought his confession a
matter of no moment, and did not see that any one had
a right to call for the production of any communication
that had been made to the Chaplain.
Lord STANLEY promised to inquire into the matter.

The Earl of
.Powys then moved the second reading
of the Bill for repealing the law for the union of the
dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor, and for creating a
new bishopric, viz. Manchester.

The Duke of WELLINGTON opposed the motion.
The dioceses when united would not be so large as
many of the existing dioceses, and he could not un-
derstand why one Right Rt.v. Prelate could not dis
charge those duties which another Right Rev. Prelate,
whose diocese happened to be in a different part of the
country, discharged efficiently.
A long debate cnsued, in the course of which their
Lordships were addressed by the Bishop of BANGOR,
the Earl Of WINCIIILSEA,! Lord MONTEAGLE, the
Bishop of SALISBURY, Lord STANLEY, and other Noble
Lords ; and ultimately, on a division, the Bill was re
jected by a majority of 32.

The Commons met at at Four o'clock.
After the transaction of private business, and the pre
sensation of petitions,
Sir B. PEEL stated, in answer to Mr. LA BOUCHERE,
that no official information had been received of the in-
tention of the Brazilian Government to impose an addi-
tional duty of 20 per cent. on English cotton goods, until
the additional duty imposed on the importation of Bra-
zilian sugar into this country should be removed. The
Right Hon. Baronet alo stated that he hoped to move the
second reading of the Scotch and Irish Bank Bill, and of
the Scotch Poor-law Bill, before the holidays.

Mr. MANGLES, is presenting a petition on the subject
of the Puseyite him in the Church of England, asked
if it was the intention of the Government to interfere in
the matter.

Sir R. PEEL was not prepared to give any assurance
on the subject.
Mr. MACKINNON postponed his motion on the subject
of interments in towns, as he understood that the Go•
rerement was about to intreducs some measure on the
subject.

On the order of the day being read for the House
going into Committee on the Maynooth Bill,

Mr. HINDLEY moved, as an amendment, that the
Speaker do not leave the chair.
This amendment, from the manner in which it was
worded, produced much laughter.
Colonel SIBTRORP, in seconding the amendment, said
that the Prime Minister had taken in and deceived his
supporters, and that for himself he had no confidence in
any party, and no hopes for the safety or honour of the
etuntry.
Mr. PLUBIPTEE supported the amendment.

The House was subsequently addressed by COl. VER-
NER, Mr. REDINGTON, Sir R. PEEL, who denied that
the Protestants of Ireland were opposed to the measure,
Lord J. RUSSELL, Sir R. INGI.Is, and Sir H. BROOKE ;
and on a division the motion was rejected by a m Ijority
of 108, the numbers being, for going into Committee
160, and for Mr. Hindley's amendment 52.

The House then went into Committee on the Bill.
Several of the clauses were agreed to without a
division.
On the 4th clause, Sir JOHN HANDIER moved the
omission of the words which limit the trustees of May-
nooth College in taking any real property with which
it may be desired voluntarily to endow them.
After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN proposed an amendment on
clause 2, which upon a division was negatived by 69.
Sir J. GRAHAM next proposed an alteration in clause
4, relativ., to the salaries of the officers of the Col-
lege, which was agreed to.
Several other c'auses were then passed without altera-
tion, and fin illy the report was brought up, and ordered
to be received on Monday.
The House adjourned at Twelve o'Clock.

We have received numerous letters on the Maynooth
Grant, chiefly from the provinces, which are of a very
gratifying character, as they show a spirit of Christian
charity, and a wish to sink that bitter re-
ligious animosity which has caused such dire
calamities in Europe. In Ireland particularly,
this humane spirit pervades the great body of
Protestants. The Presbyterians of the North have
taken no part in the agitation against the Catholic reli-
gion; the Established Church of that country has exhi-
bited the same forbeaTing disposition; and, indeed,
from all classes professing the Reformed
in Ireland, we hear of no opposition, but very
generally a cordial acquiescence in this measure of
justice and mercy. The principal landowners of
the county of Galway, without distinction of creed or
party, have put forth a declaration, in which they ex-
press much satisfaction at the proposal of her MAJEserv's
Government. Their words are remarkable: —" We feel
that measures thus tending to improve the social posi-
tion of the Roman Catholic priesthood will accelerate
the growth of that mutual forbearance, and of that
charity in politics, which have been of late springing up
amongst all parties in Ireland." We have given also, in
anether part of the paper, an excellent letter from an Irish
Protestant clergyman to the same effect. New these
numerous testimonies in favour of this much calumniated
scheme ought to be allowed great weight in deciding the
question. Ignorance and want of intercourse among
different nations, it is allowed on all hands, are the fruitful
sources of wars and national antipathies. how much
has the long-continued peace in Europe been promoted
by the knowledge which foreigners have acquired here
of our customs and manners, and by the reciprocal
knowledge which obstinate and conceited Englishmen,
vain of their country, have received from their visits to
the continen►, and especially to a nation which ignorant
malevolence has pronounced to be our natural enemy?
There are no natural enemies, except those which the
wickedness of mankind, and, above all, their blind jealousy
and unmeaning antipathies create for one another. If
the Protestants and Catholics of Ireland believe that
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"To love thy neighbour as thyself," what atrocious
wickedness it is to rake up the embers of religious discord
and throw a firebrand among men who live together
in unity l But the good sense of Englishmen, their love
of justice, and their compassion also for the wrongs and
the sufferings of a people so long united with them,
will not suffer this iniquity to prevail. The still
small voice of wisdom begins already to be heard,
and the firm determination of the Legislature—
the admirable speeches made by every statesman
in the Commons' House of Parliament, and the wise re-
solution of the clergy of the Established Church to
give the experiment a fair trial—leave no doubt now as
to the ultimate success of the measure. The great re-
gret is that the opposition has diminished to a
great extent the benefits which it was calcu-
lated to produce, and has excited a feeling
of bitter anger on the part of the Catholics against a nu-
merous class of Protestants hitherto regarded as their
friends. But that in time will disappear and the peace-
makers will yet reap the fruits of their labours. We
cordially concur in the following sentiments expressed
by the reverend divine whose letter appears in another
part of this journal :
" I humbly conceive that ' brother Protestants' are bound
to co-operato' in furthering the great attempt that 'righte-
ousness and peace may kiss each other,' and realising the in•
junction to promote peace on earth, good-s% ill towards men,'
enlarge the circle, too long contracted, of Chriitian charity,
and diffuse that more liberal education which o'erleaps the
narrow mind, softens asperities, and prostrates persecution."

Madrid journals of the 25th ult. have been received,
but they bring no news.

Madrid Bourse on the Vith.—Three per Cents. for
Account, 35 11-16 ; Five per Cents, for Account, 254.

The French Chamber of Deputies have voted without
opposition the sum of 44,000 f. as a compensation to
English merchants for !osses caused them by the French
blockade of the Gambia. When that affair had been
disposed of, the grant of 440,000 f. for Oceania—the
French settlements in the Pacific—was next peop,,eed,
and gave rise to some warm discussion. M. DE MALLE-
VILLE demanded some explanations on a statement in
the journals, to the effect that Admiral IIA)IELIN had
not been able to communicate with Queen POMARE,
who, under the protection of an English frigate, bad
retired to a small island, where she refused to receive
the French officers. It was also said that the Government
intended recalling Captain D'AUBIGNY, who was to obtain
leave of absence for the benefit of his health. Admiral
MAcxatr, the Minister of, Marine, said, "Admiral
IlAmEere arrived atVaeite on the 22d of Dee., 1844.
He bad sent home a drt'spatch, dated Jan. 2, 1845. It
stated that he had found the island perfectly tranquil,
and that since June 30, the period of the last combat,
no trouble or disturbance had taken place. It added
that the natives occupied camps at some distance from
each other, but that the communications were re-esta-
blished with Papeiti, and that everything tended to lead
to the supposition that the restoration of friendly rela •
tions were on the point of taking place. It had been
agreed that Admiral HAMELIN should endeavour to open
a communication with Queen PoMARE to induce her to
return to the French establishments. She was at that
period in a little island, and two officers were dispatched
to her to deliver the letter to herself alone, a letter which
he had written to her for that purpose. These officers
did not succeed in seeing her, and they had returned
with the letter. The Chamber would perceive that, ac-
cording to the instructions addressed to M. BRUAT,
which he had just had the honour to lay before the
House, in case the intercourse should not be renewed
the course to be pursued was to call the chiefs together,
and choose three amongst them to administer
the affairs of the country." M. ODILLON BARROT
said it appeared now that it was the French who were
reduced to supplication. It was the officers of France
who were compelled to run after the QUEEN to beseech
her to resume her sovereignty. Such conduct was a dis-
grace to France. M. DE MALLEVILLE said that as the
subject would again be alluded to on the discussion on
the budget, he should now confine himself to the expres-
sion of his regret that the Government had not been
better prepared to contradict the sad accounts which had
come to their knowledge, and amidst considerable ex•
citement in the Chamber the matter dropped. The Bill
for converting the Four per Cent. Stock has been laid
before a Committee of the Peers, and meets with decided
opposition from a large majority of Members. At the
last sitting 130 Peers attended, and of these more than
80 are hostile to the measure.

On the Ist of May, the KING S fife, the Bourse was
closed.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE AT
YARMOUTH.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

NORWICH, FRIDAY EVENING, EIGHT O'CLOCK —The
most awful excitement pervades this city. A most
dreadful accident has occurred at Yarmouth. Mr.
Nelson, the clown, belonging to Mr. Cook's Circus, now
at Yarmouth, announced the performance of being
drawn by four geese in the North River. The
suspension-bridge crosses this river, and about 518
people were on the bridge, when, horrible to relate, be-
tween five and six o'clock the bridge fell in. It is re-
ported that from 100 to 150 persons perished. The
utmost consternation exists here; special trains have
started; the telegraph is beset by hundreds anxious to
obtain news of relatives and friends. The report is that
already fifty-three persons have been picked out dead.
It is thought many more are still in the river.
The telegraph has worked admirably.
Horatio Bolingbroke, Esq., one of the Directors of
the Norwich and Yarmouth Railway, has personally
superintended the telegraph, &c.; his kindness has been
the theme of universal admiration.

The bridge has been built about fourteen years. It was
calculated to carry eighty tons. It has been more used
lately since the railway opened.

MARKET NE vi/S.-(T1IIS DAY.)
liii steady, at our quotations. For-
ward tt abundant. All kinds of Fruit
y
COVENT-GARibzw.
We had a very extensive supply of Vegetables on sale here,
yetthleux
were a slow inquiry, if we except the best Oranges, which are
very scarce.
zum'CUCIATZI AND LEADEIMAXI.
demanduriesi v tires
ere
Ft(onnleeravib,
We had rather an active demand, at further improved
quotations. Beef, from 2s 8d to 33 8d; Mutton, 3s to
4s 6d; Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 4d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and
Pork, 3s to 4s.per 81bs, by the carcase. We had a full average
supply of Poultry on sale, while the demand ruled heavy, at
barely late rates. Turkeys, 3s to 7s 6d ; Geese, 4s to 6s ;
tame Rabbits, Is 6d to l s 10d ; and wild ditto, 6d to 10d
each ' • Fowls, 4s to 9s ; Chickens, 3s 6d to 5s ; and Ducks.
3s Bcl to 6s per couple.
llllNGzurostn.
For each kind of prime Meat the demand was tolerably
steady, at somewhat improved currencies. All other articles
were heavy, yet prices
NEW'PORT. were pretty generally supported.

There was a decided improvement in the demand, at some-
what enhanced rates.
BILIL XNGSGATE.
Most kinds of Fish, the supply of which was not to sly
large, moved off slowly, at our quotations --Salmon, 1011 to
is 6d ; Eels, 6d to is 2d per 1b ; Turbots, 8s to 16s ;
Whitings, 2d to 8d ; and Cod Fish, 2s to 8s each ; Soles,
4-1 to 2s per pair ; Mackerel, 21s to 30s per 120.
WIIITECHAPEL.

Prime Meat sold briskly, at enhanceeiates, otherwise the
demand was inactive.
BREAD.

The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from
7d to lid ; of Household ditto, 5d to 64d per 4lbs leaf.