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prayisig fur leave to brio( is • Bill fer thr hew,. Recovery of Small Debtii, in that Borough —Refill reit to • Cu'Millet. FOWEY ELECTION. Mr. MINKS presented a Petition from !Cellars] Cotton Aloold, mod two other Elector% of the Boroith of Fosse!, who had previously petitioned upsilon the bite return of Members for that place, th:d further time should be afforded them, to r e s,ierso i r into the usual recognizance:, to :ecure t;, e l i n t swot of coos, its ca:e their Petition should be re n, runt frivoloii4 mitt vetoittowt. P titian 114V11.1/ 14 , 11 rend— Thr !•4 ,1A FR lit,., rveil. ilmt a rase %lint; ,r to this 5...(1 nil hetore ssrs:ess, Indeed it was not tos:%ible, breast:l. the A-I of Pollatnent out of winch it grew, took it: d este stil,-ciportit to the last geiteral eis I tun.. That Act de.crsised the tame when untie, of the p•ey loo•livx to produce sureties, on 4 t,t to sti,i'lllllll Il,e ioregoot Petition prayed 11/1 torther time to e tf-d th.,t o kiect. By the law, it% it at present stood. the fisstese could enlarge the time for entering Iwo n cogstizstice4. but not far a longer period than :to slAys from the time of presenting the original fetal 'That eitlargemetst could Amoy hr grant..l, on the •tatensinit contained in the Petilinn,Proytio4 fur further time, being verified on oath. The manner in which it Was to be verified did lan appear. The only wily, it seemed In him, wrmisrl he, to rail the Petitioner In the lin., and swear him to the truth of his Petit' . It could not, therefore, be wineed, that the Petition NI 111 lie on the table. as that would dispose of it for the tiny. and ittteh n delsy world prevent the Petitioner from applying hereafter for an extension of lime. The Petition haring been read, she proper moors, lee conceit/ell, would be, immediately to call the Petitioner tt. the liar, to verify, OU oath, the allega tions hr h a d made. 31r. 1101.111.4 moved, " That Richard C.. 11011 Al..saltl be r.tllyd to the bar, tu verify the stilt mew cmitaititil ill 111, Prtitiou." The muffin, WIIS earned. and Mr. Mould swore to the truth of the forts he had Mated. Mr. liot.sit 4 then moved, •' That leave be given to Mr. Mina to enter into recognisance. to. At^frow,•• Mr. C. W. WYNN said, by the Art, which poised a few years ago, it was directed that thirty doss notice should be given of the isitenti )))) of petitioning, ii i circle r that teiriiiiry might he oiade tido the chanicier of the suurtirs.--that the person petitioned against might be able to recover his es. pe mi.., if the Petition were declared frivolous and v.xiet• . Ily the same Act, (Hider particular cir rumetances, a longer lime was a llnaeal to the Pen fierier to find sureties, if those oi %molly proposed were objected to. 'flee iwrind pointed out fur the reconsideration of sureties was eight day,. "ut the least," after the objection. He thought, according to the strii t technical COn!Sruclion of the words, that " eight days at the least," meant right flays azeluaive of the day on which notice was given. flue, as the triage a15...3s acted with liberality to ward. Petitioners, and as, in this instance, it was stay probable that the • Petitioner supposed the word,' " eight ells al the least" to include die day of giving notice- as well as that of entering into the recognissescr, peiliaps they would secede in the prayer of der {N4IIIOII, Oil:unlit it was not ilriefly iu tilUt Titt IlintiOsi wa. then ag r e ed to. COUNTRY IhtNlis Sir M. W. litot.sx, ►eriug u Hugh, 11nn. G en . tleauan in his place, was anxious to rectire from hint a plaits and ►pacific answer to a ()upsilon which lie ovoid propose. Ile wi-hed to know whether the Right Firm. Cc:Menial' had sub.e.itted any pro pos..thin to the Committee now investigating the offisir. of tier liauk, or whether hr had it ill itiplat to oars r any piopi..4tion to their notice, on the buliret of country harika ? On a former revising, the Right Hon. Gentleman kid ►aid, wh et s is vre.tion respecting rooutry bank. wa. a►k e it, that it was a subject of such insportance, us rendered it 6t to be referred to that Committee.— But that Cotatuittee was, as be understood, to re port uu the state of th►e Rank of England, *toll re teeenre to the probability of that body re.itoteog cash pig mews. Now he begged leave in state, that. as fir **the Hank of England foss coact th e ►object did trot at all interfere with the situa tion 4.1 rousitry banks. Tile great body of country bankers we re Moat atiliOtta, in Coilletilsroce of *hit took place last Session, to know di,tiortly, to whist pan of their system Ile Right Flom Geode luau iiiirsoled to draw the attention of the C0;1)- 104'11- ? Ile did not wish to embarra.s the pto n redisigs of the Right lion. Gentleman. but .1 .pr vibe declaration of what wus meant to be ittopoted to the Committer on this subject, was a watter of very great importance to country boi.kera. The CitalickLLOß of the ExcueQut•te Mil. the lion. Baronet would feel that it was 1(11),0...di1e for him to give un explicit answer to his pie-stow, propo►tlnn.s might be mowed ice the Committee, of who h. op net the time of their bete: submitted, he e• übl know nothing. lie conceived that the try COlitat:td vitt!' the general question 01 the paper tlltreliC), formed a very plover olds. put tor the ri.t.fitiefl4l iiii of lite Co iiiii otter. when the 'oral point to Ist &tided was, wlwther s'rratr.c. tine 5h1,01.1 lie pl.treel Olt the i..ue of peeper. lle begged, hole rter, to taste. Out, at pre,wiet, he did out Boy prkeposetioa 'Jo the euleject of r•otsutty . lee eke.._ Sir Al. I: IDLEY—" Ain I theii to inoler atanil. that their too intrulwu of rubmitting hi the tttttt tier at Itti•oltition lar to that which the Iti4lo ( tt hail to contemplation 1.8-1 ir.ii ?" Tim tr )il, 01 ilie• Ext:111 QIIER—" I dun ned Int,uotor to stale what plocrelliogl4 wey lIC itslopted %%tale the C 'lire Is sitttug ; but at lot rout I know of nu suds antention." INDIA PAPERS. Lord Iltteteltin moved, "'flat the papers ',re tooled yeeteiday from the East ludic (lout: be printed." 111 r. II vat F. said, those livers, which were, in loci, the re l isilations velopted in the different Pre sidencies in lodes, were of the utmost importune r. They 'night, LI beet, lee considered as the Acts of l'arle ',brat by which rair Government in Italia %dee ireteldied, und should always he teintillCed a. blll.ll 1 •111 Wilie. They Verne 110 W 111 the year ewe!), and 'lee regtila MI the table weer mil)' Iho a of IdIG, aliheesegle a reesseleqtairsteuli leetb‘rees this culla. I yard luJir could he e tbtied nt three or four envois,— and tut A t ul Puilinitient expressly di reeled that the regulations shoisl.l be transmitter' annually to this country. Orders, he believed, bad been sent out for that purpose, but they did not appear tip have been regularly attended to. Lord Ills N 'No said, the propriety of having those n gulations vent home as soon as they were passed, I , l*-1.4 I. It by the individuals connected with the Ilirnd of Control as strongly its by the llon. (;entleilian. Perempopy orders had been bent out to India, directing that they should be , ent home COAL. T11.11)F. Mr. I.IT 11.1.105 i invut it leave to asks question of the Right lieu. Grnllrman oiiiitoite. A very col...Actable ferment haul beet' excited in the mild, of :he n,auufa, iurers 'raiding iii thr county ford, which hr had the honour to repir , ent, in con segue-ore of a rumour iihrmid, t h at it wa. tie ihirtitoon r 311e.t)'s iii.ters to lay a tax I/II (*Oak, at the pi's mouth. Ile .huuld be 0 0,„1 t o whither such an intention ? The ( . 11ANCI:I.I.OR of the Excilt QUER tirChrHio 011 the pail of hub Niojesty's (overiiiiiriii, that tin y had no ii.tention of otigninting ouch II Iff(111.0:1111111. It war only prfOlter, however, to observes, that many l'elitions, calling for a measure of that kind, had been presented, and perhaps some of the (knife men by *hum they had been introduced would bruit: the question under the con-illeratiun of the f bin WAYS AND ME.IM. On the motion of the (71t s Net - Limit of the Eat on ut:Ett, the House resolved Itself tow a Com mittee of the whole (loose, to consider of the ssa ) s and means of raising the supply granted to Isis Majesty. In the Committee, the Right lion. Gentleman moved the Annual Malt and Laiod Taxes, which, after a few words from Mr. Et.t.tsost on the subject, we believe (I'm the lbw. Gentleman spoke in a very low tone), of Exchequer Bills, the motions were agreed to. The House then resumed.—Report tn-morrow. AELEGED ABUSE OF A CHARITABLE IX/NAM/N. Mr. BKOUGHAM said, lie held In his hand a Petition from the Minister, Elders. and Inhabitants of the pansh of Moffatt, in Scotland, the sub ket of•• charitable foundation. Ile might to mention, that the Alinister slid Elders composed the vestry of the parish. The Petitimiers, amount ing to the uoniber of 300, had taken the prevail liar. in order to prevent an objection. which was sometimes made to Petitions, whet, they were sign ed by Persons under or. from °penning lig:Host them, of adding to each signature, the age of the person subscribing. The Petitioners stn:: d, that in the year 1639, a Reverend Gentleiiiii, Doctor Johnson, who had settled in London, bequeathed the aim of 1,000/. sterling. to Lord Johnson. the eldest son of the Marquis of Annandale, to he laid out in the purchase of lands, the rents and profits of which were to be appropriated, in the first place, to the payment of a yearly sum of 25/. to a school master-2illy, to the payment of between 10 and 13/. per annum to at, usher.--and sdly, to the pay ment of between 7 mud 8/. annually to a wilting master. The master nod usher were to superintend the education of the boys it, the grammar-school, and the writimmester was to be confined strictly to Isis variation. A sum was also set apart for the erection of' the necessary buildings. The. Petitioners had every reason to believe that the money was laid out, in the first instance, strictly in accordance with the terms of the devise. A school was established, and a salary paid to the master, except in some cases where, from circumstances that could not be .well understood, the situation was allowed to remain vacant fur seve ral yevrs together. The Petitioners next stated, that, instead of the *tumid salary brit% paid to an usher specially appointed, it was handed over to the parish schoolmaster, Mind, was evidently a devia tion from the terms of the devise, since the parish schoolmaster had ti salary iiidepetident of what he thus received. The Petitioners also set forth, that the third salary, intended for o writing -master, was never paid at all. The overphis of the profits of the land, after those three points were provided for, were directed to be applied to the relief of the pour of tlie parish—lent the Petitioners stated, that no part of the profits of the estate had ever been ap propriated to the inaniteronice of the poor, and that 110 OCCIMIIII could be obtained of what had been clime with the overplus of the profits, or with the lands that had been purchased. They added, that it w..s a great hardship to be deprived of these means of education, particularly as the willowy Means, at piesetit ill existence, were insufficient fur the population. 'Flue Petitioners further lepreiwitord, that the same benevolent person, Dr. Johnson, who w it . probably connected with a Scotch congregation in London, had bequeathed an midi:Moil 1,0001., which was to be laid out in land, for the purpose of for "Ill' g a rum!, for an exhibition for eight poor schol,iis in the University of Edinburgh, four of whom were to be educated in the parish, aud were to he elected without favour or affection, the terms of which devise had not been complied with. The 1'1110(111er% prayed generally, that the House would cause inquiry to be made into these circumstances. Thr Petition having beau rend— Mr. W. Dour:Las rose and said, that no person was more ready than himself to piny to the Learned (;entlrmaii the tribitte of gratitude for the general ettention he paid to subjects of this nature, and the benefit which he &Minded to institutions that requirr rl his assistance. With respect to the Pe tition that bad been just read, lie could not give an explicit answer to the particular statements which it continued ; but this he knew. that, up to the pre sent period, a sum of money had been annually paid to a schoolmaster. Ile could not, however. say whether a subordinate master, and other as sitants, lied been appointed. The allegation, with respect to persons to he sent to the College of Edinburgh were not correct—for individuals were in fact sent to that College, and supported there. He had always understood that )rung tarn were sent to that College on Dr. Johnson's exhibition, under the pruvisious of his will. The present pose sesaurs of the estate, who held it under an Act passed with reference to the Marquis of Annan dale's property, were well known for their scru pulous integrity and honourable feeling. Lord BINNING said, that benig very nearly con nected, by the ties of relationship mud friendslitp, with the tinnily adverted to in the Petition, he wished to make sonic observations on it. Certainly no direct allegation was made against that family. yet it was ien t ,, r ,,ibl, : f o r 311 Wit3l bid hea d the Petition read, without driiseio4 this inference, that it did, in fact. contain 411 iii(firect accusation, lint lie would venture to s:iy, that there was nose, of iialividnals, lest liable, nil just grounds, to such an than thou: who sere thus treated. Ile ‘tolild not s4y :illy !long a hnrtt the tietwl cf the Petition, not haviii4 been h. !sue- awore of it. But lie thought the Learned 4;entleinaii would baste exercised 3 sounder discretion, if he had withheld it, moil the lion. Member fur I)iiinfries, who was nearly l'ollllertf•ti Klitt this property, had arrived in town, o here he was immediately exuccied. Per. lia;is the Learned Gentle-m.6u would, too that cum, ( have f-crivtd such information as would have in duced hin. 10 think that there was not much to this accusetoiy statement. What lie rose chiefly for the Purpose of stating was, that this was neither more nor less than au allegation that property wits mi... appropi need. It was consequently a subject fit for a Court of Law, and not for the House of Coo - moils. Whatever had been said by the Lrarw. ed Gentleman and others, with respect to the delay expertenced in the Court of Chancery, could not apply here. It was not necessary for the Peti tioners to have gone to that Court. If the griev. aver acre well founded, they ought to have gone to the Court of Session, and sought redress there. Mi. W. Douct.As said, the Learned Gentlrtnan had, two days ago, mentioned to him that lie was about to present such a Petition, and asked, who. Cher lie (Mr. Douglas) could afford lino any in forrnahoi rtspecting it, before he laid it ou the table. Ile (Mr. Douglas) had seen a person from Moffat, who told him that the Petition was signed by the Clergyman of the parish. The seine person told lion that the salary was paid to a schoolmaster, and also that young mei, were sent to the Univer. sity of Edinburgh and supported there. The money, lie believed, was left entirely to the discre hots of the representatives of the Annandale family, and that dismetiots he believed was exercised in a wise and hiAlile I .... nurable manners Mr. Ilituntitism said, the Hon. Member who had just spoken furnished Min a ith an answer to what had Wire from the Noble Lord.—! fleur, hear.)—But lie begged to observe further, that he had also communicated to the Hon. Member for Edinburgh the fact that lie meant to presint this Petition—and, Laving so acted, lie thought that lie hail dime quite enough to prevent evrn a suspicion that lie meant to proceed covertly or unfairly.— (icar, hear.)--lie would atww say a word, ooh respect to the duty of a filember of Parliament, who via,. called on to preseid it Petition. It ap. peered from what the Noble toed bail stated, that, besides the point, which it *as considered necessary for him to be acquainted a itli, when called on to perform such a duty, that, bring, eo ipso, a Member of Parliament, lie was boom, also to know who were the telutiuns of the persons to whom the Peti tion referred, before be presented it.— Ileor.)— lie (%lr. IL) was censured because lie did not know who was the mpresentative of Lord A imandale„ to whom, it seemed, the property had devolved.— Ileor.)— Bey ond that, he was required to know whether the trineseeitaii yr was a Member of that House. —/hear, hear.)—lt was considered a great want of knowledge on hues part, because he was not acquainted with that, of which, until the Noble Lord stated it, he was completely ignorant, namely, that the Hon. Nlenther fur Dumfries was that repre sentative— (Hier, hear; —and lie was equally biota ed, because he did nut knoa that that Honourable Gentleman was expecttil in town, and was on his way thither.—!Near, Lear, hear, and /wisher. ) Reilly it was rely hard because a Gentleman was not pusses , eil of all this knowledge, local and ge neral, public and particular (for it went even to the journeys of au individual), that he should there fore be accused of acting secretly and sinfairly.— (llcar.)—Tne Petition was laid am the table. WEIGHTS AND MEASUltrti. Mr. 110 LIRE SUMMER wished to know what had been dour by the Commissioners appointed to take into consideration the present stair of weights and intssures, and whether they were hkely to wake a Report during the present Session ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the Commission alluded to was not at all connected with his department. lie could, however, state, lOr the satisfy( lima of his lionnorml,le Friend , shut some piog,res4 had berm made by the Coniiiiiss;mierv, but not sufficient to encourage a hope that they would be able to present a Report in the present Sessum. Mr. It SINNER suit), there was a partial pres sure, at the present moment, that rendered borne remedy necessary. The late Mr. 11'hithread had introduced a Bill whereby Magistrates were re quired to hare proper weights and measures in their differrut districts, by a referelice to which persons having false weights and Illeablirr% might be convicted. 'Flue usual way was to apply to the Exchequer, where the regular staridard was kept, for those weights arrd measures. He bad applied there, and be found that there were but three mea sures of capacity, the bushel, peck, and gallon. It was evident that these denianded an immense number of subdivision., to answer the general pur pr,ses of life. The City of Lontlua hid employed persons to subdivide those measures into the minor denominations required—a hurl' subdivisions were afterwards used by the Magistrates in their va rious districts, who, yells% upuil the measures so subdivided, received nil ationm against per sons using what they conceived to be false mea sures, and convicted several of them. He now iniderstood that those convictions could not lie sustained, because they were founded on measures that did not issue from the Exchequer. To remedy this, without interfering with the powers of the Commissioners, he conceived that a Bill might to be introduced to legalize certain subdivisions—and it was ills intention, at an early period, to propose such a Bull to the House. CUSTODY OF HIS MAJESTY'S PERSON. The CHANCk:LI.OII of the EXCHEQUER moved the order of the dry for the Move resolving itself into a Committee of the whole Home, un the Bill for the Care of his Majesty's Person.. Tile Bill welit II gh the Committee sub sikw rio. Oil the motiou not it be read a third time to morrow." Sir M. W. RIDLEY rose and raid, he did not mean to oppose the Bill—but he certainly con ceived a part of it wnr objectionable, end, there fore, it avoid perhaps be rs aril if the Right Hon- Gentlentan postponed it for a short time. He did not object to it because the custody of his Majes ty'a person was placed in the hands of the Duke of York, for lie did not think it could he better dis ! posed of, both with reference to the comfort of the Kiug, and the satisfaction of the public—hut he did not approve of that principle which gave a de gree of influence and pows,r, to a quarter ist which it shoold lint exist, considering the situation in which the Doke of You k stood with respect to the succession to the Crown. He should be glad to know how far that influence would extend? As this subject must come under the consideration of the Select Committee, appointed the preceding evening, the Right Mat. G1,1116.1'1,111 would per haps let the House have the benefit of their Re port, with respect to the intended extent of this influence, before the Bill was read the third time. I He meant not, however, to press his objection, being contented with having expressed his senti ments in a constitutiotial point of view. The Citstaclfo.na of the EXcJtEQVER said, it was advisable that us little delay as possible should take place—but he had no objection to postpone the third reading till Monday. • Sir 51. W. RIDLEY said, lie did tint mean to press his objection. Tete Htn. Mr. LAMBE concurred in the princi ple which his Hon. Fileild had laid down, and thanked him for hasitig expressed it. Ile also wished to state. that the principal was one which ought always be observed, wherever it possibly could. Every person Millet recollect what passed on a former night, when objections were made to what was properly denominoted, this imperiest ix ienperiu, because it placed infltience, which ',mistily belonged to the Crown, in other hands. At the sante time, it must be observed. that this was a necessity, absolutely forced oft the Legislativre— and the circumstances of the rase were such they were compelled to submit to them. For it was impossible that the Doke if Nock could be responsible for the situation of his Majesty, mmt the conduct of his Household, unless lie had the power of removing the persons constituting that House ' hold. The Bill was then ordered to hp read the third time to-morrow, the CHANCELLon of the FUME QUER expressing a hope that no objection would he offered against its 1,. tog read sit four o'clock. MUM GAME HILL. Mr. BARHAM looted the Order of the Day for the second reading of the above Gail. Mr. BRAND suggested the propriu my of post. poising this question, es he had himself given no. tice of a motion ou the subject of the Game laws generally. He trusted that the 8,1 l of the Hon. Gentleman would not interfere with the enactment of such a general measure, a. that which it was his intention to submit generally to the House. Mr. MADDOCK. was noxious to comply with any ouggeition coming from the Hon. Gentleintiii, and he proposed to introduce a clause in his Bull, for the purpose of laving it repealed or altered in the present Session, in the event of a niore genera! enactment being adopted by the Legislature. Ile saw, however, no maim' for postponing at preseiit a measure which had for it. ohject the security of minims belonging to proprietors of hind in North Wale., and the better regulation of the appoint meta of game-keepers. The Hill a•as read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Nlontlay next. IiUSINESs ON SATURDAYS. Mr. A ns:notuuriv begged to know, if it was the I,ttention of his :11ajesty's Ministers to niter the ordir.ary practice ot the House, and call file the attettilance of Mentlaers on Sit urdacs > Ile k new such a course was adopted I.r the IturprPie of ex pedititig public business sit the close of the Seg. • stout; hut lie also krew, that it was attended with some inconvenieuct. As lie understood a public question stood for to-inort ow, lie desired to know whether soy alteration Will itutsuolvd in the usual practice, anal for what reason the Huuse was called upott to meet to-morrow ? Mr. LustliNcioN replied, that no alteration was intended in the usual practice of the House, and the meeting to-morrow was merely for the sake of passing a particular Hill. HitI.YIILAD ROAD BILL. Sir HENRY PARNELL obtained leave to bring in as Bill to consolidate into one Art the provisions of several 'furiipike Acts, relating to parts of the line of road leadiiig to Hid) brad. This Bill was read a first time. BARNSTAPLE ELECTION. Mr. LAsturoN preseitted a Petition from George Henry Clements. 'Flue ohject of the Petition was to obtain leave to offer &mother surety fur his com plying with the Orders of the House, lit the place of one who was refused by the Examiner. The fact was, that the Petitioner gave the address of cane of his sureties, as febilling 1111 Essex -street, Strand, whereas it twist-Bred that the individual had. unknown to the Petitioner, changed his address short time before to Noriliumbeiland•street. As the time was expired for giving the usual notice in Petitions of this sort, complaiiiing of undue Elec tions, the Petitioner hoped the house would give hum the necessary Utne to enter a mute *tiroy before the Examiner. The SPEAKER said, it was the practice of the Howse, after a Petition of thus 1115111 re was read, to call upon the party coui reror d, or his sg e si t, to r appear at the Bar, and verify tin oath the 'rimiest's of the said Petition. Mr. HARVEY said, that it was trifling with the House to present such a PCIIIIIIII tee this. The l'r. Wiener, before he entered the name if his sureties, should have care to have had the correct ad dresses of the parties. One of the sureties bad been a bankrupt tan years ago. Mr. Wean said, it would be altogether the more correct course to have the Petit verified, and afterwards to have the proper course considered which the case required. Mr. Aneacitosirr agreed that this course ought to be taken iii the first instance. He thought there was a prima facie core to the Petition. which, if made out, entitled the Petitioner to the indulgence he claimed. Where the mistake was merely of the address being in one street its the Strand instead of another, lie thought the l-louse would overlook an cum , of mere inadvertency. As to the notion, that because a 1114111 bad been a bankrupt two years ago, lie was nut to be deemed a sufficient surety. lie thought it cyrried its own refutation. The law recognised the right of ts bankrupt to acquire pro- petty subsequent to tie receipt or hi' certiißeatt and surely the House would nut pronoun ce it i t, qualification which the lave n,vi ce ( !hap.. hear.)—lf the fact.; in the Petition a. verified upon oath, he thought the Pottiuher entitled to the indulgence he required. Mr. ilaavtor dieclainred having intended t oir Pinnate, that Ireraure a man wins WICr balikru. he was to be con►idered as ever ofieraards lulveld. Mr. STlner:r.3 Bo'llerrE thought that tlit lifinj ony,tlit to weigh well the citii.equeoce. of any ►k. partitrr from the fixed r..au•e rtrIoCCIIIILf ; soil that rite taptipiam of the E xdu ,, b. , as well as of the Petitioner, ought to he tukett the nature of tole application. Mr. 11,AMBroN said, that the course nOll by the Petitioner was the identical ohe rec con mend . ert by the Examiner, who had sent hin t to flume to seek relief. He complained of iLee~. pression used by the lion. Member opposit e Ili, Harvey), Ilia this Petition was an hrbult upoo t r e House, ■nd timid, that, on the Contrary, the expo,. stun of the Hun. Member %yds rather an intuit to common sense. Mr. HARVEY denied having said the Petihoc teas vii insult ripen the House. Mr. Ism;Ton then bawl, that after thi, .!.. claimer he could not possibly mean to imputp, ■n expression to the Hon. Member. Alter as few words fruit' Mr. STURGES BOU'rkF. isnd Mr. WitoTTEst.t.Y, respecting the real in.cor of the l'etitintl— The SPEAKER said, that the prayer was gen... ►ally to have tune allowed for presenting auout• surety. Mr. WYNN said, that lie apprehended the Pr. tition could not he received in its present form. The proper course for the Petitioner would be, apply for leave to have Isis recognizance enlarged. The SPE&IIER, on a further reference to ti prayer of the Petition, found that the Petibut,c Ilia also applied iii that form. Mr. Williams was then called to the bar. 11. verified, as agent to the Petitioner, the contents the Pctltion upon oath. The SPEAKER thought it right to state, that :t was unnecessary to examine the Petitioner himself— us by the Act it was competent for any person in. rprolisteil with the matter to be heard in verificriwi oI• the Petition. On the motion of Mr. LADISTON, the PetttionPr recrived until Monday week to provide a proper surety. The SPEAKER said that this extension of tint was necessary to enable the Petitioner to give right day' notice of the new surety. Mr. WVfi N concurred in the propriety of gi t this extension of time to the Petitioner, as thrie seemed no colourable pretext or culpable !leg: , ct in his ease. MY. S. IlouamE still auy departure from the fixed rule. Mr. WYNN faid, that if itecaphary. the Exarni,i.r could be called—one of the Clerks usually this office. CtUtiOn Mr. Williams said, the House had, he thou;',!, seen enough to justify the iudulgence granteil the Petitioner. Mr. Ii•NICES concurred in this opinion. The Ennversation here dropped, and on • motion of Mr. LUSHINOTON, the House atliour 0-0 until to-tnorrow (1161 day). FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, JANUARY I 1) The day before yesterday a deputation id t! Imperial Privileged National Bank, at the he.,d which was the Governor, Count Dietrichsteiti, 11,.4 the honour to be admitted to an audience ~t t, Emperor, and presented him the annual acconnt• His Majesty expressed in the most gracious lentil his satisfaction with an institution winch, in so slow a time since its establishment, has performed such important services, and whose beneficial influence daily extends. Mims Abdul Hassan Khan, the Persian A sador, who is going to London, has arrived at I;inia, and is expected here in a few days, where lie wit have a solemn audience of his Majesty the Em peror. The Imperial Aulic Counsellor and Inn r preter, M. Joseph Von Hammer, has been buoy employed for some weeks, in order to fulfil, to suitable manner, his functions oil this occasion. It is said he will be sent to Presburg to meet the Am bassador. Priiice Paul Esterhazy, our Minister ■t London, arrived here yesterday tram Ratisbon, returning from his jouitiey to Italy. Ilia stay here will Iw very ►hort, as he is to return immediately to Itis The possessor of the well-known coffee-home of Scheirer, at Baden, had been missing fur same day.. lie went last Sunday into the wood, and did not return; at length lie was found two (14* ago in the wood, robbed of all his effects and of his clothes, and murdered in the most cruel instiller, heing stabbed in forty places. A few day, H O the t•iie measures of the l'olice succeeded wresting a notorious chief of banditti, of the nor, of Frank!, of whom they have long been in search. lie had hired himself as a servant to a rich rui'lt l. at Fischatuent, with the intention of murdering I. • master, and of making a great booty. his retreat was discovered; he now awaits the 1 , 6- Ms/intent due to his crimes. It was last Wednesday evening that an expres from Count Trautmanadorff, the A using!' Miimier Stutgard, brought the afflicting news of the deuth i•I the Queen of Wirtemberg to Prince Mettemich, who immediately waited on their Majesties with the mournful intelligence. It has excited UIIIVPr?.4 regret, as the greater part of our Nobility lead sit opportunity, during the %Ibit of that exrellei Fl