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—...-- q aui: 9666. thaa'two and a half per cent. If i prbper oppoitu nity for discussing these subjects should arnie, he could shew the situation oft country to be very diffeent from that which the Noble Earl appeared to I think it. The establishments were exactly formed tigsethe scale which the Committee of the other of Parliament decided to be necessary and et pedaent ; and there was no item in the whole but vr4,4 Ministers could give a satisfactory account of. respect to the poops in. France, be did not see upon what grounds the smallest savings could result from withdrawing them. Upon the political pair of this question be would not then say a word, but would repeat, that whin . those subjects should come regularly under discussion, he was perfectly ready to afford every fair and satisfactory etplanation. The • Earl of LAVDERDALE wished to know but as similar Petitions .irere recently presented to the House of Commons, and me detailed beibreextr Readers in the Reports from that House, we deed unneceintry to repeat thew contents. The prayer of the.first mentioned Petition the their Lordships would take the allegations into' their serious consideration, and instead of pawing a Bill of Indemnity, that they would mum agtingnkr to be made into the conduct of those Ministers and Mrristrates who werit.the caused of what he had snared. SMITH, MAYOR. COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the CHAM BER of the GUILDHALL of the CITY of LONDON, 'ffl.7llS DAY, the 19th day of February, 1818, WEDNESDAY, 4th of MARCH, Three Prises of Thirty Thousand Pounds.—Oita Hundred Capitals.—No Stock Priaes.--All Sterling Money.--Twelve Pipes of old Port Wine, besides the Sehensr. Rousso, tut Petitions be presented to both Houses of parliament, wail the belings of this Court at the arbitrary and op oite conduct of Ministers under the Suspension of the Ihs sCxTus Act—tspreiting their abhorrence at the employ :,:famous aad abandoned wretches as Spies and Infor f.e sired agents of Government, who Imre been *smiting L i and deluded men, labouring under the pressure of distress lansry, and consequent irritatiJos, to acts of outrage and lalSH's PRIZES, in the last LOTTERY, have travelled the Country round, and shed their genial influence on every Town they have visited. Afore than Thirty different places, including nearly every letter in the Alphabet, have been bece(ted by this good fortune, which, to many, might appear surprising, but in BISH, was only whet e ha e t every one might have expected :—The Particulars of his £20,000 Prizes are as follow : [6th of £20,000 6th of 20,000 6th of 20,000 Berwick 1,250 6th of 20,200 ...... Bristol . 1 , 430 That of the second was, that theirLerdships would gent redress , by enabling them to brinz those per sons to Justice through . whose` means sach grietaisees were !offered by him. Lord IOLLAND, on the Petitions beat:rend, sai4 he would move that they be laid upon this table, and obseired that other persons were ready to come forvrard and bring witnesses as to the truth of the allegations, before any Cotirt, either in or out of Patiiantent.--The Petitiotis were accordingly laid upon the tole. 11.. son: eP• e w- : zing that they can look with no confidence to the cr: of Secret Committees, composed chiefly of Ministers and anon, founded upon ex-parta orideuce, and where those iqinistas are to sit in judgment upon their own conduct : rsicg them to institute en immediate, inspartial, and rigid '-i into the conduct of Ministers under the said Suspension' ; Anti :hat ll the proceedings be referred to such an exarni :o7! as can :lone satisfy the justice and expectations of the nt", by a CPumittee to be composed of such Members only gold mi. her :lanes nor pensions under the Crown ; and that ivill not Fas any Bill of Indemnity, and preclude those who .. hs'en the victims of oppression, from an Appeal to the Laws the C..:ur.try. WOOPTIIORPE. . _ 6th of 20,000 ...,... Bruton 1,220 6th of 20,000 6th of 20,000 ...... Chesterfield 1.1141 6th of 20,000 nth of 20,000 whether he understood that the Noble Earl wished to imply, that the revenue of the country, with ,the an nual taxes, were capable both of covering the Cou solidatedFund and the Peace Establishments. The Earl of LIVERPOOL-seemed of opinion that whole of *the revenues were more 4laan enough to cover the expenses of the Establishniera; and toms swer the charges upon the Consolidated Fund. The Noble Earls severally explained, and chiefly with respect to the point of considering the amount of the Sinking Fund in such a calculation ; but the Noble Minister adhered to the opinion he ' i had ad vanced in the first instance. fall of 20,000 - - . 4th of 20,000 Derby ,„ ' 5,000 16th of 20,000 Derby........ ............ .... ........ 1,250 16th of 20,000 16th of 20.000 16th of sopob ; Edinburgh, another 16th of 20,000 • 16th of 20,000 - -- NEWFOUNDLAND SUFFERERS BY FIRE. Fett,..z..ty 11, 1818. T a MEETING of the COMMITTEE, held day, at the New Englar.d. Cd!ae-hauae, Threadneedle- Lord KING thoug:it that by such a way of con sidering the Consolidated Fund, the nation would .have a nominal Sinking Fund instead of a real one. The Earl of LIVERPOOL maintained the con trary conclusion. The Bill was then gone through by the Commit tee, agr....ed to, and reported without amendment. WI ARNIADUKE HART, Esq. in Or! chair. Rely _d, That Subieriptioos be received at the fullostriog places: Si: C. Paws, Bart. Kay, a"d Co. S?OONLA, ATTWOODs, and CO. Juxx Boxo, Sosi, and PaT.rau.L. Cuun and Co. Ifeaat a, Rims/tax, and Co. I'IIta:CTIT, GWYN, and Co. air Jun:4 Lussocz, Bart. aial Co. BOsiNQU'ET,_ PITT, and Co. COCTIs, and CO. 4 BAmETTS, Hoasz, and CO. LADAIOMIS, Wallop, and Ca. Surrit, PAYNE, and Smite". Wataur, Sette, and ItoatysoN. Cuarrame, Womioar, acd Co. 11 A AA s and Co. Joao, Lir% and Co. RDIARTS, CURTIS, and Co. WILLIAM, MOTrATT, and Co. At the Bar of Lloyd's Coffee-House. Sissicancre HAM, Eq. T:easurer, Y 3, Walrarook and 1/I.IILT Aeswooe, Esq. Se.r.zetary, Od Bcoad-street,. amount of Subscriptions already published, 4'1213. 166. GT:, Poole 5 .5 l'oyetts de Lock;ropaham 3 0 u. Haddam, Esq. 10 10 Robert Davy, ditto 2 2 li:le 1 0 William Clark 2 2 I:::,t,Nrinstanley,n2d Jong, Bobie, and Co. 5 5 Greenock 25 0 ,Ist are.. Prosser,2d sub 'sr -spiias - 5 0 'l7. Dily, Esq. Kinsale 5 0 ..Fers an.i litlioit 1 0 ictis aailey 5 0 ....Idly, Gals.vey & Co. c Eirceloll, per Wm. Cil:ins, Esq. 40 0 s.r..ss Gand , ..n 5 0 ''..5....is Ms..ss 2 0' Stuarts St Itecnie, do. 25 0 Hass and Yenning 2 2 Lyle Gibbs, of Genoa, through A. Gibbs & Son, of Loudon A. Gibbs S.: Son, Cadiz, through ditto 10 50 S. Q S. 110 0 Cooke and Son S 5 and Co.'s. S. C. 2 0 Anonr , cus 1 0 A. F. G. 1 0 Sir Jo Corky 10 10 At Lloyd's. 1 0I S. More, Esq. per J. G. 10 0 At Sl: John Lubbock and Co.'s. da W. Davis 5 0 I Huddart, Rotsh, and .r F. Baker, Mut. : H. Carr Ibbetson, 111•nton Park 10 10 v!..r.:d Hr. Noble, 5 0 10 10 I Garland, Leghorn 21 0 At Bosmquct and Co.'s. ;almonds and Co. in 0 I Mrs. Mary Barnard 2 0 74. Townsend, Esq. 2 2 At Hankeys and Co.'s. 2 0 I Jas. Westoff At Jones, Lloyd, and Co.'s. 0 Major-Gen. Kersteman 5 5 At Robarts and Co.'s. Thomas D. Acland, Bart. M.P. per Hoare and Co. 10 10 At Williams and Co.'s. Kennawa7, Bart. Captain A. Drummond, er Dpunmotni and Co. 10 10 of the Royal Navy, r.n '.Dillon and Sons, by R. Brine, Esq. 1 Lnd.t,perGlynn & Co. 10 so At Price and Co.'s. Lira] Sir John Colpcys, per Hoare and Co. It Prescott and C o .' s , E. V. Vernon, R.N. At Smith, Paine, and Co.'s ;. and S. W. 5 0 Barnard, near Maiden t3. Topple, Esq. of East bead At Coutts C. 21eyer F- Cilby h.:chi Dowager of - 10 0 .t Child and Co.'s, Rev. Walt and•Co.'s Geneva Charles Gregan CratzEird 10 0 2 0 Birch ierna. Thos. rime :wen 5 5 Anderson&Lavers 10 10-31 3 .nd Co. Praed,Rogers&Co. 2 2 John C.isne 1 0 0 Jas. Dal n 10 6 l'endcr 010 0 Jas. V. Vivian 0 10 6 Andrew Young 0 10 0 Jas. Dunstan 0 10-2.0 17 8 P. k Thomas 10 10 L. Drag() & Walsh 5 0 At F.d.v.euth re ?tafield .ta4 Lake 5 5 !.f.'utl.trine rot 3 0 tf. 7. Rich.thtthias 3 0 1 0 liartley 1 0 ilorken 1 0 P.. M. N. Usleek 1 0 MR. HONE'S TRIALS. This thy were published, in octavo, the Proceedings of the I'ublic Muting, in aid of the De fi•reant after his acquittals, before Mr. Justice Abbott on the day, and Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough on the last two • O:IC.L . 4s. in boards, v. THREE TRIALS of WILLIAM HOSE, to: T WEE P A ROD lES; on Three Ew-OStio 1 7... - !wing three. succes,ive days. by thre- Fpee.al Juries. brindled Cat bath ~ . nd for W. Hone, 67, Old Bailey.—Either T:ial _r 'et hatl teparate. Peocrthutos of the Pram , : Metri-T. separate, price 6d. PICKS CORDIAL FOR CALVES, &c. • - i:t the Patrcteize of the night Hon Lord Somerville, the I:7lat 'Earl of Winchohoa, J. Blackburn, Dig. M.P. otl.er Morrhers of the Board of Arriculture. 11-ArIFS'S PICKS CORDI.IL, a certain Cure fc- Sccnrin' of Sheep, Calves, Lambs, and other aiki r valuable Restorative Cordi al fir fl:wA-: After Lamb -T4i, medicine, beifig a prosertOl kbrifoge, the.eattle to *Lib it iieitilinisitered are speedily rests•t..l to strength and art 7ttiie, arid are kii,ten to thrive and fatten ?milt soonerthuti others. recce of the Sole Proprietor, John Hughes, is written t..ish bill of directions. vilicov , ,la by Mr. Hughes n, Prederick-place, L"einn; Mr. Edwards, 66, St. Paul's Church yard, :'; 0 e; Fset.2 bi every V.:o.er of raeat. 2:leditint s. 2 .X71.,. r:.j~~ . , . • .". • ill' • P.. .1:;;-bef !(.1 ?! . - , t ,ja ..,. ‘• - 1 ` . . . v is v ~..". -0 r......, ii • •0 11 i r . '1 : e . .. ;;71 . 1 .. . 4:x. 1 .. ' I ' e ;,P .• .1 / • .. "." ....: .. 1 .. 4. • ./Kil • • • 1 4 , ..„. • J •r . 10A: . e 5:-1. - .ift 'l c s lb t ~,,.• k 4 .VN 'Ali 4 ' ----*Plil - . . . ' " '-' l ,ll.- ' • I 1 ' - •r n ^PIP" --11144" , / 2 i ' /A Air • NICE SHVBK.TEItiCE. . i 1 -is • -...........„ t . FRIDAY, FEBRA-TARX 20, ISIS' x . i I P 1: . I •o• nein 1...al tale; wv-t. '''' , 47 -- -... _ c ., ..t.lichme!lts. I rat .. ......... _. i • t ' ! I I ( ,li . ''' , t ' 4 . 1 , , , 1, 1 1 1 I '1 1 0 I i . I. ; ‘ ! 11 i t il ;'; V .11 1 r "ql,l 1 1- 20 H. Ifitau °LOW" ACT' The Order upon win.% thetiLOrdihips wets sone moned being read— The Earl of CAItNARVON rose.—When he had originally presented the Petition of Drummond to the House, he said he could not conceive that the least difference of opinion could exist as to the pro priety of referring it to the consideration of thett l Lordships Secret Committee ; but he had, agreeably to the wish of his Majesty's Ministers, postponed a motion to that effect to this day, in order that they might be the better prepared to meet' the question. A resistance to such a motion as he meant to offer must, he thought, be highly injurioec to the charac ters of Minis:ere themselves. He called for no ntw proceeding—no new CornmitLee ; ar.d it was impe riously the duty of the House to cause inquiry into the circumstances, with a view to ascertain whether . the nature of the Petition was such as to require that which it went humbly to pray for. The course fa the present instance was of an easier aed a clearer nature ; a Committee of Inquiry had already been appointed at the suggestion of Ministers themselver. They had stated, that out of their own bag that should be tnieeght to light, which would shew t)ie whole conduct of his Majesty's Goverument, in tie exercise of the extraordinary powers entrusted tc the.n in the late Session of Parliameet, and a full vice - ef the State of the Country subsequent to the last her e:t. It would be too much to assume that it was ele.a.4 decided upon, or that the investigation could be cot i plete, going on such limited documents as Mini:lt:l merely thoOght . proper to lay before the Committee. The mere canvassirig of such documents could never be a mode of eliciting truth. He meant not to sug gest that the conduct of Ministers would, on investi gation, be found faulty ; but cettainly if they wished to appear justifi ed befoLethe House ancithe Cohntry, they must not depend - Zone on such an inquiry ..s they themselves had chalked out, or upon the verdict of a tribunal, packed and nominated by themselves. It could never be expected that Ministers would se lect from their own offices that which would crimi nate themselves. Two days had scarcely elapsed be fore they thought it necessary to produce another green bag. That procedure shewed, that In their own opinions, the information originally afforded vea.s not sufficient. May not the House then fairly suppose, that not only in, but out of the Ministeeial offices, fit matter for inquiry may be produced ? Much, however, of the hnportance of the pending inquiry would be calculated from the object Minis ters had in view. They were asked, early in the Ses sion, what their object was? This, at the time, they professed not to be able to state, alleging, it would depend upon what the result of he inquiry may turn out to be. But he would venture to state their object was, that the inquiry should lead to a Bill of Inctem nity. Let not the people of the country have reason even to imagine that no justice was to be afforded to them, either at the hands of Parliament, or !hvough the inferior tribunals of justice. Let them not think that Ministers alone were protected, and the subjects not. If the Petition was refused to be referred, such a conclusion, he feated, would be drawn. Let then those documents be sent to the Committee, who, he doubted not would consider them as they deseried. In a decision of this peculiar importance, the charac ter, the importance, and estimation of that House is the eyes of the country were naturally involved. They should shew their determination to decree strict jus , cite, and if necessary, upon the agents of Ministers themselves. The Report of the Committee of la's Session plainly intimated that a part at least of the disturbaaces last year was increased by the very agents employed by Government. May it not there fore be iaferred that a larger portion of guilt may, on further investigation, he found attributable to the conduct of these persons ? Though the referring of these Petitions would be an important object, it would be a still more important object to shew what sort of an inquiry was goir.g on. if the real object was to ascertain the state of the country, then such Petitions ought to be referred as a matter of course. What must be the regarded eituetiiin even of Ministers themselves, if they refuse a peeper inquiry before the ceironittee? Muo not thee remain ender the tit!: t of insidious charges ? They liould wish, therefere, to be tried before Goo and their Country, and not n their own dark Chamber, by a Secret Committee, 16th of 20,000 16th of 20,000 16th of 90,000 16th of 20,000 ...t. London, (ditto) 16th of 20,000 16th of 90,000 ..... Newcastle-on-Tyne 10th of 20,000 ...... Newgote-street 4th of 20,000 16th of 20,000 16th of 10,000 ...... Outtclle. ........ ....,. .. ........... 16th of 20,000 ... .. Penzance, ........ ... . .. ......... .. r 1,11.50 16th of 20,000 wtti of 20,000 16th of 20,000 ... Wine/Rion 1,2501,20 16th of 10,000 Three Prizes of 420,000 euhr—inaking— "0,000 ••• In the last Lottery that contained S Prizes of £30,000, aisn sold them ALL!!! ABONUS of Twelve Pipes of the best old Port /glee is given by HORNSBY and Co. to Purchasers at their &Ace (which is equal to Fifteen Hundred New Sovereigns now issuing at the Bank of Ragland) for the First-drawn Blank an the 4* 17th, and Slet of Newt kIorru.—HORNSBY & Co. are in the highm expectation of dividing a large proportion of the Three Prizes of X 30,000, as well as the 97 other Capital Prizes, among those who favour them with their commands. The Two First £50,000 draws, Nos. 53,279 and 42,569, welt i Shelled and Sold by HORNSBY and Co. 26, Coatnnu.. EYTON, STOCK-BROKER, 2, CORN/I'LL, returns his grateful thanks for the favours of his Friends, received for more than Twenty Years pan, and most respectfully= them with the heads of the Scheme of the New Year's which, he flatters himself, need only be seen to be generally ap proved : There are Three Grand Prizes of e 30,000 each. which with the 97 other Otpitals, wM be all paid in Stettin Mew; the Drawing begins the 4th of MARCH, and the Fireatirswe Blank, oo each Day,will be entitled to the proportion of Twee Pipes of Old Port in exchange, for 1,000 years, Or %Orr if required i full particulars of which may be had, gratis, at NO. 2, Cosarinxt., where every deaoripdon of business in the Public !hauls is faithfully transaeted.-- - The different variations in all the Government Securities, may be known as above every hoar. RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. having submitted the Scheme of the present LOTTERY intuit, beg now to remind their Friends of the principal Points, and the very near approach of the Drawing-wand likewise to state the peculiar Advantages attending all Purchases made before 4th MARCH, on which day Ail the Tarn Prizes of 50,0001. may be drawn. On that day the first-drawn Prise will have $,OllOl. more. And the first Blank will receive the proportion of Twelve Pipes of Old Port. There are no Stock Prizes.—No Classes. Nearly 3,000 'Tickets will be drawn 4th of March. The repeated and well-known good fortune attending the friends and customers of RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. renders it only necessary to state, that the business is con ducted on the same honourable and neral principles which have distinguished for more than Forty Years their favourite Oflicts in Bank-Buildings, Cornhill; and facing the Gate of the King's Mews. Charing-Cross. .4 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGe. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 19. FINANCIAL REFORM. Their Lordships resolved into a Committee on the Thirty Millions Exchequer Bills Bill. Earl GROSVENOR took this opportunity, as he could not avoid regarding the finances of the coantry as in a deplorable condition, to say a few words upon the subject. When he recollected the language held in the Royal Speech at the commencement of the Session, he thought some measures of retrenchment in the expenditure would be proposed before now ; and though, from the conduct of Ministers, he must think them disinclined, still he thought that very considerable savings and reductions in the establish ment might be made. It was with regret that he saw, in the third year of a period of profound peace, an army of almost 100,000 men kept up. In this important savings might be made; and with respect to the numerous body of troops still kept in France, it was totally unnecessary. It was not alone upon financial grounds, but also upon constitutional prin ciples, that he felt the keeping up such a large mili tary force objectionable. The measure immediately before the House, a grant of no less than 30,000,000 of Exchequer Bills, was also to be lamented, with reference to the proportionable great issue of paper currency, and which, he was sorry to see, now amounted to nearly as much as in the depth of an extensive warfare. He trusted that his Mljesty's Government would, ere long, see the importance of making every possible reduction in the expenditure. The Earl of LIVERPOQL, though he wished by no means to say any thing in the way of discussion upon topics not regularly before the House, yet could not avoid briefly noticing a part of what fell from the Noble Earl. With respect to the state of the re venter, a variety of documents were recently moved I for by another Noble Lord, which, when they should be before the House, it would appear that the Noble Earl's suppo:.iticn was trite erroneous. Our finan ci situation could not be imagined very deplorable •wlien it was recollected that those very Exchequer Vitls actually bore a pi-miern, and when the actual I interest of rueney at the . . They should attend not to the fi - Tlings of Miniqcs alone, bat consider what the general feelings of indi viduals throughout the country actually all called with one voice for investigation. TIE ) , diould prorncte inquiry, and for the sake of their ov:a characters equal justice should be extended to NEris ters and to the people. Upon those grounds pressed upon their Lordships AU acquiescence in r.'s 'notion. Under all the circumstances, the reference of such Petitions to sach a Coniniittee as that new sitting should be a rfr:tter of course, and he therefc:e vi ould,rmve 7 -4. Tbat frarntle cf Sant 4 1 r $0 0 S 0 5 5, 5 5 10 0 GRANTS IN REVERSION. Earl GROSVENOR. called to the recollection of the House his moving, some time since, for certain -documents touching this subject, but which were not yet produced. The Enrolment Office, as the most likely place, he thought, to furnish those accounts, had been referred to ; but it was understood, from some of the Clerks, that no Grants of the kind had been enrolled during the last fifteen years. He there fore expressed his hope that the Noble Lord opposite would interfere, with a view to the production of the Account ordered. The Earl of LIVERPOOL explained, that in all cases where any information different from the regu• lar way of an Address to the Pi ince Regent, was re quired, he took upon himself that such should be duly communicated to the House. But when the House itself directly made an order (except, indeed, in east of a reference to the Treasury), he did not deem himself se called upon. In s•ch a case it was regularly a question between the HQµSe and the par ticular department called upon. The Earl of LAUDERDALE seemed to think, that in such a case it was an dwEsactuive Government. At the same time a regular mode of proceeding would be, for the House to order that the papers in question be produced forthwith ; when, if they were not speedily produced, a Commitee sho uld be appointed to inquire as to the causes. - The Earl of LIVERPOOL differed materially ' from a part of what fell from the last Speaker ; and the practice of Parliament established, that all papers of a certain description were constitutionally to be had only by address to the Grown, when such papers were regularly granted ; or, eventually, the causes of a refusal could regularly be explained. In other cases, the regular course was as he had before stated. Earl GROSVENOR was inclined to think it might have been some mistake as to the present affair, and spoke of his intention to move an Address for the production. The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, the present was not a proper subject for such a course. The conversation continued on this subject for some time ; and chiefly on points respecting the most regular, or Parliamentary course of proceeding, with a view to obtain the production of papers, or infor mation, so delayed. The principal Speakers were the Earl of LIVitiPOOL and Lord HOLLAND; and their remarks were chiefly in the way of explanation. The LORD CHANCELLOR remarked, that the apparent difficulty might, in the present case, be best got over by a reference to documents formerly laid before the House on the subject; as such might afford a clue to the proper quarter to be referred for such information ; and had he been earlier aware of the circumstance, he might be able to afford some assistance. He thought, however, that the necessary information may be obtained in a comparatively short interva2. Lord HOLLAND, in the course of the conversa• tion, having moved that the accounts in question (a specification of all grants in reversion made by the Crown within a certain period) be forthwith laid before the House, he was induced, with reference to the explanations given, to withdraw the same, trust ing, he said, that in a few days the proper Officer would present the document required. The Malt and Pension Duties Bill passed through a Committee of the whole House, and was reported. PETITIONS OF 101101 IT AND MITCLIELL. Lord HOLLAND said, that before their Lordship:l , proceeded to the Order of the Day, he should brg leave to present two Petitions, somewhat similar to that which was its principal subject. He wa; satis fied those Petitions were in their titles sullitiently humble, and hi their details proper, he thought, to be laid before the House. He should add, however, I that he was not prepared to vouch for the truth of I their allegations, and stilt less to vouch for the dia.! ratters of the persons from whom they proceeded._ The first was from a person named John Kright, and the second from Joseph Mitchell, who both com-; pluined of various grievances and oppressions suffer- ' ed by them in consequence of the 'Suspension of the , Habeas Corpus Act, and he would accordingly move I that they be read. • The Petitions were accordingly road at lengtk