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PROCSEptIOS.

DOUSE OF LORDS, APRII. :so.

Levi CRA1:I1001 NE and others came to the bar, when be in-
fanned their Lordships that the House of Commons had, in an.
tact to the message of yeaterd.,y, sent to this House a copy of the
of the Select Committee respecting the sale of Game.
je.Cri.t S. Rice and others brirught up the Ireland Charitable
Loan Sodeliet 1.1111,-.vhich was afterwards read a first time.
Mr. S. Wormer and others brought up a cupy of the Report
of the Committee of the Commons with respect to the Local
tination of the City of Limerick ; which, upon the Motion of
e Earl of 11.3‘,ItPOOL (who remarked that the subject of Local
Taxation was in itself of moth importance to the Public at large),-
was ordeied to be printed for their Lordships' use.
, Upon the motion of the Earl of Sitatenveuer, their Lordships
went into a Committee on the Warehousing Bill, which was re-
ported with sonw amendments; also on the Divisions of Court-
ties lrill, and the Profane Swearing Acts Amendment DM, both
of which were reported without any amendments.
The different Bills brought up yesterday from the COMINGS
were respectively read a second time.
Lord CAWDOR moved for some additional Returns with
regard to the administration of Justice in the Principality of
Wairs, to which he under:mod there existed nes opposition ; and
accordingly. were agreed to. lie then gave notice, that
on Tuesday next he intended to males some motion in connee-
. 'nun with the Report of the other House upon the administra-
tion of justice in Wales, and the proposed new Courts.—Ad-
journed till to-morrow.

DOUSE OF COMMONS. -
A Petition was presented from certain Linen Dealers in Ar-
magh, praying fur a Duty on Foreign Yarn.
Sir GEORGE ROB I NSO N presented a Petition from the
Boot and Shoe-makers and Curriers of Northampton, praying
fad a reduction of the T•+r on Leather, and to be disencumbered
elite restrictions attending it 3 collection, those being more op.
prelusive than the tax itself.—Ordered to be printed.
Ou the motion of Mr. Not.a N, the further consideration of the
• Pmr Laws' Amendment Bill was deferred till the 9th May.
The Irish CountyTreasurets' Bill was deferred till Friday next,
or the motion of Sir Joue N twroar.

Lord F. OSBORNE presented a Petition from certain In-
habitants of Chatteris, in the Isle of Ely, praying the total abo-
lition of the Slaviy Trade.—Laid on the table.
Mr. 3. RICE, on behalf of one of the Hon. Alembers for
Westminster, moved for an accouut of the persons 'composing
the Common Coined, particularly those of the Guild of Mer-
chants; a copy of the Proclamation forbidding the decoration of
the statue of King William ; and also that the Town Clerk of
Dublin do attend with the same.—Ordered for Frldayse'nnight.
Colonel WOOD postponed his motion relative to the l'our
Laws to the .29th of May.
A Petition was presented from Dartmouth, praying for a re-
peal of the Coal Duties.—Laid on the table.
On the Motion of Mr. HOME, a Retort) was ordered to be
hid on the table of all Promotions an the Navy aid Marines,
front the lst January 1922 to Ist January 1823; of the *uber
of Officers now in service,distioguishing their several ranks, ands,
the number retired ; the promotions on foreign stations ; together
with a Return of first Commissions granted in the Royal Marines.
Mr. MARTIN (of Galway) moved fon leave to bring its a
RI to reclaim Waste Lands in Ireland. One object he had Its
view was to ;ire employment to the labouring poor.
31r. GOULBL'RN said it was his intention, in the course of
the Session, to propose a meistire which would have *mkt ob-
ject the draining of 119 g. in Ireland. He was ant aware that'
hie lion. Friend had any intention of introducing such a 11l es
this. If it was not likely to Interfere with the plan be meant to
propose, be should not oppose x.
Jr. MARTIN said, he .bad r.o objection to withchatv the
notice If his Right Ilontsurahle Friend (Mr. Gatalbuin) thought
it woold interfere with_the measure he had *contemplation.
He-had seen the B:11 his Rigby Hon. Friend meant tuiutroduce,
and he thought it would be highly beneficial. It teas drawn up
by as able a man as any perhaps in the empire.—Leave given.
The Order of the day being read for the House going into a '
Committee of Supply for the purpose of postponing it,
. Mr. HUhIE wished to know whether it was' the intention of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to renew the Committee of
Accounts, as had.been proposed last Session ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he did
not mean to propose the re-appointment of the Committee this
&Won. Ile did not say that the mode of keeping the public
resents did net admit of improvement; but it was better that
any proposition with a view to that object should ptoceed from
Government. Ile should endeavour to find out a better mode
himself; and if he did not succeed, he should then .submit the
natter to a Cesnuiittee. •
The Report of the Irish Miscellaneous Services was received,
ad the Resolutions agreed to.
The Capture of Slaves Hill went through a Committee. The
Report was ordered to be received on Friday. . .
The Report Gf Miscellaneous Services &c Supply was veolived..
After a few observations from Mr. W. Satins and Mr: Hese;
the Resolutions were agreed to.
The Lords' Amendments to the Merchant Vessels Apprentices
were agreed to.

FLOGGING.
Mr. G. BENNET rose, pursuant to notice, to move
for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent Punishment by
slogging. He did not wish to see crime go unpo.
Dished, but it was high time we got rid of the only
remains of a bat barous system of punishment, neither
useful nor exemplary in its infliction. There was a
reformatory power in hard labour which had the
effect of punishnaent, besides giving, the suffering
party a habit of industry. The whipping of.females
'as repealed and got rid of, a sacritice made to the
Rood. sense and feeling of the country. Should we
then, he would ask, still cling to this punishment in
tee other sex ? His decided opinion was, it should
he abolished. It was more, it was a positive evil.—
lt "as a favourite thing to say, it was well to whip
.m 1 incorrigible plough-boy; but he thought such a
puisliment would only tend to make him worse.
This blot upon our administration of justice should
uioed away as speedily as possible. Within the
last six years, nearly seven thousand persons had
been flogged, to the disgrace of the age in which we
Ijre. The 20il1 of Geo. 11. was an impediment in
his Way ; that Act giving to Nlagistrates a power of
dicting " correcsion"— that correction being inter-
Pined to mean ‘• whipping." The Honourable Mem-
ber concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill,
hating the objects he had just stated.
.Ir. CUR WEN seconded the motion.
Mr. Alderman G. SMITH thought the Bill, if car-
.ned, would Dot lead" to all the good expected by it
11001 the Honourable Member (Mr. Bennet).
flu ArrORYFY•GENERAL thought whipping
v'Pilld prove a very salutary punishment in many
4.1" and should not be swept away altogether.-
I'ht atject of the Honourable Member was to that
effect, and he must therefore oppose it.
• Me. LENNARD thought, if the Honourablestod,
Learned Gentleman had not heard the arguments
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tlie Bill, that he should at least have stated his
reasons for now opposing it. The abolition of this
punishment on females hid not tended to increase
Frime. I;nt there Was one azstuntai still stronger
111 its support—namely, Liza it was altogether an-
qui in its Openit:oll.