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7 P I PRLUMENTAR r PROCEEDING& HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7. • Mr. 1-kaftans! and other Gentlemen of the Hoists of Com m. to' brought up a Bill for reltraining the Bank of England front iffuing fpecie, until fix months after the cnnclufion of a Definitive Treaty of Peace. The Bill was forthwith read a ErA time, and ordered to be read a fccond dine. The Bill for the better preventing the Defertion of leamet vu read a fecor.d time, and ordered to be committed. Lord HAWK Esau ley laid before the Houk a copy of the Con vention concluded between hit Mak fty and the king of Sweden, dated July as, acl—AdjAirned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Rescue having taken the Chair a few minutes before four o'clock, A private Petition was brought op Terre:Ring the Wideating of the Canterbury Road. Ordered to he on the Table. Mr. C. L. Dun DAS brought up the Report of the Waterford Committee, which Bated, that the Committee bad found the Elec t Hon ot . Mr. flldeock illegal and defeetive ' and that confequeotly they had declared Sir lobo Newport the leral Member. Mr. 1.. DUISDAS alto in purfuanee of this Report moved, that the Dentity Clerk of the Crown be ordered to attend to-morrow noiroing in order to mate the name of Mr. Oideock, and alter the fftenton.—Ordered. Sir Joon Nrwemyr, returned by the Committee Member for Waterford bilked of Mr. Oldeock, took the Oaths and his Seat. Mr. Samoa or brought up the Report of the Q u alification In demnity Bill.---Ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Mr.Coaav moved the Order of the Day for a Committee of the whole Houle on the Irlib Sugar Drawback Bill. The altera tions adopted by the Committee were purely verbal. The Houfe being returned the Report was ordered to be receiv ed to-morrow. Mr. Coax,. moved the Order of the Day for the kith Diftillery Bill. It was read a fecund time, and ordered to be committed to- morrow. Mr. Coin moved tbc Order of the Day for a Committee of the whole Houle on the Ira Promitlory Note Bill. Tho Houle having returned, the Report was ordered to be re. wined to.rnorrow. Mr. Conan moved the Order of the Day for a Committee of the whole Houle on the frith Provilion Bill. The Houk baying returned, the Report was ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. Mr. CORR"' moved the Order of the Day for the fecund read ing of the Irith Proclamation Indemnity Bill. It was read a (mind time accordingly, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow. Mr. Secretary Voice brought up the Report of the frith Habeas Corpus Sufpenlioo Bill, which was ordered to be read a third time to-marrow. Mr. Hoe:torn brought up the Report of the Ealt India Bonds Bill—Ordered to be read a thfril time to-morrow. The Malt Duty Bill was palled through a Committee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. Mr. J. C. B ttttt oan gave notice that he would to-morrow move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the Sale of Corn in the City of Dublin. Upon the motion for the Committal of the Curate's Refidenee Bill, a few obfervations were nude by different Hon. Members, in the cootie of which the Chancellor oT the Exchequer obferved, that moll probably all the Bills which were In fuck a Rate of for wardnefs would be read a third time on Friday next. The Curates Relief was paired through a Committee, and or dered to be reported to-morrow. Accounts were ordered to be laid before the Haute of the Sums of Money which had been voted by that Houfe to his Majetly, and which bad not as yet been made good. The Wine Bonding Bill was read a fecond time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The Five Mililou Loan Bill. the Expiring Laws Bill, and the Sugar Drawback Bill, were committed, and ordered to be report ed to-morrow. The BiU for exonerating the town of Newealhe from the pay ment of certain Duty upon Coals to the Duke of Richmond was are committed, and ordered to be reported to-morrow. IRISH MARTIAL LAW BILL. Mr. HAWTHORNS brought np the report of this Bill. Mr. WILBERFORCE faid that he did nit rife to ex plain away or qualify the affent that he had already given to the Bill, on the fuppofition of its neceflity, but to foggeft a few alterations which appeared to him very material. It was not the eftablithinent of Courts Martial, for the purpofe of fuppreffing rebel lion, that he objeßed to, but there was fomething in the conflitution of thole Courts Martial which he thought might be improved. In the firft place, he thought it neceffary that fuch Courts Martial Ihould confift as the ordinary Courts Martial do, of not left than 7, or more than 13, but there was one point be willied them to differ from ordinary Courts Martial in, aud that was this—he did not 'think that it was right that minors, whom the law fuppofes not to have futficient difcretion to adminifier their own affairs, or • fit upon common juries, mould, as officers fitting on Courts Martial, determine both as Judges and Jurors on the lives of thofe who were brought before them. The cafe to-which he particularly called the attention of the Houfe was, when young Officers were fitting as Judges on the lives of men to whom they were not attached by any drit & corps, but who were tried before them as rebels, traitors, and enemies. In fuch a cafe the paffions might naturally enough be fuppofed to give an inclination againfl the Prifoners. He thould therefore move, as an amendment, to which he could hardly forefee any objeftion, that no Officer being under the age of 31 years, mould fit on fuch Courts Martial. The SPERM obferved, that this amendment mull be the fubjea of a clinics& and feparate claufe. Mr. LLLLL oa c a then propofed his amendment, under the Speaker's direaion, that no Minor fhuuld fit on a Court Martial. Colonel WOOO agreed with the general fpirit of the obfervations made by the Hon. Member, but thought it might be better to give the po ;see of se ducing the numbers, in cafes where there was a de. ficiency of officers of mature age, from (even to five. Mr. Secretary YORK highly approved of the intro daftory obfervations made by the Hon. Member, but (hould fay, that the claufe would be produaive of the molt mifehievous confequences, and go to defeat the ohjeft of the Bill, which originated in neceffity ; and, asacquiefeed in by all the Members who were prefent on a former night, when it was difculTed, with the ex ception, he believed, of one. It was deemed expedient in grant extraordirary powers to the Government, in order to be prepared for any poffible emergency ; and ..hove all, hitherto, for the purpofe of proteaing wit :irtfes. He confidered it much more advifable to fuller •iie Bill in pais unaltered, and thereby attach to the ifh Government all the refponfihility of the meafure, anu its conlequences. The Right Hon. Gentleman i:,en entered upon a refutation of the pillions ad sJnced by the Hon. Mover, and concluded with gist sing his negative to the claufe. Mr. W Ham differed from the Hon. Mover in the obfervations which he made refpeaing the incons pttroc y of minors to fit as members of Courts Martial iii der the prefent Aa. He could not admit the dB:. iiittion which was made between the feeling of Of. errs on ordinary Courts Martial and thofe conflitu .! to try traitors and rebels. What criterion could !, eflablifbed for afcertaining the degree of judgment bleb thofe Officers ought to piffefs as to their integ ) ? On that ground he apprehended no charge could be trade ; he teat anxious, therefore, that tefiexions which might be injurious, without producing any good, lhould not go abroad, particularly from that Houle. With regard to the diftinftion taken by the Honourable Gentleman between the feelings and mo tives of Officers on the one Court Martial and the other, he fhould remind him that Officers on ordinary Courts Martial fat to try not only brother Officers, but Privates alfo, by whom they could not appre hend that they would he at any time tried in their turn. Should it be raid, then, that that defcription of perfons, who were always deemed competent to decide on the fate of foldiers, and order them to be lhot, ought not to be trnfted with the lives of traitors and rebels, or deemed to be (itch ? So far from think ing that their youth would excite the feelings of thofe I Officers againft perfons whom they may be appointed to try, it was more probable that their ingenuouf nets and difpolition would lead them to mercy and hu manity. Having recapitulated the motives which induced him to give his affent to the meafure on a former night, the Right Honourable Member con cluded with oppofing the motion. Mr. WILBIRTORCE explained, that in what he propofed, he meant not to impeach the integrity of Courts Martial. Dr. LAWREtiet confidered the ciente not to be the remedy for the evil complained of, and thought it would be better to provide that the Prefident of the Court fhould always be a Field Officer. The CH Am caLtoa of the Etc Naive& apprehended that the cite& of the Claufe would be to render the holding of Courts Martial more difficult than hereto fore, by limiting the qualifications of the Members. Their integrity and impartiality, he (aid, were fecured by the number being from 7 to 13, and the provifion in the Aft of Parliament, that, in palling fentence of death, two-thirds of the Members muft concur. Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON declared, that fo far was he from Acquiefcing in what was (aid of the need. fity of the meafure, that he confidered the inflittion of Martial Law to be a precaution againft hope and con fidence, rather than againft infurrettion. The claufe was then negatived ; and on the quef tion for the third reading of the Bill, Admiral Be asELBY tooktbat opportunity of giving notice, that, on an early day, he fhould move for the produllion of fome papers repeltin the events which took place in Dublin on the 23d of July, which might tend to remove the imputations call in a former de bate on the charafter of an Hon. Relation of his (Ge neral Fox), the late Commander in Chief in Ireland. The Crum ca Loa of the Exotica/ sit revelled the Honourable Admiral to be more explicit, as he could not conceive what he alluded to. Admiral BIRCELRY esplained, that his notice was rendered neceffary by the alTertion of the Right Hon. Gentleman himfelf, who Girl that the Commander in Chief had early notice of the rebellion. The CHANCELLOR of the Excu soy ea reftated his affertion to have been, that early in the day of the 23d of July, notice of the information received had been communicated to the Commander in Chief, and the fuperintending Magiftrate of the City of Dublin. This ftatement was rendered necefary by what was laid by a Right Hon. Gentleman, (Mr. Windham) that no inflruaions were given to the Commander in Chief, and no notice delivered to the Lord Mayor. He however declared, that nothing was more remote from his intention than to infinuate that there was any failure of duty in the Commander in Chief ; nor did he hear any one fay drat any blame was attached to his condudit ; and ()mold fuck a difcuilion take place, he was convinced that the Commander in Chief would be found as irreproachable, as the dirculEon itfelf was likely to be preju.:icial to the Civil Go vernment. of Ireland. Admiral Bait catty perfifted in thinking that his Hon. Relation was implicated by the affertion ; and added. that fuch was alto the opinion of the General himfelf, who had not received fo early in. formation of the confpiracy as had been Paid. The CHANCELLOR of the Excitsikysa denied that he Laid any loch thing ; his expreffion was, that early in the day, information was received by him. as well as by the fuperintending Magifirate of the Police. Sir J. C. Illtax SWORD laid, that any one who knew the place where the infurredion broke out, could not think that blame was to be attached any where. It took place in a ftreet in an obfeure part of the town on the fouth fide of the river. The night was the darkeft he ever remarked, and the rebels had not ad vanced three ftreets before the infurredion was Cup predict. Mr. T. GR mvILLa wifhed to take that opportunity of vindicating hirnfelf from being included in the number of thofe who were laid to have univerfally ac knowledged the necefiity of this meafure. He could fee no ground of prudence, wifdom, or even conveni ence, to prevent the Minifters from following the old conftituttonal mode of laying a Parliamentary ground of proceeding before the Houfe, previonfly to their calling for a divifion upon fo important a queflion, and the lets In, as there was no occafion for hafte, as the Ads already in force would not expire for fix weeks after the meeting of Parliament. Why had they not recourfe to a - Secret Committee ? The operation of the Union was to take from Ireland its local Parliament, and it was the more incum bent on the United Parliament to take care that a queflion relating to Ireland Ihould meet with as much attention as any other. As an boneft man, he could not fay that he had fufficient infor mation for him to vote for the affirmative or the ne. gative of either of thefe meafures. He did not with to fay any thing ungracious of the Members of the adminifiration ; but whether it was offenfive or not, he mull fairly profefs that he had no confidence in the wifdom, capacity, or activity of their meafitres, and particularly the prefent, the neceffity of which was not demonftrsted by any kind of evidence. At prefent. if be oppofed the meafure. becaufe he fhould have the refponfibility of any miftakes that might occur from it; and he had no information which would convince him of its neceffity. He thought the ' intereft of the frith Government. at the time a the infurreaion, which, and in his opinion, the opportu• nity offered by the Rear Admiral. ought to have been received with avidity by thofe who were moll concerned. Mr. Secretary Yoaaa did ant think a detailed er• planation necetfary on the prefent occafion, but he felt hinsfelf anxious regularly to explain as much a.. was neceiAry for the purpnfe. It was po fi tirely denicJ by his /tight Finn. Ftien.l that any afperfinn had been cant urn the Cununander in Chief. Another /4.4ght Hon. Gentleman Cad in reproach, that the Lord Lieu tenant was off his poll, that no inftruaions were given to the military to aft, and no intimation given to the fupreme Magiarate. With refpea to the Lift, he could affert, that a communication was early made to Mr. Alderman Anderfon, the fuperintending Magiarate; and as to the Commander in Chief, one of the moll refpatable Officers in his Majefty's fervice, no imputation whatever was made upon him by the Minifters of the Crown. The Lord Lieutenant came to the Cattle about two o'clock, and after a confer. ence with the Commander in Chief, and others,it was thought right that he ffinuld not create unneceffary alarm by remaining and bringing his family to the Celle. Every one who was acquainted with that Nobleman mull know, that he had no improper mo• tives for abfenting himfelf, when be might have ken furrounded in the Cattle by five regular regiments. After Tome further converfation, the Bill, as well as the Batt India Company's Vend Bill, was ordered to be read a fecond time to morrow. LONDON. The paragraph which appeared in this paper a few days age. re finding a ball at Cambridge, which we find was very lneormet, was copied from the Morning Polt. We hope this plain slate- went will completely exculpate us from any intention to mifre prefent faets, or to give offence to the refpeetable inhabitants of Cambridge, than which nothing an be farther from our thoughts. We prefume, the paper alluded to was impact! upon. THURSDAY, DECEMBER S. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s Confols for opg. 551 i—Reduccd 54U}—Omnium 51 6. 4 per Cent. 7o}}—New 5 per Cent. Lang Ann. as is-t 6 16. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY .3 per C. Red. stiff Short Anu.3 2.16 3 per C. Cone Rut India Stock 17t/ 4 Per C. 7 0 1 Imp. 3 per Cent. 52i 3 per C. Navy Rut Omnium 64i dif. S per C. 1 797 9ci4 Lottery Tickets, 221 61. Long Ann. as is-i6th 23-261 Conf. fur opg. 551111 New York Papers to the 7th of November, reached Town yellerday. For extraas fee our lift page. Two Hambnrgh Mails had arrived before this Paper was put to prefs, but the delivery of the Jour nals and Letters had not taken place. It gives us much pleafure to announce, that the rapacity of the Fla rr Com so r. has in one refpea been completely difappointed at Hanover. His Majelly's brig Wooi.wi c 14, Lieut. Jour Cox Commander, is jun arrived at the Cuflom-houfe from St. Peterfburgh, with his MAjaSTY'S private property, which had been fent off from Hanover on the approach of the French. It confab of ingots and fpecie to the amount of 300,0001. The following is the lateft intelligence that has been received refpeaing the operations of the enemy: " Door. Nov. 6. " Intelligence has juR reached the Admiral of this port, that twenty-five of the enemy's gunboats have come out of one of the ports to the eaßward, no doubt, with an intent to join thofe at Boulogne. All the men of war in the Downs are getting under way, in order to (top their progrefs ; but I am much afraid the thicknefi of the weather will kale their efforts, and enable the enemy to effea what they have in view." Yeflerday, about a quarter before twelve o'clock, their Majesties and the Paincesses arrived at the Queen's Houfe from Windfor ;—and, about one eclock, his Majesty, after dreffing and taking rouse refrefhment, went to St. James's Palace, and field a Levee, which commenced a few minutes before one o'clock, and was attended by the ArchbiLhop of Car. tsesuer, the Whop of Exits', the Secretaries of State, their Excellencies the Imperial, Danifh, American, Neapolitan, Ruffian, Portugnefe, Sardi nian, and Hanoverian Ml:lifters ;—and a few of the Nobility. The following had the honaur to be prefented to his MAJ ISTY : Sir Brook Watfon on Ms being created a Baronet. Colonel Hamilton, by General Dundee. Governor Carlton, on Ma return to England, by Sir Brook Wat fam Lieutenant General Hay, on his return from the Haft Indies, by General Baird. Colonel Aug• Phipps, by big brother General Phipps, on his being appointed to a command In the Eselfe Once Corps. Colonel Slade, Colonel Edw ards,MaJor Earl, and Caps. Moore, of the Lambeth Volunteers, on their fevers' appointments, by Lord Hobert. Captain Mks, of the Standee Volunteers, by Capt. Watton. Sk George Rate!, by Lord DORM Colonel Haring', by Earl Harrington, on his being appointed awed the infpeding Colonels of the London DMA& Capt. Drake,o the Amerfham Yeomanry, by Lard Poßon. Thomas Wallace, Efq. on his being appointed CommiMonze for India Affairs, by Lord Hawkdbury. Lieutenant General Stewart, of the hith Regiment, on his pnw motion to that rank, by Lord Sidney. As loon - as the Levee had doled, his MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary at War, and the Duke of PORTLAND, arrived loon after two o'clock to attend. The Council fat a confiderable time, after which his MAJESTY gave private audiences to Mr. Amu soros, Lord HAWK/SNORT, Mr. BRAGGF t the Earl of C, Mr. YORKE, the Earl of HARRINGTON, Vircount CAST AAAAA GH, the Earl of WESTAIORR LAND. and Lord HOBART i and returned to the (treen's Houle about five o'clock. We are glad to find it is the intention of Govern ment lhortly to caufe a liberal iffue of dollarseto re medy the great inconvenience at prefent experienced from the want of fpecie for the purpofe of change. Lord STRANGFORD has been appointed to the va cant Legation at the Court of Portugal ; in confe• quence of which his Lordlhip has reigned the com mand which he haslatelyheld in the volunteers of Bath. Mr. GOLDING, lately appointed a Lord of the Treafury, has been returned for Plyropton, where there was a fmall opprifition- Sir Cociaxes TALBOT has fucceeded bird Ilawaasauar as Member for Rye, in Sulk:. On Sunday lark the Society of College Youths, rang at Kenlington Church,a true and complete peal of 5040 Stedman triples in two- hours •nd 48 mi nutes, being the firll peal of that method ever rang and called by eight m:n only. CLOIV:IIEL, DEC: 2. The Commander of the forces (Lord CATHCART) arrived at the Earl of DONOUCHMORE'S laft night, from the inipeetion of Cork and the adjacent Garri font, and this day reviewed the troops in this place, and thofe from Cahir, at Woodrof, the refidence of Captain Palmy, of the Yeomanry, who very politely gave the nfe of his lawn for the occafion. The line confifted of A detachment of Horfe Artillery, commanded by Ord Bowarra, Two Troop" zttt Idght n _ragoons. bfilMajor MALKIN, Twenty-fifth Regiment of POOt, by Lieut Colonel STAWAIT, Longford Militia, by Lord Cots, (tient% County Militia, by Lord Viteount Cirri/acorn, Kerry Militia, by Right Hoa.Lieut. Colonel PITZGARALA. The whole under the immediate command of Major. General DUNCAN CAMPBELL. The effective prefent eteeeded 2 goo, and to every loyal fubjeel the fight was by far the grandetl ever beheld in this quarter : to the diUoyal and rebellious an awful one. They dif played the greateß preeifion in marching ! in their movements, and particularly in firing. His Lord. (Lip was pleated to exprefs his approbation of the Rate of difcipline in which General Cuirass Lt. has his brigade : this compliment he is jufily entitled to, as he is affidnous in his duty, and makes his garrifon go through thole monceuvres which are moll requi. fate for them to learn. It is not the formal regimental parade moments which pleafe him—once or mice a week he marches them three or four miles into the country, and over hedges and ditches ; carries his artillery, cavalry, and foot a forms in an infant, and praelifes in the fame manner as if an enemy were in front. Tuefday morning the Duke of GLouctsyst's Volunteers attended at their parade about 8 o'clock, with haverfacks and one day's provifions ;—but, though regimental orders were given out for the Corps not to march, in confequence of the very deep fall of fnow in the night, and the continuing luck. mency of the weather, an immediate requeft was made to the Commanding Officer to obtain permit*. fion to march ; which being granted, they pmceeded to Wimbledon Common, and after fkirmiihing and manoeuvring, invarious ways, they returned to town, having marched a diftance of 25 miles. The Royal Spelthorn Legion, who received their colours from the hands of his Royal Ilighnefs the Prince of Wass, on Sunday lalt, is a corps formed by the different volunteer companies in the neigh. bourhood of Bufbey Park. of which the Teddington Volunteers snake a part, in which company the Duke of Csaasnes was, on its fink formation, a private, but, on the companies being joined together to form a legion, his Highnefs was requeßed to take the 03131. mand. The Duke alfo commands the Royal Spel. thorn Cavalry, and his Royal Highnefs has paid great attention to bring them to a very high Rate of difcipline. Yeßerday the Corps of Loyal North Britons had a mutter in Gray's Inn Gardens, which Lord RIAYs their commander, has obtained for the ufe of the Corps in future on 6eld•days. The mutter was not very numerous, but the members who appeared went through their various manoeuvres in a very creditable manner. In mutt be mentioned that Lord itsav, on this as on every other occafion, evinced the moll ar. dent defire to complete the difcipline of the volunteer; under his command. The Corps is to be brigaded on Monday in Hyde Park. The Gray's Inn Rifle Corps praltifed their varions mancensres on the fame pound. They went through the whole in a moll admirable (Lyle, The Highgate Volunteers received their Colours on Tburfdaylaft in a field between Highgate and Hamp. Read, from the Counters of MAN snail), who deliver. ed a very handl - me and appropriate (psych on tho occafion. She was accompanied by the Archbifhop of Volts and his Lady, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. MURRAY (brother of the Earl of Mourne")) and Mrs. Pioou. Yefterday a Coon of Direaors was held at thq Eaft India Houfe, when the undermentioned Officers were (worn into the command of their refpedive (hips, viz. Hon. H. LINDSAY, Lady Jane Dundas ; LUDO., MICR GIANT, Brunfwiek ; THOMAS LVSNINGTON, Canton ; LOGAN, Princes Charlotte ; ANDREW HANNAY, Marquis of Ely. The Court adjourned at fir o'clock till to-morrow. By the late change in the Ealt India Direaion e the following arrangements have taken place; Thomas Reid, Efq. to be of the Committees of Slipping; Pd.. rate Trade; Preventing the powth of Private Trade ; and Go vernment Troops, and Stores. Robert Thornton, Efq. to be of the Correfpondenee; Law Suits; Military Fund, and Treafury. Wwlam Thornton, Efq. to be of Ageounts; buying Hoafeit i and Warehoules. Lord Atvamter was taken extremely ill in tha Court of Common Pleas on Tuefday, in confequence of which the Winds of the Court flopped. A medi. cal Gentleman was in the Court s whole affiflance was proffered. A Banker's Clerk has been amifflog there two days. He had about soool. It is fuppofed he has met with fome accident. The Lord Mayor has received a precept, direeing that Mr. Redhead be placed in the Pillory, at one o'clock, on Friday next, oppofite the tooth gate of the Royal Exchange.. On Munday fe'nnight john Cowie was tried before the High Court of Jufliciary at Edinburgh, for mur. dering Ifibel his wife, on the 2t ft of May lilt, in Bowthwick's Clofe, in that City. The prifoner was found guilty, and fentenced to be banged on the oh of January. Ma. ASLITT.—The Judges have decided on the cafe of Allen, the defrauder of the Bank, the ma jority of their Lord(hips were of opinion, that though the Exchequer Bills purloined by him were no pro perty on which a criminal convittion could be found ed, he was guilty of Reeling/4er valqed 395. the pro perty of the Bank, for which offence he is liable to a fentence of tranfportation : it is unckraood that nine of the Judges were of this opinion, and three. that his offence was not cognizable by the ftatutes. Where the Judges are unanimous on any cafe, they declare their opinion of their own Accord, otherwife it is never given but on the folicitation of the profecutor or pri loner = fo that if either the Bank DireCtors, or Atlett himfelf. (hould require the promulgation of this opi nion. fentence will be paled of court.; otherwife the prifoner ajll mum in durance for the tonsailder of his lac.