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They could not plead inconvenience; for it was well known that there were only two or three actions brought against solditra acting under ti'e old Insurrection Act. Could the Government show, what alone could justify the additional protection then asked, that the provisions of the olti Insurrection Act were not adeq uate to pr otect the soldiers? He denied it ; for they had experience to show that the soldiers were fully protected under it. U. did not wish that the soldier , . should be put in a situation of pe , it ; but he did not wish to put them in such a situation as would , eprive the people of all protection from the out rages of the soldiers. Mr. R. GRANT said, it appeared to him that there were two classes of delinquents which were confoun feel by the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin. There were, in the first place, such as transgressed unwillingly— such as contravened the law, either by acting negligently, or by over-z , al. hut who nevertheless acted bona fide. It was to such persons that the protection of the clause then before them was directed. The other class, however— suc'i as from love of plunder, of any other cause, corn /flitted o irtgee, were not afforded any protection by it. He thought it right that the C o mmittee should observe the distinction, in order to understand the operation of the clause thoroughly. He had looked into the Bill to see whether all the offence.; created under it could be brought under the cognizance of a courtmartial, and he felt satisfied that they could. A soldier committing such offences as had been supposed by an Hon. Member, would not only be punishable under that Act, but also under the Mutiny Act and tht Articles of War, so that his crime would be doubly cogn z int. Mr. H. GRATTAN thought that the protection granted to the soldiers by that chose ought only to he granted in a country in a state of revolution. If Ministers meant to say that Ireland was in a state of insurrection, or bordering on insurrection, they ought to say so boldly, but they ou , ht not to come dawn to that House and endeavour to introduce a clause into the Bill, which insi nuated that the country was in a state of insurrection, and would be jest;fiable only when it was in such a state. Mr O'DWYER denied that there was anything in the Articles of War to prevent a soldier from breaking into and searching a peasant's house on the most flimsy pre tence. After a few words from Mr. INGHAM, which were inauAltle in the gallery, Colonel WILLIAMS opposed the clause, which he con fidently believed would act as a protection for the most atrocious crimes. He himself remembered with what perfect impunity an innocent man had been shot by a soldier at Liverpool, during the reign of terror in England. He bad made every exertion to bring the case before the public, and to have this atrocity properly punished, but in vsin. Mr. ROCHE also opposed the clause on similar grounds. The amendment was then put and negatived. The CHAIRMAN proceeded to read the clause, "That all of c-rs and soldiers, acting in pursuance of such power or authprity. shall be responsible only to courtsmartial." Mr. LYNCH moved, as an amendment, that these words should be struck out. The amendment was then proposed, being the omission of all that part of the clause beginning from "all officers," down to the word " commenced." Thia amendment being negatived, the Chairman proceeded to recite the clause. Mr. PRYME protested against that portion of it which enacted that no person should institute a prosecution against any of the persons acting under the authority of th- Act, except by the permission of the Attorney. General. This prohibition he thought monstrous. If this clause were allowed, officers and soldiers might riot in violence with impunity. He shou'd therefore move, as an amend ment, that this part of the clause he struck out. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the amend ment unnecessary : the Attorney-General would not re fuse his warrant when the cause of justice requited it. Even supposing the pro-ecution to be commenced, the Attorney-General might defeat it by entering his noli prosequi. Mt. PRYME was well acquainted with the existence of such a prohibitory power in the Attorney-General. hut the argument of his Learned Friend did not apply to civil suits. Mr. O'CONNELL supported the amendment on similar grounds. The amendment was put, and nega'ived. The clause was then put from the Chair. Mr. O'CONNELL asked whether it had undergone any amendment.? The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative. Mr. O'CONNELL then should oppose the clause in Coto. It was a clause wholly unnecessary for its professed purpo-e , , and if passed, would only authorize the flowing of blood in torrents, and the perpetration of every species of horrible violence and outrage. The clause was pro posed for the purpose of indemnifying all persons acting under it from all responsibili , y, except to courtsm .16 .1. There was not the si•ghtest necessity for this expressed indemnity, for the Bill itself would indemnify any act, matter, or thing, however atrocious, done in pursuance or execution of its enactments. Therefore any act, &c, done in pursuance or ex cution of this Act, did not re quire this indemnity. Such expressed indemnification as this would only be required by those who went beyond all the powers granted by the Act—powers more com prehensive than had ever been before heard of. The officers and soldiers, it was set forth, were v. be responsible to courtsmartial only, for any offence against the Articles of War. live was a clear indemnity for anything those officers and soldiers might choose to do. Under this indemnity a party of soldiers might go out under the &dere of a general-officer, and shoot hundreds or thousands of the people, and in doing this they are so far from acting against the Atticles of War, that they are acting quite in accordance with those articles.— (Hear.) He would here at once and for ever throw ovei boil , ' the words of the Secretary of 'retold, in an early part o , the evening, that this was intended os an indemnity for all soldiers who acted under the orders of their superior officers; this was intended as an indemnity not only for soldiers but officers too. The clause pt o bibite t any procerding against those soldiers anti officers, either by indictment, action, or otherwise, so that even pecuniary remuneration for loss of property is denied. Thus. if a general officer goes with a body of men, and burns a man's hou-e, and destroys his property, the in jured man has no appeal except to the courtmartial, being shut out from proceeding at common law, without the fiat of the Attorney. General. Then, if an officer finds he has tomntitted an outrage likely to be noticed, he quits the a rmy, and what is to be done then? for the courtmartial has jurisdiction only over officers and soldiers. The clause, in fac , took away all right of appeal or indemnifi cation from the subject ; and the protection it afforded to the military was calculated to occasion the flowing of torrents of blood, and the con - mission of every species of outrage and violence. He would conclude his observa tions in the tame words with which he had begun— that the Act itself woull be a sufficient indemnifica tion for ail acts dotal in its execution, and that the present clause would only act as an indemnity fur acts going be yond the powers allowed by that Bill. Mr. R. GRANT denied that this clause would have the dire effects predicted by the Hon, and Learned Mem ber bar Dahlia. He contended that the officers of these courts wool.' be subject to a jurisdiction it they did wrong. An application to the Judge would entitle him to interfere though lie would not have to decide whether the person accused acted properly or not. The Judge would send the ease to a Jury, and the Jury would decide whether the per sons had acted bona fide or ?nolo fide. If they committed a military offence, no indemnity would protect them. It torrents of blie.d should he shed, as the Hon. and Learn d Member said, anti if it was proved that any blood was shed wrongly, those who shed it teould be liable to pu nishment. Certainly, for any offences committed by the officers tinder this Act, they would only be tried by mili tary courts, and in hie opinion military tribunals were t he proper tribunals to try if officers had done their duty. Nor would these officers escape if they left the service, as the Hon, and Learned Member supposed. He knew from tacperience that officers could be, and were brought to trial after leaving the service ; and if any officer committed ao improper act, and sought to escape from its conse quences,ie would not only find himself mistaken, but be would add baseness to his other faults.—(Hear. ) He considered, therefore, that the Hon. Gentleman was wrong in saying that there were no means to punish the officers composing the courts if they did wrong. The Mutiny Act and the Articles of War provided punishment for all these offences. And though the Military Law was proverbially vague, the consuetudinary part of it supplied the deficiencies, and he would venture to say adapted it to every case. It was found sufficient to repress the diem . - ders in which the common soldier was sometimes liable to indulge. No offence could be committed under this Act, Which might not he punished under the Articles of War. Mr. O'DWYER was of opinion that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had not answered one of the objections of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Dublin. Mr. SHELL said that the Insurrection Act gave the protection to Magistrates, so that they could not be prose eu ed for anything .--Theunde it. But this Bill gave them no protection( Honourable and Learned G ntlernan quoted part of the Bill to show this ; but as sented, we understood, to an interpretation put on the clause by the SoLci'or-General--that it did afford them such a protecii , n.) Well, then, see the consequences. Undo the Bill n) prosecut.oa could be instituted against Magistrates for offences committed under the Bill, unless with the sanction of the Attorney-General. There could then be no action at all brought against the Magi'. trates. Was that intended, he desired to know? He knew a case of a Magistrate who bad quarrelled with a gentleman, and who arrested him in the middle of the street of a town, surrounded by people, under the Incur rection Act. The arrest was made after nightfall, and the gentleman was put into gaol. If such a case were to occur under this Act, the gentleman could get no redress at all. Was that meant? was it intended to exonerate slagistrateS, whatever they might do? They could not he prosecuted for damages, because the Act specified that no offences committed under it should be questioned ex cept by courtamartial. The Magistrates could not be pro secuted in the Court of King's Bench. No pecuniary compensation could he obtained—none could be given by a courtniartial, nn courts of law could take cognizance of the Magistrates' offences. How could this be remedied by the addition of two words bona fide? The Solicitor General said that injuries committed bona fide would not be punished ; but unless they were so committed they would be liable to punishment. Make that clear in the face of the Bill—introduce th4words, that nothing which is done bona fide under this Aet shall be questioned hut by courtsmarrial. Make it clear that the Act is not to sup port oppression. Let it not be employed to crush the liberties ~ f the suhrict one bit more than there is need. When fltgitious violations of duty take place—let the Act not be so drawn up aa to screen them. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the words un necessary. As the Bill was now drawn, actions such as that described by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman might be prosecuted. An action would lie. If persons in the exercise of authority acted wantonly, they would have no protection from the law, and they would deserve none. No words were w inted to make the actions which were done mala fide punishable, and it was only the actions which were done bona fide which would receive indem nity. Not only individuals who so acted might be brought before courtsmartial, but they might, if the Attorney- General pleased. be brougl , t before a civil court. Mr. HENRY GRATTAN would oppose this clause, as the most mischievous, the most dangerous clause of the whole Bill. It put the whole people of Ireland out of the protection of the law, and gave them no redress whatever in NVt of oppression or wrong. It ought to be expunged. It was impossible that th - pe iple of Ireland should ever forgive England if this clause were passed. It would sow the seeds of reparation, and they would grow up to a frightful harvest. It was establishing the government of the sword, and if the Union were to he made the means of establishing such a Government. Ireland would be lost, and Eng land would find nobody in Ireland to stand by her. So help him God ! he would not stand by England, unless he was to have the Constitution. He wound not go to war against France, but he would go to war against Eng land for the British Constitution. He had been taught that lesson by the resistance to the tyranny of Charles and James, and he would teach it to his chilareo. He would disinherit them if they did not obey it.—(Laughter.) Gentlemen might laugh ; it was easy for them to lauat who knew nothing about tyranny ; but he did know— he had seen its exercise—he had seen men turned out of their houses, and their houses burnt down—and lie knew what tyranny was. The clause was fit for a state of actual war— a state of fiagrante bello. If it were passed, it would bring on a war, and they ought not to give the Govern ment such a power.—(Question.) The Committee divided on the question that the clause stand part of the B 11— For the clause Against it Majority 74 The clause was then agreed to. The 27th clause, relating to persons being arrested and detained, was then read. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL proposed to add a pro vi,o to it, to this effect :—" Provided always that no per son shall b- detained in other than a public gaol for more than 48 hours of er the time of his arrest. An HoN. MEMBER. suggested 24 hour.. Dr. BALDWIN suggested to the addition of the words " without his own consent." These two suggestions were adopted, and the proviso, embodying them, was agreed to. Clause 27, as amended, was then agreed to. Clause 26 was expunged. Clause 29 was agreed to. Clause 30 having been read, Mr. RUTHVEN declared, that he should not be do ing justice to the country if he did not resist such mea sure. as depriving Ireland of the benefit of the Habeas Corpus, to the last extremity If he were to be the only man, he would divide against it. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared. For the clause 156 Against it Majority Clau ,, es 31 and 32 were then agreed to. Clause 33 having been read, Mr. O'DWYRR moved as an amendment, that the word* giving power to Magistrates of counties of cities and cnunties of towns to act under this clause should be struck out. The character of these Magistra es was no• torionsly such, as to render their exception necessary. They were elected by, and consequently were under the influence of, tl.eir re-pective Corporations Mr. O'CONNELL supported the amendment. He had no objection to Magistrates of counties acting in a joining counties, but he had a strong ohj-ction to Magistrates elected as these corporate Magistrates were. But a very short time before the Right Hon. Secretary came into office, one of these Magistrates was so nOt. , llOUAly corrupt, that he had his regular prices for the favourable exercise of his judicial functions. For taking hail for capital felo nies he charged 20 guineas, for common felonies he charged 201., and as on in proportion. Mr. STANLEY said, that without giving full credit to ;he charges brou,ht against the Magistrates, he saw quite .efficient reason fur yielding to this amendment, in the fact that they were appointed by corporations, and not by the Government. The Government having all the re ,pensibility of the execution of this Act, their subordinate officers should at least be appointed by themselves.— (Hear.) He had, therefore, no objections to strike out the word.. The clause with this amendment was then agreed to. Clause 34, with a verbal amendment, was agreed to. The 35th clause having been read, Mr. O'CONNELL proposed that the time limited in the clause should be ex tended friim three months to six months.—Agreed to. The 36th clause was then agreed to. The 37th cisuse was then read. After a few words from Sergeant PERRIN, the SOLI CITOR-GENERAL, and Mr. O'CONNELL, the clause was agreed to. The 38th, the 39th, the 40th. and the 41st clauses, were also agreed to, and ordered to stand part of the Bill. All the clauses of the Bill having thus been gone through, Mr. STANLEY rose to propose several additional clauses. The first was as fol'ows:-- " And be it further enacted, that the tenants and posses sors of all houses and other buildings within any such pro claimed district shall, within a reasonable time atter applica tion to them respectively made, and so often as such applica tion shall be so made by any chief constable, or any constable by such chief constable for that purpose authorized, by writing, under his hand and seal, sign and deliver to such chief or,other constable, two true and correct lists of all the male inhabitants or inmates of each such haute or building, with their names and surnames in full, distinguishing those who are of the age of fourteen years or upwards from those who are under that age; such lists to be dated and signed, and to be filled up according to the form in the schedule to this Act annexed prescribed, or as near thereto as may be ; and one of such lists countersigned by such chief or other constable, shall be delivered to the person signing the same, to be by him posted on his door or inside his house, or to be kept by him, and another of said lists shall be truly copied into a book to be for that purpose kept by such chief or other constable, and shall, together with such book, remain in the care and custody of such chief constable, and shall be kept at the nearest police-station, or elsewhere, as to such chief constable shall seem fit ; and every such tenant refusing or neg lecting to make and sign such lists within a reasonable time after being so required to make and sign the same as aforesaid, shall, upon the complaint of such chief or other constable, be fined in any sum not exceeding the rate of one shilling a day for each day that he shall, after such request so made as aforesaid, refuse or neglect to make and sign such lists, or shall be impri soned until he shall have made and signed such lists, and such 5119 or imprisonment shall, after due notice and opportunity of defence, according to the course of the Court, be awarded by and at the discretion of the Justices of Petty Sessions of the district in which such tenants and possessors shall respectively be resident. " Provided always, that any false statement or suppression of the truth in any such list shall be deemed to be a misdemea nor, and the persoo or persons guilty of wilfully making the same shall be punishable accordingly." Mr. LAMBERT übj. , cteit to the clause, as imposing a great hardship on the people; it wis defended by the So licitor-General and Mr. Stanley, as imposing no hardship whatever; and by Sir. O'Connell, Mr. O'Dwyer, and Mr. Fergus O'Cinnor, as a very desirable substitute for the clause empowering domiciliary visits. The clause was then agreed to, and ordered to be added to the Bill ; as was also the following clause;— " And in order to facilitate the making such lists, be it fur ther enacted, That the chief constables of police within such districts shall provide and keep at their several police stations, for the use of such tenants and possessors of houses as afore said, printed forms of lists, according to the form in the schedule to this Act annexed, and shall furnish the same to such tenants and possessors free of expense; and that such chief or other constables shall also assist the said persons in the filling and making and signing of such lists, if by them so required. And that, to defray the expenses of such printed forms and of such books, the grand jury of the county, county of a city, or county of a town, within which such district or any part thereof is situate, shall and may, and is hereby re quired, at the assizes next after the making of such procla mation, and of making such lists as aforesaid, to present such sum or sums as shall be sufficient to defray the expense of that portion of the district locally situate within the jurisdiction of such grand jury, and which sums shall be levied off such counties respectively, and paid over to such chief constable, as aforesaid." Mr. STANLEY having moved the following clause:— " Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to pro hibit, or to enable the Lord. Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governers of Ireland to prohibit, in any county, county of a city, or county of a town, whether in any proclaimed dis trict or elsewhere in Ireland, any meeting which shall be duly convened by the High Sheriff or Lieutenant of such county, or by the Lieutenant or Chief Magistrate of such county of a city, or county of a town," Mr. LYNCH moved, as an amendment, after the words " Chief Magistrate," to add the wordy, " Or four or more Magistrates." Lord ALTHORP objected to the amendment , on the ground that it might lead to an improper convening of meetings. Alto. a short conversation, in which Mr. O'DwYEa, Mr. STANLEY, Mr. SHELL. &c., participated, the amend• ment was negatived, and the clause was agreed to and ordered to he added to the Bill. Mr. STANLEY then ntoved, according to notice, that the following el 'use be added to the Bill : " Provided always, and be it further enacted, that whenever the said courtmartial shall consist of nine members, then the concurrence of at least seven members of the said court shall be required, and shall be sufficient to give validity and effect to the decisions and acts of such court ; and that whenever the said court shall consist of any number of members less than nine, then the concurrence of at least five members of the said court shall be required, and shall be sufficient to give validity and effect to the decisions and acts of such court." Agreed to. Another clause, as we understood, was added to the Bill, suhjecting persons attending meetings and not resident in the districts where such meetings were convened, to the penalties of a misdemeanor. The report was then brought up, and agreed to be taken into forth. r consideration on Tuesd ey next. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.—BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. BARING moved a vote of 16.8441. to defray the expenses of the British Museum up to Christmas, 1833. Mr. HAWES comphined of the want of a catalogue of the MSS. of the British Musuem, as well as of an index of subj ets. Mr. BARING observed that the attention of the trus tees had been directed to these subjects, and no doubt some means would be adopted to supply the defects corn plsined of. Mr. HUME thought it' desirable that the Museum should he opened for six days in the week, instead of three. He though , it would he proper to appoint a Com mittee to inquire into the whole subject of the Museum. It was a most extraordinary circumstance, that in two months of the y e ar...-3nd those two months were those in which most strangers came to London—the British Museum was shut to the pudic. Lord ALTHORP was surprised that it should be stated that August and September were those in which most strangers arrived in town. Mr. HUME observed that the town was not fre quented during these months by gentlemen who were in the habit of going out shooting. A Committee was de- sirahle. Mr. TENNANT said that the Museum afforded every facility that reacionahle people could desire. Lord MAHON horef his testimony to the proper ma nagement of the institution, having derived great Advantages from it. It would bear comparison with any similar in stitution on the continent, and though perhaps not open for so many days as some of them, it was open for many more hours. The vote was then agreed to ; the House resumed, and the report was order e d to he taken into consideration on Monday. SCOTCH EXCHEQUER BILL. _ _ This - Bill, on the motion of Mr. KENNEDY, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. SHERIFFS' COURT (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. KENNEDY moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. HUME hoped the Hon. Mover would consent to increase the amount of debts to be recovere under it. Mr. KENNEDY assured the Hon. Member that the Bill would not he fully gone intu until it haft been thoroughly canvassed in Scotland, and that every sugges tion would receive the most mature consideration. SUGAR DUTIES. The Sugar Duties Bill way read a third time and poled, STAFFORD INDEMNITY BILL. Mr. ELLICE moved the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill. Mr. A. BARING said, that no sufficient grounds had been shown for going out of the ordinary course. The whole matter turned on a mere common election petition, not having even been sanctioned or supported by a peti tion to the H tu.e. The only regular mode of proceeding in this case, was that which they adopted at all times— to allow malpractices to be proved before an Election Com mittee, and the House proceed upon its report. But here the Hon. Member came down with the whole weight of the Government to which he belonged, and c ailed upon them to violate their usual course of proceeding, and suspend for six weeks the Committee on this election, for the per pose of continuing in the House a gentlemitl who, by his own confession, could prove that 524 out of 526 persons had been guilty of gross bribery and corruption. What instance was there—wh .t other case could be ad duced of t e House having consented to such a proceeding, and that, too, on the mere assertion of an individual? He greatly disapproved of this interference with the esta blished regulations ; it should not he granted, unless they found there was no ch once of obtaining satisfactory evi dence of these corrupt practices without it. This Bill would enable the Hon. Member still to sit in that House, and to be relieved from every pos.ible disability that might other wise affect hitn. The very first clause of it said that he should be discharged from all disabilities and incapa cities whatever." Mr. ELLICE said, that two persons had stated in the Committee that they could prove that 524 out of 526 persons had received bribes, and that they would do so if they were indemnified, and he in the name of that Com mi•tee, had premised them such a security. Mr. BARING continued—Why did not the Hon. Member then confine his indemnity to those persons who were to give this evidence ? If they freed the Hon. Member from all disabilities, as the Bill stated. he could not see what could hinder him from sitting for Stafford. Or was he to gn bark and be returned again—thus making the enormity of the offence his protection? This was a question of general principle, and they might est 'Wish a precedent which would a roduce very mischievoits He moved that the Biil he commit ed that day six months. Mr. ELLICE said tie Hon. Metnher's tali •c ions were of two kinds. First, that it was esralli•hing a bad pt in cip'e, because there had been no previous inquiry and re port ; and next, that he proposed to omit the words, " not having been a candidate at the late election." Now, his Hon. Friend would have an opportunity of moviug these word., as in all o her Bills. One ground for the course he had putsued was, that it was the grossest hypocrisy to select particular persons in such cases.—(Hear, hear.) It was wed known that up to the present time scarcely a Member had sat for this borough without having paid for his seat. He feared that if the House waited for the report of a Special Committee, they might wait till it was too late to m ke any inquiry. In the observation. which his Hon. Friend had made on him, his Hen. Friend had spoken of him a. connected with the Government, and as introducing this Bill in con sequence of that connection. He assured the House that he was no more connected with the Government than his Hon. Friend was. He had been too unjustly accused , 'f merely wishing by this means to keep the sitting 31eatabers in the House. He was not influenced by any such motive. All lie desired was, that jes ice should be done. lie thought that en this question the House owed a duty to the public, and that the first Reformed House of Parkas ment were bound to investigate matters of this sort, if they wi.hrd to give satisfaction to the public.—(Hear, hear.) This Bill was not a perfect novelty. There was one re cent instance of such a Bill having gone up from this House, and several instances of Bills of this kind havi. been brought down from that House into the House re Commons. One particular instance was that of the Melville case, where a film of indemnity was passed with regard to Mr. Trotter. He thought it of importance that the Bill should be passed before the Election Committee sat to try the question of the return for Stafford. Tik.t Committee was appointed for the 16th of April, and it was for that reason that he now pressed the Bill through tile House. Lord SANDON thought the candidates, if they were the persons who had been guilty of bribery, ought not to be inc'utled in this Bill of Indemnity. 3lr. ELLICE said his object was not to punish any par ty whatever, but to obtain a full disclosure of the facts, in raider that the House might afterwards deal with the matter as a public abuse. Mr. LITTLETON should vote for referring this Bill to a Committee ; but be must say be looked upon it with some degree of distrust, since it extended the proposed in demnity to all persons whatever. Mr. SHAW thought a Bill of this kind ought not to he introduced, except it was founded upon the report of an Election Committee, for otherwise the House would be adopting the had precedent of special and individual legis lation, to which he confessed himself opposed. Sir J WROTTESLEY agreed with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had just addressed them. He thought an Election Committee would be perfectly compe tent to meet the case, and with them it should be left. The Hon. Baronet afterwards moved that this Bill be committed on the 224 of April. Sir R. INGLIS was disposed to concur with the amend ment of the Hon. Member for Essex. Mr. BARING was understood to withdraw his amend ment, in favour of the one proposed by Sir John Wrot .tesley. Mr. R. GORDON said this amendment would leave them in a great difficulty, and ought not to be adopted, for, according to this, if there should be no Election Committee appointed, then there would be no Bill. He thought the House ought not thus to put themselves at the mercy of the persons concerned in this election—(Hear, hear)—that they ought to sat their faces against bribery wherever they found it—and that a reformed House of Commons would disgrace itself if it submitted to let such bribery escape as that which the Right Hon. Member for Coventry was prepared to prove had been practised at Stafford. Sir T. FREMANTLE objected to proceeding now, as the course recommended seemed to him one of a most anomalous nature. Mr. EI.LICE could not agree to the amendment of the Hon. Baronet, and if it were carried he must leave the whole matter to der his management Mr. WARBURTON thought it was impossible for any unbiassed man to have heard the statement of the Ri g h t. Hon. Member for Coventry wittmut being c,mvinced th at the House ought now to go into a Committee on the Bill. An Hon. Member (untlerst. , od to be Mr. CHETwvrrn) said it was an nnjos. principle that certain parties should obtain indemnity for their individual crimes at the expense to the borough of the loss of its franchise. The House then divided— For the original motion B4 Against it Majority The Bill was then considered in Committee, and some verbal amendments proposed and agreed to. The House then resumed.—Report to be brought up on Monday. The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at two o'clock. LIST OF THE MAJORITY. OF TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-rWO (TELLER INCLUDED), WHO VOTED FOR THE TENTH CLsUSE OF THE IRISH DISTURBANCES ' ➢ILL, WHICH GIVES POWER OF TRYING CIVIL OFFENCES BY COURTSMARTIAL. ENGLAND. Althorp, Viscount—South Nor thamptonshire Anson, Sir G.—Lichfield Anson, Hon. G.—GLYarrnouth Astlev,SirJacob—West Norfolk Atherley, A.—Southampton Baring, F. T.—Portsmouth Baring, F.—Thetford Barnett, C. J.—Maidstone Barnard, E. J.—Greenwich Beaumont, T. W.—South Nor. Molyneux, Lord—South Lanca shire Moreton, A. H.—West Glou. cestershire Morpe h, Ld.—West Yorkshire Mosley, So' o.—North Stafford. shire Mostyn, E. M L —Flintshire Nicholl, J —Caidiff Ord, W. H.—Newport, Isle m Wight Paget, F.—Beaumaris Palmer, R—Berkshire Palmerston, Lord—South Hants Parker, J.—Sheffield Parker, Sir H.—West Suffolk P itten, J. W.—Not th Lancash. Pelham, Hon. C. E. W.—Lin. cilnshire, parts of Lindsey Pendarves, E. W. W.—West Cornwall Pepys, C. C.—Malton Peter, W.—Bodmin Petre, Hon. E. R —York Philips, Sir G.—South Warwick shire Phillpotts, J.—Gloucester Pigot, R.--Bridgewater Painey, W.—Lyme Regis Ponsonby, Hon. W. F. S.— Dorsetshire Potter, R.—Wigan Poulter, J. S.—Shaftesbury Price, Sir R.—Herefordshire Pryme, G.—Cambridge Pugh, D.—Montgomery Ricardo, D.—Stroud Rice. Right Hon. T. S.—Cam bridge Rickford, W.—Aylesbury Ridley, Sir M. W.—Newcastle upon-Tyne Robarts, A. W.—Maidstone Rolfe, R. M —Penrhyn Rotch, B.—Knaresborough Russell, Lord John—South De vonshire Russell, C.—Reading Ryle, J.—Maccle-,field Sandon, Lord —Liverpool Sanford, E. A.—.Weat Somer setshire Scott, Sir E. D.—Lichfield Seale, J. H.—Dartmouth Sebright, Sir J. S.—Hertfordsh. Shawe, R. N.—East Suffolk Sheppard, T.—Frome Smith, J. A.—Chichester Smith, Hon. ft. J.—Chipping- Wycombe Smith, R. V. —Northampton Spencer, Captain—Midhurst Ntanley, Hon. E. G. S.—North Lancashire Stanley, E.—West Cumberland Staunton, Sir G.—South Hants Staveley, T. K.—Ripon Stewart, P. M —Lancaster Strickland, G —West Yorkshire Stuart, Lord D. C.—Arundel Talbot, C. R. M. —Glamorgan shire Talbot, W. H. F.—Chippenham Thicknesse, R.--Wigan Thomson, Hon. C. P.—Man chester Throckmorton, R. G.—Berks Townley, It. G.—Cambridgesh. Tracy, C. H.—Tewkestiury Trevor, Hon. a 11.—Caermar. thenshire Troubridge, Sir E.T.—Sandwich Vernon, H. a J. V.—South Derbyshire Vern .n, G. H.—East Retford Vincent, Sir F.—St Albans Vivian, J. H.—Swansea Walker, R.—Bury War H. G.—St. A`brns Nvarre, J. A.—Hastings Waterpark, Lord—South Der bysh ire Watki is, J. L. V.—Brecon Watson, R.—Canterbury Wedgewood, J.—Stoke Whitbread, W. H.—Bed ford Whitmore, W. W.—Wolver hampton Whitmore, T. C.—Bridgenorth Williams, W. A.—Monmouth shire Willoughby, Sir H. P.—New ca,tle-under-Lyne Wood, G. W.—S. Lancashire Wood, C.—Halitax Wrottesley, Sir J.—South Staf fordshire (Wynn, Right Hon. C. W.W. — Montgomeryshire Young, G. F. —Tynemouth SCOTLAND. JiTimbertand Benett, J.—South Wiltshire Bentinck, Ld. G.—King's Lynn Berkeley, 11. F.—Gloucester Berkeley, G. C. F.—West Glou cestershire Bethell, 11.—East Yorkshire Bewes, T —Plymouth Biddulph, R. M.—Denbighshire Blackstone W.S.—Wallingford Boss, J. G.—Northallerton Brocklehurst, J.—Macclesfield Brodie, W. B.—New Sarum Brougham, W. —Southwark Brougham, J.—Kendal Buller, J. N.V.—Exeter Buller, E.—North Staffordshire' Bulteel, J. C.—South Devon Burdett, Sir F.—Westminster Burton, Henry—Beverley Buxton, T F.—Weymouth Byng, Geo.—Middlesex Byng, Sir John—Wareham Calvert, N.—Hertfordshire Campbell, Sir J. Dudley Carter, J. B.—Portsmouth Cavendish, Lord—North Der byshire Cavendish, H. F. C.—Derby Cayley, Sir G —Scarborough Cayley, E S.—North Yorkshire Chaytor, Sir W.—Sunderland Chetwynd, Capt. W.—Stafford Chichester, J. P. B.—BarnAaple Childers, J W.—Cambridgesh. Clive, Edward B.—Hereford Clive, Viscount—Ludlow Clive, R. H.—South Shropshire) Ceckerell, Sir C. —Evesham Codrington, Sir E.—Devonport Collier, J.—Plymouth Cookes, T H.—East Worces tershire Cotes, J.—North Shropshire Crawley, S.—Bedford Davenport, J.—Stoke-on-Trent Davies, Colonel—Worcester Denison, W. J.—West Surrey Denison, J. E.—South Notting hamshire L W.—Glamorgansh. Donkin, Sir R. S.—Berwick Duncannon, Vis.—Nottingham Dundas, J. W.—G ri en w ich Dundas, Sir R. L.—Richmond Dundas, J. C.—Richmond Eastnor, Viscount —Reigate Ebrington, ViAc.—North Devon Ellice, E. —Coventry Erwall, R.—Andover Evans, W.—LeiceNter Fazakerley, J. N.—Peterboro' Fellowes, H. A. W.—Andover Fellowes, N.—North Devon Fenton, J.—Rochdale Ferguson, Sir R. —Nottingham F inch, G.—Stamford Fitzroy, Lord J.—Thetford Folkes, Sir W.—Norfolk Forster, C. S.—Walsall Fort, J.—Clitheroe Fox, Sackville L.—Helleston Frankland, Sir R. —Thirsk Gaskell, J. M.—Wenlock Gisborne, T.—Nortr. Derbysh. Glatistone,W.E.—Newa rk-u p on. Trent Gordon, R.—Cricklade Gore, M.—Devizes Goring, H. D.—New Shoreham Graham, Sir J.—East Cumber. land Grant, Right Hon.R.—Finsbury Greene, T.—Lancashire Grey, C.—Chipping-Wycombe Grey, Sir G.—Devonport Grownow, Capt.—Stafford Grosvenor, Lord R.—Chester Halford, Henry—South Leices tershire Handley, Wm. F.—Newark. dpon-Trent Handley, Henry—Lincolnshire parts of Kesteven Harcourt, G. G —Oxfordshire Harland, W. C.—Durham Hawes, B.—Lambeth Heathcoat, 3 —Tiverton Heathcote, G, J.—Lincoinshire Heron, Sir R. —Peterborough Hill, Sir R.—North Shropshire H °Mouse, Sir J.—Westminstei Hodges, T. L.—Kent Hodgson, J —Newcastle-upon. Ty ne Hornby, E. G.—Warrington Horne, Sir W Marylehone Hoskins, K.—Herefordshire Howard, F. G —Morpet h Howard, I'. H.—Carlisle Howick, Vise.—North North umberland log am, R.—South Shields Inglis, Sir R. H.—Oxford UM., versity Jermyn, Earl—Bury, Suffolk Jerningham, H. V.—Pontefract Johnstone, Sir J. V. B.—Scarbro' Keppel, Hon. G.—East Norfolk Kerry, Earl of—Caine Labouchere, Henry—Taunton Lamont, J. C.—Wells Langdale, Hon. C.—Beverley Langston, J. H —Oxford Lefevre, C. S.—North Hants Lemon, Sir C.—West Cornwall Leonard, S r T.—South Essex Lennox, Lord J.—West Sussex Lennox, Lord A.—Chichester Lumley, Lord—North Notting hamshire Lushington, Dr —Tower Haml Moberly, W. L.—Chatham Macaulay, T. eds Madocks, J.—Denb i gh Mahon. Vi-c.—.Hertford Wirjoribanks, S.—Hyth e Marryatt, J.—Sandw i ch Mat shall, J.—Leeds Marsland. T.—Stockport Martin, J.—Tewkesbary Methuen, P —North Wiltshir , Mildmay, P. St. J Wincheste. Milton, Viscount—North Nor thauiptonshire og Adam, C.—Clackmannanshire Raillie, Col. J.—lnverness, &c. Bannerman, A. Aberdeen Callender, J. H.—Argyllshire Dalrymple, Sir J. H. —Edin. burglish ire Elliot, Hon. G.—Roxhurghshire Ferguson, R.—DyNart, &c. Ferguson, G.—Banffshire Fleming, Hon. C.—Stirlingsh. Grant, C.—lnverness..hire Hallyburton, D. G.—Fnrfarsh. Hay, A. L—Elgin, &c. Jeff ey, Rt. Hon. F.—Edinburgh Johnston, A.—St. Andrews Johnstone, J. J. H.—Dumfries shire Kennedy, T. F.—Ayr, &c. Maxwell. John—Lanarkshire Maxwell, Sir John—Paisley Murray, J. A.—Leith Oliphant, Laurence—Perth Orine!ie, Earl of--Perthshire Ross, H.—Montrose, &c. `;tewart, Sir M. S.—Renfrewsb. itewart, R.—H.iddington, &c. Wemyss, J —Fifeshire IREI.AND. Acheson, Lord—Co of Armagh Belfast, Earl of—Antrim Co. ;rowne, J.—Mayo trowne, D.—Mayo :'hristmas, W.—Waterford note, Sir C.—Queen's Co. i , ergoson, Sir R—Londonderry Fitzgibbon, R.—Lim, rick Co. Gla.:stone, T.—Portalington fill, L- rd Arthur—Down Co. Hill, Lord M.—Newry toward, IL—Wicklow Co. Knox, Col.—Dungannon -arab, lion. G. —Dungary on 'laxwell, J. W.—Downpatrick )'Grady, S.--Limerick Co. Hn. Gen.—Antrim Co. Thaw, F.—Dublin University Mr. C. J. Kemeys Tynte's n , me was omitted in our List of the Minority against the Itlth Clause of the Ir.sh Disturbances Bill. LORD KING.—The Bishops, we see, are ..nde ivouring to hatter down bud KING in the House of Lords. It hs Lordship wants . facts let him turn to the pa4es of " Whychentte of St. John's." The " Curse of the Church," will supply him with a score. A more caustic paper was never written. The power of description, and the enthusi ,tic love of nature and art, evinced by the author of" Ar !bur Coning4ty," give evidence of a man, who writes be cause he likes his task, or rather his amusement. No hireling pen could have thus poured firth, page after paer , of vo/id writing. Had the work been publdthed even as a collection of essays, it could not have failed to attract attention, FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 22, 1833. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain G. Todd to be Ma. jor, by purchase, vice Madden, who retires ; Lieut. M. F. Beau. man to be Captain, by purchase, vice Ttxld ; Cornet J. D Dy son to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bcauman ; S. Bomford, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Dyson, March W. Bth Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet J. Robins, from the half-pay of the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Howard, deceased, March 22. 10th Light Dragoons—Lieut.-Col. G. Gore, from the half-pay of the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant. Colonel, vice Henry Wyndham, who exchanges, March 22. 14th Light Dragoons Lieut. C. Barton to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Gage, who retires; Cornet E. Royds to be Lieu. tenant, by purchase, vice Barton ; C. Jones, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Royds, March 22. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign T. Humphreys to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Mackenzie, who retires • D. G. A. Darroch, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Humphreys, March 22. 2d Foot—Lieut. W. M. Lyster to be Captain, by purchase, vice Head, promoted; Ensign 11. R. H. C. Elwes to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Lyster; F. English, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elwes, March 22, 1833. 16th Foot —Ensign M. V. Abbott, from the 80th regiment, to be Ensign, viee Palmer, who exchanges. 31st Foot —Ensign It. Boys to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires; R. D. Chamberlaine, Gent., to be En. sign uy purchase, vice Boyes, March 22. 33th Foot—Brevet Lieut -Col. C. A. Fitzroy, from the half. pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Power, who retires, March 22. 4.ith Foot—Lieut. F. Coddington to be Captain, by purchase, vice Butler, promoted; Ensign F. W. Smith to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Coddington; J. M. B Neill, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smith, March '22. 56t Foot —Lieut. W. Grey to be Captain, without purchase, vice Partridge deceased, March 11 ; Captain G. Furman, from the half-pay tJnatt ched, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Pickering, deceased, March 22; Ensign J. Wegg to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Grey, March 10: Cornet J. I. Lushington, from the haMpay of the Royal Waggon Train, to be Ensign, vice Wegg, March 22. 78th Foot—W. A. Sutherland, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Burns, promoted, March 22. 84th Foot—Ensign F. it. Palmer, from the 16th Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Abbott, who exchanges, March 22. 923 Foot—Captain J. Forbes, from the half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, viee Ranald Macdonald, who exchanges, receiv ing the difference, March W. 95th Foot—T. C. Ormsby, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Balfour, who retires, March 22. lot West I .dia Regiment—D. Digges, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reamsbottom, who icures, March 22. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign W. H. Nicoll, to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Whitcombe, deceased; Ensign T. M'Maiius, from the half-pay of the 101st Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Nicolls, Marc. 22. UN ATTACHED. Captain C. Head, from the 2d Foot to he Major, by purchase; Captain J Butler, from the 40th Regiment, to be Major, by pur• chase, March 22. MEMORANDUM. Major A. Bowen, half-pay Unattached, has been allowed to retire from the service by the sale of an unattached commission, March 22. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 20, 1833. This day Mr. Dedel, Minister on a special mission from the King of the Netherlands, had udience of his Majesty to deliver his credentials :—To which he was introduced by Lord Viscount Palmerston, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Kiat., Mas ter of the Ceremonies. QUEEN'S HOUSE,ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAncir 21. This day Mr. Dodel, .vlinister on a special mission from the King of the Netherlands, had audience of her Majesty. To which he was introduced by the Earl of Denbigh, her Majesty's Lord Chamberlain, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Knt., Master of the Ceremonies. CROWN.OFFICE, MARCH 42.. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Ciry OF OXFORD.—William Hughes Hughes, Esq., in the room of Thomas Stonor, Esq., the last election for the said city of Oxford, in so far as regards the said Thomas Stonor, having been determined to be void. BoKOUGH OF MARYLEBONE.- 4 ir Samuel Saint Swithin Burden Whalley, Kat., in the room of Edward Berkeley Pott. man, Esq., who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. RICHARD BA turrELoT, saddler, Petworth, Sussex. JA ES TOWERS, insurance-broker, Bishopsgate-street Within. JOHN ATTREE, grocer, Brighton. GEORGE HUNTER, wine-merchant,Bury.street. St.James's. BANKRUPICIES ENLARGED. EDWARD PI ERCY, carver, Tichbourne-street, Golden. square, from April 5 to 19, at twelve, at the Court of Commis s,oners. WILLIAM AUTHU ft CLARK, wine-merchant, Bishops. gate-street, from April 5 to 12, at twelve, at the Court of Com. missioners. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JOSEPH HU OSON, tobacconistßUP,T Oxfird-street. BANKS. WILLIAM THOMAS MITCHELL, builder, Woolwich, April 4, at two, and May 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Nokes, Woolwich ; Nokes, Charlotte.street, Bloomsbury. JOHN WOOLLE l'T, tea-dealer, Newbury, Berkshire, March 29, at one, and May 3, at half - pa st ten, at the Court of i3ank ruptcy. Amory and Coles, '1 hrogmorton-street, London. WILLIA .$1 THRELKELD, grocer, Northampton-place, Old Kent-road, April '2, at eleven, and May 3, at twelve, at the Court of I3ankiuptcy. Turner, Basing-lane. WI a .LI A M BA RRI NGTO N,silk-throwster, Sandbach Heath, Chester, April 11, at four, April 12, at ten, and May 3, at eleven, at the Lion and Swan inn, Congleton, Cheshire. Earle, Ashton under-Lyne; Fox, Finsbury.eircus, London. ANN 8001 H, shopkeeper, Bury, Lancashire, April 8 and 9, at three, and May 2, at eleven, at the Eagle and lla Inn, Bury. Woodcock, jun., Bury; Appleby and Charnock, Gray's Inn, London. THOMAS HOUGHTON, scrivener, Ormskirk, Lancashire, April 13, at ten, and May 3, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Charnley, Preston. Johnson and Weatherall, King's Bench_ walk, Temple, London ; Charnley, Preston. GEORGE MAY, shoemaker, Clay-cross, Derbyshire, March 30, and May 3, at eleven, at the offices of Messrs. Hutchinson, Chesterfield ; Smithson, Dun, and Haydon, New Inn, London. WILI.I AM H AN KIN, stonemason, Kirkdale, near Liverpool April 6, and May 3, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool Chester, Staple Inn, Lot.l4.oaLCor,t,Liverpool. DIV?DEIsIbS. R. H. Higham, hatter, New Bond-street, April 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J Mossmass, sheep-dealer, Maul den, Bedfordshire, April 12, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy —F. and J. Giles, si,k-manufacturers, Steward-street, Spital fields, April i 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—S. Baxter, builder, Carmarthen-street, lottenham-court-road, April IS, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J. Lyon, merchant, Savage gardens, April 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—R. Parry, hop-merchant, Birmingham, April 12, at twelve, at the Hen and Chickens hotel, Birmingham—T. Salmon, merchant, Stoke-ferr , N. rfolk, April 15, at eight, at the Crown Tavern, King's Lynn—T. Ford, innkeeper, Liandrinio, Montgomery shire, April 16, at eleven, at the Talbot Inn, Shrewsbury—R. Harding, timber-merchant, Bristol, April 13, at twelve, at the Commercial.roo s, Bristol. CERTIFIC A.TES.—APart. It T. and G. Courtney, clothiers, Old Jewry—W Careless, cheesemonger, Chalton, bent—J Diamond, tobacconist, St. Paul's Church-yard—J. Hollingsworth, printer, Southsea, Portsea, Southampton—R. Wilkinson ' merchant, London—S. Tarrant, wine.merchant, Regent-street—J. Berkeley, merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—T. Cobb, paper-maker, Banbury, Ox fordshire—T. Toinkinson, stationer, Warwick. PAKTNERSHIPS DISSO LV ED. W. B. Jones and J. Anderton, chym!st, Kingston-upon- Thames—A. Lowe and Co., merchants, Bahia—H. Chadley and EA. Atkinson, schoolmistresses, Clapham—S. Parkes and Co., Liverpool—J. Stewart and J. Newey, brass founders, Birming ham—J. Collings and G. Rees, brewers, Cross, Somersetshire— C. and M. A. Aubrey, wire-drawers, William-street, Lambeth marsh—S. and J. Shires, millwrignts, Manchester—T. and J. Aston, button-makers—A. Henry and Co., merchants, Man chester—W. Holliday and E. Pridham—B. F. and B. Hopkins, Russia brokers, Exchange-buildings, Sweeting's-alley—S. Brad bury and W. Rhodes, grocers, Aldersgate.street—W. Gorsuch and J Goudie, general agents, Liverpool—W. Harvey and Co., cotton.spinners, Salford, Lancashire (so far ::s regards J. Broom head)—P. Trehern and Co., Ledbury, Herefordshire, grocers C. Hodgson, and Co., manufacturers, Shettield—S. Jones and Co., brushmakeis, Gloucester—M. and W. W. Scales, carcass_ butchers, Aldgate High-street—J. H. Wardle and J. Brown, lace—manufacturers, Nottingham. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Cannizzaro, in Hanover-square, from West Cliff Lodge, Brighton ; the Earl and Countess of Orkney, from Taplow ; Colonel and Mrs. Clements, in Wilton-crescent, from Leitrim ; Lord and Lady Say and Sele, in Bruton-street, from Belvidere; Lord James Stuart, in Whitehall-place ; Lady Cremorne and Captain Rawdon, in Hertford-street; Mr. and Lady Harriet Clive, in Upper Grosvenor-street, Mayfair, from Oakley Park; Lady Charlotte Berkeley, in Spring-gardens, from Fishburne ; Major-General Clitheroe, in Welbeck-street ; Hon. Miss Mitford, at Lord Redesdale's, in Harley-street, from Moreton-in.the Marsh ; Lord and Lady Bridport, in Wimpole-street, from Somerset; Mr. end Mrs. Stuart, in Hill street, from Tempsford Hall ; Lord Lynedoch, in Stratton street ; Lady Louisa Stuart, in Gloucester-place; Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth, in Connaught-terrace, from Wentworth Park ; Lord and Lady Howden, in Hereford.street ; Lord and Lady Rivers, at the Dowager Lady Rivers's, in Grosvenor i3lace ; Viscount Clifden, 'in Hanover-square; the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Surrey, in St. James's-square, from Arundel Castle, Sussex ; James Daly, Esq., M.P., at the Bur lington Hotel, from Ireland; W. Wiltshire, Esq., at ditto, from Hertfordshire; R. Harman, Esq., at ditto, from Liv, r pool ; John Swift, Esq., at ditto, from ditto; Wilson, Esq., at ditto, from ditto; George Heathcote, Esq , M.P., at ditto, from Lincolnshire; Sir Edward and Lady Poore, and family, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from their seat, Lynd hurst; Sir John J. James, Bart., at Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar square, from Dublin; J. Long, Esq., at ditto, from ditto; J. Hind., Esq., at ditto, from Milton ; Captain Johnstone, at ditto, from Longford, Ireland ; Courtnay, Esq., at ditto from ditto ; Watson, Esq., and Ferguson, Esq., at ditto„ from ditto; Frederick Truman, Esq., at the Albion Hotel, Cockspur-street, from Henley; Edward Gardiner, Esq., at ditto, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Gotoe, at ditto, from Bristol; Captain Marshall, R.N , from Lincolnshire; Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawrence, in Grosvenor-street, from their seat in Essex; General Lord Forbes, at Bryant's Hotel, Conduit-street, from Ramsgate; G. H. Cherry, Esq., at ditto, from Denford House, Hungerford ; Sir Arch. ISPLaine, Bart., and Lady M`Laine, from Brighton, in Montague-square; E. Cranston, at Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from his seat, East Court, Sussex ; Frewen Turner, Esq., and Mrs. Turner, at ditto, from their seat, Brickwall House, Sussex; J. Smith, at ditto, from his seat, Friar Gate, Derby ; Diedes, Esq., and family, at ditto. DEPARTURES. Mrs. B. Carter, from Bryant's Hotel, Conduit-street, for Brighton ; the Earl and Countess Bathurst, and Lady Geor gians Bathurst, from Arlington-street, for Brighton ; Mr Sackville Lane Fox, from Gwydyr House, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, at Hornby Castle , the Earl and Countess of Albemarle, and Lady Caroline Kepp,ll, from Ber keley-square, for Queddenham Hall, Norfolk ; Lord Fever sham, from Arlington-street, for Duncombe Park ; Lord Lyndhurst, from Hyde Park-terrace, for Lewes ; General and Mrs. Peachey, from Warren's Hotel, for Bury St. Edmunds ; the Rev. Charles and Mrs. Henry, from ditto, for Gloucester shire ; Captain Henry, from ditto, for Chatham ; Edward Da vonport, Esq., from tle St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Chester ; Mr. and Mrs. Greig, from the Albion Hotel, Cock spur-street, for the Continent ; Major Turner, from ditto, for Brussels George Edwards, Esq., from ditto, for the North. FRENCH PAPERS. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—SITTING or IVIAI I ' O O The order of the day was, the general d' and of the Bill for regulating the importation an portation of sugars. Article 1 4" , as proposed by Government •-• Tariff for the importation of sugars *b ell be lated as follows : 6 ' Suamts—From French Colon ies f ' W onsr distinction of colour or mode of fabric ation ; 1 " / " .. 10( bon, or from the Antilles and Guiana, 42 50c. Pe r m i kilogram—Clayed of all colours ; from 4,,,,y 65f. ; from the Antilles and Guiana, 75f.--Fdrei6sl existing duties." cr 0 1 Tariff'iat,Ae, r s t d aui for rf e Aotßl l hiso , e—w a s Fism am po e r n ta d t e i d on by of th s e u C ga o r m s m s i h t a t i e t e- iTem ,ir IM ° other r : o — na French Colonies--Rovt white; from Bourbon, 401. per 100 kilograu?!, ; oo, the Antilles and Guiana, 45f.—Raw white; "'cue bon, 45f. ; from the Antilles and Go;ana, t h e 5"-- of all colours ; from Bourbon, 67f. 50c. • for ° o i* ' tilles and Guiana, 75f.—ForeignRIVV, o:herthl" 00 0 in Fr- nch ships, from India, 80f. ; from else rvbf e ip fr Europe, 85f ; from the marts ( entrepots), 95 ",',11 L e n t , inshFiprse,nclioBohfi.p—s,Rfart,v,mwihnditie,,,a9ndofc;layfredor 1e b out of Europe, 105 f. ; from the marts, Ilbf• ign ships, 1201." 0 40 It was announced that Government ono° the amendment of the Committee. SITTING OF MARCH 20 . At one o'ocloc in, the Presi d ent'oril the o e si tting Chair vta ; b ut.s suspended the foraMembePr while.snotiing in , A , half-past one the discussion on the p re r, law relative to the duties on sugar Wag reg lia L 100 M. kil R og I r t s il m h m a e d s. t p h t e op e o x s i e . d tin o; du T t ;e o sd n i Y 11. 4 - f r duty on sugars should be reduced to 30 111 %0° the df produced in the French West India V ali Guiana being 45 francs. M. Pescatore oppo ed the reductioo9ooo much as it would be Injurious to the 01211° of beer-root sugar. M. Delaroche was also averse to the tedl;it and to the suppression of the drawback on e% don. The consumption would not increase lot portion to the damage occasioned therehY colonies and foreign trade of France. M Foy warmly pleaded the interests of d the root sugar-manufacturers, which be saed , be materially compromised by the PeP w sist duction. He insisted on the necessity of 111 ", ing the existing law on the subject, and suPPr the dra,s back altogether. n o kil n , M. Cunin Gridaine stated that th e 80A —OO0 ► r.' of sugar imported last year had produced 39 1 :, of francs, out of which 19 millions had Y e rsils f iwe o ta r ttsa ra i w odt l e i ra a o c dd k t drawback. The h l t 2 e o , that the reduction of the duty would "i f gr eff ct Gf increasing the consumption, dt traband, which would no longer be temete d A t o o c to o hoe nt kT ra i band trade ha..:40,.), recourse to fraud, when the duty experieeee" re cd dent reduction, and this must increase th e r of the Treasury. Treasury H id 14Fr:1301ciintr; M. Charles Giroux opposed the reductior!. M. Broide showed that 69,000 h ec tares ° e would suffice to supply the whole of Fran ' beet-root sugar. , m a rvel" M. Marmier acknowledged that t h e of be • t-root sugar had of late made coosidere greys in Fra , .ce. He said he was himsel f 1 , 6 tacrurer, and had derived no benefit %Ot t : e f l , his undertaking since the colonial souse " -d a te cheap. He declared that 19 millions geeithi the sugar export trade was excessive; bf„ t al the reduction were adopted, he would sii" manufsetory, and dismiss his workmen. The M. Roul insisted on the reduction• P c t with the colonial produce. The root sugar manufacture could not even exPn redu e : fi l be profitable both to the Treasury and I ° ll ,: v ed i very After large desultory The reduction, nevertheless, was teJ e " taking into consideration two meOniej.i" ed proposed by General Be. d who e — ( 1 ":„ er duction of 15 francs, at the itran.' of fil e rate othe r by annum, during th • tee years; and en ° t et Mornay, who wished to reduce the V vt ats.) discussion on the . P t eq t r h i l s c il t •ely to 30 franc, in the course of st a m en amber decided that M. Delesseres having for its object to reduce the dig t° should obtain the priority. t( 1 , 1 M. Salverre argued th a t it was neceelt;it the present duties on sugar, because t being s ll one of luxury, it was a tax nOt fit AI , ie j the poorer classes of society , General Sebastiani entered during 7".„.Stiirl, discourse, and there was a general roin°l:;e out the Hall, from which the orator's e°l- some time unheard. M. Mauguin said that he would prefers°, ltl el interests of the beet-root sugar manufaeorel4 o w f h t a h t e c t o h l e o y ni s a h l o p u la it t l ite l r o s w . eTr,heitprtobteeyetwinigoit:ldeTiitteor, );1 sugar at a cheaper rate. They shou'u k t : 0 4c° ' whole system of customs, diminish t he freight, of manufacture, &c , which We h r n e wo o ,l France than in any other country tyi,orel',",,l was a complete revolution in their 'i f- t i o commercial systems they should gle e !' to se good. Then the planters would be eb te sugar on cheaper terms. —sore GERMAN PAPERS. brti e, iih4gfiee S eiTaihrt ni t niei tewc u ,iarlei r esi,wi te a settsekiti a Tti,t, naelo(REl,tio,f,DGaluaa, Government who n, all p e r s on s tehAteos i: is(tß i , onisrwo rti cift ninueo r t nine c ghtnes7ne t i ertn.ah:p:iose l ,m, wod3Lrpieie.i 7.—Letters mentioning —The ~ n T or.psal ef offices vi,eak e tidoit.:f:tbnijot s tni:hiti g : ienhsef:::_ v iitno3 : : : ":..... i,joecoinoriet of of the ~. 0 a M contains au address of the Municipal C"g tl- 1 1 , io # o l' , gen to his Majesty the King, dated the t ' t 0 the Second Chamber, by M. Romer , v e r; °foi l o a assemblies s ein I) l i e s p a r n . io d intefvr u v:t n toehr i o eecte n ah s nei . Ainvreod l dot. n :ib t :n: h ias, e frtt:r a i aar.ddettliratr,e,y,enp:sius?, opicaorfronot as 1 66,13.t e rss:ro:::0 .0: p o ii ii ii ) pt: Ro Giesslingen , in direct opposition to th e , o il) iV ) r . o . t h o ibition against holding popular 1 11 e 007 s til uiec in p g r2 p e it : l l e ni w" e h n ini c ts ehn: Perteot tranquillity and satisfaction Ah° l4 - kW," r continued n tit t l i ,A n e uNueAtniub,,t,ounpdreeivi MARCHa j i l oy a l t ss l . iatphwo whichlih. The "a 't t e as r iv ,i) w rr e b r u e m ret er •e c i i v m e n d t . B b ~ t r ee l y s t i ll without ae ceefr- ( a o tmerchants accededrrtehae.a goods to : 0 ( t ti g b h the Pr us sian ithey,ieh twh;Tl already r r rhe i e f Tariff, i e ieyv n n eth o od t a t i i l dpa c et : eh iy :E w i t a t i g a d : i : i it ef o l o rei r : 0 1 levy of this duty, with the notice that it t e e 01 within four weeks, otherwise an executiooooo place. On the p•isitive refusal of the tner d c y $ O 4 / ter measure has been resorted to. Yeb ter :aitt . officers are employed in taking frour the r e r h ivy' -tead of money.—Frunkfart Papers,Mareosoo (EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF A 00/13C 11 / NA poi.) leo ei otitehrfrri r Non ' spag N oip : A wili r ie: j o rnea t tn t risyij o iinh e rdiaie ß sni gtt o ha tft ;sat at : l: N ina i l iet . dse , tt i. ichh . E eei a n b . ,gils :l cici A oo rft : go ~: 1: 0 4 0 0 11 ? ships and the plain with people, for the - neo i so tull that there was no room for the _ , 4 the importance of the people daily incre:nt 7, arches, decorating theatno(tvi othwerthwebrreaneerhee::°sitt", tt preparing as good a recep ion as our pee! ti rl Y r , 1 4 , 01 . c the 6th February the landing and r u l e I m o! , King took place. It is impossible to t 1 which filled the hearts of the Greek . , 8 . i i it # ,:il the impetuosity with which it tnanifes_cso tri even the youngest children reinaine.d 1.011,,4 for their mothers took them in the i r t; sroli tit.ieearbli(ilnegnoftviiiinfulwht:ofotinoythaenyti f.ixifecieftwbewe:,o4Ar, jiii of our King animates both. All implore:ooa inn to us, and ext ud his life t" the re° I ,e,:r man existence. Yesterday afternoon ce n brd, 0;;0 1 out incognito to dine on hood the E g,_ l sci, immediately recognised bv the Greo.7lol;f4 image in their hearts. An braw frot, watch' the coast with the loudest acelo A iltitnde 'email 1 , 11 , eni ng, and :1,,!"' in tal, • tiny and I ‘ 4 "', Al ag Y "ba nk and tenth wi t h tr eh 16. N re • Oded, i,. tbE kv rui L i n t,