go 43 rd J, Russell and Mr. Stanley, had de-

, ed that the Americans were justified in isting the father of the present King, dthrowing off his yoke. These two min- ers said so. Even while they were min- ersofjhe King.‘ They said that was a orious revolution, and they who brought about were heroes and patriots worthy

u be imitated They werejustified by the mini oftrial by jury, and by the protec- on afforded to the soldiers when they had auscd bloodshed among the people, by the ing’s attempt to make the military tribu- il superior to the civil corirts. Any of ese justified rebellion; and they were e grounds of the great revolution by hicb James 11- lost the crown of England.

‘ ow. this bill, combined the tyranny of ames II. and George III, against Ireland, nd doublyjnstified resistance. And the bjcct of all this tyranny was to gather in etithcs! The people of England said, ‘Oh! what a pity it is to worry the poor arsons ; don’t worry the poor creatures ddrive them out without their tithes : ow some pity on the poor parsons.” 'flly, there were no poor parsons there to my, and the people of England ought to ow this. There were 500 parsons to ,500 parishes, and these persons had lit- eto do with the tithes. It was not par- ns, it was not religion, it was a mass of roperty belonging to the aristocracy, and hich was in danger from resistance to the yment oftithes, which made the aristo- racy so enraged and so‘ anxious to have :1 bill passed. All this church property longed to forty aristocratic families : ere the gospel was, and there was the law. id they ever see a fowl fall from the outh of a hawk-without his being in a ge ? [Laughter.] And did they suppose at the aristocracy would let go their hold fthis property without a struggle. Two undred and fifty parishes were what they led impropriate tithes, and of these se- en belonged to the Earl of Shannon, and tee to the Duke of Devanshire, and me to the gentry. Here was no church, re was no religion concerned. All this dnotbing more to do with religion than iewaves ofthe sea and the sharks therein. aughter.] The whole of this property d been grasped and grappled by the aris- cracy from the church and the poor; d in order to get it from them, the first ort to be made Was to resist this bill- he noble Lord oppOSite would find that eer. 0.) had allies where be little ex- cted. The noble lord would find that no mall part of the clergy was for him, and ould act on his side ; for the noble lord ought to know that the clergy understood ind felt that it was not they who kept this roperty, and who were allowed to enjoy t,but the aristocracy. The great tithes of wenty unpropiate parishes belonged to he Duke of Devonshire, and this was a pecimen of the whole nature and distribu-

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tron of property in Ireland- But notwith- standing this, the aristocracy tried to throw the whole blame upon the clergy. The clergy, therefore, found themselves be- tween two fires, and were turning about and seeing that they must become worriers of the aristocracy ; for the aristocracy were for turning the parsons overboard, and they had already began by throwing overboard ten bishops in Ireland. [A laugh.] In England they had began an at- tack on the deans. Dr. Townshend, pre- bendary of Durham. had exposed their rapacity: he Would read the pamphlet. [Here the honorable member unfolded the pamphlet with great gravity, amidst symp- toms ofimpatience and alarm, and cries of ‘s Question, question,” from every part of the Home] Mr. Cobbett—a‘ Question, question i” \Vhy, this is the question, [holding out the pamphlet] The people had as much right to heave away tyrants as Moses had to leave the taskmasters of E- gypt, or as John had to order Jesabel to be thrown out of the window. (A laugh.) What was a tyrant? Not a man that waiild eat you, but one who would prevent your getting any thing to eat ? In conclusion —[loud laughter]—in conclusion he would call on the people of England to resist this bill, and not to suffer Ireland to be destroy- ed, unless they were prepared to meet a similar fate.

THE BRITISH AMERICAN. Mar‘25, 1833.

The Northumbrian, which arrived at IIali- fax on Tuesday inst, brought London papers to the 6th ult, two days later than those previ- oust received by the Packet. We copy from the Novascatian the following paragraphs :—

The French papers of Wednesday, are chief- ly filled with discussions in the Chamber of De. puties, on that part ofthe War Budget which relates to the fortifications of Paris. These fortifications have been commenced for more than a year past. but have as yet made little progress. Various questions have been sug- gested and difficulties started respecting such an undertaking. A Consiilerablé‘body ofthe

lhamber think any military defences beyond

the arms of the citizens totally unnecessary. and therefore consider them only calculated to entail on the country a useless enormity of expense. Others, who think fortifications no- cessary to avoid a surprise, or to resist an at. tack similar to that of 1814 and 1815, differ a- bout the best mode ofefl'ecting the object in view.

The plan on which the governmentis now proceeding is to raise powerful works for the defence of the capital in its vicinitv, on the great roads leading to its boulevards. Mar- shal Soult declares that this was Napoleon’s project during the hundred (lays, and that he himself was now constructing Works on the po. sitions which the Emperor pointed out as most eligible, in their rides round the metropolis, before his Majesty set out to join the army in June, 1815. A large party, on the other hand, supported by Marshal Clause], among whom are the Republicans, affect to think that such

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detached works are adapted for a despotic force to ovcrawe the capital rather than to de- fend it against foreign invaders. They, there- fore, call for a continued circuit of walls, in— stead of 14 or 15 fortresses, which might be intrustcd in case ofinvasion. to the citizens or National Guards. In consequence of these and other conflicting opinions and difficulties, the estimates for the fortification of Paris, are fortlze present withdrawn, and will be pre- sznted again to the Chamber in a separate bill, acmmpanied by a plan of the'works.

The young Queen Donna Maria da Gloria. will attain her majority on the 19th instant, on which day she will be M. the period at which according to the laws of Portugal, she may assume the reins of government.

A bill is actually preparing,. to be intro- duced in the House of Commons, to regu- late the Post Office in the Colonies. The ‘ revenues are not to exceed the actual ex- penditure ; the Colonial Offices to bear a. part ofthe expenses of the Falmouth pac- kets. Newspapers are to go by mail at a fixed rate, nearly free, leaving nothing ar- bitrary to the Colonial Post-masters.

1' loan—The Quebec Gazette says :—“ Flour continues to arrive from Montreal in great quantities. It is computed that ten thousand barrels have arrived since the opening of the navigation. Superfine Gennesse is down to six dollars per barrel. The price of bread has fallen to

The Duke of Orleans, the son of the present King of I-‘rancc, is about to set out for Eng- land on a visit.

By a minute ofCouncil, published in the Halifax Gazette on Wednesday last. all vessels from Ireland to that port, are to perform quarantine.

The Hon. James Simms has been appointed Actg. ChiefJ udge of Newfoundland.

Esmppiun flittttligeute. ARRIVED. I Shallop Harriet, Le Jeune.. Arichat and Pic- ! r /

OI. Schr. Argyle, Kinninment, Rouchebuquash, ‘ B

Brig Mary Jane, Pile, Cardif; coals, iron and other goods. Schr. Jane, Burhoe, Canso. Isabella, Fitzgerald, St. John’s Nfld. Ann, Scott; lisliing voyage. Brig Pandora, Power, Waterford ; 34 passen-

crs. Schr. Elizaieth, Millard,Tntmagouchi. Dapper, Mattalet, . . Jauc Ann, Mattalet, Tatmagouchi. Betsey, Wood, Mirainiclii. CLEARED. Sloop Lady, McKenzie, Picton; ballast and stores. Schr. Maria, I’raught, Miramichi; potatoes. William and Mary, Haydon, Halifax ; barley. oats, potatoes, butter, pearl, barley, and flour. Boat Mina, Stowe, fishing voyage; stores. Schr. Margaret Simpson, Atileck, Halifax; potatoes and oats. Boat Sarah, Mullcns, Wallace; potatoes, oats and wheat. Schr. Argyle, Kinninmcnt, Miramichi ; oats. Despatch, Robertson, fishing voyage ; stores. Sloop George, Wood, Miramichi; potatoesy eggs, ale, barrels, kegs endubarley Schr. Marmiou, Richards, Sydney; oats ind

hams.