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Err - f(,) 4 ‘• , 01WR 914 1. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, ISIB. 0:.)N Or THE SONS OF TNF. CLERGY. FLECTION of POOR CLERGYMEN with to•- yidt and large F andamilies, to p m art CAake of Doctor Nit-. .‘irromx-roN's, Mrs. A 4 M'S Denefac -0,- t h e prawnt ea, wall take place in had at the Corpora next. 4an ma y y be,tion-I louse, No. 2 k Pe. 1 /radon, any day (Sundays excepted) between ald three o'clock. SOUTHAMPTON AND HAVRE D) GRACE PACKET. conversation, ral pat, most of ..1 seated. tat dap. verpool, to to Bil oust la STARR WOOD, Commander and sole Owner of the CHESTERFIELD, of 107 Tom burthee, begs leave to return his Frknds and the Public his mod grateful thanks for the support be has hitherto received, and to inform them he sails for Ilavre de Grace every Friday, wind and weather permitting; and leaves Havre for England every Monday. This vessel is well found in every respett has Water-closets and other conveniencies • the Cabins are elegantly fitted up ; con tain twenty-five single Beds, with two private . State-rooms, six Beds in each, appropriate, for the accommodation of Ladles• also a most commudions Hold for Carriages, Horses, or Goad s. Captain Wood solicito the patronage be has usually expe rienced, which he hopes to merit, * affording to his Passengers every advantage and comfort in his power, and begs to observe, that he always sails is the Cniontertaso. Birtteulars to be had, and Baggage and Parcels booked at Mr. Stirlen's, Agent for Packets, No. 28, George-street, Adel phi, London ; at the Becket-Office No. 81, Higb-street, South ampton; and F. Le Messurier, H avre de Grace. The building of the CHESTZIFILLII was by the dirccdons and attendance of Joseph Beene-it, Esq. Inspector of King's Packets; and no expense wee spared to complete her in a superior manner for pea. Tlll' DUKT: OF YORK, PATRON. IHE Itl:i'TI;;IE SOCIETY, under the Patronage of 11.1: "1 the Dust! of Yogic, began to receive Patients ...i..,:tue :505; since which time nearly 8000 poor Per trUh Ruptures and l'rzilapses, have been relieved, • • orketl , of there: perfectly cured, by Sir. Bunt of d terra ' , p,,,,,,1.5tr2et, Surgeo n to this Institution.—More than con gettreme urgency were admitted to the full benefit *: Fe.'iii4binent without Recommendatory Letters; and ir Lir I tire certainly been saved in consequence. The SO. • • ii compult.:sl to discoutirue Si:ch casual Aid, fir i , p ,Z . a , bn‘r C . —,l 3,i , :ate f a nd', and wia be unable, in future, to relieve Lan ~_; s l',zi:::tt who d-ily apply to the Surgeon without I,tic.-Nr; Le..es : the i'oramittee, therefore, most eaniestly „ rxr ise further assistance of the Public, in support of their heat fe this herevolent purpose. vsi;e:fd.....-i).tu- of a Guinea per .Innum, or Fifteen Guineas L ; ,- 7 .-1, e.w.v reconitnerd imid Pdtidnts (whether afflicted • R,,rs.es or l'rrviwpw s ) to be supplied. lu any port 'fate: 0 ,..i.,.: , ...41ei , h - r S:•vgle or Ihttble Troves of the best qua -1,, ry a of which would cdst from One Guinea to Three, at 0. n Truss-makers'. Conzribtitcrs of larger sums are enti ,i:o s:rdi Patients, or denidod Tr.dses, in the like increased tantion ,ts: o 6 t!' INAS first the THE POOR LAWS. In a fen , days will be published, in One Vol. 8,0. Lord Fri CONSIDERATIONS on the DIPOLICY and per nicious TENDENCY of the present ADMINISTRA TION of the POOR LAWS; with suggestions for improving the Condition of the Poor.—By CHARLES JERRAM, A.M. Vicar of Chobham, and one of his ;Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the county of Surrey. Printed for Rest Fenner, John Hatchard, L. IL Seeley, Lon don; and R. Wetton, Chertsey. 1hr...69as and Sehirriptinna for the use of the Rterrusa So- Tr are received by the followent; Rankers MCSM. Hoare, tet-trett, Tr-easiire rs Inatitution ; Hankey L and Co. harch-sereet ; Whitmore', Ci:Areris, and Co. umbar& Hansom and C. ; by .Teehre Poyndtr, rel. the ; and hy Mr. Biut, 16, Milniar-street, Colk-ctor to ; of wham may be had the printed I.leguLitiutis, and Lea ut tbr Subscraiers. Orckr) RAIN POYNDER, Sc.e Bridovell Hospital Citrus f Ell. TO lii; S9LO 131" AUCTION, • A! the Cuq-421-heuse, on Winsestmr, March 11, 1818, at i;l_•v:n o'Clirlt in the Forenoon, [in: FOLLOWING GOODS, which have been seized and legally condemned, viz. About 1917 Gallons of Geneva, 40 Ditto of Brandy, Seven 7`t'.1.1 Battles S:rnted Waters, Aid abiait !70 cwt. of Leaden Cisterns. of the above Spirits may be seen at the Custom -0.. the ntorniii; pi - eel:ding the Sale, and will be sold sub w; the Duties 01 Ca.stouts and Racine. A Deposit of 23/. per Cent will be required. -- • ---- CIT WEDNEiDAY THE LOTTERY BE-, (TINS DR ....WING. • 0"1: lIC ORIa CAPITALS. Three Prifes or £30,000. tw.:Fve Pi i ws of Port Wine. NEXT IrEDNEsp.tY j te F-ri 'vials n , R 6c drawn. PI het will hate 5,0004. mnrc. Ta Clpirc . % drawn iii the First Ten lfintdeß. Blank will &we Env. ripes rF rmr. Scr7'Th_4R aiU he drawn seirmilely—lirery .ucrtin 5. , 10 0 Ti e t,,,A will be drawn. NEXT WEDNESDAY Gl° may awn I £1 7 • may gain *X1,875. Mill, the Contractor, Whn said, in the very Last Lottery, Three Prizes of 20,0(0; grim other Capitals, A,LL IN SHARP, in Thirty dil'ertut Towns h the Country. 'sit Lis: Lottery that contsined 'rnree I rites of £30,000, BISII *Ad diem ALL NW flow a s.:lettion of Numbers in every Thousand for Purchasers to choose 1 Three Prizes of 30,000 Pounds, in this Lottery, .ktl;l3ll'3, in Gigantic., and Cuzaiwc—Cross. IViDNFSDAY NEXT THE LOTTERY BEGINS. The First Ten Prizes are sure to be Capitals. 5 of A . 30,000 I 3 of 45,000 l 0 - - 1,000 12 - - 500 14 - - 400 lB - - 300 SO - - 200 30 - - 100 Bendes 501. 231. &c.—. 1.11 Sterling Money. THE First Drawn Blank will receive Four Pipes of the eery best Old Port Wine. Tickets and Shares are s r ttg ' at the lowest prices, entitling the Adventurers to the e most important Chinccs, at the old established Office, No. Cos.:miss, where the Two First Prizes of 1:30,000 were ed and Sold by the Public's most obedient servants, HORNSBY tc CO. IMIZCSot TIIIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS!! ONI. 11UNDRCD CAPITALS!!! 115,000 for the First drawn !!! Twe'.7e Pipes of Port Gratis !! ! T and J. SIVEWRIGHT, who were the first Con tractors to reduce Tickets and Shares to the present mo kite price, reniind their Friends and the Public of the Dear 4Fr~ach of he Drawing, which begins Ott Wednesday Next. extraordinary adrantaggi in the Schegne have obtained the 4 :: ,, d2pprohzticn of the Public, and the demand has been pro. I..nolibl,l!.eat, particularly at J. and J. SIVEWRIGIIT's knanae Mee, N. 37, CYLNIIILL, I :V, 14.‘7,!A MUT. 11, liol,3ottN, 1-11, Oxt nut SMELT, 71 ::*? Tickets and Sh.n.,s an_ in gre varie:y. They satiiiaction diltribu:ing 'IEN CA 1' IT Al, PRIZES Eing their Friends in , he la,: Contract, No. 2,577, a of 820,000, in Shares !:1 NEXT WEDNESDAY The State Lottery begins Drawing, THREE OF .C3c,coo-100 CAPITALS!! FIRST-DRAWN PRIZE TWF.LVE PIPES of POR.T is addition to the lieheme. \VLBB, STocK-BitoliEft, N 0.9, Ci)itstilu., aad 1 6 I-, I .II 3 GATE , ILLLI, will car.ider tho,‘ persi.:w will lose wlid do ite: but WF.I.)N i.ittil).lV Next: c:; wEn xEspAy TI.- Fir ! Prize will recei ve /5,050 i n "1 ,ul:trioo. 'Ili? I l-.'b rof the Fist Bl,,rdt will EDNE c rSD.IY) re be p,Lnt,xl wit:t Four Pip e s o f 1,,,, t w ino .. (A w:D NEsply (Ten of die (:.,pi...1.: will be decided in tli.: li:st T... 1 Miautes. '::: ( A ,- 'o.:t Forty of tie C a pit a l s w ill h e V.";;Ds.;EED.IY rit.lwr, cnd perhaps tae THREE ...30,C00 Prizes. Z."Thow who intend to buy, s'aould cluretiore boy quickly— ,. L:4 ....... b.. t .:..1 .1, - . an e.ane.,t of the futlre, '' ' , /!:' - ::111..1„ -..-. d 17, LuDGAT::,-:;TFtr.t: r, 4 r , - 4 ...c.::d , d :• :kc rr. .t probable pl.,ce, to .:6:. tin a C "" Pri: , —IIIREE cf ;:a it Amount Paving '..(t ,t Sid in :0 tt•rr. r. •!-::: Chart t.f.lcz: of thirteen nnont:i.., viz. in .I :.,naras .1.35,000 an I :Shares 30,N00 1.1 12 lthares 30,610 ~ :;;;- A of _0,0001.10,c0N. &r. &r. rn•rt: par icAn:.ly attended tn, art! all ally cxnzutt.d 1 - :) , the Pul.;:tz's chi.- Li. WE1313, t cock-If:9;u:-. - s by • e ARIAS'S POCKET MAGAZiNF. On Saturday next, the 98th of February, will be published, most elegantly printed, and embellished with a handsome Engraving by Mr. Rhodes, from an original dra ming by J. Corbould, Esq. price only 6d. or a superior edition, with proof plate, is. of No. 11. fir narcb, a A RMS'S POCKET MAGAZINE of CLASSIC and POLITE LITERATURE . . - This most ebrint Work has already attained a popularity hitherto unknown in the literary world, the whole impression of No. I. consisting of 61000 copies, being sold in three days, and a new Edition demanded. -...— --...-- ---. London : Printed for J. Arils ' No. 38, Nevrgate-street; T. Ten, No. ill, Cheapside; J. Sutherland, Edinburgh; and all Booksellers. . PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 25. Counsel were finally heard respecting the Scots cause, " Far quhar v. the Earl of Aboyne."—Judgment postponed. On the Appeal of " Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart. v. Kissane and others,' Counsel were partly heard.—To proceed again on Friday. Their Lordships then adjourned for some time, during plea sure. On the resuming of the House— Mr. Gummy and others cause up from the Commons with a request that Viscount Mitavu.t.n be permitted to attend upon the Finance Committe4 of that House. The NobleViscoeser having signified his willingness to attend, the Messengers were'called to tire. Bar, and informed by the Lone CMANCELLOR, that Viscount Metvittas would attend the Committee of the Cesonsoes, ea requested. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a Petition from certain Householders in the Cities of London and Westn.lester, against the passing of the Chimney-sweepers' Regulation Bill, which was laid upon the table. The Gaol Chaplains' Salaries' Bill was brought up from the Commons by Mr. Memo= and others, and read the first time. Mr. .MatetaNn, from the East India House, presented various Acccunts from the Company, pursuant to recent orders of their Lordships, which were laid upon the table. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a Petition from the Itte-gesses and others of the Borough Town of Wigton, its Scotland, setting forth the long destitution of their legal and constitutional tights with respect to Elections, &c. which they, as well as many others of the Scots Burghs, had experienced ;-- and praying the House, in its legislative wisdom, to adopt toes-“ sures far the restitution of the same, without which jast and fa vourable interposition ruin must at length unavoidably overtake every Borough in Scotland. 'The Petition being read, was, upon his Lordship'a motion, ordered to he laid upon the table. Earl GROSVENOR presented a Petition from Mr. Thomas Evans, on behalf of himself and his son, Thomas John Evans, alleging various acts of oppression, grievance, and personal il'- treanuent (in a way similar to those presented on their behalf to the other House of Parliament), under the recent Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, and by the authority of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and certain other persons, praying that due inquiry may be made into their cases, to enable them to obtain justice from the persons so offending, &c. The Petition, which was of considerable length, was fully read, and ordered to be laid on the table. INDEMNITY BILL. The Duke of MONTROSE (in pursuance of the notice given on a former evening), presented a Bill, the title of which, being read is a low tone of voice by his Grace, appeared to be for indemnifying all persons who acted under the authority of the two Acts passed in the last Session of Parliament, (for enabling his Majesty to secure and detain persons whom he shall suspect, &c.) in the arresting and hold ing such persons in custody, &c. The Noble Duke obsel ved, that he should now merely move that the Bill be read the first time, and then to have it printed; and, if the prints should be ready by that time, he wcallti move the second read* of the Bill on Fri day, when he should offer some observations upon the nature and effect of the measure. The Earl of LAUDERDALE, though he dis claimed any wish to enter into aught of discussion upon the very important subject of which the Bill formed a part, felt it his duty thus early to observe, that a very considerable constitutional dnculty pre sented itself to their Lordships, under the circum stances, entertaining a Bill of this description. The Bill, from what he uaderstood from the Noble Duke, was what was called an Indemnity Bill, and the ef fect of which, coupling it with the general circum 'stances of the case, wculd go to indemnify his Ma jesty's Ministers and persons acting under their au thority, for every act that had been done by them during the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act ; and perhaps it would be attended with a farther ef fect. Under what circumstances was the Bill brought forward ? Their Lordships knew that the Commons House of Parliament had appointed a Committee, and it could not yet be known what the nature and effect of their. Report may be. This they were not to presume to know ; nor to presume that such Re port might not contain matter which might render it tit, in the opinion of the Commons, to ground" an linipeaconicnt against Ministers. He had mac than once heard a Noble and Learned Lord then present, with great force, learning, and ability, protest against their Lordship? deciding previously upon a matter vasicls may subsequently come before them in their judicial capacity. in the present case, it was clearly possible, that the Report of the Commons may pro duce that which May come before their Lordships in their judicial capacity. Upon these grounds, were there no other, the proceeding now before the House was one unfit to be adopted, as involving points upcm which it was fully possible they might have to decide upon in their judicial capacity. The case was one, therefore, in a constitutional point of view, of the highest importance ; they should at least wait until the Report of the Committee of the other House of Parliament was made. He felt it his duty to offer this powerful constitutional objection to the measure now proposed, for the serious consideration of their Lordships. The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not acroid feel in some degree of surprise at such an objection, and oifellb pointedly urged by the Noble Berl. If chili Noble Lord's objection; he said, was good for any thing, it would be good against the appointment of, a Committee by their Lordships. The papers coin• municated to the House by the command of the Prince Regent were referred to a Comniittee, un doubtedly for the purpose of bringing under their Lordships view the conduct of the Executive Go vernment, as to the manner in which the powers vested therein, under the Acts of the last Session, were exercised. If it were an objection that their Lordships could not proceed legislatively in such a case, because it was possible the other House of Par liament may have to proceed by impeachment, nume rous other operations upon which they so frequently proceeded and acted upon, could not be entertained. The Committee had reported their opinion after a deliberate examination as to what the conduct of Go vernment had been, and there appeared enough upon the face.of that Report to warrant the introduction of a Bill upon the subject. Whether the Bill now proposed for the consideration of the House was such a Bill as was fully warranted by the Report, was another question, and fit matter for discussion, not now, certainly, but when the Bill should come un der their Lordship? consideration, on the usual stage of the second reading. No solid reason whatever could be urged against the Rosie proceeding in the way proposed, and, in 'his opinion, no one instance could be adduced of the House haring . acted in the way suggested by the Noble Earl. N%ith respect to the objection founded on the possibility that the Com mons being of opinion that the Executive Govern ment should be impeached, or at least censured, for their conduct, under the Acts of last Session, it mar 'be a reason, eventually, for their throwing out a Nil of Indemnity so sent down to them, but it could ,novrer operate as a reason against a Bill of the kind originsitlfilwith their Lordships, if deemed advisable. If the Noble Earl referred back to the 'records, he would find, not very long since, that a Bill of the triad applicable to Ireland was introduced into this House. But he must set his face against the doc trine that their Lordship? House ought to hesitate with respect to a measure of Legislation, or that it was bound, because the other branch of the Legis lature had appointed a Committee of Inquiry to stay its proceedings until it should be known what the other House were doing, which, by the bye, they could not know, eacept by its votes, which were far from being regularly in their power to call for with certain effect. There could be no pessible ground for that Hou - se suspending its legislative power, wherever it had sufficient ground to proceed, on the mere consideration of what may be done by the other House of Parliament. The Bill presented by -his Noble Friend may therefore be now read the first time ;. and on Friday the second reading may very well take place. And he must again repeat, that he saw no reason why the House should not exercise its undoubted functions in the way proposed, according to the long established practice of this brush of the Legislature. Lord HOLLAND strenuously supported the ob jections urged by his Noble Friend against their Lordships proceeding, as now proposed, which he censured as inconsistent, until they should know whe ther there may to: be impeachable matters against his Majesty's Ministers, laid before their Lordships for consideration, The Noble Earl's idea of the Com mons having the power to reject such a Bill, it sent down to them, was not a su ffi cient ground for their proceeding in a case with respect to which they pos sibly might be called upon to decide in their judicial capacities, with all the formalities belonging to an impeachment. In the event of such an alternative, and the new proposed line pursued by them, could they think it possible that the people of England should deem their acquittal of persons so charged, to be impartial and just ; especially when their Lord ships had Lreviously decided, as legislators, that those persons ought to be indemnified ? On these grounds, he certainly concurred in the opinion of his Noble Friend, and farther, he thought that a mea sure of the kind should be suffered to originate with the other 110u..e cf Parliament. The Duke of 'IONTROSE shortly expressed his conviction, that the House should not hesitate to pro ceed in the way proposed, because something of a different nature may be done by the Commons, tend ing to affect the persons who were the objects of the measure. Under all the circumstances, and with a visor to what had already occurred in that House in reference to the subject, he deemed it preferable that the Biil should originate with their Lordships, and therefore he felt it his duty to move that the Bill be now read the first time. Lord HOLLAND shortli expressed his dissent from the conclusions of the Noble Duke, and said he should, for form sake, move as an amendment, that instead of " now," the Bill should be read the second time in ten days. This eropositica gave rise to a somewhat irregular the . Repcn not be would It F! ur e How, ~ . A V•i .. .1.• • • ‘ I ,-. • ' i . r • ....„ . ..„‘,.„4...„..,,, i ,- A C '.\ \' :a' ' 4 " • • 4 • ) 4; A i 1 .. (.4..., ,---- .„ i 0.: , -, , ~L • _ - •, , e . A ,-- -- 2 ' <. • ./.0 ,,_ , 1 . , . :, 4 nu •?.s.fra . , , • SO oit -j e .le///4e4-0 i i i t' ' ' ...... r eeeeme,....,,,,...... 5 0, e ,.......e nee ,...................eiA PRICE SEVEN••PR/4Ctee, eee5ee5ee:=,......,.......,....T001iw00re55e5t I I I. norersation, chiefly across the table, in wich stave- dof their Lordships joined. The discussion piaci- l ' - • 1 11 ally turned upon the question, which would on , be !ha s . Lost p or eligible days for the subsequent stages I . the Bill i' Various rather distant days were sub , • eased. Lordfiolland modtfied his amendment from I ' 41 I Is days to that day se'nnight ; and the Earl of Li- •I . , 1 erpool, in the course of whit passed, 'took occasion , • observe, that no long"delay in its progress ought f : .• be adopted; because, it was material that if the , ill should pass at all, it certainly should pass previ- I ' • I . • t adyy to the Recess. . - t In the result, the amendment of Lord H lot LAND i • , US negatived, and the Bill ordered to ba read the rat time forthwith, and to be printed for the use of 3 reit Lordships. s i The Lords were ordered to be summoned for 'sl- ay, when the immediate understanding seemed to he, • fiat the Bill would be proposed for the second finding. The ReportOf the Committee of the commons, on • ' • -.1. t' di.ola alp Chimney-sweeper s Regulation Bill was I minded, end ulitdr had been corrontsniestretteiedisfsee ,- ' ~ • - 1 1 I 4 .ordships, was, on the motion of Lord AtlcKtawn, t. 1 ' rdered to be printed, and the House adjourned till riday. 1 t 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS. The second reading of the Steam Boat Bill was postponed till ,fondly. . Sir S. ROMILLY presented a Petition from a person of the ante of Edward Townshend, complaining of great abuses in the xecution of the 1: inkrupt Laws.—Ordered to be referred to ii he Committee on the Banks opt Laws. Lord K I ILIC WA LL presented two Petitions from the Ter.- . . crs in the county of Denbigh, praying for the repeal of the Il ..,rather Tax.-o,dered to lie on the table. ... Ma r. iilairtse (from the East India Horse) presented cer- 1 , ain Regulations made by the Government of India, according u Act cf Parli unent.—Ordered so lie on the table. lilt;. BA trot; e„, from the Royal College of Sur e ions, presented accounts of the Eves paid by Surgeons takieg oat their certiti- . ates.—Ordcred to he printed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that he Houk on its rising should adjourn over to Friday. . , Mr. CA LCRA FT wished to know if it were tins intention cf lie Noble Lord to bring in the Army Estimates on Friday. The • Report of the Fiaance Committee On the Army Ettintates woniel • • tot be out till tomorrow, and he therefore thought Gentlemen would hardly have time to make themselves inaiters of it to en- er upon the discussion of the Estimates on Friday. , The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the printed ( rt Repo would be in th: herds of Member: earl / to-morrcw.- ... , I Fe ens sure there WWI no •.v . .;ti on the part of Mieiens. to force to the discussion preniaterely. At the same time t::e fie!ise It • could feel that it was in:voltam that the !,utiny ULU shwa/a be wrought in soua, end he thought the Hoes: tould he,e no oh- eetion to LAC hot() their consideration such parts of the Esti- notes as , ri'ht rot be comprehended in the Report of tie 14- Luce Committee. I i Nis. CA I,CRA E'l' had only wished to know whothcr or not I .t was likely the Arn.y Estimates would be brot.plit foisv-rd on Friday. Fur his own part he bad no objection ledivi.ll.:_lly :o urge against their coming on Cla that day, but be had wished thi i 1 House to know what was 'mended. • The 1110d02 for 9C13 adjmirtunset to Friday was carried. - - !. The Clergy o f f i ciating in Jails' Bills was rm.. a t`alid time, ye i • and passed. si : i , The Waters Tilde/inky Rill went tifrongh a Cemtrittee, ei* 4 -,.: Report of which was ordered to be received on Friday. ,, „, : ,. Lord FOLKESTONE press teal a Petition from the Inhable tarts of a parish in the northern part of Glasgow,in favour of Far..i 4 i • liarn.nn.ry Reform ; which was read and ordered to be printed, The house went into a Committee on the Scotch Asinavitn .4 LiLi licensing Act, in which certain Resolutions were agreed to.— I The Report was ordered to be received on Friday. i . !A , CRIMINAL LAWS. Sir S. ROTILLY rose to move for leave to bring i in a bill to repeal so much of an Act passed in the i 4 4 10th and 11th of King William 111. as went to take 1 f r away benefit of Clergy from persons convicted of stealing - in houses shops, stables, &c. to the amount of five shillings. It was not necessary that he should say much on the present occasion, as a very strong . •••• • a. ?- opinion had been manifested on the subject, to which . '• it i he wished to direct their attention, both in the pre- •I- I) , sent and in the last Parliament. The bill he wished • 1 1 l it to bring in had already paised through that House • four times, twice in this, and twice in the last Par- liament. On the last occasion of its being brought in, it passed through its several stages without meet- ing with a word of opposition, though it had subse- , • quently been lost in the Lords. Under these circum- '• stances be had little to say on again bringing for- , • ward a measure which had been so repeatedly before , 1 them, but he thought it right briefly to shew them • '• • what was the state of the administrations of justice to at present with respect to those crimes, which should a. be punished capitally as the law now stood. The - ,"4 offences which this Bill would affect, were at present punishable with death ; but the law, so far hack as 'I .4. • -i( the Returns extended, namely, to 1805, had never • 1; • • been carried into effect. In the space of twelve years,, i ' from 1905, there had been (.5 persons indicted, and of this number •113 had been capitally convicted, I . and out of these 113 criminals not one had Leen 4 executed. In :165 cases the Jury had brought in the parties guilty of a simple larceny. The severity, of the punishment attached lay law to the oilence had ' , the effect of inclining Juries to lean in favour of the prisoner, notwithstanding the oath they had taken, and It ' , this he conceived to have a inn ;t immoral tendency. 1. although Blackstone had said it was pet fcctly proper fora Jury to reduce the value of an article from its nominal price to that which it bore at the time the Act was passed. As he had rne.:tioned how the law , 1 1 had been executed under the Act of the 10th and 4, 11'.h of King William, he wculd now state what the i administration of justice had Lien under the law ter , '• punishing stealing in a dwelling - house to tic arnt , ...nt 1 of 40A. From 1806 to 1 15 16 there had been ICI 7 persons tried—nut of this :lumber 21;3 had,been up i:, • I tally convicted, but hot (awl) Id been executed. In tte v.a r ltilfi, 131 persons had been tried, forty-nine , 11, had been capitaliy convicted, and one criminal had - been executed—(hear, hca.--, hear.) That out cf 1,••••:4 pea-"as indicted for stealing in a dwelling. i '' hot:::.• t o the amount cf 41. 1 a:. but one inilividual had 1 ' suffer.A. In all other cases, with :Ile exception cf t/ I 1 ::,-12, the Jury had brought in the party guilty tt ,stea;i4lg, but not to the amount of -19 s. The pr;:-.... t ' chile .actin upon by th" , •:: to whom .....:le adniimstra, Zion of justice sv..ts oontitied, in cases cf frauditle .t lia nkitt:stcy and for er e , was preciscle opposite to ?" I, • , th.tt adoptcd toll: tc• i , c,..l. 1.,.• I:.at.: C.4 6 ...1Cca of v. 4,02 1 q ' t la.