REPORT ORDERED BY THE HOUSC OF COMMONS) OF THE COM MITTEE OF THE GENERAL PENITENTIARY AT MIL BANK FOR THE nu:ErrioN OF CONVICTS. err Thc portion of the Penitentiary now finished, comprehends all the intended Building, with the exception of the .ixth Pentagon, (calculated for 150 male prisoners) which is in progress; and the Committee hope that they shall be enabled to announce the completion of the whole design in their Lest Report, it being obvious that the Prison must be defective in point of security so long as one side of it shall continue unclosed. The number of prisoners now confined within the walls of the Penitentiary is 351, viz 271 males in the tst and 2d Pentagons, and 277 Females in the 3d and 4th. 'the fifth, intended for males, is not yet occupied, but the Committee are now employed in making the necesrory arrange ment tot the reception of Prisoners in that part of the Prison. There has been no instance of the ill treatment of any prisoner by the Officers of the Establishment since toe last Report, and the Committee have the satisfaction to see that the discipline of the Prison is likely to be much improved, by pursuing the plan lately introduced, of employing the prisoners of the first class during a purr of the day in hard labour; the means of such ployment are furnished in the first Pentagon, by a machine fur raising water, which was placed there when the Pentagon was fitted up for the reception of male prisoners, on the removal of the females into Noe. 3 and 4. In the fifth pentagon, a mill has been erected for grinding corn for the use of the establishment, which will afford the same kind of labour for the prisoners confined there ; a similar mill will be placed in the sixth pentagon, and there will be another machine for raising water in the second when the prison is completed, after which all the prisoners of the first class will be employed during a part of every day in hard labour, 'in the open air, without going out of the portion of the prison to which they respectively belong. During the last year, instruction in reading has been given under the direction of the Chaplain, to all the prisoners who have required it, and many have been taught to write; IK3 prisoners, (81 inairi and 131 females) have been admitted to the sacrainect, and 6 females were baptized, and 86 confirmed by the Lord Bishop of London at Easter 1820. Since the last Report, 45 prisoners have gone out of the Peni tentiary, viz. 21 males and 19 females, who had received his Alajesty's mos gracious pardon, in consequence of the reeoni mendanon of theirs by the Committee to the Royal mercy, for their good conduct in person, and 3 females discharged in die regular temrination of the several terms tot which they were confined; making the total number of the prisoners who have left the Penitentiary since it was fast established 82, viz. 39 males and 43 females. Of these, the Committee understand that a few have relapsed into their evil course of life; but there arc more of whom a satisfactory account has been received, and some are now actually living with the masters, who formerly found it necessary to prosecute them for their offences, but who have formed such expectations of their future conduct, from their good behaviour in the Penitentiary, as to have been willing to receive them back again into their service, when the demands of public justice were satisfied. . . The Prison has been very healthy during the last year, and there are no serious cases now in the Infirmary. Twelve deaths occurred in the year 1810, (3 males and 7 females. The prisoneis are fully employed ; the males chiefly as tailors, shoemakers and weavers, and the females in needle-work and some kinds of tailors' work. . The Committee subjoin a statement of the Expences °tithe Establislunent, as well as of the earnings of the prisoners, during the year 1801. SE.I.IIEA 'S The first meeting of the society for the establishment of a Seamett's Hospital, took place at the City of London Tavern on Wednesday, the Lord Bishop of Chester in the chair, supported by Lords Kenyon, Gambier, and Calthorpe, and a number of gentlemen connected with the King's and the mercantile naval service. The Right 11,:v. Chairman opened the business of the day by a panegyric upon tile losttuuion, and by calling upon the Honorary heereiary to read a report recom mendatory of the object of the meeting. The report stated, that the comittiitee for managing the funds stit.scribed in the late witturs of the two past years, for the relief of distressed and destitute seamen, who were found in the streets of the metropolis, had as certained, that there were in the course of the year in the Port of London from 700 to 800 sick and diseased seamen, destitute of medical aid ; and it concluded by newt - intending the establishment of a permanent Float ing Hospital tor their relief. It stated that government had given the Grampus to two decker) for the purpose, and enumerated the internal arrangements for the ac commodation of poor seamen, and that 3,0001 a year would set the establishment well afloat. The Bishop of CHESTER strongly urged the propriety of adopting the resolui ions for the establishment of tha institution, detailed iii the report. Lords Kenyon and Calthorpe successively addressed the meeting in behalf of the institution, and a large sub scription was entered into on the spot. His Majesty, who promised to send a donation of 50 guineas, and 50 guineas annually, sent a cheque for lOU guineas, and an order to have his name enkred as au annual subscriber for 100 guineas also. pi ince Leopold sent 501. the Trinity House 2001. the East India Com pany 1001 the Royal Exchange Assurance, the London Assurance, and the Batik, 1001. each, and there was a long list of noble names. The subscription list, not withstanding the shortness of the notice, amounted in donations to upwards of 2,5001. and in subscriptions to 3001. annually. The Meeting, after entering into several Resolutions, adjourned. Private letters have been received from the North of Italy, one of which, dated Turin, the 4th inst , states, that the Prince of Carignano departed from Novara on the 29th, in the same secret manner as he abandoned the capital ; and it is added that he burst into tears, and exclaimed, that he had been betrayed. Of his subsequent adventures, it is re lated that he repaired to Modena; but the new King refused to receive him, and that he had gone, in consequence, to the Court of his father-in-law, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Florence. The Princess of Carignan° was expected to join him there. COURSE OF EXI 4materdniii, 12 1.1 C. F. Ditto, At Amid, 12 11 Rotterdam, 12 13 Antwerp, 12 11 Hamburgh, 3$ 7 Altona, S Paris, .3 days' sight, 25 80 Ditto, 2t; 1 Bourdtanx, '26 15 Frit:adult on the Maine,ls64 Petertibitrith, 91 3 U. Vienna, E. Flo. 10 20 Trieste, Ef. Flu. 10 20 Madrid, 34—Cadiz, 34 Bilboa, 354—Barcelona, 35 PRICE a Rank Stock 222; 3 per Cent. Red. 716 t psi Cent. Consols 72 36 per Cent. 811 4 per Cet.t. 89 5 per Cent. Navy 1076 Ann. 181 :RANGE, APRIL 14. Seville, 3.s4—Giuraltar, 30 Leghorn, 46I—Geiloa, 43i Malta, 45—Venice, 2? 60 Naples, 38i—Lisbon, 50 Oporto, 491-11iiIiia, 55 Rio Janeiro. 49 Pidernio, 115 n per cent. Cork, ;3 per cent. Foreign gold in bars, 31. 17s. 101.1. per oz. New 1/011111Julis, 31. 11s. 3d. New Dollar', 44. 1011. Silvi r in bats, standard, 4s. 11d. STOCKS. (Minium 0. Imp. 3 per Cent. 711 India Bonds -16 loom Stock Exchequer Bills 6s. di,. Cons. for A. 72A Lottery Ticlsrt+ £l4 14s. THE NATIONAL REGISTER T►iE NATIONAL REGISTER. IlonDon. SUNDAY, APRIL Is. -40- We yesterday received the Paris papers of Wed nesday last. A report prevAiled at Vienna that the Russian army, on its march for Upper Italy, having become dispo,eable in consequence of the recent events in that country. would be employed against Spain. This report is not very probable, but it shews what the people of Vienna think of their Sovereign and his Imperial Ally. Spain, if as much in their power as Naples, would equally feel their vengeance. A most important petition has been presented by Mr. Lambton from Lyme Regis, complaining that the right of voting which belonged to all the resident freeholders had been usurped by about thirty per sons, who were under the direct influence of a cer tain Peer. The interference of a Peer in any way in the election of a Member of the House of Com mons, is, by a standing order of that House, a ground of impeachment of the Noble Lord, and yet so used to view the frequency of innovations of the most essential privileges of our constitution is that Honourable House, that the motion for referring this mast important document to a committee of privileges was negatived on a division, by a majority of 49 when only 115 Membe►s were present. The petition was accordingly ordered to " be laid on the table—id est, to become a part of the perquisites of the sweeper, and hereafter to furnish tailors' mea sures for some of the progeny of the present genera. tion. Lord Donoughmore has postponed the second reading of the Catholic Bill till to-morrow, and the Intolerant: will not fail to make the most of the intermediate time. Petitiont are coming in front every quarter in which the Clergy have coercive influence enough to produce them ; for ourselves, we have scarcely any hope that the Bill will pass the Lords, knowing, as we do, the influence that ministers can command, and remembering that the liberal declaration made by Lord Castlereagh in the other House, that "this question was meant to stand on its own ground, unaided one way or the other by the influence of Government," has not been repeated by either the Chancellor or Lord Liver pool;—be it as it may, if the emancipation of the Roman Catholics be not achieved this sessions, they may rest assured that it will be the next—the present generation is too enlightened to allow eight millions of their fellow-subjects to continue deprived of the privileges of their birth, because the prejudices of a superannuated Peer may conjure up or anticipate dangers from an act of simple justice. It is confidently asserted in the higher circles that an illustrious individual has commanded it to be notified, that he does not wish to bias the vote of any Noble Lord on the Catholic question, and the friends of justice, therefore, appear to have a reliance on the success of the measure ;—front good autho rity, however, and from communications made to us from a quarter highly competent to form a correct estimate upon the subject, we have reason to fear that the Bill will be thrown out by a majority of about 23. PARIS APRIL 11.—Two of the principal brokers in Paris, M. Manuel and M B. B— B—, on ac. count ()fa quarrel of long standing, which broke out with violence yesterday at the Exchange, fought at nine o'clock this morning near Belleville. M. Manuel fired first, but missed his adversary, and received a ball in his breast ; he fell immediately. and was carried to his carriage, where he expired in the course of a few minutes. This event has thrown a gloom over the friends of M. Manuel, who was generally esteemed ; he possessed a very large fortune, and has left a widow and several children. Intelligence from Grenoble of the sth of April, states, " Grenoble enjoys at present the greatest tranquillity, and every thing proclaims that for the future, this quiet, so desirable, will not be disturbed." A notification has been issued by the Governor of Milan, fur recalling all subjects of Austria be longing to the Milanese territory, who had gone over to Piedmont. This order is chiefly understood to have been directed against the students of Paris, who had joined in great numbers the students of Turin, whose attachment to constitutional princi ples has been so conspicuous. Colonel Ford is mentioned as likely to succeed Lord Castlereagh in the representation of the county Down. Two other candidates are mentioned, viz. W. Ward, of Bangor, and M r.Needham, son of Lord Kilmorey. ALARMING FlRE. —About one o'clock on yes. terday morning a most destructive fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. How and Thanks, coach makers, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Itinsfields, which totally destroyed them, together with the dwelling-house. It quickly communicated to the premises of Mr. Lowe, coach-plater, which were totally destroyed. The most prompt assistance was rendered by the engines belonging to the various Insurance Offices. About half-past five o'clock the whole front of both buildings fell into the r:reet with a tremendous crash. The flatting-mills of Mr. Phillips on the one side, and the workshops of Mr. Robinson on the other, sitnate in Parker-street, were saved with the utmost difscuulty. We under. stand the premises were insured. No lives were lost. FROM LAST Nil:117"S G.4IETTR. ••••—• This Gazette notifie., that the King has been pleased to give and grant unto C. 11. Bawler , . of Seous House, Durham, and unto Ann Ins wife, only child and heir of A. Wade, Esq. of the some place, decea cd,; his Majesty's royal licence and perm'ssion that they may take, and henceforth use the surname of %Vale, instead of that of Banley, and algn bear the arms of Wade. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. J. Sprigens.Cheshain. Bucks. draper, from April 7 to May IZ BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. W. Hughes. Great Bolton. Lancashire. money scrivener. W. and J. F. Lea, Paternoster How, silk manufacturers. BANKRUPTS. W. and J. F. Lea. Paternoster Row. silk manufacturers. Solicitor, Mr. .lones. Bucklersbury. W. Atkins, Chipping Norton, Oxfonlshire, mealman. Sots. Messrs. Russell and Son, Lam Street. Southwark. S. Jerome, Birmingham, victualler. Sods. Messrs. Egerton, Gray's Inn Square. J. Massie, Derby, mercer. Sol. Mr. Barbor, Fetter Lane. J. Marshall, Gamsburgh, l.incoln, druggist. Solo. Messrs. Stocker and Co. New Boswell Court. E. T. Palmer, Bedford, draper. Sol. Mr. Toms, Copthall Court. Throismorton Street. J. Carter, jun. Liverpool, merchant. Sots. Messrs. Adlington and Co. Raiford How. L. Stang, Fore Street. Cripplegate, merchant. Sole. Messrs. Puller. and Son, Fore Street. A. Gooch, Norwich, bombazine manufacturer. Sole. Messrs. Tilbury and Co. Falcon Square. .1. 1 linchlitTe, Bradley, Huddersfield, York, wood merchant. Sol. Mr. Evans, Hatton Garden. C. Ovcnden. Old Boswell Court, jeweller. Sol. Mr. Towers, Castle Street, Falcon Square. 11. Cox, Lambeth, timber merchant. Sol. Mr. Newbury, Great Queen Street. J. Bishop. Broad Street, Bloomsbury, horse dealer. Sol. Mr. Dodd, Caroline Street, Bedford Square. D. NValn, Liverpool, plumber. Sol. Mr. Maugham, Great St. Helen's. DIVIDENDS. _ . . May 7, R. and H. Thompson, Newcastle upon Tyne, timber merchants-5, W. Reynolds, late of the ship Orient, master mariner—it, T. Martin, Bristol, linen draperi—i i, W. Hutton, Evesham, Worcesteniliire, porer dealer—S, W. Lowndes, J. Robinson, and H. Neild, Manchester, cotton merchants—b. J. Perkins. Tiverton, Devon, timber merchant-5, R. Crombie, Chelsea, victualler-3. J. Roach. Russell Court, Drury Lane, bookseller-5, T. Motley, Strand, patent letter manufacturer— s,.l. Browne and .1. Gregson, Charles Street, Grosvenor Square, upholaterers-3, R. Longridge and J. Pringle, Painsher, Dur ham, colliery undertakers—S. G. hardy and J. Cock, Bristol. brandy merchants-5, J. Ansell, Cars:ralton. Surrey, paper maker-3, G. Phillips, Argyle Street,Westminster, manufacturer in bronze-7, .1. Davey, Poulshain, Norfolk, ironmonger -5, F. Oakley, Hereford, woolstapler—l4, T. Collins, Drury Lane, grocer—TG, H. Nantes, Wamford Court, merchant—ls, W. Dunn, Hinton. upholder—lL E. Leeson, Wood Street, ribbon manufaeturers-9, T. and J. Hellicar, Bristol, merchants-7. W. Lloyd, Shrewsbury, tailor. CERTIFICATES to be granted May S. T. Ker, Strand, boot and shoe maker—J. Lamb, Newington Causeway, Surrey, glazier—C. F. Woolcott, High Holborn, window glass cutter—J. Smithies, Huddersfield, victualler—G. Clark, Blackburn, Lancashire, grocer—C. Newruarsh, Chelten ham, stone merchant—J. Marsh, Gracechurch Street, hosier—E. L. Fox, Idol Lane, Tower Street, broker—M. Vigor, Bristol, cabinet maker—D. Pitt, Fenchurch Street, hosier—J. Nield, Saddlewurth, York, clothier—J. C. Moessner, Coleman Street, toy merchant—W. Cooper, Nottingham, grocer—T. Harris, Liverpool, master mariner—S. W. Sheppard, Aldetmanbury, blackwell hall factor. 116