Star.
London, England, 1817-06-11 00:00:00

FRAUD PR EVEN I'ED.

rIIO counteract the many attempt% that are daily
JL made to impose on the unwary a various composition in-
stead et the Genuine Blacking preiriared by Day and Manin, they
are induced to adopt a new Label, in which their addie.",'
97, Ht4ll H .Ib,ru,
is placed so conspicuously, that they trust an attention to tl:ls,
and the difference of the type, which is unlike all letter-preas,
will enable purchasers at once to detect the imposition. The
Real Japan BLACKING, ma aby DAY and MARTIN. 97,
i!ith Holborn, will iu future be sold in Bottles at 6d. ls. and
Is. 6d. tech, and 41 copy of the label left with all Venders
DAY AND MARTIN, 97, High Holborn

For s l'ltAatt,..:AkY, DROPSY. GRAVEL OBS I RUC-
TIONS In the URINARY PASSAGE, DIABEFES, sztl

GENERAL WEAKNESS.
NVESSEL.'3 3ESL'IrS DROPS. In his MA
jeity's Navy these Drops have for nearly tat years past
nnintoined their charactex os a specific fur the Scurvy, tirev.l,
Drapoi7, Stranguary, Weakness and Obstructions in the Urinary
Parsa;e, and General Delnliti; but particularly for tketiabeolute
and speedy Curs of the Venereal Dina.. t Weevers feaster Drops
and Specific Remedy, are the only sale and expetillotte Dare, and
are so innocent in their nanue, as to require kW- err note,tram:.
As a restorative tor General Debility, Westers Jesuit's Drops
have been lung known and esteemed; whether the Debility arises
from the too copious use of Mercury, from emcees of Veurry, or
,intense beat to Clintate they are equally serviceable t—such as
have the misfortune to eie nimblest with old stubborn Gleets Se-
ntinel Effusions, or any Weakness of the Ktdueys, Ureters or lila&
ticr, lhabctes or d.ffirolty making waters will glarriaar4 a
11
complete cure by duo perseverance.
The great et jeer to be attended t Is, that Purchasers should',
be carelul in basing the true and genuine Preparation, O the un-
safe and dangetoas enunterfeits attempted to be foisted en the 1
Public, by absolute falsehoods, are se numerous, that the Prowl►
tots request every purchaser to ask for Weal ices lasures Duets.
Cau•loN —The gentribe Wesse.'s Jesuit's Drops are Metaled
in a black stamp, not an Imitation of a stamp, with the tidbit/mg
erg: awed thereon : Joseph Wessel, St. Paul's Cburch-yarg'
- Price ter.. NI. per !wive, sod In large bustles, containing ten
small, XI. '2l.—Sold by ringer, Oxford gym • Ward, ingbdrui,
1 tut, Escheats; Dracehrldgo, opposite Lyndon Docks.

Getvrifurs,
ELECTEI unclimmisly this day by the enlight-
ened Citirms tlie first City In the World, to the hirlt
dlatine•ion of represcsiting them in Parliament, I have received
an honour of which chi noblest and the MOll7 exalted siii6lit be
proud. For this favour my gratitude cannot be expressed. I
can only again request you to accept my warme-t thanks. But
I must Iturrat you not to expect from sue, as your Re' resent*.
tive, mote than I can perform. In ether its, In
which I have been honoured with your aNtroval, much did sae.
pend'on individual diligence and 7r in Ws new situation you
cannot forget that the n.lghtir•st eloquence has been exerted, and
*tiniest powerful talents have been combined, if mi. without
some 'feet, yet with inadequate success. Nothing, him-ever,
which i can execute will I neglect; and every Measure Otat shall
tend to assist Agriculture—qeVire Manuiactures—encourage
Commerce—and restore pubic Confidence and Hope—tett y
Measure that can counteract the demoraliza-ion of the Peaple—
extend Education—promote Mara! and Knowleilue—
dimmi42 Pauperism—nil itplc (1/IC Evils of our Criminal code—
and preserve Peace on Earl—every Measure that can retrench
superfluous Expenillture—assist Constitutional
the Liberty of the Press—and prevent the continued Suspension
of t►ose Laws which are essential to Individual Safety and Na-
tional Freedom —shall have ms• uniform and most cord al «uppart.

By such conduct I dull endt•avour to Indicate my devotion to
your Interests, and to secure that continued confidence and .ap-
probation to which I shall ever aspire.
And I remain, Gentlemen,
Your obliged obedient Servant,
Mansion-house, June 10, 1117 MA:rTHEW WOOD.

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HODS! or LORDS, JUNE 10.

The LORD CIIASCEU.OR took his seat on the Woolsack
about a quarter before four is'cit.ck. aoci after prayers were read,
their Lordship proceeded to dispose of the private ur local Bills
upon the table.
Ike Celutdcl Murder; Punishment, the Penes Removal, and
e few prorate Btlts, were brought up from the Common.. by Mr.
BROIIDEX, Sir JAMES GRA UMid, and others, and severally r‘ ad
the first time.

The Earl of I.AUDRRDALE moved the second reaeng of
liareita Lelwestmai Ettuvisistitatiaili, Vie priainpakert of
which seemed to be, to relieve Labouners of this description
Crum the obliotiun of taking good, in payment. or put raymein
ol their labour, in lieu of Miley. lhe Wide Lad e::ataeieri-rd
the measure as likely to be prosluctive of m.u.:14 benent, and pun.,
evilly hi its °Valuing he diseont•nts which arose from the
estativit practice.-1 be Bill was read a second time, and coal.
mined tor Monday neat,
• P-Oit'S EMPLAYMENT :SILL.
• The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to.move the
third reading of Ibis Bill. In the course ot-lits pre-
fatory observations; his Lordship oisservs.'d,-that nit
one could appreciate more than himself the-impor-
tance of throbjection, in point of principle, which
was urged against this measure: nameiy, of a legis
Wive interference in matters of the king, which the
Bill went to effect ; nor of the superior policy. gene-
rally speaking, of suffering systems of f,,r at .ii d tin
portant public works to he undertaken ;tit !. conduct-
ed by individuals, or assoc atiersni on
their ciao capital. And he admitted, that those
great works which did the ini,st credit, or operated'
the most advantage to the country, had been un-
dertaken and perfected. At the same tilll2, ht
thought this was a principle to which there well.
some exceptions, and of which the ciicumstonc s oath
of which the Bill grew formed a striking instance..:—
Neither was the present case without eXampie. The
cases of 1793 and 1801 abundantly shewed the bone-,
ficial result of au assistance of the kind being afforded
by Government, and the precedents were fairly to be,
adduced iii favour of the present case. It was not
Lis intention niiw tc, discus. the causes which led toi
the present situation of the country ; but it was well
known toat in different parts of the kiwyglom there
wete important public works at a stani fur wont of
pecuniary assistance, and for which ample security
could be given. To afford this relief u..is the Lime
important object of the Bill, which accordingly au-
ihorized an issue of Exchequer Bills to a lii&ted
amount. With respect to the other proposed object
of the Bill, that of affording relief with reference to
certain cases upon the Poor's Rates, he-was free to
say, he did not expect those extensive advantages
winch he felt no doubt would result from the other
leading provision ol the Bill, though Cell 144 there
may be some peculiar cases in which great relief may
oe afforded by the measure. Glancing generally at
the leading causes which induced the present di...Li-ea-
ses, the Noble Earl considered the principle to be,
the dm:outdoes., that during many years of a state
of win lare,%ll parts of the world were thrown open
to the trade and commerce of tilis country. This hod
certainly led to a practice of over-speculating beyond
what ever betore existed; and the consequence was,
that all the foteign markets were glutted with the pro-
duce and manidaetures of this country. With the
inevitable consequences of such a state of things, the
.unproduciiveness of the late season, asifrrtui:ately
combined; and these he certainly regarded, hoe par.
ticulariy the former, as the great leading causes nt
the present deteriorated state /A the country. A t Err
airew further observations upon this part to the sub-
ject, the Noble Eirl said he ventured, upon the
Deal grounds he had stated, moan. thy: L dI for their i

vie Earl of LAUDER.DALL observed, he car-
taitily had no intention at present 0 de ..41010g their
Loioshipts by Muing any way at large into the me-
ruts tit the biul. or of the suuS:!ct out of Mitch i-.
sew. He did not agree set:4 the Noble E irl,
the present ease formed an exception to the ert-a-
(ion sit that.wise and salutary principle to
Lau referred. Tile disuesssd state of the labm:ing
part of the community e...ss long known; and he la.
uiented that no measure had been ternight tot wnd
at an amber period or the Session,. When OW vihjert
might have been titurungily investigated ; outs nova
Ministurs c me forward with a proposition for lending'
and a half in Exchequer btlii t.B p4risites,
which they raised at about 21.: and proposed to lend
at the rate of 5 per cent. He did not think a amt.
...re so calculated or so irAnied, would tend to
relieve the suffering part of the communitya
and to buch a miscarriage the opinion *imbibe
prihile must conceive of the aseasuie could ft,.t a little
cootnoute. Toe Nob:. Earl also entei t lined the
.'pinion that the fltll was not likely to t much.
relief in the parochial. way; that part, t_ere-Uier he
(Lord Lauderdale) thought may be left out. He
also from hint as to the leading causes of the
present sie.o aims of the suuntry—that which tie con.
eeired 'catty to induce the existing calaagiiier. He
conceived it to arise train a course et' twenty years'
expenditure, ton 4 much larger kale that; WAS ever
before itntiwn, and winch gave an artificial extension
to the demand tor 'Amor, and when this artificial
eltellsioU Ge.ised. Ise consequences so much to be de.
;stored n.sturally ensti-d. lie did-el-rut 'win trie Noble
Eagl who proposed the measure, as to certain other
path 01 his argument. And as to of ctual aleaStlits.
,)1 ueiwf, 11'4. Loewe but one mode ct relieving a
cowntry whe.e populaigon was greater than the de.
in.siol he its lib 'or, but th.st was one which he dig
not like to dzscaat on in his place in Parliament.
The B.ii Was read third time and phased, and a.
Message ortl.:ted to acquaint the Commeas there%
*silo—Adjourned till to-ma-rate.

•
• Housg OF COMMONS.
The Watch and Want bid went though a Consadttee idthe
while: kiume.--etepott tioniarrow.

PU it 1.14: WI I rest of WOMEN.
General THORN I.ON had delayed his prArnised
motion for leave: to bring in a Bill to abolish the pu-
nishment of the public whipping of women, in con.
sequence of having had to communicate with the
legal Authorities of Scotland. and particularly with_
some persons resident in Inverness, where lately a
woman had been whipped three tidies in open day*,
without producing any beneficial effect upon her con:
duct. /t appeared the had bad immediate recourse
to a reiteration of the same offence. The punish.,
mein, instead of correcting by its severity, by its pub.
hcity lisrdened the offeitch.r. The result of his cote.
natinication with legal persons in Scotland, and ip
p!rticular with the Lad Advocate, had been to him
carispretay satisfactory unifenCouragirg. The change
me proposed to effect in the law, rejected the mode
of punishment of female offenders, and the B:11 he
annul.' hare the honour to introduce, would substi-
tute for the present ;node 01 punishment, confinem•nt
to h.nd labour in 17.444 or houses of Correction. Con..
sidering the interest Ciat men generally took in wo.
men —(4 hull kuisk)—k must evkr be a subject of
regret, and, iinleed,..he eircums:ance must be accurst-
panics! by a bad .esoral effect upon both sexes, that
peihips an interesting and panty woman—Giber:,{)
be p?hlicly stripped and whipped once,
much more sn thiee several times, thus exciting inde-.
cent feelings in many of the persons indulging them-
selves in a GO( abborreat .to human nature—with
tl.is view lie should prce.se to the House the cope.
diet,cy of his being permitted to bring in a Diii• to
abol.sh the practice *Rowdier, and regretted his Ho-
inimitable Friend, theohlemlier for Inverness, was not
in the aiuse to sta).port and second the motion, at.
he hid intended.

On being asked wbn seconded the motion, some
ensur.t until Mr. Pontoon rose autl
colidvd the I n.rrble gentleman's motion.
Leave wis then given so britig in ►he &I
EANIKILUPT LAM:6

Mr. JOHN SMITH. Pus-want to Ins notice, rose
to call the attention of .the House to the tiankropt
Laos, with the view of !imposing a revisiou of ;!at
whole system. The House bad already, on several
occasions, appointed Committees to contid,r these
Laws, but no thorough arselointent had yet hcert
made in them. Little need be s dal :o son the
House of the necessity of mime art..ropt being made
to pot an end to the monstrous evils which had
grown out of the mode of admioqte-ing the Sa,:k.-
rupt Laws. Not lung since he had present-A a
Petition from the Merchants and Bankers of the City
of Lonts% . most numerously signed, praying that
tie Ilouse would take subj,et into consideration.
'Pile truth was; that a syntem of baud and jobbing
ed in :he
salniitiaration of these laws, eihic:s
lean most dagraar. Jo saying this, he did not mean
to impute auy.blame to the Cianroissioners of Bank.
t opt. But.to "vac:, an eatent had tots system of fra,al
grown, that he ruzglit assert that one halt of the tr.t.
memos Baokruptcl..s, winch had taken place withil
the last two or three years, had not paid any dili•
deeds, although there was a clause in the Act, to
t,:ali;;e the Auignees to pay dividends within a liai f.
ed time ; but this clause was quite inoperative, be-
it did tiOL enict any.persalty for the non-obtery.
auce of it. Alter entering into a detail of the way in
which proceedings Were conducted in a case of bark.
ruptcy, asal pointing out particularly the abases that
existed in the appointment-and conduct of assignees,
and in the mode of procuring cartikates; and after
contrasting the English system of liankrupt Laws
with those of Scotland, valich latter lie thought far
stoptrior to the tomer, he conchideo by moving that
Committee be apeoluocl to consider the
B.nlcropt Laws.
itvß9 rLsi,Ey oligststed, that as dwelt*.

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Ott of inquiry was so extensive. it might be better,
tonsidesing tie late period of ibe Session, early 'o
move a Resolution, that the Home should, early al
the n take the subject into consideration ;
at the same time he did not feel in the least degree
disposed to oppose the motion.
Mr. Serjeant ONS LOW thought the House should
love no time in proceeding to appoint the Committee,
as much miwbt he chine even in this Session.
Mr. GRENFELL thought that at least as much
as posi;ble should be done this Session.
After a kw words from Sir J. Newrottr, Mr. J.
SMITH, and Mr. FINLAY. the motion was agreed to.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a Petition from
the Merchants and Bankers of Dublin, Cork, Lime-
rick, Watethad, Kilkenny, and Belfast, praying for
a revision of the Bankrupt Laws.—Read, and order-
ed to lie mi tie table.

Mr. CALVERT brought in a Bill to prevent
fraud in the bagging of bops.--Read a first rime,
and ordered to be read. a second time this day se'n-
night.
Sir FRANCIS BURDVITT presented a Petition,
numerously simile by the inhabitants of Westminster,
camplamsng of the number of Prostitutes that infest-
ed the streets c.f Westminster.—Read, and ordered
to be referred to the Committee on the Police of the
Metropolis.

Sir M %V. RIDLEY wished to know whether the
Chancellor of Ow Exchegner was aware that the Col-
lector of Assessed Tax— at Andover had lately sur-
charged persons there for Navin garden chairs on
four wheels, without sptings, and which were some.
times dra ," 3by ~ottictib. The tax charged was £l2
In tomtit'. ; the prce of the chair being only £5.
Re hoped thi. would be remedied.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that he was aware some difficulty had occurred
in the case alluded to by the Honourable Baronet ;
and that if there was any mistake it would be rectified.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved that there be laid before
the House a copy of the Agreement between the
Commissioners of Woods and the Duke of Portland
for the purchase of the impropriate Rectory of Mary:
la-bonne- •
Mr. BARING decidedly objected to the advance
of any money for the purpose or-purchasing wood
lands, though he would have no obj.ction to any
bargain attainable by the changing of one kind of
Crown property for another. •1
Lord COCHRANE alluded to the great havoc
which had been made in the Crown Forests of Bete,
Sec, iu Hampshire. The timber which was cut was
split, wait lir any naval purpose whatever, though'
the desolation would appear as it there was timber
enough cut for naval purposes tor the present and
many coming generations. The public foreits were
tkereture totally mismanaged by individuals.
Tte Motions were then agreed to.
A Message from the Lords stated, that their Lord-
shipeh4d agreed to the Employment of the Poor Bill
without any amendment, and to the Metropolis
paring Bill with some amendments.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT gave notice, that to-
morrow se'nnight he would move that an inquiry be
made during the recess into the actual state of .Ire-
labd, in order that effectual relief may be given to
that country by measures in the neat Session.
Mr. CALCRAFT, on the part of his Honourable
Friend, postponed the Motion on Lord Sidwouth's
Circular Letter till to-morrow se'nnight. .
Lard CASTLEREAGH rose to oftive for a new
Writ for the City of Livreack, in the room of Colo-
nel Yereker, now a Peer, bvt, in compliance with
the wish of Mr. Tierney, he consented to withdraw
the Motion for the present.

UfINTS IN AID.
Mr. W. SMITH rose to move that a Select Com-
mittee be appointed to inquire into the subject of Ex-
tents in Aid. The reason he moved for the Cons-
=lute was. because part of the objects that ought to
be attained would nut be reached by the Bill before
the House. He wished to inqnire where was the
isisdum or justice of giving the creditors the power
of imprisouing debtors of the Crown, who, in fact
were nothing more chap simple debtors to individuals.
The Bill would not reach its own object, and at all
events he meant to propose considerable amendments
to it. Ihe points to which he wished to direct the
attention of the House were, whether there was any
use whatever in issuing Exteats in Aid at all ? fur
either there was no ground for them, or else the Ex-
tent ought to be issued by the Court of Exchequer
itself against the individual. The stfond was, whe-
ther it ought to be allowed, under the pretence or
shadow of a crown debt, to do what was not allowed

it: any other case—to take both the body and goods
-et once 3 The subject was, in his opinion, a mockery
of justice.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY seconded the *Woo, as he
was convinced the Bill of the Right Honourable

Gentleman tell very far short of remedying the evils
at Extents in Aid. He stated a ease ut a ship-buil-
der. who married the daughter of a poor widow who
. kept a little public-house in the County of Durham;
the daughter conducted her business, and the brewer
- who served her owing Government ASO% procured
an Extent in Aid againit her. and in which, by al
• artifice. the son-in-law was included; the consequence{
was, that the man's creditors all fell upon Sim, ant
though in a considerable way of business he was to-
tally ruined. He animadverted on the gross injus-
tice of such proceedings, and concluded with hoping
that they would soon be put an end to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
declared that he had not any intention to object to
the inquiry. It must be the object of the House to
secure the rights of the Crown without injuring the
public. The Crown stood merely in this case as the
representative of the rights of the great body of the
people. It could not be more the wish of the Ho-
nourable Gentleman than of the House, to the
. question the most impartial inquiry, and he should
4lierefore support the motion.
The question was then put and carried.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
them moved, that the several Petitions on the •übjeet
be refund, to the said Committee. Agieed to.
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH said he rose to present a

Petutton on this subject from a person. who had been
elev.a years an Inukeeper at Oxford. who had an ex-
tentissued against him by the farmers of the Yost,
/wise Doty, for no snore than ,dIV. His other ere-
shuns then came upon him, and after taking aft his'
Loup*, by agagualtnt, be was Uuown tutu pnsou,

whence, at the ensl of ten months. he was released
by the Insolvent Act. On returning, howeVer, to his
Tamil), he war served with a new extent, by which
this £$ W.l • increared to £9() by law expenses; he
was, in short, obliged to hive his home, in order to
vector his person. --"iNe petition was brought up, read,
and ord,reti t., he referred to the Committee.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
then moved the second reading of his Bill on this
subject, on which,
Mr. PRO I'HEROE expressed his satisfaction at
the emit-se the busines► was taking, and was sure that
the whole system would now be amended, to the
benefit of the public in general.
Mr. WILLIAM SMI CH repeated all his objec-
tions as to the inefficiency of the Bill, and concluded
with opposing its further progress.
It was then read a second time, and the Committee
on it postponed, at the suggestion of Mr. SMITH, till
Friday se'itnigh t.

CIVIL SERVICU COMPENSATION BILL.

Mr. DAVIES GILBERT having brought up the
Report of this Bill,
Mr. TIERNEY made a series of objections to its
arrangements, a 114 he considered as giving an in-
crease of patronage to Ministers, rather than effect-
c ing any saving for the public. The Crown still had
the power of granting pensions on the Consolidated
Fund to tht amount of iel ',OW a-year. He con-
tended. that almost as much was granted in compen-
sations as was abolished in sinecures. The saving
stated to be gained by the abolishing of sinecures
was 857,000 a-year : against which was to be set
842,000 for compensation ; so that the public only
sa7ed .11.5,000 a-year, while the Bill gave to Minis-
ter; immense pstronage in small places of 4300 or
£4OO a-year ; and the Crown altogether by the whole
transaction gained £3200 a-year. He implored the
House not to be led away by this sort of scheme,
~ which was a mere delusion, by which nobody gained
I any thing but the Ministers for the day, as they had
i
615,000 a-year to give away, which they would not
otheruSo• obtain. The Bill ought to be sent to some
Committee, that all these points might be examined.
1 He would always admit that the Crown ought to
I have the means of rewarding the servants of the pub.
lic, in proportion to their tabours; but he must cis-
I ject to ;he way in which it was now proposed to be I
done. and he trusted the Noble Lord opposite would 1
coutradict him it fie had taken a wrong view of the
subject. It was not, however, his intention to pro-
pose aiiy alteration in the measure.
Loyd CAS I'LEREAGH thought it would be
1 difficult for tile Right Hon. Gentleman to state how
he w tild amend this Bill, after he had himself suf-
fered two such Bills to gu to the Loris, having given
his full support and Assisi:dime to them, and both of
which went to a much greater extent than this. He
bad certainly taken a great deal of pair's, but only 1.
misrepresent ; for the moment the public gave their
support to the measure, the Right Hon. Gentleman
turned round, threw forth all his jokes and sarcasms
to disgust them, and set them against it. The Right
Hon. Gentleman must know that the patronage of
the Law Offices in Ireland, to which he objected.
could be destroyed as easily as any other sinecures.—
The Crown could only, at the end of two years, put
on pensions to the amount of 45000 and not £ll,OOO
as he had stated ; and at the end of four years, only
413,000 instead of 418,000 as he had stated. The
Noble Lord proceeded to contrast the regulations of
the present Bill with those of the measure of the
Right Hon. Gentleman, and 'haired that by um
latter the public would have been considerably mot*
burdened by pensions. There was no limitation to it
on the score of liberality, and therefore he must say,
that as the Right Hon. Gentleman could not but ap-'
prove of this Bill. in his mind. he treated it very
ctuelly, as he was quite sure that it must be one that
he was disposed to approve of. The question only
was as to the quantum of compensation, and he was
sorry the Right Hon. Gentleman had come forward
to disgust the House and the country with his objeo.
tions, without having any thing to propose on the
subject.
Mr. CALCRAFF repeated his former arguments
in favour of the measure. He supported it, as econo-
mical. and as complying with the wishes of the peo-
ple, and because he thought that such reductions
might be effected ih the Pension List as would com-
pensate the public for the addition now made.
Mr. D. GILBERT brought up several clauses,
which were added to the Bill.

Mr. CALCRAFT proposed a clause to compel
Members of Parliament accepting pensions under the
present Bill to •acate their seats.

Mr. CANNING thought that the principle on
which this proposition rested seas directly opposite to
that on which Members accepting offices were sent
back to their constituents. For in this case they would
take pensions when giving up office, and removing
from the influence of the Crown.

Mr. CALCRA FT contended, that as the pensions
granted by the Bill were ia lieu of Sinecure Offices,
which Members could not accept without vacating
their seats. it was proper that they should not be re-
ceived without a similar course being adopted.
After some observations from Lord Musow, Mr.
RODINSON, Sir J. NirrfrOßT, Sir M. W. RIDLIIYI Mrs
HvsKlsoN, Mr. PONSONIY, the Hon. Mr.
CUANCELLOIR of the EXCHECIVER, and Mr. GORDOIri
the House divided s—For the bringing up of the
Clause 27—Against ,it 64—Majority against the
Clause S 7.

On being re-admitted. we found Lord MILTON
opposing the principle of the Bill, and contending
that if the Crown hod something which ought to be
taken from her, she ought to receive no compensa-
tion, and still less an advantage over the public. He
then expressed his intention of taking the sense of' the
House on the measure.

Mr. ROBINSON was surprized that the Honour-
able Gentlemen on the other side should have kept
back their constitutional objections to this list stage
of the Bill. As to any man looking towards this re-
mote pension as a bribe, he did not believe that there
would be much competition for such a prize. It
must be, as indeed it ought to be, a hopeless specu-
lation in a pecuniary point of view.
Mr. GORDON differed with the Right Honour-
able Gentleman : he thought that the very limitation
of the rewards would excite a keener competition—
(Hear, hear, from the Opposition, and laughter rem the
Ministerial benthes).—Any person at all acquainted'
I wish ennimercial speculations knew well, that a great
priaa: or two awakened a keener appetite than many

ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR
TO RkPRESEN I' THE CITY IN PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday there was a Meeting of the Livery of the
City of London. in Common-Hall, in pursuance of the
King's Writ, for the election of a fit and proper person
to represent the City in Parliament, in the room of
HARVEY CHRISTIAN Coupe, Esq. who was first elect-
ed in 1796, and has sat in every Parliament since,'
but who, in consequence of a protracted illness of
three years, and in compliance with the wishes of
his constituents, has now resigned that situation.
The SHRRIFPS having been duly sworn to act im- '
partially, and the Act for the prevention of bribery
and corruption having been read, Mr. WILLIAM
SMITH, Member for Norwich, addressed the Hall to
the following purport:
GRNTLIMEN or THE LIVERY— It is now some
time since I had the bonne, of addressing you,
and I should not now have offered myself to your
notice, bad I not been anxious to prevent the ne-
cessary business on this occasion from being intro-
duced to you by a stranger ; as for myself, it is al-
most unnecessary, to state to you, that I have long
been a merchant of this City, and am. under DIVINE
PROVIDENCE, indebted to its commerce for all that
possess or enjoy. 1 now, therefore, stand forward
to state my opinion on a subject of much vital im-
portance, and to lament the illness of that Honour-
able Man who has been so many years your Repre-
sentative. I was in Parliament before that Gentle-
man entered those walls, and am happy to bear tes-
timony to the unabated patriotism with which he al-
ways distinguished himself. Gentlemen of the Livery,
I this morning saw, and I regret it, a paragraph
which indicated a wish of the writer to alEx a stigma
on those who should come forward at this Meeting :
as for myself, however, I hold Mr. Combe in the
greatest respect, and if any person will propose a
vote of thanks to that Gentleman, my hand shall be
held up in his favour & but the appropriate reward is
that which they have in part awarded, and in pro-
portion as I feel the loss of Mr. Alderman Combe,
so in proportion do I feel the loss of his services. I
fm sure, I feel sorry to say, that his loss was very
inadequately supplied by the other Representatives of
this City 2 they nut being, therefore, the appropriate
Representatives of a very large body of the Livery.
I always felt extremely sorry to observe that Mr.
Combe -was cot in his place to fulfil his dutict to

then:. Indeed I felt most des:rerss to meet spec
Member for the City in Parliament, with whom /
could vote on many great and import ant necesions,
The Livery have st sited with the greatest respect
for now nearly three years, during which time NT.
Combe has not been able to attend his duty in per.
liament ; they have therefore now sliewn lihn nu dis.
respect in wishing to have his place filled by one
likely to attend to those dirties, which he has himself
so utters and so ably fulfilled. I have :he hone„,.
therefore, to propose your worthy Chief Maeisivec
as a fit and proper pers' n to supply the vacarc:
which has now occurred : you have had, for t;.,.,
years, a sufficient knowledge of his character, t-,eri
which to judge whether he is likely to fulfil :tnt
duties in Parliament : during that time he has 1,r;:
the high authority with which he is now iiivect,!.
and he has never scrupled to fulfil those dur'... +c;
neatly. Ido not propose him, nor would I any mat,
on the ground of his private character alone, but of
that of his public, in which capacity he is chiefly
known to me. I do therefore most sincerely ficpe
that those Gentlemen who wish to uphold the public
welfare of their country, will support the worthy
Chief Magistrate; and as for myself, I shall alvrvs
support the interest of that party which Mr. Alder-
man Combe did espouse. This country has been,
for more than a century divided into the two classes,
the Whigs and the Tories, but the distinction is now
fast sinking into oblivion. But if the name of Whig
be the characteristic of the principle—Whither Go.
vernment ought to be supported for the benefit of the
Governors, or whether it ought to be supported for
the benefit of the governed—l am a Whig ; for lam
of opinion that the Government was instituted tor the
benefit of the governed, by the People, for toe People :
and for their good only ought any Goverhmeel so it
tarried on. This is my short political creed; and I
conclude, therefore, with proposing the Right Honour-
able the Lord Mayor as a fit and proper person :o
represent this City in Parliament."
Mr. DAVIS, in seconding this motion, stated, that
it was only because the public business re:hit:red
it necessary some person should stand froward vs
second this motion, that he was induced to O'er
himself to their notice ; that it was fortunate for !,ra
a Gentleman so able had stood forward to make tlhs
motion, and to do justice to the intelligence, the
public spirit, and the independence which had c%a-
racterized the cause of the Chief Magistrate. It was
unnecessary for him to launch out into commend*.
tion of any thing which the Lord Zslayor hail diine„
as lie should only weaken the impression which is
that character he had already rade, and the opii.;).:
with regard to which they bad already eiprewd ;
he did, however, hope, that they would confer al
honour, a' favour like themselves, by returning t:-.
Right Honourable Matthew Wood to Parliamera.—
(Loud andause). .
Mr. HUNT now came forward, amidst the alter.
nate hisses and applauses of the HA : he folded
his arms, however, with apparent unconcern, crud
told them he should wait their pleasure, as he had
never yet been before them on any public occasion
Without being beard.
The tumult and disorder bete arose to a very great
height, some person on the hustings having enquired
44 if he did not see the Ghost of Cashman," and he made
many attempti to speak without success. However
at last, by the aid of his Stentorian lungs, he con-
trived to render audible the following sentences:
" 1 have the honour to move the Resolutions—a vote
of thanks to Mr. Alderman Combe—(Great confusion).
—I am the man who originally intended to propose
the Lord Mayor, and as a Liveryman of the City if
London, I claim a right to be beard—(Mines and
sproar).—Gentlemen of the Livery, you have heard
the speech of the Honourable Member for Norwich,
and in that speech I most heartily concur ; and I have
no hesitation in saying, that you will find the Gen-
tleman proposed to your notice, every way deserving
of the honour intended him. The papers have said
that there has been a plot for carrying it into-effecr,
and that I was engaged in it, fr,r the purpose of re-
turning the Lord Mayor—(lliater).—Your late Re-
presentative has acted like a man of honour, upon
the principles he always professed; but you have
Members who dare to tell you, that they will nat
support your Resolutions. You have now, however,
a man before you, who will support your Resolutions
at all hazards. For myself, lam attached to no
party. lam not the slave of one faction, nor the
partizan of another. I have to thank Mr. Smith fur
the compliment he has paid me; and I am happy to
say, that I cordially concur in what has fallen from
him—( Low! cries of No, no ! and groan: and hisse:).—
Yon will, I hope, now support a motion of thanks to
Mr. Alderman Combe. Gentlemen, I am very riu, h
obliged to you for having so patiently heard me."—
( Laughter and disapprotation).
The Loan buroa then came forward:

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" Gentlemen-4 inn sure it is quite unnecessary
for me to say one word respecting my genet al prince.
pies. You have witnessed my conduct on many
trying occasions, and I now come forward to claim
your support in a higher station ; higher I say, wily
because I may bare it in my power more effectually
to stevort your interests. Gentlemen of the Livery.
you shall never find-Me give a vote except in support
of public liberty, and if lever come back to you atter
having given a v•ite contrary to your interest, let me
be rejected--( Universal aforabatian.)
" I say, Gentlemen, it I fled myself prevented by
sickness from attending my duty, or am in
nate as to diff::•r in opinion with my Constituents, I
will present myself before you and resign my charp'
into your hands. It has been said that I have acted
against Alderman Combe, but I disclaim every Over
of the kind. I have always acted with him, and 11;i:
greatest cordiality has ever subsisted between us.
know that he wished to resign two ',eats age, 31:1
was only prevented by the wishes and advice of lie,
friends. I am, however, anxious to vindicate tryseA
from the charge el having been engaged in iorminz
' the Resolution of this Hall, as a consequence rf
whiCh that Gentleman resigned. After having acted
with him in unison at all times, is it surprising that
his friends should be my friends ? Gentlemen, I
Lase hitherto in my office been anxious to fulfil tey
duties for the benefit of my fellow-citizens; it ye•l
send me to Parliament, you will soon have an °pre,-
tunny of seeing whether I continue to fulfil that
duty."—His Lordship concluded amidst thunders
ut applause.
Ms. A lderman Hernave then came forward =Olt
considerable disapprobation :
" Gcatlemen of the Livery—l should net