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from her chains r The next ease sea's that aft Sit I with a child at her breast, chained nearly in a si milar manner, and enduring the most heart-rend ing tortures. The lion. Member saw the girl himself, and conversed with her on the subject of her sufferings, and seldom was heard a more de plorable tale. When put on board the ship, there was no distinction of persons, no distinction of character or conduct—no encouragement for those who did good-- , -uo punishment for those who) t °omitted evil. They were so practised in vice . luring the voyage, that they might be said to, pre sent on their landing matured brothels. He would ask if this was the way to check or controul the progress of vice ? Was this the way to reclaim our fair but corrupt countrywomen ? He was therefore determined to use his utmost efforts to persuade the House to suspend the sailing of the vessel with more women convicts, till they heard that some plan had been adopted for the better government of the . women convicts in the colony, the seat of every species of vice, and of every speei,s of corruption. Notwithstanding the reputed humanity of :he Commander of the yt,ip, and notwithstanding site was to have the professional skill and boinane treatment of Dr. Condey, the Honourable Member was against the sendineJuore women convicts at a time when we might to recur to tic penitentiary A:3-tem. lie then referred to several letters from that phila,i thropist, Mr. Maisden, Chaplain-General for New Swot, Wales. la these, the, result of a promis ctioes intercourse saf the sexes, and the result of prestiovion in all i s vat ious stages, were traced and manifested by the rapid progress of disease, wish all its peculiar but shocking coocomitants.— Not contented with these dreadful scenes on shore, numbers of women had been sent on board a King's ship for the gratification of lust and pros titution !—Mr. Marsden ga,ve a shocking descrip tion of the hospital of. Parramattah, where the most loathsome disease was raging from the illicit and promiscuous intercourse of the sexes—from the abominable scenes of prostitution now con demned. After many more impressive descrip tions, the Honourable Member concluded a long and able speech by moving, that an humble Ad dress be, presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying that his Royal Highness would he graciously pleasedlogiyealirections to suspend, for a tithe, the sailing of the ship Wel lington, with the women convicts on board for New South Wales. The Hon. Member assured the House, that he had no other motive by mak ing the motion than the benefit and happiness of his fellow,cleatures. Mr. WILBERFORCE rose to second the motion. tie recapitulated some of the arguments of the last Speaker. He said, he did not see why Mem bers, who might not be prepared to say thit fe male convicts should.not be in future transported, might not yet vote for the motion of his Hon. Friend, because a Conmittee was now sitting up stairs, under whose "consideration the state of the Colony Or New SOuth Wales would necessarily Come—that Committee might devise me lIS by which the evil attendant on the system might be avoided. •It was a subject of great importance, and the House, he hoped, would take every means to correct evils so enormous as those at- . tendant on the present system. What evils, in deed, could be more enormous than the violation of every virtue the abandonment of every moral principle—the shameleis and open com mission of public prostitution He hoped the House would agree to the motion. He hoped thiS fresh cargo of females would not be per mitted to sail. The object of the House must be to put a stop to vice and misery, and they could not, in this instance, more ef f ectually do so than by voting for the Address. • Mr. 13. li4THURST made several comments on the arguments which had been advanced by the Mover and Seconder. He stated that when a ship arrived which contained females on board, the married inhabitants were allowed to come and select what servants they might want. The rest were then sent to work at the woollen factory at Varamatta. He would allow that their accom• modations at that place were not very complete, but they were not so bad as had been represented. if more convicts were not to be sent to New South Wales, and that country was only to .be regarded in the light of a colony, penitentiaries most be erected in the different counties at home, which could not be the work of a day. It ap peared to him, that as none but the worst of the women were sent to Paramatta, the selec tion was made as it should be. lie contended'', that few of them had a wish to come back. Most of them married and settled in the country. It was not correct to say that they had no means of returning home but by prostituting themselves. ; Men could save a sufficient sum in four or five years' work to pay their passage home, and wo men must have facilities of a similar nature. Some bad come home with a sort of fortune,which had induced them to return. If the present system were abolished, no substitute could be found without the greatest deliberation and time. Mr. Wm. PARNELL stated, that out of 160 women employed at the Factory, 150 had no means of procuring money, save by prostitution. Mr. BaTuonsT repeated, that the statement must be incorrect, as they had every day from three o'clock in the afternoon to work for them selves, and one holiday besides, every week. Mr. Box.rosr stated, that when it• had been in quired tram some of the witnesses in the Coln mittee how many lived by prostitution, the an swer had been, nine out of ten. Mr. GOULEURN was understood to object to this mode of partially discussing what had fallen groin witnesses in a former Committee. Sir BYAM MARTIN did not believe the prostitu tion in New South Wales was halt so bad as in the streets of this metropolis. The chief effect of the Hon. Member's motion, if it were agreed to, would be to keep prostitutes in confinement till their time was out, and then to let them loose upon the town again. It would also delay the sailing of the ship till the Equinox, and thus ex pose the unfortunate females it was intended to convey to tile tempests of that season. The Gen tlemen opposite were, no doubt, actuated by n►o tives of pine humanity, but if they wished all their notions to be rendered practicable, they must bezin by introducing an Act of Varliannut • 'to alter tit nature, ana 4 . 6-romiti it to taste. • After a few observations from Mr. CLIVE and Mr MARRYAT, " • • • • Mr. BENNET, in reply, contended, that the ship in which the cases of prostitution and cruelty which he had mentioned had taken place-, was one sent tinder exactly the same order as the present. There was, thelefore, no hope that irinch good could be derived from what was 'called a new ex periment. He then read several passages from the evidence taken before the Committee to prove that the women had no means of coming home save through prostitution. lie should not suffer himself to be deterred from the execution of what he conceived to be his ditty by any sneer: In stead of passing laws to regulate human nature, tber'e was nothing to do but to repeal those by which it was degraded. He then referred to what had been done in former times to dispose of con victs. Wonld the House helieve ulna it had been discussed in the Privy Council, whether British convicts should be sold as slaves to the Deys of Algiers Loud Tripoli ? Yet such facts,' as well as the immense tnimbers which had perished from ill treatment during the voyage since 1787, would he found clearly proved in the work of Mr. Col !Ms. The motion was then put and negatived without a division. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. TENNYSON said, that he held in his hand a petition from several respectable inhabitants of the town of Oxford, complaining of undue inter ference at the last ElectiOn for that City, on the part of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough. The petitioners stated that his Grace the Duke of Marl borough, in contempt of tbe Resolutions of the House - , had interferr;l in the lasi; Election for Ox ford, and had even appointed one of the Candidates. If this petition should be received, he had two others on the same subject to present. It might ill be come him, as a new Member, to request the at tention of the House to this subject ; but he appre hended that in no instance ought the House to be more anxious to interfere than in such a case as that stated in the petition. He wished to be most distinctly understood, that he was not re sponsible fur the correctness of the statements Contained in the pOitiOn, although he thought, from the respectability of the names affixed to it, that the petitioners firmly believed their state ment to be true The very name of MarlbOrough was, however, sufficient to recal such ideas of glory as would lead to the hope that the petitioners were mistaken. The Hon. Member having moved that leave might be given to bring up the petition, Mr. B. BATH uist said, that it the allegations of the present petition were entirely the same as those of the former one reterrrd to, the law of the land afforded no other remedy, as the parties had neglected to pursue the fit one. If the same party came forward in complain of the same evil that had already been judged proper for the con sideration of a Select Committee, the House would not he justified in entertaining their petition: Todo so would lead to greet inconveniences. He hoped at least, that previous to bringing it up, time would be given to compare its allegations with those of the former. Mr. S,d,ant ONst.ow contended that, as in the case of Sir John Pakenham, in the Worcester 1-I:lection, the Hostse had it in its power to direct the Attorney-General to prosecute. his Grace. — Under this impression of the importance of the subject, he should more that the debate be ad journed to the 27th of April. Atter a few observationv from, Mr. WYNN, Mr. DE*III4AN, and Mr. GOULEUIINT, _ The SPRAKER stated, that there, was no doubt the .originul Petition. had been receiv,d ittul enter• tamed as a Petition of privilege. Every . Petition complaining of an undue return was one of privi.. lege.r—The House then divided✓ For the Adjournment .. ....... t t Against it. 33 Majority against the Adjournment..•• A long and desultory conversation then took place on the propriety ot. bringing up the Peti tion ; at the -close of which, Mr. TENNYsoN declared, that he considered the. sentiments expressed as an intimation that in fu ture the House did not -intend to consider the in terference of a Peer in the return of its Metnbers, a breach of its privileges. He therefore hoped, that in future also no individual would be .foolish enough to bring forward such-coMplaints as he had done. The best step the House now could take would be to rescind that- Standing Order which declar ed the interference of_ a Peer in the return of its Members a breach of its-privileges. The question that the Petition be-brought up was then put, and negatived without a division. CHIMNEY-SWEEPERS' BILL. Mr. RENNET then moved the second reading of the Chim ney-Sweepers' Bill, which was read accordingly, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday. the 17th of April. _ _ On the /notion of Mr. LUSHINGTON the orders made for taking Mr. Huneywood and Mr. Needham into custody were discharged. IRELAND. On the motion of Sir H. PARNELL, a list Vans ordered of the names of persons holding the office of Custos Rotn/orurn in Ireland ; also of the names of the Clerks of the Peace, with a statement whether they held their offices for life, dur ing pleasure; or on any other tenure. Sir H. PARNELL gave notice, that he would move to morrow fur certain returns relative to clvarterrschouls in Ireland. MAD-lIOLTES. Mr. WYNN brought in a Bill for regulating private Mad houses. It was read a first and second time, and commin ed pru forma ; after which the blanks were tilled up, and the Bill ordered to he printed. Mr. WYNN also moved for certain Returns of Fees paid to Sheriffs, Under-Slicriffs, and other Returning Officers, at the late General Election, for Writs or Precepts, as well as to Clerks of County Courts, Lc. by the Candidates. After a few words from Mr. DE.NNAN and Sir H. PARNELL, the motion was extended to Ireland, and agreed to. LOTTERIES. Mr. F. BUXTON moved for Returns of the number of Lotteries drawn since March, 1816, with the amount of the revenue obtained, and the sums pant by the contractors ; also the number of tickets sold, distinguishing shares, and the names and salaries of the Commissioners, Oct &c. The number of prosecutions and convictions in ircland, under the Little Go Act, was included. SCOTCH BURGHS. The LORD ADVOCATE . of SCOTLAND brought in a Bill for Regulating the Revenues of the Royal Burghs in Scotland.—Read a first and ordered to be read a second illie on Monday the 46th April. COLONIAL LAWS. On the motion of Mr. GOULBURN, Copies of all. Laws passed in the British Colonies since .18le, not before pre sented, relative to the Condition, Treament, &c. of Slates, and of the Coloured'Population, were ordered to be laid be fore the House. . The LORD ADVOCATE have notice, that he would more to• uuvrrvw for leave to - brit/ . 10 a Bill to . assituilate the law of to Cot sii:e or i.rcfcatAt ions to a::TC*3orts,' to that of England. Mr. DENNi AN gave notice, that on the 4 28th •f April he would sobrat a motion to the House on the subject of facili tating business in t. units of EXCISE OPPRESSION IN IRELAND. A petition was presented from Wm. Sharp, a prisoner in the jail of Omagh, in theconnty of Tyrone. 'Hie petitioner complained that having been tried and acquitted upon an in• diet ment prf , cried against him on the part of the Excise in Ireland, in the• year 1815, he wat committed to prison by a warrant from the Suh-Commisthiners of Excise, in 1818, * fir the sau►e offence as that of which he had been previously ac quitted, and that he now languished in prison. He therefore prayed redress. The Petition being ordered to lie or the table, Mr. STEWART, who presented the Petition, moved, that Copies of the Record of the Petitioner's Acquittal in 1815, and of the Warrant for his Arrest in 1818, should be laid be fore the House. Mr. LUSHINGTON suggested, that from the pature of this motion it ought to he postponed until the Secretary for Ireland was in his place. Mt'. STEWART said, that he had shown the motion itself to the Right Hon. Gentle►oan alluded to, and that the Right Honourable Gentleman had stated he had no objection to it whatever: After Ft . few words from Lord Mountcharles and Mr. him , tin, of Galway, in favour of the motion, ,and Mr. Callaghan and Mr. V'. Blake against it, the motion was agreed to. IRISH CATHOLICS. Mr. V. BLAKE presented it petition from the Catholic In habitants,Of the Town of Oalway, praying for a repeal of the Penal La‘fs tiffecting thoSe who professed their religion.— Ordered to he on the ta6les, and to he printed. The other' Orders of the Day were disposed ofi and the House adjourned. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Arm'. 7. In consequence of an expectation which entertained of a Motion, relative to Lord and La►ly E, V. Stewart, being brOtight befOre the Court this day, a considerable number of persons attended. No such Motion, however, took place, The Court was occupied during the Jay in attending " to - Petitions in Bankrupt cases, which weseof little interest except to the. parties. EXECUTION AT MAIDSTONE. On Thursday last, the awful sentence of the law wal.., executed on James. Morgan, aged 39, wit! Bowra,,agesl 19, both capitally convicted at the late Kent Assizes : Morgan for stealing 101 sheep, the property of Mr. Miller, of Boss.- ; and Bowra for a highway t obbery, com mitted fen the person of T. NiCkelle, near Tun bridge-wells. We understand that the general conduct of both. the culprits after condemnation was very. proper and becoming. The mother of Bowra did not see him until the night before his execu tion, and their meeting was a very trying one to both of them. The poor woman wished to see her son again. on the morning of execution, but the. interview, by the wi3b of Bowra, did not take place. At an early, hour on the morning of execution, they were visited by the Ch , pldiu, who adminis tered to them the Holy Sacrament, which they received with, every appearance of devotion. It being the first time that any criminals had been taken for execution from the New Gaol, a great number of persons surrounded the portal of 'the prison, io white's the melat►clroly spectacle On the waggon drawing up in front of the scaffold,Bowra appeared in an : agony of distress. The worthy Chaplain of the Gaol ascended•the vehicle, and for several minutes joined in prayer with the dying men, after which he shook hands with each, and they parted, with, hint, duly sensi bfe of his affectionate and pious attentions, and expressing their confidence . of a glorious resurrec tion thfoUgh the merits of their Redeemer. They, then.eicpressed a wish to speak with Mr. Powell, the,Governor of the Gaol. To him they also ex pressed their thanks for the humanity of his con duct towards them, and their hopes of. forgive ness in the next world. Bowra emphatically re- pealed that he felt confident he was going to glory. Morgan was the first to ascend the platform.. He walked up the board from the waggon with a firm step and a resigned air. The executioner, who had for many years filled that office, having become too old and : in4rm to perform it any longer, the person employed on this occasion had, been,procuredfrom Li►ndon. While the dreadful 'preparations were . performing for' Morgan, Llowta sat in the waggon, a most pitiable object. He was almost overwhelmed with the horror of his situa tion. Has, sobs, the heavingof his breast, his trembling 'limbs, all. beipae the tumult of his soul, which' tas so.soon to leave its earthly tene ment. Every now and then he cast a fearful : glance at his wretched companion in miiery, and the sight of him appeared to increase his agitation. He would then raise his eyes to : Heaven, as if ejaculating a prayer to the throne of,mercy. His sufferings seemed to make a sensible, and it is to. be hoped a lasting impression on the surrounding multitude. The executioner baying performed the neces sary duties for Morgan, Bowra with weak and trembling step, assisted by one of the turnkeys, ascended the scaffold. His distress appeared to increase, and the turnkey held him by the atm, while the halter was made fast. Bowra exclaimed to Morgan " We shall meet again in happiness." The latter replied, " We shall." They then shook hands - with etch other, and with the executioner, who immediately descended from them. The dy ing culprits prayed very fervently., and with that rapidity of ntterfince which a tense of the nar row bound between life and eternity inspired. • in a few second!, the fatal bolt was withdrawn, when an occurrence took place that was dreadful to the .feelings of humanity. The executioner, who we understand had acted in that capacity at Newgate for upwards of four years, ha►t .ap parently taken every precaution that hninanity could under suet► dreadful circumstances 6uggest ; but, notwithstanding all his .care, on the tall of the drop, Morgan, who was a very heavy .11)11), tell so low that his toes touched the phritorm, and immediately atter his weight brought hi►t► nearly on his feet. An exclamation of horror escaped from the lips of many who witnessed the occurtei,ce, and — much indignation was ex pressed against the exectnioner ; but the per sons .surrounding the scaffold with great ce lerity and presence of mind almost instan- taneously got away the platform 'from under his feet, and relieved the feelings of the spectators. With re3pect to Morgan, we do not believe that „ . • • , • •‘;'etl -i his stleriogs- c ineref“ed 'or pro k, • r4.. 1 by the accident. The greatness of the fah at- ( hiS weight appeared instantly to deprive bira f existence. lie did not exhibit the least s ympton of Motion, nor did Illwra seem to be Much coil ; vulsed. The cause of the accident, which h4b t _have produced conseoenees too aMicting to 44 . thought without shuddering, is variously counted for. The slipping of the uprrknot and 1 she stretching of the rope have been suggested' but we are more inclined to believe, that the 1i mane caution of the executioner, in leaving the rope very slack to shorten the pain Of the suf ferers, combined with the circumstance of b l , being unacquainted with the exact depth of the drop falling, were the teal causes of the accident% It is painful to ewer into any discUssion on such A, subject; but we have felt it a duty 16 the pub lic to say something oil it, to preveOt the circUlati o4 of idle reports, which such an occ u rrence is like' , to create. After the criminals had hung some time, the usual disgusting scene took place o f p ers ons offlie r ! a , ed with wens applying to the exe c uti on er for t he purpose of having the, swellings rubbed with i l hand of the deceased, which ,the cr e dulity al ignorance of the afflicted, o r th e i r re l a tives, „I% them to suppose would be an *effectual cure. this occasion, malty persons of both s e xes, all4 ° - various ages, under Went the o p erat i on . One tier cent pretty-looking girl, about 17 years of Ag i e f, presented herself at the mom e nt w h en the h""I of Morgan was about to he cut down, and si :f actually got upon his coffin to stand snilicientl7 high for the hand of the corpse to be dratvtl e : ” ; ral times over her neck. How great m ust been the credulity which could induce a P m % girt, in the face of h u nd re d s o f s p ectat ors, th t ' t publicly to expotte herself in t he performance 5 an act so revolting to female delicacy and ge net feeling. It It is truly pitiable. After flanging the usual tithe, the berries we re cut down, and being, tdaced in shells, Were c° l " veyed to MaidStorre for interment. W. Bowra, we believe; was born in the vie i ". nity of Tunbridge-wells, and edify associatiws with bad company, that finittill source O f criffl e l brought him to his i g n om inin us en d. The ° i , fence for which lie suffered was a highway rub bery committed in the night, and attended " P i t . - the most savage el nelty. Little is publicly known of the Connex 'I respect!!: le other critnioas, except that they are able. His name in the calendar stood Ja'n . , ; ; i Morgan ;. but that was not his real nam e ' • Olaidsione Paper) • YOUTHFUL IMPOSTOR. TOWN HALL—Yesterday a poor woman, r es ing in the Borough, brought her daughter , ." c hn( about nine years old, b e for e air. Alderman SMITE aid requested his advice to her in the 1° 11 " 4"14 . case : She said that the child, who (with the exceer ion of a little fl annel petticoat) wast vi'e k hr had got connected with some bad clisr" te : s s ) I(t whose persuasions she frequently rat' awa y' all her clotkes, and supported herself upon "73- Ac money she got by begging, at which site w O9 complete adept. Her principal resort wa s tll° Parks, and here she one day met Col , Freeman ue r to whom she told such an apvnrenfly artless ail lE woeful talc, that the Colond gave her temporArr relief, and gained from her the address of I W' parents, on whom he and Lady Fremantle wai te4 bot were surprised beyond measnre at having so grosslyimpnsed upon. The mother now addeuf, that there was, somewhere in W est minster. 1 : house where. children of tender ages were retsina. ed tor the vilest purposes, and lodged at the "t of 4d. per night ; and that the chill confessed B bd" had been at this house, and that her elot b " 1 1 "al been disposed of for her by the landladY of ~,, house. ho% Nlr. Alderman SMITH—" If you Vat te ll 7 1 ,01 the persons are that bought the clotl' es h ' ,•11 shall be seerely dealt with. 'As to th e ( 1:a116 don't know any thing you can do bet ter „ g t ooti take her home, confine her, and give whipping every now and then. That wie° e „ position must be beat out of her ; it permitted to grow up with leer years." : b The poor woman saul she was so artfuli, 110 l she would give no account whatever of panions, or who had bought the clothes. et The Worthy Alderman said, he had onlYPlhea peat his former advice ; he could afford no 0 1- remedy. 4,011 41 ° During . the whole time, the girl seemeu—s careless of her situation. BIRTHS. of On the 2d inst. the Lady of S.'Cartwright, Esq. 01 "- place, of a (laughter— f MO * 4- On the 3d inst. in -1-larleyford-place, tbe La ll i ° Cowan, Esq. of a dani.tliter. RI El). At Exmouth, William NlAß Mare, Esq. to France; youngest ciaue;liter of the late Rev. E..lutund G iiii Windsor Hume, in the county of Cornwall. DiEn. On Saturday last, at. Hastings. in the 7Gth of I'39L:ILI'; dot ,-5e Colonel Herries, Commandant of the City of to Horse Volunteer,. Ilk reinajits arc to b" 45.1- and interred with military honours. ; C 13.4 Lately, Caesar Colcloilzh Arinett, Esq, Mai" r lo3c l iW j,..sty's 35th Regiment of Foot, and a Lieutenant -c). the Army P ROVINCIAL BIRTHS, NIA it-----------'itiA6_,EF„ AND _ D EA ilS' littZ'firlS. f tl%;-, tb At Esligrovc i Scotland, on the ' ' th e LadY °- ' Da l l ,Xl) l :, le a . t E Slla . t ( tba ' ll; ( C li o . ttage r Leland , lie l' 3d Y 0f I aj c ' t Mahe, of a son. ...._____—......—.— On the 27th ult. John Dawson Es q. Henry Smith, Eisq. of Emitlimr, Dawson, 4 " Olt the 31st ult. Colonel l'a:lcv, of the Royal Engineer. ;to, Miss Robe' ts, niece of tae late *Rev. W. I)..Nlenzic s, 0f - cliester. to. ane, daughter tit On the 29th tilt. Mr. Rolyert Bevil), of the Custorrss, eldest sou of the late Captain-Adjutant lienry Bevin, of t" Dainthies Militia. Lately, in Ennis, of fever, Thomas Lvsaglit, Esq. Attorttei at Lilt, Reg'ister and Solicitor to the Iltrbtio Society. Sq la te Lately, in Rodney-street, Liverpool, EltaJ Joseph, X.• of Springfield Bowie, West I)ertiy. Lately, at Lantegtos, ear Camelford. Cornwa.ll, Ph_ll I (t „ r Broom, a man of very penurious habits. On examination of the premises after his death, an old bog e° o 7 o. taiaing . 2879 penny-pieces, accumulated , as it appears, frosty. the sak of eggs, was found in the iiivitve. ' _ . LONDON: Printed by .1. D. CA itsTAnts, of NO. "" A Ornurvid-street, Queen-square; and published by I C' SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Motton-street, at Tot Office, No. ^ I Strand ; where Adrettisenwnt 3, LetNys, (poit-itAid.) must bc aldresLefi.