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11/ 41, /y II No. 6,647. THE FIR4T VENSFa 1 4 11)1( NEW BRUNSWICK. with 1 IN...tengen only, the fine fast-wiling )Brig JOHN AND NAVY. hurtiten ;AM Tone, JI II N Ii RA NT, Commander; will positively till on the let of April. For particulars apply to the Captain. on hoard. Union bower Tier, Wapping; or to Mr. A. ANDERSON, No. 2, Durham -place, lAwtheth-road. SALM BY AUCTION. PAINTINGS, WATEICCOLOGRED DRAWINGS. ENGRAVED BRITISH PORTRAITS, PRINTS, &e. I{,y Mr. EA'A NS. At his House. N•. 15. Pall-mall, TO-31ORROIV, March 23, and Two following Dann, /1111 F. ‘'ALVABLE COLLEX.:TION of the late .1. I; EORIbe NASSAU, Esq. • eotisistingof Portr a i te , cellaneous Prints, Topngraphieal Dra . wings and Engraving., illus. testing the County of Sulß.lk, a valuable Svrics of Hogan's% in the first state of the Plate. ; also him splendid Infl e cti on o f Waller eobnired Drawings, by liainahorough. lamer. Hearne. Turner, (Jinni, Pima, Ravin, hr., framed and glazed; and bis Collection of Paintings, by Canaletti, Gainsbnrough, Sir P. Lely, Morland, &e. &c.; elm • valuable Collection of Drawings, by Italian Masters. Ste. Ste. PARLIAMENTANY INTELLIGENCE. I.IOL'SE OF leOßlkg, FursnAr. klascu 23. COUNTY COURTS MU.. Lord A LTHOI! P molted, that the lin'Hie 'head resolve itself into a Committee on the County Court' , ItilL wore, at the whim and reprice of oar intbrii:tutl. Now here again pee the best ar•wer. In ten yerni oi.ly fire persons see, banished. and the nen:ber of foreigner+ eineiderahly inereamd. If die, entertained the bars and appreliersions stated, would tbs. be the rase t In 1313 theie sere emu• dkolid aliens residing in this country; and orly let the ilmatie olise•ve the great Merest., since that period. (llere Mr. Ilabhouse said, terms the table--" Aye, but the eircuin•tarrts of the times to b.") Se Melt did, an he (Mr. Pecl) win. glad that be had been remind e d Ur that fart, f ro it triumphen•ly futed the chi:di:be, that ftrehriees were apprehensive for the security of their liven or properties i n t hi s country, eves tho."'gh the Alien Act existed. flu no owe weniaian was any person refused admission b-raise of his conduct in hit own country. IVhatever the indiridual's toils or tmobice /Meld have been, no inquiry was made upon the subiret ; the preuJs of this country were open to all ; no one was denied admission . • and, in fact, England was new, , as she ever was , the asylum of the di+. trawled and persecuted. The number of fortignteit Ti this country was.— ROYAL COMMISMON At a quarter before four o'clock, the SPEAE r■ appeared at the Bar to hear the Royal Asient given by I 'ommisaion to the fallowing Bills, viz. t --Sugar Bounties, the }our per Cent. Conversin, the Army Mutiny, the Marine Mwtiny. the Irish Court of Exch.-quer, the Caunty (Josh the Female OrilaM Asylum, and several Private Bills. Mr. PEEL was greedy afraid that the appointment of the Coun ty Assessors would !love a matter of great dillieulty in the opera tion of this measure. Ile thought no other having local connections aliGuid have the power of making such an appointment. Ile had. however, no remedy to suggest. but be could r,ot allow the measure to proceel further witl out stating his objvctionsi r. tiI'KES. as we iinarrrottyrd him, wished the appointment to be invested in the Shi.vitTof each county. sad tat iu the Olaf)! RO. taloram BANK OF ENGLAND, Masco Di, 11124. T HE GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of EMMA ND give Nodes, • hat A GENERAL COURT will he held at the RANK, on THURSDY, the 25th instant, from Teo o'f:lnck in the Foto. neon till Four in thy Afternoon, to take a Ballot in penitence of tme following demand, vis. " We, the u tkutigned Proprictori of hank Stock, each to the Amount Monne than Five Hundred Pounds, do hereby demand a Ballot on the Amendment foe a Dividend of Five p_er Calk " NATH. OUND 14 RY, " 'w.NEVII.I., " Wit. Beams, " F.ow. B. I.r.wair. " JANIS NIIIILTT, " Tnn. BUTTS. " lien. Repot. " T. E. Basta. " WM. lIIIUTRIE, Minh IS, Illi. R. BEST, Secretary." The Lords COMMIWOOCH wet* the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earls of tin A reentry tr and HAnnownv. sUPERANNUATION ACCOUNTS. Mr. Adrian, from the Treasury, presented the Annual Account of Superannuation/1 in tem tal Public Departments, and also an Ac. count o r Am a ra a nd Balance.. in the Tait (Iffier. Mr. ERTCOURT thought all the difficulty might be obviated by placing it lo the Barons of the Conn of Exchequer. Lord A LTIIORP said. neither the Sheriff nor the Justices of Peace were the proper persons in whon. to place the appoint ment, and he therefore thought it would be best placed in the hands of the erstos Rutmlortun. He thought the operation of the other parts of the Bill would nn' be affected by the appointment being in the Crown o► the exotic Robiloram, andhc did not therefore intend dividing the Committee upon the subject. Air. W. SV't' N N wuhad the appointment to be in the Lord Chan. cellos. Al BS A ( IB FR OM Ns. Sir C. RI: ay Li. and 31uxnAr, and several other Ilem hers trona the Commons, brought up the County Boil Hill, and several Private Bills, which were read a first time. --------------------- DISSENTERS MARRIAGE IUI L. The Marquis a EA NSDOWN stated, that. on Monday neat he should propose the Second Relining of the Dissenters Itlarrirge Bill, and moved that the Lords be summoned fur that day . I htiered. EAST INDIA HODSE, MARCH 23, 1W24. THr. COURT of 11 IRECTOR21 of the UNIT E D ' QAPIIPANY af MERCHANTS of ENO 11,A NI), trading to the EAST IN DI FA, do hereby Ova Notice, That certain fiords, imported form places within the limit', of err Comprty's Chatter, previous to she let January, 131 d, and bow remaining in theCorripony's Warehouses, which from their perishable mutts Move Marne of no value, and were not therefore put up at the Itstenmage Sale. held at this novae on the 2ith and 25th of /*chum bwt. WILL OE DFAITROYED. with the sanction, and it the presence of the Officer* rd the Honourable Hoard of Cuomo. on SAT!' KDAY, the Ist day d MAY nest. t.nless the Owners thereof shall actually dear, anal take the same nut of the Eaat India Company). Warehouses, an or Irefore WED NESDAY, the 18th day of April precoling. The Court of /3i/cetera further give Notice, that In the mean time every information respecting the floods will be given by the Company 'a Wardsousekeepers, to the holders of Warrants, or other parties interesttd therein. JOSEPH DART. Sec. BRITISH INSTITUTION. PAI d ..... ...... 'pit F: I:ALLFEY fur the EXHIBITION rand SALE AL of the WORKS of MODERN ARTISTS Is Open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Five In the Evening. I s..—Cataluguer. By /Mei, .11111 N VOUNO, Keeper. The remaining Stitn,crihers to the Engraving from Mr. West's Pktere of " (bur Saviour healing the Sick in the Temple," alio bonnet received their Impecunious, may receive them upon appli cation at the British Institution. Al IL RIES'S VA HEW ELI. CONCERT. A 4 R. RI ES moat respectfully acquaints his Friends 11 howl the Public, that peculiar eirrunwitanees have inrincini him to Mx his ONCERT on Till !USDA V. April 8, instead of the date formerly advertised. Further particulars will be duly announced. Tickets. les. 6d. earh, may he had or Mr. Mel, A 7, ITppe Nortinatreet, l'entland.place ; and at all the principal Alum NOTICE is hereby given, by the Lords Commissioner of his Majesty's Treasury, that all persons desirous of sig nifying their anent to receive .U. Int. per Centitm Annuities, in lieu or 41. per Conlin] Annuities, directed to be paid off, in pier. 'manual' a Resolution of the House of emottiona, of the '24th Feb ruary, 1424, in the manner therein specified, must signify such awn( ono'. before the 6th April, 11124. to the Dovernor anti Com pany of the Hanka of England or of Ireland, according as the Di videntis may be payable. Futuna fur expreasing such assent have been sent to the several Coetury Itankors in Great Britain and Ireland; and may also be had of the restometees of every Market Town in firms Britain mid li i. eland, as well as at the Banks of England and Ireland re spect Tay. N. The assent. addressed to the Rank. of England and Ire land yespectively, will be delivered free of Postage; hut care must be taken that they are put into the Post Office in sufficient time to be delivered in London or in Dublin, as the case may be, on or before the kith April, 11124. CUTTINH TICKETS RErt)RE THE THIRD DAY OR DRAWING THE FOURTH LOTTERY FOR THE YEAR DM. Lo Mrtet, 1 4 0311r1IIIET-PLACE, March 28. 1824. rICHE MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS of the bOTTEittlfal tie hereby give Notice. That Numbers of Ticket* and Shirrs thereof may be regiatered fur information of their Fates to be silt after the Drawing, and nay be esamined at this Office, every Day (Sundays excepted), with their Registers of Drneffts and Blanks. And the said Managers and Directors do hereby give further Notice, That they will cut uff the Tickets to be put into the Wheel before the Third Day of Drawing of the Fourth Lottery foe the Year 1822, Into th eir respective Hosea A and U. on Tuesday the Thirtieth Day of this Instant March, at Eleven o'Clock in the Morning, at this Office, beginning first with the Benefit and Blank Tickets which are to be cut into Itne It, and continuing until all the said Tickets for each of the said lloxes are completely cut therein. And the said Managers and Directors do hereby . give further Notice, That they will attend and oversee the Drawing of the re• maiuder of the Tickets of the Paid Fourth Lottery for the Year Ill!, on Tuesi;sy the Sixth, and Thursday the Twenty-arc:mid DWI of April. and Saturday the Twenty-second Day of May newt, at Coopers' Hall, in Basinghallodreet, within the City of London. TO THE PUBLIC. ..... r anti J. SI V E WRII;FIT, Contractors for data lut •/ • Lottery, In return fur the Patronage it has received, have resolved that the Public alta/I have the nppnnunity, until next day of Drawing (the 6th Apeilh of making an Adventure almost Free of RM. Risking only a 9 0 rosy gain a Sixteenth of .020.000 Risking only 017 0 may gain an Eighth of - 241,04n4 Ricking only 1 13 8 may gain a Quarter of . 20.1N111 Risking only 3 5 0 may gain a llalf of - . 20.1501 Risking only fi 19 U may gain the Whole - 20,1510 There are but 6,100 Tickets remaining, all to he drawn singly, with sot many Prizes as Planks. TIIREE Prints of l'-'ll.Ollll, the first-drawn Trim on the oth April, is to have 120,41110 more, and the other Two of r2e,oeo, as well as thirteen other Capitate, may be drawn the game day, yet every Ticket or Sbare purchased now shall have the Privilege of receiving hack nearly the whole of the Purchase Money, whether it he Drawn or l'ittireen. Blank, or small Prise, provided it in brought hack to the (Mike where it was purchased on or before 13th of .Ipril, viz.. A Tidtet costa Clft 19 0 hut may have back £2O 0 0 A Half costs 13 13 0 but may have back 10 10 0 A Quarter costs li IR 6 but ins, have back ft It An Eighth costs 310 6 but may base back 213 0 Sixteenth costs 115 11 but may have bark I 6 11 A Plan similar in principle was adopted before, when Prizes of .43.111.10 and £2,0140, 3,c. sere distributed, but there never was smith A Rano offered before, as the Chance of Three £211,618 Prises for the trifling !tisk of only £6 19a. . _ _ _ _ _ IMPERIAL ROMAN SANDAL. PATRONISED BY THE NoRMITY AND GENTRY. THE I A ---------------- or Prome nade Clog. An entire new. &want. and superior Article for !Adige. to protect the feet from damp, and calculated to form a diningukbed part of the rarriat!e or Promenade Moot. The HKAI,TII Pit I.:SERVERS for lientlemen, recommended by the Faculty us the only Articles for effectually repelling loop or wet *um the feet. layteted and 44.141 by W..fACKMA FwMinnahle limn and Shoe-maim, 317. Oxford,treet ; and, by his appointment, at the following glows St. Jainem* ,, tireet, Brighton ; !foetid and Co., Paver place, Norwich ; Tiornboll. Exchange, rneltenhaiii ; tienrgw-street, Ila■ting.; and whnleanie at the llanufaetury, ',en anark-hutase, High -street, 1140ornshury, London. GREEN PAINT. AT THRERPENCE POUNI). RE,tl/V POR USE. Itolll NS( IN, TA V IA )11, and CO. have the honour ha Inform Merchant*. Captains. &c. that they have succeeded in producing • MINE:11AI, 011ERN PAINT. hitherto collat. 'kW impracticable, equal In durability and efficacy with their Mineral Drown Point, which haw for the laat Twenty Vestry re ceived each extruded Patronage frmn every branch of the State. Publw I 'omponier. As% Th. Mineral Paint* area cheep and durablef'oating far all Out door Work, much as woodcm t , and canyons roof*, sheds, barna. wabbo uses. fence*, paling*, gate*, boat and barge bottoms, shims' *Wks and upper works,. wood and iron bridges, &wk., chain cabins, and all wood and iron work tinder water. or expensed to the weather for Idea CM roofs,. to prevent them imbibing water, and biting injured by (matt and for coating brick walla, to prevent damp. No wood mated with theme Paints will Ire wonn-esten, nor will ingiertn or Trrmin of any kind inhabit Iwo-hod frames, or other plane, coated with them, and they will be found an effectual Cure for the Dry Not. PRICE.. It E.t DV FOIt I'sK. Mineral Ilmen Paint . 141. per lb. Rrnwn Paint 1 • _.id. per lb. Mineral Mark Paint I 'llanntartmed and sn!.l hr Robinson. Tr Tine. and ( 'n. (Summons 11 . .%•1ani and l'n.) %I'M:rat-wharf. 87. Rankaitle. London. Innnnierable Certificates. ranted by the Public Departments Andlt.wrd nt ‘Vorka. Re. may he seen r.t the Manulbetnrx. \ • 11. - Genuine Lead, Patent. Triondan, Venligns. and 411. w Careens, Patent Oils, lac. of every description, on reasonable femur. SPLENDID ENORA`I'INOS, COPPERPLATES, AND ORIOINAIr DRAWINOS, AT PARIS. NATI'RDAV. April 3, 11121. THE MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION of that SPLENDID SERIES of ENGRAVINGS, entitled the 31INEE KOVAL, (mains two large volumes, in folio, with a/I the ORIOINAL DRAWINOS, C4)PPERPLAVE tI 7 and LETTER-I'IOAS, will take place at PARIS, on SATUR DAY, the 341 or April, in consequence of the death atom: of the Prnrieten. Every particular respecting the Copies of the 311 'SEE for Sale, respecting the Original !hawing% the Copperplates, and rt,pect ing the mode of payment, may he obtained from :Heroin. Cockspur-street ; or Alr. k:VA NS, 93, Pall.mall ; where a printed Prospectus of the particulars of the Sale may be had, and a Copy of the Work may be seen. TO CIIINAMEN, PRIVATE FANIILIES, HOTEL, TAVERN. AND COFFEE-111/USK KEEPERS. Hy HAYDON and 11101IINHOTHAM. At their Egyptian Rooms, IVelb ee k.st reet , C aven di s h- square , TO-111011 ROW. March 23, and Followiqg I,tays, at I o'clock, A LARGE. CONSIGNMENT of TEA, DINNER, it and DESSERT SERVWES, of CHINA, IRON STONE, and EARTHENWARE, some Ornamental Jars, and Toilet Seta, which wiU be sold without reserve. - In 11118 . . 20.000 1321 . - -24.0 ext . 11422 - - - 24.5010 - 1823 - . 24.117 n . 1 1 t2 1 . . JP OW Such was the rapid increase of arrivals, notwi!nssanding all tip de. clarnation which had been urged egainst the Alien Act. N. lens than 13.110 aliens hail arrived within the last year, so that 1 Must be evident the Alien Bill did not opaare as en thelorion 'n strangers., nor did it rove ou- want of tortake English hospital ty; t h e argument wa s equally untruej that they were excluded from the hospitality of the ormutry. Another objection made to tit" measure was, that It was liable to abuse, as. of neceissity, its cue cation must be entrusted N rulaedinate other's. Ile bad niece heard any complaint made • utal die MI ise this bead, but he =whinges* to gserdaipinst this ahme r oath hr had no in corning forward aid. allethalliffi as illeaftere Of ;hate, that the execution of this measure neither was see %Mold he kept in the hands of subordinate officers. And he worth, also state, on the same responsibility of his situation, that there Were no steps taken with regard to any Individuals unde- this law for the last ten years, except such as were rendered necessary upon public grounds (heart, awn public principles, and on constitutionnl rat. sons. He did not think this a sullic:mt argument for passing the Bill. Ile admitted that the fact of abuses not hieing proved, • was not a sufficient argument for passing a Bill which camaided new and novel doctrines. which were different from the principles and tins habits of English law. It should also be proved, that the BilLllllo4 rendered neeessary, and that the benefits to be desired from it would more than countervail site partial injuries it would inflict. There was another okeetion to the measure ; he meant the power which it allowed of sending from the country aliens who had long resided in it, and thus the law would have the Wee of breaking in upon ties and connexions which had been long finned. The strength of this argument lie acknowledged. Ile did not think it nee-scary to extend the powers of the Act to those alms who ' , hewed the intention of taking up a long residence in the country. Poe this pan of the Bill he promised a remedy, and would exempt from the opera( in of the measure all those who Lad resided in the country !or the space of seven yearn, and who by such a residence gave a decided and convincing proof that they did not tome to the cottony merely . for a temporary object. He was ready to admit, that the reason ing in favour of this measure was most convincing. It was not necessary to proceed against or to cwt by those persona who, from a long residenct in the country, were et.. guainted with its manners, customs, and lama as by those inch viduals who had but newly strived, and were not acquainted with its regulations. By this alteration he would, if he were allowed. exempt front the operation of the law not Ins than tea thousand individuals at once, few the number of aliens miding in this country under these circumstances may be computed at this number. This was a most important alteration in the Bill, and its introduetiou would, he ousted, serve to anew tint it was erroneous to imagine that the passing of this Bill was with a view, an the part of his Majesty's Ministers, to pores themselves of power, or to be owing to any improper motive; he therefore hoped this *lteration wOulti remove one objection to the Bill. The other objection, effecting the h-spitality of the country, the argument was not eanalueive, the, notwithstanding the pommy of this law, no alien would be de plete' of that refuge shish this counter stflirded, and wtheita Pie thanked God. she would be still able to afford, and width, ft it vas suggested to him by the Han. Member opposite, was noweens darted necessary by the troubles in other countries, and into which he did not feel it necessary for him to make any inquiry. As to ilw question which he had beard asked, What denier wen is be expected from aliens in the aruntry ? he anthemd it woe diffieuit Ice tepees; any exact pmpeddesi on the subject ; it was diem& to Mule what precise degree of danger was as be appeehinded Mom the sheos in the , _ but he Mt juidlied is ag, that if the power re q uir e d was Ma FNMA ID his y's Ministers. from the .aumber of pewees atemeserd to the country...from, as it was ebearea, the'fteglift amiss three months would scarcely ban Well eke ft, whet tho would have to lament deeply the non-enactment of the wa fture, and would have to vest Government with powers of a mut::: ' Niece move and vigorous description than the Aet at present pru. tided. There were at present twenty-six thousand live hundred aliens in England; of those not fewer than twenty thousand were residents of London . • and the number of them was much increased by the troubles in their own countries. They had increased ore thousand three hundred during the course of the last year. It WWI net nessmary to the support of his argument, nor did he propose M mike nee of any expression which could prove, by any peas. bllity, offensive to the most sedan lovers of liberty; still less wart it his intention to press noon the individuals who were the subject of this discussion, but it was allowable for him to suppose that they were persons of ardent dispositions, and acting under the hi puke of excited passions and feelings, inflamed by the injor.es which they either had, or supposed they had received a and dies had none to this country for an asylum, which England, lie was rejoiced to state, was able to grant them, and which she wadi continue to grant them, as long as they behaved theenselm with romances and propriety. Was it, he would ask. unrems sonable to say to them pawns. " We give you an asylum —Mill cooler upon you the blessings of peace and repose; grant these hi/swinge to us also?" This country was. front its insular situation, the peculiar nature of its institutions, and from many other mem. the best adapted of ell to give facilities to persons who might reel disposed to enter into machinations against their own erovernmears. And it sou not right to sufho the march of this country to the eta. vantages of tranquillity and peace, to be obstructed and impeded by those patens who were conspiring against their own governments. It was not right to milt" the repose of the country to be dieturbed by them. If these acts were allowed. this country could net be said to be a mere place of refuge, or to be throwing the shield of its protection over than, but it would be giving an opportunity to these persons, if the moven claimed by his Iliejesty's nlinisters were not admitted, and indeed en all persons who fancied then'. selves the redeemers of the errors and grievances of gtsn umos ts, under the pretence of using our friendship and hoopita it y. to make attempts upon the dependencies of other countnes. And thus the country would be selected for the purpose of planning operations against the colonial governments of other countries, and in the heart of London machinations might be carried on against these distant colonies. Ile would maintain, it was not in the least norm- Ratable to deny persons of this description an asylum in this coun try. Circumstances had lately taken place in England which war ranted the use of these expressions ; machinations and con spiracies had been carried on, in the very town, for the purpose of disturbing the peace and tranquillity of the de pendencies of certain mother countries with which this country was at peace. When he was apprised of the fact. lie and softie of those with whom he had the honour to act took the oppor tunity of seeing the parties. The powers vetted by the law were not exercised against them ; the parties had warning of these powers ; the penalty inflicted upon them was not heavy ; they were reminded, that by the conditions of the Act in furor they were al. lowed to avail themselves of this country as an asylum, but thry should not be suffered t• violate the sanctuary of he tranquillity and peace. He would reminddhe Home, that the pace and Iran. quillity of the country were not to be put in tosnroution with the irwonveniencks gathered by a few private individuals; and it the application of Ministers to the Howe were not deemed unreason able and improper, be would not reply to other arguments or atude toother topics. Ile would therefore propose, that the dunmon of this Bill be limited to two tears, and dot the Bill be adopted fur that period ; and he would int roduce the most important amend ment that auk, in his opinion, be suggested, that these foreigners who resided in this country for sena years should be exempt from the operation ofrim law. He trusted, when the present state of things la Europe, effis.the increased number of strangem who resorted to this money for the last year, were taken into con sideration, it would appear likely that the march of the country to peace and tranquillity would be damyed, if there were awe a power of removing those aliens who did not demean thieftelres with cormates mad propriety by those amens with whew w ar: at amity. Ile trusted there was nothing in the vigilanee used by the Government for the two dart years which should render the Him, unwilling to give his Majesty's Ministers those powers which tbey already possessed. Upon the question being put— Mr. lit )Hhlt)LtSE said, he hoped the Honor weold coodeseted to bestow upon him some ponies of that indulgence which tic Right Ilan. Gentleman had dammed at their hands, for going. as that Right Hon. Gentleman felt himself to go, over old mount, and for discussing topics which hal teen otter. before the Home. Before he entered upon any reply to the speech of the Right Hon. Ge-tletnan, !lemon take the liberty of stating to the House those objections with which he bad troubled diem two years burface—ot jections which had been advanced by every Member of the.; !louse. and by every . person throughout the country, aim gave the most decided opposition to this ear: rabic Bill. It was opposed by every person who may be fairly Whet' on as the guardians ni pub lic character and honour. It had received the decidosi 1774113W11.1 of those individuals who were mob:tined ui be hest sego:vaned outs what Wt. MOM conducive to the character and tumour of tins country. The Right lion. Gentleman toll them he an afraid they would he wearied and worn out by the hearing of tactic arguments, which they had trout:Mlle heard before. tome the subject before the House. It was not more natural for the lien. Members at the opposite side to be wearied and worn not by th- recurrence Ut them arguments, than it was for him and the Hen. • -tends around boa, to he wearied by what they knew to be the homeless defence of the ConstitutionaiW laws of the country (beer); for hopeless he bored Mr. PE CI, suggested that, as another notice uas to be brought nn, perhaps the Noble Lord would agree to the Chairman's report ing progress and asking leave to sit again, which, after a few words from lord Althorp, was acceded to. The Chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again this day. PRINTING THE SUPERANNUATION ACCOUriTS. Earl GROSVENOR, in reference to the papers pte.ented by Mr. Adrian. relative to the Superannuation. in several Piddle I►epartment., o b served that the accounts were of great importatte, and he should move that they be Eilted.—Onlered—Adjourned. HOUSE 1)F COMMO - 741 - , — TutsnAy, MARCH 23. The SPCA kill( took the Cbair at a quarter befompur o'clock, when lie was summoned by the Deputy l'sher of the Black Rod to attend the Bat d the Howe el bur*, to bear the Royal Assent given to several public and private Bills. On his return he informed the Ileum of the names of the Bills te which the Royal Assent had been so given. Mr. Adrian, from the Treasury, presented several annual ac counts. THAMES IVA TER3IEN. Mr. T. WIIMENI presented a petition from the watermen at the Iron Bridge Stairs, praying that the Bill now before the !louse, fur erecting a suspension-bridge across the bridge, might nut pass into a law.—laid on the table. NEORO May be — ;ieired the day previous, and rimming.' or Sale, and Catalogue had at the Rooms. N.ll. Money advanced by 11. and 11. on Alanufactured Gonda and Ilouselnikl Furniture eonaigned to them Me immediate sale; and Fur: . i ttt re bought by them at a liberal price. Sir C. BURRELL presented • petition from the town of Lewes against negro slavery.—Ordered to lie on the table. Similar petitions were presented fmm Penrith and Ileistone,. by Lord Lowther ; from Fulkstone, by Sir E. Knatrlibull ; from sherborne and lienge, by Mr. W. Morton Pitt ; from Brentfoni and Hendon, by Sir J. Graham; from Pocklington, by Mr. Sikes; from I iakham, by Sir D. ileathcote ; from Berwick-upon-Tweed, by Sir F. Blake; from Fulby, by Sir W. Ingilby ; from the mi. miters, elders, and deacons of the Scotch Church of Well -street, Mary.ls-bonne ; and from Brecon, by Mr. flume, who stated, that it was his intention, on the first open day, to bring forward a motion on the subject of negro slavery, in order to pledge the House not to proceed to the emancipation of the negro slaves in any manner that might comprornise or violate the rights or property of their owners. Vicious as lie admitted the system in be, it ought still to be remem bered, that it did not originate with the present proprietors of slaves, and therefore the House should be cautious before it proceeded to acts that might almost be said to be equivalent to robbery and in justice. (Hear, hear.) Ile thought that the unfortunate holders of this property the called them unfortunate, from their connexion with such a system), should be legislated for and protected by the the House as much as if they were letrislating for the holders of the public debt; and he therefore hopedthat no law would be enacted that di I not regard this, and afford an ample compensation to such as would otherwise be losers. lie conceived that the means of doing such an act of justice were perfectly feasible; and he had no doubt but that he should be enabled so to convince the (louse wben he brought the subject forward.—The petitions were all ordered to lie on the table. FREE3IASONS IN IRELAND. BOOKS PUBLISHED. 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This day is published, handsomely printed in quarto, prier 31. Ss' in boards; a few Copies on Imperial Paper, price 41. 14s. 6d. ; the Third Volume of IL 1A11.1.;DONIA ; or an Account, Historical and 'folio / graphic, of North Britain, from the moot ancient tu the pre sent tune. Sir C. 8t.11114.1.L presented • petition from the freemasons of Tymne, preying that freammonry in Ireland might derive the same protection from Parliament ea freemasonry in England.—Laid on the table. fie tiEORtiE CIIALMERS, F.R.S. and S.A. Printed for T. Catlell, in the Strand; and A. Constable and Co. Edinburgh. EXCISE LICENCES. BURN'S ECCLESIASTICAL LAW. This day is published, in four rots Svcs, price 31. 3a. in boards dedicated, by permission, to the Right Hon. Lord Stowell, a New Edition of ECCLESIASTICAL LAW. By RICIIARD IL BURN L . 1.1). Chancellor of the Diocese of Carlisle, an d Author of " The Office and Duty of • Justice of the Peace." The Eighth Edition corrected. with eniutideraWe additioes By ROBERT PHILIP Of the Middle Temple. Printed for T. Cadell t F. C. and J. Rirington c J. Butterworth and bon ; and Longman, Hues Rees, Dime, Drown, and (learn. lined LOWTUER presented • petition from the licensed victu allers of Kendal against the Erase Licences. Similar Petitions were presented from a parish in Suffolk, by Sir W. Rowley ; from Orcenwlch, by Sir K. Knatehbull t rind front Oakinghato, by Sir O. Beatheote.—Ordered to lie on the table. INSOLVENT DEBTORS ACT. klr. 11. SIJMNER ed a petition hom Surrey against the Insolvent Debtors' Hi to lie on the table. OAMK LAWS. Sly. JA Egebid, *kip Irsiihr is heard aped*. from a par. see of sane won _ Mr. Was. , praying Mt the House would not create any new ape-elated property in game. The peti. timer stated, that he observed, by the provisions of the Act, that all sorts of game, even rabbits, were *winded ; there was only one ex ception. via. the wild goose (laughteer ; this omission, he suppored, was nut of compliment to Shakspeare, who had said, " The wild goose want aloft, unclaimed by any man." The petitioner not only prayed that so unjust and arbitrary • measure might nor pass into a law, but that the House might undergo • speedy and radical reform. I laughter. Ale. S. WORTLEY said, it happened rather unfortunately for the statement of the petitioner, that the Bill contained no provision relative to rabbits. Mr. JAMES observed that the petition was drawn up before the Act was amended. (A laugh.)--Ordered tone on the table, and to be printed. COAL DUTIES. l';nlnnel VANE presentidtuo petitions from I.gme•Regie and Chardlnuth, against the duties on corda.—_lltid on the table. DUTIES ON WOOL. Mr. BURNELL presented a petition from Steyning, in the county of Sussex, praying that no alteration might take place in the duties on foreign wool.—Laid on the table. DUTIES t►N TALLOW CANDLES. Mr. hi KEN }resented a petition from the corporation of candle. makers of Edinburgh, against the duty on tallow candles.--Laid on the table. REPEAL OF THE ASSESSED TAXES. . ... 31r. C. CA IN Elt I' presented a petition from the parish of St. St. I Haves, Southwark, praying fir the speedy and total repeal or nuslitiestion of the assessed taxes, their operation liebig built partial and oppressire—laid on the table. PROJECTED NEW DOCKS. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the watemien at the Iron Bridge Stairs against the eonstrucion of ducks at St. Catherine's.—Lail on the table. CAI'TI,E Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the inhabitants of Smithfield in favour of the Cruelty to Cattle on the table. SAI.3ION Mr. K. DOlitilrAS presented s petition from Dumfries, pray ing the House to aftind facilities for the increase of the salmon fishery.—Laid an the table. ANI) NOT.tRIES. Mr. K. Ilt)1 1 61.AS iiresented a petition from the notaries of Dumfries, praying the House to r ed uce the duties on licences to writers to act as notaries. The MO) Al/VirIE,ITE presented a similar petition from the writers in Ayr.—Laid on the table. EOM RI NATION LA 11'S. Mr. 110BHOUSE presented a petition signed by 1,956 journey. men carpenters of Westminster and Southwark, against the com bination laws. Mr. 111 HIIIOI'SE presented a similar petition from the jour neymen hoot and shoe makers of Mingam Mr. HUM!: presented a similar petition from the joumrymcn boot and shoe makers of Montrone- Referred to Artisans' Committee. TITHE BILL. Mr. S. It 11'.1.: presented • petitioss from the parish of Knockgraf ton, sgainsttheTitheeommiitatiaw . ..--) . 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Notice is hereby given, that his Majesty will hold a Levee, at Carlton House, on Wednesday, the 7th of April next, at two o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that, In conse9lience of St. Oeorge's Day this year being in Easter week, the King will hold a Drawing. nano at St. Jamey's% Palace, on Thursday, the 29th of April next, at two o'clock, to celebrate his Majesty's birthday. N. 0. The Knights of the several orders will wear their collars. DaTerahr-orcrl, March 92, Mi. The King has been pies.ed to appoint Ileneral Francis Marquis of !lasting., K.G. and 11.C.111. and /.C.H. to be thcrertior and l'onlitus-in-Cliief of the island of Malta and its dependencies. MILITARY PM /MOTIONS. War-nfler, March 22, 1821. 11th regiment of foot, Brevet-Colonel John It. Dunkin. from the half-pay of the :11th foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Ilardinge. appointed to the 99th foot. lthli ditto, ltreset Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert Cimitiere, to be Lieutenant.l'olonel, without purchase. Brevet Major Thomas Bell to be Major, vice Cimitierc. 97th ditto, Major-General Sir James Lyon, K. C. B. to be Colonel. Lieu tenant-Colonel Christopher Hamilton, from half pay. to he Lieutenant-Colonel. I'4 , be Majors.-Brcret Lieutenant-Colon e l John Austin, from half-par ; Major Thomas Itratlgate Banifoid, from the half-pay of 7th B'ent India regiment. 1111th ditto, Major-I ienral henry Conran to be Colonel. Lieute nant-Colonel hltldmay Fine, from half-pay, to be Lieutenant_ Colonel. To he Majors--Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Dunn, from half-pas of the Faith font Major Charles Ilayly, toms half-pay of the Ist garrison battalion. !19th ditto, Major-tieneral Gage John flail, to he Colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel lieorge Ilardinge, from the 44th foot, to be lileutenantA'olonel. To he Major•—llr^ect Lieutenant-Colonel William Italeaird, from half-pay of the rifle brigade; 314j0r tissoucl l'atrickaon, Root half-pay of the 117th foot. .8A NKRITPTCV ENLARGED. Robert Smalley, Pontefract, York, mercer, from the 27th March to the 6th April, at eleven, at the White Lion inn, Pontefract. BINKIttiPTI'I" SI'PERSEDED. W: Phillips, Bristol, linen.rlntper. BA NKR( TPTS. ......... W. I). Great ..... ith, Norfolk, lish.rnerchant, to surrender March 31, April I, and May 4, at seven, at Hotel, Great Yarmouth. Solicitors, Mr. Francis, Boa sell-emirt t anti Mr. Worship, Brent Yarmouth. T. North., Bartholomew-6W. coach-maker, April 4. 10, and May 4, at eleren, at the Ilaulvtepte Court. Solicitor, Air. Cook ney Staple.inn. I). Evans, ( 'annon-street -nuid, t'oniniercial-road, coal-merchant, March :111, April 13, and May 4, at ten, at the Bankrupts Court. Solicitors, Moan. Iteardon and Bark, Corliet-court, Graceelturch street. T. Stirling, 1 out, crcial-mad. 11.rintlictli, slater, April 3, 10, Anil 'kitty 4. At I write. at thr Itaiikrupts' Court. Solicitor, Ir. Sant, St. court, Poultry. 4'. F. Storber, Lime-street, merchant, March 27, April 3, and May 4, at twelve, at the Itankrupts' l'ourt. Solicitors, Messrs. limes and Parrer, l'ateaton-strect. G. Smith. Itialiopo . gate-otrect-IVithout, butcher, March 27, April 3, and May 4. at twelve, at the litankmpte Court. Solicitor, Mr. Tadhunter, Itermomlacy.strect. J. and W. Pilling, Mortield, York. corn miller.. April 7, It, and May 1. at eleven, at the Sessions-11mm, Wakefield. Solicitors, Messes. Aellington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row ; and Mr. Taylor, II akilirld. 1)1V111ENIN. Mar 3. T., J.. and 11:1 - iihWons, jun., Wolverhampton, that font, hankers, at eleven, at the Jerninghant Anus Inn, Shiffital, April 13. W.. .1. W., and F. 11. Ilannhon, New ('ity hers, and J. Rot!Wale, Leeds, metchanta, at one, at the Bankrupts' April 20. I). S. Norton, ('abridge, brewer, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. April U. I. Font, Hegent-atreet, lincn.draper, at ten, at the Bankrupts' April 13. T. earlen and W. Willem, hanghniim Chat:ohm, Fenehurch.street, cnol.f.s.toes„ at one, at the liankrula.e Court. April 3. T. 31anser, Caroline-street, conituercial-road, cooper. at eleven. at the Bankrupts' Court. April 13..1. Jamison. little Queematreet, coachniakcr, at one, at the Bankrupts' Conn. April 13. a. tbsbome, New Brentford, fishmonger, at one, at the Bankrupts:Court : . - April W. 3litcheU, Tarawbecl-lane, /login-factor, at twelve, at the Itankrnpte Court. ROMAN cATIIOLIC MARRIAOES. _ ....... Sir JOHN NE%‘'PORT presented a petition fromn the Roman Catholics of Newfoundland, praying to be allowed to perform the marriage ceremony Recording to the ritual of the 'lonian Catholic Church.—Laid on the table. PRISON LAWS, Mr. PEEL presented a petition front loicester against the sys tem of prison laws.—Referred to the Committee of Prison Laws. NEWR/UNDIAND FISHERIES. 31 r. %VI 1,31 f /N rose, in pursuance of the motion of which he had given notice, to introduce a Bill for the conmilidation of the statutes referring to the fisheries at Newfoundland. 'Phis Bill, he begged to oh,etve, was only a small part of that which had been brought in last SOMIIII. The House would remember that that referral to five distinct points, viz the Courts of Jus. tier, 31arringes, Insolvent Debtors, the internal regulation of St. John's, and the Fisheries. Now his Bill only embraced the latter point; the Bill involving the other foints would initiate in the House of Lords, and come thence to that Douse, which would save him from the necessity of going into any discussion nn the subject at present, as he could furnish them with no information that did nut equally relate to the other four matters ; and as this Bill was intended fur a limited object, he should merely move, if he obtained leave to being it in, that it should be printed with the laws which it was intended to consolidate, noted in the margin. Mr. It RI I lIT suggested, that all the new parts of the Bill should be printed in italics. Mr. W. HORT( IN said, that the suggestion of the lion. Mem ber should be adopted. Leave given. PENITFNTIARY CONVICT BILL. . _ On the motion of Mr. PEEL, the Penitentiary Convict Bill was rend a third time and ponied. ARTIMANte MACHINERY. Mr. lIUM E 1;1441;7 the 11tePott of tM n Uotnntittee on the Art/mane Madzinory.-1 littered to be peintteL DUTIES ON CIDER. • Mr. BARING prams tad a petition teem Taunton, praying for the repeal of the docks no cider. ALIEN BILL. Mr. PEEL said, he ruse to ;Wu duty he considered to Le imposed upon hint ma 31iniater of the ('mien, and to call upon the House to continue to Government the powers *toted in them by ute Albs Act. This subject had again and again been discussed, and yet he was reluctant to remain silent, lest the possession of such a power Amid be said to be of little Importance. Ile would, ther eon, briefly state to the House the grounds on which he meant to call for this power on the present occasion. The precise ground of the Bill of 1816 contained a modification of that in force during the war, and required that the alied, on landing front any ship iti this country, should give his pane, profession, and the country from which he arrived, with a penalty fin any wilful neglect. tow, no Wan, he thought, would consider such provisions as in the least degree improper. But under that Act the Crown could direct en alien, by proclamation or other order, to leave this country ; and if he did not comply with the order, he might be Miro:nod a month ; and the maximum of punishirent was twelve tin mint' no briaonnient fin a repetition of the offence. The Secretary of Stine, esides, could force an alien away in the possession of a King's messenger, with liberty, however, to the alien to assign reason to the Privy Council why the Secretary's order should not be sus pended, or altogether set aside. This was • summary and brief detail of the provisions of the Alien Act ; and he now proceeded to meet sonic of the objections urged against the Alien Bill. The first objection to this Acs was, that it went against all our former policy towards aliens, and as being at the sante time a violation of our hmpitality. Ile did not wish to have the alien improperly treated, nor our hospitality lessened, but he thought there was no. thing now done which could lessen our character for being the asy lum of the persecuted. It never was our policy to admit the alien indiscriminately, and an if we consulted the interest of the alien and nut that of our own country. history proved that there were ni tric-Ilona on this subject, notwithstanding the arguments de duced from the clause of Magna ('harts, which Lord Coke Said only applied to merchant aliens, and not to aliens indiscriminately. To prove how the facts were upon this topic, I e begged to refer the House to the authority of SIMI: of our earlier reigns, and he would begin by referring to that of Henry IV., to a period too when we were at peace, and when the current opinion on this subject could be best known and now most safely consulted. Ile would not refer to any period of our history when we were en. gaged in foreign war, because that very circumstance of itself con stituted a difference which could not be applicable to the present question. Ile found then, that in the reign of Henry IV. several letters were written to tile keeper of the port of Dover, which, first declaring the evil consequences that resulted to the pesce and wel fare of the British people, from the irdiscriminate arrival of fo reigners, next went on to give directions—indeed lie should ra ther say strict orders—to pass strict watch on their arrival and subsequent conduct, until the Kinie-e pleasure should be finally made known. These orders of the King were not considered , vio lation of our hospitality to strangers, but merely to prevent their indiscriminate arrival, and the great danger calculated to re sult from it to our own national and personal interest. The letters of the King, like that of the authority addressing the Mayor of Calais, opposite Dover, were not written in the purest or mast clatsical and Cieeronlan Latin, but they still chewed plainly enough what the object intended by them was. in the letters of nervy the Fourth exceptions are made in favour of merchant slims, meerotores; but not of aliens h discriminately. Of all the reigns, however, which had been adduced as faavourite authodifm rot Ibis option. tint of Queen Mbalsidir was by far the most Abed open. But these peculiar circumstances attending the peaceable part of her reign (for he now only spoke of periods, when this country was not engaged in foreign war) were not sufficiently attended to. It was the object of Queen Elizabeth to encourage the growth of Pm tertanism--ti growth subordinate, let it be considered, to her own interest ; and it must be admitted, that her encouragement to the Flemish exiles was liberal in the extreme. Not w, however, to the Roman Catholics ; for here, perhaps, her conduct led to the opposite extreme. Quern Elizabeth had peculiar notions on the subject, and acted, as she thought wisely, for the'protectiun of the Protestant interest, of which site was the principal patron. Her conduct to aliens was always directed by national policy, and never altogether merely to favour them. But still Queen Eliza beth 'hewed the distrust she sometimes felt at the residence of aliens in this country, particularly when their conduct was at varisuce with their religious professions. In 1573 he found that letters were addnmed to the Lord Mayor of London, directing him to transmit to her an account of the number of foreigners an his jurisdiction, with directions, that unless they altered their conduct they must no longer reside in the city, and that as several of them had not regularly attended die , ne service, they should be dia. timed to other places to be assigned them, or else leave this kingdom altogether. Here, then, were restrictions which plainly proved that ahem, though favoured, were not so highly favoured as natural-born subjects, and he thought the policy was wise. In sonic years afterwards another letter was sent to the then Lord Mayor, that as there were above 1,500 persons (aliens) in the city, who were of no church, they should all depart the realm, within a time to be by them prescribed ; and that, although they might as. sociate subsequently with the church, still that they should eventu ally depart the realm. Yet this was not stated to be a breath of English hospitality ; different towns were even named fur the re- sidence of aliens, and no one from that circumstance contended that England was not the asylum for the persecuted. During Queen Elizabeth's reign he also found a letter addressed to Lord Cob ham, stating, that as a greater number of aliens lived at Sandwich than she thought consistent with the safety of her own people, they must be removed to some place more distant from the sea In 1754 some aliens wished to remove from Lynn to Norwich, but an order from the Queen forbade them to do so; she issued regulations for their conduct, with which, if they did not comply, they were immediately to depart the realm. Thus the Howie would set, that strangers were always placed under certain restrictions, which were followed to the reign of James the First : the same policy obtained at that time as in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Then let thee Home compare the present alien regula tions with those which fonnerly prevailed. I. ormerly aliens sere not allowed to exercise any handicraft trade or occupation; they were not allowed to sell any thing by retail, and what was the case now ? That them restrictions were entirely done away. In the reign of King James a special commission was issued to this erect, that as the King was bound to be vigilant of the welfare of his realm, it was the paramount consideration of his Majesty, and his iiovernment, to impose restrictions on aliens coining to our shores, ' and that they were not to be more liberally treated dun the policy of this country would justify. All aliens residing here were ordered to be enrolled as the servants of the King, in order that they might not draw to this country a number of luindicraftmen to the injury of our own. Now only contrast the permission ulcerate aliens in these reigns with the to:minion shewn them at this 11401110 M No one then contended they were not treated with sufficient liberality, and what was that when compered to the liberality of the present times ? So much then for the historical facts bearing on the ques tion. The next objection made to the Alien Bill was, that the power" it conferred were liable to be abused. Ile did not say that all rich powers were not liable to be abused; but he asked, if some 'entrants did not exist to prevent their being grossly abused or lightly exercised ? The alien could appeal to the Privy Council, who might suspend the order commending him to leave the country ; and he had the further security, that no per son exercising the office of Secretary of State would anne down to this House and demand the continuance of wers, of whose wan. ton or improper use he had been consciourt. Facts were the best an. ewers to this objection ; and the facts negative anything like abuse. He did not, however, wan to say, that this nun.charge of abuse was any reason for the continuance of the .'.lien Bill but then, looking at the facts, he thought there could be no fair ground for stating that the abuse of such a power was at all probable. The whole number of aliens sent from this country since 1818, were only 17 ; of these 11 or 12 were connected with Bonaparte ; their banishment took place on v ry peculiar grounds : but in the course of the last ten yeas only five or six persons were all together sent away. This simple statement proved that the powers vested in the executive had tint, at all events, been lavishly exercised. In 8122 not one was sent away ; in 11k:1, only one, ('ount Betters, and he was sent away under circumstances which prevented the dou blecrime of assassination and suicide. Another objection made to , the Alien Bill was. that it was uncalled for by our dotnestic situ. anon, and was oily made subservient to the policy of foreign na tions: the best answer again to that was a reicrenec to facts. Ile multi net predict as to the future—he could not say it would be im possible. that on stone occasion or other the Alien Act might be abused ; hut this he could say, that no offence was given to foreign powers, in consequence of any part of our conduct under the ope ration of the .tlien .tet ; for they made no such requests, and if they had, they would not have been atteoded to ; nor if any I were made. were they complied with. Another objection was, that the Alien Act discouraged foreigners from coining amongst us, because it lett them little or no security for their permanent re sidence, or the protection of their industz ;a 2 c t e was said that fo reign only hell even their lives by su , and, what was I~