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his charge ; on thin plariof the subject he held in;
his hand Orator free r.M Blevelee, the Gaoler of
York Cattle, to, Lora Sislostudt, in which he ex-
. pressed lipase sorry for sviiqt been so much de.'
ceived when he lied rentated to petition fur the re-
lease of Les '(ee he had is tau door); that he was..
then under an impression that he Sett contrition for
his past conduct. He (treated it inelMobent on
him to say, that he had Atereil hi; opinion on the
proprietypftbschaegieg high, as he seemed disposed
ito roll nt* his .farmer puenees.--(.4 /coed.)—To.
show the severity of hie treetineet, he (Lord Lost.'
cella) need only state, that, after his release, he hied!
himeelf, b. the presence of the Rev. Mr. Daltry.l
returned thoulatto.the Gaoler for the kindness of it.l. ,
Another statement related to being loaded with;
ireos. The Indictees. • single iron hod been puti
on his left ankle, which. en being weighed before!
Mr. treltry, appeared to be of DO more weighti
than 3 Ils:; it was ohm usual and necessary, from!
'the pert of the Castle the prisoner was confined in.;
With respect le previsions, the allegiance to Lee
soditiley,was IS lb. of good wheaten bread, and.
7s. per week is mosey to each for the purchase of
.othse Steloseries. Owe statement was correct, that
•he hod bees coedited in the some room with a felon.
.He bed beer put i. 4" p. larger room with Riley.
and a man confined for killing his wife—two other
men, of serious religiose habits, were .frequeutly.
introduced. fee the porpoise of reading and giving
advice to the toe latter, whose opiate appeared ism
* state of despondency, bordering on insanity.
That room was chosen as we commodious than
any then vacant. In Lee's Petition, Riley had
been described as a men who had destroyed him-
self in • fit of insanity, brought on, no doubt, by
•coolinensent, making it a natural consequence.—
The fact wee, Riley had been subject to that
malady presiotmly ; sod to such a degree, that he
had once tooleavorired to tennioate his existence by-
ssispeoding himself from the ceiling of his room.
Next with respect to taking up the blood in his
buds. He had in his possession the affidavit be-
fore • Magistrate in York, of Richard Carter,
who had been confined, as stated, iu the same cell,
deposing, that he had been • fellow primmer of
Lee and Riley for three weeks, during which period
the latter heri put an end to hie existence; that on
the discovery of this, about five o'clock in the
morning, he called the turnkey, and the puler
sent fur a surgeon ; that in the interval between
the departure of the surgeon and the Coming of the
Coroner. he (Carter) was stilted to wipe the blood
off the floor, for • remuneration, and that he did
se without any assistance whatever. He would
support the second reeding of the Bill; but he said
what he had done rather with a view to defend the
character of the respectable men who. was a the
head of York Castle, and now, for the auk time in
26 years, hod s charge brought spied lint.
Sir FeAncie SURDS'', is the present state of
the Bill, understanding that the principal diem*.
can was reserved for the third reeding, would not
trouble the House with many observation.. The
Noble Lerd.who had jut set down. had defended
the chloridic of the gaoler of York Castle, and he
did not mean to detract limn it ; but he mast my.
that nothing wee more unsatisfactory to the House
than the allegations of letters thus sent up by
gaolers. sad the affidavits of others who had been
in confinement under them,perluips bound to
theta by motives of gratitude or fear. It woe not
li,. intention to throw doubt on any thing said by
the Noble Lord, but he did affirm, his line of
proceeding was unporliansentery. If the facts
stated la the fictitious were deserving of any in-
quay, let the inquiry be conducted in a parka-
ineutary way. He would next briefly allude to
what had been said by the Hots. Member who had
commenced the debate. lie had grounded his
omens to the Suspension oft's, Habeas Corium Act.
on the authority of Mr. Poneesiby. who bad himself
voted against it. He allowed. indeed, the distress -
of the people—and, by way of alleviating it. had
ssakesi away the protection of their liberties...-
Instead of satisfying their wants, he deprived them
of their rights. Inflammatory publications had
been assigned by .others as a reason for voting '
for the Suspension Bill ; and one Honourable
Member, in particular, had mentioned the ill
rffects of Mr. Cobbett's writings. Granting .
that they might have done some partial injury.
was it to be said that all the wit, talent, ingeuuity,
and learning of the country were unable to destroy
their effects; and was it to arrest the progress of
such contemptible sophistry, such wretched stuff,
mach shameless misrepresentation (for such had lams
tile description repeatedly given of Air. Cobbett'e
Productions), that the Habeas Corpus Act was
suspended? Nothing could be more unmanly
toms to attack, in • place where he could not de-
fend himself, a writer, not anonymous, like Junius.
',tit alio boldly prefixed his name to whatever
issued from his lieu. He would entreat the Hon.
Measlier to whom lie had alluded, to send has speech
to NI% Cobbett, mooring him he would do it every
.:usbcr, sad at the same time add such comments
... might shake the opinion of the protimucer. For
kit part, the only conspiracy he had been able to
"e. was one of Ministers to prevent Reform, and
tulle all inquire into measures of retrenchment—e
saiiiinracy against the body of the people, from
"how Parliament had nu right to withdraw the
great shield sal their rights. It seemed impossible
toot the 11111 of Indemnity could puss until a Com- 1
niittee au appointed to inquire into the facts of the
trod Petitious. He would most strenuously op-
;Lae it.
Sir S. ROSItLLY was desirous the second reading ,
11f !lie Bill would be postponed. and regretted that
11.4. Members on the opposite side had not acted
"114 Lzreater candour. Many orders stood for to-
'worms night. when he understood it was intended
in crltiitait the Bill. If these would not be post-
-I,''"Pil, hr would oppose the Speaker's leaving the
l:" sir. Willi lie had expressed his opinion on the ve-
krid heariugs of the measure.
The CHAIICELLOtt of the Excnxiauce said, it
17:""°' el great consequence whether the Bill would
t chnonitteil II thy earlier. or a day later, provid-
d it %ere read the third time before the recur.
~,, L""I Fotteemi put off his motion that stood
iti, l'6lfinrrow night till Tumsday—and asked, whey-
' Ow Noble Lord opposite would accept the
r ii,ii, "Be hie had throw,, out on the question of
Ofrred,,,l ?

cASTLIEREAGH would defer .uy thiug be

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Might hare to my is answer to the N.t4e Lard,.
till another starts. '".'
The 'loose the Adi tided on the question 41 that
the Bill be read a second time," when there op-
peared—
Fur the second ll9
Agaisst it
Majority for ibrasseall
The Bill was Usti' ordeleditt t committed to-
morrow night. .•
Ou the motion of Mr. BROVCHAM the Hattie
then resumed the adjourned debate uts the destruc-
t lion of the Income Tax Return.,
Lord Caret.gaitseg raid, that the Committee
' proposed by the Him. Member was intended merely
•as au iworninesit of procuring inforination, which
. mould, with greater regularity, be obtained in an-
-other mode: He would make a motion, with u
view of .hewing the Hoare what had been already
one on the subject. That would he more
y, cud if the Hon. Member thought proper
he might still move fur the appointment of the
Committee. Ht therefore moved, 4‘ That there be
hid before the House a Statement of the Measures
taken for the Destruction of such Books and Pipers
as were no longer necessary for the collection of the
Income Tax."
After a conversation between Lord CASTLIREIGH,
Mr. Baonagam, mod the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHRQUKR, the two former Members withdrew their
Motions, and the following one, substituted by the
CHANCELLOR of the ExcHroutta, was carried
Thal there be laid before this House a Atatement of doe
Meagan' taken fur the Destractiosi of womb Hooks sad
Papers as are au longer weeessary fur the Collection of Ar-
mies ow Setwilate D. bearing Appeals, or other Pnweettiap
postbag relative to the liseame 'rap."
Mr. Bauy9itsg gave notice, that he would, on
Tuesday, submit a motion to the House, on the
mode of collecting the Prisperty and Assessed
Taxes; inirticularly io reference to a circular letter
sent to the Tax Offices on the tat December law.
The Bank Token Bill was read the third time,
end passed.
The Marine Mutiny Bill was read the third time,
and passed.
011 the motion of Mr.. LOCKHART, leave was
given to bring in a Bill. to regulate the election of
Coroners iu counties.—Mr. Lockhart and General
Gascoigue were appointed to prepare the Bill.
The House then adjourned.

A LIST OF THE MINORITY h'
Was TOTED LAST NIGHT AGAINST ?NI SECOND ILTADIND

or TIM UIDIXIIIITT SILL.

Althorp, Vise. Horst, mac Bolsilly, Sir S.
Barnet, James IL4ever, Chas. S. Meath, Was.
Brougham, H. Noduelta, W. A. Sharp, R.
Burroughs, Sir W. Mouth, Sir C. Tientry, Rt. Hoe. G.
Calvert, C. Matto, H. Wailes, W.
Folkstoor, Vise. Newsom, R. Wood, Ahkestan
Hamby, E. Newport, Sir Jobs TILLIERII.
Hera., Sir R. Ora, Wm. Loattuou, J. G.
Hasaikoo, Lord A. Roberts, W. Borden, Sir I.

THE BRITISH ME S S.

LON DON.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, ISIS.

Last night, in the House of Lords, Earl
Gaosvawoa gave notice of his intention. on Friday
next, to propose a reduction in the Military Esta-
blishment of the present year.—lii the House of
Commons, Mr. LOCKHART presented • Petition
from the Committee appointed some time since by
a public Meeting held at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, complaining of the present high prices of
malt liquor, and of the existing system of licens-
ing public-houses, and praying for an inquiry into
the abuses attending it. The Petition was signed
by 14,000 persons, and will be found iu soother
part of our Paper. We a►e aware that the com-
plaint of high prices in any articles of common
use is easily formed and willingly entertained, and
that public opinion on this point is liable to much
exaggeration. We are therefore very well pleased
at finding the question between the public and the
porter-brewers brought before Parliament, where
alone a fair hearing and an impartial judgment can
be expected.
Mr. CALCRA IFT's motion fora Committee to in.
quire into the operatiou of the laws relating to the
Salt Duties was carried without opposition. The
influence of these laws on the best interests of se-
vend classes iu the community, is, we are confident,
very little understood, and to this alone can we at-
tribute the ill success of Mr. CALcaare's motion
last Session, and, we might add, the extreme in-
difference with which so important a subject was
treated by the House. The inquiries of a Com-
mitter will elucidate the subject, and in that we

can easily contemplate much future sdvautage. for
there is no enemy se utterly destructive of national
prosmity as ignorance.
The Indemnity Bill was read a second time with-
out muck discussion. On a division there appeared
for the Bill 89; againit.it 114,

Yesterday Viscount CAMltita42ll had an andi-
eine of the Palace Raoul? at Carlton House.
It is said a eon of the Earl of Earl intends con-
testing the County of Roscommon, at the next Ge-
neral Electiou.—(Dublin Freeman's Jostled.)
A letter from Dover, dated March 9 (Monday),
says:—" Sailed this day the Chichester packet.
and Sidmorah extra thicket for Calais, with mad
and dispatches. and nearly eighty passengers; also
soiled the Princess Charlotte, extra packet, with two
mails for Ostend. It 4:11 blowing hard, it is not
thought possible any tiling will get over today front
France ; three toads ire now dut."