might have been there, they had no right to And fault with the petition. Alderman WOOD, adverting to what had fallen from Alderman Bridges, slated that the only pure Common Council doubtless was deemed that which lied elected him chief magistrate. The petition was ordered to he printed. Mr. All ERCRONI lIIE said, that, seeing the Lord Ad vocate in his place, he begged to say, that ou public grounds he felt it atereasat y to call the attention of parlia ment to the conduct of the Lord Advocate, as public pro secutor, in relation to the press of Scotland. Ile should do so only in the discharge of what he deemed his duty. As to the time of doing so, he felt himself unquestionably smiler sonic difficulty, front circumstance► sufficiently nu- Voiotia, and to which he did tint otherwise wish to allude ; but after the holidays he should bring forward a motion on the subject. The LORD ADVOCATE said, lie hail been most anxious to have an opportunity to explain his conduct; the notice now given would afford him that opportunity an d l i e had tally to add, that lie trusted the house would suspend all judgment respecting I ecent transactions till the lorsitiesa was brought be tore them. Ile hoped they would not give credit to errom (ma statements. CRIMINAL Laws.—Sir J. MACINTOSH postponed till the 9th of May. his motion on the subject of the criminal laws. Mr. BENNET presented petitions from Liverpool and Stock port. in favour of Mr. it tint. Bar AD.—Mr. CAI.VEBT brought forward his motion to amend the laws regaiding the sale of bread; to ccomplish this amendment he proposed to repeal parts of the existing laws, the attar Geo. 111. &c. Benefits had not resulted from the alterations. Nobody understood the present weight of loaves. He proposed to embody all the acts on the subject—the most important one expired sluly 25; and Übe were allowed to bring in the Bill, he intended to have it referred to a Committee above stairs, and to afford ample opportunity to- examining it, and giving publicity to it. Ile concluded with moving for leave to bring in a Bill to embody the Acts. After some remarks from Sir W. De Crespigney, and Ald. C. Smith, the motion was agreed to EXTRA POST.—Mr. S. WORTLEY moved that Mr. Bur gess's petition fur remuneration for his endeavours to promote the extra-post scheme he taken into cansidenttion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repeated that the petitioner had incurred considerable expence, and in some way under the countenance of Parliament ; and though there might be ne strict right, yet he thought there was some claim to the consideration of the House. The gallery was then cleared for a division. The numbers were—For it. 28—Against it, 36—Majority against it, 8. Air. KENNEDY moved lo: the Jurymen who had served in the Court of Justiciary on the Western Circuit (Scotland), during the last ten years. Motion, so amended agreed to. Yon nr:.—Mr. C. W. WYNN gave notice, that to.mor row be Should move for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the elections for Yorkshire, similar to the Bill introduced last year. Mt. HUME moved for returns of the total expence of the board of trusters for encouraging manufactures in Scotland; the persons to whom the amounts were paid, and what the re wards were granted for. &c. The LORD ADVOCATE wished the return to require what were the duties orate officers, as some of them had to stamp webs, &c. Their offices were not sine ores, Mr. HUME had no objection to the alteration.—Motion agreed to. Mr. HUME next moved for returns of the Herring Fishery Board, of the amount of the salaries, &c. exclusive of bounties.— He also moved for returns of bounties granted, &c.—Motion agreed to. The orders of the day having been disposed of, the report of the supply presented, &c. the House adjourned EDN Wit/A V, APRIL S. Alr. Qnarme, the yeoman tither of the black rod, sum moned the lionse to attend to the House of Peers, to hear the royal assent to sundry bills.—(Ste Lords.) Mr. ELLICE obtained leave to bring in a bill for the erection of a new jail and house of correction for the county anrlieity of Coventry. Mr. CA INERT pro "wilted a petition, signed by up. wards of 1,00(1 persons resident in the Hundred of Brix ton, &c. pray itt for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Southwark Court of Bequests. The fees we re e xcessive —being upwards of lbs. to recover 55.; they were indeed two thuds more than the fees of other Courts of Requests. When such was the fart, he thought it would he admitted that the petitioners did nut approach the house without it ass". Sit F. OMANF.V brought in a bill for the building of a new ebm ell at (414 . 11 %V jell.— Read a first time. Mr. H. 1) AVIi preselecul a petition front parts of Bristol, praying to be heard by counsel against the Bris tol poor hill. The LORD AI)VOCATE brought in a bill for the more easy recovery of small debts.—Read a first time, and ordered to be read a se cond time April 9. Alt W. S hiTit presented petitions from parts of Kent, 'favistock, Colsillester, Hackney, Dover, &e. praying fir an amendment of till' marrive act. On the I'M of A tit il be should move for leave to bring in a bill to obtain f for the petitionets. Ordered to be priuted. Mr. CANNING said, he should positively bring tor waist his motion respecting Catholic Peers, April 30. 'Diet e lord been some intuit ahem his tinnier notice, be 4.Mikc it ssas given conditionally—but what lie now said tr as positive. Alt. 111:NET (Wiltshire) pri:senteil a petition, coin plaillitig of aeriestlttiral distress. He expressed his dis appointment at the report of the committee, and he knew it would occasion great disappointment throughout the country. He was g • g among his constituents— tither gentlemen were allow to dii tke same ; and he knew the universal language of the farmers would be, that they were WA —that their ruin was contemned—that the pro prietors must take their lauds oil their own hands. He hoped some discussion ou the report wonla take place, to s hew the country what were the aeutiments of the house on Ibis important question. Mr. ELLICE said, that the ministers had all stlong de precated discussion; it was Bich intiver,al mode of proceed ing. The fart wits, that the mini-tics had not loco etiahled to .ee the way before them, and they therefore went to the committee, in the hope of discovering sture ex pedient.— A tol hat was the character of the report ? The committee had heen occupied upward of six w eeks, mid it was tv ideut I Ant all their labours had len4l rd to disrever how they could rat-e dui price of conk—Mime, hear.)—The rause of the existitt! distress, the operation of the injudirious measures regarding the curt ency—the effect of the debt th it was almost heysout heining—ail these appealed to have beet, most stutlimely avoided ; no object was considered egrept bow to tidy/slice the erice of is heat. Ile uas raniazed at at all this, rind it would a.toiiist the rotunrs ; but at nothing would it be mute ustuurrard tnou the schemes—the udoption • I ,;1+1s: _ THE NATIONAL REGISTER of them had not been reenmmeßded—to advaneo williurn fur the buying of corn. That titan was futile, is would he every effort to keep up the prices of like articles in other countries.—lle repeated, that in their labours the committee endeavoured to see how prices could be raced, while the Kuuse below arts engaged in voting inter for an extravagant expenditure. lie would declare, and these a cue not tiales to disguise 0011;1111S, that there was till hope of relief, except to adopt n rateable reduction of the iielut and I heir eases, so as to meet the scale of 119'2. These were matters, how ever, to which the committee made no reference, and he thought tbete Wlt4 1101hillg left fur the present Session but to p minute a reduction of taxation, to meet curtailed establish• meats, paying, however the Interest of the debt. Mr. F. LEWIS thought, when the House came to discuss the report, that they would not deem it to merit that cen sure a Web was now heaped upoit It. As to the object of the committee, he denied it Wilt. 111 raise the Price of coin ;—it was to render existing prohibitions more effectual. Mr. Vs EsTERN could not concur in the censures that had heed heaped ovum the report, for nut having investigated what laid been the operation of Mr. Peel's bill, that subject was tint referred to than —The report had recommended to the consideration sit the !Imbue mea•urrs that might merit at tention—but in the present state of Europe, it was doolutful what would he the etlect of imposing a duty on foreign corn. Things could nut go on as they Mere, ill! , statements of a former night, that tau-thirds of his (-misfit uents, of the far mers of Essex, were in fact insolvent, some of his most in telligent coust it nents had informed him that he was fully jus tified in this statement. Then did it not become the House not to lose a moment in its endeavours to learn whet hied really occissiiined distress among so many classes 1 'The pro pet ty wit; reduced sine half—the income gave only half the forme' meatus—hot the incumberanees remained prices of labour had conic dOWII and would come down lower, ind yet the labourers' reduced menus were all they had to meet the still continuing heavy thulium. After some further remarks the petition a as ordered to be tainted. Lord LONDONDERRY moved, that the House at its rising do arlimorn to this day fortnight. Agreed to. Mr., C. W. WYNN brought in the bill for regulating the Inking of tolls at the Yorkshire elections.—Read a first time and ordered 111 he printed. Mr. BAN K ES, jun. gave notice, that after the holidays he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the game laws. The Scotch Burghs Accounts' Bill, the summary proceed ings before the magistrates bill, &c. were severally passed through their stages, and the remathing orders basin: been disposed of, the House adjourned to Wednesday week. FROM TUESDAY :Min . 's GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, Aram '.. The King has been pleased to appoint a robe to be worn by the Preses and Members of the Society of Incorporated Solicitors practising in the Supreme Courts in Scotland. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. W. Earle. Church Street, Rotherhithe, victualler, from April 6 to April 20. A. Joseph, Magdalen Row, Prescott Street, Goodman's Fields, merchant, from April 6 to April :M. BANK itUrrs.. ........ _ T. Standen, Lancaster, slater. Solicitor, Mr. Armstrong, Staple Inn. _T. Boultlyee, Lichfield, coal master. Sol. Mr. Scudamore, Temple. W. Furnival and .T. Hardy, Stratford upon Avon. corn mer• chants. Sol. Mr. Taylor. John Street. IleKliord Row. J. Richardson. Kingston upon Hull. corn dealer. Sols. Messrs. Rosser and Co. Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn. W. Baker, Rew, Devonshire, farmer. Sods. Messrs. Andros and Co. Chancery Lane. .1. Westlrrook, St. Alban's, farmer. Sols. Messrs. Hodgson and Co. St. Mildred's Court. W. Barthrop. sen.. Kingston upon Hull, and W. Barthrop, jun., Bradford, woolstaplers. Sol. Mr. Styan, Lincoln's Inn Fields. DIVIDENDS. April 22, T. Lynn, Jerusalem Coffee House, Cornhill. mer chant-23, C. Shnobridge, Kensington. draper-26, S. I lolland, Bexhill, Sussex, coal merchant-23, .1. Richardson. Liverpool. merchant-2G, S. Raistrick, Idle, Yorkshire. clothier-23, J. !lobell, Cranbtook, Kent, currier—May t it, 'l'. Sawyer, Rams gate, chymist. CERTIFICATES to he granted April 23. T. Hall. Eagle Street, Red Lion Square, coaehmaker—J. Boulthee. l'eterhorou;.:ll, banker—A. Roper, Gosport, brewer — .1. E. l'ownall . Lambeth, money scrivener-J. Wright. Bloom field Cottage. Vauxhall Turnpike, wine merchant—T. Swann, NV:irdOllT Street, Westminster, eating house keeper—B. Gardner. Leigh, Worcestershire, farmer. BIBLE MEETING. Tuesday a meeting of the Southwark Anxiliary Bible Society was held at the Ilorns4avern, at Kenning ton, lor the purpose of receiving the 10th annual report. It was uurst minieroully attended. At a little after twelve o'clock, Charles Barclay, Es.q• was called to the Chair. He, in an eloquent speech, apologized for the absence of Earl Spencer, and congra tulated the meeting on the prosperous state of the insti tution. He concluded by calving On the Secretary to real the report. The Bev. G. CLAYTON then proceeded to read the report, which stated, in stroll , ' and impressive language, the prosperity of the Southwark Bible Association. It stated the contributions for the last and former years to be onwards of 20,0001. After the report was read. the Rev. Charles DAIon rose, and in an impressive speech dwelt on the inestimable benefits resulting front the cir culation of the Bible in this and distant climes. Toe Rev. ROWLAND 111 LL commenced by urging the mcessi ty of di,seminating the holy liook. lie contrasted the conduct of those who read the book of reliehus knowledge, with that of those who pursued a different courv, and described with force the effect of the mode adopted by the distributors upon seamen, whose character had Lndergone a complete change within the last few years. He called upon ►he meeting to enquire into the state of the most civilized of mankind, and told them the result of that enquiry would prose that without a doe sein.e of the precepts of scripture, and a due observance of them, civilization produced but few benefits, and had no °Mel' titan a temporary influence upon the morals of society. After Pereill speeches from other members of the society, the Ric. 'Ali-. Clayton p r pbed the thanks of the "netting to Charles Barclay. Esq. which being car. tied, tilt meeting adjourned. IRELAND. 1 0 7' ( Flom the Dublin Jouried of the let To-day we have received accounts of Saturday's date from the tomtit. _ ..... From Cork we learn that on Tuesday last, abort five o'clock, p.m an armed itarty attacked the steward of John I.tsaght, Eq. of Mmint.tiorilt, half a mile from liallycloA, and after beating him severely, deprived loin of his gun. The bandit.i, we also learn, set fire to four houses in the neighbourhood of Ballyhoura, near Hut evant, on Wednesday, which unfortunately were con-imed. Two of these were the property of a tenant of John If. Barry, Esq. of Ballinvonere, and hut fot the timely arrival of Major Carter's police, who reached the spot in a quarter of an hour after the fire cr nnm enced. the cattle in one of the houses would have been burned. Another belonged to James Hill, Esq. and was situated on the lands of I'L.nethigeen; six cows, also this gen. tleman's property, were killed at the same time by the banditti. The fourth house burned belonged to Mr. Sherlock, of Ballybnitm. From the city of %Vaterford we learn that threatening notices continue to be posted tip. Ott Thursday the m igist rates of the county Kilkenny. at special sessions, resolved to memorial the Lnrd tenant to place the baronies o' Dells, Knocktophor, lvert, the town and liberties of Callan, and that part of the barony of Siielleloghee, west of the King's-Over, under the insurrection act forthwith. We are sorry we cannot communicate any abatement of the Whiteboy system in the county Limerick. The hillowtng list of outrages is from the Limerick Chronicle of Saturday:— About the hour of 12 o'clock on Wednesday &girt, the houses of J. Hogan, R. Regan, T. Roche, J. and P. C..rmodv, on the lands of Rathcannon, in the neigh bourhood of Athlacca, were broken into by a number of armed men, who, after having severely wounded Hogan and Regan, directed them to surrender their farms within a week, under pain of death, and the destruction of their houses and stock. A similar order was also deli vered to the other above named iudividnals. The herds men of the late T. Lyons, Esq. and Mr. L. Roche, on said landq, were also desperately beaten by the same party, and ordered to apprize their employers that their farms must be immediately surrendered. Thursday five meu in female attire, and well armed with blundet busses and pistols, went on the lands of Tiercona, near Ballingarry, acid caused the men who were ploughing for Mrs. Nlolcahy, to cease work mt pain of death, and ordered Mrs. M. and her sons to quit the farm before Sunday's visit; the fellows also went to other denominations, and issued similar orders to diff.rent landholders. Extract of a letter, slated Newcastle, March 29 : " The noted offender, P. Dillane, alias J. Rock, who. with his accomplices, have hitherto kept the neighbour. hood of Newcastle, and the adjecent mountains in a stateol terror, was this morning apprehended in a cabin on the monntains behind Mount-plummer, by a party of' the rifle brigade, under the snperintendence of that very efficient magistrate, T. P. Vokes, Esq. accompa nier' by Lieut. Percy, and a party of the mounted police. This day, as a very respectable farmer of the name of' Raliegh, was in act of placing stock on the farm and lands of Main, near Castle Mahon, whit h he took from Major Sullivan on the 25th, his cattle was instantly drove from oft the farm, his furniture, whicfi was on carts, seized and demolished, his men placed on their knees to shoot them ; which was not carried into effect, by swearing lint to atte:-sot coming there again ; this was at the hour of 12 siei tck us the day, and in the presence of several spectators. Thursday night, a ser vant of Major Sullivan's, teamed Collins, on the farm of Coolygorman, was attacked and dragged out of his b e d by a p a rty of insurgents. who, after heating him cruelly, swore him to nit the farm. The same night a field belonging to Mr. I'. Cronin, of Ross, was malici ously turned up by these legislators, has ins conveyed several ploughs and horses into the field, with which they executed their lawless ni g ht yolk. '[he Rev, Mr. lio,zan, parish priest, of Newcastle, Irons his pastoral admonitions atttl exemplary zeal, has succeeded in getting arms from his deluded parishioners, four stand of which were Chit day handed over by him to G. Massy. F..‘9. From the vicinity of Croons we have received a list of very disgraceful outrages. ExEctmoN —.lfutliitgar, March 28 —Yesterday, T. rts:istitford, Pattick Gilligan, Matthew Boykin, and John Per.d. the four unfortunate men who were found guilty on the Whiteboy Act at our last assizes, underwent the dreadful sentence of the law, at Johnstown, Barony of Delwin, in this county.—At seven o'clock, A.M. the gal lows, packed on drays, and the executioner in a post chaise, moved forward to the above-mentioned pl ice, escorted by three companies of the 19th regiment of foot. and a large party of police. At nine the unhappy con victs, attended by the Rev. Mr. M'Cormick, Roman Catholic chaplain, and Isis assistant, entered two car riages, and set out for the same destination, strongly guarded by a troop of the Ist dragoon guards, and a de tachment of horse police. During the journey front the jail to the place of execution, (about eight miles), the clergymen were assiduously engaged administering that spiritual consolation VI peculiarly necessary nu tht se awful occasions. About two o'clock the procession reached the awful spot, and while the gallows was erecting they prayed fervently and incessantly. Shortly after they were li lied into eternity, and after the usual time their bodies were cut down, put ion separate coffins, conveyed back to town, and deposited in the gaol yard for interment. The peasantry collected to witness this awful spectacle were not so numerous at was ex pected, but the distant 'sill. were crowded. To-mormw (Friday) Wins Fielding, convicted at the late 10162 , 14 under the Whitebny Act, will be executed imrsuatit to his sentence. at the front of the gaol in thu town. It has at length been decided by the Commission. ers of the Insolvent Court, that, under the present A monied woman e;lnnot be discharged, • - .:.;:. , .