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wauld sbut top the illicit muse? It was, he said.*
matter of happy redeem!" to them all. that while
tat isiaitufactures of the country sodertd, the ge.
end prostwrity wssadvaucing. flier, was every
-prospect of an aliandaut hervestelau" nets were likely
to be.llCe. He would be gled that some temporary
measure 'vas resorted to for the present, until they
!should have an opportunity of ascertaiiiing that cici
munstauce err-mutely.
Mr. Meer Paattet.t considered it • manifest
violation of the Act of Union, and 111 only direct
time that was made. Ile had thought that the
Union effected the bosh adjustment of commercial.
jealousies, and he besought the House to consider
the initiortasice of the distinction they wire about
to draw,.
Forrea said, that after the strong personal
allusuitta made to him by au Honourable Baronet,
lir could ma permit the question to pass in
That Honourable Baronet bad been pleased to say,
upon the authority of a newspaper, that he (Mr.
Foster) had thrown out a charge agniost the
people of Ireland. He threw out no charge against
the people, but what he had said against the lower
classes had been extended by the Honoureble
Baronet to the higher classes. who accused
all, when he had only accused a part, (a laugh).
With respect to the distillation from bU,,,dr, h. bad
heard that all who were concerned in it lied failtd.
The Honoureble Baroact had stated, that he said
the increase in the Charter Schools waa occasioned
by the greet increase of the price of provi.'
but lie had said it was occasioned by that. together
with other articles. If the still* which hail been
lately seized had worked only ut the rate at which
legal stills are obliged to work, they would have
done more in a mouth than all the legal stills in the
country ever did in the same space of time; it
would here amounted to 800,000 gallo,ra ; besides,
on a view of the consumption of spirits in
that country, compared with the quantity legally
procured, it would appear that it was supplied in a
great measure by illegal stills. The price of oats
at Newry. by the return of the 11th of February
last, he stated at 18s. W. per barrel; that is, at the
rate of 235. td. British, per bushel. and therefore
he was surprised at the high price of provisions
here. Ireland had long supplied England with
oats; it was now able to supply its OM.i legal
Ulterior, and the wants of this country. lie re-
commeutled bringiog the frelieg• of the people
by degrees to prefer the legal ,nonperson. The
West Indies, he thought, ought to be sup-
ported. but not at the expeller of agriculture.
Au Honourable Gentleman, whom he did ant
see now in his place, had raid. that the Irish only
'wanted to be caught and tamed ; but the fact was
that many of them had been (wield, and brought
over here by the Union ; and he would ask, whe-
ther they wanted to lie tamed ?• He would recom-
mend to the Hon. Gentleman to go over to that
ernintry, and judge. from his own observation. and
'he would vesture to say, that he might travel
,through it, even with his speech tied eland has oerk,
ma' experience hospitality. -He concluded with
observing, that the trucks of Union were not via-
hated by the measure pimmeed, and though it
might make against the wording, it did not make
against the pnomple of say of its article*!.
Mr. Paattott.t. sod Mr. Mllillatair
Mr. Lk Snows rose to acquaint the House of a
gict which, :her. they whe ae.;:re of; it
was, that at the present mement. thercetere many
conditional order' to send grain from this country
to Ireland. in case Ireland was not excepted.
Mr. PERCEVAL said, he was ready to admit. that
wheat might go to Ireland for seed, but as to barley
or oats being sent, it was quite impossible, barley
and oats being dearer here than there.
After a few words from Alderman Comm, Col.
HAIRY, mild Mr. BAltaill. the House divided,
when there appeared,
Fee the recommittal of IM dill 99
Apiast it tit
Majority nitwit Miaisters —as
On our re-admission tom the Gallery. we teamed
that the Bill hail been recommitted, and that the
clause for extendiug the prohibition to Ireland
was adopted.
Go the motion of Mr. Fonsa, the House re-
solved itself into a Committee on the Bill fur en-
couraging the cultivation of flax acid hemp in Ire-
land.
Mr. Forma said, the object of attaining flax-
seed for Ireland was at present • matter of great
moment, and as we could not command it from
abroad, we must •--' 'r to supply it Irons home;
for this - That - boue.-

purpose he moved, a . inty of
live shillings per bushel be granted on the tiret
50,000 bushels of dax-seed of foreign growth, tit
for growing, imported into Ireland between the
of March and the sth of April. INS."
Sir T. TURTON objected to the bounty proposed,
as being inadequate to the purpose. He then en-
tered into a general calculation to prove, that there
was at present a deficit of flax seed, for die service
of the present year, for the Visited Kingdom, of
38,000 quarters, and contended, that not a single
bushel would be procured ultimo a higher bouuty
was offered.
Mr. Fos yea said, we possessed a sufficient quan-
tity of flea to curry us through the present year,
and that the probability of a scaicity would induce
the planters to grow Sae for seed.
Sir T. Taavax asked, where we were to expect
it from, while the Orders in Council continued ?
and requested that the Right lion. Gentlensau
would say, whether he expected soy. and from
what quarter ?
Mr. G. Rose replied, that a quantity was ex-
pected from the Mediterranean.
The Resolution was then put and agreed to, the
House resumed, and the Chairman obtained leave
to bring up the Report on Wetlummlny next.
The other orders of the day were Sun disposed
of, and at Half post Twelve the House adjourned.
omusimmes
Dr. Axocew Oatmeal Account of Brazil will
appear in a few days. It contains, we understand.
mach importast information, collected during a
long residence in *at country. •
The Royal Oak, a new 74-gun-ship. will be
launched, about; o'clock, on Saturday, from Dub-
SIAS'. yard. Deptfeed. The St. Domingo will he
launched. on the NUN Jay, at Woolwich. Sir
Home PoIPHAS, aireetreirog to report. is to have
the St. Ditaktga.....Tk* 11•01 Oak is net yet eem-
miaowed.

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IRELAND.
1.1SEIIIC1C) FEB. 21..
A notice. of *hid' the following is a copy, was,
on Friday last, distributed through this county:
" Pereeiviag • loyal and goad disposition *hewing itself
throughout the Cuntaties of Limerick awl Kerry, by the ro-
Watery surrender of arms, by those p,vsuirs who have been •
onlartooately misguided and led into the late distort/awes,
sad lest say of these persons should withhold their arms,
tbibo fear of peeish.in at far their past offences, I will,wlint
I ind that all the arms have been surrendered, and tlist;tllo
people have rearmed to their 'titanium*, recommend to Go-
vernment to great pari.ions for such uffunces as have been
committed previous to the late Special Cuminis.ion, which
recommendation, I have the fullest hope, will be attend-
ed to.
* In order to enable me to snake this application, it will be
proper that the arms blench paruls be pursuually surrendered
Imfire the loth day of Match next.

" Tommy the above measure into effect, in the county of
Limerick, I have requested Gerald Wonoterhaseett, Esq.
and Richard IVil'corks, Esq. to attend io the different pa-
rishes, and to give every assistance in their power In further-
ance of it.
" The lime above stated being follysnelcient fur the entire
delivery of arms; all thus( persons wbo may withhold, or
keep bit k their arms, after that period, wall be considered as
having iio 10111111 pardbu, hat will be prosecuted at the en-
suing Amigos "JOHN LEE, fSrig. General,
Commanding Limerick District."
41LE AklllY.

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GENERAL ORDERS.
Honer Gi,eottis, Fru. 16, ion!).
At a General Court Martial, held at Halifax, in Nuts
freutia, on the nth October, lens. John Griffin, private in
the Intl Regiment, (or Royal Welsh Fusileers), was tried
fur tho trims of desertion, sod adjudged to " neer DostA by
ipesog eltut."
The General Officer, commanding in Nov. Scotia, ap-
proved the sesteuch, but, in consequence of desertion having
bees but little prevalent amongst the troops ou that station,
suspended the execution of the sentence, in the hope that
the King would he graciously pleased to commute the capi-
tal punishment into transportation, u a felon, for life, or for
• certain number of jean.
His Mniesty was pleased to engender' the Prisoner a pro-
per object of Royal mercy, and to direct that the sentence
should he **minuted to transportation to New South
Wales, as a felon, fur life.
His Royal Highness the Conituanderas-Clikt is pleased
to direct. that the foregoing sentence shall he read at the
bend of every Reginse,st, and inserted in the Illaginnetm
Orderly Books. (Lined) HARRY CALVERT.
Adjutaut-Geuerel.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY, FbaaU•CY S.
Ministers, last night, sustained a completl de-
fest in theliouse of Commons. On the bringing
u,► of the Report of the Distillery Bill, Sir Jose
NEWPORT moved, that it be recomnsitted wits
a view to extend the prohibition of distilling from
corn to Ireland, as was the case last year. Upon
this motion the House divided, cod it was carried

against Mioistrrs by wrajerity of SS.
There appea►s to he but one opinion in the
'country upon the Duke of YOKICS business. For
the truth of this assertion we may refer to a series
of extracts which we have made from the provincial
papers received yesterday. They are from' the
East and from the West, from the North and
froth the South, and among those conducted with
ability and a spirit of truth and independence.

Lord FOLKITONE give: notice, last night, in the
Howse of Commons, of a motion this slay fora call
of the House on the Bth of March.

We yesterday announced the arrival of the Racoon
sloop of war, on Saturday, at Portsmouth, with an
account of the Brest fleet having put to sea. The
Racoon received this information from the Lyra,
which was dispatched on Thursday, by the Medan,
off Brest, with this intelligence to Plymouth, at
which place she arrived co Saturday. The Mediva
had gone into Brest to reconnoitre on Wed-
nesday, and discovered thnt the French fleet
were miming. It is impossible to say on what
precise day they efliected their escape. The
Channel fleet was blown off that station so far
back as the Bth instant, and arrived at 'Torbay on
the 10th, where it remained mail Tuesday af-
ternoon, when it sailed to resume its station. As
it was not off Brest on Thursday, hopes are enter-
tained that it is wone in parmit of the enemy.—
The Brest fleet bia supposed to consist of teas
sail of the line, and served frigates. The
British fleet, when it left Torbay, amounted
to nine sail of the largest ships, and has probably
been joined by the Hero, of 74. The destination
of the Brest fleet can only be matter of conjecture
Martinique, and the Mediterranean, are
menhoned.
Earl SPENCE& gnve a grand dinner, yesterday,
at his house isi St. James's. place, to Earls Csunex
Eusron, and Cowan, and Geuend Gummi LLB.
Lord CARRINGTOX gave a grand dinner, rester-
day, at his house, Whitehall, to the Cad of Essex,
Lord GLASToNnUnIr, and several other Nobility.
Sir JANEs EMILE. one of His Watery's
Sur-
geons, met with a dreadful accident, at one o'clock
yesterday, at his house in Hasoverosquare, by
falling from • seoffolding, which was erected in
the front of his house. Sir JAKE, fell from the
top of the ocaffold intothe area. dislocated his nerk,
and broke his grin and a leg. He is under the
care of Surgeon CLIMB and Doctor VAVellAn.
who lost night gate ne hopes of his recovery.
The Marchioness of Se:Anwar gave her second
grand rout, Ind night. et her house in Arlington-
street. It was attended by Upwards of 300 No-
bility; amongst when were:
glide Royal Ili islostreora the Doke' of Cambridge and Glos.
mow • Prime sod -Pwacewe Csotekicall Doelawabee %of
Natilaimberiewti {lutist,Leeds. sod Settee • ilsockenweeee
of Stafford, lath, dirt, Dowashire' Belton;
o, end
Abereena • Cossetweed amides, Cowper, Stiles, lad Dow.
ViseorueorOisitiereseh ; Losilowileatl.cote. M.
Piney. awe Dowager Masses.
.717111 NUM/ 41341•1 Artaansaeoa gave a grand
dinner, yesterday, at his house in South Aadley-
streets tb auroral forage Nobility.


I 1,4111 t ItirELLIUENCE.
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• COrihni Olf CHANCERY, Mom war, Yea. try.
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• • . -v• FAESE EAISIRUPtrY.
THE FAEXEK AGAINfr THE LAWYERS.
Joss* a. W 111.1.1.41116.
The LORD Cis•Nci.triera, this day, pruirosoced
his promised judgment in tins important cause. It
cause now before the Court, upon 4 st.t.cortog. of a
former order, made in .sliciichuas Term hut, for
superseding the Commission of fluskruptcy,
cured by Mr. limier* 11 Mimes, of the town of
Monument', to lie sure 001 0000 k tiff P 10104111;
wins was a harmer Mane the ordinary mos. usu. po,-
sesswd of consttleralAr landed prispert., its she COlll,
ties of Monmouth and Hereford. in the year Fotta.
at the date of the Commission. and was not tudebt-
ed in the stun sword to h) the pehtle..nig creditor,
810 r Stall liable to the severe sitatutes Liankrupt-
ey, under whii I) his sufferings, persecutive, sod pri-
vations, independent of the terror of death, for mat
+Appearing to his commission, were ahem, iutredi-
- ble. The zeal and eloquence displayed ter scieral
months in favour of this unfortunate man, with
the disbursements and activity of his Solicitor
in the cause, deserved great praise Veld his
Lordship repeatedly) as tending to prese..se the
purity of the Court, , Commissars' was sop-
pressed sir secreted, as war stated during the pro-
cceilings, and afterwards Ibroismiat hireard lay tbq
Defendants, when it suited their ,oirpose.
The CHO ocata.oit said, he could mot to
state, that the affidavits of Mr. N tllaswr, and tilbe
other Defendants, Mr. Vowel, of Ahergereuiry, the
petit g creditor, and a jr.J Price, were quite
inconsisteat and incred,ble, and that he %tumid
amend his order now, by disallowing the portal the
costs allowed to the Defendants its M farmer or-
der, as lie would give no costs to persona Makin
Mach affidavits.
11e. cannot, within our limits, fully detail the
liaegits on the our side, or culpability on the OeitaTr,
of this unprecedented and alarming care, a. it ap-
peared in argument, and by the judgment of this
Court. Its interest to tarsiers. traders, and bank-
&c. require a volume, which will shortly be
published upon the subject by is dilitrrirtir.
Counsel for the Plaintiff, Sir Samuel Rowilly
and Mears. A,,,qar awl Wetherell; fur the Defend-
Imola, Messrs. Ifficharile, Haste, Leach and Wing-
A'uortiey for the Plaintiff. Mr. Richard
Hill, of Chtincery-lath,
The Defendants appeared in parses, beii all
attorseyilr' '
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• •• • lIMMICE UP lORL
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ittraocto rams Tux' rauttaciat. PASSIM RIM
• ta-tel‘D 'YE%
L" 1111 Mrs. Clarke is disposed of, we could Dot,
if We were ro inclined, scutiirt col any ges.erel ea-
tlmate of the evidence which line berm adduced...-
the late ex!raordinary bustle among the atunstera4
visitings and closet coulermice*, all denote
teinharressulent„ It is well kirosu that the Luke
of York is the flumerite NON ; and %vireo the Mum- ,
eretious of the Prince of it ales, generous. ii.dis-
cretiosa we may mill them, for they all bear the
mark of that grandeur ot mind that (Indians any
compromise with the slaielerous erew by rib ch it
is assailed—whenever these shades iu the character
of the Prince were the topic of the day, the primi-
tive and patriarchal manners of the Duke were
tlwmt forward in contrast to them. The Luke
however is now taking Isis turn : and the Miuistera
must tied themselves ou ticklish giuuud. if lacy
should crowd all the sail of-their indurate, and
carry the Duke through, or, in other words, thrum
oat the WI, however friendly the motive towards
the Commander in Chief, it would prove • useless
and fetal policy iu the end..-uselem, as it rewah,
the Duke's eharacter. and fatal as it regards chin
own. The Duke of York will come out eiehrer
from a fair trial by his Peers, than it is now is the
power of the limes of COMMONS to dismiss hon..—
Ting alone ought to prevail ow the Duke's friends
to adopt a prouder course than the one which they
have hitherto been driving. But a blind and Luta-
tiering policy appears to have seised on their coun-
cils. There is no lesson's character but might ho
made appear ridiculous and degrading, if you were
to drag into public notice that portico of his
brc-
r conduct which is supposed to he triple-guard-
ed by every sacred consideration of friendship, deli-
cacy and hornier. It is here that the Duke of
Yolk has been degraded ; and degradation and
gout so closely approximate, that we too read ly
learn to condemn, when we have already learnt to
despise."—(Slegirdairt ifdeertiser, %Silt Fe 4.)
" Our readers will out he 'surprised that we have
dedicated so considerable a portion of oar Paper to
the Investigation in the Himmel Commons. The
proceedings are, indeed, of the utmost importance,
bother they regard the nation, and the exulted cha-
racter whose conduct has because the subject of
public inquiry. The spirit of our excellent Con-
stitution is here strikingly apparent : it affords a
strong contrast to the despotic governmeid of the
other nations of Europe, sod rhould still more
endear us to that glorious fabric, which the blood
of our ancestors tended to cement, nod cement so
firmly, that it still reasante• tocniannut of wisdom,
however partially dilapidated by the crirsodurg
tooth of time."—(Carlisk Jotornaiiistla telwate9.)
" The itereatigatiou tido the conduct of the Duke
of York is not yet concluded ; it ;till occupies the
attention of Parliament and the anxious solicitude
of the public ; nor is this anxiety.- to be wondered
at, foe atevery step iu this inquiry, the subject as-
sumes a more serious aspect. The nuoificatious of
the corruptioractices alluded to here exteatitd is
every direglion ° • so much so, as to endanger the
public safety. We have the evidence of a British
General, that he applied to Mrs. Clarke for infor-
mation which heconkl not receive at the War-Office.
This is • most important fact, and would, of itself.
furnish maindant grourithaor prosecuting the in-
quiry with the most scredisidaug vigilance. For if
our military secrets are etitusted to the safe-koeps
Prig of a Courtesies, what raimrity has the natant
that its dearest interests wiN net be harmed ! Has
Bonaparte no emieneriesin -this am n try who could.
be a golden key, withdrew these Secrets from their
frail derogatory ? It is by.suelt.soetroments as Mte.
Claris/ that Bonapane peepers, the war to the
~egos of his armies !the has already .bses stake
a treasure to Aim, so wow loop Moe ass. R hers


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