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1 p I 4 A I i 1 i 11 • HOUSE Of LORDS, MARCH 8. The Scotch Creditors Bill was rfad a second time. The trish Treasury Rills Bill, the Malt ice. Duties Bill, the One and a Hail Millions Exchequer Bills Bill, and the Ten and - a Hilf Milliots Exchequer Bills Bill, passed through a Comthit tee, and were reported without any amendment. TAUs:TON'S DIVORCS RILL. The House resolved itself Into a Committee on this Bill, when The LORD CHANCELLOR said, before this Bill passttl thrOugh the Committee, it was neeeuary to have the sense of the House ou that clause introduced by their standing order, and which prevented any marriage with the offending party ; and therufore he should propose the House should sit again to-mot - row.—ordeied. LORD CLONCURRY'S DIVORCE BILL. trpon the Order being read for resuming the con sideratios of the question, Whether a certain letter of Lady Cloncurry, criminating herself by her own con feision, can be given in evidence ? Mr. Garrow and Mr'. Dallas, as Counsel for the parties, appeared at the bar.' Mr. CARRON,' contended this letter could not be re ceived consiitently with the general practice of our Courts, and the law of confessional evidence, as uni wersally laid down. Mr. DALLAS, for Lord Cloncurry, maintained that it was a declaration united wiar preceding facts, and therefore ought to he received as auxiliary evidence. Counsel having withdrawn, The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, the par ticular letter in question was unattended with any ex ' planation tinder what circumstances it was written. It was neither stated to whom this letter was deliver ed, or by whom it was received. He should for this reason, and also for that of avoiding any precedent which, under other circumstances, 'night tend to pro duce collusion, give his opposition to this particular letter being admitted in evidence. Lord ERSKINE concurred in the opinion of the Noble find Learned Lord, and for those reasons which be bad stated. The LORD CHANCELLOR then put the ques tion, which was negatived without a division. Adjourned till to-morrow. • - HOUSE OF COMMONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the Order of the Day on the Distilleries Bill, and said that instructions were to be given to the Committee on this Bill to consider Duties p yable on Wash and Wort. The Committee was then postponed to Friday next. The Slave Felony Bill was read a second time, and ordered to ire committed. The Mutiny and Desertion Bill was brought up, read a first time, and ordered ro be read a second time to-morrow, On the motion of. Lord MAHON, there was ordered to be laid before the House an Account of the quantity of Wine on which excise duty had been paid in Great Britain, from the year 1803 to the present period, specifying each year. • HERRING FisllEßY. • •.• On the motion of Mr. WILLIAM SMITH, the Bill MAW rising the formation of a joint stock company, to be intitled " The Briti h Herring Fishery Oompany," fur the catching and caring of Herrings, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. CORPS DIPLOMATIQUE, Mr. LEACH brought in his Bill—" to explain and amend the Dili of last Session, so far as relates to the granting of pensions and allowances by his Majesty to persons who had, previous to passing said act, served the Crown in Foreign.Couris ;," which was read a first time, ordered to be printed, and to be read a se cond time on Thursday se'nnight. EAST INDIA JUDICATURE. I The SPEAKER acquainted the House, that the Clerk had made Gut a list of the names of Members eligible to iterve on the Committee of East India Judicature, which was laid on the table. ROYAL MARINE REGULATION BILL. Mr. R. WARD brought In the Bill for Regulating the Royal Marine Forces, while employed on shore—which was read a first and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. b 11,7 WRIT. Mr. PONSONBY moved lot a New Writ for the Tows et Galway, in the room of James Daly, E.aq. who has accepted the IscheamrshiP of hiunster. SILK MANUFACTURERS ' BILL. Mr. ROSE moved the third reading of the Bill for amending the Acts of the 13th and VA of Geo. III:1 regulating the wages of persons employed in silk ma nufactories. • Mr. DAVIES GIDDY expressed himself deci dedly hostile . to the Bill, although he did not intend to take the sense of the House on the subject. He objected to the extension of the provisions of the Acts of the 13th and 14th of his Majesty to women. He did not conceive it would be attended with good ef fects to permit them-to become the competitors of men ha the manufactories) Mr.. CURWk:N Mid** fear words against the Bill. -We understood him to be of opinion, that the num ber of legislative enactments, in relation to masters Mid journeymen, were productive of much mischief, • and ma'nfrif them ought to be repealed. , Mr. KO defended the principle on which the enaettnents of the 13th and 32 d of George 111. pro ceeded. Discontents having subsisted between the masters and journeyst* manufacturers, the lattir tu4.lc the law Into their own hinds, and destroyed the property of their employers—Ow Act which the Non. Gentleman (Mr. Curwen) wishad to le repealed, was then put in force—and several convictions took place under it—by which means the tranquillity of the country hid been permanently established. He thought it nothing more than inert justice to extend the provisions of the two Acts, sought to be amend ed, to women as well as men,•employed in manu factories. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought that very bad consequences had arisen from the multiplication of Acts of the description of that before the House ; and be would do all in his power to procure their repeal. The most serious mischief had been done to commerce and manufactures, by the meddling spirit of the Le. gislature. Mr. PARNELL said, that the mode taken to do away the disputes between masters and journeymen, was completely erroneous. Those disputes originated Ain the Laws commonly called 44 Apprentice Laws ;" by which masters were placed entirely in the power o f those who were regularly brought up to a particu• lat . !mulch, instead of an opportunity, in cases of neeessity, of employing any persons whom they could conveniently select. As long as those laws were suffered to exist, it would be impossible for any mea sure to be introduced which would remedy the grim atices complained of. After a few words from Mr. ROSE, the Bill was read a third time and passed. Rows CATHOLIC SOL WM. Mr. PAR NELL stated, that, as he understood the Right Hon. Sectetary for Ireland (Mr. Pole) did not intend to vbject to the motion of which'he had given patio on friday laot—and 44 ho wiehei to have the -..- . .." . . I . . documents laid before the House, to enable him , Aim Mk. W" - the Mutiny Bill was in a Committee, to make a pro- 1 1 - - - vision for Romaa Catholic Soldiers. He would then move— " 'Chat there be laid befnre the House, Copies of all Orders of the Commander in Chief in Ireland, relative to the attendance et Asuman Catholic Soldiers at Divine Worship." Ordered. COMMITTEC 01 SUPPLY. Mr. WHARTON then moved the Order of the Day, " That this House do-resolve itself into 4 Com. mittee of the whole House, to take into consideration the-Supplies to be granted to his Majesty." On the question being put from the Chair— I Mr. CREEVEY rose and said, that he often before had occasion to remark on the manner in which Mo ney Bills were carried through the House. An or., rangement had been made yesterday for the purpose of regulating the mode of conducting the public busi ness, but it did not appear to him that it went to re. dress the grievances of which he had complained.— He conceived that the right of stating any grievance was vested in every Member of that House, and such was the opinion of Lord Coke, who stated many causes of grievance, and suggested a mode of reme., dying them. After some further remarks on the right of making a motion without any previous notice, the Honourable Member concluded by Moving as aril amendment, That all the words after the word " that"' in the original motion be left out, for the purpose of 1 inserting the following : " This House do resolve itself into a Committee on this dafl fortnight, to take into consideration the Official Duties sod Pees it the two Tellers of the Exchequer, the Marquis of Bad. ood Earl Cantilen, and to report thereon.' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER„ objected to the amendment of the Honourable Gen. tleman, as interrupting the usage of the House for the last 30 or 40 years, and hoped that the House would not at once sacrifice all the convenience ther had found to arise from previous notices being given of any motions intended to be brought forward fort discussion. He was perfectly willing to acknowledge. the inherent right which existed of bringing forward' motions in this manner ; but he really did conceive that when no pressing injury existed that called for' immediate redress, it was the general understanding of Parliament, and the particular opinion of ever Member, that whenever any measure not pressing in point of time was to be proposed, it was always more desirable that previous notice should be given. Now' it was pretty clear that this motion did not fall under the description he spoke of, as it fixed the discussion . for so distant a period as a fortnight hence, and he' therefore hoped, from every consideration, that the House would not assent to it. I Mr. TIER NEY said, that whatever might be they , general Tense of the House on the subject, his Hon. Friend would find in him one person to support his motion ; and principally for this reason, that he was anxious that the principle of the new arrangement, which had been established last night, should be brought as soon as poisible to the test ; for he did not conceive himself bound to give previous notice of any motion he had to bring forward, though few persons exercised that right seldomer than he did, not having given five notices, he believed, for the last ten years. While this custom remained a matter of courtesy, he was willing to allow that it was productive of conve f nience ; but when he saw that this courtesy on one I side, was met by proportional strictness on the other, (he should certainly contend for the rights of that House, which the strong atm of power on some oc casions might arrest, but could not extinguish. The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite was the only Mini ster who lost his temper at the pressure of business ; for former Ministers prolonged the session, instead of revenging on the House the double vexation of being kept out of bed and thrown into a minority. (A . bath.) He felt it to be his duty to stand up for the privileges of Parliament, and would therefore sup- , port the amendment. Mr. WILBERFORCE was as jealous as any Ho.. nourable Member of the privileges of that House ; but he could not apprehend any danger from the men. sure of last night, which to his view appeared rather a specific measure than a permanent arrangement. — He conceived, too, that it would in many instances operate more against Ministers than for them, as it would' give an opportunity for ample discussion on many subjects, on which they might be supposed de. sirous of avoiding it. He could not confidently say his mind was made up as to the general tendency of the new measure : but he could not conceive that any i evil was likely to arise so immediately from it, as to make it desirable that it should not have a fair trial. He, therefore, was inclined to dissent from the pre sent motion, as defeating this purpose at the outset. Mr. PONSONBY was disposed to agree with thel Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, in the correct feel-1 ings he possessed for the privileges of Parliament and.l the welfare of the country; but could not agree with 1 him in some other' points. He thought that it de- 1 pended entirely on the apposite side of the House to dispose of the order of the discussions, as they swayed its Councils. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Creevey) L had made an effort to defend the privileges of every. Member of the House, and he would support himiat the effort. '1 Sir FRANCIS BURDETT expressed his appro.' bation of the present motion, as tending to try the -merits of the question ; but would suggest to the Hon. Gentleman that it was sufficient to assert the right without dividing the House upon it. Mr. CREEVEY, after Making a few observations, consented to withdraw his amendment. . Mr. WHITBREAD gave notice of his intention to make a motion, " 'f hat the Orders of the Day should be read in succession, and tlizt no Money Bills should be brought forward after ten o'clock at night." lIISCKLLANEOI:x ESTIMATES. On the House being resolved into a Committee of Supply, The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER postponed the consideration of the Estimates which !elated to the service of' Scotland, till Friday next. -. Mr. WHARTON then moved the first Resolution) is,That there be granted the sum of 569,280. ss. foi, the French Protestant and Disaeitting Ministers ar: England and Ireland." k . On this Resolution being put, Mr. WHITBREAD trade some objections to the returns of persons on this list, as it stated that 27 had died in the course of the last year ; and conceived that it would be more correct, in order to avoid any frau dulent substitution, that the names and time of Ouch of each of those 27 persons should be distinctly W OW. csARTON stated, that the beolwas kept .r. Bovine, and atinually sent to the Treasury inspection. He had no objection to produce the talk on the table, on any ground of delicacy—the souk was very voluminous, as the pensions were ex tremely small to each person. On the subject of frau dulent substitutions, hecould state that none bad taken place since lso6, at which time this grant ceased to be made from the Civil List. Mr., WHITBREAD explained. He wished that Mr. Bosville might be examined as to the substitution, and that the book might be printed. He hoped this vote would be postponed until the subject was inquired into. ° After some further conversation between Mr. Long, Mr. Whitbread, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Bankes, and Mr. Tierney, the Resolution was postponed. Mr. WHARTON then moved the next Resolu. Son — " I That the sum of £ 74,700 be granted by this House, for de-1 ~ Ong the expences attendant on the Convicts at home."-.. d to. "4 'That the sum of £1,521 Ss. 4(1. be granted for the Poiret Ihe Parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields." ' • After some observations from Mr. WiIITIBIII4 this Resolutinn was postponed. Mr. WHARTON next moved -• “ That the sum of £4,217 7s. 9d. be granted for defray*, Oa extraordinary expences of sending Convicts to the Capps, 1p 1810, not already provided for."—Postponed. 1' That the sum of i€ 4,000 be granted for defraying the est*: ierdinary expences of Promotions relating to the Coin of this Ilingdoin.' —Agreed to. " That the sum of £5,000 be granted for the Payment of Fees ,ipp; Publis Accounts for the year is; i."—Agreed to. • " That the sum of £175,005 be gramed for defraying the sop', of Foreign and Seem Servieeo-for ISt i."--Aareed to. Is That the sum of £20,000 be granted for defraying the ex• Ipesiees of Law Charges for 11111."—Agreed to. That the sum of £12,001 be granted for defraying the ow pieces of the Public Office in Bow-street. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR. obected to the largeness if the sum moved in the last Resolution, when the ser vices were so inadequate, and when it was well known that fees were given en every application at the Bow street Office. Mr. WHARTON said, that the sum moved in the Resolution was an annual grant to a great public esta blishment, the utility of which had been frequently found. After a few observations front Mr..Cuftwax, the Resolution was agreed to. Mr. WHARTON then read the next Resolution: " That there be granted by this House the stun of £21,000 for defraying the expences of printing the Journals and Acts of the Houses of Lords and Commons for 151 i."—Agreed to. " That the sum of £5200 be graated for defraying meow ineident to both Houses for lath' --Agreed to. • 1 " That the sum of £6OOO be granted for defraying the 'apes". , of printing 615 copies of the votes of both Hours."—Agreed " That the sum of £2OOO be granted for defraying the ospeellie of printing the Journals of the Lords."—Agreed to. " That the sum of itlilto be granted for defraying the area of certain dices in both Houses of Parliament."--Agreed to. The House then resumed, and the Report was or dered to be received to-morrow. The Report on the Ways and Means was postpo ned to Friday.—Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. • THURSDAY, MARCH 7. TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK a S per Cent. Conk money, 6511--for amount. 641. Reduced shut- -4 per Cent. slaut-.-5 per Cent. Navy 97ff. Izehal. Sills 7.. t• lle. prom—lontle, 151. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Red. 651 66 India Stock 1771 171 3 per Cent. Cou. Sq. India Bonds Ifs. 151. pro. 4 per Cent. shut Exc. Bills, 10s. is.. press. S per Cent. Navy SS, 07{ Omnittin Lug Aiss. 13 13-lithe Coos. (Sr us. is} " WINDSOR CATTLI., MARCH 7. Mmesrt is going on favourably." (Signed) 11. R. REYNOLDS, H. HALTOM', "W. HAMADEN, R. WILLIS."! I , The &imam/mos cutter, Captain DYER, arrived at Falmouth on Monday, from Lisbon, after a passage of six days. From the accounts brought by this vessel it appears that MAssc.ia has sent off all his heavy ar -1 I finery and baggage, from which it is conjectured at Lisbon that he either meditates on a battle, or a re treat into Spain. The French army is described as 1 ibeing still in great want of provisions, while the r ßritish troops are abundantly supplied with every i'thing,_ and eager for an engagement. I We are happy to add, on the authority of the Cap. ... 1. taro of the Speculation, that the troops under the command of Sir Joseen YoRKE, had arrived in the agus. Few of the men bad been sick on the pas ;!age—and the whole, in high health and spirits, were disembarking when the Speculation came away. '.,; r ~ .~ Mexico Gazettes to the 16th of December have ar rived. They contain a full report of the state of that colony; by which it appears that a second conspiracy, after the former was crushee. by General VENT AS, was formed to overturn the old government, which the s ame General frustrated by his vigilant and prompt conduct. He had arrested at their several places of rendezvous the whole of the conspirators, and most of .them were immediately tried and executed. Thofe whose lives were spared were sc disposed of as to be prevented from disturbing the public tranquillity in future. The General had issued an order that none but the old Spaniards should be permitted to carry s ide-arms. Yesterday the Committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquiry into the Ccmmenial situa tion of the Country mets when Sir ROBERT PEEL un derwent along examination as to the situation of the extensive district of Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Lanca sliire, respecting the state of the Manufactures. Mr. MAITLAb.D gave infoi-mation te the Committee as to the state of the Woollen Manufacturers in the West of England ; and Mr. CloWtant as to the state of the Linen Mannfaeturers in the North of England, and in Scotland, Mr, KBYWER also gave infortnation as to the quantity of West- India produce now loading she warehouses in Loudest, "MI fay which at prneat ;ben is an maim, • PARLMMENTARr pRocIEDINGs. A . RAMY. Lord WILLIAM BANTINCI is appointed Commander in Chief of the British Forces, as well as Minister nipotentiary in Sicily. Major-General Faxnerucx MAITLAND is to be second in.command, and both with the rank of Lieutenant-General. The Honourable ntertzeicELAisasgoes out as eretary of Legation. Sir JOHN CRADOCK is appointed Governor as widl as Commander in Chief at the Cape of Goo d Hope. A melancholy accident happened on Saturday even. ing, in George-square barracks; near Plymouth. As some recruits belonging to the Ist Somerset Militia, • were firing blank cartridges for exercise, the musket of a front-rank man burst, tore off his thumb, and shattered his hand to pieces ; killed the third man ou his right, a splinter of the barrel baying entered his skull, and wounded the two men right and left of him. The accident happened through overloadin; the musket. On examining,the different pieces, sae man had six cartridges in. NATAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH 4. Arrived this day the American ship Hazard, Cap. Cain ELl:immix, from New Orleans, +5 days passage,. with a cargo of flour and cotton, called here for or ders ; also the Speculation cutter. Captain Th a t, with a cargo of fruit, siz days from Lisbon : the Duke of Marlborough packet had arrived out in ten days from PlymOuth with the mails. The Jane, of Liverpool, Capt. Hirrcumsox, was captured on the 22d January by the Duke of Dantzic French privateer, on her pas. sage from Savannah for Liverpool ; she had also cap. tured five other vessels. Captain HUTCNINSON and crew were landed here on Saturday last, from the American ship Port Mary, Captain BzwriLtu, from Charlestown, 32 days passage.—Sailed the Swedish brig Gustavo& Sophia, AvrnsoN, with wine, brand:, kc. for Plymouth.—. Wind W. TORBAY, MARCH & The ships Donegan, Capt. COURTNEY ; Vine, Capt: Mosiroomartv ; and Endeavour, Capt. --,--, are now getting under weigh for Belfast. Still remain the fleet for Lisbon.—Wind South. LYMINOTON, MARCH 1, Arrived his Majesty's sbip ALDICORZ, Rid; Si JAMES SAUMARRZ on board. frern GoetOsey. PLYMOUTH, MARCH & The Mnszftva. frigate, Captain Hawr-nrs, which went out of harbour yesterday, will be paid wages and prize-money to-morrow, preparatory to her sail. ing for Newfoundland, to which station she is ordered. She proceeds, in the first instance, to the Downs, with convoy. TheCollingwood, James, Unity, and Morn. ing Star cartels, have returned again from Morlaiz, which place they left on Sunday morning. The Collingwood carried over several seamen from this port, to bring here the Bombay cartel, which has az. rived at Morlaiz, with prisoners from the Isle of France, and received considerable damage by beini driven on shore there. A fine French privateer, of 14 guns, was fiuing for sea at Morlaiz. The vessels bound to Ferrol and Corunna are ordered to get ready by Saturday neat, to sail under convoy of the Rork frigate. The Morning Star brought over the follow. ing passengers, viz. Mrs. Emetic Drummond, Miss Goodheers, and Miss Burgerets. Two vessels, names unknown, were passed on Saturday last, three leagues .0 the westward of this port, with their bottoms up. wards. His Majesty's ship LYRA has detained and seat is here, the American Brig Adolphus, Batvor, from New-York, last from Ireland, with a cargo, bound to Bourdeaux. The JA120131 1 stated by mistake to have arrived here on Sunday, has not been near this port since she sailed about three weeks glace. The Active, victualling sloop, has arrived in four days from • •orunna, but brings no news. • Sailed the Tannins frigate, with dispatches for the West-Indies ; the MAnuionouon, 74, and Inn frigate, to resume their stations off 'Brest. Also the Monorx sloop, for the Mediterranean.-_ Mind PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 6. Arrived his Majesty's ship DA.IIO/14 from Cetera. sey ; the Pass schooner, from Hclignland the Ninsig frigate, from a cruize, with a lugger privateer, her prize,—Sailed the UnnaultrEn frigate, for Cadiz; the PRINCES CRARLOTTR frigate, on a cruize; and the Awe schooner, with a convoy for Plymouth..—Put back 110 Spithead his Majesty's ships Berwick, Fawn, Amelia, and Hawke ; they sailed from hence yester day, for off Cherbourgee4V.ind S.W. DX41. 1 .34ARC11 s. • - •• .:.Wind W. blows strong.. Th e entward bound re main. The XANO,AROO takes convoy fur Portsmoath. - ItHSERNEsS, /fatal( V. I AreVeitthe. ealtsesst front the iivite "Mame, Na M AN# .frOni 'taw neTtbward.— P. S. The Vict. ANGOLIC), and DICTAToit, 74 guns, .ire ordered to fitVid for Baltic seri/ice) also the sitalattaxa sloe; of war, and Sasanuatab i gun.brig. VARMOIIIII, MARCH I. • Arrived from the Down' the TARTAR frigate, Si tuns. and the PARTRIOIN sloop of war . - -Sailed th e rARTHIMI sloop and twercutters.--Reinain Roebuck), Horatio, Nymphen, Tweed; Portia, Prospero, Raven, Chanticleer, Vixen, Britomart, and Connor.—lfi the harbour as before.—lVinCi W. N. W. TOULON; FEBRUARY 11. . into the Babiole privateer, of Marseilles, earned the port of Agde, on the 1d instant, the English gal. Lot the Admiral Sauplarez, •of 129 tens, w hich she captured on the 25th of January of Alicant; vessel was from Newfoundland, with a cargo of fish and planks. HAVRE, FEBRUARY 13. On the 11th insthnt an English prize named d s H i awk, of 230 tons, was carried into Fccamp. She had sailed from Alicant. Her cargo consisted of fruit, wine, wool, and oil. She was taken by the Saw ',age privateer of Boillogne. ST. MALO, F/BRUARY 11. The Juno privateer of this - pert, Captain Nique4 has just returned with an English three-masted vessel , the Anne, from Jamaica, 'roasting 14 guns, tate* by . * oh the WI inetant, altar aP engagement,