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not been directed against him, and that in no yery.
measured language, in the course of the debate, re-
lative to the part he had taken in the subscription
for Mr. Hone. Whatever might have been the
opinion of the People with regard to the con-•
duct of Government on the one stie, or of Hone on
the other, yet there was but one feeling of disgust
as to the Parody--(Hear hear)—thlugh an Honour-
able Gentleman opposite had stated, that it was owingdi
to t e conduct on this side of the House, that the
Country was assailed with blasphemy -and sedition.
As the part he had taken on that occasion had been
alluded to, be should now beg the attention of the
House, while he stated the motives which influenced
his conduct on that occasion. After having seen
other persons revrarded•with honours and pension—
(Hear, hoar)—who wro:e Parodies of that kind, only
that they were in favour of Government-(Hear,
hear, hear).—After having seen that, he could not
help thinking, that if Hone had not written against
his Majesty's Ministers, it was probable the Country
would never have heard of the charge--(Hear, hear).
After haiing seen the three trials instituted by the
Attorney-General, in his (Marquis Tavistock's) opi-
nion contrary to law, after Mr. Hone's promise that
he would not again publish any thing of a similar
description—a promise which he had most faithfully
,kept—he (Marquis Tavistock) could not fail mark-
ing his opinion of the talents displayed by so humble
an individual in his own defence, on trials where he
was opposed by the Law Officers of the Crown, and
on all which charges he was acquitted; but whether
his acquittal was right or wrong, must yet remain
in doubt. With respect to that point, he would not
take upon him to decide, but he would appeal to the.
former and perhaps less prudent days of the Learned
Gentleman's (the Solicitor-General) life, whether an
Englishman aright not feel as he had felt, and act as
he had acted with regard to Hone, and entertain, at
the same maltreat, an iitteralrhorrence of blasphemy.
—(The Noble Maqwis mg
.dowirmiligreat el:wring).
The SOLICITOR GENERAL denied &Ott +salad
ever imputed improper motives to the -Gentlemen
who subscribed to Mr. Hone ; but without inquiry
into their motives, he would say their conduct had
the effect which he had imputed to them. When the
Noble Marquis, and the Member for Shrewsbury,
brought forward insidious charges against him for
former opinionsr he would ask by what authority he
was so charged ? Before entering that House he
was connected with no man or set of political men ;
and he was as free as the Noble Marquis, or the
Member for Shrewsbury ; nor, indeed, did he know
of any part of the policy of those persons, or their
friends, which should induce. him, as a true friend
to the Constitution, to adhere to them. He ad-
verted to the Meeting at which Hone's subscription
was commenced, where a worthy Alderman (Waith-
man) was in the Chair, and an Honourable Baronet
(Burdett) was present ; and when Wooler made a
1 most inflammatory speech, which was received with
applause by the Meeting, accusing the Noble Judge
with acting the part of a vindictive prosecutor.
Mr. SCARLETT would not charge his Honour-
able and Learned Friend with holding other opinions
from that which he did now; bat he thought he once
did not like his present friends so well as, upon a
nearer acquaintance with them, he now seemed to do.
He could not but think, that sometimes there had I
been too much laxity on the part of the Officers ofl
the Crown, and at others too much activity; but no
doubt they acted conscientiously. With respect to the
trials of Hone and Wooler, no one could have enter-
tained a doubt of their acquittal. Wooler's libel, as
it was called, was by no means of an aggravated cha-
racter ; and as to the Parodies of Hone, who could
believe the intent of that person was to revile the
Christian Religion ? •

Colonel WOOD said, he should vote for the Bill. It was In-
tends'.: to protect the country against the inundation of blas-
phemous pubfieations which had lately Issued from the Press.
With respect to Hon's infamous and blasphentous parodies, he
would tell the House where he first kid his hand upon it. It
had pleased Gon to bless him with a large family !—(A laugh
irons all parts of the House).—He had several children,
and it was in the nursery, in that in which ought to be
the sanctuary of Innocence, that be found this abomina-
ble and infamous trash—(Hear, hear, hear).—The little
inhabitants who bad read' some parts said, the jokes were
some of them very good, but at the same time we,ro very wicked.
To protect our children, our servants, our cottagers, and our in-
dustrious labourers from the mischievous effects of these publi-
cations, he would vote for the first part of this Bill, and he would
vote for the second part, because he loved his Country, and
thought that any individual who, having once libelled it, should
repeat the offence, ought to be sent out of it. -
The House then divided, when there appeared for the second
trading, 190; for Lord Eaanorrox's Amendment, The Bill
was then read a second time, and committed for this dtql.
Mr. RENNET gave notice, that shortly after the recess, he
would submit propositions to the House, with a view to inca-
pacitate persons holding Places and Sinecures of a certain de-
scription from sitting as Membees in that House.
The Report of the Contrektee of Supply was received, and
,agreed to,—Adjourned at One o'Cloek.

An American ship which lately put into Cowes
reports,. that Mr. COBBETT, in selecting the relics of
THOMAS PAINE, in America, has made a great mis-
take; for, instead 'of bringing the bones of Petra,
he has brought the remains of a negrol
• I
A packet from the Brazils arrived yesterday with
advices to the 29th of October from Rio Janeiro.
No vessels from the southward haling recently
touched there, the intelligence from Buenos Ayres,
Chili, and Peru, is only a few days later than the
accounts received direct from thence. Lord COCII•
RANE remained at Valparaiso; the Spanish ships of'
war at Callao were expecting him, but had net ven-
tured to quit the harboor. His Majesty's ship IcAßus
was daily expected at Rio Janeiro.

CANOvA.—The New Monthly Magazine of Ja-
nuary 1, comprising an unusual variety of interest-
ing articles in Belles Letters' Arts, Science, Politics,
&c. will be embellished with a very fine Portrait, ac-
companied by a copious Memoir of the celebrated
CANOVA.
KING'S THSATRE,—The repetition of Le Nozze de
Figaro' last night, passed off with the same eclat as
on the first night.
&sum itirmukomansity.--Srano AIM /31110:1.-.-Tn conse-
quence of a hasty challenge given by the latter at a public-house,
osi Monday night, these pugilists met on Wimbledon Common
yesterday, vrkhoot any previous training or preparation, and
fought a desperate bittle of eighteen minutes' duration.' There
were ten rounds, daring six of. which the issue wai doubtful,
hat from that time Hams being more out of order than Spring,
the advantage was evidently en the part of the latter, and he
was ultimately deAared the victor. The fight was fn; twenty
guineas a side.--A match was previciudy made between. Spring
and the nephew of Barns for one hundred guineas a side, to take
place the int Tuesday in February.