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t oN o n, in ease the writ should be diverted from i t s i roner destination. Then. with respell to the allowed P erquisites which the Messenger of the Great Seal has derived horn the delivery of the writs, be did not wish to trench upon them during the life-time of the present Messenger, and that, be stow they had Istrn settled since 1792, by authority of the Lord Chief Heron and the Commissioners of the Great Seal, and have been subsequently arranged by a Committee of the House of Commons, in 1795 an d 17!sti. Neither had he any complaint to make against the present Messenger; so far from it, he must say. that the Messeoger had reformed the o'lo9 of his predecossor, who had put up the writs to sale. He should propose the appointment of a C.lmrn;ree to et ruin what the prerogatives of the /!.,sselign of the Great Seal were. At the same time he saw no necessity for continuing these fee;. He tindery ood taat they amounted, ressrawitbas emu's, tc 5001. a year. He should propose that an epai valent should be allowed, to be paid out of the Sherii's accounts. Mr. Barham concluded with moving for leave to bring in a Bill for insuring cer tainty and dispatch in the delivery of Writs to the Sheriffs foe the eleaion of Members to serve in Par liament. The motion wan put and carried, and a Committee appointed to prepare and bring is the same. Mr. LUSIIINGITON rose for the purpose 4.1 in fairing when the Report of the West India Com ffiltter. . and the eviden:e laid bef• re them, was to he laid before the House lie lamented that that Report had rot yet been delivered in, because, it some remedy was not speedily applted, the situa tion in which the West India trade was now placed, would be found to be serious. . . . .. - The SPEAKER requested the Hnn. Gentleman to observe. that as tls re was no question before the House, the Hon. Gerdleman must confine himself simply to the question. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said. that the static& to whia4 the Hon. Gentleman adverted, was doubtless of considerable import. arre, and required that serious attention which His Majesty's Ministers felt every dispoiition to give it; out, at present, he had it not in his power to give a positive answer to the question of the Noble Lord. It was u p on Motion ordered, that there should be lain before the House an Aceriunt of the Number of Recruits raised monthly. during the years !805, 1806, and 1807, distinguishing those raised in Great Britain and Ireland; and also a Return of the Cavalry raised during the same period. I1I"H ARMS BILL. The order of the day being read, for the Nom ring into a Commute on the Irish Arms Bill, on the motion for the Speaker's leavirg the Chair, _ _ Mr. WHI I'BR Frill said, that he considered this Bill to be so ohj 3mtt ibis in its nature, and held Out such allurement to the enemy invading Ireland. that he could not reconcile his mead to its passing int.) al4 ; he. however, should not objeft to the Speaker's leaving the Cha r, intending in the Coat• muter to 'morose such amendments as would make it less objt . domatil- t•i the people ot irelatqd, w him, after all. be should, most probably, vote again.t the Mr HERBF.IiT expressed his disapprobation of the HI ; it was one which tended to take arms out of oe hand. at the people of Ireland, and at a time when our potent cuemy threatened to make a pose. erful attack. The very title and spirit of the Kill were objedtionable. and would be dissatisfatory to the people of Ireland. In the large Irish county which he had the honour of represeuting. there was no neeesssity for such a measare, ior there was per. frft tranquillity, with one or two exceptions. He had served on grand juries in that county. without finding any bigoded • seal subsisting between Pr.,— testants and C..itholies. and in the county Militia, where he set ved second in command. be heard tot no invidious chstiutliuns on amnia of different re. legions. Mr. LONG said. be was persuaded no one could feel induced to introduce such a Bill without being fully aware of its necessity. He believed the care diality between Catholics and Protestants, which the Honourable Gentleman spoke of. did not univer sally prevail. At any rate, he must observe, that the clauses of this Bill were materially use same with the former one, which was originally drawn by the Attorney-General for Ireland about six months ago, and surely no alterition had since that period taken place in the affairs of England nr Ireland, to set aside the necessity of such - a Bill; at the same time be should feel happy it 'any modi. kcations of a conciliatory name could be intro- duced. Mr. ELLIOT said, that the late Administration had, it was tiue, acknowledged the propriety of such a ICU, but not to the extent of the pre:ent one, in which there were some clauses, which, in his opi nion, reqnired modification. Sir Pi' IN NEWPOR T said. that unless certain louses were mitigated. he should not f •el himselt justified in voting tOr the Sill. Some of its clauses were mt. irdinarily SitirtP, an.l he was atraiu wield r •nd to defeat the objea, which was the pre vention of crimes, and which could be the only ob pa of the Legi.lature. in a measure of this nature. He should, however, coosent to the Speaker's leas% mg the chair, upon coediting that the present WAS not mien 'ed to be a permanent measure, bat that 4 period woulS be fixed in t h e dill lo t its termina lino. rlie CHANCELLOR of the- EXCHEQUER that this was only meant fora temporary Our that it had been considered in some measure nrevssaiy. and that His Majesty's Government Pould take Lire bow arms were distributed in Ire :amt. This Bill solely went to restrain. within due runits, the distribution of anus j and surely it must be allowed. that where pikes and pike-beads. Re. had beet found throughout the sister mummy. it could not bat be found a subjed of alarm It was eeeeting that the bill should be carried farther titan merely to the people who wprp the imame duty subj..a of our jealousy. Me. HERBERT explained. Mr. WINDHAM said, that although the late Administration judged such a ITlPA•tire to be neces sity. yet that opinion of theirs WAS anteceJ. nt to the inensare re s p e ai ng I re l an d , w hi c h was brought forw!ard ; and had that measure been carried, it Rat intended to be followed up by others, which ImAht bete prevented toy necessity for the present Biu. Mr. FLLTOT explaised • ____ • Mr. PONSONBI ; said, he was not convinced of the necessity or this measure as respedling Ireland. The motion was then parried for the Speaker's leaving the Chair, when the House resolved itself in'o a Committee. Stranrrs were ordered to withdraw, and a divi sion wok place nn this clause, w4cn there appeared Fq, tie p•i) smenrlnt:nt . 23 For the origin del Mil • 76 Ma rte r igio .1 cl4.3se . . b. A Clone- strds prnp , .,ed, ptirporting it the names of persons tn.:king the s-Arch s!toul.l Ire rerir.,,l to the Quarter Sessions, which was negitiv-,1 without a division. A Clause was Ismer un by Mr. Long, is tki•iq it tran•pratation to fahriea , e pikes ; a+ d a like Chaise, to the same efTza„ rnskirg it transporiati••n to have arms found in a man'. horse; togee.er with an amendment prop ssed fur exceptin . g CAP'S where the atm; sought have been in a rtV)ll 4 house without his knowledge, which were all nega:tved without a division. A Clause was in.toduced and adopted to ► able the Grand Juries to levy moral , fur payment of the expenses attending the execution of this Bill, and for allowing the Clerks of the Assizes ft/Leach at every Assizes. Sir J. NEWPORT introduced a clause, requiting some sectpity to be given Isr the arm; taken ; and Mr. PONSONBY instanced a case of two hundred stand of arms being taken from a memb.:r of the Friendly Societi, in the year 1798, but never re stored. This amendment. with one for returning the names of persons making the era •ch, to the general Sessions. and an amendment for limiting the dura tion of the AEI to one year and sit weeks after the commencement of the nest Session of Parliament. instead of two years, were negatived on a division of 71 to 13. On our re-admission into the DJllery, we found Mr. WINDHAM on his legs, objecting to the third reading of the Militia Transfer Bill at so late art hour as one in the morning ; it was against the settled usage of the House, a; an opportunity was promised to several Members of expressing their sentiments upon it, who would by this mode of hurrying it through the House be deprived of that opportunity. _ _ Lord CAS I'LEREAGH objected to the shortest delay, on account of such reasoaing. Lord MILTON. with strong emotion, stated, that this nia degraded the arkoerney of t:iis coon try, and insrht,l mast crony the landed interest of the nation ; that it was highly injurious; it was catching men fur the army uhfairly, before they knew the first movements of discipline ; and it was ingratitude towards t! , eir exertion, and le'svmrs Ho moved an adjonrnment, in which he was ported by the SPEAKEtt, from precedents in 1771 and 17:41. A debate ensued, in which several Members de clared themselves deteimined never to let this 13111 pass without delivering their serious sentiments against it, which th.y would then continue to do. as the adjournment was so imperiously opposed by the Noble Los.!. Strang::: were thus ordered to ithdraw. Whilst they were excl.kle4, we anderttand, it was agreed, after a long debate. that the third reading of the Msl44 Transfer Bill be postponed until tour o'clock this The other or iers were then di'p' iel of, after which, at THREE O'CLOCK, the House ad journed. Aft!? a few verbal amendments were made, Sir JOIIN NEWPORT proposed a rlause, per mitting any person who was authorised by law, and was qualified to keep arms, hur who should be pre vented by the Magistrates of a chartered city. to be permitted to offer an appe 41 nr memorial to the Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council, in case of being aggrieved by the Magistrates, and that this appeal should he final. The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, be did not see haw the Lord Lienten int and Cnuncil could a.ccrtain the faS, whether such ap pellants from Ole Magistrates were .sr were tot qua lified to keep arms, at.d tbat in many inittoces such appeals world bt• embarrassing to them. Sir JOHN NEWPOR r said, the (died of his amendment was this, in some chart-red cities in Ireland the number of Magistrates was limited to about six, and it would be a great hardship if pri vate p;que, or groundless jealousies, in Isar oat of these six, should deprive a man, otherwise quaiiied, from keeping his arms, without having any power of appeal. Hero a discussion conk place between the English and Irish Chancellors or the Exchequer, and Mr. Dillon. Sir JOHN NEWPORT strenuously contended the. some appeal should be afforded, otherwise this power should n n be given to the Magistrates. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no nhjeßion to an appeal horn the City, or County of the City, to the Mag;strates of the County at large. and if the decision was by Cie County at large. then an appeal to the next (barter Session of the County. Sir JOHN NEWPORT acceding to this pro. pose!, the clause. so ansended, was pat and agreed to. Several ciatirn we-e then read lion agreed to with little amendment. Upen the clause giving rower to Magistrates to withdraw licenses for t arms, Mr. WHITBREAD. considering it a nsou tyran nical tini obnoxious clause in the bill. prop i.ed as en amemintenr, that an inventory shouht he taken. upon oath. of the arms. end the party have the power of appeal to the next general quarter ses.ious. or as ixe. er alms conversation betwlen the Chancellor of the Eschisqlser. Mr. Sturges Bourne. Mr. F is•er, Lord Henry Potty. and Mr. Wlndiletn, the clause was coosiderahlv modified and Agreed to. Upon s he next clause, Mr. WHITIIKKAD pro posed as an amendment, that any warrant granted for searching houses for arms should be siAned oy two or nit.rc P.l4gistrates, upon the oath of one or more credible wit.iesses. Snme further conversation took p! ace up*, this amendment. between Mr. Dillon. Sir &mod Ro. male. Doan:. Ltwrence. Colonel Berry, Colonel Verek•r, and Mr. Grattan. A furthc- amendment was proposed by Mr. DILLON, that the s•-arch for arms should take place between sun-rise and sun-set ; that a Magis trate should be present upon such search ; s and Clio this clanse should o ly be enforced in proclaimed districts. Upon this 4 further conversation took place between the several Members beipre-men- Lord MILTON thought, that while the Nouse was providing for the safety of Ireland, they should also look to the privilege of ind viduals ; in referring back to the Adis of Parliament in the rebellion of Scotland. he observed, it wool I be found that a similar clause to titai now proposed, was entitled, cv ea at a time when half the country was overrun by rebels. Mr. SHERIDAN wished to compress the power of the M ig:strat.s, and consi feted the clause, with. out the modification proposed, both turbulent and tyrannical; and when the House was granting such powers to Mag , stratesothey should look viell to the description of persons to whim they delegated such powers ; and he was satisfi-d, if the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Perceval), bad only a list of the Magistrates of that country, he would be a>hamed of them. The Country Gentleman who volunta rily took upon them this m rst arduous task, were highly praiseworthy ; but the measure itself should be confined to distri,9s which were proclaimed, an ! not extended to disturb the p •ace and tranquillity of the peaceable part of the c iuntry. The question hero was, whether the Howe would grant 10 mi nutes to poor defenceless women to dress them selves, before a set of sulk ,as should break in and search the house I He sett alluded to the merit"- nous condua of the late C rancellor of Ireland ( ylr. Ponsonby), in correfling the Magistracy of that country, and adverted to the triumphal re-appoint m Ist of a Mr. Jacob, by the present Government, who had been struck off the list of Magistrates by that gentleman. Sir JOHN NEWPORT warmly defended the measures of the late Chancellor of Ireland, and also adverted to the te-apponstrnent of Mr. Jacob, who, on the 12th of July, entered into his office, and called together his corps of yeomanry, who drew him through the town of Ennis:uriby, decorated with orangearibbens, as the champion of a party. Doan, LAWRENCE said. he recolletted a former Bill, en4Ring a penalty of 1001. brought in by the last Honourable Speat.er (Sir John New port), against Magistrates not worth more than 1001. a year ; he could not hesitate to call this a suppression 'ni the Constitution. It shelved that Ministers are driven to the necessity of governing by a very strong hand, until they by prudence can form a legal system f he would be more pointed, but that he perceived an ostensible Member absent. He mast now, and ever would express his dissent from the subversion of the Constitution. no parti c ,1 1 ,r inuwmation should do for him on this point. The exception of this urgency should be stated in the nature of exceptions to warrant the condna of this, and of a former night. in this Bill. Mr. CAREW said; few words in A lOW voice. Mr. DUNDAS stated. that the search for arms should be spade in the presages of a Piece Dicer, if mad? ts.t wets sun set and sin-else • • Mr. PONSONlrstated, tissit the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland ppee notice, by letter, to the several Ovalle,. of bsiors be aged. *. 9 For miscellaneous intelligence see the last page. THE BRITISH PRi.;SS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5. The Ministerial Prints still continue to r;dicule the late Ministers for sending 80,0001. to the King of Paussi!..--8,1,0001., they say. is a sum quite contemptible. It is a shame flr a man to put 1.11 hand into the public pone, a:.d pull out on'y 80,C00i. 'they perPftly well, unless in deed they arc more shallow shim we think them, that if the sum sent had been 800,0091. the re sult would have been just the same; and yet every day the changes are rung upon this 80,0001. and the parsimony of the greatest misers upon re cord is considered liberality in comparison with this act of sordid mess tress. We have heard Ministers censured for a profligate eapenditure of the pub lic money; but it was reserved for a certain class of writers of the present day, to discover that public eis:ononry was a public crime, never to be forgiv:a nor forges. Indeed, liithei to the prejudice inclined to the opposite side, and it has been the fashion to charge Ministers• with extravagance, how ever innocent of the offence. This new doilrine, however, which is enforced with so much perti nacity in the Treasury Journals, is the more extra ordinary, as the pima' Ministers have uniformly professed themselves as hostile to plunder and press lation, and as friendly to a wise and judicious asconocay, as their ptedeces.ors in office. We must therefore conclude, that these professions are hollow and insincere ; or that these Treasury Writers are so pampered and paid, that they forget there is a ten per cent. Income Tax, and fancy there is no limit to the wealth of the country. A rumour generally revelled. yesterday, that the powerful fleet sent to the Baltic, under Adair ral GAM etas, is destined sot only to take posses i , lion of the Island of Zealand, and the Daiii,lt neer, but also of the Russian fke! at Croattadt. pr..- ceeding, with se.pect to Denmark, hal been repre sented by the Ministerial Prints as an aa of friend shipand kindness, for the protection of the imislat part of that kingdom and its navy, against the *s tile attempts of the French. Tnis mode of sr.:tim ing doss uot, boweyer, apply m Russia. It cannot be said, that Rol* is usAists w Protect !Uri& 60; that, therefore, it becomes oreesiary fo• n• to take her under our especial rare, to prevent its !sl ing into the hands of Bon AAAAAA . If, then, any such attempt be m•di:atel against Russia, it m.ty be presumed, that it is part of the system 1. ..at ti wit!' respea Demnarit, and dittated by sate and the same prlicy. That policy may, perhaps, be best rzplaiccd. by sr.:pp-sing, that the Col .rs has succeeded iis his plans to r• , .. vice the N.ittl.e.n Co:fitileracy. The frewnt commouicat.ons lately reccileJ from Lord /fur- CIIINV•14 are supposed to relate to this subjea, and has appealed in the public Print, to j.is lily our fears, that a plan to tilt efed is in con templati)n.—lt is the favourite ()bled of BON s , as an essential step to his acquisition of ships, colonies, arid commerce. It may be traced in his Treaty with Prussia, and h:s Constitution of Dantzic ; and we may fairly presume, that it is nos I.st sight of in the Trez.y witti Ittis,ia. If the terms of that !'testy are still szudtothiy conetaie4 it is because they ate adverse t.i the Interests of England, mod the contracting parties feel that she would derive a hawk from their early cl.sclossue. Alt our Expeditions are now at sea, belt no as count was received, yesterday, fiom or of any of thew. The Bill ft.r restriUiug the Grant of 04lops is Reversion, brought in by Mr. BAs as, opal the re. commendation of the Fanaace Committee, ;sod which passed the House of Commons with • the tacit assent of Mi.risters, was thrown out last night in the House of Lords, by a majority of 15 to 9. — None eI the Cabinet Ministers were present —Lord hlst.vit.s.a was the principal speaker against the B;11. tie fate of this measure, and the conduct of Ministers up'.o it, .rlc; rki a ground for serious re• 4,11i0n. Silty sa.l r)f the Leeward Island fleet. under con voy of ti:e Camedr, of 74 guns, and the Seeques brig, passed Portsmouth. on Sto: - .dly. for the Downs. The ships for Bristol, Liverpool, dc:. under convoy of the parted company at the cntra:.ce of t!.e Channel. Yesterday, the Doke of You, after reviewing the 4i,; R gimr: t of Dragicos. co Hounslow. carne to town. and held a plislic day at his Office, the Horse Coeds. and give andiene-s to L 3.4 MULGRA•C, and a number of Military Ofi:ers. Yeeterday, at twelve o'clock, a Cabinet C9uncil was held at the Foreign o&ce. which sat till ow two. Major Mut sr is appointed Assistant Quarter. PeLtster.General, for the Kent astriet. in the so mace ot Lieutenant-Colonel Dort el a, who haa sy appointment on the Staff of the Expedition. 'That respell art, body of men, fie Loyal South. wark Volunteer Regiment. whose services are an. limited. still continue to master very strong; wa understand, new clothing, of complete soldier-like appearance, is in preparation. and will speedily Is issued. Enna of a utter from Capt. FIIROVIISOO, of the Cho, bound to London, dated at sea, on the £sth of July. in lat. 113 N. long. I. S. W.—•' 11 a sailed from Tobago on the 13th June, came aown to Gre. naja on the 14th, sai:ed from thenice on the 16th, came to anchor at l (rola on the 21st. and got use ;I>r weigh horn thence on the `22d. one hundred and fifty-five sail, in company. under convoy of Hs Y. tjesty's ships Canada and Kap. The !sari.. flans ships are not with us. in consequence of the man of war th.t went for tl.km not being able to brat up Isom Demerara." Some of the ti: sr houses engaged in the Russian trade. gave dilations on Monday for the insurance of their proper. y, from the Russian parts in the Balzie.freofKini rapture end leisure. Leiters to ru Holland state s that a new code of restridive laws against hoglish commerce. was im mediately to be enforced with all possible rigour. A letter from Cork. dated the 29111 of ialy4says, a The Governor of Monte Video, and Suite. have arrived at Cove, Fismers nn board the Bli:eiehi transport, on their way to England. The Elise. sailed ion n Monte Voice in comp soy with nine sail of transports, two proses. and three merchant men. under ..orivny Ut His hfajesty'. ships Leacester and lbw. Shs was thirteen weeks on the passage. " The American schooner Lime mad Kelly which arrived in this harbour, left Cadia on the Sth ii.st. at whic:, time Lord Collingwousi was cruising off that f o rt with nine sail of the line. There were lying in the harbour off Cadia, on the flth. I 1 Span.sh tins of battle ships. and one frigate, appai• tartly ready for sea." Menaberi returned to serve in ewe pre:ent Par. : tloroojh of Hellerdon-The Rlght How. Lord Dutr.,.. and Clonee.or, m Ircand, in to r0..m0 el Renard Riehor.t., Eq. wh.., serce ht. veva''', hos accept...! the nffic.: liteword or Lila of Has Maje.ty's throe Vatic n Hundred. of Stoke, Desboreogh, atul 16161MAlla, the c 'only of ittacksniham. Nemtsiti of Appleby—Nicholas William Rolle! Colblme, Esq. m the mom of Lord V rsc met 11.. wick, who si ce his election accepted the 01.c.2 of Steward .4 Has Majesty's 1411.111. of Ko.t Flethited, go the county of Barka 1... e Kiva has been pleased ta present the Rev. EOW•ittt ellattTOPHEIt DOWDltilet.hL, D.D. and React or Stant.;rd Rivets, in the county at Es. to the Ream,' 01 &Auteuil», in the said' cl,onty asses, stui Dace's of Lon Jon, the same b-ios by the TranslatiJa of yr Jura Fiona. Bisbo? liseter, to the See of SA,4ut (iesestr.l Tb. Ktoo has also been pleave.l to present Rev. JAMS Patc a. Clerk, Mdllittf Ot Arts, ta &effort - ot Mumien Magna. in tbe county of He' ford. asol aocese of Lincoln. void by the il:atis the Rev. ‘V Il 11AY Fo 0-10.:w .) Yesterday, the Logo Ma•o1 oidaed the Fr! of Bread to be ,uatia.ted at 11:d. the Seam b.f.- - - *1 4 . , 1 9 ~~ • ;sex, of rmd '? of tM left- of Tice term nr xe hi