[I here make a pause natural to a modest translator, who expects to be read by the ladies: but being compelled by my duties to be faithful as well as modest, what can I do?-Cousins and brothers, will you have the goodness to read for me, when the lady can read no longer?] In short, I say, one of the boatmen [It is very inconvenient, this bashfulness. Let it be pardoned for the sake of my wish to do what is proper. The oath is not the very worst oath conceivable. It is bad enough; but it might be worse.] Our author, I say then, informs us, that one of the boatmen having said, “You be d-d," Ver-Vert echoed the wretch! The company applauded, and he swore again. Item, he swore other oaths. A new vanity seized him; and degrading his generous organ, he now felt no other ambition but that of pleasing the wicked. *** During these melancholy scenes, what were you about, chaste nuns of the convent of Nevers? Doubtless you were putting up vows for the safe return of the vilest of ingrates, a vagabond unworthy of your anxiety, who holds his former loves in contempt. Anxious affection is in your hearts, melancholy in your dwelling. Cease your prayers, dear deluded ones; dry up your tears. Ver-Vert is no longer worthy of you; he is a raf, an apostate, a notorious swearer: the winds and the water-nymphs have spoiled the fruit of your labours. Genius be may be still; but what is genius without virtue? Meanwhile, the boat was approaching the town of Nantes, where the Sisters of the Visitation were languishing with impatience. The days and nights had never been so long. In all their ennui, however, they had the image of the coming angel before them, the polished soul, the parrot of noble breeding, the tender, sincere and edifying voice sentiments-distinguished merit.--Oh grief! what is it all to come to ?! The boat arrives; the passengers disembark. A sister of the turningbox was waiting in the dock where she had been over and over again at stated times, ever since the letters were dispatched. Her looks, darting over the water, seemed to hasten the vessel that conveyed our hero. The rascal knew her at first sight. Her prudish eyes letting a look out at the corner, her great coif, white gloves, dying voice, and little cross, were not to be mistaken. Ver-Vert ruffled with impa tience, and there is reason to believe, gave her internally to the devil. He was now all for the army, and could not bear the thought of new ceremonies and litanies. However, my gentleman was obliged to submit. The lay-sister carried him off in spite of his vociferations, They say, he bit her in going; some say in the neck, others on the arm; I believe it is not well known where; but it is no matter. Off he went. The devotee was soon within the convent, and his arrival was announced. Here's a noise! At the first sound of the news the bell was set ringing. The nuns were at prayers, but up they all jump. They shriek, they clap their hands, they fly." Tis he, sister! Tis he! He is in the great parlour!" The great parlour is filled in a twinkling. Even the old nuns, marching in order, forget the weight of their years. The whole house was grown young again. It was on this occasion, that Mother Angelica ran for the first time. CHAPTER THE LAST. what things he said. His dissolute volte knew no bounds. All hell At these tremendous words, all the place trembles with horror. The nuns, without more ado, fly a thousand ways, making as many signs of the Cross. They thought it was the end of the world. Poor Mother Cunegunde, falling on her nose, was the ruin of her last tooth. "Eternal Father!" exclaimed Sister Vivian, opening with difficulty a sepulchral voice; "Lord, have mercy on us! who has sent us this Anti-Christ, this devil incarnate? Sweet Saviour! What a conscience can it be, which swears in this manner, like one of the damned? Is this the famous wit, the sage Ver-Vert, who is so beloved and cried up? For God's sake, let him depart from among us without more ado."-"0, God of Love!" cried sister Ursula, taking up the lamentation; "what horrors! Is this the way they talk among our sisters at Nevers This their perverse language! And is this the manner in which they form youth! What a heretic! O, divine wisdom, let us get rid of him, or we shall all go to the wicked place together." In short, Ver-Vert is fairly put in his cage, and sent on his travels back again. They pronounce him detestable, abominable, an attainted criminal, convicted of having endeavoured to pollute the virtue of the holy sisters. All the convent sign his decree of banishment, but they shed tears in doing it. It was impossible not to pity a criminal in the flower of his age, who was unfortunate enough to hide such a depraved heart under so beautiful an exterior. For his part, Ver-Vert desired nothing better. He was carried back to the river-side in a box, and did not bite the lay-sister again. But what was the despair, when he returned home, and when he would fain have given his old instructors a like serenade! Nine their veils too deep, condemned him in full conclave. The younger venerable sisters, their eyes in tears, their senses confused with horror, ones, who might have spoken for him, were not allowed to be present. One or two were for sending him back to his vessel, but the majority to two months of abstinence, three of imprisonment, and four of resolved upon keeping him and chastising him. He was sentenced silence. No garden, no toilet, no bed-room, no little cakes. Nor was this all. They chose for his jailer the very Alecto of the convent, dowager old infant, a veiled ape, an octogenary skeleton, a spectacle made on purpose for the eye of a penitent, a In spite of the cares of this inflexible Argus, some amiable nuns would often come with their sympathy to relieve the horrors of his imprisonment. Sister Rosalie, more than once, brought him almonds rest of the world? What are sweetmeats in captivity but bitter herbs? before breakfast. But what are almonds in a room cut off from the eternal old hag his companion, our hero at last found himself contrite. Covered with shame and instructed by misfortune, or weary of the He forgot the dragoons and the monk, and once more in unison with the holy sisters both in air and tone, became more devout than a Canon. When they were sure of his conversion, the divan re-assem bled, and agreed to shorten the term of his penitence. Judge, if the Ar length, the blessed spectacle bursts upon them. They cannot consecrated to tenderness, are to be spun by the hands of Love and day of his deliverance was a day of joy! All his future moments satiate their eyes with admiring: and in truth, the rascal was not the Security. O faithless pleasure! O vain expectation of mortal delight! less handsome for being less virtuous. His military look and petit- All the dormitories were dressed with flowers. Exquisite coffee, › maltré airs give him even a new charm. All mouths burst out in his songs, lively exercise, an amiable tumult of pleasure, a plenary indulpraises, all at once. He, however, does not deign to utter one pious gence of liberty, all breathed of love and delight; nothing announced word, but stands rolling his eyes like a young Carmelite. Grief the the coming adversity. But, O indiscreet liberality! O fatal superfluity first. There was a scandal in this air of effrontery. In the second of the hearts of nuns! . Passing too soon from abstinence to abunplace, when the prioress, with an august air, and like an inward-dance, from the hard bosom of misfortune to whole seas of sweetness, hearted creature as she was, wished to interchange a few sentiments saturated with sugars and set on fire with liqueurs, Ver-Vert fell one with the bird, the first words my gentleman uttered, the only answer day on a box of sweetmeats, and lay on his death-bed. His roses he condescended to give, and that too with an air of nonchalance, or were all changed to cypress. In vain the sisters endeavoured to recall rather contempt, and like an unfeeling villain, was,-“God zounds! his fleeting spirit. The sweet excess had hastened his destiny, and what a pack of fools these nuns are!" History says he learnt these the fortunate victim of love expired in the bosom of pleasure. His words on the road. At this debut, Sister Augustin, with a sugared air, last words were much admired, but history has not recorded them. hoping to make him cautious, said to him, "For shame, my dear Venus herself, closing his eyelids, took him with her into the little brother." The dear brother, not to be corrected, rhymed her a word woody Elysium described by the lover of Corinna, where he assumed or two, too rich to be repeated. "Holy Jesus!" exclaimed the sister; his station among the heroes of the parrot race, close to the one that he is a sorcerer, my dear mother!-Just Heaven! what a wretch! was the subject of the poet's elegy. Is this the divine parrot!" Ver-Vert, like a reprobate at the gallows, made no other answer than by setting up a dance, and singing, "Here we go up, up, up; which, to improve, he commenced with an "Oh, d-mme." The nuns would have stopt his mouth; but he was not to be hindered. He gave a buffoon imitation of the prattle of the young sisters; and then shutting his beak, and dropping into a palsied imbecility, mimicked the nasal drawl of his old enemies the antiques! It was worse, when tired and worn out with their stale sentences, he foamed and raged like a corsair, and thundered out all the horrible words he had learnt aboard the vessel, Heavens how he swore, and To say how his death was lamented, is impossible. The present history was taken from one of the long circulars, composed by the nuns on the occasion. His portrait was painted after nature. More than one hand gave him a new life in colours and embroidery; and grief, taking up the stitches in her turn, drew him with tears of white silk around the margin. All the funeral honours were paid him. which Helicon is accustomed to pay to illustrious birds. His mausoleum was built at the foot of a myrtle; and on a piece of porphyry environed with flowers, the tender Artemisias placed the following epitaph, in letters of gold : O ye, who come to tattle in this wood, Hear but another speak, 'tis all we ask One word will pierce ye with a thousand darts:Here lies VER-VERT, and with him lie all hearts. They say nevertheless, that the shade of the bird is not in the The immortal parrot, according to good authority, survives in the nuns themselves; and is destined, through all ages, to transfer from sister to sister his soul and his tattle. ARCHIBALD HAMILTON ROWAN. [Mr. Secretary Peel, in his overflow of gall and woful lack of argument, chief. Soldiers and sailors are particularly subject to the disease, owing to the bodily violence they so frequently encounter: the hospitals for the army and navy consequently abound with patients of this class. It will not therefore be disputed,-looking to this fact, and also to the considerable addition which the poor-rates probably receive from the cases of incapacity to work on the part of the heads of families suffering under rapture, it will not, we say, be questioned by reasonable persons, that Mr. Dufour was fully justified in supposing, that the prospect of estatomb.blishing a successful mode of treating hernia would be viewed by Government as nationally important, and every facility eagerly afforded addressed the Commander-in-Chief, who, as might be expected,for a fair trial of so interesting an experiment. With this feeling, he referred the representation to the Medical Board of the Army. The gentlemen composing that Board,-Messrs. M'Gregor and Franklin,→→→ very modestly proposed, that Mr. Dufour should, as a preliminary, make known his mode of treatment to them, after which, they are graciously pleased to say, they will take it into consideration! Mr. D. replied very sensibly, that it was unreasonable to ask him to disclose a secret which he could employ professionally for his private emolument, without any specific promise of remuneration. He however made a formal proposal to the Head of the Army, that siz ruptured out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital should be placed under his care, to which he would add sia patients from some Infirmary; that the twelve should attend daily at his house, to be treated surgically by him; and that two army surgeons should be appointed to watch the progress of the cure, and report to Government. We cannot imagine anything more fair or reasonable than this offer. It carried upon the face of it an assurance that there was nothing like quackery in its author; for empirics dread nothing so much as a real and public test. Mr. Dufour doubtless expected, that if his method should be found what he represented it to be, some compensation would be given him by the Ministry or the Parliament, for surrendering a private advantage to the public good;-and who would grudge even a large vote for such a blessing? Messrs. M'Gregor and Franklin however acted in a different spirit." No Inneration!" is the order of the day, it seems, at the Medical Board as weh as with other official bodies. These Surgeons in some authority" did not "feel warranted in subjecting soldiers to experiment," or in recommending the adoption of any mode of treatment * not sanctioned by the Royal College of Surgeons." Scrupulous souls! They were too tender of the "poor soldiers" to give them a chance of being restored to health by a respectable Surgeon, who had effected numerous and remarkable cures, who was willing to act under the inspection of two Army Surgeons, and who in fact exposed himself to a ruinous loss of reputation and to general contempt (if nothing worse) in case of failure! Can a man give a better guarantee for the rectitude of his intentions than by staking his professional subsistence on the issue of his experiment? Is it possible to far. nish a stronger presumption of the probability of his success? The greatness and supposed difficulty of the task are surely no reasons against affording it a fair trial; or they might have been justly urged against the discoveries of Vaccination, the circulation of the blood, &c. W. cannot acquit the Duke of York of blame, for allowing a fair and easy experiment regarding so important a matter to be prevented by the intolerance or prejudices of men in office. We should hope, that if a proper representation were made to Mr. PEEL, that Minister would feel it his duty to grant Mr. Dufour the opportunity he seeks of submitting his method to a test which would at once decide its merits. While tens of thousands are annually expended on attempts to discover a NorthWest Passage, an enlightened Government cannot refuse its encouragement to an endeavour,-made by a respectable man, and with a probabi lity of success strengthened by actual and not very limited experience,to relieve the human race from one of the most shocking "ills that flesh is heir to." At all events, the Public cannot continue insensible to the importance of Mr. Dufour's proposal; and we are sure the excellent Society from whose prospectus we collect the above particulars, only requires due publicity to obtain extensive support. The Institution provides gratuitously for the cure of the poor, by Mr. Dufour's treatment. If to diffuse the spirit of kindness and conciliation amongst a numerous and attached tenantry-if to enjoy at once the farmer's approbation and the cottier's blessing, be the manner in which the peace of the community may be most effectually promoted, and the interests of the Legislature most effectively served, we know not the man who has been of more use, not merely to his tenantry, but to the resident landholders of the Province. If, to cultivate in classic retirement, the very sentiments which revelled through our young blood, as we dwelt upon the pages of Roman or Grecian story; if, to conjoin with the towering flights of Genius, the patient and persevering pursuits of Literature; if these be worthy the patriot and the philosopher, we know not the man whom we should desiguate his equal. If to relieve, UNOSTENTATIOUSLY, the widow and the orphan if to sit by the sufferer, and cheer him beyond the power of the purse, by the kindly pressure of the hand-if these be honourable to human nature, we affirm that he stands pre-eminently distinguished. If to administer justice," without fear or favour," be the peculiar duty of a Grand Juror; if to elicit truth, by the most plain and familiar man ner; if to detect falsehood, writhing before the scrutinizing glance of Honesty,if these be estimable, they are the characteristics of this distinguished man. We speak not thus, because we advocate the cause of a party. We have known him long and intimately. We have met him both in public and private life; and, whilst we acknowledged the greatness of his genius, and the magnitude of his acquirements, we both esteemed him as a inan, and respected him as a citizen. In the Royal Irish Academy, what question of national utility escaped his attention? What young man in humble life, possessing the abilities which entitled him to distinction, and without the means of bringing himself into notice, ever failed, upon application to him, to find the generous heart and open hand?" In the enlightened intercourse of life, no man has spent the evening in his society, without receiving much instruction; or risen from a morning's visit to his castle, without increasing sentiments of attachment and respect. We, too, have been permitted to enter into those aircles in which he formed the chief object of attraction; where the public good, and the private weal, alternately engaged attention: and we lived in that circle long enough to witness his influence în preventing party feuds and private' discontents; leading, with a firm yet gentle hand, the community at large to habits of social order and public subordination. CURE OF RUPTURE. We have been extremely interested by the perusal of a little publication proceeding from the Institution for the Radical Cure of Rupture and Stricture," -a Society which has existed for some years, but which has not yet received that attention from the public which the extreme importance of its object demands. This publication contains a curious forrespondence between the Military Authorities and a respectable rgeon named Dufour, which took place in 1821. Mr. Dufour asserts that he has discovered a mode of effectually curing rupture in at least three cases out of five. The inestimable value of such a discovery may be imagined, when it is considered, that, according to the calculations of the London Truss Society, one out of every eight male persons in this country is afflicted with that dreadful malady; and that in the great majority of cases no cure is hoped for the utmost expectation of the offerer being to prevent by artificial supports the increase of the mis UNITED PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from the Clergy of his Diocese in favour of the bill for the suppressing the Catholic Association and against the Catholic claims.Lord KING said, he did not think the Right Reverend Mayor, the Reverend Aldermen, and well-beneficed Burgesses, should thus meddle with political matters and find fault where had as much right to petition as any other class of subjects; but as to their they had no business. The Bishop of EXETER observed, that the Clergy holding magisterial offices, he regretted it as much as the Noble Lord. Earl DARNLEY said it was remarkable, that no petition had been presented to that House in favour of the bill, except such as came from the Clergy, who should reflect, that there was more danger from withholding thau from granting the claims of the Catholics.-The petition was received. SPRING GUNS BILL. LIVERPOOL thought it was preposterous, that a man should be allowed to set a trap to shoot another, iu a case in which he could not directly shoot him; and he was of opinion that the bill should apply to other property as well as game.-Lord WTMORLAND said, he would exclude spring-guas not only from enclosed grounds, but from locked-up places, for it was not fit that persons should have the power of setting an engine for the destruction of human life.-Lord ELLENBOROUGH contended that the fear of spring-guns prevented depredations.-The LORD Chancellor observed, that to consider the law on this and some other subjects “the perfection of human reason," was absurd. Property should be protected, though he was not the advocate of spring-guns. Poaching was a consequence of the modern custom of preserving game; but he never could defend the prac tice of setting engines to endanger the life of a fellow-creature for the sake of a partridge or a pheasant.—Lord Lauderdale agreed with the Learned Lord, and stated that the gaols were crowded with prisoners, the victims of the Game Laws.-After some farther discussion, the Committee was adjourned to Monday. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION SUPPRESSION BILL. The third reading of this bill was opposed by Lords ELLENBOROUGH, CALTHORPE, DARNLEY, and GROSVENOR; and supported by the LORD CHANCELLOR, and Lords RODEN and DUDLEY and WARD.-It was carried without a division. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday, March 7. GAME LAWS BILL. Mr. STUART WORTLEY moved the second reading of this bill, which enacts, among other things, that game may be publicly sold.-It was opposed by Sir J. BRYDGES, Mr. LOCKHART, Mr. J. DOUGLAS, and Mr. W. PEEL; and supported by Sirs J. SEBRIGHT, J. YORKE, and A. Dos, and Messrs. JAMES, MARTIN, C. WILSON, and Secretary PEEL, who deprecated the present system, as well as the use of spring guns.-On a division, the motion was carried by to 26. REPORT OF SUPPLY-MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. HUME strongly opposed the increase of military force, which was already much larger than any previous peace establishment. Instead of increasing the regular army to 86,000 men, he would reduce it to 68,000; and by so doing he would get rid of the window tax, and have a considerable surplus to spare for other purposes. If we were to have an excess in any part of our armed force, it ought to be in our navy, which was our best and most effectual defence. To put his sentiments upon record, he should move a resolution, which he knew would meet the approbation of the people out of the House, whatever might be its fate with their Representatives in the House. The Hon. Member then read the following resolution:-" Resolved that, in the opinion of this House, it is not necessary in a time of profound peace, to maintain for the service of the current year the number of 86,438 regular land forces, exclusive of those for India, and also exclusive of 9,000 Royal Marines, of about 7,800 of Royal Artillery and Engineers, of 53,258 enrolled militia, yeomanry, and volunteers in Ireland; and of 55,000 militia, and 43,000 yeomanry and volunteers in England, and of 3,000 veterans; making in the whole 257,496 men actually in arins or ready to be called out if necessary; exclusive, also, of colonial troops at Ceylon, the Cape of Good Hope, and in Africa, amounting to about 4,000 men, not included in the above number.” Colonel JOHNSON, Mr. BRIGHT, and Lord MILTON, seconded the resoJution; which was opposed by Mr. W. HORTON and Lord PALMERSTONE, who contended that the increase was one of necessity, and was not required for the sake of patronage. Mr. Hume's Resolution was negatived by 102 to 8: and after some further discussion, the Resolutions proposed by the Minister were carried without a division. Tuesday, March 8. Constables, who were liable to be seduced, and place it in the hands of the Church Wardens and Overseers; and to, institute. Petty Sessions, where Magistrates might hear appeals on any grievance which might arise on the subject. With regard to Special Juries, the number of persons qualified to act should be extended; Esquires only could now sit, but Merchants and Bankers should be added to the list. On the important subject of their formation, he should propose a plan which, he trusted, would gire | general satisfaction and secure a fair trial. The names of the qualified persons, their professions, &c. should be written alphabetically in a book, and to each name should be attached the number in which it stood in the series. Thus, suppose the names amounted to one hundred, to the first name should be attached No. 1, to the second No. 2, and so on. A number of cards equal to the number of names should be provided, having imprinted on them a figure or figures, corresponding with the numbers attached to the names. These cards he would have placed in a box, and drawn out by a proper officer, till 48 were thus impartially obtained by ballot; (Hear, hear!)-which 48 should afterwards be reduced in the usual mode to 24, and subsequently to 12. (Hear, hear!) In making this arrangement, he conceived that nothing was lost to the Crown; for by placing the characters of Juries above all suspicion, a weight would be given to whatever verdict they returned, capable of deeply impressing it on the public wind. This alteration in the law he intended should be imperative in criminal cases—in cases between the Crown and the subject for political offences, such as libels, &c. But he wished to make a distinction in its application between criminal and civil cases. In deciding questions of mercantile interest it was only perhaps persons acquainted with commercial affairs that could properly understand the subject at issue, and he therefore proposed that if both the plaintiff and defendant consented in writing to such a step, the Special Jury should be formed in the old way. He also wished to provide that when a Jury so formed had decided one or more, it might be optional with the parties to the succeeding case by expressing their consent thereto in writing, to retain the same Jury to try their action. But in no case, unless both parties consented, would he allow a departure from the course pro. posed, and on no account in the trial of political offences ➡( Hear, kear!) His object was to give life and vigour to the system already existing He did not propose to print the bill until it had pro forma been read a second time and passed through a Committee, when the blauks could be filled up, and Hon. Members found themselves in a state to perceive all its bearings. If ultimately it should prove beneficial as a consolidation and amendment of the law relative to Juries, he hoped Parliament would not stop there (hear, hear!) but go through the whole mass of our pondrond statutes with the same object, and on similar principles. The various lawi on libel-on forgery-and, in short, the whole of the Criminal Code was, he thought, entitled first to attention, because when people under severe penalties were required to obey the law, every facility ought to be afforded for enabling them to know whether they were transgressing or not, and every means taken to remove anomalies. From the experience he had in the present instance, he considered it impossible for Parliament to proceed satisfactorily in the labour without the aid of Commissions. The laws on forgery alone would fill a large folio volume, and neither the Lord Chan cellor nor the Attorney-General had time from their other duties to examine a subject of such vast complexity, so as to lay the result before Parliament within a reasonable period. However, these were matters for subsequent consideration. After examining the 85 Statutes which contained the laws respecting Juries, no man could be more convinced than he was of the expediency of removing all anomalies in the Criminal Code, and of reducing it to a state accordant with the enlightened reason of the present age, and the exalted character of the British empire-The Right Honourable Secretary concluded, amidst loud and continued cheers, by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to Consolidate and Amend the Laws relating to Juries. Dr. LUSHINGTON applauded the proposed amendments, and expressed A sufficient number of Members did not assemble this afternoon to form the hope that they might be extended to Excise cases.Mr. HOBHOUSE a House, in consequence of the death of the Speaker's brother. Wednesday, March 9. A Petition was presented from Sligo in favour of the Irish Provincial Banks, when Mr. V. FITZGERALD observed, that the Commercial and Landed Interests were fully agreed that the establishment of these Banks would be attended by beneficial consequences. The Peruvian Mining Company bill was read a second time, after some opposition by Mr. HOBHOUSE, who said that he was convinced no profitable speculation could be built upon it, as the scheme had been tried over and over again, and had always failed. The Metropolitan Fish Company bill was opposed by Mr. CALCRAFT, on the ground that it would injure the industrious fishermen on the coast as well as the London fishmongers, and that it was a complete job, for one of the first acts of the Company was to appoint a manager with 2000. a-year salary.—The bill was read a second time. Petitions were presented praying for the repeal of the Assessed Taxes and Stamp Duties. LAW RESPECTING JURIES. Mr. PEEL called the attention of the House to the state of the law re,specting Juries. There were, he said, not less than Eighty-five Statutes on this subject, some obscure, some contradictory, and some unintelligible; and his wish was to consolidate them into one plain Act, which every man could read and understand, and so become acquainted with the law on this subject. (Hear, hear!) The emendations he had to propose were, as to the Common Juries, to take the power of summoning the Jurors from the also eulogized the intended ballot, and observed that it must delight all the friends of the liberty of the subject; and declared that the bill would introduce one of the most salutary reforms witnessed in this country for many ages.-Mr. HUME and Mr. BRIGHT likewise praised the proposed plan; and leave was given to bring in the bill, A Select Committee was nominated to enquire into the expenditure of the County Rates. Thursday, March 10. IMPARTIAL VOTING. Mr. HUME rose to submit a resolution, "That no Member shall vote for or against any Question in which he has a direct pecuniary interest."— He said that it had already been provided that no Member should be allowed to vote in favour of any measure, in the passing of which he was personally or pecuniarily concerned; but there had never been an order that Members so interested in opposing a bill should be disqualified from voting on it: and yet he thought this a point quite as important as the former. After detailing what had been the practice of the House on questions of this description, Mr. H. left it to the House to decide whether it would not be desirable that they should place themselves in such a situation as to convince the country that every measure introduced into that House would receive a fair and impartial consideration. (Hear) Without detaining the House longer, he would submit a resolution drawn up in the words of the former Speaker, in the case of the Loyalty Loan Bill, namely, That no Member shall vote for or against any question in which he has a direct pecuniary interest," Mr. LITTLETON did not think that a change in the system would be productive of benefit-it would only lead to evasion and hypocrisy. He therefore moved the previous question. Mr. GRENFELL and Mr. H. SUMEER opposed the resolution. Mr. PEEL thought the question was a very difficult one, as the right of disqualifying Members from voting should be exercised with great caution; and it might so happen that a Member's private interests would be concurrent with the interests of his constituents. (Hear, hear!) The effect of such a resolution would only be to divert the influence now openly arowed into hidden channels. (Heur!) The great evil to be complained of was, the system of canvassing for votes on Private Committees. It was better that the House should have the power of deciding upon each case that should be brought before it, than lay down any general rule on the subject. He took the law of Parliament at present to be this-that members who had a direct pecuniary interest in a question could not vote for or against it. It appeared to him that there was some injustice in that rule, and he was sure that the extension of it might, in some cases, put a stop to all improvement. (Hear, hear!) On the best consideration he could give to the subject, he thought the best course for the House to pursue was, to agree to the amendment, by doing which they would not tie themselves up from adopting any resolution which might hereafter appear fitting. (Hear.) Mr. H. GURNEY thought that something should be done to correct the present system. He alluded to a case to show the means which were sometimes resorted to in order to influence the votes of Members. The practice ought, if possible, to be abolished, as also that of offering to Members of Parliament directorships in those new companies. Mr. WYNN thought the House could not prevent any Members from voting; but they might, in cases where he had a direct pecuniary interest, disallow his vote when that fact became known; but it would be highly dangerous to add to the precedent of extending the principle of disqualification, as if the House had the power of doing so. Mr. ABERCROMBY and Mr. S. WORTLEY agreed with Mr. Secretary Peel in opinion upon this question. Mr. ROBERTSON Supported the motion, on the ground that thousands of shares in the new speculations were reserved for Members of Parliament, in order to obtain their influence. Mr. Home, in reply, said, from what had been dropt in the course of the debate, he was more and more convinced of the necessity of the measure. It was clear that the law of Parliament was not understood, and it should therefore be set at rest. The previous question" being put, it was carried without a division; so that Mr. Hume's motion was lost. ✦ DUTIES ON FOREIGN PRODUCE. Colonel DAVIES dwelt on the many evils produced by smuggling, which were caused by the high duties on foreign produce, particularly upon tobacco. Not only would bloodshed, fraud, and perjury be suppressed with smuggling, but a larger revenue would arise from the reductions he should propose on spirits, tobacco, and tea. After urging his argument for some time, the Hon. Member moved, "That a Select Committee be appointed to enquire how far the duties on the importation of foreign spirits, tobacco, and tea, may be reduced without injury to the revenue." Mr. CURTEIS seconded the resolution, because he wished to see an effectual check given to smuggling, which bad produced much bloodshed in the county in which he resided. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the measures already introduced by Government would go a long way to effect the object of the Hon. Mover; and he had no doubt that those which would be proposed would greatly diminish, if not totally subdue, the practice of smuggling: he therefore saw no necessity for the motion. Messrs. BRIGHT, H. DAVIS, BRIDGES, HUME, and HоBHOUSE, all argued in favour of the reduction of duties, particularly those upon tobacco. Mr. HUSKISSON contended that the country would derive more benefit. from the reduction of the duties on spirits, than it could possibly derive from the redaction of the duties on tobacco. After a few words from Mr. MONCK, recommending a reduction of the tea-duty, and from Colonel DAVIES in reply, the motion was negatived without a division. Friday, March 11. Mr. W. HORTON intimated, that the Colonial Department would attend to any specific complaint which might be brought forward, but not to exparte statements.-The above, and various sums were voted, among them, 20,0001. for Milbank Penitentiary; and Mr. PEEL said, that the report of the Committee had been favourable, both as it respected its healthiness and its utility. On the Mutiny Bill being committed, Mr. SYKES, Mr. HUME, Gen. HOPE, aud Col. JOHNSON, reprobated the practice of military flogging, as injurious to the service, and degrading to the soldier.-Lord PALMERSTON said, he was afraid it was a necessary evil. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL. Mr. HEATHCOTE moved, that this bill be read this day six months, chiefly on the ground that they should not make one law for the rich and another for the poor. Mr. PEEL followed on the same side, contending, that there was no more cruelty in bating a bear, than in hunting a stag, fishing for trout, &c. Let his Hon. Friend introduce a bill to prevent hunting, shooting, fishing, and other sanguinary sports, and then bear-baiting, and dog fighting, and cock fighting, might fall within it. At present, his measure was not one of equal justice. Sir J. MACINTOSH was in favour of the bill, observing, that bear-baiting was not a national sport, like those of the field, and had no insuperable habits to plead for it. Sir James then remarked upon the prejudices which existed on the subject of anatomy, without a knowledge of which, health and life could not be preserved, or the sum of human misery lessened. He spoke of Dr. Magendie as a learned and bighly distinguished physiologist, whom it was an honour to know, and who was incapable of wanton cruelty. Mr. G. LAMB was of opinion that this was not a fit subject for legisla tion, but must be left to that great corrective,-Education. Mr. W. SMITH was satisfied, that the bill would be productive of much good. Hogarth's hero of cruelty began his career by spinning cockchafers, but ended with the murder of his mistress. because they could not do all the good desired, they were not to effect a Mr. MARTIN replied, that it was no argument against his measure, that portion of it. If his Majesty was to give up his stag-hounds, the example experiments had been most horrible and wanton, and he was ready to go As to Dr. Magendie, he contended that his to the proof with him. would be a valuable one. Sir F. BURDETT said, it was not fair to draw any comparison between field sports and these sports (if they could be so called) which the Hon. Member desired to put down. The former were conducive to health and activity every faculty of the body was called into action in their pursuit; but the latter were merely spectacles of unmixed barbarity animals being set to tear each other to pieces for the gratification of a multitude who stood passively looking on.. (Hear!) It appeared very strange that the most important part of the subject had been overlookedthe injurions effect which such scenes had on the morals of society. (Hear!) The persons who joined in the sports which would be affected by the bill, were the very nuisance of society. The neighbourhood where the sports were pursued, was the worst in the metropolis. (Hear!) The cominon law of England justified the principle of interfering with regard to anything which had a tendency to injure the morals of the community, and cruelties were in principle punishable by common law at the present moment. The object of the bill was merely to carry that principle into effect in those atrocious cases which shocked the public mind. (Hear!) Mr. F. BUXTON and Sir T, ACLAND supported the bill; and Sir M. W: RIDLEY and Mr. ROBERTSON opposed it.-The House then divided the numbers were-For the amendment, 50-Against it, 32.-The bill was therefore lost. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. W. Draper, Maldon, watch-maker, superseded. BANKRUPTS. E. Stanley, Old Kent-road, linen-draper. Solicitor, Mr. Jones, Sise-lane. H.Ousey, Stayley-bridge, Lancashire, cabinet-maker. Solicitors, Messrs. S. Stafford, Manchester, common-brewer. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington and Co. Bedford-row. W. Garth, Ballgrove, Lancashire, cotton-spinner. Solicitor, Mr. Beverley, Garden-walk, Temple. D. Tudor, Newport, Monmouthshire, ship-builder. Solicitor, Mr. Williams, Red Lion-square. J. Greenwood, Little Gomersall, Yorkshire, joiner. Solicitor, Mr. B. D. Collens, Bristol, hatter. Solicitors, Messrs. King and Lukin, Saturday, March 12. BANKRUPTS. T Rolley, Sheffield, Yorks! ire, stone-mason. Solicitors, Messrs. Darke and Co. Red Lion-square. U, Dare, jun. Waterloo-road, butcher. Solicitor, Mr. Garrett, New J. Dyson, Longwood, Yorkshire, clothier. Solicitors, Messrs. Jaques and Battye, New Inn. S. Brookes, Bow-common, Mile-end, black ash-manufacturer. Solicitor, J. Gallerand and F. Pongerard, Fenchurch-street, merchants. Solici- THE FUNDS.-Consols remain much the same as last week, nor has there been any material alteration in Foreign Securities. It is obvious, however, that the various schemery languishes, at least comparatively, and that the tide of adventure in this direction begins to ebb. Colonial produce is coming down again, as might naturally be expected, after a rise so altogether artificial and unwarranted. Latest quotations :Consols, 934 New 4 per Cents, 106] Reduced, shut Consols for Account, 93 3 per Cents. Reduced, shut, PRICES OF FOREIGN STOCKS YESTERDAY. Austrian Bonds, 98 77 Brazilian Scrip, 1825, 31 pr. Colombian Bonds, 1824, 91 Ditto Acc. 917 } } Greek Bonds, 52 Ditto Scrip, 3 2 4 33 dis. Mexican Bonds, 8111 807 Ditto Scrip 3 pr. Peruvian Bonds, for Acc. 88 Portuguese Bonds, for Acc. 90 Ditto Bonds, 1823, 19} } French Rentes, 105 106 THE EXAMINER. LONDON, MARCH 12, 1825. ment of a struggle which is evidently one that will call for great The usual calculations on warlike results, in relation to India, are always baffled by the immense disparity in skill and science of the THE attention of the public, during the latter part of the week, has strength by which we govern such an extent of dominion, and at the contending parties; but looking at the very artificial texture of the been materially engrossed by the details of a very unpleasant oc- critical symptoms which now and then strip off the covering and discurrence in the East Indies. It appears from the Calcutta Gazette, play its real nature, we cannot help suspecting, that, like the Moscow that in the beginning of November last, symptoms of insubordination adventure of NAPOLEON, we may sometime or other produce a re and disorder had been manifested for some days in the forty-seventh action pregnant with mighty consequences. An aggressive policy, regiment of native infantry, which was stationed at Barrackpore, the vital principle of which is to go forward because it cannot stand about sixteen miles from Calcutta, under orders to proceed to Chitt- still, almost uniformly terminates in a necessity to return backward. agong. On the second of that month, proportion of the troops refused Whatever the policy or expediency of the present contest, the private to obey their officers, appeared on parade without their knapsacks, concorrespondence from India abounds with complaints of the unpopttrary to orders, and exhibited other symptoms of open mutiny. This larity and inadequacy of the present Indian Executive, which is said was passed over on that day, with a view to allow them time for reto be weak in every department, and altogether unequal to the existflection; but the next morning the disorder was still greater; and in ing crisis. Upon the whole, we possibly prefer Leadenhall-street consequence the King's regiment of royal and a body of artillery were Government, in a general sense, to that of our Patrician Crassuses ordered to take up a position in their rear, to act according to emer- and Luculluses; but we confess, that we doubt its adequacy to great gency. Colonel NEIL and other officers were then sent by the Com-emergencies. The next accounts from India will be very interesting, mander-in-Chief to order the mutineers to ground their arms. This to such of us as take an interest in that which, regarding us as a mass, they refused to do; on which two signal-guns were immediately fired, so very little concerns us. and the artillery opened upon their rear, when they fled in various directions, and were pursued by the King's regiment and the body guard. A considerable number were killed, and many prisoners taken, for the trial of whom a court-martial was immediately convened. The 26th and 62d Regiments of Native Infantry, which were also under marching orders, behaved throughout the morning with the most perfect steadiness; and by subsequent accounts, it appeared that tranquillity had been re-established, and that the severe example which it had been necessary to make, had produced the desired effect. Two of the bodyguard were killed by a shot from one of the guns; but no other casualty occurred among the troops employed on the occasion. Letters have been received at Liverpool from Lima, up to the 24th of December, which fully confirm the accounts previously received, of the total defeat of the Royalists in Peru. Advices from Pisto state, that at the date of the last communications, all the Royalist Chiefs were prisoners in the Custom-house of Guamangua. These letters also bring an account of the death of Mr. RowCROFT, our Consul in Peru, which is extremely singular. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS-PROFESSOR MAJENDIE AND MR. MARTIN OF GALWAY. Our readers recollect the sensation produced the other Such is the authorized account of this unhappy transaction; the day in Parliament by a story told by Mr. MARTIN, in support of his private letters are of course more communicative; from which it ap- Bill against cruelty to animals, about the celebrated Professor MApears, that dissatisfaction, in consequence of some recent curtailment JENDIE having nailed a greyhound to a table by its paws, and dissected of marching allowances and appointments, led to the dissatisfaction of its optic nerves for the purpose of exhibiting the destruction of the the native soldiery, According to some of these letters, the killed and visual power. We thought, at the time, that this story bore marks wounded amounted only to 40, while others make them as many as of great exaggeration, if not of falsehood-for men of science are not 600. The truth no doubt lies somewhere between, and distant from apt to be wantonly cruel, or to have a relish for inflicting torture for both the statements. A Court Martial was immediately formed to try common-place objects: knowledge of every kind has the effect so the mutineers, and several of those deemed ringleaders had been ex-poetically described by OVID-emollit mores, nec SINIT esse feros. The ecuted. It is satisfactory to hear it stated, that one company and all story has accordingly received a direct contradiction: Dr. SHIEL, in the officers, Serjeants or Havildars included, declined taking any part a letter from Paris in the daily papers, declares, on the part of his in the resistance to authority; which seemed, at least as far as open friend Dr. MAJENDIE, that it is" in all its details an unfounded contumacy, entirely confined to the one regiment. calumny," having no existence but in the imagination of the Hon. Member for Galway. While it is unnecessary to call the attention of our readers to the critical nature of Indian military discontents, there is reason to believe that the present disturbance has originated in purely military feelings, produced by always unwelcome, and in the present instance possibly, illtimed economy. The pending unpromising contest with the Burmese is, we believe, the first war in which the native troops have been called upon to act under a more rigid and privative system, in regard to marching order, and field appointments; and if so, it is unfortunate that their discontent should be excited at the commence Mr. MARTIN's statement, and the debates on his Bill, have given rise to a good deal of discussion respecting legislative interference with the treatment of animals. The Morning Chronicle indulged in repeated ridicule of what it called "cockchafer law-making,"-ridicule certainly ill-timed and injurious. We are quite confident, that this tone arose, not from the slightest want of humane feeling on the part of the Editor, but from a somewhat too indiscriminate contempt. for absurd attempts to regulate by acts of Parliament matters which |