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/ 1 i~ rinm3l3ii 9988. OFFICE OF OEDNINCE, February 19, 1818. Vir. PRINCIPAL sOFFICE.IIS If his MA -1 JI.SIT's 0111WdIVCE do hereby Notice, rant r uvosals wig be received at their Office, in Pall-Mall, cr before MONDAY, the 15th day of March- next, from rersons as may be wining to undertake the Supply of PO ;AGE for the Ordtuncc Horses stationed at Woolwich and in arc, to be delivered at the expense of the Contractor, for a K ind of Si: Dlenths from the Ist of April next. The 0 ,„ i y good, sweet, dr!, and clean, without any mix wed Foxy r. 7 i6wburnt Oafs, and must not weigh less than ppds Winchester !sushi. I ; the Ilay to be sweet and dry, r a any:nail:l Trust l• of 55 It?. we 1:•ht. • strap to i.e g0c..1, clean, and dry Wheat or Rye Straw, in Trusses of !albs. weight. 71 1 .‘ pri::s to tic raid for the rtsps:rtive Quantities of each Ar- L e k elk.% my be daivercd, at the folltArivg rate', viz. r,r t.he C. , :its at per hundredroirlds, .Ivoir7vrois weisht. F c c t'Ze liay t • pc: hundred and'twelve r;;b Struve prr hrildred and twelve pounds. ItiA e 1,•:•.I.1 that the Contractor shall receive the Stable rp r s, tch, c:t.ring the prriod of his Contract, map acctuus cnkin, an allowance for the same after the mite per week. Particulars ma; be known upon application to the !::.:13 cowl:in . :34 the ItATal Artillery at Woolwich and in 'sit:, aid also at the Secretary's Ofiice in Pall-Mall, afore: 1 x^y thy 'bJtwecn tie hours, of Tcr. and Four 'o'Clock, the Prep.e.ols must be tlelivered,sealtdup and endorsed, for Ftira3e ;" but no Prope3al can be admitted !.. -;...::::,: sill 15th 1 1 .l.trch. at Twelve o'clock at Noon of the •, •I.+y; neither will Ely Tend:: be noticfl, anlcas the Party' ne.ial, , it, or an Ag , nt in Lis behalf, ;hall attend. It , Order or Cie ape rd, IL IL CREW', &T. d:ty was pubUted, • 7.:tr02 rice 106. id. boards, t).VIZWOOD HALL,. a Nov& Including a De. scriptinu of the Luke* of Cumberland and Westmorland, Part of S'Ae.h Wales. By CAVIIKIKNE nurrov. - - for 140;111;11, Mud. keens Orme, and Brown, /pada& Of whap m ty be bad, by the same Author, Ti t? VA:4h Ileuataine.er. in 3 vols. 163. 6d. boards. ' The Miser Married, in 3 vets. pike 15s. boards. - _ CINTINUATIONT 0? III:31DOI.D1"3 TRAVELS. This day was orbliihed. id two. price 181. V. IV. of THiL PER.IiONAT. NARRATIVE OF. M. DE ilumu9l.l)r.-; THAVUS to the Egninoctlal Regums , New cputinent; during the tears 1799-11104. Translated by ILELE.:I 11.111.1.1 1.7,)t1er inannetliste Inspection of the Author. e 4 ! fur Lftsin:in, Hour, Ilt•es, Orme ' and Brown', London. 01 whom may b. ha d, • • la: first Three Volumes, Mite £1 19a. boards. 'l , .•ll:szarches, 2 vols. £l. 1 ls. A Niitical k:Jsay on the Kingdonsof Yew train, with Maps, Y 4 7. 0 .5. ay°. price i:3. las. 6d. This day was puSlislted, Socor.il Udition, iu 121 no. price 3s, ed. beards, ' VOTLI on a VIAT mach to some of the PRl ill SONS In SCOTLAND aril the NORTH e: EX(. LIND, in rnmrsny with lilisabeth Fry ; with some Genets! It:serval:4u (fa the subj••rt of Pr:sme Ily JOSEPH JOIIN Et'. '.'dated forXrClithAld constable and Co. Belinburgh; and Lot7i..n, I la-sz, Bees, Orme, and Brown; and Ilurat, Robin toti, Co. l/f whom may h.: had, As Tngarr v. - he:her Crime ;aul.Aliscry are rroducel or pro. wzr:d otr present - SyStem of ryison Thomas F:fth Edition, .price Is. 6d. • MR. OWEN'S WORKS. This day were pubifsited, ANEW VIEW ~ f SOCIETY; in Four Essays on the Formation of the litiman Character, preparatory to tke ihtelopement of a Pian for gradually ameliorating the Con teen of 4 inEintl. Fourth EdLion, 4 , .0. price Gs. 2. TzAril reletive to the Nnw Vim of' Soctrar ; viz. Pro pads for raisio? a College of Industry of all useful Trades and Easily:dry. By JOIN BELLERS. (Reprinted from the utiginal, published in 10;95.)-11,:port to the Committee of the tisoaciation for the Belief of the sdanttfactering and I,nbouring Poor.—A Brie!' Sketch of the Religious Society of People called Shakers—An Account of the Pn'olic proceedings which took min London in July and August, 1817. price Ss. 6d. sewed. Z. An Aeolian delivered to the Inhabitants of New .Lsmadts, tithe Oirtning of the Institution eitablish:d for tle Formation 4((1 Tatter. Tha Third Fslitiste, pre es. 6d. 4. liesenrmlovs on the Eerrxr of the Madieraterunou Sys -11.1. Tit: 'third Valitant. To which 'arc added. Two Letters oath! lan2loymont of Children in Manufactories' and a Letter In the Tinton of Churches and Schools, price 2s. Sd. . 'l\vo 4 2i!racmais on linuste of the Wolin:so Orson the first presented to the Governmer.ts of Europe and America, the t'cond to the Allied Powers assembled id Congress at Ma il'el'aPeivi price Is. Printed fur Lowman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Pa ternoster-row ; and ft be had of all other Bookst.4lers. A LLNUTT'S FRUIT LOZENGES. for Coughs, Ccldt, Sore Throats, Hnaiseness, &c. etc. prepared Solely i'r l Priun'i S. A LLNurr, Chemist, I'ORTSEA..who mums Lis Clanks to the Public for the very exengve patro myt which be hat already received for his " Highly Useful Ffit.liT lit/ZI',NGF.;" and begs to assure them, that be still madams to prepare tii:m with the same 'crapulent care as to the medicinal virtue of the Fruit, which has obtained for tkeen so Z' in~sisaa~ a repot itioa. In Coughs, Sore Throats, and Hoarse- Dtz., tbey h.wr been particulariy useful, the Acid (w hisk is solely nr. the Black Currant) tenilir.g greatly to allay inflammations, aid to pronvite a free tzpectoratiou ; they are perfectly harmless t h 4 must delicate constitutions. Be -careful to ask. tor— " ALLNUTT'S FRUIT LOZENGES." &id ie Ens, Is. lid. eicb, Cr six boxes for 61. by all Medicine e•iders in the Kingdom. FOR FITS, PAINS IN THE STOMACH, &c. WOILMS, when generated in the human body, are the cause of many internal of Motions vary so much JR their dtets that they m a y b enalstakein by the most eminent ph?.iclass, and prove equally fatal to the constitutions of men, ;to o :Ito, :AA children ; though the laut. more ektenslyely pu ff er run Leis tlettructive ra ,, :ezet. Tncir more usual symptoms are Eus, 1 ' +s is the Stomach, Shat , ssd Head, Lisa! *Elite, and heeitual, ant emaciated appearance la% the Patient. The „tiara trailtsry dicacy of the celebrated CHI NG's etTENT WORM LOZENCF4 in alt rch complaints, as well as In obstructions in the bow ; le, and aver clisnaer where ope cit. cleansing physic is ..faireti, is $o :iriversally known, au} ha. been publicly ; :k Aolviedettl b./ so many persons pf di tinetlon 'nd rank in t ' l. ttYl that it is uneetessary here le enlarge en then refuse 117tuas. It is su:liciett to say, that no other medicine, for tee sear ditord" tr..lettains any kiwi of competition with Ching's Werni Leizi.ers; cad considering the great prevalence ti "11 ,, ,, particularly in chillren, that no mother, or stiperin teulatit of a y oung f amily shoull ever be without diem, t o have ircose to wiwoever occasion raquireatheir 'use. They are wild, vl.ll e xplicit directions, in hotel:, at 2s. tad..ss.Sd. and ne. tact, aid (fee eonvolience of the poor) . in papers at thirteencli p y,cq ; by tinder and 89its, Chemist., No. 4, Cheap cerntr ot :it. Paul's, London ; and No. 34, tiackville-stree ,t and by all respectable Yank» at Paten Necii:ille* in , Ley Tom In the tnimil Kinsdnnu 1 47( S 41;) TUESDAY, MARI TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, At the Custom-Howe, IPSWICH, on iNruneir, the 9th of • March, 1819, THE FOLLOWING GOODS, VIZ.— • 42 Yards Lace 3 Scarfs 261 Yards Lace Edging 5 Pieces French Cambric 1 lace Veil 1 . 5 i Yards ditto 6 Plain Sarcebet Dresses Yards Linen 109* Yards Sarcenet, in diffe- 15 Yards White Satin rent pieces and Various 83 Yards Mull, Sprig, and colours ' Book Muslin. 9 Shawls Also, the following GOods for Exportation : 14 Pair French Yiid Gloves 241 Yards Saiceiset in divers' 1 Silk Shawl pieces atd of variobs 1 Ditto Scarf colours. 1 Ditto Dress • The Sale to begin at Ileren o'Clockyreelselv. The Goods to hi taken with all faults, and paid for before delivery. (I RANI) JUNCTION CANAL SHARES, Oil ginal Cas Light, Interial snit Vagle Assurance Shareß, aitd We•t-Indla Dock Smelt, on SALE by PRIVATE CON 'fRACiT, at the ()Bice. of Mr. SCOTT, New Bridge-street. LAW INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL, FEBRUAIIY 27. • P9ItTSMOUTII DANK. The examination of the Bankrupts belonging to the above firm took place this day, before the lion. EWAN LAW, and two other Commissioners. SWEET, in' consequence of Mr. Montague, Counsel to the Assig nees, waving his right, put several questions to Mr. Carter; the principal of which was, whether Mr. C. was prepared to state, that he had presented the gross amqnnt of the debts owing.to the firm or Messrs. Carter, Minchin, and Kelly ? Mr. Carter said, that all the debts owing and due Ito all the' partnerships had been presented, but not distinguished to each; and that Mr. Kelly had be come a partner upon the same terms, as all those that had preceded, not by any special agre - ement. Mr. MONTAGUE put several questions to the same effect. Mr. WILD, in a speech of some length, and with considerable animation, pressed the bankrupt's dis charge, as all the abcounts had been presented. Mr. MONTAGUE, in reply, wished to abstain from 'ant thing painful, but it was his duty to prevent the discharge at the present moment, as a loss of 10,0001. had not been accounted for. Mr. M. stated, -that he 'did not entertain any idea about a fraud ; but it was a duty he owed his clients, to sift every item to the bottom. The amount of the debts. was £259.275, 1 apd the assets El I7PO : it was a concern of consi derable magnitade. Mr.Nltueutri begged to be sworn; and in a speech of considerable eloquence and feeling, trusted that justice would be dealt out, even handed to him; and that upon his oath, he verily believed the klO,OOO was an error—it was not a fraud—ar3 he defied any man in the kingdom to impeach Lis integrity. It Ivies singular to remark, that previous to this error, r another one hid also been discovered, which was a surplus of upwards of £. - 000 in 'theirfavour. With regard to Mr. Kelly, he had t;ot stated truly the terms on which he entered the Firm. After several speeches from the Counsel, respecting the £lO,OOO, the farther examination was adjourned to the 22d of April ; in order to wade through the various accounts of seven different partnerships ; and to place the above sum in a clear point of view. in order that the Commissioners might pass the Bank ' tupt, and to do justice to all the Creditors. Mr.WILD said, that it was an " erne' in the books, discovered about five years since, by Mr. Carter, on looking over the accounts, which was attributed in not canceliiag the old notes, and the bills at various times sent off to London, and was not viewed by any person as a fraud. COURT OF COMMON FLEAS, FER - TIIOMPSON (qui tarn) V. PARSE, ESQ. This was an action brought upon the Statute of tie 22d Geo. 111. to recover £5OO penalty, alleged to have been forfeited by the defendant,. s Member of the liotise of Commons, in consequence of having entered into a contract with the Colonel of the 65th Regiment of Foot, to supply military clothing for the present year. The question was, whether an army Clothier was a contractor with Government when he contracted with the Colonel of a Regiment for soldiers clothing; and whether the said contract disqualified the defendant frdm sitting in Parliament? Had those points been decided again;[ the defendant, he would have lost his seat as a Meniber for Devizes, and been subjected to £5OO penalty. Mr. Serjeant LAW= now stated to the Jury, that the defendant, who is an army clothier, had entered into a contract with General Nicholls to supply the 65th Regiment of Foot. The contract was made on the 6th of January last, and -on the 21st he took his seat in the House of Commons. No doubt could be entertained that he held the said contract ; and the plaintiff had to contend that Mr. Pearse was incept citated from being a Member of Parliament: He could prove the contract, the delivery of the goods, and .the return of the defendant to the House of Commons. Unless the Learned Judge was of opinion that the case did not come within the meaning of the :Act of Parliament, the plaintiff would be entitled to a verdict. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the prov:sions of the Act, and Contended that, as it was framed to secure the independence of Par liament, and prevent Members from holding, con tracts for the public service, it included an Army ContraCtor. Mr. berjearrt Lena, on behalf of contended, that the circumstance of an contracting with the Colonel of a Regiment not 1* viewed in the light of a contract with taunt. This was not, therefore, a case within templation of .the law. Tic Lora Chief Justice (Dam's) that the law upon the subject was is nonsuited. . , . n main& con- ~. l .. rani f hint, provided he could succeed (as he never 1 ded the case of did) in either raising the mosey on the unfortunate the decendent people made subject whim, or in getting possession n army clothiers of any of his deposed hrathaegvaisam• Such , Mr. n u Editor, is in outline the stature of dif wigratiful and , : e g t wimitiasnGot c o uld do ne=o h ; n ous le mis the w riseat hith the occasou 7Dutill ead. COMM indi the is- within the coo:. fc l undattoo at the digs that they heves* timmetillyMeleteelo— , I am m•ull assuritthie the litlhar yet gotta the coal jemmise- Imes phis.me to blame the „ wa r .. s . cil ,.„...tr ili a,„ an °Dame cis ' i l f i l d i: 1°4 14 * y U. win wo so yns rshror admire to She 0 ••• - • "• •'-' c toiiietarbolaiiir u sdoos of Lioetesent-Govvreor Rae& • • toodve tv tliti Meaty, 11119. .. % NUR . CIWII. f ' • orU far • 19. . PALEAfBANG AND BANCA. Übe folksy/hi Ardde Alras sent to us some weeks ago; but from the press of other matte we could not smear insert It.] TO TUE EDITOR - OF MR STAR. ' &s:—l have been a good deal surprised on the peruse] of the leading .article in your Paper of Sa turd:" last (I6th January), respecting Palembang and lianca, at the mistaken opinions which you, in ^common with moat of the other Journalists, have been led Into with regard to the late proceedings at Palem bang. As I suppose your object is to give the public a fair opportunity of judging what are the realmerits of the case, and not intentionally to propagateerro neous impressions, I take it for granted you will per mit me to obtrude a few remarks upon your notice., Having recently returned from the Eastern Islands, and concerned with persons well qualified to inform me on the "abject, I may Oe excused for so doing. Yon say, that " the scene whicia has ban brought ,to leew ..by Sir' THOMAS RAP/VW hie protest against the Dutch aggressions and - positive insults of fered to the sovereignty of Greet Britain, has excited a lively indignation in the bosom of all who feel for the dignity of his country." Now, befbre too much indulgence is given to such angry feeling, I would recommend it to your Readers to reserve their judg ment until they hear something-more about the matt ter than what SirThomaatafies has been telling them. The aggressions and insults seem to me very plainly to have been committed by nobody but Sir Thomashitn self. The Dutch Government, in'its administritioa 'of one of its own insignificant Dependencies, is in truded upon, and, I may very fairly say, insulted, by the gentleman alluded to, presuming, without the least authority or knowledge of. its proper Sovereign, to send an Embassy to the dependent State in question, and to cause the English colours to be hoisted in its capital, three years after the English Government 'had formally restored it to its ancient Lord, the Dutch ' Government. This Circumstance, you observe, with' the strong animaddersions it has occasioned in Eng land, has " alarmed the Agents of the Netherlands' Government." Here you are greatly mistaken—that Government has no Agent so silly as to be alarmed at any of the Quixotic menaces of Governor Raffles -1 they know enough of him, by his deeds at Java, to feel very confident he can never do them much mis chief: they have sufficient confidence in the liberal and enlightened views of the British cabinet, to be certain they will not allow themselves to be commit ted by the artful designs of their aspiring agent. The point for which that modest Gentleman would have his Government to contend is shortly this, shall Mr. Raffles or the Government of the Netherlands, be considered Sovereigns of the Malay Islands?— When Mr. Raffles himself was in authority at Java, he did-not scruple to dethrone Princes and to raise subjects in their places, every month in the year. The Palembang Chief is only one of a dpzen that were deposed by him the very first year he was left in power at Batavia. But now a new face of things appears--theseupstarts are to be independent Powers, towards whom the Dutch Govefnment is to observe the utmost deference and respect. No matter what the man's crimes or . qualities may be, if Governor Raffles made him, he must continue Sovereign. Yon must know, Mr. Editor, that the aggression for which Governor Raffles is so anxious to embroil his, Gqvernment with that of the Netherlands, consists in their restoring to the throne of Palembang, the law ful sovereign—the regular lineal male descendant of a long line of ancestors, who, after many years peace ful and popular reign, was deposed by the said-Go vernor Raffles. And why did he depose him ? Be cause he was said to have ordered the murder of the Dutch Resident and Factory, who had the misfor tune to be there when the English were going against Java. If this pretence was a just one, who so fit to punish the offender as the countrymen of the victims, who now have the offender in their power ? That it was only a pretence to cover other designs of the scheming Lieutenant-Governor of Java, may fairly be inferred from the Dutch spontaneously restoring him to his throne. Lieutenant-Governor Raffles sent Mr. Robinson and other Gentlemen, as Commis sioqers to Palembang, after deposin g the old Sultan, in consequence of the' country being torn to pieces by the dissentions and murders "that his hasty mea sure occasioned, and they all reported just as the Commissioner (Muntingire) now reports, that the new Sultan was not fit to govern Palembang—they all cornpassionated the fallen Chief, whom they thought wrongfully deposed; and the Resident endeavoured to effect an arrangement for bringing him !lack and re-establishing him, with a more limited authority, at Palembang ; but it did not answer the views of 'the Lieutenant-Governor of Java to permit such a measure, and the consequence has been, a continua, l tion of distress and misery at Palembang, winch has it last compelled the new government of Batavia to mishit the imprudent arrangements of Mr. Raffles& • We are told that Banca was ceded to England tin condition that she should maintain the iedependence of Palembang—hence result engagements wisich she M bound to fulfil. Now, I deny that any such en gagement ever was entered into: a cowardly wretch, who Red from his elder brot her, the heredi nary Sovereign of the country, was raised to a title, of which the English coul4 only establish him in the name; and the-conditions imposed as the price of his elevation to that name was, that he should cede Banca (ivhich never belonged to him) to the English, and pay 900,000 dollars to the military that assisted - ZZ# $ t oti ti PRICE. SEVEN-PENCE. PARLIA - MENTARY PROCEEDING& HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH i. The Loan CdTTI , &sox officiated as Speaker in einsequenee of the ebesoc c , front ihdisposition, of the loan C HANCILI . On . The Duke ots RUTLAND and tilt Pada of Bassoatsasi and Kisumu, took the oaths and their seats. Vbcount GRANDILLE presented a Petition front the Met chants and Tvders of the City cif Bristol, againtt :he renewal of the Insolvent iltistors' Bill, which was laid upon the table. Oa the motion of Earl WHITWORTH, several Papers, row before the House, relative to the state of the Prisons, numbers of Convietiom, &c. was ordered to be printed tor the use or their Lordships' Committee on the subject. Mr. Dawson:, and Debar Nembe.ts, brought .up a Message from the Commons, imporslng, that that House had grata • leave to lindmn Gyrney, Esq. one of its Members, to atter.d their Lordship? Bank donrittee. The Dad of AIIES/11, KT presented a Petition from de' !Meter Chiclusey-Sweepers of the Cities of London and West- WNW against the Chimney-Sweepers' Regulation Bill, now before their 5...-Ordered to bi Old on the table. of I. moved for the rtioa of of tlost • Sit Thomu Rift. as related to the esecnt of the 4i Tabs*. He thought these documents would not be objected to by those' Noble Lords appointed, and he deemed tin= of some importance with reference to a motion fu some degree connected with the subject thereof, which would soon come be fore their Lordships.—The production was ordered accordingly. On the motion of the Noble Marquis, certain accounts Ma ' del to the Gold Coin, there-coinage of scattered Silver and Spa.. nigh Dollars, were ordered to be lai I before the House: His Lordship then moved, " That a Mesiage be sent to.-the Conunfms, desiring that Alexander Baring and John Smith, Esqrs. Members of their House, may have leave to attend the Lords Committees pn the affairs of the Bank;' which was ors' dered accordingly.—Adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Ntraufatt informed the House, that the lion. Mr. Pill,, who had been summoned to attend the Special. Committee ap pointed to try the Chester Election Petition, had found 'it tm possible to comply with the order, in consequence of bad health. Owing to this circumstance, the Committee ha.d adjourned front this morning till tomorrow morning, in the hope that the Hon. Gentleman might then be able to attend ; but they bad since re ceived a communication from him, in which he stated the Ina probibility•of his being able to attend for several days. Dr. Bateman was then called to the liar, and csamincd by this SP4Alraa: Have you attended Mr. V. 141 in your professional cappeity?— ,Yes, I have. Does the state of his !wilds preyeut ttim from attendirg the Selict Committee ?—ln my Grill ico it dcLs. Flow long do you think it will ba, before be can be able to at .tend?—lt will probably her few days. On the moth!. of Mr. Watiza, it vat agreed, that Mr. V./lis be excused from turthtr attendance on the said Commi.tee. On separate tnotror.s, the following Alembers bad lea7e ct absence : Mr. CnAILLES DUNI3AS tor one ^reek, on his private !Ur. DENMAN tot the purpose of attending the eircu!tf. Mr. Omuta for the purpose of attending the Western Clirt;it. Mr. O. Wu.usus, for a fortnight, on account of illness. Lord R. SPRNCER on urgent private affairs. • Captain Per. Law on urgent private affairs. Mr. Josren Toltec, for three days on special busimeu. Mr. He to Super:mu, for one month. Mr. ensr.oss Crises...3s fur one montO, on account of /Wis• position, in his family. • • • Seven! other Members were allowed similar inanlgences. Lord CASTLEREAGH brought In a Bill for the regukttion of his Majesty's Household, and also for, he care of his prson during the continuance of his indisposition. The BM was read a Ann time, and ordered for a second reading on 'Thursday, and to be printed. On the =den of the CHAJZCZILL(iR of the EXCIIE QUER, the Steam Vessels' Tonukze Bill, and the Smarmier.' Apprehension Rewards Bill, were read a third time and passed. Sir G. WARRENDSIL moved foe a new writ for a Mem ber to serve in Parliament for the county of Edinburgh, in the room of Sir George Clerk, appunited one of the Lords Cummi sie:lers of the Almiralty. Sir M. RIDLEY said, it WAS his intention to take the sense of the bottle on the Propriety a a t appointment. He theuelit the number of the Lords of the Admiralty ought to be reduced. Sir G. WA liaLN 1);:11 was oulr aware that Sir George Clerk had at: t , ed the a2:ore.t . :nent in the place of one of the former Committiore-e. Mr. CALCHAFT hoped that his Hon. Friend wudel rerun the moti7:l wh:.-1 h. brgki.t 1....w0rd on this subject:4n the Est Parliament. lie could not ce , ..ceSve why SIX, Lords ef Abe 4,:- miralty should be appointed, when four way wesuneeessa7 l . INSOLVLNZ DEBTORS' ROI: • Lord FOLKESTONE Fresented, a Petition front the Alerchants ail,' Manufacturers of. New . Sarr.n4 against the rein , sval of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hUd no objeakn t 6 the pctitlon's tyi. - z on the table; but he legged the Hothc.to consid‘fr, that a vast number of perso , .s had taken the bccefit of that Act,and that great pre perty had Leen vested, under . the Act, in the hands of Assignees. If the law were suffered to expire, without any provision being made on that head, what ever. property was then in the hands of AssigarTz, might be retained by them, for there ~ vould be , 19 power of calling these Assignees to account. If :t expired, there would be no power of putting in force that branch of the law which at present provided fox the discharge of debtors. The Learned Gentleman said, that he \vat; favourable to the general principle of the law, although he thought that out some points It might be amended. Mr. WAITtIMAN said, he should reserve any ob_ servations he had to make on this subject till the bill was brought in. He wished the IlOuse to receive all possible information on this question ; and, therefore, he now gave notice of a motion for the production. The worthy Alderman was here informed that there was another question before the House. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. WAITHMAN then gave notice, that on Psi day next he should move for an account of the num ber of persons at present acting as• agents in the In solvent I.):2l);ors'.Court ; and, if any, how many of them are attorsies, and have taken the benefit of the Act; also of the number of pertons committed Guru the year 1797 to 1810 ;.and also of the amount of the duty on auctions in the sum! period. • CITY OF LtIUEuICK IeLECTION. Sir THOMAS BARING brought up the Report of the Select Committee appointed to try the peti tion against the 'return of Colonel Vereker, for the city of Limerick ; which Report stated, that the Ho nourable John Prendergast Vereker had been duly elected. Mr. NICHOLSON CALVERT said, that the pe titioner had rested the proof of his charge on the poll-book, which he conceived to be such proof 4it had always been sustained. -The poll, however, did not appear to the Committee to ban beap proved; . ,