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a... . freII.ITIONAG4INST trArLAWFULLr SENDING, CAR- 1 ATING, AND CO NrErING LETTERS. GINERAL POST•OitICE. BV the Act of the 42 d George 111. 84.-- it is en acted, that no Person whatsoever shall send, or cause to Sc seat, or tendier or deliver in order to be sent, otherwise than by the Post, or by the authority of the Pool's: - ster-General or his Deuties, or to the nearest or most convenient Post Town, to be frnm thence forwarded by the Post, any I.etters, on pain of for / tests; g for every offence s€s, to be recovered with costs, by any perion Ibho infarto and sue in any Court of Record a< W6t .Ahin.-ter—one moiety to the Kidg, and the other to the informer. Under this Law, a person carrytng a Letter may inform lag s 4ost a person sending one. • 'rbere is art exception in. the Act as to Letters which concern Goods sent by Common Carriers. so as they are sent with and for the puriuse of being delivered with the goods without hire, reward, or oulointage for receiving or delivering. Catriers,_Masters of Stage Coactw, Coachmen, Owners. • Masters or Commanders of VerelS, or Passengers, Watermen, and Bargemen, are liable to the penalty of .C 5, besides costs, for every Letter which they shall reCeive, carry, or deliver, even withont hire or reward. And to a penalty of sCIOO, for every week that such practice shall 'be continued; and these penalties 'may be sued for by any person who will inform. The Postmaster-Goneral hereby give Notice, that all Persons meting contrary to Law will be prneeetied against with the utmost severity, and due encouragement will be afforded to persons who Ghat! give information. By command of his Majesty's Postmaster General, FRANCIS FRE EL !NG, Secretary. , % • --- - - freIIITIONAG4INST (rArLAWFULLr SENDING, CAR- : ATING, AND CO NrErING LETTERS. GENERAL POST-01FICE. BV the Act of the 42d George Ili. 84N--it is en- rei acted, that no Person whatsoever shall send, or cause to Sc an seat, or tender or deliver in order to be sent, otherwise than by tee the Post, or by the authority of the Poems: ster-General or his hi , D4ulies, or to the nearest nr most convenient Post Town, to be „ e; Mint thence forwarded by the Post, any I.etters, on pain of fore th feitieg ler every offence .€5, to be recovered with costs, by any prr;on ebbe wilt infarto and sue in any Court of Record at "%Vast- ' .ehineter—one moiety to the Kidg, and the uther to the informer. Under this Law, a person carryfbg a Letter may inform re lag s 4ost a person sending one. er There is art exception in. the Act as to Letters which concern '- Goode bent by Common Carriers. se as they are sent w ith and for the Pus.-/use of being delivered with the goods without hire, reward, or orsboustage for receiving or delivering. 01 • Catriers,_Masters of Stage Coaclw, Coachmen, Owners. i e slastcrs or Commanders of Vessels, or Passengers, Watermen, tc and Bargemen, are liable to the penalty of .C 5. besides costs, for t every I etter which they shall receive. carry, or deliver, even " 1 withont hire nr reward. And to a penalty of £lOO, for every p week that sach practice shall 'be continued; and these penalties ri 'may be sued for by any pcson eves will inform. The Postmaster-Goneral hereby give Notice, that all Persons t , Wing contrary to Law will be proceeded against with the utmost severity, and due encouragement will be afforded to pellet= who C: abaU give information. By command of his Majesty's Postmaster General, a FRANCIS FRE EL !NG, Secretory. St it AMERICAN PAPERS. 0 s . HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAY 1. • A message was received from the President, isr it Compliance with the earl of yesterday, with documents t of which the following are the most material : " In pursuance of the resolution of the House of Representa- tives of yesterday, the Secretary of State has the honour to trans- mit to the President of the U.S. the accompanying papers mark- ,ed A. B. C.l). E. F. " No information has been received, that any communkation has been made to our Minister at London on the part of the British Government' fn answer to any note presented by him in w_unitance of instructions given on the 23d November 1809: " No answer , have been given to the ' propositions or over. 1 turea, made on the part of.the United States to the Governments of Great Britain and France, respecting any of the orders and decrees affecting neutral commerce,' which have not beets hereto- ; *fore or which ark, not herewith communicated. Ni which is re- speetfully submitted.' ' R. SMITH, Secretary. Department of State, May 1, 11510. BY AUTHORMY. • AN ACT CONCERNING 'TSIE CAMAIERCW INTERCOURSE DEIWEEN THEUNITLD STATES Awn DREAT SRITAIN AND FRANCE, AND THEIR DEPENDENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, that front and after the passing of this Act, no British or French armed vessel shall be permitted to enter the harbours or waters under the jurisdiction of the United States; but every pritisb or French armed vessel is,hereby interdicted, except when they shall be forced in by distress, by the dangers of the sea, or when cheesed with dispatches or business from their Governments, or coming ZS a public packet for the conveyance of letters ; in which case, as well as in all others, when they shall be- permitted to enter, the Commanding Officer shall immediately report his vessel to t the Collector of the District, &c. Sec. 2.—And be it fuither enacted; that all pacific intercourse ivitb any interdicted foreign armed vessels, the Officers or crew thereof, is hereby forbidden; and if any person shall afford any atd to such armed vessels, either in repairing her, or in furnish- , ing her, her officers and crew, with supplies of any kind, or is any manner whatsoever, .or if any pilot shall assist in navigathie - the said armed vessel, contrary to this prohibition unless for the purpose of carrying her beyond the limits , and jurisdiction of the United States, the person or persons so offending shall be liable to be bound to 'their good behaviour, and shall moreover forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 2000 dollars, &c. Sec. 3.---And be it further enacted, that all the penalties and forfeitures %Thiel% may have been incurred under the Act entitled ' An Act to interdict the 'Commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependen- , Cies, and for other purposes," last mentioned, and also all the pe- • naltievand forleiturts wisiels may have been incurred under the Act ;alias an embargo on all ships and vessels in tne ports and harbours of the United States, or under any of the several Acts supplementary thereto, or to enforce the-same, or under the Acts • to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States sad Great Britain and Prance, and their dependencies, aid fot other purposes, :hail be recov er ed a n d distributed, and may he remitted in the manner provided by the said Acts respectively, 5 end in like manner as if the saisl Acts had condoned in full force and effect. Sic. 4..-And be it further enacted, That in case either Great Britain or France shall; before the Sd dap, of Nlarch next, so re- *lke or modify her Editors, as that they shall cease to violate the lietoral commerce of the United States, which fact the President of the United States shad deelawe by Proclamation; and if the ether Nation shall not, within three months thereafter, to re- voke Or modify her Edicts in like manner, then the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eighteenth Sections isf the Acteentitled An Act to interdict the Commercial inter- course between the United States and Great Britaiq and France, and their dependencies, and for other purpeses,' 311_41, front anti -after the expiration of three months tram the date of the Prods- !nation aforesaid, be revived and lave full force and effect, so fat al relates to the Dominions, Colonies, and leependencies, and to the articles the growth,produste, or manufacture of the Donn shins, Colonies, and Dependencies of the Nation thus refusing of neglecting to revoke nr modify her Edicts in manner afore. Mild; and the restrictions• imposed by this Act shall, loin thi date of sach Procratnatinn, cease and be discontinued, in relatior to , the Nation revoking or modifying her Decrees in manna . aforesaid. • (signed) J. B. Varness, Speaker of the House of Representative! • Yeas GAILLARD, President of the Senate 'pro traitors., May 1,1810. (Approved) JAMES MADIS.N. AUTHENTIC. ELTIACT OS A LETTER PROM EMUS, DATED LATE IN MARCH 4 ' In sp; te of General ArMstrong's remonstrances Benaparte issued an Order on the 9th a March, fo the slle of American property in Spain and Naple! and directing the proceeds to be deposited in the put lie chest. I fear that a similar order will be sent t DetNtnark." COPT OF A UMW FROM GENERAL AIiMSTRONG TO MI PIbiKNEE, PARIS, JAVTIARY '2.5,1810. iSett -. A Ivies from Mr. Secretary Smith, of the Ist of Dem bet but, made it 'my duty to inquire of his Excellency the Dug of Cadore, what were the conditions of which his Majesty tl Strperor•would annul his Decree; and whether, if Great Brita revoked her blockades o f a date anterior tatiatDeeree,, bit M jesty would consent to revoke the said Decree ? To these (me does I have this day received the following answer, which hasteri•to convey to you by a special messenger :-.. Asiswaito lite only co ndition required for the reroatlon 1 s- his Majesty the Emperor, of the Decree of Berlin, will be t previous revocation of the British Government of ber blockai a` France or part of Franco (soch as that frarn the Elbe to Bres era date anterior to that of the aforesaid Decree." On the 27th of April a.Bill passed the Senate, pi Tiding, that, If any citizen of the United States she accept or retain any title of Nobility or honour, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept a retain any present, pension, office, or emolument any kind whatever, from any Emperor, King, Prin or foreign .Poezer, Such . person shall cease to be a tizen of the Unites States, and shall be incapable holding any office of trust or profit under them, either of them. (Attest.) SAM. A. OTIS, Se The Bill, commonly' spilled Maion's Bill, al bgag• bandied "between ;he two Houses for so • Isewrirhas finally passed nearly in its original font ant. duty nor convoys - 4 • _ AMERICAN TAPERS. HOUSE, OF REPRESENTAITVES, MAI' 1. - A message was received from the President, iit ennspliance with the en - 11 of yesterday, with documents of which the following are the most material : " In pursuance of the resolution oh the House of Representa- Alves of yoterday, the Secretary of State has the honour to trans mit to the President of the U. S. the accompanying papers mark ,ed A. B. C.ll. E. F. " No infortnation has been received, that any communkation US been made to our Minister lit London on the part of the British Government' fn answer to any note presented by him in p_unttance of instructions given on the 23d November 1809: " No antsvetv have been given to the propositions or over : . tures, trade on the part ofthe United Staten to the Governments of Great Britain and France, respecting any of the orders and decrees affecting neutral commerag; which have not been hereto fore or which ark, not herewith communicated. All which is re spectfully submitted.' K. SsitTit, Secretary. Department of State, May I, TBlO. • BY AUTHORMY.• AN ACT CONCERNING )IVE CAMAIERCW INTERCOUNSI I/E1 WEEN THE lINITLD STATES Awn DREAT SWAIN AND FRANCE, AND THEIR DEPENDENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, that from and after the passing of this Act, no British or French armed vessel shall be permitted to enter the harbours or waters under the jurisdiction of the United States; but every pritisb er French armed vessel islereby interdicted, except when they shall be forced in by distress, by the dangers•of the sea, or when charged with dispatches or business from their Governments, or coming as a public packet for the conveyance of letters ; in which case, as well as in all others, when they shall be permitted to enter, the Commanding Officer shall immediately report his vessel to the Collector of the District, &c. Sec. 2.—And be it fuither enacted; that all pacific intercourse with any interdicted foreign armed vessels, the Officers or crew thereof, is hereby forbidden; and if any person shall afford any aid to such armed vessels, either in repairing her, or in furnish ing her, her officers and crew, with supplies of any kind, or in any manner whatsoever, .or if any pilot shall assist in naviAatiog the said armed vessel, contrary to this prohibition unless for the mirpose of carrying her beyond the limits,and jurisdiction of the United States, the person or persons so offending shall be liable to be hound to their good behaviour, and shall moreover fotfeit and pay a sure not exceeding 2000 dollars, &c. Sze. 3.---And be it further enacted, that all the penalties and forfeitures whidt may hive been incurred under the Act entitled M An Act to interdict the Commercial intercourse between the [liked States and Great Britain and France, and their dependen. Cies, and for other purposes," last mentioned, and also all the pe nalties and foxfeiturts witiela may have been incurred under the Act laying an etnbargo on all ships and vessels in tne ports and harbours of the United States, or under any of the several Acts supplementary thereto, or to enforce the-same, or under the Acts to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States sad Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, aid foe other purposes, shall be recov er ed a n d distributed, and may he remitted in the manner provided by the said Acts respectively, and in lilt. manner as if the saig Acts had continued in full force and effect. SAC. 0..--And be it further emitted, That In case either Great tritain or France shall; before the Sd dap, of March next, so re /Mite or modify her Editors, as that they shall cease to violate the lievral commerce of the United States, which fact the President of the United States shall derlev by Proclamation; and if the other. Nation shall not, within three morths thereafter, to re. yoke eir modify her Edicts in like manner, then the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eighteenth Sections of the Act,erntitled s An Act to interdict the Commercial inter course between the United States and Great Britain; and France, sod their dependencies, and for other purpeses,' emit, from anti -after the expiration of three montls tram the date of the Prods !nation aforesaid, be revived and lave full force and effect, so fat al relates to the Dominions, Colonies, mad llependencies, and to the articles the growth,produste, or manufacture of the Druni. mions, Colonies, and Dependencies of the Nation thus refusing, of neglecting to revoke ne modify her Edicts in manner afore , Mild; and the restrictions• imposed by this Act shall, front the date of Bach Proclatnatidn, cease and be discontinued, in relation to .the Nation revoking or modifying her Decrees in manlier aforesaid. • (signed) J. B. V.sitsmst, Speaker of the House of Representatives. • Jean GAII,LARD, President of the Senate Itra Notate). "Say 1, 1810. (Approved) J AMES MADISON. AUTHENTIC. ELTS.ACT QS A LETTER EROS% !AEU, DATED LATE IN MARCH. 44 In spate of General Arinstrong's remonstrances, Banapitrte issued an Order on the 9th a March, for the slle of American property in Spain and Naples, and directing the proceeds to be deposited in the pub lic. chest. I fear that a similar order will be sent to DeNmark." ton OF A LETTER FROM GENERAL ARMSTRONG TO tIR. '1 - PINKNEV, PARIS, JAIIVARY 5, 1810. Stft--A kites from Mr. Secretary Smith, of the ist of Deestn bet hat, matte it my duty to ioquire of his Excellency the Dube of Cadore, vibes were the conditions of which his Majesty the Sasperor•would annul his Decree; and whether, if Great Britain revoked her blockades o f a date anterior to.tiatDeeree,, his Ma jesty would consent so revoke the said Decree ? To these ques tions I have this day received the following answer, which I Imeten'to convey to you by a special nuissenger Answear-The only condition required for the revoettlon by bit Majesty the Emperor, of the Decree of Berlin, will be the previous revocation of the British Government of ber blockades of .France or part of Fran* (sach as that freest the Elbe to Brest), ors date anterior to that of the aforesaid Decree." On theWth of April a.Bill passed the Senate, pro viding, that' If any citizen of the limited States shall accept or retain any title of Nobility or honour, -or shall, without the consent a Congress, cen tact and r etain any present, pension, office, or moln of ail' , kind whaWver, from any Emperor, King, Prince, . or, foreign .Polizer, ti.ch person shall cease to be a ci. tizen of the Unites States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust, or profit under them, or either or them. (Attest.) SAM. A. OTIS, Sec.- ; The Bill, commonly' Maion's Bill, after liegag• bandied "between ;he two Houses for some beuesrbas finally passed nearly in its original form— fit or:dept. duty nor convoy, • .- - • PiaLMMBNTARIr PROCtEDINGS. • ' t . HOUSE OVLOIDS, TUNE 11. . A Messagit washrought up from the Commons, stating the recent resolutions of that House respecting Sinecure Of fie. and requesting the attendance of Lord Arden, upon the Commit. tee of that House; to which, after the question for peamitting his Lordship watput and carried, the I.otd Chancellor replied, that the House of Lordawould send an answer by messeogers of their own. • DEBTOR AND CREDITOR LAWS. Lord REDESDALE rose to move the second reading of his Bill to prevent vexatious Arrests.— Though-it was late in the session, he wished. the Bill to go into the Committee. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, while he approved of the object of the Bill, yet entertained serious ob jections to it in its present shape; and strongly objected to the proposed plan for sending cases of insolvency before the Courts, which had already so much ins. portant and necessary business on their hands, as to render it utterly 'impossible for himself and the rest of the Judges to pay attention to this new task. The be considered, as crude and perfectly impracti cable, in such a view of its operation. He therefore urged the propriety of withdrawing it for the present, and giving time to reconsider the subject before next session. He had heardnothing of it till a few days since be found four copies of it in tbeindges' chambers. He objected to any hasty proceeding on a Bill so impos sible to carry into effect, that he should divide the House on the question if it were pressed. At present it would merely be going into a Committee of In yes tions, where they might speculate en new systems; but he, who must become the drudge in the execution of them, could not give his assent to such a proceeding. The Earl of MOIRA spoke in favour of going iato the Committee. The LORD CHANCELLOR complimented the great legal learning of the Noble and Learned Mover; but considering the lateness of the session, recom mended the postponement of any farther proceedings till next session. Earl STANHOPE maintained the propriety of committing the Bill, when any alteration that was necessary might be made in it. His Lordship did not perceive the great difficulty of adopting the principle of the cessio &'n rum into the English law.— The Learned Lords might, in a Committee, compare all their different opinions, and decide on which was best. He liked to see the Noble and Learned Law yers trim one another, and it saved him the trouble of trimming them all.— hugh.) • Lord Visount MELVILLE remarked on the. diffi culty Noble Lords now seemed to discover in altering old laws and forms. He was a friend to theßill, which was founded on a principle which had been happily l and conveniently in practice. to the north of the Tweed for these hundred and fifty years. I L Lord ERSKINE applauded the motives and ob ject of the framer and friends of the Bill ; but re minded the House, that at this advanced period of the Session, they could not expect in the Committee , the assistance of his Noble and lanrned Friend (Lord Ellenleirongh ) whose other necessary avocations would preclude his attendance ; and with whom he entirely coincided as to the impropriety of imposing so impos sible a task upon the Judges, who are already over burthened with work. Fie remembered being ad mitted a Menabe.. of the Royal Society, on whi ch flea casion a long and learned lecture was read on the sub . - ' ject of a particular fish ; and it was gravely shewn, ' that if that fish had been possessed of another fin in a particular place, it would have been enabled to swim with a far greater degree of velocity— (laughter)—He who made the fish, kne >v hest what was most neces sary for its purposes. So, in this case, unless they gave the ,judges a new fin, some greater powers than nature hal hestov.cd upon man, they never could fulfil the intentions of this Bill. The Earl of SUFFOLK defended the principle of the Bill; and noticed, :th much regret, the great delays and expences that occurred in almost all our law proceedings. There were 300 cases before that Horse in arrear ; ajid in one caw only, that of the Roxburgh Peerage, an expence, he understood, had been already incurred, of. 5e50,000. The LORD CHANCE.LLOR said, *at such ex pence was not imputable to him, who sat On that wool '.Ace for two or three hours, day after day, without being Mile to get the attendance of Noble Lords suf ficient toaraske a house and proceed on any business. That eepence, therefore, was-more imputable to the Noble Earl and others, who declined their assistance. -L4 141 1 4 0 • • TneEarl of RQSSLYN spoke in favour of the Bill. The Duke of NORFOLK commended the bill, and Suggested the propriety of relievifig the office of the Lord High chancellor from some of the laborious duties attached to it. Lord HOLLAND used various arguments for going into the Committee, and coming to some un derstanding respecting the modes of carrying it into practice. As for the story of the fish, (laughing) he did not think it quite applicable; but agreed with his noble and learned friend on the divine origin of the fids ! (a laugh.) He - who made him certainly knew best what was fit for him !—ea laugh.) Lord ELLENBOROUGS rose -again, and ex plained what he had before stated. The Bill was no thing without its machinery, and the machinery pro posed was absolutely and totally impracticable. As for the observations on the story of the fish, his Lord ship said that if there was any contrivance for giving the Judges more than mortal powers—if, for instance they would vote them new legs and, new arms, he should be glad they would discover how, and where, they were to be put on.—(a laugh.) If he consulted his interest merely, he should be in favour of the mea sure, but he begged their - Lordships not 'to attempt to make II for delay in this important question,' by useless and dangerous haste. * Earl STANHOPE said, that no Noble Lord need take up the observations of the Noble Earl (Suffolk) very seriously, as his object was to skew the propriety of relieving -Judgeefrom ten great labour. 44 I shall just make a remark upon my Noble and Learned Friend's anecdote of the lecture at the Royal Society about their/3! (much laughing.) The Learned Lawyers, if they like it, may try sto quiz us philosophers about fins and gills, as long as they please ; but when lot phi losophers come among the courts of law, why, we quiz the lawyers, quite as much as the learned . Lawyrr can ever quiz su philosophers." (Repeated laughter.) Lord REDESDALE supported the second reading on the principle of the bill, and the going into the Committee, for the very purpose of adopting the ne- cessary machinery for its operation. The Frelt dif ticultierlie had found in adapting a new principle to our practice, was the cause why he had not produced' the Bill at an earlier ileriod.- He maintained briefly the good policy of the measure. Lord ELLENBOROUGU declined dividing the House : the Bill was read a second time, and - ordered to be committed ow ThllrSday. SPANISII CAMP/ 110 N. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to make his premised ;notion respecting the conduct of the cam paign in the Spanish Peninsula. He expatiated with great eloquence, force, and perspicuity on the various proceedings of the Commanders, and condemned the conduct of Ministers throughout the whole progress of the war. He concluded an animated and argu mentative speech, with moving two Resolutions, ex pressive of the censure of the House on the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers. He was answered by the Marquis WELLESLEY, WllO defended the measures of Government and the gene ral progress of the campaign ; and urged, in eloquent and energetic terms, the expediency of keeping alive in Spain the spirit of resistance to French tyranny ar.d usurpation. After a very long and interesting debate, iii which Lords SloNtomt, BoRRINGDON, and Ross opposed the motion ; and Lords MOIRA, ROSSLYN, HOLLAND, and DARNLEY supported It, a division then took place : Contents, 441—Nen-contents, 65.—Niajority azaiust the Mo tion, 25.--Proxies Contents 101—Non-eontents 63. Adjourned at half-past Two o'clock. - erred, if be was istittumgtital it hiving these restic tions removed. The Petition was ordered to be laid on the tabl e . Mr. WHITBRLAD presented the second Nl tion which was to the same effect as the former. ' WILLIAM small said he could not re frain from saying a few words. He agreed iu o p i. nion with his Hon. Friend, and concurred in the principles laid down in the petition, which were j ust and well founded. if the House shut their eyes against the prayers of the petition, the Catholics could not expect to be emancipated. He was against the word toleration, as it implied a forbearance to act where there was no right, the liberty of consci. once could not Le uncontrooled. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. LORD COLUNGWOOD. Mr. YORKE rose, in pursuance of the notice be had given, to move—'6 That an humble Address be I presented to his Majesty, that he be graciously ple tied to have a monument erected, with a suitable inscrip. tion, to the memory of -the late Lord Collingwo l i, in St. Paul's Cathedral, for the gallant and d'edn. guished services rendered to his country, and that the • House would make vied the expences of the same." Mr. WYNNE observed, that though a monument was voted to be er.xted seventeen years ago to the memory of Lord Rodney, yet it had not yet bees erected. The motion was put and agreed to, Rene con. I Mr. W. W PR Y I‘ N .I N, pursuant LRG E E3OFr Li to AnAM U M ONti T. ; called th attention of the House to a subject which he wished HOUSE HOUSE OF COMMONS. bad obtained a more able advocate. The House Mr. DUNDAS brought up the Report of the BM for laying a I to la C ce on d si ; de a r n t o h t e ic si e nn o ge f a ro n us ac s t it io ti n ati a on t la in w ui l l ad lich bee it n : at as e :- morrow, as was also the Ariu Cothing Bill. duty on all coals brought to London by in land navigation, which p was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be r ead a third time to- pressly served on the Speaker . of the House of Co ons and entered on the Jouals'. The Committ ee y The Hackney Poor Billwas read a third time, and passed; as which bad been appointed to report the course the 1 m Journals. was also the East India Ships Bill. The Fishery ilia was read iii a - conunittee of the whole Howe House was to pursue, declared theteahavntitsead t t Armsnotileicsesps:wakeiv.it. and ordered to be reported to - morrow. e b d re o a n ch t e h s e o S f 7 ts ak p er riv a il n e d ge ds,aeanSd ad er i tiir JOHN NEW l'OR • I' presented a petition from the County to plead at the liar of the Come, which oth of Waterford, respecting the Bill on the Prizage of Wines. The Irish Cats .':its Duties Bill was read a third time; and, after-some remarks from Sir John Newport and Mr. Foster, it s w t O an u c ld es n ; ot th h e c H in o f u o s r e n:e i d t i o t f p t l l ea l . e s i e n d it:ir m e i n h f t t c h o e ma t e r " c it u . t m l : Solicitor who serveel the notice—at all events, it was passed. Lord Ormond's Contract Roads Bill was read in a Committee, should give leave to the Speaker and Serjeant to the Report received, and the Bill ordered to be read the third , litiett didcr ti ro not s House ay o) at con c urre dthou ac't-ibonnts not The to-morrow. The Report on the Rutland-square (DubliiiTßill was agreed to. i p n le ; t h d e . former lnthe ; tended to destroy that without which the House 'soul," Sir J. HALL, fixed his Notice for the discharge of Gale Jones for Thursday next. .m y i e ttee t the dec H la o re use d p th a e s m sed t them e be n b o re t ac tis s t. oi. ' p l r 'h iv e ile C n o e m s The Irish Timber Bill was read in Committee. Report to be. received to-morrow. over, as if it was a legal, allowable, and laudable The r:port on the Irish se ills' Fines Bill was agreed to, and or- privileges 0 or dered to be read the third time to-morrow. The Report on the Ireland Coal Navigation Bill was agreed to course which had been pursued. The Speaker and with some.Amendnaents. The Art Clothing Bill was reported, and the report agar ed to. Serjeant were merely directed to appear. He asked, m would any one be surprised, after this, if Gale Jones CHARITABLE DONATIONS. I p abeas C orpus had _been seed, the Solicitor would nation Bill, was to direct a Solicitor to prosecute the House, for The Order of the Day being read for the H o us e to sof which it is the sole tribunal ? if an roceedin H resolve itself inch a Committee on the Charitable Do ihreanvte ; be b e y n an A ctproceededofParliament,against, for t t h i e: e case sort i ‘ s it q o u r it i e s Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he brought i n the ti ff m bill in consequence of private information whic h he nst supposes' to knew the authority of the Commit received from various quarters of frauds which had tar, it is in the power of the jailor even to sue it. Is been practised, aod abuses that prevailed, with the most jealous times, the Journals appear covered respect to estates left for charitable purposes. He with iseecedents of the House uniformly resenting s however found that a great variety of opinions pre - such actions. It was determined that any one prose• veiled on the subject as to the mode of correcti n g outing in breach of privilege, should be considered the evil, and therefore he was anxiou s that it himselt guilty of a breach of privilege, this was should be duly considered , and he express ed his agieed to by every successive Parliament, it has le e arnest desire that the House should keep its attentionl f mained the same since the Bill of Rights, and set fixed on the business, as being the guardians of the . always considered the foundation and bulwark o poor, and see that the money left to charitable insti- Parliament. The Gentlemen opposite say, that the tutions should be properly and justly applied. Fle question will be set at rest by the tribunal to which it would not press the 1 Bill the present Session, but mu lis appealed ; is the Court of King's Bench a tribes:ll ved that it he committed this day three months , which to appeal to? from whence there is a transition toile was agreed to. I .a Lords. If this is the case, what is this House to de? PETITIONS. is it to g o before the Peers, by a writ of error? t Mr. JOHN SMITH presented a•Petition f rom the sllblllit to the very enemies with which it had always to County of Nottingham, signed by 4000 persons, p ? ray. i contend . He conceived' it to be a most dangerous pre. ing ;Or the release of Sir Francis Burdett and G.ile ! cedcnt, that the House with its eyes open should con. Jones, and for Parliamentary Reform, which was or- : I Court of I sent to brio the qaestion.of its privileges before the tiered to he laid on the table. Mr. CA LCRAFT said, he held in his hand a si- : ing':s Bench. However, born the high opinion he entestained of the Learned Judge who pre . miler petition from several respectable persons in the I sides' in the Court, he was cies' Jeer the decisionwould City of Rochester. He - trusted there was a truce with I Ibe hi favour of the House. He held, that if aay respect to the rejecting the petitions of the people , Judge was to decide against the privileges of th e and that he would hear nothing farther of verbal ell- House, it bad a right to go to the eztremity 4 the ticism. He then brought up the petition, which was power it possessed, that of commitment. Many m i g ht lead by th ' e Clerk, and was laid on the table. that this was not now the time for urging thee Mr. ST R ANIFO'fe H presented an Address and arguments arguments ; that they ought to have been avancel Declaration from a number of _persons in Kingston. I when the first notice was served ; with respect to thir e upon-Hull, similar to the Counter Declaration from it should he recollected, that the notice was not the City of London, which was laid upon the table. l • , ved on the Speat er, but on the individual. This was • • BULLION CONIIIITTEL- 1 such a case, that if even no precedent existed, tllll Mr. HORNER brought tip , the Report of the Bul- House was now bound to make one, it should do lion Committee, which was ordered to be laid on the I every thing to preserve itself from degradation or in. table. The Hon. Member observed, that it WAS too 1 famr. There was another course, that of taking awn', late in the present Session to take the Re p ort into con -41 the proceedings relative to the breac h of newts sideration. but he would move e a r l y in the next, that , leges. With respect to Sir Francis Burdett, he would ) it should be taken into the most seriou s consideration' have been ashamed had he given any other vote thus of the House. It was a subject of as greet import- I , that for his committal.' These were once as any that related to the domestic economy o f ! ' t which oug ht not to go down to posterity k the country, and as affecting our com mer c e, a sub j ect some notice being taken of them —they would in which not only the Government was interested, but mice be considered harmless. Things had now also every class of the community. It was unmixed too far fair conciliation. Those who with any party consideration whate ver, and deme tided--; Louse, for the purpose of sinking it in the serious attention of Parliament. lto concluded !of the peop l e; would now thick th it - acte d by moving that the Report be prints rear, d, which was or- . ! ie ' rit no notice was taken of the actions, the dered accordingly. • way to do which, was by conflicting the LIBERTY OF COW:II:WE. • He was and all _concerned in the prdceedine. Mr. WHITBREA D said, lie held in his hand two from thinking the question would set at rest petitions, one signed by a few Protestants, and the I I the . K Bench, - ine's the Freese would have to other by several respectable Pr o tes tants and Roman i 4" chance of the Judges, and the temper of the Catholics, praying that th o se Penal A cts mi g ht be !Of Lords. It that were a ll owed, weuld t he . repealed which militated againet the Liberty of Con- ' I summon a witness t o . its bar, or co . uld it prevent science. He accordingly presented one of the petitions was now , ''' witness from er au P the time pr arm ng . which was read by, the Clerk. Tit, Hon. Gentleman I firmly to claim the privileges handed down b 7 said, he entirely concurred with every sentence consl ancestors. The respectable and re fiec,in g s tained in the petition. It was the duty of . every man I community can only respect this House so tar >" to conduct himself through life in the most tilemeless . respects itself. The Huns; should recollect the ' . and innocent manner possible , and he knew of no ; who pursued his course firm and unbe ndin g , bond whereby any man should exerc ise a dominion • as unit rtise when thht of the nati on w s unk to o ver either the mind or the religious opinion s of ants- • s * and French lowest ebb, when it was disgraced, ther, nor could any such be exercised by Govern., s ' jurl'lrieS were in our streets' he then stood , ment, except where religion was set tee to overthrow'. and raised • the spirits of his country by his own• the duty of the State. Be agreed with the advocates' h ave sten in sevenwar no petition for years .. for liberty of conscience, that in confo rmin g to their , nor have we heard complaints of wishes, to have the penal restr i ctions against religion ! to Ns lamented friend, was this to re moved, would not be incompatible with t h e thumb ' ( Thee Honourable Member was very ing state of the country. He felt proud that he had ' i Were be hers now, he would stand i been selected to present these petitions , which were ' • . with a streis of eloquence and ;How put into his hand by a venerable and worthy character, one cculd imitate—to imitate his dt.i. Mr. \Vyvil, who enforced the purest doctrines, and in the power of ever • ;he trusted y one acted up to them, and who had spent a laGerious, .' inspire r over them, an d 1 ' would this night hove useful, industrious, and innocent l i fe in t he most lieu- dec i s i ons. 'nacre appeared no instanc e of an table pursuits, the remnant of which would be sweet- 1 oat • the privileges of the House which was not I circumstances poiterity k AN t h e y would other ings had now who attende. it in the estimab th it it acted le actions. the od inning the *ION , ings. He was LI be sot at rest 11,1 bee to take Ryer of she H . ' , would she H ' ould it prevent iMe was noW c waded down 11_ e&c.ing par: o f House so tar ot d iedolleet the P . un bending it to was sun • A, and French then stood fcr' /1 y % by bis ow& petition for p t ee . . sufferings ; o i to be irtm enten. , h very altIC ,nd up in llustration n s &terminati:on 5;. l isted that rn, and insPiie iOStatOCO of an ,, which *at not