Star.
London, England, 1820-05-03 00:00:00

Mr. DENMAN seconded the million.
himself witnessed all the inconventene es and nui-
sances stated by his Honourable Friend, and he was
sure they could be removed. -.- •
Sir CHARLES MORDAUNT had also seen the
manufactory of Mr. Barnes of Warwick, and had
admired the ingenious, and at the same time,alfee-
tual method in which the desirable object was ac-
complished. It would be generally adopted, as soon
as it was generally known.
Mr. SMITH, front his own personal observation,
confirmed all that had been said in favour of the in-
vention. He was persuaded that it sed be most
advantageous to the country at hrge../.1
The motion was then agreed to, and the Com-
mittee was appointed.
ITAGIt4OACIFES.
Mr. M.A. TAYLOR iglin rose to call the attention of die
House for a few minureito another notice which he had beide,
it. Ile hoped it would not excite so smirch mirth as the preeco-'
ding; for, in truth, it was a very serious one. lie alluded to a
constant uniform practice on the part of stage-coach drivers, of
a most dangerous and mischievous tendency, viz. racing and
furious driving. As the law at present stood, excepting where
death ensued from such causes, there was scarcely any punish-
ment. It was a great question whether, according to the pre-
sent state of the law, such an offence Was punishable as a mis-
demeanour? There existed an Act of Parliament, by which
some penalty was inflicted. lint in eases of overturning, which
was generally attended with the most dreadful cnosequesces,
such as the fracture of limbs, ice. there was no other punishment
than a fine of .0:10, which might be mitigated down to XS, at the
discretion of a Magistrate. In his opinion nothing that could
'be done would be effectual, unless it were made to affect the
driver. It was not his object to take from the passenger who
had a broken leg, his action against the proprietor for damages;
but to make the driver amenable to the punishment of the law.
The Hon. Gentleman concluded bymoving fur leave to bring in
a Bill for punishing, as criminals, all driven of stage-coaches for
accidents occasioned by their driving in a wilful and careless
manner.—Leave was granted.
INSOLVENT DSITOIIS.
Lord A LTHORPR rose, pursuant to notice, to ask leave to
bring in a bill for the Relict of Insolvent Debtors. The great
objection to the law on this subject, as it at present stood, was
the facility it afforded to debtors of concealing their property.
The object of the Bill he was desirous of bringing in was, by
enabling the Commissioners to examine out of Court, to render
it more satisfactory to the creditors. This was the pried*
alteration he proposed to make in the law on this subject.
Air. LOCKHART was glad to find that the Bill about to
be introduced by the Noble Lord Was upon a more extended
scale than the former one. Ile thought the laws MI this subject
required very considerable alteration. One of their great faults
was, that they treated with the same degree of lenity those who,
by fraudulent practicesfell under their operation, and their wi hi
were in that situation from misfortune. Ile had many remarks
to make on the subject, which be should defer till the BillY*

brought in.
Lord ALTHORPE said, he had not „hrougitt forward the
question so fully as be should otherwise have felt himself called
on to do, as he thought it unnecessary in a great measure hi the
present stage of the business. lie was glad that the Ilan. Gen-
tleman promised to apply his attention to it.
Leave was then given to bring in the MIL
REVENUE.

Mr. MARERLEY moved for Official Accounts of the Re-
venue, from the 7th October, 1819, up to the sth April, 1890,
distinguishing between England and Ireland; for an Account
of the Amount payable by way of Interest out of the Consoli-
dated Fund, for the same period ; the Amount of the Income
and rharges thereupon, of the 'United lll4dom, between the.
:years 1117 and 11120, distinguishing the Quarters ; Slso for a
211tatement of the Produce of the New Duties since the lastyro-
ductlon ; and an Account of the Number cif Tachequer Rine re-'
ceised in payment of Duties.—Motion agreed to.

BIMINI LINEN.
Mr. MABERLEY further moved, that there be laid bcforasji
the Howe an Account of the Amount of Boantlespaid on Wahl
and British Linens, from the la,“ production of Amounts up to
the present period ; stating the number of yards, with their se-1
spective bounties of a halfpenny, a penny, and three-halfpence.
A like Account of all tho Lima Tam imported for the last
ten years to the at Jimmy, •latoormarsting Great ads& from
Ireland. Also an Account of the Quantity of Limon Cloth ha-
raVnd .Erported during the last ,tat rears, ending the lat
ary, 2120, distinguishing sash peer. Also an Account af
the •*Geist and actual value of them Articles during thole Ma
years.—Motion agreed to.
IRISH STOCK.

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Mr. CHARLES GRANT moved for Imre to bring La a Bill
merely to enable she holders of Stock is Imiond to onager,
without making the Caoal Cowpony or the sank of Ireland a
party in it. lie also moved, at the same time, for leave to
bring in a Bill for the Administretion of Alerts in Ireland, in
cases where the at dmininrstor or Rzientor, to whom Probates'
had been granted, happened to be out of the kingdom. Leave
was granted to bring in both the 11111 a.
CATO-STREET CONSPIRACY.

Mr. Alderman WOOD rose. I4e said, the oues-:
lion which lie now thouttiiteebis duty to bring snider
the consideration of the was one of she greatest
importance, and particularly to the House itself. He'
might be wrong in the course-which liebad proposed'
to himself-to pursue ; but if he were, the Speaker
would no doubt instruct him what was the proper
mode of bringing the matter forwara. Be repeated,
that he considered it as one in which the House *as
most deeply concerned—(l*er, laear!)—Be had
come to the determiaation or treating it as tebneach,
eff privilege ; and would bete very briefly state what
were the facts. Seven ,persons recently applied to:
him, in ;his of capacity of Magistrate, for a war-,
rasa to take up a man stated to be then resident in
ifleet-street, whose itanse was said tote George Ed-
wards. He immediately went into a private exa-
mination of those individuals, with the assistance of,
a most able and worthy brother Magistrate, Sir W.
Domville. Four of the parties deposed to some very,
material facts, some of whiih, affecting the safety nil-
that House, be should now mention; but others,
which were detailed at great length, were of too
horrible a description for hire to repeat. They in-
volved a plot, not merely to effect the destruction of
that House, and the Honourable Members within it,
but of one of the highest personages in this kingdom,
and of his Majesty's blinisters alho—(fiter, hear ! )
.He would, however, confine himself to the facts of
Ate case as they regarded that 'House. 'He would
.read the words of the deposition. They were to
this effect :-4. Some time in that year (1819, we pre-
sume),•deponent saw a man of-the name of Edwards.
going from cue public-house to another,. inviting per-,
sons to unite with him in the execution of the plots,
against the Government which he intended to bring.
forward." It then went onto state, that one of his
great plots .was this :—He said, 4, that he could
bring into the House of Commons six or eight meal
very readily, and that it . was not necessary that
they should come in dean." By that expression he
meant, that they might easily enter the House with
something under their arms ; -for they could so come
into the -lobby and other parts of the House with.
boa's ;no objection would be offered-to their pass-
ing on.with books under their arms. These beoki.
were to'have been filled with gun-barrels, cut down
to the length of four inches ally,• which were to be
filled with gunpowder, and
.plugged up at both
ends ; and these- implements being-thrown down in
the middle of the house, upon some occasion of a
full attendance, when it would be in a very crowded