The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Mr. W. Pone obtained leave to bring in the fol-
lowing Bills
A Bill to enable the coadjutors of Archbishops
and Bishops in IrelAnd to execute the powers of
Archbishops and Bishops respeCtively. This Bill
he said was necessary, in consequence of the
unfortunate situation of the Archbishop of Dub-
lin. His Grace being nearly incapable of per-
forming his duties, the Archbishop of Cashel Ind
been appointed his Coadjutor ; but the Coadjutor
had not the power of the Archbishop, to enforce re-
sidence, and Oo other acts for the goOd of the
Church ; this Bill therefore became necessary.
A Bill to amend the Laws relating to the Irish
Militia. The objed of this Bill he said, was, to per-
►nit the enlisting of a certAin proportion of boys,
under I 4 years of age, as was the case in the Eng-
lish Militia. The Bill also gave to the Commander-
in-Chief the shine power over the Irish Militia,when
in this country, that the Commander of the forces
had over them t.k hen they were in Ireland.

A Bill to amend Ole,Ad of last Session for mak—
ing provision for We Families of Militia Men in
Ireland ; and
A Bill to enable the Wives and Families of Sol-
diers embirkiug in Ireland for Foreign Service, to
return to their homes.

The Loan Bill %%ent through a Committee, the
report of which was ordered to received to-morrow.

REPORT OF THE SUPPLY.

Mr. LosatNGTLe brought up the Iteport of the
Committee of Supply.
The Rt..soluti o for granting 2,000„0001. for the
aid of Pot ttwal, was read and agreed to.
On the Motion for agreeing to the resolution for
granting 80,0001. to commence the Brt'akwater in
Plymouth Sound, a lung couveration arose.
Sir HOME Popnam stated, at considerable length,
the objections which he entertained to the measure,
which consisted chiefly of the injury which it might
occasion by filhog up Cawsand Bay, the danger
hich, in a gale of wind, would attend even so kw
as eight or ten sail ot. the line in endeavouring to ob-
tain shy ter behind the Breakwater, and the difficulty
with which a fleet could get out trom behind it,with
precisely that wind which would enable a fleet from
Brest to reach Ireland in forty.eight hours. He
strongly recommended, before the-adoption of •any
plan on the subject, that a Committee of experienced
Naval Officers should be appointed, deliberately to
examine the practicability and probable result of the.
proposed scheme.
Captain Beresford, Sir J. Yorke, Sir R. Bicker-
ton, and Sir C. Pole, on the contrary, argued
warmly in support of the intended measure, contro-..
versed some:l some of the professional statements of

the Hon. Admiral, and deprecated any further de-
lay in the commencement elan undertaking se nu-
poitant to the naval service.

Lord COCHRANE impuled the supposed necessity
for this breakwater to the usage of making men
of war take: in their masts, &c. in open
.road.
steads, ins'ead of going into harbour fur that pur--
pose ; a praclice which occaS °tied the greatest dis-.
content in the Navy, as it prevented the sailors from
ever getting on Shore. Under the existing circum-
stances of the country, he thought every expence
not absolutely necessary ought to be avoided ; but,
if he might be permitted to do so, he would move
as an amendment to the question- before the House,
" That towards the construction of this Breakwater,
a duty of 50 per cent, be le% ied ,on all StnecureS,
which the Com.rittees of,Parliament had (Lclarea
ought to be abolished,-and a duty of 20 per cent. -on
all other sinecures."

The SPEAKER observed, that it was not competent
to the Noble Lord to make such an amendment.
All that the House could do was, direEtly to 3:•sent
to-or dissent from the motion for agreeing to the
Resolution.

Lord COCHRANE said, that the money which, ac-
cording to his proposition, might be raised. from the
holders of Revenue Offices, would be much better
employed in dropping stones into Plymouth Sound,
than in giving burgundy, champagne, and dances to
the ladies of London.

After some further discussion, in which Mr. W.
Keene, Mr. Grenfell, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Whit-
bread, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Yorke participated, the
Reiolution was agreed

The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and at Eleven o'Clock the House adjourned.

MAIDSTONE, MARCH 17.—Yesterday evening at
six o'clock, on the arrival of the Right Hon. Sir A.
MACDONALD, Lord Chief Baron, and Sir NASH
Gaose, Knr. commenced the Assizes ror this
County. Their Lordship's we're escorted in by
JOHN WELLS, Esq. High Sheriff, and his suite.
Alighting at the Court- Hall, they opened their com-
mission for holding the some, and afterwards ad-
journed the Court to this morning. Our Gaol Ca-
lendar presents a list of 94 offenders for trial, which,
we are sorry to express, is an increase on -that of
March 1811. On the Civil side much busineA is
also expeded.
At the late Assizes at Northampton, John Wad-
dington, an inhabitant of that town (which Was
lately a depot for prisoners of war on 'parole), was.
tried before Mr. Justice BAILEY, upon an indid-
ment, charging him with aiding in the escape from
Northampton of two prisoners of war, named Jules.
-Douzair and John Henry Ziloff, who absconded'
from their parole in. the night of the 31st of August
last. It appeared in-evidence that Waddington had
aded as conduaor of the two F►enchmen, and was
apprehended With them the same night in the mail
coach at,Dunstable, on their road to London. The
Jury, without hesitation, found the defendanr
guilty ; and he was sentenced (in addition to an
imprisonment of seven months, which he bad un-
dergone from the'time of his being apprehended),
to be confined in the common gaol of the comuy
for two years ; to pay a fine to the King of tool.
to be farther imprisoned till that tine be paid, and,
at the expiration of his imprisonment, to cute: nkra-.
a recognizance of tool. will) two swell, s in the
sum of 501. each, for his good behaviour for the
term of three years. It hoped that this may ope-
rate as arr example to.deter others from the com-
mission of similar crimes.

On Tuesday evening, between seven and eight
o'clock, as Mr. Daniel, coach-builder, of Old Bond-
street, was travelling in a gig over Barnes Common,
he was stopped by a single footpad, who seized hi*
horse's head, presented a, pistol, and robbed Mr.
Daniel of a NI. and two IL Bank-notes.
The two soldiers who some time since robbed
Mr. Blaker and Mr. Chapman, of Brighton,-on-
highway, near Patcham, and made their escape,, it
is said, have been apprehended in Yorkshire.

On Monday morning were seen at Carlisle the
beautiful phenomenon of two parkelia, or mock-
suns, i❑ the heavens. They were first observed
aboUt ten o'clock, and appeared of variable bright-
ness until near twelve, when they vanished.

•
BIRTH.
On Monday last, at Lyrnington, the Lady of Sir John C.
Hollywood, Bart. of a Son and Heir.