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IMPERIAL . !LI;I4IIEA r HOUSE OF LORDS. weisstsosv, ? , 1 A Y 11. Mr. Clerk finish•zd his argnment, and Mr. Adam 'vas heard, on behalf of the Appellant, in the Appeal Cause, the Carroll Company v. Ogilvie ; and the further Karing was adjourned to Friday r.ext. I. , rd ILNI)NtSit moved, that tbc Conni.ittee of Privilree; sit to-niortow._thdered. Lord .XUC.KLAND r•t.vesi for an Abstrad of etc Let Aineunt of the Petal:went Revenue, as far as had been made up in the course of the present Session • and also for a Public Account Born the rthce dErc6o.— Ordered ; and the tot mcr was pre avited In Mr. Ihrries, from the Treasury. PrJ i - 1011A it . r laid several Orders nf relative to thc exportation of Pig Iron and Warlike Stores to Attica and other path, upon the table. The Rilh brought up yesterd.4, were severally rca i a second time. Petakti was. presented, to pray leave to bring in a report from rite Judges on a private Rill after time. The &awe was agreed to, and the Bill pre sented and read a first time. Lord CAI{RINGTON said, it had been his in tention to move, that the Nottingham Police Bill be read a second time, had he seen the Noble Lord, who had taken some trouble on the subjed ; and he gave notice, that he would move the second read ing to-morrow.—Acljourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. wtmersDAY, MAY 11. Mr. MONTGOMERY STEWAIif took the oaths and his seat for Kirkcudbright. An Order was made for the Committee appointed t take into coasideration the Petition presented by the Cotton Manuf.Ourers, should have leave to re port from time to time. On the motion of Mr. BAGWELL, it was or dered, the Clerks of the Peace in Ireland should ;lake their return respeaively instead of collectively. Notice was given of a motion for Monday next, to bring . l ohn Simpson, the Mayor of Great Grims by, to the bar, in order to be discharged. Mr. FITZGERALD said , he wished to extend to Ireland, the provisions cf a Bill which had been brought down from the Lords, for the better pre vention of vexatious arrests ; and he trusted, he should not be guilty of a breach of parliamentary coritm, in moving, that the Bill should be read a first time, in order that he might afterwards move fur its being extended to Ireland. The SPEAKER said, it was unquestionably in the power of any Mrmber to move the first reading cf a Bill on the same day it w L. sent down from the Lords. • The Bill was read a first time ; and, upon the mo tion that it should be read a second time, Mr. FrrzGE RA I .1) wished to propose a motion with a view to extending die provisions of the Bill to Ireland. The SPF.AKER observed, that it was not com petent in th Hon. Member to make such a nitnion. I le might b-ing it forward in a subsequent stage of the Bill. Mr. FrrzGERALD expressed a wish, that the Nit should be 'minted, which was ordered aectird in,..l r. The Scotch :;.hoo'anasters Bill was read a second time. Lord CAS I LEREAG/I extended his notice of nintion respesiing East India Shipping :'Il Monday. Mr. VANsITTART postponed till Friday, the C.immittet on die Medicine Duty Bill. The Bullien Eeportatien Bill was read a second tire, and committed for Friday. The Lunatics Estate Bill was read a third time. IRISII (W LAW. Mr. LEE moved the Order of the Day for the Bate to reselve itself into a Committee on the Irish Courts of Law Bill. The House resolved itself into the said Committee, Mr. John Smith in the Chair. Mr. LEE said, he meant to postpone the consi deration of the report of the Bill till the first day of nest Michaelmas term, in order that the Judges might in the mean time be en.ibled to form an nion on the subjeft of the clausei introduced in tCommittee. Mr. LEv. nest reveled >z clause for affibrding a remedy, where per.onal service could not be ob taioed. by substituting other modes of service in • lico thereof. Mr. I.EE ob.treed, that there were only certain N7ts o‘ the Bill with retard to which there could tie any diffifence of opinion in the House Jud as to the Bill itself it came recommended by the gs.s of Ireland. By the operation of the Bill certain of . s in the Excheqner of Ireland wuuld be declared o ...less. It iral his intention To propose certain com pensations upon the principle he had stated on a torm,cr evening, namely, that the average should he taken of the value of the offices for the last three years : that then Commissioners should examine the accounts of re-h Officers every year, and that the deficieucy shsiuld be made a chat-fie on the consoli dated fund. He thought such Of:leers had a claim on the . g e nerosity of the rablic ; he should propose chat a contriet,satiptt should Ile made where it was requisite, and that a sum not exceedin,, 30001. Ihould he at the dispoial of the Commissioners for that purpose. The Honourable Member brought up the Clause to whi.:S he had referred. Lord DITNLOW suggested, that the compensa tion ought to he extended to all persons as long only as they held their place'. Mr. FITZGERALD said, the Boa provided a fop eirripensation for all who were entitled to it. Mr. LEE observed, that those iiho took offices wit , . a view to the an were not entitled to com o :is 'ties+. Persons .who held offices during their attU4l life curtainly ought no t . to be divested,— God ItuistJ the right or the king to grant Went = .. i "7- - ~.:- % I offices forlife itoul3 be violated. It teas ins tacissigle to *all upon the House to defeat a right granted by patent. Those who held officea dur ing pleasure, might corm to the House, it was t rue , but all they could do was to throw altemselves on the mercy of the House, but Officers holding places for life had a right to question the power of Parlia ment to divert theta of their right. Mr. GREY said, that with regard to persons holding offices during pleasure, he vets altogether against the principle of granting compensations. It was right that compensation should be granted to persons holding places for life. He said a few words, and the clause for granting compensation; to peisons holding patent places for life was agreed to. Mr. LEE moved a similar clause, with regard to persons holding offices during pleasure. Mr. GREY observed, that of all the grounds of compensation he had ever beard, this was the least supportable. If he understood the question, it was, that there were certain obsttations to the suitors of Ireland, by which they were deterred• from going to the King's Bench and Common Pleas. it was said, that a Bill to promote the public convenience wesid diminish the emoluments sf the 'officers of the Court of Exchequer, and therefOre, that those officers who had received an undue emolument, should now have a compensation for the kiss of it. It was the most extraordinary principla he had ever heard of. Ile remarked, that persons were frequenoy influenced by their opision of the Judges, in making choke of the Come in which they sought tediess. If a Judge should be appointed to the Common Pleas, 'A .10 had the l a pular opinion in his favour, and the Judge of the King's Bench was a person of less conciliatiag manners than he was, the consequence would be, that the business would go from the King's Bench to the Common 'leas. Was it therefore to be said, that the officers of the Court of King's Bench, were to come to Parliament and desire compensation. Thinking, as he did, that this was a measure most unjustifiable in point of precedent, lie should give his opposition to the whole of the clause. Mr. BRAGGE observed, that twenty years ago, the Irish Courts were all going on in a certain way. when a measure was adopted which threw the greater part of the business into the Court of Ex chequer. The a%ft of the Irish Parliament, by which that had been done, hat been recognized and ailed upon, and consequently the English Par liament was called upon to grant compensation to those wilts suffered by the alteration introduced. Mr. FOX said, it was the must extraordinary principle of compensation he had ever heard of. The point lie understood to he this, there was a faulty constitution in Ireland, and therefore it was to be said, that those who should be sufferers by the amendment of it, should receive compensation. If a plan was to be devised for lessening crimes, the consequence of course would be, that the fees of the gcaler and hangman would he diminished, and upon the principle of this Bill, they would be entitled to compensation. The whole principle of this compensation was absurd. It would be a check to all improvement, :: it was to be purchased at so dear a rate. It WAS, he observed, a most grievous case. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that the claim of the persons to whom the clause applied was not as a matter of right, but an appeal to t! s generosity of the House. All they asked was, e they should not be deprived of that which they :sed enjoyed under the sanction of the Irish Parliament. He did not contend this was a case of rigat, but of generosity ; and when persons had been induced to calculate on the continuance of these emoluments, was it for the British Parliament to step in, and defeat that which had been sane ' tioned by the Irish Parliament ? After a short conversation between Nlr. Kinnaird, Me. Tierney, and Mr. Bragge, the clause was agreed to. On the motion that the clause should stand part of the Bill, A conversation passed between Mr. Kinnaird, Mr. xVickhani, Lord I lawkesbuiy, and the Chan celier of the Exchequer, when the motion was agreed to. The Chairman then brought up the report, which was ordered to he received co-:r •r row. The CHANCELLOR of :ere EXCHEQUER moved that espies of the Orders in Council, prohi biting the exportation of Naval and Military Stores, be laid before the [louse. The papers were brought up, and ordered to lie on the Table. Lord TEMPLE said, he understood a Bill was to be brought in to indemnify certain persons, if so, he would be inclined to move, on to-morrow, for certain papers relative to Naval and Military Stores. The ATTORNEY GE' E.RAL said, that he had given notice, that he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for that purpose, but in consequence of what fell from the Noble Lord, he should post pone his motion till to-nue e .a The CHANCELLOR is . eie 7:XCHEQUER moved, that the Order of the I )ay for the House re i:self into a Committee of the atlio!e House to consider of so 'stitch of his Majesty's Message of the t!'.id of N'overAer as relates to the Revenue, should he postponed to Monday next. The Committees of Supply and Ways and Means were delCrred to Friday next. CLERGY BILL. On the motion of Sir WM. SCOTT, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the further consideration of the Clergy Resi dence Bill. On the motion for adopting the clause for grant ing licences of absence, Mr. RAIN ES said, the documents on which such licences were granted, should be deposited in some public place for gene ral hispenion, to avoid any imputation of partiality. Mr. DUDLEY RIDER did not wish to obstru& the adoption of the clause, so far as it vested a dis cretionary power in the Bishops ; but to assist that discretion, he wished that the grounds for granting licences, should remain as a record in the register of the dioceses. Sir WM. SCOTT said, the condition which the Hon. Gentleman called fur, was to be found iu the next clause in the Bill. Mr. RAINES said, if such a statement was to be annexed to the licence, it would ~bviate every difficulty in his mind ; it was not throuyi: any dis trust of the Bishops that he made the SU:;ges(ll . a , but to relieve him, by removing the possibilit y of an idea of partiality in the public mind. . LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 12. The Telegraph was busily employed yesterday -1g between the Admiralty and Dover. A report prevailed in the forenoon that Government had received, through that medium, intelligence of Lord WHITWORTH'S arrival at Calais. At five o'clock in the evening there was a second report that his Lordship had just landed at Dover, and was preparing to set out for London. The circumstance of the Telegraph being at work, and the general ex peaation of his Lordship's speedy return, appear to lave been the only grounds for these rumours. there is no reason to presume that the peremptory orders sent to his Lordship, requiring his return in case the ultimatum of his Court should not be acceded op in its full extent, could have reached Paris sooner than Monday. It would therefore be impossible for his Lordship and his suite to have reached Dover by five • ?clock yesterday.—A courier is, however, certainly *rxpefted this day, to announce his Lordship's de- 4 '~ titre trim! Fa:ls...4lmi! ihi event 1.'1,411 have ac• tualli taken place, the public mind must remain in suspence with resjw to the issue of the negocia., tion, and all speculation upon the subjeet must be orcmatuye and unsatisf4Etory. Mr. Htlwrt a, senior, a Messenger from Peters burg, arrivedyesterday with dispatches at the Sr.cRE TARY or STATE'S Office. A Cabinet CGuncil was held upon them, at half past one, which did not break up until three. o'clock. The dispatches are supposed to be of great consequence, as Russia is said to be much dissatisfied with the conduit of France towards Holland, now converted into a French garrison, and virtually placed under martial law. Yesterday a Court of Dire!tors was held at the East India House, when Captain THOMAS rift lEV E , of the Prince. 4 Mary, took leave previous to depart ing for Bengal. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next. It is said, that in a conference with the FIRST CONS( L, Lord Weirrwoux a insinuated that France still meditated an attempt on Egypt. To this the FIRST CONSUL answered, that if he had entertained any such views it would have been easy for him to :ave sent the 25,000 men, employed on the St. Do mingo expedition, to Egypt, at the time the English had only 4,000 in that country. Letters from Plymouth state, that on Sunday night the hotest press yet known took place at that part. Four sloops of %ear were lying in Plymouth Sound ready to sail with dispatches ; and on the evening of that day one of them, the Morgiana, sailed to the Westward with scaled orders. The Packet for Lord WHITWORTH usually trans mitted th:-ough the Post-Office by the French mail, was not sent for transmission on Tuesday night. It is said, that the Spice Islands have expressed a determination not to admit the Dutch. EX POR IS AND IMPORTS.—It appears from the accounts of the Custom House, now lying on the table of the House of Commons, that our exports amounted last year to 48,500,6934 which is 6,800,0001. more than the foregoing year, and this only the British produce and manufaflures.— Our foreign merchandize augmented also still more in proportion. Our exports of foreign merchandize has trebled since the year 1792, and that of our manufactures and produce has increased 50 per cent. Our Imports have not increased nearly in an eq gal proportion ; thus the balance in our favour is great beyond example. Last year our Imports were 1,750,0001. less than the year before, which, added to the excess of Export, makes an augmen tation of balance in our favour in last year of 8,50,0001. Thursday four transports, with some divisions of the 17th dragoons, arrived 4t Dublin from Liver pool. They were landed without any accident, though four days on their passage, and experiencing tempestuous weather. The Hon. Artillery Company have received or ders from Lieutenant-Colonel Le MESLIRIER, to be under arms at the Western Gate of St. Paul's Church, by eleven o'clock this day, that they may have an opportunity of paying their duty, and ex pressing their attachment to their illustrious Com mander the PRINCE of WALES, in case his Royal Highness should honour the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy with his presence. Admiral CORNW A L LIS will command the Chan nel Fleet, Lord KEITH in the North Sea, and Lord NELSON in the Mediterranean. Three more able Admirals never hoisted a Rag. One of the most extraordinary pieces of impu dence of the French Government. is its claiming the thanks of the PORTE, for forcing the English to eva cuate Egypt, for restoring that country to the Turks ; that country which the French seized, and . would have held, had not the English driven them 0111. Mr. PAINTER, of Wrexham, assisted by Mr. YORKE, of Erthig, and the Rev. W. DAVIES, of Meirod, will publish, in the course of this year, the Twenty Tribes of Wales, with the Arms of the Tribes at the Head of each. Guvroe has proved, that not only barytes, but all salifiable bases, alkalino-argillaceous or alkaline only, are precipitated by prussiates, by means of double affinities. A Course of Lectures, explaining the application of principles of Chemistry to the several operations in Agriculture, has been prepared by Mr. DAVY, the well known Chemist, and the first or introduc tory LeClure was en Tuesday last read before the Board, at their House in Saville-street. The correspondence between Government and the Custom-blouse, relative to the preventing the exportation of gunpowder, saltpetre, and naval stores, has been published and laid before Parlia ment. The first orders, which were issued the 28th April, related only to certain vessels freighted with these articles for Amsterdam, Antwerp, Havre and Rouen. Upon a representation, how ever, from the Custom-House, that some of the vessels so restrained, had changed their destination for Embden and Hamborough, from which places the cargoes might be sent to Holland and France, an order was issued on the 9th inst. prohibiting the exportation for any foreign port or place whatever. Letters from Gibraltar of the 13th state, that on the 14th the Anacreon transport, with the 83th regi ment on hoard, arrived there from Egypt on their way to England. They sailed from Alexandria with the rest -.)f the army on the 12th of March, the embarkation having taken place on the 11th. They touched at Malta, where the whole of the other ships with the rest of the troops had also arrived before they left it. A letter from Hamburgh, dated April 29, says, " a discovery has been made in a city of Suabia, of the principal Sanhedrin of the Asiatic Brothers, who have become so famous since the arrest of Bor HE MAN at Stockholm. Their real denomination is that of the Asiatic Brother: of St. yobs the Evange, list in Europe. This Sanhedrin is a perpetual Senate the Members of which all take I lebrew names, the common brothers also assume Hebrew names, and they arc never called by their family names, in the Order. The archives of the Society arc very inte resting ; they relate to medical subjects, to the phi losopher's stone, to spiritual visions ; they also em brace politics. ~~ .., r 000 ~y. _~. Sir WM. Scot' agreed to the propositi.lbf Cite Hon. Gentleman, and amended the clause ac cordingly t which, after a few words from Mr. , BRAGGE, was agreed to. On that part of the second clause which gives a dispensation to clerical persons from living in the parsonage-house, when such house should be unfit for residence, Mr. RAINES objated to that part of the elause, as it gave a liberty of neglecting parsonage-houses. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT said, this ACt would not alter the law respeCting dilapidations, and the superintending care of the bishops still remained the same. It only went to protect clergymen from aCtions at law, in cases where the parsonage house was not a fit place for residence; many in stances of which the Learned Member enumerated. ' After some conversation between Mr. Dickens, Mr. Bragge,•and Mr. Burton, the latter Gentleman moved as an amendment, that when a Clergyman obtained leave to reside out of the patronage-house, he should pay to the Commissioners of Queen Anne's Bounty the one-twentieth part of the income of his benefice, to accumulate and be laid up for the future repair or rebuildingof the parsonage-house. Sir JOHN NICHOLL spoke against the amend ment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that the Clergyman thus situated was an aggrieved man already. He had a parsonage-house unfit for his residence, in conseqUence of which he was put to the expence of hiring a house—and then you wish to lay a tax on him in consequence of the inconvenience he already suffered; he thought this would be a hard case, and was against the amendment. DoCtor Lawrence and Sir William Dolben were for the amendment. Mr. ROSE wished to have a Surveyor appointed in each diocese, to report annually to the Bishops on the state of such houses. Mr. DICKENS thought the word, unfit-resi dence, too indefinite. Mr. WIN! )HAM said, he would be unwilling to press any thing that may be conceived an hardship ; but he thought the only way to keep a parsonage house in repair, is to have it inhabited, as the oc cupier would have an immediate interest in the re pair. They should avoid giving a facility to non residence in parsonage-houses. Mr. HAWKINS BROWNE said, that though he concurred in the principle of the Amendment proposed by his Hon. and Learned Friend, he was more inclined to leave the sum to be subscribed to the discretion of the Bishops. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought some words may be introduced to meet the opinions of most Gentlemen. He thought no particular sum should be specified, but that it be left to the discre tion of the Bishops. He therefore proposed that these words should stand as a part of the clause— That Bishops, on granting a licence, should do it on terms and conditions with respea to the repair of such buildings as the Bishops may think proper." After a conversation, which lasted nearly for three hours, -upported principally by the replies made to each other from the fore-mentioned speak ers, and in which the original clause was strongly supported by the Master of the Rolls, Mr. BURTON thought that we ought to legis late for futurity, as well as the present moment, and hoped that means would be taken to repair dilapi dations, and in the course of time, offer induce ments to residence, instead of non-residence. Dr. Lawrence was for the original clause. Mr. SPENCER STANHOPE said, he happened to be in the situation of creditor to a Clergyman, to whom he lent money at five per cent. but was to have ten per cent. if the debtor did not reside upon his living,but (if we understand him right) he added, that the Clergyman was not eaabkd to comply with the condition. The conversation then became more general and desultory than before, and at length the Committee divided on Mr. Burton's Amendment, when the numbers were, For the Amendmen; 15 Against it Majority —27 The original Clause was of course carried. Strangers were as usual excluded from the gal lery on the division, and were not readmitted during the remainder of the discussion upon various clauses, which lasted till a-very late hour, after which the Chairman was diretied to report progress and ask leave to sit again.—Adjourned. TILE BRITISH PRESS. THEATRE-ROTAL, DRURT-LANE. THIS EVENING will be performer! a Tragedy callcd PIZARRO. Ptauvratts.Ataliba, Mr. Powell; R.lla, Mr. Pope, (his fir 4 Appearance in that Character); Orem-nano, Mr. Dowton. Cora, Mn. Young; Fernando, Master Beton. Sea NlAaus.—Pizarro, Mr. Barrymore; Alonzo, Mr. C. Kem'ale ; Ahnagro, Mr. Caulfield; Davila, Mr. De Camp ; Wroughton; Valverde, Mr. Palmer Mr. Holland: Elvin, Mrs. Powell. To which will be added, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. On Sattvday, The Marriage Promise, with Ludoiska.