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,~"~""' iw,.~,.,.~., PARGLimENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, TuEirm . Y, JUNE Lord Cotvisr 31 E pttsrented a Petition against nnv alteration in the Corn Laws. Laid on the table. GLOrCESTER GAOL -Lord S=PA.Nnor - E.-1-Ie rote. now for the purpose -41 f proposing somefother proreedini.; iu the case of the Gloucester Gaol Petition, which be had presented the °the day. Their Lordships would recollect, that the Petition - contained two allega tions : one relative to the openi.og of the letters sent out of the gaol by the prisoners, as well as the letters sent -to them ; and that this practice 'extended to prisoners of all descriptions, debtors as well as others. With respect to the opening of letterS, it was felony in the Post-office carriers, and ill&gal in all ; and he referred to the Act, 9th Anne; chip. 10 ; but it ►vas unnecessary for him to Teter to any Act.of Parliament on tile subject. Nobody would or could say that the practice was ; and be referred to the 'proceedings before the Holige of Lords, in the case of Mr. Jitt , tice Fox. Then as . to the second point of complaint, the refusal to admit their friends or legal advisers t o see the ptisOners- , --conld that he said to be legal It had been said a the Euglish law, that there • vas no wrong for which it did not provide a re medy ; hut how could a prisoner avail himself of his remedy, if he was mit permitted to see any legal . advke;s ? How could he avail himself of it, if all his correspionlence tva: to be examined by the very man, , perhaps, of whom he might have the, greate;:t reason to complain ? The motion which he nolW thought it 'most advisable,- to submit to their Lordships was, that a Committee should be appointed to brquire into the subject of these charges. It had been enacte4 by the 32(1 Geo:H. that the' regulations of the gaol should be hunt , !tit in the most conspicuous place of the gaol, and that reeurns of them should be made. to their Lordships' House. Where was the use of this, unless their Lord Ships chose to institute inquiries as to these regulations, when such a case as this was hrottght before them'? 'Their Lordships had already agreed to the motion .for laying the regu lations on the table, and therefore they ought in, consistency to agree to the appointment of a Committee: The next' motion he shoiiltl Make Was, that a certain'Justice of the Peace should - attend, as a witness. -He lord; on a-former oeca-, • siOn,' stated the fact, that the Justice had written to iri►n, .enclosing , a letter front the prisoners, and the Justice there said, that - it was the usual prac., We Of 'the gaortlnio he letterS should be opened by theigaoler. He concluded by moving, ,thata Cemirnittee be appointed to inquire into The, charges io the,Pet:tion; ' Lord LIVE111•00L was- a subjett of- noto riety• that -the management of Gloucester Gaol was peculiarly'excellenr;•and therefore he thought that their Lordships ought to proceed with Very considerable caution: In ''all cases of this de seriptiim, -as investigation by Partionteot was attended with much inconVenience, 'their Lord ships•ought to proceed with caution-, and be sa tisfied that a strong prima facie• ease'Was made -out, before they proceeded to' foram- - it:tit:icy. He thought it also- infinitely preferable, that the' ap plication should be male in the first' instance to the Executive, that it might be enquired into by the-Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there really c'',lsted any.groundbf coat, plaint. Their LordSliiicsWoold, no doubt, be the more cautious; When they - recollected that solemn enquiries by Parliamentary commissions had been • instituted into certain complaints, relative to the • management of Lincolii - Gaol and-the Mai•shalsea, and that in these cases the chafes' had, been found to httgroundiess. Considering, then, in addition to this; that the Magistrates of Gloucester Were highly distinguished for their I respectability and their attention to the Gaol, and to the' Comforts of, the prisoners'; so far as was consistent, with their sitiettibu; he thought their Lordships ought to leave the matter to -he inquired into by the Execit(ive before they adopted any further pro ceeding., - . Lord GREY knowing notbmgv of this Petition, except what he had heard since he came into the House, he-could not, however; avoid saying,that he eon!il by no me,nrs,agree in the general prin ciph. stated by the noble Earl apposite, that mat ters of this 161 A ought in the first instance to be referred•to the Executive: There might oe par- • Ceuta! cases where it might he proper, as a mat ter of con veuieuee, to adopt his course. But as. a Member of their Lordship's House, he could "not admit that a HouSe of Parliament was not in the first instance a proper place for' the investiga tion of Ina:tiers of this kind, when:a case suffi cientiy serious was laid before, it, - to require Such.. interference. This was - a case of that descrip,-, Tlie.Opetting of all the correspondence of the pl-koners, and the refusal to admit their legal adviser to see them, were serious charges ; and as they. were not denied by any nOble Lord con nected with thecounty, and - no exploitation was. it appear fitting that thiS ;notion 61,0n1d he agreeo Tie Lou) CHANCELLOR.—He admitted that it s unnecessary to quote Acts of Payliament, but, that tits practice of opening letters, must, if it existed, tie justified only by. its necessity in cer tain 'cases. As to the. refusal to admit legal ad, Nisers likewise, if a prisoner really wanted legal advice, professiOnal bnen.ought t o , be allowed to come to high. But, at the salmi time, he was not so ignorant as not to know that prisoncrs some titneS, under pretence of wanting - . legal- adviCe, procured perons to be admitted for very different purposes. There were a.great mtuy charges In the Petition, besides tho - se stated by the Noble J;of 1 who introd aced the Petition ; charges which Nit ite Lord had, in his ()pillion,. very judi cioasly omitted to comment upon. nut the Com mime- must 'ue.,to examine all.the charges. There Was one charge, that the gaoler refused them knives and' forks, whereby man, the image of Coil, was :obliged to know his meat like dogs," Hi' say that language,of this-decriptian' ;.,.ft e !p,on for refusing• to examine into: the charge ; hut to:Mpqrle who would read the.whole t-,e Pct tion,. it Must appea' that was one ol_thooe, wi:11 respect to which, it was ,proper that toine ihrtlee .ground .sPould - be kid befogs their Lordship's interfereti in the manner noW proposed. • , ~- Lord: row.ANil heard no reason to cOnYmce -him that the motion was an.itnpYoper - 6no', even on %he Case 'now laid befilre their Lordships. No Menial of. the truth 'of the allegations no explanation was giVen, and under these cir cumstance* an inquiry ought to•be ordered. The Noble Lord opposite had referred to the result of the. inquiries in the cases of Lincoln Gaol and the Marshalsea. That was eel tainly a most happy result. Inquiry might be inconvenient; but from such inquiries, whether the result was the disco very of abuses, or the.proof that no abuses exist ed, this effect on the public mind was produced, that they found Parliament watchful for the pro.:- tection of the people. This plan of previous in quiries was repeatedly resorted to• in the case of Cold-bath-fields. After reiterated attempts for two or three" years, the subject there was really inquired into, - had much worse abuses found to exist than had been originally charged. All that he bad ever- before : heard went certainly to con firm, in the strongest manner, all thdt •the Noble Lord had stated relative to the excellent manage ment of Gloucester gaol . . It had, in every re spect, been held. out as a model ; but at the same time it ivos not to be permitted - lo - any one to avail himself of a . good character to commit a bad action. Lord BATlturisT had not heard of thiS Petition is sufficient time to cnahle him to makethose.en quiries which he otherwise shoild have done 1. but the fact NVitS, that theSe chargrs hail. been already enquired into, first by .:the ;11agistrate , , and , then by, the Sheriff, and it had been found by them..vvlio must have,had the-best opliorttinities. that- these complaints were. unfounded. The charge of perusal to admitlegal,advisers.had been completely disFoved - .; and •as to the charge of opening - letters, that was no new regulation', but one".vvitich had prevailed from the con u fleicetae Lord STANHOPE std flint the Noble Lord •%:lio spoke last was entirely out of court, for be had admitted the existence,of the regulation for open ing tied letters, though be•bad•not sai:l that it was , a regulation of the Justices. The complaints of This man 110 not been examined into by the Ma gistrates-and .Sheriffs, . though the complaints of another man had been examine , !. The logic was this—that beCause A's complaint had been in :quire& into, therefore B's lutist have: been exa mined and that becttuse•the complaints. of .one had been .found to be groundless, so the corn •lr}aints of the' other imust he without foundation. lint.the Noble Lord had:been.:Misinfornied. Lordship then adverted to: abuses that had been committed in the Fleet Prison, for which the gaoler, Air.. Nixon, had accounted by stating that:. they had been committe.d in - his absence, • and. be was ..happy that be such:a good excuse to make.•. But this, too_, snowed the necessity of a vigilant attention to these things on the : part of their Lordships. • • The Loitn CHANCELLOR •put. ,the questiou, and staid that the f.lron Contents - Loril-STANHoTE.--The Contents must..certainly have. House .divided— For 1!h Motion a AgaiL , i it Alajoriiy against it . , Lord 'ST A N ItoPE tlieii moved that Mr; Cooper, Justice of Peace, j and auother, shiiuld be brought up as witnesses. Lord HOLLAND asked, whether it was intended that any inquiry or investigation should, be made by the Secretary of State. It woubl be, satisfac tory that this should be done, as the motion bad been received. Lord LP/Et:root. did not pledge himself to any soleum thveszigation ; but a§. soon as he could communicate with his Noble Ftiend, to whose de partment. the nliater belonged : , he had no donbt that 'enquiries would be made, to ascertain whe ther thire existed any grounds for further pro ceedinqs. , The !notion for witneoes was also negatived.— Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER, a few minutes before four o'clock, began to Count alehouse, and filere be ing only' 25 Metubets preseut at four, the House was adjourmed. throngla the Ardennes to Wcetip*.j 'the province of Litkesubsirgh.* The importamt fortress of Luxernhui•gh is to have a numerOus Prussian garrkson,,, and the Hcsiiasis now there 'are ro.go Th',..re seems 'TO sonVe di'flq lculty about the further march of "the corps of Bu low, of which the !..rst column is arrived i*re.— These arrangements, 'which we stkce fresh' . ie?)od authority, seem to stew that the Prussian Mo narchy is to confine with Prance at least frOM 'the MoSelle to the Maese. • All the French' property at Antwerp, which - is not moyeabk, %yin be - sold by auction among this is the Hotel of the _Marine Preticture. French Commissioners ►►re , employed,respccting the partition of the fleet and. ►►aval stores. All the artillery on the walls of the town and fortress remain at the disposid of the Allies. It seems that the Austrian General, Bar?n who is still - Governor of the Net;erlands, shortly leave us, and reports say he will hp site ceeded either by. General Graham, or by Baron Yonder Copeller, Commissioner-General from the Prince of the Netherlands to the ,Belgian Goi-ern.;• went. Many Frenchmen had here considerable posts, who - had connuitted,the greatet crimes dnrin2. the Revolution. Ragniei, Vice-President of the Tribunal , which conde,mned. illavia Antoinette, was at the head of ,the Imperial Alanntaetory of Tobacco; but he - has now, by order •of the Go vernment, been conducted over the frontiers. • We expect 10,000 English Troops from Lord Wellingpo'§ Army. The states General have re sumed-their sittings. A".111111C:IN PAPTLItS. ACCOUNTS FROM HALIF%X. Papers and letters have reached town- from Halifax to the Stir May. They state, that peti tions bad been sent to England from Newfound • land, Nova-Scotia and Brunswick, praying that the fishing privileges at - Newfoundland should not be again granted to the United States. Se veral inelividnals expressed an expectation that the British Government would, in the pending negoriation, contend for the cession of the entire jurisdiction of the Lakes as one of the conditions, of peace. The Charlestrnin Courier, of the 7th . of May, furnishes the following particulms of the capture and safe arrival of the L'Epervier prize. It is worthy of notice, in order to account for the length of the actiOn, that shortly after , its cOrn mencement, ihellritiSh colours were shot. away. The Peacock, then astern of her enemy, in a raking, - position,, demanded if she had struck— the reply was, not yet—and before the action could he renewed, the Peacock lost this advan tageous position., The next day after parting with the Peacock, Lieutiinant Nicholson .was chased by a frigate, but escaped by standing close in with the land,. ; where she was becalmed ; the frigate's boats were manned, approached the prize within hail, and asked " what brig that was"-Was . answered " what boats are those," ac companied with throwing open the. ports of the Meech so alarmed the enemy, that they made off precipitately !! ! Aii.RIVED-1 Holland 2 'Waterford. DUE-1 Li bon s 2 He-: tigoland. .... PRICE 011 - : sTcms TTITt..a) VAT.TI7Ei.vf , 07(.77,nct;. . . . .. . , 3 per Cent. Iced, 6S . Bank Lunt.; Ann. 16 12-ICtlis 3 per Cent. Cons;:;luit ' - In'dia ',011,.k, 7s. Sc., pr. • 4 per Cent. Cons. 5414 . Excheq..Bilis, Is. dis. 35.. pr. 5 per Ct. Navy A.un,.. shut . Nev; Q-Inniitm, 31 - . 5 per Cent. 1797,.:' Curt; :15 tnr .Itily, 'Mil. E: EYTQN, Stneli-4Eolier, No. ~ .2, Corubin, . .-.- .. . . . amil No. IS, Curentry-street,. lITCM WATER AT IX)N!)ON BRIDGE TO-NIORI; Morning, 10 minute; after G. J Evenin, 35 miuutcs'ayter 6. Pr N , N. SOLEM (MIS DICERE' FALSUM AITHEAT ? FRENCH PAPERS. INTAnutt, JUNE 6.-1 y a decree of the King, all Lodges of Freemasons are abolished in Spain. By another decree, the Nunneries have been re established. BERLIN, JUNE 9...—Count Constantine de Stol birg Wernigerode, who left Paris on the night of the 31st May, arrived here on the 7th, with the official news of the signature of Peace. lie Wai preceded by 24 postillions blowing their horns, and• escorted by different detachments c,)f the Cit . / Guard, both horse and foot. The Ministry then published a Proclamation, of which the following is the concluding paragraph Thus the Allied Sovereigns hive attained the important object of their glorious efforts, of those of their faithful people, and of their armies. The Treaty does not indeed, yet contain the ,defi nitive arrangements which concern Prussia and Germany. ; they. ‘vill be settled at ViCAlla by a new treaty. ; The bases already established give us, hoWever, the certainty, that Prussia, who is raised to so high a pitch of glory, %I'll' receive au increase of power propi)itioned• to her dignity. Let us return thanlcs to Divine Providence, and put up prayers for the welfare of our'beloved Mo narch." . CASSEL, JUNE 1 1.-The Elector of Hesse- Cassel, our .Sovereign, is dangerously ill; Ins life is , despaired of. DUTCH PAPERS. :BRUSSELS, JUNE 14.—The :Corps of General Kleist broke up from Itiotit - titi the 11th, - 12th, and 13th: We bear it is CO tiectt-py for . the pre sent Aix le Chappelle, Juliets; ,and the whole Duchy of that name, and a part of the Electorate of Cologne,. on the left bank of the Rhine. A ,chanke appeaN to have taken, place in the (testi uatiou of the corps of De Yorck, which is e.g. ' LONDON, IVEDNESniIY, JUNE 22, 1814. This . morning, about nine o'clock, tne Emperor ALEXANDER left the Pulteney Hotel for Ports mouth. -A considerable crowd had, as usual, waited in the street from an early hour, to have a glance at his Imperial Majesty. On his depar ture he was loudly cheered by the multitude, and returned the compliment , by bowing frequently to all around. him.—At- half-past nine his Majesty the King of .Pausst.t set out front Clarence, House for the same destination. Ile was in 'an open carriage, accompanied by his son, the. Prince Royal, and several Officers.— Others of the Prussian Princes followed his Ma jesty, who was greeted in a similar manner with the Emperor ALEXANDER, and returned the com pliment by uncovering and bowing to the sur- , rounding multitude. Marshal BLUCHER did not move till near eleven o'clock, previous to which hour he was besieged in the customary way, and had to slim himself . repeatedly at his windows. We understand that the EMPEROR and the Duchess of OLDENBURGH were at the Royal Ex change abotit half-past nine; They. then pro ceeded down Whitechapel. On leaving Portsmouth the Royal Party visit the Duke of NORFOLK and the Earl of 'EGRE MONT, 'at their respective seats in Sussex ; after whielr they are invited to the seats of some other Noblemen ; and .about the end of the present week thi:Y are expected to embark on their return to their respective homes. Their numerous suites take their departure this dal, and to-morrow, for whose, couveyance twenty-one coaches and four fin 1/44:" airea,z). vt e a T t pro cee, anti Caluib. The flake orWELLixoToN Is eiqe tteti t 6. 1113- A 14' • .ps _ous - e this afternoon. c er , We g ive this day give a further fr her frail'', our .iktiferican Papers. We also give 'I" (coin extracts front French PapEYs, Madrid; and front •wo os are important, though we f mos • to t ascertain how trea t s the late Govcill' meat., ' c hi's will stamp his diameter %vial 01-4 five and tWent-T.McinbcrS being P :cs in' the House of Courteous yesterday, at I.° , o!clock; an adjournment took place, "` t t ' t o f Mr. MISTIIVEti'S motion respecting the P rlice f s • s t bis INTvzs did n come trot on. What the bzi' e new movement by the party is to lie ' ve d 4 not ascertained ; this- only we know, th3t le:.lve nothing undo''!.. wlicit tbey c: 014 iikpire their Prince. The i n.ijor' E J, ° i „ t o public-seem scarcely to be aware o f the h lel contemplated nooo !nisc o• by these' The despa;r and fury of the faction is'ig dscril) i They liac lost all hope, and are recljess v consequences to the Country provided ta avenge themselves on. the Man who ha 3 s tii' l)l) , s ir l. ed their ambitious projects. TheY ` vt ' u eonfUsion if they could for a worthless T'''t:ol. and plunge the Country into an etet'lta l ' fir t hc tribe of Negroes. Not that they care eitile/:qoe.; Negroes or the Party whose 'cause OW' . cs " Pt)t oo lf lltPl tr these matters come recommended to $ because by the one they think they ec •o l portion of the lustre which surrounds tbci,e goy tical opponents, and by the other Yed" ce ni iiiti 'Person, .whomthey hate, to a state of do and degradation, to which no . - man of sPititli t u; Empire would submit. Unhappily fo r the jcpor try, they have found instruments apt tO t her. to pose. Chagrin and vexation, very. I'3°' ral fr o' : her situation, have too, much dispdse d t roliot ts cess of 'WALES to lend herself' to their 'l3iOrtiv I e 1 ii C a 7msels n . ces They;: mean no good to tb i3 di to I whom ho‘Ve i vcr tb i e t y t haveertiusa t t i c ! :lu s " : ll ' ")s sr ht tij : contt4st which, fatal to her hopes. F o r let us only e° 9s.ide %telY is. aimed at, and we will see that ev e° ' i ct ori would be her' greatest misfortune : gained over the feelings- of her what state of union could this lead? Oast be miserable to both parties, a 3 ' l so to the Female conscious of having ' ye' ,„o is self upon a loathing Husband. The "tei" do-so is indecent, and' shews a- Inariel°s ‘1(.1i1.4' of proper notions of wh a t is due t`':ljet sv nity 'of the Sex. A Woman would " u) s to . far Outrage the nice honour whiC ll 6el6,:ic;r the feminine character, and, therefore' ►OA the more convinced that all the nets name of the Princess of WALEs, tu e wicked advisers, and do not proceed frust is Oa t it if ifitsg:leflicilate:eo manner?ini iclij. : , .Nothing Can be snore ev'dent dr ° ' 4. 11 i .. the ri. possible, n design 0 fathtlete honourTaleats to deprive ''' l'e the whole larly trom their has diffused happiness o deipicable purposetl po l L ' uf a . rt r ih r ) y :s c Ne a a n t i t. 0 1 e n v i f s r e o , m i in glorious e o y tt y i g e e l : o r: employ r t e o i ts o lui :el result-3. -- v e‘ . % r f eli e3 ; r1 : 1 ; 1 1 :cf r ee. . :1;: : ::':c : c. ) : e lti111°1 1 : they explore F r O P; eg a , t h t t e t r : s n t rt i oelbeteili,f:ottleiriciciciusctsni ( c ) ti e s ii e:,:i s , t i ii i oo ) ic ° ll; l . : l : : l ; c :' . ei , any tl.iing these Party-men think.if tl'ei cere It has been pr°PcilY;vives, Sisters, and other Domestic Connectiou" fijs communicated to Parliament as 1 ; o -, so respecting the Princess Cuilat.oll.- .t.ity g t h i answerable for the nil schevious anti tir , t l , l g l- ‘, l i te " r mous which ma spread through fa sh r t o dill t political circles ? , What right lids any 11°Iliorth i' l i t e t.or s ‘ l l, l , b u i l e ., c l subject Awil.teichiillll,Bs.'tear.iolttij! riiiie.e. be observed towards them on occasinit coo f o r .have not • ded to . such an extelit i'l to pC(r. the proceeded concern :S:.falitioek:leidinin toiplrriesi,.v.eeaortueeiiii c i t. ile.lyll,:e:lpir:al :iiitSll,lti,est: ( I si e lel lis 'it : c ( l SlC l : j e c c ii j i l t notice of the Representatives Ot the) )bile pie.--4f the Princess of \V<=' Fs mole gn ' 'l i koP er ' !ion to Parliament, that 'application, if ilili,a,, to c;uh i .i s eie:: _ eilit t nse o neidlciopt.i. b ,lta e sßaps, i )erl i fit i o(ci t lit : ot t et t itv:( t i:ee e ll eyti.IINI them to her subject i s ie ii r o a u (tl)l(usirigst:illt•es rather' ri t ii i- e l ii c 3. lo 'l e tt : ;c h e i jo ;: sa fr et o t D_L , repeatedly greater magnitude, and more iiiipat'.:,bale y! 6 r.oc i au:lig:iliac:tic, b:litiojivi!iaceriplitcuelii,:tsoitelii.,:ettc:e rgitsiii:,itlecl rest to consider. lint we repeat it, tl' clipest ,fii".• this discussion is hut a Party pretext 0) Oi l° deservcjo• ore; nisters of the honour which they convert .natural happiness jut() pop"..wr e peo P i d und, we trust, that thc.good.setisz ,ot cis , 0 ,1 JOD I° t ' will not be ensnared by so gross, so eras so indecent an artifice; and that gellerai co ',` e t i f e ct %. instead of popular disorder,. will be the . jl l . 0. 00 3 1 such despicable, •we 'utii;lit say 111 . 1 . chinations. • ildpitiyairio,lita..bsoeogsiii.finiobieitllin t . otits.((‘°)liii,vlo:lll9l:.)llelieit)rio.aoitigs:p:ttleae'ilolcnriuftli(si'ryisli