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PARLIAMENT. 110USL' OF LORDS, APRIL 23. The Oaths were administered to the Earl of DoNouctimortc and the Bishop of BRISTOL. Petitions were presented against the Roman Catholic Claims front B:ddock, a Coe - P;regatioe at Portsea, Stowe, and the Clergy of the Deanery of Campden (Gloucestershire!), by Lord Kenyon, the Earl. Beauchamp, and the Duke of Beanfort ; for the Revision of the Criminal Laws, from Leeds, Basingstoke, and Farringdon"(Betks), by the Earl Fitzwilliam and Lorol Holland ; and front the Attornies of Gloucester, against impro per persons being allowed to practice as At. t,,t flies, by Lore' Somers.—Ordered to lie upon the table. The Scots Jury Court Bill passed through a Committee, with amendments moved by the Lord - Chancellor.—Ordered to be printed as amended. The hearing of the cause O'Grady v. the At torney-General of Ireland was fixed for Wed nesday next, the Judges to attend at twelve o'clock. On a Report of the Committee of Privileges on the claim of the Earl of Mountnorris to the Earl dotn of Anglesey, &c. that the House had decided in 1771, that the Petitioner's father had not made good his claim to the titles, it was ordered that the. Committee should ascertain what proceed— ings had been had in the Douse respecting any claim to the titles in question. The Felonies on Canals Bill was read a third time - and passed, with a clause added, on the mq fiuts of Lord Viscriant Alelville, to save the jutiS dicTion of the High Court of Admiralty. The Excise Licenses (Tobacco) Bill, and the East India Goons Bill, passed trough Commit tees, and were reported without amendment. The Glasgow Assay Office Bill, the Chimney Sweepers' Regulation Bill, and some Private Bills were brought op from the House of Commons by Mr. Braswell, Mr. Martin, and o ther:Members, end read a first time. The last mentioned Biil was ordered to be printed. ROMAN CATHOLICS. The Earl of DoNonoumofts fixed his motion on the Catholic Question for Friday se'nnight, the 7th May, stating also, that- on Tuesday next he should present . the Petitions from the Roman Catholics of The Earl GREY intimated his intention of like wise presenting on Tuesday the Petition of the English Catholics. The Lords were ordered to be summoned for Friday se'nnight, the 7th May.—Adjourned.till to-morrow (this day). as be had-had no opportunity of ascertaining that opinion. The nttition was crlered to lie on the table. Tire Hon. C. HurrOnissoN, in presenting a pe tition from the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the County and City of Cork, praying for relief from civil, disabilities, said, that the present sys teM was an insult and oppression ; it created di vision in the country ; it was destructive of the inierests of that count' ruinous to the peace and stability of the'Etyipiv. The Roman Catho lics, in the solemn approach which they were about to make to Parliiiment for a repeal of the Cole of Laws which disgraced the age, had the greatest confidence in the wisdon't of Parliament, and particularly of this new Pat liament. The Hon. Member presented another petition front the Prot,stmas of C, , rk to the same effect. -if any thiug like unanimity existed in the ca pital against the Runt-in Catholic Claims, it ought not to he announced to the House upon conjec ture ; at an( rate, a contrary wish greatly pre dominated throughout the country. The Protes tants of Ireland telt that it vas not the cause of a seer, but the pause of Ireland. They felt anxi- oils to deliver their country front a system which oppressed, insulted, degraded, divided, weakened it. The meeting at which this petition was agreed to, was presided over by a man whose public character and private worth recinired no eulogy. INSOLVENT ACT. Mr. Alderman \Von presented a peition from the Debtors confined in «'hitecross•street prison, praying. that the Insolvent Act might not be re pealed ; and Mr. BAG WELL, a petition to the siitme effect, with \ a prayer for the Repeio of the Laws authorizing imprisonment for Debt, from the Debtors confined in 'Cloumell prison.--Ileterred to the Committee upon the Insolvent Debtors' Act. On the motion of Sir C. BURRELL, several per sons from Penryn were ordered to attend the loose on the 3d of May. " On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the Order for taking Mr. Catcraft into custody was dis charged. The Members absent from the ballot yesterday were called over, and ordered to attend on future occasions. On the motion of Mr..IVYNN, that, the names of the Members ordered to attend to-morrow's ballot'he called over immediately after the ballot, without the intervention of any other business, a desultory conversation took place, when the mo, lion was agiecd The Order of the Day for the committal of the Lord Justice General's Regulation Bill, was post: Ironed till Monday next. ST. IVES. Mr. BaNKEs reported from the Select Commit tee on the St. Ice's Election petition, that Sir Walter Stirling, Bart. was duly elected, and that the petition was not frivolous and vexatious. KING'S BENCH. Mr. DENMAN moved for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the dispatch of business in the Court of King's Bench. The object of the Bill was two fold ; Ist, to allow the Judge who now sat in the Court for the Justification of Bail, to pro ceed to the disposal of other business while the other Judges sat in Banco.—The 2d was to em power the Judges to pass sentence on convictions at the Assizes, without having the parties brought , up at he succeeding term. He should also pro pose a clause to empower the Court to sit on the 30th January, which by law it could not now do. lie begged. to guard against any misconception of his motives in introducing the present measure, so far as it could be supposed to convey any im putation against the Learned Personages presid ing its that Court. His own impression was, that they did too much for the public, and that more was lost than gained by the facilities affotded to overload the business in the Court.—Leave granted. Leave was granted to General GASCOIGNE to bring in a Bill to Repeal the Act of the 21st of James 1. for avoiding vexatious delays caused by removing Actions and Suits out of Inferior Courts. The Bill was then brought in, read a first tune, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday next. 'SINKING FUND. Mr. P. Gamaygu, rose to move for the produc tion of certain Accounts to enable the House to judge how tar it may be expedi ent to a pp l y the Sinking Fund of the year, or any part of it, to wards any loan to be raised for the public service, As be had stated last night, he would abstain from entering into any discussion on the subject ; first, because the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the ExCheqaer, who had no objection to the mo tion, w4is absent, and next, because it was un derstood that no proposition connected with the financial arrangements of the country would he submitted to the consideration of that Moose aintil after the Bank Committee had made their Report. The House woul d, however, allow him to state, that by a clause in the 26th or the Icing, commonly called the Sioking Fund Act, the Commissioners for the- management of the public debt were authorised to lay out the produce of the Sinking Fund by becoming sub scribers to any loan which aright be ;at negociii tion for the public service. This clause was called Fox's Clause, having been proposed by that gen tleman—a proposition in which Alr. '‘'itt at once acquiesced. The House would then see what would be the effect of the operation of that clause in reference to any loan that might now be re quired. 'He himself had no knowledge of the par ticulars, • except from public report. He had heard that day in the city vari o u s rumours as to the amount. It was stated by some to be eighteen, by others, twenty or twenty-five mil lions. Supposing the amount of the Loan •to be 18,000,000/. and the clause he alluded to, to be acted upon, the result would, be, that as they learned from the Report of the Finance Com mittee presented yesterday, that the amount of the Sinking Fund for the last year was 15,000,0001. the Chancellor of the E;:cheqoer could get to that amount from the Commissioners, and have only to look for the residue of 3,000,0001. in the City. If, however, the amount of the Loan was for `25,000,0001., he would have only to borrow in the same quarter 10,000,0001. These were the only t.bserv.stions he bad to offer on the subject : :hould, however, any thing be stated in answer which required explanation on his part, he trust ed he should be allowed the opportunity. lie concluded with moving for the production of cer tain accounts, sheaving the produce of the Sink ing li'und from the 15th of June, 1816.—Or dcred. CATHOLIC. CLAIMS. Mr. SHAW presented a petition from the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of Ratbfarnharn, in the County of Dublin, for the repeal of the Penal Laws.—Ordered to lie on the table. ;Ir. JOHN MARTIN presented a petition signed by 150 of the Most respectable Inhabitants ot the Borough of Tewkesbury, in favour of the Claims of the Roman Catholics.—Ordered to lie on the table and be 'minted. Mr. NVILDIVIAN, in presenting a petition from the Corporation ot Colchester against the Catholic Claims, took the opportuni y of declaring his liberate couptrence in their opposition to any c..)ange in .ofr fundamental laws of the empire.— The petition was brought up and ordered to lie )1) the table. Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented a Petition from Davemry, Northamptonshire, against the Catho lic Claims. The Honourable- Member stated, it was signed as well by Dissenters as by persons ot Idle Established Church —Ordered to lie on the able. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET presented a Peti ion front the Deanery of Stowe against the Ca holic Claims ; as did Lord PALMERSTON one Tom the University of Cambridge.—Ordered to he on the table, Captain CLIFFORD prrsented a Petition from the [Liman Catholics of Bandon for the Repeal of Catholic Disabilities —Ordered io lie• on the table. Mr. COURTENAY said, he held in his hand a pe tition from the Corporation of Exe'er agains the Catholic Claims. The Hon. Member was under stood to say, that though he Mere(' with them in opinion on the subjr , ct, yet, from their individual character and public situations, he felt them to be e ntitled to full consideration. • TtEaNey wished to know whether that petition proceeded from the same body who voted a petition to the Convocation, praying them to petition the Prince Regent to exercise his nega tive, in the event of the prayer of the Catholics being granted by both Houses of Parliament ? Mr. COURTENAY said, the present petition was not It om the body alluded to.—The petition was ordered to lie on the table. HORSE TAX. - - - Lord EBRlNGTON presented a Petition from certain Parishes in the County of Devon, against the continuance of the Horse Tax. He stated, that it had been h►s intention to ask for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal that Tax, hot as other Members had introduced measures of repeal as to Taxes more general in their pressure on the Agricultural Body, he waited to ascertain the re sult. Should they not succeed, it was his inten tion to move for lease to bring in a Bill to repeal the Horse Tax.—The Petition was ordered to lie. on the table. Lord MturnN presented a Petition from the Borough of Leeds, for a Revision of the Crimi nal Law.—Ordered to be referred to the Com mittee on the Penal Laws. Petitions from Bury St. Edmund's, and certain Parishes in Gloucestershire, against the Settle ment of the Poor Bill, were presented, and or tiered to lie on the table. Sir H. PARNELL presented a Petition from Sligo, for an improvement of the communication between Ireland and England.--Ordered to lie on the table. OPTHALMIC ESTABLISHMENT. . Mr. J. P. GRANT moved for the production of certain Papers, referting to the expence incurred as to the Ophl(mimic Establishment.—Ordered. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. +Upon the proposition of Sir E. KNATCHBULL, that the Outer for the third reading of Halford's Divorce Bill should be put off till to-morrow, Mr CROKER observed, that as thjs Bill involved a question of much importance, he-thought that further tin►c should be allowed for its considera tion ; and therefore he moved the postponement of the• Order until this day se'nnight. After some conversation, a division was called tor, and stran gets were •excluded, but the 'Amendment was agreed to without any division. PARISH-CLERKS. Mr. BYNG presented a petition from the Parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn, against the Parish Clerks' Bill.—Referred to - the Committee upon the said Bill ; 'as was a petition to the same effect . from Letri,liam, in Kent. An Account of the total Amount of the Weekly Issue of Bank of England Notes for the last year was laid ttpon the table; as was a Statement of the Receipt and Expenditure of the Dover Ton nage Duty. LONDON CLERGY BILL. Mr. CUWWEN presented a petition from the Pa rish of Allhallows, London, against the London Fire Clergy Bill. The petitioners stated, that there had been no Incumbent resident in the Pa rish within the remembrance of any Parishioner now living.—Referred to the Committee upon the Bill. Air. B. PAGET presented a petition from the County of Ang,lesea against the Poor Settlement Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table. General GASCOIGNE moved, pursuant to notice, for Returns of the Exports from Great Britain to Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, St.. E dward's, and Cape Breton, from 1814 to 1818, both inclusive. , --Also of the Amount of Tonnage employed in such Trade ; of the Number of Ship ping which had been entered, either inwar6 or outwards, at each of those Colonies; of the Quantity of Fish dried and exported front each during the same period.—Ordered accordingly. COALS. Lord NORMANIII presented a petition f:•nnt Scarborough against any Doty upon Coals.—Or tiercd to lie on the table ; as was a similar peti tion from i-loniton. A petition %vas presented, complaining of the last Election for Bossiney.—Ordered to be taken . into consideration on the I 1 th o► May. THE CATHOLICS. r Petitions were presented from Mallow, May south, and some Polishes in puhlin, in favour of Catholic Emancipation.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. T. WILSON, on presenting a petition from the London Clergy incorporated in Sion College, deprecating any farther concession to the Claims of the Catholics, took occasion to observe, that although it might be doubtful whether the opinion Was in accordatic! With that Of his constituents, he felt it his ditty to declare his entire concur rence with the object of the petitioners. • Sir W. CURTIS said,_ that ,having more know ledge of the constituents of the lion. Alember than he himself had yet an opportunity of acquir ing, he could 'undertake• to allege. that the lion. Member need entertain no doubt whatever of their §entiments upon the question referred to in the petition. lie could, indeed, venture to pledge himself, that the lion. Member's . constituents were almost unanimous in their opposition to the Coiholic Mr. WILiON repeated that he,had only exilres sett a doubt as to the opinion of hi's constituents, OLD BAILEY. Yesterday Thomas Bradbury, aged 16, was ca pitally convicted of feloniously disposing of and putting away three fake and counterfeit Bank notes for I/. each, with intend to defraud the Bank of England. Jo hn Murphy, the poor illiterate Hibernian, who bad already been twice brought up.to plead guilty to the minor offence of having forged Bank notes in hiS possession, but who, from an obsti nate declaration of his innocence, had been re manded by the Judges for trial, was again put to the Bar. Mr. ALLEY, on his behalf, now stated, that the prisoner once more appeared for the purpose of retracting his plea of Not Guilty generally, and to have the minor plea recorded against him.— What he had previously done arose through igno rance. The COURT asked him if he now knew what he was about, anA that he was subjecting himself to transportation for 14 years. The prisoner said he was satisfied about it, and the Bank acceding to the prisoner's plea, he was removed from the Bar. John Stewart was capitally convicted of break ing and entering the dwelling-house of Michael Joseph Quin, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, on Sunday the 11th of April instant, in the day time, and feloniously stealing some sheets, shirts, table. cloths, six silver spoons, and other- articles, his, property. John Bryant was capitally convicted for stealing two ounces of gold wire, and three ounces and a half of gold filings and cuttings, value 51. of Fre derick• Ilumbert,-in his dwelling;house, Further Particulars relative to the Cafelinity in the Borough.—Mr. Smitberman's son is not dead, but in a most dreadful situation at Guy's Hospi tal, and notwithstanding the skill and attention of the Surgeons, and humane solicitude of the nurses, but faint hopes are entertained of his re covery. Mr. S is at St. Thomas's a fearful spec tacle ; the melancholy distress of Mrs. g. can more easily be imagined than described. The ex plosion burst the top of the boiler from its solid rivets, and forced it to the top of Mr. Young's warehouse, above 100 yards distant. The other sufferers who survived the shock are considered to be in a favourable way,-- , We trust this lamenta ble accident will operate as a caution to all pro prietors of such machinery to . bare constantly a L person of skill to attend it. LAW INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday, b:ing the first day of Term, the Judges entered Westminster-hall with the usual formalities, and proceeded to their respective Courts. COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL 28. The LORD CHANCELLOR did llot sit tO•daYP".. The VICE-CHANCELLOR tOOk his seat at one o'clock in the Lord Chancellor's Court, his OWEI L . being occupied by a Committee of the House °L Commons. His Honour, oti entering the Court , was accompanied by the Master of the Rolls, and Master Courtenay. OPE RA• HOUSE.--WATERS V. TAYLOR. Mr. Bata, on the part of the plaintiff, movedi that so much of the order of Court made on all 7th of August last as related to the depositing." certain policies of insurance in the iettids of Coast, be discharged. The Learned Counsel stated, that this application was made under Ib e idea that, when the Court issued the order of the 7th of August, it directed the policies to be de' posited in the bands of Mr. Const, in order td, secure Mr. Taylor against any risk while the con' tract with Mr. Waters remained uncompleted ." -4 7 The order directed, that within a specified On e Mr. Waters should effcct policies on the premisett to the amount of 24, 0 0 01 . , and with this part of 4 he had complied; but he said that his bankers: Chambers and Birch, having assisted him 04 1: money to el - fable him to cariy on the concern, ,1 11 / 4 1 hid deposited the policies in their hands. I t cow not be doubted that, as far as the safety of tr policies was concerned, they were as secure in the hands of these gentlemen as they could be those of . Mr. Const ; and no one could for moment suppose that Messrs.Chambersand Bir c i could obtain any lien on them, to the prej udice ° Mr. Cont. VICES-CH ANCELLOR. -' fill Mr. Waters 0 111 .1 pletes his contract, Mr. Taylor has an interest I,l'. the budding, and this order has been tuadee/i pressly for his security. Messrs. Chambers se Birch are no partners in this suit, and til e l d , e the Court can have no controul over them. 15 ,2 less, berefore, you can suggest some mode veil which Mr. Taylor's interest can be reride r b :, equally secure while the policies are retained id, Messrs. Chautbers.and Birch, 1 cannot gra n t motion.• t hat Mr. llourEt.t.,.for the defendant, hoped,,,l if the Court dismissed the motion , Mr. TO would not be made liable for costs. nno ice VICE-CHANCELLOR —p The-Cost of this rt dun must fail oo Mt Waters. , Aotir Mr. HAFT hosted that the COllll woul d Mr. Waters a fortnight to deposit the plics-- with Mr. Coast. VICE-CHANCELLOR.—TiIat is arr arrangent-li°c that may be made out of Court , b ut I c 6"",, interfere, as Messrs: Chamh.zrs and Birch are parties to the suit.—Dismissed with nearly His Honour was occupied till c't . "ic o'clock in bearing other motions , n one were of any interest or importance • nearly thre w COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL St l, This being the first day of Easter Term', Judges of this Cotut came down to Westwinoehr; hall at one o'clock, and took their seats tiro° ti,"-h, Bench.—Mr. Carlisle, bookseller, of Fleet -s " e " appeared at the bar, when two indictments wera read to him, which held been found by th e be Gra Jury of London, for publishing certain bl3sPoo mous Writings, Paine's Age of Reason, 45 4 C• ho c pleaded Not Guilty, and was then infortnej tigc the indictments would be tried at the Sittings 't this Term. •nder The Court was occupied during the renifil of the day in hearing motions of course. COAL MARKET, Aeau eB. Pri Ce. 0 4 ' Ships at Market. Ships sold. 37 Newca5t10............. 113 i 10 Sunderland ..... :.9 t t O o 41:: BIRTHS. , ri 10' On the 27th inst., in Cleveland - square , the r".°-* Lushington, of a sun. 0 f Sir _A, On the 26th inst. at Gatconsbe, Hants , the 1•31'; Lucius Curtis, Dart., of a son. /.(" MRRIED_ a On the 27th inst., at Nor t h Cray, Captain William 4.9 Ord, of the Koyal Engineers, third s o n of Craven Ord':bter the Greensted Hall, to Eliza Dore Latham, second d"' of the late Dr. Lathan, of Bexley. ' On the sth inst. at Spa, Lieuten D. pfaer ° ant-Colonel D. 1 . *-- A late of the lst Royal Vetecan Battalion. Ei`e At Naples, on the 25th March, the wife of J. KenV'iaple! On the 19th inst. at Bucliland House,,, near Oat"' Philip Rogers Webber, E;4. aged t____:______________ > / d nEA OS# PROVINCIAL BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND .--- Of 1;1111115. iltO /b , At Edinburgh, on the 19th instant, Mrs. Hain _ i St. Anthewqnare, of a daughter. Ladl '7 At Motintrath, Ireland, on the iGth)nstant, the the Rev. George William Rogers, of a daughter. . - MARRIED On Tuesday last, after three weeks courtship, at thevPselleorif church, Halifax, Yorkshire , Mr. Jon. Greenwood, baool4 town-crier, and postman, Heptonstall, a sprightlg 9(6,,e0i G 5, to Miss Ann Greenwood, daugh t er of Mr. Parid tag wood, cotton-manufacturer, of Hep tonstall Slack,;aboots• 21, posiessed of many and very amiable accomPi t` l e Of y ; On their return from Halifax t o H ehden Brid6e, receild by a numerous concourse of their fr •Op an ponied by a band of music, with shouts of acc laula" at fest' joy; and the latter part of the day was spent iff gre 11$4 vitY and mirth. Bj or On the 21st inst. at St. Mary's Church,blip f e§,, Molcsworth Reynell, of Iteynella, in the County d.ne, unto metal], Esq. High Sheriff of that County , to Catheri niece daughter of the Honourable Ponson b y Moore, and . 0 • fa° the Most Noble the Marques s of Dro g heda. t, O n' Lately, at Moffat, Scotland, the R ev. P. Proud ter of Arrochar, to Miss Jane Hyslop, of Moffat. 4 'PP,: On Wednesday se'nnight, Mr. W. L. Houghtonto; Aoo' to Anna Maria, daughter of the late Captail, J ac son, of Hull. DIED. On Saturday, at Newcastle , .aged 1 7, Mr. Job" I° . Proprietor and Editor of The :ep the ic Mercury. l ath in s" At his house, in Duke street, Edinburgh, on Alexander Pitcairn, Esq , t r siff ' At Stonehouse, near Edinburgh , on the 13th install ' Ca"f Woodho us John Fleming. e Of On Saturday last, Mr. Josep h Norfolk, near Leeds, and one,of the Yorkshire Hussa rs. rave, of On Wednesday se'nnight , Mr. Joseph Harg Red Lion Inn, Wetlierby, Yorkshire. ----"" ---- f c ----- _______-------- Go.. - No E9l 0 LONDON:. Printed by J. B. CARSTAIRS, of ' W. il ., Ormond-street, Queen-square; and published , !:1 10 Stir SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-street, at r order" '', Office, No. 112,• Strand 'moat were dvertisements) I Letters, tket (pwt-paid) be wltiressed. ! ' 1/ 13, , ;2, ~~ d Z