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I - -4-,._ I ) • . .., ii.J. • 4k. . ~. • . .... „ ,i .. A • A o • . . .. '4 111 3%-.! ...N.: 4/ .t r a r LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1822. NUMBER 6030. they (the Cuminirnion er .) i;.auld have no control over (breakfast powder mole front roasted wheat. barley, Arc.) He would never beheve that Parlia ment ever intended to give that power to the Com:- misaioners; the Act of Parliament itself *as ground ed on the difficulty of proving the fraud in substi tuting other articles for that of coffee, but there was no mention of breakfast powder made from roasted grain ; there was a broad line between persona gtiitty of fraud and those who sold a whole some article under its true denomination; and it never could hove been intended by the Act to have created a new Legislature in the Board if Excise, to give them the power to point out which, aad which articles ought to be prohibited. He consi dered the man that should introduce such a beve rage as the breakfast powder into general use, would deserve the thanks of the country, particolarly the present state of agricultural distress.' rho Board of Excise ought not to have the power at prosecuting where they could not prove a charge di fraud, and net where the article was labelled and sold for what it really was. The Noble Marquis' concluded by moving for copies of all prosecutions and convictions instituted for manufacturing and selling powder made from roasted torn. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said he would certainly have much objection in agreeing that the opi nions of the Attorney and Solicitor-General should be produced; he knew hut of few %stances where such a thing had been done: there could be'nb ob. jection to the copies of the records of the Courts being produced of all indictments , information., and the convictions. Ott the general question which had been alluded to by the Noble Marquis., he did not intend to trouble their Lordships; he did not think there ought to be a law to prevent grain being roasted, and afterwards reduced into powder; but when it was so reduced, it would be liable to be mixed, not only with coffee, but with other ingre dients which might be detrimental to the health of the consumers, and it was the duty of the Legiala. Lure to protect those from injury who could not pro tect themselves. The papers as moved for by the Marquis of LAREDOWN were then ordered. Earl GRIM presented a Petition from certain in. habitants of time city of Durham, against the Bill on their Lordships' table, for paving, &c. that ory. —Read and laid on the table. The Five per Cents. (Ireland) Reduction of In terest Bill. the Dublin Fever Hospital Bill, and the Receivers of Stolen Goods Amendment Bill, were severally read a second time. The House then adjourned., Pities 7d. THEATRE-ROTA L. COVENT-GARDEN. ON MONDAY NEXT, Aurol 8, will be acted the Tragedy of WALLACE. Sroit—fallsee, Mr. Mar-ready ; Cnmyn, Mr. Egerloe ; Noels*, Mr. Abbott; Moistewb, Mr. Connor; Ritaway, Mr. Vast. 11r. Chapman; Lord de Clifford, Mr. Ilitrrebow. Helen, Mrs. Faucit. PUBLIC MONUMENT TO GEORGE AT a GENERAL. MEE I'ING of the SUB. SCRIBERS for the Public MONUMENT of hie late MAJESTY, held at the Thatched House Tavern, us the 30th of Mirth, 1812, The Right Honourable the EARL of HARRINGTON in the Chair, It was resolved, First—That the propti.3l of erecting a Monument to the memory of his Must Excellent Majesty originated with Mr. Wyatt. 2J. That a Subscription having been commenced for the impose of envie/ the said Monument under the direetion of Mr. Watt, it is expedical to complete the same with the least possible delay. 3rl. That the Committee sad Sub-Committee, who have •ndertaken to carry into effect Mr. Wyait's suggestiou, be requested to cons lout their exerlious. EAGLE FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE'S, Cymbal, and Regent-street, Corner of Jerniyo street, St. James's. THE Directors respectfully submit to the Poh lic the advantages to Perm/no insured at these Offices. The terms are unusually liberal, with the benefits of every other Office combined. The payment of rent is allowed to sitfrerete by fire, without any iacrease of premium ; eo charge is made for policies; so responsibility can he in curred as - in partnership socialise, wherein everyone is liable fur tomes to the extent of his whole property. Life Insurances rfferled on the same equitable terms.— Latly•if ly Policies should be renewed within fifteen dale from that period. WM. REETRA NT, Secretary. the fisheries, to both of which it was the duty the House to Ste j orwle dom. The Petition vow then orde►ed to be printed. TAE BANE. _ _ _ After which will be performed flint time), a ioew Deana Aiistic Mrlo.d►smitte Romance, eallea CliElll/ AND FAIR STAII.; Or, THE CHILDREN OF CYI'RUS. Cherry, Mrs. Yining; nangoinbeet, Mr Farley; Topsek, Mr. G►imabli; Hesesnhad, Mr. Blasehard ; Galilee, Mr. Chilean; Nouredain, Mr. Horrebow. Fair Si.,. Miss Foote; Aviaryara, Muss Beaumont; Pupillo ; Miss E. Den. 'sett. On Emote'. Tweldsy, the Opera of The Slave. On MlNN...day, the Comedy of She Stoops to Conquer. On Tlourwlay, the Opera of Rob Roy Naegrernr. On Friday, the Comedy of The Clandestine Marrow. On Saturday, the Musical Drama of,lieryi Qua.. 4th. That the Soh o.lllllllitee do forward copies of these reaulesinns to the Lord Mayor of London, arid to the Cur. porate Ho.iirs throughout the Empire, requesting their ear operation. sth That a detailed statement of the proceediep of the Coinnt , tite relative to the Siihseriptioo be published. 11. b. That these Resolutions be 'rioted is dirertut Mere * sod Events; Paper*. (Ritarerd) - ',ARRINGTON, Mama n. Th. F.a•l of Harrington having left the Chair, the Thanks of the Misraisig .ere voted to his Lordship for his attentive and impanial conduct. By order of the Sels-Connbitier, H. GUDE.% Assist. See. IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MoeDaY a Aran. 1. Their Lordships met at tee o'clock. APPEALS. AppelleurrWatestor Reeffewfferif• This was se Appendices She Ours of Steelton (Sestland). Mr.Segere and Mr Aheveromby were heard for the Respoe. dent, and tire Alturney-Geeeral is reply. Baron GI.EN LYON (late Lord James Msrray) took the oaths and his seat, on being created a Peer. He was intro duced by the Earl of Kinn°,ll (as Baron Hay), and the Earl of Limerick (as Baron Fuzford). DIVORCE. Sir John Nilly Deyle's Divorce Rill was rearra wood time, on the motion of the Earl ibt LIMERICK, and its committal postponed until after the holidays. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Earl DIG BY presented three Petitions from the Owners and Occupiers of Lied in Dorsetsbire, complaining of agri cultural distress, and praying for reliet—Read, and laid on the table. Lord ERSKINE pretreated a similar Petition from the Landowners of the County of Suffolk. The Noble sod Learned Lord stated that the Petitioners had been misun derstood on a former occasinD, fur they did not complain of the low price of produce, but of the weight of oppressive taxatioo.—Resd sad laid on the table. . ~ jam: . THEATER ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, STRAND. qv] lq EVENING, TUESDAY. April 2, I TO MORROW, THURSDAY, ■nd SATURDAY, the SPLENDID ASTRONOMICAL EXHIBITION, and Laver , en the STRUCTURE of the UNIVERSE, by Mr. BARTLEY. Commence at Seven—conclude at Ten. Mr Mothens At Home on Easter Monday. Preparing for the Prem. ISN'T IT ODD ?—Printing fnrMem Pearnun. Library, 170, New Bootntreet. ADEI.PHI THEATRE, STRAND. nN EASIER MONDAY, April 8, 1822, V Monsieur ALEXANDRE, the celebrated Dramatic Yostrilogs's., will deliver, (Sr the fret lime, as entirely new mimic, characteristic, vocalic, mimetic, multifoenlical, msni• lapsuus, übiquilarical Entertainment, in three Paris, cum. eructed eipressly fur this occasion, and entitled The ADVENTURES OF A VENTRILOQUIST; Or. THE ROGUERIES OF NICHOLAS. la which he will display the various astonishing vocal illu sions for which he has bees, so julitly celebrated and distin guished on the Continent, and which have bete represented with such signal approbation before most of lbs Crowned Heads and Privets of Europe. Pei sons of she Entertainment Visible Petsois—AM. rmau Pil Usury ; Captain Furlough; Nicholas ( nt to the Alderman) ; Mrs. Pillbury (wife of the Alderman); Miss Flirtilla Pilllvery (daughter of the ♦lderman). litrisibts Persons—A ndrew Stump (Surgeon Dentist and Trepsoner) ; Jacob (his man); Pillbuiy Minium, (au infant in arms). Assumed Persons—lquire Tivy, and Nick Tongs. Synopsis of the Entertainment : Piet 1. Food and Physle.—Cwpid turned Chimney Sweep. Pars 11. Wine and she Thoth-rich ; or, the Riter But. Tbis day is published, handsomely printed id three volumes, 12mii. price 1/. is. CONDUC T IS FATE. We are in the wuild like men playing at Tables; the chance is out its our uwo power, bet the playing it is!" JallaMT T Printed (or T. Cadet], &nod, London, and William Blackwood, Ediobursh. This day wait published, its libro. prier as. sewed, THE ERRORS 1.1 ECSTASIE I a Dramatic Poem; with other Pieces. By GEORGE DARLET. Printed for G aad W. IL Whittak►r, Ave.Msria lane. This day was published. in Aso. priest 1010.1111. the Third Edition of E XERCISES on the SYNTAX, and 08. _ SERVATIONS on roost of the IDIOMS of the GREEK LANGUAGE; with •• attempt to trace the Pre positiuns, several Conjunctions, and Adverbs, to thew rade. eel sirriliesiioo. By GEORGE DUNBAR, A.U. F.R.S.g. and Prole/or of The Bill fur the lighting sad watching the City of Bath was read • second time. DELAY IN OBEYING AN ORDER. Oe the smitten of tie Marquis of LANSDOWN, sae Woodyer, use of the messengers of the T y, waa called to the bar, and is answer to the questions put to his by the Noble Marquis, he said he remembered carrying a letter from the Treasury to the Board of Exeise, oe the eresiug of the 11th of March ; be delivered it to a person who was in atiendaece at the Board of Excise. He aloe deli vered two other letters from the Treasury at the same plate on the 23d of March.—He was ordered to withdraw. On the motion of the Marquis of LANS DOWN, Theses Barton, Esq. Secretary to the Board of &Lei'', was tonsil to the bar, sad in tome, to questions pat to him by the MAU Marquis, he said that on the morning of the 12th of Mart* their Lordships order, through the Treasury, was received at the Board of Excise; it was left there the evening before. It was not addressed to him, but to the Board, and the Board delieered it to biro.—He was ordered to withdraw. The Marquis of LANS DOWN inquired if the Chairman, or any of the • Members of the Board of Excise, were is at tendsore,,aud on being answered in the afirmative.he mewed % That Lord George Seyermeeethe CAW:NM of the Bread, should he called to the bar."—Ordered. Greek is the Umrersiti of Edinburgh. Third Edition, grreAtly enlarged and improved. Printed for G. and W. S. Whittaker, Avo.ktaria-lase, London ; and &klieg sad Slade. Bilinknonsti. TO CHURCHWARDENS AND OVERSEERS, rte. This day wss published, price ss. 6d. sewed, the Fourth Edition, in which useful Extracts from the late Vestry Art are i ncorporated, of THE CHURCHWARDEN'S and OVER SEER'S GUIDE and DIRECTOR, written mid arranged r or the use of Parish Orneers, sad others, liteittllllll of acquiring Parochial !atomisation; on an entirely new erten. is whither,'" Wench of Pariah liminsean, nail NM msuers relating thereto, sod the various Duties et Parish Officers, are familiarly and minutely explained. By J. ASH DOWNE, !Wernher of the HouourAle Society of Liecola's lon. Printed rue G. and W. B. Whittaker Ilatelleriaelbette Also, by the now , Agebire" r Part 111. Curtaiu Leetatres.—Jack is the Bus—,ll The whole embodied, illustrated, and delisee• sitar ALEX A N DRE, assisted by Volt, et Prat t, Boxes, _ Doors open st Setae, sad neasitteare .. • . HOUSE OF COMMONS, MoIIDAY, APRIL 1. • AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. STILES proemial a Petition front the nederslgsed Geary, Clergy, sad Frre►oldere, residing in Kinptoa opoa•Hell, praying some relief to agriculture. It was a question which became every day more and more interesting. He complained of the want of sympathy 'hewn to the Peti. lions upon that subject. The remedy they called ler was one in which he fully concurred; it was a large, effectual, and sweeping reduction of public expeaditure.—Ordered to be printed. SUGAR TRADE. 'ei- WESTERN DISPENSARY, CHARLES GREET, WESTMINSTER. to His Royal Highnern Prince LEOPOLD of Saxe Zanies K G and G.C.R. Patron. A QUART E RLY GENERAL MEETING Lll a the GOVERNORS of this CHARITY will be Wren at the Dispensary on THURSDAY NEXT, the 405 baitaet, at Eight o'Clock in the Evening precisely. WSL I.INDEMAN, Secretary. Upper Crayn-atreirt. 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Lord George Seymour, in answer to the qaestioss put to him by the Noble Marquis, said that be received their Lordships' order through the Treasury, be believed es the 12th of March; it was Immediately ordered by the Board to be reported by the d , lierent persons through whose hands the original orders of the Commissioners bad passed; delay was indispensable, as their instructions did sot relate merely to breakfast powder, hot also to Kiwis that bad been roasted for the purpose of making the powder. He wished to have all the arches that had been issued before him before t►e order of their Lordships less obeyed ; a sweeping answer to it would not have soswered, as each case stood ou its own ground; he therefore thonght that it was necessary for his own justification that returns should be made is detail. On liar 2311 of March he received •u order of their Lord ship., that the return should be made forthwith, it was then necessary to make es aildilwhal return, but it did not lake more than two hours to complete it, when it was remitted to the Treasury. He received • letter from the Treasury, ac compaliying their Lordships' order, desiring that the cause of the delay should he exolsined,which explanation was not rent tot heT , if there was soy blame to be attached for that omission, he must take the cause of it on hints. If, as he did not think he world have been justified in detaining the return fur the purpose of giving the explanation. In answer to questions put by Earl GREY, the Noble Lord said that the retorts required by their Lordships included • great number of orders. some of which were iu the Exche quer, and others in other offices. In cases of special orders, there were no entries make its the books of the Board of Excise. In answer to a question put to him by the Marquis of Lanadowo, he said there was un communication between the Treasury and the Board of Excise from the 12th to the 23.1 of Mai ch. He was ordered to withdraw, The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, the evidence having been gone through, it remained with their Lordships to deal with lice case as they might think proper. In his opinion, the cause of delay bad not been satisfactorily explained, and he thought that Lord George Seymour ought to be ■gain called to the bar and told so by the Speaker of that House; and also that their Lordships in future expected that their orders should be punctually obiged. The Earl of LIVERPOOL would not object if the words " not satisfactorily explained" were left out. Earl GREY said, he could not feel that the cause of de lay was satisfactorily explained, when it appeared that there were too regular entries made in the books of the Board of Excise of their orders to their subordinate officers, and which appeared to him to be very extraordinary. He was there fore of opinion that the delay ought to be marked by the censure of the House. After some converssiion, in which the Earl of Liverpool. the Marquis of Lamelawn, and Earl Grey look part, Lurd George Seymour was again called to the bar. The LORD CHANCELLOR addressed him and said— " 1 am iustructed by their Lordships to iuforns you, that dd. House in figtere expects its orders to be punctually obeyed, and that you are at preseut dismissed f r om any f ur th er attendance. LurJ George Seymour then withdrew. BREAKFAST POWDER. The Marquis of LAN'DoWN said it had been his intention to have moved for the opinions of the At torney ■ud Solicitor-General given to the Board of Control, on the Acts which induced the Board to order prosecutions against persons for manufac turing and vending breakfast powder made of roasted grain; but after conversing with the Noble Earl opposite, at the head of the Treasury, he would refrain from doing so, but would move for the number of pro,ecutions and convictions that had taken place. The Commissioners of Exci►e had thought they were not only authorised by the Acts nf Parliament its prosecuting persons for sub. slitu , ing other articles fur coffee, but also for per sous manuracturing and selling all article which SA LT DUTY. General G•scoitsibeiliedihe attention of the House for a few moments to a Petition which he had to present, it was from certain Merchants, Dealers, and Exporters of Salt to Ireland, residing iii the town of Liverpool. They complained of the heavy bonds they were obliged to pay on the ex porting of salt. They expressed their deep regret at the failure of the measure which had been in troduced early in the Session for the repeal of the duly upon salt, end they prayed the House to take it into their reconsideration. He wished to call on the Honourable Gentleman below him (Mr. Cal craft), to know if it were his intention to bring for ward the measure again in the course of the Session, for if he did not, he should feel it his duty to call the attention of the House to it very early in the next Session. Mr. CALCRAFT said that being called on, lie wished to state the course which he intended to pursue. With respect to pledging the House to any future resolution, that might be affected by future contingencies. As to the propriety of agi tating the question in the present Session, it was open still, but he hoped he would not be considered mysterious if he said he had not made up his mind yet. However, this lie would say, if Ministers did not come forward with some large and extensive measure of relief, he certainly should again call the attention of the House to the subject in the course of the present Session. Ott the subject of tile Pe tition just presented, he wished to state that he had been honoured with communications from Liver pool, and he could say that in every respect the Petition was well worthy the attention of the House. Every thing had been done to secure • free trade, and yet they were forced to complaiu of the ex penses of exportation. Sir T. LETIIRRIDQC expressed his satisfaction at the explanation given by the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down. He considered that the repeal of no tax could afford inure general relief. Mr. I'. GRENFELL said, he should give his sop port to the repeal of the duty upon salt in prefer ence to all others, for there was no more general article of consum r tiou ; besides,'it would get rid of the whole inachiiiery of the tax, which was ram ex pensive and vexatious in its opevion. Mr. DAVENPORT concurred Isi - the propriety of repealing • tax so oppressive tp the poorer claws. Sir I. COFFIN expressed hit hope that the House would stand it, their post. and 'ire broadside after broadside at his Majesty's Ministers utitd• the tax was repestesd. t • • Mr. BRIGHT complained off the oPeraticin of the tax as affecting the trade with the Wait ilcditg and ar v . • A. „ • Mr. s.lllVottettly had is retition to present to the Hesse from certain Owners and Occupiers c.• Land ni Linlithgow/shire, praying some relief t., agriculture. The Petition contained one varegrap to which lie begged their 'mewing), for it was it a description not usually met with in stoner P. no's,. It stated that the Petitioners did not ask for is diminution of taxes, for they considered Meru necessary to the support of the State, and could not affect their distresses in a greater degree then • drop of water would increase the mighty (mean. They pointed oat as a remedy that a million of money should be expended in the purchase of e ar l ,. He perfectly concurred with the Petitioners thet any further reduction of taxes would injure the State without affording relief; and whilst be was ass this subject, he wished to take the opportunity of expressing the disappointment he felt at thin failure of relief from a quitter from whence it might reasonably be expected. He alluded to the conduct of the Bank, which might afford great relief by a decrease iii the rate of discount. He did nut wish to deal hardly with the Bank, but he must say that in failing to reduce the interest of money they had contributed to increase the dis trews of the country. They continued to die count at the rate of five per cent. and did nothing whatever to facilitate money transactions, which was undoubtedly the duly of all national banks. In all other cousitries the rate of interest was lower: the national batik of France discounted at four per cent. whilst the Bank of England would not discount for less than five per cent.; and he most say, that however the country has a right to feel indebted to the Bank for the valuable assistance they had af f orded during the war, yet at the pre sent they were contributing (unintentionally, no doubt) to increase the distresses of the country. Mr. MANNINO said, that after what had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, he should beg leave, us an individual Member of that House, to state his opinion. That Hon. Gen tleman had ascribed a portion of the distress which pervaded the agricultural interests to the conduct of the Bank, end in their justification he (Mr. Mantling) must state that he never heard a charge more completely without foundation. He had stat ed on a former occasion that it was his opinion the distress had been created by a superabundance of produce, and the great quantity of land which • had beets taken into cultivation. He should not at present go into that question, but he wished to *hew the situation in which the Bank was placed at present. The Bank had been held up as the cause of the distress for not reducing the rate of ir tercet, but the House mast be sweet that the Bank had nothing to do with the rate of interest. That must be regulated by both Houses of Parlia ment, and he was greatly surprised that a certain official person had joined in the attack. The Bank had been held up as extortioners, although they • were lending 15 millions of money et 3 per cent. Besides, lie would undertake to say, that if toamor row commercial bills were discounted at 4 per cent. it would not afford any increased facility to landed proprietors to raise money on mortgages upon their property, fur at this very moment they might have as much money as they wished at 4 per cent. The Bank had au important duty to perform in consequence of the measure passed in 1819, for they were now compelled to give the legal coin of the realm for every note of theirs in circulation. Still lie believed thut the circulation was as full as the necessities of the commerce and agriculture of the country required; there was no want of mo ney to carry oil the affairs. No one that he had ever heard of, having a fair claim, had been refused accommodation since the passing of the Act of 1819. He could not anticipate the benefit expect ed to agriculture by the rate of interest going down. The chief effect would he to send the capital of the country into foreign funds : u great deal of English capitol had already taken that direction ; lie knew of an investment of that kind of 300,0001. which had taken place within the last few weeks._ He believed that matters would go well enough 0: the Bank were left to their own course in the ar rangements for conspletiug the alteration of ih , , currency. He was always anxious to escertar-1 what sense the House entertained of the conduct of the Bank, end as tar es possible the Beuk would be glad to conform to that opinion ; but he could not accept the opinion of any individual member a. having the seine wrght of authority. The Bank were guided in what they did by a general regard to the interests of the public. Mr. Serjeant Oustow defended himself from what he conceived to be re flexions on the course he had taken in regard to the alteration of the laves fur regulating the interest of motley. Ile pledged himself never to abandon the measure *lath he had so often brought t'orward, while 11.• should remain a Member of that Honey, until h, had succeeded. lie was glad to hear that the wag an intention to introduce a measure for facili- Wills the transfer of mortgagea. Ile considered n t as a partial assumption of the only sound principle with regard to money transaction., that motive, like all other interests, was best left to find its own level. Sir W. W. WYNN anticipated great relief front the reduction of interest on tnortages from 5 t 4 per cent. He had heard there was an inteutiou the part of Government to enable•persons to trate fer mortgages without the enormous expense of stamps which was at present required. He was anxious to know if this were true. He could to:t conceive a measure more likely to bring relief to agricultural distress. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHNOUCR had net heard the discussion no the Petition. and was n. , t prepared to soy any thing on either side, but only wished to answer to t he remark mode by the f!-tie. Baronet. Under roinpetent legal -.itivice, sent hid coin, to the resolution ef tntroduc 411• 411. ' rt-..,PA