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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30.—THE ROYAL MESSAGE.—The Message having been read, the Duke of Wellington rose to move an Address to his Majesty, and in doing so to acquaint the House generally with the views and intentions of his Majesty's Minis- ters. Considering the accumulation of business that now pre- sented itself before thent in arrear, he thought all would readily admit that there could be no knowing when their labours might be brought to a close, had not his Majesty been advised to adopt the course which had been pursued with respect to it. They should consider also that the recent national calamity had been expected for a considerable period-that all knew that it must lead to a dissolution of Parliament within a limited time, and that consequently for upwards of two months not a little political excitement prevailed throughout all parts of the country. There were no hopes of carrying the important business now in suspen- sion for a very great length of time and Ministers had therefore addressed themselves to consider of the means of putting an end to it in due course within the earliest possible period which the forms of the Constitution would admit of. It was not his intention there to enter into the details of what was proposed, as they would be sufficiently explained in the other House of Parliament. Ministers desired to take, on account of the esti- mates not voted, such sums as might be considered necessary for the exigences of the public service until the first Session of the new Parliament. They proposed, moreover, to apply for such monies as might be requisite for the due maintenance of the ho- nour and dignity of the Crown, including a provision for the Queen for the like period, and intended to postpone proceeding farther with all other measures until the meeting of the new Par- liament. The Noble Duke concluded by humbly moving an Ad- dress to the Crown, embodying the topics of his speech. Earl Grey wished that more time might be allowed for prepa- ring a suitable Address. He owned he felt quite at a loss as to the terms in which he ought to address the Crown on so delicate a subject; but because his duty was painful he would never shrink from its performance. He had no motive but that of re- gard for the national interest, and did not mean to say a single word disrespectful to the Crown. His Majesty was supposed to be in sound bodily health, to have a good constitution, and tem- perate habits, all of which gave indications of long life; but kings were liable to the common fate of mortality. It was im- possible that they could suffer such a contingency to remain long unprovided for, however short might be the time during which they should be exposed to the risk of such a disaster as he had glanced at. In what situation would the country be left if the casualty in question were to take place, without provision having been made by the Legislature for its occurrence ? The law re- cognizes no minority all the regal rights and functions must descend on the successor at the very moment of the demise of the Crown. He asked them, was it compatible with their duty to suffer any probability of such a crisis, however slight, to exist for any great length of time? He could not also reconcile him- self to the Ministerial arrangement of setting aside all the impor- tant political measures then in progress, and resorting to the ex- pedient of a temporary vote of credit. It would be infinitely wiser to make a provision for the Civil List, and at all events to secure the Government from even the chance of a dilemma so de- plorable as that to which he had alluded, and to guard the nation from the disastrous consequences of anarchy and confusion. It was his wish in the first instance, to give time to the House for farther consideration of a subject so interesting and vitally im- portant. He hoped they would consider it as it deserved to be considered, for it was intimately connected with the highest inte- rest of the public, and the safety of the kingdom of which they were the hereditary legislators. It was their duty to consider how they might suitably address his Majesty in answer to his most gracious message, and with reference to the important to- pics which it involved. If sufficient opportunity for that purpose, however, should not be afforded them by Government, it was his intention even then, under all the advantages of the short notice they had been already allowed, to move an amendment to the Address as now submitted to their consideration by the Noble Duke. For the present, he should meanwhile content himself in with moving a farther adjournment of the question till to-morrow. The Earl of Harrowby thought such a provision as that recom- mended by the Noble Earl absolutely necessary, and that it might be effected without much difficulty. The Earl of Winchelsea said the object of Ministers in dis- solving the parliament at this moment was to get rid of the res- ponsibility of certain unpopular measures. The Lord Chancellor could not consent to a discussion of the Civil List at this moment; because, if their Lordships referred to.the year 1820, on the accession of his late Majesty, they would find that the discussion occupied for upwards of five weeks the attention of Parliament. Both Houses would meet again in two or three months, when they would be in a much better condition than at present to give the. attention they deserved to the other important topic to which the Noble Earl had adverted. The Earl of Eldon supported the amendment, as did the Duke of Richmond, the Marquess of Londonderry, Earl Radnor, Earl Carnarvon, ike Marquess of Lansdowne, and Earl Mansfield; while the motion of the.Noble Duke was supported by Lord El- hnbormtgh, the Marquess of Bute, and the Earl of Wiclclouj. The Duke of Wellington in reply said he could not agree to the postponement of the question, To defer it would be regarded as a complete defeat of Ministers. The House then divided—For the Address, 100—For the Amendment, 56—Majority, 44. The Address was then agreed to. Lord Cawdor wished to know whether it was the intention of Ministers, to abandon the measures, they had brought forward, particularly that which related to the increase of the Welsh Judges.—The Duke of Wellington said that it was intended to pass the measure relating, to the Welsh Courts, arid the other measures that were in a state of forwardness in the Commons. Lord Holland asked whether it was intended to pass an Appro- priation Aet ?—The Duke of. WeUington replied, Yes, an Appro- priation Act."—Adj. THURSDAY, JULY l.—The Birmingham Free Grammar School Bill, on a division, was thrown out by a majority of one, there being 15 for its being read a second time, and 16 for its being read this day six months. MESSAGE PROM THE KING.—The Earl of Shaftesbury stated that, in the absence of a Noble Narquess (the Marquess of Co- nyngham), he had been commanded to present a Message from the King, in reply to their Lordships' Address. The Message was then read, as follows:- II W. R.—I have received with satisfaction the dutiful and affectionate Address of the House of Lords. The expression of your condolence with me on the lamented event of the death of his late Majesty is highly grati- fying to my feelings. I thank you for your congratulation on my accession to the Throne, and for the assurance you have given me of every support in my determination to uphold the Protestant Reformed Religion as esta- blished by law, and to maintain the rights and liberties of all my subjects." On the motion of the Duke of Wellington, his Majesty's Message was ordered to be entered on the journals. FORGERY BILL.-The House went into Committee on this Bill, when the Lord Chancellor, in an able and luminous speech, con- tended against the abolition of the capital punishment in the case of negociable securities, transfers of stock, and cheques upon bankers. The Noble Lord denied that the punishment of death operated against conviction in the minds of Judges or Juries, or induced a reluctance in witnesses to give testimony. He also doubted that persons were deterred from prosecuting on this ac- count; ascribing the frequent examples of this nature to the con- sciousness of the injured party that no personal benefit or repara- tion is to be derived from the infliction of death upon the criminal. Probably, therefore, were the punishment mitigated, this consi- deration would no longer operate, and persons would be induced to prosecute, not indeed in the hope of retrieving their losses, but as a matter of simple justice—adding, that the fear of death acts as a stronger restraint upon the commission of forgery than any other that could be devised. For these reasons he should propose to their Lordships to retain the punishment of death for the forgery of all negociable securities, and of transfers of stock, as well as of the papers connected with such transfers-Lord Ten- terden said they could not, without danger to the prosperity of the country, dispense with capital punishment in cases of forgery.- Lord Eldon pressed upon the House the danger of haying an im- mense amount of property invested in stock without the protection capital punishments afforded. He begged of them to remember that in four or five hours the man who committed forgery might realize the profits of his delinquency and abscond. No man more earnestly wished than he did that a more merciful administration of justice could be rendered an effectual administration but upon view of the case, he should vote for the amendment of the Noble Lord,—The Marquess of Lansdowne advocated the abolition of the punishment of death with great force of eloquence, and thought that the interests of humanity and justice would best be consulted by giving a secondary punishment a fair trial for a limited period, suppose five years, and if at the end of that time it were found efficacious, nothing could be easier than to render it permanent.— The Hense then divided, when there appeared—For the Lord Chancellor's amendment, 77 against it, 20 majority, 57. FRIDAY, JULY 2,—ROYAL MESSAGE.—The Marquess of Conyngham presented a Message from the King in reply, to the second Address from their Lordships. It was nearly as follows; WiLr.fAM JR.—I thank you for this loyal and affectionate Address. —It affords me great satisfaction to be assured of your readiness to adopt, without delay, such measures as the exigency of the public ser- vice requires." The Message was then ordered to be entered upon the Journal. | The Fees in Courts of Justice Bill, and the Beer and Rye Har- bour; Bills, were brough up from the Commons and read a first time. The Shubnacaddy Bill, for making a communication from Halifax to the Bay of Fundy, was read a second time.-Lord DrJrhamgave notice that in Committee he should move that the title of the Bill be altered to the Thames Tunnel. The Capital Offences (Scotland) Bill, for the abolition of the punishment of banishment in Scotland, went through a Committee, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Witnesses were examined on the East Retford Bill, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE M.—THERoYAL MESSAGE.—Sir R. Peel moved the farther consideration of the King's Message, which being read, the Right Hon. Secretary rose to move an humble Address to his Majesty, in answer to that part of the Message in which his Majesty expressed a hope that the House would make such provisions as would enable him to conduct the public service in the interval which must elapse between the ter- mination of the present Session and the assembling a new Par- liament. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, Ministers had re- commended to his Majesty the course which had been intimated in the Message, namely, to dissolve the Parliament; and the question the House had to decide was, whether it would accede to the request of his Majesty, and proceed to make a temporary provision for the conducting of the pubic business. He thought it would not be denied, although some circumstances might make it desirable to see the important questions connected with the de- mise of the Crown set at rest, that much inconvenience would inevitably arise from deferring the dissolution of Parliament. to Unless, therefore, some special reasons existed for a contrary course, he thought it most conducive to the public interests, and fairness to contending parties at elections, that at as early a pe- riod as possible the prerogative of the Crown should be exercised, and a new Parliament called together. On the subject of the provision necessary for the affairs of State be had not the least doubt of the readiness of the existing Parliament to make a just and liberal provision for the expenditure of the Crown, however naturally they might desire, in times like the present, to lessen as far as possible the burthens of the country. He had every confidence in their being ready to make a just and liberal provi- sion for the maintenance of that splendour, but which should be at the same time consistent with a just economy of the resources of the country. He admitted that it was a subject perfectly open to the consideration of Parliament, and that it was one upon which various opinions would naturally be entertained. It was the opinion of the Government, after the most serious consideration which they could give that subject, that they should be best con- Salting the public interest by postponing its consideration until a new Parliament had assembled. It now only remained for him (Mr. Peel) to explain the course which would be taken with the public business, should Parliament concur in the Address which ne meant to propose, as far as Government was concerned. The Address he should move would express the determination of the House to apply itself without delay to making such provisions as would enable his Majesty to conduct the public service until a new Parliament should be assembled. And if it was determined that a dissolution should forthwith take place, and the House con- sented to make the temporary provision for the public service— if those two points were conceded, then he thought that the House would agree with him that the sooner they dispatched the business under their consideration the better. In considering this subject be was forced'to go into details of the business before the House., The Sale of Beer Bill, and the Administration of Justice Bill, were both waiting for a third reading, and he thought it was their duty to attempt to press those measures. The proposition made relative to the duty on spirits, the Government would also recom- mend to the further consideration of the House. As to the SUITar Duties, it was not intended to press the Resolutions, as they did not seem to be received readily by the House or by the West India interest. The present duties would expire on the 5th of July it was therefore necessary to settle that question. It was proposed to reduce the present duties to the amount of 3s. per cwt. on West India Sugar, and 5s. per cwt. on East India Sugar. The extent of the relief afforded to the country would by this means equal what had been stated. The Irish Members would feel great satisfaction, perhaps, in learning tbatit was not intended to go with the measure for assimilating the Stamp Duties. For the Estimates which were not passed it would be necessary to vote a specific sum, though be would not now state its amount. As to the measures relating to the Chancery Court, he thought he should best consult the wishes of the House by not pressing them on the present occasion. The Right Hon. Gent, concluded by moving an Address, pledging the House to proceed without de- lay to make such a temporary provision, for the public service as may be necessary in the interval between this and the meeting of a new Parliament. Lord Althorpe thought it expedient that constituents should know how their representatives had voted respecting the Civil List before any election should take place, and, consequently, the Civil List ought to have been arranged before the dissolution of Parliament; but he did not lay so much stress on the Civil List as he did on the Regency question. He thought that Parlia- ment took a great responsibility on themselves, if they did not come to a conclusion on that subject as soon, as possible. The Noble Lord concluded by moving the postponement of it until to-morrow. Mr. Brougham said, that with regard to the question of Regency, he should regret such a calamity as would deprive us of our Sovereign before the heir presumptive came of age; but it be- came the House to take care that the State should suffer no em- barrassment through any omission in making a provisien respect- ing its government. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then adverted to the anomaly and inconveniences which would arise if the Legislature should be compelled to make laws without the assistance of a Sovereign, which would be the case if no regency were appointed,^ and the King should die before the heir presump- tive should arrive at mature age. He then pointed out the ab- surdity of a child, eleven years of age only, appointing her own guardian for it would not be in the power of the House to inter- fere with the government of that child, if they did not do it while the King was in existence. Under such circumstances he disap- proved of Parliament separating before they appointed a regency. He agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman that a temporary re- gency should not be appointed; such a thing was opposed to precedent and co.mmon sense. Then, in looking to the state of aftairs, if the present King should die during the minority of the Princess Victoria, the House had a right to consider the Duke of Cumberland as the heir presumptive, and without reference to the conduct of that Illustrious, Duke, the House should acknowledge his Royal Highness as Regent, if they were to be guided by the precedent laid down by Mr. Pitt. But there was such a thing as the Salique Law in Hanover, which prevented females from suc- ceeding to the Throne, and, consequently, that Noble Duke would be King of Hanover. Then would come the question whether the House should be so far guided by precedent as to appoint a foreign Prince Regent. He called on the House not to assent to the dissolution of Parliament, before they came to some conclu- sion on this subject. It was highly expedient to postpone the further consideration of the Address until the following day. Sir C. Wetherellargued, that no time should be lost in appoint- ing a regency. After a protracted debate, which our space will not admit of our entering into, the House divided, when there appeared_ For the Amendment, 139-for th& original Motion, 185—Ma- jority, 46. Lord A lthorpe expressed his regret at the decision to which the House had come. No reason bad ,been advanced why the Hous$j should now adopt a step which would have the effect of rendering nugatory all the labours which they had gone through during the Session, by passing a vote of credit. With a rjje^to obviate this, he should propose, as an amendment to th^pnposed Ad- dress, that it was expedient to adopt such measures as would secure the country from the inconvenience that might arise from the Session being prorogued without appointing a Regency, and that all the public business now before the House should be dis- posed of. The amendment, which was substantially as above, having been put from the chair, Sir R. Peel said, that to urge any objections to this amend- ment would be to go over the same ground. He should therefore, for this reason, not out of any disrespect to the Noble Lord, re- frain from any observations. Mr, Brougham said, that since his Majesty's Government had resolved to proceed, not only without the "support of that House, but against its opinion, aad in despite and contempt of its senti- ments,—when the whole weight of Government had been put forth, and had only secured the support of 185 against 139.—To gain this unprecedented small number of votes, on this second night of a new succession to the Throne, he knew not what efforts might have been made; but to obtain the 139 votes he knew there had been no coalition of any kind-(Hear, hear, j—no un- derstanding whatever-none amongst his Hon. Friends near him -none on this side or on that side of the House (pointing to the two neutral benches) not so much as a single notice had been given. They had been forced to diseuss one of the most impor- tant questions that could come before the House, and on an un- usual night too. He did not expect that at any future period he should hear any one flouting his Noble Friend, if he brought for- ward a most important question vitally connected with the honour of the country, that he chose a Wednesday; or that the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, and a most useful Member he was, should be reproached for bringing forward motions to repress the waste- ful expenditure of the Government on a Wednesday. Amongst all the arguments used on the other side, he acknowledged that there was one which he had not heard in that House, he meant of g. f _I t the threat of resigning. If you leave Governmentin a minority I will resign, and where will you get a field-marshal to super- intend your finances and your law courts ?"—{Hear, and a laugh.) —If he (Mr. ^Brougham) had had the bad fortune to hear that threat uttered in this place, he should have stated the grounds on which he deemea it his duty not to listen to the threat, but to look with equal mind on what some might consider the last na- tional calamity. He conceived it barely possible for the United Kingdom to bear the going out of office of a considerable portion of his Majesty's Ministers. Let them not lay the flattering unc- tion to their soul, and indulge fond hopes from the measure they contemplated; that hope may meet with such a disappointment that they may look back even to this Parliament with some of the pleasures of memory. Their case might be the same as that of Prince Polignac. He must needs send the representatives of France to their constituents and mark, they were choosing a new assembly, and that great nation was up, not in arms, that might be controuled, but up in the panoply of reason, and to be the comfort of all free men, and especially of ourselves; -and tbey were resolved to set at nought the paltry intrigues of Prince this, and Duke that; and care no more for them than for a knot of Jesuits or a set of regicides. They were now up and we should see in that country, as would be seen in this, that the day of force had gone by, and that he who would rule this country by Royal favour or by military power, mi^ht be hurled down froia his height.—(Cheers from the Ministerial re-echoed from the op- posite side.)—" Him I accuse not," exclaimed the Hon. and Learned Gentleman; "I accuse you (addressing the Ministerial benches,) his flatterers, his mean, fawning parasites."—( Cheers.) Sir R. Peel, with great vehemence—I ask the Hon. and Learned Member if he means to accuse me with being such? The Hon. and Learned Gentleman addressed himself to this side of the, House and said, I mean to accuse you, his flatterers, his fawn- ing parasites." I am sitting on this side of the House; I am the representative of the opinions of those who sit here but I put the question to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman,—not on their behalf, but as an individual,—and I ask, "does he presume to say of me," -( Loud shouts drowned the Right Hon. Gentleman's voice)—"does he presume to say of me, that I am the mean, fawning parasite of any man ?"—{Loud cries of Hear, hear," "Chair,' Mr. Brougham." ) Mr. Brougham-How is it possible for you, Sir, to answer a question put to me ? But I observe it is easy to put a question when there is a determination not to hear the answer. I answer the question by asking the Right Hon. Gentleman, if, in the whole course of the two or three Sessions in which he has had the opportunity of seeing me opposed to him, he has seen any thing which made it likely that I should treat him disrespect- fully, as he, it would seem, chooses to think I have done? If my conduct towards him, both as to words and deeds, has'never had the least tendency to treat him with personal incivility, he must acquit me on this occasion. It is absurd to suppose I meant to allude to him; no; I allude to the votes which have passed', to the resolutions which have been come to, to the cries which, have been heard, and I have as much right to answer those cries, as they to utter them. If I am interrupted by a cheer from the Ministerial side, I have a right to impute that interruption to what I please—('.Nb, no')—not to motives, but to tendencies. I spoke of parasites as the pessimum genus inimicorum. This shall ever be my course of conduct; and this is the course of conduct which it behoves the House to adopt. Sir R. Peel did not suspect the Hon. and Learned Gentleman of any deliberate intention of offending him by a personal com- ment, or even to offend any one but it would have been infi- nitely better if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had withdrawn the allusions altogether than to attempt an exposition which was not very satisfactory. He had a perfect right to attack Ministers, but he had no right to accuse them of being flatterers, who were as independent as he was.( Hear, hear.)—It was a bad example to set. He (Sir R, Peel) would take the retractation of the Hon. and Learned gentleman. He was qonvinced that the expressions were not intended to apply to him and that they were uttered in the warmth of debate, increased by interruption .-(Hear, %,hear.) Mr. Brougham assented to the correctness of this statement. He allowed that he might be a little warmer than usual. After a few observations from Mr. Dundtjis, Mr. Huskisson, and Mr. Trant, the House divided—For the Amendment, 146; against it, 193, majority against the Amendment, 47. The Address having been carried, was ordered to be presented by Members who were of the Privy Council. The Report of the Committee of Ways and Means was received, and the resolutions respecting the Sugar Duties recommitted.—• The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Committee stated that the reduction proposed in the duties upon brown and East India sugar had been brought forward for the purpose of meeting the wishes of the trade.—The Marquess of Chandos moved to reduce the duty on brown sugar to seven shillings.—After a long discus- sion the Committee, divided Ayes, 36; Noes, 88—Majority against the Amendment, 52.—The other Resolutions, establish- ing the Scale of Duties, were then agreed!to,—The House having resumed, the Report was brought up, and" ordered to be received to-morrow. THURSDAY, JULY t.-Lord F. L. Gower, brought up his Majesty's Answer to the Address of the House of Condolence with his Majesty on the death of the late King, and of Congratu- lation on his Majesty's accession to the throne.—Ordered to be entered on the Journals. On the Motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Re- port of the Committee on Ways and Means (Sugar Duties) was brought up.—Mr. C. Pallmer hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would_ revise his proposition, as the "West India colonies would be seriously affected, and would move as ah amendment that in the first resolution 22s. be substituted for 24s. On a division there appeared,—For the Amendment, 23 against it 68—Ma- jority, 45.' The Chancelhr of the Exchequer moved the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Sale of Beer Bill, which after several amendments had been proposed and withdrawn, was read a third time without farther opposition.—-After .which Mr. Maberly pro- posed, by way of rider, a clause to suspend its operations for two years.—The clause was accordingly read a first time; but on the question that it should be read a second time, the House divided —For the Clause, 91; against it, 133—rMajority 42,—On the mo- tion that the Bill be passed, Mr. Mowcfc repeated his objections to the Bill. If a free sale of beer were to be allowed, he did not think it necessary that the beer should be drunk on the premises Were it was Sold. He must oppose the passing of the bill.— Mr. Calvert also declared he should vote against the passing of the bill.-No division, however, took place, and the Bill was ac- cotdingly passed. The Labourers' Wages Bill was re-committed, and some of the clauses were gone through. On the clause being proposed prohi- biting masters from "recommending" their workmen to expend I their wages in particular shops being proposed, Mr. Warburton objected to the word "recommending," and moved that it be omitted.—Mr. Littleton and other Hon. Members maintained that the word was necessary; when the House divided; but there being but 35 Members present, the House adjourned. FRIDAY, JULY 2.— Lord Morpeth presented a Petition from the Letter-press Printers of London and Westminster, signed by 1100, complaining of distress, in consequence of the heavy duties on newspapers., The petitioners stated that, within four years, three morning papers had failed, as well as many Sunday papers, and others were in a tottering condition. They prayed that the duty on advertisements should be reduced to 2s. and those on stamps to 2d.—Mr. Spring Rice and Col. Sibthorp supported the petition. The latter observed, he had long meditated on the pro- priety of submitting a distinct proposition to the House, on the subject of efficient accommodation being afforded to the reporters. —Several other Members followed on the same side, and bore testimony to the singular accuracy with which the debates were given.—Mr.Davenport could speak to the inaccuracy of reporters, as they would only publish such parts of a speech they pleased; and if the House consulted their own dignity, they would have reporters of their own, sworn to report correctly.—Mr. Peel bore testimony to the singular correctness of the reports, and the re- markable impartiality with which the sentiments of Hon. Mem- bers on both sides were given in the papers of the day. He thought it wolud be rather unfortunate if the speeches of Hon. Members of that House were indiscriminately given word for word the selection made by reporters he thought judicious. It was no ground of complaint or objection that, in giving their speeches, (hp. persons entrusted with that .onerous duty, lopped off some of their superfluities, and transmitted their sentiments to the public through the medium of more choice, and appropriate language than that in which they had been clothed by many Hon. Members within those walls. The plan suggested by the Hon. Member (Mr. Davenport) of sworn reporters, to be paid by Go- vernment would neither be advantageous to the public, nor very beneficial to the House Itself.—Lore! Morpeth, in moving the pe- tition should be read, said he should have been induced to bring: the subject of these duties before the House early in the next; Session, if the silence of his Majesty's Government had not led him to infer that they gave their assent to a speedy alteration in that respect. .¡ The House then went into a Committee of Supply, when various suins were voted to his Majesty, for the public service. During the discussion on the above subject, Mr. Brougham, uttered his Protest against the dissolution of Parliament without a settle-1 ment of the Regency in the event of the possible demise of our: Iiresent Sovereign. A discussion of considerable interest fol- owed, and in fine, Mr. Robert Grant declared in a very effective speech, that he should on Tuesday next mave .an address to his Majesty upon this momentous question. i WELSH JUDICATURE.—On the motion that the House go into a Committee on this bill, Mr-Hume gavp notic? that he should, in Committee, move the; reduction of the Salaries of the Judges, from 5,0001, to 4,5001. Mr. Jones would venture to say that the Attorney-General was quite ignorajnt of what the effect of the Bill would be. The Hop.: Gentleman concluded by moving that the Bill should be re-com- mitted that day six months. The gallery was then cleared for a division; but none took place. Mr. Jones then moved the adjournment of the House. After a few words from Mr. Brougham deprecating delay, the motion for ajournment was negatived without a division.. Mr. Jones maintained that the great maiority of the petitioiis whiphhad been presented from the Principality were unfavourable to the change which this Bill proposed to effect. Mr. Powell and another Hon. Member coincided in this opinion* is 0 The House then went into a Committee, when after a few ob- servations from different Hon. Members the clause which provides a retiring allowance to the, three new Judges, was agreed to, as were several others.—The House resumed, and the Bill was or- dered to be re-committed on Monday next. The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought in a Bill to subject Sugars, the property of the Crown, imported from certain islands in the West Indies into this country, to the payment of fixed duties. The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.—Adj. SATURDAY, JULY 3.—The reports of the Committees of Supply and of Ways and Means were brought up, agreed to, and ordered accordingly.-A number of Bills were advanced in their respective stages, and after several orders of the day were dis- posed of the House adjourned.

THE CRIMINALS IN NEWGATE.—Nothing could ex- ceed the surprise and joy which was manifested by the criminals in Newgate under sentence of death on Saturday evening, when the Ordinary and municipal authorities visited their cells to an- nounce to them the result of the King's Council relative to their respective fates. Among this wretched group of 37 individuals, there were some who have long been adepts at crime, and the offenees of others were marked with circumstances of peculiar aggravation, so that they not only expected, but to all human ap- pearance, prepared for. that awful exit which they supposed Awa4 ited them. When they were informed, that his Majesty had been graciously pleased to spare all their lives, some became almost frantic with joy, while others wept and invoked a blessing upon King William..

BANKRUPTS from Friday's Gazette. To Surrender in Basinqhall-street. J. Milliner, Northampton, coachmaker, July 6, 13, Ang,13. Att. Beaumont, Golden-square. K. URWICK, West Smithfield, victualler, July 6, 13, Aug. 13. Att. Rochford, Stope's-end, Borough. A. PANTON, Oxford-street, bookseller, July 9, 20, Aug. 13. Att. Fisher, Castle-street, Holborn. W. J. WARD, Deptford, victualler, July 9,16, Aug. 13. Atti.Borradaile and Ashmore, King's Arms-yard, Coteman-street. T. SEDGWICK and J. HEAKN, Billiter-street, merchant!, July 16, 30, Aug. 13. Att. Spyer, Broad-street-buildings. L S. BROOKES, Ball's Pond, Islington, nurseryman, July 9, 23, Aug. 13. Att. Bourdillon, Winchester-street. J. H. HDBBERT, George-street, Minories, tobacco-broker, July 6, 16, Aug. 13. Atts. Meymott and Son, Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars- mad. J. THOMAS, Carnarvon, cabinet.maket, July 15, 16, Aug. 13. Atts. Norris and Co., John-street., Bedford-row, or Silcock, Liverpool. G. Puiti-ips, Oxford-street, confectioner, July 9, 16, Aug. 13. Att. Gadsden, Furriival's Inn, Holborn. J. HULME, Museum-street, Bloomsbury, pawn-broker, July 9, 26, Auz. 13. Att. Chell, Clement's Inn, Strand. To Surrender in the Country. R. BOOTH, Chitworth, Derbyshire, cotton-spinner, July 16,17, Aug. 13, at the Palace Inn, Manchester. Atts. Hampson, Manchester, or Ellis and Walrasley, Chancery-lane. W. DAVIS, Newbury, Berkshire, upholsterer, July 10, 12, Aug. 13, at the Jack of Newbury Inn, Newbury. Atts. Baker, Nicholas-lane, London, or Baker, Newbury. J. BRIGGS, Leeds, bricklayer, July 10, 12, Aug. 13, at the Court House, Leeds. Atts. Kenyon, Leeds, or Smithson and Co., New Inn, London. J. MAPP, Birmingham, and J. E. CLARKE, Yardley, Worcestershire, timber-merchant, July 9, 10, Ang. 13, at the Globe Tavern, Birmin- gham. Atts. Norton and Chaplin, Gtay's Inn-square, or Stubbs and Danks, Birminghann T. TILNEV the elder, Leeds, Yorkshire, stone-mason, July lo, 12, Aug. 13, at the Court House, Leeds. Atts. Smithson and Co., New Inn, or Keuyon, Leeds. ¡' J. SHCTTLEWOttTH, Liverpool, farmer, July 16, 17, Aug. 13, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Atts. Armstrong, Staple Inn, London, or Lord, Wigan. BANKRUPTS from Tuesday's Gazette. To Surrender in Basinghall-sireet. O. PAUL, East Grinstead, plumber, July 20, 30, Aug. 17. Att. Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford-row. J. HULME, Stepney, victualler, July 9, 16, Aug. 17. Att. Bennett, Adam's-court, Old Bond-street. W. BURNE and C. V. LIGHTFOOT, Birchin-lane, clothiers, July 9, 16, Aug. 17. Att. Corner, Canterbury-square, Southwark. J. POULTER, Marylebone, victualler, July 13,16, Ang. 17. Att. Lloyd, Bartlett's-buildings, Hotborn. S. PUICE, West-place, Lambeth, bookseller, July 16, 23, Aug. 17. Att. Galsworthy, Chancery-lane. W. WOOD, Kennington-lane, Lambeth, victualler, July 13, 16, Ang. 17. Att. Langley, Clement's Inn. I To Surrender in the Country. T. NICHOLSON, Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, scrivener, July 14,15, Aug. 17, at the Angel-inn, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire. Atts. Nicholson, Glamford Briggs, or Eyre and Coverdale, Gray's inn. .p: J. CL^KE, Aburgh^Norfolfc^farmer, July 9,10, Ang. 17, at the Anget Irin, Norfolk. Atts, Carthew and Son, Hatlaten, Norfolk, or Fair- bank, staph; Inn. W. WALFS, YQrk, lfax-dresser, July 22,23, Aug. 17, at the Old Sand Hill Inn, York Atts. Constable and Kirk, Symond's-Inn, Chancery- lane, or Jackman, York. J W. SPENCER, Manchester, cotton-manufacturer, July 26, 27, Aug. 17, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Atts. Higson, Bagshaw, and Higson, Manchester, or Htird and Johnson, Temple. W. ROBERTS, Stanningley, Yorkshire, clothier, July 14, 15, Aug 17 at the. Bowling Green Inn, Bradford. Atts. Battye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery lane, or Lee, Bradford. F. H. TAYLOR, Manchester, publican, July 16,17, Aug. 17, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Atts. Jackson, New Inn, London, or Claye and Thompson, Manchester. W. TAYLOR, Birmingham, currier, July 13, 14, Aug. 17, at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham. Atts. Byrne, Serle-street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, or Mole and Son, Birmingham.

COPPER ORE. Sold at CAMBORNE, on Thursday, July-1, 1830. MINES. TONS. PURCHASERS. PRICE. Dolcoath ..114 English Co. 5 7 0 Ditto 100 Ditto, and Mines Royal Co. 5 2 6 Ditto.9tEnsiishandFreeman. r 17 r Ditto 90 P. Grenfell and Co. 2 lr o Ditto.. j. 88 Ditto 14 „ Ditto 81 Ditto « {« o Ditto. 77 Ditto i » „ Ditto. 73 Ditto j e Ditto 69 Freeman and Co. 8, 3 6 Ditto 67 Vivian and Sons .i a m « Ditto 65 Ditto 91TH Ditto 35 Freeman and ko. 7* a ri North Roskear.. 107 P. Grenfell and Co., and English Co. « 15 » Ditto 102 P. Grenfell and Co. « 15 « Ditto. 93 Ditto .• « 17 | Ditto 90 Vivian and Sons a 14 tt Ditto 89 P. Grenfell and Co 7 ,3 d Ditto 88 Ditto Air- ft Ditto. 81 Ditto 5 r? Ditto. 77 Williams, Foster, and Co. soo Ditt0. 55 Daniell, Nevill, and Co. a 3 0 Ditto 45 P. Grenfell and Co. 59. Wh., Crofty 76 Daniett;Nevi)),andCo. 5 8 6 Ditto 44 Birmingham So 6120 I Consold. Mines 122 Vivian and Sons 4 i<5 Ditta. 118 Williams, Foster, and Co. 6 9 6- Ditto,111 Daniell, Nevill,and Co.and Crown Co. 5 7 6 Ditto: 92 Daniell, Nevill, & Co. 4 17 6, Ditto. 80 Vivian and Sons ,8 4 a Ditto. 76 Ditto 7,5 f Ditto 73 Williams, Foster, and Co. 7 16 0 Ditto. 69 Daniell, Nevill, and Co. ;6 13 0- v.r. Williams, Foster, and Co. II 13 6 Wh. Jewel ..111 Ditto ,J, } Ditto 68 English Co. 10 13 O Ditto 46 Daniell, Nevill, and Co. A. 7 u 6 Lanescot 99 Ditto .550 „ • ». 98 Ditto .536 Stray Parle 61 Williams, Foster, and Co.7 12 6 Ditt0 41 Vivian and Sons an 6 Ditta. 34 Crown Co. 230 Wh. Damsel 76 Freeman and ,Co. 1 4 6 Ditto 24 Williams, Foster, and Co. 2 0 0; Copper.hou8eOre91CrownCo. 210 0 Crinnis Cons. 90 Ditt0 ",214 0 Fowey Consols.. 83 Vivian and Sons$12 6 Jtti!' a rJw^erry 80 Ditto, and Daniell, Nevill, and Co. 4 9 ff Wh. Andre wand > „ XT Boscawen J45 Daniell, Nevill, and Co. 3 4 0 West Pink 35 Williams, Foster, and Co. 0 0 ft Quantity of Copper Ore sold, 3786 tons.—Average Produce 8— 9i7yo °Lfin<\ CoPPeri m, 2 cwt.—Amount of sale, £ 22,217 2s. 6d.—Average Standard, £ 102 13s. High Water on Swansea Bar and at the Passages, FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. DAYS SWANSEA BAR. THE PASSAGES. Morn. Even: Height. Morn. Even. Dus. Morn. Even: Height. Morn. Even. „ H. M. H. M. P. 1. H. M. H. M. Saturday ..July Id 8 33 8 55 17 6 9 53 10 15 Sunday 11 9 17 9 41 17 I 10 37 11 1 Monday 12 10 5 10 32 1ft 1 11 25 II 52 Tuesday 13 10 59 11 30 14 10 12 19 12 50 Wednesday. 14 12 2 12 39 14 3 1 22 .1 59 Thursday 15 1 16 1 54 14 1 2 30 3 14 F»day 16 2 31 3 8 14 3 3 51 4 28 MooN s AGE.-Last Quarter, 13th day, at 4 morning. >

jr&iTr&fte, MARK-LANE, Monday, July 5.-During the preceding week the supplies of all descriptions of Corn were moderate and the fresh arrival this morning was very small. According to the in- dications of the weather, the harvest, it is thought, will be rather late. The attendance of millers and country buyers this morning was tolerably good. The best parcels of English and foreign free wheat are reported fall 2s. per quarter dearer than on this daji ti am se'nnight; whilst all descriptions of wheat in bond have obtained an advance of 3s. to 4s. per quarter. In barley there is no va-f riation. Beans firmly support their prices. Boiling pease are 2s. per quarter higher grey pease unaltered. Such parcels of. oats as are stout and heavy have obtained an advance of Is. peC; quarter; but all descriptions of feed, being plentiful, have mcfr little attention and remain unaltered. The supply of flour is to-i lerably good, and the trade continues without alteration. It i» expected that the duty on foreign wheat will be 18s. gd. in two 0*, three weeks' time. r PRICE OF GRAIN.—Per Imperial Quarter, ,& & & 04 Red Wheat, old —to— Maple, new 34to36 New .« 50 66 White, new 40 45 Superfine 68..74. Extra 4l White, old. — — Small Beans, new 36 4< (New 56 74 Ditto, old — —j Sn-peTtine 78- 82Ttck,new.30 ? White, Foreign. 48 84 Ditto, old 33 Red, ditto 50 72 Feed Oafs,.old — -j* Barley, Grinding 24 28. Ditto, new 20 24 Ditto, Malting 32 36 Poland, old — -<* Malt 44 54 Ditto, new 22 2it Fine 56 62 Potatoe .» 28 3fl Hog Pease, new 30 33 Irish, new. 20 2i FLOUR, per Sack of 2801b. U Best. 60s. to 658. I Second 50s. to 55s. v' :io! AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, per Qr. i For the Week ending June 25, 1830, and by which importation is regulated. s. d. s. d. g. d. < Wheat. 67 5 Oats 26 7 Beans.36 10 Bar[ey.310Rye .38 3 Pease. 31 8 PRICE OF HOPS, in Pockets, per Cwt. £ • ■ £ > s. £ s. £ t. Kent 5 15 to 9 0 Sussex 5 5 to 6 10 Esse* 6 <5 8 10 Farnhara 7 0 13 13 • PRICE OF SEEDS.' m »• s. r e. s Turnip, White, per bush. llfr>15 Clover, Red, per cwt. 70io94 Red and Green 12 14 -White 56 74 Mustard, Brown. 7 12 Foreign Red .78 10 —i White. 6 10 Foreign White 56 68 Canary, per quarter. 40 40 Trefoit .20 3fl Sanfoin 40 42 Carraway 52 541 Rye Gra93 36 Coriander 20^ 2% PRICE OF TALLOW ANI> SOAP, per Cwt. J 8. d. s. d. g, A Town Tallow 38 0 Melted Stuff 23 0 Yellow Soap 62 *< Russia Candle.. 36 0 Ditto Rough 18 0 Mottled ditto 68 • Ditto White 0 0 Graves .i 14 0 Curd diito 72 < I, •• PRICE OF MEAT. SMITHFIELD.—To sink the offal, per stone of 8lbs. s. d. s. d, ] t. d. s. d* Beef 3 4 to 4 it Veal 4 0to4 2 Mutton 3 4 4 4 Pork 40 4 < Lamb 4*. dd. to S3. 8d, v By the Carcase.—Per stone of 81bs. | NEWGATE. s. A. «. d. LEADENHALL. ».'d. 1. d £ Beef 2 8 to 3 6 Beef 2 8 to$< Mutton 2 8 3 8 Mutton • 3 0 3 i Veal 3 0 4 4 Veal 3 0 4 f Pork 2 8 4 4 Pork .4 Q 0 0 • Lamb. 3 8 5 0 Lamb. 3 0$4 Price of ROUGH FAT, 28. Id. per stone. PRICE OF IRON. .V British Bars 61. 15s.; Ditto Pigs tft. 5s. to ot.; Hoops Si. 15s. to BRISTOL PRICE CURRENT. SUGAR. II. 8: COFFEE. LI S* Mnsc.veryBrown(percwt.) 47t049 Fine ditto 62&6^ Dry Brown So 51 Very fine 0-7, Middling. 53 58 RUM. J ——r—Good ditto i. 59 64 Jamaica (per gal.) 2 4 3 w Good 65 66 Leeward Isle 1 10 Fine. 68 70 LOGWOOD. £ s. £ « Molasses 18 19 Jamaica (per cwt.) ..6 0 6 10 COFFEE. St. Domingo 6 5 7 0 Jamaica, triage (per cwt.) 20 28 Campeachy 8, « 8 U Ordinary 30 34 Fustic, Jartaiea 5 ff Good ,ditto. 3B 38 — Cuba 8 0 0 -0 Fine ditto 40 42 OIP., n; Middling 43 50 Galllpoli (per tun) 48 0 49 <1 Good ditto 52 60 Sicily 46 Q 47 <1 Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the "week ending June 29, ..a 24s. 6$<i. per cwt. CORN AND HAY MARKETS, June, 19. s. d. k. d. s. d. s. d. Wheat, English 62 0fo66 0 Beans. 34 0fo44 0 per qr. Irish and Welsh 54 0 62 0/3 Pease. 34 0 50 '0 Malting Barley 36 0 38 0V ? Wh. Flour.. 49 0 51 OpersacK Grinding ditto,. 26 0 28 0/">B Seconds 46 0 48 0 Oats 20 0 23 oV A Hay 50 0 85 0 per ton. Vetches 48 0 52 0/< Straw. 0 24 0 29 per rioz* PRICE OF LEATHER. d. d. d. d. ] Heavy Crops, per Ib.18ro20 Horse Hides (English) 15tolS Light and Middling.14 16 (Spanish) So 0 Buffaloes 14 16 Bellies 8j ll Middlings 17 19 Shoulders j'j 14 Butts 18 20 Best Pattern Skins 24'26; Close Butts (Strong) 21 22 Common mtt0. 21 23 Best Sadlers' Hides.. 11 IS Heavy Skins, per lb.17 19 Common ditto 14 15 Irish ditto 14 16 Shoe Hides 15 16 Light Welsh Skins 19 20 Welsh Hides 15 16 Kips 15 19 Bull ditto 14 15 Foreign Kips ..14 J' Shaved Hides. 17 21 Small Seals ? NORWICH CORN AND MEAT MARKETS, JULY 5. We had only a very scanty supply of grain to this day's maf ket.-Wheat, red, 53s. to 75s.; white, to 78s.; barley, 24s. tO 32s.; oats, 22s. to 31s.; beans, 28s. to 36s.; pease, 30s. to 358.; boilers, to 40s. per qr. Flour, 53s. to 54s. per sack.; The supply of fat cattle to this day's market.was small; prices 6s. to 6s. 6d. per stone of 141bs. jinking offal. Of store stock it was very large, and but few of them sold. Scots, 3s. 6d. to 4s. per stone of what they will weigh when fat. Short-horns Devons, 3s. to 3s. 6d. Cows and calves not selling io briskly they have done lately. Of home-breds, of one and two years °W> the sale was flat. Horses may be considered nominal. Of we had a large number penned. Shearlings, 24s. to 30s.; ones to-36s. Lambs, 13s. to Pigs' still cheap, fat ones t" 5s. par stone.—Meat,.beefed, to yeal, 4M. to 7d.; n»a*' ton, 4id. to 6jd.; lamb, 6d. to 7d;and pork, 4a, to 6d. per