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___ , . .. . .. .. . Pier C.est. \, • .. . . il li Y / ( • , 1 , ttkott . ‘. j l , e ~.... 1 , . .....40p 47 • mai • - • • • - 7-1,1 33 jr • • • IT -./ . . .. . • 1 4 0 , 0 , • g i t illi' LILA. • 0 0 L . ... Ae •All . , , ' ( 011W,_ filter, 4 , _ ii& i 1017 V i THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1826. NumiEß 12,411.] [PRICE SEVENPENCE. ADELPHI THEATRE, STRAND. SY AUTHORITY OE THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN. mom sus stawassiotase or MESSRS. TERRY AND YATES. Mr. T. P. COOKE having recovered train Ms late Oakes Indio. position, the attractive Barletta of Lees- Tea Lemma, in messequence of repeated inquiries at the Box Oaks, will be trerforesed OM livening till further Notice. FIRST NICHT Of A NSW ASIATIC BALLET. HIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Noveniber 22, and A. during the Week, will be presented an entirely New Domestic Barletta, of deep Interest, in Two Acts, called LUKE THE LABOURER 1 OR, THE LOST 'SON. Luke the Labourer, Mr. TERRY. Squire Chase, Mr. WILLIAMS. Partner Wakefield, Mr. ELLIOTT. Bobby Trot, Mr. SALTER. Charles klaydro, a young Farmer, Mr. S. SMITH. Michael, an old Gipsy. Mr. SANDERS. Philip, a Sailer (the Lost Soo), by Mr. T. P. COOKE. Landlord. Mr. Pnitxtrs. Postillion, Mr. Lamm *wipers, Mr. East, Mr. Morris, Bcc. Villagers, Servantipsies, er.c. by Messrs. Burton , Shaw. Taylor, Giffie, Am A t e.. Clan, Daughter to Farmer Wakefield, by Miss BODEN. DiumWakelield ,by Mrs. DALY. Jeuuy, by Mrs. H. HUG BS. After which will be played, Fourth Time, a New Comic Barial in Om Act, called • 1 23, JOHN-STREET, ADELPHI. Sir Charles Crazy, Mr. ELLIOTT. Captain Smith, R.N. Mr. S. SMITH. Mr. Spencer, Mr. EAST. Pbelim, a Chairman, Mr. SA LIE& Rattle a Watchman, Mr. MORRIS. Snatch, a Pickpocket, Mr. SANDERS. • Fogle, a Pickpocket Mr. SHAW. James, Servant to Sir Char les, Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Thomas Tomah's, by Mr. Y ATES. Lady Crazy, Albs CURTI& • Misi labia Smith, Miss DALY. Mary, Mrs. DALY. • • IHIMRIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, N•rilmna The Dole of Dosser, the Marquis of Coarroemesc, sad Lords RsossoAt.e, Laze, tot Curron, took the oaths and•their seats.—. Adjovrnetl. .HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Semi= took the Chair at twenty minutes before four o'clock, after which several Members were sworn in. Several Petitions (relating principaUy to Rail-roads, Enclosures, Roads, and Canals) were presented by General GAscovue, Mr. ROBILTON, Mr. JOLLITIrt, Sir E. Kmarcesin.t., Mr. Assuan, Mr. Denson, and Mr. W. Saann.—These Petitions were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved for a Return of the number of Acres of Land employed in the Cultivation of Hops In this country in the year 1826.—Ordered. Also, a Return of the quantity of Hops exported from this one try to Ireland during the same period.—Ordered. Also, the number of Retail Brewers licensed to brew and email beer in the United Kingdom during the year 1816.—Ordeved. Also, the numberisf barrels of strong beer upue which the itita else Duty had been kg/led 'and paid during the PEW palliedai7 Lord FOLKSTORR presented a Petities hookas Inhabbmsti et Bristol, praying jot the Abolition of Titkes.-a.Ordseed te be • Mr. SLANRY Moved for several Returns relating te Nfafis. Mr. Alderman WOOD assured the Hon; Member that' be bud already moved for the same .Returns. Mr. SLANEY explained.—He was not aware of the gimes staece,but if on inspection they were toned to be similar, he would request them to be withdrawn. The SP RARER informed the Hon. Member, that the Officers of the House could noa exercise their discretion upon this motion,, and, as the motion bad been made, it became his duty to deal with it. It was not the ordinary practice of the House to bring .for ward motions which were likely to create discussion by metal putting down the name of the Hun. Member on the Speaker's het unless the subject of such a motion was inserted in the priote*Or den of the Day. Mr. SLANIY then withdtew his motion. After which, an entirely blew Ballet, composed by Mom. Hums!, Ballet Muter, called ZULIMA AND ZAMOURINEI THE CATHOLIC faUCATION. • PILUSCETAL DAMSELS. Misses Flawtborn, Davis, Pitt, S. M. Henry, Ken, Melanie Duval, &Taloa, &c. &c. Messrs. Nixon, Kerr, D. Chichi:2i, Stc. &c. ,Sir JOHN BRIDGES presented a Petition from parish of Wootton, in Kent, against any further co cessions to the Roman Catholics, and praying alsb th the New Roman Catholic Association might be pas down. The Hon. Baronet, in presenting this Petition t the consideration df the House, deemed it unnecessat to trespass on its indulgence at auy . length. H could nut, however, remain quite silent upon subject; of such ,vital importance, lest he should incur charge of supineness in a cause be was most'antiotis to advocate. He entirely concurred in the prayer of the., Petition; and he cordially rejoiced •that the parish Wootton was thus early in the field to express its op sition to Popery, and its determination to-uphold, impaired, our glorious Protestant Constitution/. For be was fi rmly convinced, that if the Legislator - promptly interpose its authority', and exercise it effectually possessed,.to suppress the 'air 'faction, and at once to shut the door against then conceuion to the Roman Catholics, it' To conclude with, Seventh Time, as Operatical Magical Wit al Dramatic Spectacle &travaganza, called TO FRY SHOTS! • . • HUMANE =MEM Ottocar, a Prince, but of no consequence, Mr. EAST. 'fano, Ranger of the Woods, and generally believed to be the Father of Agnes, Mr. SAN DEES. Rodolph, a Iluntinan, Tender and rather `Soft, Mr. J. REEVE. Caspar, quite a Conjuror, and addicted to Spirits, Mr. YATES. 'Lillian, not to be cowed after hitting the Bull's Eye, Mr.FOSTER. Christopher, the Landlord, Mr. PHILLIPS. Agnes, the Daughter of her Mother, Miss DALY. INHUMANE, OE SEISITUOUS annios. Zandel, the Black Yager, this Gentleman is generally considered as the Huntsman of the Blue Forest, in liohemia--he is Cruel, Phrenological, and particularly Ill looking, Mr. SALTER. The Apparition of Rodolph's Mother, by a near Spirit. SPIRITS, MUSICAL, PROPHETICAL, 4Nm INVISIBLE. The Eagle, at a short Notice, by Another Bird. Reptiles and other Monstrosities, by Ladies and Gentlemen, expressly engaged for the occasion. t.. Pit, 21. liallery, is. Doors open at Six, and commence at a Quarter Wore Seven. Half-price at Half-past Eight. TMs day was published, In aro. price 10s. Id. hi boards, SERMONS, chiefly designed to display the Connec tion between a Sound Faith and a Holy Life. By the ltev. EDWARD PATTESON, M.A. Of East Sheen, Surrey ; formerly of Trinity College, Oxford. Printed for C. and J. Rivingtou, St. Paul's Church-yard, and Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. On MONDAY next will be published. 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THIS agreeable perfumed liquor (the original in vention of Mr. Henry) which is of well-known eSeacy in *Piloting Faintness and Heatiocke, and in counteracting the effects of over-heated, claw, or infected air, continues to be pre pared, in the greatest perfection, by Messrs. THOS. and WM: HENRY, Manufacturing Chemists, Manchester. It is sold in London, wholesale and retail, by Messrs. BATLICT and Bixer, Perfumers, Cockspur-street ; and Retail, price 2s. 9d. by one agent or more in every principal Town ; but it cannot be genuine, unless the names of the above preparers are engraved on the Government stamp, which is fixed over the cork of each box.— Proper Sponge Boxes are sold by Bayley and alma 24 As above may also be had. authenticated by a similar stamp, CALCIIIIIII MAGIIIISIA, in bad!' at ss.lld. or with glass stoppers at 4s. 6d. EVEIt ANXIOUS TO PREVENT IMPOSITION. AY and MARTIN respectfully inform the Public they have, after muck labour and at a very considerable ex pense, brought to perfection a Imahaf of such singular construction and extreme difii:ulty of execution, that they trust will effectually prevent the many Frauds that are daily practised en the Public. — An attention to the following description of the Label will ensure the genuine Blacking prepared by them. A pattern like Lace of a pink colour covers the principal part of the Label, the names of Day and islartin are printed in white letters edged with pink and black, and placed 011 a white ground, the address, . 97, HIGH-HOLBORN, is al..° white letttrs edged with pink and black, but placed GO the lack. ,sattern, the .ignature and price at foot are black an a white ground, the preambl e and directions for WC us printed AS before, letttri on white pound. ilislt.Holborn September, 1823. pected that that portion of the benches of bly. which were allotted to the Irish Members, no longer be filled with the Reps of and commercial interests of that part of , the . with the representatives of the Popish Priesthood. said, that the Petition he held in his hind, was a small number of his Majesty's subjects, but that it was from a whole parish of respectable and intelligent individuals; and which, though little in extent, .was large in loyalty and attachment to our Protestant esta bbahment in Church and State, and in abhorrence of Popery, cordially deprecating the evils that must infal • libly arise from an admission of the Roman Catholi to temporal power in the State. And earnestly did h hope'to see without loss of time the example of t Petition followed by eveny county, every town, a every parish in the.empire. Thus, as the strea quickly became a stream, enlarging until it covered vast expanse, so might that Petition be followed b others, multiplying as they arose, until they entire! overwhelmed every hope, of Catholic Emancipati He said, that if any man had bad doubts respect ing the ulterior views of the Roman Catholics, those doubts, unless he shut his eyes against the light, must now be removed—removed by the unj titiable (to use a lenient epithet) proceedings of th New Roman Catholic Association, and by the p the Parish Priests had taken at the late Irish Elections, The cloven foot was no longer concealed—the mask was removed; and if temporal power was to be conV ceded to the Papists', they would soon become strong enough to assume spiritual, and then farewell to the Protestant religion and laws. He called upon doll country, through the Legislature, before it was too latel I to come forwatd at this important crisis with a public expression of Protestant sentiments, and to petition from one end of the kingdom to the other for an annihilation of the present wicked and desperate attempt to over throw and to destroy our glorious Protestant establish ment in Church and State. This was the time, be said, to remind the country of the words of the immortal Nelson— " Ragland expects that every man will do his duty." And he trusted that duty would be done without loss of time by the presentation of Petition: to that House, similar to that he held in his hand, from one end of the kingdom to the other, more numerous than had ever before been offered upon any other question. He concluded with saying, that whenever the subject of Catholic Emancipation should come directly before the House, he should be prepared to state his reasons for the opposition he should give to that measure. In she mean time, he entreated those Ilea. Gentlemen who had lately be come Members of that House, to guard themselves against being inconsiderately lammed by the eloquent and impassioned language made use of by the Members from the Sister Kingdom in advocating a cause, on which they were pkased to assert, the whole happiness and tranquillity of Ireland depended—but which, if they were as well acquainted with Ireland as be was, in his conscience be be. hived they would be convinced had nothing at all to do with it: Be then moved that the Petition be brought up. The Petkloa was brought up and ordered to be printed. CORN LAWS. Sir THOMAS LETgiltlb GE, in rising to present a Petition from Somersethhire en die subject of the Corn Laws, observed, that the persons who signed it prayed an opportunity of being allowed to prove, by unques tionable evidence, at what price corn c.uld be grown in this country, so As to afore's' protection to the farmer. Without some such evidence, he contended, that it was utterly impossible for the House to do justice to those whose interests were connected with toe question. He had a great number of Petitions from various places upon this subject; but after the declaration whirl► had fallen from the Right on. Gentleman opposite 1 last night, that it was not the ention of his Majesty's \0 Government to take any steps, w t regard to the Corn Law; until after Christmas, he w ld not now press their prayer upon the House, or cell for any express determination. He begged, howev r, to repeat, feel ing, as be did, the paramount impo ante of the ysub ject, that it was absolutely necessar to acquire every possible information before they deci ed upon a matter involving the interests of all c l asses i t h e countr y. Th e ii late law was not now i n operatic), , and the new one was quite a dead letter, so t h at they was an additional reason for requiting further info/oration before they passed any new legislative menure, as a permanent settlement. It was impossible for him, in the absence 'of all information, to gtspas - at the course which Go , vernment might ind-- to pursue; but be would im press upon the use the necessity of appointing a Committee to inquire into the state of the Corn Trade; for, without such a Comnsittee, the question could never be tattled to • the satisfaction of those intetests which wete istureked. He had been a Member of the former Committee, which examined evidence upon the subject ; but; • although that Committee had done a.good deal, it had not done all which it ought to have accomplished, for a tSerough investigation of the subject. On the evidence taken - before that Committee, the Report was founded, which now formed the sole ground-work' of their proceedings. But circumstances were mates ially altered, since that Report was laid on the table niche House. All the new information they possessed was derived from an cape. rience of what had passed fur the last few monthi, and it therefore became doubly necessary that they should be able, before a new Committee, to offer evidence of additional information. His Majesty's Government ought not to claim a title to enact new measures upon an old Report; and ire trusted they would not attempt it. The • Hon. Baronet concluded by hoping, that whenever they did come to the discussion of the question, they would meet it with calmness, ;cod temper and with moderation; and that no charges would be indulged against any one class, as seeking to benefit itself at the ez.- pease'of the other; when it mast be obvious to every friend of his annwy that the prosperity of the one was the support of the other rand they must in the hear of dilikuky, stand or fall together. Lord AL'fHORP thought, that ithis Majesty's Go vernment could be fully aware of the state of agitation into which all classes had been thrown, by the rumour of the projected alteration in the Corn Laws—the ma ,nufacturing As well as the agricultural--they would not persist in their determination of postponing the settle- Meng of that question from November to February, ithont.any, even the slightest information as .to the they intended to pursue. He was perfectly well that,there might be greater inconvenience in any tare disclosures of their intentions, but he felt to say, that they were then assembled to do their some of them at a great personal inconvenience, - residence daring thhiesson o,th* year in town, and be saw resew why they might eat came to a determination at once. He w,saw unreason. to dread the plea which Ministers might have ;[*weed: Ni safe no ground for.any alarm from On tea they might propose to adopt ; but If there was, as be it, no good reason for delay, he would press upon their most earnest attention the propriety of allaying, by a "Lady and decisive Resolution, that alarm and distrust which seemed to be felt by so many otbers.—( Hear, hear.) The Petition, signed by the Inhabitants and Farmers of the Hundreds of Abdy, Bubtrode, and Hermington, was then laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. ELECTION PETITIONS. • The SPEAKER informed the House that be had received a letter, from the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, enclosing Petitions agalost several Returns—one from Lord George Beresford, com plaining of the Return for the County of Waterford; one from Mr. Robert Smith, complaining of the Return for Westmeath ; and from Mr. Peter Roy, Mr. Sullivan, and others, against the Return for Likenny. The SPEAKER then inquired if there was any other Election Petition ? A Petition was preseoted from Mr. Frederick Richard West, complaining of the Return for the Borough of Denbigh. Mr. WYNN thought there would not be time before the recess to examine into these Petitions ; and he therefore begged leave to propose 'a fixed day for their consideration as he was fearful that the usual period (of fourteen days notice before the presentation of the Petition, and fourteen days after such presentStian, which must elapse before they could be considered), would occasion too much delay, and he mould therefore propose some fixed period for their consideration. _ _ _ The Clerk having written the namea according to the class of the Petitions, the ballot took place, when the days of reference were aa follows s --- Ftfien of F. IL West, Esq. complaining of a Double Return for the Borough of Denbigh-4th Jan. 1827. Petition of Rowland Stephenson, Esq. against a Double Return for Leontinster4th Jan. 1997. Position of Robert Smkb, Esq. against Recur* for the County of Westmeath—Stk Jan. 1827. Petition of Dennis Cormae, Esq. against Returns for ICilkenar— Sth Jan. 1827. Petition of Lord George Beresford, against Return for County of Waterford-6th Jan. 1827. Two other Petitions against &coins for Coventry and Ipswich, were ordered for consideration. Mr. W. WYNN also stoves!, that no Petitions for leave to bring In Private Bills be:recaied after Fridiy, the 254 of February; that Private Bills should not be read a first time after the 19th of March; and that no Mart on Private Bills be received after the 14th of May,1827. These Resolutions were ordered to be printed. 11141111111 r AT JILECTIONS. Lord ALTHORP moved for a renewal of the Reso lutions proposed by his Hon. Ft lend (Loid J. Russell), and adopted by the House last Session. It would be requisite for him.to state, for the information of those Gentlemen who had no seats in the last Parliament,that in all discussions upon the subject of Parliamentary Reform, the opponents objected to them, as a sweeping measure of the House against their constituents ; but whenever a case of corrupt election had bean made out, they had been perfectly free to disfranchise themselves and join with them against it. As the truth of the ex-s isteace could only be procured by Committees, or as one case at a public trial, he thought there would be little opposition to their being adopted this Parliament as well as the last. There could be no doubt but that bribery at elections was a grievance which ought to be put a stop to; but there was no peculiar tribunal in ex istence to examine the allegations contained in any petition. The Resolutions of the Noble Loid did point out a tribunal where these petitions cuuld be examined. He did not wish the House to point out its power, but merely to point out the tribunal that could not only de clare, but exercise the power of the House. He merely wished the House to make apparent what it intended to do, and shew the country that they were prepared to take cognizance of any unfair proceedings. Them could be little doubt but that the Resolutions of last , yeu certainly possessed the power of alarming not enly'l tore did not withots lee the power' Aonne I isting•Popishi aware lust any tur:, precut must be es-: bound I that Assem.l duty. sl nbers, would font ari of the laniedi t i t :" " 6 : empire to Diiiit one i - leitilood. He 'measures was but from thorreist, those persons who were disposed to bribe, bet also of preventing others from receiving them. He was convin ced that great benefit would be derived if cases of cor. rapt perjury in Boroughs werebrough t under cognizance of the House. He knew full well the objection which had been raised against theseßetolu t ion soli the expense to the country in examining witnesses before Committees. fhere certainly was some expense incurred in this way. but the same was incurred by Committees appointed to examine into transactions of less importance than bri bery at elections.. He could not believe, however, that the House would refuse to appoint a COnsmittee if any specific case of bribery could be made out ((even if the Resolutions *ere not adopted this Session), or if any Hon. Member wets to state publicly in the House his knirwiedge of such a fact. If any objee tionscould be raised against them, he thought the y would be all silenced by reflecting on the extraordinary appearance it would have to the country of adopting certain Resolutions one Pirlia ment and objecting to them in the next—(Hear). He would not detain the House any loner on this subject, but would read over the Resolutions.. and keye the Hquse to decide as to their adoption.—The Noble Lord then read over the Resolutions (of Lord J. Roma, relating to Bribery at Elections), May Ilk tees. He had may further to say, that the resolutions were merely de claratory of the poWers and duties ef the House; they deviated - Iw .: .no respect from those adopted last Session upon the motion of his Noble Friend, but if any verbal inaccuracies should be discovered in them, be would be quite ready to subunit them to correction. Mr. W. WYNN, in rising to oppose the Resolutions, would certainly admit that he did not differ from the Noble Lord in any one of his general propositions. He did consider it the duty of that House to scrutinise any case in which gross bribery and corruption was al leged; and he trusted that this House of Comatose would imitate the conduct of its predecessors, and strive as much as possible to repress the practices so disgrace ful in themselves, and so hostile to the principles of the Constitution. He only differed from the Noble Lord as to the mode of pursuing that object, and thought that it was by means of election petitions that those cor rupt practices could most properly and effectually be brought under the notice of the House. It was com petent by the present law, not only to any voter or any candidate, but to any man who had presented himself as a candidate, although be might not have taken a single vote, to petition the House against the return, and he thought it impossible that any instance of ge neral bribery could exist without the possibility of prov ing specific instances. Toe Statute Law had made provi sion for the punishment of bribery at elections, and when proceedings had taken place in a Court of Justice, the House was furnished with specific grounds for its inter ference. It could then determine on the expediency of adopting further proceedings, and if it should appear necessary, pass a bill of disfranchisement. - He could not, however, but think, that if for eighteen months any individual whatever, without incurring any expense or responsibility, was to have the option of bringing for ward a Petition on the ground of general bribery, it would produce the greatest inconvenience. The effect of the resolutions would be that, whenever such a Pe tition was presented, notice must be sent down to the .parties' accuses!, calling upon them to defend them. selves, and to paY their own expenses. Surely this was not placing the parties on any thing like an equal foot. in;. They bad experience of the effect produced by this kindof severe and irresponsible privilege, in what took place under the Grenville Act, which did not at first require from the Petitioners against returns any security for the weasel, when it was found that Peti tions were sometimes presented from no stronger Rl docement than that of securing for the defeated candi date the temporary convenience of a seat under the gallery. But when afterwards security was required, this abuse ceased. These were his principal objections; but he thought also that there was a very serious ob jection to the House pledging itself to any particular mode of proceeding. He trusted th t the House would always be disposed to check offences so dangerous to the Constitution ; but he could not deem it advis able that they should compel themselves to act upon Petitions merely stating that gross bribery and.cor• ruption had taken place, which there was too much reason to fear would be got up, in numerous instances, for the sake of extorting money—and which, when got up for this purpose, would often be successful. It could not be doubted that many men, when threatened with a petition which, however capable of being , resisted, would at all events entail upon them a very consider able expense, would think it better to buy off the peti tion, and would consequently embrace the option of paying a sum of money to the menacing petitioner.— The Noble Lord had said,.that there resolutions would not have the effect of depriving any member of his seat. In this he could not agree with him, for of course whenever extensive bribery was proved, the expulsion of the member, as well as the disfranchisement of the Borough, was to be the consequence. The greatest abuses would ensue if these resolutions were adopted as standing orders of the House. In the course of 18 months who knew•how many petitions might be pre. sented? If one petition of this nature must be received, why not many ? Why not a perpetual series of petitions from the same Borough? Why then, he would ask. not have every particular case to be dealt with accordihg to the discretion of the House ? It might be said that the resolutions were professedly founded upon distrust of the House ; but if they were founded upon distrust of the House, then the resolutions themselves were nuga tory and inconsistent. The Grenville Act proceeded upon distrust of the House, and therefore left the. House no discretionary power. These resolutions, 011 the con. Crary, provided that the Committee should merely re ceive and report upon the evidence, and that the decision should ultimately rest with the Hou e. He doubted whether Committees appointed ,for this purpose could do ample justice—prejudice and passion nould be excited, and various interests would be set in motion, and even without these, Gentlemen might fairly differ as to what constituted general bribery. One Gentle. man having heard proof of ten cases of bribery. might infer the existence of a hundred others; whilst ano ther might say no, we have had only ten cues proved, why should we pronounce that a Borough of a hundred voters is generally corrupt. It would be better he thought, to give an extension to the Grenville Act, as the object in view would thereby be nr)re effectually and unobjectionab'ly attained. If 'any instance had_ been produced in which the House had shewn prejudice or partiality, there might have been some reason for the resolutions; but he did not believe that any such Instance could be produced.—