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TO THE IRISH NATION,

BISIIs Contractor for the present Lottery,
• hats hers. Milli awatients to redeem a promise which he
Insole Last Year to hi• Irish Friends, namely, " that he
suedd cat.o wn early opportunity of paying the same attn.-
h"'t la SI. Pittrieh that be then did to .i. David, in rum-
► 'liner hill' 11 r ni+hes of his Correopinialcons, by
h*.u.: that. the Droving of the Lottery should commence int
11•ai I/:q." Of this promise he was not 00000 windfall when he
'amid 6..1.* the present contract, but it ou happened that
t:o. 'Nowa appointed toe the finish of the Lottery made it
imp rri,an. th...t the Drawiug should lint hetig later than the
fir" week is 'lurch. In porttetnssre, howrtrr, of his desire
invet Ihr Etialwa of his !rush Friends, so fn• as lay in bill
prnrer, he An Plogl.ll that the Norrotd Dap iiteimlit he on that
w• then Toietwr S. , mot he sincerely hopes that his
I'rn•usl. on Ihrt,iher noir of St. George% Channel, will have
stertniv rramor to. reauctuhering St. Vapid:ht. Day is that
gnome )elie

The First Dny of Mowing is new aver, and nniwitheterol.
Hilt that tiw,e were Nearly 5.000 'Picket. drawn, yet the
ihtee gram.' Capitals of 30000/. still regnant In the Wheel,
11, ruler with So.ty•tive usher Capital Prieto.
. It i.Irrola.lr worthy of the lineman) of Blurs Irish
'fiends, that in the r..n. Ft tbr ol.e last Trn rears there hate
lien 6°114,tr. prix. a 30,000/, anti that of these Twelve
0.04 hone, Thrie of which Ile has mush
rrrrrrvet tttuilt,toig went tu enrich the Sotto of SAINT
P4l

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

- HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, *Anon C.
New hod evidence were heard in Lees Divorce Bill
•Tbe OW was read a moot] time, and ordered to by cogs.
pained es Monday_
&vend private Rills were brew/Ist up frogs the Commons
- Frank,

paned.
Tle HUSSe then adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMIONS, FRIDAY, 111mtc. 6.

Papers were preseatell, contai ll ill Aceonnts or the Fee.,
Tate,, mad other Dun, payable by persons obtaining Par.
duns sunk, the Great Seal._

Petitions were prenatal from the Tanners of Tourist/wit,
mid other places, against the ad Wilma! Duty on Leather.
ltlr. D. GIDDY GLUIER? presented the Report of the Com-
appuisied to examine into the subjects of Income
and Expenditure, which was laid on the table and ordered
to he minted. .
Lord PALIIITSSTO/4 presented a Petition from the Uni-
versity of Cambridge sgainat the Tithe Pill now before the
Homo., which was read, and laid on the table.
A now writ was ordered to he made fur a Memher to serve
in Parliament for the City of Winchester, io the room of
Richard Heyler, Esq. deceased.
General TiIoRNToN gave sulky, is the absence of as
Honourable Friend of his, that that Honunralble Member
would, is the Committee of Supply, no hfusiday, move fur
an indemnification of the Hugh Bailiff of We.tiniasteri fur
homes lately sustained by hint in his profeasioaal duty.
The Aqua Vita Bill was read a mood time, awl ordered
to be committed.

_The House we'd into a Committee epos the Duties on
Four-wheeled Carriages and the Assessed Taxes Aets.—.The
Report was ordered to be broiled up ow Monday.
The Husbandry Horses lbiii was read a second lime, and
ordered to be committed ow Alowday.

MUTINY BILL.
A Message from the Lords informed the House,
their Lordships had agreed to a Bill for improving
the harbour of IVhitehaven, and had passed the
Bill for granting an indemnity to his Majesty's Mi-
nisters, with reference to the late ar►ests and im-
prisonment of periling suspected of high treason
and seditious practices; Mao that their Lordships
had presented to that House a Copy of the Report
of the Lords' Secret Committee, as requested.
The ATTORNEY•GENEILAL observing an Hon.
Member (Mr. Lainbton) in his place, who hail
given notice of his intention to oppose the Indem-
nity Bill in every stage, took this opportunity of
acquainting him and the Rouse. that he should
m.ve the first reading of that Bill 011 Nluautiey
next. _ _

Mr. LUSHINGTON moved, that the first reading
of the Bill be a fixed order of the clay for Monday,
and that the Bill lie printed. .
lord FO I.ILSTOti E complimented the Right Hon.
Gentleniati for lito candour and fairness in preparing
his Flmi. Friend fur the first reading, hut thought
the motion of the HOD. Member (Mr. Lusliington)
might as well have been. dispensed with, as it
tended to defeat the object likely to be accom-
plished by the candid avowal of his intention by
the Attorney-General.
The Avrottoitr-GgtlEct L thought it better the
Bill should be printed, so that the Members should
have a thorough knowledge of its contents.
I.orJ FOLKSTON E had nut attempted to com-
plain of the Right lion. Gentleman's conduct,
but that of the Hon. Secretary of the 'Treasury.
Mr. Lusniworom assured the Noble Lord he
hid uo nitesition of taking any adt:Antage of his
Hon. Friend by moving it as an Order of the Day.
As to any opposition that Gentleman intruded to

Sir J. NsWFORT MOved for S return of the
bar of iwrsons, soil their moilef. who had finites!)•
held places to the Customs. and had been displai'td
or reduced, in consequence of the lecintimendation
etf a Committee to that effeci.—Orilered.
•. " TlTfir. LAW.
Laird PALMORSTOIC wished, if it were not in•
convenient to the Hon. Nlenelser (Wt. Csirweii),
that he would postpone hi. motion relative to tithe's
as there was likely to he other 'owners of coosidee.
able importance. which would create a debate tins
evening. •
Mr. Cumvest had no objection to afford the
Noble.Loed any reasonable Ootecession on the score
of conveininee. He al v Id, with. that view, move
(html it stand for Friday next. noel hoped, iii the
menu time, some of the lorriudice. which had been
created against the Bill, very unnecessarily and un-
foundedly, more pariculierly by the Petition of one
of the Leeriest' Bodies, would subside on a closer
and-more leisurely examination of the subject.
The consideration of the question was Axed,
therefore, for Friday next.
PRIVATELY STEALING IN SHOPS.
Sir &mutt Roy ILLY moved the second reeding
of the Bill to repeal the existing punishment an-
tiettit to the tlffesice of privately stealing in shops.
Sir *FREDERICK FLOOD did not rise to oppose
Neill'', but only to Irshent it did Hot extend to
Ireland. As the law now stood, there was tint a
case in a thousand wherein the letter of the law was
strictly enforced respecting the punishment of such
offenders. The compassion of the Jury, or the te-
confinendation of the Judge to mercy. preeented
the. punishment being almost ever ietlicted, and
nothing could be so conducive fa repress crime es
the certainty of puuishissent. But now the law
made it felony to steal to the value of 54, its a
shop or out.house, which it would he -better to
hare made petty larceny, as the party ite offend-
ing, if only bleeding a horse-cloth or old hat—
(A laugh )—would be liable to the twisty punish-
ment attencliog felony. There was even ft worse
Act than thk, which rendered a poor creature
stealing an old cotton pocket-handkerchief, dang-
ling half way out of en open pocket, and worth tin
more than I d. liable tO be trattsported.—( Lough-
ing.)-11eople might laugh, and think there was
a great der' of wisdom in our forefathers that made
these laws ; but he thought they were very absurd
and wicket), and he hoped the House would con-
vince the world there were souse meet there not so
kitty as our boasted ancestors.—( Hear, and laugh.
tag.)
•Sir SsstuEL ROHILLY certainly. admitted the
two countries now, inure than ever. should not be
suffered to remain under ditherent systems of legie-
tattoo. His object had been the repeal of the ob..
jectionable statute of Queen Anne. He was con-
scious that the litiminee feeling of the Irish na-
tion in charges of this nature, had effected as much
as ever be had witnessed in this country in favour
of unhappy delinquents of this class.—(llear).—i-
But his reason for not then introducing Ireland
was, that he had souse reason to apprehend Iliad it
might have been a came of strengthetilieg objections
in another quarter. He was convinced, however,
that if some Irish Member would take up the quee-
lion, as it regretted helmt, it would• be carried
with little difficulty.
Sir F. FLuolo gave notice. that should the pre-
sent Bill 114011 the oilier House, he would propose a
similar amendment in the lons of !relent'.

Mr. PEEL wits moot station!' the object of the
Hon. Baronet should be accomplished, and iiitend-
ed to moo, with that view, that it bean instruction
to the House in Committee, to make this Act ap-
plicable as well to Ireland as to England. He
begged, therefore, the Hun. Member would con-
sent to postpone the consideration of the question
until the expiration of a week, at least, with this
view.

Sir S. ROMILLY expressed himself perfectly sa-
tisfied with any arrangement which would lead to su
desirable a result. He had no objection to its post-
ponement until the first open dad• alter the recess, if
it was considered expedient.
thion ass iniderstandiug between him and Mr.
PEEL the Hitt was read. and °stirred to be coin►
trained on Monday se'smight.
Sir T. ACLANO pteSented Petitions from the in-
habitants of Plymouth and Plymouth Docks pray'
ing for a relaxation of thi duties on coal rind cubit.
Sir J. GRAHAM stated the themes au the mining
counties in this respect were very beatys wed called
for relief.
Mr. LilitErfoN hoped the House would he can.
tious how they entertained a proposition for the re-
peal of duties on coast carried cool. OD wisely
and judiciously in►posed.—(Hear, hew', and laugh-
ing.)—The co:s•equeucrs newt hr very injurious
to those who hail laid out large capitals sit this hoe
of business, and inure porticularly those in rite tulle.
land counties.—([wad lautt,►hing, its which he Aim-
sty j3ined..)—(The 1100. Member its rtibrekistutive

for PtfterthOi."2.)-•!-Th st e Petitions ele read, and
't widen
,IMe. •
. • .
•. Mr.' Eittal`ON. prisettited a Prtition Iron:1.0e
Proprietors cirilie Salt Works)* *Cheshire., Pre, ing
ReAllorsie would not reprartlie ditties oil salt.—
ad. aftd laid on the table:
AVONENTAtION•OF CHURCH 6.• • •
Th CH4NCELLA. ,of the IV:curie:mit hpite, no-
tier, that oil Monday itensiight lie wurild, move that
that part of the Speech 4.the Lords Comenis,ioners
at the opening', of the Sessioilj.whih Fecommeuded
an iticrease of the riumbel• of. churches of the
Ertabli.sned Religion in the country, should be
referred, to it Committee tit Lie Whoth Rouse.--
wished to kilo* whether ;thy thing
bed .bats done relittectiug the triumphal pillars or
Mannments voted by Parliaent, to continernorrte
the victories of Trafalgar and Write' lois, wro iu
the repollection of l!ousr, that when *re voter
had lakhn p/ace, be ,trungly recomtneliftd that in-
stead of pillars or triuMplial arctic, the .whole
shuttld be consolidated 111141 WO grapil structure,
slick aka Church, which coo ld. cr;it fain the trophies,
record ill* richievemems, and tit ,the same time be
not only a !Spit Mild. hill Ai Wit-till rattier to the
contitry as a place. of w:strfitp,.4- (/dear.)—That this
plan should be adopt was now inure desirable.•
since the Speech from =lee Throne pomled otit the
"jut of u sufgrient ouuihrr of churches no the.
corintrysii—//teur.)-41e should ilieretipre certaioly
moire to the Committee that 'ouch a plea be adopt.
„ lELCCTION t.ltW . ,
Mr. VjT,Ann6;;;Jyr,sittlire, that cmaii ,arty day he
dniulll move ins. the repeal of that Part of the
Election Laws which relater' to reliant disqualiticaa
bons tinder (4 the Land Tax.

REDUCtION IN THE MILITARY FORCE.
• Lord PAI.IIIEasToN moved the Order of the D.
fur taking tutu considerautiii .the Report Am this
Mutiny Bill. •
Lord A unions. rose• to make Ida inomised mo-
tion to this 'write tif the gill. A fterthe discussiop;
a few nighti ugh, when the ilotivq, by ilriCe lnu"'
jdrityi rejerled a rrifuet.' of the, military esta-
blishments of the c•„titttry, liec.ittilesisr.l he had but
little reason to eisticipate a surces•fal i-sue fcr Isis
motion, though the reduction he proposed was only
half of that lately submitted to the Hon-e. It wets
obvioses that en immense part of the pritrlic ripen-
. diture arose front ilk charges in the different mili-
tary depsttnients—arid he thought it was equally
clear, that if this expenditure continued; as it did.
last year, to outstrip. the regular means of the
country, by several million*, the greatest public
etubstrrassniesit must I,' the evensoll result:—
The leadms Oahe)/ or a Oise Statesmen sehs to inalie
the expearditure square with the lea:in:cite reset,' yea
of the country-'-If the former did not keirp pace
with the latter; then our of two things must be
done—either the esqwoditore most hr reduced to
. stilt the retrources, or the reforms:. a mint hr esttenil4
ed to liquidate the expenditure,—?/&liV—Wher
titer the latter cotsr,e were practicable iii the present
state of this country, with fifty-six °lllinois of Ea.!
chequer Hills outstanding, it would hue fur the
House to Say. The stepson* molt be Met in some
shape Or Other, or the military futile rrOircitl. The
utmost reduction which hail taken place itt 11.10
.landing, army, scice its hers 1.1.: year, which
so much ositstriolied io expense the means of the
country, was less than u witsing of 3.000 men
(Hear./—He would not go into the 'details of tine
military establishmenti of tire entnstry, het be
veritild Make a broad and general comparison
tweets the Present Peace Establishment nod that of
1792. This he would Anil, noteeithstawlitig
what had been nrged against it, IV4r a fair and pn
per criterion ; for 1792 was Iltehtst prrind ut Itlovi;*
tnalient Peace Establishistrait„lint if the Noble
Lord opposite (Palluerstriq pleie:ed, lit I select
as a criterion with the pieseht any year of peacelie
pleased, after the American war—(Fleur, hear)—
let bim, for Instance, select the fairest year for his
own argumetit, that is the year f7B6,ohis third
Seat of peace after slit Ausericao war, nod compare
it with this, the third year after the hoe war. The
Noble Lord opposite had, on the fotitier night,
mainly defended the present large amount of
on the necessity created for isiCreated military
establishments, b* the new coionial arequisitiosis ;
he had 'ateraged these at 12,G00 oleo; let hint
take them set
.tisirteen tlionsatirtsix 'Handier! If he
plettsed. Then, as to Ireland, no reduction, it
seemed, oidi practicable there, and the subject
duced most unpleasant reflections. Why, he would
ask, did it happen that the Freople of Ireland were
dissatisfied with that Constitatiou which it was the
blessing of the people of England to enjoy ?
mossier must be found in the ntisgatertnitent of the
Sister Kingdom, and particularly during the last
30 years—a misgovernment for which the Mini:—
tens of the day Were deeply reslioniiil.l—(fiertz.4 --
The itrikisig difference between the slate of the
prOpulation of Esigland and (retain! *us, that the
former had the prifileges and tights of the Ceristi•
tution thrown open to theist, while the great mast
of the laud were actually
advaiitages.—(lleur.) A Noble Lord opponito
(Castlereagh) admitted this injustice, and pressed.
ou the Calsmet as a queitiois of mighty hopoit-
anee—and yet no adequate attempt had been 'wide
to redress the- evil. Since Irrfaoil, therelire, st
be treated ns a conquered coiristry, and guarded by
a military force, he found he had no teasel's to
ex-
pect a military reduction there. 1-it: 'mist there-
fore confitie himself to England, and make the
Tear 1786 the date of hit coittpiiriauts with the
force now Airoposed to be kept up. In the year
1786,.the farce fur England, mid Jersey auttGiter.i.:
sey, was 17,638 met), fdr the Colonies 9,446 s
and for (relish(' 2,590 men, Making • bad of
29.674. The forte for the sante services now arse
32,7140, *hewing en excess of inure than e4,)uu
men. The Noble Lord had said, in introducing
his estimates, that at prevent, front the astute of

Milieu, price 30. Sit. bum*. Prayew br Farilin, eye-
shades at a Farah sheet MI caisproltnedpie, far the Mandell
sued Eves*/ of every Day in the Matt .ducted bulk
Ws
Edward Pracsaie,p.D. Muir at fidoey.Ortleges Out-
bridge ; sad Clirlatlar Adwarate tr ihat Vaivereity.
s. PIE'S .1011110 E Me PEACE, Maw. Third, Edit.
Mel 4111..-Basamairy chit Delia of a Swan et Me
nate, wet liggisittaik;wido Was priliatiaary tharrerAWM-
Illy Hoary Joon 11,4.41. _'Tip Thad lila ion, with 011111 i.
derahle Adetien. Ely *mister at Lew, of the lower
*.
Teta
4. N EWNH A TM SETE at SEM PATE T, item.

by Adoniss! Frank, Hr. Mill, awl others, to which they de-
sired their Lordships'. twitetertroce-
room. RATES.
The Earl of Roost.vm pretested a Petition from the joke'.
bites's' of the tow. of Grateuesbr, in the West Ridge( of
,Yoeltsitirr,esstplaiaing of Ma severe pressor* of the Poor's
Rates, sad Polka chat Lead Vises night be rendered
rateside.—Laid so the tab*
The Marquis of Csotateltlint.vi infentted the Howse,
that his Royal Highness the Pima Regent ►ad reerswed
their Lo►dships' Adams, ;wapiti for eertabs' papers, which
be had ordered eis.ba laid berme for Honike.
The Offices ludesinity Bill was read the third time, awl