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PARLIAMENTiiRr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 20. four o'clock, the Loan CIANCELLOR took the Woolsack, the Royal Assent was given by commissiOn to die Lotttry ,rnendsuent Bill. the Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the !mhos' Indemnity Bill, the Leather, Oak*Bark, Tobacco and' _ India Goods Bins, the Lace and Stne,king.jrame Eresking the Nottingham Watch and Ward Bill, the Clink Liberty (Southwark), Paving Bill, the Maryport Harbour Bill, the Grand Junction Canal Tonnage Amendment Eill, the Drury.lar.e The e Amendment till, two Naturalization Bills, and Thirty-serves tiostare, Road. Church, and Bridge Bill-. The Commisuonrrs the LORD COANCILLLOR and the Duke of MON rause and CA:woo:. Ir. Cox, from the Commissioners of Military Inquiry, presen ;he 11th Report of tho‘e Commissionto.—Ordered to lie on r. farrow, from the Post Office, presented an Account of !sham and. Arrears in the hands of the Deputy Post Mas of Great Britain, up to the sth of January, lol2.—Ordered en the Table. The Local Militia Amendment Bill was read a second time.— be committed on Monday. The annual Indemnity Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. WHARTON and others from the Commons brought up the 1 for raising £6,789,625 by way of annuity, and the Irish Sugar Iwback Bill, which were read a first time. , I ESTAIII-ISIibiENT FOR TILE PRINCESSE.R. The Earl of LIVERPOOL announced a Message from the Prince Regenr, which was read from the Woolsack, (for which the Commons). On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Message was ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday next. CATIIOI.IC QUESTION. The Earl of DONOVGHMORE said, that at the time he had a notice of his intention to submit a motion to the House on subject of the present situation of the Roman Catholics of fre• he stated to their Lordships, that circumstances might occur, rhich would render it necessary to postpone his motion to ano -r day : as, however, the circumstances which he had then con -,,lated had not taken place, he thought it right to inform their Lordships, that the day he had originally fixed for the discusdion, (the 10th of April), and for which. their Lordships were sum zoned, was that on which he iuterded to propose his motion. Adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House was summoned to the House of Peers by the De puty Usher of the Black Rod, to hear the 4oyal Assent given by Commission to several Bills. The SPEAKER, on his return, informed the House that he ' heard tke Royal Assent given by Commission to several , (for which see the Lords). The Report of the Woods and forest Bills was brought up and agreed to. A person presented at the Bar the 18* Report of the Commis sioners of Military Inquiry. The House went inn a Committee on the Charitable Dons Bill, in which It was agreed to divide it into two, as it con tained two distinct objects. Sev,eral amendments were made., Report on Monday, _ the committee of thipply, 1€5500 was voted to the Board at 4114riculture,The Report on Monday. Lord Wellingtoo's. Annuity Bill, the Glass Doty Bill, and the till ands Bill, each went through , a Com:lslam—The several Reposta on Monday. The Reports as 'be Irish Militia Bill and the Irish Minna Fa milies Bin were read and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be Leads third time on Monday. The Irish Bishops Bill and the t eimutia Trade Bill were read third time and passed. The Canada Triade Bin iwas wad a second time, and ordered be committed on Monday, The Bank-note continuance Bill was read a first time, and or to be ;tad a second time on Monday. Jr WILLIAM SCOTT gave notice, that after the holidays be would move fur leave to bring in •a Bill to amend the Mune of Tocatedings in Ecclesiastical Courts. Sir V. GIBBS presented a Patit:on frern certain Eldirs,,dte. of Jewish persuasion. who pra fed that they might be eiempted di the pr. - ow/tops of that:lle/stable Donations BM, now2ending . that Home, they having I.seen in the invariatlepractice of pro viding for their own poor.-- Ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. BLACKBURN presented a Petition from 47,000 104- bibahts of Lite town of s allackburn, In Lwcrnhire, and the neigh bourhood, compla!ning of the distresses to which they bad been exposed, by the long protracted war and Orders In Council, and praying fur a rtdress of the same. Ordered to Ile on the Table. PROVISLOW roa TITS panic:ans. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER appeared at the Bar, with a Message from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, - which being brought was read by the Speaker, and was in substance Alows " GEORGE P. R. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name sold on behalf of his Majesty, thinks it necessary to acquaint the iouse of Commons, that in pursuance of the powers vested in Majesty by two Acts passed in the 18th a at nth years of ha present Majes.y's reign, his Majesty was graciously pleased, by letters Patent, bearing date * the •1d of February, 1802, to grant their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Augusta Sophia, Eliza beth, Mary, tiolhia, and Amelia, an annuity of thirty thousand petinds agreeably to the provisions and subject to the limitations the said Acts, which grant was to take effect from the demise his Majesty ; And his Royal Highness being desirous, in the present skuatien of the Royal Family, to be empowered to pro- for the establishment of their Royal Highnesses the Prin cesses by au immediate rant, recommends to the House of Commas to take the subject into their consideration, and to unable his Royal Highness to make such provision fee their Royal Highnesses the Princesses, as in the liberality of Parliament be thought suitable to the actual situation of the Princesses, to the circumstances of the present time. " GEORGE P. R." The Message was then, on the Motion of the !HANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, ordered be referred to a Committee of Supply on Monday neg. ' ' • THIRD THEATRE. Mr. WHITBREAD hoped that the Nob* Lord t ' Lord Ossulston) would postpone the motion for the second reading of this Bill till Monday next, in eon- Aueoce of the indisposition of a Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Sheridan) who was much inter ested in it. Lord OSSULSTON could not consent to post pone the second reading pf the Bill any longer. After a variety of observations on the more ample accom modation that the increased population of.this greet - required, he concluded by moving, that the Bill the establishment of a third Theatre be now read econd time. Mr. PETER MOORE said, that notwithstanding that the population of the Metropolis had increased considerably, the number of Oty-going people seemed rather to have dtcreased. The recepts of houses were now less than they were formerly, although the expence had considerably increased. He conceived that this application went to supersede the Royal prerogative, which alone was entitled to give permission to new-Playhouses. He WAS by no means winced that the play-going people or London wanted more accommodationthan two good Theatres would afford. He therefore moved, that the second reading be postponed to this day six months. Lord OSSULSTON defended the 8 , 11, aad Sued against the monopoly which, be said, atpreorma asisted. He particularly alladed to the combo a 0111111 At fc when tl Amend Membt West 11 Bill, th (Seutht unctio lure Ar Inclow' were' th tart CA 114 r. tett) the the Tat Mr. the Pal ten of to be of The To be The Mr. 811 for Drawbi The Prince see the On t ordered The riven r the sub land, ha which ther da templet Lordsh (the in zoned Adjc The putt' U Commi The bad be Bills, (I The aimed A pe elopers The dons B tamed The RI In th 411,tricu' LOn Pillar Itzpott The Milks seeds The third • Tb to bet The dered sir would /,Deer Sir the Jet at DM t in that viding Mr. bitahti bourhi expose praylu Th appe up, as fol the be house his Ali presen letters to thei Deck pentad of the of his preens vide tc ceases Conn enable nein • way b sad to Th CHA to be next. Mr (Lor seam Gent sated La pone a var anode city II fOr a ate Mt that so co seem the h sac cone , Rayl perm traAl conv VOUI rad V ie d Haiti • Kemble, who, he said, was most anxious to ME courage rich monopoly, and had shown a determisa. don to confine all the good tragic performers to Co. vent-Garden stage. Sir T. TURTON thought that thiswas not a time' when a liberal and generous Parliament would throw any obstacles in the way of the rebuilding of Drury lane Theatre. Those who opposed the third Thea tre, denied the fact that was asserted, of two good theatres being insufficient for the play-going people of London. Let Drury.lane be once rebuilt, and then, if it were found that there was not accommo dation enough, nobody could oppcsse the applicaticat far another theatre. Mr. HOME SUMNER contended, that the peo ple of this great metropolis had a {right to better ac commodation and more places of theatrical amuse ment than. now exist. He might at present send seventy times, day after day, to get a box for his fa mily, and not succeed. In order to accommodate the increasing population of this city, the proprietors of the theatres had overshot the mark ; and in order , 1 to allow many to see, they made their houses so large that nobody could hear. The consequence of this was, that those plays Which had delighted our an cestors were much laid aside, and it was found ne .cessary to introddce dogs, horses, elephants % and all manner of beasts upon the stage. Besides, if any actors of the most brilliant talents, in the line of the Kembles, were to present themselves for an engage. ment, they couldn't find one in London ; but must content themselves with acting in country towns.— From the situation of the two theatres, it was also evident that a great part of the population of the metropolis, found it extremely inconvenient to be ob. liged to go over three or low miles of ground in order Ito see a play. • Mt. WHITBREAD observed, that when the Pe titions for the third Theatre came before the House three years ago, they had been advised to apply to the King in Council, and their application was un successful. When they applied last year, they ap peared to do it on the ground that there was no chance of Drury-Lane Theatre being re-built. He, at that time, said, that if, upon examination, in the course of six weeks, he should not see a probability of the rebuildingnof Drury-Lane, he should not op pose it. He, however, then did see a teat proba bility, and now there was hardly any doubt of its being finished, unless this Bill should be passed...-. At first, he thought the chances were five hundred to one against the re-building, but now he thought they were fifty to one in its favonr,, if the confidence and support of the public were not withdrawn from it by this new speculation. There were now very few outstanding claims, Under those circumstances, he should say, that if Drury-Lane Theatre was not opened by next Session, or if, when it should be opened, there was still a complaint of the public not being accommodated, then he should see no ob jection to an application for a third theatre. He thought that many of the supporters of the third theatre out of doors, took most unfair means to prevent the re-building of Drury-late, and to preju dice the public against the concern. It appeared that they wanted their theatre to be the second, anft not the third. He was very glad to hear of the eti., cellent tragedians that an Hon. Gentleman ( Sumner) represented to be out of employment. that Hon. Gentleman would introduce them to dap managers of the Drury-lane establishment, he was sure they would be happy to engage them (a mOll but he thought that the Hon. Gentleman should Nis* recollected that Mr. Kcmble had revived andpre sented to the public, more of the plays of their fa. vourite Shakespear, than any other manager, and that those plays were, perhaps, never better acted, upon the whole, than under his management. As to the introducing beasts and elephants on the stage, that had been done in the Augustan age at Rome, and man igers must often follow, as well as lead, the taste of the town. As to the situation of this third theatre, the supporters of it would never state where it was to be ; and it was generally believed that it was in the neighbourhood of the other two that they meant to place it, If so, there would be no greater . convenience for persons living at a distance. It thea tres were to be distributed all over the town. he be lieved that there erauld be good plays no where. • Mr. BROWNE supported the Bill for the third theatre, and thought that those interested in Drury lane Theatre opposed this application with a very bad grace, when it was considered how much Par liament had done for them, to get them out of their embarrassments. Their monopoly alone would not have enabled to them re-build their theatre, tf it had not been for the assistance of Parliament. The House then divided oh the amendment for postponing the second reading to this day six months, which was carried by a majority of 58 to 35. KAIBEICZLIMENT RU.L. On the Motion that the recommitted— Bill be Mr. ABERCROMBIE rose, for the purpose of stating, that he should postpone the observations ►which he had intended to make, till the recommittal of the Bill, understanding that such recommittal would take place after the Easter holidays. A desultory conversation then took place on the' wording of some of the clauses, as well as on the policy of the Bill, in which Sir Samuel Romilly, Mr. Wilson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Thompson, Sir Charles Puke, and Mr. Marr yatt took part. The House then resumed, when the Report was brought up ; and, on the Motion that it be taken into turther consideration this day three weeks. Mr. DAVIES GIDDY expressed a wish that the further consideration of the Report should be referred to a Committee above stairs. Mr. DRUMMOND objected to such a mode of proceeding, be being more desirous that the discus sions should take place in the House. The SPEAKER stated, that the proceeding pro. posed by Mr. Giddy was of very rate example.— "fhe present measure went to impose high peualtiei on the subject—to affect the criminal laws of the land and, on a subject of such vast importance to the community, it was at all times defirons to have the benefit of the collective wisdom of the whole House. Private Committees were only had recourse to on Highway Bilk, Canal Bills, etc. ; but, on subjects of such great consequence, the proceedings were very rarely referred to Committees above stairs. After some observations from the Cunxcitt.i.oa of the Antir9vla l coinciding, with whit; had fallen troll the SP;axeft, the suggested proceeding trat not persevered in.—The original motion agreed to. Peetreesiteatt HOUIS SILL. On the'question for the recommittal of the Peni tentiary House Bill, Mr. HOLFORD supported its principle. The plan proposed by Mr. Bentham some time back was, in his opinion, liable to a great variety of objections, which did not lie against the present Bill.' The manner in which that Gentleman, in his system, proposed to find employment for persons after the tarn of confinement had expired, was particularly objectionable, for besides that, the profits of their labour were to go into his pocket ; they were to carry on their work ptineipally by machines, which would of coarse prevent them from coming to the know ledge of any trade. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY lamented that the Hon. Gentleman had not delivered his sentiments upon the subject at an earlier period. As be saw there were many Members now absent, - to whom this subject was highly interesting, he wished that any further progress in it might be deferred at least until Wednesday, the 15th of April next, as at that time there would be a more full attendance of Mem bers% because the A ssizes would have that terminated. —He was as desirous of the erection of Penitentiary Houses - as any other perioe ; but there were some provisions of the present Bill to which he entertained objections. in particular to that part which confined the erection ofthem only tai London and Middlesat. He would not now go into the merits or demerits of Mr. Bentham's plan, but he was confident that it contained much which it would be for the interest of the public so adopt. The House of Correction erected on . Calton-hill, in Edinburgh, was 4ttm with the best consequences; in that, - as in the a g proposed by Mr. Bentham, the public had an oppor tunity of inspecting the prisoners and their cells, and he believed this idea was a good one, for there was not. in his opinion, any better guards against public abuse than the public themselves. Mr. Dundas, who was Secretary of State at the time Mr. Bentham proposed his contract, favoured it very much, and sensed desirous that it should be carried into effect. There was one inconvenience in the nunishment by transportation, which be hoped. would be removed in a great measure by the erection of Penitentiary' Houses—this inconvenience existed principally with regard to the women who suffered transportation I— they could not work their passage home when their time was expired, aid of course, in many instances, were obliged to remain. Sir Samuel Romilly con. eluded by moving an amendment, that the Bill be committed on Wednesday the 15th of April. Mr. LONG did not know the particular plans of Mr. Bentham, and the question at present was not any plan of his. At all events, that ingenious Gen, tleman's plan had many things in it qUitti absurd.— It made no provision for persons after the term of their confinement was elapsed. It was indeed true that be proposed to purchase various patents. and demanded nothing more than the labour of those persons at the machinery which he intended to con struct; but this in reality was the great objection to his system, that if • the persons were so employed they would be entirely prevented from learning any trade, and of course have no means of livelihood when they would be turned out upon the world again. He trusted, therefore, that the House would' now go into a Committee upon the Bill, and not defer it to any later period. - 1 Mr. ABERCROMBIE defended the system plan ned by Mr. Bentham, on the ground of its chain. guished utility for the reformation of morals and re storation of integrity to the mind ; and he certainly never expected so excellent a system would have met with the disapprobation of the present House, after the eminent declarations in its favour by the whale Home of Commons when it was first proposed. In conclusion, he was desirous that the system of Mr. Bentham should be adopted, so far as to employ the convicts after their dismissal, to prevent the recur rence of their crimes, from idleness. _ _ Mr. Secretary RYE, E R supported the propriety of the pr sent measures, and affirmed, that his Honour. able Friend (Mr. Holford) was justified in the pa. rallel which he had drawn between the plan of Mr. Bentham, and the one at present proposed for adop. don, inasmuch as it was prc per to shew the House, as Chairmain of the Committee, on what principles he solicited support for the present Bill. He ad mired, however, Mr. Bentham's plan in several of its lesser ramifications, but it was by far too ex pensive and chimerical for Government to adopt. —He was extremely desirous that this plan should be as perfect as possible ; and it was open to Learned Gentlemen for any amendment they might suggest. Should the House agree to the ideasure immediately, the building could be begun this sammer ; whereas if they were to make any delay, a whole twelvemonth would elapse before they could commence ; and par ticularly for the sake of the females, he was desirous the measure should proceed as rapidly as possible; because, at present they were cooped up in the diffe rent prisons, is such a manner as to preclude all hopes of amendment of their metals and behaviour Mr. WILBERFORCE remembered the eloquent and glowing approbation passed upon the plan of Bentham by both Mr. Pitt and Lord Melville, and WAS surprised that two such eminent men could be so far imposed upon as was represented by the Honour. able Gentleman. Bentham was - authonzed to recom mend to the Treasury fit and proper persons to ma nage the Penitentiary Houses, and if those persons did not answer that description, then the Treasury had the power of refu s ing them, until fitter men should be appointed. The whole plan was excellent; and the treasure proposed of restoring them, reforme in morals, and amended in their inclination to labour, back again to the public, was an idea noble, and re-1 plete with the soundness of policy. He, however, admired the present plan also ; and proposed that; the two plans should be assimilated, that the Public might reap the benefit of the best parts of both 'Thu plan met with the approbation of the great Mr. Howard, and also of the excellent Neale, who was alike .desirous of introducing such beneficial plans throughout England, Wales, and Scotland. Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST strongly supported the propriety. of adopting some such measure as the present, and was desirous that it should be immedi ately pproceeded ups., with leave given to make any whiehibight be deemed necessary in the enindeg dletuieet.- mt. wiILIAJd MTH Warted Abe PiNgist7 - . of postponing the motion, owing to the almsce of many Learned Gentlemen on the Circuit. Mr. H. SUMNER supported the amended motion. Mr. HOLFO RD explained.. The House then divided, when there appeared_ In favour of the original motion 35—For the motion as emended 18—Majority 17. The House then went into a Committee upon the Bill. when, after some conversation between Sir S A . I ULM. ROMILLY, Mr. Hor.rotto, Sir Anvitert Ploorr, the ATTOANEY-GENERAL, Mr. KrsitteK, and M r , Ba?tees, several amendments wer e proposed and agreed to ; and the clauses being gone through, th e Report was ordered to in received on Monday. llEGlsTates orrice REGULATION RILL. Mr. HENRY MARTIN, Witierstailding that there would be no opposition to 'the motion he had an nounced so long ago, would not long details Il s e House ; but briefly state, that his object was to ask for leave to bring in two Bills. The first was for re. guleting the °dice of Registrar, in the 142 h Court of Admiralty and Court of Appeals, on -6e sane foothts as that of the Accomptant•General in the Court o f Chancery, as far as it concerned the monies hei ß ging to suitors in those Courts. The secoae Bill went to Introduce the same regulations in the o ffi ce of Deputy-Remembrancer of the Court of E. ches4lier. e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not mean to oppose the motion in its pe wee stage. He should, however, watch the proven of the Bill, in order to guard the interests of parties concerned in those new regtdations. Mr. HENRY MA KT IN ;Stud in the Propriety of the suggestion, and was ready to distal& the sub. jet with the Right Hon. Gentleman in any stage of the Bill he might think proper. 4.estre was then given to bring in the Ms and Mr. MARTO'. with Sir S. Oimcted to pre. pare the same. All the Orders of the Day being tbn disposed 4 the House adjourned as Oxso'Cloat to Meader. 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