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it It has been said (and not without reason) that the love of j country embraces every social affection, which can animate the humau breast If a whfji kingdom, composed inany ^artrp 4i&trirts, he or. ••lb. t ?>>■(* pvh><!ve and all- i •svt Sow av.is: increased, 'g « narrow^Socua. ,*»* «:ouuft3& r |virt r- dtstrict or place, which faney loves call her | own? I In the county of Monmouth, where our childhood was I passed amid scenes of the most romantic beauty, where M the dawn of intelligence first opened our eyes to the loveli- 1. ness of nature, we have erected the altar of our patriotism, consecrated by the earliest enjoyments of existence, and endeared by the sweetest pleasures of recollection. Monmouthshire! dear Monmouthshire! though excited by the restless spirit of youth, we have visited other and far distant countries, our heart untraveHed has still con- fessed its home in thee I Though in the course of our peri- grinations we have seen with pleasure and surprise many delightful prospects, comprising the grand, the picturesque, and the sublime, thou hast ever carried off the palm of admiration! The vine-covered plains of Italy have seemed less pleas- ing than thy verdant meadows and yellow corn-fields; on JWount St. Bernard we have thought of thy Skyrridd and | the banks of the far-famed Rhine our imagination has | fondly turned to review the charms of thine own enchanting j ■' Jffiye y Monmouthshire! dear Monmouthshire! to what inte- resting associations dost thou give birth! History and fic- tion have combined to make thee famous. Thy soil has •' been trodden by Roman feet; and is connected with the nob'est achievements of British chivalry. Thy fallen castles y p■. remind us of feudal magnificence; and thy monastic ruins inspire us with superstitious veneration Animated by these feelings towards our native county, ? "with what satisfaction do we commence the task, to which "e, liave,devoted our humble talents! There isaspiritof K Diltlsia-lim within us, that seems to divest study of its irk- || ^meness, and fatigue of its langoui\ The idea of difficulty ■fc.. JiPOcluoes no aoprehension that of performance has appa- pir "•*« "*ese are but mental delusions,-in which prudence t-\ forbids" V: to indulge. Whatever vanity may prompt our weakness to befrsvg, vve mu<t not forget how nairow is the capaeityofthe most pift^'l rnoi tal, and how soon even his .proud'-st faculties may he iii^t^ef^)y actu.< ;'i;- 'y ^fcspoatl Par from *»• l ;tl «-«' a 0: o;' I*r-oias, lf.«a no irons, which it may not be in his power to satisfy; and ttmt it is a thousand times more pleasing t; e'smoke -wirf'i «••• mg into a flame, than flame sinking into smoke; the latter being a type of what generally results from vain glorious professions, and the former of modest diffidence, performing more than it has dared to promise.

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DOVER, May 14.—Arrived from Calais the French steam packet Due de Bourdeaux, with the Duke of Orleans and his son the Duke of Chartresi These distinguished visitors landed under a salute from the western heights, and having devoted some hours to an inspection of the castle and for- tifications, have just proceeded, under a second salute, to- wards London. It is understood to be their intention to visit every part of -Great Britain during the summer, and to return the bttey:<a:id if the year to Pu-is.—This nobleman ought to and a in England, br he is a true friend to the English hi liu own country. Dubi-ij.* i-isia.r. a i ■-ai {)Hlf.:l ft, if criminal Lk) \t,a obtmnRi 'ti- rssh v t<lC t>' t" 'f rj" Tarly Agn^ ns^ailcgfrt yeparai<yn immediaTpiv sftc- their marriage r lately t. -<> rauch :.andaL In *M< -FFI davits made tv su»port this proceeding, the separation, and all the circULstanees upon which it was supposed to have been founded, are clearly and explicitly denied upon oath, by all the parties to whom only the truti could be known. ST. P, UL'S CATHEDRAL.—We have heard with regret that this splendid edifice is discovered to be in an insecure state, apfl that in all probability it will be requisite to take down and rebuild the greater part of it. I RowI.AN N STEPHENSON.—The New York papers affirm that this notorious delinquent has just converted a large amount, composed of Exchequer bills and gold, into Ame- rican currency. We will certainly give him credit for hav- ing been well provided, notwithstanding all the reports to the contrary. LICHFIELD.—DR. JOHNSON"S WILLOW.-The violence of the storm, on Tuesday the 7th instant, threw down the re- markably large willow tree, in Stow fields, usually called Johnson's Willow," from an erroneous tradition that it had been planted by him when the land was occupied by his father. Though there is no reason for believing that the tree was planted by Dr. Johnson, as he himself denied doing so, yet it was so great a favourite with him, that he regularly sO it wkeneweiLixa. «ieited_tlue city The passion for relics of the great moralist and lexicographer, genuine or supposed, was strikingly displayed on the event. No sooner was it known that the tree had fallen, than dozens of ut- authorised axes and saws were busily engaged ia severity from it its best branches; and it spemed likely that in a few hours Jittle would be Mt for its. owner. We omlerstand that the admission fee of atiomies is to be jcsasei from £ 25 to £ 200; whicb, if it succeed in dimin- ishiog tbe number, cannot but pfo-ve a very salutary regula- tion. PORTSMOUTH.—MARINE NOVELTY.—A novel scene was presented yesterday by the Galatea, 42, Captain Charles Napier, C. B. being propelled out of haibour by the use of paddle-wheels, worked with winches by the ship's com- pany. At five minutes before nine in the morning she slipped,her moorings, half an hour before high-water, the flood running one knot. The ship's company, consisting of 190-men, were put into three divisions; two divisions mm- ned the winches, and started the ship, making eleven turns of the paddle-wheels (which were seven feet wide, two eet wider than those uaed in the Active) in a minute. By this apparatus she went two and a half knots. At a quarter past nine o'clock, when off the platform, the winches were wan-' S e r. '1 S weiii iitioj i«i < i ,'cud sail was m?1(', when tr" psJdIcs were <jiowed to -go withoütimpeding the pro- gress. At not any time were the men permitted to work up to their full strength. Even with the peace establishment, provided there was an object in view, they could keep regu- larly at work the greater part of the day; and, with the war compliment, the operation might be continued in a cilm for any length of time. With a full crew, the Galatea would have gone nearly four knots. It has been long since announced that the Duke of Wel- lington had become the purchaser of the beautiful estates of Ewhurst and Wolverton, adjoining Stratfieldsay, late the property of Sir Peter Pole. His Grace has also added the estate of Silchester (the ancient Segontium) to his posses- sions, and is said to be now in treaty for that of Morti- mer. With the addition of the latter, the territorial posses- sions of the Duke of Wellington, in Hampshire, will form one of the largest and most splendid properties in Great Britain. On the newly-purchased estates there is a fine piece of water, which, at a trifling expence, may be united to that at Stratfieldsay-thus forming an extensive inland lake, which, for its local beauties, will be equal to any thing of the sort in England. It is probable that the proposed new mansion of the Duke will be built on the Pole estates, for report says that the house at Stratfieldsay is to remain, and undergo a thorough repair. Some idea may be formed of the extent of his Grace's property in Hants, when it is stated that its circuit will be at least thirty miles, and that an approach or avenue to the house may be formed upwards of eight miles in length. YORK MINSTER,-The subscription towards the restora- tion of York Minster amounts to nearly £ 50,000.

COAL TRADE.—The following article, although not affect- ing the coal trade of this county, may not prove uninterest- ing to our readers. It is extracted from a letter addressed to R. W. Brandling, Esq. lately published :— A Statement of the Cost and Charges incidental to a Winchester Chaldron of Coals, at and from the Mine, to the Consumer in London. NEWCASTLE CHARGES. .E.s.d..e.s.d. To one chaldron best Wallsend coals.. 0 16 0 Keel or lighter dues, conveying the same on ship board 0 1 2 Coast duty 0 0 6 Coast lights, f2. 8s, low lights, 2s 1 Id, Tynemouth, 5s, Trinity lights, £ 2. 7s 4d, Bridlington Pier, 12s 1M, Town THwy« on Coals, 2d per chaldroii,, X I tOs,Foy, 5s, Stamp 5s Id, Night Office, 2s, Whitby Pier, 8 s.. ,0 0 6, -0 18 H LONDON CHARGES. Coal-merchant's Allowance, as per Act of Parliament 0 12 0 King's Duty 0 6 0 Incidental charges, viz.:—Entry fees meters, 5s 6d, market office, Is 6d, night office, Is, Foy, 2s 6d, Lord Mayor's duties and ground- age, 4s 6d, Trinity dues, id per chaldron, 15s, Nore light, 4s mar- ket dues, Id per chaldron, £ 1.12s tonnage dues, 2d per ton, X2 136 6d scorage Is per score, 18s 0 0 4! Metage and orphan's duty, Is 2d per chaldron 0 Discount of £ 2per cent on two- thirds of the cargo for cash payment 0 0b Factor's charge for sale, commission and customary contingent charges, 0 0 7 Iraount of delivery as per regulation, 0 1 10 1 2 5 £ Amountofvalue of the mgram allow- ance 1 chaldron to every 20* 0 1 9 Freight of ship, exclusive of charge 0 11 g for delivery £ 2 13 10 •„ ;c an allowance of one chaldron in addition to The uigmn consUTner receives 21 chaldrons whilst he every20, hyv^r^is omitted in the statement, from a pays only for M}- ,d be considered a tax upon the consumer, doubt how jar S" Befit 0f such allowance, though it is evident as he received tfte v he must pay ah equivalent addition he pays for inaire uoon the basis of the price calcu- for each chaldron «« va]ue 0f the ingrain may be taken at Is lated in this table. wll) enViance the sale price at the market 9d per chaldron, Jr0R it would be a matter of no impor- to £ 2 13s lOd pel cna1 consujmer, whether this custom ta-ace either to the sei« price would be subject to a cor- is continued or noi, « responding alteration.

1.. -r-- 1:11 I FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 15. INSOLVENT.. "IT 1 rrl1 ii. i\. iayiorana tl. walker, INew-oouit, Inrogmqrtou-sueei, wine-merchants. BANKRUPTCY ENtARGED. J. B. Bond, Rising Sun, Windmill >treet, Haymarket, victu- aller, from May 19 to May 29, at Basiaghall-street. BANKRUPTS. T. Atherton, Manchester, innkeeper. J. Baker, Hockwold, Norfolk, butcher. D. Batt, Hazeldown Farm, Hampshire, carc'dealer. J. Bennett, Manchester, earthenware-dealer. J n and J. W. Wesley, Willi'a u-street, Brideweil Pfa- cuict, coal-merchants. Wolverhampton, fa/'tor, -.6. • -V!y,oV."coal .-n a Cosser, Bridge-road, Lambeth, EaT^ater." J, Coster, Gosport, baker. N. French, jun., Oxford-street, draper. J. Garner, Woolston-mill, Warwickshire, miller. T. Hollingsworth, Goswell-street, butcher. W. Janson, Hayfield, Derbyshire, aiid Manchester, cotton- spinner. S. J. Xing, Stratford-upon-Avon, Wa'wickshire, upholsterer. R. Levens, Drury-lane, coachmaster. L. Lewis, Cwnsychan, near Pont-j: Pool, Monmouthshire, grocer, June, 3, 4, 26, at the Commercia) Rooms, Bristol. R. H. Ottway, New Sarum, Wiltshire, coach-maker. J. G. Parker, York, wine and spirit-merchant. J. Phillips, Bristol, builder. r J. W. and H. M. Robinson, Walbrook-buildings, and West Bromwich, Staffordshire, wrought iron-tube-manufacturers. H. Tulloh, Gloucester-place, Hoxton, merchar.t. T. Walter, sen. Wilstone, Hertfordshire, baker. W. Williams, Lombard-street, merchant. R. Winnall, Bedwardine, Worcestershire, miller. F. Wyatt, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, coach-proprietor. DIVIDEND. P. Geronimo, Bristol, looking-glass-manufacturer, June 5. CERTIFICATE.-June 5. M. Jones, Brenmawr, Brecknockshire, ironmonger. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. C. amd M. A. Jones, Hereford, millirers.

..1fotrign. Jamaica Papers to the beginning of April have arrived. They bring a report from the Havannah that war was on the eve of taking place, or had actually commenced, between the United States and the Republic of Mexico. ST. PETERSBURGH, April 20.—The Minister and Officers of the Imperial Legation at Teheran have been murdered, and satisfaction has been demanded by Russia for the out- rage. There is every reason to believe that the Persian Government had no part in it. Filled with consternation by this horrible crime, it eagerly offers the most extensive satisfaction. A person in the confidence of Abbas Mirza has been sent to General Paskewitsch, at Tiflis, to be the bearer of the first expression of his regret, and one of that person's sons will speedily follow with a similar mission. The honourable conduct of the British Legation at Tauris, on this occasion, is worthy of the great Monarch and the great Power which it has the honour to represent.—As soon as Mr. Mc. Donald, the English Envoy at Tauris, was, inform- ed of this melancholy event., he sen" to Mirza Hassan Khan, the Shah's Minister of Foreign Afliurs,,a despatch of which consequence of 'this catasr.'Ora:rie's*&>veu, and that it would be in vain to pfiras^l^ffiat the represent- ative of any Power can henceforth think himself safe in Persia. That it is not enough that the- Government disa- vows proceedings, the consequences of which, perhaps, it fears itself, but that it must offer complete satisfaction that the instigators of the massacre, and those who perpetrated it must be given up, wherever they may be—that no rank ought to protect them—no sanctuary serve them as an asylum —no subterfuge be employed to screen them from the punishment which they have merited; and that, if the Government is not able to clear itself completely from the suspicion of any participation whatever in the crime which has just been committed, not only Russia, but the whole civilised world, will become its enemy.—It is Captain Me. Donald, brother to the Envoy, who has been sent with orders to take under his special protection the officers and individuals of the Russian Legation who had survived the massacre, and to conduct them to Tauris. He has, besides, declared that the slighest insult or violence towards them would cause him, and the British subjects placed un- der his orders, immediately to quit the Persian territory. SEMLIN, April 23.—The news of the intended return of the French and English ambassadors to Constantinople, has caused great joy among the Mussulmen at Belgrade. The Turks appear to consider tho event as the result of the consistent conduct of their sovereign. They are firmly per- suaded that the re-appearance of the ambassadors of two such great powers, who, from their well known interest, must be friends to the Porte, will be attended with the most desirable consequences, especially the cessation of the block- ade of the Dardanelles, which in their eyes is the greatest evil that has befallen the Ottoman empire in the course of the present war. The confidence which prevails among the Turks at Belgrade is remarkable. According to them there is the less reason to fear any danger from the Russians, be- cause profound tranquillity and submission prevail, and the defensive system adopted by the Sultan is the best to disappoint all the plans of the assailants. Belgrade is pro- vided for some years with all necessary ammunition and provisions. It is also affirmed there that the Russians be- fore Silistria had been surrounded by the light Turkish cavalry, and suffered some loss. This perhaps is only one of the reports which are purposely circulated from time to time in order to keep up the courage of the Mussulmen. FROM THE VISTULA, April 22.-0rders have been re- ceived at Byalystock, the head quarters of the Lithuanian corps of the army, which give reason to suppose that it will soon receive orders to march, it seems not improbable that it will be sent to join the army of reserve, under Field Marshal Sacken, the strength of v,-bl-avust be cutisideribly reduced by the reinforcements which have been drawn from it for the army on the Danube. Travellers who were lately at Moscow affirm that considerable detachments of troops, especially newly trained recruits, are hastening by forced marches to the Caucasus, to reinforce the army of General Paskewitsch. VIENNA, May 2.—The Duke de Laval Montmorency received last night, by an express from Paris, an autograph letter of the King of France, announcing his appointment to the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Duke de- spatched the courier again this morning with his answer, declining, as we hear, to accept the post offered him. BERLIN, May 6.—The Journal of Odessa contains the following bulletin Husseiu Pacha, who had assembled near Bourgas 4000 infantry, and about 1500 cavalry, at- tacked on the 9th of April, at day-break, with his whole force, the mountain redoubt near Sizeboli, which Major Lebedeff, with the two battalions of the regiment Asoff, de- fended with the greatest bravery. This attack was terrible. In spite of the fire of grape shot from eight guns, supported by a well-directed fire of musketry, and by grenades that were thrown out of the trenches, an officer of the regular troops in the suit of Hussein Pacha, and three other Turks, succeeded in climbing the parapet, and penetrating to the interior of the redoubt, where they fell, pierced with wounds. At the moment of the first alarm,, the troops forming the garrison of Sizeboli assembled with astonishing rapidity on the parade before the place from which General Wacbten sent them against the enemy, viz. two battalions to the right and two to the left. He himself, at the head of one of these battalions and two guns, supported by the regiment of Dnieprofsk, marched against the right flank of the enemy, who was attacking the gate of the redoubt, with great im- petuosity. All the troops advanced with drums beating and loud huzzas, and rushed on the enemy with fixed bayo- nets, the two guns keeping up a brisk fire of grape shot. The Turks, attacked on all sides, and exposed to It most NIWIFFF'IFLIVF*T^NFF^RIRT" violent fire, were wholly broken and fled in the greatest confusion. They were pursued to the farthest height, where they sought refuge in the wood, and retreated over the mountains to Bourgas. During the attack, the fire of our gun-boats placed on our right wing was very effectual. The loss of the enemy must have been very great, for be- sides a great number of the killed and wounded that the Turkish cavalry carried off, we counted in the ditches, and to the place where the pursuit ceased, 257 killed. We took five prisoners. We had 27 subalterns and privates killed; and one staff officer, five superior officers, and 67 aubalterns and privates wounded. Major-Gen. Wachten ^received a contusion in the foot by a ball." The American papers last received contain no intelligence of importance. General Santander is still a prisoner in BocachixajCastle. Jtolivar, who was reported to have been Papayan. "c.' "co" AuGSBURCit, May 8.—A ship from Manatonissi, which has arrived at Leghorn, brings the confirmation of the sur- render of the castle of Lepanto, with the addition that the surrender of the fortress of the same was expected, as Greek Captains had already been there to arrange the articles of the capitulation, and to take an inventory of the stores, &c. The fall of Missolonghi also seemed to be near at hand. Flags of truce had already been sent to the Greek camp. If that place falls into the hands of the Greeks, nothing will remain for them to conquer in eastern Greece, except the Acropolis of Athens. All the troops that can be spared already begin to march in that direction. ALEXANDRIA.—On the 11th of March a horrid attempt at assaasination was committed on the person of Captain Gibbs, an Englishman, of the merchant brig the Telegraph, which was just ready to depart for Smyrna. The assassins are four Maltese, relatives of a young woman of the same nation, whom the Captain had brought from Smyrna, and to whom he had promised a passage back. They attacked Captain Gibbs just as he was preparing to go on board, and stabbed him in more than forty places with stilettos and knives. If these wretches did not kill him on the spot, it was because they believed he was dead. However, he is still alive, but in such a state that it is impossible to save him. The four assassins—who are the father, the uncle, the brother, and another relation of the Maltese woman- are arrested, and proceedings are commenced against them. PARIS, May 15.—By a royal ordanance Court, Portalis is appointed Secretary of State for foreign affairs, in the room of Mr. de Ferronays, the late Secretary. The Courier de Smyrne of the 29th of March loudly complains of Admiral Ricord for having blockaded the coast from the gulf of Contessa to the Dardanelles, without having concerted the measure with the other two Admirals of the allied squadrons. He has, indeed, intimated to the Consul of the Netherlands, that the blockade extended only to contraband of war yet, in consequence of this declara- tion, a vessel bound from Smyrna to Enos had been stopped by the Russian ships, and sent back to Smyrna. The whole cargo had, at first, been removed into the Russian ships, but was afterwards restored, with a prohibition against tak- ing it to Enos. A vessel belonging to the Ionian Islands had been served in the same manner. None of the com- manders of the European squadrons had received notice of this measure of Admiral Iticord's. The blockade of the Dardanelles is continued with no less rigour, and the Rus- sion commander has informed the Dutch Consul at Smyrna, that he had just seized an Austrian vessel, as it was going to violate the blockade. The last letters from Alexandria reauj^ to put to sea. Every Uiiiig contmhs-' ti&'iuiiuiet&z success of the Greek troops in Western Greece. Prevesa, which had been several times summoned to surrender by General Church, would not be able to bold out much longer, notwithstanding the exertions of the Pacha, who looked in vain for reinforcements. The possession of this place by the Greeks would be more fatal to the Turks, as the general insurrection orthe Albanians daily becomes more serious, far from having been suppressed, as some papers have erro- niously stated. The movements which agitate Albania and Thessaly are looked upon with distrust at Corfu, and con- sidered as the effects of the perfidious influence of foreign manoeuvres. The most opulent Turkish families of Prevesa have come to take refuge at Corfu, with all that they have been able to save of their fortune."

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, Friday, May, 15. No discussion of any importance took place.

Monday, May 18. BERKELEY PEERAGE. Most of our readers will probably recollect that in the course of last summer Colonel Berkeley preferred a petition to the House of Lords, claiming a seat in that house, not as Earl of Berkeley, a Peer of the Realm, but as possessor of the Barony or Baronial feud of Berkeley Castle-devised to him by the will of Frederick Augustus, late Earl of Berkeley. This day Mr. Fonblanque was heard in support of the Colo- nel's petition. The case, he said, was founded upon the follow- ing propositions—viz. that according to the law and custom of Parliament, there are certain land baronies, of which the Lords, according to the language employed in ancient Parliament rolls, come, or ought to come, to Parliament by summons. (Rot. Pari., 15 Edward III., see. 32; 28 Edward III., sec. 23. vol. 3, p. 130, 158.) That the dignity of a baron, as a personal dignity, was conferred either by writ of summons, or by letters- patent that prior to the 11th of Richard II. the personal dignity of a baron had not been conferred by letters-patent, but was con- ferred by writ and that, according to the doctrine established in Lord Clifton's case, 7th February, 1673, (Journals, vol. 12, p. 629), the dignity so conferred l.y writ was descendible in fee, or in fee tail general. In reliance on the above propositions, the petitioner proposes, in support of his claim, to state a series of facts, from which will appear- n 1. That Berkeley and Jierkeley ilernesse, in we county or Gloucester, were anciently granted by the King to be holden of him in barony, and have been accordingly so holden. 2. That Thomas Lord Berkeley was summoned to Parliament- in 23 Edward 1.; that if he were so summoned in respect of a personal dignity, it was created either by writ or by letters- patent that the dignity of a baron was not created by letters- patent before 11 Richard II.; and, consequently, if Thomas and his successors, prior to 11 Richard II. sat in respect of a personal dignity, it must have been a personal dignity conferred by writ, and as such it would have descended to the heirs of the body of the person possessed of such dignity. 3. That the dignity in respect of which Thomas was summoned to Parliament, 23 Edward 1. as Baron de Berkeley, did not in the 5th Henry V. descend to the heir general of the said Thomas, nor did such heir assume the title. 4. That the person seised of the baronial estates sat in Parlia- ment as Baron de Berkeley, in exclusion of the person who would have been entitled to the baronial dignity in case such dignity had been personal, except during a period of 62 years, when the baronial estates were vested in the Crown, and the seignorty consequently suspended. 5. That such of the Barons Berkeley as were not in possession of the baronial estates, and were summoned to Parliament by writ, in and subsequent to 14 Henry VIII. were not considered as entitled to sit in the seat of the preceding Barons de Berkeley but when they became seised of the baronial estates they then resumed the ancient seat of their predecessors. 6. That the petitioner is seised of the castle, lands, and tene- ments constituting- the barony. The learned Counsel concluded by stating, in the words of the petition, that, notwithstanding the petitioner now claims the terri- torial or land barony of Berkeley, to which his seisin of thit barony does, as he respectfully submits, according to the consti- tution of the Lords' House of Parliament, clearly entitle him, he does not mean to wave, but, on the contrary, saves and re- serves to himself his claim to any other dignity to which in any other right he may be entitled (alluding to the questions of the Earldom and of his own legitimacy, .formerly discussed before the Lords, and decided against the Colonel.)—Adjourned. (We believe the Castle of Abergavenny is a baronial feud en- titling its possessor to a seat in the House of Peers, as is now contended for on the part of Berkeley Castle.] Eh.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Friday, May 15. It being understood that Mr. O'Connell would this day present himself to the house, as member for Clare, there was a very full attendance of members. The gallery was much crowded, and all the passages leading to the house were thronged with persons. Prayers having been read, the Speaker requested, if any hon- member was present who had not taken his seat, that he would come to the table and be sworn. At this moment all the mem- bers rose, and the anxiety and curiosity manifested exceeds every thing we ever before witnessed; in a few minutes afterwards Mr. O'Connell was introduced by Lords Ebrington and Duncan- non. Mr. O'Connell had a short conversation in an under tone with the principal clerk of the house, which the latter commu- nicated to the Speaker. The Simd.er then said—It is my duty to state to the house that the course the hon. member at the table intends to pursue MmKt be complied with, and I must consider I am right, unless -AktLoritv a the house.. t he boa. gent. dai1m. to *Wwweftww-'to- -t*fce his seat under the authority uf "-tt act of Parliament. If I properly understand that act, it repeals the oaths of transubstantiation, and appoints an oath to be taken by all Roman Catholics, in lieu of the oaths of abjuration and supre. macy, but with this condition, that the hon. member thus apply- ing must be returned after the passing of that act. (Hear, hear.) Now the hon. gentleman at the table was returned long before the passing of that act, and therefore it cannot apply to any per- son thus circumstanced. I think I have put the proper construc- tion upon that act. It is. therefore, necessary for the hon. gen- tleman to take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy before the Lords of the Privy Council, and those, in conjunction with the oath of abjuration, here, the same as all other members before he can take his seat. I feel it my duty to state that the hon. gentleman must now withdraw. (Hear, hear, hear.) If I am wrong in my judgment, there is an appeal open by petition. Mr. Brougham rose, and was about to address the house, when he was called to order by the Speaker. Mr. O'Connell then with- drew from the table. Mr. Brougham said he was sure that no person could bow with greater deference to the chair than he did, but, with great sub- mission, he thought he (the Speaker) was in error when he came to the conclusion that the hon. member for Clare, according to the usage of Parliament, had not a right to be heard. The first difficulty in the case did net present itself until the hon. member for Clare was ordered to withdraw, and then he (Mr. Brougham) endeavoured to obtain a hearing, but was called to order by the chair until the hon. member had withdrawn. What he wished to contend for was the right of the hon. member for Clare to be heard in his place, or—as he had, perhaps, no place- at the table of the house, without taking the oaths, in order to state his objections to taking them. There were two or three precedents directly in point,. and he therefore thought that this preliminary point should be decided before the principal question was entered upon. The first precedent he should quote was the case of Sir 11. Monson, who was returnd in 1689. He was called to the table, and asked as to his objections to the oaths, and he stated that his objections were of a personal nature. It ap- peared by the Parliament history that he had spoken a few sen- tences by way of explanation at the table of the house. The house was not satisfied with the reasons he assigned, and he was directed to withdraw, and a new writ was issued thereupon- What, iKJwever, he wished to call the attention of the house to was the fact, that before the new writ was issued he was heard at the table of the house. (Hear, hear.) In the case of Mr. Archdale, also, the same course was pursued. The hon. and learned gentleman moved that the member for Clare be recalled, and heard at the bar of the house. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. Secretary Peel said, he could not himself entertain a doubt but that the hon. and learned gentleman wa.s not entitled to be heard on the question; because, in that case, every man who was returned to that house, had an equal right to state his ob- jections to taking the oaths. By law a member was bound to take the oaths before he took his seat; a ad before taking the oath. bfc|CQn1d gut tyttftrfMsfe lik fuJ-igtir»T>v^ -1- tiatMed, feia;-4ieeR--ne tiaac ia EXB. wwTSSn, and if there weae any doubts on the s. :oject he trusted that the house would not on that occasion come to a decision. Until this point was disposed of, the discussion of the other would be premature, and he would not therefore pronounce an opinion P' tiatMed, feia;-4ieeR--ne tiaac ia EXB. wwTSSn, and if there weae any doubts on the s. :oject he trusted that the house would not on that occasion come to a decision. Until this point was disposed of, the discussion of the other would be premature, and he would not therefore pronounce an opinion on it on that occasion. As the point at issue was of importance, he thought they had better postpone it until Monday, or some other day. (Hear.) Mr. C. Wynne said that he thought the precedents of the house were in favour of the honourable member's being heard. He agreed that the honourable member ought not to be heard as a member, but upon his right to be admitted as such, which was a sufficient line of distinction. Mr. Sugden considered that before the honourable member could be heard in that house it would be necessary to repeal the 5th of Elizabeth, as that act applied to all members before they entered the house. Mr. Bingham thought the honourable member ought to be heard. Mr. Peel hoped the House would see the propriety of post- poning the motion till Monday next, to allow every member to come to the discussion after a deliberate consideration of the question. Mr. Sugden observed, that the bon. member could not have taken the proper oaths before the Lord High Steward, because he had stated himself prepared to object to them. As to the re- marks of the hon. and learned member relative to questions, he might have spared himself those observations. Mr. Bmugkam—But I had better not have spared myself the observations. (A laugh;} "">Tbe Jwn. anù learned member seems g .)- -Th to think that because the hon. gentlemen in question has pub- lished a pamphlet out of doors, declaring that he had objections to the oaths, that it was impossible for him to have afterwards gone to the Steward's Office and prepared himself for taking them. It is clear, however, by the certificates which he pro- duces, that he has been there and has taken some oaths. I cer- tainly consider that the desire of the house ought to be, to hear him. The only question will be, whether he is to be heard < at the bar or the table, and I have no objection, in compliance with the wishes of the house, to postpone the discussion till Monday next. After a few words from Sir F. Burdctt, who was inaudible in the gallery, The Speaker re-stated to the house the considerations which had determined him to take the course which he had, and which he had before intended to take. Mr. Tierney supported the motion. Mr. Secretary Peel said, when any hon. member intended to make a motion on any subject, it was the regular rule to give notice of it, and he thought the question should be postponed till Monday. Mr. M. Fitzgerald had no objection to the question being post- poned, but he did not see how the honourable member for Clare, after he had been declared duly elected, could be refused a hearing-. Lard Jtfitton said he thought there was but little doubt in the mind ot the right hon. Secretary of State as to the right of Mr. O'Connell being heard, the only doubt appeared to be as to the mode of proceeding, whether it should be at the bar, or at the table. Mr. Peel: I do not acknowledge his right to be heard at all, and I beg leave to reserve my opinion till the question comes regularly before the house. (Hear.) Sir Joseph Yorke said in the case of Locd Fanshawe, whea that nobleman refused to take the oaths he was called npon to state his reasons for so doing. Mr. Brougham was willing to agree to the adjournment of the question, as proposed by the right honourable Secretary of State, viz. whether the honourable member for Clare should be heard at the table, or at the bar, but he would contend that the house was not competent to say that he should not be heard at all. (Hear, hear, and great cheering.) Lord Duncanmu here rose and said, he was requested by the honourable member for Clare to move that he be heard, to state his reasons for refusing to take the oaths. Mr. Peel moved that the consideration of that question be postponed till Monday next, and that, it then take precedence of all other business. The motion of Mr. Peel was. then put from the Chair, and agreed to without a division. MoR,Ciay,May 18, Mr. O'Connell was heard at the bar of the house, and spoke at great length, in support of his claim to take his sea* as mem- ber for Clare, without taking the oath of supremacy. He argued the questioa with temper and moderation, and was loudly cheered at the conclusion of his speech. After a lengthened aiid able discussion, in which most of the legal members took a part, the following resolution was passed by a majority of 74, viz. Thit it is the opinion of this hoase, that Mr. O'Connell having been returned as R member to this house before the commencement of the Act passed in the present Session, for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic Subjects, is not entitled to sit or vote in this house, unless he first takes the oath of supremacy."— Adjourned. ¡:;