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PRIVATE LEITERS. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. At the Imperial Head-quarters at Elms, May 1. By virtue of a command of his Majesty the Empe ror and King, Chastelar, soi-ditard General in the Aus trian service, ringleader of the insurrection of Tyrol, and causer of the murders committed on Bavarian and French prisoners, contrary to the laws of nations, shall be brought before a military commission, and executed within 24 hours after he shall be taken, id this as the leader of highway robbers. (Signed) ALEXANDER, Prince of Neufchatel, &c. According to letters from Augsburg, his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon has given the Duchy of Salz burg to the Hereditary Prince of Bavaria. SALZBURG, MAY 3. The journal of this city contains a proclamation of the Marshal Doke of Dantzir to the inhabitants, in which, among other things, it is said— " You shall never again return under the government of Aus tria: a better fate awaits you. The militia (landweer) shall return to their houses, and by down their arms at Salzburg. All the communes in which the militia shall not have laid down their arms within eight days, shall be fined and treated with military severity." In the same Proclamation the Tyrolese are thus addressed : 6 ' Hasten to avert the calamity which threatens you. You have no ether choice thar. a speedy submi4sion, or an obstinate defence which must occasion the ruin of your country. Have recourse to 'the clemency of the greatest of Emperors, and deserve the same. :f you delay longer it will be too late. Lay down your arms, Ty rolese, and save your country." The will of his Majesty the Emperor of the French is, that the country of Salzburg shall be governed in his name. • The following is the account of the insurrections on the frontiers of Westphalia :,--The notorious Schill has directed his course from Goslar to Wittemberg and Dessau, after having forced the commandants of these two places to open their gates to him. He car ried away from the first place 100,000 Saxon crowns. This free-booter appears to be in the pay of the late Elector of Hesse, but does not avow himself to be in the pay of any Sovereign. It is certain, that these enterprizes were concerted with the rebels in West phalia, and assisted by the intrigues of the Prince of Hessia in Bohemia. It is said, in letters from Berlin that a great ferment prevails there. A great num ber of the military of all ranks, are proceeding from the city to Bohemia. Schill appears to have accom plices of high rank in the war department. The following note has been published here On the 22d of April, a detachment of Uhlans proceeded from Egra to Wundsiedel, a town in the principality of Bayreuth, where they arrested Mr. Fischer, (titular) Counsellor of War, and Baron Ruzinstein, Director of the Circle. They were both transported into the interior of Bohemia, and their families are ignorant what has since become of them. His Highness the Prince de Ponte Como, informed of this proceeding, so contrary to the rights of .na tions, and the principles received among civilised na tions, caused the Count de Zettwitz, the Judge of the village of Dittel, and the Post Master Asch, to be arrested. These three hostages will answer for the safety of the two civil Officers arrested by the Aus trians. They will experience the same treatment as the others, and will not recover their liberty till the others are restored to their families. This carrying away two public functionaries, performing peaceably the duties of their office, is an act of violence, such as would have been expected only of a horde of Tar tars, not of a regular Govetinment." General Bonnet has repaired to Torre-Laver, four miles from St. Ander. His reinforcements have arrived there. The division of General Gouvion St. Cyr is arrived at \'ick, in Catalonia. Marshal Au- Fereau is arrived to take the command in chief of these provinces, in order to commence the sieges of Gerona and Tarragona. From 10 to 12,000 West phJlians have proceeded through Perpignan into Ca talonia. Mr. Urbina, intendant of Valladolid, arriv ed here yesterday evening. The French begin to ac custom themselves to the climate of the country.- 7 There are few sick. SPAIN. " SEVILLE, MAY 6.—The report of an immediate edict announcing the Convocation of the General Cor tes in Spain, gains credit every day, and' is received with enthusiasm and delight by all classes of people. It is highly honourable to the little province of Asturias, in addition to the early declaration of its sentiments, and the great military exertions with which it has sup ported them—that of the two Deputies which is sent to the central Junta, the one, Jovellanos, is said to be the author, the other, Marquis of Campo Sagrado, a strenuous supporter of the measure, which the captive King Ferdinand himself recommended, and which will restore the people of Spain to their ancient rights, and constitution. The Deputy from Zaragnsa, by name Caks, and the Secretary of the Junta, Garay, who is also an Arragonese, are among the warmest of its advocates ; another proof that those most firm and determined in the cause of national independence, are to be found in all communities, among those who are attached to the internal freedom of their country, and ha;fe a bias in favour of popular government." In addition to the above intelligence it appears by the last accounts received ham Seville, that the army of Estramadttra, commanded by General Cuesta in person, consists at present of 25,000 effective infan try, and about 7000 effective cavalry. The whole of the infantry, and one half of the cavalry ,, are on the other side of the Sierra Morena ; head-quarters at Mooasterio, advanced post at Ftiente de Cantos and Santos. The other half pf the cavalry, under the command of the Duke of Albnquerque, are upim this Side of the Sierra, being quartered in the villages about Seville, on account of the scarcity of forage in Estramadura. Besides these forces, there is a garri son of 5,000 men in Badajoz, as Many in Cuidad Rodrigo, and bodies of armed peasants dispersed all over the country, who harass the enemy exceedingly. The army of Carolina, commanded by Venegas, un der Cuesta, is composed of rather more than 15,000 in i anuTs and about 20(X) effective cavalry. It hiis .~~ FOREIGN INTELLIGE, At the Imperial Head-quarters • By virtue of a command of his Ma ror and King, Chastelar, roi-ditaat Get trian service, ringleader of the insurri and causer of the murders commit and French prisoners, contrary to the shall be brought before a military c executed within 24 hours after he she this as the leader of highway robbers (Signed) ALEXANDER, Prince of FRANCKFORT, MAY According to letters from Augsbu the Emperor Napoleon has given the burg to the Hereditary Prince of Ba. SALZBURG, MAY 3. The journal of this city contains a the Marshal Doke of Dantzic to th which, among other things, it is said " You shall never again return under the Uhl: a better fate awaits you. The mint return to their houses, and by dowu their at the communes in which the militia shall no: I arms within eight days, shall be fined and t , severity." In the same Proclamation the T addressed : " Hasten to avert the calamity which thrt no ether choice thar. a speedy submission, or which must occasion the ruin of your countr 'Lite clemency of the greatest of Emperors, a :f you delay longer it will be too late. Lay role te, and save your country." The will of his Majesty the Empe is, that the country of Salzburg sha his name. THE MAIN, MAY 1 The following is the account of on the frontiers of Westphalia :,--TI has directed his course from Gosl and Dessau, after having forced thi these two places to open their gates vied away from the first place 100,( This free-bower appears to be in th Elector of Hesse, but does not avo the pay of any Sovereign. It is enterprizes were concerted with ti phalia, and assisted by the intrigue Hessia in Bohemia. It is said, in that a great ferment prevails ther ber of the military of all ranks, an the city to Bohemia. Schill appea plices of high rank in the war dep: NUREMBERG, MAI The following note has been pul On the 22d of April, a det: proceeded from Egra to Wundsie principality of Bayreuth, where Fischer, (titular) Counsellor of Rnzinstein Director of the Circle transported into the interior of families are ignorant what has sin His Highness the Prince de Pont of this proceeding, so contrary te tions, and the principles received: tions, caused the Count de Zetti the village of Dittel, and the Po be arrested. These three hostageo safety of the two civil Officers a: trians. They will experience the the others, and will not recover 1 others are restored to their famili away two public functionaries, pe the duties of their office, is an ac as would have been expected only tars, not of a regular Govetinment EAYONNE, MAY General Bonnet has repaired four miles from St. Ander. His I arrived there. The division of C Cyr is arrived at \'ick, in Catalot Fereau is arrived to take the cot these provinces, in order to corn Gerona and Tarragona. From phalians have proceeded through talonia. Mr. Urbina, intendant ed here yesterday evening. The custom themselves to the climate There are few sick. SPAIN. PRIVATE LE'ETE el SEVILLE, MAY 6.—The repo edict announcing the Convocation tes in Spain, gains credit every ch with enthusiasm and delight by all is highly honourable to the little p in addition to the early declaratio and the great military exertions w parted them—that of the two De to the central Junta, the one, Jovi the author, the other, Marquis of strenuous supporter of the measur King Ferdinand himself recomn will restore the people of Spain to and constitution. The Deputy name Caks, and the Secretary of who is also an Arragonese, are ; of its advocates ; another proof tl and determined in the cause of nat are to be found in all communities are attached to the internal freede and haVe a bias in favour of pops In addition to the above intelli the last accounts received ham Si of Estramadnra, commanded by person, consists at present of 25,1 try, and about 7000 effective cal of the infantry, and one half of t she other side of the Sierra Mot at Monasterio, advanced post a and Santos. The other half of tt command of the Duke of Albuqi Side of the Sierra, being quarto about Seville, on account of the Estra mad ura. Besides these for son of 5,000 men in Badajoz, Rodrigo, and bodies of ar me d p ov er t he country, who harass the The army of Carolina, comman der Cuesta,• is composed of rail I id a ntry s and about 2000 effecti t • FRANCKFORT, MAY 15. THE MAIN, MAY 14. NUREMBERG, MAY 4. EAVONNE, MAY 10. beet' proposed to form an ermy of reserve attar/one ; but though the measure seems to be generally ap proved Of, it has not yet been adopted. Were it carried into effect, a large army might soon be form ed by collecting together the small bodies of troops, and levies of raw soldiers, who are at present dis persed in every town of Andalusia. The Want of arms is the great difficulty which impedes the execu tion of this, and of other projects, for the increase of the Spanish armies, and prevents, as it has done from the commencement of the war, the Spanish Govern ment from availing itself of the zeal and ardor of the people, to form and bring into the field armies supe rior in number to their enemies. According to the last accounts from the East of Spain, Blake had at Tortosa an army of 20,000 well organized infantry, and about 1000 horse. The same able and experi enced General is named successor to Reding in the command of the army of Catalonia. _ _ ben to consider the arranganantsmndebyhistfajesty's I minister in America as wholly unauthorised Earl BATHURST answered in the affirmative. Earl GREY thought from the expression used by Ole Noble Earl that some instructions had been given to Mr. Erskine to make certain concessions, which the latter might have misunderstood. From the ar rangement as published in the Newspapers, it seemed as it . the measures adopted had been preconcerted, for every thing followed in such order and rule, that it was almost impossible to believe, but what Mr. Erskine, of whose ability he bad the highest opinion, conceived that he was acting strictly according to his instructions. It must be evident, that by the dis avowal of this arrangement, the difficulties in the further Negotiation with America would be mater rially increased, and when known in America, it might give rise to some imputations against the cha racter and good faith of this country, under the im pression that a trick had been resorted to for the sake of obtaining a little temporary advantage for ourselves. A fearful responsibility, therefore rested upon Mir nisters, and though the subject could not yet be dis cussed, yet the day must come, when, for the--satis- , faction of the country, and, when in justice to the Gentleman, whose conduct was now so severely re flected upon by the disavowal of this arrangement, the documents relating to it must be laid before Parliament, and the conduct of Ministers become the . subject of discussion. • The Earl of LIVERPOOL agreed that the disc. vowal of this arrangement must necessarily increase %the difficulties in the Negotiation with America, but that could not be imputed to Ministers, as in making that arrangement, Mr. Erskine had not only acted unauthorised by his instructions, but in direct contra ) diction to his instructions .; he thought it necessary to state this distinctly, as the Noble Earl appeared to have misunderstood his Noble nend. Care would be taken in the Order, which would appear as soon it; the course of business would allow, that those yes ; sett,. which, in the mean time had sailed in conse: quen,ce of the confidence reposed in the arrangement I made in America, should be excluded from the ope-1 ration of that Order, and that those persons who had thus embarked their goods should not be losers. As HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 25. to the discussion of the subject, Ministers would be The Office Sale Prevention Bill, the Excise Holidays Bill anxious when the ,proper time arrived, that every pos. the Irish Militia Completion Bill, the Printers' Indemnity Bill, , sible information should be given to Parliament. the Scots Militia Families Bill, the Land-tax Redemption Bill, ARMY PROMOTIONS ? the Smuggling Bill, and some other Bills, were brought up from The Earl of SUFFOLK wished to be informed, if the Commons by Mr. Wharton, and other Member's, and read • a first time. the Qrders made by the Duke of York, when Corn- The Land-tax Commissioners' Bill passed throu g h a Commit- man-in-Chief, particularly that by which an officer tee, and was reported. could not be promoted to a superior rank, until he In the Committee of Privileges, the Solicitor-Gereral was fur- had served two years i n an i n f er i or, had been brok en ther heard in behalf of the claim of Sir William Jerningham to the Barony of Stafford.—Further consideration this day se'nnight. through ?He had , on a former occasion , praised the In the Appeal " Playfair v. Macdonald," the Lord Chan- conduct of the Duke of York, with respect to the dis cellor delivered his opinion at some length in favour of the sip- t cipline of the army, and the Orders to which he had pellant, and moved to postpone the consideration of it till't ! ?. alluded, were also another proof of the benefits con morrow, in order to frame the requisite order. ferred upon the army by the Duke of York. ARNOTT e'. HILL AND OTHERS. The LORD CHANCELLOR, previous to delivering judg- O answer being given, meat, addressed the House at considerable length upon the law 'he Earl Of SUFFOLK again rose, and objected and usage of election in the University of St. Andrew's. An Act that by havingaCommander-m-Chief like the present, ,of Parliament, in 1748, had enacted, that the Professors should the arm i W t4O - mttch sub' to the influence of be elected according to former usage, and the question in this ; vas . • • case was whether the Principal had an original and a casting vote, "lusters. • or an or iginal only, or a casting vote only ?He entered into se- The Earl of LIVERPOOL spoke to order, there veral cases which had, previous to 1748, come before the Court being no motion before the House of Ses ion, and from them it would appear, the Principal had i Earl STANHOPriaid, that could not be known loth an original and a casting vote. Whatever agreements might • till the Noble Earl (Suffolk i had concluded his speech. have bests adopted since that period could not affect an express ; staote on the subject. But on account of the full attendance of The Ear'-of SUFFOL ,said, he would conclude i the House, and other business pressing upon their consideration, I with a nrotion, and would move that Lord Bur ke should postpone proceeding further till to-morrow, when he ; ush's Commission be laid on the table ; but on its purposed that judgment should be delivered in this and the other being suggested tit:ft a notice of such a. Tnotion ought case of joint election.—Ordercd accordingly. POWLETT'S DIVORCE BILL. to be given—the Noble Earl agreed to give notice for Mr. Gillingliatu was examined as the Bar, respecting the in- a future day, but did not name the day. structions he received from Mr. Corry, the solicitor, and the in- Adjourned till to-morrow (this day.) formatim be received tom Joan Barber, respecting the appear ance of Mrs. Powlett, after her beingwith Lord Sackville, atWin. HOUSE OF COMMONS. cheater. His account corroborated the testimony of Mrs. Barber. Mr. Crew was next examined, who had intimated to the Soli- 111 A Message from the Lords announced their Lordships' agree citor, the probability of further testimony being derived from ' moot to the Irish Insolvent anti Portsmouth Water \Vial Bills. Mrs. Barber on the subject. lie himself had his information'from Sir r ern e N COT react, from the Privy Council, presented a later written ti him by Mrs. Powlett, wherein she deplored the latest Return respecting the residence of the Clergy.—Order her situation s and intimated the possibility of obtaining more evi.. ed to lie on the 'table. deuce from her maid, Mrs. Barter. ; The Woollen Mane The LORD CHANCELLOR considered this Divorce Bill of third time tomorrow. very considerable importance. But as certain Noble Lords were The Loan Interest and Life Aanulty Bills were committed and Absent, and considering the thin attendance, at that time, of the ' ordered :o be read a third time to-morrow. House, he should propose to postpone the further consideration. t The Militia Subaltern Allowance Bill, the Spirit Excise Duties It was very remarkable, the clue to the additional evidence in this Bill, and Irish Paper Ditty Bill, were read a first time.—Seccnd case was supplied by Mrs. Powlett herself, which afforded good reading to-morrow. reason to be very cautious how they received that testimony.— The Glass Duty Bill was read a third time and passed. There was not the slightest ground to imagine Mr. Powlett had , Mr. WHASTON brought up the Resolutions of the Committee used any collusion ; and no man whose heart lay in the right of Supply, which were read a second time. place, could help commiserating his situation. He, therefore, SURREY SEWER BILL. proposed to postpone the further proceedings till to-morrow, The House divided upon the Motion of Mr. THORNTON, when lie should have an opportunity of consulting with other No- that the Surrey Sewer Bill should be recommitted on at day ble Lords, what day would be most convenient for taking the , three trontlts.—Far the Motion 22, Noes 42, Majority against it whole evidence into consideration.--Ordered accordingly. I 110.--:l'he Report was, of Cuurie, received, and the Bill ordered •VOTE Or, CREDIT. I to be engrossed. The Earl of LIVERPOOL presented a Message from his Majesty relative to the proposed subsidies to Austria, Spain, and Portigal (for which see the House of Commons), and moved that it be taken in.: to consideration to-morrow, and that the Lords be summoned. ' 4 SEVILLE, MAY 9.—.Cuesta's army amounts to 32,000 effective men, of which above 25,000 are in fantry, and 7000 cavalry • and in a few days he will receive 4000 additional infantry. His head-quarters are still at Monasterio, and his advanced pos,s at Santos, and Fuente de Cantos. His army are in good health and spirits; while the French, who are quartered at Merida, and along the banks of the Guadiana, suffer severely from sickness, and, as ap pears by intercepted letters, are heartily tired and dis gusted with the service in which they are employed. " The Spanish army at Carolina is far from being equally exempt from diseases as that of Cuesta, since it has this moment not less than 8000 men sick in the hospitals. The effective force, however, is estimated at 15,000 infantry, and 2000 cavalry. 66 The French who left Barcelona with their plunr der and prisoners, on their return, as is supposed, to France, have suffered severely near Vique from the Catalans. One detachment has been cutoff entirely, and many carried hack wounded to Barcelona. " I open my letter to say, that Cuesta's force by return is 31,000 infantry, and 6900 cavalry, besides the 4000 infantry who were to join in a few days." P4RLLIMEIVTARr*PITOCEEDINGC i Bill was ordered to be read a ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY. On tt.e Mi tion of Mr. VANSITTART an Address to his Majesty was carried-1 hat he would be pleased to order Copies or Extracts of the Returns received by his Majesty's Government of the Revenue of the Island of Madeira, tuzethrx with an Esti mate of the expense incurred in that island. • HIS MAJESTY'S MESSAGE. Earl GREY not having sufficient information upon the subject, did not mean to give any opinion upon the specific points mentioned in the Message, but thought it his duty generally to observe, that every day's experience served to spew the necessity of that line of conduct which 'be had before suggested, name ly, to husband and reserve our resources, in order to provide for that period when we must largely draw upon.tbem for our own defence. • The Earl of LIVERPOOL stated, that the Mes sage was the issutl Message 'for a Vote of Credit pre. vious to the close of a Session, and the amount of the Vote which it was intended' to ask of Parliament, if 3,000,000, in order to enable Government to take advantage Of circumstances as 'they arose, and to ren der assistance to our Allies, according to the nature of those circumstances and the exigencies of the case. After a few words from the Earl of SprvoLic, the motion was agreed to: AMERICA. Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH wished to be inform ed whither it was intended to make any communica tion to Parliament tspecting the state of Our relations with America ?' • Earl BATHURST said the negociation being still pending, it was not intended to m a ke 2ny c()mmuuiL cation to Parliament: The arrangement" which bad been entered into between his Majesty's Minister in America and the Government of the United 'States; was unanthorised, she terptet having made conces sions without demanding by pf those conditicins, the complianCe with which otisitt*to have been made the basis of gtant . ing such"conceisiatit: • • • .Lord Visc ount •SIDNIQUTH asked, if he was The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER presented the following Message from his M.Jjesty " GEORGL R. " The King thinks it proper to acquaint the House of Corn mons, that the ancient relations of good understanding and friendship between his Majesty and the Emperor of Austria have been happily restored; and have been confirmed by a Treaty, of which, when the ratifications shall gave been exchanged, his Ma. jesty will direct a Copy to be communicated to the House of Commons. • Ps Although the provisions of this Treaty do not include any stipulation for pecuniary assistance, his Majesty is nevertheless desirous of being enabled to afford to his Imperial Majesty such assistance of that description as may be called for by the circum stances of the'eontest in which his Imperial Majesty is engaged, against the common enemyfand as can be furnished by his Ma jesty, consistently with the other extended demands upon the re sources of his Majesty's dominions. " His Majesty is equally desirous of continuing to the Spanish cause suck suecours as may be requisite for sustaining and assist ing the efforts of that nation against the tyranny and usurpation Of France ; as well as of giving consistency and effect to the exer tions of the People of Portugal, for the defence of their laivful Government and National Independence. " His Majesty rain upon the zeal and public spirit of his faithful Conunons to enable his Majesty to provide for these great Objects; and to take such other measures as the exigency of af fairs may require. • It 0 . This Message was ordered to be referred to a Com mittee of Supply•to-morrow. rrow. ' Mr. TIERNEY stated, that he understood the Right Honour able the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on a former occasion, to have said, that tholroto of Credit won:4 not need three ziAVki. ASYLUM. On-the-Motion of Sir CHARLES POLE, several Pape-a tine to the Royal Naval Asylum wort ordered to Le printed, arc others, referetog to the augmentation, or proposed augrnentatio-:, of the Salaries of its °Sleets, to be laid or the table. 1' MEDICAL. DEPARTMENT. Mr. WARDI.E gave notice of his intention Cr Monday e el , : to move for certain Papers relative to the Medics' Departmcs: •f the Army. CifitLSEA COLLEGe., Sir FRANCIS BURDETT 'said, that some time since, certain. Papers respecting the grant nude to Colonel Gorden, at Chelsem were moved for by an Honourable Friend of bit, but had not yet been laid before the House. He wished to know if there was any intentlbs on the part of Ministers to produce those Pa. pers ?—brcause if not produced shortly, he must be under the see cessity of moving an Address to his Majesty on the subject. Mr. LONG said the Papers were now printing, and mink% he trusted, shortly be laid before*, House. Sir F. BURDETThoped It void* bs time enough, before breaking up of the House, to Wog forward any question ills.. might lippeer necessary on the subject. - INSOLVENT DEBTORS. Sir THOMAS TURTON brought in his promised Bill for the relief of Insolvent Debtors. He torsi. dered such a measure recommended as well by p o i; cr and expediency as it was by humanity. He regretted that the remedy at present was only to he Viewed as a palliative for a most crying evil—an evil that niched the wise syritem of our civil jurisprudenc e — He trusted the time was not far distant when such a stain as the present law of imprisonment for debt would be expunged by the decision of the Legisla. ture. The prisons where debtors were at present confined were now more crowded than at any former period, in a proportion of five to three. And he as. cured the House, that at this season of the year, when the heat was so excessive, 13 unfortunate immured fellow-beings were crowded together, in rooms fifteen feet by sixteen. He did not make this statemert with any view of reflecting upon the persons to whom the management of our prisons was entrusted ; but he alluded to it in order to prove the absolute nixes. sity of the measure which he should propose, The Honourable Baronet adverted to the various evils with which the present system relative to the Debtor Code was pregnant, and which surrendered the liberty an - d even existence of an unfortunate man to the ma lignity of an individual. To prove that such a prin. ciple of malignity was in operation; he could souse the House, that he had himself received menacing letors, of a natgre which, if proved, would risk the life of the writer, threater,ing liim if he brought inn this Bill. The Honourable Baroni:t mentioned this fact to convince the House that such a species of tna lignity did exist with some persons against their un. fortunate debtors ; and would the House s acr ifi ce them to the eternal persecution of such a feeling The proposed bill would, he hoped, be e...tended to persons confined for 20001. and he did think a pro- vision might be introduced extending the benefit; to all others confined fpr larger supis, who had suffered an imprisonment of five years. This Ina proposition he threw out for the ‘sgsider2.tion of the House,. The bill was then read a - first time, and ordered w be printe4, an 4 read a second time on. Tuesday next. MR. PALINIEP.. Major PALMER rose to bring forward his promised motion with respect to the propriety of referring tae claims of Mr. Palmer, late of the Post Office, upon his Majesty's Government, to the decision of a J cry in one of his Majesty's Courts of Record. Such was the course of proceeding which the friends of Mr. Palmer now deemed eligible in consequence of tne re peated disappointments that Gentleman had hitherto met in the prosecution of his claims. He had heard it rumoured that the present motion would be op posed because there existed no precedent. If such art objection was tenable there could never have been a precedent at all, inasmuch as all such measures must have originated upon their own merits. But there were numerous precedents where Government waved its privilege and gave to claimants upon it the povrer of bringing their demands to an issue in the subordi nate Courts. In Mr. Palmer's case Parliament had not decided. He, it was true, had appealed to the Legislature, but as it refused to give a r srerclict, it was but justice to allow him the opportunity of applying ' for redress to the King's Courts of Re..-..ord. It had been suggested to him ? that the most efficient course to pursue, was to move in that House an Address to the King, ously pleased to pay Mr. Palmer's demands, and that praying that his Majesty would be graci the House would make good the same. The objec tion he had to the adoption of such a course arose from an anxious wish to avoid any steps which may at this moment create any difference between the two Howe He therefore preferred that course which was the birth right of every man in this country, namely, that to him and his claims the Courts of Justice should be open. It was another privilege of our Constitution, that there was no wrong without a remedy. Here was a wrong and no remedy was applied—here were acknowledged services, and no opportunity afforded for redress of the grievances under which the author of those services suffered. therefOre, 'on the part of Mr. Palmer, appealed to the justice and wisdom of that House, and moved, that it would be pleased to Address his Majesty, praying him to order that Mr. Palmer's Claims should be investigated in one of his Courts of Record at Westminster, and that the Re ceiver General of the Post Office be ordered to defend the same. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCI-lEVER said, he did not see how the Receiver-General of the Post-Office could be a defendant in an action of this kind. No legal right had been established which could authorise Mr. Palmer to bring such action, be cause there was no office or salary annexed to it, which could be made a cause of action before a Court of Record. He never heard of such a thing as an issue of this kind being tried, and much less being tried by virtue of an address from that House. Suppose the House directed such an issue, would any Court in Westminster' Hall try it ? Certainly not. The Courts acted fly precedents, and according to law, and they would not depart from the la- Mr. ADAM defended the and in order to try that claiaa obstaile usually assigned in col authority of precedent, with public Boards, ought to be removed.. he proposed an Amendnient, - • dress to his Majesty, praying , i4l of ;,he Post-Office should be . action brought upon this subjeci equity. The House had nothini s ' of action or the grounds a defenci called upon to tic), which, in tor' gs c;• 1 alo be or( itig fat IT nil be WI to ri, di re til bl In di MS. en 2 fairii; C.lailpo h f e M th r o . u P g a l l i in t the er ;ourts of Law, upon th e I respect to suits against :rnovest. With that view in the shape of ati Ad- that the g.eceiver-Gene - e dire cted to defend bject, either in law ot ing to do with the forms defence —m all that it WAS consistency with i$ owr