The National Register.
London, England, 1808-03-20 00:00:00

THE NATION

FRIDA V, M .tItCII 18.

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Ma. MELT ran denied the charge against the junior Atis, of
having gotten a woman prisoner with child. The Ivor/tan
alluded to was delivered of in infant IS months after her li her-
ation from confinement. With regard to light bread having
!teen distributed he believed the fat't to have been (gag-gentled.
Whets he had inspected with other Gentlemen the prison, verb
recently, he sate 208 loaves neighed, pound lodves, and their
gross weight amonuted to 315 pounds. It was well known that
bread, when it got stale, weighed less thou when just baked,
and that tact, he apprehended, accounted for some of the loaves
being lighter than others, as stated in Mr. Sheriff Phillip's let-
ter to Mr. Mainwaring.
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MR. Summit's conieuded, that the Magistrates had in all
respects tioue their duty..

51-11. SUEUIDJN stated, that there was a foreigner confined
who had loecome deranged through the severity of his treatment:.
as he had been ill-used by a fellow-prisoner appointed to watch
him. This fellow had only been reprimand.d and removed
fur so striking this As retched foreigner.
ill n. 11't raw said. that the foreigner ;Moiled to by his Hon.
Friend, was confined as a spy, under the Alien Act. Govern-
ment could not suter him to go at large, neither could they
send him out of the country, as he was possessed of informition
which would endanger the lives of others.
Six B ErT said, he could never forget the facts of Ark
having whipped his prisoners, and hit having take.. brit'-.
Thesecuortnities called for redress, and some justice was sunis
du to thosewho had suffered under his lash. In that infamies,
gaol there were no less turn 300 cells, and no vigilance could
detect the villainy to w hich the unfortunate prisoners w ere ex-
posed. In serving their bread, it was very easy to pass one or
two cells, and neglect the inmates entirely. at the caprice of
the stern Noler. There was, the lion. Baronet observed,
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something tssterions in the protection Aria had received. life

was a niz:n or most notorious bnil character. Ile Itrid collreted
in Clerkenwell pari-h the rates for the poor, and bud enthee7l.4
the money. Ile had been made r;overitor of tlie Cold bath-tielfli
prison in order that he repay the money- by h 6 honourable
earnings is that capacity.
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AIR.. PL EI. R( r 4 said that Government had no ,contronl over
the culprit, but the Douse had a right to dispose of him ai thry
pleased : howe%er, be tititglit a Commission would be much
more advi.alile than a Committee.

MR. W/I. BPRFOiti N% as of the same opinion.
Lord Folkstone, slr. Smith, Mr. H. Smith, Mr.
Creevy, Sir John New port, 'Air. Stivridan, and Mr. Whithreart;
were decidedly in favour of a Conunittee. The question being
loudiy called for, the gallery was cleared, when the- !louse
divided. For a Committee Ayes 50, N nes 7.1.

A Committee was appointed to examine the Journals of the
House of Lords respecting the Reversion Bill.—Adjoatrned.

Mr. M. A. Taxlor reported from the Mahlon Election Com-
mittee, that the Sitting 111 e talker, ‘t ere dui:: elected.
Nlr. S. Thornton brought up a Bill for constructing: a Bridge
across the Thames from 'Vauxhall Turnpike, or near the
same, to Milbank.--Read a first, and ordered to be read a
second time.

The Rill for funding Four Millionq of Exchequer
read a second iirac, :11111 committed for Monday.

lirshissos rose to move, that certain Orders in Count
he referred' to the consideration of a Conunitter of the whole
Haase. TI is reatom for this motion was the nereFs'ity of intro,
during a bill of Indemuity for Ministers, or mare properly the
Lords of the Treasury, who had permitted wine to he impartel
from Portugal. and other artielt4. ITe" emu-lulled-by movini
that the Orders iu Council, prg.entod on. the lath nil. he re:
tarred to a Committee of Ore 'whole Howe. After a 'few

words Irma Sir J. Newport, the Committee was gone into,
and leave was given to bring in a Bill •allobvi:l4 his Nllje,ty tp
vrtuit the itnportat:Au of -goods, front rotnuries from which
the flag of Great Britain ib excluAed, under any flag whatever.
Leave was given to•bring in the Bill.
Colonel Stanley presented a Petition from the Town aril
Neiebbourhood of Nlancitvster and Salferd, si;:ned by npwarfls
of 50,000 Alanufa:tarers oat of employm,nt, entreating. the
House in its; ivisdom to address ids Majesty to embrace every
postible means of concladiag a peace ‘vith the enemy.—Tice Pc.
titian was ordered to lie on the table.

A brief Debate took' place nn the third reading of the Bark
Bill, and the House divided op an amendment moved by Mr.
Herbert, that iwitead of " now," the Rill be read a "third
time thin day Barite utoutikz." The An►ca:meat was negatir_.d.