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PARMA MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 10. General GASCOYNE, Sir J. GRAHAM, Lord La " IHER, Mr. GILRRRT, and others, brought sever al Private Bids trom the Commons, which were rrad a first time. The Steam Vessrls"fonnage Bill, and the t;ningg leis' Apprehension It e wurd BM, we►►t through Cow wittees.—Adiourned. HOUSE OE' COMMONS. The SPEAKER 'Oak his seat within about n (-par trr of four shortly alter which Mr. John ston brought op certain Papers frout the office of the Chief Secretary of Ireland. NEW Vi RIT FOR BANFSHIRE. Lord LOWTHER moved that a lien• Wiithe issued for Banfshire, in the room of the Earl of Fife, in consequence of his having accepted the office of Lord of the lied-Cliamljer. GAS LIGHT.-BIRMINCMAM. Upon the motion of Sir CHARLES mommuyr, leave was given to bring in a Bill for Lighting the Town of Bir wingbam with Gas Light. ROYAL EXCHANGE, DUBLIN. Mr. JOHN LATOUCHE obtained leave to bring in a Bill for appointing Trustees of the Royal Exchange, Dublin. COAL DUTIES. Sir CHARLES MORDAiiti : l' presented a Petition from the Town of Birmingham, signed by the High and Low Bailiff, ails! 5030 of the Inhabitants of that Town, against any *Berm ion in the toal Mr. CALCRAFT rose, not with a view to oppose the Hon. Baronet. He was sorry to hear that considerable Mann had arisen in the Coal Counties respecting the Duties on Coal.— His object was not to lay additional Duties on the Coal Coun ties, but to enable the iithAbitants of those which were at a distance from them, to thave Coal at a cheaper rate than they could now obtain it. His proposition would be to exonerate the Public at large from the oppressive borthen. fie did not wish to injure the inhabitants of Coal -Counties ; hut he thought that as those who live at a distance front the pit roust olwas pay MlOre far Coals in consegnence of freightage, they olikht not to he suhject to Coasting Duties The Petition was read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. LYGON presented a Petition front the Town and Pa zish of Motley, against an y a lt e tation in the Duties on Coal. 14.8E1 and ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. Vt . ll. PEEL presented a Petition from Tamworth to the Salbe effect as the foregoing one.—ltead and ordered to be printed. CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION. A Petition a•as presented from the Prevost and Corporation of Belfast against any further extension of 4'61 or political power to the Roman Catholics of Ireland.—Read and ordered to lie upon the tabl e . TAXES ON WINDOW LIGHT. A Petition was presented from Belfast, praying for s repeal of the Windi , w-Tzui in Ireland.—Read and ordered to lie upon the lal,l, Mr. SII.IW gave notice, that on Tuesday the 40th of April mxt, lie should firing- forward a motion for the repeal of Tunes on Willt/OWS in Ireland. CRIMINAL LAW. The Marquess of BLANDFORD presented a Petition from the Borough of Chippenham, for an alteratio❑ in the Cri minal Law•.—He also presented a Petition from the same Borough against a Renewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act.— Each Petition was read, and ordered to lie upon the tilde. Lord W RUSSELL presented a Petition from Bedford, for a recision of the Cinninal Law—Read and ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. MITCHELL also presented a Petition from Kingston on-Hull, for a reformation of tiie Criminal Law, and a re ision of Prison Mr. I. It. G.GI HA NI said that this Petition was presented by a great number of the most respectable inhabitants of the town. Notwithstanding recent political divisions amongst 'the inhabitants of the town, the Resolutions whichaccom partied the Petition were passed n nan i mous l y , i n a meeting at which the inhabitants of all parties attended. He rejoiced that his opinion coincided with that of his Constituents, on a subject, to which, of all others, he attached most importance. Read and . order,d to be printed. EXCESSIVE TAXATION. Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY presented a Petition front the in habitants of Westerharn, in the County of Kent, praying not to be obliged to pay certain Taxes a second time, which they bad already paid to a Collector, - who had proved la Defaulter. Read and ordered to lie upon the table. LIFE BOAT. Mr. PROT' I PAU) E presented a Petition from Edward Trackstone, a Lieutenant in his Alajesty'3 Navy, relatire to his invention of a Life Itoat, and praying that the House would make the plan of it as generally hnown as possible. l\fr. lIAICI' IMVIS said, that the petitioner was a man ‘N . h had do voted a considerable,part of his life to a useful public discovery Sir I. COFF:S spoke a few words respecling the Petition, which we could not hear distinctly in the Gallery. Mr. V. FITZ-GF,RAIA) said, that in many instances this Life-boat was found of great importance in saving human The Petitivn was read and ordered to be printed. LEATHER T-lx. 'Air. CA:IHW preseated a petitiAt from the Tanners of New Ross, iu the County of Wexford, against the LeL,ther Tax in Ireland. Mr. COL( I,OUGI-1 said, that the difficulty of ohtaining the materials requisite for tanning Leather, was in England ;Intl It eland more di!ticult than on the Continent, and that from tints reason, among- other considerations, excessive taxation skto:ild ❑ot be imposed upon those who were engaged in this troth; in it-eland. Tile Petition was read and ordered to lie upon the table. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' .ACT. Mr. Alderman WOOO presented a Petition from the Parish of Clerketiwell, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. He also presented a Petition from Bridge \\lard against the Insolvent Debtors' Act, or at leli•t for such a n o of it as would be of advantage to the Country at large. The Worthy Alderman thougi“ that it would be right to comply with the latter pact of the Petition, as the country would otherwise be much injoied. i‘lr. took this opportimity of coy reetiog a mistatement, which had gone abroad, of tVlst hhd been on a former night said by an Hon. Baronet respecting the Insolvent Debtors' Clurt. He conceived that the - Hon. Baronet did not ,say that Alr. Clarkson was the provisional AA.i g r ve of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. The real Assignee was a person of the name of Cheese, who had already - tec,ived 15,0001., 90001. of which he had paid, and 60001. remained in his The sn o t of 15,0001. should not, how eser, be considered as the whole of the property )eceived, because there were large,estates vested his haods of Assignees, chosen by the credi tors themselves, the amount of which if he were to slate at 60.0001. he should not probably make an over -statement. Sir J. GRAHAM understood from se►•eral credi tori that thry could not obtain on as ., ignmept to thrinselve;, or to any body else, without permis bion of the Court. Air. ABKHCHOMBY wished to make one oly:er vativo, ai,d he shottiddo so in the heating of thoy:e %vi m had considerable experience on the subject. Ir .ppeared to hint that the manner which the property of Insolvents was disposed of in the lo ,olvent Debtors' Court would tippear to greater ?olvontage it compared with the proceedings under CutittilisSiOil of lintektilptS. When the lii%til- Ve;tl I)rb'or's Act was fiist proposed, the nnmber of liaidsrupts greatly diminished ; it such h a d ;,ut bi;un the effect ()fits uperatiou, it was because the Act secured to the creditor the property of the debtor, which he might obtain subsequent to his itis , dvency. Mr. H unsr said, that he was, perhaps, as much acquainted with the operation of the Law as any one in the. House. He WKS a decided friend to the Act, under the hest provisions which the wis dom of P,,rliament con4l pxovide,•and deprecated a discussion on every 'petition presented against it, as tending, to prejudge the merits of the (ies tion.—(ilear 1 0—Ti.e petition was read and or dered to be printed. COAL DUTIES. Sir J. SFBRIGHT prese►lted n petition from the Grand Jury of the . Connty ot Hertford, complain ing of the great harthhips which they endured from the Ditties on Coal.--Read and ordered to lie upon the table. ROYAL SCOTCH BLTIIGHS. Mr. liumP. presented a petition from Bre chin, raying for an arnenthnent in the system of the Scotch Burghs.—Read and ordered to lie upon the table. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. Mr. BENNET presented a Petition from a Parish, the name of which we did not hear, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act, under any modification. Mr. BaouGHAst was glad to hear that the Pe tition was only by a very few persons, because they objected not merely to the Act itself, but even to any alteration in it. Mr. RENNET said, that the Petition was signed by the associated traders called Corn deakrs, and that they did not profess to speak the sentiments ft alf prrsons in the Parish. PARISHES OF ST. GILES-IN-THE FIELDS, AND ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY. Mr. MELLISH presented a Petition from the Parishes of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, and of St. George, Bloomsbury, praying that as the parishes were very numerous, Pailiatnent would repeal so much of certain Acts as prevented them from put ting out their children as apprentices beyond a limited distance from their parishes.—The Peti tion was read and ordered to lie upon the table. REGULATION OF MAD-HOUSES. Mr. C. W. WYNN rose for the purpose of making his promised motion. As the subject had already been four times before them, he trusted that it was unnecessary to detain them long. His proposition was chiefly founded on the facts which had been produced by the Report on the State of the Madhouses—a Report which had Pre sented such scenes of misery and horror as bad 'lever before been demonstrated to Parliament.— He regretted the defects of the laws as they now appeared, To correct the abominable abuses which Ion! been commit ted, it became the duty of the House to make the best and most salutary provisions. In consequence of the Re port now alluded to, many 'proper regulations toi,;lit he collected, so as to form an efficient Act. Many dreadful abuses in the conducting and managing of Mad-houses still existed ; and sonic houses still continued to receive lunatics without the necessary authority or certificate of a physician. It was very necessary to have the sanction o f t he unfortunate person's relation, 'who was too often deeply interested in the continuance of his disor der. Oa this account he was shocked to find, am! every man of humanity would shudder at the idea, that the lunatic thus confined seldom or never obtained his release, even if he recovered his health. Some specious' excuse was always advanced to continue the unfortunate victim im mured in his horrible abode. The Bill which be intended to submit to the house would prevent this violation of the feelings of humanity. For merly it had been proposed to appoint a Board of Inspection, from which many benefits would arise. His plan would embrace this part of the pro- Position, and all the otter salutary regulations formerly intended. In the first place, he should propose a Board of Inspection, who should make an annual survey through every part of the king dom. If found, however, expedient, local In spection Boards might be established ; a 3 the kingdom might be divided into various districts, so as to facilitate the attainment of their grand object. Secondly, he should form another pro vi,ion, which he thought indispensably neces sary—for every wilful mis-statement to the Board of Inspection, lie would inflict felony, with all its consequences. Thirdly, another essential provi sion would he, that no lunatic should be received at any mad-house for hire, without a certificate front a respectable medical person ; and that the ii; , inte of the lunatic, together with the certi ficate of the physician, pledging his reputation for the truth of his allegations, should be kept and registered in the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department. Thus the lunatic, and all the parties connected with him, would be under a fair and a lawful government. As the l a w now stood, any person might be confined by the information or application of the nearest re- Wive. The lunatic was therefore without the protection of the law, and if the patties interested chose to he refractory or inhuman, be could not obtain his release from his horrible confinement. The lion. Member bestowed praise on Mr. Bake well's character and conduct (of Staffordshire), who treated his patients with much tenderness. He then recapitulated his principles and provisions, and concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Acts of the 14th and 25th of his pre,ent Majesty. The motion was agreed to; and Mr. NiryNat, and some Gentlemen whom he named, ordered to prepare anti bring in the same. APPREHENDED SCARCITY OF SILVER. Alt.. MARTIN Wished to be informed by any Gen tleman belonging to his Majesty's Government, if some provision had been made tor supplying the 'Batik at Engliind with" an increase to the Silver Circulation, as some inconveniences were appre hended from an apparent scarcity of the New Silver Coin Nl': WELLESLEY Pout Assured the Hon. Gen tleman, that neither he nor the Public need be under any serious apprehensions on the occasion. 'l'be BA Ilk would be supplied with at least 30,0001. a week, till the circulation was thought suffi ciently increased ; and if even a larger supply wet"; called t.r, the demand would be satisfied. MALTIN %you'd be glad to learn when this weeklysopply wotild comme►►c►' ? ;M►, Wat.LEst.PY POLS tinswervil, in fl week. The subject was then dropp e d but fig irregular ennversAtion be;ng about to arise on the subject of Exchequer Bills, and several Members starting for the purpose, The SPEAKER, in answer to one Gentleman, who thought himself in order, said, that it was certainly in order to speak on a subject then in discussion, but certainly out of order to speak on a4ubject not before the House. BALANCES OF PUBLIC MONEY. Mr. GRENFELL expressed iris regret at the ab ' sence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as he ! could explain that part of his speech on Monday 'evening which appeared to him (Mr. Grenfell) doubtful, if not erroneous. But perhaps some Gentleman connected with Government could give him the information which he wanted. He had learned, through the medium of the public prints, through which their proceedings were described or transferred to the public, that the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer had affirmed that six millions of balances taken:from the Bhnk would be available to the services of the State.— The Honourable Gentleman, who acknowledged his absence on Monday, when the Cha,ncellor of the Exchequer brought forward his proposition, would pledge his _credit, that instead of six mil lions there would be three millions available to the public service. But when the Bill about to be presented was introduced, he would then de liver his sentiments more explicitly. Mr. LUSHINGTON was sorry at the unfortunate absence of his Right Hon. Friend, who could best explain what he had stated. But, for his part, he had no dotibt but that his Right Hon. Friend was per fectly right in his statements as to the available sum, But as the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Grenfell) recollected that be would have an opportunity of questioning his Right Hon. Friend, and delivering his sentiments more fully, when the Bill was presented, he (Nlr. Lnshing ton) _might feel less concerned on the occasion. Mr. TIERNEY believed that the sum available to the public would not exceed three or tour Mr. MABERLEY was of opinion.that the SIM 1 1 would not exceed three millions, while we were contracting anoth.er debt of three millions. Mr. HUSKISSON observed, that if the public were indebted three millions to the Bank, and came to the resolution of paying it, from what ever fund it was taken, the result would be the same therefore, it was very immaterial whether it was repaid out of the Consolidated Fund or any other. It was included as part of the services of the year. Mr. MABERLEY said,. that Government was fur nished with the loan of three millions on the ex press condition that the Public Balances should continue to remain in the hands of the Bank of Epg.land. Mr. MELLISH recommended Gentlemen to wait till the Chancellor of the Exchequer was present, as he could explain what he had stated on a former night. Mr. RENNET maintained, that it was the duty of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to attend the House. Mr. V. FITZGERALD vindicated the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by stating, that what he (11r. F.) thought his Right Hon. Friend meant was, the sum which would be available quarterly. The conversation was then dropped. PERSONS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH. Mr. BuNtsEr asked when it was probable that the general Report would be made of the persons now under sentence of death, whose number amounted to 54, confined in 15 cells, and in a miserable stale ! A complaint to the same effect had been made three years ago in vain. Mr. CuvE answered, that not a moment would he lost after the Recorder had made his ordinary Report. THE MARINE MUTINY BILL Was read a first time, and ordered for a second reading. The SITAKIR .then called over the names of the Defaulters. The Aliens and Denizens Bill was read a third time. and passed. The Annual Indemnity Bill went through a Committee.—Report to-morrow. SEN FENCES OF COURTS MARTIAL. On the second reading of the Mutiny Bill, Sir 1. COFFIN expressed his intention of sub mitting a Clause in the Committee on the Bill, to assimilate the practice of Military to that of Na val Courts Martial. In the latter the sentence was read in Court to the accused, whilst in the former it was sent for confirmation to the Com mander in Chief, and the accused remained for months ignorant of his fate. The Commander is Chief also acted the part of Judge and Jury, and he (Sir Isaac) knew of many instances in which the sentences had repeatedly been sent back because they were not deemed sufficiently severe, lie then stated the case of an,Officer in the American war, who had run another through the body. The sentence had been sent honie for confirmation, and he had remained ignorant of his fate. The same thing had lately happened to another Officer in Canada, who for a considerable time did not know whether he should be shot or not. Lord PALMERSTON had no doubt that when the subject should be discussed, he should be able to state satisfactory reasons to justify the existing practice. The Bill was then, read a second time, and or dered to be committed to-morrow. The British Plantation Wool Importation Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow. BALANCES OF PUBLIC MONEY. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought in the Bill to render the growing) produce of the Consolidated Fund available to the public service. Lest any misap prehension of the purport of that measure should go forth he should repeat that its object was to render every quarter six millions of. the produce of the consolidated Fund available to the public service, which could not otherwise have been used till the end of the quarter. Out of the first six millions, 3,300,0001. would go for arrears, and 2,700,0001. towards the repayment of the three tmilliony due to the Bank. But in every succeeding' quarter, the whole of the sums would be applied to the public service. The 13i11 was then read a first time, and order , ed. for a second reading next Ft idays—Adjourned, TIII:ATRICAL REGISTER. Per Armed Last Night. 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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 11,'181!• We received this morning the Paris Paper s Sunday and Monday last. The Moniteur of S u" day states, that the two blanks in the Official t A6t of new Peers, to which we adverted on Tuesday' ought to have becu fill e d u p %%WI the nam es 'e Count de M O NTES QUIOU , an d the Coti9t ze VILLEGONTIEE. In the same Paper is a Royal Ordonnao.cg repealing the Ordonnances for suspending dl s . duties on the importation o f G ra i n , Flour, Bread, Sea Biscuit, Dry Pulse, Rice, and Potatoes. 'Clic . Chainbcr'of Peers assembled on Saturday. bu t 41° . a word is said of the introduction of any of 111° , new- Peers. The creation, however, alone, such a list, appears to h ave h a d effect of in' (hieing the Ultras to abandon their system of tom ascii [Hi ti ate opposition to the measures of G° Yer ; ment. The projet re s p ec ti ng, the manufactu re S , and trade in, saltp e t re , was , a ft er som e disetissi°ll'. agreed to by a tuajmity of 130 t o 6. It aPP eBI O : however, that immediatelyhowever, afterwards, the C4lll 0 tr. de CASTE LLAN , E d e v e l o p e d t h e mot i ve s of Ifig position for the repeal of the law of the 9th Sa ha ► 1815, respecting sediti ous ex p ress i o ns, w hici o f has brought forward in opposition to the wishes Government ; and that after it had been ° PP °9I4 tl4 by the Count de C AZES , an d su pported b Y ta ,,,„ Marquess MART3OI3, and the Count 13°IssYell's GLAIS, the Chamber a gree d, w i t h ou t a "—,, -i:hen. to take the proposition into consideration. follovring are extracts . " PARIS, MARCH B.—Yesterday the Xing r e ' ceived in his Grand Cabinet the Ministers, ° IP. shah, Peers, Deputies, &c. 0 14 " The newly-created Peers will, it i 3 5 take their seats in the Chamber of Peers 8t 11 next sitting. Amongst the new Peers are 15 °lO of 23 excluded from the Chamber by the nance of the 24th July, 1815, namelr"i Count Colehen, the Count Cornudet, 1%44r9b c the Duke of Dantzic, the C oun t D e j ea n, th e c ( 7 ,,,, Lac6pede, the Count de L an t our Mau ot"' Duke de Plaisance, the Duke d'Alhafe ra ' tltC Duke de Cornegliauo, the Duke de To , vis° o t s Duke de Cadore, the Count de Montescriiini' a Count de Pontecoulant, the Count Itan)l )° "' the Count Belliard.—The eight who sir e 11°t : ' 0 eluded in the list of new Peers are the C iA ° b il r e Clement de Ris, Dedelay d'Agier (dead) , a (de l'Aude), Gassendi, de Prasliu, Casia-1314ae de Segur, and de Valence. t he " Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Secretary o f English Legation, arrived at Paris on Sat 11 41 " The number of Peers, recently 20 8, 1 . 268. All the Marshals of France, 16 in illi n/bg:. now form part of the Chamber. ,ber of " The Central Committee of the Cl ° t th e Deputies, charged with the examinati°l - projet respecting Tobacco, has negatived th e t— nopoly by a majority of five votes to fo ur. " On the sth April the proceedings w ill C° i , mence before the Court of Assizes against C I st —4 to flaw] and Marine, charged with attemp ti4 ovi assassinate the Duke of Wellington. " A projet for the organization of the tional Guards of France will, it is understood, 10 shortly presented to the Chamber of Deptgies" FIVE PER CENTS. Shut price. Saturday Ex. Div. ..63 f. 20C ' 651. 5a C' DEFERRED ST(JCI( Of the 22d March, 1817, SI f. 1 5 c• 22d Sept. 1817, 791. 1 5 C -22(1 March, ISIB, 77 f. 15c. elvd Sept. 1818, 75 f. --- c• " HANOYF.R, FEB. 23.—The New Co nsent" W ill Lion, as approved by the Prince, Regent, tvithout delay be submitted to the States, and its adoption is said to be certain ; it proposes 8 g e' neral representation, and that the Leg i s latur e • should consist of two Chambers. <<MADRID) FRB. 23.—Nothing is talked of hji here but the marliage of our Sovereign ` ~,c? Itllse ei , oi 5R.1,1 Ilion (lawn g r eat ibor r licui, 11 lebt 10 4 d s Plea s ko Ni sl ay to till fo rth lette r tb ara isidn( ittyr ul 4, 11. ti arin the ire 01 to , he tt erni the t heir 1 1 ,, liti its vex iP attit 14 'llor tunsti kw fot at R4,l Tht