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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, JUNE li. The harbour of Genoa is in future, as well as Mar seilles, to be merely a harbour for nierchandize. At the beginning of this month the English landed some troops near Oster d and St. Malo; but the armed force was so near, that few of the enemy escaped, nearly all were taken prisoners of war. Their object was to seize cattle, and plunder the inhabitants. JUNE 14.—Letters from Bayonne of the 10th inst. contain the following particulars King Joseph Napoleon arrived on the 10th instant, in this town. — His Majesty was received with all the honours due to a Sovereign. The Spanish Deputies, with the civil and military authorities, had the honour to be presen ted to him.' MADRID, JUNE S. By virtue of a mandate of his Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Berg, dated the 22c1 - inst. the existing Commission of Consolidation of the Royal Vale: is abolished. The Commission is in fu ture to be composed of the President of Government, of the Supreme Council of Castile, two Ministers of the same Council, a Minister of the Council of the Indies, and of the Council of the Factory, and a Se cretary. The functions intrusted to this Commis sion are to secularise and sell, as far as is requisite, the Church Lands, and to dispatch all other pressing business. His Imperial Highness has nominated Colonel Ca harms to be Intendant General in Chief of the Conso lidation of the Royal Vales, with the title of Master of the Accounts, and the functions of Minister of the Commission of the Government. LISBON, MAY 23. In imitation of the town of Coimbra, the towns of Bevria, Porto, Amarante, Castello-Branco, and Ricar daes, have begged permission of their Magistrates to illuminate their houses, during three days, in order to express their joy at the favourable sentiments ex pressed by his Majesty the Emperor of the French towards Portugal, which our Deputies to Bayonne have announced to us. At Amarante, aTe Deum has been sung, and the most ardent wishes sent to Hea ven for the preservation of Napoleon the Great. The Portuguese Clergy, as well as the other public bo dies, have e..pressed the most lively enthusiasm. — Among the prelates who have issued pastoral letters w, .h breathe a love for religion and their country, v• mentioned the Bishops of Porto, Algarven, and Aveiro, with the Vicar-General, who administers the Bishopric of Coimbra in the absence of the Bishop, who is a member of the Portuguese Deputation. His Excellency the Duke of Abrantes has given a new proof of his reverence for public worship, in commanding that the procession at the feast of Cor. pus Christi, which is celebrated here with so much pomp, should take place as usual. In consequence, the Intendant General of the Police has issued the necessary commands, that all the streets through which the procession is to pass, should be adorned w►th the greatest splendour. On the invitation of his Excellency the Duke of Abrantes, the Junta of the three estates has held an assembly, in order, in common with the deputies of the first public bodies of the kingdom, to frame an Address of Thanks to his Majesty the Emperor and King. The Address is already signed. This Junta has been ccn,tituted on the model of that of 164 t, which established King John IV. NAPLES, JUNE 4. The English, desirous to interrupt again the re pose which vie this moment enjoy, have disemburked some hundreds of banditti, at various points of Cala bria ; but the people, who have been so often the vic tims of English instigations, and are convinced of their impotence, united in a mass to drive back these their allies. Two hundred villains, disembarked near Reg gio, were dispersed in an instant. Surprised that they did not, as formerly, find a place of refuge, some of them surrendered at discretion, while others were made prisoners or slain. The English had paid these robbers ten days in advance, with assurances, that when this landing was effected, they would be sup ported by a very considerable reinforcement of troops. An English brig and three gun boats have endea voured to seize some ships on the coast of Melito.— The national guard of Messina and the adjoining places, after an engagement which lasted four hours, obliged the enemy to retire. Yesterday another "af fair took place between our gun bgats, and the Eng lish and Sicilians, who wished to make an attack upon the islands of Ischia and Procita, at the extremity of the Gulph of Naples. The battle terminated altoge ther in our favour. We await the details. VIENNA, MAY 2e. General Stuart is arrived at Sicily with 10,000 English troops. BERLIN, JUNE 4. It is here generally understood, that the evacuation of the Prussian provinces is not far distant. Accord ing to intelligence derived from various quarters, it appears, that the French troops are preparing faptheir PARLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. . . . HOUSE OF Loßps, JUNE 23. In the Roxburgh Appeal Cause, the Hon. Harms Easattrx was further heard in reply on the ail of General Ker 4 e. • The White Herring Fishery Bill 'passed through st Committee and was reported. • • Th e Rilots• Bill, the Cape of Good Hope Trade Bill, and the Stilsdvision Return Bill, were read a thlrd•time and passed. ' The Sects Local *Militia Bill, the Rite Importation Bill, the London- Warehouiirg Biil, the Paymaster-General's Accounts Bill, and the Lottery - Bill, were read a second cline, and commit ted for tewnorrow. • ' The Stipendiary Curates' Bill, after a short cm:totem/ion be tween the Earl of LAUDCIDALI, Lords HAIWILFiIIpIRV, HAS -' ao war, HOLLAND, &c and the VISHOF was orfpFe4 to be read a second time on Monday. - - Mr. WI - LkRTON . and the deputation from the Commons brought up the Southern Wiiale Fishery Bill, she Stamp Duty Bill, the Stained Silk Duty Bill, the Six Million Exchequer - MA Dili, , the Private Stealing Act'Repeal Ill!, the Irish Gaol and Court House Land Bill, the Maynooth College Bill, and several pri vate pills. which were read a first, and ordered to be -read a se cond time. • ' 'the Royal Assent was given by commission to the followin Isms, vi* . . the West India Commissioners Account's Bill, the Bar raek Commissioners of Account* Bill, the' Auditori Accounts Bill, the tish Loan Bill, 'the Irish Drawback and Bounties Bill, the Irish Spirit Regulation pill, the `lrish Malt Duty p-41 4 - the Haekrey Coacii and several other Bills of a local and private nature, in all 33.—The Comtnissioners were Earl SPINCtI Lord WA Lir tion# it, and the LORD CDANCLLLOR. N. , • ' • • IP • HOUSE OF COMMONS. STAMT DUTTIS. , On the first reading of thr Stamp Duties Bill, Assent by Commission. On their return from the Lord HOLLAND observed upon the great importance of the hear the Royal The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to stir; that the Royal Assenthad been Bill, the heavy tax which it imposed upon the sale of property, House of Peer l s e ,the Sneeze the Irish Spirits Bill, the Irish Malt and the number of regulations contained in it, and suggested, that given t ß o m th rish Loan C h R lation Bill, the Auttli ekhourh it was not the practice of the House to print Tax Bills, -uty --., the West India Cl;eninisaioners' Bill, the Barrack Conn yet that this Bill ought to be made an exception to that rule, in :Widener? Bill,. the Hackney oac egu order that Noble Lords might have an opportunity of considering tors' Account Bill, andseser , al private Bills. k; he therefore moved that the Bill be printed. MASsEY S DIVORCE BILL . Lord HAWKESBURY saw no reason for departing in this in- The House having gone into a Committee on the Bill for dis stance from the established practice of the House, which was, not solving the marriage of th e Rev. Mr. Masssey w ith his present to print Tax Bills. wife, she having committ ed adulter y with the MostNo The Duke of NORFOLK urged the complicated nature of the marquis of Headfort ; evidence was called to prove the a Ma ry d b u le ite the . Bill, and the number of new duties which it contained, as reasons Mrs. Mary Anne Morgan stated , that she saw theNoblewir ier printing i t. quis get out of bed from M r s. Massey upon his seeing the t- The Earl of LAUDERDALE also used similar reasons In suit- nest, be exclaimed " What the devil business have you here P' port of the motion. The Solicitor for the Plaintiff proved that he received 10,9001. The House then divided on the motion for printing the Bill, the damages from the Noble Marquise which he handed over to Contents 16—Non-contents 28--Majority 12. the Plaintiff ; the costs, 2401. he retained for his own use. After the whole of the evidence had been gone through, the House re- BANK OF IRELAND. sed. r BARHA M postpone d his motion for taking into cottsids and the Bill was ordered to be read a thirdti me to-morrow. Lord LAUDERDALE rose to move that certain clauses In the M Irish Bank Bill be referred to the Judges, for their opinion upon don . the Report of the West Indie Come:duce, till to-morrow.the same. The principal clauses on which his Lordship wished Al 4 esage from the Lords announced that the ir Lordshi p s had the Judges' opinion was that which limited the power of the Bank agreed to the Pilots' Bill, the Cape of Good Hope Trade Bill, the to make issues to the amount of their capital , and n o more, when k was notorious that they had extended their issues to a much I iVlilitia Sub-division Bill, and the Expir in g Laws Bill. REPRIZALS BILL. greater amount ; this was an incongruity upon which he desired to be set right. Another clause provided. that "the the profits should "That it be an Instruction to the m On r. the question for going into a Committee on this Bill, C. M. POLE move d, be quasi divided, and that tie residue shouldieo to the Governor !" Tbe last he thought no more nor less than an Irish bull. Committee to Amend the Act of the 48th of the King, to pre- Lord LIMERICK immediately called the Noble Lord te order • , vent Agents from Advancing the Proceeds of Prizes on account." be could not tolerate such language, nor would be, while he hai I Mr. ROSE objected to it, observing that the evil had already the honour of a seat in that House, suffer any reflections to be cast ' been corrected. on that part of the United Kingdom, of which he was a native. The motion was negatived, Lord LAUDERDALE, in explanation, declared he-meant no 1 The House then went through the Committee, and the Report more reflections against Ireland, in saying this clause was a bull, ; was brought up. than might be charged against himself for having a certain pro- I The Privately Stealing B ill, the Danish Prize Sale Bin, the vincial accent peculiar to the natives of his own country. His 1 Woolwich Water-works Bil l,!he Annuities Bill, the Irish Spine s . Lordship called upon the Noble Lord on the woolsack, as a law - I Regulation Bill , and the B razil Posta g e Bill, were severally resti yet, to explain, if he could, the legal tendency of those clauses l a third time, anti pp assed. which he found fault with. The Hop-bag Bill was committed, and atterwarde reverted. The LORD CHANCELLOR could not see the least necessity 1 CUSTOMS COFFEE DUTY BILL. foe referring this bill fur the opinion of the Judges. Being called 1 On the third reading of the Customs Coffee Duty rescinding upon by the Noble Lord in the manner he was to give his judge ( Bei, meat as a lawyer, he should only say, that when these clauses I Mr. HIBBERT opposed the Bill, as not being (rimed to give came to be separately and distinctly considered, he should give his : that relief to the West India Merchants which the exigency of , unqualified opinion upon each. their case requires. He objected to the operation of the Billcom• After a few words from Lord HOLLAND, and a short reply from mencing on the 10th of October, and moved that the Bill take ef• Lord LAU pea DALE, the question was put, and the motion nep- feet from the lath August. Lived without a division. Mr. HUSKISSON stated, that the object, in making the Bill The Bill was then ordered to be committed to-morrow. operative from the 10th October, was to afford those coffee dealers who have stock in hand an opportunity of disposing of the same, DISTILLATION, of the Grain Di- Earl BATHURST moved the second rea ding Mr. MARRYATI" declared It was highly necessary that the stillation Prohibition Bill. His Lordship stated shortly, as a Bin should commence its operation sooner, because the markets ground for this Bill, the deficiency in the supply of barley and were glutted with coffee, and not a barrel had been sold. Indeed oats, in consequence of their being now no importatkin, and the I the fleet was just coming in, and the opportunity which it would desire to prevent that supply from becoming unequal to the de rave to smuggling was . to be dreaded. Besides this, the public mend. There was also another bill in the other House, for per- ha d a right to be supplied at a more reasonable price. misting the Distillation from Sugar. The ground of this was, Mr. BARHAM supported the amendment on the same grounds that the supply of sugar wag much greater than the demand, as the former speakers. and therefore, that to use a part of it in distillation, would be 1 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted that a relief to the West India interest, whilst at the same time It . no purchases were made, but denied that it was neckessary the fleet would relieve the pressure arising from a deficiency of barley I should experience an immediate sale. It was Well-. 4own that and Oats. 1 coffee remained always a long time hand. • - The Earl of SELKIRK thought the measure pregn a nt with the ; Sir CHARLES PRICE thought the loss to the dealers would most injurious consequences to the agricultural interests of the . be eater than imagined, as they had laid in their stock for six country. He admitted that what was used in the Distilleries , or g r Months. He was therefore inclined to support the clause in its in other purposes different from that of immediate sustenance in . . . . original s hot e . • a year of plenty, might come in aid of the supply in a year of The Amendment was then put, and negatived, and the Bill scarcity; and that it might, in consequence of scarcity, become _ e . absolutely necessary to stop the Distilleries ; but, generally speak- P'"""' ing, it was much better to leave agriculture and distillation to i ARMY CLOTHING. themselves; if the price of grain became so high, in consequence I Mr. WARDLE rose for the purpose of bringing of scarcity, that the distillation of it would not yield a profit, the forward a Motion, which, he trusted, would be the Distilleries must of course stop. The high price of grain would means of checking the profligate expenditure and im also be an encouragement to fu then cultivation • the produce of • • no si t ion on the Public in the article of great coats for which being brought to market, would lower ' tbe price. The r - si - i high price of grain might have the effect of inducing the conver- the army. A system had grown up, originat in g . in alert of a portion of grassland into tillage, which would inunedi- private contracts, highly injurious to the public inter. ately tend to lower the price of grain ; and if only a thirteenth ests. The Secretary at War, instead of attending to part of the grass land in the United Kingdom was converted into the recommendation of the Lords of the Treasury for tillage, he believed there would be no necessity for the importa- tion of grain. He objected to the Bill, as tending to lessen the : open contracts, had made very improvident private cultivation of grain, and to render the operations of agriculture , bargains with clothiers who were his favourites, which unsteady and fluctuating. The Distilleries, besides, had already ; bargains obtained the sanction of the Commander in stopped, and ne more grain of the produce of the last harvest would be distilled; the deficiency, therefore, in the law harvest, I Chief. He should prove, from a variety of docu . merits in his possession, that the Public Purse had could be no ground for the Bill, it must apply to the ensuing liar- I vest, and of that there was at present the fairest prospect. Con- I experienced a very considerable loss in consequence. ceiving the Bill to be an unnecessary interference with the agri• He read a letter from the Secretary at War to Messrs. culture of the country, he must oppose it. Pearse and Company, Army Tailors, dated 2d July Lord HOLLANEI had heard nothing to induce him to with draw that support which he intended to g ive to the present Bill.— 1803, in which Mr. Yorke agrees to the proposition He could see no reason why, if the quan tity of grain consumed in made by them of contracting for great coats for the a year of plenty, for purposes different from necessary sustenance, soldiers, at the rate of 16s. 6d per coat, but at the was to come in aid of a year of scarcity, it Might not also come in same time hopes that when grey kersey declines in aid of a deficiency of importation. The great object in this case was the relief of the West India interest , now in a state of great l•rice, Messrs. Pe .arse and Co. will reduce their dlitress, and to prevent that ruin in which they must be involved charges. The Hon. Gentleman stated, that so far if something was not done to take off a part of that pressure which were Messrs. Pearse and Co. from declinieg in their weighed so heavily upon them. If this cool Ibe done, as he eon- charges, that up to February 1808, though grey teaded it could, not only without injuring the interests of agri. kerseys were considerably lower, the same prices were culture, but with ultimate benefit to those interests, as the West- India Islands must, in the present state of drain, be in a great I charged. At the period when the contract was first measure dependant upon this country for provisions ; and if some entered into, the article was 4s. 6d. per yard ; in relief was afforded in the present instance, these connected with February last, it was only Ss. 6d. per yard. He them, would be the better enabled to purchase supplies :he saw should p rove this fact, from a letter which he had re no reason why the present measure should not be carried into effect, merely because it was contrary to a general principle. ceivell from Messrs. Taylor and Co. of Gomersall, Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH thought it impolitic to interfere near Leeds, in which they stated, that in December with the Agriculture of the Country. Let every thing be left to 1804, the price per yard was 4s. Gd.; in December price, and that would be found a much better regulator of the 1805, it was 4s. 4d. ; in December 1806, it was 4s. amount of supply in the market, than any legislative measure.— He could not agree with the policy of sacrificing one interest for 2d. and, in December 1807, it was only 3 s. 6 d. per the benefit of another ;it was much better, in his opinion, that I yard. By a calculation made on these prices, and competition should be left to its effect. With respect to the West taking the number of soldiers to be supplied at India interest, he thought it would be much better to resort to 1 2 00 ,0 - , s , tJtJ it would appear, that, in 1805, a loss had other measures of a more permanent rature for their relief. - I The Earl of ALBF.MARLE lied not heard any necessity sheen for the present measure, nor could he agree that the West loins , been sustained by the public ef 2666.; in 1806, a 1 loss of 50001.; and, in 1807, when the price was interest ought to be relieved at the expellee of the agricultural in- : only Ss. 6d. per yard, and the contract ought to have terests of the country. With respect to importation of grain, h e been no triore than 12s. 9d. a further loss of 15,0001. was of opinion, that the land now in cultivation would, if pro- , making, in the whole, a total loss of near 23,0001. perly managed, produce a sufficient supply without the necessity of importation. lin the course of five years. This was, in his opinion, Lord DE DUNSTANVILLE did not think the agricultural in- i a very grievous hardship, and he thought the country terests of the country would be injured by the present measure, was hardly used, in consequence of their Agents em and he could not help thinking it hard upon -the West India in- 1 1 e • e , e p.o e leg favourites . terest, if, whilst compelled to bring their sugar to this country, A proposition had been made by they should be precluded from the means which would be afforded . Messrs. Scott and Company, a house of respectabi by this measure, of disposing of a part of that produce. I lity in the clothing line, and having at the same time The Duke of MONTROSE urged the deficiency in the supply contracts with the Ordnance Department, to furnish of oateand barley in Scotland, as a strong ground for the present eesure. I these great coats at the rate of 14s. 9d. per coat, but m 'the Earl of LAUDERDALE contended that the Report of the I their proposition was not attended to. If it had, he Committee of the House of Commons on this subject, did not I was prepared to prove, that in each delivery (a pc_ I clearly state the grounds on which the present measure was found - ; nod of three years), a saving of 21,8751. would have ed. He condemned the principle of sacrificing the interests of the occurred. What was more astonishing was, that grower of barley to the grower of sugar, observing, that the same I principle might be extended in a most injurious manner to differ- 1 these very Gentlemen were obliged to take 16s. 6d. ent trades and manufactures, and contended, that the throwing it being stated to them that all the other clothiers back upon the market the quantity of barley which would other- were paid the same price. The Hon. Gentleman wise be consumed in the Distilleries, would necessarily cause a then proceeded to read several letters in confirmation great diminution of price, and greatly injure the agricultural in i of his statements, commenting on them as he went terests of s pie coutry. Lord HAWKESBURY contended that the agricultural in- 1 along. He then observed that Pearse, after getting terests of the country, who were already protected by law in the 116 s. 6d. allowed hith by Government, for S6ldiers' peke fixed, until which no importation of grain could take place, had no right to complain of the relief now wished to be afforded 1 great .. , p. sr a er coats, went down to one LliXoll a slo , m Fenchurch-streef , and purchased the whole of these to another great interest of the country. No one could be more convinced than himsear of the importance of supporting the agri- great ccialtS, at 13s. 6d. each. The Right Honoura culture ,of the counter --he had always considered the agri• ' ble Gentleman opposite was'well known, he believed, culture and the navigation of the country, as the two genet leading ! to this Mr.' Dixon.—(Hear ! hear!)—He concluded interests on _selsieit tbe prosperity of the ecatirry rested. In this ' by moving the foll Owing Resolutions : pee., BeW - ever, the :interests of Oh whole community required that means sh ouldbe adeotedlo prevent the evil consequences I "1. That it is the opinion of this House, that from an impro ' of : a fleficienra : pf grain arising from their being no Imposts- per adherence to the system of private contract, the public have don, and though at present there was every prospect of an been put to a very annerpeaarf etpence for Military Great Coats abunilatai harvest, still et should be recollected that the critipl ; —and skis the farther opinion of this House, that the Orders of period pith respect to the future hopes of that harvest had not ; the Treasury of the Stb November, 1807, hod nth February, yet passed: lt was in this point of view, added to the actual de- ; 1808, directing the Great Coats of the Army to be supplied by ficieney Thiele existed hi Seotland and Ireland, that he uipiirest : open Contract, are highly proper and necessary to be adopted um' the( presen/ measure. • j future. ' le After Ohne explanation between the Earl of Lauderehlemsd the ; "2. That it is the opinion of this House, that Open contract Duke of heontle...eitee Bill waspiiii4 air . cfasd deseseed committed I should be resorted th in all cues where the Clothing and Appoin t (or to-ethereal,. ' . • Mittlirked st see °Wadi till titteliorroW, this day.) 1 rs. That a Committee to appoigtedte take under their cowl. deration the Clothing and Appointments of the Army in genera; with a view to ascertain whether by the adoption of a new system, Clothing and Appointments, agreeably to his Majesty's Regale. tions, might not be furnished on such terms as would ensure a great saving to the public, and at the same time allow a confine ance of those emoluments to the Colonels that they have hitherto F enjoyed from the Clothing of thei r R e g iments, or an e q uiva lent in lien thereof." He concluded by stating, that it was not his inten tion to press his motions this Session. The SECRETARY at WAR maintained, that the Government in these Contracts had always con sulted the good of the public, and the convenience and comfort of the Soldier. He assured the House that a r eport was daily expected from the Commissioners, which would comprehend and embrace all the,etopics. tifr. WHITBREAD deprecated the system of the clothing of the Army, as too much attention was paid. to frippery and decoration, of the cavalry in parti cular. There was no occasion for their wearing such huge muffs upon their helmets ; nor could he con. cave any reason why wt should encourage the growth o f w h iskers here, and produce a mutiny in India by applying the razor to them ! The Honour. able Gentleman concluded by concurring in the re. solution. General STEWART defended the present mode of clothing the army, as being the best possible way of doing it. Mr. HUSKISSON opposed the vote for the Com. mittee, and defended the conduct of Ministers. Mr. FULLER.- 0 Sir, as to what the Honour, able Gentleman has said about the dress of the army. I quite agree with him. I won't mince the matter, — I think it is a great shame to allow the puppies who command regiments to regulate the uniform of theie men and racers, whether the Commanding Officer be a Prince or a private Gentleman. Sir, I think that in this respect he ought "is stand theirtal !" (Lea laughter.)-- , -Now I hope this business will lie attended to, beesatt I have nuationtel it ; and Lsvo'nt :vitt it any loner I" (A greatjto f falaughter followed thu :perch.) Mr. WARDLE ed, but ultimately withdrew ' his suCltilie. wa s d 17; son .4 La MR. PALMER'S CLAIM, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER . mewed that the resolution of the 14th of June, re. specting Mr. Palmer's claim, should be read, which was done. He then moved, that Mr. Palmer's claim should be made a separate Bill, so as to take it put of the annual approprialions. This course he did pet think irregular, and cited several cases froth' the Jour. nals, particularly Sir T. Lombe, in. 1759 ; Mr. Har rison, for 134 time-piece ; Mr. Philips, for his powder * invented for the purpose of destroyipg insects rue rally ; and the grants for building Westminster. Bridge: all of these grants were separate Bills ; andl therefore, under the conscious discharge of his duty, and to prevent the rejection of the Appropriation Bill, he was under the necessity of moving for leave to bring in a Bill, founded on the resolution of the 14th of June. Major PALMER gaup an account of the steps he had already taken in this business. At the commence ment of the Session he said he had waited on the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, who told him that he would not oppose the claim, if such opposition should ap pear to be against the sense of the House. He thanked the Right Hon. Gentleman, and went away, with a persuasion that this application would not be opposed by him. After the decision lately taken by the House, he thought he should have no more occa ! sion to speak upon it. His case was a very hard one; and he now feared he was farther from his object than ever. He had no idea that the Bill would not have . been thrown out in the Lords, after the Commons had agreed to it. It would be hypocrisy in him to say he approved of the Bill now moved for, because it would be thrown out in the Lords to a certainty; and he begged the Bill might not be sent there, and that he might be saved all that expence and trouble attending it. He threw no blame on the Lords for their conduct— (Here the SPEAKER said the House had no in. timation as to what had been done in the Lords ; and he could not allow any reflections to be made on that House). • Mr. WHITBREAD said, the Chancellor of the Exchequer founded his argument on the fact of what he represented as having been done in the Lords. Mr. FULLER.—" The Honourable Gentleman had better let the Lords alone ; they will do him nu goo Mr , . WINDHAM thought that all the learning displayed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this occasion was like a beautiful building erected on the ground of another. Here was a Bill proposed upon the subject, to do that which had been already includ ed in the Appropriation Act ; and this when the situation of things had changed. It was like the case of a measure being adopted and laid aside. It was asked what had passed since ? For which the answer was—many week: have past since. But that was not the case here altogether, because not only many weeks had past, but a resolution had passed against this measure in the House of Lords ; and as to the House of Commons, many Members of that House had gone out of town, without any idea of the claim of Mr. Palmer being defeated ; so that now the case was not before the same judges as formerly. He did not mean to deny the right of the Lords to interfere in a measure of this kind, but there never was a case decided more properly than the subject of discussion in the House of Commons, or more maturely consi dered than the present ; and the result was, that the majority was against the Ministers, which spoke the sense of the House of Commons to be fee Mr. Palmer's claim, against the wish of the Minister; which was not gained by party motives, but by justice against party ; for Mr. Palmer, although a respecta ble individual, could certainly have no influence what ever with the majority of the House of Commons; in fact, be stood in the situation Of Horatio with &m -itt, who says to him— .. Do net think I Ratter thee; for whit adarancemect can I hope from thee, who no revenue bast, 11%0 thy good spirits, to feed sad clothe thee?" Mr. Palmer was not in the situation of the Duke of Athol, whose claim was resisted by g reat men in the House of Commons ; but then the Duke of Athol, by his great connections, had necessarily great influ ence in the House of Commons. He resembled the man who undertook, with the aid of, an assistant, to eat a vast number of peaches in a short time, and which he effected—but that assistant was a lean tow ! The Duke of Athol had that species of assistance; but Mr. Palmer had not, and therefore lie could net devour political peaches in the same manner. He d 1 M duct of ( ao r doir we? divi eve ItII die Ir Bev. daes illur expr pres tow bay , bees ven Por dies An n• Av Bis wh , neN COT P us A lx" the nec the grt Al ass the Ki ha! wry po sor t bri tin im all it ail th • ro wl pc A t vc T I I 1 a f li! th t th • th of in ap de r Rm So Lc Bi te4 to to rr tb tb cc t 1