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rtason to complain to which he had replied- 1 ' None whatever." si r FRANCIS BURDETT, in explanation, said, t hat he had not spoken under a raise He knew t h at the sending the individual to re.. comtituted part of die sentence of the Court; but t h e Government having the power of appointing Ac. tower, Judge, and Jury, any accused person was, in e fect, placed at its discretion. These sentences were nap• indeed, unprecedented , but they were new since Resolution. Sir JAMES GRAHAM affirmed, that the most tespectable Freeholders were alvrais summoned for June ,. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. MR. HART'S PETITION. Mr. WHITBREAD presented a petition front g r . John Hart, the Prflter of The Independent Whig. !I stated a number of grievances, and denied the le alitv of the course of proceedings under which he, fb e ioi only the Printer of the Paper), suffered, Ordered to lie on the table. REVERMONAIT GiANTS. Lord PORCHESTER, in pursuance of his notice, to submit to the House a Motion on the above su bject. He observed, that a Bill had passed unani mously through that House last Session, which had been re j ec ted by the Lords, who had also previously rejected anoth er Bill. This to the measure called loudly foerrscevering opposition consideration. He ( I ced, that the Journals of the House of Peers had been searched to ascertain the grounds of that opposi these had been at length discovered, and they / mild be found to bear no inconsiderable rank among the follies of Princes. There was however one inns vim person, who stood nearest to the Throne, and was dear to the hopes of the nation, who had not joined in that opposition. He was happy to see a full attendance of his Majesty's Ministers, and hoped they would not, on the prese nt occasion, attend in the e'r.2.racters they had erly done, viz. that of mutes! The Noble Lord opposite, be trusted, would feel riious to afford that information which he k cora p:er: to give from the chronicles of Ireland, and r'xild furnish the House with a list of the offices in- reversion (he had almost said in resurrection !) which had lateiy been multiplied to a most extraordinary degree. He had been told, and perhaps it would be . ere argument urged by Gentlemen on the opposite side, that the present was an inconvenient time; but whet they had a duty to perform, no time could be too early, and every delay must be improper. They had been told that. the present was not the proper time to press this measure ; that they must proceed ith delicacy with respect to the privileges of the other House, and endeavour to get its members into a r b •c,od humour; they would then be more likely to btain the object. Was it so (said his Lordship) that M:gna Charta of the Bill of Rights were obtained ?' The public would feel anxious to hear the sentiments of Ministers; let them come down, and weak as the Noble Lord's arms were, they would see him buck:e on Lis armour and struggle for victory.. They were to be delicate of the privileges of the Lords, and not consider the sacrifice they were making of their own ! He wished for the adoption- of the Bill, but not partially as had been hitherto done, which went merely to extract all the pith and marrow from the measure. It Places in Reversion were to be granted Is the rewards only of public service, perhaps the tbjection to those grants would not be so strong ! But that could not be the case, as they were frequently made to children ! And in consequence, when me itNious servants of the public were to be rewarded, Majesty was obliged to come to that House, and rife the reward out of the pockets of his subjects ! The Noble Lord concluded an eloquent and animated speech, by moving for leave to bring in a Bill for per petually preventing the grant of Offices in Reversion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER nuld not attach that great weight to this Bill which the Noble Lord had endeavoured to impress upon 'he House ; and Which he had, in the course of an 'aborate speech, magnified into such great import :v. He did not conceive that the measure was ip reat infringement upon the prerogative of the n, or any important accession of power to the ple ; and as a measure of economy, he could not any benefit which could arise from it upon that He thought the present measure unnecessary, souse an Act of Parliament was in existence, and ..zw acted under; and no inconvenience could pos ,:aly :trrise to the public from not passing the present ,asure ; because, by the said Act, ,grants of offices ;eversion were prohibited until six weeks after the rcuanc:.cement of the next Sessions. Besides all `,is, there was a notice of a motion given by an Ho !nimble and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Henry Mar v:) Upon the Third Report of the Finance Corn gee, on the subject of Places, which stood for ly in the next week, and his wish was to postpone the discussion of the present question until that should b disposed of. Under these circumstances he.should tipose the motion. scole. Mr. BAN KES, however, he might disapprove of L'e time of bringing forward this measure, yet, con :ent with the part he had personally taken upon 1 -is subject on a former occasion, he felt it his duty t vote for the present measure. Lord HENRY PETTY thought the opinion of Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the L‘c}:cquer) rather an extraordinary one : he seemed tteat this important question as a subordinate -..!sure, objected to the time at which it was brought .raid, and said something might arise in the se of a few days which might alter the opinion !!.0 House upon the subject. He could not see .4. this could be any reason for delaying a proceed. the House unanimously adopted and ap i:tt of no later than the last Session of Parlia- Th.m. But any opinion which might hereafter be rind could not militate against that opinion al -14 adopted, and which came recommended by . rrY species of policy and expediency. He decidedly ~o),,,ted the motion. 1 Le question was about to be put, when 'lr. TIERNEY could not forbear from observing, !he same measure was now treated with contempt, ; !!, in the last Session, had been passed mull u-ly. One Right Hon. Gentleman alone delivered , :aiments on the measure, who pretended not to ntriendly to it, but to object to it only on the 'i time, while others opposed it in silence. He opinion, not only that the measure was in ' 4 ?) but that it was in strict parliamentary time.— Lords opposed the Bill on the broad ground that Ll,croached on the prerogative of the Crown. 4 Member of the Administration (the Lord Chancellor) had been bold enough to say, that the fact of the Commons passing a Resolution, recommending to his Majesty not to grant Offices in Reversion, would be a reason with him fot granting such Reversions. The Commons were of a contrary opinion; and, if the Lords should be of the mind formerly expressed by them, was it not proper that the measure should come back to the Commons in sufficient time to enable them to delibe rate how they should act ? He agreed that if expecta tions were formed of a saving from this measure pro portioned to the great scale of the public expendi ture, they would be disappointed. But, if ever there as a moment for shewing the disposition for economy the present was the moment. Yet the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Perceval) would propose no thin& Every burthen of this kind was thrown on the House. Did the Right Honourable Gentleman call this doing his duty ? The Committee had been appointed, re-appointed, and re-modelled, and yet the Report, after it was laid on the table, would have been allowed to remain there a dead letter but for the ex ertions of his Honourable and Learned Friend (Mr. H. Martin). Did thc Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Perceval) think this was the way to meet the public temper? He agreed that little good as to the reduction of taxes could be occasioned by this measure; but, at the same time, Ministers should shew an in clination to reduce the influence of the Crown, and to produce economy where it could be produced.— From the Honourable Ministers opposite he expected nothing. One of them did net think the measure worth opposing, and the other two observed a strict silence. From the House, however, he had better expectations. He hoped they would recollect that during the last Session they were unanimous, and would - by their vote of that night shew that they were willing to do 'something to gratify the wishes of the _ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in explanation said, that the greater part of the 4180,600 per annum was expended in stamps for the necessary proceedings, and the increased quantity of business. Mr. WHITBREAD also deprecated the tacitur nity of Ministers upon such an occasion, and the op position of the only one who had delivered his senti ments from that side of the' House. He thought it was necessary for the House to assert itsown dignity, and send up another Bill to the House of Lords. He had heard it said of the Lord Chancellor, that when the former Bill went up, he was heard to say, that the moment the Bill was rejected, he should advise his Majesty to grant the first place he could in rever sion. He concluded by declaring his warm appro bation of the Bill. Mr. CANNING saw sufficient to oppose the pre. sent measure when he looked to the Bill of last Ses sion now in operation and producing the very effect which its author intended. If he were to state his opinion he must say it preponderated in favour of Reversions • but the opinion of the House and out of the House being so strongly against them, he had al lowed that opinion to turn the balance in his mind. If there was a difference of opinion in the two Houses it would be productive of great inconvenience, and therefore he this night voted for the Act of Suspen sion of last Session rather than for a measure which would have the effect of cutting it up by the roots. As to the story of the Lord Chancellor having said that he would advise his Majesty to grant a Rever sion notwithstanding the Resolution of the House, he (Mr. Canning) had never heard of it before, and did not believe it. Mr. PONSONBY thought it was the most extra ordinary method he ever heard of obstructing an Act of Parliament, by giving to it a perpetual operation! He by no means agreed with those who thought the measure of but little imports on the contrary, he thought it was a considerable reduction of the Public expence, and reduced the improper influence of his Majesty's Ministers, by taking from them that patro- nage which they otherwise had, and of the greatest importance to the interest.of the country. Mr. DAVIES GIDDY supported the motion. After some explanation from Mr. BANKS, Mr. PONIONBY, and the CRANCELLONS of the EXCHEQUER, Lord Poacnesvms replied ; and the question being loudly called for, the House divided—For Lord Por cheater's Motion, Ayes 106--Against it, Noes 121 —Majority against the Bill 15. rsaggt t° whatever. Sir FR,. that he ° k n ew that eon,titute the Cover cuser , Jud e j ect , pla not , indee the Re:ol Sir JAI et spectabl juries. 1 Mr. NV] g r . John Dstated being of I bong or ordered 0 Lord P r ose to sul subject. mously th been rejec rejected a to the me, state d, the been searcl 6 4 : thes would be I the follies rious pert was dear I joined in t attendance would no; exacters The Nob =ions to Fteat to would furl reversion had lately degree. I cue argun side, that whea they too early, had been t tire to pr with delic other Hou a c;ocl hue cbtain the M:gna CI The public of Minister Noble LOT • on arn] to be delic not consic own ! not partial merely to measure. as the rew abjection 0 But trig ci made to ci itolious se :.•lajest] take the re The Noble speech, by petually pr The CF • muld not a le Noble :he House elaborate s ante. He any great i Crown, or V'Ple as me any bet Ht !;cause an acted t'aly arrise L.ASUre ; ley ersiot ten:me:lcm tis, there mumble ai tra) upon t..ttee, on early in the the discussi disposed cppose the Mr. BA fte time of !.:eta wit tlis subject t vote for Lord H: t.; Right t:'cl;etter ti eat t sure, : rai d, :se of •!!.0 Ho ...v this ci I:'r.d of fiat. Bu ! rind co aduj tpeci 1 Le gnu the sat i!, in t:Ay. C T.frienc ••: tii upi 2.?, but ; /J.,rd! encroach LOCAL MILITIA BILL. Lord CASTLL•REAGH then moved the third reading of the Local Militia Bill, when Mr. GII.ES renewed We objections to the system of ballot, and commented upon the unfairness of fining the parishes at the rate of £l5 per man, for each deficient of their respective quotas, and at the same time limiting the bounty at which they were to get the men. • The Bill was then read a third time, and several dames added by way of riders to the Bill. Mr. W. WYNNE proposed a clause, prohibiting tb. enlisting of men for the Regulars Juring the training. This ' after a short conversation, was negatived; the number for the Clause being 29—against it 84.—Majority U. While Strangers were excluded, the Bill (we understand) was passed. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. On re-admittance, we found the House, in a Committee of 'Supply, geode' the miscellaneous grants fur the current year.— The follostrin; Sum: were then voted: For Repairing the Public Roads, &e. . 556) 0 0 For ditto in Scotland and the Minor Islands 10,000 0 0 For Inland Navigation ..... . 20,000 0 0 For the Officers of House of Commons, &c 5500 0 0 For Printing the Votes of the House, &c. 1640 0 0 For the Expences out of the Civil List Re venue in Maintaining the Police for the Ship Port of London To James Clements, Esq. Deputy Serjeant at Arms 219 14 0 For New South Wales 1848 9 0 To James Reid, Esq. for the Horse Patrole 6372 0 0 For the Natural Vaccine Establishme:.t 3163 1 6 For Maintaining the British Fortes station ed on the Coast of Africa For the Board of Agriculture . . . For the Stationery for his Majesty% Court of Exchequer . . . . . . . . 2134 3 11 To James Reid, Esq. for the better Secu ring the Pears and Security of the Pub lic Roads leading to the Metropolis 6345 16 4 For the purpose of making good to William Mellish, Esq. Sums of Money expended by him in rendering Assistance to the Settlement of Davies' Streigbrs . . . 5265 19 0 On the Resolution for defraying the expence of Printing the Journals, &c. of the House, a short conversation took place across the table between Mr. Tierney and the Speaker, in the course of which the latter Gentleman apprised the House, that since the Union the expences under this Estimate had increased from £40,000 to C 120,000, admitting at the same time that the pre sent Estimate was of a nature much more comprehensive, as to the number of its items, than it was at the period alluded to. The House then resumed, and the Report was ordered for to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House Adjourned at One o'Clock to this day. THE EVENINGVAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 25. Sr. MAtx.—No business done at the Stock Exchange. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per C.int. Red. 66m India Stock 3 per Cent. Cons. India Bonds, 13s. 14s. pre. 4 per Cent. 8110 Excheq. Bills, 12s. 14s. pr. 5 per Cunt. Navy fif 98.1, Lottery Ticket, 221. 4s. Long Ann. Isf 3-164 Consols, for acc. b7,5,1f Mr. FRERE, our Minister to the Supreme Junta at Seville, is said to have been ordered to Constantinople. Mr. ADA ut removes to Vienna in consequence of the understanding which now subsists between the Courts of Austria and London. The Austrian Agent, whose arrival we noticed yesterday, sets off to-mor row, as it is said, carrying with him the first instal-- ment of the Subsidy agreed upon in favour of Austria. FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. Letters from Holland to the 2:3d instant were re ceived yesterday, containing rumours of the French and Austjans having been engaged, to the advantage of the latter. Some accounts state the Archduke CHMILFS to have entered Munich at the head of 50,000 men. We have this morning, however, re ceived Moniteurs to the 18th instant, in which no mention is made of any such movements. The ar rival of the Emperor and Empress at Stiashurg is again noticed, and bodies of troops continue pouring into Austria from France. The re-appointment of Count ROMANZOFF, as Mi nister to the Emperor ALExaNDER, is ( Ilicially an nounced in the Paris Journals with seeming exulta tation. We have extracted a few articles from the Moviteurs ; the rest of their contents consist of details of the late Revolution in Sweden. The Duke of St:- DERMANIA is spoken of in terms of high approbation, &oil which we may perhaps infer that his communi cation to the French Government has been favourably received. The following is an interesting detail of the'opera tions under the gallant Lord COCHRANE,. in Basque Roads. The Letter is from the pen of one of his Lordship's brave companions in arms : " His Majesty's ship IMPER I EUSE, mining up Channel, Thursday, April :20. Eleven A.M. "DEAR SlR—Being well assured you would wish to hear the full result and particulars of our operations in Basque Road', I herewith transmit you a hasty bet authentic statement thereof. " Having all our preparations completely arranged, on the , night of the 11th instant we sent in seventeen sail of fire ships among the enemy's fleet, with four explosion ships leading the van. At ten P.M. we had a most glorious sight ; the Imperieuse being placed at the small distance of one mile from the enemy, saw them all tut their cables, and in attempting to seek shelter from our fire ships in the port, they all ran on shore, consequently our fire ships did not touch them. " At daylight on the I 2th, we weighed to near the enemy, mak ing signal to Lord GAMBIER, that seven sail were on shore and in great distress. " We then proceeded to anchor under the Isle of Aix, and tele graphed the Admiral that we could destroy them all ; and I ho mediately laid down a buoy in the Jobert Passage, to point out the Channel. " At noon the Admiral sent the Etna bomb and two gun brigs to annoy the enemy, who were therfendLavouring to get off the bank. I•ord COCHRANE hailed the Commander of the Etna , and told him he would go in and protect him ; and accordingly gave orders for the Imperieuse to get under weigh, which we im mediately did, and in a few minutes ran boldly into the harbour. Shot and shell flew about us like a shower of hail ! However, we anchored in a position to engage two 74's and a 50, (the Cal cutta) ; and after an hour's close action, we were joined by the Revenge and Ramilies, of 74, and fuur frigates. " The result of this business was, the enemy lost four sail, three of the line, and the Calcutta (the latter laden with provisions and stores), all four burnt within a mile of the French Admiral ; and it was very lucky for him we could not put the Imperieuse in nearer, or we should have uuroosted hi) Ocean ! (a fine new ship of 120 guns) but we had previously sounded the Channel, and found it too shoal for her. " We encountered the Calcutta's broad side for 45 miautes . when she struck to us. The Aquilon of 74 guns, and the Vine sle Varsovie, of 80 guns, also struck to us; but were burnt.— The Tonerre, of 80 guns, was burnt by the enemy. All the rest, seven of the line and three frigates, are in a very bad state, having ran on shore at high water, anti were left on their beam ends, without the possibility of bring got off; indeed the Com mander in Chief did not mean to quit the staticn till they were totally destroyed : one of their frigates was wrecked in running ashore. " Our loss in this action was very small indeed ; we had only three men killed, and eleven wounded; the Revenge had also three killed, and ten wounded, two of the latter dangerously, and since dead. Our hull is well marked, though not so much as we expected. All our ships that were in the action grounded, but were got oft without damage. " I am happy to state that the enemy has not a ship of the line fit for sea, either in Brest, L'Orient, or Rochefort. ," I imagine we shall come to Ply mout h to b e d oc k e d ; we are now taking Sir H. B. NzAl.5 to Weymouth." In the Supplement of the Vienna Court Gazette of the Ist of April, it is said, that the Emperor FRANCIS the First, never recognized King JOSEPH as Sovereign of Spain. Sir FRANCIS BURDLTT'S complaint has ben the Opthalmia ; he has been confined for some time at his house in Piccadilly ; but on Friday evening he went down to Wimbledon, from whencc he returned yesterday much better. Mr. RICKETS, the Gentleman who it was stated fought a duel at Leman Cemmon, Herts, on Thurs day se'nnight, with a Mr. WRIGHT, and was wounded in the thigh, died on Saturday in consequence of a mortification, the deceased having refused to undergo amputation. BREAD.—To-day, no Court of Aldermen. The LORD MAYOR after inspecting the returns, ordered it to continue at present prices. , Saturday night, a gentleman, while crossing the lend of Cockspur-street, was jostled by three fellows, ' who robbed him of his gold watch and appendages. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, APRIL IS. Arrived the EMERALD, Capt. MAITLAND, last from • Rochefort ; she was one of the four frigates which• joined in the attack on the enemy, and had one man killed by the blowing up of the Tonerre : she also brings the unpleasant information that the CEsAtes • Launch, with an officer and boat's crew, WAS, stink in ' Basque Roads during the attack, by the bursting r f a shell, which fell in the boat; it is needless to add, the whole of the party perished. Al:-) arrived the PORGEY schooner, of 10 guns, from St. Lawrence's, (Canada), last from Falmouth; the Erik LtIEN, of 18, from the Nore ; and the SEAFLOWER, 14, Lieutenant GOOD, from the East Indies, with dispatches, which were sent off to town this afternoon. An homeward- • bound Indianian is also arrived in the Bay, but I have not learnt her name. The RESOLUTE gun-brig. • is come up harbour to' be repaired.—Sailed the Jo- SEMI hired cutter, on a crnize; and the Neptune (2,) tender, for Dublin. The MEDUSA is expected to sail this evening. The TIIFSEUS, 74, has 700 French prl soners on board, taken out of the ships destroyed at Rochefort, and hourly expected here. The BEAGLE brig is expected in this evening with dispatches from Rochefort. Came in the Georgiana packet, Captain HENRY LEIGH, from Calcutta, laden with hemp and wood, for London. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 24. Arrived the Echo, Captain RowE, for Barbadoes, and the Ann and Eliza, GOWRING for Lisbon. DEAL, APRIL 24. Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships, &c. as per last.—Wind N.E. blows hard. YARMOUTH, APRIL 24. The Nordon, H ROF.LFRING master, from Rotter. dam bound to London, with grain, is on the Barber Sand, crew saved, but it is fearful she will become a wreck.—The convoy bound to the Baltic remain with the ships as per yesterday.—The James and Margaret, WILLIAM MILNS master, is delivering part of the cargo saved ; she has upwards of six i ea. water in her hold. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Gearrums, APRIL '2 4 . —Sailtd the Janet, Robertson, for Gottenburgh ; Swift, Horn; and the Lovely Ann, Webster, for Heligoland. The fleet for the West Indies (about 20 sail) left the Cove of Cork on the 18th inst, with a fair wine. The Thomas and Margaret, Mt I.NE, from London for Gotteuburgh, is on shore on Yarmouth beach, and full of water. The Betsey, PATON, from Gottenburgh, for Guern sey, was lost on the coast of East Friezland, on the Bth of December last. The John, BROWN, from Gatcombe, for London, is lost at Padstow. The Lord Cranstown,•—___, from St. Croix and Liverpool, is on shore in the Bristol Channel. The Fanny and Almeria, HICKS, was captured by a Danish privateer, in November last ; since retaken, and is arrived at Landscrona. The Antelope, La PELLY, arrived off Rio Janeirr, on the 17th of February, from round Cape Horr, after having had several actions with Spanish vessels of war, during which she received so much damage, as to be obliged to repair. The Dash, LE MONTIAS, from Glasgow, for Jersey, was taken ( n the 19th of December, and since lost on the coast of France. The Anna Philippa, -, from London, for Glasgow, was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, on the 22d of January. EAST-INDIA SHIPPING. The Company's packet Georgiana, arrived off Plymouth 23d April, 1809: left Bengal the 24th December last ; arrived at Mairas 28th ditto ; left Madras 29th ditto ; arrived at Sit. Helena eed February ; left ditto 26th ditto, and left the following ships at that island, viz. his Majesty's ship Grampus, which was to sail three days after the Georgiana, with the Company'a ships Phoenix, Anne, Tigris, Surat Castle, Wexford, Preston, and one Botany relay ship. His Majesty's ship Theseus arrived from the Cape on the 23d February ; left there bis Majesty's ship Albion, and the Com pany's ships Diana and Ceylon. The following ships sailed from Bengal for Madras the 24th December last, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Sir Francis Drake:—William Pirt, Hugh Inglis, Jane, Duchess of Gordon. _ .. _ , . The Georgiana left at Bengal the Streatham, Earl Spencer, Sir William Bensley, Monarch, Euphrates, Sovereign, Northumber land, and Calcutta. The Travers, Captain Collins, was lost on the 7th November, at five o'clock, A.M. on a rock detached from Sunken Island, in lat. IS. 38. N. long, 94. 20. E. Diamond Island bearing W. by N. distance about three miles; Sunken Island S.W. by S. distant one mile and a quarter. Whole crew and passengers saved, excepting six European seamen, three Lascars, and seven China-me. The , under-mentioned ships missing—the Glory, Lord Nelson, and Experiment. Yesterday the dispatches were finally closed at the East-India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the undermentioned ships, viz : Castle Eden, Captain R. Colnett ; Devonshire, J. Murray ; Sur rey, J. A. Cutuberlege ; Metcalfe, M. Isaacke ; City of London, J. Yates—Madras and Bengal._ Marchioness of Exeter, A. Nash—Madeira and Bengal. Earl Howe, W. J. Eastlield ; Retreat, T. H. Harris—Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Dover Castle, G. Richardson ; Taunton Castle, J. Timbrell—. Bombay direct. Marquis Wellesley, C. Le Blanc—Ceylon and Bengal. United Kingdom, W. P. D'Esterre—St. Helens and Bengal. The Serapis store•ship arrived at Portsmouth, on Saturday, from the Brazils. Captain WALKER, of the Bedford, is come home in her, on leave of absence, and brings dispatches from Lord STRANGFORD. The differences between the Viceroy, LINIERS, and General am, at Monte Video, had not been settled ; and all the officers who would not take the prescribed oath to the Junta of Monte Video, were peremptorily ordered to leave Monte Videe. Most of them went to Bum* Ayres.—Trade is very flat at Rio Janeiro, owing to the immense influx of goods from England. Several Spaniards were there, purchasing English goods ; but there is more in the Brazil market than can be con sumed for four years. A few ships have been per mitted to land their cargoes, or rather part of them, at Monte Video, which indulgence, it is considered, would not have been granted to them, but from the necessities of the Governor, who wanted the duties arising from the sale, to pay his soldiers.