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London, England, 1822-07-31 00:00:00

PRINTING AND STATIONERY.

Lord PALIIIILSTON brought up the Report of
the Committee on the Printing and Stationery ex-
penses of the House. _ _

Mr. Huse took that opportunity of protesting
against the Report and proceediugs of the Com-
mittee, which, in his opinion, had tended to prevent
the elucidation of the 'object referred to these for
their investigation; for, instead of proceeding at
once to the evidence, they began by inquiring into
the conduct of those who were to give it, and by
putting the aitne.sts on their trial. That was par-
itenlarly the case with respect to Mr. Jennings, the
individual by whom the charges were first brought
forward, which had been suffered to remain fur two
years after having been printed without being in.
(limed into.

Lord PA LSIESSION defended the proceedings of
the Cononottre, which he deMed to have had any
tendency to prevent the eliciting of truth, the at.
taistmetto of which was in filet the first object of
their 14hours. The lion. Member, of all who be-
In ged the Committee, stood stone in the 001/1011
VII)10) he had exiirewed. lie was really at s luso
to know what the lion. Member meant by witnesses
being put on their trial. Mr. Jeuniogs had been
examined as to his knowledge of matters connected
with the subject under investigation, and what be
btaird had been taken in evidence.

Mr. H. G. BIIIMETT said that, not having been •
Member of the Committee. he knew noth►ug of its
proceedings but what he had learned from his Hon.
Friend. He understood. however, that the Com-
mittee was composed of Member. nearly all from
one side of the lisuae, seventeen being taken from
among thoee whu usually sat on the ministerial
side, sod only three or four from the other aide;

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THE BRITISH PRES S.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1822.

Another discussion took place last evening in the
House of commons respecting the depredations of
pirates on British merchantmen in the West liidiau
seas; and surely these ■re the most fortunate cud
irresponsible of all pirates ever engaged in that
thrifty and honourable calling—for so entirely are
their warlike immunities secured to them by the
forma of international laws that they can commit
the utmost outrages on the rights sof mercantile DU-
/IKation belongs. to the empress of the sees,
•itlt no other puma* responsibility than the danger
a being iaterrapted in the act. It would be vain
fur as is attempt uarevellius the reasouo, political
sad juridical, which are offered is excuse for not
Limiting oat the robbers by mere force of Bri-
tish arms ; bet it does seem amazing that ouch
extreme nicety should be necessary in dealiug
with en iusignificaut assailaut, engaged in the
habitual violation of the most direct put.
pole of tuitional said notarial low, to which his
lawless aggressions arc aji successfully refer.
red fur defence the thunder of the British
'mots This don not look like the symptoms of our
rwater might, soy more tbau the finely cogitated
pills of Sir Gso. Cocain's* vegetable the treat-
uirut of the Barbary pirate* by Ouvss Caon.
wet.t sad his Adams' ea A Int. Oar forefathers
used other ',gooiest* than the expedients sus-gest-

ed by Lesrned Civilians. Ode rule of their martial
nature, worths good many scruples of the Doctor's.
wens* to have been tliir, that no nation cau suffer
violence and insult to be done to its flag without
instaot resentment, or, in default of that, submit.
ting to the supposition -that it was incapable of
vengeance. Bet io those days the Admiralty was
not represented in the Commons by Sir Gepast
Cocasuaa.

We have received Paris Papers up to Monday.
They contrio no intelligence of any interest; no-
thing new from Spain or Greece.—ln the Chamber
of Deputies several other chapters of the Budget law
for 1823 have been passed without much discussion.
The sitting. .however. was not entirely pacific. A
short storm arose in consequence of M. Rosh's
having reproved the erection of statues to LOllll9
XIII., Louse XIV., and Louts XV.. whilst pro.
posing to reduce the charge for public monuments.
Tim venous sums proposed were, however, voted
without • di►ision.
The discussion on the secret money fur the police
was postponed till the next situing.
/tench Puede ea she 17th—Ftr• per Cond. Coes. spewed
at 91 f. 30c; lowest, 91f. 20 e claerd as 91 f. 25 e.—Bank
Stork, I,lllof.—Neapolitan Firs per Ceme 701.
Example on hewing—Out weeeilo, Is fr 35 e.; three
reuetlre, 15 fr. 90 e.—(Corirs Arrarretique, July 27.)

Ettract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's
at Genoa, dated 18th inst :
" Mr. CROCK. master of the Sardinian brig La
Pace, arrived in this port yesterday from Constan-
tinople, which he left on the 15th tilt, reports that
the Grecian fleet, ou the night of the 18th, burnt
and destroyed the greater part of the Turkish fleet
off Cisme by means of fire•ships. We learn that
this et4tement has been also given by Mr. Bat.-
master of the Austrian brig 11 Comme►eio
de Trieste, who arrived yesterday from Odessa,
should the intelhg•nce be correct, it will no doubt
be soon confirmed by other channels.

A letter from J. hlaswitt.t., Esq. M.P. upon
the subject of the distress in Ireland, given iu an-
other part of our Paper. will be found worthy of
notice.

The following Report his been just published
by order of the House of Commons:—

Tb. Select Coalmines appointed to examine t►e Returns
made by lbs Hembree of this House, in pursuance of the
several Orders of t►e Hesse, of the Bth day °Chloe, 1821,
is t►e last aleasios of Partianseat, and report t►e sense
to the House; and who were instructed to examine t►e

mid Returns, and to amend and complete the ease to the
present Use:—Have, pursuant to the Order of the H 9111•14
coasidered the ostler to them referred, and agreed epos

tie following Report : _
Yost Committee have to report to the House, that it up
pears belies that lifty-seves Members of Partitionist bold
offices usder the Crown, et the pl f the Crown or
otherwise, the set emoluments of which ore 102,2661. Ils.;
that there are thirteen Members of Parliament holding
offices in the appointment sad at the pleasure of the public
officers, the emoluments of which are 28,10/1 M. 24.; that
there ere seers Members of Parliament holding offices
Of reunifies for life wider grouts from the Crowe,
the emolessests of which Sr. 111,6221. Bs. 10d.; that there is
oue Member of Parliament holding office for term of years,
seder greet from the Crows or other Poblic Officers, the
emolument of which is 121. fits. Id.; that there are four
Members of Parliament holding office* for life, under ap.
poinlmeot from the Chiefs is the Courts of Justice, or
from other Public Officers, the emoluments of which are
10,0301. 10.3 d.; that there are live Members of Parliament
holding pensions, or sisecures, or elites chiefly executed by
deputy, held by Members of the Hume of Commons under
grants from the Crowe, or by let of Parliament, the emo-
luments of which are 7,4781.; that there are two Members
of Parliament boldiog the reversios of offices wader the
Crown after use or more lives, the emoluments of which
are 6,4891.; that there are enemy-rine Members of Perlis.
meat holding Naval end Military Commissions; that fifty.
Hite of them bold other offices, sod are included In the pre-
ceding claws.
It then appease to your Committee, that eighty-nisi
Members of Parliament bold offices ur peosioss either is
possession or ion, not including those who bare naval
and military cummissiuus, to the annual amount of
170,2431. 14s. 441.

Annexed to Ibis Report is an Appendix, con-
sisting of 15 pages folio, containing the names of
the parties, with a description of their respective
offices, date of appointments, salary, &c. which is
given in another part of our Paper.

A benefit for the family of the late Mr. EMERY
is announced in the front of our Paper. A, sub..
scription has been also opened for the some bene-
volent purpose. Mr. EMBRY had strong claims
upon the public, •s a large contributor to their
pleasure in his profession, which, we trust, will be
remembered to his family in the hour of their
distress.

Yesterday Mr. PIOUDNAII, the King's vies.
setsger, left loan with dispatches for the Hogue.

"I•he last letters received from Holland do not
mention a word with respect troths, acknowledgment
of Colombia. It is now •gauerally discredited iii
the city.
By virtue of a Convention catered into between
Sir THOMAS HAIDY end the Peruvieu Govern-
, meat, the snide of the commercial regulations of
Peru, which requires coo►ignees to be Peruvian ci-
tizeus, is dispersed with in favour of British sub-
jects, on their paying 5 p►er cent. on the established

Some reports have reached us of the remand of
outrage ito the ueighbourbtood of Abbyfeale and
Atheu. We have not heard the particulars. but
rre Mod that a deilichintot of sixty men of the
39110 regiment. hum our garrison, has been dis-
patched to do duty in that part of the country,
tonder the eumataud of Capt. Caorry.—( Traits
Paper.l

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