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PARLIAMENT, t • Lordships recollected that Pitt and Fox had re= presented rotten bproughs,The trusted the House would - piuse before they adopted, any, measure tending to de t roy that spetl es of represen tati6"ti which had , iltroduced to public• life those aind•'- other great men. If Grampound were nón; - franchised, a dangerous and perniCioiis precedent' would be established for the disfranchisernent.of other boroughs. 'rho present were reyolutiOnaiY..': times, and he hoped the warning` of the Fiench Revolution Would not prove to have been thrown-. away. [From " The Quebec Gazette,"] } IS2. 1- 1C717,11,L1NG-OFFICE. april 10, 1821. it E COMMISSIONERS for IGTU.A LING His 31,1.7ESTY's here7iy Arice , °t !et', that on Taesda:y , the 3th of 3lav, theft wilt be ' 1),, a( ', 71 to reeeiee Tenders in writing- (Realer] no) awl treat for -"Pply (on ,enarate Contracts) of what }MESH BEEF, "I be. requir,d :for the nse of his linfesty's Ships and res 'rit the undermentioned Ports, daring the space of Twelve cee ' l dtir Months, to commence front the daps noted against "e 4 Port,‘ : Penzance Greenock nnermey and Jersey Newcastle and Tinmouth Haven Catuphelron Galway Lett:lst, Carrickfergus, Larne} Har;sour, and Newry t o e Conditi,n , of the bontracts may he seen at the Secre- Ofhi, Oflice • hiS Oflirr , or by applyinr to the Collectors tl~ . ; Alawsty's Custom,. at Penzance, Greenock, Newca,- 7 4 4 : : "Pbeltown , Galway, and Belfast, and to the PoAt 'ers at Guernsey and jersey, respectively. ai ;t , reg e ,-,1 w ilt he had to any Tender ix which the Prwe " nOt 1 • • t i• ti t 11 2 , 11 , r-ef 7,6 twat s ea saa ' be delivered to the Marrd hp/ore One o'Clock on the said .I " a ke , " e dd May next; nor inte.s.o the Person who the Tender, of .or some Person on his behalf, attends to " when called for. 4 'c'h Tender must also be aecompanied by a Letter, sig - ned tj I,"v en, eAtn, '0 responsible Persons, entraficin , to become boand with • e fatty t in the Penal SIM of L. 500, for the Performance of each of the Contracts. • ~~_. rrBRITISH.. GALLERY, PALL M ALL. MS GALLERY, for the EXHIBITION and S ALE of the Works of Modern Artists, IS OPEN how Ten in the Morning- until Five in the Evening. Admission, is.—Catalogue,-Is. " By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON. A GENERAL COURT of this CORPOR vF, AnoN will be held at the FREEM ASONS"TA- L 4 N. on SATURDAY. the 21st instant, at Fire &Clock. ;;• 11 - H. the Duke of YORK: and ALBANY, President. • •tI L . iemen intending to be present, are requeoed to leave T name s a t ••the Bar of the Tavern, on or baore the 19th t he n . names Dinner at Six o'Clock. D. MACKlNNON,} Seeretaries. • J. G. DUFF, L ondon, April 11, IS2I. . SOCIETY in SCOTLAND for PROP.A -1 ~,, GATING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEGE in tbe HIGH -4...W1), and ISLANDS; incorporated b y Royal Charters, 41.,. - • 1 709 and 1735 ; having on its Establishment more than I'.l",..Schools, and upwards of 20,000 Children under its Y care. II 41.1 . th , FORTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of .. (1! LONDON CORRESPONDENT BOARD of tbii National if tr ari tYe celebrated at Freemasons' Hall, on Wednesday, - , e t, 28 ; tt b e Right Hon. the LORD NIAYOR, Vice-President, ip 4e 'e Chair; His Royal ,Highness the Duke of Sussex, Press ilt,! b eing absent from severe indisposition ; '2 "e following COntrilintions were announced by the Treasurer : t , y '. FearonT as Ex hose marked (a) .1. Fergussare annual. `'', - aon. Esq /..: A te4 lor o f the late Mrs a W. Ae roll, Esq I e, i tl i 4 tiord ort ,of Beck- Capt Hugh Reid .5 tit - t .,.. ta nl; part of a be- a Rev Dr Manuel 1 '''t. fur charitable a Jas. Thompson, Esq 1 Pan,. „ fl'i; i : 4 l L 150 OaJ. L. Johnson, Esq I ei • suns to be ap- aS. Macdowall, Esq I 'Pr,. 1 4t 'ted solely to the a It. G. Mackintosh, Esq 1 a 44 re aseof the School- 7 _ a Robert Auld, Fwq 1 4 li, k e rs' salaries.] . a Rev Dr Waugh 1 $ q H. the Duke of a John Aitkins, Esq t .11 ,It ts sx 10 10 a John Polworth, Esq 1 1 41 .13 Prince Leopold 21 0 a James Cook, Esq ~ l a! I vp ' 1 the Ld Mayor, • a Friend to the C harity 1 ti. . 55 a Robert Smith, Esq 1 (if s rPrlee the Duke - a Rey Mr Cromhie 1 kt 4. .edf or a 1.- p 26 5a T. Craafurd , Esq 1 gilt H • • • E a rl Andrews, Esq 1 of b ion the 14 ,1' 44 ( 1 4111-us e 10 to a Js. Johnson, Es-q I 1'1,,,q1', ti,,: e EN. 10 10 Js. Urquhart, Esq 10 ( ,-;ea 44 , , Reid, k q . Ic t Ict W. Watson, Esq 1 -I.ier,,",texantler Ityd to 10 W: Murray, Esq I k Itt Nicholson 55 a Major James Brown 3 Stelelion si r A rc h. aT. Matthew, .Esq 1 , S te n, l ia , xr . p . a ' J. Roubilliard, Esti 1 II; . qtara 5 5 W. Cannon, Esq 1 . 4 ,- li, `,•• Earl of Dar- a James Gonnock, Esq 1 '..l;'° l • a Steward 15 0 a J.Begbie,Esq, a Stew -01 ' „ w ie L'sq II P a and i i . r , (l '. . . 10 10 N. Bellingham, Esq 1 • . A uer, .of Fdin- A• 1 3- 4 f qr ß l ,,' Esq, Steward a John Pollock, Esq h 'll t ,„ ' 5 0 a Capt M'Du ffi e ' i klec la ,t'an t Esq, M.P. 10 10 aG. Thomson, Esq . h Xt e ;* ' 144 101, Esq a Alex. Birnie, F.q ' l 4 i.. r d -' " a 10 10 a James Grant, Esq kV lon Lil Saltoun aA. M'Leay, Esq t ~P , , 10 4 5 5 aW. A. Hankey, Esq 4p, , , , Lord Dutidas 45 0 a John Scott, Esq ' 4,," 4 ' Esti NIX. 10 10 a Misses M. A. and J. k, - la- • ' lyea k ,. 'ln. Esq. a Laing Ii 10 10 a James Dunlop, Esti 1) ,V, 1 , 4 11, Sir W. Grant, a J. Dunlop. jun.. Esq Oa.; Stewaid 19 10 a John Dunlop, Esq • . p ir '•_ri u ,, i s :3 a Donald Cur: le, Esq Olk t alo . of Will,,y. a Lewis Jackson, Esq 1 1 4 1 1 t 5 ra' R I 2 9 a L.Livinge•tone, by the i'sl4„.-- Grant, R.N. 1 1 Res,. Basil IVAiodel I iA tt ‘ b "ell h, F - e M.P. !ow:NI:0st ' o ' f l' Ola . s. aJ. Atkins, Esq. Ald. I a W. Dawson, Esq• I .)3,2 lescard f u r aA. ISl'Kenzit., Esq 1 11/. 4 . ill - ' 21 0 a Miss Fraser 1 . 1 t,Ie,,M.P. , a4 lsi Esq, M a James Mitchell, Esq - 1 41ar,4 10 10 a Arch Reid, Esq 1 1 a l• \ . ( - 3, t - • 5t ( . 5 ,„• lan land,;Esq, a Colin Sharp, Esq 1 1 the Si t 'ard 10 10 aD. Wallace, j . :lli, F.sq 1 1 k lt,, Q ,: Beckwith 10 0- a Edward Burn, Esq 1 1 . 'Tv . '"land Assent- a John Johnstone, Esq 1 1 , 1)- 4, )f London, per a IV. Brewnley, Esq 1 1 Utb ot 9yri s , sq 3 3 a Captain Irwin 1 1 tl's tr ue Hi•-thland- T. Broadwood, Esq 1 . 0 0 tA Pet ' lj- Spalding,a F. C. Aberdein Esq 1 1 . irdttliel Esq, a Stew- aA. P. Johnson, Esc! 1 0 414 1i ta Q. Bir' 10 10 aO. 'l'. Johnson, Est; 1 0 .4,14 D a l s ie 1 1 aJ. H. Valentine. Esq I i 4 , iti s t et sq 1- 1 a Robert Morris;E.q 1 I iv IV () •ewart, Esq lla E. Hodges, jun, Esq 1 0 1)414 miler, EN . 1 1 Robert Deane, Esq 1 1 f,atiti'lvers, Es q 1 1 Charles Grant, Esq _ 1 1 deo4, „aYlor,'E,ti 1 1 George Hunt Esq 1 I 4 4 ' t u rlYer F 1 5 5 James Laing:jun, Esq t I `ibl Pb Olire ' E 'sC 4 13 4 NI . Aitlre! Esq 5 5 Robert Linlclater, Esq 5 A ~en;, , ins, I..sq 1 1 aN. Brown, Esq 2 2 4 Nt4,, Lnthorne, Esq a Miss Brown 1 1 I ,tut ' a id for 18' , 2 .11, 'Mil] ; E - 1 1 a John Pried:in, EN i I ' 414, ' , I, 1 1 aW. Leckie, Es(' II 4' (:,, Russell Esq 1 1 a•libirs Roberts,,,,, Esq I I 4 4k, tlrtliope,• Esq 11 a Doctor Darli i i 1 , 4 iii ' Eairli e F . i l'i i, te L li ,, , - 5, 1 11a G. NI. Simpson, Esq 1 1 l),.ttta, Hea t) t.r rt Esq i 1 a James limes, Esq I 1 11444PVc,..,.''1-(1 1 I a George ' . i ' to,‘ r. Esq 1 I 4.l)—i Briers, t I '4 11 a Alex Armand, Esq I I IN i i '! 5 1 I 1 a James Dudgeon, Esq 1 I 1) .t, cl • . Richardson, a Rev Doctor Macleod I I , ickson, Es , t 1 a ./. L. Atielerilon, Esq 1 I 4 01 ;twara -q' a a John Hav, Es,l 1 1 t t. Dud _ e _ _ , 10 10 a Thomas Milroy, Esq I 1 ,s.ipard i„,.", a 0 , 15 cl aW. Fairlie, Esq 4 1 ,:1ti ~,,,k , F,so -- 10 10 a Mrs Neare 1 1 1 1, zt NCer Lauri, i,' 1 1 John Boulenit, Esq 1 1 rs. p e ,, , ' - 5. , 1 ' tW. Farnor, El , .•antis: 1 1 lSigned) 1 WILLIANI NI ANUEL 1 , pet...iien, ,viii be at t Pons t • •re.f omsoN : .1 - Secretaries. ,l i i ti Ring and ~ , . --' • • ''' iri aid of this National E5ta ,,,,;,.r. i.., Lau r i e , i .. 4. , : 1.4 1 ,;J :: , 4, 1 s e :, .it e os. ;1.,'1,,;:r., INrlynst'ilerr,r . '‘ ,. ?9 l '3 3ts , n ( c ) ,, x t t r i n l r l : l l l 3: l c s y. "t . City-road b v h t ; . (. " 1 : and ii' s n•• s.). rerichurc v C0.,0 uankers, 69, Strand. re" ' or b. 5 0 i U For VAN DIEMAN'S LAND, and NEW SOUTH WALES, l ir . THE Tin e Fast-sailipg cpppOed \ 1.4E 0 Ship LUSITANIA, WILLIAM LANGDON, 2'i, ~,,`, ,,l ty ____: Commander, borthen 230 T uns ,- lying in the -"`"' London Dock. Has exce ll en t accon:moda _. —Az: - tions for Cabin, and Steerage Passengers. For Freight or Passage, apply to BUCKLES, BAGSTER, andBUCHANAN, 33, Mark-lane. • TaLYMOUTIL—At a numerous and respec .i table MEETING of the FREEHOLDERS of the BOROUGH of PLYMOUTH, held at the Exchange on Tues. lay the 3d day of April, 1821, - THOMAS BEWES, Esq. in the Chair; • it was resolved unanimously:— That the Freeholders of the Borough of Plymouth are im pressed with a strong conviction that the pres en t s t a t e o f t h e Representation of the People demands the serious considera tion of the House of Commons. That the FreehOlders of Plymouth, in addition to those general reasons, which appear to them, in common with a large part of the nation, to call loudly for a Constitutional Reform* in the Representation, have peculiar reasons for claiming the attention of the'House to this important subject. That these reasons consist in their exclusion front the exer cise of the right of returning Representatives of this Borough to Parliament, which their predecessors for ages enjoyed, ei:her exclusively, or concurrently with the Freemen ; and in their inability hitherto to obtain, from the appropriate tri bunal, an investigation of the grounds upon which they found their claims to a restoratmo'of this invaluable right. That the Freeholders continue to maintain a settled con viction that they cannot, without a dereliction of a duty they owe to themselves, to their posterity, to the unrepresented inhabitants of the town, and to their country, abandon the prosecution of their claims, whenever an opportunity i s afford ed of advancing. them -witha prospect of success. That,, being of opinion that such an opportunity. is afforded at the present time, they deem it expedient to present a Petition to the House of Commons, praying the House to in stitute an inquiry into the present state of the Representa tion of the People, and, in 'the event of the extension of the Elective Franchise, to afford relief to the Freeholders of this Borough. •. _ _ Thti the Petition, now read; founded on the preceding Re. solutions, be approved and adopted; and that such Petition, being engrossed, do lie on the ta , ile (at the Exchange) for the signatares of Freehblders only of this Borough, until Monday next, the 9th instant. That the Right Hon. Lord John Russell be requested to pre'cnt this Petition to the House of Commons. That these Resolutions be published in such of the London and Provincial Papers as the Committee shall deem fit. That the Thanks of the Meet ing'are due to the Chairman and pet manent Committee for convening► this Alerting. and fur their unremitting attention to the interest of. the Free holdem. That the Thanks of the Meeting be given to Dr. Wooll combe for the perspicuous elucidation of the Freeholders', case which he has now given, and for the zeal and ability with which be has brought, forward and supported the Reso lutions and Petitions now adopted. THOMAS BEWES, Chairman. The Chairman having clothed the Chairs Resolved, that the Thanks of this :Meeting he given to him for his able and judicious conduct in the Chair. Plymouth, April 3, 1321. . - 'When the course Of the River_ St. Lawrence and its com munications with so many . Great Lakes, and...such an extent or country are taken into consideration, it naturally occurs to the mind that a wide field for agricultural and commercial pur suits is laid open tor the industry and support of Man ;---the climate in some parts is unpropitious, but such as to form in the inhabitants robust constitutions and hardy minds. Agri culture, the raising and feeding of stock, are yet in their in fancy, but public opinion seems to feel the importance of both,. and is giving proofs of an interest in their prosperity. The soil and'climate of Canada are unquestionably well adapted for the raising of Hemp and Flax; these are not of delicate growth, nor is much skill required in the management of them; they have however been hitherto neglected, yet"roPe`walks are establish ed, and the materials the produce of foreign countriesimported to be manufactured in this ;—the raising and manufacturing o f hemp may be looked forward to as a source of wealtleto Canada at no very distant day, but a Society of judicious and practical men might be of use in giving a stimulus to the business. Lumber, .provisions, flour and fish, are among the chief ar ticles of trade ,we send to the West India market, and such of these as our neighbours can furnish we ouglit to encourage by admitting them freely into this country, and particularly live stock, provisions and grain; —it may be proper here to notice in respect to the important article of Fish, that the character of Quebec Herrings and Fish stands very low in the West Indies; much of these articles exported from hence barely pay freight and charges, and it is known to many Merchants in this City, that fish shipped here is often in such an unsound state when it reaches t market, as to be thrown into the sea in lots ; this . branch of our export trade requires the most careful and judi cious inspection.- The more freedom that is given to trade, the more advanta geous it will be, and as our assortments of commodities increase the greater will be the demand. Some individuals say that the receiving of wheat and flour from the United States, ought not to be permitted; such a re striction would in its operation be a great injury both to the farmer and citizen. American fine flour has been supplied to the inhabitants of Montreal and other places last year at about 4i dollars per barrel :—Lower Canada wheat has brought the farmer above ss. the minot, and was exported;' it is known to millers who have manufactured Lower Canada wheat upon a large scale, and kept correct accounts of the produce, that upon an average for a number of years, something more than 6 mi nots will be required to the barrel of flour (fine) at this ratio, the inhabitants in place of 22 5 . 6d. as the price of a barrel of Ge nesee flour, would have been consuming Canada flour at the rate of 325. or more, allowing 2s. as the price of the cask— which by sparing the wheat growing in the country for exporta tion, gives an advantage or increase of profit to the habitant equal to above 2 dollars on the barrel of flour ; so long as some thing like freedom in trade remains, wheat will always be worth from one-to two shillings the minot more *hen exported in wheat, than the produce of the wheat would be worth. in.flonr. Canada wheat after being on the straw during a put of our se vere winters possesses 'that valuable consistence for mixing with the new wheat in Scotland and the North ofEngland, which come into the Bakers hands after harvest soft, and what is sometimes called not kindly, this mixture affording that increase of weight in'the bread, which is the bakers profit ; the more produce we encourage to the Quebec market, the more customers we shall ; have, the more trade the greater advantages and profit to the country ; if we cannot meet an e xpo r t demand, buyers will go somewhere else; the farmer will then have nothing to de pend on but the consumption by the inhabitants, and the country will languish into the situation , it was in half a cen . , tug back. THE MOST ENLIGHTENED MEN ;11§T ENGLAND OF THE PRESENT DAY AIdE ENDEAVOIJRINQ TO MAKE THAT COUNTRY AN EMPORIUM OF TRADE, IN SHORT A WARE HOUSE FOR THE *HOLE TRADING WORLD, AND 'THE NATION LOOKS UP TO. THE GREAT PRACTICAL KNOW LEDGE OF THE COMIV.IITTEE•OF PARLIAMENT ON FO REIGN TRADE, AND TO OTHERS OF EQUAL KNOWLEDGE* AND CAPACITY, TO MATURE THE GREAT PLAN, AS THE SAFEST AND SPEEDIEST WAY OF PUBLIC RELIEF,:this measure WE certainly in sound policy ought to imitate, and if WE do, property to a gteat amount now finding its way to New Orleans will be brought to Quebec, froni the greater faci lity of communication, and superior advantages arising from the Port of shipment .; this w ill i n th e fir st i nstance give freight to our ships from Quebec, and after Wards from England to a • market *. New Orleans commanding as it does the outlet of the Mississippi and.other great rivers for thonsands of miles, with every variety of climate and soil, (and it may be added in a few years), also pioductiOns, will ere long . be; the .greatest Commercial City in the. New World.---The emigration from the New England to the Western States is considerable and those • settlers carry art and enterprise with them. - The great State of New York by the skill and -enterprize of the people, and the great improiements in Roads and Canals, is rising fast into opulence ; that State generally, but particularly the western parts, is so bountifully favoured with soil and cli mate, that there is no spot on the globe better adapted for grain and stock, and as public encouragernent is held out to forward improvements in farming, the natural consequence will be a rapid increase of population with the means of subsistence and comfort. The growing . crops on the banks of .the Nile of the Genesee before harvest is perhaps the grandest sight that an Agriculturist cambehold; the St. Lawrence is the natural out let for the produce of that country, and as improveinents pro gress there, let us give proofs of a disposition to cultivate a con nexion mutually profitable and desirable. Let us copy from our neighbours what is good, and recollect that they are from the same stock of ancestry with ourselves, and that many of the first settlers in the several States were descended from and by consanguinity connected with the best families in England, either as regards honours, wealth or reputation. The bigotry of the reign was the cause.of their emigration, and that spirit of relioous toleration and political liberty which caused their fore fathers to Settle in ,the wilderness, as ab asylum for opinion, is generally cherished by their posterity, who continue exemplary in morals arid in conduct. IVe ought to take pride in the con nexion, LET US IMPROVE A FRIENDLY INTERCOURSE WITH THEM, BY A FREE AND UNRESTRICTED TRADE, WHICH DOUBTLESS WILL PROVE EQUALLY BENEFICIAL TO 130TH. Our Legislature is partly composed of men of intelligence, who wilrbecome acquaintea with the real interests of the coun try : it has been often remarked, that with a view to commerce and its accompair : ing prosperity on the improvement and wealth of Canada, that it would be better if our Assembly were composed more of Merchants, and not so'many Gentlemen of the Robe ; but this ought not to be admitted in too unqualified a sense ; the learned Gentlemen spend their whole lives in search of truth, and will find out what is right ; and may realize the maxim first embodied in language by the immortal Bacon, that knowledge is power. In all British Colonies it may , be noticed that there is more intelligence to be fount in proportion to the whole population than in the Parent Country, and early and sound educ a ti o n be gets a spirit of inquisitive enterprize which leads youth abroad, and a recollection of ancestry oftentimes makes them look up. It is • a pitiful condition to see so nr-leli time wasted in the House of Assemlly inmalting and debating on two penny half-. penny motions, and.caniassmg so barefacedly in the House for support to these ;—every measure brought forveard ought to have the good of the country in view, and rest on an indOpen dent, constitutional, and beneficial basis; let paltry and perso nal considerations at any rate lie dormant, until public busi ness of interest and magnitude is dispatched. The country expect, every Member will acquit himself or . his duty to the community. Quebec; January, 1821. • • CANDIDIJS. *We imagine that-the writer of this article in the Quebec Ga zette will, on the perusal of the late Report of the Conimitt.x on Foreign Trade, not think so highly - of their sentiments in fa vour of a Free Trade-,-he will find their views applicable to the Merchants only, and not at all calctilated to promote the gene ral interests of the Mother Country and its Cz.lonies.—We,shali to receive the further opinions of this writer L., a subse quent Quebec Gazette., and. until then we shall defer tl:c subject.—ED:T OR. 'MUSK ,OF LORDS, APRIL . IL t CATHOLIC QUESTION. - The Earl of DdtiOUGUATORE said he had seve ral Petitions to present on . the subject of the Bill for the Relief of the Roman CatholicS, now be fore the House: He had been made the me dium of presenting Petition's to their Lordships both from the Clergy and the Laity ; Brat he wished it not to be understood that he coincided with the opinions conveyed in those Petitions: What his opinions were on the point to which the present Petitions referred, he would state on another occasion.' lie had heard no objection from any body of Catholics to the first part of the Bill before their Lordships, which provided the granting of certain indulgences to the ,Roman Catholics; but to the second part of the Bill, which related to the securities required for those indulgences, much dislike was entertained by many Members of -the Roman Catholic persua sion. - The first Petition he-had to present was from the Roman Catholic Clei-gy of Derry ; the next was from the Roman Catholic Clergy of the united Diocess of Waterford and Lismore ; and a third was from the same description of indivi dualS in the city and county of Waterford. These PetitiOners complained that the Bill professing to afford them relief contained clauses to which they could not conscientiously agree. The Ro man Catholic Clergy of the Diocess of Cork had also protested against the clauses to which he had alluded ; and he understood that the Roman Catholics of Dublin, at a most respectable meet ing, had come to certain resolutions, in which they expressed their concurrence with the general principle of the Bill, btkt trusted that some of its clauses would be modified by their Lordships. The Noble Earl concluded by moving that the Petitions be read. Several other Petitions were presented against the above-mentioned Bill, by different Peers. The Marquess of LANSDOWN presented a Pe tition from the inhabitants of Gainsborough, in the County of Lincoln, praying for a revision of the criminal code. , A Petition of a similar kind froth the inhabi tants of Falmouth, in Cornwall, was presented by Lord Cor,virdx. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN TRADE. • The Marquess of Lsivsnowx, on presenting the'Report of the Committee on Foreign Trade, observed that he should confine himself to stat ing, in a very few words, the branches to which it related. It related first to the Asiatic trade, conducted under licenses from the East India Company. Secondly to trade with the Asiatic Islands, conducted under licenses from'the Board of Controul, and thirdly to the trade with Can ton. The Report set forth' the advantages to be derived from the further extension of facilities under these three distinct heads, into which the Asiatic trade was properly divided, and noticed the objections urged against the proposition by those who ditli.red 'from the Committee. The Report pointed out how the facilities might be Obtained, and how - secured against abuse. The CoMmittee had kept in view the essential -inte rests of the East India Company, and pointed out a ootirse- by which the alterations would be prevented from interfering with that Company and, abOve all,' in the important concern of the Monopoly of the home consumption. They, therefore, expected that the East India Company would meet the question with the same liberality that 'had influenced' them, and would consent upon their parts tcia change which was likely to be of the greatest advantage to the general inte rests of the country. There were parts of the correspondence between' . the Company and the Board of Controul which were not yet ready to be. added' 'to the 'Report, but they would be printed after Wards in the appendix. His -Lord shiP concluded with moving that the Report shonld be laid on the table and be printed.—The motion was agreed to. GRAMPOUND DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. The Earl of CAnNAnVoN, in rising to move that witnesses be called to the bar to give evi: deuce on the Grampound Disfranchisement Bill, said it was not his intention to make any observ ations on the general principle of the Bill. He would merely observe that it differed in some respectS from the Bill on the same subject which came before the House last Session. :Theprin .cipal point of difference was, that the present Bill not only proposed to take the elective fran chise 'from the Borough of Grampound, but also to transfer it to another'place—an object contemplated by the former Bill. The reason on which this transfer was projected was that the county of Cornwall already returned a very large number of Members to Parliament. The Bill hail been improperly compared to a Bill of Pains and Penalties. He could not conceive. hdw the Bill could be so designated, when it was known that persons had been convicted of the offences for which it was pretended they were now to be tried. So far from wishing to' punish any indi viduals, their Lordships had passed a Bill to in demnify all those who should come forward to give - evidence at the bar. In alluding to the manner in which evidence was conducted at the bar, his Lordship suggested that it would be more convenient for the Counsel against the Bill to wait until the examination of each witness was concluded before they made any objection to particular parts of the evidence, instead of inter rupting their Lordships in the middle of an exa mination—a course of . conduct which had hitherto been pursued. Lord .A.BII . IiURTON hoped he :was not guilty of r,•„v irregularity in objecting, at the present mo ment, to the principle of the Bill. When their The Loan CHANCELLOR said it appeared' uni intelligible to him how the evidence of the con viction of Sir Manasseh Lopes could he con'Sit . dered a ground for passing this Bill. He could not see how it was reZ7,oncileable with the rules of evidence to receive copies of'tlie 'conviction of individuals for %ny offence, as evidence - against other persons who had no opportunity of show= ing their innocence. He did not, for his own part, intend to offer, any unnecessary interrupt' tion during the examination of the witnesses.; but he must object to the suggestion of the Noble Lord on this subject.. All the evils which at , - tended the progress of the important proceeding which lately occupied the attention - of their Lordships, were, in his opinion, compensated fo'r by the . resolution which had been adopted of adhering to the rules of evidence which existed in the Courts of Law. If their Lordships shoula decide that counsel should not be allowed to.ob ject to evidence in the usual way, he should be obliged to put many questions to the witnesses, which - would not be necessary were counsel allowed to act aeon former occasions. The Earl of HARROWBY suggested, that as it was proposed to 'hear counsel against the Bill, it might be proper for the House to appoint coun sel to argue in suppdrt of the Bill. The'Earl of Rosstrx objected to the hearing Of any .Counsel whatever, as it would only be the, means of postponing the examination. of the witnesses . until after-the holidays. The LORD CHANCELLOR replied, that the hear ing of Counsel -Would not have the effect which the Noble Earl - dreaded, for their arguments might he gone through in one night. His Lot:4- ship - took this opportunity of observing that - the .copy of the *conviction ~of Sir Manasseh 'Lopes merely stated that that Gentleman had.. been -in dieted On - 14 counts, Without particularising the counts on which he had been conVicted,and thpie on which . he had been acquitted. . • Lord ERSKINr observed, that the other House of Parliament had, by passing this measure,.doite an• act from which the most beneficial eohse quenees would result. By such prOceedidgs public confidence would be obtained ; and- he .hoped their Lordships would not throw cut the Bin, and thus deStroy. the hopes.he entertained: The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that Counsel be imniediately.ealled in. • • The Earl of CARNARVON remarked, that those Lords wh o now d ec l are d this to be a Bill of paini and Penalties would, not venture to pro- Claim the Catholic Bill, when it'came Under cop sideration, a Bill for the removal of Pains and 'Pefialties., which deprived.millions Of 'their riOtts. The. , LOin CwAscem,on :wished to• obsetie that he now Maintained the' same.'opinion•as:'-he had declared on 'a previous...O.c.casion,' when a measure of ..this nature eamebefore. the House ; but even if he had deviated from . thatOpittio:l, ,he should still have been consistent; for consis tency did not depend upon uniformity of opinion, hut'in' being always right., * The Karl Of CARNARVON felt anxious that, with respect to a of this kind, nothing of a judicial nature should be introduced in the cinfrsa of the examination. The' Alargness of LANSDOWN was decidedly against the motion for calling in the counsel'•on both sides, as the Bill was wholly of a remedial nature': The Earl of Ra . SLYN thought that Counsel were', not necessary to argue at their Lordships' Bar to prove the wisdom of a legislative measure. The LORDCHANCELI:OII and the Earl ofLiu nrAtu4LE we r e favoarable to the motion for tall lug .in'the..C6unsel. . , - Lord 1 - lot.L.txn, thought that if the Counsel were called in, it would be recognizing the prin ciple that it was a Bill of Pains and Penaltils. The LORD CHANODLLOR denied that it would have that effect. ' ' . • Earl GREY said that it was absurd to call La Coupsel'for the Bill when there were no 'Peti tioners in favour of it. ' . . ‘ .. After a fO- . words .f rom the•LOiD CHANCEL.- Loft, in ere ' .:ion it was ordered that Cophsel on r hoth Si . .4.! called in to:morrow, to proceed . - .1...t .ex a ?iiation of witnesses.—. Adjourned. • hr .4. I : . ... . ' , • . OSF. OF COMMONS. The Hou4e was engaged a considerable time upon a Ballot to form a Committee for trying the merits of the Callineton. Election, The Members ultimately appointed - John Illaberly-, Esq. Right Hon. Sir W. Rae, C. K. Tynte, EN.; W. H.•Ashurst, Esq. ; J. Ellis, Esq. ; A. Farquharson, Esq.'; James Wemyss. Esq ; J. H. Smith, Esq. ; Lord. Vi scount Stopfbrd ;..O'Grady, Esq. ; • C.. Brownlow,• Esq. ; Hon. T. Kno x ; John Bent, Esq. ; C. W. Wynne, Esq. , ; yv.• Courtenay, Esq. • • The Committee were sworn at the table and retired. . .• IRISH Boßobilifs77 - 7 Mr. LAIIIBTON presented a Petition from an individual in habitant of Sligo, complaining of the mode of election which prevails in m a ny o f the Irish Boroughs, where the whole in fluence rested in the Corporate Bodies of such Boroughs. • Mr. S. COOPER w__hed to know who the individual Was who had signed this Petition. Mr. LAMBTON said, the name of the Petitione: was T. Flan,aghan. Mr. S. COOPER said, this person was a curious and eccen tric character.. Mr. LAMBTON said, he knew nothing of the Petitioner; the Petition was sent to him by letter ; he had shewn it to se c eral Irish friends, who said the statement it contained was cor rcct ; and as it was coached in terms highly respectful to the House, he had considered it right to present it. Mr. S. 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