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stored the form of the ancient common law, and reyired au equitable and just punislunciit tur an Of fence injurious to the interest* and istilu.try of aces tam portion of the community. Mr. Macsse explained the nature of the oyster beds, and enlarged upon the various deprixlatious that had taleu place upon them. The ps , ople to whom they belonged were in general poor, and lived, as it were, from hand to mouth. It war, therefor*. the more necessary that their property should be protected, in the sums inannir as any other property equally imposed, such as bleach fields, orchards, ;kr. This was not a matter of small amount ; and some means ought to he taken to enable them to gain their livelihood by carrying on their trade. He approved this Bill, as eifordinsi that necessary protection. Sir 11 Cuartsobaerved, that undoubtedly the oyster-beds were a species of property deserving of protection as any other. His only objection to the Bill was, that it did not suaciently mark out the property, insomuch that any person, like him self, fond of oysters, might innocently and igno rantly transg ress upon these oyster beds, should he hamlets to e pasting near tilt: spot where they lay. As it was a traffic which produced many good sea men, be should not object to its being properly pro tected, provided the property in question was so noted or marked out, as to prevent persons fulling into error. Mr. Seekers Booste► said, he did not appre hend that this Bill went to, inane any alteration in the descriptiou of the property or place where it lay, other than the former Bill contained. It was evi dently a property well worthy of protection.— Doubts having enisted whether the law at present deemed the offence of stealing these oysters a le looy or a misdemeanor. it was therefore itecausitry to explain the law. Such was the object of this Bill. It had always been deemed necessary to punish those offences that could be committed a ith great facility, with greater severity than those of a contrary description. For instance, the crime of sheep-stealing was punished, upon all occasions, with death. Upon the saute principle, oyster beds well deserved protection. as being private property collected together with great labour. As to what had fallen from the worthy Alderman as to the necessity of pointing out the property, he we'; sure no person would be so ill-natured as to make him ainenable to the low, merely for taking a few oysters from these beds as a lunch before din ner. There was no occasion for being apprehen sive apon this point. He anpruved of the Bill, as protecting that species et' property, and doing away the existing doubts upon the subject.. Sir WILLIAM ELFORD supported the measure, as he thought it was necessary to protect that pro party, be the severity of the punishment. Mr. *ILLIAMS WYNNE s.ud, that formerly a nut had been brought in for 'making the stealing of any species of fruit a felony ; and although it was acknowledged by all that that property was much exposed, and required protection, yet the ar ticle was so tempting, sad the offence so easy of commission, that boys might be induced to commit it ; the Bill was rejected. He thought it highly ne cessary th 4 the oyster beds should be marked out so as to prevent persons totally ignoraut of the law from committing the offence of taking oysters from thauce. A Captain of a ship, newly arrived from a distant climate, might innocently enot.ti send out his boat, with ineu. to take oysters where ever they could get them. Was it just or reason able that such persons should be deemed guilty of felony ? He should wish to ace mine provision in troduced, so as particularly to mark out these beds to the public. Mr. Vitus-As thought it extremely important to declare what the taw upon the subject. The punishment proposed in the Bill could toot be ob jected, as being severe, as it was certainly the mildest kind inflicted for larceny. SirAaritua Piet:ore thought, that if the law al. ready declared this offence to he felony by the common law, there was no occasion for passing this Bill. It was certainly important that the beds should be particularly marked out. Mr. Sits STAKHoPE said, if he consented to this Bill, he was consenting to innocent persons being punished as felons. A Captain might ret urn from the E as t I n di es , an d mig ht choose to regale hi.nself with oysters, and he could see no circum stance that could induce a Jury to acquit any per sou who had committed the offence, even in the slightest degree. He had however no doubt there should be A law making this offence more penal than it at present scented to be, although he cer tainly thought the oyster beds that were private property ought to be particularly marked out. Mr. WIDITIIRN stated, that the object of the Bill WWI merely to declare the law, upon which doubts had on various occasions a •iseu. Mr. Buieroe could are no objection against re storing the existing law, and explaining what it really WWI. The only difficulty was, to ascertain whether or not it was private property ? Ile thought there ought to be words in the Act descriptive of the property, and that it ought to be marked out with proper buoys. The question being loudly called for, strangers were ordered to withdraw ; but we understand the meort was agreed to without a division, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.— Adjourned. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY. Jogs U. There is no part of the South of Europe, in the atiNaction and perinaneurretention of which Bo wAraaTa is so deeply interested, as in that of the three Northern provinces of Spain. Their position alone, independent of every other circumstance, renders them inestimable in his rye. In fact, how ever painful may be the coofession; every man must see, that were those portions of the Spanish Mo narchy mere animated by the spirit and energies of NAPOLIIO3I, the theleultirs and impediments to the successful invasion of Ireland, are more than half surmounted. Gallicie, alone, in his hands, would more facilitate that attempt, than all the ports of 'rime united can afeet. To the South of time harbour of Rocbfort, France hex itt feet sio parts. For Rourdatiux, though a city of prodigious commerce, is riot a Royal port, anti lies too high up the river Garonne to he of 311 y important ser vice. From the mouth of the Garonne, to :hut of the Adonr, ou which Dentine stands, extends a savage, inhospitable, sandy, level beach, destitute of any shelter, or even depth of water near the shore. It is in Biscay, mid the Asturias, but, above all, in Gallicia, that every means of in vading Ireland are to be found.—The last men tioned province, by facing both to the North and West ; to the Bay of Biscay, and to the Atlantic ; possesses double facilities of ; and nature, as if to ufford them full scope, has placed Fcrml on one side, and Vigo on the other. If Gallicia can, by any exertion of force, negotiation, or address, be by us cut off from the Continent of Spain, the greatest possible object would be attained. But, with the Itinisters who have sent 1111 expedition to Gottenburgli six weeks ago, which is still lying inactive in that harbour, what can we expect to be effected in other quarters of Europe ? The day has produced neither event nor report. In the pre cut state of the wind, a► east, no ac counts frum Spain can be expected. From Sweden we have recently heard. It is, as we have al. eady said, in the Itlonitegr, that we slia:l probably read the first accounts of the fate of Spans. At Cadiz, where mare natives of France are established and doiniciliated, than in ail the other ports of that kingdom. it hi* certainly to be expected that Box A P.titTE'S interest will become predominant. At Barceloua he is master of the citadel ; and we are. moreover, iu a great degree, cut off from any mode of communicating with Catalonia, except a very circuitous one. But from St. Andero, Vigo, Feria!, and even from Whoa and St. Sebastian's, if those places staid pro vinces are really in a state of insurrection, we may. and we must hear, in the most unequivocal man ner, as soon as the wind sl,ifts the westward. Several transports nal' trays sailed on Tuesday from Portsmouth, to join the expedition at Cork. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, wnen the undernientioned Cap tains were sworn into tile command of their re spective ships. vie.— emptein T. Joan, WaMao:stow. Commit If. Hug4es,Totto.h4m, for Madras and Renal. Captain J. Normand, Devayoss, fur Bmnba. The Court adjourned, at six o viwA, till Wed nesday next. On Sunday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Duke of PORT LAN D% house, in Piccadilly. The Cabinet met again at the Office, at the swine hour on Nlonday. am eil the Spauiaida who lately arrived in this country at tetidnd. Tuesday morniug, about one o'clock, five of the Kenry cavalry, outlet commend of Lieut. EDWARD VlLLeus ttIhGgaALD, a ftlaa.iso rate of the coma) of Litman k, ou permanent duty ut Stouehall, cause up wit.. nearly 100 of the nightly marauders, at Capps. near that barony, metiungly determ aed so oppose them ; the yeetnaury tired, and nistantly charged, on which the miscreants fled; but Out oh theta, named Neville, received a shot in the bat k. which penetiated iris heart, and he only survived two hour.; tinning the agonies of slew h, he men tioned that they were redressis4 the inhabitants from the exorbitant demands sot i•otatoes, &c, hut would not discover his acconlices, elan% of the de hided wretches were ol.serveeto fad, but thee were tarried otf la, their comrade (Dub. Eyes. Puss.) We gave yesterday some extnauts from the Hali fax Pavers to the inch of Alas, containing listen'. getice from Boston to the 7th. The Americans had been fitting out cruised vessels, with inte.it to cruise in the Bay of Fundy, which separates New England anal New Brunswick from Nowa Scotia einf is understood to be the s cene of a con t ra b ena l trade to a considerable extent, by which our West India Islands have been circuitously furnished with Hour and lumber since the Embargo was laid on. The Bill, however, authorising the PRIRSIORIIT to arm vessels of war, in contemplation of which these vessels were fitting out, we find was postponed sine die. Among the Bills, however, winch passed shortly before Cong tete rose, moths So pplementary Embar go Bill, containing a clause " expetriatingull citizens of the United States, commanding ships or vessels of the United States, who shall be convicted of voluntarily accepting any license or paying any tax in conformity to the British Orders of Council of the 11th of November." In the absence of all news from the Continent, attention has been strongly attracted towards do inestic events. The Ministry having thrown out PALMIIeS Bill in the House of Lords, is preparing to separate that Bill from the new Appropriation Act. But the House of Commons, indignant nt such a tieatment, may refuse to disjoin the two Bills. A Ministry which *hoed be unable to carry the Appropriation Act, when separated from PaLmsa's Bill. would be so dishonoured as scarcely to be able to carry on public business, or to retain their places. The division, therefore, to-morrow, in the House of Commons, is naturally anticipated on both sides with great anxiety as well as im patience. The Administration is in considerable embarrass ment, and in no small apprehensies, relative to the fate of Mr. Preemies motion, to-morrow, in the House of Commons. Every exertion is making at the Treasury to procure an early and numerous attendance. Though the 'louse of Peers has re jected Mr. Pausee's Dill, yet the Opposition may outvote the Ministry in the other House, upon the new Appropriation Act. If that evefit should take place, it is not easy to foretell how Mr. Rosy, not withstanding his profound skill in Parliameutary finesse. will be able to extricate Administration from their present difficulties, without having re course to the expedient of a prouigation. followed by a new Session. Yesterday, about 12 o'elOi.k. ii- 614 ...A.murry *solo ed in town, fond Windsor, and was retwived at the Quits:a% p ' alece„ by the Duke of Catutatuati.— At tuo o'clork (fir Mutiny held a private Levee, which was nttendrol by The Archbishop of Craterbory, the Bishop of Hereford elect; the First Lord of the Treasury; the LOI d Prisy Seal; the three Secretaries of State ; the Chmwellor of tile &whs. ipirr ; the Master Gcsieral of the Ordnance; the Lord Chanilw.rlain; the Lurd Steward; the Duke of Montrose; Lore. Risers (in waiting), Ilratlificld, (OA stick), and Clarinet; Sate C. Coots mad S. Luttrell Generals Gordon and l'inch (Grouts is waiting ) The following had the honour of heit:g pre s ented to Hive M 1.1 EST If Tbe'Rer. Dr. John Leasure, the Bishop of Bristol, upon hia translation to the See of Hereford. Lieut.-Geo. Sir Eyre Cume, opal' his retm u from the Go vernment of Jamaica. Major-den.Gortloo, spat Las promotion, and upon Isis ap poiltnient to Ike Staff. 117Ill•i(-41reteral Lard Clarion, upon rowing to his titl e . M AJt.STY held a Privy Council, and gave !imbrue.. to the Doke of POlllll. AND, and the rest or the Cabinet Ministers ; afterwards set off on his return to Windsor. Just as he was leaving the Palace. the St. Margaret's and St. John's Voliiii te.-r Corps were rowing, th./ halted in conve (Loewe, and gave Hie 'VI raTY a royal salute. "•••••.,_Le. ,‘. 7:;° • • • l l° • THE THEATRE. HAT-MARIITT. Mr. Cot.stsa's admirable comedy of John Bull, introduced Mw. BELLAMY. last night, in the pun of the lively Lady Carolists Brayosore, which she performed wit` much ease and spirit, and was very well supported by Mr. FAal.tir, es the Hon. Torn Slnejletow. Mr. FAWCET, Mrs. Glass, and Mrs. DATZIIPOILT, played their original parts of Thorn berry, Mary, and Mrs. Briagruddery, with their accustoma.4 eicellence. The farce of The Wags of Windsor (famed, and tbd whole went off with good acct. BRIGHTON. Joss to. Lord CHARLES SOSIERIET honoured the town with n visit, on Saturday, mud set off for Londou, this morning ; but his Lordship is expected shortly to return hither, sod to resume his command of the !touthern District. Lord and I,inly A !4*o N left ny, on Friday morn tug, for a fea days. The Alison A ssou still remain at his Lonl,hip 5 house, in Broad -street, late the redden', of Sir WALTER JAMU.. To-morrow the Patties's Military Band will march from hence to join His Royid Highness's Regiment of Light Dragoons, in the vicinity of the metro, olis. to he present at the review of the sa id regiment, by His MAJESTY, which is expected to take place on Thursday next. Theabove reginient, u few days ago, had orders to hold itself in readiness so march to Lewes Bar an*. ; but we have since heard, they are to he here a at Shoreham ; the Seventh Light Dra goons at Lewes ; and the Fifteenth at Chichester and Arundel ; so as to have three tine regiments of Hie•tairs; iiesrly within soused of a hugle, which, if required, might form a powerful brigade, iu the coueve of a few hours. Our last arrivals are—. Davies Dar/nowt, Esq. '3l P. Admiral tad Kn. Peyton, Rey. E. Beaus ' Ni.e lkidd, M. Ltssrel, Mr. Picamuse, Captain Lyalt, R.N. MISS Palmer, Mss. Naylr, Urs. 1144, Mr. sad Mrs. Attk. •, Sir Atkin, Mrs. Ressaett i , Capt. Cr/wish, / 100. Captato Dawson R Ire, Eaq. Miss nail, Lieutenant-Colonel Lrso, !Ir. Misseaden, Mr. Ma:artery, Cir W. Pule Bert. Miss Masao, Mr. mod 'lie , . Reive, nor. Dr. aseseby, Mr. Smith, )Hiss Coln, mad M. Sheriff. Madame C tTALAKI comes forward this to exehani• her airs and rarer for John Bull's gold. On Monday evening, Earl CAMDEN left town, fur hit twat, Wililernesq, Kent. FI*HER Mud SCILAGGS'S theatrical company are performing at Derehem. in 'Norfolk. • __ Mr. ant; Mrs. Vsuunsrs are engaged for the two Grout' Concerts, to be given next week, at Cam bridge, ttiisler the direction of I'mff-tsor II AGVIG Sir Tno:. Goocit has subscribed 1001. towards the relief of Mr. MFAD's orphan fatnily.—Mr. and Mrs. Mums Inst their lives, by being upset by Sir THOM AS . * Carridev. on the road between Rom ford and Brentwood, Suffolk. The Spanish Cluh will give a grand dinner to the Spanish Deputies on Saturday hest. Earl FITTuILLIAM gave his farewell dinner for the season, on Tuesday, to a large party of Noble men and Gentlemen. at his house in Grosvenor israre.—There were present— His the Duke of Glootester. the Duke of Nor folk ; the 31arquit. of Stafford ; Earle cer, Lauderdale, and Roselyn : Lords Elleohorottgb,Den Helloed, Henry Petty, Hutehieson, anti Erskine) Mews. Ca). Peasoaby, T. dreerine, Le. The account of the death of the venerable Earl of Firs, which appeared in • morning.paper of yesterday, we are happy to soy, was premature. The M.Lrquis and Marchioness Coaxwar Countesses CHATHAM, CARll4lllrlrO/1, and CAM DEN, Viscountcy, CASTLEREAGH. the Earl of BAR armee., Viscount MOUNTJOY, Sir John and Lady SHELLY Sir William arid Lady Steyr, and General and Mrs. CART.r.TOIII, are among the distinguished personages who honour Ascot Heath Hayes with their presence. . _ Monday being the Guild. STARLING n ti, jnn. Esq. was sworn into the office of Mayor of Norwich, for the year ensuing. ; on which occasion the usual procession of the Corporation and City Officers to and from the Cathedral took place ; suul after which nearly six hundred persons, composed of the principal families in the city and county, sat doa n to a snmptuous dinner in At. Andrew's-11 Rn. The festivities of the day concluded with a ba!!:.t Cha pel-field-house. A Correspondent has communic a t e d to my the following clerical arrangement :—The of liatwros. is to be translated to the See of I lerett.cd, vacant by the promotion of Dr. Ctray w ALL ; Dr. t 'Lev , the brother-in-law of the :14 AAAAA Loa. is to succeed to the vacant mitre of Hri.,tol ; and Mr. PLuscrass:,through the interest of Lonl VIIIV RIM IS to be appointed to the Iknner of (;loisce.ter, svlnch u .11 be re•igned I.y 11r. L. %MORI'. SPORTING I.VTELLICENCE. itAC is. WiDNir t so.tv, JuwE '22. (ste' 0 t) AV .) His Royal flightier' the Luke of 1 0, k's Plate of si,l. fur all ages. To start at the otstattre post, awl p: once wood and a distance. The wi wer to be 5.0.1 fur .asap. Is. if de sanded witliin • quartet of an hour efter the race, the uwucr of the seruud li•.tve heiug that etitetlrd, at. Sur J. Hooe wood's b. la. flask, 4 yrs old Mr. Urine tek's Su Laaatelut, d yrs. old Mr. Lake's Gaiety, u pa. old Mr. Asted's b. f. soar to Elizabeth, 3 yrs. old 31r Goodison's b. b. Foxbury, 4 yrs. old S 14. Jersey'. b. b. Poke, 3 yrs. old Mr. Toss's b. g. Drake, 4 yrs old, broils, to IJockling di. Capt. Stolieudee's de g. Two Pipes, ppd... dr . Mr. Illaisunn it b. L. Ch..rnser, L yrs old dr . Mr. Itousui.'s • ~ a . t.t., listor, 4 y.s. old dr, Mr. haroaru's gt ii. Speculrti.m,h.•.r lA. Egisount's brother to Hone" 4 yrs old dr . The Swink, Makes of esp. euels, asp. ft. fur tlanre-sr olds, 7st. alb. for.--yr olds, est. 'b. mares to bi allowed . . Jtb. - te run the last mile and half. I.AI. Egremoirts ElectMo, 4-yrs old Mr. Fenner's i tripliui , 4-yrs old Sir J. Hutarruod's Bacchanal, 4-yrs old Mr. Butler's b. in. Miss Coiner, ewe Mr. Trevaniocn b. e. Lena, by Giebasna, out of Trum p:du, 4-yrs old Mr. Ladlausam'a b. c. Tristram, by Tidily, dam by Pre cipitate, a-yrs old H. ft. H. the Duke of York's b c. Coriolanns, 4-yrs old Won by a bead. A Slrsepstlkes of isa•. each, he Immo of all ars that never won mime Orin nits. at any owe time before the day of riming, in plate, snitch, ur sweepstake'. To start et the K mg's gtane, and go owe mend, 'boot 2 miles and 1,14 rods. Mr. Tersnor's eh. C. Bantam, 4.yrs o!d .... 5,r J. Hollywood's Delrille, 3-yro oat Ld. S .aserset's b. c. %bite Rase, ayes aid Ld.-Egren:out's brother to Headley, 4-yra old Sir .f. Manbay's ck. I. Grasshopper, by Comity, 3-yrs dr. H. N. B. the Duke of York's b. c. by Trumpeter, dam by Walnut Her Nifleaty cud the Princesses arrived on the groviiid at one o'clock. Hi s R o y a l Hi g h ness t h e Prince of VI tiles was not present, and the show of equipages was not so splendid as on l'ueyday.—ii Hatek was the favourite in the brat watch, which afforded very tins sport. The Swinley Stakes were won only by half a heed. It was an excellent nice. rie fifteen guinea Sweepstakes ationard also an tereatirg race, although woo easy by Bantam : Cla rinda broke down. The Royal Painily left the ground at 4 o'clock, on their return to Windsor. 14 HOUSE. Yesterday s General Court was heir! at the East lndi• House, when the dividend for the half year, commencing the sth of January last, and enchnk the sth of July mitt, was declared to be SI per cent. The CHAIRMAN acquainted the Court, that the Petition to the House of Commons, which iv:is ap proved by the last General 'ourt, had bey m pri-- sentedund ref , •rred the Co.utilA.ec for investi• citing the atia rs of th.- Cu n That, on the first report of Jaa*/ Ostensive? beiu* made, the frou4e hurl relolred, that the sum of L'i,500,000 be paid to the Company, for expenses incurred iu the public service; and it was understood that the Commatee were to continue their investization of the subjects costiiineti in the Company's Petition, and to report. The following Proprietors were re-appointed a Committee to inspect the Company's bye likam, siz.--- Sir Weary Strachey. Bart. Geary Sam! Wrxy, Esq. Jolla J. Aiereratci.i, Eaq. JOUR Grnicuts, bags William Defoe, Fag. Goofy: Cousatiag, Eaq. Robert Harlot, The titles of several Pa7ers presented to the lipase of Commons were read. The Court their adjourned, rise die. P()LICE. masolow-•ovsr. FRAUD IN ROOT-IVIAIING. lige Fmtlantl i _aj‘areernas hoot-wisher, wile , :1174. Wore the 1.0110 MA VOR, by Mr. (Moue, a smelter in an extrusive whotantie boot and ahrimmarehoeue an Grace chareh street, with' making boots le a defr:tive assnam.— Mr. Donne stated, that the Defendant woeled for him fur wow mollthi, mat that several of the bums which he 'node were defective in the heels, then: being may one stitch wht re there oncht to he four rte bre. The boots thus made, he raid, titre hare& ti fit exportation, and if sent abroad might here ninterivlly injured the dorm tn. of the House. He produced two pair of boots made in this way, which were submitted to the inspertiou of Mr. Dotty, and :enrol other master boot-makers, io Court, who sit pronounced the con duct of the Prisoner en who.. e ammost the Act for the im provement and utactiou of tile lest... is trade. The Defeadnot said, the defeet was ow•nn t,, an improper instrument whichl he had inariverteo:tv used, tut had site hid aside for a proper one, and that Ire was ready to make gond all the boots to Imated. . - - T be Prusvct. a,l elprecArd eimreif eatiefied, provided alto, that the Def. neaut Avoid wake a pa...,c acknowkdgcntat to aLieb he also esentcd. lo the day coach to Limerick, novo Dublin, which was oversrt Wednesday S4e . ght, we are greatly concerned to state that HEILMAN 01.7.11, LACHLAN, Esq. of Limerick, uue of the paz•engers, has been severely 'lamed ; be was thrown from roof, and had his leg bruken and his such: dis located. On Monday evening a foot rac. took place on Kennington 1111 l . fora wagerof ten guineas, in the prestoce 41f a number of spectators, between one Webb, a book-lover, en Samuel, * footman in the service of a gentieman's family at Walworth. The, ran nearly Moat for the first li►Q cards, when the footman took the lead, and seeminteywon with out much difficulty. Last Finlay evening. Captain Hot.t.twostitY, of the Sussex Militia, to convince his brother Officers that his cvertions were not of the puny nature they were wont to describe them, betted ten guineas that lie sustained the tistigues of the next day's march to liailshain, in common with the company, accoutred like u private Peddler. He acconlingly„ on Saturday morni ,ig, appeared ow parade, equipped with his musket, knapsack. Ice. and commenced Isis match. Sold iu shares by Swltrt. and Co. is the last Lot tery, N 0.8.024. a 40,0001 i\o. 8,8 9 5 . a 1 . 0091 . /),4 t 7. a 1,0191. No. 104.11,a 1,0001. No. 11.387, a 1,0001. No. 13.(135. a 1.0001. and 1 10 .24:084, a .54001. Tidgets sad Shares for the State Lot tery which i•rKins4ruw ing on Tuesday next,aad con tains six Prix.. of Twenty Thou.and Pounds, &c. are et, sale at Swtsr and CO.'S Fortunate ()f -asces, No. 11. Pou;U)•, and N 4.0. 14, Charing Crass.