House Of Commons, Friday,...
The Times, 1824-03-13T00:00:00

Af ptheiO'tio a r~rc rom hn Smith, and certain elecfors ofh cct Of Cavan, complaining of an undue ejection,-...41zdc .obe~ tak,a PWomsideation the 29th of April. Acoutshofte avraz prce df the public funds were broughtatp NEGULO SLAVERY. Sir W. LEM ON presented a getition from Dartmouth against 0 0-layer. ~odSTANCLEY presented a similar petition from Hlawkshead. Lord ILOWITIIER presented a similar petitioni fromn Milining- thr[. LIN DS,%Y presentedI a petition from- the Chamnber of Corn- merce of Forfarshire, againist the bill pending for the regulation of the salmion-fishery on thje riv-er Tay. Sir R. FERGUSSON t~ese a simi ar petition tronm William Dalgleish, Esq., a consifrabIrelnboldcr in those parts. Mr. BIRCH presented !A petition tram the tanniers, shcernake~rs. s'addlers, and curriersi of 'NQttingliam, against a bill now pnin for the regzulationi of the trade In hiides andt skinls. p Aldern~iair WOOD obtainedl Pe,sve to b,inig iti a bill for the r7 moval of Fleet-marketL Lord STANLEY presented a pet1t*n from Preston, against the duties on leather. * - Lord LOW 'TfIER presented a petition'.from Kendal, against thie expiortation of long wool. t . Alir. HOBIHOIJSE rose to pire-eiit a petition.qfrom the lparish of St. Alnne, Sohi,, ayainst the sinkinig fuind. 1He4.uloughr that it was folly, to call it a sin'king fund.ic dlid not siink the delbt',itonlysunik the property and thte spirits of the pieople. rThe imdrev, e,ccording to all soundi authorities. would be moat profitable ifcjetft in the pocketsa of the people. Another part of the petition cornplained of the expense of' governing Ireland, the revenue of' which, in the opinion of the peti-ioners, ought to fuirnish thie expenses, whereas 4,0i00A0001. sterling wsere paidt by, England for that purpose. So far fro'm being a "ource of strength anid power to this country, Ireland was a burdeni of miisery, jealousy, atid terror. Theli petitioners de- clared that the imoney was; not laid out, ink rendering thie people o1' thiat counitrv liappy-, since there was not a couintry in thie world so. ill governed. And really, considering that this was a grievance whlich; had beets r-unning ott f6r cenituries past without any variation or pros-! Tect of change, he could not but concur withi the opinion of the petition. Promises of amendmienthadofren been held out, but thesamnesystem. still prevailedl. Under the government of Lord Fitirwiliam.,'thiose promis-s acermrd to he nearer a fulfilment, when his recall brouight back the me-asures by which that devoted couirtrr w as ruined. Th-. -stime rieasuires were pursued undler Lord CorTiwallis, andi the same c'alamrd.ous~ c oserien.-es resulted fi-om thiem. iti ouir tin.es, his Mls- Jesty, by hiis graciouti letter, hna recommnended peac-e andl good; orde!, and that former enmities should be fnoreottenl for the purpose ofpromToting the general weal. BuLt, he asked, had any thing, in fart, been done ? lVas nor Ireland in a worse state than ev'er ? It W?-S governed no otherwvise than by a military force, and it see;med to be the opinion Of its rulers that by the swordl thev could mainitain their "way. No one would be prepared to deny iliat it was high time to adopt diferet,t neeasures and he therefore 'hoped that thie prayer omsti etitioneY4 would be contlidered to des-erve the attention of the house. Air. ROBERT'SON thloughit thle mesr, s pr-oposd by thie peti- tioners wouldi, if dpre,b a sar oc t thie best interests of the country. Did thehn etee whto supported rtle petition think the nation cout gonanritigadb dimnfiniturn, withoutt eVeT attem1pting its reutolHelgzdte operation of a sink- ing fuind as a mneans to effect that reduto and now that we hiad an eflicient sinking futidc, (" Hear," froxi Air. flume), lie Jlepre- c..ted any attemptt whiich should imipedle its beneficial effects. Air. HL'AI E could no.tconceivetchat the hon. gentleman had heardl the object of th,e petition. Whatever thie lion. gentlemnal; mighit think of the sinking fund, lie (Mr. Hiums) asserted, and wheni the tintecasne, if the lion, gentle-man would len(i himi his attention, he pledged himiself to) prove it, thtat we lied niot onie pocind of a real sinking fund. It was 41l a delusion throughout. (At laugh.) But to ainother utart of the petition he lioped the hon. gentiemani had attend. ed,'and to that lie trusted he would not object. If it was, as he saidl it wias, his wish to reduce the national debt, he surely could not oh- ject to reducing the nattional expenslititre, by which'that wishi couild be so readily accomplished. (Hear." fromi Air. Robertson.) The honourable gentlemian said" hear." Wlell, then, the petitioners asserted that 3,000,0001. were annually expended uipon, not the go- vernmient, bitt the misrutle of Irelanid and they, prayed that noI miore money shouldl be laid out to ca useless a purpose. There was no couitiry in the world so ill izovesned as Ireland. The honourable gentlemnan was acquaitsted with thie cuistoms of otiter nations--of Chiinet and Japan-but lie believed, tiet in all His researches and travels fie hadt never itact with an itistance of such tnisgoivetttmer,s as hadl prevailed in IrelandI for the last ecentury. (Hear.) bven its rthe IPhilippinie Isles, wvhichi the hoisourable gent'enian had visited, theTre was amIoisejost ariministration of law, if the difference in the moral condition of the people was taken into account. In what wrav wasi the niotiey, spent ? Not for the benefit of the people of Ire- Ia,cn, but for keepingiup insurrection acts, andi othier parts of a eys- teni of coercion. He fully concurred wvith the object of thie petition. :dr. J. SM ITHI th.sughtt,since thie revenue of Ireland had been aso decpreciated, that the people could nor lpay the taxes which were iti-i posed upoii thieta, it wasi time for the house to inquire into the causes of'so extraordinary a circumstance. It was in vain to expect that people of capital would go to Ireland, while the diffierence in re- lhgtous opinions abounded there. Alany plans. he knew, had been formed, anti afterwardst rclinquishied ots thiis account alone. The distres3 whichi hiad preyeailed was by no mneans over, and althouigh he believed it utight be r'elieve-d by providing employment tar the peo- pestl, until tranquillity shouild be restored hv the composingofre- lgio-sis differences, no suc.h measuire could be effected. Sir J. NE IrPORT sahA that the calculations made for the ta.xa- lion of IrelandI by which sotmething should be added to the revenues of thisi country hiad completely failed, and it was found that the more taxes were imposed the less was, the amount produced. The several finance isiinisters. from the year 1807 to 18161k had calculated the re. venues at four tillhons, atidi from this amnount they hada decreased half a inillion within thiat Period. Whbatever alteration might be miade in the govetrnmen)t of Ireland, it coulti liot be expected that the re-'e;ue seould experience any rapid ameliorationi, for thne present distress had grown our of' the misgovernment, not at' 20 nor 30 y'ears, but of' a century. It was, however, e*,ential for the hZiuse to kitow, thiat whatever attempts miglht be miAde to restore happiness to Irelandi would be in vain, until the c-onflicts arising frons religious divisions shoulg be put an end to, and the people plut upon an equal footing seith respect to ev-ery thing in, the coininunity, and the line of detiiarkation which) at present ex- isted removed. This was his miolt sinicere coiiviction, andt lie could tiot express it too ofteni. The Petition was then broLight tilt atitd readl. Mr TEOUSE, in moving that it be purinted, explained, tiate atltiough he itad lied itin liispossessionthire clays, he had dclayed it until thie Chancellor of the Exchiequer shiould be its the heuise. Hej cook that opportunity of adverting to the winsdow-tax, a 'not.ion respecting whiich'he had brought forward so early in thie sestsion, that lie mnight obvitite the excuse often before niade that the financial plans were all formied. iNotwithstanding the ill sitecess of that motion, lie hoped, the numiber at' pert.- tion% which were pouring in fromn all parts of the country wo ilti draw the attention of the hiouse to thi,s subject, and perhiaps have the effect of changing the determinationsof the right hon. gentlensan. 'ilie petition w~as ordered to be printed. Sir R. WIlLSON moved tlhat the Speaker's warratnt be issued for the return of a member for Leitrim, its the room of Luke Wliite, Esq., deccased, VICTUALIAERS' LICENCES. MUr. LAW'LEX' presented a 1petition froiss the licensed victutallers oif flrmissghain, praying for the repeal of the dhitieson their licenicest. AIr. BERNAL asked tie Chancellor tof the Exchequer whetlher hie liad resolved uponi any mecasure srith res%pect to these licences. The C:HANCELLOR of the EXChIEQUER said, thlat to so plain a question he would give as direct an answer as lie seas able. The uttisost. however, lie could] nowv say was, tliac he flattered biin. self lie shouldi be atble to psropose somnethitng to the liouse onl the sub- ject1which lie hoped would be siatisfactory. Al r. F. LEW'IS moved for antiaccoutii of all goodis exported froin Great Britaini to France ouitler the consiosercial trade acts. Air. PRICE presen ed a petition fromn the journeymeni boot and shoe-niakiers of Kingstotn.ttport4mlull, against tIme conmhination laws. Sir '1. L,ETHBIRIDJGE presenstedi a petition fronis a town its Sonsersetsahiro, agaitiist the assessed taxes. sLAW STAMP DUTIES. Lard A. HIAMILTON put a questioti to cite Chiancellor of thxe Exchequer, but in solowatcone of voice that its purport couildonly be gathiered frotlo the right htoiourable genitleman's re ply. ThieCHANCELL.ORoftriteEXCHEQUER staid thlathis plan was tin extremely simple one, lie nroposed to repe'al thle stamp duties tin law proceedinigs in the courts of' Etiglaittd, Scotland, amid Irelandl. I liese were all containedI in the schedule to the C.,on- solidatedI Scamp Duties Acts. He intendedI to submnit to a consult tee of the house a resolution that thiese duties should cease after a certaiti period, and lie shiould take care to be then psrovided with a proper schedule. SILK TRADE. Air. BIRCII presented a petition froisn the silk-manufacture!5 of Nottinghamto, agrains- the propsosed -regulations of this trade Sir T. LET11BRll)G17 presented a similar petition fromn the silk-t-uanttfacturersa of' Shepton-31allet. He took this opportunlity of askcing the Chancellor of tIse Exelieqeter whethier he had made up his mnind in what lilt"rg towns be would aprpoit warehouses for the deptisit ot'stock in hantd, upon which the duties were to be re- turnedi ? T1he CHANCELLOR of thie EXCHEQUER replied, that in. structions, had been issued by the Board of' Uustoms pursuant to the 'resolution of the house, that proper officers should be aPpointedl to superintend its operation at all chie sea-.ports in the kingdlom. Per- sons woutld also be sent to the differenittowns connected with the silk- trade. If it should a-epear timar notwitlisstanaing these mesaluses any particular town should be inconvenienced, it would not be difficult t*o apply somne remedy. IHe.,r. Ita'I M r. ELLICE wiished to ask, for the information of some persons who were deeply interested in the question, lvllat was intended to he done with respect to silk in a dyed state. Was it to be consider. ed as manufactured or as raw silk, in the return of duti s upon it ' The CHANCELLOR ofthle EXCH EQUER thought it must be eld to be manulactured, as it unquestionably was so to a certain degree. (H-Iear.) The petition was thcn brought up. ,NEGRO SL,AVERY. Petitions against slavcry were broughlt up by Mlr. nMANSFIE.D, frorn Leicester; by Air. C. SsreTWi, from St. Alban's; by Mlir. SYKEs. from three townships in Yorkshire; and by Mr. BENETT, from Weatbuty. Mlir. WVHITMORE presented a petition from Ross, in Hereford shire, for the abolishment of negro slavery. Sir JOI'IN NEII'POR V also presented a petition against the slavery of nerzoeg in the West Indies, from the county and city of Vaterford. rhe right hon. baroret observed, that on this occasion the petition was the unanimnous prayer of the principal inhabitants of the county and city in question, and he sincerely wished thev would only be unanimous on other subjects of national interest. The petiti- oners stated their earnest desire to see slavery altogether abolished - and expressed, at the same time, their conviction that a work of such magnitude would require to be gradually effected. They were of opinion, however, that it was one of indzslensable necessity - andi cautiously anti tlelicately as it wvas to be handled, they trusted that Parliament would unceasingly persevere in it, until it should be successfully cornpleted. In these sentiments the right hon. baronet expressed his entire concurrence. Sir WV. CONGREVE presented a similar petition from the inha- hitants of Plymouth; Sir Jose WROTTESLEY, a petition from Buxton and its vicinity; and Mr. F. aIUxDY (we believe), another from Derby ;-all of thenm praying the legislature to abolish negro SIavery. The petitions were severally read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. in COMBINATION ACTS. Mr. HUa E, rising to present a petition, took the opportunity f btating, that in consequence of what had passed in the house on le preceding evening, he should on Mlonday next move for a re- ;uro, epecifyine the number of men belonging to the regiments of 3ard w vho hca been putt in confinement during a certain number en rs ; a n d a l es o f o ra r e t u r n io f t h e incof m e o f w h a t va s e a U e d th e o1n.stckpureot~ ix~ Rgimntof ootGu~dp He then blishmerit really' eMfctea the utilitv whichi was originally contenm. plated from the- settlement. The. lots of money and-of lios sas `'rY great at Sierra Leone, aind for what real puirpose ? Mr. NV. HORTON_, said, that it would be inconveient, he aPprehended, to enter into so large a question as that propounded by the hon.'memiber in thie committee. It was mixedl up withi many other auestions-for istance, withi the termiinations of the hI"Ve tradie,the anselio)ration of the AIfricane, &c. Thesuibjecti must be considered w-ithi reference to those objects, and he shouldf be found rssdy to produce ali the offlicial papers connected with it, shouild the hOn:.Mernber monve for- them. An lion. id a rBER (whose namne wye could not Icaiin) wislied to he infor.iaed wily rahlrtunonev was allowed to the govern.or at Sierra Leone, sdP" no'el-ewhere ? Mir. IvIimo)r HORTON saidt that tile vote was usual, ana thte Conduct of the present governor uiniversally praised.-The vote was aeireed to. Mr. 1X.~-iH I (lONmcvcii that a sion not exceediingz 48311. bie vote to defrtce the civ-il expendituce 0t New:'ountiland; the aunti lt erwat .5,0001. .51.HI!U E wished this resolution to b! withdrawn. Unitil t'ile PT0'luction of certain accou-itcs for wvhicht het had moveti ; nd it was Withdlrawn accordinglv. Mr. LUSI1lN(il'O.N, in moving, that the stimiiof 43.92ll1. l8s. be STtnted to his Majesty fir the purpose of defraying tite ci il and min litarv estaidlishimint of the settlements on the (ccld '.ssq for the pre- sent year. statedl his exo-cciation thut this woiuldi bIc the :Ast vear in1 'which it would he necessary for him- to ask the botric to make this gramn. -Mr. GOR D ON observed, that in the year 1817 a comitn-itee had examined in-o the state eftchwes ettlements, hbichi at that timle wcre tinder the i'anaiz,eoe it of t1he African company. Now as that comaybl beer. establishted for ihe better priomoii.tn of' the slave trad, i beame ntiterof considieration withi the cominittee, 'whether these ~Ittlenictnc ought tint to he ahando1tned. se-eing t' it tile objects f-ar wrhichi tites' w?re establishe;l hi1 beern declared il ':gal by~ the leircilacttre. It was. h's,wei Cr. dt'ternjined thiat tiles' slilulci be' kept up for two reason', of whicti the I.rst ,aas. that theve cere calculated to promnote co,iimerce andl civilization amnong tile inhabitantit at the colcn- tris i whnh heewere-tiart, and di-s-ctoil that thev afforded the mostt.'cejb eam,n IC f ob'ainitoc i'inraiion retgarding the interior ofAfrica. .i-i r,ess-ok1c. of dle g.reat taciliite- WMIt I'hl:h a Ltraveler en- tered it ini pro'ceeditnc tfroO C3pe Coast Castle. lie wished tit Inow ,a hecher these two ohjectq, width~ hial i'tducezl the co)mmittee to re- commentl this I-eping up of thiese cvtleitents. secr row attended to? .'tr. Ri. J. WIII LOT FIOR POX observed, ill reply, thiat these Oshjectst still attracted the notice of'(.iovernme-It. IlIe fiadl noi hesita- tionin savine, that notwithstattding the Ashantee war, the natives in thie neighbourhiood of these settlern-ts were ial a stale oflilows bitt PirOsressive improvement. He looked itpiJ' these settlements as ex- p-er;imtnson a' Teat scale, whichi ouecht to be judgzed ratitcr by, t-heir Ult:imate results cl-an liy their imnmediate progress tromn year to year. The siim was theii zranteid, as was also 1.8-271. for the probable expense of providiRF for the coanvict establishment at Bermuda, for the year lR24. On the qiies'iisn thant a snim notecedn 150,0001. should be eranted r., las Maiestsv. to .iefrav the amiount of' hills drawn or to. be dtrawn for Ithe year 18'24 troni Ncw Soutii 15"ahrs, tlir. fil'31E, comoplainedl of the lliixe(l nature ittthe accounts rela- tive to the disbu,rse!nent of' this sun, and truste I that he shiould re- ceivo somte explattatien ohf thenii crrm the right tionou rable secretairy oppo'ite. Mr. IR. T. Wl. ll)lO aid t1hat the complicatedi nature of nherrc accounitsarose fruti thtr refe:rring partly to ,utni whicli hiad heen ixpendil~. attI natly tn onsitit ihich it was expeted would be cifpc-ided. lie honed that in, the next year he should bee able to fur- niish the commititee with atn minrovcdl statemnent of these ac-couints. Tilie sumn was thitt votedl. The next suin proroecild to be grantied ivas 2,44.121. lOsi. forthte pur- POse of detraving the c xt\iense of certain coloniial sErvices fe)rllierly ilaid out otf the army' extraorditiatit's. 'tI. Ii UM E Observeid. that lie lieut expected never to ltav't heard of' this Lrranit aain. Wlithi cegardt to the dMties perTformed hs- `e silperintr,l.art of' Honiduras anti his secretary, lie kniew itottIite. andtI tlretef'ro shouldl nut inake tiny' observatiotii but with; regardI to the saaie aid ii, thec private secretaries of the l.overnora. el larhadoces. D,lcntriua. 'leenasila. an I the othier West indian. islands,. anioc-iting alotec, h *r to 11.8iQil. odd, hec had1 tiit hesitationl in sayiniz Inat ilte riountry' oug'tt to) lie relilevei-t from titetti altogethier, as, they were in Pnsse.ssion oit a considerable income arising from theii ;ee ' ofice, It lie! diii not r~ceire somne satisfitctorv assurance upon this htl~c.Ie hiuil,l titute as ati -mtenfdOtent. th~at tite amoutit o1 z.hfsu' salaries be dle-iticteil fromn this g-rant. .N1 r. IU. -J. W. Ht lITON' obiservedt, itn reply, that the hionnurable metitb-r tor Aberde,-n scented to be confotndtrIng the private secrete.- ries of the atoveriors si-til the tpublic secretaries of' the islatid. Tbe la-ter tunctioriaie, didi, it twas trite, receive l'ees ;hbut theformer received notie, tht'ir enriiluiients bi-ing cottfinedl to the sLion of 1Os. per di?em that was paid to client, lle contendeil, that a private ase- crefary was, sit indisvtsnFable adjiunct to it \1'cst In(ian governor. Mr. HUl'M F thoughrIt that th'e explantationi of the riglit lion. secre- tarv was see thting tit satisfactorv.g Mr1. (;(ULBURN confirmed the statement of his, riglit hon.. frliciti. z4. ecretary for the Colonies. It NwasL absoluttslv necessary freveryN go'.error of a West Intdian island to htave a prIvtite Secre- ta,ry. Nns ili entohurnents were otihy harsl' suflicietit to stupport the rank andI tattiin wJitel thiey were calleil tip.on to fll ; and as that astite case, the publ ic could'not (lo less than pay tie salary of their ;:flate -ecrt-taTies. M1r. Hi. G. BENNET irusteid that hiis lion. frienId (thie mnember for A herdeen t wrould move the amentdment which he hail mtentioned, and also that l;ee '? take the sense of thte bouse upon it. Mlr. fUME il-en moved that the stim of 1,8221., being ithe amount or thet arIo a,id to the5t, Tprivate secretaries, be dedULteul Tfie LttOlroit !;e titen kli%i LIEd, wh. iters appeareth- Ftor the acilentliteni. 21 I g in i, 93 1Nloroit y joe tile original grant. 72 M r. R. .1. w5. I I0 Rt'IO N thtei niovcdi thtan a sutintunt exceedii,g I .5632L- b-c c-ate ., lii M ajesty to (detray t he surrs requvired bv the Socie's ' or ithe Prnn'uraitin vf the G3ospel iii aid o thie exteenses of the S)ciety I ' thie tnnder-ntetinineid coh;l,.es :-U'tper antd Lswet Ianada. Nivat-te,srta. New Brunswick, Newioundland. Prince EitatlsL4nl anid the (ape of' Gooil hope. M r. II I'M E rose ci, *iJect to tli~s suni of' money biting placed in the handis of thlIs "oc"cty. lie liad on a former occasion statedi twc l.i.strnkis of it, strange~ neiicet anI mniscontlict,- ant hie couldI not bLt le.-, st'onL7 sti';rise at hearinz it a-ttain prop.osed toi intrust se large a 'ii ii ot' ini i-ic to its conItrol. In a Itiblis;heid account of its Ixeitr.ti was1 stated that the itatazets. of' ite society hai cvelit.to buil d. a school ini Newfounrdlaitd. That ira-s in I 'dil. in- lPItt. the rep,-ri which t1eYe published conit;inei sic aesertion chtil cltr school was btdlt. andi that scholars were inistritetd itt it. In 1132. that arccount reachedt Ncwfoiinilantd, slid thcn, for the first timeI, it a,-peare,l troni letters reecivtil froiti that islat ii,thtat there was neither richoiti built, books pturc'hased, nor schiolars iiNstructeil. Ott this cir. ctm 'toner beitig teentioneil to the t1irctoirs e'f thec society, thley auI- tiiiifed it Ie Ile faict. ( hear, hear.) Notr, iwhat credit cuftft the colrr,itts'e to ati.tch to) a society whiich could( he guilty of af Mistake like thiss Another reasont wh- lie titoughit that thisi society otught not to ltave thle Control o'f ilis linotey was, that the inhahitints of die toter o-f St. John's, in 'Newcfouttll:nnd, had rhbithitely refitsi'd to lend their clhurchies tut the missionaries whticb it haml sent oiut. ott accouint of their iitproprietv of cotidiurt. He had !ik etwise litardtiltat it hail' cnisapllitch the roubvlic niiones' in tile pmvieisne of C'anadha. There was attolher point which he the~ Ighn .lte commintte oughIt to take into their Lonsitdcratioit, anti that was. th,at the zeal of thie prelates whio ittatiageul this society did icot leadi thent ci oniribuite wiore tItan fi3.'l ., at'. that theiochole of this unm teas cori'unit-d in twhiat wrere caille( the itecessary expenses oh the -ffice. Mi'as, hiii, titer.. a society to twlitel Parliamn'ent ougtc ito cnedtece thze control over ]54 111Jhtl. ofcthe piublic monse ?Such ri zrattt, as it would pct nwiciny' intoIhantds unwortyv 'to recites it, was p TfeectIe unw-i; ran ich c. I idcedi. it' they' conisentedl to it, thley wvoilli be stchst-i-ttialiv throwing the motley away. (Hecar, lear.) It' refiiei- otis instrictioll were wanted lbv the inlhabitants of chless colonies, het their respec'lee itouernniencs furnish it to tfhkm. Why werer iwe to gcve $0 Itllicilh to thie people of Catnada and Nova :Sc,tia, when we thiu not give cry tliirg like it to the (Cathiolic population of Irelandl (Hear. hear. Thittkitig tltis vote to he perf'ectly utinecessarv. andI hoPing- ilict m1anas miemibers wvouldh e tif the `s:riice olinion, he should leove a.c "'anI'ndientlttt, that tite wliole, vote be withidrawn. M11r. W. lt)RTON' saitd, that looking to tile sieries of y-ears dur- in: which this society had perlorined ctie cluty ishicih was, contenti- plated by thtis grant, he thougtht they nligigt satblv be intrusted withl tits petritn O pire,eet but adiiiii tiag, f'or argitinei Lt's sake, chat t, itescit,iv twere hilt proper perstins to ihispose of thle bountce of' Par- 'anenit. -ituli cthe'y, thlerefore, wiithhofld thiis stim altogether ? MIi they not kite. e tilac it was absolutely nieceissary for those provitices It was, trite clue Lran,t lias been usu;ally place,d in the hiatlos of' thle Secict r for tIe Ir 'or'iatcii of tute ~(iusp';ht surel th Iiu gCnL. must knoi`. ih.t thlat society tels itt constant comtiliunication withi the rcdelesasi,~al ant iviel author'ities itt those colonies. lie tbso"ir'it tht bon. ntslunibcr had Rot miacIe out any case of' ite misap. plic-ci-nil dtIiic fui, oroifinisc'iduct on tilie part oh' cIte society, a nd thesetore he hoped the ConIicitiue tvouitl not be indhicced to rel'use it. The grrow&ing populatiotn rcquired thisn assistatuce. Tt wa-s, he conceiv- ed, a'cery proper appropriation of' ilte public mioney. It wvas usefully bestowed, and oucht to be -uppiortod. Ir.- L.' U'`iE sadicl the country' it appeared,was, in addition to the cvil a-i mnilitary rc.,ablishmeni of tho,e Colonlies, to support tite ec- elesilasteal establishmenrt. Hie wondered thley were not callled on to nay every ni-dictal gentleman wh:o proceeded thiere. (A lautgIt.) Dobtless, their skill would be as beneficial to the hoie ofte n hsbitar.ts.a,s tbe exertions of the clergy' were to their souls. (A laughi.) Wihy should not these indiv'iduals pay foir an establlshlnent f`ron ahich zhtrseTtlves alone dierived benefit ? TIhey wvould dlo so, if these impraviulent c-rants w'ere not made. Hie observed, that a Rev. Docor Iuclis, who offi.iate,d at 11-llilaX, a large flourishing town, received 411(1. a veat frotit hi I ahiutet rycan t. Oilier clergymnen received severally fro ciesm suc 01. 2101., 1(101. and' smtaler sums fuir thecir erie.ltesse tasbath itt p~rincitie ;anti it hecactic stil or I heloaie~-eite considtrilcte Inediumt through hih tetiis-oPalment was convevetl. Mr. UTT R'i'()RT i sppoted thj tioetion. The grant hiad hcretofuire ln ~e od and it wouhil haveT a utijjSeltinioUS el ifit wr wwtiiI With respect to tile Society h-oc this Propto. eaLioti of thsfote,isluors hail been beneficial. It was true th at i't had bekti expose to,slosi atrociois nimpostures, which ought to be inquired into ; bitof itcs getieracl utility, no hair doub't couo b ,-i /Fl -vit ait ""'d at all, tO ben cr -..- :11~ri. H.id (k u.N J- s aid, it no doubt teas very' proper that those individuals shouild receive religious instructioi ;, bu't the qcies- tion was, wh'o is to pay for it, the people oh' Engl!and, whocse ad- vantage must be contingent, or thic inhabitants of' tie colonies, aito received the immrlediate benefit of relikious instrhictions ? (llcar.) Another question was, thrnugh whose hand-, thi.s gratit should be distributed ? lie cositended. that it should go t4rough the hansdsof thercsponsible authorities of the colonies. Itoughitnotto be itrusted to tbif nondescript society. It rnight or it might not berespectahle for nything that a i coe' to lfi, knwld. itthyn ktt'ti from the hon. m(niber for Duver ('tic. Iiutt-rtorth), that tle society were the most constillitlate dupes that hail beet ever heard of. 'T'he honourable inember had sp,keli o' accounts that twould asionish them, arnd of tr.t .atrOcinius Inpitstures. lie wonildl thetl ask the lbocae whether, without any evidetice as to the gooct donc by the society, and with their eyes open to the niischie chat hlad beei efFected they' would consent to vote this large sum of Inoney ? lie would not oppose the proposition altogether ; but le witli(i vote against placing the enrorey in the handls of tie sictiety It otight to be intrunted, to responsible directoors of tile colony, who mighit listribRte it as they thought proper. MIr. BUTTERWORTH smid. that wlien he spoke or the so- d=es. his ohservation as to irregularities was not mcant to be ge- n b-a. Many men of the most high and honourable claracter were oemnected vwith that niost useful body. _lr. GOULBURN said, if the hon. member supposed that the whiole o! the religious establishmnent of those colonies was supported ,ut ofthis grant, be was mitci mistaken. In Canada, tracts of har- rca land were set apart for the support of the dper.y. (iLughter) The country, it should be obsenred, improvtdin ctivaf0on and as- presented a petition frora the .jourrlevmen ladies' boot ana gboo- makers of L;ondon,5si"Ua-by soo of their ,body,-.sgainst the cons- Pinatioti cts1; also asimilat petitioni from the journeymen boot andP shoe.rnAk-ers of the-boroughof Southwatrk. Mr. NEwmAXr rset ed a like petition frofta thejoutneymen of Exeter; Sir R.WLSN one of the samnekind fromn London, Mr. No Nest, anohrrm the town of Reading;. and Air. G. BENsrxT, another from Bright. helmstone. These petitionts were severally brouglht up and read, anid referred to the artisans' committee. Alr. D)ENISON presented a petition from the licensed victuallers of the bundredsof Woking and Godalminig, wvithin the county, whichi he had the honour to represent. They prayed for an alteration of the laws at present affiecting them. Air. STUART.WORTLEY brouight up a petition fromi low- den, in the county of York, praying for the repeal of the house anti window tax; and aniother frooi -Huddersfield, in the same county, agatinst th~ existing game laws. The LORD-AD VOCATB presenited a letition from the bur. gesses and others of St. Andrew's, in Scotland, against the re- moval of the bounties upota lineni. Colonel TRENCH moved, that thtere be laidi before the hioise a return of the weekly amountL Of the sales of linen, entered at the differelnt markets of Monster and Connaught, durinig the Ilast 10 years, distdnguishing the price per yId LINEN BIOUN'T'IES. Mfr. BROWVNLO W expressed a wish that thie Chan.cellor of the Exchequer would consider the expedience of de'laying the repeal of the linien bounties until the monthiof Ju13', 1825. Air. MABERLY could assure the righbt hon. gentleman oppo~- site, that, owing to the circumnstance of his not hiaving duly consi- diered the propriety and expediency of repealing the bounties upon the lineu trade, before he came clown to the house the other even- ing withi his proposition uipon that subject, he hadl occasioned, in sonic parts of the kingdomn, very great and serious distress. (Hear, hear.) fie (3Mr. A aberlyl had no hesitation in saving, thiat its conseqluence of the right lionourable gentieman's exposition of his plan for rescintling the bounities allowed upon lri.h linenis, (!Ybich bounties upon the low-priced linens amiounted to 20 pret. ott the val e), upwards of .40,000 people svere tls,own out of emlo ~r thi. aomen.t. (Hiear.) ide mentionedt this fact ouly to show the Chancellor of the Exchieluer how improper it was in him, to come into the house and promiulgate any scheme of this nature, without having first well digestesi IL, and availedl hirmself of every informa- tion upon the subject that could be obtafined. (IHear.) The right hono'arable dent, s-ould have souxght for it-not of the houLse, butt of .those memnbers who were most connected or acquainted WiLtl the If- ns-a trade. (Hear.) Never, sorely had any publ-ic measu-re been so little conssdered before its promnidgation, as this of taking off the bounties upon low-priced linen. Its effect had beer, to put almostt a1 stop to the trade whichi furnished the suyport of so miany amiong the poorer classes in Scotland antI. Irelanid. On other oc- casions, is was to be Iioped the righit lionourable gentleman would allow himself more time in the preparation of these extensiive meautres that were to afrect large interests ; in, the prTesenit instance, he reully iseermed to have proceedled moist uinadvisedly. It was also to be observed, that by reason of the high duty uponi hernip, the low-priced linen-rmanuifacturers were compelledt to use flax. TIre dutv upon lhemp w-as as high as 311s. per cwt. upon the value. Now, tthe'right honourable gzentleman shiouilti have known, that if hie pro. posed by withdrawing these bounties; to benefit thec trasle, hie ought at the same tintis to liav'e rempitted the whole of' rte duity upon lisemp. The house mniglht rest assured, that in point of fact. the bounties in question were no more than drawbacks, to whIich these m-anufacturers were as mnuch entitled as any othe r description of mianufacturers could he. At present hie wouldi say no more, because lie should shiortly have thec hionour of' preseniting a petition to the house, connected withi the important inter(sis atnd topics to wshich he had been adverting. (Hear.) TIhe CHIANCELI LOR of the EXCHFIEQUER said,t titers could be no objection to grant the returns which had been movedI icr by, the hon. gent. (Colonel Tfrench). biit he had really no idea thiat any suich motion was to be utade, and he liad still less anticipated thfe discussion it hiad occasioned. If tie lionourable gentleman oppo- site (Mr. AMaberly) wished him to give any answer to his obs~erva- tions upon the proposed alteration respecting the linen bounties9, lie would observe thaLt that answer would moa_t properly, he giveni in the comnmittee (hear, hoar,) which mrrsi of course off'er the most fitting tiniie and occasion to discuss triny propositions of this kitid. Those honoursable gentlemen who were nor satisfied wvith the intendted arrangetnents wouldI then be enabled so state the grounlds of their dissent. For himself, he would cunfess, that at preient he was hetrdly prepared to go lutto the subject. 'The returns were then ordered. IRISH- BANKERS. Sir HENRZY PARNELL rose to present a pmitition, signed by several wiealthiy. aud respectable inerchants and hlankers of IrelInrd, praying for an alteration in the laws relating to bankers in Irelanid. He begged the Chancellor ef the Exchequer's partickular attenition to the matter of this -petition, which originated out of an act passed in the session of 11321, for effe~cting cerraiti alterations in the chiarter of the Bank of Irelandl. 'i'he evils of whichi this petition principally complained were cerita i tiabling clauses, as affecting rite power of bsLnkers to alienate and dlispose of thieir prperty, containedt in an act pa%le in the reign ot'George If. Of that1 act he would only ob- serve, that no system could be usore ingeniously devisedi than its, own enactments, to prevent opuilent aTnd respectable persons ftont esta- blishing themselves as bankers in Irelana. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHIEQUER certainly conbi- dered the subject to which the hon. harotiet referred, anid tso which thec petition pointedl, as one w,ell deserving that serious attentLion which he (the Chancellor of the Exchiequer) was for one disposed to give to it. (lieaf.) Sir J. NE WPORT thoughit that the lhouse mnighit nor be aware of thie matter of tbat, act ; for it wvas an Irish one, pa-sed before the sta- tute known as the ." Bankers' Act." 'I'he consequence of this was, that two distinct codes prevailed in one kingdom, in respect of bankers, lHe nasei only mentioni one clauise of the act of George II., to show how necessatry was the revision of the law, upon this subject. hr was enacted thiat, for the future, no person intendling to tradie as a banker should be enabled to niake any settlement upon hiis son or his daughter, his graznds,on, or Ihis gratid daughter, eveni kr a valuable consideration (hiear, hear) ; but that all such) set- tlements should be absolutely null and void. (Hear.) Mr. IRVING held that no subject could be taketi into con- sideration the resuilt of which wouti be kmore likely to prove hens. ficial to ireland than the propriety of niaking alt alteration in time lawis afikcting bankers in that couintry. The 'eio wa brought up, read, andI laid upon tsite table. Ar.USISSON presented a petition front the mnerchants anti tradesmen of Liverpool, representing thiat the benevolent intentionis of the legislature in passing the act for thie relief of insolventi debtors hiad been, to a great extent fruistrated and praying for a revisioti of that law. Air. PEBl, presented a peritioti fromi the cotton-uspiuners of Eel- f.'nst, praving, for thie repal of' the cosl ditty. The~y stated, that thouh te dty iththein was nor hiigher than in the coal counties of England, vet, in consequence of the difficualty of' procuring itie article, its pncee was in fact muchi hiegier. Air. ABERCROMIBY pr tped a petition fromn the Plrovost and burgesses of the royal burghroef e addlington, praying itir a revisiotn of the larva respectn the sALmion fishery. Thei C HA N CIfl"l'OR of tlise E`CH EQUER mioved that thie house, at its rising, be adjourned co Mlonday iiext.-Ordered. Ir. HUSKISzS(N said, his right hon. friend, the Secretary o State for Foreign Aff!airs, hiad already given niotice of his intentioii so submit to the liousse, on Tuesday n ex, certain ppers arid a state- ment reliring to the liVest Indies. (Hea.) Hie lsad niow to apprise the house ,rhat his right hon. friend( nseant to move, at tire sante tituie, frlaeto britIg ini a bill, the effect of' wliicli would be to declare slave-tradirug in any subject of Great Britaini piracy The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHIEQUERI beggedl tiow so call thie aLttention of the hiouse to tire tiecessity of' going into a corni- nilttee oni the antiuaul duities bill. Air. ROEI3ET'SON exptessed his earnest liope that gentlenien would trot leave she house, as many were accirstoissed to dlo, uipon its resolving itself inito a conimittec of this kind, Ilie particularly wished thait all hon. gentlemen whio sverer intet ested in thie mieasure would rempin itt their seats and lie begged that tIre right hon.secre- tarv (Alr. Peel) would favour the comimittee withi hisi presence. (A lau;gh.) Ailr. GREY BENNET hasi also a favour to beg, but of another riglht lionourable geistletnan. This paper of sthe night was crowded with inost important business ; among other mtuaters, it was proposedl to bring ott the civil coirtingetscies-.-commiissariat--artiiy extraordlinarleftnrh1scellaneOUS e4thritnitees-and Irisi mniscellaneous estinmates. Thie favour he had to request was, that the right lhots. gentleman would he cgood enoughi to inform the liouse wvhat business it was really, isitentled should comise on to-nights, audl in what order. TIhe CHANCELLOR (if the EXCH4EQUER could not exactly answer the hon. gentleman's quteatiOn. Ile inust be well awar'e thadt it was idot considermd fair to bring on aniy business weitimout previous 1titotir andi therefore notice had been giveti of all those imatterts M(Ls chs it was then hioped there would he tdine for bringing oni to- night. Of course, the business of the evetiing insist depenud on ithe nlature of theymatters firsttso bebroughitforward. Htc(the Chaiscei- ]or of the Excheqtier) wished first of all, utidoubtedly, to ptrocced with the committee on the aninual duties The hiouse knew, o!r course, that these duties all expired upon the 24th of Mlarch ; a'nd thezgeitates Vdssble inconyenicusce would arise to rIhe public service, if tis busiiness was not disposed of before that rimec. He would n)ext 4ropose to go into a committee of supply ; antil they, miglit thn cssuch (sf the miisccllaneomis estimates as rIsere sI ould .be opportunity for introducing. An hon. friend of his on tshe floor mleant to propose a vote for the British Aluseum, for example a'~nd the Secretary for the Treasury wyould bringforward a variety of' Mlr. NUMB thought lion. mensbers shouldbheinforosied oftitebu- siness lik-ely to conse on; as some might intend so be present at the di-scussion on the civil contingencies, otiters at that upon the coin- misisariat ; and eothers at this debate on the miscellaneous estimates. He himself had five or six bundles of papers by hima, isotie refer- ring to thle mIscellaneoous esthiinstes, some to the civil contingeticies, and others to other estimates : it was impossibtle to examiine all tlie-e with any hope of doing justice so any, in a short spaice of time ; and the uncertainty in whichi the house was left as to whsich sliorildi be. brought on firs;t wits a imatter, on this account, of considerable its- cenvenience. Hfe hoped, theTefore, that iMinister-s would now de- cide which business should come on first- He weoulti suggest that Colonel DAVIES suggested that Alinmsters should take the orders of the day as they did motions. The CIIANC(ELIOR of the EXCHEQUER said that minis- ters had not always the option of briuging on their ordern of the day at the time they wished, though he woutld admit that generally the house was indulgent to give precedence to the inportant measures of Goversment. He himselfcould not say, when the business was put down in the orders, wlicl shoulu be brought on first. If, however, the hon. member (ilir. flume) would inform him to what particular business the most important of his five or six bundles of papers re- ferred, he would be happy to acconimodKate him by bringing it on, as far us it depended on him. AIr. HUiME wishied that the miscellaneous estimates should conie on that evening, and let the Irish estimates be postponed to somie other day. fur. PEE L said thiat there was one bill which lie should feel it nece3ssry to press (tlbecounty courts' bill, we think), as the holding of tne assize in one county was deferred till that should pass. Fiir J. NEWPORT said he did not see why orders( of the day sh'iuld not be taken in the same manner as notices, anit then gentle- kst cn could always calculate with more certainty as to the particular titme when any measture would come on. ANNUAL DUTIES BILL. On the motion of the C1tAKCgLLOR of the E5ct EQuEit, the laouse went into a committee on this bill. On the first clause being proposed, Colonel DAVIES tose to move an amendnment with respect to the duties upons foreign brandies. If he thought that the revenue would be likely to be injtSed by the temission of duties which he should proposte, he wouja not introduce the measure; but when he conceived that the eeffect of his proposition would be to increase our revenue - -thS iitseof conunaption-when he reflected upon , . .:. . .. itianY of the serious evils whichi lad arisen from thie present charac- -te f or ~ca1 eguatrns-non he rau treachery, and perjuryy tb hic thy gve Th, h d~ no thnkhe should be performing hisdut i(e id ot allth seiou atenion of Governmnent to the subjc(;andhe id epe hatit as nlynecessary to point ouit the evi inordr t inuc (ivermen tourvide a reimedy. The hoin. member then adverted to tlhe very great temptations heldI out to smuigglers by die extravagantly highi duties on foreign spirits anid other articles of dailY c-onsumption, which, he observed, induced mar,~ persons to embark large capitals in the con,traband tradle. By e very hiigh profits they inade when they, succeededI in securingz a cargo, thley were enabled tO give high wage.; to all those who azssisted themn in landcing it. The consequence wvas, that whien- ever a shiip so ladlen appeared ollithe coast, the whole of the peasantry wvere ready to ansist in landing and secceting hier cargo, confident that thiey were to be well paid for the risks thiey ran. The de-noral- izing efl'ects of such a tradie upon the maniners 'andi habits of a people were ton well known and admitted to renider it necessary for hiim to describe them. It had beeni trul y said on this subject. oni a for-mer occasion, hr the ban, menmber for Traunotn, that one co'ns'equerce at our high ditries on foreigni spiritsi anti other article,, was to, place nearly the whtole of the southern coast inl a state of civil war. The effect of a discovery cii somie of the individual., them.selves was most ruinous. Ia' a man wee etected carrying a keg of contcraband spirits, he was t2ken before a magtuistrate, fired 1001., and in default of paymnent, the mi-an was1 iptileased on board otie o-f hiis Majesty's tenders~. Was it, lie woulak,ws or politic thusi on thie &rie han to punish with such severity ta rmstowihs mn pa tionswereheld ont on theoterhf?Teeeulw, icneie,vr calculated in many respects to deeatcio .obe. uhxrian rewards were given foir the discoeyo mgldsiis htpr sons engaged in the contraband trade erenon to c aueinotta tion to be given agains Sthm lvsnorrtoc einorahief the reward, whiichi was sufcenl age to covert teexpenses they Ihad goletus. and leare a ag rft. As an instance of this, lie would refer die lhouse totece vin wich two excise ofticcrs were convicted for a collusive infiermation, 'where they W-rre ioJ Sha-e the profits with the parties of whomn they had infurur-ed. Eveni in a Financial point of view, these highd taxes oil foret"nl artkCie- ntf ia-ili' con'urlption were mast impolitic, Ile could sflow thiat' sinice tilt duty on foreign brandies hiad been ipcreased, thle coniscurpd-ot had he- cnrniele'.i.and the revenueyr-oportionabliv diuiaiuishtad.lle then showed, t'ram calculat~ niorns ad ot ihe importation of' brandy in idOft, I lut, and i1I-5, that the decrease ofC importation was about one-thtirdi, by the r se of rite ditties frontr INs. to lI's. lOd. per gallon. fie also proceeded to show that the expense of coliecting the rev-enue hand in- creased in proportion to the increase of the ciuties end thie diecrease' of the revenue, withi respect to) their amount.. In 18115, the experrar of clletingthecustms evene ws S. 4s. 2d. per ceitt. In '1822, it ws 8. lO. 7. pe cet. Te ecise was collected in the year 18(5,at 1.Os 7d pr ent, nd In 82at 31. lus. 7d. In leeland theexpnseat olectng he xcse in1806 was 101. per cent., and t, 822it hd aise to171. N ow,hte wouldt assert, that if the ditties could be brought back to what thee were in .0e first of thiose years, it woulsi ir-ake a diffirence of 9186,0001. a year in favour of the cou artr. Ile diii niot inea-- to say that the wli'ole of that stiin could tiaw b;e saved, bitt he thought that (a great part of it mnighit. ie would conicluide by propositie, us an amnendntent, a reduction of' Is. Ittid. pe-r gallon in the (duir" ott fo. reign bratidy, and lie wottld (10 this withi a v'iewv to pr gressive re- ductioti. fie felt satisfied, th:,t sol far front redlucinig th(e revenue ot the country, thiis reduction wvould be foitni to itncrease it; and if' that should be the case, the hiouse nitight afterwards consider of' a farthier redUCtion. After a few wortls tram the clhuirtluait of' tille ron;niitiee (Mr. BwOGDES) a, to the f'ormi of the lion. titetuber's a'tnendu.r-n, Thie CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQLUER saitd, thait it. seemied to him thapt the toiotitrable !aternber (Colottel Davies) di(i Inot clearly utt1dee'Srand itie tiature of thie biil before the hou,e. It was a bill'to sette,w ani act whichl wotuld expite on thie 24tht oft7,h arch, whiceh act was a continuatiots Lif anothier, granitinig ce'rtain ditties t-ot one year. The duties now in qtiestion were ir.creastd inl hl07, as war dluties. They had been mnodified in 1Ifi, itied since then hlad been continued from year to yeitr. The present bill ditl not specify the amouint of the duties: it only s;enr to cintinue the criginal act, in which they, were dera.iled. I-Ic dith nor see. therefore, hou rthe hon. memnber's object couldI be answered,by moving for the reductions u&s specific d-uty, when the amrounzt of that dutty was niot tisentirioted in ther bodv of the bill to whichi his mortion wa4 to Le an a,ne,dq,ent.' Tite best way in whielt the lion!ourable instithber couldi shape his m-otion wituhd be, to call uf-on tile hiouse for the repeal of so much of' the tiuty, pertmanentily. It wvas tisis feel- in-g wehich ott a formier evening lhad made him suggesLt iftat a stuni. lar mode shouldi be pursued with respect to the ditties on ruin. It appeared to him) that it wouild be a ver y diffiSUIE tirocess for rIte Ito- nourable memiber to accom-plishi his object in the way' he proposed, And he didl nor see hoe' lie coutld assist himi. He woiuhl note s'; it word or two on tite tunition itst-if. lie toititi n t that thle diuty'on foreigis Spirits was Yetn' hlighl but he thought thie present tiute was ritot tlie proper one far nakding any reduction in their, for that tiust operate to the prejudice oftite Matinufticturers of B3rimifti spirits. It mnight, perhaps, be sa d. tlhat it wvoutldl be well to miake a reduction in the dunies on British spirits ali.o. Perhaps it mighit be so, Lut that, it would not be detiied, was a greet questton and it would Lot be wise to go to it noaw, until we itad seen cite etl'ect of the reductiotis wftich;I hadl been made in the duty on spirits in Irelard and6 cotland. No man, lie thioughit, wvould denv that it was desirable to liave tihe duties ott ardent spirits as high as tifey could be safelycollected. In. a moral point of view, there were questions connected with it, into which he would not then enter, but the discusision of wvhiclt wvould shose, the dangerous efFects of too free an, access to the use of ardent sprts amyong the people. Besides, the loss to the revenue, fromi bothi redurticens, would be MOre than could at present be spared. The ltonouriAble metaiber hiad said, that the reduction, would tend to cheek smuggling. Ile would admiit, that if the duties wvere reduced to thie. standard of' 1806 or 1810, the reduction would very much diminish thle temptation to simcgglin~ ; but then the hon. member's inotion wouild hiave no suchi eff'ect, rite redluction of Is. 1Od. per gallon wouldi he ottly nutting so miuch nionev into ittie lhands of the mnanufacturers. withiouit anyv sensible talvantta?e to t he consunier, and certainly withotut ainy chance of' checkinig the at- tempts of' tite atnugeler. He therefore could imt c.t onent toi tik motioti1. It was iot: ithe proper tittie tor the ceiteiderarion of such a1 qutestiot. Ilie wouldI atd liE thle priticipic that it couldl be go9d t remuove all hi-ht duties a!s far air practicable. but then thiey couldl not be redlucedl alirat oncee. If the revenute could afford it, tfiere were other articles which might be saidl to be the luxuries of'the poor. ot' tehich lie wvould prefer rew'ucing theduti;es, ra:lier thn (fliat tu whicht thec lion. ittemnber's amneridnitent referredi. ,'.r. HU3j.IE said, iftiaon the Chancellor cf use F-exl eqiueresowts principtle, lie ougftt to go fartiirt titan he now professed himiiself will- ing to dio. lie lhad already inaane ri redutctioni of tlhree shillings per gallon on Scotch, spirits, and a rediuctioti also tipoti Irish spifrits , and, as far as the result of' that mueasure wats alre'Id) ascertained, it was foiind tithe msost tavoiirrablo to the revenule. Thtettaoiut:r of' revenue derived front it was, in thie last tifuarter, St,hlh.ittore thati its the corresptonding quiarter, when tho dutt'Y was tiieve shillings higeher. The hon. memnier theni proceeded to observe, that sitIce the relseal of' the dtitty oni Scotchi whisk y, the utmiost activity of' the mnitanufc- turerst wa harilly su fficirist 'to supply' the riemantls of the couintry. legal and illegal f or miore thani lialf trite spinit diistilleul in Seortlanti -c-ante itito Englandl. Tiltis was thie effirct of lowering the dluties citi one side of the bortter, anti cottiniuitig, thteni high ott the oilier, lWas clhe Chancellor of the Exche6nier aw'are, thlat theC whole int' ,,f frun - tier of thie twvo countries was one continuted scene ot' ntitg1gling. catr- I riei ott ret actively gtt presetit asi ever it hur lbren between Se-tiltlnri ; anti Holland betore the duty tea-t lowered! ? W'iten, ott a formier oc- casion, tllis subject wa:n discus4ed, he had stated that this swould beI ontie eliLect of the itne,lural repeal. H fie hd stare I titetil,hut lie was miisunderstood. tk.at he hail whiskY in his house which hiat been- smtuggled. (Hear, hecar.)I I lhave it still,'' continued: thec hon memiber. " Iget it stnutggicil wheneve~r I watit, an i ifs in niy houise now. I ito thtis in violatioti of ithe lawi, because I thiink thiat such a law' ought not to, be obeyedti, ad I s'titi cotlitinue to do so), let tlien thin(i toe out whetii thley catn. I thittk thie law :t foolish law : I peotestetI agaitist it titt rlite titte, and I shall con- tinue to priotest against it now." The lion. tItetiber tlitun wetit art jto observe, that the partial repeal of the dIiities itn ScotlatiuiI didu atva ' wliiulng between triat couintry, and ilolianid, bitt inicreased the srnugg ing between Scotlanid anti Enigland. Let the Cl. ttrellor of the Extchequer lower rthe English rdutics. andl lieti Nottlul pitt ati end to BEnglish sotug;1Iling ott tiat Sitde. Let hiuts nor be afrai4 of the great distillers. The yle had lways fa,- tened themselves like a ntighit-mnare ott Chancellors of the 1Excihe- qtiter. fie was crecliblv inlftirinied, that there were several large ills-- tilleries about to lie establisherd within teit tities of the English bor- dler, from whichi, no dloubt, Scotch whiisky was to be toitred into this country by wholesale. be hedtes eqiuahly retduced inri the tivo countries, and a stop iouild be put to rite tractice ot' sissuggling, atid tlhe revetnue be considerably inc'reased. Thocr had itlreatly sects the effect of'reduction of (luties in rthe iticrease of' reventue; blitt this tild not p-roceed fritmn nore whisky bei'ug dratik thlainbeftire. for tihe actual consumption weould ble tounti to be pretty nearly the sauiie. 'lThe Chancellor of tile Eachilertrer, b'y his hatIf measures, waas the pri-miL arelit tutu miover nt' sttiug1drrs.. -fe wtsnrteprincipa sttigler, hut it was his titode Of lio0cerl- bing whiich ieldl ourso uiiinhy inducemsent% r tha iit class, lie (3-Ic. 1Iim ume) bOtld Isy mniuterus' cotisent to the propositiontiliact artient spirits shiould be taxed hiighlly. [Ies(did not see why every poor man sliould noarliave whiisky wvithiin lila reachl, cs well as the rich nitai was alloived to have wine, whlen he could pay for it. It wva4,lhe be- lieved, the dliff.ciltly of coining t the spirits, by ithe high duties i whichl were platcedI on theist ,,wliclt caulsed the tetstporary 'excesses of ritany isersuns wheti they grit it within itteir reach. l,et the dii- ties be abolished, and thle sp .irits tplared within tile reachitt'f all, tnt1 he was satisfiedi there weould be anl end of rhe ocetavion-da ec esses, which we now witnesseil. lie full, concurred in hiishat I rci' motiont, bitt le regretteil that he did not go far eniouigh. Col,onel DAVIES, in reply, observed, that if the Chanceellor of the Exchequer tliought the attilount of reduction whichi ie prosposetifo tit smnall to be of advantagre to Ithe cotstsit,ster, iie miightitincrease it as mnuch as 'ite pleasedi. lie had yet heardt noithing which couild make luiin give up'tite principle for which lite tontexided ; hilt. as perhaps Ithe shape in which he hta(i pitt it iiighit not lie tito istost cotnve- itient for eff'ecting lila object, lie would netLitress htis oinotio at prersen uligua ao SIr. ii1. G. BENNET observee,t,rhiri it wasastguraa maly, that wehile the (ioverninent of thte couiitry were at great ex- pense in endeavouring to repress smuggling on one side of the king- dom, they should sanction itteasures whic helid ourt z1 bounty for it on the othier ; as such le viewedl the reiluction of dlitties ott st irits in Scotland and Irelantl, Nviiile thev were alloweti to comitinuie O0 on English and foreign spirits. No abuse in the drinking of cxihiira- ting liqitors took place, except in those countries where it was diffi- cult to obtain an account of the taxes to which they ivere stibjecierl. Mr. KEiN'NDY ivas anxious to bear testimony to the beneticial results of the valutible measure which the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer introduced last session Avitlt respect to Scodtand. He hopod that the right honourabsle gentleman would, as soon as it was ios- sible, extend the benefits of that systern to the evhole ettspire. l'"e honotirable member then proceeded te cotmaplain that tbe supply of the English marl;et from Scotlrmd was monopolized by five great dis- tilleries. He knew tbuat thie owa;ers of a large set of works ha(d leeni paid 15,0001. to abstain frotit supplying the lnglislt market. (Hear.) The extensior, of the freedom of the tradle in spirits wyould ilsittenially benefit the agriculture of England. During the last year, a very large quantity of EInglish barley lhad been itported into S otland. The resolu'tions uwere then agreeid to, the house resunied, and thte report was ortered to be received ot Alonday. Oni the motion of rite CHANCEL.L.OR (If the ExcifSEQ tEt, thle house resolved itself into a committee of supplv. CIVII, CONTINGES'CIES. Mlr. LUSH INGTON stated tlhat the wholeiamount of the civil contingencies fbr the present year would be206,0001 , bring less than tlieamouiit of last year. 'rTe lion. gentleman then uioved that the sum of 100,0001. be granted to hiis Majesty foir defraying putt of the charge for the civil candngencies fbr the year I 824.-Astreed to. Mr. LUSHINGTON next muoved that the sam of 3,287,000i. be granted to defray the expense of the dvil establishment of the Bahamse Islands- MIr. RUME 'thought that somee Mteans ought to be devised of making the.colonieabearthecspenseof their own civilestabli A-inents.. Mlr. WIILMIOT HIORTON qstated tbat there were no reveniues ft ghe B3abaaa Istands wshich could, be piAde avaialal fior ,def the exper.s~ of die'civil establishments. ,2 Air. H UAI E said, that somneof the colonies did dlefray the expeni.vi of their civil establishments, and he wanted to know whytll shouild not all be comnpelled to do so. The vote wa- then agreed to. Air. LUS INGTtN nmoved tlhat tie suin of 6001I. be grantsif for defravitig the expense of the civil establ6ishent of the island'of Domini5a. Mr. flUM1E couldi not understand why the island of Dominica shtuld not pay its owni Chief.Justice, for the G001. was the salary.or that oflicer. life thought, thiat ministers m;ght re-duce some usgele&j places in the island, and, apply the salaries whiichi would thus fall in.. to thie payment of thie Chief Justice. Mr WI' 130T' UORTON said, Lhat if thte tion. miember for Aberdeen, would refer to the correspondlen, e whichi had taken place betweeni Lord Brithurst and the principal civil colonial officere which ha been pitiedhand latid upan the table of the house lits March, 1821, he woud there tind a statement ut thie reasons wlhiclh ir4tucLi erduistrsr to call upon the hiouse for the present grant. ltli.. nisterN dlid not possess the power of coa,p"ll-ing thie house of assem. bly of Dominica to pay, the Chief Justice. Mr. H. Gf. BEN.NkT tlitiught that thie island gf Dominira, if k dlid riot choose to pay, its ChiefJ u naicy. ought to be deprivedi of tlhe services ot ts5at officer. The reason why the eolonies did not pay thieir Own establishments wits, the oppressive systemn of goverinment to whiich thes' wcre subjected. Air. WViL);T HORTON observedl, that the h;on. niember mil!ht, if he wcre displeatsed with tie colonialI system generall1y, itialke it the suibject of a distinct mootia!i. Wiitim resiect to the ques. tion before the crn-nlitree, he knew thiat the colony was at ptesent unable to pav the small suim whichi was c-alled foe. Coloniel DA VIES coiula;netd thiit appointments in thie colonies were made thte objects of ~atronaire. Mr. HUME liad hieardi nothiing which could alter his opinion of thec impropriety of the vote. Iftlie services of st Chief Ju.tice --ere of inipoendrce to the inhabitants of Dirniinica, thiey ouight themselves to pay for theni. I t was. ieaslyv too bad to tax the people of England toe thiat purpose. le wvould take the senise of the comimittee nu the peopuseition. ie. CHANCIELLOR of thie EXCHEQUER. said, that by far thle grcater proportion of thie li'est India islanids paid their own civil. establishnients: but tie island ofl)omiinica syas in avery unfotiiuna1te Sittlationl. I tliad sufferedl repeatedly fromr the violence ol hurricanes, which had destroved thie whiole annual piroduce. Mlany larye tractsof' lanri on the island hati been abandoned on account of' their sterility. In short, the island of D)ominiica was, of all our coloniies, that whicit was leastc capable of raising its owini manis, fie trusted, rtieretore, that under these circumstancrs elme island of Domninica mnight be pe mitted to fo, m an ex-ce!ption to tEli ger.eral ritle-that all colionies shiouldi paY their own establishinetits. Be could not admit the cor. rrentesx c.f the proposition which hiad been advanced from the other sidleof the hiouse-i an-eli. that thec office of Chief.Justice was a mat- tee interesting mecely to Lhe planters and other whjite inlhabitants of the isilatid it was, aiso a subhtct of dieep interest to thtat uitfortuntee part of the Population kthe slaves), wlic-se well-being depeindedl imaterially on the due admiinistration of justice. AIIr. H'LI.'E aaid, that altur what liad f'alleni from the right hon. Lcntie:ran. he teould not dii ide thie committee Ot tt,uestion; but lie w,ul.l (lo so neaxt sear, iftrite s o.e shiottid! he tfiezol'oposed. TIhe grant we.s th en 8grecti to. Air. LU'SH IN(;TON then jitosel that the surn of 8,21291. be g,ranted ior; defraying ti,e expenlse oi the civil establishmient of Upper Canada. Tuie grant teas less by 4,11001. thail that wii,ch wits voted for the seine seecice la,t tear. Air. II UAlhE tholught that thle gratilt was oine wchiclm rtse cominittee ought not to pass. They were Caliledt LIpoI to) defray the expenses of a colonly flirinir,g par-t 'of' a cont:ncrnt. whiere all the niew siet- tlerrenis paid the expleses of the;ir otwn establishmennts. The Pas'sing of the vote wouJld itierely enauble the Governor of the c-oloniy to squattdLr :uw;,y the mnonet' of tne English people itn unnecessary s-alariesi. Wh did rot the Leizislature of Upper Caniada provide orits on itn civil servanits A Iitiongst thes persons wh.ose .'alarmes were to be paidi cut of the propobed grzint seere two shteriffs. He should be gladl to knowt whether those gertlenien hiad nio fe:es If h~e tea., ricitly itiformied. litesv deri~ed an aniple inconie from teel. an,l that w;hichi Parliament was called upon, to give them was, a suirphits salar'. A secrectary andi re-gistrar were also ott tile list of civ-il seevants. Unless those officers seltt anly accoutits to tlisi country. he couild see. no) reason why Parlia- kwent shiould but called tipot to pa.' themii. Then there 'was a sue- ve-Yoe.gencral of' lands to be provided for. Did he not cc- cci ve entchtments in the eXecution Of the dttties Oh'his, offiCe? While becaani of all the mioney dterisvet from thte sale of' landls? The U'niied States derived a' large revenue from the tale of lantle, and so m~ight the colon~y in.question, it' indeedl, it ditd not do roz already. A nother of the persor-s- Whom the British people teere called tipoi tho protide for, tias enititleil a- naval ohficer." Tue naval offincers we, - appoint:d to collect custom.liouse duties at a tinie when no regular collectorsi were established linut now that a cuistom-house was built, Rntisa regul sr set offiecal officers appointed. the naval officers should be dismissed, because they no, longer hiad aiiy duties to peritirm. lndceil, all thie iteiusisof tile vote'were objec- LiOtiable. fle hoped that the committee wvould rvfuae- the grant and lie was certaini that if' they tlid so), thte legislature of the colorv svould provide for the'ir oten, tificers. Hle did thinik thttaft ahrr the professions~ of economnical intetitionsi whicih had beenl niade bv M1iniisters, the proposed tote camie with a very ill grace fromn tflen. Mlr. WILMOT IHORTON averred thtat tlite hon. Member for Abeideeit was pecifectly tincorrect as to thie tact, sehen he sktate:d that tepeople of Eutchind were unnecessarily catled upon to support usees Oficesits Upper Canada. It Was tinfair to compare the colons' twi.h h~e Ulnited States. The colonv' seas yes in its ilatncy. It sri not in exis,ter,ce in 1711U ; beg it was now in a I Course of progressive implrovenment. Previouisly to 1816, the whiole of the expenses Of tlie colony terre borne by, thist coutiti,e but now stiv -thirdis o, thtose expenses were tlefraved iby the corvn itself. The wt'hole expense of the colon' was 30.0001., and 260.010 of' that was, rai,ed within the ecoioit. was impossible that the cclosiy coolid at present tio miore. , The honi. nietiibee hauld talked about rie sale oh lands; but, in thie colony', lands were not sold. hut granitea ts pct,rons ito wvLild utideriake'to bring them into cuiltivat it,:. Air. 1-!. (3. BENNET observed. thjat the new settlemenets on tile Ohtio tvere maintained be, thieir owit resources, and he 0htouch1!s that .7 pper Canada ouglht to (tin the sante. There teas Onie eircuttilsiance to -, tirlh ie woul.i advert. 'I'hcere appeared to beagreat :tr;lete to in,yoduce into the Newe World one of the great- ,tri fohires and ctrrses of the Old-he titans (lhe tithie Svstentj. In Ca- nada large tractx of lauid score set apart for the supplort iftihe chiurch, .tnd lie was given to utiderstandl that they wcere genierally left uinculti.. sated teitlst all rthesurrounding counttry wvas bloomning, in fertility, t'ttts giving the spectasir ani idea, not of an oasis in the mid.st of ade- sect, bult of a1 dleert in art cilia. '.Ci'i was, a great evil, andi called for i toittediate investigatitoi. .Mr. WlI,3110T HORTON said, lie hiad i0o doubt thiat the re- souirces of' the cotloiy sNvuldi in a itew years enable is to dletras' its owivt expenses. AIr. BRIGtl lIT approved tif thie vote. Ilie tliottglit ttiate the co- lone' oighit to be enlCoUrate.V.1 its oidcr that it niiigltt be rendered. a cotil iteet ' ise to ithe P,iter of i lie United states. Alr.li 'AE tas oif olitin. ithat tlte best policy whlich this cooa- try co)itit Iitir.sse witlt recarti to tihe Catiadas. would!he to render thiemi i iaependlent ats shieend o ul' 10ears, bv ahich we siotuld hc :relieted 01onianarnnual expene of GtilJ10t01., a'ntiavoid rthe probability of be- ine idrawn tutuo a tsar with ithe Cisiited States, on. their accounit, wihich iiiighit cost us ittilhions:. lie had (anti he tras prerud Et, recolilect thiat lite stated so as the timie) a decided objec- rion to clite anioni ut- I 1p1r atid L.ower Canatda, in, tile niatitier in whiichi it hiad been carrierl into effect, in ttppo.'ition to the wishtesof the inftiabitants. :nd lite sold tibe phithto -r ow whethertlhe debt tlute froini Lotwer to Upper Canada hiail been sincee paiul ? Ile strongly cotnde-nincd the N)sicili puirsued totteards, rite Canadas. atid hes twhichi the 1t,:ople ofihits coitiitry wcrer rasxth itt ever respect by bail laws. Entertaining these sentimlents, lie miust take the sense dlf the commttittee upon t his resolution. Dr. Li,USH I NGT0.rN regrretted. that he couild not vole with his lioiti. friend (Air. liuniie) on ithe present occa.,ion, for he thouight that the ottllv ii av of entering svith eff'ect itito tite consideration of thec co- lotties seas thiroutgh a commtititee up) stairs. Hei lied htadt somec o(1- plortuniity- ot inqutiring inttu thec condition of C"anada, anti he knew thttt before the recent alteration, notthing seas niore deptlorable than. thle state of sthe -adliDtiistrattttst if jutstice thiere, and tihe cciii- dision of' thie peniple, through site rivalry theii carried on between the HeIitusoti's Bay and Selkirk comspanins. Ilie thought tite tre-sent gr~nt ties nsecessar~., alrthough lie hoped that Canada woulsl soon require no suich aid for licer support frost ithis cioutntry, After tt fete word, front AMr. BxxE-N,E, Air. Il-irai withdrew his intention of' pressing the question sto a division, and tite vote was agreed te. Air. LUSH-INGTON' thienr, ovetl, tiatr a sLztin not exceeding 11.1117i. lie grantcid for rhe civil service tif Nova Scotia. lie saiI iliac the vote last year teas, 13,0tItl). Ale. B3ENN ET cuniplaitteta of the expense of the cepiscop'al reta- blishnimc,tt in Nova Seottl. Ale. X>iLMlOT }IoIITO-N said, that economy teas constulted in tsite amiount of the votc. AIr. 11 UAl1E in,quireil whlat was the ainouist of the 1lopulation, atid the extenit of site iniporLs and exports to and, fromi htlihaitx 1 Hle thoukght that this countnry ought not so becAlleul upon so mintalirin esta- blis,itmetits titliih ought. to be upheld by their owin local resotirces Xt'i'v ws,'us 1,iilO. to be plaid (last year it was2.6001.) for a vessel for the suiperitntensletit of thle fisheries ? Altr. WlIL.IlOT HORTON in reply -Said, that the imIPOrts into Great Britain fronti Nova -Scittia wve:e itt the year 1821, 31,2001.; in 112-2, 31.21_1011.; iii 1823. 2970101. Tue ex'ports were, iii 112, ldd,6591l. ; 'in 1822, 120,81)61. ; in 1823. 1432011. Headusitted tit tnecessity of kee;tin6 clotst the buc-al vxcenenditure. e, Alj,. 11fU.M1 complained oh' the hardshfip in:posed uporl-,& e 'Iest India islands. bY restrictions (to accnirniiodate tile comtvucrce of Nova scotzia, and. wiiitupaired Elite WVest Inthia estates to the eXtent Of one-ciwlili tr ortc-ti1intli. fie ties sutrprised that this stibject teas overlooke-d by ithe NIVest lathei pitoprittors, whio seemeil really to kiiow v-err little aiboit th.eir owet afluics.i (A 1aug1i.) Nova S3cotia ouwglit to be niacle ii ) pay its Osi't cxpix tditure. 'h oewsare o 'Pbe vtste vras agreed to. .'lr. NViO''T HORTON next movel., that a sumn not exceed- ing .,y194i. be graiited so defray the civil expenditure of New Bmutis- wick. The sun last vear was t,7071. .i r. HUAlE said, that so far back a.s 1817 or 1818, a memlo- rial hadl been transistitted by the, Council of Neew Brunswick, in wrhichI tley stated that (Great Britaits gave theiis an annual vote of 8l,oooi., arnd off'ered, if they swere allowed to regulate their ovwn ens- tons-house, so defray titeir OWn expenditare. They bad a revenue of about 6,0001. a year. W-hy swas th.at memorial uniattended to ? Milr. WIlLAlOT HORTON' said that every pains weould be be- stowed on a diminution of the colonial expenditure. .Mlr. LUtil INt;Tt).N moved that :a sum not exceeding 3,3181. be erantel for slefrayuog the civil expenditure of Prence Edward4's Islasnd. Tile vote last year tas 3,5001. .i1r. HU13ME waetedio know if the (;overrnient had any accounts of the sale of laiidos Os te isl.nd, and what were the du;ies of the surveyor, who had 2001. a year. This islang seas as well able as the rest so defray its owii expemiditure. The vote was agreed to. Mir. LUSHINGT)ON then moved that a sum not exceeding 1.52941. be gratited to defray (lie civil expenditure of New South Mrales .Mr. 13ENNET hoped that a better svstem of management would render the retletitioti of this vote untiecessary. AIr. 1T1 E said that the expense in this quarter seemed to in crease rather than dititiiisli, althouglh a reduction had been pro. niised. Where were the acconmnts explanatory of the vote ? illr. IV. hIORTON replied, that the accourits were all acces:ible, and he hoped that the colony would-soon be able to bupport itself. The vote was agreed to. AMr. LUSaINciTON moved that a sunm iot rxceeding 22,5941. be granted to defray the civil expendittire of Sierr Leone ;-tlte last year's vote was 2-2,816L. Dfr. fHURE thought it was time to inquire whether this esta- fast as those lands b.ecanle avlilabl%he,.dey afflorded i-odaerateineonmes fo tie clesgy Iin dditloti tow'hat they got from 'Parliament. But even if the color y made no effi4rt itsel stil he contended it was the duty of the house to appropriate funds for the purpose of promoting the happiness of the people, which could onlv be done through the medium of religious instruction. The hon: member for Aberdeea had vemarked on the small sum subscribed for this purpose by the great dignitaries of the church, biut he should recollect that those who cohtributed to this society contributed also to many other most useful institutions, it might as wcll be said, when the honoarable Imlember gave sixpence to a beggAr in the street, that his charity ex- tended no t'urthier, as that the charity of those reverend persons was confined alone to the society. The hon. memberought to know that Government found it necessary to request the assistance of the so. ciety in preference to the employment of their own agents in thseap- porionment of this grant. | lr. CARUS WILSO0N supported-tiereolution. I Mr. *IMONCK looked upon this grant a< 'a great waste of public money. The great majoritv of the people of Canada, he alwavs un- derstood, were Roman f'atlolics, and here thev were called upon to give a Iarge sum of mnoney to a sect greatly inferior in ntmbers. The j (atholicsmaintained their clergy, and he could see 0o reasoni why the Prot,stants shnuld nor do ihe santie. , Sir 1. W. RIDLEY inquired wlhether this miney was appto- sriate. un;er the superint~endence of the coloniial governnient to the support of the Protestant religion, or whether it was distributed amongst those fanatics whiehe wild doctrinies were calculated to do so nmuch n)muchele. ! Mr. HfORTI)N said " Yes," across the table, therebv intimat- ! iiri that the money was appropriated to the support of the Protestant Ercluivon orB,. 11Mr. 11IilE-That is the most objectionable part of the grant. Why are the Catholicsof Ireland and the Dissenters of Scotland to i be taxed for the benefit of another sect ? Sir T. D. ACLAND detend3ed tile society. It had been h c,iartere,l society since 1711. and certainly swas not established iin times w*hich were least favourable to religious feeling. If thev reuised this grant, they would be guiilty of two sorts of injustice- firt. towards a ver; respect able society, wvhich had been a long lime established, wlhichhad received the sanctior of that house from Year to yesr, an-, :'Iainst wlhich no acc.usation had been Trade which should deprive tihem nfthe confidtence that hadl beeti so properly re- I posed in then. Ifthere were ahuses in the society, as had been stated bjy the hon. member for Dover, it would be better to introduce a distinct motion on the subject. The second injustice of which they wouhl be guilty in case they rejected this grant, would affect thoe Persons who were now doing the duties of the chorcl in the full con- fidence that no change was contemplated, and who, without exami- nation or warninr', wouldl be at o!1ce deprived of their livelihoods. Sir S. M1!O RLAND spoke in favour of the grant. Lnrd A LTH(ORP wa, unwilling tn refuse his voice to a vote of this kind when it was brought forward. lie did lnot wish to see it placed in the hands of this society- but he wouldrather that it should rest there than than that it Zhoulld be rejected altogether. Mr. BUTTTERN WORTH said he had only alluded to some irre- gutlarit es into which le vislied inquiry to be niade. Writh respect to the missionarics, he (lid not believe that thev wo;ld be found, wien the mnattee was investigated, to have been inculcating those falnatical and daregerous dnctrincs to which tie hon. baronet (Sir M1. M. Ihiclevy) seemned to allude. (hlear, hear.) He held in his hand a cony of the resolutions of the hon. baronet's constituents at New- castle, which showed wlhat triV thouzht oni the subject. (Cries of 1I BRad, real.") lie wouhl not read them in that irregui'lar way, btlie would hanil them to die lion. baronet. Sir M. IV. RI[DLEY said, the observation he had imiade had been entirel- misuntlerstood by the lion. gent. He hail seen those resolutions, but as they proceeded from a verv small portion of his constituents, and vwere in part couched in such latgigage aa could re- flect little credlit ot] any bodly, lie did not think it necessary to readl them. le assured tlhe house lie woult inot have the foliv to touch On a question ot suchi vital importance as that to which the' honoura- ,sle inember alluted: but whets ;t camne forward in the regular order lie wouild openli state hic opinion on the subject. Mlr. T. WILSON' defended the proprietr of the grant. and ap- proved of its heilne placed under the control of the Gospel Society. Mr. H. G. BENNET tieti mioved an amesdment, whiils went to place the erant at the disposal of thie governors of the colonies. The gallery was cleared, and the committee difided: the num- bers were- For the orivinal motion, 98 Against it, 19 1 ;lajoritv, 79. On re-enterieg the gallery, we tbtund I la,l'3 being v oted fur incideistal expelises of the comnmissioners for preventin.g traffic its slaves. (The sote in the printedl estimate a Ippealrs to be S' .Ofll. ) ?6,C00 vas vnted for the expese of' the Refutge forthe Destitute. .itlr I,US flT I , TON' wvas then about to move the army extrwor- dinaries. wheni Colonel DAVIES miovedi to leport progrecs, wlhich wars assented to, after a tfew words fromn Lord ALTTRORe and Mr. WV. HORTON. The county court t ill went through a comm.ittee pro rntrwa, to be printed, and recommnitted aiter Easter. i The committee on the usury laws bill was postponed to Fridav next. The 4 per cents. bill vas read a third time, and passed. The house then adjourned at TWvELVE O'CLOCIt. HOUSE OF COdlAIt;N.m v.