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log the powers of the trustees of that institution, which
was read a first time.

SILK WEAVERS.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE:gave notice that he should
to-morrow present a petition respecting silk weavers,
on which he should found a motion on that day week.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 24.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
The Spelsey Road Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Mr. GROGAN presented a petition from a company
interested in the Grand Canal Railway complaining of
the standing orders of the Portarlington line.
On the motion of Colonel T. WOOD, the London
Orphan Asylum Bill was read a third time and passed.
LIVERPOOL DOCKS BILL.
On the order of the day being read for the third read-
ing of the Liverpool Docks Bill,
Mr. ESCOT'I' moved the omission of the following
clause :—" And whereas doubts have been entertained
whether the powers and remedies given to the trustees
for recovering and enforcing payment of the rates and
duties payable to them under and by virtue of the said
recited Acts, are applicable to the recovery of the rates
and duties payable by vessels entering the said port and
not using the docks of the trustees ; and it is expedient
that such doubts should he removed ; be it enacted, that
if the waste!' of any vessel entering the said port, and
not using the docks of the said trustees, shall refuse or
neglect to pay to the sal] trustees the rates payable
in respect of such vessels, it shall be lawful for any
justice of the peace of the counties of Lancaster or
Chester, as the case may require, upon complaint in
writing made before him by the person authorised to de-
mand or receive the said rates, that he had demanded the
same from the said master, and that the same were due and
unpaid, to issue his warrant to take and distrait' such
vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, or any part
thereof, and.to detain such distress until such rates shall
have been paid ; and in case any of the said rates shall
remain unpaid for the space of three days next after
any distress so made, it shall be lawful for such person
to cause such distress to he appraised by two or more
sworn appraisers, and afterwards to sell the distress, and
therewith to satisfy the rates so unpaid, and all the ex-
penses of keeping, appraising, and selling such distress,
rendering the overplus (if any) to the said mas-
ter upon demand ; and if any dispute shall arise
as to the amount of such rates, or of the
charges occasioned by such distress, it shall be lawful for
the person distraining to detain such distress until the
amount of such rates and the charges of such distress
shall be ascertained and determined by such justice upon
application made to him for that purpose."—lt was re-
ferred to the standing orders of the Committee.
Sir Augustus Clifford appeared at the bar, and sutn-
moned the Haase to the House of Peers to hear the Royal
Assent given to several Bills (for which see Lords'
report).

precise motion on the :object of the charges for fares cra
railways.
The amendment having tl-_ten withdrawn, the reio'n-
tion was agreed to.
O TRALIAN FLOUR.
NOTICES OF MOTION—
AD
would, on this .day
Mr. HUTT gave notice that he
t that it was ex-
fortnigbt, move a resolution to the area),
country from
pedient to admit wheat flour free in this
Australia on the same terms as it was allm:itted from
Canada. TIM"
TOBACCO—ADJOURNMENT OF THE ITCh.'`''"

FOR THE WHITSUN HOLIDAYS.
Mr. BI,T,WITT said that he had a motion for
,o-night, for a Bill to repeal the Act which
prevented the growth of tobacco in this country;
but, before he postponed it, he wished to know
from the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the
Government whether he had made any arrangement
for the adjournment of the House for the Whits=
holidays ?—(Laughter.)
Sir R. PEEL said he was sorry to say he had not
considered the subject; but, speaking upon the moment,
he did not think, considering the state of the public
business, that he could allow a longer time- than from
Friday to Wednesday or Thursday.
Mr. BLEWIT4' then adjourned his motion to this day
fortnight.

CHELSEA COLLEGE.
Colonel WOOD gave notice that on the Bth of May he
would move an address to her Majesty, praying that her
Majesty would be graciously pleased to order that the Chelsea
College might be thrown open to the public, under such re-
gulations as might be deemed fit.—( Hear.)
Captain LAYARD inquired of the Government when it
was likely the Chinese batta would be paid?
Mr. S. HERBERT was understood to ray that at the
earliest opportunity steps would be taken respecting it.
DOG STEALING BILL.
Mr. LIDDELL moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent
dog stealing, and said he would reserve any statement he had
to make respecting it till a future occasion.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
RIO JANEIRO.
Mr. M. GIBSON wished to knew if the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman at the head of the Government had any objection to
lay before the House the correspondence which had taken
place between the merchants of Rio Janeiro and her Majesty's
Government, relative to the expiration of the treaty between
this country and Brazil ?
Sir ROBERT PEEL said, if the Hon. Gentleman vitonld
repeat his question on Monday, he would give him an answer
then.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CAPT. MEYNELL,
M.P., AND MR. YOUNG, M.P.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER said he held in his hand a very
curious correspondence which had appeared in the public
newspapers—(Great laughter)—as having passed between
Captain Meynell and Mr. Yonng.—(Renewed laughter.)
I Here the Gallant Commodore read the correspondence, which
has already appeared in all the newspapers, and which created
continued laughter, and some cries of " Oh, oh. "3
COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.
Colonel WOOD wished to ask the Hon. Member opposite
(Mr. Wakley) whether he intended to fix an early day for his
motion?
Mr. WA KLE Y regretted that he could not possiblF bring it
on before Tuesday fortnight.
REPEAL MEETINGS IN IRELAND.
Colonel VERNER said he had a question to ask the Right
Hon. Gentleman her Majesty's Secretary of State for Ire-
land, and he did so because he had received requests to that.
effect from a large number of people in the south of Ireland.
The question was—were the Executive Government in Ire.
land aware that a repeal demonstration was about to take
place at Dundalk, on the first of May, at which Mr. O'Connell
was to be present, and for which invitations had been sent
through the country as far as Belfast, requesting people to
attend. If so, he wished to know would the Government pat
a stop to this meeting in accordance with the law as laid down
by the law officers of the Crown? He had to apologise to the
Right Hon. Gentleman for not giving him notice of his inten-
tion to ask this question ; but he had not had time to do so,
as, between the time that would be occupied between that ne-
cessary for the notice and the asking of the question, the in-
tended meeting would take place.
Sir T. FREMANTLE said he was not prepared to give
an answer to the question of the Hon. and Gallant Member, as
he had received no communication upon the subject. But with
reference to what had passed in Ireland, he had no doubt his
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant would take such necessary
steps as might be required.
Mr. HUME wished to ask the Right lion. Baronet whether
he was aware of a great monster meeting intended to be held in
London very shortly, the object being to bring delegates from
all parts of the country, in order to coerce the Members of
that House?—Laughter. ) The oonstituencies of every town,
borough, and county, were called on to send up delegates .on
purpose to form a demonstration, with the view of coercing the
House. He begged to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether
he had taken, or would take, any steps in eonsequence ?
(Great laughter.)
Sir T. FREMANTLE rose amid shouts of latighter, but
on finding that the question was directed to the Right Hen.
Baronet at the head of the Government, he sat down spin.
Sir R. PEEL said, that not having received one of the cir-
culars of the intended meeting—( Laughter)—he was quite tine
able to say anything on the subject of the Hon. Member's
question. He might say to the Hon. Member, however, that
he did not feel much alarm in consequence.—(Laughter.) .•
A.YNOOT H.
Mr. M. MILNES said he had the honour of presenting a
petition from the University of Cambridge, in favour of the
Government grant to Maynooth.—(Loud cheering, which
continued for several minutes.) The Hon. Member was still
on his legs when
Sir R. I'NGLIS rose amid loud cries of " Order, order,"
and great confusion. He said that the Hon. Member for
Pontefract had misled the House by stating that the petition
he had presented had emanated from the University. Had
the feet been so, the petition would have been signed by the
Chancellor, the Fellow!, and other dignitaries of the Colleges,
and the seal of the College would have been affixed to it.
Such was not the ease, and he felt himself justified in calling
the attention of the House to the misnomer.—(Hear, hear. )
Mr. M. MILNES said that perhaps, if the Right Hon.
Baronet had allowed him to finish, he might then have known
more about the petitioners. The petition was from Cam-
bridge, and it was signed by the bachelors and undergraduates
of that University. The petitioners stated, that as a petition
had bren presented by the Right Hon. Baronet from the under-
graduates of Oxford against the grant, they felt it their duty
to record their opinion in its favour. They thought that as
there was no immediate prospect of the Irish Roman Catholics
becoming proselytes to Protestantism, Christian duty impera-
tively called upon them to advance their moral and intellec-
tual regeneration by every means in their power.
Mr. COLLETT presented several petitions from the Primi-
tive Methodists of Athlone, conscientiously objecting to all en-
dowments for religious purposes.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented petitions from various parts
of the country against the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. ROM' ERIE presented similar petitions.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented petitions from Elgin against the
giant.
Similar petitions were presented by Sir G. Grey, Mr. Kens.
ble (from Leicester), and other Hon. Members.
Mr. HINDLEY presented various petitions from different
parts of the country to the same effect. One he begged to call
the attention of the House more particularly to. It was from
the Dissenting Chapel meeting in West George-street, mi.-
govr, under the care of Dr. Wardlaw, and they, conscientiously
refusing themselves all assistance from the State, refused to
sanction any endowment to any other sect. They, however,
rejoiced at the removal of all religious disabilities.—(Hear.)
Mr. T. Duncorobe, Dr. Bowring, and Sir J. Y. Buller pre-
sented petitions to the like effect.
Mr. H AYTER presented a petition from a place in Buck.
inghamshire, signed by six clergymen of the English Church
and by a great number of their parishioners, in favour of the
grant.—( Hear, hear.)
An HON MEMBER presented four petitions from places in
Ireland against the grant.
Mr. Sharman Crawford, Mr. Ferrand, Mr. Grogan, Colonel
Acton, Sir T. Aeland, Colonel Wood, Mr. Colville, and Lerd
Rendlesham presented petitions from various places in England
and Ireland, against the Maynooth grant.
ADJOURNED DEBATE.
On the order of the day being read for resuming the debate
on Mr. Ward's motion,
Mr. COLQUHOUN said the Hon. Member for She-field
had on the previous night quoted several extracts of speeches
defend

made by hiin five year; agO, calling on him to retract or
thr He th, ,ht it would be inexcusable to occupy the

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,ime of the House in entering into a defence of those extract!.
There were many sentiments in those speeches which a more
mature reason had induced him to qualify.—( Hear, hear.) He
alone should not be excluded from the privilege of altering
rivbeid
s
opinions—( Hear, hear)—when that alteration was de
from communication with men of various opinions—communi-
cations which mitigated those sentiments and showed him to
regard with more toleration the opinions of others.—( Hear. )
But as to the historical facts mentioned by him and denied by
the on. Gentleman, he would be ashamed to occupy the time
li
of the House for one instant in supporting, but would put into
the hands of that Hon. Member the authorities from which be
derived them, one being a volume ofLife of Wolf Tone,:
the agent to the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and who thee
occupied tho same position as M. O'Cennell now did
d—(was Cries
of ‘. No, no," from the Opp r)—
all events who a
tthority in questions relating to his own country.--