4. * 122 itivcriat Oarttamcnt. HOUSE OF LORDS. THVIISDAY, APRIL lb. The liouse met at tour o'clock.—.Au account of the receints find cli t turseinents relative to the dock und light-house at Liver poi!, made op to December, 111.21, was presented, and laid on the table. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved for a s ries of accounts relting to the National Debt, and p the rices of the funds at fer a ent periods. He also moved tin an account of the number of Inclosure bills front the year 1799 to Olt. The Earl of LIMERICK gave notice that he should move for die committal of Doyle's Divorce Bill on ;Monday. Mr. Bullock, from the Treasury. presented certain papets, pursuant to the order of their lordships. Earl GROSVENOR presented a petition from certain inhabi• tai.ts of Chester against a bill before the House fur the recovery of small debts. Elam iwspi.ctn it appea ed informal, and the noble Earl withdrew it. '1 no Innkeepers Rates Bill was read a second time. The House atkiourued to Monday. - DOUSE OF CONIMONS. fusEsney, APRIL 17. The loose met at tour o'clock, atter the adjournment for the recesi.—Th , le scas a thin attettilanceot membets. Mr. neyttiontli of the south's:lrk Lotto of Repiests, presetited Accounts of Fees, Me. taken in that Court.- 01 dried to In on site table. 'the second readlng of the Warrant of Attornies' Bill Was postponed to Monday next. Sit F. OMMAN EY pr.:seated a petition from Captain S. Blown. praying tut leave to bring in a bill fur the erre ion of a By tug pier at Btighton.—lieterred to a com mittee. Mr. P. MOORE presented a petition from the commis sioners sewers against the Camden Town lighting and paving bill. Lind A. HAMILTON presented a petition from Perth, and Mr. Kennedy one ft om Ayr, age slat the passing of the bill telative to she Scotch Burglis.—Oidered to be printed. Mr. ALLEN gave notice, that on Thursday, May 16, lie should move that the report, relative t o w e ld' Judi. cattire, should he token two consideration. Mr. R. SHAW presented petitions from St. Andrea's and St. Nicholas, Dublin, praying for the repeal of the window tax, and submitting that the malt tax repeal would afford 110 leliet to the public.—Ordered to be pritite , .. Alf. HUME wished to know whether there would be any ohjection to submit she details illustrative of the civil let its Ireland, bctore the house. Marquis of LONDONDERRY replied, that he would be better prepated to answer the inquiry to-mor row. The second reading of the Yorkshire Polls MI was postponed till the 'zdtli inst. Las' .--Mr. G. BENNET moved for l e ave to tiling in a bill to repeal the law respecting accessau ies belore the fact tin certain et iodine! Cariell.—Leave given. lie then moved ter /rave to bring in a bill to amend the 14 w iegArtlttig ; and c planted ut the state eit the law oil this SlVljett ; and he proposed that the court should here the poser to haus:poet the parties touud guilty us aggravated cases of nianshetigliter ter 14 :iektra• Mr. C. WYNNE agreed to the ntotion.—Motion car tit d. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY postponed his mo. thin for taking the repuit on .tgricultnre into further con• buletatiun till Fs tilay the Alin lustmit. On Monday Sir R. N •wport's nititiou revecting the state tit iselaud had pi set dint e, Btu refine lie postponed its Motion . , butt he 111'111101 an ratty slay, because the house would perceive that the tinier comoderation of the report was a matter of elect inipurtroce. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE, p r esented a petition from Cone, Sometsetsinre, c omplaining of age icilltural die tiess, and the hon. member again pressed on noinisiems the necessity of affording some relief to the farming in telests. Unless suistethoog were done to benefit agi 'col lure, ruin assist be the 'emelt ; with' slue resent state of pi Ices and of . the cut reney, the esistiog demands on ago i c 'dune could not continue to be paid.—Pelittuu lead and oidered to he printed. Si .1. NEWPORT presented a petition front Water lot il agetost the 11.'11 a - 1111.11/W 1.1 Y• al r. TIERNEy presented a petition (tom Maidenhead, cuusplaueettg of agricultural riisti tbs. The petitioners adverts d to the result on agriculture in one nisi:dire by the lit ensiog syst run, as DOW pnss tied, as those petitioners mite chictly engaged in the growing of bailey. The public houses et 31,,iilesilleod as ie 111 the hands of two or three brewers, and tiny suggested, that it would be an imps ovemert to license the individual, instead of li censing the [muse.—(Hear, heal ! ) Mt. WY NN spoke of the inconveniences thtt might result lions such change. Houses were stow licensed where public-houses ',vete deemed to be wanted. If the change aver to take place, the inilterilual might go to a place where no pnblic-limc,e was Wanted l ea sing place destitute Where it ssas thulight a politic-house was wanted. Sir It. WILSON said, that tee imps ()cement would be sfleetest in peeseriting brewers :tutu holding public ituitses.—(ierr, hear.) alt. G. BENNET hoped that the IiOUSe 110 t too hastily decide ou this question; et was of gi eat 'input ...ince, unit involved ass immense deal of property. He admitted that the system lequited to be improved. He would miss state, that he iotroded to being ten was el the bill for con solidating and amending the 10%11 011 the subject of !teeming public lumber, It %Pohl be somealsat similar to that which he had brought Wearied on a former ucca. aion, and which had beets !ejected by another house. Mr. BROLtiIIAM ass glad to herr that the bill was aain to be brught fovea" el. The h e rmitic system re- q g uited improv e eustrit. He knew to•uy arragniteates alto weir ul tue *dale opinion. Petition utiles . ..4 to be printed. CATHOLIC LIUESTION. 114.(Secretary) PEEL presented a petition form the Synod of lita•go a and Ayr Spinal the ploptised motion 101 •Iterusg toe leas regal ding the CalliuDe Preis. He mini, Brat a hate ver should be the propositiou for • COM- Ot• fur leave to bring in a Intl, it would have the miut.lest coimileration, fur there eel tautly %mild be a call ui tic Mouse.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. TIEICSLY thought the worthy petitioners might Lave beau Irettts employed than in petitioning against tue . THE NATIONAL EEGISTEIt - qaeS4ioll, which w.s not yet before the house. There was only a notice. This certainly was making a peculiarly active use of the right of petitioning. Mr. PEEL defended the conduct of the petitioners. Mr. HUME. thought that the petitioners' activity was not railed for, and that it was to be regretted there yet remained such bigotry and intoleririce. Sir 'F. LETHBRIDGE was glad to hear that, when this question was to be brought forward, there would be a call of the house. If this gnestion were carried, though it regarded Peers only, he should then cousidcr that the whole queetion was decided. Petition ordered to be printed. MARRIAGE ACT .—UNITAMANS. Mr. W. SSITTH (having presented petitions from various places in favour of his motion) brought forward his motion for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Mar riage Act, as far as regarded Unitarians. At present the Unitarian Dissenters were compt (led to follow the Church of England ceremonies of marriage. Its titled they were obliged to observe. Marriage was a natural rig:it ;it was a civil cuntinet, and it was so viewed by the canon law. Die Church Gf England viewed this in another light, but the Jews and (litakers had obtained relief from stick law. The Unitarians, in whose supplications he joined in tliis instance, desired to be relieved from such grievance; they contended they ought to worshi p u God accordta tied their own own reason and conscience, d the y main also, that they ought not to be exposed to the religious vet enmities of the national clitircli. All lie proposed by his hill was, to relieve the Unitarian front the religious poi tents of the marriage act. To compel the Unitarian to (Mee that ii;:irViCe from Which lie had dissented, wits to downright niackery--it was absurd—it was calculate d make the contract less binding. He proposed, as al. catty said, to leave out the religious portious of the church ritual ; he did not wish to add eine word to the ceremony --lie only proposed to omit all those passages regarding; which there was difference in up aaa between the Unita rians and the Church of England. lie could not anticipate tha there would be an moving!soid objection to this chimer.— He t concluded with for leave to bring in a bill acctirdingly.—Leave given. The remaining orders listing been disposed of, the house adjourned. TitUBSDAT, AlPint. la. Mr. CALVERT presented a petition from St. John's, South wark, against the London Bridge Bill. praying that no measure might be hastily adopted for the pulling down of that bridge. :dr. 11. SUMN ER observed, that the Hon. Member and the petitioners seemed to have alike misunderstood the Bill now before the House; it regarded the water works only. Sir W • CURTIS spoke to the like effect. Petition read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. CALVERT presented a similar tetition from St. Olave's. Ile had misunderstood the petitions. The petitioners had heard that there was a petition presented, praying for leave to brieg in a bill to pull down and build a new bridge. Orderer* to be printed. Mr. P. MOuRE moved that the Southampton Gas Lighilia be read a second time this day six months. Sir J. YORKE was ag ainst the Bill. Gass Lights alone re mained untaxed. The light of Heaven was taxed —they had their window tax—the fat of bulls and rains was taxed wiles converted tato tallow—and the monsters of the dee produced a tax upon oil. Gas Light alone escap e d—b ene e wer e the •• Cor poratore ' enabled to embark in large speculations; but when they got their bills, they tore up the yavernent, damrhed the houses. and injured the health of many of his alajssty s liege subjects, besides afterwards charging enormously for the light. i SMITH spoke in favour of the Bill, and moved that the Bill be now read a second time. The original motion was carried without a division. The secotol reading of the London Bridge Water Vorks Bill was postponed till to-mortow se'nnight. The second reading of the Scotch Juries' Bill was postponed till the eiftli instant. The further consideration of' the Report of the Receivers' General Bill was postponed till Wee',!esday oext. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, pursuant to twice, to submit a motion respecting the mode of making up the public accounts. Ile proposed to move for a Committee on the subject. They knew die mode at present adopted—but doubtsttly the system w a s susce p tible of improvements. Many of the ace( unts were modem) at stated time., and presented pur suant to the regulations of acts of Parliament ; and Mese regu lations called for sonic improvement. He concluded by moving for a Select Committee to determine the means of simpllfying the public accounts. idr. MABERLY approved of the motion. Ile was gratified that the blight lion. Gentleman was at last convinced of die errors and tallacies that attended the mode of snaking up the pablic accounts, Ile doubted not that mud' public good would result front the labours of this Committee. Sir 11. PARNELL agreed to the motion. but thought that it did not go tar enough. Besides the simplification of the public accounts, these regarded an improvement in the mode of they not keepiag t he accounts at the several p ublic offices. Why could be kept like merchants' accounts ? Till there was some such change, no good would be done. Mt. NiOORE said they ought to have the public accounts in the early p..rt. instead of the latter end of the Session. lie hoped a p l a n would be adopted by which such advantage would be gained. Mr. LUSIIINGTON said, if the objects were too numerous, there would be no report this Swision ; the Committee would already have lebctur enough. Mr. ELLICE u nlike some of his lion. Friends, did not ex p e ct much goo d limn the Committee. Many changes might be made that would be inipmeenients, and much simplificution was required. The finking Fund tin instance occasioned much complexity in the accounts. Eighteen or nineteen millions were this year to be laid out in diminishing the public debt; but in fet, it was applied to no such object—it came back to the public in e loans or some other shape. W here was the necessity of such couree of proceeding ? Another sukjec d t require attentioe. It would be banes:worry to know what principle we ; adopted in valuing the exports. They often heard of statements about the tlounsaing cotidition 'h commerce; but on whet principle was the amotait ascertained. Sir J. NEW Nail' wished the several Classes of Accounts to be censidetecl seriatinr. The CIIANCELLOU of the EXCHEQUER replied, that the Sinking Fund Accounts would be considered. Mr. P. GREN FELL was glad this subject was to be con- Wdered. Motion agreed to. and the St:ect Committee named. The remaining orders bent.; digitised of. the House adjourned. I ItIOAY, AVKIL 19. There being °ills 31 m ew'', is pi esent at four o'clock, the House IS as d<cla:ed to stand te djourned till tu-sourrow. A letter from Bayonne, dated the 6th, says— " Order is completely restored at Pamplona, where the militia had been armed; but their arms have been restored to won, on the responsibility of their officers." , • 1.; • t • - - 11i0.11 TUESDAY NIGHT"s IZETTE. • WHITEHALL, ATMS. 13. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to bo passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom. appointing William Robert Henry Brown. E s q . to the o ffi ce of W arden of the Fleet, M the room of H. Nixon, Esq. deceased. BANE RUPTS. W. Paull. Bolehall. Warwickshire, tanner. Solicitors, Messrs. Hicks and Co. Itartl. tt's Buildings, Holborn. J. Garnett, Liverpool. linen draper. Suit. Messrs. Lowe and Co. Southampton Buildings. Chancery Lane. R. Rubinson, Liverpool, corn dealer. Sul. Mr. Chester, Staple Inn. %V. J. Binwne and W. Kermode, Liverpool, merchants. So!s. Messrs. Adlington and Co. Bedford Row. W. F. Wineock, Plymouth, dealer. Sols. Messrs. Adlingtan ton and Co. Bedford Row. N. Vineett. Northampton Place, Old Kent Road, drape*. Sols. Messrs. Wilde and Co. College Hill. J. Sharpley, York, nierell,mt. Sul. Mr. Walker, Lincoln's Inn Fields. M. APShane. Foley Place. Portman Square. upholsterer. Sols. Messrs. Stevens and Co. Little St. Tilim.a.s Apost:e. W. hiumott, Leicester Square, tailor. Sots. Messrs. Collett and Co. Chatieery Lane. P. and J. Herbert , Londo n, merchants. Sols. Messrs. Os - P. and Co. Lon ton Street, Fenchurch Street. W. Miller, Chapel Street. P entonville. merchant. Sols. Messrs. Keaisey and Co. King Street, Cheapside. S. Arnsby, jun., Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, and T. Arnsby, Tansor. Nordiainpusushire, horse dealers. sul. Mr. Temple. DIVIDENDS. April 23, 3. Williams, Ilishopsgate Street Within, linen draper —3, 3. L. Studd, Kirby Street, Hatton Gaiden, merchant May 21, T. Borbsiry, Woolston, Warwickslii.e, grasier-9, G. Bowdon, Barlbrough, Derbyshire, sacking manutacturcr-9 , .1. Greaves, jun., Liverpool, broker—lb, W. Cooper, Leeds, vie tualler—t 1, J. and W. Galey, Birmingham, brush makers—T. J. Pearson, Leicester, commission agent—il, T. 'Frew, Chiclies,- ter, common brover-1J tine 6, T. Atkinson and J. Spark, New castle upon Tyne, linen drapers. CLHTIFICATES to be granted May 7. H. Tulin, Chandos Street, Covent Garden. cheesemonger—J. Scott. Huddersfield, woolstatpler—W. Broadbelt, Preston, corn merchant—ll. Abbey, Alne, Yorkshire, miller—J. and J. Sur rey, Mark Lane. mealmen—T. Haver, High Street. Maryleboae, victualler—T. Morton, Nottingham, lace manufacturer. COURT OF COII,IION COUNCIL. On Wednesday last a Court was held, which was most numerously attended. 0 rr.ep. or COMMON SERGEANT.—The Recorder re. tomtit thanks to the Court for the honour they h id done nun by eketilw him Common Sergeant in 1803, and declared that his feeling of gratitude was much stronger than he could express.—He then formally resigned the oflice of Cotnitio3 Sergeant. Mr. SLADE then atidressed the Court. It was, he said, the anxious wish of a gre it number of the Court that the situation of Common Sergeant should be given to a person of great talent, and that no political Lehi); should interfere with the election. (Cheers.) The otlice was one which might be considered the stepladder to the highest others of the State, and therefore should he de nied to any man who had not talents that would be pro. portioned to the extent and variety of Ole duties. He contended th,tt such a regulation as that which made the places of Cny Coutisel porchaseable should be abo lished, and that the Court should, instead of considering the purchasers of such places entitled to the expected elevation, proceed to elect, with a view only to the ad vantage of the public. Ile then moved, that the Court should proceed to the election of a Cuttimon Sergeant at the next Court, on the 25th inst. Mr. SLADE also submitted the very important motions, the acquiescence of the Court in which proved their in. tentiou to throw open the Mike of Common Sergeant to free and equal competition, and to elect that officer on the same terms :.S trIC Judgrs, " quanadia ac &ne general.' Tae first was, that the standing order of the Color, directing that the Coalition S.orgeato should be elected annually, be suspended. The second was, t an that y can the standing order, by w hich it was necessary th i. didate for the ohlice should be a treemm of the City of London of two years standing, be sosoetuled. Ald. BROWN trusted that the Court, which hail often she wit as jealousy of the prerogative of the Crown, should arrogate to themselves what they would deny to the Kllig, and refused to make their Law ()dicers hide -1 pendent, and the Judges of the City should have the sante privilege. The motions were then agreed to, and Mr. Slade sub. mined another , Which was also ageeti 10, namely, that in the event of a Common Pleatlt - r of toe Cov being chosen Common Sergeant, he should be R quired to sur render his °nice to the Court. COND , JCT OF ALDERMAN WAITIIMIN,ATKNIGOTS llRlDGlL—Alderinan BROWN rose 10f the purrose el submitting a motion upon what he described to be a sub ject of peculiar delicacy and importance, the more so , as the Court had alrea d y decided upon part of the question. in a manner which a more mature deliberation would probably have condemned. 'Pule subject regarded the conduct of Mr. Alderman Waithman during the inqu U est at Knightsbridge , up on the body of F. Houey. be Worthy Alderman c oncluded with moving '. That it be referred to a Select Committee to emptire into the cm duct of Alderman Waithinan before tne in q uest Kehl on the body of Francis Hooey." Mr. CROCKER seconded the motion. Mr. DoßNoortu said, that tie had writtenwrong to Ad. W ait h m an, a•suring h im he waS acting .—• Ile (.tie.Doinfordy however should tote for the pre vious q uestion. Mr. ‘V AITIIMA al condemned the conduct of Alderman Brown 10 keeping this question it agitation four ntontii.. that worthy Alde rman, who was so notch afra id of the e tlects ot pr. joilice, never thought tit to be hitched to Ins feelings w m when he saw a brother Alderman au others t otally disquahlying themsel ves for any office, by : to in the assoctati on alluded to. Ile thMed that he hers di attended the loopiest in his publ ic capacity. He w.is iit) attended by of officer, nor had lie his chain or any other ettsian Ili JUlllolhy Ilion I mt. Ile had seen tietes mischiel that was door. lir had been with the 11310 of ultuesses, and he had, lions a principle of humainty