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~'~„~ ~~ per fris — t. 47 • 4 .. 4,.' i/A; • . . A ~--:- 1 1 . VA j .iai It ..• , . • ...• 1.. . • ) ''' •0,.- ' ' • . .- • '...'.. a S i .*. o f 5 1. • . • l a j AP. ,,, . ... • re ."....''' t*,l 4.1 , ..,.. i..., - iv, 1 4 rt . ~ , . ft v• . yr ...- -,,. .... ..........------- - - - —.--...ra •,.til • • I vu ;4 -- NUMBER 5496. • 1, ,e , .• . .p THRATIM-110YAL, HATVARICET. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, July 18, will be pis rormed • Comedy, in three act,, called LOST. a BANK POWI' BILL Inv TEN POUNDS, Ni'. I'. 1,727, June 113. 1819 —Wistover him found it , aatl will bring it to Ni.. 113, Sweettor's-ailey, will be baudsomely tewarsled.—Paymeat is stopped at the Saab. then oto‘od shut ctrtiiti paper* should be laid before thr flnnava t Earl Mac SST rose, not to oppose the motion of the Noble Lerd. but t• give his testimony to the characier of thr gilltnot officer in question, who had discharged the delicate . dory imposed nil him with a temper, a judgment, and a moderetiori beyond all paha", :incl.-his Majesty, he was satisfied, had .not a Commander or Governor abroad who ever ester. tired the power intrusted to him in a more oastiusis anal praisewortlar soinner. Much had been void sin the subject of Pero, but the whole twos brooded oil the mistaken tuition 'l'4 the cession ilia a Oat. ter of option ; but we beano right to hold posses sion by the Treaty of 1616. and certainly no right was acquired by our subsequent occupation, arid on declaration had ever been made by any of our officers to sionctiow such an Idea. WC had, in Net. occupied Parge in the last war in the aster foamier and fur she same remains that we oectipied Egypt in the preceding war. We occupied Egypt on the ground tint the Porte was unable or unwilling to ker n the French out, and we drove the French out of Paige end occupied it in the some way„ Sup poring that we had entered into i treaty, enabling the Parguniotes to sell 'heir property in three, four, or five years, which we 'mien have done, yet it would not have been of tiny advantage to the Par ganiiites„ as they could not have found itnyporchaser but Ali Poch*, who would certainly .not teolve given such terms as had been obtained for them. He (Earl Bathurst) ors satisfied, that no permits cc wiaiiited with the smell means of defence possessed by these people, would say tfrit they might have heel, left to defend themselves by their proper uoratts; but in point of fact, that proposition was made to them, and they dechued it without the slightest beadation. Motion agreed to. Lord Eassitto looted the second readinrof Tom kitis's Picture Lottery Bill. After a few words from the Earl of LAIIbtIIDALs, esprewlig his objection to these Het or Bills pass ing as a usurer of course, the motion was agreed Ito, and the Bill read a second time accordingly. coavictitms wed • , • Five the e gamin. tim of numerous witnesses befoie • Committee of the House of Cormitoney it appearevt that the slop keepers (the class fur whose prutecti in this I.tur was made) beg to be relieved, from it.—(Hesr.)--61.. Crowther and Mr. Collin*, bath respectable men, state, that they have sc9iliesced off thefts •is their property rather than suMect a fellowa t crtAiore to the operation of • law of each severity as to he shocking to humanity. He asked if their Lorvis ships were prepared to reject the 01011111130114 /el! ti memo of the House of Cusitoons, of the .public ac large, and of that class particularly interested. L t refsP.ing the repeal a the low. The Loan CEANCELI.OR regretted thst the :awe period et which these Bills were brought in, pre. eluded them from having the advantage of the ups pions of the Judges. In the stages of former Bill, they had had the advantage of .the poet-au, obilities wf vie late Chief instate of the litoe'a Bench, whose reasons had indnced the. Minim to reject them.. The law was, he apprehooded, fur the protection of the small shopkeepers, suit he thought it would be a proper conPileratioti the Hnuae whether they should put .augment value which should be subject to capital . meat, instead of repealing the law altogether. l''rion 18 years experience of the Recorder's Reports, t.e I'IGEONS AND CROWS Sir Petrr Picwiggin, Mr. Lj.hns ; Capt. Pitvrtnill. Neville, Mr. Joss.; M►. Kos, Mr. Williams ; Mr. Wadil, Mr. Farley; Mr. Bloodeatt, Mr. J. Russell; Tom, Mr. liSf stArd. Mrs. Harvey, Mrs-Pearce; Lomita, Miss Leigh. NEW NOVEI. Wilk t►e Commie Sketch of BUIE DEVILS. Thi• day is published, price 11. boards, 1 - 4 0CHIEL; or, The 1.' 1 ,1 ( 1 4 ,1* A Noel, in Three Volumes, Mao. Printed for G. and W. P. Winthiker, 13, Ave Muria-Inne. Mcerrim, Mr. Terry; James, Mr. J. Russell. Annette, Mrs. Raker. To which will be 'third, O'Keefr's Musical Forte of Also, jisot poololiel;rd, GLENFURGUS. A Novel, lu Three Volumes, ICmo . . price 11 Is. boards. THE SON IN LAW. Croaky, Mr. ; Vinegar, Mr. Yosiager; Bouquet, Mr. Comer: Bookitt, Mr. Joists; Signior Arionelli, Mr. J. Risssell ; Idle, Mr. Barnard. Cecilia, Mrs. Garrict ; Dolce, Mrs. Kendall. Boxes, 56.—Pit, 3s.—First 'Gallery, 21.—Secoad Gil key, Is. The Doors to be *Freed at Six o'Clock,and the Perform ance to begin at Seven. Planes for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Massingbaso, at the Theatre. To-morrow, the Comedy of Wise Dom Wiliam, with . . Pitmen wad Croon. FOR THE GROWTH OF TIIE HAIR, Recommended by tie Ime Dr. Hunter and other eminent Pbytiriaos. HUDSON AM) COMPANY re•pertfolly infinm the Public, that harlot; lead rmitiss.e.il objec tions to Use foreign - name of " HUILE DIVINE," they ham nt the suggestion of auswerons Vrieadis, adopted Ih.t of " BOTANIC OIL," an mum alypropristv, it twiny g."4 I V fros a asanussriri retire of Culpeper, the celebrated Eng. Bab Botanicf: Where the Nair bas fallen off from illness, perspiration, !Image of climate, Am the Botanic. 0.1 will iutallibly re. store it. In ordinary cases, a 7s. OA. Bottle will prove its efficacy; but where there has beer great neglect, iir where the party is advanced in life, a certain per rrrrrr nee is ne cessary. See testimonials of its efficacy in a Hvinertation on the Hair enclosed round each Bottle. It is also much esteemed by ladies for &raiding the Hair; it makes it, it' ever so harsh, beautifully soft and glossy, keep. it in cm!: and imparts a reviving grateful perfume. Price 35.,..th1. 7s. Gd. ■ud Out Guinea. Sold by the Proprietors* wholesale agent, Mr. Atkinson, Perfumer, No. 44, Gerrard-sticet, Sulio•Nintre; (lathe sad Pierce, 67, New Bund•strert ; N 1,14111. Bayley and Illew,Cockspuristreet ; Mr. Rig%r, rib. Chetep.i.le ; rits.l by most Perfumers and Medicine Vendera is the Kinc.loin. Also HUDSON'S BOTANIC TOOTH PO:% DER, for beautifying and preserving the Teeth, fid...vine those that are lutwe, r.ninving the tartar, and ruling the seitrey the mos, and infallibly preventing the Tooth Ache. Price Ys. 9d. a Box. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. T HIS EVENING, 'TUESDAY, July 18, performeJ, 12th time, a mew Comic Omens. called THE PROMISSORY NOTE.— most say, that su far fruits observing that eXifelLlt sensibility in prosecutors which had berm sherd, he had been astonished at the little regret exhibited on those ()melons by prosecutors. He timuicht that the appreberision of capital punislonew b a d deterred many from the couimisston of calms! et. Feuds, and in that again he spot•,e Hie sentiments of that Learned Lord (Ellemborough) whom lie Led before alluded tn. IMPEKIAL P.4III.I9MENT. •x HOUSE OF LORD, MONDAY, JULY 17. Mr. Markham, Mr. Wrench; Mr. Scamper, Mr. Pearson.; Nicks, Mr. Salter. Mrs. Markham, Mrs. W. S. Cbattertey ; Caroline, Miss Carew; Cicely, Miss Kelly. After which, the popular Melodrama called TWO WORDS; Or; SILENT NOT DUMB! Sir Hildebrand de Goy, Mr. Bartley; Tmonere, Mr. W. S. Chatterlry; Valhelle, Mr. Pearlman; lw Fleur. Mr. Wilkin. win. Kosabelle, Miss Kelly ; Lucie, Miss 1. Stevenson; Hostess, Mrs. Grove. To conclude with (id time at this Theatre), the celebrated Extravaganza, in two acts, called DON GIOVANNI; Or, A SPECTRE ON HORSEBACK. Don &evasion, Sir. Pearman ; Do. Clowsion, and Ghost of himself, Mr. T. P. Cooke; Don Octavio, Mr. Broadhurst; Bridegroom, Mr. Wilkiuson; Leprrello, Mr. Harley. Dome& Anna, Miss I. Stesensou ; Bride, Muss Worgionon. The spacious Saloon bas been again tastefully Stied up with a new design, representing an Illuminated Oriental Garden, and will be opened as usual at Eight o'Clork, for the admittance of the Second Price, which commences at Nine. Doers open at Half-past Sit, and dm Performance to be. gin at Seven. To...Jarrow, The Promissory Note, with Free aed Easy. BRITISH LYING.IN.HOSPITAL FOR MARRIED WOM EN, BROWN LOW-STR EET, LONG-ACRE. PATRON US, Her Royal Highness the Duchies' of YORK. !RUM WIT. His Grace the Duke of Portland. vicwinteitetsva, Hitt Grace the Duke of Wellington, The Right IlGu. Earl Spencer, The Right lion. Lard Eardley. ON SUNDAY MORNING NEXT a SERMON will be peached fur this Charity, before the Patroness, President, Vice.Presidentr. Trustees, and other Governor% by the Rev. GEORGE GASKIN, D.D. Rector of St. Broil Gracechurelt, London, and of Stoke Piewington, Middlesex, at Portland Chapel, in Great Port. lan...street, Portlaud-plsce. Prayers to begin at Eleven o'Clock. W. YEWD, G. TRUWHITT, I Secretaries' ADIES' SEA-SIDE, TRAVELLING, sod stl.tiMEß BONNETS, of peculiar soya and aps li vable Armes and materials, just invented by Mrs. BELL, at omit-rate prices, have been declared by the Nobility and Gentry to he pre-eminently iteservitia general palenaate, as well for their usefulness as for their superior Owe. An ins olence collection is prepared of Millinery, Dresses, &c. suit able for every occasion, made under Mrs. Bell's directions by English and French Milliners of the first eminence; the latter have only left Paris within a very few days, and they base brought every novelty of shape that thee prevailed, or that was preparing fur this period of the year. Such a collec tion can probably nut he met with. MIL Bell's Corsets fur Bathing, as well as her other numerous Patterns, continue starivalled and unequalled. They eau be had of 110 one else but herself. No. 54, St. James's-street. BRIDGES, NIATon. A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the CHAMFIER of the GUILDHALL of the CITY of LONDON, on MONDAY, the 17th day uf July, 1820. 11ISOLVED. THAT it appears to this Court that is rsili is now in progress through the House of Lords, by the pie-amble of which her Majesty, the Queen, is charged with basing carried on an adulterous intercourse with a person named Reegansi ; and is farther accused of the most bees t ions conduct since her departure from Feeblest in the year 11114. That the Rill purports to deprive leer Majesty of bee Title and Dignity as Queen, and to Ronal the M:irriage which has fur 25 years subsisted wills his Must Gracious Majesty. That this Dill appears to have originated in • Replete a Secret Committee of their Lordships, to whom were refer red a variety of Pipets sold Documents concord by a Com mission sent I years since to a foreign (sentry; and the Report of this Committee has been founded solely epee the said Paws and Doenntents, without the examination of a single witness opts. oath. That this Court have viewed these proceedings with the steepest regret sell alarm, and that, actuated by the firmest nitachmesit to the principles of the Constitietiou, and by the must aide's( •tfettion to the House of B.ouswiek, they feel it their duty to express their convictine that these mea sures militate against the established risks of Justice and Fquity, and are calculated to weaken the stability of the Torone. Secret Committees, proceeding in the absence of the accused, upon written testimony, .willensi the sloe WIC -1..11 of an Orally, use the upportnnity of enssa-examination, are nuknorre to the true principles of British jurisprudence. list • Rill of Pains and Penalties, eltargiog °fleeces slimed to have beeu ....emitted sluring a period of six whole years, without a sperifiestimi of time ur place, especially when the party acelowit is kept is. ignorance of the witnesses elm are to support the charges, is ineompatilde with fair and impartial investigation, and repugnant to British jus- Itee and feeling. That it appears to this Court, that by resistive in these enesseres, the peace, the security, anal the welfare of the Resin', may be emlairgereel, anti she eureession to Ilse Croon i.set ...skewed xleil impaired; that theeefore au investigation of such vital inapurtanee to the State should he conduried spots psitsesples eonsousut to the established roles of WOW' Joromisolence, and caleulatirt to eieleance the loyally awl attachment of the People to the Illustrious House of Remise irk. Tim! Petitions be presented to hods Houses of Parlia ment, (mewled on these Revolutions, prayiwg them to reject .he mops w& Bill of Pains sad Pettelliee, as wholly inappli ...hle to the present times, and as totally salt to attain the • eels of justice. WOODTHORPE. A PPEA LS-11.1DGM ENT& crown r. YOUNG. This ease canoe before their Lordship oa a writ of error from the judgment of the Court of Kitties Bench, the cir cumstances of which we bare already reported. Their Lordships reversed the judgment of the Court below. THE DUKE. OF ROXBURGH V. ROBERTON. This was an •pped from the Court of Sessioil (Scotland?. Their Lordships reversal the judgment of the Court below. HODOKINSON D. DICKSON. This was also as appeal from ilte Court of Se lo4oll (Feed - land). Their Lordships confirmed the judgmert of the Court below. _ The Assessed Taxes Composition Bill, the Spirits Sale Regulation Bill, his late Majesty's Servants' Pension Dill, mid tie loyal Family Provision Bill, were enmity read a and p 11119114. The Earl or Calllllllll/0111 presented a Pelitiass from the Calico Rioters in sail shoat Manchester, praying that the Bill before their Lordships, gar the regulation of Ors trade, might be enacted into a law. Oa the motion of the MGM, Earl, the Petition was read and ordered to be referred to the Select Committee sitting en the subject. The Tobacco Duties Bill was read the third time and passed. The Earl of I.l3tratcs presented a Petition (ruin Thomas Bnurchier, E•q. Deputy Clerk of tl.e Momper in Ireland, ageless the Court of Chancery (Ireland) Regulation Bill, which was read and kid on the table. The Earl of LAUDF.RDAL, presented a Petition from the Inhahitsnt• of the city 6.f Glencoe., against the Statute Labourers Bill —Read mad laid ou the table. The Extra Post Bill, on the motion of the Earl of LIVER- Wm., was ordered to tic read a mewed lime tu•murrow. lord AUCKLATID presented a Petition from certain Debtors confined iti the Fleet Prison, praying that their cases 'night be :Deluded so as they might derive the !wait, of the Insole• sit Debtors' Bill. now pending before their Lordships —Bead, and laid on the table. The Marquis of I.Joisuown presented two Petitions, one from certain Inhabitants of the town of Liverpool, the sillier from the Inhabitants of the town of Manchester, against the P►otecting Dune, Bill between Great Britain and Ireland, and praying that it might out be enacted into a law.—Read, and laid nu the tattle. Mr. Swiuburn, fawn the Commissioner; of ‘Vvittninster bridee, prevented their annual rvpurt. BANK NOTES FORGERY PREVENTATIVE BILL The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the second lend ing of this Bill. llte Earl of LAUDERDALE expressed • hope that the Noble Earl would nut object, when this 801 l was committed, that the Petitions winch haul been presented against it by individuals should be referred to the Committee. The Etta of LIVERPOOL did not see any objec tion to the proposition. The Earl of LAUDERDALE stated, that by one of the Petitions which he had the honour to present to their Lordships alpinist this Bill. he was instructed by the Petitioner, when the Bill was committed, to request of their Lordships that strangers should be ordered to withdraw, as the Prtitiuster could skew at their bar that the plan adopted by the Batik was pre fectly nugatory for the intended pur pose., and that 1w would be able to expose it as such to their Lordships' satisfaction. Tlw Ea! utf LIVERPOOL said. that such a re. quest was unprecedented, and it was impossible that the Petitioner could know what the plait of the Bank . was. A Committee of the other (louse of Parliament had had the subject long wider their cou•ideoatiou. and, after examining many most in gestions plans. tlwy had approved of the onecon templuted by the Bill. Lord HohLstku said lie was aware this wits not the time for objectiog to the measure. lie r 0.1! merely for the purpose of protesting against the argument of the Noble Earl (Liverpool). that be cause sit inquiry load been made elsewhere, their Lordships were excluded from going too sit inquiry on the subject. The Bill was then read a second time, •nd or dered to be cut iiiiii tied uu Wednesday. KIR THOMAS MAITLAND.—PARGA. The Errl of I.supEltoal.P. slid, he ruse for the purpose of moving for certain papers, which is his upiiii would du away with imputatimis which hail guile out to the public against a 'tear sad t'ear rela tive of ins. fie was aware that it was nut usual when papers were not ft fused to enter into the ear ject sit length, but be was efinvoncedi that their Lordships would excise Win when they considered how outsell consequence it was to him, us it regard. eat a person so near sod dear to bin,. Tim *object of Peirg i was brought foroserd in 'mother plaice, far the purpose of orraigittag she conduct of has Min Xliiii.trre. In that, iisisoiry the character of Sir Thomas Maitland was. eturntleiely exourosted from blame, and considered to be deserving of pulp. he thanks. The question was then, it woo thought, art at resit ; but *nice that the character of Sir Thomas Maitland had barn attacked by pain. plileta, and hole' ly by the war of review, elisiging him, us Lord High Commissioner of the loniou I.lsr a ls, wills having levied taxes without authority, aii‘l that when he ceded Parga to the Porte he deceived the people SO ceded. When Varga wits first taken posn-asion of by this country, it was oily possesisissu osislerthe oreesaisy of the case. and the Treaty oltrarletioNt hod born entered into between the Porte and Roosts befuse that plasma bloll was taken, Ilia this country was plediged to rev it carried into execution. With regard to. the importance of Pargi to this country, it mint he made out by the usefulness of ii. He was inf ormed by the Admiral on at at:olio's that a fishing boat could not go into the harbour without being Mocked by the iiitiahttaals. There was they eati•literit lion, the expense that it would have been neve.- rary fur this country to have gone to in furtifd the place,.which if retained by this country moist hr immediately incurred. He believed lie was accu rately informed ode's he said that there were dispatches paned at sea from his Majesty's Govern. ment to Sir Thomas Matitaird. and from the loiter to the former, which were of the vomit elf et, both recusedniendiug the giving of certain privileges to the isiliabitanos ; on the ceding of the place a con vesolou was entered boo, and timer of the inliabi routs who did dint wish to molls, were to be al lowed a compensatioN fur their property, end the compleint was; that the Lord MO Consinividionee did nut think proper to grant the compensatiou re aurditig to the self-estimate of every individual that claimed. Sir Tawnier Maitland appointed three of the Nobles of Corfu, and an eminent land surveyor, to inquire and report what compensatiou the claim ants were entitled to, and itecurdoog to that report they were paid. It had been said that the same money was not paid to the Pargin Motes which had been received, mid that great delay had taken place its the diuribution. As to the first objection, the fret was, that although a different coin was paid, it was of Vac same valise is that received. As to the charge of delay, the instant the money was received, Sir Maitland named three Cominissioneri to distribute it ; but various Iverson, came forward, eleimiteg to have mortgages on diKeent guess., said mitres again having claims against those mortgogeee, so that in a short space of time 700 claims of that nature were preferred. His Lordship said he was personaded that whatever impressions might be made Ott the public mind here, tint on the spot it very differetst account would be given of the transaction,. Another g 0000 iid of objection' had been, that under the Treaty of Paris the people of Parga were t I to pay fur the 3,000 troops which they might raise ; but that was entirely a mistake, the 'Treaty of Pori, said sib such thing. A convention the people on this subject, hut Sir TI as NUM. land thought, and itit his opinion l ie th o u g ht correctly, that it would be improper to have put that Treaty in force at that time. Under his nionagenient the revenue of the lout tit 'aloud* has been considerably improved, as would appear by the payments which hail been made from it of the whole military Staff in the Mediterranean ; and under the circumstance of that improving re venue, Sir Thomas :that/and hail thought it ire pi °dent to push the Couvention into effect, moil they could form a judgment of what the revenue was likely to it... The next charge against Sir Thomas Maitland was, that lie had imposed an 01/Cfoll‘ systena or taxation on the people of those island's; but the Lief was, that he had only imposed one tax—that on oil—which was far hum being op pressive or burdensome, in the increase its the pro duce would testify. It bail been said that through the medium of thin Senate taxes had been impoard. It was p et f ec tly true that the Senate had imposed a tee upon current*, but if any person looked at the speech of Sir Maitland on opeiiiiog the Sol aioll, in whicis he ilescanted in the strongest terms on their duties as representatives, they would be so tiefied lie was not u man to be arraigned its that manner. Another charge was, that lie had inter. fend with the freedom of commerce. This arose from an extensive combination to monopulim and raise the prier of curio, which Sir Thumai Maitland had counteracted, by purchasing grain at the politic expense at Ctiohal 0000 iii,.but from which it would he difficult to prove that amity injury had accrued. Sir Thomas Maitland coold not b e con sidl e ird amen able fur any measure of local taxation, oust 'et blame had been attributed to hint fur that alms, in the instance of a canal, which had beets executed by the iolosisitents theniselvee. As to the isiaurrec lion at Simla Maori, lie could Moe from the audio. rity of a native officer of rank, and a mast of intent grace, who affirmed that the published account of that affair was false in all if. details, and that it was owing entirely to seditious reports which were *edit- Wooly spread abroad, by which some of the ignorant proodidistry were actually prisiseded • that they would be relit to serve as soldiers to his Britannic Majesty in the Indus. The Noble Lord here read the tams niunication from the officer whom he had named, and it stated in addiii 0000 0 that no tax had been laid on by Sir 'fliontas Maitland exeept the tax on oil, which had been dune at the request of the Won Imaista of Seine Mauro themselves. The Noble Lord concluded by saying, that he had gone through the whole of the charges which had been urged against Sir Thome* Maitland, and he feared that he had but barely done him justice, he felt that he stood in too near a degree of propinquity to dilate mi his enrol% as they deserved. The Noble Lord MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Lord ELLennottuvott tooted the Order of the D.'y fur the House going into a Committee on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR left the Woolsack. and said, if the clauses to which he had objected were expunged, he should afford it his support. Lord REDESDALE said, that if the Bill was to be retrospective, no consideration should induce him to support it, and their Lordships would consider that in gisiug it that effect, the decisions of Courts ofJuaticewhohud meted upon it would be reversed if the Bill we►e parsed. The Earl of Ltvgaroot. had as difficulty in acknowledging that the law of orarriage wooled alteration, and that in any alteration to take place he should look to facilitating, rather than obstru^t ittg ; but he could not go the length of saying that it ought to be retrospective ; he considered that what was past should be left as it was. The law might act hardly in some cases, but it could not act unjustly. Lord HOLLAND approved of going into a Com mittee, and thought the law as it now stood was as had 84 it could he, and hoped the House would not h e content with leaving it at the worst. Tile LORD CHANcELLoR objected strongly to the clause which authorised the dissolution of mar riages where the I/4111111 had been irregular, as leading to profligacy and corruption of morals. lie had turned the subject in hi• mind, and wished a power could be given to enable a Court to decide where pasties had meant to conform to the laws, that such marriage should be valid, but lie doubted if such discretion could he granted to any Conn of Law. The Ea►l of WESTMORLAND considered that no title to property was ►ecure wider the existing law, and hoped in the Committee to have the assistance of the Nubie and Learned Lord in perfecting the present measure. The LORD CHANCFLI.OR said if the measure was retrospective the Noble Lord must not expect his assistannce • _ _ Lo►d HOLLAND said the 44th and 48th of the lote King were retrospective nteasurea, and yet the Noble and Learned Lord had given his assistance to those measures. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR the Bill was ruminated. and the Report ordered to be taken into consideration on Wednesday next. PENAL LAWS. The Marquis of LANSDOWN rose to move the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Pri- ' vately Stealing in Shops, the Capital Felonies Repeal, and the Commutation of Punishment Bills. He said he would not do their Lordships the injustice to istuagine that they would desire to retain any extreme degree of ity in the cri minal law, unless they were satisfied that some ad vantages resulted from it ; but if their Lordships saw that fur a long time these laws had been • dead letter, that they hail been an obstruction to Courts of Justice, and a means of increasing crime, by deterring persons from prosecuting, they would feel that they could not too soon expunge them from the Statute Book. The Privately Steal ing in Shops' Bill, to which he now particularly adverted, had hardly been executed at all fur the last *evenly years, on account of its extreme severity ; so armed ageitist it were the feelings of Judges, pruse cuturs. and witnesses, that it was impossible toobtain • conviction under it, even where it was desirable for the end,' of justice that one should be had. To phew how inoperative the law was, be would beg leave to read to their Lordships a short statement of the results, from which it appeared that from 1803 to 181$, there had been in all England 352 convictions and not one execution. In Loudon and Middlesex there had been one execution in a cen tury. On the Northern Circuit, from 1730 down to this time, there hail been one enecutiun only. On the WesSret Circuit, during the last 50 years, there had brew 55 convictions and no executions. In Lancashire, from 1798 to 181 e, there had been nine Lord RaDESDA LE opposed the 161:1. The Marquis of LANSDOWN replied.. The LORD CHAw &LIAR, before the questio;) was put. inured to add to the clause of repeal, words, "as to goods under the value of 10/.”---Ai ter which stratigers were ordered to withdraw. Ou our return, we understood the Bill was read • third time and that no division hail taken place. On our re-admission below the bir we found' Lord Revestistc mi his legs opposing the clause repealing the law against going disguised with blacked facts. The Marquis of LatistroWN said, the parties were still subject to a line fur the first offence. and transportation for the second. Lord RsDestriLk said his objection war, that as there would he no punishment for going was blacked faces, persons intending to commit offences would always go so disguised, Tice Marquis of LANSDOWN said, a distinction might still be preserved, supposing the Act mire passed. ' Lord Het.r.seir said, if the Act were repealed, the Noble and Learned Lord (Redesdate) might folloW his sport in Whichewood forest, without (i.e of meeting with blacked facet. He objected that laws of this description were generally passed on slight local grounds. Lord ftEDESDA EN assured the Noble Lord he never sported in Whichewood forest. The Noble Lord repeated his objection, and thought, though no instances of the °Wrote had lately occurred. that if the Act was repealed it would be again heard The Loan Oust:v.l.oe urged the WWII - meta of the Bills till tu-morrow, and briefly stated his objections. He agreed in the hardship of con sidering a Masi who should cut dawn a tree as sub. jrct to the same punishment as an 'amino* offender; but law, could not be shade for particular cases. they must of necessity include all teases, end, some. thing must be left for the exercise of sliscretion in recommending to mercy. As to the offence or breaking down land walls or entbstrilimeuts to prevent the overflowing of land. looltittg -to this great property of that description in bneoloslitae, and that the crime could riot be committed eseept wilfully and maliciously, to the repeal of . that tot must also object.' It was proposed to take away the capital part of the charge in she case of send. mg threatening lettere, where money was not demanded ; but se the happiness of private families would be left exposed to the monolith, of wither, and he could cousider few offences of a more sends completion than that, he mu-a oppose dial also. He objected also to the repeal of the Geo. 111. cap. 40, tire assisufacturers of the North of E.ig laud having always, as he und-rstOod, cinsidered that Act essential for their protection. The Maiquis of LA NSDOWN consented to Or off the further discussion till to-morrow, with th, understaoding that it should take Friesland* of other business. His Lordship thee moved fur copies of the Report of the Committee or the Hons.- of Commons, appointed in 1819, to inquire Mtn the hews relative to capital punishments. After which the House adjourned at 111 Quarter past Nine o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, JULY 17. Mr. Hosatiation, non the Bank of Estland. perientra Account* of Ihr total weekly circulation of Bark Notes Book poet billa.—Laid on stw table. PELLEW'S DIVORCE. OR the motion of Sir J. GRAMM the Room refirleeit it self into a Committee ote Peliew's Divorce was heard and witnesses examined to •sppsvl sitCaptant Petiew's caw. The House resumed, the IFteport received, sod t►e BM was ordered to be read a third tine to-morrow. COURT OF REQUESTS Mr. C. CALV;i111 7 ;10 that therebe laid furore the House au account of the aggregate antostist of Vert iv ceived under the 40th of his late Majesty at the Court of Requests for the Recovery of Small Debut in the town AIM borough of Southwark, charity the DM yenta elkeedoie I ito 10 of last Augsist, and during the two yearn iminedial. Iv previous to the paosiog of the said Act. The Coalman said, that if timer papers shelved what he heti. t.. 1 they could, he would feel It his duty to bring in a Bail foe altering the premiums of the Actin "intim it. the ea.o n 4; Session. He oaderstood that this foss payobla at tie Court a Requests is the horoisighof Soottswask far the remove', of any sues seder/arty ehillbais, if it were mite a single 411- hug, inaintifted to ler. 3d.; is the Coy of Israilins th. y were bet 101. Id.; la the Tower Hamlets, Ss. %Li sat V I lats.