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ea e 5....• b. AV.Fit 1;335 _. O'CIfICK "'HIS N!GHT. BISI I. Cco , r.icv.r or t'te Lotterr, respeetfeßv itorm• the Pidriie, that the Second Par or D.- wing wi . l •;i1 •10-NT::) , (2.G - tV cl,erretce w!.ici !.14 Dfscct, 4, (7urnh:ll: and 1, w 11.11? knot .tern t e r the .-:-1 • r:r %.Ver rimed Un -4104 lice s ats I Sti Akr Sell . WelVe o . eloth i hit Evening. renm.n in t!..e 'A tea. Prize of 90,nr Cuirot 9 l'z :a -% of ',n'o (itti..:34. 4 PI ia• s r.f 3,e00 .;uhor2t. 4 Pr‘zts of 500 Guineas. 6 P;l7.es of 460 a WINOS. 7 I'rize4 of 114i0 Mimeo. 10 l'esee 44f soy Guinan. Pains of 100 Guineas The whbx or wUeh play be drawn Tu-niornew, as than aro r cr .ny nirtl for the %Vizi: d (I.as.) Day a DlVerinf. he Fir., liver Thmutruw must be more titan OneTbessand Gwent, rod may be 'EN I'Y-0 N F.*THOUS AND GUINEAS! .e •rh e r. were Nine Capitals drawn the Firi.r Day, Saves of ,Wh tern %old In Shan 4, Four of diem by DISH. PARLIAMENT :ART PROCERVINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS. JANUARY 211. TKAITORGUi OUTRAGE._ A *ethos' took ether at two o'clock, sad a considerable pew of Met s attended; full dress uniforms, or Court dresses, ,„, rje wiver,dly *tun; no was transacted; and their j.,„Nap., about a quarter after two o'd"ck, proceeded, tote. web the Commons, to Carlton Howe, in order to present yesterday, to his Royal Highness the Prince P.:ent en the As. , e occasion. he special adjournment was till after five o'clock. Soon after I.t lime the 'louse resumed. i Wa 11rd , qed, Un the Nantit.o of Earl GREY, that an At rn,t be I.l'd before the House ut the Silver Coin issued during Pei,Att. Mr. W. illut:DAS, attei.tleil by several Members, brought up NI. one irons the Commons, rounded upon the Resolution of 'kit House yesterday, hope • g the acquiescence of the Cont. r , t.. with the mode of delivering their Lordships' late Mes a.: ; 11:1t rxi)rtSvillg their hope that it may not be adduced as a felirret to their Lordships' Nlessages in future.- ATTACK ON TIM iltimuis IthaSENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR reported his Royal Highness .4, Prince Regent's Answer to the 'We're.s presented that day, Houses of Parliament; which was given in the billow :, • •: , asner: _ _ ........ ihi,addhtonal owl of your duty and loyalty affords me I,i t hes , ►atutaction. Relying on the affection of the great h:s .tajesty'► ►ubjecta, 1 hare ttotLlng to regret hut a each of the laws. I lame ordered that the persons cone:-rued ' • :bat daWn i t outrage should be brought •belore the proper !IN Itupi Highness's most gracious Answer was ordeftd to :t t-Trred uruu their Lordship's Jouruals. ADDRESS TO THE PRINCE REGENT. The Oiler of the Day for taking into considera i,n an Address to the Peince Regent, on the melt- 1 • 0 of his most gracious Speech delivered yesterday, ring lead, a copy of the Speech was read in the usual way, when The Lill of D4RTMOUTH rose to move the ftddrets. His Lordsliip prefaced his motion with rather a brief, but pertinent . speech, wherein he ob. 'erred, that the speech 110 M the Throne, he thought, ,I afforded much just ground for permanent satisfac. lion, and cheering consolation. It was highly grad. lying to reflect that the Prince Regent continued to receive from foreign powers the strongest assurances et their pacific dispositions. It was a consolation to think, that at the end of such an arduous and pro tracted struggle, such a system was likely to prevail, to best tended to the advancement of Civil Unvern- sent, and the general happiness and prosperity of be nations of Europe. The expedition against Al ias had in every point of view the must advantage s' resdits ; it enhanced the splendour of our military enown i. and had even the more important effect of he suppression of Christian blavery.—(Near, Agar). go praise could be sufficient to eulogise the spirit, hones*, a►id conduct of tae gailant Admiral who ed the expedition, or of those whom he esti:minded. -(Near, luar).—The conquest, however. was not snit achieved ; it was obstinate and sanguinary ; It British skill and valour soon triumphed, and the iitteries of the foe were completely silenced. They meld never sufficiently lament those attempts which ketenidently made to create disturbances, or to in lane the public mind; but they had every ground to ►npe that a favourable termination would ensue with le;pect to the present disadvantageous state of the :Amoy. He was sure no exertions would be want .g to that end, and that a due system of economy fluid be acted upon by his Majesty's Government. uch of what was complained of resulted from that agn;liioa of trade constquent upon a state of war. was the case, and still more so in some instances, t the conclusion of former wars t but he indulged a lnfi fent hope that these difficulties of the country uuld be but of shint duration, and it was a great uslaction to. reflect, that the generality of his Ma q)', subjects submitted patiently to these unavcid- Le privations, which the benevolence of the higher dots did all in their power to alleviate. With re ,eet to a recent circumstance of a most alarming outrageous nature, he was confident that but one ntitnent could pervade the House, that of ablit)r te and indignation, and which must also be di eted against these who endeavoured to excite such Pit it among the lower tilde: sof the peeplt. Such 11 , ict was only calculated eventually to'forbeit blessings of that Constitution under which they I experienced such freedom and happiness. In con. ufiug, the Noble Earl moved an Address to the crone Regent, corresponding in the usual way to leading points of his Royal Highness's Speech .rn the Throne. The Address being read finsn the Woolsack, The Earl of RoTtegs t !se to second the motion its adoption. He observed, that notwithstanding able manner in which his Noble Friend had in . ced the Address, he should beg leave to trouble it Lordships with a very few observations on the esion. The assurances from the Throncof the pa " Positions uf the Continental Powers, he also was highly gratifying . ; and be participated in the Ration of the Noble surd 'at the complete and mous success of - the expedition against Algiers, din h.s pplauding sentiments of the gallant Ad-1 all who conducted it, he fully acquiesced. Thal must afford the highest gratification to thO • • , , • .. , • • ... • , . ... • ",,, ---- ..i., ' • I VA.Otr• . , . . , • AW ‘....." '‘'''.'-' -. • • . j . . . t. , ‘ .1 . 4 1 t . ' . • I ,•, , ,r„ .1.-0. 4 , • ..,, :z 0,....•___ ,_ • .. .. i t • t A) . " C IA A . Pr " 7. , .A11 1)1 C. llll . t -., • . THURSDAY, JANUARY 30817. whole civilized and Christian world. The deteriorated stare of the country the Noble Earl alai .attributed, in a great degree, to the sudden trans:tiros from a state of arduous and Protracted warfare to one of wholesd peace But it was hi g hly RI at ilyi ng to learn, from the highest authority, that such Was the unim paired state of our resources, that it woold not be necessary to impose any additional burthens on the people to meet the public rape, iditure. Tillie Lord. ahips would all feel but one sentiment as to the insidi ous and dangerous attempts which were made to ex cite sedition ; still more strongly those of abhorrence and indignation at the atrocious outrage against the liberty of the sehject and the principles of British freedom, when the first of his Majesty's subjects, in . the pc:venal exorcise to his most sacred and important duty, had a deliberate attempt made upon his life ! (Hear, Ague 1) He sincetely hoped that every indivi dual would en leavour, by promoting the administra tion f justice, to wipe out the foul stain which thus, a wont time, disaraced the annals of the country (Hear, hear . 1 ) though it was a • great •consolation to know that the great mass of tine people were firmly, attached to their inestimable Constitntion. Upon v.ry point in which he could view the subject, the Noloe Earl mast cordially supporter! the Address. Eirl GREY felt it his paintill duty, under the presei.t circumstances of the to 'nob to express sone dissent from what was laid down in the Speech trout the throne, and advanced by the two Noble Lords who had just spoken. He dirtied from them 4 must materially as to the leading cause of the pre sent disastrous state of the country—of a country oppressed with an insupportable weight of taxation. Even wish relation to the affairs of Algiers, though happy to bear the testimony of his approbation to the conduct of those meritorious persons who were em. 4 1 ployed in it, yet he regretted that it appeared to him no permanent security or advantage was derived from i the measure. It was a little too much to expect any opinion from their Lordships as to the nitrite of a measure, respecting which they had nu :nformatiotr' whatever, either reg trding the cause or the nature or those hostilities which Lad taken place. With respect to the approbation called fur relative to the war of Nepaul, he entertained similar sentiments. It was with surprise he saw it ende ivoured to be assimilated' to that war which had terminated by the captor-Col Seringapatam and the destruction of the Mysore power. He did rut participate in that satisfaction which the Noble Lords entertained on the prospect held out of the continuance of peace, as he much . doubted whether-the Measures adopted by the Execua live government, in relation to continental politics, would not produce the contrary s Ext. But this was a topic, respecting which, from what had recently occurred, some . communiciltions must be made to' Parliament, and' which would lead to a lull discus sion of that important subject. He cenmred floe system ,of policy generally adopted wit h regard to 1 the Continental Powers, which, tostead of tonsil.' sting, .must tend to alienate; more especially • the' minor Powers, and it was to that line of policy their destructive and exclusive measures against our con mercial interests, which were, in point of rigour, al- - most equal to those of Napoleon himself, to be attri• buted. The continental system of alwisteistlireatened the most disastrous conaccpences. With respect to France, thete were two pllin alterii 'fives, but of the se Ministers had taken the oiost inipali tic—that which, without diminishing her great coucentrated power, gave rise to strong feelings of hostility on her pan, and in a way which rendered the preservation of peace fearfully precarious. He then adverted to the pench ing internal situati oaf the country ; which was certainly acknowledged to be one of very great chutes:, a situation for whiLli, he must contend, tiq parallel could be foUnd. He could not bring himself to hope the presenediaresses would be of themselve but temporary, and that a new eca of increased pros parity was at hand. He should ill - slisch4lo his put tic duty did he rest upon such a hope, however eati4 fidently held, without due examination as to the fotiu-; stations upost which it rested. Were such • to be the; result of a regular examination into the subject, it: would greatly tend to quiet the public mind, by shew-i ing that the assertion was not ill-founded. But he was desirous of looking rather more deeply into this part of the subject than the Noble Lords seemed to do. The present situation of the lt ountry would be . found to arise from a combination of concurrent causes, among which he would nut deny there were some cal a temporary nature. He believed, however, many. were of a deeper and more permanent nature than, ever occurred at the close of any former war, and' must pointedlr deny that the close of the late could ever be assimilated to the clone of the American war., The situation of the country was essentially different at those periods, and in tie present greatly worse.— In illustration of this his Lordship entered into some calculations, particularly with respect to the financial circumstances of the country at both periods: for' some time al.o, after the dose of that war, the coon try had no regular or settled Administration; bat shortly after Mr. Pitt was established in power, in 1784 and the two subsequent years, he was, trout the thou more advantageous state of the country, enabled to act in such a way as not only to raise the Revenue considerably above- the expenditure, but to establish a system (the Sinking Fund) for the gradual liqui dation of the National Debt. - Nothing like that could be now done by the Noble Lords opposite. Ile then' passed on to some financial calculations respecting the present increase and expenditure of the coaster, and contended that A most alarming deficit in reality existed, which would be found to amount to lfl, or even 21 tailbone. He censured the operatic* 9f the paper eurratcy system as one of the leading causes of the present distresses of the country, and which had 110 long afforded an a deal resource, !Marling the Eseceuve Government to carry into effect tee most injurious nevestsres. The cieennataece cf the peadiog freseb• Lean was briefly, nAiced by his' rdslup, which he could not bat bUlieve bad some comae:name from Ministtrsi bet in stet a eau British interests might to be preferably attended tn. He would ad by whit means Ministert meant to meet the present difficulties of the country, as • it was said the Sinking Fund w as no t t o b e touchid„ and no new taxes were to he imposed ? M to alleged material reducthns hi the expenditure, after what bad passed last year ? c lie_cOuld allow no credit to them. T a expect ant benefit that way, a most rigid system of economf *as necessary, Wry different from any thing hitherto peirsuecl. As tie were unable to raise our funds h;gh enough for the purpose, we must re duce our establishments td the level of our funds :1 these mhst not exceed Sid limits of aetnal necessity. With respect to what inn said Ono the subject of sedition, he lamented that any notice of these at- 1 tempts were introduced into the Address. No man could feel more strongly the transactions which were I the subject of yesterday's discustion, or could feel more indignant at what had taken place; he rejoiced, however, that there appeared no strong ground tel suspect that any serious design against his Royal Highness's life existed. He could not conceive wit it possible advantage could be hoped by any person to result front a proceeding of theJsind a and he could not conceive that any heart was so malignant as to attempt it from motives merely personal. But every person must cordially rejoice, that the -forts of such persons, whatever might be the object, were not sue: cesslul. For his own part, he was as much the ob• ject of abuse with some of these malcontents as most pothers; but he was convinced that the carrying their schemes into effect would produce consequences dia metrically opposite to what they intend—(Rearahrer.) He agreed with what was said respecting the patience with which the people in general bore their priva tions, and he trusted that nothing which had passed would be made a ground for limiting their rights, instead of effectually removing those evils of which they co . justly complained; The Noble Earl con cluded by moving an Amendment to the Address, to the following effect I "'That their Lordships have seen with • the deepest concern the continued eenharrassmests of our agricekere, inansfaetores, I and cam/owns ; the alarming deficiency of the Revenue, and the unexampled and increasing dbtresses of all classes of his Majes , ty's faithful subjeets.—That their Lordelps are wills; to in ' the hope that these distresses may be found, in part, to have =ken eircurns4nees of a tempsrary nature; and illeviasloo of them may be produced by the conchae micesif papas; but that their Lordships should ill disr.bargit their deity to his Royal Higlusses, .and be golk of coutnenancine a most decrees, delusion, were ristir to voiced from Ida daeir opieloolbat the pressen that now weighs Sib heavily no ' the resources of the country Is mush Moire emensbne In its ape ration, more Mom la ha effects, were deep and award in its causes, and mute Alia* to be rensimed, than that which has prevailed at the termination of say former war.--'l'har their Lordships are firmly palisaded that the saint exemplary pa , tienee sad fortitude witlrwileh all ranks have hitherto bona the dilficakies wailer which they labour, will conduits to support thew wider such bunko, as may he found indiepensilily accessary fur the usuivuldable exigencies of the public service, but that to main tain this disposition, it Is incumbent on this Hasse, by a severe and *Sent exercise of its powers, to prove to their fellow-sub )sea that the taerilloes widdik may,be their ',Wig dety to lesaheoro sided, limited a the . teal Ocieseitles a tb. *mg.— ! That whileVitir Lordships acknowledge the gnicious dispositions announced in his Royal Highness's Speech from the Throne, their Lordships cannot help expresiing their regret dim his Royal Mph mess should taut have been scow advised', adopt mantra of the most rigid economy and retrenchment, particularly with reaps ct to our Military Establidtmeets • that lo apruptpt and effectual re duction in this and very whir branch of our eapenditure, we most naturally look ,lis the first step to relieve. the sufferings and re dress cob grujastees of which the people so justly coniplans ; area that to enabile ‘ thennehres to assist his Royal Highness P • their _ . _ . _ —by to. advice in ihelapileitnance of a tlutj $2 helptriouely celled fur by the preunt striation tot the country. they will Ise no ante to inethuung a strict *poky into the crate of the undone" The Earl of HA RROWBY ably and strenuously argued against the adoption of the Noble Lord's Amendment. Were there no other objection than their want of adequate information as to many cf the points which it embraced, it would be sufficient ground tor its rejection. He differed widely tram l the Noble Earl as to his comparative view al the actual disuesses of the country. With respect to the clo►e of the American war, every one who remem-1 bered that Period must know it was impossible to go{ beyond the deep despondency that then prevailed.— Of this it 'told be sufficient to say, that of an in creased debt, which required an interest of er+.tiammo *—..:he whole increase of the revenue applicable to that purpose did not exceed ati1.700.000. A comparative view of the commercial circumstances oldie country at these different periods, he arguea, was greatly in, layout of the present. Again, with respect to the ' public debt at those periods, in the lower. it accu mulated with a rapidity before unknown, and there was no thought of laying up a portion of oar re sources for its gradual diminution. Nothing could be mare unjustifiable than to say thatiaardinate taxa. thin is the c .use of all our present difficulties j Al the same time the various sources of national prospe-, rity are still unimpaired, a peat dimnsution t.f taxes had already takes place, and in future there would be grounds for MR iorther redaction. The policy of th. piper took; iketead of detoriorating the country,. had enabled be smoessfully to persevere in the late arduous and eventful cosiest, and it was one of the means of her pre tent posirortal and impo• sing attitude. *The good Which that system pro .dueed, incalculably outbalanees its partial and tem porary evils. Ir has realised the most beaeficial re. suits, especially with reference to oar commercial prosperity ; and all the onfaraorakila prsdictiva► which were so freely advanced of k have, in the event s proved totally unfounded, as well as (thanks to raormanca, and the spirit of the country), other ptedietions which were hazarded in 1791.1792. He also differed from the Noble Bari, with respect to the Continental policy of his Majesty's Governm:nt, and he denied that the European Powers were in the _team aliehased from, es unfavourably inclined to- wards this country; as. among other points, that Pelt* by 1:011111104 comfit a British Chieftain at the bead of their combined armies, west a great way CO prove. Respecting the Nable Earl's remark, touching the latter part of the Spcecb, he felt it hi► Soty to say a few , wutds.•—As to the circumstance o the'cidtrigt in question; they were all ca led upon to speak in tsr its of horror and detestation ; en this, C' 1111.111146 t,":" .M 'Yr ~~-- Pittcr. S rVE`Z-IsrVd R he trusted they all felt in common, bet his real es. lief Was, that the attack npnn the, Orlin • of the . Prince R egent was a i me d a t hi s lift, and , which they concluded, from the intelligence reeehria terday, and from the impression it made opon their minds. There was no doubt of an inteartionli ate tick upon the life of the King. and be had no doubt of that of yesterday b?ing aimed at the keel' the Prince. There had been numerous publitatiOor, tending to excite the populace to acts of sedition and iiolence, not only against their own Government, but against almost every other system of regular Go vernment—dangerous doct'ines were broached in different quarters, and the people seemed to be told that much. was to be expected by the removal of a person acting contrary to their interests. He had to trust therefore that the consideration of that part of the subject would be properly taken up,.aod such steps taken as the case reqnired, especially when su;li important considers ions were involved; as he was satisfied that however they may differ in op::. nion as to many of the great transactions of the times, or respecting this or that measure, they would all agree when they looked at the manitold and itiesti mable blessings of the British Constitution its site cerely panegyrizing its m. rite. In the discussion which followed the Earl of Gans. vmson, Lord Sr. JOHN, the Marquis WILLLISLIIN and the Earl of DARNLAY, spoke in support ce the Aroendmint. The Earls of ABERDEEN and BATHUEET, and rm. . count Stusrou Tit, argued a tainst it, and in support I the original Address, which, on the question briars put, was carried without a division, and the A roma merit cooseqi,ently lost.-1 he House then adjourned till Frilry. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Hesse assembled at half pas one, la order N eury op, tiro Address voted to the Prince 'sestet the preemileg day, as the fate attempt en 60 Royal Higheetes life. Mr. W. DUNE/AS moved, 'that the Realities, &eerie, tbe course taken by the List& is seeding a messes to that Home by their Clerk Assistant and Reading Clerk. to be a departure from the established Isar, and miffing the same would sot be drawn into a precedent, should be commotdcated to their bit*. The motion wet agreed m i nd Mr. W. Nodes was instructed to etsansualcate the same to the Lords. Oa &emotion of the CHANCELLOR of the I.,XCHEQUIR, the House wljouraed am o'clock. the Speaker, shortly after two o'clock. left the . House hi pro eesdost. accompanied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and all the Members present, to proceed to Carlton Home. At five o'clock the !Louse again assembled. IN A ILEFAIM IN PARLIAMENT. Dud COCLIRANE, previous to the House com ing to any decision on the Address, in answer to the Speech of the Prince Regent, and particularly en that part of it which related to the late disturbances, wished to read over so much of a Petition, which he held in his band, as he thought would suffice to ca. press the sentiments of those from whom it was pre sented, on the subject of a Reform in Parliament. The Petition was signed, as he wos informed, hy . fi fty tie usand seven hundred inhabitanii of Bristol and its vicinity. He then proceeded to reed part of the Pe titian, which set forth at some length the present dis tress of the country—the increase of paupers and beg gars—the want of emplo) merit for industry, and the misery which resulted from this state of things. Under such circumstances. it went on to declare, that it wa in vain , to pretend to relieve the sufferers by giving them soup, while half their earnings were taken from them by the enortneus taxation under. which t to triunity groaned, for the support of Sine. cure Placemen, Pensioners, and an insatiable Civil List. I'o remove the evil, it was necessary to look to the causes of it, and , no adequate relief. be in. sisted, could be afforded, but by a Reform in Partin mein. While the Noble Lolli was reading. a rose mitt: having occurred in the House, he took occasion to call attention to the Petition now in his hand, and declared it to be absolutely necessary that the House should hear the erimpleints which it contained. What. mi. sonic Gentlemen might think of the resent aspect of our affairs, he considered the times to be most portentous. Actuated by no feeling but the love of his country, which had ever animated him, he thought he did but his duty in bringing the prayer of the Petitioners under the notice of the lime,. and he trusted silence would be maintained while it was being read. He was about to resume the read ing of it. when The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER spoke to order: He b,lieved the course taken by this Noae Lord to be at variance with the rules and iv'..th the practice of that House. A Member' havirg a Petition to present, bad a t ight to state the substance of it; it was then for the !louse to determine she , thee it would receive it or not ; and it received, ietvas' afterwards read by the Clerk. The SPEAKER said, unqnotionably the Right lion. Gentleman was right as 'to the practice ;s1 the Howe: The Member presenting a Petition eiad right to state the substance, and when receivett; it was read by the Clerk ; but, is :mitt ender, tee tlr .S. bee had no right to read it when ;Imaging tt to The . House. Lord COCHRANE replied, he had read pert of it; because an description of its substance which he could have offered would, in his opi lien, have given a proper idea of its contents. He had 'often *tee marked. that w!ten petitions • Were presented which did not accord with the views of those wine weevil the habit of voting with Ministers, it was common to oppose the reading of them byinaking .a noise its the House, which had frequentlCh.eii so gieat, that sitting on that heticii he could ne t t hear them. Oh presenting a petition like the present, signed by 50,700 persons, he was a:IXiOUS to cell the ettentien of the House to the subjec. neater ofit, as he viought it was of some importance . that they should' know what these petitioners requited before tk,se nitablti Pwese determined on, winch it might be propoemr to found on that part of the Prince Regents speech to which he had referred. He had en the present occa isun ettenspted to read the petition Asiteseft..becauee had in assay .b. Clerks (without any blanh; to them) • : • • L ';