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The Author has been sti•nu tied to eons pile these exereises in reading. be the observation, th .t. although there at present earl several excellent book. fnr teaching Reading and V0ce t....., the object of them does unt estend beyond the mere cora •r.on of wards ; and they cumin almost amturair of passages, •1 :awl with reference to b •auto of eonspositinn only. 1.. the ;.recent 'llk, elegance has been united with otitis, sound e•d sznse have been stwisourly combined, and clasp , nce ha, a`ways been addpaal to the purpose...l Instruction In her', every este of the Lessons in this Class Sok, is calculated to Mahe the nouns Reader both wiser and better. The Authe, own experience as a Teacher, su i tgested to bins the division of his book into three hundred And sixty-live e, or one for every day in the year ; in awn of whi h , the ise!ilert natter Is generally finished within the suitable length of a lessen T .ie division, it is obvious, will be attendiel with an ( m e al 4. 2 ,40 o(cenvrniener to the Tutor DOA Pupil in the oillmid bodges • ' a pun' is Seminary. Piloted* Richard Phillips, No. 6, Midge-street, glee . I.lria I • j ODA SO PO DAA of all bu. t.l.eis its the Mailed Kingdom. I.WFAIIIAL PARLI4I3fEhT. HOUSE OF L0110:-.Tonsav,Iwr 14. Tito Earls of Portsmouth. Chariemont, and Chet tertirid, took the oaths and their seats. In the cause. May v. Wharton, Mr. Weatherall win heard in behalf of the Appellant —Further con sideration was fixed for next Friday. Sir Samuel Homilly, and a Deputation front the Conimons, brought up the Tr.:Acts' Assets Bill, Lnrd Powerscourt's Compensation Bill, and a num ber of Private sills. On the motion of Lord WALSINGHAM, they were respeelively read a Er st time. A desultory conversation then took place, in con. roue:ice of an observation from the Duke of NOR WOLK, that he conceived it rather too advanced a period of the Session to send up Bills to the House, involving in their miture objeas of much important an I esteii,i Ye tel. ; elation. The LORI) CHANCELLOR coincided in the saggestion of the Nr.hle Duke, and particularly to the manner in which the Traders' Assets Bi:i wee thrown upon the table, without any Peer in the I souse to further It :n its respeaive stages. or to is-'nee their I,ordaltips a view of its objeas and intended operation. Lord HARKOWBY said, such a praaice seemed to convey the opinion, that the House of Lords was only a chamber to register the edits of the Com mons. Lord HOLLAND declared his intention of over looking the consideration of that Bill, as he was to the principle upon which it was founded; he theirfore moved it should be priated.—Ordered. The House resolved itsell into a COmmittee on the A nic ncan Trade Indemnity Bill. when it was moved 1. d HOLLAND. "That a different preamble st. , o'.l be teed to this BJ1." His Lordship then read a very burg preamble, which diitinely referred to the provisions of the Navigation AO. to the Toun s e and Poundage MI, the Bill of Rights, end the Treaty pith the United States of Ame rica. immediately subsequent to the termination of the American War. His motion was rejeeed with out a division. the Report was brought op. and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Ltd BA'l HURST moved the third reading of the American Commercial Regulation Bill. Lord HOLLAND contrasted the conduct pur sued by the Noble Peers, who now thought it their duty to oppose His Majesty's Ministers, with the line of ad• pted by tbeni, when at side of the house. burred of waiting for information, or a fii,al settlement of our differences with America, the present men. when out of power, carried on a harassing and restless opposition. Every moment they ',ought for fresh documents. and enJeavoured to dims& where they ought to have assisted. His &licit in rising was not to oppose the present bill ; an the contrary, it had his fullest acquiescence ; but at the same time he wished to impress upon the Woos and the country, the expediency of culti vating a good und•rstanding with the United States of America. hiaver, perhaps ' were two countries better situated to afford to each other mutual ad eact!ga. The common inarcoome of Commer cial Nations generally tended to their re spetiive interests ; but those of trs ee Country and America were re4nrairely pre-eminent.— The Noble Lord expatiated upon the rising krosperity and wealth of the United States. and con teadieted that assertion which he had beard repeated in foreign countries, under arbitrary Governments. that t/ e Republica:Constitution could not long con tinue amongst such an extensive and accumulating population. He would not say that such a commu nity of interests should exist hetweso America and Great Britain, as would involve the former power i n o ff ens i ve and detragive alliances; but lie still contented, that the true path to greatness, which both nitinos ought to follow, was, the most liberal confidence and friendship with each other. He crud not conclude without adverting to the consistency of those men, who, now in offii.r. have resorted to that very measure. which, out cf 4 fEce cached their hnsti!ity and atta ck. Ear% BATHURST defended the /wenn* Admi nistration' from the charge of inconsistency. /Isere was a great dirrererce in opposing a measure, for merly, tinder certain circumstances, and continuing that nu—sition, when the Bill had in she internal beer ailed upt.n, and the circumstances bad in 'a grew: grog changed. The policy of the present _ . -' Givormnent was not to me Idle ith the condua of the late Administration if to Arno ica ; every thing was .left in the issue stye, until the final result should be ascertained : b it by so aging. Ministers were under no pledge of continuing them when the necessary information wis obtained. liad lets acted otherwise, the; might have indulged a political spleen at the h 'rani of the country's la- Wrests. and would hav • re►embled an opposition rather than a Governm•nr. _ _ The Earl of LAUD DA LE fot ebly reviewed the condua of the present men when in oppactit n. There was exhibited by them a great apparent di , - play of disinterested patrioti,m, an I,srentaii ns %hew of confidence in the talents of the then ‘linis try, whilst at the same time every paltry device and underhand expedient was resorted to, to pro• mute intrigue and propagate calumny. Instead of a broad, open, and manly system of opposition, fully understood, and boldly acted upon, nothing was to be observed amongst them hut puny eva dens of their public penfe‘sions, and nu•an insinua tions, of what they had not the courage before the country to pronounce. Indeed, to be considered as conneeted with that Opposition, he should teel him self to be dishonoured. Lord MULGRAVE, in pointed terms retorted upon the statement of the Noble Earl. He first trusted that the Noble Earl and his friends would continue to la upon the bold plan of opposition, whieli he had recommended, and he was sure there was no MISS of apprehension for the present Go vernment. With respea to the refleaioas which the Noble Earl had thrown upon himself and his colleagues, he had only to remark, that it was not the judgment or approbation of that Noble Earl, or the various descriptions of his acquaintance, that they sought. No; they wished their condua to be examined and decided upon, by the patriotism, the loyalty, the good sense of the nation, and they felt no fears as to th- result. Lords HOLLAND, LAUDERDALE, and MULG R A VE, explained. The LORD CHANCELLOR having left the Woolsack. observed, that it was not his intention to follow the Noble Lords into the extraneous and ir regular discussion which had been carried on.— Whether his condui, when in or out of office, was correA or incorreift. consistent or inconsistent, he would not then argue ; but rt this he was con vinced, that there was no opposition to the late Administration, until that Administration began to oppose each other. fhe Bill was then read a third time and passed. After the di.posal of same private business, the House adjourned. r HOUSE OF COMMONS. A Petition was presented, complaining of an undue return for the coulay of Dublin, which was ordered so be taken into consideration oa the 10th of Ottober next. A similar Petition. from the minty of Tipperary. was postponed to the I 2th of Odlober nest. Mr. Byng presented a Petition from the 11-btors of Newgate. praying relief.—Ordered to be laid on the table. A similar Petition from the Debtors at Cambridge was presented by Mr. Yorke, and ordered to be laid on the table. On the motion of Lord BARNARD. a new writ was ordered to be issued for Bandon bridge, in the room of the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Boyle, now Earl of Shannon. Sir A. WELLESLEY made a similar motion fir the borough of Tralee, he having been elated both for that Waco and for the borough of Newton, and having signified his intention to serve for the litter borough. Mr. LONG moved it For leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Trustees •if the British Museum to stiff or exchange various superfinous articles in the British Museum, under certain restrikions." Mr. Alderma SHAW moved, " For the grant of a farther slim Col money. to complete the canal across the Isle of Dogs, in order to render more commodious the entrance to the port of London."— Ordered. The Irish Infirmaries' Bill was committed, and the teport ordered to be received to-morrow. The House went into a Committee on the Irish Custom-house Officers' Compensation Bill. Mr FOSTER, the Irish Chancellor, stated, that it was proposed to impose a duty of 61 per chaldron on goods imported, except on wrought goods im ported from Great Britain, in order to make good any loss to the Officers of the Customs by the abo lition of their fees ; the Commissioners had cal culated that about 90,0001. would be sufficient to make compensation to the Officers for their loss. He should afterwards propose to move, that these Officers, receiving the compensation for their fees, in a new and legal manner, which would be to them inure certain and agreeable, should pay to Govern ment a per centage out of their incomes. A conversation here ensued between Sir JOHN NEWPORT and the IRISH CHANCELLOR, after which the report was agreed tot and, on the House being resumed, ordered to be received to morrow. Mr. C.W. WYNIsiE moved, " That a Committee be appointed to form an arrangement respelling the service of notices on perso is interested in contro verted Kleltions. agreeably to the resolution of the House, dated I lth of February. 1789, and the recog ; oizanca to he entered into by persons petitioning. The resolution having been read. it a•as ordered that a Committee he appointed to consider. and re port their opinion thereon to the (loos,. ARMY CLOTOONt; AND AOINTS. Mr. C. JOHNS'f ONE, after ezps --- essini his wish that the present mode of Army ,Clothing and appointment of Army Agents, !night be altered, moved a variety of resolutions on t h;s t ubj e ef, as stated in dse notice he give yesterda;.. viz. e. That there be laid before the Horse an esiinisre of t he expense of Clothing for the /Army. si d also of all sums of money issned upon that account, from the s:h December 1105, to the sth December I SO6; also the amount at securities given to any arms for advances made upon this account, And the severallsurns of money i bi s's,' as an s a p a n sit i s s f or their trouble; together with the monthly advances, the names of the Army Agent 4. the Funds apprrr cable to the Vubsnteer Service," be. Ate. Th. SECRETARY at WAR said. be had no objedhon so the pscolciliati of the papers; hot \ wished to remind the Hon. Gentleman that the whole suhj.Et respeCting Attny Clothing and Agents, was already under the unsid.fration of the Committee of Military Inquiry. and he would svh.. ra i t , whether. considering this ei-rumstarre, the Hon. Gentleman woul.! think ht to urge the pro dudionni these papers ? Mr. ROSE observed, that the subject was im portant. and he was :if opinion that to these arti cles great savings rnig;a se made. The cfmisine of die army cost yearly tr-'rr rigli! hundred thou sand pounds to tme million Wi:h regard to army agents. he doubted whether their in , ervention could be avoided ; however, as it would he the duty of the Military Committee to make a Ile: ort upon this solicit, he thought it would be better to wait for their Report. Mr. W INDHANI observed, that both the arti cles of agency and clothing Pad been under the consideration of the former Administration. He agreed, that a new mode might be adopted, with reaped to clothing.. which would place the army upon a more respectable forting than it was at pre sent. On the subject of Military Agency, a doubt might be entertained. as it was doubtless a great convenience to officers to have agents of their own. If Colonels were deprived of the advantage they now derive from providing clothing for their regi ments. he thought they ought to be allowed a com pensation in lieu thereof. 'I he SECRETARY at WAR said, he much doubts d the extent of the economy which an al teration would area, either as to clothing or agency. Mr. HUSKISSON did not wish the public to be deceived as to the extent of the savings to be pro duced by any alteration of the present mode. It had been stated. that it would produce a saving of two per cent. but the ss hole sum applicabl! to agency was only 67,0001. and as to army clothing, if Colo nels were deprived of that advantage, some corn pensatien ought in equity to be granted them. Mr. C. JOHNSTONE said, he had heard no thing that could induce him to withdraw his motion. which was then put and carried. Mr. WINDHAM alluded to the node* which had been given to consider of the defence of the country on Vriday next, which he wished to have postponed for a few days, to give time for farther consideration, as well as for the convenience of Members now absent on public business in the country. The SECRETARY at WAR said, he was ready to enter into the discussion respecting the plan of recruiting, &c. as loon as official returns arrived from Ireland, and which were daily expelled. The CHANCELLOR of tl.e EXCHEQUER said a few welds to the same (fled, when the con versation dropped. Mr. Secretary Canning, pursuant to order, brought up the Copy of a Letter from Lord Howick to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, inclosing Reports to the Lords of the Admiralty of the balances due to the Owners of the Swedish Convoy.—The Papers were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. SHERIDAN gave notice, that it was his intention, early in the next week, to move for adJi• tional powers to be granted to the Magistrates of ‘Vestminster for licensing victuallers, as well as to correa certain abuses of power already vested in them. Mr. Iduskisson brought up. and laid upon the table of the House, an account of the distribution of the 4,400,0901. ♦ete of credit. pass.:d in the List Session of the former Parliament. Also, an account of the probable expenses of the Commissary-Gene ral's department, and other papers, which were or dered to lie on the table. QUEEN'S HOUSE, AT FROGSIORE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the Order of the Day for the House going into a Committee on His Majesty's Message, re spetfling the Queen's House, at Erogrnore The House went into a Committee accordingly, when the CHANCELLOR (4 the EXCHEQUER moved, That His Majesty he enabled to settle the house at Frogmcne, al d the g-ounds adjoining, for the life of Her Majrsty, and the Princesses her daughters." The House being resumed, the Resolution was brought up, and the Evin' ordered to be received to-morrow. 'fhe Coffee Warrh‘wing Bill was read a first time. and ordered to Le rtad a second time 'rho Irish Penalty Bill plcced throggh a Com mittee. and the Bill, with amendiner.ti, ord.:r-d to be repented to-morrow. The London and Middlesex Raw Hide Bill was read a second time ; also, the Irish Provision Export Bill, aad ordered to be committed to morrow. On the motion of Mr. ROSE, it was resolved, that the House shall resolve itselt, to-nsorrow, into a Committee on the various Arils relative to the Im partation of Masts, Yards, and Naval Stores. im ported in ships belonging to countries other than tile emantrim where they are produced. The report of the Committee of Army Estraa dinaries was brought up ; also, the Resolutions passed in the Committee of Supply, relative to Lot teries; also, Resolutions in the Commitee of Ways and Means, respelling the allowance of ss. a bushel on salt, employed in bleaching, itc. when Bills were ordered to be brought io pursuant to the s sid resolutions. On the motion of Mr. Chancellor FOSTER, it was ordered, that it be an instrudion to the Com mittee of Ways And Means, to make provision for the better colledion of the Stamp Duties in Ireland. The House went into a Committee on the Wind sor Forest Bill, whelp after a discussion on the clause moved by Mr. Vansittart. that a reasonable allowance should be paid to witnesses for their travelling charges, and a reasonable compensation for the loss of time to those whose circumstances may require it, in which the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Mr. C. Hondas, Mr. Shaw Le Fevre, Mr. Havkkins Browne, Mr. Montague, and Mr. Can- Mon, took put, the House was resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. A Message was received from the Lords, stating, that their Lordships bad agreed to the A met ic.iri Trade. Bill. Sir John Stuart's Annuity 8.11, and to the Kslraainhiun Hospital Dill. ?INV.:MAL Or.SOTATtIi Vird H. PE ['LT awed the on the House going iuto a Commit' the propriety of adopting the F,n, which he had the honour to propose last Perlinty/bent. On the Motion, " That the Spe: chair," Mr. PERCEVAL spoke at et against it, as he thought the Which the resolutions of the N founded, were such as were ealt the txtantty int•, error, by nal lieve, that the war could be can years by a loan of 11,000.0001, the usual means of the year. tunate expectation to he held out it could never he realised. No , war could justify the Noble Lon such results, nor could the prospeit , day afford Lion aoy reason to arj, of eleven millions, in addition to wax -taxes, could be sufficient for the state. His wish was, that the stain from giving any opinion upon to leave their minds the more cc the discussion of it. Lord H. PET l'Y argued, that lotions which had already met fion of His Majesty, in his Speech . and to which the former Parliament stood p'stdattf, It was nothing more tha n to cont i nue that whole contended was a boon to the public creditor of tbe country, and was by no means an attempt to ir. volve the House in any improper or irregular pledge. His objea was merely to take this fit op. porruaity of having the opinion of Pediment apse the nthjatd. In the present state of &trope, ad of this country, it was certainly most prudent for Parliament to advise and adopt every means ri avoid carrying the general expenditure of the coon., try out of those limits, which were incons'stem with its permanent security. Wherever Ministers as tempted to reduce that expenditure, they alsmid have his support ; and conceiving that his Finn* Plan in general was founded upon that great basis, he had ant changed his inn‘l upon any one of the Resolotioins which he formerly ta.mrititted to the House, for the purpose of providing immediate re. lief to the country, and increasing the operation of the Sinking Fund, the benefits of which had been experienced for thirteen years. Mr. HUSKISSCN contended dui the plan pm posed by the Noble Lord was most wiwise and im politic, As it operated by an unort essay mortgage. without contributing any aivantage to the pubs, or istror.ting any just expeftation of providing far future cuntinge:icies. lie could enure the Noble Lord that he apooved highly of husbanding the War razes, and lie should always contribute !'as endeavours to that put pose. Being convinced the Nohie Lord's plao would be very disadm. tagenus to the public. be sh.buld oppos e the Speak. et's leaviug the than. _ Mr. DENT obje.ReLl to the plan, upon the foot. ing that it was entirely built upon theory, and b.r. rowing with one hand to pay off with the other.— Such a system might ire proper, were the golden agl PIONS • rder of the d Ace, to con. l uncial llesol •-' lose to then i peaket do le .se considetabl • I.r. e principl , ,, I, Noble Lo. d taleulated to I making p e ,, p i, tarried cn tot 301. in addition This was an ye t to the c, unity, o period of the ord in anticipa • wets of the pa., • rgue, that 0 e b. fo three millions it the exigenci es e House should so the inkjet% so completely open tt these were Res° with the upon. • is from the I.l:rt.' to return. Mr. H. ADDINGTON expatiated at 10711 length upon the plan which had been brought for. ward by a Noble Relation of his, when he had a seat in that House. If the alteration of the Sioiiin• Fnnd, in the year 1801, was a bad inco me, it must be recolleded that it was one which had been advised by a great Statesman now no more. The great objeft was to 2C.:tiCIAW the redemption of the National Debt. With re spect to the measure now alluded to, he should only say, that upon these grounds be and the other Gen tlemen upon his side of the House, had approved of the measure. and he saw no reason for not re agreeing with them. He thought it might be pro- per to replace the Noble Lord's Reooluiioni is the same state they ere before the dissolution of Parliament, so as to have them amply discussed, and altered and amended, if necessary, in a Committee. He therefore should vote for the Speaker's leaving the chair. Mr. LONG saw no necessity for the House cot• side: iag these Resolutions at present i be thouit 4 at Last, that they ought to take the benefit of the interval of another year. He was doubtful, at me. sent, as to the expediency of laying down a rule for future years, of Liking the excesses from the Sink ing Fund, instead of hying on additional taxes. these being matters which ought to be left more to chance. He w.ts in,-linel to think, that it was WI• necessary to I sy aside a large Sinking fund to pro vide for future years, as if we were in a starving s.. tendon, this not being our case at present. Mr. DAVIES GIDDY seemed to agree with the Noble Lord in regard to the propriety of prorii ing for future exigencies, but. at the same tim .. he thought it was unnecessary to come to such ltcso lutions at present. Mr. VANSITTART said, he was not surprised at the condo& of those new Nieuwe,' who had not perused the tables upon which these resolutiwts wrre founled, they being intricate. He begged In :..mind the House, that various projeils bad !`era stared by Gentlemen at the opposite side of the which, as well as that of his Noble Friend. entrenched upon the Sinking Fund. He knew of no period more proper for the consideration of the su'jcft than the present one, when the Loan of the year was already provided for. Mr. ROSE did not approve of the Financial Rt. solu ions now tinder consideration, as he was con vinced that no former experience coulf justify them. 'Etc Qeestion being then put from the chair, it Was negatived without a division. Up•in motion of Mr. V aiNtil [TART, a new writ was moved for, for thc borough of Daudet", in Ireland, In room of J. F. Portlier, Esq. wko being also eleffed for the borough of Old NATUTII, has mole his clef/ion to serve for the latter place. Tits Bill for appointing the Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the time being, oie of the LoCh of the 'Treasury, was reed a second time, and or. dared to he cons:witted to- norrow. II" C441410' 1 Recovery fitll welt throlei Committee, and was ordered to be read a thief time to-morow. Phe other milers of the day were then .I;grie of, and at tea o'clock tbe House stal)egratA , 13(11 g morrow (tbisday.)