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• NII ‘ % Smpertat Varliament. HOUSE OF LORDS. 110/IDAY, Mattett 3. Lord Auckland moved the second reading of the Chimney Sweepers` Rill, which, after a short debate, was carried by a majority of 3, and the House adjourned. TUESDAY, MARCH 9. The Duke of Gloucester and the Marquis of Downshlre took the oaths and their sects. Lord Kenyon presented a petition from 1,300 inhabitants of the parish of Mary-le-hone, fur a repeal or improvement of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. The Earl of I yfesbitry presented a Petition from Marl borough, full % iltshire, against alterat los iis the Coal Doves. The Smugglers' Bitl was read a second tune.—Adjuurned. WEDNESDAY, MARCH W. Sir James Graham awl several Members from the Com mons brought up four Private Bills, which were read the first time. The Steam Veisels Tonnage Bill, and the Smugglers' Bill, went through Committee , .--The House adjourned. THURSDAY, MARCH l i. The Steam Vessels Tonnage Bill and the Smugglers' Bill were reed a third time and rimed. The Cutlery Bill went through a Committee.—Ad joumed. FRIDAY, MAIICII it. The Marquis of' Lansdowne presented a Petition, signed by the Mayor and Commonalty of Norwich. in Continua Hall as sembled. praying the House to adopt a measure, giving them a General Gaol Delivery twice instead of once in the year. They have at present only one Gaol Delivery in the course of the year. in consequence of which a orasiderable portion of the prisoners remain eight, nine, and eleven months an confinement, without being brought to trial. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Adjourned to Monday. Laws. HOUSE OF COMMONS. mord:air, Maiteti 3. PENRYN WalT.—The motion having been agreed to, to panne the aitioursicil debate, that a new w sit be issued fur i'e 'rya, in the room of Henry Swaua, ousted by the Dee r:as Committee, Sir C. Burrell took a review of the minutes of evidence — the acts of bribery committed by Mr. Swann and his ascots —the general character of the conduct of the Borough—and the contlictingnato re of some of the evidence. Henry Carter and others were proved to have taken bribes from Mr. Swann, and those who afterwards voted for the opposite party, did so because they got higher bribes. It was thin proved to }aye been notociomus that money was passing fur votes. (Hear) The mode of bar ;airing fur the votes was. in many instances, tamed individuaoly ; but besides such practices, " public breakfasts" appear to have been openly spoken of —( Ilear.) Ile complained of the 'ejection of some evidence by the Coin stoittee. lie thought the case merited the interference of t House. It was not wild amid visiostary Hefnrnl shat be desired, he w i•lied to see tangible Reform, unit this instance redurded the opportunity for such amendment. He should move for a Committee to enquire into certain illegal prac tices in this Borough, he, however, thinking that Bought to be tbrowa open.—(Hear, hear !) It was. however, moved, at the suggestion of the Speaker, that the issuing of thm: St tit should be postpuutil, if the House Loateutplated ulterior measures. The Glum:alba of the Eactiequer tbong!it that the alleged general corruptiow in the Boiough bad hut been proved. ( Hear, hear! mud general laughter.) Sir F. UurilLit said, lion. Members might talk as they pleased about tisi- taufortutiate and detected Borough; but what was here brought to light was the care with ail the rest of the Boroughs.—(Crier of no !) They might cry " woo,' bet so long as facts • mid " yes," their cries would avail little without the walls of that House, whatever they do within. 'lke I talk was notorious; it heel been defended on the ground of its ammo iety ; and to make a 'scape-guat um' th 4 unfortunate Boromugn, w hen the rest were iu the same condition, would bean act of hypmcrivy and ilto6tire, to w inch he would no ver comawia. so tar from this Borough having been greedily corrupt, lie thought its" moderation" ought to be matter of astonishment! (Much laughter.) It al lowed a Member to put chase his scat for about V5OOl. while the return fur other Boroughs mama regularly sold for WOOL These were facts. Ile knew many .nenthers who gave WOOL each, fur their seats; and ms Inv the thing was thus no -I,.rhius as the bill] at )))))) ii-day ,it was a mockery to which he would nut convent to. touch we b of this Borough, pa twig as the Borough-mongering System was allotted to contitate. Mr. Wand said he wished to see the is hole Borough system corrected, and it is out!! have been amended err thus but for the wild ants visionary dot ti bleb that had gout forth. (Loud hccring Irons the Opposition lunches). After s% me mliollsr utpawbati..l,, :Ise yors!ion respecting the ist.,sog of tie Writ m a, puitpuned 1,,r a t0,r1111,4111. 1 he remaining Oidcf*, &G. hong disposed mil, the House sd pinned. TIESDAY, MARC!, 9 BARISTAPE.—Lord Chew preseshed a Report from the Barnstaple Electiou Committee, deal: tug that the election of Sir M. M. Loper, fur that Borough woos sold. (Hear.) II iS Lordship then presei.mit a Special Report from the said declariii4 that Sir NI. M. Lopea, by his ageint. Lad at the last Election been guilty of bribery audtreating ; cud that he was thereby itivrparatated to sit ni the present Yet liament. The Couiati , tre aim deemed it right to report Ora there was 'wit a general system of corruption guiug forward iu this Borough, that it bevatue iticumheut on the - Douse to make enquiry into the case, in order that the I! :use nrlght adopt such step' and remedies as rite eircutn suuces require. (ilear, hear.) Hts Lordship said, he ssas also tu,tructett to move that the minutes of the Com mittee be laid before the House; and that the issuing of the Writ be delayed till this day se'nuiglit, that the House u.igtst be iu pussessiou of the Minutes. Both Mutious were agreed to, and the Minutes preseuted ehd ordered to be primed. CavisoLte tis Ir.Vl loM.—Mr. Grottos gase uot that uu the YYd April he should sobaht a riot I especti:,4, the liege *objects of hit Ilajeaty, prule..tug t 1.1; !Down Cetisulie Reli4tun. bIe.,LVE,NT Ltharons' Art.—Mr. Brougham presented a Petitiou trout person: iu West ow•ter, against isu% retteo4l of the luisalvetu Debtor , ' Art t toe Hun Memiser, illlll/.. ever observed, that he approval of this law, but admitted 4 th be euecspiible of cotoislesede improveuxut. .. TIM NATIONAL. REGISTER._ The Solicitors General observed, that it wee not in the con templation of his l earned friend (the Attoruey-Gtmeral) to repeal the law ; on the runtrnry, its principle was ap proved, and it was intended to move for a Committee to ascertain the means of remedying the acknowledged de- feels. Mr. Brant. after remarks from Mr. Cornea, F. Lewis, &c. übtaiucd leave to brie.; iu a Bill to asueud the Game latoatiesmas.—Mr. D. Harvey moved for an Cc eouut of Excise luturtuatiou , tiled in the Exchrquer since the rectal of them, the costs ou each side, &c. and its support of the motiou he adduced some cases of cuusitler able hardship. Tie Attorney-Cetera consplalued of the motiou as an at tack upon those distinguished characters the Commissioners of Excise, their Solicitor, and also ou himself, for, as At tur uey-Geueral, he had the cunductiug of the prosecutions. Mr. Alderman NVaithutau and Mr. Tieruey strongly sup. ported the Motion. The House then divided, fur the Motion 54—against it 72 —Majority 18. The other orders of the day were then dis posed of, and the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. NEW COAL Dt; tES......Sit C. Jlordaunt presented a Peti tion Coin Birmingham, signed by the High and Under Bailiff, all cue Magistrate., and 5000 of the inhabitants. agaiii , t any alteratimi of the Duties an Coals. Mr. Calrrafl, having been misunderstood as to what lie said on a former night, said, that he was favourable to the Duty uu Coals carried coastways being taken off altugether; and that he at the seine time thought it bad policy to im pose tow tax on the raw material. Issinv ENT Dedvtoei' ACT.—Alderman Wood presented • Petition from uue of the %Vards iu the City against the Renewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act; or, if it should be deemed rig'ut to renew it, praying :hat measures might be adopted more effectually to protect toe Creditors monist fraud; &c. Mr. , /lruiterarn observed, that previous representations of Sir J. Crisham had given rise to much error. Mr. Clark son was not the principal assignee—he had nothing to do with such business—a Mr. Chese was appointed to take eta is trifles as might be delivered up by the Debtors while they were iu Court. The ainimut of such deliveries last year amounted to 50.0801. %Vhat had been gained from them amounted to 60,0001. and he believed that property out yet disposed of would amount to four times as much. Sir J. Grahatn meant to make nu charge apiinst parti cular iudisiduals; enquiries would set the question at rest, and lie believed that it would be found that there had been very improper conduct somewhere. C. W. lrynt moved for leave to In ing in a Bill fur the better revulru ru of Madhouses. It was •lar to the Bill which had already passed that house, but had met with successful uppositiou elsewhere. Be sides the licensing of Muses, mixing visitations, &c. t..e regular certificates, and the registry of them, would be re quired; nod the wilful misrepresentatiou of names bllOlll.l be punishable pith penalties. In Houses where one patient only was confined, it should out be lawful to receive such per.uu without certificates; and those certificates should be lodged with the Secretary of State, there to be kept se cret, and Out t-i be consulted n nitwit the Secretary'. leave. At present such person wa, connued and excluded from the heuefk of the law, exevpt he ibutild have some individual ti interfere with the lunatic's iutetest.—Mutiou agreed to. Mr. W. Pole, in reply to Mr. Martin, stated, that the Book would he sitiop!ird silver to the amino': of 30,0001.; auil that 35,CM1 would be ready weakly, if so lunch were wanted.—Adjourned. ILI ' , kW.% Y, MARCH I Igo Mr. Alderman Waithnia3 obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts for the recovery of small debts in the City of London. Sir R. lillsave moved the Order of the Day, that the mater of complaiin against Mr. Wyndham Quirk be !ward at the Bar. He begged to state, that the Yetition er's Father, Mr. F. Grady, had not been concerned in the manufacturing of this charge against Mr. Wyndham Quin ; that it was prepared by a person of as unim peachable integrity as was possessed by any Member in that House ; but that whether he continued to de serve such praise now remained to be seen. He moved that Mr. C. Smyth be called to the bar. Carew Smyth was called iu at six o'clock ; he stated that he was a Minister, and had practised at the Irish Bar since 1803. His examination was proceeding, when Mr. S. firer.ley gave notice that, if any portion of the evidence were ponlished rill all the examinations were completed, he should complain of such a publication as a breach of the privileges of the Horse.—Adjourned. VRIULY, PARCH It Petitions against any ahcrations of the Duty on Coals wore presented from Scotland, Bridgenorth, Workington, Stourbridge. Coventry. and the %Yazd of Ahlgate. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Petitions against the renewal of the In olvent Debtors' Act were prevented from St. :Martin's-in-the-Fields. Bristol, Stour. bridge, Huddersfield, Newcastle, &c. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Nl:we:sr r..—A Petition, complaining of the crowded stated Newgate, from the Common Council, was prerented by Mr. Sheriff flolxrts ; such state resulting front the mune-mos corns ruitments thither by the Nlidellesex 'Magistrates ; and praying. that the same tui:fit be referred to the consideration of the Prison Committee. Mr. Alderman Warm: steted, that in conequcncc of the crowded state of New gate, it was imporaible to make any further elivai fication ; and this impossibility was the more a; parent tool lamentable in the use of the 1G miscreants recently sentenced to Newgute most improperly, by the Magistrates at the Oaken well Sessions. There were 47 persons in Newgide under sen tence of death, and they . occupied all the cells, 15 in num ber ; so that there was nut the opportunity of separating those miscreants. Mr. WiliJerforcr deplored that the condition of the Priwfn was such as to prevent the characters alluded to front being differently confined anti punished; and he thought that come remedy, if it were only of a temporary kind, ought to b..., provided. Mr. Brougham took it for granted, as such Petition was at last sent from the Corporation, that all possible means had been hie resorted to by the City; and that in thus ) plying a for the in terference of Por , ialrlent. tho Madurpiacy of their own meats wits admitted. (Hear, hear!) l'esitioa read, sad referred to the Prison Committee. "dr .5 • • IVATICTI 1.1. Mr. Qllll.-011 the motion of Sir R. Wilnn, the House then proceeded in the enquiry respecting Mr. Windham Quin during Which it having been proved. that the Petitioner. T. W . Grady, had told one of the witnesses that. if in his evidence he spoke disrespectfully of him, he would kick him about the street, T. W. Grady was ordered into the custody of the Serjeant at Arms for this gross breach of privilege. The business was the n proceeded in to a very late hour. after which the orders of the day .were gone through, anti the House adjourned. FllO.ll TUESD.4Y NIG111"S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Mimi 9. Isis Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased. Ist the name and on the behalf of his Majesty., to appolot Charles Estatelibull, Esq. to be his Majesty's C0n41.1 nt Nantes. and all other ports an] places iu the departnula of the Lower Loire. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. J. Mather, Manchester, builder, from March 23 to Ap:i; 5. _., t , _ - I' • _ FAN KRUPTS. J. and C. J. Fourdrinier, Rieltinansisorth, paper-makers. J. Mercer, Ileatti-street, Commercial-road, mariner. J. Jaimmeson. Gtobe-ctreet, WApping, master-mariuer. J. and L. Si. Tuckett, lAi,tul, grocerc. T. F. l'osser. London-street, merchant. J. Bamford), j tttt Mr, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, Lsc 'cher. J...iteplietis,Thiblin, merchant. - . R. Heath, Cliche&Alain, carrier. DIVIDLN 1)S. March 30, J. Moore. St. John-square, brandy-merchan., —.March 13. W. Pontsell, jun., Sioeeubit he, merchant.- 17, K. Bishoe, Whitchurcli, Hampshire, litien-draper-11, at. Singer, High-street. Kensington, haberdasher—H, J. Roo lett, Cliarterhowe-square. merchant-31.J. W itigfieht, Long-lane, West Smithfield, saddler—Sl, H. Setree, John street, Holborn, money scrivener-37. N. B. and A. It. French, and J. Barton, Old South Sea-House, merchatitt Id, N. Thortibory and E. Taylor, Stroud, Gloucestertliire, S. Walker, junior, Manchester, grocer —lO, J. Alacueall, Preston, LviroAtire, linen-draper—^_6, F. Naisb,'l'i , e non , Somerset, clutlitt.r. CERTIFICATES to be granted March T. Twynam, Plymouth, fiour-ioctors—J. David, Thread needle-strret, merchant—W. Collins, Too Atilt-hill, Gln. cestershire, pin-manufacturer—J. Churchill, Stanhope street, Clare-tuarket, common bre‘i er—F. G. L Norwich, inaltiter-.4. Hart, Nornich, irounioniur—J. Nicbulli, King's Lynn, linen-draper. AUXILIARY SCHOOLS. On Thursday, a numerous and respectable Meet. ing was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, for the purpose of forming a School Society for the parishes of St. George, Bloomsbury, and South Pancras. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who had condescended to take the Chair, was unavoidably uhsent. The Duke of Bedford consented to become Presi. dent of the Society, but could not attend the Meet. ing. His Grace sent a liberal donation.- The absence of the Illustrious Personage was a great disappointment to the Meeting, which ulti mately voted Joseph Butterworth, Esq. to tile Chair. The object in view was the dissemination of use ful instruction among the boys in the above parishes, and. particularly the sons of poor Irish neople in St. Giles's. The advantages flowing from education were described in elopent terms, and several reso lutions, promoting the object of the Meeting, were carried. An extraordinary personage attended the Meeting, namely, the Archbishop of Jerusalem. This Keelesituitie wore the costume of the Greek Church, and appeared a man of devout character. He made a speech, which was explained by an in terpreter. He is travelling to obtain a system of education best calculated to promote and extend the Christian religion. He expressed himself an advo eats fur moral and religious instruction. One of the Clergymen present observed, that it would be must honourable to this country should the Archbishop of Jermalem carry from England, to the city in which Christianity originated, that system of education most desirable. After the Mar quis of Tavistock, the Bishop of Norwich, the lion. 0. Bennett, M. P. Mr. Brougham, and sever.:l others, had been added to the list of President', the Meeting made a liberal subscription. .. - The mercantile world sufliired a severe shock en Thursday morning, in the &ileac of the very emi nent house of J. Baranden and Co. The outstanding debts an acceptances fall little short, it is said, of :200,0001. This calamity has been principally brought on by the declining state of the markets, the house holding hwge quantities of clever-scat , cotton, and tallow, the whole of which articles bare undergone a very great depreciation. Among their acceptances were bills to a large amount , d rawn in behalf of the Prussian Government; but the se latter have all been taken up by Mr Rothschild. The title of Marquis of Annandale, whit h has been dormant since the year 1792, is now claimed by a gentleman of the name of Johnstone, as the lists tie sceudiukt of the fatally.