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London, England, 1824-03-10 00:00:00

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Feb. 23, 1 824

THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of His MA-
JESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice,
that they will SEL r,, by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the
TOPER, on THURSDAY, the lith day of March next, at
'Eleaft o'Cloch in the Forenoon precisely, SUNDRY
LOTS of NEW and OLD STORES, consisting of
Ilew Sand Bags, Old Saddlery Articles, Tents, and Camp
Kettles, Iron Crows and Iron Sword Scabbards, Blankets
and Coverlets, Bushel and Lump Iron, Copper, Tarred and
Whit, Rope, Pieces of Gun Barrels, Bayonet Socliets, Sword
,itid Ramrods, and a quantity of Cast Iron Sand Shot,
rh, whole of which may be viewed upon application at the
Prihripal Storekeeper's Ogee, in the Tower, (with the excep-
t" the Cast Iron Sand Shot, which is to be viewed and
delivered at the Royal Laboratory at Woolwich), where
Printed Lists of the Lots and Conditions of the Sale, will be
delivered to those Persons who may apply for the same.

By Order of the Board,
RYI-1,1111, pr the Secretary.

CONTRACT FOR HEMP.
Naiy-Office. March 9, 1924.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS and COM-
MISSIONERS of HIS MAJESTY'S Nd VY do
4'04 give Notice, That on Wednesday, the 31s1 Instant,
at One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Per-
-4.4, as may be willing to Contract for supplying

RIGA and PETERSBURGH HEMP,
And ITALIAN or CHILI HEMP.

r° be delivered at His Mojesty's Yards, according to a
Retribution, which, with a Form of the Tender, may be
".en at tkis Office. No Tender will he received after One
Clock, on the Day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the
rtY, or an .dgent for him, attends.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, Feb. 27, i 824.
THE
COURT OF DIRECTORS of the
UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG-
LA_
TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give
Notice,

That whereas, under arrangements promulgated by the
~overnor•General in Council, of Fort William, on the 14th
and 516th of Februat 18.23, a certain port,on of al! the Pro-
Missory Notes of that Government, bearing date the 31st of
March, 1822, was discharged on the Ist of May, 1823, and
41 the case of Proprietors resident in Europe, their Agents
were entitled to receive Treasury Notes for the amount dis-
charged, payable eighteen months after date, and bearing
interest for that period, at the rate of fire per tent. per ann.,
directions have been issued to the said Government to grant
sills upon the Court for the amount of such Treasury Notes,
to all cases in which the Proprietors shall be bona fide resi-
dent in Europe, payable at the rate of two shillings the sicca
lapee, and eighteen mouths after date, with a reservation to
the Court of the 'option of postponing payment for one, two,
or.three years after the expiration of the said term of eightern
months, upon allowing interest at the rate of four per cent.
per annum for the period of po►tponers►ent.
This Notice is given in order that the Proprietors resident
in Europe may communicate directions thereon to their
Agents in India, in time to allow of those directions being
received previously to the Ist of October, 1824, at which time
the Treasury Notes because payable.

JOSEPH DART, Secretary.

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
BY MR. SOTHEBY,
At his ROOMS, No. 3, WELLINGTON-STREET,
STRAND, on MONDAY, 29th of MARCH, and Eleven
following Days, (Sunday excepted), at Twelve o Clocic,
HE highly valuahle Collection of PRINT'S,
the Property of the late Sir MARK MA STERMAiN
C
SYKES, Baronet' of Slechnere-house and Settrington, in tile
County of York :
PART THE FlRST,—Consisting of a series of BRITISH
PORTRAITS, from the Heptarchy to the end of the Reign
of William 111., comprising a capital assemblage of extremely
are
and curious-Prints, including several unique ;—Beautiful
Equestrian and Hisiorical Engravings, by Delaram, Elstracke,
Rogers, the Pass Pamily &c. ;_the principal Works of IV.
Hollar ; Matchless display of the Productions of that Cele-
brated Artist, \V. PAITHORNE, many of them Brilliant
Proofs, &c. &c. &e,
Catogues (pTice 3s. 6d•) be now had of Mr. Parker,
Oxford; Mr. Thorpe may
Mr. . Edinburgh
•
Messrs. Hodges and Cambridge ; Laing, ,
'll'Arthur,- Dublin ; Messrs. Robinson,
Liverpool ;Messrs. Robinson and Bent, Manchester ; Messrs.
Longman and Co., Paternoste • Mr. Triphook, Bond-
street ; and at the Place of osier-row
' '
N. B. Admission (wTithimCel
day, March 24, to the aotaflos.gailiees only) to View on Wednes-
-____________

THE DUTY TAKEN OFF SILKS.
lIUBBARD and CO. Silk-Mercers to the
Royal Family, hare resolved to sell the Remainder
of their STOCK with the Duty Deducted, they therelore beg
N4Pito announce, that their valuable Stock, consisting of Gros de
es, I...evantines, Sarsnets, Satins, and Shawls, is now
toady for inspection ; each article will he charged at
the
orest possible price. A variety of Shawls, and French Silk
Cloaks to be Sold at prime cost. Family Mourning of every
description, at the Silk and Irish Poplin Warehouse, 12,
Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.

This Day was published,
THE BACHELOR'S WIFE; a Selection of
Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory
Vations.

By .JOHN GALT, Esq.
In One Volume, Post Octavo, price 10s. 6d. boards.
" What's in a name ? the rose
1,, By any other name would smell as sweet."
td.::!2 WORKS of HENRY MACKENZIE, Esq.; a New
A-1",1, with a Critical Dissertation on the Tales of the
lunthor, by J°11" Gait,
Esq.
In One handsome pocket Vo-
St tne; with Vignette and Frontispiece, engraved in the lest
I!* of the art, from Paintings by Uwins. ed. boards.
üblished
"* B. Whittakfor Oliver and Bold, Edinburgh ; and G. and
et,

Pp.D.n.TOOTH.ACHE AND EAR-ACHE.
—,7"'Y' ESSENCE has received the sanc-
ges in 1 ?nd
h, ,4uPport of the must Disti.ngui,sped. Person-f
til'e file
—ngu"ci to ether with the united testimony o
rst Physicians i i 4
bents in highly resEurope, and numerous favourable com-
er ,Medical Journals, where it has
itseen declared to bePtelctl‘iße'st thing ever discovered for the
iloshce and Earache."-Lehe " lt instantaneously relieves the
„_: excruciating Pain, preserves.
the Teeth sound and. firm,
t
•ull ents further Deca,y, effectually cures the `curvy ii.i.,
.lr'e_
viertl3, fastens loose Teeth and renders t hem Firm and sr.
.„ eable to
1 ooth..,ch_ the latest period,'
Sold • "v7' and effectually Prevents the
No.. in Bottles, at ts. lid. and 2s. 9d. by Butlers, Chemists,
the ''',,t cheapside, St; Paul's, and 2W, Regent-street? (near
d ;
Seio,*.lSYle Rooms), London ; Waterloo-placc, Edinburgh v,„.
ders vtlillte-street, Dublin ; and by the principal Medicine
el, Be the United Kingdom.
ache. '''careful to ask for " Perry's Essence for the Tooth-

CALEDONIAN ASYLUM for SUPPORTING and EDU-
CATING the CHILDREN of SOLDIERS, SAILORS,
and MARINES, Natives of SCOTLAND, who have died,
or been disabled in the Service of their Country, and of
Indigent Scotch Parents resident in London, not entitled
to Parochial Relief, Cross street, Hatton-garden.
NOTICE is hereby given, That a QUAR-
TERLY GENERAL COURT of this CORPORA-
TION will be held here on MONDAY, the 22d Instant, at
Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, for the ELECTION of
EIGHT DIRECTORS, and for the dispatch of other busi •
neat. The Chair to be taken at Twelve o'Clock precisely.
On SUNDAY, the 4th of April, TWO SERMONS will be
preached for the Benefit of the Institution, at the Caledo-
nian Church, by the Rev. EDWARD IRVING, A.M. Pastor
of that Church. Divine Service to begin at Eleven in the
Forenoon, and at Half-past Six in the Evening precisely.
The SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will take
place at the FREEMASONS"fAVERN, on SA lURDAY,
the 10th of April next.
Win Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK and ALBANY,
President, in the Chair.
STEWARDS.
The Most Hon. the Marquis' -
of Graham
Sir Chas. Cockerel!, Bart.
Sit It. Towitshend Farquhar,
Bart.'
Thomas B,

D. C. Guthrie, Esq.
J. C. Berries, Esq. M•P.
Robert Inner, Esq.
Peter Laurie. Esq. •lieriff
Henry Longlands, Esq.
mamas Brunton, Esq. Simon Mc. Gillirray, Esq.
Irew Colville, Esq. James Mitchell, Esq.
John Drummond, Esq. Colonel David Stewart, of
Arch. Farquharson, of Fin- I
Garth, K.C.B.
zean, Esq. M.P. George Tritt.n, Esq.
An ELECTION of Two BOYS to be placed on the Foun-
dation, will take place at the Quarterly General Court in
June next. Applications on behalf of Candidates must he
transmitted (post paid), addressed to the Corporation of the
Caledonian Asylum, on or before the Ist of April next.—
Printed Forms of Petition may be obtained by applying at
the Asylum

M. S. METCALFE, Secretary.

PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARcu

Mr. BROGDEN and others from the Commons brought up
the South American Postage Bill, and several Private Bills,
which were read a first time.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Marlebone, against bear-baiting and other cruel
sports.

OFFICE OF CLERK OF PARLIAMENT.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to make the motion of which
he had given notice, for tile appointment of a Committee to in-
quire into the state of the office of Clerk of Parliament. He
did not mean to trouble their Lordships with any observations
on the present occasion. The object of the inquiry would
merely be to consider what was fitting to be done with the
office in future. He was sensible that it must be the wish of
their Lordships to do justice to all parties by any decision to
which they might come, and he had no object in nominating
the Committee but to appoint those members of the House
who could most conveniently and effectually prosecute the in-
quiry. He concluded by moving that a Committee be appoint-
ed to inquire into the office of Clerk of Parliament.
Earl GROSVENOR observed, that no immediate advan-
tage to the public would arise from this measure ; but their
Lordships must be aware that a very considerable saving might
take place on the decease of the person who now held the office.
The Noble Earl afterwards alluded to the office of Remem-
brancer of the Exchequer, and urged the necessity of the re-
gulation of it. Their Lordships, he remarked, were aware
that that office still remained as it was (Lord Liverpool said
across the table, " No.") The Noble Earl then adverted to
the necessity of also regulating the office of the Clerk of the
Pelts, and also that the Lord Chief Justice of -Scotland wished
that the'coniideration of the state of all these offices might be
referred to a Committee.
bweielthn'hrpeeEspsaeeerdlt oftoefrtlh,teltiVoeki:R POOL reminded their Lordships, that
offices of
abolitiontlle
authorizedxcheq utehr,
the
ee law
Lords which hadhe
tThreettsmur7rhtoismhaakdehweehnatareengeulaastiofnasr they thought necessary in
IWitb regard Co the Remembrancer of the Exchequer,tes it had,
as lie stated on a former day, been found necessary to nit it on
a new footing ; but before it should be finally regulated, it was
the wish of the Barons of the Exchequer to ascertain precisely
what ought to be done with it, and for that purpose a Gentle-
man had been appointed to execute the necessary duties, but
without a salary.

The motion for the Committee was then agreed to, and the
Noble Earl proceeded to name the Lords he wished to compose
it, selecting them from each side of the House alternately.

APPELLANT JURISDICTION.

Lord CA LTHORPE wished to say a few words on a sub-
ject in which the interests of the public and the dignity of their
Lordships' House was deeply concerned:: he alluded to the ar-
rangement recently made for hearing appeals. That arrange-
ment he had heard complained of out of the House, and he had
not heard in the House any one argument in its favour, except
that of convenience; but, however important that convenience
might he, it was to be regretted if it were obtained at the ex-
pence of that respect in which the appellant, jurisdiction of the
House ought to be maintained. It seemed to liim that there was
much ground for doubt as to the propriety of an arrangement,
the principal feature of which was the absence of one of the
Judges, on whose opinion appellants were accustomed to rely.
He was far from wishing to depreciate the qualifications of the
individual who was recently appointed to preside at the hearing
of causes, but he certainly could not have the same authority
as the Noble and Learned Lord with whom the House and the
public were more intimately acquainted. There was, besides,
a great anomaly in bringing appeals from a superior judge before
an inferior ; and though this argument might seldom apply
with respect to English causes, it certainly did as to the Scotch,
since the individual to whom lie had alluded was in judicial
authority inferior to the Lord President of the Court of Session.
Supposing, then, that the judgment was always that of the in-
dividual who presided in the absence of the Lord Chancellor,
there was this objection to be made ; but if it was said that the
House decided, then he would ask who were the colleagues by
whom that individual was assisted ? How could the judgment
be said to be that of their Lordships as a body, when the regu-
lation made by the House for hearing appeals proceeded on the
stippotition that each Noble Lord attended only one day? He
did not mean to say that the regulation precluded any Noble
Lords flow attending ; but in fact no others were expected to
attend besides those whose names were in the order. This ar-
rangement, in his opinion, tended to lower the dignity of the
House in the eyes of the public, and he hoped it would not be
continued. There was another subject which affected the dig-
nity of that House, and also of the other House of Parliament,
to which he wished to call the attention of their Lordships : he
alluded to certain of the forms and part of the practice of both
Houses. Nothing could have a worse tendency than the re-
striction imposed on their Lordships's House as to originating
certain Bills ; for that restriction was not merely confined to
money bills, but extended to those for promoting various useful
changes and improvements in which it might be necessary to
enact a penalty. This practice arose out of constitutional jea-
lousy, which might be misapplied. He did not mean to throw
any reflection on the other Hour ; the usage had grown up
gradually, perhaps because their Lordships had neglected to
make a proper resistance in the first instance. In consequence,
however, of this restriction on their Lordships as to originating
bills, the authority of the other House of Parliament was se-
riously affected ; for bills came up in such numbers at the close
of a Session, that their Lordships had no alternative left but to
reject them. It was perfectly evident, that by this practice
their Lordships were deprived of an advantage which was due
to them—that of taking their proper share in the transaction of
public affairs.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL was somewhat surprised at the
observations of the Noble Lord, as they certainly had no direct
reference to the motion before the House, which was the nomi-
nation of a Committee to inquire into the state of the office of
Clerk of Parliament. The regulation of the Rouse which the
Noble Lord had now thought proper to attack, was one which
had been the result of a long and deliberate inquiry, made by a
Committee, whose recommendation was adopted after mature
consideration by the House. The course now resorted to was
considered by the House to be the best mode of curing the
crying grievance of the great arrear of appeals. The whole
question was referred to a Committee of the House, composed
of persons belonging to all parties, among whom were some of
the most eminent members of their Lordship's House, and