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URY, the Lope CHANCEL LOR, and Lord WALSINOHANS. The various Bills before the House, were ford warded in their respeaive stages, It was ordered on his Grace's qwn Motion, that the Duke of BEDFORD have leave to attend the Committee of the House of commons, to whom so much of His MAJESTY'S Speech as relates to the Scarcity of Provisions was referred. One Private Bill was brought up from the Com mons by LordLts SPENCER, and read a first time. Some private and routine business was then dis. posed of, after which, the House adjourned To-morrow. r.. ,..., PRIVATE CCIMMITT FES.—T!Ie Lords Committees meet exactly at Twelve o'Clock To-morrow, for the purpose of investigating, among other important local.mt,, the Croydon Road Wayr, an 4 the_Surrey Canal tills, ' 11OCIAT OF COMANNS, THURSDAY, AP,RII, 3Q. THE HOuse went to the House of Lords, where Lords, authorised by virtue of His ajesty's Commission, gave the Royal Assent to several pri vate and public Bills : among others, the Irish Tax Bills, the British Lottery Bill, the Seditious Meet.. ing Prevention Bill, &c. Sir W. GEARY brought up . the Report; of the ComMittee on the Petition for the ereaion of a new Gaol for the Western Division of the County of Kent ; which was read, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Teesday next. Sir EDWARD KNATCH euu gave notice that on that day he would take the sense of the House on this subjeft. . . The Bill for exempting Curates who are not liable to the Income Tax, and who keep only one horse for the purpose of riding, from the Duties on horses imposed by an Aft of ti .e 38th of the King, was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second Time on Monday next, Mr. GEORGE PONSONI)Y moved for an Account of the Pensions grahted on the Civil . list of Ireland, specifying tl:e dates at, and the times for, which they were granted, up to the - z; tit of March ISo r ; also for an Account of the Civil and Military Esta blishment of Ireland, up to the 25th of November 800, together with an Account of the Extraor dinary Expenses of the same, up to the same period ; also, for an Account of all Grants or Salaries given as compensations tO . certain persons and Officers for losses incurred in consequence- of the Union, toge ther with the dates of these Grants, and the terms for which they are granted ; and also for an .Account of the Allowances granted to certain persons as a compensation for losses which they have incurred in consequence of the disfranchisement of certain Irish boroughs, by an Mt of the 39th of the King. Mr. CARRY suggested that the two first of these Motions are unnecessary, because the Accounts, the produEtion of which it is their objeft to procure, have been already ordered, and are daily expected from Ireland. Mr. G. PONSONBY thought that as the former orders were made merely for purposes of Finance, the Returns will probably be very general, and only state the gross amounts, whereas his object was to learn particulars. After a short conversation between Mr. NEY I the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, M r . PONSONBY, and Mr. Cattily, the Motions were severally Alit and agreed to. Mr. Nsvacl,.r moved for. Leave to bring In a Pill fOr better enforcing the . Payment of Fines and Fafeitures infliEtcd at the Quarter Sessions. Leave granted. The Report of the Committee of WaYs and Means was brought up, read, and agreed to. The CitAstcELLoit of . the EXCHEQUER gave Notice, that he will to-morrow move for leave to bring in a Bid to ex;empt from the Payment of cer tain Taxes and Duties, certain Persons occasionally residing in Great Britain, in consequence of the Union. Mr.ALLARDYCF. moved, cc That an Accoupt of the Sums advanced by the Bank. of England, and out-standing on the' Ist of January, 180 t, be laid before the HoUse."—Ordered. Mr. PARKER COKE recalled to the recollec tion of the House, that last year he had brought forward a Bill to regulate Disputes between Masters and Servants, and that he had then withdrawn that Bill, giving, at the same time, an intimation that he should this Session again bring the subjc& before the flotlse. He pow rose only to move, " That a Conimittee be pointed to inquire into the exist ing• Laws respefting Disputes between Masters and Servants, and to consider if any, and what new Re. gulations may be necessary on this subject." he Motion was agreed to, and a Committee ap pointed. . The SPEAKER gave notice,, that for the further ance of the great quantity of private Business before the House, he wotild attend to-morrow, and on future days, precisely. at :three- o'clock, when he hoped tiw a sufficient number of I,,i,leinbers will at tend to enable hiM to take the Chair, The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved 4 cc That the douse do resolve itself' into a Committee of the \vhole House, on the Bill for more effeetua.lly pre venting the Forgery of 'Notes of the Bank of Eng land." The LORD AprOCATE had i►;tended to have oip,)seti going into this Committee, but some explanations having ben mad to hitil by the Supporters of the Bill, which sheaved that they have no intention to insert any thing in it, which can trench oti-the 'right of Private Companies, or In_ . dividuals, he should not oppose the commitment of the Bill, but content - himself with moving such Clauses as might appear to him necessary for the se curity of these private Rights. Mr. ROBSON opposed the Bill altogether, as enabling the Bank of England to monopolize all the Paper circulation of the kingdom, and to throw discredit upon the Paper issued by Country Banks. Mr. ,ILL ARDYCE considered it as a hardship that other Banks should not have the same advantage of proteding themselves from Forgery with the Bank of England, Mr, fr, 31111T11 supported the Bill. He consi dered it as a security to the Public, He thought it a hardship where' the Public were etimpelled to take Bank Paper in payment, that they had not the means of telling whether it was good. or bad. Under the idea that this Bill would go to remedy the evil, and consequently be of general utility, he should support it. Mr. JONES said, the rc Bank of England were once Gold Merchants, now they are Paper Mer chants—this is the solid System of Finance."—[Ex bibiting a torn Bank Note]. , Mr. JOHNSTON opposed the Bill. Mr. W. pCI NDAS thought it an advant:gc that the Paper of the Bank of England should be, dis_ tinguished from all other Paper • Sir FRANCIS BARING thought the distin guishing the Paper of the Bank of England would be a public utility, because it would establish a difference between Paper and Paper, and obtain for the Bank of England that confidence to which it was entitled, by giving a security to the holder of the Bank of England Paper, that - what he was in - possession of must be genuine. Mr. NICHOLLS differed from the Hon. Baronet. He disapproved of making a distindion between Paper and Paper. • Sir ROBERT PEEL thought it no hardship that the Bank of England should have discrimi nating marks which private individuals had not. • Forgeries .were become so alarmingly extensive, :that it behoved the Country to aid the Bank in such measures as may put a stop to them. He considered the Bill of great utility, as it would preserve the credit of the Bank of England all over Europe. He wished the House to consider that the circulation of the Paper of the Bank of Eng land was not confined to this Country, it extended itself over Europe, and he thought any measure which tended to confirm that credit to which it was entitled, must be of ultimate advantage; and nothing could do so in a greater degree than by the holder of Bank Paper, either at hoMe•or abroad, being certain he could not be imposed upon in the species of Paper he was in poSsessiOn of.: For these reasons he would support the measure, and vote for Speaker's leaving the Chair. Mr. 110B110USE approved of the Bill so far as it went, but regretted the Right Hon. Mover of it had not endeavoured to deVise something for the proteelion of the C untry Banks, as,was - proposed in a former Bill, which had been withdrawn for rea sons he could not comprehend, He Supposed this measure of particular partiality to the National Bank, was in pursuance of that sy s te m o f recipro cal favour whim had so long prevailed between the Administration and that Establishment—as in the case of the CoMmutation for Stamps which Ministers some years back entered into with the Bank, by which the-Public Revenue was deprived of the considerable .adVance it must have derived from the increased circulation of Bank Notes,which had since taken place. He coniplimented,the Hon. Baronet who had announced his intention of speedi ly bringing forward a measure for the security of the Country Bankers. .Mr.THORNTON disclaimed any other motive on the part of the Bank Directors, in preparing the 8411, than that of a solicittkie for the public good, as it must be obvious they were not liable to pay forged notes. He - defended the Commutation for Stamps, to which the last speaker had alluded, as a fair public' contract Colonel EL FORD - said, the Bill seemed to be much misunderstood; the very . end and objea of it oust be defeated; if the marks described in the Bill were allowed to be used by other Banks. Mr. 140.13NOUSE explained. The . CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he did not feel it necessary to enter into any vindication of the contrati formerly entered into with the Bank respefting Sumps. It was a measure publicly concluded by the Government, and had been sanaioned and recognized by Parliament as a mea. sure of justice and policy. He supported the Bill before the House ) because it was calculated for the most humane and beneficial purposes, and %vas not by any means influenced by considerations of personal attachment to the B an k Ilireaor3. -it ITas a mistaken idea to suppose the measure resulted from tin); motive of peculiarly benefiting that In titution ; and it was still more mistaken to ima gine that it could ever have been designed to dis_ credit the - Country Banks, which were confessedly so advantageous in earryfng on our inland concerns, but who were not so liable to foegery,for they held out no temptation so strong, nor did they by the extent of their circulation, - affbrd such facilities to the offenders as the National Bank. They wete not, however, precluded from using such devices as they might think proper for their 9sVp security. The Bill en the Table only proposed to confine a certain discriminating line to 'the Bank of England, whose proteetion against Forgery more immediately con cerned the Legislature, as its interests were doubt_ less more intimately interwoven . with the Empire than that of the Cauntry Banks. The ATTORNEY GENERAL argued strcrgly in support of the Bill, as extremely well calculated to prevent Forgery. The Motion was agreed to without a aivisioP, and the Bill went through the Committee. The Report was received, and ordeie4 to be taken into farther consideration this day sennight. The Irish Hop Duty Importation Bill was reaci a Ee.-:d time, and committed for to-morrow. Sir YOMN Si:tel./Olt moved for certain Public Accounts, but on the suggestion of the Sramtaa, he delayed making his Motion till to-morrow., The House adjourned at seven o'clock till to morrow. TUE SUN. 301.0.1 QUIZ DICERIL FnLSLIM AVDLAT t LONDON, MAY z, sEoz. WE had yesterday the happiness to communicate intelligence to the Public, which, however good the News of tiw week might be deemed, must be considm ed as still more favourable. In addition to what we stated, we are now enabled to add, that Mr.CHARL Locx., our Consul at Naples, arrived in Town yes te;. day from Paris. He learned on Thursday last from Capt. COTES, that the French had received very bad news from Egypt, This information was confirmed to him by the Marquis DE LUCCHESINI, the Prumian Minister, who gave him some account of the nature oft i t.—A pitched Battle took placa between our Army and that of the French, in which the tatter wets completely defeated, and the . ccimsnander in Chief, Mallott, taken Prisoner, A Vessel which 4 3 1 reached To,ul2n brought this disastrous news to the Chief Consul, on whom it has had the effeet causing web profound grief, that he shut himself up in his cauotry-honse, and what never before happen. ed, he declined attending the last Review, as lie was accustomed to do every Decadi. Both he and all the well-informed people in Peri.; considered Bap as lost to France, and it was even added, though tve : cannot warrant the truth of the fad as strongly as' that of the preceding, that this victory had heen followed by a Capitulation entered into by del French Army. it is, we must observe, of littiel consequence whether such a Capitulation has or not taken place, for so complete a defeat, Combifecli with the despondency whicii it must have produce 4 in the Army of the Enemy, with their inferiority in number, of which it nit have still farther in. creased the .proportion, with the effeit which it must have produced on the inhabitants of the Copt. try, with the march of the GicAl) , ll) VIZILR, *DC with the diversion which must certainly be made by that body of our Troops which has racked Suez, cannot fall to have extirpated the French from Egypt. We shall not attempt to trespass on the joy ofour Readers, by presenting them, at this moment, "m , 4 view of all the great advantages wliJi must *id* from these glorious events. On the present brilliant occasion, we had rather address them in the tone ci f congratulation than of reasoning. We shall confi ne ourselves to observing two things; in the firs; place, that we have gained the most decisive Peeli, urinary towards such Peace as we are desirous, and as we art entitled, to make ; and in the next, that before this Peace has been attained, we ban been able to prove by the success of the most im, portant and most difficult Continental Expedition which has been attempted in the -course of this Witt s or even in modern times, that our Ministers were well able to plan, and our Troops to execute, expeditions of this nature.--It may be supposed that Govern. mcnt as well as the Public, are extremely impatietg to receive the regular confirmation of, the important event which now engages their attention, and of which, though there is no room whatever for d ou b t , no official account can yet for some days be received. The accounts received yesterday of Sir R A ti,p a ABERCROMBY'S success,- were sent off to }ha MAJESTY at Kew by a Messenger, soon after it was received. His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES gar: a grand dinner yesterday to several Noblemen at Carleton-House; the Marquis of HEaTroao, Earl WESTMORLAND, and Lord RossmortE, were of the company invited. The Marchioness of SAL IS a uRY paid a congratu. latory visit yesterday to the Dutchess of DORSET, and Lord WHITWORTH, at their house in White— hall. On Tneselay last all the Gentlemen of the Navy Pay-Office dined at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to celebrate the Anniversary of Mr.. DUNDAS't Birth-day, and'as a testimonial of the respea and gratitude they feel for one to whom they arc ina 'particular manner indebted, during the period of his holding the important situation of Treasurer of Fifi' Majesty's Navy.' Anxious to mark the sentiments to which he is so justly entitled, they unanimously, agreed to observe the return of the day, by esta blishing the same convivial Meeting annually. Mr. TROTTER, the Paymaster of the Navy, was cite" Perpetual President of it. When men who hare lt tired from power, receive from those over whom they presided, the same tribute of veneration and esteem as they formerly found paid to them when_ they possessed it, it may justly be inferred, that theirs is the tribute of the 'Heart, and given to the Man—not to the Minister. It is said_ that Lord ST. ACAPH, son of the End of ASHB T:R AM, means to start a Candidate for .ussex, in the event of Mr. Pi :HANS being odvancra to the Prrrag,