The National Register.
London, England, 1813-04-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL IMGISTEII.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 8.
The House resolved itself into u Committee on the AtEtirs of .
when Grueral Alexander Kidd, Mr. Young, and Mr
blown, were examined; they were all of opinion that the tint
strained commerce of Elll'OpetlPS would be ruinous to the empire ;
and that the consumption of European articles would not be in-
creased by throwing the trade open. •
A Message was presented front the Prince Regent, similar to
that brought down to the Lords by Earl Liverpool ; ordered to be
taken into consideration en Monday next.
Mr. H. THORNTON moved thr leave to bring in a Bill for the .
better relief of the• poor debtors confined in the King's bench, the
Fleet, anti the Marsha;sea. An Act had passed last Session of Par- •
liament, of which the object was to afford an allowance of six-pence •
a day, at the discretion of the Magistrate, to prisoners for debt
under mane process in prisons uot being county prisons. This al-
lowance, however,' being grievously hurthensome to the parishes in
which these prisons were situated, he had felt it is.duty to devise •
other means for their support. These means easily suggested them-
selves : the 131 of Elizabeth had directed, that the Magistrates of •
every county should annually consider what was the stun necessary -
to be supplied for two of those prisons, and that each county
should furnish at least .10s. a year for Their support ; which had ac-
cordingly been annually transmitted to them. His intention was
simply to increase that allowance—to increase it, however, with. .
solee reference to the comparative population of the several coon-
tics, probably taking only about 101. from the smaller counties,
and enlarging the sum considerably in the counties of Middlesex
awl Softly. He trusted, that a sum would thus.be supplied, which
being distributed at the discretion of the Magistrates, might Attliaa
all ihe necessary relief.—Leave was vixen to bring in the Dill.
The 'Report of 11u Weymouth 'Voters' Bill was brought up and
a4reed to, crud ordered to be read a third tirae tosmorruw.—Ad.
journcd.

vnintv, APRIL 9.
t.ksT INDIA .\I AIRS.

The House went into a Connin.t.tee on East India Affair!.
Mr. Bruce Smith, Captain Ili e4ll Lind-ey, Mr. Wil!oo, and Mr.
Fairlev, tvere exiiiniced Mr. n on the .abject ot•iut( reottil:
with the witive, and the probabi:ity of an extension of the con-
sumption of ltrilkh Manufacture, when they aowrally admitted the
dancer of unlimited intereour., and the little probThility of ex-
tending tl:c dvma4al for inannfcturci, owing' to thd. late
great encrease of native artizans, ‘lhn prodnced articles,
though enar..er, at a eheaiter rate. 1 hey were severally erass-ex-
ambled by Mr. W. Keane, Sir Mirk Wood, and Mr. Finlay. The
CitAitt IL% N then reported progress, and obtained leave to 'M again.
on Monday.
Sir W. SC6TT moved for and obtained I' -6,c to bring in a Bill for
the better re;nlation of Ecclesiastical Cowls in England, and for
the more easy recovery of Church-rates and Tythcs.
The other Orders of the Day were disposed ot, and the Honig!
adjourned.

TUESDAY'S LONDON' GAZETTE.

Al/MI II A LTY-OFFICE, A PR I I. 6.

Copy of a letter from Captain Salt, of his Majesty's ship Unicorn,*:
addressed to Hear-Admiral Sir :11. Neale, and transmitted by Ad
mind Lord Keith to J. W. Croker, Lsq.
llls Majesty's ship Unicorn, March 30. .
St 11—I beg leave to acquaint you, that•his Majesty's ships-Unis,
Torn and Stain captured this day, in latitude 48 deg. 30 ntitt.N, and.
longitude t; tit 7„ min. W. the French .privateer ship Milueion-
naise, belonging to St. Maloes, pieretd for twenty 'guns; mounted
two long 12 pounders, eight long 6-uonnders, and eight 1.&2-pound-
earronades, with a compleurnt of 1:30 men, out filnr days from
Quimper ; had taken a !small brig, the Alexander, from Londods
bomul to LiAJoti, With a cargo of tin and iron, which vessel she;
stink. The Miquelonnab.e is nearly 400 tons, only six montlii.
Old, copper-fastened, and is a very superior vessel of her class, mut
appears to be tit for his Majesty's t•ervice. His Majesty's ship
Pim.be hove in sight at the latter part of the chase.
•
I have the honour to be, 6:e.
G. B. SALT, Capt

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(Signed) U. B. SALT, Capt.
TUN KRUM'S.
J. Poole, of Suuth Shit Id', shiµ owner, to surrender April 15. MI!
4, and JB, at eleven, at the Rose stud (;r.1% a Inn, S.iutlr Sh.eltk. At..
tunnies, 11.1eNsi;. and brudrick,liow•latie, Lomita' and Lain".
bridge, South Shitlds.