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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, MAY II On Monday, at noon, the King and Queen of Spain arrived at Fontainebleau, accompanied by the Prince of Peace and a numerous retinue. Every preparation was made for their reception, under the direction of the Prefect of the Imperial Palace, and the Inspector of the Household of the Crown, both cf whom had arrived at Fontainebleau a few days before, to give the necessary orders. A squadron of Horse Chasseurs, and a detac'liment of the Imperial Font Guards, had also arrived some days before ; and, notwithstanding the present time of the year is not the proper season for hunting, the Emperor, who knows - the predelection of his Royal Guests for this enjoyment, has sent the whole Imperial hunting etit to Fontainebleau. Their Majesties reside in the apartments intended for the King and Queen of Holland, and known un der the appellation of the Pope's apartments. It is in the same part of the palace where Charles V. lodged in 1559, wheel he passed through France to quell the insurrection at Ghent. The Prince of Asturias and his brother Don Carlos arrived on the 19th instant at the Castle of Valencey, belonging to the Prince of Benevento, and situated in the department of the Indre, at five leagues dis tance from the town of Loureux. Several persons of the first rank rode to Fontaine. bleau yesterday, to pay their respects to the King of Spain. The Emperor has granted 50,000 francs to those inhabitants of the department of the Po who suffered the most from the earthquake on the 2cl and 16th of April. In the sea-ports the following decree has been pub lished, which was issued by the Emperor at Bayonne, on the 20th of April " Napoleon ' Emperor of the French, &c. considering, that the French ships h are, fora long time past, not found any safety or protection on the coast of Sardinia; that several of their vessels have been captured by English ships of war and privateers in sight of the Sardinian shore, without any exertions being made on the part of the Government•to cause its neutrality to be respected by the enemy ; that English privateers are publicly fitted out in Sat . . dinia ; that the warehousing of provisions for Malta and Gibral tar is constamly pepuitted there; that the Sardinian Government, after having eng:.vd, by an agreement concluded on the 19th November, to make good all violations, and to prevent them for the ft -ore, has absolutely refused to fulfil its ergagements : we have decreed, and it is hereby declared, that an embargo shall be laid upon all Sardinian ships in the ports of our dominions, and of the countries occupied by eur armies." It is asserted that Marshal Kellerman has obtained the title of the Duke of Valmy, after the village in Champagne, whence, in 1792, he compelled the Prussian army to retreat. MAY 26.—The letters from Madrid of the 14th instant state, that the hot weather having set in, has rendered the encamping of the French troops imprac ticable. Several large houses and public buildings were preparing at Madrid, to serve as barracks. In Old Castile, of which his Excellency Marshal Bessieres is Governor, all is quiet. Twelve Portuguese regiments are on their march to Bayonne. The first regiment of Portuguese ca valry had already arrived there on the 21st instant, and passed in review before his Imperial Majesty.— The said corps trarmis is commanded by the Marquis d'Alorna, and will proceed to Languedoc to receive a new organization, and then to be employed on an important expedition, together with an equal number a French troops. This day the heart of Marshal Vauban was con veyed to the church of the Invalids, in military state, and placed in the tomb there erected for him. The Persian Ambassador, who is shortly expected at Paris, is loaded with valuable presents from his So vereign for the Emperor Napoleon : amongst them are two sabres, one of which belonged to Tamerlane, and the other to Nadir-Shah ; 200 Cashmere shawls, a carpet of the same stuff, and a casket with Fears, jewel, rubies, and diamonds. MAY 29.—They write from Bayonne, the 25d inst. that his Majesty the Emperor and King had set otf on the preceding day for St. Jean de Luz. The E mperor had visited the Fort and the old fortifications, and minutely inspected every thing. The Colonel, Prince Wolkonsky, Adjutant to the Emperor of Russia, is on his way to France, being charged with a special mission from his Sovereign to the Emperor Napoleon. Four waggons, loaded with the presents which the said Emperor sends to our Monarch, arrived at Franckfort on the 24th of this month. accompanied by Lieutenant Prozinsky. No one can be mistaken with respect to the views of the English Government, when it caused to be inserted in its daily papers of the 30th of April, that an insurrection had broken out in St. Petersburgh, and that the Emperor Alexander was either killed or sent into confinement. It is easy to perceive that the English Ministers, being excluded from all cenimu nication with Russia, want to make people believe, that they still preserve some relations there, and for that reason they niake mention of calamities which have not the least foundation. We should think it an insult to the reader, seriously to give - the lie to such fictions. At Paris we receive, every day, let ters from St. Petersburgh ; and every . thing an nounces, that the greatest tranquillity prevails in those countries, that there exists no faction whatso ever, and that the Emperor of Russia bears the sole sway of his extensive dominions. Gen. Dupent has been appointedGovernorof Cadiz. The interchange of Couriers between Vienna and Paris has been for some weeks past more frequent than usual. They write from Bilboa, the 15th instant, that an English prize was carried into that port, valued at fourteen or fifteen hundred thousand francs, and cap tured by a privateer of Bayonne, CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 9.5. The French Ambassador, General Sehastiani, hav ing rece TM permission of his Court to visit the Baths in the Bannat (of Temeswar), had, on the '2lst inst. an audience of the Grand Seignior, to take leave, in which he presented his first Secretary of Legation. Mr. Latour Mauberg, as Charsi de: iffaires during his absence. The Grand Seignior prEse.i.t:d, on this occa sion, to the French Ambassador, a gold snuff-box, richly set with diamonds. General Seoasti,:ni is pre paring to di part in a day or two. It is said, that the Emperor Napoleon has granted him a pension of EOM° francs, as a reward for his services. We now begin to cherish greater hors that peace with Russia will be restored. a c. tl 0 t 1 0 a SI tl STATE PAPER. TREATY OF ALLIANCE AND SUBSII)Y BETWEEN IDS MAJESTY THE ICING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT tRIT.AIN AND IRELAND, AND HIS MAJESTY THE KINO OY THE TWO SICILIES.MOHED ----- AT PALERMO, ON THE BOTH OF MARCH, 1808. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, being 'equally animated by a sincere desire of strengthening more and more the ties of friendship and good understanding which so happily subsist between them, - have judged that no thing could contribute more efficaciously to that salu tary end, than the conclusion of a Treaty of Alliance and Subsidy :—For this purpose their said Majesties have named their respective Plenipotentiaries. viz. his 'Britannic Majesty, the Right Honourable William Drummond, one of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and his Envoy Extraordinary and Mi ,nister Plenipotentiary at the Court of his said Sicilian Majesty ; and his Majesty the King of the Two Si cilies, the Right Illustrious and Right Excellent Tho mas dc Somma, Marquis of Circello, his Gentleman of the Chamber, Field Marshal of his Armies, Knight of his Royal Order of St. Januarius, his Councillor of State, Secretary of State for the Department of Fo reign Affairs, and Superintendant General of the Posts ; who, after having communicated their respec tive full powers, have agreed upon the following Ar ticles : ART. 1. There shallise a continuance of the sincere and con stant fi icndsbip between his Britannic Majesty and his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, their heirs and successors, which has always subsisted up to the present time. H. The two high contracting parties shall afford to each other, during the present war with France, every succour and assistance, in proportion to their respective forces, and shall prevent by com mon consent, every thing that can cause them trouble or detriment. 111. His Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, engages to grant to the troops of his Britannic Majesty, stationed in the fortresses of Sicily, and to all British ships of war, an exemption from all duties belonging to him, upon every thing of which the British squadrons in the Mediterranean, and the troops of that nation may stand in need, and which the country can furnish, in provi sion, food, and in military and naval stores. IV. His Sicilian Majesty, being desirous of giving an additional proof of the sentiments by which he is animated, also engages to exempt from all dutiei belonging to him upon such provisions as may be requisite for the British ships of war at Malta, as well as all military stores which are to be found in the country, on con .lition, however, that each vessel or vessels of war be furnished with a requisition from the Governor of the said island, which shall specify the articles, and the quanity required. V. His Sicilian Majesty further engages in virtue of the present treaty, never to allow the enemies of Great Britain to bring into any of his ports during the present war, any British ships taken by the enemies of Great Britain. VI. His Sicilian Majesty also engages to open the ports of the Two Sicilies during the present war, to British squadrons, as well as to all merchant and other ships belonging to British subjects, without any restriction whatever, referring to the 3d article, with respect to exemption from duties. VII. His Britannic Majes:y engages in return, to defend dur ing the present war the fortresses of Messina and Augusta, and to maintain there for that purpose, at his charge and expence, a body of troops which, in the present war, shall consist of ten thousand men, and to augment their number if the ease shall require it.— The disposition of wLich troops in the said fortresses, shall be in such manner and proportion as the Commanding Officer (to whom every requisite facility shall be given) shall judge expedient: and his Britannic Majesty stipulates, That the said General Offi cers shall have the power of exercising martial law in the above mestioned garrisons, with respect to their British trdops, in the same manner, and according to the same rules, as are observed in other English garrisons. Quarters for the said troops shall be pro vided in the above-mentioned fortresses by his Sicilian Majesty. VIII. His Britannic Majesty further engages to pay to his Si cilian Majesty, during the continuance of the present rear, an an nual subsidy of three hundred thousand pounds sterling, (to com mence from the 10th of September, 1805, when the British and Russian troops landed in the Ncapolitian territory) payable at the rate of twenty-five thousand pounds sterling per month ; which payment shall always be made one month in advance, computing from the date of the signature of the present treaty. His Sicilian Majesty purposing to employ the said subsidies for the nee of his marine, and of his land forces, shall regulate the distribution of them In inch proportion as these two services may require, for the defence of his states, and for operations against the common enemy, and an account shall be given every three months to the British Government, of the manner in which his Sicilian Majesty shall have employed the subsidies paid to him by Great Britain. IX. The two high contracting parties desiring to strengthen more and more the tics which unite the two nations, and to ex tend their mutual relations, will employ themselves, as soon as possible, in concluding a Treaty of Commerce, the articles of which shall he equally advanrageous to the subjects of both states. X. His Sicilian Majesty engages not to conclude with France a peace separate from England ; and his Britannic Majesty on his part also engages not to make a peace with France, without coat prthending and saving in it the interests of his Sicilian Majesty. Xi. The present Treaty of Alliance and of Subsidy shall be rati fied by the two high contracting parties, and the ratification shall be exchanged in due form in London, within the space of four months, froth the date of its signature, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof, we the undersigned, furnished with full powers front our respective Sovereigns, have signed the present 'treaty, and have thereunto affixed the eal of our arms. Done a' Palermo, this 30th day of March, 1808. W. DRUMMOND, (L. S.) TIIOS. DE SOMMA, (L. S.) PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE io:. The House met at ten o'clock, and proceeded till past three in the Roxburgh Appeal, " Ker and Ker v. limes." Mr. Gillies was heard in reply, and Mr. Clerk partly in reply. Further hearing to-morrow. The House then proceeded in Massey's Divorce Bill. Wit nesses were examined to prove the fact of adultery. The Bill was read a second time, and committed fur to-morrow. The Orders in Council Warehousing Bill, and the Irish Glebe Houses Bill passed through Committees, and were reported. Adjourned till to-morrow (this day.) HOUSE. OF COMMONS. Mr. BANKES postponed till Monday his motion relative to the exemption of the property of Foreigners in the British Funds from the Property 'lax. Mr. ROSE presented the Brazil Trade Regulation Bill. Ordered for the second reading on Monday. The House in a Committee for the Regulation of Trade withthe Cape of Good Hope, resolved, en the motion of Mr. ROSE, that leave be asked to bring in a Bill for enabling his Majesty to regu late the said trade during the war. The House resolved into a Committe to consider the expedi ency of continuing the bounty on the Southern Whale-fishery, granted by the Act of the 38th of the King.—Leave obtained to bring in a Bill. The Irish Malt Duty Regulation and Permit Bills, and the 13 sr rackAccountAudit Bill, were read the second time and committed for to-morrow. The British Malt Regulation Bill, and the Scotch Clergy Bill; were read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Lords. The Paddington Canal Coal Bill was committed, and ordered to be reported to-morrow. The Sugar Distillation Bin was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. Mr. HUSKISSON presented a Bill for the better Pre►ention of Smuggling; also the Exchequer Bills Bill; they were read the first time, and ordered for th, ir second reading to-morrow. The SECRETARY at WAR *brained leave to bring in a Bill to regultite the Office of Paymaster of the Army. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after a prefatory explanation of considerable lergth, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to remedy the inconv2rdence which had arisen from passing Acts of Parliament for the continuance of other Acts Which had expired before the continuing Act passed into law. After some comments from Mr. PONSONBY,Ieave w as given. SOPPLIN The kruitie went into a Committee of Stipply, ht which /411 1 FOSTER proposed several Resolutions, expressive of the eipedlency of imposing Additional buries on the Importation of Foreign Spirits into Ireland, and of levying New Duits on Irish' Spirits exported into England. The Resolutions were agreed to, and the Report otiltred to be received this day. ROYAL MESSAGE. Mr. CANNING delivered to the Hogie a Message from his Majesty to the following effect : " G. R..—His Majesty thinks proper to inform the House of Commons that he has concluded a Treaty of Alliance and Sub sidy with his Sicilian Majesty, a copy of white he has ordered to be laid before the House; and his Majesty trusts that his faithful Commons will make good the engagements contained therein." Ordered, on the motion of Mr. CANNING, that his Majesty's Message be referred to the Committee of Supply. Mr. CANNING said, that although the treaty was not laid before the House till now, it was by no means a new matter, but one which had been entered into so tong ago as the year 1805, and under which it was agreed to pay to his Sicilian Majesty a subsidy of 300,0001. a year to aid in the defence of Sicily. The events of the latter end of 1805, and the beginning of the subsequent year, were sufficiently impressed upon the recollection of the House to explain why nothing had been-done since in that business. The change of Ministers in 1806 preventing any thing Curtner from being :tt that time done ; and In consequence of the change in his Majesty's Councils, his Majesty was not advised to comply with the terms proposed% and Mr. Drummond was sent back with the treaty to his Sicilian Majesty. Other circumstances had since oc curred which rendered it advisable to confirm the treaty, and it was finally ratified, but not returned to this country till within these two weeks ; so that the House would sec it was not a mea sure arising out of any new circumstances, but one which had nit. ginated a considerable time before. Ordered to lie on the table. BARRACK EXPENDITURES. Mr. HUSKISSON presented to the House an account of the number Of Officers Lmployed in the Barrack Department. He re gretted the absence of an Hon. Gentleman, who had made some observations upon this subject on a former night, as he could now convince him, that the system of paying the architect and surveyor in the Barrack Department, by a per tentage of 25 on the build ing expenditures in that department, instead of salary, was a sa ving of one-third the expence to the public, and that while the rate of commission in other public institutions varied from 5 per cent. down to 35, a much more economical bargain was made for the Barrack account, being only charged 25, Which he hoped would completely acquit the Treasury of any charge of improvidence on this bead. PETITIONS: Mr. SHERIDAN presented two Petitions to !he House, the one from Mr. richt:dee Grey, one of the atturnies of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, complaining of a series of creel persecution, and of long, repeated, and harassing imprison• ments in various parts of Ireland, particularly Wexford and Kil mainham, ender the authority of warrants front the Chief Secre tary of the Lord Lieutenant; notwithstanding his repeated appli cations to be brought to trial for any offence alledged against him, which was constantly iefused ; and he was finally liberated with out any trial or specific charge being alledgel against him, but not before he was ruined in bis professional business, his health cone plettly destroyed, and his family driven to extreme distress. TM other was from James Dixon, heretofore a wealthy and ropeessi . t. ble tanner, V Kilmainham, complaining also of lorg, frequent, and severe imprisonments, by the like authority, without trialot specific charge alledged against him, and praying for relief. Mr. SHERiDAN said, that he should on Monday bring for ward a specific motion on the subject of these, and some other pe titions of a sniffler nature now before the House. Now that he was up, he should also give notice of another motion on Monday, for the purpose of obtaining from his Majesty's Ministers sonic inforniztion respecting a subject (the affairs of Spain) which had become of high importance to this country. He could assure, bow ever, the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to hint, (Mr. Canning) that he did not wish to ask for any information on that subject which he should deem improper to be communicated, but he thought the subject was one which ought to come under discussion. IRISH JURY ASSMS MENTS. - - --- Sir JOHN NEWPORT gave notice that early in the next Ses sion he should bring forward a proposition for dividing between the landlord and tenants in Ireland the heavy and oppressive bur then of Grand Jury Assessments, which at present bore entirely oa the latter. OXY.MURIATIC ACID DUTY BILL. Mr. HUSKISSON moved the order of the day for the second reading of the Bill for allowing a Drawback of 1:31. per cwt. on all MUriatic Acid-exported from this country to Ireland, and im posing a countervailing duty on the same commodhy imported from Ireland into this country. This Bill was opposed byj , fr. FOSTER, Mr. PONSONBY. Sir J. NEWPORT, anfl SIT GEORGE HILL, on the ground that it would throw open the Irish Mart for the importation of an article from this country, which was found upon experience to be composed of materials extremely destructive to the Linen Manufacture, in which It was employed for the purpose of bleaching ; as, upon a chemical analysis, it was proved to be no thing but lime in disguise ; whereas that made in Ireland was not of a pernicious quality. Mr. HUSKISSON; the CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHE QUER, and Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, defended the Bill, upon the ground that it was introduced for the purpose of protecting the Patent Property of the Inventors of this Article in Fngland, which was chiefly composed from salt and sulphur, articles which paid a high duty, against the competition of the like articles from Ireland, composed from the like materials which there paid no duty, To this principle the opponents of the Bill were ready to ac cede; but they opposed the drawback of 131. per cwt. upon a spu rious and pernicious article to Ireland, the intrinsic value of which wa, but 1.25. per cwt. After much conversation, it was agreed to withdraw the Bill till next Session. LICENCES TO PUBLICANS, ETC. Mr. SHERIDAN rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act for Licencing Ale-house keepers, inn-keepers, &c.l Alluding to the Meetings held for sonic time past, at the St. Al- ban', Tavern, for the purpose of preventing any rise in the rate of Posting, he took occasion to express his reprobation of all such combinations among Lords and Commons, as if attempted an:ne, the poor and labouring classes of the community, would be deemed Ulegal, and punished as such. Seeing an Honourable I Member and Magistrate for the county of Sussex, however, ' the House, he could not refrain from candidly stating to him a circumstance relating to that Honourable Member which had reached him (Mr. Sheridan), and by the Honourable Member's explanation of that circumstance he should be enabled to judge, whether he must not extend his Bill further than he originally intended. The circumstance to which he alluded was this—That at one of these Meetings at the St. Alban's Tavern, it having been doubted, whether it would be better for them to apply for the in terference of Parliament, or to proceed ;n their own Parliament, that Honourable Gentleman (Mr. }Allier) had said, that they were both idle measures, and that the one he recommended to the Magistrates of Sussex was the effectual mode, namely, to stop the licence of every person who presumed to raise the rate of posting. He gave the Honourable Member an opportunity of saying, whe ther the fact was or was not so; and concluded by Moving for leave to bring in the Bill Mr. FULLER said, that instead of being either Lord or COM moner, as the Honourable Gentleman would have it be supposed all the association at the St. Alban's Tavern were, his informant must have been a Post-Master. He never did say what the Honourable Gentleman had stated. He had said, that the best mode of effecting their purpose was by encouraging a competi tion, and where there was only a single house to encourage a rival. He bad said, that the power of checking the evil in this respect, where charges were enormous, was in the breast of the Magistrates themselves; and that they were too frequently enormous, he instanced the charge of 150 L made by an innkeeper on the French Ambassador for a licence. He had as much regard for the liberty of the subject as any man, and so bad his father . before him. 'The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that if the fact was as the Right Honourable Gentleman stated, instead of the innkeeper being under the lash of the Magistrates, the Magis trates must come under the lash of the innkeepers. He was at a loss to know hew the Right Honourable Gentleman could wider stand there would be no opposition to the Bill he proposed. When it was presented in the last Session, he objected to it, because it tame forward too late for a fair and full consideration, and the Right Hon. Gentleman withdrew it then, under a pledge of bring ing it forward early in the present Session, but he had deferred it until the same late period as before. He, himself, was not pre pared to agree to it, unless he heard some Very strong reasons, not yet adduced, to prove its necessity. a' Aug woo: odd all 'or* 0d lock Iwo Veil iid C°lll thiel Mr. SHERIDAN thought the Right Honourable Gentleman's memory rather loose upon the subject, because the ground os which the Bill was before withdrawn was, that he. proposed to confine it to Middlesex and Surrey ; but the Right Honourable Geatletnen wislted to render it general, If its policy was righ t , and to have time to consider it till the next Session. The Right Honourable Gentleman seemed then to agree with him in all the principles he proposed. Why, therefore, oppose them now ? was curious to talk of this being too late a period of the Session, when, in fact, from the public business already before the House, Increased by the introduction of new Bigr to-clay, it was probable the Session would last till Michaelmas ( a loud faith), but on the ground the Right Honourable Gentleman could get little by oppo. sing him, as he could find means of continuing the Session all the 1 1 year, by dividing that House on every question. Mr. HAWKINS BROWN, MY. DAVItS GIDDY, Mr. M.A. TAT. Lon, and Mr. Rose, declared themseltes eecidedly unfriendly to the Bill, and thought that taking away front the Magistrates the discretionary, or, is it was tailed, the arbitrary powei - of rerti4ni licences without assigning cause, would be productive of infinitely greater mischief than continuing the eystem as it now steal& Mr. SHN.RIDAN said he would not divide the House on the question. He dischdrited any imputation on the Country Gentle. men, who discharged the arduous office of Magistrates; it Was - - only to the Middlesex Police Magistrates, in the pay of Govern. tricot, he had alluded. Tile question being put, was rejected. LOCAL MILITIA BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the English Local Militia Bill was read a third time. Lord CASTLEREAGH brought up a number of Clauses as Riders to the Bill. Among others, one for raising part of the Local Militia, in the same prole portion as the Ordinary Militia, from among th. Tinners and Miners in Cornwall. His Lordshlp brought up ancther Clause, enabling Magistrates to grant the one half of the penalties to informers, Mr. BARHAM objected that the Bill ought to be recommitted. It was impossible that the House could have any idea of the effect of the Clauscs now intro. duced into the Bill. Sir J. NEWPORT strongly enforced this objec i tion. Why were different stages fixed for discussing ' every Bill in that House ? According to the Mode pursued by the Noble Lord, one discussion on the principle of the Bill was sufficient. If he had omitted any thing, let him bring it in as a separate Bill, Mr. W INDHA M said, such a multiplicity of rider! of different descriptions, Ire was satisfied, had never yet been mounted on any one thing. They had hearii of Riders mounting two, three or tour horses, but here there were five, six or seven Riders clapped upon one horse. Lord CASTLEREAGH stated that they were only ex planatory. On the question for bringing up the clause, a division took place—Ayes 61—Noes 15. Majority 46. Lord CASTLEREAGH then proposed a form of conviction, and a provision that there should be ro Appeal by certiorari from the conviction of the Ma .gistrates. Mr. WINDHAM and Sr: ARTHUR 1 4 16G0TT objected to it, on the ground that the right of Appeal was nct 'to be lightly taken away.—The clause was agreed to. Lord CASTLEREAGH then proposed a clause, enabling the Magistrates to call out the Local Militia in cases of riot • and providing that whatever nuilibpi of days they should be out in this manner, shoul , l be deducted from the subsequent number of days of drill. Sir F. BURDETT opposed it as shifting the power lodged by the Constitution in the Sheriff to the Ma , gistrates. Mr. WINDHAM thought the clause would be Vesting enormous powers in the Magistrates ; and that it would be useless in its operations, as it would be easier to call in the regular troops, than to assemble this force when dispersed. Mr. PERCEVAL defended it. Kr.WHITBREAD observed, that this was vesting in the Magistrates powers that might be dangerousto the liberties of the subject ; and that if this was to be proposed at all, it ought to be by a separate Bill. Mr. D. GIDDY thought it very proper that Mae gistrates should have this power. Sir S. ROMILLY observed, that as this was a no velty in the Constitution, an opportunity ought to be allowed to consider the objections to it. It was there. fore extremely improper to propose such a provision by way of rider to a Bill, -which deprived the House of the opportunity of giving it that consideration which the importance of the subject deserved. The House divided. For the Clause, 97 ; against it, So,—Majority, 67. After the Clause had been read, Mr. SHER IDAN observed, that it was More ob. jcctionable than had at first been imagined. It con• ferred unprecedented powers of interference with the military on the civil magistrate, and was besides per fectly absurd with a view to the execution of its Ott object. A riot, suppose, might take place on Satur day, a notice must be fixed on the church door on Sunday, and the Local Militia might perhaps be ready to begin to suppres.- it on Monday. Could anY thing be more ridiculous? • Lord CASTLEREAGH opposed Mr. Sheridan's amendment, which was supported by Mr. Windham and opposed by Lord Louvaine, Mr. Montague, and Sir J. Orde. The Amendment was then negatived without a 'divisiom Mr. WHITBREAD then proposed as an Amend. mein, that the Justices of the Peace respectively em ployed, should have no military command, which was also negatived without a division. A considerable time having elapsed in engrossing the aifferent Amendments, Mr. W. WYNNE moved an Amendment wit): re spect it the appropriation of the penalties to be levied. Lord CASTLEREAGH objected to the amend ment, and it was negatived without a division. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mt. WINDHAM congratulated the Ilouse upon the lessons which it had received in the course of the evening in the science of legislation, by the different processes of erasure, engrossing, &c. which used to be transacted out of doors. These processes, how ever, had occupied so much of the time of the House (no less than five hours), that he should now cam• prose what he had to state into a small compass. — He observed in setting out, that the xnilitary est:v. blirliment of this and every other country was com posed of two divisions, the army and what is not army. Of the former division he did not now intend to speak—respecting the latter, it was constituted upon two principles, either or being incorporated or unincorporated ; and this distinction formed the great ground of difference between him and the No le Lord. The Noble Lord was of opinion, that roe whole subsidiary force of the country should be regi. mented—he thought, on the contrary, that enrollment and a certain degree of training, was all that was ne , cessary ; and thattheincorporauonprcposed to be car- ; La „du dra by e the Ar TO( "tbs 1 I Pr co tie ha p 1 of ill I