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Mrs. Strieiland, Mrs. Omer ; Clarion, Mrs. Arista; Jaciuths, Mrs. Mardya ; Linetta, Mrs. Alarm. Alter which, the Melo-dransatie Romance of THE MAGPIE: OR, THE MAID OF PA LAISEAC. The Daillie, Mr. Gattie ; Farmer Gervas, Mr. newton ; Richard. Mr. Wallach ; Blairot, Mr. Knight. Dame Gems, Mrs. Sparks; Anoints. Maw Kelly. Doors apes as Sin o'Clock—ths Performance to begin at Seven. Tomorrow, A New Way to Pay Ohl Debts : Sir Giles Ovvereaeb, Mr. Kean. With Of Age To-morrow. Oa Monday, King Richard the Third. (hi Tuesday, Adore ear the Heart-Aehe. Mr Kean will wiske his Ant apprentice in the eosins of the (wowing week, as Knit fah.; and Miss Maesakey will • appear, fir the Ant time, as Constance. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1818. PRICE SEvEN-PENCE. BRITISH GALLERY, PALL-MALI. /VMS GALLERY, with at SELECTION of the tumid celetinstral Works of the Italian, Spanish, Flemish, and Dateb Schouht, IS OPEN every day from Piioe its the Morning until Six ix the EveninE. - - TH EA TR E-ROYA L; COVENT-GA R DEN. NII H.. YOUNG mom resoectfolly till/omit loin Friends sod the Public, that his BEN liErf is fixed fur FRIDAY, June 6, 1818, when will he pertoritie.l • PLAY, in which Mr. Yount, Mr. Macready, tool Stephens, will perform. To which aria be added, i FAVOURITE ENTERTAINMENT. Tickets to be had of Mr. Young, No. 3, Duette...street, Portland-Hire; mid of Mr. lkandon, at the doe Office. enter into the consideration of the ostsjett•—.but, he imPedi that it s would be tsken up in the raise log Sessiou.--The Petition was then read, and onlerrd to lie ion dais IRISH WINDOW TAX. Sir G lluLt. presented a Pelititoi 'Nona the Mabitnnta of Londonderry, praying for a repeal of the iVinch . ew Tax. The Hon. Baronet took this opportunity of slating, that the Petitioners alleged es one great nos for the isscreasc of illicit distillation kit Ireland, the high rates of rout, ucra. rimed by a eery heavy degree of tainit 1111 l . humbly prayed that a reduction should he made in OW rate of tax , - Hon, as the hest means of removing no cull of such nut. allude --The Petitiou was laid uu the table. Loodon on the 5011 of May Op:, hr reft.rred to • Srlect nor. homer, with itiotroctiuns fur throb to lit Cott tl.rrru• to the Ilouer " Admittance Ic. Catalogues le. By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. THEATRE-ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, STRAND. THE LAST THREE WEEKS. IN consequence of the brilliant success which eontinees In intend MR. MATHEWS'S Ente►tain. 'Rents, ►e will hem t►e honour to prolong them as above annuasecd, wheels is the latest possible period to w►ic► they CAM be tsiended, owing to the approaching opening of the English Opera Cs the Seasoner Seamus, and to his mulattos's engagements in various parts ofthe kingdom. The public are respectfully informed, that they will find MR. MATHEWS A T HOM E, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thomism, sal Saba days iirthe heat three Weeks (lsing pusitively the last times of his appearance in Lumina until next year), when he will have the honour of presenting his Visitors ►ith an Enter tainment, called MAIL•COACH ADVENTURES, &e &e. as EXPERIMENTAL LECTURE nu VENTRILOQUY, sad IMITATIONS. TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH, AND FREEHOLDERS OF THE HUN DRED OF AYLESBURY. 61131TL1M1.11, A. SHOULI) linve been unwilling prematurely to obtrude myself span your notice, but es a enormous has commenced on the part of other Candidates, lAI Id b e weetie ff i e attention to you, 110.1 in justice to my unto feelings, if I delayed &Memoirs+. myself to yon. Tb. 'mond. 09 which 1 have hitherto aspired to the dia. tingnialbed honour of represestiog yon in Parhatnent are well known. Those witlewhom I have bees. connected, and why pretested me in the Itonnuratote situations I now fill, have founded their pretensions in the coil whirls was made en them upon a former of-motion to support your indeiworL estee, at • tint: when you co •Aille,ett it in danger. That call was obeyed—and your on , :epentlesser established. On thew groom!, I fowl my title to your approbation, and look for your support, relying on the sincerity of the kindoess I have received no vont baulk, mid not douhtieg that the principies whiclo fist reconsramided me to your choice, will insure • e lvoluancy of that favour whirl, you so estteringly nod lc • y bestowed. With full confidence, therefote. I look I* as. ' n result on the day Election which will be troll „ono .tnitifying so my ambition than your former &rise. in Illy layout. 1 bore 16, ho. cu he, Gentlemen, Your obliged slid faithful Servant. CH A It I.ES COM PTON' CAVEN DISH. Aylesbury. Nay% ISIS. JOUR'S SETTLEMENT HILL . Sir C. Avititaff, preariorell a P from flimih Wick ham, opium the Nor's Settlement Bill —Laid on the fable. TRADE OF BRISTOL. Mr H. D►vis presented a Petition from the Incorpo rated ,Merchants of Bristol, against the Provisions of the 51st of the King, which reapecteil the imtroilortion of foreign Bonds into that port. The re.ulaliuna they fdt AO he of a very 'oppressive nature they expected that (be board of Excise would have relieved them from their operation, Mot as they were disappointed, they now Caine forward with a Petition to the Legislature. He washout to know Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Lushingion) whether it was in to-suited to remove wholly or in part, the regnlshuus com plained of, or whew Ike Board of Excise had given up the su hie ct ? TII6.4TRE-ROYAL, COVIINT-6.4 RIMS. rrIIIS EVENING. FRIDAY. M 22. will he meted, 47113 OW. the new Musical Drama of ROB ROY NIACGREGOR; OR. MILD LANG SYNE. - Air Frederick Vernon, Mr. Egerteb; ReMAO OsbaWi etone. Mr. Abbott; Francis Oshaldistone, Mr. Sinclair; Owen, Mr. Blanchard; C.aptain Thereto's. Mr. Censor; Nob Roy Macgrego► Campbell, Mr. Macready; Dougal, Sir. Tukely; Hainish and Rollers (Rob Roy 's Sons). Mr. Sutton and Master Paralue; Major Galbraith. Mr. Taylor; Nai!lie Nicol Jarvis.. Mr 'Liston; Jobson, Mr. Simmons. Diana Vernon. Miss Stephens; Maisie, Mrs. Sterling; Jame Macsloins, Hies Logan; Katty, Mrs. Bishop; Helen Mac. grrgur, Mrs. Egerton. Doorampen at Seven, begin at Eight.--Buxes sa. Pit 3s. Gallery 2a. Upper Gallery ls. _ _ _ . Buttes Plane, sad Private Boxes may be taken of Mr. Ste/reams, at tbe Box-Otfice, Strand Entrance, from 10 till 4; and at F'earraan'a Library, 170, New B ind-street, opposite Burl ingtoa-prdens. Mr. PROTHEROIL maid, the Petitioners hatt nu objection to any fair regulations for Oe protection of floe revilior, but they stare justly hostile to those aihidid to , ...loch were of a very oppressive natisre, and reflected on the character of the merchants of Woeful. TO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, an ESTATE, in one of the casters Counties, about ninety miles frons London, let to wealthy tenants for a term of years, from Michaelmas, DM, at a time when &viral- Inca produce wax under the greatest depression, for 4,0001. per annum, and upwards; the property is contigussos, and about one half old pasture land. The farm.builslints hare all bees lately under •complete state of repair. nro manors belong to It which are full of game, and the whole offers an excellent opportnaity of making a x wid ineesinsent. To treat for this Estate, application to he made to Mr. Wakefield, Land Surveyor, No." Pall.inall, Loudon. Me. LustlisicVox said, that this subject hail bees fit 'really guider the consideration of the Huard of Excise, olio were most anxious to afford to the inerebastis of Bristol every indulgence, consistent with the safety of she revenue. Bui it was found untrustgible, from thy local 1.11114 i itm of that city, to remove the provisions of the Act of Parliament al together. After which (26th time) a new Fame, called IIII,OIANI)S AND WIVES. The principal Characters by Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Jones, Mr. A►bott, Mr. Emery, Mr. Tokely. Mrs. Egerton, Miss Mu v. Davenport. and Miss 8 Boutb. The Laws to be opened at Silt uTluck—thit Play to bests at Seven. _ _ This day is published, in octavo, price se. FrilE F )iNrUVGH REVIEW for the R. Year 1755.—This rare Book is correctly re-printed wish the foams of the Writtrs of the more important Cfil• ilelloll. It contains the brat published Essays of Dr. Ra. benison and Dr. Arbon Smith, and she Daly known printed Compositions of Lurd Chancellor Rohn. Printed foe Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Loudon. 111 r. PACITIHROIE was not aware of any eireninstancea, connected with Bristol, that rendered it necrmary to have provisions of the kind alluded so, more than in any other port of the United Kingdom. Mr. H. DAVIS conceived that Bristol might not to be thus particularly marked. Tie Petition was then laid on the table. Tmanornur, the new Tragedy of Fazio. To which will be added, The Lib,' liar. On Wm...ay. by special desire, the Tragedy of battens : Biros, Mr. Young; Isabella, Miss O'Neill. IVith Boinhostes Fume*, and Harkqsio Gulliver. TO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, a PARTICULARLY WELL CIRCUMSTANCED ESTATE., within sat easy distawee of Town, in the creetre of which in placed a Alasaitiow-horse, fitted fur an establish ment of conseqnence, together with extrusive Gar.. ms, Hot-houses, and Conservatories, and upon which 30,000/. hare been expended of late years; ameexed to which is a ea !sable Aehrowsws and extensive M4lllOlllll Miens. The Pro. party is celebisted for being plentifully stocked with Game. 'To a Gnitlesnan &tiepins( investirg 160,00 n/ in a itesi. drace of the greatest respectability, surrounded by 3 hue &tate, in a ring fewer, the whole of which es ornamentally wooded, the House and Grounds, Peem.homes and Cottage., in such complete order, that there does net require the ex penditere of a shilling, the present offers • favourable op portunity. It will be sheers only by Tickets. mad those not given without a principal being mentioned.—Applicatiou to be sonde to Mr. Wakefield, Lind Surveyor, N 0.41, Landon. PARLIAMENTARY PA PERS. Lord G. BFRFIFORD appeared at the Bar, and slated that the Prince Regent had gives' directions that certain papera, moved for on the 13th of April last, 4e. should he said be fore the Howe; and also the (Timm' of tht. A iiiii iry-Getir ral of Domiiiica, which had been called for us. the preceding day. TO -NIGHT ! withS.r coi.sitrr , l Platter, price 6.. will he publiiihed To-day: Printer' for J J. Stoeltdale, 41, Pall-man. Ukraine by the same Author, truer Six coloured Plates, price The Nineteenth Edition of THE GREEKS. Also, THE PIGEONS, FASHION, and MODERN BELLES r 'hewing th► Ariake+ 011 G tinestera, ronaequences of Gaming, public and privite Anecdotes of Fashionable', &c. kc ROYAL COBURG THEATRE, OPPOSITE WATERLOO-BRIDGE.ROAD, LAMBETH. Under the lassardiate Patronage of ►is Royal Highness PRINCE LEOPOLD of SASE COBURG. THIS PRESENT EVENING, FRIDAY, Ney 2 1 1,111111, and To-morrow, will be presented, an Wi►d, new Alelo-Dramatic Spectacle, wit► sew Mask, Reentry, Dresses, and Decorations, called TRIAL BY BATTLE; SA .T DUTIES. Mr. CALCRAFT gave notice, ih consrvience of the Instruc tion of the Salt Committee, that be should to-morrow move for leave to bring in a Bill for lowering the duties on Ruck Salt. IRISH INFIRMARIES. Mr. S. COOPER moved for, rind obtained leave to bring In a Bill, to amens/ the Acts relative to Comity Infirinarini in Ireland. OR," HEAVEN DEFEND THE RIGHT!" After w►ich, a Grand Asiatic Ballet (composed and protium:el by Mr. Le Clem'. Ballet Master), with new Movie, Scenery, Dresses, nwi Decorations, called ALZORA AM) NERINE; CLERKS OF THE PEACE. Mr. H. Cu vz presented an Account or the Pees received by the Clerks of the Peace in the different counties of Eng land and Wsles.—Laid on the table. OR, 111 E FAIRY GIFT. PORT OF LONDON SOCIETY, FOR PROMOTING WORKMEN'S WAGES RILL The Workmen's Wages Hill—" to sinrsid certain Arts passed in the 4th year of King Edward IV., Ist and 10th years of Queen Anne, Ist, 12th, and Eith years of King George 1., 13th, 22.1, and 2.9 th years of King George 11. and 13th and 5701 years of King George 111. prohibiting the pay ment of the wages of workmen in certain trades otherwise than in the Lawful coin or motley of this realm"—went through a Committee.—Report tu-niurruw. In the tonne of the Evening, an entirely new comic Song, called" VOIR Woudeesr' will be suet by Mr. *ebbing. The whole to conclude with, MTh time at this Theatre, the popular Melo•Dranta, with entirely new Scenery, Dresses, Decoration., and Original Music, called MANFRitin, IMPERIAL PA R LIAMEIVT. THE MYSTERIOUS HERMIT! Lower Boxes,4e—Upper Boxes. Ss —1 2 11,20 --Gallery. 1 e. Doors to he opened at Halt.past Five, to begin at Half. put &ie.—Half-price at Half-post Eight. Pietro fur the Boxer to be taken of Ur. Grub, at the Bus. °Mee, front Ten till Foot. An entirely new lllda-Drama. with new Mask. Scenery. Dresses, &e. is in a forward state of preparation, and will be produced after the present week, to be called " Fatal Ambi tion; or, the Italian Begpr Girl." E YTO N. Si OCK-I/110[Si. aohells the attention . of hie Pries& for a few inonsenta, to the unparalleled novelty of the regent Lottery, to begin lith of JUNE. There are 107 Capital Prizes (never known before) 3 Prizes of .040,000, Only 14,000 Tickets, •ND ( A Singula► Adrantage Early Puraleanarc) THE FIRST TWENTY PRIZES will have £l,OOO each, nesting •proards of £lO,OOO in tram alma Half an Hoar; bring more Own fl,OOO a aliante, for tht Fleet Minutes. EYTONII Friends t fail of remembering that, In iereiy Lottery drawn on the King's Birth-Day. his Office h■s' been ►esnaikably successful. lie therefore aiiiicipates simi lar good tortoise, at his well.kouvin F.stablishment i 2. CORNHILL sad LOMiBARD-STKELT. £l,OOO per Minute. €40,000, A - 23,000, or £22,0011 for Me 6th•drorcn Prize above Xl,OOO. FIAZARD & Cn. CONTRACTORS' SCHEME, Formed on the Basis of distributing 107 CAPITAL PRIZES •MOKII ADVENTURERS. 14 She First ilaylanur. Thursday. 4th Axe, TWENTY THOUSAND POUND PRIZES MUST DL DRAWN. Besides the Chance of other Capitals. THE SCHEME CONTAINS 5 Prizes of 1:10.000 ! 4 Prizeo of £3.000 and £2,000! 411 Prizes of £1,900 ! and £500! on Prizes of £300! and £i00! Itr:ze. of kloo, £3O, &r. &c. Fwil 20 Prizes will have £l,OOO More. hr Vim 500 Blanks will hese fib each. The Nixie-draw:, Prise above £l,OOO must be £tej,ooo, or £40,000. vid area a. r selling by HAZARD and Ca. Cob . u•7 o3 q . n t t h e i r erry 'iIJ Office. No. Al, Royal. Ex. II %%GU, Inrdw testablished errant, ed 100 yours), Ibo Id •1141 Maar • I Five Prizes of £20.000 in the 1 4.1 Yeses Lestteriet, twl Capitols in forma Lotteries insUltufieur fu MILLIONS. N.l? Lott Zoller, Title', rose to f3O, n' Sisleetelle k anNl.Wimps. Tl‘is *as .VOItE CAPITALS 111 " 44 . 4,4110 Li-$4ll 1 ICKSTS. lot Me Prier. GI Prmsts re df Lt 9. 10, fvr o Tkkel, anal t 7 SLIIIIKOB for NB a .. RELIGION AMONG SEAMEN. THE Committee respectfully inform the Public, that in pursuance of the Resolution of a General Meeting, held ou the 18th of March last, they have Stied a SHIP as a CHAPEL fur SEAMEN, which will acrommu. date about 800 hearers, and which was opened for the Public Worship of Almighty God on the 4th of May in►tant ; that there will be Divine Service on Sundays, at Half past Ten o'Clock and Half past Six utlock—and on Thursday Evenings at Seven othrek, till the end of the month of August west, at the Moorings near the London Dock : That having an dune, they earnestly solicit the liberal support of those whi, feel the propriety of promoting Religion (which involves the highest morality) among British Seamen. The Arst mist of the Chapel (and the annual expeuditure. which may be about 2501), is to be defrayed by the voluntary .lo nation and subscriptions of those who shall feel themselves impressed with • sense of duty, and a spirit of gratitude toward British Seamen frequenting the Port of Loudon. THIS DAY (FRIDAY). the 22.1 May, the Reverted RALPH WARDLAW, A.M. of Glasgow, will preach i■ the FLOATING CHAPEL for the helical of the Society. Service to commence at Eleves o'Clock.—Adatissiou tickets will be received at the Bow Door. DONATIONS. t. a. d. R. H. Marten 21 0 0 Geo►ge Greta 21 0 0 Thos. Tbosnron 21 0 0 Sir Win. Curtis, Bart. M.P. 10 10 0 Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart. M.N. 10 10 0 Sir Mac Flower, Bart. - 5 5 0 Brns.j. Shan, Esq. M.P. - 10 10 0 Wm. Aiwa Hanks" 10 10 0 Thomas Bantry 10 10 0 Jobs Daatroot 10 10 0 David Bevan 10 10 0 Gracie Wolff 10 10 0 Williams Scrooge 10 NI 0 S. M. 10 10 .1. E. Thompson 10 10 0 Joseph Proctor 10 10 Webster sad Simp son - 10 10 0 Thou Kesabit,Sos, sad Co. - 10 10 0 • 51rfauart, and Cu. - 10 10 0 Joseph Haraeselle 10 10 0 Smith, Mariam, Smith, sod Co. 10 10 0 Robert Smith 10 10 0 It's. Ituulaud Hill 10 10 0 James Laing 10 10 0 insrpk stossard 10 10 0 J. A. Droop 10 10 0 Thomas Phillip. 5 5 0 0.4. - -6 0 0 John Cowell - 5 5 0 Res. Dr. Rippos 6 5 0 Jolla Gurney 5 5 0 Wm. Anderson 5 5 0 Lamm-tint Holdups 6 6 Wrr Curliug and t. a. II- Antbomy Brown 5 5 0 Heavy Traps 5 5 0 J. S. Smith 5 0 0 Mrs. Townley 5 0 0 —... Napier 5 0 0 amities Rist 5 5 0 D. R. Moon 5 5 0 Nash. Thompson 5 5 0 Rielsardans Sorra- daile - 6 5 0 J. C. Heidi 6 6 0 Alf►ed Modern* 6 6 0 George Meyer 6 • 0 Charles Fraaeis S 0 0 John Tweslow 6 0 0 Joke Hall . S 5 0 Ludlam S 6 0 Robert Great 6 0 0 Rev. ft Hill 5 0 0 Som. knows and Co. a Chain Cable. Mr. Stoll, Cordage far, sail rigging the Mast. P. R ichardson, Glass Illuminators. Capt._Hill. a suit of Colours. Soadry, et a Soh. ascription of one Milling each, an elegant quarto Oafurd Bible, fur Pulpit use. Small Collectiosa um the day of openiag, sad ge nt Meeting ISt 13 0 Jai:Mastless wader - 67 10 II sll4l 10 II 5 5 0 Denatioma. and elieeially Amin* Saber riptions, will be thankfully reersecil Ly any of the Committee, sad by Robert ilainplirey Marten, Treasurer, Asmeriem.aquare; Thom Thompson, Brixton-bill ; Rev. N. E. filoper, Her mes Termer. Chelsea; awl Williams Cooke, p, Prreeot street, Caosalmis-beldm. Grateitoss tkeretarietit News. Hombres, Femellitreli.alreet ; Nears. Ilisrelay, Tnttua, asses, sOd Co. Mosotho, Hointr-street t tier Jobs; Lottbotk, But. sad Co. Masidos lisostotrost sad Mir Win. Corik, Bart. Itobarts. sod Co. Lossbariorett ; sad at the Bak* of Lloyd's, Jenstilest, hawks, sad Joita's Ceires•houscs. ROUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY MAT 21. MARMION PEERAGE. Counsel were fortiori. heard this day in support of the claim of Lewis Dymuke, Log. to the Marmiuis Porrage. Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Irish Courts Bill, from the House of CUITITOIIP. General GASCOIGN IL returned the Costsof Court Bill, with the concurrence of the House of Commons to the Lords' Mr. Maitland, from the India House, presented a state ment of the •llowsure made to the owners of ships employed in the trade of the East India Company. POOR LAWS AND PARISH VESTRIES. The Earl of HAltDifflete moved, the. Orders of the T'hy he dierharged fur the Committee. on the Pari.h VeAt•ies Hill and the Poor Lan's Amendment Hill, f.r the purpult of traosferrink the orders to Monday.—Aereed to. CONVICTION OF OFFENDERS. The Marquis of STAFWOtD presented a Petition from ilie Corpomtiou of the Tows of Slaffnrd, against the allowing Rewards uu the Conviction of Offenders.—Laid us the table. The Gus Duty Rill went through a Committee. SPANISH SLAVE TRADE. On the motion of the Earl oISHTFTESItURY for the second reading of the Spanish T►eaty Bill— Lord HOLLAND expressed his approbation of the principle recognised in the Treaty of searching Spanish ships suspected of being engaged in the Slave Trade, within proscribed limits, but he was by no means satisfied with the very vague engage ment made by Spain, that ►ie Slave Trade should altogether terminate in the year 1820. The stun paid by the British Government appeared to him • very suf f icient equivalent for the immediate abo lition of the traffic. It war in every event. however, much to lie lamented, that this cou n try s h ou ld sacrifice 400,000/. to render an ally who had been so much indebted to us, just and honourable. The Earl of :SHAFTESBURY remarked, that as the Committee on the Bill would take place to-morrow, the Noble Lord would have an opportunity of ex pressing his sentiments upon its provisions. Lord HOLLAND replied, that he did not mean to make any opposition to the Bill. His sole desire was, that the measure should not pass sub The Bill was then read a second time. Earl GROSVENOR resented a Petition from the Parish of Lambeth, against the Parish Vestries Bill. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, THORSDAT, MAT 21. BANK OF F.NGLAND. Kr. Hekhinnoto, (rum tlw Bank of England. prerenteA an Account of the Number of Bank noires, aw6•r the value of 51. now in cirrslaiion, of the date of the years 1815 sad 181 d— . on the tabir. COAL DUTIES. Mr. Bimini prevented a Petition fiowi the Corporal ion of the Cs', of Metter, praying for relief front the exisiine Duties on Coale. carried Coastwise. At this late perivil of the Session, he was afraid, that the prayer of the Pristion could nut be complied with, as theta was sit time fully tv EAST INDIA SHIP-OWNERS. Mr. Maitland, Crum the India House, presented a Copy of the Renolotions of the Court of Directory, relative to ail ditiimal allowances to he made to the owners of certain ships.—Laid ou the table. HIGHWAYS PENALTY BILL. Sir C. Monca enured the Order of the Day for the Holm requiring itself iglu a Committee on the Highways Penalty Hill. Mr. Clatwat expressed a hope that Ids lion. Friend would suffer the Bid to go through the Committee, pro forma, as it was a measure that required much culisiderati,m. He had fell it necessary to send the NIII to than part of the county with which he was connected and, its his opinion, the further proceeding with the measure ought to he potted till the next Session, to give the Magistracy au oppor tunity of ilonuitting it. Sir C. MONflt said, if the Bench of Magistrates, in that part of the country from which his Hon. Friend came, had ■ny specific objections to the Bill, they ought to have stated them. But this had not been done—, uu•re general obser vation was made, am to the necessity of nwisrely considti the measure. On this account, he saw no rea‘on fur delay ing the Bill, and he hoped his II ble Fiieud would nut oppose the Speaker's !ravine the chair The . Bill dies west through the Committee —Report to morrow. CITY ACCOUNTS. Sir W. CURTI'S robe. iu cosiformity with the notice lie had given. to call the attention of the House to a Petition which had been presented on the sth of May, from the Corporation of the City of Loudon, praying that they might be heard by counsel against the production of certain ac counts. lie admitted the omnipotence of that House—hut lie was sore their power never would be used to procure a statement of the private ac counts of any corporate body. Before he sat down. he should move that the Petition in question should be referred to a trielect Committee, before whom counsel might he heard. Ile submitted this pro position, because the Corporation were called on to lay before the House an account of the net pro ceeds of their estat.s. and other private property. It was contended that they mi l zlit to prodace these ',anent, became the Corp"raiino had called on Parliament to grant a stint of money to e nable them to build a gaol in the City of London. But. if they asked for a port' of the public money, it should be observed that it was to be expended on a public work. The gaol Newgate was so crowded with prisoners.% ho came bout every part of the country, that some time since it was found ne cessary to rr►ct another prison, which the Corpora tion did , at an expense or 33,11014. That they had no right to defray this expense omit of their own pockets. was evident, ►ince a variety of grants bad been made, for similsr purposes, from the time of Charles the First, down to the prevent period, part of which was taken from the funds of the Corporation •of the City of I. lon. LI coun‘el were hearth, on behalf of the Petitioners, he was cosivinced. good reasons would be adduced, to prove that Parliament ought not to ask for the a,•- counts in question. The lion. Barotnt concluded by moving— " That t►e P titian presented from the Corporation of Mr. Serjeont Orrio.ow uhaerved that tbe prep. , t motion appeered to Mtn to he the last effort of die City of Lonelou to get rot of all the prestous pro ceedings of Parliameist in this ease. The Hot.. Bit t came for:tool, set this late priiod of the Session, and moved for a Committee, being per fectly aware that the Sessiou roust expire before they could make their report. lf, tit the Hots. Baronet had argued. proper reasons could be ad vanced for withholding those documents, why did not the Hon. Ito-asset foinself. whose ecuteiless the [louse was well aw.ae of, come forward and slate them ? Seeing no retools. whatever fur agreeing to such a motion. he sh o uld now move " The pre. s emus question," Sir J. SHAW shortly contended that the Petition ought In be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. WIroTTESI.EY, being one of those who voted for the production of those impels, felt himself call ed on to support the pr.sposiimii, that counsel should be heard before a Committee, for the pur pose of stating any reasons that could be adduced against !Hying Ilse different accounts before the flume: The proposition appeased to him to be a very reasonable one. The °righted motion for peper• wit: of a mostextrusive nature—arid it seemed to him, that Perhametat never was called on to con cede a proposition for hearing counsel, its a care that more decidedly demanded such an iiidulgeoce. Sir fil. W. RIDLEY supported the mutioir fur Committee: . . Mr. IVitoreEr4LEY explained. The SPEAKER said, that the present motion was one of a very peculiar nature. The Petitioners re quired to be heard by counsel against something. Against what ? Why, in oppinsit to the orders of the Howse itself—and, with this peculiar feature, that the reference was to be made from the [louse to a Committee. This, he believed, was altogether unprecedented. Mr. H. SUMNER said, the Corporation of Lon. don having been directly charged with rmhrzzhiug 54,0001. which was intrusted to them I',r partieul.r purposes, he hoped they would mot shriek flout itiquiry--but that, before they deinalided 34.0004 of the public money, they would stiffer a full in vestigation into the circumstances of their expen diture and of their funds. Whenever the (feted of that expenditure was laid before the House, he would shew that there was a roost extraordinary degree of profusion and extravagance connected with it. The conduct of the Corporation towards the House we. most I:OIItUMNCIOUP. The order tOr these accounts was laid before the Corporation the very day after it was agreed to. 11'llat w a s there done ? It was introduced to the Court of Com mon Council, who referred it to a Committee above stairs. They considered it for four or five weeks--and even took cousisers opinion on the legality of the order. The accounts were then di rected to be presented forthwith—und the Corpo-• ration, finding thenaiielets defeated on that point, had now recourse to a petition, Jnr the mere par. pose of delay. This Rua evidently a trick—for, if counsel were once allowed to be heard, the Seniors would terminate before the business was concluded. If the funds of the City were not intruded for the erection of buildings of this kind, why hail the Corporation ever exproded them in such works ? Now it was perfectly well known that Gillspur street and Ludgate prisons were built without any assistance from Parliament. But it wee said, thug the Corporation had no right to build prisons in London, which were appropriated to tualefactors from every part of the country. The house, how ever, could riot forget. that the specific fund from which the expenses of erecting prisons was defrayed, was derived from a source to which London mid Middlesex did not pay our penny, but which Lure extremely hard oil the neighbonring counties. Mr. Bets NETT way of opinion that the Corpus ration of the City of Loudon were accountable to the Court of Chancery for the expenditure of the fuud alluded to. There was not, he believed, a Member of the Corporation who could lint go to the Court of Chancery, and protest against any improper exprptlittire of that fund. Tree House. from misinformation, was placed in Is very asikward situation—end. in his opinion, in order to come at the whole truth of the case, they ought to agree to a Committee above string, where the arguments of counsel could he intended to. Mr. Alderman Woo* denied, th.t the City of London had embezzled the stash of 54,000/. as Icol been alleged by the Honourable Member (Mr. H. S ... ner). That Hon. Member alluded, Is sup posed, to the Bridge-lonise Estates. Now, the Net was, the Corporation had uveer expetided the funds derived from that source, for their own be nefit, or the benefit of any other individua:•. They had, indeed, lent a ran of money to the Commissioners of Sewers for the benefit of the. County (Surrey) of which the lion. Gentleman was one of the Representatives. That molter would of course he repaid, awl might theta I.e brought into account. With respect the White cross street prison, much motley had certainly been expended on it ; but it was expended by the ex press desire of the House; and, he believed, that prison would reflect great honour on the City of London. which was at present put to an expense of 9_ u,0001. a-year, for the support of prisons, which were were tilled by individuals from all parts of the country. He trusted that the House tvo.altl see the propriety of at to the soma , Hon. Baronet—since by the itivestiglatioti maitre alone, before which their eotiost I wow an opportunity of entering into the case, the House arrive at a just conclusion on intricate and delicate subject. Mr. H. SUMNER explained. Mr. WYNN argued, that as the rig House to interfere arose out of the portal, ceesity of an i tttttt ediatt remedy in e.ties of application of funds appropriated to c purposes, the (louse in this instance bad we ••‘1.11.‘ miss.' of the 1 .• ,of C - wou 111 hive :4%1, Coal(' ; a that Very ;ht of the nowt It tie- of the nits- fa' chmrstbibit: Itf uu . • This day is publisheil. price IN. 13,1. b. ants, AN""" TABLE 0" COS I'S f .l ATTOB. 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