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London, England, 1812-03-05 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. W. POLE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to regulate the Price of Coals bought
for the benefit of the Poor in the City of Dublin. He observed,
that by the existing Act of Parliament it was provided, that a
certain quantity of Coals should be annually purchased for the
poor of the City of Dublin. It wad however also provided, that
no greater price should be given than I6s. and no larger profit
allowed than is. per ton. For some years it had been impossible
to buy coals at that price; but the Commissioners for Auditing
Public Accounts, finding that the person employed to make the
purchases, although be had been obliged to give more than 16s.
a ton, had bought the coals at as cheap a rate as possible, had
thought proper to pass his accounts. It was expedient, however,
that this violation, of the law should no longer continue, and it
was to enable the Lord Lieutenant to order tie coals to be put
chased at the cheapest market price, whatever that might be, that
thy pri:vosed Bill was about to be introduced.

Mr. W. POLE presented a Petition fr. ni the Trustees of the
Blue Coat Hospital in Dublin, and moved, that it be laid on
the Table.

The SPEAKER enquired whether It was one of the usual
annual pe•lticns from the Irish Charities ?
Mr. W. POLE replied in the negative.
The SPEAKER said, that as it contained new matter, it
must be referred to the consideration of a Committee to examine
the facts.

Referred to a Committee accordingly.
Sir FRANCIS 4iIiRDETT gave notice, that In the Committee
on the Mutiny Bill, he would propose a clause to prevent the
flogging of Soldiers.

Mr. MART IN postponed his motion relative to the Registrar of
the Admiralty, which stood for to morrow, toTbursday se'nnighr.
The several Expiring Laws Bills were read a second time, and
ordered to be committed to-morrow.

The Reports of the Holt and Woolmer Forest Bills were
brought up, and the Bills were ordered to be recommitted.

'I ITe COrntnittec on the Indemnity Bill was postponed to
Monday.
Mr. Joowson, from the Office of Chief Secretary for Ireland,
presented an Account of the Expenditure of the Commissioners
'of Bogs in Ireland.—Ordered to be printed
The Irish Spirit Warehousing Bill was read a 3d tlme,and passe&
PETITIONS TO THE PRINCE REGENT.

Mr. WHITBREAD, alluding to what had fallen
last might in the debate, and which the lateness of
the- hour had then prevented him from noticing,
wanted to-know, from the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman opposite, how it came to pass that Petitions
from the people could not find their way to the Prince
Regent ? Two Noble Lords (Lord G. L. Gower
and Lord Milton) had last night stated to the
House, that they had three weeks ago placed Peti-
tions from Manufacturers, against the Orders in
Council, in the hands of the Secretary of State, he
ished to know what had become of them, and was
sorry the Right Hon. Secretary of State was not then
in his place ; he, however, expected an answer on
the subject from the Right Honourable Gentleman
oppcsite.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
observed, that certainly the Secretary of State was
better qualified than he was to give the Honourable
Gentleman the explanation he wanted. He thought,
however, that he could take upon himself to say,
that the delay complained of had taken place solely
because there had been no day fixed for the Prince's
levee, on which occasion it was usual to present pe-
titions. Had there been a special application to pre-
sent those petitions on any other day, he had no doubt
but it would have been attended to; but except in
such particular cases, petitions were presented only
on levee days ' • at the same time he thought it rather
unreasonable that the Hon. Gentleman should call
him to an account for a transaction foreign to his de-
partment.
Mr. WHITBREAD remarked that the Right
Honourable Gentleman was pleased to be facetious;'
but it was the duty of the Secretary of State, as a
Member of Parliament, to attend in his place ; and
in his absence it was the right of any other Member
of Parliament to ask for information from those who
it was probable could afford it on any subject upon
'which the public interest demanded explanation.—
He repeated that he wished to know, whether the,
Secretary of State for the Home Department had I
communicated to the Regent the fact that there were
petitions in the hands of different Noblemen and
Gentlemen which they were desirous of presenting
to the Regent ? For 114 such a communication
been made, he could not conceive it pursible that
the Regret *ould not have been advised to receive

LONDON.

THURSDAY MARCH 5.
PRICE OF s COCKS THIS DAY Al ONE riCLOCIL
S per Ct. Cons. for money 6li 61I—Do. (or sac. 61ff
per Ct. Reduced per Cent. 78
5 per Ct. 92,1 92—Bonds 16s. 17s. p.—Long Amts. shut
Etch. Bills 91. pre.—Ditto (.44.) 4s. 6s. pre.

Mr. HASE, of the Bank of England, waited on the
Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange this d ty, with
proposals for raising 86,789,625 by Navy Five per
cent. Annuities, in addition to the sum of A'5,431,700
subscribed in Exchequer Bills, to be funded in the
month of February last, making together £12,221425,
which is the whole sum proposed to be funded iu 5
per Cent. Stock during the present year.
Charleston Papers arrived this morning to the 2cl
February. Their contents are not important.
Letters and Newspapers from Paris to the Ist
instant have arrived. The printed journals are bar-
ren of all intelligence respecting the Peninsula, and
they seem cautiously to avoid any statements re-
specting the North of Europe. Private letters, how-
ever, say, that Marshal BERTIRER has already set off
from Paris to take the command, ad interim, of the
army on the Polish frontiers.
The EMPEROR himself is expected to follow Bea-
THIER in a few days, having signified it to be his in-
tention to command in person—We may add— against
Russia.

It will be seen by our extracts front the Paris
papers, that the Russian and Turkish armies still
keep be field. '

Yesterday his Royal Highness the Parxca REGENT
held a Court at Carlton Palace. About two
o'clock the Piuxce, attended by Colonel MAD-
MAHON, Generals TURNER and KEPPEL, left his pri.
vate apartments and proceeded to his closet, where
the Bishop cf OXFORD, attended by the Dean of
WINDSOR, as Clerk of the Closet, and Mr. REIM,
as Secretary of State for the Home Department, was
introduced, and did homage before his Royal High-
, ness upon his election to Out See.

The PRINCE REGENT then held a Privy Council,
which was attended by
The President of the Council, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord
Privy Seal, the President of the board of" Grade, the First Lord
of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord
of the Admiralty; the Master-(leneral of the Ordisance, the three
Secretaries of State, the President of the Board of Controul, and
the Duke of Montrose. Viscount Cheturynd attended as Clerk
of the Council.

Viscount CASTLYREACH was sworn in Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs.
The RECORDER OF LONDON was then admitted into
the Council Room, and made his Report.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS gave audiences to the Loan
CHANCELLOR, Earl CAMDEN, Mr. PERCIVAL, Earl of
LIVERPOOL, and Viscount CesrLenEAou.

Mr. CooKe was introduced to the PRINCE REGENT.
en his being appointed Under Secretary of State for'
Foreign Mails, by Viscount CASTLEREAGH.