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, 114, • -.••• IMPS 41/L PARwiair. HOUSE► OF WWI. , vsevasiavo Morn L •••••••• Mr H 'Mouse. and a iteputation from the Com mons, blotter up the i'hilaothropic Annuity Bill The LORD CHANCEL4.O2 said. be would cake an opportunity, in ankser stage of Alt Bill, 1,1 lay before the House reasons, which. in his opi nion, proved the Nary of paning such Bills. The Bill as read a first time Os the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Traders' Assets Bill was ordered to be recom mitted te•morrow. Lord Holland presented, in a proper form, the Pe tition of the city of Liverpool, against the impro priety of continuing the monopoly of the East India Company.--It was ordered to be laid on the Table. On the third reading of the East India Bonds Bill, _ Lord HOLLAND observed, that he had no par ticular ohjealon then to make to the Bill, but con sidered it, highly proper that such Bills thottld be brouvht up earlia in the Session. The Dell was then read a third time, and passed. PROTEST REGULATIONS. Lord HOLL AND next adverted to the Standing Order for regulating the entering of Pens' Pro tests upon the Journals of that House. It was the custom to insert them before two o'clock on the day succeeding the discussion. In the recent case, viz. upon the unexpeCted decision of the last night on the Reversion Bill, some Peers had entered their Protests this day, upon the Journals of 60 Howe, and there were same passages, on the second reading, which they wished to alter. He, therefore, moved to suspend the order, that an ocportvnity should be affarded them to alter c••rtain pasiages in the Pro. test entered upon their Lordships' Journals, on the late tin-x reeted decision cf 'hat Hauge on the Bill for reuriainz the Grant; of Offices in Reversion. 'l•he LORD Clirk SCELLOR stated the inva riable praftiee of the House i•t strictly adhering to its Standing Order on tie privilege of protesting. In the present case he could not see the necessity of trenching upon it ; and pa Ocularly as there ap peared no want of strong inferences of terms in the Protest alluded to. The question being put, the motion of Lord Hol land was negatived without a division. Ihe military accounts inovrd for by Earl Fitz william, were laid on the Nine —A jouroed. HOUSE to cummeNS. The SPEAK Elt informed the Huuse, that Ed w srd May, Ebq. Mtn had petitioned viola the re min tor • .wa easc' county Carricktarpuh on the 17th .f lest, had arglefted attar into the rope, I-cognizance- appointed by law, within the tone , irnited; of course, the order was dia. e. Mr 1-IU3KISNON moved for leave to bring is a Rill t•i t Ciimmissinnerii finally to audit the ll,•raek Mau. er G•,.er.l's ALcout.ts. Least WAS p;ve soccordirgly File Bill was afterwards brAug..: up, read a firat and ordered to be read a ►econd Byte to-rnorww. A pro .con from the Paymaster-General's Office, ru-..sented sundry accnunts of ninnies issued to the Army Age• ts, from the. ?sth of July,lBos, to the 45th of July, 11106, which was ordered to be laid on the table. IRISH ARMS Mr. Hobkouse brought up the Report of die Irish Arms Bill. Mr. LONG then ptopored to add a clause, via. That every peri.on who had ottricieJ a license to keep Anne, And who should change his dwelling house, should, during the continuance of such li cent... !este nom. with the Clerk of the Peace for the county, town, or place, of tl.e house to which he is removed Mr LUSHINGTON also moved a elansc to be adettd, after the word • offence,' •" wht:e it shall appear before the Magistrates, h..ture whom such of is prosecuted, that the J.lay arise from accidental circumstances, and n-t f'• n n wihul ne glee." These two elawes titre agreed tn, and Or dered to make part of the Bill, s‘ loch WAS ordered to be lead a thii d tialr on ft i.fay .tt•:t. The ATTOR EN ER %L moved for leave to bring in a Bill to di , eloge the Estates of General lle Lanery, late ll‘tr tck-Mes•cr-Ger.eral, and which were vented in Trustees for tale, ft e o n a ll ela;m• On the part of the CriltVll.--Leave being gitcui the Attorney-General site, ward, bring'.! v ., the •ame, wh,.h w•ac read a first mire. and OfJel ed to he toad a second tine on FriJ .v Order of the 1),,y, for ta, tog into consider. ation the Petition relative to the ,;.14.1.h Lleetion, was, upon motion, discharged, and the same was or al, rid to be taken into c nsideratiun on the Ist of S*ptember rev. A Niesq..gc from the Lords statci, that their had agreed ti t'.e Bill for vgulating the of Justices of the Peace in tl.e counties of hi i.i.rwserynd Surrey: SirCHARLES POLE moved. " That Captin Petition, complaining at prize-money being with-holden, w!:ich was due to tit for the capture of Chinsnor, in the year ISM. he referree to a Committee. to confider the matter emit com plained of, end to report." The CI - LINC.'ELI f.r:t rf the EXCHEQUER said. he slid not see I. Parliament could take tip this mea,nre, or intr•rpcse its interference. A great rut of t ,, e prize-money had Air,:ec*,y b,•e., sti in censec i iienee of judr,nit: t having I.een i;h:Jir.ed by the Engli,h ; he t!ierr:"are t'loneht tint the fully efTett of t is Petition, wt ,„ij b e to dt t ,p r ,..;. •4; ,iie :T . 'l'-•• rti , '!inn was I::cri stand nel;ati•.ed . Mr. B 1814.1N1 morel 167 leave I) 61;461! in a Bill for insuring c_ttsi,nt and dis?at, h in ti,e issue of 1t :its ter Eled,,r t . r Mem`.er: to serve in Parliament —Leave being Fir en, th: Bin was af terwards brouie.t up, read a Et •t time, aad ordered to I* reai a second time on Friday I . he Fnur Million and a Halt' hschequer the Pn•e I luadred Thnusand l'untzds Irish V- tc cf C edit i 30.1, le,t3 up by Me..st , . te.vd to be read A it. . . . In these parishes threngh which the easel was est. After some =oversews weereem.l6. FULLER, the §ECRETARY At WAR, sad the CHAN CELLOR of the ERCHRQUEA: elatteeorat nekatived; lied the Rig *ad a third time and Parted. PL'.Cf.S IN REVIRMO'N. . . Mr.))AN ICES (Chairman of the Conivnittee of Finance) gave notice, that, in consequence o; what had happened in another place. he should on Fri day next bring forward a motion en the susject of a Resolution adopted in that House on the 1 ith of March last. relative to the granting of Places in Reversion. (A load cry of Hoar ! Hear Mr. DENT postponed his motion relative to the Election Regulating Bill until to-morrow. MILITIA TRANSFER 81LE..• The Order of the Day being read For the third reading of the Militia Transfer Bill ; on the motion that this Bill be now read a third time, ..._....._ . . _ Colonel STANLEY objected to the Bill, on the ground that the Militia Establishment would be in jured by it. He wished to know of the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) whether he had it in contemplation to propose farther drafts and alterations in the Militia, in order that Gentlemen who. like himself, had, after much trouble and expense, brought their Mi litia Regiments to their present improved state, might determine whether they should continue in, or retire from. the service? He complained al , o that in his Regiment, in consequence of the Bill now pending, Officers of a Regular Regiment had been already found tampering with his men. with the offers of bounty, &c. and lie wished to know whe ther Government had given any such instructions to the (Miters of the Regulars I Lord CAS fLEREAGH said, he was glad that the Hon. Gentleman give him the opportunity of satisfying his mind upon these points. As to the fiat onestion, whether Government meant to make this present measure periodical ? He would answer, No ; and for the best of reasons ; inch a periodical enlisting from the Militia would materially inter fere with the permanent recruiting for the army. As to any improper interference with the men under the Him. Cotitiel's command, he lamented it, and knew nothing of it; but, before the Hill had even passed in one House, undoubtedly no order Iron Government could have been issued on the ,u ifeet ; certainly, nothing could be more uffensive than such I an improper interfering, and such officers would probably derive no advent tge wh server. because the Regular Regiment into wh , ch the llilitia Regi ment (auppose of Laocasiire) would be dtatted, will not, probabiy, be that particular regiment into which they may have been tempted to enlist. He assured Hon. Gentlemen conneaed with the Militia, that every disposition would be shewa on the put of Government, to check and prevent all such im proper interference. Sir ROBERT WI LLI A NIS renewed his former oh jearitot.s to toe measure, particularly as it would injure the recruiting service ; but he thought he perceived a disposition, on the part of His Majesty's Present Ministers, to destroy both the military and Unsocial, as well as political measures of their pre decessors. General TARLITON defended the gill on ge neral grounds. Mr. BANKES said, he shculd give his assent to the measure, on account of the necessity of the times, although he foresaw that it would be attended with considerable inconveniencies.— Still. however, he would adopt it. unless some other measure could be substituted, le•s objec tionable. He lamented the fludluation of plans which had taken place of late years. in our military system. He was fearful Ciat the present measure nould injure the Militia, and diet the system of ballot would renew the evil of extraordinary Irigh bounties, and that it would also affeet the regular recruiting for the army. lle lamented also to find that this was all that His Majesty's Ministers pin posed to bring forward in the present alatmin:; SoIll• atinn of the country ; a measure which he feared was totally inadequate to the exigence of the times. Some other additional measure he thought essenti.. ally wanted, that would remove impediments to the regular and progressive recruiting for the army. as well as for training the p•ipulati:o of the country; especially as from the late events of the war on the Continent, the probability of a serious invasion of this country was now considerably increased. Lord FOLKESTONE was detr.rnined to resist the Bill in eves). stage. The transfer ni the Militia into the Line w,,nld be almost dcstruAive of the to .. ertii . ing system, and the ballot wail,: go :rs destroy .11 the sources front whel,ce recruits would come into the army. General LOF WS defended the measure. The h 4411, with the euemy was mote likely to lie fought on Irish than on English ground, and he knew ma•iy of the English Mil tia Officers who were un willing that their regietwits should volunteer thisit services for Ireland ; Wlth:lUt a Bit granting permission to the Mi'itiamen to enter the Line, the services of these men would be locked up who were desirous of serving their country, and they would alto be deprived of great benefit to themselves fr. en Chelsea. Mr. WIN justified the opposition which himself and his friends made last high against the third reading of the Bill. It had been said, that no new ohjellioas could now be brought for ward ; btit he believed it it were not for the lateness of the Sessi m, and the absence of many G , •itlemen. in the country. that IN, &ions to the measure would standing dis'i, on which Honourable Nlem b..ns wi jht , from time to time, come and carve out fa themselves. Ai that for a considerable length of time. He did not believe th;s measure would add to the cifedive strength of the country, nor compen s us. ;or the 1.1.3 sustained by dismantling the Mi. lola. I h re the ii mourable Gentleman went on at considerable length into a defence, and stated the superior a.lis 'wages of his new recruiting system over the pteient measure. The recruiting system, o.iah was rapidly progressive, together with the cited; of the training ea. would, in his opinion, de cidedly outweigh the advantages expeaed by the plan of the NoLle loc. The plan be had brought forward in the last session was not a jib in any possible view of it; but from the bNitiniug to the end was a reduction of expense. li tying taken a further comparative view of the measures of the late and present Administration, he considered the measures of the former not at all lessansJ in the public estimation by the measures el • the latter. The apology frr the preunt measure was the exigency of the times, the preseu emer gency t bat he would ask what was the pses e . f , inszerg -ney ? Why the late triumphs of &Inas? trte ; and this, forsooth, was an event which t - ey sr••r not prepared for, and which their great 'soli:feel sagacity could not fin esee ; they were taken by sot prise as it were, like a man walking in p!r4.t.le grounds, who comes suddenly upon a deep trench, commonly termed a he-be, and is stopped s' or• in his progress ; or like a man in the dark coming to a stop which he does nut expel; he calls tie watch, frightened at his situation ; the e-are' min springs his rattle, the alarm is spread; and flan it vs plurder the Militia t , .me..t this emereenev of which they never dreamt before. Upon the whole of t i is je4l, and drawing a comparison between the Mile• Lary Systems of the last Sessions and th , se of t present, he would die contented, like the famous italiah musician, who had a favourite pi..ee rd music inscribed upon his tomb-stone, or like the celebrated Dutch mathematician, who had a won derful calculation ;ascribed upon his, to hare the Military Plans of the last Se ions inscribed upon his own rimb-stone. He lamented the measures er that Session, horn the strongest conviSion of tht.r utility to the country, and concluded by again le pealing his solemn. protest against this mtasu, e. The question being loudly riled for from all parts of the House, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and after some Akerv;itions against the Bill (we understand) by Colonel FKANKLAND, the House divided, when the numbers appeared V.lr the third reedmi - 76 Against It • . 59 Majority Gir the dtirsl rea•ting - 57 Some time elapse) before the strangers were again 'dawned, and we then found Lord CASTLE REAGH on his legs, proposing several Clauses to the BM, by way of riders. _ . - These Clauses provided that onti-half of the fine levied should go to the parish to enable the parish to provide a Substitute. and the other to the receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer; that Special Con. stables should not be exempted from the opera tions of this Act; end that returns should be made of the number of individuals ballotted in the sub divisions, who served in person, who procured Sub stitutes. At. At. Their several Clams were brought up, read, and agreed, to committed and reported without any opposition. and ordered to be made riders to the Bill. Mr. WILBERFORCE theta rem to propose Clause, increasing the ;Howson to individjals serving in person, or procuring substitutes, whose property did not amount to 5001. from one-half (bring the present allowance) to tbree•fourths. This Clause he grounded upon the particular hardships of this measure upon the great body of the lower orders of the people. Lord CASTLEREAGH, professing every respell and deference for the quarter from which this clause originated, and the motives of the Honourable Gen tleman who proposed it, had at the same time a rrong doubt, whether it would not go a great way to shake the fundamental principles upon which the Militia of the country now stood. Since the year 1762, the wisdom of Parliament had thought fit to continue this clause as it new was, and he was ra ther inclined to think the clause proposed by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wilberforce) would rather tend t. make it an assessment, and instead of holding oust an inducement to the individual to serve in pers:,n, (which was the principal (Net of the mea sure), it would have the contrary effect. Mr. WI LBERI:ORCE, in explanation, said, tbat however anxious he might be to lighten the borden of this measure upon the lower classes of the people, he did not mean to press the clause against the better judgment of the House, Mr. HENRY Tito RN FON thought this clause took away a great part of the ohleetions he had to the measure it:elt, because the measure itself pressed hard upon the lower orders cf the people; at the same time he det.lared, ne was as much as any man, inclined to hold up the sioarine of personal service. The que,tion was then pus, and the clause nega tived without a division. Oa tile q test inn for pas.ing the Bill, Mr. PULE CAREW urged the propriety of forming. a local hfilitia, not to he called om except in case, of imminent danger. With this Milnia he shoald like t see atnalgama•ed as great a port:on at possibl.: of our V. lu f Ice. He should wish Cie setsict s of the regular Militia to be extended to .11 paits'of the empire. Wail these provisions we should be safe against any possible invasion. Not withstanding the ye' y general erection of fortifica., ri :ns, there must be many exposed ponts: there :.ould be depots of arms in cemral situations, in which a tiained population would find a rall)ing point. The enemy, if he could asssil ta, would bring such a force as would require all means of defence. Lord CAS TLEREAGH said, it was the fixed determination of His Majesty's Government to turn their attention to the formation of a large local vithich was the Mesas re most essential to the permanent security of the country. He also omised attention to the formation of central depots With a view to this objett, odder the able administration of Lord Chatham, at the head of the ordnance, a central Jepod had been formed in NorthAroptonshire, from which great facilities to the military services of the country had been ex perienc-d. In that Noble Lord's administration s a wise system of defensive fortification had bees adopted in Ireland. as well as in England. Mr. SIIER WAN said, he had great satisfaction in twaring that it Was intended to apply the atten tion of Government to the amelioration of the Mi litia. lfe hoped His Majesty's Government would at the same time turn their attention to the means of rendering the Ballot less oppressive upon the lower orders of the Community. The question was then put, and the Bill read a third time and passed. Mr. SHERII)AN, in consideration of the third reading of the Irish Arms Bill, and other important business, fixed for Friday neat, particularly the no tice given by an Honourable Member, ( Mr. Bankes). with a view to preventing the granting of offices in reversion, postponed his notice of a Motion on the State o. Ireland, which now stood for that day, till Monday. The Irish Militia Volume' ring Bill, the Smug- I A-1g Prever.tinn Pill, tb: 9•!k buty and Dr ~Nbi,k 611, ti ; it it DrAwbAck 8.11, vim sesAiddy res 1 4 third t•'ar. and ',Asstd. The other Orde►s of :he D 47 were t!-ea di.postd of, and al:: !louse adjourned. 1 C•edit Ditl, were severally brruitt:t up by Me..sr:. Jiuski%son and Fester, and ordered t 4, be read 1 se• er.T.d time mantel-row. t) .t the rarriou for the third read.i.g of ti . ,e Mai- ler,' Can .1 LEP— A. LI; iIINGTON moved the 1-,e t ti ot: cf 4 eae.e in favour tel the a iglus GI the t logy to tithes 411.111R.1L t✓kUE.. By 11, limn. Ge) , ge WI. V . , A •ft Co:111111111e, •I 1 t'l.lef of Its ^111,',.-•1 lo the Rv. t St. I...tlttt •, J t , ng th, esn.d ~! N .c 01,, the 1•:.,t I4uf Si )4°y A• 11 at eud ah..ut the hl.nl , of 'Ewe rns. T SUlTl'fie• Vel•••••ls tt.ll , ret* t.f il.Rra ,ttni: Ntstov, a. I seotiog m lut ‘ , 1 , 1 • ts•-1., ai ;.r •, a .•:+l;e:Jk. 4k.ertr‘l 4(4.1 rtitt,sti nn 0 , 4 f.lude., rd !h.' •trertit o! qic sight .11 it U . ;;,, the A - n,tte t• 1 Iv:. yt gei.t...; 1.. toe bL agi•tf o••• 0 %1.- awl Situ rl'Crball . 1g u)J!j. ...00g to the A ., ••••• .t• Am.r. %which ...! *;.: 4 ! , 4 i.,., 11:4 ..6:. : ! 1 L• 11.• ei well 44 th., Cdpit,ns c hr rtd men It.tl des rt•d Tate Captains en I Co •.ma ,den of Ho' se sels under Puy c.ith.t.and, a , e t tere Ede hctr'-.y rcquos., a.. 4 teet,t, in case of inuetiog with the Am.-Nall frivt...., e Cliet tpatak, at sea, ad without the brims of tl , e St des, to thew to the CJ0t..1.1 ..1 her Outer, and to to se.rcit his ship, for the .'e.e.tets from the betote•roent.‘ 'hops, and to proceed and search f t'.e same; ald if a 5i...41 demand should be made by the American, he is to be pe , elds. t. dto ses.e , for any eyrie's fr..n their accord, Sto the cu.a..eis at , rt usage of civilised ustiotis, on tetras of petit and amity with each other. Given udder nay hand at Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1, tit %. G. C. BERKELEY. To the respective Captains and Co nmanders of lin Majesty'• Oil the North American Station. • Bellekle , Be!loca, Triumph, Chichester, 1141ilsit, Zenobia cutter. AMF. Rird. NEW YORE, JUL? 3% The patriotism and unanimity which have been displayed at the different Town Meetings, called is consequence of the cowardly and inhaman attack 4 the British Ship of War Leopard on the UMW States' nig:ad Cieurprok, must be truly giaeful to the feelings of every American. It will pore /0 our er.emies and to the word, that however we msy be divided on local considerations, we w,ll, when the moment of danger arrives, or when the honour of the country is insulted, and its laws set at deli* ante, cordially unite for the common defence. Wei hope the spirit of the people will be communicated to their Administration, and that they will adopt measures at once vigorous, honourable, and ef• fective. The unanimous elenion of tws Gentlemen of different politics to fill the offices of Chairman atill Secretary to tLe Meeting held in the Park yesterdays is a proof of the sincere desire of all to sacrifice cet the altar of patriotism cvcty politic Alanine. sky § and cheerfully to co•nperate with the natio& at large in their determination to resist awes/ion, Irons whatever quarter it may come. At a General hleett:g of the Citisens of Nee-York, held in the Park, on Thoriday, July I, I 8 7, the Hun. De Wa Clinton was unanimously called to the Chair, and General Jacob Mort es was unanimously appointed Secretary to Me Meeting : Having received, with the molt lively Indignation, authentit information, that, 011 the ti2d u:t. a attack, titiaatranted b) the kncwu us ges N u►tiwrs, dud in 'isolation of our oatimial rgltts, ws mad.: on the Ca k es of Virginia, on the United ht.ties' incite myeak, Con m. Mae Barron, by His lintan• rik: Ala:). sty's al ii.ed the Leo:mrd, Capt. Huinplinys,thlit Citlaeus .4 New •York, a=sembied in general io.eti..g, diem 4 to le their Jury to ex inCZA their opinions on Ibis hews outrage offered to their National Illove:eignty 1.7 the Navy of (heat Britain. Resolved.. That it it, and has bean, the p011 , .7 of our Governs teem. and the w.sh, because re is Um interest et frUf CIUSIIrtty be at peace to ith ad the world. kiwolved, That rltr•ough we chetials Peace with the rattail siacerity, yet that we Bold ourselves ready, at the cad of oat Government, to mist all infringements of our national !Ono violation of ear national honour. R,solsed, That we cooswler the dastardly and unprovoked attack made on the Vnited States' armed ship Chwaapeaks I. Hrium ie Majesty's ship Leepat,l, to be a •odatitro el our =mynal sights, as attomous as it a usipstcedeottd. Reno:ie. That we are determined to maintain the and dig.nty of our Country with our lives and fortunes, sh.t that we will auppidt our Government ill whatever measures tt may deem necessary to adapt, in the present Gems of Resolved, That whatever diffeiences of opinion may exist among us on our ste,rly local concerns, yet twit we lore our countiy, and will cordotty unite in mishit. the attempts of any Nation to invade our rights or tarnish our national hfr four. Rewired, That ti • olfending ships at Ha mpton Roads bans wantonly Volatal S. laws or, and furhtited their title to, as tignal hospitality. Rewired, That we highly approve the sisirited and patriotic condutt al oor fellow-citisens at Norfolk, Rurtsmisinla, and Hampton. Resolved. That we imply lenient the death of those of our fellow•eitiseos who fe4l, and Locatey syssitathee with thaw who were wounded, es beard the Chetapeak. DE varr CLINTON, Ctaiirsam. JACOB MORTON, Sectrial II felt Ti] ri3ns, red, r _ ; ~l~ti t.:^'nc Ire! ~ sey tlvn2f We st a C appea vai4; liaJ lioler Engli and a grant