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HOUSE OF COMMONS. Et'h remaindcrof the Proceedings, continued from our Se cond Page.] ENDO W M E NTS. Mr. BnovanAm obtained leave to ')ring in a Bill for improving the Administration of Endow ments connected with Education. THE LATE ELECTION FOR DUBLIN-BREACH OF I'Klvl LE(.E Sir J. NEWPORT said, lie had a matter to Sub mit to the attention of the House which it would he for them to determine whether it should be treated as a breach of privilege or in any other manner. The house ,Would recollect that in the course of the progress of the Bill to regulate the Irish Conn of Chancery, through that House, a clause had been proposed and adopted provid ing against Masters of Chancery taking their seats in that Moose: The Bill with that clause being passed the House, it might naturally be supposed that any one would speak of it at least in respectful terms. But . the Howse would be surprised to learn that Resolutions of a very different description had been passed on Thurs day the 6tir. of .luly: The ,Hon. BarOnet then read from a Dublin newspaper the, speech of a Colonel of a very violent - nature, together the Resolutions which followed it.• The Reso lutions.declared, among otherthings,lhat Minis ters - had infringed the rights of Irishmen, .and particularly animadverting on Lord. Castlereagh. This language, it, was to be remembered, was ap plied to•a clause in.a Bill WhiCh had passed that House, and was on its way to the HouSe of Lords. One of the Resolutions reprobated the . 44 impu dent assertion of Sir James Mackintosh, Mem ber for the insignificant Borough of Knaresbo rough, who had dared to legislate for the citi zens of Dublin."—(Much laughter.)—He had never met with a more daring vilification of the house of Commons, and it was clone by the Heads of the Orange party and . Servants of the. Crown. Under these circumstances, he thought of moving that the Master and Secretary of one of the public Boards should be - called before the Rouse ; but, on consulting with-some of the Gen= tlemen about him, he changed his purpose, and concluded by moving, ,that John Magee, the Winter of the Dublin Evening Post, be'directed to attend at the Bar this day se'imight. - Lord CvsTr.ctic.AGn put it to the-Right Hon. Baronet, if it was desirable to press this matter any further. The nature of the extracts he had read seemed to be quite sufficient to show. that . the publication must r he harmless, and . so little likely to carry weight, that iZ might be thought enough to take this notice of it. • After a few words- from Sir YAMES MACKIN TOSH and Sir GEORGE HILL, the latter of whom bore testimony to the high characters of the in dividuals who agreed to the ,Resolutions, Sir J. NEWPORT withdrew his motion. - Sir G. Him, then presented a Petition, signed by a numerous and respectable body , of the Ci tizens of Dublin, against the Clause which had been added to the Irish Court. of Chancery Bill. Mr. FEET, said, that froin the rapidity with which the Clause had been added, and the Bill Ppassed through House, he had had no oppor -‘:,..,C.11, tia.3. o nit.tintuti,s re sp"teting - x.ll that he should now say was, that he regretted extremely its having been ac ceded to by the HouSe, As he conceived it to be both , unprecedented and unnecessary. Mr. PLUNKETT spoke to order, and at the same time said,. if he had been in the House, the clause should have had his warmest support, ag requisite for - the purity, of justice. . The SPEAKER stated that there was no irre gularity in presenting . the Petition, as though gone to the Mouse of Lords, the Bill was still pending in Parliament, and rnus .. ,t, return to that Ifo i use before it could become a law. Ally &ha' e 5 however, to be in order, must be on the_Petition, not on the Bill. 'artle further remarkswere made by Mr. PEEL and Mr. PLUNKETT ; and the Petition was or dered to lie on the table. , AUDI l' OFFICE. Mr. BENNETT rose to move for extracts of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Finance in 1819, respecting the Audit Office. The Honourable Gentleman expatiated on the, abuses and profuseness of the Audit department, and instanced various particulars which he thought improper and discreditable. He con eluded by moving for the whole of the evidence taken •on the examination of the Audit depart ment before the Committee of Finance. Mr: D. GILIjER.T had no objection, as one of the ComMittee, to the production of the evidence, if the "Hon. Member thought it necessary for- the public good. But some of the particulars to which he had alluded, could. not be beneficial 'to the public interests by publishinv, , them, and perhaps the defects of the whole depaitioelt would be much more effectually, as well quietly, re formed by the Bill which had been brought in for the purpose. The CHANCELLOR of tht- EXCHEQUER said, he had no objection, whatever to the production_ of the Papers to the extent necessary to illustrate the recommendation s of the Committee. He be lieve& that they would disclose, nothing deroga tory to the public service, or to the chaticter or honour of the parties concerned. On examina tion it would appear that those Who recomMend- . en the establishment of an audit office had no reason to take blame to themselves. The duties had been discharged with great fidelity, but-un fortunately differences had taken place, which he feared would reflect in some degree on both parties. _ Mr: HUTCHIN . SON referred to certain papers calculated to illUstrate the subject, ordered so fax back as Jul); and November, 1819, but which were not presented till the sth June,, and hoped , there would be no objection to printing . : After a few words fiorn -the CHANCELLOR . .Of. the EXCHEQUEP.;.the . IIIO6OII vas agreed.tp the papers ordered to be printed. . . . NEW_BARRACK. Mr. CALCRAFT said, if the Right , lliin. Gentle- man was not prepared to explain the proceedings of Government. in regard to -the. New Barracks in the Regent's Park, be should move that - the Comptroller of the Barrack Department be or= dered4o - attend at the Bar of the House to-mor row, with the view of ascertaining by whose order the work had been commenced, without having had the sense of Parliament taken upon it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER detailed •all the official proceedings on the subject, which were merely_ formal, between the Treasury and the Barrack Department! = He defended • what had been done. The moment the contract was' completed he had come down to the House with a Bill for its sanction, and therefore no conceal ment could-be - possibly . intended: As for the bargain itself, it was eminently adVantageous, Sittee.therexpensewas the same, 540.01. per an num, as the rent of the Portman Barracks, where the horse Guards had hitherto been, and they would now not only be better accommodated; but at the'end- of- 31 years the whole property would belong to the .public without any annual •ex pense. . Mr. ABERCROMBIE contended, that Parliament had been„too little previously consulted with re spect to the EstimateS. He did not object to the Barracks,,but-to undertaking an expellee for 31 years, in,tead of from year to year, without the authority of the House. •,. _ _ Mr. liviKisoN - observed, that they had only returned to the lease system which existed in the Portman ,Barracks *till within these ten years, when circumstances put them to the inconveni ency of becoming yearly tenants.. The annual Estimates, must be before the House, and as , the expense was the -same as before with the ultimate advantage pointed out by his Right lion. Friend, he could see no ground for complaint of any kind. Sir J. NEWPORT insisted on the impropriety of having proceeded so far, without Parliamentary sanction. Mr. T. Wit,soN al ,to censured this course. , After some further conversation, , in is Bich Lord BINNING, Mr. MONCK, and the CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER participated, Mr. C.l ',CRAFT stated, that having had, no penal object in. Niew, but being only desirous of pro curing the information which he had now ob tained, he should aAk leave of the House to with draw ,his motion.---The motion was then with drawn. BAMFF AND PETERHEAD HARBOURS. Mr. IV. SMITH called the attention of the House to two Memorials which had been pre sented some time ago, stating The damage which had been done by a violent hurricane to the works at Bamff and Peterhead Harbours, and described at considerable length the peculiar hardships of the case. The damage was esti mated at 6,0001. lie moved an humble Address to his' Majesty, that he •would •be graciously pleased to order a sum not less than 3,0001. to the Commissioners of Highland Roads and Bridges, for the purpose of repairing the Har bours of Batnif and Peterhead. Mr. FERGUSSON seconded the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER should have felt disposed to concur with the motion, had it not been dangerous to create a precedent, which might Rroduce a multitude of local appli cations- ot a similar nature, at a time when the distresses of the Country, and the wants of the State, rendered it impossible that such applica tions-should be attended to. The Treasury Board had- therefore refused their consent to-the Peti tion, on the general principle of not applying the public money to private undertakings. He then moved the previous question. Mr. FAnounAn hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman would at least take time to consider the subject, as even on a principle of economy it was .evident that relief should•• be granted, for otherwise works 9f great public use, and which had already - cost considerable expoise, would remain unfinished, if they were not ultimately de stroyed..._ _ The -question was then put, and Mr. Wm. .SmlTll'S.motion.negatived. • EDUCATIO. On the motion of Mr. - BEVNET, the Education of the Poor Rai vas' read a second time. To be committed to-morrow. - TURNPIKE RETURNS BILL. The Turnpike Road -Bill went through a Committee, after a few observations from Mr. D. GILBERT, 11W1 the rejection of RII amendment proposed by Mr. BRIGHT, who moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee this day six months. Report to-morrow. - The CHANCELLOR of the- ExcnEouErt brought in the Regent Barrack Bill. Read- a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-inorrow. ALIEN BILL. On the motion of the-CHANcEt.Lou of the Ex- CHEQUER., that the Alien Regulation Bill be read a third time, • Mr. Hounousv, beggfAl to offer a few observa tions against this measure. lle. was really ashamed to- see the , little - attention-;whichE was paid by Gentlemen to a measure of such great importance ;,.a. measure which affeeted the cha racter of the .country throughout Europe. Hon. Member proceeded at considerable. length in arguing against the passing%of this Bill. Dur ing the former discussions, Gentlemen on his (Mr. 11.'s)- side of the. House had found it impos-• sible to extract from the Noble Lord (Castle. , reagh). any reasons why this. 13111 should pass Into a law. Three reasons, or pretended'reasons,. had .been given,-,one by the Noble Lord, one by the Solicitor-General, and one by the Right Ho. Pourable the... Chancellor of the Duchy of, Lan caster.. , The - first was, that though we- were not engaged-with a foreign enemy, we had internal danger to struggle against. -The 'second was a three times three refuted blunder of Black and the third was from some equally inappli ca ble arguments from Vattel and Puffendorf. The- Honourable Member,. after - • I • a. variety - of observations in answer to.the argu- I/AA osed.recently, as. well as on former occa siousOn support of this Bill, observec4 that when ,the . Noble Lord (Castlereagh) appeared on the Continent in 1813,he was hailedits the advocate and supporter of the liberties of Europe ; Ms ap pea ranee in every town Was Marked by the ac . - clatnations - and. rejoicings of the people. - --He, (Mr. H.) happened to be near the Noble Lard at the time, and had witnessed the triumph with which he was received. Very different, however, was the opinion entertained of his Lordship intBl7. The Noble Lord was then looked upon as one of the general conspirators. against European liberty. It was said that Lord C. was not himself an- enemy to freedom, but that he had been betrayed into a league against' universal freedom. The Hon. Member, adverting to the situation of the Queen, observed, that this was-an additional reason'why no such Bill as this should be passed at present. If - he should go' Alone out 'of that Mine,' he shOuld still divide' upon the question. But he was aware that he had no fears . to entertain on that account. He knew that there . were many Gentlemen equally anxious to exert themselves against this Bill,And to OPpose it, , even in this its last stage, no matter hoW unsuceesSfully.. The people of this country were a people who . had ever prided themselveS on the protection they afforded • to strb.ngers: The Honburable Gentleman, after some other observations, said that if the Noble Lord were to consult his own feelings he would consent to withdraw this odious and obnoxious Act. lie concluded by moving, that the third reading of the Bill be postponed to that day six months‘ Mr. C. SMITH supported, the Bill. Mr. MuNcK. considered ,this Bill to be calcu lated to withdraw frOin - those public spirited"per sons abroad, Who riiight be' Called the Whigs' of the Continent, their last asylnuL lie strongly opposed it, as bad in principle, detestable in its, nature, and uncalled for b the present circurn stance's of the country: lie 'should vote .With much pleasure• for tbie - amendment. ' Sir It. IVILso:' considered ,the 13i11 as anti, liberal, anti-Liiiash, aiia. ty'rannical. in its prin ciples. . ;v' '-• :. ' ' -"' •• '" ' - • ..Mr. liumlf spoke in favour of the amendment. The Ilous'e divided, when the numbers were— ii;.. ti-,,Nn - ii , i),:nut.,,t - ,3 i. • Agoilis l / 4 it , f , 9 , The - Bill iyas "thew read a third time and passed. • IRISH SPIRITS INTERCOURSE BILL. The House went into a Committee on the Irish Spirits Bill. On a clause providing that it should be law ful for any person to haVe possession spirits (foreign brandy, hollands, and genera excepted) stronger than 22 under proof by Sykes's hydro ►neter, a discussion of some length took place, in which the CHANCELLOR Of 'the ExcityQuEtt, - Mr. W. Smyru,Sand Mr. D. BROWN participated, and in the course of which The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained his views with respect to' the Bill, and stated it to be his object •to • restore the spirit trade of Ireland to what it had been since the Union. Ireland had been in the habit of send ing into England, annually, from 1,000,000 to 1,200,000 of gallons of spirits. , -41 e was' dis posed to-restore the track,- to the footing on whieh it formerly stood ; and besides,,it was his inten tion to 'grant other privileges. hie howevei jus tified the restriction intended to be imposed is to strength, by subjecting- it . ..to the rectifying process contemplated in the Bill. Enough was seen in this country of the evil effects of spirits taken at that degree of strength- at whiCh they were alloWed tO be consumed in this country, to make it -at all desirable that they should come to the public at the same strength as that at which they were consumed' in Ireland, - and which, though long use alight make it tolerable - to' the palate, could not but be injurious to the stomach and the brain. Sir J. NEWroRT said, that all that Ireland desired was; that thelaw. shOuld be restored the state in which it stood down to the :year -1807. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON contended, that under the Act of Union the Irish Distilter right to introduce what was a:perfect manufacture in Ireland into England, without being subject to any process that should alter its character. Lord IsmErtr. Mll . drgued," that it was" neces sary that the decision corn-6 td by the nottse should rest on solid principles,- regulated by' a sense of justice, and not .by a desire to protect any particdlarinterest in this country or in Ire land in preference to an opposite interest. The Noble- Lord was- assured- them could -be but one' fe!eling with respect to the interests of Ireland. On the subject - of a violation of the Act of Union, he was-as de irons as the' Whist zealous of his countrymen to maintain the contract entered into by that. Act.• He suggested to his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that it would be better to - Confine the procVeding - of the House to the-measure as it , sfood • without' the proposed clause. The law might operate until next Session, and, if it should then appear not to be equitable, Parliament i would dotibtless apPly a remedy. , • . 'Mr. SHAWE concurred in the observations of the Noble Lord. . . . The CH txvtr,r.on of the EXCHEQUER express ed his readiness to attend to-tht•snOcistion of the 'Noble Lord, if it should appear ;to,,tneet the sanction of the House. Mr. W..SMITH did. not see how the. House could depart from the regulation-with - respect -to' Irish spirits, - protected- and supported by. Mr. Pitt, ivho had doubtless adhered .to the Union. The revenue. of United Kingdom would be improved if Irish spirits was,not subtaitted- to the rectifier in. England. Mr, IlusKissoN considered the proposition of the Noble Lord so reasonable, that he -gawit his ,support. lie wished to concede all to one party until .next Session, when any equitable proceed ing which the interest - of both countries might require would . .be adopted by Parliament. Ills - Noble .Friend's proposition was calculated to give satisfaction to all parties. ; - Mr. M. FITZGERAT,D expressed a hope that the &pinion of the Noble Lord was understood, and that the Right Hon. Gentleman would not . , di rectly or indirectly introducetis proposed clause during the present SeSsio.n. Mr. W..Sharrn said, the - English distillers had paid 3,30,0001. into the hands of Government as duties for the consumption of spirits during the autumn, and it was a matter of no small jai' portance for them to know whether they were, likely to realize their calculated profits. Mr. V. FITZGERALD contended, that the be st mode of proceeding would be to leave the clues . ; tion to the future discussion of the House 451 , Commons. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, 15 it seemed - to be the wish of the House not to in" troduce the clause, he should consent to let the question remain open to the next Session of Parlie meat: Tie therefore, after hearing all the o bser+ vations, as well as the able remarks of the Molt ber for Norwich, should propose to proceed wit h the Bill without any additional clause. The clause was accordingly withdrawn, ant! after a few words from Mr. GRANT, the 1 0 went through the Committee, and the Repor t was ordered to be'received to-marrow. Adjourned at Half-past One o'Clock. a FATAL RIOT. On Thursday last (Ole 6th inst.) an afftat took, place in the neighbourhood of this. city, tween'a party - of the military. and . some cot intr, people. Certain persons inhabiting a: place cage". the Killeens, in the north liberties of this City, ar e. under the impression,' and we believe, have be`-! 1 ' advised,that they are not liable to church-ratc s ' . The-churchwardens of St. Mary's Shandong under a different impression, went some days since to distrain for the rates; 'but the distress was res'' cued from them by two men, actainst whom idol'', mations were ,sworn, and for the apprehension (1 ' whorri the Mayor issued his warrant. On Thoff"- day last It Bert Rogers, Esq., one of the WO_ Constables, Went to the Killeens, for the purpos e of executing the warrant,mccompanied by Mess"' Jenkins and Bird, the Churchwardens, and a sma ll party of,themilitary. On their - return to tovlil . ' after an ineffectual search for the mena;.gainst Ahell igh. Cons table had the warrant, the *Church' - wardens seized .0. horse upon the • gfotiad rates; but upon the applicatiOn of the owna , and a promise that his proportion of the r4tf, due should be paid on the following SattirWl the horse was restored. The people residing this-district, being under the ithpressiou thattire churehL•wardens had brought the Military an d high-constable solely for the purpose o f • training them; collected in considerable nui° bers, and assumed so determined and hostile art appearance, that Mr. Rogers thought,it prud" t to give up any further search for the then, and fl return with his party. Before he was able to elfe c this movement; the' persons' assembled (amoulit". ing to near 200) commenced a ftiri6u7attack ur on the party by throwing stones from the height" one of which struck Mr . : Jenkins, 'the' Chard , ' warden, a severe blow on the arm. Me: Roger s ' being closely. , pursued by the mob. was corn: pelted in - his own defence to ordcle hi.; Par t ' to load, and ultithately was' obliged - to them to, fire, when we regret to say;- five or s ' - r persons, were wounded, two mortally ; one 0' whom, - We' Understand, was t 4 person ti c strueltFMe: Jenkins; • and again st'whom inforaliv tions - have, sir ce'be'en sviorn; F j having been apprized of the circumstances, his Usual promptitude and intrepid4yimmediat' . a left toivri for Killeens ; but' therinob dispel"' before his arrival.(Cork • Voluntary Death lw remarka proof the extravagancy of fanatieisM, and or . misery which it will induce human nature to .endure y Vas given last July and August, b.!' ,Bani Gujerat. of the Vohra Caste. 'At th ° , l o annual fast or - P - ujoasurt, this man expressed 1 1 . determination to abstain froth food 'till he dl e f He had;previotisly fasted from the 06th of i to the 25th of August, fiom•which date he't ( ), l +mall quantity of food during four &lc's, 311 , then' cOmmenced hiS total abstinence: in this sOlutiowhe"perSevered till'the ad - oHober, t he died, having fasted 60 d a y s , d e d u cting r four in August. A small portion of hot sva t C daily, was the only thing that passed his lips. • :1 DREADFUL AccInEN.T.---Yesterdav mori when the Horse -Guards were relieving, aud l ,; new and old guard were drawn up in two l' u- o f fronting-each other at the - Horse Guards, on e g the horses wired up, and the'rider, a tine yoti o man, pulling the reins, the horse fell I)ack him; and killed him on the spot. the singer, 'is recovered from ro P. c late severe indisposition, and is about to as sti t h e l his operatical situation.at the new Theatre ill Rotunda of Dublin. t° Rainer, .the Kentish pedestrian, attemPt e . ; run, on Monday last, at Larkfield, ten raw within the hour, but btokeAlo.wn, after W ing live miles in thirty-one, minutes. In Hamilton-place, the Conti tess' o f Shann'on;ofet MARRIED. tlf • coa 5, On he 10th init., at St. James's Church N. G. s , :.cet thu Honoura East Inia Cpay' servce, ", „ o` rldest daughter of the lat d eJohn om atL S n th s , Esq. i, of Eae.".g Fifeshite. DIED. , -4'5 0 0 14 4 ' The Reverend 'Willoughby Bortie, late Fellow a - 4. ' , [ l, ij College, Oxford, and fur many years Rector of 13ucli10 - Surrey. f 5 eft' : At Wick, on the 6th instant, in the 90th . year 0 - l i ,"„year - .:. William Mixlefty, F,sq. late Provost, and during 4 `' ' o f 1 ",." chief , residing, Magistrate of that Borough, also ol' e ,', i t 61. Majesty's Justices of the P, ace and aDe city Lieu t "' the Comity of C'aithness. p Job Yesterday, Judith. the wife of Mr. John Fowler, s t ' street, West Smithfield. , - --.---..-- -O r °' --- " 49' ..tf • LO N DON : Printed bed. B. CARSTAIRI4, of ' e ' Ormond4treet, Queen-sioait; and:. pat . / 10fished I;_., S' 'l4 SQRIPPS, of No. 7, South •Molt.on-street , nt "0e" (Aire, No. i 12, Strand ; where Advettisernents, Letters, &c. (post-paid) must he addressed.. 'C .. ~l] 114 - e - 11 Aditli fc ' t ki t] Q.uai, Lui tacit to t Pcop derir th e ti lioti c 4 uli, Ittpo 411 ti ti2ol t pit a f:01 7 ,1 3 1 ,! 3 ,7 1.20 T. 4 tii Pe