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London, England, 1819-02-26 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRE S S.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1819.

In the House of Commons lest night several Pe.
titions were presented, praying fur protecting duties
on the importation of gram.—The case of Mr.
GRADY, who was committed on IVeoluestlay night
fur a breach of privilege, was resumed, and notice
given of a motion fur his liberation this day. We
are confident that the more this Gentleman's case
is considered, the les.: ground will there appear for
the a harge of prevarication in his answers respect-
ing the letter, which constitutes his alleged of-
fence. From the very great defect in the organ of
sight, it is with great difficulty he can, with every
advantage, distinguish one hand-writing from an-
other. The question of this Gentleman's liberation
will not, however, affect the merits of the Petition
against the Hou. W. W. Quits : it can neither
stifle it, nor impede its progress. The case is now
before the Parliament and the public, and the re-
sult must abide the evidence of the witnesses or-
dered from Ireland to be examined on the subject
at the bar of the House of Cummans.

The proposed grant of 10,000/. a year to the
Duke of YO2l, chargeable on the Civit List,
again produced an shimmed debate in the House
of Commons. On a division the numbers were—

Aye.
Noes . ..

Majority in f of Miniatrre 110

The attempt of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT to .tic.
tate a Colleague ill the represeutatiou of %%revisit).

• failed. Ile hart made twit greatest
It e !venomsl ertertootor is lavotir of hry t:itoid, bitt
• t the expected ..ocee.or, fl„ rnthuaie•m
which mice marko-ol hi, 1111JC:1,4 14 Ito longer
visible, mood hi, recoption every wh..te cold and
comfottle,s. The change may ire e9.01y explatita.
ed. The intrepid &Nutter rd.' the right 4 or
the people, against the v.inalit't moil corruption of
a ('ou,t cni.dinlior, is in in the dictator, who
would unor hot a creatore or hi, own for his
Coßengt's.. %VI thrittld hr out ii I'" in Lis owes
penon two vote. fur Weo I. tritiht
be just 11,4 well reorraerit Iry Sir 17,01N0 la
HURD/AT, oil by IlLan-rir nod lloattowiy.
Tina bold attempt upon ih,it ,i Firm hi.. iieutri-
li.rd many of the. Ifinicurable Baronet's staunchest
friends, and turned others of them lilt de-
coled adversaries. We do not Yearend t,o advo-
cate the fitness of Major CARTOUICII/ for the
aitnation; but the worthy Baronet hoiii.d, by
his regard for consistency, to piefer him o‘loome
priortylet were so well known to he in with
hia own, to one whom. prioteivirc ;are nostetioyd.—
The friends of 3lr. LAMB Briiiq plot, however, pre-
11111Mt upon their present aticee.s; the stroolo.4eat
army has been Oriented by suisetior ;z•sorni•istir,
and the bitterness of defeat is hie toe
reflection that, with due diligent..., virt•ofy might
have been rendered Pecore by the vmottushed.

Yesterday being settling day, u great bustle pre-
vailed at the Stock Exchange. The House was
crowded at an early hour. Consols were done at
74f, which decided bets to a great amount Ijid at
the commencement of the account, tilat they would
not be done at 75. We have not heard, however,
of any defaulter of ally consequence.

Three days Paris Papers have arrived ; these
of the 20th, 21st, and 42d. The KING is daily
occupied with hearing Mass, giving audience*, iimf
transacting business with his Ministers. The Uuke of
GLOUCESTER continues at Paris, where he ammo;
himself with visiting all the curiositiesof that gay city.
On the 20th his Royal Highness visited the Hos-
pital for Blind Children, who wrote in his presence
several passages of HORACE, METASTASIO, and
THOMSON. They also played several pieces of
music, including " Cod tare the King," on which
kis Royal Fligliness requested them to play " Vise
Henry IV." with which request they cheerfully com-
plied. The Marquis of BARTHELEMY, in ills
Chamber of Peers, made a proposition for motrify-
ing the law of Elections of the Sth Fehr miry, 1817.
The motion was opposed by Count DECAZES,
LALLY-TOLENDAL, and several others, as of the
most periricions tendency. The proposition was,
however, received, and three days allowed for hear-
ing the arguments upon the propriety of utkilig it
into consideration, and nominating a Couniiiitee.
The proposition Was supported by Count em,tel-
lime, Viscount !Montmorency, Marquis I'astoiet,
and Count Jules Poligiolc.
The Minister of the Interior has ordered that
persons confined for political offences shall he kept
separate from persona charged with rohbery and
other crimes, and be detained in a separate prison.
The Five per Cent. Consols were—
On the 19th-69 1 65 e.—Rank Actions, 1,515 f.
Os the 20th-70 I.—Batik Actiuur, 1,510 C.

A Supplement to the Loudon Gazette was pub-
lished last imbruing, containing various extracts from
dispatches and reports received at the India /louse,
from Officers etc„-agril against the riodarrirs, at
several theirs, from the I:ith of December, 1817, to
the 13th of April, 1818. The occurrences recited
in these extracts are all of a comparatively trillisig
nature, although they serve to alsi•av the imlivillel4ll
gaftriary of the officers and men engaged in them.
'Hwy enumerate a number of small forts suc-
cessively reduced or occupied iry the British mgr..
But these minute circumstances cease to intr-rest,
when we are assured of the tined extinction of the
great body of the enemy's force. The miserable
remains of the Arabs and Ptirdarries, still in arras,
can give no further einployment to their opponents
than what might be required to pursue them over
the mountains, and terminate the predatory warfare
which a few stragglers are still enabled to carry on.

Four scion* from the Royal stock are expected ill
the coorNe of four months.—The Disc of CA M.
BRIDGE it expected to be confined nest won't), the
Duchess of KENT iu April, the Duchess
REI4I: tit May, and the Duchess of Cl.3lllEitl. A :4e D
ill June.

The Duke of GLOUCESTER, in hie late visit to
the Hospital fur the Blind at l'aris. wait MCC4IIII
punied by the Duchesses of Cotiat. AN D and Nisi.).
Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of YORK gate
en entertainment to the Archduke AI AXISIII.I.IA
et their seat at Oatlando, where there was a select
party to meet Ins Serene Highness. The Duke of
YoRR went from town in the mourning to meet the
Royal stranger, and conducted I • over the man-
sion-house, and the extensive and deliAlitful
grotu Hie Imperial Highness partook of an
early dinner. The Duke of YORK returned to
town iii the evening.

'lite Earl 61 r I,AvOERDALE spoke lot night in
the House of buil-, and uporared perfectly teethvereil hum his late todivositiiiii.
Mr. LECHMEnE, rldrst Moo of Sir ANTHONY
LISCHMERE, will, Ut a few da,s, lead to the by•
mental altar the accomplished Misr ,HURRAY.
Me. EvERINGEors, of Ludgate-street, lias pur-
chased from the wardrobe of her late MAJESTY, the
whole of the elegant Shawls, sent to her
MAJESTY as littseitls front the different Foreign
Court,.
CHARLES FORBES, E,s-p. M.P. left his howl/. in
Fitzroy-tgio 1;4 )esterdsy, fir Clairol, to attend the
funeral of she hoe Sir Jutiv.eit RADcLIFFE, whose
death we anuounced to our Paper on Wednesday.
IVe i,re star) to learn that General iltmaL's
intended slisit to the Pavilion has been prevented
by a setere attack of the gout, which at present
confine- I • to his spattthetits at the Royul HRS.
final, Cliche'.

CITY BUSINESS,

Y....tr.-14v a Court of Com
101 ilw .I.•paill li or pu 1.14 r hnrinrn, -Mn slr. tayui
his taciturn for a l'ellitost 1.1 Pa.f.antrht, p, h.
ior, that nu enactment may be made obit!) 4.411 tilt
from the people flee it ancient and &gin of aped
in crinoual eaoarm i whit b was by Mr.
mud pf.h.r corn. dißrilo4.•lll wa. Alta-rd ..d a Prlll
[mited on the 11. s..tottions brine 'rad mud approved, ww
ordered to be forthwith piesunterl ar 111. Honourable Holowat
Le' thnnina,-.The He.. 01.111411111 were orolcreti to 1w p. 11.1151411.
The Court rouhrined ihr fullowl.l4 appoinkneuis
Governoli of Hrrrpllala:—
Mr.
Joseph Yallowley., St. Thorn/ Ws: Mr. Deputy Ili,.
woo Brieleacll and &Ihhrnli Mr. George 1,44.1, sf.
11111,
....e* 1.

ST. GILEs'S IRISH FRAIE 8(110,11,,s.

Yesterday wits held, nt the Frrenta.otis T;serii. lire Anr,i.
Ovnsey Nltetiost of this excelleot rounde'
.4
1813, for the elothinG and educating tlss tilddreu ‘,(
pour 'rig!, rroidlent in the meiroyolil.
. .

• The (tight lion the Earl of Gooteßn was railer to th,
Chair, snii after an address from I). %ler:Kw:4mi the
President ,d the ImUtnrurn, the ii,e com.
Inittee was rend, by which it appeared tint 13? bop, ar
110 girls, are at present in the Schools, and most a( thy
have brim clothed and fill.

Since the commencement of the Charity, spsru.dt
1,300 of both sexes have been clothed and slappli.rl silo
food, and great hers have applied and are w..11,„4 fur
admix% iiiiii and the Cnnirnitler bare been cooler the painful
nftf root), of hitherto deny ectinp:lnstsnnyfil.tuitriLn.,
arieipmes of the funds iftei addil mini/ expense. Aro,
the was read, Mr. Willie. tie
ocwiclinci4Z4.6 mHoerreisulgrwriiiinstirp. Instittition, and said, that the
enemies of the Charity had door zioni to it by their imposts
lion, for it had caused inynnr In be wide into tlte state.
ments corn! ited against its mariagrinetil, and that 4,,pitry
had !proved the stalesavnts to be (Ilse. and lisd Iwo, the
means of gaining friends to the cause of the vino ehddrn,
He rienclotted his speech by movinz, Ih4l die Report, shich
had been geid, be adopted and printed
lord JOCELYN *puke with great admiration of the 10*.
Melon, by which the poor Irish Children were /listen( ie.! to
rend their Bible, taught religious pi inci plea. mod raised 044
the most wridelled and irnu,ant condition 'n bUWIIIm.(
coniraralive comfort ; they they w, re 'mortised in Mind ash
laity, and many %Timid become itsetiii na-mbers of Society,
who, but for this Charily, would have lived irlarint Mrs
lilies in it 'mire, conk, and miserly. Hi. Lordship con
chided by seconding Mr. Willierfroce's motion.
The chili:lien were then enamined, and same little ern.
titres, not more than live ana six years of age, emelt/ read
the Bible in sash &manner, as quilt surprised the asilimrs;
soul some of them (buys and girls), repeated ehapiris (rum
'wintery:.

The Meeting was addressed by nnenlicrs of Gentkmen .1
different persea4ons, belt/tieing to this and the sister coon..
try, and the highest satisfaction was expressed at the comb..
Lion of Ike children.

Thank@ were voted to the Chairman, and a Ilher3l 11111/4
rcriptiuu WI/ entered Min in aid of the fiends of this 'Wealth
Inalitutwo.

LAW I T L LIGENC E.

COURT OF CHANCERY, I.vccomes-Ixi,

.1-11U1111DAY, Fraittunv 25,

LADT EMILY VANE TTMPERT, a Minor end a Waft! el
Court, by hrr next Friend, M A. TAYLOR, Esq. .11
r. Lord t.TEWART, the Counters rf Oltl), cud
OTUrits.

The LORD Cruoterttost observed he had recd the alli•
davits 111 this case, which he Iri,l heard pritahly 011 Sidi,
day, slid that he would give hum decistuu oil it oil lirtfui,ll
next.

OPERA-HOUSE
WATERS T. TAYLOR.

The LORD Cnxxcet.ton ..aid hr «mild try and decide
this. cave ou Tuescl.ty next, and that he umuhd give jud.:.
omit in the cases of Scott V. Thompson, nod !lording and
Pembroke, on Saturday next.
His Lordship sat at ten o'clock in hit plicate r00t,,.

COURT OF KING'S RCNCII, ti'risixersa,
THURSDAY, FIRRUARY

The trial of the eight persons charged with conspiring
with Mr. Mercerou, a Lite Mazistrate, to defraud the parish
of Rethual.green, was expected to hare come out In VIII
Court, and frum the public interest taken, an irothreiss
cusiconr,e of people from that and she ueighliounst: rus-
ri.shes assembled to hear Ilse remit. hut the trial Was post-
pooled till the &fillies after next Term.