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London, England, 1814-03-29 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER BILLS,

Ina Committee of Supply, it was resolved, on a
motion of the CHANCULOR Of theExcifEauEa, that
'a such not exceeding .1,900,000/. be granted .for
discharging interest on-Exchequer Bills, and that
290,0001. for -Exchequer Bills, and. 1,0,000/. for
Debentures, Making hi all:300,000/. be paid to the
Bank of England, on account of the Counnis-
sioners for the reduction of the National Debt,
COLONIAL OFFICE RESIDENCE BILL.
The second reading of the Colonial Otlice Re-
sidence Bill was moved ; upon -which

Mr. 13'RowNE made a few observations

Mr.-GouLnut;a argued, that all the objections
hitherto urged against this Bill must be removed
by the, mere statement of facts, that all evasiun
tinder the 22d of, the King would be now mutter-
ed, if not impossible,
,very difficult.

Mr. crxEvAy contended, that this measure was
no adequate remedy for the.grievance.
Mr. INIALIRYAT approved of the measure.
Mr. S ako supported • it, and compli-
mented.. Lord. Bathurst, .vhC, he asserted, since
his accession to office; had not granted one plane
by commission, without compelling residence in
the colonies.

Me. BARING thought. the object of the Bill good,
but the effect to be accomplished by it would not
be so important as the case required. •
After a few words from WHITBREAD and
Mr. STEPHEN, the Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed on q'kursday. , -
Mr. CREVVEY gave notice, that to-morrow. he
Icould move for copies of the Commissions or Pa-
tents of Sir E. Ncpcan, Lord Braybrook, &c.
SirJoug NEWPORT gave notiee;that on Thurs-'
day he would move for a return of the rates of
fees of all Officers, including Judges, in the Courts
of England and Ircland,• for the last 20 yeat'S , of
the alterations made in them, and by 'what autho-
rity, and of, the sums issued from various furuls
for their payment. _ .• .

The Writs of Assistance Bill was read a third
time, and passed.
Mr. BATHURST (on the question that the Clergy
Penalties Bill be committed) noticed the receipt
of a letter from the Attorney of Mr. Wright,
complaining d a statement made by the Right
Hon. Gentleman on a former night, that a Clergy-
man of Norwich had been sued for penalties
exceeding 13,909/. The object of the letter Was
to give information that those damages were mere-
ly nominal, and that the actual amount was not
.more than 30001. which might be considerably re-
duced.

The SPEAKER then left the Chair, and the Bill
went through the Comuniktee, well, as the East
India Tiinber Bill.

DOUGLAS postponed his motion regarding
the expenceof Elections until- to4norrow.

JAILS OF LONDON AND SOUTHWARK.

Mt. EDEN, in pursuance of notice, moved that
a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into
the Jails of the City of London and Borough of
Southwark.

Mr.,Alderman ATKINs opposed the motion, un-
less the Hon. Gentleman assigned satisfactory
reasons why the inquiry should be commenced.
Mr. Alderman SmITH thought some reason

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shotila ateede ko it; .

Mt. Eugm said, he found no_ dltNculty in giVing
s teason, for his motion. lie had moved some
time ago ror some papeh, from which, ‘,..iten re-
tutned, be fintud that the gad' of Newgate was
not only crowded, but-that. the .prisoners; espe-
tially the woinen, were without clothing. Since
that time lie hM( himself visited all :the gaols
which Were the subject of his motion, and had
found others in the same state as Nesvgate. klle-
thci• reasons than these he didnot ednceive to be
necessary, (Herr'.)—He had carefully abstained;,
in the reW words which he had s'aid, from any
thing which might be construed huh personal re-
flection; and he hnd said less on account of the
ready consent which had been given on a former
day to his motion.. if his object had been crimi=
nation, and not amelioration, he might have said,
that:instances of negligence appeared in many
parts of the prisons.
Sir WILLIAM CURTIS said, that 'notwithstand-
ing what had been said by the Honourable Gen-
tleman (Mr. Eden), he had no doubt but that
the inquiry would turn out entirely to the credit
of the Magistrates. The very day after that Gen-
tleman had visited the prisons, rugs were sent
to them for the prisoners (.4ye, front Mr. Whit-
bread). The Honourable Gentleman might say
aye, but he assured the house that such was
the fact.

SirJ. SHAW saitl, that it was impossible, in the
present crowded state.of the city gaols, to aceoin-
nfodate all the prisoners as it was to be wished ;
but he thought the 'Honourable Gentleman 'should
have abstained from his motion, at least until the
plan, which was-in a considerable state of forward-
ness, for removing,all the debtors froin Newgate
and the other gaols, to a distinct prison, should
have been put into execution. By this plan, the
'agistrates would" be enabled to discriminate be-
tween the old offenders', and those w.ho had been
committed for a first crime. A. House of -Correc-
tion, which had been recommended strenuou.sly
by the Judges, would be established ; the gaol of
Ludgate was to be appropriated to this purpose.
if any objection was made to this ,plan, a mo-
tion should he suede to revise the regulations. •
Mr. WH IT.BREAD said; it Was impossible that
any one could have expressed himself with more
candour and circumspection than his Hon. Friend
(Mr. Eden). An Hon. Baronet (Sir \V. Curtis)
seemed to think, that by his aye lie (Mr. W.)
meant to cast some imputation on the Hon. Ba-
rOnet''s credit. D:d that Hon. Baronet, by the
Ayes which he had so sednionsty bestowed on all
propositions of hi; friends the Ministers, mean to
cast any imputation on their measures ? What he
(Mr.-W.) meant was, to draw the attention of the
House to the circumstance, that a grievance;
which had long existed, was remedied imme-
diately upon its being brought under •the
tice of the public. It was said •bv some Gen-
tietnen,
that by the motion a reflection was' cast
on the City Magistrates ; if any reflection had
been cast by the motion,. how could it be wiped
away .but by an inquiry ? And what reason had
these Gentlemen, for resisting the inquiry fr6m
winch, as they professed, they would come forth
with increased lustre. But while the gaols weye
in such a state, -he thought it too much for the
House to wait till the
.good plans of the , City
Gentlemen should be carried into execution be-
tore they interfered.
Mr. SMITH explained.
Sir NV. Cokrrts explained, that, the'contract bad
been entered into for the rugs before Mr. 'Eden
vi<ited the prisons.
The motion was carried, and the Committee.ap-
pointed. .
Mr. C. GRANT presented a Petition from Inv( r-
ness respecting the Corn Laws-., -
Mr. StimNER brought up a Bill for widening and
improving the Streets of the Borough 'of South-
wark ; which wits react first, and ordered to be
read a second time.—Adjonrned.

SATURDAY'S GAZErfE—(C'ontinued.)

DIVIDENDS

April IG. W. Jarman, Bishopsgate-street without, nikr-
talter.—April 2G. T. ltutt. Dalstun, Middlesex, stock-broker.
9.3. W. and.'!'. Ethel!, Birmi;Fliarti, upholsterers.—
April 16. R. Tippler and L. Leailley, '1 ower-street, brokers.-.=
April -2. H. James, Cannon-street, bookseller.—April 16. J.
Vaughan, Edward-strek„Carendish-square, wine and brandy-
merch ant.—Mety 7. J. Ad ains.a nd J. Sprager, Great St. Thomas
Apostles, stationers.—April 16. T. Ashton,: Portsea, • linen-
draper,—April Diekins, Chapel-place, South Audio--
street, Hanover-square, tailor.—May 1.1. W. Major, Wool-
wich, niaster-mariner.—April 0. E. Asling, and J. Cooper,
Spa-road,' Bermondsey, merchants.—April J. Hook, Ber-
mondsey New-road, rictualler.—April 26. J. Hawkey. Picca-
dilly, army accoutrement-maker.—April 2G. J. and F. Callous,
Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, timber-merchun ts.—May 3.
iind It. Blackford, Lombard-street, luconen .—April /16.
J. Torr, .St. John-street, West Smithfield, linen-draper.—
April IG. W. Sutton, Selter's-hall-eourt,rnerehant.—April 30.
T. Moore, Worthing, builder.—Aprit 16. J. Perry, King's
Arm's-passage, Cornhill.—April 20. J. Hodson and C. Qunr-
reit, Bedelitre, Lancashire, calico-printers.--7 April Q 2. W.
Maton, New Sarum, grocer.-April 16. J. Israel, Bury-street,
St. Mary-axe, jeweller.