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be a;F MIN ~,~ r7'!,] mr.7. 5 c1,` :. • . <;?*: Pv7 :7 e.' . . lir _ ••,, i ' ' -- ' .• me ••tIT ."Ita,alts rtki.... 1 !ins _ T. : -, lord 1, „ 71111111 . :41p.it ' : ..:' • •.l ~ 1 1, . ~ ' •:,. !le •".. s. :tiii ergo ni,yeattl ..,4..tiio Es big , vdi tu ap-•naten.f... , l* ii• Oilti '44ll•Ui ..;41. Imp „a• .1 4 ,, i , / - . l .l p - t s , pwl`p: *sr 1.:214,p I:, r. , :s•pub.ll4 14 ,11i.:...3•:.. • . • I •••• r . - - . ,i 'lL •• • -: i i ' ! ' I . • . , • .fs " : •-- ) • :4.1 ••• :• ••rr : 1 .1- .7 , •• .. • • •:1 ..1.•( • ! ••,• ,•. • • •' 'I" ' Iti, NUMBER 5709. 61.0======zuzz i ti THINATRI3-ROYAL, DRUier 'ANA% TO -MORROW, SATURDAY. Mord' U. Ws Ssimie• Sergio/a .111 perform Ole Oilers 00 THE puENNa.. Don Jerome, Mr. Mande.; Don Ferrlismot, Mr. POrli Dua Antonio, Mr. T. Coal:, • Carlos, Mr. Stamm ; Isaac Iltodorah M. Essigist ; Father Part (Sal time), Mr. Par. Clara (141 time), Mimi Wawa ; Margaret, the PURIM , OM Ilse), Mrs. Edwin; Louisa (first time), Miss Posey. After which, the Farce of THE MAYOR OF OARR 4 Tr• Sir Jamb hie's, Mr. Hughes; Major Sturgeon (brat time), • lair. Harley; Jerry &seat, Mr. Elwell; Crispin fleeltsp, • Ni.„ (lathe; Bras* Mr. Thompasa. Mrs. See* (4nl time), Mrs. Glower; Mrs. Brew, Mrs. Dobbs. • The Doors will be opened at Half-past Si: o'clock, had IltoPerfarsossees on each Ernie, essaimeree at Sews. Sash Es.; iscassal Frier. as. Sts. at.; lloorad 1118.—Lower Gallery, ts.; letvad Pike, la—Upper ,la.; Mahal& nears to balaki104:11,101940111 1 / 4 101141111111114 ✓ ;NOM of elm Tfiraiee: - A IN. Serious Opera is is preparelloa. GRAND PERFORMARCE Of MUSIC, THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN, Under the Direction of Mr. Bishop. • The combiaation of•talent no Friday lest having been ho soured with a success asparaileled to tie souk of these perfornsaaces,' it is seapectfully annonoced that Mrs. Sal • mon sad Madame Comporese are engaged fur the per formaate Lida Emoting, in addition to the vocal strungtb previously resided, viz. Miss Stephen', Mrs. Benches'. hers, &e. eke. Mr. Benham, Mr. Pine, and Signor An . THIS EVENJNG, FRMAY, March 23, a GRAND and POPULAR SELECTION of VO CAL and INSTRUMENTAL. MUSIC, to commence with Mozart's admired °striate to the "Zaubmilute." ' In the course of the evening Mrs. Salmon will sing, by de sire, the air" Holy, Holy;" the duetlo, with Mr. Brahma, "AM, Perdue';' and, accompanied on the Flute, by Mr. Nicholson, " Oh! Doke Conceuto." Madame CamPaelbe will sing " Di Piaeer mi balsa II cnr," from the celebrated • smera " La Gassa Lades," and the seena " Eerie a tod' by Mayer. Alias Stephens, by desire, " The Mucking Bird;" • Let the bright Seraphim;" by express desire, the popular dartto with Signor Aogrissoi, " Giovinette," and the duet, with Master Longtusrat, "My pretty Page." Mr. ' Brabant will Moir the favourite smile, In vain may this hams ;" the Echo Duet Irons "Los's," with Miss Stephens; Ballad, " The author's weighed ;" .tad a gaud scene, by Paesiello. Master Smith, by desire, " The Hymn of Eve." SignOr Angrisani, • Sei Morelli," and a duet with Madame . Carsporese. A Selection of Music from Rds.iui's Opera, II Barbicre di Neighs, and from The Tempest. By particular desire, at the red of the Ant Act, the NEW GRAND TRIUMPHAL ODE, in Honour of the First Ausiverzary of his Moat Gracious Majesty's Accession to the Throne, composed by Mr. Bishop, the Poetry by IL Southey, Esq. will, in coatis:gasser of the rapturous applause with which it was received us Friday last, be repeated fur shit titled time, and by an Orchestra of nearly Two Hundred Peefocatera, Melodies a Double Orchestra of Harp.. Mr. Nicholson will perform a new Concerto on.the Flute. The .bolt to conclude with, by express desire, and with tho additional laiatmostents, as arranged fee these Pm farmeasces, WINTER'. GRAND BATTLE SiNFONIA ; and the National Anthem, 0 God save the King," with ad. ',dismal Stanzas, by W. F. Collard, ESA!. and accompanied by the Orchestra of Harps. Principal Vocal Performers—Mrs. Salmon, Madame Cam parser, Alias Stephens, Mrs. Rellchambrrs, Sigsur Amigri saai, Mr. Pylle, Mr. Terrail..Mr.Tinney, Master Leageurst, Master Smith, and Mr. Benham Places to be bad of Mr. Brandon, at the Box•enice, Hart-street. T//RA TRICROYA CoV E.vrrIARDBN. • T O -MORROW, SATURDAY, March 24, wilt be performed the Pb) THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. C. ILetublit; Count 'Minimums, Mr. Connor; Baron Steinfort, Mr. Egrrton ; Tobias, Mr. Chap ewe ; Frateria, Mr. Farley; Solomon, Mr. Emery. Mrs. Haller, Maar Dance (her 2.1 appearance un ■y stage); Countess Winteraen, Mrs. Faucit ; Annette, Mn.s Liston ; Claudine, Mrs. T. Hill; Chuluttr , Mrs. Gibbs. After which. the fillapiral Farce of TILE .PA PLUCK. Don Dicgn, Mr.,. Isaacs; Leander, Mr. Derain ; Mango, Blsnebard. Leonora, Miss Hsllande (her am appear ance la that character); Until., Mr.. Davenport. Door, to be opened at llaltpast Six o'Clock—the Play to lave at Scree. Boxes, 7s ; Second Price, 39. 6.l.—Pit, 3a. 64.; Second Prier, 2E—Gallery, 21.; Second Price, ls. —Upper Gal lery, Is.; Second Price, 6J. Places fur the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Brandon, at the Box-Oilice, 1-atroet, from Wu tell Four. A Private Buz may be had far the Seasou, or aighily, of Mr. Brandon, at the Nott-OIPa. Ou Sioaday, The Strainer : Mn. Haller, Miss Dauee— with liarlrquiu and Friar BaC9e. FOUND. MR. M ATHEWS (who, having fwen out of bir Element) will be Aimed again AT HOME, for the 149th time, at the THEATRE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND, 71,V-MOILItOW, SATUR DAY. March 44, when it is resprolully augmented that he will have the humour to attempt a Description of his Travels its AIR, EARTH, sad WATER. . . les Hart Third Mr. Matbessa will represent the Pleasures of a Sea Voyage in the Polly Packet. gr. Mathews's New Eatertaintnest was received as usual. NEW PERFORMANCES. A DELPH I TH EATK F., STRAND. MR. BOLOGN - A: THIS EVENING, FRIDAY. March 23. and every AVEDNENDAY sod FRIDAY EVENING during LENT, and every Evesung deriug Pas Week (Gad Friday excepted), an eutirely nes Pictorial, Optical, bud aletissiesl Exhibitive, caned, _ _ TUE I'AINORVALIC: MIRROR; Olt, NAT.URE'S REFLECTOR. Piece I.—A Grand View on the Rhine , with the Effects of Davbreelt, the Rising of the Situ, Sig. Mr. BOLOGNA, during the interval of the Perform ances will exhibit a variety of New and hoperior aunts, with Cards, Magical Figures, Balla, aid worivalkd Piece. of Mechanism, includible the Cahouet of Safety-- the Wonderful Coluant—the Self-actiag Windmill—aad the Fri oft of Conjurors! Piece 11.—A View of Yarmouth, the Yarmouth Road., Sre. with lord Nelson'. Monuancut, end the surroundieg Coun try. kc. &re. LILLIPUT ISLAND; or, OSIBRRES CHING/111! Piece 111.—Sea Slum and Shipwreck. The Scene will glom with the Represeinatims of a Shipwreck, and the Pre ,l4o ratios *film Crew, try Id ease of the I.ife Boot, Ac. /7to Evetting's Performance to cooeinde with improved I !ldrsulie Exinoinnenia, is whick Mr. BLILQGN A , iu addi tion to Genie of the enlist admired of hi. former Pieces, will introduce a eerie', Of new ones; .hearing the pleasing and *underfed Egrets of the Union silks two Elenseite of Firs aud wane'.' Boxes, 4s.—Pit, 2. —Gallery, 11..--Deery open.•l bogie at levee.—Sceord Price at Half-past Eight. • C°(‘KLE'S COMPOUND ANTIBILIOUS PI LLB. fur Bilious, Liver, and Stomach Complaints, ledigaation, Sick Head-ach, &c.—The Proprietor of this Metticime flatters himself that the MIJK, umpiestsumble tea. Oniony of its attpetior efficacy is to be found in the highly respectable Patronage with which it is honoured. it is ther. fora confidently recommended to the attention of the Publ fr. PATI1101111:—His Grace the Duke of Grafton ; his Grace the Hoke of Mauchemer ; Right HUI). the Earl of Athlone; Right Hun. the Lid of Ituseoninion Bight Hon. lord tint k ; Rldht Hou.atid Rev. Lord H. Fitzroy; Hight Rev the lord Bi s hop of St. MAO; bird Hartland; y o u. General 111.1, 0 , 4 M.P.; Adm. 1l ; Sir Win. Howley, Bart, M.P Sir G. H.ilynoh, Kart.; J. B. Wildman, F... 1. M.P ; Alderman Wood, ALP.; .lien. Archdeacon Jeffs:taint; Bev. J. Edgar, Chaplals to his Majesty; Bev. Dr. rile.) ; iteir. A. Mahon; Rev. H. Hutton . ; lira .1. P. Grant; ;ter. T. Scutt; Rev. W. Whinfield; Major J. Bride, ike. Prepared uuly by Mr. Curiae, Apothecary, 6, Spel !horst street, ilurion4rcseent ; sold by all revettable Venders, in Boxes, at 138.1.. -As Vd.-41‘.64.—and I Is. Alm. in Family 119xes at Vs. by abith there is a saving of 7s.—Sole sal Agents, Messrs:Buda! and Sons ; 95, Flect-market. . )(1-/.0,1 LAST NIGHT BUT ONE OF PRESENT ESI ENT. • LING'S THEATRE, HAYMAIIIKET, OPERA CONCERT-ROOM. IS PRESP.NT FRIDAY EVENING. at Oaren _o'Cloctt, Mr. WA I.R.ER proposes to add to his usual &objects of the Seasons, Tides, Eclipses, &c. Use or the Celestial Globe—The Reason why, on Surds, lam, there was so &bps* of the Moos, 'botch a forthlglit before there was our of the San—The Mode of alorriaisiele the Longitude at Sea by a Chronometer—anal that noble Problem by which the Distances of the Sus mut Planets are discovered. Places taken,' and Tickets had, at Mr. Ebers's, Old Bolo& street; sod at the Sox Office daily. Doors open at Half-past Si; begin al Stets, mid east at Ten o'Cierk. A New Epitome of the Lecture, is. THISATRE-ROYAL,II/RRUSII OPII&A-1101181, • 11T81/IND. • • S DAY NEXT, March ge, 183,1. an entirely neW LECTURE on the STRUCTURE of the UNIVERSE, will he delivered by Mr RA ItTLT:Y. The whole of the Machinery has been constructed on a scale of unprecedented splendour, magnificence, and cx. pease. A sew Apparates Las beta invented for lbot display of the numerous transparent scenes which represem the various Systems, together • with the telescopic appearances of the Resets, Comets, Ac slid the illustrations of the Theories of Tides, Eclipses, &e. d.c. In the coarse of the Lecture, a Globe 18 feet in elec.'s,- tereace—• grand Planetarium, representing the Sun, Earth, and Moon, with the times of their respective Revelations, imitated with mathematical accuracy, and encircled by a Zodiac One Hundred Feel hi circumference—and a magni ficent Orrery of unparalleled extent, dearribiag a Circle of One Hundred and Thirty Feet, in which the Sun, sad all I. Planets and Satellites revolving round him, are seen in motive, with their comparative Diameters and Orbits, will be also displayed. e n s At intervals appropriate Symphonies from the Sacred Oratorio. of Handel, Haydn, &c. will be perforated on the Organ by an eminent Professor. RANK OF ENGLAND, MARCH 13, 1801. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND pies Notice That a GENERAL &MKT will be held at the Rank on TUESDAY 10th April next, from Ten o'Clock is the Fore- Noon till Four in the Afteruotin,for the Election of a Governor and Deputy-Governor for the year emoting (which will be de clared that evening); and the same Court will be continued by adjournment, sod held et the same place, and daring the same hours, on WEDNESDAY the 11th April next, for the Election of tweaty-four Directors (which will also be one of the Aloarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter), and the Election of the Tweeiy.four Directors will be de clared as soon as the scrutiny is over. Printed lists of the Proprietors, having votes, will be ✓eady to be delivered at the Rank on Alooday thettlth inst. WILLIAM s*rry, Deputy-Secretary. N B —Hy an Act pawed the 7th year of the reign of his kto Majesty, es ptiseli will be entitled to vote at the aoid Electiou who shall solkovo bees six calendar inoistis possessed.° his own rigid of the stock for which he shall then give Ms vote, unless the said stock shall have been acquired, or AIM leave come by bequest, or by marriage, or by succession to so intestate's estate, or by the Custom of the City of London, or by any deed of settlement after the death of any person who shall have been entitled for life to the dividends of such stock. SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF M EN MOTT, Red Lion-square, London. Patron—His Royal Highness the Doke of YORK. President—His Grace Ike Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. Duke of Grafiou Marquis of Aulttesty Marquis of Laosilrow Nariws of Tavisisick Marquis of Hertford Earl of Dartmouth Earl of Hardwick's Earl or Chichester Earl Verotain Lord Droevor Lord Calihorpe Lord LiNord Lord Sondes RI. Bon. N. Vassittart, M.P. Rt. Bon. C. Arbuthnot, M P. Bt. Hos. W. S. Boerne, M.P. The Hon. George Verson S. Thornton, Esq. M.P. J. Drummond, Euq. Jaws Buller, Esq. I. Wryland, just. Esq. Matthew Martin, Esq. Earl Grosvenor Esil Sheffield Earl of Darnley Earl Browslow Bishop of Durham Visitor—. Matthew Martin, Esq. Treasurer—William William,, Esq M.P. The ANNUAL DINNER of the Subscribers and Friends to the lostitutioo will 6e at the London Tavern, Bishops gate street, no MONDAY NEXT, March 26, 1621; His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK is the Chair. STEWARDS : The Marquis of Lanadown, . D. Watson Taylor, Esq. M.P. The Earl of Hardwicke, lE. B Wilbraham, Esq. M.P. The Earl of Chichester, W. Williams, Evq. M.P. The Earl of Darnley, R. J. Wilmot, Esq. M.P. The Lord Bishop of Durham, H. Wrot 'coley, Esq. M.P. Right Hun. Sir T. Monter, Mr. Serjeant Blussect, Ht. lion. W. S Bonnie, M.P. Colonel Doyle, Lord Viscount Reigns's., Ri.P. Captain Owen, RN. Hoes. F. G. Calthurpe, M.P. John Cope, Esq. The Hun. &Intim, Byug, John Drummond, Esq. The Hon. C. J. Shore, A. Macklew, Esq. Sir W. Curtis 9 Bart. M.P. I Basil Montague, Esq. Rrv. Sir .1. C..lervoisr, But. Alexander Nowell, Esq. Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart. I Henry Pownall, Esq. Sir R. Wage:int, Bart M.P. T. Ritcliiints Smith, Esq. Wm Evans, Esq. hi P. I Thomas Tooke, Esq. IVni.Haldinisud, Esq M.P. Dinner us. Table al alalf-past Five o'Cluck precisely— No Collection. _ Tickets, 20s. each, to he had of the Stewards ; of Mr. Stephen., at the Sortety'a Otßer„ Red Linn.aquare; and ■t the Bar of 'he Loodno Tavern, Bishopagate-strert. LONDON, AVE. ie .i4k4l Oa Al Ca°W , VIP ream* T 0 I[olo, 140411 1 , ,• . 11111C■110 T a SPECIAL' ggAt..mEET,INQ pr the Conefeittoe fir !ogles the tabaeription for a Service of Paste lobe intionfeat to her - bfacaely, MATTMBw W 000, M P. SO tile Chair ; Resolved—That tie goliaeription for the Queen's Plate he atomise ezpectitionele or peolible, and it'd i Circular Let ter be soot so /yew roma !vies has mederiahee to receive Subeeripliees, re v i rs tiog 'Wm to .card b*ck thellaheeriP- Coo Papers, and to reeaft the /Pausal sabsestbott to the Treasurer, Mattltew weld . Esy. oilb as little stele, sa parti ble, to enable tise-Coosoiittee to carry Situ effect their ari -1 'jinni unanimous. teljs eared kapet‘ raw leis of violence end bloodskird to which •it pave ri s e . iiAt'ldio ins increasing. • • Mr. CORTIIIB said, by :Gold yield to the :otirotioo of she Right •Hon. Gentleman, though In no duii* till'Ansred he wss foiltog in his to the Petitioners: Ae woold lbelefure dueliot,priorwtiog she Petitions, and withdrew his mottos fur the pew"; ; but his only reseoo fur Nwlt ao was, lest it might hare' mime efiset on the trials taut we/e wow pending. Mr. LOCKHART explabsed, and the motion tits drawn. • Mr. HONE moved for Rehires of the KetsbilibMemler the tiationtry Office, witb the Hawes, Allowsuent i sled bo- Melee, of All the persons empinied thereon, Joripirthe yews lets, 18tH, nil?, Isis, 019, and 180.—Orderet Air. 11 G. BENNETT moved for Am Account or dm Ex - and Goveromesse- Advt., , • 0 4. 24'4 . : n . 1, 6 1 .111rAt; ‘ .....:1 ' . ph ` . 5'.: ;r47 '4 d. :*. ! : 44 1 " , . 4, - . ..-: .. t , I I t.. ~....;•... - I -•1 . • .; • J • 2 - ..•1 ..: . ';;;' • •: i . .•:-• - 1 ..1....1 1E ..................... .... ;,.‘.2:tx....r.........,....,........,e.. . r.....,............m0vi0mm0mp0 L a • ....." •• , • DON, Fel oxif„ MARCH CIS 16111. , •' . . , , : , , 1... , • 'I • ..... Qtraftll MATE. i hip e•elleir 4 ll ,l l4 Nos rif viwe.c, and lec"o l4 ltd h which 1 Ivel Nat; _ soil _ ,so /rota tie laouary, IBIS, to IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT: !ILIUM OF LORDS, Tawitaawmr, Mahan tit. Their.lordehips mei at half peat friar o'clock. Mr. Bnooonn and other Memliters of the House of Continues brought up a cony of the evidence taken before She Committee of that Howie in support of the Gram- Pow' , l thafraorhisement 1141. They also Moonlit up the Husbandry Howe puties Rill, which was read a first time. The Court of King's Bench Beitiress Pispatch Bill was read a second time. The Army Mutiny and the Marine Mutiny Bills went through a Coniniutiee, nod were reported irithoat any amend ment. Earl YERULAM presented a Petition froze the Inha bitants of the pa►ish of litedcliffe, in tier city of Bristol, against any further concessions being made to the Roman Catholics.—head and laid ou the table. Adieu/aid. -- HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, MARCH 22. • • , . The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter before four o'clock. Mr. HOBHOUSE cave notice that on Thursday next be would Move the repeal of the Foreign Enlistment Act. Mr. GRENFELL moved fur ■ weekly account of the msrlisl prices of Gold and Silver ; and of the hates of Ex change at Harisburgli suit Paris, frees Jouusry 1819, to ka *nary 1831. which were ordered. Mr. GREN FELL them cave uotice of a motion on Wed nesday next, for an @moist of all Silver purchased front the Mint, with the names of the purchasers and the prices,from the sth January 1818, to sth January 1831. PREVENTIVE SERVICE. Mr. CURTEIS held in his hands Petitium from several Persons in the County of Selma, complaining of thr mode in *MO the Preventive Service on the moist was carried on. The Rim. Member entered at mach length We the details of ■ variety of reacounters betimes the persons employed is the service of the revenge asittlhe sTuggiers, in which tl great number of lisp had lama lest ; moiler misdeal by sov iet, " That.returns be made to the Uuuse lay the several Coroaers for the County of S of all Inquests held by them us the bodies of persona who have lost their Niles its consequence of the acts of the persons employed in the ser. vice of the revenue, since the institution of the coast block ade system, fur the prevention of _ . Tl;rt CHANCELLOR of the EXCIiK4IUER said, the ease was one of extreme delicacy fur the niterfereuce of the House iu the way now proposed, on accoutit of the effect it might have upon judicial inquiries which were pendipg elsewhere, relating to several of the cases referred to by the Hon, Member wbo brought forward the motion. Mr. WARRE observed upon the Eight Hun. Gentleman's wish that the House should refrain at preseut from noticing this subject, oat accouut of judicial inquiries which were going on elsewhere, that be could tell the Right Honourable Gentleman that such inquiries would continue to be going on as long as the present system of protecting the reveune was persevered in. He wished to draw the attention of the House le the nature of the temptation which was *hewn in the way of the poor 'obtaining people living oil the coast. When a valuable cargo was *boat to be brought over, and a number of men were wanted to watch the preveutive service, news went about among the Ishuutine people, and the sum which woe held out to theta fur their attendance for a few boors in a single night, was equal to a whole week's wages. What poor man with a family could resist such a strong ia. ducement in there times? The system had already led to itinottserable acts of violence, outrage, mid bloodshed; and must infallibly lead to still more; for he ill lobed the House to recollect, that smuggling, like poaching, was not a crisis in itself, our could the people be brought to look upon it I. the light of any tither moral offence. Mr. LOCKHART said the motion was very ill-timid; fur the Assizes were now going on, where malty persons were about to be tried for their conduct in trausactions of the nature alluded to, and there was already a sofficteutly strung prejudice exisliug misting the people of those dm trim against persous in that situation, even among Jurors; • fact so well known, that in matey cases it was found rte. cessary to have the trials removed iuto a different county from that where the offence was committed. Although smuggling was not an act of that description called by moral philosophers male is es, yet when considered is its consequences, it could not but be regarded as equally cri minal. It was not merely a crime against the revenue, but almost the industry of the whole body of the subjects of the State. Hr coedit not feel that sort of false humanity which some persons professed, for persons whose lives became fur. feited by their violation of, or resistance to the laws; look. horst the case as a legisletur or a Judge, he could nut but t' k that those who violated the laws should meet their just reward in the consequences of their own acts. Mr. HU asT said, if Ibis motion were to be deferred until there were no prisoners in custody fur trial on charges of the nature alluded to, it isevrr would be brought on at all. He eouceived the present to be as proper a time as say. lie strongly reprobated the violence and want of humanity which attended the execution of the WeVrtlUe Laws, and eon. tended that the preseut system leaded to increase the evils smoggling. Mr. LUtiHINGTON said, it was an error to suppose that smuggling hid Increased, for the present system, al though certainly it had been attended with some vioteuee sod bloodshed, had succeeded in restraining it. The wittiest.* which had been complained of did not grow oat of the pre. sent system, but existed in an equal degree before. He sob. mined to the Hen. Member the propriety of withdrawing the motion fir the present, as several trials were about to fume on o f persons, the charges against whom •rose out of the subject of the motion. lie vine ready to ogee with the Hun. Getitleinan opposite, that the gemination heist out to the poor labourers to induce theta blank* is smuggling were very Lich indeed; but he would submit to the Hun. Mem ber whether the blame ought out rather to be charged on the tempter, then on the laws which wenito in the practice by putielting it with severity. Mr WARRE explained. Mr. 11. G. BENNETT said, he could ailment to look upon the death of a fellow.ereatuve in • ease of smug. Kling wills that indifference which was professed by the Hiatt. and Learned Gentleman opposite. He believed the tiontleitioa of all the enoschiefs whielt arose out of the pee ventove system, to be the heavyduties and probibitioos of 'glides of foreign produce; and be cootesded that if the sea. The Prettyman** ligb April; ISEIL-mOrieriod. COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE. RECEIVERS GENERAL OF TAXES, ANDDISTRI BUTORS OF STAMPS. Mr. Hugs, in rising to make the motion of which he had given notice, hoped to be indulged with the attention of the House to the statements he was about to ley before it, and the observations lie had 'to make, which he should endeavour to render as short as possible. Any individual who looked at the amount of the revenue of this country, and the enormous expense of its collection, and considered at the same time the pressure and extent of the distress under which the whole popu lation of the country was labouring, must fed the absolute necessity of euforciug the ►trictest eco nomy in the collection. The only way in which it was possible to force the Wasters into the practice of economy- s saad uutil they were forced they never would practice it—was for a Member of that House to rise in his place, and to draw the attention of the House to any particular branch or establishment in which he conceived any reduction or retrenchment could be made, and to thew, by entering into s statement of the pertecults s. in what manner any saving could be effrcied; for the House and the country at large must by this time be convinced, that any proposition of a general or sweeping nature, applied to any branch whatever of the public' expenditure, would never be productive of any real impression on his Majesty's Ministers. With this view, there fore, on the present occasion, he should confine his observations, and the statements he had to make upon the subject of the collection of the revenue, to the offices of Receivers-General of the Land surd Assessed Taxes, and Distributors of Stamps, which were not only appointroeuts of Sergi:educate d:tent, but also sources of much of that corrupt patronage and influence which had been so bane ful to its effects upon the prosperity of the country. The number of Receivers-General of the Land and Assessed Taxes was in England and Wales 65, and in Scotland one; and the number of Distributors of Stamps was 95. The amount received by the Receivers-General for the duties of the offiee, in the year ending sth January, 1820, was 41,4141. ; and in that ending sth January MI, 41,9841. al though the majority of those officers discharged the duties of their situations by deputy. It appeared rather strange that the duties of those offices to which the largest emoluments were attached should continue to be performed by deputy, notwithstaird lug that three different Reports of Committees on sinecure offices had laid it down as a maxim that in all fu'ure appointments', where the duty of an office was performed by deputy, the expense of the principal should be saved to die public. He con tended that the whole of these Receivers-General might be abolished : first, because few of them d d the duty in person ; secondly, because there were no Receivers-General ill Ireland, rad only one in Scotland, who lived in the capital, and to whom the collectors from the different comity districts remitted the amount of their several collections. He could seeno reason why the collectors throughout this country might not remit the produce of the taxes immediately to the Treasury, whereby the diorama• sunis paid for poundage would be saved to the public, and the large patronage arising out of those offices would be destroyed. If Govern ment were disposed to economise, it would not be difficult to find persons to perform the whole of the duty at a much inferior rate of emolument, and in many cases without any fee at all. Its London there was one person who had 'acted in the capa city of Receiver for minty years without charging any poundage, and to whom the only allowance paid was u sum of 7711. for the expenses of his office. It was evident, from this circumstance, that there must be some other source of profit annexed to the office, which he took to be the large balances winch constantly remained iii their hand.. He wished the House to observe the de gree of remuneration which they might derive from such a source. The amount of the balances re maining in the hands of the Iteceitrani-General on an average of the last two years, was 367,5741. When the allowance of poundage was first made to die Receivers, banking was not so com mon, nor so extensively carried on as at present. It was a matter of some difficulty to remit large sums in the interior parts of the country, indeed it was in many instances impossible. The Receivers. General were then obliged to send persons round at a great expense, to get in the animist of the taxes p.sid, from the collectors in their several districts. On that account the allowance of poundage was granted, which tinder the circumstance. of the pre sent time be could not bat consider as excessive. There was not a banker in the country who would not willingly do the tax business for Government tree of expense. No doubt it was necessary that the business should be in the hands of competent mod responsible persons ; proper security could be therefore token, but upon a better system than the present. The securities exacted under the present 'latent were so excessively large, that they in many cases prevented persons most competent to the un dertaking from entering upon the office. Another serious evil of the existing system of securities .: t - , war, that Many Tom, even 1 /be port, imagined • he was liability, and oftentimes after , In . that the !stemmata of the person curity bad been given were but a small sum in arrest, they called on, perhaps alter the death Receiver, to make good deficiencies • ou s t. The lion. Gentleman o etatemeut of several instances bad been so called on. Another Tax-offiee ist present had no . - - the accourits of the Receivers- , evideut from the statements r itself, by which it appeared, Xeceivers-Geveral had died or to the Crown for arrears to the of which the sum of 117,1154 the public on the Ist January, enough to sheer the total ward office. On a former occasion there was no necessity for Ell chine did very well, it work: trusted that evening to she , tine of the House that ' well, and that it was far In the care of Eaton, his securi for the amount of their hoods, ' bring the ordinary course al years. The parties pleaded in by Eaton ought to he set , tided otherwise, and that the Du.._ forfeited. Fortunately Government to interfere and stay proceeds invidious situation for • Government in. This system of unsettled b - ' veil in any other department—nei, Excise, nor the Post Office, nor' Excise paid in their balances The Receiver-General of Land' of Stamps only foot. times • y for the Excise were less than General and Distributors. The for 1/. on land tax, lid. on besides those charges the e: was 3d. per 1. Mr. Everett, had mentioned before, provided amount or 300,000/. ; he charged did his office by deputy. His w securities, as they ranged bet , 300,0001., the highest securiti demanded from those who recei , Now, if there was any unwili these places, let them at least this way. Let tenders be req , from all those who were willing duties of them, and let the lowest supposing sufficient securities the proposer. There was nothi labour. It was only the receir of money. In the present greatest facilities existed nees done cheaply. He slated ceipts which came into the ! husors of Stamps, from which lowest ballance remaining with must amount to 103,000/. 11 , dual reduction of the rate from and in Bristol to three per cent. receipts being more conaiderabli and the interest of money the . instances uncommonly lucrative. by the following instances:—! distributors received poundage. Mr. J. H. Cole, of Norfolk ~ W. Gray, York . Mr. Myers ' Lancashire. Mr. Siamifurth, ditto Mr. More, Glasgow It would be recollected that had been mentioned in term( the Hon. Member for Appleby on the occasion to *hew how . hope for oily favour or considera,, he could be connected with, Govt. I . ,he mystery was now revealed. Mr. Stattiforth oat a receiver at Liverpool ; his securities were, one of 30,0001. and one of 31,000/. When he (Alr. Hume) was at Liverpool he was given to under stand that there were persons who woo/it'd° the duties, and give as eligible securities, for 800 t. a year. This was only • tidying. it was true, 'of 3,000!. ; but this was the only way in which they cupid reduce, for when they attempted any grim,. redne ' ilie difficulties were insurmountable. Again, in Aberdeen there was an office, the pro fits of which were fifteen thousand pounds a year. —He knew of persons who would produce metres to the value of 50,000!. lauded property, and du the duties for 300/. a-year. lie stated the rates of charges from before 1795, when they were 10 per cent. until their last reduction to iix per cent. and at Glasgow to four per cent, at which place the prolit•ble receipts amounted to 4,000/. a-year. —He r omplained of the practice among the sub-distribuiors of stamps, of charging' lid. • ore a shillime, which was en addition, to all {he expel sea before mentioned. Ile had been Chatted 111 Bath ss. sd. for a Ss. stirrup, under iuniewriVlr ed pretence about fi nding paper; such iii trff.!4 , being no less that, levying a tax on the people,'.. much deserted transportation as the act of lain% three or four nails ftom the royal.arsenals, which', -if detected, subjected the offender to the like punish - ment. lie recommended the plan of Scotlarid, where the sub-distributors' remitted it Ilt rectly to the etiptt al, as they did also in !Velar t'.. The enormity of these (I• licieitt balances *hewed itself the greater, ober, it was conardered that the Post Horse Duties had beer, farmed by stilted's,- ing for tenders in each dist , ict. On a f,-rcni.r toms stun he had moved fur returns of ilre'deficiencieiof those duties. The returns were made, and the if. - ficiencirs were sit—(Hear, heor.)—He Witted he , mild say as much for the Rest-were-General at:ti Distribtitore of Stamps. Toere sh a re itiffiCutnies in the Case of the Post Horse Ditties. The'brurera of them did nut know how much then' smoOnt would be, but undertook, with all hazards and cosi pease of Publishes( Prselaimatisas and Gieversasese• idyl • tnisipeate fa The Dahlia Carreepistelatt, les ' Wt. *AY DON'S :. I' ICTI3 K S E of The ttit+e►etaa Journal; and eke et the 4 *L ir thg xr-11. "_4I,NINTS igllbtlY in the GARDEN' IS NOW lotting Prnelataatiosa mai Gworaraea► . 1 OP EN 1110 4kates ea t fte v aiotk .- "Cniiiie.. The Malta krsitng Post, Cassia's Moils iv Post, el eereei.—Adetileiee, le. 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That clone wpo lit of check at the Tax- the had been told dent Iteration—that the uni- ted very well ; but he !thew to the setisfar- t it did not woik far from doing wed. curities had been sup.l a, being 100,0001. thlit after a lapse of stier t el I that all the stoma paid t off. The Judges tie- he bonds were wholly vernment was indttc4 hugs. But this waive li 'eminent to be Placed d balances did not pre- ' meat—neither in the nor the Cus'oms. The es eight times a year. tidTax and Distributor year. The securities than for the Receivers The charges were 40. the assessed tax's, uud expense of celltcting • ett, the gentleruPh he . . • vided securities to the rged no poundage, and 1 e was the highest of th e i between 12,000/. and ,![ irities being gene r ally : ceived the least m o ney. i i 'willingness to abolish I`' east he disposed of in ( - !quired in every c o u n ty ling to undertatc the i' il lowest rate of charging, ies to be given, entitle tothing difficult in the . rceipt, and remitta n ce ' 1 ; l state of banking the 1 for having the bap- :fitted the general re- hands of the Di s t ri - i ch he inferred that the th them in any quarter i' lie slated also the gra- m six to four per cent. 1 11- rnt. on account of the erable. Wide Salaries he offices were in SoMe ti VP, as would be seen 1 • -In 1818 the fultuitaig ge— i ..- .... 8,88 I 4 • 3,445 0 •. 4,328 0 • 4,825 0 r , •• Mr. Steniforth's name a is of high waist., end r• 1 by had beets elialletspd i w Mr. Stainforh erhild . . ideralion from, or bow . . :14 Government. The