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-J-4-4---V -,,-.--.6.--- the Officers of the Etcise on the coast of Susses. He
AG\, AL NI ON1:-MEN'T IN SCOTLAFIS9 • ed • •
:tat , perjuries to be frequent among them ; and,
was carried on tO a
101;eit iPflioN, g TAW OtAkitlollll
• *Vie. .41.493% Acgtayssians OFI
. WAS. thgreelbagt !tette:L(ll"in itttellhat isieimgrbolutlingtood, he could not but,
A nfritlVAt:la rib . din fin Masoit's TA-. think thet other means ought to be taken to teprotas
.L 1 veali,'. Great Queemidriect; biI"SATOROAY, the sad it, than had' s vet been aeopsse: . •- i
NAT* 1131,'vyks•ch it is hoped win he Uttenilia br die Noble- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER tn`l4
ruse and litmitinen connected wieti"elabk nem' readetk bi i derstood the charge preferred against the Board Of
London or the Neighbourhood, mg by thare Noblemen and iE. .
Otandeoloo t.oooging to Ow peels of tille United Kingdom. Kactse, of employing informera-was unfounded, and
•trhe may be desirous of co-operudng in inlindable s- Measure. it was stated in the Petition that. certain persons had
We Gram Mill~ Mike of ATHOLL; he the Chair. been Famished and transported under particular dr-
* --- qewisstbs. cuinstances, without giving names, to enable the
The Earl of NOttreesti 1'44 tifrOnonifa Cf.rArt, Dart. M.P. House to judge of the merits of the.case. He there-
:llZ: Rari,i ~IIt6"„„., '' ilititirts•-:10144`-.,
~._, 11°°_ 1 4/7""' sfotF hoped. the House would not' suffer a charge so.
The lad of First, ' Sir Swims Straw, vaguely made to be laid on the table.
7 4:1? a SA LTOU ?4, Wu.tiess Lamm, Esq. M.P. M. BENNEWenntetideil, the.comglaints urged
I"' On",""' * • J.- 314twaLt, Fay. M.P. in the Petition 4,rerWsulittatilialty Made ant. He stated
slit Join SMOt.stili7 .
.Covris Tiortes, :',2q. reveral cases re which verdicts had been given against
. ' InBALD CA MPBELL eatary.
n'l to be sits, Tama at Sis o'Ctocic precisely. • persons charged with a breach of the Excite Laws, in
•ats. a..M, xi. is. circle,_.pOs had of the StewAtille iictin-I.tirhif.h the most infamous false swearing had taken
....,.$lOl at the Su of the? .- ' ..„-,,, :.,_ ._ 'place. A man of the name of Thomas Duke, who
--A:-Ta.mtrritio of iv/gam:kyr& UNKERs, i had been transported for theft, was one of the wit'
:EL see TRADERS, of die Carol LOIVO ON, held at i !testes produced in the case of a Mr. Henty. 'rbb
*22=oitT.svmu, the latch day of May. 1819, to take into I snap bad perjured himself so, that he had been twit*
the measures proposed for the kt.suAirTlON or. admonished by the Judge•during the trial. He wail
FiiiHIPAIENTS,
THOMAS BAKIBIifbGE, Fati. in the Chair; . „. ...surprised an indictment hid not been preferred against
itliasiteiolvtd, (upoll the Moil,* of Sir Roam Prat, se-' 'Ant fir. He swore he had taken notes of the pro-
eonded by Manlius Armin.. Esq.), seeding,' to which,be depose 1, at the time they oc-
That the measures in enuteriipladon, as .ecnronientled by the curved.. When asked if he could write, he answered
Secret Committees of both Houses of PA. liamensif will tend to „
a forced ..at 7F rit the Circulatiog medium of yes"- -- " A pencil was handed to him in Court, and
c,
!the „,,,,try.t.,. - -atm& in avian', wig in* e gibe public it turned oet that he did not know how to form a
Cretlitt.Aop#S Statufartnres, and Commerce." • - single letter. Yetlthis person, had been produced try
• ~. THOS. BalN BRIDGE. Cisairniam the Excise as an eiidence .against Mr. Henty. The
A PIenTIMININO Howes* rams/neat, in conformity - -
to the above diAlliatie; irlIC ild 141 SIGNATURES, Tata Board of Excise were charged with havingariployed
Dar, TO.lteasour, aadsarinaktit,ie the Leaden Tavern, Or the transports, vagrants,. and pappers-in short, persons
atria imatailAteern; as the: Leaden Calleoloase, and at such as had never been rrmitted to give evidence in
nein••lisad Pantry. a Court of Justiqe; 611 they
;were brought forward
':bail and - -of the Solicitor to the

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEWINGS.

under the, patronage
Excise. One person had been brought forward for
a similar purpose, at a time when he was confined.in
Horsemonger-lane jail, on a charge of murder. Mr.
Henty had been accused of a breach in the Excise
Laws, without either the time or the place at which
the alleged offence was committed being specified.
Thirteen poor wretches, who had no means of de-
fending themselves, had been so intimidated that they
had falsely pleaded guilty. It had since been proved
that they were smuggling on the evening of the 4th
April, when they were not charged with it, but they
had aot.been .so implOydd 'the. Ai:it-Mit of that
day, when they were charged with it. He hoped the
whole Exchequer system would shortly come under
the consideration of. that House.
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER only
opposed the Petition on account of the facts being so
vaguely stated. If what had been asserted by the
'Honourable Gentleman were distinctly embodied in
it, there would be no objections to receive it.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said in the case of Mr. Henty,
.as in another case, on account of the infamous cha-
racter of the witnesses, the fines and all the costs had
been ordered to be repaid. It would therefore be
seen that all the reparation had been made that could
its made. Ho wished to know if the Noble Lord
who had brought forward this Petition had any pro-
position to submit to the House fox the amendment
of the. law. It was his wish and that of the Govern-
ment- thait the law should be framed so as not to
touch thtinnocent, while it reached the guilty. As
reparation had been made in the cases which bad
been mentioned, he could not see that any good was
likely to result from laying this Petition on the table.
Mr: HARVEY suggested that the best course
might be to withdraw the Petition, and move for pa-
pers to give the House further information.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had
ne objection to the production of such papers.
Lord H. HOWARD was confident the Petitioners
would not have put their names to that which they
did not believe to be true. lie consented to with-
draw the Petition.—After a few further remarks from
Mr.Lusuiticvon,Mr. Cuawew, and Mr. WaLtaci,
the'Petition was withdrawn.
MR. CHARLES PITT.

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. 0017 SE OF LORDS. DIA T 19. .
Xekitivat wets 'finally heani.citi the Appcllants side (in the fast
if:mince) In ;lie Irish Appeal Luse, Gradfi. the Attorney-
'General of Ireland; after which their Lordships deferred.the
further anutderation of the ease till this day Wispiest. •
The Royal Assent was given. by Commission to 69 Bab,- the
greater part of which were of a private or local nature. Among'
LIP POliciActs!wrxe,--the Alkali. Duties, the Indian Goode, the
lacier I.ll:capx;;* Consolidated 'fund Surplus, the Funds
Claims, the Quarter Seisions Division, •the .Scots Jury Courts.
and.tbe CrunkFilosies!. Bills. Among the private ow !Deal,
were—Vielminri'dritvi Salford's,. (litheroes, and Dionmess Di-
vorce Bills; the a Assn/ Qffice : the Birmingham Gas
Lights, the Pancras Vestries, and the Aberdeen Court
House Bills. The Lords conuniesroners were—the Loan Cams-

exude, dinned of Viscount •Mmati.ut- -
TWO "private Bills were brought up from the Commas, by Sr
Roust ,i, weaver/ and. Mr. Eu.scc, andread iOrst time.
..Chi die' Moan of the Eirl of LAUDERDALE, ilfe
AAppppen-
dix and Evidence to the Report of the' Catainnica' Cloatmfuee
e'n- -15 - 0411 of the Doak'teinalo4ritsst to their Lordships,.
iffre,OAtTedeo.he printed., . • .
Tlii'ltitl-of COVENTRY"hrought up two Petitions, one
frati Me' Mayor. COrporaticiii, and Citbens ot Worcester, -abd
the/tilos' ictun the 13broligh of Tewkesbury, praying for a Re.
vislia pf tke nue' Laws. The Noble Lard ebsereed that•theelli
Poritioneitasksittnerous and most respectable signatures, addieti
that the hatitkite and benevolent sentiments which they' onto
taidiewere=perfeedy in unison with hit own.—The Petitieile
sieholtn4aecowilingly, and laid do the table. • . ' ._
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:NW AIIiOWN LOW presented * Petition% fin. tbeillOr of
Limsolikagidost the continuance of the Inscivent•Delatore Oleo,
riißegesile Payinents Bill was read a third dine and Omen
t beterfttff the Chimney Sweepers' Regulation Bill being
-11.11iiri=Hotiae, the Bill was ordered mho read thethird
..Os tehich occasion. on the mules, ~of the
14,1aaussousairn, the House was ordered to be summoned.heKid 44 AA U DR RDA LE observed, there had appeared
sitiong)the ,r)pers bid befoegtheir 4rdshlps' Bank 'Committee,
a doetimengwigeidnOnciihyilythe'Master of the Milt; It had
bed alto the Lai. ~and those he, Pertain. font the
leadirßltioso belled Wit atiertiracedinary degree of attention
t.. A •Ct..ii poiiiti,.l)
_e,,lhblivetirregree, aware of its nature
Apfgvir
,ifet.hL beffeetd; **to ether persons is the
Houle; be TOtind to keen itiernit idea of it. The No.
bik,liarlAxedoeteeeil watracts fount the document to which
h.rgetyedjuatui whishseemedrincipally to relate to the Mar.
Itst, 11` Miot frkfes argoitl and silver bullion, at different peritids,
Ihd Titan *hka'dettaid ilderences teemed to be drawn. Upon
the Whole; the document required 'some distinct explanatioo.as
metiers' :If it( parte, in order to render it intelligible. His.
Lordship also adverted to the Papers which he moved for yes-
terday,- which informationl he conceived, particularly With re-
spect to the contract* for cohtlng entered into with Mr. &ken,
wine proper to be laid before their Lordships, with reference to
the important and extensive subject they would sown diacuss..
The Earl of WESTMORELAND observed, that not having
been on the Comm ittecadverted to by the Noble Earl, he could
not nifturally be expected to be U conversant with what passed
therein, or with the ootnmuniestions made, as certain other No-
ble Lords. However, what the Noble Fart mentioned should he
comnsuoicated to his taupe% vejtent he was satisfied would be
able tp give the proper. or necessary information on the sullect.
JHouse then adjourned' (to morrow being Holy Thurs-
in4tli Friday. nest • \
710U31 OP COMMON&
.At 4 roster Wore fair o'clock,. the Deputy Usher of the
4fillelli Rod to the Hogue of Lords appeared at the Bar. and
the Private Royal Assent given Private ',
for
which see the Lords.
Mr. Losmasitrot (from the Court of King's Bench) presented
iistrattiolthe Indictment preferred against Sir M. Lopez.—
Ordered to lie on the table.
idr. lieu. (from the Church and Fire Once) presented a
Return or all Briefs issued from the Church and ere Once, to
Mom' cilingdel by Firv.---Otderad to lie on the table.
Tim bOIRD.REGISTRAIt of SCOTLAND presented a
Petition
.(tan Dumbartonshire, against any alteration of the
Coal Do* Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. LICTTLETON presented a Petition from teverat Soli.
eitorslti Iffeettninater, praying for a law to restrain unqualified
persons from acting as Conveyancers.
, •Sir J. ,NEWPORT presented a Petition front the Chamber
of Commerce of the City of Waterford, in favour of the Menai
Straits Bridge 1111 L—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mi."DOWDESWELL presented a Petition from Shrews- I
bury, praying for die Revision of the Criminal Code,..-Ordered
Wiie.O• shoiloblit.
Mr. Aide:via WCIOD presented a Petition from certale
Persons of the Jewish persuasion, against the Per's Rates Mb-
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application Bill.-Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WILBERFORCE presented a Petition from the Inks-
Ititaists,of 1417 $4, FAIPunIYS, against the cominuauce of State

Lord MILTON presented a Petition from Mr.
Charles Pitt, from whom a Petition had been re-•'
ceived, complaining of an undue return for the Bo-
rough of Camelcor& He had arranged with the
Examiners appointed by the Speaker to look into
the sureties offered, to enter into his recognizance:
on Tuesday last, when it turned out that the day
they had named was not within the period allowed
by the Act of Parliament for doing so. It appeared
to him, that if this arose from no negligence of his
own, some indulgence might be shewn to the Peti-
tioner, and that the time for entering into recrAg-
nitances ought to be enlarged. He (Lord Milton)
knew nothing of the Petitioner, or of the merits of
the case, but from the Petition.
The Petition was then read. It complained of a
I time having been fixed by the Examiners far enter-
ing into his recognizances, when by law this could
not be doile. k also complained, among ether things,
of attempts having been made to tamper with the
sureties, in order to induce them to abandon him.
The SPEAKER said, that he had already com-
municated to the House the substance of the Uttar
alluded to in the Petition. He thought it right to
call for a communication from the Examiners, and
was informed, that the day for entering into the re-
cognizances was fixed upon by the Petitioner him.
self, and sanctioned by the Examiners. When %he
day arrived, Mr. Ley, one of the Examiners, saw it
was too late for the recognizances to be received,
and stated so to the Petitioner; at she same time ob-
. serving, that they would still examine into the suffi-
ciency of the sureties, and make their Report to the
House, in order to enable the Petitioner then to make
an application to Parliament for such a remedy as
r the nattivrof the circumstances called for. The Pe-
titioner, however, declined this course, remarking,
that he thought the day was within the limited time,
and said he would apply to Parliament. He then
quitted the room, and wrote to him (theApeaker) the
Utter. He would now suggest to the House, that it
appeared to him the right course was to referthe
whole matter -tea Select Committee.--
LOrd MILTON then moved, that it leletr eayn-
mittee be appaated to consider to much UrthePeti-
,
tion as referred to the tswesaminatiqo orthe sureties.
Mr; WYNNE said, thas the oftareourse foi*tht
Houck Coits to haVellie Ma* of .ihtitti:i
tion verified at theilar of
The SPEAYER ezithined. Tlta-objeka .1111,114
Committee woo to implore whether a grievance 46:1
ted ? and then to consider of &proper remedy. 'The

to lie on rise table.

ArtjrilliltFOßCE also presented .a Petition from the
Bur ofApitrut6er, :OW
sibiedcatch Burghs
dared to fie on the table. .
Mr. WILBERFORCE gave ittildre, that en that • i
tight he would submit to the 'louse a motion ea".
General Boyd.
The Meath Tiospital 13M was read the third *lit Olfe
Mr. HABVET nave notice, that he -amid
for a *fetus of informations of Offences against tit*
A Message from the Lords announced their •
Attressoe with the Best:nue Payments' Bill, and
EXCISR INF6RMERS.
rd If. }IOWA I) presented a Petitiquat
Burgesset of the. Borough of Arundel, eglielideting
o tbe enotwaragernent and indulgenee abilities* gar
'Aim Infer:mgrs. whop instead of being pun***
the grievous offenoeii-vihich they had corn trued, w
liberally rewardei:at the expense of the Stair.
Petition prayed. fir the enactment . of such leers- 0
Gho*ld provide E, safeguard for .the innocents and
etisure the punisittnent of the-x.l'lV.
Mr. W. BU BRILL con:planted-of the conduct of