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PENSIONS.

11r. G. RENNET moved for T:4le production of
certain Accounts as to the ep4ilicatio►► of 90,0001.
per annum, under the Act id the 22t1 of Geo. 111.

—Orderrd.

STEAM ENGINES MAII.C. TO CONSUME THEIR OWN

SMOKE.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, it was in the recol-
lection of ru,any Members of that Flonse, that dur-
ing (he .session preceding the last, lie.bad moved
foe n :,:oinimittee to inquire into the practicability
of 2tectikig, Steam Engines and Furnaces in such
a manner as to relieve the places in which they
were, erected from the intolerable noisance which
dick intense smoke had so generally produced to
the health and comfort of the population of large
Lilies and towns. That Committee bad been
granted to him. and their Report was in the pos-
session of the Ilouse. If Gentlemen would take
the trouble of attending to its suggestions, they
wroth! find substantial reasons to he satisfied that
such a very desirable improvement could be both
easily and raornmly effected. From the manner
In which these furnaces were erected, and in-
creased as they were in number, London, Man-
chester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and other exe
tensive cities and towns, were almost bcco:oe
un-
inhabitable.—(A laugh.)—Gentlemen may laugh
at the term, but he contended it was strictly true,
as the persons engaged in business in these towns
were actually compelled to guard the health of
their families front the deleterious effects of the
ebullitions of smoke issuing from those furnaces,
by removing to hired houses at a distance from the
place of •their avocations. The whole of these
dense ebullitions of smoke, which made the air of
large places so unhealthy, and propagated lever
and disease, principally arose from the furnaces
as they wete at present constructed. That such
an evil could be corrected, and corrected without
injury to the persons engaged in bu-iness con-
nected with these Steam Engines, he was certain
he could convince both the House and the Coun-
try. lie hod only to rettr to the manufactory of
Mr. Parkes, ett IVsrwick•, where. the experiment
had been made most successfully. Ile had him-
self gone to Warwick for the purpose of seeing
it, and the result had more than satisfied his most
sanguine expectations. In that manufactory
there %vete three furnaces, all of which were
constructed so as to coesuine their own smoke,
and he conid add that these furnaces were con-
structed at as small an expence as the ones gene-
rally in use, and that they were worked with a
less constonption of fuel by one-fourth. 11, on
entering Nit Parkes's establishment, any gentle-
mail was asked to point out the position of the
gteat furnaces, he would be at a loss to discover
them, so efficiently had the experiment been car-
ried into practice. There was not more, smoke
from these furnaces titan from a common chim-
ney. In order to be fully satisfied, he himself,
at his visit, endeavoured to create a smoke, but
was unable. ‘Vithin ten yards of the manufactory,
was a bleaching ground and an extensive garden,
awl he need not add, that neither bleaching nor
planting could succeed in the vicinity of the or-
Oinary furnaces. His first object was to set scien-
tific men investigating, and he had no drosht thus
that time desirable object would he brought to per-
fection. The experiment teas tried,. but not with
such efficient results as that of Mr. Parkes, in
the neighbourhood of the Penitentiary, Milbank.
He felt it due tit the health and comfort of tne
populatiou of large cities and towns, to persevere,
eve') lie were compelled to apply to Parliament
for a compelstny measure. Ile could appeal to
his fiight Honourable Friend the Member for Li-
verpool (..*:r. Canning) as to time state of its
atmosphete—(a consequence of the
de .se :;moke from the present construction
of its tooto riots futnaces. Mentbeis hail only to
took from the Speaker's house to the surrey side
of t;ie river to be convinced of their poisonous
effects, li7hen Levees %sere held et Buckiogbani-
house, it tv•,:is impossible to find a way out from
the o,ese atm-sphere creamed all around by the
furnaces of Mr. Elliott's brewery. Even Hyde-
pat k was contaminated by the volumes of smoke
istling from the Cani\on brewery. Ile cool,'
"ter to his lionoorAhle and Learned Friend near
him (Mr. Denman) tot his authority, as he IJC-
Loi»punit,tl bitu when be visited sir. l'euktS'

sake seven or eteritt tiiirsons into the HOnsi Of
Commons, and that it was lint necessary that they
should go in " .clean,“ which meant' that they
might go in with (illy thine outlet their arms ; and
he prcinoSed that they should go in with books or
cases, Which might, be filled with gunbarrels, cot
down to the letigth of three or four inches each,
and charged with gunpowder, phosphorus, Stc.i,
to be throWn into the body of -he House, for the
destruction of the assemble( i Members. In the
course of several conversations which took place
with respect to the plait, au(t to the Means of
exeCittiog it, Edwards declared that " Thistle
wood was the boy to do it."—lt was very clear
that two days after.ThiStlewood's liberation from
Hort:bath gaol, Edward's was introduced to that
person at Preston's, the Goblet.. It was also dear
that Edwards did get the cases made to which he
had alluqed; that he prepared the hooks,g onbarrels,
&c. and Olathe seemed to be supplied with money
for that purpose ; for although he had but very
recently been compelled to lie on straw, and
was unable 10 procure a pot of beer, Inc
had allatt once intang sufficient to purchase litote
and other instruments and weapons of destruction.
These were the part's of the deposition which
mainly affected-the lionse. To the o her parts,
which were of a very dreadful nature indeed, he •
would not advert, unless tavired to do so by the .
appointment of a Committee ot Secrecy, or in
any other way in whreh the Hotta,- might think.
fit to call for the disclosure. All the plots de-
scribed in the deposition were originally laid down
by Edwards ; and the Howse would bear in mind
that moue of the r)ersons by whom the deposition
had been made were wituesses on the late trials:
either for the Crown or for the ptisonei a. He had
that morning received several Other comitioniea-
lions of a similar [ramie, 'bearing testimony to.the
character of Edward-s, and describing the various
plots which he had suggested. What he (Mr.
Alderman Wood) now retrieved was, that the
House would hare the indulgence to direct hint
what course to pro-site.. Perhaps the circum-
stance's, as far as he had deset ihrd them, might be
considered is breach of privilege, and it might be
expedient to order the immediate attendance of the
offender at the .B.li—(a lang)l).—lf, on the other
hand, it should be thonght advisable to appoint it
Committee of Secrecy, the whole of the evideece
would then become fit matter of deliberation.—
He was ready to adopt either proceeding: He
had dote thal which in his situation he had con-
ceived to be his duty. Not having thought it
right to swear the ittrties to their account ot
transactions which had taken place in the County
of Middlesex, he had ortly the altt Illative of send-
ing (hem to a Midnlesex Magistrate, or of
taking them to Lord Sitintooth. He had telt
it to. be his ditty to adopt the latter blanch of
the alternmive, and he accordingly went hint.!
self, and ortleied the witnesses to attend at the
Office of the Secretary of State for the Home 'llea
parttnent. It so happened, . however, that Lott!
Sid mouth had quitted the office a few moments
before their arrival. He therefore left the depo-
sition with an Hon. Gentleman then in hit eye,
to he placed in the hands 01 Lord Si in
from whom lie had received an answer, which he
would not read. Wileo such a man as the indi-
vidual whom he had named went abou, with so
touch, boldness from public-house to public-house,
and from private house to private house,. inciting
the people to enter into plots and conspiracies,
it surely -became the Horse of Commons to hives`
tigate, in some way or oilier, at least that part of
the charges against him . which W.-i 8 C•PrintCled
with themselves. Ile pledged hiMself, it the en-
quiry were gone into, to produce such evidence
as, unless the man escaped out of the country,
would mos: assuredly lead to his conviction. Lie
wits perfectly satisfied that the evidence was amply
sufficient for that purpose. Under ail the circum-
stances of the case, and feeling doubtful as to the
exact course which it was most desirable to pia-
sne, he would rather sit down without making
any precise motion.
The SPEARER, however, intimating the pro-
priety on the part of the Worthy Alderman, of
BRITISH LINEN. concluding his observations with some motion,
Mr, 11ABERLY next moved for a Return of the Mr. Alderman Wool) moved, ,s That George
Amount ot Bounties on Irish' and British Linen ; Edwards do immediately attend at the Bar of this
Linen Yarn imported ; of the Amount of the Ex• House." •
port and Import of Linen for the last three years; Mr. BATHURST observed, that the only question
and the qiiantity of Hemp and Flax imported dur- for the House to determi ,e was, whetter that
ing the same period.—Ordered, which had been stated by the Worthy Alderman
IRISH STOCK. called upon them to take up the matter as a breaelt
Ott . the motion of Mr. C. GRANT, leave was of privilege. The motion did not require any other,
given to bring in two. Bills—one for the Adminis reference to the circumstances which had been de-
Stratton of Assets in Ireland, the other.to Facilitate scribed by the Wortky Aldermin than this—could
the Transfer of Stock 'ruder orders of Courts of those circumstances be construed into a breach
Equity in Ireland. of privilege ? Now really he besought the House
TREASONABLE CONSPIRACY AN)) MIL EDWARDS. to consider what sort of precedent they would
Mr. Alderman Wool) said, he rose to introduce establish, it they acquiesced in the Worthy Al-
to the attention of the House a subject of very derman's motion. Here was a man, who,accorda
considerable importance. He felt some difficulty, ing to the Worthy Aldermao, was an accomplice--
however, as to the manner in which he should (Sr, rather a principal, in the conspiracy for which
bring it before them. He may be. wrong as to several unfortunate persons had lady forfeited.
the view betook of the particular coarse he ought their lives.. According to the Worthy Alderttan,
.to take ;if he were so, the Speaker and the opi- that man was deeply implicated in the crinre for
pion of the Molise would set him right. It struck which those persons had suffered ; and if the ow-
him that the subject was one affecting most essen- lion were agreed to, he would be called to the
tially the privileges of the House. That was the Bar to be examined on a charge of having emu.
• view which, on the best consideration, he was mitted a breach of priviiege, when, if the alleg,
disposed to take of it. Tine facts were, that in . lions of the tVorthy Alderman were borne out by
hip situation as a Magistrate, an application had the tact, he would be found to have committed ait
been made to him to teeeitre informations of Iligh overt act' of tteason ! If any other course could
Treason against a certain individual. No less he adopted in which the case might he faielv in.
than seven persoOs tentlereti their depositions, vestig.ttedehe would concur iii it; hot it the Wor-
fottr of whom were persons of unimpeachable thy Alderman really believed that the individit it
character. He. in coejonetion with a most re. in question had projected the attempt against that
spectable fellow Magistrate, Sir William Dom- House which had been desct ibed, he Would really
ville, felt it a duty to take the itloll pri- recominenit the Worthy Alderman to withdraw a
rate. These depositions went to various facts, .motion for calling lilftt intlividtl"ltit the Bar: in
tending to spew a conspiracy of a tnost treason- the supposition that he would there charge hir-
able and nefarious character—,hey went to prove self with such an offence.
the cOnteinpistea destruction of the highest and Mr. Alderman WooD rem7n,led the Right Hon.
most illustrious personage in the kingdom. lint Gentleman, that be had expressed the difli id. y
of these pat7ts of the transaction, he felt it nine- which he felt on the nest, concur itn. The Right
hP.m).
. cessary there, in the present stage of the. ingoiry, Gentleman said than. h,l woat the ives.
to say more ; he should immediately advert to tigation of the case, if it were brought ft.: ward in
that part only, which Was applicable to that any shape in which it could with more advantage
House. These individuals, in their .deposi- be , discussed. Now he (Mr. Alderman Wood)
ion, stated that they saw, a man ot the name I had tried in another quarter to get Edivards pro-
of Edwards go from public-house to • public• secuted, but in that quarter he had been ti-sap.
house, inviting persons to 'toile with him in va- pointed—(reate heat I)—tie had already'sftted,
riot's plots ,to overturn the Government. One of that he did not think plover to read the answer
the most important of these plo,s was founded on which he had received when be had felt it his
an. assurance which he gave that he could easily i duty to carry the evidence which had been suh-

ro;tietl to Itim, to the office of the Home Depart- I
tmrst. lie was certainly not satisfied with that I
Otterminasion. SeverJl of the deponents were
pstsons not at all implicated in the late tran-
sactions.; and their evidence was in his opinion,
fo!:y suullicient to convict the person io question.
idi, ho,veker, he had been told in another tisistr-
ter, soar it was not so, although the depositions
contained matter, which, of course, lie had not
conumun:cated to the House, but which would
make them slito!der if they heard it. The impres-
sion on his mind certainly was, that the accused
person should he sal,en up. Ile took it for grant-
ed that sh..: Gentlemen opposite knew white that
person ‘vas ti be found, and that he could not
e:icape. Havisr4 him in their possession—hav-
ing it in their po,,cr to IP iog him Jorward, he
(Vitt. alderman Wood) thought they ought imme-
diauely to. do so. He (12,u1wart!) was charged
'visit tieing the sole promoter of the treasonable
con,piracv which had been formed. It was
dteiared to he his practice-to lay hold of all
the desperate characters whom he could find, and
to bring them into his diabolieal pracsics,s. He
(Mr. Aldeurnan Wood) thought he could safely
pledge hini•elt to prove by indisputable evidence
that Edwasits was the sole plotter and founder os
the Ca, o• sin et conspiracy. He had discharged
his (Ito y by bringi,g the subject under the consi-
derat'on of t House. Aftt r what had fallen from
thr Ilouourable Gentleman, he should cer-
tainiy be dispused to withdraw his motion, al-
thou;:li lie was not prepared to propose any other
course of pi:oceeding.
ties HumE ,eontled the motion of his Hun,
f• lend. When A.linisters retoied to notice an ap-
pii a'ion like that lie described, it was time, he
tho,,ght, to .4,p,41 to that house, as the lsiSt re-
source I al prayed, not by one deposition, but
by he depuusitious of many persons, that this man
men• trout los.,sy to house, with grenades and
o: tier tiulngs, directly inciting people to join in
his diab,sl;c-1 plaits ; and that one man, by the
1:11t. of (Thianib tie.had directly urged to mur-
der his .-I:sjesty's also appeared that
he ; Ist nu money, and shortly atter-
ar..s as at, flash as to supply his associates.
011 i,iutg \,.ocOd conic ow. its an isuquiry before
that !louse, VIZ. who bad supplitd hint with that
money. That could not be learnt in a Court of
Lair-. By the interference of the House, he would
be p,evebted Irons le:cing the country before
smur means had hurts taken for ascertaining the
trittL—(!7iev:r,-,I cries of " Question !")
Mr. li:zoilGup.m said, he should recommend the
worthy Al ,itiman to withdraw his ;notion. fie

however, I,y no meat S inclined to join in
the enprcssion of levity which, to his surprise,
h-.d ken crrAled forth by the .4rave and serious
s:alcinenis of the worthy Alderman. He was
not di,posed to say that the present was a
tit imtuer to he discitssed under the view of
a bleacti of privilege. But 'it he were asked if
it were not a great and gross breach of privilege
wh,eh had been comtnitted by the individual
mimed. he should say, yes ; because he was as
nowt) convioeed of it us he was of his own cite.
And it be were not nisposed to treat it as such, it
was because he thoughvit ten thousand times.
wore. lie nor at all ready to join in the at-
ttrin,t to throw ridicule On tike worthy Alderman
for `the manuel in which he had come forward'
itit this in eliigente. Because it was not right
view it as it bread) of privilege, did it follow
tint, 1. was nwhing to come in and attack the
whok 11. inst-, at a time too when it was fullest
Good Goo ! where were they ? When hand-
grcn:we„ coupled With oilier arms, were to be
earned to houses of Ministers, it became a
grave !aatier, for which met) were to lose their
lives. lint sod: a catastrophe was represented
to impend over that Moose, the utmost impatience
tea nt.fe,led, and the question was, how to get
;id of the discussion as soot as possible. He had
seen lit' letter from the Home Department, which
std c:f tat it AAS not thought proper to bring this
to trial HI,. (Mr. Bioughilm) thought that
lie oagh! io be tined for High '('reason. He did
not think that tie was the sole promoter of the
late plot—lie thought many whets were impli-
cated in it. He looked upon hind as a spy who
bad goue beyonal his instructions. Ile wished it
to he particularly tinderstood, that he did not joiu
in the outcry so foolishly raised in some quarters,
against the employlpent of spies—he did not
blame the Government for employing this man in
that capacity—hc did not blame them for acting
uo b s information; nor did he blame them for not
caiiiag him as a witness, nor because they did not
prisecone burn. ‘Vhen such men as Thistlewood
existed in a state, it was necessary for those at
the head of affairs to employ such men as Ed-
wards. The last minister of justice—the hang-
man—though an odk!s, was yet a necessary ap-
pendage to the administration of the State ; and
no one could consistently blame a Government
for the employment of such characters as Ed-
wards, who by parity of reasoning were not pre-
pared to deny the necessity of that last minister
of justice. But those who had to employ them
had a most delicate, serious, and difficult task to
perform ; it was their business to inform,' but not
to instigate. Lie hoped, thetefore, that he had
sofficiently explained his sentiments on this sub-
je,-1, and that it was understood he did not blame
the employment of spies. if it should appear
that this tnsu Edwards hatl gone beyond his of-
fice, 'aod not only instigated those he was COM.-
missioned to watch to the furtherance at their
designs, but even formed a new one, he consider-
ed he was most highly amenable to the interfer-
ence of the laws.;—(l.-lear.)
Mr. CANNING SUld, that whatever might be the
uhitmite decision of the Howse on the subject,
whether they would determine on enterin,,-; into
the investigation of it or not, ibere was one point
on f:ich all must agree, namely, tne inutility of
dibcossing it.at; a time, anti On a question, the
decision of ivhich could lead to no satisfactory re-
sult. The Llonwitable and Learned Gentletrom
se'-uteri to have collected what he (Mr. Canning)
ttas sore the [mouse had not—tbat there was a

eit.position On the part of so In t 4 Honourable Aleut-
Irrs.: to treat the whole atlair wi!b levity and
.119!4y be had not seen any such dis-
position. He ,vas sure that no such disposition
-:- hid been manifested, ei,her by himself or his Ho-
uow able Friends about him. .As little Could he
plead guill (0 the other charge, 01 a pre-eiTosi-

lion to accuse the Honourable and Learned Gen-
tleman of joining the popular cry against in-
tormels—a subject on which the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman had just made the most jest
and manly observations. He could apure the
Honourable and Learned Gentleman,. that he ne-
ver entertained such a pre.disposition ; and if he
had, it must have been entirely removed by the
Honourable and Learned Gentleman's candid •
statement of his opinion. On that statement, •
without wishing to add a single word to'it, he
was pettectly content rest tne defence, not
only of the present or of ally particular Go-
vernment, but of all GovernMents that had ever
existed in this or in any other civilised coun-
try, for taking the means which circumstances
rendered necessary to defeat, by the prosti-
tution of wicked men, the plots of men as wicked.
All that he rose for, was to submit to the Worthy
Alderman, as the motion in its present shape
could not be usefully discussed, Jbe expediency of
not pressing it at the present time. It would be
for the Worthy Alt4et man to consider whether or
not be would bring the subject again before the
House in some other form. On the expediency
or inexpediency of such a proceeding, he (Mr.
Canning) would not venture to offer any opinion.
He only entreated the House not to enter into a
discussion wholly unnecessary at the present mo-
ment, and from which no beneficial result could
by possibility ensue.
Mr. Alderman WOOD expressed his willingness
to withdraw the motion. He hegged how-
ever 4 to say, that he thought, in the- manner in
which he introduced ir, that be had avoided nov
thing justly exceptionable. He bad abstained
irons reading the deposition, tor he should be
sotry that the dreadfld allegations ~vitielt it con-
tained should at present go forth to the world ;
and he had therefore confined iumSelf to a descrip-
• (ion of that part of it which most neatly touched
the House. At the present moment he was not
prepared to bring the motion forward in another
shape, but lie thought he shorli do so in the course
of a day or twb, and that be I I I snott.t. move for the
appointment ut a Secret patnutittee to investigate
the case.

Mr. CANNING disclain►ed any intention of im-
puting -the slightest blame to the Worthy Alder-
man. He uertaitily disagreed with the Worthy
Alderman as to theexnediency of his motion, but
he saw nothing whatever to criticise it► the wanner
in which it had been bronght forward.

The notion was then wi!hdrawn.
CIVIL LIST.

On the motion of t(); CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER. the House resolved itself into a Cu►►►-
mitiee at Supply.
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcnEatiEft then rose,
a►ndl proposed the following Retolutions
That a Supply be granted to his Majesty, in order to enable
him to uphold the dignity of his Majesty's Household during
his lifetime, at the annual rate of 850,0001.
That a further sum of 9.07,0001. be granted at the same time
for a similar purpose, in that part of the United Kingdom
called Ireland.

The third Resolution was to be—charged on the Consoli-
dated Fund.

Sir H. I'AnNELL objected to the Resolution, On
the ground, that it being a very large sum, the
House should have some notice or explanation of
the expenditure. In the present embarrassed stare
of our finances, the House ought to requite the
minutest calculations and items, before it con-
sented to vote away sums, particularly large sums.
The state of the revenues of the Crown required
to be investigated, and the Report of the Com-.
mince justified bin; in this remark.
The CIJANCELLGR of the ENCEISQUER denied
that the Resolutions came before the House by
surprise, for the mode he proposed Was justified
by the practice of the House. He might state
also, that the subject of the Resolution under-
went a long discussion three years ago, and that
the present Estimates had. been formed upon the
arrangement which took place at that time.
Colonel- Davis stated two sums of money be-
longing to the Crown not comprised in 'these
Eitimates.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQURR stated,
that these sums were comprised in the Estimates.
in point of tact, the regulation before the Com-
mittee merely confirmed the arrangement of the
Act of the 56th of the late King.
Colonel DAVIS said, .that the fact of his being
in error only showed that the House ought to
have longer time for preparing themselves on the
question.
Mr. CANNING observed, that his Hon. Friend
near him had, for the purpose of accommodating
the other side of the House, consented to postpone
the debate ❑pon the principle of the measure,
to the period of bringing up ►he Report. How-
ever, if Gentlemen chose to debate the question,
they might do so without piejudice to the future
discussion.

Mr. TIERNEY acknowledged that he was privy
to this arrangement, and tvas resolved to abide by
it. He wished to know from the Right lion.
Gentleman if the Civil List of 1816, as nothing
was taken from it but the item for the Household
of his late Majesty, his Privy Purse, and be (Mr.
T.) presumed the salary to the Custos, would be
of the same amount as that about to be proposed,
making allowance for the deductions.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
the total raving to the public would be 130,0001.
with some temporary charges for servants, &c.

Mr. TIERNEY asked, if in the sum wliNi re-
mained after these deductions, 60,0001. a year to
the Queen was included ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
the provision for her Majesty was charged upon
the Consolidated Fund, and not on the Civil List.
Mr. FlustussoN observed, anitt an Act of Par-
liament had passed after the death of the late
Queen, which reduced the Civil 'List by the ex-
tent of her provision.

Lord A. HAMILTON expressed his opinion of
the nature of the Civil List, and seemed unwilling
to come into the understanding presumed to exist
between the two sides of the House, lest by
agreeing to the Resolutions now proposed he
should be excluded from adducing sCVtlal argu-
ments which he wished to state, on his view of
the subject, on the Report. He MIS also anxious
to be put in possession of the 'whole views of 'Mi-
nisters on the question, beterc he entered jut:,

detailed parts, suds as he conceived must 1
come under debate before the subject was
hi ought to an end. One point in particular
stood in tins predicament ; he alluded to the pro-
vision for the Queen, the manner of making which
must undergo Parliamentary inquiry. Her income
had ceased, and its. renewal must obtain their
consideration. Neither would he allow the past
conduct of Ministers to pass without remarks, and
he was afraid that lie should he precluded from
doing so by the present arrangements.--(A cry of
No, no !)—The Noble Lord concluded by saying
that he would acquiesce in the opinion of the
House, and not oppose the vote now.
Mr. CANNING observed, that in point of form,
of sense, and of understanding, the whole sub-
ject, and every part of it, would be as open for
discussion on the Report as now. The Noble
Lord was certainly right in thinking that the pre-
sent stage worded oat orally have been that at which
his Right Hon. Friend (the Chancellor of the
Exchequer) should have developed the whole
business; but it must be recollected that his not
doing so did not originate with him ; it was upon
an application to Government to take the debate
on the Report that he had already altered his
course, and it was hard to turn round upon him
for this act of courtesy and condescension, and
censure him for what he had given up to their
own request. It would be hard too, to refuse the
vote on that account. There was no wise he was
sure on either side to take any ,H!vautage, and in-
deed none could be taken, for the question would
he open for diseusiioo in many stages, both its
principle and details ; and if the resolutions were
ultimately approved of, Bills would neee,sarily be
brought iii, which would add still further opportu-
nities for debate.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON and. Mr. VANSIT-
TART severally explained.
Mr. Home refused to concur in the understand-
ing bet tveen the two parties ift the House, and
proceeded to accuse Ministers of extravagance,
instead of economy, in regard to the Civil List.
By taking the estimate of 1816, they took that
of a year of the grossest expense; and when the
difference of the value of money was reckoned,
they were calling on Parliament, to vote not merely
850:0001., but a million a year. Ile wished for
further information before he consented to go on.
He wanted to know the disposition of the Here-
ditary Revenue from Scotland, amounting to 80
or 90,0001. per annum ; of the 4-1 per Cents. ; of
Gibraltar and other Colonies ; and contended that
it was inconsistent with the Speech front the
Throne to ask the amount now demanded from
the House. On the contrary, Ministers ought to
retrench the Royal expenditure, and reduce the
salaries of all Public Servants, otherwise, in the
state of our finances, they must from year to year
add to the National Debt. He held that the Civil
Government of the country was too dear, and
supported at too great an expense. Like a bank-
rupt individual, rather than continue the same
extravagance, we ought to begin with retrench.
the items most within our power, such as
those he had designated.

Sir H. PA RN ELL expressed a wish that the re-
port should be recommitted, as the form of a Com-
mittee was best calculated for the discUssion of
finance questions of great extent, and involving
many considerations. He had also hoped for
further accounts respecting the hereditary reve-
nue, and that they might have been retetred to a
Select Committee.

Mr. BROUGHAM agreed that the former sug-
gestion might be expedient, but felt bound by the
understanding that had been agreed upon, not to
press any alteration upon the Right Hon. Chan-
cellor. He also joined in protesting against the
vote of this night being construed into a bar
against any branch into which the discussion,
when it arrived, might turn. He considered it as
merely pro forma, to put members id possession
of the Resolutions.
After a few words from Sir JOHN NEWPORT,
the Resolutions were put and agreed to, and the
Report ordered to be taken into consideration on
Friday.
SUPPLY, &c.

The Report of the Committee of Supply was
received and agreed to.
Mr. LUSHINGTON moved for leave to present,
and afterwards presented, copies of the Reports of
the Commissioners of the Customs to tie Trea-
sury, and their Lordships' notes thereupon ; an
account of the Revenue for the last year, an ac-
count of the new ditties, an account of Exche-
quer bills, and other public accounts.
On the Motion of Mr. 'Hums, accounts, to show
the amount and state of the National Debt on the
sth JannarylB2o, were ordered. The Honoura-
ble Gentleman and Sir H. PARNELL severally gave
notices of motions for to-morrow, which were
inaudible in the gallery.
Various Navy and other Estimate 4 for the en-
suing year were ordered to be laid before the
House. Also (on the motion of Mr. WILSON),
accounts of duties on Wool, and on the exports
of woollen manufactures for several years past,
in order to show the state • of that trade.—
Adjourned.

CITY 13USINESS.—The LORD MAYOR held
Court of Aldermen yesterday, at Guildhall, for
general business. His Majesty having been pleased
to grant a new commission for the conservation
of the river Thames and waters of Medway,
within the City's jurisdiction, the Lord Mayor ap-
pointed Courts of Conservancy to be holden for
Essex and Kent on the 12th instant, and for
Sin rey and Middlesex on the Ist of June next.
Precepts were directed to be issued to the several
Livery Companies for a Common Hall on Mid-
summer-day next, for the election of Sherds,
Chamberlain, firidgemasters, and other Officers,
annually chosen on that day.
IMPORTANT CAUTION TO PEMALRS.—A young
Lady in France had the fatal habit of cleaning her
ears with pins. A trifling humour was the result,
which terminated lately in a cancer. The brass
and quicksilver used in the preparation of pins
may easily account for this circumstance, and
which renders them so very pernicious to the
teeth when used as tooth•picks.—(Yoik Herald.)
A,gun-wharf is immediately to be formed in the
dock-yard at Sh :erness, and the range of build-
ings, six stories high, neatly fronting the paiade,
tit present occupied by artificers belonging to the
yard, it to be couve.rtd into bturi4s.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, MAY 2.

The LORD CHANCELLOR came into Court at
half-psst ten o'clock.

PIRACY.
HUGHES V. WATTS.

Mr. RAITEIBY moved tor an injunction to re.i
strain the defendant from printing and publishing'
a book which be bad pirated from a publicitio?t of
the plaintiff, under the following circumstatio-s:
The plaintiff in the year 1818 published a book,
entitled "The Water Itinerary, or a Voyage.
London to Margate in the Stelin-Yacht." The
defendant bad lately published his book, en-
titled " The Aquatic Itinerary," &c , the clptt
part of which was copied from the work of the.
plaintiff. He therefore trusted that his Lordship -
would.grant the injunction.
front
The .LosbCHANCRLLOR.—Take the inj,inction
to restrain the defendant from publishing. any
thing in his book which is contained in pmts.
I cannot restrain him front publishing any thing
that is not pirated.-7-Motion ;_.lranted.