patriot's lips was,
that he had been turned out of Newgate at two minutes' notice! Many left
behind within the dreary walls of that prison would have congratulated
themselves on their escape, had they been turned out with even less
ceremony than Gale Jones.

THE SUPPLIES.

The supplies voted for this year were, for England and Ireland
L52,185,000. The ways and means included a loan of L8,000,000, which was
negociated on terms even more moderate than those of the preceding year.
No new taxes were proposed, and a very favourable picture was drawn of
the general prosperity of the country. Of the money voted, L1,380,000
was devoted to foreign subsidies; nearly L20,000.000 was appropriated to
naval services; and nearly L25,000,000 to the land forces and ordnance.
A vote of credit was passed for L3,000,009. Mr. Perceval contrasted the
state of commercial affairs in England to those of France. Our orders
in council, he said, had already reduced the receipts of customs in that
country from L2,590,000 to that of L500,000. But these orders had not in
reality done all this mischief to the enemy; for a large portion of it
must be attributed to Napoleon's war-system, and the working out of his
continental system.

THE SLAVE-TRADE QUESTION.

During this session the question of the slave-trade was renewed in the
lords by Lord Holland, and in the commons by Mr. Brougham. They moved
for addresses requesting the king to persevere in his measures to induce
other nations to co-operate in the abolition of slavery, and to take
such further steps as might be necessary. By this time it was discovered
that persons in this country carried on a clandestine trade in slaves;
and the address in the commons prayed that orders for checking such
practices might be given to the commanders of his majesty's ships, and
to the officers of the customs. Both addresses were agreed to, and a
resolution, moved by Mr. Brougham, for taking-measures early in the next
session to prevent evasions of Wilberforce's slave-trade act, likewise
received the sanction of the house.

PETITION OF THE IRISH CATHOLICS, ETC.

During this session, a petition was presented from the Irish Catholics
by Mr. Grattan; but after a long and animated debate it was rejected by
a large majority. A motion by Mr. Brande on the subject of parliamentary
reform was also negatived by a large majority; as was likewise a
resolution, moved in the upper house by Lord Grey, "t