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which had lately occurred at t‘usanne‘where a man
had been Pearly stoned to et)aftlttNtertainino; opi-
',ions proscribed by the AnthmktiwoHe concluded by
repeating his opinitru•that-EhtieianNrequired r.o !,up-
port f:orn lawoancilfraoperlatirDatOnstead of clteckirg
would be always found to increase inftdeity.—"ine Pe-
tition was then read, anal ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUME said, he had another Petition to present,
and not withstan jinn ail that had been said that evening,
lie should maintain his r:olit of presenting a noition
from, aloi in favour of, anybody whomsoever, powided
it was re-spec: luny wo:..led. The Petition which he now
held in his hand was ft um an individual named John
O'Neill, a gnaker, resi jag, 't Bath, praying that the
louse would teui the sentence inflicted upon Richard
earlile. The Petitioner nb..erve,.l, that he (Mr. Hume)
v ished his Honourable Friend below him (Mr. M. A.
Taylor) to notice Coe observation, that the punishment
of person-. for the expressiar. of their religions opinions
was not authorised by Christianity—(Hair, lice;). With.
respect to C:triiie's case, he (Mr. flume) thought it a
hard one ; and he hoi:el the House would adopt to-
wards that indivichal th" rule laid down by his lion.
Friend, that if the Devil came io:o-Court, the Devil
ought to hare inqiee!--( A laugh ).
Mr. M. A.TAYLOR repeated that his opioions upon
'the stihject of met:talons for the propagation of bre.'
ligi ov and Va,phern v 'n is to;changy,l, and nothing
that the flooonral.ste Memter could say would induce
him to alter :Lem.
S:r T. LETtimuDGE was astonished at the sym-
path), which the late of Carlile seemed to excite among
flononrable Members. He was sure that out of &Jots
his conduct was the subject (%f nniversal execration. A
Than who, like him, could deny the Divinity of CnnisT,
and openly attack the Establitled l.eligion, was in his
opinion a bad subject for panegyric.
Sir It. WILSON said, that the Unitarians were per-
Mined to exercise their religious opinions unmolested,
although they denied the Divinity of CHRIST.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said, that he did not think
the Honourable Member near him (Mr. W. Smith)
would feel oh?ioed by the insinuation.
Mr. W. SMITH observed, that having been the
Menris of getting a Pal ed through both ! louses,
which exempted Cie Unitarloos from any penalty which
rri'ght attach to a 2enial of the Divinity of Cuarst, it
was necessary for W. Smitit) to say that he
participated opinion—(!liar, hear). And
notwithstanding his avowal of that opinion, he be-
lieved he might, with safety, appeal to the very Re-
verend and Venerable parent of the Speaker, for testi-
mony to his (Mr. Smith's) being considered by him as
g good Chrioian--4 Hear, hear).
Mr. HUM E 'a fished it to be under-tool by the Ho-
nourable Baronet (Sir T. Lethbridge) that he was ready,
as he before said, to present a Petition from aay per-
son, and upon any subject, provided it %vele properly
L the Honourable Baronet was hi roself, like
Carlile, in a prise:, he (Mr. Hume) would feel most
happy to present a Petition from hint —(A luiigh).
After a few worJs from Mr. Alderman BRIDGES, the
Petition was ordcteJ to lie on the table.

CASE OF m it. SMITH, NiIsSIuNARY.

Dr. LUSHINGTON moved the order of the day for
the adjourned debate on the case of Mr. Smith, for the
purpot.e of postismin7 it. Ills reason for postponing
the (Iv citssion was, that many Menibers Who wished ro
take part in if, had lilakit2 arr.tit:2ernent!; to kayo town
for the holy days, flout which it would be vet y incon-
venient for
Sir R. WILSON took that opportunity of asking the
Secretary fez- the Colonies, first, whether the minutes
hid on the table of the House were the only official
copy of the trial which the Government had received ;
and secondly, whether the Honourable Gentleman was
prepared to admit or deny the authenticity of the copy
of evidence published by the Missionary Society ? It
was evident, that it there had keen any suppression of
evidence, it would be a ;treat tiger ivation of the charge
which had been made against the author Demerara.
Mr. WILMOT-HORTON, in an,:wer to the first
question, said that the minutes received by Government
had been printed without the omission or ab.erarion of
a single wotd. With respect to the second question, he
could neither affirm nor deny the authenticity of the
copy of the trial by the Missionary Society.
There were discrepancies between that and the official
copy, with tespect to which he would leave others to
draw their own conclusions.
Mr. BUXTON said, that as some doubt exi•ted as to
whether the Court had rejected hearsay evidence, he
begged to state, that Mr. Elliot, a Missionary, who was
present at the trial. was now in London.
Mr. LOCKHART asked the Colonial Secretary,
whether the Authorities in Demerara had is: nevi a Pro-
clamation revoking martill law ?
Mr. WILMOT HORTOIk; replied, that there could
be no doubt that martial law had been repealed.
Mr. BROUGHAM had at first intended to propose
the resumption of the debate to-morrow ; but for the
reasons stated by his Learned Friend, he consented to
the postponement.
The order of the day for resuminA the debate was then
fired for to-morrow week (I::iday).
At the request of .'!r. CANN:NC, the Loot> A ovocatr. withdrew
his notice of nuoioo " to refer to a Yi.lucr. Conunittfe the Ninth
Report of C.Annii•Auilers of Courts of .T::szie!: in Scotlind, rela-
tive to the of she Pelee," which stood for this
evening, with the renowin:; it early in :he next &ssion.
TIME N EV; CU CRC!!

The of thz EXCHLQUEP, moved
the Order of the 1/ay for zoing into a Committee on
the New Church 1;i:i.
tho question for the Speaker leaving the Chair,
Mi..lA:l lES declared he must oppose this 13111. lle
was a member of th Church of England, and anxious
for its honour and pi asperity ; and upon that principle
it was that lie must (.:-pose the pioposed grant of mo-
ney for building new Churches. The Chu; ch of Eng-
land, it was wel n, was a rich Church, and well
able to pay for t.::;.• building of new Churches for her-
self, if requited. What would the Ilkhop of Durham,
for instance, :ay, at seeing die C!,urch, f which he
was so distinguished a member, in the character of a
mendicant, beg for money to build houses in which
her ceremonies wet eto he per iortned. Encourage the
-people, and they %told(' build Churches hy Inivittc
contribution, as dissenting ch.trels were. It was a
want of encouragement alone, as be could pove, that
prevented this being done. He knew an instance which
occulted sonic yea's ago at Liverpool, kk bele a very eio.
riucrit Clergyman of the Church of Englar,d, !inkling hi.
churdi not sufficiently capaciousto accommodate
f:. t 1;, built, at his own exi,ense, a Chapel of Lase;
lucre he thter...ed to preach occasionally, and remune.
tate himself by the letting of the pews. After the
chat el ".ii" itted, the Bishop sent to Mr. Bragg,
to say l.e Hz,ivady to consecrate the new church, but

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ereee...eeree, NT! I Mr. Bragg knew Letter ;be knew if the building was
where a coesecrated, he should lose his property in it; he de-
tainire alined, therefore, the offer of the Bishop, and proceeded
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nclutice
to preach. The Bishop, upon this, commenced pro-
L
ed ro
ceddings against him for preaching in•an unconsecrated
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c'ieckir. building; this, however. did not intimidate Mr. Bragg,
The Pe who applied for, and obtained, a license as a Dissenting
Preacher, and continued under that license to preach
the doctrine of the Chinch of England in this building
resent,nil
it;: I
un:il his death, at which time the property in the build-
itionling descended to his heirs ; they sold it, and, would the
lediflouse believe it, the chapel was converted into a sugar
~„. house, and an enormous boiler occupied the precise spot
1, in which the pulpit formerly stood !—(A laugh).—Under
1
the present circumstances of the country, he should op-
I pose the grant of a single shi!ling more fur new churches,
and would move, as an amendment, that instead of now,l
the Bill should be committed this day three months.
Mr.HUME seconded the motion. He contended that
there was no necessity whatever for new Churches,
they were not wanted, they were not asked for, and even
of the 1,000,008. which had been granted, much hid
been forced upon parishes which did not want or desire
it ; this might be said of St. Mary-la-bonne; and of
Manchester ; and such might be said of St. Mary, New-1
ington, where a new Church had been built, and the
parish had been put to an expense of 1001. for a solici-I
tor's bill, and upwards of 100 summonses and distresses
ha'.l been iseeee against the poor inhabitants of that
pat ih for the charge of building this Church and the
soiieitor's Bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
the Honourable Gentleman had coutounded two sepa-
rate transeetions in one. The Church at Newington, of
which he had spoken, was built umber a specific Act
of Pailiament, which was obtained by the Parish for
that purpose.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS put it to the Hencurab'e Gentle-
man, if he would divide the House ; its many were ab-
sent who probably would have voted wilt him?—Mr.
Jeetes would not trouble the Howie to divide.
The House then went into the Cornell:tee.
Mr. TAYLOR thought the parishioners should have
a tree choice of a Pastor ; and in many ca .es s ould, hi
that event, probably build the churClieS at their own
expense. The parishioners might choose three, out of
whom the Bishop might select the incumbent.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
the object of the Honourable Gentleman was, in a
Igreat degree, accomplished, by a provision in the Bills,
by which three Trustees might present for a period of
forty years, where the church had been built by pri-
vate subscription.
The Bill then went through the Committee.—Re-
port to-wet row.
The Bonded Wheat Bin was read a third time and passed.
'fhe Vagrants' Bill was recommitted.
Mr. J. SMITH, on the subject of the clause relative
to indecent exposure of the person, thought no convice
Lion should take place without the intervention of a
Jury. At all events, one Justice of the Peace was not
sufficient, and no conviction should take place unless'
before two Magistrates.
Mr. MONCK was at first against the clause, but saw
the necessity of it from the frequency of the offence.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, the propriety of the
clause must depend on the evidence. The evidence of
the female who had been insulted was necessary, as well
as that of the informer, and the risk of abuse was much
diminished by the right of appeal. The character of
the individual preferring the accusation should be vigi-
landy looked at. The clause remained unaltered.-
Mr. Moser( proposed to leave out the clause relative
to whipping incorrigible rogues.—Mr. LOCKHART also
objected to the clause.
Mr. Secretary PEEL, from the experience lie had
had in the administration of criminal justice, was re-
luctantly compelled to support the clause; and it should
be recollected that the punishment of whipping was
limited to incorrigible rogues.
The clause was agreed to, and the Report was or-
dered to be received to-morrow.
COMBINATION LAWS.
On the motion for the recommitment of the Combina-
tion Laws Repeal Bill,
Mr. J. WILLIAMS was happy to find that all these
laws were to be swept away by the Bill; he congratulated
the House on the unanimity that was likely to prevail.
Mr. HUME said, it was the unanimous opinion of the
masters, that combinations had been greatly promoted
by the laws on the subject.—The Bill was ordered to be
recommitted to-morrow (this day). 1
On the motion for going into a Committee on the
Marine Insurance Bill,
Alderman THOMPSON moved, that the Bill be re-
ferred to a Select Committee, in order to allow the re-
spectable Members of Lloyd's to be heard against a
measure which would take away their livelihood. In-
surances were effected in this country from ell parts of
the worh!, at a most moderate rate, and with the most
perfect tranquillity.
Sir F. OM M ANNEY seconded the amendment.
Cp.n this the House divided—
For the original motion ... ... 29
Against it ... ... ... 23
Majority ... ...
On the re-admission of strangers, Mr. ROBERTSON
was found contending that this Association would in-
jure the commerce of the country, by raising the rate
of insurance 100 per cent. From the time of passing
this Act, Lloyd's would be no more.
Mr. T. WILSON said, this was one of the most im-
portant questions that could be agitated. Foreign
merchants sought no better security than that of the in-
dividual Underwriters at Lloyd's. This was a most un-
fair attack made upon them at the close of a Session.
He therefore thought it should be withdrawn.
The House then divided on the motion that the Speaker should
leave the Chair.
For the motion
Against it ... ..
Majority ... ...
The Bill then went into a Committee.
Sir F. OMMANNL I' moved to fill up the blank with the year
2000 fol the commencetnent of the operation of the Act.
The Committee then divided amidst loud and general laughter.
For the amendment ... 12
Against it ... ... ... 35
Majotity ... ... —2l
The Bill then went through the Committee.
'lle other Ordtrs were disyosed of, and the House adjourned.
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LONDON.
FRIDAY, JUNE 4., MA.
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FOREIGN FUNDS.
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EVENTS Al' LISBON.
ARREST OF BRITISH 1%72.1 (21!9NTS.

This morning V,*2 received the Lisbon Ga.:eitcs el the
223 and 2-14.11 of i\lay —thew of the 17.11, .20th,
21st, not having yet come to hand. The intelli-
gence in the former is of great interest, in sliming the
extent to which the Infant Don MtouEt. and his rebel-
lions partizans had pushed their measures. It will be
seen by the documents we subjoin, that commerce
had been so paralyzed at Lisbon that the French
merchants demanded passports; while several British
subjects, partners in respectable commercial houses,
had been torn from their business and families, and
thrown into prison. Our Ambassador, Sir EDWARD
THORNTON, had remonstrated against these illegal and
arbitrary proceedings so early as the 6th of May; and
there is no doubt that as soon as the Royal authority
was restored, justice would be done to our countrymen.
The liberation of all the persons arrested by the order
of that hopeful Prince, Don MtutEL, we first announced
in the STAR of Friday last.

The French Ambassador, Baron HYDE DE NEUVILLE,
had also protested very spiritedly against the anarchy
into which Lisbon had been thrown, declaring that if
such a state of things was to be prolonged, he should
have to ask for passports "for many families, who
would rather embark for France, and abandon every
thing, their commerce and fortune, than live in the
midst of tears and anarchy." His Excellency presented
another remonstrance, against the violation of the
French church of St. Louis, and the at rest of the Chap-
lain, who was also Chaplain of the French Embassy.
—His Excellency sent the keys of the church to the
Marquis de PALMELLA, and demanded the immediate
release of the Chaplain. He at the same time sent a
declaration to Jones ANTONIO MEYER, Justice of Peace,
remonstrating with hint on the violation of the Church
of St. Louis, and the illegal arre3t of the Chaplain : he
makes him personally responsible for this illegal act,
and for the neglected state in which he left the church
and its tre.ture, which was in the care of the Chaplain.
—The Ambassador adds, that he has caused the seals
to be affixed by the French Consul, for the safety of the
valuable articles in the church, and to preserve it from
profanation. The Gazettes from which we give the
following extracts, contain also the Marquis de PAL•
lacra.A's circular letter, thanking the foreign Ambassa-
dors for their spirited conduct in the late transactions.