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3tnptrtai Varttitmtnt.
HOOKS OP LORDS.. •
Ainll, 10.
-An met the 'ay, pursuant to adjournment.
presented a petition from Kilkenny,
of Tithes. The noble lord made a
of the petition, and expressed his
be adopted on dra soloed by his

, laid on the table.
.moo petitions ; one from Torrington,
(vent Debtors' Act—tbo other from
*repeal of the duty on coals car.
; were laid ors the table.
, delivered a petition from the mei-
shop-keepers of little Bolton. in
against am Insolvent Debtors' Act..
e.
r ItIDAY, *pats 11.
SIT. Ileolpfen, and other Members from the Commons.
Ilsienght up the Grants in Aid Bill, which was read the first
time.
. Mr. Scott. from the Chamber of London, brought up sc-
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4 counts relating to the Orpheus' Fund, which were laid on the
• ' . The Earl of HARKWO D presented three petitions against
I . -.,:e. - tin Insolvent Debtors' Act, from Dewsbnry, Doncaster, and
.1. - ..C,;.‘ - Halifax.
;',.:.-;-.--, • • The .Martptis of LANSDOVv'NE raw far the purpose alms-
, ..... • ' ..- t. i lag for an *meant of the application of various sums voted by
It
. :-; .5... 1' v Parliament last Session for the relief of the suffering ptse of
.. ..,.'s•-•:•I-•... Ireland, and the carrying on of public works. 'file noble Earl
• .57';l'a.;?" ,f.' Arislied it mbe understood. that he did fiat move for the mean
. " ~ :::•,,, 1:7; , *oder any apprehension of misapplication of U various sums;
' - but because he felt, when Parliament voted Money for such ob-
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.., • . • AO. it was :memo y they should hants ftds. amain( of the
ntrooditure of those sums, he ovaikaati by' moving ter a
morn of the sums voted. by Peritoneal rad andhd to the relief
of the poor of Ireland, employed on entangled*, from the tat
January. is 42, to the tat of Alai!. Data. gratifying the result
of such work.. The motion was agreed M. •
.Atijmunedto Monday.;

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
isitasoav , APRIL 10.
The Howse re-assembled, after the Easter recess.
• A new writ was ordered for Marehnere, in the poem of Mr.
By Ward, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds Steward-
-81.11.r. R. DUN DAS presented a petition from Edinburgh,
Itgaimit-the duty on Stones, carried ooestwa”.--Orilered to
lie 'mike table.
The figment Turnpike Bill, Scotland, was presented, and
read a first time.
. The York Gas Light Bill, and the Leeds Improvement Bill,
wore read a mooed time.
• Ma. BYNG presented petitions trews St. Mary, Whitediapel,
spinet the duty on code, sad apiarist the Dreoleeld Debtors'
Acts.
Sir R. SHAW precasted a petition from the Cotton Spinners
of Dublin, agaiest any alteration in the Beige duties.—Urdered
to be printed. '
The order of the day was reed for taking into farther con-
Adoration the report en the Beer Duties' Bill ; and it vre. or-
dered to be takee late further tioesideration on Wednesday
seat.

Clime! WOAD presented a petition from Staines against
Ow !moiety( Debtors' Act—the petitioners, neidsbours of his,
did not wish to inmate the onfortooste debtor; bat they
tinragiat 'bailie laws wore calculated to destroy rondotersoe be-
times. debtors sad oreditors.--Ordered to lie as the table.
illa S. RIC* resiwited a potitioa from tits parish of
Silesborg, Deblia, eoniplahrias of local unation.

eeppeetal the eemelaaisas ea which thetiglit hart.
to memo. Ile strooglyanectm l. tbuecriescsoo•
middens weld be as decidedly impolltio. be it. •
flagrant violation of the law. He should awes the
question."
Sir J. NEWPORT replied.
The gallery wee cleared for a division. The numbers
—Fur the modem 30—For the previous question 48—Majority
against it aims. •
Sir J. BOUGHEY moved for leave to bring in • bill to eatend
the power of magistrates in settling the disputes between
masters and servaids, and between masters aid apprentices.
Agreed to.
Dr. LUSHINCTON obtained leave to bring in • bill to eon-
solidate.the laws relating to the Slave Trade.
CROWN DF.STORS.—Mr. HOME noised for returns of per.
seas confined for debts dor to the Crown, and for Contempt.
&o. since 1819, being a continuation of the returns then prO-
duced. He said there ought to be some scale established Sc.
present the imprisonment of. persons for-Croon dais*. Ledo
event of their being usable to pay them, perhaps, for life- Gee
year for 1091. two years km SOUL and me on ; for 'ow there wee i
no chance of getting out, except through favour at the Treastretk
bud. moat era ought not to be left to the discretria of any Ind
Meters. He hoped the law °Akers would be directed Is
their attention to Ibis subject. The noismitinente to the Fleet
for contempt also called Cir consideration, because it weal Met
right that indieiutsals should be subjected to imprisosiseat he
Ife, on the Miliols of the Lord Chancellor, or say body else.--
Twenty persons so committed died car the Fleet within the
last few years, end some of them, after haying been confined
for opened' of 30 years. Ile must own be wa. quite shocked
to hear the doctrines that had been lately 'unimagined by Judges
from the Bench on the subject of contempt. fete milder loudly
called for the interference of the. House. He cunoluded with
movin4 for the returns.
After some remarks from the Solicitor General. Mr. Peel,
Dr. Loshingtom Mr. Ricardo. &o. the returns were ordered.
The remaining orders and business having bees disposed of,
the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Arlin 11.
Sir H. HARDINGE took the oaths and bis seat for Par-
ham.
Mr. lIIJMB presented • petition from the proprietors of
hackney coaches end chariots, praying that the somber of
hackney coaches might lie reduced. They also compleised of
shorts ages Jakieg op fares within the bills of mortality.—Or
dered to be printed.
Mr. WKTHERELL presented • petition fsoin the Grand
Jury of Debbie.
The clerk read the petition at length. It complained of mis-
representation on the part of Judge More, of the attacks of
Irish Attorsiey.Gitneral, and that he shesid have expressed the
determination to proceed although the Jary bed igaseed the
bills. The petitiowen also oomplained of. Complies" &Pim
been attributed to them. •
Mr. PLUNKETT denied tbet be had attributed oarruptiestio
the Grand Jar,. What be bad said I. Coati remised ue lbs.
fettle's of the manned. On the seeming of the clay mhos the
bills were ignored, many facts bad come to his kaordedfice—
bet lie must sow decline making any mouniesicatien respecting
Miem. He would only appeal wa those who knew the course-of
his life. whether be was likely to be a partizan ; bet he dm
foot as it might. the Bolieitor-Oeneral agreed with him respect. li
lag the bills, and be mad the Solicitor General were dianietri.
rally opposed to each ether oa the *abject of the Catholic
Claims, &c. The seat day,- when be was absent, the Greed
Jet,' emplaised of baring brim memsed of corroptioa; ad
though he was absent, they were told that mere had been. nie
such charge, and he sew repeated shatdesial.. Me then. read
the words that ha bail altered j mod be nein repeated thet fie
had made no each charge. became, as ha bed *aid, the Sheriff
and the Jury were not es their miaL Now that the petition
had been presented,. all delicacy wee remoted ; aid he there-
fore mow hesitated not to say that the tioadoot of the Grand Jar,
habeas of material erect in isloestolag hits to. Ale ea
informations. The object waster oast Wier' on his motives ;
sad in order that he might sot have • fair chancel they bed pet
the petition in the hands of one who knew nothing of the oar-
eumstaoces. It was to anticipate the charge of Toesday neat
—hut lie begged now to state that he made no charge whatever
against the Grand Jury. •
Fetitiomeeed sad erdered to be printed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that
Ore Naval and Military Penaions Bill be referred to a Commit-
tee. Is doing so he entered Into • repetition of the teems
agreed upon between the government sad the oink for the east
five years, for the • paymeut of the nasal and *dimity peados'.
The arrangement might have been made for INNS year, beit that
fur fire years was considered the more preferable. as the an-
nuities were made at 41. 2s. Id. per cent. %Odell was considered
tensest advantageous.
Mr. P. GREN FELL moved,. as am ameadment, that the
House go into a Committee ou ibis day six months.. He did
not quarrel with• the terms or the arrangesiest—be complained
that any such arrangement was made at all. He maintained
that there w..is • different mode of accomplishieg the plan, sup-
posing the plan to he good. to authorize the Sinking Fund
Comuitssioners to contract Cot this loon—for it was neither more

Ms. G0111.114)11,4 pi: arced • petition from Glass maaefaci-
Wets of Dahlia, BelfeeL Sim against any change of the Ultima
duties.
• Lord HDTHAII asked whoa it the deteriinatiess of se
kameable and learned geademan to briug forward the Calhellm
Question.
Ma PLUNKETT answered on. the 1711. init. be should pa
sittiely bring torwurd that creation.
FOREIGN Ettations.---Eulonel DAVIS' wished to keem
whether the Foreign eorrespoildenc.: was. to be produced SO
Monday. and wbetner• the presentation of them was to be se-
irompaoied with say statensiat ; for if this. were the case, it
Would be seen—awinembers had not seen the documents—that
the right bun. gensleman's statement must go forth unanewersd,
or they lomat &gamma it on its representation. He suggested
that it would be hedge to present the papers, and as subse•
rent day to take the discussion, when they had hoen fully
perused.
CANNING said, be should eettainly p the papers
ea Monday neat. He intended to socumpsay it with e gene-
ral outliue of the penny that Irsd been pursued by gevernuient.
The ease was not usual. it would ne recollected ; it was not
. • eilletnneaty to pitmen documents on which there was no jute,-
. • ties to take away' specific vile. Here there would be no occa-
siesi for sects a vole, except one of an adverse character was
• required by members opposite. Ministers did not issue any
docensens or proclamation on the c-rmination of the negpcia.
statetaisat vial intended to supply the place of such
• steers! document ; sad he should endeavour to make it an so-
varuiebed itatement of the facts. lle should nut desire to
proper the Taestion, nor should he touch upon any disputed
• pplaseq. no that if it it were afterwards thought right to raise
,Ithrefetiois adversely, the propoo.rt of it would come to its
diassesain• the advautage sit knowityz the ease of the go•

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.ssesuent.
The erinversetion closed here.
• bir NEW PURI' brought forward his motion respecting
*first Fruits is Ireland, in the course of which the spoke
efibe dilapidated condition of many of the Glebe Houses,
alltbe complete neglect of them to other instances. He
*abed that the First Fruits' Fund should be sp;tropriated as
• lied been oostemplated at its origin. What lie propesed was,
that such revenue should he e•pended is promoting the objects
for which it vas raised—in the building of new churches, in
the purchase of glebe boom's, Ale.
• Nr..GOULBURN stid, be was not so well ite (minted with
isle sobject as to refer to particular imitanees as to the dispro•
I artioned sine of g ehe houses, tic. but what the right lion.
baronet proposed, Cu. io rMility • tat on the clergy to the
amount of 40.0001. per annum. According to al. he 1101.1
un-
rtrrsiooJ, be was nut prepared to %fee to such proposition.
The present disposition of the fond, and the compositions
islrett bad h, en come to, were settled by different acts or Ptr-
hutment ; nod those acts (of Ireland) had fixed the amounts.
Ile denied that the Commissioners u dcr the net of Henry
VIII. &c. were appointed t,. examine the salsa of the
linings ; .their ducts were to investigate the amount of First
Fleets, and to adjust the compositinidi. Ile contended that all
the rulisevent acts contemplated the low amounts of the First
Fruits sq pti.• ding for compositions --and he denied that they

nor less than a loan. Such :node of carrying it into effect be
tionsidered that the ministers would have adopted, to order to
neutralise opposition; and as there were advantages to be de-
rived from the sale of these annuities, ought not the public to
have had the adtantage. The Busk would derive a profit from
the transaction, or they would have nothing to do with the bu-
siness; why was not such advantage seemed to the public.
since it might be so secured. His ground for resisting the bill
WAS, in not adopting that plan which would have secured the
benefit to th• public. Also because the hank, contrary to the
Act of William aid Mary, to become purchaser:amid sellers of
public fonds. He concluded with moving as an amendment,
that the bill be committed on this day six months.
Mr. ROBERTSON seconded the amendment.
Sir F. BLAKE, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer might
not be considered as quite sure of his uflice for so lung a time,
'called on the right hoe. gentleman not to support this ill-
formed. halfthegotten banding of his predecessor. It was •
monster of such frightful mien, that, to lie hated, it need
bet be seen." He was itgainst the measure althgcto •r ; its
object was to throw dust alike into the eyes of Boise who called
for reduction of taxes, soil the nitintemince of the Sinking
Fund. lie should support the urneothnent.
Ms. HUME objected to the plait, because it went to mak•
the Batik jol.bers and riveters in politic funds fur the first time,
excepting their limited operations regarding Exchequer hills ;
utd when it was recollected what means and miscues the hank
possessed, end the extent of funded speculations in our times.
this would be to give tile batik a dangerous and ruinous power.
He also complained that this loan was made matter of private
job, Modred of • übhic competition, as heretofore : and that it
would infitcl on thus public an annual loss of 60,0001. odd. N•
!gamin had been ilk Ca fox concluding due contract for fit" years

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Exchequer en:coolie it to himself to gigot le' Bank 41. 2s. Id.
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per cent ? He lisped the koonnwould for mane think for itself,
and decide against this ruinous sod absurd 'measure.
Mr. MAEERLEY elm opposed the bill. as giving the bank a
monstrous influence, in enabling them to bring Mot the market
eleven millions of Mock. No doubt the bank lied calculated
the advantage. '
Mr. IiAMINCI also condemned the meithore as most mope°.
vident, as calculated to cirovert the bank into stock jobbers,
and am • silly.aatt ruinous plan. It wait indeed cakulated to
delude and deceive two parties---tliese who denied the reduo-
ties of taxes, audition" who called-for the support of the Siak-
lag lead. He had hoped that the Chancellor of the Lachnpater
"veld Eno yielded to the opinions of all parties against this
Measure. He also bad expected that nothing but Medieval
neoesaity would permit the bank to be converted into a stook
jobber. No person in admiqiatratiom had is plain and 'tiniest
4emn terms .dellocied the measure : and he therefore •••14 bat
think that the right hoe. gentleman-would be Rosa 1 E 4, to
d the House to enable him to get rid the meassrth rap Id
support Int anisadmeste
Mri MUSK ISSON said the observations against tit* ismasso
applied rather to that of last year than to the one now WOO
tbil souse. Ile defended the bargain as baring proceeded' ail
fair principles of calculation.
Mr. J. SMITII saiu a few words against the bill.
The gallery was then.cleared for a division. The'santhaitt '
were—Eor the amendment 44, againt it 55.—Negatived
by 11.
The bill then went through a committee. Report on Monday.
The Mouse afterwards went into a committee of supply, in
which Mr. Goulbern moved the Irish Minellaieous Eamon's.
The discussion of the I items occupied the committee
to s late boor. They were ultimately agreed to, and the report
was ordered to be reseived on Monday.
1 The House adjoorned to Monday.

HEADS OF A BILL
4•A •MENDLD t r • COMIXITTEL)
Tweet:ewer the Coomooption of Beer ; ant to amend tie LIMN&
for secrrisig the Excise duties Marcos,.
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let-That it is expedient to brew ale or beet intermediate be-
tween strong beer and lathe beer.
2.1-Such beer may be brewed en paying an excise duty on it
of Cs. per barrel.
3d.-Not less than five .fit.. is of 36 gallons, and not more
than five and a half are so be made fOM each quarter of malt.
and the price of such hew is not to exceed tils. ; the barrel, of
ltd. the gallon. sr add in large or small. quantities. Any person.
charging mose thin this poke, will subject himself to a tine or
la Any peivon. making an entry to brew beer of this descrip-
tion, who shall brew porter, or beer of a greater or less strength
then above mentioned,. a' noes any other ingredients ti4ll malt,
yeast. and water, shall be lined teal. fur such offence.
ash-Persons brewing this beer are to take out licences, and be
subject to the same regulations as other brewers.
stb-Brewere of this rear are to be allowed to retail it on their
premises, it not being he consumption there & but if :hey sell
any other beer or akin ibsie pr:ouses, they will be subject to a.
fine of l 0• kw creek dimes.
&lb-Browses of 'dm bar may brew this beer, on taking out
a beam for this puspera.,peovided they they base no interest in
any malt arissui mishit 1111111 quarter et a mile of the
PrValiiii. fir SW ball & awl psevided they have no
milli:,
intermits my , WOO, the dimes eels o yards
from tbiseiregifesb iranqprowtsiof dais levitation sub.
Zvi
jects the eibeadieliW by • /be of MI.
7111-Asnignill Ilia soassby kr a Wass. way bo
allowed losiLtliielseq. possaisil is is not soil ha
on the proidep‘• Mt dis'issues will Doe give pireattillria'
any other bon and ale dies this.
to
pubes Oiling ids beet without having taken gat&
becalms to be fined for every such offence, the sum of
gtbi Nth, and ilth-The duties hit on by this
under the management of the Commissioners of E "eigal •
levied as they levy Gahm duties, and carried to the
fund. .." . .
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121b.-Ail thi buildings, tubs, and vessels, em Silo
this beer, are to be described to the excise, '
from one washer* suns particular mark; and
hags /se bowl* die leek stn to be erected within Mg yards of
the an siairebirbeer is to be brewed.
psalm bowing beer under. this act, is to.desiv
slatetbe ormolu which. he means to use for lusepieg
malt.
leth....The quantities of malt received are also to be entered
into a book kept for that purpose, which book is to be open to
Use inspection of the excise officers.
15th-Every person brewing this beet is to expose his stock
of malt to the inspection of the excise officers ind if the quantity
on hand does not correspond to his account, he is liable to be
fined for every offence Mi.
16th-Brewers may have their stock of malt measured, if they
dial . to the officer's judgment in gauging. •
nth-This beer roust not be put or forced into mini larger
than butts, and every cask must be measured by the elloCri of
excise.
lath-..W hen sent out ins cake of more than fear ‘4llllllll, the
casks arc to be marked with the name of the trader, bees/cry,
and the figure 5, under a penalty ofsul for every neglect.
loth.-Ali brewers of this, and all other beer or isle,. are to
make. declaration in writing of the streugth and quality of the
beer brewed at every brewing. Neglecting to do ilus or con •
ceiling or altering such a declaration, subjects the offender to •
penally of 2001. for every offence. -
*nth-This Act li to take place on July 5, 1821.

GRAVEL WALss.—The destruction of worms adi:
insects, by the use of salt, is an effectual preservative
of the beauty of gravel walks.—Where worms rise
much in the morning, strew a moderate quantity of
salt overnight, it' the weather be dry. When your
trees or borders are out of crop, strew salt on them
to destroy the nests of insects, &c. Insects im old
walk might be destroyed with calt brine and a
syringe. On tip. rough trunks of old trees, the
same liquid may destroy some eggs lodged therein
iu autumn, or larvie in spring; a.so it may be tried
ri destroying caterpillars, though in some cases salt
itself is to be prekrred.
Cunt. Coiscle.:NcE.—At the very same time
the Marquis of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of
Wellington, and the Ex. King of Rome son to
lluonaparte) were respectively appointed Ensigns ill
the British and Austrian eervic4.

The House met this day, pm
Viscount CLIFDEN preen
praying for a Commutation of
kw observations it support of
audience in the measures to b
Majesty's Ministate.
The petition was read, and lai
lard UOL LE' Orgrented two
in Devon. against the Insolveni
thanes sr Exeter. praying fur
*en oeuetways,—Both petitions
The Bishop of CHESTEK d
thanes. mortufaetureve. and sh
the County of Lancashire. age
ikad, and laid on the table.
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•-• 7.411.
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11. - .•
wt. wished riosteed of estperby had (ie.**. laritidsia had hem
tip prove- gives. if file (made•rewrotiia taillies tad
would be a • half by the contract. Neva tide-was to be appreheaded,air ha
preview, saw se prosrial of the feeds Mixt, eater the calamity of
war occurred. Ile opposed the pleasure. becalm...A was., most
improvident barman—besides, as the Five per C,euts.- bed bees
where were. reduced to Four per Cent. how could the Chanweller of the
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