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FRIDAY, MAY 23. 1923.

SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS,
DIA NUFACTURF.S, AND COMMERCE.

• Anatrut, May SO, 182.1.
THE DISTRIBUTION of the PREMIUMS and
liouvrl ES by his Royal Highness the DUKE of
SUSSEX, President, voted to the respective Candidates during
the present Session, will take place on WEDNESDAY next,
the 28th May, at Twelve at Noon, in the King's Theatre, where
the Candidates are ti) attend.
Members not in a may have Tickets, on application at
the Socitty's House, for two Ladle: and one Gentleman. None
but Members can be admitted without one such Ticket for each
i.erson, sigutd by the Member distributing it.
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By Order, ARTHUR AIKIN, Secretary.

This day was published,
In 18mo. price 9s. in boards, or 11s. bound,
The EIMINNTN EDITION of

GALIGNANI'S PARIS GUIDE; or, Stranger's
Companion through the French Metropolis; containing a
full and accurate Description of every Object of Interest in the
Capital; with a concise Ilibtory of Paris; also Directions to the
Traveller of the various Routes to and from the Coast ; and in.
Historical and Picturesque Description of the Environs.
To which is prefixed,
A PLAN son vizwizia Pasts IN A Wise j with a Map of Paris,
and Eight Plates.
Printed for G. and W. B.Whittalrer, Ave-Maria-lane, London;
and A. and W. Galignard, Paris.

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PARLIA MENTA Ity PROCEEDINI S. • I tit. S: itcr. gave noticelhat h e would, on the 27th of May,
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}IOUS; OF LORDS, MAY 22. 1
This morning Mr. Moncrieff was heard out for the appellant, slinergiricrh.ttintldsje:esi‘K_ldSning7gneiPt-rien;:.,rs,l4l,agandPerilonrtsdkt7trhedft7:lo6:4BlloWn**ti:°tlf.tnh*?ei : •
in the apples) of "'Sir James Duff v. the Earl of Fife," fron, the The same like. Gentleman then resented another Petition,
from certain Artrchants in liverpoot in favour of the-equallisa
Court of Session; and afterwards the Attorney-General was
, tion orthe Duties on Sugar.—Brought up, read, and ordered to
heard in part for the respondent, when the further heating was
postponed to another day.. • i About half-after two o'clock their Lordships adjourned to the.. lie on the table.
EXCISE PROSECUTION% Committee on Appeals.
At half-after four o'clock the LORD CHANCELLOR returned to Mr. HUME held in his hand a Petition from John
the house. lmbleton, shipowner, of the Connty of Northumber.
sir J. Bovonrr, Mr. Hat? DAME, Mr. REZETON, Mr. CHET. land. The Petitioner commanded a vessel which had '
been `even into the Humber, where, being • • d
wrote Lord Lowroth, Laird F. Omens,llTTHlMarr, Sir
by cettain revenue examine
J. GRAM •:1, and others, brought up the Apprenticeship Blil
relicers, the ship WAS seize.], but
(with amendments agreed tn), the Ratcliff Gas light Bill, the
Minehead Harhourßlll, the Greenwich Mice Bill, the Wor- it having been proved, to the satisfaction of the Loa ..14
enter improvement Bill, the York Gas Light Bill. and several of the Treasury, that the articles so attempted to Le
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Road• Bills; all which were afterward, read a first time.
Tin Surrion, from the Commissioners for Dover Hamner smuggled had been concealed by the sailors without
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(delivered an Account of the Receipts and Expentliture of the the knowledge of the Petitioner, the ship wits re-
Dover Harbour Tonnage Duties for the last year. leated : but proceedings were subsequently take:]
Upon the motion of the p,arl of SararrEssuity, the Ireland against Petitioner in the Court of Exchequer.. Putt-.
tioner complained, that after h •
Commercial Intercourse Bill passed through a Committee of tho
having been put to con.
whole House, mid was reported without any amendment.
Lord SUFFIELD held in his hand a Petition, which, he siderable expense in preparing for his defence, the
observed, was numerously signed, from the Minister, Church- trial was postponed. Petitioner had been subsequently
wardens, overseers, and other Inhabitants of Windham, in the ttied and convicted upon that count which charged
'County of Norfolk Who prayed for the entire Abolition at
that the manifest did not agree with the cargo. Pe.
Slavery in the British Colonies. The Petition was, his Lord-
said, so very fully signed, that, considering the smallness titioner did not deny that fact, but contended that
of the place, nearly all the inhabitants must have signed It. his conviction was upon a charge which he could not
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The same Noble Baron then presented a Petition of similar resist, the charge which he could have successfully re.
sisted having been withdrawn.—ThePetitien was read.
re-
impost from the Inhabitants of the town of East Durham, in
the same County; and praying, in addition, for the gradual Abo-
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the lion. Ge-
n of Slavery all over the world.
The Marquis of LA NSDOWN—Seeing the Noble Part at tleman must have been much misinformed, as, solar
the bead alas Majesty's Government In his place, I ant anxious from having been treated with any harshness, the Pe-
to learn whether he is aware of any treaty, stipulation, or con- titioner had, on the contrary, experienced the utmost
vendors of any tied, enabling the Government of Austria to
,oc-
cupy Switzerland with troops? It is rumoured that a Treaty for
lenity. A number of contraband articles had been
the military occupation of the Swiss Cantons by Austrian force" found in his ship. The vessel had been, howe‘er,
was executed on the 21st of March last. The mere report of given up to the owner, because he was evidently not
'such an agreement has, I uuderstand, created much sensati,,n cri implicated. in the transaction. But it being equally
the Continent, as ati-cting the general state of Europe; and it is, !
evelent that the Captain had been a party to the iile-
therefore, quite proper, if information be attainable, that your
Lordships should he informed as to whether there exists such instituted aaa'ns
gal traffic, a proceeding had been ,., 1 t
a compact as I have alluded to. him for the penalty. The proceedings had.beeu twice
The Earl of LIVERPOOL—I can certainly say, in the fast ,uperseded, in consequence of a Petition front the
pLre, that I never beard of the report which the Noble Marquis Captain to the Lords of the Treasut y. The addi.
has noticed in any one tangible shape. It was mentioned to rise
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count, of which. the Hon. Gentleman had corn-
•about half an hour ago by that Noble Lord himself; but I can urinal
distinctly state to your Lordships, that his Majesty's Govern- plained, had been inserted in order to save the Peti.
Invent has certainly no knowledge of it. tioner from a second prosecution, for he would have
The Earl of DONOUG FI MORE moved that the third read- been liable to a prosecution for landing passengers
hog of the Ireland County Treasurers' 8111 should be fixed for before coming into harbour. But the Hon. Gentle-
to-morrow; and, upon another motion,-their Lordships were or-
dered to be summoned to attend the service of the House. man was mistaken in supposing that this was the
Upon tbennotion of the Marquis of LANmxymN, it was agreed only charge on which the Petitioner had been con-,
that Lord Auckland should be added to the Committee on victed, for he h nonthe car
ad been convicted hge of ,
Weights and Measures.
Soon after six their Lordships adjourned till to-morrow, at ten carrying improper goods, and that subjected hint to
HOUSE OF COM MPNS. the original penalty. From the inquiry which he (the
Attorney-General) bad made, and the fact's which he
bar of Commerce of Belfast ; from the Inhabitants of the town
Sir A. CHICHESTER presented Petitions from the knew,Clam-
he thought that instead of hardship, as much
of Lame; and from the Merchants and Traders of the town of lenity as could possibly be :hewn, had been shewn to
Dundalk, against the equalisation of the Duties on East and the Petitioner. •
West India Suzan—Orciered to be printed.. Mr. ELLICE said, that he knew something of the
Sir J. SEBRIGHT presented a Petition from the Inha. Kimly of the Petitioner, wh:ch was very tespectable,
Wants of Royston, praying for the Abolition of Slavery.—Or-
and he had, therefore, interceded with the Treasury
dered to be printed.
Mr. HART DAVIS presented a Petition front the Mayor, in his behalf. Now, as to the fact of the owner of
Burgesses, and Commons of the city of Bristol, against the the ship not being implicated, that fact had not ap.
equalisation of the Duties upon East and West India Sugars;
p
*malty of the said City.—. Ordered to be minted. eared at the trial. The Hon. and Learned Gentle-
also a similar Petition from the Masters, Wardens, and Com-
man had not stated to the House whether at the trial.
Mr. COKE presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of the it had appeared That the goods had been wittingly.
town of Diss, in the county,of Norfolk, praying for the Aholi- smuggled, or whether they had been smuggled by
don of Slavery.—Ordered to be printed. the seamen on n hoard, without the knowlede of the
Mr. SYKES rose to correct a error that had crept into the g
Votes of the House. He yesterday presented a Petition from Captain. lie thought that after the Treasury had
the..Merthante and Shipowners of Hull "in favour.' of the received a Petition, praying for an examination into
equalisation of the Duties upon East and West India Sugar; the case, the Government had no right to put the.
but which was stated in the Votes to have been " against" that Public to the expense of delaying the trial until they
proposed measure. -
had inquired into the merits of two Petitions. .The
Dir. c. WILSON presented a Petition from the -Inhabitants
of Cothermouth, praying for the Abilition of Slavery.—Ordered merits of the case ought to have been determined on
to be printed. the first Petition. He hoped that if it should appear
Mr. C. CA LVERT presented a Petition from the Rector, that the Petitioner had been ignorant' of the act of
Churchwarden'', and other Inhabitants of the PSirisb of St. Olave,
In the Borough of Southwark.. Petitioners had heard, that on smuggling, the Government would,' notwithstanding
she erection of the intended Bridge over the Thames it was pro- the verdict, shew some consideration to the Petitioner..
posed to raise it fourteen. feet and a half above the height of the Mr. TREMAYNE said a few words on the utility
present ; that they were informed that an additional height of which would result from a measure that might instate
seven feet would be quite sufficient, and praying that they may
trial to persons guilty, or supposed to have
be allowed to be heard by Counsel against the London Bridge a speedy
Bill.—Ordered to be printed. been guilty, of -smuggling.—The Petition was then
Mr. DUGDALE presented a Petition from the Chamber of ordered to lie on the table, and be primed.
Commerce of Birmingham, in favour of the equalisation of the
.6TANDING WIDE&
Duties upon East and West India Sugar.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. HUSKISSON said, g
that he hadgiven notice
Mr. MARRYATT presented a - Petltfon from the Ship-
owners of the Port ofLondon engaged in the West India yesterday evening of bringing before the House the
Trade, against the equalisation of the Duties upon East and Standing Order agreed to in June, 1820. After the
West :mile Sugar.—Ordered to be printed. best consideration which lie had given that Order, in
Similar Petitions were presented by Mr. Razoyeeer from the conjunction with the old Standing Order of the House
Inhabitants of Teignmouth ; by the same Ilonourable Member . . I
from the Sugsr Planters Cl the Island of Trinidad; by Mr. A. it appeared to him quite impossible that the con-
CAM from the Ship-owners of the city of Glasgow., the struction of the Standing Order should besucla as had
Herring Fishers of Greenock. the town of Port Glasgow; and . yesterday evening been contended. There was nothing
from Dundee • by Mr. HEIGHT from the Merchants, Bankers. from which they could infer that such had been the
and Traders Of the City of Bristol, and from certain other In-
habitants the Hone_
when the Order bad been first
habitants of the same City; by Mr. Gamier? from the Sugar intention of
Planters of the Bland of St. Viucent; by Mr. W. Saturn front passed. What was the costs now? The House had,
certain Herring Fishers of Yarmouth; all of which were or- some years ago, imposed restraints upon a p
arliCular
dered to be printed. -manufacture, and it was now proposed to remove
M. BLtOWNLOW presented a Petition from the lola.
bitants of-the town of Kenneara. in the county of Armagh, com-
thoserestreints., He doubted if that come tree
plaining of the expense incurred by the Parish for the support of der the denomination of ~ regulation of trade ;•' its
InegitimateChildren, and praying that the Churchwardens should the contrary, it was &king away regulations. If the
be enabled to proceed against the parents of such children.-oe. intention ofilhe Bill had been to extend these restric.
dered to be printed. •
tions from Middlesex to London, then the case would
Mr. F. BUXTON presented a Petition front the luhabit
of the town and neighbourhood of flallitore, in the county Uy have come within the-Standing Order. If the Howe
Kildare, in Ireland, praying for the Abolition of,Slavery:—Ors would refer to the period at which the Order had
dered to be printed.
• •' • ' been passed, they would find that half a dozen Bilis
Mr. A. CAMPBELL presented a Petition front certain Ca-
lico Printers in Scotland, praying fur a Repeal of the Duty on regulating trade had been passed in the same week..
Sulphur.—Ordered to lie upon the table. But he wished the House to look at this Order with
Lord MILTON presented a Petition from• the Honourable reference to the old Standing Order of: the House
and Reverend Williams Herbert, against the Bill authorising with regard to .regulations on trade. The old Stand-
the sale of Game, now in pkgress through the House.—Ordered
to be printed. , - ing Order held a larger language. than even this: 'it
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from the Table-Beer said that no Bills relating to.trado, or _to the altera-
Brewers of the parish of St. Luke, in the county of middtCsel, tion of the law on tra.!e, should be brought into that
praying that the Beet RI/I.mm in progress thrOugh the Home
might be postponed.—Ordered to be printed. House without first going through a Committee of
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Mr. BROW N presented a Petition (rem the Island,of Nevis the House. Now he asked the House to observe what
against the 4 per Cent. Duties. would be the effect of the two Orders standing loge.k
Mr. S. W RTLEY moved for anew Writ for the Election ther ? Nu Bill relating to trade could originate eg-
of a Member for the Borough of Bossiney, in the ?bee of the cept in one way, viz. by a Resolution of a Committee
.Hoo. J. Ward.
of the House; and after the. whose House had given
Mr. ELLIS presented two Petitions, one from the Merchants
of the West India Colonies, the other front certain Merchants opinion, they were (if the construction put upon
of the city of London, against the equalisation of the Duties on 'the Lew Standing. Older. were correct) to leer it
their
Sitgar.—Seougln up, read, and ordered to lie on the table. again to a Select Committee to decide upon the deci- '
me. WIGItAII presenttd a Petition from the Ent India siren of the whole house. But it would be impossible •
Company, ,praying for an equalipation.of the Ditties on Sugar.
Brought up, ordered to be read, fed to lie on the table. • tO comply with the Standing Order. Until a Bill, was
Mr. w Kam ortu presented ',petition from the native Mer- -brought-in,-theiregstations of the Bill wet e not under '
ehantiol Cakottat praying ass4qoaliiatkenOl theoloties esn Sagan Ile . cog nixaeitCo sel the &[i i4O it 4,141.11, ;Were 1.1)0 ;sell
Atte/ maw unmet detim .Mt•• Pons?, AU' Wail:tan; Mr. . wrinerouaht. into the liGiimiS 4 Mast .73 kekalend Wusaast. and Mr. Booms, • tha• pens's* wos brought -up read, • -w-= .
ordered to lie on the table, and be petit* . * at t•ivcotanul!4•!Hignmob)".l • fmnil4, not
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