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410 4 .2k ~I n:.i i 3 ?1 aiced half• 1 11/ g ti/P5 NUMBER 9819 VERY FAST TRAVELLING, 'povEß, DEAL. RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND CANTERBURY. POUR INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. NARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER•STREET, SNOW HILL, LONDON. TIHE following LIGHT POST-COACHES, 21 - and MAILS, &c. set out from the above Inn:— The "Royal Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate, Mar gate, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Feversham, and Sandwich, new superior fast COach—every Morning at, a quarter eait Seven o'Clock. In consequence ut the decided preference given to the Telegraph Coach, the Proprietors are determined no • expense shall he spared to render it the first conveyance on the Kent Road. BROM PION, Chatham and Rochester, Gravesend. Stroud, Sittinghourne, Rainbow), and Ospringe, Morning, Quarter 'tiast 7. The cc Tally Ho," to BIRMINGHAM, in 13 hours only, "and driven througlowith two Coachmen, fast Day Coach, Morning at a quarter before 7 o'Clock, through Redhurn, 'Market Street, Dunstable, Brickhill, Fenny Stratford, Stoney Stratford, Towcester, Weed.on, Daventry, Dutich oral, Co -Yentry, and Stone Bridge„to,the Castle Hotel and St. tieorge's Tavern, High-street, Birmingham, to Shi ffnall, Wellington, tridgenorth, .Sheloin, Shrewsbury, Salop, Oswestry , Nant . wich, Tarporley, Bangor, Chester, and Holyhead.—ln con sequence of the decided preference given to the Tally Ho Coach, the Proprietors are deteeroined no expence shall he , 'Pared to render it the first conveyance on the Birmingham Road. The "Sovereign," New light fast Coach to FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bamin, Penryn, Ashburton, Tot- Tie 's, Dartmouth, Weymouth, Dorchester, and Salisbury, every morning at Seven ; thtotigh Huniton, .Axtninster, Bud port, Blandford,Stockhridge, Sutton, Basingstoke, Hart ford. Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagshot. WOLVERHAMPTON, Dudley, . and West-Bromwich, ' t hrough'Coventry, the only Day Coach, Morning, at a guar 'ter before Seven o'Clock. The only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through w o int Two Coachmen only), through Bagshot, Blackwater, u aiingstoke, Overton; Whltchurch, Andover, WoOdyeits. t ashMore, Salisbury, Woodford, soil MU-Chester ' at a *tar ter leist Five o'Clock in the Mo - ning. Packets from Wey mouth to Guernsey, Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maine's, &c. eve ry Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, at Twe o'Clock. WARWICK and Leamington Day and Night Coaches. The " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lyinington, Lyndhurst, o W inchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Mods water, and °agshet, New Four Inside Coach, every Morning at 8 o'Clock; arrives at the Coach and HorSes and Vine Inn,Southampton, by Five o'clock. This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, -St. Meloes, Ilavre de Grace, Cherbourg!), &e.—The Proptietors of the above Coach bone to receive a c ontinuance of tha t , support which has hitherto been experienced s ince the commencement of the "Union," New light Day Coaches to DORCHESTER, in 14 hours only, through Bagshot, Blackwater, Basingooke, Overt o p, „, hitchurch, Andover , Salisbury, Wuodyeats, C as h more, awl Blandford, at a Quarte r p ast Five and Screw o'cl o ck i n t h e Morni ng . • BATH and BRISTOL Post-Coaches, through Chipperia hai n , C a ine, Marlborough, Hutgerford, Newbury, and Read • in g , ever y Afternoon at one; arrive at the Greyhound Inn, Bath, the London Tavern, Thomas -street, and Swan, Bristol, ea r ly the neit Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, 'Taunton, and Plymouth, at red uce d F ares . Tke " ' Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets nut Daily at One ; arrives at Liverpool neit afternoon, thtiough Wo burn, Lathhory, Northampton, Wel ford, Lntterworth, Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots lord, Warrington, and Prescot. KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton Chorley, Oz mshirk, and Garstang Light Post Coaches, every I "otning and afternoon. Th e Royal Express." New Light Four Inside Post Coach, '° LIVERPOOL, in .16 hours only, through Warrington, Pvescot, Congleton, Lawton, Newcastle, Rodgly, linutsford, Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield, (only One Night on the Road every , Afternoon ; arrives at the Saracen's Head Ins, Dale-street, Liverpool, next Afternoon. The advan tages to Travellers who honour this Coach with their pre c,iefence are -far superior to any other on this Road, as the Royal Expreis" is driven throughout with Four Coachmen only (Two less than any other Coach to Liverp ool), a savin g . Possengers too evident to require comment; besides the additional advantage, especially to Commercial Interests, of lerfurming the journey in less time than any other Coach ; and, notwithstanding its cheapness and expedition, th e Pro r6elors pledge themselves that for safety and accommoda tion , i s equalledby few, and shall he surpassed by cone. o STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES, a new light very fast %arse!, • f t Lanend, Stoke, Shelton, But slem, , esery a ternoon, 0 Lawton, Hattly and Holmes Chapel. This is the ` inl y Coach direct to the Potteries. t ,`'',‘KEFIELD Four inside Post-Coaches, every Morning 5 ' .- . , ifterrioon, at reduced Fares. N '' l ESTEK,Newport,Whitechurch,Tarporlev,Namptwich , i nthwieloand Middleevich light Coaches, every morning and rl erntion „ . .1 A.MFORD light Post Coaches every morning and after nai),°b, through Baldock, Biggleswade, St. Neots, Buckdeo, "itoribury, Stilton and Wandsford. SUNDERLAND, , Stockton, and Yarm Light Post Coach every Mornlng, by way of Newark, Retford, Doncaster, !Ferrybri t ige, Tadcatter, Darlington, Northallertun, Durham. 01 peth, and Berwick, an d arrives at York the next Morn ing, at reduced Fares. Driven through with Four Coach men only. Passengers finding themselves fatigued on the joitrney, may rest what time they please, and then proceed without any additional Fare. MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, four- inside Day Coach, through Aldbourn, Reading, Lanthourn, Purton, Lydington Pews y e , Wootton Basset, Itarnshury, Fluogerford, Newbury and. Maidenhead. Drivers through with One Coachman only. o The New R o y a l P a t en t M a il, BOSTON and Louth, through Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, Peterborough, .:1 ) , jug, Spalding Spilsby, Alford, Gtimsby, and Hull, !inc. at Half past Seven o'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter before Seven. The " Express," a New Light Four-inside Post Coach to CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaveu, with a Guard all the way, passes through Appleby, Brough, Bowes, Greta htidge Richmond, Catterick, Boroughbrulge, Fkrrybridge, Doncaster, Newark, "lawny, Grantham, Stamford, 6ree 'ham, Stilton, Biggleswade o . and Balduck. Sets out in the Morning, and performs the journey with the greatest faci lity at reduced Fares. Passengers detained on thst Road by b:isitiuss or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their feats being secured in the next Coach.—The only direct r oach toCarlisle. v ,The • New Royal Patent Mail, CAMBRIDGE, through Buntingford, Dockland, and Royston, Evening, at 1 , 41 f past Seren o'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter before Seven. S HREWSBURY, 1. Wellington, and Shittoal, Light Post "'hes, every morning and afternoon.—Guarded. fa B ARNSTAPLE, Southuaolton, and Crediton, New light j " Coach, every Nlonday, Wednesday, arid Friday Morn at Seven o clock. te ot .'„ e „" Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, 'sets out gl e , w ' lllernoon at Two; and passes through Baldock, Big- Gre et t' a e, Eaton, Buckden, Stilton, Wansford, Stamford, Resf uld 1 ", Grantham, Newark, Tneford, Markham Moor, olde Rowtry, Doncaster, and Ferryltridgc, arrives at the to ,i 'icnt Inn, Leeds, neitt Afternoon at Three o'Clock, ,A e l d a o i e for the Bradford, Halifax, Sltipton, arid Hudders •coi ok.naches, at Reduced Fares (drivels through with Four , t e9aaen ottly).—Luggage and Packages only 2d per lb.— " wi th f • - Expedition tl • Coach, It s anding the uncommon o v e 'Wed to be the most agt ceable and complete Public Con- T.oce on the North Road, being oneiittoileti by any other., A ! lA RROWGATE and Ripon new Light Post Coaches, every ''toernoon at Two and Eight in the Morning. - xt..uLASGOW, Longtown,Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kiln,Canmock, Kingswell, all Parts of Scotland, a light Four inside Post Coach daily. 41 2 The " Tally Flo," COVENTRY light fast Day COach, every D! 1 • 1 1ing at a quarter be - bre Seven o'clock, throngh Redburn, 4mlistaale, Stoney Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Daventry, °Dunchurch, to Warwick and Leamington. I,,,:DLYHEAD, idgenorth, Walsal, ShreWsbury, and Se- Ne w light fast - Coaches, eyety morning and afterno . on. a lo ne "Express," to YOltik, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, tas Newcastle, and Edinburgh, a New light Foul 4 ' Post COach, with a Guard throughout ; s e ts Out every Nlornisig to the George lon, Sunderland, at reduced Fares. Mountain's " Express, Umpire, and Tally Ho," to MAN CHESTER, Winstow, Congleton, Newcastle, Walsatl, %Vol verhampt on, andKriutsford, new Four Ins:de Day and Nigh Coaches, three times a-day. SHEFFIELD and Rotherham New Fonr inside Post Coaches every Morning, called " The Express," and also. " The Rockingham," every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. The " Royal Express," few BIRMINGHAM Light Fast Night Coach, in 15 hours, sets out every afternoon, c arry. ins{ Four Inside only; passes through Warwick, Leaming ton, Solitham, Weetion, Daventry, Stoney Stratford; and Towcester, to the Saritcen's Head, Bull-street, -Birming ham, early the next Morning. Driven through with Two Coachmen only. - The" Express," a New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Lin coln, Northcave, Howderi, and Doncaster, every Morning at Eight o'Clock, to the Cross Keys, Market-place, H 0.11; and also the " Rockingham" in the Afternoon at. Two o'Clock. The HERTFORD, A'are,ti.n.hiesdoti,.and Ch eshont Cooch. TOTIENHAM.nitd Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven, Half-past Two, Fier, and Eight '" 4 ,* At Redmierl Fares to Leeds, YOrk, arid. Doncaster, Luggage and Packages at only id peer pound. - S. A. 'MOUNTAIN and Uo. respectfully acquaint - their Friends and the Public, that they will not he acotintable. any Parcels, Passenger's Loggag,,, Writings. Plate, &c. of rtiorir than Fire Pounds Valvie, if lest, stolen, or damaged, unless entered as such, and the insnraPce tosid accord iney, at the qv acen's Head ;nit, >'tinoer-street. know-hill, VICTUALLING-OFFICE, Fet,. 10, I 8 t 4. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL ' •LING His MAJESTY', N.,IFT, ti-c. do kereby give Notice, that on Tuesday, Me rich Instant, they Will lie ready to receive .enders in w;-iting (sealed up), and treat for Twelve Hundred Sacks of BISCUIT MEAL ; to be deli vered into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, one-half bet the 9..1:1, February instant, and the other half by the 9th March following. y Quarters of SPLIT PEASE : to be delivered at Deptford in a fortnight from the day of Contract, ac cording to Samples to he produced with the Tenders of teat less than one quart each. The Cunlitious of the Contracts may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specific Me price in word.) at length, and he delivered before U.ne o'Cloch on the day iwointid and the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when collee for. freILLER CLIFTON. I ,Ads LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIE TY, 41 for granting ASSURANCES upon LIVES of all Persons, whether in the Army, the Navy, the Church, the Law, or in any other station of Life. OFFICE-LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS. The subscribed Capital of this Sociriy is One Million Sterling. TRUSTEES. AtOie9on, Nathaniel. Atkinsccn, Thomas, Eaq. Bicknell. fa•arlcs, Eyo,. Green, William, Esq. Pepyi, Charles C. Esa. Scarlett, James, Esq. M.P. :taw, Esq. M.P. DIRE , Amory, Sarou^t, Esq. Bickerstetli, Henry, Esq. Brougham. Henry, Esq. M.P. Brundrett, Jonathan, Esq. Cordate, William, Esq. Courtenay, Philin, Esq. Farrer, Oliver, Esq. Ho'me, Bryan. Esq. Jones, 3ohn,,Esq. Kayc, Charles, Esq. K'nght, William Young, Esq Lowe, William, Esq. :TORS. Macqacen.Thos. P. Esq. M.P, Oldham, Adam, Eq. PeOir, Mx. St , j,atit, Pollen, Richard. Esq. Prrstun, Richard, Esq. Reardon, Daniel, Esq. Scott, John F. Esq. !• . tigrien. Edward Esq. Yizard, William, Esq. White, Rithard, EN- Williams, Ch ar l e s F. Esq. Wright, William, Esq. A GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS win be held at the SOCIETY'S OFFICE, in LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, on SATURDAY, the 21st day of February instant, at Twelve for One o'Clock at Noon, for the purpose of con firming a Resolution passed at the last General Meeting, on the td instant, to empower the Directors to effect Assurances to the amount of k 5,009 upon the same sole or joint Life or Lives. _ Arrangements have been made, under which Assurances may be effected upon the Lives of Persons residrnt at consi derable distances from London, without the payment of a t• - fine for non•appearance at the Office. The General Board Day is every Wednesday. at Two o'Clock: but Assurances may (if necessary) be effected on any other day, upon application at the Other. JAMES .ANDERTON, Sec. FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA. IN this Preparation are concentrated all the Medicinal Properties of the Sarsaparilla Root, even to a Perfect. Saturation of the Nlenstruum with which it is pre pared. To such Persons, therefore, who, from various causes, would experience great inconvenience, or with whom it would be utterly impossible to prepare the Decoc tion, the F luid Extract, which possesses the advantages of portahility, a n d of keeping in any climate, will be found a roost desirable mode of employing this much-esteemed Medicine. The Diseases in which it has proved most beneficial are those of the Skin, such as Scorbutic Affections, Erup tive Diseases, Secondary Syruptonis, &c. arising from a dis eased State of the System at large. It may be taken either alone, or combined with Water, ren.lering it of the same strength as the Decoction. Prepared and Sold by Butlers, Chemists, No. 4, Cheapside, St. Panl's, and 220, Regent-street (near the Argyle Rooms), London ; 20, Waterloo-place, Edinburgh; 34, Saekville street, Dublin; and by the principal Medicine-Venders throughout the United Kingdom, in Bottles, at 4s. 6d. and 79. 6d. Be careful to ask for "Butler's Fluid Extract of Sarsapa rilla." as Imitations are in circulation. SWALLOWING NEEDLES.—Last week a need le, an inch and a quarter long, was extracted from the arm of a Miss FISHLR, of Whitehaven, after having been swallowed upwards of two years ! This is another instance to the thousands al ready given, of the injurious practice, common among females, of putting pins and needles in the mouth. —(Carlisle Journal.) We have seen a letter from an Officer of the 93d Highlanders at Barbadoes, dated the 2d of January, which mentions the safe arrival of that regiment there, and at Demerara, after a pleasant passage from Cork. They had been three weeks on the Island, and all in good health. There had not been the least appearance of a disturb ance in that Island during the holidays. In the transports which took out the 93d, another regiment, the 4th, was dispatched from Barba does to Antigua, St. Kitt's, and other islands to leeward, and returned to Barbadoes with p a rt of the 35th regiment.:;—(G/asgow Herald.) VIII / ) • . • \, • . 40 ) * MP*, 4telliCir La , tt P/1"' Na WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1824. FARMAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 10. The Earl of St. GERMAINS took the oaths and his seat.— His Lordship was introduced by Earls Harrowby and Somers. IRELAND. Earl DARNLEY rose to chew their Lordships that he had not forgotten the pledge which he had given last Session, to bring the whole state of Ireland under their consideration. —He should therefore give notice, that unless he should be anticipated, and he hoped he should, by some Noble Lord more able than himself to do justice to the subject, he should introduce it to the House at the beginning of the next month. It appeared to him that the state of Ireland Wa4 more under the consideration of the Government than it nad ever been, and he did not derty that the situation of that country had been partially improved. Yet inquiry seemed to him ebsolittelx necessary, and if their laprdritips were not prepared . to consider the subject under ittbearings, it might still be worth while to examine whether a different line of policy might not he likely to produce still greater good. The present was the decisiie time, when measures might be adopt ed with most effect. He should therefore move that their Lordships be summoned for Tuesday the second of March, though as he was anxious of having the assistance of several Noble Peers connected With Ireland, and is particular of the Noble ViScount who had so ably seconded the Address, (Lord. Lorton) he should have no objection to change the day after wards for any other which might suit their convenience better: He also trusted that his Majesty's Ministers would produce all the information that could he laid on the subject before the House, and with a view to make it as full as possible, should now move that a Message be sent to the Commons; to request a copy of the Report of their Committee of Inquiry into the subject of the Employment of the Poor in Ireland, and of the various docutnems laid before that Committee, and principally thoie relative to First Fruits and to Tithes.—Ordered. APPEALS. The House having been then, called over, the Ballot took place, and their Lordship? names were written down in the order in which they came to attend Committees on Appeals up to the 20th day of next July. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At four o'clock the SPEAKER took the Chair.—Shortly after wards the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER appeared at the bar, with his Majesty's Answer to the Address of the House. RETURNS. On the motion of Mr; GRENFELL, a raturn was ordered to be mad e out of all the Bank Notes and sank Post Bills in cir culation during the last year. A return was also ordered of all the Copper imported and exuorted for the same period, distinguishing the different, sorts. On the motion of Mr. CIMTEIS, a return was ordered of all the Coloni a l C orn at presen t in the warehouses of this country, distinguishing London from the outports. PETITIONS. ford LOWTHER, presented a Petition from certain Pro prietors of Sheep Farms, in the county of Westmoreland, pray ing for the remission of the duty on Shepherd's Dogs. Mr. CPR, WEN supported the Petition.—Ordered to lie on the table. Lord LOWTHER also presented a Petition from the same quarter against the use of Foreign Flax in British Cloth. The Noble Lord also presented a Petition from Kendall against the importation of Woollen Rags. The. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that there was no duty legally on woollen rags, unless imported for the.purpose of being converted into wool, and used in the manufacture of British cloth. The Petition was then read, and ordered to lie on the table. SUPPLY. Mr. BROGDEN . brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply, recommending that a Supply be granted to his Majesty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole- House to-morrow to consider of a Supply to his Majesty. This motion having been agreed to, the Riaht Honourable Gentleman moved for Returns of the usual Estimates for the year to be referred to the said Committee. - VAGRANT ACT. Mr. HUME said he had a Petition to present, complaining o f a grievance, which, in his opinion, involved an infraction upon the liberty of the subjeet, It' was the case of a man who l saccosted had been convicted under one o f- the provision s of the new Va., grant Act, which empowered Magistrates to commit individuals to gaol upon the evidence of one watchma n making a charge of improper was practicer of working streets at v g The c ea . the in woman in the streets as he was returning home, and upon his aBe by question in a sopping to, give her a direction to the piaca she inquired after, was taken in custody with the woman by a watchman. On the following morning they were brought before the Magistrate, Sir D. Williams, who decided the :upon the single testi mony of the watchman, arid ordered them one month's sonment at the tietid=tnill. He (Mr. IL) contended, that if the charge were true, *hich the Petition denied, such.a punishment was too great for the offence. The charge was strongly denied; and it was even asserted that the evidence itself disproved, it, and that it was only made to get the money awarded by the Act upon conviction under it. lie was await that a certain diacre; tion must be exercised by Me„gistrates ; bat no one, he was sure, would uphold such Magistrates as Messrs.. SwabeV and Williams in the way in which they exercised their discre tion. With. reference, for instance, to the admitting to bail, it seemed impossible to lay doWn any rule ; but what was the consequence of leaving that to the discretion of certain Magistrates ?.' In the case of a certain Prelate, who was charged withan undoubted crime, he was at once admitted to bail; but' the same Magistrate, in the instance of a 'respect able individual at Chelsea, who was only charged with having plants not his own in his possession, he declared that rici bail could be taken ; and this individual, who had never before been charged with any offenCe, but always bore a most respectable character, was sent to prison. The only security that he could conceive in these cases, was that of the Secretary for the Home Department should exercise a proper discretion in the selection of stipendiary Magistrates. He believed that relief had, in some instances, been administered through the intervention of the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr Secretary. Peel), but it was not so in this case. Here the man was sent on Monday to the tread-mill, and it was Thursday before his friends even knew where he was. They then by the assistance of a Solicitor got the Magistrate to consent to send the matter to the Quarter Sessions ; but this was done only at the expence of fifteen pounds, to repay which the poor man's labour was mortgaged for a considerable time to come. At the Quarter Sessions the prosechtion was quash, d ; but what became of the unfortunate woman ? She had no 15/. to Put down, and she was therefore obliged to work out her month at the tread-mill. What sort of justice was this ?—there was law to be sure in the country, but none for those who had not money. Among the many reflec, tiona that grew out of this occurrence, that which to him ap peared most deserving of attention, was the difference observable bet Ween the number of convictions following commitments in the city of London, and those from the police offices. An Hon. Friend of his, when Sheriff of Middlesex, had in formed him that this difference was very striking. For the year 1823, it appeared that the numbers committed by 'the • Police Offices were 1652, of which number, when brought to trial, 478 were acquitted, against 195 no bills were fo‘and, and six were not prosecuted. In the City cont. mitrnente for the same year, the propOrtion of those who escaped conviction was not more than one-forth, instead of one-half, *high the statements he had made skewed. He was satisfied that, in this respect, paid Justicesdid not answer. But it was his intention shortly to move for the number of commitments for each year, and if possible, the commitments of each Magistrate. The house would • then have the acts of Messrs.. Dyer, Swabey, and Williams, who had hitherto been shrouded in the silence of authority before them. The Act which gave five shillings to the watchman, upon commitment, and empowered the Magistrate to act upon a single oath, would expire in . September next, and he hoped . theseprovisions then be amended, for he thought theta decidedly • bad. With reference to the case in point, he hadput the petition into the hands of the Ri g ht Hon. Secretary, and he hoped' some faats might be Stated, to 'mitigate the ill appearance which upon the face of the petition it - Presented. The petition'having'been brought up_ Mr. DAWSON stated to the Noose the 'circumstances of the case as they had appeared upon the inkuiryintiei them which he had instituted. There was nothing in the matter, in his opinion, to call for the censure of the'House, or the language used by the Hon. Member, in animadvertinaaan the conduct of the Magistrates. The parties had • been fairly convicted under the Act upon the testimony of the watchman,. and. there Was no other course left to tht - Magistrate than to commit. The only defence set up before the -.Magistrate was; that the watch man was actuated solely by aidesire to get money, and it was said that.he.actually did get money for the charge. .-This was totally unfounded, as the man had not received one farthing in any shape whatever arising out of the charge. He had float. his duty,' and so had the Magistrate: • They had both been sent to the tread-mill, • but the matt only had been enabled. to procure bitil. The prosecution had been quashed at the Quar ter Sessions, but that afforded no argument against the pro priety of the conlmittnent, sines it had been quashed upon a technicality in the. With respect the, merits' not having been gohe into at all. With respect to the woman, she was well known as a bad character. He had.no doubt, therefore, the House would • agree with him in thinking, there was nothing extraordinary •- the course which. this case took. Mr. LYTILETON said, he knew nothing of the case which had been brought before the House. He only rose to vindiCate the character of his Hon. Friend the Member for Stafford, who was the Author of the Act of which the Hon. Member for Aberdeen had , said so much. T.he House, he hoped, would not -suppose that .his- Hon. Friend's Bill had aggravated the law on this subject; for his object he knew had been to mitigate its severity. In cases where, under the old law, the punishment was transportation for seven years, his Bill had altered it to two years imprisonment. Under it also, two Magistrates were necessary to order a man to be whipped, which could be done by one before. His Hon. Friend was so well 'acquainted with all this subject, and fell so strongly upon it, that he had requested .him to say, should any' Hon. Member desire to abridge or amend, the Act before its natural termination; he hoped he would postpone his mo-' tion to that effect until his presence in the House, from which he was at present detained by sickness. • Mr. Secretary PEEL diSclaimed an intention of following the Honourable Member for Aberdeen into the many topics he had introduced into his speech. Not that he underrated those topics, but he felt that he had some cause to complain that the Hon. Gentleman had given no sort of notice of his intention to advert to then:. 'lhe notice which he had given him, by putting the petition info his hand, had rather had the effect of misleading him than otherwise, for he could not suppose he meant to bring in the names of other Magistrates than such as were named in the Petition. With regard to the justice of the case itself, and in how much he could be implicated in it he could only say that neither the man nor the woman had ever sent any Petition to the office for the Home Department ; he had not, therefore, any opportunity ofadvising the Crown with respect to them. In other cases, he certainly had advised on the side of mercy; but it was rather hard, he thought, to ad vert to the discretion of the Magistrates. That might be quite in place when the Vagrant Act was under discussion, but at present had no rational connexion with the question. For his own part, he did not see how the Magistrate could have acted otherwise than he did ; the conviction was fairly made out by the evidence of the witness, nor did it seem to him any aggravation of the conviction, that it was upon the testimony of a watchman, a class which, according 'to the Petitioner, were " proVerbial for their poverty, cupidity, and ignorance." The fee of five shillings allowed under the present Vagrant Act that it it wasprevailed,ten ta that shillings it tw underaa tthe the old was so fat from oldla f . A general being opinion right of the witness convicting; but he had earl y taken an op portunity of calling the Magistrates togethe r, a nd informin g new them that it was not so, at the same time recommending them to use a proper discretion in the objects to whom they granted it, and to distinguish betwixt eral for the public good, and the desire for private gain. He thought the public were under obligations to the Hon. Member for Stafford' for the act in question, although he was willing to admit that it was capable of amendments, some of Which he intended himself to pro pose. The House did not know the great necessity there had been for the very Provision, and that act which was the sub ject of complaint. But yet he thought a distinction should be drawn between a wanton breach of public decorum, and one which might be either accidental or unintentional. He concur red with the Hon. Gentleman opposite, in thinking that great care should be exercised in the selection of stipendiary Magis trates. It had always been, his opinion, and he had acted upon it, that such an officer should have been at the bar and practised three years; this insured respectability and a knowledge of the law. In mentioning the names of Messrs. Dyer and Swabey, t c h as e e d t i l s ie tin: i t a i g o ?st b r e a t t w e e c e o n ul m d i h sd o e t m re e f a u n s o e u d in fe t l h o a n y ot . it appeared to him that the Hon. Gentleman had overlooked he l r n h t e fi c e o o u n ld e not take it. With respect to the disproportion in the number of committals in London and Middlesex, it certainly was im portant as stated by the Lon. Gentleman, and he wished he had given him notice of his intention to mention it. That would be better discussed when he moved for the returns on the subject ; but he could not help thinking that many of the committals in the one case were in execution, which the Hon. Gentleman might have overlooked. HUME said, the truth of the charge was totally denied by the petitioner. If the. Right Hon. Gent. was so anxious to have notice of ere n 7 t!tio , r he was about to do before hand, he certainly should not object to give him the first edition of his speech, and the House the second ; but he thought he would find that rather an inconvenient course. There was no one in that House not liable to a similar charge, whilst there were so many women in the streets who might accost him, and no one would be so unmanly as to refuse an answer. Mr. Secretary PEEL explained. He begged to decline the Hon. Gentleman's polite offer to favour him with a first edition cf his sneeches. The Petition was then read, and on the question that it be printed the gallery was cleared for a division. No division however took place, and we believe the petition was laid on the table, but not ordered to be printed. LEGACY DUTY. Mr. RUME postponed his motion on the subject of the Le gacy Duty to to-morrow (as we understood). Mr, S. WORTLEY presented a petition from certain Arti sans-and Persons who work for hire in the neighbourhood and town of Barnsley, in Yorkshire, against the Combination Laws. Laid on the table. STATE OF IRELAND. Lord ALTHORP, pursuant to notice, rose to move for cer rain Returns relative to the State of Ireland. Some apology was perhaps due from hiM in undertaking a subject of this description : but he considered that the prosperity of that coun try was as much matter of interest to an Englishman in that House as to a 3lember for the sister country. As it was his intention to make a motion upon the subject of Ireland later in the Session, it would be well for him in the mean time to prepare himself and the House, by moving for papers which would throw light upon the matter. These were of that na ture which he apprehended would not call forth any opposi tion. They related, to the state of the Revenue of Ireland, the Church, and the residence of the Clergy, and also the mode in which the laws relating to Roman Catholics had been executed. His motion fur a Return of the Revenue would be for the gross and net produce of the Customs and Excise for tho two years, ending sth of January, 1824, dis tinguishing the articles. Next he should move for the amount of the Grand Jury Presentments. To this he thought there would be no objection, as it was part of the charge to which Ireland was subjected, and that necessarily entered into a dis cussion upon the state of the country. His next motion would be to ascertain the residence of the Clergy. It was impossible that any man could look at the state of Ireland, and not be satisfied, that if a resident Clergy were good for England, which was universally admitted, it must be doubly good for Ireland. —(Hear, hear!)—lf an instance were wanted, he might mention the case of a ReVerend person who had, with great credit to the Irish Government, been lately appointed to the See of Lime rick ; and whose cure, during his residence in it, presented none of those outrages which unhappily marked the other parts of Ireland. He was not acquainted with Dr. Jebbs, but he could not observe his late elevation, without expressing his sa tisfaction at it. He should next propose to move for a list of the Parishes in Ireland, with the names of the Incurribents, distinguishing those who were non-residents. Another return he wanted was respecting the Church property. No mart would auspett him of I:ishitig to overturn the Church Esta blishment, either in Ireland or . England ; but he thought it of the greatest importance, considering the state of that country, to knoiv what land Wait the property of the Church. He also wished the House to know how many Roman Catholics had been appointed to those offites, to which, by the removal of disabilities, they hid latterly become eligible ; for by the Mea sures which 'Government had taken to etecute these laws, they wouitite enablod to judge Whether the Roman Catholics had • saase tube s ati s fied. To this end-he should.mOve -foe a list of . . Assistant Barristers, and the names of those who enjoyed pa , .' tents of precedence. He should also move for a list of the Com missioners of Appeal, distinguishing the Roman Catholic Clerks.. The Noble Lord concluded by moving for a. return of the names of Incumbents, dist,tixu.ishing non-residents. Mr. GOULBURN said he did not rise to oppose the motion, for his, Uniform. opinion as expressed in that House was, that the residence of the Clergy . was one source of attaining the per- mbnent tranquillo of Ireland. He had pledged himself last Session that every thing-.should he done' to enforce their resi dence, and in furtherance of that design, it would be his duty in atew days to present a Bill to the House which, he trusted, would be satisfactory On that head. Mr. FIUME assured the Noble Lord that his object would not be answered unless he made sonic al;:eration in his Motion, for if az incumbent had resided for one month in his Cure he would be put down as a resident. He suggested that he should reqUire the list to distinguish the residents into those who were three, six, nine, or twelve months resident. • . . I,orl ALTIAORP was willind to adopt any alteration to that eff.oct. Mr. CROKER. thought there was 4n objection to this word ing cf the motion. It would be necessary to get such a return► to appeal to every individual to answer for himself. Tlir Bishops could only know whether the incumbents had satisfied the law or not. Mr. HUME said, that ore postman could carry all the let ters to the individuais—they had only to ask the simple question. The motion having been altered in the mode proposed— Mr. V. FITZGERALD said he hoped the House would not affix that stigma upon the respectable Prelates of Ireland, which they must do if they adopted the reasoning of the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, who considered they were capable of making out inaccurate returns. He begged. to make his ac knowledgments to the Irish Government the the ettint they, L.d made to promote and enforce .the residence of the Clergy. Mr. Secretary PEEL thought it would not be fair to call for a return in the manner proposed. As it was only for one year` a man might have been absent froth sickness or other causes, which it was but fair to allow him to state. As, however, it would be impossible to. comprise this in a motion. fora return, he really thought the motion of the Noble Lord had better stand as it originally was. Mr. ROBERTSON said it was the duty of the English Members to support the Noble Lord in his views. The ques tion would then come to be discussed without those party heats and passions which had hitherto attended it. N. HUME obtained leave to withdraw his amendment, and the return was then ordered in the manner originally proposed. Other Returns were also ordered, of which the Noble Lord explained the nature in his speech. On the motion fora return of the number cf acres of land belonging to the Church, distinguishing the glebe-;ands, Mr. GOULBURN observed that it would not be easy to is. , certain the exact quantity of land in the hands of the Church ; for that he understood to include the whole ecclesiastical esta blishment, and every individual belonging to it.. The difficulty of doing this would appear greater, when he stated that such was the state of returns to the Government of Ireland, that one week a parish was reported to contain 10,000 acres, an d anot h er week 2 4 J,000. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said it was not th e number of acres in the parish th a t w a s w a nted, but to know what ea c h Prelate possessed ; and surely every man /night be reasonably expected to know how much land he let, and for how much lie receivtd rent. Lord ALTHORP thought the return could not Properly be altered. Mr. MABERLEY said, that having been present the .other night when the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. goulburn) re fused to grant returns, he coald not help on the pres:ait occasion observing, that if it was the intention of the House to support shim ' im in such a course they might as well at once adjourn Ll the remainder of the Session. Mr. GOULBURN appealed to his Parliamentary life to chew whether he had been given to refuse returns. He thought such a remark came with ill grace after he had only the day before assented to a return of 30,000 accounts to the Right Hon. Baronet opposite. Sir JOHN NEWPORT was surprised at nothing more than the confidence of the Right Hon. Gentleman in making such a statement. It was no such thing as 30,000 accounts. He had merely moved for what everyman had a right. to know, viz. how he was taxed, and what the power of taxation over The motion was then agreed to. The next motion was fbr a list of the assistant Banisters ap pointed, distinguishing Roman Catholics. Mr. GOULBUR.N could not give his entire approbation to this motion. The difficulty was to ascertain who was a Catho-t lic and who was not. Mr. HOME denied that there was any difficulty in this respect. Lord ALTHORP said that the fact-of who was a Catholic and who a Protestant was matter of notoriety. Mr. AIABERLY explained. Mr. CROKER noticed the anomalous state of the law re specting Catholics. In the first instance, none were allowed to vote who did not swear they were Papists. A iterwards they were allowed to vote, on taking the oath of loyalty, and 'Air,- sequently no one was allowed to vote who was a papist,leayipg the means of inquiry, as to Papist or no Papist, entirely unpro vided for. It was for this reason that he thought no return could be made to the motion of the Noble Lord. Mr. Secretary PEEL did not object to the motion on the ground that the required information could not be given, but because the House had no tight to call upon individuals to de clare what was their religion. He should not, however, press his opposition. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said that, in this case, there could be no objection to the question alluded to by the Right Hon. Secretary; for nothing could be more gratifying or con ducive to intercstiri the individuals in question than to avow their being of the Protestant religion. Mr. Secretary PEEL explained. The Motion was then agreed to ; as well as the other Mc dons alluded to by Lord ALTRoftr —after a few words from G Lord AtTifoßP, Mr. OULBURX, and Mr. V.. F 1 rz dERAiD. PRICU SEVEi'IPENM FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Lord NUGENT postponed his notice on this subject, from Thursday (the 12th instant) to Tuesday next. On that even ing he should move for a copy of the instructions given by the British Government to 'Sir 'Wm. A'Court; and for copies of the correspondence which had passed between Sir Wm. A'Court and the Government of Spain. In case those papers were refused by the House, he should follow up his motion with a resolution expressive of his opinion on the subject. A Message from the Lords requested a Copy of the Report of the Committee appointed by the House to mgairc into the Irish Poor Laws.—The request Was agreed te. JURIES. Mi. Secretary PEEL gave notice, that, on the 17th instant, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate and amend the Laws respecting Jurors ; and another for the same purpose respecting the Government of Prisoners. Mr. .WESTERN spoke a few words, which we did not hear distinctly, respecting a proposal he had himself made respect ing the alteration of the qualification for Jurors, Mr Secretary PEEL said, his proposal for the Consolidation of the laws would not at all interfere with that of the Hon. Gen tleman. USURY LAWS. Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW moved for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the existing Laws regulating the Rate of Interest. He said he should not go over the arguments which had been ad duced on .former occasions on this point. They had been fully gone into already ; and he should therefore reserve himself to a future stage of the question for a discussion of its general prin ciples. After a few words from Sir M. CHOMELEY, leave was given to bring in the Bill. • • - EXCHEQUER BILLS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for several Returns relative to the issue of Eichequer Bills.—Or doted. • The -CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he should to-morrow submit the usual motion respecting Exehegtict Bills.—Adjourneil: SPAR': ING.—Pttreell had a benefit yesterday at the Fives Court, The most iaterestihg set-to was hetweenSamp son anti:Josh Rudson. Josh had decidedly the hest of it. It was announced that a match 'for ,t1)01. had been made betweep -Spring mid 'Langan. . . vign so 45 --,