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THECO lIMISSIONERS FOR VICTUALLING his MAJESTY'S Fain; 4c. do hereby give Notice, That on TUESDAY, the 17th instant, they will be ready to re ceive Tenders in writing, sealed up, and treat for Twelve Hundred Sacks of BISCUIT MEAL, To be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, one half by the 24th of February instant, and the other half by the Pith March following; and for Fifty Quarters of SPLIT PEAS, To be delivered at Deptford in a fortnight from the day of Con tract, according to Samples to be produced with the Tenders, of not less than one quart each. The Conditions of the Contracts may be peen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be , delivered before One o'Clock on the day appointed; and the Per son who makes the Tender. or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. To Tnt GENTLEMEN, CLERGY,atmFREEIIOLDERS Or THE COUNTY or OXFORD. Gentry's, A VACANCY having occurred in the REPRESEN TATION of the COUNTY by the lamented Death of our I,te much respected Memb.m - , Mr. PANE, I am encourased, by the kind partiality of my Friends, to offer myself as a CANDIDATE to succeed hint. My Grandfather was hr many years honoured with the suffrages of the County, and discharged the important ti ust con:- sifted to him with faithful:less and integrity. Should Ibe so for tunate as to succeed in the object of my ambition, it shall be my study to prove to you, by a conscientious and disinterested line of Parliaralntary conduct, that I am not ungrateful fur your kindness, tor unmindful of the duties it will impose on me. I have the honcur to be, Gentlemen, with the greatest respect, Y:.ur very obedient Servant, • GEORGE DASH WOOD. Xiatilngton Park, Woodstock, 10th February, 1824. 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B.:ulster at Law. 7% r-, of the Inner Temple, certify,that under Mr. W.'s was enabled, without the slightest previous knowledge of rend, Language, to Translate, in Fourteen Lesson not only '1: Prose, but ancient Poetry, and the French Newspapers. No WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1824. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY W. Prayers were read, at half-past three o'clock, by the Bishop of LIMERICK. Soon afterwards the Earl of ST. GERMAINS (late Colonel Eliot, and brother of the deceased Earl) was introduced on his elevation to the Peerage, by letters patent, being supported by the Earl of Iliatitowar and Earl Sostras, and preceded by Garter King at Arms ; when, after taking the oaths and his seat, he shook hands with the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack. The principal Clerk then proceeded to call over the House, when excuses were made for several Peers, among whom was the Bishop of SALISBURY ' who stated his age to b e 76 ; a nd, u pon corning to the name of Lord RCDZSDALE, his Lordship said he believed he might plead to be excused, on the ground that he was upwards of 70 years of age. The LORI) CHANCELLOR.—Your Lordships will never be too old to benefit us by your attendance in this House. The Earl of DARNLEY rose, as their Lordships were pro ceeding to a ballot, and reminded them that he had expressed his intention last Session of bringing before the House that ina.t im portant subject, the state of Ireland. He hoped to have been re lieved front this responsibility by the interferenee of Noble Lords more competent than himself to so arduous an inquiry ; but he had, risen in order to remind their Lordships that he had not forgotten the pledge made last Session by him. It was true, indeed. that the situation of Ireland was now unite immediately under the consi deration of the English Gov:Atm - nem than it had formerly bzen; and he was willing to admit, that its circumstances were partially ameliorated. But he would put it - to the llouse, whether it was not worth while to consider the propriety of adopting some other great line of policy, by which the grievances of that country might be entirely remedied? The present time he considered to be most proper for considering the subject dispassionately, and therefore the fittest for altering the policy which had been pursued in the Go vernment of that country. Impressed with these views, it was his intention to move that their Lordships should be summoned for the consideration of the state of Ireland, on Tuesday, the 2d of, March next; when he hoped for the attendance and assistance of many Noitle Lords acquainted with that country, arid particularly that of the Noble Viscount (Lorton) who so ably seconded the Address on the first day of the Session. That more infortaation might in the meantime be laid before their Lordships with regard to the situation of Ireland, and especially the operation of the Ex cise in that country, he should move for various Returns to be laid' upon tha table of the House. The Noble Earl afterwards moved that a Message should be sent to the House of Common; requesting them to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of the Report of the Select Committee on the Employment of the Poor in Ireland. He also moved for Returns of the amount of First Fruits in Ireland, as calculated to show the operation of Tithes in that country ; and for some other Papers ; which motions were agreed to. Upon the coticlusion of the Appeal Ballot, which lasted till nearly six o'clock, the House adjourned till to-morrow morning. acquitted. In 195 cases bills were not found, and in 26 no prosecution took place, making, in one year, 699 committed and afterwards discharged. This was a most serious question for the consideration of Govern ment. - Daring the same period 420 were committed by the Magistrates of London, and there were but 79 cases in which bills were not found. He intended shortly to move for a return of the numbers committed from each Police Office within a certain period, and he would reserve to that time any observations he had to make on the conduct of Mr. Swabey, Sir Dank' IVil hams, and Mr. Dyer. What recompence, he would ask, .could be made to the petitioner for the stain cast upon his character in consequence of having been thus thrown into prison ? Besides the injury to character, he suffered considerably in a pecuniary way, :old his labour was now mortgaged to those iiien,k who came forward to assist him, and to supply the expenses of an appeal. He did not mean to say Ora previous to the, Vagrant Act a person might not have been committed on the evidence of a single witness. But there were many .other objections to the Act; and he thought as it was not to expire until September, it should not he suffered to remain so long without amendnient. Befoie it passed there was IIJ such thing as a reward of five shillings on. conviction. Mr. DAWSON said, this was not the proper time for going into the various subjects alluded to by the Ho nourable Gentleman. If there were any objections to the Vagrant Act, the House would have an opportunity of removing them, either in the course of the Session or when the Act expired. He bad inquired into the facts of this particular case, and when he stated them, he trusted the House would see that an improper degree of severity had not been resorted to. This person was going home at a late hour, and met with a woman of the town. The watchman detected these parties in a most open and flagrant exposure of person, and they were in consequence brought before Sir Daniel Williams. The only defence set up by the petitioner was, that the charge, had been brought for the purpose of obtaining money. He did not attempt to deny the truth of it. The truth was,•however, that the watchman never obtained a six pence. The petitioner was sentenced to a month's im prisonment : he appealed to the Sessions, and the infor mation was quashed on the mere ground of' technicality. , The merits of the case were never examined. The fe male, who was well known as a woman of the town, served out a month in prison. It was clearly an act of vagrancy of the most open and indecent kind. The • Magistrate, therefore % hod no alternative but to send the parties to prison. . Mr. LITTLETONroffrbe itniw nothing of the me rits of the Caieldluded'to,. 6r of the various others for which blathe had been thrown on the Magistrates. He mse for the purpMe of saying,* few words with refer ence' t 6 lfi>i isionodrefAi Friend the Member for Staf ford Abir. Cherwynd), who was the author of the Bill. He knew that his Honourable Friend had bestowed great pains on it, and that one great object with him was to mitigate-the severity of former Acts with iegard - to va grancy. This he bad effectually done, however objea,, tionable the ineasfwe might appear in other respects.—! By- the aid law, a . person tnikht be punished wi t h trans,. pm-talon fa seven yeah. The utmost limit of punish, 'ment . allowed by thepresent Act was itnprisoitinent for =two sears and a half. Formerly a Magistrate might diredt a vagrant to lie whipped: Such 'a punishment contd not be inflicted now but after conviction ar the Quarter sessions. So far was his Honourable Frietrd from desiring to act with severity, that a 'discretion was lent to the Magistrates to dismiss any case. As his Hat nourable Friend was detained for a few cliis from at tending his duty in Parliament, and was perhaps better; acquainted with the subject than any other man, having devoted much of his time to it, he was desirous that no proposition on the subject should be submitted to the House until his Honourable Friend was present. Mr. Secretary PEEL said the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Hume) in the course of his speech, touched upon a variety of subjects, which could not have been naturally. expected in presenting such a PetitiOn as thii. He did, 'not mean at all to deny the importance' of these sub-; jects ; but when the Honourable Member communicated to him his intention of offering the Petition tothe House,' he did not give .the slightest intimation of a wish to' touch upon so many collateral topics. The communi, cation, therefore,' made by the Honourable Gentleman was rather calculated to mislead than to prepare him for the observations into which he bad gone with re spect to the conduct of the Magistrates. He could as sure the Honourable Gentleman that he was not remiss in his duty in reference to the subject. Some Petitions had been sent to the Home °dice relative to cases of conviction under the Vagrant Act, on which he sub mitted such advice to the Crown as he judged expe dient under the circumstances. In this instance, how ever, no Petition had been sent in, either by this indivi dual or the woman convicted with him. 01 course it could not be expected that he knew anything at the cir. cumstance. It was rather hard to blame the Magistrate for the manner in which he exercised his discretion i n this case. He did not see how, after the evidence, he could have actedotherwise. The watchman was a per son against whose character there was no impeachment. The defence set 'tip by the Petitioner was, that watch men were proverbial for dishonesty, cupidity, and igno. ranee. If the watchman had an honest character, and no fair suspicion could attach to his testimony, the Ma• gistrate must convict, Toe Vagrant Act did not make -it necessary that upon conviction a reward of ss. should be given. It was left to the discretion of the Magis trates to give it or not, as the case might seem to re quire. By the former Act the reward upon conviction was 10.. Ile (Mr. Peel) wok an opportunity of seeing all the Nlagistrates, and informed them that they:were to exercise a discretion in giving the reward of live shil lings.; that the Act did not render it at all obligatory.- - Though his Honourable Friend the Member fOr Stafford had nothing in view but the good of the ,p u blic in bringing this measure before the llouse, there were some parts where an alteration might ,be beneficially introduced. What was meant by in decent exposure should be more clearly pointed out. No.person could attach the same degree of guilt to the Accidental exposure which sometimes arose from neces lief, and to that flagrant species of it which was too [Pates SpayNN-ps/4 common, and had been carried to a most disgusting length. The Magistrates should also have the pOWer of committing fni- a shorter period than one month. He admitted, with the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Hume), that great care should be taken in the selection -If stipendiary Magistrates. On this subject he trusted 'there could be found no ground for complaint.' Both he and his predecer.or Acted upon regulations which could hardly fail to secure Gentlemen qualified to dis charge the duties of the situation in' a proper manner. The rule upon w hich he proceeded was, to appoint no person who had not been called to the Bar, and prac tised for three year. He never made aoy previous en gagements cur the filling up of such places. His object being to select those aho were most fir, he waited till the proper opportunity occurred. The Honourable Gentleman not having given any intimation of his in tention to introduce the names of those Magistrates to whom he alluded, lie was deprived of the opportunity of looking into the cases which the Honourable Gentle man seemed to think afro' ded some gerund for censure. Two of the cases he brought forward were completely different. One was only a misdemeanour; the other a felony. The Magistrates, in those insta::ccs, had no dis cretion. In one, bail could not be refused ; in the ether, it could not be taken. Another subject to which the Honourable Gentleman alluded, was in itself of the highest importance—he meant the comparative number ofcommittals by Police Magi' trates and the Ma. gistrates of the City. But here again it was impossible to be provided with answers, as the subject had been . brought on quite unexpectedly. The Honourable Gen tleman did not state whether or not the committals al : luded to were committals in execution. It was mate rial to ascertain that. If they were, on one side, com mittals in execution, the difference might not be so great•as it seemed. When the Honourable Gentleman (Nlr. Hume) moved for the Returns to which he alluded, there would be an opportunity of entering into the sub ject, and he should h a ve no o bj ec ti on to communicate every information in his power. There could be no motive for concealment. The Petition was then read. It was signed by a person named Lotchpoole. Mr. HUME said, that the subject to which he al• hided naturally grew out of the petition. He thought he gave the I{fight Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Peel) sufficient intimation of his intention. He could not have done more, unless he submitted his speech to the inspection of the Right Honourable Gentleman. It ap• peared from the petition, that the person whose name was signed to it, denied the statement of the watchmen altogether. He (Mr. Hume) :attached no blame to the Home Office on the subject. He found no fault with the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Peel). But with respect to this case, and , others.on which conviction fol• lowed before the Magistrates, he would ask whether any individual Member of that House %e as not liahle to be brought into the same situation ? (A lattgh.)--.There was no person who, it' asked by a female her way to any particular street, would act so little like a man as to re f Use pointing it out, or even conducting her there. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he.could nut admit that the petitioner's politeness was pUrely accideh(at.'' The ease was clearly proved 'against him. He had no desire that the .Honour•able Gentleman should' favour him with theperusilof his speeches ; but,Ao obtain the info.. , • tioche wished, it Would be necessary to giie sortie ihfrirtniticnt of the subjects to whielr he intended tti .The Petition *As 'ordered to lie on the table. On the question that the Petition fie prictitt; the'gal. levy was cleared for a division, but none took place. 4 • rIZZLAt:D. Lord 'ALTHORP said, he rose to, move for a series of Returns connected with Ireland, He hai4 ee thins. diate connexion with that country, but he coiiiderod k the duty of an Englishnian as well al of an Irisinnan to attend to it., interests. Intending to. bring for' scud a motion relating to the general state of that country, he felt it necessary, with.that view, to call fOi. returns relative to-its Revenue, the state of the Church, and the mode in which the laws had been executed with respect to the appointment of Rocnin Cathelics to thine situa tions to which they were "eligible. Though the papers laid upon . the table might shew the state of the Revenue generally, he wished to bring it within the shortest compass. He would therefore nioirelifilr - the gross and net amount of the Customs and . ..revenue during two years, up to January, 1821. The neat motion would be the amount of money levied by Grand Juries. It was impossible to look at the state of Ireland and not see the importance of a good resident Clergy, when So many lauded proprietors were ai.)sent. If they wanted an in stance of the good that might be thus effected, he might mention one per s o n l a tely p ro m o ted t o th e S ee of 'Limerick. His conduct had been such as to pre vent the occurrence of any outrages in the parish over which he presided, though it was situated in the most disturbed part of the country. He did not know Dr. Jebb, but be was glad to have this op• portunity of bearing testimony to his merits. Another return therefore for which he should move was, the nanre of all incumbents, specifying those who resided, and those who did not. It was also important that they should know the present state of Chula property. It was not his intention to overturn that property, either in England or Ireland. His view, was not to injure the I::,tablitninent, but it was deniable that thf House should know the number of acres at present in the pusses, ion of the ClnirCh. He wished to have it stated how many Roman Catholics had bean appointed to all these offices. He thought it material - that the House should posseis that information, because it might greatly 'assist them in forming their judgment how far tire Ro• man 'Catholics of Ire!and were likely to 'be contented with their! present situation. Ile should also move for a•list of Roman Catholic Barristers enjoying patents of precedence in Ireland, during the last five years; and for fists of Ito Man Catholics holding appointments as Clerks of the PCiiee, Cie: ks of the Crown, and Crowa Solicitors. On . the question being put on the Ali,tion for a Re turn of the nu,irber of Parishes in lieland, with the minks of the present Incumbents, specifying those who resided'on their livings, and those who did not— Mr. GOULBURN ruse, he said, not with any inten tion of opposing the .Motion, there was no person who bad cu he was sure that heard j him deliver his opi- r• HOUSE OF COMMONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, appeared at the bar, and read his Majesty's most gracious Answer to the Address of the House. On the motion of Mr. GRINFFLL, a Return was ordered of the weekly amount of Bank-notes and Bank Post-bills in circulation from April, 1 8 27,, up to the latest period. On the motion of the same Honourable Member, a Return was ordered of the quantities of Copper impoited and exported during the last year, up to January, 1824. On the Motion of Mr. CURTIN, a Return was ordered of the quantity of all Colonial Corn, Grain, sad.Flogrin Warehouses in Great Britain, distinguishing Loudon front the Outports. Lord Lown I kilt presented a Petition front certain Proprie 4 tors of Sheep Farms :in Westmoreland, praying the repeal of the Duty on Shepherds' Dogs. Mr. CURWEN said, the duty fell heavy upon such as were obliged to keep tour or five dogs.—Orlered to lie on the table. ' The same 'loth Member presented a Petition from the Wool Growers of Kendal, against the Importation of Woo Hen Raga. Mr. CU It WEN said a few words in support of the Petition. _ . The Cil A NC ELLOR of the EXCHBWER slid, there was a duty already upon woollen rags. The importation of such as might be converted into what was called Resurrection Wool was illegal. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BROGDENT brought up the Report of Supply. The fieJ • S solution was read a second time, and agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXC H EQUER moved the tunqii Akldreses for the Estimates of the Year, which was agreed to. Air. S. WORTLEY presented a Petition from the Artificeri and Workmen of Barnsley in Yorkshire, praying for a Repeal of the Combination Acts. The Honourable Member observed, that he thought it would be equally beneficial for the masters and work men that these Acts should be repealed. VAGRANT ACT. Mr. HUME said, he held in his hand a Petition from a labourer, whose case, though a poor man, welt de served, as it appeared to him, the attention of the House. The Petitioner stated, that as he was returning home on the 7th September last, from Clerkenwell-green, he was asked by a female the way to Brick-lane. While is conversation with her a watchman came up, whose ob ject was evidently to obtain money, took them into,, custody, and conveyed them to the watch-house. What' was most important in this case was, the conduct of the Magistrate, Sir Daniel Williams, before whom the parties were brought. They were condemned to be ins- . prisoned and to work at the Tread-mill for one month, and this merely on the oath of a single person. It was so dark that the watchman could hardly see the per sons thus charged. Was this such an act as could be called indecent exposure? From the examples they lately had of the conduct of Mr. Swabey, Sir D. Wil liams, and Mr. Dyer, and the cases detailed in the pub- 1 'tic Papers,. it was impossible not to see that this subject was one of great importance. There was, he believed, no person in the House who would go with these Ma gistrates in their interpretation of the Vagrant Act. A discretion he knew must be given to Magistrates, but the manner in which it was exercised was a matte: well worthy the most serious attention. In the case of the Prelate which occurred some months back, bail was accepted, while it was refused three days ago in that of a most respectable individual for having some plants in his possession. Surely no person could say there WAS any comparison in point of guilt between the two cases. The Secretary for the Home Department, should, he thought, in the appointment of Magistrates to be vested with so large a discretion, exercise no small degree of vi gilance as to their fitness. No redress was since extended to the individual whose Petition he held in his hand. He was sent to the Mill on Monday, and it was not till Thursday that his friends heard where he was. After incurring an expense of 151. he obtained an appeal to the Sessions, AA the prosecution was quashed. The woman, who could not afford to incur such an expense, Was obliged to remain in prison the whole time, and work at the Tread-mill. What sort of justice was this ? There was law to be had in England it was true: but their people must have money to pay for it. Theconsi !.eration of paid Justices naturally arose out of this sub ject, and the manner in which they performed their du ties. ‘Vl . .en the present Lord Mayor was Sheriff of London he made inquiries, from which it would appear , that the Magistrates of the City exercised far inure cau tion than Polite Magistrates in the committal of al leged offenders. During the year 1823, 1652 persons were committed by the Police Magistrates of Middle sex, of which number, when brought to trial, 478 were