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• *i• • ~~.,, `-) :.t." ~ 4 I s:r ~,. w~.. --..::~ „f 1 .~~ d .>a. '.t.d~.. Fix, . /t/1(1 NT►NBER 10,155. C ONTRACTS for SUPPLYING PROVISIONS, CLOTHING, LINEN, COALS, CANDLES, and. other Articles, tor • CONVICTS on BOARD HULKS. London, 22d March,• 1825. SUCH Persons as are desirous of Contracting with the;Superintendent of Convicts, to supply Bread, bleat, Cheese, Barley, Oatmeal, Salt, Beer, Coals, Candles, Oil, Soap, Clothing, Necessaries, Blankets, Woollen Cloth, buck, Striped Linen and Cotton, Wrapper Cloth, Shoes, 4 11 d Leather, for the use of Convicts on board Hulks at P ortsmouth, Woolwich, Deptford, Sheerness, and Chatham, May receive Particulars of the Contracts on applying to the • SUperintendant of Convicts, No. 15, Lambeth Terrace, and un board the •veral Hulks, and deliver their Tenders at the Cfituntissariat Office, Treasury Chambers, sealed up and di. rected to the Superintendant of Convicts, marking thereon `'Tender to furnish Supplies for Convicts ;" on or before 'l:intraday, the 14th April; but none will be received after Twelve o'Clock on that Day; rLOr will any PrOposal be noticed, Unless made on or annexed to a printed Particular,..and the Prices inserted in Words at length ; nor unless a Letter be subjoined to such Proposal, signed by two Persons of known property, engaging to become bound with the Party tender. i nK in the Sum expressed in the Particulars, for the due per ' fortuance of the Contract. _ GLOBE INSURANCE, i-t.,444.14-IVIALL AND CORNIIILL, LONDON, FOR ,LIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE, AND ANNUITIES. 'fie Capital of this Company is One Million Sterling, which has been all paid up, and is invested in Real or Government Securities. ALL Persons whose Insurances with this Company become due at Lady-day next, are requested ,o ke No t i ce , t h at Rece i pts f or t h e R enewa l t h ereo f are now '7 for delivery at the Company's Offices, and in the Hands r their respective Agents in the Country. Insurances due at 1-44.17-day must be paid on or before the 9th April next. Octrczkd Ihtlf-ycztity- 31=ting o' the Proprieturs will be ,',!tot at the C ompany ' s Office in Cornhill, on Thursday, the 46t h day of April next, at One o'Clock precisely. JOHN CHARLES DENHAM, Sec. EST INDIA COMPAN Y.—To obviate anv Misunderstanding, it is deemed proper to w a le, that the Applications for SHARES made Last Year ore destroyed, and the fact notified in an Advertisement at c time, it will therefore be necessary that persons desirous vi r takin g an if..nterest in the Company should renew their Ap tic4ti", to Messrs. MANNINGS and ANDERDON, New ank.buildi n where a Prospectus may he obtained. • IttETISH STONE AND SLATE COM- E, , ,PANY.No further Applications for SHARES can --e'ved• -- Surveyors are now engaged in surveying several be o ne and Slate Quarries. After their Report the Shares will a PPronriated, and the names of the Directors and Officers "'Yen' a A p v is,,,e • All Communications to be addressed to DAVID Inn F -, Esq. at the Office of the Company, 22, Lincoln's fields, or to Messrs. ANDERTON and WILLIAMS, -ucit °ll , Quality -court, Chancery-lane. SAMUEL ROBERTS, Secretary. Nn i 3 ,IPER IA L DISTILLERY COMPANY. ') is hereby given to those S ÜB their LI ' C RIBERS to this Company who have not paid in 71 1tR e irTits, that unless the same be so paid on or before abd p r ,,„,_'4l' next, to M e s srs . B osanque t, Pitt, Anderson, Pany, 73, hombard.street, the Treasurers of the Com e Shares will be considered as relinquished. By Order of the Directors, City o f WI 'ALIA AI LA ,Secretary. Tavern, March 29, 1825. Tiiimr.,RiAL DISTILLERY COMPANY. 1 -' des . ir l o lj us l it 2CT°RB SES for carrying o n of this COMPANY are ,"Purchasini , suitable EREEHOLD PREMI tha D*STILLERY BUSINESS on an !tensive scale, or of purchasing a FREEHOLD PLOT of II,}±ROUND, situate on the Banks of the Thames, or near the endegents Canal, or Lea River, for the Erection of the necessa ry ings. Persons havin g either Erections or Ground of wh i c h_ t ;1,,,.4.1 may desire to Dispose of, are, requested immediately r o ;'ard .Proposalm in writing, stating the situation, charace, ~, Price o f the iroperty offered for Sale, with every particular, muressed to the Secretary, at the City of London Tavern, and isnitorsed " Tender of Premises." By Order of the Directors, , • '- ,, tY of London .Tavern, marc , I NL I L B I 2 VI LANE, Sec. . `RWTHE CONCLUDINC 'CONTRACT. IFT. and CO. respeCtfully inform the Public, that the Scheme (to be all decided in One 19111 APRIL), contains FOUR PRIZES of ,C 20,000, " 4 Forty other Capitals, and many P r izes, as usual, of 14.11aller value do et wn to ,C3O. Every Ticket will he entitled terh'aat,Cs. This last feature rendered the late Lotteries " eine Y popular,.and is th ere f ore cont i nue d i n t h e p rese nt , t 4 Kreat variety of Numbers are selling at the old Offices 44.. SWIFT and CO., 11, P ou l try; 12, Ch ar ing-Cross : and 1 , Ald gat e .High..silret, London; and by their Agents in all Prineipal Country Towns. 8 . SWIFT and Co. sold Six of the Capitals in the last t tact. • INTERESTING TO LADIES. E N O lt A'S. FINE SANO OILS, P ASTE, and LAVO CREAM.--The valuable having laid dormant for some time, in, consequence of . co v,ottath of the Proprietors, the Grand-daughter is induced, in' ck a r rlnence of - the • numerous applications from the . Nobility .17° 4 3', to itroduce those valuable Articles again. San: i tul ; r we only invention to eradicate and preVent the growth . f and e- uo- us Hair, has been experienced . by the first Nobility, pil e neveiltnown to fail: sold in • packets, containing de s',.,,,tarr pot and phial. ss. Sano Paste the Proprietor 1)&- 4 4 r y recommends to adies as a most excellent preventa beF against the effects of thefawn. an d any inclement weather, I":, ° „„ re A tiding or after .tettsbitthing ; it beautifies the hands 0 ',,74, any thing' ever 'made known, and cleanses the skin ydQ 3 ' °3 l)itrities,,lnd renders it delicately white and smooth, bake 'as will perceive, after using it one month they . will tik ti bP oion for any other addition ; it is also an Ines- Cp ea e rettledy for all scalds, burns, and chilblains.. Lavo aq 1 , justly esteemed for its excellent properties, by adding attel'!'aordinary dearness or fairness to the complexion; used off.Yle Measles or small-pox it will cause the marks to wear 3r111 ; It I re Vents tbe h an d s or any other Part from chapping,. or Itha,:,t_ln winter ; and p art i cu l ar l y agreea bl e to gent l emen a f ter S a l a as it cools and heals the disagreeable remaining heat. Hattie a • ' sttie Pp9intinent by Messrs. Sanger, 150, Oxford street; 11h, , Md"Vierce,s7, New Bond-street ; and by the Proprietor, Loftea:ls° The Williams Gloucester -street, (been-square, Holborn. maybe had, of the Proprietor, Cold Cream and • Watee, of superior qualities. ..., .4.1,,[H f' 6 4. nit. STEE tt $' S OPOLELDOC," ROM itspenetrating quality, is found de ":91:, eldedlv sn p erior to any other external application in lioting trie wural circulation when in a torpid a ate, 1 1 1 e t 'ng from cote or ether causes, and in giving vigour to it t . Pa • Fts affected. Whe . ii proasptly and copiously rubbed in, liii:!ri Rheum:ills, Chilblains, the Crmp, Sprains , and "es Bcc. If ci t. -dyed, ant applied on the first appear inlet of Chilblins, prevents their breaking. The general tise %;el; ° I this taluablsieniedv has induced many persons to ..siauts imitatin of it;which are without effect. That v.').' i!.gelrine whi. has - tee 'mate "F. Newberry" cp . - .raveu time Governmit 'stamp on each bottle. Price 2s. 9U• I Sold by P, Newhyrr,nd Sons, at the Original Warehouse to u t t r n i)r * 4ft lues's Powd, St. Paul's Church-yard : but:as fr o / Pet toris miqalie \, liouse, observe that it is the Third Is c j n Che aPside, the `,,b,,..1:. Sold also •Ity J. Sanger, , Oxford -street ; Huns, Bond street ; Harris, Lud !me-stvett; and Slrai, Royal Excbangc.- THE PACIFIC PEARL AND CHRYSTAL FISHERY. THE PROSPECTUS and the Names of the GENTLEMEN who have formed this Undertaking, will appear in a few Days. The scarcity, the dearness, and the inferior quality of the Pearl brought into this country, have long been matter of observation and complaint. The party ap pointed to take charge of the vessels, chosen and adapted for the purposes of the Company, has been eighteen years em ployed in the Seas where a most valuable and lucrative Trade in Pearls is carried on, and who is the only individual in this country at all practically and locally acquainted with this important Fishery, whose acquaintance with the language and habits of the Natives of that part of the world, and whose experience, knowledge, and character, gives the best security for the success of the design. Application for Shares, which will consist of 3,000 of 501. each, may be made on or be fore Thursday next, the 31st instant, to Messrs. Sir Wm. Kay, Bart., Price, Marryat, and Coleman, Mansion-House-street. London, March 29, 1825. LQNDON MAGAZINE and REVIEW, NEW SERIES, No. IV. for APRIL, price 35. 6d. CONTENTS. Struggles of a Poor Student through Cambridge, by a Se, nior Wrangler--Memorabilia of Dr. Parr, by a Friend—Loose Thoughts on Harriette Wilson—Barbara S—, by Elia— Letters from the Mediterranean, No. 1.; Adventure with Pi rates ; Greece, &e.—The Italian Opera—Blatigni's Travels in England and Scotland; French Opinions of English Mari nes iaiseries of the Newspapers—Mornings in Albemarle street, No. 1.; Mr. Murray; Mr. Luttrell ; Mr. Croker; Mr. Hohhouse ; Mr. D'lsraeli ;. Mr. Milman—Review Tre. mayne, or the Man of Refinement—Grimm's Correspondence from Paris—Mr. Campbell's Last Man—Twenty-one Elegiac Stanzas on the Black Man who swept the Crossing at Black. friars—Analysis : American Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's : The First Edition of Hamlet— lime Last Peach, by Elia—The Lay of Arkin ; The Tale of EH gone—Music of time Month—Universii y Intelligence—Reports of Colonies, Commerce, View of Public Affairs, &c. Printed for Taylor and Hessey, Fleet-street, and Water. 'PP..* The First Volume of the New Series is now complete, and may be had in boards, price 14s. 6d. FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA. IN this Preparation are concentrated all the Medicinal Properties of the Sarsaparilla Root, even to a perfect - Saturation of the Menstruuni 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 Decoction, the Fluid Extract, which possesses the advantages of portability, and of keeping in any climate, will be found a most 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 Symptoms, &c. arising from a dis eased State of the System at large. It is taken in Water, rendering it of the same strength as the Decoction. Sold in Bottles, at 4s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. by Butler, Chemist, No. 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's ; Savoryand Co. 136, New Bond street; 9-20, Regent.street; and by the principal Medicine- Vendet s throughout the United Kingdom. o „ 4 t Be careful to ask for "Butler's Fluid Extract of Sar saparilla." PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 29. Mr. CAMPBELL and others from the Commons brought up the Glasgow Gas Bill and several other Private Bills. Mr. Adrian, from the Treasury, presented some Accounts of the Spec* Superannuation Allowances. Lord COLCHESTER presented a 'petition from the Corpo ration of the) , City of Oxford, praying that no farther conces sions might be granted to the Catholics. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a petition from certain Inhabitants of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, against the Equitable Loan Bill. Lord HOLLAND presented a petition from a number of persons, who had lost their property by a fire in Blackburn_ street, Saffron-hill, having destroyed the place where their pledges were deposited—in favour of the Equitable Loan Bill. He could not say the petition was from for y.five persons, for only two of them were able to write their own names. He was not exactly prepared to support the prayer of the petition, but he understood from the Gentleman who had put the petition into his hands, that the case of the petitioners was a very hard one. They had first paid two hundred per cent. for the use of the money they had borrowed, and then the fire had involved them in ruin. This was a case of distress, and he thought it his duty to lay the petition on their Lordships' table, but he was not prepared to encroach on the principle by legislative in terference of allowing people to employ their own property as was best suited to themselves. The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, the Pawnbrokers had reduced the rate of interest. Earl GROSVENOR said, he had a petition to present from an individual praying their Lordships to put a stop to all cruelty to animals, and to all cruel experiments. He wished it to be distinctly understood that he was not now prepared to support the prayer. The time might come when he should find it his duty to agree to some legislative provision. He was not one of those persons who was disposed to treat this matter lightly, neither was he prepared to go the whole length of legislating to put a stop to experiments on living animals by professional men. He knew that such experiments bad been productive of con siderable benefit, and had led to some important discoveries. Experiments of this kind had led (Mr. Brodie we understood) to that knowledge which now enabled a skilful surgeon to take up the aorta, and save valuable lives. By such experiments professional men had learnt to take the thigh bone out of the socket, and perform several other most important and useful, though delicate, difficult and dangerous operations. In that part of the country with which he was more especially connect ed, he was sure no cruel experiments had been made for several years ; and yet a petition had been got up there against cruel experiments. He would repeat before sitting down, that though he was not nqw prepared to support any legislative measure for putting a total stop to cruel , sports, and forbidding cruel experi ments' he did not know th a t the time mi g ht n o t come w h en h e should be ready to give his support to a law for these purposes. The Noble Earl in conclusion said, there was something in the petition of which he did not approve, and he would, therefore, mit submit it to their Lordships. Lord HOLLAND presented a petition from certain Inhabi tants of Margate, agzunst the Bill for Lighting the Town of Margate with was. On the rnotipti of Lord MELVILLE, the Report of the Committee on the Scotch Judicature 'Bill was ordered to be received with the Amendments, and the Bill to be en grossed. The Earl of SIIAFTESBURY _presented a petition from the Inhabitants of the Parish of All Saints, Fulham, against the Equitable Loan Bill—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEST INDIA COMPANY. Mr. MANNING moved the second reading of the West India Company'Bill. Dlr. BUXTON opposed the Bill, not because he objected to the principle, of creating Joint Stock Companies, but on the ground of its involving a revolting traffic in our fellow-crea• tuxes. , He moved as an amendment, that the Bill te read a sedond.time that day six months. Mr. ROBERTSON supported the Bill, and expressed his surprize that the Honourable Member for Weymouth (Mr. Buxton), WIRS had been the great champion of all those Joint Stock:Companies which had been lately established, to the op pression and injury of our fellow -subjects at home, should op pose the present measure, which was likely to afford great assistance to. the Colonial Interest; on the ground of his feel ing an excessive sympathy for the Negro population of the West Indies. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON supported the Bill. Mr. HUME could not conceive what well-founded objection could be made to the Bill. Mr. W. SM ITH opposed the Bill, as creating a monopoly of a most dangerous kind. Mr. ELLICE supported the Bill. After a few words from Mr. URN and Mr. MANNING, the amendment was negatived without division, and the Bill was read a second time. _ _ CATHOLIC CLA I AIS. Mr. H. DAVIS presented a petition from the Corporation of . . - 1 ' I tii k.v•-x a S n: . „ --: , , -,• <V. •,.. Ar '.A . :.-Z ~ , fy, :• '4 ~, .4.4. :.- - ----::-. A. 4.• . bv hs / Et .' 4 4 . , 0 , .. --i.,:;. • 4,..,. wtrar- a', , -1;4? • . ' 1 ‘",41, ••,, W e r„, 4 .• t .b.= ei-L••• • Yet still an attempt was made to cast imputations on those who embarked in them, and the schemes themselves were de signated as bubbles. He had the honour of being connected with some of these companies ; and he was prepared to meet the most scrutinizing inquiries as to their objects and mode of proceeding. He should not at present enter into the great question ; but on the second reading of the Bill would be pre pared to meet the fullest discussion. He trusted also, that he should interest the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the furtherance of those objects, on the ground of revenue, inasmuch as they contributed very considerably to the revenue. Th e H onoura bl e M em b er concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Act of the 6th Oeo. 1. c. 18. (Bubble Act). The SOLICITOR-GENERAL observed, that the Act for the repeal of which the Hon. Gentleman had moved, applied to a variety of matters unconnected entirely with that to which the lion. Gentleman had alluded ; and therefore he hoped the Hon. Member would not persevere in his motion. Mr. GRENk'ELIs was exceedingly anxious that something should, be done to render the real state of the law on the sub ject generally intelligible. It was by no means fit or proper that things should be left as they were. In the course of the last ' week, a Joint Stock Company had been formed, with a Prince of the Blood at its head. There was another, at the head of which were a must respectable and venerated individual ; the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the whole Bench of Bishops. Now, was it fitting that the law should be in such a state of uncertainty, that these Royal and dignified persons should not be sure whether they might not have incurred the . penalties of a prernunire ? He really wished that his Majesty's Ministers would take up the subject and do something that at least should render the law intelligible. Mr. ROBERTSON wished the subject to be set at rest, for the sake of the public at large, who were quite as much inte rested in it as any Royal Duke or Archbishop. Mr. ELLICE expressed his perfect readiness to vote for the introduction of the Bill, in order that the subject might be fairly discussed and disposed of; although he by no means knew that he should be inclined to agree to its second reading. In that and the other House of Parliament, liberal views had been taken of the subject by his-Majesty's Ministers; he meant by the Noble Lord at the head of the Treasury, and by the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite, who stated that which appeared to him to be consonant to common sense—namely, that the public should be allowed to institute what COmpanies they pleased, but that all attempts at fraud should be punished. But when, in consequence of these declarations, alarm had in some degree subsided, his Majesty's subjects were warned from another quarter against entering into these speculations. For himself, he thought that many of the new speculations . would be exceedingly advantageous, and would at least turn out to be much more beneficial than lending EngliSli capital to the various Powers of Europe, who had become bankrupts half a dozen times. What had taken place on this question re. minded him of what had taken place some time ago with respect to our trade with the Spanish Colonies. In that and in the other House of Parliament every encouragement had been given to that trade ; but in the Court of Chancery the public were told to take care what they did, for that the Colonies were not recognised by England. It was the same in this case. In the Court of Chancery the public were warned from day to day of the danger of these Joint Stock Companies ; although no ob jection was made to them in either House of Parliament. Some stop ought to be put to this sort of thing. The public ought to know the real state of the case. There appeared to him to be no better mode of accomplishing this object than by allowing his Hon. Colleague to bring in his Bill. If his Ma jesty's Government thought it an inexpedient measure, they would, of course, oppose it ; if not, the Legislature would be enabled to consider how far it would be wise to repeal or modify the Act in question. Mr. P. GRANT observed, that it was evident the object of the Hon. Member for Coventry could not be attained by this proposition. He would not then give any opinion on the main qtfestion ; "but - it appeared to hini to be a subject of great deli cacy and importance. He w a s not prepared to s a y, if that part of the Act was repealed which the Hon. Member for Coventry had in view, what would then be the state of the members of the Joint Stock Companies by the common law. Although the Act' of Geo. I. was by no means drawn accurately ; and al though for many years it had not been interpreted by decisions in the Courts of Law, and therefore sonic doubts might exist respecting it, he was not prepared to say that the Act was not sufficient for its purposes. He thought, however, that the House might justly entertain a motion to render the Law more clear ; and he recommended the Hon. Member to withdraw his. motion for that purpose. He would, however, earnestly press on his Maj es ty' s Mi n i sters t h e i mportance and delicacy of the question, the number of persons who were interested in it, and the expediency of considering the subject in such a manner as might lead to the framing of a Bill that would answer all the purposes in view. • 1 Mr. secretary PEEL observed, that the motion of the Hon. Member for Coventry could by no means be acquiesced in by the House. The Act of 6th Geo. I. contained 29 clauses; the first 17 of which had no reference whatever to the subject at issue. The only way of proceeding would be to refer the Act itself to the consideration of a Committee. Mr. GURNEY, in reply to the observation, that these spe culations were a mode of applying the superabundant capital of the country, observed, that many of them originated in persons Who had no capital at all. It appeared to him that a measure, .declaring what should or what should not be lawful, would come with the best grace and effect froin his Majesty's Govern ment. It was on all accounts extremely desirable that his Ma jesty's Government should take the matter into their own hands, and propose such a law us would set the affair at rest. Mr. PETER MOORE said he shauld be extremely glad if the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite would take the affair out of his hands. He had been waiting in expectation that the matter would be taken up by high authority. If a. Rill respecting it. w ß e u r t e a b s ro d u li g n h gs t f w or e a r ' e a , rd th i e n v a a n n y o s u la s i c p o e n , ) 1 1 1 ) e an s i l e i should b s lossescsiiost possessing ca happy. pital of two hundred and fifty millions, were left at sea, without rutl - or compass, not knowing whether they were acting right or wrong. What they wanted was to act sight. Upon his honour, hi believed that not one of the Stock Companies, with which he was connected, had less probity or less stability than the Bank of England itself. He would never connect himself with any one of which he did not entertain that opinion. IS'hat they wanted was to understand the law. It was said that the Bubble Act did not apply to them, yet they had been threatened with its operation; and that threat had operated upon them most inju— riously. Full discussion was what he wished for. Might he be allowed to - change the word " repeal" the Act, for the words " amend and alter" it? In 'a case in which so much.property was afloat, let the matter be settled. Could the-two clauses of the Act which effected that property be alone considered ? He believed that the whole Act had been declared by high autho rity to be obsolete and a dead lejter, and that it bad been de clared, by still higher authdrity, that it could not be carried 'into execution. He would propose to amend his motion by substituting the words " alter and amend," i' v r the words " repeal.' Ageneral call followed to withdraw the motion. Mr. Ii LIME said, it was evident that something was required to be done. Unless Parliament interfered, the Lotti Chancel lor would go on doubting God knew how long, Mr. HUSKISSON observed, that when the Hon. Member for Coventry had g iven notice of a moti on to , repeal an Act, an d had - that Act, he when it had been shewn him that by so d o i ng the object he inhim view wo u ld a motionouldnotbe accomplis hed , g himself, all"the while, not knowing how to amend i t , or i u what part to prppose the a m e ndm e nt. to subst i tute aro it was not competent to e .Mr. P. MOORE then withdrew bis motion, and intimated his intention to bring the subject again under the consideration of the House after the holidays. HOLYHEAD ROAD. Sir HENRY HARNELL moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Holyhead Road Act. After a few observations from Mr. C. PELHAM, leave was granted. ADJOURNMENT OP THE HOUSE. Mr. Secretary CANNING rose, in consequence of a notice which had been given for him last night by a Right Honourable -Friend, to move the Adjournment of the House for the Easter Holidays. We regret to say that the Right Hon. Gentleman Appeared to be still suffering from the effects of his recent in disposition. lie spoke in so feeble a tone of voice that he was scarcely audible in the Gallery; but we understood him to post pone his notice, and to state that he would to-morrow move that at its rising on Thursday, the House should adjourn to Thurs day, the 14th of April. We also understood the Right Hon. Gentleman to say that the Meeting of the House on Thursday -would be merely pro forma, in order to enable_ the Hoyi3l PRICE SEVENPENCE sent to be given to several Bills which had passed bath Flows of Parliament. 4 COMBINATION LAWS. Mr. HUSKISSON proceeded to move for the 'appointment of a Select Committee to consider the effect of the Repeal ofefie Combination Laws. He observed, that some measure ha& be come necessary, in consequence of the conduct of a number of persons who had acted under a misconception of the law, oc casioned by the proceedings in Parliament last Session.--Thoee proceedings, undoubtedly, although in principle therappeared equally to affect masters and workmen, by no :means so ope aated in their practical application. On the motion of the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, a Committee had been appoirited to consider, the expediency of repealing the Combination Laws. That Committee was very numerous; it consisted of 50 Mem bers. A great variety ofevidence was adduced before the COM-. mittee, and the result was not a Report to the House , shewing the grounds on whi c h th e C omm i ttee came to certa in conclu sions ; but a string of Resolutions, unaccompanied by any ex. planatory statement. He, (Mr. Huskisson) might perhaps be pardoned for regretting that, being a Member of that Commit tee, he had been prevented, by his official duties, from attend ing it so frequently as he could have wished. The same cause had prevented him when the Hon. Member introduced into the House a Bill founded on the Resolutions of the Committee, froM paying it sufficient attention. But he still more regret , ted that the Bill had not attracted* the notice of those who would have been aware of the legal nature of its enactments, and of the way in which they would operate. The fact appeared to be, that the Bill not only affected all the Statutes declaring combination an evil, but went on to provide, that no proceed. ings should take place by the common law against it. ; the Honourable Member for Aberdeen observing, on the authority of his Honourable and Learned Friend, the Member for Not tingham, that the statutory regulations remaining were quite sufficient to prevent injurious combinations. He (Mr. Hume) had observed at the time, that he was really not a competent judge of the extent and effect of the law. However, the Bill repealed thirty or forty Acts of . Parliament, and put aside the common law on the subject altogether. It was brought in at a late period of the Session, read a second tim e on th e 2d of June, and passed so suddenly as on the sth of the same month, and that without any discussion. He by no means imputed any blame to the Honourable Gentleman .for this dis patch ; he merely stated it to account for the Bill's not having received that consideration which was due- to a measure of so much importance. What had been the result? It had hap pened tohim, in his official situation, to receive some stron g representations of the conduct of the workmen since the re peal; but to his Right Honourable Friend near him (Mr. Peel), had been communicated the occurrence of many ace: of outrage and violence of the most disgraceful character. These acts, evidently resulting from a misconception of the object of the Legislature, were frequent; and the spirit er combination had become so prevalent, and threatened property to so great an extent, that, if left to itself, the greatest mischief's might justly- be apprehended. Unless Parliament speedily interfered with some Legislative measure to prevent such proceedings from arriving at maturity, his Right Honourable Friend would, ere long, have to deal with them in another way ; and would have to exert all the civil authority with which he was vested to protect the property and liberty of the King's subjects from the formidable conspiracy which appeared to be organized against them. In the present state of the evil, however, he (Mr. Huskisson) hoped that the subject might still be dealt with as one of commercial policy, as a legislative question, con nected at once with the freedom of the labouring classes, and with the rights and property of their employers. He, ho*.. ever, repeated his conviction, that unless the interference were speedy, the evil would grow to a magnitude which would re,. quire a very different kind of remedy ; and if the influence cf those who now appeared to guide large masses of the popula tion, and to incite them to turbulence, should'continue, he was sure his Right Honourable Friend would not be backward in using the means at his disposal, or if necessary, in applying to Parliament for further means, for the purpose of preventing the exercise of a most dangerous and unjustifiable tyranny over the liberties and property of great classes of his Majesty's subjects in various parts of this country. He (Mr. Huskis son) trusted that he should not be considered as a person hos tile to the freedom of labour. He had too frequently advo cated the right of every man to dispose of his personal industry and skill in whatever way might be most productive to him self. Labour was the commodity of the poor man, and, like all other commodities, the owner ought to be allowed to carry it to the best market. Open competition was, in his opinion, the greatest benefit that the labouring classes could enjoy. But, while he contended for the freedom of the labourer, he must, o n th e ot h er h an d , contend alto for the freedom of the master, by whom that labourer was employed. The one was surely entitled to the same pro. tection as the other. The master furnished the capital, th's property, the machinery, which rendered the industrious and skill of the labourer available. That capital, that property, that machinery, ought therefore to rece i ve t h e sacred pro tection of the law. Unless that protection could be instil, d, neithet the property of the master, nor the labours of the workman, would continue to exist; and the workmen we- 11 be themselves the victims of their own imprudence and fule'ee It would be detaining the House to enter into any details of the outrages that had occurred. Lives had beta lesr in different parts of the country.; and under ecircumstances which prevented the detection of the murderers. What' were the views of the turbulent with respect to their own conditioc r. and to that of their employers? He held in his hand articles of regulation of the Operative Colliers of Lanarkshire, Dum bartonshire, and Rentiewshire, as a l s o th ose o f A yrs hi re, These articles were numerous, and formed as regular a con stitution us had been occasionally framed by new Govern ments in various parts of the world. They appointed De legates, Committees, a Secretary, &c. &c.—ln the ninth article it was provided, that delegates from the different works ehould be assembled ; and it was not between one collier and his workmen that this combination existed—but there was a union of trades, and a system of union in the different works of the same trade, forming a kind of federal republic, which sent delegates to one general congress. Each work was to send a delegate, and each delegate . -was' to be paid 'by his own work, with this exception ; via. that the secretary arid treasurer were to be paid out of the general fund ; and the same article provided that these delegates were to. be elected eery six months. Another article, the 11th, stated that it wee -the duty of this General Congress to do every thing in their pceieer for the common benefii of the persons confederated; and first, to point out masters whom they disliked ; secondly, to warn those masters. !Warn them of what ? Why of the danger in which they were placed. But, thirdly, it was their duty to try every thing which prudence might dictate to put them-bet of the trade. Not to do every tiling which justice dictated,' to obtain a proper - redress of grievances, .if any,existecl ; but' to do every thing which prudence dictated to put• these masters out of the trade, taking every precaution to prevent bringing themselves within the reach of the lsw ; and hence, murder had been committed, as had already appeared. Now was is to be said, that persons engaged in the lawful pursuits of their trade, or in adding, were to be kept in this state of terror is respect of their property and in respect of their lives ? In the 13th article, to shew how clearly this body exercised th e ir ey canny over the multit u d e placed under its controul, 'the Right Hon. Gentleman found these passages. " These 'articles sissy be altered or amended at any meeting of the delegates; and, whatever is agreed to by two thirds of the delegates to be final. `The power of levying money is to be loft to the General Cain,: mittee." Here it was not " the power of subecription," buethe power of levying, which was a phrase carrying with it a riipst authoratative meaning. " All laws passed by the delegaterewill be binding on those whom they represent ;" and 'one of these laws that these gentlemen had passed was, that no •maiter should be allowed to keep any stock of coals on his hands, be cause if he had, he would be less:dependent on the- workmen, and they would have less controul over him by this system of tyranny. The other Associations partook still more-of this out rageous interference with the masters ; for instance, one regula tion was, that every man who came to work at any colliery, within' any county or district, should be amerced U. before he worked at all, to be paid to the general fund. Under: that regulation, a child of ten years old was to be reckoned ss a quarter of a man—( Laughter) ;—and at the age of•eighteen years, he was to pay the full price. In like manner, if a collier wanted an assistant to aid him in his work, he was not at li berty to get such assistant, unless the man was adopted and appointed by the Committee. Now, in this particular pan of the nation, and in the artificial state inevhich the country watt placed with respect to the Poor Laws, looking at these mem s as reversioners, they had no right 'to take measures of this de scription, the result of which would be, prematurely to pro= vide an interruption of their employment, and to bring them as burthens on that property, with the fair enjoyment of which they were interfering. He would ask the House, without inter fering with these persons, disposing of what they properly ob- WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1825. Bristol against the Catholic Claims ; also a similar petition from the Minister and 'Churchwardens of the parish of Bed. minster.—Ordered to lie on the table. SALMON FISHERIES. Colonel WOOD presented a petition from Glamorganshire, signed by all the Magistrates and the most respectable inhabi. tants of the county, praying for a revision of the laws relating to the Salmon Fisheries. After a few words from Mr. KENNEDY, the petition was ordered to lie on the table. RICHARD CAB ME. Mr. HUME presented a petition froth Richard Carlile, who is imprisoned for vending Blasphemous Publications, complain ing that his term of imprisonment had expired, and that he was still detained, although the Government, by holding pos session of his books, to the amount of 3,0001. deprived him of the means of discharging his fine. The Honourable Member said, it appeared to him that Mr. Carlile had been subjected to very harsh treatment. If the books he speaks of were pro hibited to be sold by law, then the Government might be justified in holding- them ; but he understood that there were in the collection 250 copies of Cobbctt's Parliamentary Re gister, 250 copies of Vp/uey's Ruins, and other works which were not prohibited. , 2*-4le vas surprised that the Right Honourable Secretary for the Home Department had not telt it his duty to interfere, when this man had suffered a punish ment beyond what the law had inflicted. He therefore thought that the books shculd be either returned or the prisoner liberated. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the books were not detained by the Government, but by the Sheriff; against whom Mr. Carlile had his remedy, if he felt himself injured.-- Indeed, Mr. Carlile had proceeded against the Sheriff, and had failed in the action—at least had only recovered nominal da mages. The situation of the Sheriff' was very hard, for if he should sell those books. it must be on his own responsibility ; but he was persti.eled, if Mr. Carlile would send to the Sheriff; or his deputy, and point out any works that might be sold, they would be iinmediately disposed of for his benefit. The conduct of the Sheriff had been already sifted in the Court of King's Bench, and was found.correct. Mr. PEEL. said that nothing was more difficult than to de termine the precise period, beyond which a prisoner should not be detained for non-payment of a fine: and in this particular case the House must not overlook the extreme violence prac tised by Mr. Carlisle in gaol. To shew that he had no dispo sition to protract imprisonment beyond its proper period, he had given directions for the liberation of Mary Anne Carlile, the sister of the prisoner, and he did so, because her conduct was the very reverse of that of her brother. Nothing could ex ceed the violence and impropriety of Carlile's conduct; in fact, he had gone so far as to send him (Mr. Peel) a notice, that after a particular day he should consider his term of imprison ment legally expired; and should consider himself justified in murdering any gaoler who attempted to detain him. He has also been endeavouring to corrupt the persons in the neighbour hood of the gaol, by circulating his publications. He did not mean to say that these were reasons for the perpetual imprison ment of Carlile : but had he conducted himself properly, and abstained from the repetition of his offences, lie did not hesitate to say he would at this time be at large. In any recommends.. tion for his freedom, it was necessary to take int o cons id erat i on the circumstances of his conduct. He thought the interference of the House was quite uncalled for in a case which merely re lated to the administration of justice. Mr. HUME said the Petitioner only prayed for an alteration of the laws by which he was detained. The petition was then ordered to be printed. Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a petition from several Land-owners in the County of Cork, relating to Tithes. The observations of the Hon. Baronet were not distinctly heard in the Gallery, but we understood the purport of them to be, that a considerable grievance was felt in compelling suitors in tithe cause to go sixty miles to the Bishop's Court, when the question might be as well settled by a Magistrate.—Laid on the table. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. Mr.. LITTLETON gave make, that ea Thursday-the 14th April, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for regulat ing the Elective Franchise in Ireland. CATHOLIC CLERGY. Lord F. L. GOWER gave notice , that on Tuesday, April 26, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Crown to make a provision for the Catholic Clergy. - CORN LAWS. Mr. E. ELLICE presented a petition from several of the most respectable merchants in the City of London, praying the consideration of the Hou se . to the s t ate o f t h e l aws b etween the grower and consumer of corn. So far w a s h e f rom agree i ng to the suggestion in the petition presented l a st n i g h t , o f im posing a duty of 255. a quarter on imported corn, that he thought it would be much more expedient to leave the law as it was.—Laid on the table. • Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition on the same subject from several merchants in London, who were im porters of corn.—Laid on the table. Sir H. PARNELL, on behalf of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Whitmore), postponed the motion relating to the Corn Laws till Thursday, 28th April. Mr. BRIGHT expressed his regret that any postponement of this important subject should take place. It was of the ut most consequence that the proposed arrangement should be made known. Sir H. PARNELL said, the question was postponed by: his Hon. Friend, because the Catholic Question stood for the night for which he had given notice of his motion. Mr. DICKINSON presented petition from the Archdea-' conry of Wells against the Catholic Claims. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE supported the petition.—The peti tion was laid on the table. Mr. DICKINSON presented a similar petition front the Archdeaconry of Taunton. It was laid on the table. IRISH PROVINCIA 1. BANKS. Mr. M. FITZGERALD presented a petition from the County of Kerry, in. favour of Irish Provincial Banks Bill. Mr. PRENDERGAST presented a similar petition front the County of Galway. Both petitions were laid on the table. BUM., ESE WA R. Mr. HUME rose to move for additional Papers explanatory of the causes of the Burmese war. There had been, he observ ed, laid before the House certain Documents, but the informa tion they contained was so imperfect and scanty, that it was im possible for an individual ever. acquainted with India, much less those who had no local knowledge, to arrive at any sound or just opinion. In those documents, however, were references to other official communications, the production of which would moat probably afford more satisfactory knowledge respecting the causes, origin, and precise circumstances of the Burmese war. He did not mean to provoke any discussion, or indeed to pronounce any, opinion on die que...raon of the war ; what besou g ht was the fullest information of Whieli his Majesty's Government was possessed. He should move, first, for Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence receiv e d re l ative to anyaggresmion on the South-eastern ,frOritiez of Chittagong, in the year 1822. Next, for any Documents explanatory of the period at, and the mode in which the island bhahpooree came within the territories of the East India Company. Thirdly, a Statement of the Extent of the said Island, and an account of the Revenue, if any, (he believed the Right HOn. th e P res id ent of the Board of Con troul was ready to admit that as to the consideration of revenue it was worthless). Lastly, a return of the number of troops first station placed ed in t th erhe said Island, and the p er i o d when they were e. Mr. ROBERTSON seconded the motion. He contended that the war with t h e B urmese was an unjustifiable aggression on our part, and even the very Allies for whom we affected to interfere turned against us.—(Cries of order, order.) The SPEAKett, a f ter a f ew wor d s from Mr. Wynn, and who spoke to for ordr, ther,eraptuc interp os ed i t ion ' of papers, and consi dered, n V il s e s c ° o n i; a the Hon. Member was n o t au th or iz e d in going into a genera l discussion, on which inf ormat i on was sought by the roduction of these papers. p Mr. WYNN had no obj ec tio n to t h ese papers being - duced. When on a former occasion he o pp osed the mot op ro of d S e ir re ß d o , the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, it was impossible that the Pavers moved for could throw any li g h t on t h e subject. Every • communication ' that had been received fr omthe E as t I n di a Conipatiy's officers should be laid befor e th e House, as well as Copies of all Treaties with the Burrnese.But th ere were other points in the information sought with which . e h it would be most difficult to comply. How could he make a return of the reve nue as to the ?He was lof the question of rev island of Sh al en i pue, oorer t was worthlesarea .t y to admi t t h at, JOINT STUCK CO M PAN lES Mr. PETER MOO , RE observed, that seine positive deci sion was necessary on that great _ subject of speculation anti improvement which was now so actively in op eration. At least 160 millions of capital were afloat, and for hi s own part be mount tripled and quatiz• d trusted that he should see that a