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CERTIFICATES, APRIL 10. .

P. Banks, Bradley, Billiton, Staffordshire, iron master—T-
Wilkinson, Warnford-court, underwriter—L. Blanchenay, Pall-
mall, wine-merchant—M. Baines and J. Baines, St. Paul's
Church-yard, upholsterers-4. Dodson and It. Dodson, Beeston,
Yorkshire, woolstaplers—R. Baggott, Ledbury, Herefordshire,
breeches-maker-4. P. Nitid, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, tan-
ner—T. Cooke, junior, Birmingham, brass-founder—R. Bass,
Colchester, Essex, maltster—J. Wood, ICirkburton, Yorkshire,
merchant--R. S. Latham, Bath, woollen-draper—J. L. Maude,
Andover, Southampton, maltster—C. Hall, Andover, Southamp-
ton, builder—l. Tucker, Amwell-street, Pentonville, furnishing
ironmonger—T. W. Gill and J. L. Gill, Coventry, mercers—E.
Hathway, Poland-street, Oxford-street, bookseller.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. Noble and M. W. Crornartie, Bartlett's-buildings, lace ma-
nufacturers—T. Daws and W. Lacey, Little Grove-street, Lissom
Grove, St. Marylebone, dealers in sporting dogs and birds—N.
Gow and J. M. Galbraith, Princes-street, Edinburgh, music-
sellers—T. Hawkes and R. W. Hawkes, Dudley, Worcestershire,
glass-manufacturerers—J. and G. Wilks, and W. T. Lee, Leeds,
Yorkshire, and of St. Petersburgh, Russia, woollen-cloth-mer-
chants—J. Lancaster and D. Marsden, Cournes, Kirkheaton,
Yorkshire, woollen manufacturers—A. and W. B. Rout, Ports-
mouth, tailors—J. B. Snowden, J. Elliot, and.W. Conworth, St.
Peter Mancroft, Norwich, linen drapers—B. A. Hall and J. Sut-
ton, Skinner-street, straw hat-manufacturers, and T. Amsden,
Tring, Hertfordshire, straw plat-dealer--T. Pemberton and
J. Price, Birmingham, Warwickshire, jewellers—W. Kilby
and W. Field, Bushey, Hertfordshire, butchers—D. Price,
W. Burman, and H. Smith, Upper Smithfield, sur-
geons—P. Cross and J. Petfield, Hessle, Kingston-upon-Hull,
traders in corn—T. Beale and J. Meaden, Alton, Hampshire,
drapers—J. Vanzeller, London, and G. Banks and A. J. Ar-
mando, Bahia, merchants—J. Worsley and A. Tyrer, Lowton,
Lancaster, cotton-spinners—J. Hope and P. Walmsly, Preston,
builders—G. Prornoli and S. Rostaing, Birmingham, jewellers_
W. F. Walker, S. Smart, and J. Smart, Devizes, grocers—J.
Wrigley and J. Nuttall, Bridge Hall Paper-mills, within Heap,
Bury, paper-manufacturers—W. 11I‘Cowen and J. Scott, Liver-
pool, painters—J. Heywood, R. Thornley, J. Heywood, and W.
Heywood, Waterhead Mill, near Oldham, cotton-spinners.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Magni 20.
CATHOLICS.

Lord COLCHESTER presented a petition from
the Inhabitants of Yarmouth, Norfolk, praying their Lordtthip&
not to grant any further concessions to the Catholics.

The Earl of LONGFORD presented a petition
from the Clergy of the Diocese in Meath, itgairist granting any
further concessions to the Catholics. •

The Bishop of London presented a similar petition.

The Duke of DEVONSHIRE presented a petition
from the Noblemen and Landed Proprietors of the County of
Waterford, praying for the Removal of the Magistrates of Kilmack-
thotnas.

The NOBLE DUKE then offered another petition
to their Lordships' notice, from a parish in Dungarvon, praying
for the Removal of the disabilities under which the Catholics
labour. In offering this petition to their Lordships, his Grace
said that he felt himself called on to _trespass for a short time on
their Lordships' attention, while he-expressed his regret at the
unhappy feelings which had been excited iii the Catholics of Ire-
land by a late decision in another House. From principle and
from justice he had invariably felt a strong opinion on the expe-
diency of granting the Catholic Minis ; and if any thing could
add to the strength of this conviction, it- was the circumstances
of the past year which had established the fact, that all the
Catholics felt as one man on this great question. The in.
stances of intemperance which had happened from "a violent- ex-
citement of -the-people on So:importanta subject should- -not-pre-
vent their Lordships from taking it into their serious considera-
tion. What, he woulrtask, was it- which caused that close union
among the CatholiT which now existed ? What was_ it but Catho-
lic exclusion: 'lt- was that denial 'of -their constitutional rights
which ought to be denied to- - unless. for reasons fur
atrongos ,than .he had toterzheardLurged athat' Monet for.e-welud.7

ing the. Catholics. That exclusion it was,,lvhicb, in his opinion,
formed an insuperable obstacle to .the improvement of Ireland;
and kept up that fever cf agitation which destroyed all: the com-
forts, and even all the charities of life in that unhappy country.
There was no alternative left, and he called-on those:wbo were
opposed to admitting the Catholics to, share all the privikges of
the Constitution, to concur with- those in their effort*, who
were labouring to procure this justice for the Catholics before
it was too late. :He' called on them, to do this, not in-the inte-
rest.
ofthe Catholics_ only, but in the interest of the Protestants
also,- who were considerable sufferers by the present divided and
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-distracted state of the country. He addressed their Lordships as
one who had been exposed to the censure pf those to whose cause
he was sincerely attached—and sosincerelyattached, that he was
not to be deterred from the conscientious discharge of his duty by
their unjust eeniiire. He bad not abated his zeal in their canse,
and he felt more strongly -than-ever-the necessity of doing them
justice. Whatever he could do he would do, both in that" House
and elsewhere,' to support their cause. While he made thiS declara-
tion, he must at the same time express his deep regret, that a de-
termination had been come to not to take the claims of the Catho-
lics into consideration, as that would have the bad effect of weak-
ening the efforts of those who were the strongest advocates of tem-
perance,
.and who, as long as there was some hope, might be the
mediators between the violent parties on both sides. But it had
pleased those who possessed the power, to refuse to take the claims
of the Catholics into consideration, and they could no longer
have any expectations of redress from a Government involved
in difficulties and divisions, not less than those of the defeated
multitude.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said, with all his
respect for the Noble Duke—and no man could feel more than he
did he could not allow that his observation, on refusing to take
the Claims of the Catholics into consideration, was just, nor did
he think refusing all consideration of those claims was at present
to be deprecated. He thoughtit his duty to call their Lordships'
attention to the course of proceedings which had taken place on
this within the last few year!. Twenty years ago the motion,
which had lately been repeated, had first been made. It was to
take the Claims of the Roman Catholics into consideration, and
objections were then made by persons as much attached to the
Constitution, and to the civil and religious liberties of this coun-
try, as any men whO ever entered that House. The objection they'
made to this motion was, that it was so general, that it would hare
a tendency to raise, in the Protestants of this country, an appre-
hension for their civil and religious liberties, and 'at the same time
to create in the Roman Catholics greater hopes than, under a
Protestant Legislature and a Protestant King, could ever be ful-
filled. This general motion had been repeated; but after it was
found that it could not be carried in this shape, measures, specify-
ing the particular relief to be given, were proposed by those who
thought something ought to be done. Day after day these mea-
cures had been discussed, Bills were brought in, and the Bills were
rejected. The subject, therefore, had been well considered. Never-
theleis, twenty years after the first motion was made, an exactly
similar motion is made; though twenty years before, when at-
tention had been called to it by the ablest advocates the Roman
Catholics had ever possessed, Parliament bad not thought it right
to adopt it. He would take the liberty of stating, after giving
the subject the most careful attention, that no motion for taking
into consideration the state of the Catholics—after the frequent
attention which bad been given to specific measuree for carrying
into execution the plans proposed for their relief, and after those
specific measures had been rejected—no motion for merely taking
their claims into consideration could be adopted. He would only
say, as to what had fallen from the Noble Duke, and those who
entertained the same opinions that he entertained, that there was
no man alive who had a higher opinion of the sincerity and
conscientious conviction of those Noble Peers than he had ; but
the Noble Duke must allow him to say, that other persons with
the same conscientious conviction, after considering the subject
with the greatest care, were persuaded that it would be sacrificing
the civil and religious liberties of the country to grant the prayers
of the Catholics. He had looked at what had lately passed, and
he could solemnly declare that he felt it was now infinitely more
dificult that their claims should be granted than it was three years
ago—( Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWN did not intend to
offer one word to their Lordships on the petition presented by the
Noble Dnke ; but after what had fallen from the Noble and
Learned Lord, he was anxious to mak:ialicf
hew
hoehsearvdmatiitotneds toit their Lordships. The observations of the Noble and Learned Lord
were directed against the motion, was
his intention to have asked their Lordships' assent to, had net
circumstances, which were well known to their Lordships, in-
duced him to withdraw it; but he could not conceive that there
was any measure more-natural than to call on their Lordships to
take the situation of the-Cathialics into their consideration, before
he called on theist to adopt' any specific measure with regard to

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them. This measure had been Originally proposed ; and those
measures had been brought in which the circtstances of the
times had suggested as specific remedies, and under the influence
of the Noble and Learned Lord these measures had been rejected
—(Hear, hear)—and not merely rejected, but treated with con-
tempt, though brought bi by the
.ablest and wisest men of the
time, who had offered those securities eiieleel for by the Noble and
Learned Lord, and who, when these securities wera offered, had
not only rejected the measures, but he would say, had treated
them with contempt.—(Hear, hear.)—After these specific mea-
sures were rejected, he asked their Lordships what more ra-
tional course he could pursue—what safer part he could take,
than to say to their Lordships, see what is the state of Ire-
land, from your having rejected these measures, and to call
on them to take that state into their consideration, unless
the evils were to continue.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble and
Learned Lord had stated that from time to time, propositions
had been brought forward, and from time to time rejected ; but
time after time the condition of the country had become worse.
—(Hear, hear.) That was its state nrider the Government to
which the Noble and 'Learned Lord gave his support ; that was
the fruit of a state of the law to which the Noble and Learned
Lori expressed his determination not to take into consideration,
which he regarded as perfect, but, from the perfection of which,
their Lordships unfortunately knew what evil consequences had
arisen. If the Noble and Learned Lord could conceive that no
circumstances had arisen in the course of last year, which gave
to this question a new form, and furnished new grounds for
taking it into consideration—(Hear, hear,)—if he could believe
that danger to the Constitution of the country—danger to the
Church—danger to the future prosperity of the country had not
manifested itself in the course of the last summer, imposing on
every reasonable and thinking man the duty of reflecting on what
would be the situation of Ireland ; should, as that Noble and
Learned Lord proposed, no measure be carried to satisfy the
country, he (the Marquess of Lat.-fed:jets') could only say, that
the Noble and Learned Lord, if he supposed this, was not ac-
quainted with those circumstances in the situation of that country
which had forced themselves on the attention of eve), man
connected with it ; which had displayed, in the strongest
and bitterest manner, and in the most mischievous
form, the elements of - confusion, tending to disunite
and break up society. And "according to the Noble and
Learned Lord, their Lordships were to await the dissolution of
society, and not take into their consideration the elements of all
this confession, and were not to inquire into what means would
enable them to meet and subdue the threatened danger; they
were to abandon the duty of Government. But he would not
enter further into the subject ; lie waited impatiently to see what
the opinion of a Government would be. (Hear, hear.) He
waited to see whether there existed a Government or not; and
then, in the discharge of his. duty, he should consider in what
manner he should state those circumstances which seemed to be
unknown to the Noble and Learned Lord, and which had informed
the understanding, and alarmed the apprehensions of every man
who looked to the future, as connected with the interest and
harmony of all the King's subjects ; and who considered that,
without the continuation of those social relations, as their Lord-
ships might learn- from all history, it was impossible for any State
to exist. He thought it his duty to say thus much, after the very
unexpected observations of the Noble and Learned Lord (hear,
hear); and in justice to his Noble Friend, who had made a speech
which did him great honour, on no more important a motion than
moving that a petition be laid on their Lordships' table.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—The Noble Lord
had been pleased to state that the measures proposed at different
times for the relief of the Catholics had been rejected by the in-
fluence of a Noble and Learned Lord, meaning the humble indi-
vidual who then had the honour of addressing their Lordships.
He would -say that God forbid that should be the case. He had
stated his opinion, he hoped, with confidence; but he was sure
their Lordships' decisions had been guided- by considerations pro-
per to a Protestant Legislature, and of what was due to a Pro-
testant Government; and that they had, in their decisions, never
paid more respect than was due to the opinion of any one indivi-
dual. It was -not, he thought, treating their Lordships with
mulch respect, to say that theirdeeisions had been formed on other
grounds. He hoped; that at the close of his long life, he should
continue to conduct himself that the. subjects of a Protestant-Kieg
and of a Protestant Legislature would be -onvinced that he-went
to his grave without having done any thing to lessen the security"
of their civil and religious liberties. As to what had been- stated
of securities, _he thought that what had been proposed had been
very inefficient, and that they Might as well have no securities at
all as dune which had hitherto been offere,'.---(Hear, -hears)—
He would solemnly declare, that-securities,_more weak.; more
efficient, had never been offered to Parliament by able men. He
Could assure the Noble MarqUis, for whom, lie could assure him,
that he,entertained a sincere respect, he had- a right to, say to. that
Noble Lord, that he ought to give credit to others for the since-
rity of their conviction and of their opinions; as well as to the
-.Roixtan _Catholics. -There -we& roan,» tie country a'gieater
friend to toleration than- .he was ; and on that ground -lie hoped
and trusted he should receive credit for his sincerity, when he
conjured their Lordships—as he should, if they were the last
words he was_ ever to address to them—For God's sake, for the
sake of the Protestants of the country, for the sake of the Ca-
tholics themselves, preserve that Constitution—(Hear, hear !)
which had been before preserved by the-exertions of -their ances-
tors, and give the Catholics every thing which a-British. Legisla-
ture can give them, but legislative power in a Protestant State.
• '-The petition presented- by the Duke of Devonshire was then
read, and laid on the table.
NAVIGATION LAWS.
_ _

The Marquess of LONDONDERRY presented
a petition from the Ship-owners, Mast and Sail-makers, and
various other Tradesmen of the Port of Sunderland, complaining of
the alteration in the Navigation Laws. The Noble Marquess
said, he felt embarrassed in calling their Lordships' attention to this
subject, having presented other petitions with the same prayer;
but the individuals who petitioned their Lordships felt that i: was
necessary, to do something for the protection of their own inte-
rests. There bad been most important changes made in our
policy, and in the measures relative to our trade. When he
looked back to the time when a much lamented and beloved rela-
tive of his influenced the Councils of the country, they seemed
then to be consistent with prosperity at home, and security abroad.
At present, our policy was all changed, and we had less security
abroad, and less prosperity at home. The Navigation Acts of
Charles IL had been infringed on, step by step, and he did not
know to what extent the experiments might go, if those connected
with the shipping interest, and those connected with the landed
property, did not make a stand and check the trial of-experiments.
He hoped the time was not far off, when they should see who
presided over his Majesty's Councils, that they might know by
what principles they were to be governed. He saw a schism in
the Government, which he should be glad to See at an end, that
the country might know to whom it ought to look up.
He would
beg the petitioners to wait till the Government was settled before
they applied for a measure that should afford them some relief.
It was melancholy to reflect on the calamities which had fallen on
the Members of his Majesty's Government, and he lamented that
the individuals who ought then to be in their places to answer
questions—the President of the Board of Trade, and the Secretary
for Foreign Affairs—should be lying on a sick bed. He hoped
this state of things would not long continue, and that a Govern-
ment would soon be settled, that the people might look up to. It
was possible, if no other Noble Lord of more abilities than him-
self, brought this subject under their Lordships' consideration, he
should think it his duty to ask soma elfstinct questions.—The
petition was then read, and laid on the Table.
wNSHlßEpresented
in tlie county a peti-
tion ofi-
Lord MELVILLE presented a petition from a
Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
against any alteration in the Corn Laws.
The Marquis of DO
Dtioonwfnr, pomratyngo
hieLfinr penr-omteelh)n.
Linen-merchants of Banbridge,
GAME LAWS.

Lord SUFIIELD presented a petition, signed by
the Lord Lieutenant, the High Sheriff, the four Chairmen of the
Quarter Sessions, and fifty-eight Magistrates of the county of
Norfolk, against the Game Laws. The petition was read, and
laid on the table-
Lord WHARNCLIFFE then moved the Order
of the Day for the second reading of the Bill to amend the Game
Laws. He was anxious, before their Lordships entered on the
discussion, to state the objects of the measure, as he wished their
Lordships might not discuss the clauses of the Bill, but rather
consent to its principle. The Bill had for its object to declare,
first, that every man in the country might do whatever he thought
fit with what he found on his own land ; secondly, that no person
vas to be entitled to trespass, on any pretence of qualification, on
the ground of any other person; and thirdly, that the sale of
game was legal. These were the principles to which he called
their Lordships' attention. He had considered the subject for
several years, and he entertained a perfect conviction that the pre-
sent measure, without lessening any of the privileges of their Lord-
ships, would be beneficial to the public, and would bring back
the law to the principles of common sense. His Lordship con-
cluded by moving, that the Bill for amending the Game Laws be
read a second time. _ _

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The Earl of FALMOUTH did not wish to 1111-
deri,alue the exertions of the Noble Lord, but it did appear to him
that he was too sanguine in his expeetations of the good which the

Bill was to perform. he Noble Lord meant to do away, by ones
sweeping enactment, with a branch of the laws whichefor a cen-
tury and a half at least, bad been sanctioned by successiys Legis-
lafuree. His Noble Friend—if he would allow him to call him:
so—had three objects in view. The first was, to amend the pre.
sent absurdities in wae system of qualifications ; the second was ace
give small landed proprietors the right to shoot over their owe-
land ; and the third, which he believed was the principal one, and`
he thought, the most laudable, was to diminish or prevent poach-
ing, by doing away the temptation and destroying the poachers'
market. As to the qualifications, he had no objection to have
them corrected. There were. some hardships in them which he
thought ought to be corrected, though be did not think that his
Noble Friend had been very fortunate in the examples be had
stated. He could not think it was a hardship for fundholders not
to be allowed to sport over land, as he did not know that any'
landed proprietor had any claim of using or sporting with any part
of tile funded property. He had not much objection either to the
second object, though he thought many of the arguments used in,
support of it were of little value. Something had been said about
Scotland, but there were many circumstances in the situation and°
laws of that country which did not apply to this. The peasantry
were fed on oatmeal, and were said to look Well, to labour well,
and make good soldiers ; but if the English peasantry were fedl
on oatnial, he did not think they would labour well or look
well, and though naturally brave, he was afraid they would not
make very good soldiers. Then came what he regarded as the
principal object of the measure, namely, preventing poaching ;
and it struck him that the expectation of the Noble Lord,. that
poaching would be prevented by' making game property, was
quite unfounded. If poultry were turned out in the woods, it
would be stollen g. as well as game, Sin' were stolen;
of property were stolen ; and game won-Id, he thought, be stolen
after it was made property, as much as it. is now taken away.
Making it property would not prevent ponehirev, The licensed
dealer would breed pheasants and partridges for the market, but
he could not breed them at so little expence as posesltry; He
be
must have a profit on his undertaking, and this profit would
a temptation to poaching which the present Bill would not re-
Leone. Their Lordships could not he sure how the law woule:
work, and nothing was more injurious than to, make laws one,
day and repeal them the next; and as he did not think this law.
would answer the Noble Lord's expectations, he should be tireless
the necessity of opposing time second reading.
The Earl of ROSEBERRY bad great satisfaction'
in stating his entire concurrence in the measures which were, by
the present Bill, to be made the law of the kingdom. -After tak-
ing a view of the state of the country under the present system of
Game Laws, the Noble Lord took occasion to advert to the situa-
tion of those who were called absentees from their property.--
Mach as he was disposed to condemn those Noblemen and Gene
tlemen who did not reside upon their properties, he certainly
thought that nreler the present state of things their -sheenc.e
could not, in many -cases, be considered an evil,- when he reflected)
upon the strife and ill-will, and malice which was engen-
dered between them and their poorer neighbours and tenantry.
when they happened to take up their residence at their country
seats. To put an end to that state of constant dissension was
with him a powerful reason for giving his support to the Bill.—
Indeed, he considered their Loliships, if they, rejected the pro-
positions contained in it, to be driven to the adoption- of one
of two courses, either of which he considered as grossly ab-
surd. Thet you must, by prohibiting the sale of game, say to the
Fund Wince, "you are not to cat game although you may have
a property whielennay entitle you to indulge in such a luxury ;" or
that you Must, if you allow the Fundholder to eat game, look with
indifference Upon" daily and hourly breaches of the law, attended`with the commission of crime and the infliction of misery, to an
extent unknown in any other eieilieed country. : After adverting
to the fact of the county
-of Nerfolk,-theMnst important as a game
comity its England, having petitioned the Honie to put au end to
the present system of Laws respecting the preserratiOn of Game,
the Noble Lord concluded by calling upon. the House to adopt the
provisions of the Bill now before, them, which he considered the
best calculated to put an end to a se stein equally odious, impolitic,
and -unjust. _ , . -
After a few wornS in explanation t.-nm Lord Falmouth, .
• The Lail of HARDWICKE addressed their Lord-
ships in support of the Bill, .and declared himself perfectly satis-
fied upon the propriety of the principles upon which* proceeded.
There were, he thought, some inconvenience, attendant upon the
exec-Udell of its provisions, but they could be remeified..with
ease wiser the Bill canoe to be examined. in the. committee.—
'His Lordship concluded by declaring bia intention. to . vote for
the second -reading
The Marquis of SALISBURY, althougb. h__ was
not averse to a permission to sell game under certainrestrictions,
ebeenpdusnvihshiceldi.,thuer:soBblheellwfoayserr4
yet felt himself bound to oppose the general-principle of the. Big
then before their Lordships. _He considered several,of the
-clauses
for instance, he could not see how any poacher could,- -under:the
whollyprovisions oef4u;ithete.- Btoi thl, Prugo7t4ilntt—he
fact ; and he did not at all comprehend how they were-either to
detect or punish a trespasser. It seemed. to him, indeed,sthat
the Noble Baron (Lord Wharncliffe) proposed to repeal all the
statutes which afforded protection to a Landed Proprietor•
his
game property, without substituting any thing in return,. which
might enable him to punish those acts that might e;
_Mill deno-
minated. offences. If the Bill was divided into two-party, so as
to separate the provisions for legalizing the sale of game from the
other regulations and enactments W,iich it contained, he would,
under proper regulations,- give the propoi.
tion to allow the sale of
pine his support; but he could not assent to the principle upon
hich the other alterations were maintained.

Lord - REDESDALE thought that a
- - .
pei;ll .on to
sell game might have a tendency to prevent poaching, and he :was
disposed to give that part of the measure his support ; but he ois.,
jected to that part of the Bill which gave a right of property
wherein right of propertk could possibly-exist. Under the pro-
visions of tie present Bill, -which gave to every holder of a small
piece of ground a right of property in the game which might hap-
pen to be found upon it, no gentleman could go out to take the
pleasure of a day's shooting without committing twenty trespasses,
and inn adine• 'the rights of numbers of game-proprietors, and lay-
ing the foun'dation of numberless actions at law. , He thought,
indeed, that the Noble Mover of the Bill was by no means well
aware of the consequences likely to result from those provisions to
which he required their Lordships' assent. The Noble Lord then
alluded to the contests which had taken place in various parts of
the country, and declared his conviction that they resulted more
from the endeavours of the gamekeepers to protect the game from
the spoliation of others, than from any wish to preserve the pro-
perty of their employers. In his opinion the gamekeepers them-
selves were the principal poachers ; and it was important to adopt
some measure which would have the effect of checking their de-
predations.. He would, therefore, give his assent to the second
reading of the Bill, in order that he might have an opportunity,
in the Committee, of supporting that part. of it which went to le-
galise the sale of game, and to put an end to the present system of
qualifications. He, upon the whole, was favourably disposed tqz
wards the plan of doing away with the qualification provisions,
and modifying the severity of the Gaine Laws ; but had strong
objections to the. Bill in other respects.
. The Marquis of BUTE stated, that there were par-
ticulars in the proposed Bill, -of which' he did not approve ; but
still he thought the principle was a great improvement on the
present-Game Laws, and therefore he would vote for the second
reading, and the bill might be modified in the Committee, so as to
confine it to the two points in which there appeared to be a gene-
ral agreement. He. had no objection to such privileges as the
higher classes enjoyed, provided they Could be enjoyed without in-
jury to the rest of their fellow-subjects. Properly speaking, privileges
with respect to game, or any other matters, ought to be held by the
higher classes, only for the good of his Majesty's pooreesubjects. The
poatt. The chief object to be attended to,
great point' in dispute appeared to be, as to the permission of the
sale of genie ; but he did not observe that the Noble Author of
the Bill had prescribed any penalty for stealing of game, which
with respect to the Revenue Lawn--which was to
and exclude, that which was most odious in
waswas atovealpTplmyaitenritahlis case the principles which the Legislature.
rlta3ovfs,these laws to the general feelings on the sb-
ml oiguhgthtbneodt,(?naet
jtclelho.ceentrs,ecoralaiinmilddapitnimeyaioltnsligilirksome even to the higher classes!.. It was highly
desirable not to push to extremes -that which-might be highly
present,penalL
a w distastes oh net
00l
tatibvoreu,i
ogasuhlnsotdl
stopped
pyt
entertained
penal in morals. Upon the whole, considering the degree of
fil3dielni,t,amithat it would not
might not be-considered by many as very
with respect to the etoxisytointegagGaainmite
in future, he would vote for the second reading.
The Earl of WESTMORELAND. thought hitnself
cites ledfuruthpeorn
ptoroogrpts.e theol ptrhiinschipelefeoltf
confident,
;Pi:ngclr,ess therefore,o fthe
diminish the practice of poachog, pwrehnantetvßeril
and.even the Noble-Author of
the Bill himself did not appear to imagine that it would cheek
that practice to any considerable degree for a,koig time to:-come.
The Bill, besides, appeared to be destructive of the sports and
amusements of tile smaller. owners of lands, and only -calculated to
protect the interests of a few- ;reat proprietors ; and instead of
diminishing, he was convinced it would aggravate a -great many
of the evils now complained of. There was no reason •how,the
Bill should, if carried into a law, diminish poaching,
_and its-ten..
' discourage the shooting rall,
46ey wig to.
.v . o. except a few great
proprietors, and It was objectionable that one man should Et;tena-•

Ilea to lay hold of another, and take him before a Magistrete,
•while nothing was said in the Bill as to what would be done
'with the person so taken, after he should be brought before a
Magistrate. The Bill would evidently be injurious to the owners
of small properties, and what was extraordinary was, that a
person could not follow a hare as a shooter', b'at might follow her
with the hunt ; and then the queetion for the lawyer would be,
whether the hare, if she should be killed, was the identical hare
which had been started ? In place of passing this Bill, it would
be better to rever', to the old law, by which the game was con-
sidered as belonging to nobody, and tot worth the punishments
which had been Since inflicted on account of it. But then, on
-the other hand, he could not but be aware that country gentle-
men must have their sports and amusements, and that in a coun-
try highly civilised there must be some laws to protect the game.
But he could not approve of a law, the tendency of which lie
took to be, to sacrifice the property of such a great number ef
small proprietors, in order to protect the interests of a small
number of great proprietors.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH. was of opinion, that
whatever ehtedd be done with the present Bill, the time must
soon tome when the tvils connected with the existing Game Laws
roust be remedied. The Noble Author of the present Bill sip-
peered to him to have been rather unfortunate in the person who
had manufactured it. But still he thought the Bill might he
Amended by striking out six or seven hundred words, and that it
would be useful in this as well as in other cases, to follow the
-example of the operation which was going on in the other House,
namely, that of consolidating the Laws, and preparing Acts of
Parliament in plain and intelligible language. The object was
said to he to make the game private property ; and, if it was so,
why not say as much in plain and intelligible language, which
was particularly necessary, where the law was to be administered
by country Magistrates. Something plain and definite ought
'surely to be enacted, when it was considered that they had to le-
egislate with respect to the collecting of pullets and pullets' eggs;
-and then pigeons and other animals, which regularly feed on a
farmer's corn, might be considered almost as much his private
property as the domestic fowls brought up at his door. The
small proprietors ought certainly to be as much protected from
poaching as the great proprietors ; and for this, among other
reasons, that the great proprietors could not be effectually pro-
tected without protecting the small ones ; for if the small pro-
prietors were not protected, the habit of poaching would be ac-
luired, and there would be poaching everywhere. But, upon the
'whole, he would vote for the second reading of the Bill.
Lord KING adverted briefly to the practices with
respect to game in other countries, and mentioned the Elector of
Ilene, who was known to us only as a seller of soldiers, but
'who was also a seller of poultry. Then as to France, Ar-
'thur Young had stated, that in the times when legitimacy was
pre-eminent, there were a great number of Royal Edicts for the
'Preservation of the game. For instance, that the farmers should
not cut their corn, nor their hay, except at specified periods, for
fear of injuring the game ; and even that some precautions should
be used as to spreading manure on the fields at night, for fear of
searing the game by the smell. But it had been contended, that
although a. pheasant was somewhat like a Prince, inasmuch as
they were maintained at the public expence, yet as the pheasant
came nation the gross produce and the net produce, some allow-
ance ought to be made for the farmer.
Te LORD CHANCELLOR was rather fa-
-vouribly disposed totvards the principle of the measure, but saw
so many difficulties in the present Bill, that he thought it better
not to proceed any further on the subject until they were better
prepared to say how these difficulties could be met. He then ad-
verted to the old mode of hunting, which be him:LH had enjoyed
occasionally before anything was known of that gee shtering mode
'which had been adopted more recently. He had particularly ad-
mired the sagacity of the dogs, and no part of that sagacity more,
than that they knew when to stop. The preserves he considered
as a great means of augmenting crimes. But, if he bad a pro-
perty of six acres in the immediate vicinity of a property of 600
acrea belonging to another person, and were to sow his ground
with such grain as he chose, he would soon snake all the game of
'the owner of the 600 acres his own private property. There-
fore, although he was favourable to the principle of the Bill, he
thought much more care ought to be taken to prevent mischief of
the description which he had stated. -
Lava WHARNCLIFFE replied, and denied that
*he Bill was intended for, or would have the effect of, injuring the
interests or the amusements of the smaller proprietors. As to the
I,ease of the six and six h,:ndred acres, he thought, if the game of
the proprietor of the 600 acres came to devour the corn of the,
proprietor of the six acres, it would be but just and right that
such game should be the private property of the proprietor of six
acres. As to the remark which had been made with respect to
the Scotch law, he insisted that by the Scotch law there was no
qualification required, and that the smallest proprietor might shoot
- on his own ground, or give any other person whatever a right to
shoot over it. With regard to the observation, that no penalty
tad been attached to the poacher who might be brought before a
magistrate, he was not so " soft," to use a Northern expression,
as to suppose that an interdiction would do without a penalty, and
- no doubt had intended to propose a penalty in the Committee.
The House then divided, when there appeared
--
• For the second reading...3B I Against it 17 Majority...2l.
Strangers were not admitted after the division ; but we under-
stood tb.at the Bill was ordered to be committed on Monday next,
nr tua Monday week.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MARCH 20.
This day two Election Committees were to have been appointed,
one to try the County Galway Election Petition, the other to try
the
‘l County of Dublin Election Petition. A sufficient number of
Members however, did not meet to ballot for the Election Com-
blitteet: and the House adjourned.

. PARLIATiIENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY.
I'd
Viscount Lowther—That the new List of Committees on Private
i x- Ritllsuenberprinted.
Report of the Commissioners directed by the
Lord,...LiZutGernaattatno—flreland to inquire into the Proceedings of the
Pa".".B Board ini the City of Dublin, and also for certain documents
3 relating ther t
. 11r‘.,',.411 tn CeopoY of any Agreement between the Governmentt ofe
e,,,-,''nullal and the British Government, respecting the defraying h
—Pence* of the British Troops in that Country.
1. G, ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY.
2' Dub
County Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at three.
• üblin County Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at half after
a 14, three.
4. Hanle* of Members absent to be set aside.
5. Ham of
to be called over.
g. cultafre Duties Bill—Committee.
.7. Nrewed!°lll (Scotland) Bill—Report.
18. ca "enth Wales Act—Committee thereupon.
A . .., nada Clergy Reserves Bill—Second reading.
ueneral Tsumpike Act Amendment Bill—Further consideration of
10. IL, Iteliort.
-
11. Su Officers adne Officers Widows Pensions Bill—Third reading
iA.,
19, w.,•.(1; - J—Committee.
and Means—Committee.
1. Mr Dp"PPED NOTICES OF MOTIONS OF YESTERDAY.
Li„7„enrY Grattan Report of Commissioners directed by the Lord
ticns-reinerrantilr IreL7nd to inquire into the state of the Richmond Pe-
Dublin.
2. Mr
le• ennedY—Bill to regulate the Salmon Fisheries of the United
a Mi."l,4„,eni,n •
Re - ---`-^er of Corporal Punishments in the Army in each
4. Ntr.%rnent during the last two years.
dips nin—Number of Ships trading between the British West In.
5. Colonel Dave United States for the last eleven years.
ef takia aviez--select Committee to take into consideration the mode
8 the Poll at El t' for Members to serve in Parliament
6. Mfor.riNietoirelgoantsd Boriughsec. ilmis
Election co "se To postpone the consideration of the Denbigh
7. Lord Franciaerevittee till after the Easter -res.
mittee of 1816; ecii'oll Gower—To re-print the
Foreign Countries. ' Report of the Corn-
& Mr. Hume—Accountine
the regulations affecting Roman Catholics in
and of the District efutinhebeitriaczne of the Rector of Mary.le-bone,
fibrilar.
P. Mr. Lus in of the Parish Rates, and Easter
le.boue chltttlem—To add Members to the Committees on the Mary-
Bill.. rch" Bill; and the Mary-le-bone Paving and Lighting
DROPPED ORDERS OF THE DAY OF YESTERDAY.
raidation Bill—Further consideration of Report.
'a Annual Duties lisle—Committee.
4. Corn Trade Acts—Re
S. Spring Guns Bill—Co
6. Duke and Duchess of Claren •
7. Ounce Thread Bill—Third recaedi
Annuity Bill—Third reading.
E. Public Works (Ireland) Eill__}, nIC.
9. Passengers Act—Committee. "rt•
Piquant tietica ofl
is announced, under the very
A potle ieu d esp
3.14 Fair . rit
FINE ARTS.—NAPOLEO.N
tphe
rpi
ao ft!
tt
us
IWpiActurtrle
As
atLthOeUElgSyAp: —These are two very curious and inteArZinn
tian Hall, Piccadilly. They are full letting
mofe,NbaypolGeoen.
13ti°48, te and Maria Louisa, in the I par
rard and Lefevre. We were very much struck with -
the beauty
and excellence ofthe painting, and tbey are in the highest
ea
preso state of
- -`"cli• The one of Buonaparte wan
his de expressly painted by
or r for the palace of Fontainbleau, where it remain d -
e some
Yeara-...that of Maria Louisa was sent to the Gobelin manufactory
to he
wecopied in tapestry, and on the change of the Government
Girrek7,„etnged by the French authorities for a collection of
in the ..".'s ill the pos • of a gentleman at Paris, and now
musk „..._ session
been ~,,,, L'uYal- The • are undoubted originals, and have
- reenn-red b)the Artists th roseives as their re-
aPective-prodoet• ' y
blz new • • '‘Hit, Thesesplendid pictures would be a vain., Initom, to a_
coilectit,,,,l,
94, nt oue'forming a Museum, Gallery, or large
, 4a,-1

11'

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1927.

The affecting Memoir of his late Royal Highness
the Duke of YORK, during his late illness, which we
exclusively published yesterday, has excited an extra-
ordinary interest. It has been copied to-day from
our columns into all the London Papers, and will,
without doubt, find its way into every Journal
published in the empire, and be read by millions.
It is but seldom that accounts of the last moments of
Princes can reach the public eye, and perhaps it is not
too much to say that such accounts, if faithful records,
would rarely afford any other than painful, though
perhaps instructive reflections. In the case, however,
of the illustrious DUKE, whose dying scene has been
described with the accuracy of an historian, as well as
with the affection of a friend, by his faithful Secre-
tary, we find ample ground for instruction, but no
cause for painful sensations, except those for the loss of
so good and so amiable a Member of Society of the
most exalted rank. If we consider his Royal Highness's
manly fortitude during his long illness, his pious re-
signation, his religious devotion and Christian repent-
ance, and his calm and placid temper under all his
bodily sufferings,—if, we consider these qualities, which
shone forth so conspicuously in his Royal Highness's
last illness, and bear also in mind the steady and un-
shaken friendship which he manifested to those about
him to the last moment of his existence, we must admit
that the death-bed of the Duke of YORK was one of
the finest examples which humanity can afford ; and
that the faithful friend who has, with such fidelity and
affection, recorded the scene, has,-in doing so, no less
conferred a benefit on society than done justice to the
memory of his exalted and excellent Master.

The subject of Catholic Emancipation was again
discussed last night in the House of Lords, on the oc-
casion of the Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S presenting a
petition from the County of Waterford in favour of
the Catholic Claims. We are glad to see that
tbe friends of Ireland are resolved not to allow the
question to sleep, though a numerical majority in
Parliament is inclined to let matters continue as
they are. Some merriment was occasioned amongst
the Noble Peers by the LORD CHANCELLOR'S
declaration, that " there was not in the Kingdom
a greater friend to toleration than he was." If
this is the case the Learned Lord is most grossly
misrepresented. By the bye, we do not know how the
Lawyers will approve of his Lordship's wit, re-
garding the discretion of his dogs being superior to
that of the Learned Members of the Bar. We
are aware that his Lordship's jokes, ex cathedra,
cause great glee, whether counterfeit or not, and
a man may not object to being called a witty dog, or
a lucky dog, or a handsome dog ; but we are not
aware that either sex wishes to carry farther an identity
with the canine race.

We sincerely wish Lord WHARNCLIFER success
in his endeavour to alter the present system of the
Game Laws. We trust we shall not be reckoned
presumptuous for following the high example
of the LORD CHANCELLOR in expressing a
great affection for field sports of every descrip-
tion ; but certainly it would be difficult to speak
too strongly of the complication, tyranny, and in-
consistency of these laws, and of their inefficiency to sup-
press the practice of poaching. We are glad to see
that our legislators turn their eyes to the Game
Laws of Scotland, which, though nut perfect, are
infinitely better than those of England. We would
strongly recommend to JOHNSON, the common in-
former, to enrich himself by prosecuting Scots and
Irish Peers, and all the younger sons of the English
Nobility, for it seems that they have no right by law to
shoot a single bird. This would not only fill the pockets
of that distinguished public character, but would
render a change absolutely necessary, by convincing
the Landed Interest that these Game Laws are op-
pressive, even to those for whose supposed benefit
they are avowedly framed.

Brussels Papers of the 17th instant have been re-
ceived this morning. The rivers in the Low Coun-
tries had considerably abated, and with them the ap-
preb ert sions of the people. A great sensation was
created in Vienna by the arrest of the Father Confes-
sor to the Empress. The last news from Batavia was
favourable to the Dutch :

BRUSSELS, MARCH 11.

The ruler of the University of Breslow, in order to induce the
Students not to take part in secret 'associations and meetings,
whatever may be their form and their object, has just rendered
public a sentence passed by the superior tribunal of Silesia; sitting
in that city, according to the investigation carried on at Copenick,
by the Prussian Commissioners of Enquiry. Among the persons
condemned are two young men, who came from Halle, in 1822,
and studied in the University of Breslow.
Several persons, among whom is a professor, are condemned to
different terms of imprisonment, from six to 15 years' loss of their
offices, &c.
We learn from good authority that the Government has ac-
ceded to some of the observations made by the sections of the
Second Chamber of the States-General, on the project of law for
the organization of the Courts of Justice. It seems, however,
that the observations of the Sections relative to the propriety of
lessening the number of provincial Courts of Justice have not
been attended to, and that the Government still desires there
should be 17.

BRUSSELS, MARCH IS•

-The accounts of the state of the rivers in the northern parts of
the kingdom continue to be favourable. The Rhine, the Lek, the
Waal, and the Yssel, fall considerably every day.
The Court has put on mourning for four weeks on account of
the death of the Empress of Brazil.

MARCY 14.
Letters from Vienna announce that Father Jobs, Confessor to
her Majesty the Empress of Austria, has been arrested, and placed
inder very •
strict confinement. His papers are now under exam -

natian by Commissioners appointed by the Ernpexor. This event
appeers to have caused,great sensation in that capital.

MARCH 15.—We have news flow Batavia to the 4th Nov. ;
they state that our troops have gained some advantages, which
are reported to have been followed by the taking of Socracarta.
Letters from Kadoc of Oct. 19, say that the number of the in-
surgents has considerably augmented in the district of Problingo ;
Col. Cleerens was to be sent thither to restore order.

Accounts have been received.- from Magellan, which say that
in the recent actions near Djatmoni; the Fingerang Djogo Koes-
semo and Dejes Koessemo, son of Dipo Negoro, as well as several
of the Princes and leading Chiefs, were killed, which has filled
the insurgents with dismay.

Letters from Frankfort of the 12th March say, that
the sudden arrival of CONSTANTINE, at St. Peters-
burgh, caused great surprise, particularly as the Princess
LOWITZ, his wife, was indisposed. Report states,
that if the Turkish DIVAN will not listen to the paci-
fication with the Greeks, the GRAND DUKE will be
appointed to the chief command of the Russian army
destined to invade Turkey.

The following arc said to be the principal stipula-
tions of the Convention between Great Britain and
Portugal, which was signed at Brighton, on the 19th
of January. The contingency therein provided for in
case of the British troops passing the frontiers of
Portugal is not now, we trust, likely to occur :

Her Royal Highness the Infanta, Regent of Portugal, engages
to provide the necessary buildings for hospitals, barracks, stores,
magazines, for the British Auxiliary Army, according to the
regulations of the British service. Provisions and forage are to
be placed at the disposal of the British Commissariat, at a distance
not greater than six leagues (Portuguese), from the head-quarters
of each British detachment, except in cases where a different ar-
rangement shall be made. The British Commissary-General is,
for the present, to provide these supplies, charging the same to the
Portuguese Government. These charges being duly verified, the
Portuguese Government is to pay the amount thereof forthwith,
every three months, or let the same be carried over to the credit
of the British Government, as may be considered most convenient
by the contracting parties. The charge of provisions and forage
to commence from the day of the landing of the British troops in
Portugal ; and shall cease, from the day of their departure, or of
their passing the frontiers of Portugal. The forts of St. Julien
and Bugio to be occupied by British troops ; and this occupation
to continue as long as the auxiliary army shall remain in PoFtugal.

Our readers will perceive by our extracts from the
London Gazette, that the Marquis of HERTFORD
has been nominated by his MAJESTY to proceed to
St. Petersburgh, for the purpose of investing the Em-
peror NICHOLAS with the insignia of the Order of the
Garter. The Noble Marquis will_ proceed on this
special embassy when the spring advances, and there is
no doubt that he will execute it with magnificence and
splendour.

The Marquisses of LANSDOWNE and LONDON-
DERRY, both made allusions in the House of Peers,
last night, to the circumstance of the Ministerial ar-
rangements being still unsettled. The reports which
we alluded to yesterday, of the intended arrangements,
gain ground, but we still believe that nothing is
settled—nor-will be settled 'till just before the Easter
Vacation. -

Accounts were yesterday received from- Gibraltar to the 27th
ult. Very considerable agitation prevailed there at the above
date, in consequence of the Commander of his Alajesty s frigate,
_Dryad, Captain Crofton, on that station, having seized, on the
14th of that month, one of the regular trading ships, which had
regularly cleared out for Genoa, and sent her, with an Officer on
board, into the Mole, the Captain and crew, together with the
passengers, being taken on board the frigate. On the 26th he
seized another vessel while at anchor, and sent her also in, on
pretence of having arms on board. In consequence of this pro-
ceeding, great alarm prevailed, and 'many vessels which had com-
menced loading cargoes similar- to those on bor.rd these vessels,
seemed'as-if they were about discharging, until the result was
known. The Merchants had presented a- strong rernoncitrance to
the Governor, and therefore our next whim; will probdbly un-
ravel the mystery of these probtedings.
Demerara Papers to the 6th February have beta rece!ved at the
North and South American Coffee-house, their contents are nct
of importance, being chiefly employed in contemplating the pro-
bable effects which would arise from the important demonstra-
tions made by the British Government in the affairs of Portugal. n

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

The first price of Consols was 821, and immediately after they
were 821 /, at which rate they have been nearly stationary, and
are now at the same quotation with a very limited quantity of
business doing ; India Bonds, 55 7 pm. ; EXchequer Bills, 35 6.
The Foreign Funds have been very inactive all the morning ;
Mexican and Colombian are higher, the former having been done
at '7O, and the latter 41/ I. His-Alajesty's ship Tweed, Capt.
Bunn, is anxiously expected from Vera Cruz every hour, as a vessel
has arrived in the Channel from the Havannah in 31 days; some
insurance was effected yesterday on the Tweectat Lloyd's, at two
guineas per cent., no apprehensions are, however, yet entertained
for her safety, although the weather has been dreadful, nor is
there any positive accounts of her sailing ; we fear, however, that
the quantity, of specie on board will be found to have been much
exaggerated. Shares remain 1-, t rpid state ; the discount on
United Mexican is increased to 14, 13
,; the prices of the other
speculations remain the same as, they have been for some days.
Three per Cent. Consols, 821 j ; Ditto for account, 821 1;
India Bonds, 55 7 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 35 6 pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS.—Brazilian, 65 6 ; Buenos Ayres, 51 3 ;
Chiba!), 35 7 ; Colombian, 1824, 41i ; Danish, 61+ ;
Greek, 16i I'7 ; Mexican 5 per Cent. 57f 8 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent.,
69/ 1 ; Peruvian, 34 5 ; Portuguese, 75i 6 ; Russian, 87+ ;
Spanish, 12+ 1.
MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 42-i- 40 die. ; Brazilian, 3 4 pm. ;
Bolivar, par 1 pm. ; Colombian 15 17 per Share ; Pasco Peru-
vian, 16J 15i die. ; Potosi, 29 31 per Share; Real del Monte,
70 90 pm. ; Tlalpuxabua, 15 25 pm. ; United Mexican, 14 13 dis.
rwo o' Clock.
Consols have advanced to 83 buyers ; are now 82/ 83.

:77 ; T RR e.E O'CLOCK.
Con Sols; have been 83 and are now 82+ 83 again.
FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE.
Danish Bonds 61+
Greek Do. 1825 16+
Mexican Do.
1825, 70+
Peruvian Do.
Russian Do. • 87+
Spanish Do. 12+

Consols 8241.
Do. for Ac. 824
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres De. 52
Chilian Do.
Columbian, 1824, 41i

FIRE.—THREE O'CLOCK THIS DAY.—A fire
has just broke out at the house of Mr. Hart, pastry-cook, within
four doors of Norfolk-street, Strand. Two engines had arrived
when we went to press.
Swift always sat the head of his own table, and op-
posite to him stood a large pier glass, so that he could see what-
ever his servants did at the sideboard behind his chair. He was
served wholly with plate, and in a style of great elegance. The
beef being one day over-roasted,
he sent for the cook, and told her
to take it into the kitchen and de it less; the girl innocently as-
swered that she could not. • " Why, what a hussy you are," maYs
the Dean, " to commit a fault which cannot be mended !" Then,
turning to a gentleman who sat next to him, he said very gravely,
that as the cook was a woman of genius, he should by this mode
of arguing, convince her, in a year's time,
that she had better send
the meat up too little than too much done ; at the same time, he
ordered the men servants, that whenever they thought the meat was
ready, they should take it up, spit • and all, and. bring it to him
by force, Promising to assist them if the cook should, be
rebellious.