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We were prevented on Saturday last front giving
the following important speeches of Mr. Coke, and
Mr. John Smith, N. P.% for Nottingham, upon the
Frame-work Knitter's Petition, which was referred.
to a Seim Committee. '
Mr. Coat-rose by move for a Committee, to ex-
amine and enquire Into • the reuses of the present.de-
preciatedatate of the Frame-work Knitting Trade,
agremlble to the prayers of the several Petitions pre-
'-sented from the towns and .Counties. of Nottingham,
Derby, and Leicester, and also from the towns of
Godalming, TOrkesbury, Northampton, and the
cities of -London, and Westminster; ho observed,
that as the MesillAirs of that lionse were already in
possession of wiehoge letter from the Committee of
1 Frame-work Knitters of Nottingham, in which,
they are informed of the rise, progress, and present
state of their trade, it would be needless in him to
entreat •length into the nature- of those abuses or,
which they complain, and which is so distinctly
pointed out in the letter just mentioned; but still he
thought it necessary to say, that as there were sere-
! ral sorts of bad work made, and imposed on the pub-
lic .)y some of the less respectable manufacturers, 1
I that practice might be prevented by heavy penalties ;
there are also other grievances existing, which re-
quired the interference of Parliament, such as false
measurement of lace ; that of paving workmen in
goods, which he observed was a most shameful prac- 1
tice ; and lastly, the taking of exorbitant rent for the
.frames ; all which he was of opinion required the in-
terference of Parliament, and he hoped the House
would have no objection to granting the Committee.
Mr. J. .3/41TEL rose. to second the motion.—He;
thanked his Honourable Friend, who had just sat
down, for the very. able and. impressive manner in i
which he had expressed himself on this most impor-
tant,subject ; for he could not but consider it most
important, that thousands of poor, but respectable
mechanics, should be driven from their employments,
and compelled to sweep the streets, and be pauperised
on tke parishes for a most scauty pittance to preserve
their own miserable exiseance, and to satisfy the
cravings of their helpless offspring--aud what does
all this arise from ?—What is the chief cause of these
scenes of distress ?—lt might 1)0• said, that the war,
the Orders in Council, or thd Xou-Importation
Act were the cause; I would not' dispute but these
may be consideFed as impediments; but the .chief,
the principal cause, is through tbe nefarious prac-
tices of making bad and fraudulent work, such as
single press lace,. cut-up stockings and gloves, &c.
which has brought the whole manufacture into disre-
pute, which, if not speedily prevented, will inevi-
tably ruin the trade. What must the Honourable
Gentlemen of the House suppose when they are in-
formed,• that four years ago there were not less than
700 frames employed in making cotton lace, which
are now reduced to and this entirely owing to
the making such base goods that has brought the
trade into diFeredit.

Yesterday the Right Hon. the Lord *ayor, the
aldermen, and Officers of the city, of Loudon,
waited on his Royal Highness the Prince Hegent, it
Carlton House, with the following Aires: and
Omidoknee, which was 'read by John Sylvester, Esq.'
4abeorder.

lielal ROTA I. lIIEFINIESP, THE PRINCE OF WAI.FI.
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•_, tU lIEHORLX AEU. DUTIFUL ApDRES9 AND CON.
DOLESCE, NI TUE coarr OF LOAD UATOE,

AND AEOFIFFICI or aux CITY OF LONDON.
Mau firkin low? Rn at 114hreest,
We the, Lindlkviarand Aldermen of the City of
London, humbly beg,loave to approach. your Royal
highness to oiler our condblence, and to express our
horror and detestation' at the unexantplea and atro-
cious act of assassinatien on the peeson of the
Right Honourable Spencer Perceval, First Cornr•
missioner of his Majesty's Treasury, and Chancellor
of the Exchequer, within the walls of the llononra-
ble House of Commons, on his way to the discharge
of his important public duties.
And we trust that though the fainful sensation will
be long felt which has been excited by the event, yet
that the national alarm mg), be speedily allayed, by
the discovery that this horrible deed, is unconnected
with any system of a sanguinary nature, instances of
which have unfortunately occurred in other parts of
this kingdom, but which bear a stamp unknown be-
fore to the manly and generous character of the Eng-
lish people.
We fervently hope and believe that the unextin-
guishable loyalty of the subjects of the United Em-
pire will be exerted, to prevent a repetition of so
foul an atrocity.
We beg permission to assure your Royal High-
ness, on an event scvmelaticholy and so mue.h to he
deplored, more particularly on account of the many
public and private virtues of so distinguished a cha-
racter, of our steady loyalty and unfeigned .attach-
ment to your Royal House and Person, and our re-
solution to euPport the Crown and dignity of these
realms.
(Signed by eziley rine!) HENRY WOOUTTIOR PE.
To which
_Address and Condolence, his Royal
Highness was pleased to return the following most
gracious answer :
I thank yee far this dutiful Address. I deeply
deplore thltnea'n !holy event that has deprived the
country a pi:so r most eminently distinguished for
his public and pi kale virtues. I trust that the alarm
Lich that event .4 tnnot but hale excited, may be
allayed by the hi that it is unconnected with any
system of a sanguinary nature—a system hitherto
certainly unknown to the manly and generous cha-
racter cf the English people. Whilst "thank you
for the warm assurances of your loyalty and attach-
ment, I rely upon your resolution to support the
Crown and dignity of these Realms; and although
I cannot but deeply regret the disturbances which
Dave taken place in some parts of this kingdom, I ,
most confidently trust, that the loyal and:zealous
endeavours of the great body of his Majesty's peo-
ple, co-operating with the exertion of those powers,
which, are rcs:cd in me for their protection, will
enable me effectually to secure their peace and hap-
piness.
They were all received very graciously, and had
the bouour of kissing the Prince Regent's hand.

Another shameful practice, that. of measuring
lace, requiring 9.1 yards or more for 12 yards, is I
think a grievance which requires the interference of
Parliament, though I am happy to find that there is
'a kind of a machine been invented to ascertain the
exact measurement of lace, much to the satisfaction
of the workmen and manufacturer also, which only
requires establishing by Act of Parliament.—Anather
just cause of complaint, which I took occasion to
mention in the liouse some time ago, and which I
cannot but name again is, that most shameful and
oppressive practice of paying the workmen in goods,
and not in money, for their labour.—A practice like
this loudly calls for the interposition of Parliament,
to shield the suffering men, and protect them from
the distressing consequences arising from so oppres-
sive, so infamous a proceeding, especially when we
consider the arts that these men make use of to evade
the pre,sent existAtiLlaws in that respect. I have been
informed thatagne of them pay down tha mone.y for
the man's labour, but no sooner have they done
that, than they immediately present goods for
.him
to purchase, which, if he refuses, the consequence
is, he is turned out of employment ! !—These are
grievances which require redress, and that immedi-
ately, as it would relieve bath the workmen and also
the more respectable manufacturers, as I am happy
to find that these impositions are not practised among
them, as among the lesser manufacturers, especially
that of paying workmen in goods. Ile should there-
fore second the motion, which was accordingly put,
and carried without a division.

A Bill is brought into the House of Commons for
regulating the Trade of Victuallers. All publicans
in the country, as well as those iu town, are to be
obliged to sell their ale, beer, or porter, by the full
ale measure; and on arceunt of the loss in town by
sending out porter in pewter pots, victuallers are to
be allowed to send out ale, beer, or porter in vessels
.made of wood, earth, glass, tin, or other metal, of
full ale pleasure ; provided that uo beer, ale, or
porter sheß 453 seht out in pewter vessels 4. lesssize
than oneipillon.
CURIOUS Ds:remote or FRAUD.—The attention
of the passengers in St. Paul's Church-yard was ar-
rested on Friday by a little boy, about ten years of
a6e, who was weeping bitterly at the loss of a dollar,
which he said had dropped from his hand, through
the grating in front of Mr. Ldwudes's house. Dili-
gent search was made by the servants, but without
offset. While the boy was lamenting his loss, a
Gentleman put a dollar into his hand, and walked
away. fir. Lowndes suspecting that the story of
the loss Was false, desired the boy to walk up stairs
with him, which he did, accompanied by a gentle.
snarl who had pecidentalty called on business, and
was present at the whole transaction. Having in
vain urged-the boy to declare the truth, he put into
his baud the chain of an electrical machine, warning
hitni that if-even he meditated a lie, he would be
seized witlvi trembling; that would (batty destroy
him. 'He'wai'then again required to tell the truth,
and beginning to falter% received airtight shock from
the =Chine. The terror with whieli he.was seized,
is indescribable; and. dropping ou his knees he soon
-came to a confession, that ho had been in the daily
practice of pretending to have dropped* a dollar.or
three-shilling piece, which heseldoM failed to exact
from some Compassionate spectatbil Thursday he
succeededin collecting a wined near, the Albion Of,
lice, at the corner of Bridge-stroll, and his piteous
distress *as relieved by a dollar from a gentleman.
who was passing. He was suffered to depart, after*•
auitalfle admonition.

Monday afternoon, a girl of the name of Agnes Follarton,
4Tl.llglit Cr of Henry Fellarton, weaver in rastledouglas, and i
servant with Mr. I'Lliton, innkeeper, Dionfries, threw •herselfl
over the pitaititi well, at the middle of the old bridge, into the
river, a heikt. or alarm .40 feet. The most prompt measures I
were re:wind by tar people who witnessed the transaction, to •
take her oat of the water ' • but before they could accomplish
this, she had been immersed about a g.rerter of an hour, and
every inmost() restore issimatioa, though persevered in for a
long time, proved abortive.
Last week, three soldiers attempted to steal some faggots from
a stick heloiling to a man of the panic of Jones, who kerls
the turnpike at Hithe, on the Ashford road the family had
just retired to keel, but hearing a noise, and suspecting the
cause, from their having receivedasireiter visit the night bcfbres
Ile mall, his wife, and son, put on their great coats, and went
out ; a scuffle ensued, J Onei anti his son were knocked down by
Use soldiers, when the scornful attacked one of their) and falling
lic4th him into a ditch, broke her leg ; the man endeavoured to
tee oil. hut site held bins firm with one hanJ, and supported her
broken leg with the other, till he was secured and taken into
custody by the Staff Corps guard ; the other two escaped.
Oil Sandal( lasts hfr. Oltiknow • a man very much respected
in the town of Nottinghen, during the absence of his wite frrim
borne at church, destroyed two of his children, one aged five
years, the other only bine mouths, by cutting their throats ; after
whit* he put a period to hti offn existence with a pistol.-=This
rash act Is at tribisted to 4* etirpige plume g( the tisues,a,a(
the4iagostioa of trade. , .

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Slephen Adams stood indicted for having, on the
sth day of May, stolen a ham, value stos. the pro-
' pert)? or James Clemons.
The Prosecutat said he kept a cheesemonger's
tillop in Pickett-Street, Temple-bar. On the ,sth of
May, he recollected that he had displayed a ham at
his door, which hung unmolested till seven o'clock
at night. A young woman came running into his
shop, and told him that a man, with a regimental
coat on, had carried away the 'ham from his door.
lie hastened in the direction the Prisoner had taken,
traced him to a public-house a few doors distant,
entered the tap-room where he discovored the Pri-
soner. lie arose, ap'Vkietittlylvi'tit a desigu'uf going;
out, The, Prosecutorlitt hotifef%itit; accused him
of the theft, and finally' discovered the ham lying
beiow the table of the tip-room, which be knew,
from' certain marks) to be his.
11. Louisa Whitaker saw the Prisoner passing along
Pickett-street, on: the day mentioned in the indict-
ment. Ile put up his hand and took down a ham,
which he secured under his right arm; and then made
away with his booty as fast as he conveniently
:could. She gave the alarm to the Prosecutor, who
went in pursuit:
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Robert Walker deposed as-to seeing the Prisoner
with the ham, on the sth of May.
The Prisoner, who wore regimentals, denied all
knowledge of the theft.
A Serjeant belonging to the same regiment de-
scribed the Prisoner to be a good soldier.
The Jury returned.a vetrdict
Anna Goodly stood indicted' for having, on or be-
fore the Bth inst. stolen one pair of pantaloons, five
yards of linen, a pair of sh-etF, and other articles,
the property of William Smith.
• Mrs. Smith, wife to the Prosecutor, lived in the
parish of Mary-le-krone; her husband was a soldier
in the Life Guards. Having occasion to be in the
country for a few weeks, she employed the Pri-
soner, who was a servant to the landlady of the
house, to make her husband's bed, and to dress up
the apartments. When she returned from the coun-
try, on the Bth inst. she missed the articles in ques-
tion. She made enquiry, but could not find them.
She procured a search warrant. She, accompanied
by an officer, examined the Prisoner's apartments,
in her presence, and loutld part of her property;
upon which the Prisone'r disclosed.. that she had
pawned the remainder; and by her directions they
recovered them from the pledge. She recognized
them again when produced in the Court.
Craig, the officer of Marlborough-street Office,
proved the titiding of the articles in the lodgings df
the Prisoner.

The pledging of several of the articles were proved
by a pawnbroker's apprentice.
William Smith, the Prosecutor, confirmed the evi-
dence of the first witness.

The Prisoner prayed piteously for mercy, and
acknowledged her guilt.—The Jury found her Guilty.
El/wheat GrVflths was found guilty of having pur.
Joined certain sheets and blankets, and a chair, from
her tired lodgings, belonging to John Warier.
A poor forlorn niriiden, from the Sister bland,
was found guilty of purloining several trifling articles
of a household description, the property of a woman
with whom she had served.

C utmulm..—Yesterday a person named Daniel
Griffiths was charged before the Sitting Alderman,
Avst.ey, with having, last niht, after dusk, gone
into the shop of the Prosecutor, Mr. Locke, of
Fleet-street, and purchased some article worth two
shillings from the wife, while her husband was up
stairs, in paying for which he tendered a forged. P.
note, which, on her suspecting and calling down her
husband (having recollected that the Prisoner, three
weeks ago, had passed to her a false three shilling
Bank-token), he Av eiT she note in the husband's
face behind the counterl,,G,inapped up the six three
shilling pieces laid on the counter as the balance of
his intended change,..and decamped with an associate
through the Tarim avenues and windings between
that part and thS betten of Ilolbern-gill, where he.
was secured by the PrOseatet, after having shewn
the note to a Gentleman in the street, who, with.
the lamp-light, pail:wired than it had no water-mark.'
The Prisoner, on seeing his detection established,
with great promptitude snatched the• note out of the,:
Gentleman's hand, put it into his mouth,. chewed"
and swallowed it, in despite of the united efforts or.'
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the spectators to prevent him. The Prisoner whs re-
mantled for further examination, and the persons
A nut, it is said, will be proposed to the House '
of Commons for postponing the meeting of the Courts ivitnessil% the transaction ordered to attend on a fit-
on Trinity Term, in order that time may be alfordtd i tore day.
for the Judgesto try the. rioters is Yorkshire, las. I At the Public Office, fliattoer7 Garden, yesterday,
cashire. Sc. for which commissions are to be made a young man of decent' appearance was hi:ought_ to
out. Tais arrangement will, of course, also retard :. this Office, charged with having entered and trace.
tbe commencement of the Summer Assizes. i passed in the garden grounds belonging to a gentle-
• Ott Monday morning an Officer of the Orford 1 man at Somers-town, damaging and destroying sere-
Militia undertook to run from Bristol to Bath, bare- ! ral shrubs and young trees, some of which he pulled
footed, in three hours. A considerable sum depended iup by the roots. The case being proved, the tig--
On the fast,,witich was performed in two hours and : gressor was convicted in the penalty of ten Tounds,
eight minutes. : which he paid. •
• The installation of the Knights of the Bath is to !
take piedion'the lit day of June next, in Westmin- A v Apemimow.—'Tomas night, gloomy night ;
when all nature was hushed in calm repose, when no
star Abbey. Preparations are now making for that : sound, was heard save that of the chirping cricket' as i
wear, and in consequence, the performance of ! I lay musing in my bed, my thoughts assailed' With I
Dime service ceased last Thursday. : gloomy apprehensions, and moping Somnus guarded I
J. Saki, sentenced to death for striking the Master
at Arms of the Iris, with a mallet, vies executed on the beds of mortals, but mine alone he had forsaken;
Walley inoeningl. en board the Iris, in Ilamoaze. ! me thought I had lest entirely his kind patronage, I
and in the course of half an hour had begged his as-
The Inuits •okilielleet attended the execution of this Xistance three limes }rhea • dreadful to
_.relate, the..
criminal g •wlici,Gaiehen called on for his defence, at' door turned on iti creeVhVg liitiget, my heart turned'
the 1 close of his trial, insulted the Court by the most in my body, ind my b6dy in my bed;! I saw nothing;
outrageous expressions. his behaviour at the awful but heard the dreadful apparition approaching to-
moment of execution was firm, and he seemed to wards me. My fancy painted his grisly beard and
view the awful memeut with unconcern. golden eyeballs shining against the wall with ter-
A few weeks-since, as William Gray, of Dover, ror. It cave to my bed which I had already crept
was ripping to pieces an old jacket that he had.par. to the foot of—it purled the clothes. I pronounced
chased for half-a-crown, and which he had worn for a small ejaculation and prepared to meet my fate.—
two years, to his great surprise he found under a A tong silence ensued—then a shrill voice--another
patch that had been placed in one of the sleeves, twQ Pause—and atlast I had the fortitude to put out my
ten-pound, two live-pound, and two two-pound head ; when% to my eternal confusion, mortiCeation,
Bank of England notes. and dis race, r iaw...4c.vr.
FATAL Du cr...—On Monday se'nnight a duel wits The' isteil'ot ' jesui ,College, Cambridge, has re-
fought near Newtown Mount Kennedy, hi the •ceived Initiyaions letter, advising him to prepare
County of ‘Vicklow, between Bryan Maguire, Esq. new ltidgingailarjils old ones would be burnt to the
and a Mr. Burr, in which the latter. was shot dead, grouad within,* (estate*: •suspicion, from the hand-
and the former badly wounded—six slugs haring writinC:4l !kW 0 W.! fallen' upon a person within
lodged in his left arm.- _ the wdls of that College.