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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1816-05-16

HOUSE! OF COMMONS,

Mr. Smith Neeested Amulets of the Remo, of the Estates
of Greenwich Hospital, i■ the Counties of Northumberland,
Cumberland, mad Durham, from the year 1806 until 1816

Sir ./. SHAM presented a Petition limo the Spirit Deniers
of Kilmarnock, praying fur an abatement of the Spirit Du-
ties, with a view to conateract the alarming progress of
Illicit Distillatiou in Scotland. The Honourable Baronet
wished to aak his How Friend near hiss, whether it was the
intention of Government to propose any mra.ure on this
subject ?—(Hear.)
Mr. Luau/warns replied, that his Majesty's Government
had had the subject fur some time under consiaeration, and
that he hoped on an early day so have it in his power to call
the attention of the House to the subject.

The Petition was then resit, slid ordered Hr lie on the tattle.
Ou the motion of Mr. LUSIMOTON, the Malt Bill was
• read the third time, and paired.

:tßis-rtn. GAOL BILL.

Mr. CALCR•I r brought up the Itrport of the Cowintittee
or the Bristol Gaol Bill, which was rem lard.
The lisuosirable Gentleman also had to me.ieut a Petition
from a very great number of the 1/111,111aMIN of
praying that thr Standing Order+ of the II out& thouhi is their
ease be rescinded, to eicable skein to have on alteration made
in the Bill avlAtive to the mode of raising Ike expense fur
the erection of a Gaol

llu th,..piesti.•u fur liringiug up this l'etitiun bring put
Crum Or Chair.

Mr. I;•eur,Rr opposed its being received, aud maintained
the ni rei.Ntiy of enrolling the Stuudiaz Orders iu this case,
the atibjcet hav int already received the proper cusisiderati.m.

Sir lona Cox II ervistvic rooretved th; intention of the
Petit' •r. was to stop the procvethogs of the Corporation
illative to th.• I,uIIJiuE this Gaul. He would, therefore, °p-
ito**. she R boon.
Aflcr ■ ii;oirt converoili 111 l in which Mr. Lister, Mr.
Courtensy, Ur. Gor,losi, Mr G. Makes, Mr. Prutherue, Mr.
Hirt host, RIM Mr. Wynn, mid each a few runts, the
.1 iv itly4l, when the nionitere were—
Fur rrrriviug the Petition
Against it

Majority 7B
POOR LAWS.

Mr. CURWIM leave notice, that on on eerie dev he troehl
call the all,iitauu of the Iluube to the comelier:4mo of the
Poor Laws.

ERIFF'S FEES.

On the motion of Mr. BVllltEl.t.i nt Amount was ordered
of the amount of Fees raid by 11w Sheriff% or England am)
Wale., auto Ito• Trsawt►y, within the hot p.nr, mod au Ae-
ctruut of Ilse aplu•opu alloss thereof.
London, England, 1816-05-16

r-)rur.

After the Levee on 'Tuesday, the PRINCE Re-
GENT held an Investiture in his Closet, and was
pleased to invest Rear-Admiral Sir PHII.LIP DOR-
N am, with the honour of Knight Commander of the
Bath. Sir ChnitGE NAYLER intended the cere-
mony.—Commodore EDWARD OWEts, R.N. was
also introduced to his Royal Highness, and received
the honour of Knighthood.
The LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord REDE•DAr.E
111111 11 ILY/111.trtllet• in the LORD CHANCELLOR'S pri-
vate room at the [louse of Lords, yesterday, from
ten o'ct•.ck in the ttttttt ling; until half to .t one, re-
lative to some liisii appeals which have been heard,
but in winch judgment has not been yet given.

Yesterday the dispatches were filially closed at
the East and delivered to the Purst.rs
of the following shifts, nig:—
Mangles, Captain B. Bunn, fur Ben al direct.
Lady Carrington, Captain 1). 11141.1ungall, fur 3ladeira and
Bengal.

41.issetigers per Alangiet—
For Kenai—Major Pitruan, and Mews. Wray and
Colin ~ As. Want Sorgrong.

Per Luny ( tarrangton—
For tleagiti —Mr L.'eh, tree merchant ; Captain MO and
Li, ot Fitzgerald, and Major 1% hitthead.
A revolt, similar to that at Grenoble, took place
at Toulon un the itl instant, will Which ter iii i l need
in the t plete defeat of the relwls. ho
dirtlx hall'-pay Officers of BoN APART,: had con-
trived to debauch a small part of the troops com-
posing the Departmental Legion; lint the great
majority In-haved with o much I'lll4 and courage
that the insurgents wile soon put to night. itml
every ”iitptont of revistauee cud vestige of rebellion
completely removed.
London, England, 1816-05-16

LICENSED DISTILLERS.

Sir N. C. COLTHURST presented a Petition from
the Licensed Distillers of Cork. preying the matte's.
tiou of the Legishiture, to the state in which they
wrre placed. It appeared, that since the late ad-
ditional duties lad bean imposed, they haddistillril
1/20,000 gallons of spirits, for which they were un-
able to Immure any wisrket. The 11011. Baronet
enforcedalre claims of this most respectable body.
upon the.auention of the Legislature, and (deserved,
that as a question connected with this subject stood
for discussion that night, he would at that moment
confine Wowed!. to the preeenteion of the Petition.
It was accordingly raid, said ordered to lie on the
table.

Sor C. Morten was proceeding to make some re-
nooks relative to a private Bill. when
The Sexes In interposed, and suggested the pro.
• prit ty of the Hell/Nt confining itself to early hours
in private business, and that Gentleman engaged
thrreiu.►hould he earlier in attendance. It was lull
tittle to proceed with public businees.—lneur.)
London, England, 1816-05-11

ORGAN untl SANDERS having taken it
M considerable part of Mr Butler's lair IVarermisns in
Catherine-street, adjoining. their OWN,NIIII communicated the
same, very respectfully inform Lathes and Gentlemen they
have a still larger exhibition of Cabinet and Upliailitery Fur-
niture, particularly their patent fuur-punt &slats-ails, with
fistmlure and bedding complete, ready mule up for
itarne-
diate sale and delivery ; they have also the satisfaction of ad-
vertising that in culiseqiumee of the peace establishment, the
price of each article a considerably reduced Capital solid
Mahogmiy Wardrobes, at twelve and fourteen guiimas each;
Chests of 1/rawers from five guineas upwards, and every
other article in propiirl. . Families furiiisbitiz either part
ur whole houses may depend 011 having the bvst atanufactar-
eil articles at very reduced priers, for prompt paimens; the
Sofa pada, C'hasr Beds, Patent Imperial Dining Tablet, Tra-
falgar Sidelmards and Tables, with a great variety of other
srtit les ma new and improved principles: on giving Morgan
and Samicrs tire pg. ference, it will be proved 110 cstatillah-
Illrlli iu 1.01111011 I'1•1 render Caleinet and Upholstery articles
usi *itch big,/ and advniatatreotar terms.
Nos. lfi„ 16, and 17, Catherine-street. Strand.
London, England, 1816-05-11

SMITHFIELD MARKET, FRIDAY, MAT 10.

as day's market had not a nod sapply of the different
kinds of cattle. Lamb and Veal sold at last prices; Beef,
Mutton, and Pork, were dearer; amid the trade, for the moot
part, was nut very considerable. The sales in the Hay
Market were somewhat flat: Hay obtained last prier; Straw
sold Clover liay. fallen to prier. The followiwg prices and
numbers are a correct statement :

To sink the offal per stone of alb.
8eef....45. 0.1. to Ss. 4J. Head of Cattle this day
Mutton ..4s. All. to 6a. 041. Kinds
Lamb .. 6s. 6.1. to KS. 641. Sheep sod Lambs 4,100
Vea1....45. 4.1. to Os. 04. Calves
Pork ...As. U.l. to is. 6.1. Pip
HAY-UAItKET.
Hay 11 Os, Oil. to 5/ Ss. MI.
Straw
(lover
London, England, 1816-05-11

A NoTH Lit BONIIS,

Being the list edeliiivaal tenant. this Lottery--
aid which will expire am /he 1 4116 MA Y.
ARTIN and Co. are happy to announce
IVA to their rime's, all who purchase LOTTERY
TICKETS or SHARES at their 0/Rees, or any of their
Agents iu the Country, between the 27th APRIL and the Mit
MAY, will he entilovil to their respective proportions of a
NEW BONUS of 500 WHOLE TICKETS with all the
PRIZES that may be attached to them. Please observe,
that all Tickets Drawn the First Day will be Prism, and
that the First Drawn Prise above C. 500, will b: entitled to
L. 5,000 more, and may be L 35,000.
M and Cu. in the last and preceding Lotteries Shared and
Suhe—
_ _ _

740.401 a Prize of 1. 40,000
7,731 LAIIAOO
154 L.500
Sit. he 4(e.
0, CORWHILL, and 120, OXIMItO-11TILIIIT.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT'.

HOUSE OF LOBOS, FRIDAY, May 10.

in the ease of Dyott r. Dyott, one of the Trnatees of Mrs.
Dyutt attended at the her, in porannisee of the !motion of
the Loan AA LLLLLL and stated his readiness to advance
to that Lady, by cameo of General Dyott, any motley she
might want to enable her to carry on the prueeediap in that
House.
London, England, 1816-05-11

BANK RESTRICTION.

The Bank Restrieti 4444 Bill, the two Irian Treasury Bills
Bills Lee's Patent Bill, the Yeomanry Corps Bill, and the
Loco/ Militia Hills, were brought up front the House of
COM 111)0111, and read a bra time.
thi the motion of the Eno of LIUDIADAILF, the Bank
Restriction Bill was or.lered to be printed ; and on the mo-
tion of the Earl of Lir FRPOOL, the Bill wax ordered to be
read a second time oil Wednesday next.
The Earl of LAUDE , after • few observations on the
inspoetaisce of this Bill, moved, that tlwre should be laid
b fora the Moose Copies of the Estimates of the Commis-
sariat and Barrack Departments, Army Extraordivaries,
Army Miscellaneous Services; the net prodnie of the Revenue
of Ireland ; the National and Unfunded Debt of Ireland,
and an Account of the Nuniher, Standards, anal IWountina-
lion or the Gold and Silver Tokens, which art now being
iu the Mint—Ordered.
STATUTES AT LARGE.
Earl STAnforc presented the Report of the Committee
appointed to inquire into the hest means of classifying, tins
do r proper And distinct heads, the different Statutes.—The
Report ciiiiialtied only two resolutions; that it was highly
expedient the Statutes should be regularly damnified; and
that a person kained m the law, with a set of ekrks, not
exceeding twenty, abnitlil be appointed to carry this object
into effete

On the motion of the Noble Carl, the Report of the Com-
mittee wa,, agr•rd to, awl a communication wan ordered to
br mink of the same Iu the t'unimone, and to desire a coisfr.
renee with them ow the subject cou Tuesday next iu the Painted
Chamber.

The 3lessengers having proceeded hi the Coinsamis, ►e.
filmed, mid ►iatrd that the Coin 00000 us would send an Ausrer
by Messengers id tle.ir noes.

ORDNA NCR RETURNS.

The F.irl of DARNLEY renurked Oust the Accounts fo►
which he had moved(roils she Ordismare Di•p2a in:wilt, viol
reap, oil': the Hilitary st Chath.ini, were by nu
elesr awl explanatory as he willed. He therefore
leave notice that ht %bowel move for ottwi. Accounts on these
subjects, if the Noble Earl al the bead of the Urdasuee
should be iu his rider wl J 1 Illy.
London, England, 1816-05-11

ADDREM TO THE QUEEN.

The Earl of Moneon (the Queen's Chamberlain), re-
ported her Majesty's gracious Answer to the Address of that
Hone, congratulating ber uu the late happy carnage of her
Royal Highness the Princess Undone of Wales to his Serene
Highness the Prince of Cobuurg.
London, England, 1816-05-11

T11A3141-OiTICE.

D.%RING RIVER PIR.%CY.

......
'Yesterday a host investigation took place at this Office,
resticrtistz ilw oolitic', committed on board the Corionandel
Ititha boy.
James Abbot demised, he was on board the boy ; they had
seven the sts of dollars to lake to take to the ship, Lady
4 'am plod I, outward Ismail, lying at Gravesend. On reaching
I;ngsor Ilulr, they were hoarded by a party of nten, who
present. al pistols to their heath on hoarilvtg, and fm.ced All
men on hoard into the cabin Mr. thartitittin, the Aker
I..doticiet it. the Company, and I. took two bland... littsses„
mid fire,l at the robbers on dirk three tunes—the bie was
vt.turn. d ; and an exelantation Was made as if a person was
wounded. it was stitereetled by a voice, saying, " We will
tittipler tent all," which led ant to the resolution of figltting
for oar laves, if Ilse vessel was attempted to be scuttled, as we
atpl•reiteuded, hat the robbers having lowered the cheats
i t. their lairge, went away after firing scrrial times.—
Their faces were blarketted, and I think I should know some
of them apiat, if in the same dren'and distitise. It further
optic...n.l, a barge bad been stolen from Illathwall on the
itts;ht the robbery hail been committed, and that it was
folintl by the owner yeiterday ntorniing tattered to one of the
v..shels of the Ordnance, which was towing it up the river.
The people tots bonol said, they iiiand it adrift, and, on east-
..... tint the Inittoin, some tackling and a hat, taken from
the... 141114 the C,oromandtl, were timed This I.d the Ma-
gistrate in suspect some persons helongiorto the Ordnance
Were eauccrued ter the rubbery.
. .

3lav, xti Officer belonging lo Ueioe Hall. wid. four
prr-
MHIa were apprrhytitlrd al Woolwich wt SIllIpiCiell; eital he
Could altar. iielonting to the hop at a bowie there ; moil Hut
part of ilir gad been ale° &sod. la consequence of
Ow, the Nlagoorates remained alining until sexeu o'clock,
expecting the Pri,towrit to be brought there.
London, England, 1816-05-11

ANOTHER BONUS o-
Of Two Mut/red whole Tickets; the Priz
Irons which will he divided according torte
Proportions, among. the Holders all Tickets
and Shares BOUGHT &twee* 47th of Ipril and
the First Dap of Drawing,
TUESDAY, 14th of MAY,
Awl as that Day
EVERY TICKET DRAWN WILL BE A PRIZE.
London, England, 1816-05-11

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Sir J. Owt.a prurrntrd r Yrutiun from the
Land OCCU piers of the County of Cardigon, stating
the present distressed condition of the Agricultural
Interest., and praying relief.
Mr. PEEL presented a Petition from the Free-
holders in the County of Wicklow, complaining of
the distresses of the county, and praying the House
to presort the linportatirm of Foreign Butter.
The Portirrii. were severally referred to the Agri-
cultural Co 11111 l ittee.
London, England, 1816-05-11

N Xl"rU ES Y
THE DRAWING BEGINS.
Two Prises of 30,0001. and 50 other Capitals.

Every 17rIcet drawn that Day mvar be a Prize !
The firrt-draw■ above 500/. Minn be 6.000 i.
and MAY be 35,000/.

To the Advantages' to be derived by an immediate
Purchase,

TlllSli, Contractor fur the present Lottery,
• particularly calls the attention of the Public.
The Holder of every Ticket and Share purchased before
TIT F.SDAY NEXT. will Iw entitled t 0 a proport• of all
the Prim* which say belong to the Bans of 300 l'iekets;
and those who made a Purchase before the 27th April, and
may do so again before Tsemlay, well have lbw advantage
of sharing in all the Prizes that may fall to 500 Ticket%!—
Not any Blanks the First I)ay, and the Virstotrawn above
500!. MINT he 6,000/. awl may be 35.00111.
Tickets cud Sham are Selling at the Coutractor's Offices,

4, Corishill, sod, J. Cluaikig-croes,
EON DON.
London, England, 1811-02-15

•-er

Just published, tO AVM eels, pot, lit.
Ekdreaterl to bee Grace the Duchess of Desembirr,
sAuoRA 01 : a Novel, dr•ian frouli
I
aedeshibitiog seems of, Life and Masons, Foreign sod
Domestic.
the Press.—eA WINTER IN PARIS; or, Memoirs of
• /dad. lk C•••'; aviftes .briAteelf; comprising s view of
the present state of vele), sad manners iu that capital,
and interspersed with anecdotes. 3 cots.
snted for and sold by H. Celbura, English and Foreign
Public Library, No. Sy Cowtaisstrast Boud.street; and all
Rouksdlers.

IMPERiAL PARiIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TuvassrAY, Fzi. ta.

Leave wars given to bring is • 8411, authorising certain in-
dividuals to build a Bridge cm" the Kim Thames, from
Three Crane Wharf, at the bottom of Quega street, Cheap-
side, to the opposite short of the River, io the parish a St.
Saviour's, Southwark.
The JuDO6-ADVoc•rz of Scoria ND Obtlitated itet to
bring in a Bill to continue the Scotch Bankrupt Act.

PUBLIC ROADS.
Sir latex Stnet.ata amid, be would, on Monday next,
draw the attention of the House to the different Acta rela•
five to the Roads and Highways of the United Kingdom

ADDRESS TO THE REGENT.
Lord GEORGE THEN NE informed the noose that
the Prince Regent had been waited nn with their
Address—and had been pleased to return a most
gramme answer—expressive of his satisfaction at the
determination of the Rouse to grant him that sup-
port which, would enable him to execute the ardu-
ous duties of his important situation, with pleasure
to himself, and bent fit to the con,try in general.
London, England, 1811-02-15

ACCOI'S I S.

Ou the motion RCO s, the rdlo.ing
doeuinews %ere ordered to he hod before the
Haunt:
" Aa account of tlrc nont;orr of Eechegot r for the
et.r IR no out•stendieg end intros stle,l for."
"Au recount of the number ui Exclargot r 13,11 s tuned for
the peepers of 1'41.04 tea millions she, low, Its Colefuo unto
with a rate of the last Stmtua of Parliament."

"An account of lime rive par Cent. Annuities ranted
ouster the Jath (icor. 111. for raising the sum of Is mitlinie "
" An areouut of the surplus of the Conselidatsd Fund, re-
maianog at the dispose' of Parliament, after the rivevut of
Woe millions sterile(, pursuant to the Act of the J7lb tieo.
Ills"

_
BULLION COMMITTEE.
Mr. Ho&YLA moved fur the following acconnta.
is continuation of th”te documents which had been
I.iid hefore the the Bullion Committee
" account of the quantit, of 1345 k of England Notes
is from the tit!. utJaa. tatn, to the &Mew( the
nista t the other of the House."

i•— An account of lite quantity of Bank Post Bills in oip
rulnt ion deriur the same period."
An ace aunt of the blumber of Dollars issued by the Peak
of Enginod, for the same Kemal."
" Au account of the quantity of Sart, Pieces and Insets
issmAl from the Bank of Encland. Goat thu Ist of 31'1mila
to the date of the return to this order"

" An account of the &Jostled' of inoucy mails to Gems-
strut by the Bank of Luzland, on the Laud and Sfa:t Taws,
and .her seeerttu r, during the ►ante pertuJ."
" An arcoutit of the qoauttte of Gold nod Silver Bullion
salt to the Bank of Englard, t■ the game period."
Ao account of Gobi, aossyed, and delivered P. desk.,
Ornm the Bullion Offiee, daring the same period."
" Au aecooot of the tioantity of of Benton exported fgeas
G•cat Britain /pito Jan. **to, to the Ist of Feb tot t."
" An account of the goautity d Bullion seized during the
same period."
"Au account of the Licences granted. for leave to issue
Pitonsmiory hides, for the rear ending the Ist of February

An account orate Stamps tutted fur Promissory Nutcs,
She rarmc

• itrtmoot all the col.' imported tutu Hie Ntritety's
Mint, (tom the Ibt of Ch IS In, to the period of the se-
ttles to Ibis order—Jteringuiriong the iargote and fureigu

tOlll.

"An Woad of the Specie sent abroad by the Pay.
mastrr tlewer3l. fix the pa)secut of His Majest)'s forces,
from the etb of Nos. ta'•g, to the Ist u( August lest."
Ti.ese motions wife severellyput from the Chair,
and agreed tn.
Sir Joint SINCLAIR wished to le.irn from the
Hon. (lest. (Mr. Hume.) whim the Report of the
Bullion Committee was likely to crone under the
consideration of the house. He was desirous of re-
ceiving information on the sulij-et, as it Iva. of the
highest itaportaiive to the country in general.
Mr. Manta satt, it was Ise intention, at an
rally period, to give notice of his motion on the
as liject.
London, England, 1811-06-22

within the limits of inquiry, which the Committee
thought it their duty to I.rescribe to themselves;
others, as calculated either to res.tiiet the number
of hands when manufactures are flourishiug ; to
confine workmen to * trade in which, by a change
of ciri uinstauces they may be uo longer able to
find employ ; to arrest the progress of improve-
ment, and of facilities fur abridging labour, on
grounds which, at former periods, must have been
equally stiong against toe introduction of the loom
itself; and to infringe oil persounl liberty in that
most essential point, the free exercise or min.try,
of skill, surf of talent; and have espeeially colt-
sidered the expedient suiligested to them, of nil-
miuistoring pecuniary aid, out of the Public lee-
While your Committee folly acknowledge. and
most deeply lenient, the great distress of numbers
of persons engaged in the cotton manufacture, in
various trades connected with it, arising from cir-
cumstances which have caused the sale of union
goods to decline, and consequently the demand for
labour in these trades.and in that manufacture to be
reduced; they are of opinioo. that no interference
of the Legislature with the freedom of trade. nr
with the perfect liberty of every indivi hurl to
dispose of his time and of his labour, in the
way and on the terms which he may judge
must conducive to his own interest, can take
place. wit lout violating general principles of
the first importance to the prosperity and hap-
piness of the community ; without establishing
the most pernicious precedent, or even without
aggravating, alter ir very short rims', the pressure
of the general &Areal., and imposing obstireles
ageirist that distrere being ever removed ; or, if the
interference were extruded to all trades rind occu.
patio's', as it manifestly must he, when the system
has berm acted on in any. without prodoeing great
public mischief, and being destructive of the Imp.
piuess and comfort u!'
But. above all, your Committee are most deci-
dedly of opinion, that grants of pecuniary rid, to
any particular 1.1.011 of persons go/Pilot% under tent.
porory distress, would he utterly int ificaciou• as to
every good purpose, anal most obj-ction able in all
poiats of view; particularly as they could net foul
of exciting expectations unbounded in extent,
iae
capable of being realized, and mot likely to de-
stroy the equilibrium of labour anal of emplo3-
meat. iu the various branches of maraulactute, of
commerce, and of agriculture.
18tb June, 1810.

AMkRIC'A.
London, England, 1811-11-20

IlluTS AP On 1NG11.4.1L

By the letter, of yes..eriisy, we find the riots ca.
trndrd themse;vea to other parts of the von,utc-
On Tnuroday between 4 sod 600 itraoitr,
rinploved in the stocking manufactories, eurored
Man-firld, and threateiteil to destroy all the frames
of the nineinfactorers who worked under price. .1 he
alarm bream• serious. and we test( to Mar, II at
great conflibion and damage ensued. Au ordrr w
issued ahmt four u'clot k for the Duke of N.-*-
ciestle's troop of yeomanry cavully to niiiiter
at Ul-
lerton, %Inch was finally ell, tell ationt hail-past
nine, and that excellent corps inon,,iidi,ty
pfnCYGl-
ed to Maiistield, where they CMill,,negliWftelril.
Rots and outrages shit took place iii the vitlagos
of Lulwell and Araohlt and at the forinter plies- a
man of tlo, name cf IVralrl was killed. I fit Tu.--
day an inquest was held nu f.t% and the .1
returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
Oil •I'litirsday the body (lithe above was removed
to Arnold, lot interment. in the afternoon the in-
neral took alld the alVtle WHO ttii:y awful.
Toe High Sheriff, the (jailer Sarntf, and about
halt a &tele Magistrates, were on the !pot, intend-
ed by a.pusre of constables, and about 3,)
dragvons, who all proceeded with the funeral to the
church-yard ; hut before the body was removed.
the Riot Act was read in several parts of the tinisei
From 700 to 1,000 permits awaited on the owls.
sion ; the corpse was preorded by a month", of she
deceased's former club-mates. bearing black wands,
de..lted with knots of Cfailr. About the tune that
the corpse was lowering iota the grave, the ffigis
Sheriff proclaimed that au hour had elapsrd since
the reartiog of the Riut Act, and informed the
intiltiinit • that -rich as did nut disperse, should fie
taken into custody, and no. or two were actually
seized, hut were shortly set at liberty, sod fiat
whole quietly limper sed.
London, England, 1811-06-21

LAW iNTELLMENCE.
COURT OF KING'S RZNCH, ,st s Cgs 4v.gt so•

JUDGMENTS.

Tag WINO V. THE RtV. a. in trot,.
The Defendant was brought up to receive the
judgment of the Court, fora Lilsel on )Ir. Fair-
dough and wife, residing at Liverpool.-.-( rhe par-
ticulars of which were given in a former number
of this Paper.)
Mr. Justice Gnosis strongly censured his con-
duct, and, after a severe reprimand, sentenced him
to be imprisoned six months in the Mstshalsea
Prison.

THE alt4io V. uutrotattst.n.
The Defendant was also brought up for judge
meat. for having aided and assisted four French
Primners of War to effect their escape from tin,
country. The circumstances are already before
the public.
The Court sentenced him to be imprisoned two
yrirs in His Majesty's gaol of liturvite.
liOrd EELENIVIttoUGH ~at at Aisi Prior. at two
o'oloch, and heard some undefended causes, of no
interest.
London, England, 1811-02-19

REV It E LAWS.

Lord Cceastr.r.e COltatattOitted tilt !IOUs! SA
the dispositiou which was manifested to bring for-
ward pitblic business at an early period nt. the Ses.
sioni instead of waiting from day to day, in epos.
rent Indochina and hopeless inactivity. This
dite-
to►y male of proceed'ng had been ten much of late
years the character of that llonge, and Ire saw with
pleasure any appraranee of a contrary nature. lir
would avail hirtilielf of the present oppoTtaiiiily nt
bringing forward a subject of con,iderable import-
ance. Two years ago lk Judges had been directed
to prepare a Rill, which should consolidate into one
Act all the laws under which the penalty of death
was iu6icted for the violation of the Revenue Law,.
in order to apply a remedy to a custom skink litt4i
crept in of referring to former laws, which had en
specific application to the cases in question. Lea
year the Judges had laid on the ride such a Big.
and it had been referred to a Committee, of whieli
he was a Member, which rat foe some time, but
had discontinued their sittings in cumplifteut to
him, as lie was prevented from attending it. fk
felt sea grateful for this mark of attention, anB
was desirous that the subject vhould be stemmed as
soon as possible. He would tbercforeanove. 41 That
the hill prepared by the Judge* for the purpose of
consolidating into one Act the several law. tt,-
dieting the peualty,of death on the violation of the
Revenue Laws, be referred to a Committee a:,.
pointed to consider what further measures .boat
be adopted on the subject of the Revenue LIMB
with • view to this Kingdoni.".—fle alumild newt
move, " That the same Lords be auprinted to
form this Committee olio formed the last.°'—AuQ
he would move, " That the proceedings eff
the last Committee. end the evidence ndiluetd be-
fore them, be laid before the present Committee'
These several mottoes were then pot, and acted
to, anti the Committee appointed to meet on Wed-
nesday nest, at out o'clock.—Adjoursied.