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Usct/ to take thMfabjcct into consideration in the next session. 



— Tke CuAMcmLLqn of the Excukquke objected, and the reso- 

 'urissii were aegalired. 



S-rfwn^r.— TsjcJIouse sat for 20 minutes, during which time 

 tiisy ma* a UArjMJme and passed the Marriages (Ireland), the 

 Debtor* aotf flrofitors, and the Arms (Ireland) Bills-passed 

 X^/krquk siui^ the Insolvent Debtors' Compensation Bill- 

 ^>«ft«T»cjU«€ tA« reports of the Charitable Donations and Be- 

 ««ests (Irelaaa"), and the Transfer of Property Bills— besides 

 •dvawcias some private Bills. 



Monday.— Lord Villikiu took his seat for Cirencester.— The 

 Leeds Vicarage Bill was read a third time and passed, and a 

 great many other Bills were advanced a stage.— Sir R. Pbel 

 moved the second reading of the Bill sent down from the House 

 of Lords to repeal the obsolete penal acts against the R >man 

 Catholics. No security provided by the act of 1829 was touched 

 by this measure, the effect of which was to place all Roman 

 Catholics, taking the Roman Catholic oath, on the same footing 

 with Protestants in respect of franchises and civil rights, and 

 to repeal some acts wnich had become a dead letter. One of 

 these made it a crime to maintain the spiritual supremacy of 

 the Pope ; another made it punishable to neglect attendance at 

 divine service on the 5th of November ; and another prohibited 

 a Roman Catholic from hiving a horse worth more than 5/. 

 Really, in repealing such laws the Legislature was not so much 

 conferring a favour on the Catholics as relieving its own 

 Statute-book from a disgrace. So far from being bulwarks to 

 the Church, these laws were outworks which might be used by 

 reason and ridicule .against her. The Establishment in these 

 days must be maintained, not by defences of that kind, but by 

 sound argument and the affectionate attachment of the people. 

 —Mr. Hawks asked whether it was intended also to repeal the 

 obsolete laws affecting Protestant Dissenters .'—Sir R. Pkel, 

 without pledging himself on a subject not then before the 

 House, was ready to declare that if there were any law im- 

 posing heavy penalties on Dissenters for absenting themselves 

 irom divine service on account of conscientious objections, he 

 would support the repeal of that law.— On the order of the day 

 for the third reading of the Irish Charitable Donations Bill, Mr. 

 D. Brow.vk expressed a hope that it would be postponed. 

 The Roman Catholic hierarchy of Ireland were opposed to it, 

 and Mr. Wyse's approval of it was no reason why it should pass, 

 for that gentleman did not possess the confidence of the Roman 

 Catholic clergy. He believed it, indeed, to have been proposed 

 in a spirit of conciliation ; but still that was not with him a 

 sufficient inducement to support it. He moved that it should 

 be read a third time this day six months.— This amendment 

 found no seconder.— Mr. M. J. O'Covxkll said, that after the 

 best consideration he had felt it his duty to abstain from joining 

 the opposition tD this Bill. He liked its spirit, which he thought 

 of more importance than its words. It had no compulsory 

 operation, and it affected a great good by raising the worldly 

 condition of the Roman Catholic clergy without diminishing 

 their influence over their flocks.— The Bill was read a third 

 time and passed.— In reply to Capt. Pkchkll, Mr. S. Herbert 

 •aid that no foreign Government had anything to do with the 

 holding of the Court-Martial on Lieut. Gray, and that as soon 

 as the circumstances had come to the knowledge of the Admi- 

 ralty the holding of the Court- Martial had been ordered.— In 

 committee on the Insolvent Debtors Bill, Mr. M. Philips ob- 

 jected to the clause abolishing imprisonment for debts below 

 20/. It would prevent a poor man from obtaining credit.— Sir 

 J. Graham said that the Bill had been so framed as to give to 

 the creditor every facility of proceeding against the goods of 

 xne debtor. But as the abolition of imprisonment was the very 

 essence of the measure, he thought it would be best to post- 

 pone this clause now, and take the discussion of it upon the 

 third reading.— The committee then proceeded with the remain- 

 ing clauses.-The House adjourned after some other business, 

 to hve o clock In the afternoon, when Mr. Gladstone obtained 

 leave to bring In three Bills for the consolidate of the various 

 acts relating to public companies and the construction of rail- 

 ways, in order that they may be printed and circulated during 

 the recess. He also, in committee of the whole House, obtained 

 SJf- ur " l kc P ,,r POse, to bring in a Bill to amend the laws 

 Teiating to the support and relief, in certain cases, of merchant 

 seamen, their widows, and children. 



rJ^ZT^r Pe0al ActS RepeaI BiI1 *> assed th *>Hffh c° m - 

 mittce. and the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice 



c?, a n^n V f r r T C o nt Wou i?'J nCXt Session ' introduce! Bill to in- 



surf Th, rl^ an C t th ° Iic Penal Acts in the P"sent mea- 

 tn o*n7 'Amendments to the Railways Bill were agreed 



chared ?" e , pr ° V1SO WaS added ' t0 the effect «>at the prices 

 «%£££ r con , ve y a ncc on Sundays should not exceed those 

 charged on week days—Sir R. Peel moved an addres* of con 



Sco^bv Lorl M aJ H ty °° th / birth ° f a Pfince > whichSL 

 R PbVl IZj i th» M :. HirL ' ai ; d agreed to unanimously.-Sir 



Sudbur^ Stn£ ^ re ? or L that the Members taken from 

 answ e 7t« a Mr t n pVCn * £ Ilddlesex > **s premature— In 

 JSSfnn^f if" «: DuNCOMB *. Sir R. Peel stated that the pro- 

 CS ii? J Parliamcnt ccmlci not take place until the House of 

 Lords had given their decision on the O'Connell writ of error 

 No decision he said, could be given until the Judges came to 

 town, and when they did so he understood they were ahTious 

 to have a conference-Several conferences with The Hou\e of 



Sowed bv'sTr R^Po^M^' advertm - to the instructions 

 isii \LmT eel to nave been & iven to Lord De Grev in 



ift: T th feSpect to the disposal of Church patronage n 

 Z Zt' COntras , ted them with the appointment ^acUaly made 

 In rh maj °; Ity S , CleCted beiu & individuals all violently op Josed 

 Sv« « S- SyS , tCm ° f educat i°n, for which the Hotfse had 

 STrpr • addlt,onaI * rant of 25.000/. If the Government were 

 Vn fin- 5 carr >«"g it out, there would be no ffi u 



d?Jn S .> pr0i,er per30ns for elevation to ecclesiashcai 

 ££*!?&. "a 86 raerabcrs of the House who roared "e 



increased grants for Irish education were voted, and I the 

 2i%i J . P ? fcU °' Cnurch P a tronage would quickly tame rampant 

 to L^rd^He S vV M h 6 mOVe $ f ° r a ^° py ° f the factions E sued 

 ttat narn ,?a/J 7 °v 2'° SUbjeCt ° f the future dis P osa l of 

 StnAU i^f.Su"; « f ' P f - EL contended tba t Lord de Grey had 

 ' St (Sver nniSnf ft* Y^i"* f ? nditions on which he undertook 

 ^iSSreSS °' Ireland ' which was to dispense Church pa- 

 £? H^iJ , V1 H to P rofessio ™l merit and private charac- 

 the nam ber of^oh^f UrCS ; sh .? win « the Progressive increase in 



aysteS ^, Sdac^?^ d , Ch i: ldr ^? nnected withthe ,iation ! 

 of ProhibitinSth^rl W . 6 y indlcate d from the imputation 



Governme n ^ th a e cc ^ adia e f ^ the Scriptures. The refusal of 



"e^tary educatfoSf Li? , e re l quest for a se P a rate Parlia- 



^bhsamenunue Ln y d ^ f ° r the , childr en of members of the 



£"« .to promote^S?, ^ M fl a 1 !! roo . fof ««ir sincere and anxious 



CTclusio... InpersoualSmm CatIon » without distinction or 



the views « Ot^tomEST** 11 "* With Luru Heytesbury, 



tionhad been made wUhll^te «P^"ed 5 but no stipula- 



should be dependent on the soTe C nn rt H CCleSiastical promotion 



national system. This wouW L?r?-H Wn ° f a PP rova l of the 



ducement, which would n2t on W £?«£"* ?? 1 an "^worthy in- 



but unwise and impolitic, inimuch de ^ adln?to Government, 



they had in view, that of conSon L WOUld defeat the end 



Pointed out the beneficial effects wWchrE? U " lon —Mr. Wvsk 



producing— Lord Ebri.vcto.v and Mr n natl0nal ^stem was 



jervations, and Mr. Shkil complain ^d'tha??^ ' P m «? de l 8 ° me ob - 



R. Peel was counteracted by the practice nL IUle " of Sir 



Posal of Church patronage and the ooii^ Weeu the di s- 



system the Church was set in array agaC t Le°L th f national 



^^^™^\°»s I fut V"Lrt e &an!d e e y 



feated the Home Office b^ ■ Jhe ^ pr'omo ionof Siu. ? a 



SK 8 . 1 '^ t0 thC Dational 8 > rstem had b eeu stigiiaasi ri C t W l0Se 

 Euot as "factious," fa a speech made about two' ^years L L ° rd 





ago.— ! 



Lord Eliot disclaimed having applied tlie word •• fa -tious" to 

 the clergy of the Establishment, though he admitted that at the 

 time he had attributed the comparative failure of the national 

 system to their opposition. It was, however, abating. He 

 claimed for Lord de Grey the credit of looking to professional 

 merit in the disposal of hi> Church patronage. — Mr. M.J. 

 O'Conwbll criticised the ele nation of Dr. Daly to the episcopal 

 bench, his literary claims resting on his editorship of the 

 '* Christi in Examiner," and his professional merits being tested 

 by the fact that, as rector of Powerscourt. he had advised the 

 refusal of a site for a chapel to his Roman Catholic parishioners, 

 and drove them to worship in a miserable barn.— Capt. Berxal 

 withdrew his motion. He, however, did not regret the discus- 

 sion which had been raised by it. 



Wednesday.— In reply to a question by Lord Ebri.vgtov, Sir 

 R. Pksl stated that a memorial from the chiefs of the Gaboon 

 River, West Africa, and also from some merchants trading to 

 that coast, had been received, complaining of certain acts done 

 by the French authorities there, which were alleged to be pre- 

 judicial to the commerce of this country. The memorial of the 

 merchants was, however, drawn up on a misapprehension of 

 facts, for it assumed the settlement of the Gaboon River to be 

 British, whereas no authorised flag of ours had ever been 

 hoisted there. The Premier added that he could give no as- 

 surance that any proceedings would be taken by the Govern- 

 ment on this memorial, but could promise that the facts would 

 be inquired into.— Lord Palmkrsto.v then called the attention 

 of the House to the foreign policy of the Government. He 

 commenced by denouncing altogether the system adopted by 

 Ministers, which he denominated " a system of resistance at 

 home, and of unlimited concession abroad." They had begun, 

 he said, by making a great concession to the United States, and 

 were repaid by the United States by a demand for still greater 

 ones. They had conceded to French intrigues in Spain, and 

 the couse^uence was thatEspartero had fallen, and the moral 

 power and the interests of this country were lowered in the 

 Peninsula. In Otaheite they acquiesced in French aggression, 

 and the result was that still greater aggressions were perpe- 

 trated. Toil was the carrying out of their original principle of 

 concession, begun in 1830, when they acquiesced in the French 

 occupation of Algiers ; and the consequence of this principle 

 was, that when questions arose between the two countries, 

 when the British Government wished that something should be 

 done, or something refrained from, all that the French Govern- 

 ment had to do in order to avoid compliance with the demand, 

 was to get the so-called war party or the Opposition newspapers 

 to abuse them, and to call for their expulsion from office. 

 Neither by hope held out to smaller states, nor by fear im- 

 pressed on greater countries, was the influence of Great Britain 

 maintained by the present Government. The noble Lord then 

 turned to the late transactions in Otaheite. He contended that 

 Mr. Pritchard, at the period of his imprisonment, although 

 ceasing to exercise his functions, was invested with the 

 character of his commission as Consul, and that his position 

 was then similar to that of an Ambassador who has given up 

 communication upon a disagreement with the Government to 

 which he was accredited. His Lordship concluded by saying 

 he had notspokeu with the intention of adding to the difficulties 

 of Ministers. He was perfectly aware of the serious nature of 

 those difficulties, but would they not be lessened by placing the 

 ground work of the case upon a fair and j ust footiu g ? If they 

 were willing to deal with the matter more lightly than they 

 were disposed to look upon it at first, let it be upon ground 

 that would not lead hereafter to dangerous consequences, but 

 on those of honour and justice, otherwise it would be vain for 

 them to expect to give satisfaction to the nation. There might 

 be a departure from the tone and temper in which the news 

 was first received, but there ought to be no concession which 

 would tend to the dishonour of this country.— Sir R. Pkkl 

 denied that any unworthy concession had been made. He vin- 

 dicated the conduct of Ministers with respect to the United 

 States, to Africa, and to Spain ; and maintained that the name 

 and honour of the British Government never stood higher than 

 at this time.— The Bill for repealing the Roman Catholic Penal 

 Acts was reported.— On the motion for the third reading 

 of the Insolvent Debtors Bill, a motion was made by Mr. M. 

 Miln-es, and carried on a division, for giving compensation to 

 Mr. Warburton, who had acted as Deputy-Registrar to the 

 Court of Bankruptcy. Mr. Spooner moved an amendment, 

 which would have the effect of postponing the operation of the 

 B.Ilto the 23th March next. After a discussion the amendment 

 was negatived without a division, and the Bill was read a third 

 t'nje and passed.— Sir J. Graham moved for leave to bring in a 

 BUI for the regulation of the medical practice throughout the 

 United Kingdom. The Right Hon. Baronet at considerable 

 length explained the principles and leading features of his plan. 

 He proposed to establish a Council of Health and of medical 

 education, In direct connection with the Executive Government. 

 This council is to sit periodically in London, and to be com- 

 posed of eleven ex officio members, and six members to be chosen 

 by the Crown. Under the directions of the council a registry 

 is to be kept of all the physicians, surgeons, and licentiate 

 apothecaries duly qualified to practise, and after the expiration 

 of one year this list, and this list alone, is to be regarded as the 

 proper legal authority of the practitioner. He did not propose 

 to put down quacks by means of penalties, because "the 

 pleasure *vas as great in being cheated as to cheat," but he 

 proposed to confine the civil and military public medical 

 appointments to such persons as should be registered under 

 this BUI. He proposed to repeal the Apothecaries Act, and to 

 do away with the necessity of apprenticeships, and he intended 

 to abolish all exclusive or local privileges, and admit the practi- 

 tioners of England, Ireland, and Scotland to practise indiscrimi- 



P^l. n ,?r Part - ° t u th J ? U ? ited Kin Sdom. The power of the 

 existing 17 licensing bodies is to he retained so far as the grant- 

 In?, °-i ,\ ters , testimonial, which are to be received by the 

 ^ a lo health a f sclent to warrant the registry of the 

 uL app A y . m S w * tl, out any examination. This Bill, he said, 



rece« B Mi n S Iththe deSiga of beinff circulated during the 

 ; ir ;~, y l r ' Macaulay seconded the motion, and cordially 



cKr?ed vi eD r a l pnnClple ° f the BiU — Mr - Warburton 

 ! r i H M ' G - Knicht was afraid that the medical pro- 



o> He-ath whiPh a t r v CCly apP , r r e the institution of the Council 

 Mr wia! 7v n iI h tK y W ° Uld P robabI y desire to see elective— 

 welV^re of thV^nhr hC Sa ^ e OD J ection - He admitted that the 

 he ^fearea thS KfJVl 8 ^ be the first consideration; but 

 wil ful and intPrl, ? ht Hon ' Baronet nad been deceived by 



ESSSrr- = » -* 5ss z sex 



we" no t deaTt lith in ? : nn Cre Were other *»«W«*s which 

 h. anv measure Drofe«{n? ? U V bUt which ought to be included 



no man "o^h to be^KiMe^SfrVr U !* ^ment. 



examination.- Mr. Hawes was inclined toaourove the e-eneral 

 outline of the measure.— Sir J n Ri «,» " ttp P rove cne general 

 tions in reniv • ami hZZl ' °* RAUA: « gave some explana- 



tions in rep y , and leave was given to introduce th*. Riii 



Thursday. -The early business conJutPH ?,e « J cm. 



the Lords on the subject of oSct '^0 m " eren ° eS W ' th 

 B:l,s, which were however uSX^Sr^T™! 

 co3ibk called the attention of the House to a brwch 0/ nrivUew 

 committed by the Kev. Mr. Dobree in «?,£. i P V« ^ 

 a menacing character, on the s Subject fTh I m V*"!' °» 

 he had made in that House about ' Mr Knll* *"? 7 hlC 5 

 character, in connexion with th« e?em^.w ? ndUCt * 

 Sir J. Graham thought that Mr. DS^^^Si^S^i. 

 of expressions he had used respecting Mr Soh?£ r £L KSj 



entitled iu laime^s 10 make uus cuiuuiauit- Mr « 



wished to know whether Government contemnlar'prtl« r V aT '- ,J * 

 measures tending toward the abolition of 2S " l m , a 1 ajr fu " h *r 



referred to the late accident at Nottingham lh Shmeot - h> 

 persons were trampled to death in a crowd SSemh^?/ 1 ° f ls 

 an execution for murder.-Sir J. GaAnVw said Pth*? r° Yiew 

 ment had no such intention. The calamitJ whSf u^"* 

 mentioned might equally have occ^TareceV.fti^ 

 any other rne etl „g where large numbers of people w ere ^ F 

 bled.-fhe Chancellor of the Ekheqoir intimated tE??* 



-„—„ U.UUUU., ,.„ , nu yjt x„ ueiau ior each paper —Sir 7 

 Graham moved for leave to bring in a Bill to alter thV \ll i 

 settlement. By it he proposed to leave undisturbed settlemli? 

 already ascertained, and to make birth the ground of «ettw . 

 for the luture. He proposes likewise to create a class o "wee??? 

 settled and unsettled, viz., of paupers unsettled bu- not r»« 

 able ; and that all parties shall be relieved where they are 2' 

 irrespective of the question of settlement. He propose*?!,; 

 the justices should form rules in their respective distrieu? 

 the removal of paupers, and provides an appeal to the s P «irI« 

 against any removal. The Bill is to be circulated during?!! 

 recess. It was brought in and read a first time -Sir 1 

 Graham also obtained leave to bring in a Bill— "the last Tni 

 he said which it was his duty to lay before the House ''-far 

 regulating the duties and fees of clerks of magistrates clirk. 

 of the peace, and clerks of assize.— Sir J. Graham then « 

 plained the amendments introduced by the Lords into the Pnnr 

 Law Bill, and moved that the House agree to them -Captain 

 Pkchkll took the opportunity to advert to the Gilbert Union! 

 after which, the Lords' amendments were agreed to 



Friday.— Sir R. Pekl moved that the House, at its risine- rfn 

 adjourn until Thursday the 5th September.-Mr Shkil said 

 that he supposed that this long adjournment had reference tn 

 the imprisonment of Mr. O'Connell and the other traversers 

 He appealed most earnestly to Ministers to anticipate the de- 

 cision of th3 Judges and at once unbar the prison doors -Mr" 

 Wysb also implored the Government to act on this suggestion 

 as a measure of mercy and justice.— Lord J. Russkll followed 

 advising Mr. O'Connell's release, and then taking a general 

 review of the state of the country. In some respects he said 

 there was cause for congratulation, but he should feel it his 

 duty early next session, if Government did not bring forward 

 some measure for the relief of the lower classes, to move for a 

 committee of the whole House to inquire into the cause of dis- 

 tress, and consider whether a fair day's wages might be ob- 

 tained for a fair day's work. He thought a favourable change 

 had been made in the currency, but he wished to see a more 

 equal mode of taxation ; at present he did not think taxation 

 was equal, it pressed more heavily on the poor than the rich.— 

 Sir R. Peel rose to reply, and was left speaking. 



CITY. 



Monet/ Market, Friday. — Consols for account 

 closed at 99 J for money, and 99 \ $ for the account, 

 Three per Cent. Reduced 100, Three-and-half per 

 per Cent. Red. 102J, New Three-and-half 101$, Ex- 

 chequer Bills 75 77, and Bank Stock 200 £-. 



GAZETTE OF THE WEEK— BAN KRUPTS.—G. C. Smith, Ken- 



sington, Middlesex, builder — E. Manlby, Chapel-street, and 70, StrnlMB- 

 ground, Westminster, boot-maker — T. Ti/rnik, Sheffield, grocer— H. J. E. 

 Saffhan, huddersfield, Yorkshire, cloth-merchant — W. VVvrim., Brad- 

 ford, Yoikshire, ironmonger — R. Jackson and R. Yale, Leeds, machine- 

 makers— J. Tkkvitt, Wheaten Aston, Staffordshire, butcher— T. Cabti*. 

 inn., Wahham, Leicestershire, butcher— A. Oodbn, Lanc-asMr.-. sizer-K. 

 Edwards, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, draper— J. W- and E Ykarplbt, 

 Ecclesfieid, Yorkshire, fl ax- spinners— H. J- and J. Dixon, Kidderminster 

 and Aldermanbury, carpet-manufacturers — J. Innks, Cheltenham, iron- 

 monger — l. Else and W. Dixon, Kingstonupon-Hull, millers. 



r .,OTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. — J. Ransom, Perth, glass-merchant— 

 S. Hay, Glasgow, farmer— R. Johnston, Glasgow, rag-.i.erchant. 



JWetropolfs antt its Ftcmttg. 



The House of Commons. — Immediately after the 

 adjournment of Parliament, Bellamy's-rooms, the Vote- 

 office, and a considerable portion of the lobby are to be 

 pulled down, to afford room for the improvements about 

 to be commenced for the approach to St. Stephen s 

 Hall. The ancient crypt of St. Stephen's Chapel is to 

 be cleared and entirely restored, that part of the former 

 Houses of Parliament not having received any consider- 

 able injury when those Houses were destroyed by fare 

 some years back. The cloisters, remarkable for what 

 remains of their original architecture, as well as the crypt, 

 are intended to be restored to their primitive state. 



River Steamers.— A committee of Aldermen was held 

 on Saturday at Guildhall, for the purpose of hearing any 

 objections which parties interested in the steam naviga- 

 tion of the river might have to the draft rules suggested 

 to the Court of Aldermen for the regulation or steam- 

 vessels. The Town-Clerk read several regulations re- 

 lating to the number of persons to be allowed to be taken 

 ou board, and to the speed of the vessels, liicy ruic 

 that no steam-vessel, whose voyage was witmn i , c 

 limits, should be licensed to carry more than one pas- 

 senger for every four square feet of deck ; and thai we 

 speed should not exceed six miles an hour with ine i line, 

 nor four miles an hour against the tide. -By w« se ™ 

 of these regulations, the dangers hitherto so imnii ne :n : in 

 the pool would be averted, and by the first the incon 

 venience as well as danger to passengers wouw 

 obviated. In explanation of the rule on the sub jecto^ 

 carrying passengers, it was objected that the «e ^ 

 vessels which were now notorious for carrying l 

 1100 passengers, would, ^accordin^ to the cnte«Wio 

 made, be permitted to carry no more than about ;M 

 It was also stated that in order to prevent ajreat 

 number from going on board than would be admis«°£ J 

 the regulation, it would be absolutely necessary to nav^ 

 the police inconstant attendance at the places. m c 

 barkation. The Lord Mayor said that the Proprietors 

 steam-boats were under no necessity of troubling tw 

 heads upon that subject, as the necessary F e P aratl ° u 

 should be made. It was objected that the steam-ves^l 

 might, with safety, be allowed to carry at the rate of w 

 passengers per ton, and that the speed might bep 

 fitted to be eight miles an hour with tide and ^xm U 

 against tide. The committee stated that the objecn 

 should be taken into consideration with all po»« bI ». 

 pedition, so that the public may rely on an early decw 



Passengers to Gravesend.— It appears (from a re 

 of passengers landed and embarked at the Terrace ^ 

 Town Piers, Gravesend, in the month tof July, tn 

 Terrace Pier, with nine boats, had 224,6Jo, jn 

 Town Pier, with eleven boats, 167,072 passengers , 



