The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-16 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.--Yesterday a farmer, of Wit!Fog-
ton, near Croydon, was charged before Mr. NARgi,
with selling 7`2 trusses of straw, on the 21st of last.
March, the inside of which were of an inferior sort
to the outside, at St. James's Haymarket ; the mid-
dle of the trusses being composed of short, rotten,
wet straw. The defendant was convitled in the
pe-
nalty of is. for each truss, and costs, amounting in
the whole to 51: ss.

HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday 11. Vise,' charged
with robbing the Taunton coach of a parcel "contain-
ing property to the amount of 25001, on the night
of the 2d of August, t 810, was brought up tor a.
third examination, during which no further proof 0t
the identity of the prisoner was made; be was how-
ever remanded.

At the Old BAiley nothinz of any public intcreA
occurred yesterday.

Biron GERAMB, according to the accounts which
have been given of him, since his departure from
this country, has appeared in as many disguises as
PROTECtS ; but, amidst all his various change,;, it noes
not appear that there was any difference in his real
charaaer.

An Opera from Mr. LEwts, the Author of The
Castle Spectre, and the great Horror-mon!.;rer of the
day, is said to bt: among the novelties forthcoming
at Covent-Garden Theatre.

Yesterday morning, hetwem the hours of four
and five o'clock, a fire broke out. in Conduit-court,
Long-Acre, leading into Hart-street, which burnt
very fiercely for some time, cons wed two houses, nd
damaged two more. Two houses at the corner of the
court in Long Acre, owing to their back park beingwithin a few tees of the houses destroyed, were
danger, and had it not been for the exettion
of Ihi firemen, would have certainly tell v,ctr'rus to
the fury of the flames. Happy arc we th it ['o live`

LIIPERIAL PARLI/1111EN7.

HOUSE OF PEERS.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Irish Spirits Warehousing Bill went through
a Committee, c.nd was reported without zny amend-
ment. The other Bills on the table ‘kere tor-
Warded.

kingston, from the Eist India HOuse, pre-
sented a Copy of the Negociation between his 1\137
lesty's Government, and the Diredors. of the' -4-ist
India Company, respecting a renewal of
their rx,-
clusive,privileges, which was ordered to lie on the
table,

The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved, That this House
do not insist on its Amendrineuts to the Loral Mi-
litia Bill sent up by the Commons ; and that a-Mes-
'Lige be sent to inform the Cominoßs k hert.ot, which
was ordered accordingly.
Mr. Vansittatf, accompanied by several Mem-
bers, presented,a Mestrage from- the CornmonS, re-
questing that the Earl of 'Ross be permitted to
at-
lend the Commiiree of that House, appointed to
inquire into the Pribltc Expenditure of Ireland.
A Petition was presented by the. Marquis of
STAFFORD, from certain Manufaclurers, and others,.
engaged lit the making of China Ware, in the Pot-
teries of Statford,hiie, against the renewal of the
East India C nipany's Charter.
Ot-.i•-red to lie on the table.
On the iilo`loll of the Etrl of LAUDERDALE, the
AQp-r, the Select Committee on the Atfairsof
Zttdia Pie ordered to be printed.
Uti tir question for the third rending of the
Coupar Jou Bill, a discussion of some length took

Lord ERSKINE urged a vatiety of objeeliotrs
Against the measure, and contended that it militated
..„ai;ainst the Law of S,otland, as a certain nuinbcrof
hound
Burghs, of which Couirar was one, *e.re
!iound by law not only to erect and keep in repair a
Jail for debtors and criminals, but were responsible
I°l- their safe custody--besides,it as provide 1,
that offenders should be committi d Ve. nearest
Jail, a. provision
.which the Bill would go to (-win-
leraa ; he could hardly suppose it v,as t lie intention
°I their Lordship 7.3 to all •r ihelaw Scotland, its
Paints' so essential, through dik:.merituni of r pri-
vate bill.
, .
Lord Viscount MELVILLE CU.': thrmea
lutes which he conceived necessary, On aCCOLInt of
the wretched state of the Jails in tliat part of the
Fotintry.. The objections on I he. s ore of its going to
'infringe the law of Scotland, rid not apply. In.
'his instance, a number of , tulie spirited G-ntle-
tll en had come forwarxl with a subscription (feeling
loe necessity of having a proper and suffici,lit jail)
t 0 defray the expences, and the place proposed for
Lhe erection was every way the most eligible and
convenient.

The Earl of RossLYN spoke at son length in
14t1; fort of the'objettiOns c,f his Noble Fiiend (Lord
rsiiine) against the

The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed 'his opinion,
that, atitnitting the Law of Se-tland t:' be as his-
Noble and Learned Friend -advanced, stathe
as far as he had an opportunity ref considering it,
did not tend. to alter the la He had opportuni-
ties of being it:lon:led as to the deplorable toate of
Many orthe prisians in Scotland; in One case parti.
tcultly which came under, his cognizance, the de-
fence set up against a' charge ofsuffr.ri :g a-prisoner
xo escape, was, that he etfechd it by little more
than scratching his head against the cirling The
real question was, whether they should give to.the
borough of. Coupar a jail or not ; and they should
It-tnetntier, that although they could not do all the
good desired, it was incumbent upon them to do•as
much as they could.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE contended, illatthe
-Learned Lord's view of the 13111 was etroneous, he
Thought it did not alter the laws; the Bill. .expi'essly
bade the Jail of Coupar a County Jail, which,
atl-101.1g other points, was a conttavention of the Law
of Scotland.
-Lord REDEsDALE argued in support of what had
fallen from the Noble Lord on the Wookack.

After a short explanation from the Earl of LAU.
bERDALE, the question was petty generally callld
tor.

On putting it, the Bill was ordered to be `read
a third time without a division, and was afterwards
Passed.

Their Lordships then (at seven o'clock) adjourn
ed till to-morrow.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.