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the Tower is the preponderating one.—(Hear, hewr.).Front what I have (lewd, 1 suppose it will br used hereafter as an argument, that Gale Jones should be kept in custody. until the action, Mr. Speaker; you have got notice of, should be decided, if aver it is to be brought forward. In my opi nion. none of those things should be taken into the consideration of the`House. I contend pet have but one citturion to go by, that is, whether the mau's punishment has been equal to his of faicel If it has, then, 1 call on you to discharge him ; anti, as it is my opinion that it has been more than ample, I shall vote for his release," Mr. MARRYATT was Of opinion that he was sum cieutly punished, for which reason he would vote for his discharge. Sir J. HALL said, that. from all the arguments he had heard, it appeared that the person who had met the displeasure of the House, was not to be liberated at its pleasure, but at the will of Gale lint*. (hear, /seer;) for by putting Ins person under restraint, they put the House under his Govern ment ; (load cries of hear, hear, sad order. order : ) for those reasons he would wish he was liberatril, sued that without the payment of fees. Mr. Wtussaroaca did not think any of the lion. and Leariwd Gentleman's arguments opposite to him (the Master of the Rolls) had beta answered. He always it uderstuud that a petition had been pre sent. 4, before any arguments took place on ii. This was a ditferent case, the motion was made Without the knou ledge of the individual. Bandon petitioned and was liberated--Clavering might have done the seine, and the House would have este;nd.•d the same relief to him. What was so ably argued by the Solicitor-General, cease to this, th anishment might be mitigated by contrition. But e (Mr. W.) thought there was another ques tion. as to 4he .mature of the crime and its punish ment, an I i • us of opinion, that the crime had re ceived SU 111: .:. uuishmestt ;he would, therefore, rote for tp.,• Mr. Causes said a few words in support of the privileges of the House, amid contended, they would be for ever lost, if the question was carried. Mr. BIOMES followed on the same side, in a speech of some length. and culled upon the House sot to give up its precedents and its privileges; for if they did, how could they protect the privileges of the Crown and those of the people, when they were careless of their own. Mr. Gale Jours was not asked to do any thing but what he hail already done ; :with this difference, be was desired to coin , mit to paper what be ttad spoken at their Bar ; awl without he did that, the House could lose every sense of its own dignity, if they released him. —tinder those considerations, the motion should have his negative. Mr. H. Aoistairrou observed, that before Mr. Gale Jones was committed, he bad expressed the greatest contrition. was not common, after that, the person offeadingehmild he sent to prisms. Hedid not see that any danger could arise from the motion of the Right Hon. and Learned Geotleman (Se Samuel Komilly) ; he would therefore vote for it. Mr. Owite thought a petition should be present ed, as he Iseoked upon the presenting of it as part or • t:te punishment intended foe the individual. (Lord cries of question, qaiestion.) He assured them, however, young as lie was in that House, he seas not to be put down by any cry. (Hear, hear). He thought this form of the House could sot be dispeoissd with; he meant the petition; for which treason the motion should have his decided ne gative. Mr. W. W. W YllllB stated, if he thought the =notion wrist to give away the authority or the Homer, he would be the last man to support it ; but the question was, whether the individual had been sufficiently punished to support the privileges of the Moose? Petitions had hero only pressed for where the punishment had been too light for the offence. He would therefore give the motion his support. Mr. Witt.t.tar ADAM, in a learned and eloquent speech, coattnided, that the offence bud been suffi ciently puipislied ; and, as it was committed out of doors, did uut require all the severity that would have been called for, if it was otherwise. Ile mid it was similar to those traosgressions that took place when Members' servants were privileged, and when individuals transgressed against that privilege. they were imprisoned for a short time ; but a pen, vote never was thought of, for which reason, he isould give the motion his support. SirSastcat. ROMILLY agreed to the proposition of the Hon. Gent. (Mr. Adam) of varying the time for bringing forward Mr. Jones, from Tuesday to Wed nesday. He would speak a few wordron the allusions thrown oat by the other side of the i 11011 rt, with res. pi et to his motives in submitting the present motion. It had been stated,that the opportunity of introduc ing the subject on the eve of a most !Popular question, had been anxiously wished, and eagerly caught at by his. He denied each au assertion, be was in capable of such ea act. If any man was capable of ascribing such a motive to his conduct, he would not condescend to justify himself to that man. But ouch an assertion was easily answered. It was Ire II known that he had long before giteo nOi ice of his booting; several eireurustenees to-operato in io dating him to postpone its coitsideration; amongst gibers, the state of his own health. Thu reasons for bringing it forward at the present period were most obvious. The punishment that Mr. Jones had suffer ed was acknowledged to be sufficiently severe ; this bad bsea admitted when be was butt three Irwinis esadhutuent. W hat than must the House think of the additional punishment of five weeks imprisesaient ? But it had been said, that • ills gimp could not be jostiliably granted, except • euhesialies of a most humiliating nature was made. The taaa under the displeasure of that House had stated. that he felt sincere regret for what he had done. and threw himself upon the mercy of the House. He was committed ; and had be not every reason to imagine that he should be di.- charged in a eery short time? Several opinions had been gives respecting the committal, mud the pu nishment. and not one had stated than the punish ment was not sufficiently severe. There were many reasons for not postponing his motidb. The state of Jones's health required immediate and se rious attention ; anti if he was not liberated lame dist..l7, his remii. 4 l fro m prison could not he effect ed donag the spare of another fortnight. An other reason for not postponing his motion was, that there might be ►nin. matter in the resolutions which would peas io the public uterus% of LO-Wer row. which would render it very delicate for any Member to propose the present question at * future period. But it had been takntioned, that petition upon such occasion was the form prescribed by the House ; and that if this form had been observed, it would have been attended with its usual effect. The cases of General Clavering and Huxley Sandon were cited, as completely analogous. Sauden was coon milted for a gross and wilful previricauou, and was liberated upon' retracting his opinions, and declaring that what he had argued was false and insulting ; by such an avowal disgracing himself. Clavering was committed also fur a prevarication, but of a comparatively trivial nature. He re deemed his character, by refusi n g to ackuowledge that his opinions were erroneous and false. He (Sir S. Romilly) considered tli..se two cases w en t entirely to strengthen the proposition respecting Mr. G. Jones. The [lows should take cure how it gave the liberty of the subject to the disposal of the Crown; it was well known. that the Crown could denim a prisoner of this kind on prison for as long a period as it chow, the Crown having only to ad journ the House from time to time, by that means vie unfortunale prisoner might groan in captivity for many years. Ile would soy, with respect to him self, if he was in the sums 11111 l of Mr. Gale Jones, he would sutler any lengill of imprisonment before be would make such submission ; he would never purchase his liberty by the retraction of au opinion which he conceived to be right ; he looked upon himself as one of the juckea of Mr. Jones, and as such would pronounce. that he (Mr. Jones) load been punished with sufficient severity. The Hnu•r then divided, when there appeared Fur Ike Original Motion Ile Against it l6O Majority . . - . Mr. WALLACE said. hr understood that the pro prietor of the paper to which he had alluded at an tidy hour, had sent an apology to the Hos. Ba ronet (Sir John Austruther) for the gross misrepre sentation of his speech on a former night. He did nut, in consequence of the very impressive apology. attach any ceuvure whatsoever to the writer of it; be, however, could not help looking upoo the con duct of the reporter as exceedingly culpable. mark ed, as it had been, with evidently malicious or vin dictive characters. Sir Jun* Avifaunas said. that the first inti mation he had had of his misrepresented speech. was from the apology which he has received from he proprietor of the paper alluded to. Mr. WIIITIMIO said. that unless the Stamp- Office arrangements took place before the Ist of May, be would bring forward it . cootion respecting them. Mr. Wnawrom said, the arrangements were ex tremely complicated, aud took a vast deal of time to effect their complete formation- Mr. WHITIIIMADsaid, that if half the pains were taken with respect to those arrangements that had been used wpoo a maws riv-te business, they wou ld lo n g since have been effecter'. 'COMMITTEE OF PrLY. The House then resolved itarlf iuto the Commit tee of Supply. Ildr.WHAssuit moves. Theta SUM not exceed. sag 541 ► 4111. be ratite., to the barrack Detpurt- M. In." MT. CALCRA r wishes' to know whether General De Lawn's at-co int.werr iii a state of settlement ? He expressed his asiotiishinent that, since the year 1794. the sous of thirteen millions had been granted for the Barrack D perment, eleven of which had ally been used. He suppoaed the surplus was tarried to the Army: it was certainly proper to distinguish be tween the occasions to which the public money was applied, and that • less amount should be voted to that department (sr the present year, than had been granted before. Mr. PARN ILI. desired to know why the advice of the Contute•sinners of Inquiry, with respect to paying architects and surveyors, by salary. rather than by per ceotage, had not been taken ? The money which the Committee was called upon to rote was very enorionuo, awl contradicted the as sertion that the barrack buildings would be accord ing to a ststem of economy. Mr. %I'm-tam-so said, that the expenditure of the cotuniissiou for the tact year was 4,0001. for the present 5,0n01. a very material increase. As to therepairs of the buildings, the most gross frauds had bees practised with rr,{ard to them. Mr. WsatiLa stated, that in the year 1894, the sum of 47,2001. was expended in repairs; and in IS tO, more than double that sum was expended. Mr. WHarerne said, the repairs were undertaken with the gi tate t alacrity, and the least possible ex pense. With r. spect to General Dc Lance)'sdebt. his pension went to liquidate it. The barracks had been looked upon as a most extravagant expense ; the ve,y reve.se was the case; and a fair estimate might be formed of that, by comparing the ex pose of barracks and an encampment. After a 'en words from the Coancat.t.oa of the EICHTQUiII, tie It-solution was agreed to. Mr. Woaavois they moved, 4* That a- sum not exceeding 15,0001. should be granted to the Com missariat Departnient." After some conversation between Mr. Parnell, Mr. Wharton, Mr. Rose, Mr. Whithread, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Peasantry, the resolution was agreed to. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned et HALF-PAST-Two. ..mrsimmomme-_. The notice of an action, served by Sir FRESICIS BURDETT, upon the &PRIMER of the Hut Vie of Commons, is, we understand defective, as it states, the Baronet's house where he was arrested, to be in the Parish of St. James's, in the county of Middle sex, wherers, it is in the Perish of St. George's, in the county of Midd!esex. A letter from a respectable house io DuWin, dated 7th 'alt. sr's:— . . •' A iev-el has ;arrived here to-day from Wiscas set, whence she sailed on the 10th ult. The Cap tain reports, that Mr. Mason's Bill had pawed the Senate. with amendments; but that. in the other House, a motion for taking the bill so amended. into consideration. bad been lost by the casting vote of the SPSAILEL—The opinion in America was, tbat nothing further respecting Mr. Marna'/ Bill. would be done, until the arrival of the Joliet Adam's frigate." At an election at the Bank of Ireland. JoatpM Gram EN. was elected Governor, and J•etss Halm's, Esq. Deputy Governor for the ensuing year. NEW 77fEdTRE-ROTAL, COPENT-O_4RDEV. On MONDAY NEXT, April 43, is io, will be acted KIMI, RICHARD THE THIRD. Richard, Dukr of Glo'ster, Mr. Cooke; Henry, Eirl of Richmond, Mr. C. Kimble. Queen Elizabeth , St. Leger; Lady Antic, Miss Norton. To whirls will be added, she Pantomime of HARLEQUIN PEDLAR; OR, THE HAUNTED WELL. LYCEUM THEATRE. [Under the special License of the Lord Chamberlain.) Tkcir Majrsties' Servants will, on EASTER MONDAY, April as, letn, performs the Tragedy of GEORGE BAR N W ELL t ON THE LONDON MERCHANT. End of the Play (Grit time), a New Combo BaUet, called THE VILLAGE DOCTOR. After whirl*, the Musical lintertainnteet of THE REVIEW; OR, THE WAGS OF WINDSOR. ENSIGN COWELL, OF THE COLDSTREAM REGI- MENT . OF FOOT GUARDS. IT l 4 requested , that the GENTLEMAN, who was perseut, on MONDAY NIGHT last, shunt Twelve o'clock, when Kuno COWELL was abut at, near St. Mar • wirers Church, Westminster, will call at the Office of the Secretary of State for the Hume Department, as anon as he eau; and if the Secretary; or Varier Secretaries of State should not he there, that he will leave his Address. Whitehall, April lb, Rite. THE BRITISH PRESS. I.ON DON, TUESDAY. APRIL 17. The coun►y borough of Carmarthen hrs called a public meeting, to consider the late measures against Mr. JOHN GAL' Jong., and `Sir FRANCIS BURDSTI% In consequence of a requisition from se►eral respectable burgesses and inhabitants, the MAroa has appointed Monday, the 43d instant, for that purpose. The Benches of Lincolo's•lnn have recently refused an applicati o n of Mr. Burr. the Geode rnan who shot Loa Cautmost) in a duel, to be called to the Bar.—The ground of their objection is, that he bed been Litely a prisoner in the Court of King's Bench. . _ _ A paper has been circulated purporting to be a recantation by the gallant florcaa of all Ms pa triotic principles, but it is certainly a most con temptible fah* icat ion. It is the preratent opinion of the Oaten in the British arm•. that 40,000 British troops are equal to the defence of Portugal; ia consequence of the few passes. and their great natural strength. the humeward.bound East India Beet is arrived in the River. Mr. M•KENete, who is to negotiate an exchange of prisoneis of oar between France and England, arrived at Plymouth, on Friday. and inainediately embarked an board • cartel trawl-boat, lying in the Sound, for Mml•ix. There was a grand military inspection, last morn ing. in Hyde Park. At seven o'clock the following troop. began to assemble on the ground. forming a line Rom the right of Keusiugton Gardens to Hyde Park-corner. The liue was lormed by ten o'clock, cu the following order :—On the right h iliree troops of ertillery ; the lst and :id Regt. of Life Guard., 650; a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards (blue) 250 ; the 241 Magoon Guard., or, Quern's Bays, 510 ; the King'. Own, or, Secood Dragoon Guard•, 530 ; the Green Horse, or, sth Light Dragoon Guards, 500 ; the 15th Light, or, Duke of Cum berland's Hus•ers, 660; the 10th Light Dragoons, 650 ; and three troops of artillery, which closed the lefk At ten o'clock, Sir D. DUNDAS, Olt CORl mandrr-tn•Chief, their Royal l lig hnesars the Oakes Of CUMBERLAND spud CAMBRIDGE, Lord MAIN. FIELD, and several other Officers, went down the line. The troops slimily after the inspection wee dismissed. The concourse of Nobility and (Ss 'dry in carriages, and pedestrians, was as numerous as oo Sunday. l'he PERSIAN AMBASSADOR RSA on horseback. with his etteadants, and two Lathes, dr...wit in the Persian enslave,. The infantry in this metropolis will be inspected this day to Ilyde Park. Orders were received at Plymouth on Thwack' , from the Admiralty, for a swift-sailing cutter or other vesael,to prepare to sail far Antrim', and from thence to the Islam! of Sunitirero, and all other West India Islands, to search fur and ende.isour to ascertain the fate of Jeffery, the ICIIIIIIIIII belonging to the Recruit sloop, who was suhutnahly set shore on the Above-named island of Sombrero, by his commanding officer, the Hoiroarabie Captain Lake, for the enormous crime of stealing a bottle of spruce beer !! ! This order is in pursuance of the motion made in the llou.e of Commons by Sir Francis Burdett. The perisoi.s who go out in her are ordered to have the unfortimate loan advertised in all the American and West India papers, and to he very minute in their search os the island to as certain whether any of los bones or other vestiges of hum remain. A letter from Lisbon, dated the Slat ult. repre sents that city as behig in a state of tranquillity, and trade rather brisk. The following ship. were ,tying in the Tagus at the above date :—Barfieur, (Hon. Admiral (; coat: HERKELZV), Claw, Neal, anJ topettsecr ; together with three sloops of war, and a number of small craft. Admiral lir:atet.►:v was en the point of shifting his flag to the Ungar. and the Bar . fiewr was coming home to undergo some repairs. A large fleet of merchantmen wits lying in the Tagus, onmo tlocharging and others taking in cargoes. A number of French prisoners had arrived at Lisbon. The joterneyasou tailors struck yesterday fur an increase of wages. Their present wages are ;.0•. a week. and they want 335. Thvy are estimated at 20.000 mei', a great proportion of whom being at leisure, it is Auppoted will attend the Westmin ster Meeting this day. On Saturday het. the Collection of Pictures front the Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch Schools, belonging to the late Mr. W POR TE*, were sold by Mr. ('uatsTio, sorvially. Cir very high sums of money, and, in the ag k zieoste. for the enormous amount of 30,03:31. steeling. A young man was on Sundi committed from the Secretary of State. t )ffice to Tuthill-fields Kr. ~,,, on suspicion of bring the person who shol at E..- sign Cowtt.t.. of the Coldstream R - e , oritt et Ounsis, and for the apprehension of whom a a ward of fise handmi pounds has bet n offered. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHAi ;GE, Aran. 16. CURRENT PR Wheat ....-. • • iii• ynf. I (14. ' Flue disks a sii. 1166 Rye • * 66,Ln Rarity ees 47e od Malt tais 76.• ( W esa (bil‘ s i'ille ;: f i r s 8 . ! •• . . 64: 750:. CF. OF GRAIN. Means (old) ..... .sas 6Seas Tick Roosa(old) 47. sjs Oats 454 11$4 Polands 3 l /1 33* uo Potatue ditto --s. to Rape Seed Fine Flour ........ 9,, seceeds .......;0... 115 E smi rIIFIELD MARICEI--7,7C--pfm. 16. To utak the Offal per stogie of rlO. 8eef...... as. 04 to so. 6d. I Mead of Cat tle. this d mo M anon ...4s. ad toss. ad. B•asts 1 Ant/ . ha. J. to 7s. tid. I Siterp mud Lambs,to o ,," Veht tis. 04. to 7s. 64. I Calves ...... i t . Pork sc lod. to la. sa. I Pig... ........... HAT.MARKET. flay sl. los. od. a 61. iss od. Straw... al. as. od. to 31. Its pi. 61. tos. ad. to 71. tos. ftel. COAL. MAlt IiET, Arttc 16 . • Ships. Ships sold. Pries. 41 .. Newcastle Coal.. St "Stone Cwal to The Earl of MILBY'S hunters and hounds I-ft the Oaks yesterda y , for Knowsley, Li. s,I MC j having finished the hunting nersoi). The Duchess of kraus. And family sensed, L i t week, at Edinburgh, on their way to Loudon. Earl and Conutms Formal=c are expected to leave town the latter end of this week, an ■ it'd to Lord and Lady GRENVILLii. et Dioptonre. s ir G EogGk mu d Lsoir Ossoms a and family left town, yesterday, for their seat in Bedfonishoe, to pass the holidays. The Ertl and Countess of DERBY' gave a grand dinner, nn Satiirday,_at thair hoti.e, in Gruveaor• square. to Earl and Countess GREY, the Earl of LAUDERDALE, Lurd OSSULSIFON, Lord and Lady Et.t.smacsanuess, Sir Samuel Koutwr, and Mr. and Miss TAY LOlle The Countess of PE/131101111 had a grand milk party, lust night, at her house in Caveudis.i-saluvire. The Countess of Yowls, and the Larne. Cure, Count Woaousow, and the Millet{ COULVIALy were erescot. _ Eita 7 l and Countess FORTESCOn gave a pant dinner, yesterday, at their house iu Grosvenor. square, to the Countess of STANHOPE, Sit GROSS% and Lady Nugent., Mr. H. Wee:se, Mr. G. PAGEL, and Mr. and Mrs. BROOK TATLOS. Sir PATROL and Lady Whim:Leon. gave a graod dinner, yesterday, at their hour., in Grosvenor. place, to the Earl and Countess of DERRY, Lord cad Lady STANLIT, anti several other Nobility. Mrs. °Levees benefit was announced for lag night, at the Glasgow theirre.--She was to play Queen Margaret, in The Battle of Haltom. We belieee that the Arrostrtv-Gentass was correct in stating, that there is no precedent to be foutsd in the records of the Horne or Cointufins, of a door being broken open to execute a warrant of the SPEAKER upon a :Member of that House. All the cases cited by PETYT, PASTROE, and BASfr.• NELL, afford nothing of the kind. The caw , which comes .nearest to It, is one in which the Ser jeant was resisted, beaten, and sent back to the Howe. of Commons, without the prrsurt wtlniithe was 0,- dered tutake. That person was • Member, win,, in the year 133.2, had been arrested during Ilte sitting l'arlitintent for debt, and sent to it Compter. The Serjeant was sent to demand delivery—hut the Gaolers refoard to give hut U. and an affray happened within the Comptt r Lat. The Mace was broken, and the Serrant's get knocked down. The !itevift, came to ti.r Consider, but took part agotivit 'lse Servant. Tle latter returning without the Moniker, tile srhule House rose stid repaired to the Upper lionse to state the case. The Lords judging the contempt to be very great, referred the plataishon itt th:tenf to the order of the Commons House. Tre Coin mons then returned to their own House., and 01. demi the Serratit to repair to the Sheriffs, and t.- quire delivery of the 'aid litirgeo., with t one Cu' or warrant, though the Logo Cuswctstotroiterril to grant a writ, which the Continotta Wit 4 the secoad demand the Sheriffs complied, and care u.• the Burgess. They were sent to the Toyer for their offence. Sunday morning, at * quarter before seven o'clock, a man descended the area of Sir WILE, se BEECHICS house, to Ilarley•street, and opened the window of the butler's palm. . flora which he too:: several articles of plate; the butler, then in Mil in the pantry, awaking at the moment, end noncom the theft, flung on a flannel jicket, and, lino lightly apparelled, with great activity, pursued ti e thief several streets off, rod et last seemed hies I.i Portland -street, and took bun to Mary-lii-lioxv: watch-house ; the 111:41 threw down the erne, ' e hid stolen, in the street, wheel he fouud hiiu><il o lose ground. MEETING OF CREDITORS A r GUILDHALL. TO PIOILROVr. Y P Al...salad's Scutt sod Thomas Purvis, late of St. qilll , - axe, Undue, merchants • - I o DIVIDENII. Juhn Allen, Platform, Rotheg hitlie. Mid.llcien, merchant OR WE OF STOCKS .04 84 it:IIDAV Bank stuck • a per Ceres Reduced . . I per Cent Cutisula 4 per Cent 5 per Cost Navy Luna Anness.ra ......... 1-luthg India Bends l3 14 Pr" , , Id,, 7 ti ;or. Rich. Bina S beN . rin s ~" % C..!1d.. it i ?res., aastw. ~.‘ i ;j . . 9 Coglibb Lottery Tieket. ..... . ....141 T bliin, Stack.lir..t^f. 4, Crwohile, and 9, BIRTHS. On Wc•lnenLey lest. Lady Grantham, of a son. In Carlisle, on the 7th jolt tic Ilea Mn. Del; t to tie late Earl of Segfurti. . . A k. days agu, a Wyman, and si, was diselsa.ls 1' the lying-I.4suspstal, Great Braaia ,lust, 1.111 4 ON, safely delivered of her jirst child, after Ivo aag years 1114311. ed DEATH. Oa Sunday latt, is•Ose pith yrn of his or, J Eb+ll.ps. !fridge-Wert, Camrstatdge. _ HIGH I•AFER AT LO•DoN BRIUGL, 10... slier.. 11 I 4fitISUUY 3 wi I. I.IIN t).,r4 —Prte:ed by C t. •:• ' at, • i.lo,babrJ at the Mice. N• iS, /tort ..f Church, Paraod. by J of es."' 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