Star.
London, England, 1824-06-10 00:00:00

EXCISE OA I lIS.

Lori CA IaTIIORPEthTniit it an act of injustice to the Catho-
lics, shit th. y should not be allowed to do that openly which the
present 111.1 enabled them to do covertly. The number of Protest-
sit Oaths taken in this country ought to be diminished. .
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Smote* was summoned to the House of Peers to hear the
Royal Assent given by Commissioni to several public and private
Wis. On his return, he informed the House of the names of the
Bills.—(See the Lords Report).
On the motion that the Report of the Irish Equitable Loan Bill
be agreed to.
Mr. GOULBOIII4 expressed his disapprobation of any measure
which, like the present Bill, would have the effect of depriving a
large hotly of traders of their means of subsistence. Ile thought
that if the conduct of the pawnbrokers was improper, the evil might
be reindict) hi SUlllt general legislative measure. lie should move,
as an amendment, that the Itcpurt be received that day six months.
Sir It. SHAW supported the Bill. He thought every measure
should be encouraged which would tend to introduce English capi-
tal into Ireland.
After a few words from 31r. S. Rica, Mr. GRATTAN, Mr. aim-
sox, and Sir J. Nxwennr, in support of the Bill, and from Sir H.
Fs assr.r., against it; the House divided, when there appeared—
For the original motion, 35 j For the amendment, 17.
Majority, 18.
The Report was then agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be
read a third time.

CI'T'Y BONDS INTEREST REDUCTION
On the motion that the Thames Navigation-Debt Interest reduc-
ticni Bill be read a third time,

Alderman C. SMITH opposed it, as uncalled for, and unjust to-
wards th, present haldets of those bonds.
Mr. li UME supported the Bill, as likely to effect a considerable
saving to the Public.
Alderman WOOD, in defending the Bill, observed, that when it
was befol'e the House last, it was left in its present state, in conse-
quence of there not being a sufficient number of Members left in
ill:: [louse to divide. That defickiicy had been erroneously attri-
buted to several Members having gone out to see the balloon ; but
he should rither attribute it to the indifference which was some-
times s: even by Members to the discussions on private Bills.
Strangers were now ordered to withdraw, and the gallery was
cleared; but oil the re-admission of strangers, the Bill had been
passed without a division.
On the motion for the third reading of another of the Bills for
Reducing the Interest of the City Debts (the Coal-Market Bill),
the House divided : the numbers were—

Vol the motion, 50 Against it, 55 Majority, 5.
On the motion fur the thirst reading of the last of these Bills,
namely, the Orphans' Fund Bill, the House again divided, and the
;umbers were—

For the motinn, 5R I Against it, 22 Majotity 16.
NETHERLANDS TREATY.

Mr. CANNING laid on the table a copy of the com-
mercial Treaty between his Britannic Nl.rjesty and the
King of the Netherlands. As an Honourable Member
opposite had intimated a wish on a former night to ob.
tain some information respecting parts of this Treaty,
he (Mr. Canning) wished to state, that a, it was intended
by a provision in the Treaty to place Sincapore and
another place on the same footing as B.:ncoolen and
other possessions of the East India Company, it would
be necessary to bring a Bill into Parliament to give ef-
fect to the Treaty ; and when such a BM was intro-
duced, the proper time would arrive for conveniently
discussing the general subject.—The copy of the Treaty
was ordered to be printed.