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London, England, 1830-04-06 00:00:00

WOODT H OR P E.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW. ST RET.

The following case will petty clearly show the character at.il ex-
cellence of the new police, and the confidence that is to be placed
upon their testimony. It has come to a pretty pass that the liber-
ties, and perhaps the lives, of the public are to be placed in sueit
state of jeopardy.
it fellow, named Henry Bull, en incorrigible pickpocket, uar
yesterday charged with having stolen a silk pocket-handkerehief
front the pocket of a gentleman named Williams, who was stated
to be living in Uharles.street, Manchester-square.
William Waterer, a police constable, swore that he received the
prisoner in charge on the preceding night from 31r. William-,
who gave him (witness) such information as led him to suspect
and believe that Ike prisoner had stolen the pecket.handkerchiet
front Mr. Williams's person.
The clerk had scarcely concluded reading the deposition before
another policeman named Evans Owen, who, as his name indicate.,
is a native of 'Wales, came running into the office, and, with brat''-
less anxiety, proceeded to claim the prisoner as a person whom ite
I had taken up on a charge of picking pockets.
Waterer denied this, and declared that the prisoner was the Mem.
!cal individual whom he had received from Mr. "Williami the
previous night.
But I ray hur is my prisoner," exclaimed the li'elshmat
" I apprehended bur in the Strand, and am positive of hur identity ' •
Waterer still denied the fact to be PM. •
" To prove to your worship," said the watchman, " that hur is
nobody's ptisoner but mine, here is the Meru if Mr. Onsity, the
inspector, verifying what I Pay."
Mr. flau.s observed, that there must have beer. son e m'steke
committed by one of the conflicting parties.
Piceee, the inspector, said, that he believed the eonatabl.s had
both apprehended men named BUB on similar charges. One cf the
constables had allowed his prisoner to escape, and he wished 'o get
out of the scrape by claiming this man.
Mr. BALLS commented on 'such conduct, and 'ordered that the
matter should undergo a proper inquiry. He raid, however, that
Le should detain the prisoner, in order that :Mr. Williams might
have an opportunity of ate:Xing to speak to ha identity.
The prisoner was then remanded.
MARLIX/R4 /UGH STREET.

DARING BURGLARY.— John Brown, a desperate-looking fel.
low, supposed to he a returned transport., was yesterday placed I t
the bar, before F. Ron and J. CONANT, Elltli/l. charged with com-
mitting a burglary in the shoe warehouse of Mr. Carter, in Leices-
ter-square.
Jc11:1 Clarke, one of the Metropolitan police cot stabler, tic-
rust d that about seven o'clock on Sunday evenirg he observed
a vatle a ith a yellow body standing in Castle-street, and from
some certain knowledge he had postwssed of the appearance ut
the vehicle he supposed all was not right. and upon his walking
towards it it was driven nih He then examined the doors ut
the Simms, and found 3ir. Cartels ajar: he immediately
beckoned a brother officer, and on pushing the docr open they
discovered the prisoner in the shop. kighty-two i air of slims
and boots were found in a white bag. 124 in a sack, and 98 mute
pairs were tied up in a sheet, all ready to be carried out to the coach.
and several other boots were laying abort the shop. On scerchiti3
the prisoner a dark lantern, a phosphol us box, a Chisel, a jaamit ,
seven skeleton keys. and five pick-locks, compiiiirg a complete .e,
of housebreaking impkwiests, were found upon hint.
The prisoner, who has been in " trouble Were, and secnie.i
fully initiated in his profession, declined saying any tbing in hi, de.
fence, and was fully earnmitted9o trial.
simmememesemtesemts„..
HUNTING THE SLIPPER..—This ancient and still
prevalent juvenile game was in gotgtess lately, ashen the slipper
vanished and was no where to be Aetna; " TN Slipper," said the
1
gouvernante, "is emitting yefuWmo from dar . ;it is omen
In dainty', yet enibasomain rdfistitin : it is 'by a &Me Fi'
novator, now in tile roomy—not a demon, but • 'of light !- -
Do you give it up ?" " No," exelabsed as meta foam ; " 1
have it now," and sought for and hon,d the ail' loli TENFInch
as destaritted—a boot—Arradiated byte grand emoiasiise Agm
WARREN'S likaidsg.

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.IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY.

'F. • I of DERBY presented petitions from Dissenting con.
ry, p:.ti.,ris of Bretton, Lancashire, against burning widows in India,
atui e.thcr rites.

I'stood GODERICH presented a petition from Haslington,
Loncashirt complaining of distress, and praying relief. The noble
yil,( tst:l:td a petition from Tipton, Staffordshire, against-the
truck systen: ; aml :mother from an individual named Williams,
pray 11. g inquiry into the effect of the consumption of spirituous
liqums. The petitioner expressed a doubt whether the quantity of
sp:tii., consumed would be diminished, even wheu the reduced duties
an berr came into operation.
.Tte:Duke of GORDON presented a petition from the Lord Pro.
vest arl.Town Council of Glasgow against the renewal of the East
!min: C.onipany's Charter.
Cseottur HOPP:RICH gave notice that on Tuesday the 27th
April lie should move for certain papers relating to the funded and
“rfurcled
Lerd TEYN HA M postponed his motion relating to the admi-
ri .ra.ion of the poor laws, which stood for the 20th April, until
Tuesday the 4th of May. The noble lord expressed, as a reason for
the postponement, that it was probable their lordships would not
kis,: again assembled after the recess so early as the day for which
th, motion was originally fixed.
Y•ir ASHLEY, Mr. Homits.s, and Mr. CORBETT, with other
hlt.ohers of the House of Commons, brought up the Berwick-upon-
Tweed Light-house Bill, and two private (road) Bills, all of which
were read a first time.
The Earl of CARLISLE presented several petitions from
clothing districts in Yorkshire, in favour of throwing the trade
spun to India end China. The petitions the noble earl described as
being very numerously and respectably signed. It was unneces-
sary to apprise their lordships how important the woollen trade of
Yorkshire was.—Referred to the select committee.

The private bills on the table were advanced one stage, some
t.r,:ng read a third. others a second time.
The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition from the
city of York, against the punishment of death for crimes against
property. The petitioners expressed their satisfaction at the
improvements which had been introduced in the criminal laws,
arid hoped that the penal code would undergo still further im-
provement.
Lord KING, when presenting a petition from a town in Romer-
rctshire, praying a free trade to India and China, said he was glad
that petitions were pouting in on the subject. It showed that the
people suspected there was a good deal of leaning by the Govern-
,nent towards the East India Company, with a view of renewing
ttleir charter ; something like the renewing, he sugected, of an old
tr..lant's lease, which was about expiring, who had practised some
little impositiona on the landlord, and in which the steward was a
...ijolins party.
Viscount MELVILLE presented a petition from a body of
corporated trades in Leith, praying a free trade to the East Indies'
and China.

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Lord HARROWBY presented a similar petition from a town in
the Staffordshire potteries.
Ajourned at a Quarter past Five.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--MONDAY.
MIR WRITS.
On the motion of Mr. PLANTA, a new writ was ordered
to issue to return a member to sit in Parliament for the county
of Kerry, in the room of the right honourable Maurice Fitzgerald,
who is appointed to the office of Vice-Treasurer of Ireland.
Mr. HUME made a few observations on the inutility, as he con-
sidered, of tilling up this office. He thought the office one which
might easily be dispensed with ; and, if government did not avail
tilemselves of the present opportunity for retrenchment, they would
rot be acting up to their professions of economy.
Mr. PLANTA moved for a new writ to return a member for
Cirfe Castle, in the place of Mr. George Bankes, who has been ap-
pointed one of the Commissioners of the Treasury.—Ordered.
Mr. HUNIE said it was his intention to submit to the hon. mem.
bee who had the conducting. of Lord Ellenborough's Divorce Bill
(Sir George Clerk) the propriety of having the bill recommitted;
but as he did sot see the hon. member in his place, he should reserve
what he had to say until the hon. member appeared.
Mr. PLANTA moved that a new writ should issue to return a
member for East Looe, in the room of the Honourable Henry
Thomas Hope, appcinted one of the Grooms of his Majesty's Bed-
c*,)..urlber.—Ordered.
Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from the cotton and other ma-
nufacturers of Dublin, consuming coals, against the duty on coals.
—Laid on the table.
Mr. MOORE presented a petition from the operatives of the city
of Dublin, complaining of distress.—Ordered to be printed.
The same hon. MEMBER presented a petition from the prom.
vision dealers of Dublin. praying for the better protection of the
provision trade.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. W. WYNN presented a petition from the inhabitants of the
clothing district of Woodham, in Yorkshire, praying for free trade
to China, and liberty to settle in India.—lteferred to the Committee
on East India affairs.
Mr. FEROUSSON presented a petition from Robert Kintrie, of
Paisley, mason, complaining of the administration of the law in the
Sheriff's Court of Scotland. The petitioner complained of the very
heavy expense to which he had been put, in endeavouring to re-
cover a small debt for work and labour done ; the amount of the
debt was only 41. 12s. and the expenses he had already incurred
amounted to 871. The special pleadings were very voluminous,
and, although a whole year had been occupied in the proceedings,
be was still ignorant when he might expect to recover the debt.
That when the debt should be recovered, the petitioner would be
considerably out of pocket by the extra costs. The petitioner did
not complain of the judge or any officer of the court, but of the di-
latory and expensive proceedings necessary by the existing laws in
Scotland for the recovery of small debts, and he prayed for their
revision and amendment. He (Mr. Fergusaon) could bear testi-
mony to the many evils arising out of' the recent bill, which was de.
n mninated the Improved Form of Process in Scotland Bill. When
he stated to the house that there were 22,000 causes tried in the
Sheriff's Court in one year, hon. members would be able to judge of
the injurious consequences arising from the present expensive sp.
tem of the law. Ile trusted the evils were of so glaring a descrip-
tion as would draw the early attention of the right hon. member (the
Lord Advocate) to this very important subject. The hon. member
would avail himself of that opportunity of explaining a very erro-
neous statement of what had fallen from him iu the course of the
debate on the distressed state of the country. It had gone forth
amongst his constituents that he had stated theme was little or no
distress prevailing in Scotland. He could appeal to every hon.
Member who heard him that the contrary was the fact; and so
fat from his opinion being to that effect, he had stated the reverse,
for he was painfully awake to the very deep and afflicting distrees
which prevailed in that country—(hear). His constituents had
inquired of him whether he had made the erroneous statement in
question, and he could only reply that, if he had done so, he should
have been lost to the feeling due to them. He had expressed his
belief that the agricultuial labourer was not in so miserable a state
as in this country ; but that the farmers were equally in as dis-
tressed a state as the English farmers, if not more so. He lamented
to add he had since learned that the distress amongst the agricul-
tural labouring classes was increasing in a most frightful degree.
The petition was then brought up.
Mr. HUM E supported the petition, and hoped to see the laws
for the recovery of small debts in Scotland speedily amended, for he
knew they were productive of litigation and ruinous expense, as
constituted at present, and consequently most injurious to the
numerous suitors.
The petition was then laid on the table.

THE CRIMINAL Laws.
Mr. HART DAVIS presented a petition, very numerously
fitted by the inhabitants of the city of Bristol, praying a revision
of the criminal laws, and for the abolition of the punishment by
death for forgery. The petitioners stated that the severity of the
present criminal laws, they were unanimously of opinion, tended to
make the public reluctant to prosecute, and consequently in most
instances the offender escaped altogether. He (Mr. H. Davis)
did not wee with the petitioners to the full extent of the opinion
exprena by their, that the punistment of death should be
aboliebed in every • case of forgery. His opinion was that the
punishment of death should be continued in some particular coats,
and he therefore felt. satisfied with the terms of the p
measure of the flight Hon. the Secretary of State for the owe
Department. • •
•
The petition area odes* to printed,
Mr. HUME• in the absence gulden the behalf of an lion. Mas-
her (Mr. Sykes) postponed the two motions relature to soap :and
candles, &e. to the Ist Jane next •
' Mr. HUME waved for a return of the amount of" mess" levied
in the several Revak Burghs in Sward, linth the year 1025 to
1029.—Orderodh • .e. •
r 01111011( AMSAINRDOI9.

Mr. HUMS moved for ratting
.oVe details of the following
charges, made by . . h..- ,
Sir Charles &Ist, our An:thalami& at the Court of the Nether-
lands, of I, 1491' span dm civil dliithlgoacies for the year 1899; by
11.
h .Elesbaresrsg. surAtSl st Stant/card of 6711. by
Lora Barg 'the Arnbessellovas Florence. for •• extraordinary
4018411
isurzerof L Swills didosayearivarid.by
itoshaay...taromdsr at airitv,or 0161. for ex
for tltsillbe Tar. :. '.. s-
ttilegraingtat 44tit hiVischilhitilkoce4E, movei
tar retawrilidecaed silk of obtaid;'
which had ndt yet tsar dm. MM. if 2thri. hoesal,•sts he
purposed to make a males urea the subject after Bailor, he wished

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on examining the papers, found them in a sad state—some signed, •
and some not..sons with a heading, and others with nano—some •
of them were written in pencil. By these papers he found there •
were three distinct lists—the first were the regular claimants, the •
next those to whom a separate allowance was made by the French •
commission, and the last that in which the Baron de Bode, and a
number of others, were included. There was one fact which he
thought worthy of notice. In the last plat he found the name of the •
Marquis of Wellesley next to that of Bode, and his claims had been
paid. He found also in the same list the Irish College at Paris
claimants for 103,6011. and another, which had not been presented
in time, was that of the East India Company for more, than a mil-
lion and a half. In presenting the petition, he wished merely to
ask what steps had been taken ? which was the principle on which
the commissioners acted ? and also whether the claims of De Bode
were to be taken into consideration ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no
intention of entering into any discussion on the subject, as there were
such a number of conflicting facts that it would be extremely diffi-
cult to come, in the present stage of the business, to any satisfactory
• conclusion. He could not, however, agree in the view taken by the
hon. gentleman, and, though he would not take upon him to say
whether the particular case which had been alluded to was hard or
not, he was bound to state that in call cases where general rules
were adopted it might be next to impossible to devise remedies
for particular cases. The hon. gentleman had expressed his sur-
prise at the items in the papers respecting claims on France, and
the manner in which they were marked. (Hear.) AU he could
say on that subject was, that he had endeavoured to mark the whole
from the original papers in the correctest manner possible. But the
great difficulty was about the distribution of the sums. There were
a variety of cases under consideration ; and, if the appeals should be
decided in favour of the claimants, the sums in the hands of govern-
ment would be demanded of them, and until this was ascertained it
would not be easy to exercise any bounty on the part of the crown
to particular claimants. The East India Company had claims for
maintaining French prisoners during the war, but they had not pre-
sented their claims in time, and he had given them a distinct and
positive answer that they had no claims whatever. That answer
was only agreeable to the law laid down in reference to similar
claimants, who had not put in their claims in due time. Until,
then, the eases were decided, which he hoped would be ere long, he
could not say whether any sum would remain to be disposed of at
the discretion of the crown.
Dr. PHILLIMORE regretted that the right hon gentleman had
not given any specific answer to the question put to him by the
honourable member. The question was whether the Baron de
Bode had any legal claims ? and the only answer was, that the
demands were so many that it was impossible to say whether there
woad be sufficient funds to satisfy all claimants. The Baron de
Dane's case was included among those of th seventh class, in
which was the College of Douay and other claims ; so that nearly
380,0001. must be distributed before the funds could be available
he any other purpose. Parliament was bound to give the
nest attention to this case. It was one of the most unprece.
I dented hardships 'that ever had been submitted to its attention.
He did not merely ask them to sympathise with the misfortunes of
an individual, but he called upon them to consult the honour
of that house. Parliament had by its own act guaranteed the
indemnity to this individual—it had rendered itself a trustee
to his interests. What was the simple case of this claimant ?
it was admitted that his property had suffered spoliation during the
French revolution. It was admitted that his father had been
English, and his mother a foreigner. There could be no doubt that
he had a just claim, for the indemnity of his losses. But, when
he came to the English Government for repayment, they said, No,
you are French, go to the French Government for redress • he
applies to the latter, and he is told that it had transferred 300,0001.
into the hands of the English Government to liquidate all such
claims as his, and that to it he must prefer his demands. Was
this an equitable mode of dealing with this gentleman ? He re-
peated that Parliament had pledged itself as a trustee to the
interests of the Baron de Bode; it was bound to see him fully
righted—it was bound to require from the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer that plain answer to a plain case which was called for by
honour and justice.
Mr. BERNAL begged to call the attention of the house on this
occasion to the claim of Mr. Newland, from whom also a petition
had been presented. That claim was as sound as any upon the list
before the house. He had reason to have expected that his case
would have been decided on the same principle as that of Boyd v.
Luxembourg. He had expected to have received five per cent. on
his losses, as had been allowed in that case, and it was not until
lately that his claim had been questioned. Ile (Mr. B.) considered
it much more sound than the claim of the East India Company.—
Here was a public body, with the revenue of India at its back, claim-
ing a remuneration for the maintenance of prisoners of war—a claim
for the enormous sum of a million and a half. He would tell his hon.
friend that they had no claim by the law of nations for this same mil-
lion and a half. No regulation had been made or attempted on that
subject. This was a consideration worthy the attention of the
house. With regard to the claim of Mr. Newland, it stood in his
opinion upon better ground. It was in vain to refer hint to the
French government. That government had made over 800,0001. to
the British government, to satisfy all claims upon it. If this fund
had not hitherto been fully and satisfactorily distributed, it was the
duty of the Treasury to nominate new commissioners, who should
now proceed to classify all outstanding claims, and divide accord-
ingly the disposable balance to hand. If there were only the will
on the part of Ministers, surely these transactions could easily be
set at rest for ever. He did say that he felt disappointed at the
conduct of government, which had allowed this matter to remain
without any final settlement, after having been three years before
that house.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER maintained that
no blame could be attached to hint or his Majesty's Ministers, if
it were considered In what situation they were really placed.
Every individual of the claimants of this indemnity fund had
it in his power to recover his just demands by an appeal to the
Privy Council. But if he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
should, in following the recommendation of Honourable Gentle.
men, have exhausted the fund by such a distribution as he might
have deemed equitable, what would have been his situation when
called on to answer a decree of the Privy Council in favour of
those who had applied to it instead of to him ? and how would
that House have received an application on his part for a grant
of money to supply the deficiency created by his premature
distribution ? He hoped the House would consider that his Ma-
jesty's Government could not have acted otherwise than it had done.
Mr. ROBERT GRANT concurred in the views of the honour.
able members who brought forward and supported the present
claims. He considered the subject quite important enough to de-
mand the serious consideration of the house ; and he expressed his
opinion shortly on it, because he did not wish that his silence
should be construed into the evidence of a contrary feeling.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that this was not a claim on the French
government, but on a well-ascertained fund in the possession of our
own ministry. He well knew that it had already been the subject
of two most able motions oil the part of his hon. friends the members
for Staffordshire and Preston. The question was now encircled by
novel and embarrassing circumstances, and it came in reality to
this—whether the sum of 250,0001. which had been given by
France for the purpose of indemnity, should be applied to the
building of palaces ?—(hear, bear.) lie should be quite satisfied
if it should be the opinion of that house that this sum should be re-
invested according to its original appropriation. He should feel it
his duty to submit a motion to that effect to the house, the hon.
member for Preston did not do so after the Easter recess.
On the motion that the petition be brought up and read,
Mr. STANLEY begged to ask the honourable gentleman oppo.
site, whether, by the act of the commission for settling the demands
of claimants on the indemnity fund, the Baron de Bode had not
been debarred from making any claims on the French government

to know what progreeslad breams& in making out these returns ;
he hoped they would be plepard during the recess.
• 111r.•LENrIARD eald that the goedingient of the Netherlands
had reduced the allowance of eh* angiotidors to this country from
a high to a low class. He wished Wham whether there was any
-intention of making &correspondent ndnetlon on the part of this
government with respect to oar ailaberisslor to that court?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCSISQUER said that the noble
lord at the head of the foreign department had it in contemiplatim
to make some reductions in the diplomatic department, but he.wes
not exactly able to say what these reductions would be.
The returns were then ordered.
Mr. HUME next moved for returns of the charge of 1,1091. fee
robes of knights of the several orders ; of 2,7981. for defraying rile
expenditure of the public offices of Whitehall and Westminster; sr
1,2781. for the colours of the foot guards, all being items of the
civil contingencies which required explanation.—Ordered.
THE FISHERIES.
Colonel WILSON rose to present a petition from a large number
of fishermen of a parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire, praying
that the bounties, which would expire shortly, upon the curing of
fish, might be further continued. He assured the house that this
was a subject of great importance to those concerned. He had
taken very great pains to inform himself upon the matter, and from
all he could learn, it would be a great hardship, as well as a most
injurious policy, to discontinue these bounties. lie was sorry,
while he was thus giving the benefit of his information to the how,
to see ministers leaving their places. He hoped to hear some ex-
planation from them upon this subject. They ought, at least, to
continue the bounties for another year. If they did not, they mast
expect to have his vote against them with all the weight of a sledge-
hammer.
Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a similar petition from a body of
fishermen in another parish in Yorkshire, recommending the claims
of those persons strongly to the notice of government; at the same
time, it would be a great satisfaction if some explanation were given
of the course which government meant to take.
Mr. HERRIES assured the two hon. members that the interests
of so Important and numerous a body of persons as the fishermen
were not a matter of indifference to the government, but that, on
the contrary, this subject had been under their most anxious consi-
deration for some time ' • whether the result of that consideration
would be a determination to continue the present bounties
upon the fisheries, the affair was not ripe enough yet for him to
say. It had been found necessary before taking any decisive steps,
to make very extensive inquiries, and these were not yet finished.
He hoped shortly to be able to state the final resolution of govern-
' man upon the subject. At present, however, he had no hesitation
Is saying that there was an undoubted indisposition on the part of
governinent to entertain the proposition for continuing the bounties.
Parliament had already determined that at a fixed period these
bounties should cease, and it would require a very strong case in-
devil to continue them beyond that time. The continuance of the
whole of the bounties was out of the question. This subject was to
be looked at in a two-fold way ; first, how far it was advisable to
continue the protection as regarded the curing of fish ; secondly, as
to the importance of the trade as a nursery for seamen. This last
was the only light In which government could look at the question
with any favour.—Laid upon the table.
Mr. HUME presented petitions from Arbroath, against the East
India monopoly, and Kidderminster, against the barley duty.—Laid
upon the table.
Petitions from Maidenhead fora reform of the criminal code, and
from the publicans of Newark, against opening the beer trade, were
laid upon the table.
Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from a parish in Salop,
against the intrusion of Scotch and Irish vagrants.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that a notice had been given of a Commit.
tee upon this subject, by a noble lord (Stanley,) which he hoped
would not be abandoned.
Lord STANLEY, In reply, said it was his intention, after the
Easter holydays, to submit a motion relative to the passing of Scotch
and Irish paupers.
Mr. LEN NARD rose to present a petition, in the name of an hon.
baronet, who was absent from indisposition, from the clergy, magis-
trate., and inhabitants of the town of Braintree, in Essex, praying
for a milder punishment for the crime of forgery. The hon. member
said that a great number of petitions had already been presented on
the subject and a much greater number would have been laid on the
table of the house, but for an opinion entertained by the country at
large, that the right hon. secretary would introduce some important
mitigation of punishment for the offence. For his part he was much
satisfied with the speech of the right hon. gentleman, and wily re-
gretted that the exceptions for the capital punishment were sot more
extensive. He was at the same time bound to say that the country
would not be satisfied with what had been done, and that some more
extensive measure was expected. It had afforded him great pain to
hear in that house from commercial men that British property would
not be safe without retaining the sanguinary punishment of death
for forgery. lie had only to add that he had given notice of a mo-
tion for the repeal of all capital punishment for forgery, and it was
his intention to persevere in the motion utiles, the hon. member for
Knaresborough should bring forward a similar motion of which be
had also given notice.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH said he concurred entirely in what had
fallen from the hon. member, and would most undoubtedly bring
forward his motion unless he should find, on the second reading of
the Forgery Bill, that the right lion. Secretary (Air. Peel) arrived
at the same object with himself—namely, the mitigation of punish-
ment for forgery of all descriptions.
ENTRANCE FROM WATERLOO PLACE INTO ST. JAMES'S
rank.
Mr. HOBH OUSE presented a petition from certain inhabitants
of 11-estminster, respecting a passage from Carlton-place into the
Park. The petitioners stated that they did not believe any specific
promise had been made that s passage would be opened, but the
general impression was to that effect. They did not see how the
opening could encroach at all on the Royal domain, as St. James's
Park had already been thrown open to the public, nor were they
awire that the passage would be at all injurious to the property in
Carlton-place On the contrary, they thought that the passage
would not only be useful, but that it might be rendered ornamental,
if "some of the architectural designs which had been proposed were
adopted. Many of the petitioners were tenants of the Crown, and
they hoped that the merits of the case would be represented in the
proper quarter. Unless this were the case, he should, :after the
holydays, bring forward the motion of which he had given notice.
The hon. gentleman at the same time presented a petition from
Aaron Newenhant, praying for the abolition of the punishment of
death in all cases except murder; and also for returns of all Exche.
quer suits issued against parties for using drugs or chemical preps.
rations to adulterate beer during the year 1829. Returns of all
writs proved on the Exchequer against the same. Returns of the
number of Individuals who had compounded for the offence, and
the mode in which the fines had been appropriated.—Ordered.
Mr. CAREW presented a petition horn Lady's Island, county
of Wexford, praying for the abolition of tithes.
Mr. F. hIUNDY presented a petition from the bankers, mer-
chants, &c. of Derby, in favour of opening the trade with India and
China; also a petition to the same effect fromn town in Derbyshire,
and a petition from a mining company in the same county, praying
fur a heavier duty on foreign lead.
Lord LOM"I'HER presented petitions from two pieces in York.
shire in favour of a free trade with India and China. The noble lord
also moved for a copy of the report of the commissioners appointed
to ascertain the boundaries of Dean Forest, and gave notice of a
motion on the subject for the 29th of April.
Mr. A. CAMPBELL presented petitions horn Dundee and Glas.
gow, in favour of free trade with India; also a petition from Flint,
in Cheshire, against the duty on coal. -
Mr. BLAIR presented a petition from Kilmarnock against the
charter of the East India Company.
THE BARON DE 10DE.

Mr. STANLEY rose to present a petition from this individual Is Aids, but for its coo—duet, heahould imee been sailed to re.
respecting his right to a portion of the funds paid hy the French boot This question he had asked when he brought forward •
government to England to liquidate the claims of British subjects hems motion on this a motion which he had founded on
.L 2 France. He had no wish to enter at length into the subject. Ills the pound of censuring the conduct of the commissioners in this
only object was to remind the house of the hardships under which case. He had arrayed against him then all their feelings; yet, ne.
the Baron de Bode laboured, and to ascertain from the Chancellor of endwise", such had been the state of opinion in the house at the
the Exchequer whether any measures were to he adopted for pandit time, that his motion had been lost only by a majority of 37.
him relief. Last year petitioner had made a statement on the subject. After a few weeds from the SOLICITOR•GENZIAL, the petition
Nothing had occurred since to alter his opinion. !le was convinced was read, and laid en the table.
the baron's claims were as strong as when he first brought them fee. Mr. STANLEY presented a petition from attain innkeepers at
ward, and of the justice of these claims he had no doubt.— Salford, and another place, against opening the beer trade; also, a
He wished merely to state the pecullaihardship of this gentleman. petition against the severity of criminal law respecting forgery.
No doubt his property had been confiscated, because the property Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved for returns, to be obtained
was supposed to have been in possession of his father at the time of through our consuls, of the precious metals which had been raised
confiscation, but still the gentleman was a British subject, and, in the various South American suites from the year 1700. to
consequently, he had not lost his right to the claim. In the first and from 1810 to the present time.
instance a mixed commission was appointed, consisting of English Lori TULLAMORE moved Mr certain accounts of expenses'
and French t this was mot thought sufficienteand'a new commission attending the canal, in Ireland.
was appointed, consisting entirely of English, who undertook to Lord HILLEE presented a petition from the Roman Catholic
settle all the claims by paying at the rate of 60 per cent. It was inhabitants of the county of Leitrim against the vestry act. His
qquite clear that this gentleman must come in for his claims under lordship also prenuted a petition from the t outhern district of Loa.
this commission. Though a British subject his property had been don against the Jewish disabilities.
confiscated by the French Government, and, when he applied in Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from the ship.ownen of
that quarter, he was informed that a sum of .money bad already North Shields, playing the attention of the house to the distress of
beet paid to Great Britain to repay all British claimants; that the the shipping interest.
BIWA Government had entered into a contract with the French to Air. BELL concurred in the prayer of the petition resented by
thateffect, and, consequently, they could not listen to hisapplication. his hoer colleague.
The resinance made to his claim* by the British Government was Mr. LIDDELL peesoneed another petition, signed by the most
the more anklet sod severe as a large surplus still remained respectable inhabitants of North Shields, praying that the trade
int the hands of Government to satisfy similar claims. The with India and China WOt be thrown open. The bon. member
Honourable Member for Plympton had said that it made also presented a petition ftm the same place, praying fie returns of
all the difference If the sum had been paid ; but he would say the vessels which had emseal kto British ports, separating foreign,
that whether the Money had been paid or not, the cialmeof the 80, from British ships, with the Immege of the latter.
run de Bode were as strong in equity as if it had
.been paid. He Mr. B. COOPER peented a petition from the innkeepers of
had intended to move for accent is ail the aunts paid; but Wee iris Gloucester, against nos the beer trade.
formed that the returns would be exceedingly eitpetadve and. Mr. PENDARV(S ted a petition from Cirencester, praying
troublesome ; bur, if it would answer hit purpose, he Weir bard the repealing of the mdt duty.
an opportunity of examining the papers. He accepted the offer) card I