The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-02-14 00:00:00

'and encoostitutiosal suspension of the national law, the sable, reges.preatioid to proems the Act of Sus pension, and the Wrong "'filleted in the execution of ti l l la* which: be wish to iee - exposed ; that personal right may not hereafter be lightly violated ay in Act, the execution of which (more especially when enforced by secret Spies) must destroy all wiregeertbrageinst the most absolute tyranny. In addition to the Petitions already presented against the Bill of Indemnity, which Ministers mean, on the Report of their Committee, to bring into Par. liameet, we learn with ploasare that a Requisition is now in coarse of signature in Liverpool, calling upon the Mayor of that Borough to convene a Public Meeting of its Inhabitants, for the purpose of Peti tioning Parliament against the Bill of Indemnity, and fora Reform he the Representation of the People in the House of Commons. It will be observed from the Report, that a Peli • tient was presented to the House of Commons last night, from the parish of St. George's, Hanover. square, in which the Petitioner, prayed for Parlia mentary Reform, and declared that unless the nett of the Representation was amended, they should for the future decline paying any tales. Sir FRANCIS Dustoart defended the condition attached by the P. thinners to their allegiance, as not implying any other' than a legal resistance to a system of misrepresentation ; bet on the motion of Lord CarrwtrAoc, whose pirl lig such conditional allegiance would net self; the Petition watt rejected. • Lord HAMILTON'S motion relative . to the abuses in Scottish Burghs was discussed last night. It was not attempted to connect the subject with Parlia mentary' Reform, the question relating chiefly to the right of Government to grant such Constitutions as it thought proper to the Scottish Boroughs; but 'hough the motion was thus directly declared to have in view a particular improvement in the. administra tive, rather than the representative, character of the Boroughs, Lord CASTLEREAGH could not separate the object from the general question so inimical to the present system of Government—Parliamentary Reform. The sapient Lord perceived that if any chase, took place in the Burgh Elections it might carry Reform into the Representative part of the country, and, therefore, " his &Waste's Minis ters" are resolved to discountenance 'fowl' Council Reform in Scotland, and give such Constitutions, . when they mobt, to Boroughs, as they think ht, lest this sort of Reformation should reach to the Parliamentary Representation, which as relates to Scotland certainly exhibits as extraor dinary a spectacle, as the petty juntas who elect them selves into the government of atlaiis in the provincial towns in question. Lord Carruatariu and his friend the Lotto AovocAte of Scotland, have now discosered that there is nothing so ad. imitable as the quiet and decorum of Scotsnieii, " So far as hi; Majesifs Ministers were acquainted with the stale of the country," their Lordships can now say, that 64 there was no part of the country *here the population Ives hi a sounder state than in the Burghs of Scotland."--here is a sudden reforma tion indeed !" In the 'lonia of Lords yesterday, Lard SIDMOUTII hid on the table another Rag of sealed Papers, as an Appendix to his Green Bag, which on his motion were referred to the Secret Committee. Paris Papers to the 1 lth inst. have been received. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on the Budget met on Monday. The Project of the Law for Recruiting the Army, adopted by the Chamber of Deputies, was presented to the Chamber of Peers, and was ordered to be referred to a Committee. — In the Chamber of Peers, on the 9th inst. M. le Comte AZ CAZEs took the oath, and his seat. He was introduced between the Comte nc SEZE, and the Viscnmte Donoucitaoe, two distinguished Ultra- Royalists. - The French Papers are otherwise with out political interest. . • Our Private Correspondence, which is tot late daft ) elucidates in an important manner the reason why the Ministry have been so strongly supported by almost all parties in the Recruitment Law. It is because, say the letters, the Law is calculated to raise France from her prostrate state, and enable her to resume her place in the rank of nations, end not re ceive the Law f►om the armed force on her frontiers. Twenty-nine millions of the most warlike People on earth are certainly not likely to be made to bow the neck for a length of time to the incongruous ele ments of that force which would hold France, and with her, all the other Continental States, in chains. Let therefore Europe hasten to recognize the rights of France, as a great, powerful, and independent na tion, or Europe will have a new Revolution to quell, which will carry the flames of war, and the ptinci pies of liberty, from the Pillars of Hercules to,Kain. achatka. All nations are ripe for a rational PAO.. stitational liberty, and it cannot be long deialect.— The spirit of the age is glorioos freedom: it ieign,a ,even in the frozen deserts of Russia, as well as In the sultry climes of southern Europe. If Sovereigns are wise they will encourage and cherish it, in order to be able to direct it. If they oppose it, there will yet, and soon, be an end to their dynasties. • Mails from Holland and Ilambargh have also ar. Tired. Alt parties it Berlin are not agreed about the propriety of the Loan negotiated in this country, and an article from Ilamburgh, of the 6th, states, that " the Loan announced by Messrs. Romscumn and BAaA mane to be made in England for the ac count of Prussia, has not been ratified by the Prus sian Government, and it is believed that it will not ire so without some previous changes. The journey •f Mr. SARANDON from London to the Rhine, where Prince HARDENBURRII at present is, as well as the depa►ture of Ms. ROTHSCHILD from this place about a week ego, seems to confirm this report. The bar ;lin lately concluded on the Exchange at Berlin, at 76, 77, and 78 per cent. in preference to the Loan, sad on the condition of its being actually carried into afect bays not been conflated for some dep.". MAJORITY- - • . AGAINST LORD ARCHIBALD fusir..l4llo . ll afeTton ast.A. TITZ TO TOR CONDUCT OF THR LA* Orillclllll.ll Icor. LAND, IN TDB CAIN Of st i KiNunr. - Asian& Sir T. D. Farquhar. .1.• Osborne. J. Alexander. .1. Fehomes. W. 11. Pagel, Hors. S. .. Allan. George Fitzgerald. Rx.Hoo. Palmerston. Lord A platy. Lord Vesey • Peel. RI. lion: H. f Arbuthnot, Rt. Ilea. Fitzhugh. Was. Peel. Sir R. • C. Forbes, C. Phipps. Hon. E. Blokes. Hen. Frank. Admiral Pocock, G. - Bank.", G. Frazer. C. M. Pole. Rt. Hon. W. Bathurst, Rt. an. C. Giord, Sir K. Itobinsust.RLHos.F. B. Gilbert, D. G. Robiasuo, G. A. Beresford, Sir J. Glerowly, Lord Round. J. Binning. Lord Goulding. E. Ryder, Rt. Hon. R. Blair. J. Hunter ('ouch, Thuusas S. St. Paul. H. Boswell, A. Groulbarn. H. &Arnie, A. Bourne. Right Hon. Grant , A. C. Scott. It t.lion.Sit W. W. Si . Grant. Churl... jua. Shaw, B. Brngdeu, J. Gunning, G. W. Shepherd. air S. Calvert, J. Harvey, Chsrin Simp-on, George Canning, Rs. Hnn.G. Hill, Right Hun. Sir Singlet'''. Sir M. Canning. G. G. F. g e mer.nt, Lord G. Cbetwode. Sir J. Milford, G. P. Siroban, A. Chute, W. Holmes. Win. Stirling, Sir W. Clerk, Sir G. Hope. Sir A. Sumner, G. 11. Chve, H. anskiwoo. Itt.llon. Swa n. H. Collett. E. J. W. Thomann. S. Colquhottn, Right Jackion, Sir J. Thornton, Win. Hon. A. inhere, J. H. Trefu.O. !Liu. C. R. Courtenav, W. Loco'', E. K. Urn. M. Courtertav, T. P. Low. lion. t. Valleierri. Lord Cricket, Robert Leigh, V. Yansittutt. It,. Hes. Croker, J. W. Linehan, K. J. R. Cost, Hon. W. bong, Rt. lion. C. Vernon, G. V. Dalrymple. Ad. Leander. Was. Wallace Its. Ho. T. Davenport, Davies Lushington. S. It. Walpole. Lord Davis. R. H. Lvgon. Hon. Col. Ward. Robert Dair.no, G. ft. 14,1berley. John Warren.ler, Sir G. Deriog, C. Macchia/dd. R. G. Wedderharn. Sir 0. Disbrow., Ed. Macnnochie, A. Wharton. It. i Dan Sir 1. Manning. Was. Whitmore. Thus. Doisglns. W. R. R. March. Earl Wilder. E. Drummond, J. Milne, Pat. W donut. t:. E. pnlinmblid. G. H. Montinnierv. Sir 3. Wood, Sir M. Dogdale, 0. S. Mangano'. Ada. Wood, Thu., Dustdat, Rt.. Ho. W. Morrit, J. S. Worcester. Marquis I. dmonstrore, Sir C. Murray, Sir J. Wright, J. Mines Egerloa. W. ?taper, J. Wroitoley, /1. ' Ellison. R. Neville, Hon. R. Wyatt, C. Ease, Sir It. Odell. W. Yorke. Its. lion. C. Flaw, Tens. Ogle, H. M. Yorke, Sir J. THE. MINORITY AND MAJORITY ON MR. FAEAKERLRY's MOTI.III Foil •IREETING WIN . SECRET CoIIWITT2II TO ENQuilis HAT HEAtstrkrs HAVE moo TAKEN MY GOveRAKENT FOR PUNISHING TUE SPIES, WHO MERE DULA'S° SY TP6 LAST sEcRIIT C 0111111566 TO HATE INsTIOATIO Till LIIsTURDANFRI THAT TOOK rumour DIFFERENT PASITS SI TUE COUP. TRY, LAST YEAR. MINORITY. Niemand's. Hn.J. Her .. .,, Ssr Hubert 0 yol.tnn, Lord Alihorp, Vis i couat Hurts, Rob. Philip-. George A therlev, A. Lemon, Sir W. Py m. F. Birch. Jo 4. 14111011Cbe, KAI. Rider,. Sir M. W. Brougham ' Henry Lyiseltott, Ilon. W. Itonrilly. Sir S. Burdett. Sir.F. ii. Smith, John Burrell. lion. P. D. Methuen, Paul Smith, W. Pim. George Macdonald, J. Smi th, J. H. Caleraft, J. Markham. Admiral Sharpe, R. Calved, Charles Martin. J. Symonds. T. P. Carter, John Vildmay, Sir 11. Tavisio. k. Marquis Dancaraton. Vie. Sr. J. Tierney, It:. Hon. G. Douglas. 11 ri. F. S. Milton, Viscount Waldegrase, lieu. Fergussoo, Si, H. C. Monett, Sir C. W. Fitz•oy, Lurd J. Mqrprth, Vi,. Wade, J. A. Folkestone. Vie. Neville, lion. It. Webb. Ed w:ird Gnidau. Robert Plugeuf, Lord W ilk hi... Walier Grant, J. P. Ord, W. Wird, Alderman Hamilton, Lord A. 1 Tat.t.fins —Hon. G. Bennett and Nic. Fuzakerley. MAJORITY Achim!, Sir Thos. Forbes, C. Peel, William Alexander, James Fraueo, R. Milltown.. Dr. Ripley, Lord Frienk, P. Pussy's. Hon. E. •• Arbuthnot, Right Gifford, Sir Robert Pocock, G. Hon C. W.W. Gilbert, D Giddy Pole, lir. Ho. . Brakes. H. Ithrrowley, Viscustat Itirfonsou, G. A. Ilankes, George Goidutg, C. Itobinaimitt.lims.F. Bastard. E. P. liuuusuro, H. R id, J. Baihrirst,ltt.Han.C. Grant, C. It‘der, Rt. Ilion.R. Binniug, Lord Grant, C. jun. Sheldon, K. Boswell, Alexander Grant, A. C. seq. Sliding, Sir W. Ronnie, W. S. Gunning, Sir G. Stirpni rd, Sir S. • Calved, John Harvey, C. Sinicirlom, M. Canning. Rt. Ha. G. Dollhouse, Sir B. &menet, LontL(J, Quitting. George liiaord. G. P. firrahan; - Andrew Cartwright, W, Hope, Sir A. Sumner, G. 11. • Castlereagh, Vise. Jackson, Sir S. Swaim, 11. Chute, W. Knox, Thomas Thornton, General Clerk, Sir G. Lac,,,,, E. K. Tomlin', W. G. Clive, H. Laseellcas, Viacom). Trefurs., Hon. C. Collet. E. Law, Him. E. Trernayne ' J. H. Coinsure!, Sir N. Leig h . C. Valletori,Yiscousit. Cosiness), W. Littleton, E. J. Varuittori, Right Courieuay, T. P. Lathe. Rt. Hon. C. Ilisamiretle N. Cricked. R. Lusbington, S. K. Vereker. Rt. Hi,. C. Cruiser. J. W. Itygon, Hon. 11. Walpole, Lord . Cant. Hon. W. blaberlt ' John Wallace. Rt. Hon.?: Dalrymple, Adol. Macdona ld, It. G. Ward, Robert Dawson, G. Mac,mochie, Alex. Wrdderhuni. Sir D. Disbrnwe, Ed. March, End ' Wetherell, C. Douglas, W. MO(11M019, Sir R. Whitmore, Thomas Dunlop, Gen. Murray, Sir John Wilberforce, N. Duintas, Kt. Ho. W.Milne, Pat. Wilder, Gee. Egerton, W. baper ' Jams W 'lsom), C. Font, J. Odell Wm. %V 4.0 d. %lark Farquhar, James Ogle, H. M. Wood, Thomas Finlay, K. Osborn. John Wrohe,le), H. Fitzgerald, Right Pithner.ton, V iscount Wynn, C. W. Hun. W. Peel, Rs. Hon. R. Y orke, It.. Ho 0.0 THE STATESMAN: SHOCKING. SUICIDE ar Dipt&a R. OP I NSTRUM ENT,' L - 0 - k.llO RIO. A novel species of entertainment has come under our observation, and it is one which demands our particular notice, for the purpose of directing that attention to it, on the part of the Public, to which it is so eminently entitled.—lt appears the Lord CHAMBERLAIN has granted to the ingenious inventors of the Apollonicoo his licence to devote that instru ment to the variety of performances it is calculated to exhibit. For some months past the fashionable and musical world ibis's, daily assembled to hear its surprising mechanical properties; and the Professor PURL'S has, on certain days, attended to display his own skill, and the powers of the instrument : we have frequently seen from four to five hundred visitosi listening to it with rapture. A new career has re cently commenced : Thursday last was the third of a series of Eveping Concerts, which are intended to 4so continued during the season; the person selected to superintend the •arrangement, and preside as the chief Conductor and Performer, is Mr. Tues. A DAMS, a -musical Professor of very superior abilities.— He was assisted by Messrs. GUICHARD, LORD, COOPER, and Moxr.Ev, Professors, and FLIGHT, jun. Mr. ADAMS has generally commenced the Per formance by an extempore Introduction and Fugue, in the execution of which he has evinced the greatest facility and taste. We were much astonished at the cue with which he appeared to execute passages the most difficult and complicated. The applies@ he has received is a proof of thejudgment of theauditors, and the excellence of the performer. He usually plays. airs from HAYDN'S beautiful Oratorio of the Crea tion, and MOZART'S Operas. The Selection has hitherto consisted of Preludes and Fugues from BACH, by three performers; HAYDN'S Kyrie Rlcison, by two and three performers; and his Gloria in Exec:sft, and Resurrerit, by five per formers. To these we may add many of the grand Choruses and Overtures of our most celebrated mas ters. We bail this elegant and instructive Instru mental Concert with feelings of unmixed approval, and are proud to hale rendered our tribute of ap plause to a description of Oratorio, which reflects so much bonouton the talents of our native artists. The 'Elden death of this onfortgaire tecoucheu, is (announced under the melt panful circumstances ; 'namely, by his own hand. The particulars of the shocking Catastrophe are apparently given with dee regard to truth and delicacy,. bet as attempts have been Made to conceal the circumstances, we cannot vouch for the statements which we have collected, more than that we are desirous of prrrentitsg ndftp- Prehension; It appears that Sir Richird had been called into attend the accouchement of Mrs. Thackersy, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Thackeray, of No. 86, Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, en Sunday last. The Lady's labour was tedious, and on Thursday morning her situation became so critical, that Sir Richard wished to have further medical advice and auistance. Another Gentleman having beets called in, it was their joint opinion that the result would prose fatal. This desperate aspect of the case was observed to have thrown Sir Richard into great agita tion ; and in this state of mind be was shortly after shown into an apartment where, unfortunately, there happened to be a case of loaded pistols. Its a moment of sudden frenzy and irritation, he seized those in. Moments of death and discharged them both at once at his head—literally blew out hisbrsina. An Inquest was, held on Friday night at eight o'clock. by T. Sterling, Esq. 'Coroner, on the body of the de ceased, at the house of Mr. 'lhackeray: The servants of the house Were examined, and described the re port of the pistols, and the circurestanc..s under *bids the body was found. Doctor Latham, and yeme othei intimate friends of the deceased, were oho essmino. From-their evidence, it appeared that ever since the lamented death of the Princess Charlotte the deceased had suffered excessive anxiety ; that his mind was every day becoming more nervous ; 'and 00 he was at length reduced to a most distressed ' aed desponding state. The unfortunate circumstance of not having previously introduced the experien c ed and able physician Dr. Sims to the Princess, so as to have the advantage of his assistance and counsel in the important duty he had to discharge, preyed upon his mind, and his friends have long observed symptoms of uneasiness that alarmed them, and which, probably, prepared them for the event that has happened. The Inquest lasted a boot t wo hours, and afters chi rep f rom the Coroner, the Jury returned a verdict of lasaaity. The Inquest was condoved with the greatest secrecy. A beadle was stationed at the door, to prevent the entrance of any persons except the Jury and wit nessess. About ten o'clock a hearse arrived, to con vey the body to the house of the deceased, in Old Burlington-street. Ile was in his 57th year. Lady Croft, who survives him, has been for some time in a very delicate state of health. Her Ladyship is a daughter of the late Dr. Denman, and sister of Mr. Denman, the Barrister, who so greatly diatingeisherl himself on the late State Trials at Derby. He has also left three sons and a daughter. One of the sons is in the army, in which he served with great eclat in the late war on the Continent.— Mrs. Theckeray, we are happy to say; was safely de. livered of a hoe girl yesterday by Dr. patty. Various rumours were circulated yesterday, and 'mope others his name was implicated in a must delicate affair that has occupied the attention of the higher circles for some days past, and to which we know not what degree of credit is due; namely, .the assisting in the substitution, at an early period otitis life, of a child to -the injury of the rightful heir. The sensation Produced by the death of the . Princess Charlotte, with the reporti and speculations to which it gave rise, is fresh in the recollection of the Public, and renders it wholly superfluous to have recourse to any other explanation. TIIE INQUEST. The following is a more particular account of the circum. stances stated at the Coroner's Inquest : On Monday morning early the deceased was summand to at tend the Lady of the Rev. Ur. Thackeray, at 86, Wimpole street, Cavendish-square. lie was in attes&nce until Tuesday morning at eleven o clock, when finding his continued pretence not necessary, he went out for a time on his other engagement.. =An apartment in the door above that occupied by Mrs. Thackeray. was appointed fur the residence of Sir Richard. In this chamber there were two pistols belonging to Dr. Thackeray, hanging within the reach of 1/r. Croft. Sir Richard retired to bed about half-past twelve o'clock on Thursday morning; Ibniit one o'clock Dr. Thackeray heard a noise, apparently proceed ing from the room occupied by Dr. Croft, and sent a female servant to ascertain the cause g the returned. saying she found the Doctor in bed, and conceived him to he asleep. A short tipe after a similar noise was heard, and the servant was again sent. She rapped at the do r. but received no answer. '1%4 circumstance created alarm, in conseqitence of which the door of hiaapanment was broken open. Hew a shocking spectacle presented itself: the body of Sir Richard Croft was lying on the bed, shockingly mangled; his arms eziended over his breast. and a pistol in each hand. One of the pistols had been loaded with, slugs,the other with ball. Roth were discharged, and the bead of the unfortunate Gentleman was literally blown to pieces. Drs. Latham mud 'lndite, and Mr. Finch, _proved that the de. teased had, since the death of the Princess Charlotte, laboured. under.mental distress. He had repeatedly been heard to say. that "this lamentable circumstance weighed heavily upon his , miad,Andbe shoold Dever get over it." Mr., Finch said be was well aware that the deceased was la. bourinl under a deranement of intellect for a considerable time paid, and he ihnurd nut have reposed trust in him on any ocra• aims since the basseated catastrophe alluded lin The Jury,which was stimmoned at eight o'clock, having heard the mimic of the evidence adduced. retired oboist ten. after the' (.I)thsger (11r. Stiillag)badanowned up the evidence with suitable eoselbents. About eleven o'clock the Jury returned the follow. itasAttdict Ilse deceased destroyed himself white iu a fit of sem porary deraughimeat." Mn. Thackeray, was safely delivered' by Mr. Herbert, an oectisinnat .'Assistant of Sir R. Croft. The Lady was kept igpotant of the fatal event, and is in a fair way admits well. Messrs. BARCLAY, Putztws, and Co. beg leave to inform the Public, that the scandalous report of a seizure having been Redo by the Officers of F.scise upon their premises, is totally false, and without the slightest foundation, and that there neither is nor has been any Exchequer process, or information of say kind or sort whatseever laid against their house be fore the Board of &die. Soodawati. Feb. 11. The Army of Occupation is a subject of mach in terest in all circles. The Three Field-Marshals, the 97 Generals, and the 3,550 Commissioned Officers, to be drawn, not in companies, bot each separately and distinctly by lot, as is eaplained by the Scheme of the present Lottery, having Three Grand Prises of 230,000, with 97 other Capitals, and 3,550 Prizes of varied values, of ,elOO. £5O, &c. &c. which is so arranged; by the desire of adventurers themselves, that nearly 5,000 Tickets, with about 40 Capitals, besides the usual Number of other Prizes, will be all drawn on 4th March. In ad dition, Three Blanks will receive 12 Pipe. of Pert Mee, and ie - roponieo fur snares. COURT OF COAIMON COUNCIL. -...•■•11.-- Yesterday a Court of Common Council nisa bold, the Lotto MAYott in the Chair. Mr. WAItItYAx stated, that be should feel it hit duty neat Court day to submit something in the form of a Petition to Parliament no the conduct of the Administration 'during the Suspension of the Remits Corpus Act. Seeing so many Aldermen in Court, his 'thought it his duty to give notice of his motion at that time. Mr. DAVIS said, that • Member of the Homo of Commons had given notice of his intention to mown for an sccoont of the Eap►aces of the Corporation of the City of Loudon. Ile bad a Repost in hie hand, which be should reed, on thst subject. [M r. Davis then read the Report of the Cotenant,* of Improvements, which had beets appointed to prow ',cote ,the application to Parliament for powers to raise a sum of money for the cempletioo of a Prison in White-cross.street. The Report stated, that she Remembrancer had given information of a motion to be brought forward in the House of Commons, on Toesday, the 171 h instant, for en account of the amount of the City's income • and Expenditure, which information they had thought it their ditty to communicate to the Court.] The Worthy Member then moved, that the Report should be sent back to the Committee, that they might determine on what measures they might be ad. eased to adopt.- Mr. G memos seened*d the motion. Sir CURTIS was convinced that there was hardly suchis thing to be found in the Journals of di. Ilnuse if Cosmic*. as the 'fiction which was men. 'toned in the •report. Mane reflections were Ire qwently marlaupon the Hose. Corporation of London, in a manner which was very disagreeable to the feel• ing.r. The worthy Alderman made several other objection*, particularly respecting the prisons, the defects of which he boped would be repaired as soon as possible. Mr. Watenstax wished that some other Member of that Court, possessing more information, bad risers to give them the benefit of it; he was surprised, in deed, that the Representatives of the City strould have been willing to allow the matter to pass over, with. out entering into any kind of discussion. indeed, he would not have come forward that days. had he seen the least inclination in any Member toes, any thing on the subject ; but their silence *bested opt deter him from stating such observations ea.:offered themselves to hins•at that moment. It apprered that some persons its the House of Commons were deter. mitred to interfere with the business of that Corpo. ration, and that its a manner most unjust. Now what a thing it was, when it was stated that a line of proceeding most unjust was pursuing, that this four Members who had such induence could not counteract this proceeding; that those who had each influence with the Ministers of the Crown could not do that service for the Corporation. Ile was auto. Dished, that whenever a Member made a show of opposition, It struck such ars alarm into their breasts, that they' were obliged to ruts to the Corporation to tell them their grievances. It was not wonderful that the !louse of Commons should know something about the prison on which so much had been said ; he had seen some prisons, and he knew little about them; bat he knew that the one is qeestiaNs was a miserable place. That there had "been a scaudalous waste 4.f•rnoitey there needed no doubt to osier, end it seemed to him that a Committee of the Corpora. 'ion, when they had had the management of the (lurid, should have endeavoured to counteract the et. fens of their own folly and of their own mistakes.— They had run the Corporation into an espence of 30,0001.: the whole was one of the most estraordi. nary transactions that he had ever known to have happened. In connection with the question, he wished to know whether the lion. Baronet did not say that the account would be fortbcotaing?—(Sie W. Curtis, " No.")—The Newspapers had said •' Yes," but, however, he Moser! himself &read to believe the Hon. Baronet. Mr. Alderman WOOD said the question in, AVOW war, whether they should give the accounts or refuel them. The Hou. Baronet had wished to say geese. thing in explanation, and be was sorry that it bed net been heard. The Worthy Member had been too se. vire upon the Members. Indeed, be did Sotltnew one masers they had been concerned in, in 'which they had not succeeded. Jet the Worthy Member look at the Post-Office. The Corporation had ser. tied their intention of removing the Poot-Otfice to a situation which they thought the most convenient for the l'ablic—(llcar, hear!)--aud who would say, that the Bill now in progress would not be carried in the same manlier? But we were drawing near to art Election, and•; therefore, it was, perhaps, that Gen. ilemsee were like to curt themselves. A division had been about to take place on the subject of the Petition which had been lately presented, arel be would venture to say, that be had prevented the House from dividing upon it. Bet this Bill was in a fair way of passing, from the st►p, that be had taken. The greater number of the persons confined in that prison were not from London, but the Corporation were asked to pay their mite towards its expenses. But it did appear to him highly improper that any such demand for aecoents should be complied with. lie would rather make almost make any sacrifice be fore he would comply with such en Inquisition. It was indeed true, that they were aot bound to pay any thing at all; the Jail waespesially for the Cottony of Middling:, end the number of prisoners from Lou.. don was comparatively small. So small, indeed, weretbey, that limy might have always remained in Gilts per.street Compter. The whole would snake, nese 30001. of anneal additional ezpencs to the Cor-, proration of London. Neither they nor the citizens of London, in his opinion, oeght to be subject to be taxed by the espeuces of any such measure. He • thought, on the whole, that it ought not to bile the power of any Committee whatever to great any ac count. If such were the cage, they voted come to every Company in Londoo l aml demand their account, , • to be given up: Mr. WlLLiasie was very sorty that toy holt bad been found with the prison; for primes were what be wished above all things to be properly condeeted. He hoped that in the prisons in haste strictettearlsa would be paid to the providing of seek food es wrtold be condecive to the health of the prisoners / . and especially that they would !mimosa a degree at ono- • ' I • • 1 1