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THANKS TO THE NIARQVIS Of HASTINGS
AN!) THE AKMY.

Mr. C•N RING gave notice, that on to-morrow
st'unight he ooulil move the 'nooks of the !liise
to the Nlarqui. of Ha.tings the Army of
Sir ROBERT WILSON took that copporiuomy of
stating that he snitild move for copies of all re-
ports rod other papers from the Marquis of Ila.r-
itigs, relative to ine execution of the litiledar, ur
Governor of the Fort of Tiudier.

FEMALE PROSTITUTES.
Alderman Wool) presented a Petition from the
Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and Common Council of
London, praying that wane measures might be
adopted for the suppression of houses of ill fl/1114
aod of female irrostitution. The IVorthy Alder-
man that the pro,,,,,ress of vice was most
disgraceful nod alarming, and concluded by hoping
that the Law Officers of the Crown woteld take
the subject into their consideration, aud adopt
some means to remove an evil which threatened the
des:ruction of what remamed of public morals.
The Petition was then ordered to lie on the
table.

COUNTY OF GALWAY ELECTION.
Sir J. AIACKINTOSH presented a Petition from
the Right Hour. Denis Bowes Daly, praying that
the lime for entering into recognizance might be
eularged to the fifth of Mardi.
Mr. W. WIiNN ealll, he dill HOt flittl that the
Petition hail stated any ailment reason to induce
the !louse to comply with the prayer of it. It wiey,
lie said, the first iostain e that Ist re.ollected where
II l'entwurr cattle to risk for indulgence simply un
account of his own neglect. The usual rule way,
that where a party had weird and established the
fires, that front itiduregern ureitielat IIeII4III heels I.rr-
vrt.trd front ruts-ring into recogirizailet In the usual
time, the Histi-e would then extend to loins the is:-
41114:esker nt llifther Inure.
Sir Jastt.if Miscittsriusti suggested that it might
be right to adjourn any lurthi r disenssion ins this
Petition till to-inorrow, HI the mewl unit inlormis-
noir would be procured Iron► Ilse parties.
Mr. RICHARI) MARTIN Yatd, list at tilt
Solii.ut of the Petition related in some ti.-gre.-
to himself*, Ire would say but little upon st—
one fact, however, he hoped lie might stair
to the House. lie could assure the Douse, that
a very few slaw, atter the conclusion of the
Election for the comity of Galway, all Mr. Doly's
bleu& had assembled together. Ills agents flow
every quarter had met, and had determined, at
least had avowed thdr intention, of prelerring a
Petition to Parliament against the return. Under
such circumstances, he submitted to the House,
that it wes slow rather hard that Ilse Petitioner
should be allowed further lime, merely because
lie Mil not think lit to provide ►ecurities is, time.
The consider: dual of the Petition was adjourned
till to-morrow.
Lord MoaPETH moved for ass account of the
Debts of tilt Last India Company, and Ilse rate of
isiterest which those debts bore at the different Pre-
ideticies.

SLAVE TRADE.
Lord CASTLIIRL4tiII la►d on the table of the
House papers relatilig to the Slave Trade, and
kites of the co►lfrrencrr which had taken place ou
this *object at the CUllgrell4 of
Mr. WILBERFURCE amid, that the ►nspection of
thew papers would be desirable before any di,-
cussion.
Lord CasTLEttEacar said, that is incidental di,.
cilrfpgl WY* likely to time on this subject, as c 011.•
netted with the proceedings at Aix.la-Chapelle, he
would postpone his 'notion, which rtuod fur to-
o*, till Friday next: he would du so fur the
yiirpu.e of iiccoinnindating his Honourable Friend
tele. Wllirerfurce), because the knitters be laid ou

the table were too voluminous to be read over in
the•sltort time Oust would intervene between this
and to-morrow vetting.
Mr. SMITH sold, that it was provided by the
Treaty concluded on this subject that two vessels
should be vent nut to South America—one a Portu-
guese, the other a Spanish vessel—lnr she purinue
of suppressing the Slave Trade. The floss. Gen-
flews!, complained, that notwithstanding this no
Vrtidt Is had beets since fitted out, and no step what-
ever had beets token upon the ►object.
Lord CASTIAIII:AUR said, that Government were
not unmindful of this iiiteresting, snbprct, owl
those who ass. rted that no itrocertleogs had been
taken, sere certainly net well informed. Malty
tilt.tacles had presented *themselves, but he was
happy to say, that all the preparations were now far
advanced; and he could assure the Ilinase, that the
Krestrit wish and anxiety was felt by his Alisjesty's
to carry the object of the Treaties into
fall ell.ct. mid, as far as they could, to suppress
the Slave Trade. _ _ .

Mr. tVii.liEsroacE cotnolsined of the west,
and, MP lie thought, unnecessary delay lion had
taken place.

WAGER OF RATTLE
The ATTORNEY-6104E1MA t. said, lie might appeal
to wally Members of the liouse, whethei lie had tint,
during the lust Parliament, given notice of his
in-
tentiom for leave to bring in a Bill for the abolition
td' the Appeal of Death, and of the Trial by
Battle. He might also, he said, appeal to tho-e
Members, whether he hail, on that occasion, mei,
tioned ally particular day fist bringing in the
Bill. because he was aware., that it was • subject
upon which touch coot rat iety of opinion exuded, and
he was anxious that Gentlemen should have an op-
portunity of makiimg every possible inquiry—of
giving it that full and clear consideration which,
lie felt assured, would ultimately tend to pro-
mote unaiiimity of optuiou. as to the propriety
roil the necessity of the repeal of the law—
s law which was PO perfectly opposed to every pri
ripie of justice and of reason, that he was sure, if lie
(the Attoraiey-General) did nut move for its re-
peal. mane other 'Members would come forward to
110 so. The light Hon. Gentleman, in conch).
stop, took occasion to say, that lie hoped it
was utinecesskiry far him to say any thing as to the
matmerimm which he had acted respecting the present
11.11. Were lie, he said, to speak of his own con-
duct. he might appeal to very. very many Members
of that House—not merely to those who sat on the
same Bench with himself, but to those Hon. Gen-
tlemen on the other side of the House, with whom
it hail been too often his misfortune to flitter on
public questions, but for whom he entertained
every sentiment of respect—he might, he said, ap-
peal to those Gentlemen. mail of whom had known
lion long, whether from the commencement of his
professional life, in Parliament or out of it, in or
out of office, he had ever acted from any motives
that were not pure—tim,.t were not sanctioned by
time limiest dictates of his judgment and his cou-
scieuee.--Illeor. hear, from all sides of the
Itar.)—Tlie Learned Gentleman then moved that
time [louse do resolve into a Committee of the whole
[loose, nn the 801 l for abolishing Wager of Battle.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT thought it inexpedient
thut the right of appeal should be in all caves re-
moved. It vole therefore his intention to move that
the Bill nought be recommitted, in order to intro-
duce au amendment, saving the right in certain
eases. It certainly appeared a great hardship that
amt individual should be subject to a second trial
for the same offence ; but at the same time, it was
necessary to preserve some check against that
power of parduoing sometimes exercised by the
Crown. _ . .

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Sir J. MACKINTOSH said, that the measure pro-
posed did appear to be so wise and necessary an im-
provement. and had been so earnestly looked for
by all learned and enlightened men for the last
fifty years, that he had nut expected any opposition
to it. It seemed to him impossible to preserve any
part of the system, without leaving a provision ou
the staime.book inconsistent with law and justice.
The SPEAKLK then left the Chair, and the Bill
passed through the Committee.
On the Chair being resumed, the Report was
brought tip and read, and ordered to he taken into
further consideration that day sentsight. and

printed.
CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.
Mr. RENNET' inured the Order of the Day for
the becowl reading of the Chimney Soeepere Regu-
lation Bill.
Mr. Omm tomx that machinery had been
tried aN a oituiti:iite fur climbing buy-. mid hid in
some iiiminices _

.....
Jr. BENNETT said, that the Bill wss founded
on the advice of a very voluminous Report of that
flame, as well as of one in another place. Even
the mamers, who had been n, the beginning so hos-
tile to any alteration in the law, had latterly assetn-
bled, vial resolved that the law did not afford suf-
ficieot protection to the boys, and petitioned Par-
liament to eillarga it. A* to the objection of the
nicffieirocy 1.1 smiciiiiierys it was sufficiently an-
swered by the paper+ 011 the They chewed
that in the first class, si ..... g those chitatity* to
which machinery could be applied with the greateat
facility, were to be coward 990 out of 1,000. Ile
tlid not conceive that stronger evidence could be
adduced in favour of any proposed improvement.
OMM•NNET rose to explain, hut was pre-
vetrtc:l lor tales of " Question! Question!"
The' Bill was then read a second time, and or.
dried to lir ........►'toed on Wednesday next.

REPEAL OF THE USURY LAWS.
On the motion of Mr. Serjrant ONSLOW, the Or-
der of the Day hit the second reading of the Usury
Laws Repeal Bill was read.

On the question bring put—
Mr. CALCRAFT loin uo Objection to let the Bill
pais through thr see I reading and the Committee.
where the Hun. and Letubed Gentleman might, if
Ire thought proper, till up the blanks; hut un the
Report beiug brought up, lie should feel it 11t•
duty to throw every obstruction in the way of it.—
tllear./
Mr. PROTHIMOR was of opinion that in the pre.
sent state it public and private credit, the expert-
ineut proposed was too bold a one. He should ac-
cordingly wish that a wore favour:dile opportunity
fur the iuttodUCllol) Or so great a change were waited
for.
Serjrinit Oashow hail originated the men•
ewe, flow a cum/it:bum of the advautages that

would result -from it. At the mime time it never '
had been his wish to carry the Bill without ample
iiivestigation, nor was it then.
The Bill was then read a second time, and or-
dered to he committed on Wednesday next.
After some conversation with Mr. CALCRAPT,
Mr. Serjeatst ONSLOW 11e ICC(' that the Report
should be brought up 011 11/10.<111y next.
EXCHEQUER RILLS RILL.
The Retina of the Exchequer Bills Bill was
brlololt HIP and read—the amendments were read
H •ceoo<l time—and the Bill ordered for the third
reading oil Tuesday next. if Ei.grossed.
REVENUE RETURNS, &c.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved—
t• That there he kid before the Mille a Return of the
viunitwr and description of 01Erers employed in the rnlh•c.
ti nn of the Revenue in the County of Dublin, during the
three last years, the monnt of Revenue collected by them,
and the duty 011 each article."—Ordered.
Also a similar Return for the Excise District of the
Comity a Chiblia.—Olderrd.
Mr. COURTENAT brought up the papers on Ins
dia affairs, moved for by Sir R. Wilson in the
early part of the night.
CORN LAWS.
A Petition wits presented from the Landholders
of Brecknockshire. praying for certain alterations
in the Cor► Lawr.—Read and ordered to lie on the
table.

INf)/4.
MADRAS. OCTOBER 3.
Letters from the northward mention, thst nu-
merous caves el the cholera inerbus, have occurred
at Whore, and the orighbonrhood.
In consequence of the death of Sir William
"Cooke, Henry Byrne. Esq. Korrister-at-Law, of the.
Supreme Court at Nladras, has been appointed to
the Bench at Cs-) Imo.
Sir Ji.lin Malcolm, silts Moire Bow. the 111
li. oolise Goenadier Battalion, and e.oloris, cavalry
viol amity, of Msitia, tr ay,s, arm yr'l at Nlaoles-
sow on the 7th ultiono. They were wet by the ,211
Battalion 19th Bengil infantry, which was to re-
lieve the Humbly vows, and ncenonto4lls* Nee
Row, whose destination is said to be Bemires. rin
either Delhi or Munro.. The present oositt of the
country residers his progress very slow, the rains
having fallen in great quantity, and they tire crutch
heavier than has been known in that quarter for se.
veral years.
On the evening of tlw 2Blit of July a detach-
ment of the Rajopotoma force stormed and took,
with little loss, the town and outworks of Madhoura-
poor, the place which Meer Khan so often attacked
in vain. The Thakoor and his people bad retired
into the fort, which was not expected to hold out
long.-..(Crikattia Government Gazelle, Sept. 3.)
BOMBAY.

The cholera morbus still continuer to rage
amongst us, but we life happy to learn that it lias
drerea•ed considerably during the last few days.
The oninher of deaths from the 17th to that 3lst
of August, by this disease, on the island of Bout.
bay, is, males, 311 ; females, ; total .537.
The number of deaths from other causes during
the last month, is 634. making 1,171 total of deaths
in August.
Our advice• from Tonna), state, that the disc se
was declining there, but that it was prevalent
amongst the villages of Salsette. Accounts 1
Bassein mention that the disease had reached that
place, from which circumstance, we are sorry to in-
ter, that it appears progressively moving to the
northward. IVa are also concerned to learn that
it reached Bancoote to the southward, some days
ago.