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IAY, MAY 3, 1817.

could have done wonders for our commerce, had he
only studied our interests. It is nauseating—it is
sickening—to rind the nonsense that has been published
on this subject..' Could Lord Castlereagh have revived
the almost malted energies of the continental mer-
chants ?—Could kin have forced into circulation those
hoards which dile, fearful miser, the doubting fund-
holder, or the prudent and cautious tradesman had
accumulated during the days of prosperity? Could
his Lordship have forced open the ports of Europe,
Asia, Africa, anal merica to the manufactures and
produce of onr little Island ?
Peace and Monty am two very pretty words; but
we are apt to be misleil by the sound of them ; the al-
literation has contributed to confirm our notions, that
Plenty must immediately follow Peace, as a matter of
course. "If we could only weather the storm till the
end of the war, oir Trade would revive—Money
would suddenly pour in upon us like a fruitful ri-
ver—the seas would soon become covered with mer-
chantmen, sand all would go on swimmingly." These
fine theorie would certainly have been realised, had it
not been fire that confounded Lord Castlereagh ! Some
way or other; but nobody can tell how, this same i
Lord Castlereagh svoiled all—lie " put his foot in it ;"
but the why usd,,the wherefore—the how, and the
what manner, even the illuminati could not discover.

" 1 clo netlike thee Doctor Fell,
" The reason why I cannot tell."
To whatever the distresses and embarrassments which
followed the " sudden transition from War to Puce,"
are owing, not one man in a thousand anticipated
them—Though some, it is true, told us that unless we
had a change of Ministers—that unless the Tories were
kicked eat, and the Whigs were pushed in, we should
be damned to a certainty ; vet, as these sort of predic-
tions are matters of 6ottrse, and were like Coleman's
impossibilities, which
"—Neva, cover, come to pass,"
but few sensible men paill much attention to them.
Thus, in hopes of " times getting better," enterpris-
ing and speculating men embarked very large sums of
money in the projection of extensive works of various
kinds.—Their capital, however, became exhausted, be-
fore the means of recruitine, it had been afforded them.
Wien, more cautious, held back—they had many
plans of public utilito, but they were fearful of em-
barking.
We anticipate, therefore, great benefit to the com-
munity by this timely aid of 1,500,000, in addition to
what has already been expended, and what is yet re-
served, for the same purpose, in the hands of indivi-
duals ; by which many thousand of industrious artisans,
of every description, who are now pining in want, may
find employment, and, " turn themselves round," till
our foreign commerce shall revive—till the overstocked
markets on the continent arc thinned—till all the plans
of Economy and Retrenchment, which Ministers have
projected, and are projecting, arc accotnplished—till the
weight oftaxatimiiit+equently abated—till, above
all, the Leeads of our ruinous oystem of country bank-
' ing are subsided ; and till public and private confidence
is revived, and the noxious breath of faction and re-
bellion is dispersed by the healing gales of religion, and
clurarfid obedience to the laws : we say, till these ra-
tional expectation; can be realized, this addition to our
private means for arrying on public works and
fisheries will prove, though confessedly only a tempo-
rary measure, a real benefit to the country, and a bless-
ing to the manuflicturing and labouring poor : nor will
its effects perish with pie cause. These will exist, as
so ninny wotimuents of our greatness ; and when pos-
terity shall ask. to Alit does such and such a bridge,
such and such a building owe its origin, the answer
will be one of the evet pleasing paradoxes ever pro-
pounded:—'To vicedistressesof the poor, the embarrass-
meats of commerce, AM tho stagnation of trade! Thus
" good shall come ofesil ;" and the poor of future days
will learn to drive from their minds the bitterness of
despair, and to rely with confidence on the protec-
tion of a government, which if' once dissolved, must
plunge the whole country in one indiscriminate mass of
ruin and destruction. '
AIiti:LVA.C.O OF A BILL
To ilLatorize Me Iroctiaciarker and the Advance of Mo-
ney out of the Cortii?aardl'o nd, fbr earrome 03 PAWL- Works
ost.t.F74heeics is ale rYstftd icrloas, and P.:v:41;034A1 if the
Poor.
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" Eselioquer bills, net paceeilin, the amount oft ,500,0001.
may be bsetwi at Cwt. 'Obtain cat 4.) payable within Once
years. A,

opt

" In Ireland, Lord Lieutenant may do eet the issue of
230,0001. out avowing produce of Consolidated F I there.
" Commissioners for the execution of the act in (great Bri-
tain to he named in the bill; for Ireland to be appointed by
the Lord Lieutenant. To be sworn, and to act without sale,
ries.
" Commissioners to examine parties coming before them
on oath : and to class all applications, and to certify the. Au:ls
required to the treasury in Great Britain, and to the Lord
Lieutenant in Ireland, who art thereupon to dirt e' the issue
of Lxelimpler bills or Advitace of money accordingly.
" Persons receiving advances for the use of any corpora-
tion, or parish in Great Britain, shall give their personal
security, by bondl to the King.
" Mortgages of tolls, &c. shall also be taken, which shall
have preference over II dividends and claims of proprietors ;
but not over claims of prey ions creditors without the consent
of 4sths of them.
" Money may be advanced in Ireland in aid of works
managed by Commissioners appointed by the Lord Lieute-
nant, on mortgitge oldie rates,
" Trustees of roads may increase tolls to secure the pity-
meats to au amount not exceeding one half of the original
toll.

" Advances to parishes in Great Britain shall he made only
on application of tour-fifths in value, and a majority in num-
ber of the inhabitants, and shall out exceed the amount of the
last half-year's Poor Rate, tit Easter, 1517 ; to be paid out of
accruing rates, within two years after Easter, ISIS; but suck
advance shall be male only when such last Poor Rate was
double the amount of the last three year's average.
" Amount of Exchequer bills advanced to corporations,
/cc. in Great Britain, shall be paid with 5 per emit interest,
fifteen days before the Exchequer '.ills become dot
" Sums advanced in Ireland shall be paid with 6 per cent.
interest, by such instalments is C4iminissioners there shalt di.
rest, with consent of the Lord Lieutenant.
" Exchequer bills issued and not used, shall be cancelled.
"Tre_.sury may repay other Exchequer bills with sums
pail.
" Clanse.s for securing repayment by process. Commis-
sioners empowered to compound with bankrupts.
" Seven Commissioners a quo. um iu Great Britain. the
majority in Ireland, except in cases specified where three
1114 y amt.
" Bank of England shall keep account with Commis-
sioners.
" F.scheqtter bills charged on aids of IS2O. •
"Commissioners to report to Parliament.
" Vac.oicies in Commissioners to he siippl:eil in Great. no-
Wm •by die snrylvors, eve. In Ireland by the Lui il Liss.
teuAID."
INDUSTRY AND VIRTeE.—T he following ease is ex..
tracted from a series of Essays, by a Mr. Phillips, on
producing Employment fir the hard of man, and the
means of producing a vast increase of human sustenance;
so that mankind, according to their several states, may
become participators of the gifts of Fleaven :—" A poor
woman, labouring with more than ordinary masculine
power, on a high bank where the plough could not he
used, attracted the notice of Mr. P. and ocatsiotied the
following conversation Good woman you work very
hard ; have you not a large family ?' A. 'My husband,
myself, and eight children.'—' What does your husband
earn ?'—' As he is a good workman, he has Bs. a week:
What allowance have you from the parish?'—' None.'
Pray how do.you exist—what is your flood ?—' Ah
Sir, we should be glad to do better for our dear chil-
dren : long ago we left off the use of meat, and bread
we are now strangers to ; we eat barley meal and po-
tatoes ; we pay 30s. a year rent tier our cottage, and 40s.
a year v.r this half acre of potatoe ground.'—During
this conversation the poor woman did not cease her lend
work, civilly answering, without discontinuing the
turning up of the heavy clod.—' My husband (continul
ed the good woman) rises sometimes at three o'clock
in the morning to work here before he goes to his daily
labour, and then conies again after it is finished. I steal
a few hours when I can to lessen his How do
i,set eloathing ?—' We buy such old things as we can :
thank God, we give our children a little learning : we
send four at a time to school, and pay a week with
each.'—' Pray tell me, have you goo(' health?'—' rhank
the Lord, we have ; but 'tis very hard !—The poor we-
man then seemed to wipe a tear, and standing up for
a moment, with her hand on the spade, it evidently ap.
peared an increase to her numerous Family was near at
hand.--, What is your name and abode?'—' Petty,
stockey, Miles parish, near Ilchester, Sotnersetshire..
Mr. Phillips ascertained the truth from other persona,
and immediately transmitted the case with many others,
to the Min mince of the I louse of Commons on the Pt ‘r
Laws."

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, APRIL 28.

'Lord SlD:untrrss presented the opinion of the Law Officers
of the Crown, upon which die Nettie Lord's Circular Letter
was rounded.
SEDITIOUS MEETINGS HILL.

Lord I:l4llsLEr wished to cull their Lordships attention to
tko decision winch bad been come to by the City Magistrates,
reslieetiai; thelieencing a certain Society, culled the Acade-
mical Society. Tire Magistrates bait said, the 14111 was in-
Sended.to pat down and prevent all political discussion what-
ever: he did not believe Mististcts' construction of the Act
was such ; but au opinion oo the subject had gone abroad,
an 4 much alarms existed in the minds of the Public; he
rusted, therefore, the Noblo Lord opposite would now say
a few words to o, t these fears at reg.
Laid SIDMOILT/1 was reedy to declare, that he never did,
nor lid be belies., that any Noble Lord who acted with him,
fad ever intended to construe this Act as potting an end to
all political dismission. Of the transaction to which the No-
ble Lord had alluded, he had tout an imperfect knowledge.
of the Magistrates concerned, he knew nething,except their
names. He should be ashamed of replying to any insinua-
tions which might be thrown out, imputing to him that he had
a concern in the transaction, or any knowledge of it. With
respect to the Act, he would entreat the Noble Lords to look
at it after the House had adjourned, and see if there was a
visite clause in it which marl be construed to hear the wean-
ing which the Noble Lord now wished to put upon it.
Lord Dattsg.ev said a few words relative to the present-
-hog of the Petition.—Thc subject then dropped, And the
}loose adjourned.
TUESDAP, APRIL 29.

The Royal Assent way given by Comniimion to the Irish
Arms, the Irish Peace Preservation Bill, and the Cochluea/
Detyßill.—Adjournetl.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30.
LORD SDIVIIUr N CULZ .14 LETI7:II.

ELI GREY stated, that to Mended to Tuesday next, as
Ire usderstood him, to move I'm the cave laid before the law.
officers of the Crimp, email which the opinion already before
the House had been givea, when tie would sebralt some oh-
oervations for their consideration on this most important sub•
ject. In the of the law-veers of the Crown, there
was a reference to an opluion gives by &eir predecessors, in
VIOL in the cages of Thomas Spence and Alexander Hogg ;
and as he It-listed there would be no objection to the produc-
tion of that document. he would now move for it.
The Earl of Ltoto root. hail not sufficient official know-
ledge to enable him to say whether Wore was an.x such op-
nion in Hoe office. It might tern out, that tie oivaaofficers,
in MI, had acted upon their own opinion on the subject, in
the cages ofSpence and Hogg; and that there was no opinion,
upon a ease laid before them by the Secretary of Slate. de
hoped, therefore, the Noble Earl would postpone she suestios
till the proper inquiries should he made, in order tom:certain
whether there was any web opinion in the office.
The Loon CHANCELLOR was not at present aequainted
with the cases referred to, html it' the Noble Lord Would plot
pone his motion, he would take care so Lamm himself.
Earl GREY agreed to postpone the motion till Friday or
Illonday.—Adjoinmed.
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TRU•PDAY.
Nu bubineas of general iutek CAL
FRiDAN, MAY 2.
LORD SID MOUTH'S LETTER

The LO R DTHA74CELLoR stated, th.stovo- n Inquiry he had
found, that in 1801 no case had heen laid before the ikIN -
officers of the Crown for their opinion ; and formerly
opinion was given as to the power of naagistru es to hold t.
boil fur libels.
Earl GREY felt it his duty to call for the case laid be-
fore the I:ow-officer* of the Crown by the Secretary of State,
and to bring the whole snbject under discussion in their Lord-
ship's Howse. He would loose for the case on Monday week,
and proposed that the Lords be *unnuoned for that day.—
Ordered accordingly.
Al:joarned till Monday.