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cl.iscs of the inhabitants of the coun try. then en erc d 61 1 0 review of the (tiler' , ‘%ith which the Bill intended to be superseded ny cue pe,seot was Chargeable, and stated, that dur ji.g I,hin gars persons were discharged tinder its nn for (ietation t , emonoting in the whole to oollim:%, out of which the creditors rece'n•ed nly 60,0001. Atter %indicating the Petitioners st the charge of oppobiug the principle of the ineasiqe, and objecting to that enactment of the prest-nt lull, by which certain fees were to be ( —whined, lie concluded with expressing a hope, thAt the present measure would afford relief to Lnfort It ate dtbtors, Y,bile it gave security to cre ditors against fraudulent ones. Above all things he Trusted it would he found, to bold forth an in duce-meta to persons oho were in a state of em foorassment, to come to some arrangement with tliose to whom they were indebted, rather than go into pt ism). Mr. CALCRAFT, as one of the Members of the Committee, expressed his stirpHse at the course adopted by the worthy Alderman, who had con fined his observations to the defects of the former Act, instead of considering the enactments of the measure by which it teas to be succeeded. The worthy Alderman had brought into the House the nine spirit of elimination by which his conduct was marked through the whole progress of the iu yetigation by the Committee. In his rancour agairist the existing Act, he seemed to be blinded to the advantages of that which was to come. But the principle of hoth Acts was the same,the present bring only intended to remedythe defects of some of the previous enactments. For his own part, though he objected to the taking of fees by the Commis sioners, he thought that the subordinate officers must be paid either by fees, or by some other means. He instanced the office of the Chief Clerk, whose whole time was occupied in the bu siness of the Court. His salary was only 4001. a year, though with the addition of fees* amount to about 1,2001. But these were subjects of •detaili - which would be best considered in the Committee. lie also objected to the appoint ment of three Commissioners, instead of one, which he thought an unnecessary expence. Mr. J. SMITH agreed in the general (Tinton as to the defects of the present Act, and thought that the Bill now introduced would be productive of great benefit to the, community. Mr. WArrntkrAN repeated his assertion, that he Was always friendly to the principle of the Bill. Lord ALTHOHP suggested, that if the Bill was read the second time that night, it might ids° be committed pro forma for the purpose of tilling up the blanks ; the Report might then be printed with a view to its being takeninto further considera tion On 'Tuesday. The Bill was then read a second time, and corn mitted pro forma, and the Report was ordered to be taken into further consideration on Tuesday next. On the motion of Mr.. P. MOORE ‘ the Silk Ma nufactures Bin was read a second time, and or del ed to be committed to-morrow. The Justice of Peace Bill in Ireland went through a Commits e, and was ordered to be re ported to-morrow. CASH PAYMENTS. Mr. PEEL moved the record reading of the Bill, founded on the Report of the Committee for the resumption Of cash payments by the Bank. Mr. Ews gave notice, that he should move in the Committee an amendment to this effect, that the Bank should, from the month of October, 1.820, pay their notes in gold, at the rate of 31. 17s. lOid. or in the current coin of the realm. Mr. GRENFELL observed, that as the reason as signed by the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) in a for mer discussion, accounting for the . selection of tle Ist of February by the Committee, in prefe rence to the Ist of March, April, or May, for the resumption of cash payments by the Bank had giren rise to different statements, it was of im portance that the public should be set right in this respect. He, therefore, hoped the Noble Lord would have no objection to repeat his statement. Lord CASTLEIteAOH expressed surprise that his statement should have been misunderstood. What he had said was, that the Committee had recom mended the Ist of February, in preference to the other periods, least the public should be led to suppose that any further extension of the restric- rive measure was contemplated by Parliament.— It was sufficient to destroy any illusion of this kind to reflect, that as Parliament !net in the month of January there would not be sufficient time to revive the Act, except it was done with such precipitation as could only be iustified by cir cumstances rather of speculative than of probable difficulty. Mr. GRENETAM thanked the Noble Lord for hia explanation, %elite!) he thought it of great import.. since that the public should understand. The Bill was then read a second time, and or dered to be committed to-morrow. Sir J. NEWVORT gave notice of a motion for to morrow (this day with regard to the additional sums received by the Irish Post Office since the establishment of packets between Howth and 1-I. ! lybead, And between Dunmore and IVaterford, The oilier Orders of the Day being disposed,of, tl;e House adjourned abOut One o'Clock. LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (Morning Chronicle.] The circular invitation to the friends of Minis ters to meet Lord Castlereagh on Alonday next, is the most pressing of atiy preceding card of the kind. It is signed by Lord Castlereagh higdself, and reques's their colopany . to hear a proposition thut is to be - submitted to Parliament, of the most iinnortatit kind. It is" understood that this al !uric; to the 'relies Gist are to be , brought -forth out of the liiiiket.—We should be glad to he co t:1)k d 1 ;4 - y before our readers a list of the-Mem-. bets who shall obey the call. - We teem that tie psragraph (copied from a Al.r..ing Pape') respecting the Duke of L- L I NUTON'S Visit to the 'lower, is unfouncle . d. The N.,nie Duke lint not brew there, neither hes any og icc r of the Tower . 2,00 W. a-year, or halt tilt! iii). It is a woman, not a porter, who lights die ) [New Times.] A Correpponden7 observes, (Cott while the high tate of interest as 7 or 8 Per cent. on Foreign Loans, is it 111-01,/ of the comparatively flourishing state of this country, where Roans can be raised at less than 5 per cent., the takers of Foreign Loans vo+llll have been ruined had they had to pay their instalments in the precious metals instead of paper currency. In Russia the paper money, debased GO per cent. on account oh war expenditure, is yet 20 per cent. cheaper than gold and silver money. In other words, 120 tons of hemp eat) be purchased %% Hi paper money in that empire, when only lOU tons can be purchased with gold and silver. The infatuated holders of theprecious metals are weak enough to believe, that a nominal Mint price of those metals can be the real market [nice ; instead of reflecting that this price must itself be at all times the real Mint price. In fact, nobody will take less or give more for any com modity than tl►e exact price at which it can be had. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Po-Armed ',rest Night. THEATRE ROYAL, DIM ItY..LANE.- , -( ISt time), The Persian Heroine : Narhal, Mr. H. Johnston; Arteynte, Mrs. W. West. After which, Amoroso. Tu which was added, The Falls of Clyde. TnEATRL Horn L,Cove,NT-GA RDEN.—Evadne Principal Cha racters by Mr. Young and Miss O'Neill. After which, Co zening. Tu which was added, A Roland for au Oliver. F S'fOC KS wri.VE ti CLUCK. 4 per Cents... B4f 14 85 Bank Long Ann..l7 3- 1603 India stuck 210 209 21U India Bunds....ss. 4s. 63. dis. Ex, Bills.. Is. die. Is. pr. par Cons. for July.. GS tit3;l4,ii PRICE 0 THIS PAY AT T Bank Stock.... 2161 917.2161 3 per Cent. Red 5 per Cent. Cons... 65i (164“ 31 pc; Cent • 7; b. per Cs. Nary Ann. 100 V. 99/ ' 100 i ItIVSD-1 Dublin. 1 Waterford, 1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Ilawburgit, I France, 2 Lishull. DuE-1 1-larutiurgt), I Malta. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 45 minutes after 10. I Evening, 9 minutes after 11. THE SUN. 'MEM , QVIS 13!CERE FALSUM AUUt.tT , . LONDON, 771URSDAY, JUNE 3, 1819. No Paris Papers have arrived this morning, none being published on Monday. THE FUI4DS.-Although it is stated that the amount of the Loan is positively ascertained to be Thirty Millions, it has had very little effect upon the Stocks. Yesterday Consols left off at 661- ; they commenced this morning at 66, went to and receded to : 1; at 12 o'clock they were 661 I, when the Commissioners were served in Re duced at 653 by the House generally. At one Consuls bad declined at 661. Immense accounts have been carried over to this day from last settling day, and in consequence of a scarcity of Stock, and great quantities being purchased to make up the accounts, the price has been supported. One important circumstance in the Communication of the Bank yesterday has not been noticed. Mr. Hass stated, that a Bank Director would accompany the Deputation at the CHANCELLOR of the ExCHECLUER'S to-morrow, from which it is inferred that an answer will be obtained whether the Bank will fake in the Ow nium or not. It is again currently reporteJ in the City, that the CHANCELLOR of the ExcHloauEß,has not only been moat free in his communications respecting the Loan, but also his views as to the New Taxes about to be proposed. One rumour states, that a kind of bargain has been made respecting the Malt Tax, and a duty upon Foreign Wool, the great Landed Interest consenting to Su . eporf the former measure, provided the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHK cauER would grant to them the protecting duty on the latter. Another rumour makes the new duty on Foreign Wool 6d. per lb. ; another, Is. per lb. in addition to the present Import Rate. The communication above alluded to, which was made at three o'clock yesterday, was as' fol lows : " Lord LivEßro k or. and the CHANCELLOR of the ExclfEaveß request the Governor aud Deputy Governor of the Bank will cause it to be notified at the Stock Exchange, that they will be ready to receive those Gentleruen who propose to treat for the intended Loan, at twelve o'clock on Fri day." Letters from Virginia have been received this morning of the 30th April, which bring a de plorable account of the great stagnation of com merce in that quarter ; a great number of failures had taken place in consequence. We are 'sappy to fi;id, that the various PITT CLuus throughout the kingdom have been con ducted with an enthusiasm and zeal highly cre ditable to those who have the more immediate direction of them. We, however, most sincerely regret the absence of Lords IlatutownY, CASTLE-. REAGH and the other Members of the Cabinet, who are iii the habit of supporting the Roman Catholic Claims, at the Meeting of the London Club on Friday last. The toast of the " PaorEieraNr ASCENDANCY" is generally underst ood as having been objected to by those Ministers. For our OWO parts, the enthusiastic manlier in which that toast was received gave us extreme pleasure ; and considering how firm a friend Mr. PITT was to the Church as well as the State, we cannot wonder that his friends at the present day should drink such a Toast. The idea of Mr. PITT having been favourable to the Concession of the I{oman Catho lic Claims, we have always considered to be erro neous. That lamented Personage was in favour of the discussion of those Claims, and probably would have voted for a Committee to see whether any securities or tests could be given for the mainte nance of the Protestant Ascendancy. Now such discussion and Committee have been had ; it has been seen that no securities whatevercan be given, and that such are even deemed unnecessary by "some of the Advocates of the Claims. None of these circumstances occurred during the life of our im mortal Statesman, and it is therefore unfair to class him amongst the Supporters of the Roman CathOlic Question, since he bad no opportunity afforded him during his valuable life of forming any decided opinion upon the subject ; and, when we see the Tutor of his Youth and the Friends of his maturer years taking the de cided part which they do upon this vitally im portant Question, we feel a firm conviction that our immortal and enlightened PILOT, had he been now amongst us, would not have supported it. We hope, therefore, that the toast of the " NoTes- TANT ASCENDANCY" will never be expunged from the Pitt Club Vocabulary, but that it will every year be drank with increased energy, and event ually lead to a decided expression of public opi nion upon the Roman Catholic Claims. It is said that Mr. ELLITON, as well as Mr. KEAN, are in treaty for farming the Management of Drury-Lane Theatre next season. The Theatrical Season at Drury-Lane Theatre is to close on the Bth inst., and the Company will then remove to summer quarters. Mrs. SIDDONS was offered the most liberal terms from Drury-lane Theatre to perform only three nights. The sum, we understand, was to be a clear twelve hundred pounds, but she positively refused to accept it. It is, therefore, the more honourable to her feelings that she voluntarily comes forward to support the benefit of her brother, Mr. C. KBMBLI3. We yesterday stated, on the authority of a Morning Paper, that the Sub-Committee of Drury-lane Theatre had resigned the situation; and, on inquiry, we find such to be the fact.— We learn, that Mr. STEPHEN KEMBLE, who had been engaged as Massager for five years, has also resigned his post, declaring that be would not be an obstacle to any arrangement which may be deemed beneficial to the property, This Gentle man lias excited so much esteem and friendship among all the performers, that it is probable they would prefer his future management to that of any other person. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House,- for the determination of the following question, viz. That a sum of money, equal to sicca rupees 180,000, be paid to Mr. James Wilkinson, at the exchange of 2s. 6d per sicca rupee, in consequence of the losses sustained by hint from the enactment of a monopoly of saltpetre by the Ben gal Government, in the year 1812; and that such payment be made from the commercial funds of the Honourable Com pany.? At six o'clock the glasses were finally closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported the numbers to be, viz.— For the question Against it Majority against it NAVAL PRomortoNs.-r-The Lords of the Admiralty have been pleased to promote Captain William Popham, of the Beaver sloop of war, to the rank of Post-Captain, and to the command of the Sybilie, of 4.1 guns, the flag-0;i)) of Admiral Sir Home Popham, K. C. B. Commander-in-Chief on the Ja maica station ; and Lieutenant Richard Saumarez, of the Sybille, to the rank of Commander, and to the command of the Braver sloop, in the room of Captain W. Popham.— Lieutenant Hastings tot he rank of Commander, and to com mand the Kangaroo, surveying vessel, at Jamaica. PREFEKREI).—The Reverend Thomas nevett Cartiac, A. M. to the Rectory of St. Michael, Slawlei4h, in the County of Somerset, on the presentation of Mrs. Revett Carnac, of Dc vonshit c-street, Portland-pl ace . LIGHT HORSE VOLUNTEERS.--At a General Meeting of the Regiment, held at their head tquarters yesterday, Lieut.-Colonel BosANauaT was unanimously elected Colonel, vice Hisacias, deceased. This morning an alarming fire broke out in the house of Mr. Gaul', bottom of Sloane-street, Chelsea, which, in a short time, consumed the in terior, and damaged some others. Yesterday the five soldiers in the Guard 3, who have been in custody for some time, underwent final examination at Bow -street, before Mr. litcxa, when, after a full investigation, they were all discharged, except a man of the name of Ro berts, on whose person a white pocket-handker chief was found, which was proved to have been stolen at the time of the fire in Dover-street.— The Bank notes found upon hitn were not iden tified. FEMALE COURAGE.—A few days ago some sus picious persons were observed lurking about the house of Mrs. Ann Higgins, a lady residing in Finsbury-ignore, and the same night, after the family retired to rest, the servant maid, who slept in the lower part of the house, was alarmed by a noise iu the rear of the premises ; she got up and looked out at the window, when she oh served the same fellows in the act of breaking into the house. She immediately took down a inns- , ket which hung over the fire-place, and levelling it, fired it off. The robbers instantly recreated over the garden wall, the 39111 C way they had en tered, and escaped. Next day a quantity of blood was found upon the wall, and it track t:f it ryas treccd to bOlLie distance.. REGI3TER OF FAsEIION. DUCHESS OF KENT. The alehess of KENT is 4oing on so extremetY well, that her Royal Highuesa sat up for saute time on Tuesday and yesterday. The fol:owing is a copy of the Ilialletio issued yesterday respect' lug her Itoyal Highness's state " Kensington-palace. June '2. " Her Royal Highness the Duchesi of Kent is adrancio4 rapidly iu recovery. The Royal Infant continues to do well..' (Signed) " J. WILSON, " DAVID D. DAVIS.'' The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the On' chess yesterday about twelve o'clock. Prince LEOPoLD visited his Royal Sister Omni fnor o'clock, and remained with her Royal tfikhnts , some time. The American Minister, the FretiO 4 Ambassador, the CHANCELLOR of the E-xellir QUER, &c. c,llled to pay their respects. FASHIONABLE PARTIES THIS EVENING. The Marchioness of Stairura's assembly, Cie, eland-sqUare' Mr. and Mrs. Cox's entertainment, Grosvenor-place. Mrs. Halford's ball, Piccadilly. Marquess Huntly'‘ entertainment to the Duke of York, !cc' Yesterday the Dulie and Duchess of Montrose gave a gv - Oa dinner to the Earl and Countess of Limerich, and a lari e party, at their house in Grosvenor-square. INSOLVENT ACT. DUBLIN, MAY 3l.—Two Meetings were hell at the Royal Exchange, of the Merch3nrs dad others, relative to the Insolvent Act. Petitioto to both Houses were forwarded by the She' riffs, to be presented by the Earl of CtiattLEmosl and Mr. Secretary GIIANT- The following aro copies of the Answers received by the Sheriff.: :-•-• To the High Sheriffs' of the City of Dublin. GENTLEMEN,—I had the honour to receive this morning, the Petition of the M e rch an t s , Traders, &c. of th e City!' Dublin, against a renewal of the Insolvent. Debtors' Biil, 0) , its present form. I conce i ve th a t th e M eet i ng has con f err ed a most honourable distin.:tion on me, in their selecting use to present their Petition, which I shall have the greater plea ; sure in doing, as I en ti re ly agree with them, in th e ir v iew 0' the measure, the humane intention of which, I, with Calor would wish to preserve. _ _ I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, With much respect and esteem, Your obedient and obliged Scrrant. CFI.IItLE7,IONT. 18, Great Cumberland-place, London, May 90, 1819. London, May 24th, 1819- GENTLEMEN—I have the honour to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letter transmitting to me a C - opy of the Petition to the I-louse of Commons, respecting the Insolvent Act/ it I request you to believ e , th a t th e su bj ect h as engaged, as, t ought to do, my s et i o ns a tt en ti on; an d t h at I am thanl•i. to the respe c t a bl e M ee ti ng over w hi c h you w preside, far Lb mark of their consideration. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient hu''ble Svreant, CHARLES GRAISiI" To the High Sheriffs Of the City of Dublin. MURDER AND ROBBERY. On the evening of the 7th of May last, about half -past eight o'clock, Mr. 11.0 Iowa's, an ion' keeper and bargemaster. of (3rickilale, was, . 1 %, already stated, robbed and barbaroLs y murdered as he was returning home on horseback. Jt rg supposed he was shot on his horse, and that be instantly expired. His breast-buckle or b t ootil was shot into his stomach, and Ihe pistol which he had been shot, was ascertained to hay* been loaded with one ball and five new horse. heads of nails. The ball and three of the nal beads passed completely through his luidy, and were found between his hack and his clothes, 5 0 u the other two of the nail's heads lodged in stomach. His pockets were emptied, and it Ova. ascertained that he had been robbed of: BaO, notes to the amount of 16 or 171. `l It re port o ‘ i the pistol had been heard by som e p et so us * short distance off, and a man was seen to ride off on horseback from the spot where the rob' bery and murder was committed. lie NO towards Wotton Bassett, and the horse oil which the deceased rode was afterwards foo"' loose near Wootton Basset. Application slr' s made at the Public Office, Bow -street, f r sssis": l anee, when Vickery, the officer, Wai diSprick " there; and since that, Robert Watki,s, ssho sn' steered the description of the man who was s een riding on the deceased's horse, 114 s been or prehended at his residence in Wootten set. He has undergone several examinatioa l before the Magistrates residing in that neigh' bourhood, knil from what has transpired, i r is suppoSed that the deceased was not , the person intended to be robbed and murdered, but that t r was the agent of Mr. Pitt, M. P., who was e s ' petted to pass that road on that day, in the Vs' sesssion of several hundred pounds, to pay som e Election bills contracted at the last Election. Ti's agent, however, was utiavoidably prevented fro° travelling on that day, and it is supposed that t l4 deceased was mistsken for him. A 51. and aV' Bank-note were found in the possession of W" (d kins, which have been provvd to have been iu al e possession of the deceased the day bt-fore 'he soy' bery and murder, and the possession of whisk Watkins was not able to account for satistactorilli He was also proved to have been in pos;essiOu a pistol, without being able to account (or Wt' purpose he had it, and the pistol was found 10' tied in his father's garden. At his final exa mins; Lion on Friday, at Swindon, before the bench 4 9 ' Magistrates, it being proved that his brother b 6; tied the pistol, they were both committed to It s their trials at the eusuing assizes, charged twirls the robbery and murder of Mr. Rodway. 1111 UH. On the 2d inst. at Doctors' Connnotts, the Lady of Char leS Edward Fenton, Esq. of is 6011. NI ARM ED. On Tuesday, at Hampitead, Edward L. Whiteside, f; ', d l • of Red Lion-hill, to Mks Mann, of Church -tow, both 0 11- above place. On the 2d instant, at St. Andrew's, Holborn, David (*O r r ° thers, Assistant-tointuissary- General to the Torres, ' Sarah, only daughter of Juhu Proctor, E.g. of Grandra tiuu scs Monmouthshire. DIED. On the 25th ult. in Bordeaux, aged 19, nine days after t ila birth of a daughter which survives her, Lowsa itcr, wife of John James 1)0A ling. Esq. of that city a,it ( laugh" of Janies Coppinger, Esq. ~ f Devoos ii. -- t,i.tre, LONDON: Printed by.). 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