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A LI, WORKS of PAINTING, SCUM ) . „CIL TURE, and ARCHITECTURE, intended fur the en suing EXHIBITION at the ROYAL ACADEMY, must be sent to SOMERSET-HOUSE on MONDAY, the 4th, or by ?Six o'clock on TUESDAY, the sth of April, after which time none can possibly be received. The Regulations necessary to be attended to may be seen in the Last Year's Catalogue, or may be obtained by appli cation at the Royal Academy. HENRY HOWARD, R.A. Sec. shire (Mr. Littleton) in his place, wished to suggest to him the expediency of postponing an important motion, of which he had given notice for the 14th April. The same objection which had been made to another important motion—that of the Hon. Member for Westminster (Sir F. Burdett)—applied to that of the Hon. Member for Staffordshire, and he hoped, therefore, it would not be brought on so soon after the holidays. Mr. LITTLETON consented to — postpone his motion for raising the qualification of Voters in Ireland, from Thursday the 14th, to Thursday the 21st April. REVISION OF THE STATUTE-BOOK. Sir M. W. RIDLEY gave notice, that on the 211th April he should submit to the House a motion on the Revision and Con solidation of the Statute-Book. John Petty Muspratt, Esq. Edward Parry, Esq• VF:illians Wigan), Esq. BRITISH INS,TITUTION, PALL-MALL. THE GALLERY for the EXHIBITION and SALE of the WORKS of MODERN ARTlsl's IS OPEN DAILY from Ten in the Morning until Five in the Evening, PA ROC Hn L SCHOOLS IN SCOTLAND. Mr. KENNEDY moved for certain returns relatiye.to Paro chtal Schools in Scotland.—Ordered. • POOR RETURN& Mr. COURTENA Y moved for a Select Committee to exa mine the Poor Returns which had been „made last year; and report their opinion to the House. —Agreed to. QUARANTINE LAWS. . . Admission I S.—Catalogue Is. The Subscribers to the Print from Mr. West's Picture of " Our Saviour Healing the Sick in the Temple," who have not already received their Impressions, may receive them upori payment of the Remainder of their Subscriptions, at the British Institution EEDS and LIVERPOOL CANAL and toPUGLAS NAVIGATION,--The NEXT M FET ING of the PROPRIETORS of the ABOVE NAVIGATION tyill he held at the TALBOT INN, in BRADFORD, in the County of York; at: Eleven o'clock, in the Forenoon of FRI DAY, the Bth 'of April, next, and will he then adjourned for disiratch of business to some future day, of which due notice will 'be given. SAMUEL HAILSTONE, Law Clerk. Bradford, March 17. 1825. Which will much oblige, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most humble Se! vants, Astell John ,Masterman 4tulbellielarjoribanits . Charles Mills, jun. 4 osias Du Pre Alexander John Morris 4 4 ohn Bebb James Pattison Illbert Campbell Richard Chicheley Plowde n William, Stanley Clarke Charles El!on . Prescott James Daniell George Raikes Neil Benjamin Edniondsone J. Goldshorough Ravenshaw Fullarton Elphinstone Geo. Abercrombie Robinson Jahn Hudieston SGeorge timith Hugb Liudsav John Thornhill Julia Loch Sweny None. Han India House, March 20. 1825. T o THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 1-lANING the honour of being recommended to you by the Directors of the East India Company,. 'vs CANDIDATES for the DIRECTION to he chosen this Y ear, We take the liberty of requesting the favour of your VOTE on the Day of Election, WEDNESDAY, the 13th nexg, We are, Ladies awl Gentlemen, Tour most obedient and most humble Servants, JOHN BAILLIE, Esq. J AC.;013 130SANQUET, Esq. WILLIAM TAYLOR MONEY, Esq. JOHN PETTY MUSPRAIT, Esq. EDWARD PARRY, Esq. WILLIAM 'WIGRAM, Esq. East India House, March 30, 1825. 1-INGLISH and BRISTOL CHANNELS SHIP CANAL. T a nurnt , rous MEETING of the SUB SCRIBERS to this Undertaking held held at the London , u 'Wee-House L d te Hill, on SATURDAY, the 26th of _ lU2a, • The Right Hon. Lord ROLLE in the Chair, den' o r e e o ti ng f the av Comng b mit On t been rea tee heir Proceedingi since the last tntet l hid— R esolved—Th at t h e R e p o rt b e received and approved, and Pj ed , 45 part of the Minutes of this day. tle,l at this Meeting do confirm and approve of the pyoceed i'.4ttlie Committee, as to the steps they have taken in Par- Tteej h at + ?,Pecng this measure. • " Meeting do confirm the p ro ceedings of the Com- Ca na l ( 1 , 1 their negotiation with the Bridgewater and Taunton tet latnp - ")pany, and that they be authorized to pursue the 4 ,r 4 1 to adopt and carry into execution such arrangements of t V et ' l l.g it as. they may deem most conducive to the success • API thulertaking. r,ar:LWnent respecting the effect of the proposed line on Mr. Resolved Property was then read. re gard to the act in Thatit be referred to the Committee to may deemertle°oln3tPnaaticin to be paid.FraMpton, as they cum of eemtab.e and-advisable,under the peculiar cir- Ta Committee r e e a p se o . rted to the Meeting, that, in consequence of Pamphlet, and other papers, having been circulated by 41r. Broadmead, of Lan port, on behalf of the opposers of the fieastire, impuniiing some of the calculations containe d in the I l t_e.porta of Mr. ' elthrd and Captain Nicholls, they had con- Li lted Mr. Telford, who had unequivocally confirmed his re ort in all his parts; and th a t they had directed Capt. NiCholl s !? prepare h Repo rt in reply to the adverse statement which the . ':Qtrunittee had considered. and were of opinion, completely fo rmed his thriner•Report, and pr e sented a decisive answer to the objections urge d t h rough Mr. Broadmead. Resolved —That, for the general satisfaction of all parties in lerested.in, or affected by; the'measure,' the Report of Captain icltolls now submitted to this Meeting he forth printed, and w uaelY circulated, un d er t h e direction the' Committee. ROLLE. The Noble Lord having left the Chair, It was Resolved Unanimously —That the warmest Than ks of this M ee ti ng b e given 'to the Right Hon. Lord Rolle, for his Fr:at kindneas in taking the Chair, and for the dignified and 0 ' Partial manner in w hi c h h e h as pres id e d over the discussions ot' the day. • , , TO be SOLD to the best BiddPr, pursuant to an Order of hi s Majesty's Court of Exchequer, at West nsto, hearing date the lith day of February last, in a matte r e ntitled, " Touching certain Lands, Tenements, and Heredita nts seized into his Majesty's :hands, under a Writ of Diem Extremtim, against the ESTATE and EFFECTS of hHASSELL; deceased," at a time antFplace to be 3rafter 'advertised, bebre Henry William Vineent, Esq. his t s a j e lt-Y'S Remembrancer. of the said Court, certain Freehold c htates, late of George Hassell, deceased, situate at Cholesbury, I k e . " h am, Bucklantl, and Ashritige, in the County of Bucks, Lx into his Majesty's hands under a Writ of Diem Clausit l i trern , um, against the Estate and Effects of the said George Hassell, deceased. Particulars may shortly be had at the b I ,rabers of theaing's Remembrances, No. 17, Mitre-court. e n 111 , 11 €7 3 , Temple ; of James Smith. Es+, NO. 18, Austinfriars, duon: and of William Bowyer, Esq. King's Reaiembrancer's efface, Inner Temple, London. si4llA:`,l PARK, MANSION. and ESTATE, KENT. ily mr. TO BE SOLD BY. AUCTION, l_c;:RY GARRAWAS "USE, HEN CORNHILL, on .TE-ICIRSDAY, Y' May .COFFEE- 19, at . I ;welve, (unless a n acceptable offer is previously made by f.ate Contract), •HE very Valuable and Compact ESTATE, at called ELTHAM PARK PLACE, delightfully situate e cast end of Fltham, in the County of Kent, a short v ttat fee from Blackheath and . WO.ilwich, four miles from 00 1 . 5 Cray, ' an d only ei):lit miles from London.. This ins- OtlAnt Property pOssesscs a considerable frontage to the 411i:1r:fad. Th e P ar k conta i ns 65 A cres an d Upwards, nearly • r centr e o f w hi c h i s a so b stau ti a l an d b eau tif u lly orna 't Med Villa, with a CoUservatory at the east end, and a t‘ r . ract walk and „" n da to the whole south front of ' • L'ing; nufaierons attached and doff:lied offices, ex waji.l7e lawn.antl pb•ac f ory grounds, shrubberies, groves and d iit a? uf greitt variety, beauty, and extent. At a convenient te4nce froin the Mansion is - a gobd Farm House ) with. ex " t ht. Agricultural Buildings. Also, about 75 Acres of rich 14!ile.Land., kholel?State about a Aeres of Coppice or Wood Land. comprises 142 A. 81t. 3P. Al of which (ex _AePtgabout It Acres) is Freehold; it is now in . the'best 'pOssi y4.,j'iFr) and is well adapted for the. Residence of a Family trafs_tinetion. Immediate possession of the Mansion - may ta ,.' l h ad, and possession of the Farm and Lawns at Michael 's next. ) : e vlew_ed, with Tickets only, which, with Particulars, L~ hh7 b ad of Mr. Conkney, solicitor, Castle-street,' Hol ease Mess rs . Bl ac k , Chapman, and Webb,' Hall Stair-. Middle Tempte; and o f Mr. H enry Wil son, 105, Hat utt garden Particulars r icnla:rs to be had a t the Castl e , Elth aw ; Tiger's Head, tq a , , Bulllnrii, Dairf or d- and ShoOter'a Hill' : Green B lackheath ; and at Gat raway's. CLOSE OF LOTTEKIi: klOO,OOO ALL IN ONE DAY, TUESDAY, IithIAPRIL. aand J. SIVEWRIGHT, the Contractors, • beg to repeat, that the present Scheme is one th e last they shall ever have the honour to submit to public no tice, Government having determined to pass no more Lottery Acts. The Scheme contains _ _ FOUR PRIZES of Xio,ooo ! With Thirty other Capitals, &c. Stc. amounting- to £100,000! All Sterling Money.—No Blanks ! • ALL IN ONE DAY, 12th of APRIL. 'rickets and Shares for the alinceX3oo,ooo are now on Sale at the Contractor's Others, 37, Cornhill ; 11, Holborn; and 33, Haymarket, Gfr J. and J& SIVEWRIGHT Sold in Shares in the very L as t Lottery. 12,478, a Prize of £30,000 ! BRITISH FIRE OFFICF., STRAND and..CORNHILL. DIRECTORS,SW: SIR .JOHN COX HIPOISLEY. !tit r. chairman. GEORGE HOLM E SUMNER ESQ. M.P. Deputy Chairman.' Hon. D. Kinnaird Thomas Maude, Esq. Sir Robert,Wigram, Bart. George G. Mills, Esq. William grew, Esq. Neill Malcolm. Esq. Jiihn Bebb, Esq. Richard C. Plowden, Esq. James Co!gallon!), Esq. John Soane, Esq. James Henry Deacon, Esq. Joseph Warner, Esq. William Fitzhugh . , Esq. James West, Esq: Francis 'Freeling, Esq. Richard Williams, Esq. STA.BLISHED in 1799 for Insurance of .0111 Houses, Buildings, Manufactories, Goods, and Mer ehandize, Ships, Ve3sels, and other Property, on the most equitable terms, and on a principle which conveys perfect svcririty,without any responsibility whatever to those insured. Insurances may be made for a shorter period than a Year, •and persons insuring for more Years than one, are allowed a liberal Discount, which for seven Years amounts to 15. per 'cent. on the Prem►um and Duty. Policies will not be charged for sums of £3OO, or upwards. This Office has always paid for damage by Fire from Light ning. Receipts for the renewal of Policies expiring at L•uly Day may he had at the principal Offices in the Strand and Caen . hill, London, and of their Agents in the Country, who will receive' Proposals for . new insurances. . -• JOHN HELPS, Secretary. SPITALFIELDS HOUSE, 234, REGENT-STREET, Opposite Hanover-street. _ _ _ _ BRowN acid HUBBARD, Silk Mercers and Manufacturers, respectfully inform the Nobility and Public that they have removed from Henrietta-street, and have this day opened the above large Establishment, On the ready money system, with a splendid and fashionable STOCK of SILKhz, of every description, and the various new product tions for the Spring.—Silk Cloaks, Muslins, Lace, Silk, and Cotton Stockings, Printed Muslings for. Morning Dresses, Shawls in every new manufacture, Muslin Robes, (;loves, Fanciful Handkerchiefs, and many Novelties in Dress, at such prices that they do not fear competition.—One of the Looms, in full work, will be daily exhibited, by which. Ladies will have an opportunity of seeing the- very curious and beautiful art of Silk Weaving. PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 30. Mr. FULLARTON and Mr. HuicrEit. were heard in part, in the Appeal " Cunninghame v. Cunninghenie." Adjourned until after the Recess. Mr. Jomrsox, from the Office of Chief Secretary of State for Ireland, presented the Annual Reports of the Commissioners for auditing Public Accounts inthat country, and other Papers, pursuant to Order of Parliament.—lJaid oi: the table. Earl GROSVENOR presented petitions from St. Mary's, Lanibeth, Richmond, and Twickenham, in Surrey, and several other places, against cruelty to animals. One from the butchers, licensed drovers, and bullock-drivers of Smithfield-market, prayed that the Act for protecting cattle might be extended to other animals. One from Tynemouth and Dulwich was with drawn on account of some irregularity pointed out by the LORD CHAN CELLOR Among other irregularities, it was printed. The Marquis of LANSDOWN, finding that the whole of the evidence on .the state of Ireland was not yet before their. LOrdships, and being desirous that they should be in posses sion of as much as possible during the recess, moved that a Message be sent to the Comm Ons, requesting a copy of such 4i part of the evidence as had been taken beforedie Committee of that House on the state of Ireland.—Ordered.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE COIIIPANY. The Cape of Good HOpe Banking Company Bill was read a first 'time, ahtl ordered to be read a second TROPICAL FREE LABOUR COMPANY. Mr. W. SMITH brought up the Report of the CoMmittee on the Petition for the establiihment of the Tropical Free La bour Company, and obtained leave to bring in the Bill. -"" • DUTY ON GLASS. Sir M. W. RIDLEY moved for a Return of the amount of Duty received, and drawback paid on the duty on glass, from the sth of January, 1824, to the sth of January, 1825. Ordered. MR. GOURLAY. Mr. BENETT presented a Petition from Mr. R. Gourlay; complaining of delays in the Court of Chancery, and praying the House to present an Address to his Majesty for the re moval of the' Lord Chancellor from his high office.—Ordered to lie on the table. MR. BUXTON AND MR. ROBERTSON. Mr. BUXTON, adverting to some observation which had been made last night by an HOnourable . Member Opposite (Mr. Robertson), in the course of which he characterised - him (Mr. Bitxton) as the chief companion of Joint Stock Campanies, begged that Hon. Member either to'retract the expression, or to state his reasons for having used it. He (Mr. B.) entirely • disclaimed the accusation. Mr. ROBERTSON was proceeding to make some obser vation in reply, when_L. The SPLAKER interposed, and put it to the House, whe ther the question which had been asked by the Hon. Member. fbr Weymouth (Mr. Buxton) was consistent with the.forms and orders of the House? If it were not, he apprehended this conversation conld #oceed no further. Mr. BUXTON bowed to the decision of the Chair. He - to state, however, that he had previously made a ccm. munication on the subject to the Hon. - Member opposite, in which he had explained to him the groundlessness of the charge. Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from the Inhabitant H ous eholders of Chelsea, against t h e N ew Church Bill:—Or derme.dr.toc lAielojcn IRISH . a l b FREEHOLDERS. seeing the Hon. Member for Stafford-- Mr. C. GRANT moved the orderoi'ibeday for the second reading of the Quarantine Laws-Bia..4agluaßight• Hon. Gen tleman made a statenient to House, tint inso low a tone of voice that not - a single observation reached the gallery. Mr. .JOHN SMITH said, he hoped the House would lend their attention for a little to this very important subject. The proposed measure had his most cordial approbation, for he was satisfied that considerable delusion respecting thie measure ex isted in the country. His only objection to the measure was, that it did not go far enough, for it would not be unsafe to carry the alteration much farther than was proposed. = In sup port of his view of the' matter, he had the high authority of Dr. Maclean, a gentleman well known to the House, who had pro bably Mad more opportunity of studying the nature of the plague than any man now living. .In fact, this. was a question of evidence alone, and any man accustomed to weigh testimony was competent to decide. The opinion which has long pre vailed in Europe and in other parts of the world was, that the contagion of the plague was conveyed in clothing and goods in some way or another, and that cotton, in the raw of late, was the common medium by which the plague was conveyed to dif ferent parts of the world. Now; although he might not be quali fied to decide a point of such importance, yet .he was bold enough to say, that no man could produce a single instance to prove that the contagion had been conveyed by cotton goods of any kind whatever.—(Hear, hear!)—The danger, therefore, in his opinion, of the contagion being transported by cotton goods was utterly groundless. It was a remarkable fact that in a neighbouring country, Holland, at one time the most extensive commercial country, and still carrying on con siderable trade, they have no quarantine laws at sill. The quarantine in Holland was confined to three or four days alone. In a very recent case, a vessel, arriving at Amsterdam, was barely detained three days, examined indeed by some persons, and then the cargo was discharged. This has been the custom of Holland for many years ; and, as far as the experiment of that country went, it dearly proved that no danger arose from the conveyance oegoods. Versailles was a port more subject to contagion than any other, because it carried on a trade with the Levant peculiarly, and yet, there, in a recent inquiry, it appeared that no single expurgator had caught the plague since 1729. Indeed, a story was told of a Lazaretto at Versailles, who, on examining some cotton goods, instantly fell down dead, but that story explained itself; the man must have died of apoplexy, or some such fit, for it was impossible the plague could produce such an immediate effect. But to spew how little foundation for apprehension arising from clothes, there existed in countries when the plague prevailed, it was the cus tom at Constantinople for the Cagi of Basha to receive the clothes of the sick as a perquisite to sell them. In fact, as had been most properly stated, if. the plague were infectious, man kind must have been long since destroyed. Gentlemen who were , acquainted with the East must know, that although great quan tities of goods are extended over a great part of Asia, yet in no instance has the plague been conveyed, and at a time when alep e 'po was in the must miserable conuition.and thou Sands perished, still the caravans carried off quantities of contagious goods, if they had been contagious all over the country, and yet there was no instance of the contagion having been communicated. But were!, there no other causes to which this visitation could be traced ? It was now the general and well-established opinion of medical men, that the plague of 1665 had been produced by the mode of fiving.—[The Honourable Member then went into some details respecting the Court of Queen Elizabeth, and the habits of living at that period, but the noise in the House prevented us catching the observations.]—Let the same cir cumstances be applied to Smyrna and Aleppo, let the sisme mode of living be adopted, the same habits pursued, the same, disregard to wholesome and salutary habits, and it was the ge neral opinion of medical men that the same results would fol low. The Honourable Member next adverted to the proceed ings of Parliament relative to this question. In 1811, a motion wt‘ta made by an lion. Baronet, now no more, the then ;Wern her for Dover, in coniiequence of which a Committee was ap pointed ; they examined the question, and the result was, an unanimous opinion that the plague was contagious. :another inquiry took place, and a report was drawn up, in which he could not fully concur, for in that report there was no allusion to the evidence of two most eminent physicians, and a person of great distinction, who had long resided in India. However, a subsequent inquiry was set on foot by the Board of Trade, which differed in this respect from the others, that none *ere examined lint contagionists; lie meant those persons who were friendly to the doctrine of contagion. The inference he drew from all these circumstances was, that the question had not been yet fully investigated, and he looked forward with the utmost hope to the period when the inquiry would be renewed, and renewed too under such auspices, and in such a manner, as to lead to a satisfactory conclusion._-(ilear, hear !)—For the Quaratine Laws, unless they were highly necessary, were most injurious to the best interests of the 'country. They obstructed commerce,_ navigation, and manu factures—they impeded th e p rogress of science, and were most inconvenient to all those persons who, either, for pleasure or curiosity, or other motives, visited foreign countries.--t Hear !) Besides thii, they were associated with a superstitious feeling, and it would be quite impossible to carry on the growing trade with Egypt, unless those laws should be altered. He approved of the alterations propcieed by the Board of Trade, who in this, as well .as in all other instances, had evinced the strongest disposition to promote the true interests of the country, and he should be the last man to withhold praise where he thought it was due. However, there existed a variety of opinions on the subject, and he could inform the House, that since 1819, the opinions of medical men had undergone a considerable change on the subject. This was not the time. for -him to refer to the authority of Dr. Maclean ; that Gentleman, whom he was proud to call his friend, possessed more knowledge on the subject than any other man, and notwithstanding the pre judices and professional jealousies he had to encounter, he had made many converts to his opinions. It occurred to him (Mr. Smith) in the course of his inquiries on this subject, to have met a Gentleman well known to that llouse, Dr. Armstrong, of Russell-square, who had obtained so much just celebrity, in fever cases; to show, the extraordinary opiaions that prevailed • on that subject, that distinguished individual had assured him, that there was not a year in which he did not find cases of typhus fever, accompanied by all those symptoms which are observed to attend. the plague ; yet no contagion follows, and the patients recover; but in some very bad cases of typhus fever all the symptoms are observable 'winch had been described by Dr. Asaritta, an eminent French physician, who had resided so long in Egypt. He alluded to the testimony of,Dr. Arm strong, because, in feVer cases, he had more experience than any man in the metropolis. The Honourable, Member con cluded by stating than he should give his warmest support to the measure.. Mr.. WALLACE admitted that those individuals who were fornierly most convinced of the existence of contagion, were now much inclined to doubt the correctness of their opinions.__ Still there were considerable difficulties to be overcome before a conclusion could be arrived at, like that at which the lion. Member for Midhurst wished to arrive. it was evident, that no Committee, whilst medical men stated that contagion was ,•eapeciallY as a false step not only.. possible but : probable, could bring theinselves to re cornmend to the I louse eci remove every safeguard which ea_ isted against it. It was incumbent upon thellouse, when the weight of such authority was against the removal of the Quaran injury. For his own part, he must say, that without' further inquiry, he should eet might safely, b left to the diecreti to not feel satisfied in,removinga.,ny more of,the,Q,uarantine Laws. t in ih t e li l is i C w a s s ' e a might ct-i b et hpeculiar attendedr aC•aitulittnreparable on of the .111 . 1 . HUDSON GURNEY_ veseofopinion.that the regulae Board of Trade. Contagion was, often capricious and unsettled in its operation, but ,theye was no . _ climate under.lieayen which It was in was not susceptible of its ravages. tions'ori thiasubj conceivable to him how any persons could be riled enough to wish tointroduce the plague into England for. the sake of the cottons. of . Egypt. Surely the health and welfare of the .people of England, were more dear to the House than the paltry lucre of a few mere chants.at Liverpool. , - Insanity was, under .any. circumstances, pregnant with noischief; bust the worst and .most mischievous insanity could not produce, a greater danger than would. arise from the unqualified repeal of the quarantine laws, .. Mr. HOI3IIOUSE had no doubt but the; the Ildusi would come to an exactly oppositeeconclusion uponthet subject- from that of his Hon. Friend who spoke Jest. The-eke:lm= stances connected with the plague of London flatly contradicted him. All the phenomena agreed with the cliarenter.ofepi e demic, and not contagioue disease. Different parts of the town were infected with it, while others were entirely. exempt.,, It was generally fatal tee new corners. These . were precisely the phenomena which accompanied the plague in Egypt: the in crease of the plague was generally in proportion to the decrease of the Nile. A. celebrated physician, Dr. Rush, had retained his belief• in. the theory, of contagion,. which experience ; with stricter observation .had afterwards influenced hint to recant, and. he. then said that he, was afraid of having done much mischief by his former opinions. The great plague at Malta in 1813, was marked by the , same circumstances. In some parts the whole population 'was swept off--fn others no one was infected... Dr. Mac Lean had: entered the leceertal at Conetatiti nople, :With nineteen other; persons, to prove that the plague was not contagious. It was very true, that being more strange to the Atmosphere,. he took the infection—but the other 19 persons went away unhurt. Upon the plague of Egypt, he believed that the Nouse would have the testimony of his Gal land Friend near him, that the phenomena corresponded with all the other diseases of this nature. It was well known that there was a line of demarkation which cutoff Upper Egypt, be yond which the plague never passed. The story about the Theseus, - which . took in five .persons at. sea infected with the 'plague, and by that means infected the crew, was wholly untrue. The fact was, that five persons had the plague, but not a man of the crew became infected. The time would shortly arrive when his Hon. Friend near 'him, and all the old ladies in. Eng land, would go to bed and sleep without the least fear of hav ing the plague introduced into the, city by unpacking a bundle of. rags or a bale of cotton from the Levant.. He took this op portunity of eulogizing Dr. Maclean as a man who had made very great and - salutary improvements in science, and to whom future ages would point the finger as one of the chief lights and ornaments of hie own profession. Mr. TRANT believed that a full consideration of circum stances would chew that there existed very just grounds for be lieving that the plague was contagious. On his return from India, overland, the plague broke out in Alexandria, in the quarter principally inhabited, by the Jews, who were there, as they were here, considered dealers in old clothe~.e-(A laugh.) The general impression was, that the disease having spread so generally amongst them was occasioned by their having bought the clothes of individuals who had died of the malady. It was within his knowledge also that a surgeon, at Alexandria, who doubted that the plague was infectious, ed gone into the bed of a person affected, but he died in consequence of the experiment. • Sir R. WILSON said that he went to Egypt with the im pression that the plague was contagious by contact. That ap prehension was very speedily removed. After the battle of Alexandria, the British army was divided into two corps, the one stationary at Alexandria—tile other moveable. Every pre caution was adopted with .the stationary corps to prevent the spread of infection. Yet that portion of the troops generally were diseased with the plague, while .the moveable corps, who marched through villages almost depopulated with the plague, had not a single case of plague. He could not sit down without recommending that there should be some regulation preventing any officer in the Ports from deriving any benefit from enforcing the quarantine laws. Mr. Secretary PEEL observed, that the subject was • one in volved in great doubts. • He-did-not distinctly understand what was the theory which the Gallant General drew from the facts -he had stated. Of the two divisions of the Army, of.which. the Gallant General had spoken, one was stationary and ,affected by the plague ; the other in motion and not .so. • liut,.a4 the latter. passed through villages infected with the plague, how was it if, as the Gallant General said, that the state of . the atmosphere_ Caused theplagne, that the soldiers escaped ? Sir It. WI I.SON replied, that it appeared to be one of the extraordinary phenomena of this disease that persons who re mained stationary were liable to it, and that those .who passed rapidly throusel various currents of air.escaped it. Mr. HUME oheervcd, that the principles of the Quarantine Laws appeared to be very incorrect. Further inquiry, seemed indispensable. The opinions of medical men difrered exceed ingly on the subject ; but he would certainly prefer the opinions of those who had visited the countries in which the plague occa sionally showed itself. The gill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow.. HUSH FREEHOLDERS. 'Sir R. WILSON moved for returns of the Freeholders in the different Counties of Ireland, distinguishing those of 405.. 201., and and also leases-for life, and other leases from.eststes in-fee simple, and other, tenures in possession, so far forth as the same could be made out.—Ordered. POLICE MAGISTRATES' BILL. The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the Bill. Mr. PEE I said, that the owners of places of public amuse ment had occasion frequently to require the attendance of an additional number of police-officers to preserve order. It was but fair that those who took the profits should bear this expence. II? intended , to provide, that, the Magistrates, should be em powered to swear-in such persons as the owners of these places might choose to present to him for services of that nature. i n reference to an observation which had been made upon the qua,,, lifications of .Magistrates, he begged leave to inform the Com mittee, that there was no limitation in the Police Act. Lord Sidmouth and himself had made it a rule to admit barristers who wer. of three years standing, and not less. The House resumed: report to be received to-morrow. FELONIES PARDON BILL. This Bill was committed. Mr. PEEL moved a clause to prevent persons who bad re ceived benefit of clergy on one offence, from being dispunish able for other clergyahle offences, any law, statute, or precedent to the contrary notwithstanding. The clause was added accordingly; the : House resumed; the Bill to be read a third time to-morrow. The 'Threatening Letters' Punishment Bill was read the third time, and passed. The East, India Judges's Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be printed. • The Report of the Committee on the Fisheries' Bounties Act was brought up and agreed to, and a Bill ordered to be in troduced in conformity with the iesolutions. On the motion of Mr. HEnntys, the House went into a Committee on the Cocoa Duties Act. In the Committee.certain regulations were moved and adopted with respect to the Duty on Cordage.—Report to-morrow. Mr. HUME gave notice, that he would on the 14th : of April move for a return of all sums of money paid ms-account of the recapture of slaves ; and also for an account of the expence in curred by the colony of Sierra Leone. - • Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number of, persons convicted under the sth of Geo. IV. cap. 25, distinguishing the number convicted by summary process before magistrates, and those convicted at the sessio ns, p ointin g o ut the place where the conviction occurred.—Orde red. a (a)nir postponed his motion for leave to bring in amend the Act of 6 Geo. I. cap. 18. (the Bubble Act), to Monday. the 18th of April. Mr. BERRIES obtained leave to bring in a Bill for alter ing and amending the Acts relative to the formation of a har bour to the eastward of Dunleary, now called the royal har bour of King's Town. • Lord PALMERSTON obtained leave to bring in a Bill to apportion the rates to . be paid to innkeepers and others, on whom soldiers were billetted.— The Bill wa s immediately after and vessels on the East h - i !th il e l i a r je n s u ty m 's b s e h r i o p ; guns and m en , an d th e introduced,,and read the first time. Sir - C.:FORBES p ost p oned, till the 18th of April, his mo • • the officers. commanding, the same . b r ought in a Bill'to amen d t h e Act of the . t nl i India . sdni n aex f s o . r isaitn a :l r to : 4n : tr, r 2i n ,cl f rt * sth of. Geo. IV. cap. 100, relative to the keeping of the Re, gent's•park, and also for the better paving an d cleansing , . of the new streets.—Read a first tirrie,to be read a second pine to-morrow. Mr. HE RRIES brought in a Bat° extend the provision's of the Act of 59. Geo-111.. cap. 94, relative, to the . diSposition of .liollsirne,i a Majesty'sl all '-past property.—Read a ant i REPORT' alhe COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT to tbOetittIASCRUCKRS, at a General ; Meeting. ort the. *leaf March, 11315. The Qomturile . e l .6 ' f. Sill/Scribers ; to tVliolri the manageMent of - the proceedings necessary to establish this gre!tt undertaking have been entrusted, having 'advanced to a ceitaut extent,in the meecietieri of their duties, have considered iaprplocr to convene 'this ffeeting of the Aubscribers, in oider to make them acquaiated With the. Measures which have been itlopi;sl, and, the progress, which hee been niaeleoteetieell as to take, their opinion with regard to certain aerangements which the Cem mittee have, on this . occasiOn, to recommend for adoption:* 'Tim _Committee haze to; congratulate the Subscribers on the feeling, with whicla, This measure bee been tamest universally received in the country throUgh Which it isdesigra.4 that' the Canal shall pass. It has been publicly stated in the frottee'of Commons, that out of upwards of 900 owners occupiers-of land on the line, fheie are not more than 50 disieritients. 'Phis -feet appeais upon the documents filed in the Hotis'of mons upon presenting the petition for the Bill. No. stronger .rxiument can be brought forward to prove, that the most fa vohritbie opinion exists as to the benefits to be derived from the the execution of this important scheme,-and which eepinion has been still stronger manifested by the , proceedings of several public Meetings recently held at Colyton, 'Chard, and Tian ton. It was not, how Ever, to be expected, thitt•an undertaking;- of such, magnitude should have gone forward without any, on position, but, in this instance, the opposition is less in. amount than could have been anticipated by the most sanguine advocate for the measure. , The:Committee believe it to be undeniable, that in almost all the instances of existing Canals, the majority of the land owners bare been adverse to their establishment, and yet their wishes and interests have been made to yield to the public be nefit. In this undertaking there is presented the solitary in stance, not only of a majority of land-owners in its favour, but aniajority for surpassing what. is usually found in support of the most favourite schemes. While on this point, the Com mittee may notice in passing, the statement made by Some of the opponents, that , • very little of the subscription has been en tered into by the inhabitants and proprietors in the neighbour hood Of the Canal. 'This objection might have some weight if the country were hostile to the measure, bunwhere it is found that so great a proportion of the persons whose lands will be re quired are willing that the Canal should be formed, the 'ob.*. tion becomes a strong argument in its favour t, because it proves, that though the country through which it will pass has other occasions for its capital, yet that the Canal is deemed to be a measure of such public importance that the land-owners are desirous of having the work executed, let the capital ahem from what quarter it may. The Committee have to report, that the Bill has been read a second time, without*opposition, in the House of Commons, and that they are taking the necessary steps to proceed with -it in the Committee after the Easter Holidays. ' • In forwarding this measure, two parties have occupied much of the time of the Committee--the town of Bridgewater and the Bridgewater. and Taunton Canal Company. With regard to the former, the object appears to be to obtain a.deviation, to a certain extent, from the present proposed line of cana/, at that part:which is near the town, and a Committee of the town has been appointed to correspond with your Committee hi order, if possible, to secure such deviation. The feelings of the inhabitants of Bridgewater, as far as the Committee can collect them, are decidedly favourable to the Canal generally, and though a deviation may be wished, no argument of a hostile nature can be drawn therefrom. The correspondence between the Committee of the Town of Bridge water and your- Committee has hitherto been of a friendly cha racter, and your Committee have given the necessary directions to their engineers •to consider the subject, and to afford them the information upon which your Committee may be enabled to form a .correct -judgment, in respect to the proposed deviation. This matter, however, has not yet been brought to a conclusion, and therOhre your Committee cannot report upon it, hut they do not anticipate that any obstacle will be presented by it to the success of the Ship Canal. The Bridgewater and Taunton Canal Company was incor porated in 1810, for making a Barge Canal from Bridgewater to Taunton, and its length is about twelve miles. It is exe cuted from Taunton to the extent of five or sia.miles, and the remainder is now in progress. This Canal, for" the, seven miles next to Bridgewater, would occupy the seme line of country as the Ship Canal, and the range comprelfentled in the plan of the Ship Canal would enable that Company, when e'ta. blished, to occupy.these seven miles of the Bridgewater and Taunton Canal ; but if both these Canals had been I executed. they might have run parallel to that extent. , The Bridgewater and Taunton Canal Co:up.ao were,of opinion, that their inte rests would be affected ;'anti although; in case of ineetizx with no accommodation on-the part-of. your.Cornmittee, they would have -felt it their duty, to oppose the measure, yet', convinced tl“ the Ship Canal would be of great public atitt national. im; portance, they appointed a deputation_ from their Committee to confer with your Committee, in order that such otrogeaken'ts might. be. entered, into as would, whilst they protected, , that Company on the one hand, encourage and promote the Ship Canal on the other. Such 'arrangements have been made, - and your. Committee will have to lay the details before. you this day, earnestly recommending that • they may. be adopted, and that your Committee may be authorized to carry the same into effect. . The only parties who have manifested any direetintention -to oppose the Bill-now in progress through Parliament, are a few of the landed proprietors on the line, who dissent from the measure. It is probable that slight deviations, which will not preju dice the scheme, may conciliate some of these objections, and your Committee will feel gratified in yielding . . in .these matters upon every occasion in which it may be practicable. There is. however, one gentleman, who stands in a different situation from all the rest. The Canal will run very near his residence. and your Committee fear that any deviation, which-would ren der the measure unobjectionable to him, even if - practicable, would be attended with much inconvenience in the execution, and with a very. considerable additional ,expenee. Your Coin, mittee, however anxious in a case of this description, which is an execption from all other instances, that the utmost pos sible care should be taken to prevent private injury ; morn : mend that you should authorize them to make a special relativepro ,same, s o as vision in the to thisptao removerticular the prop presenterty,,if P d a i r s .. liament will it the . inclination of itieproprietor to the execution of the Ship Canal. It is to tie recollected that such a proceeding will not .form a precedent for other demands of a similar nature,:: as this is ,t solitary case, and the only one in which special interference would appear to be proper. With regard to any mercantile interests which may be op posed to the undertaking, it is sufficient to say, that it would be too.much.to %expect that so great a public measure should. he relinquished for the .sake of preserving the interests of any par ticular. individual or Own, and, that the Ship Canal will open' a wide channel-in which capital and industry to.a very great ex tent may be employed, and to which it may be advantageously transferred. Your Committee arc also happy to have it eneheir power-to state, that amongst numerous petitions to Porliament, two have been forwarded from the merchants of Cork and the Grand Jury of Waterford, to the lion. C. W. .Hutchinson and Sir J.• Newport, Bart. for presentation, thus proving that the leading people of those parts of .Ireland are fully alive to, the measure. • Your Committee, in conduCting a work of • such magnitude and importance, have deemedit right to Lay the Reports and details before-his Majesty's Ministers, in order that the greateit publicity might be given to their operations, andthat those who are most interested in the management of public affairs; might have the fullest information upon the subject, Your-Commit tee have had interviews, in consequence, with the First Lord of the Treasury, the. First Lord of the A dmiralty, the Chancellor of •the Exchequer,.and the,President of the Board &Trade, all of whom expressed themselves satisfied: that this undertaking was obviously one.of very great public importance, and was pregnant with great cornniereial advantages. • REPORT of CAPT. NICHOLLS to the COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT, dated 23d March, 1825. Publidzed by Orzier l at a General Meeting of Subscribers. ..TO TPIE COMMITTEE OF SUBSCRIV:ItSi In ohedie,nce to the Resolution passed ' , at' ycur meeting o n the.l9th,inst. I now beg leave to offer -such - observations as haye occurred 'to me, after a careful e•karnination of the state ments pl\blisheti by Mr. Broadmead, ttiftlOthe direction of ate Gentlethen opposed to the Canal who assembled at Chard on the Bth inst.. ,These adverse statements are detailed at length in a pamPhlet, and also zixbibited in form of 'ail •abstract on a