The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-21 00:00:00

penal. Ile saiif that for the fourteen teen before
the suspension of cash payments, there had been but
four convictions fat forgery, and that fiit the four-
teen years subsequent to tt, there had been 471.. He
moved.as alt Amendment that the Report be brought
lip that day six months.
Mr. Sill EON opposed the aniendnient:
Sir JOHN NEWPORT disapproved of thi.eitiett:
sku of the Bill I. Ireland. • •
Mr. M'NAGHTON thotight It but fair Bud the
Irish tenantry shotild hair as much proteCtion ai the
English.
Mr. JOHNSTONE thought that both.Scetlind
and Ireland should be exempted froth the operation
of the 1.1111.
Air. N. VANSITTAR.T maintained that the Bill
had been already attended with considerable benefit
in England, and its extension to Ireland was an ob-
ject in the highest degree desirable.
Mr. lIORNER, at considerable length, opposed
the general principle of the Bill. -The invariable
effect of Legislative interference was tar increase,
rather than diminish the evil. The root of the evil,
the excessive issue of Bank Notes, ought to be
struck at. The rate of exchange was now, in con-
sequence of the measures taken by Government,
lower than at the time the Bullion Committee sat.—
He remarked upon the extraordinary coincidence, I
that the rise in the price of Bullion exactly kept pace I
with the augmented issue of notes from Thread-
needle-street.

Mr. BARING shortly opposed the Bill; after
which a division took place on the question that the
Report be hroug up, when the numbers were
Ayes 1313—Noes t 9.
The Report was accordingly received, when
Lord A. HAMILTON, after many judicious ob-
servation., proposed a clause to confine the dividend
of profit to the Proprietors of the Hank of England
to 101. per cent. His object was,-that the Bank might
have an interest in the recommencement of payments

In speck.
This clause was opposed by Mr. Manning and Mr.
Yaasktart, and supported by Mr. Brougham; but it
*as negatived without a division.
Mr. TAYLOR also proposed a elapse to toinpel
the Bask to employ the surplus, above 101. per cent.
to the purchase of bullies, which was also negatived
offer some important discussion.
GEO. JOHNSTONE proposed a Shim to
limlt.the issue of Bank.uotes, which au likewise

negatived.
The Bill was then recommitted, and
The CHANCELLOit of the EXCHEQUER
proposal, what he termed, a valuable Amendment,
taking away from the landlord the right of ejectment
after a tender of Bank-uotes in payment of his rent
by the tenant.
It was warmly oppoisd by Messrs. Horner, Broug-
ham, and others, on the ground that it was :..most
important alteration, depriving the landlord of his
only remaining remedy, and making Bank-Notes ter
111 intents and purposes legal tinder.
The Chancedor of the Exchequer and Mr. Simeon
maintained a contrary position ; insisting that nothing
new in principle was suggested, and indeed that the
piteration had been* contemplation from the core-
_ -.

The Amendment Ives passed without a dhidon ;
the Report was brought up, received, agreed to, and
the Bill ordered to be read a third time te.motrow
(this day),
The other Orders of the Day mere then disposed
of, and the House adjourned at Two &Clock.

PRENCH PAPERS.

Eters, Aram 14.—Letten from Valladolid of the
4th of Marehi mention, that the town of Soria, hay-
ing been attacked on two points by about 5,0•10
brigands of the bands of Duia t, Amor, Vesura, the
Empecinado, and Montijo, who attempted to Stake
it by stotm, a few cannon-shot were sufficient to
disperse them. The brigands lost about 30 men, and
had 1W wounded. The garrison had only eight
wounded. The General in Chief has testified his
satisfaction to Major St. Hilaire, Commandant in
that provittee. We learn from Cadiz, that General
1:dull has beaten the army of Marcia, and taken pos.
session of the towns of Marcia and Orlhuela. On,

the 40th of Match, qhe remains of the inourgent
army survived at Wit. General Le Cern= was

Sr. PEtta.sivolt, Maws 14.—Count Charles de
Levenhielm Aidede•Caasp to the King of Sweden,
lately arrived hers ; he wee present at the review
which took place at the close of last month. Twit
other Swedish oaten Use since arrived.

Manny, APRit. 3.—Accounts from Vienna men.
Lion, that the Russian General, Prince %infirm,
has arrived en tbefrontiers of Gallicia with a corps
ditffmee. Count Novesilzoff is still at Vienua : but
it is believed that he will:soon depart for St. Peters.
burgh.
MADRID, MAUR 20.--His Majesty's birthday
was yesterday celebrated with solemnity. Discharges'
isf artillery announced this fete at daybreak. The
Xing received in the morning the chief public fanc-
tionaries, and the nobility. In the evening all the
city was illuminated, and there was a masked-ball at
the theatre de las Ca*nos del Peral. The Municia
ley of Madrid celebrated this day by acts of bene-
ficence. His Majesty made a 'teat number of pro.
motions in the Royal Order of Spain, and appointed
Den Ciptiani Palafex, Oentleman of the Chamber;
the 30tatersis d'Ulnapa, Major Demo of the House.
ikeod ; tad Don Antonio Roiz, Master of the Cere.
mettles. In the vicinity of Aldea del Fresno, Ge-
Iberia Capitaine has surprised, and &latest entirely
destroyed the band of Fermin, who escaped alone.

In the discussion of the Haymarket Theatre ease
esi Saturday and yesterday, in the Court of Chan-
cery, it was stated, that the Wardrobe-keeper had
suffered the wardrobe to be deteriorated, by with
holding the necessary supply of pepper to kill the
moths. It was also mated, that one of the under.
keepers was in the habit of pawning his blankets in
sanuner to redeem his sheets, and of pawning his
sheets is winter to redeem his blankets ; and that
he had pgvincd sone of the theatrical peeportY to
release his own, in order that he might enjoy the
luxury of it bed, With sieges and blankets et the,
*se time,