Star.
London, England, 1828-02-12 00:00:00

rICTUALLIifrainICE. Psbrunr/ s, 111$8.
/ME COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING
1. Ms MAJZZITTS NAVY.ic. itslaeriby give stake,
•
That OR Tosseav, the 19th Instant, they will be ready to receive
Tenders in writing (sealed up). ad emit for
One Hundred and Fifty Thosand Gallons Hof West India RUM.
Tbirty Tons of COCOA (British or Foreign Plantation).
Six Hundred &Chia Kiln-dried Household FLOUR,
Two Thousand Four Hensdred Backs of BISCUIT MEAL,
Flea Hundred Quartet* of Ribs-dried MEAS,
Twenty Tons of Black Saimaa RAISINS.
One Hundred Tons of SUGAR, and
Fifty Tons of New OATMEAL
To be delivered hue his Majesty's Victualling Stores at DEPT-
NORD ; One Haft thmeof by the limb of Afarch nest, and the re-
mainder by the 29th of April nett following.
eA.plc of the Cocoa, Peas, Raisins, and Oatmeal, maul* pro-
adm by the Parties tendering; but that far Sugar will be ezhibited
M Ibis Office.

The Conditions of the Contracts may be sees at this Office.
Each Tender moat specify the prise in words at length, and be
delivered before One o'Clock on the Day appointed; sod the
Perms who makes the Tender, or some Pigeon on his behalf, must
mttend to answer when called for.

Y rAuart curing.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Rotas or cola:oils.
The Srs►tcst< took the Chair at fouroVock.
Lord Amstar. Sir K. Imam, and Mr AMMON, tout the oaths

Ind their seats.
Itlr. BAN KES saW that be held is his hand a Petition from a
most respectable.indkidnaL who had bees for many years a Mere-
ber of that Douse, and a Representative of the County for which
Le.(Mr. Baitkes) had: then the honour to sit ; and so highly was his
Character estimated by the Freeholders of Dorsetsbire, and by every
one who knew him, that he would still ha...continued in the same
station, bad not his own wishes induced him tO retire. The prayer
of the residua was, that the Petkiener might be allowed to bring
in a Bill, to be prepared and perfected at his even expence, enabling
him to assign a house, convenient and well idaptedlor the pur-
pose, together with a contigunusestate, fOrehipfoonding of a County
Hospice! for Lenatico.—(Cheers): He (Mr. R.) blew that the
liouie would take,great pleasure in forwarding the benevolent in-
tentions of the Petitioner. Mr. ,Francis Jam Browne, and for his
own part nothing could be more gratifying to his feelings thin to
lendlilsiturnine assistance, and to avail'himsetf of such an opportu-
nity of terrifying bie.reapect for the peat humanity and liberality
of the ll'etitioner.4Eleat, boat).—Lame gismo.
Lord STA NLRY ppecrefented a Retitioo from the President of •
the Manchester C9tatriber of Commerce; 'hoed 'by the Prealtlent'in
pursomee to a .Reeillution tee Deneralgketing-of-the frien:ler%
praying for a Repeal irf the Law imposing at Dutropos It/attire. •
—Onlesed.to.beipristed. .
Mr. MOORE presented a similar Petition from the Chamber of
Commerce of the 'City of-Dtiblin.--Ordered tale panted.
Onstrensellent Orligh A. RDLIS-atieW.Writ-was csracretitole
issued*" thesiieronghmt News Uinta. lard Bothstoneduesiog been I
called.te,the limmest Poem swami &dna&
Mr. FRSNCII presented Positions from the :Roman Catholic
Itibabltieta of Ore colony of Mo.:Ornate''', raying for Cathisfict
r.irrancipation...slitso sierigat Yakima 3rom the 'Roman eatholle'
foliabicanta Of the traelehno -01131ketitkida. Alistsams, aid liven!
*abet poithkieedit the oseitemlislallg. ..1
rmetated..a ;Millar Pleittlea -from the Boman
gatholle Inhatiitams aparliii In the cotusty of Tipperary.
LAlFlVRitT.pretentirl' Petitfotialrom the Raman
Otaddielkihalkantsieffibe period* id hi/theses** iiiiioars,
atiolitoolorrysithee is the soontraf dalway.
-Bk-fklaeltiptolested limner Petitions foots the Roman Ca-
tholic lithabetadte of eve parishes in the county of Mayo.
Thealktitioes-were severally ordered to be printed.
coltriMentie •anierem ems. f

I*.l.3.llllllllwwwwweas &Woe hies naafis 184disu, who
iirsenshiodastrshor far Diart,Worshigrin Viebber.emtrow. , flea.
',m intier a tteprol probe psi and cerporaike A. lie alai
reetpted eeintitor ifhttdoe. rein' the rrinestwn Disscareri Wbo
held•thiirliteedniraii Oarey%sttect, • LhieetsiVlreadlield4.
I& 3.llllllllthaaDanewatedsolorsdar:Dairtaa iota she Prows-
eon Dfieensessood osherlaiendate Wises* Mootr awirliolds ourr
near Blltysicas. in &sex.
hir. ShrtiffattossUll pasestabet alteddese lions the *Lore Mayor,.
Alderson% aelle Crithilmis -di ' ifie Ctiy of liondea; 4n t veinniesi
Coosa sievidthol. IMO. theta trweealee dor Shosnad &spew
stab Oess. 1
Um iikerfirtanlng *Mama. •
Mr—Alderman WOOD rad; that be felt it' aiglie.
previous to Istoolog.lhat the Detition be read, to state
to the House, the reason why one Shesitff.ordy had.*
tended to .presorair. The other Sheriff (Mr. Spktis.
woode) was a Member of the Housetrend when waif'
that cirosnasianotit Was customary for Mai not to alit; , I
tend at the. 'b:ii with a Petition. The 'Him. Alderman I
then saiddiat (be-Petition appeared to Lim to be of so
much impostante; that 'he thought the House would;
reit,consider ifs time as ill esaplcriedinlielrhig it read'
at knob; li 'Vies motions, bbt.contianitd'matter•wOr-
thy of .eoortsleration. Hi tbercritse stoetsf ' that' the
Petitlan he read at lengsh.
Mi. Altleihian WAITHMAN seconded the motion.
and 'rad, that although lie ,visiti not ptesent•at the ewe-
-11100 COiliscil When the 'Petition was adopted, he most
fully ceactitred in alltsit:Statients aid argturients: He
would detain the Hinge no .hinger than Wile he stated
that notivithstanding the 'body to which the Petition
was proposed, 'was composedly :men of all partials; it
bias carried almost•unanibibUity, for there were only
three or four dissenting voices.
• The Petition was then re•id at length.
Mr. Alderman WOOD, on aiming that the-Petition
be ,ptinted, said,it appeared to him to be partictilarly
worthy of the attention of the House. It proceetled
Stoat a greittloilyalse very: treat majority Of which wee
elected' elety-leit. The Iteioltitions out of. *hid
the Petition - had Sprung; Wire' adcioeB last 'year, so
that iibee'tbetwere passed, the great WiejOrity of the
Corporation of London bad utipeare4ll)efore their Coo
stitUrsita; alai .an rhieflon had akin hilace:. .Notaith•
standing that circumstance, however; the members of
the torporatien wets almost unanimous in praying for
a 'repeal of 'those obnoxious acts which fettered consci•
.
ence, and herniae he lelt himself justified in saying,
that the Petititiou spoke the Wishes of those thousands
of freemen. Who elected the chief part of the petitioning
body. They bad heard moat of the se match of rote['
lect and of :the 64 match orthe Mind." and he thought
chat the Petition theft before the House presented a re
maikable proof of the real improvement which had
taken .place•is the judgment of .the public during late
years. For what was the fact? 'Why, in 1790, but
thirty-sewen years ail, tile -City of Loam) was most
violently•haatile to the repeil of thine unjust and op-
pressive acts,,to•cancel with they.boar so earnestly en-
treated the Haim. The inconveniences which those
acts occasioned Man of a very serious .desctiption ;
and he must say, that as ansillustrious tinker was now
placed at the head of hls*Mtiestl's Councils,be trusted
that he would maintain his well earned popularity with
all who were pr had been soldiers;by removing those
injurious and nnjust impediments which the Test and
Corporation Acts threw in the way of so many who had
belonged to the army. He cared not whether it was
made a Cabinet qaestion or 001, but he hoped that the
illustrious Person to whom he bad alluded would not
be found adverse to its adoption.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSO.N said, that as the ques-
tion was shortly to be brought fully before the lioesc,
he would not then go into it. Such a course would
let be convenient; bin be could not suffer the Petition