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PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 5. The. Earl of SHAFTESB.URY notified, that his Royal Hignness the Prince Regent had been gra ciously pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to cau se L e tt ers P atent to b e i ssue d tinder the Great Seal, appointing Sir Charles'Ab• bolt, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, to sit as Speaker of the House of Lords, during the absence ut the Loid Ch4u cellor. The Letters Patent having been real by the Re:►riinu Clerk of the Table, Lord Ci►ief Justice Abbott took his seat with the accustomed form ou the Woolsack as Speaker. Mr. Thorns pres►•nted tire Annual Report from the Penitrutiai ..—Ordered to lie upuu the table. On the motion of the Eirl BEAUCHAMP, (be ltepoit presented yesterday respecting the Edu cation of the Poor was.ordered to be printed. Chitherow's Divorce Bill was read a first time, (1 ordered to be read a second time to•ntorrow fortnight. Lord KENYON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of the Ward of Bishopsgate, against the renewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act ; and a Petit ion from St. Giles and St. George, Blooms hnry, complaining of the Coffee-shops in those Uoited Pat ishes.—Or4red to lie upon the table. The Bishop of CHESTER presented a Petition from tLe Prisoners confined for Debt in the Castle of Chester, praying for the continuance of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, or for sonic equi valent measure, 11 e understood his Lordship to say, that he differed with the Petitioners in their opinions as to what the law should he —The Pe tition was ordered to lie upon the table. Adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Sea.Axsa informed (he [louse that - the Pe titioners against the Election for the County of Galway had not entered into their recognizances. The order for taking ti►e petition into considera tion was therefore discharged. Petitions against the Equalization of the Coal Duty were presented from Chepstow; the Borough of Bi coon, and certain Parishes in the Counties of Somerset and Gloucester —Laid on the table, and ordered to he piloted CHESTER ELECTION. The Chairman of the Committee appointed to try the merits of the Election for the City of Chester, reported that the Committee had found Lord Belgrave and Thomas Grosvenor, .V,sci, to have been dal) , elected, and that the petition was not vexatious. • FOWEY ELECTION. The Chairman of the Fowey Election Com mittee reported that the Hon. JCIICS Hamilton Stanhope and George Lucy, Esq. the sitting 111 embeis, were nut duly returned, and that Mr. Campell and Lord Valktort, the petitiwiers, were duly elected. MOCK AUCTIONS. Mr. CRICKET presented a Petition from Ipswich, it ‘v As understood, against ally alteration in the system of Auctions. Air. Aide: man WAITIIMAN contended that the only Obstacle to the Bill was its tendency to de prive some persons of half ♦heir fees, at the same time that it would raise the Revenue. All he wished tv4: , , that the Hill should be introduced, and t iirly discussed. The Petition kvas then laid on the table. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. Admiral SOUTHERN presented a petition from the 'Manufacturers, Merchants, and Inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Manchester, a4ainst the insolvent Debtor's Act.—Lald on the table, abd ordered to be printed. Aldrrman IVAITIIMANT presented petitions from the Ward of Bridge and Castle" Baynard, in the City cat London, praying that the Insolvent Debtor's Act hP repealed, or not continued,' and at the saute t:me expressi:ig their readiness to ap prove of a y miler woasore which the wisdom of the [louse Blight think proper for the relief of nersoo who hat fallen into embarr4ssments. - Laid on the table, and ordered to h e printed. Atter a few ohger , ations from Mr. AHAM, who , %ished sortie toddle course should be adopt ed to shelter the llehtor front oppression, and the Credir horn dishonest evasions. Lord IVALPOLE presented a petition frc) . in Lyme Regis against the same Act.—Laid on the table, and ordered:to be printed. The 6PSAKER SUggested that the printing- of so many petitions, mos!ly couched in the same terms , Occasioned a great delay in the'produetiou of im portant papers, as well as a considerable increase crt expellee. Sir J. NEWPORT presented a petition from the inhabitants of Waterford, praying for the repeal of the Window Tax,—Laid on the table, and or dered to be printed._ COAL DUTY. Mr. LITTLETON presented several Petitions 'from certain parishes in Staffordshire, against the Ego4lization of the Coal Duty. After a few words trout Sir C. BURRELL anti Mr. CRIPPS, Mr. 13,kanAm was midi rstood to object to the dibcussion of such a question on every petition which was presented. Mr. LAMBTON was astonished at such an objec tion, as it was competent for any Member to dis• cuss the main question on the body of the petit tion. He was also sorry to find an indispnsition to discuss that question, as it was one of impoytanct to the country at large, and to many Members of that House. The Member for Staffordshire (Mr. Littleton) had not done so. He had done hit, duty to his constituents though he (Mr. L contended that - it was not the sense of the coml.. fly that the petitions expressed, but -dud of 11,1, Jronmalters. The lion. Member was perfectly right in acting as he had done, but he ought to allow the same lib - erty to others. He (Mr. L.) was far from thinking that the Poor would be in jured if a general duty were laid upon Coal. He conceived on the contrary that they would be be nefited, and have it cheaper, as there would then be a free market. Mr. LITTLETON complained that the Hog!. Member hall imputed improper motives to him. Mr. LAMBTON appealed t• the finuso whs.tl..pr lie had imputed improper motives to the Hon - . Nktnher % On the contrary, lie had stated that he had ciot►e his duty to his constituents, and acted in a perfectly right manner. Mr. PHILLIPS contended that the manufacturers did not Wish others. should be taxed, but would not allow. themselves to he deprived of an exemp rim) which they had hithetto enjoyed. He con ceived that the equalization of the duty would produce quite the reverse of what was expected, and that the duty would be as unequal as pos sible. Mr. Alderman WooD maintained, that the np ponems of equalization endeavoured by cla mour to prevent the appointment of R Commit tee, because they knew that in a Commiitee all 'heir assertions woield be proved to be un founded. Alter a few words' from Mr. Dickenson, Mr. Littleton, and Mr. Limbton, the Vetitions were read, and ordered to lie on the table. Air. LITTLETON then presented a Petition from 13ilsron, iu the County of Stafford, against the Insolvent a:l)4ms' Act.—Laid on. the table. LIMERICK ELECTION. Mr. ABERCROMBY presented a Petition from Thomas Rice, Esq. of. the County of Limerick, protesting against the decision of the Cominittee appointed to try the merits of the Limerick Elec (too, on the ground that they would not admit the poll-book as evidence in his favour. A desultory conversation ensued, in which Sir J. Newport, Mr.. Barry, Mr. S. Bourne, and Mr. Wynne participated., after which the Pe tition was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Mr. SymoNDs presented a Petition from the county of Hereford against the Coal Duties. Mr. EL SUMNER said, he did not mean to ex cite discussion ; his obj(!ct in rising was to appeal to the Speaker' whether great inconvenience did not necessarily arise from. Members putting down their names on the private paper ; and afterwards introducing business of a public nature The SPPAK-ER said, the remark of the Hon. Member was quite correct ; it was proper that it should be knotvn that a limited time wa s ap pointed for priVate business ; soil if it was neces sary that the private business should be com thence() at au earlier hour, he was ready to at. tend. The Petition was then ordered to be laid on the table, and to be printed. Air. P. MooRE brought up the Report of the Committee on the means of more effectually Hghting the City of London,—The Report was agreed to, and a Bill ordered accordingly. Mr. \VAIT►UMAN presente►l a petition from the Wail of Bishopspte, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Laid on the table, and ordered . to be printed. Mr. BENtxrr presented a petition from the Royal Borough of Whitehall, praying for a Re formation in the Constitution of the Royal Bo roughs of Scotland.—Laid on the table, and or dered to he printed. - Captain CLIFFotto presented a petition from the Borough of liandon-Bridge,•against granting the Catholic Claiins.—Laid on the table. Mr. I'VmmoT presented a petition from New eistle-under-Lyne, against the equalization of the Coal Duty.—Laid on the table. LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY. Sir M. Rumex- postponed his motion on th a t subject to the ISrl► day of the piesent month, in consequence of an application front a Noble Viscount (Lord Castlereagh), who'tva3 absent in consequence of a family Inkfortune. SALT DUTY. Mr. It. Gor,DoN wished to know if Mr. Cal craft meant to move for a renewal of the Com- Ofl the Snit Duties ? Mr. CALCHAFT could nut give a positive answer, as he had been so much. engaged, and as some agricultural experiments were in progress, whi c h he wished to have determined. In the beginning of next week lie would be able to give his Hon. Frirnd an answer as to what part he meant to take on the subject. Mr. WALLACE said, it was his intention to in a' Bill on the subject, but not to take away tcli a source of revenue. CALcuArr said, he knew the revenue could not brar such a loss as these duties, unless they could sliew a re-action more profitable. ELECTION OATHS. t~Ir.IVILLtam ‘VlLLtatra3 gave notice, that on 'the 19!11 instant, he should ask leave to bring in a Bill to impose upon persons who vote it Bo rough Elections the same Oath taken by County Electors. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER moved ti►st tl►e House, at its rising, do adjourn to Mon day next. • WINDSOR ESTABLISHMENT. The CHAmcet.Lott of the EXCHEQUER postponed to Monday sen*night the Committee on the Royal Household Bill, in consequence of the lamented e'. cot which had occurred in the family of his No. Friend and Colleague .(Lord Castlereagh.) Sir A. Hors, for the same reason, put off his ►notion respecting the Royal Equerries to the same day. BALLOT DEFAULTERS. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the names of the Defaulters in yes terday's Ballot were called over, and various days fixed for their attendance. THE ARMY. Lord PAListEasTos gave notice, that on Monday nrxt he should move the Ordinary Army Estimates. Ile should have preferred wditing till the whole of the Estimates were before the House, had it not been that_ some of the grants for various services expired at the beginning of the present 111011(11. FINANCE COMMITTEE. Mr. CALCRAFT wished to know when the Fi nance Committee intended to meet ; or if they were, like the Committee of Privileges, always to remain inactive ? Ile was the more anxious tor information in this particular, as he intended to move for certain accounts, in the details of which considerable savings might be made. There was a fund amounting to eleven millions which came within their management, and it was neces sary that the several dishurSements should be duly examined, convinced as he was that a very great saving might be effected. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER Said, that the Members cumni.inu I':_____ bad been prevented from meeting by their being obliged to attend other Committees ; it was eel t4inly right the public should be satisfied that there was no neglect on. the part of this Committee. Mr. CALCRAFT wished they should meet next week. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, they would meet next week, if a sufficient num ber of Members could be collected, Mr. TIRENEy thought the views of the Finance Committee ought to lye directed to the public wel fare, and not to the exclusive advantage of the Crown. But the proceedings of that Committee at present were a mere mockery, they served no purpose—and, in pinin tettos, the words " Fi nance Committee" meant nothing 1 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER differed very much from . the Right Holt. Gentleman, and doubted not but the labours of the Finance Com mittee would be productive of considerable ad vantage to the public. HALF-PAY OFFICERS. Mr. LYTTRLTON was anxious to put a question to the Noble Lord, on a subject of impOrtauce— Whether any alteration had been made in the terms of the affidavit required from Half-pay Officers ? Lord - PALMERSTON replied, that he was happy . to be able to give a satisfactory answer : such an alteration had been made as Would enable Officers to receive at the same time with their Half-pay emoluments from any other sources to three times the amount of their Half-pay. Mr. LYTTELTON expressed himself perfectly satisfied. Mr. Alderman Wool) asked whether it extended to Officers on foreign services ? Lord PaLmatisToN said, that it only applied to Officers in the service , of the Crown. Mr. BENNET wished . to know if a rumour he had heard were true, that the enlisting fur a li mited time had been prohibited ? Lord PALMERSTON was not aware that such an order had been issued: the bounty had been re duced. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. When the House had resolved itself into a Com mittee Of Supply, Mr. ARBUTH NoT, after having stated that the sums of 350,0001. '144,0001. and 120,0001. bad been, last year, voted for Miscellaneous Services and Civil Contingencies, and that in consequence of the estimates having been made up only to the :10th of last October, there had been a deficienvy in the - sums then granted, observed, that the amount of the sums required for this year would be less by 50,0001. than what Lad been voted last year. He then moved, Ist, That the •sum of 59,1541. should he voted for the defi ciency of the Civil Contingencies of last year. 2dly, That the sum of 300,0001. should be granted for the Civil Contingencies of this year. 3dly, 18 4491. for the Fee Fund of the three Secretaries of State, and for the Officers of the Treasury, and of the Privy Councii. Mr, Alderman WOOD objected to this sweeping charge, as comprising several objectionable items, one of which, 18,0001., was appropriated to pre sents to the Ambassadors of the various Powers . with whom we were in alliance, which, for the greater part, he understood was spent in gold snuff-boxes. Mr.:ARBUTHNOT explained these were the usual charges which had hitherto been comprised under a general head in votes of Supply; they were cus tomary, and always expected. Mr. - CALCRATT thought it was the duty of - the protectors of the public purse to scrutinize this pa►t of our expenditure with greater strictness, and should therefore propose the postponement of this vote. Mr. BARNET find MT. HUTCHINSON strongly in.. sisted,on the propriety of the postponement of .this vote, until further explanation was given on the subject. Lord CARHAMYTON wished to know it there had been introduced into this account any charge for muff I—(A loud laugh.) The CHANCeLLOR Of the EXCHEQUER and Mr. ARBUTHNOT agreed to postpone the subject, and it . VV 39 accordingly withdrawn ; as was also a vote of 00001. for other purposes. The following, Vures were then agreed to :- 75.000/. for public and foreign Messengers. 6,500/. fur Salaries of Officers in the receipt of the Exche quer. L 14,515/. for the Expences incurred in the Houses of Lords and Commons. 2 3 0 / for Officers attached to the said Houses. 9131. Is. Id. to supply. Deficiencies in the Salaries of the be fore-mentioned Officers last year. 4 1 ,97 /. for erectin. , and repairing Public Buildings. 27,0001. for InlaneNavigation. A Vote of 50,0001. for the Cana! trout Inver ness to Fort withdrawn, on the sug gestion of Mr. Bankes, utter a short conversation becw - een Mr. Bennet, Lord Palmerston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir W. Burroughs, and Mr. Lanibton. On this occasion . , the House having been, i►► the first instance, cleared fur a division, on return to the Gallery, we found Mr. IitIGGDEN, the Chairman of the Committee, addressing the House. He begged the House to reflect, that he held the office of Chairman by - the favour of the House. He might be perhaps guilty of error, but it was unintentional, and as long as he endeavoured to act up to his ditty, he trusted he should neither experience neglect or want of support from those it was his ambition to please, whilst performing his public duty.—(Hear, hear!) 74,954/. was voted for the expeuces in employ ing Convicts at home.. Mr. BENNET regretted to see so great a charge incurred itt this department. Mr. ARBUTHNOT %ribbed to ler the lion. Mem ber. right on this head; The charge for this year had decreased by 14,0001. 2,7771. for 'maintenance of criMinal lunatics. 8,0001. for prosecuting coincrs. 20,0001. for law charges. a,OOO/. for the National Vaccine Establishment. 22,0001. for printing the Votes of the House. •11,000/. for the relief of the American loyalists. 251/. 10s. fur soperaniinated lottery clerks. for superannuated clerks in the office for auditing public accounts. 920/. fur officers in the Mint. 2564, 13s. 4d. fur superannuated clerksin the office of pay masters in the Exchequer Bill Office. • 558/. for superannuated allowances to officers employed in superintending the military road in North Britain, Mr. CALCHAFT, alluding to the last vote, said, it Was extraordinary this military road had been "pail! for, by the public, and yet after a lapie of four or'five years the superintendent of this road, perannuation salary ; *Lich, boi.vever, never pet haps have been proposed for hints e' cept that he had since th en b ecome t he vossy ss " ) of a Scotch borough —(A laugh.) The CHANCELLOR of the EX CHB QUER A RBUTH NOTT assured th e House the promise 123`. been 'made to the sup er i nte ud ant o f theie tt)ft t " long prior to the dece a S e o f Si r J o h n Anstroth er• tt9 t and therefore long bef ore h e cou ld b e in the lu connected with this Borough. Mr. \VILLIAMS asked how long hWI e had perintendant ? a nd i g r 4 c, The CHANCELLOR of the E XCHEQ UER rep above 30 years. 2251. to Mr. Bell, head shipwright on the L OO of Canada. The House resumed, an d th e R e p or t Was al der' ed to be received on M on d a y next. PUBLIC BALANChS: r The CHANCELLOR Of the ExcHEQUERtno-" 11114 the House should resolve itself into a -Conn:l se on the Acta relative to the Consolidation or t vir Exchequer Acts, and which he proposed to se n . 6 e more effectually conducive , to the public sa il° on Monday next, Mr. G REN FEL L wished to know bow fir Ib L i application of the Public Balances in the hal; of the Bank to the Public Service was intended be carried ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sai d ,'l intended to make th e B a l ances o f th e Consoll'Ade Fund on th e amount o f the 11;.<chequer ao il4 for the service o f t h e pu bli c , w hi c h h a d ! t ithe constituted a part of the profits of the 1331 1-4 * (o , Mr. GRENFELL had understood the Right "do Gentleman to have given an as , mran ce House some time back, that the xt hole of " l i et balances should be a ppli e d to t hi s pur p o se• was intended t o confine this reform merely t°, 110 deposits in the E xc h equer , li tt l e ben fit vigl it expected from the change. The balanc es 'Stamps, Excise, and ot h er Taxes wo uld (bu s main in the han g s of the Bank, a propusil °l4 uo which he never co u ld acce d e. If 6116 %fer e , 1 0 0 Right Hon. Gentleman's i n t en ti on • shoidu, • an early day, give a notice on this subject. The CHANCELLOR o f t h e ExcutEcrEit 4 4:‘ object wo u ld secure to t h e use o f t h e pu blic ` millions of these halancci, which,saltopttbefl not amount to more than eight millions. woti, The Nassau S a lt Bill and the American or t Restriction Bill Here .committed.—ReVrt i\l'on , ily next. frol s Mr. COURTENAY pr e s ente d a poiri-- , Westharn, in Essex, praying for an amend os : eu te t a. the Poor Laws.--It ea d and ordered to be 1 4 104 The House went into a Committee on rile . i t sv• imposin g c er t a i n d or i es on E ast I n di a gw" , ,",„0 , ported into England, and also into a mince on similtr goods imported into Ire'V - oear A Resolution f or cont i nu i ng t h e said 'l,O now about to expir e , was agree d to .--T 11 " - then adjourned. Ammegeen, - , .5- COURSE OF EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, M A R C ;c.f. Arnstet dam Ditto, i-iiSiglit ................. .. 1 1 .5 7 % V , 4 ", e i Rotterdam .... . .................. 11 F -- ............ 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LitlY Hertford-stree t, • li e 4 i b i i: (t r )r o iri i.: :. ,, , , , ,l l ,, : e , daughter g o l i i t t . er i i t_ l if the S loa n.e Marquess ui, r e , of s aLroani,d,o rtiiiil: r 1 ., if , ,Of :11 : , Esq. late Paymaster of the 71st Regi ul eilt:,., c0i 1 1 7, 1 On the 4th lost - at the house of G. Gillett, Esitylc,,fo`,-; ford-street, Mrs. Gillespi e , the wife of Licaten3, I'1,140.1"/' Gillespie, Curninandant of the Hon. East India! ''' ----"" Depot at Chatham. -----------.., ,op• PROVINCIAL BIRTH, MARRIAGES, AND OS' ~ , , ro-1 BIRTH. _ r L a On the 22(1 ult. at Chtirchtown House, counVY fAil. the seat of her father, ,the Lady of Thomas ALPO' . ' or a daughter. • 0 , MA It RI ED. Lately, at St. Peter's Church, Cork, 'Joseph Gut21).in70,104 of kitrush, in the county of fLitnerick, to Mr•ri 3 daughtet of Thomas Wise, Esq. of Cork. . • Geary rj On the 25th OIL in St. Peter's Church, eldest sn of George Evans, of Clonany, ti rd l . oore l !' 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