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. . Por cr I t . • •• • . • **,‘ 7 /liii - A1 4i -,,--; ,- ; . . , .... 7 -, • r . - • . • I,lb. „: 01 .I c _ ' 1 ~. . . + I , . .. I° .. 1-;1! f ....if ..‘ . . . 1 e. ~..: , 4 OIL re. . r .... .e) . ,_ . -• ~.e * , _ . .0;, 10 rslir. /V. .4 II i TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1820. NUMBER 10,366. PRICE `EVEN-PENCE• TO HALF-PAT OFFICERS. ANY GENTLEMAN wishing for the appint mert cf . A D./ Is'T A NT to a REO I ME NT of MILITIA, may bear of • VACANCY, by addressing a lets's-, post-free, 1). I. at Mesas. Alexander and lloirne's, Solicitors, 10, New-Inn, L•tdoa. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. St. GEORGE', FIELDS, for the RECEPTION of POOR CHILDREN, the OFF SPRING of CONVICTED FELONS, and for the RE FORMATION of CHILDREN 'who have THEM SELVES been engaged in CRIMINAL PRACTICES. 9 'HE FRIENDS of this INSTITUTION are earnestly requested to attend a GENERAL MEETING, to be holden on WEDNESDAY, the 17th of 'May, 1820, at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, at Three o'Clock precisely, for the purpose of taking into consideration. the Annually Dc creasing Funds of this Charity, which, having already obliged the Committee to reduce the number of its Obiects from 17d to 160, renders a still further Reduction unasmidable, unless some vigurouf measures shall be adopted for exciting the public in terest in favour of an Establishment so unexceptionable, and at this time peculiarly important. Those who are unacquainted with the nature of this Charity, are reqnested to apply to Samuel Bosanquet, Esq. the Treasurer, No. 7;, Lombard -street, fur the printed Account. W I LLI A M PACE, Secretary. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 15. This being the last day of Term, no judicial business Was transacted. OYAL HUMANE SOCIETY, Instituted 1774, for the RECOVERY of PERSONS APPARENTLY • LROWNED or DEAD. Paraon—The KING'S Most Excellent MAJESTY. rPtVnY.NI. . Ibis Grace the Duke of NOICTIII.I3IBERLAND, K.G. &c. M the Anniversary Festival of this Institution, holden at the City of London Tavern, April the 26th, 1820, the following Donations and Subscriptions were reported by the Treasurer t His Grace the Dike a 'rhos. Elockton, Esq. 1 1 0 of Northumberland, nJ. C. Peache, Esq. 1 1 0 I....G.&e.PresidLxit 105 0 0 aH. IL Hartley, El. 1 1 0 .n.r.iiversary Sermon, .a James Knight, Esq. 1 1 0 preached by the Rev. aS. T. Bull, Fay. 1 1 0 1)r. 1,..i..y, at this aJ. Addington, Esq. 1 .1 0 : t ., , , C:: ,:ch, St. a Meson, Esq. 1 1 0 ::- -::..thence 116 3 9 a 1). Lloyd, Esq. 1 1 0 The Iti.-ht lion. Earl aT. Wall, Esq. 1 1 0 of tansiorst and aW. W. a Gov. 1 1 0 Vi".triin ; ,,t,iii, V.l'. .20 0 0 a Alex. Sharp, Esq. 1 1 0 a T..: IC.,;ht lion. a .1. W. Willis, Esq. 1 1 0 Ea:i illowillow 5 S 0 aJ. G. Teed, Esq. 1 1 0 Tl' lEght lion. Lord a Stafford Price, Esq. 1 1 0 ii.:il):)n, V. P. 10 10 ts al. J. Wilkinson, F.sq. 1 1 I 'The Might Ilea. Lord a John Davidson ' Esq. 1 1 0 l'rudho.... , 21 0 0 a Rich. Brown, Esq. 1 1 0 Toe Eight llon. Lord a Simon All." Esq. 1 1 0 Henniker, V. P. 10 10 0a J. Bicknell, Esq. 1 1 0 Tit? Ri;ht lion. Lard a Col. Iligginson, E.sq. 1 1 0 Bravbroutc • 2 2 0 aV. m. Pouneen, F.sq. 1 1 0 The Right Hot:. the a James Hawkins, Esq. 1 1 .0 Chancelot of the aJ. A. Gilmore, Esq. 1 1 0 F.:cher i aer 20 0 0 a James Quallett, Esq. 1 1 0 a Sir Abraham Home, a Messrs. Francis and Bart. V. P. 5 5 0 White 1 Sir Fr..d. Esker, Bert. 21 *0 0 aB. Bak.r, Esq. 1 Sit R. C. Glyn, Bart. a George May, Es+ 1 V. lO 10 0 aA. 11. Christian, Esq. 1 a Mm. Sir Chas. Al. a It. Fortnum, DI. 1 Pole, &rt. 2 2 0 a John Deacon. Ewa. 1 Sir John I.ublsock, aJ. J. O r l ton , Esq. 1 I hrt. 31. P. V.P. 10 to 0 a llohi. Webster, Esq. 1 Kr W. Fairiee ('en- a 0. J. Witam, E.* . 1 ningham, .Ik. :.;.r. 10 10 0 a W. Key, P. q. 1 Stephen (Suttee, Esq. a G. W. Wilson, Esq. 1 V. P. 21 0 0 aW. Dotlehinson, Rsq. 1 Wit.. :.14..11i5h, Esq. aG. W. Bs, Symond's V. I'. 21 0 0 Inn 1 a Jnhn Gurney, Esq. aC. Craddock, F.sq. 1 V. P. 2 2 0 aJ. B. Nicholk, Esq. 1 Szeali.u.i Gast:ce,Esq. a S. Smith, Esq. 1 V. I'. additional 5 5 0 a 11. H. Price, Esq. 1 Tbnnuis Roberts, Esq. 20 0 0 a Sam. Turner, Esq. 1 Eharl - .s Calvert, Esq. • a Win. Turner, Esq. 1 31. P. IS 10 0 aG. i'auglian, jun. Eaq.l a Landon Dock Com- a Jas. Sims, Esq. 1 pany 21 0 0 a Leete, Esq. 1 Yaward Wigan, Esq. 21 0 0 aP. T. Swann, Esq. 1 T. A. ('urtis, Esq. 10 10 0 a Oliver Kirby, Esq. 1 A Life Governor in a Jas. )Mnley, Esq. 1 177-1, annually 10 II 0 a John Pryor, Esq. 1 llenj. Harrison, Esq. 10 10 0 a Wm. Sweatinan, Esq. 1 Geo. hlilward; Esq. 10 10 0 a John PAIIIC, Esq. 1 Rev. Hen. Pole 10 10 0a S. Scrutton, Esq. 1 W. lialdimand, Esq. 10 10 0 a Thos. Flockton, Esq. 1 1)r. Brea 10 10 0 a Wm. Forrester, Esq. 1 Capt. Narryatt, IL N. 10 10 0 a—. Calloway, Esq. 1 C. B. Curtis, Esq. 10 10 0 a Geo. Wells, Esq. 1 J. Atkins, jun. Esq. 10 10 0 a Geo. Sharpe, Esq. 1 Cot. John Rowley 10 10 0 aJ. F. Pinto, Esq. 1 Rich. Itothwed, Esq. a Thos. Jading, Esq. 1. Alderman & Sheriff 10 10 0 aT. Bolton, Esq. 1 J. 11. Rayner, Esq. 10 10 0 a Geo. Glover, Esq. 1 Stephen Cleasby, Esq. 10 10 0 a Jas. Ilumley, Esq. 1 X‘sbt. Connell, Esq. 10 10 0 aE. Granger, Esq. 1 Abraham Peel, Esq. 10 10 0 a Stephen 'few , Esq. 1 John Overend, Es+ 10 10 0 aJ. T. Betts, Fsq. 1 R. Fenwick, Esq. 10 10 0 a :Inonymous.a Friend 1 Wm. Metcalfe, Es+ 10 10 0 a Robert °stall, Esq. 1 Peter Kendall, Esq. 10 10 0a Cress, Esq. 1 'Wm. Rowe, jun. Esq. 10 10 0 a Mrs. Cough 1 P. .lustwick, Esq. 10 10 0 a Mrs. J. li. Eccles 1 Spackstian, Esq. 10 I 0 0 aJ. 11. Eccles, I.:sq. 1 IL Jones, Esq. 10 10 0 a Mrs. Robt. Curry i Ras. Wig;, Esq. 10 10 0 a Mrs. Cozen 1 James Pariett, Esq. 10 10 0 a Mrs. Harrison 1 Andrew Edge, Esq. 10 10 0 a Mrs. N. Anderson 1 Mrs. Musrears, per a Mrs. 1). Wood 1 Rev. Dr. Valpy 10 10 0a J. Macdonald, Esq. 1 F. G. 10 00 a Geo. Davis, F.sq. I A Wesleyan Methodist 500 a— Ward, Esq. 1 Itichard Smith, Eq. II • 0 Messrs. Peacock & C o . 3 a Goo. Bethell,Esq. Win. Charlton, Esq. Etan College 5. 3 0 per Mi. Gough 3 a Commercial Dock ' James Rowe, Esq. 2 Company 3 3 0 F. Scherer, Esq. 2 a C.Welstead, Esq. 22 0 James Daley, E.sq. 2 aJ. Julius Angerstein, William Rowe, Esq. 1 Esq. 2 2 0 Skinner Itowe, I.:sq. 1 aJ. Welch, Esq. 2 2 0 Jas.Yecles, Esq. Bath 1 a It. Quarme,.F.sq. 22 0 John Ray, I.lsq. a Guy. 1 a R. 11. Browne, Esq. John Nix, Esq. a Gov. 1 Wreak and Eye William Knight, Esq. 1 Humane Society 2 2 0 G. Brown, Esq. 1 aF. Boodle, Esq. 22 0 John Brown, Esq. 1 a Mrs. Reid 2 2 0 Alexander M'l)onald, a Dr. Studdart 1. 1 0 Esq. a Gov. 1 a Joseph Butterararth, W. W. Simpson, Esq. 1 Esq. M.P. 1 1 0 John Hyslop, Esq. 1 a Arch. Ilonerieff, Esq.l 1 0 A. Clagston, Esq. 1 a eapt.Welstead, Esq. 1 1 0 B. Drine, Esq. 1 a Itesert Wray, Esq. 1 1 0 John Maxwell, Esq. a 1)r. 1). D. Davis 1 1 0 Dumfries 1 a Witl:a.n Reece, Esq. 1 I 0 Lund, F.sq. 1 a George Davis, Esq. W. Wickings, Esq. I S:•arborottgh 1 1 0 G. B. Robinson, Esq. I a Dr. Addison, Eq. 1 1 0 J. A. Miller, Esq. a a John Esher, Esq. 1 . 1 0 J. P. Webber, Esq. a a Wiiliam Fisher, Esq. 1 1 0 Jon. Neild, Esq. 1 a Thos. Sin , pson, Esq. 1 1 0 .1 Friend to Humanity 1 a James Il.rry, EAq. 1 1 0 Rev.W.Proetor,M.A. 1 a C1e. , r1.-s .Iyles, P.:(1. 1 • 1 0 H. Carwardine, Esq. 1 a titre 1.e....ii..k: 5q . '1 1 0 C. Dennis, Es+ 1 a Rev. C. C-. •'.l 11 o John Way, Es+ I nB. Get.gh, K ... 1 1 0 Captain Simon Us I aT. IL lloonna, Esq. 1 1 0 A. Boughie, Esq. Pah aJ. Gridiths, F'.:. 1 1 0 ley - - I aT. Whitehead, 'Esq. 1 1 0 J. ISurgass, jun. Esq. 1 a .--- Woulii!, Eal. 1 1 0 ..: T. Lane, Esq. 1 1 0 i. John Nix, Es!. 1 1 0 _ If any error has occurred in the names of any Noblemen ne Grntlemen a the Secretary will be obliged by information of the s. me. foin'teripiions line Guinea ,per Annome.mstituting an An r.a.l Govereor ; Two Guineas an Annual Direcaur ; a Donation et I. n Gui , i..as a Life Governor; Twenty Guineas a Life 1)1- se;: .r) are rvceiYed at the following Bankers :—Messrs. Barnard a:4 Co. Co-..hi1l ; Drammonds and Co. Cbaring-Cross ; Pim e...rn and Co. liorough.; Sir John. Lubbock and Co. Macsion i...,.se-sireet ; by CitA.l..s 11.irel.ty, Esq. and Benjamin Hawes, i.-q. Old Ilar-e..1 I :uao, Tee:surer% ; and by the Secretary, at the 11..:., of :1-: ‘ S...irty,•-:9, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. 10N.4 T IL% N II A It IWlt, Registrar and Secretary. ....., Brii&N.-4treet, Bla.:ktriars, 13th day, 1820. • £97s 0 9 TWICKENHAM. A GOOD FAMILY HOUSE to be LET, Fur nished, for July and part of August, with large walled Garden, Coach-house, Stables, &c. Letters to b.: addressed to A. B. Mr. Mortimbes, Post-Office, Twickenham, Middlesex. J J. SIVEW MIFF beg to temind the P u blic e that NEXT THURSDAY the Lottery draws. The Two First Prizes will each receive is addition £lO,OOO Consols. The Wheel contains FOUR TWO FOUR XI O,OC 0 £l,OOO Prizes of Ste. &c. forming . Seventy-eight Capital Prizes in Money and Consols. Warranted Undrawn Tickets and Shares are on sale at &zit very fortunate oices, No. 37, Conihill; I 11, Holborn ; 38, Haymarket ; I 141, Oxford-street. Where they Sold the following Capitals, drawn the First Day : No. 0,814 - a Prize of 42.0,060 13,736 - a Prize of £5OO Three per Cent. Consols. FOUR of 1:30,000 ! And Seventy-four other Capitals. NEXT THURSDAY, TWO Prizes of £lO,OOO MUST BE DI! AWN. HAZARD and Co. CONTRACTORS, beg to acquaint the Pahlk, that although 5,000 Tickets were drawn the First Day, the IThesl sill contains the fullowirg ()rand List of Prizes, viz. 4 of £30,000 Consols £120,000 2 -- 10,000 Consols 20.0(10 1,60.) Money 4,0u0 500 Consols 2,(.00 400 Consols 4,000 300 Consols 3,000 200 Money 2.800 SOO Consols 6,000 - 10 10 14 30 Besides the proportion of £lOO, £5O, and £:6 Prizes. The two First Prizes on the 13th May will receive £lO,OOO Consols each. Warranted undrawn Tickets and Shares are on Sale at the old-establidied and fortunate Offices of HA ZA RD and Co. the Contractors, Royal Exchange (late ; 26, Cornbill ; and 324, Ox ford -street, corner of Swallow -street, London ; who shared and sold, in the Last Lottery Contract, 7,370 and 6,656, £.20,000 each, and in a recent Lottery, All the Prizes of £30,000 !!! HAZARD and Co. Shared and Sold FIVE of the Capital Prizes drawn the First Day, 27th April. MR. licsrs INDEMNITY. THE COMMITTEE for conducting the SEIB SCRIPTION set on foot, as a testimony of PUBLIC GRATITUDE for Mr. HUNT's exertions in DEFENCE of the RIGHT of PETITION, proceed to lay before the Public, in conformity with the instructions of the late Meeting, a hit of the Sums already received. They are sensible that the spirit with which the Subscription has hitherto proceeded, is altogether inadequate to the purpose, and that it dues nut at present correspond with the generous feelings of the l'ublic ; but they are enabled to state, that sonsi. derable exertions are making in many provincial districts; and they flatter themselves that any present appearance of tardiness, will, in the good cause in which they are engaged, have the effect of stimulating every honest man, hi his ostm sphere, to exert himself in promoting the Subscription. In proof that such a spirit pervades the country, and as an example worthy of imitation, the Ctentitittee conceive they can not better promote their purpose, than by copying one of the local advertisements, as it appeared in "-The Tyo• Mercury" of the 2;th ultimo: " HENRY HUNT, ESQ. " The Friends of a real, effective, and Constitutional Reform, are respectfully informed, that a Subscription is opened, for the purpose of assisting to defray the expense incurred by the above Patriot, who has so nobly, ably, and triumphantly defended the legal rights of his countrymen, and held Ire to contempt and de rision the unprincipled abettors of arbitrary power. " Be it observed, that the Whig Reformers, at their public Meetings and splendid dinners, when the unconstitutional inroads of the Ins have been condemned, and the sufferings of their vic tims commiserated, have hitherto avoided every act which might prove the sincerity of their declarations. These ' men of honour, talent, and property,' in this part of the Kingdom, have not con tributed a single shilling to the Sufferers at Manchester, nor to the legal investigation of that unexampled and heart-rending occur rence. Let us not imitate those party men—they are not our natural leaders.' " Subscriptions received at the Union Room, Queen-street; and at Mr. Marshall's, Bookseller, Newcastle. The Subsc...,nion will be closed in twelve days from this date. By order of the Committee. " W. WEATHERSTON, Secretary. " Newcastle, April 21, 1820." May other towns be found to exhibit equally correct feelings, and practices equally exemplary. JOS. WE Secretary. The first Subscriber to the IMy name would crush me 1 0 Manchester Sufferers :CO 10 I Sir F. Burdett,llart. M.P. 20 0 James Driarly 2 0 " The News." SI 2 J. Wilkinson 1 1 J.B. a friend to the cause 1 0 Mr. Fulhana 1 1 T. Dolby 1 1 J. F. 010 A Liveryman of London 10 0 John Stock, 51. W.K. 10s. 0 15 Sundry small subscriptions 7 10 L. F. 1 0 Thos. flout 1 1 Captain Williams, R.N. 1 0 Mr.llaydon,Welbeck-st. 5 5 Dr. Maclean 1 1 A Peer, an admirer of Mr. Adams 1 0 Mr. Hunt's stern in. W. hone 1 0 tegrity and perseve- Mr. R. Ireland 1 1 ranee, but no Radical 25 0 Jones Burdett, Esq. 5 0 An Admirer of Mr. Ur. Thos. Cousins, Hey- Hunt's great exertions 1 0 tesbury 1 0 John Feddon, School. Sir Richard Phillips 5 0 master, Brick-lane A Friend in Warwickshire 1 I A few Friends, Strat- John Canalobhouse,Esq. ford-le-Bow 0 15 M.P. towards defray- Do. One Swan, Bishops ing Mr.llunt's expenses gate-street 0 7 at York 10 0 Richard Webb, 20, John. W. Wansey,Clement's-la. 1 0 street, Pentonville P. Moore, tos. 6d. Left at 34, Wardens-- A Wiltshire friend of Mr. street, without a name 1 0 liant 1 0 Patrick M'lntyre 1 0 Books are opened to receive Subscriptions at Mr. Hayden's, .\"o. 7, Welbeek-street ; Mr. D o lby' s , 299, S tran d, an d 34, Wa g. dour-tieet, Soho; Mr. Watling's, opposite the Adelphi ' Strand;Mr. Mr. Ireland's, 7s, Holborn-hill; Mr. Fulham's, 24, Mitchell street, Old-street; 31r. .Cooper's, 49, Fore -street, Mr. Warrey's, '2l, I.itt le EJ rl- st reet , Seven Dials; Mr. Wooler's Printin-Oi lice, 76, Fleet-street. N.H. Country Subscriptions are requested to be furwartiLd I either to Mr. Wooler'i, or to Mr. Dahl's. 1 1 1 0 The Earls of Atentaatz, Horrrots, and G SAMAR°, took the oaths and their seats. The Earl of ALBRMARLE presented a Petition from the Parish of Rainhal, in the County of Norfolk, complaining of the Agricultural Distresses they laboured under, and praying Lord SONIERS presented a Petition to a similar effect from the Agriculturists of Woobly Hundred, in the County of Here ford. His Lordship observed, the . Petition was numerously signed, deliberately considered, and appeared to merit the se rious attention of the House. The Petitions were severally or dered to lie on the table. The Marquis of CHOLMONDELEY (as Lord Steward), reported his Majesty's Answer to their Lordships' Address of Friday, importing that directions should be given accordingly. The Insolvent Debtors' Continuation Bill was read the se cond time, and ordered to be corictitted. Some private business was then disposed of, after which the House adjourned till to-morrow; when their Lordships stand summoned on Earl STAXIIOPe4 motion fir a Committee to con sider of the most effectual means for the better Employment of the Manufacturing Poor. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. rA NE presented a Petition from the Owners and Occu piers of Lard in the County of Norfolk, praying for inquiry into the state or the Corn Laws.—Oriered to lie on the table. Several Honourable Members took the oaths, among whom were observed Lord C.Asrczazacu, who came down to the House for the first time since the meeting of the New Parlia ment. His Lordship appeared neatly recovered from 'the effcts of his late indisposition. Mr. H. SUMNER brought in a hill for Building one or more new Churches in the Parish of St. M.ry, Newington.— Read a first time. Mr. P. BROWN presented a Petition from the Occupiers of Land in the Cootoy of Sussex, praying for Restriction Duties on the Importation of Foreign Corn.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. LYGON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Kidderminster, praying for the Repeal of the Duties on WooL— Ordered to lie vu the table. Mr. COKE presented a Petition from the Occupiers of Land• in the County of Norfolk, complaining of the distressed state of the Agricultural Interest, and praying for relief. The Honour able Member wished to be understood as dissenting from the prayer of the Petition, as he attributed the distressed state of the landed interest to other causes than those generally alleged. Ordered to lie on the table. WESTERN UNION CANAL BILL. Mr. C. DU NDAS moved the second reacting of this Bill, the object of which is to facilitate the conveyance of goods be tween London and several parts of the. West .of England. Mr. BRIGIa seconded the motion; upon which The lion. ROBERT SMITH rose and proposed as an Amendment, " that the Bill be read this day six months." Sir W. DE CRESPIG NY followed on the same aide. Mr. Alderman WOOD, in the course of some observations, supported the original motion. Mr. LITTLuroN spoke in favour of the Amendment. A long discussion then took place between several other Ik. nourable Members : among whom Mr. BARING spoke in sup port of the Motion, as did alsol:wd Nucxxe, Mr. Pit:Liars, Mr. Alderman lllvoave, Mr. CRIPPI, Mr. BART Davis, and Mr. EavcouaT.—lt was opposed by Lord FRANCIS OSBORNE, Mr. EDWARD MOORE, and Mr. litxxerr. The question being put, strangers were ordered to with draw; the House divided, and the numbers were— Ayes - - - - 169 Noes - - - - - 136 Majority for the second reading of the fill --33 The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. Sheriff Ronne= appeared at the Bar with a Petition from the Corporation' of London, -against the Union Canal Bin, and prayinz leave to be heard by Counsel against the same. Upon the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD, the Petition was ordered to be referred to the Committee. A Person fromthe Commissioners of the Thames Navigation, brought up an account of the Sums of Money received by them, and of the application thereof. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL presented two Petitions . from' Kent, complaining of Agricultural Distress.—Laid on the table. A Petition was presented from the Woollen Manufacturers of Wiltshire, against the Tax on Wool.—Laid on the table. Sir ROBERT HERON presented a Petition from William Augustus Johnson, praying for an enlargement Of the time for entering into recognizances for prosecuting the Petition against the Return for Boston. The Petitioner stated, that he could not serve the necessary notices upon the Members who were' returned, as they were not at present in the country. The Agent, Mr. Clarkson, was called in ; and after he withdrew, it was or dered that the time should be enlarged to one week. Mr. H. SEYMOUR moved for a new grit for the Borough of Orford, in the room of Thomas Seymour, Esq. who was re turned for Orford and for Lisburne, but who took his Election for the latter.—Ordered. A new Writ was moved for Appleby, In the room of the Right Hon. George TierDey, who was elected for Appleby and for Knaresborough, but who took his Election for the latter.— Ordered. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT gays notice, that he would move for an inquiry into the late transactions at Oldham. Lord JOHN RUSSELL postponed, to the 29th, the second reading of the Bill for disfranchising Grampound. Lord MILTON stated, that be had given notice of a motion for the repeal of the Wool Tax, which stood for to-morrow; but as he understood that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not be able to attend in his place to-morrow, he would postpone it to Thursday or Friday se might. After a few words from Lord Css.rtrarscis and Mr. Bo sisson, it was finally arranged that the notice should be set down generally. Sir FRANCIS BURDE P TT presented a Petition from the Parishioners of Mary-la-bonne, praying that the House would relieve them from the extortion of the Water Monopoly.—Or dcred to be printed. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 00 FIFTH BARON OF THE EXCHEQUER IN SCOTLAND. Lord A. HAMILTON rose, in pursuance of notice, to bring this subject under the consideratiim of the llouse and in doing this he thought it unne cessary to preface his motion with any circumstances which might impress the House with a sense of its importance. There was no circumstance in his mind which could add to its own weight more powerfully than the remembrance of the deep distress s hid) prevailed throughout the country. When he had first introduced the subject to the notice' of the House, he certainly was not awa: e of the variety of considerations or persons that have since b,ta colla terally connected with it. But since the Noble and Learned Lord opposite had introduced to the atten tion of the House a paper containing the opinions of the law officers of Scotland upon the. appoint ment in question, that. circumstance materially added to the importance of the motion. To come then tol the facts connected with the case, he would remind the Hotise that it was six years ago - since an"Flon.l Friend of his proposed the appointment of the . Ccim missioners to inquire into the state of the Courts of Justice lit .Scotland, - 'and to recommend such' alte rations in the number and emolument of the officers as to them should seem meet. Their first Report was dated in 1815, the motion for their appointment the prese n t moment, not one of the recommenda tions dated i n t h e prev i ous year. From 1815 until tions which they had made have been carried into effect—(blear, hear).—"lle sixth Report was made last year, two other Reports had since been made, but to this hour no recommendation had been made by his Majesty's Ministers to the House to carry into • effect one of their suggestions. It was particularly unfo:tunite, that the very first intimation upon the subject should be the effecting of a measure in direct contradiction to the recommendation of the Commissioners..—(Hear, hear).—Last Session he had moved for papers containing any references to the judgment of•the Law Officeis of the Crown with respect to these ,Reports, and he obtained one paper, which at that time he thought of little importance; but if it were considered now, it would be found tits prove the futility of the argument of the Learned Lord, as well as of the document produced by the Noble and Learned Lord. It was referred to the Commissioners to see what reductions were practi cable in the Courts of Justice, and undoubtedly it was no fault of theirs, if, after five years' labour, no measure was taken to carry their suggestions into effect. He disclaimed any direct hostility to the officer wl - o had been lately appointed ; hut he thought it most discreditable to his predecessor and to his Majesty's Ministers, that such an airTointment I should take place at all—(hear, hear).—lle Com missioners concurred that five 11;trons of the Exche quer were more than enough ; that four were quite sufficient ; and with this recommendation it was his object to move a Resolution that the House should agree. If the House would sanction not only the appointment, the mode in which it was made, the breathless haste with which it was hurried on, the next thing they ought to do, would be to save to the • country the expense of all such Commissioners, and to confide to the Ministers alone the duty, suggest ing . • what reductions ought or ought not to be car ried into effect. It appeared to hiot, that it would • be almost ludicrous that he should stand up in such • _ an assembly for the purpose of arguing that the • - • appointment of a fifth Baron of the Exchequer was unnecessary, if he did not recollect the extraordi- • nary resolutions which that House had sometimes sanctioned—(Year, hear).—Among the most extra ordinary of those resolutions, was one proposed by the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to the effect, that Bank paper was not depreciated, at a time when it was actually suffering a great depre ciation(Hear, hear 1 and laughter).-1 he question, however, was not limited to the present measure; for if this, the first appointment, after eight reports, was sanctioned by the House, the House would not do their duty to the country it they allowed any fur , ther expenses to be incurred by the appointment of Commissioners for purposes such as these. Commis sioners were ordained to execute—(Hear, hear).— ' The House would recollect that, in making their Report, the Commissioners proceeded upon what the Barons themselves stated as to their duties, and the time which those duties occupied. Upon those Ba rons devolved, of course, the knowledge of what they had to do, and their testimony was of more weight than the opinions of the Lord Advocate, or of the other Law Offi c e rs , w h o were consu l te d . It , appeared then, that in the whole of the four Terms the Barons of the Exchequer were employed in legal business 65 or 66 days. Deducting the Sundays and the Mondays, on which they never sat, it appeared that they sat altogether about two months in the whole year—(Hear, hear). It was true, indeed, that they sat also as a Board of Treasury. But the ave rage number of Petitions, which were presented to the Board, did not exceed 100, and the practice was to refer these Petitions to the Remembrancer, soh. handed them over to his Deputy. The Deputy made his Report upon them, and the Barons had only to approve, or disapprove of his Report. This was alb they had to do as a Board of Treasury—(Hear, hear). Now what, he might ask, whin was the labour of the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland, as com pared with that of the Barons of the Exchequer in England ? In Scotland, the barons never went Circuit—in England, they did. In England, the Court of Exchequer was also a Court of Equity,—in Scotland, that was not the case. Here too, the Ba rons not only. went the Circuit, but took their rota lion at the Old Bailey Sessions, and acted on Com missions—in Scotland, the Barons had nosuch duties. Here also they . had to examine and Report on Bills in Parliament, referred to them—in Scotland, the Barons had nothing of the kind to do. In fact, there was no Compaiison between the labours of- the W ilms in Scotland, and those of the Barons of the Ex _chequer here—(Hear, hear). The five Barons in Scotland had to perform.less'than half of the duties, which were performed by the fear Barons in Eng land—(Hear, hear, hear). It was well known and felt, that when the late Attorney-General, Sir Samuel Shepherd, was appointed to one of the seats in the Exchequer Court of Scotland, it was understood to be a kind of retirement for him from his labours-.. not to say, that it. was a sinecure. But if anything further were wanted to prove the little extent of la bour which devolved upon these Barons, it would be found in the fact that the Lord Chie£ Commissioner of the Jury Court in Scotland undertook the duties of-that office in addition to those which he had al ready to perform as ooe-of the Barons of the Exche quer—(Hear, hear). This latter office, without much increasing his trouble, adde4 two . thousand pounds a-year to his salary—(fear; hear). The Noble Lo r d, proceedeci.to,argue that the situation of a Baron of - the Exchequei .tn. Scotlaqd was locked upon as- a . there. X.,paltril,fiage,„fet 3%.1..i.c.h no distill guirsehe situation icagtiaolukqpwie4ge was requited, as appeared - eitu horn the skjection that was, made -to making t h at ''Conit 'a Court of A pp,als,,froni the impression that. • ' was felt that the Barons were already in 4 state ppm. tiremens ; hilt' particularly froni the fact that the late Lord Chief Baron was absent, fin account (~. i bad health, foi three years, Two of the se h e :pant ir ,i . i . 11 11 i . i ' . , -.. . , t i - , ) l' il , i 1 i I i f" h i ' f l li