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~..:.. ..... .„. I t til • --, . _ l- 1. • --- *.' -- "'"......-- , j) •, . . ..:i,' N '' -' , • - • . 1 ,4 0 ' : ..... Y** *1 It VIC .•. .1 0 it' l - . ' 7 O' l W „Pr- Il' il • . ."... 4 . . . .. . , •.•...i.,,,, 1 4•lk e e_ .., NIT BEt 10.650. STAMP-OFFICE, SOMERSET-PLACE, Way 26, 1821. NOTICE is hereby given to Ccuntry Bankers, that -A -1 the issue of the Now Stamps on Country Notes of One tad Two Pounds value, hai commenced at this Of . Tte following allowances will be granted by the Cmttuds tainners of Stamps to Bankers, who are desirous of exchanging %heir Notes, having the old Stamps on them, for the new : lit. On Notes that have never been put in circulation the 'whole of the duty will be allowed, provided they are brought for 'allowance within twelve calendar months from dais date, but this allowance will not commence for the first six months. 2d. On Notes that have been in circulation for any period not exceeding one year, two-thirds of the duty, provided they are brought for allowance within two calendar months front the expiration of that time. sd. On Notes that have been in circulation for any period ex ceeding one year, but not exceeding two years, one-third of the duty, provided they are brought for allowance within two calen dar months from the expiration of that time: Order of the Commissioners, tr. PPE N, Secretary. NOVELS allo TALES or TIM AUTIIOR or WAVERLEt• thr tst of June will be published, Part I. of ASERIES of PORTRAITS, illustrative of the above Novels, with Biographical Notices. To be corn .pletcd in Six Parts, each containing Four Portraits, engraved by 'lr. It. Coormr, in the most blr,lily-fini.hed manner, from drawings made expressly for the Woik by Mr. Thurston, from the most authentic Ori"hials; price of each Part, 12mo. 85. Svo. ins.—Proofs on India paper, 14s.—Twenty-five Sets of Proofs before the Letters, on royal 4tn. paper, W. Published by C. and II: Baldwyn, Newgate-street ; and IL Triphook, Old Bond-street, where Specimens of the Work may be stem This day was published, In Tvo Vols. Avis. price £1 P. boards. THE PRESENT STATE of TURKEY: or, A Description of the Political, Civil, and Religious Constitu tion, Government, and laws of the Ottomin Empire : illus trated with a Map of the Turkish Empire, and a Plan of Con standtople. The Seenwl Edition. By THOMAS THORNTON, Esq. London: Primed for .1. Mawman, 59, Ludgate -street. This day was published, in Four Vols, Eve. price LI 16s. bds. riIHE HISTORY of SCOTLAND, from the Union of the Crowns, on the Accession of James VI. to the Thane of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne. With a Preliminary Dissertation on the Par ticipation of Mary Queen of Scots in the Murder of Dataley. 1%1A1.001.111 LAING, Eq. The Third Edition, corrected and considerably enlarged. Printed far J. Mawman ; Longma-, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown ; lialdwin, Crndock, and Joy ; R. Scholcy ; G. :Mackie, London; and A. Constable and Co. Edinburgh. This day was published, In Or.c Volume, eve. illustrated by Four M.lps, descriptive of the Route, price Its. boards, APICTURESQUE POUR through FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, on the BA NES of the RII IN E, and through Part of the NETIIERLA NDS, - in the Year 1816. Flur.sina amen:, Sylvasque! London: Printed for J. Mavripan, 39, Ludgate-street. . , " To those who have not travelled, it gives a faithful acci.unt of what is to he , een ; to those who intend to travel, it affords an excellent plan for their operations ; to those who have tra velled, it svill awaken many pleasing recollections. The route is, perhaps, the hest which could have been tsten."—British Critic, Oct. 1817. Tlds day were published, in one large Vol. 4to. illustrated with Plates, Maps, &c. price XII 2s. boards, REMAINS of the late JOHN T WEDDELL, Fel low of Trinity Colic6e, Combridr ; being a Selection of his Letters, written front various parts of the Continent t tole thee with a republication of his PROLUSION ES JUVE NILES: to which is subjoined, an Appendix, containing same Account of the Author's Journal, MSS.Collections, Drawings,&c. and of their extraordinary disappearance. The Third Edition. Prefixed is a brief Biographical Memoir, by the Editor, The Rev. ROBERT TWEDDELL,A.hI. " Pause on the tomb of him who sleeps " Fancy's fond hope and Learning's fav'tite child, " Accomplish'd Tweddell!" HATvaaTti's GREECE. London: Printed for J. Mawman, :59, Ludgate-street. This day was published, In One large Volume, royal 410. price £4. 45. in boards, T" TRAVELS of COSMO the THIRD, Grand Duke of Tuscany, through a large part of ENGLAND, in the Reign of Charles the Second (1669). Faithfully trans lated from the original Ethan Manuscript in the Laurentian library at Florence. To which is prefixed, An Original and Interesting Memoir of the Life of Cosmo [IL embellished with. an engraved Por trait of the Grand Duke, and Thirty-nine Views of the Metro polis, Cities, Provincial Towns, and Noblemen's and Gentle men's Seats, as they existed at that reriod, and were delineated by Artists in the suite of Cosmo. Ptlnted for J. lawman, 39. Ludgate-street. This day was published, in Two Volumes, Bvo. price 303. in boards, TASSO'S JERUSALEM DELIVERED; an He roic Poem; with Notes and occasional Ilinwrations. ' Translated by the Rev. J. 11. HUNT, A.M. Late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. London: Printed for J. 24awman, 39, Lodi:Ate-street. " Mr. Hunt's bold powers as a Transhtor often approach nearer to the grandeur and spirit of the original, than any trans lation of the modern Classics that we possess."—.Mont h ly Re view, September, 1819. " It is valuable for its ample fidelity, for its learned compari son of passages in epic writers, and for the information contained in the Notes."—Thid, June, 1819. " It entirely supersedes every translation of the .Ternsalem De livered which has hitherto been presented to the Public; ant we do set hesitate to declare, that, in our opinion, the Tas , o of Mr. Hunt need not fear a comparison with the Homer of Pope."— Ctitic, May, 1819. VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATION, ST. VINCENT. *TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Messrs. MUNN and CURTIS, bn WZIIIIIISDAT, July 4, 1821, at One o'Clock, at the Auction Mart, London, sinless previously disposed of by Private Con tract, THE Valuable PLANTATION an d SUGAR WORK, called CAMDEN PA RK, situate in.the Parish of St. Andrew, in the Island of St. Vincent, consisting of a con venient li-sidence, Overseer's !louse, Negro flosses, Sick [louse, Magas' I louse, Set of Work%, Mule Penn, and the usual Appen dage.; with about Two II andred and Twenty-five Acres of prime cleared Land, One I lundred and Fifty-nine valuable Slaves, the Live and Des Stock, covsistiag of two horses, twelve Mul:s, and thirty-one licatl of ; with all the necessary Plantation Inyletn,:nts and Utensils.—The Purchase-Money may be paid by Instalments. Particulars of the Estate may be had by applying to Willisrn I.e thane, Esq. New liridge-street, London ; at Me Auction Ni.trt; and of Mtlft'S. /ilium and Curtis M'albrook, near the /dial Lzehange• -- ~_ TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1821. WEYMOUTH-STREET, PORTLAND-PLACE. ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,. Rare old India and rich Marqueteire Cabinets, brilliant Plates of Silvered Glass of large dimensions, superb Oriental Ebony and Tortoiseshell Cabinet, beautiful Amber Casket, Marble Figures and Plaster Busts, very fine and scarce India and Dresden China, elegant r-molu Timepiece, Two Printing PresseS; and Boxes of beautiful Type, Books, Paintings, and various other Effects. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION; By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick -street, Golden-square), On the Premises, No. 14, Weymouth-street, Portland-place, on Tnensoav next, May .11, and following Day, at Eleven THE GENUINE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE of the late DI ARCHIONESS of TOWNSHEN,D, de ceased ; very superb Cabinets in Ebony and Tortoiseshell, a beautiful Amber Casket, fine Marble Figure at full length, Plas ter Busts, a complete Dessert Service of rare old Dresden and Chelsea Chirp, beautiful or-molu Timepiece, elegant Vases and Candelabra, two capital Printing Presses, with numerous Boxes of fine Type, brilliant Plates of Silvered Glass of large dimen sions, a few Books and Paintings. The Furniture comprises capital lofty Four-post, Tent, and other Bedsteads, with Chintz, Cotton, - and other Furniture; prime seasoned Feather Bads and Bedding of various descrip tions; Drawing-room and Eating-pariour Furniture, in Citind, Cotton, and Morin: Curtains, with continued Draperies; Draw ing-room Chairs in Mahogany, with hair seats; capital well made Cabinet Articles, in Wardrobes Secretaires, Chests of Drawers, Bureaus, Card, Pembroke, Lo o, Sofa, and Dining Tables, Sideboard, &c. Turkey and Brussels Carpets, Sedan and Porter's Hall Chairs, numerous Kitchen Requisites, and various other Effects. To be viewed on Tuesday and Wednesday preceding the Sale. Catalogues, at is. each, to be had on the Premises; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick -street, Golden-square. SUSSEX.—FII INT, near TONBRIDGE WELLS. Elegant ILL A, with excellent Offices, Garden, Stables, Coach houses, and Farm-buildings; fine Plantations, Groves, Woods, with delightful Walks, Springs of the finest Water, Fish-ponds, and Lands, about SEVENTY-THREE ACRES. By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square), At Garraway's Coffee-house, 'Change-alley, Cornhill, on Totrasnar, the 28th June, at Twelve o'Clock, T HE very pleasant FREEHOLD ESTATE, com prising a delightful Villa, Late the Property of Sir JOHN MAernitsisoN, Bart. deceased, Situate at th..: beautif4 Village of Prant, about Two Miles and a - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 28. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Scotch Revenue Bill, the Scotch Court of Session Bill, the Scotch Court of Admiralty Bill, the Timber Duties Bill, the English and Irish Militia Pay Bills, the Irish Lunatic Asylum fill, the Irish Judicial Officers' Regulation Bill, the. Steam-Engine Smoke-consuming Bill, the Public Notaries Regulation Bill, the Poor Settlement Bill, the Irish Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill, the Holyhead Road Bill, and many Private Bills, amount ing in all to the number of 74.—The Lords Commissioners were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of Moir:nose, and the Earl Of SRA FERRI ar. The Westminster Improvement Bill, arid the Saltcoats Har bour Bill, were read a third time, and passed. Mr. BROODEN, and others, brought up from the House of Commons the Crown Land Revalues' Improvement Bill, and several Private Bills, which were read a first time. The Earl of LAUDERDALE gave notice, that on Friday next he should move the Bill for regulating the Waiting and Sale of Bread: The Earl of DONOUGIIMORE gave notice, that on Wed nesday next he should propose some alterations in the Bill for regulating the taking of Fees in Courts of Justice Ireland. Lose CA LTHORPE moved for Copies, or Extracts, of all Communications received by the Lord, Commissioners of the Admiralty from British Naval Officers on the Coast of Africa relative to the Slave Trade ; and also for Copies of the Instruc tions sent by the Lords Commissioners to the same relative to the Slave Trade, from the Ist of January, 1819, to the present time.—Ordered.—Adjourucd to Wednesday. MOUSE OF COMMONS. The &TAKES took the Chair at three o'clock, and shortly after went to the House of Lords, to bear the Royal Assent given, by Commission, to several Pnblic and Private Bills. Lord BELFAST presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Belfast against the Bill for repealing the Usury Laws.—Ot dered to be primed. The Irish Election Expenses Bill was read a third time, and passed. Mr. WROTTF.SLEY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to transfer the surrender of Bankrupti from Guildhall to the new Bankruptcy Court. Mr. HUME presented a Petition from Mr. Harrison Wil kinson, proposing a plan by which a considerable amount of Taxes might be dispensed with, and for a more economical re ceipt of the Public Revenue.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. A Message from the Lords informed the House that their Lordships had agreed to several private Bilk. The CHANCELLOR of the EXC HEQC nit moved that the House, at its rising, do adjourn to Wednesday.—Agreed to. Mr. J. P. GRANT gave notice of a motion for Thursday, re specting the dispatch of business. Half from ‘Tonbrid ,, e Wells. The Villa is seated on a fine Lawn, at an agreeable distance from the Road, with ♦ - iranda on ,the South and West fronts; commanding a pleasing view of the surrounding Country ; con tains a neat Entrance, Dining-parlour, Study, Closets, dec.— First Stoty=A Drawing-room, Two Bed-chambers, Two Dressing-rooms, Closets, &c. three Rooms over ; the Offices con sist of a Butler's-pantry, excellent Wine Cellar, Servants'-hall, two Bed-rooms, good Kitchen, Scullery, Pantries, Wash-house, Dairy, Cellars, and Out-offices; detached is a capital Stable for Six Horses, Harness-room, double Coach-house,two Bed-rooms and a Loft over; enclosed paved Yard, with Kitchen and Pantry, and two Bed-rooms, Bake-house, &c. Farm-yard, with Barn, Stables, Cart and Cattle Sheds, Granary, and Out-buildings; a Summer-house, erected in the Chinese style, forming an inte resting object in the Weod; rustic Arbours, Seats, &c.• The Lands are laid out in a park-like style, principal part paled round, with entrance-gate and carriage-drive to the house; orna mented with noble Forest Trees, luxuriant Plantations, Groves and Woods, with dry Walks, laid out with great taste, and in tersecting in various directions, beautifully diversified in Hill and Dale; contains upwards of SEVENTY-THREE-ACRES. AU lying compact, within two miles and a h: if of the fashion able Watering-place, Tonbridge Wells, and in a very fine and commanding part of the County. To be viewed by Tickets. Particulars may be had on the Premises, at the Sussex and Kentish Hotels, and of Mr. Nash, at the Library, Tonbridge Wells; the Rose and Crown, Ton bridge; Crown, Seven Oaks; Bell, Bromley ; Ship and White Horse Inns, at Brighton ; of Mr. Lowndes, Red Lion-square ; at Garraway's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Golden square, of whom Tickets for viewing may be had. SHROPSHIRE, On the BORDERS of WORCESTERSHIRE, Between WORCESTER, KIDDERMINSTER, and BRIDGENORTH. Capital FREEHOLD M AN SION and LANDS, upwards of FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES, Tythe Free ; Extensive MANORS, well stocked with GAME; The ADVOWSON of the PERPETUAL CURACY of A LVF.LEY P • Eligible FARMS, WOODS, COTTAGES, &c. all compact. By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golded-square), At Garraway's Coffee-House, 'Change-alley, Cornhill, London, on Titunsnar, June 28, at Twelve o'Clock, in One Lot, MHE COTON ESTATE, Freehold, and Tithe i Free ; comprising the Manors of NORDLEY REGIS, ALVELEY, ASTLEY, and RO MSLEY, abundantly stocked with Game, extending over the 'whole I'arish, containing about FIVE THOUSAND ACRES, With the Royalties, Chief Rents, Heriots, Rights, and Appur tenances, thereto belonzing. COTON MANSION-HOUSE, bltilt with Stone, Erected within a few years, on a fine commanding healthy si tuation, embracing rich and luxuriant Views of the surrounding Country ; Entrance, under a Portico, to a paved Hall ; Vesti bule, or inner Hall; excellent Dining-parlour, Drawing-room, capital Library, Study, &c. On the First Floor, three spacious, airy Bed-chambers, a small , :r one, three large Dressing-room!, Ladies' Morning-room, &c. excellent and convenient Nursery apartments, and Servants' Bed-chambers. Principal and Secondary Staircases. The Domestic Offices comprise a complete range of Apart ments, ad;ipted to the establishment, with Out-offices, &c. Coach houses, StMles for 19 horses, Saddle-room, ace. A productive Kitchen Garden, walled, and planted with choice Fruit Tree , „ Gardener's House, Or. hard, &c. Pleasure-ground, with dry gi avell, d Walks, thriving Plantations, and noble Forest ! Trees. Farm-yard, with Barns, Stables, and all necessary Out buildia„.•s, surrounded with rich Meadow Land, beautifully di versill.d in hill and dale, ornamented with water, fine grown Timber and Woods, presenting,a fine Park-like appearance. Also, CO roN DEMESNE FARM, LITTLE COTON, ASTLEY, and BOWF.LL's FARMS, with excellent Farm houses, Gardens, and Orchards, warm Farm-yards, Barns, Sta bles, and numerous Out-buildings, (Images, and Gardens, &c. The whole Estate upwards of ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ACRES of fine Meadow, Pasture, Arable, and Wood 1 and, all compact, in excellent state of cultivation, let tb respectable Tenants front year to year; likewise the Public- I louse, by the road side, at Alum-Bridge, with Out-buildings, and a -Meadow. The Rental and Estimated Value nearly TWO TIIOUSA ND TI I REE HUNDRED POUNDS per Annum. This Estate is a most desirable Property for a Gentleman, the Residence pleasant and cheerful, the Country beautiful and healthy, and Nei, - ;hbourbocid excellent—near the River S•2vern, and a moderate distance irons several Market Towns ; the Turn ! pike Road passes through the Estate, front Bath through Wor -1 cester, Kidderminster, Bridgenonh, and Shrewsbury, to i llolyhead. May be viewed, by app:ying to Messrs. Pardo? and Nicholas, Solicitors, liewdley, where I'articutars may be had ; ,nd ct William \lchols, Alum-Bridge, near Coton ; the Liott, Kid cderininster, and Wolverhampton; Hop-pole and Star, ard of Mr. Bentley, Worcester; at the Inns at Bridgenorth; Hen and Chickens, Birmingham; Georg e, Litchfield; Star and Aogsl, Oxfotd; of Messrs. lienhow an Alban, Stone-buildings, Lin coia's Inn; at Garrawai's ; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Gobles-spaare, !Aew. _~--~ ~~~ NEWFOUNDLAND. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH presented a Petition from certain of the Inhabitants of St. John's, in the Island of Newfoundland, complaining of many abuses in the Civil Government and Judicial Administration of that Colony. He stated, that the Petition breathed the warmest attachment to the mother-country ; that this was by no means an unimportant Colony, as it contained at present a population of 100,000 indi viduals, 10,000 of whom inhabited the capital. The chief complaint was, that the Surrogate Courts of that Island were in the habit of punishing contempts of their jurisdiction by applying lashes to the back of the offender. The Petition stated a recent instance where this punishment was inflicted with aggravated severity on a person of the name of Lenigan, who, after receiving fourteen lashes, fainted under the pain he experienced. The case was brought before the Supreme Civil Court of the Island ; a difference of opinion took place ; the punishment was held to be justifiable by a sentence of Blackstone,. who said that Courts might visit contempts with corporal punishments. The Supreme Court, however, said also, that in this instance the punishment was un merited in its extent, and severe beyond the neces sity of the case. The Honourable and Learned Gen tleman said, that .these Surrogate Courts were held on board his Majesty's sloops, and that Naval Offi cers were the Judges of them ; men to whom he felt the highest gratitude, but whom he deemed most unfit to exercise judicial functions. The Petitioners prayed, that to remedy the abuses of the Civil Go vernment, they might be authorized to establish a Provincial Legislature similar to the Institutions*that existed in other Colonies. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman here went into the history of the Island, and suggested that two Judges might be commissioned, one for the Southern, the other for the Northern division of the Island, in compliance with the wishes of the Petitioners. The establish ment of such an arrangement would supersede the Surrogate Courts, and, without being very expensive, would be highly beneficial to the Colony. Should his Majesty's Ministers take no steps upon this Yeti ' Lion, he would seize another opportunity of bring : ing the subject heft): the House. • Sir J. NEWPORT supported the Petition, and testified that there were many persons in that Island who were fully competent to legislative functions. Sir I. COITIN confirmed the statement of the' Hon. and Learned Gentleman as to the prevalence of the lashing system. When he was in that Island be regularly took the boatswain with him, and when an offender was brought before him, he, as a matter of course, ordered him a dozen lashes l— (A laugh). Mr. GOULBU RN said, with respect to the demand of a Legislature, the experience which we had of si- . milar institutions in other Colonies furnished .argu ments both ways; and he hoped the House would come to no rash decision upon that part of the Peti tion. If in some Colonies they were occasionally pro ductive of advantage, they were, on the other hand, productive in other Colonies of disquietude and in convenience. With respect to the administration of justice, he - argued, that if the syStem upon inquiry should be found as it had been represented by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, it ought no longer to exist—(hear, hear).—lie admitted that the popula don, though - not perhaps so large as the Hon. and .Learned Gentleman stated, yet was not inconsider able. It was divided into small insulated societies, the classes of which were in the relation of master to man ; and had, consequently, interests that were con stantly clashing. Tile Government, accordingly, found it necessary to. send out Justices of the Peace who would decide impartially, and the commissions 1 were necessarily given to Naval Officer, of high cha racter. If the punishinent alluded to was to be pal iiated at all, it mast be only by referring to the pe- i•: EN-pr. • R. culiar state of society there. He regretted that the subject of the recent ui d was brought at this time under the notice of the 11-use, as the parties were no4v in this country prosecuting the apfeal before the Privy Council. Dr. LUSIIINGTON argued upon the injustice of Lenigan'stdbe.• He had bLen summoned to the;Sur rogate's Court ;-he did not obey it. The Court might have ordered him into custody; but, instead of that, It %Val sent before the Commander of one of his Ma jesty's sloops of war, and sentenced to six-and-thirty lashes, but fainted before the half of them were in flicted—(Hear, hear).—Even if the punishment was in itself justifiable, here was an excessive degree of it, which called for the interposition of humanity. The Supreme Court of the Colony, though it sanctioned the punishment, yet said, that in this instance it was unnecessarily aggravated. This seemed also to be the opinion of the inhabitants of the island. Mr. W. SMITH impressed on the Ho use t h e ne cessity of attending to this Petition. He contended that the mode of punishment complained of was one by which no freeman ought to suffer—(llear, hear). Mr. MA ItRYAT called the attention of the House to severe and unjust modes of punishment, which were established in several of our Colonies, where the Spanish law prevailed. Ile hoped the Honourable and Learned Gentleman would not confine himself to Newfoundland alone, but would use his endeavours to remove the anomalies which existed in other islands—(Hear, hear). Mr.WILBERFORCE proteved against any sweep• ing alteration of the kind suggested by the Honour able Member who spoke last. Time were some parts of the Spanish law which were more favourable to the Slaves than the English system. The Petition was read, and ordered to be 'minted. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH presented a similar Petition from the Inhabitants of the District of Saint,: Maryland, in the same island. Sir ROBERT WILSON took this opportunity of asking, whether, in tho , _e English Colonies where the Dutch law prevailed, the infliction of torture was considered a criminal offence ? Mr. GOULBURN said, that general instructions had been sent out to all the new Colonies, prohibiting the infliction of any punishment which was not com patible with the laws of England. Sir ROBERT WILSON asked, whether torture was allowed in those Colonies as a means of extract ing confessions from criminals? Mr. GOULBURN said, he supposed the instruc tions went to the extent of prohibiting torture alto gether, thiugh he would not give a decided opinicu upon that point. The Petition was ordered to. be printed. GLERAWI.Y DIVORCE BILL. Mr. LUSHINGTON presented a Petition from William Yetman, Esq. of the Middle Temple, agent to Lord Glerawly, stating, that Lady Isabella *as now living in France, that a copy of the Divorce Bill had been served on her Lady.hip, naming her agent, and praying that Counsel be heard in favour of the second reading of the said Bill.—The Petition was or dered to be taken into consideration on Thursday next. THE BUDGET. Mr. CURWEN wished to know if the Chancellor of the Exchequer would postpone the opening the Budget, already fixed for Friday, to Monday next, and allow the motion for the repeal of the Agricul tural Horse Tax on the former day? Mr. AItBUTIINOT said, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was then absent, but he thought that the arrangements of the Right Hon. Gentleman would not admit of postponement. Colonel DAVIES wished to know, if it was in ' tended to put Members in possession of the public accounts before the opening of the Budget? Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that these accounts were already before the House. An Act of Parliament re quired that they should be presented before the 24th of March in each year. Mr. HUME said, that he had made inquiries for the accounts, and found that they were not yet printed. Shortly after the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER took his seat, and • Mr. CURWEN renewed his application ; ob serving further, that it might be expedient to post pone the opening of the Budget, in consequence of the absence of the public accounts. - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it would be incotssistent with his arrangements to consent to the postponement. Mr. CALCR A FT w•i hed for the postpcnement, as he did not think Members Would have time to make themselves acquainted sufficiently with the state of the accounts belOte Friday. The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would promise that the accounts should be in the hands of Members on Thursday. Colonel DAVIES would put it to the House, if it was possible for them to be adequately acquainted with the accounts by one day's perusal ? Mr. CURNVis'N said, that under these circum stances,he should suffer his motion to stand for Friday. LONDON WHARF'S ' BILL. Mr. CALC RAFT moved the 3d leading of this Bill. Mr. lIUME said that he was induced, by the re presentation of certain Petitioners to that House, to offer a clause to be attached to this Bill, which would secure to individuals the rights of way which at pre sent were secured to them by the law. The Bill being read the third - time, the Honourable Gentleman brought up a clause to that effect ; and on the motion that it, be read a first time, Mr. CALVEItT rose and stated, that t h e Bill pro- posed not to do away the right; of any individual. The clause now proposed would absolutely nullify the Bill. Besides it did not appear before the Committee, though their investigation was minute, that in con sequence of repeated encroachments en the Act of Charles 11. now proposed to be repealed, compensa tion was given to any pencil. :Mr. SCARLET!' thought it hard that the House should be called upon by an Honourable Gentleman, .. ;,. __„_