Star.
London, England, 1823-07-04 00:00:00

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

Sir H. PARNELL rose, pursuant to notice, to
move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable Catholics
to endow their Schools, Chapels, and other Charities
in the same manner as Protestants. The Motion arose
from a Petition which he bad lately presented from
the Roman Catholics of Ireland, setting forth the in-
convenience sustained by the Catholics in conse-
quence of the existing law; and particularly that
large sums of money which bad been left for the
erection or repair of Catholic Chapels, had been di-
verted to other purposes. The Act of Edward VI.
which prevented the endowment of Catholic schools
in England had never been extended to Ireland, and
therefore the endowment of schools or chapels there
was not prohibited by any statute law, it was only pro-
hibited by the operation of the common law. The
Hon. Baronet, after some further remarks, concluded
by moving " That leave be giten to bring in a Bill
to enable Catholics to execute gifts and grants of pro-
perty for pious uses, in the same manner as Protest-
ants are now authorised by law to make grants for
such purposes.
Mr. GOULBTJRN said that he would not object
to the introduction of the Bill, as he understood it was
intended to lie over till next Session ; but he begged
not to be understood as favouring the Bill by not op-
posing its introduction.
Sir H. PARNELL explained.—The Motion was.
then agreed to.
BARON 090RADY.
Mr. S. RICE Moved the Order of the Day for the
House going into a Committee on the conduct of the
Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland.
The SPZAKRR having left the Chair—
Mr. S. RICE said that he had endeavoured to form
the Resolution in such a manner as to embrace the
Amendments of those Gentlemen who had last night
offered their opinions.
The Resolutions relating to the different currency
in which the Chief Baron had caused the fees to be
paid, were then read and agreed to.
The Resolution was withdrawn.
Upon the other Resolutions, regarding fees having
been taken by the Chief Baron,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved an amend-
ment, to the effect that only two guineas a Term be
taken by him, and that upon the notice that the Chief
IBaron had a right so to do.
Mr. A. SMITH suggested an alteration in the ori-
ginal Resolution, to the effect that the smallness of
fees proved there was no corruption. The only dif-
ference was, that the charge or fee was placed in an
ulterior, rather than in an anterior degree.
Several Resolutions were then agreed to, with
verbal amendments.
Mr. HUME wished to know what was to be done
with these Resolutions? He thought some opinion
should be passed upon this subject. The Hduse
ought not to separate without coming to some deci-
sion. Two Committees sat upon this subject; the
Chief Baron gave his answers; and he thought alto-
gether that the matter was not of sufficient magni-
tude to occupy the further attention of the House.—
It was clear that the Chief Judges of the different
Courts in Ireland had raised.therr fees, and therefore
he saw no reason why the Chief Baron, for only doing
the same, should be held particularly guilty. He
did not defend the inereasc of fees; on the contrary,
he condemned It : but still, when the general practice
of 100 years sanctioned the Chief Baron, he (Mr.
Hume) saw no reason why he should be particularly
condemned. The distretion acted on by the Chief
Baron, was that acted on by the other Courts for a
series of years, and that to his mind was, as far as it
went, a sufficient justification. The Hon. Member
concluded by moving an amendment, to the effect
that the increase of fees called for and received by
the Chief Baron was sanctioned by the practice of
,100 years in all the, other CORFU.
Mr. S. RICE said he was: not oew called on to say
whether the Chief Baron were or were not guilty;
and, in fact, he thought the Committee not now com-
petent to go beyond the Resolutions.
Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON condemned the whole
of the proceedings in this case: in fact, he saw no
reason whatever for agreeing with the Resolutions of
the Honourable Member (Mir. S. Rice). The object
of his Honourable Friend's motion was Dot to settle
this accusation before the conclusion of the Session :
this would have met•his wishes completely-,.(Hear);
but to put on the Journals certain Resolutions, which
would, for the whole period of the prorogation of the
House, hold heavy charges over the head of a Learned
Judge, whom he still held to be not a guilty but an
innocent person. He was for a complete investi,ga-
tion of the whole case before any criminatory Re-
solutions' were suffered to pass that House.
Mr. WETHERELL, though not prepared to adopt
every expression of the Resolutiuns now proposed,
was decidedly in favour of and agreeing to tresegc4
e-
nerallenour of the amendment of the Hon. Member
for Montrose. The Resolutions, if, put on the Jour-
nals, impliedcriminality; a criminality which neither
the House nor. he Min. Member did toy thOse Reso-
lutions pledge themselves to prosecute or follow up.
He would not-Concede the point, that a Judge mak-
ing an order for a fee, which might.redo.und possibly
to his advantage, trangressed the' atom usage on
the subject of these fees: and here he.would ask, was
either the Hon. Gentleman, or any other person pre-
pared, on theseßesolutioas being agreed to, to follow,
them up by impeaching the Chief Baron, and movingl
that he be dismissed? Well then, if no person were
so prepared to follow them up, he for one would not
consent to let this rase lie over, and leave a man i 4
that implied state of criminality for months, whilst
no one was prepared to follow up• the charge with
penal consequences. This was not the case in Courts
of Law, either on criminal infoimations or'indict-
' ments. He would therefore oppose the insertion of
these resolutions oo theJonmals, as an act of injustice
to the learned character ioaossed. .
Mr. CANNING thought that the speeches of the
two last liou. Gentlemen went to defeat the very ob.

ject they professed to have most at heart. If they in-
tended to discuss eithtsr the criminality of the Learned
Judge, or pronounce him innocent, they should vote
for the resolutions, and when the Report was brought
before the House have made use of the argumenti
they now advanced, in order to defend the Learned
Judge from the implied guilt contained in the scat-
tered pages of the Reports of the Commissioners.
The business of this Committee was to shape these al-
most eniotelligible charges in a tangible way for that
, House; this tt had done, and much was so far done
'to enable the House to judge of the nature of the
chargeagainst the Chief Baron. To refuse their as-
sent to the resolutions, so as to bring the matter be-
fore the House, would be the height of injustice to.
the Learned Judge. In this point of view he thought
all the Chief Baron's friends would be most anxious
that the Resolutions of the Committee should be re-
ported to the House. As for the Resolution of the
Hon. Member for Aberdeen, that might be altoge-
ther inoperative, as the Committee might after all
refuse to report the resolutions to the House altogether.
Mr. HUM 1 and Mr. CANNING explained, as did also
Mr. WETHRICELL.

Mr. 0 GRADY professed up to this moment be
felt most satisfied with the conduct and proceedings
of the Committee.. He now perfectly understood,
that in wishing to report these Resolutions, the ob.
ject proposed was to obtain a vote of the House on
them. All honest men must feel the effect of even
an imputation ; and he was most anxious that a vote
of the House should piss on the subject of those
charges which had been hanging over the head of
the Chief Baron for upwards of three years. 'He
earnestly, therefore, hoped the Committee would
agree to report the Resolutions, conscious, as he was,
of the honourable issue which must ensue relative to
the conduct and intentions of the Chief Baton. _

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After some explanatory observations from Mr.
LOCKHART, Mr. THOMAS WILSON, Mr. RICE, Mr.
WRTHRRELL' Mr. CANNING, and Mr. RICARDO, the
House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be
received on Monday next.
On the motion of the Soucrroa-GrximAt., the House resolved
itself Into a Committee on the Insolvent Debtors'. Act.
Some verbal Amendments were then discussed, and agreed to.
Thp blanks were Med up and the clauses agreed to. The
House then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received
to.morrow.

moved the Order of the Day for taking into
further consideration the Report of the East India Trade DIU.
The question being put that the Bill be recommitteq,
BRIGHT opposed the measure, on the rus that it
was brought is too late in the Sadao, and that its tendency was
dangerous in many respects. For instance, if opinion were intro.
duced, as it might be under the provisions of the Bill into the
West Indies, it would lead to the greatest confusion and mischieL
Mr. P. COURTENAY supported the Bill.
Mr. ROBERTSON said. be would not oppose the recom-
mittal of the Bill. The Hon. Member pointed out various do.
feet, hi the present system of commercial intercourse with India.
The plan of Government wasalso defective.
Mr. WIGRAM supported the Bill
Me. C. W. WYNN defended the Bill, and supported the mo-
tion for going into a Committee.
Mr. FORBES was in favour of the motion for the Committee.
Mr. T. WILSON would oppose one clause in the Bill which
went deeply to affect the Shipping Interest, which was already
attacked by another Act before the House, the Reciprodty of
Duties Bill.
Mr. ASTELL said a few wards; after which the flour re-
solved itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the Bill.
Several clauses were agreed to, after some verbal amendments.
The Report was ordered to be brought up to-raorroyr.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Two &Clock.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1825.
THE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Conga opened thisasorning at 95k, at wilkh price diey.hase
'kept steady up to this hour, with scarcely any alteration. The
French Funds arc quoted at ME 50c. and Spanish 36.

FORBID N. FUND&
Spanish Bonds opened at 12*, f, Colombian 514, with little
doMir in any other Securities.
Current Prices :—New Spanish 52, Prussian $54 ex. thy: Russ•
dm $1 ex. die. Danish $7 em div. Colombian Sq.

PRICE OP STOCKS AT POUR O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 22154-3 per Cent. Reduced 81% 1 %
334 per Colts. 93% 94—.4 per Cts. Old NA 99_
Bank Long Anna. 2013.16—1 mp. S per Cents. 80%
/ipdia Bonds a& 445.
Exchequer Bills ,000) 235. 241.—Sma 235. 255.
Cousoh far Account 82 54 %

•We"receited last night the Paris Papers of Tact-
.day.—.The Bulletin which we subjnin, from the Mo-
nitor, details the operations of the two French corps
bearing upon Cadiz; the. chief part of the intelligence,
however, has been anticipated throggh other channels.
The gallant Mix*, whoin thi. French SICCSISaIItS so
lately reprelgited as shut.np_iitt Spo d'Urgel, sorely
wounded and broken-hearted,lsagain iatheiselid; hut,
as tame, his staunch, pursuers cannot tell whtre. It
appears that, after remaining at Uirg ). a few days to
refresh. his troops after their incursion into the French
territory, this indefatigable leader, started on some
new enterprise. The Journal de Toulouse, an Ultra
Paper, .reproaches Fator.Las with having. by. his mis-,
coliduct allowed the escape of hliza,, in defiance of
the remonstrance of a French Colonel. Whether from
sortie misunderstanding, or because he can do nothing
bettor, the. Chief of the Faith has-given. up the pur-
suit, and stands still at Beier. Gene* SARSPIRLD,
whd acquired a high reputation in the last Peninsular
war, lm..taken the. comnand of the divisions of 1111-;
LANs and taoszna, which cover Barcelona.
_
PROM THE MOWITEVROFFICIAL PART.
mobil OF 111111FrIENNTILS.—BULLETIN:
Sts Itoyalkflilmssilis jivt twee lisfurnied -asst the
limed of Count BwardeiSidt wai ou the ttkliSt,tiCre* ,
rived there ldinself at the Slat. The rapiclity.of blesistfal sast.
combined with thaket Count Reermont,Riniated the peg-
which Lopes &nisi had formed oitarrivlni at Seville *Rik
or 4,000 men, to join Villa Camps, andsproceed to Cadiz. for
dds purpose Villa Camps had already his cavalry it Littera, en
the usual of our vanguard;' nt on our approgh he retreated
to }lO4/4 ,where bOliaalsen. abantioigi, tract.,
pert etwitich have joined Count 13ourilestoidt, „,‘L
Lopez &Sas at the same time evacuated Sendik. .on the
15th to the morning, taking the direction of iluchlse *USU be

thought to embark lat Cadl:; bat eclat Bananasit loin
formed or his movement, pushed an the 19th his vanguard,soe,
minded by Gineral Lauristnn, to San Lucar4a-Majos, whit
Coma up 'with the enemy's rear, took 3;a prisoners, twenty*,
of whom are (Akers, one a Brigadier-Genera!, 4GO horses, IN
140 carriages. General Lauriston pursued hint abois
Mimeo, Slid*, may believe that but Tar the fatigue Orme keil;
which had just marched eight Spud* leagues, he would
.caused the enemy still greater lessees."
Olen follow the pasnasof some 02leen who di3dogoik
themselves.]
01 We had some tnen yinunded, but none dangerously.
' 0 General VaUin having joined General Lauriston, Las ov,
dnued to pursue the enemy; and on the 113 d he sent word 44
the cavalry of !apes Banos bad thr.own itself into the mount*
to gain Badajos, and that he hopes to destroy the rest of his
Ilumn before it reachee Nimble. General Bourmont,sefer ha,,
ring given the troops some days' rest at Seville, and having lerbo

le

the result of the expedition of General Yellin, will rejoin ei
Bonrdesotdt, whose vatiguard was at Xeres on the Slat, and
would himself arrive before Caflix on the 2Als

" All the reports agree that that plate, as well as the Islet,
'Leon, are destitute of subsistence; that the greatest confogio
reigns among the revolutionary army, 7 or 8000 men of *hitt
,have taken refuge there; and that no preparations for clack
were made.

". When Lopez Banos appeared before Seville, the intik
ants resisted; but that General having a pretty consider*
force and artillery. forced the entrance: there were some igig
and wounded on both sides. He bad imposed a heavy ash
button on the city; but be had only time to carry off DAN
franca, and a quantity of clothing and shoat, of which his trup
were in the ireatest want.

" Count Bourdesoult announces to his Royal Highneis,gi
the Inhabitants of the country which he has just passed tbes*
are animated with the same enthusiasm as those of the rad
Spain—that Deputies from the Mountains of Ronda bateau
to him to declare, that the authority of the King shall Winn
(timely recognised there, and that the inhabitants are pito
take arms to repulse all patties of the enemy.

" Ballasteros, after having sent three ba nano°. to AllaA
has gone with the rest of his troops to dm kingdom of'3.:Le.
He is closely purmed by the second corps, '

" His Serene Highness the Prince of Hobe:Mahe reports tali
Royal Highness, that on the I trth, at four in the morning,
garrison of St. Sebastian kept up such a brisk fire from allib
batteries, that there was every reason to believe that it wake
only until it should have demolished our palisades, and case
disorder in our ranks, to make a vigorous sally ; but the mite
of our troops was such, that the enemy did nothing more de
cannonade for a couple of hours the suburb of St. Maren,wie
two select companies of the sth light regiment, and 17tit'afile
line, gave striking proofs of their courage. We lost noiedc
but we bad Ave wounded. Major-General Schaeffer, commie
ing the blockade, whose dispositions on this occasion cannot k
too highly praised, mentions particularly (names of officers), el
also earaisineers Haman and MAI, who, though both dupe
ously wounded, did not cease to -give proofs_ of their comp,
and suffered amputation, crying roe Is Rol.'

"By order of Ida 'loyal themes%
"The Major-General, Count GUILLEMINOT.

" Head-qua nen, Madrid, June 25, 11123."

A Gentleman who quitted Gerona on the 20th it.
states, that the peasantry of Catalonia are utterly is
different to the war, caring for nothing but for do
sale of the articles in which they trade. It is, hos
ever,*quite different with the inhabitants of the tow"
who are nearly all marked Constitutionalists, and ao
mated with a strong disposition to drive out the is
vaders.—According to this Gentleman, there is a
little activity in the French army, that one would al
most conclude an armistice had been entered into.
MINA has frequent opportunities of making prisbaen
of small French detachments, but he does not profit
by them. The hatred of the Constitutionalists is
chiefly directed against the soldiers of the Faith, Wm
are shot or hanged as soon as taken. It is gratify.
ing to find that none of this retribution is :hewn to
wards the French. At one period of the last war,
nine out of ten of the French officers and soldier
who were found fighting with the rebel Josephialk
were hanged by the orders of MINA, who merely ia
quired their names, and pliblished a bulletin =now
ing who had suffered. When MINA was in Park
Colonel P---,—sti:ar Liberal,. but a most ditOP
guished Offfer, jibe 'wit] in Spain, reproach
him for this arrive, and tateired the following at.
swer :—" No mart ragrattod.the necessity of such $
proceeding more than I. did; but iiPmeraeousee
~,:f

We hive received this forettoon the follostitiit.
counts from Bayonne. •
BAYONNE, JUNE 211.
M. Martinez de la Rosa, formerly Minister of tit
Interior, arrived here yesterday,. coming from.Pds•
drill: he has &d from Spain, where be Wks*
posed to-the. hinted of party.
We have nothing particular from Spain mall!
though the dreaded Gazette of the 23d has beep
brought by an extraordinary courier, and • Mau
ktters.of the same date. We have. seen one.whith
says that there were some piericitts Jr that eapitiq*
do not feel quite easy, beiag apPizbensive theolo.
French corps now there. is not sufficiently, Sprint'
secure the city against a coy di e .Imaix from the.oo4
stitutional troops of some ofthe divisions whichltaiii
retreated before-the Freitch.Without fighting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Angoul4W6
has made but a sisOrt star:among us.:•she set out•ilik
morning for St. Jean *Luz: WO- snosf awq !NO
there appeared to us to be an air of tielariebgly,a*
the Duchess, which threw A damp over the expiestiO
of joy and affection at her presence : she has, howeim
been extremely satisfied with the ezertioatithie!l
to receive her. •
. New York ripen to the 9th Join haVe.M.l4l4
.Ihis forenoon. The following are extracts
INSURRECTION AT BUENOS Atilt& .
-BUENOS ATRIA MARCH AL
Between the boors of meek and .nine at 1104 of
the 19th -inst. the Government recebed hafetstietia
that in Tapiales, four leagues from this pity, ab r