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London, England, 1819-03-16 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY, 111Aacii 16, Isig.

The Paris Papers of the lath instant arrived
last night. Their contents may not, as usual, be
interesting or important, but it must be confessed
that they are very amusing. Among the distin-
guished characters of the Revolution, expatriated
on the restoration of the BOURBONS. was Moos.
REGNAULT DE SAINT JEAN D'ANOELY. At a
political crime, when so many of his cast had re-
ceived proofs not merely of Royal favour, it was
natural to suppose that his political sins, if not re-
warded. would at least be forgiven by his merciful
master. He had accordingly the Royal permission
to return to Fiance ; but death proved envious of
his good fortune—lie died on the day alter his
arrival in Paris. This is the only very grave
article in the Paris Papers, anti forms a contrast
with the rest of their contents. The KING has
been very particular in his inquiries after the health
of the Duchess of Remo, who has been lately in
the straw, and his MAJESTY bas received the
grateful answer, that the Duchess and her babe are
as well as can be expected. In this great attention
' to Ladies its that particular situation. King
Louts resembles very much that great States-
man, now no more. Mr. PITT also was very fond of
caudle.—The Keeper of the Seals, and the Mi-
Mater of Marine, were of the Ministers who ottend-
ed the Chamber of Deputies on the 11th. A great
variety of business was transacted, a great part
of which was very entertaining. It consisted
chiefly of Report 4 upon Petitioini presented to the
Chamber, including the following : A Petition
from Saint Simpliorien (Saone and Loire) coin-
'denied of the hardship endured by the Mayor. in
promulgating the laws in the open air, and thus
exposing himself to the heat of the sun, the rain,
and the wind. It therefore prayed, that they
should be promulgated in chapel, after
DELACOUR. of Paris, petitioned fur a Corn.
mittee to examine the effects of somnambulism
(sleep-walkiiig), accompanied by a long eulogium
upon animal magnetism. This petition excited
loud bursts of laughter. There was also a pe-
tition from Miss IIUGUIER, praying that her no-
turd son should be exempted from military service,
an indulgence only granted to legitimate mothers;
and another from Mrs. GARET, of Calais, praying
that the wives of absent military into, who have not

rec. iired ni.y new,. of ihor Lusbanils, 610,u'id be at
liberty to marry again. These Petitiors were got
rid of by the Older of the Day ; hut there were
two subjects of a more segolis nature, and whit+
were accordingly treated with becoming gravity,
The Report of it Committee, recommending a 14w
for the more effectual prevention of duellttig, wee
adopted after some debate, and the Chamber, in
a Secret Committee, doiritp.erl and adopted u
Resolution of the Peers fur a law to aboli•fi disc
druid d'au&aine.

The Gazelle de Fronee states, that the buket
for the year 1819 will be produced immediatel3.
The Five per Cents. for the opening, aK
66 4.10 th fr. Bunk Art4)ns 1,490 fr.

A Flanders Mail arrived last night with Papers
from Brussels to the I Ith inst.—The following err
extracts :

PTA VOTPR, pry. 28.

The States have received, with sentiments of the meet
lively gratitude, the declaration whirl, has been made by
his Royal H iglisiess the Prises Regent, to the effect "that all
the estates of the foundation and convents, in a word, all
the funds which are under the administration of the
Chamber of Convents, are to be separated fnr ever
frum the domains, and that those revenues shall be applied
exclusively to the churches and schools." Hut the States
have added, at the same time, " that they %timid wish these
inalienable national estates to be placed under their ereill
care, and that an account should be given every year, in
order to drew that the revenues arising fount them hate been
employed in the manner the must advantageuus to thus
kingdom."

WAlltft 10.
A private account horn Madrid, of 25th rebittary, con-
tains what tulip's:—

" Gomm' !gorilla in his last dispatches to the Giotto-
men', affirms, gist if they will bend him from Spain r
inforcement of 6,000 good troop', and two fiiirates, he will
answer with hi.: brad for the submission of all that part of
America, the command of which is iutruated to hon."

The Chimney Sweepers Regulation Bill was
thrown out last evenii:g in the [louse of Lords, on
a division, by 37 to 20. It is uo (lonia au interest-
ing circumstance, that the Legislature of a great
country should be seen to direct its attention to
subjects, no matter how mean and abject, that
may require the interference of humanity ; but
we fear that, in the present instance, the 1444.144;s
of humanity may is some degree have (Aaiun the
dictates of prudence. It is manifest, front the R..
rort of the Gentlemen appointed by the Boatil of
Works to make experiment how far the we 4.f
machinery might be permitted to supersede the
employment of climbing boys, that there are
some chimilies which cannot, without alteration,
be effectually cleansed by niachinery, and while
there is a possibility of danger from the em-
ployment of machinery, it would be very unwise'
to make experiments nu the safety of the public.
There can be no doubt that machinery will even-
tually supersede the use of boys, and sincerely do
we desire the full attainment of this object ; but it
must be left to the uncontrolled will and lia_
inanity of the public, by whom we are confident
climbing boys will never wantonly be employer(
a here machinery can be used with equal rase, es.
pense, and safety.

The examination of witnesses in the matter of
complaint against Mr. WY/times Quit( was re-
sumed last night in the House of Commons. The
necessity of bringing additional witnesses from Ire-
land to determine a contested point at issue between
two of those already examined, has been obviated,
as the fact disputed was admitted last night by one
of the parties. 'I his circumstance we alluded to
yesterday, cud, as se then remarked, will probahly
bring the entire subject to is conclusion sooner ilia:,
was originally expected. The m miter is one of t! e
utmost an portance to the constitution of the con—
try, Litt it is to be lamented that it should hams
arisen at the present 1110111WIll to oc:upy the atten-
tion of the House of Commons for several ing;•tir
almost exclusively, and thereby expose the ebill,t,y
to tile extreme inconvenience of having the pills!:u
business suspended.
. . .

Mr. Gasoir, pm. who nn Friday night w
committed to the custody of the Serjeroit Nt
Arms, for having threatened to kick Mr. Gool.n,
last night petitioned the House to be discharged.
In his Petition he acknowledged the impropriety
of his conduct, and bound •liimself never at ar.v
future period to holier iu a similar way the procsarl-
iugs that might occur in the investigation of tile
present case. He was in consequence brought to
the bar, where lie receiver) a suitable arinionitleo
from the Sec.%Kca, and ordered to lie dischargel
on paying his fees. Mr. GRADY was subsequenlly
examioril at the bar with respect to the charge he
has brought against Mr. WIN.

The provincial Papers abound with accounts of
public hieetings, for the purpose of petittornil
against the proposed Duty on Coals; and fur Le
repeal or trioditication of the luso!stilt Act.
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Letters have been received to the 234 ult. from
Gibraltar, by which it appears that the plague 4.,i
the coast of Africa, instead of diminishing %i!,,
the cold weather, was increasing to an sh4r•to,
extent. The only information with regard to ,
ravages committed by it, was brought to ti' 117 •
list, fortress by the vessel appointed by the --
nor to sail at stated periods, as no private tr:oli!,„;
ships were allowed to have any conittitinicalivi,
the Barbary coast. According to the latest v
one or two hundred persons died dat!y of
disease.