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tarter, and from my subsequent intercourse with him, I do behesr him incapable of s, s sing what is not flow, and. of coarse, altogether incapable of decrising this I-Vase in any representation or elle gation of his." 1r ALEXANDER LAMBE. On the motion of Alf. W. WYNN, Alexander Lambe was ordered to be brought to the bar, to be re, ritnanded by Mr. Speaker, and then discharged. Ile wits accordingly brought to the bar, and ad. Orr s.ed ht the Speaker to the following effect Alexander Lamb, this Howie did come to a Resolution, rho yais hAil, since your first examination, destroyed a 1111. 'WO document necesiary to be produced in evidlincr on the iiivest,gation carried an respecting the burongh of Gram pound. Fur this offence you were ordered to be taken into the etedinly of the Serjeaut at Arms This offence is one of • maid s. rims. and graven store, and bail the doesinesid been ithheld by you under the determination or On/trail.: the ex. u o ,i n arion twrorre theComdi lter, it would be the ilnty of this House hi pwist.h you with the utmost severity; but in pu lpit-lion as this act is disgraceful in iowlf, is in contempt 11. r a!I f. cling, and all principles uf honesty. the House is anxi to link (or any other motive. The !Rouse is in. coned to believe that this offence has been ....omitted by yin, nut with the intent' of impeding its proceeding:, but under strong impressions that the production tat that document by yI4II would hr a violation e( r ixe.ti....l eon. Ailrenre— this impression, and this imprecation alone, has in. aimed the House In 'wild its merry, and in obedience to 'the commands of the Huns*, 1 have now to acquaiot !ion that you s ir discharged tan rtyment cif your fees." A person from the Court ef Requests appeared at the Rey, Irish an arcount of money paid into the Court of Requests turn the tuwu and borough of Suffolk.—thileied to be on Vic table DETISION OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS. Sir J. 31 acitatosit brought up the Report of the Committee appttioted to inquire into the state of the Criminal Law.s—Ordered to tie on the *able. Sir J. Msceiwrosrt said, that nit soon as it he emir apparent to the Committee that no Report could be presented until a late period of the Sea sum, they thought that it would be inexpedient to propowe any measure of a grave nod important ^character. The Committee Were anxious not to propose any measure without affording the fullest scope or observation, and the most ample opportu nity of instoiry ; they were desirous that every consideration should be fully weighed ; that tot Indy in reality. but even in eppearatiee, every thing like levity and precipitation should be avoided. fly these appearances, they felt that they might in jure the cause they felt so sari .... s and laboured en) much to serve. For these memos the Commit tee, in their present Report, merely state the sub stance of the evidence given before them, and the outline of the measures intended to be finally pro posed for the consideration of Parliament. For Civer mouths the Committer had been employed in rullrctiuK evidence from persons moot likely to give satisfactory tes.iinony on a most important point— timinely, whether the system of capital puoishments, to • great extent, tended more to encourage crime or to depress it. This was the fist attempt, by means of direct evidence, to ascertain whether the geueral reasons that bad been given against the state of the criminal law could be substantiated. The Report was complete as to the matters it recommended to the (louse; on other subjects it was far fronts 'luring but the Committee expect such evidence on those *objects as will lead to the most satisfac tory results. The experience of the last three smintlis had, lie said, more than justified the op pesiiiiiii that was made in that House to the proposal of the Noble Lord, that the state of the ;memos, of the transport,, and of the cri 111‘114 law, should be referred to one Committee. That proposal was successfully opposed. Two 4 . 7sienruittees were appointed ; both of these COM.. metiers used the utmost diligence—of the one Inns which be had the honour to sit. be would sty, that never was there • Committee appointed by that House more assiduons, more impartial, more free 1 any party or political bias--never did • pro ceeding go before that House inure above the sus t iscom vf party influence. The first port or Oise evidence taken before the Committee related *so tine retort's of the amount of convictions and st xeconotw. The Committee used every exertion T 6 procure limn public officers the moat satin. factory information on this bead, knowing that the roams that from time to time had been spade to that House had been materially incorrect. Upon this subject the Committee had collected prime authentic iinformatiou than had ever before 'wen submitted to Parliament. These returns they looked on as very important. One of these returns contained the amount of convictions and exerts. stone in the cities of London and Westmitieter, from the year 1699 to the year 1814 —a document unparalleled in the history of criminal law, consi dering the period of time it embraced, the great and markets cities, anti the extreme accuracy of the account. With respect to the city of Lon. don, as they possessed records of great value to the inquiry, and as they had already ma nifested every accommodating disposition, the Committee bad hopes that with the assistance of a referesce to these records they would be able to complete the returns of the seventeenth century. The Committee had also procured returns from the Deputy Clerk of Assize for the Home Circuit : it was not so complete as the former. It contained sisi account of the number of convictions and exe cutions from 1689 to 1719, and from 1755 to 1818. By the assistance of this intelligent and meritorious rawer the Committee expect a further account of the operation of the criminal law in the districts around the capital, and thus be able to complete the period for more than 130 years; and they also hope that the officers of the different other Circuits will complete their information. There had been, lie regretted, no Frumps made from Ireland ; not one of the public officers its that country bad at tended to the directions of the Committee. It was, if possible. still more desirable that the accounts from Ireland should be furnished, because little was kuuwo of the operation of the criminal law lit that country ; he, therefore, hoped, that the defect would be remedied before the next Session of Perlis. Intent. The returns to which he had just alluded were highly important in many respects, mid in none snore than in this, that they enable the House to form au estimate of the national morality of the country, in different periods of its history, for more then a century past; and fie had the satisfaction to coinfirat the statement made by the Noble Lord (Castlereagh). that crimes of siolence and atm. city, far from having increased, have greatly dimi. mid diminished in some instances sogrestly, that nothing lout the returns before them would have induced the Committee to believe. 'firit 30 yews immediately after the Reimlotihn, there were 123 convicti )))) s and 87 executions on the Home Circuit, fur murder and other atrocious crones. From the year 1735 to 1784. there were on the some Circuit 67 convictions d uel 87 execis• lions; and the tlorti period, namely, front 1 1 785 to 1814, the convictions were 54. and the executions 41. So that the her of etnivicti )))) s here fallen two to one from the thirty years immediately after the Revolution to the last th:rty years; het this was not a fair mode of calculation. When the great increase of population, and the rise and growth of a great city on the soutliern b inks of the Thames, in the county of Surrey—when these considerations were taken into account, the /tom would be disposed to think, that crime had dimi nished in the Horne Circuit in a proportion of three, or perhaps four, to one, Groin the So years im mediately after the Revolution to the lift 30 years. It was not so with regard to London sod Middlesex ; it could not he expected : Mrt eVell with regard to London and Middlesex the facts were consolatory. The coaricti )))) s for minders in 1.. don and NlA (fleece, from 1755 to 1744, were-t-cotivictions 84. executions 66. The convictions iii Loudon and Westminster fur the last three years fir murder were nine— for the three years preeetling they amounted to 14. In Loudon, as in the surrounding diatricts, the great Mei-ease of immolation should be taken lob. account. it will then be seen. that the ainomit of murders in L lon and Middlesex for the last thirty years have greatly diminished.— Taking the last sixty years, namely, front MS to 1814, the average convictions fur murders were smell. There were, he said, no means of com plying the convictions in London with those which have taken place in other great cities; first, be. cause co city of Europe contained one mill of tllhehltante ; and, sec fly, because no return of equal authenticity could be procured from any other city. It might then be said, that in London human life was as secure as could well be expected —there were five hundred chances to one.— Another circumstance to be taken into account when we consider the security of human life, were the few restrictions that have been placed over human actions in this country....tHere the Learned Gentleman alluded to the system of police. which he said, es in this country, did not deserve the name, and for his own part he had doubts whether police institutions did not operate more as vexa tious restrictions on the conduct oldie people, tend. lug to destroy the spirit of Independence, and to re move that moral protection, which, after all, was the best protection of the public. Arguing in this way, it was, he said, a questi whether a system of police had not a greater effect in producing than in repress lug c ) i ))) es.]-11) the western circuits there were no increase of violent atrocious acts—fur the last fifty years the amount of the convictions remain nearly the same. When the entire evidence was rosisi &reel, it woe clear, he said, that whatever might have been the crimes against property, which dis tress in most instancee occissionetl, the ancient hu manity of the people, their abhorrence of blood, has not been diminished; whatever might have been their distresses, the humanity of the people, their dearest and once val liable possession, remained un diminished and unsullied. The second object of the Committee was to ascertain what sta tute., creating capital felonies, alight be re pealed. lit this consideration, the Committee assumed, that the law, which was not executed for snore than a centur7, was not necessary— that the law which in the western couuties was not executed for the last sixty years, was nut necessary for the well-being of society, and with out operating to suppress crime, only milled to en climber thee statute-book, and to expose the laws to the supicion of cruelty. It was. lie was scare, argued, that these laws inspired into the hearts of ; the people a salutary terror, and that they appeared to remain useless, because they proved effectual. He would slot slow inquire whether this argum ent was well founded. The Committee attended chwely to the subject, and they intended to bring et. two Bills —the first to repeal many statutes which are now criminal, and to substitute the puoishinent of trims portation—of hard labour in other cases—and its all cases to give the Judge an ample jutistlietion to visit the offence according to its nature, with a heavy or a mitigated punishment. Tne severity of pu nithrortit, far from diminishing, only trottrtl to en courage crime, because that punishment was un certaiii, and therefore other terrors ought to exist besides the terror of death. The Committee on this point examined several persons. who, from their situation as traders, as witnesses, and as jurors, were best able to form an opinion—and they, joidg ing from their experience, alt declared that if capital punishments were abolished fur thefts. fur forgery, and other inferior crimes. and if other punishments were substituted, it would have a better effect on the mind, nod would tend more effectually to dimiuish the commission of those crimes. The Committee did not examine the Judges—they did nut feel that it would be becoming to call on those Ma gistrates to pronounce MI opinion on the propriety of punishments which they might the next day be called on to inflict : on. these grouside the Com. mittre, after much consideration, determined not to examine the Judges. The same causes, how ever, did trot exist to prevent the exaurinatiut. of those who had retired (ruin the Rem:ll—accord ingly the Committee had iutesidtel to exa 11l l Lord Erskine, Sir Wm. Grant, Sir James Mims field, and Sir Adios Chambre. Sir Wm. Giant and Lord Erskine were not in the way to be ex amines', but the Committee laid every lemon to believe that these distinguished pews.), still adhere to the opinions they had given on this subject no Parliament. The other retired Judges, whose names he had =rationed, abstained from interfering in the inquiry ; but Sir A. Macdonald attends.' the Committee, and delivered evidence which had great weight in their deliberation'. He had given his opinion against the severity of the criminal law. The Magistrates employed in the capital were also examined. These Gentlemen bad great opportuni. ties of watching the effect of the law. Mr. Col quhoun, who has beet. 27 year. a Magistrate, gave it us his opinion, that the public !re volted at the state of the capital punishments. The public officers of the Old Bailey, and the police officers, who have been in the habit of drawing up indictments, were exaroieseel: the evidence el these men demonstrate that the state of the law has not the desired effect in vermeil% crime. Another • 'elites et persons wete ex . arairred, Whom rvidence was most important, he meant the traders of London and Westminster.—(Here the Him. Gentleman paid a high compliment to the intelligeoce and Irrimanity of the Loudon traders remarried before the C 00000 mittee.l—ile said that one tradesman gave in evidrt.ce, that from Cumin!' to Charing-cross the depredations that were committed on shop keeper, were to an cetera beyond belief, an d which they were unwilling to confess; •IP yet these respectable men think that the criminal punishment* onglit to he mitigated. Another tradesinali of Westminster stated, that in his house tiny had not dismissed a porter out of their em ployment for the last twenty years for any other crime brit theft. One of these was capitally con victed, and he and his pourer suffered so much pain and anxiety before they procured a mitigation of the punishment, that they were determined to suffer any depredations rather than to risk the life of n lininsm creature fur a similar offence. All the trailers who gave their opinions. spoke the opi tri iiii s. they said, of ' -tenths of the tradesmen of linalon—and these opirsio-is were decidedly against the present state of the criminal law. 'flie Hon. Gentleman next *deeded to the evidence of the Solicitor of the Board of Excise—his evidence states, that since the forgery of permit stamps was liable . to be punished by heavy pecuniary penalty, instead of the punishment of 'froth, the number (if convictions for this crime, for li years before 1806, rtnounted to 19 ; for 14 years after, the numb e r ' of prosecutions were 9. and the convicti iiii s o n ly 3 : a proof that those heavy pecuniary penalties, which were sure to he enforced, were dreaded more than the apprehension of die punishment of death, which lost all its terror by losing most of its certainty. A Mr. Jorre:th Harmer, a solicitor, concerned in Old Bailey prosecutions, was also examined before the Committee. This Gentleman has beeu profession ally acquainted with at least 2,000 persons charged with the commission of felony—and had, from his experience, a better right thou any man in Europe to know the causes of hope and of fear that operate on the minds of such persons; he (Sir J. Mackintosh) seldom heard a witness give his testimony with more judgment sod ability. This Gentleman stated, that lie had known many instances where Jurors, sootier than be called upon to pronounce verdicts according to the law, have been known to bribe the returning officers; in various other cases, where Jurors have acquitted the prisoner of the crime of forgery. even against evidence; and so much, he says, is the humanity of the Jury relied on, that old piores-innal thieves are in many instances desirous to be prosecnigd under • charge of capital felony. These persons were not wild enthusiasts—(A laugh/ —but old professional thieves, of experience and of cunning, who defeated the law by its own severity, and were desirous of being tried under capital its ilictments as the sure means of impunity. The Hon. Gentleman then enlarged at some leugth on the evidence of Mr. Harmer, which went princi pally to the treatment of criminals. In other cases, Mr. Harmer stated, that lie frequently knew Jurors to reduce the value of the thing stolen, iii order to save the life of tire prisoner—but though nothing was more common than to see Jurors, from • principle or humanity, which nothing could con trol, thus acting against law and evidence, yet that in no case did ftelinow or any reluctance on the part of a Jury to 'ConSict a Intrderers The wittiest had on the subject or forgery examined many of the bankers and trailers •of London. Mr. John Smith, • Member of* the blouse, stated. that he knew many instances where the witnesses ✓efused to prosecute. Mr. Barnett, a banker, stated, that the majority of private forgeries passed unpunished—that more than half thee wine, for genes pass unpunished altogether, on account of the apprehension of capital punishments. Mr. Fry was ulso examined, and lie stated that he would consider the pronto) , of • banker more secure if the capital punishment for forgery was dri ii i ii ished. Mr. Samuel Hoare gave the same opinion—he think, that if the punishment of death for this crime was abolished, property would he more secure; and Mr. Goldsmith otaterl, that in one hundred instances at kilo, lie would have detected the perpetrators of this crime, were it not for the extreme rigour of the law. The Committee, it would be found, had paid par ticular attention to that most important subject, the forgery of Bank notes.—(Hear, hear.)—The Learned Gentleman observed, that he participated in the general joy of tire country, on account of the determination to which 'the Barak had at length come, to resume, as speedily as possible, the resumption of a 'neuritic currency. The con- I would be, at a time not far, he hoped, removed, to render the issue of small notes unneces sary. Till that period, however, arrived, it would not be prudent to do away entirely with capital puirishmtrit, with respect to the passing of forged notes of that description. But the Committee were of (million that • discretion might be allowed, by the exercise of which, in certain cases, capital pu nishment would be avoided. Where the coin of the realm was counterfeited, the greatest exertions were made to get at those who performed the ma nual operation—by whom, in fact. the counterfeits were made. The forgers of Bank notes must, like the counterfeiters of the coin, have tools and imply. meats. And the Committee submitted, whether the same principle which applied to the coiner, might not also be applied to the forger—in order to bring to justice those master-conspiretore, instead of visiting, with the full penalty of the law, these who were misted and encouraged by than to direr minute bad notes. and who, in fret. might he de nominated their almost innocent agents. The first offence of uttering,the Committee suggested, might be punished with transportation. imprint iiiii etit, or hard lohour. The second or third offence might be 'rented as an act of common retteriog was at pre sent, for which the prosecutor might proceed carpi. tally against the accused party—still, however, leaving it to the option of the prosecutor to prose cute NM for the first offence. IVitit respect to the possession of forged notes, the Committee did not propose auy change in the punishment; but tlwy wished a discretion to be vested in the Court, by s leech imprisonment or hard labour might be awarded instead of transportation. Such were the measures he was instructed to propose fur the considerstion of the House—avid, baying been heard with so much attention. he 'mold close his observations with stating to the House the source from which much of the evidence was drawn. trii Jess lion 14,004 petitioners appeared ' before the lonfte, anxiously desiring an neutlima. lion and mitigation of the criminal I iw. There were Petitions from 'London, Bristol, Portsmouth, Alanchester, and other equally populous places. There were, besides these, varions Petitions from Grand Juries, Clergy, and Gentlemen, in differeilt parts of the kingdom, which, from the knowledge and respectability of those who signed them, weigh. rd a great deal more than the iitunber of the Peti tioners. In Ik', the Petition of the City of Lon. don alone contained the opinion Of an iiifiiiitely larger body of people thin the Humber lie hall mentioned as rbsoluttffy signiog the diffcresit Yeti lion +. All those Priititins state, that they express. ed the sentiments of dune individuals with whom the Petitioners had conversed on the subject to which they related. It was, then, the deliberate %nice of the Public, not a Mere popular clamour, which would 'soon ssibside, that call ed for an alteration in the law. Thus brought beneath their notice, he hoped ttiie consideration wontil be given to the tuhject. It wall one that deserved the attention of every wise legislature, and which no legislature could disregard, consistently with the ridus of Squint policy, or the dictates of pure justice.—(Hear, hear.)—The Learned Gen. Orman concluded by moving. " That this Report be printed."—Agreed to. RIM FOR THE REVERSAL 'OF THE ATTAINDER OF LORD EDWARD FITZGt.ItALD: . . A message frost the Lords announced that their Lordships had tweed to several Bills, and that they passed a Bill for reversing the Act of Attainder of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, in which they request ed the concurrence of the House of Commons. Lord CASTIEREAGII rose to move thee best read. ing of the above Bill, which, he was convinced, the House would allow to pass with the utmost ce lerity. The exercise of the prerogative in which this measure had originated, must be most grati fying to the feelings of the Sovereign - , who, in the fulfilment of his arduous functions, was often pain. fully charged with the examination of measures in timately connected with the execution of the cri elitist part of the law. The Hoe* would there• fore, he doubted not, assist the Sovereign iii carry. hog into ef ect. without delay, the present 'humane and beneficent act, which went to remove, from the family of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, the attainder by which they were a f f ected. This act must be pleasing to every generous mind—but it must he peculiarly gratifying to those Gentlemen who were immediately connected with that part of the empire to which Lord Edward Fitzgerald belonged. The general state of tranquillity in which that part of the empire had continued for several years past, was a just source of congratulation.—( Hear, hesr.)— The people of Ireland would, lie was confident, feel grateful to the Prince Regent for having believed in this kind and considerate manner towards one of the most illustrious families in the empire—(Hear, hear)—a family that would always be found amongst the most valuable supporters of the Con stitution of England.—(D ear, hair.)—Gentle men, he was sure, would believe him when he said, that it was a measure eminently gratifying to his feelings, since the Act to which it related tended to keep alive the recollection of circutustauces, which, at a former and leas happy period, had oc curred in Ireland. That kingdom was now in a state of perfect repose, and the feeling of every good and limiest mess must lead hint to aisli that those unfortunate circumstriices to which he had alluded, should be for ever buried in uhhvion.— (Ilear, hear.)—The Noble Lord then moved, " That this Bill be now read a first time."— Agreed to. Lord CasTasatsace then moved the second reading of the Bill. Lord W. FITZGERALD said, he did not mean to occupy the attention of the House for many mi. Miles, but lie could not let this opportunity pass without stating how truly grateful he and his fa. sally were to his Royal Highness the Prince Re gent, fur his generous conduct in originatirig this tiieasure.— (Hear, hear.)--tt was r truly gracious awl princely bear.)—After what had been said by the Noble Lord, it would ill become him to expatiate further on this subject. But lie could assure the House, diet the State had not a more loyal subject, or the army a braver officer, than the individual for whose relief and benefit this Bill was immediately ititentlert.—(Hear, hear.) — Ile was most truly semiLle of the kind and liberal manlier in which this measure had been brought for ward, and in which it had been received, mud he thanked the House for the atteutiou which they had paid to the expression of his feelings on this occasion.— Wear, hear.) Sir F. BIJRIInTT could not let this Bill pass the House without expressing the high satisfaction which he in common with every subject of this realm must feel, on the introduct of such a mea sure. it was an act of justice, and its performance shelved a magnanimity of feeling, oil the part of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, that was most honourable to him. It could not hut be received, in every part of the kingdom, with Ouse feelings of thanks and gratitude, which such a measure would always comiumid.—(lleor i , hear, hew .)-- He had no doubt that scarcely any measure could be adopted, which could have the effect of creatisig satisfaction throughout that port of the United Kingdom to which Lord E. Fitzgerald belonged, to so great a degree as the Act which was now about to be passed.—(l-leur.) Mr. V. FITZGERALD, why seemed to be much affected, spoke ire so low a tone that we could not distinctly herr him. He said, the satisfaction and delight with which his Noble Friend had stated that this measure would be received in Ireland were not over-rated. The feeling of gratitude and sans factious would be universal in that country, on an occasion of so gracious and gratifying a nature. His Noble Friend had adverted to the sentiments of Ins Majesty's Government, which were moat friendly to this measure, and lie had also described the gene roes Ferber which induced the Prince Regeut to direct that this set of justice should be performed. The House, he was confident, felt the force of those observations, still duly appreciated the feelings of the Sosereign mid of his Miuisters. The unhappy citruinstonces of the time to which his Noble Friend had alluded, could not he recollected with out pain—and he entirely concurred with his Noble Friend in hnpisig that all remembrance of the events which occurred at that day might be he ever buried I . • to oblivion. He was sure there was tio man of ‘ \6......i., g - ii;rnui, or itrariii, • Or liononnlile lecke, wh a oeil,l not think no this measure with gratis t ii•le —or who could view the noble and genero ns I erlisig that gsve birth to this art of grace...au ere I 'nit orroe spontaneously f the mind of the Prince negro—without being deeply impressed with the considerate good:sew of the Sovereigii.—thecr.j— Connected us lie was with Ireland, he revil4 not suffer this opportunity to pats without trapres‘log lua .entimenta on the occasion. The Bill was then read the arrond tittle. and tiered to be committed. Tile Cositillittee itaa powitell--empowered to send for and exano h . /,,,, son,. paper,. and records—to sit in the Soe.iker'a chamber to-morrow, and to report on that (1.1. COLLECret!ftS OF TAXES. Sir W. DE aEti V la NTpresriited a Petition from certain itilinbitnists of the perish of St. Georg... 4 in the East, praying shut the House would nctifiit furrow to prevent the recurrence of ttwo practice of fraud and peculation by ►he Collector.; of Totes. ANIERrCAN 1.0YAI.";;r;'. Mr. W. SMITH inquired whether any steps had been taken. with respect to the American 1.0y411.t5, in the course of the present Seibion? if nothi:.g had been done, or ehrould be done in the recrs•, fie would, early in the neat Stsp , ion, bring the sohyet before the House, as he conceived it to be a case of as great hardship and injustice as could well be tins tined. The CitaNcEr.t.ou of the facto-111mi was not aware that any eters had been taker' with respect to those indivirtuals. LORD SELKIRK'S SETTLEMENT. Mr. W. SMITH whamd to know, whether the cir- Coonstancts connected with Lord Selkirte• ,seat in Canada, which had excited Mime *ion in the House, would speedily be subruittrd ut Parliament ? Mr. Gout.evett said, the papers would. as , non as possible, be kid before the Howve—but s they were very volumiunur, some time would chsiot before they were ill re4dmess. SMALL PDX INOCULATION. Mr. W. Smith wialted to mention a circomstimee for the cootiderrtion •f the Hotbe Drp4rtiothl, which was of considearble importance. lie *th deistood great attention was paid by G.,verninti.t to the encouragement of the 'vaccine spoent inoculation—but, notwithstanding this, he been informed, that the' ld and dangerous .)-tru e of small pox inoculation laud recerrly been t:Ort. (Need, to a great extent. in different pri is .11 the country. The individual froth whom he 1141 :.ts information, stated, that the disease had been .t.re.ot all over the county of Norfolk. lie conceived that borne steps ought to be taken to stop this wide spreading and widely-destroying pet:tit-nee. 1118 SIALUNSON'S LIFE PRESERVER. Sir F. BURIMIT rose, in pursuance of loth., to bring under the consideration of the House Mr. Mallinsou's life-preserver—an iiivention crd Mated to save from drowning individuals who were tunately shipwrecked. It seemed to Lim that this Gentleman's case was very unfortunate—fur, in many instances, inventions of less excellence hot been rewarded with grouts of the public moi,ey, while Mr. Mallinson had not been in the alightest degree remunerated. When the plait was oil giiially proposed, it had the approbation of the First Lord of the Admirolty—but e since that pi. rind, Mr. filallitisou's claim had been strongly op posed. Amongst otherv. the Secretary of the Ad miralty shelved his hostility to it. Ile h.of de. dared, that, of 70 different !dans submitted to the Admiralty for their approbation, that of Mr. Mallinson was the worst. This, howev , r. was tit direct opposition to the opinion given by *carrel in. genious men. lu 1811,• Committee of that Howe, on which were several naval officer% reported most favourably of Mr. Mallinson's invention. Why. the subject ems afterwards brought before the House, the Secretary of the Admiralty denied that it was an invention—bat. if the House would look to the Resolutions of the Committer, they would find that it was distinctly recoginued as an intentiou. He was convinced, if it were adopted. that m ii.y scrum arising from shipwreck, similar to t!,,s,e of which they daily read in the iiew-oa l isr-. would be avoided. The lionott:able hen proceeded to compare the itivrotion of Air. Mallinson with that of Captain Manhy, and gate a decided preference to the former, as less °peruse and much cheaper. Many naval officers had taloqr with them to sea the invention of Mr. llallins , 4l--- mod several had declared their determinanou not to sail without them. On this particular point he could quote the letter of Captain Minis, it the Royal Navy, who spoke in the highest telins ..1 Mr. Alallimon's cork-jacket. It w..s said live this he reallydidno i t thiswhat the meaning of phrase " se was ; particularly as the Hon. Secretary of the Au minalty, in his speech on the. Longitude Bill, had stated, that our ancestors' idea of hiverstiosi apitr4:- ed to refer to an improvement of what bad More existed. It was said. "if ibis be so 11.0 . 0,1 sib 1.,- vesitiosi, and so extremely cheap. why is it not Li general use r' But he believed it would he that many very beneficial inveutions not gr. nerally adopted until sanctioned by the Legislatio.•. Amongst three was the plan of vareine inisruiAlt N.. which. useful its it was, made comparatively little progress fur many years. At this period of lie Sessom lie did not mean to move for a Comm toe— pirticularly as a Committee hail already decided oa the merits of the iuveutiou. He shJultl therefore prop oar— " That an bumble Address he resented to ti.e P. inn Regent, praying that he will be pleased tu ehrrei th.t th. Mallow'''s jure-slim he submittrt: tu the plover auihu , l ,,, a fur their exam iustion." Mr. W. SMITH, in seconding the motion, served, that the invention would, he conceived, lie found of essential service in saving the lives of ins liners employed in watching smugglers. Sir Iwo COFFIN said, the plan of using cork jackets had been known for • century, anal yet 1... d never been generally adopted. In fact, if the %3 -- tent were acted oil, more lives would be lost in ilir royal navy, than could possibly be raved I t• it. lie begged leave to state, in corroloition of 11. ,, fret, what had occurred to himself. tie was sai l - wrecked oft the coast of Labrador, acd the lim— ped of the vessel sunk in tweets fathoms %river, If there had been a supply of coik..iaelers on board the crew would have brew all last—lar there was • dangerous reof of rocks against 01 they would have bten dashed by the soil, bad ill.; P A