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taken by a riotous multitude. No rational man ever
entertained the slightest apprehension of such an
event. A project like that could only enter into the,
minds of the few wild.enthusiasts who planned it;
but that they did plan it was beyond a doubt. They
had provided a sufficiency of ammunition and of
arms fur the first onset, and then they were determi-
ned to obtain au increased supply by the plunder Of
gunsmiths and pawnbrokers. Non, although they
innald never have been able to get possession either
of the Bank or of the Town, yet much mischief)
might have been done, had not their progress been
arrested. He felt satisfied that the passing of this
Bill could tiot grate the slightest alarm for his own
personal safety in the breast of any well-intentioned
man. That no tune who was uncontaminated by
disaffection would led to au! degree less secure ; on
the contrary, he would feel more secure if the Bill
stow in progress be passed into a law.
Lord GEORGE CAVENIJISH had not himfelf
)-en tut the Committee; but he knew that much
misinfnrmation had been. unismitted to it—( Hear,
hear). The intentions of the persons who sent(it were,
doubtless, good; but their intelligence was not correct.
From whit he knew of one district, be thciught he
might say generally. that the Com.oitteehad not had
before it a true picture and chiracter of the country.
Fur his own part, he must complain of that Com-
mittee. He' knew of no reason whY tAE Cnunty'bz
Des by had been singled nut for reprobation ; he knew
that what was said of that county. was not the tact
(Thar, hear, hear). There had, indeed, been a Hamp-
den Club in D •rby, but lie believed it was not now in
existence. It was true, also, that a great many pei•
sons in Derby and its vicinity had reddened lot Re.
form' in Parliament; but they were most of them men
of respectability : he most s ty, therefore, that he
thought Dei.by wrongly,. accostd ; and he thought
the sane was probably the case with btalfordshire
and Cheshire. He thought the Magistrates of Des by',
fr.m the specimens lie had seen of their decision add
vigour, were quito competent to maintain the'peace
of the county. He had hithselt seen an instance
where a gang of Luddites, who !IA committed all
sorts of depiedatiins, had been speedily brought to
justice ; and the county had been tranquil ever since.
What these Magistrates had done before, they would
do again ; and certain he was, as tar as ref uted to
that county, there was no reason 1-r suspending the
Habeas Corpus Act Hear)(

Mr. 11A NK F.S and Mr.1112.1t NLY rose at the same moment.
'nitre wa. .1 loud cry for Mr. Titans/1r to Speak; but Mr.
bar. haviou fro caught the riiAttlell eye, had, ut coast
the prece•lence. ttr. iSA NELS then proceeded ; hut the shows
ut .• question," and the coughing, was so loud and incessant, that
we could scarcely catch. a word that tall Irons ham. We wider-
stood hint, however, t.. say, that the situation of the country
was tech that the coLnity could tot be tranquillised without this
utearure, it onht to be paJ.ed.-1, loud and lung yawn from
the Lek britches, lit re interim: ted the speaker, and was the
sigial ;or mule c..ughing, and we heard but uoc more immure
w inch Wal Sc iiihniet :3—Prevention heing better that. punishment,
it wot.ld he whir and humane to check the disaffected In their
career, lichee- they reached those c 'messes which would calm-
at r others' him st.d their own.

:►iter Mr. Lo sr 111's speech tb. rc- was a pause of :fur minutes,
but nobody rum& the cry of yu.stion became vehement, and
strangers were ordered to wit.unaw . the lipase then dietded
on the third teak/mg; when the numbers wait—

Ayes
Noes lO3
h I jorit y tit
While strangers were absent, three ciauses• were moved, and
negatives! an succession: one, by Nil' F. " Ilat no per.
son detained utide this .-lect shall be shut up in any dungeon. ur
any damp, uno hi.i. some place, but rhsll have all the means of ,
rteeivirepair, warmth and exerche, that are isece.sary to the pre-
"creation of Inc and health; our shall any person detained under
this Ace be I..aded With 1,0114, (Jr be deprived of the meaus of
Petitioning t:.e King, or shier I louse of Parhament, or shall he
retused to see his wife nr chitdren tarots appl.c alma made by
or them for that purpose, to the Keeper of the prison, or to the
Secretary of tae fur the Home Dvartsneut."—'l he second, by
Mr. W. amid), was tioenable persons who had been wrisegfully
imprisoned to bring their mina within a month after their dis-
charge; the third, by Mr. Poosouby, was, that the Ace should ex-
pire on the troth of May, instead of the tat July.
When strangers were re-ethultted, the House was In debate on
the clause of the Ilia which authorizes she removal of prisoners
tram one gaol to another, and the expunging of which, it appeared,
had been moved.
The SOLICI tOR.GENERAL defended the clause. Ile con-
tended, that it was necessary that the power of removal. should
be given, as cases might occur In which, from the number of the
prisoners, or from their combining together, it would be very in
convenient to resin them together fu ate gat', In such eases it
might be prudent to remove prisoners from Gloucester to Here-
ford, or via worse. But care was taken that they should suffer
tut disadvantage by these removals; for, if brought to it lal,it sets
Iprovided that the proceedings should take place In the county
in which they were originally committed.
Mr. PONtiONITY could not understand why a man taken up
for treasonable practices in the county of Hereford should be im-
prisoned in Gloucester. Were not the gaol. in the country 'ef-
ficient, or were they destitute of beepers ? If there were no gaols
in a particular county, or no persons to guard them, h. could
comprehend wily a primmer Magid be sent to another county;
but utiles" some such !MOD as that lie had stated existed, the re.
moval was a measore of unnecessary enmity.
Mr. BENNET stated, that eases of great hardship had ocean.
red under the. former stupendous Of the Habeas Corpus Act, in
consequence of imprisoning persons in distant gaols.
Mr. B. BATHURS I' supported the dame' which was ati
length or to stand part of the bill. On the question that
the MU do pall,
Mr. BROUGHAM rose, and stated, that from what a Right
Hon. Gentleman opposite bad said, he supposed it was to be ins
deretnod, that Wes. the petite of a motion for the renewal of
the Bi'.l were given in the month of May, it would •be allowed
to expire on the Ist or July. If one week more bad been given,'
the ertitioos against the Bill would have been most numerous.
Mr. CANNING observed, that tie period of the bill was li-
mited, but that circumstances might occur which would render
itl renewal necessary.
Mr. A. BA 1 HURST bad not said any thing In the course of
the debate about the month of May. He bad given no such
pledge. MI that be had said was, that as the Nit ova" to eine*
in July, the question of its renewal would require some cousi-',
duration; and, of course, that nodee of the intention of Mini-
sters in that respect would probably be given some time before
the date to which the duration of. the Bill.was
Lord STANLEY said, he bad ppaaild particukt attention to
what left from the Honourable Gtatleann, and he was contldnu
be bad used the weeds "awry weeks,"
Mr. BA I'HURSI' was net conscious that be had said way
weeks; Ise could not answer for what hjs Right Honourable
friends might, under (mere circumstances determine, but such a
(Logien) woidd, doubtless, require a notice of a f.w weeks.
Mr. BROUGHAM wished the Honourable Gentleman to re.
collect, that the House had ghee to a divines on his declaration.
Mr CALVERT stated, that the hurry in patting the hilt af.
forded au tines for the presenting of petrel/"s against it. It it
had stood Wet until Monday, there would have been a meeting
of his constituents. and he doubted not that sop* patinas
would have signed a pethlon praying that the 818 aright not,bass.
Mr. CANNING said; that the present Bill had been longer in
passing through the House than any former measure our theses.
pension of the Corpus Act.
bir C. MUNCIC said, that the petitions would be more manes
roes against this than any ratter measure. were WU* afforded' to
the country to tranoolt mein.
On the question that the 111 U do piss being finally put, the cry
of " No, m !'' from the Uppontioo side, was very loudly,
pronounced, k literally shook the flues* ; btu, there was ow di
vision. 'lie Ijihl was thee passed, and ordered to the Lords.
Adjourned at Hate-east 1 wo.
•

LONDON.

SATURDAY, MARCII 1,1817.

PRICE OF STOCKi THIS DAY AT TR' O'CLOCK s
Reduced —Cons. ma. 66}{—for ace. 68!1
4 per Cent. 86H-3 per Cent. Navy 92;,*
Ezehequtr B.Us 13.. lea. pr.—lndia Bonds 32 31 pr.

be following Stocks Shut next Week Marrh 4 ;
opens April 17. Reduced, March 4; opens April 44. Four per
Cents. March 5; opens April 55. Long Anns. March 5 ; opens
April ID. Five per Ceuta. March 4; opals April 17.

At one o'clock yesterday a Common Hall was
held at Guildhall, pursuant to a Requisition to the
LORD MAYOR, for the purpose of considering the
propriety of ache flog such steps as may appear most
lexpedient, either by Petition or otherwise, in respect
of the measure; now tinder the consideration of Par-
liament, for the suspension of the Ccrfter Act,
and for laying Restrictions on the Liberty of the
Subject."
The length of our Parliamentary Report obliges as
to be btief in our notice of the proceedings, but they
were too important to be passed over in silence.—
Th• business was opened by Mr. FAYE!, with an
appropriate introduction to certain Resolutions, el-
ptessive of attachment to the Constitution, and of the
alarm excited by the proposed measures now hurry-
ing through Parliament. The motion for their adop-
tion was seconded by Mr. WAITHAIAN,, and they
mere carried unanimously.
Mr. Pavia, then moved, that a Petition founded
on the Resolutions should be presented to the House
of Commons. He was seconded by Mr. Hircutss
—followed by Mr. HUNT, who, on this occasion, kept
himself more within bounds than at some other meet-
ings. The Petition was unanimously agreed to.

On a motion that Sir JAMS 3 SHAW should be re.
quested to present the Petition, Sir WILLIAM CURIIS
attempted to vindicate his own vote for suspending
the Bata, Cortus Act on the necessity of the measure.
—He w.is compelled to desist by universal and deep
groans and hisses from every part of the Hall. '
Oa the usual I'hanks being voted the LO3DMATon,
his Lordship addressed the Meeting, and said—
,. That they never 'bad assembled on an occasion more dearly
connected with their best hilliest. As Chief Magirrate of the
t City he bad, of course, received through variety; channels, ants-
' nymous notification, of plots and alarms, and numerous papers.
These, as in duty bound, be regularly transmitted to his Ma.
jest'''. Government. Front whom the information came he
knew aot—it all appeared written in feigned hands, and might
come, for aught he knew, from evil disposed persons, or it might
emanate from those who wished foe pints and treasons to suit
their own porposes—(Applause). He dared say, that he filled
the greater pin el the green bag for the Secret Committee, and
yet, strange to say, they cever thought proper to send for and
examine him—(Cries of" No, you would not do," and a; plaint).
His name bail been mentioned in a petition to the House of
Lords, from Mr. Cleary, Secretary to the Union Club: mot
recollecting the Association, he sent fur the Secretary, and found
that he had been a member with some Worthy AL:ermen and
othea Gmelemso, though it was so lung since he had forgot the
circumstance. He examined, in canjonction with one or two
friends, Ilse whole of the papers of this Society, and tound, that
so tar from their containing any plots against the Sta:e, they
were solely directed towards a peaceable and constitutional
Reform Li Parliament. On the evening of the debate, he
wrote a lette-r to the Duke of Sussex, offering to bear evi-
dence to this fact at the bar of the House (Applause).
He had the sate to say of de Hampden Club, of which be was
a Member. He particularly regretted that on this occasion be
was not a MeMber of the Hon-e of Cunintons, for had he been
one, and appointed to that Committee, he would venture to say,
be should base gone far to impress on their minds the necessity
of overlooking anonymous information, unless it could be curt°,
bursted by oral evidence—((;rent applause ) —The Report was
errenross in two of the specific facts which it stated—one was the
attack on the Tower,. which was really contemptible—(Loud
laughter,)—and the other, that the Magistrates were attacked by
the rioters in their station on the Exchange. Now, they had no
station in the Exchange; be, with Sir issues Shaw and five cutter
stables, met the mob in fiweetines-lane, and having assisted la
wising and securing their standard, and some of the mope, .5.
they were entering the Exchange, he eras fired at by CAM tit 61(111;
probably by sotne drunken senseless fellow--(Applause.)
was the whole ot the affair; and though he would, b. &tame or
the peace 01 the Cc y, expose tunnel( to any danger, yet there was
goodwill very tot asidank us what Le had awn on that day."
Tam Luau Maros withdrew, amid shouts of ap.,
aad.the Common Hall was adjourned.
. !'Lye Petition, with some oil:::: against the Bill,

was presented last night ; but the Bill was catri,C t y
a considerable m t:oritT. before the House broke up,
at three o'clock this morning..

While the House was sitting, anoth,r p7e
mentioned by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Which t
to be proclaimed over the Empire. t leu gth
tice h's reached one of the dealers in buni.tr, Welqc
This species of felony was yesterday proved agai,
a person of the name of Amway. Fur the trial and
convmticr, see the first page of this Paper.

We hive this morning received the French Pa•p•rs
to the instant, but they are even nio.e ti
usually barren. The Chamber of Peers, altrr
ral days disenssion, has adopted the Law fqr th,l
gulation of the J iurnals. The 11-poties are sC;
cispied with the Budget. It is said that a prnro,—
lion of the Chambers will take place at the end ct 1111
month, and that they will be appointed to re-atsenl.
We about the month of July.

The prusecutioa against General Dm% EN, for Leing
concerned in the restoration of BON U'A tt re, has been
►uspended by a Decree of the KING, which &act:
that the General is comprehended in the Law of
Amnesty of the 12th of .January, 1816, and orders
him to be set at liberty.—Funds 60 f. 90 c.

A private letter from Pamplona, of the 100, u'r.
gives the following particulars of the insurrectir•; Te.
cently reported to have broken out at V ilti,:;a, iA
Spain :

1, PAMPLONA, FEBRUARY to.
"On the 2,1,..3c1, and 4th of this month, and the
prison of this city, the torture was inflicted on Capt.
Olivan, who for this purpose was brought down horn
the Citadel, where he had been confined during ei:!:t
months, merely because he was suspected of di:afftc-
tion to the Government. Amidst the most excru-
ciating pangs, no other than energetic declarations of
his own innocence were beard, as well As of that •.f
more than thirty other officers, Confined with hint
tinder sitnd it circumstances.

In the night between the 15th and 16. h ultimo,
a most serious commotion broke out in Valencia.—
rio:ni seventy to eir hty persons, partly soldiers and
partly prixate individuals, fired on the Captain-Gene-
ral Elio, who escaped into the lot tress unhurt, tote.
ther with some soldiers who had joined him—
l'he cry of the people was The Constitution and
Cortes' and the troops took an active part, some iu
favour of the people and others in behalf of the King.
In the altermion of the 16th, ELIO rece.ved reinfnce-
ments, and on the 17th, after a long aod obotinat-!
resistance, he was ea:shied to restrain the progress ..f
the people. In the contest, many were ki,ied on
both sides, and at present many arrests are making,
Several :ilso have been executed without trial. Tbis
event has created great alarm at C.utt, particularly
AS the troops joined in favour of the people. Incon-
sequence of this the King has ordered ail the regi.
ments to be changed from their respective quartet:.
Numberless arrests have again commenced in Madrid,
Bilboa, Pamplona, Valencia, Valladolid, anamaLy
otheepaus of Spain."

Yesterday her MAJOSTY, the Princess ELITAECTtt,
and the Duchess of Gs 01:CIPS1 OR, visited the l'itiNzi:
RECANT at Carlton House. The Quash:sr had 4 select
party in the evening at her Palace.
Yesterday the Duchess of CUMBERLAND rode 03t
for the first time since her confinement, in her car-
riage, to Hyde Park, &c.
The Marquis of HERTFORD, we regret to state, is
considered dangerously ill. It was in consequence of
this that his relative, Lord CASTLEREAGH, left the
House of Commons so early on Thursday night's:id
has not sitice attended.

Ortarortm.—COVENT-Gattnew.--The Se!evict of
last night at this Theatre, was the Cradles of
HAYDN, a composition which may be characterised
as almost without parallel in richness of melody, anl
in force and variety of 'apes:ion. I%le Duke and
Duchess of GcomesTert btinj► present, 44 Gil. save
the King" was loudly called tor, and giv..,t in d,
lightliil harmony by the leading singers.—The hoti:e
was greatly crowded.
HuThtio.--1 be Foz.liounds of R. S. 11)7d, rite 71
Tuesday at Leven Heath ; and on Friday at aent:r
half past ten each day.
• FAI.MOU I 11, FEBRUARY 26.
Arrived the Agenoria, 1-lAftnis, from Weymouth
for St. Michael's. Passed up Channel yeiter.lay
Thomas, GRAY, front St. Vincent's for Lo;leo::.

PLYMOUTH, FEISRUARY
Arrived the Ca:o;ite, WATT, trom the Br.:z;:-.
Put beck tLe Lady Botringdon.—SAileJ the \tn:y,
COATH, for London ; And Hydra, itthcr.LL, :or tse
SOULII N.W.
PORTSARLI I H, PE3RUARY 28.
Sailed his Majesty's ship l'ittott E MCA o•, a cro:ze;
anei ChAtlutte, —;tot Antutop.—Wind

DEAL, FEBRUARY
Arrived the Fottitude lucre:tied, tafauNrsn, from
St. Kats. Came down from the River, and remain.
the Zalarquis Weliington, for Madras and BettgaL
Castlereagh, for Jamaica ; Loyalty, for St.iiincent'i;
Astrea, for tl:e Cape of Good I lope ; and Mahon.
berland, fur Halitax.--Wind W.

DOVER, FEUItUARY
Arrived the Fortuna, Wit.soN, from Messina f%
Copenhagen, wits her sails d►maged. Sailed the
Eliza transport, with horses, fur Calais.

RAMSGATE, FEBRUARY 2S.
Arrived the Amphitrite, Munuotic, from Lonbn
for Tenertife, with her riu.iiter stove in, having htt'n
run foul of by another ves-scl.

GitAVI.'3ENI), rIsBRUARY 28.
Arrivrtl the Chalk, ticury, Phitlips, trent Cad::;
1)u Jordan, 110111 Havre• ; Ants, hlackey, now at. M 61(1.7-
Sailed the Exeerinienc, Wei e, for listlia; St. Mary, 1.. LOU. N!
Jammu; Clda 'wog Molly, Furrier, for Calais; Crown, 1..
win, for l'ekr-oni u;g I.outba, Dulibelan, fur itutterJum; ;•'.
and Betty, Richard-, tor I luniburgh.

DIEIST
1 he 19th ing. ".Irv. I. 11. Barlow, IS,Lettegt r-Aare.ageJ "7.
Feb. 8, At Aldoley, Gloucestershire, i.ietst,COlouri
L'owlett, Lite ut the sth Veteran Betta4est,pn.lC.ltaat 4.t • "
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