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4 I tl 'rho motion ref ',Antis, said Paper was the put from the Chair. and owed to. The CH ANCaLLOR pf the EXCHEQUER ro te, and said, that he tad bestowed considerable gains in drawing up certain rerlurioas, as t h e h est 0 0 of removing the inconvenience likely to he enc. prr:i.nced by inairSdnala concerned in the Private Dills which were depending in the Lot Parliament it the period of its dissolution. The delay occa. , s inned by the dissolution of Path rnent was to be l ame nted by an, hut it bad been reresented as a greater inconvireience than it really was. That in convenience ninst neonatal be 114 tso sorts: the O le the delay that had been occasioned to parties werested., and the oilier the expetres they mar be th , re by put to. Whether a Private pass in May or in July. was sot surely a great 0hj...1 of c onsideration, as it Was not likely to occasion any material inconvenimet. The expense was the c.jeift most worthy of attention. it most arise I n one of other of these rwo ways ; the expense Viat is incurred by bringing a measure throngh losrlintnent, by ordinary accustomed fees, and ifs@ _thee the expense incurred by agency, and a ttend. .once of witnesses to give evidence. With respea to h. ti ro ut these. he should propose, that the House shmld a& in conformity with what was done in the year lytts, by relinquishing ti.e payment of the fees, up to the date of the disinflation. With respea to the other species of expease, be should submit two resolutions, the one confined to the petitions, awl 'the other to Bills. Al ohservae t i cms . the Right Hos. ()entlemiam concluded with Tbat every Petition presented daring the resent Session of Parliament. be referred to a c omm ittee, to exunine. in the first place. whether it he the cone in substance, and coming from the same parties as the Petitions presented during the • Sesiitin I and. in that can. that the minutes of evidence taken Lefore the •orrner Committee be re. seised as eriletice upon said Petition, they having r at thee the Steadies Orders lave been complied with* Lord HENRY PETTY rose. be said, not for the , it nbj Cling to the motion. bat merely to su. t • •in improvement. The ea had provided tl s t tutu tees anntild he paid upon Petitions and • 10 the Clerks of Parliament. whirls it dispels. d wig.: nu is. nezeinitily be made good by the public, on Coat some a iditiou to the reenistion became se. cower _ Mr ' 1.1i1W104 said. he was unwilling to give his con•eut t .the mean to as it would be a bad precedes . , a.d an encouragement to any set of kinisters to advise His Majesty to dissolve Pa►lta ment. He had heard no one argument esthete the necessity ~f the dissolution. l'he Right Hon. Gem• had come into power by the most uncanstitw too II sa ans. ard, alleging that he was likely to meet with a VeNlll , Oll Opp intent% he nod his colleagues bad advised the dissolution of Parliament. Ile hew of oe vexatious opposition, Ism be deeply la mented the decisions of tit. , g• ear Itatfolfal trim boas, width were breoffit forwent during that short Parliamerit (waning id,. &ants an d Mr. Lyttletoe's smoiout) because they net only Tender •S inseam the Down itself, bet 'Me the liberties et the psisple to weeld colt rather have th.. Wielded - to iv* a harddip, elf thatehae should Wrings any all of l'allksols , we, as be was afraid these wee ens principle net virtue monk net so 'site advantage of math 4 premdent. Lord HOWICt coneurred with the lest Speaker iu thiolciag, that however desirable it was is 'Awe individuals from itmedeesimee and expense, yet it was of far g.. .iter comegeence, that the principles of the Constitarion shrubd got be injured by soy in fringement of the laws. Every day wossid show, mere and more. the ' ssspssprtety, ineoevenience, and hatd.bip , seising from the lase Dissolution of Parliament. He was far from :h the in. v• ntenee. to Me present instance, so •ht as was rei,resented. Whet was to be the comprossette is t. - earl to those Bills that were contested. such as the “nst-: Pon dill. and easy others of last Ses sion ? Did the Right Hen. Osademan advert is the serenity of ad the arguments being repeated. and sonsequently that his proposed plao would go very little way is remet:ying the defea? The House should pause before they renewed to do away the Standing Ordersof the Home, upon trivial grounds. He should at least wish the Right Hon. Gendesuan to suspend the meant, e, for 24 hours, in order that Iss might consider, mote maturely. the inconveni. usce. in the year 1744, which had been alluded to, anise of the Standing Orders of the limits were suspended. The more the Hinise looked into the state of the Perlismentary Proceedings. the mote they wadi and that the incenveniexce was of the greatest magnitude, and the pretence for the Dim- Neuss, bypoctitical and frivolous. He wished the Ware to see the list of Private Bills, and then they could judge more precisely of the real incouvenseuee ereattd. the Inclosure finis wets numerous, end the inconvenience was neither more nor less than a complete detest of their passing daring this Session. Here a long conversation ensued, which. from . the press of other =anti., we must terrain from at tempting to detail, but merely state the result Resides the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER and Lord HOW ICE. whn each of them spoke again upon the stilled, the hallowing klem bets gave their opinions Sit JOHN NEWPORT disapproved t , f the measure, as it tended to substitute written evidence before the Committee in pLce of parole testimony. Mr. ROSE said. the fees were nut settled by AR of Parltionnit. but merely !,y Resolution, cf House, se that they might be dope away with in ire same manner. without any take) , to the Como.- tutional principles. Mr. BAS l'A itD spoke against the motion, saw no ground for the House goitug up it• orders, merely became the Crown had thou,:: Praiser to exercise its prertgative, and to the Parliament. Sit JOHN ANSTRUrHER also spoke a7airrii lt. He wished to know what the Right H u Gen tkmas would pies/ow to do in those eases, wive, the interests of the pasties had changed, or where a fall had died , arid as heir had succeeded t Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE mired an adjourn meet of the discussion. petit ti -morrow, to pet- Gentlemen an opportunity of considering the matter more deliberately. Messrs. Vim. Smith. Charles Wynne, acid Mr. C. Dontiss, spoke is favour of the adjournment. ,• Tbt littrelf4l Oidr44. ...ILA - diviJed—For the adjournment of the Debate 164, against it 76-88. Upon our entering the Gallery, the CHA NCEL. LOR of the EXCHF.QUE.R *as upno l is lefts, and proposed that no Petitions for private Bills be received after Mond iy next. Mr. PONSONBY, Mr. W. SMITH. and Lnrd HOWICK, objefting that the time was too short to allow of Petitions from distant parts of Ireland and Scotland. Ale motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the time for receiving such peti tions WAS fixed for Wednesday sennight. It was also moved, and or-tiered. that no private Bills be presented after Monday' the 13th of July neat ; and that no Reports upon private Bills be received atter the 27th July next. Mr COCHRANEJOI-INS' CONE moved, unit there be laid before the House a statement of .the number of troops sant to the West Indies. from January 1797, to January 1807, (Writ:limiting the number of mEeersand men. and of deaths in the several regiments" The object of his motion lir stated to be to inquire into siie causes of the dread ful mortality amongst the troops. sad what reme dies were hest to apply. Sir H. MILU :1A Y said, that any man who had been loaded with so ii,uch ca lumny and misrepresentation as he bad, could not but feel desirous to stand fair with the public, by clearing his charaCter and reputation. The Itr t of the Military Conunissiupers had been laid hold drag IN foundation of inipmeies. same sspa► biol. that ho had received undue favours from Go- vernment, and bad token undue adviuttages of their treaty with him for foe rent et I.loultharn-Hall Such an Insinuation h.• was persta.aded the Coniart tionrs of Inquiry naves meant to convey. but by anonymous writers he had been cruelly 4.perseC. He had, however, b".rhe these att cLs once, until he could havc AU opportunity or sta-ia tog up in his place in th.tt douse in Isis own &truce. Trio 'eclat:soon he Will to woe, he ()wed :o his own Chardiaer ' to hi, sionetintents, to House, and to his I los. Fri. ad (mr. S. BJuinr). oho WAS Ulm private S-c.et,iy to .Ir. Pitt. but u•,w one of the Lards .ef the 1' :asury. Sir Iletay then pro ceeded at aGnor ..t :elate the • lansacti.us of his treaty wit. : Gov 11 .n-• t t blouleitan hall. Ia 1793, he firu blcanie pcswued of vat estate. ar.d in virtue 111 ...le wul 41 the TtstAtor, be was nodes an obligation to irsidc upon stint th re months its the year Ir 1803, it bad been found elpedient to throw op niottary works in his neigli tinurhood, from an apprehension of a threatened invasion, end eves to eater his park. Gael' ap• pliceion was accordingly made to him on the sub consequ•nce of his agreeing to this, no les. than 13.)0 men were constantly at' work the:e 9 be sides a large body of military adjoining. that it was litera lly liviug as in an entrenched camp, an:: subleased aim and his family to mach incc•nvenience. There. howewr, he still continued to reside, till footpad robberies were committed aLmosi close to his bone, be supposed aim Giglio mu of ten.— He in eenteirence scasad to kir. Addington the greet ineunvenisme of having permanent datracks reared within half a mile of his home. la answer 'lv deli,. he Moe ilivieseimi gib swim as agora to 0011 1 rtr$0 with the Secretary of the Treasury. and to consider of the compensation duet others were also consulted. He. es the result, made an o ff er at bit boom ter the use of dee Ge:oral of the Dm- tad. upoo a suitable compensation. This was charged upon him as a Ministerial job, and at time. when m fan he bad newer given to Mr. Ad. diogton's Adzoinisuatioa a single vote. Regular Surveyors from the Barrack Office were then sent down to 'taming and report. He stated that after the house was put is repair. 4001. awyear was coo. mildewed as a fair price for the House and 90 acres ,of land. The house was completely furnished. About eighty years ago it had cost fa building 70.0001. being large and spacious, aodcoutaiaing 14 rooms on a floor. He considseed as coaspea sation had been given him for twain him as it were out of doom. He then proceeded to read the wadi& of a Jury that had been armisoned. which was that be should give 11001,for the repairs. and receive a rent 01 6001. a year; and even then be declared be did net receive from Go venosent one quarter proportion of what the Earl of Essex had received from the Commissioners of the Grand Janition Caul. for antics through part of Cuhiobury Park. kia only entreated those who found fault would call another July. He de clared his willingness to answer any questions that ought be put to bum on the subjea ; and concluded with moving." That there be laid before the Houle a Copy of the Memorial presented by him to the Committee of Military Inquiry." Mr. STURGES BOURNE seconded the mo dos. and strenuously defended the conduit of the Surveyor sent down by Government, from anony mous imputations i imputations which seemed to receive san.Sion from <he remarks of two Noble Lords opposite (Lords Temple and Howickj. He complained ot the gross misrepresentations which had gone forth i he denied that he had any comrsmnication with the Hon. Hamm on the sub jett. ot that he had ever lent the aid of his official situation to were any advantage to him or any friend. He had been charged witb orderir.g G3Ol. to be laid out on his friend's premises, whilst the latter had only paid 11501.; but the order of Treasu ry was to enable him to take the lease of the premises, with the whide expenses attached to them, tug 6301. It was a mistake to suppose that this sum only re ferred to the repairs. Earl TEmpLv. crinchkJed, that the memorial concurred with every thing stated by the Hon. rent, and had no obi:aeon to its being laid before t/ e House. :r. MARTIN vindicated the Commissioners of Military Inquiry. Their Report stated. that 11-501. a year hat been allowed for SO acres of land. and that they thotigEt that this agreement ii,claded a eortipensurinn for the use of the House. le viturcated the Commissioners' statement, that tie compaa entered into Was disadvantageous to the public, viz. 13501. a year for the land, and 430 L a year afterwards for the lease of the horses. Mr. CANNING complained of the wane of can. d •or towards the Huts Baroaset o who. he thatigbi, had completely refuted the attack which had bees male epos boor ; it appearel to ?119 pat mm 44; • the 1-lon. &met h.atl been completely refuted; (Hear ! bear ! from, lb, OppesitiJos sLG of at Howe ) not vrotti that have been regarded. had it not been for the attempt made by two Nob!? Lords to give stamp and currency so such calumnious represeata lions ; it war dais which had indu , :rd the Finn. Lb* tuner to take thi: method of viodieming Mr. MAR IIN and Sir H. MlillMAY ex plained. Lord HOWICK said. it was painful to discuss a qnes , i:m, in which the personal tre!ireo of the Honourable Baronet were so concerned, :)ut being celled upon, be should open his mind freely. Hese tar agreed. that is was unbecoming a Member of Parliament to enter into a vindic•ti••n of mere newspaper attacks. He acquitted Mr. S. %eine t I all blame in the share he had had officially of this trans ellen : but he was not quite satisfied with the Hon. Baronet's statement; these were nor times in which charges against any mall were to be I u: down by lofty tones or language; whatever calumnies had been circulated (if rich) he considered as the ca lumnies proceeding from the Fourth Report ot Mili tary Inquiry. But on what ground had the charge been brought against him ot embodying that ca lumny? Because lie had stated that th.. Finance Committee englo not to have the Hon. Baronet on i.s list.whilo there was pending an inqu:iy into this tratisaltion, for the public would not hes aisfied with such an appointment. It appeared to him tl.at the jury, when they gave him so ample a value for 1 t h e la d, metro, in that, to give him a compensa ' non for the hntts-, and that it appeared, from this statement of the transaltion, that the pdtilliheal 'aide irol the lion. Baronet had been paid, twice fur the some thing. The Hon. Baronet had himself ac knowleoged the negligence of those who treated on the part of Government. It appeared that the Hon. Woad had not lees then 7501. a-year allowed him, uaclusive of the taxes to he pod by the unants. He required further explanation before he could be sa tisfied on these heads l at the same time be declared, that It would afford him great pleasure to find the condall of the Rio. Baronet completely eindicatcd. Mr. WN. DUND.AS felt himself called up tit to give an account,of the transaakes so far as he was concerned, having been in an official situation at that time. It was impossible he could know any thing of the decision ot the Jury. It was nem sery that the Staff should be properly provided, and the orders he issued were upon the certificate of the Surveyor. He had no motive whatever in view but the pudic service. General HOPE defended the Hon. Baronet. Mr. P. CA REV tbotswht the original allowance was most liberal, fair, and honourable. Mr. MON ('AGUE recommended it to the House, that the Memorial should he first laid on the Table, with the Report, in order to give Gentlernen en opportucity ot cassideving it, sad reserve the further die ussina for a future day. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER entirely acquiesced in the suggestion of his Hon. Vriend, and thought it would becnene tee Ge th roat on the other sale of the House, before Limy (crowd, or at least before they pronounced any jwiptinerit upon the cinestion, to have all the falls before them. He did not see the slightest pretence to justi any supposition of All imutation upon tt.e Han. Bironees charaller,lsisd BeT!f Gesaberew ventured to ce:-.sure him, • hey shou'd consider under wham circum,tances the Jury deeratd. Mr. MONTAGUE ex.:lensed i sod Mr. CROP. LEY ASHLEY exculpated the O•dnaneeDepart• meat from any share in the transaarast. Lord HENRY PET I Y bad no hesitation in wring. that the lion. Gentlemen (Mr. Sturges "Bourne) stood wholly exempt from any imputation port this transaltion. As to the qiiestion itself, he perfeely agreed with the Hon. Gentleman, (Mr. Nnntague), and should abstain from any observa tions, until all the documents were before the House. The Question was Vora put and carried, and a copy of the Memorial presented to the Commision era of Military Inquiry was ordered to oe brutigot up, and laid nn th • table. The SECRETARY at WAR brought in a Bill for empowering the Commissioners ot Kilmariham Hospital to make rules and rey,itiations respeCting the payment of pensions on that establishment. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. The following Eleltion Petitions, complaining of undue eleCtions, were then presented, and the days appointed for taking the sams into consideration as follows: wino of Esteem. on Tueslay, the 2 tst July. Downi.atrirk, oh the fame day. Neeesstle.under-Line, can the same day. Upon the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH, the House went into a Cs emittee upon His Majes ty's Message, respelling the grant of an annuity for life to Msydr-General So J. Stuart, K. B. The Noble Lot d in Committee introduced the Resolution by as euiogium upon the gallantry and skill of that meritorious Officer, and was satisfied that this grant world meet the fall approtaation of the House. He then moved 14 That there be granted to His Majesty 10001. per annum, in order to settle an annuity for life upon that brave and meritorious Officer."—Th;s resolution was agreed to nem. cos. and the Report ordered to he received t ,, -ITIOLIOVI. Upon motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Speech of the Commissioners, delivered on Friday last, in the House of Lords, was ordered to be takers into consideration, in a Committee ot the whole House, tit-mom row. Mr. Hobhouse brought up the Report of Committee upon the Iron Customs Alts. The re solutions were read and agreed to, and a Bill order ed to be brought in pursuant thereto. The Irish Revenue Cuileaion Afts were also re ferred to a Committee, the Report received, and a Bill ordered pursuant thereto. The Hosts also went into Committee upon the American Treaty Arts, the Report was received, and a Bill ordered to be brought in pursuant tliereto. ° Mr. Hobbouse brought up the Report of the Committee on the Expiong Laws, which was or dered to be printed. I be I louse went into Committee upon the Coffee Warehousing Bill,whenMr. Ro,e intr..duced a clause, which was agreed tn, extending the powers of tOe saki AR to tne post of Amsterdam, in the is:and cf Caracas. Report to be received to-mores. ftee House then adjourned at Eleven . • r. O PIP/ FOREIGN Lvr;:-Lr.rqFvcß. ROYAL EXTR MALIN VPS ortAx.r HAGUE, T • Pit SI. We have received, thriyi7h t..e intelligent , * elan important y e t ,he Grand Army 'over the R ssians, at I' ~;.•:d, on the 14th instant, the Anniversary of the fa •.t.ats 'little of Marengo. On the I4th inst. the Error-or of the k ?ea.+ made a gen -ral attack upon the Rus,ian arms, 1.. a manner peculiar to lairritelf, and wh:ct he; so often decid-.! the fate of former barer.... nut-9 Irked the enemy. who, in spite of the most obstilato re sistance, was defeated and pot to Right. In a small space, ten Russian Gene.ntls sere fiend kllied and w.und-if in the midst of 3030 sol diers in the slat- sitoation. • , The French pursue the enemy, who are compAttd to leave a great number of killed . 11111 wounded behind them. Acooding to the accounts received, see may As sert;, as a ft..l, ti:at K , iningbbnig is io the hacls of the Freiseb. • The Whale J•nss of the enemy amounts to 60 Ovary of cannot: taken; from 30 to 35 000 min lffliedfirottenfote, red-priewrees. *err* W. wk. my's G...,r4s ki::ed are Pahleo and Blartot Other aet - .11,t - men that the Rweians were totally tlel.4.ed, w:th the loss of from 50 to 60'00 men, an ten gerter4h, amongst who-tt was G.'S. Bennigten. The French hue entered Knainitsfrn arid ',- me). The battl? was very aed the loss of the Frets': v ry coosi,lerable. Try FROM THE HAMBURG!' COIRESPONCIEBTFM, OF JUNE 24. .117 4 111, 11. (By Fxprros The Grand Army has begun its march' ote Iv ex M Eyiau. and from Eylau, on the tt. ..,te from W . ttensherg and Bartenstria, is 1:. •.+r • - berg. At this mnment the Russian army I, .- rounded. Their line of operation is occupier: the Ft.sch. Their nut/Relines and hos/weds sr, taker They have suffered near Ite.l.l,es? so en-- 9:Jerably, that, in .td smell town of Ftiedlat• I &one, ten Russian Generals, and kom two to thria thousand men were fonnd danprously woundsd. I . :lough there is as yet no ofFlial account of the French hiring entered KA' seingsberg, them is no doubtthey have taken I. , ssgessiNi of it. GOTTEN SU P Gil UV LS. s'IN ireagrartkre; ft-aNtkilf. I.lb Iff „ The Royal Prosiest Grams Bloodier, -he comituande the Prussian Mier, aseemblcd wider die Sweetish Malestesst;eas mends in Chid, arrived here on the 29th in tie reerning, with part of the Prussian army edentate ,. he r ,. ” His Royal al. jes-y haying pannived Framrh Greed Brune te hold a conference with hint, the King •tt ~from hence, on the 4th instant, fur Odenwald, whale the Cvsiviten was drawn up in parade. 10 the efferneen.the Kieg prow Wed to Schkitbag, where the above conferees* took pleas, The King wee attended by Count riper, Captain-Lieutenant If the Yeomen of the Quires; 111 . 10 , 1 1 . 01001; AdjutorsCilmeral flake de Prawn*, Stareebal M Camp of His lieleore die Klvg of Fran a; Baron Sia d • os Heine* Colonel and Chief of Brigade; Latateibattt-CArrael Sane Sp' "et auks , bled; Cainain Toll, Adjutant to the Stet; and Boom &bo nen, Captain in the Royal Prumion eervice. Nan 1141 at .!law , the King was mat by a detachment of the Lib flumes, who formed hit fluid. " After General Brune's departure, abs mu attended from Anchor in Schletkau and beck by His Mairety'a Allude. Camp, Lieutenant-Colonel Baron Boy% the King repaired to Zy then, and farthor to the Fronde/e, s inspect ibe preparation s of dehisce made there, and proceeded to the estressiey of the Dykeof Ancklam, where the outermost Seedish 1/Watt is rimed ; thence the King returned to Odenwald, where he arrived at haltpest eleven at night. " The following day, (the ,th instant) after the parade. the officers of- the troo:n isi garrison, in that piece, were pre heated to Hn Majraty, who; on that occmiun, was roost gra ciously phrased en thank the °gen.'s* of the Regiment ise &emends, for their goad ma'am, during their bnsttb olo minas in auoolo4 In the afternnon the Ring proceed-4 to the bridge over the river Ferns, to takes view of the *meteor.% and thm continuni his journey to Muyeiikreba Para. Hors the King sent to the bridge, ehich was possessed by the enemy, and was deadest's-4 by the Dutch wept, eh* wet . pied that post. "An answer being returned, the brii"ge was let down, and the King creased color to the Swedish aid,. r•asained there • short time, leek a view of the environs, procardrd attaila: Grim, and adored in Cr:H*6ll2li at half-put Mae s' oak at night. " fed lids, in the morning, the Mhgisstrates and Clergy were promoted to Nis Majesty, who afterwards sot nut lot rewas hing end Redelias, snejsedlel the reunion of the weeps ea he frontiers. hod arrived bets at nine (Muck at night." " tilanhou,rmes, %inhered, Jame 1. " In constmatteee of the Royal r. uattau borers hag arnwd in cooriderable nomberr, Ha Royal Majesty o' 4 " Mem to move front Rocca, in order to be ;pottered The above troops cant/ovum'', pte VIOTWIMS srdl mach Neil diEnes.t qoattors on I 7th. ated link ofrbilLaogth. " The 11004 piiiiphoe Fawley's/ ship , the Si tint. et Rum. frogs Mao, tr. " The ROO Ikltith rimy. Mr. Sti same time to Raglan 1. had, yegurde,. of His 144tity:ao4 Wend is Poionanni.... morass in smotoni al d biga i %ls 130, Mb, 16", .!' int the lint, arrival, as r.dt Prtalliiill UMW, 9 .{ urn. MO Islam Po Fr hit saillisq. at la:.•