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;:# t • \ )°, • - ; 41 : 1 .4% 11:: • ;a —-- , j l/ 6 7:3 • 7/ eft/7" NUMBER 95.24. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1823. PRICE SEVEN PZNCE4 REDUCED FARES, and UNEQUALLED TRAVEIANG, TO DOVER, DEAL, RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND CANTERBURY. FOUR INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, 'By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER-STREET, SNOW HILL. LONDON. THE following LIGHT POST-COACHES , and MAILS, &c. set out from the above Inn:— The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, liroadstairs, Canterbury, Fevershaut, and Sandwich, new Post-Coach—every Morning at a quarter past Seven o'Clock. consequence of the decided preference given to the above Coach, the Proprietors are determined no expence shall be sp a ed to render it the first conveyance on the Kent road. BROMPTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, Sa tingbourne, Rainham, and Ospringe, Morning, Quarter past 1, at Reduced Fares. The " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bodmin, I'enryn, Ashburton, 'farms, Weymouth, Dorchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every mornin at Seven ; through Honiton, Axminster, Bridport, Blaudford, Stockbridge, Sutton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagshot. The only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through with Two Coachmen only), through Bagshut, Blackwater, Basingstoke, Overton,, Whitchurch, Andover, Woodyeats, Cashmore, Salisbury, Blandford, and Dorchester, ate Quar ter past Five o'Clock in the Mowing, at reduced Fates. The " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lyeington, Lyndhurst, Winchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagsbut, New Four Inside Coach, every Morning at half-past Seven; arrives at tile Coach add Horses, Southampton, by Five. This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Haloes, Havre de Grace, Cher • bourgh, &c.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hope to receive it continuance of that support which has hitherto been experienced since the commencement of the " Union." The " Champion," a New light Day Coach to DOR CHESTER, in 13 hours only, through Bagshot, !Backwa ter, Basingstoke, Overton, Whitchurch, Andover, Salis bury, Wood)eats, Cashraote, and Blandiord, at a Quarter past Five o'clock in the morning. The Proprietors of the above Coach are determined no expence shall be spared to render it the first eunveyance on the Western Road. • BATH and BRISTOL Post-Coaches, through Chippen ham, Caine, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every Afternoon at one ; arrive at the Greyhound Inn, Bath, the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, Bristol, early the next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, 'Ammon, and Plymouth, at reduced Fares. The Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at One ; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Five, tin ough Woburn, Lathbury, Northampton, Wellord, Lutterworth, Hinckley, Atherstune, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots ford, iVarrington, and Ptescot. SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and ,Shiffnal, Light Post- Coach, every Afternoon.—Guurtied. The "Union,"WEYMOUTH ; through Dorchester, Bland ford, Salisbury; Andover, Overton, liesingstuke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagsliot, new Post Coach, After noon, at reduced Fares.—Packets from Weymouth to Guern sey, Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maine's, &c. every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, at Two o'Clock. BARNSTAPLE and Southmoltort New Light Post Coach, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings, at Seven o'Clock. The " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets ottt every Afternoob at Two; and passes through Baldock, Big gleswade, Eaten, Buckden, Wansferd, Stamford, Greethaiu, Grantham, Newark, Tuxforil, Markham, Moor, Retfotd, Bawtry, Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, to the Gulden Linn Inn, Leeds, next Afternoon, at Reduced Fares.—Lug gage and Packages only 211 per lb.—Notwithstanding the uncommon Expedition ut this Coach, it is allowed to ter,the most agreeable and complet e Puhlic Conveyance un- the North Road,' being tine-grinned by any other. HARROWGATE and Ripon new Light rust Coaches, every Afterdoen at Two, and Eight in the Morning. GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries, Browuhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, Camuuck, Kings well, and, all Parts of - Scotland, a light Four inside Post Coach daily. 'The "Express," to YORIK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, Sunderland, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, a New light Four inside Post Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every Morning, by way of Newark, Rettord, Doncaster, Ferrybridge ' Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallertun, Durham, Mm petb, and Berwick, and arrives at York the next Morn ing at Twelve o'Clock, at reduced Fares, Passengers find. ing themselves fatigued on the journey, may rest what tittle they please, and then proceed without any additional Fare.' MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, low inside Day Coach, through Aldbourn, Reading, Larubourti, Parton, Lyilington l'ewsey, Wootton Basset, Itaussbury, Hungerford, Newbury and Maidenhead. BRIDGENORTH, Weisel, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy head New Light Coach, every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. Tlie New Royal Patent Mail, BOSTON and:Louth, through Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, Peterborough, Deeping, Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, Gtirtisby, and Hull, Evening, at Half past Serer u'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter b l efore Seven. The " Express," a New Light Four-inside Post Coach to CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, goes with Four Horses, and a GLund all the way, passes through Appleby,' Brun h, Bowes, Greta-bridge, Richmond, Catterick, Be. rciughhrolge, Ferrybridge, Doncaster, Newark, Bawtty, -Grantham, Stamford, Greethani, Stilton, Blggleswade, and Baldock. Sets out iq the Morning, and performs the jour ney With the greatest facility; at reduced Fares. Passengers detained on the Road by business or pleasure, have • culiar advantage of th e ir S eats being secure ' bepe d in then ext . only direct Coach to Carlisle. The New Royal Patent Mail, CAMBRIDGE, through Ware, Buntingfurd, Buckiand, and Royston, Evening, at Helf past Seven o'Clo c k, S un d ay, a t a Q uarter before Seven, ven KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lotisdal e Bolton,. Charley, Otruskak, and Garst a n g Li g h t Post Coachies,caY Afternoon. • '• The " Royal Express, " . New Light Four Inside P t r o ie l ie .l u V t, E, c lt o tr g O i. L to , i 4 d hours only, through WialtriCtigHatrent% Lawton, Newcastle, Rodgly, Eno Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield, (only -One Night "ft" ' Road), every Aft ernoon; arrives at the Santee Head on Ine , Pale-street, Li ver p oo l, next E •6 reducedlnn vemirg, at -even, at Fares. WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coaches, every Morning and Afternoon, at reduced Fares CHESTER, Newport, Whitechurch, Tar p° I p Poit-C r c e it Y c ' ll l4a e ni vir t y . Arich s Northwich , an d Midd lewich Light Afternoon. SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yam Light Post Coach, every Morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland, at reduced Fares: Mountain's " El i e p " to, MANCHESTER, Wi ns l ow, Cootletun,llLWi .ne easfi r e, s W il' alsal, Wolverha m pt o n, In d Knots ford; e Four i te d, P a o t st r - e C d r u la c c e l d i , F e o v r i o r s y . - Afternoons: —Only One Night on tht R coSaHot.:elX.l4T;Dmaornidi.. Rotherham New Four inside Post The RockinghaM,"lleigvee Royal Fxpvess,"r e y a A lle ft 4 er;:o . o r n h , c a E t x re p d r u es e s e ' d " Fares, s. a l Coach, sets uut e ' vei y New BIRMINGHAM Light Post Afternoon, carrying Four Inside imly; Plias:tlttrylTsmtgoti:ely.satrwick, Leamington, Southani, Weutlon, Head, Bull -street 3 t.tt,ji r ir at n f , o in r ic d, ba a n n i d , Towcester, to the Saracen's re lusted Fares, early the next Morning, at p, cads apress, ' a New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Lin- Howder i , and Doncaster, every , Morning at 41Ahe to the; (gros s Keys Isfarket-place,' Hull ; and ilEßT Fglt eking"m" in the Afternoon et Two o'Clo c k. D, Ware,Hollestlon, and Chesliunt Coeds, 4 - redes! Fare*. t :NHANI and Frill - Hinton Coaches daily, . at Eleven, pluit T w , ive, and Eight o'clock. I.OAt Reduced Fares to Leeds, York, and Doncaster, pas, and P ac k ages at only ad per pound. P ' ' MouvrAiN and Co. ii-spectfully acquaint theit lily pg r r ! d the.Ppl.p4c ) that they will not be accountable for Passingees Luggage, Writings, Plate, Six. of tint eg " 4 " Five Pon •lhgltl s en . if lost, stolen, or damaged, 4t ,"&e ‘ d MI finch, and tare '- lnsurance paid= accord ultdol,. "le Nalactss's Head Inn, fikiuner•street Snow-hill CHAPEAU DE PAILLE, BY P. P. RUBENS. THE EXHIBITION of this Celebrated PiC TURE WILL OPEN on WEDNESDAY NEXT, at Ten u'Clock, at Mr. STANLEY'S ROOMS, No. 31, OLD BOND-STREET.- - Admittance Two Shillings and Sixpence, till Saturday, the 15ili instant, after which time it will be One Shilling• Memorandum of the Picture, Sixpence. It is expected that no person will attempt to sketch or copy from the Picture. VIENCII WINE, BRANDY,&c. for SALE at NEWHAVEN.—Pursuant to an award made by three of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the County of Sussex, and by permission of the Honourable Commissioners of His Majesty s Customs and Excise, 1 do hereby give Notice,_ That there will be put up for SALE by Public AUCTION, by Mr. T. It. IVILLARD, at the Bridge Inn, Newhaven, on SATURDAY, the Bth day of March, 1823, at One o'clock in the Afternoon precisely, duty free, for the payment of Salvage, &c. in Sundry Lots; about 30 Casks (more or less) containing from 70 to 90 ga ll ons eac h of French Tafal Wine. 30 Bottles (more or less) of Muscatel). Wine, 1 Hogshead of French Red Wine ' St. George. 450 Gallons of Brandy (mote or less) 40 per cent. over proof. 60 Pounds (more or less) of Verdigris ' damaged. 500 Dozen (more or le ss ). o f Manufactured Corks. Being part of the Cargo of the Jonge Niecolaas, of Anaater- dam, Klass Y. Parma, Master, f r o m C ee t e f or A mster d am, wrecked under Seaford Cliff', 26th Nov. 1832. Samples of the Wine and Brandy may be seen and tasted seven days before the sale, by applying to Messrs. John Hall 1 and Co. Merchants, Nineties, London ; and the same Arti, des, with the other Goods, may be viewed the day previous to the sale, between the hours of Ten and Four, at New haven. For further particularS apply to 11. llarison, Esq. Col lector of Customs, Newhaven ; Mr. Thomas Allwork, jun, Deputy, Vice-Admiral's Agent, Seaford ; or. J. B. STONE, Deputy Vice-Admiral for Sussex. A Deposit of 251. per Cent. will be required. THE ARMY. War-Office, February 14. MEMORANDUM.—IIis Majesty has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned Regiments bearing on their colours and appointments, In addition to any other imdges.or. devices which may have heretofore been granted fo those Regi. 'vents, the distinctions undermentioned, viz. : 3d ..Foot, or Buffs, the words " Talavera," " Albuera," " Pyrenees," " Nivelle," " Nive," in commemoration of the distinguimhed:conduct of the Regiment at the battle of Tala vera, on 27th and 28th July, 1809 ; at Albuera, on 16th May, 1811 ; in the Pyrenees, in July, 1013; at Nivelle, on 10th November, 1813 ; and in the passage of the Nive, on the 9th, 10th, and I lth December, 1813. 4th, or King's own, Regiment of Foot,:the words, " Bade. jos," " Salamanca," •c Vittoria," " San S e ba s ti an ," " Ni ve, " in commemoration of the distinguished conduct of the Regi. ment at the siege of Badajos, on the 16th of March, 1812 ; at the battle of Salamanca, on the 22(1 July, 1812 ; at Vitt°. ria, on the 2lst June, 1013; in the storming and capture of San Sebastian, on the 31st August, 1813 • and in the passag e of the Nive, on the 9th, 10th, and 11th december, 1813. 31st .Regiment., the word s " Talavera," " Vi ttor i a ," P y. rene”," " " nye," in commemoration of the dot tingutshed conduct of that Regiment at the battle of Talavera, on 27th and 28th July, 1809 ; at Vittoria, on 21st June, 1813 ; in the Pyrenees, in July, 1813; at Nivelle, on 10th November 1813; and in the passagd of the Nive, on the 9th, 10th, and 11th Dec. 1813. 60th Regiment, the words " Talavera," " Albuera," " Vit toria," " Pyrenees," " Ni ve ll e, " " Nive," " Orthes," in commemoration of the distinguished conduct of the late 2d Battalion of that Regiment at the battle of Talavera, on 27th and 28th' July, 1809 ; at Albuera, on 16th May, 1011 • at Vit. toria, on 21st June, 1813 ; i n t h e Pyrenees, in July, 11113 ; at Nivelle, on 10th November, 1813 ; in the Passage of the Nive, 9th 10th, and 11th Dec. 1013 ; and at Orthes, oo the 27th of Feb. 1814. ifrar- E nsign ! Henry Ist Regith en t o f Life Gu Oilee ards , Ensign Henry Vyner, from the halt - pay 17 t h Ri g i ment of 'Foot, to be Cornet and Sub- Lieutenant, vice7Lord Francis Levison Gower, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 2d Ditto s Cornet . Lowther Augustus John Lord Muncaster, from the 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons, to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Thomas Hardwicke, who ex. changes receiving the difference between Comet and Sub-Lieu tenancy of Life Guards and Coronetcy of Dragoons. 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Lieut. Thomas Hard wick, from the 2d Life Guards, to be Coronet, vice Lord Mun caster, who exchanges. 27th Regiment of Foot, Ensign Edward R. R un dl e to b e Lieutenant by purchase, vice Cratiock, , promoted in the 934 Re giment. 30th Ditto, Lieut. George William Thompson, from the 65th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sutherland Hall Sutherland, who exchanges. 49th Ditto, Lieut.. Adolphus Leighton Gray, from the half. pay of the York Chasseursoo be Lieutenant, vice Charles liig. gins, who exchanges. 52d Ditto, Lieut. Robert Ferguson, frouillie half-pay of the 17th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice William Crawley , Yonge, who. exelian_ges, receiving the difference. 53d Ditto, Ensign Dennis Montgomery Byrne to he Lieute nant, without pure lase, vice Fraser, appointed Adjutant. 65th Ditto, Lieut. Sutherland Hall Sutherland, from the 30 th Foot, to b e Li eutenant , v i ce George Wm. 'Thompson, who exchanges. 82d Ditto, &dean t Archibald' Kyle to be Quarter-Master. vice Glow? deceased. 85th Ditto, Lieut. Matthew Fostetto be Captain, by pur chase, vice J o h nston , promoted in the 93d Regiment; Ensign Robert Cole to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Forster ; Ho nourable Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, to be Ensign, by put chose, vice Cole. 87tli Ditto, Lieut. Win.-Mountgarrett to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Cavenagh, deceased ; Ensign James Cates to be Lieutenant, with Out purchase, vice Mountgarrett. Ist West Indiatilegiment, Brevet Lieut.-Colonel James Al lan,- from the.half-pay of the,94th Regiment, to be Major, vice John Carmichael, who exchanges. Ist Royal Veteran Battalion, Capt. Michael Horace Camp. bell, from the haMpay of the New Brunswick. Fencibles to be Captain,. vice 'Thomas Carter, , to be replaced on the •Retired List.. Captai n Janieis Alexander Macleod, from the half-pay of the Royal Artillery, to be Captain, vice George Ross, to be replaced on the Retired List. 2d Royal Veteran Battalion, Ensign Robert Henry Bunbury, from the half-pay of the 37th Reghnent, to be Ensign,:vice O. Macpliail, to be replaced on the Retired List. Ensign James Crombie to be Quartermaster, vice Hugh Gallic, who returns to the Retired List. BREVET.--Cttptain Alexander Cavali e M ercer , of the Royal Artillery, to be Major in the Army. capt. Win. 'Clibbome, of the Royal Artilhiryi to be Major in the Army. STAFF.—Major Thomas Noel Harris, on the half-pay of the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Inspecting Field Officer of the Mi litia in Nova Scotia, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, vice Francis Russell, who resigns. HOspirAi, ST.arr.—llospital Assistant William Fergus son, from the half-pay, to be Hospital Assistant to the Forces. MEMORANDA.—The Christian name of Major Crofton, who was appointed to the 2d Royal Veteran Battalion, on the 30th Jan. 1823, is Frederick, and not Edward.—The Christian name of Ensign Raitt, who was appointed to the 2d Regiment Of Foot, on the Oth.Feb. 11123, is George.—Mr. Henry Addin n Bay ley has been reinst a t e d i n hi s ran k as D eputy Assistant Immo sary General.—Dr. Garrett Barry, H os p ita l A ss i sts t to the gr Forces, has been sup_ersededfor disobedience of orders, from 13th Feb. 1823. Commissions signed by Ids Maksty's Commissioners of Lieu. tenancy for the = Power Hamlets. Sir George Nayler, Km., Garter King at Arms ; William "Daniels Tyasen, IMathew Wyatt, NVilltam Ballantirse, John Burnell, Edward William ‘Vindus, James Sanders, Richard Gray, Peter Reed, James Green, Nicholas May, Emirs.; to be Deputy Lieutenants. • pomuussion in the 2tl Somerset Regiment of :Militia, signed by the 1 4 orcl-Lientenant of the County of Somerset. Frederick William Rutledge„.Gent. to be Ensign. Commission in the Itoyakritesliire Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of thi County of Fife. Ablor.tieneral Robert Baltbur to be Lieutenant-Colonel onnantlant, vice Lic4tenant4 01otte! Anstruther Thomson, resigned. PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, MAncli 3. AGNEW V. LORD STAIR AND OTHERS. The LORD CHANCELLOR decided that the above appeal which we mentioned in our report of Friday, cannot be re heard. The Judgment of the House of Lords was conclusive, unless it appeared that Important evidence had been withheld which might have produced a different result. The Noble and Learned Lord deferred his opinion upon other points, which called for his consideration, until Wednesday. Mr. To at ttris, fromjthe Treasury, delivered copies of Papers relating to the Exchequer of Ireland.—Laid on the table. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. The Earl of COVENTRY presented a petition f the Inhabitants of the Borough of Tewkesbury, praying fo r m re peal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act: - The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented similar petition, from the Bankers, Merchants, and Inhabitants of Leicester. The Same Noble Lord presented a petition front the Brothers and Sisters of the Royalflorrpital of St. Catherine, Tower of London, praying for a repeal of thelrrarizige Act—The'above were read and laid on the table. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that the 10th llth, and 12th Reports of t h e 'Commissioners appointed toinquire into the Fees and Emoluments of Coufts of Justice in Scotland be printed.—Ordered. The Earl of DARNLEY delivered a petitton from the Mer chants and Traders of Kingston -upon-Hull against the Insol vent Debtors' Act —Laid on the table. STATIONARY IN h IEA Earl DARNLEY, adverting to what e considered an MA Job, observed, that it fell under his inquiry three years since, and the result had proved that the attention of Parliament had not been directed to the subject in vain. it appeared by the documents on the table of the House, that the Irish Govern ment had been defrauded of a considerable sum by the indivi dual who held the patent right of supplying stationary. Whe ther the charge against that p erson was r i g h t or wrong, it was clear the Public had sustained a loss, and it u-as lint just that reparation should be made. It appeared that during last year correspondence took place. between Alderman King, the Pa tentee, and the Irish Gov ernment. O n the 11th of May a letter was written by Mr. Goulburn, stating, that unl ess t h e Patentee complied with terms proposed on. the 20th of April, measures would be taken to enforce a proper reply. He understood from the Noble Farl (Liverpool), that the terms 'proposed had been acquiesced in ; and wishing to know what the terms were, he should move—" There be laid before the House Copies of the Agreement between the Irish Government and Sir A. 11. King, respecting the Supply of Stationery made in Jul 1822, Also, au Account of a ll S tat i onery furnished the Irish Govern-' mcnt during the last ten y ears , di st i ng ui s hi ng the amount in each year."—The Noble Earl drew the recollection of the House to his Majesty's visit to Ireland, and to the honour con toned on the Lord Mayor of Dublin. The spirit of reconcilia tion which it was the wish of his Majesty to support appeared to have. peen abandoned, and it was his intention, when the af fairs of Ireland came before the house, to bring the present party feelings under discussion. The Motion was agreed to.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. M ISCELLANEOUS: • Mr. LAWLEY p re sented a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Stockton against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. —Ordered to be printed. Mr. MANSFIELD presented a petition to the same effect, from the Merchants, Bankers, and T ra d ers of Leicester. Or dered to be print e d. Mr. CURWEN presented a petition from certain Wool growers in the county of Cumberland, against the Irish Pro. tecting Duties. Also a petition from the Farmers and Land owners of the county of Cumberland against the General Turn pike Act. Both petitions were ortierd to be printed. Coloner PALMER presented a petition from the Parish of St. Michael's, Bath, praying a repeal of the Assessed Taxes. Ordered to be Printed. .Mr. PLUNKEI'T presented a_petition from the Inhabitants of Dublin, complaining of the Local Taxes in that City.— They stated that they had derived great advantages from the . Select 'committee appointed to i nquire into the subject, and prayed further reli e f. GRA'r TAN bore testimony to the respectability of' the petition anted ers, and exp resse d hi s h ope that their prayer would be gr. Sir G. NOPIL presented a, petition, professing to be from Olive Princess of Cumberland, stating that she was incarce rated in the Kin g ' s B enc h Prison, an d sufferinggreat distress. It set forth the claims she has so often put forward to the rank of Itoyity, and to the sum of 15,0001. said to be beqeathed to her by his late Majesty, and prayed the interference of the Iloutte.—Ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. SYKES presented a petition from Hull; against the In. solvent Debtors's Bill.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition from certain Hop growers in the County of Sussex, praying for a repeal of the lop Duty. Mr. Alderman WOOD said, it was understood that the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not intend to take off this duty. He thought the duty on beer should be reduced in preference. The lion. Member complained of having been mistaken in 'What he said on a former occasion upon the subject of reduc thin upon malt or beer. He was reported to have said the duty should be taken off malt, whereas he had in fact said beer. He had heard that the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended pro posing a measure for the relief of the poor, which he thought would not produce that effect. Mr. LITTLETON said, he thought the plan of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would be most advantageous to the poor, and also a source of relief to th e f armers; and that parti . cularly if he would adopt the recommendation of an lion, and Learned Gentleman as to permitting the retail of beer. After a few words from Mr. G. BENNET, Mr. LITTLE TON, and Mr. CUUTEIS, the peti t i on was ordered to be printed. Mr. WILLOUGHBY presented a petition from Newark. upon-Trent, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Ordered to be printed. MARRIAGE ACT. The Marriage Act Amendment Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. SCOTTISH CREDITORS' BILL. The Scattish Creditors' Bill went through a Committee._ Report to-morrow. - ANNUAL DUTIES BILL. The Annual Duties Bill wax read a third time and passed. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. The Exchequer Bills Bill for 20,000,0001. was read a third time and passed. TRANSFER OF AIDS BILL read a third - time an d passe d . The Trans iv fer t ;o l4 l 7 B A. A id N ll K illiliiisit PENITENTIARY, Mr. G. BENNET rose to ask a question of the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Hoene Department, relatti , e to the state of Prisons . Ile had the misfortune to fi nd, a f ew d ays ago, on visiting, the Penitentiary, that it was in an unusual state of sickness. Ile had also seen a paragraph in the papers, purporting to be a verdict of the Coroner's Jury, stating, that a prisoner's death had been hastened by a want of proper food. lie meant to say nothing in censure of that establishment, as he could bear testimony to its being managed with the greatest zeal and attention. Th ere f ore , in what he was goi ng to state, he should imply no c ensure . But be,had found th at t h e num bet of sick was now l2i1 ; an d t h e n umber of pri soners about 800. This proportion of si c k was muc h greater than usual; and he Was :desirous that a P ar li amen t a ry investigation should take place as to the stat e o f t h e pr i son . fit repeated t h at hi s only motive was the wish o f i nqu i ry , and not that o f attaching blame to any qua r t er . H e d esire d to ask, th ere f ore, what were the intentions of Ooverninent, and expected no tippet'. tion, when he moved, as a matter of form, for a copy of the Inquest taken before a Coroner's Jury, upon the body of Ilumphry Adams, a prisoner, who lately died in the Peniten tiary at Milbank. Mr. Secretary PEI L. said, that the best way of meeting the Hon. Gentleman's motion would be to first put him in posses- Mon of the facts to which it related. The usual number of prisoners in the Penitentiary was from seven to eight hundred ; and the average amount of the sick from forty to fifty. Now, unfortunately it w as t rue , t h e s i c k were ono h un d red and thirty in number. Out of that number three-fourths were affected with a disease which had found its way hvto the Prison, called sea scurvy, the symptom s of w hich resembled those of scorbu tic complaints. This disease first broke out in Januarj', and since that period five prisoners hod died of it. Upon one of these, the case alluded to by . the llonottrable Member a Co. toner's Jury had sae, and returned a verdict of " -Died , by the Visitation of God:" and the Jury added, very properly, a statement of their opinion, that the death of the deceased had been hastened by his not having had a sufficient quantity of meat. These cucurnstances lied excited his earnest attention; and he had frequently conferred with the foreman upon them. He had given orders that no expence should be spared to re move whatever causes might reasonably be supposed to have produced this disease; and it had been decided, that in addl. tion to the usual medical attendance, that of two eminent Phy sicians should be ordered. He had no diffichity in naming the individuals; they were Dr. Roget and Dr. Latham, who had been ordered to attend rugularly every day for a fortnklit, and then to report their opinions. Whatever Information they gave should be freely communicated to the House, and he tbercfbre thought that for the present no benefit could arise from the motion proposed by-the Hon. Member. • After a few words from Mr. RENNET and Mr. nor— FORD, the motion was withdrawn. SUPPLY—WAYS AND MEANS. The CoMmittees of Supply, and of Ways and Means, were postponed to Wednesday. Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition from the Tanners of Limerick against the Leather Tax.es-Laid, on the table. ORANGE SOCIETIES. Mr. PI.UNKETT said; he had a few observations to make, which he feared might extend beyond the limits within which .'Members were usually confined upon occasions like the pre. sent. The remarks he waif about to make were upon a motion which had been given notice of by an Eton. Friend of his oppo. site (Mr. Abercromby) for to-morrow. That motion referred to the existence of certain Secret Societies in Ireland, tied particularly of - those denominated Orange Societies ; a sub ject of very considerable importance, and one naturally cal culated to excite the attention of the House and of the public. It would therefore be very unreasonable in a person to suppose, that any motives, personal to himself, should have weight in inducing the postponement of such a question ; and he cer tainly should not himself, upon such considerations only, take the liberty of making the suggestion he was now about - to make to his Honourable and Learned Friend. But if he could Rhea that the measure to which lie alluded would involve any degree of injustice, not only to, himself, but to the Irish Go vernment generally, he was sure such an appeal would be pro perly felt by his Hon. and Learned Friend ;--he wax sure such an appeal would not be made to him without producing its due effect. The intended motion, if he understood its bearings, must have relation to the recent transactions in Dublin. He had not beers able to understand whether it was intended to propose inquiry, or any defined line of conduct to the House. But lie supposed th e obj ec t was not so much to , develope the particular constitutions of those bodies or socie ties, as to shew their connexion with the recent transactions ' to which lie had alluded. His Honourable Friend was aware that a motion already stood for the lath of April, which • related to the recent conduct of the Government of Ireland, which would divide itself into two propositions. One of these would be the legality, or, as sonic said, the constitionality of the measures adopted by the Government.; and the next, if those measures should b e d ec id e d as legal ones--whether the conduct of the Irish GoVernment had been proper and justifi able in adopting them. The House could not be ignorant that those proceedings had reference to the dressing the Statue, and to the outrage, or alleged outrage, which took lace at the Dublin Theatre. Now it was quite impossible for him,_ for he was thrown on his d e f ence b y t h e motion of the Hon. Member for Armagh—it was impossible for him to enter into a vindica. tion of himself without stating to the douse all the bearings of. these matters as they presented themselves to his mind, with respect to the situation of the Noble Personage at the head of the Government, and still more particularly as regarded their probable effect upon the general peace and tranquillity of Ire land. He would put it to his Hon. and Learned Friend, whe ther his motion would not, in the course of debate, involve all the transactions of which he had spoken. It appeared to him, therefore, as being rather unprecedented that the Irish Govern meat should first be put upon their defence to-morrow, and then take their trial on the lath cif April. Ile knew that his Hon. and Learned Friend might not wish to involve thew sub jects; but what was to prevent any one from getting up and saying that there never was a time when there was so much reason given for the acts of these societies, as when they were' persecuted by the Government. He should then be compelled to sit the silent spectator of such attacks upon his own personal conduct, and upon the whole Government of Ireland. Mr. ABERCROMIiY said it was not his intention to follow his Right Honourable Friend through all the observation, be had thought proper to make.--(Hear, bear!) --He was, Indeed, exceedingly surprised at the grounds upon which he had been asked to put off his motion. It was nut his intention to introduce in his motion, one word upon the subject which his Right Honourable Friend had called recent transactions in Dublin. Consistently with the opinions be had expressed at an early period of the Session, as to the nature of Orange Societies, he had been advised by friends, hi whose judgment and confidence he relied, to . bring forward the measure, of which be had given notice. And his object was to trace the origin, progress, •and general condition of those bodies, and to endeavour tei induce the House to consider them as a part of the general systein of Government in Ireland,-.-he did not, of course, mean to alitide to individuals—but to call upon the House to express an opinion of' the general conduct of the Irish Goverument in connection with them. lie considered the question which he Shotild have the honour to introduce to be as distinctly oppoSite to the case of his Right Hon. Friend as pos. Bible. In fact, he-had understood it to be the impression on all, that his motion would rather assist that case than otherwise.— He was, therefore, surprised, - when he h a d t hi s c l ear an d dis tinct object in. hi mind, that his Right Hon. Friend should have made such att appeal .to him. Ile did not at all see the objections which had been stated; but if it would be a personal convenience to his Right Hon. Friend, he would give way.— Knowing, however, that many persons had remaine d i n t hi s country on account of the motion, and that his /tight Hon. Friend's request had been Made on behalf of others, he did not 'feel at liberty to accede to it. Mr. C. II U'PCIIINSON said, there was a motion of' the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, which had precedence of that of the llonatirable and Leashed Gentleman, and suggested that it should be withdrawn. ; .31r. HUME assented. Mr. PLUNKETT rose simply for the purpose of assuring him JIM: and Learned Friend, that if he imagined his motion to have left - in-his mind any impression that it was hostile to him, he was never s o mistaken quite the reverse. Mi. A BERCROM It Y wished to ask the lion. Member for Sandwich, whether it was his intention to wave his . motion for 10-morrow night? If not he must postpone his own to Wed nesday. Mr. IVIARRYATT said, he should be most happy to con. ply with the lion. and Learned Gentleman's request; but he did not suppose that his motion would occupy so much time 44 to interfere with that of the Hon. and Learned Member. The commercial interests would suffer from delay, and the measure had already been put off' twice. lllr. ABERCILOMBY.—"Then I postpone my notice to Wednesday." Mr. HUME.—" I give notice that 1 shall persist in my mo. Lion to-morrow." The SPEAKER.—" Order, order. As it is not withdrawn of - course the Hon. M , ember's motion will h ave p rece d ence. " EAST INDIA SUGAR. Mr. WHITMORE, in presenting a petition from a number of merchants and agents, calling for an equalization of the du ties on *Ewa and West India Sugars, took occasion to as k, whether it was the intentio n of his Majesty's Ministers to ap point a Committee to inquire into the whole of that important subject ? A pledge to that; effect had, he understood, been given in the last Session of Parliament. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the Hon. Gentleman had asked for a greater degree of explanation than he was prepared to give at the present moment. Accord ing to the understanding he had of the pledge which was said to hale been given in the course of last year, he did not think that it went to the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the whole of this subject, but only to this extent—that, where• as the Act of last Session, which was passed for a short period only, and related to an additional duty on East India Sar, had met with consid era bl e oppos i t i on, no proposition should be made with respect to the continuance of that Act, until a Com mittee was appointed to inquire into it. Mr. HUME said, t h e Bill had been opposed on account of the additional duty of 'ls. which it imposed on, each °wt. of East India .Sugar ; and to prevent the continuance of that op. position, the late Chancellor of the Exchequer certainly did state, at least to his understanding, that, as the Bill was only for one year, and as a Coottnittee would be appointed in the next :Session to consider the whole question of East and West India Sugar, it was hardly worth while to interrupt its progress. Several Gentlemen did, in consequence 'of this pledge, wave their opposition to the Bill • Mn ti. FORBES also expressed his conviction • that such a pledge had been..given. This was a most important question. The 'louse was ca ll e d on , not to &Tide on the privet& interest of the East or West Indies, but on the paramount interest of the public at large. . • Mr. LUSIIINGTON said, the pl e d ge gi ven was t o t hi s ef fect :---There had been considerable discussion, in and out of that Muse, chiefly as to whether East India sugar could be deno minated " cloyed sugar." .11e recollected must perfectly,: that the whole discussion turned on the degree of refinement whieit that sugar underwent; and it was to inquire into that point that it W 39 proposed to nominate a C ommittee . Mr. We SMITH *aid, so far as he und erstoo d t h e fact, there was a pledge, which he thought was perfectly.understood by Gentlemen on both sides of the question, that before any thing farther was dune on this subject, the whole of it should bele, vestigeted by e Committee. Mr, F. BUXTON understood the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to have pledged himself to the appointment Oa Come niittee. Mr. A. BARING said, the sooner the qttestiOn was gone into and decided, the better it would be feir all the Interests "cancerned—whether East Indian or West Indian.—(ifear Nothing could he more abetted or unjust to all parties, than to keep the question in a staid of uncertainty. If the Right lion. tientleinan had made up his mind to refer the subject to a Coin mittee, that Committee ought to be appointed as soon as pee. sible.—(llear !)--It was a question in which he felt no personal interest, but still lie hoped it would be immediately taken up„ and put in the hands of a perfectly impartial Committee.— (Hear !) •An Honourable Member, whose name we could not learn, said he understood' most clearly from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that ,there should be an immediate inquiry into the thole subject of the sugar duties. Mr. ROBERTSON said it few words, which were inaudible in the gallery. 111 r. ELLIS said, there was a very numerous class of per lions, whom he represented, who were most deeply interested in this tinestion. He was inclined to believe that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had not given the pledge which had been alluded to; because he thought, if that Right Lion. Geri. denten had intended that a Committee should inquire into' the who of this subject, he would have given sonic intimation of that intention tee those parties whose Interests were so much at stake. Now he was not aware that any such „intimation had been given to any Member of Parliament connected with the Airest India interest. Mr. BENNET said, if a pledge had not been given, neither he nor his lion. Friend, the Member for Aberdeen, would have allowed the Bill to pass at two o'clock in the morning.-« The Chancellor of the Exchequer mitered into an agreement, that this important question should be thoroughly considered. It was quite a matter of indifference to him, as it affected th e East Indies or the West Indies; but ft was by no means in different to him, As it affected the consumer, in whose c ause he was then standi ng up , T he late Chancellor of the Ex chequer had left the appointment of a Committee to his suc cessor' as a legacy, and h e h ope d t h e Right-Hon. Gentleman would attend to it. .. • Mr. AIARR VAT expressed his opinion that no pledge had, been given. Same s a id i t was ma d e i n the House, and inhere that it was given to a deputation of merchants. But it was very, strange, that neither the present Chancellor of the Ex.. chequer nor the Secretary of the Treasury knew any thief& about it; and it was equally extraordinary that no intimation had been given to the West India merchants. The. Petition wits then •brought up, and read as follows : " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom , of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled. " The humble Petition of the undersigned Merchants, Agents, Ship-owners, and others, interested in the Trade to the East Indies, anti resident in London. " Humbly ehoweth—That your petitioners are extensively enaged in the trade of the Eau That your petitionere are cordial friends ever y measure which, proce e di ng on f a i r and impartial grounds, has fOr het principle the removal of those restrictions which fetter the com merce of this country. " That your petitioners, actuated by the sentiments, did in didge a confident hope, that when your honourable Boil* re. moved the restrictions which confined the trade of the British West India Colonies to the mother country, and by the Acts 3d (eo. I V., cap. 41 and 45 extended the conimercial inter. course of those Colonies with the United States of Atherica„ with independent Spanish America, and the Continent of Eu rope, the views of your honourable Douse would not have been limited to the West India Colonies, but that, consistently with the same sound commercial principles, the East I n di a Trade, tie B r i t i s h E mp i re in India, and die People of the United Kingdom, would have been relieved front the burden of the protecting duty of Ills. per cwt. chargeable on Sugers inn. parted from the Fast Indies, over and abov e t h e d uty l evied on Sugars imported front the' West Indies. That your petitioners must consider that measure, unless followed by such relief, to be partial in its o p erat i on , and there. fare fraught with inj ust i ce to them, to the population of British India, to all persons I n any manner connected with it, and to the nited Kingdom. in general. • " That when the said protecting duty was granted with a view of securing a preference in the home market to the West India planters, the main argument employed in defence of the - measure was, their being excluded from foreign market+ ( with the exception of ports south of Cape Finisterre, under certain. regulations). Now, however, since the range of the world:has been afforded them for the sale of their produce, and the per. chase of their supplies, that preference should cease, That, continuing to the West Indians the virtual mono poly of the home market, whilst their sugars are allowed to 0. ter into direct competition with East India sugars in foreign. markets, confers an undue advantage on the former, at the ex pence of the latter. "'That your Petitioners are dearly of opinion, that the re tention of the protecting duty in question will prove 1311 injury to the people of the United kingdom, by its obviotts tendency to enhance the price of sugar--an article of ,sucli general use anul& all classes of the community ; and will also prove in jurious to the revenue, by narrowing the consumption. " That it will be flintier highly injurious to the inerclutAtN manufacturers, anti ship-owners, engaged in the trade between,. this country and India, by crippling, their means of seems fully prosecuting the same. " That the use of sugar, as a dead weight to ships return. ing f).oro India, Is essential to the existence of the crude with that country. "'That authentic inforinatiort has been laid before your 80. nourable Douse, of the great increase of the demand for British , inanufacteres on the part of our Indian population; a demand limited only by the difficulty of procuring mime. " That the privation of so material an article as sugar is one of the chief causes of this difficulty, and tends decidedly to check the increase of what promises to become one of themoet valuable branches of British Commerce. " That the said protecting duty does, moreover, inflict a seri. our injury on the Ogreat body of the people of Hindustan, who are entitled as British subjects to a fair participation in the home, market, and who poetess the farther claim to the copal , deration of your Hon. House—that they provide for their own protection and civil government; and, instead of . proving& burden to the united kingdom, increase its wealth and. add to its resources. That in estimating the comparative importance of the two bran3hcs of British commerce which ore thus brought into cut` petition, the immense difference in the population of the Ea m. and West Indies should not be overlooked; aa,the trade.with the Fast Indies is to meet the growing demand of a popula tion of one hund re d millions, whilst that with our West Incliu Colonies is confined to a population of , seven or eight hundred thousand.. " That your petitioners ask for no exclusive favour, peril.- once, or protection to themselves; all that they require is to bepliteed upon an equal footing with the West Innums,, both in the amount of duties, and in .the elassilleation.of qualities 6 ° that, If British India can produce cheaper auger, her Plane , wits population, placed under llritiah protection, may not be deprived of the best means of exercising their industry ; that her trade may not he deliser.ed ; to foreign countries; anti ally, that the united kingdant may :not lose the latstinnible vantage of the exchange of itsiNanislikctures fox OW productions of India. • " Your petitioners, therefore, decay 'stressed with thy tor» reetness of these opinions, implore YOpr . Honourable Ilona,. after having Conferred so Importannt ,Insteiit on the West India Colonies, not to overlook the other great and important interests involved in the question; and they respectflilly sub• mit to the justice of Parliament, that tho removal of the re. strictiona on %Vest India commerce should he followed by 511 equalization of the duty on sugars imported from the East and fer . ?? 1,73 4,4 rvt„ ;, .