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' HOUSE OF COMIONS.—MONDAY.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL stated that the Committee ap-
pointed to try the petition against tne return of Sir Wil-
loughby Jones, fur Cheltenham, had determined that Sir
Willoughby Jones was not duly returned at the late elec-
tion,
and that he had been guilty of bribery through his '
agents. That various parties (named) had severally re-
ceived bribes of from £1 15s. to £2 103. each, the slid
sums having been paid in the first case for services as
messengers, no such services having been pe,rformed by
such parties; but that it had not been proved that these
acts had been committed Atith the knowledge of Sir Wil-
loughby Jones.
In reply to a question from Mr. Keogh, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL said he had no intimation from Ireland as to
whether the Catholics on Mr. Mitchel's panel had been
' set aside, to the number of eighteen, in open Court by the
Attorney-General, and without cause assigned. He had
received letters respecting the former trials, denying that
any proceeding of that kind had been adopted.
Mr. BRIGHT then drew attention to the mode in which
the jury was selected in the case of Mr. Mitchel, contend-
ing that great mischiefs were likely to be the result of the
striking off of all the Catholics from the panel. He was
sure the transportation of Mr. Mitchel would not tend to
pacify Ireland.
Mr. LAW rose to order, and Mr. BRIGHT concluded by
declaring that the people of England would now go with
the mass of the people of Ireland in overturning the Esta-
blished Church it that country.
Mr. GRATTAN strongly condemned the cowardly course
pursued towards Mitchel in packing his jury, a course cal-
culated to make re.pealers of the whole.country.
On the motion for the House resolving itself into a
Committee of the whole House upon the Navigation Laws,
Mr. HERRIES moved as an amendment the following
resolution, " That it is essential to the national interests
- of this country to maintain the fundamental principles of
the existing Navigation Laws; subject to such modifica-
tions as 'may be best calculated to obviate any proved in-
convenience to the commerce of the United Kingdom and
itsdependencies, withoutdan 7er to our maritime strength."
Mr. LABOUCHERE opposed the amendment.
After speeches from Mr. Ald. Thompson. Dr. Bowring,
Mr. H. Baillie, Mr. J. Wilson. Mr. 11. Drummond, and
Mr. F. Scott, the debate was adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
• In answer to a question from Mr. Roche, Sir G. GREY
said that instructions bad been given that the sentence on
Mr. Mitchel should be carried into effect.
Dr. BOWRING then moved a series of resolutions, the
object of which was to bring under the supervison of Par-
liament the expenses of the collection of the revenue—in
other words, that these expenses should not be stopped
out of the gross receipts by the several departments where
they were deposited, but that these latter should be re-
turned to Parliament, to be dealt with by its authority
alone.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the plan
of the hon. gentleman almost perfect in theory, but quite
impracticable.
After some discussion the House divided, when the
numbers were—for the previous question, 54; against it,
55 ; majority against Ministers, 1.
The House again divided on the resolution, when the
numbers were-for the resolution, 56; against it, 51 ; ma-
jority against Ministers, 5.
• Tile announcement of these defeats of Ministers was
• loudly cheered.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
On the order of the day for going into committee on the
Roman Catholic Relief Bill.
- Mr. LAW moved that it be an instruction to the com-
mittee to divide the bill into two bills, omitting so much
in the first bill as related to the 10th George IV., c. 7, and
the provisions thereof. His object was, not to show any
favour whrtever to the first portion of the bill, but at all
events to rescue the 10th George IV. from the operation
of the measure.
Mr. SPOON ER seconded the amendment.

Mr. ANSTEY, after having been inforu►ed by Mr. Law
that he intended to press his amendment to a division,
stated that, if it were carried, he would still press that
'part of his bill against which it was directed until tardy
justice was done to the Roman Catholics. lie could not,
however, anticipate at the hands of the house such a slight
upon the immense majority of the people of Ireland as
would be involved in the adoption of this amendment.
The result of it would be to leave one-third of the clergy
of that kingdom still outlawed, and without any religious
status.

Mr. NEWDEGATE thought the house ought to know that
Mr. Anstey, who proposed this bill, had been made, on
the 19th of February last, by the Pope, a Knight of the
Order of St. Gregory, as a reward for his great services in
the cause of the Roman Catholic church. This bill tended
to promote the interests of the Jesuits, but all history
showed that it was for the interests of liberty that the Je-
suits should not be permitted either to gain or retain
power. In proof of this position, he entered into many
details, and quoted an extract from a recent despatch of
Lord Palmerston to our Minister in Switzerland to show
that he considered the society of Jesuits to be a society
avowedly established to make war on the Protestant reli-
gion. He hoped that the house would not assent to this
bill, but would allow those laws which experience had
proved to he essential to the safety of the state to remain
on the statote-book.
The Earl of ARUNDEL contended that the Jesuits were
the most loyal subjects of every government under_ which
they lived.

Sir R. INGLTs followed on the same side with Mr. New-
degate, whom he thanked for his able and conclusive
speech. In reference to Lord Arundel's assertion that the
Jesuits were the most loyal subjects of all countries, he
reminded the house that in 35 instances these most loyal
subjects had been condemned under every form of go-
vernment in every country in the world during the last
two centuries.

After a singular speech from Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND,
in which he insisted that there was a most essential diffe-
rence between the dead Papists of books and live Roman
Catholics, and in which he expressed his willingness to
vote for every practical object to which Mr. Shiel had al-
luded ; and after a declaration from Sir H. WILLOL GIMY
that he should vote for the amendment, the house divided,
when Mr. Law's instruction to the committee was carried
by a majority of 129 over 42 voices.
The house then went into committee ; but the proceed-
ings were so very confused and irregular that when six
o'clock came no progress had been made in the consider-
ation of the bill. The Chairman then quitted the chair,
and the house broke up.