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PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 3. The Lora Chief Ha run ;,at for the Lord Chancellor.—The Oaths were adopinisteted 10 the DAke of Newcastle.—Dion's Divorce Bill (vas read first time, am) ord.cred in he real a .econti time to-morrow fortnight.—Petilioos against the Renewal of the luso!Yew Debtors' Act were pre s,bterl .by rite Bishop of Salisbory, from New S.trrou ; and by Lord Kenyon, ft 0111 IVrexiliAin, Debbl i ghshire.--Ordered to lie %. 1 - au the table. o rroN FACTORIES. Lord KENY,)N presented a Bill tar the better eservatimt of the Stealth and ;lorkels of Ap prentices and others employed in Cotton Facto iirs Ills Lordship stated, thßt it was Hs inten tion 111 let the Bill lie upon the table, until the Repot t was nolde from rbe Comtnitfee op on this subject.—The Ejil was read a first time, and or dered to be whited. Aujthirnetk fill to-mour , ,w (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir ISAAC COFFIN. presented a Petition from the County of Monnionth, against any alteration in the Duty our Coals.—Laid on the table. He also presented a Petition from the Prisoners en:, sued for debt in Ilchester gaol, praying for a re:tewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Laid on the table. GALWAT ELECTION PETITION. In consequence of the petitioner against the rctnrn for the County of Galway having tailed to etio:q• into his recoguizAnces, the order for taking ti:eperition into eonsideration on the IStii or March was discharged. Sir WfLLIAM GUISR presented several Petitions from Occupiers of Land in various parts of Gloii c‹.steyshire, praying for protecting duties.—Laid on the table. ZTSBANDRY -HORSES' lc. BRoGDEN brought up the Report of the Ccaltulitee on the husbandry Iforses' 8111, and taoved that the Bill he re-committed. 211. BKAND said, that if they were to impose a duty on every steam-engine, in the same propor 'tion as On every horse emplbyed in husbandry, there would he a great clamour from the manu facturers, and they certainly would have reason to complain. Notwithstanding that, he was far from concurring with the sentiments contained in the Petitions which had been presented on the sub ject, he roonght it was the duty of Government tl look to the agriculfurists, at:d not to lay a tax on the =implements of husbandry any more titan ott 03e. implements employed in manufactories. Mr. BanGDEN said, that the Hon. Gentleman limbo had• brought in the Bill wished it to be dis cussed in the House, and the object of his motion Was only to put off the discussion. Mr. Cußwitti perfectly agreed with his Hon. Friend behind him. Din tax operated most heavily -. , :itere its pressure could be least borne, f or t h, ,v oi ,t kw; recinit:cd the greatest number of herses. WYNy understood that the reason why the isot to he printed now was, that some eanSCS had gof into it which Ministers d:d t was- therefore intended to rerun,- 71. it it, in order that these clauses might be struck our. Likc After a few.words from Mr. BitoGDEN, th e Bill was ordered Co be re-co' 'milted On Tuesday COAL TAX. Mr. WROTTESLRY (we believe) presented two Petitions from - the Comity of Salop, against any alteration iu the duties on Coals, lie woukt take this opportunity of saying►, that he was convinet‘d,, !rum the knowledge tie had of that part of the country, that any new tax on coats would Le at tended with the most injurious consequenek.s.— Aft:r wilat hat; passed, he hoped that all in tention Of urging such a measure had been re- Donoccd. Mr. E. LITTL'ETON said, it had been declared on the part of Ministers, that they had no inten ,tion Of proposing any alteration in the present duties ; b u t be• tvanted an unequivocal answer, whether, if a Bill tvas brought in by any other pt.rson, and a CoMmittte moved for, the Chau ce!ior of the Exchequer would oppose the mea sure.. Till he received an explicit answer on (hit head, he would omit no opportunity of agitating the question. Ti;e Petition was hid on the table. • lIEFALCATION OF ASSESSED TAXES. Sir WILLIAM Di CRESPIGNY said, that in the motion which be proposed to submit to the House, he was convinced the .Right Hon. Gentleman' op posite (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would give hint his cordial 'suilport. If the Right Hon. Gent. had consulted his own private feelings, he doubt would have sifted the matter to the bottom, for he must be convinced that it required the minutest inquiry. The object of his motion was the detection of fraud practised by Collectors, Assessors, Surveyors, Commissioners, Clerks, &c. to an extent unknown before. He would 410 the Right Hon. Gentleman the justice to say, that when these ahuses had been submitted to him, he had appointed a person to inquire into them, but he had not been able to accomplish what his in clination prompted him to attempt, and the system of surcharges, Which bad so long disgraced the country, was still continued. If he succeeded in getting the inquiry for which lie Was about to move, he hoped they should be able to put an end to that system of surcharge and defalcation which Mad so long existed. In the little parish of Westerham, in the district of Seven-oaks, the gross assessment in 1814 was 1,4381., but the re turns amounted only to 1,1151. Bs. I Id.; conse quently tiVere was that year a defalcation of 3221. Id. In 1815, the assessment was the same, hut only 9801. 10s. were returned, leaving a defalcation of 458!. 105. In 1816, the assess )of!at'. was the same, hut the returns were only 1 , 13.- leaving that year a defalcation of 6s. One Gentleman in that neighbourhood p.rid 1501. a year,, but for two years this sum had been.rcturned at vll, but put into the pockets of thee' persons.. There were several other cases natute, which . made the whole defal cation in that parish amount to 1,9681. 3s, 1 One of the collectors had been allowed to collect arrears, and to retain them for 15 monThs in his own hands, at the end of which tune it was found necessary to sell the furniture of his house to pay his debts. Utu4er such ciicumstatices, was he not justified in bringing for,vard his mm ion, and in claiming the sanction 'of the House ro stop this ,ystem of peculation ? He hoped the Right lion. Gentleman would assist hitu in purging this Aegean stable. The Hon. Hart. then moved for an lin mense number of accounts, and other papers, re lative to the collection of the assessed taxes, and other taxes, in the district of Seven Oaks. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that if the Hon. Baronet had done him the favour to call on him relative to the circumstances now brought before the House, he would have found !bat there was no occasion for occupying the time of the House with the subject. Undoubtedly, frauds had been committed in the collection of the revenue, but whenever they had been detected, (and no 'lidos had been spared to deieet them), they' had been rigorously punished. Time could be . no objection to the production of some of the papers which had been moved for ; but lie would Suggest to the Hon. Baronet, that instead of per sisting in a motion so extraordinary, he should withdraw it for the present. It was undoubtedly true, that two years ago a Mr. Wilkes had called I complaining of these frauds ; and on tha occasion he had directed that the circun►stances should he inquired into. He thought that when the lion. Baronet had communicated with him on the subject, he would be satisfied either that his motion was unnecessary, or that he ought to bring i t forward in another form. Sir E. ENATCHRULL thollglit it unnecessary for _ hit►► to say any thing further on the subject atter what they had heard from the Right Hon onrable Gentleman. Ile gave the Ho►n. Baronet credit for his motion ; nod if there was any foutylation for an inquiry,- he should be disposed to sift the matter to the bottom ; but he hoped that ti►e Hot). Baronet would see time propriety of with dravri,ng the present motion, and bringing it for ward, if necessniy, in another form. Sir %V. De CIIBSPIGNY Slid, that with that un derst muting, he Should withdraw his motion.— Since an inquiry had been thought necessary two years ago, and since the same abuses still existed, he could not see how the necessity of an inquiry at resent could be denied. Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that in the case of which Mr. Wilkes had complained, the Surveyor had been prosecuted. The Honourable Gentleman read a paragraph from the Report of the Board of .Commis9ioners, in which it was stated that their attet►tion had first been directed to the abuses in that district by the information of Mr. Wilkes. Mr. TIERNEY said, he understood the Honour able liarmiet to withdraw his motion for the pre sent, in the prospect of receiving the assistance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would refer all thi s to ra Committee, because it was a matter of great itn- poildnee, 8m: requited minute inve3tigatir, n . 6 . ; less the Hon. 114ronet, on investigating the sub, ject farther, and communicating with the Trea sury, should be satisfied that his motion was unnecessary, he hoped he would persist in bring ing it forward. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not say that the matter should not be referr e d tu ' a Committee, when brought forward in a proper shape. —The motion was then withdrawn, IRISH GRAND JURY ASSESSMENTS, Mr. SHAW moved, that there be laid on the table the Mernotial of the Citizens of'Dublin, re- Wive - to Oland Jury Assessments ; and al so a Letter, and other Documents concerning a new Gaol. Mr. LUSHINGTON asked' if the Honourable Gen. tl email had communicated his intention of m " irlg for these Documents to the Secretary for Ire, idf,il ? r. SHAw said he had ►mentioned it to Mr. Grant, and he thought there could be no possible ob. jection. Mt. fieNzfsr took this opportunity of directing the attention of the House to the fact, that there was no regular clergyman appointed to attend the gaol of Dublin. He was told, and he believed it to be true, that legal proceedings had taken place in Dec. last to compel the Grand Jury to appoint one; but as late as the 25th of last month, he knew that none had been appointed. They at present trusted solely to any clergyman that might be disposed to volunteer his set vices. They had first selected one who• was disqualified by his own religion. The next two who had been appointed successively, resided about 50 wiles from Dublin. One of them was a clergyman in Limerick, and this mars. was to officiate in the gaol of Dublin ! Then a fourth had been chosen—a Mall who had been cast by accident on the Coast of Ireland, hay ing been shipwreeked on his voyage either to or. trom America, anal whose total ignorance of the Irish language disqualified hint for the office. Ile could not refrain from saying, that' this 'was highly discreditable to the municipal authorities of Ilse place. Mr. Susw replied, that he had understood that souse dispute had existed between she Grand Jury and the Magistrates, respecting the Chap iain but the Sheriff had now made an appointment which put an end to the incon venience. ,The [notion was agreed to. WorfON-BASSET'ELECTION. Sir JOHN t`TEWART brought up a report of the Committee, which stated that Ann Hall, who had bi'en (uttered into custody for not having attended the Committee, had been prevented from giving due attendance by infirmity and old age, she being SG years old. The Hon. Baronet next moved, that Ann Hall be discharged, without payment of fens.--Ordered.; LusHIDIGTON moved, that the House re solve itself, to-morrow, into a Committee on the Assessed Taxes Act.—Ordered. Sir J. STEwART made several observations on the inconvenience of an accusation hanging long over the head of the Learned Judge 11aclellatt. and wished to second a motion by the Hun. Gent. (or accderatin t z the ►nquiry. Mr. MARTIN was understood to express his willingoess to wove for au earlier day. 'the SPEAKER I cnialitcd, that the notice was fixed for a certain day: it might be postponed, but it could not be anticipated. Mr Flustg r , .se to move for certain Returns respecting the Army in India. TIM CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that as his Noble Friend Was not in the House, it would be more convenient to give notice of his motion. Mr. Hums replied, that be had written on the subject to the Noble Secretary at War, who had answered, that he might move when he pleased. The Hon. Gentleman then moved for a Return of the n►►rnber of Officers who had entered the Army in India, from the 25th January, 1316, to 25th January, 1819 ; distinguishing those who had been educated at the Royal Military College, and those who had obtained their rank by purchase; also the number of Half-pay Officers during the same petlod.—Ordered. The House Hdjourucd at a quarter before Six WESTMINSTER ELECTION. L.lsr DAY. The proceedings of yesterday, both before and after the termination of the polling, excited more interest than on any former day in the election ; and as they ended in no slight riot and confusion, we have given an account of them in another part _ot our Paper. _ _ _ At three o'clock the Poll finally closed, and soon alter the following were declared to he the numbers : For the Finn. G. Lamb John Cain iliihhonse, Esq. .3,8G1 Major Cartwri g ht Alajority for Mr. Lamb The HIGH BAILIFF' then came to the front of the hustings, and declared that the Honourable GEORGE LAMB Was duly elected by the Citiz ens of Westminster to represent them in the present Parliament. Mr. LAMB came forward amidst much confu sion. He thAnked the Electors' for the high ho nour they bad done him in placing him at the head of the poll, and he sincerely trusted. his conduct would justify them in the choke they had made. To at tend to their interests, and do every. thing in his power to promote the prosperity and happiness of the Citizens of Westminster, would be his earnest study. He would not detain them longer, as he said it was impossible to be heard, but he could assure them that he would endea vour to discharge the trust they had 'committed to him in such a manner as he hoped would give them satisfaction, for in doing so he would be acting in a manner most gratifying to his own feelings.---(Cheers and hisses.) Mr. HoaxousE said, he had now come forward to bid them farewell. They had lost the election, but he trusted they bad not lost their honour.— He felt more consoled for having sustained such a defeat, than his opponents could know of joy for having achieved such a victory. The combination of almost all the Aristocracy of Great Britain against them had proved too strong for' the people of Westminster, and the numbers of those who had been frightened or deluded exceeded those of the persons who, understanding their duty, had hail the courage to perform it. He did not mean to say who swelled the poll of Mr. L am b h a d no that acted ii conscientiously ; what he meant to say Was, that threats and delusions were the means which 'had been resorted to in order to seciirellid triumph of the coalition. lie then at some length contended, that the Reformers had, after all, most reason to be satisfied with what had - taken place. Though their adversaries enjoyed the n►omentary triumph, to the Reformers belonged the true glory and the real profit of the Election. They had gained much, for it -had been proved, by this contest, that there were in Westminster nearly 4000 friends to Radical Reform, who, regardless of their selfish interests, had dared even to the last to come forward to oppose a coalition noparal leled in its nature, even in the annals of the Whigs. - The election fhad moreover shown the people, that they had nothing to expect from :he Whigs as a party, but must depend upon themselves tor the accomplishment of the object of their wishes—a Reform in the .House of Commons.— Besides these advantages they might boast of a third ;—the Reformers had shaken off those who would disgrace any cause, and who, pursued by merited scorn, were—. " Coached, carted, trod upon, now loose, now fast, And carried off iu some Whig's tail at last." He wished, the %Whigs joy of their new friends, while he congratul4ted the people of \Westminster on getting rid of them. lie was much gratified by the support he had received from so numerous , a body of respectable men. He had known from the first what he had to expect from the course he had taken, which had subjected film, not not only to a political but to a social proscrip tion. He, however, regretted not what lie had done, and, like the girl in Dean Swift, if it were - possible, he would do it again. He now hid them farewell, to retire; into the ranks of pri. vate life from which they had called him. Wile tiler he should ever again appear in the van of the battle, depended upon them ; but they might rest assured, that when their liberties were called in question, he would never be far in the rca r. Sir FRANCI3 BURDETT next addressed the crowd, and said he was highly delighted to see that such an enlightened body of Electors had come for ward, as they had done, in behalf of Mr. Hob house. It was the more pleasing to him, because it was the triumph of principle and the triumph of their great cause. lie was not disheartened at their defeat, but quite the reverse, when he recollected the strange and unnatural coalition which had been formed between the Whigs and Tories ; and he never saw the 'cause more likely to prosper than it was at present. His friend, Mr. Hobbouse, had taken farewell of them, but it was possible that this would not be a long fare well, as that Gentleman would akVays be found at his post, and would cheerfully come forward on a future occasion. It was not possible that such a coalition would ever take place again under similar circumstances, but he could not help re gretting that- many of their friends had fallen off Mr. Wishart had always been a Whig, and of course had acted consistently, both in ;his and the previous Election ; bat he felt deep regret in saying, that Mr. Sturch had been guilty of a dere fiction of principle, and had not come forwa rd promptly as he ought to have done in the Cal 4 It would be invidious to name 'others, all 1111 begged leave therefore t o d ec line naming , ' more. If, however,t heir advers ar ies had tiitimplie7i and secured the Wh4,7 Candidate a seat, he confident that that party bad lost the uaffec",;;; o and good-will of the people of Eogla"d• a t Electors bad the satisfaction of knowing tn i ", their good intenti o ns an d principles had n ot fle7a injured, but quite the reverse. They had &Wit not indeed a triumph of numbers, butt a triaalP of principle ; and he w ou ld b e t he last wi s the world to resign that tor.ail the paltry of a contested Election. lie would now tak e d leave of them,:feeling that the c o nnexion bet weer theta was stronger than ever. Let them Per a "; vere in their course, the cause of freedom '" purity of Election, and though now tot'a 61 ::1 went the prospect was clouded, they would - • it become more b r illi ant t h an ever . Their ca ul j was the cause of the people, and it moat an would finally ttiumph.— (Loud cheers). of It is due to Mr. Lee, t h e High Constab le Westminster, to say th a t b e , , and the Pe rg° 0 4 under his orders, exerted themselves throng t 4 the Election to preserv e • goo d or d er , an d succe oe as far as could be expected upon such au 0 011 ' sion. .g 1 The lion. Baronet then withdrew along W e , Mr. Hobhouse. Th e r e were no ot h er speak e ' d - :' awere at four o'clo c k th e Hastings ee re clean and then taken down. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Mmtat S. THE ASSIGNEES OF AMOS AND SUTHEOLAII9 V. ICE, fee This was an action to recover from the t ie ' ef dant, Colonel Price, a mo i et y o f certain In 11 arising out of a bargain in tie funds. Ant" - to Sutherland tvere, the a g ents o f C o l one l Pric e ls London, In 1814 4 a p er i o d ren d ere d t uentor a t4 by the hoax practised on th e S toc k Exchs"r oc . De•Berenger„ Mr. Amos was so confident 0111 Ai ms in.the funds, that in F e b ruar y h e bc", ll-, e t oe purchaser of Stock to a l ark :t amoun t, Ow e . question this day was, whether Co!ortel Pri ce its came a partner in the transaction. Awn et , company with Colonel ['lice, w en t t o his br ° . § . Mr. Atkinson, and di recte d hi m to Porf,", hs t 20,000/. for the next s e ttli ng day. He este"bot Colonel Price wog a partner in the atlytwore'poi the Colonel said not a word on the a Übj ct • o f -adventure failed, and led to the bankruptcy ti t house of Sutherland and Amos. The Jury found a verdi c t f or th e plaintin 2 ; 111 , h ; ject to the future consid erat i on o f t h e Court' - • the question of partnership. „ thy' We are requ e st e d t o i n f orm our Readei"tatt” Messrs. COOPER and C o . S urgeons , o f Cher } House, Great Charlotte- s t reet , Bl ac kfriars -r ",i c e, have, in consequence of their extensive IW e ' ( be and for the accommod a ti on o f p agents s t _• c of West-end of the t own , established a fi kw e ts° Board in IV oadstock-strect, Oxford-5" . " ; t1 40 doors from Bond-street, where a rhYsi ; .,.G . :" years' experience, and a Surgeon gre at 4 e I nence, reside, and where all tl'ie good aal e.l c at i e b ir attend, the whole of whon, ;; kr e Member o f Royal Colleges—that thousands ha , e 1;e 6 " ed to perfect health by their united versally acknowledged, many of whom discharged from Hospitals, anii otherivke perly treated.—They are consulted at ‘ 110( " 1 : I ' House, Woodstock-street, from Ei!llit iicat morning until Eight at night ; and at the Ale, (- 00 , Board, Charlotte-House, Blackfriars-roD d ; ' d o TWelve till Eight in the evening,—Alt: -- till have advice gratis every evening from '1 ge Eight, at both housp.s, and on Sunday in"" °- until Twelve o'clock. 1111-I.THS. 4e -stre et ' On the 17th February ; r. , 1 - . herllow.e in Heath.-- 'Mrs. W. I. Defil!r, of a itad;4l, ter. Itlr 6 . Clsgwv Yesterday, in fiunter - street,BruiL , mick-squarep. - Wakefield, of :1 chitighirr. ..-----"'. Tuesday, at St. George's, H. ,k!;,, • Wane, Esq. of Stratford-place a! , (1 nterseishire, to Susan, eldest daughter :lie ; 34 c:" I ' e ce ° the lion. Mrs. Cornwall, o f Grosvenor-p, a",: j the late Vice-Admiral Lord Vi sconu t Gardt .• DIED. September 6, at Calcutta, aged 28, by the upset" rtn — i,lffa" boat iu Diamond Harbour, Air. Wm. Carter, second 00 of the H. C. ship Phoenix, and second son 0 the„,b, Wm. Carter, Esq. formerly Collector of Excise in I\l o loo' On the 14th ult. at No. t 2, Jeticry's-terrace, C 4.4.1 10 town, Mr. James Farrell, a young Irish Barrister, A of Dublin. PROVINCIAL BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEOOS. • BIRTHS. c o loo 4 Lately, at Lismore Castle, Ireland, the Lady of Curry, of a son. of Lately, in Waterford, the Lady of W. B arro n, Pik of • to daughter. ma y, Lately, in Limerick, the Lady of John WestroPPl Attyllin, of a sun. i Lately, Edmund Coyne, Esq nAttutEn. . of Farm-hill, tc Roscommon, Ireland, to Eliza, second daughter 4 - 7 ' Charles Cormick, Esq. of Castle-hill; couctv o f Mayu: c ollo On the 2d ult. at Dean Prior, I)eronshirc, Tbou.)M Oil a dumb pauper, aged C 5, to Agnes Stit!st , ine, a paurf„-olisu same place, aged G. The singularity of this inalrn ia iti' comsexion drew tog m ether a nutober - of the youthful 0 ,41/ .tans of the place, who all attended the to c hurch! 0 7,,teri ness so extraordinary a marriage. The ceremony beTT, A: s4) , the old couple withdrew to their residence Oho amidst the gratuitous ringing of bells, and the j0Y 444 • -* of the young people assembled.. - 0 DIED. .. WO An, Loto Park, S roh at t.--The Baronetagepshire, in the 6CO, yeand esotar of td " ite 4 Sir Robert Leighton Br;0 valve to his first cousin, Major-General, now it Oa' Leighton, Hart. _, n re Lately, at Hanley, Ann Goodwin, 'and a short thv e , ' w ife vious her husband ; tiny had lived together os m an :' , 11 : , ',, t he about GO years, and died at thu rat:-iarchal ales" . former, and 101 the latter. , , ^inlY le. Lately, of the measles, Mr, Heriry O'Mullan, 0 ' ' moyne, county of Derry, Ireland. r a ffil Lately, at the Exchange, Cock, Mr. Geary, ist in „ T bookseller. 'Or On the 18th ult. at Spring Mount, _in the connlY ° f perary, Edward Cleburne, Esq. . _____.... - .ONDVN: Printed by .1. B. CARSTA IRS, ~rf. No. `-. )7, • . 4 * Ortoond-street, Queett-srinare: an.l pub:id l ed E . ),V cr SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South tar S. Oilice, No. I t 2, Strand where Advt.; tiseinenti) Letters, &c. (post-Paid) toast be a:1416i4:41. 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