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London, England, 1817-06-21 00:00:00

GENERAL B3WG.

TO TFI PRiN lER 01 THE LEEDi
• No. 3, St inniluare, ;en... 1817
Sin—You have introduced my name y•mr lAA Paper. In
such a manner as to ind'ece n:e .o desire the Itisertion in your
nest eif the following statemelst :
Vuti have.l.llffeeed it t.: h, in'erred that a p r•on of the name
of Oliver was employed by me to entrap the r.e.P. taken up
at Thotnhill lees, and that he left Lon Inn w.,11 tl.e inetv of
incling and fermenting discontent and di,titrt.at:ce ht diG„r.ut
parts etf the toontry. Not lice WOr,I lit thii el true. ikon,'
Oliver le': London, inforen:Aost had been traoottileA
from Nottinitam, of an intentl-d esing in the manteta.nrrin3
districts in the North of Fut;lat.d and scutlaini. This inforrria•
tion was only a repetition of what l had :tad rea-on to erpeet
for sev.-eal a rK., pit, if the Niltion brought tortntei b 7 riir
Francis Lurdett for Reform in Parrnoneut shauld be rej. ettl—
This information, corrobotased trona various quarter:, itithic-.1
me on Monday, the ed at June, to make a communication to
Sir Francis Wood, the Magis:r.de, before I ever stew Oliver,
and that gentleman deemed the inf:rmation of suck importance
as to reqt.e.st a nweiil of Magistracy 4 Barash y tor the 6th._
On Wednesday :he ith was di.: first time I ever ..aw, or Is ar.l
from Oliver. lie gave Inc some information c-errobornive of
What 1 had prosimisly received, and further acquainted me 'tbn:
a meeting of Delegates was to b.! held at Cleelt,..e.ou eri the el:,.
On the 5:11, Sir Franc,. Woad and my,.elf tr,,at
Packer at h:gerilcid, tLa: he hael r.eriv.d in'oretat:on, Kum oa:h,
of an Intended meeting for the Ml:owing day at Thteridt.ll
where they were to decide finally upon tie! oati ti.e ral
rising on the 9th, and suggested the propriety ,e r 'Lt.,
.Oelegates„ to prevent the .atal m:ght ~.t
Thlv suggetatat was agreed to, when Wa• me: at ..:4:tt.,17 the
morning of the 6. it.

Witei. the Alagis:rate (Mr. Chandler) ar.d me, elf arrlyel
Thornhill l.evs, whica was some thne 4flrr tate Untie tired eel
fur the Mretiug, Oliver w.x not there Lt Gr 4, le-.1.,:n; hen; „1„,
ceived as to the plate of tiler:Lig, which, as I !....ere ,rc.,d,
expected would take place A! CLAMION :o tar f.ol
lug entrapped the belei,Lte I, he It.aew only ...tur of then%
muse in fairness to tLe in.:ividu:.l I wits not here invert,. Ir.,
tact therefore Is, that Lc 141A:uer knew the place of nieeri..e,
feet
the perlai.s Who Viers to incet. and cunsequently sen n.,e
upon liy the hlagistrares to corroborate ttie evidence thee h,..1
the pers,e.s

With tripe. ct t.. int .venation stated to have pmfzed betsvc,L
Oliver with Mr. and Air. I cin aao nothare
di I canine to laArs within my own knowledge ; but :
must observe tic:, it iln direct eantrae.ictien the hoe of tea-
duct he wid me he had etistre44, and is cotnpktely a: ear,arce
with his iii•tructions, which lie understood to flit simply v.r.fincd
(0 giving intormation to any l's:aristrate, or mystlf, which milt%
be necessary tor preserving the ;,-acv of the eenotry.
It only remains for me to add, that I ant not empowered to
hire any person ; that I have my pr.i•!, o:rec.!v or snatreetly„ ;!,c
smallest remuneration for the /mot have ri celery!, wh•ct
I Moir oir.i.ned from rei;wciahlt auth,,rities, and from motives
is/ u any metro...vary cons.ticra,:o.t.
: ;:b,uient %mai,
Cie: Is.

PARLIAME,NTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORD?, JUNE SO.

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The Royal Assent, by Commission, was given to the Mutiny,
the Watch and Ward, the Husbandry Carriage 'lolls, and the
Agent General's Office Regulation Bills.
The Commissioners were, the LORI.) CLIANCILLOP., the Earls
of SaiIaTZSISURT and BATILitteST.
A Petition from certain Inhabitants of Leith against the Union
Canal Bill, was presented, but the Agent of the Petitioners
having no Instructions to pray to be heard by Counsel, and no-
thing being urged in support t.f the Petition, Lord DONDAS
moved the third reading of the NU, which was read accordingly
ard
Against the 'final enactment of the latter Bill, a Petition was
presented, and ordered to lie on the 'Fable.
'Fhe Bad of SHAFTESBURY presented a Petition from Mrs.
Flynt, praying to be relieved from the operation of an Act of
the last t'ession, authorising her Divorce from General Dyott,
as far as related to the Marriage Settlement. The plea of the
Petitioner stood on the alledged ground of a false and erroneous
representation of (ac's, by which their Lordships bad been in-
duced to-grant the Divorce.
The F.ail of LAUDERDALE observed, that the Petition
ought to have been presented at an earlier period, when, during
the progress of the Bill, an amendment might have been: pro-
yosed. He was apprehensive that the unfortunate Lady bad
fallen into the hands of persons who hoped to convert the money
they were urging her to seek, to their own purposes.
'I he Petition was ordered to lie on the Table.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave nonce that he shculd, on
Thursday next (the prints being already on the Table) move the
s.colid resting of the Offices Abolition Bills.
The Earl of LAUDERDAI E observed, that tie Papers or.
the fable, relating to the 'object to which the Noble Lord hal
just adverted, were Lot complete or satisfactory. He particu-
larly alluded to the documents requisite to th.eidate the nature
e the Irish Offices, and el, daily that of the Clerk 4,t the l'ebs,
and asked whether the Noble hart was prepared to turisish any
information on rbs' head ?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL Raid, he was ern posse:end of that
Wet info:l:l4bn' relative to Irelscd which the Noble Bari seem.
ed to desire, but he suppood it might tutp. et:lenity be produced
it the Interim.
The further consideration of the Colliers' Wages Commune.
tion Bull, as well a. do! scoot(' reading ut the Savings husks Bill,
was postponed to Wednesday next.
The Yeontanz-, C•:a•ry Bill went through a Cutomittee, and
was ordered to be rey oriel—Adjourned.