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the insolvent Debtors' Act, from the Inhabitants of Cord. vat tiers' Want. These Petitions wereordered to be referred to the Commit tee on the Insolvent Debtors' Art. Alderman WarenMate observed, that only Iwo indivi• duals coimected with the trade of the metropolis, and but .1 two others who hail any concern whatever with commerce, were placed on the Committee, moved for by the Attorney. General,ou the precediue eveniug, while a host of pores glottal men were nominated on it. He conceived that such an arrangement was net calculated to produce the object desired. A Cosittaitlee,const,tuted to take into consider*. ; lion t h e complaints so generally made by allured every trading tows, in the kingaluni,ouglit to have a greater num. tor of 'venous of practical experience. He trusted, there fore, that there would be un objection to adding; to the Commir tee the fire nano.. he now banded to the eaker. On the question " That Mr. l. Smith be 3114 Sp ll4l to the Committee," The Ageon‘ww-Ggitettat. /mid, he costa have no objec tion, if the Howse wished it. thst Ave Gentlemen ebuold ire withal to the Csertiee. H.', however, might be allowed to observe, that he err knew a Caorsmoittee that embraced a greater portion of tiatelligence sod shility than th‘it now fumed, In consider of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. '1 he in dividuals alltislid 111 El y the Hon. Alderman were sot placell ou the Committee, merely bec ause they were professional men, but because they were individuate of known cape. rn ere, and great cement knowledge. When a Committee was formed of the ordinary number of 21 Memlvers, unless some very 'motivator circomstatives were staled, it Wan not customary to enlarge it. As far, however, as be was coss• cerned, hr bad no objection to the addition. The mourn was their agreed to. Mr. N. Calvet I, Mr, W. Smith, Mr. Ctirwen, nod Mr. ir. Williams, were also, on the motion of Alderman Wrenn. MAN, added to the Committee. Mr. Itnounitaw shortly adverted In lire Menthols of which the Committee am* piss, mot uhserved, that ort era' of them, the Member tor Westminster for inshore (Mr. C. Lamb), were known to be hostile to the existing syatian. That thin. C. 'airman repteseuted a body of Illel4 who afire decidedly opposed to the Insolvent Debtors ' Art. Nothing like partiality apim tot it in the formation of the conimitter--noil, in his mind, a mare fair and pr,.1.45 hero ..... of sautes (mild not have Wen made. A10k110415 11 ..11111111AN did not object to any of the indi iilmols who sere pi;aceol on the Committee; but lie olid not think it sixbt that there should Ire loot 11 professional non named 011 it, while, excepting li,. flow Colleague nod him self, it did out conspelse au iirdividual connected et rte, the Irate of the no 'roped's. AGRICULTURAL PETITIONS.. Sir W. Cuo , e presented a Petition front 114 owners and cut it o,l* of I.llld, is the no igliboorhuool of CheltenlPat, po iiiz for prooterinog duties Me the i import asilllll of cress. &X. G. Wi.erl's It porserited a similar Petition from the o wner. nod occupier.' of land in the county of Stows. Both 14;41 im the table. Mr CURVi CV resented a Petition from a district to the county of Comber laud, praying for a strisiou of the Pour's Laws. CRIMINAL LAW. Sir) GRAPIAM peaaateda Polities front the InhaNtante of Beccl• e. r,diong fear a reviehon of thv Co loottool Code. Mr. 1 1•••1ief. • *Wan IHetlliuu truth Arusitirl. Mr '1•. lh %OAS, a similar Petitiust from the lobalniants of They w. rr vernally referred t 4) the Committee on the C, nnioal Cutle. IRISH MINDOW TAX. Mr. fitteursi wit p,l'helli•••1 a levllltoll 1 . 1031 the MA% or awl Corporation of the Tomo of Citric:4 , l%v , , pi lying for a total up, al of t he Wtodute.ltglit Dui) —lwtl on the titbit . , and to Le prink& IRISH DISTII.I.CRIES. The Cwt.; 'thole or ilia EYeIIrQI.TI3 prmenteol a Poi twu f I 4.113i1l Vial ill eraoesiniior al Rosette. in the •ty of rippri cry, proviiig foe the poor *Recto pm teo..touu ui tlic Licensed Diatilleries—Laid on the table. AGRICIVITCRAI. HORSE TAX. Mr. ANSO% p tril a P.thli , m from c , •ttwia farmers io ibr a. ill,boorikoal of Lynn. Norfolk, prtyimr for relief from the Ai,icallu al lloree Tax.—Laud on the table. MOTIONS POSTPONED. •• - - •- - - - Mr. LAIICTtri iota tar his Motion relative to Copyrigl.t, m loch .i. 0.1 f..e to row, row, till otter Faorr. 31. - W. V• ti.t tams postponed his Mut WI. relative to the ttirtlitiraiiniis of Vora, whuh stood for Friday, till the 25:14 fir Nl. IV. Rint.rv, in the slokenre of Mr. (Al CR4TI'. por,littsgor.l 11,41 Centltutati's 3luttoto on the subject of the Sett Duties, till to-morrow. DEFAULTERS. - Ou the mt.ti, , o or the CitAllevt.t.ott of the the II 11111% ui t.t drfatthers us, she billut yr-Art.l4y Mere eallrd rises. Several Members were exettard, and days ap puatted fur the attend:ram; °Cilia remainder. DRAINAGE OF ROCA. A 'Message from the lends rig,11.1111.11 the 11011,e In grant Drew Da. 4th :tart uth Its purls sit the Commis lip. w i n ged t e mot or(' the dr:linage of Itut:s in Irrlatid. Mr. P1a0.0,31 MRS usdritil tu carry the sail Ito-posts tu the Lusde. NOTTINGHAM Et.i:crittN. Mr. Svrjrrot COPLEY Mold, 11.• row to present a Petition itum ceriani persons having a itAht to irtitr at the election of Xlenilirrs to repreitent the ',enough of Nottingham in .Parhtimvu'. The Pe titioner*. Richortl Reckless and issues Etlett rough, mated. that they had previously caused a Petition to lie presented to the House, complaming of au eleviinu fur the borough. It was, in due limn, directed to be taken into consideration 14 a S.I. ct Committee, to decide oil its merit,. 'Film Committer, after considering the subject fur alx days, came to areas sution, that it did nut appear on die face of the Petition, that the said Richard Recklese and James Edell boron g li were permits who had a right to vow, and that, therefore, tinder the statute 24 Gso. 111. cap 3. se - c. 52, their Petition could not he received ; twit, without rowing into the mettle of the Petition, they next resolved, that Lord Ranch& was duly elected. It was his wish, that this Petition, complainitig of the course adopt. ed by the Committee, and praying the House to relieve the Petitionerr, should be laid on the table, and be taken into cotteirleratinit at a future day. Nit. M. A. TAYLOR inquired what were the spe cific grounds of complaint ? M. Stijl-Not COPLEY bald, the !loose was aware. that, by the statute be had mentioned, no election Petition could be received, unless it was signed by some persons, who appeared, on the face of it, to have a right to vote. The objection was, that the par;iee petitioning in this case, dal not state in clear terms that they bad such a right. It had been since suggested, and with a great shew of reason, that the House, having originally received the Petition, and dealt with it as one that was lit to be referred to a Select Committee—that Committee having been afterwaidt sworn to de. cite oil it' merits—had no right to object to say thing on the face of the Petition, sioce, the moment the House suffered it to be laid on the table, they recognised its propriety, and put en end to the objection of its ioroftwility. it ..as • not competent, after this, for the Committee to declare that the Petition was or such a nature u precluded it horn being received. They ought, in c pittance with the Order of the [louse, to have taken into consideration the merits of the Peti;ion, and to bare decided thereon. lie hoped there would he no objection to laying the Petition on the table, and a minute and ample investigation might take place on another day. The objection, be con ceived, was one of the most 6111010 U% MAlM—tor oily prima, on reading the Petition, must perceive that it came from persons who had a right to vote at the election. Mr. FAZAIIIIRLY to order. The Learned Gen tleman could not, with propriety, btate to the House the grounds on which the Committee had come to their decision. The Learned Genileinan was evidently proceeding to aminadvert on that of which he could have no official knowledge. His statement must depend on mere common vulgar report. The proper 4 . oklfre perhaps WOUtil he to I mote for the printing of the minutes of evidence. Mr. Serjeaut CoPt.slr fond, lie asked of the par -1 lies concerned, in the first ihiteloice, on what gromols they presumed the Committee had come to Own' 'le lcisme. He would not ha v e made an y motion. I It , . rived from the aniliority of the minim. is, of win, 11, lofficially, lie wits ignorant—but helound that the Cimonittee had ordered their Resolutions to he laid !velure the Petitioners, met therefore, his pro ! po.iii in ileiwitileil on an set of their own, oil the 1 allinionon of the Members of the Committee them- sel vet, Sir 3. MACKINTOSH to order. The I.ea•urd Gentleman waa prikrily ail liberty br %tile the grounds on wlt;cli lie proceeded, if they were .t.- lecteil hoot the Report of the Select Co 11111 l 'titre but hr was not authorised to introduce mutter nut comprised in it. The tircAKEllt—" diffrculic necessarily comes In the way of the Learned Cs . 'entlemaii at mice, namely, that if lie states any thing not to the Report, now before the flume, he refers to ►unite• thing of which the !louse has no knowledge. If the to whirl) he advert% is to he loom! w Ihr lts. the tegulir course would be ti. ro..Ye fun ihvir pt itltict —rod if the House agrees to the motion, they will deal afterwards truth the psipage. as they inaj think tit." Mr. Serjeant COPLEY then gave notice, that lie would tin Fridiy move that the Minutes of the Nottingham Vectiou Committee be laid ou the I table. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. PETITION AGAINST THE RETURN OF THE HON. GEORGE LAMB. Sir FitAucts Bonus:TT presented a Petition from certain Electors of the City of Westminster. having is right to vote at the electton of Members to serve tit Parliament for the said City and Liberties, complaining of the undue return of the lion. Geo. Lamb. The Petition set forth. that the right ofelerting two Mens lwrs to breve in Parliament was vested in the ioliabitant;Louse holders of certain parishes. all of which were eisanterated. That, at lire tote elretime, George [Anil', Esti. cututnorty eilled the Hon. G. Lamb, mid John Cam Hol.huuse, Esq. %cll. Candidates to repnaiiit the City of Westmnule► iu Pailiameist—that James Carta right, Esq. war regulatly nominated Cif the same putlo.re-3ml that the said George Lamb, Ertl. Pas declared duly elected, The Petitioners cumplaitied, that the said G. Latish, Esq. by linear:lf, his agents, anti advisers, after t►e writ of t Ire issued, give, present, and allow, to various poisons having and claiming a right to vote, tnuney, meals, drink, co ter taintriout, proviiiiim, and make presents, and enter into promises and obligations. with several persons so having a right to vote nt the said t leritun, iu order to eccute him, the avid G. Lamb, Esq. to he elected In serve in the present Par liament, s contrary to the orders of t►at Houtiorable House, a•id in opposition to the provision• of as Act passed iu the third year of the reign of Kim/ William. That Peers of Parliament nod Members of that House, Ity threats and other undue meaur, pruellisA pnromatu vote for the said G. L a mb, Esq contrary to the privileges of that Honourable More, mid evidently destructive of the rights of 'tedium. 'that suit the sernosy sad Solidity before lire close of Me leetion, several hundred persons were hired by the agents of the said G. Lamb, F.•q for the purpose of obstructing those Ocelots. on their appiutieli to the hustings. who •uded to rote fur J. C Ilubhuitat, E , T.That out the last .1 iy of the eiee- I tun, the Imam's/Ai hired committed severalrimons4elS ill Co. Vent.Zalliell.—i There was tench laserlde► when the ekrh came to thiv part of the Petition; Lord •efton, General terposon, and sertral others of .Vr. Lamb's friends, n•ho were assailed by the Universal Suffrage boos, we the last day elks election, being prescuP—That several individuals were beaten and abused—(Laughter./—nod were ulti mately pr. vented from voting for .1. C. Hubbouse, j. q. That Arthur Morris, Esq. the reitirniug officer, acted with the Lireatcat pat tiality, and unfairly and illrt illy rejected Ike wows of persons Milled to vote, who wi.beil to give their saffragea fur J. C. Hobliouse, Esq. and strewed the VOWS sir perlinllS out entitled to vote, who su ppm led the raid G. Laugh, many electors being deterred from appt mine, the said G. lamb, Esq. obtained a ni ijority un the poll, amid ass returned to serve in Parliament for the said City and Liberties of Westminster, con t rar y t o t h e rights of Ilse Electors. That the Petitioners were aggrieved by this pi tic', ding, and considert el this as all undue elvidiuti and relown—and therefore null and void. 'they therefore prayed that they might be beard by Coons , ' t oi nel l iox Il s e matters umlauted in their Prtitiun , and that such relief shook! lie granted In them as that llomiterable House might, in its a isilunt, (husk proper. Signed by STF.PIIEN ACKERMANN, Ili BARBER, R. W I I .1). .1. RAINIER. The Petition was ord. red to be taken into con sideration on Thursday. the fith of May. COTTON. Sir J. SEBRIGIIT moved for— " An Account of Cotton Wool, imported into treat Re i tais from all parts of the• world, Grim 1811 to 10417, &rim. pushing the quantity in each year -111 r pulls 0000 oliteli it was shipped—the duty paid ou it—and the entire amid net• value in cad, year. " As Account of Colton Wool exported to all parts or the world, in tile Mlle period. " Ao Account. of Cotton Twist csported from I:ceat Bri tain, in the sine period—distinguishing the port from which it was shipped—the conittry to %Well it was exported—to gether with its weight and value. ° An Account of the Cotton klattufecturcd Goods export ed from Great Britain in the same period. " An Account of the Duty paid on Printed Cotton Goods in the same period—the Drawliai by on Goods exported—the Expense of Collectiourr-and the net produce in each year." —Ordered. MARRIAGE ACT. Dr. PHILLIMORE rose to wove for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act of the '!6th► of George 11. commonly called the Marriage Act. He meant briefly to state the stature of the Bill, ■nd the remedy he meant to apply to its objection- able parts. lie had a too-fold object in view— first, to alter the provision with respect to the mar riage of minors, by license--mod, id, to alter it with reference to the marriage of minors, by banns. As the law stood, a vturriage contracted by any person, under the age of lI years, without the convent of his father, or in care he wag dead, of his mother, or if she wrie deceased, of hi• guardian, or, filially, Of it guardian appointed by the Court nt• Chanyery—was coutpletely null and void. The provision of the Act was b 0 strict, that the Eccic- siastical Cowls set marriages aside that had existed fur years. Caeca hail ° centred, where, twenty tars after the marriage had tak en place. and en parties had a numerous issue, the individual, who, before the marriage was taOlelUl,lAed. had *worts he was of age, carne forward, unit. as the reward of hi. own perjnry, proem rd the union to lie dissolved.—(Cries of " year, hair, hear.") — The evil did riot stop here, but visited with veil," grantee the offspring of such a marriage. For Ilse son of a father who had married, when a minor. without the necessary consent, might be prevented, by the next of kin, from inheriting the pate.ual property. This might be done at any period ; no time sass pre.cribed, beyond which such a chains could not be set up. lie could stew on act of this kind in no other light than us a scandal mid dia. grace to the statute book.—( l/ear, hear.) — The remedy was obvious and simple. It was merely to limit the time when suits should be its stituted for dissolving the marriages of . Ile would leave to the guardian, the power of btiug- Mg the action during the minority of Ibis ward, and the minor himself should be allowed a year alter hi. minority hail ceased, during which he might imtittire proceerlings for it divoire ; but that period haviag expired, no further time for that purpose shordil b granted. The !second put of the existtie.; law, which referred to the marriages of tumors be prevented a istiange anomaly—for, while to it.. nags, by license, wry• guarded in the most 'mutt mann• r, tare snarrtages of minors by banns WaSV+ holly unprotected. The Mai riage Act said, that the halms should he pribbsliell in the parrsli to which the parties belonged. But, in the present stater of the popisla lion of thia city, it was clear that Ilse publication of banns was noticed by few. The tact was, that persons residing in St. James's, or litiy other palish air West ttt tttttt t to escape detection, often hail the 'minis publisher, in the City, where sin person knew Harm, and wile thus entrapped iota 414.r:scant marriages. Ile would, therefore, extend to the minor, marrit 4 ll by basins, the same protecting' as that enjoyed by 'Moors married by liceii-c. There should be a complete residence in the pa.i.ti where the parties intended to he married, f u r a fort night before the ceremony took place--and the sante bun. tenon of one year, after the minor came stage, for setting aside his marriage himself, should he allow. ed, as nr the a% 1111110 f married by 'levier.. The Learned Gentleman then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Marriage Act." — Leave given. ORDNANCE STORES. Alderman Wool), in risisig to move 4 ' for an account of all stores sold to Mr.Satnuels, by the Board or Ordnance, from the Ist ofJanuary, 1818, to the lit of March, 1819. opecifyiug the different articles. nod the as MOO Ist of Suds 'Oleo," observed, that hr had so shaped his motion as to prevent any opposition on the part of the !lon. Secretary of the thdlisto:e Board (11r. It. M'aril). Ills only room, fur brirgiiig forward ihr inotiou was, to learn the particalui a of u sale of old stores, by private con tract, to the amount of about 900,0001. The arti cles were iron, sulphur, bran, goopowiler, and salt petre. The articles being few in itemiser, must, looking to the sum paid for them, be considerable in quantity —and the sending such a portion of gocak into the regular minket must stecesvarily have a Very s soesssive effect. 51r. It. WARD had no objection to explain this transaction. The circumstances of the time, ns Well as the recututwenitatiou of the I.'initice Com mittee, resoleted it necessary for the Board of W.. nonce to Sell a great quantity of stoics. It was thought expedient to divine of a east numb-r tat athletes, ill order to give up those imito i:se irriga antics, the building Will tepairssig of ishi• is had Leen greatly complaiired of. It was a consideralde ob jset tb get it of them at mice. 'llir Treasury alit • thought, that, in a financial point of ewe, is. was proper tii.t I 1.: se stoma should be made available to the ("jolt. n.a tire, :is far as po-Bible. The 'Erersury e al:ell oil the Board of Oraloonce, So state, shit sum they 'night annually depend oa, fur is tkerikal k•I liner years. On past expeiience they could %kiwi's' but little, tor the arssul anode of da-ponog of s loose ar. , elta was hy minor sales tat the 'Te n ser. Those sal.:,, altogether, Inuoutsted to sit •assal a .01 . , that the desire of the Lords of the Tkea.,kity Is. taiat us stem of 100,00111. easitually, for three years, could not lie realised of the old system were tool-rued. The Board of Oialtsence, there fore, were chliged to have remove to extended sales. These had been conducted on the must !abeaml plan, and had been very productive. — The inglivarloal na (toleration had asevria great hirer*. lily its tuakaug the contract. Ile had bought anti. eke to the amount of several thousand postsdr-a.he had given security for the whole suns, stud he en gaged himself to the I .syinent, whether the articles should lot: taken away or not. Any alaia , g, therefore, that might operate to the i.rejudice all that person, should taut be theelongl. Mr. CIIENFELL said, that the Right Ilonoveable Gentleman who represented the Board of Ord natter, had ets.ted as a reason against the giving of infortnali a:, that which of sill others should be a rea-on for at. namely, lest the public 'Mould know the prices of the articles purchased. The priisti. ple of competition wa.s one must useful to the pubs lit:; and he saw no reason why it should have hero dispensed with in the contract under consis derution. But the Right lion. Gentleman kaki given its then reason for the course putsued, the recommendation of the Fiustice C ter. The Cutimottee Itatl indeed atlvind the selling of the %tote-, but never had advised they should he di-- posed of in that clundestnie manner. Their opi nion, therefore, could not be *glanced as a jostifi cation. Ile 11,11 heard sitinetliwg of the butisuc ! action ; i.e had utidersioull that Mr. Sumurls, who was brother ni law 10 II person also lidd considerable pecuniary dealings with (;entlessiess opposite (we believe Mr. Itoiloichild), had entered into a con tract with the Board• of Ordnance for nitres, to a considerable amount, mod on better terms than if the sale had been made public--us lie hail been in formed by persons they would have gayest a higher price thin they knew had been paid for the atilr le'. hail they been aware they were fur sale. The Bight lion. fleittlein all had cu id, the things writ. of H perishable nature. Om article of them constsied of 400 tons or brass Cannon—was 11141 of It perish aide nature ? and if the lio rill of Orshiaaee had sold tlwisi for la- 111311 16%1! bombed thosc.satoi 1 pounds they had cot soca forty by like ekkkuory. A hutlier ptut a:54 :1011-Ctllllll LOA be said to be ialibim. elr Im. • ala a > The Holt. Gentlen.:m then riami id, 41i an A inrisdnient, to earl to the cud of the oft goer I motiois, the Welf4l4 " Together with the prit•ra at which Welt stores have been sold." The Cit aIieLF.LOII or the Elie:steepen v MI, that whatever investigistioss might' be deemed proper, should tea in...iodide the interest. of the purchaser, and that timerelore a perfect impitry shimuld be post. potted tsll after the conelurion of the contract. and hut eurered into while the contract wile earr)iitg on. Mr. Bent NO said, no sufficient ground hail been laid by the Bight Hon. Gentlettian Ole Ward). for tlepertoig 1 that rule from which no poblic 11m1..14 could depart without viretitti4limee• of boo. i poeloo—f freur) :The public would never be sallth tit tl with comment of the present nature, cos ducted in the dark. All great coistraeis woolly were, sag , ought to be matter of atotoriety. 'Flub, however, had not been en, and the manner in which it hail been carried on would induce him to suppose that secrecy had hero desired. He hoped the House would not wilt tine the proceeding, it would by upeoine a door to great elmietr. Mr. Ilstounti AM said, enough Intl trunspired to drew 0141 inveetigetion cosiltl semi ...WI in thsit bilge. lie suggested to his (Ism. Friend who had loronglit forwurd the ententlturet, the propriety of o ith. &leo itig it—thot if the pipers, to the imrsidireing wl.:eli the ltight Hon. Cm-mimeo a-mu-vied, should be found not to contain oil the imiformatimmii desired. there might Ise no pretence for opposmilig ei 10011011 for 111011. Ir. WARD 8441, that n otwithstanding nil the threats and imputations levelled :it kilt' IlOttrd of Ord': ince by liesitlrnirii opposite, they o ere slot ill the sliglitest degree afraid to lane,: the o hole of the troloottstion before time House. Ile thought time I lomat rable Gentleman who had iii ide the asocial. maul too nearly tutererted Ole ineuilt through the hon..- o ith which he stood connected) to irike an impaitial view, and form a correct judgment on the emote. The Honourable Gentlemen had stated himself to be anxious for eostiutiiiun, but fcr compoiliutt lie should have read conshinubion ; fu r tilltAl recialise had been kid to poblie sates or anctions, it hod been invariably fontal that certain traders in that bite coinbitted togeilier to present more dons a certain price being nbtained.— To illustrute the system, lie should mention an enecilete. A hiewl , if his oent accidentally into the shop of usi extensive irournotigt r, Nod asked Kitts of Won't he bought Isis iron; he tended. of such ; and pitch persona. The other asked why be never 1 pure beset! at the sales at the Too er ; lie a nswered, he had tried mice, but that Messrs. A. 11. and C. had thirett hint away us un interloper, unit that by 1 letting them alone he could get his IWO t•heaprr. Ti me house with which the lion. Groitleinau Nils cobilekierl lied offered but fifty-nine shillings a ton for t one part of the etoree, a tierces they had been i demposref of at the rate of seventy-too. The 'ale j complained of liad attained the object+ the Go- I verionent had its view, as lie lied stirad‘ stmited, and had moreover ratites' conierlitiwi- 01 " ft" - titer occusion they had applied to the FaFt Indic I slid runny other Conspatsies, revere! ineirliants, I the Milian in Conte all—they had put ode, i 1 ise merits into tuition% provincial Papers, •pi cm. ioliti to toe ti she of a parcel of gunpewder ----Ility It o 1 t-vrii pot op to public ruction as focal u :litmitity as e single barrel. in order to piocuie the beet price posed & ; but 'Obeid these exertions they got six shillings a barrel MeV! by ? private (-0111t.:eto for three thousand barrels, than they could get for ilw sinele barrel. The purchaser, indeed, unfortts. 'Poorly tieeaine insolvent afterwards, but that was sot the club of the Government. He defied the lion. Gentleman opposite to sheer any thing *to the toriamartion belote the House not strictly correct. MOM WAY frequently to be had for owes by private contract. though not in the dark, than by public ask, und nathisig would be snore thsistlventugeous to the public service than binding the public Boards to the observance of any one rule in skiing; stores. Mr. fineries:l.e said, that the Right Hon. Gen. Benton had rimlite mistaken its eleiractem, if lie supposed he was to be it:Cornett! liv iiiter.hteti views. I:e ili,u, , ht the statements t,f the Hi .elit 11 - Init. Geode-now would lead to a concliteum the re. vet se el a hat lie had drawn Duna them. Mr. %VAUD rose to order. Mr. Gtteereet, disclaimed the imputation at leinided to be thrterl4 oil him ; lie was almve troy thug of the sort. lle insist. ml t:i it time public had rust lined a great loss by tile misconduct of the Board of Ordnance. Mr. D. (111.111 RT said, that the Finance Corn nintee (of which the Hen. Gentleman is a Member) did advise the sale of the stores, without, however. prescribing the mode of Pale. He hail means of knowing, that private sales of such thior were snore beneficial to the country than public one,. Mr. Ile esT said, that every elle() taken by the Board oh Ordnance reflected the greatest honour on it ; end he was happy to have the opportunity of brining testimony to di services. Mr. Weer) and Mr. BARING explained. and after a few obsereations from 'Mr: FlitiaEs, the mo tion wit• put end agreed to. Mr. Nl'entl then moved— " Thal there he Wit before the Douse a Copy of the Me 111006ii of the Guiipiiirdce Aleichants. presented to the Imola of the Treasury, with the aemaskm .1 . the Beard of lkitintoce thertiipuit."—A%reett to. TAUNTON ELECTION. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, the emisidera. lion of the Taunton Election Petition was pug potted till Thursday, the tith inlay. CoNeDLIDATF.D FUND VHODuCe.. Mr. GRENFELL hoped (11,1 use itiefit Hon. Gentlertniii oppesite (Nlr. %%twilit utl) W Old il see from the thin state of the !loose /he pii•priety of testi ttttt init. the Committee oil the Consolidated Font' Produce Bill. The Citeeceeena of the Fxcrir.Qurr, de elated himself ovaily (as we mi deisioeol)„ I . g i ve Yin esitlanation of the measure th.st might be respelled, Mr. GREN FELL faid there were some eleti.e, in the Bill no which hr. was de so otos of receiving fur ther ex pletrit moi•. Shortly mitre wards the Cionteittee was pt.stponed till Fritley. FUPPI.V. The having reoilveil itarlf into o Com mittee of Simply, on the of Mr. It..WARTI, .tuta nld exceeding i,50,00ti1. wu, 41c.ount of . Ortlionce iierviet:,.—flepott tii-morvPv. ALKALI DU DO TLe ;Utah Milk% 11111 aa► read a fecood and ordered to be committed to-morrow. NETIIERIANDs st.At:E TRADE. The Report tilt Nethertondo Shoe TrAe tont further cototiriorori—t he Bill ordered to la cog,rotteil, and a 11411 , 1 time to-morrow. POWILGAI. SLAVE. TRADE. Vie Portugal 'Fr:de Bill loarierti iltrntigib • Cotomvier. and was lixt 41 fin ale !Witt rendisol wool., etc. The Britisa Plaiitdoimi %Vi►nl Bill, tl►e N.ikolle, Salt Bill, Arid the &nit India (iondi; (Irtlatid) were respectively Feud the third lime awl ii.t.std. WELLINGTON ESTATE, &c. The Wellington Estate hilt, and the Exclerertai Bills on Aide 11111, were teat) a sktunil Committees to-morrow. The House thou adjourned. AMERICA. NEW YORK PAPERS. NEW YORK, ICIRVARY 9, There ifs a report that some months since a 'tutu. her of sharp vessels left the differeLt porta of ttio United Sister, to meet in a certain latitude. for %lit purpose tf depriving the island of St. lielena of . Oft prisoner ! It will be recollected, that iu our latest Llndon Papers much WU said about rapid instinig vessels having la-en seen and chased, without succes , , by the llri:isli squadron blockading tho above island. FEBRU ART 11). NEWS FROM IiALITAX.—It is stated, by the at • rival of the Cherub ut Boston, in 73 hours from Halifax, that the Forth frigate was to tad (rot:. 111 +liras about the end of February, for Bc i nud.t, end thence, it is understood, she is to proceed to New Volk, and receive on board the lion. M r , Bsco?, the British Minister, and convey Irni U. England. We guess this is not correct. ITS SENATE—Fesavmu , / 4. The folloaing Mescigc .+r• received fora the President of the United S'„'• , by the 114w1, of Mr. .1. J. 51oNtwe, his Private Secretitl, read : t. To the Senate of the United Slates, " I communicate to Congress copies of appricsiumi received hum the Minister of Great Britain, in 1014 , 4 certain British subjects, who hate suffered in the ir p.., petty 1” - proceedings lo which the Uuited I:y ssilitar) a n d judicial Officers, hare heen parties. m imics bare been sustained under circumstances r hic:i pear to iccomineiiii strongly to the attention of CongrtsA the claim to indemnity for the losses mreasiontd by thole, which the l.rgi,l the Authority is .i..tue competent to provide. 1 - c:ivary 3." " JAMES 310NROE. BOSTON. FEBRUARY G. On 11,e I , t January- rst, King Henry, ot 1110, i.sned a pro:•ilination, :vying a splendid .4p04 of the pn p.vous conclitati of the kingdinn, and the I fficirsicy of its means of clefence. ilr in. forme the Haytions, " That the Allier" Armies liad evacnatril France; that events were uncertain ; that until their independence was volt-tinily recui. nixed. they must be always on the qui vice." TH E BRITT S li PRES S. LONDON, THURSDAY, MARcu 18, ists. The I'.►ris Papers of the 14th arrive(' last night, Of the etiect of the new addition to the perra...e, no opinion can be formed, as they have not yti come into action ; however, their influence ail; be soon felt. Thirty.uiue of them took their seats on the 13th, and eight more will be intro, duccd at the next sitting. The Muniteur states, that the Budget would be produced on Monday tart, but the Gazette de France says that the day rtinains uncertain.—The Five per Cent, Coasols were, o❑ S iturday, 66 f. Bank Actions, ',son f. The following are extracts PARIS. m4Ren 14. Yesterday, after mass, which the herd his apartments, his Majesty transacted hosintas is& his closet ()thing part of the day. The funeral of Count de Saint Jean il'Anoly took place yester,lay ilt ten o'clock. It sr.!, M. tended by the son and the nephew of the: deceased, and a great numher of persons of distinction. Ti hearse was drawn by four horses, and followed 1.?; ten mourning coacires, to the burying-ground ut Count Vice-Adcoirul and Govern°, of the Antilles, died yesterday, ag.al 78. It's heroic firmness with which lie preserved the Amain to their legitimate Sovertigo, during the reign of 100 days, can never be forgotten. CHAMBEK (bF PEEKS. BUI.I.ETIN OF Tim SITTING OF THE 13TH HATO. The Count tie Choiseuhliouffier took his teat In the room of his late fstnor. Thirtr-glue whose titles were verified in the list Slum:, took the oaths and their seats. F.::ch rf them in. trodtired by two Peers, appointed 1 . .. r the nurook , The President I.olm:tett to the Chali! , er the claim of the Duke de Nlorichy, Prince de la the right of Inheritance to the peerage. 'lilt 'rapers rewecting it were referred to a (70.1innttte , and the C:rambt r admitted the claim. There two a vecond Committee appointed to verify the letter of nomination, and the age of nice other Peel claiming admission -..—a Those Peers in t::: I' rs .. r: