3)rsiptriitt 4.iarltaairnt. HOUSE OF LORDS, 1../NDAY, marten J. Lord HOLLAND moved the order of the day for in into ecomittee on his biU, for regulating trials for treason in Ireland. The bill accordingly went through a committee, mid was reported without amendment. On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury. a me , ssge was sent to the Commons, requesting Join) Glatistans, E.stp might be pemiitted to attend the lords committee on foreign tra4c, for the purpose of examination. file Marquis ot LANSDOWNE moved, that all e ctitinnq presented to the house and referred to the committee of forei ‘ trade last seviou, be referred to the committee on foreign trate now sitting.--ordered. The Marmtis of LANSDOWNE. presented a petition from the Boman Catholics of the county and city of Limerick, praying parliament to reletete them from disabihtics imposed by the exist. mg laws, and thereby admit them to civil rights enjoyed by other TUESDAY, MARCH G. The Bishop of CtllCHESTEßpresented a petition from the A Icl:deaconry of Chichester, against the liAll.lll Catholic claims.—The petition was read and laid on the table. The Earl of LIMERICK presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Limerick, pra'ing for alteration in the law relating to the averages of c.w.o. The petition also prayed, that parliament would adopt ineatotres to allow the admission of high Spirits to the English market on a footing of equality. The noble earl said, he was glad to hear, with respect to the first purl of the petition, namely, the averaes, that the other house was taking steps to provide a remedy. Ile also eXptessed a hopt that the question 'elating to the tree Uttinisidoil of Irish spirits would shortly occupy the attention of parlia snetit.—The pelliioll OAS read and laid on the table. The offenders transmutation bill was read a second time, and committed fur Thursday The general enclosure act amendment bill was read a second time, and committed for Thursday. A d )(milted to Thin stl ay. iltUttliDAY, MARCH 8. (ln the motion of Lord Holland the Irish treason llte amendment bill was read a third time, passed, and stet to the • rousse, wane!' 9. The LORI) CHANCELLOR attended the house this morning at ten o'clock, to hear appeals. Prayers were toad h) the Lord Bishop of Ely. The Earl of SHAF'IE,BURY presented a petition front vie mayor and corporation of Beverley, against the Roman Catholic Miaiptis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from lie itip-o*sicrs of Sunderland, alpinist ally alteration of duties on timber imported to this country. 'the chose petitions were read and laid upon the table. The Margins of LANSDOW NE moved for an account of the gitantity of goods exported from Great Britain to F:ance during the last year, distinguishing the Bag by which the exportation took place.—Adjourued. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, M4II(H J. Petitions were presented from the owners and occupiers of land • in Beverley—kV mehelsea—Workington, Cumberland—North mpton.-11.111101140011—SoU111C171, WiltlMllekshire, complaining of agricultural distress. Mr. FOLEY presented a petition from from Stockton against any change io the timber duce. Mt. 11. Si;3INER moved the second reading of the Se:ect Vesuy Bel for Newington. Mr. DENISON opposed it, observing that its object was, to to defeat a bill brought in about seven years since. This bill would phre the affairs °is the la•ri - lt in 012 hands of persons ap poiirica tor life. who were to audit heir thin amounts, and to apeomt riteir one suceessois.—(Hear.)-11e conchnied who moving that the hill be rend a second time this day six moaths. Mt. Seijeunt ONSIDW deleudetl tile bill, observing that the recent ve,try 1110.4 1 1 n b bed been melt violent cud dlsgatecful,aud that the treuunent or the Rector wi-s mue disrespecittil. Sir W. 1)E CBESPIGNEY resiecd the hill 1110:11. decidedly ; the paiisiiioners called on the house to tielend them against a most oppressive measure. 'l'he hill went to disfranchise the in.. habitants. It went to establish a secret and select Junta—a knot of peaty de:Tots. Tile bill was most olinul'ou, to Newington and the neit A libeitring parishes. Ai to Me i conduct ,or the Rector (Onslow) tits wortuy relative of the hon. beneath., it would be much better for him to attend his dock, instead of ilterlering with the vestry meeting.. IXSIIINOTON irtieed that the bill, every part of which teas iaost uuconstitutional iu its principle, would um be allowed to go to a committee, for that would entail 1111 enormous expence on tile petitioners against it. Sir It. WILSON observed. that this bill was the result of the Chutelies Bill. As to tumultuous meetings, laud none of the pitietwelings been " tumultuous?" (Hear.) But if curls bills were supported, it would be the beginning of eilbrts to tliafren• chise the people on u large b 0011). They would next hear of Electoral Colleges; property, as had toready been urged (by Mr. S. Wortley), would become the standard of the franchiae or no tranchise. Mr. W. WILLIAMS hoped that the house would mark its reprehension of this bill by not suffering it to go to a com mittee. Mr. W. SMITH said. a paper had been delivered to the members, hacked " Glutton coal Cartel," tiie main poitious of which he understood to he false; but if the lion. member (11. Sumner) would untiettake to say that they could be proved, he would not oppose I he committee. AIONCK was re , to list the bill. This was Lill attempt to introduce the rotten borough system. Tile vestry were to be ►elt•nurninated, and they were to audit their own accounts. Mr. 11. SUJI NEB. defended the hill. De mutational that t was requisite to tranquillize the parish. After some explanatory remarks from Mr. Denison, Mr. G. Bennett, &e. thy gallery was cleared for a division. The numbers Were—Ayes 121 I Nues 61 I Majority VI The bill was then read a second time. A message 0001 the Lo.ds annomiced that their lordships had agreed to ;tie Annual Indemiiity Bill, wild mat their lordships begged the adenelance of Me. Gatilswne, :1 member, before tile lordaen vigil trade con nowt!. Mr. S. WOrt'f LEY moved the reading of the order of the day for the re-cominionent of the Granqiuniel I listranchi.ement Bid. lie desired that occupiers of houses of 21d. rent, ur t: ho paid pour rates to such amount of nut, should have vote;. Mr. HOll/1011.1SE thought that the hill vould nut 4.lllbWee the expectations formed of it ; end that it i.ould not rue.a the ex pectations of the country. Report to mellow. The house went in.o a committee on the acts regarding the Agricultural Horse Tux, in which an extended cancel -at ion took place as to the oppressive character of that tel 011 the farmers. Mr. CUlt lYki.N moved that the committee Le Mini:tacd to provide means to repeal that part or the horse tax which applies to horses solely employed in tvieuiture. After a very long discussion were ordered to with draw, and the house thvoltai...aor the motion is I Agu:nbt it 63 Majority 4;. THE NATIONAL REGISTER On our re-admission hto the gallery we found the house in committee. The roolutleas were agreed to, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. Dusts 111AESTErStilP IN CIIANTEUY.—Ma. Dr. LUSIIINti'fON in bringim, forward his promised imition proposed to trespass for as short a perioa as possible upon the time of the house. The duties united in the person of the hon. and learned gent. -opposite (air. Ellis) the duties of member for Du'ulin, andrtf mas.er to Chancecy in I.adand, were so iucoir pantile with emit other, OA either the first or the last mti necessarily be neglected. To show, upon the best of alt possible authority, the hon. and learned member's own oath, the nature of duties. devolving upon hint es a master in Chancery, it wit, ugly necessary to go to his eattatination Latbre the eatumission which sat upon the state of courts of justice in Ireland. On his appearance ['clam the commis:loners on that occasion, the hon. and leantaal member was asked " What arc the duties of your office, and the 'touts or your attendance? how did the hon. and and leanned gent. answer that question? lie •auswered, " tit duties of my office are various and difficult to be specified" (hear, hear); "they principally consist in taking accounts pend ing in chancery suits ;in investigating disputed faets in c-.es of lunacy, banbcuptcy, and tide; in taking affidavits; and. in short. to u great variety of important avocations which he (Dr. Lushington) would not now enumerate. The second part of the question pat to the him. and learned menthe; by toe conimis• shiners was as to the hours of attendance. What was the hon. ftntl let red gemLaian's reply? It was cotroborated—if cor tot:oration coot.' be taxes, o y—by the evideucee of the oiler- masters in chancery who were examined at the same time :—" The duties of office require my regular attendance 10 months in the year, and atihrd, more or less. buziness fm cve.y day in the year. Imu always in my office I[ol3lll o'clock until three or four, each day during t‘nti, and ftotn 12 until three during cue vacation. us bosineamay requ;re : this is indemaident of occasional business at my house in the evening; and of taking vili.larits at all hums when maties found it necesaaty to swear them." (Loud cheers.) Nov hero was positive evidence. The noble loud opposite (Lord Castlereagh) when the subject was under discussion last year, distinctly stated the _s words—•' All t'• , ut be (Laid Castlereagh) required o rs, that the learned gent. (Mr. Ellis);bould have the option, elected, of retaining his scat or resigning his office; but that, it' he retuhied it, Came could be no objection to address the crown for his 'moral." 'slit learned gent. concluded by moving the following resolutions:— ' That the duties of a master an chancery in Ireland require for their due perdsrmance the consamt residence of that •dicer in Roland. " That Thomas Ellis, F,sq. being one of the Masters in Chan cery in Ireland. and also a memher of the Imperial Parliament, munot adequately discharge the duties of his odicc as a master in chancery, and also his duties as a member of this house. " That the duties of a member of parliament arc precedent to all others, and that to perform them, those which attach to Thins. Ellis, Eq. as a master in chancery, must be neglected, to the iniiiry of public suitors." It was his intention, it thc3e reaolutions were adopted, to follow them up by moan; an humble address Sc his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to remove Thos. Ellis, Esq. from his office as one of the masters in chancery in Ireland. Mr. ELI.IS addressed the house at great length, and afters wads retired. The first resolution being put, Mr. Feel, Lord Castlereagh. &c. &c. opposed it. Dr. LUSHINGI'ON then replied. After which the house divid , ala when the numbers were—For the motion 52—Agair.st it. 10t—Nlajority, 49. Dr. LUSIIINUTUN immeniately gave notice, that lie should on Thursday next move for leave to brni„, , in a bill to render Mr. Ellis incapable of sitting in the next parliament. On the motion of the hon. and learned gent. accounts of all exciseablc articles consumed in iiiimingham in the years 1818 and 1819, were ordered to be laid beiii.nc tue house. Adjouracd ut two o'clock. TUBSDAY, MAIKII. 6. Petitions were presented from the owners and occupiers of land is the Comity Palatioe of Citester—Witerior.lion — Abi a dou—kierkshim—Smseoy—Mtdollesex- - Iseoes — S ollolk --Rumford —Eilieintsford—liereford —Kent— , Pistol— Horn staple, eic. cumplitioittg of agricultioal distress. Laid un the table. Petitions were presented from manufacturers in Somerset shit e and Sheitton Maliet.against the sixpeuuy tint duly. Mr. 1 LS presented a petite-on the con, averages, • from the intpnroers of corn, ugatiost any altertylion its the mode torsi 0,414 the averages. Sir C. HARVEY said he was desired to stoeport these petitions.—Petitions read and ordered to be printed. Mr. J A ML:i moved for copies ot all corresemalence and climates respectin,.; the handing of barracks at Gat lOple lOW and ore proaress made in the bitildim: them. Mr. Cult, WEN gave notice that on the Id in instant he should more for leave to bring in a bill to repeal toe Agri cutlet-no Horse Tex. Mr. COKE Com rose to preccut a petition from various owiters and occupiers of land in the county of Noriolk. Ile be g ged to repeat what he had said uu the preceding ; e vening, that he was hell itegautitted with a !treat many of lae.pe titioners. Ile knew no melt so versed its their professtoo, o r so tmatitied to have a competent knowledge of the news' existence of those mils for which they prayed that house to provide - the:in some remedy. (Hear.) 'lf here were no persons in the Island of Greta Britain - oho produced more corn on a meatier pavan] of laud than they dud. (Ii car.) If this part of the empire, with Iheseadvantages on its side, was uott..l" such a .tine woieultio al distress, o hay most be the si ma tiou of those lee; tavontred parts of ((scat Britain, where neither the soil our tile was eqmil 1 or to: thfoe parts of this a n d adjacent counties which were little bolter the.: swamps? lie stale ufagrlctiltural distress oa• so appalling, Hutt he woutlered that the government of this couodJy did not took at it as became tl•iti, mid as it was their duty to do (hear); he wondered Mai they did not warmly take it isp, instead of I krowilig cold water upon it ; instead tof this tut y !ejected the prayers and petitions of the whole kieg dont, irons one cud of it to the otheis 'file prayer of ibis petition went prineipally to urge the repeul urine last ditty on tna.t. lint it was nccdtess to say that that repeal enough desirable, could not he effeettial. It is s. the duty of itfoil.lisfa to eColiO.oiZt.• ; tuid reirencOnient would (lieu caect, 11.• had no doubt, the greatest puschle good oy en:titling them to redo the promote inortintate taxation. 'fir dicta this great object, which involved in it rill other, and which hove,, ril the imerevos of apactiliute, he c.illed upon ever) I.li.niarr or hat house to per-weer iti his ditty. If one I, o amiroune seemlier directed his al!eillion to the esti -11)..1eb of 140 Navy, another to lite Oroluauy•e, and so on, they emold sotto he aloe to nectimplish Italian:Moroi?, if the mini-ten of the croon felt desirous, real!) to extend a renter 01 So tiO - 1(4., 64, oteriloriuor, so valuable a tams of the coins mainly. Tuft tPilltel . lo.l Or ItiNtlii,lll lie considered to be the mot) ellertive oli.hon which (1111111 Ot• adopted. lie was not our of i kme vy ho %set.• ior n print ttinri t eta, trim for this reason Zillion , Mao) ill 1.1 alien lice proteet mg duty, to it o as Calrett, took Noce ninon V6001,1%001 as-lit limit Bore liuw Oa. to b4l 1 ill. ii fell imottealiatriv to 4.51. nod and 1100 it bits oorto little Mute titan This deprecia , tuttoy causes; but cerittiuly it :410:e principally from lie protecting duty.—(Hear, - bear.).....He wished to make the relief In be extended to be the result of a reduction of of the tuxation.—(lleor.)—A noble lord in another 'house 1111(1 sittrilitoed the p. evaleat distress to one crane, mid a noble lord that house to another. Tile noble lord (Car. Ilerragh) %hum lie re,;cetted Otat he did tun now see its his piece conceived it to be owing to ion ignorant impa tience of laxatina. lf those ho •, gentlemen who were art•n,ttntir.l to .support his Mejesty s ministers cotild not sec in this ilistietaiti of so 11100101110114 a questinil us that M . the dish efts, s Of 100 aeticulitiral bitet eats, the destine. of their oat %hal imerests, it was their oeii fault. Tee „ket was that the landed this:rest tonal jinn with the au.ien on at interest, and require of ministers firmly and etlectively that they should retitle° taxation.—(Chitters.) li than reqnisition shnnld not silc, cert, then the country would be in a dolebil stale thrived. This was an alarming situation, in truth; but if his pi opusal did not meet the difficulty, shy then he wits psi pered to say that they must go to the funds. (Hear.) _m eet (thug must be resorted in, by oay Of remedy or relict !.out if lie fonds were avail able, lie hardly saw what, in such a distressing conjecture of allairs,o as to save them lialuileso. (Hear.) The whole of this sithjeet, however, was to come lemma that evening in another shape. If the lion. get. was to bring it on was sincere in his motion (although lie oat' usually a supporter of his Majesty's ministers, who lout shown tau great disposition to consider the matter with favourable attention), the important qitestioa would receive an ample suet cat eful iliseussioe. Let the house st e, however, what was the result. If' they did not du as they ought, Wily, the country must itievitably sink lima bad to worse. whet credit with due 10 lite hon. gent. himself (Ali. Gooch), he (Me. fluke) knew nut. Whether his illtell , lollS were sin. ' sere, or his mutton was a mere delusion, by means of an understending between the lion. gent. and ministers, it was impossible to say; but lie looked tapes, the professed object as perhaps the most vital stud the most pressing which they could possibly consider. The bon. gent. then moved that this petition be brought lip. The petition was brought up, read, and ordered to be printed. A est ESTIMATE/.—Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that the required returns bad beta presented, but the army estimates oould.be brought forward on Friday trotted of Wednesday. ItLCEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. —Mr. MAiIEIILEY brought torwaid his motion tan the condition of the Fi nances of the comely. lie bad always miderstood that the bate of expenditure was economy. He thought that considerable economy might be effected ; and it lie suc ceeded in showing thus much, tic thought the ministers would be bound to intend to economy, or to give way to those who would attend to snch matters. He oats, un doubtedly, for keeping faith with the public creditor, it possible; lint lie maintained that 111E11 Ulla collet only be kept by resorting to iho most rigid economy. (Hear.) Heithen proceeded to contrast the recent expenditures of the conittry with those of 1792, complaisting, however, of the vottiantimus and complex chatacter of the Vitialiee aCCUlllllS—nerotints from which hon. members found it didiemlt, if not impossible, to collect what were the real amounts of tile annual receipts and expeoces of the coun try. A plain account of distinct sums would he really useful to the members, and he was surprised flirt the house did :tot reqnire such distinct account. The ex. pences of the civil and military gayer 1111 l ent for 1820 was 20,:91 1 0101.—for 179:2 the expences were 13,900,0001. including the pa3ment of the intei est of the debt. Mr. Pitt had estimated the whole expenditure of 1794 at 16,000,0:)01. The whole expenditure of 1d:0, saying nothing tai Ilse debt, the payment of the interests of o Melt a,is intuited in litre, permitted inch difference; the thickest of the feuded dent alone was upsarila tat 46,000,0101. lie then proceeded to notice the expentii. tree for Isciatid. The amount of the.st bole supplies for Ilea del hot amount to the charge of the one heist 110 wit it Was upwards or 4,000,0 AI.; the army for 1820 was up it arils of 9,000,0001. (timer, hear.) There ono a Mt lerence ut beyond 10,000,0001. beta ten tile 30 Itin expen diture of the two pt•riuts. Large establishments had growls ty with the war ; and ht• knew it was didienti to cut thew down—but cut down they must be, if they meant to ►eep faith with the public t•teditor. Peace was the ody time to eccumpli-la such It &mitosis—anti they alone could sec the liiiences sight Thine were malty extra'''. gam expenditides that must be cm tailed ;—foi in many 19-1.111c0 . S Iht, collection of the ditties cast :231. per cent. — * Coda they not be collected far mute ecemoinically e oil wo u ld a aa,,i, that the revenue (meld be collected at a fer cheaper rate. (Hear, hear.) There had been (Mance teput is, anti they, or the Chancellor of the Exchequer through them, said that the annual estimates need not exceed about 17,0)0,0001. lint the estimates of ihdd were 11i,C04/00. and between the estimates anu the menet SAW ge there was a difference of 1,000,0J01. The reports contained the theory of economy, the estimates displayed its piactiee; and considering [tie reduction of prices, lie maritteineto that the reports ought to have advised a still •reater reduction, namely, one miliiun more. (tlear.)-- flic interest of the dent was on tile means of the conutty as 123 per cent. tile indirect taxes us V. 4 per sc u t. and me seduction must take place iii the per cent.—iii tile itithi eel taxes economy alone could save them; with• out it they could not pay the interest of the debt, and nothilig shot of ttaldittlikt 111Callb ought to inditee them to think of v1014011' 1 ; the public lettli. (Cheers.) —He con cluded with moving that it ass expedient to repeal the window duties, 6.c. Alter att animated discussion, in which the Chancellor of tile Exchequer, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Msberly, junior, (who spoke iu opposition to the lielllinlCiltol of Mr. M. sea.) Sc. took pail, the [louse divided. The nntithers were.—For the molten b.;—against it 109.—Majortty against it 2d. AU...tiled 01 vietell WLDNESP.II'. .1111LaCit 7. LA OCAS St a E us'd Ito J AMES presented a petition Isom r's. atnau lltU.i iiurMl, cui•liiteil iu Loncoalerjail, btatinA, float tic ii.tilioth.r nod been toaeit up nu a chur„e of treason, but na, tried fur nusde iseandr i , and toned guilty, a seutruccd in two years' issaprusudos..sit. Ills peat utlessce was in new; p hat Ali'. Pali and Lord CastleseuKli had tires' before luau—a ltra . .1)11:1C1 ; 4ita besides bus insprisonsueut, Ue Asus bultjectcti to u varlet) id wievuttret. ilia tritons erc all opctictl—he aas couitued in a tlanyr cell, vs hot e their Vwdancilimr rlntir our tattle l the jailor wns neat Fer,:te; and petitioner ail,: to Nan*, or tre iletirsrril of part of his ttilutt,lice. Mr. 1101 th IA( defended the jailor, submitting (bat his character tow excellent, and stated, tbut line roles of toe prison had been agreed so by Juni,e B.)ley• As to to.: upcning of the letters, that was a ponce . Lunt was essential to the good goscruurcut of the castle.