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• $• twice sommitteil. If the lion. Members who wi►h ed to oppose it WEIP permitted to discuss its gene ral merits, that diseassion must be on the motion that the Speaker should leave the Chair, in which rase the Bill should *gam be committed for the bird time. Lord STANIAT hoped time would he given to 104 portico interested iu these manufactories to state their case to the House. Mr. PUL considered the present conversation so csnipletely a lu of tisne, that he way willing to give the opposers of the Bill all the advantage they washed as to a relavation of the strict order of the procrt 'hogs of the floss,. The case of its sup porters will so totimg, they could well dispense with These Gl.ntlriorn being permitted to have another npporisolity of assailing the principle of the Bill, M well as of proposing, its another Committee, should they be defeated on the principle, the string of amendments they might have prepared. Mr. P 11,11.1109 must object altogether to the principle of interference on the part of Parliament in a question of this delicate nature. With the lute :eats of the trade he had well been acquainted for QS years lousy, and acting on that information should tint only vote against the principle of the Bill, lint propose several amendments in the Committee should the Bill be persevered in. Mr. WM. SMITH observed, the question now ap peared to be, whether the House should yield to th e Hon. Gentleman who last spoke, or that Hon. Gentleman to the house. Mr. CANNING observed, that as yet there had been discovered by the arguments advanced hut 'two parties, the advocates null opposers of his Bill. lie professed himself to be of another, which, he believed, was still more numerous then either of the two former, whose object was to obtain sufficient information on the subject before the (louse, so as to enable it to argue she question fully and sails factorily to their own minds. As lie had turned ii deaf ear to all those incidental conversations on the etihject, when petitions on the Cotton FActuries Bill had been presented, he could assure the House that lie hail never come to she examination of a questiuu with less of prejudice respecting its merits. He had imagined that a general discus sion of the principle would! have preceded going into Committee on the Bill ; as the subject, how ever, was one of great difficulty and delicacy, upon which, the Moire ought to proceed to legislate with great caution, he Wished some expedient might be struck out, so as to enable the House still to enter fury into the principle and details of the Bill, without affording a triumph on the one hand, or implying an abandonment on the other.—/ Hear.) The CHAIRMAN suggested that to effect such an object, it would be the safest way to consent that lie should he permitted to report the Bill with the eineodiuents to the House, and ask leave to sit again. To this Mr. Priam es acceded. Mr. FINLAY stated, that difficulties would ne .. ily noise if the suggestions of the Right lion. Gentleman were to be implicitly followed. Mr. CA N tNo explained. Mr. J. I'. GRANT objected, that except the Plll were to be committed after the discussion of its principle on a future stage, it must thew go forth to the enuntry iii the way in which it would leave the Comhiittre this night. The House should therefore provide fur its being again committed prior to its passing. Aber a few words from Mr. BATHunsT, in sup po.t of his Right Hon. Friend's proisosition, the Chairman wads ordered to report the Bill with the iciiroilisients to the House, and the Bill was or dered to be re=committed on Monday next. Mr. Cot/RTC:IAN stated, that night was fixed for the discussion of the Poor's bon An iendment and likely to be occupied in that iliscuSeion. Mr. feel. replied, if it continued to a !ate hour, it would rest with the House to postpone the coil biderstion of the other. On the motion of General GASCOIGNE, the House went into a Committee upon the Costs of Suit B.ll.—The Report was ordered to be received son Monday sleet. PARDONS UNDER THE GREAT SEAL BILL 51r. J. P. GRANT moved the second reading of Pardons limier the Great Seal Bill.—The Bill was read accordingly, stud ordered to be printed. Mr. (;RANT also brought lip the Payment in Hussey of Labourers' Wages Bill, which was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday next. Its reply in a question from the CHAtecet.t.ott of the Exciivranett, respecting the intention of the. Hon. and Lessened Gentlemma (Sir J. Mackintosh) as to his intended motion for ass Account of Ex penses of Batik of England Prosecutions for Forge ries. ■nd other particulars connected therewith— Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH stated, it had been I.i• intention to put it off fur ■ few (lays, owing to want of more accorate information on the subject. He hoped he should obtain that information very short. ly, and it ahonld be brought before the House, as soon as convenient, after its receipt. MANNING expressed a hope that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would not permit a longer delay than was absolutely necessary for Isis purpose. as the effect of such delay, if continued, must hr productise of rather unpleasant sensations iii a cer tain quarter, whose conduct he was nevertheless happy to say, was not only meritorious, but wltuse anxious wi.ll it was to challenge investigation. The SPEAKER interposed. observing, there was no sinestion before the Hou►e ; and Sir J. NIACKINTOSH postmosed his motion until Tsui obwrting, that the delay bad not been lolunlary. IRISH SUPPLY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the l-louse should resolve itself into • Com mittee of Supply upon the Miscellaneous Services fur Ireland, Is was agreed to. Mr. PEEL said, he rose to propose to the Com. ~ ..tiee the Grants the Miscellaneous Services in Ireland lie would not take up the time of the C tee by enlarging on the subject; he would merely move the several sums, and if any objections *ere mile by Gentlemen he would explain the '4rottiiils of t heel. or postpone the discussion on them, it were so to another occasion. The gratas were only such as were usual. That would sup.or f. um one of the Reports of the Committee of Finance. .1 hr sum for these services last - tnr wa% 163,0001. 2::ti the calculations had been without ar.y reference to a stele of war. This year there was Atl • non of 10,0001. Reductions had been made iu the charges fur Charitable Institutions in Ireland. Ile greatly doubted the wisdom of form ing such establishments in the metropolis of that country, tending, m be believed they did, to bring together great qthintitiesot people, to introduce ins 'rev, and to increase the Mom of human misery. They creator' a false opinion that asylums and sesiet alter were provided on a touch larger scale than they possibly conld he prod need, and applications infinite ly snore numerous than could possibly he success tut. It would be good policy to proceed its reduc ing the expeners of them gradually. In eight or nine of them considerable redisetions had been made. The grant fur the Board of lYtisks had been brought down last year to something above nineteen thou sand pounds—and this year there was II diminution of another thousand. .For some years en increase of 756;. annually to the seceding ministers had been made, and 'd was judged necessary to cont . it. After phis , through some other de tails, the Right Hon. Member proceeded to move, " That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a slim not exceeding 39,131/. British currency, be granted to his Majesty to defray the expense of sup porting the Protestant Cherie! Schools in Ireland, fur the year ending the sth January, 1219." The motion having been .put— Sir JoHtr Dimeroat said, that that slim was proposed to be grantel, u, addition to a very large income from other sources, fa! the por puss of educating e. 430 children. or itself it was obviously too large for that emotive. There was one entitle in this charge he must allude to; he meant the charge of 7,420!. for the salary, diet, and other expenses of masters, ushers, house keepers, and the allowance to catechists. The sum of 9201. was charged for catechists; but surely that office might very well lie ;performed by the pa rochial clergy. He rejoiced that the use of these schools was now beginning nut to be confined to one sect, but that Room's Catholics availed themselves of them fur the education of their children; it was useless to attempt to ;wove that a much greater number of children than that mentioned could he educated on these establishments. lie was not de sirous, however, to obtrude his own opinions on the Flouse ; he had thrown out thus much to procure information on the subject, front those better enabled to arrive at it than himself. Sir HILL agreed with the lion Baronet, that the Charter Schools in Ireland could be made sub servient to a much more extensive system of edu cation than they hail been. This had been the opinion of Gentlemen conimissioned to inquire into the national eddeatian there ; a very minute exa mination had bred made last year into this parti cular branch of it. and with such useful results, that it was intended to be resumed next slim mer. Catholic children were do longer excluded from these seminaries ; they were open to the children of persons of all reliOous persuasion. : that u much larger number could be erincated in those institutions he was not only certain of, lint most anxious for. There were thirty...six of them in all, and, under proper management, they would form s cheap footle or education for the lower or der.. The system had been so long established; that it would not be wise to abandon it. As they were already established in every part of Ireland, he thought it better to take advantage of then,. The Honourahle Baronet had complained of 7201. being appropriated to catechists, observing, that the duty might he done by the incumbents of the next parislie.. Ile had to state, that that sum was not received by the latter, but by the emirates, who devoted their care and attention to the progress in learning, the morals and habits of the children, and on whose exettions depended all the benefit to be derived from the establisinnents. lie was glad, however, to heist the remarks of the Honourable Baronet, because they would tend to excite the at tention ind diligence of the Milt Gentlemen to the subject. , Sir J. NEWPORT would repeat, that to establish thirty-six schools ior the education of -2,430 chit dress, mid to pity 7,420/. for the vuperiutendence of it. was out of measure extravagant. Mr. PEEL said, candour obliged him to say that these eataltlishenents were capable of great im- provensents; but it ought to he recollected, that he and his colleagues had found them established. But education was . neit the only benefit they cosi ferred; the children admitted into them were more over maintained and clothed. In prosperous years their own funds amounted to 8,00(11. but latterly there bad been s 011. lie had therefore directed, that on additions s. 4 !liatever should be made to the nuinlwiS un the establishments, however powerful the clniins might be. Sir J. NEWPORT explained. Mr. GRATTAN said, he had ever been and pro (cubed himself an comity to the rysteni of proselytis ing. formerly practised iu these sellouts. Now, he understood, that was losing ground, and more liberal principles acted on, lie, therefore. did not Pee any reason fur opposing the grant. lie was uncer tain whether any of the funds had been appropri: and to the !appose of apprenticing boys, which lie would approve of. It would lie wise, from time to trine, to watch over the conduct of the persons in trusted with the inimagrinesit or those institutions. Care should he taken to reduce the system of fa vouritism and patronage, and the salaries of the mailers. Mr. PARNELL thought the grant much beyond what was required by the alleged objects of it. Mr. PKEL surd that a sum was annually appro priated out of the funds of these schools, to put out boys as apprentices. Mr. LOCKHART was sure that any system esta blised oil the principle of giving to the children of the poor not o n ly education, but maintainance, so far from producing or nourishing morality, would have the contrary effect. The system of the Poor Laws must be retraced ; the n:•cessity of individual exertion to individual support and happiness must he impressed on the people. holding out hopes of relief after an opposite course of conduct, would only increase the 111111111 of misery. Mr. WIIHF.RFORCE would only make one re• mark. He disapproved of the principle of sepa ►ating children altogether from their parents, which appea►etl to be the practice in the inotituti &&&& s now under discussion. From the rteport of the Coin. missioners ou National Education in this country, it appeared that the good effect* of a moral edu cation on children, h. d, by allowing the intercourse • directed Ly natty*, eitended azeif to their parents, relations, mitl friruds. Mr. W. Salta said that the charge foe the edur.oion of Charter scholars amounted to 3/. per head, m year, whereas for such an educstinti as 'Westminster afforded, it MKS only 74 g* MP j and in thu country children were educated on the Laticasteriatt plan at the rate of es. a bead. Mr. PEF.t. explained. The motion was then put and agreed to. Mr. PEEL then moved, •• That a sum not e xceed. Majesty 32,313/. British currency, be granted to his Majesty to defray the expeoses of the Foussdlisig Hospital in Dublin, for the year ending Janu ary. 1819.", sea, that that Institution had hee ls established to prevent infanticide ; but so Many infants had been destroyed in bei n g brought up to it from distant psirts of the country, that lag winter the Directors of it had issued an order to prohibit them being sent up dunieg that season. Thus, in practice. *dinning that the Institution had produced the very,effect, to guard against which it had had its origin. This was .sin time to vote away so large 'sum to support ad useless establish ment, when the whole einintry was criyiig out iopoissat the pressure of the Window Tax. Mr. Peat. said, that the time chosen by the Hon. Member to abolish. the Foundling Hospital was, when it contnissed within iik walls 1,100 infants, And maintained 8,000 at onrse.—(Mr.. Parnell her: cried oat. that he lateaded the abolition to be gra daal.)—lie had himself brought in a Bill to con fine the time of carrying up infants to the 'sunnier months, so• that by the existing law it was iinpos eible isitaina could have been sent up iu wintet.— Last year had been very nnfavoitrable for reduc tions its that establishment; but he coi,fewsed lie entertained doubts as to the policy of its unginal creation. Mr. LOCEITAWE said it we. wrong policy to pro cure by compulsory charity the mean*, end those regular and permanent, of affording alleviation to sufferings flowing from imprudence and crime. The - - motion was then curried to. After which the following motions were severally pigrecit to : A sum not exceeding 38,145 f Britir.h col-misty, to defray the expenses of the House of liiiiiistry, Hospitals, and Asy lums for the Industrious Blind in Doblio. for the year roil ing sth January, 1819. A mom nut eseeethiur 7,085 f. British currency, to defray the prohab'e tarmacs of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum, fur the same period. A 011111 nut ding 3,55 W. British currency, to &fray the expenses of the Hibernian Society for the support of Sol diers' ChiWreu iti A nom not exceeding 2,752/. British currency, to defray the expenses of she Hinernian Mortise Society. A rum not extvedinx 2,3075. British currency, to defray the expenses of the Female Orphan House, Circular-rued, A imm not exceeding 8,307/. British currency, to defray the expenses of the Westmorland Lock Hospital, Dublin. A snm not exceeding 1,1461. British Currency, to defray the expenses of the Lying-in Hoepitel, A sum nut exceeding 1,467/. British currency, to defray the expenses of Madam Stephens 's Hospital, Dublin. A sum not exceediug 4 6151. British currency, to defray the expenses of the Fever Hospital sad House of Recovery, Cork-street, Dublin. A sum not exceeding 4631. British currency, to defray the expenses of the Hospital for Ineurables. A sum not exceediag 8,11211/. British currency, for de fraying the expenses of the Roman Catholic Seminary. A sum nut exceeding .41,4301. Brutish currency, to defray the expenses of the Association incorporated for discouraging Vice. A RUM not rivet-ding 1041 British rorrency, to defray the expenses of the Green-Cost /Inspital, City sit Cork. A sum tint exreedioir 2,3071. British curreory, to defraY the expenses of the Cook In►titution. A SUM out exceeding 5,5381. British rurrenry, to defray the expellees of the Society fur pruundiug the Education of the Poor in Ireland. A stint nut raceetiine 9,430/. British currency, to defray the expenses of the Dublin Society. Oct the motion for this grant, Sir J. NEWPORT said he would appose it ; becnuse he understood that it had been converted into n sort of coffee. roam, for the convenience of attending members, iiiid also beeawie it us Alit to be supported id a great degree by subreriptions. Mr. PriL mill, the Minute had been made after deducting the imbiteriptioiri, and defended at some length the objects of the lio.titistion. The grant sees vote if. A stub 00l eiceeiling 4,0151. British currency, to defray the expenses of the Funning Society. A sum not exceeding 93301. British currency, to defray the expenses of building churches and glebe houses in Ire land. A sum not exceeding 19,2131. British currency, to the Trustees of the Linen and Hempen Msulifartore. A sum not exceeding 11,076/. British currency, to defray the expenses of the Commissioners of Wide Streets. A sum not exceeding 2761. 16s. Sit British currency. ail. ditionsl allowance to the Chairman of the Committee of In land Navigation. A sum soot exceeding 3231. British currency, for patting the House of the Royal Irish Academy in Griftim.street, Dublin, in repair. A sum not t xceriling 1,153/. Ins. British currency, as re muneration to public officers, fur extraordinary trouble. A sum not exceeding 16,961 f. British currency, to &first the expenses of the Board of Works. A iiam not eseerding 20,60 W. British currency, to defray the expenses of printing mud stationery for the Others of Chief and Under Secretaries in Dublin Castle, and tither offices. ------- A sum not exm.dinir 9,8921. Boit kb currency, to defray the expense, of printing prochunationi in the Doblios Gazette. _ _ A slim not exceeding 2.439/. British currency, to defray the expenses of printing 2,430 copies of a quarto edition of the statutes of 1819, to he distributed among the Ma• gistrates, and 250 copies in folio fur other purposes. A sum nut exceeding 22,078/. British currency, to defray the expenses of prostetdjOlifi Wilt oilier law expenses. A sum not exceeding 2,3011. British currency, to defray the expenses of apprrheuding public offenders. A sum not exceeding 8,5811. British currency, to Non conforming Ministers. A som not exceeding 3,8881. British currency, for the support of Seceding Ministers from the Synod of Ulster. A sum not exceeding ?Set Brutish currency, to Protestant Dissenting Ministers. A sum slut exceeding 1,7641. British currency, fur salaries of Officers is Lottery Offices. A sum r.ut exceeding 0011. British currency, to the Pra tique and Port of Dublin. A sum not exceeding 6,4711. British currency, for the establishment and aiaiistenarsoc of Public Naviptions, to the Directors of Inland Navigation. The next grant moved was 40,0001. for the Civil txpentliture of Ireland,—Agreed to. In inuring that a rum not exceeding 114,6151. be voted tier the disembodied militia of Ireland. 51r. Platt. took occasion to observe, that a great reduction had taken place in the Consinissariat De partment—and that a reduction of 60,000/. had been made in the Barrack Depertment.—Agreed to. That .a sum out swede% 134,2491. be greeted fur the LONDON, Vi o iATUR . DAV, APRIL 18. 1818. Last night, in the flame of Commons,. the prin ciple involved in Sir EGERTON BRYDGE3' Bill for relieving the publialwra of valuable works from the heavy expense of providing eleven collies to the Universities and other public literary institutions, came partially under dipcussion. Mr. LAIIIIITON presented a 'elition oil the subject from two re spectable Booksellers, who stated that, under the existing system, they had, in publishing two expen sive wor ks of public interest, sustained alas. o f 3701. to considering the importance of this sub ject, as it affects the Inter, wtm of literature, in oppo- sition to those of the hierury bwlies, it may not tie im proper to obviate an erroneous impression somewhat generally entertained, that the expense to the pub lisher or Providing these copies amounted to nothing more than that of the Paper and the prest-work. In the ruse of a limited edition, the loss is obviously the same as if eleien persons were to enter the book seller's shop, and carry oft with them, unpaid, so many Copies whirl) would he purchased by others ; but if the eleven copies were struck off over and above the proposed number of the editi 4444 the ex proses, we understand, would he the same to the peldisher as or a fresh edition. It becomes then a matter for Serious reflection, whether so severe tt tax, pressing so tpierpial!y upon the publisher, will not operate as a preventive to the publeCation of ex pensive works in this country, when the presses of the Continent are open to literary exertions ; and also whether it be consommt with justice, that a traritismsn, contending against the burdens of the State, the difficulties of fortune, awl the chances of trade, shall contribute so large a share or his hard earned profits, or have his possible losses so severely enhanced, Merely to save the coffers of certain wealthy establishments The second reading of Sir EGERTON BRYDGES' Bill was postponed, and we are hippy to perceive that Mr. \Virtu intends, on Monday next, to ;impose the appointment of u Select Committee to inquire into this important dulieet. The Report of the ComMittee on the proposed grants to the Royal Doke* was received. Mr. LAMBTON moved; that the Resolution for granting 6,000/. to the Duke of CAMBRIDGE lie read a se cond time that day six mouths, but the motion was negatived without a division. %%lieu the Resolu tion for granting a dower of U,0007. st-ythir to her Royal Highness the Duchess of CUMBERLAND was read, Earl GOWER, on the part of her Royal High. tress, informed the House, that grateful as she felt to them fur their vote in her favour, she however had resolved respectfully to decline a grant that seemed to imply an interest distinct from that of her Royal Husband ; hut on its having been repre sented to her that the vote had been conditional, and would not take effect except on a hontingency which she trusted would never happen, her Royal Highness did not hesitate to acknontedge their li berality by accepting it. This statement was cor roburated by Lord CASTLEREAGU,aIso added, that her Royal Highness had been induced to accept the offer of dower solely by the strict injunctions of the Duke her husband. The CHANcer.i.ox of the nunEtatmit gave notice, that on Monday next he should lay before the House his thiaticial scheme for the year. For that purpose the discussion of the Bank Restriction Art was postponed to Wednesday. This has been long and anxiously looked for by the country, and, in our mind, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will find it difficult to justify Mundt* before the country, for having so long suffered is best in terests to he sported with by stock-jobbers and political gamblers. IVe have received Paris Papers of Tuesday last. They contain nothing of any importance. Mr. WELLESLET POLE, whom, iu the usual cour tesy of our continental neighbours, they style Lord WELLESLEY POLE. is mentioned as having talk Paris for Landon ; and we are also informed that the Baron de VINCENT, the Austrian Minister, has had a conference with the Duke of WELLINGTON. These, with the prices of the 5 per Cent.. which on the 13th were at 67i f. constitute the intelligence to be derived front these French Papers. A Ilatabargh Mail has arrived, with Papers to the 11th instant. The King of SWUM; hes ':.`3tuttiettetti litsietkit't•:tlt .ot act of I,l)er.ilit:, ciliated to add . to lily papokoity. 11, ha% dry a 'rant of 600,000 francs, ioiroolect for hign Tate King, in favour of the public.. The Eli' •of ItuastA opened the Diet at ll'arsaw on the of March, with u unreels from the throne. • in French. soil is ositl In be of his MAJESTY comiiosition. The marrisge•of his Royal H, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE fixed for the 10th We have re:vived New Orleans Pews to 13th of February- The following is en exu fl OM the .EteniNg Journal : t , We have accounts from WAshington, from a highly spertahle quarter, Cium whence we leant, that our Con are undecided whether the ocewpatiop of AmpHa phial continued or not; much will depend on the course which mgoctation with the Spanish Minister may take there. nothing fsvonrable results from it, the troops will be drawn, because it is already discovered that Congress not support the ExeCutive in the measure." . Mr. WISE attended yesterday at the stock Exchange, and stated, that lie had received a corn municaiion f the CHANCELLOR of the E:tette 01ER, that lie will require only 3.090,000 of money, to be funded on the plan before men tioned, and that the time will be lengthened for that purpose to the tist instant, or as soon as the amount shall be subscribed, the boas to be shut—every Subscriber will be alloWed, in addi: tion, to subscribe to the amount of Stock funded, in Exchequer Bills or money, instead of to double the amount of money subscribed. The time of making the whole of the payments on the Ex chequer Bills minded is also lengthened to November instead of August'. The whole amount required for the service of the Year ft 1G,000,0001. Yesterday morning the Prince of [lean Host• bouito visited the Duke and Duchess of GLOVE:Ls. TER, and the Princess SOPHIA of GLouctiana. AbOut one o'clock his Serene highness left WWl' in a carriage and four, attended by Baron O'Nibit:r TEN, fur Claremont, on a visit to Prince LP.OPOLD: The interview of his Serene highness with his Royal Highness, continued about an holm. his Serene Highness returned to town to be present at a grand dinner given by the QUEEN, at her Palace, in ho nour of his marriage with the Princess Eutaaucti, at which were present— , The Prince Regent, the Duke and Duchess of York, the buke and Duchess of Ghsucester, Use Duke of Clarebe the Duke of Kent, the hiHMIS Sophia of Gloucealt r, she. Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester, the Maiquis and Marchioness of Hertford, the Marquis acid Marrlinwees of t:holmondeley, Earl and Countess Misitun, the Camden of Macclesfield, &c. —At Dille o'clock her MAJESTY had an evening party upon the occasion. We are authorised to stare that the assertion of an anonymous writer, in a letter elated from Rome, of the 4th of October last, published in The Dublin E v ening Post and other Paper. * mar far as they relate to Sir J. HtertsLEY, are wholly without foundation. l'he writer asserts . ....... " That Sir J. IL h:ul travelled incognito, and had been three weeks in Rome (previous to that date;, without the knowledge of any but those whom he had consulted about the expediency of his towing; that the writer recognised hi:n by chance • few Java back, and has since watched his movements i that be is shin up fur several holies every day with Gonsalvi (the Carchinal Seerc tat, of State)." 11'itliuut making any particular ob::ervations on the misthievono tendency of the assertions of the writer, respecting the conduct of Sir J. 11. at Rome, ne it is supposed to affect, injuriously, the interests of n large body of the King's subjects, it will be sufficient to elate, that Sir J. U. did tint arrive in Rome till the middle of December, sod at the time he is represented by the writer to have armed there he had not even crossed the Alps. The following paragraph is copied from The Dab/in Erening Post of the 13th inst. : MOST IMPORTANT DECISION TO THE CATHOLICS OF IRELAND. The KING at the Prosecution VJOHN col.E, v. the CORPORATION OF DUBLIN. The Court of King's Bench, this day, gave judgment in this important case, and directed that a Mandwatis should issue, requiring the Corpora tion to admit and swear in the Prosecutor as a number, although a Roman Catholic. tVe cwt. gratulate the country upon thin decision. The Duke of Sussex presided on Weilliesdly at the dinner of the Humane Institution fur the reco very of drowned persons: he distributed the re wards, one of which was to young Lord DE ROU9. a boy of only 13 years of age, who had gallantly saved a son of Lord Stssrreseuatr from drowning. His Royal Highness, On account of the necessary absence of this noble youth; said, he should liirwaid the medal to Lord Sa•FTESBVIti - , that lie might have the pleasure of bestowing it on the preserver of his son. His Koyal Highness mentioned, that he lied himself lust one of his own children by drowning. On Saturday last there was a numerous Meeting of the Gentlemen and Freeholders residing iu the neighbourhood of Epping Forest, to appose the Bill which Government is about to bring into tli.. House, to disforest the Crown lands. Three of the Verderers were present ; Mr. MnaTaGn Bp e novNE, one of them, declared himself a friend to an enclosure, which would provide employment and food for a superabundisut population, who were starving for want of work, and said, he thought Government was in duty bound not to permit li,ooo acres remain a waste in the vicinity of the metropolis. He declared that he thought he could not better serve the Freeholders, who had elected him a Verderer, than by promoting the cultivation of this waste, and making that useful to the coin tnunity, which at present was an encouragement to plunder and every species of immorality. He ex pressed himself convinced, that though the Free holders of Chigwell and the vicinity were hostile to the measure, that of the great laxly of Freeholders Of .the county, ig out of 20 were friendly to • ninesure which would find employment for the poor, and produce a considerable, quantity of fond ; the opposition. however, was agreed ou to the Bill and a Committee appointed. ily 'mirror re 9.71 1 1 It W4# ''s ovin ti 141hiets h nor. • to the extract ighly re. I I L'Artinetle F. hall br bich the ere. 1 r be with. Tie sill c A eirrellll.3 of ilia t..llll4t;biottut Deparitimit N itt:41111 fur the year ending the 24th of January. 1419.—Agrerd In. That * 111.1r11 nut exec.-.ling 123,274/. he geasite.l fur the immix of the o:wrack Department in Inland, fur the year ending the 24th of January, 1419.—Agreed to. Howe then ret.outte4l.—Keport on Monday. On the motion of Mr. G. RANKRIII, the seconil reading of the Game Hill was pot off till this day sennight. The C,ututnittee on the Spaniih Slave Trade Hill was nuci - paned to Monday. Sir G. Hai. gave notice, in the absence of his Right lion. friend (Mr. Vansittari), that on Monday he wioild - ~ante the terms fur which the Loan for Ireland would be Dego. Adjonrned till Monday. ''or the Prince Regent's Court and Miscellaneous I ntcll4- genre see last page. THE BRITISH i'RES S. on be rtf. the the Ile ices !in rest lout 6111 i rtat the sien of the nlO mint mitt Die*