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been misled loan extent t the country /which bad hewn pea. duct:ec of injurious consequences. Justice we. 110 i sbue 10 the great body of agricultural la►oure►s, unless they were ef. fit lewdly protected. The manufacturing classes also dew reed protection, though the House had nut always dealt leniently with Mein. If, when laws wets made to punish combination amongst ale men, their provisoms had also been directed strain.' combination amonpt tlw master., Ise would hare aTrerti in the jinaire of the enactment. The aericulteral la b quer was not in the same sten Et ttttt . Dom -card Artist!, it was nut in his power to combine—aid his elerassities were so great, Iha t he could not go on for one moment without attend ing to his woo k. His master, however, might do wiiheiut fur PI gr...., part of the year, we hoot inju r y This was not Ihe 4 ;use the 11141111f:1mo. yr, 111, 111 a much better si l ea s ie n. Ile 4-minis...it it would le wise if the wages of the agrieultur nob re reveller tee %'. aII aiStritil , , %ere regulated at the Sessions. It could not be .4one for very restrainer districts, as, where the space wag large, the rate of wages mast necessarily vary. The Magistrate wowlel hr better able to Betide what SUM 011116/ els Ir given to a labourer, than to adjudge the rate of wages which a ma. nufacturer ought to receive, since there were many consi derations connected with a particular trade, of which it was probable lie would not be aware. Hy a e liberal appor tiodemnit of wages, of from Ss. to ss. per week. he conceived the existing Laws might he reduced 2,000,01e1 annu ally. There were parts of the Hill brought in by the Hum. GelltleMB•4 which lie thought were extremely beneficial ; for instant-v, that part which related so the mineral of persons who had procured settlements where else y haul no right to iloni. There were also p' os mucus that would p ro _ Lila% e resent sonic of the inuitualingement observable in the iselnelinsteniein of the POor's Laws. But that silty great, any derided benefit would be deneed front 11, be confessed he diet out believe. The greatest relief to the country wuuhd be foam' by making some change in the law of sett ;enieut, by which large ruins now lavished iu litig oboes miclit b e Weil. This was the tirgest item, hr cosieeived, that could be oared by soy regulation, that tell *hurt of rensoriug the grand scorers of the evil. The sum likely to he saved by other means was mit more than 5410,009/. or one-sixteenth of SPOO.OnO/. whet' the tobue's rate auunally required. The Committee, which had sat two sears, the whole of whose yroceroings were thou before the House, h:ial dune teething that dal not fall far short of thee:real (deject hr hail in relea— sed, unless Governeri sit intended to let the evil go on tnrecasiug, from day to day, they would devise sense means eif lowering that weight of taxatimi, which pressed the 'aspic dime, and was the primary canse of the pre sent distress. The Duly None the country had, was, that Ministers would diminish the taxation which bore so beery on particular bodies ' and that they would place it eloseeralwic else. This could nut lie done by a Committee. They had not the iuP.rmatinu, neither could they &gist 'louse 1111'd."1.'0, which, while the revenue was protected, and preseoted from falling sheet, would, by their operation, relieve the great body of the people, and enable the Le. gislature to make an effectual aileron.° io the system. Lord Csoott.i.ntAtlit did not suppose that the proposition of his Le:illicit Friend was intended to lead to II general dis cussion of the system of Pour's Laws. If the subject were In h e oliseu,sed in that House, it would hr inure advan tageous to debate it, wheu the Bill his Hon. Friettel meant to subunit to their consideration, was introduced. That Bill would routaus seven or eight of the mu-t important propo eititme connected with the subject, and, in considernig it, they would be able to poiut nut those parts of the improved system. in the propriety of which they agterol, and those also which tiny cousidered faulty. 'I lie Hoto. Gentkorai' (31r. hail argued the guts • rather as n matter of tiossiorial arrangement, than as a subject rolinected with the Pool's Laws. if he bail formed soy measure in his own mind, it' lie had discovered any happy espoelieut, lay whirl, the hurd.o could be re (ruin that part of the c oo,. natality which they most wished to relieve, and thrown on another portion, by whom it would not he felt, then lie etliitil assure the ilonottiable Gentleman that hr had found out • plan, which had not presented itself to the Chance law of the Exchequer air to any of his 3latesty's Ministers. tkl,.re he asked Ministers to do that, which, he stated, they alone could effect, it would have burn well if he had communicated to them what system it was Iliat he haul revolved ill his Mind, 111141 *Oiled thrill to adopt. lI.P Majesty's 31inisters, believer, ft 00000 ght they hest rl their duty to tile Heinle Riot lin . eouutly, by out tak ing the question up as a Illfaltaire of Guff. ramrod. They deem, el it Leiter to identify l h rursr l ycswith terry putt of the Ilona', in endeavouring to discover a proper irmealy for the red. Po tiny* the Hon. Grollerstaii would change tins upitow,n on tills point, when Ire (Lord Castlereagh) de elareel that it was better to have time question looked into, groerally, by sit parts of the House, in under that every variety of a orw might be taken of it. He protested against the minciple laid duwu by the H 'able Gentleman—foe lie emweived, that a propusitiuu fuming from Governeueut on this suloject, might be looked at with jealousy, anti might appear somewhat harsh, whereas, it would toot be liahle lo any such nhj.etiou, if it Were milted as a matter of regulation, cOOOOOO from all ports of the House. He would ask the Hoa. Gentles eau, eslartlwr he thought a useful Measure on this *Object would receive less assistance and support Gum 31iuisters, if brought forward by 1' or others, than if it were introduced as • decided GoVerii 0000 . lit measure? If he a uuld state his plan, noel it were likely to be operative, it should have the sup port of Gov. ratoieut bait he thought it would be unwise to 011111311 the proceedings rut the Committee, with import to this question. The C • tee lead exaniturol the sash jest narouwly, and pal ticularly that part of it which wan west linporlant, Ilalfirly, how they were to deal with those laws, wit t prejnolite to any of those rights which the people claimed f their birth. He saw the int-olive saner of the preseut systemo-shut he also saw the difficulty of cleating arch it. He did out think it was fair on the part of time Hon. Gentleman to lead the country to suppose, as • portion or his spent b co rtainly did, that thee e was any impala mesa •iroolaSt Ministers with se-specs to this question. The filet was, they mild not wish hastily to introduce • new system, since they felt that they could WA do so %abort footling a ask which they did nut deem expedient. He had eves) reason to believe, that nu country had ever limn snore rapidly ft om a state of do pression than Great Britnin recently had. lawking to the increase of reveuut , of commerce, of mianisfactuting industry, and of agricultural industry, he felt he was justified in saying that the interests of this country had linden guise • giro mod fuisolainental amelioration. The putor's rates were, ist coma queliee, much less pressed tau by the inalioraeturing poor than they mete some time since. The House, he hoped, would stiffer the Committee to proceed with their labouts—Mince every thing ought be ex pected from them which zeal and persevering •ttentiou could effort. (lu these grounds, he must &elate, oil this mot of himself and his colleagues, any invitation to bring forwird a eeneinl measure. A. the Hors Gentleman's re medy was one tot taxation, and taut fur the alteration sal the Pool ' a Laws, lir tlH.Lialit It Was li question more proper fur the f. onside. atom of the Chancellor of the Exchequer tbau for that of any sober iodivadual. Mr. BURK r 1.1. sand the couutry was 'rimming under the weight of the Poor's Laws. In o n e (coati, the populatiou of a iiich anioionifri to 10,000 persons, the poor's rates were ono li - ooni per 141111111 e, ilootigh a f. w years billet they were 7.0001 per can. 'I lie pailrituf West Grirustou, sn which 1.acd,11,11,401f ri of 7110 acres, the clear rent of which was 4 .111101. a yeao,anol, in the present year, the poor's rates would be 4,1011/. The notoitent the harvest was housed the people were disehargo it by the farmers, and were, of course, obliged to go to the work-house. This rental k applied to all that country, flout the South nouns quite up to Susses, and ex truding east mid west ft Hampshire to Kent, except in those parishes a here hops were glown. These fiats he could prove In evidence before the Committee. Lord Cssvbsut•Gd was aware dial the pressure, in some districts of Surarli, was exceedingly . Su much so, as to threaten the destruction of the landed interest. Mr. M::Tltos would be attempting to palletise a delusion tin the count; v, if lie did not state, that any temporary latter interkrence, solider existing chewiest:owes, would out remove the evil. The sore was WO deep to he healed by any sueasure that did not penetrate to the rout of the mischief— soil while the present state of 'Amalie's /renamed Hothou se's!), d, he was canifident that the ev.l of the pour's rates must routilitie limit. While the pauper was starving, the grotto. masa was struggling will. the difficulties of the times. The landlord, its consequence of the taxes, raised leis vent. the farmer enhanced ale price of his pro duce, and the labourer, in the cud, was the real an fferee. tie was nut half paid fur his labour—a fact which was notorious in the western parts of the kingdom. They might go oil miaht enact laws, and render the defies of Magistrates snore abffictilt, Seydou after Seasiasse—they might pass Acts our day, mail repeal them the next—but tiny would not mend the matter, until the reverse aff the pict ire that he had drawn presented itself—m.ol there was a sufficient-la of employment to vorrt the ahoorera' della/11111X. %Vail this view of the subject, he called on his Majesty's Militate," to areonal, or rattier to out run, the labours o► the Committee, anal would proceed to relieve the people from a martinss of that immense 111:1S , of ft/1111111 by which they were borne down. Let the House of COOllllOllB recollect that the eyes of the country were on them, and that the hearts nod wishes of their constituents were with them 1111 every question having fur its object the l'efl*:lle of taxati 4444 and else lowering of the public expels 'ime The people situ not expect a 1 su strls 10 ado ietpaas aihilitns. They only wished thesis to do their duty. They asked for no more, mid they would not be satisfied with kr. Mr. T. L. P. Wci.t.eat.►ar said, the question resolved itself into a /rely narrow compass. It merely was, whether they should vote for Ilse renewal of the e miner, or vast for some specific measure. He should vole against renewing the Committee, because lie believed all the informat oats that 1 011 111 be obtained bed heels collected anal pr 0000 olgeste.l to the country—and, as there 11/11. nu Menihe•r of Parliament or Magistrate who did not know that the poor were in a deplorable state, no K n ee should he lost in as iug them effectual relief The laws now in fusee wear known to be inadequate to that purpose, or rather, what wa■ mulch wriese, they were kouwo to be mirchievons.— Having a little Irish blood in his veins, he hercrill to state, that he did sod. like the Honourable Ovoilemau (Sir. Curwen) apprehend any danger from so intreatae of po pulation, if means were found to employ at. He did not agate with the Noble Loral that any isislamay would lie ex• cited if a measure raw the alteratiost of the Puor's Laws cella r:Med from his Majesty's Ministers. He slid not know that prouder act could he perfus men by ally Gores timent dram the bringing fo. ward a measure of this nature... And he was sure if they dial itwooluee o u r, it would be hailed by all parties and classes as a most happy MUCH. Alderman WAIIIIMAN wished to mention a fact or two, which feuded to disprove the statement ar the Soto nibiug situation of the cestostry, which the Noble Lord bad rectotly made. The parish 111 which /It' hid resided, in the c 00000 lir), hat the last three or Cow and Is ruty years., was, up to Ilse present mumcllt, requiring an increase tat rate for Ida' nort of the poor. 'flue cottages were without garden., which he considered a very great defect, as it was probably an inducement 10 dishonestly. 1•'or those who bad no place in which they could raise a potato, would cent he very scrupulous in committing depredation in the potato or turnip field of his neighbour. Many Enclosure Rills had bees. passed of late, wader the idea of giving rm• ploymeut to the poor. He had, however, seen the parks of Nobleman mid Gentlemen increased by these tneraurry, but not a bit of 18114, lie believed, was reserved fur the poor mall. The ward Which Ise had represented fur many years in the Carlow:Must, consisted of five parishes Oue hundred of the inhallimista of there parishes had been recently summoned for arrears of poor's rate. Rut, when the business was isivestizate.l, it was found that it was with the greatest difficulty they kola themselves oast sat the poor house, and that they we re wholly unable to pay. When he was told that the counts y was 111 a flourishing situation, it was nretaaary to produce some thing, in proof of Ilse fart, more substantial than ensiiiiirhouse hooka, or financial stateineuts. He felt that it was quite impoasible to give any ' effectual relief to the the present system, and greatly reducing the taxes. Colonel WOOD said, that, no the Report of the Committee on the Pour's Laws, it was strongly recommended, that all cottages should be furnished with •sedans at a cheap rec,ommenilation ss his li he hoped would be attended to. In the comae of the al.sesissimi, lie had Iseasd several remarks Mach were 111".11 Illy of the considers& of the Commiter, but not a rea►uu hail been given for not renew. hag it. Last year, it was proposad to able r the L aw of Set. ilemen, by rendering it necessa, y that there should be a residuum of three, iirstead of osw year This., he terstood, was objected to by many persons its the comity which he re presented. Still, however, be thought, that that part of the law ought to be atneutled—for one of the greatest evils of the system was to be found in the cruel and tyrannical 'ism 1111 l r its which the law relative to settlements was adosi. Icslcreol. sir %V. Grist spoke iu favour of the motion, which was et served iu, without a division, and a Committee of %I all isionedialely appointed. WAGER UV BATTLE The ATTORNEY-GEN►RAL rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring it. a Bill, " w abolish the p euers d. ing of appeal of death, felony, or mayhem ; awl all wager of battle, j ' ' g issue by battle, and trill of battle, in arils o f right.•' The Learned Gentleman said, he Wag aware that this suliject hail, formerly, beets incidentally discussed in that linear, but he believed it hail never berme been brought forward in Parliament fur the purpose°, ['arum the In.. abo lished. The proceeding was a very ancient tow, orixinaling at • very tatty period, but that could nut be assigned as a rea son for nut abolishing it. The Learned Geist. then entered into a history of the slalom of U'ager of Battle, and pointed owl the different nit►ralious it hail undergone by the .Ifrqous Chaste of Henry 111. by the statute of Gloucester, and by the 3d or Henry the Seventh. He then expatiated uu 11w great absurdity, as well as injustice of ■ piueeedisig, which placed • mall, alit. had been acquitted of a crime, a tirfolill 11111 e it. jeopardy, especially when, fiam the finer of pre judice, aud the violence of passion, be was 1101 likely to have a fair trial. The I-rained Geutlemati cunt luded by Rowing fur lease to brim: the 11.11 Mr. DENMAN agreed in eve. y observation that fell from the ll.ear•ed Geutk-man, and anticipated that the abolition of this law, which, if it had been uric.' called into action, would bare beets au iiitulerable nuisance, would be effected by the unanimous vote of the present Psi hornet& Mr. BERNAL, all one of the saute p►ofession, expressed his thanks to the Learned Gentleman for bringing this mem sure forward. He believed, that there was another species of appeal, not 'Bulimia in tlw Bill, in eases of tieiison coin. mitred beyond *ea. He called the Learned Gentleman's at. tention to it, lest any ufic part of the system should be lilt untouched. The A TTORNET.GEN ERA!. said, the Appeal of Treason was entirely done sassy. Mr. B6R7IAL •puke from memory, but be Inhered the appeal, in cases of treason committed twymil sea, was still iu existence. Leave was then given to !fling in the Bill, whirls the ATTORNET-GIVNLRAI. wool idler prevtotrol. It was tend a hrs. issue, and ordered to be read a second these WI Friday next. COT RTs OF JUSTICE Sir J. NrlvpoßT ttttt 11, tlint tlw parin presented In 11. e House, reintivt lu fees token in Courts of Ju.tice, be printed. —Ordered. CUTLERY TRADE. Mr. EIIOGDEN brought up the Report of the Cutlery Trade Hill, which was agreed lu; and after a w words to a low tour (runs Mr. Wilma's, the Bill was untried to he read the thud time uu Friday 'text. A LIST OF TILE MINORITY OX MR. OALCILIFT . II MOTION. ON MONDAY NU:TIT, /OF ADDING THE NAVE OF MR. UROILIOSIAM TO TOE I ONI !MITRE FOR INVVIITIGATINO THE AFFAIRS OF Tilt RANK UT ENGLAND . Ahrrcrnmhy, 11u. J. Finlay, K. Newport. Sir J. Alleo. J. H. Forbes. C. thislow, Ai noir Althorp. Vise. r iru ,,k..o,. v . N. O'Callaghan, J. AlllOllll, Sir G. Fro ell 8011:Sir R. C. Ora, Wm. Aubrey, Sir 3 . Fitzgerald, Id. W. Thillimo', Dr. Broadhurst. John Fleming, John Thitherto., E. Beastmull. T. V. GR•krii, Benj. Palmer, (:. F. Buxton, T. F. Gordoti, Robert Pau. -, Ilia.. Blair. J. H. Graham, J. R. 11. Parnell, Sir H. Barham, J F. Graham, Sandford P. irse, H Raring, Sir T. Gs osvenor, Thomas Phillips, G. Barnett, Jan. (hearll, Pascoe Phillips, (.. juin. Beecher, %V. W. Griffilh, John W. Phillips, C. M. Bernal, Ralph Guise, Sir %V. Pilo., It. Bennett, Hn. H. G. Minißun, laird A. Power, K. Reny 1111 l lieu. Hai cry, 1). W. Ramsdell. J. C. Birch, JOS. Heathearte, Sir G. Ridley, Sir M. W. Browne. Dom. Howard, Hell. W. Roberts, W. T. Brag, G. Hmoorils. H. Bohan', A. Burroughs, Sir W. Hughes, W. L. Russell, Lord Win. Calthorpe, Him F. Home, JUR. Russell, 1•10111(; %V. Crexpigoy, Sir W. Hoitchimion, Iln. C. Russell, Lord John Calvert, Clint les Kennedy, T. 11111.A.111, It (i. Carter, John Lamb, Hon W. Sefton, Earl of Cavendish, Lord G. Latouthe, John Smith, Win. Clifford, Capl. Lemon, Sir W. Stools, Sam. Cliff 1111 l Vise. Imaginal', I retirge Smith, Georice Collin, Sir 1. Leen. Thomas Sinyi he, .1. 11. Collniroe, It. N. Leitkr, Ron. Stuart, Lord Jos. ('olvlinizh, Crew Lyster, R Tavisioek, Masted, Concannon. 1.. Marleisl, R. Taylor, 11. A. Crump! 1111 l Sam. Macdonald, James Tierney, Kt. Ills. G. Moles, T. H. 11 ark ititu-li. Sir ). W o rkhouse, Lt, Denman, Th o s. Iladorks, WA. %Vaithmaii, Aid. Drumm, Wm. Maitland, J. B. Welsh, Eil. Pick iii‘on. Wm. Mai tin. John illsaitou, John 1)..11213F. Ho F. S. 11.1 ii Paul Wholurail, %Vol. Mlestation, Vise. Maxwell, John IVilkans, %V. on it , lnis, Hon. L. 111 illmok, Mark Wilson, sir R. booths, Hull.(; Mills, (i. Wood, AIM arum Monks, .1 homas illiiiick, Sir C. Irvin, C. W. Davenport, IL Moose. Peter Ehrimoun, Visc. :%liirpr iit, Vise. IFLISItI. Edwards, John T. winau. It W. Colrain, John Ellice, Edward INI'tIIIP. 1(1111. R. Lsanblon, J. (.1. Elia:nos, Earl of North, Dudley WAYS ANT► MEANS. Mr. BROODEN hrondlit up the Report of the Committee of Ways and Meant., which was agreed to, and Bills ordered to be brought in pursuant to the Resolutions. On the motion of Gemini HART, the Papers prreented to the House Isi.t evening relative to the fines imposed on town. lauds in Ireland, for illicit distillation, were ordered to be printed. EXCISE DUTIES. Mr. BROGOIN brought op the annual Excise Duty Rill, which was read a first time, and orderrd to be read a ra.cuird time to-mo►row. The House Oren adjourned at Nine °Thick. REAL LUCK ! ! !—The Inat 20,000 i. Prize, drown yesterrlii%, No. 4.4rfi, was sold in Trn Shares by EYTUN, at his truly rut innate Office, 2. Grtn ►ull, and Lombard-street, the holders al which may tetrtre their Prise Mulkey immediately. THE BR:II7.ISn PRESS. LON DON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1819. Last night, in the House of Coinmons, a Cern mittee was appointed, no the motion of Air. STu it- GEs LoU RN 1,, to collect to fortnal too relative to the Poor I.aws. proposition met with some objec tion flout Nlr. Ct Avi at and Mr. LON G ILLY, on the priticiple that sufficient information on this subject had been already laid before the. house, amid that time country expected a specific measure on so iiiteresting a subject. Mr. CURWEN Sug gested the rropriety of relieving time landed pro prietors from the burden of maintaining the Poor., which Si lit be Oncost) impartially upoim the seve ral el .sees of the co iiiiiiiii iity. There is an appa. remit justice in such a demand, bit the object of it cnuld be obteined only by either of two means, neither of which, we should hope, would, oit maturer consider - m*lms, meet with Mr. CURWEN' s support. Either the aggregate sum requiri:d for the support of the Poor should be taiseel by some general tax, Reid be placed et the discretionary dis posal of the Crown, giving thereby a vest accession or what mr.ight be called minute nod local influence throughout every town amid hamlet of the kingdom ; or the property of all persona throughout the country must, on time perilicious principle of an income tax, be laid millets to the inquisitorial research of parish officers. To state these projects as the only means for carrying Mr. CuawEN's pro position into effect, will alone, we trust, be raft csent mi this point to counterpoise the great weight thin, generally speaking, must attend the 1-lon. Gentleinnim's sentiments. %Ye feel a great unwillingness to differ in any respect with Mr. CeRWEN up o n any branch of this question, in which he must hr considered as par ticularly well informed ; we feel that we can bring nothing but dirtily in opposition to his practical knowledge; but in the course of his speech last he urged a point of political economy which we must colitis* is totally at issue with whatever sentiments we have been enabled to collect on the subject. Mr. Cunwtsv lament* that potatoes have been introduced into this country. Why? Be cause, by the facility with which they eau be raised, and the great quaotity of loud they atiord, they tend to increase population ! We had ever thought, that an n u clease of population was an ad vantage to he desired by every country possessing the means of useful employment, and that popula tion could never be regarded as sit evil, except when it surpassed, or even too closely entrenched upon the means of support. If, however, a coon try, either by superior cultivation, or a happy al teration in the nature of the produce, afford three times the awaits of support that it has been in the habit of yielding, it would naturally seem that a three-fold increase in the population could bring no greater evil tha► had been antlered previous to the improven►emt, or the happy discovery. The ArtoRNET-GENEIAL brought in a Hill for abolishing the barbarous relic of our feudal law relative to trial by battle. We have received New York Pipers to the 15th ult. two ails later that, those received yes terday. The l'alwr of the 14th gives the follow ing extract the Report of the Honourable J. C. CALIioUN, Secretary of War, en the rub.' ject of the present Military Establishment. A fter noticing the Peace Establishment of former periods, he observes— " If then the Military tstahlishment of 1802 be :mime.] to be as almal as was then consistent fur the safety of the country, one pieseiit Establisl •sit, wheat we take into dom. mtrison the prodigious increase of wealth, population, ex tent of firs titory, rnnnher and di3l3/itT of nolitary posts, cannot lie pronounced extraragaut ; hut, on the emir trary, after a foll end four comparison, that of the former period wort. io proportion to the tirres:ilies and capacity or the colottry, hr admitted to be 91111 P as Ihrge ao the WWI" anduuthe accumpliun Ilu,tt the estaliiislisrieht of 18112 wee 39 small as the piddle salcty would then io!ittil, e redoct ion of the expense of our present rsialdishment can not be made with safety lathe piddle service by reducing the army. In coming to this conclusion, I have nut overlooked the 111543i13 that a large standing army is dangerous to the liberty of the comitry, and that our ultimate feliAlli'A fur defence ought to he on the militia. Ito most vealnus adverntrs must, however, acknowledge, that a standing army, to a limited esti ut, is necessary, and no good 11,31 , 03 cats be iissigned why any sl Id exist but what will equally prove that the pn sent is not flits large. 6 ' To consider the peceent army as dangerous to our li berty, partakes more of liniclity thou of wisdom. Nut to insist on the character of the officers, who, as a holly, are high-minded and honourable men, attached to the pi on pit e of freedom hr education and et-lei-lion, what well-grounded fear can there Ike trout an establishment dotted Olt Pll extended a Gunner, with many tl 1111 l sand miles between the extreme points occupied But the danger, it may but said, is not so much (runs 1114 11111131/12151, an a cpsrit hostile to li het t y by which it is supposed all rugular armies are ;Mill:lied. This observation is probably true when applied to %tainting 311111111 wheu collected into large and powerful masses; but dis peeve's' as 0111 P is twee ././ vast a PIIPCIPC, both officers and Iwo will lose their military habits, and glide gradually into those purely cis tt " We have received Paris Papers of Saturday lust. The Pile per Cents. closed on the pre ceding day at 7 t 1. ; Batik Stock at 1,550 I.—The follniAllig are extracts:— PARIS, FEIIIREART G. The Marquis de Laiour-Matilmung, who acid:ter% the Slarquia WO- lin the Enibaesy to England, uld.itited his audience or tray, yestetilay. Litters frusii iosittal state, !hat a report is t irciiilated in That ciiy that Ilse Pi ince Regent of in Ihe att. poschine r, vi.it the Awl, prusitiecs, the baihs Of Carlsbad having been recommeuileil to his tto)al High. news fur the restoration of his health. An article from Stockhulin of the Ifith of January srtys— We have sten is Oh extreme surprise in several foreign paper., that Sweden had sold to a certain ((Helga Power the Island of St. Bautholutm•w. This assertion is entirely Wide of foundation. Sweden attaches so Enoch the gresiter value to this colony, as it is the only one slue posseaas." Lag evening, at a q tun trr p sev.ns o'clock, the Pat Not REGENT mimed at Carlton Hou.e, finm Brilidunn. The Marquis of BATH it appointed Lieutenant of the conuty of Soiner+et. in the room of Esti Pottutrr. deceased.—(Gazelle.) The Itivht Hon. JOHN ORMSBY VANDELEUR and Lois Faaacts. Hon. Colonel BURTON, and Sir HUGH and Lady DILLON MAUI, have arrived at Ps nr. WE►TMMINSTER ELECTION.—ThO usual prods 'nation of the approaching Election was made yesterday, in the several parishes of Westminster. by the Common C►ier, accompanied by the High Conatable, &c. Orders have sit ratty issued from the %Var-office for the removal of all troops but the Guards from the city and its liberties. This will he accomplished by Friday ; and ou Saturday the Election will commence at Covelit-garden. The :1141(11(41ex s will commence at Hick's Hall on Monday, and the 0;d Bailey Seabions, at the Old Bailey on IVethiesday. Bosnia.—The match between Abbot, the gardener, nod Dolly S►nith, for fifty guineas aside, was fought veoriilay, in the Morello-a, opposite Woolwich. .Af:er contesting the battle for more than three hours Abbot was cluelarell victorious. but neither of them half covered thenlsel►es with glory. As USUA L !—S'e'ts May the State Lottery wen drawn, w h en No. 5.19 i, was drown it Prize of Twenty Thnnsan.l Pounds, and Nn. 1,53, a Prize of Two Beth , sese sold in small Shares at 111 S W, fortunate Offices, 4. Cornhill, and 9, Charing-cross. The Lottery hint wit ntslßllp t s lien this inirsvoirph it.of sent to prp.o,, therefore BISI4 laps, to-ItiolllllN, to to the also.. e list. Tiw l'apfts reppeeting the l'Atc, moved for by Mr. Cite?' flat., have been 'nutted, by order of the Ilout.t. of Coin 111011 q. We find from them that— -- - The total tsurnher of Forged Nides which have been detect ed by the Batik of England, from the 10th April, 1818, to the 26th Janoaly, 1619, was 23,104—0 f ethic!' 21,582 were mites of 11.; 775 of 2/.; 670 of Si.; 77 of 101.; moue of 151.; 19 of 201.; and I of above 201. The aggregate amount of Guineas, Half-Guineas, and Seven Shilling Pieces issued front the Bank of England, from the sth Janu uy, 1610, to the latest period to which the sane can be made up is 701,419/. les. 0.1. The total number mat Sovereigns nailed from the Bank of to the latest period to which the same can be wade up, is 3,799,800; of Hal-Soveleigns, 1,410,390. The highest aggregate mamma of Bank Notes in circula. lion at ally one tune, limn the Ist January, 1818, to the 25th January, 1819, was 30,945,88 W.; and the lowest, 24,610,830/.—makiag a r•riatiun In the circulating medium of upwards of six millions. The total 4 , 1111111111 i of Kink Notes In circulation— On the 7th January, 1818, was .626,127,500 Ditto, on the 12th (1•i the 7th J votary, 1819 24,797,290 Ditio 1411 the 12th makiiig it ifiat4oll of aFl4tut three millions and a half in the abort sp.ne of live days. Ou the 15th of December, 1918, there were in the hands of the Bank balsotys of Customs to the •mount of 86,5931, of Excise to the moonlit of 5,934/., and of Stamp. to the amount of 28,2161. The total amount in their hauda from the abuse sources of revenue, from the Ist of January to the 15th of December, Inclusive, was 10,800,928/. and the average in their lauds, on the Ist mid 15th days of each month ill the year, is 453.7881. The total from the account was 27,2051. 'Total from the ilitTcrent department. of Government, in cluding the balances of the Accountant.6cnecil of the Court of Chancery,34,984,3041. Average, 1;07,6791. Total of all public balancer not specified in the preceding 457.022 f. Nn average is gives]. Of balances from unclaimed Dividends, including Lot. *ere Prier, there rernnined in the hawk of the Bank on the Ircernilicr, Mb. 141,107/ —Total of the above fur lb. year, 18,406, 8611. Average 760,9521. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Wt*TMINSTM TULSDAY, FIPZRUARY 9. The LORD CRANCFCCOR, at halt peat ten o'rloi k, cunt into Court for the find lime since his late indisposition. LAW PREFERMENTS. The following Barristers were swum its Serjesnts et Law, via..—Vitrovius Lawn, E.Q. John Cross, Ecri and "knew. Doyley, Esq. After she Learned Ses.hants had taken Lair oaths, the Lord Chancellor rentuvcd into Isis room. Itt the matter of /he. BANGOR r. nits► said. he iese iust r acted to uSj. r t to the Maetril l riniit being emit, nisil w this VIM', so fir 44 +5 WVIIII 1.. eh low the Precentor to have a proportion of I! r • fund gr.iii,e4 in Ibe reign of King James I. for ket the Calle d rs t ,„ repair, and for She maintenance of a remit. lie comteaded that the Precentor was out a part of the Choir, sod if he as % that Ile did not perform any duty ; besides which he hi Id the office of Vicar Choral as well me Preceptor, which two offices were incompatible to be held by one person. When She Oft was seat to the Master, two statements were submitted t o Kira respecting She persons forming the Choir, and h e lue between them, allowtog part of each in his reo,t, Ind reported that the Precentor was a part of the Choir, wp►n, fact, be Wal not. Under these considerations he trusted that his Lordship wou:11 send the report back to the Master fur his reconsideration. Mr. HART. Counsel on the other side, said he had yet lo learn how it was incompatible for OW' person to hold the two Aires, as it was well known lhat the Precentor iii all dials was the person who had the management of the Choir, and as such was t 'stilled to be paid for his services. II iiesoe could have been imagined, when the hind in question so s granted, that it was only intended fur the support of ainv , iiir boys, and nut fur them Om gave them instruction; note could he no doubt but it was intended for the support of die whole Choir. As to the charge that the Prereutur did not dii any duty, that question was not regularly before his Lord. ship, when it was, he was sure leis divot would he utile to answer it. He had nu doubt but lie had stated an fficient to convince his Lordship that the Master's report ought to be confirmed. The LORD CHANCELLOR..—" I am ilecidc.lly of maims that the Master was right in considering the Precentor a part or member of the Choir. The Precentor has always loco considered as the first singer or chanter of the Choir. By the law of Scotland, I understood that the parish school masters are called Precentors. as they are all obliged to pre form the duty of singing on Sundays in the church. I have they. fore no hesitation in confirming the Maltra's report." Master's report confirmed. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, WYMAIINSTER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9. JUDGMENT. The Grate the Duhe of NORTOLK r. *ergs and OTT:ran. The VICE CIIANCELI.OR" 11114 is a eery important ca•.•, ac it relates to Landlord and Tenant. This is a hil! lilt.) he the Noble Plaintiff against the Defendants, his [great,, praying for an injunction to restrain them from grinding their corn at any mill but his, which was erected on the estate and kept in repair by him. It has been ably conteod. d by the Learnt.) Counsel in cuppart of the belt, that according to the custom of the countr, tenants were obliged to send tier corn to the mill of tiocir land. lord to be ground; and they quoted two cases, in which the Judges a the Coto t ct EAchequer decided Ike spies. tom in favcor of the landlui.d. I think those cares are sufficient authority f,•r• me to grant the injunction its this Case as prayed fur. Rut there are two other epee. lions which arise nut of this case, which in my °Milieus au only be deeith-d by the verdict of a Jury. The first, whether the Noble Pia:miff*, reniuval of the tan ori ginal water mills and a mill of horse power, and soh-smut irg fur them a mill forced by steam. has uut inf.iiigid ou the compact, on the part of the landlord, as to do away with the right of custom ; and the second, whether the crwltrig of turn can or cannot be considered gyindiug it? I will there. fore direct an issue to a Court of Law, to try those two qutt. twos, but before I do so, I will take an opportunity of milting with the Lord Chancellor as to the terms tin; issues ought to lie directed in." COURT OF KING'S BENCH, %Trrrmwsuct, TUESDAY, FEUREARY 9. CONSPIRACY AND ABDUCTION TUE KING V. JANUS •ORDITCH AND OTIIVIta. In this case their Lordships gave judgment at the sitting, of she Court. They were unanimously of opinion, that these was no ground fur interfering with the emetic' of guilty which had been delivered against the Defendants; and exuressed themselves highly indignant at the course which had been pursued by them, in attempting, by the foulest meatus, to divert the stream of Justice from its prober elssimel. The conditional rule for a uew trial, oh. taints! I.! M r. Searlett, was then discharged. M. Justice BAYLEY, after an appropriate address, pro. I the sentence of the Court on the Defendants, viz. That Saeannaid Mainline 'Should be imprisoned fur too years in Dorchester gaol, she appearing to he the most faC4l:c person in conspiring to carry off Mihs MAVia GICIIII. 'Elmo James Bo:ditch, the labouring man to all'llll Glenn was to have been married, had the plan suctttded, should be imprisoned for 1$ mouths. And that Joan and William ilneedifek, the mother and brother of James, should be imprisoned for 2L tumults. With respect to Mr. and Mrs. Paull, who appearrd to has• hail scarcely any thing to du with the trausuctiou, a uh yrosequi was entered. FROM LAST NIGIIrS GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGRD. Jesse Oukt, late of Charlutte•street, Fitzroy-squire, 31i.1 dksex, jeweller. BANKRUPTS. Ebenezer Robertson, of Manchester, cotton vpinner. Joseph Burroughs, of Great Hermitage-street, St. Gem:T.', Middlesex, spirit-merchant. Edmond Mathews, of Colleze-hill, London, merchant William Brown, of :nt. Jubil-street, Middlesex, cia• monger. William Burn, of Exeter, draper. Joseph Mather, of Maorliester. joiner. Henry Wilkinson, of Liverpool. merchant. Lloyd, now or lair of Shrewsbury, tailor. Matthew Nayler and George Naylor, of parliugtim, Dur• ham, leather-dresser.. Robert Potts, of Holborn-bill, London, haberdasher. Richard Bacon the younger, of Bailtway, and also of Alderagate.street, London, miller. James Olver and Nathaniel Gibbs Ingraham the younger, of Pitmen'-hall, Broad-street, Loudon, and of Plymouth, Devon, merchants. Thomas Cullirnore, of Wickwar, Gloucester, ma't'ter. John Median), now or late of Huddersfield, Yen Is. grueer. Joshua Stansfeld, now or late of Ardwiek, merchant. Joseph Langden, now or late of Peak Forrst, Deasy. flour-seller. William Lewis, now or late of Beak-strect, Guldeu•squ.i , e, Pal idd kses, woollen .dra per. Robert T. ylnr, of Witney, Oxford, mealman. ( Dividends, fit ern next) PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bunk Stuck itipi 26th kilts Sc,ck 3 Pee Ct. Red- I India 80w1... 77 79 i n. 3 per Ct.Cous. 775 765N 2 I Ex. Bills, '2_lo 15 pr. 35 per Cent..... 86 . 1 a I °minim .. 5 pr. 4 per Cents 9S:U I Cow% for Ace "7 5 per Ct. N. A n...105;5 7611 77 Bank L. Ann. 205-16 LONDON: Prii.trd and Published at the (Mie s , No. ;xi, Strarid ; where AJvcriiriemenrs are received, and Letters (postpaid) mesa he addreased.—C NIiTH, No. I, Cleireot'a Too. Prloler.-1. 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