THE NATIONAL REGISTER. And a 4 We 110* CitPllol. the hop', in the impending crisis of the f3te of Fan ripe, to render avaihide that weight winch is secured t, us by the state of our monarchy, and our reLtions with other Powers, genebilly,toward4 the common advautage, frOm Which 0111• own is inseplirahle ; -n it liceonies the mote necessary . , to place 411IVSPIVeS, by the increase of out military force, in a eondaion per fectly adequate to so important a determination. The greater have been the proofs which our people have exhi .bited t us, of dwir atteerion awl faithful co-operation in the im portant and glifficult perinslA of our reign, the more are we justified its reckoning on their ready willingness to mike every effort, in this the un"st important crisis u; all, which is to decide upon the esta bliAiment of a state of repose with all its blesed consequences,— so »eeessary to all, and which is the object of so many ardent _ . . Tt ha , , however, been the object cf our paternal solicitude, to obtain the me •n: of supplying our consequent extraordinary neces giti,,s. t 1 a measme, which without requiring of our subjects such immoderate sacrifices as iniv_ht disturb the prosperity of our financial system, or the most important pursuits of industry, will bet ter manifest the confidence which we place in our people. As we still persevere in the resolutions which were made known in the Ordnance of the '26th of I..6ruary, 1811,. never, and on no account, to increase the number of Redemption bills, so we have toinid it necessary to establish a considerable and- immediately ap plicable fund, by way of anticipation, mi a portion of the best SC cured revenues of the state. (Here follow seven articles relative to the mode of repaying the i 3 millions of florins, the sum to be bur rowed ) iMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 110Usi: OF LORDS. MONDAY, APRIL 12. Several petitions . were presented in favour of the free introduction of Christanity Imo India, viz. three petitions from Glasgow and Mar gate, by Lord Liverpool. One froc n Borough Alesbury, the Marquis of Buckingham, who, at the same time, stated, that their Lordr•lcips ought to take care not to permit the welLaneant zeal of worthy lie •pie to produce results highly disadvantageous to India, and to this count, v. Two petit ions from Plymouth, by Lord Boring don, who stetted his concurrence in their object, as far as it was prac tic•able and sate. One from Iladdington„ and another from the pa of eston-Kirk, in the county ot• Haddington, by Lord Gam bier One from a Buckiugliturshite borough, by Lord Cardigan. One from. Havertordwest, by Lord Cawdor. Five petition , - frtiii several places in the county of Northampton, by Lord Spencer; who gave no pledge as to how tar he would support their object. Tw o petitions frum Caine, and another borough, by the Marquis - ot Lans downe ; all which were ordered to remain on the table. Ihe Southwark Bridge pill was read a second time.— Adjon tit ti. • TUESDAY, MAY 4. Earl HARDWICKE presented petitions from Royston and Cam • bridge, praying the propagation of Christian Knowledge in India. Several others of a similar purport were likewise vest:Wed.—Ad journed. IVP.DVP , DAY, M tY 6. The Consideration of the Cliritteb' Bill w 3,4, on the motion of Lord RLDLSOALE, fixed for Tuesday next.—Adjourued. THURSDAY, NAV 7. No bulkiness of importance occurred this day. Fr.IDAv., MAY 7. Lord 11mA:4ND presented several petitions from various parts of Great Britain and Ireland, praying that the restlictions under which Protestant Di use t may be removed. They were all re ceived. and ordered to lie on the table. Lord GAMBIER presented no less than 19 petitions from various towns in Great Britain and Inland, praying that the doctrine of Christianity may be proplgare:r in India. They-were also received, and ordered to lie on the table.—Asljunrned to Monday. The Honourable Gentleman observed, that toe 12,000,000 Ea:- chequer Bills allowed to be funded in the 5 per cents. having bean - s 'le-eldied for in one day, and there being persons who, though they wisher!, had no opportunity of funding Exchequer Bills held by them,**he %risked now `to give them an opportunity tin dainig.it ; at the same time it was impossible to do it in the 5 per cents. It was also desirable, under the present situation, to refrain from making any new Loin, as it must be apparent to every Gentleman, that , :nell events might probably soon lake place as would give to the Coatractet for such a Loan, too great a prAit on the public. Under the.e circumstances it had occurred to him, that no stock hada late he en created in the 4 per cents. and that it might, %vitt advantage to the public, be allowed to those persons to Fund in that Stot k ; and, accordingly, he caused a communication to be made tp the Stock Exchange, of his intention to fund in that Stock.—This be did to try-what effect such a measure would have on the finals, ard he was happy to say it had only caused a depression far one. due,, It had originally been proposed to raise 6,000,000 by debentim s only 500,0001. had yet been raised ; lint lie had reason to think the sum would ultimately amount to 3,000,0001. and he should now pro pose that that sum be raised by debentures, and that double that stun he funded in the 4 per cents. 'fire Right Honotiredde Gee ' timer' concluded by moving resolutions to the effect of thiestate• ment, which were agreed to. ikI 3 PRENTICESIIIPS. Mr. RosE called the attention ,of the liouse.to a Petition which lie presented on a former day, from upwards of:39,000 persons, wasters and journeyman, on the subject of the ath of Elizabeth, by Which it was provided, that no person, not having served an apprentice ship Of t yen years, should he legally qualified to work as a jou] , ne‘m:in at c ertain trades mentioned in the Act, and praying its eniOreement. lie now moved that the petition he referred to a Committee. al e . seriaam ONseow thought _it very extraordinary that these Petitioners should expcct that Parliament would allow them to bring actions !wen this statute, aphis! whom they pleased, well tlainded or ill-foimded, without being subject to costs in ease of failure. From his experience in a certain judicial situation, he could sav, that he never knew ally' indictment broil:4ld under this statute except against a pei'on elf greatlLill and :acquire : ents. The preamble of the net stated its object to be, " to prevent the introduction cf miskilftil um knien :" and yet no indictments were ever brought against unskilful workme.4 but only against very skiltid and ingenious men. This slimed pretty clearly the spirit On which such preseeotions were brought. Mr D. GinDY entertained great doubts, whether in the present state of the commercial vvorld, there Was any use in apprenticeships although they might have been necessary in the infancy of com merce. It frequently happened, that a young' man had not a talent for the particular business to which he hat! been bound an nppren. tire, and %vas yet possessed of other talents, by the exercise of woich lie might o..tain a most revel. table subsistence.' it appiared to him a eruct hardship to fetter the minds and limbs of meir, so as to prtvent their obtaining a subsistence by the fair exereise•ef their talent'. and of their limbs As to corporate . rights, obtained by he thought that mate it .the less necessary to acid . apprenticeships, 1 penalties. It' those corporate rights, however, were to be consider ed of real value, he thought it a great hardship that they could ra.t be :.htained in any other way than by serving apprenticeship. lAfter sonic farther conversation, the' petitiou yvas referred to a committee.—Adjottined.. - • - TUESDAY, MAY 4. • Ir. llor .h tE SCMNER having moved•that theliouse go into a com mittee on the Comity Records Bill, Mr. WESTERN said, I.e saw no sufficient reason to entertain that 11111, which. would create a considerable addition to the Cout.ty Rate:, vtithoot producing oily adequate good in return. HOLME SUMNER observed, in reply, that the County of Middlesex had already felt the advantage of it a place ter the purpose of keeping safely the - Records of the County, .s 9 important to the interest+, and in sonic cases to - the honour of indivi-litals. In the county which he had the bottom' to represent, the want of such a ;afe deposit was deeply and generally felt, aid he had never heard any difference of opinion on the subject. • ' A clause tOr building a house for the Clerk of the Peace, 11%;10 01001 always he in attentlance,'and the kpci.e At' which Mr. Sum ner had stated at ahont.soooi. occasioned a division in the Com mittee, and ++•4s lost ny 68 ag;tiost 15. Sir S. RON:ILLY moved to wfd two chu:;es to the 1311: --the first, to make it inciiiiihent on the Clerks of the P...ace, to send y yearto the Otlicof the tionic.Departdient, the itturn of perswi HOUSE OF COMMONS. IWO SDAV, MAY 3. The Home, on the %notion of Mr. VANSITTART, having resolved ithtlf into a Coninlittec of Ways and Means, tY 9. W