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Cuptrial Vadiament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-

MONDAY

The Earl of ABERDEEN moved an address in answer to
her Majesty's message, assuring her Majesty that their
lordships would cheerfully concur in measures to secure
the pension of £1,500 to Sir H. Pottinger for life.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE seconded the motion.
The address was then agreed to nemine conlradicente.

Tht debat
lege Bill

e on the third reading of the Maynooth Col-
was commenced by Lord CAMPBELL, who
strongly approved the measure, chiefly because it was a
step in the right direction, and he saw in it the deter-
mined resolution of ministers, not acting from compul-
sion, or any desire to yield to agitation, but on conviction,
in future to govern the Roman Catholics, notas aliens in
blood, in language, and religion, but with kindness as en-
titled to equal rights and privileges, civil and religious,
with their Protestant fellow-subjects. He considered
the Protestant Church in Ireland as at once the most in-
efficient and mischievous institution to be found in the
history of human policy. He advocated a provision for
the Roman Catholic Church from the surplus revenue of
the Established Church in Ireland.

The Bishop of LLANDAFF condemned the bill, as ut-
terly inconsistent with the principles of the Reformation
and the true character and constitution of the Church of
England ; while, incidentally, it declared that the Sove-
rei:tn on ►he throne sat there by an unsound title.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE inquired wbether the Go-
vernment had held any communication with the Governor
of Malta, with the view of countenancing the establish-
ment of a Jesuit college in that
yonth

for the cducatiou of

Lord STANLEY informed the noble duke that the bro-
ther of an non. baronet in the other house of parliament
had applied to the governor for a license to establish a
school in Malta for the education of the Roman Catholic
population of the island. Such was the deficiency of the
means of education in Malta, that the inhabitants were
obliged to send their children to be educated in Italy and
Sicily by persona not subjects of her Majesty. The
question was still under consideration whether a license
should be granted, although, he must add, such licenses
were never refused.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE wished to know whether the
penorynaking application for the license was a Jesuit?

Lord STANLEY admitted that the gentleman was a
member of that body.

The Duke of NEWcasTLE next inquired whether the
--,yer-i—ut held any communication with the court of

Rome?

Lori STANIAV said it was perfectly well understood
that we had no direct diplomatic intercourse with the
court of Rome ; but there was cow, as for many years

past, a gentleman employed in Italy connected with the
Florence embassy, Mr. Petre, who was accustomed to
carry nu some communications with those who held high
office in the court of Rome.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE, at some length, stated his
reasons for opposing the bill. He avowed his conscien-
tiou? belief that the Roman Catholic religion was idola-
trous and superstitious," and it was criminal in the state
to countenance it by permanently endowing Maynooth
as an ecclesiastical corporation.

The Duke at WittuNGroN defended the bill. He dis-
claimed all intention of making this the forerunner of
other measures; it stood be itself, and had nothing to do
with other measures; certainly not with any measures to
endow the Catholic Church, founded upon the disenem-
t of the Church of England established in Ire-

Their lordshi
cart ied by a cc

divided, when the third reading was
jority of 181 to 50.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNnAv

Mr. ROEBUCK called the attention of the house to a
breach of privilege on the part of Mr. Somers, the mem-
ber for Sligo, who had sent him n message on Saturday
night, in consequence of a speech he had deliverei in the
house on Friday night. The hon. member read the letter,
which inquired as to the correctness of the re

orts in t

pers. and assumed that Mr.

was sof

ently acquainted with the laws of cbiva!ry to understand
his motive for making the inquiry. To this Mr. Roebuck
3n answer on Monday

replied that
night in the

House of Commons. and assumed that Mr
acquainted with the laws of his
e was liable to punishment for
being read at the table,

give in

country to know

sending such a letter

The lett

said that he regarded this as a menace, cal-
rive members of that house of that freedom

culated to de