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The us. iterl ;ince. 'of ore, &did policy, aid of
public justice, called it. It had been 04
that lay.Anddeg forthe to their Catholic
brethren the Wier that \ tstitation Woltld be
weakened, en which th eclat! their greatness. He shone be
lee last manin the:World s ppm any claims which he thought
amid, even remotely, tend to weaken Or endanger the Osestitution.
Me did not we how it could be incompatible with the spirit of the
Constitution that those should skate In its blessings who contri-
Seated their full and fair reredos to all the exigencies of the
State. Wishing to see Ms-Catholic fellow subjects placed on the
mine footing as their Protestant brethren—wishing to see such a
train as the Penal Laws washed away from the Statute Book, he
%sit great pleasure In moving that this Petition he brought up.
The Petition was read, and ordered to be printed.
Mr,,MAULE presented a Petition front Certain Landholders of
the district of Breobin, In Forfarskire, against any alteration in the
Corn Lev/La.-Ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUMS presented a Petition, praying for an alteration in
The Own Laws, from the town of Leek, and the parish of Ashton-
under-Lim. The petitioners complained, and Pa this he agreed
with them that the consequence of the existing restrictions in the
Cern 'Trade, was to prevent the export of articles of British manu-
facture to the own growing countries of Europe, and thereby to
occasion, in a great measure, the present pauperism and universal
distress which prevailed. These evils, however, were also to be
attributed to the enormous load of taxes under which the people
saffered, and it was their opinion that no adequate remedy could be
found for all these evils but a Reform of that House.
The Hon. Menses presented a similar Petition, purporting to
be from the starving 'Weavers of Blackburn, complaining that they
and their families had not, for the last two years, half a seScieney
of toad, and that in consequence great timbers of their wives and
children had actually died of want. To supply themselves with
food, Ere, and clothing, an able-bodied workman, with a family
consisting of six persons, and working 16 bouts out of M, could not
earn more than to.. The petitioners thought that mach of the
evils under which the country suffered might be remedied by a
better administration of affairs—by reducing the amount of taxes,
and the number of sinecure places—bY a proper distribution and
arrangement of Church property—and, above all, by a Reform in
Parliament. The petitioners concluded by stating, that they con-
ceived endurance beyond a certain point to be a crime, and that
they had already arrived at that point. The present Corn Laws,
which bad been against the sense and the wishes of the people,while
The House was surrounded with soldiers, they prayed might be
repeated.--The Petitions were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Leen presented Petitions, praying for the Repeal of the
• Laws affecting Roman Catholics, from the parishes of KRlnallock,
Kilinnln, Newcastle, Castlebrown, KUmeedy, Ballingarry, Glyn,
Askeaton, Rekkeale, and tubes parishes, all in the County of Li-
Merkk.—Ordered to be printed.
' Mr. &mane presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of the
County of Nairn, against any alteration in the Corn Laws.
Mr. W. Mathis presented a Petition from the Fire Insurance
Companies of Scotland, praying for a Reduction of the Ihnies on
Policies of Inatrance.—Ordered to be printed.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a Petition from the Mer-
chants, Traders, and Householders of the City of Waterford, stating
the advantages that would result from a more speedy and regular
communication between Milford and the southern and western
parts of Ireland, and praying that some inquiry might be made
as to the best mode of effecting that object —Ordered to be
misted. The Right Honourable Gentleman gave notice that he
would move for a Committee on Tuesday next, to inquire into
the subject.
On the motion of Sir Jose Newport, a return was ordered of
the Rates and Fees taken at the dike in Dublin for registering
deeds, in the years 1916, 1822, and 1824 ; as also a statement of the
duties attached to the take of the person receiving such fees.
The ATTORNEY GEN KRA L presented a Petition from the
inhabitants of Cheltenham against any further concession to the
!tamale Catholic,.—i-Ordered to be printed.
Sir H. PA R NELL postponed to die Bth of March the motion
• of which he had given notice respecting the Bank of Ireland.
Mr. HARVEY presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of
Colchester, praying for a free trade in Cora, or such a modification
ofthe presettt laws as would secure to the consumers a steady and
Moderate price.—Ordered to be printed.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD, .a variety of Re-
turns were ordeted, *reifying the quantity of Corn and Flom im-
ported and exported, Warehoused, and brought into censumption ;
as also the quantity on which the duty had been paid for the years
1826 and 1821:
On the motion of the same Hon. Menses, a Return was ordered
of the quantity of Foreign Spirits impoited and reported durias
the same period.
Mr. BROWN LOW gave. notice, that he would on the 28th
instant, move for Copies of the Correspondence which passed
between his Majesty a Government in Ireland and the Law
Officers of the Gown relative to Orange Societies and their pro.
canons, together with the opinion of the Law ()Seers on
the subject.
• Lord ALTHORPE gave notice that he would on the sth of
March bring forward a motion for consolidating and amending the
laws relative to the mode of taking the Polls at Elections.
Sir F. BURDETT gave notice that he would on the 221 of the
present month, bring forward the subject of the Catholic Claims.—
The lion. Member then moved that the House be called over on the
same day, which was accordingly ordered.
Mr. DUNCO3IBE presented Petitions from Pontefract and
Brotherton, in Yorkshire, against any alteration in the Coro Laws.
..tlitiered to ho printed.
Sir H. HA R DI NOE brought up the Ordnance Estimates, which
were ordered to be minted. The Hon. Gentleman gave notice
that he would move them on Friday next, in the Committee of

Supply.
Mr. HERMES presented a Petition from the inhabitants of
Harwich, against any further concession to the Catholics.—Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. Hl RRIF.S brought up an account of the quantity of Grain
imported and exported for the last two years.—Ordered to be laid
on the table.

Sir H. HA R DINGE presented a Return of the number of Of-
ficers of t►e Engineer and Artillery Corps who bad been dismis-
sed without Court Martial, from the year 1811 up to the present
period.
Mr. BROWN LOW said he bad a Petition from the Raman
Catholics of the parish of Camas, In the County of Tyrone, praying
tor Emancipation. He heard wit► pleasure the announcement of the
Hon. Baronet (Sir F. Burdett) that the House would in a short time
have an opportunity of expressing their opinions on this most im-
portant subject. The Petition was drawn up, as it shook! have been,
with zeal and earnestness, but at the same time in a spirit perfectly
respectful to the House.—Read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. FAZAKERLY moved that the adjourned Debate on t►e
recognizances entered into with respect to the Leominster Fiection
Petition should be resumed.
The debate having been resumed, the Hon. Gentleman, after a
few observations, concluded with the following motion, " That it
is the opinion of the House that the Petitioner has complied with
the provisions of the 53d of the King."
The ATTORNEY.GENERAL contended that though the
recognizance' in this case had been entered into before a Magistrate
earlier than eight days after the names of the sureties were given
in, still the spirit and intent of the Act had been complied with, as
the security was completed in the Speaker's office at the time pre-
scribed by law.
The SOLIOIIOII. GLIMIAL, Mr. LOYD, Mr. W. WTNII, and Mr.
Asesexosisz argued shortly ea the same side.
Mr. H. W I Ll.t AMS and Mr. LOCKHART did not think the
provision of the Act had been complied with. The House should
hesitate of being too lax in their interpretation of such Acts as this.
They ought to be complied with to the very letter.
Mr. CARTER argued, that' the strict letter of the Statute ought
In be observed on such an occasion.
T►e House then divided on die motion.
The numbers were--
- Ayes
Noes

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Mr. IIUNIR rose to speak on his motion, relative to the ease of
Colonel Bradley, when
- Mr. Secretary PEEL stated, that his Noble Friend (Lord
memos) was necessarily absent, and requested the Honourable
Member for Aberdeen to 'postpone his motion to some other day,
the earliest that he wished to name—all the time he required was
merely so mucbas may give his Noble Friend sufficient notice.
tar. NUMB said, be had no objection to postpene his motion
suatil Wednesday.
The ether Orders of the Day were then disposed of, god the
House adjourned at Half-past Siz &Clock until Monday.

Letters from Gibraltar, to the 19th, state that trade
was way dull there, in consequence of the unsettled
gate of affairs, and the uncertainty as to how the dis-
pute with Spain would terminate; in consequence of,
bich the Gibraltar met chants declined giving credit.

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LAUSASENB.IIM.
The Lacutsme Oacette, besides other news favourable
to the Greeks, such as the defeat of the Turks at Athens
and Arachova (Fabvier is now Governor of the Acro-
polis), and the approach of Karaiskaki to Missolonghi,
gives the following:
Letters from Trieste, of the 14th of January, an-1
nounce (after letters from Zatite of the Ist) that Miaulis
bad attacked the Turkish fleet near Zea, taken two cor.
vettes and three brigs, and sunk or dispersed the re-
mainder. Letters from Zante, of the 9th January, say,
that Ibrahim, being intrenched between Modon and
Nayarit), was attacked by the combined forces of Ge-
nerals Colocotroni, Nikitas,Genens, and Botzaris, three
thousand strong. The battle was bloody, and the noise
of the cannon was heard for five leagues. Ibrahim, at
the head of 3,000 men, endeavoured to break through
the troops of Geneus, but was repulsed with loss, and
after an action of fare hours, his troops were driven into
Modon, leaving 1,500 killed on the field, and a great
number of wounded and prisoners, 14 pair of coloots,l
18 cannon and 300 horses.
' Another letter rrom Z state. of the same date, says, it
was reported that Redschid Pacha, after having been
beaten in Eubma, had perished in a bloody battle; that
the wwn of Caaisto had fallen into the hands of the
Greeks, and that .Miaulis had again beaten the EgYp-
tian fleet, between Candia and Cerigo.