Star.
London, England, 1819-01-29 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

• ortm•ti Memberi, who had not previously been sworn, took
the oaths. •
Sir W. GUISE presented a Petition trum the Inhabitants of
Ate Town of Cheltenham. praying- for leave to bring in a Bin
to Light their Town with Gas.—Ordered to be referred te a
Committee.
• Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a Petition from the
Debtors in the Castle of York, praying for rellef.-t-The Petition
was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
The Wegtmlinter Hustings Bill was read a second time, and
couunktedrfor to-morrow.
Mr. W. SvllTif moved for an Account of all Berms in
Aiti.issued from I:ebroary I to December 11, 1818, specifying
Cie amount they were intended to recover, and the grounds on
whizh.they had inued.-.-Ordered.

PRIVILEGES OF TUB ROUSE.

• Sir J. MACKISITOSH held In his hand a Peti-
tion relative to a matter. referred to on the preceding
dsy to the Committee of Privileges, which he be-
lieved was about. to mak* a Report thereon. The
PecitiQ.l was that of four persons, merchants of Hull,
i'vhe)4ls4ged, in opposition to the request of Mr.
Amon, that they held him iu custody under an
esbcution, for a debt of 1,0001. His case, they sub-
tnitted, wa, different. from that which had been
mentiened u siaular, atur they prayed (but, he was
*ware, consistently with the usages of the House,
this could not be attended to), that they might be
heard by Counsel in support of their Petition at the
Bar of that Rouse. Another pr4yer they urged
'which might "betaken into consideration, that the
House woulal give them such relief as it should be
of opinion they were entitled to. The Petition was
then read. It set forth the tact stated by the Ho-
nouraYe and Learned Gentleman, and represented
the,person petitiOned against to be ineligible to sit
in ntilistment, and alledged that in the year 1725,
under -similar circumstances, a writ had been-order-
ed to assne tor 'a new eicanton. - -

The SPEAKER s:tid. independent 'oft4e-irregu-
laritjes to be observed in the substance 'Willie Peti-
tion, great ignoritice of the i)rins of the House was
evinced by the Pe:itioners, ass Petition was sign-
ed by: a Axirson calling himself Agent to the Peti-
tioner{, ai4not by the Petitioners themselves.
SIT:BANKES suggested that, under such circum-
itanceS-it night be desirable that the Petition should
lnlyttidrawn.—The Petition was then withdrawn.

LiCENSES.
Mr. BENNETT presented a Petition from a per.
Sou of the name of W. Brown, vomplaining of the
license- having been taken away from his house, in
Bristol or its nei,,hbourhood, which had been a li-
censed house for forty years, by a certaiu Dlagistrate,
while several licenses were granted to new houses.
The Honourable Gentleman said, he knew nothing
of the individual, but a Petition had been signed in
his favour by the Churchwarden and Overseers of
his Parish, and by a great number of the most re.
spectable inhabitants.
Mr.--PROTHEROE felt it his duty to state, that
from what he knew of the worthy Magistrate com-
plained of, he could assert him to be incapable of
taking such a-step from improper, motives.
Mr. H. DAVIS spoke to the same effect.
Mr. BATHURST knew nothing of the party from
whom the Petition came, but thought the Courts of
Law were open to him ; and, therefore, unless there
was something eery extraordinary in the case, he
ought not to come to that House in the resent in-
stance, to get them to exercise the functions of an
ordinary Court of Justice.
Mr. BENNETT said, unless corrupt conduct- on
the part of the Magistrates could be established by le-
gal
_proof, the Courts of Justice shut their ears to an
appliPailon of this sort; as they laid is dowirm •
that a Magistrate had the power of arbitrarily taking
a license away without assigning any nation for his
conduct, and therefore unless a corrupt motive were
proved, the Court would do nothing. The property
affected by the conduct of the Licoususg-Magistrates
was placed in a situation different from that of any
ether property in the country. The Magistrates
might act in the most unjust, arbitrary, and illegal
manner, yet their conduct might be so guarded that
no legal proof could be brought against them. He
therefore thought that it was to that House that an
aggrieved person ought to appeal. If the House
thought the present Petitioner ought to seek his re-
medy in a Court of Law, he must do so, but it was
his resolution shortly to bring this great question (for
great it was) fully under their consideration.
Mr. COURTNEY hoped the Petition would be
withdrawn. If the conduct of the Magistrates
ge-
nerally were so bad as to become a matter of public'
concern, then the subject would be properly brought
before that House ; but he could see nothing of the
kind on the present occasion, and the case seemed so
Et to be brought before a Court of Law, -that he
thought it would be wisdom to withdraw the Petition.
1194-. HUME thought the House and, the . country
were much obliged to the HonourableGentlemanfor
the mass of evidence of abuses of this kind which
he had been the means pf bringing to light. On
reading that evidence he thought it impossible to

doubt that great abuses and it was to be
feared did Atilt -Heyboped,, the • HOW wOlid
hot shut their door against individuals who Geld obi
rein no redtest in the tommon Coorts of Law. The
Honourab}e Gatemen who had spoken to the die.'
teeter of the Indiridual actinpliitwd of had doubtless
spoken the truth, yet, in the particular instance allu-
ded to, the grossest abuse might* have been commit-
ted. He hoped the Petition would not be rejected.. f'
Mr. BENNETT contented to withdrieir the Peti-
tion, and withdrew it accordingly.

PRIVILgGE. •
Mr. C. W. WYNNE presented the Report of the
Committee of Privileges, on the Letters of Robert
Christie Burton.
The Report was then read.—lt set forth, that the
Committee had found Mr. Burton to be a MewlsEr'
of that House, and in the custody of the Warden of
the Fleet Prison.—On the whole master, they bad
finally resolved that Mr. Burton was entitled to Pri.
vilege of Parliirnent.
Mr: WYNNE said, he should have contented him.
self with • laytng before the House the Resolution
which had been come to without observation, but for
the Petition which had been resented that day. He
thought it right to state, that he could see nq real.
sonable difference between the situation of a Mem?
Ibey of that House who was detained in custody uny
der an execution, and that of a- Member who vvii4
confined on a mesne process. The principle oh while.
Il...ll.aactuait esorsa4•4 to pither.
plied equally to both. The duty of at:ten/100Pa
was considered the highest duty that could
be imposed on any one, and an individual was not
to be prevented fr,om performing his public duty by
any claims that private individuals might have on'
him. In 1676, Mr. Brown, who had been taken in
execution. was liberated vu this principle, as was
Mt. Asgill; in 1807. In the latter case the House
was little operated upon by any inclination to favour
the individual, as, on his taking his seat, one of the
first things they did was to expel him. Considering
Mr. Burton to be entitled to the Privilege of Parlia-
ment, he now moved, that the Resolution of the
Committee should be agreed to.
The Motion u-as carried, as was one Which imme-
diately followed, for an order for his discharge from
the custody of the Warden of the Fleet Prison.

DISTRIBUTORS OF STAXPS.
Mr. MACDONALD moved, that there should be
laid before the house an account of the number of
the Distributors of Stamps, and of the Lists to which
they were appointed. together with a statement of
all profits or entoltiment•; enjoyed by each respec-
tively, from she sth of January, 1818, to the sth
of January, WI 9 ; with an accpunt of the balances
left in their hands up to the month of October, the
security given, and the arrears yet to be received so
fat as the same could be made out.—Ordered.
Ile then moved for similar Returns relating to the
Receivers-General in England and Scotland fig the
same period.—Ordered.

BANK NOTE*.

Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH, as he understood
his Motion would not be opposed, should at once
submit it to the House, if be were not anxious to take
the earliest opportunity of making a few remarks on
the Report of the Commission appointed to inquire
'lnto the postibility of diminishing the fiteilities for
forging Bank antes. These observations he had in-
tended to make on the preceding day, but the Mem-.
bee for Exeter not being then in his place, he had'
thought it right to defer them till he should be pre-
sent. The inquiry which had taken place, he might
be allowed to say in a new Parliament, had originat-
ed in a motion made by him (Sir J. Mackintosh) in
the last Parliament, not in the hope of making for-
gery impossible, but with the more humble and ra-
tional view of making it more difficult. The House
would do him the justice to remember, that he had
stated from the commencement that one of two ad-

vantages might be expected—either they would dis-
cover the means of making forgeries more difficult,
or they would find that this runs impossible, and
shew the House that the only safe course was to re-
turn to that state in which the crime of forgery could
hardly be said to have existed—to cash payments.
Now he clearly saw which of the two results bad
been obtained ; and though, from the beginning, he
had expected something of the kind, yet he did not
expect that his opinions would have received such a
sanction as they had found in the Report now on the
table of the House. He did not expect this from that
Commission, which he must ever respect, as he knew
it had comprehended men of great science and pro-
fOund knowledge, and men of the highest talents
and respectability. He could not have been so san-
guine as to expect that the Report of such a llbard
would so far have confirmed the impression he had
previously had on his mind, that there was little or
no prospect that the crime of forgery could be dimi-
nished, or the executions, and the nusery of which it
was the parent, prevented, but by a return to cash
payments. This consideration must make a retutn
to cash payments absolutely necessary in the view of
'every 'man who resealed abilities amen •
morals of the people as the most important ob)seis
that could occupy the attention of the Legisladie.
After these few general observations, he would new
offer some remarks, more particularly applicable tai
the language of the Report. Speaking in the pre-
sence of those who were then in the House, he should
speak with more satisfaction to himself, as he knew
if he stated any thing erroneously he should imme-
diately be corrected, and was thus relieved from the
fear of creating a false impression. If he understood
the Report, it represented about 200 projects to have
been laid before the Bank, all of width- had bass
properly rejected. Of all those seen by the Commie.
ston only nine deserved consideration. Them ewe
twelve others that deserved praise, but • only telio
merited the greater praise of consideration, And .
these nine, but one was thought worthy of an expo
riment. If he rightly understood theLtmew
the Report, the other eight were not c
the reach of easy imitaaoa. Thalloese would SWF
in mind, that of all the projects bitinght fOrwardo
90 years, not one had been considered to plaid
well, and of thew lately before the Cannthdalilero
Only one was drought to merit an experlisent.
cautious manner in which to their emit)
they spoke of this one, estrevielydill-
dent of its success. They almost exhausted the
thli language in search of expressions calculated to
qualify Lope and repress expectation..

mamma it, not fee immediate eiecution, but in
order that it may be seen if it cannot be so improved
os to diminish the faaities for forging Bank notes.
This plan then being in the course of improvement,
the Commissioners hope may be attended with some
success. But at the same time, in another part of
their Report, they say that any improvement made
is likely to be greatly opposed by the carelessness of
the Public. This he had always considered a settled
point, as one of the things to be provided against.—
Was it to be expected that the English character
eonld now be changed, improved, and reformed ?
To de. goad, 'the Bank Note must have such marks
as would put a man on his guard. The Commis-
sioners were aware of this, and far from feeling con-
fident that that which they recommend will do any
gd, it is in effect almost stated, that to find a re-
m good it is in effect almost stated, that to find a re-
medy for the evil was impossible, as that carelessness
complained of was that which first of all made the
invention of money necessaty, and was that which
was not to *eradicated. The two last sentences of
the Report seemed to damp and extinguish the little
hope which the previous part might have excited.—
He could not believe that any Member of that House
would be willing to commit the property and lives
of the whole people of England to the success of an
untried experiment. After the failure of so many
plans, which, to their inventors, and to many to
whom they were shewn; seemed as likely to defy
imitation as that which had the recommendation of
tfio Board; ho must consider the hope of Improving
Bank Xotes so far as to prevent forgery, so slender,
qis to be equivalent to nothing. It almost came to
this, that the Report had shewn, that there was but
one mode by which those forgeries, and executions,
and horrors now so generally deplored, could be
avoided. It was for the House to determine whether
that one mode should be resorted to ; whether the
crime now become so alarming should be terminated
or prolonged. He would put the supposed advas-
rage (for it was but a supposed advantage) of an in-
crease of commerce from an extensite paper circu-
lation in one scale ; and he would put the crimes and
executions which were the consequences of persever
ranee in such a system in the other, and leave the
House to say which ought to predominate. The last.
Parliament had fatally determined in favour of the
paper system. In the year 1816 the question came
before them. A return to cash payments might then
have been effected with comparative ease. They de-
cidcd against, and fifty capital executions for forgery
had followed in the three years that intervened be-
tween that period and the present. Parliament then
listened to the voice of the Minister, and the fatal
confidence which that House then reposed in the
Government was felt at this moment. When the
nation bad borne the worst part of the shock atten-
dant on a return to cash payments, which it had sus-
tained from the reduction of the circulating medium
in 1813—when the great difficulty was got over—
when they were in sight of land, then all the sacrifices
that had been made were rendered nugatory ; because
Ministers had not the courage to take one wise step
and go forwards, instead of plunging us back into all
those horrors, to which they would fain confide the
nation again. After what the country had known,
and after that Report had beer. made, which now lay
on their table, he called upon the House to insist on
a resumption of cash payments, unless Miniu
chewed the grounds of their policy, and, by a fdll
and impartial inquiry into all the circumstances con-
eiected with the continuance of the Bank Restriction
Act, could establish the wisdom and the expediency
of the measure which they purposed to bring forward.
lie concluded by moving an humble Address to the
.Prince Regent, raving his Royal Highness to order
that these should be laid before the thuse, a return
of the number of persons prosecuted by the Bank of
England for forging Bank Notes. and for knowingly
uttering, of having in their possession, forged notes,
from the 10th April, 1818, to Stith January, 1819;
distinguishing the number convicted of each offence,
and distinguishing those convicted of having in their
possession forged notes, purporting to be Bank of
England notes, for £5 and upwards, from those con-
victed of uttering one or two pound notes.
Mr. COURTNEY did not wish to enter into a dis-
cussion of the general question, but was desirous of
offering a few remarks in reply to the strictures of
the Honourable Gentleman on the Report of the
Commissioners. they had considered it their duty
to ascertain, as far they could, the result of the ex-
periments made before them. What might be thought
of the result of their inquiries, or what weight might
be attached to their opinions, they had not troubled
themselves to inquire, and, in his opinion, they would
have deserted their duty had they suffered. such con-
siderations to have any influence on their conduct.—
They were, however, awaretiorthdr lteport must
be subjected to much- discussion. 'Vinous men,
confident of the merit of their plaits, wotild'be likely
to think the seven Gentlemen to whom they were
submitted incompetent to judge of their excellence.
They had however thought, that to keep the public
long in suspense would make ultimate disappdhit-
went be the more severely felt, and therefore they
• before they cam to that final. it
which he hoped. they would reach at no distant day,
they considered it their duty to report, that the pub-
lic might know what they had done, and how tar
they had proceeded. The language they had used
went to convey an idea, that to substitute a Bank
pore that could not be imiteted, fpr that now in cir-
culation, was not so easy as some had imagined.—.
This was not intended to refute an idea that had been
much encouraged, and, he would say, wickedly
urged by some of tiitublic prints, that nothing but
gross ignotance or 'pace on the pan of the Di-
rectorsof the Bank, had prevented some such plan
from being adopted long ago. The Commission, if
they had, wished to be popular, could easily bave
adopted such sentiments; but they could see no Just
grounds for doing so. He, for one, should haie beet
glad if it had beat in his power to entertain -such an
opinion. The Honourable Gentleman had truly said!
that the Report only spoke of nine of the eojeciel
%Obi:tined to the Commission to have appeared
Bair entitled to consideration. He would not, Z`
ever; have it understood that there were not many e(
great 'merit. The importance of the subject •hal
tidied forth a- great display of talent. Many intd.
nitins.pliths'were furnished by artists of this country
,as wall ps by artists abroad, and especially by those
t the United States of America. filthier
run through most of the Paperscigest3 1;6 the
Commission recommendatory of emu-

Frequently, a machine was snbmittcd ti
would execute notes so that they could
factitred with the same nicety by any
Many were sent with a detailed account
haps, satisfied the Committee that notes
executed with the same nicety, and prods
the same facility, without a similar mad
they forgot that a smaller number might I
Iced in a longer time, and though not exec,
the same nicety, they might be done so
the public without the use of machinery
same means which they proposed should '
Thus, many ingenious men were shut •
their consideration. The Honourable
Gentlemen had spoken rather too mucl
tious language of the Report. Thoui
mission wished to guard against exciting
might be disappointed—though they -
that public expectation should not Le rai:
they did not feel any thing like despair,
the Honourable and Learned Gentleman
seem that they did. From the experiment
mended, they looked for the most bencfii
They did not say that a note could be •
would never be imitated, but they did
would be produced that it would be e:st,
cult to forge. They had selected the
preferred because they thotyht (aud
opinion of Gentlemen of great scientifil
in the Commission) that on
combination of ingenuity, would be like
a satisfactory result ; and he was happy
even since the date of the Report a matt
ment had been effected. %hen comi
c 3nnon with Ale other Members of the
had strong hopes that the crime of forge
made infinitely snore difficult than pith

Mr. TIERNEY said, though some
peared to have been recently made w.
anticipated at first, all that coilld
that there was a hope that the crime of
be made more difficult than it is at psi
these circumstances, he would not say ,
might create a mischievous impression
but he could wish to ask when the till
ment would be completed ? It w.ts
this should be known to the Committee
as it would be desirable that they sit,y
hopes or expectations that flank-notes
pounds can be made so that they tit
lle washed to know when the new n(
completed ?
Mr. COURTENAY hegged to say,
the plans were distinguished by great i
venal of them were for some time um
zion. It was then suggested that one
proved by a combination. In order to
etiect of this, experiments were necessai
wen it applied to some kinds of paper
have no hesitation in recommending it
If it could be adopted with an iniprc;K
paper, it would be ready within a moderate
perhaps in the course of a month, and
be recommended to the Bank as that
likely to render forgery extremely ditfi‘.
periment was now being tried at une
paper-mills in the country.

Mr. MANNING assured the Maus
nerve would be strained by the Director,
to carry the plan into execution as won
The motion was then agreed to, an(
ordered to be presented tothe Prince Regent ,
Members of the House as were also Members
Privy Council.
Sir J. 'MACKINTOSH then moved
of the number of Fergcd Notes detected
of England Liming the same pet iod comp.
the former motion. He then reFcated
suit of the labours of the Commiison
months was merely an expectation that
attend an untried experiment. The Hon...
and the House were, however, much mistaken
thought that he undervalued the labours
mission. Evea if cash payments. were..
prevent the Forgery of Bank Notes (which
form a part of our circulating medium)
jest of great importance. All the aid
proved structure of Bank Notes could
be wanted then for the protection of the
for his own part,' had no hope that they
be made any thing like a satisfactory s'
cash payments, or that the crime of Forgery
be greatly diminished while the issues of "
continued the same.

Mr. COURTNEY said a better note
produced, which it was expected would .
gory more difficult, and consequently snake 1
less frequent.—The motion was then agreed

INISCELLANIF.S.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Account► of the Exchequer Bills issued under an .%
Etriianteat for granting £30.000,000 in Exchequer
under an Act for granting £11,600,000, outstanding
Tided foe, should be laid before the House.—:
aimed to.
Idr. ARBUTHNOT broutgght up the Paris
which once ordered uslio on ..
Mr. GRENFELL baying asked s qsesklks
payments ntade cods. Bank in the last fair,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUI
pectationlad bees hold out that a repayment t._
should be made is the cosine of the year till. 11..
45,000,000 had been paid, and the rensasistgAZ.oooooo
bees secured on the Supplies of the year.—Adionened.

Mr. COLSON)! has itrut received from
MORGAW an English ranscript of the
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, lately pronounced
Atheturum of Paris, by the celelszated
CONSTANT. It will be published on Monday

Kort.—However theKentieh speculators
been unfortunate in the article of Hops,
last season, there ite seine articles in
have been most fortunate : nitmely—in .
of Lucky. Numbers in die Lottery. Of
No. 5555, recently drawn a Prise of
-Sold by Bun, AC/mamma residing at x.
Half ; and, as if Fortune was resolved
things, BY Helmut this was in addition
Share of £30,000 Sold to him by lbsir
Lottery. A greet number of Capital;
also obosiaed by persons' reside at Maidstone,
tabor", Margate, Stc. to This has
ve-y bvely spirit of adventure throegh?oi
will, no doubt giro tun inF0.0,0111.1 tQ
thio Cowley. •

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make the crime
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and
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THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1819.
THE FUNDS.
TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCE
liced 78 79-3 per Cent. Cons. 78in
i/
r} for Ace. 78f 79 7n-1-31 per Cent. 871 88
Cent. 97411-5 per Cent. Navy 107;1
Long Anns. 20 7.16 I—lndia Stock 232
Bonds 82 84 pre.—lmp. Aims. 771 77
..equer Bills (2d.) 12 15 pr. •
De state of the Paper Currency came again under
Ission in the House of CoMmons last night is
nence of a Motion made by Sir JAMES .11A6C-
. rt, for a Return of all Prosecutions, &c. for
Bank Notes, from 10th April, 1818, to 27th
1819; which he prefaced by some remarks
fie Report of the Commissioners. Mr. COURTE-
ty, one of the Commission, stated, that the Com-
:...)aers expected that the termination of an expe-
-7.-.-. rhich had been carrying on for some time,
':1 also by the suggestiOns of some of the Com-
. •;:,:es, would' bE the production of a Note N‘hiell
:ender Forgery exceedingly difficult. We
rcioice to see this effected, no matter by what
may be its author. We understand
' tr :vs. of experiments for the production of
improves: Note was in action last year, even be-
::: the Royal Commissitn ntas appointed. Of course
rust have rossmsed some qualities of a promising
. 'igloo, or •it would not have received a trial ;
mich a trial being in progress, it is natural that
wish should be entertained to see its result
j. 7•! reading an attempt with any of the other in-
-I.:na that have been offered. In fact, all the
,r, the shelf at present, till every thing
can be cfr....et,-.1 by die wealth of the Bank and
ingenuity of the Commissioners shall have been
upon the oat: not:- prosecuting.,
'7 Papers of Tuesday arrived dill, forenoon.
T: e sin.os of die Chamber of Deputies on
• ;; the c l!F part of their contents which
ef any interest.
Petition was rrcsinted Ciotti three individuals esf
1. ique, who hal been tea years soliciting, in
fir the settlement of s.ime old claims against
overanient of that Colony, praying for' relief-
}3.l):atitirrz had beca pressed on the same-
it .opears that he had taken a very short way
tid of the business : he issued a Deere*
'..lll:cember, 1810, declaring all existin
-i • nature of those in question null and'
of the Petitioneri.was,
.to be tt-
.A against r!..• effect of this arbitrary sentence;
in the opit,ie: of tae Committee of Petitions,
• now reported upon it, this prayer was
A short but .earni discussion ensued, in which
'!. de VTLLELE. rAsQUIZA, CUMIVELIN, Duvr.n-
er RACRAtiv-: and Cuavotinzit, participated.
IDE TIACRANNA remarke•i, that it was very tree
the Decree of 1310 was one of most odious spo-I
lion; but that the treasures of the whole of France
old not suffice to repair all the injustice of BONA-
IITE. The force of this argument appears to have
availed; and the Chamber, concurring with the
!?ort of the Committee of Petitions, passed to the
:in of the day.
The Report of the Commission charged with the
cnsitieration of the Project of Law for granting a
tional recompence to the Duke of RICHELIEU, was
ex: presented, by Baron DELESSEKT, selected by his
oneigues as Reporter.
It recommended the adoption of the first wide of
e Project in the terms presented by the KiNU,
ely, " That there shall be erected in favour of
e Duke of RICHELIEU, Peer of France, under the
sue of a National Recompence, to be attached to
Peerage, and transmissible therewith, a Majorat
•50,000 francs of revenue."
la in respect of the second article, which pro-
that the money should be taken out of the
lc of the Civil List, that is, out of the funds ap-
.:-iriated by the laws to the support of the dignity
the Crown, the Report submitted that such an.al-
•:tent was alike unconstitUtional and discreditable
generosity of the nation ; and that the wordy
`D'irnains of the State," should be substituted fox
`Domains of the Civil List."
The Report was ordaed to be printed and distri.
',41; and the discussion was to take place upon it
relay,
The Chamber next proceeded to the discussion ed
:Proposition by M. Duatairtas, concerning the Right
f Petition. It is rot merely one of a regulatory na.
t'•:!e, but proposes to establish a principle on thin
s: Jet of very considerable importance—namely,
LA no Petition presented by a Deputy, and, recom.
tended by him, shall be reputed irrevevent or ridi•
: 1141%. ---The discussion continuing till the usual how
'isivg, was adjourned till Tuesday.
Fiend: .5 per Cents. Monday, 68 fr. 75 C.
Flanders Mail, and also a liamburgh. Mail, ar
Ti'ql at a late hour last night, but their content
a', of tittle importance. Count LAS CASIAS has pub
at Stutgard his Petition to the British Par
" • A noticed in a former Mail.
s.
J. P. G. JANSON, Lieutenant-Canna, Knight o