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it would be proper that loch declarations
shoutst he in ide the oath t f the patty, or *Whether
we ong!,t to be content with their simple declaration.
I consular a Jed tration cr oath which it would be im-
potsrble for Di•senter‘ to take, %mild be, in fact, to re-
peal ,he.; roc-edirg which the. Noble Lord has made,
and subject ihe Dissenters to evils and grievances as
great as those fiorn which they seek to be relitved.—
tCheers )—The H use has, on the one hand, to look to
the secut icy of the Church aid C•lns.i•ution of &island ;
on the other, that no measure shall be prolonged or
enacted which has or shall have the effect of imposing
upon Dissenters the taking of any declaration which
they must conscientiously refuse. The Noble Lord says,
such a declaration would he incompatible with the
principle of the Bill. Mine is not such a proposition.
I should, in preference to an oath, rather propose a
solemn declaration or affirmation, bee one it would
not only secure the object of the Noble Lord, but
mild go beyond it, and throw open wider the door of
tc4eration--(Cheers).— A declaration would be more in
conformity with the object of the Bill, and, as I think,
tie security arising front it is equally vaid, t must con-
'fess that I am now inclined to prefer a declaration Cri
solemn affirmation. The terms of that declaration
shall p stpone at present, as the details must scant se-
vet al corrections which they can receive only in Com-
nottee—(Ci ies af "read, read"). It, however, it is the
wish of the House that I should read °sem before we go
into Commiitee, I am at the disr osal of the House.
And here I must ptemise. that I should propose the
pleambie (so the Bill to ire the same As that ut toe Bill
brought to by Mr. G,utt.n. lot the te;noval of the Civil
and Military Disqualtfit.‘ations of the Catho-
li-s—to this elf ct
" Whereas the Protestant succession to the Crown is by the Act
fir the further limit aim of the Crown, and the better securing the
liberies of the peopk, establidsed, permanently and inviolably ;,
and whereas the Pritiretant Episcopal Church of Eneland and Ire.
laud, and the &value., Discipline, and government thereof. 4&111
illseMibr the Protestant Church of Scotland, and toe doctrine, dis-
cipline, and-government thereof, are established permanently and
Arid I would have every Dissenter, on taking office,
to make rte too oeclaration ;
“ I, A. B. do solemnly declare that I will not use any privilege.
power. or influence, which I do now, or may hereafter posses by
this race, to mit-1414.0w or disturb the present Church E•tablisit.
mem of the United Kingdom, or injure or weaken the Protestant
Much, or deprive it .of any of those powers or privoests it enjoys,
as by law established."

The following is the substance of the two other
elausts ptoposed by Mi. Pre':
" Aud be it further enacted, that every such Protestant Dissenter,
m being appointed to-olice soder the Crowa, shall make this de-
clustion in the presence of two Justices of the PrAce ; until be
shall bare made it, any official acts of his to be void."

" And be it further enacted, that every Prote.tant elected to MI
soy *Vein a Borough or Corporation, be required to make thi
mkt dedication before two Justice., 0 adch Cuiperation, and, if he
omit to make it, his ifketiou be void."

As to the particular offices under the Crosin into
arbich.admissinn should be attended by making this de-
claration. I confess I have found it very ditbcult to clis-
thiguish betwe. n those* ffices, the takeea of w Inch Shpold
Make tie decloation. and tho.eiserty ones into which
D ssenter• may he admitted without t!•.e necessity of
ritakist it. 13.4, gen tatty speaking, I would proper e to
Meet the dillicstlty b) some such clause as this;--lie it
enacted that the King be empoo.eied to require any per-
inns taking civil office under the Crown to subscribe this
declaration (finder regulations, the details of -uhich can
be arranged +n the Committee ) And now (continued
the R H ight 00. (ientleman) I. am anxious to state, that
whatever part I nave taken in relation to this Bill on its
first introduction, awl 'worm decidedly 1 opposed the
original -motion of t'.e Noble Lord, I can assure the
Honse most sincerely. that alter Whet has taken place
upon it-after the deliberate discussion that th‘eneasure.
has undergone, and the decided majority that has dr-
ccirel in its favour—l shall not yield to _the Noble
Lord in a sincere 'desire that the question ihould be
sided in this very iession satislactmily, aorl'for ever—
(Loud chreiing). Bait this I shall do in the hope that.
this proposition, .so reisooithl ~ will meet no opposition
from-the advocates of the Dissenters in this House. I
cannot be expected to pledge thyself for the conduct of
others;: but if this Proposition be accepted, I fret the
strongest coatfidence that this session will not expire
before • Parliationt shall .bave made a permanent and
satisfacto4 adjustment of di'
question.....(Cheeriag).—
I am.sure that if that Noble and conseots to include
these clauses in his Bill, he se II by that step ensure its
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success in this H. use, that let measure trill give com-
plete satisfaction to myself, and that I will do every
thing in my power to promote its ultimate success.
Bit here I beg the Hotta, to remember, that eyed in
this proceeding we act on the great principle, thi.ugh
mitigated by the Annual Indemnity Bill, that requires
a . pledge for the security of the Church as indis-
pensable . to the holding of office. We propose
to open office to the • Protestant Dissenters', on their
giving us a pledge fur 'the security of 'the Establi.hed
Church. ff the advocates fur the Dissenter will'
'4 that he is liable .to suffer oppression and injustice
*min the existing law, I ask him to accept this measure,
which is calculated to give him what has been called
a dignified consciousness of semi ity, on condition that
be will promitt not to use the power which it may confer
on liiiii to the injury of the Established Church.. The
Noble Lord opposite bas argued in favour of a simple
repeal of tisese laws, on the ground of policy—Sir, I
think the Noble Lord has not succeeded in proving the
impolicy of .eaactink . securities for the Church. In
1 Antericaiindeedovheril no particular religion is favoured
by theta s , such an exaction 'may work injusticez-but
the experience of every Governeitent in Europe has
shown us, that religion will enter into secular affairs,
and the experience of many years has proved to this
country the necessity of taking strong measures for
the security of our Established Religion. . This se.
cognition of the Church as an essential part of the
Constitution, bas been frequently made by Parlias
Oft; turd recorded even by the advocates of the Ca-
tholic claims—in the INll introduced by Mr. Grattan
for the removal of the civil and military disqualifications
of the Roman Catholics; for in that Bill it is not only
acknowledged that the Protestant Church is " esta
birthed permanently and inviolably," but that " it
would tend to promote the interest of the same, and
stiengthen 6or free-Constitution, of which it is a part,
if the civil and militar y *disqualifications under whiCh
I. is Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects now labour were
teamed." It has been dm. recognised by Parliament
that the Established Church is an essential part of
ttie British Criostisution. Yet, Sir, I do not think it
necessary, as Mr. Bu kr did, to call on the Di.sentett
to acknowledge that principle, but 1 conceive it right
that this House should record their opinion that the I
Established Church is part of the Constitution. And 1
hem I t. et proud in, stating, tkat the temper des. 1
114Yed b 7 the heads of the .Established Church on this
question, and the calm b or fidelice which they reposed in
vie justice and wisdoM of Parliament„ render it quite.
*"'necessary for me to pronounce any eulogiuw or,
t''' m. us to defend them against any censure, as I an.
b ere that every Han. Gentleman in this House II aid)
i'i a.1,1"w that the cowrie taken by. the 141,0b*s at
loe kotabnslawl.Cbas—si was. pie of 041,10 *lido liWitin .

and if, a; has been said by thesNoble Lord, the Dis-
senter's lima entitled themselves'io the Corisideiatiori of
the Houie by. their silftce and fOrbearance for thirty-
seven years, sure I am that the present forbear-
ance of the Established Church on this subject gives
them an irresistible claim to the respectful atm-
lion of Parliament. I trust the House will exhibit
an unanimous feeling on the repeal of those laws,
which have been considered by many out of the
House as the bulwarks of the Constitution, and of
which I admit a strong feeling exists in the House--;
but if the Noble Lord shall persist in pressing the
simple repeal of them; I shall consider it my duty to
take the sense of the House upon his motion, and I
hope to see a powerful majority in favour of those
clauses of mine, which, if included in the Noble Lord's
Bill, still, I am sure, tend to secure its setcessin this
House, and facilitate the satisfactory adjititment of the
question elsewhere; and further, I assure him, that if
my proposition be adopted, I shall do all in my power
to suppprt the Bill in every possible manner.—(Cheers.)
Lord LOWTHER declared his satisfaction at ending
that the question was about to be placed upon a per-
manent basis, and be hoped that it would prove satis-
factory to all parties.

Mr. FERGUSON thought the conduct of the Church
of England had been much to their honour, in allowing
the Parliament to decide the question without inter-
fering. He'was of opinion that such a Church required
no other security than its own conduct, and the Claud,
of England was at present more secure than at any
period in her history. The Church of Scotland dial not
seek for any prOtec i-n from such a declaration—and
certainty ;did not require any. He would admit that it
any declaration was required, none could be more mo.
detate than that proposed by the Right Honourable
Gentleman. Lie should not separate him-elt from the
l*N .ble L:)td whichever course I e should adopt. and
though he objected to any declaration on principle, yet
he would conform to that, whatever course of pr. cred-
ing the Noble Lord thought most for the interest of the
great coe,riun lie had so happily conducted—(Hear.)

Mt. WYNN said, he had not voted for th Nohl.
Lo d's mnu. n in the expectation of any declaration.
raring substituted for the present Test, but with the
sincere intention of getting rid of the pieeirt Test,
which he considered was far front being a sirturity to
the Church ; indeed, the net was so placed as to allow
411 the lasge fish to leap over, though it had caught a
fish called au Alderman—lA laugh.)—He thought
the present declarations against the descendants of
James the Second were very ridiculous, and that the
declaration now rtoposed was a very great improve.
ment ; and it it should be the wish of the House to
adopt it, he should rather concur in that determina-
tion than risk the loss of the measuie—(Hear, hear.)
Lord ALTHORP said, he felt the greatest objection
to the introduction of any drclaraticn, which he consi-
dried wholly unnecessary; hut if its introduction was
necessary to the passing of the Bill, he should not think
himself justified in risking.the loss of the Bull by oppo.
sition to it. He should prefer the decimation of the
Right Hon. Gentleman who spoke first, as being more
clear and simple than the other. It was.of great im-
portance that omitting to take. the declaration was no;
to be visited with pains anti penalties, Tr* declamation
made by the Right Hon. Gentleman, that,if his.propo.
sition was agreed to, the it II would pass into alau,
had peat weight on his mind.-(Henri bear)—and he
could not but congratulate hisiklUble Fra.od on having.
so far succeetied in a measure which would deliver the
countty from laws by which it was . disgraced, and
would tend to promote harmony amongst all classes ut
the people—(Heaa, hear.).
Sir M. W. RIDLEY said, that if the measure of his
Noble Fsiend had passed without addition, it would
have been the greatest possible triumph for liberal opi-
nions in this c untry. He. considered it as the corn-
mencementof an era in which those opinions and prin-
ciples must be triumphant. He hoped that his Noble
Friend would agree to 'the proposal of the Right Hon.
1
Gentleman, rather than endanger the success of so ins..l
portant a measure, although he was obliged in some'
degree to sacrifice his own principle. .
Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, that before expressing an
opinion upon the preposition of the Right Hon. Geotle•
man, he should consult the opinion of those who would
be the most deeply affected by it. -He was sure that
those parties would be ready to make- any concession
which did not compromise the great principles for which
they were din:ending.

Mr. WILLIAM SMITH said he had, for forty years,
watched the progress of public opinion on this question,
and saw the prejudices wearing away year after Oar,
and thought that in a few years they would entirely
cease to exist, and the septa! of the present Test would
be adopted without any substitute. '1 hat such prejudices
should exist, he could allow for ; but he thought what
were tilled securities were woe se than useless. What, he
would ask,constituted.the security of the Church of Eng-
land? He firmly believed that a large majority of the
people were &mly attached to the Church, and this was
what formed its security; but it would be still mote
secure ',beta the Test and Corporation Acts were re-
pealed, as they keep up irritation. If it were intended
to make any change unfavourable to the Church Estab-
lishment, where could' it be done but in .Parliament?
and for forty years no sugkestion had ever been made
to him, and he was sati►6,.d never would, es it would
be the esti avagance ,of folly. He thought the decla-
ration requited was, in truth, asking with great solem-
nity for no security against no danger. He had
miller reason for olsjeetsng to securities—which
was—England was almost the only country in Eu-
rope in which such securities were required; and
he did feel it some disgrace that England should be
behind the Continental Powers of Europe in the im-
portant subject of religious liberty ; but seeing the dis-
position of the House, and uneeislanding from the de-
claration of the Right Hon. Gentleman, that the Bell,
with the declaration, would have the bet•er chance of
passing in another place, he should not object to it on
the part of those who thought taey had a right to an
UnquAfied repeal of the present Acts—(Hear!)

Lord JOHN RUSSELL Paid, he had on a former
night stsited, that if the Bill could be passed in a man-
ner that would be agreeable both to the Di,senters and
the Established Church, it w, uld be doubly agreeable
to him. He could not doubt what was the feeling of
the House. surd could not hesitate to conlorm to it. He
thought the declaration proposed by the Secretary of
stare should be preferred to the other, from the &ester
confidence its adoption would give of the Bill passing
anothtr place. But though he preferred that decla-
ration at present, itt when the Bill should be printed:'
ice eonceiired that the qoestion of alteration would be
of en. He supposed the declaration was to be taken by
:he members of the established Church, and was to ex.
tend to Scotland.
&latter* MIL explained. He bad no intention to el-
rate declared= beyond the parties now called upon to take
t. *Tate
liGara ngril espiatueti pt the same effect, and
readily withdraw khe'suskeitiod be bad

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made to the Noble Lord, end its; 'way to that proceeding from Lire
Hon. Friend (Mr. Peen. ' • . .
After a few words from Mr. Fettoesom and Lord Jong itvs;
sus, the Question was put•from the Chair, and agreed to.
The House then resolved itself Into a Committee, Mf. IL GOR'
nott In the Chair.

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Mr. Secretary PRIM proposed the insertion of a clause ash-i
bodying the detlatatiOn to which he bad alluded. In doing sp he
bad some fear as to its mechanism, for only having drawn it up in
the morning, he had not had time to submit it to any professional
person. On the details, therefore, he was doubtful; but, with
respect to the substance, he could only repeat what he had before
said—he really believed that its adoption would ensure to the mea-
sure a favourable reception with all pottier( Hear, hear). What
he proposed, therefore, was, that the clause should be printed with
the rest of the Rill, and then, if on examination any alteration
should be required, it could be taken into consideration, and dealt
with as might appear necessary.
Tbe different clauses having been gone through, the House re-
sumed, when the Report of the Committee was brought up. and
ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday next.—
The mu with its Amendments were ordered to be printed.

?MTN DISTRANCIALSSMIINT
On the motion of Lord Joan ltussxxx, the House resolved
Itself into a Committee on the Borough of Penryn Disfranchise-
nient Bill, Sir A. Gaanv in the Chair.
The 8.11 with its Amendments !wing beets gone through, the
House resumed, when the Report was received, and ordered to be
taken into further consideration on Monday next.
The Bill with its Amendments were ordered to be printed.
• P %SWINGERS MIGULATION BILL.
Mr. HUSK ISSON moved the second reading of the Passen-
gers Regulation Bill.

Mr. WARBURTON laid, the great complaint ma !e
against the voluntary emigration that was taking place
to our American Colonies,was the p verty and disaffec
don oldie em;gi ants. The Hon. Gentleman read man)
opinions of persons in Canada, complaining that the
poor and disaffected were sent there for the benefit of
the mother country. The Gentlemen- of Ireland and
of England %sire unanimously of opinidn, that paupers
.nd the disaffected were the very pet sons who should
~e shipped off. Between these opinions it was
absolutely necessary that Government should deride.
He knew there were causes in operation at this moment,
which made it inirossible for Government to dare to
ct:e k the tide of emigration. The misery of the pea-
sant, v of bel nd was so great that it was impossible to
check emigration ; and if the Bill was intended to pro-
sato e it effect, it must fail of its object; and if it were
impossible to check emigration, he thought it ought to
nbe ericciaraged ; and it appeared from the reports on
the subject, that if even the moderate sum of a pound
a head were lodged in the hands of the Colonial Go.
vernment, on- the arrival of emigrants, it would be
sufficient for their removal to a place where they could
procure enin'aayarient. He thought the Bill required
such alterations as could only be made in a select Com-
mittee up stairs.
Mr. VILLIERS STEWART was so far in favour of
the present Bill as related to providing sufficient spice
and sufficient diet to the passengers.
Mr. ROBINSON observed, that one great proof of
the necessity of the present measure was the fact
that a ship of only 100 tons had taken out 100 per-
sons. From the distressed state of Ireland, thou-
sands of distressed persons crowded to the seashore,
and the Captain being anxious to make the Lest
freight he could, took them on board, however small
their freightage money ; and thus arose, and not from
any other cause, the propagation. of disease. The Hon.
Member concluded by firmly supporting the Bill.
Mr. GRATTAN observed,' that it appeared to him
that this Bill was brought in 'not for the benefit of Ire-
land, but for- the 'benefit' of the Colonies. The Hon.
Member, nevegtheleis, thought that it was the duty of
the House to facilitate emigration; but any restriction
would be a bar to it. - Mr. Secretary- I-I LISKISSQN was desirous of recalling
the attention of the House to the nature of the measure
immediately before them. He would not be induced, by
the esample of some Gentlemen, to enter, on this occa-
cion, into the wide field of the general question of
Emigration, but merely confine himself to the ques-
tion. immediately. under consideration. The general
question of Emigration did not' appear to him to be
one of so simple a nature as it did to others.—
What was the object of the present Bill? Simply
to provide that these who were disposed to emi-
grate horn this country should have the necessary
means of maintenance, and suitable accommodation
on their passage—(Hear I). He did not admire the
humanity, or approve of the policy of those who were
advocates for permitting the most helpless and units-
formed class of the community to leave their native
' country without the decent and necessary means of sup-
port upon their passage. These unfortunate persobs
had the claims of long habits of industry in this their
native country; and he could not consent to see them
cast off from it for ever without some suitable regard
to their decent comforts—(Hear I) This was not a sub-
ject to which the abstract principles of free trade were
applicable, as they were to matters of merchandize.—
The restrictions, ItoWever, to be. imposed, should be
only such restrictions as were rendered necessary by
a regard to the healthful conveyance of -passengers
emigrating from this country to the Colonies. The
improvidence with which these Irish and Scotch
emigrants embarked for a foreign and distant des-
tination, required the imposition of some salutary
restriction, tor the sake of those persons themselves.
Yrom the evidence forwarded to the Colonial Office,
the. state- •In -which the emigrants arrived at New
Brunswick, and other Colonial settlements, it was
evident that some such restriction as the present BM'
proposed was absolutely necessary. From this evidence
these two facts were to be collected—firsr, that the
emigrants incuried disease, for want ofaufficient whole-
some prevision—and secondly, that disease was engen-
dered for want of ample accommodation on board
tf.e vessels in which they were conveyed. In one in-
stance, out of one hundred and sixty-four passengers, 24
died of typhus fever, which was attributable to either
~f the causes which he had stated. Another instance
in evidence was that of a Captain in the Navy, who
described one of those vessels containing emigrants
which he had seen, as fit only to he compared to a
slave vessel, which he had captured four years before
—(Hear, hear.) He might easily multiply instances of
this kind, but from what he stated it was sufficient,
he trusted, to show that he could not discharge the
responsibility which devolved Upon him as Secretary
of State, if he had not brought forward such l'measure
AS the ptesent. Indeed, before the abolition of African
Slavery, regulationi were enforced by law for the decept
accommodation of the passengers, and the present
measure proposed to do, little more—(Hear, hear.) In
some of the vessels conveying these unfortunate erhi:
grants, the water for their support was found to ise
contained in old casks Which contained molasse4. and
us casks in which salted hides had been brought to this
country from Buenos Ayres. He asked the House
confidently it hen would be justified in withho:ding
front-it some propositions fur an improved means of
maintenance. with such evidence as this before him?
It in the conveyance of slaves there was some pro.
portion observed between the tonnage of the
vessel
and the number which it contained, surely they ought
not to be •an regardless of the comfort of British
subjects as not to endeavour to rescue them from the

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deplorable >costlition. in which the, were 'nova raiel
=Hear, herr.) All' he wanted Was, chat Amy. should
hivephin, yet wholesome food-that they helve
Wholesothe water—and; that they shoold he-proiided
with suitable space in the vessels in which they were
Sent out to foreign settlements. It was idle to make
the abstract principles of free trade appliCable to such
aspek
suabjeocft -aesbtalilee
of human
nbe
unlessingsi!
sowedret; dpreospiorridurdto
treat with them in the same m,nner that one Would
deal of a bale of• goods—(llesr. heir). Li order to
make the Bill immediately effective, he would propove
that it be read to-night a second time, and he would
then propose the Committee upon it kr an early
days.—(Load cries of hear, hear). .
Mr, HUME could not help smiling at the restriolaw
principles put forward in this case by a free trade gip
nester. He V4u decidedly opposed.to the
Sir J. NEWPOR f observed, that if the Bill. watt
allowed to pass, England and Scotland would have to
suport the Irish migratory poor.
• Mr. WILMOT- HORTON said, theta hat the Right
Honourable Btronet had said might he correct, if the •
Colonies would be hippy to receive the paupers sent
from the population of Ireland, forced as it was by
Irish Gentlemen, with the view solely of taising
their own rents—bast that person wf o' supposed that~
every poor person might go and could find a remedy
for his wretchestness in the Colorii s.' must be quite
ignorant of the state of aocirty which ersted
tem.. lie should et.tet his pt ote .1 against the doctiloo
that this Lotintry could be relieved by sending Napes.
out to be received by the l: ninnies. That would not •
beaCceded to by them, and ev.-n in America they no
longer received those paupers woo were produced
Ireland by the improvident system pursued by owners of
property in that country. He contended that the/ewe/4a
loom for attack upon him,•ott the ground that emigrant
would not be able to pay back aria sums which might
he advanced theni, as them was sufficient evidence to.
:he contrary. Neither
T was the Bill before the Manse
any infraCtion of the primp:es or free trade, for it surely
could not be such to ¶all on rte master of a ship to provide
a strfficiency of water and of food for his passeogets.--a
It was not intended to revive the Bill of 18IT, but :
merely to prevent entigrati• n bons being attended
with those inconveniences which a few simple -regal&
Lions would prevent. The Government was charged-.
with 'attending to the representations of individuals,
but was there no attention to be paid to the Qoves-
nor: of Colonies to such men as those who pre-
sided in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfound. •
land? Sir James Kemp, the Governor, had stated.
that he was obliged, in Newfoundland, to fit up Alt
hospital solely for the recoveryof Irish emigunti.:—
(Hear, hear). The same disorder seemed to have ,
reached our neighbours, for during the last winter a •
Dutch vessel, the Helen Maria, from Amsterdatn• ':
Rio Janeiro, was obliged to put in to Falmt.uth,
masted. Her burden was lut 240 tons—she catried
312 passengers, arid when she arrived at Falosnoth it
was found that from her crowded and filthy, state •
there were several cases of typhus on board, produced"
principally from the bad qual ty of her bread and Water.
Mr. STANLEY would support the motion f. t the second
reading, as he conceived the principle for the propoeitt 11 for gLing
into a Committee was that of a traffic which the House coutiltner .
for a moment sanction, namely, a traffic in human flesh.
Mr. P. THOMPSON sail he could not c 'ncur in
what had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman who spoke
last, and was prepared to support the views of his Wm,
Friend (Mr. Warburton), who only asked for a Coin•
mittee up stairs to inquire whether legislation was pea..
cessary. The manner in which the debate
.had
conducted that night proved that a Committee Of
whole House was not the best place for a, coniidirati"4_
of this subject. He wished the Right Hoii.Gentletnins ~
(Mr: Huskisson) of the new view, he seertmed t 0...-.
have taken upon the subject. of (tee Wadi: He retain
consider the Right Hon. Gentlemaii ai*tinthere upfit •
the principle
Video meliora, proboque; deteriora letitior.• •
There was no analogy -between the case-of emfgriiit •
and slave vessels. Could the slave, Rite the ethigrant;
make preparation for his voyage? could hers on board
and look to the state of the vessefin which he was tai- sail? -
It had been said the United States imposed restrictions •
on emigration to their shores. The cases were different. •
The object of the United States was to receive -men with-
capital. The objeCt here was to get rid of a poor and
needy population. There was not one of the letrets
written by the Governors of the Colonies which con-,
tained more than ex parte evidence. There were. pro.
visions in this Bill, the tendency of which was - moat
injurious. One clause provided :that there .should be. a •
sufficiency of wholesome food. Who was to decid.
what wholesome food was? Another clause required
that bonds should be given as to the ships being. sea,:
worthy. He contended that the measurevif passed, must
prove highly injurious. - -
Mr. S. W.ORTLEY said it was impossible to read the
evidence without -being convinced that some regulation
was necessary. A strong reason for present legislation
was, that otherwise einigiants would be exposed for
another year to the evi's els eady suffered by tithe's; He •
believed the law of 1817 was -neat the first on the sub-
ject. There was another previotis.to it, the 43d. of use
late King. He had not the least hesitation in saying
that Government was bound immediately to legislate
on the subject.
Mr. A. BARING said, he had been mainly instru-
mental in bringing about the repeal •of the Bill of.
Ibl7. The Tiestion of emigra:ion was one of the
greatest importance, from which great practical relief'
'may hereafter be derived to the county y. The. Right
Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Wilmot-Horton) always
opposed what he called casual emigration, and re-
commended emigration on the principle of the ex•••
pense being pattly borne by the patisher. If there
were sufficient time, he should prefer an inquiry by:
a Committee up stairs. L was, however, now too lice
in the se ion. He was a friend to some regulation. The
necessity Of it was fully borne out by the evidence.
Under the former Act therestristions were too nume- •
rous, and produced great inconvenience: He•trusted.
that the restrictions in the present Bill-would be as few
as were consistent with humanity. With, respect to free
trade, to regulate the number of passengers on board
tssels,ihneterirufemr ebder lolof
patotrseenTlimitt
one
pihnatt ioef r
outside
te
isspei
eee
tohifga
enr
oarai:cgt
hvue
as
Siv.j.. BERESFORD said, that he frequently fell itt,
rant „vessels in a most wretched condi.,
a teprelea!ototecf to the Admiral:,
sge served:'' ' .• ••,•• • .
lion, and
athßnwied madellhse emigrant
was
ei then read a sailed thie;Owteeissnitted fur Thin.
day next.
The other Orders of the Day *ere Opined of'„ and the Waist
adjourned at EtaiairisTraing. . . •. . •

•
Yesterday a,C.ontroversial Meeting wai bald at
,the
Freemasons T.ivei'h;'for the "purpose of diseussisig ea(
doctrinal points at- driPtite between the Protestalit'OHlP
Roman Catholic Churihei... The Chair. was .fillasi:l4
the Hon. 6rsacta Pstfcra*s4,-,: 1710,;Meeting. was ag+.
merously and tespectably-agendcd.

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..,'HE Eir.ENING. STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1828.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. •
Consols opened this Morning at 88} sellers; but soon after
found buyers at the same price, and may now be quoted at 82k,
alternately buyers and idlers, with scarcely a bargain doing.
In the Foreign market, Portuguese Bonds have again fallen this
morning two per cent. _
__- •
• HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
There is no.feature in the Cot.sol market worth observation,
Consols having been, during the whole of the morning, at el j.—
• The,Consuilisioners purchased at 83.
In the Foreign market there has been a great panic in Portu•
gym Stock, which has fallen eight per cent. sincs.resterday.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.

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Dank Stock Shut India Stock Shut
3.pereent. Red. Shut Ditto. Bonds
3per Cr. Cons. 83 sj Old Annuities
31 per' Cent. Shut 3 per Cent. 1751,
31 per Cent. Red. Shut £lOOO Rxckeq. Bills 57 8
4 per Ct. New 100/ 1 £5OO Ditto 57 8
4 per Cent. Scrip £lOO and £2OO Ditto 57 8
4 per Cent. 18436, Shut Bank for Acct. 2061
Long Ann. Shut. Consols for Acct. 821 3 21
PORRMN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bds. 5p Ct. 601 Do Acct. 33
Do. Acct. 691 1 I 1 1 , hie: Ms. 5 p Ct. 241
Buenos Ayres ads. 6p C. 32 Mex. 8d5,1825, 6 p Ct 311 1
Do. Acct. 31 Do. Ace. 311 I 1 1
Chillers Bonds, 6 per Ct. t$ 1 Perna. lads. 6pC. 23
Colombian Bond.. 6 per Ct. 20 Porteg. Bile. 5pC.68 5 1 4
Do. 800d5,18t4,231 _ Do Acct. 67 51 2 1
Do Acct. 24 Russ.Bds.lB22,sperCt.Bsl
Danish lids. 5 p Ct. 601 Do. Acct. 851
Do Acct 601 60 Spanish Bds 5p Ct 101 1
Midi rata Bds, 6 pr Ct Do Acct
Barran AND toiatiGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.

VIA". PAID.
35 40 70 69
100 9.2‘ 17