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buted. The .H.inntuable Member (Mr. natty) bad
attached the utmost importance to economy ; and he
(Mr. Spring Rice). by advocating the Catholic Claims,
was one of the brat friends of economy. If they had.
been granted, there would have been no necessity, in,
lig& foe an army of 100,0 Cit) men, nor Tor the loan of
10,000,0001. which that army occasioned—(He tr, heat).
By granting those claims the feelings, energies, and
duties of a powerful people would be enlisted in beh.ilf
rf the welfare of the empire; and then, indeed, there
would-be a-saving worthy of an honest, honourable sys-
tem of economy.
Mr. J. SMITH presented similar Petitions from Ballinrobe, in
the County of Mayo. anal Lurgen, in the County of Cavan.
Mr. SPRING RICE presented a similar Petition from the Ro-
man Catholic Inhabitants of a Parish in Mayo.
The Petitions were severally ordered to be printed.
COXIIII7III TOR INKIVATI BILLS.

On the motion of Mr. I.trrixtor4, a Select Committee was ap-
pointed to act respecting Private Bills, and all matters concerning
them.

CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS. _

Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a Petition from the Pro-
testant Dissenting Ministers of London and Westminster, praying
for a Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts; also a similar Pe-
tition from a place near Bolton.
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DOUBLE LAND TAX BILL.
Mr. CURTEIS said, that being de'.irous no Bill'
should pass through that House which would subject
it to the charge of ignorance in another place, he had
prepared a list of Returns which he should move for, in
order to thew that the Roman Catholic did not, in any
one instance, suffer from the Double Land Tax Assess-
ment. He was convinced that the statements made last
night were full of errors, and the returns he wished
would set the matter right. But if it should appear
that in any one instance a Roman Catholic did suffer in
the manner which had been stated, he would at once
withdraw all opposition to the proposed measure for their
relief. The Hon. Gentleman then moved for a variety
of returns respecting the receipts from the Land Tax,'
distinguishing the payments made by Roman Catholics
from those made by Protestants.
Mr. G. A. DAWSON said, there could be no objet•
tion to complying with the wishes of the Hon. Member,
but from the intricacy of the accounts required, it would
cake some time to prepare them—perhaps so long, that
as the Bill was already in progress through the House,
they would come when too late.
Mr. CURTEIS said, that perhaps upon that considers.
tion the Hon. Member for Corte Castle would consent
to postpone the second reading of the Bill.
The returns were then ordered.
On the motion of Mr. G. A. DAWSON the Order of
the Day was read, and Sir ALEXANDUR GRANT brought
up the Report of the Committee of Supply, and the
resolutions were agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. G. A. DAWSON a variety of
Estimates connected with the land and sea forces were
ordeted, and an humble Address was voted to his Ma-
jesty, praying that he would be pleased to give direc-
tions that the same should be made out.
On the motion of Mr. G. DAWSON, an Account was
ordered of all the Exchequer Bills which had been issued
between January, 1827, and January, 18S8, and were
unpeovided for. t
Mr. DAWSON then presented the Returns ordered,
which were directed tribe psinted.—.Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR..

LO.N I)()N.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, Ins.

STOCK EXCHANG TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Up to the present flour, the Como' market remains inactive, and
only one or two bargains have been clime. Consols remain at 13511.

PRICW OF STOCSIIIIT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 108* 1071 , India Stock 249
3 per Cent. lied. 854 86 5 Ditto Bonds 94 95
6 per Ct. Cons. 854 * I - South Sea Stock
54 per Cent. 934 Old Annuities 854
54 per Cent. Red. 934 93 £lOOO Excheq. Bins 64 63
4 per Ct. New 1004 4 £5OO Ditto 64 63
4 per Cent. Scrip £lOO and £2OO Ditto 64 63
4 per Cent. 18.26,1024 Commercial
Long Ann. 194 9-16 5 . Consols fur Acct. 851
Fulthii,r. FUNDS. TWO OCLot-K.
Prazilian Eds. 5p Ct. 61 Du Acct. 51
Do Acct. 61* Mex. 13d5,1825, 6 p Ct 391 II
( Mosubiali Pond+, 6 per Ct. Do. Ace. 58* 4 4
D0.80nd5,1854, 134 I
Portvg. Ms. 5 p C. 724 a
Do. Acct. 23* Russ. Ms. ises, 5 per Ct. 94
I /twists 111.. 3 p Ct. 614 I Spanish Bds spCt HI
Guatitnala Ws, 6 pr Ce ex.die Do Acct
BRITISH AND VULLELtiN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK.

Anglo Mexican
Orasillan
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General Wining As 50 5
Mackan Ico 35
Uuked Mexican 40 :5
Alliance British and Foreign 100 10

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

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WHITEHALL, FEBRUARY 4.
The King has been pleased to direct a letter to be passed under
the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be made use of,
in place of the Great Seal of Scotland, nominating and appointing
his Glace George Duke of Gordon, G.C.B. to be Keeper of the
said Seal.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be pissed
ender the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Hem. Robert Vis-
count Melville, the Right Hon. Robert Peel, the Bight Hon. John
William Earl of Dudley, and the Right Hon. William Huskisson,
his Majesty's three Principal Secretaries of State, his Grace Arthur
Duke of Wellington, K.G.. First Commissioner of his Majesty's.
Treasury, the Right Hen. Henry Goulbarn, Chancellor of his MU-
leeto Exchequer, the Right Hon. Thomas Baron Wallace, the
Right Hon. John Sullivan, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Esq. (coin.
moldy called Lord Ashley), the Right Hon. James Graham (cons-
rnonly called Marquis of Graham). and Lawrence, Peel, Esq. his
Majesty's Commissioners for the Affairs of India.
The King bas been pleased to appoint Vice Admiral Sir William
Johnstone Hope, G.C.B. Vice Admiral the Right Hon. Sir George
Cockburn, G.C.B. Sir George Clerk, Bart. and George Charles
'Pratt, Esq. (commonly called-Earl of Brecknocis), to be Members
of the Council of Isis Royal Highniss the Lord High Admiral of
the United Kingdom..
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed
under the Great Seal, granting to Colonel Sir Henry Hardinge,
LC. B. the office of Clerk of the Ordnanci of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland.
No business was done in the House of Lords last
night, owing partly to the absence of the Loan Cstaxcer.coa, who
bad not returned in time to attend it from Windsor, and partly
to the impossibility of any business being done until the Members
foe ,the Commons are returned who had vacated their seats by
accepting diffrrent offices tinder Government.
The same remark applies to the House of Commons.
Mr. 'l'maxinr took the oaths and his seat; and several Petitions
Were presented from the Roman Catholics of Ireland, which gave
rise to tidied skirmish between Mr. Semen Rave and Mr. HAMM,
In which the former appears to have had the best of it. The Arnie,
Navy, Ordnance, and Miscellaneous Estimates were ordered to be
laid before the House. •
The intelligence byte,ts."--saica-Mall, which arrived
Yesterday, is of a very unpleasant description. The