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1 tion was *greed to ; and on the House resuming, leave was obtained to hring in a Bill accordingly. PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION. Mr. CURWEN made an auidition to his former no tice of u motion, and stated, that he should make it relate to the preventioll of the sale or purchase of seats in Parliament, and likewise traffickii% in Parliamentary Representation. Lord FoutLgyotot, ill consequence of this Hon. Gentleman's intention, stated that he should not profose the additioual clause he intended to suggest to the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exche quer's Lill as to the Sale of Places. SALE OF OFFICES. Mr. HOMIER said that the statute of Edward the Third, on which the Right Hon. Gentleman's Bill was founded, applied to the buying nod sell ing of offices, mid that the offices touching the ad tumults', ion of justice were included in its provi. Sinus; he was one of those who thought it quite I';g'et that this judges should have the apitobttutent Itesucit pt:rgota. as were to till those 011 a, at the some time hr could hint allow that it would be right That they should sell them : be was supported in his 'opinion by a long train of imperative authorities, "iieseetisliiig frotu Lunt Chief Justice Hide down to the present time. Lord Chief Justice Hale inen I 'rated the importance of abolishiug the sate (Amuck offices, as it etisted at that period ; and in the reign of George the Second, a Committee appoint ed at the buggestion of Parliament itself urged the necessity of the sane measure; and in the year 1797, the Coastaittee of-Finance recosinueuded it earuest ly to their adoption. How it had hapoirinsil that after such authorities it was not acted upon before lie could not aqeouig ; it was one of that multitude of recommeodations which lay upon the table with their propriety acknowledged by ali, hut their sag- • gestious enforced by none. It was not his inlets tio:i, however, to involve aoy of this matter iu present d3ill ; he Ciought it probable that a hotter opport ty would occur in the course Id the pre sent Session, it might occur in the third Repot t 'of the flu:ince Cnussu,ttee. There was also another opportunity which he was led to expect from what hail fillets from a Right Hon. Gentleman in the last Session ; lee alludetlto the intention of grant ing ro increase of salary to the PuisneJoil4es. If such a measure was brought forward it would af ford an opportunity for introducing this subject : he threw it out now for the Night Him. Gentle consideration, without intending himself in the Present instance to submit . any propnaitiou of that nature. Mr. Pi:Recital, said, that the subject was nu. doubtedly (tootle:I to the consideration of the House, but that much previous inquiry would be necessary. He agreed with the Hein Gentleman in supposing that some opportunity might occur, which would pure the way for some proceeding upon the subject; he was, however, of opinion, thst the House would nut be inclined to go farther than coining to some resolution opoivit, before it had au bpportunity of communicating with the Courts that would be affected by its opt ration. He certainly did signify last session, his opinion of the neeessity of increasing the salinity of the Poistie Judges • an increase ought also to take place to the Welchiediciiture. It would also, lie thought, be well to extend the increase to the Chiefludge of the Common Pleas and the Chief Earmt of the Exchequer. He did not bring the measure forward at an earlier period, because the principle appeared to be adopted so generally by *he House, that it was not likely to lead to much exa mination. If any delay., acting upon the l lon.Gent.'s suggestion, was likely to he injurious to the ad ministration of justice in the (mature, lie (Mr. P.) would not recommend sue!) delay ; * hut as no such consequence could result front it, the offices being of so ministerial a nature, he thought it better to defer it. Tnoegh the Chief Judge had the appoint ment of persons to those offittes, lie could nut ape point inadequate persons, without their heiiii; sub ject to the inspection of the ether Judged. No practical mischief had ever happened. but the principle was not a gond one, and ought to be taken into consideration et another opportunity. Mr. Tituaticree said, that the general amount of the sinecure places was averaged at ahnot twenty. tire thousand o-year, and he thought that if they ware abolished, the saving would be sufficient to afford an increase of salaries that might be thought necessary ii, the instance alluded to. Mr. gOSE said. that there were some in:lecture cies detected in the Report from which the lion. Gentleman drew his intelligence, as to the amount of the sinecure places. Mr. THORNTON said. that be quoted the repo r t of the gross amount, which was made since the de tection of the inaccuracies to which the Right 110. nourahle Gentleman alluded. Mr. W. WYnrte said, that it was not merely the interest of the Judges that was to be attended to, hut also that of other persons who had places for life, not sinecure, to dispose of. 'He wos.per.marled that many of the places so sold were notwith standing admirably tilled, hot still the 'principle vas a bad one, and it was right to put an end to it. lie agreed with the Km. Gentleman, that the abolition of sinecure places would supply means enough for the increase of the Judges salaries. MOUSE IN COMMITTEE ON THE BILL TO PRE VENT THE SALE OF OFFICES. Mr. PEMCWVAL moved that a new preamble shou!d be introduced for the purpose of mined ing the iuconveniencies that resulted from the constant references to the act of Edward VI. which was agreed to. Lord Fout Eamon proposed. 'uotearl of the enu meration isf Places which the Bill contained, these should lie subatitated general words which would include rill places whether Civil, Naval, or Military. Mr. Nowt:vit. thought the motion of the Noble Lord unnecessary, as, after the enumeration of the different places, Bill concluded with general words to the effect of those proposes by the Noble Lord. Lord FOLREITUNE Wittllttate his ameadment. sir. Na ALWEIA, maid, that mach of the cloaks- %Rents of the Keeper of the Signet of Scotland. arme out of the /WV of writer hips and clerkships; if the practice was illegal, it ooght to be included ill the gettersal prevention—ii it w a s legal Un excep tioG ought to lie draiiii in its favour. Mr. Pcacayst. said, that the Bill was to extend to Irelllllll cud Scotlapd ; that there was a clause if the Bill, which excepted any office legally salp able; so that if the Cage to which the lion. Gentle. man alluded was one in which She wale was legal, the exception would operate in its favour, if not, the Bill would have its full operation; if the expr7. lions were too %emend, they might include toe Clerks of the Bank, which could not be the wish of the Legislature. Mr. Hoar Ea did not see how Clerks of the Bank could be included in the moat general wording, they were neither civil, nivel, nor military °Scent, but Clerks acting under a private Cunipany : there were some word* contained in the Bill dirt struck him as objectionable; it was stated that all of in cer tain departments under their superintendithee or contronl should be embraced by this Bill, bat the words did tint appear to him, although they reach ed the inferior officers, to affect the superior ones ; there was no locution either of Official situation.. Mr. PIRRCST AI. said, that the words, in the De partment, or under the Controul, included the ►o perior as well as inferior officers; though the First Lord of thy Treasury could not he said to lie un der the controul of the other Lords, yet he was in the Department of the Treasury, and being so, was manifestly within the proviso of the act. lie had omitted to inelition judicial sititations, as They were enumerated in the old Act of Edward the Sixth, which. was in effect re-enacted. The ques tion was then put awl agreed to. Lord Fot.Rcs•rotsE moved, That places in the East India Company's service should be included in the enumeration of the account." Mr. Pcncevat. could not see what object the Noble Lord had in view. Lord Mit.ToN concurred in opinion with Lord u., and supported his motion. Mr. PETER MOORE did not twlieve that any ap -1)0;10i/wilts were rnld in the East Luting, still it was better to guard against r oslible evils. Mr. STURGES BouwwL and Mr. Yowitt thought that the East India places were included in the The ATToRNET-GENEIAL thought it woHI4I he unjust to give the act operAtiou iu the lime space of time with respect to Indio, that it iv...s to hire with respect to these countries, as it was so La distant. PERCIRVAI. +aid, that he would propo,e a elmise to previlit that 0w:n0v(114.1w... Lord CA•TI F:ItE41:11 that the power over :Ippo,ntilieat• abroad did not re.t with the Govern ine.it at home ; it iiii;;ltt recommend, but did net app. a Mr. I foam Lit ispproved of the clause of his Noble Friend ; the cal:4er .if the Bill was to prevent traffic ill appointments; it appealed by the confession of tlie Noble Lord, that the miponitments took place in the F.ust Indies; so that if there Will any doubt whether the Bit would extend to it, the :natter should not be left iu doubt. The SoLtcyroa-G . said, the Act mention ed the West Indies, and other parts abroad ; which of course iocludeall the Milt Ladies. After it few further observations from Mr. Peer Moore. Mr. Wallace, and Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Fe:text's'. said, that he would consider the subject, and if it appeared to 1 to be necessary to apecity the East Indies, he would do so. Mr. Hose en thought that the Courts of Judi ciatitre iu India ought to he made competent to try such cates, as great incouvuniencies would result fro.n try Me them here. The ATTOKNIty t:ZWEILAI, said, that wherefer the offitoce was committed, there it was to be tried, unless a syecial provision pas mode against it. Lord FOLKS/MONS said, that by the statute of P.Javerd the Sixth, the person who was spi - noted by corrupt means. lost the employment, and the person through whose mean% he procured it, lost the right to appoint ; he felt ai difficulty in cool melienaling how the office could be rilledagiain, for it was indeed recently the act, and the right of ap pointing a sulsstitate was forfeited at the same 5f r. Peartest was of opinion, thut the for feiture applied only to the right of appointing in that particular iiistatwe in which the corrout in fluence was proud ; however he would look far ther into it, and if lre found that it required amend• went, would make it. Mr. I'xIttISAL. adverting to the clause enacting that the printing, publishing, or advertising, or Miring to he so done, airy house or office for the sale of places, contrary to the provisions of the Act, should he punishable AS a iniadeineanwir, observed, that ao far as this applied to Newspapers, it might be converted into a hardship by inflicting corporal punishment fur what might be merely the fault of inuilvertesicz. or ignorance. Ile therefore proposed a clause making such offence punishable by line only. not exceeding Soul. and not less thou 501. at the discretion of the Judge. The tither clauses of the Bill were then gone through, and the blanks filled up is the Com mittee, and the Report was ordered to be received on Mondayrient. Tin. Irish Militia Bill was postponed till to iniirrow. Mr. Wit.taTow brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply, w which Mere payied the grants for the Miscellaneous Service for Ireland; which was ugTeed to by the Ilouse. Adjourned at I'• vvvN o'CLoea. It was mentioned in oar report of the proceed. ings of the !louse of Commons, in the course of this week, thut Mr. Cui.wes gave notice of his intention to move—" That so much of the evi dence given before the Commissioners in the cise of WALsn and Ntsos.re's Bankruptcy, as affected Mr. W./L(4ll'l6cm in Parliament, he laid before the House." Now, the fact is, that no such evidence ever existed, and the Statute of Bankruptcy was Superseded, that measure having been found, in every respect, intrrntlent and unnecessary. Mr. Cultwen ascertained this to be the ease, took an opportunity on w subsequent night to ac knowledge, in his [dace, that he was in error, and would, of course, decline any further mention of the Incmess. It is necessary to stale this, as, from the low tone in which Mr. CIAILIVIIa spoke, his ex planation Was not distinctly heard by strangers, anti. consequently, did nut appear in any of the ;•r,.. Mr. WALT'S& his. fnnoly acted the part of all *ad 1!: lt • !n•nclent Representative, and h as , we Wiese, is a r.lo.ott to he ashamed of the media in 0' ,. d001l his seat, as any Ottwur %you 4 ,c; the !louse. Tr THE RITISH PRESS. f . 11. LONDON, . FRIDAY, Arsur. Viscount CASTLEREAGH has not yta tendered his resignation, and still remains in office. Ile attend. ed last night in the House of Commons. He did not c nine sideling into the House, he marched in boldly, assumed his usual seat upon the Treasury Bench, anti took as active part in the business of the night, even in the Bill to prevent the im proper disposal of places. Mr. IXIIII - BREAD was astounded, ‘ mid expressed his surprise tat this unexpected appearance, but was answered by his Lordship in a way which shews pretty plainly„that Le has no idea of retiring from office. [fail , doubt, however, could reinain upou thy subject, it must haee been done away by Mr. Peecrvata who pleaded the majority of Forty-seven, in his Lordship's favour, as a complete acquittal. It is strange that Mr. PERCIVAL . * legal habits and prejudices should carry him so far as to assimilate a vote in the House of Commons to the verdict of a Jury, which purities the culprit, and makes a new man of him. An ac quittal by Jury implies unanimiiy, and it is to that quality it owes its efficacy. The culprit comes out of his trial a pore man, heciiii.e the Jury are all agreed upon his innocence. Bat an acquittal by a majority of the Housienf Commons can boast no such healing and purifying quality, sinless when that acquittal is the result of en unani mous vote. The Duke of Yana's case illustrates this position. He was acquitted by a majority of Eighty-two, but this verdict did alt acquit him in public estimation, and he resigned. With what sense or consistency then Can it be said that a majority of 47 can do more for Lord CArrr,s - than a majority of 82 did for his Royal !highness; still taking into accoant that the. latter asserted his emir./ innocence, chile the Noble Lord has confessed that he did every thing short of the actual completion of the crane laid to his charge. 11 u.iy thing innie huthilimiiig, and we might add, inc personally degrading than condemna tion, could have been inflicted on a Minister and • Member of Parliament, it is the a,quittal which Lord CASTLEREAGH has received fma the House of Commons. But, what acquittal ? Mr. CM/a. RING'S Ilesulatiot of Tuesday night, seems devised rather to point the sting of public animadversion, uud to render it more poignant to the culprit, thau to protect, or to exculpate him. We might almost fancy that there was snore of malice, or of enmity, than of friendship, in such a shield. That lie did not accumplich, or as the Secretary for Foreign Affair* expresses it, that " the attempt of Lord C sr . ILK s s bat a_ sacc estfu I," is made the groatal sad reason to induce the House, nut " to elate into any criminal proceedings against hint." Such a defence, we hope and we believe, is stairise in the proceedings of any Legislative Body. Compared with such an acquittal, the Duke of Tuna's honour is unhurt, and his inno cence a !nutted. For the honour of the flatlet), and of the ag:•, Inn above all, for time character of the country, winch must full in its own estimation, if such a ram can retain his place in the Counsels of of the Crow°, we trust that Lord CASTLE/MACH will retire tram office ! If lie does not, after his criusiiialey is recognized even by his colleagues, how can we expect that any future examples wilt . be made ? What ! when Tisia.U•soa is expelle from the list of Directors, for only ignorantly placing Writerships at the disposal of Emrsaaa WOODEORD ; shall Lord C. who solitaire!, and systematically offers to place • Writerthip. in fact, at the disposal of such a mad ita Mr. REDiNG, brave and escape all punishment ? We will not believe it. The thing is imnosmible. We undereund that Ali Austrian Officer of dis tinction, who has been for some time in tin+ coun try, bet oils few days ago, on his return to Vicuua, by the way of Trieste. A dispatch has been received, stating that the As diefute French frigate, in Basque Roads, had gone to pieces in a gale of wind, and that • French 74 had greatly suffered on the same occasion. The French squadron lately destroyed in Basque Roads was to have gone to Ferrol, where it would have gained a great additional strength : from thence proceeding to Toulon, it was to receive on board 40,000 troops, intended to take possession of Cadiz and the flget ; and aftet that it was to proceed to the West Indies, to succour Guadeloupe and Marti nique; 'for which service, one of the 74's, th a t' was burnt, was laden with 60 0,0001. worth of stores and ammunition. An Account of the Quantity of SUGAR imported into Great Britain in the year I nos ; distinguishing, British planta tion' Foreign plantation, and Ea s t India Sugar; together with the quantity reexported, dibtinguishing the export to Irelanii from the export of all other parts ; and reduc tag the relined to its equivalent quantity of ran Sugar. IMPORT- IMPORTED TO au. Ireland. Other Total. Carts. Cwts. parts. Carts, British Plantation 3,453,1134 140,595 57400 i 754.494 ForrigoPlaotatios 455,065 East lads. Total 3.74 ;—. .,190 I ---- 05t0,061 6 --- 17,0tt RORRRT Prat.t, of Drayton Bassett, in the county of Stafford, Esq. is returned to serve in Parliament for the City of Cashel!, in the room of QUIN TI N Utta, Esq. who has accepted the Office of Escheator of Munster. MICHAS). OCORGE PRENDF.RGRAIT, of Little Stanhope-street, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. is returned to serve in Parliament fur the borough of Saki's)), in the room of Jottis PuytaT, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. 1 I - - \sue -- 0 0- Cr.r7KV THE ROYAL FAMILY. Wednesday evening k Ladies CAR DIGAiI and CAA autism WALDEGR ttR arrived at IVindsur, to at+ tend on filer Me.turry and the Patmcasst.s. Lady CIRDIGSN left Windsor, yesterday morning, for London. Yesterday morning, His MAJESTY, Princesses Atuvvra and SuPHIA, accompanied by Lady TR ENKE, 4ir fiAttaw BURMalti) NE•I.6, Generals (I.ta rn, and Furzaor. took an airing, "II horseback, in tVintlsor Great l'ark,. and returned at 12 o'clock to the Castle. Sir H RItY BERRA KO NEALC is on a visit to their M sittrri LS at ‘Vincisur. The Kisu has been indisposed 'kith a cold dues ring the lust week, lint we are. happy to say, he is recovered, and appeared in excellent health, ou Wednesday, at Cowl. It was generally reported on Tuesrliss - , that the Pr' !ells .A.MALI• was in a dangerous state : w• are, however, happy to say her Royal •Highneirt was considered much better sin 11eshieaday eveii ing. Wednesday, flit NIAJESTY was Obliged* on kis way to London, to go through the great Park, nve.r Englefield-Green, to Egham and Staines, the floods being out on the road to Slough and Old Windom.. Tuesday, the Duke of Yoas was obliged to get out of his carriage on the Slough road, sod take a boat to Eton College, on his gray to %i'lloisur, till his carriage was conducted through the Play fields, for his Royal Highness's reception. The Prince of WALE* and Duke of CLARZPr kit Windsor on Tuesday eseisin. The Dukes of YORE, CtaIBRRLAND, KENT, and Suarez, left Windsor on Wednesday morning. They were to go through the Great Park ou ac count of the floods. THE Lie IteM. The new Comedy, intitlerl " Grieving's a Folly," continues to attract crowded houses, at tin, elegant • and interesting Theatre.—The following is the PROLOGUE to tile Piece, a rate's a:n.l spoken by Me. EYRE : When with a tretubliste heart an Author saes, Aud beer prutectiou for his Yirgia Mime, The Tiuingue, Cuuusel for the Plaintiff's ease, introits fur mercy, suit implores for grace. " This is the Puit's cant," I heir you say, An old, •tale trick, pr t ictsed before to--iy, " surly as tolerate some wretched Play !" Yet, if we place before each longiog game, brwortal sa AIL espr• t.'4 aimed ; S.. patnper'd is the taste, so weak the iseati„. Rowe rather would rupperless to brit, 11'ors141 mlll7 eluy OH sort 1,11 nay, rather fast, come to boinpirt en the rick repast. .At tree* " like throw, few %maws are tread, 4 • Far ai.velty they crave, whole year rased. Shire then vanity gives aura ilcheld, • Three novelties we offer bete to.nozlit 1-- Thc first, a Theatre, compact and Gann, Where, without gle;ses, yea mag me as all • • The m u t, a ilmstlimp, whore., ass*visit and, -- For, if you listen, you may herr ea all. The third and last m a t novelty we bumf, (And .bat rill prorWearprire yea most,) is, that our aui itor—s owl's-oar tube told le sod a rred d wiplit , Mho enter for gold I 1104', I Ili 4111V1' to the walks of (rine, • at•st St :nice were his oaly Lea, There, eantwAd every hope, there, every fr.err, 'ill fancy mail the Os-origin of pleseing yea. And is its the teehsegs of* , patron Led, Ile, f ripely rictus, what I ns muse isispit'd I 'I lien 011 ors efforts he rot too m ere, Nor damp t lie ardour of a volunteer ; Where jUdirtallli Crlisitfr4, let your merry But .pare his errors hue the generous dreti ! Tins hoLtess'd by your ratites, 14)111t future bard May seek, e'en Isere, the poets bright reward, May strike the lyre to some rnraptised istrAla, And breathe the voter of *rural Greece amain, Make this Lyceum, lake the o:te of /one, Jac' cd to genius, sad to elastic lore! • NEW R 00.119, 11,1NOVE It-SQUIRE% ; .~(: ~. . A ! , , ~ , , t Madame CATALAKI's fourth Concert this 9easort,, was held la.t night. A Jeer in the drat act, by Madame CATALANI and Mos Houghs, was unich alrplaude,l. 1n the second &let, MarIatoeCATALA NI exerted her wonderful poxes in* Recitative and Aria, in which ahe received the applause elan elegant and tion,t-sona useeroblugc of ill.lnetialrit-s• gft whores were the Margin. of STAFrin tui , Earl Pomeets, Counts of Kix IFSTON, BALC.E.uod the Hon. EG Lady HEATHCOTE gave, lint night, a grand root at her house iii Graf , venor.sqns.e, whicit was attended by all the faslnopaUdsiiGlum The Earl and Countess of JERSEY gave* grand dillll er yeNteraly, at their house, square, to Earl ST. lit. Earl and 'Countess C 0%%. PER. Lord and Lady PONsONIY, Lard ERSKINE. Sir JOHN SHELLEY. General Freioaxwica, and Mr. Timex Ex. The Earl aid Countess Fox? Vieux gar.. *grand dinner yesterday at their 'wine, in Grosvenor square, to Lords SEAFORD. BRAYBROoK, Lady SrA.• HOPS, Sir JOHN Cox IiIIIPPESI.EY, Mr. ['MOUT and Mr. STANHOPE. The much-erlinired . Pictnre of The Fish Market at Hastings, was on Wednesday sold at the &At bitiou of Water Colours, Spring-Gardens, for 400 guineas. It was executed by Mr. HESPY. Yesterday, the Duke of NORFOLK entertained several of the gentlemen belonging to the He rald's Office, and others, with a flintier at Arundel castle. Mr. SHERIDAN has returned to town in good health and spirits, and has had several conferences with his Royal Highness the Prince of %VALE& Sir CHARLES HAMILTON displayed true magna nimity in the ease of the Bailiff, by whom he was SO rudely treated. After the man was discharged by the [louse of Commons, Sir Cif atn.cs fallen ed hint into the Lobby and desired him to call fluorr and he would pay his fees. The remains of Earl Hareem er were removed at half past seven yesterday morning, without the usual funeral pomp, room his Lordship's I it, ho•spe in CifvenJi.h.oquurv, fur the ,twiny v.,alt newt- Newoliam, Oxfordshire, for interment. ~.,•.' 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