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London, England, 1821-02-18 00:00:00

WEDA ESDAY, FEB. 14.

Lick Nam-. MaoisTitaTs:s.—Mr. G. BENNETT present-
ed a petition from Samuel Meek, a publican, of St. John's,
Clerkenwell, complaining of having been violently deprived of
his Licence by certain Magistrates. lie had instituded proceetl-
ings against those magistrates in the King's Bench, and he was
destitute of the means of more effectually establishing the en.se,
tOr want of short hand notes taken before the Police Committee
of that House. lie graced therefore that the House would be
pleased to give directions for the production of such evidence.—
The lion. -Member gave notice, that on Friday neat he should
call the attention of the house to this subject, and more, that
the prayer of the petition be complied with.—Petition read and
ordered to he printed.
Mr. K. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Leith relating
to the coal trade and shipping interests, complaining of the decay
of trade. Ile hoped toe matters of the petition would receive
the attention of the I louse as well as the Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer.—Petition read and ordered to be printed.
CON DUCT OF Sit Eni rrs.—Xlr. BEAUMONT mse to bring
forward his motion respecting the conduct of Sheriffs on certain
occasions, in having refused to call meetings at Chester, in Nor-
thumberland, Kent. ker. Ile should abstain from any thing
like personal oh..rvatiuns, or frain stating tOist was calculated
to produce personal ; his object wa,, to occasion some

legislative mcasurs, or some expression of the opinion of the
House, which should prevent the recurrence of such proceed-
ings. The refusal to call the meetings in the particular instances
to which he had alluded, he viewed as culpable conduct; but
the refusal to divide a meeting when it had been called to ascer-
tain the ayes and noes, he considered as particularly censurable.
He thought that the whole business ought to be referred to a
select committee, that evidence might be collected, and that the
laws on the subject might be more distinctly brought before the
House. He concluded with moving, that the petition, com-
pining of the conduct of the Sheriffs of Chester, presented on
the 9th instant, be referred to a select committee.
Lord CASTLEREAGH hoped the gentlemen opposite would
completely open their views on the subject, and let the House
know distinctly what objects were contemplated. if the parties
were not prepared for this course, he would suggest the propriety
of postponing or withdrawing the motion.—( H car, hear.)
Mr. BEAUMONT, in consequence of what had fallen from
the noble lord and an hon. friend near him, should beg leave to
withdraw his motion for the pment.—(itear I )
Mr. DENMAN wished to remark. betore this subject was
withdrawn, that he had a petition from Major Cartwright and
others, complaining of Mr. Sheriff Waitliman's conduct in not
convening a meeting of the county of Middlesex. lie had seen
Mr. Sheriff Waitlinian, who said lie thought he could produce
papers which would justity his conduct. In the event of inquiry
being instituted Sheriff Waithman desired that those papers
be laid before the House. As to any legislative measure to pre-
scribe and limit the sheriffs conduct, the learned gentleman
said lie was against that House interfering with the ancient and
well understood principles respecting public meetings, and the
right of petition.—(Hour, hear.)
The motion was then withdrawn.
SI:OTCIICRImINAL LAW.—Mr. KENEDY moved fur leave
to bring in a bill to alter and amend the mode of constituting
juries in Scotland.
Lord BINNING expressed his regret that the motion was
brought forward in the absence of the Lord Advocate.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR was surprised tit what lie had heard.—
It was the duty of the Lord Advocate to be present—why was
lie absent ? Instead of complainining of the motion being
brought on now, they ought to have heard au apology for his
absence.—(Hear, hear.)
Motion agreed to.
Mr. CURTEIS moved for accounts of all contracts entered
into by the Victualling Office, within the three last years, for
the purchase of corn from the United States of America for our
colonies. lie was happy that recent representations on this
subject had been attended to, for they were of much consequence
to the agricultural interests of this country.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXC II EQUER explained why
such purchases had been made. The supplies purclissed in this
country had been condemned, and the consequence was, con-
siderable alarm in the colonies. The purchase of English corn
was again to be tried, and if there were any additional expence,
he felt assured that die House would cheerfully make good the
difference, where the advantage to agriculture might be exten-
sive.
Mr. CURWEN said, the failures must have been the result
of fraud or negligence; if the grain were properly dried by
kiln, &c. it would do as well as American.
Mr. HUME was sorry that clamour hull induced the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer to depart from cconimizal courses. If
corn could be purchased at half the price in America, circum-
stanced as this country was, why was the extra expenee to be
incurred? He was against such expenditure, from the decep-
tive motive of what was called the landed interest.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained,
aftexwhich the return were ordered.

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Colonel DAVIS complained of the inspectors of militia being
continued in the Indian islands, where there was no militia .
were they Still to be continued?
Mr. GOULBORN would answer when the promised motion
on the Subject was brought forward.
Mr. C. GRANT obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate
the clerk of Assize, or Nisi Prins, in Ireland.
Sir .1. NEWPORT having observed that such bill was most
necesaary to correct extensive abuses.
The remaining orders having been disposed of the House
adjourned.
THURSDAY, FFB. 15.
. . . _

Leave was given for lighting with gas the Whitechapel-
road to the fourth wile-stoic.
Mr. CL RS% ohtuined leave to bring in a bill to enable
the select vestry of St. Mary-le-bone to appropriate 20,00 W.
to the building of tour chapels of ease.
Mr. MABLRLY moved fur a series of accounts of the
produce of the tuxes uu iuhabited houses, on windows, .fxc.
Ordered. _ _

The malt duties bill and the transfer of grants bill went
through tt committee. Report to-morrow.
The home went into a committee on the court of session
_ .

The LORD ADVOCATE explained that the object of
the bill was to carry into effect the recommendations of the
commissioners. There were to be fixed salaries to the odi-
cm, and the fees were to go to a fund for the payment of
the salaries; and if there were any surplus of such fee fund
it wus to go to Government—if there were any dekiencies,
the Government NUJ to supply it.
The Koine resumed, and report ordered to be received to-
morrow.

bit N IMPORT save notice, that to-morroa he should
move that it be a standing order of the house that all army,
easy, and ordnance mammies be laid before the imuce
v. akin tam week utter the cutnitiencement of each cession.

WAltlte, pursuant to notice, brought forward his
motion respectiog the petition presented on the part of the
nowditch Lowly to the Secretary of State fur the Mule
Pcliarttneul. fie bristly stared the particulars of the trials,
which, be observed. could not fail to be Irebh in the recta-
lectiop of most member*. ii. rourludod with tooting fur a
copy of the petition presentcd to Lord iiiduiuuth in October
Lott _ _ _

Mr. H. CLIVE ob d, that in October, three only
remained in prition, and iuDiutember their .entrnce. expired.
He meant the tarn Ltunditche. and Ili,Jridge, and Irmo the
Judge'. notes it did nut appeur that the perjury extended
lo thew.

Mr. WA RUE hoped that shit peculiar view of the case.
warranted as it was by the Judges mates, would be satis-
factory la the public.
iMolloo withdraw U.

'I HZ Out:ex.—Lord A. HAMILTON brought forward
bb motion fot the documents lespectiiig the order In
council to the Presbyter), ter emitting the Quern's name
in the prayers. lie persevered in the motion, to ascii Ain
the focus of the case, and adurd an oppertuuity to a noble
lord to disclaim es explain Isis observation, that the no-
tice on this subject was a disgrace to the order.book, As
to the decitnirot, it had issued from the same privy
council that trased the noose of her Majesty from the
Liturgy in England, and if it had hero observerlwith due
atteritism—for it had experienoed lio obedience at ail.—
That wade it owlet), and lie contended foi ther, that
It war illegal. The council had not the power which had
Lebo assumed I and It were legal, the order had been
oisgatory. To what derision had 'leo council theichy
exposed itself! In Kir/south/sight the order la•J brow

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rejected from the council books; and in one particular
instance, the Chill/kill of a corps had been ordered into
confinement, and remained iu confinemetit till the dis-
tending of the corps, for disobeying the order of the
privy council. After praying for the King, the clergy-
man said, " and likewise bless the Cloven;" and fur that
offence, he was that same Sabbath eve g mitered into
confinement.—(Hear.) The orders of council built for
England and Scotland, were issued with much ill advised
haste; but the haste and inattention which characterised
the order regarding Scotland, were peculiarly conspi-
cuous. The letter to the Moderator said, that enclosed
was the order for snaking the tiecessaiy alterations in the
prayers." Now in Scotland, the church had matter
players nor liturgy—(a laugh); and the Moderator hail
no more power over the Scotch Church than he had to
Constantinople.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Such were
the accuracy and good sense of the English Privy Coun-
cil, and such the precision of the wording of their order.
Accordingly to acts of Anne, Geo. 111. no power was
granted to the English Privy Council on the subject ; the
council might as well have quoted so many chapters of
Koran. The i7th of Geo. M. applied to England only
—it regarded Episcopalians exclusively, and yet such
act was quoted as anibority to intertere with the Scotch
Church.—(Hear, hear.) The learned lord might be in-
attentive to his statements—but he defied the learned
lord to dispute the facts set foi tle.—( Hear, hear.) As to
the proceedings on the order of the privy council, the
sheriff of Kirkcudbright was the first to put into activity
—and then followed the arrest of the clergyman under
most cen,tirable citcumstances. The order was neces-
sarily nugatory.—For a Scotch clergy man could not pray
"according to the word of command" without losing his
own respect, and that of his fellow-countrymen.—(llcar,
hear,) He concluded with moving for a copy of the
order of the privy council, as It was transmitted to the
Moderator in Scotland ; and also for copies of all letters
forwarded by Lord Sidinotith respecting the wrest of the
clargyman in Scotland, tor having prayed for the (been.
LordGLENOKCII I E seconded the motion,maintaining
that the order was a breach of the Inuilamental principles
of the Scotch Chard, which achnowledged the orders
of no temporal authorities. The people of that country
bad ever contended for that right. The struggles to
establish it had been extensive and decided,and Scotland
had obtained it at the expence of their blood. '1 ile order
had not originated in good motives, and it bad not and
could not lead to good.

The LORD ADVOCATE said, the feeling of his noble
friend had nut been understood, as to the notice on the
order hook, and he hoped the motion would be with-
drawn. He contended that the pi ivy council had pried
legally, and had followed tlic precedents of upwards of
104) years.
The motion was negatived, and the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, IR.

As there was a ballot fur a einiiin;ttee to try tile merit., of
the Truro election petition, the gallery uas not opened till
near lice o'clock.

Mr. II .SUAN LR moved the second reading of the New-
ington church bill. . .

ilfr. DEN ISO N opposed the bill on the grounds which he
had urged against the former measure. A majority of the
inhabitants were against zitid hail petitioned against the
measure ; and as to the present bill, the inhabitants had not
sufficient notice of it.

Sir IL %V I LSON also opposed the bill on the like grounds.
Hr. SUSIN LK defended the bill, maintaining that the
parish had received sufficient notice of it. The delay was
only required to enable them to get money to conduct as
opposa . _ _

lir. C. CALVERT oppuced the bill, and added, the
honourable mover had just adduced sufficient reason fur
delay.
The. SPEAK ER said, if there were opposition to the
principle ut the bill, than it nos essential to be particular
about the notices.

Mr. H. SU:RNER had no objection to postpone the bill
for a fortnight, as desired by Mr. Dennisou.—Postponed
accordingly.
Lord A. HAMILTON, understanding that no opposition
was to be oliltred to the motion, contented himself with
merely moving, that the petitioos of the Scotch Buiglis Le
referred to a Committee ; (Ilene, hear,) end that the pre-
vious reports be laid before the said committee.—Agreed to
and committee appointed.
I'uei.ic St:avice.—bir G. WARRENDEIt presented
estimates of the naval Ordinaries, &c. and gave notice, that
ou the eGth be should move grants on the same.
Mr. WARD presented the ordnance estimates, and gave
notice, that tni .Mouday fortnight he should move grant. on
the same.

Mr R. MARTIN gave notice, that on Monday week he
sboiild move for leave to bring in a bill to enable persons
charged with felonies to employ counsel.
&camas imealsort 11104T.—Mr...6. BEN N LTT pre-
sented a petitons from a pour young nom, named Thurua•
Rolfe, uf Stamford. Ile had been charged wish others in
having been engaged in a riot and burning nn efagy of that
celebrated perwmage, 'Theodore Majocci. The I: t I inner
had not beeu biouglit to trial—another had been bruug!tt
to trial for a like ollence rind acquitted I and then the pri-
soner was informed dart his case e.m, reit-in:ea to the Court
of king's Vencls, so that it uou;rl out be tried berme the
assize.. Ile 14611 complained of th• cell in which he wa•
confined—a cell ten feet by eight, and ►uch being the damp-
ness of the stalls that drops of water rapidly chased each
nth, r ? The Stamford jail uasin a miserable condition, mid
the ellect ou the petitioner's health has been most severe.—
Fits rapidly succeeded each other, sometimes during the
whole day. The hem member hoped that the couserpience
of ibis petitiun would be, to make persons cerise to pursue
this unfortunate young man, and to put the pri.on into a
more creditable state.—(hear, hoer.)—Yetitioa read mud
ordered to be printed: _ .

:111,M.liltItY Ayr presented a petition from mei chauts
in London engaged in the t oleniai tanber trade, against ally
alteration of the limber duties, as such altcranion would be
calculated to give an undue preference to foreigucts. Read,
and ordered to be pi lilted.
TRAPS or las4diats.....Mr. CUICWLN resealed a
petition from certaia itidi% ideals against the protectitot had
pluhibitiag duties which ;alerted the bride of I uglaud aid
Inland. RC inaagiued that they were never imposed fm
the purpose of r..' g a revuoue I and taut thctrfure they
would be reveled if found injurions to trade.
111 r. LITTLLTON held, that us a g, nerd; principle,
duties on the trade between the two couturivb aa. alibi in-
jai lusts l but if there were any infant natin:t.ictortes w inch
were established all the faith of wit protecting dodos they
ought to be continued.
Lord ALTitUttl•i.tslio complaint:4i of su,ise of tlse tintiee

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afro GIN; the trade of the too countries. If n committee f
eligiiiry on toe subject mere proposed he would support it.
Pet tinut bn.ught up, rend, niiil ordered to he printed.
The other orders mid notices. rind Mr. G. Bennett's
motion, that Mr. Mei k's petition, to :Mow the short hind
writer of the house to give evidence in a cow I of law, in
Mr. M.'s action against certain longish ates, Sec. having beers
disposed of, the house adjourned.

FROM TUESDAY NIGIIT'S GAZETTE.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
T. Marks, Rochfurcl, wine merchant.
BANK titan's.
C. Phillips and W. Parsons, ltrosely, Salop, iron masters.
Solicitor, Mr. Bigg, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane.
J. Burall, Swansea, (ilaniorganshire, cabinet maker. Sol.
Mr. Valcon, Temple.
W. Morgan, Compton Greenfield,
Sols. Messrs. Clarke and Co. Little St. Thomas Apostle.
W. Hughes, Great Bolton, Lancashire, money Sols.
Messrs. Perkins and Co. Gray'. Inn.
W. Beevers, East Ardley, Yorkshire, farmer. Sol. Mr. Lake.
Cateaton Street.
J. Foster, Sheffield, ironmonger. Sols. Messrs. Blagrave and
Walter, Symontrs Inn.
J. Davies, Hereford, cabinet maker. Sols. Messrs. Daftand
Co. Gnildford Street.

butcher.

E. !toward and J. Gibbs, Cork Street, Burlington Gardens,
money scriveners. Sol. Mr. Smith, Golden Square.
A. Toole, Huydon Square, merchant. Sole. Messrs. Nind
and Cotterill, Throgrnorton Street.
T. Bowkett, Etuithant, Worcestershire, and C. Bowkett.
Lustonbury, Herefordshire, farmers. Suls. Messrs. Watkins
and l'euly, Lincoln's Inn.
B. Bailey, Jlerton, Surrey, calico printer. Sol. Mr. Parton,
Bow Church-yard.
W. C. l.anc, St. Mary Axe, merchaftt. Sol. Mr. Hodgson,
Castle Street, llollsorn.