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FROM LAST A - wars GAZETTE. DECLAR ‘TIONS OF INSOLVENCY. Taft at the Bankrupt °Mice. under Act e, lieu. ith, cap. H. see. S. CMAILLC, Ksre, dtuke-NeAingt3n, builder. (Filed )eb. 27.) SAMIAILL RATCLIFFIS, Mellor, Derbyshire, cotton-apiuner. (Flied Fear. 284 BANKRUPTS. Jamas Mires rs, East-street, Manchester-sqnsre, boot end shoe maker, to surrender )larch 4, al eleven, 11, at nine and April 11, at ten, at the Panlnratien Court. Solicitor, Mr. W. U. Bright, Burton-strect, Burton. ere Cent. WILLIAM lIRALIt, Unionortreet, SonthWark, hatter, dealer and chap els% March 7, at eleven, 1,1 , at tam and Ala n 11, at ten, as the Hens- • rupil' Court. Solicitor, r. Fawcett. Jewiu.street, Lippiegate, and South Sea-chambers. Thresdireedle.etrcet. JoioN Ct 'Lineman*, Parliatnen...street, wine-merchant, dealer and thaporrn, March 4, 11, and April 11, at ten, at the Bankrupts . Court. Solicitor, Mr. Pasmeire,lronmonger-lane. SAMVILL WILLIAM KING and JASISS EION4OI, W.lod eVeet, lacemen, dealers and chapmeou March 4, 11, aro April 11, at one, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Juba Aillugham, nation s= des. MISNRY J A si of SAltsom, St. SwlthloN-lane. &rotifer. dealer and elmp •. man, March 4, at tea, 11, at nine, and April 11, at ten, at the Caner Court. Sniicitor, Mr. Woolley. tioxton-square, Ntin. Mein Titonallos, Wens-row, High-'greet. Isl l. ington. plareher and glarler, dealer mid chart:lan, March 7. at eleven. 11. and April 11, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, )10 , 4A. Grace and zitalinan, Berchin-lane. ACS JORNiON and fl Mena Joasserv, York. mereharts, dealers anti chapatti', Meech 10, 11, and April at eleven, at the hire's Alin, In • a, Foaegate, Volk. Solicitori, Mr. Robert Capes, Holbotn-e_urt, Glay's Irm ; and Mr. George Hindaley, ;un- Verk. OLIVE. IVittiass4, jOn. Bromagrove. Worce.dershire. tanner. dealer and thapinsn, Mardi 11, la, and April 11, at eleven, at the White Halt Inn, Martial:wry, Woreenershire. Sulicitors. gleesni, Itenbow, Alban, and Senhon, Lincoln'. lon ; and Mr. Vernon, Bromsgrove. Jotter TAYLOR and Trona' CoLLINGN, Ca-C1 ton, Lanct.hire, roller-makers, dealers and t hapinen. klareh 21, 2.', and April 11, at tire, at White* Rotel, Manchester. Solicitors, 11044 f.. Taylor and in, Nan. eltester ; and Mews. Ellis, Soil.. Waien.wv, aid Horan, Chancery-lane. Ammar E.triss, Swansea, bankee, 11., eh Id, and Apti: 11, at %eve% at the Puh!le h worn* Mr. John Ilarri-on's., Gs.lll+e,t. 5e.11d t.1.4, Meagre. Maine, Frampton, and Loftus. New Loudon; and Hems. Herrington and Jenkins, Nwsnse.t. Jon , : Ace rs Beighthehnsione. builder, drtler and Chapman, March 1). 17. and April 11, at one, at the New Inn, Nsrth•street. Hrllthtbeim stone. Solicitors. Mews. Brooker sad Codiat.l4, BrightheimAsse ; and Messrs. Holm% Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn. :mown, Marylehmie-street, Piccadilly, tailor, dealer all nsornan. Mareh 4, I I. at twelve. and April 11. at one, at Vic ilankruptor, teart. Sollcbere, Messrs. Upton', Cation, and gpat,n ,. , Cho/tins-atm; Middlesex Hose Jong !Anil's, Darlington, Minharti, banker, Ma - eh IS, IC and 11, ateleven, at the King's Head, Darilagt.,b. Saki:or f, Mr. Stersbues, Dielington ; and Mr. W,GOln, Furnivere Inn, I..osrion. FaaNcts To, . . , Eraser, caYnet-maYer, dealer and chapman, March 21, 22. and April 11. at eleven, at the Insif 'loon Ina. TILAeT• $0111:1101a. Meuse CIDIVOI. Orme. and Wed.Alc, King's Bench wuk, Inner Temple; and Mr. William Hobson Furieng, Exeter. WILLIAM HARVIIT, Launceston, Cornwall, banker, dealer and chap.' mart, March 23, 24, and April 11. at eleven. DS t)te White Hart Inn, Launceston. Solkitors, Mr. John Darke, Launceston; and Mr. Chilled LettitOfe, Lion-square. 6Assoct BRIDDoW Manehegter, corndwoker, dealer and chapman, March IG. 17. aßtlAjoil 11, at two, nt It'hlter't Hotel, King-street, Ms..- theater. Solicitors. )Ir. Makiniew, Middle Temple, London; sod Mr. Hadfield, St. Ann's street, Manche ter. TRUMAS Jacittin, Nottingham, machine-maker, dealer mad chapman, March 16, 17, and April 11, at clever, at the Punch Bowl tan, Notting ham. Solicitors, Mr. Payne, Nottingham; and Alcs, , rs. U. T. and K. Taylor, Featherstone-buildlnes, Holborn. J 88888 POLLARD, Giel , eley, Yorkshire, cloth-maker, dealer and chap man. March d. 9, and April 11, at eleven, at the Ses•Ion•• House, Led.. Sodcitora, Messrs. Csaytun and Singleton, New Inn; and Mr. Barret, Utley. %Pitman! Etymon, Nottingham, lace-manufacturer, dasher and chap maa, March 111, 17, and April il. at eleven, at the Punch Bowl lon, Not l'aeham. Solicitors, Mr. Hurst. Nott:nehant ; and Mr. Knowles, New lan. • Sanest PEARCE, Brighthelimmone, Annex. stria-mann, dealer and thernan, March 9 17. and April 11. at twelve, at the Ninv Ina. Bright lartntelows. Solicitors, dierara. Attr.s. and Cooper, Brlehtheirnstune , and Mr. trowton. Cleat James-street. rl-Ifottl-mw. it MoßaTost, Derby, halide:, Eater and chaptnah, 'larch 8. at the King's Head inn, Duffield, Derhyddre, 9. and Anil: 11, at the New Inn, Derby, at eleven. Solicitara, News. Samsun and Freer, Derby; and 111 r. Taylor, John. 1. Bedford-row. laataaniza DoosoN, lace-manitfoctmer, dealer and anima% March 7, li, at eleven, and Aps'i 11, at bar, at the Plying Horse Inn, Nottingham. Solicitant. MeNts 61-vdoupall, son, and !Sahib. WO, Cannon-row, Parllarnent•street ; and air. Daft, Nyttingharn. Jogs Rica and Trios' es Tu.\ V I+, Dtanches.er,m.whinc.rsakers. dealers and chapmen, March 2U, 21, nt ten. and April 11, at on , . at White's Autg-street, Manchester. Solicitor% Messrs. Waits, Watson, Bower, and London ; and Mr. Ill:Mord, alanehester. ./tinsi Cramer, Birmingham, carrier, dealer and chapman, Ilareh 7, 8.. and April 11, at one, at the Royal Hotel, remple-row, Birmingham. Salicitors, Messrs. Tooke and Carr, Holborn-court, Gray's-inn; and Memos. Vitali and Sun, Birminehans. RICMARo War , Salford, LanewSlre, grocer, dealer rad cliaputan, March Td, at nine, and April 11, at rive, nt the Star Inn, Deansgete, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, Temple; and Mr. Seddon, Mancheeter. Jaws, Cocats, Ilnulford-etrcet, Deegan& Aston, Warnickshire, leather-dresser, dealer and chapman, March 13, 1.1, and April 11, at twelve, at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham. Solicitors , Mr. Edmunds, EictieS ' iner Odle', Lincoln's-Inn; and Mr. Mole, Muor-itrect, 1111.011g ham. WILLIAM WOODWARD. FIAPNES, Nest% Glamorganshlre, banker, Mire) 9, 19, at eleven, and April 11, at two, act the Pantie Houma, Swan- net. Solicitors, Messrs. Holmes, Frampton, and Loftus, New-lus ; and Masan. Barrington and Jenkins, Swansea. vriosonn 14• as or, Helper. Derbyshire, ripe maker. dealer and chap. men, March 9, at the King's Head Inn, Duffield. Derbyshire, 9, and April 14 at eleven, at the New Inn, Derby. Solicitors, Mr. IVoieton, Farah vat's-Inn and Mr. las., Helper. JOON Pee NTAI , I, Nvririch, manufacturer, dealer and charm% March 2, IS, and April 11, at bur, at the Itampata Herne Inn, Norwich. Soli citor.. Mr. Brightwell, Norwich, and Messrs. Taylor and itoscoe. Mara Ranch walk, Temple. lons HARGRArR, Mireeld, Yorkshire, cern-miller, dealer and chap msn. March IS, 14, at eleven, and April it, at all at the Sessions Haase, IVaketield. Solicitors, Mr. Taylor, Wakefield ; and Mr. Lake, Cateaton street. JAMas HARRISON, Woodchester, Gloueotershfre, clothier, dealer and chaperan, March 2 ,1 , at eleven, 21, at four, and April I I, at eleven, nt the 4Jeorge Inn, Strand. Solicitors, 3lessrs. Evans and Spearman, Hatton (sedan ; and Mr. Wyatt, Stroud. MOWRY VAT, Speidhunt-street, Burton-eres . cent, linen-draper, dealer and chapman, Much 4, IS, and April 11, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. ean.:itur, Mr. Coarteen, Lothbary. WiLLIAW WOOO, Gray's-bullcOngs, St. Maryl4,ane, carpenter, Starch 7, at twelve. 14, at one, and April 11, at twelve, nt the Baut.rupts' Court. Solicitor:, Messrs. Goren and Price, Orchaed.street, Portman-square. DIVII9XDM. May 19. 'Richard and William BilanthS,trar-garden., earn-factory, at tan at the Hankrurt.' Cmrt—March 21. John An.icy, Star-court, Bnml- Men, merchant, at ere, at the Bankrupt.' Court-11.itch 2.. Henry John Haien, Jermyn.stree', oil and Italian-merchant, at len, at the Bank rupts' Court—Ma:eh 21. Jahn ItlAnm, llelale'd, Fromm, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court—March RAert Warwick, It'arniek.hat, Cum. tarland. banker, at eleven, at the Huth Inn, Caril.le—March 24. Wllltata Roberts, Oswestry. Salop. draper, at one, at the tieorire ion, Dale-rtrees, Llrerpool—March 21. William Richard Gluier, Part..tret Welt 11011.1e1, monevierlvanar, at eleven, at tha Bankrupt,' Court—March 21. Old Italie?, widow, , Inp. hou.e-aroper, at twel.e, at the ttl C 3 fllpte Court—April Luke Erin, tl'alc.d, Sontersetshlre, money. aqlrener, bill.braker, and builder, at tell, at the White Holt 11. n, Rath— Mer,b 27. Charles Santoe Gilbert, Derunport, ellymiat and druggl44 at armee, at the Royal Hotel, Heron...ma—Mardi 28. Henry Ineled on Johns, l'evouport, banter. at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Itceorport_ Blurb 21. George WIRLIM Rani. and Charles Evan beothompten an Potties, linen-drapers, at two, at the Bankrupt.' Court—March 21. ltichar rl Hardlirg, !papal-street and Near-road, Somers town, Gmber-merchan t Auld Minder, at tat, at the Ilankrot.A.' Com t—hlareh 21. John Humphreys Harlow, Essex, bulider, ut t so, at the 11.115kt:tut,' Court. CF.RTI FI('ATES--M•a it 21 'James Stnart ItleiltleCn.n 3nd Hiehtint , hlre-street, bone and tiptiehiteree , —Se4:pe Steice.,ey. ahem. Ilnen-rnannOirtnrer—John Cti.ier, I ilingt..n-ereen, baiter —Th , 171A4 afelby nod Henry Hueklnn.l, (,utter-lane, Isee-nianuf.teturert and me, chants—John Deane. Liontie Conduit-3teet, net, h-tniker—tieorge Croy% the votive, Chtee-market, hute:.er—W Whim Fawkes. Itedbury.li.:ref.ntl, lapholder--Franek EI:10on, BOTWlCkwilinet. Sub 3, jevetiler—Oaniue Sheptuu inntv , lthm—Thunnw Bnriram, Waterier, elakr— Thome.% W... 11, the ekt,r, t'nlen-str,t, *whir irk, hat-whinfnehteer— John Wood, Hutlog grocer—Whiur smith, King-street, Scven-dials, ioter SCOTCH ARQUFSTItATIONS. „Ronan? MATWItw, lhindee, tanner; creditor -, to meet In the Sheriff Coot-room, Forfar, March 11 end 23, at twelve, Crthe first and second po;fsr, March 21, at twe:re, to elect coat riscloners ; trt Mr.siohat Campbell's Inn. Dundee, April 3, at twelve, to In :tract triirtee. -Jr, a. Itt A Lyric a, Corpecb, oval . Fortwilliam, re:lend merchant; a third dividend to be paid, Mag,h 2 , 4, at Mevirr. Lam-nit and ffeminell's ; and kreiiitori to not In the White /I rrt Inn, Greenock, Kw (11122, at one, to receive resignation of trustee. JitaN Midarn Ca am) Co., GI ...-mw, merchant , and nvent. , ; creditors to meet In the Illark Ball Inn, I; lasgow, Minh 4, at We've, to name an Interim factor; and March 1 1 ), at twelve, to'elect a tribttee. jA II Ilowlr. ,quare, Edlnietrirh. allk.warehonreman ; credi tor. to mart In the Sherllf-Clerk's otbee, F.dlnhurgh, Mundt CI and April 3, at two, for the first and second politic examlnati m ; In the Itnyal Ex. Change Coffee-house, I.:din:Alvah, April 4 and 17, at two, to choose com mia•ioners. tonv J•aotsx, Giofgow, merchant-tailor; creditor' to meet In the Sheriff-C' - rt's of t/lavow, Mandl i and 21. at one,. fur the notate ; In Mr. A. Illorrlvon'a wrlttort-r arm Vincirda- , trect, Row. )1 .rah 22 and April 6, at tiro, to nam- crrmml.don.•;., Ate. 'r oom is . n d•%vim., Edinburgh, merchant,; creditnra to meet in the Royal Etchante Coffeehouse, Edinhorf,h, March 14, at two, to di.po-fe of out.tauding dabt , . 0 roans Bow's, it:lateovr, merchant; credliors to maet nt the Mack Pod Inn, Gllsenw, March 13, at one, to name an interim factor; and March at one, to elect a trustee. ItvNTAa and Co., Gla.g ,a-, cloth-merchants ; crechors to meet In the [flack Roll lan, Glassrow. March% at one, to orate an Interim (actor, and March 2.1, at on to elect a trustee. James ',Vitt-JAN.4ns and Son, Edinburgh, grocer' and splrltdealers ; rediters to meet In the Royal Exchange Colfee.rmim, Eillnblirgh, March 4. at twelve, to name an Interim factor; and March 91.1. at twelve, to meet a trustee. JA lags DrittaALL, Glasgow. vpirlt-d.aler and wine-merchant; creditors to meet In the I.."CeIIM 11001114, tallSrOW, March 3, at one, to name an Interim &claw; and March 17, at a+m, to elect a immtee. PAItTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John Lee and John Crossley, Manchester, cabinet-rankers—William Barnes and Jac ,b JBCOII4nII, Liverpool, Mali-J(7OCM' and prOVI- . • dealers—Edward Peirce and Jamea Breaker, Fenchruck-street, carvers and gliders—Richard and Henry Brown, Lockwood, Vorluddre, shear. maker —Frederick Rowilnson and Frederick Polhill Kell, Liverpool, at torneys and solicitor--John and Thome* Wright, Hlglideld, Yorkshire, saw and edge-tool.makers—aamael awl samum Wrifhte Barringer, New port Paiinel, ;inter --Joseph and George Rankin, Old Jewry, merchants —Mathew Steel arid David Gleck, Glasgow, woollen-d - spers--John }Jaime and Thomas Walker, Manchester, morocco leather-asinufacturers— Jading :iluttram, Joseph Cooper, and Abraham Howe, Shellield, table knife and rams-manolo,:turers—John Gray and Benjamin Hann Sim er,undt, Shedowne, Dorsetshire, smarms and apothecaries—William Dunlop and John Harrup, IYuolr,al, Peddieworth, Yorkshire, lime. dealers and boatmen—John Corte and John cliy, Wishe', Cambridge, thsler-mercbante—Benjamin Renton, Charles Yates, and Jolt Tapp, Diarowater, s:.llc.merchauts—Edward and William Borges' Reynolds awl J,,bo [tenting, Olrmingliant, linen and wooliewdrapers—Charles Green and Michael Dre Meld Sinter, Devon diire.sepisre, Bi,hopmate•Wreet, wine. ni ffe ham„ and t ait i en _J u das Sire. John Vickers and Noels Site, Church atteet, Rermnnetwy, vinegar • makers —K.lwavl lakes and And'. Genic Cam/A.ll, Pimlico, enrgeuns— John NVilsor.Nell and John Church, Willie. 116ne• Maid m lane, and Eagle-street, Red Lluo Area, Frankfurt-black maautacturers„ 'PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, Fzp. 28. SLAVERY. Lord RI:NV . ON presented a petition from Sudbury, praying for the abolition of slavery. The Earl of SIIArrESIICRY presented Sillilar . petitiont eom New Shoreham and Hellion. The Affilblooll of YORK preaented a petition from Dodders. field. praying for the abolition of shivery. Lord DUDLEY ned WAllle reminded a similar petition from Wolverhampton. His Lordship observed that he did hot wish m cnte upon Ray discussion of no embarrassing and delitate 'a question, but would leave the subject for their Lordships' future consideration. BANKING SYSTEM IN SCOTLAND. The 3larquis of HUNTLEY presnitcl a petition from the county of Aberdeen. praying their lecerdships not to interfere with the present system tif banking in Pentland. His Lordship pre sented a simpar petition Imo the Advorates of Ediol,urgit ; a nd another front the borough of Inverrons to the sot. diem. The Eitel of SIIA ESIVI'lll" presented a similar petition from Glasgow. lewd MELVILLE presented a petition from the bankers, mach:ins, and traders of the city of Edinburgh against the Small Notes Bill. His bortlahip also presented a similar petition from the society of tailors or tile city of Edinburgh. The Dud of LAIiDERDA LE presented a similar petition from the borough of Paisley. FORMS Or THE HOUSE. The Earl of bAUDERDA LE complained of the manner in which Bills were paseed 'brooch their several wage.. Many Noble Lends were rievente I toms attendance f►om want of proper nttiice, ■nd not* hail passed without the knowledge of Noble Lords, who would have bent onset)! had they known such Villa were before the Donee. He would therefore, at a future day, move that a Com miftee be appoitrerl to remedy the inconvenience. The hdlowing Bills were read a third time :--The Transfer of Aids Bill, the West India Clergy Sill, and the 111,000,P001. Ex chequer Bills Bill. CORN LAWS. The Marpth of CAM PEN presented a petition from certain landowners and others in if elle, Kent, praying that•thera might be no klteretinn made in the Corn Laws. Lord !KIN° hada petition to present against the "job of jobs." It was from the city of Rochester. The inhabiaants of a Kentish town arere nature* anxious to have bread as cheap as their neigh bourS en the opposite shore. It was said that a repeal of the Corti Lairs would reduce the price .of corn ; but he could not coincide in any such opinion. lle wished to hesrot this subject being brought before Parliament. and to see the hideous deformity of the whole system eepeeed. The Corn Laws acm grinding the cuminunity for ti.e benefit of a few. The End of DA 1l Nurf would put it to the good.nature of the Noble bard whether the constant nghNtiNt of this delicate subject could tend to any useful purpose. It was too important to be made a subject of jesting. and be hoped the Noble Lord would adopt a different course in future. After the wise resolution of his Majesty's Ministers to abstain from any discussion of the Corn Laws for the present, it was to be expected that no toeless lion of the sul.jert would take place. If however his Noble Friend did not wish to fet the matter vest. it was in his power to move dick Lordships to take the subject into their consideration, and that would be a more desirable course than a perpetual recurrence to the slime topic. He would attain, in the spirit of good feeling, put it to bin Noble Friend whether, in the tomtit state of the ceultry. when a great portion of the community could nut pur chase bread. it was prudent to tell the people that the landlords wished to s acre them ? When the subject came before the Home their hni dsh i pig would protect the poor as well as the rich. The remark. which were so frequently made in that House were spread rapidly through the country by means of the public press, which was read with avidity by those who unfortunately had nothing to do hot to read. As the time wee not very dist:int when the whole system of the Corn Laws should be before their Lordships. he en. trca'ed his Noble Friend to abstain front making any further re marks on the subject until that period. Lon! KING was disposed to follow the advice of so skilful an advocate na the Noble Lord is any false in which they entertained similar opinions; but unfortunately they bad different courses to pursue ; that which was recommended to him was the v ery c ourse which h e ought not to pursue. It was his (lord King's) wish to abolish the Corn Laws, and it was the wish of others to continue them. It was the policy of those wino thought with him to take every'opportunity of exhibiting the •) stem ; but it was the policy of those who thought otherwise to tight tiff al! discussion. Ile saw no chance of any alteration in the Corn Laws. A Noble Earl had upon n former occasion accused him of making little harangues ; but after their Lordships had been jilted twice, - ,how could they ex pect a discussion unless Ministers were deiven into it by perpetually alluding to the enbiect ? The Earl of LA UP 17. RDA LE had a very different Idea of de bating from his Noble Friend, and lie begged to remind the Noble Lord of the inipolky of adopting his oven opinions. When the Noble lewd was In the habit of attacking the bench of Bishops, he thought it was debating :he Catholic question when he was at. tacking the Notle Lord on the Woolsack, he also thought it was debating ; but he (the Earl of biudeniale) thought very differ. ently. The same course which his Noble Friend bud thought pro. pet to adopt upon those necititiors wee again to be tried upon the Corn Laws, but it must recoil upon himself. At a period oh great distress, when the country was suffering in itscirculetion, who was it thst made his tenants pay in gold ? And he would also ask his Noble Friend to recollect who was the author of the Restriction Bill. The Noble Lord would do well to recollect those things be. fore he cast imputations upon others. The Puke of ATHOL said that he had given way to the Noble Earl who spoke last, because he could Imo expect to deliver his sentiments with so much force as their Lordships had just witnessed. Among the petition's which hid been presented against the Corn Laws, was one from Perth. upon which occasion the Noble Lord had taken an opportunity of attacking landlords. Those petitioners ought to recollect that on a former occasion, when they were in tilstress, the landlords maintained fifteen hundred of them, for which they at the time returned a grateful letter of thanks, but now the cry was that the landlords wished to stave the people. Lord KING said he would always state the truth. whether agree able or not. He had no doubt of the charity of the Noble Duke. and that it war exercised upon the occasion alluded to; but he feared very much that the Noble Duke would mom have a similar opportunity of exercising his benevolence. With respect to the charge of insisting upon gold in payment of Ina rent, he begged the Noble Earl (Lauderdale) to look to his left and he would there see the person who at the period alluded to had declared that gold and paper were of the same value, and his insisting upon geld was only for the purpose of putting the ,n , intletnt of that declara tion to the test. The Noble Earl had a little overcharged his state ment in allusion to the little harangues which were made upon the Corn Laws; but he (Lord King) would persevere in designating . . AFRICAN COLONIES. Mr. HUME mO;ttlior a return of the number of Europeans sent out to Africa, and the number of death% which took place there since we took possession of the colonies oa that continent. THE C.tNADAS. Mr. 111:31F. gave notice that he would move for a return cf the expenses incurred by Government in tke maintenance of the two Canada*. TOBACCO AND SNUFF. Sir JOHN NEWPORT presasued a petition from the Manu facturers of Tobacco and Snuff in Dublin, praying foe a repeal•of the duty on those commodities. BLASPHEMOUS PICTURES. . Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition troni a Captain Wm. Hardman, praying that the House would pass a law fur the punish ment of persons publishing blasphemous pictures.—Ordered to be printed. Also from William Campion and others, to the same etrect.—Ordered to lie on the table. lilJ7l' O\T6AI . g IN IRELAND. Mr. BROWN 1,01 1; presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce in Ballot, praying for a repeal in the duty ou coals Ordered to be printed. JURY LAW IN SCOTLAND. The I.OIID ADVOCATE moved for leave to bring in a D for the better regulation and enrolment of juries in Scotland. Leave given. MILITARY PUNISHMENT. Sir F. 11(711DErf rose. hut was for some time inaudible in the gallery. lie WAS understood to regret the absence of the Noble Lord, the Scarteary at IVar, as he wished to have asked him whe ther he had been made acquainted with the statement which had lately appented as to the punishment of a soldier, and whether an inquire had been directed in consequence. Mr. Secretary PEEL said that he was happy to inform the Hon. Baronet (Sir F. Burdett) that he had that afternoon seen the Secre tary to the Commander-in-Chief, and that every inquiry was di rected by his Royal Highness to be made, which inquiry would no doubt prove perfectly satisfactory. At the same time there could be no doubt but that the representation that had been made was an highly exaggerated one. (Order.) Every inquiry would be made, and every information afforded. A ME3I BER, whose name we could not collect, said that in consequence of the statement that had appeared in the provincial papers it had become necessary, althotigh the Commanding Officer was extremely unwilling to enter into a controversy in a public paper, to contradict the main statements of the charge. The Com mander-in-Chief, as soon as the circumstance came to his know. ledge ordered the regiment front Exeter. The prejudice that existed against the regiment wss well known, and yet he was bold to say that diem was not a regiment in the service which deserved better of their country than the. Tenth Hussars. He believed that, safer from its being the wish of any Commanding Officer to inflict corporal punishment, it was in every instance their most anxious wish to avoid it. There was no doubt but that the man, in the in stance before the Douse, had resisted the punishment which had been Deleted in a highly improper manner, and he could not but suppose that the object was to throw further odium upon the regi ment. Here the matter dropped. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. • Mr. T. WILSON was undentood to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any arrangement bad been come to between his Majesty. BOTITIMIOIII and, ihm.Beak.m. to the advance of money to merchants and manufacturers; as, if such was the case, be should not prem. the motion of which Me bad given notice. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that such had been the nitre, and in consequence of what the lion. Gentle- CA RNA TIC COM 11 TaS TON. man (31r. Wileon) had intimated, as to his Intention of abandon. 31r. WIGRAM 'florid fur leave to bring in a Bill to continue in; his motion, it became necessary to state to the Houk: that his the pnwers of the Cur-atic Commission ; to enable them to pay the Majesty a Government hail caused a communication to be made to private debts of the Nabob of Arcot and to arrange other matters the Bank, requiring to know how far and to what extent that body between hint anal the Directors of the Els( India Company. might be disposed to give relief in the present state of depression DALLAS ESTATE MEI,. that attached to commerce and manufactures, and whether it was Mr. COP brought up a report on the Dallas Estate their intention to advance money on goods. He was able to state Ordered to be committed. that an answer had been received from the Bank, in which they IlEit 310NDSE V CIICIICII, expressed their willingness to acquiesce in the measures submitted Mr. H. SITM NER moved for leave to bring in a Bill to build a for their determination, and that they were then considering the Tower to the Church of Bortnondser. best means of giving effect to the determination to which they had ltA MSGATE IIIEATRE, come. Sir E. KNATCII BULL brou.tht 110 a report on the Ramsgate Mr. T. WILSON said that he should, after what had fallen .rt.'ll. to r o oo t t itte t b Theatre Bill 11 , from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, LEO 11 I NSTER CA NA I, COMPANY. aay a very few words. Ile believed the fact was, if his information Mr. TR Ell AYNE brimaht up a retort Oh the Leominster Canal was correct , that the B an k of E n g land had consented to the ad- Bill, to enlarge the 1/011.'er1 of cat, Proaiietore, and to enable them vance of three millions; at least he believed there was no objection to raise money to pay their debts, and to carry the objects of the on their part so to do. Ile also understood that it was the intention Company into eh:ea—Read a second time. of his :Majesty's Government to institute some measure to secure CORN LA Ws. the Batik from loss, and also to give them every facility in carry. Mr. HOEDSWORTII presented a petition, signed by Sig per. Mg the proposed measures into effect. The Hon. Gentleman said sons residant in 'Tewkesbury, praying for the repeal of the Corn that, althmigh he dill not consider the proposed measure the best Laws. that could have been come to, yet, as the advance of three millions Sir JOHN POLLEN presented a similar petition, signed by of nioneywould he calculated to relieve commerce from the de. 100 persons, inhabitants of the town of Darlington. pressed state in which it at present was, and also to inspire cond. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. L. Keck, from the land. dense and stability in the minds of the people; he would not differ owners of the county of Leicester; by Lord Milton, from lliggin. as to the manner in which the relief so desirable to be given should shsw ; by 31r. Liadsay„ from the congregation of Quakers residing he afforded• He must say that every individual was most easen. at Forfar ; by 3lr. Hume. from Calton and Glasgow ; by Itlr. 'daily obliged to the Bank for their conduct in the present state of Blackburn, loom the Silk Weavers of Halesworth; by Mr. pressure and distress; and he coeld only add, that he hoped the Curteis, from Bexley. proposed relief would be extended not to the merchants of London ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. alone, but to all other p.mts of the country. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALM ERSTON said he held a petition in his hands The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, before the from the chancellor, masters, and scholars of the University of question NM disposed of, he wished to repeat what he had before Cambridge, against the continuance of negro slavery in the West stated. that the Bank of England had under their consideration the Indies. The petitioners felt petered to his Mejesty's Ministers and best means to be adopted for giving the required relief. It was the the House for what they had already done to ameliorate the condi. intention of the Bapk to carry into effect an advance of three mil. tion of those unhappy mat. They considered any laws which would lions; not that ;hey felt themselves bound at present to any specific oppress any portion of the human species, whatever might be their system of advance, except tbat of !initiation. three millions being country or complexion, contrary to British law and the Christian the amount to which they had determined to adhere. It certainly religion. They admired the principles and feelings which origin- was true 14. 1 1 stated by the Hoc. Member (Mr. Wilson) that pito. attd the resolutions which were entered lain by that House in the vernment hail an intention of Omitting a proposition to Patna ) ear 1823, and were anxious to 11.0 those resolutions carried into i went to enable them to pay of f certain proportion of the advance tffect. He was sure that the rctition would meet that attention so made by the Bank of EnglOd. His Right Hon. Friend, the - - them the " job of job%:" The Earl of LIMERICK recommended the Noble Lon! to ..... _ avoid the too frequent use of the Fame words " job of job•." Like the parrot that had but one phrase, he would become disre garded. Or did the Noble Lord expect, like water falling drop by drop upon marble, at last to make an tmpressinn ? Lord KING said he had two petitions to present against the " joh of john"—(a Line)—sine was from er , chin, and the otitis was from Islington, praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws. Exchequer Bills accruing, unapplied, and at the present disposal of tile The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would nay but few words; he had no objection whatever to the motion of the H on . Gentlemen Ito far as regards the general tenor, nor to any pan of it except that which called for the minter of the parties who applied to the Commissioners for advancts, and the nature of the security which they offered. This chyme he considered liable to great ob . jectiona. and he believed the House would feel at once the enroll of his dislike. He doubted even whether the Commissioner ou g h t to specify these particulars, if called upon to do so ; neither were these details indispensably necessary to the object of the motion. He hoped, therefore, that the Hon. Gentleman would consent to omit it. as being more likely to hurt the feelings of individualatlien to promote the public interest. Mr. HUME did not believe there was or could be any objecti on to the terms of the motion, nor that the Commissioners would feel any repugnance to make there diadosures. He had himself formerly moved for an account of, public money granted in a simi:ar manna and for similar purposes, and that account, specifying the nam e o f the parties and the some they obtained, was then lying on the table; nor could he conceive how individuals, when the public advantage was contemplated, ~h ad any right to complain of the dlackeere of their names. .. • President of the Board of Trade, also intended to submit a memo. salon to the House, it. order to accelerate the measure In coptem nlation as regarded the low of merchant and factor. (Hear, hear.) It was only et a very late hour that he was informed of what ware the ietentions of the Bank on the subject. and therefore lie could not give that information to the House which he should have been where** &named to do. A a the whole Me was now bereft the House, he trusted the Hon. Gentlenian (Mr. Wilson) would not persevere in his notice of motion. Mr. PEA RSE stated the great anxiety on din part of the Bank to do all in their power to carry into effect the relief required by the distresses of the country, and he felt convinced that the knowledge of the intention of tas Bank would do more good. by inspiring con fidence among merchants and manufacturers, than the advance of any sum of money would do ; indeed he felt tenured that a very mnderete issue world be required. Mr. ELLICE begged to be informed, either by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Excheq u er or the lion. Bank Director (Mr. Pearce), whether the relict was to be extended to the menufacturing towns. and whether personal security, as well as the deposit of goods, would be taken. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQUER said that as to the precise mode in which the advance was to be made, or whether on individual security or not. he was rot informed. Relief was neces airy certainly to a great extent in London, but in the country dia -1 tress might exist, and did exist, and with that view the relief would be extended to the manufacturing towns. Mr. TIERNEY wished to know whether it was intended in the allayment by his Majesty's Government oldie advanecto be made by the Bankathat it was to he done by way of Bill. The CHA NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that his Majesty's Government were not to hear the flank hamilesa, hilt Government would assist in telieving the Beek by an issue of Go vernment eventide.. Mr. TlElistiy wished to know whether he ecas to understand that a Bill was to he brought in. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQI:ER said that be hai not stated a Bill was necessary to establish a commission, but that it was to enable Government to relieve the Bank from s proportion of the advance, and by relieving the Bank also in a further degree by the acceleration of the MC3RLITC regsrding the merchant and factor. I I Mr. TIERNEY was for sonic time inaudible in the gallery ; as soon as we could catch the tenor of his observations we understood him to say, that the proposed measure would do some resod, but net a general gond—the good that was required to be, don e etc a restoration of confidence. The conduc t of his Ma j est y 's I !linkmen in the line they now 'monied was that of doing something or nothing. for it was impossible to come at a conclusion upon the subject. tine fact appeared dear, which was certainly very flattering to the Bank, that they were to be put in the gap when nobody else could he found to occupy it. And why was it so ? Because a Noble Lord (Lord Liverpool) had determined that the country should be sacrificed in order that lie slit - mitt he eliablett to keep his word, when he said that no Exchequer hills should be issued. He (Mr. Tierney) could not suppose a ace to arise where the interference of the Legislature was necessary, if the one then before the Horse was not of that nature. lie dal not know how it happened that when that grand panacea for all the distresses that afflicted the country came on, that it was in some irregular way. Even now, when he was speaking, there was no question before the Heim, and he could not but wish that the Right Honour able Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would do him the obligation to bring forward the nteasnre in such a shape that he might state his objections. of which he had many, to the messure under consitivratios is a regular manner. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not very sensible of the obligation conterred upon him by the Right Honourable Gentleman. which was to give Min an opportunity of combating his (the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) propositions. All he could say was, that he was very ready to take any course as to time to meet the Right Honourable Gentleman fairly upon the point, if he would bring forward a specific motion on the &object. When the alteration of the law or merchant and factor was din cussed, perhaps that occasion would afford tile Right Honoureble Gentlemen an opportunity of expressing his views, but he could not think that he had been so wanting in opportunities for the ex pression of his opinion as he had stated. At any rate he must not trust to him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) to bring it hoenard, but do it himself, and then he should be quite ready to meet him. Mr. MANNING was understood to say that it would be more agreeable to the merchants and manufacturers if a Commission were to sit. Sir F. BURDETT said that the conduct of his Majesty's Go vernment had been anything but that which would inspire confi dence. It appeared to be a subject on which strong shades of op position existed, and on which Parliament could not come to a con clusion without the fullest information, and theret.re he regretted that the lion. Member for the city of London (eir. ',Gilson) in tended to withdraw his motion, because lie should have preferred that the relief should have been given direct, and be could not but express his sorrow that it should be done in any other way, and that only because one of his alajesty's Ministers had said that he would not adopt those measures which, on former occasions, had been so beneficial to the country. W by they should choose to adopt such a course as was now proposed, when there was so obvious and easy a way of proceeding, it was rut eisy to imagine. The House were called upon to give an immediate remedy without having nny knowledge of the details on which it was called upon to decide, and he could not ACC why the llouae should not have the advantage o f reflection and thought on a subject of such importance Thellon. IllirOSCt said lie would as shortly as possible state the observations he had to make, because some better occasion might offer on which to state them more at large. He did not concur with any lion. Gentleman in thinking that it was possible for the country to return toe metallic currency with the line of policy pursued by his Ma jesty's Ministers—they could not pay the deb:. In the state of public distress under which the country laboured, his Ma jetty's Ministers ought to have brought betore the House a re. Auction of all the establialitnents ; as that had not been done it ought constitutionally to be demanded of them, for public opinion in and out of the Howie was in favour of a reduction of expenses. It was not treating the country fairly, it wits not treating the coun try in the manner in which it was entitice to be treated from the sa crifices it had made on all great and trying occasions. The measure taking plus at all was the only suggestion in which he could perfectly concur ; but he must say that it was quite asto nishing that Ins Majesty's Ministers, seeing the panic that had oc curred, did not at once cone forward and submit a measure to Par liament for relief; and it was nut mare extritortlinare that they should now turn round and do that indirectly which they had in the first instance refused to do under any circumstances whatever. The issue of Exchequer bills, or some such Government security, would have been the best means of affiatliag relict', and he was warranted in that assertion because it had been often tried. The question surely was whether the country should continue to be distressed, or whir therrelief should be ailarded by the issue of Exchequer bills. It was the opinion of all practical men, from first to last, that an im mediate issue of Exchequer bills would be the beat means of af fording relief. Mr. BROUGHAM rose to express his regret that the motion was to be withdrawn, and he entirely concurred with his lion. , Friends near him In opinion that if the measure of relict wits to be afforded, it ought to be done throligh his Majesty's Government, and not in the manner proposed, which must doubtless have been greatly to the surprise of the Bank itself. Mr. Secretary CANNING said that he did not rise to prolong the discussion, but he must say that the opposition made was not a common one, when there was no question before the House on which they could come to an issue ; but when the opportunity did arrive, he should not be backward in meeting the Right lion. Gen tleman's arguments and observations. In the first place, the pro posed measure was not the same as that of the issue of Exchequer bills, nor was it connected with it t and in the second, the ques tion of issuing Exchequer bills did not rest upon prophecy. or upon the ground mentioned that night by lion. Gentlemen on that (the Opposition) . side of slur House. The propriety of issuing or not issuing Exchequer bills had been examined and considered by his Majesty's Government, and it was their opinion, as resulting from that consideration, that it was not their duty to give relief. He should be fully prepared to justify the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers from any thing contained in the arguments whit:he:ad been advanced ; and if the Right lion, Gentlemen (Mr. Tierney) was so anxious to express his sentiments, a motion would be shortly before the Howie which would enable him so Milo. Mr. TIERNEY said he would avail himself of the opportunity Discussion was all he wanted. Here the matter dropped. EXCHEQUER BILLS IN AID OF PUBLIC WORKS. Mr. ELLICE rose to make his promised motion, and expressed his satisfaction to leern, from what had fallen front his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Tierney) that it would give bins an opportunity of addressing the House. The IlonaGendeman said he could not but think that if his Majesty's Ministers had conic down to the House, and after the delivery of the Speech from the Throne stated their intention of furnishing Exchequer bills, they would have restored public credit sad public confidence, and have given the greatest facility to the measures which they intended to promote. Having stated so much on that subject, he would proceed to state the grounds on which he intended to move for the papers of which he had given notice. It would be in the recollection of the House that two Bilk had passed the Legislature empowering a grant of Exchequer bills for pualic works, and for the telief and employ ment of the poor, 'I he amount f Exchequer bills issued to those Commissioners under those Acts of Parliament was three milliona. All the issues under these Acts were made by the Commissioners, and he found, on referring to the documents on the table, that the Commissioners had advanced money, not only in relief of distress but also in furtherance of mercantile pursuits. They , advanced mooey to support the working of mines, in aid of fisheries, and even to maintain the credit of a great bank in the north, on the pre tence that it watt intimately connected with the mining and manu facturing interests of that part of the country. Now he thought that the relief of such embarrassment as we at present experienced would be as legitimate an application of our funds as any of those advances to merchants to which the Commissioners had given their remarks f te opus pbrought it, but assent. It was for this reason he had made his motion. Some therefore, which make uh any l b e h means had been taken, it appeared, by Government to relieve the general l no d t ia . tres s ufitnwheougli forward. d th He t that the House ought to he put in possession of the conduct of the Commissioners, and their management of the funds committed to their charge. Some securities had been given to them when they made advances, which might serve by way of precedent for the future. lie would therefore conclude by moving for A n account, In detail, of all advances and issues of Ex c h equer Bills by the Coalman - inners for Publie Works, and the Relief and Employment of the Poor ; mating the times when such advances Mere made, and the amount of interest paid thereon, together with the names of the parties and the nature of their securities; of all repayments on ac count of the same, and the balances now due; of the amount of Mr. ELLICE said his object in requiring the names of the par. ties was merely to see whether the funds had been well appli e d, for since the money was intended for public 'mimeses it toiletry' that whoever held it was to be considered the trustee of the pullin He did not wish to have the names of parties any farther than was xeressary to prove the propeti application of the funds. On the motion being put, Mr. TIERNEY' rose. lie had come dawn to the House. he said, expecting to hear the discussion of a question of the greatest magnitude—the commercial distress of the country. Ile had hoped to find the Bank question finally disposed of, but was disappointed in finding that it came after instead of before the discussion It public difficulties. It was agreed on all hands that this country, in all the fluctuations of its fortune, had never experienced such dis. tress as was prevailing at the • present moment. In this all were agreed, and he wished they could also agree with respect to the re. metly for these evils. He had before proposed a method which came recone mended by precedent and -experience, he meant the issue of Exchequer bill. ; the adoption of this measure was the last chance of restoring public confidence, for the issue of Male quer bills in the way he advised would snow that Government did not share the general panic. The Bank of England had shown that they were not afraid ; they had stepped forward to tender their assistance, and for this conduct they deemed the higheat corn. inendation ; but on tire other hind, an alarming inference might be drawn from the timidity of Goventnient. Modstere indeed, de. elated that they did not think it advisable to interfere with private speculations, or to implicate themselves with mercantile distress. To tire broad principle that Government ought not to interfere in private concerns lie gave his entire assent ; he fully agreed with it as an abstract proposition, but lie believed there was in this care such a departure from the ordinary state of things as would justify the adoption of unusual remedies. Again he had heard it said by some who wished to get rid of the authority of a precedent, that the present crisis bore no resemblance to the distress of 1793. particu larly in the nature of its causes, but he was prepared to show that the commercial embarrassments of 1793 did not originate merely in political circumetances, but had so close a similarity to present af fairs as to justify the adoption of the same healing measure.. It was the fashion to charge the mercantile world with rashness and oyes. sieculation. Now he wonld readily admit, without running hurt particulars, that there had been too much speculation. But how did the matter stand with respect to its causes ? We had been taught to think that the country was in a state of continued and growing prosperity, and that it was capable of every thing ; it was this neeermeasing exultation in the-growing prosperity of the country which prcduced the rage for speculation ; bOt who was it that thus deceived the country ?—who but the Right Ile. nourable Gentleman opposite and the Beek of England ? And was it not hard that Olinistenr. after deceiving men 10 their ruin, should turn round on them and say, why did you believe us? why did you place any confidence in our representations P (Hear.) After this every step was taken to issue notes and Exchequer bills, and to get interest for money while it was to be had, it was then that the Bank thought of lending money on mortgage ; and although he did not mean to say that the Right Hon. Gentleman had pro. posed this measure to the Rink, yet he was sure he would not deny that he approved it. The Bank received the suggestion horn a high quarter, and the Right Honourable Gentleman viewed it in a favourable light, and by his acquiescence confirmed the Bank in its speculating propensity ; but did not Government take advantage of the fella:iota confidence they had inspired ? He appealed to the holders of 4 per cents., who had been iadueed to give up one-eiget of their income on the streugeh of the assertion that the grawirg prosperity of the country would cause a continual decrease in the rate of interest, when Ministers made the assertion they were in duced to run the risk ; but they could not have been persuaded to make the experiment, if they had known that the change in the rate of interest was the artificial result of a combination of the Government and the Bank of England. This was a measure of in. justice to all, but of peculiar hardship to some, as for instance to children or trustees. All these circumstances, as they occasioned a subsequent pressure, gave the mercantile world is claim to reiefl but the Right lion. Gentleman said the nierehant ought to hare foreseen all this. But did the Right Honourable Gentleman himself foresee it nine months ago? If he did, he ought to have taken measures accordingly, but if he did rot he ought not to rep oath the blindness oT others ; besides. it was impossible for any one to foresee all the effects Of that re duction of interest who was not behind the curtain. There wits nothing at present in the situation of the country, or in its commercial engagements. which could explain the general panic. There was no loss of trade; there were no foreign loans. Whet then was On cause of it ? The answer was, the downfall of in. serest within the last twelve months. After being flattered and led on till their heads became giddy with the height to which they were raised, people found nu effect of the growing prosperity of the country hue in the reduction of their incomes. lie saw no reason then why Government should not interfere in eerier to restore pub lic confidence, which was all that was required. They had only brought forward a measure that was understoed by nobody and re commended by nobody ; but when deputations of respectable per sons came from the country to lay their situation before Ministers, they were received politely indeed by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite—the Right lion. Gentleman received them with the greatest kindness, but at the same time expressed his regret that he could not be of any service to them. Ile added, perhaps. that he knew a gentleman, living not far off and in affluent nice:me stances, to whom he would give them a letter of introduction. (Cheers and laughter.) When they carry this letter to the rich gentleman (the Bank), he answers, that he is very sorry that he cannot deal with them ; he is not in tlair line (cheers and laughter), nod has been reading his charter this morning for the first lrne, from which he finite that lie cannot lend money on goods. Thus these gentlemen would be sent from one to the other without ob taining any relief. Vet there was no doubt that the Bank might lend money on goods. The Director's said that they had a poem?. but only a permissive power. lie believed that that charter had its origin in the wants of Government and in a Mb witch was ant quite unknown even in those times. He found too, in the /leek charter, that they were empowered to sell the goods which rattled he on the estates they purchased. So it appeared they might be. come landed proprietors. Now it seemed determined that we should imply to the Bank for relief; but he (Mr. Tierney) thought that the Bank of England wit not the tit n gen en administer assistance in such a crisis. How could it reach call parts of the kireeloin? the Bank Directors a power of administering oaths? but the Commissioners fur the issuing of Exchequer bills bed th is power vested in them ; it was, therefore, their own fault if the y were deceived or misled. But the Bank, it appears, is autho rized to purchase three millions Exchequer billy ; that, is in fact , to ee move the disguise of the expression, to issue three millions of money ; but this is not required ; we do not want money, but con fidence. The experiment has been already made with two millions of Exchequer bills, and can any one show what goad it has ef fected, or what reason have we to suppose that the issue of an ad ditional three millions will completely alter the case, and chug: the manner of its operation ? But how is this fund to be issued There are not to be any applications of parties in the same man ner as to the Commissioners in 1793. Ate Ilan. Member, indeed, said that he was sure Gentleman of high reepectabiliv would be found in the country willing to assist else Bank in ebe disposal of theis fund. What! is this also in the Bank charter? Are theymmpowered to frame a commission to find out who went money ? Ile *1 not know any of those gentlemen alluded tO, hut lie knew how the Commissioners in 1793 had been selected from among men of business. aril well acquainted with the mete cantile world. How were we to be sure that the wrong did meree ceive the relief instead of the right ? How were we to knee that the ntaney thus obtained was not immediately applied to wild speculation? or how were we to know that these Excheqnm. bills would be brought to market, since it was confidence. an d not mime., that the country required ? This last was very doubtful. Indeed it might be affirmed with safety that the Exchequer bills wield not be brought 10 market in such circumstances, uue even if they were would they produce any effect—the country tee quired confidence and net money; but to the restoration of that Ministers had contributed but little. With the exception of one passage in the admirable speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Ilitskissol), he did not remember to have heard of elevatelin o , n ll et t yi n m eits:,er spirits r through time eo t I cf i e h theee x r g ' e nc n g' e l y 'snet o nr t t; n t bc h ey e : ( 1 1 1 :: l o t i i rn Ic! w net: With tltei ryee res i ikely ae pect to the issue of Exchequer bills in 1793, it was not now a matter el speculation but of history, and tee proof of its success was ant bided in the documents lying tin the table; by that transaction nothing was lost, but 4.00i0n were pine.' to the public. But Government chose to pursue noodler syetern—they say,'' If colt mercial men get themselves into thffieulties we cannot help them out." If the Bank of England had Resumed the same tone- 1 f when applied to for assistance, they had answered, " We cannot relieve you, becau•e we are not accustomed so to do, " i n that case, whet should we have done ? Ministers were unwilling to do anything; if any good then has been ee". let the Bank have all the credit of it. But when 31 ' nutters had themselves contributed to bring about the present ills' tress, when they led us to the brink of the creadful abyss in 10 01 we found ourselves plunged, it required more than ordinary ten'' per to Bear the language with which they answered our complete's. But sec the situation to whirls the Bank was reduced, or he Omuta rather sty to which it was raised by this measure. Ministers might say that merchants would be more cauttoue for the fumre when genet t tt o h h they yh e i s o i;Bi u nia n unn d i dk t t, h g oh their ftnd tehr ris entreaties c,alv)uacras disregarded. But why should they . be more circumspect ? they might get an order or a recommentisnun o rnt e h e ru li m k w el a y irad to ld btetstbehieectosoutintmemecoouf l e t , x s : s r ti c ti e : s e. : close scrutiny. But see what eitraragant pewees are deco to " iAtARTER RILL. The Owler was read fur bringing up the Report on the Bank Charter Bill. ..... The Report u received. and the Bill read rt third time. lewd E ,I,I..NBOILOUIiH avid he hvl not noticed the read ing of the 11111, or else lie would have disvented from it, for the purprive of entering his protest, but he hoped the omission would not deprive him of the right, to which the Earl ut . Livepool as stated. Thsir Lordships then a:ljournett. HOUSE OF C0:f310N.: , , TEE . 3nAv, FEB. 28. iftr.7s'Siuton bieltfirtt Trp errtnin papers frocn the Ofacs of the Chief Secretary of Ireland.--Ordered in be printed. fIANXS IN SCOTLAND. 31r. Draper, front the Treasury. brought up an account of the rtumber of bankers In Scotland ; and certain papers relative to the paper currency. THE BRITISH PRESS. from the House which the character and opinions of the petition ers entitled them to hope fur. It was gruifylng to see the Univer sity of Cambridge come forma* on such an °maim. He felt great satisfaction In preserittng .such a petition (In the sentiments of which he entirely concurred) from that seat of learning at which the future legislators of the country were to be educated, and which now declared iti opinion that negro slavery was Inconsistent with the law of Eng land. From that University the teachers of religion would come fotth to inculcate and to prove that slavery was equally Incompa tible with the principles of religion. The petition then before the House guaranteed those results. No tworsimuld be so wild as to advocate their immediate and sudden emancipation; but he thought no injury could possibly follow front a gradual amelioration of their condition, which was the object which the petitioners then prayed for. Opposition had been made to the benevolent views of the country with regard to the negroes by the colonists ; anti if so bumble nu iotlividual as himself could give them anything resent 'blino advice. he would tell them that such opposition woul d be fruitless ; that no opposition they could make would prevent that measure of philanthropy from being eel - Tied into-complete effect; if they persevered in that opposition they would draw down upon themselves the execration of the country. a consequence which no body of men, however numerous or powerful. could witness with Intliffaenee. His Lordship then presented the petition, signed by the chancellor, masters, and scholars of the University of OM bridge, praying . for the gradual abolition of slavery. Similar petitions were presented by Sir W. Ingilby. from Dodington, Bodycote, Lemon, and Brig ; by Mr. Dickenson, from Glastonbury ; by Mr. Dugdale. from Atherston, in Warwick. shire; by Mr.DnoClas, from the Merchants' Company of Leith. and the Company of Tailors of Edinburgh ; by Sir C. Hurrel, from Pontefract ; by Sir John Po:len, from South Shields; by Sir C. Barrel. f-om Shoreham ; by Mr. Sykes, front Hunswortli ; by Lord Milton, from Hammerton, Huddersfield, Saddleworth, the Mayor, Corporation, and Inhabitants of Doncaster, Kcithey, llobworth, Ilickenshaw, Kildersun, Gasenly, Buntsey, Heck niondwike, (Minerva'. Rothbury. and Merthyn, all situated in Yorkshire: by Mr. Wells, from the Householders and Inhabitants of Maidstone; by Mr. Denison, from Thames ninon; by Sir G. ti - arrentler, from the Provost and Inhabitants of Haddington ; by Capt. Gordon , -from. ; by Mr. Ellice. from Newcastle-upon- Tyne; by Mr. Pelinah, from Whitahurch ; also from the Dia centers of Newport, in the Isle of %%right ; from Whitting ham, from Carlow. from St Ire, Cornwall i j and from Waltham Abbey, by Mr. Brorgliam. FRIENDLY SOCIETItS. Mr. GOSSETT presented a peti.ion from Mr. George Glennie, in favour of Friendly Societies. 111 r. DICKINSON presented a petition (as we understood), praying for a Committee to inquire into the present state of County Rates. SIERRA LEONE. Mr. DICKINSON (we believe) moved for a return of the luan•:.y of goad. imported into this country from the cr boy of Cerra Leone, from the ath January, 1823, to the sth January, 1826.—Ordercd. LEATHER TRADE. Sir ROBERT SII A W presented a petition from the Leather Manufacturers of Dublin. praying for a diminution of the duty on leather. RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS. Mr. LEGH KECK presented a petition from several persons in the hundred of Sparking, praying the interference of the House for the more easy r.\•overyq of small debts. CASE OF MR. FLINT. Mr. C. KECK, on presenting a petition from this gentleman, entered into the merits of his case at some length ; but front the low tone of voice in which the Honourable Member spoke, his observations were inaudible In the gallery. We understood him to say that as the law relative to perjury . now stood, any individual was open to the machinations of any wicked man, who for his own interest was willing to sacrifice his conscience. He hoped to see a Bill in the hands of the Attorney-General, which would provide for the injury that often resulted from an Individual being arrested for debt upon the single affidavit of a creditor. If the subject was taken up by Government, he should feel happy ; but if not, he would reel it his duty to bring it before the consideration of the House. and it was front the present state of *began , that the peti tioner had sustained considerable loss, and now prayed the relief of the I louse.—The petition was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. PAPER CURRENCY OF SCOTLAND. Sir G. M'A RRENDER presented a petition from Haddington, against any alteration in the paper currency of Scotland. BANK OF IRELAND. Mr. S. RICE moved for a return of all bank notes issued by the Bank of Inland from the year 1825 to the year 1821, with a copy of the precise words of all promissory notes issued during that period, distinguishing those issued in Dublin and those issued elsewhere.