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London, England, 1819-03-15 00:00:00

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Tue &Bator-Gowns! observed, that it was out is the e"-
templatimi of his Learued Fritud (die Atto.rney-(elleral)
to repeal the law ; oa the coutrary,, its priuci,;,l• "8 ap-
proved, and it was Wended to move for a Cuts tnitlee
to
'stearin& the mean: of remedying the ackuuwla died do-
tett s.
Mr. Band. after remarks from Mr. Curwen, F. LOON,
Arc. untamed leave to bring iu a Bill to amend the Guile
Laws.

Excise INFORMATPONII.—Mr. D. Harvey moved for an ac-
count of &mita lititurinatious filed in the Ezebeciiter

the result of them, the costs on each side, &c. mud in
support of the motion he adduced some cases of coutider-
able hardship.
The Miami,-General complained of the motion as an at-
tack upon tho,e distinguished characters theCommissiotters
of Eartse, their Solicitor, and also on himself, fur, as Attor-
ney-General, he had the comfits-tin of the prosecutions.
Alr. Aidersnan Waitbongo and Mr. Tierney strongly sup-
ported the Motion.
The Molise theft divided, for the Motion 54—against it 12
ity 11. The tither orders of the day were then dis-
posed of, and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10.
New COAL Mlles.—Sir C. Mordammt presented a Peti-
Pow Birtnitigham, sigued by the Digit and
Bailiff, till the Magistrates, and 5000 of the tulialtitauts.
against any alterstion of the Duties on Coals.
Mr. Cakref'l, basing breu misunderstood as to what he
said on a folksier night, said, that he was favourable to the
Duty on Coal, carried coastways being talsen (Alaimo:Lief ;
anal that hr at the same time thought it bad policy to im-
roe any tax un the raw material.
I•SOI.VF.Nr ISERroue ACT.—Alderman Wood presented a
Pori hot fr one of the Wards iu the City again-t the
Renewal of the lusolvent Dcbtors' Act; or, if it should be
deemed right to renew It, praying that measures might be
adopted more effectually to protect the Creditors agaiust
frauds, &c. . . _ .

Mr. Brougham observed, that previous representations
of Su• .1. Graham had given rise to much error. Mr. Chu Is-
om was nut thr iolocipal assignee—be had nothing to do
with such business—a Mr. these was appuiuted to take
SILOS trifles as might be delivered up by the Debtors while
they were iu Court. The autuuut of such deliveries lest
year amounted to WWI. What had beers gained from
them amounted to 60,6001. and he believed that property
not yet disposed of would amount to f•ur times as much.
Sir J. Grahams meant to snake nu charge against parti-
cular individuals; enquiries would set the question at rest,
and he believed that it would be fouud that there had beeu
very improper conduct somewhere.
Mamiousits —Mr. C. W. Wpm moved for leave to tiling
in a Bill for the better regulation of Madhouses. It was
similar to the Bill which had already passed that House,
but hail met with mteve.4lll oppositku elsewhere. lie•
sides the licensing of Houses, fixing visitatious, &c. the
regular certificates, and the registry of them, would be re-
quired; and the nand misrepresentation of names should be
punishable with peuulties. hi Houses where one patient
only Mai cuiduied, it si Id IRA be lawful to receive such
perrou without certificates; mid those certificates should
be lodged with the secretary of State, there to be kept se-
cret, end but t a be consulted without the Secretary's leave.
At present such person was confined and excluded from the
benefit of the law, except lie should have some individual
to iiiterhire atilt the lunatic's hiterest.—Motion agreed tat.
Mr. W. Pole, in reply to Mr. %limit', staled, that tile
Bwk would he solopOrd weekly with silver to the amount.
of 30,0001.; and that 3:5.e01.11, would be ready weekly, if so
much were wainterl.—Adtiturued.
TI/UNSIPAY, MAUCH
Mr. Alderman Waif/max obtained leave to bring in a
Bill It/amend the Acts for the recovery of small debts in
the City of London.

Sir itlwn moved the Order of the Day, that the
matter of complaint a.taitist Mr. Wyndham Quin be
heard at the Bar. He begged to state, that the Petition-
er's Father, Mr. F. Grady, had not beets concerned in
the manufacturing of this charge against Mr. Wyndham
Quin ; that it was prepared by a person of as unim-
peachable integrity as was possessed by any Member
in that House ; butt that whether he coutitmed to de-
sert e such praise note remained to be seen. lie moved
that Mr. C. Smyth be called to the bar.
Smyth was called in at six o'clock ; he stated
that he was a Barrister, and had practised at the Irish
Bar since 1803. His examination was proceeding,
when

Mr. S. ffidriley gave notice th t, if any portion of the
evidence were publi-ied ►ill all tile examination:, were
completed, he should complain Of such a ptililivation aS
a breach of the 1)61 rdf the douse.—Adjilurned.
10.111AY, M‘Hell

Petitions against any alterations of the fluty on Coals were
presented from Scotland, Itridgenorth, Workington. Stourbridge.
Coventry, and the Ward of Aidgate. Read, and ordered to lie
on the ta!;L:.
Petitions against the renewal of the Inso:vent Debtors' Act
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were presented fromfront St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Bristol, Stour.
bridge, Iludderstield, Newcastle, &c. Maul, and ottleral w lie
on the table.
rwt:ATE.—A Petition, complaining of the crowded state of
Newsate, front the Common Council, was prt seined by Mr.
Sheriff' liobtru, ; such state resultin., from the numerous cont.

I-Influents thither by the Nlidillesex Magistrate•. ; and praying,
that the same tai: lit be refernal to the consideration of the I rbon

Committee.
Mr. Alderman If stated. that in consequence of the crowd. d
state of Ner-gate, it was impossible to make any further classi-
fication; and this ingiossibtlity was the mote parent and
lamentable in the case of the If. miscreants recently sentene,d
to Newgate most improperly, by the Magistrates at the Clerken—
well Sessions. There were 4 persons in Newgatc under sen—
tence of death, and they occupied all the cells. v.) in num—
ber ; p. that there MAI not the opportunity of separating those
niiscreAlltb.
Mr. Inberforre deplored that the condition of the Prison was
such as to prevent the chararters alluded to from being differently
confined and punished; and lie thought that some remedy, LI
it were only of a temporary kind, ought to be provided.
Mr. Brougham took it for granted, as such Petition was at last
sent froin the Corporation, that all possible means hull been first
resorted to by the City ; and that in thus .plyinga for the in-
terfere-nee of Pathanient. the inadequacy of their own means was
adnaitt d. ( I fear, hear!)
Petition read, and referred to the Prison Committee.

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