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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 whetever to the first portion of the bill, but at all
events to rescue the 10th George IV. from the operation
of the measure.
Mr. SPOONER seconded the amendment.

Mr. ANSTEY, after having been informed 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 Jesuit 3 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 be essential to the safety of the state to remain
on the statute-book.

The Earl of ARUNDEL contended that the Jesuits were
the most loyal subjects of every government under which
they lived.
Sir R. INGLIs 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 GIIBY
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.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice of two important mo-
tions, one for leave to bring in a bill on Friday week to
repeal the rate-paying clauses of the Reform Bill; and
another for leave to bring in a bill to alter the form of
oath to be taken at the table by members of that house,
on takinz their seats at it.
Mr. COLVILLE moved and Mr. STAFFORD seconded a
motion for the issue of a new writ for the borough of
Derby. Mr. HUME and Sir J. HAMMER opposed the
motion. After considerable discussion, inwhich Sir G.
Grey, Col. Sibthorp, and other members joined, the mo-
tion was carried by a majority of 153 over 136 voices.
In reply to a question from Mr. Baillie, Lord PALMER-
STON observed, that he had been informed by the Spanish
Ambassador that. Count Mirasol had come over to this
country on a special mission from the Government of
Spain to afford explanation on certain recent transactions
at Madrid.. His reply had been, that whatever communi-
cations the Spanish Government wished to make to the
British Government on those transactions he would be
ready to receive from its official and accredited agent at
our Court. lie had thought it rient to decline receiving
any communications from Count Mirasol; and he had
further stated, that considering the nature of the transac-
tions at Madrid it would be advisable that any communi-
cations made respecting them should be made in writing.
He had since received some communications on the sub-
.
ject. He did not however feel it to be his duty to state
the nature of them at present. When they were brought
to a close, he should probably feel it to be his duty to lay
them on the table, but it was not in his power to say at
what time he should be able to do so.

--
In reply to a question from Mr. Hume, Lord J. Rus-
SELL stated, that on the 15th or 16th of June some mem-
ber of her Majesty's Government would explain to the
house the course which the Government intended to take
on the West India question.
The adjourned debate on the Navigation and Regulation
of Ships and Seamen, after some explanations between
Mr. .1. Wilson and Mr. G. Robinson, as to a statement of
the former on Monday night, was then resumed by Mr.
Moffatt, who argued against the laws. Mr. G. Robinson,
the Marquis of Granby, and Mr. Henley spoke in favour
of them ; and Mr. Mitchell and Mr. M. Gibson against
them. The debate was then adjourned.