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the subject of the war in the Peninsula, he would not 1 acme away from it in a diShonourable manner. On the principle of doing harm to the enemy, at the least possible expence to the country, he should be inclined to carry it on, .guided by those principles of economy so necessary to be preserved in the present means of this country. He was inclined to look with jealousy at the operations on the Continent, and dis posed to pursue the war, if a certainty of support and • probability of success was apparent. At the same time, he was ready to pay his tribute of applause to the conduct of the brave nation, who had struggled long against - the tyranny of France. Nothing could give him greater satisfaction than the separation of Spain from France. As principals in the war, unless supported by the Spanish Government, he had no Hopes of ultimate success, notwithstanding he might estimate hig.i the opinion of the gallant Commander in Chief in the Peninsula. The amendment proposed spoke of the successes of our armies, and the Noble Lord .who brought it forward, had expatiated on the advantages which had been gained over the enemy in the Peninsula. This led him to take a view of what had taken place there, and of the many disasters which were to be placed in opposition to those successes. Of what had we to boast, when against what we had gained, the advantages obtained by the enemy over our Allies, were stated ? After the fall of Tarragona, and of Valencia, and after the capture of General Blake, and nearly the whole of his army, what grounds for exultation could be found in the situation in which things stood there ? There was nothing that could reconcile him to the present system. Lord Wellington there had been at the head of not fewer than 62,000 of the best troops that any nation could command ; at the head of an army con siderably greater than that which was under the corn. vnand of the Duke of Marlborough, when he carried the glory of this country to the highest pitch it could attain yet with such an army, what had Lord Wel. lington accomplished ? He had been obliged only to act on the defensives and when this was stated, what more could be wanted to shew the folly of the present system ? What more to shew that we could not effectually retard the operations of the French ? Under these circumstances, to combine with men in resisting the just claims of the Catholics, with a view to benefit the Empire at large, was impossible. The necessity of granting them relief he again enforced in strong terms, and concluded protesting against that secret Court influence which was felt, and felt by him to be incompatible to the welfare of the coun try, and defending those principles which had been avowed in the letter which had been sent to tho Prince by himself and his Noble Friend. Lord MULGRAVE admitted that the Noble Earl bad a right to call for the removal of Ministers, but not to expect the House to agree to such a motion, withoirt bringing forward strong grounds to justify such a call. He denied that such had been shewn to exist, and proceeded to shew how little could be hoped from the proposed Address. He noticed what had fallen from the last Speaker wi!li respect to the war in the Peninsula, and asked, if taking such a view of the subject as he might take, and withdrawing our aid from our Allies altogether, would be likely to be satisfactory to the country ? The Noble Lord bad said he was not for doing any thing rash ; but if, with the view he took of the Bullion question, a material change were made in the present system, was it certain that such a line of policy would be satisfactory to the country ? If, to avoid doing any thing rash, the N(,ble Lord was not disposed to make changes like those he anticipated, to what purpose should they address the Prince, if they called upon him to change his Administration, but to continue the same measures. The acts of the present Administra tion bad received the support of Parliament, and were . therefore entitled to the confidence of the country.— The Noble Lord then took a view of what had been advanced on the subject of the Catholic claims.— Since the concessions made to the Catholics in 1793, it was stated that they had increased in wealth and importance It was the wish of those who made the concessions alluded to, that such should be their ef fect. With these concessions the Catholics had pro. =nixed to be content, but had since come forward, and in a tone of the most haughty overbearing insolence, claimed the command of our army and navy, as their right, and also their ability to sit on the Bench in our Courts of Law. ft was said that the Catholics were four millions in number ; and it was further said, that they were greatly irritated. They were greatly irri tated, and therefore they ought not to be trusted too much. It was now said, give them the command of the army and navy r and they will be satisfied. But was it certain they would be so ? They had promised • to lie content with the concessions made to them in 1793, but they bad forgotten, or at least they had not observed their promise. He could never be persuaded that an illustrious Friend of his, now no more, had intended proposing to concede them what they re quired, without having some guards in his mind against the probable effects of their claims being gran. ted. He proceeded at considerable length to speak on the subject of those claims, and on the improper manner in which they bad been urged, and at the same timest rongly deprecated the practice of bringing them into every discussion, to keep up that fer ment in one part of the empire which had already been excited. Their Lordships, be was confident, could not agree to the Address, as to carry up such * one under existing circumstances would be insulting to the Prince. Satisfied as he was with the support of Parliament on former occasions, and with the ap probation, he would have been content with putting a single negative to the question, if the amendment bad not been moved by his Noble Friend. Earl Mot RA said, that even though he had come into the House under some doubt, whether he should vote for the present Address, the speech of the Noble Lord who hadjust spoken would have been alone suf ficient to convince him of the necessity of it. That Noble Lord, not satisfied with stating the necessity of excluding the Catholics from those places of trust and emolument too hich they aspired, and to which every generous mind must feel a desire of reaching, pot content with thus declaring that they could not with safety be trusted, also brou ght forward an occu ltation against them, as accusat ion that was untrue, in fact, as it was injurious and insulting in its ten dency. It was not true that the Roman Catholics of Irelaod demand:4 concession in the tone of menace. Theirconducs did not warrant a charge of such a na , tort. high legal character la that HQUfd was blown to hare aeclared his npinior i that the manner in which they had proceede d was not contrary to law ; it was too much then to say, at a time when the case may be considered as yet pending, that their conduct was in opposition to the laws of thc land. This charge was the only thing he could pick out from the loose outline of the Noble Lord's speech, and this charge, he was con vinced, had little foundation. The Noble Lord had said, that the present circumstances of the country did not warrant the present Motion ;—but he would ask, what circumstances could possibly be more alarming than those under which the country was placed at present ? Could they shut their eyes to that which must ultimately force itself upon observa tion ? Were not the facts prominent enough to con vince them that the state of Ireland was such at pre sent as must inevitably lead to the most disastrous consequences, unless means were speedily adopted to conciliate the people of that country ? Was not the salvation of public affairs in that country and in this such as to demand an extraordinary remedy ? Ab stracting from every ether consideration, there was at this moment a dearth of provisions in Ireland, which alone would be sufficient to excite alarm ; and that at such a time, and under such circum stances a spirit of exclusion should be openly pro fessed by the Government, was a thing which in deed raised in him the most ominous apprehensions for the consequences that may follow. He would call upon Noble Lords, he would call upon the coun try to court at present, to court at all times the cor dial co-operation of Ireland. He would intreat them to consider, that Ireland was loaded with a popula tion which, like the population of this country, could not find employment in manufactures ; and how di sastrous must be the policy of chilling their disposi tion to enter into the service of the army or navy.— From his soul he believed, as if he were speaking in the face of the ALMIGHTY, that the safety of the I Empire depended upon the conciliation of the Catho lics. It was by such conciliation—it was by combin ing the heart of Ireland with that of England, that they could alone summon up the great resources of the Empire, and defy the enemy that was working for its ruin. After the language he had heard that night, he was convinced that such conciliation could never be effected without a change of Ministry ; and if he had entertained any doubts before as to the pro priety of this Address, the language of the Noble Lord who had last spoken would have effectually re moved them. The question being loudly called for, the House divided upon the Amendment. For the Amendment, Ayes Proxies _ 75-16S --- Against the Amendment, Noes Proxies 29— 72 Majority against Lord Borringdon's Address —92 Their Lordships then adjourned at one o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. HOUSTON presented a Petition from the City of Glas• gow against the monopoly of the East India Company, praylrg that it might be allowed to fall at the expiry of the present Char ter—which, he conceived, would he of great importance to the prosperity of the commerce of the empire. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. . Mr. WHARTON brought in a Bin to explain the Act of the 50th George 111. chap. 85, for registering Securities in Public Offices, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. He also brought in a Bill to revive the Committee of Military Inquiry. Road a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. In a Committee on the Woods and Forests Bill, Lord COCHRANE objected to certain clauses respecting the Southampton Forest, and to the powers given to Ministers, and to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to make grants of any parts of the forest to Web persons as they pleased. Mr. ROSE explained that there was a plan of the Forest; and that these grants were made on a report by Surveyors, and go no other terms except that of land for land. Lord COCHRANE said, then the plan should be before the House. The present Bill, he contended, was a juggle; and, if it should pass, he should move, that it be entitled " A Bill for the accommodation of those who have already appropriated parts of the Royal Forest to themselves." Admiral MARKHAM spoke against the Bill, and Mr. ROSE in support of it. Mr. WHARTON stated, there were in the Forest 33,000 acres of growing timber for the Navy. Lord COCHRANE repeated his objection to those clauses by which Ministers and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, were empowered to grant as many leases as they pleased to the antountpf £lOOO each in value, there being no limitation as to the number of portions so to b e leased out. This was, in fact, a Bill to enable the Ministers to do with the Forest what they may deem meet. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied that the Bill was a juggle. On the contrary it was a Bill allowing an ex change of property, for the mutual advantages of the Crown, and of the private holders of contiguous lands. Sir J. GRAHAM said this was a Bill to accommodate gentle.' men in the purlieus of the forest, not without any consideration, as was insinuated, but for payment of considerable sums to the Public, for what did not at present yield to the Crown a farthing. The Clauses were at length gone through, the H ouse r esum e 4 and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. On the motion of Mr. I.OOKHART the Wootton Basset Vass I tion Committee was postponed till the 9th of April. A Message from the Lords stateii that their Lordships had agreed to the Marine Mutiny Bill with an Amendment, which they desired the concurrence of the Commons. Mr. WHARTON obtained leave to bring in a Bill for dis foresting Parkhurst Forest. The Pilots' Bill went through a Committee. Mr. JACKSON said, that more ships h4l been lost since p 440. ing the Act of 1906, that the cruising clause was not cruising, as pilot sloops could not cruise in very bad weather, when thby Were most wanted; that the cruising clause was Oppressive to I : the pilots, who were a meritorious set of men, ruinous to the hovelkrs, who were the pride and admiration of all assfasing wen, So; their noble spirit et esseeepelft skill sad wesuilios, aid I objected to by all Captains of ships, who would rather rtuflari the Downs in a gale than heave to off Dungeness fora pilot. The Report was ordered to be printed and to be taken Into further coadderatien on Monday. General GASCOIGNE presented a Petition from the West dia Merchants, &c. at Liverpool, complaining of the duties on sugar and coffee, and praying for a Committee to take Into coasts deration the commercial state of the West India Islands. General TARLETON stated that he was furnished with in- , formation of a very direrent tendency; the purport of which be ' read to the House. He had, indeed, a contradictory duty to : perform having received instructions from his constituents on both sides of the question. General GASCOIGNE said there was a total stagnatiou of Colonial Trade, and to obtain relief on that head, was the ob ject of the Petition now before the House. The Petition was ordered to lie on the Table. Ms. WHARTON brought up the Reports of the Committees I on West India Goods and on the Honduras Trade, when the Re solutions were agreed to, and Bills ordered accordingly. Earl Wellington's Annuity Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed for to-morrow; as was the Glass Duty Bill and the Pilchards' Bill. Mr. ROSE brought in a Bill for allowing Goods to be import..l ed from America into Canada. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to•morrow. Mr. GRATTAN postpooed the consideration of the Pctitiotk front the &ewers of Cork till the 17th April, The Irish Militia Laws' BiP, the Irish Mili Families' Bill, the Irish Soldiers' Wives' Bill, the Irish Bishops Bill, the Ber muda Trade Bill, and the Jamaica Trade Bill, severally went through Committees, and ware ordered tu bezeportwl 10-14111 t, fillre•Adj9llllllda _A. ...• EVE!sllNG •ao ffl e M nagas LONDON. ..MIN••••••••• FRIDAY, MARCH 20. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE WOLOCZ s per Ct. Cow. foe ow 54 se—Do. Sic roe. 0 3 per Ct. SOF—Spsr C r t e .==Bata 108 * Pea Hub. Ildis la. db. So. When is per Cult. Carob er Reamed Sok Amuldse ara below 60, Goverameet Life Annuities amert=. Par - &elan are cieliveriricraais at the Ogee is In addition to the intelligence communicated 10 our Readers yesterday, on the subject of the French squadron now at sea, we have to state, that Admiral DURHAM sailed yesterday, from Portsmouth, in pur suit of them. The names of the ships under his command, will be found in our Portsmouth letter. The Dublin papers received this morning, notwith. standing the assurances to the contrary given in the House of Commons, continue to speak of the alarm. ing scarcity which prevails in that country. The lower orders in and about Dublin have seized upon several boat loads of potatoes, with a view to compel the owners to sell them at a reasonable price. By an arrival from the river Plate, a Banos Ayres Gasette Extraortrusary of the 21st of November has been received. It contains reports of various suc cesses gained by the insurgents over the Government forces in Peru. The Portuguese troops, according to the last accounts, were still at Maldonatio. Yesterday the Dukes of CLARENCE and Cantinas had audiences of the Palace REGENT. Yesterday Lord Kern( had an audience of the Puiwcz REGENT at Carlton-house, and took leave of his Royal Highness previous to his leaving town to take the command of the Channel Fleet. His Lord ship was to leave town this morning at five o'clock. Yesterday the JUDGE ADVOCATE had an audience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House, and took his Royal Highness's commands, upon some Courts• Martial. Mr. HORNa Toots, the celebrated philosophical and political writer, died at Wimbledon, at an early hour yesterday morniag. Our Readers will see, that in answer to a question asked by the Earl of LAtiozanALs, it was yesterday declared by. Lord BArtsuctsr, that no agreettient whatever on the subject of Commercial intercourse subsisted between this Government and the Govern ment of France. On this changeable subject, varying with almost every accident of time, place, and cir cumstance, we have now to record another alteration. Licences were issued yesterday, under-which not only the wines of France but brandies may be imported in return for colonial produce, coffee, hides, And the other commodities in the proportions before stated.— The quantity of brandy to be received instead of the wine, is one hundred gallons for two hogsheads of the latter. Although the French Government bas acceded to the return of wines for sugar, coffee, &c. yet it has issued no licences corresponding with these from Oar own Board 'of Trade, permitting the haport of bran dies, and of course the latter are of no use until the concurrence with the object of them from' the other side of the Channel be ascertained.' BANK Norse.—The new Bill goes not only to ex tend the provisions of the Bill of last Session to Ire- I I land, but protects payments made by parties into Court, payments made to parties out of Court, and payments made in discharge of all and every manner of proceeding at law in the nature of distress. Berm Marrtaci.—Yesterday there was a Quarterly Meeting at the Bank, when the half year's dividend was declared by the Governor to be five per cent.' clekr of all deductions for income tax. A Proprietor afterwards rose, and called the attention of the Meet. ing to the measure now before Parliament, for mak ing Bank of England Notes a legal tender. He hoped this measure was not supported by any recommen d4tioa,from the Bank, as he thought that the ua. questionable solidity of the Company, and the well known propriety of their conduct, was a sufficient security for their credit, which required no force to maintain Governor, in reply, said, that the measure alluded to was brought forward by the Chancellor or the Exchequer, without any solicitation on the part of the Bank. It was wholly a measure of the Legislature.—A Vote of Thanks to the Go vernor, Deputy Governor, and Directors, was carried unanimously. A small detachment of the 3d Foot Guards is un der immediate orders for embarkation at Portsmouth, for Portugal. Saturday last, a Coroner's Inquest was held o n t h e body of Hannah Miller, who on the Thursday pre ceding was shot by the Rev. W. Brookes of Warwick, which after a long and patient investigation returned a verdict of Wilful Murder. True BM: have been found against several of the Nottinghamshire rioters. Mutt threatening letters have been received by the Magistrates and others : the town is threatened to be fired, should the rioters be convicted and punished. Maac-Ltlit.—The Market this day, towing to the late con trary winds coastwise, has again but few trash anrinals of Wheat, and the sales effected ley fully Imaintaie the last quotation—Rye is much dearer -. Bat rather so—White Paas she higher—Berns of the two sons maintain their prices —There are likewise very short supplies of Oats, and this trade is quoted at a further in crease in price—Sales of Plour at the late advance. OURIENT PRICES At ONCE& Wheat, 811 s. 1138. 130 s. Beans Ma 61.. Fine ditto, 1325. 136 p. Tick ditto (new) 304.635. Rye 60s. 665. pinto (fine Old) 675. 498, Barley, 375. 63,.0d. Oats, 1128. Us. 418. Malt, 83s. 946. Poland ditto, 465. 435. White Peas, (Boners) 110 a, i6s. Potatcie ditto, 445. 458. Od. Grey ditto, 575. 6116. Rape Seed, £4o. 468. Fine Flour, 1051. Illks—liseends, 100 s. to 105 s. B MFFHFIBLD-0 81 Vcb 20 . Beef . Ss •Odto Ss Od Veal 78 Od to as 413 Mimeo Ss Id to Is Id Poet 6s Od to 78 44 1111141 D OP CATTLE TSUI DAT. BCEALE, a}ent 11110—Slisep and Lambs, 1111111. 4 h"."9 1 0 9 "Pils. 410. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD. 11 4 Y 41 "m la se New Clover Aseto a ice Stew My 01 IN to *a. iltrov A hie 01 14 - . . NATAL INTILLICEATIL 4•111••• m.. .• FALMOUTH. MARCH It irked Oiled S the W* PekSOIL oes. RIM loth puha Ihr Serimes obi Mit* PORTSMOUTH. MARCH H. Admiral Delman with Me Majestyl l ahipe Yuma Ames, ELIZABCIII9 PLAINTAGUIT,Heyspvieud Omit? in spornik d French egnadma; Majest's lib Omar hoidens Imo allered to follow Mums D otttaat, ise Is new 'Se • le Aaaar sloop of was Nan appointed , smvoy . f, "11111 , 111 1tr aeld steadof the COMM'. Sailed Lis raltet,. ship. Ises ams ad 17.10t1111A, with the Msditerrazean ; issar.likrab s IM cad the DWITOVS for Calls S 2. DEAL, MARCH IL Arrived his Majeay's ship Mt 11111 AID GOT ^ Came down from the River the Herestiet fui tSr io u t. and the Lion for Jamaica —Wind East. . CORK, MARCH 13. • Arrived his Majesty's ship SKIM AM is, Capt. kena tiest •• from a cruise • ' the Grand Sachem, Com e , o f mei haw hal: ford, for the South Seas; the Westmoreland, Reaca. of al Icons Whitehaven for Jamaica ; Ocean, Ctusseta, of a a dfr ui Bristol, for Jamaica; and the Francis, Mumma., of (America) with staves and cotton. KENT ASSIZES. MAIDSTONE, MARCH te. The Honourable BASIL CO CHRAN , o f Portal., `square, with his witnesses, attended t h e Grand Jury , and presented a Bill of Indictmen t aping will ow '. George Harrison and Esther Elizabeth Gaunter, alias Esther Eliza St. Julian, charged with w r i t i ng threa. tening letters, with a view to extort Ten Thousand Pounds from Mr. COCHRAN, acid which was returned a True Bill. We understand the defendants are out upon bail, and cannot be obliged to take their tr i a l until the Summer Assizes. Guillaume Leman, Fidele Roudle, and !(envy De R oe & wont. three French prisoners of war, were indicted for for Ring a sel Bank-note. The Couuou SERJEA NT, in his Address to the Joey, stated, that frauds of the description which was i t subject of this indictment had been carried oa to enormous extent in this county, 1y the ingenuity the prisoners on board the Glory. The pruotsen s the bar had been detected in the actual usanuticons of an immense uantity of counterfeit Bank-toter , which were forg ed so skilfully that few but those kik longing to the Bank could have discovered thew The circumstances of the case were shortly as fol. low Marine looked through the port c( the place where the prisoners were confined, so discs, rued Leman employed in nsumfacteriag a stl big the other prisoners a ppearing to he er n bin t ha t assistance. The witness said to Leman, o ne are at your old tricks, making notes." TIP whit; be replied, 4 4 Yes, et make plenty of wee" and of erad to g ive him some, for the purpose of spesdiog then on shore for him in the purchase of some cankers hag pencils, and-other articles used in the inenufactare of notes. The witness related What he had seethe hie Officer, who caused him to go to the port again, ing express his readinesato take the notes, and spend this 'for the prisoner% Accordingly, the same evesting,W told Leman be woe going on shore next day. then requested him to call neat morning epos liat o at 10 o'clock, and be would give him Ail far dot purpose. All this time, the Officers of the Ity and others were looking on, unobserved by the,* toner, and as soon as the conversation ended, eit7 enteric' she prison -room, and began to seise some of the notes, which lay upon the table in greatnumbeg A scuffie, however, ensued betwetoi them and tie prisoners, the latter attempting to destroy the seeks in which they succeeded, with the exception of t h e cie* which Was the subject of the present indictment, and a torn one, not yet completed. In the scuffle, Rotel,t attempted to stab the. Officer, but his purpose ms prevented by a Marine, who caught his arm as de blow was descending. The Inspector of the Bank proved the notes tots forgeries, but attested the ingenuity of the imitative. The Jury, not satisfied with the evidence as it te. spected De Rochmont, acquitted him, but food tilt other prisoners Guilty—Death. Frasek Nino, another French prisoner, oa bani the Glory, was capitally convicted of uttering s fib. Bank.oote, to a Marine belonging to this ificsute Delmeille, also a French prison,. Ephraim Frameir, a Marine, belonging to the DIN , were next indicted for forging and interim& k it to be forged,* as Baak-note. This case vas l P much of the same description as the others. Do 'houille, however, was acquitted, it appearing did had first uttered the note in question, which ins alga wards uttered to the witness by the other swami alone. The Learned Judge holding that they NO to have been indicted separately, became it mNI one and the same offence. The other Feigner WO found Guilty . , but recommended to snags is le count of his good character. (this Farrell was indicted for forging a zir v i a 45 Bank-note. The prisoner having . himself guilty of having in his possesses a 4 014 of forged Bank -notes, which offence :akin's his • 14 years transportation, the prosecutor &ion at taining the capital in dictment, upon white he 1 1 0 . accordingly acquitted, but received NOM k r NIP offence to which he pleaded guilty. Robert Dolissuite, a native of A UMW, b.! 114 . prisoner of war in the French service,. ma 111 ,for uttering a counterfeit sirl Rankness. Th u toner had been confined on board the Glory Pri m ; ship, stationed off Gillingham, and on dot 6 1 ! October, he asked a marine, doing duty on board, ' pass for him. in the purchase of some siti.clai a isl and a ill Bank-notes, for which he prom ised to he him have three dollars for himself. At first_ dined doing it, but having represented tie stance to his Commanding Officer, he cos doom by him to appear to accept the proposal. ID quince of this he received the notes from the prolOn shut up in a tobacco-box, and he told him at time not to take them out of the box until be atput to pay them away, stating to him that f Y carried them in his hand or ppcket, the least!! would remove the water-marks of the notes,_raP were made with gum. The prisoner said is his fence, that he received these notes from some P . " prisoners in the ship who had forged them; Om! si Tots compelled by them to send theta hr- . cia shore, and that he made no secret of their the forged.—The Jury found him Guilty. —Dais. Primed by Lsviii. I there l pd it tie to IT C • ir I M w ± Mu T ~i toe for Cleo Ms aim ese? Plea • lowa stye W N. Ord • T' lleet 1 le b Imps Wit 0 VI Atirl hop 'hag Om en? am 'Si ih Sift lea Peed Oils I • ! 1...