The Sun. — London, England, 1817-03-22 00:00:00

r ~r% ~-~} ;; .. ' , . . Vti3lnln. 7658.] lIANK DOLLAR. TOKENS. VVRRANK OF ENGLAND, Ma nen 20, 1817. lAEAS the GOVERNOR mid CONI ! PANY of t Adreft•Rement he BANK of ENGLAN D did, by public dated, 18th Nlarth,• 1811, give notice, that b ' 4 7 had direi:ted their 'Cashi ers and other Otlicera front I,t°cdth (until a public N o ti ce to the contrarty, of nut 'wsl tha.) Six Atonlhs, should have been given), to receive all ,erl% tendered in payment at the Bank, at the rate Shierr llings !tad Sixpence each, instead of Five ShiDings, 41, on the 25th day Id receive and give the rate of Fire day of November nt Advertisehtents' wing Value for the until the lit day 31 of any of the said of receiving Value inested to bring the 'NT, on nr before extension ottime REST, Secretary. 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" v 1.41 MOu%r?l'llng .L 4 14 ‘unt p luting Weil '''' u,',": lll tr, l4 „Allit .g . _ .Plo,l4; e till i i ..: ..`. „ 1 ‘ 1 1 , 1 !' antl Navy, &e. &c. by it ! o f ri t , ; . Lel int-street St d • Nit Payment. ' . an ' on i'.! 11' 4 ,, 41.11, r.,.."7"---•-••.--....._______ 1(1,.Ilfe II „ „ AII Atli- NULLIJS." A ~,N0v,,,i,‘., ,f. hi,. W 1,,, passel! the Itulticon. ;Nlil'ttr ' e t ii d J ON of the linilia.l Frame is ill 41 0 1 , "illetatti ~i l'l.A. v ht .gt , ~, rn' Ili Medical Science; no disorders la„!,ltii Si th, : 1 . !, l '.? hodity system as VEN hit F.: . 1 . ~ 4s,e”lit _P.M.y (4.4.11i,..,0(1,i.t.i,f..p01'10n glytles imperceptibly Cl! „f d',,t4,l.lli,tate.l, andthe contanit i' 4:i 4 : lll• if i llitio 1,,1e, .411},tlitafices '. are generally 5 1. 1 11 , 1 t, an 1 4 4 , at ,.:' ll li b ~,i`,!'„'',ll prevent the pain and danger that T47,,,,,,t piirr. frtui ii:lir),.:trie.„twut. it,,„,te symptoms iii , - ,4til't 04,1 . ,'Cii liy a b t: , , te and neglect, they may, liov‘ • • i,,,,. ( 41 „ t , , , i t io l un . (i ', rolls exertion of talent rtf the ap cri!!!r,' g4 l 47 L,i,y(*, anti the patient, through the t, 14 "e•iith, loYcentes assured of its conti iN,„, rs 1 141 it til,,.' ti lkio ..'v Mom ee rn „, l: ~ , f the Rhove eItNIZ 414 s'etrit,ots, illov,cFetiCottl:t:•tl i nveteracy ~.o e b , the %,P4tit'l b usted, I"lll4rY'rice (.1!it"."1"' " e ! of nature 1 ,41 i, ',lb, rue , .ce xum d , ~,the ,itst energies '''ll "lit reit r A "'tits, ensues, and the sufferer is 1 , :iql .i14,,,i1i, 1 ''. tiottittir. - It is fur him to look for -4,11114, i::tstor;,te4 ,'"tiols of hope when we boldly assert 4 4,: sli tiiii:P v ilitio tit e : P l b Veld to °Ur 11 . t • tires ti If 4, ti4la • - ' , ear to • . iiii ( rt., era . . . . iio t, i iol, to irritate the sensitive lune Il 4t . Of ih t . 4 hil ~,, 111 others ocquired ; as strictures, weak t,,,f, i '..ii•t t i, o l l, tun 1.04 4:: 4 „, w e i:rfer the Ati:iptiVti remedy ) in" (41! , I N i, in t hose it. if . Nan of caustic or-stimulants. , 4 t t aq pi „ui„tir i•,,,,,v,1,i,. „"itt: peculiarities incident' to the tti 44,4,115 t 1,,, u ,. ( i 11.• lo!thod applicable, by reniuring ,t h t r.. 4 ex,, t , ip.. !!e i eittlfitter itiatrimon% I r flections. .„i),,,,. 4 :ii,, ) ~ •.i . ii,, e " __ v. .. 14 L e ,i . `,'l . L ; ,. ti,,,.. , ,"Y . io,„ wii ; tz tessional acquirement n t., i ,4,1t.„1.;t.1 1 1 , :11.tkiti. ti _ ee!4lB•.,cooticiouS of lOCapatitY ; we .1 ftiti4:::lo:ttii,,,,,ll:v.,ll,(ll va h t v and insiuttating.appearatve , • S ' l tge 4 Ki" `"ljolii.d ii . , n 't no noinal or Royal lA' ) 1111% il,,i f . , ) ,I Many of the Nobilite, and tla.t i,, " arty ,,it,. .. as \feathers of the London College t'lillik,fri:ll+; ‘i t i , „ t i , i ' l ' i r iti 4 : ,:::r tillie_co.ittideltee of Society is nut t hl ;I' Meter 'ki ' P rOV i h.') ,""?''es " specious," .they gala -I,.it ;..ir 1,,,,„. elotht,d ~ , . 1 , , . 'i its unvaryinr, success that no "tihltiiii`itli,.4 ;` t :elf“, w. tholxl:i presumed atithorit y, eau tire pi,'!'illi Z:. l 1, gir4lit sy.i,,,,,,,..r4re:e!liii.tent advant ages whic . h 4,144111 r i e l t ",`-Y. 44 t hat P4litlits‘t(Tici.detice therewith ( this 1101.14 ~, t iii i i. un l o t p i ~e nt . .sitheitther se , x may evst . isit s lt ilt•ii„l:.tir%",:'l 1 ! , r.„ 14 ..,, , T . 1_ 1 !standing, the term , 444 . i i , 4 , 1 F.' ""T'S act, are always stated at answer to letter* containing a v;;/ /:i {I , tt~'~~ 11' „ '44 14:terieJ,tre tiOSs Rod Co. IC R. C. Surgeons, 14, Fieet-st et I I t u ,„ re , On e it4"' "Ynl Pt """tilitEY li ving, be particular in de' ,11c,t, Le Z.N. !batike living, &c. when the proper alkoac.,l tu au, pact, bowerer distant. •io cite co•itrar • • , iilP 11,11 4 , 1 , , shohtd • l), of n bare been gi ven ), to rece i ve al ~_l. N rNs eal tendered j payment at the Bank, at the rat fo , ret4rwe 'n and Six pence each, i ns t ea d of Five Shillin gs And p uetuiti Oov ernor and Company did, on the 25th da: Uri V P 1 " t, girt, 4 1 • 4.044 baulk Duna t r ,41,.1:7 would receive and gi v• 41 4 frir th ice that. e nf, l • I, 4t ,' ,. ""nAir the p enc _ • , ens, at the rate of Fin r mire c ii :l e l s ,.entil the Ist day of Novembei . 1 the j rgie for ree . ny subsequent Acivertisentenß 11 . 44 041 4, t -N ew , anti giving Value fur th, 4 kt. the rate aforesaid, until the Ist (la) b oLLAR .ns wh o are, or may TOKE N3 . ) . tir Yhe pngsessed of any of the said tl Its ka,, t r wllO are desirous of receiving Value ir; 4441, Lo:recall, are requested to bring the ad for PAYMENT, on or before te . / . Nih " d 'ar egiv" tithe circulation next, as no farther extension of'time thereof. , ROBERT REST, secretary. J ot' O,Vr E i)rr t dtr FO n CaNDLE.Y . It t oi t , riVerp Nan:A 18, 1817.- l ictl f; "" °I7P ICERS and 0911111 S ,; 1 11 1 If ills .11 . .4j • ttdue !, Vint „„ „. ESPY's Y stto hereby ect o -" foir,„/„, "I, poi/ crtt be the 10th Of .4pril nest, ; .° o :y e, wiav to Yeadtl la treat milk such Per- rsdiag. h_rt.l7:oContract for supplying his Itta- ,;:, " - 4 and P:yatouth with TALLow gi!!! ,4 e trt4 e c l at '44 nur.t, _ t ornt tlie Tender, may 'tilt 011 ice (it " rende r ' , 1 fa,„” t e h e received after tz„, /lent .l v Treaty, nor any noticed, unless' ,tep voider,, 1 " attend i '"e he 4rrf, "Pan kg by a Letter addressed to I "' 4 i!'qed (nl 4 ,Zr 4 responsihte Person, ell- e. • Olt. for ow), me person tendering, in the p. 14 ' 44e Perforinauce of' the Contract. P • tx fr h , I C7'u - . t f it !I VO- OFF 1,01 1 fen, 3forch 21, 1817. ) riSjOr i7C7t 7 4iLL /NG Ott vi i i 6 • I;or . 4. 40 , rif d prit ‘ er ei/ give. Notice, that P lo t 4,4 :li nlfie b4 !AI , they will be read', to re, t P o, 1 , 1 4 , 4, : 10 04 tip), and trent .for "l'hirty 4 ‘ a i INDIA RUM, of the strength it ,Et „P on , 4 .4 , „ zycnp„ c • ar; ' *,* , (vit. otte rw f} 6 Pi, u) g es s A Aticrprnni rl EN ; f !a, '*l / 4 11r,5, "4 e434 e t i ni t i ' t a . C ey s Fortnight into Ms .Ifajesty's tt. kte "{"."ea t and to h • )• l i,/01 64 , " fltv, 44 A t,, e t y ay for ky liUls 49x vi• e • vl4 Contract may be seen at the Secre' tl dl 0 1 14 0111,'1"X1101't 6 e /4 , 0 1 1 : 4 44, . aNY Tender in which the Pike ' 4 vor.lr ,tt ( 9114,, 14 4 /1,,, r (1/ h'ivrth. or drat shalt not I 1, 1 4 , of .1 4efore One o'clock on the said ' 44 to 4 , 'Vier 1" "'"xt ; nor unless the Person who tott c 4.:::" ,, te Person ou ilia behalf' attends, to 1 11 1 „ I '.. . , 1 ."" -;'' .0 ~7- 1 • ~ ....1 7 ''' ~ '4. ,, , : 1 • ~. , • - 9 „ , ~.1 ,e...,, ",• _ O 4 . .a,". . , UNDER THE. PATRONAGE OF TuE PRINCE REGENT. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRICAL FUND. -.SECOND PUBLIC ANNIVERSARY DINNER. 1111 - 1 S -Royal nighoess the DUKE of YORK ALL has condescendingly, intimated his intention of ho nouring the Society by the Chair on this occasion.— The Coinmitt. , •e forcooductino the Fund hare great satisfac tion in being authorised to add the names of several Noble men and Gentlemen, admirers of the Drama, as Vice-Pre sidents. PRESIDENT—His Royal Highness the DUKE ot YORK.' - VICE-PRESIDENTS and STEWARDS. His Royal Highness the DUKE of SUSSEX, His Grace the Duke of Marl- Lord Petersham - boroughs Sir Gilbert Hcatbcote, Bart. The Marquis of Anglesea Sir Godfrey Webster, Batt. The Marquis of Worcester Sir Lumley Skettington, hart. The Marquis of Tavistock The Rt. Hon. John M'Mahun Earl of Liverpool - Colonel Berkeley Earl of Blesington John Dent, Esq. Viscount Torrington Francis Freeling, Esq. Viscount Lowther Henry Harris, Esq. The DINNER will take place on WEDNESDAY, the :lath ot March, at the Freemason's Tavern, Great Queen -street, COMMrrrEE. .. Messrs. Y bung Messrs. C. Kemble Messrs. Abbott Jones Mathews Bellamy , Liston -.:. Farley ' ' Egerton Fawcett Terry _Brmolhurst Emery 1 - Blanchard' Simmons -.- Sinclair j Taylor • Dnruset This FUND was first instituted the 42d December, 1764 and confirmed by Act of Parliament, for the purpose of SUP PORTING AGM) and INFIRM ACTORS and ACTRESSES, and Relieving their WIDOWS and CHILDREN. TICKETS, at th•ls. are to be had at the Theatrical Fund Office, 31, Great Queen-street, Lirwolu'i-Ittn-Ficlds. __. Din.ter on Table at Six o'clocl,. BYTON, Stock-Broker, 2. (:ornhill, has • at last obtained the object of his anxious sviilbes, in brim; again able to offer to his Fritnds, the Public', Tickets and Stukres at the good Ohl Prices. E. li.. has also the satisfaction of unequivocally stating, that the Scheme of the present Lottery, to begin Drawing no the 30th April, is more advantageous tip Purchasi•rs flout any ever before presented to the Public; there are 10,098 Prizes, (the lowest 111. in Value), and only 14,600 Tickets ; among the Capitals aro Four of 20,00')I., Ste.; 8,000 of the Prizes will give the Holders the option of taking' the Chance of the same Number in the ensuing; Lottery, or receiving 121. in Money for each Ticket, and in proportion for Shares, anytime licfure the Ist Juar. E. mroN, invites his Friends to inspect the Scheme at his truly Fortunate Offices, No. 2. Cornhill, where he hopes for a continuance in the present Lottery of •I.at Success which has hitherto attended the Tickets and `hares si,ld by him. - HANNAY'S PREVENTIVE \VASIL -well known by Noblemen, the Army. Navy, and others, in all parts of the World, as the ONLY SP/CCIPIC, for the Infallible Prevention of a certain direful Disease, continues to be sold (as for the last 50 years) by HANNAY and Co. 11, C;reat Carter-lane, Ludgate-street; near St. Paul's Church yard, and at No. 1, Little Suffolk-street, Haymarket, Lon. dun. It will keep for ever in all climates, and never failed in a single instance. Price 9s. and Is. per bottle.- 7 A rate Surgery fur its use at each Warehouse. Two bottles scot 1) finch in return for a If. Note, post-paid. or fOur hottl,s for 11. packiug cases included. Unpaid letters not admitted. Nit. The only houses for thc• Geauiske India Grits, for tuakitig. stipeiior Restorative Gruel, and fur Smith's Prestim llrart.bura Lotenges. This Day were published, ins Vols. l'hun, price 143. boards, MODER N IL NIANNLR ;. or, A Season at Printed for Longman, • Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster -tee. • e" • This Day were priblishefl, price, in uoarus, Ir. yet A New Edition (the Four Volumes handsomely printed in Three), tieing the Third, or SERMONS oil PIiAC EMAIL, SUBJE CTS. By sAutiF.T. CARIt, Gate Prehendary of St. Itiultiri Rector of St. Andrew Under shaft., t.oridoti ; and of Finchley, Middlesex. Printed fur F. C. 'and 3. Rivington. No. d 2, At. Paul's Church-yard; arid T. tiamiltAni, Ntryllo:ter-rmv, This Day were pnblishcd, price 20a, in extra DISCOURSES for the euunr, iu Two. Vo lumes, Octavo. By the Rer. JOHN DUPREE, D.D. Formerly Fellow of Exeter Collece, Oxford. Printed and sad tiv Brodie and Dowding, Salisbury; sold also by.. Itivington, St. Paul's Church , yard ; Wilkie ' Pater nosto-row liatchard, Piccadilly ; Dation, 11..11.01 bridge, London; Parker, Oxford; lkighton, •Crnt.riilv; Crutwell, illeyler, and I3arratt, Bath ; biur%ey, Weymouth ; and by all other Boo'isellers in Town ant Coort y. By rlc, Ni.mEsry's ROYAL. METCALFE'S PENETRATING OMR tir • BRUSHES.—The attention of the Public is partien larly requested to the above article, being the most useful implement ever disi:oVered for cleaning the head ; its greatest superiority will be evident .on the slightest ins;:ection. A Brush that. will go through the hair has long been a desideta- Vim with the Public, but hitherto unattainable. .1 'Metcalfe has the pleasure to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and the Publit, that he has invented a BRUSII that will penetrate througt; the thickest hair, and effectually cleanse it from seta; will'therehy strengthen and promote its growth, and give to it the most beautiful appearance.. The Nobility and Gentry are invited to make trial (without pnrchasi.) of the above, at his Brush and Comlk-manufactory, 34, Great Mary lebone-street. These Patent Hair Brushes are to he had of all respectable shopkeepers. To prevent imposition, please to ask for .1. Metealfe's Patent h air Brnshes ; and see that the Brush has the Patentee's stamp on it " M rteulfe, Patentee, Great Marylebone-street, in the margin, with G. It. mid he Royal Crown in the centre. Al liberal allow.ince to whole sale houses* on application to Metcalfe and - Kent, I I, Great Nlialborough-street; or T.. and G. Kent; 28, Poultry. TAMES ATKINSON respectfittiy informs. the Public that they may rely on haring his Articles genuine at the following Shops :—Mr. Srayth's, Pert - tmer to his Ma jesty, 117, Messrs; Gattie and Pierce, 57,. New Bond-street; Messrs. Bayley and Blew, Perfumers to the Duke and Duchess of Turk, Cockspur-streeet Messri. Davison's ancPSOn, 59, Fleet-street; Mr. Riggs, 63, Cheapside : also, by most Per futucrsand Ifair-dressers in Town and Country: . • ATKINSON's CURLING PLIND is warranted innocent as new milk, being. composed of Bak , satnic Vegetable Ingredients ; it gives a gloss and beauty to the Hair far : , :uptrior to Oils, Extracts, or any other article ever before invented ; it frees the Hair from Scruf, &c. imparts a• reviving odoriferous perfume, and heeps it incur) dnring ex vreise in dancing, walking, &c. in damp weather; it alio pus sesses the most surprising '.regenerating properties, and many Gentlemen who had lost their Hair from ilittets, perspira tion, change of climate, and other causes, have by its use re-' covered it, after being bald for years, see unit:trolls instances in an'Essay on the Hair, ern:lased round. each Bottle, price Si. 6d. a Battle. • ATKINSON'S VEGETABLE DYE, well known as the 614 innocentand effectual Article ever in vented for changing Grey or Red I-led Hair an the Bead or Whiskers to a permanent Brown or Black; prki st. 10s. 6LI. and One Guinea. ATKINSON'S AMBROSIAL SOAP. An entire mew discovery in. the art. of soap-making, being much milder and efficacious than any other it removes Freckles, Redness, Hardness, .iliec.••front the Skin: ittevcitt s • its chapping, and makes it smooth, soft and white, price, 1 s. ;i Square for washing, and in Shaving Cakes, price Is. an , ) Is. od. each. • . .• • 43, Gerrard -street, Sobo•square, Loudon. , 477 - 9:- ,-.l,4___,_-_-. •,... .4 t• -- ---.;-,....„,...,, ti . - 1; , , .5' war • isi% ..4 ;~~, ,~ ~~;, -..~ [PErc SF. VI'S NtNc E. been the mere circumstance of going to ful meeting, as his Nobteyricmi seem e d to imm. gine, he ailuaitted, that the punishment' would be too sever e : but it was not the going to the meets lug, but the refusing to disperse, when com manded, that rendered the persons so disobeyit g liable to the punishment of death. Lord HOLLAND repeated, that the punilhment was too severe for the mere act of peaceably itl the case ot•the riot act, the pe , alty was incurred, not by the mete act of remaining, but that of remaining riotously and funiultottsly, and to the disturbance of - the public peace. The Lodz) CHANCELLOR said, there was a dig. tinction certainly between an unlawful uasembly and a riotous or romans assembly but, under the present circumstances, the punishment of death might to be here retained. The amendment was negatived without a division. Some discussion arose about making Proclamq thm with a loud voice, and these words were ob jected tc, ; but :the LORD CPIANCELLott awl Lord ELLENBoa6UGH contended that they ought to be retuine.l; observing, that the persons at the 24Ieet ing.ought, it possible, to hear the cominand to disperse. The words were retained, with bottle alteration as to their place. • Lord BuSKINa called the attention of the Com mittee to the, provision which, by its wording, enabled the Magistrates to decide upon what tended to excite hatred and contempt for the - person of his Majesty, or his successors," &c., which, in fact, would give them the power of de ciding upon a question of libel, a power which the law itid not entrust even to the Judges of the land, who were authorised only to state their opi nions of- the same to a Jury of the Country. No ina , i was more desirous than himself of iesisting all attacks upon the character of Parliament ; but the clause, he thOught, gave too great a latitude Of power to a Magistrate, .respect to this arduous and important question. lie ti.erefore moved to omit, from tim clause those words which went to invest a Magistrate with wh a t be con ceived to be stick a power. Lord Hota.kiar thought it Would be preferable to leave the whole of the• clause in question on; of the Bill, and, in consequence, . • Lord EasKtstti agreed to withdraw his Amend ment. in order to give place to the Motion of his Noble Friend. Lord ELLENBOROUGH saw the effect of the Clause in a different tight, and argued, that at. though it gave the Magistrates the power of (Hi persinc the unlawful assemblage, it by no means conferred on them the power of deciding upon any question of libel ; but some degree of summary power, in such eases, it was obviously nectr.ssary Vi t a i Netti l lti n IMA- UU 1111. beets urged against it. If,' Isomever, any words could be suggested to make it clearer, or to re move the scruples of the Noble Lord who had spoken on the subject, either by a provision for m a kin g the persons who issued the notice liable to be prosecuted by a due course at law, which they certainly were as the clause now stood ; or for preventing persons from being so far misled, as to 1158610'8e under the ootice, r for both 'of those objects, such alteration m ght be made by ttay of rider,, on the third reading of the Bill. With respect to the possibility or a notice of - the nature referred to 'ist the clause, be agi cell with the Noble Baion who spoke last but one, that it was not so very improbable an occurrence as some Noble Lortk had supposed. lutteed, he bad sects a notice'for a Meeting, in the neighbourhood of the metropolis; previous to the 2d of December, which was of s highly blameable nature. "It Was true, es his Noble and Learned Friend bad said, tbAt the notice might be made the subject of pro secntitin on its being issued, and the persons sign ing it brought to punishment ; but in'the Mean time the meeting would be held, Before even in structions could be given to an Attorney to pro ceed, all the mischief, which it was the object of the clause to prevent, might be completed. No more power, then, was therefore given than wms absolutely necessary at a time like the present, when wicked and artful men were seeking, by - speeches . and publications, to undermine; the principles of the people ; because they knew that, unless they first succeed in shak ing the morality end religion of the Country, and banishing the best feelings which glowed in Bri ish hearts, they could not hope to overthrow the Constitution. With regard to the act for the sus pension of the Habeas Corpus, which a Nisble Lord opposite had considered us aggravating the enactments of the present Bill, he must ob-erse, that that act did not deprive persons of the right of being bailed, except in cases of committal on Charges of high treason and treasonable prac tices. let the present state of -things, no pre— cautionary measures had been adopted beyond what were absolutely -necessary. If a system was acted upon in the country, tending to make public meetings a means of overturning the Go vernment, the . persons having such object in view would laugh at the punishment at their notices by the usual course of law. No feeble measures would do. If their Lordships thought it right, that the religion and morality of the country should be destroyed, and the Governtnent disratipected, they would leave the law as it now stood. If, on the contrary, they wished to secure the inestimable blessings the country enjoyed, they would not hesitate to invest the Magistrates with the stronger powers proposed to be given by the Bill. In so doing, they would only imitate what had often been done by their ancestors, namely, to suspend their liberties for a Short time, „..„)...- \ fl; Al i ',...C.,ei l i k ,I• , t :i !•••• i 7, sit - i. . : . J... t. 1.,..” 4 11.4-... i 11.. ,: ~' y oz . .: •-„ 1 -r-s" IMPERIAL PARLIAAIENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MARCH 21. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by. Commission to the•Arniy and Marine M tiny Bills, the Silk Ex , -; portation liount Bill, and Imilemnity Commissioners, the Lord Chancellor, Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Redesdale. The Court of ~Exchequer Proceedings Bill, the Exchequer Bills Bin, the Mad ,houses Bill, and Bar-lrou Exportation Bill, were brought up from the Commons, and reail a first time. A , persoo from the .Comtnissioners- of High land Roads and Bridges presented their eighth Report. SCOTCH PRIVATE BILLS. The Dike of Arrtor,, pursuant to notice, moved an alteration in the order, 158, relative to pro ceediup with respect to Private 1131 s. • Certain dir •.cred to he paid tinder that order were, as jr stood at present. to be paid into the - Royal Bank, or Illnk -of Scotland. The alteration con sisted in this—that to these Banks be added the. Bank . i.t* the British Linen Company in Scothrtul. The Motion was agreed to, and the addition made aceordi4ly. SEDITIOUS MEETINGS. Th e 11)ase having gone into a Committee on he secli inus lectingq Bill, Lord (iamstVILLK, with reference to the clauses for punishing- with death the unlawful assembling and n u t dispersing when commanded, obwved, that when the subject of the penalty of death had been, on a former occasion, under consideration, there had been an understanding that it ought never to be enacted merely by referring to the pro visions of another Act ; but that it should be clearly and distinctly expressed in every Act by which it was imposed. tVith some little alteration in these clauses, they would be clear of that ob • jection. It was remarkable, however, that there was no power distinctly given to make proclama tion, and an addition must be made in these re spects. Lord Hor.tatin.—lf the punishment of death were .to he relahred tt all, certainly the amend ment was N proper one. From page 4to page 8, these clauses related to u•lawlid assetnblies. Now these unlawful assemblies were of • three sorts :- Ist, where there was art as,embly without any au thority ; .2d, where there•was an assembly law-. fully convened, but for an unlawful purpose ; where the assembly was lawfully convened, and for a lawful purpose, but where something illecal arose in the course of the proceedings. Now, with respect to the clause relating to unlawful as sembling,, he thought it extremely harsh that per sons should suffer as felons, without benefit of Clergy, for ...tbe mere act worts goitisr await 111)011 Or the leaving out the work enactrug Inc pu nishment of death, for the purpose of substituting imprisonmeut, or seven years! transportation. Lord ST. JOHN,—Under the clause as it stood, it the clerk of the' peace ne g lected to give notice to the Jostices, the assembly, though notice bad been given to the. clerk of the peace, would be an unlawful assembly, and the persons notolispening, on Proclamation would he liable tin the puniSh ment of death. This was infinitely too severe. The clause under consideration Was liable to this observation - also—that the authority to proclaim, and thus render the persons not dispersing liable to the punishment of death, ought not to he con fided to one justice only. Ile concurred therefore in the proposed amendment to leave out the pe nalty of de.tth. The Loan CHANCELLOII.—The clause was mis- understood ; for if notice wt•re given, by advur, tisement, or by communication to the Cie; k of the Peace, the assembly would be lawful, though the Clerk of the Peitve might be indictable for not giving notice to •the Magistrate.: The assembly, however, would be lawful, and the 'Magi,ti ate could hove no authority to proceed to disperse, unless something illegal took place at the Meet ing. With respect to the pen,ilty of death, under the present circumstances of the country, he thought that even in this clause it was a proper enictment. It was well known, that cOnsequeuees o f a d a ngerous• nature had arisen from such Meet ings, and the well-disposed ought, for a time, to have the protection of this enactment . The Earl of LtvEßPout. conceived, that there could be no doubt., that - the true construction was as the Noble and Letirned Lord had stated. The Earls of Rosst.vn and LAUDERDALE con curred with Lord St. John: Lord , ELLENBOROUG II had no doubt as to the construction a Court of Justice would . put on the words ; yet,• in majori canteht, he would have no objecaon to some words to put the matter beyond dispute. The Earl of LAUDERDALE; and Lord ST. JOHN proposed Some words to render the construction clear, which were iirtroduCed into the clause: Lord GRENVILLE then proposed his amendment, which was also adoed. Lord ST. JOHN proposed no amendment, that the proclamation to disperse must be made !by the. authority of two justices, at least. The Earl of LIVERPOOL thought that the amend ment was altogether unnecessary in this part of the DM, .which related to the mere act of assent-• Wing without authority. That was a fact which one magistrate was as competent to decide upon a s m o.could be. Theamendment was negatived. Lord HOLLAND moved his amendment, that the words imposing the punishment of death" should 1 he left out • _ Lord GARNVILLF.,—If the Act, in respect of Nvhich the punishment of death Was imposed, bad