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TO she N •INIMEN, CLERGYMEN, GENTLEMEN, and FREEHOLDERS, of the COUNTY of HUNTINGDON. P THE rgIENDS of LORD STRATHAVEN anitionsty Paten to convey to the FREE and INDEPEN DENT ELECTORS of the County of HUNTINGDON the deep impreiston which has beets made on their minds, by the many and urgent solicitations which have lowed in f rom dif ferent quarters to propose his Lordship as a Candidate for tae County at the ensuing 'Election and by the still more gtatify ing'proffers of support nth winch they have bees so generally ., honoured- • While simierefy tiWy lament the alifictlng• came of the pre- Sent Vacancy, they caimot silently experience those sessatices of pleasure which, nevertheless, arise in their bosoms, from the tootcmplation of the good drsposition which the County has so sutlversally displayed towards his Lordship, anti which his created in their minds a sentiment of gratitude never to. be erdiegoiehed. At the same time that they thus develope the feelings which finesse them on the mesent occasion, they regret that Ms Lord ship's onavoidable absence, by his removal from Gibraltar to 'waded, at a moment so l u3 of promise to their hopes , pre eldif-; the possibility of his rtesotrAttir paying his respects to fife rreebOhivi s, and compel, them reluctantly to decline, for the posent the high and distinguishe 4 Honour w hich has been thus generally offered to Mem • l'bry.f.cl that he stands upon firm and exalted' ground, and th.4t the Woe of a contest could nut be doubtful, but their respect lot the Electors will not suffer them to disturb the ' peace of the County , at such a happy moment of national Har snort, desirous as they are that its domestic tranquillity may ti , o experience ats interruption upon the-present meiancholy occission. Notwithstanding, however, these cireomstances compel them to - their wishes, they will by no means coment to - Whenever an opportunity may aga;ur, the teeehas, et - assured 'her lard. pap* t ai will ' hasfet foVlTlOnt'emlf of thi general' sense of the Loiliny in Ills favour, ands that - neitber rag Hors or • A OVA NTITWUS Ao• valitiatictrr, nor THE' Luke OV 'SPLENDID , . TITLES will ever eliatert easfrOtn the pursuit of that fir.t ohjeet of his proudest tttnbition—Tsar RIPRZSLINTATION OF bilS NAT !Vs'. LOUNTY Es sreerßarrisss House or LObliblONS.-Juts la. 1814. PARLIAMENTARr PROJEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORTIS, JUNE int Counsel were finally heard respecting the Scots Cause, " Max. wall 96 Walsh."—ludgmcnt poNtponed. THE PANTHEON 'THEATRE. The Dike of NORFOLK °Brained leave on.. the part of the prosecutor to withdraw the pending Bill upon this subject ; when hts Grace presented a new one; in whist' he seemed to say much of *kat had been objected to in the former, was obviated, for anistituting the Pantheon a regular Tlwatre. • The Pill being read a first rinse, was (ordered to be printed. The alutch Trade Bill was read a second time. 'The Lottery and Excise Datics..Bill were read a third time, anttrassed. several private Bills were brought up from the Commons by Sir•hnses Graham add other Members, and read a first time 'l'hose on the table were respec:ively forwarded. The Uxbridge Road Bill, after a short discussion between Lords KIINTOPI, DUN on s i and the Bishop of CARLIRLE, and a division of eight rot feur--Read a third time and passed. CORN LAWS. girl STANHOPE presented a Petition against the. Bill on. this subject now before their Lordships, from the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, which he moved abonld be read by the Clerk. The petitioners, among other points, expressed their apprehension, that the eitii, col the bill would be to keep up the price of corn oa.d.nread, and consequently of labour. i lis Lon :snip in the course of his. observations on thiv part ef the subjeccsaid, the root of the evil was' unquestionably the great extent of the National Debt umlihe•consequent ettent of taxation. He trusted, . h.' ever; the -good faith of the nation would never be %Oren ; but that some system of financial regulation mai in surne respects of untaxing the poor, would be utinpred, winch would have "a most salutary effect toorlia; obv. ; . the evils complained. of, • •- • dp,.. ,rgeLse-Jilnifn ilifiestatblep vf 7 • •••,. ,- • , -.Awn - 131PEinted 4 . petitjen tint* the • p • ot- s drew's, Holborn, 'praying generally that* altera 'on may be made in the present Corp L.a.pyj, and hat they may be sutiered to euloy the Wettings ot peace. . The-petition, after a few words, in the way dew planation, between the Noble Earl and one oftheit Loidships, was ordered to lie on the table. rontioN ranovs. The Marquis of LAN apowNEadverted to son* infOrii. slim tie had received respecting a number of Foreign Troops being landed in this country, and wishedao know of Noble Lords opposite it such were really the case ; In this he meant nor to censure mu atran t , ,, ltztent that may be made for affording the h ob s pitglityot the country to Foreign troops particularly 1 circumstanced, but in point ot principle the circuar- 1 , ounce-was one deserving the pec attar attention of Firliainstit. He observed upon the communication, which. writs always made oft such occasions, either after on previous to the introductian of foreign troops, sue shish was more especially requisite its the case of temps we even in the pay of England. The Earl of LIVERPOOL could then only state, *awash's as his knowledge went, no foreign troops had actually been landed. However, he believed, he eitouid-on Monday recentoithe Prince Regent's Coln mods to make a commuttiratiun to Parliament on the-Subject. STATIDO Or ria CORN LAWS. The Earl of HARDWICHE, pursuant to his no tice, ruse to move- t s ar the appointment of a Com mittee of Inquiry on this stillect. He noticed the adoption of a similar measure, on the part of the ether House, and among ' other points, respect ing the - salutary results of such an enquiry, observed, is , would tend to do away those mutual jealousies be- tween certain supposed distinct interests, which it was highly detrimental should continue to exist. He then regularly snored fur the 4pDPMituent oLa The Earl of DARNLEY approved warmly of the, tveature, and trusted they v. ould, without loss of time, proceed •in a strict and solemn manner, to so impqrtaneas investigation. Thth Duke of ATHOL expressed his conviction, that the baldest and cotpmercial interests of the coon "ey veers in fact- one i such would more clearly ap pear:from the proposed investigation, and conse quently much injurious misconception obviated. The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that the mo. "ion fur the Committee may be relish improved in the 'wording to appoint. it ter the consideration of the state of Lb, Corn Lairs, ea as connected with the commer cial Jolt landetkieterests," would be much better, and b r a ciduce4 rose Fascinations in mder to prove that there was foritipatrbring dust disptrity ip point of sulutiasehetwesscchiletsatteched to the apiculture) acrd: ootinmmoisi Wpm's. he quaqt of consumer:N . ' Wpm's. 'which' vas . wr*ol4l, • had .411L ai l i l iiir f ilsYlA .K.K hail aft obkctios to - . midi? , of. viskoseeion I,t . bet ... .0.1 1 , 0 1.0011 4 kit Ita* VW tale 44 Tr -- -a the growers and consumers oreorn," would be pre ferable. The discsssion on thivpoint, in which the Lona ,CHANCELLOR, the Marquis Of LANSDOWNE, the Duke of A•rttot., and Earl GREY participated.—At length it was determined, that the Committee should hoop• pointed for .4 An Enquiry into the state of the eon. sumption and Commerce of Grain, and of all Laws relating thereto." The Committee oras ordered to sit at two o'clock on Monday ; and that all the Lords present this,Ses• sion should be eligible to sit in the Committee.. CORN EXPORT FILL. The Order for their Lordships going iato a Com mittee on this Bill being read, Earl STANHOPE thought thepresent proceeding anomalous, as the House had just appointed a Com mittee to enquire into the general subject of. what the present measure formed a part ; they were about to decide upon the Bill, and to make the enquiry after wards; a consideration which should always precede. The Earl of HA RDWIC ICE said, that from What had transpired in discussion on a former evening, no 'objection would be made to proceeding with this bill. He said that no danger could arise under the circum stances from its adoptron : and on the other hand, one part at least of the United Kingdom would be very disadvantageously placed by its not proceeding. 4 After some further explanation on the point, be tween the Noble Earl and the Earls Or STANHOPE and LA vocaDALF, the tiouse declared into tbeCerrunigec 'Lord Xarslsunt in the Chair. The principal Enacting Clause being read— The Earl of LAUDERDALE proposed an amendment, that the words " And all bounties" be omitted. The Earl of LIMERICK deprecated the prop°, sition on the ground p:incipally that such an Altera- Lind would endanger the parts of the Bill, and in re ference to its mischievous consequences to another' .part of the United Kingdom. It was weld known that the West India islands were in great want of corn, with which they could be supplied from Ire land. Of this, were the Bill not to pass, they would be deprived ; and those colonies obliged to apply for the necessary supplyto our good friend:, the Arne' icanQ . • The Marquis of LANSDOWNE argued against the amendment. The Earls STANHOPE, LAUDERDALE, GALLOWAY, and the Duke of ATkint., were the principal Speakers. In the result, the proposed amendment was nega tived without a discussion. ...... _ In the course of a short further discuision Eel ri STAN HOPE presented an amendment—the effect of which, he described, would be to fix a point at which the exportation should stop. This was also negatived by the Committee. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill was reported without any amendment. The Earl of HARDWICKE said he should move the third reading of the Bill on Monday, and moved chat the Lords be summoned for that day.—Ordered. The House then adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. LORI) COCHRANE AND Wt. COCHRANE JoIINsIONE. Mr. BROADHEAD, adverting to the proceed ings which had taken place in one of the Courts, the result of which hall been a_vertlict of Guilty against two Members of that House, on a charge deeply af. letting their public and • vate character, felt it ne. Sagi• tip 1114iElle sif Corn m *A, that no time s!Jout4 be Inn in tailing their attention to the circumstances ; and he therefore gave notice, that at uti distant period he should submit a motion on the subject to their consideration. He would name the day ; but he was afraid, in point of regula rity, some objection might be made to his doing -so at the present monieat. If in this supposition he was wrung, he hoped some Holton:able Menzher would set him right. The ATTORNEY.GENERAL was glad the first opportunity had been taken of calling the attention of the House to the result of the late trial. He be lieved the Hon. Gentleman need feel no difficulty in now fixing the day on which he would 'ming fot ward his motion. He could not regularly name an earlier day than Tuesday ; for this reason—any party con 7 victed, as the persons referred to had been, had the liberty of making two applications to the Court with.' in the first four days of the next term, either of which if made, might possibly make any proceedings in that House for the present inconvenient or inexpe dient. They might move either fir a new trial, or for an arrest of judgment. This the parties: concerned in the late trial might do between that time and Mon day night; therefore the Honourable Member could not regularly bring on his motion before Tuesday.— In stating this, he wished it to be distinctly under stood, that he did not say to him• it appeared probe. a ble either of these applications would be . made; nor, l on the other hand, did he mean to take upon himself :to say, no motion for a new trial, or an arrest of judgment could be expected. Having, from the na ture of his official duties, declined taking an . active part in the proceedings, lie was wholly unconnected with them, and knew no more on the subject than any oilier person t he therefore meant to give no opi. nion as to whether any application was likely to be made to the Court on the part of the per Sons against whom the verdict of Guilty had been found,oras.t9; the probability of failure or success if such a step were resorted to. Mr. BROADHEAD then said, he would give notice, that on Tuesday next he should submit a mo. lion to the House, founded on the result of the late trial. The SPEAKER thought it might be convenient to the Honourable Gentleman and the House, to know, that in all cases of this nature, the first step to be taken was to afford the House some proof of the fact. This done, the parties concerned must have notice of the same, and be called upon for their de fence, if they thought proper to make any. These forms must be observed, before the House could in. stitute any stronger proceedings on its own part, founded on the conviction of those who had been tried; • Mr. BROADHEAD gave notice, that on Tues day he would move for a copy of the conviction, The ATTORNSY•GENERAL said, he ueuld coke care there sboukl be no delay in thi production of that document no would give ordets.to prepare iI immediately. LOlll/.IIILL P S ANNUITY. The Report of Lord Hill's Annuity vrai {abort fuether CcdlrAClFTAtiloOr_oll tltl CHAVONI./.011..01 the rxeNTOCltit having stated the assent of the Crown so have been obtained to the eeteminn of the , Mr. W.; WYNNE. was glad 'the grant had been extended, but was still of opinion ought be in creased. This he ettppoeted by competing the re wards whieh had foribudibeek - given to Lord Rod ney and other distinguished Commanders.. If it more ample provision were not mede, .he contended, his Lordship's descendants muse* alepeadent on the Crown. . The CHANCELtOR of tire EXCHEQUER said, the cases brought forward by tite,Hesaourable Gentleman were those of Commanaets In Chief, and were therefore-not exactly in point. 'The amount , of the annuity could not be increased, without bringing on Government many additional clairus. Lord Nel son, after the battle of the Nile, and Lord Welling ton, after the battle of Talavera, on being raised to the Peerage, had received no more than 02000 per annum.- • He approved of the extension of the grant, as to ante; but in other respects, could see nothing peculiar in the case of Lord Hill to justify a depart cure from the established practice.. Mr. WYNNE explained some parts of his former speech, and moved as an amendment, that the Reso lution respecting Lord Hill should be recommitted. Lord CASTLEREAGH opposed the proposition, on the principle, that it would be wrong to found a new precedent on any individual case. Sir J. NICHOL thought the annuity ought to be increased. Sir C. POOLE was of opinion, that to do this would be to make a distinction between Lord Hill and other Commanders, which would do the public service more harm than good. Lord CLIV'E supported the amendment. Mr. W. FITZGERALD opposed it. Mr. WHITBREAD, it the House divided, must vote against the amendment. The extension of the grant, by making it coeval with the tide, made the 82000 granted equal to 03000 at a former period, and more than equal to an annuity of 8:1000 fur three lives of the present day. This reward was as great as the public ought to bestow. Mr..PROTHEROL wished the lucrative military appointments in the gift of the Crown were reserved to reward distinguished veteran Officers. • The Gallery was cleared, but the amendment was lost without a division. NEGOCIATIONS AT CHATILLON. On the Order of the Day being moved for the House going into a Committee of Supply, Mr. WHITBREAD observed, that the Noble Lord had postponed the Army Estimates to Friday next. The discussion on the Definitive'Treaty stold fur that day. This, he doubted not, they would he enabled to arrange but it was desirable that they should know on what day each discussion would ac tually come on. While on his legs, he wished to put A question to the Noble Lord, which, before his arri val, he had put to his colleagues, with respect to the Papers relaive to the Negotiations at Chatillon. He wished to ask, it it WAS intended these should be pro duced ? He (Mr. Whitbread) wished to see them, trom the circumstance of his having been of opinion, at a time when he WAS not likely to be so generally supported in it as he was now, that the conduct of 'eliiiisters had been perfectly justifiable. He should be glad to see what course that negociation had taken, AS the House had voted a large sum, on the supposi tion that it had been wisely conducted towards carry. iog auto effect.the Treaty of Chaunistat, to which it had led. He thought no possible inconvenience could result from the production of the Papers. He, in particular, wished to know it any proposition hail been made to the then Government of France on the subject of the Slave Trade ? The manner in which it had been disposed of the Treaty concluded with the present Government of France, pressed heavy on nis heart, and destroyed much of the joy be felt on , the arrival of the Treaty of Peace. He wished to know if the Noble Lord was willing to consent to the production of the Papers? If he refused them, he (Mr. %Whitbread) should move for them, though with feelings very different from those with which he ' should have called for them at one time. Lord CASTLEREAGH, respecting the first point touched upon by the Hun. Gentleman, had to say, he proposed to defer the consideration of the De ' finittve Treaty from Friday next to an early day in the -following week. At present he could not name the day, but he would give the House due notice. As to the second point, perhap., it would be most convenient for the Hun. Gentleman himself, that the papers re ' specting the negociations at Chatillon, should not be called tot till atter the discussion on the Treaty. Whe ther the Treaty concluded, should be approved or dis approved by the House, could not depend upon what passed at Chatillon ; but explanations might be given in the course of the debate of what passed at Chatil lon, which mizht enable the Hon. Gentleman to form a better judelent on the propriety of calling for the papers. On the general principle, that when a nego • ciation had been entered into; which terminated so' that it did not make out a prima fade case against M oister:, it was not necessary to publish the Papers as a matter of course, he should oppose a modal for their production. To do this would cause great pub lic inconvenience, and would injure us much in cur foreign relations. For himself he had no objection to their production, from reluctance to meet any gves,,, tiog that might be raised on the conduct of Ministers in the negoctation, but he should oppose their being produced it some Parliamentary grounds for their production were not laid. With respect to what had been said on tht Slave Trade, he had no hesitation in saying, the same proposition had been made to the late as to the present French Government, for the total and immediate abolition of it. He could assure the Honourable Gentleman the cause of humanity had not suffered in this respect by the changes which bad taken place in the Government of France.—. I Though something had been gained from the present Monarch of France, (whose benevolence and huma-, nity be eulogised), the former French Government ' had been found extremely repugnant to any conces sion on the Slim Trade. ( Hear, !war.) —He hoped, therefore, on this point, the present treaty would not give the Hon. Gentleman pain, as being superior to any that might have been concluded with another parry. Mr. WHITBREAD thought he had been mis understood by the No Lord. He had meant to raise rat* than to blunt the Ministers of the Prince Itegent. Wm-stated his reasons fox wishing to Re the Perms VI Noble ‘erd had spoken of the hu- man;ty of the trench King ; he was forty he could sot discover it in the Treaty. No two things could he moi*opposed to tech other, than the language held by the King of France on this subject, and the . article inserted in the Treaty. The first was all me-e talk; the second enacted, that those horrors should continue which it Ina" been the: object of country to abolish altogether. On this subject, wit'. *ray' Genrernmern 7 and under , any circomstartees, Whatever might be the kelirgs of the opposite party. he (Lord Castlereagh) ought to have made an abso ltite and determined resistance.to that degrading sti phlation which had obtained a place in the Treat;. He thought the Papers he called for should be give'', a; all he asked was that those which had already beer. printed, and which were in the Secretary of Eltatt*:. Office, should he produced. Lord CASTLEREAGH I:nd r.ct ur.ekrstoosi tie Honourable Gentleman to blame, but had felt grate.- fol for his praise. I-le contended, the papers gittled for by the Honourable Gentleman, ought not to he produced, unless a presumptive case of blame or re• cessity could be made nut. Such document ought not to be given as a matter of course for the gratifica tion of curiosity. That the papers had been 'whited he hoped the Honourable Gentleman would acirp t as a proof that there was no indisposition to give them when their production was thought necessary. AUSKAN TROOPS. Mr. W. WYNNE wished to know when a corn.. rmmisation would be mad* to„ 1/aliment on this sajecil ‘ . " 111 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had hoped his Noble Friend or himself wouid have been able to make a corn:hooka:ton thisdatT. It would certainly be made very soots • IKE PRINCP.SS OP wAuri. Mr. WHITBREAD observed, as it was probable many Members would be absent on Tuesday (at Ox ford) the day on which an Hon. Gentleman had ie tended to bring on a m , stion—( would to Gon thine were no occasion for bringing it on at all I) —and as it was desirable it should not be dis,osed or in a th:it- House, he wished to know it the Nuble Lord could say, from the arrangement; of the week, whethel Thursday would be a Et day ins bringing it before the House ? Lord CASTLEREAGH could not give a precise 'answer. He thought by Monday he could give the Hon. Gentleman the ittiormatiain he required by a private communication or otherwise. Mr. WHITBREAD said, the best communication would be, that which would prove there ries on ne cessity for the motion at all. The House and the country would be delighted if it could be postponed for ever. He was sure he expressed the senie of both when he exclaimed—Would to GOD that which he re ferred to were never to be discussed again! As there was every disposition to accommodate Ministers so that they might attend as they could wish, and as they ought, to the Illustrious Personages now in this coun try, he hoped a corresponding spirit would be mani fested on their part. The motion of which notice had been gives, could not with propriety be long porno. ned. He wished to know it there would be aay oh- jecion to let it take precedence of the Orders of the , Day on Friday ? Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, no one could more deprecate such discussions than he did. They always failed of electing that which they were brought forward to achieve. They frequently did bare rasher Shan good. He thought - the motion might take precedence of the Orders on Friday, or it could he made on the following Monday. Mr.WHITBREAD was a: pinion it rested with the Noble Lord and his friends to prevent such un pleasant discussions. If they did not succeed in their object, those concerned in them were not to blame, as the task of bringing them forward was forced up on them. ARMY TITRAORDINMUM The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, pursuant to notice, to trove that a sum should be voted to defray the Extraordinary Expences of the Army for the present year. Parliament had al ready voted £3,000,000 at one time, and 82,000,000 at another, for the Extraordinaries of the present year. He was now about to propose a further vote of £4,000,000 for the same purpose ; which would make the whole amount voted by Parliament, for the Extraordinaries of the Army during this year, nine millions. This was much less than the amount of the Extraordinaries of the last year ; but yet ,it was a very great sum. The military establishment of the A ) country, for the first *x months of this year, had bees greater than a ' former period ; bat it. was probable that it woul a be very much reduced. Notwithstanding the great reduction, it was probable that a considerable sum might be requisite for the' support of. troops to be sent to America. --. The amount of the sums voted for the Army Extraordi naries last year was nine millions and a half, with a supplementary sum of six millions, pan of which was to be carried to the service of this year. Considering the magnitude of these grants, as well as of that which he was about to propose, he hoped that they ,would be found sufficient to cover all that would be required under the head of the expthxlithre of the country. He then moved." That 44,000,000 be granted to his Majesty ter the prose of further de fraying dee Saeraurdinary%Eirpences 'of the Army, employed for the service of Great. Britain and Ireland." Mr. BARING wished to know the situation of the country with regard to subsidies for foreign States, such as Sicily and other minor Princes. He also wished to know the amount that was due by Great Britain abroad. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that the payment of such subsidies was usually through the army exttaordinaries is the mod convenient classificatitan. Oi course, they were in the first instance blended with the general extraordinary expences of the army, but they were afterwards sepa rated and stated distinctly to the House. One mil- lion or one million five hundred thousand pounds would probably be sufficient to pay all the subsidies due to mint* powers by this country, at least as fir as he was now aware. Mr.. BAKING wished to know the extent and time of our payments for Subsidies to, Russia, Prussia, and the other Great Power% as on this depended an im portant question relating to therate of Exchange be. tweed this and other countries. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. —Br the Treat*: of Colwyn sod . 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