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PARLIAMENT ARr PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 11. The following Bills received the Roy al Anent by Commission The Consolidated Fund Bill, the Wellington Estate Bill, the Scotch Stamps Duty Lill, the Scotch Distillation Bill, the Irish Annelid Taxes Bill, the Foreign Trade License Bill, the Epsom Bill, the Seamen's Encouragement IliH, the Captured Slaves Bill, theEngUsh Militia Pay and Clothing Bill, the Irish ditto, the Local MiUde. Bill, the Hackney Coach Bill, the Irish illicit I)is dilation Bill, the Iridt Grand Juries Bill, the Pita Seeds Cultiva• tion Bill, and the Salt Duty Bill. The Vote of Credit Bill, the American Trade Bill, the Bread Assize Bid, and the Apothecaries Bill, were severally nail a t .ird time and pained. A Message from the House of Commons signified that the house had agreed to their Lordshipt'Amendinents of several Bills. In the taus; of 41 Tregoinsell and Sydenharn," judgment was reversed. Lord STA:MOPE persisted a Petition, which be said had just liven pet Into Ins hind% Irons a portion of the name of St. John Mason, complandeg as oppression and inteisoustient sus tained by ,h.os ice Ireland, during Lbw adtolnivration of the Earl ef Hardwick,. '1 he Noble Luid said he wished tie had received the Petiticat earlier, as it contented suniestrong allegaiutis which lie !bought deserved inquiry ; but he was in great doubt as to the best niude of proceeding at the present moutent, it bent 4; now the close ut the Session. .1 he I.ORD CHANCELLOR sefggested, that as no steps could be tali, n upon the Petition now, ft would be much better to deter pre:.e::. in k ; it till the comm•peentent of the next Session. Lu t a i l'.‘ N1101)E curic ed in the propriety of this sugges tion, wain:revs the Betitiono—Adjourtied. 110 USE OF COMMON S . • The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod having 'Columned the H ouse to Ilse ti u u.e !,t Petri, the Speck ate and a number ot accordiugly attended. On (hoir return, the speaker itturtned the House that the Royal Assent had been givers by tommisston to a numb. rof Bills for which see our Report of the Po ucitedings in tie House of Loth. New writs were ordered fur the Borough of Newcastle-ander- Line, to the room of Lord Gower, who had ace:pied the Chil tern Hundreds; for the Lion.eit of Londonderry, in the room of Sir W. Pcmiontly, deeesind; tut the County ot Clacitmanteut, n' the room of the Hu xable ti. Abercromby, who had accepted the Esciseatoribip ot Munster; and for the borough of Wells, in the fount of Clement Tudway, Lag. deceased. iln the modal' tr! the CHANCELLOR of the EXCI lEQUER a copy was ordered to be laid bctu:e the House ot the statement Made by the COIIIOUWOIItrii eAuctuted by the Act ut the 46th of the Ruiz, he. on the satintratiun of small Lovtugs Iron the Lend I ax. lair. ROSE brought up the Report of the Committee on Gaging in the Port Lonaun.—Ordered to be printed. &lAD tiausk.s. Mr. ROSE brought up the Report of the Select Committee on Mad-houses.—On movin that it be printed, Mr. ROSE tut .k the opportunity of observing, that all sent) read the report must feel satisfied of the in necessity'of legislative interference. In no cnuntiy were there any act of people se) unprotected :is the unhappy person% to whom the Report referred. The Way in wia.cli they were usually confined was that of criminals ; and their treatment was in general worse than the ordinary treatment in jails. The num ber of persons appointed to take cute of them was in rtiost casts utterly insufficient ; in consequence of which the greatest severity was iota frequently resorted to. He ousted the slbject would be fully cousideted by Honourable M:ini)ers awing the miss, and that all would be disposed in the next Session to give their assistance towards the formation of a measure calcu lated to diminish the existing evil. That iu many cases those who - were . afilicted might, if propixty treated. recover their sanity, was very evident. One strong instance was mentioned the Report of a poor insane woman, who having fur some time been chanted down to the thor in a parish workhouse, dts tiirbed all the other inmates of the dwelling by her cries ; and who, on being removed in consequence to a more proper place of confinement, was, by pro. per treatment, perfectly cured in the space ut live months. The Report was ordered to be printed. BEGGAR.% Mr. ROSE breughT4 the Report of the Select Committee on the state of Mendicity in the Metropolis. On moving that it be printed, Mr. ROSE begged to call the attention of the House for a few moments to the subject. When in the early part of the Session be had moved for the appointment of the Committee, he stated that his ob. ject was two-tald—to better the situation of those who were really disuessed b and to repress scandalous and abominable imposture. The evidence obtained by the Committee confo !sled mote strongly his pre vious ofitions on this sulject. They had found that there were a great many ul.jects of real compassion, but that there weft many more of the worst descrip tant of impostors. The number of mendicants in the metropolis was estimated at 30,00 u, but plobably it %yds much greater. Most of these pcistnis g ained Moie than many industrious individuals of the lower el isles of the community. One mao actually acknowledged that his profits weir about 3ds. a day. This might be a singular case, but it was proved by the strongest evidence that the average re ceipts oh Mendicants in London were horn three to six shi:lings a day each. This money was spent in the most exceptionable manlier in dram shops, at ;casts. and even in the purchase of luxuries of all sorts, eatable as well as drinkable. The Committee had ascertained a fact which was iintriOttp to him be low. Many parishes farmed their poor. About Iv) the Lily he believed did so. Sii or seven bindings a week each weir allowed to those by whom they ale taken, and who then sent them about to larg chiting • tilt day for die purpose of saving their }autism:4 t it wait desirable that the conduct of pa ella:leo in this :aspect should be more carefully watched even when they maiiitaioed their own poor. It sp ared by the minutes of evidence annexed to the lieport, that in one case 251 paupers were compelled to sleep in a single room of small dimensions, thus fit at:ilg a giCai risk of pestilential disease. Many of the paupers of the metropolis were lrish, who 4Oniiiig to this country with the latidable intention of obtaining tpinPloyment, failed in that object. In a cow t which led out of one of the fashionable streets Of Mary-la-bonne, 700 of these poor persons were erowded into 24 small houses t It would appear by t he Report that the number of private charities iii the metropolis was almost inconceivable. But unfortu nately most of those by whom they were supported contented 'bonsai/4.e with giving . their money, and never examined into ita• application. The tiouie would hardly believe that there was one benevolent ihstitutioa soppiirted by Peers, Membera of that libuse, and other opulent inclividuals, the object of was to pin - chase beef; and sell it to the poor at a mo d era t e p r ier. Nothing could be more commen dable imin this institution, were it properly admit's*. iered. • VierCvi:une of it was 4;60Q. a year. BAtt it 'nea red that the whole et it was maaated by a single individual ; and it had been recently discovered that this man put the whole of the money, with a trifling exception, in his own pocket I It appeared . in evidence, that in one year he had purchased only st 27 worth of beet, and that the Ingest quantity he had ever bought within the twelvemonth was to the value of £72, he appropriating the remainder to his own use. On a Bow.sueet Officer's being employed to apprehend this person, it was found that he was the subject of other charges of as serious a nature. There were 'cation:practices described in the Report, by which the most cautious as well as the careless had been imposed upon. It had never been in his con. templation, that a complete remedy could be disco vered for these evils; and he was persuaded that the closest attention was necessary to the formation of any eneasure calculated materially to diminish them. The existing laws were evidently too severe; in cense. quence of which they were never acted upon. There roust be some alteration in the law. it. was evaded in a hund►ed ways. One man with a dog, when taken up by the patish officers, remon►trated. exclaiming, . " I am no - beggar, it is my dog that begs; you see that he has his hat in his hand"—(A Larrgh).—lt was but justice to the beadles and parish officers in the city to say, that they discharged their duty with com• mendable activity. But the only present effect of ap prehendiug beggars in the metropolis was, to remove theni to the vicinage—to Cheshunt, to Lytham, Ste. bt st ci,urse that could be adopted with respect to diem would be, to provide places in which they could be employed ; but this would be attended with great expellee to the public. At all events he trusted the House would leel, that this was a subject which demanded their most serious attention. fitter a tew words from Mr. W. Sian', the Re port was ordered to be printed. TVIIMIRSAD. The Marquis of TAVISTOCK then rose. evi dently under the strongest emotion, and addressed the Speiker to the following effect t- 84 Sue, I am persuaded that it must be quite unnecessary for me to say that I am at this moment labouring under fee:ings of the most painful and ;Afflicting nature— (lLar, hear, hear.)—l wish, however, shortly to state to the House the reasons which induce me to depart from the usual practice in moving for a new writ, in ordet that 1 array pay a humble but sincere tribute of afFection to the memory of my departed friend— (Hear, hear.)—Sir, it is not on any consideration of pr ivate trieutiship—it is nut on any contemplation of Isis many viitues as a private individual—it is oil the reflection of the great space whiclehe occupied iet this House—it is on the recollection of his splendid abet ties—it is on the conviction which we who thought with him on political subjects entertain of the edema. rage which the country derived from his exertidua, that 1 found my excuse for this address—that I even claim the concurrence of all those who hear c.e it the fteeines which agitate me at the present moment —(liear, hear.)-1 am well aware, Sir, that a gnat' majority of Csilb House thought his opinions errotieuus. But, 1 speak it with confidence, lam sure that there is not one of his political opponents who will not lay his hand oa his heart and say that he always found iu him a manly antagonist—(Hear, hear, The House of Commons will, i am persuaded, ever , do justice to the good intentions of those who honestly disseilt from the sentiments of the tmj nit). Accus tomed to defend his opinions with earnestness and warmth, the eilerg . v.S of his admirable and compile. hensive mind would never permit the least approach to tameness or indfreseice. Bu: Ito panicle et ani. mosi:y ever found a place in his Ineast, and, to use his own words on another melancholy occasion, es he never carried h:s political enmity beyond the theesheld of this Howe."—(hear, hear). —lt was his unitot practice to do justice to the motives of his political opponents ; and I am happy to feel that the same justice is done to his motives !>y them.— (Hcarauar). lo those, Sir, who were mole immediately acquaint. ed with his exalted character—who knew the direct ness of his mind, his zeal for truth, his unshaken , love a his country, the andour and boldness of his disposition—incapable of dismay, his unaffected hu mane e, and his other ',minus and excellent qualities, hia loss is irreparable.—(llear, hear).—But most of, all will it be telt by the poor us los neighbourhood. Tsui), might he ue, culled o the poor man's friend." Only those who, 1 ke. myself, have had the oppor tunity of observing; his ciniduct nearly, can be aware of his unabatieg zeal in *promoting the happiness of all mound eim.—(licar, iwar).—Thousiemis tit individuals have bent toed by the genesodty of his heart ; and the Come), Ow principal town ut which he teprestaited, C 0111.41113 imperishable records of his at.tive philanthiepy, as well as that of the good man who went betute him.— (Hear, hear, hear). as eloquent appeals iu this House in favour of tl.e untortunate—appeals exhibiting the frankness and honesty of the true Leglieh character—will adorn the pages of the historian ; althorgli at the present moment they afford a subject of melancholy retro spect to those who. have formerly dwelt with delight en the benevolence of a heart which always beat, and. 14 14 vigour ofan ititellect which was always rue, plosed tot the belie& of his lellote-creatures—(hear, ,gar, hear). Sir, lam conscious that I need ran in. tie 4 pardon of the House at large for thus indulging in use praise of any lamented friend, but 1 owe an apology to those who loved him, for the feebleness with which it has been bestowed— (hear, hear, hear). I move, Sir, that the Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to snake out a new writ for the election Of a burgess to serve in the present Per liameui for the lloroush of Bedford, in the room of Samuel Whitbread, Esq. deceased. Mr. WILBERFORCE expressed the gratification ' which he telt at the pathetic speech of the Noble Marquis, which afforded an additional proof that the best eloquence was that of the heart (Hear, hear, hear.) He wished to add his testimony to the excellent qua lities of the lamented individual whose death had ten.' dried the present motion necessary ; and in doing so, he could with truth declare that he was only cue of many thousands, rich as well as poor, by whom his character bad I;ten mist highly estimated. Well had it been termed by the Noble Marquis es a truly. Eng lish character." Even its defects, trifling as they were (and what character was altogether without defect were those which belonged to the English character. Never had Otte existed a mine com plete Znglislimaii—(Hear, hear, hear.) AU who enew him must reColiect the indefatigable, earnest , nest and perseverance with 'which, during the CORM his We i he diecttd his t4lcuts 6114 the whole of his time to the public interest—and although he (Mr. Wilberforce) undoubtedly differed from him on many occasions, yet he always did lull justice to his public spitit and love of his country.--(Hear, Near.) He was capable, as had been seen at various times, of controlling the strongest feelings of personal at tachment, when he thought that his duty to the pub lic compelled hint to do so.—( Hear, hear, hear.) —It was a melancholy satisfaction to those who hived him to see that those who had differed from hint on many political questions, nevertheless considered him at one of those public treasures, the loss of which must by all parties be deeply lamented.—(Hear, hear, kar.) For himself, he (Mr.Wilbetforce) could never forget. the important assistance which he derived from his zeal and ability in the great cause which he had so long advocated in that House. On every occasion, hutted, in which the condition of human beings was concerned—and the lower their state the stronger their tecomnieudation to his favour—no cue was more anxious to apply his great powers to increase the happiness of niAnkind.—(Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that it was far limn his wish to detain the House alter the address, replete with feeling and proptiety, which they had heard from the Noble Marquis.--(tar, hear, bear) —and alter the excellent otiserirations t , l his Hon. Friellti.--7(HeaN Gear, kiln) All that he desired to say was, that it must be slant: consolation to the Noble Marquis, and to the selit):e House, to feel, that whatever diffcreuce...f might exist on political questions, there WAS Ito OM: who did not do justice to the viruses and t•lents the object' f their tegtet, or who fur a niomeitt 5115)- !Med that he was actuated in his public conduct b; ny other motive than a / cOnvicti , n of public duty. ,Hear, hear, hear.) rt*lS: lIIKER. Sir J. YORKE string an Honourable Member in his place (Mr. Forbes) who had lately complained of the conduct of Captain Baker, of the Cumberland, in the management of a convoy which he had in charge, read a letter from Captain Baker, explaining the nature of the transaction, and defending himself from the accusation. Mr. FORBES declared, that nn man would be more rejoiced than himself ii Captain Baker cleared himself from the charge alleged ag,Li:ibt him, and pledged himself to take the earliest t.pportunity to put the Admiralty in pobseaion of the means 01 prn• scatting the inquiry. WitTERLOO SUBSCRIPTION: Yesterday a Meeting of the inhabitants of West rninster WAS held in the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, to take into consideration the propriety of appointing a Committee to receive Subscriptions for the relief and benefit of the sufferers by the Battle of Waterloo. At one o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of Yoest took the Chair. The Meeting was numerously attended. Mr. Wleacavonce, in rising to propose the Reso lutions, said, it would not be necessary for him to take up the time of the Meeting with a speech, or to make any appeal to their feeling to fulfil the purposes fur which they had met. They all knew how much was done, and how much was suffered. In other victories, however much our admiration might be excited, there might be some doubt with respect to the advantages of the result. In the present instance, there could be no such doubt. Every one present, every man, every rank, every class in the country. felt their security in creased by the issue of the battle of Waterloo. Mr. Wilber torte then read the first Resolution, that a sub scription should be opened, kc. which was the same as that adopted by the Meeting in the City. When a question was asked with regard to the in tention of including the Hanoverians and Belgians as sharers in the charity that should be raised, it seemed to be expressed generally by the meeting, that as tiAliting under Lord Wellington, and connibuting to the success of the different battles, they should not be neglected, thbugh our own countrymen had• the first claim upon our sympathy and charity. • Mr. ltimcitovr, !rum the City, stated. that in the first draught of the City Resolutions, the British and leash soldiers" had been mentioned as the ob jects; and as this was thought to be too limited, the s' British army" was sulistituted, which lett the &bd. nation of their subsciipeions open to liberal consttuc tam. This explanation was thought satisfactory, amid the Duke of Wellington was mentioned as the most proper person to decide who should be considered as in:laded in the British army. The first Resolution was carried unanimously. When the third incaution, which had for its object to empower the Committee to confer with the Com mittee in the City about the propriety of extending the benefit of their Subscriptions to the Prussian sul titers in the late engagements, was read, there were sonic dissents felt and expressed by one ur two Mem bers of the Meeting. Mr. ROWCRONT observed, that in the City the only sufferers whom they drought of relieving were the Banish; and such was the number of those who had claims on them under that title, that he feared they would be found equal to all the attempts of their munificence or their ambition. When the City Sub scripuons were first proposed, the Prussian Charge d'Affaires waited on him with a letter trom Marshal Blucher, in which he says— ,. I hope your nation is now swished with rite. I have, in the course of dgLt days, taught two pitched battles and five sharp engagemetiti—l have taken two turtifted towns, and masked three lortressti. For these successes my poor troops have paid the price of ita,ooo of their cututsicil. in your effecti , pray r" member our puor suit ." 1 told the Charge d'Affaires (resumed Mr. Rowcroft) that at present it was impostible to devote any part of the subscriptions to the relief of the Prussians— that they ought to do all they could in Prussia for their poor people, and when they had done all, they might then come again, and a separate subscription wbuld be entered into in this country—that if a sepa-' rate subscr ption could not be raised, the House of Commons timid take their claims into consideration. and in the great concerns of this nation a hundred thousand pounds or two were next to nothing. He conceived, that without intruding on the presets' sub scriptions something might be done tot the Prussians. Our fits' duty however was, to look atter our people at home—they might trust to anutLer subscription; or to Parliament, for the Prussians ; mid all these means would surely not fail. Gentlemen must wait with more patience till they saw what could be ;kart in the :emote derudencieb 4 tile Empire s where the • • feelings were waraset than ours, as they were riperteri muter a wanner sun. When in India they beard et. uuk sufferings, he was SUSS they would not desert ut The objections of some to admit the Prussians int a share of our subscriptions still continued, but th. recalutiou passed unanimously, that the Cosunner should coVer with the London Committee ou to subject, it being understood that noir/tate wai lareLi given to admit Blucher's army to the th.ictits coots ibistions till the claims of our countrimen woo :towered. A Committee was the.s *bawl, n hij : included four of the Royal Duk:s, snany N4l,r e i t t, auJ siniS of distinction. Gourass, Rector of bt. Clement's Oaav wished to ask. the Chairman, ii the Archinowii Cantabury had authorised him to hive the 6411.4140.. et his name to the present objecti 1 - le Is Id 1,.s iCa WHO toe aakiug—.has' if the sanction of his sa n e aci once obtained, all the TUSSOIiS for apprehending Ih 4 enough might not be obtained would I.n: easily silenced It his Grace would only issue Mstructions to the dit• relent bishops. to take havatures for ohlainiug ruchial Collections at the doors of the chilzreo , Churches and Chapel) thioughout the laingdont—ii this %vete done, aC2OO,OjO ntizlat lae eatay taaised—it would make all people :Aire to the Lusinc)s. tie Aai spealing the sentiments of build:eds. lie undcrstoue however, that if out illegal, it was c Atsidered cuntrar) to etiquette to aaise any moue) by parochial lion, a scept fur parochial 'lmpose); but thi, &tab: might be stone away by the of the C;tut ch. 'i te ilisheit of Lomat*: stated, that such a tool was coati ai y to law ; and utatletr the Archbishop e • Canterbury, low any bishop, without the 5414.11011 G. the Royal xutlioziLy, cuuld give thick cuui.LeaaLce to atidi a measure. Royal LattS, Lowe r, It. _ _ ....._. .... Dr. Guaticir said, that could easily be obtained. Mr. Row CUOlfc thought that what could be obtaic cd by lii e tocuus, without gu'aug to churches, unit. to be suilicienc. 1111101 CAI wcut beyond dais it b. c:►a:e taxation. The busiuess of the Meeting being now closer. tiubsci.iptiJni began to be eceived. [Set -Liveriiicrent. rizum Liar MGM'S L'.)IVD,:iN WAR DkPASCINIENT. DOWNINL.•STAkIir, JULY 11, 1815. A dispatch, at which th..: fallowing is a co', teas this day leceived ilOllll uiehl Masb4l the Duke e: WeLLINGtos, K.G. ad Imam' Li Litt bsauvasi, his Nl...vbt)'s rtit.cipal S.casuuy ui St..tu 1w Li. , %Vat' Department : l'Aass, Jsrsa , s, Lats. _ _ MY Lunn—ln consequence of the convention wig. the eneany, of which I transmitted your Lordship the copy in my dispatch of the 4th, the troops utsdet nay command, and that of Field-Marshal Prince &moan, occupied the harriers of Paris on the 6th, and entercd the city yev.ci day ; which has era sine been peifcctly quiet. The KING of FRANCE entered Paris this day. I have the honour to W, &c. (Signed) WYLLINGTOIf• Esti Bathurst, &c. &c. &c. [For Pruntotiona, Bankrupts, &c. see the last Page.] FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JULY S. His Majesty made his entrance to-day into his ca pital, at three o'clock I'. M. His Majesty left St. Denis at two o'clock :—numerous detachments ofth: National Guards of Paris had been beforehand wit:. the faithful servants of the King, who served as hi ; Majesty's escort. No other ceremonial had been ut• dezed. The public enthusiasm and striking testi. monies of general joy alone embellished this familf festival. The carriage of the Ring was preceded =3 'followed by his military household : around were se. veral Maralials, followed by a great number of Ge• netal and other Miters. who had constantly accost• partied his Majesty. His carriage moved at a walking pace, passing through the wa%es of a multitude giddy with joy, and whom no person epught to dis concert. The inhabitants of Paris and the vicinity . covered the finite ; all wore the white cockade, as we; 1. de the National Guards, and the air resounded the cries of Five le Rai. Count Chabrol, Prefect of the Seine, accompanied by the Municipal Body, waited on his Nl:jesty at the Barrier of St. Denis. At four o'clock, the stela- MAIOO of an immense crused announced the ar.. proach of the escort, which defiled to the cries et Vivi Is Rol. The royal carriage having reached tb. outer enclosure of the City, the Prefect approached, and pronounced the following Discourse : 44 Stne—One hundred days have elapsed since the fatal moment when your'M .jesty, forced to tear your self from your dearest affections, quitted the Capital. amidst the tears and consternation of the public.-- The Municipal Body of your good City of Paris vain echoed the unanimous cries of you' , faithful soh• jects: it announced to all Frenchmen the imminc • dangers with which they were menaced ; but the': are times when Heaves does not permit the voice the Magistracy to be heard : they were unable ts, avert a diastrous catastrope. " The unchaining of the passions, the destritetie._• disturber of the public peace, the cessati.in ut ..;) commerce and all industry, the faking aw..y many hands necessary to agriculture and t,.e the exhaustion of the treasury, civil war, an,: the invasion of foreigners brought on by the force ot circumstances, have exile at once upon your peilph. Sire, Hea.vnu itself has wielded the sword of ve,l geance, and given to your Majesty the sword mercy. Your Majesty again interposes betwee.i Europe and your people to restore peace, and to rt• concile them again with all nations. •• Your Majesty will hasten to assemble and to: unite all the dispersed elements of the body polit:. Alas! can it be possible that citizens, that Frenc; men, united by the same character and the same 14. duages will not, eIICICAVOIII to restrain the panic e• 4 4- 4 :