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London, England, 1817-05-20 00:00:00

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1817

S(lrCi OF I HE CI.ERGY.

irIIHE ANNIVERSARY MEETING of th;s
1 CHARITY will be in the Cathedral Church of Sr. Paul,
oft TiipasnAv the 2idot May ; 'Ara a •ermon will he preached
liettte his Royal Highness the 13uke of Kett, his Grace the
1.,,r11 Archbishop of Canterbury, their Lordships the Bishops, the
Welt Hon. the Lord Mayor, Sheriff-, 41(1.4 men, • ace by
the key. Laurence Gardner, Miclsterof Curzon Chapel,and
.I.isistant Morning Preacher at St. George's, Hanover- square.
S WARD i.

Hi, Royal Highness the Or Ke. of KENT.
The Right Hon the Earl Vet main.
1 he Right Hon. the Lord Ma:•or.
The Hon. Mr Jostle.- aurrough.
Franc, Burton, Esq
Mau ric S walsey, D.C.I Atwell or of the wise of Rochester.
The Rev. James Wood, D.U. Vim Chant:clue of the Univer-
sity of Cambridge.
John Archer HoubloneE9. M.P.
George Watsoa Taylor Esq. M P.
'llle Itev. ['bonus SiLes, A.M. Vicar of Guilsbnrough, Nor- ,
tharapromhlre.
The Rev Harry Powell, A.M. Rector of East Horndoa, Essen.
Stephen Ga'rlee, Esq.
Lobo Nlorlee, Ea+
John Harsord, Esq.
William Meredith, Esq.
Lancelot Shadweil, Esq.
The Music will consist of the Overture of Esther. Mr. Han.
dells Grand Dettingen Te Deem and Jubilare, with the Chorus
from the " Halklwjah, for the Lord God Onanipoteor
Irigneth," an Anthem composes/ on purpose for ibis Charit y. by
r. Boyce, and Mr. Handers Grand Coronation Anth-m. Th.
More t., be conducted by Mr. Greatoret ; Leader of the Band,
Mr. Ware.—The doors of the Cathedral will ba opined each
slay at Tkn 'or the Cathedral and for the- Dio-
rite. at Merchant Taylors' Hall to be had grate, of Messrs. Nor-
simile and Pell, Booksellers, Bond-street ; Hatchard,
Mises. ivingtons St. Paul's Church-yard; at the • first Fruits
Office. I emple; and of Ctiarks Bicknell, Esq. spring-a:l:den
Terrace, the Secretary to the ;stewards, ty whom bomefactions
to this Charity will be thankfully received.
N. R. The whole of the Collections at S. Paury and Mer- ,
chant Taylors' Hall will be appropriated by the Sisionds.M.Ap-
prenticing the Children of necessitous Clergymen.
ADVOWSON. 1.:(20.! '
WANTED to PURCHASE, an AdVOWSON
in a healthy and pleasant country, of die yearly value'
of 4400 or 4500. It is squired that the present Ineunsbent-'
should be of very advanced age —Address to S. B. at Mr. Hey's,
tlpholgerer, No. 77. High.street, Mary la.bonctie.

PAkLI4MEM!'4!RT PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, MAY IL

This being the last day of 'feral, no judicial business was
transacted by their Lordship.
Accounts regnant the Expenses of the Zommiisatir, for
'the current year, were presented by Mr. BULLOCK, from the
'I reasury, pursuant to a recent vine of their Lordsitit,, mid laid
upon the
• Several Private or Local Mils were brought up from the Com-
mons by Sir J. emeisais, Mr Eatevon, and whets.
1 'he Penance Harbour Bill was brought up by it Grunt
Wane tuna. and, with the foregoing Bills, read the first time.
Ease FITZ WI LI lAM presented a Petition from the City of
Peterborough, and the Town and Neighbourhood of Whittlesea,
which, being read, appeared to he from certain Anomie, and
Solicitors, complaining of the facilities afforded by the present
system for adtalission to the pear ice of Conveyancing. by whiCh
improper persons had intruded into dsat breath et 41m. Prof.'s:re j
and praying fee such regulative as would obviate those evils.
Lord LILFOR IL) presented soother, to the sane effect, from
the Town and Neighbourhood of Warrington, which, with the
former Petition, was ordered to be laid upon ig Table.
Bills upon the Table, chiefly Private or Local, being for-
' warded in their respective rages, the House Adjourned tin fo.
1110170111.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Sir S. Soso:sap' the Attorney-General, anti Mr. Serjeant
Curate the Soiicitot•Genetal, took the oath' and their seats
as Members for Dorchester and Eye.
Lord LASCELLE.4 brought up the Report of the Dewsbury
Small Debts Bill, oa which it was proposed by Lord l'.ositurrs
to niconimit It.
After some conversation, in winch Sir 0. MOStLelr, Sir
-Onmsosso &e. took pert, the Home divided-.. For. the /mom-
slimiest it 46.
Mr. BENNETT gave notice, that on the gel of lone be should
move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of
A Petitin warn presented from flottomon-Adifield, praying
to Animal Parkameeps and Universal Suffrage.--Read, and
ordered to lie en the table.
Mr. D. BROWNE prorated a Report from the Committee
sprinted so Inquire into the state of the Election Law of Ire-
lairi4.7oidefed to be printed; the lionotteahli'Member giving
netk4,,ilhat on Friday nut he should move that the Report be
taken into consideratiou.
Mr M SUT lON moved, that the Committee on the Clergy
Residence Bill should be postponed to Wednesday.
Mr. BU-rrstewom H moved tor an account dike number
haneeelseeed during the last two years for selling geld and
paver plate, and the amount sold, distinguishing the gust:Wee
tebove two ounces in weight.—Ordered.•
Mr. LAMB, ON pr suited a Petition from Great Yarmouth,
'preying tor retreschnion, economy, reduction of the large mill
atary establishment in particular, du. .1 be Meeting which
to it was convened conformably to the provisions of the
Gagging Bill, and was afterwards signed by about two thousand
swamis in the course of thirty hours.--Read, and ordered to lie
on the table.
idre Bill for regulating the Board of Trade was read a second
,time, .sod ordered Per committal to.morrow; Mr: CALCILArT
giving, rodeo of his Mutation to move some alterations in the
Committee.

WIIIIIIIISTIS COAL DILL. •
On the question that the Westminster Coal Meters'
'Bill be read a third time,
Sir M. W. RIDLEY expressed his disapprobation
of chit clause which gave to the Heads of the Depart.
merit the power of dismissing Working Coal Meters
without application to the Magistrates as heretofore.
It was vesting them with extraordinary power, and
"he wished the clause to be omitted.
' • Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, the power of dis-
mission was to be placed in the hands of the Lords
the Treasury.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY observed, that this was still
'more objectionable-.
The House divided on the clause : die numbers
were.—Ayes 63—Noes 60. - A division afterwards
took place on the subsequent'stage 01 the Bill—Ayes
60, 4shst; Noes 60 ; on which: the SPNACIM gave. the
eklifilsit *Qt. is Invour of `cite Bill. '- t-
GAISit. SILL:I ' ' ' • •
iiit..eftAßLES BURRELL Jibbed that the
sieond.reatling of the Bill lot legalizing the sae of
Gamt should be postponed... . .-3 1 •
Cqlooel WOOD had no objection to poseponementi
as it. would aff Id the House an opportunity of mord
attentively considering the measure, and especially
the returns made of commitments ender Mt Act of
last Session. -13 y those returns it•npprared that there
were $O6 persons in custody. •
Sir SAW/ Sri ROMILLY mid, the whole rank

Ott the returns was roo stated by the Hon: Member.
It appeared that tt-ere were BU6 persGns in c nfine-
mt•nt in Houses of C •rrecrior•., besides upwards of
400 in j tils•—(llear, bar).
The second reading was then postponed till the
30th of 14:ty.