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h P.MLIAmEN:rditY ISOCEEDINGS. HOUSE 01 0 LORDS: JUNE 12. e Is SPENCER and Xefiarrsi Viscount Marrow) end n Wx&spint (on‘attaining hit majority), took the oaths ,th seats . 4 , • Vonous Accounts from the Treasurrand the Custom-house, re:petting the Foreign Trade and Commerce of the country, were, pursuant to their Lordships orders, presented at the Bar; asd which, on the motion of the Marquis of Linspown, were ordered to be printed. Mr. BROGINDI. attended by several Members, brought up a Message from the Comrhons ' importing that E. ELLICE, Esq. a Mnstber of their House, had received permission to attend their Lordships' Select Committee on Foreign Trade and Commerce. Lord E. G. Ossomic brought up a Message, requesting that the Earl of Snxriumn, a Member of their Lordships' House, Iq . permitted to attend the Balloted Committee of the Coihmons now sitting, to investigate the Return made from the Borough of l'etersfield. The Messengets were, on the question being put, informed 11. it their Lordships would send an answer by Messangers of their own. The Exchequer Funding Bill was brought up by Mr. BROO.• PEN and others, and read the first time; as were a few Private or Local Bills presented by Mr. E.taToN, 'lr. H. Taus, and others. _ _ . . The Earl of CA RN AR VON presented a Petition from cer tain Ptepareis Venders of Roasted Wheat, in Coventry, as a substitute for Coffee, setting forth the hardships, losses, and privations, which they alleged were suffered by them in conse quence of the steps taken by the Officers of the Revenue, and prcceedings instituted against them in the Courts of Law,. ::rid praying relief.—Tbe l'etition being read, was ordered to he on the table. TILE QUEEN. The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose and observed, their Lordships were aware that their Secret Com mittee wa9 last ordered to commence its proceedings to-morrow, an Order which had been made, not in . consequence of negociations which wei-e then de pending, brit of hopes which seemed to be generally entertained, that circumstances might supersede the necessity of its sitting for the proposed purpose. Ile bad no difficulty in communicatieg to the House, that some communications had been received and explanations taken place (though he must reserve himself at present as to their nature and extent), which certainly formed a medium to render a further adjournment bf the sitting of their Lordships' Com mittee desi s rable. Under these circumstances, he would move--‘. That the Order for the Committee sitting to-morrow be discharged, and an Order made for its sitting on Saturday." Before he sat down Ire begged leave to state, that copies of certain important documents which had been communicated on this occasion, were not only fabricated for pu4- cation, but in a way grossly false, and by some per sons who must have seen the originals—( Hear, hear). He felt himself called upon in jur,tice so make this declaration, and to add, that it was voluntarily com municated on the part of the Legal Advisers of the Queen, that they were no parties whatever to such publications, which no persons regretted more than themselves. The Noble Lord theQ moved as above. Lord HOLLAND stated, that in consequence of what fell from the Noble Earl, he felt it proper to say, that he (Lord Holland) would not take the op portunity of new presenting the Bill of which he had given notice ; in so doing, however, he would not at present enter into any view of the subject to which the proposed Bill referred, farther than to assure their Lordships it would go simply to a repeal of what is called, " The Royal Marriage Act." How ever, in consequence of certain rumours, which he was surprised to learn were afloat, he thought it in cumbent upon him to say what the Bill is not. At the same time he must say, that throughout a lapse ottwenty-four years be had generally differed from H the majority of that ouse ; yet hoped there was not one among their Lordships aho could suppose, who could deem him capable of proposing any Bill of the kind which should have a retrospective effect.— He never could have entertained the idea that from what be had said such a rumour should have gone forth. The only Bill he ever had a notion of, was one simply going to repeal the Act in question. Un der the present circumstances, he would not fix any particular day; his notice cf Friday was contingent, and the Bill to be brought in, in case the Cemmit- We would have to sit on the day which then remained fixed; but now, that its sitting was. postponed, the case was so far altered. However, whether their Lordships' Secret Committee would have to sit upon the painful subject which was referred to it or not, his intention was to present the Bill some time during the present Session. It was his intention to have taken an early opportunity for the purpose; he could not now fix the day, but would take care the House should have notice sufficient to prevent its being taken by surprise. The Order fcr the Secret Committee sitting to morrow was then discharged, and a new Order made for its sitt;ng on Saturday. The Order for summon ing on Lord Holland's Motion was also discharged. The Bills upotr the table were lisrwarded in their respective stages, and the House Adjourned till to morrow (this day). HOUSE or rOM MONS. Several Members took the Oaths. A Message was agreed to, requesting the Earl ot . Suerrettn's attendance on the Agricultural Conan-duet. The Cork Harbour Bill was read a second time, and com mitted, but on an understanding, as it was so inimical to the in terests of the Northern parts of the Island, that a division would be taken on its next stage. Mr. PEIER MOORE presented a Petition from certain in dividuals whose property had been injured by the Spa-fields Rioters, in December, 1816. heated, that they could obtain no remedy at law, and praying Tor such relief as the House should see lit. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimated, t..at if this was a Petition for a Pecuniary Grant, it had not beep offered for the sanction of Ministers. The SPEAKER observed, that this involved a question of considerable importance. It bad wisely been ordered, that no pecuniary relief should be asked from the public money without the consent of the Crown; and the only duu6t on the present occasion was, whether the Petitioners distinctly required that, or some oI er tort of relief? Sir FRNCIS BURDETT said, this practice might better apply to such a case, when under the old law the whole civil power was organiz,n and armed to protect the public peace, nut repel violence from outraging private property. It was then but proper that every district should be liable foe the damage done it ; for every man was bound to protect his neigh bour. But now, by the new laws, that was the ditty of Go vernment. They had taken the arms from the parties, and were c onsequently the general under:alters for their protection. It was hard, therefore, to apply the old laws to the new times; and cad upon individuals to perform their constitutional duties, after they had deprived them of the means. If. remuneration was doe at all, it was due from Government; and he hoped.the Hun. Gentleman would see the necessity of rece ;,,i af this Petition. The CHANICELLO'R of the EXCHEQUER said, if he oppobtd die runnier, it would be on saoundireetiaety differetit 'I figs obese taken by the Ilfonottrable &role. Bat be *NM not object to its being received, though heAndd not recosnauld what would open the door so wistery to *less claims isit the puklic purse.—The Petition wits read, anal on the table. Sir C. BURRELL presented the Repsiet on the Callington Election, and stated, that the right of voting belonged to Free holders, and Leaseholders being resident, and alto to House-, holders paying scat and lot. That the Committee had, in con iequence, determined that Sir C. Robinson and Mr. Lygon were not duly elected ; and prayed that the return might be amended in favour of Messrs. Attwood and Thompson. The SPEAKER gave directions accordingly. A Petition from the Chamber of Birmingham, on the subject of the regulation - of Trade; a Petition from the Linen Manufac turers of Aberdeen, &c. for an extension of the Export Duties; and a Petition from thp Merchants of Hull, in favour of the American Timber Trade, and requesting the House to look to vested interests when considering the London blerchante Peti tion for free Trade ; were severally presented, and referred to the Committee on. Trade, &c. Sir J. MACKINTOSH presented a Petition from the Bo rough. of Galway, praying for some improvement in its form. 'The I lonuurable Member observed, that the Petition began in that lively way which sometimes emanated from the vivid fancy of the people of the sister country, and which was less frequent with the dunce people of Tat halo. It set out by stating that the Borough of Galway was “ originally by prescription."—(4 burg of langkictv—The Petirionwas read, and laid on the table. On the motion of Mr. lIUME, a Return was ordered of the Security taken tram Receivers General of Land Revenue, and from Distributors of Stamps throughout the Kingdom, with cer tain specifications. THE QUEEN. Lord CASTLEREAGH said— ,, I rise for the purpose of moving the Order of the Day for the fur ther consideration of his Majesty's most gracious Message, with a view to its postponement until Fri day next. In moving this adjournment, I trust the House will feel that it would be unbecoming in me to state anything that has passed during the discus sion —(Cheers)—or to say a single word, as •on the former occasion, as to the situation in which matters now stand—( Hear, hear).—But I entreat Honour able Gentlemen to keep themselves and their impres sions on the subject precisely in the same state, until A full explanation shall be given as to the position in which the great question may ultimately stand. In proposing to the House Friday next for the postpone ment of the Order of the Day, I mention it as the most convenient day. On Thursday his Majesty's birth will be celebrated, and it has been usual for the House to adjourn over that occasion, and I would rather take a later than an earlier period for the fur ther discussion of this important matter. These suc cessive adjournments ought to be viewed, not only as satisfactory to the House, but as material to the public interest, in order that the real state of the question may be made known as early as possible— (Hear).—Before I sit down, I have to beg the No ble Lord (J. Russell) who has already shewn so much indulgence for the more convenient arrangement of public business, and for which I have to express to him my personal obligations, further to defer the dis cussion of-a question in which he is particularly con cerned : any other day would be more convenient than the present, as it will certainly be the duty of his Majesty's servants to be in deliberation in the coarse of the evening. If the discussion to which I refer be brought on, I must therefore retire from it. I am (said his Lordship) with his Majesty's other Servants in this House, called to another place,, and have no alternative. klothing but a sense of the ne cessity of the case would induce me to request the Noble Lord again to name a day unobjectionable to all parties, and when I shall be ready to enter into the subject." The original question was then put, that the papers laid upon the table by Lord Castlereagh be referred to a Select Committee, with the Amendment of Lord Castlereagh. Sir M. W. RIDLEY—" I hope the House will be aware that I shall not for a moment transgress the bounds so properly fixed by the Noble Lord, nor ut ter a single word on this very delicate subject ; but I rise to express the very anxious hope I entertain that every individual, in the House and out of the House, will so far forward the views of the Noble Lord, as most rigidly to abstain from injuring the cause of either of the Illustrious Parties, or of the Nation at large, by giving publicity to any docu ments or any correspondence,—( Hear, hear)—whe ther genuine or garbled,--(Hear, hear)—which may by possibility fall into their bands. lam sure that I need only mention the circumstance to the House; for every Gentleman who bears me will be immedi ately convinced of the dangers that may arise, that must. inevitably arise, from publications which can have only one effect, hosliever unintentional—that of exciting prejudice against one party or the other. I trust that in saying this much it will not be thought that I have unnecessarily trespassed on the House, but that the opinion I have given will meet with una nimous support"-4Repeata cheers). Mr. BROUGHAM—" I heartily concur in the se commendation of the Noble Lord, and of my Hon. Friend who last spoke, in wishing to abstain from saying one word upon the progress of these transac tions. I rise only to express my entire concurrence, more particularly in the latter part of the worthy Baronet's observations, and to make my most posi tive assertion, if it be required, that neither the Il lustrious Personage for whom we are concerned, nor her legal advisers, entertain any other sentiment— (Hear, hear)..—lt is our sincere desire that every thing should be concealed, or known only to the Illustrious Personage, and to us, her Majesty's legal advisers. If any other disclosure has taken place (though I have seen nothing disclosed, because I have seen nothing the least like the real state of the facts), it can only have been produced by some in , credible degree of indiscretion or breach of confi dence, for which no blame is attributable to my learned colleagues or myself, nor-to the Illustrious Personage for whom we act; but it must in fairness be in part ascribed to a circumstance, I am sure, as unprecedented as all the rest of these transactions-, that her Majesty is placed in a situation whit+ ren ders it extremely difficult to prevent the access of in discreet persons"—(Laud cheers). Lord CASTLEREAGH—" In the spirit of 'what has been just said, I may add, that this is a ques tion on which all parties ought to say as little as pos sible; and I cannot give the House a stronger pledge of my feeling regarding it, than the determination I evinced to pass it over on the present occasion. in complete silence. lam happy to hear what has been, so properly stated by the Honourable Baronet, and. confirmed by the Honourable and Learned Gentle man, regarding pulatcations, though I certainly feel that the latter part of his observation was unnecessary.", tar. BIMLIQHA3I--" I meant nothing,, I can as- • r. sure the House, offensive to any quarter, because I know that offers have been Macke. to E her Majesty .which would have enabled her ik&jesty to be better accommodated—pecuniary offers .to •an unlimited amount, tbat the might be providld for in a much more suitable style—(Cheers).—ThSk manrof' t he'chancea of disclosure to which I alluded might have been 'removed; but accidentally her Majesty• was placed in a situation which rendered it more dif ficult, as I said, to prevent the access of indiscreet persons."—The question was then put, and the ad-' journment till Friday was carried. Lord JOHN RUSSELL postponed the discussion regarding the Borough of Granipound, until Friday the sad instant.' On the Motion, of Lord Casn.raxacm, the consideration of the Election Petitions, which stood for Thursday next, was postponed to Monday. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER postponed the Committee of Supply to Wednesday. Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report of the Committee of -Ways and Means, when the'Resolption for raising the sum of #5,000,000, by Loan, was agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the recommitment of .the Court of Exchequer Bill; and after a short conversation, in which Mr. Galnrasx, Mr. Cxxcaarr, and the CHANCELLO4 of the Excannura took a part, the Bill went through the Committee.--Report to-morrow. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL. On the motion of Lord ALTtionP, this Bill was recommitted. _ The other clauses were then read. and several ver bal Amendments were agreed to. Mr. BRIGHT proposed a clause for extending the -benefit of the measure to Crown debtors, as well as to other insolvent persons. He could not imagine any good reason why the former should be placed in a worse situation than the latter, or why the Crown should exercise the power of confining the person of its debtor, after he no longer possessed any property. He should now, therefore, submit a clause, exempt ing Crown debtors from' imprisonment, after a full disclosure, and a discharge of all claims beyond the sum of :C2OO. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was surprised that his Honourable, and Learned Friend should wish to discontinue a provision whics had appeared in all former Acts of this_nature. Some cases ought at least to have been, mentioned, as actually proving in - - convenience to have arisen from the forrner state of the law. Had the Commissioners, in the exercise of their discretion, ever been known to refuse indulgence • to an honest man? If the law were altered, as it now applied to smugglers, he would venture to state that the revenue would be defrauded with impunity, as it 'lien happened, that when the smuggler himself was not a man of property, individuals on the other side of the water would pay down sums of £7OO and £BOO in order to procure his discharge—a practice which could not be expected to continue, if he could be re leased by other means.° Mr. BRIGHT said there were two descriptions of Crown debtors—one indebted upon civil process, and the other in penalties. He had a separate proposi tion for this latter class, and could see no objection why, when a penal sum was owing, and the debtor had no means of discharging it, he should not be en abled to bring himself Wore the Court of King's Bench, and there submit, in lieu of the fine, to some more definite punishment. As for the first class of cases, he had not minutely inquired into them. He, referred to the general principle of law, and could see no reason why, in debts of' small amount, the Crown should have an unrestricted power, to conti nue a debtor in prison. At the same time, he had no desire to press his clauses against the general sense of the Committee. After a few words from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and from Lord ALTIIORP, the Honourable Gentle man's proposition was withdrawn. On the motion of Mr. Alderman Woos), a clause was added, to enable the Commissioners to sit at the Sessions House in the City of London. Several other clauses were then proposed and with drawn; amongst which were, a clause enabling the Commissioners, when they should think fit, to =panne' a Jury, and a clause providing that the cases of Of ficers in the Army and Navy, who should go abroad without repaying money advanced to them on the credit of their pay, should be reportcl to the Com mander-in-Chief, and to the Lords of the Admiralty, respectively. The preamble of the Bill was then agreed to, and the Report of it ordered to be received to-morrow. MISCELLANEOUS. The farther consideration of the Report of the Dublin House of Industry Bill was postponed till Wednesday. The Bakers' Regulation Bill went through a Committee, the Report of which was ordered to be received to-morrow. • Te Savings Banks Amendment Bill went through a Com mittee, the Report of which was received, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Friday. The King's Bench Sittings Bill, the Glass Duties Continuance the Flax and Cotton Hill, the Aliens' Bill, and the Irish Coroners' Bill, were read a third time and passed. A Return of all Charges,,made by the Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, or their Officers, at the last General Election, was ordered to be laid before the House. Mr. BROGDEN brought in a Bill to regulate certain Draw backs on English and Irish Manufactures. Read a fait, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report of a Contmittee on the Gold and Silver Plate Act, when the Resolutions were agreed to, and a Bill was ordered to be brought in pursuant to the same. Mr. BROGDEN laid on the table certain Papers, by order of the House, on which it was the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to move a reference to a Select Committee. Mr. HUTCHINSON presented Papers from the Bank of England, containing an Account of the Public Balances in their hands.--Adjogrne4• The Hum BAILIFF of Westminster on Saturday, returned an answer to the Requisition of the Inhabi tant Householders, who had applied to him to con vene a Public Meeting to address her MaJzsry on her arrival. He was pleased to express his readiness to comply with the Requisition, but suggested that, in consequence of the suspension that had taken place_ in the proceedings of Parliament rel at i v e t o h er MAJESTY'S affairs, it would be expedient to postpone the appointment of the Meeting till after the result of the existing negociations was known. FAMILY FACTS.—Dr. F. Professor of Medicine at Aberdeen, being ih London in 1814, bought a Share of a Lottery Ticket, which proved a Prize of Twenty Thousand Pounds. Some months afterwards, hear ing his brother, who was a Professor of Mathema tips, in'eigh against Lotteries, the Doctor opposed . him with his s own success, and prevailed on his bro ther to put his reasoning to the test Of fact, by purchasing Half a Ticket, which came up also a 1:20,000 Prize. The Mathematician was now obliged to acknowledge, that a little Luck outweighs a great deal of Chance. - . . 11M E VENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, JUNE 19,• 187.0. THE FUNDS. PRICE Of' STOCKS "MIS DAY Ar am: °Web: : 3 per Cent. Reduced 68% % S per Cent. Conk shut--3i per Cem. 77 76n 4 per Cent. 863A 3 % 14-5 per Cent. shut fi per Cent. Scrip. 1 1 / 2 pre- Long Annuities 17 15-16 13-16 India Stock shut— . Bonds 11% 12s. pro. - - Exchequer Bills, Is. dis. Is. pie. Omnium 1 / 4 %J/4 pre. Consols for opg. 70 70%. At the close of the market yesterday -the , Funds looked very heavy—Consols left off at 70, and Om nium at par; but at the commencement of business this morning, the market looked bright, and Con- Sols began at 70 1 / 4 y 4 -omnium 4 to Vs prem.— The scarcity of money still ' continues, and is likely to do so until after the-Dividends are paid. An unusual circumstance has taken place during 'the shutting of Consols. It is sard, that last week several ; transfers to a large amount were maile in that Stock the reason assigned for so doing, is the late heavy failures in Ireland ; several respectable houses here, connected with that country, having petitioned to have the transfers made, in order to cover Dills which became due. • In the House of Peers last night, the Earl of LI• VERPOOI. moved that the Otder of their Lordshir for the sitting of the Secret Committee this day, shoull be discharged, and that its meeting be postponed till Saturday—negociations and explanations having taken place since the passing of the Order, the na ture of which, however, he could not feel himself justified in stating, in the present state of the busi ness. This motion was instantly agreed to. In the House of Commons a similar intimation was given by Lord CASTLEREAGII s and the Order of the Day for resuming the • discussion on the papers in the green bag was postponed till Friday. Thus has the corrrectness of the observations and reasoning which We yesterday laid before the Public been fully established. The Negotiation has not terminated, as was stated by all the other Daily Pa pers of yesterday, but, on the contrary, is in progress; and we now venture to go farther, and to say, that we have no doubt it is proceeding in such a manner as will meet the wishes of the Nation in its result— unless Ministers shall prove more unreasonable than we think at all probable, in the situation in whirls they are placed, as respecting the two High Person ages themselves and the People over whom they reign We again say :—the QUEEN will not give up any of her rights ; will not submit to lie dictated to where she may and where she may not take up her residence. And farther :—we think we have good grounds for saying that her MAJESTY will prefer a foreign resi deece, but not till the shall be secured against the abo minable treatment she has already experienced from Foreign Courts, and even from the petty underling Agents of British Foreign Embassies, who owed a very different line of conduct to the QUEEN ROYAL and to the People of the United Kingdom. And were the Royal arrangement finished to-morrow, and her MAJESTY [actually settled. in an establishment in a foreign country, on the slightest recurrence of any treatment savouring of the character of degradation, her MAJESTY will instantly return to England, where she knows she will be protected, in spite of every machination of her enemies, whatever may be their character, rank, or office in the Kingdom. To say more at the present moment would be improper. The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived this fore noon. We hasten, without remark, to lay before oar Readers the following interesting extracts: PARIS; JUNE 9. The Orangery, Fhich extends the length of the Ca rousel, is still occupied by a battalion of the Royal Infantry Guard; sentinels are placed along the outer railing of the Court of the Tuilleries, and no per son is permitted to stand before the railing to see what passes within. A number of sentry-boxes have been placed around the promenade, which has been allotted for 111ADElf01- sxt.t.n, on the terrace in front of the Pavilion liftman: The number of the National Guard on duty at the Chamber of Deputies, is to-day more conside:able than ordinary. During the night before last f several endeavouring to pass, by stealth, the barrier of Reailly, near that of Trone, and to escalade the walls of the inclosure, the Guard fired upon there. We are assured that one of the offenders has been killed, and two others wounded. Some 'tumultuous assemblages took place at ten o'clock last night, particularly near the Porte Sainte Martin ; few cries were heard t although the number of the curious was sufficiently grrat., The assemblages were dispersed by the armed force without any accident occurring. —Jour. de Part • This evening, about nine o'clock, some groupes et people assembled near the Porte Sainte Martin. Tliey amounted to-between two and three hundred. -' strong force was directed on this point, and ker marching about 4 a slow step for the Space of art hour• . ir; • • wrlol.7.lt, o rr Virr L -• 444 )0 44% ttr-. 4 . evve - • •_, 0 . „ _ `; • ~i i ,;.,..... -,...., :, ... 7 ,... ,:iii .,-....,..- e •.. ) • .. ns : . ~ i 4