..... Stuptriat Atlaritainent. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, A I'GUST 5. The royal assent was given by commission to the Exchequer Bills Bill,—the Barilla Duties Bill—the Stamp podiaßill—the Superannuation Bill—tile English Militia Bill—the Smugglers' Prevention Bill—the Brimstone Duties Drawback Bill—the Isle of Man Postage Bill—the Hard Labour Bill—the Scotch Spirits Bilf.--the Greenland Fishery Bilt—the East India Sugar Bill —the Irish Constables Bill—the lush Militia Bill—the Irish Cotonets Bill—the Public Works Bill—the Irish Registration Bill—and the Orphans Fund Bill. The commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Marquis of Cholmondeley. Mr. Mason. from the India Douse. presented copies of ti e of the several governments in India. in laYt ; also a return of the salaries and pensions granted by the directors, during the last month. A gentleman. from the Irish Secretary of State's Office, pre sented copies of all correspondence between the Government of I Ireland and Alderman Sir B. King, relating to the stationery supplied to government. Lord HOLLAND presented a petition from Robert Gourley, complaining of having been sent home by the Government of 'Upper Canada..—Thc noble Lord said, he had no betitation in saying, if the facts stated by the petitioner were correct, that the individual had been sent from the colony . in a sitimaary manner. .--He was not dispo,ed to make any motion on the subject, but should merely lay the petition on the table. The Earl of LIVERPOOL then rose to move the third read. ing of the Tithe Leasing Bill. Lord HOLLAND adverted to the importance which bad been atuathed to the question of tithes in Ireland. and expressed his disapp o intment at finding no better relief t han the bill- before the house affoulod. lie considered it rather an obstacle in the wa y of a proper commutation of tithes. The noble Lord could not avoid declaring his satisfaction, and he expressed a hope that ministers would turn their attention to the subject with a real desire to do something beneficial to the people of Ireland. The Earl of LIVER POOl. did not wish to take up the time of the house in discussion upon this subject, b cause die bill had hail been regularly introduced, upon the second reading, to the notice of the house, and he did not anticipate any objection on the third wading. The question which relates to tithes in Ire land was really important ; but certainl a mistake had occurte same d in considering the tithes of Ireland and England upon the footing. The operation of tithes in Ireland Mad arove lt rned by c i rcum stances which did not often occur in England. was a subject of infinite difficulty, inasmuch as parliament must inter fere with the sacred rights of property. The measure before the the house was not introduced is the only measure on the subject so far from producing any obstacle to any other measure. the noble earl considered it a stepping block to a more beneficial measure. The noble earl was persuaded, that if there was a luau fiela disposition on the part of the laiet f and clergy of Ireland shake an a micable and useful arrangement, someting might be done to benefit all parties. The bill was then r e ad the third time and passel Mr. Brogden and other members from the Commons brought up the following bills, with the amendments tubule by the Lords agreed to, viz.—The Tithe Leasing Bill—the Engli.h and Irish Insolvent Debtors' dills.s-and the General Turnpike Bill. The bowie then adjourned. TUESDAY, AUG. G. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. This biting the day . fists' for the prorogation of Parlia ment, the usual preparations were made to give cehrt to the ceremony: 'f lie house opened at an early hour. and was soon filled with elegant company. We never-ob3mved a finer display of beautiful and magnificent femalm. The fashionable full drms was bandeaux of diamonds and plumes of rose, white, store, and other colours. Several Peeresses wore tlteir hair in gold and silver net work, which produced a truly noble and splendid appearance. This assemblage seemed the court of beauty. Ihe Peers in their parliamentary robes added to the gaiety and splendour which caught the eye in every direction. The Ambassadors from Foreign States attended in full dress, and many distinguishes] foreigners were admitted to be spectators of the grand national ceremony. • At two o'clock the discharge of guns announced the arrival of his Majesty at the entrance of the house. Soon after, the King tutored in Ins parliamentary rohm, wearing the crown, and took his seat on we throne. The Duke of Wellington cutlet] the sword of state. '1 he Earl of Liverpo ;, as Prime Minister, the Lord flight Chancellor, and the Arehuishop of Canterbury, took their stations near the throne. The Duke of York who appeared in good health and spirits, wore his parliamentary robes. The CUMDIOni having been summoned to the house, the Speaker and a number it members attended.—On their approach to the bar, the Speaker made a speech in substance to follows ..:)fay it please your Majesty, We, your Majes.y's faithful Com mons, p resent out last Dill of Suppl y, and we beg halve to slate that in Me course ot' the the ereatest importance have present session, circuiustaincs „_ _ eugroaaed our attention. Your Majesty was graciously plcaseo, tit the conitnencement of the session, to suggest tor our early consideration , the diffsailtis under which agriculture laboured ; and those distr ess es winch liad unfortunately taken place in Ire. lamp. 'These were subjects on which could not cxpcot to legislate with much advantage. It was obvious no immediate relief was to be obtained ; but on the other hand we felt that such a eduction of our public expenditure ought to be made, as was consistent with the services of the state. • Stitx,—(hn a most scrupulous investigation of the finances, a Teinission of taxation to a large amount has been effected by a new mode of meeting the public difficulties, and principally by the reduction of the 5 per cent. annuities; a measure nut only advantageous to the public, but one clfectial with less delay than could have been anticipated by the most sanguine expectation. — In considering the distresses:l state of Ireland we lost nu time in resorting to such measures as scented best calculated to restore peace and tranquillity. These measutei, harsh as they are, have occupied the attention of the Legislature. One has been renewed, another has not, and when the time comes Mr mor e mild d. and con ciliatory proceedings, they will doubtless be ai St E,—W e had scarcely finislitxt our painful deliberation on the distress of Ireland, when a demand was made upon us to meet the horrors of famine, which operating with malignity, therm red death and desoluttor: We found there was no time for deliberation. There '.as but one course to pursue, namely, to *Lila whatever supply your Majesty's confidential advisers Wight Tel'ol 1111 l end. Vs e have performed user duty, and we hope we shall hind ; üblic approbation. Stitt:. — it would ill become me to detail the v trions other subjtcts winch have occupied our attention, but 1 may be tra mmed to express a hope that your Majesty's faithful Commons will be allowed credit fur sincere and zealous exertions, made in end , r to cary into effort whatever might appear most and that byr so doing they have entitled themseli es to your Ma jesty's most gracious approbation. .• St Bill I liohl in illy hand is entittal An Act,' Ate &c."--Otead the title of the Bill brought mi.) The a ppropriation Bill men received the Ira yet Assent in the usual aunts pronounced by the clerk oldie Cumin upon a Money Bill, viz. 6' Le It'd remercier sets loyaux sitjets accepts hair bencvolince et an isi le wilt." The General Turnpike Bill, being of a public nature, received the royal assent in die billowing words-- 6 . Le Rol le veult." The English Ilvent Debtors sandan the Irish Insolvetit Debtois' Bilh. received th usyl Itl nic words. Tito Irish Tithe Lea-ing 8.11, aud the Caltdonlisa Asylum Bill also received the royal went. AOO r •l. THE NATIONAL R The KING, in a clear, audible tone, then delivered his meet 'TUESDAY, AUG. 6. from the throne. The members began to arrive abo ut half-past one o'clock.— gracious speech and Gentlemen, At a quarter before two o'cloc k the S p eaker entered the house " ilfy Lords 6 `l cannot release you from your attendant* in Parliament, a Marquis arruisk of his Londonderryclk'sb appeareder I:illies. seat. on li a ew r a w e a d rd re a u tle ed i , w i t hout assuring you how sensible lam of th e attention y ou have i n dark coloured clothes, but wore his several orders. Mr. ! paid to the many important objects have been brought before Lushington, Ald e rman Wood, and some few other members you in the cause of this long and laborious session. Sir T. were present. Tyrwltit, the Gentleman Caller of the Black Rod, at " I continue to receive from Foreign Powers the strongest two o'clock summoned the House to attend in the House of assurances of their friendly disposition towards this country ; and p ee aker, attended by the memb ers p resent, immediately rs , 1 have the satisfaction of believing that the differences which had The Spe ns t h o ou th se e . har ol the House of unfortunately arisen between the Court of St. Petersburgh °l' Lo e id e s d attended e sdmm b o ytise and proceededoMeersofl 1 and the Ottoman Porte arc i n such a train of adjustment se The Speaker, on his return, read a copy of the King's speech. 'to afford a fair prospect that the peace of Europe will not be [See Lords] after which the members separated. I disturbed. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Aua. 5. The Lord Chamberlain has appointed the Hon. W. Pole Tilney Long Wellesley, Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter to his Majesty. CROWN OFFICE, AUG. 3. MEMBERS returned to acne in this present PARLIAMENT. Borough of Stockbridge. — E . G. S. Stanley, Esq. commonly coital the lion. E. G. S. Stanley, in the room of J. F. Barham, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. CROWN OFFICE, AUG. S. Shire of Wigton.—Sir W. Maxwell, of Alonucith, Bait., in the room of J. H. Blair , Esq. deceased. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. R. B. H. Ridgway, St. Alban's Place, St. James's, wine " GentMown of the Hong of Commons, " I thank you for the supplies which you have granted me for the service of the present year, and for the wisdom you have ma nifestell, of availing yourselves of the first opportunity to reduce the interest of a part of the national debt, without the least in ftingement of parliamentary faith. " It is most gratifying tome that you should have been enabled. in consequence of this and of other measura, to relieve my people front tome of their burthens. " lily Lords and Gentle»ien, " The distress which has for some months past pervaded a considerable portion of lrelaad, arising principally from the failure of that crop on which a great bod y of the population depends for their subsistence, has deeply affected me. " The measures which you have adopted for the relief of the sufferers meet with my warmest approbation ; and seconded as they have been by the spontaneous and generous &lots of my people, they have most materially contributed to alleviate the pressure of this severe calamity. " I have the saiisfaetion of knowing that these exertions have been justly appreciated in Ireland; and I entertain a sincere belief that the benevolence and sympathy so conspicuously 'mai fested upon the present occasion, will essentially promote the object which I have ever at heart, that of lementing the connec tion which subsists between every part of the empire. and of uniting in brotherly love and affection all classes and descriptions of my subjects." Then the Lord Chancellor, by his Majesty's command, said— " My Lords cia Gesetkntes. " It is his Majesty's Royal will and pleasure, that this Par liament be prorogued to Tuesday the Bth day of October next, to be then here holden ; and this Parliament is accordingly pro rogued to Tuesday the tel of October next. HOUSE OF COMMONS. stuNuAN, Alas. .. The house resumed its sittings this day. Soon after the Speaker catered the house, 'the SPEAKER was suaanoncd by the Yeoman Usher of the Black Bud to the House ul Peers, to hear the royal assent given by commission to sundry hills. k • See Lords.) A new writ was ordered for Clitheroe, io the room of Mr. Cost, who has accepted the office of steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. LUSIIINCTON presented papers respecting the excise in Scotland. Ordered to lie ou the table. Mr. COURTENAY presented papers of the number of men killed, and prisoners, at Beilaybuary, in the East Indies. — Ordered to lie on the table. The Linda' amendments to the General Turnpike Bill were merchant. BANKRUPTS. J. Wilson, Ely, Cambridgeshire, miller. Solicitors, Messrs. Pickering and Co. Staple Inn. M. Joseph, Liverpool. woollen draper. Sols. Messrs. Ad— lington and Co. Bedford Row. W. Walker, Bolton, Lanc ashire, shopkeeper. Sole. Messrs. fiord and Co. Temple. W. Marshall, Kingston upon hull, miller. Soli Mr. High moor, Scott's Yard, Bush Lane. J. and F. Stodart, Carlisle, cotton manufacturers. Sots. Messrs. Young and Co. Charlotte Row, Mansion House. J. Cornfortit, Whitby. plumber. Sol. Mr. Grace, Birclin Lane. J. Cowell, Torquay, D e vonshire, wine merchant. So l. Mr. Hine, Temple. W. Jones, Bristol, victualla. Sole. Messrs. Clarke and Co Chancery ne. V. Wortley. Henry Street. Hampstead Road, grocer. Sols: Messrs. Carl& and Co. Gray's Inn. W. Roberts, Oxford Street, hosier. Solo. MMIS. Reyna! and Co. Austinfriars. DIVIDENDS. Aug. 27,.1. Marsh, Gracechurch Street, hosier-9.7. T. 'Tur— ner, Stock Exchange, broker-27, J. Edwards, Vine Street, Spitllfiel( lB . T. Edwards and S. Ilaslock, North ampton, shoe manufacturers -27, \V. Col r. Middle Row, Broad Street, St. Giles's, bootnisker-27, %V. Goodall, and J. Turner, Garlick Hill, merchants-27, J. and J. Brickwood. .1. Runer, W. Morgan, and J. Starkey, Lombard Street, bankers —to, W. Cobham, jun. and T. Jones, Ware, Hats, bankers -27, S. Laytonstone, Essex, buteher-27, D Campbell, B. Harper, and A. Braille, Old Jewry, merchants--30, Ir. C oa t es , Bradfield, Essex, farmer---29.W. Cable, Aldeburgh. Suffolk, baker—Sept. 6, P. Grove, Cardiff, Glaniur sinre. gan s traw hat manufacturer-6, J. Ileslington,jun. York, grocer .-- Nov. 12, E. L. Cox, idol Lane, Tower Street, broker. CERTIFICATES to be granted Aug. 27. R. Upperton, Petworth, banker—B. Henderson. Lowthian Gill, Cumberhunl, corn dealer—J. and W. Dodd. Kirkoswald, Cumberland, grocers—S. Cater, Rattlesden, Suf— folk, grocer-1 1 . and T. Hampson, Liverpool. corn merchants-- M. Westron. Wellington, Somersetshire, diaper—M. Sampson, Place, Clapham 'toad, Exchange broker. agreed to. Mr. MARRYATT moved an address for returns of the names of the emigrants of the Spanish Main to Triuidad in Ibls, and subsNueutly, and who had hero cowutittee to pt icon. Motion _ agreed to. Mr. \V. SMITH moved fur various returns respecting slaves in the colonies, their numbers, the births, deaths, &c. to the latest posiilde period. A person from the East India company presented. c opies of reg ulation, passed by the government in India, ki.cdered to be printed. A person from the commissioners of sewers presented ac counts of the Tower-lismlet district rates. Mr. LUSIIINGTON moved fur returns of the first parlia ments of King NV Miami and Queen Anne, the offices, held, tax. Ordered. Gen. GASCOYNE presented a petition from a numerous and respectable body of merchants of Liverpool, c omplaining of the non -acknowledgment of Columbian independence by the go verioneut. Ile lamented the absence of ministers, and the thin attendance of members, but it was nevertheless his duty to ad vert to the petition. He was also sorry to see the government represented as it was in that house, but be trusted that the government would make some efforts. The Columbian audio- ritiea had intimated to the Carrie of Europe, that unless their independence was acknowledged, their ports would be shot against the refusing powers. This bad the effect of extensively suspending the commerce; but he trusted that the government would see the policy of acknowledging the independence of Celtriiibia. lie hoped the trade of England was not to be sa crificed to political etiquette. Mr. LUSIIINGTON said that the question was one of great national impurtruice ; that it was desirable to proceed with all becoming precaution; and that the government had most anxi ously attended to the question. He trusted that the lion. mem ber and the country would soon he convinced that our govern ment had been mindful of the dignity of the nation, and watchful of the interests of our merchants. Petition read, and ordered to lie orbited. Gen. GASCOYNE presented a petition from merchants and manufacturers of woollen cloths and worsted stulfa in Leeds.-- Ordered to be printed. Mr. LUSIONGTON presented the report of the committee on the hides and skim' act. Read and agreed to. ners an A d ItTIN postponed his motion relati ve to the coro o. Mr. P. MOORE gave notice (lust earl, in the next session lie should move the repeal of die ;Ad Geo. 111. commonly called the Combination Act. Ile hoped he should have the support of gentlemen in unto e. Mr. LUSIIINGTON presented the report of the commis sioners of enquiry into the state and collection of the revenue iii Ireland. Ordered to lie printed. A message from the Lords announced that their Lordships list agreed to the Irish *l'vtlies I.•tdbitog bill, with iiiieudineut:., whir h were agreed tu. Ailyousued. - —......... ----__ STAFFontoslittiE MactsTaaTas.--At the Quarter Ses sions for the comity of Stafford, held on the Itoll of July, person named Thomas Lee, a farmer n e tosia property, was tried toe stealing a casting , under the following circumstances : bad servant of a Mr. Jaggard bad been using the net, and hail left it lying in a field which did not belong to his master. On his return some time afterwards the net was missing, and it was be found three mourns afterwards it. the house of Lee, who, line it was fonnd, denied having it, but afterwards said he triadhd bought it from a man named Jones. Jones arm first for stealing the net, and Lee was the principal witness againstof es made no di fence, but the presidiog maistrate directed the jury to acquit him,and desid the p r osecutor to prefer a bill against the witness Lee. re The bill was found, and he was tried on the 19th 3 the wily evidenc a nd saaint hies eing, that the net was found in 1115 possessio e n, that hc b had previouoly denied all know ledge of it. lie was convicted, and the Chai se sell tenced him to seven years' transportation. The . verity of the sentence in this case may probably excite a feeling of surprise ; but that feeling will be a good deal dimi nished on learning that Lee was suspected by the magis trate of poaching ; and the Chairman actiially assigned its a reason for so heavy a punishment, " that the prisoner opened his house as a rendezvous for poachers." What notion their Staffordshire worships may have of the rela tive enormity of cr i m es, we do not know ; bat it appears a net to us that seven ye ars' transportation fur taking op which a man finds in a field, is a disproportioteate punishas men t, even supposing the offence to be clearly proved, in this case it certainly was not. The (Whinging paragraph on the subject is from the Pottery Gazette :—" 'lbis sen tence has excited some surprise, lions its apparent seve rity. Mr. Lee is a m an of large property 3 app e re at least the said to be worHandsoeth 5,0 t orol., a th, nd and is so other) res persons ectedfl touthat the constable of ueighboarhood, our hearing of his being taken into ctn. Wily, expressed meat eOlleClOl, and went to visit Into, and offer any set vices iu their power --observing that I ! There e was one who ' never refus ed to do a man a go od tarn.' does not at,pear to us any thing in the conduct of Lee a hick might not be accounted for from his desire to shel ter Jones, ith whom lie a ears to have an acquaintance, a nd whosew general characptepr seems to have been good." Dislmsing Occurrence.--The mother of a large family o childn n, and the as ile of a most tithe n of York, on Sunday, about lour o'clock in morning. quietly got out of tier honse and threw herself unto the riser. l'llle W:l5 discovered about an hour aftetwards, and whin taken 0111511 C was quite warm, but all attempts to restore animation were inett.ctual.he unfortunate lady had Lieen pre% iously sorely afflicted with menial infirmities, and was id the time under the care of mast., but haviti c lately much recovered from' the dreadful ma lady, thr restriCtllilis imposed 011011 her were not so rigid as they hid Incti, which ittiturthit3tely was the oee astutt of the lamen table event taking place. • qt ;It ~ .