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ORIMIIIMPP Fir r "I '•`• • 1411P1R. 1 ,1L P.71tL1.4311,;.V7•. HOTIS7. OF I.OPM. Tll . 72tnAY, It vacu 17. V-nrir I lrriships sat it a Conun:tiee ri I'rivil , l-es Tti.tivre o the Irish Peerage, t: ,:t vil.:ch strangers exclud.cl. The ft:.7.)rt w.cs crcered to be tal:La into catsirtnatiniT ou M or ,hy. Lor,:s as.:n and sworn. 4ie . 4110 ! 17:.;‘)LVENT 'ALL. A f1i07. - t c.,nversation tock p:,:ce on the second rea•ling of this Bill. Lord AI.VANI,EY sail, the public ought not to he given to undiquand, that this Bill was likely ass in the present Session, as undue advantage often taken of such matters bein; known. :he LORD CHANCELLOR said, he should care in the Committee, that no person confined prism for damages in CAP'S of cr in. von. should I. sire flu advanta,ze - of it ; and in order that the end f those who v•ere eager to throw themselves into •;,.ra at the last moment, mere's- to take advantage .:rlt Bills when they passed, he would move, • • Lich a date should be inserted, as to the time • . .;:e pervws entitled to claim the benefit p it .vmit be , n in aetual custody, so as to defeat that wet a al Ise. The hill s:-as read a second time. IRIS,' C:IALIZING RILL. Lord AUCKLAND observed, that it was to be lamented, that different !WWI and descriptions s .veld be annesed to or.. and the same offence, in ,!afferent parts of the Coked Kingdom ; and hoped, Ina' ililis would in future be made generally appli r.'ile to the whole United K:tigdom. Hi, Lord. 4dJed some other remarks. The Lord CHANCELLOR pointed out that the word tivalisez stood only in the title of the Bill, and uisl not once occur in any of the enalting Clauses. He lamented that the Irish Bills were not more dis tirtaly drawn ; because as that Bill was drawn, they were left to guess what was meant by chalking. to took i: fur g7anted, that the Bill was :eau:illy foe Ir e land g and, when it should have bees tor:meted in the Committee, he slionld not op pose its passing, but h' wished such Bills should be tro:re attentircly drawn in future. Lord CA BLEW \ slid, it had fallen to his lot to introduce the Bill' in Itelsind s that many cases had come before him, and his brethren of the lk..ch in Ireland, which proved beyond all question th , urgent necevity that called for it. The present roll was a transcnpt of the Irish Bill, with a few alterations in the latter clauses. His Lordship ex plained at wino. length the nature of the cline called 4 .4e.iiimg in Ireland, and sheaved that it was synony mous with 'making, maiming, or wounding, but that the lower class of Irish, among whom it was nous. tiously prevalent, knew the offence by DO other name than that of chalking. Lord ELLENBOHOUGH pointed out the loose wording of the Bill ; in its preamble it described, maiming and wounding in limb, member, face, or any part of the body. He asked where could a man be wounded but in some part of his body ? The Act did no: mean to allude to a man's being wound ed in spirit. His Lordship thou ;ht' the Bill aelit ally r.esessary for Ireland, but at the same time he must observe, that a Lew Lill el a general nature and application Was wanting for the whole king dom. In proof of this, his Lordship cited the ne eessiLy which an excellent and learned Judge found himself under at the very last Sessions, of giving a direction to a Jnry contrary to his own conviiaion. .v.l to his feelings, to acquit a pi isoner, in a ease of most malignant and atrocious nature, merely be ..se the words 44 that he laid in wait" could not proved, which were essential according to the Eatute. Lord ALVANLEY said, from the very learned an d r”p.ltable testimony of the imperious neoessity of be hoped it would be agre...cl ta, after the !..oeuarding of it should have been amended in the emimittee ; :►ad that at, some future p.m of the S•ssinn elf rabjelA d Lhe Coventry t. a:id its re qu;s:te attention%. cyanid cure regularly under full cons,.i. -i , ;4 n. 'T: 7 Ursier of th: Day was discharged, and a new etrd.• made for going into a Coniniittee of the 'whole House on hlonday next. The regular business having been gone through, The I.ollra CHANCELLUIt lett the woolsack, and roceellesi to give judgnivrit in the api.cai front tboCuanrery Cbatr.ber of Ireland, Lloyd Ts. s Lordalliy tittered into a full view of the merits 44 the caul!, and of:sr :raking , ::t great length, ad journed the further consideration (If the caw till r.ext.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMON& ittvisnir. mmeca 17. The feltowing M..•rnhers were returned as a Con.w..:tee to try the merits of a Petizion compl.tin ing of ais swim eleitioa fur the litwough of ll arster : 110:ht How .1 H AJ.l•Arsfle N•elvolt• A . -m*lmo% 1... mi. I4++ ,J Sen, th 14 • Ni L/114 e..sm II: 'two lob*, t:. H. 1.. Dittmlas T ifef.l. SI, J.Jin llt ..•..n. Lai So julsm Aubs..7 Le J Lime (601- immeiwn, TAT , Juba E.. 1 •`°'""t s. On the motion of the Cm AMC LLLOR of the Ex , Imes se, the call of the Ilr use was renewed for Thenday nest, end it was rrdescd that it should be 4316 Iced with the usual rigour. The Irish Ablitie Bounty Bill was rend a second time, and committed for to-morrow. A Messize from the lords informed the I louse, that their Lordships had agreed to the Irish Postage hid, with amendrrauts, to which the concurrence of that /louse was re quested, and that they had agreed to the Marine Mutiny Sill, the Irish ( same, lrislr U c e n c,, a nd Irish stamp 'Duty Dills, without amendments. Th e G re nada Merchants Loan Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to morrow. Frederick Shattle.worth was called to the bar. The SPLA.K2I4 rep:nu:m.led him severely for grors prevarication before the No.tirigham Flection Com mit:cc. and animadverted upon that Gentleman's Ffe, which should have education and habits of taught him the ill consequence of such examples of the prostitution .f nue of the most sacred ties in soci•ay, and giving his countenance to inimarnsligt ;44 the Nottingham Eleaien El X_ _l__ LON DON, FRIDAY, M4ftcii 18. We yesterday received Paris Papers, official and unofficial, to the 14th instant inclusive. They all copy his MAaterv's Message, but without a single observatior, This !trong fat was not necessary to she the degraded state of the French press.— An article, under the head Petersburg, states, that the Finsr Coxant had signified to the Est- PFROR or RUSSIA, his readiness to comply with his IMPERIAL MAJesTv's wishes, with regard to the island of Malta. This indeed, if true, would be a moat important piece of intelligence. We do not mean important as confirming the report, that Malta is the rock upon which the two countries arc threat ening to split, but as shell ing a spirit of accom modation on the part of the FIRST Consut. There is no other article of any importance in the Paris Papers, nor any thing that can throw new light upon the present political state of affairs. M. Cotravoisitit, the messenger, ar::ved yester day morning at ten o'clock, at Lord 114.wilEsac1tv's office, with dispatches from Lord WiIiTiVORTII at Paris. A Cabinet Council immediately sat upon them ; but we hope it is not necessary for us to apo login for our ignorance of the contents, by saying that they did not transpire. All the political dis cussions of Administration have been carried on with the most profound secrecy; and if any thing could mak.. persons in official statirns more circum spect, it would be the calumny that has been at tempted to he thrown upon one of the most distin guished and honourable officers in •he chpartment of tlic Admiralty. A rumour yesterday prrailcd, that the press warrants luid been calleit ia. The impress for sea men in the city and its vicinity, cert:iinly, wits not so aelive as in the beginning of the w,:ek. Thi. was pmbably the foundation of the report, but it was a foundatim very fallacious. The extent of aaivity must diminish every day, because in each succeeding day the numb4s: of hands liable to impress, will be dirninid.ed. We believe also, that the volun teering spirit, aided by the bounty, hourly en- I. teases. The Earl of Mota A's speech yesterday, at the dinner in cel.-bration of St. Patrick's day, is very interesting. It must nialcr a deep impression twon a country, to which his many amiable qualities have endeared him. There was a very considerable flutkuation in the price of the funds yesterday. Consols were at 0.5 for money, at the beginning of the market; they fell to fit!, then rese to 674; and towards the close of the afternoon, tell again to 65. The continuation for the April account is one per cent. though settling. day is at no greater distance than the sth of April. The account is expelled to be one of the most try ing in the annals of the Stock Exchange. Consols for the account have been done as high as 73!, a difference of nearly nine per cent. from the present price. Yhe last payment but one upon the amnium takes place this day. This circumstance, and the insexpedeci depression of the funds, which has locked up considerable sums, added to the present unsettled state of public affairs, has rendered money extremely scarce in the city. . .771EADAtf. • • LIRMY•LANE. Mr. Coos Eft appeared last night in the charaeler of Macbeth, and with considerable increace of suc cess. The part upon the whole, is certainly better suited to his powers than Hamlet ; though to ap proach to perfeEtioa in any of the great heroes of Shakespeare, demands an union of consummate judgment and stage experience. The want of the latter was still obvious in Mr. Coorza's Macbeth ; his readings are judicious, and his conception seems accurate ; but the stage did not appear to be his own. When he is not great he becomes flat, and betrays all the insipidity and aukwardness of the noviciate. Where he found scope for excel lence, he did not fail to attain it, but he imme diately falls again into a careless, monotonous entincirion, in which we perceive nothing but the 'Moe. In his address to the visionary dagger, and in his scene after the murder of Duncan, Mr. COOPSR displayed uncommon merit ; in the latter, particularly the forcible expression of his remorse and terror, made the deepest impression upon his au dience: We think, however, its effect would have been still improved, by substituting a gait more in dicative of tremulous confusion for that quick and firm Step which he used in issuing from the chant, bet. We must also object to his changing the di reetion of his gaze, in the banquet scene, on his ob serving, a second time, the ghost of Banquo; it is supposed to fill the vacant seat at the table, and there having first appeared to him, there, doubtless, his attention should be directed. Alarduff was sustained with great spirit by RAY MOND; and Mrs. POWELL evinced unusual discrimi nation in Lad; Machal. 'COVENT.Q A RDEX.. Their MAJESTIES and three PRINCEssEs were last night received in the most flattering manner by one of the most crouded and brilliant audiences we ever witnessed. The KING was in regimentals, her MAJESTY in white and gold, black velvet round cap, covered with bands and roses of diamonds. Princess ELIE A IWTH white and gold robe, head dress gold bands, and two very tall ostrich feathers, diamond necklace and earrings. Of the other two PRINCESSES. one wore a pink sattin robe, head-dress diamond bands and two ostrich feathers, diamond necklace, and ear-rings. The other a purple and gold round dress, head dress gold net and tassels, two ostrich feathers, dark muff, diamond necklace and ear-rings. The Countess of ELY was in waiting. The play was jobs Bull, with which the Royal Family were highly delighted. The night evinced the most en thusiastic loyaßy and attachment to the Sovereign. Never was known such a pressure for places, or a greater overflow of company. Yesterday the dispatches for India by the ships Huddart and Charlton, were finally closed at the East India House, and dclivered to their respective Pursers. Passengers, per Ridden —Litmt. Colonel William Lane, Deputy-Governor of St. Helene, his lady, and seven children ; Mrs. Margaret Killen, for St. Helena.—Mr. Lorimer, cadet ; %V. Wegg, marine volunteer tur Bombay. Passengers, per Ckaritere.Lelarles Sweedlan, Esq. senior, merchant, and lady ; Captain Goddard Richards and lady ; Stewart; Misses Mary Anne Greere, Charlotte Middleton, Harriet Smith, Hannah Russell, and Elizabeth Tenet Mess. Rertie Burgh, R. Matthews, T. J. Jackson, H. Middleton, natives; Messrs R. Walpul', Algernon Reveley, George Saunders, W. Louther, writers; Hon. 5. T. Aylmer, Mess. C. Heath Lloyd, Robert lilack, W. Kennedy, cadets; Mr. G. Skipton, assistant-surgeon. Admiral Conewattis will command the Chan nel Ilea ia case of war, but it will be fitted out under the orders of Lord GARDNER, who will af terwards proceed to take the Chief Command at Cork. Yesterday morning a division of the Guards marched into the Park from Winchester. Th.! Royal Pimlico Volunteers, under the corn mand of Capt. Kets3Ens, came forward yesterday, and offered thrir services. • The Duke of YoaK, and several other Milit try Officers, remained at the War Oice until late last night, The first battalion of the First Regiment of Guards, which marched fr.ini Winchester on 'Mon day last, arrived yesterday at the Horse Guards ; and the 68th Regiment of Foot marched from Ply mouth, and entered Witichetter on Tuesday, to do duty in their room, Admirals Sir HYDE PARKER, Sir IttessmiD Opis- Low, KNIGHT, and NUGENT, and chit Hon. Captain Ei.ruirisTONe, are among the Naval Officers whose services are expeaed to he called into anion. .101 IN CASSELS, Es 9. of South Carolina, is ap pointed Agent or Vice-Consul for the States of America, at Edinburgh and Leith, The Hon. H. Pier.eowr and W. NORTUEY, Esq, M. P. were on'Tuesday last eleded Honorary Mem bers of the Board of Agriculture. Captain Fon ars is appointed to superi.ntend the impress service at Liverpool. Capt. S. MARTIN is appointed to the Conqueror-. The ifrdent, of 64 guns, at Chatham ; the Ama maim, of '24 guns, and the Perseus bomb-vessel, at Woolwich, are ordered to be prepared for com mission. A detacknent of the Guards is gone to Wool to do duty in the Dock-yard and ether places there. His Royal Highness the Duke of CustsFRLAND arrived at \Vorcetter, on Tuesday, to join his regi ment, the 15th Light Dragoons. Subalterns of Militia are entitled to the peace al lowance fur 180'2, previaus to their being re-em bodied. The two Tegiments of Kent Militia, arc to be em bodied on Monday. In Devon, GOO of the yeomanry have voluntarily enrollei to serve as two regiments of cavalry, under Lord Itm.tx, without pay, to march to any port of the Western disr.rift, to assist thecivil power, and to prevent the plunder of wrecks. The Cambridgeshire Militia, commanded by his Excellency the Lord Liee►:tenant of laeLabiro, arc to be under arms next week. Several exaggerated statements of the expence of re-building Christ's Hospital hive appeared in different Papers. This, at a moment when the Governors of that unparalleled In it itution are calling on the Public to support their lauJahle intention of rebuilding a fabric, that is past all repair, may induce many to believe, that extravagant schemes are indulged, which are unnecessary. One of these reports stated the estimate at fovr hundred thousand pounds. We have good authority for saying, that no estimate is at present decided upon. ~,-•- FASHION. Mu. BROWN's BALL AND SUPPER. Mrs. Knows gave an elegant, and one of the most fashionable b4l and supper of the season, on Wednesday evening last, at her house in George. street, Hanover-square, which was attended by more than two hundred of the fashionable world. The ball-room was chalked by the celebrated CALTON, and was lighted up in a most superb style, with side-lights and chandeliers. The supper was laid out in the front parlour, upon three tables, for fifty each, covered with frames and stands with various devices, ornamented with columns, I , zstoons, pil lars, medallions, &c. with the representation of a pyramid, adorned with the trophies of war ; the in scription at the top, " Boca 134-y ;" and in the back library were laid three more tables, with covers for seventy, ornameated and lighted up in the same manner as the front room. Ile supper was served up, at one o'clock, in a most elegant style. It con sisted of hot soups, and all the delicacies which the season could afford. The dances commenced at ele ven o'clock. In the company present were--, Marquis Lorn. Curls—l:44, Graven, Westruose!auel. Viscount Wentworth. Lords-.-Bavning, Villiers, Aorringsiou. General Wynyard. Colonel Desborouglt Major Herbert. Captoiris—..Upton, Churchill. Messrs.—Two Moiseys, Shirley, Ashley, Bankes, Eaton, Portman, W. Kerr, Catlogan, Collyer, H. Hope, Bagnt, Bellasyse, Bouverie, M. I.ee, Vernon, Churchill, Beaumont, Andiews, 7'. Sheridan, Bold, Sturto;, Mercer, Huz,:zudier, B. North, A. Upton, Johnstone, Chtherne, Welsley. DilrilCi9 of Bolton. Cowitessm.-sli. vow rt, Chatham, Westmoreland. Ladies—De Duli,tanville, C. Townsend, }34.. lung, A Ash ley, Aukland, Wentworth, Carkon, R,di:•y, F. NlArsharn, F.tlenborough, C. Talbot, Vernon, L. Webley, S. Ellie, C. Cstdogan. Illestrenea,-.De Gray, Addington, Moiiey, Clark, Shirley, Compton, Riddle, Baker, Sidley, Widdle, Portman, Mor ton Pitt, L. Ironmonger, Wynne, Betakes, Thiunpsoli, Buu verie, Drummond Smith. Misses—North, AAdington, Call, Moisey, Parcels, Ea4vot, Shirley, ff. Smith, Middleton, Vaughan, Onslow, Perry, E ton, W. Portman, Morton Pitt, Boone, Fitzroy,' Thomp son, Ridley, Lemon, Bouverie, Somerville, Quin, Fordyce, Johnstone. ORIGINAL POETR Y. L'A Centre l'Amour, beaute; En vain formez-vo.ii des pr.iets Veut-on fuir ? L'Amour a dc; ailes Veut-on combattre ? d a des traits. IMITATED. Against Love a resistince to make, Ye fair-ones, believe me, 'tis vain ; Those who fly, he has wings to o'ertake; Those who fight, by his arrows are s ON GIVING ADVICE. A 1 Were Gentle olks who ask advice, Really about their plans in d.,ttlae, The business would not be so nice, .01 trying just to help them out. But when before-hand they're resolved, How aukward the adviser's case it : Both pirtiei:, equally igivolied,, Staring acd m k ..g foolish facet. «•hers my fpi.: •' Wier thy, Ask'd me about Old Nforgatts daughter, Nought to J could say, But told him really what I thought her. The miter seem 'd not smoothly carried— The mau appear'd to frown and wino[ : I did not know my friend wits married Thrae waeks before—till some days tince. Yesterday morning after breakfast, his MAJESTY, att-nded by -C;eoe:ai MANNERS, rode on the Harrow road, and returned to the QUEEN'S house soon after twelve o'hZotk. At twelve o'clock her MAJESTY and the PRlN crssfs, attended by the Countesses of ELY and Ay [Aim; Kr, with their usual escort of Light Horse, took an airing iu two coaches and (our, is the neighbourhood or Wandsworth and Clapham. This morning thr ROYAL FAMILY will go to Windsor, where they will remain till Tuesday. The Duke of BuceLtucx set off yesterday, from town, for Dalkelth Palase. The Honourable Mrs. KEPPEL is dangerously ill, at her house, near Isleworth. Mrs. THOMPSON'S Ball, last night, was the most elegant and fashionable we ever witnessed. Mrs. FITZRERBERT intends to give two parties, one on the 24th, and the other the last day of the present month. /t/ The iviarchionessos SALISBURY and ABERCORN, Ladies SALToi:s and READ, are the contending parties for fashionable visits on Monday next. Lady ALVANLEY li?s announced her music for Sunday next, at her house in Great George-street. Th Marquis of SLID° gave yesterday an elegant dinner to a large party of his Irish friends, at his house in Grafton -street; among the company were. the Archbishop of DUBLIN, Marquis of W A T E R ro rip, Marquis of ELY, Earl of LIMERICK ; Lords BOYLE, DUNLO, ORMOND, and CHARLEYIL LS Sir L. PARSONS, Colonel FITZGERALD, Messrs, CORRY, WICKHAM, &C. Ihe Rev. Sir Ric !IA rI D KA YE, Bart. and Lady,have arrived at their house in Devonshire -street, fr9qt Lincoln. Miss Po arra% new Opera was read in the Green Rocco of Covent-garden Theatre on Tuesday. Mrs. PARKER. after an absence of near three years, is returned to England, and is engaged at the Royal Circus, for the ensuing Season. As a Dancer and Pantomime Performer, she is unrivalled on the English Stage. Mr. GOOLD has began his preparations for the next season of the Operas on the grandest scale of magnificence, so as to revive the splendour of that national spestacle. He has written to Lisbon, to engage the best Soprano, and the most incomparable female ginger of the age. He has secured M. D _ as HAYES, and Mademoiselle DECHEMENT for the ballet, and means, as soon as he receives an answer from Madame CAT AL INI, to set out himself to the Continent, to secure a Company of unrivalled fa. lents. ". exhibited. Th e - prisoner was then ordered to be ducharged, upon paying his fees. On tire Motion ,ot the CA' A Nesu r cia of the Ex clrßQvsß, the Speager's reprinuad was entered on the Journals The Militia Officer's Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time, to-mon.aw. 'I ho Irish Bank Restriction Bill WAS read a second time, and referred to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. The following gentlemen were chosen to try the Chippenham contested Eleetion Sir m. K. Follies, J C. Pierrlmint, EA. Juba Campbell, Erg. Henry Rhtilly, Eq. (.borne',jdm James Fergiviron, Fsq. John Staniforh, Esq. hr. Hon. J. C. Villiers, Henry Jed4rell, Esq. W utanhope EH. Janie. Ki die, E . R. Price, E q. W. Dickeirm, Eq. assulNitS. Wen. Smith, Esq. Chu. Shaw Lefeare. On the Motion of Mr. Corry, the third reading of the Dublin Watch Bill WAS postponed to this day sennight. The other Orders of the Day were read and de ferred. Adjourned. THEATRL-ROrat, DRURr-LANE. 70-1111WIROW EVENING will bs iiresetitH a New liutori• cal Play r innate. AN, relict THE HERO OF THE NORTH. Tne principal Charartcri by . - Mr. Pop*, Mr. Wow:btun, Mr. liattrinnfl, Mr. Dowton, Mr itanriviter, Jun. Mr. U. Camp, M• Canineld, Mr. Stll.lwick, Mr. (.11rinsakli, Mr. G.lisanis, Mr ri,ilwr. Mrs. °wig, MTS. Ml,lntrin, Mr; tirrlowe, Miss Menge, Mrs. ALM, !Ls: Tyrer. ail be a Idea, TIIE WKDDING On Mondir, Mr. Cooler rul perform the Clurader of King Kii,lmrd the Third. THEATRE-nor:a, COVENT-GARDEN. TU O 1 kOW EVENING will be performed a Nca,CoalcAly raikd JOHN BULL; Or, AN LNtSLIS:INIAN's FIRE-SIDE. The principal clsaratters Ly Mr. L e wis, Mr. Coi.ke, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. 3isltnstnne, Mr. H. Johnston, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Emery, Mr. Waddy. Mrs. GI ib4, Mn. Davetspnrt, and Mrs. Johnston. The Ov , irure.utd Music enotposied and selected by Mr. Kelly. The Prologue to be spoken by Mr. Brunton. IVOIt a Lyrical Epilogue. by Mr.•Juhnstotle. To whirls will be added, THE PRIZE; Cr, Q., S, 5, 8. Cht Monday, The Haunted Tower, - ultia Lock and Key. THE BRITISH PRESS.