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One day's Pay from the Officers, Non-commissioned 05 , - , rs. and Privates of the first Battalion of the North Herefordshire Local &LIMA, under the coin loand-of 64 John-Geer,. Quartermaster .37 IC t-i A Fine from an Hackney Coachman r 0 7 - ,tl PaVisloof Ileatiteld, :omes, per Dr. Goodwin 9 II 9 Ditto Little Strikelv, Huntingdon - . 11 1i e lobo' 'I. K. _ ____, idbilPtigi, G. R. C. St. - - 3 3 0 Parish of Winsham, Somenetshire, per Rev. F. Feoting 3 16 6 Pori*h. of Wayferd, do. per do. - I 1 0 Parish of Oakley, Surrey, per Rev. T. Woodrdffe ]0 0 0 Parish .of Llaogan, Glamerganshire, per Rev. IL Pilchard - - • it 10 o Parish of Shap, Westmoreland r . 11 111 Itenhold Church, Bedfordshire, per Rev. A. J. Crerpin 2 8 0 Rayetuidon do. do. per do. 3 8 9 Bldford . House of Industry Chapel, per do. - 41 .if . 1 Parish of Paull, its Holierneu, per Rey. I hos. Wat- . • , ion, Curate - 4 V 4, 0 Parish of Rolvenden, Sussex 't • 26 0 0 Parish of Newenson, do. • 13 0 0 Mr. 1). 11:okPr - • 1 1 0 Parish of Elberton, Sussex t ! - 3 10 0 J. P. - - -- 10 0 0 Parish of Barrington, Somersetshire, per Rev. S. T. Wyltle • - - 12 S I Parish of llbley, do per do. . • 1 $ 6 Township of Ovenden, near Halifax . IS 0 9 Parighci of Plumpstead and Wilton, per Dr. Columbine 9 9 0 Parish of Coedkernew, Monmouth, per Rev. J. Jones 2 2: 0 . Parish of Maismore - 6 4' to' Subscribed by some of the Young Gentlemen at Eron School, per the hands of 4lessrs.Pote and Wilham6 22 0 0 The United Parishes o' Carlton-cum-Chelllngton, Bedfortl.lllo, per Rev. Wm. Hooper, Rector * 1 0 Parish of l3rawdy, near Haverfordwest, per Rev. J. - V. illcocks 0 eadbury, Worcestenbire, FK Rev. W. A. Pruen, Curate IS 15 0 11-101VIAS FERGUSON, Secretary, Nti. 3, George-yard, Lombard-street. PARLIAMENTARY ARO4 XeDINGS.I HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 9. Earl CAMDEN laid OP the Table, agreeably to the Order of the House, a Copy of the Report of the Physicians, presented to the Queen's Council, respecting the State of his Majesty's health. An Appeal Caper, "Wham v. Fuller, and the Appeal, Crow kr v. Bromfield, on which the Judees pronounced an opinion, were ordered to be taken into consideration to-morrow. The Royal Assent* was given by commission to the English Inlolvent Pebtors, the Westminster Election, and the York 1t0.i.1 Tlie Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Cantdeu i 4pd Lord Walsingham--Adjourtred. .M.M.M., HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House attended, by commission, in the Lords. The' l Speaker announced, on his return, the assent of their Lordships go the English Insolvent Debtors' Bill, and some others, as well • , 144 the Royal Assent to the former. A Message front the Lords was then delivered, acquainting the House with the passing of Lord Stanhope's Bill, with respect to the cdrrency. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that if he thought a Noble Lord op posite would oppose a motion lie wished to make, for the pro duction of the Minutes of a Court Martial, held on Lieutenant Richartli, of his Majesty's ship the Dart, he would Ore the re. solar notice, but otherwise, he did not conceive it necessary. • Lord WALPOLE stn' td, that it was hia intention, to op pose the motion, and Mr. Brougham accordingly gave formal botice of his motion for to-morrow. Mr. W'HI I . BREAD moved, that an humble Address be pre aented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying that lie would be graciously pleased to order, that a Copy el the Com gounication n t.tde by the Queen's Council, with respect to his Islajesty's health be laid before the House.—Agreed t.. Lord COCHRANE rose to renew his notices with respect to Lk t wo intended motions. That with respect to the Fisgaid he wished to stand as in order for the first sitting day ; and that respecting the Judge of the Admiralty Court in Malta for the second. , with fhb record of any proceedings ' presumed to call their theories in question. So long ,ii had subsequently. - . as the necessity for a Bank restriction existed, so long 'ORNEY.GENERAL should not have it was necessary thpt the public creditor should be ' at the motion of the Noble Lord if protected lay that legislature, by 3R apt of which he' any particular hardship in the cese of was compelled to receive payment from the Govern- I De Yonge ; but that was by no means the case. It meat in Sank-notes. •He would suppose a peon who did not ; depend on a prosecutor or his Counsel when derived an income of three hundred a year from the Judges should make known their decision with respect funds, who was compelled to receive that income in to any case referred to their judgment. In some cases notes, and who, renting a house for which he were to there was more, in others less cause for delay. The , pay that three hundred pounds a year, could be com reason of the delay which had taken place with re. pelled by his landlord to pay it in Gold, cauld any ,spect to that which Was now under the considesation case, he would ask, involve greater injbstice than of the House, Was not that the argument had been that of such an ludividual ? It had been elledged left iocompkte, but was to be found in the inherent that the present measure was one which would lead difficulty of the case itself, and therefore the Judges to the further one of making liank-notes a legal ten ordered a second argument. He could not think the der. He would not scruple to avow, that it was very motion of the. Noble Lord in any degree called for. possible that such would be the case, and he would Lord FOLKESTONE explained, and the motion further state, that at the period of the Bank restric , was negatived without a division. lion Mr. Pitt contemplated such a measure as one of LORD STANHOPE'S BILL. not improbable necessity at a future period, nay, that The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER, even at th it time he was restrained from adopting it rising in order to move the first reading of Lord only by the readiness with which it was agreed to take Stanhope's Bill, stated, that it was with great re. Bank-notes in payment on the part of those who con hictance that he and his - colleagues had been induced ; tributed to the exigences of the State. The question to adopt the measure, and recommended ,it to the I had been expressly put to him by an Honourable adoption of the House. It was matter of much-re- Alderman, now present, whether when be was mak gret, that there should exist a necessity for-bringing it ing Benk-notes a legal tender from the Government forward at all, and still more for bringing it forward and the public -creditor, he would not follow up the at so late 4 period of the Session, when so great a' measure by making them a legal tender between in-- number of Members, who, without doubt, would dividuals ? He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer)' wish to deliver their sentiments on the subject, were had it from the best authority, that on the question absent. Since the period of the Bank restriction, being pressed, he had then declined answering it ; fourteen years had elaps:d, during which time the now if his mind had been made up as to the total in paper of the Bank had continued to circulate, pro- expediency of the measure, there could have been teeted by its intrinsic merits, without the aid of any. nothing of this hesitation, he would have explicitly such measure as was now in contemplation. During i and immediately expressed his opinion to that effect. the seme time, the country had received very great i The conduct of Mr. Pitt was that of a person who shocks, and had been compelled to make proeiigious would not dogmatize, like certain individuals of the exertions ; yet, neither the mutiny of out seamen, nor present day, on a subject necessarily involved in much the rebellion in Ireland, nor any thing of the kind doubt and difficulty, though he would then have been which had pressed on her head, made such a mea, supported in adopting the measure by the ppinion of sure necessary. This fact made it the more necessary 1 Sir Francis Baring, no mean authority, who then to justify the bringing forward the present, and it ; stated that it would be necessary to make paper a would he incumbent on him to enter into a further ;legal tender. He hoped the good sense of the coun justification, as to the time it was brought forward. !try would render it now unnecessary to resort to the He trusted that on both heads he shOuld be enabled :expedient, The same danger which we now dwelt fully to satisfy the House. He had then to state, ;on by the alarmists of the community, were the theme that a Nobleman, possessed of very considerable of similar declamation at the time of the restriction, property, who 14 been hitherto contented to receive yet none of the apprehended evils had occurred. It Bank-notes from his tenants at par, in payment of' his was alledged that we even were on the verge of ruin, rents, had given them recent notice, that he would , yet we had survived, and every day had gained, and in future require them to pay in proportion to thelevery day were gaining an access of vigour and pros supposed depreciated state of the currency. This ' perity. There could be no fair parallel instituted be notice was given so short a time before that when the tween the tulip& system in France and that of our Parliament was to rise, that, if it called for Legisla- paper currency. At no time during the fourteen tive interference, there was barely time for it to be . years duration of the latter had the Bank issues obtained ; this circumstance was a complete justifi- I amounted to more than twenty-five millions ; it was cation as to the time when the Bill was introduced. ' now reduced to twenty-three. The atrignats had in- It now remained to be considered, whether or not creased the currency of France, in a year and a half, the interference of Parliament were or were not ne. to seventy-five millions, and at the end of four years cessary ? He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had it amounted to four thousand millions. In cases such at first entirely believed that it would not be found as these, for what purpose could a comparison be so, but that a system, which had been found efficient made but for that of creating alarm ? The House, for -fourteen years, might still be left, protected sim- in considering the Bill, would recollect that the prac. ply by its inherent stability. The measure adopted tice against which it was framed, though new in Eng 'by the Noble Lord was one, undoubtedly, calculated land, was not so in Ireland, and therefore it was not to excite some alarm ; but he had, nevertheless, con- necessary to inti - oduce it in that part of the United ceived that he would not receive much support or Kingdom sooner than next Session ; and he trusted countenance. in thus reducing to practice his whim-. that it would not be thought to promote, but rather to sical theories ; and that, when he found himself dish alleviate those dangers and difficulties to which it was suedeal from his purpose by every person he had alledged the country was exposed. been accustomed to regard with respect, he would Mr. ABERCROMBIE said, it was not unusual stop short in his mischievous career, more especially to oppose a Bill in so early a stage of its progress ; when he had the example of no one who had pre. but the Right Hon. Gentleman had entered so fully ceded him in it to look up to but peddling Jews, into the subject that he would take the opportunity and smugglers. But even if the Noble Lord were of offering a few remarks on the statements made by not deterred by these considerations, still it was to him. The first ground of his justification was, that be hoped and expected that there would be found lie aid not think the people would follow .the example very few to follow his example, and that the matter i of his Noble Friend ; but did he not know that Bank would not attain the size of a public mischief and; Paper was depreciated 20 per cent. and that persons calamity, such as would render necessary the inter-1 making demands like his Noble Friend were protected posing fiat of the Legislature ; but, when, on the by har ? How was he qualified for a Minister who contrary, it appeared that even those who would not could suffer Parliament to separate without taking themselves adopt the practice of the Noble Lord, yet . measures to resist the steps to which people were would stand forward to justify and panegyrise him, j prompted by such powerful incentive ? The Right and nick-name his conduct patriotism, and that those ; Hon. Gentleman had stated that the system had been who did so were certain persons who arrogated to I acted upon without any evil result for fourteen years, themselves as it were a monopoly of all the high but such was not the fact, there was no time limited statesmen.like.qualities in the realm, it became high for the continuance of the restriction at first, it was time to think of checking' the progress of :he evil. in the year 1304 that it was first made to depend on He would not be understood as calling in question the continuance of the war. An application for the the rectitude of the Noble Lord, there could be no protection of property affected by this regulation was doubt that he thought he was doing his duty, that shortly after made to a Court of Law ; and if this his motives were perfectly correct ; but if he enter-1 example was not followed, it was because the temp tained erroneous opinions, and was abetted by others tation from the credit attached to the paper currency who entertained erroneous opinions, there was no rea- obviated' any inducement to follow it. But the case son why the mischief likely to form it question ground- was now very different, when the fifth part of the pro ed on them should not be resisted as early as possible, perty of every individual was wrested trom him to in and he really did not conceive that there was within crease the profits of the Bank. The Right Hon. the limited sphere of the actions of an individual, one Gentleman by defending his measure, on the principle to be found attended with more terrible peril than of being the better enabled to carry on the war, did that of the Noble Lord. His Majesty's Government not perhaps perceive bow completely he was identi had been reproached with not having taken steps im. fying this with the aisignat system, for assuredly those mediately to oppose the evil, thinking it to be, as it who had recourse to it would use, as the most pro appeared they did, one of so alarming a magnitude. minent argument in its defence, the exertion it was He had already assigned the reason why they had necessar y to make against the enemy, while they were abstained from doing so, and he would now add, willing to leave the holders of assignati to take care of that it could never have been supposed that those very themselves. He conceived the Bill to be an outra, persons who had expatiated so largely on the evil of genus violation of private property, and as such he double prices, would themselves lend a hand to create should most streetiously oppose it. it, for so it was evident they were doing in applaud- Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON said, that ing and encouraging the Noble Lord in the step he there was one remarkable principle that pervaded the had thought proper to take. He was now at a lots 'speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman, namely, that to know upon what principle these gentlemen would !the interests of the Bank and the Government were oppose the present Bill, as he understood it was their ;identified, and that the people if they supported one intention to do. Their opinion stood recorded,. that , must support both. Tu this he had very strong ob the Bank restriction could not be removed in a shorter I jections, as applying to any body of men, but in par period than two years. Now if this limitation as to ticula'r to that which was 30 favoured, and which he the resumption of cash payments were necessary, considered as wholly unworthy to be the depositaries would these gentlemen contend in the teeth of such of such a confidence. Upon these grounds, as well as a necessity, admitted, nay, affirmed by themselves, upon many others, he should seize every opportunity that the public creditor was to remain for the space of giving his most strenuous opposition to the Bill. of two years without legislative protection from the , Mr. DENT was of opinion, that, if the necessity effects of a depreciation from which they fancied pro. , of the times rendered it expedient to adopt such a prietors of other denominations were able to protect 'measure as that which was now proposed tothe House, themselves. He understood that the persons to whom ; however disagreeable it might be, it became every in he hadalready alluded, maintained an opinion th a t ' dividual who had the interests of his country at heart, gold was never more plentiful in the country than to give it his support. fie should, however, reserve now, He should much wish for an exposition of the any observations he had to make upon the general grounds on which such an opiniot rested e for his principles of the Bill until it' was committed. , . own part, he would confess that it appeared to, him Mr. WHITBREAD declared.his satisfectinn at to involve the greatest absurdity, howsoever such a the opportunity which was afforded him, by the foe cOnfession might subject him to the reprehension of \ mei' manner in 'which the Right Hon. Gentlemen, t lose gentlemen who thought their high statesmen- f(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had ietrodweed like qualities invested them with a right to lopk down the measure in discussion to the censideratien of the with mingled pity .1)044 folitemr on all those who House, of exiiressins his oiainion upon it. tie coil re.......-•■••••■•••••••• ' • , . House, together ,'. • R ELIEF OF THE BRITISH PRISONERS I which had been , L Amount reuciued lN FRA NCE. , The ATTOF . .esg,tag g 6 been surprised Colinction at St. Mary's, Leicester, by the Rev. 1 there had been a Mr. Robinson 44 13 4 i Do Vrinor ! hot ' Silt JOSEPII yonicE. _ . Mr. WIiTTBREAD wished to put a question to I the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Yorke) as the First Lord of the Admiralty, respecting a report which was I onntained in the papers, stating that Sir Joseph Yorke had hoisted his flag, and sailed on a foreign station. Was that report true, and to what station had he sailed ? Mr. YORKE replied, it was certainly true that his lion. Relative had hoisted his flag, and sailed to a parlicular destination, which lie was not at liberty to diclose. At the same time the Hon. Gentleman would not piee credit to all the accounts that he saw in the public papers. m i t, VKITAKEAD wished to know whether the Gallant offices had vacated his seat at the Admiralty. Mr. YORICE replied that he had not. Mr'. WI-llTBREADobserved, that as the destina tion of the Gallant Officer might perhaps detain him tong from home, and as it was necessary the Councils of the Admiralty Board should be complete, he afiould feel it his duty on a future day, to move, as in she ease of Lord Wellington, that the place of the G a llant Officer at the Board should be filled up by so nic other person, it being impossible that he c I ould serve his country at home and abroad at one and the same time, and the AdmiraltrCouncils at this Mo. i meat being highly important. CASE Or pa YOaCla• 1.0751 FOLKESTONE rose to move for a Copy of the Indictment • preferred against a person of the name of Pe Yonge, for selling guineas. His Lord shlp'observed, that in his opinion this person had been treated with much severity I he had been conv i cte d of selling guineas, but on his conviction a point of law had.been reserved for the consideration of the Judges. If he -Was amenable to the statute oa whifh he had been convicted, then he (L i ord Folkestone) would c o ntend, that every banker, or person in extensive trade in the metropolis, was also amenable—they were all guilty of buying, at least `for the purpose of their several modes of business. It might be supposed that she penalty could only affect the seater, but that was pot the ease, the buyer wag equally subject to the .“ pe paity signed by the szatuie. He thou ght if the ‘ practice were injurious to the public, it would have been more effectually put down ley the selection of a p ers on occupying a higher station in life than the ;rumble individual who had been prosecuted in terra. rem. Having taken some interest in the affair of De Yonge, he had waited with considerable anxiety for the decision pf the Judges—it was At length had, af tey the lapse of a year, during which, that unfortunate person had sustained vet) , great hardships, had been } .it to much expense , and-after all was'pronnimced te from an y criminality. fie might say that he had been held in susperice for more than a year and a half, in addition to what might perhaps be termed the more substantial evils to which he had been exposed, lie wits assuredly w , ,!1l entitled to compensation, as a step LS to obtaiii which he should zgove, that a Copy of the - inligitc --- —Pd against iiial be lai d tmfofe the . is: 146144-,-- , --• • ~ • not, in the first instance, refrain from condemning the invidious and ungenerous manner in which the Right Honourable Gentleman had adverted to the motives on which the Noble Lord, who had given cause for the consideration of the present question, had acted. He (Mr. Whitbread) contended, that that Noble Lord had done no more than the laws of his country authorized him to do, nor more than the interests of the community called tor. He "felt equally inclined to inveigh against the manner which the Right Honourable Gentleman had accuser' , a person, meaning Lord Grenville, of having arroga. I ted to himself the possession of all the statesman-like qualities and all the talent which was to be fount is the 'country, and of haying expected that every one would bend their knees to his superiov wisdom. He (Mr. Whitbread) did not expect that this insinuation wotild have cone from a Right Honourable Gentle- man who had himself bent his knee tq that same Lord Grenville,' whom he had most anxiously son net* to take the helm of that Government which was no* so impotently and so improperly conducted-- (Hear, hear)—a Noble I,ord, under those auspice& he Was most anrio4s to place himself, and en whose talents he relied for relief from the dangers and dim collies with which he was surrounded. Having saickhus mire's in justice to the individuals whose eon duet had been so maliciously condemned, lie should proieed to the considgration of the question in de bate. With respect t the Bank restriction, uppa which - he had already given his opinion, he was firmly convinced, from reports he had heard in other places, I as well as in that House, that if it was not removed, the most serious and incalculable injuries would re sult to the country. So far wan Mr. Pitt from having had it in contemplation to make this a permanent measure, as had been asserted by the Right Hon. Gentleman, that he had invariably declared it CO be a measure arising solely from the peculiar character Of the times, justifiable only from necessity, and, if continued, likely to lead 'to the ultim'ate ruin of the country. Lord Grenville, although one of the individuals who had ltdvi ad the adoption of the measure in the first instan:e, now repented of that advice, declared his error in the most candid and honourable manner, and contemplated the Dank restriction as fatal and ruinous, if followed up by the Right Hon. Gentleman so manfully, as seemed to be h s intention. When once, in fact, Bank-notes were force.l into circulation by compulsory mean, a maximum of 'prices would follow, and hence would arise an infinity of evil consevences as numerous as they were dreadful to anticipate, This was the coarse which led to the overthrow of the French Ration, and to pursue it'would be productive of precisely the same fate to this coantry. The Right Hon. Gentleman, had told the House that Lord King had taken a step by no means justifiable, and the ward extortion was used, although not by the /tight Hi n. Gentleman ; the Right Hon. Gentleman had, however, intireatzd that Lord Kin had taken a step which none but Jews and smugglers would follow. Whether this was an insinuation of ertcrtion was not for him to say, but he would again assert that Lord King had done nothing which the law did not recognise, and he felt himself called upon to refrokate so gross an atton2t to hold up ihe conduct of that Noble Lord as a su!•, jest for public obloquy. The Right Hon. Gentleman, from the system which he followed, seemed in fact to conceive that Bank paper might be screwed up like the barometer, and called fine weather or whatever other name his own interests might require. (4 lamgh.) Deaf to all experience, the Right Hon. Gentleman had taken the French National Assembly and Robe , spierre for his gniCe and like them went on step by step towards the final ruin of the country. He (Mr. Whitbread) called upon tke Fio Ise to recollect the assi:natr, and the Convention-p pees, these did their duty for the time, as did the Bank-notes of England; but as it bad beep with the formtr so it would be with the latter. Like all violent prevocat:ves, the momen tary effects passed, the disordtr would return with redoubled violence ; with the mortifying conviction that the same miserable physician still remaieted to try new experiments, and by new ..nd equally misera. ble expedients to lead the nation by slow but certain steps to destruction. (Near, hear) He did not know what period the Right Honourable Gentleman would fix for the second reading of the Biil, but he thought it desirable that on that occ. sion the attend ance.of Members should be as numerous as possible. He had been told, that Monday next was the day intended to be fixed for that purpose, but on that day the Quarter Sessions would comment thrOughoot the country ; and as many Gentlemen would tine voiciably be'called out of taivn to attend those pro. ceedings, he thought it expedient,. that the second reading should either be postponed • to M‘inday se'n, night, or take place during the present week, in order that advantage might be taken of the presence of those gentlemen who had not yet left town, and who, as being connected with the agricultural interests of the country, more peculiarly concerned in the fate of the I Bill. 'Before he sat down, he s!,ould move, that the third resolution of the Bullioti RepOrt should be read, and then he would ask, whether that revolution had been justified by subsequent occurrences ? He would ask, whether it could now be said, that Dank-paper had not been depreciated ? and if it was still asserted that it was not, he would contend, that the measure now proposed, was not alone unnecessary, but dan gerous in the extreme. The tenant would be set against the landlord, gold coin of every denomina tion would disappear from circulation, and notwith standing ail the nostrums of which his Majesty's Mi nisters had'to boast, it would be found impossible to tirui 'any adequate check to the overwhelming current of destruc:ion which would be the inevitable result of making Banknotes a legal tender. Under these cir cumstances, he felt it his duty to give as decided a ue gative to the Bill in the very first stage as he would to the opening of Pandora's box, if that event had not long since, unfortunately for the world, taken place; end if .no other gentlernau felt disposed, he s'iould take , the sense of the }louse on the subject. The Clerk of the House then read the third resew , lution of the Bullion Committee, in which it was re soloed that the notes of the Bank of England were, in the public estimation, equivalent to the value for' wbich:they'protessed to be drawn. Mr. BARING spoke at considerable length in sup pckt of the Bill, as justified by necessity, and defended the characters of the Directors of the Bank, and the Proprietors of Bank Stock, who could not, he said, be interested in any great degree, in the want of any unfair proceeding, ije himself had not more in stock