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IMP ERIAL p e Lf.4IIIENT. House or LORDSLAioNDvr, Jut? t. AScut three sidock the Loan Cnaceee,t,ot toot lii Same so, .3 the mutt atter remyers were revt, Bin bo del 1 ac.isainte4 the Ronan that fate Majcety ha.l brew •Isc , • hie Royal Comnsissio3, aatlowisinr rertwla I" rehire a4d Wiry Royal Assent to certain Bills thertuJ ersitioneJ • and alma a special Couunission, an t. envie: t Maui Lut% is His MOlcatri wine, to prorogue the Parlistairtit. ifter,theLonosCozamtestoacat,in their 1: toak their seett, on the' Bends at the root of the Throoe; and Mr. Quarine, Deputy Usher of the f210.-lc find, was sent to order the attendance ui the Com arms. who. after • short interval. 4)- f iwrod ii‘r, with the Speaker at their head. The LORD CH 4RCF./.1.0e then addressed the 101- ioA s ing %peel h to both I lotiAes of Parliament wed Gentierwn, " We bwe it in columned from RI. tfejeety to emcee, to re the _Trot solireartif.ti which bc derive* from twine enn . l'e PIM inr au end to the p. seat Fosehri of Parliament, to tnniwaste the Inlinriele /mesdames which the politic had toes lira reart!red of ymi. .measure With h yew here minptfd for the im pro,r ineiki of the rellitm.y f 1.• e; of the conotrt. rromisre to ley the foetid:mos of 3 ease , ..mi of interl at rt: A a.r cmiocatly escroi, and peretlinrie alai , " Ito the c•iecur - es of then tams. " .1 wettest Wort litre giver !oth meioses of erfimeire retaliation, to which tt.e elialent attacks a' the Cllealy 1111 u• the eo)7l3lCrre end resoneres of Ihi. k hen, compelled I!'s Niaiesty to resort, has beta highly satisfac tory to Ili , . .111nii Cr. Mejeety itimNts net that, he the revolt, the r3rmit will he eouvierrd puh , itwp.diry of vets-verke in a which r.tons nixie himself, hi toi orterb ,:r. stet I•r"pUr11011, too.' Iti,l4be cA/rll.:•*.Wir, to inflict twin this reentry. t;.eithweer er' irle " We are cric4ogia , t..l hr His Militia,/ IA retell. hie most hrertr ireknowierlawents for the chearfitlnies sod lihcreFtr with which the necessary Sipple:a for the current year Vary been provi,lert. •' Ilia Irk stv directs us to as , ost vou that hr in ti.r cstwfart:nq with which N must Wive etwieniolafril the a! wriii‘i tottuatton of the ri.eritue %tut credit of the outman, rwewitltstituditut t►e eu.ttinvied rtsettre lii the - . Mar : sod he eongentialatios pm want Limier, hem t itabled to ittintk• for the empueies of the pal.ite service, with so Gaon c n 2.lthtion to the public borther.s. Rut NiniPAtt esinestrolP es to tian't yarn ftr haehm etwohlet: him t , s make good his Angaz•lnents with his Allis ; and In express to ,c 4.1 the partiettivr crattliestios which he ism derived from the rei.umer in uhtch you hare provided for the establishment of his inter, her Ro)al Higher:4s the JiMattaa of rtnimw:ek. " Lare , ir apt! Gerrtfenen. " Ilia Nlajettv has grim iaitiafact;on in inform* yam, ein n.nwithotaailinc the (30%A-dile Confederacy united Ally she Kin: of Sce..leii, that havereir per iLrecirt, with unabated viewer an d constancy, to maintain to honour nod inelciendrate of hit Crown. and that ill, ef fnet t,l, been a!iraing• oii the part of Ht. .Majesty to support him iii the aiduwat contest in which he it causer& " The river t treametiosa in Spain sad Italy ha. e exhibited sew awl striking proofs of the unbounded sod unprincipled ambition v ) w elt netuatis the common enemy of every este .3olwlicd and ;rulapredent ;ration in the world. " Hit Nlaieety view. with the liveliest imhtveut the loyal end determined spirit illauifepted by the Spoon, Mhun, in maistititc the yip:twee mid perfidy with which their dearest eiyaile haw been amdlcd. " The Soviet) Sat;tio elms nubby struggling against the train and usurpation of France, can no longer lw rcmet erred es enemy of Gent Britain t but is recognized 11 His Mej•ety as a natural friend and ask. %Ve are e nortmlided to lateens you that His Majesty has secieved rommermicatiors fe. ft% rst of the Province of Frain, solicitient the ant of His Majesty. l'he answer of Hee Niue's, to these cornmur.:atbms has been received in Spain w;th every demonstrative% of thaw sentiments of confidence mud affection which are congenial to the feelings awl tine in terests of both nations and His Majesty coma:v..ls as to as sate you, th.:t he will continue to make every earl then iii his pouts for the support of the Spanish comae; !tended in the choice and in the direction of his evert io.es by the wishes of theta." is whew. behalf they are emphvied. " la etintriltnting to the sorties err this great and glorious IN11911.!, Ho :dainty hall uu other ukicet than tbat of preserv ing unimpaired the power and independence of the Spanish !docarchy. Rut he tra.:ts that the same efforts a hieb are di retard to that Kreat object tray, moire the blessing ut Divine Pruvidepre, lrvd to their titers, and by slate exaspk, to tin resterativa of the liberties and peace of Europe Attcr the di-livery of tits Speech, the Special Cuimniuseos aliove-ner!otionetl owl read. 'rim Loan CMANrici.l.olll thee said My Lords and Gent lenten, by Virtue of His Majesty '. Coin taission, undcr thi. Great rival now read, We do, t o Hir Majisiy'e &lain,, and in obeilieuce to His Ma jesty's (11111:uftit,11, prorogue this Parliament to A t n ,,„,h ty t h e l ath Aignst next, to be then here leo 1:I poi , and rhos Pithier:lc:lit is prom t piril to the said Niits:Joy, I lie Sth day of August, accordingly." c uio ,,o n s thee withdrew to their own and thotitirdsbipa shortly after separated. HOUSE OF COMMONS. This clay the noose met for the purpose of litarittog the Royal Assent . given, by commission, tiv event, Bills, and the Speech delivered h ) toe Cott ru:lo%,iosten, 4ppointed for that purpose, After prayers were r'onr lorled— Mr. li . llll - TIMPAD rose and ruisl." Sir, I hart pnrialaely waited ttll the very last moment of the sessioa hies arrived, to ascertain whether His Ma jesty's rs would not, in some way or other, contrive to excite some deehtnition from the House, on the saliji•ct of the present state of Spain.. Thin I nave isimeousty hoped and expectetisa 'Ter true, on a forms r over:, on, I deprecated a dismission on this to v ic, us it isiis not understood here that Spain Lid, in any very great proorvrtiois, published any 11,`Clar:1111.1.11 of their ileieriumeil hostility to France, and I therefore thisii 4 tst that any discussion, pre % inns to sac:i :111 lul1111:14t of the disposition of s p i n) , 'tks. ively, would rather be datsiterous to her%rif. S:.ll* then, things hare Ihrtuuately t.skeis s .et.y it; deren• t tra. The Spanish provinces, from Ninth to Sii.itli, have linited, and declared a Amnia .Yrt.iti it. its the common for. In this union I prur siol the, may continue and prosper, and in this wisii I oavineill I sneak the sense of the conate) : mai I It ,pe the energetic efforts we expect mode la tLs!ir support, will he crooned with •he tuinst spec i% stn.' orospe , ons effects. I have no pra t ...io ns of Ifei :llajesty's they a Ili exe-t :heir power to tile utmost L, r restoration to indeneiirteisee. I sir, have wished. thtit 1, in coin ' tit have his I au opportunity t:11.10.t. tanlll 1) to co-uperote iu crwilfL san.i with t ni ikt .i::n r nt: nh thi><iutpnrtant tio,l—'.erau*.• I a ;I 11) , IVItIcPti the aottostent Kcal ti•r the o n o:a• o f it ,‘,”11,1 hate he .„ on _ tom Nit unototi:oo , . I had 1• , u tooled Nltoistera wo:ihi hay.' itoplostl to tiva i lowa. for a Tut, of en.- it.ures it ig t.';(titi.l iir I. ton 'ate. to ti r - .r Pail s :mm.ld to be ..:ct for lU.usr week tiumith its the cause or'usao+a. I wish uo loner to dentin the iloube, thuil to eaprevc nay derided coutietgo:., itt the atio)t unequivocal term% tuts the seittimeistu 1 La e r.ltra sell ots this out,- jeet, are those not only of ParkameOt s but of every OldiVidJal in the British u Lord CASTIASEAGII—"I here, I confess, toMill plaia of the very diffeatin pert the HOIL. Ale•ther took ou a termer eccasiou, when this subject was before the House : I cannot but now hail die change whit h has taken place in his sentiments, cud I do hope these are now his real unit genuine feel ings. I, with him, firmly rely on the certainty that those sentiments are on less his own, than those of the His at large, and certainly not less s o th ew of His Majesty's MiiiistiT. As far as I know Ray thing of the people of this country, they are to a man ardent in the cause of Spain. I must say, it would pare been extremely premature in His Ma. jesty'e Ministers to have created a discussion here, for the purpose of uscertaiiiing whether those Bell. timents and feelings were predominant in Parini meld, when the first certain ititelli m .sence of the re sentment of Spain has Leen attended with a gene rid anxiety for their deliverance, not only through but Parliament, but the mass of the population of the country. We shall, I hope. prove ourselves prompt in that cause the Hon. Gentleman has es 'insed so ardently. That we have not called for a vote of credit is to be accounted for by our enter taining a hope, that there was no danger of any de liciency oeettrrine in our means Laid that, without disturbing the public business further this Session, we shall liars lin ample supply to adopt measures of energy and elect. Hereafter we may apply for aid and counsel to Parliament. But I will Isere assure the Hon. Member and the House, that no means or exertion* within our power shall be snared, that can be made to pornote tile welfare of Spain, and e.)-openite, with all possible elcucy, in the attain ment of her indepeadenee." Mr. WHITBALAD thought that nothing but the feelings of an habitual political antitmuist could have induced him to misunderstand the opi nions he had expresseil on this subject, on reformer eveniag. The Noide Lord wiglit have alluded, when he spoke of chance of sentiment, to other persons iu that House, but certainly he should not impute to him any chaage of sentiment whatever. Lora CASTLIMEAGIE said, he did not wish to impute nay. charge of inconsistency or change to but hi was still sorry for what he had on that occasion littered. ' Mr. WIJITBREAD not only: deoied any change of sentiment had of (Ate oven•red in his mind, but asserted, that what he had said, with regard to Spain, on this or nuv other occasion, he should not be ashamed to repeat before God and man. 11r.WillIERFOrtlit joined in regretting, with the Honourable 'Member, that the House had had 110 spertisuit) of expressing auuani tttt +us opinion on a subject which must ever reflect honour on them. He however had the fullest reiiance that Ministers would vigoroasly aid and co-operate with Spain ; lie had regretted the circumstance which had oc curred when we had been at open war with Spain. but was not h a ppy o f th e oppor t un i ty which oi:- curt." of expressin g his prayers for their success iti the cause of justice and liberty, sanctioned, he hoped, by the unanimous assent of the House and the nation. Lord C intsar Ann. from what we could indis tinctly eollevt, referred the Honourable Member, for satitfacion on this head, to the Speech they were about to bear from the Throne. Mr. Tit:mere* regretted he did not see en Ho- nourable Member (Mr. Wardell) is his place, who had submitted some resolutions to the House on. the subject of providing great coot+ for the army ; as in the course of debate some misrepresentation had taken pace relative to a person of his acqinint ante, a Mr. Pearce, he gave notice he should, early next session, subiuit a motion to the !louse ou this subject. Mr. CV LSI: RRMICE moved, "That copies of the 6th, 7th, Nth, 9th, and loth R e p orts of Alaral Re vision be laid before the Hone."—Ordered. The I)eptity Usher of the Black Rod thee sum moned the noose to attend to hear the Commie s., read in the It)tise Lords. ,On their retuen. the SrEacaa read His Majesty's S i g...wit to the Members standing round the table. '1 he Members shortly after dispersed, and thus dosed the Session. THE BRITISII PRESS. lON DON, TUESDAY. Jeri 5. Parliament was prorogued, yesterday. by Com mission. The Speech delivered on the occasion, as flis bh.nsee'r, is one of the shortest and sim plest of the kind that we rcrevezber- The State of Spain constitutes its principal, if not only feature, but that is presented in the mast flattering pain! of view. It says " that the Spanish i nation can no lon ger beconsidered as the enemy o f(ireat 11:itain,but is recognised by Ills NIAJPJpTV as !I natural friend nod ally • that ffiRMAJE.STV's answe r to solicitations for aid from several of the provinces of Spui a laws been re ceived in that country with eve ry demonstration of confidence and affection; that he will continue to snake ever; exerteuit in his power fur the Spanish cause; and that, so conlribc.tiisg to its success, he has no other *bisect than dirt of preserving, uu iinfatired, the power an indopendenee of the Spanish Monarchy." The ',thole tenor of the Speech confirms the tnre4 flattering accounts received of the disposition of Spain. stint jivitititro the most mu some espectatioiss of accrsaful re-sistance Ls the fraud stud force of Boa 'Pi RTE. lo the House of (..otninonii, 'Jr. Wit.,ra tv. AU took an opportuoity to notice this temp t t f the Sinmiielt nation, as more tiara hr had:noire a tied or I '041,1341re hoped for, nod reagrettial that it ha i not I).t. I cow uounielittri in time to to skit it tlit; otiation of a vote or I :re..;it. tt , wda o•pio,frpii lo i lord CAsTI.ESE Aral, who 0 , , M .4, 1 r ! irov:ictl wi,h semis *Pi r,1•• 014: siaraub lui ti it a ,siaai.ice (H .4e SpaularJa i.a the I WisiC! glorious - struggle in Wald' tise.y sr: noe enne.l." Parbaiusait probably will not meet wok until after Chria;mas, unless u speed! and Ooriong terroio.ation of the emiteut to Spain, or st,aue oth , ,r important sueveliN should rentle'r MinistecA c:e.iroua of au op portunity of au early At a Meeting of Ministers, la3t Thursdoy, the me scal regulations in force respecting yeast:keit:l per sons v.:Arming quarantine, were taken into copsi detation, when it was found that they caused corssi der:.ble difficulties and impediments to speedy commutiicatious Keiug held with Spain, so very essential at this particular time. In cssissesinenen of which they agreed upon instructions to I.e malt to all the out-ports, a ith directions to release utl persons charged with dispittt hes from Spain, with out the performance of quarantine. end likewise that all Officens are to give every poAsible assist ance in forwarding them to London. Siwiiur iu structions were sent off to the Loan LIEUTENANT of Iat:LAND, to dispense with the performance of quarantine, in case of slily perons arriving from Spain with dispatches at the port of Cork, and to give them every possible assistance. A large detachment of the Guards is ordered for immediate service. They are to ba embarked for Lisbon; and, at this hour, the Duke of YOILK anti Lord CHATHAM are contending for the command. ft is hoped, however, that neither will have so im portant an expedition committed to his charge. It is known that JuNOT has withdrawn his troops to the fortresses of St. Julien and of the Bougie, which confluent' the entrance (tithe Tagus; and in which, if he has provisions, he may hold out for some months; while, at the same time, he blocks the entrance of the TH.VIS agni tut our fleet. It is meant, however, by Coverument, to attempt, in the first instance, the recover• of Lisbon, and the re duction of the force under JuNOT, who appears to be cut off from all assistance on the side of Ma drid. or of Frence. We have received a series of the Monite-r to the 21st, and Dutch isapers to the elth :. The latter contain the speed of the President of the Junta at Bay Gime upon the opening of the Assem bly. The President notices the insurrection of the Spaniards, and as his speech may be crinsid-red to be the speech of Box•estent, w•e infer from it that the latter feels considerable anxiety and appre hension. It is difficult to peruse, without some sensations of ridicule and contempt, the loud claims which the Ministerial Papers set op to public applause, 011 the part of Administration, for the prompt atid disinterested assistance which they have given, stud are now extending, to the Spaniards. are not disposed to refuse them any p ra i se , or say testi mony of approbation in our power to bestow on them, without violating trnth and common sense. We admit, that they are entitled to every support while putting forth the energies of this country, and endeavouring to set limits to the mod oppro brious tyranny under which time Continent of Eu rope has ever groaned. But, can they assume any merit, or arrogate any eologiums for such a con duct ? They could not have veutured to do other wise. In sending supplies of ammunition, arms, and money, to the Insurgent Patriots, they only obey, they do not lead or direct the national voice. If, at such a inomeut as the present, they were ca pable of bargaining for objects of commerce or of acquisition.; if, as Mr. PITT and Lord MEL VILLE did, in 179 J, they were now to attempt to convert the calamities of Spain to British account, then, nuked, would the condition of Europe be altogether hopeless. Then might NAPOLEON, in deed, exult, and denominate us, with some justice, in lima, as he did in 1802, " use sateen bestirtiere," —a nation of shopkeepers. No ! ho sever Lord MULGRAVS may occupy himself in turning out meritorious, though superannuated, place men; while, at the same instant, he forces another superannuated connection of his own into a .cat at the Board of Excise ; whatever incapacity may charattrrizt the measures of the Treasury, or whatever ignorance may pervade the Foreign Department ; the Administration could not so expose itself to national indignation and resent ment, as to delay for an instant making those exer tions which the state of Spain, and, we may add, of Europe, imperiously despond*. We trust, that in the srleil . of the person who is to comemaad 4!.4. troops destined for Portnial, they will not forget or sacrifice the interests of the Nation. The more we reflect en the events that lane Lien place in the south of Europe, within the la,t six weeks; in other words since the Corsican pot, after subjecting to his iron cce..tiotil so nial,y states awl kinviems, undertook to effect the trans fer or the Spanish Monarchy to his hrother Ju in:PM, the more are we intimately con% hack' thy' new isekt, and a new orth of thiugs. are rapidly wo prosching. N•1001.£0,4, by his uwn iiiimorai, rcr- Odious, and flagitious treatment of the fa mily of si,aio, has awakened the iudialiation and abhorrence of all their subjeoi. Be int.:ol4We thirst of dominion i by openly avowin z the princi ple, or rallie7 the pietension, that • tawilr of Aa,- in Collate" it de,t:uel by P,-oveleacc to over rinai:k.;:al," he hilt; i it on!y arro , ta'trl a r:gh:, iL.:Aue or iutoxicst.,:si ut :;:e Cssatts would not have ventured to proclaim, Tett he has si►ewu every other remaining F.uropcntt Prince, as in a mirror, his future approaching tiny. In fact, we may venture to assert, that NA. roLcum has effected Mai whichall tl•e Condor. , !:.( Powe.4 united, even ;aided by Great Britain, not have done. It is now between e . :ight and Moe years sim : ft h e ha 4, either as Consul, or as Emperor, pr c!Pil the French Empire or Republic. Flix va.,t to Lis military skill, his activity, and inyar;atile •r,•- cess in the field, had established his authority over Europe, in a degree that no Sovereign has [ O 6 . sesscd or exercised "Mee the death of Jusxta t To compare the power of CIISRLEISAGNE, or of Louis the FOURTF.IIITR, at any period of his long .reign, with that of NAPOLEON, would be to mani fest a gross or a wilful ignorance et' facts. 11.- tureen CIIIARLEMACE, who lived in a barbar, age, ohs reigned over a barbarous people, and 1% 1:1 himself was a semi -barbarian, nod the Corsics4 Einperor of the present (141, tli...e can indeed he nu fair comparison made. The vanity, insolence, and pretension of Louts the FOCELTEI:Nni, sus. taiued by his armies, Generals, and revenuer, unquestionably rendered hint the first Sovertiun on the Continent, during near half a century. But, NAPOLKON was the may Sovereign, till the mo ment when, abandoning all those means shah had conducted him to that stupendous elevatio.., he had recourse to crimes in order to extinguish the feeble remains of the ancient edifice of Eu ropean independence. We venture, even thuri early, to repeat, that 80. NAPARTE has reached his acme, is desceuding, and can never again, even by any temporary tri umph or success, however brilliant, regain tl.e eminence on which he htuod previous to his jourtiey to Bayonne. Ills ambition, however vast, was, nevertheless, up to that time, in some degree, veiled, or was only disclosed by ambiguous in.. niters and denunciations. His acts of blood and of violence were either coeceitled Grdouhtful, or at least derived some palliation frorn eiremustauces. rent in the conduct of the Spuidsh business, if we except the military imwer by which he hu at tempte s. to sustaia it, we truce neither the the policy, which dictate.! the Treaties of Pres. burg and of Tilsit. Dons - m.4.N, or CALIGOLA, the most brutal or incapable Tyrant who ever dis graced the annals of mankind, might, as well as NAPIILION, have pre:ected and executed the per fidious project of decoying a weak Monarch and his Sons to trust therusc/vcs to his good faith, and then have depesed and sent them prisoners into his own CARINTIAN the SCCOND, sur named " the J)i Eau of the Nor.vu," could have succeeded in this, ar well a. the Nrao of the present age. In his conduct towards CHARLU the ForaTia, whose tame and contemptible subser viency merited protection, and not outrage, at his hands, he has sapped the foundations of his own greatness. Europe, which, up to the present time, has he. held in him the united qualities of • conqueror, a legislator, and • politician, now sees only • lawless and unprincipled ruffian, whose prudence has beeu altogether subverted by his good fortune. Their admiration and their terror will he 'mellowed up and suspended hi their abhorrence; and ont of the abyss of humiliation, and even of despair, wil•I arise reeistance. The victories of Austerlitz, of Auer sta:lt, and of rriedland, like those of the Mace donian Conqueror, at the passage of the Crevices, at loins. and at Arbele, left NAPOLEON nothing to desire of glory in the field. But ALEXANDER, after conquering Persia, whatever excesses he might commit. never descended to the hue practices of perfidy, in order to entrap DAMON arid PO/M.— lie did • not allure his Allis"; to entrust them &elves to the Milli of his promises end protec tion, and then traasfer them as victims to Pella or to dna. If hr murdered Ct.crtai at a banquet, or ordered to execution PAesti.Nio said Pal lota% he did not descend to the tnere-se of perfidy and violence towards his abler and frieuds. These atrocities are peculiar to BOxer•ears, and they are about to receive. their proper reconapence. It is not the eel of subjecting Spain to his scep tre„ but the rio,:e of doing it. that has awakened the dormant energies of that netion, which, under Prt.Aet us and littatottoux, repeatedly espelled the :.10n.,; and which, we tenture to assert, will flic.l - expel the nreseet harper. If BoxAraaTC hat attacked the feeble Clete's.. the Forase in es., •I sr.ir : if, in consequence of any declaratioa of between the two Crowns of France ee:csitr, he had entered Castile, in the fame : Oil , . he invaded Austria or Prussia; however pet !Otts a reiMitenee he might have experienced h the Pyrk:nees, it is ton piuhable that railiti7 di,eipli;ie and skill would have effiected the sitbjegs • tieti of the Nlmt.-03v. But, in the cowardly ce'- he sends the instruments of h • ino.e.trous crimes, the Multeers and the J-zstoe . iiies the heart of Spain and Portugal, ..tilts, himself, behind the Admix, and der: twt sentilr. to lead on his riiffien legions in persau.-- in this persooaee, we no I. , T,Ter trace " the :.:t• !reit, who, whi! NAPOLEON," the hem of the ii . orteteenth c-eotit7 whom the ren•tl and di iooied Literati of Le;p6 . t • },hiceti denous t the consf.:l;:t•ions. If he ha•! x•rrr,l ot biiuilar conduct in ISOI. marl rna, asbert, that he 'level wouil 4:tAl Wi to otorw;ato t utixin.la 11101; fWitSca lb of nil prrso