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~' ~...ct - - _..‘ ..7di -4 '2'• , ,"'?,.` A, * 4 \\,N. - 4 - ',' , \ ~,i ,.,- .40 • iv..•: pe c k. ia, 0,,,... tTMOliirt *. ' ' ' , pi 1,„\: •:'' , '-` - „. 4,r , - • . .'. ; - 4,ip oiN . •'-'„ ~.1 r.-,;_.; . 4 . , -- A.4'471L -: ~ t f ,i# T ,if,H%":„: . -9 ..J. - , 7 ' . ;,, ais , , p' . .;, 4 ... , ( 4,, ,, wO4- ~,..., .- ... , ... , , .., , \ --- . NUMBER 9628. THURSDAY, JULY 3 , 1823 PRICE SEVENPENCE 'CONTRACTS FOR PAPER, QUILLS, AND OTHER AR TICLES OF STATIONERY. THE CO.MPT•ROLLER of the STA TIONEItY 'OFFICE hereby gives Notice, that he is ready- to receive TENDERS for the Supply o-f PAPER,. QUILLS, PENKNIVES,. TAPE, CALENDARS, ALMA NACKS, WAX, INK-STANDS, RULERS, SEALS, POUNCE BOXES, and various ether Articles of Stationery, of which Samples will be exhibited at the Office of the Storekeeper, it Lames-street, Westminster. The Particulars of the Contract will be delivered to all Persons desirous of receiving the same, and of viewing the Samples, by. the Storekeeper, every day between the hours of Ten and lour (Sundays excepted), until the )4th July in stant, on which day, by Twelve o'Clock, the Tenders must be delivered. No Tender received after that hour can be ad mitted. PENSION DEPARTMENT, ARMY PAY-OFFICE, London, June 26. • 'NOTICE' is hereby given, that the under mentioned Services, due the 24th instant,. will be in 'COURSE of PAYMENT at this Office, on Wednesday the . 9th •July uext, viz.—Unattached Pay of General Officers, Military Pensions to wounded Officers, Rqyal Bounty, Re tired Full and Half-pay. Pay of Adjutaitts of Local Militia. By order of the Paymaster-General, WM. JONES, Cashier of Pensions, &e. ARMY PAY-OFFICE, June 25 . NOTICE is hereby given, that the payment of three months Half-pay to the Reduced Officers of his Majesty's Land Forces (including those heretofore borne on the Irish Establishment), to the 24th instant, will com mence on Wcdnesdav the 9th July. TERRICK HAULTAIN, Cashier of Half-pay. ARMY PAY-OFFICE, WHITEHALL, June 26. NOTICEis hereby given, ,that the Foreign Half-pay i and Foreign Pensions, due . on th e 24 th in stant, will be n COURSE of PAYMENT at this Office, on Wednesday the 9th of duly. next. By order of the Paymaster-General, DAVID MARTIN, ,Cashier of Foreign Half-pay, &e. ROYAL-EXCEIANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Established by Royal Charter, in the Reign of King George the First. June, 1823. PERSONS, whose annual Premiums fall due on the 24th instant, are hereby informed, that Receipts, are now ready to be delivered at the Company's Offices, over the Royal Exchange and . in Pall-Mall, as well as by their re spective Agents in the several Counties ; and the - Parties as sured are requested to apply for the Renewal of their Poli cies on. or before the fftll of July next, as the usual Fif teen DayS allowed for Payment, beyond the date of each Po licy, will then expire. SAMUEL FENNING, Jun. Secretary. IV Attendance is given, daily, at the said Offices, for the Assurance of Buildings, Goods, Merchantlises, and Ships, in Harbour, in Dock, or while Building, from Loss or Da mage by Fire; and. also for the Assurance of, and granting Aunuities on, Lives. N.B. Fire Policies will be issued free of'Expence to the As sured; where the Annual Premium amounts to 6s.' or up wards. • • LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Established for the purivise of granting ASSURANCES for LIVES an SURVIVOR'zI-lII.S. OFFICE—No. 515, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS. A,SSURANCES are effected by this Society 11l upon the Lives of all Persons, whether in the Army, Navy, Church, Law, or other ranks of Life. The Capital of the Society•is One Million Sterling. Additions to the Sums specified in the Policies of Persons assuring for the whole term of Life will be, periodically made outrof the Savings of the Societyi in a manner more advan tageous thaw can be obtained in any other Office having :a Subscribed CapOal, and exempting the assured from all lia bility, The Assured will have Ilse power to elect annually, after the 24th r of June, 1845, TA:o of the Four Auditors. Every person not being able to continue the payment of his Premiums, may either sell his Policy to the Society, who will purchase the same, or in lieu thereof may receive an , other Policy payable at his Decease ; and he . %vitt not be re quired to make any annual or other payments fur such New Policy. Parties assured in this Office are at liberty to pay the Pre miums ,by one payment, by payments for a limited number of years, or by continuing annual payments, at their own option. Forfeited Policies may rbe revived at any period within six, months afteritheir forfeiture, on the payment of a fine, to he fixed by the. Board of Directors, not exceeding los. per cent. sin the total'sum'assured ; or the Policies may be revived at any. period within Thirteen Montt's, on the payment of such fine as a Board of Directors may think reasonable. This Office does not require any extra premium from Per sons engaged in the Army - or . Nary, unless when called into actual service.. , Entrance money is not required, nor is an/ charge made for Policies buyoud the cost of the stamp. Attendance is given daily at the Office, No. 59, Lincoln's Inn-fields, from Ten till Four o'Clock, where the Terms of Aisurance may be had, Proposals for efFeeting Policies re teired, and every Information respecting the Society ob tained. The Board mays are on Tucsiiays and Fridays, at Two .o'Clock. JAMES ANDERTON, Secretary. 11ICHBELL-COURT, LAMB'S CONDUIT-STREET. T 0 be LET,'by the Masters, Governors, and Trustees of the Bedford Charity, on a repairing Lease, , for 19f years, from Michaelmas next, a HOUSE, No. 1, Richbell.eourt, Lamb's Conduit-street. Persons desirous of taking the same are to send in Proposals in writing, sealed "P, to the Receiver, Mr.-Gotobed, No. 89, °rept Russell. street. Bloomibury, on or before the ed of August next.—A form of the proposal,.and a particular of the repairs, may be seen on the premises; or at No. 82, Great Russell-street, he. tween the.hours.of eleven and three.. P,l KIS, ITO PARENTS and GUARDIANS.---A few VACANCIES in a highly respectable PROTES'I'AN'I' EgTAmastisiENT for a select number of YOUNG LADIES, most desirably sit stated, heing retired, airy, and healthy, under the inintedime superintendonce of an English Laity, a strict M mlier of the Established Church, who hat had the advantage of a liherai education, frith considerable expe rience both in public an.l private Liiition.—The pupils, besides having the advantages of the most eminent Masters in Paris, for . acquiring Ilse French Language with correctness and thieriey, together with Italian, Music. Dancing, and Drawing, in the English Grin - lunar, History, are thoroughly grmindetl Geography, and the Ilse of the Globes.—The Principal of the Establishment: being constantly with her young friends front eight o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening, the grea t es t attention is paid lo theft health, morals, a nd gen ,,, , Al improvement ; they also et.pt. rience parenta l d • ness, with the most liberal treatment; and the Living, which is of more consequence infrancethan parents in general are aware of, is precisely the same in every respect as in England. References'of the first respectability given, amongst them to Parents who hate Oaughters now, and have had, and from one to Con' rears in this Establishment.—A most desirable and safe ~,n eee a n ce to and Ira PiWs offers at either vaca. ns the ri-i' en d., the Young Ladies may tieire. 1 7,, T pirtien`: , rs ant] references, apply (if by letter, post T „„ gi rl , No: ;7, Little-street, near the tf, 1:,(1. NO. - 9, Union place, VICTU,ILLING-OFF ICE, June 30, 1829. E COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His .11.1 JES TY'S N.-IVY, 4-e. do hereby give Notice, that on Thursday, the tOth of July ne.rl, they will be `ready to receive Tenders in w riting (settled and treat for the :Re-niantifaeture of all such quantities of OLD IRON HOOPS as may arise in His :Majesty's Victualling .tores at Deptford, fur One ,Year certain, and further until Three Months notice shall be given for the terinination of the Contract. The. Conditions of the Contract may be seen at this Office.. Each Tender must specify the Price in 'Fords at length, and be delivered before One o'Cloctt on the clay appointed, and must in-accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Per Sons engaging to become bound with the Party tendering in the penal Sum of 1,000. for the due performance of the Contract: The Person - who maces the' Tender, or some Person U7l lus Wadi, Must attend to answer when called Ar. if. 11 - 41,1,ER CLIFPO.V. !'IC'I'U4LLING•OFF/L'L, June 30, 1h23, THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His ATAJESTrS IV.ll l l', BSc. do hereby give Notice, that on Thursday, the 10th July next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in (seated op), and treat for Two Thousand Sacks of BISKET MEAL; To be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, in One Month, by weekly proportions. One Hundred Thousand Gallons of WEST INDIA RUM, -wind Ten Tons of MARINE SOAP.; To be also delivered in a Month. Forty T . 0714 of BRITISH PLAIsitATICN COCOA, rind One Hundred Tens of MUSCOVADO SUGAR; To be answerable to samples of not less than two pounds weight each, to be produced with the Tenders ; to be de livered in six weeks; the packages of the Sugar to,re. Main in this Department as the property of the Crown. And for what TALLOW CANDLES may be demanded for the service'of`this Department for Twelve Months. The Conditions of the Cantrarts may be see,' at this mice. Each Tender mus! specify the. Price in Words at lenArth, and -be delivered &lore One o'clock on the day appointed ; and Me Person who mehes the Tender, or some. Person On his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. AL WALLER CLIFTON'. WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY., THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the WEST INDIA I)(tCK COMPANY do hereby give No tice, that a HALF YEARLY GENERAL COURT will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the West India Dock House, No. B,iliter-squate, on TUESDAY, the Bth slay of July next, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of CHOOSING and APPOINTING SIX DIREC TORS of the said COMPANY, to succeed those going out in-rotation, one of whom must be a Member of the Common Council of London, in the room of Joseph Welch, Esti. de ceased, at which Meeting a Dividend will be declared tor the Hitiflear ending the Soth instant.' Dv Order of the Court, - 11. I.ONGLANDS, Sec. West India Duck Rutile,-June 17, 1828. 'lke Chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely. EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Special General Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held yesterday at the Company's House, Leadenhall-street, for the purpose of considering of a Bill now in progress through Parliament, by which provision is made for defraying the retiring pay and pensions of that portion of his Majesty 'S forces who are employed in India, which regu lates the payment of the Indian Judges, and provides for the period at which the Bishop of Calcutta and his Archdeacons shall be entitled to their retiring pensions. The C !LAI It MAN opened the business of the day by pointing out the clause which had been added to the Bill in the Com mittee of the Rouse of Commons. Mr. R. JACKSON adverted to the principal provisions of the Bill, and called the attention of the Court most particularly to that clause by which the Bishop of -Calcutta is authorized to ordain any persons, natives or otters, who, on examination, shall appear to him to be duly qualified, without calling on such individuals to subscribe to those tests which are taken in this country by persons entering into holy orders. This was a power which the Learned Gentleman contended ought not to be granted without mature consideration. Mr. TRANT expressed himself in favour of the clause ; which, in his opinion, was not calculated to excite those ap prehensiOns which the Learned Gentleman appeared to en tertain. _ . Mr. — AItAGAX was unfavourable to the clause for the intro. duction of which no reason was stated in the Bill. It was, he observed, a mere mockery to lay before the Proprietor: fur their consideration a measure which was to be read the third time that evening. Mr. Itrin opposed the clause : first, because he did not wish such a power to be granted to a Bishop of Calcutta, or any other Bishop; 2d, bt,vause it allowed the Bishop to ordain per. sons who had not passed through that ordeal which was neces sary in this country; and 3d, because it was likely to entail expence on. the Company. Mr. PATTisox objected to the clause, as introducing a very great innovation with respect to the ordination of persons' to officiate as Ministers of the Established Church. Mr. ASTELL was of opinion that sufficient time had not been given for the consideration of so important a clause. Mr. R. TwilitriG eulogized in veryingh ternis - the character of the eminent Divine (Dr. Heber), who was now proceeding to India as Bishop of Calcutta ; still, however, as the power conferred by this clause was so very great, he thought it ought not to be conceded until the subject was Instantly considered. Mr.' OaAN T was of opinion that the clause ought to be mo dified, rather than omitted altogether. Mr. .11Ioxr.v saw the necessity of modifying the clause con siderably; but he diared entirely from those who objected to the principle on which it was founded. Mr. WEBB was not friendly to a clause which gave greater power to the Bishop of Calcutta than to any enjoyed by any I3iithop in England or Ireland. Mr. PAT 'l' Iso 14 observed, that in the King's Patent, appoint. ing the Bishop of Calcutta, f‘all Power to onlain was granted, and as this was the case, it ought to make them more inspi dons as to the clause which was now introduced. On the motion of the CHAiIIiAN, the Court approved of the with the exception of the clause. marked A., which was the clause that had given rise to the discussion.—Adjourned. Yesterday afterpoon, while the workmen were employed in pulling down the Lamb Tavern, in Lamb's Conduit-street, tke side wall suddenly fell in with a tremendous crash; and carried with it the flooring on which the men were standing/ who in consequence fell a depth of about 2.0 feet, but fortunately, without any limbs bei ng b ro k en , although all of them were bruised. and some of them very severely. The house was in a very dilapidated state, and Was pulled down in con. sequence of a representation of the Dist Act Sur• veyor. DEBT. Jan. 5, 1823.--Linredeemed Debt Capitals purclased and transferred to' the Commissioners, between January 5 and June 30, 1823, viz. By Sinking Fund { England Ireland Transferred for Life Annuities - Ditto Land-tar, estimated Ditto unclaimed 10 years Purchased with Unclaimed Dividends English Debt, decreased by capital transferred to the Debt in Ireland 1,834,535 172,342 334,P 83 24,000 14,432 19,100 797,138 ;3,106,470 Deduct Irish Debt increased by capital transferred *OM England -, 1 797.138 "nredeetned Debt, June 30, 1823 - 796,530,1-1.1 '9-,394A12 7:ll,130,812 , --- Besides the Capital redeemed and transferred as above, there was paid to the Bank, towards the redemption of Exchequer Bills, per 3 Geo. IV.. c. 06— _ AL January 8, 1823 - - - - - 340,000 April 8 - - • - - . 310,000 To be paid July 5 - - - - 340,000 1,020,000 ANNUAL CHARGE. .£. Jan. 5, 1823—Due to Public Creditor. 27,839,042 Management 204,654 Pensions - - 2,800,000 30,93,606 By Annual Charge, decreased since January ;,,1 „ 1823, eatimated - - Annual Charge, June 30, 1822 - - 30,040,896 The above Annual Charge is. exclusive of the Sinking Fund. CUSTOMS. From bth of January to 28th June, 1823 . In Bills and Cash - - £79,191 Receipt , from June 28 to July 4, (16001. yer diem) calf year ending July 5, 1822 - lstimated increase to July 5, 18?.3 80,000 X 4,026,661 159,191 4,185,852 4,045,9117 £13905 Estimate of the Excise Revenue for the half Year ending July 6, 18'23, compared with the actual receipt of the corresponding period of last year. Payments to the sth of July, 1822 Actual payments from the sth of Ja nuary to the ist of July, 1823 - .1:10,571,081 Estimated vayments from the Ist to the sth of July - 012,125,130 653,000 11,521,081 Deficiency on the half rear Actual loss in the half year upon articles on which the duties have been reduced. Hides - Malt, including 270,0001. repayment on account of stock in hand Salt 896,0541 135,688 450,637 465,540 1,051,875 I 55,U20 ActUal increase - In 'addition to which the repayment on account of Malt Duty previously accounted for amounted to 270,0001., which is included in the above sum of , 130,C37/.; and if no such repayment bad been made, the increase of revenue would have been . 1-125,1120 Estimate of all Taxer repealed since • the termination of the War; and the R amount of thei r annua l produce. EP viPusiT TO 1821.. Property-tax - - • J.:14,267,51 IVar Illalt—England and Ireland 2,912,571, Customs— Exports, tonnage, &c. 1,18.5,tiVi Windows—lreland - - 23'5,000 ------ 18,521;202 AT SUBSEQUENT PErt2on9. Husbandry Ilorsea - - £:0 0 . 000 Malt - - - - 1,400,000 Salt - - - - 1,295,000 H ides - - - - 600,000 Assessed Taxes - - - 2,300,06 Ditto, Ireland, about - - 100,000 Tonnage Duty, - - - 160,009. Windows—lreland - " 160,000 Spirits—lreland - . 680,00 Ditto—Scotland - - - 340,000 6,935,000 25,456,202 3,200,000 Deduct Taxes imposed anno 1819 X 22,256402 SUPPLY. 1823. 7,332,124 1 5 44° 540 -ft - 1,369,926 • 1,732,153 14,876,743 1,100,000 £16,976,743 A:17,38, - 020 16,976,7 ia THE BUDGET. DOCUMENTS REFERRED TOBYtHE CHANCELLOR OF TIIE EXCHEQUER. STATE of the FuxrrEp DEng of GREAT B! LAND, and GERNAN'Y, June 30, 18! LTA!I, Inr !3. Voted 1822.. 7,794,854 Army . 5,./.130,35 Navy - . 310,000 Greenwich Hospital 1.399,493 Ordnance 1,1195,062 Miscellaneous 16,679,739 1,200,000 Interest on Exchequer Bills 17,879„739 290,000 Sinking Fund on Exchetpter Bills 24161,000 To pay holders oft' per Cents. 298,456 Deficiency of Ways and Means, 1821. 21,261,19:i WAYS AND MEANS, Actual Grants, 1322. 3,000,000 Annual Malt 200,000 Lottery - 110,000 'Repayment by Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners - " 126,873 '2,43,000 Naval and Military Pensions „ To be paid by the East India Corn- t. 4,800,000 parry on account of Ilalf-pay, h e j (antecedent ytzrs) Surplus Ways and Means Surplus Consolidated Fund 7,500,009 Sinking Eund Loan. 1,:401,000 Tea Duties. 1,11.00 , 1 Old Stores. 600,017 East India Company. 1623. £3,000,000 200,000 po,ooo 469,047 U,700,000 15,509,617 • 5.,831,1;70 By incrtase of Unfoode4 Debt. 1,It,:',11;2117 Supply 1 . Surplus "Ways And Means (of which. 244,100/. will be applied to the de. 409,17 crease of Unfunded Debt) . UNFUNDED DEBT. th 22. Exchequer Bills panted in Supply, 1823, Ditto, Public Works, 1823 4'34,800,000 144,150 34;9444a I i 1•23. Excnequo- Bins, per Act 4 (;co. IV., cap 4. Evliequer Bills to be you'd 4:20,000,000 1444)0,000 .t:34,700,44q PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, 'JULY '. A Message from the Commons bfought up the London-do t Company's Bill, which was read the first time. The Highland Roads' Bill was read the third time and passed. Earl GROSVENOR presented a Petition from certain Ar chitects,_ complaining of a particular clause in the London bridge Bill. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY objected to receiving Petition, as it was the same which had been presented to MEI 'Louse yesterday. Earl GROSVENOR said, he Aloinot aware that the present Petition was a .oOpy, but at least it shared that the Petitioners were very persevering persons, and 'as it could do no harm by lying on table, he should oppose its rejection. After a few words from the Earl of Li EttrooL, the Peti tion was received. . On the motion of Lord 3lELvrt.Lr, a clause wasintroduced into the London-bridge Bill, modifying that part of the Bill which gives a power to the Lords of }he Treasury to alter the plans. Thy of LIVERPOOL said that it never was the inten tion that the Lords of the Treasury should make alterations, hut only that they should have a general official supervision. The clause was agreed to, and the Bill read the third time and passed. The Bills for altering the Criminal Laws were forwarded one stage, with the exception of the Larcenies' Bill, which, on the motion of the Lord Chancellor, was postponed to Friday. On . the bringing up of the Report on the Scotch Commis. sioners of Inquiry Bill, Earl GROSVENOR proposed to insert a clause to a inquire an power the Commissioners to into the nature of the of fice of Lord Justice-General of Scotland, with a view to its being abolished. The Earl of LIVERPOOL opposed the clause, on the ground of the important duties already devolved upon the Commissioners, and the limited time in which the Report must be made. After a few words from the Earl of AntirnEEN, Earl GROS NENOR consented to withdraw his motion. The' Report was then agreed to.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. WILBERFORCE presented a petition froth certain persons at Pershore, in Worcestershire, praying for the Aboli tion of Slavery. Several petitions were presented from other places to the same effect. Mr. F. BUXTON moved, that there should be laid before the Howie an Account of Medicines furnished by the Apothe caries' Company to the Army and Navy within the last five years ; with the correspondence between the Admiralty and the Apothecaries' Company as to prices. Mr. CROKER offered no objection to the motion (as be un derstood no blame was imputed to the Admiralty), although no ground had been made out for it. Mr. BUXTON would have made out a ground if any ob jection had been oft'ered. _ _ Mr. A. ROBARTS presented a petition from the Masters, Mates, and Seamen of mercbatit vessels in the port of London, against the Reciprocity of Duties 11111. Mr. T. WILSON presented a similarpetition from the Ship owners ofLondon, who coMplained of the manner in which the evidence waa taken in the Committee on the BBL—The petition was laid on the table. Mr. THOMPSON presented a petition from merchant of the city of London, complaining of the high Duties upon Po,. reign Seed.—Laid upon the table. Sir J. MACKINTOSH presented a petition from John Clark, late surgeon of the Berkshire militia, complaining of the regulations with respect to the vay of retired militia surgeons.—, Ordered to be printed. NEW SOUTH WALES. Sir J. MACKINTOSH then presented unothtwi petition of a more public nature, from a Merchant and inhabitant of New South Wales, complaining of a Bill now before the House, which, as the petitioner alleged, went to deprive that colony of its most important privileges. By the 4th, Oth, and 44th clauses, it was intended to take away the right of trial by jury, anti Sub stitute a sort of court-martial, which was most fallaciously called a jury. The. third clause gave the Governor a power of arbitrarily sending any one who might be objectionable to hint to Great Britain, away from his family, friends, and business, upon his own bare surmise, or the information of an unknown accuser, without the pretence of trial. The petitioner prayed to be heard by counsel against the Bill, and he (Sir J. 31ackin nub) only wohed to know, before going farther into his state ment, whether or not there would be any objection to granting that prayer of the petition. Because, if the Hon. Gentleman opposite opposed that part of the .petition, it would be incum bent upon him to go more at large into* merits of the case than he felt inclined otherwise to do.' 31r. wiLmoT said, to save time, be would state that there were the strongest objections to allowing the prayer of the pa.. titian. Sir J. MACKINTOSH said, that being the case, he was bound to awaken the attention of the House to the interests of a colony of growing importance to this country, whose present rights and future destinies were to be most usaterially effected by the Bill in question. There was a larger European popu lation in New Smith Wales than (by the computation uf Mr. Bryan Edwards) was now contained' in the whole of Asia. It was the solemn duty of Parliament to take care that the insti tution of a settlement likely to attain to a high degree of,politi cal consequence should not be endangered by associating ty ranny and despotism with their infancy. Let them remeniber what had been the fate of America. By imparting early the tree institutions of this country to them, the States of America had risen to a degtee of power, which, for the rapidity.of its grOwdt and its greatness, was unequalled among mankind. •Let it not be pretended that it was not the intention of this Go- vernmeut to give trial by jury to New South Wales. The contrary expectation had been held out by Governor Hunter, and after him byy Governors Bligh, Bent, and Macquturie.. Neither could it be pretended that the settlement could net furnish a sufficient number of qualified persons front among :whom. juries could be formed: There were 300 landholders settled there, having between 80 and 60 acres each. The new regulation went to compose the juries of a majority of naval. and military officers from those who might happen to be on the station. It was plain that there might occur a deficiency of members on account of the regulations of the service, or the penicillin stations of the ships, while no such Circumstance could be dreaded with respect to the landholders. Ile parti cularly complained of the clause Which gave the Governor the power of arbitrary removal in charges of sedition and trea son, which he was at liberty to keep secret ; and without trial or hearing of any kind,—without making known even the na ture of the charge,--he could transport any one away *am his business, family, and connections, to Greatiliitain. Ile called upon, the House, if they wished to show that they deserved the name of a British House of Commons, to show their abhor rence of regulations so arbitrary. It was the abhorrence of ar-. •liitrary principles which had given .to this country all her power, - wealth, and influence, among the nations of the World. Here was a power to be given to the Governor of this colony,, which was now almost unknown even in eivillied despotisma, and which was Only used in the more barbaroos tyrannies. If the exercise of arbitrary power were to be dreaded any where, would be in a settlement like that of New South Wales, Which Was too remote for the effectual interferenee of the parental Government. , It hail been said that it'cOuld be no matter, be cause in New South Wales there were none But emancipated convicts. That was the very reason why he would be more jealous of the use of arbitrary power by the Governor. The very argument sheweti that a feeling already existed injurious to the claims of juatice, which' he would have udministered with stricter impartiality, if possible from the consideration of the owe and condition from which the greater part of the Pontdation had risen. lie would make the equal admini titration of justice one of the greatest encouragements to them in departing from the- irregularities of their past lives 'to be coilio useful and moral members of a civil conmunity. it Was his intention, after the petition was disposed of„ to move that Counsel be heard in support of the petition on the next day of discussion upon the 1411, which he believed would he on Friday next, Mr. WILMOT HORTON, would have wished that the lion. and Learned fintlemart had reserved his observations for the regular bisign of discnssing die itiii; instead of inciden tally arguing tile merits of the, quostion upon a petition. Tbc, lion. tiendemau must excuse at this moment, wittti he de clined hinn t w o f t o l lio p w ro so vi i e n t e i on a v r e p ti r i a e c ti t t ic az a c p t l i i ii y ilt h , w 7 t t h o e t il l i eo sc r l y iss ot ys t if l i u i Zritish Constuttum, and the institution of trial by jury, to a state of colonial society so essentially different from that et the parent countr, where such privi4es were justly e nj oye d - and estimated. lie would support this Bill, and object to the ap plication for hearing counsel. Mr. BRIGHT contended that as thp petitioners complained of the non-introduction the privileNot trial by jury, their case was entitled to the serious consideration of the House, as they were applying for the enjoyment of a • p r i v ilegewhich wa4 essential,in his judgment, to the security of their freedom, and the attainment of their prosperity. Th e rea l quest i on in this case was, whether the colony was to remain to them trustful auxiliary, or to be -a source of inquietude and danger. .The ,principle of the colonial government ought to be to amalgamate the classes of society in the- colony; and what better mode 'of doing so could be devised, than securing for them that inva luable privilege which brought the rich anti the poor into an honourable contact of free action ? Mr. :II AlfkiafthotghtTtimportant that time should be allowed for ascertaining whether this Bill was really as •p e r' s as it ought to be; He knew that much might be said on both sides respecting the 'lntroduction of trial by jury into the co lony but there , were other arrangements mttered indispens able by the rising condition of the colony, from the efforts of settlers and'others, who were engaged in important establish- ments, which ought to be free from harsh and inipolitic . re- • strietions. Mt. FORBES defe.ndcd the goVernment of Governor Mac. , quarriei. and censured the Reportof Counnissioner Biggi ;To which this impolitic Bill was founded. The instructions 'given by Government to the Commissioner .ought to be pi N./need, for' the purpose of showing how far he had fultnigd them. lIC was for hearing Counsel upon the petition. Mr. R. COLBORNE defended the conduct and character'' of Commissioner Bigg, than whom he said there never wuk a purer or better man—one who was not recommended to Earl Bathurst by personal interest, but selected on account of the enlightened manner in which he had performed his judicial functions at Trinidad. Mr. FounEs and Mr. R. Comlciasrr: Mutually explained, and the petition was laid on the table. Sir J. MACKINTOSH, in rising to move that the petitioner should be heard by Counsel at the liar, called the attention-of the Houtte , to the importance of this fact—that if the Bill sh!,iuld pass with the clauses which it at present contained, eight thousand freemen were liable to be transported without trial, and at the mere will of the Governor. If the House should, after this statement, refuse to hear the Counsel of persons who had so deep an interest in the measure, let the fault lie with the House. }or his own part, he would enter a pmtical protest against such a proceeding, and would call fora division, even though ho should stand alone; for he thought it a duty to do all in his power to prevent what he must think disgracefol.— He concluded by moving that the petitioners be heard by their Counsel in the Committee on Friday nett. 31r. WILMOT BORTON 'supported the clause to which the Hon: and Learned Gentleman had alluded : he contended that instead of 0,000 freemen, less than so many hundred per.: sons would be affected by it, and its operation would be to prevent those who had suffered the punishment inflicted by. their country . upon their crimes from taking any part which might prove injurious to the interests of the colony. He pro posed to explain more fully, when the Bill should Come into Committee, the necessity for reserving this power to the Exe cutive Government. Mr. HUME wished to know whether the law contemplated that the punishment of transportation for a term should extend beyond the duration of the sentence, and take from the cri. mina, after the punishment had been inflicted, those rights to which, as an Englishman, he was entitled ? Mr. MARRIr AT said, the only question Was, Whether the House should see with its own eyes, and judge for itself, or rely wholly upon the Executive Government for the justice and policy of. the measutes which were..proposed, lie had every confidence in the Right Hon. Gentleman's integrity, but he thought that because he was so well entitled to that confidence, he ought to be the first person to accede to the present motion. If the arguments of Counsel, when they came to be heard, were insufficient, he could triumphantly refitte them ; and if they were likely to prevail, surely that could not be urged as a reason against hearing them. The House then divided, and the numbers appeared to be— For the motion, 47 f Against it, no On our return to 'the gallery, we found Mr. MABERLY presenting a Petition from Thomas Haltard, of Queen-street, Edgware-road, complaining that be was on the 3d of m arc h arrested on a false charge of high treason, and committed to Tothill-fields Bridowell, hot not prosecuted. The petitioner stated that he had sustained various losses to the amount of and prayed a recompense.-- , On the Petition being brought up and read, The SPEAKER asked whether it had the concurrence of the Ministers of the Crown ? • Ile observed, that the Petition asked distinctly for a sum of money s •and could not therefore h e received, pursuant to the forms of Parliament, without such concurrence. Mr. MA PERLY replied, that he had not the Consent of the Ministers ; and after a short conversation between the SPEAK:rt. and Mt. HUMII, Mr. MAMMY withdrew the Petition. A message was received Front the Lords, stating that thilt Lordships had passed several Mills. CAPTURE OF TIIE SHIP REQUIN. Mr. F. BUXTON 'rose for the purpose of moving, that the papers On the table relative to the capture of this ship should by l referred to a Special Committee ; at the same time he propOsetl; with the permission of the House, to lay before it a statement of the claims of 111 r. Ogilvie, by whom the vessel had actually been taken. In the year 11114 the British army, under Lord, Iteresford, who was then second in command to Lord Dalhousie, became masters of Bordeaux. Lord Beresford directed Mr. Ogilvie, in the execution of his duty as a Counnissariar s Oficer, to proceed to take possession of the ships in the river, and: to secure them. That gentleman proceeded to execute this Wilk.. It:anion, and had„discharged it, when the clerk suggested to hint that vessels sometimea. lay lower down the river ; upon which, Mr. Ogilvie, having engaged ten French Royalist sai. lors, directed them to row down the river.. When he had pro. seeded about - two miles, he discovered, on turning the angle of the stream, two vessels lying near the shore, one of which teas a ship of war, and the other a merchantman. The sailors fit. mediattly recognized the first to be an American privateer, which had been very successful agoiost the ',English merchant vessels, and the other to be an .English merchantman. Ur. Ogilvie immediately retired behind a neck of land ; and here he (Mr. Buxton) was. ready to admit, that but for. some itirthtT information which Alr. Ogilvie received, he would not h ave , attempted tlie capture. But jitst at this moment he saw bthi4 put oil' from the shore, which he took, and found in it the AM,. ner rtf the Rerinin, from whom he gadierettlhat the ship's tartlet had been very much diminished; and that it did not then emoting to more than 15 or 20 persons. The attempt to take the vessel even under these circumstances was extremely tilaartititis, but neVertheless resolved upon it. Ile promised a con. siderable reward to the men, and taking the helm himself; he .proceeded te the vessel. Ills approach was not perceived ; he sprung on deck, and called out to the crew surrenden—. They, supposing they were attacked by a considerable forci, ran below, and shortly after the captain cane up unanned, and surrendered to. Mr. Ogilvie, who ordered the crew' into his awn b . qat, and in a quarter of an hour the vessel wa s i n his posses,. mon ; one wounded sailor and the C a pt a in b e i ng alone left on board the .Requi rt. Mr. Ogilvie then directed his clerk to pro ceed with the boat and the prisoners' to Bordeaux,, and to re, turn with a sufficient force to carry up the vessel. Mr. Ogilvie was then lett alone on hoard the Requist, where he rernamed for four hours, until the boat returned with some soldiers, il4lO , whose pos s ession he put the ship, and went bock to florSeitii, During this time, he was lying within 100 yards of the shores, and 150 yards of the village of Lomont, where a tietaehmeet of the enemy's cavalry wits stationed ; and if they had had -tito slightest intimation of thtl affair, nothing . could hove been neore easy than to recapture the.ahip. On los return to Bordeaux,l Genend POnsonhy examined - the A titerican officer, who rutted that he was lit dinner, and that his men were employed is lightening the vessel ;. that he' hail captured the English mer... regttirtd any ct+r;f r. "d juttlairtn:ciyckt:splyor,thai:::e 'motion of it, lie was able to afford the fullest (Ii the testimonials which had been borne to his charocter Itsr officers of the highest e th il e an o t it ni tl a in n e' 4 0 1 c 'ti ti l l i e lta ct i e d ; l b% P t u i t. f t: 'e l 4 lo t t i) se e respeetabilitv. The lion. Member awn rets4 testimonials fists ewriltt , i , rn:l4vspito , kethne r (.0' 1 %11;7, t o o f ro t n ii , o 4 - 4 t c tim o tt f re k 7 . 7) , h l : ) ..u o v ; i i t. t ! ..rib i li f te i i t Ponsonity Hittttitl b t e ht s . td ri t e t r ha l i a tl o uLViZ . ! l : v o bor„rt, raid ow ship niiixt, thcr i ifore have been taken thunext . day, he had to oppose to this the fact that 20 sail of Illereboltl3l6 did actually escxpe after There were _two vie .its which thi s nußht loss jrS ft. Arbuthmit, In the lint case it was usual far the A dntirMty . to award ( t . l o `, L l l ± B c ;':l l ,l" l r i e .:_either as a rou of the Admiralty, or 4115 booty, , portion., from half to 9.loths of the value, to the tc-,tptors