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He therefore very prudently abstairel his Majesty's Serssots wilt perform the Trsgic Play of MARKET. R. WAI,K E It pummel Mr. Hume had a enrilt t l submit to the nettle a fit subjeict for Parliamentary inquiry. but that it from going into that morn. The only rearms ad.- R. delivering his *littler to the mode of imr that branch of re- , .. ~_ well' he moreco viemently done by a Committee. emitted were his attorney, a surgeon, and phut- , M r , c o oper; Pizarro. inr. 111001 1"" t "we'll , ' M LECTURE nn the SUBJECT of MECHANICS, retitle labia a rose from ji , riti t,._ tin . gl!evntes . to nstvtLers &Ir. BIN erTT said these Committees were sere- cian,. and throe, too, only of late. in eitnie- ki B. ei 4. , LASCasas, Mr. Bromley; Ambit*, Mr. Powell,; TO-DAY (THURSDAY), •1 One o'clock. end pedlars. He was attmaroill to bring t h e littestion Teresa: Thirteen Transferable Tickets (one ad m itting to b j ~ rally chosen by the Government. queue. of an order to mitigate the seventy of re- the r. aria r ho - , Mr. Pope; ltotia, , Mr : time. Elena ( !d time), before the pn tic. 'erotism although it ibis in es- -1114. Mantas ; Cora, Mrs. W. Nest. the F.sdottrusion), One Guinea ; Saittleattk•, 2.. 6J. Si r J. NewroaT remarked that the Committee gulition so ruiteceasarilv tutroducedi He bad Artie which (sth t i me) aNM Comedy, called A Prospectus And particulara gratis, a t Mr. Ebert'. 2? tablisliment of small davit it aliewed an Minion spite the Irish Revenue Mara Parliamentary Coe- oscertsined the foamier in which this boostxd Ord thintioitreet; Mr. Inuit, Corubill ; sad at the bald of great neglect on the pal - td f the GuvertlnteoL Ie w i tt , m. indulgence of dontaiunication bad been obtained. LOVE IN MOmBI.F. LIFE Mr. Willoott, of the King's Thratre'daily 1 7 97 a Comrtilttee sat limb that subject; and they The principal Ch. aractcvs by Mr. Cooper, To-moriow (Friday) the ASTRONOMICAL LEG. Mr. Howe mowed for an account of the number It appeared that Ilchester goo was situated or the recommended that as the revenue of hawker. mud Mr. Knight, awl Miss S. Booth. of board days actually held, specifying the days in banks of a river ; looking out on which was a small Rotunda of the TUBE on the El HOU RA N lON. or larae Transparent Or- !tedious was collected at ands an eipense. it shirblA -- -r. each 'orb during the last five years.—The motion aperture in the wall. The eldest son of Mr. HIM' niers 1. , be "ken of Mr. 11 ° ° " 14 in the eery, at Seven, with all its lair Improvements. tie well as the revenue arie44 from liackneY coaches. war then agreed to. reed se row thither in a boat, and communicate Sal ".. "sr ofsl s if t. Thesi r' e n . etreet,l. open ante Agent, at Rotes, 5s —Pit, 31.--Partitiolsrs in Rolls. Thin rlepat be collected by the St. Office. That Report the l" %; : e n erF7ii " .l 4 :l ° t • he . 17 1 iWii, fur - the 'lithely disports , of the Room has bees newly painted, decorated, and warmed. contained thee. words:— RIPOBT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE lIMIIIMI with his father through the • aperture. Ile thought REVENUE. this was evidence enough of the treatment suifered Pvieste Roan beloncitig iii the Lessee Of this T heatre. R ELSHAZZ A R'S FEAST and JOSHUA; 't In whateser way it veer* St in We Wiartola . of Perlis : Mr. LUSHINGTOII brought no. the Rennet stake L.. ere- ILI .... . es_ _• • . .• . . Private Roarsrytit otaaiwitil for the Eveutag o f mr, Mr. . 4 : Orizembo, Mr. Miss RELSHAk, _ AHUA, Painted by Mr. J. MARTIN, /re Now Exhibiting at No. 804, Pail mail, sexily opposite she British Gallr?yt. Also tho BATTLE of N EVI I.L.E'S CROSS, room • slanhiss by Thoms• Stothard, EN; it A., with a Variety of sober . Paiotiogii ia &Wood asol firesreeitril (Hass. Aairritisure to each Exhitotiop, Ooe Shilling.—Good lees is tie fallow. Mr. LVNGTON brought op the Report of the w miz , • • 11111, a appointed in the lust Semmes to in.. - mode of collecting the sitimakto in id. -- • Mr. WALLACC moved, that it do lie on the table, and in doing so he felt it necessary to make a few observations, which would obviate the dis appointment which that Report might create. He understood that an expectation was entertained by some, that at the commencement of the Session the Commissioners would be able to lay a satisfac tory statement befure Parliament. But front the nature of the Commission itself, and the extent to which it was necessary to carry the inquiry, it sows impossible to submit to the House any results that could be considered sonsfactury. He must, therefore. remark, phut that Report was to be considered strictly preliminary. The Corn. mitten had undertaken to execute the task which it was the pleasure of Parliament to impose upon them, and he was happy to state, that from what they had already done, they had reason to antici. pate an improved, elicieut, and economical collec tion of the revenue in Ireland. They had found it necessary to take a view of the corresponding de. partments iii England, in order to assimilate them as much as possible. Some of the abuses must, no doubt, be attributed to the System pursued in Ireland, but much arose forts the different circumstances of the two countries, and he was afraid that the reve nue of Ireland could never be brought to the same state es ihat of England; but he was glad to state that whatever might be the abuses—whatever the imperfections--or whatever the defects of the management in Ireland—they found there many able and intelligent servants of the public, and they met every disposition to afford facilities to their inquiries; nor did they meet one single instance in which it was necessary to call into action the great powers with which Parliament had invested them. The Right Huu. Gentleman then entered into a detail respecting the countervailing duties, which we could soot distinctly hear in the gallery. We understood him to say that these duties were established at the Union ; but in the sixth article of the Union the principle of a free trade was established, and these duties should be abolished in order to destroy that idea which existed of dif fereut interests between the two countries, and to give the people of Ireland those advantages which they were led to expect at the time of the Union with this country. They had examined befuse them not less than Dimly witnesses, many of the most intelligent men in trade iii Ireland. li• was scarcely necessary to add the great satisfaction he derived from being associated in the inquiry with individuals so well qualified to diacharge the duties imposed on them. sad he should say nothing of the important advaiitag"derive.l from the talents and abilities of an Hotioumble Member of that House (Mr. F. Lewis). His character was too well known to require any panegyric. Private Baas*lL, at the B e ta.ol6twe Trmanrow there will bs NO ratallaraft. 11. litterli•Tt The Vrie" "1141116 Oa Steam, Vag Richard the I WO Paul sad Pia. thala. limallsillP.lll - olhersty Polly, la ?lei lienies err & ; THEATRII•IWY A L, CO V F.NT.GA RD EN. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Feb. 28, will be acted (lelh firer) a sew Opera, called 81()NTii0SE ; Or, THE CHILDREN OF THE MIST. • E ar l of hloutrose, llr. Connor; Earl of klunieith, Mr. thoulet ; Auras Macaulay, Mr. Comer; Altar Macaulay, Mr. Abbott; Capt. Dalgetty, Mr. Li•ton ; Marquis of Aryl, Mr. Chapman; So. Demerol CanaphrB, Mr. Egerton; Ranald 91 the Mist, Mr. Yarn. Emeriti, Mrs. Faseit Atteot Lyle, Mils Stephen , . Aker whirls a Farce (with some Illesie) called A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. ?Sr Mark Chase, Mr Faueeit ; Alfred !fisheye', Mr. Jaw; Selhurne, Mr. Abbott; Fixture, Mr. Emery. M ar ia Paigeton, Slims Foote; Mrs. Selburne, Miss Hear smut ; Mrs. Falser, Miss Greer. A Private boa nay be had fur the season, or nightly, of Mr. Bonder, at the BUX•ol . fife. Or Saturday, Montrose, with The Critic. Hsrleptia sad Mother bunch will be repeated on Monday. WE►ST'S NEW and SPACIOUS KOO Na. 14, Newman-street. Oxford -street, will be RE OPENED on MONDAY NEXT, the 4th of March, rootannme One Handr-d and Forty PICTURES, painted by the late BENJAMIN WEST, Esq. President of the Rosa! Aesdemy. Fevers! Paintings have bern removed which were exhibited last Beason, and Sixty-tte new Subjeels added to the peseta Extlibittou. CHARLES SMART, Secretary. No. 14, Newman street, Frbruwy 22, 1822. EAST INDIA HOUSE, FIIIIRUARY r 7, ISt?. THE COURT tr DIRECTORS As UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do Ihn4loy gime Nofiees - - That the COURT will be ready to receive Proposals is writing on WEDNESDAY, the 131 h March, front the O.ner• of good Copper.hotiomeil Shops, of t►e burden of altont 350 Tons regibtered measurement, speeifyieg the rate of freight at which they may be willing to Let such Ships for Owe Voyage so end from Bencooten. The Tenders, with the .orris "•Ship Tender" on the cover, to be severally sealed up and left with the Secretary ,at this HODS!, at or before Twelve o'Clock at Noon nn t►e above-meuiloved day, beyond which hour uo Tender will be SPLENDID AND NOVEL EXHIBITION. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, LYCEUM, STRAND. 910-MORROW, FRIDAY, March 1 , Mr. i BARTLEY will deliver the new LECTURE ria OURANOLOGIA cod the STRIICTURE of the UNI VERSE, with 11111(0101111 sad important Improvements. This unrivalled Illustration of the Phronmeua of the Seams will limo at Seven, and conclude at Ten. received. JOSEPH DART,; Secretary. The particulars of the terms wad coaditioas epos ',bleb the ships will he employed, may be had oa application at the 01lice of the Clerk to the Committee of Shipping, 04 or after Monday, the 41h Mardi seat. SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF SI EN DICITY A T n MEETING held at the Thatched—House (X Tavern, ,he 27th Feltroary, 1622, the Right Hoot wad Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of LONDON in the Cltai►; A Report of the Society's proceerhoes for the last year Itsviog been read, it was moved by the Rielll Hen. Lord Lillowl, werandrd by Sir Chatidirs Stephen Healer, Bart. ►ad resolved otoodrouusly— That the llrpooll now read be spew rioted a•td eirCuLled wider IM Menai IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, WICDNPDAY, I?. Their Lordships stet at tea o'clock. APPEALS. Mow Novas— Esq Upes the motion of the Riebt Gas. Lerd Caliber" se. evaded by the Rev. Sir S. C. it cruise, Bart. it was re fiutked torartirnously, That the most respreetfol Thanks of this Afeetior be pre sented to his Itrry.ll Highs's, the I)uke of York, Patron of the loothetion, far lii coetinuml rtironage thereof, sort the tattiest wienifested by hie Royal Muchness is its prosperity. Elyse she as.,tiss of the How. Captaiw G. G. Wald.- rage, R.N. seroodeJ by J. H. Freese, just. Esq. it was WARING, iTIO:IE 0; MAJOR SCOTT WADING, DE CC* lED, Respondent. 'Flaw was an appeal from the decision of the Court of Ses sion (Scotland). The Attorney General was heard for the Respondent. Judgment pvel posed. JEFFERS!. Appellant THE EARL OP' CLARE Respondent. This was an appeal float the decision of the Conn of Chancery (Ireland). R.mitied bark to the Court below fur further evidence at the cosi of the Appellant. NUGENT, Appellant ; CUTHOIRT, Respondent. This *as an appesl from the cl-cision of the Court of Ex chequer (In land).—Jedyment of the Court he ow affirmed. Twit Cowwwisionrwa or THE IiOAILD or EXCISE (SCOT- LAND), Appellants; DAVID VAes, Respondent . This was an appeal from the decision of the Court of Sew slam (Seollood.) The Ait.irney-Geseral was heard for the Appellant. The Respandeut did nut appear—Judgment postponed. DAVID CARIIRCIIK EaQ. Appellant; Mis MARC•RRT ACOTT, TUC ONLY CHILD or PATRICK SCOTT, EA% DICE aVD, ReirPON deal. Mr. Wetherell and Mr. Adam were heard for She Appel lant ; the Attorney General mud Mr. Abercrombie for the Respoodert.—Jedgmeat of the Coon below reversed. regolar:ll unarsimostsly, _ That the Thank. of this bleming lie gives to his Grace the Doke of Noribmishreland, President of this Inseitutiou t for the important supra(' insicosinly afforded by his Grace to its Oftililions. 1.4•10 the !notion of James Jack., EN. secoodid by A. A. Goldfield, E.q. it eras resol•ml unanimously, That the Thanks of this meeting he presented to Matthew Salim, Esq. Victor, and Wi t.m Willram. , E.q M.P Tres. mint of this Societe, and that they be requested to continue Asir respective offices fur the year tossing. Upon the motion of Joseph Green %Veiford, Esq. second ed by William William., Esq. M.P. it was resolved unanimoselv, That the present Board of btanagrment be re.elected, and that the following Gentlemen be Auditors for the year en• maim( William Ilene) Smith, Esq. I Peter Poland, E.q. : Grant nalll ti p, E.q. dimes Austed, Lott. William Rrynnlds, Esq. Upon the motion of W. P. Cranford, Esq seconded by • J. Hermon, Esq. it was reseil•ed unanimonaly, That the Thanks of dna meeting be wen Pled to J. G Wal bud, Esq. Honorary Colmar!, %I illiam •rouice, E.q. [loco. racy Solicitor, and 'William Beery Bodkin, Esq. Honorary &Teeter", and that they he requested to continue their empertivre offices fur the ensuing year. (Signed) WILLI A M LONDON, Chairman. Upon Ike motion of the Right Him. Lad Lilford, second ed Ily Wm. Williams, Esq. H.P. it was mulled mum suonsly, That the Thanks of this Mm Ong Eta given to the Right Honourable and Bight Rev. the Laid Bishop of London, for Ins acceptance of, and polite attention in, the Chair tau the "UWE occasion. (Signr4) W. H. DODEIN, Hon. Ser. The ANNUAL DINNER in 6t_•J for WEDNESDAY, Cie t7lll Mardi best, •I the F.ermasuns' Tavern. HUDSON'S TOOTH.POirDER. AND TINCTURE. IIHE above Discov er i es , if ;Mewled to, will effeettially aurrserir the necessity of a Dentist. They re sore remedies for all DOM liffl of the Mouth; they not merely (lemur and beautify the Teeth, bat preserve the m from decay to the latest period of life ; they are an vutidute for Guns Bulls. Sariled ' , ser i es(' the Tontls.aeh ; As; rernurr the Scurvy (ruin the Gums, leaving then aro, inger3 healthy redness ; they iuLllibly arrest the progress of Caries in Meth, refresh the moat h, and sweeten the breath; o */ both lames. the same virtues, and may be lased alone or Lamther, hat the nutter.. acts more speedy in fastening lune, Teeth, rem°. tug the Sciervy,kc. and it is am infallible re medy fur tiro Touth-ach, asst preseitts a relapse ; they art so luThelly iiiiincent, that a child may take the contents of a but of the Pander, and the Tincture is as excellent Stu -lulchtc. Prire 21.11.1. each. 414 0 i HUDSON'S TOOTH BRUSHES, is &tin( Three, wo e ON scktaligc principles, priee3a. and in Ivory 76.61. av tritunteg Agents are appointed :—Mr. Atkinson (•thileiatie Agent), 44, Gerrard street, Sohouiquare ; Gallic, 57 . Ind Rigge,Bl.llamail-aireet ; Sanger, 11$0,0aford-street ; 101 .n.un,611, end Toile. 41, Curuhill ; Edwards, St. Pawl's C hurch -yard ; Barclays, Fleet-market; and must Medicine t md.ss and Perfumers. , N B —As mistak e* h ave arisen la the publie respecting the :'"‘Psiehirship of th e ab ove articles, they are respectfully tie. " .44 " ohs* Mr. Hisdiutti, Chemist, 27, Haymarket, has too suberrs With thew, one is any entwine willient the %/Whisk r4es mime sa d address, 44, Gerrard-street, Sube•ituare, 411 4 4 Printed dtatinet us the label. Mil AGRICULTURAL DISTR ESS. Earl Batnunrr prrsesited two Petition% one from lb. Landowners of the aunty of Hants, mod the other from the Landowners of the county of Hertford, complaining of Agr cohere' Votress and praying fur relief.—They were read and laid oa the table. ASSIZES COMMISSION BILL. nit Bill woe cummittril, mod several verbal mead enema, +buds were proposed by ibe LORD CHANCELLOR, ogre( d The Howie ,warned, aad the Noble Chairman (the Earl of Shsllesbury) brought up the Report, 'bleb was agreed lo.—Adjuurued. HOUSE OF COMMONS, IVIDNUDAY, Ftuttmay 27. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Sir HUNTER BLAIR presented • Pentium from certain 01110C111 and Oreupiers of Lund in the (Canty of Wigton, in Scotland, praying some relief to agriculture.—Ordered to he l.i•I on the table. Colonel DAVIES moved for Return. of the total expenae of collecting the Excise of the West India Docks and the Discs of she Tower. Mr. HUME moved for an Accoost of the mode Of disposing of the sum of 40,4601. (retard fur the Militia Service; and also for t►e names and places of Barracks, and fur the Marines, distinguishing those built of stone front those of brick, and the expense of each op to 'heath January, 1821. Mr. RICARUO moved for a Return of the Weekly Arri vals of Wheat at t►e Corn•market, Mark lane, dirtiagui■htug the Foreign from British Corn, from February 13, 1819, to February 17, MlL—Granted. Mr. FIUME presented a Petition from • person of the move of John Goreley, slating, that after • long resideore in Canada, be prayed the attention of the House to the state of our Colonies there. The Petition stated that under a differ ent system these Colon,' a might not only be maintained at a ditni ',lobed ripener, but afford • revenue to this ...wintry. One of the principal complaints was the mode in which the land was disposed of. Lair tracts of load were reserved, sad others given away to furrigsers at such vast distance* sounder, that it was impo sible to form any thing like vil lege,. There war • hoe which dividmi the United States from Cpp►r Canada, and one side of that lin►, in which our Colonies were situated, was almost deserted; whilst iu the other, the possession of America, there was a dense pope's- Lou, sod the hand woe is a stile of the greatest fertility. And the Fititioiter farther stated, that unless a promise of independence was given to these Slates, from the primes' state or Agonies they must he retained at vast expease.— Ordered to IN on the table. PUBLIC ACCOUNT& Mr. 11ABERLY gave 'waft a a motion Ca Iltursey, meat to effect a rrfwm is shmitemaNishosesito, the pram* eassame will admit of pest' " And wish that view thi reebeansetidei they shoold be both stoited. At She time that Re: port was made, the expense of toilet-time the re.. venue or both one and the other was 51,600/.. and at present it 'mounted to between Sand 10,0001.. being at the rate of about sixteen per cent. fur the In that establishment there were thirty penenis employed. with the solarieti of 1001. a year each, besides five Commiosionexs with salaries of bez tween 3 and 4001. a year each. They had to attend for that but one day iii the week. and they were of ten/Agent fur five and six weeks' The whole duty awaked upon a receiver and two clerk's The re venue upon these two articles was collected et the expense of 9,3401., whilst the stage coach duty, which was live times the amount; was collected at less than half the expense. It woo clear the revenue of the country could nut saUlli in that manner. There were also various entry collectors most curiously selected ; one in Hampshire was a Clergyman; and he had heard of another who was not in a state of sanity. This pro. eeeded from giving these appointments to the Tree.. sury instead of to the Commissioners, who should have the appointment to those subordinate officers. The same disregard was paid to the places for op pointing throe collectors. If it was important to have these persons in the country, it must be an advantage that they should reside in the most po pulous places. This, however. was not the case. In the extensive town of Sheffield there was none; in Macclesfield there was none ; in Manchester there was sone; and in the inconsiderable village of Whit church. in Humpshire, and Kingsclift, its North.. trroptonshire, there were two of these officers to be found. In 1797 an attempt was madeto doaway with these establishments; but it was stated they an. ' swered a double purpose, for granting licenses and hearing complaints. Rut at present the House must be aware, that all disputes respecting hack. ory.coeches were referred to the police offices. His complained that there should be Ise Commissioners paid fur doing nothing, who held other offices, and the more particularly as the Finance Committee of 1797 recommended their abolition ; and bad that recommendation been attended to then. the coun try would have been raved 8,0001. ayear since that period. He should therefore, with a view to the investigotion of the subject, move " For an account of she expense of the sari.« estobNahv meats is she City of London fur gramme Memos so how! era mad pedlars. and barkiney.eumbee, for she year rad* Sta January, 1922, mating the names of every person em ployed ifs them, specifying the places they bold, the ditty they perform, the salaries sod emirlumenta they receive, sod by whom appointed." Mr. (AIRINGTON said, he had no objection to the production of the papers; however, it was but right that the Hamm should be informed, that the net revenue arising from these branches of the revenue was much more considerable than had been stated. The Honourable Member for Aberdeen had alluded to the Report of the Committee of 1797, but lie had taken no notice of the interuse diode steps which had been taken; for in 1807 thp question wus brought before Parliament, and thee it was deemed expedient to unite both the este-. blislinsents ; but lie did not mean to contend that • separation of them might not be attended with useful consequence,. With respect to referring the collection to the Stamp Office, that might be done with the revenue of the hawkers and writers, hut it wools! not answer so well with the hackney coaches; for in that eerie the'Commisoioners filled a judicial situation, and the control which the Board possessed over 3,000 persons, certainly not of the most tractable characters, was attended with the best consequences. Finally, he could assure the Hoeft that they would not find the Government backward in support of any arrangement in the matter which they considered beneficial. Mr. Alderman WOOO said, he hod of any persons charged with fraud token before the Commisei )))) ers. With regard to the necessity of rrgistesing, that could be done by the lowest kind of clerks, without the expense of Conisnissioners. Rod all complaints might be made before the police Magistrates. Sir Wm. DR CRESPIGMY thought, that if these Commissioners filled a judicial situation it would be a great inconvenience if they attended °littler than once • week. Mr. Hums reworked that nothing was to be done by these Commissioners in their judicial capacity stiut could not be dorm by the police Magistrates. Ile should move, in addition to his former motion, " Fur the mimes, ocenpotsons, and salaries, of all persons employed in these establi k sn s outs, bosh in Loudon and iii she country." Mr. LuSHltscrom suggested (as we understood) that they should be referred to a Committee of 21 persons. Mr. Bas NETT protested against. the practice of Government throwing the whole weight of their own business upon 21 persons in that House. It was the (ravines* the collection and the Engliolt coittres. to peel ouch large salaries. money for corm• opetcheo, but Sir J. NawroaT said that in ris i ng to express the satisfaction he kit at the statement of the Rt. Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Wallace). he should not trouble the House with any observations except regarding what had fillet' from that Gentleman on the sub ject of protecting duties. If a Committee was sp. pointed up stairs to consider these duties, he had no doubt that some of them might he uholished with advantage, and others continued : different cir cumstances would affect different branches of them. He did not then mean to give any opinion, or to anticipate any thing that might be said upon the subject. but he culled upon the House, whenever the question was brought before them, to exercise their sound judg3ieut upon a matter of such lin- portant,. The Report wasthen ordered to he upon the table. HENRY HUNT. Sir R. WiLsoN had a Petition to present, signed by ►,SUO inhabitants of Greenock, praying some mitigation of the punishment upon Mr. Hunt, now a prisoner in Ildirster gaol. It had been stated that the Magistrates had no political animosity to Mr. Hunt ; from what motives then they acted he was at a loss to know ; still less c3uld he under stand why Mr. Hunt should be sentenced by those Mazistrates to severer punishment than the Court of King's Bench had considered necessary for his security. Was it not enough to be imprisoned for two years and a half of his hie, and to be shut up in a chamber where he could not see the sun, ■nd be obliged to drink water tainted with the most loathsome impurities, but kis sentence must be screwed 4 to the pain sod penalty of solitary eon linerneut. He thought that if Government had any generosity, after Mr. Hunt had enabled theta to detect and punish such abuses and such crimes as were committed in that gaol, they would remove him from a prison in which he was ao cruelly treat ed, and fulfil the expectations of the petitioners. lie should therefore move for leave to bring up the Petition. Mr. W•ans was anxious to say a few words upon the subject, God if he stated sae thing that was . . . _tvideoce by bk. Hunt. He wished that it oinoW be horse in mind by the Magistrate., and all in their allergies's, that offenders treated with extraordinary rigour attract public commiseration, cod are looted on in the light of martyrs. He. lamented the inde finite stature of the laws respecting gaols. It was hardly possible at 'orient to understand bowler the powers given to Magistrates by 31st Geo. Ht. extended. He should give los support to inquiry. whenever it should be sought. Mr. DICKINSON defended the conduct of the Somersetshire Magistrates. The regulations which they enforced having been ratified by the Judges. became the law of the prison, sod could not be art aside by the Magistrates without a new order from the Judges. The whole matter of grievance com plained of arose from the county gaol having no locality suited to the proper treatment of Mr. Hunt. He complained of the unfairness of the Honourable Member for Aberdeen, in having made use of information which he had obtained through him (Mr. Dickinson) to aid an attack on the Magi strates of that county in the House. Mr. nude was surprised ■t the complaint of the Honourable Member, who ought, had he done his duty, to have presented the Petition of Mr. Husk himself. His (Mr. Hume's) arguments were not against the Honourable Member, but the whole of the Magistracy. They had suffered things to be done in Banter gaol which were unequalled in any part of England. An Honourable Baronet (Sir T. Lethbridge) had on a former night took upon him self to deny (Sir T. Lethbridge,.. On my own in formation"), according to his information, that Mr. Hunt had suffered solitary ccutioement. He (Mr. Hume) had on affidavit from a sur geon in the county, which was also signed by Mr. Hunt's son, stating that admittance had been peremptorily refused to him, as well as to many other gentlemen of the county ; and that it was nut until the order arrived from the Court of King's Bench to admit this very surgeon that he could gain admittance. There was, moreover, the letter of the Sheriff to Mr.,Hunt. in which he said, that lie lamented that any one should suffer solitary confinement, except in cases where it was ordered on the conviction ; that he was convinced the Judges intended no such treatment ; end that it was with regret he was compelled to withdraw from Mr. Hunt that moderate shore of indulgence which he had hitherto afforded, in distinction from the other prisoners; bat that it was the pleasure of the Magistrates, and he must•nbey them. An lion. Friend of his had, on. former occasion, taken on himself to deny some statemeots advanced by the Honourable Alderman (Wood), in regard to llchester. gaol. Let the House look to the Report of their own Commissioners, noel be convinced of the truth. They. would there find Mr. Hunt's room descr►bed as dark, damp, and un fit far habitation. Who was to blame but the Magistrates? Again, let them examine the Report at page 19—there they would bud that pure water was refused to the prisoners in some instance., and t hat . 1 hey were al lowed none but that which was filtered through the common sewers. He affirmed that the Magistrates had been guilty of the grossest neglect. Persons were brought up before the Commissioners, loaded with 10Ib. of iron on the wrist, which the Commissioners stated to have left a. mark only by putting them on end .oil', which was not removed for a few drys after. It wag impossible that the subject should stop here. It was not for the good of the character of-the Magistrates that it should. Mudi had been sot of the benefits to the country derived from the services of the unpaid Magistracy. He was ready *to admit the fact ; but because they did some good were they never to be checked when they Jul manifest evil ? He resented the imputation of his seeking fur information from irregular source., Of of hiring people to prepare it for him. A person had come to him and offered Imo ni fortnation npon the worm of trials tithe., the offer of which he had accepted ; but upon a demand being made far a payment of 251., he .refased it. He did not wish for any one to give him inform-- non who required to be paid fur it. ‘Vhott wout.l be his situation with Ministers if they could detect him in line such practice ? Why he would be to crassutly taunted, as he most unjustly was at pee• sent, with the fact of having done so. Sir T. LIITUBRIDGL: cisii nut quarrel with the conduct of the Hon. Member in presenting the former Petition. As to Ilia ;:oncluct, then, he had said that he did not teclirve that Mr. Haat suffered solitary impri.onment ; he said the same now. Nothing advanced by the Hon. Member for Aber. deem had altered his opinion. He had 41% ,- :y• un derstood solitary coofinement to be the most thread. fat of punishments—a saturators in which it was im passible for the ',roamer to communicate with soy human being. If the rules of Itchesier prison vented the ameas of particular IWV•00/1 so Mr. Hunt. that d.d no prove that he suffered solitary 'nowt. sontnent. Mr. Hoot had, on the vomitory, ex pito upon 41 perm.. In that muse. at was nc imuject., mou II i blairri Cu, wet % alma I.o+. nr wmancm. nar. .aunt tv-i., WI VIC VOLII MU, ripe., ,_ I e m s o f Government to examine carefully correct, Ile should be glad to hear the contradiction rienced considerable iminlgevice under al: the, co _ - 1 ohm of revenue, whereas the Irish revenue of it. In considering the question, they had no- cuiustsitrev of his ease. If the toed we r e ~,,t , „ sit _ Englishrevenue were referred to Coin- thing to do with either the politics or character .1 eel to his eoritinement, he (Sir T. Lettibrtgel,was I • to p e rform that for which Ministers received Mr. blunt; he (Mr. %Vette) neither approved of the sorry on malty aec t inuis—(llsiir, bear)-4,1 h., ;ir salaries. They did slut receive the public one our defended the other ; but they were bound k aihog h ee l, sent three. If Mr. Hum had suffered it coin ing down there and tusking long to look at the real facts of the crow. AP he then undue severity, he (Sir T. Lethbridge) wive i t h is , but for doing the public business, and he understood, there itas only one room in the prima heartfelt reprobition; but ther e nes no proof i i . A, . . . . ,_. 7 -t-awriatta- N' •1