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BISH'S, CONTRACT—MONEY and WINE ! commemorate the end of Lotteries. B isri, Contract or w i t h G overnmen t f or th e o Present Lottery, begs leave to submit to his best friends, the Public, one of the last Schemes that Parliarrient will sanction. The amount of -Money granted.by Government for Prizes, is TWO HUNDRED and FOUR THOU SAND, FOUR HUNDRED and FORTY-TWO POUNDS STERLING! But BISH, anxious to 'evince in an uneitui vocal manner his gratitude to the Public, to whose undeviat ing patronage he Is indebted for the eminence he has attained; and at the same time to commemorate the Last Lottery that it is probable he shall ever have-an opportunity of contracting for, ADDS to the SCHEME FOUR EXTRA PRIZES, Consisting of SIXTY-FOUR PIPES PORT WINE, as BISH'S FREE GIFT ! (And every other:Lottery Office-keeper is empowered to do the same.) To be decided by the,Four Prizes of £1,050 in the Scheme : giving Sixteen Pipes to the Holders of each of those Prizes, and in proportion for Shares, as specified below. The Wine to be the best that can be selected from the Cellars of any Wine Merchant the fortunate Holders may prefer. The Money Prizes in the Scheme consist of FOUR of 20,000 GUINEAS, EIGHTEEN OTHER CAPITALS, The usual number of Small Prizes, and NO BLANKS, As every Number is sure of £5, at least, and the whole will . be'decided IN ONE DAY, FRIDAY, 15th JULY. SCHE ME--ALL NONE Y.—NO BLANKS. 2 of £i1,050 Money 4 '42,100 9' 2,050 Money 4 •4 8 14. 90 2? Money NO BLANKS, as each of the above. and ever• other Number, will have :CI, be- 105,000 ing 10,500 Numbers.—Two Tickets of each Number. -.C204,44.2 ",,,• Each of the Holders of the Four Prizes of £1,050, whe ther bought at BISH'S, or any other licensed Lottery Office, to be entitled to the Contractor's free Gift of Sizteen Pipeso f Port Wine, and Shares in proportion ; that is to say, for A Whole Ticket - 1000 Guineas - and - 16 Pipes of Wine A Halt' - - 500 Guineas - and - 8 Pipes of Wine A. quarter - 250 Guineas - and - 4 Pipes of Wine An Eighth - 125 Guineas - and - 2 Pipes of Wine A Sixteenth -62 i Guineas - and - 1 Pipe of Wine * s" The Wine Prizes are in addition to the grand sum of £204,442 Money. 4 ,,v,ariety of Numbers for the above Scheme are now on Sale ` - ' lBll , .CONTRACTOR, 4, Corahill, and 9, Charing r ri l London 9 • and by his Agents throughout the Kinp;dom. Ag e . nt ; l'oultl any of the Wine Prizes be sold by BISH'S they shall t aii h h e e Wine shall be sent to the holders carriage free, or 'Wine iller - allowed to choose it from the Stock of their own In the Loctitlear7:h-ete th" reside. -r avql Tuesday, , May 31, BISH Shared and No. 1804 Sold 5446 - - 1%),1 4 ) ) ( 0 1 0 :1 Shares. Shares. And Seven other Capitals. LONDON' REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' SOCIETY, for every Description of CABINET FURM TURE, FEATHER BED and MATTRESS MANU FACTORY, No. 71, Corner of LEADENIIALL STREET, London, opposite Aldgate Pump.-Ready Money Only. 11"‘ ; Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfully inform the .Public that they still continue the above Estublislitnent, for the Benefit of Industrious Mechanics who have large. Familes, by offering them Manufactured Articles in. the C a bi net Line- of the best Workmanship, a nd Cheaper than any House can do in Lond on b y twenty-five per cent., there being no other profit required on the Goods but the bare h ouse expences ; at the same time will be sufficiently satisfied viith having constant Employment for themselves and families. This Society was Established in June, 1821, consisting of 244 Mechanics, adding the number of their Wives and Fami lies, amounted to 66 ; in June, 1819, five more were added to th e Society; in June, 1820, 10; and in June 1821, 8. The ,ta, 1 Numb er now receiving Support through t h e M eans o f gurEstablishment is 191. • 'rile Society a nd th e i r F am ili es b eg l eave to return their Inticere thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have pherto honoured them with their Orders and Recommenda t!°43, and shall always feel happy in their endeavours to give ,i 4 le t ",_ r e_satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Continuance of their i ienevolence, whereby they may be enabled to increase t "e Number of the Society. Tile following Articles are inserted as a Specimen of the very Low Prices, all warranted.-Ready Money only. Full size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. 15s. _Full size t ent B e d stea d 11. 65.-Bordered hair Mattress to 21, 10 Is•-Maho g a n y D rawer , s olid end * 31. Bs.-F ea th er B e d . 8 . - Ditto,, free from dust and smell, full size 31. 10s.- WaaPanned Chairs of any description in oil 11. 65.-Best do. 1; 1 ; 4 g-hand- s t an d 16 5.- Di tto, D ress i ng Table Ms.-Hearth km r . 148.-3 ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 10s.-Three-foot lar,liany Pembroke Table . 21.-Three-foot ditto on pil bid 11 " claws 41. 4 8 .- M a h ogany D ress i ng T a bl e 11.55.-Ditto -4 4, -best 11. fis.- Ditto B e d steps 11. 65.-Ditto di tto 11 . 14 5 .. pl ate ta ditto 21. 2s -Ditt o B ox Gl ass , 2 d raw e r s, b es t B r iti s h ditt o ;15,•-Ditto ditto Is. '7s.-Ditto ditto 11. Ills.-Ditto l ow f.".--Ditto ditto Bs.-Ditto ditto 125.--Sea Bed and '!---Ditto ditto 78:-Tray Stand Bi.-Long Mahogany tern il'''.-:-Japanned Book Shelf 75.-Music Chairs-any pat bras: (.4- Eight ahogany Chairs, covered with horse hair, ~..Ifarilailed 61. 65.-8 ditto ditto 71.75.-8 Trafalgar ditto 91. 9s. s zn i t h tui l ne lan tl LS 3 i f to match 71. 10s.-Ditto ditto 81. 105.--Ditto, 10s.- Set of 3lahogany Card and Sofa Tables, rabies, blnded in rose-wood 81. 155.--Set of Mahogany Ditto, ;he t 11 8 7 o t : and Sofa, on pillars and claws 141. 1-Is.- hat ran be made-to order or pattern 161. 10s, back, 171. fbot 6 pedestal, Sideboard, with carved binin Ditto 7 foot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151.--Set of bitto,4 f24es' of the last pattern,.4 foot by 10 foot 6, 151. 158. lel. 1 8 , 2 441 foot 6, 161. 1 (lg.-Ditto, 4 foot 6by 12 foot 6, 11, i c Stlanish, an advance of 31. 1 Os.-Straw Palliasse s tead and liedstead and furniture 31. 15.-Bamboo Bed __.rivett.T.lf French elyptic top, •with drapery and fringe, 81. 10s. F rench wt.' Mahogany fOur-post Bedstead and furniture, with Pi ve.fo "raPeries, lined all . through, complete, 151. 10s.- , uperi ot ditto, ditto 16s. 'Os-Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a Kant T r • n 'le, 181. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele jne atirlt.Pery 201.-Drawiug-room urtains, of the best Mo- C o hunz, fitted for - window, 61. 6d.-Ditto ditto 11. br awi f a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10s.- nx-rootri rose -wood-D • in i x ", inlaid • • r 4 w g-r O Olll Trafalgar Chairs itt o „ with bold. 25 1.-Drawing-room Sofa 61. 65.- -.424 71. BL Bs.-llorse-hair Cushions, each ss. 6d. ered ditto 41. W. THURNELL, Agent. (;o ot i, COUNIIRY DEALERS SUPPLIED. t ° • packed free of expence, except the materials, and sent Ok, P a rts of Great Britain, and to the East and West In bi,„ •_—_-(laptains fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca ';Toolls for Exportation. IN4ul two,* Aparor four daFy tments urnished a t a f ew h ours ' not i ce, and s PUBLICATLONS. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS. This day were published, in three elegantly printed Volumes, small Bvo. price 1/. Is. embellished with fine Portraits of emi nent Professors of both sexes, and other Engravings, CONCERT -ROOM AND ORCHESTRA ANECDOTES, of Music and Musicians, British and Foreign, ancient and modern ; containing every curious and amusing Fact connected with the History, Progress, and pre sent State of this delightful Science. By THOMAS BUSBY, M.A. Author of the Di c ti onary , G rammar, and History of Music, &C. London : Printed for Knight and Lacy, Paternoster-row. ARTS AND ARTISTS. This day t were published, in three elegant Volumes, small Bvo. price One Guinea, in boards, with numerous fine Engravings of Portraits, &c. rir HE SCHOOLS of the FINE ARTS; or, X. the Anecdotes, Traits, Facts, and Relics of Painters and PaintinFs; Sculptors and Statuary ; Architects and Architec ture ; Engravers and Eno ;raving ; of all Ages. and Countries. By JAMES ELMES, Esq. F.R.S. Author of the Life of Wren, &c. - London : Printed for Knight and Lacy, Paternoster-row. This Day was published, In Two Volumes, Bvo. price 18s. boards, T HE TWENTY-NINTII of MAY; or, Joyous Doings at the Restoration. By EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE, Author of " Wine and Walnuts." London : Printed for Knight and Lacey, Paternoster-row ; and sold by all Booksellers. This Day was published, In a beautiful foolscap volume, price 9s. with numerous En gravings, designed by Corbould and others, TfIE ART of BEAUTY ; w i t h t h e b est Means of preserving and improving the Shape—the Figure—the Complexion—the Eyes—the Lips—the Teeth—and the Hair ; with numerous Receipts for Cosmetics, Hair Oil, ; and, the- History and Theory of Beauty. London : Printed for Knight and Lacey, Paternoster-row. This day was published, in three vols. 12ino. price 18s. rr HE EVE OF AL LLO WS ; or, Adelaide of Tyrconnell, a Romance. By MATHEty WELD HARTSTONE, Esq. 111.R.1.A. Dedicated by permission to Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Printed for George B. Whittaker, Ave Maria lane. In the Notes appended to this Work are given four original Letters of King James 11., and one from the Duke of Berwick, critically copied from the Originals deposited in the Manu script Closet of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, and never before published; likewise a tac•simile of the Signet and Signature of that Monarch. CANADA. This Day was published, In 2 vols. gvo. price One Guinea boards. FIVE YEAR S' RESIDENCE in the CANA DAS. By E. M. TALBOT, Esq, of the Talbot Settlement Upper Canada. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees,.and Co. l'„,* No work so full and satisfactory has heretofore appear, ed on the Canadas. It affords complete and comprehensive in, formation on their social 2nd political state, and on their na tural history, capabilities, and character. —(Month. Mag.) The author, an Irish gentleman, whose family recently emi grated to Canada, and settled there, could not fail to produce a work of much importance, while stating the results of his own observation.—(Lit. Gazette.) The work is full of multifarious information, and is very in structive and interesting.—(Gent.'s !Vag.) As a collection of facts, these volumes merit respect for their evident fidelity ; and we regard this account of the Canadas as the fullest and most circumstantial that has appeared.— (Critical Gazette.) The Monthly Review also, and other Critical Journals of au. thority, represent this work as abounding with valuable info' , mation, particularly to all Emigrants and Settlers. DARAN'S MEDICATED BOUGIES. INSTITUTION for the RADICAL CURE of RUPTURE and of STRICTURE. Patron, the DUKE of SUSSEX. Mlt. DUFOUR, info rms hi s P at i ents, t h at the appointment of Surgeon to the above Institution does not interfere with his Private Practice, as he may be con sulted at the usual hours ; and that, for the convenience of those residing at a- distance, his Bougies and Remedies may be had at the Institution, No. 20, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. N. B—The Ninth Edition of his Treatise on Disea.ses of the Urethra, and on the radical Cure of Rupture, contains satis factory evidence of the superior efficacy, mildness, and safety of hiS mode of treatment. HORSE, DOG, AND CATTLE MEDICINES, Prepared by T. WATSON, Druggist, Cambridge. THESE MEDICINES have been for many years in the highest repute, and are sanctioned by many of the first Sporting Characters arid Agriculturists in the Kingdom, to whom the must satisfactory reference can be given. Sold as follows :... Sold in Packets, 111 follows: s. d. s. d. Purging Balls (6 doz.) 6 (;) Mercurial Ball (each) 2 0 Cordial Balls . (A doz.) 3 0 BlictcringOintment(pot) 3 0 Diuretic Balls doz.) 3 0 I Distemper Balls (box) 1 6 Alterative do. doz.) 3 6 Mange Ointment (box) 1 6 nu; LIQUID BLISTER. This is an admirable Preparation ; it answers as a safe and effectual Blister, at the same time it does not blemish or in jure the parts, nor will the Horse rub or bite where it may hare been applied.; it is likewisi useful in Sprains, Sparins, Inflammation of the Throat, Sec.—ln Bottles, at 2s. tifl.- 45.6 d., and se, THE CAMBRIDGESHIRF , CORDIAL Aft excellent Medicine for the Staggers, Gripes, Scouring', &c. of Horses, CosVs, Oxen, Cakes, Sheep. &c. In bottles, at :Is. Sold by Butler, Chemist, No. 4. Cheapside, St. Paul's, Lcmdun ; and by the Principal Medicine Venders in Ow United Kingdom. Observe T. Watson's Name and Address on the Labels. The following Works will be published in a few days, by Mr. COLBUICN, 8, New Burlington street, (removed from Conduit-street), viz.— The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Esq., Secretary of the Admi ralty in the time of Ch ar l es i nt imate friend James I 1., and the friend of Evelyn ; with a Selection from his Private Corre spondence : edited by Lord Braybrooke, in 2 vols. 4t0.-2. The Illiscellaneous Writings of John Evelyn, Esq., now first Col lected and Edited, with Notes, in 1 vol. 4to, uniformly with the Memoirs.-3. A new and revised Edition of Tremaine; or the Man of Refinement. 3 vols.--4. Absenteeism, by Lady Morgan, 1 vol. post Bvo.-5. Reminiscence of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury-l ane, Ab roa d an d at Home, including a per iod of nearly half a century ; w i t h or i g i na l 'Anecdotes of many distingu ished P ersons, P ol i tical, L i terary, and Musical. 6; Sir Jonah Barringto n ' s Hi stor i c Anec d otes of Ireland during his own Times, with Secret _Memoirs of the Union ; 2 vols. 4w, with upwards of forty Portraits. INVERNESS, MAY 25.-.-(ESCAPE FROM GAOT..) Toni flown or English Torn, so well kn own . h ere, 'who hail been te the last Circuit Court to transp ortat i on for four ezi, at suc ceeded in effectisig his escape from the Gaol of t s e en y n e ced ars,.. Nairn, yesterday morning. One of the g a ol ers go i ng in to ring in an instant knocked down, and b e f ore h e cou ld prisoner was off on h ore b ack. The horse must have been got in readiness b y give e b t e h ll e s, a z inn as, the some accomplices. lie rode past Tillburn about s:;ven o'clock without coat, hat, or shoes. PARLIA,NIENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, 'limns!)Ay, JUNE 2. This morning their Lordships met at tea o'clock, when the LORD CHANCELLOR came into the Ilouse. GARDINER PEERAGE. The above Peerage claim was proceeded with, and, after the further examination of witnesses, the Committee adjourned to Monday next.—Prayers were now read by the Bishop of CHESTER. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that in the case of " Newburgh v. Newburgh," which stood for to-day, two points were submitted for the consideration of the Learned Judges, which had not at present been given in; and as the third poi n t, remaining to be argued, much depended on the two first points, it would be useless for their Lordships to hear Counsel on the last point. He should accordingly move that this Appeal stand adjourned sine die, which motion was agreed to. Counsel were afterwards heard in the appeal " v. Lord Sondes," upon which the Learned Judges were summoned, when the argument for the Appellant was heard, after which the fur ther hearing was postponed. Adjourned at a quarter to four - during pleasure, and at 29 minutes past four the House resumed. The Earl of ROCHFORT presented two Petitions from Suf folk, one of which proceeded from Framlington, both praying that no alteration might be enacted with respect to the Corn Laws. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a Petition from Thomas Daxe, Esq., one of the Officers in the Court of Ex- ' chequer, who prayed for- compensation, for losses he was likely to sustain, in the event of passing the County Courts' Bill.— The Noble and Learned Lord added, that he could not con ceive why the petitioner should be refused that consideration which was obtained by the Officers of other Courts under the pending Bill. He would therefore move to refer his Petition to the Committee appointed yesterday, which was agreed to. Mr. Johnson, from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland, presented the Sixth Report of the Commissioners fo Irish Fisheries. MESSAGES FROM THE COMMONS. Mr. Lushington, Mr. Campbell, and others, brought up the Scottish Justices Bill,. the Stour Navigation Bill, the Glasgow Market and Streets' Bills, the Juries and Jurors' Bill, and some Road Bills, which were subsequently read a first time. Upon the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY,the Small Debts Recovery Bill, the Irish Bankers' Bill, and the Scotch Peers' Bill, were respectively read a third time, passed, and messaged to the Commons. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition from Bighorn ; but, the Order of the Day being now called for,its purport could not be distinctly heard. INTERMENTS IN IRELAND. Earl RADNOIt, in pursuance of what passed on a former day, moved the Order of the Day for bringing in a " Bill for the better regulating all interments in I re l an d , i n a more decent and orderly manner." He wished in the outset, that the pre_ amble to the 9th of William 111. should be read, relating to Burials in Suppressed Monasteries in Ireland (which was im mediately done by the Reading Clerk). He was sorry that the introduction of this business had been left to him, and wished it had been placed in better hands. The present was purely a question of religion, which arose out of an Act of Parliament, by virtue of whose enactments the Roman Catholics near Dublin since assumed the privilege of buryin g their dead within a Protestant Church-yard, with Popish rites. The measure had itself been referred to a Select Committee, who were asked to recommend what ought to be done; and what was the answer ? Do every thing the Catholic Priesthood have required. But the very. first enacting clause contained the words " do stand and be repealed," in reference to the clauses to be repealed in the original Act, and there those clauses were neither now standing nor repealed, in the true construction of words. The existing Bill took no proper care of the rights of persons who officiated in the Church, and it authorised a profane. ness, and even a blasphemy, not authorised in any country in the world. — lire wished to have the evidence of Dr. Doyle upon this subject ; and 'be trusted that the Bill he proposed would have the approbation of all parties, as going to legalize all pro. ceedings at interments. lle was of opinion that no form of prayer nor exhortation should be made in church-yards at the burial of the dead, on pain of misdemeanour. The Earl of LIVERPOOL (the above Bill being read), ob served, that it was not very material in what way he offered his opposition to the Bill ; but he felt that he certainly should not be doing his duty if he did not distinctly say, that lie could not agree to the Bill, and must oppose it. With respect to intro ducing this Bill, the Noble Lord (Radnor) had availed himself of the privilege belonging to all their Lordships, that of ori ginating it without a notice, and courtesy required that it should be read a first time, but nothing more. The Noble Lord himself had truly said that this was a religious question, and, it might be added, one of great difficulty too. Whether the wording of the preamble of the Act were grammar or not, had nothing to do with the main point ; perhaps the language was not so elegant as the Noble Lord desired ; but he believed this style of legislating was not unusual. This, however, was certain, that the result of the measure was perfect quiet, and therefore he wished their Lordships to leave the law as it at present stood. The law at present so stood, that all the parishioners, of whatever persuasion, had an unquestionable right to interment in the Church-yard, the Clergyman at the same time being boimd to perform the burial service if required; though the latter was seldom done. tpw T oea l r i psi e eytr fi l ruosarst(mi attained.ot o b t j h e tei c i t es ; tep(hti Iffial t -cleho,uhraflet Then,- d rioi o i tf e en y si n t( f neill jao t en l t i hh e cew f ar e at e ihsl l ao i n nll g d r o e f g a t r h , w C a l s e g r y o c f , t to when the claiming discretion of the Established Clergy to grant whenever it should be ap. plied for. This was found, after much anxious and painful consideration, the best enactment that could possibly be made with a practical view. But what Was better than the enactment itself, it had been well received, and was still working well. If, after this statement, it should be attempted to press the Bill fur ther in any way, he should oppose it. Earl RADNOR compl a in e d that the Noble Earl had omitt ed to notice Dr. Doyle; and moved that the Bill be printed. After a few words from Lord REDESDA LE, th e q ues ti on was'put for printing the B division, the L wh Cl c s e t l r l a o n r g d e e r s lillel, for when a cla E re a d rl fo ß r A tlbe N no o n it -co ti n i t e e n nt ead s. were ordered from below th e B ar. Con tent - - .N o n - A C g o a n i t n e s n t t t s h e printing of the Bill - EQUITABLE LOAN BILL. Viscount FALMOUTH then presented a petition from St. Andrew's, Holborn, in favour of the Equitable Loan Bill ; and at a Quarter past Six o'Clock, the house adjourned to to morrow. 1 32 -31 lIOUSE OF COMMONS. • ROBERT GOURLAY. Captain WE3IVSS presented a petition from certain indi viduals in the county of Fife, praying that the 'case of Ho bert Gourlay might be inquired into.--Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. T. WILSON presented a petition from the Cordwainers of the City of London, against a renewal of the Combination Laws.—Referred to the Committee. CO:II3ITrrEEs ON PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. S. WHITBREAD rose to present a petition from the Inhabitants of London and \Vestmipster, complaining of the • manner in which the Bill for incorporating tile . Westminster wa,, a question of much import_ of t o evidence teoliit andliat such c(.11:olui had Gas Company had been thrown out. lie made several observations on the manner in which the business of commit_ tees Members, the tees was managed up stairs, and upon the non-attendance of m em bers. Ile had himself been the only person who for seve rals might he said to have formed that Comemviittiteenece;,focraihnee, ht.e contclau.icktiohfiCnoititiintliiit,tieneisonin, great ts t ie l l c e e e , l Chairmana nll ,..t en i a o c : i i a t iv s t .once a .i t ; le a tte le ng i ' g le e ) I t ' n it l t: i ii s a , at t n o e t t n t li t n intw jtnr a it n y d o d t e u e - i lLy tb n e ev g e t r les h t e io a i r l d . l a i l e v h or A d d b o e f en th been t h e . practice frr•hundreds of years, but he trusted that the Company tht 3 tt l i i :e . words Lployment to 3,000 persons. 'T►te system spect called loudly fo! amendment.. 7 N on n t i S w i i r eh C ) . 1 0 1 1 F se R r, R .e, 1 1 . . , L t I i . , , nt... w would have Irtala-v.te'eSw2, ii:l:'lnr. u He would fo u r most complete reform. It the Committee in question - was right • or wrong; but one thing ante, and wot p tl r c i l7h t e e hoped,Bills werebe decisively nla fgd taken th e man;er of it was 111014 re. he would say, which was, not i t e l r ie 'h t i a c k h e upon hint to th t a le t termine wheth er t prehensible. So mach did he disapprove of such practiCes, that he declared the prevalence of them had driven him from all pri vate Committees. Every body knew that Members came in droves down to such Committees, in the most entire ignorance of the testimony, indeed without even affecting to know any ' thing about it, and took their side on the division without hav ing paid the slightest attention to what might have been said by Counsel or witnesses. Mr. TREMA VNE concurred with the Honourable Mem , hers who went before him in thinking that reform was very much needed, and he earnestly hoped that early in the next Session the subject would be taken up by some Member of weight and influence. Mr. CALCRA FT thought it extremely objectionable that persons interested should take upon themselves to sit as judges in such matters. Though fully impressed with the necessity for alteration which on all hands was allowed to exist, he could not but admit that the subject was one of considerable difficulty. He therefore would not undertake to say that he had matured any schethe ; yet, with a view to do something, he would suggest that they should borrow from the Grenville Act, and adopt proceedings somewhat similar to those resorted to under that Statute. He thought Special Committees ought to be ap pointed, of limited numbers, with power to none others to vote: There int& likewise be certain nominees, consisting of Hon. Gentlemen who might b e 'considered better acquainted with the subject to be brought under their consideration than ordinary Members. Such Committees, lie considered, .ought to be elected by ballot. He could, from his own knowledge, bear testimony to the truth of the statement, that, many Members came into those Committees, and decided the question, without having heard one word of the evidence or the arguments of Counsel. Mr. SYKES agreed in the importance of the subject, and that many Bills of much public utility were rejected in conse (pence of the votes of persons who had private interests to ad vance. Speaking from his own experience, lie would declare, that never in his life did he see more injustice perpetrated than in those Committees. lie entirely concurred with the Hon. Member for Wareham (Mr. Calcraft) in the view which lie took of the subject. Mr. LITTLETON could not help expressing his surprise that men of common honesty could be guilty of such scandalous practices. After an expence of perhaps fifteen or twenty thou sand pounds had been incurred, they detersnined such questions in perfect ignorance of the facts or reasonings brought forward by the parties. The House, he thought, had nothing to do with deciding the details of such measures ; they had merely to come to a vote on principles, or at least the report of the Committee would supply them sufficientinfigmation on matters of detail. Whatever course they might adopt, whether by ap pointing Select Committees or otherwise, they should save themselves f rom pu bli c o di um by there being found at least a few Members in that House who would, when opportunity ' offered, rise up in their places, and express their decided re probation of such conduct. Mr. TB.'. NT then made a few observations, after which Mr. J. P. GRANT stated to the House that he had been asked from the beginning to attend that Committee, and even had he had time to read the evidence, he would have been re luctant to do so; but as the matter stood, he felt it his duty to abstain altogether from giving a vote. It must have struck every one in that House with surprise, that no one present ven tured to contradict a single tittle of the statement made by the Hon. Member who presented the petition. There was no grievance greater, or one that called more urgently for a re medy. In cases of that nature, where large sums of money had been invested, and great public benefits likely to result, Members should be restrained from bringing upon themselves individually and upon the House generally, the discredit which such conduct necessarily entailed. After a few words from Mr. RICKFORD, Mr. BRIGHT expressed his regret that the Member for Hull had not brought forward in the present Session some measure on the subject. It might still be highly beneficial to do,so.—The petition was th en b roug h t up, an d ordered to lie on the table. Mr. WHITBREAD said that the individuals who had sign ed that petition had not done so in the expectation of its pro ducing any object which interested themselves individually, hut merely in the hope of doing a public good, by calling the attention of Parliament to the abuses which prevailed in Pri vate Committees, the more especially as the Hon. Member for Winchelsea had nett redeemed his pledge on that important subject. COTTON MILLS. Sir A. CHICHESTER presented a petition from the town and neighbourhood of Belfast against the Bill for regulating the hours of Children's Labour in Cotton Factories.—Ordered to lie on the table. The same Iron. Member presented a petition from the same dace, in favour of the Bill for establishing Manufactories in [reland. COMBINATION LAWS. Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition from the Journeymen Sawyers of Brighthampstead, ag ainst the renewa l o f t h e Com bination Laws.—R e f erre d to the Committee. FISHMONGERS. Mr. CALCRAFT presented a petition from the Journey men Fismongers of London, praying that Fishmongers' Shops be shut up after ten o'clock on Sunday mornings. After a few words from Sir R. 1.1 ILSON, Mr. W. Saurrn (Norwich), Sir M. W. RIDLEY, &c., Mr. CALCRAFT, jun., gave notice th a t h e wo u ld bring in a Bill to effect the end sought by the prayer of the petition. The petition was then read and ordered to be printed. COMBINATION LA 11'S. Mr. Alderman BEVGATE presented a petition from the operative Sawyers of Sudbury (as we understood), against the re-enactment of the Combinatiou,Laws. ' HOUSE AND WINDOW TAX. Mr. IIYNG presented a petition from the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Hamlet of Radcliffe, for the repeal of the llouse anti Window Tax. LAW OF MERCHANT AND FACTOR. _ _ _ Mr. J. SMITH had to present a petition on a subject of considerable importance; and which was signed by the prin pal merchants of London, and indeed by the great body of them, with the exception of three or four, who never signed their names to any petition whatsoever. The object of the pe tition was to obtain relief from the operation of certain com mercial regulations between merchant and factor, which were found to be extremely prejudicial to the mercantile interests of the country. It had been intended to . bring in a Bill on the subject, but circumstances which took place in another place had operated to prevent it. He repeated, the present petition was signed by the bulk of the commercial interests of the City, among others by ten Bank Directors. The regulations in question had originated in 1742, and went to prevent the pos sibility of raising money upon goods consigned from abroad to this country. lie understood objections to the proposed alter ation were entertained by the Judges, but, however he was disposed to attend to the opinions of those learned and vene rable individuals upon subjects connected with the law, he did not conceive them the best authorities upon commercial affairs. Mr. Serjent ONSLOW thought the country and the com mercial community indebted to his Honourable Friend (Mr. J. Smith) for the exertions he had made and the view he took of the case. Mr. T. WILSON said the petition did not merely speak the sentiments of the Merchants of London, but of the commercial interests generally of every town ih the kingd om . After an observation from Mr. Inviwn, 31r. HUSK ISSON intimated his intention of supporting a measure much as that contemplated by the lion. Gentleman (Mr. J. Smith.) Mr. SCARI,ETT hoped when the measure alluded to came before the House, it would be couched in intelligible language, had no objection l l tl 'r n ie e n ve d r and not like some of the measures of his Righ,theßwoonu. which he must profess himself' utterly unable to understand. If . di situation and daily the proposed Bill were intended to enable one of two parties to s ag r e s t e o o i f t. gooi s Withw i without respectth e t consent oe ju o d t g * t e h s e , o h tl e rer, y: on a in t ie th r : that they should receive a lesson in political econoonif same time he was not disposed, with his. Hon. Friend (Mr. J. rd Tipperary, he. ec S ix t a t p t i i e t ir h ,ire j o , npec t oer couldund under-rate k - n r no a ot t \ e fval t ei h ld e tg i o r e a o ofr p to. opinion upon subjects. r s The petition was then read , and ordered to be printed. TITHING SYSTEM. Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition from certain inha bitants the alteration that had . been adopted in the Tithing Sy.stem. l b a i n ta d T c s om of p t l h a e in d in io g cese of Killaloe, in the county Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from the inhabi tants of the parish of Castle Lyons, county Cork, praying for an inquiry into the Tithing System in Ireland. Referred to the Committee on the state of Ireland. GRAND JURY . PRESENTMENTS (IRISH.) Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from an individual named Robert B e ll, o f t h e par i s h o f T a n i yally, n the county Tyrone, praying for an inquiry into the state of the. Grand Jury Presentments in Ireland.—Referred to the gommitttee on the State of Ireland. COMBINATION LAWS, AND RATE OF WAGES. Mr. BROUGHAM rose to present a petition front:the work ing colliers of Mid and East Lothian, against the re-enactment 'of the Combination Laws, and praying an equitable adjustment of the rate of wages. The Learned and Honourable Gentleman observed, that those individuals, though hard-working men, de served to have some attention paid to the prayer of their peti• tion. - They were better educated titan many other. individuals of greater pretension and higher rank, and although those per•• sans could not lay claim to be considered as political economists, the House should have a fellow-feeling with them in that re spect, for it was but lately that they were in the same situation themselves..—(A laugh.)—lndeed there were some HonouraNe Members in that state at this moment; others had been but lately rescued from their ignorance; the bulk of the House were in the very same situation not 20 years ago, and these pe titioners were quite as we ll i n f orme d as some of" his Majesty's Ministers at the present moment.—(Hear, and laughter.)— Under such circumstances he trusted the House would. not dis regard the prayer of the petitioners.—Laid on the table.. • CATHOLIC RELIEF. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition' from certain Mem-- berg of the . EStabliShed Church, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in favour of the Catholic Claims.—Laid on the table. . COUNTY MAGISTRATES. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from an individual named George Henry Bays, of Cambridge, an attorney of the Court of King's Bench, complaining of the deplorable igno rance manifested upon legal subjects by the• Magistrates at Quarter Sessions. Petitioner stated that these individuals af forded the strongest possible contrast to the information • pos sessed by the Magistrates of London and Westminster ; for that the majority of them were fox-hunters, and arbitrary (a laugh), and, in short, everything but lawyers. It was . the de sireof the petitioner, that,, previous to the admission of. these in dividuals into the commission. they should be subjected to an examination before competent Barristers. and theta suitable degree of knowledge should be instilled into them if found deficient in the necessary information.—(A, laugh.)---.Laid on the table. BREWERS' LICENCES. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition frau the retail and common brewers of Manchester and Salford, praying a remis sion of the restrictions they were subject to in the exercise of their trade, more particularly as it regarded licences for retail ing beer.—Laid on the table. LEITH DOCKS. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from the eight Southern Districts of Edinburgh against, the Leith D►cks Bill. The Hon. Member said he would present the petition, though the prayer of it had been accomplished by the rejection of the Bill.—Laid on the table. MR. M'A DAM. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from an individual named James Patterson, a road surveyor, resident at Montrose, against the grant to Mr. ll'Adam—Laid on the table. RICHARD CA WALE AND HIS SHOP EN. Mr. BROUGHAAI presented a petition - from Richard Car- We and five of his shopmen, at present confined in Dorches ter and other gaols, for the publication of blasphemous writ ings. The petitioners stated that they had been prosecuted because they were not Christians, and had published books which were alleged to be subversive of the Christian faith. He (Mr. Brougham) wished distinctly to state that he consi dered indecent ribaldry and libellous attacks upon the Chris tian religion as highly criminal in their nature, and the very worst step that individuals disbelieving the truth of the Chris tian religion could take for the propagation of their prin ciples. Supposing the religion of the State to be wrong, and that those individuals were right in their assumption, they could in no way more affront and insult persons than by adopting such a line of con d uct . N o course cou ld b e m o re injudicious; and yet, notwithstanding this, he did conceive the law should nut be administered with a heavy hind upon individuals who were, he doubted not, enthusiasts and fana tics in the dissemination of their opinions. Toleration was at all times better than persecution, and if they were disposed to make a foolish attack, it was better that the State should not make a foolish defence of the religion of the country. The grand argument of those who advocated prosecutions for such offences was founded upon a misconception of the harm .which was likely to arise from those publications to the cause of.re ligion ; but he could not conceive that any Kann was likely to result from free discussion of any kind,_ at least not until that should be permitted to exceed all bounds, and degene rate into ribaldry and offensiveness. Ile considered prosecu tions on account of blasphemy as the worst and most injudi cious way of defending religion; and he hardly thought tole ration could be carried too far as it _regarded the law of the individuals. concerned. Mr. PEEL wished to avoid such prosecutions as had . been alluded to as flit as possible; but the libels published by the petitioners had been of the grossest kind, and most revolting in their attacks upon Christianity. Wherever contrition-had beers manifested by any oldie individuals in question, it had received the consideration it deserved, as in the case of Carlile'S sister, a part of whose punishment had been remitted, and be was. free to add, he believed her subsequent conduct had proved her pot .131- worthy of favourable consideration. After an observation froni Sir F. BtrlillEl"r and Mr. Mosel:, which did not reach the gallery_ illr. PEEL said, an individual convicted as those petitiOners had been, was confined for a specific period, and afterwards till a certain fine was paid or bail found for his future good be haviour, or both. Now it did appear impossible to rernii any portion of the punishment till some pledge was obtaiued'.th at the party would desist from a similar line of conduct in fu ture : that, and an expression of contrition, he looked upon as a sine qua non to the attainment of a pardon or remission of his sentence. Sir F. BURDE'fT thought it would have been better if Car_ life had been let alone, and that there was great injustice in in.. stituting prosecutions for opinions, however absurd and ridicu lous in their nature. After an observation from Mr. WILLIAM SMITH and Lord BINNING, Mr. BROUGHAM said it was but too evident prosechtions did not - succeed in preventing the works complained of being openly sold ; any man might have them in the nooii4ay, and at the ordinary price. There was great injustice in7Pro secuting Mr. Cathie for the publication of a cheap work, and at die same time permittin g M r . M urra y o r M r . C`adell to sell to Lords and Gentlemen, in an expensive form, Giblion's aTistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empira, - with its anti-Chrisuan chapter, and Which, as the House knew, wi . a.s one of the most dangerous and subtle poisons in existence. •. Mr. HUME said they had rejoiced at the dowofal of ;the Inquisition in Spain, and they now im a gyred individuals in dungeons,- much after the same way, because they entertained opinions contrary to the prevalent one upon points - of faith, and published books expressive of their opinions. Mr; Car lile complained that his property had been - detained from him, and he was kept in prison pending the payment of a fine of 1,500/. ; when, had his property been left under his own con trol, it would have enabled him to discharge a fine double,that - amount. lie wished to submit to the Right Hon. Gentleman whether some mitigation could not be made in his punisliu as well as in that of his sistn; The A'T'TORNEY-GENERA 1, aria the prosecutioni had effected the object intended to be accomplished, namely; 'the suppression of the works in question, which were of the most dangerous, libellous, and blasphemous character, Air. BROUGHAM said, though these persons had been punished, an infamous printer, named Benbow, who had lately edified the public with an edition of a celebrated speech, with certain comments thereon, had been permitted to publish it work, in which he openly . justifiedlhe murder of the late Mr. Pt rceval ; nor was he satisfied with being the apologist of that assassination, but he .also added that there were many other Ministers, who, more than Mr. Perceval, deserved the same fate, and begged that no time might be lost in inflicting on them summary punishment.—(A laugh.)—The fact was, these individuals•were permitted to proceed without prosecution un. til they went to great lengths, and then complaint was iastantly made that the law was inefficient, and the Six Acts were asked for; complaint was also made that juries: Would not convict, which was not the case. Ile never read• 4 ‘ Palmer's Principles of Nature," but from what he heard of it, he did not think it half so dangerous as the combined sophistry and argument of Gibbon, and the'suhtlety of Hume; yet these books were get e rally read—read, too, by his Hon. _and Learned Friend (the Attorney-General); he had them, lie made no doubt, on th e shelves of his librarl, and he (Mr. lAtotigham) was sure they, did not in the least mime the known orthodox theology of his lion. Friend.—(A laugh.)—Then there, were the Works of Vol taire, containing so mucl► mere .ribalk—(Hear, hear!)—in