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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WZONFIDAY, Arm 29.

Mr. Brogdea aid others, from the House of Commons,
brought up the Innkeepers ftezulatiou Pill, to which they
desired their Lordships' eonturreuee.—The Bill was read •
lest time.

PENSIONS TO OFFICERS' WIDOW'S.
The Alarquis of LawsoowN, in moving that the
papers laid upon the table, relative to the Pensions
granted to the Widows of Officers in the Army
should be printed, took that opportunity of saying,
that it was not his intention, in con-equence of
what had been so sati•factorily Stated n soother
place, to propose any further procetiliag.i. Being
before the Maw he should, however, address a few
observations to the Noble Earl opposite, relative to
the regulati that he had lately heard had pre-
vailed, respecting the widows of officers deriving
pensions from a fund. constititte.l from two-pence
per day, deducted from the pay of officers, and
those on the Compassionate List. He hail under-
stood that they would not be allowed to retain
their pensions in case of a second inarriege. Hr
could sec no just reason for this distinction, or
why those persons who drew their pensions with a
kind of right from a fund, to which their husbands
had contributed a part of their pay, should he
placed in a worse condition than those who derived
their pensions from the. Royal bounty. He ex-
pressed his entire sstisfaction in the proposed ar-
raugement for assimilating the naval and military
OVIVICrb. It was right that this favour should pro.
ceed from the Crown, he 'should leave it where it
was, and content himself with simply moving. for
the convenience of the House, that the papers he
had already alluded to, be printed.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL dirt not rise to oppose
the motion, hut to state that he still retained the
same feelings upon the proposed arrangement as
when last he had had the honour of addressing their
Lordships on the subject. He saw no reason why
any distinction should be drawn between the naval
and military services—/Near, hear)--nor why an
equal boon should not be extended towards the
ordnance; but he could not sasent to the protium-
lion that the officers in the army had acquired any
claim to these pensions from the circumstance of
having purchased their commissions. To be al-
lowed to purchase cornmissiuns be had ever consi-
dried as a posilire boo. to the army, and by no
wane entitling them to any additionul advantage,.
It could no snore confer upon the dime of the
army a claim superior to that of their brethren in
the navy or the ordnance, wherein commissions are
• - it could Confer •

money , - Pay • .
c parttime voids the amount of the pension con-
ferred on their widows. He had had the cariosity to
inquire into the subject, and he bland that where
officers now gave about 31. oieor to constitute a
certain fund for their widows' pension, it would in
soy as.urance office require at least Of. a-year
to secure for their widows an annuity equal to their
present pensions.
After a few words in explanation from the
Marquis of LANIDOWN, the papers were ordered to
he printed.
EAU BRINK DRAINAGE.

Earl BEAUCHAMP presented the Report of
the Committee to whom thr Eau Bnnk Drainage
Bill had been recommitted. Tne Report Meted that
the Standing Orders of the House, Nov. 185, 186,
188, and 191, had not beta complied with, but the
Coniinittee ordered their Clmirmen to move the
that these Orders should be .u•pended.
The Report tieing read, •
Etrl Braucitaur ga►ue notice that he would,
on Friday sleet, move that these Orders should
he taken iuto consideration fur the purpose of tor-
iug them suspended.

GOLD COINAGE.
The Earl of LAUDERVAIk; ruse and said, he un-
derstood it was irite,Nled by his NollNiest)'s Ministers
to have a very extrusive wild enittoge iii the pre.
Mitt )•etar. amounting 8.00C.000/. of which the
estiu:atett gspetors indenting t.ueLtry of the
Maitre of the Mint. troutt bi..,75.0n0i., Their
. Lurd-hips shobld resift tiber.. that in the course of
t:re last yews. 4.5u9.0001. iu lief been issued '
,
nissoeueared, whereby 51.5,W6f. hill beim oh-
solutely vaunt) uw. y. He, therefore, thsineht
is thesis to consider IniU far.
under raison.; eon:must/neer, it would be predeut

;••
to vote so Imife rtColn. 'eat thick* might he lost
,
to the COuhtrr. To bring the *object heroic their
Lnitlibip v. 'he 'hen move—
That there he laid before the Howie" An r..siiiicite of tlac
Sant that would he wanted for tlefroiing tht. Expro:, I. of the
Onhl Wolter for the present vi.ar;'
Ale% " An Areouut of thr Long ariviox (ruin the iti &i-
-vory of the old Silver Coin called ill mot' extlemti;tli, with
the Expente attending the Exchange
Also, Au Aeruent of the Iriprerta 10.1).1 P!ipplies eriatril
by the Treasury out of the provision of r,n0.000.. vulva by
for the love arising from thi• of the
old Salvor Coin, and for defeating She 'FAltestees mending
the fbaellottge and pay !tbc theehareea of Coisage."—erderrd.
The Earl of LAUDEIMALS then gave nonce,
that he would, on Friday next, draw the attention
of the House to the Standing thilers relating in
Scotch private Bilk. and t4uulV propo:e Y redue:
tam ia the number of ComeniN now required.
Thy liouae then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Weintheavir, Amity. 29.

Colonel LosiovreLD presented • Petition from il,e Tan.
nem of Cork, 'Traynr fur • repeal of the excessive. Dutie•
on Bark —The Petition was laid no the table.

On the motion of Mr. Cum. NI I, areenuts were bettered
of the amount of Coals shipped from Great Britain, distin-
guishing the quantity sent cuostways ; amid also lutist sent to
Ireland and foreign parts, daring the years ending in
January 1517 and 1818.
On the motion of Mr. finitesost the House bent into ri
Committee so the West India Free Port Acts, alien 11 Re.
solution was agreed to fur remuving some mambo lies whirls
had grown into parts of these Acts since the peace, soil the
Report was ordered to be receive/ to.intirrow.
Inn the motion II Mr. TFLD, the Land Tax Assessment
Bill was postponed until Monday nest.
On the 111101iOn of Mr. LUSRPOITON, the House went into
a Committee no the Spirit Intcreosirse Bill, tied the Report
was ordered to he receivtd row
On the motion of the CRANCLLLOR of the EXcitilluEltr
the Committees of Supply and Ways mud Means were post-
poned until Friday next.

COPYRIGHT ACTS.
Lord Mamoru. ',rearmed it Petition from an
individual, named Pickett, agimat the Copyright
Acts,

This Petition was referred to the Copyright
Committee,
Sir SAMUEL Rolm,Ar presented a Petition from
two eminent Booksellers in Edinburgh, Mciars.
Archibald Constable and Mr. Cadell, against the
Copyright Acts. These gentlemen, with great truth,
complained of the excessive pressure of the law as at
now stood, which compelled them to give gratui-
tously a certain number of copies of curb work they
published. They stated instances where this en-
cuinstance entailed an expense upon them of 6001.
and also that, if carried into eff.ct in works they
had now on hands, it would impose upon them an
expense of 1,400!. they prayed that they might be
relieved from so heavy and oppressive a tax.
The Petition was ordered to be primed, end re•
(erred to the Copyright Committer.

IRISH GRAND JURIES.
Mr. C. BUTLER rose to move for leave to bring
in a Bill for the more public and deliberate in-
vestigation of Grand Jury Presentments in Ireland.
The Hun. Gentleman stated, that, in tusk ug this
motioc, it was lint his intention to interfere with
any measure which it.miglit be the intention of a
Right Hon. Gentleman absent (Air. Vesey Fitz-
gerald) to introduce, but merely to resider it ne-
cessary that the House should consider some
measure of this description during the present Ses-
sion. That there existed some necessity to plire a
more effectual control on the disposal of public
money in local grants its Ireland was admitte,l,
and what remained to .be done was to adopt local
or baronial snaiiirements,..by which the public Ses-
peuditore would be properly directed and applied.
The Hon. Gentleman then moved for trove to
bring in • Bill to cane this purpose into effect.
Mr. COOPER alluded •to the meant' which had
been already taken on. several
lionrte the practice .m 1 mode r
.the•Graisd.Juries in Ireland.,
'under which these bodies acted.

been chiefly instrumental in
• 1818 in Imaging this subject ,
tieniol. the. Roue—in the former
lien wan carried; in the latter,
lattrothielton• of an .ainendmait

Lerdr, the Bill, being a money
cessiwity ebourloned. But the
House being • drown to the
suit followed. and through
moat distinguished ann. now
more (die late Mr. Horner),
measure wes.enfried which pLu
io Ireland on the same fool

Englami,-visustly, admitting
wore evident*, instead of bring,
before. restricted to written
Act had been most beneficial

it was his (Mr. Cooper's) intent
mended further measures, one
otos williegly relinquished to ,
demon-net nuw in his place (Nit.
Sir JOHN NIWPORT expressed
ty fer the removal of all the
terwoven in the system of Grand
and the emirate°, and exo'

which theve abates involved

ettety towel if •tke Session paosei I
wsetyriol otaesulasent in the whaler

returns.kdoly ordered by the
woe Id be *shown% to every Gent!
that u number of abases now

ted of neladtakrire, and whteh
a total reformation in the systetnr
also be sees thin so long as P'rlsament
on a subject which' had ettraeii.
evil became constantly inerendtog,
during this interim ip-eame
its Isei grew with the nrohantlii

•
Ossetian of the pra.ireer that gave .
Hoop, ought to see the isereanty of closing the
avenue of public deptrdatiosi nud abuse, winch the
preient system opened one large proportion of fire
population of behind, and preeitely on that eke.
who were, under present circumstnncvs, the onsets

PRICE SEVKX-FUNCE.

of diseme, *gyn.:Aug undt r went of eiriployinteit,
mid entitled from every view of their bitu:eien to
4.4loriurseratioir and protection. It was well known
that .the great limbos' of, the &minds le:ted by
Grinid .Itives in Itel:ind fKll nionis tha• oceupytog
teneut ; they arose principally feuli an applCcatten
of the I hand .lure ter., which never ens contein.
plated by the trail,.'l9 Or them The origimil
in-
tention wits, that dote ittiovit•ints slrotild hr made for
making goads 'lnd Itritles —sow* ISUrilo44!*
were without diffieulty wet incooSettienee, tor
the work, themselves were thrful me! productive ;
hut tip the cuurse of legisiutive ptneeeillitiz, a vit.
rtrty of charge% Weft: thrown on foe mimic",
toed pavinetes iodered be the :rat: u;
were never mignially eotetestitlnt.e:, part.cul..tly
t art the cases of charitable 116411111110:4', for which
there eras local provitices. l'he heavy mid hitter
evil was, Oust the otneopyirog hme, r.titi all, while
the greet oriental proprietor. the t.letentee, who
drew his whole Income from !Mosul, bind spent it
in soother country, pout not one forthirig to the
purport of the poor. the evil, mud infirm, who
were flecessarily thrown as ii letrdee out those who
were least able•to beer it, namely. the oceupyittg
tenant.—((fear.)—fle mentioned itsith pain, thst
many of these lib...lakes had here 'applied to in be-
hilluf the funds of the Fever Frimpitni, in Ireland,
bud they had refused ufteinfatiee to eeteblishmesits
Of such vital benefit, and. whole the,fitittls were in
the last biog.! of exhonostitie. It WIN clue to the
residents to, say, that they tied, 'to the verge of
their means, conteihuttil to three, lii.titutious,
while the absentees laid tither refusetl.or abstained
from contributing to their otiprOrt. He mention-
ed this fact with pant, and for the purpose of awak-
log some senstition of shame. if not Of contlitiltrliols
in the minds of those who hid ao acted.--(Hear.)
Mr.•Ceortee agreed in the neceseify of lime,
tug the Gruittl Jury system in liel u,t , but
submitted to the Gentlemen who melt-ruuu.
task, whether it were not b-tter h, proceed its
step insuch course. The sysiefit tat'
and complicated to he inept swat by it cut
dry measure of this kind. The etlitice, tb
agreed, wanted repair, hut instead of being
down as a whole, the rrintirs ehrould lie }(rti
Hiril successively applitel.--(tfecie.)—Tl7
then avoid that sort of precipitate legetlattrii
which they had fallen not a long time past.
the first act of one Sersion was to ripe I the I
the preceding ime.—rl'he Hon. filers:her al
to the repeal of the clatiee for the apetsintriseel
civil engineer. to superititeed the poblif! Weir/
irelend.l—A grednel course wouk be tottrid
practirally effective, and this !;totle df proceed'
had the concurrence of that distingthil:ed
whose loos every good mail deplurltil ithe,lete
Ponsonby), and who vets in fact taken freed '
on the night that a measure of this kind seri
consideration. The plait of gia.lual HUH:
bed the sanction of the Nine:met to
be had alluded, and no man wits a !setter p
the propriety of proceeding in this tespett.:
(H?ar, heir.)—lice who wishold to gal safe!,
surely through the business, mute when a grad'
and practical course. The Ho:: Gesitlereae
eluded by pointing out the prop-iety of some
sure which would leave the Gram! Jury Pr
'teems from doe Assizea to the neat, for the irm,
of admitting intermediate infpfiry !MOlht prupt..ed
work%.—(fiear.)
Sir FREDERICK FLOOD was glad that'....nmethil
was likely to loe done this Seision for
country that could not bear the heavy cliarrA
tailed upon Kir Ideal eerangements: He pariscip.
holy contleunied the ierialtigefiteitt iVropietterl, but
carried into effett, iu the Coire of the•ltVeitill e.
gineers, who were to guaid."tio wverlooki end celh-.
,the, hosiers' of the-M.4a Jacteri. This
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tied bane"
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.'‘heatlif : kept wholly Joe,.
hoJy stppniLted to ex,'..lte them.
alto glad to hear • the floatma 0:0.e Get,,
(Air. Crcket) recern6tentl a gradual asnett,•rau
the rystem. %Vteten vire:is:era 17.CArne eompli
sill of lens standing, • giatioal abolittOn Wu.

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not purchmwd, than it could conifer one on olfscers
who had purchased commissions ewer those% iny.the
same service who bad not.—(Bear. hear.)
The Earl of Konya's amid, that when MI a
former creeping be had allotted t 4 the putchase of
comnoissioas hy.ogisceys itc,ths allay., he heel not
intended to drawilsenge ogisuridionit contention in
favour of the army; but he
,quettion barna re-
solved altogether ono m't'of a pecnanuT mature,
he had mentioned a pro censedcretton. which,
in his mind. conferred as d sithegeod granted
it some addition', right. • • •
Lord Met,eitax, observed, e sum of
money token from the pay of officers bore no

purpose „ .
itol,.ll;e business of the. 11111.414 .tartee.._, 1
e measures
had joestiliabfe mode of evolved sitallitind so sh.
iiito
which effeel.
rid occasions to studs isipitictieelile, that it 'beca4fl2 def4seary, col
tof doing business of; iiiiisetit re-as:ambled: hilmirdisfely to ens
accurrliog to the Isetsi 'Oetexiiressed'his readinfsi to'itipport :lily
'tett. He had bineself. -'irsjiich •weiit tO 'artafkrirteiltitilniprove
the years 11313.10511 ectitfie a y'of the - luVyspOtitti, itithoin
under the cuissidline-L !aurae ti' ' •
.11/11ittdfliittsOrsion•
rine* year his In'unisei-"44'til; C. ; ' reittlidthat the law. iit
in 'ennsefluelice of gni ;is t* gbt-litette., ' . : astinthlated to those i
ait in the 11•Psa•-eq- 7liii ~1 stititAt's 'eotirstries titre' uni
uey question, ises:iriti.' , . • PalifttailstiOn could be nig
the attention aIF, OW •, ' •
.1- Alitellialtirratigrinenb. He then
subject a great se4 • .--': .t--istrTeiiinild 'be desirable that the el
the exertions- a ..; 'iiiiiiii4t.sokith. should be msile to correct
tow unfortunately net the' iiiketste(ll.. of some standing order, whit
net), that ellaes‘shil
..titedlietiiigisteitive upon any Alrnilter ii•ti
placed Grand Jarrett li leer eitillittri'at vlitiance with this pencil
footing as these of •rfi oiheiv• a stilllcient reagent for departing 1
• them to receive wies t , • -tritfrki- tend admitting the anon
'Mg. as was the case -..-1-I'' kaiak elit pa
e. ll'e rticularly trail,
i informations. This ' - ' 'there sestiled to be in the situ
,I in its .
opetationvand. ti ... OW ittlEnelsird awl Ireland—in
!i&tio to have recant 16,10d1 a sort of p. own-ft-tat Par!
eof which he lost Sgs- iiier'Cilittg the pmt.'s of Irryi:,g money
to n Fight Hon: IlilisMe
.pleased; white, in thi• former, they were il:
:sir. V. Piisgenild). 'firmest oft the county, detecting and pi
used his sincere stogie- ekbnlilNfliliere they were found to eiisti aii
abuses whichwere Ur. alibiti4: - the *ft •of judicial ititliorittes.
and Juries in ireeilida ' .tie visivrilte lest of all bodtet who vim
inane excess of chaatm tlitilittWer of levying money I'r pub!' 1
I ;.and he should Liu- 'Thai t very constitittion was an objection
.taseed away willanst a hiviig this pow Sr. The sfieriff 'stunt:•
hoist:rite'''. Wheittlw . Ghind Jury.—and'vitts himself the norn..o,
e 'bore were made, it Cro*O. Besidase the Grand dory einni•
gleams/1 who lieurd hint, ifildtket ttumber, et' . let perhaps, in intist. ,
e existed wh,challion- ottiiiffagend'eteriisiiig it.t.al infofination,
h could only expire by no . lAreellerS, white a greater variety of
Rein Itself. It sushi ilteriti-slisuld' belitrformed. It. ow:, ,‘.,
Parliament stood *till thitpitilrei;insfead of emeniting from tl:t
Ned its attention. the- tiii.Ceditrt.feititei Should be elective. The,
"I'le, and the emictioni tHiS.'hate the-ttoittr to tax Should hart. eia
more Ares-tug; they ia•tfre elertion of those who were to, enfct
Tits of the speedy rut- - tout p or rise the two dlitits of teeing aoti
Kase them Cali. The ' iulc stbaleo 'o6trtil be kept whdfly rbstinc
vressity of violent the different bode appoli:ted to exe.•nte the
i and abuse, winch the was glad to hear • the liontitireqe Ge