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.N., , ll ,nit • /off Ins, of all. vehqui he livibilionine to lie, he bat' qualified as aM A Cst ic. The Noble Lord had t 4 - . N olen tit. the I - EfIN% s corky agatost Catholics : Nosetnere\Necurity, indeed, against good men, but o , security at all against bad ones, who generally, like the great test-taker to whom he had alluded, would take any test to serve their own immediate purposes. Lord CALTHORPE said, that the obvious intentino of oaths and tests s as, that they should be taken in a serious and solemn manner ; but, in fact, they had de generated into a profanation, and bad becon.e a mere passport to office. At a period like the present, when institutions the most solemn and important Caere tried by the adaptation to the purposes they prpfes.ed to have in view, he could conceive nothing more inju rious to the Church of finglaud than that its safety and protection should be supposed to depend upon these Tests. It was less a matter of surprise that the Dis senters should have conic forward so numerously pray ing for relief, than that members of the Chuich of England should seem willing to be thought indebted . for the security of tha, Chuich to means so discredit able. He hoped whenever the subject should come under the consideration of their Loidships, that they would be found to entertain sentiments more congenial with the pi inciples of civil and religious liberty, mor e conducive to the honour and safety of -the Church of England, and mote accommodating to the spirit of • the age, ti - an those which the Noble Lord opposite tad expressed. Lord Curnsti and Lord RIDESDALI mutually explained. The above Petitions were severally ordered.‘ Li; on the table. On the motion of Lord NV HAIt NC LIFF/Ii the Earl of Rose berry was added to the said Committee. Lord KING presented several Petitions Es am the Roman Ca 16011c Inhabitants of Parishes in the King's County, Ireland, fair therenroval of Catholic disabilities. _ The Duke of N w cAsTLL presented a Petition from the Nishaters of Newark-upon-Trent, praying for the repeal or altsfra. don of the Malt Act. . The Marquis of LA NSDOWN brought in a Bill to ctmsolidate and amend the laws relating to offences against the person. He had also mother Bill to propose to their Lordships, but he would abstain from any observations until the second reading.—The Bill was then-read a first time. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OP COMMONS. Baron Roebeck's Divorce Bill was read a second time. WAKIFIBLD AND FUMY BItIDGC CANAL BILL. , Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved the second reading 41 the above Bill, in the absence of Lord Milton, uho was absent from indisposition. That Noble Lord had intended to move the House upon the Bill, because it was anxiously desired by all the great manufacturing and commercial towns in the North of England ; and if the Ayr and Calder Company were permitted to catty their plans into effect, it would be imposing a tax of 30,0001. a year upon the agricultural public of th,it past of the country. Mr. O'NEILL seconded the 'notion. Mr. RIDLEY COLBORNE contended, that the Ayr and Calder Company being about to catry a plan into effect which would be more beneficial to the pub- lic than any other, their rights ought to be defended Against the pre,ent measure. They ha 1 embarked a capital of -461.,000/. in their works, and 130,0001. to this navigation. He firmly believed that the public in tetest would be best prow.ted by the plan of the Com pany, which this Bill would go to destroy, and he therefore moved that the second reading be postponed to that day silt months. Lerd W. - PAU LETT seconded the amendment. Mr.'HYDE VILLIERS said, that he had been in structed*, his constituents to ninon b ,, tls Bids. He believed the 'Wakefield and Ftrybridge plan to be the superior one. Lord NORMANBY said, that the reason stated by. his HOU. Friend as the ground of ill_• amendment were exactly those Which ought to lead the House to go lbw . -a Cortemiltee. tilt could then be shown that the plan proposed by the Ayr and Calder Company was the best for the . ptebiic interest, then he should he very glad to vote f .r their measure in preleeence to the one now before them. But he thought the flou,e would not do its duty if 'hey dismissed the Bill en the summary way roposed by his Honourable Friend upon an ex pane statement. Mr. SYKES contended for the necessity of sending the Bill before a Committee, in order to inquire into the . different pretensions of the two plans. He denied that • .the Ayr and Calder Company had redeemed their pledges, or that the navigation they proposed would be of equal public advantage with the Wakefield and Ferrybridge Canal. The measure was r.f the utmost importance to the commerce, manufictures, and agri culture of the North, and the House would not be doing its duty if they rejected it without inquiry. Mr. LASCELLES said, that the House had pledged • Itself, by deciding last year against the Bill, to give the • preference to the Ayr end Calder Navigation, provided • they undertook the best means of accommodating the - public. He should fe I himself bound by that pledge, but he would not give a vote which would reject this measure altogether, until he saw that the Company intended to give the public the best accommodation. Kr. C. WOOD concurted in the view takes by the Um Member who spoke last. If his Hon. FL iend (Mr. R. Colborne) would shape his amendment so as to give • the Company six or eight weeks time to bring in their measure, he would support him; if not, he should vote fur the 13111. Mr. BARING said that this was the most important piece of inlet(' navigation in the country, and at the same time it was the wont. Ills attention having been drawn to the state of the navigation, he was induced to become connected with the undertaking now before the House; he should therefore only express his opinion without voting upon the question, and he hoped that &her Gentleopen having an interest in it one way or the other, would have the proper feeling to do the same. At present the old Company had d no interest in making improve:muss for the benefit of the public, because the public weetrobligeil to resort to their navigation. It, therefore, the Wakefield and Ferrybridge concern bad no other effect .than that of compelling the Ayr and Calder COmpany to make improvement., the pet son, who originated it would have done much good. And he was prepared to admit that if, ibe old Company would make a good navigation, chef Oa a right to the ?reference in consideration of their long standing. The only way id ascertaining this was w have both plans befote a Committee ; and if that e( the old Company should turn out to be the best, or should only possess) equal advantages, the House might give it the prele rence. But if it should prove that there was no real intention on their part of giving to the public the advan tages offered by the present measure, the House would not have discharged its duty in rejecting it. The lionnurable W. DUNCOMBE said, that if he did net think the Ayr and Calder Company sincere in their Intim dons of carving their proposed plan into effect, he should be the la* .ac to support them. gut he bad been assured hy Mr. Tel ...std. that the plan they meant to adopt was the best calculated for sate public accommodation. Mi. PORTMAN strongly deprecated the earnest • canvas. which had been made....(tiear. bear.) He Mould give his negative to she propositiou, that tie Bill be read a second time that alibi. bat be kopea that the Honourable Mover of the amendment wont!). content with postponing the reading for a n - •uchlisort period than sal months. Sir J. YORKE said, that as he intended to vote dif ferently to what he had done last Session. heTose to explain his reason. As the House hid pledged keenest year to give the Ayr and C.lld,r Company a fair opportunity to amend-their navigation, and he believed that they wer-ikriously endesysOuring to Jo so, be should oppose the Bill b. fore the After a few remarks from Sir JAMS torcL low. ruck. the Gallery was cleared and the noun diiideclovlten there appeared— For the Amendment . . . . . 91. Against it . . . . • . '17.4 On being re admitted in the Gallery, we found that the original question had been put. on which Mr. N. W. COLBORNE, after a few remarks, moved as an Amendment, that th- Rill should be read that day eight weeks. Mr. S. WORTLEY seconded the Amendment. After a few remarks from Mr. R. Cousins*, Mr. Hoavrr, Mr . Wii.mov-Hostvos, and Mr. &rem% the Gallery was sob: cleared, and the House divided, when the numbers weresse• For the Amendment . . . Against it . I.- 0 . The Bill was consequently ordered to be reedit remind time that day eight weeks. • Mr. M A It SEI ALL presented a Petition front etetattsisratiplant Dissenters in Yorkshire, praying for a Repeal of the Test and Cor poration Acts. Mr. Alderman WA AN presented a similar Pelitialatrolat the Dissentiag Chapel, Well -street, Hackney. Mr. W. G. PEhL presented a Return of the number of prison ers in the King's Bench aui Whitectoss-street Prisons. On a Message being received from the House of Lords, requelt ing that Mr. BRADSHAW might be permitted to attend before a Committee appointed by their Lordships, to inquire into the Game Laws, aol report their observations thereon to that House; leave was given to the lion. Member to give evidence before, their Lord ships' Committee if he should think fit. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from certain Inha bitants of Middlesex and Surrey, respecting Employment bring fouled for the Agricultural and Manufacturing Poor. • Oti the mutims of Mr. G. BAN K ES, the Committee oil the Ro man Catholic Land Tar Bill was postponed till Mooday next. On the motion of Colonel AIABIiItLY, the Order of the Day was read fur the second reading of the Cities and Boroughs Polls Bill. Lord LOW"fli Int thought that there were really so many ob jections to the Hal, that the HOll. Member had better withdraw it, and bring in another. Mr. BARING said, that if the Bell as it stood were put intu force it would ncca.ion the utmost cuttiusion. Colonel DAVIES said, that it was the wish of his Hon. Friend and hiniseU to render the Bill useful and efficient; and rather than press its consideration then upon the House, he would snore that it should be read 4 second time that day week. Te motion was agree , ' to. On the motion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT, a Return was or dered of every Parish in Ireland in which an agreement had been made under. the Tithe Commutation Act, with the particblars of such agreement Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that seeing the Right Hon. Se cretary for the Home Department in his place, be would take that opportunity of asking him whether it was the intention of Govern-! ment to adopt any plan to prevent the recurrence of so melancholy an accident as had just happened at the Brunswick Theatre? Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that some time since it had been suggested to him that the Building Act ge nerally might be revised with advantage, and the hint was well worthy of consideration. He was sure, how. ever, that the Right Hon. Baronet would agree with him in thinking that the present moment. oas not the best time possible for con•idering otether. it was right or' not that any measure should be adopted for the *setter security of the public attending the Theatres and other places of amusement. It an uld be timer to wait till it was fully understood haw the late melancholy accident had occurred, than to attempt to deal with the subject while the pliblit feelings mere excited. The subject had not escaped his attention, ■nd should hate the most serious consideration. On the mothm of Mr. DA W SON; the House resolved itself into a Committee on the Stamp Duties' Act,'Sir A.Gamst in the Chair. • Mr. DAWSON proposed as a Resolution—" That the Chair. man of the Committee do move the House fer leave to bring In a BM for the better regulation of the Duties payable upon Policies of Insurance ag mast Fire." 'the Resolution was agreed to, when the House resumed; leave Was granted to bring in the Bill, and the CHANCILLOIL of the Jiacue ! Quail and Mr. Dawson were named to prep ire it. llllmmaimm BAIT •rXFOtV tia:rotAscitasturevr itLc. On the meant] of Air. TENNISON, the Order of tie Day was read for the House resolving itself into a Committee on the East Retford Disfranchisement ROL Mr. Cis BANKES bald, that he robe in cornplia , ce with a notice he had given, to move that certain indi. vi 1.. irons whom on a previous evening he had pre seated a Petition on the subject, should be heard at ive Dar of the House, throis k b their Coon el, on the East Uetfurd Disfranchisement Bill. He was aware that the motion was nut a common one, hut the House would remember that the Borough of East &Word stood in a peculiar situation. It bad been altogether without a Representative (or eleven months, and be therefore hoped that hie motion would not be objected to. Mr..TE.NNISON sa'd. that although tile motion was almost unprecedented, he should not object to it. The Douse having gore into Committee, a long desultory conversation took place, in which the tullowiog Menshere took 'a part:.—Mr. TINNIsoN, Mr. HAMMY, Lord JOIIN lie , iNLL, Mr. BATLEY, Mr. W WTNN. the Amenity Gionnt•e, Mr. LITTIAToN, and Mr. Secretary Peva '1 he point blister consideration was. whether Counsel should be heard brat in support of the Petition, or whether the evidence waa to be got a into Bust and Counsel after wards heard? Mt. Secretary PEEL nggested, that in a case of this kind, which was without precedent, they outfit not to tic4bern selves down to the strict rules of the Courts. Ties:eat object of the House must be to see justice done to aft parties. He could ere no inconvenience in hearing the observations of Counsel now, and pet mitting them to address the House a second time, after evidence had been heard at the Bat. After some further cot,versalion on the point, Mr. Denimll, se Cwunsel for the Pensioners, was called to the Bar, and the onion alien him, tither to addre►s the House then, or wast till the wa nes's:a were examined. The Learned Gentleman adopted the latter course. The Bill was then read a setond time, paragraph by paragraph; and the question being put that the preamble be read, Mr. Richard Ilaminutid, the first witness, was called to the bar, and examined by Mr. TSNNholll—Witness is a Solicitor, residing at East Retford; is a burgess, and knew that borough for thirty three years ; wittwssed some elections there; three or four. It was generally understood that elects...) money was paid In the borough, twenty gui,.eas by each Member. Witness basing withdrawn, The AT FORNEY GENERAL objected to the words C generally underutood " The.querion ought to be, whe ther witness knew of his own knowledge? Witness called Clack—lle was concerned in one election In the year 11112. Mr. I►larch was one of the Members then returnesi. Witness upon that occasion paid the election motley hitneelf to orte or two persons, two years atter the election. Sixty or seventy in dividuals were paid in one day( Here winnli produced a list). -s- That bat, he said, contained the names of seventy-Ave elector.; he kept it that be might he able to ascertain who were paid, and who were not. Some had twenty guineas. AA of them had not so much as twenty guineas, because they did not promise their votes in Owe. .Mr. Dickenson, a Magistrate, who is now dead, assisted witness in drawing up this list. The persons mentioned in the list were paid in his presence, at' the Angel Inn, by Mr. Pigot, the Agent—(Here witness read the names in the list, and the sum which each person received).—There was one, continued the wit ness, who gut but ten guineas, being only a half-titau—( A laugh). The, were whole•mrn, balf-men, and quarter-men. Nu bargain was made with the electors beforehand. but they expected payment. No one of them refused the money When it was offered—Mere witness produced another list containing the names of twenty nine outvoters. Mr. Not brought some outvoters to the election. Does not know whether they were all paid at the Angel. Witness had several applications by letter from outvoterx fur their money (lad sic of these letters now by him ; they had the post mark on. Could not speak with certainty as to the handwriting, but he kn,ew there were electors besting the names with which these letters were signed. • The ATTORNEY GENERAL could see no use in readiag the letters, as witness could sat prom the baud writing. Mr. N. CALVERT thought there was no occasion to tie down the House to strict rule in s case of, thi. kind. The !ewers alight be read, and if they could not be brouglu borne to the pe rsops whose names they bore, they would of eaten: .0 for no thing. lhe ATTORNEY GENERAL admitted that they were not to be tied down Dy the strict rules of the Coons below, Examined by Jr. EnoOstne---There were no entries made of the items in this account ; the practice is not altogether onuses!. The reason for not enterint the items was to avoid trouble — (A laugh). lam sure no entries were made of do Ise items. I believe, however, that this money was applied to election purpose- The payments might have been made in notes. Examined by Sir P.. %moon—ln 1820 money was also lodged in our house. I received money for small expellees in that year ; the amount might be 1001. fur my trouble in issuing the sum of 700 f. I told the bankers that I received .uch a sum. Examined by Mr. MARTIN. — We pay money on orders, which are sometimes returned at the request of the party. When I put 'down " stmdries," I suppose it was to save trouble. We gave up the voucher when they were ealled for. The £2,840 was paid to vicious persons, and we therefore put it down as" sundries. ' We do not usually keep our accounts in that manner. Examined by Mr. G. Pniceirs.—The entry for the paymeht is under the head of 0 sundrie►." . Then if you bad any error in your daily accounts how would you have been able to rectify k?—l cannot say. Did you ever pay any sum so large to a bell ringer before ?-1 cannot say. The money was delivered in parcels. Well, did you ever deliver any such sum, under such citcont stances, and pretend to say you would not recollect it to the last tag of your life ?—I have stated my belief that the money so paid was for election purposes. The CMAIRSIAL—That is no answer; I must have a direct answer given to the t ommirtee. • Witness.—l believe the parcels were made up 'and contained twenty guineas eAh. I have already stated my belief to be, that such a sum was paid to each of the voters. Do you believe there are any of the voter, of Iletford who would not receive money? I believe some would not.— Are there ten? I cannot say. , —Are there five? I cannot say.—ls there one? Perhaps so.—Are you a voter? lam not. Examined by Mr. Baxem, Jun.—Mr. Cru npton had several agents, and I believe Mr. Foljamhe was the principal ; I bad con versations with hint on the subject of the election ; I made no inquiry of him about sealed packets being sent out to the voters; I know that Lord Firawilliam had no banking account regularly at our house. Certain slams were from time to time paid in on his Lordship's account, 'but I cannot state exactly whether it was for election purposes or not ; but the impression on my mind is, that two sums of 5001. each were paid for such purposes. This was before 1018. Examined by Mr. W. SPOTII-11e never remembered an instance in which is large sum ut motley paid into his bank was divided in small • portions, nithout an order lions the per"on sending that money. He could not say the order was from ►lr. Crumpton. He could not say that he had any doubt that he paid the money by order of Mr. Crumpton. Examined by Mr. Secretary 60,1 not say whether the packets consisted of gold or silver. Mon probably the contents would he mates vf hi' own 'link. If he had paid 2,84t51. to the bellman in note•. they would not have been entered in their books. He could not tell where the money in.packets was to hr paid. Examined in , Mr. W. HAfiver —The witness said he gave up all his vouchers to Mr. Crumpton in inn, but his account With 'Mr. Crompton continued till 1826. Tl.ei ve:tne-s applied to Mr. Crump. ton for the voucher', to enable him to give evidence in this [louse, and was told they had been destroyed. lie presumed that 2,8401. 14. ' was paid out of their firm by the order of Mr. Crumpton. Hr received a list of the persons who were to receive that money. The witness was then ordered to withdraw. -- Mr. Alderman WA I 111 M AN sail, if the House suf. feted its dignity to be insulted as it had been, it was quite idle to go 911 with the examination. Thy last witness had prevaricated during two hours, and it was impossible to believe one word he said.— Could they believe that a banker would distribute so large a sum of money, and have no entry in his books relating to the transaction ? He conceived that the Committee would not do its duty if they did not convince these witnesses that they were expected to tell the truth. The Hon. Alderman concluded by moving, that Jonathan Fox, the last witness. having been guilty of prevarication, should be sent to Newgate. The CHAIRMAN reminded the Hon. Member that they could only come to a corclusion that the witness had been guilty of prevarication. and then report it to the House. Mr. BARING said, the eneeavour on the part of the witness to avoid the truth had been so open, that it excited the In dignation of ev. ry one who heard him. Some years since a foreigner fromltaly, who could not recollect certain points of evidence, was thosubject of universal reptobation ; but in the present case a man, during more than one hour and a half, bad insulted the House by carrying on a course of gross talsehood and prevarication. There must be an end to all inquiry if the Committee did not mark such glaring misconduct. Mr. WAITHMAN then ?roved, that Johathan F s •Ift his evidence before the Committee, had been guilty of gross prevarication. Mr. Secretary PEEL thought the witness had been wilfully suppressing the truth. The Right Hon. Centleman, how -1 ever, did nut consider the terms of the motion correct. Wilful prevarication was not the priper term. The ATTORNEY(iENERAL al , o considered the words wilful prevarication improperly applied. %Ir. W. WYNN expressed a similar opinion. Mt. WAITIIMAN said he knew of no better term than prevarication. If a man would not tell the truth under ex anibration he was guilty of p • ication. •Mr. Secretary PEEL suggested that the words might be "guilty of suppressing the ti uth." Sir M. W. RIDLEY did not see much difference be- tween prevarication, and concealing the truth. Mr. W.11 . 11-1.‘1.1N amended the resolution by in• setting the wnrd•, " Jonathan 1 7 02 has attempted to defeat the in vestigation of the Committer by wilfully concealing the truth s " The above having been carried, it was reported forthwith to the Heu•r. Mr. WAITEIMAN then moved, that Jonathan Foi. for his said offence. be committed to his Majesty's gaol of Newgate. Mr.WAttlitiltlON was of opinion, that the better way would be to inform the witness of the intention of the House to commit him unless he spoke the , truth. He therefore moved as an amendment, that the WHOM he called again to the bar. The Gallery was c eared fur a disison, but the House did not di vide. The question fur the committal of the witness was carried. Mr. llAwsers, upon our admi-sion to the Gallery, was again act ing as Chairman of du- Committee. _ _ _ T)sornton having been called iu, stated that she was the widow ON the late Mr. John Thornton, one of the Aldermen of Retford,in 18111; her late husband was agent for Mr. Evans; he' paid the election money in 1818, and 1820 she had the boots of her late butkand ; they were in her husband's head writing ; ber hus band employed two or three persons to pay the election money. One was Atanted Foram; she did not recollect the names of any more; sbe,paid to the voters in 1820 and 1818 Al. In 18111 the money was seat by several persons down to the voters; the money was directed in letters to all the Burgesses of Retford. Elantined by Mr. Homer—Her husband, in 1818, received from Mr. Evans for election purposes nearly £4,000. About 100 voters in the. sown received twenty goisteas each. In 1820 her husband was employel by Mr. Evans to distribute money a the voters, but instead of sending the money be gave it himself. The witness withdrew. - but he saw no use le rextiing the letters, unless they could be made evidence. • Mr. BARING said it had been always the practice of the House to resist being tied down by the strict rule in cases of this kind. He recollected when a Prince of the Blood was proceed ed against upon evidence as loose as this. Witness bring called hack, read the six letters in succession, and each of the wiiters demanded payment fur Ms vote previously given. Witness had a conversation with an elector named Thomas Butter, who said that his father and g andfather bad forty guineas, and he must have the same. Pdtsmilied by Mr. J. WooD—The list witness gave in contained 168 vutrrs. Of these 78 were whole men, who got 40 guineas each, Making a sum of 3,2784 ' Twenty-otre'we re half men, at 20 guineas each, who got 4101. The rest on the list received various sums, ro the amount of 1151. making altogether 5,8211. Mr. Osbaldestan had no secret communication:with witness. There were some on the list to whom no money had been paid. One of them was transported and two died. Mr. Marsh paid no money for his elec tion, but hi never came again. lie never heard of any other Can didate going awsl without payment. Witness had ■o communica tion with Mt. Osbaldeston about the election. By Mr. BATLEY-=W1111C11;dia not believe the money was paid is consequence of a previous 'contract. By Mr. Caavaa—Witness lent some of the electors money after the election. He expected re•payntent out of the money they were t• receive for the election. Examination continued by Mr. Basnio—ln 1812 the practices I have apoken of were known ; electors were an Usually paid at Osbaldeston's, as in the other cases; witness was paid as ht had stated; I know of no precise payments to individuals. By !Ur. Basalts, jun.--1 know of no payments made by Mr. Marsh; he only came once, and never again; the money I re ceived was through my bankers, Cooke and Co.; the money I obtained was in part paid to some of the riectors ; the persons whu wrote the letters we're not paid, for there was not money enough; witness did nut pay the money himself, it was done by others; in one instance only I paid myself; money was paid in 1814. By Mr. DErx•x.—Flow many of those persons who were then paid are now alive? Witness... 4 know nothing about that'; I Iflieve one is dead. THE EVENING STAR. .LON i/uN. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1828. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened thil morning at 834 i for the Account, with little or nothing doing. CITY, HALF-PAST ONE OtLOCK. Within this hour there has been some animation in the CAunsi market, and they have improved from 851 to 831 j for the At. , count, at which price they may be quoted at present. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCIL Bank Stock irrl 6* South Sea Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 841 01 01 Old Annuities 3 per Ct. Cons. 83* 1 * 1 .21000 Etc!seq. Bills 59 57 3/ per Cent. 921 £5OO Ditto 59 57 31 per Cent. Red. 92 911 921 £lOO :ad £2OO Ditto 59 ST 4 per Ct. New 1001 1001 India for Acct. 4 prr Cent. Scrip Consuls fur Acct. 151 1 4 per Cent. 18k6, Shit Advertised 57 511 Long Ann. Shut. Bank for Acct. 2061 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO act.tPt Itrazilian Bds. 5p Ct. Peruv. 13,1, 6 p Do. Acct. 63 I Do Aka. toombian Bonds, 9 per Ct. RUSS. Mts. 11 . 22. S per CL 90 D0.80nd5,1624, Do. Accr. 291 Do Acct 25k S p anish lids 5p Ct 10 1 qmish Irds. 3 p Ct. 61 Fr. Hodes. 5 p C. 1041 154 Mei. 8d5,1825, 6p Ct . 341 F.xclialis, 251 Do. Act. 34* 1 1 Do Acct BRITISII AND FORF.IGN SL MIS, TWO O'CLOCK. SUAKIN, VAIN Brazilian 35 20 68 Alezlean 100 23 61 The Ktrra arrived in town last 'night, in .icell , 4 l health. Ills NI/ixasav is expected to hAd a Council to-morrow al w. Janes . % In this House of Lord. yesterday eveDins,,"vvas ?hideous were preeented, in fissurr and test Acts. Lord Cursing strongly Lord niDIIiALI defended them. Lord .only fit for such men as Charles IL under tiered. Lord CaLtmostie deprecated the Acts. tin the motion of tht• Marquis of cOnsolfdatht: atui anteoding the laws person was read a first time. Tbis is Oirreral ansendments of the Criminal Laws, during some rime, the attention of that Justice Asoorr. , In the Commons, but night, a discussion took place on the second reading Ferry-bridge Canal Bill, which was ultimi a—A Bill was introduced by Mr. G. Da• the payment of duties on policies of House afterwards went into a Committee oh franchisement Bill. Some of the witnesses SO and sometimes 40 guineas a vote • One witness baying refused to to be committed to Newgate. The progress, obtained leave to sit again this day. The Report of the Committee on the Test . Is to be brcnaght up to-night. The French Pipers of Satisiday, last night, contain no political columns being chiefly filled with It is announced that Count CAPO at Napoli di Romania, where he as supreme Chief of the Greek nati of all classes are represented as their submission. The Members who h,id lately directed the a Were to be brought from Egina to would be henceforth the seat of the Dutch Papers to the 2J inst. have forenoon. They contain two artic! of Frankfort, the 2.41 h and 26:h oh. credit, deserve notice at this junc former date represents the Austri having ordered its Ambassador at remonstrate in the strongest policy pursued by Turkey ; and, kk tentions of the Allies, threatens to with them, if the Par te should intervention. The other article to the doubt expressed as to the Turkish Manifesto sohich has let reasons adduced for this doubt are, inserted in any of the Austrian Jr issuing of this document is at war and prudence inherent to Turkey, pursued for so many years. The foil FRANK FORT, F, We hear that the Russian Nth Von Heyden, will shortly sail for are very impatient to learn the Turkish Proclamation has made on vernment. It is affirmed, in private ' that the Austrian Ambassador in received instructions to rations' tanner against the late measures to declare to it, that Austria will be pacifi: sentiments of the Allies; that persevere in refusing their inter ;obliged to make common cause w;' that this measure will have the FRANKFURT, Fn. The famous hatti-scheriff of the sulmen, which bas excited so much yet appeared in the Austrian Jour , in them any statement from which a document can be inferred as • stance seems to have induced some this important document as not very much falsifie.i. However, it the letters of the 18th Jan. ment tl ose of the 25th ; besides that, it is the Minigerial French Journals. the genuineness of that document which for these six years has shown yrudruce, would hardly throw off HAARLEM, Fu. The shock of the earthquake on have been felt at Flushing, Nim( Ath, and on the Rhine, but in gi Melds Papers, March 1. Hamburgh Papers to a late date ceived this forenoon. Their 'interest. We extract the following FROM THE VISTULA, It is affirmed that letters deservi, received from Sr. Petersburgh, whi parture of the Emperor to the being near at hand. The Polish considerably augmented. BERLIN, Fss. According to official start minions, exclusive of Neuchatel, of the year 1804, on 5,679 I.sth sq\ inhabitants; and at the end of di' square mi1e5,12,256,932 inhabi' Felruary 27. UNITED STATES AND JP consequence of a resolution of mutative. of the 2d ult. the - tranwitted to the House the between Mr. Robello. Brazilian Mr. Clay, in relation to the States' vessels by the Brazilian pretext of enforcing the blockade ports. Mr. Robello, on the SOth by the correspondence, corntau desire of his Government that a be sent to the Brazils to supply the Baguet, declaring that he would the most pacific dispositions, would be satislactorily adjusted; Robello ezpressed a hope tha Baguet, in demandi.ig his pas., disapproved of by the Government Mr, Clay replied on the 31st May, Ltiguet bad acted without orders, row ot the re um strongly c. n. Lord KIN, vs IL under wh recited the con Marquis of L ie laws touchin . This is und • riminal Laws, ion of that able night, a lo second reading la was ultimate! Ir. G. DAWSON, Gies of Insuran. Committee oh f the witnesses a vote were glv reveal the requi The Chai again this day. Lee on the Test Saturday, wh r political i filled with p um CAco D' a here he ha Greek natio vented as ha Members o d the affairs v Egina to N seat of the L !..1 inst. have n two article ld 26:h ult.w I this junctu the Austria. ibassatior at mgest mann. ; and, kno reatens to ma hould perseve er article to is to the a ch has lately s doubt are, t tustrian Jour t is at variant to Turkey, ars. The folio FORT, Fes. 2 ssian squadro ly sail for C. earn the im • :as made on I, in private le assador in C. I remonstrate to measures . Istria will be :Allies; that ear interventi. on cause with pave the desire i. FORT, Frs. eriff of the S red so much istrian Journa rom which th rred as certain duced some p it as not authe lowever, it w Jan. mention des that, it is i Journals. Tho document tit s has shown so y throw off al RLEM, Fn. rrthquake on t Nimegue but in gener 1. to a late date Their cons the following: E VISTULA, tiers deserving rsburgh, whic or to the Ar , The Polish ar ed. RLIN, Ft& *5. dal statements, Neuchatel, Co. 679 1-sth aqua e end of the ye 32 inhabitants. TATES AND resolution of t ult. the Pre ouse the offic Brazilian Ch to the deten Brazilian Gov • the blockade n the SOth Ma cornannica sent that a n to supply the it he would fi. ipositions, and y adjus:ed ; at hope that t g his pas ports : Government the Slat May, :hoot orders, a The witness was ordered to withdrew. Henry Pigott examined by Mr. Tswomon.—l live at Gatlckt i . ham Bridge; I keep an inn; in 1814, 1 was employed so go t, Bedord, to pay money to the freemen of Retford. I there s l y Mr. Hammond, who showed me a list to direct me. I paid,t4 money at the Angel Inn; I gave the greater number twenty id. near each—at least all those whom I paid. I haven* papers en s , nected wish the subject, I gave them to another; I paid nrolo tt „ after I left Record ; I do not recollect that dlr. Hammond g a ,, me another list to pay ourvoters; I paid many persons at Ifettord. I suppo.t filly. I should know the list if I saw it; the shown me is the list by which I paid ; I did not know ewe of freemen.—The witness was ordered to withdraw. Jonathan Fox, examined by Mr. Tauatson—l live at Rehm ; I have keen there for eighteen years, and remember four ekcties, The practice was to pay money after elections; forty guineas bah been paid. 1 was employed at the Bank. There was an ele e , Lion in 1610; I received 1001. at that electiob. I recoUect dig the sum of 4,8401. was issued from the Bank, for the purpose distributing it among the freemen; but all the voucher, have sine, been given up. I have the books ready to be produced. I ask 4 for rite vouchers when I came to London, but I did ■ot get thus. I subsequently received a note from Mr. Crompton, stating s g lbefief that the account was correct. Mr. Crompton bad no othrx account at our house but that connected with the electina.--(Wit. ness produced the book of accounts.)—From this account it ap. -pears that several sums were paid into our house before that ti,n. 'fhe sum of 2,8001. was rid by Mr. Hall fnr CruMploo, ra San. 1819, and in Marsh following it was paid out in sever .1 stunt. This money might have been it , sued fen ti,her purposes, for IU that I know. _ _ This Diode of examination was objected to by an lion. Member Nit. A iderman W AI FHA AN approved of the nixie or examination, as the witness must be able to state to the House the use to which it was applied. The Witness—The impression in his mind was an ; but in the absence of the vouchers be could not state any thing mote' posi. lively. I received a present of 100 L but I never considered myself in any other capacity than us clerk stf the Bank. I was surprised at the receipt of the money, but without the vouchers I can sty nothing more. The witnes4 was ordered to withdraw. Mr. Alderman W AITH MAN understood that the witness was tritli:tg with the House. Alter a' few words from Mr. FERGUSON. the witnesi was calledies Examined by Mr. Taamisou—l cannot recollect my haft directed packages to individuals with money. I really cat recollect alter such a lapse of years. 1 cannot say, that I ever pig election money or nut myself. Ido not november paying %ra liam Hodgson his election money. I cannot s..y no* vest several large sums were paid tor. Toe whole of the account was for elecion purposes. I know nothing of Cartwrigh t having taken a hook by. force horn any person relative to the election. It is matter of notoriety that money was paid, but ia the absence of vouchers I can say nothing—:l.aughter). I believe moncy.was paid; if I had the accounts, I could speak Mete positively. It was also said th it money was paid on account of Mr. Evans; 1 was engaged in the last election for Mr. Dundee— the impression on my mind was that money would then be paid, but I cahoot say what others received. There was creating at the last election, and the public houses were open for a consteletable time. The town for some time was a scene of confusion. Jobs Bankes was drunk for neatly two months before the election; theta were riots also which created alarm, and the military were calk4 in, very properly in my judgment. Examined by Mr. FIROUSORI have doubts as to the nuarose in which the money was applied, although my general belief is, that it was for election purposes ; I cannot state the general nature at the vouchers; IThade the entries in the book, and it appears that Ridgway was paid for his vote, that sum is ant included in the sum of 2,8401. to which I have spoken ; I saw all the vouchers, but I cannot state their object. Examined by Mr. D. W. HAII•RYI have the day book Is which the accounts were kept ; I find an entry on the Bth March, I 1819. which stater. that motley was disbursed for the use of '.llr. Crompton. It was paid by Coutts to our town agent, and handed over to us. OR the attla March we paid 2,8401. for Mr. Crompton, under the head- of " Sundries." I know a Clergyman of the sass of FelL I cannot recollect whether I addressed a letter to Muer not on any one occasion. I had the sum of 2,8401. upon ordiao vouchers, with which I dealt as If they were cheeks. Some of thi money was paid to Leadbetter, who was a batsman in the town. Did you pay that man so large a sum ?—1 cannot recollect. Did be come to your :oink to receive money ?—I can't say. Then you had an account open with the bell ringer For what purpose did you pay money to the bell-ringert—Witlis out the vouchers I cannot say ;,but the impression on my mita* that I sent some presents by him to different persons. Did you sendawenty or one ?—I cannot sap—my impreasioe tb-t I did so, but in what number, or to what amount, i canaut say. For what purpose did you give the parcels to the bell.ringer ? At this distance of time I cannot say. Were they for election purposes, or addressed to burgesses of Retford ? Without the vouchers I cannot say. William Baker was called in—The witness said he was a Borges of Rettord, and had been so sixteen years; _he remembered the election in milltOand that of 1820; lac received 40 guineas at those t.•o elections; the money was paid to him by William Cotton, at Mansfield; the witness saw him make payments to others; tkis was after the election in 1818; he received from Mr. Crumptoa ' to gumeau; he visa told at the election in 1820, that election money . was.paying, at the sign of the Sun, Retford ; the witneu went there, and said his name was William Baker; the Chairman, who paid the money, said he had no such name in his list • he received 40 guineas some time after; in 1826, he was canva ssed by Mr. Fol. jambe ; he was told if he voted for Sir Robert Dundas all would be right ; he concluded that he should be paid for his vote; he did not know that be ever received money from Mr. Fox ; the witness al. though be took money did not vote ; it had been a subject of un versation in elm Borough of East Retford, that they were to re. ceive money for their votes; the money was sent in letters which they received from Mr. Cotterell; all the nut voters who residegin Mansfield received a packet With .821 ; he did not give his vote to Sir R. Dundas, because that Gentleman was in favour of Catholic . . Emancipation. Samuel Handley, a Magistrate of Retfnrd. said he was by trades eordwainer ; in 3820 he w 53 told if he voted for Sir Robert Hondas it would be all right ; he understood by that be was to be paid lot his vote ; he'received 40 guineas for his vote. Examined by a blysisaa—llid you say you were a Magistrate? —Witness. Yes. Eiamined by Mr. W. Hamm—You don't mean to say you are one of the unpaid Magistrates?—(A laugh).—Witness. I ant not. When he was told in 1818 and 1020 that it would be all right he supposed be should be paid 40 guineas for his vote; he did not re collect who paid him the money ; he thought there were more this forty voters in East Retford that would not receive a bribe. No bribery took place at the last Election to his knowledge. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained leave to it again this day. Mr. GORDON brought in two Bills to regulatee provide for Lunatics; which were read the first time. to The House then adjourned at this o'Ctocm