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AGRICVLTERAL PETITION.

Mr. I,YreELVust presented Petition from cer-
tain occupiers of land in Worcester, fireyiug for pro-
tecting duties on the prndiue •f the soil. The
Hon. Gentleman observed, that the Petition was
airier, by a moat ►tpeetable body of agricul-
turalists, who certainly did not wi.h to come for-
ward with ■ny uporeasonatile demand. lle was
sorry to say that the resew Petition, and the va-
lour other Petitions presented to the House on the
same subject, affoided but too powerful and ton
melancholy proofs of the distress of the apical-
tural classes in England. Nothing, he was con-
stewed, but the pressure of drag &Aress would in-
duce them to go before the House to terge so -
prelten.nre • t•laitn as that urge•' by their Petitions.
They ate not able to pad• the heavy taxes to which
they are subject ; and Otis ustoxampled condition of
the agrieuttontlists of England nature thew to per•
severe, notwithiitanding the repeated owl decided
declarations made its that Ilan-e, that their claims
were of a nature that could not he encouraged. lii
his opinion, that 116t1111 and meritorious class were
entitled to every atteisti tttt . There were two alter-
natives io their case, and they were entitled to the
benefit of either any or the other:—either an addi-
tional charge shoistil he put upon the articles of
their produce—or; on the other hand, what are
called Protecting Duties on the articles of their
immediate consumption, and which they are
obliged to purchase at a very heavy price, should
be taken off.

The Petition was then brought up. rend, and or•
dered to be printed.
Mr. Lsrestmos also presented a Petition from
the Farmers of the County of Worcester. praying
to be relieved against the Tax on Agricultural
Horses. The Hon. Gentleman said that every
practical relief ought to he given to the egricelt•-
mlirts. He thought no tax more open to objection
than • tel at article, or on anion& mewls' to
agriculture. The tax on hem.* appeared td be
moot unequal and Ulaiiiit, for the foremen of heavy
laud suffered •tach wore trout et flume the &mere
of light laud. It was a tax that, in his opinion.
should not be agonised.
The Petition was tbe• brought up. end ordered
to be printed.
LONDON CLERGY BILL
Mr. W. native, presented • Petition fres the
Pariah of the Leaden Clem,

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Sir J. keltAllAll aid. that is easy et the W.
meets made there via. wo truth whatever.
Mr. HASTILY wished to tweet whether the N.
Baronet Welled to the iteheesestts smile hy.hita.
the statements of the Petifillellfll.
Sir J. Qualms said. be red meted that the Ode.
emit. mole were not correct.

A Id. WAITIIIIIA to amid. he h.ped the noose oteeld
not rapport the Bill merely spots the oosertioo of
the lion. Bera►et. As to the veracity a the Arts-
I meets weds hi the retitle* new podut ettst>t/ut*`

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Om, be begged the House to revelled that slut
Petition wan Pigned by almost artory issisabstsue of
tbepsresb from whence its ease ; lel hi 46 hat
mead to my that those intlittiduals might itot Moro
ocaftglif,ce,tiaihetatisedtPett.d llitilittearreraci: 6gbtitbetheeeraingligli 9r
suluaiberudraisihettriumai'did
The Petition was then massed is he laid en the
table, and to hr printed. . f 1-
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magAcH OF' P .
Lord Alanotue moved thet Ose. ininntee of the
Coprt-martial held on Thomas Staut be printed.
The Noble Lord Paid. that Slims, it atilwared,
was fettled guilty ou all the chirps brought spins,
him, titre ma. stscoely, the walrus of a pace of
cloth. .
Mr. Beater? mitt. he would agree to the motion
of the Noble laswers, that timer mistake bstopintrl4,
beerswee he was erwsvieeell dist wises= west Mee
and coundereil. there mild be wlde rtranibi
newer was tried, and never would bare berm itiOSll-
on Ore mind of arty Member that Stint the soldier
ed to attending before the Cemsomittee of the
House. He was bused gsfilly of the efesegos brought
agonise hem, hot he was not d. ivi Ilse 61=
fence. 'row Horne would , tint *re` el-
dire insisted that • Corirt.martiel slooteld be emitted
sal his conduct. He was brtmegatt to a Comet-
martial—he was tried, not unit* the chargers( haw-
.isig attended ou a Committee of the Howie of Chew-
mions, but, mairingst others. fee Awing twists abaft!
without leave from drill. The Courtamortiel avield
sot have known that his ebsenek.from drill tro'N..-
tardily was occasioned by his otiendanee no tlnit
COmmittee. its pursuance of a *titmouse which was
dried the Thurselay twiner. •
Mr. Tteamkt soul, if the maw tins absent fro rd
drill, it was ierY proper to bring hies to a Count:.
martial to account - Ple was be-
to a Court-martial.
to the clhirge, the
before • Committee
Gentleman tasked,
Court-martial to ,
dated an Thursday
Saturday ? But it .
matter to the bottom.
titer his absence was
would have then bef
was necessary. He.
the distinction etteril
and offence. When
bring found gni:
that he was found
that cl arge is sou
echo. If any Coui
fully and more (
, the Court-asertial ...Ai
Se I , locates, those
Mosel Highness, to
their sentence ahoukt
The Court-martial
of being sluieut.
by his.atteadauce on the Curn&tttre. 1 Ile (M,.
Tierney) must therefore Pay. that this wasp gross
breach of the pat-dept. t f the.Floose ;• be did not
menu to say that they intenditi it as streli, but th.•
H
ousewas hound to take notice of ii. If they did
suet, and if 'any i,f the guards were herreft. ustitn-
mooed before tli:A ilonse, wiwilil it rot he,ulturill
to him to say, .. If I attend I 'shall he found guiltr,
as Stint has been; whetinr I shall he tottnietted or
not is another quit 'gnu, but I ahall be at the mercy
of those who have the 'sower. and nyiy ;rive the in-
clination to putiiish me." This waKesto case that
called for any peculiar mark ot sear ' • he 1661;1 nm
disposition to treat it in that way; was Ansi-
ouithat the Hume should guard j_
to
credings
and its privileges from thesliglites). .• lion. The
fret was simple. The malt was br t to a Court-
martial fur absence, occasamed lay‘ is attendant:b•
on tlw House—he was found guilf.-anil this, iii
his opinion. was a direct bread: of-the pririlege3 or
Parliament.
Lord F. BaRTiNCIL said, he (lid not see. area in-
fraction of the priVilegit Of the,. House. The es.;:-
chiding sentence of the proceedings or the Court-
martial, certainly proved that nu disposition was
'hewn to vitiate the privileges of the !loose:, .
Colonel HARRY iund, if the tiddler hail ailied
foe leave front Isis officer to attend the Committer.
there could be on doubt whatever but that he
would olsiain it. But he has lint justiliahle in at-
tending without leave. .
Mr. TILIINEY—" I iwist that any soldier in Ow
King's service, receiving a 161111111014 to attend us
Committee of this House, would Ire warraiiii•d in
saying to his officer, ' I will gu. Whether peii giiio
use leave or trot'."—(Load cheers./
Cohabit B•RRY admitted that lie might ; but he
thought a soldier would be wrung in not eiliisir
Bare.
Mr. lillouGlisll said, the tionmirable Cnjonel
bad now conceded that • soldier might attend tI4
House. notwithstanding the refusal td hi. ollicer";
but the Honourable Colonel had uttered an impres-
sion, which it was impassible wit to notice. it!
.bad said that the soldier was bound to ask leave of
hie officer to attend before • Committee of,this
House; against this doctrine, as opposed to she
ptiisieges and the power of that House, he ea-
lemmly pentested.—(Load elteett.)—Every pension
alkallillutsed before this., whether a soldier, or whe-
ther felling soy Gahm situatium. whether antler. ,sikr.
aelarnaod or the antral of so office or • waster.
tigailissi oothiag ; he use bound to attitude sun
ebetilld sot br motivated or interfered with.
Mr. Rums said, say person ander the *Mess of
the Noose was booed to attend. bat nu the Ohre
Mud, he son us redess why a soldier. arester such
awcasetsacea. aright sot ask loom Ije um or.
Ming • against the itritikges of the Heeds it', ha
&hag et* lie might siliply mod dm *Mete ••41
doing he hod so leave to ash.
Lord. lessees said. it Um *weirdly iota ..
emood to Shot. thus or be sbould be tromesousti as
doadgisigabluel.
wtheesirginoll.""ive
soiesomit
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that, which fact alone proved that no breach of
privilege was intended.
Mr. BROUGHAM explained. He agreed with the
observations of his Hon. Friend. What he pro-
tested against was, that a soldier, or any other per-
son, should be bound to ask leave to attend the
House.
Sir lamas MACEINTOSU said he protested Idle-
gether against the doctrine. that it wee necessary for
any person, called on to ittend that House, to ask
breve of any puma whoteeiter:—Weeb /respect to au
oh4ercition that ria been maTeLY an Hon. den-
tleman opposite, that the principle contended for
would open a door to soldiers to übeent themselves
from their duty, he (Sir J. Mackintosh) could not
think ally thing more idle--seilehers would be sib-
sent from deny when called by a hi4her command
to attend that House on legal mid conststutionel
occasions.
Mr. BENNETT rows to state, that on a former
night, when this subject was before the House, he
had not said, as loud been repreeentil, that iii case
the soldier did not &mood a Court-martial he
might have been flogged. He (Mr. Bennett) never
said so—he knew the officers had no welt power,
and if they had, he was willing to believe that they
11,0041 not exercise it. Ho had not sieved that the
man might have been floggvd, but lie didsay. he
might hive been punished in another way.--The
'motion was then pot and a;:retief to.
'DISEASE IN IRELAND.
On the suggrstiiiii of Sir tieneos HILL,
Sir JOHN NeWilmat postponed his motion for a
Committee cm the state of the disease in Ireland,
cmd out the situation of the poor in Ireland.
OFFICE OF CORONER IN IRELAND.
On the motion 411 Mr. PARNE.I.I., Iravr was giVell
to bring in a Bill to regulate the office of Coroner
In Ireland.
Sir Jolts NEWPORT said, the office of Coroner
in Ireland, as io England, was elective. The ob-
ject of the Bill was, to here the Coroner elected
by the freeholders of each uarony ; but he (Sir John)
was apprehensive it would not be sufficient to remedy
the evils complained of as utteuditig that office in
Ireland.
A Message from the Lords requested the attend-
ance of T. G. Esicuurt and William Nl. Pitt, on
the Lords' Committee on the State of Gaols.
The Nlessengers were called in, awl informed
that the Muse would send an answer by Messen-
gers of its own.
CHIMNEY SWF.F.PERS.
The Report of the Committee appointed iu the
preceding part of the night respecting CI i i ttt ney
Sweepers, was brought tip Noel read. After which
Mr. Br:Nee:re rose, for the purpose of moving
for leave to bring iii a rot to regulate the trade of
Chimney Sweepers and their Apprentices. What-
ever his own of • • on the subject was, it was net
his imention to fix any Hine in his Bill for the total
aboliti of clothing chimneys by boys, hefause it
win nut be,likely lu pass the other House. Ills
olij provide fuo flier regulations and resole.
nuns whie to thought were watitieg. The princi-
ple of these eitsle„ to limit the age at which chil-
dren ,night be.takßl'apprentices to the trade to the
a4e of ten years, instead of eight, which was the
limitation in..11:5 former Bill, and the time during
which such ii might continue, till the
age of sitaevo or seventeen—and 2d, not i.O ',otter
any per,oll to exercise the business of a master
.`, without having served a regular apprenticeship.
• Mutisas agretd to sera lees., g;vett.
PAPERS.
An account of all corn mid grain imported into
(:.eat liritaitt'sduring the years 1817 told 1818,
.t.' . • spectlving the quantities and value of each kind,
! was dittertal to he laid on the table.
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ATTENDANCE AT BALLOTS.
ir.-WEN N moved—
lllllANlffiailist of Members ordered to attend the ballot on
le Worcester Election Petition tii.murrow, he called over
• oriesserirrylgk after the Select Committee abouhl he ap-
/minted, ‘kiliatt any other business intervening; and that no
Members he steriniticil to enter the House till the said list
shattbir• b , , tilled °ref.—Agreed io.
• itir:*;_•. s*nHA !I said, it had been made a doubt
yester&
~.,. tether papers referring to proceeding'
of C ~. f% sin a former Parliament could be
• laid c Ili Hete.e, without reviving such Coin-
stu Hey. . • had, however, funnel a pree..dent,
vvhiels, r • ~ :doNt as to the propriety of it. He
•lrill-toint it nosinutta of evidence taken before a
Commiti the year.l7r7, had been laid before
ie the Ho.e t lBO7. after an interval of three or
four Pullsl lase Hr therefore moved—

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to whom he bad communicated his intention, did I the Court confirmed the prior decitioti. indae
not approve Of the course he wya esurvieing; he I Oebornet who delivered. the csiminan oi the Judos,
knew that Nhey looked, upon "10..... r IIexpressly stated, that neither the Act of Settlement,
W Sta-
tutes of Scotland impracticable,
,f not `idle. He nor the Statute of Gen. 111. had abolished the Art
was aware it would be objected that his motion was of Henry VII.; but the case laid been deteritahed
useless, as the law of Scotland field Acts of Para es if the latter Act were not inactive existence, the
fitment, to which the course of usage had been for Jud4ee exercising tereby the power recognised,
al greet period of time onowriusawlee-ha-sialmilte and deed, in the law of' Scotland, but neter in that of
in desuetude. But lie-rtliouf.ilailitit when laws Engluni or Ireland, of pronouncing laws in certain
were obsolete they should be declared to be so, and cases to be in desuetude. He wit aware the opinion
not of Wigs by an Act ofsetimiesitialature. _ tie of Lord Kilwarden woithi be produced against
had finnuf I•is friends at the Gar -us movilliug to him, but that was an extra-judicial one, and could
listen to a propositiou For ievising the Statute LIVI tint be set tip in opposition to the deliberate opislion
as any other class. but lie did not conelder it the of the twelve Judges. The Hon. Gentlemen*, after
chewier of their profession to feel a 'sympathy some other observations, concluded by emitting the
with ignorance. He had had it said to him, " the m above specified.
are going on eery 'well if you leave 11l to emeriti's, • The question having been last,
as the Coen: of Session has the power of declaring Sir J. NEwenair thought, that when it Was
obsolete laws to be in desuetide whenever it is at- tended the Legislature should interfere to explain
tempted to bring them into operation, which will a law in consequence of a decision in ide Ly the
effect your own object', thoweh pertains more twelve Judger, it was fitting, in the first itibtance.
'allbrily." ROI then he entreated the House to coo- s that a copy of the case and determination bibelot&
'alder that the appliration of this remedy was not to be liati before the Ilouse. lie could fissure the
Ire si eheut the efforts of individuals. nor to he Hun. Gentleman that the opininti of lord lid-
obtained without their pertinacious obtain:try. Ile warden haul been pronounced from the Bench, nest
knew that the Court of Session stood deservedly i that the letter decision of the twelve Judges could
most high in the (million of the ranintry, end for the i not t Ifect r.t ies.tio n then took place between Mr.
learning and integrity of the iniluvoluals presiding A conversa
there he had the highest respect. (le had heard it, BLAKE. Sir Joint Newentur, Lord Essarseene,
asserted that there was Ho usetaece of a-t ante of and a 'Member, whose mime we did not know, diet
which. part was :11101%141 10 be 0131,0ir:t! 011t1 an which the 11101100 was withdrawn.
1 ,leematitle, and part biuslieg. lint Coe contrary EXCISE PROSECUTIONS.
had been decided by the Court of Sessis•ii, on the Alderman IVarritwatt, in ruing to move for an
1P111110( laird Balmarino, in 1634. In the present I account of expenses incurred by the Board of
stele of the Lair of Scotland, he coi.sulcred the Exci.:e, its the prosecution of W. Weaver, observed.
power of that Court, in this respect, nut only pro- that the House was aware tl•e inteim he was elissiit
per, bat neceseary. The vertu:tiler laws to %%davit to make originated its a Petition lie lied presented
his motion referred were, fiffl, a law of James 11. from the individual in question is ahost time *nee.
which punished with forfeiture of all his goods, any As he thought it the slaty of eve!). Member of Par-
-114.10011 sendine or bearing a message to fia.lit a duel, !lament to present any Petition intrusted to hint, eu
whether 31 meeting was held or not—and another, slid he to inquire into the situation and character of
prottilitig, that in case any persons should engage the Petitioner. Ile lied aceordiugly (lime so in the
its a duel, the Survivor, in case of the dealls of one present instance; and the landlord (tithe unfortunate
combatant, or nth, mew, both :should be eillsiected individual, and other respectable persons, satisfied
to the penalty of death. To skew what absurd bets him, if lie was to believe their evidence, that the al-
still remained 011 the statute book, he might men- It gations of hi, Petition were true. lie understood,
tion that there was an Act wirepealed, directing however, it would be broualst forward ass au objec-
that so butcher should keep more than one acre of tem. that he had been punished for offences (tarried •
land in cccupation. The Hots. Gentleman, after a the Excise Laws. Bust surely becatew on indive-
few further observations, moved (or leave to bring I dual had suffered the penalties of the law, that was'.
in a 11,11 to repeal certain Acts of the Scottish no reason hill case shoals! nut be iiiquired o
Parliament respectiog duelling. when lie bad suffered gross oppreesion. The floss.
The question having been put— Member then made a statement of the facts of
Mr. M‘Ketezie sai,l, the Hon. Gentleman had the (awe as they have been already detailed.
given a represelitatiou so different from what was He really believed the Excise prosecutintie cost the
really the ca-e, that lie felt himself called ou to conetry more money than they ever realised. Ile
make a few observations. He meant not to oppose cooclusled by moving " for an Acceinit of the
the motion, but distinctly to protest alpinist the .expenses incurred by the Board of Eatere in the•
opinion that statutes were valid are! bitidiug, (mere- piosecetion of W. Weaver."
ly by remaining nil the statute bout:- Sad) was not Mr. I.l7vllilinTon admitted that it was the duty ,
the fact. One of the first principles oldie Scottish of a Member to present a Petition to the Muse
law war, that the Corot of Session possessed the respectiug any gliev ince of a subjesa ; but it was
power of decidiug whether ACts not iii popular use also Isis duty to take reasonable care before he pre-
were in desuetude; and it had frequently exercised rented it, that no delusion was practised upon him.
its authority in declaring statutes to be in desue- He was prepared in this cogs-to Owe., that the Pe-
tude, be a course of contrary ias .'c. The question titioner, so far from having beets treated harshly ley
at present was soot whether such a prc.yi-inn was the Excise Board, was in fact treated with the
beneficial, but whether, having been eon/dished utmost lenity. 'flie Petitioner stated that this was
end interwoven with all the law* of the country, it his tirst offence, and that his conviction vviis fur the
wenld be prutleut at present to take it away.— sale of Spanish juice. Now so far from tais brink
( Hear, hear.) trite, the direct contrary was the fact. lie was a
Lord A. HAMILTON thought that it should he notorious offender ; he heel been once before con-
generally knowit what leas were its desuetude and sieved by the Commissioners of Excise for smug-
what not. At the same time he coulsl not forbear gling tobacco. lie had been twice convicted by
expressing his astonishment at the quarter loom the Board of Customs—once for Weil, smuggled
whence the motion came. The other nit ht the tobacco, nod the second time for having smuggled
Hon. Gen 1 Leman (Mr. Boswell) spoke with great tea, coffee, surf tobacco. He was also three nines
ability in favour of ihe fruition of his Right lion. convicted at the Thames Pelice-office, and twice et
Friend, and afterwards voted against it—etlear)— the Shadwell-office. Even since the presentat into
lie new (aline forward to attain the mime ohjsct by of Ina lest Petition, Yintiggled goods had been
eieee-meal. Expecting the Host. Gentleman 10 found upon his premieee.—(ll(tre. Itzar.)—Ti.e
Oct consistently with his owls practice. he aisiici- Hoe. Gentlenian said that the Petitioner was 4
paled his voting against his ow" motion. tie notorious offender, and that the Solicitor of the
should vote mcninst the motion, because the Hain. Excise and the Officers of tie Board lied only
Gridirons.' was rte, iiiptiug thereby so do that done their ditty throughout the whole uses stieatien.
-partially and imperfectly, which lie had 6iet op-
,The Solicitor of the Excise was not only a toms of
poled be Mg done effectually. the higheet talents, but of the utmost honour, and.
Mr. Bosweae explaitied. utterly iecapable of obii,g hale unthority to oppress
Lord Bikinis* said, he heel leivieed iii.. lion. any tudividual. Ile could 'hive ho oulijectkill what-
Friend (Mr. Boswell) to bring its les Bill, have it ever in the lion. Aldernint7is riiiitioe, lint would Ise
printed, (sand
let it lie over tor die consitletation leave to additipii to itottomeve for itinaes of W.
of Ilse country till next &seism, but es lw had nut Weaver's former Petition to the Board of Excise, flied
seen the prudence of his advice, he should not op.. of the proceedings wGlosere load datreetg. The
pow the motion. ,a House would' then see tilt whole Merits's:lllw case.
Mr. Ileouutiam said, that if be understood the The ATToUNF.Y-G1:111314i. defended the Tot+
übse,.. . . oh the lion. mo the subject of of the Elem. Laws—alklr i'sitait'llells to prevret
••t at all its queation. Ile thought the evaeiisiie (.1 revenue, whirls ii Wels-th4 &Ago of u
tree alas Unit suggested by Lora number of indivithiels daily to evade. The Peak
, lewd in questims were two in sle- j tamer bud t.t.t, it that lie had treyer willingly offend-
oue insuperable diffictilty aasiie-t ell ogansst she Excise Lams in their jest and qui-
int, because in that ease the paw- I'Ale principle. There was 110 ktiowiog what tile.
sold have the area of Colds:Mug Peiitiorrr colirslreil to be a just and equi"elile
ms them rap to the tittle of the I priaciple ; hot some idea mielit lie formed of hie
ore to haves retries's. elute owls-
. vselvs,l %sliest the House were put in poseession of
should be thought necestatty, tse the fact, that lie had been, se the space of foar
should relate buck "obi be s„,,it. yeers, six sissies convicted fur teirrying 011 all idiot ,
'nation. If they. were lag ill die. trade'.— I /car,. hear —'.Such a mast was e tit oln.
merely be an Act to repeal Acit ,le
el for the iiiiiiitilinteiif id the 'law. and whatever
ins wade settle 011teratli1OUS 1 1 I lieu fate (lay lie,
. . ; He rementheredhr tlialltes:lrievenlitit—Jailii Mr'he
was aimar)—
I i.it to''
PAPEIts. . Ihe tried in+the Coint of rieherpter; foe tlre reco:
very of penalties to the emnitia of one Thousand
Is moved, that tliere be laid Ise- pentode, for williog casks of Spenialt jwce, and
when
i copy of the 'cahoot of acquittal
ordered by this Limn" On Wei".the Jury was MOW. the Defendent'se et-
torwey, a own of thirty years' standiog in that Conn,
I. 11307.—Agretel to. and who welt knew the Excise Lawe„-as wettest she
.F.Bl DENT FR EFM rN.
i for the piorpose of moving, for rilakern'eSe`ittirncie7-IC;lceliki et they
utrOceoviniti:;olrnifis'PePtillieetutoeitlilensna
Bill to s xplein the law respect- fur ii mitigated penalty:Without going to Irbil, awl` '
~.y of non-resident honorary freemen I it was aortal to let the Petitioner off an the pay-
boroughs. He said the subject hid a melt of ono/. Thieltiet the Petitioneratirnitted,
upon him by the following circtini-
,,,
lassoed froth j
quo warrant° had i - but added, that a promisie watt mode, but hot. kept..
• of
of a stil Curtber mitieation uk-fslie eatellY insfii4oll-
.ing's Bench its Ireland, to our der-alioa o hislienuty7,This iwornit lie
most deity,
freemen of the town of Galieabi, cue ~ it, all . swat cases theest.eents inyeeiehly nu
lie motion {the great body ori selidoesetnetit upon the briefs Isere, an examination,
I Magistrates, being choaett by he fon tat el, emlihte therefore centilutled"thatthers
,totialiet;ro,l7r.shautriAitifty*-61
what right
rrigeshittlihhge
tpetitlimea:i, atemelt- si a's so- fat' untrue.,- Tliepe iss
exercise if& ifeetitee-fratichlee. The W3S a grocer, tmsirliug
,pear the easiat
,i 6
aftemmieuril deal of siiiiiigUNG from East Indio yes se.',
been instituted by consent of be 411 we,,gortiestara by thceouveyance. uesslieralortivevnme
a' trial Iritiade' "of the right. 'lie iLitat(bt sailors, of insailsposearla. I...oath* whip, Isthq
'in'dntlititegreieldit. 'Ofi its favour
111:: :art, were traced into his
..lionse, end gwerile So
I thre;monft:r.eseermd
glitibhtiottfthwesuovktfifireiiitil,tiag.roielftia.Eiwi
triir.so
Error
t with conveyed away were fortfid ifrodihia premAitai. Such
.
a inset was sinell§li (it siqe.ef to nicui i4glienalty.'i
wuty• °le —filets- —Tie flight lion aud Learned (bristle-
lie opinion'of tint learned tudisiiil;ii-atilhe ;el.', man directly..i
tiOuteassicteel ;14 Peti.ioner's allege.' i
change, send Vie uniiiienotis opinion ti . bast tbs he was the eictint of ra• eamisnon hammer,
or that due F.xi.tee offs ie Itd' iu ; llteir proceeduisis
"id MI i..
. ..41•9.. I..irraosn tail1 sal
ai ad as -wax ettesas :is ,4 .41 0.40 •,.,. 6 04.5, II *,4... Nile, Mr! Loos .r I i.ti

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toward. hire, nets in any other mariner than as th t
proper ditty diccitral.
Mr. I). W. MULVEY admitted that the worthy
Altlet mail hail been grievously deceived by the
Petit and the consequence of such deceptions
was, that the Petitioner who made them ale-
rived no heie,ro Irons his concealment, eltlinugh
the grrwr.ll question respeeCing the principle of the
FM:IW Leers, which might to hseniatorely consider-
ed without delay, was thrown trek by such prac-
tices. Ile censured I I strong terms the mode of
conducting Excise prnsecutions. The recitee was
to name as huge penalty, and then not to arced:: to
any mitigation wail all the law expense were in-
crime!. The Solicitor for the prosecution always
took care that the I.sw extremities were covered. This
piiiettce was an iinnecesetacy.liardship for die indi-
vidual. Why was not the practice to settle in Ilie
Bret istisiettee. where It was meant to switsvite iti-
steacl of incurring greit law 'citron.% avid in the
end contpromising the matter. at hone ? Tb.•re
might to he nu Intrrit:editite !WWII IletWetil the
Solicitor rF the.Escciae and the Defendant to reel'.
late those CointiOo4lO-rs, wit•lo•O•4/1•10./ vosseeraed is
the professional enioloments of the Excise suits.
The Arrows Ev•GENettAL declared, that he
newer heard rif -tick a ,power being exerf.e-ed by the
Splicitot as had been just %Aided to. It sus his
`(the Attorritiy:(iitierel'llltalriesse to regulate the
0)1111Rai) of mitigation eceor tug to the brat inform '-
firm lie could collect, rid he elven* took care to
look to the [amid'!" so as to sod Ike uatty to
'roomer, end not to let them tiff upon easy tivitm
Ile iitterly denied that the penaliy was regulated by
the amount of costs incurred.
11r. I). W. limit L'l. iii e'xiolanatinis. 5:1111, that
in the cases of Steck, Prentace. told I;lekr. which
he menet hereafter to bring before -the
li use. 11e+
had found the snitigeted penalties tegOtAttl ns the
- manner lie had Inetitiosiett.
Alderman Wartitimae replied, that lie believed
the Right Flop. arid Learned Aiesttleinsu opposer
had beets asariuch devell ed in Innis of Isis Informa-
tion respecting this hu.iness, its lie Lt 'dermal) W.)
certainly been in other little of theTraralio-
tiati. Ile repeated the leading tiorplaints of tlr
Petitioner, and bi-lieved that the brewer's freesia
had entrapped him soul others iiito the practices of
which he subsequently took advantage. He srars
also of opiisioa, that fe.gill expeossei
.were piled up
in an improper "mustier ui these EXClSe.frroirecutions.
Sir 14,Cuerte was sorry the Worthy Alderman
had taken up so much of the time of the House,
With the -efile-OrThis 114 or viz timer "convicted'
Petitioner.
The motion was then agreed to.
• CROWN DEBTORS.
On the nintiou of sir. D. W. HARVEY. Ac-
ceunts were ordered of the number of Clain I,
Debrnys charged in execution, and commitied
waist of hial, and the tamers when each Debtor aas
LORD JUSTICE GENERAL.
Mr. D. GitHERT hi ought in the Bill for the re-
gulation of the Office or Lord Justice General of
Scotland.—The Bill was read a first time, ordered
to be printed, and read a second time on Friday.
lie said lie dot not meals to move for its cumuli: Lai
until after th,r Easter holidays.
Mr. Lushrzeroz brought up the Report of the
Alkali Duties 1;111.
Ou the motion of Mr. 1.1:311I4GTON, the Freight
Distribution Bill war read the third time, and
passed.
Sir I. COFFIN said this was a Bill which ought
to have liessed thirty years ago.
The innkeepers' Bill was read the third titre,
soil
Mr. kIusWELL brought in the Bill to repeal cer-
tain Act* ine•iseil its the Parliament of Scothm.l.
Reed a tiret tone, and ordered fur a second reading
tin the of April.
EA/IT ,INDIA POSTAGE.
Mr. C. Foams begged to kuow from his Hon.
Friend opposite, 'whether ally regulations were
snakiog try the Lords of the Treasury to miserly
the tucresvenietseee at present sustained by Euro-
peans hi India, respecting the trausniiision of their
letters ?
'lr. LusioNCTON armored his Pots. Friend, that
a 1;11 I would he shortly introduced, containing all
Nee provief which he could desire on this subject.
Mr. LesittenTON brought up copies of the
letter of .1. Wilkes to the Chancellor of the Ex-
clis rine, respecting the collectors of tuxes in Rent.
—Laid no.the labia and ordered to be priotede
Adjourned. .

too often id the port if adulators. when they Night
to appear as judge..

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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PARIS PAPERS.

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ITIITGARD, MARCH Is.
the liberty of the press is entirely rstablothed it,
this kingdom, even for the Newspaper. ; hut llv
abbot and the crimes of the prio4l ate A AAA e!„
punished. The Advocate Fetzer had. sooga.l
-Snide to he inserted in a Swabian paper, lopttio,„
to the character of the of Rellifitts4n.
latter preferrtd n comphint, and _ll6-0•01f;
Tribunal of Tuiiiigen condemned ikts ietzet It)
struck off the li,t of Advocate., flrV•ritti incay b:
of occupying any public cmplopucaf, sal ielat•
sorted for •ix areks in u turtreAt • • ••

CADIZ, MAftCH

The etpedition r f i 2,000 men on hoard the
Flute, of 74 guns, tied the frigate Liana, of 1;
guns, was ready to a:t!I fur Lima, when ord..rs.o_
rived from Madrid io postpone its departure. Th.—.

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orders were expedited, it is suit!, on she sr itid .1
the dreadful intelligent,- of the toss. of the

Maria Isabella, and •1. tivt convoy she esen
Mid this disaster created a belief thut nod, r •
circumstances the succour of 2,000 men wou:d
insufficient.
This intelligence has not ',ern confirmed, but we
know of a certainty that the expedition for l'e:n
hum been increased by two vessels of 74 grins, C!e
Alexander and the ferdinaml winch In -
longed to the greta srmainent destired for
A 3 res. In consequence of the activity which lei.,
for some nine prevailed in the preparations fur
expedition, it is probable Met it will soon sail. A:l
ilie-Tero-urces of Spain are employed iii this moo,.
went, which will, it is hoped, anion ot to 16,rt0,
men.

E )3 S itES

LONDON;
THURSDAY, Aram 1, 186.

W 1 have received Paris Papers of Sunday Le
Tlinr still continue to publish reports f t:,
ipteche's recited in the Charniaer of Detnititai,ia.
the Law of Elections, as if the interest of tli.
subject
the question. Wo are carefully informed, in ore
of these Papers. that the rumours which were iii-
durtriously circulated by persons in Paris, testa-v.-
-lug the disturbed state of the western depar.
menu, were alto,gether without foundation.
find that in the department of the third ten P7c.
firfti• have been dismissed. Their crime is
mentioned ; but private accounts have already ii
formed us, that in Rising' and its vicinity pnhl
alith,..;ti,:s had been foitad to cowatepance, huattn
of repftllbiligs the dlS4UrbanCell which have occz!
siniia:ly disgraced that focus of riot and reb: thin=
We may thence conclude that these 'Pitt :eta no
removed frurit office are of those *his hail hetraye
their duty to the sovereign awl country.
An arlic le from Stetgard ostentatiously itstares
us, that the Liberty of the Press'isPerf.ctly este.
blished in the bitsgrlom oT Wirtentherg ; but. Ina
saving clause., it is added, that the abuseof this
I:berty is severely punished. In confirmatiosi of
this latter statement, we find that an Advocate,
having published a libel against a Nlagistrate, ess
brought before a criminal tribunal, 31:d ponislied
with extreme harshness, being siiiick off the li.t
of Advocates, deela td incapahle of public em-
ployment, and iambi:eft for six we,:,:s a bother.
What the nature of the Tribunal is 1,.-fore
the tiliviitler was brriiii4lit we are nit li:formed, tut
it is certain that the King's Judgvs, haw( ‘,t r tbs.
may In theory suppose themselves winner' to pa.-
tect the Liberty of the Prim, are firmly resolved :,
crusirevery adventurous writer who shall dare
exercise it.—ln our extracts from the Paris Pape:•
witl be found an article from Cad.:, real:actor:
the long-threatened expedition to South America.
It appears that the conduct of those troops
embraced the cause of independence in Soo
America, has produced o strong feeling of terror I
the Cabinet of Madrid, and that in consequew
of this example to the Spanish soldiery, anti 1!-
capture of the Maria Isabella by the Indepeotlea•
an expedition of 2.400 men, with a ship of re
line and a large frigate, deatined fur Lucia,
ready for sea, has been countermanded.
'The French Five per Cents. have fillen. Tl.' .4
closed on Saturday at 65 f. 50 c.—Baiik Stu
was 1,525 f.

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PARTS, STARCH 28.
Tl.e King transacted business yesterday with the
Marquis Dessolle, President of the Council of
misters.
An attack of the gout has prevented M. Ravez
from presiding in the last Sitting of the Chamber
of Daputies.
The Minister of the Marine is indisposed.
On Tuesday next the I'ar►ian Ambassador will
Jii - •

,me at the house of the Coont D'Escars, Master
of the King's Household. There will be 110
covers. 'Me four Marshals, the Major-Generals of
the Gond,' and the Prince de Talleyraml, have
tine invited.
Kean. qie Tama of London, having permitted
him.. II to.reply with insolence to the author of a
tragedy, refused by the Committee of Drury-lone
' Tneutre, the spectators, by ununimons hisses, coin-
`pelted •him to come forward and make a public
rology. This utroalt a lesson to the Parisian
, public. who have too fre9uently adopted the into.
rot, 0r players agaiusijoitlArs i i.ktiffords a lesson
to men of letters, who contioue. to whew respect to
rititierriitklien they will forget the distnnce which
!ieptigtes the genius that clinta front the talent
! that imitates ; it Itually'affordata lesion to players,
U;firtaillfearii.hy !hit azimple,that applause, how-
lae. well deserved, sod success. however In illiunt
tin their. profession, shoold Oyer emancipate them
' front their useful dependence ou the audience, who
is kw .-.4.• wiT ....sat ."•4s lis seimpwli' .4 win vreasil.... w.l .
.14, .f.fi • , . '
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..., 4 t,.4
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Two Dutch Nikkils have arrived, but the Pap
they bring contain no intelligence of genersl
terest. It is represented in a Brussels PA;'
on the authority of intelligonce from the Fief,
frontiers, that the late proposition of the Charnb,r
Peers, relative to a change in the Law of Elect :t
has afforded t' some persons of 'evolutional' Iv
ciples an opportunity of agitating the public al
by publishing exaggerated accounts cf the r:•
gerous state of the country, under pretence
Preparing Petitions to the Cliambtr of 1.)!

This was corned to such 13:1 extrut as I
dace the Prefects of stveral departmt it v, I
fete, and their more correct rettroentotions are
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to 11;,ve had the effect of disabusing the craem:i!
of the people. Complaints are made or the I •
creasing Liberty of the Preit. in I'rri oh
termed in more courtly phrase, is of the low,-
ing boldness" of perapldttetts and et! e 7 Sr.;

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'1
I°,"`FTll::tfoll'ilaTfilottill.i. it.tel:', :::::::)"trhe. '''''''''''''' letter of the obseivatioise of the
1 triesilissitee on the Edneatipn of the Poor, in the year 181 e, desuetude was not at
should he lei.' before the liuuse."—Agfeed to. the preferable (-must
Lan,' A. I laigp.Taa pftsEnted a Petition (*win , Binniter• . if the I
• the bpigh of .Pitiefar, complaining of the stlf-elee- suetude..,
. there was of
• tints offile•Mp-,gistritet, and preen% for municipal proceeding at present
reform. .'4"w
tug of the Act woo
".". -Mr. time aid, one of the greatest grievances in I a previous validity o
. • the borough system was disclosed in the Petition. 1 passing, unless it vrti
1.
i - It would excite the surprise of the House to learn to„; if the hue,. „I
that the same individual had been Mayor and Pro- tune to which it silo
vost of this borough during the years 1817 and ter of rave deliben
1818. The law on that part of the subject proved suetuele, it would in
whit had been so frequently alluded to in the Mr. W. DON uAI
Scotch law the other night, on the motion of the I audible to us.
Hon. llaroiset (Sir J. Newport), :timely, that of
sine law it sometimes happened one part was in Sir C. HAWKINS
force, and the Other in desuetude. The Act of fore the House a c
1649 gave the Magistrates a right to elect them- on a prosecution ur
selves, but it alto provided they should continue in uesala.y, 2.2.il April.
office only a year. 'fie former part was punc-
tually observed, burthe latter was held to be tiboo. ItiOPI-RF
1r te.—The Petition was then lead, and laid on the Mr. BLAKE !rise
table. leave to bring in a
SCOTTISH STATUTES. ing the eligibility o
1 Mr. tinswet.t., in rising to move Mr the repeal of in cities and boroui
i 4 certain Acts of the Scottish Parliament, said lie been forced upon
was sure it would he mineressery to apologise to the stances. :—A writ o
House fur pressing himself on their attention, when the Court of Kit
it was considered the subject to which his motion Of that class of fr
referred wee of most vital importance to the law of deecribed •in lis
.
. Scotland. He begged to have itdistinctly under-Ithe electors and
(, i stood, that he wished to convey nn imputation on the influence of at
• .. ..
= the laws of his country, for which, on the contrary.
be felt u confirmed veneration—a vesseiation, he claimed to extra
itrefieved, common to all 'IA countryinets.; fur it to enty mites (natal
•
proceeding had bet
to have a
k' f •infillais his belief, that the natives of Scotland; in.gene- sitiev.
t . 444,11 t, net such 14 value on their laws, that they would Court decided, or
0 ' 'resident freeman
'oat exdhange them fur those of any other country
„ 9 4 itt the 4orhl. But the venerotiou which lie 'de. diver, fee
fro
'., "'scribed mode him look with The more letilous wye him. tin the else
1 tatter was rentoW
lobo them, thst nothing might be eufferid fit remain
i t r 4 among them which could he, jcioted,, 'tiirt-as ob. however, the opini
, ' •
ectioaable He knew lilet itilii: of by, friends, s derrrent a change
i
:.ad wale'. ss ,sat{ woad la lamas so,* u 4 sod id . sc-.4s INN 5.... I ,- -,
0 ebeei. is Ay bb toot amp ed Apil OW 41 .4IL I saskisate Moe* evis
. • , 4-41.1. •-..— .
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ISIS J7'''T. ''''" 1. On Toes/lay next the rliF6l[llll Itiasuaroasuass v....
lefmilimi•s".. CIOSCU on aillAlUal am we" .• ...... -.. ______
dine at the house of the Count D'Escars, Master was 1,525 f.
4ii: thartf(J,: huirt;
swt i of the King's Household. There will be 110
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11Pplled to him. covers. 'llse four Nlarrhals, the Major-Generals of Two Dutch Mails have arrived, but the PAP
ice the business the Guard,' and the Prince de Telleyratid, have they bring contain no intelligence of general
ig to trial, and' iit4l; iisisitad. terest. It is represented in a Brussels P':*" 't
ritf ern the pay-' ,
lauer.adstitted,, ; 'vein', qiir Talmo of London, having permitted on the authority of ititelligonce from the Fiefs:
~ but not kept. t him.. IF to.reoly with insolence to the matbar or a frontiers, that the late proposition of the Chamb,., .
iettelty in,fitinsi- traged, reksed by the Committee of Drury-lane Peers, relative to a change in the Late of Elect,' •
ehe twist deny,'' Ttieutre, the spectators, by unanimous hisses, corn. has afforded to some persons of revolutionary P"'
Imieslxavigntihil,,:i.,o7,: I pelted •tritu to come forward and make a public elides an opportunity of agitating the public ni ,'•
irlutlert thatthol .tiP°l4o;4•
4 This aura. a lesson !O the Parisian by publishing exaggerated accounts cf the t:•••.
rUe.,'llitye i. , public, who have too fee neatly adopted the tote. gerous state of the country, under pretence
she .114:n6 e. jot, or players agaiust',lnitlitirs i Lt,affords a lessen preparing Petitions to the Chamber of Di!"
Ist India ves d to men of letters, who continue to chew respect to ties. This was carried to such an estrus as to ..•
asvirraltv titeo"or. 1 vets When they will forget the distance which since the Prefects of several departin, ott,, to it't.."
n the whips Isthe Li 1'.4.7 •' - . ..'
c., mnci rl,ll, p„ ! separates the genius that crfacei from the talent fete, and their more correct representations are
premAsea. Such ! that imitates ;it Rually'affordell lesson to players, to have had the effect of disabusing the crethi;'7
~
icor ihe,petialtYi4l, ;414,1411fr0v0.by this VttiftiPics that applause, how- of the people. Complaints are made of the 1..
lit'ei.arioreri,,,(!iti: Gentle- i ,re ef
,_4711 Deserved, sod success. however biilliunt creasing Liberty of the Press. in Perk or, ''' '
- i'ln tneir 'profession, shonlit never emancipate them lis termed in snore courtly phrase, is of the tort •'"
union rurtnnler, ! , ,
their proceedings from their useful dePendsueo ou the audience, who tog boldness' of psusphittetis and et! e*: IVY . '
nreonft halt 100 40 "4. • .
r Aire LM :,r 1 E.bia it
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