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\ .) CONTRACTS FOR COALS AND CANDLES. COSIMISSARV-(E" VIAL'S OFFICE, GasAT G WILLIKT, mica, SIAN IM law WANTED fur the Bei-reeks is the metier iseest.inareil Courtlier iv South%Oritairs, fur the Barracir Is North Brasile end is the !Arch of Grererey, Jersey, red Alderney, rah (imiretkier ~(COALS steel CAN OLF.S es meg /um 'Um 14 time be re q uired by the respective Barrack Masters for eke time bier: The deilvtrie Ito tealiSeibee Of EOM ,leer the ostb of June =be respective Damn* Masten shall require, and to until the deb of June following. Prispinals for supplying Coals, made separately for each eounty as South Britain. thew hole of the Barracks in North *Reis, and likewise file those in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, lad Alderney, sealed up, and marked " Terrier far ^ hell be received et this OrSee until Eleven o' Clisek as 11 44 sy, the tith of June ; the Parties tendering, observing, kbat, I. owes Counties where both Sea and Inland Cosh are unWethe Proposals must partieslarly express tbs Price If OMPtiaa. Tewponds for Candles, waled op, and marked " Toweor for Cando," will be received until Fitter' o'Clock au Tuesday, the ytk of .June • but an Tender, either for Coals or Candles, *aka =Seed, 'mires made no, or annexed to, • printed Particialar, and /he Prices inserted in wards at length ; and V sent by post, the rialto must be part—Each Tender must be accompanied with letters from two respectable per- Miel e ingeging to become hound with the Party tendering in tke seam expretned is the Particulars, for . the diikperforne Mite of the Contract. • - - - Paseitelsrs of the C.satrites islOy .be had ea appliestios at Ai Mar, betimes Mailman of ten sad *mar to Mr. Deputy Commissary Generti Sitslotti„ Moberg\ ; Mr. As. siiksait Cammimsey isartiniss, Gasses* ; sad Mr. Assistant Csomaimmy Mniaaresq, Jersey. Camaissi-4srba, Chaster, Corinna! (kielodisir• Srill 7 ), Combeisatt, Mesa, Dorset, Durham, Dom Gloucester MM., Mos% Isle of Wight, Kent, Luanda., Middlesex , KorfsbOtiostbsamsort, biortkinaliertima„ Nottiosbars, ao sairset,Oisfeat, blurry, liessez, %V wrick, Hilly sad York ; North Britain; Gmerasey, Jersey, sad Alderney. EAST INDIA HOUSE, M4Y 4, me. THE COURT qf DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY we MERCHANTS 0 . ENG iND, TRADING to the EAST INDIES, le hereh give Notin, not a QVARTEIt LT GENERAL COURT of the soil rOMIPANY eV he hiM at their Howse, is Leoilealball otnent, w WEDIIIESDAY, the id of June oral, st Eleven &Meek in the ihmenclon, fur the purpose of declaring a DIVIDEND from Christmas last, to H i g i u m mer seat; That the TRANSFER ROOKS of the mid CusamoWs Rock willhe shut ea THURSDAY{ the nd Jane neat, at two o'clock, and erred again cm TUESDAY, die tglii hay, followin; Asill that the DIVIDEND WARRANTS no the said hillock, dee no the Ith July, will be ready to be es MONDAY, the itth July neat. WILLIAM RAMSAY, :teenier". Ou Hulnusimy, the tat of Jaw will be published, eisowity Iwasqui pis. with fuer minions* Rograrnags, by 110stb, udbirdnilina . by t he Anther, ADAY SPRING. and other POEMS. vir RICHARD WESTAI.L, Esq R A. Triaged far Saks Murray, 39, nee9.19399i, Lelltkill; and Archibald Onaatablr and Co. Edinburgh. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. SIMI OF Lonir—Taamy, MAY et. Ith liassuez was epee he. is the Itorthern -peel Carer, eu the Cesepetiture of Mere., *al ue farther sweeeetie. peetpeere tin to-meow at three o'cluat. INSMI CUSTOMS' REGULATION BILL. Upon the motion for the second readiug of the Irish Customs and Fees' Regulation The Earl of LAUDIRD.II.I observed, that al thoegt be was extremely sorry to take up the time of their hardships, it was a Rill which infringtil eine of the standing orders of that House, by which it was declared that any 'natter foreign to, and I having as coonexion with, the purport of any supply. or money bill, being introduced thersia, tbexeby fettering their Lordehi ps' discretion, wesdretructite •to the rights of that Ifouw;, and unparlintnentary. The Bill in questiou purported' to be for the Regulation of Customs and the Fees of Cwitoin.bouse Officers in Ireland; and it enacted that the right of taking sixpence upon certain duties be repealed ; and then it enacted that three pence be paid npou the same duties; after o Inch it proceeded to regulate the holislays kept by persoas employed in the customs. Now, he certainly must contend, thut this Rill tended immediately to stibvert the orders of that lines', and on that a,•- count he was in duty enauirdle.l to resist it ; for it became their Lordship.; to he extremely jealous of ally infringement upon their stqadieg order.. con sidering that it might lead to dangerous muse queuces ; and after sliewing that nrit:er foreign to the title of that Bill, as a Money Bill. was Intro duced by the other House of Parliament, his Lord ship moved au ainendment--s• instead of the words . be now read si second time,' there be sub etittited r that this Bill be rejecti.d.'" . . . Loyd H IWKEIBUILY said, - that what had been stated by the Noble Earl, respecting the semdiog order of that House. applied to bills pf aid end sopply. He must admit that the bill before them was a' money bill ; but heconeeived, that in respect t same particular bills, the order was not impeni tire but admonitory ; and in the case under consi deration, left it to the option or dFiserction of that Haase to put it in force, if their Lordships, after exercising their discretion, should be induced to think that such was the intention of the House of Commons. at the time of pasaiiig the Bin, viz. to introduce foreign matter, with a crow to fetter their discretion; but he did not perceive that the prin ciple of that order could be justly applied in the present instance, end therefore should nut vote for The rejection of that hitt. . . _ The URN CIIANCLLIOR thought that so fir an this Bill regarded duties on the customs of Ireland, it might properly be deemed. a Money Ball. Ile could sce 11/0 impropriety an first taking off this sin-pence duty which had been formerly paid, and afterwards substituting three-pence. 1 his arose trout • the Officers having Isteu aotnorised to rule half thaisselves and to pay the other to Crivern me id. And w hen the Bill was framed for 'llia, out post of regulating their fees, it was not improp , :r to introduce regulations concerning the hulsdays kept by such ()*ieers. On this account, and on the ground of these 'sedan being sometimes tither admonitory to that Heusi thin impc!at.%e, h e sisaald leave it to theft Lonlsin o s' diverpti.,“ to consider whctiser the Bill bt•ate diem was out to which the order should be applied. lord IIOLL•SID regarded du; standing orders of very great importance. The. Noble lioron (Hawk;nsicary) had taken considerable pains to draw all the distinctions his wind could suggest,. when the standing orders,of. Mist House ought, or. might hottobe observed : •fiir Ibis purptige;lie had gone threegh all the modes, and had Joined at what time they were to be considered im the his 4ttrisdispe; There could be no such distinction, for • they must at all times be imperative ; and their Lordships might as well have no orders, if they must be thus frittered away, by leaving it to • their discretion to consider them imperative or ' admonitory. He had no disposition to pot any ob stacle in the way of the present Bill, than by resist ing its infringement upon the orders of that House. And if the Commons once found out a mode of sending up Bills iu that way, which tended to a breach of the orders of that House, they might be induced to do so on some oII'USIOISS highly danger ous to their Lordships privileges. The Earl of LAUDERDALE was surprised at what bad fallen from the Noble Lord opposite (Haw kias. bury) in hying down a distinction, when the or ders of that House should be considered impera tire. and when admonitory. It was absurd to con sider any standing order admonitory ; that House might as well harems orders at all it‘they were not imperative. This doctrine had been also laid down by the Noble and Learned Lord (the Lord Chan cellor,) and it was astonishing to him that those two Noble Lords could thus attempt to destroy their Lordshipti staiuling orders. He could not ac count for it but upon this principle, that the len - guage used by them was intended, on their part, to be imperative towards that House. Ttie LORD CitailtTh.on then put the question upon his original motion, which was agreed to without a division. IRISH CLERGY RESIDENCE RILL. The !Juke of Diourot.a moved, That certain papers he laid upon the table regarling the resi dence of the lriah Clergy, for a series. of veura, and which had been moved for and a g reA to in the other House of Parliament." The Noble Duke', motion was agrerd to. ASSESSED TAXES" BILL. The commitment of this Bill .was appointed for to-morrow. INDICTMENT BILL. Upon the oriierOfil;ll3:;l,7;ing rend for the House going iuto a Committee alum the Indict ment Bill. _ • Lord Eesetwe rose, and in a 'speech of impres sive argument and great eloquence, opposed their going unto a 'Committee upon this Bill. He thought it the mod proper tune to offer his senti ments, when he might have am opportunity of ap plying his ollectious to the whole of the Bill, and might observe generally upon its scope and ten dency. Since the second reading, he hod pos dewed time to reconsider the principle of it, and calmly to reflectupou the impremitias which bad at ti:at been made upon his mind with respect to its tendency, and he felt more strongly then ever in clined to resist it as an innovation upon the laws of our aneesfats; and as dangerous to our liberties.— Ile considered the constittition, as handed down to - as fto,n antiqmaity. so sacred, that he never could sanction len alteration iu our laws. without its being clearly mad, out that such alteration a as abso lutely necessary. The framers and advocates of tins Bit had not hitherto pointed oat the tiecessity of such an atteratiou, and until they did chew it necessary, he mast t.ondensu in severe terms any cnange which might be detrimental to our fiber ti-s. The people of this country bail beim ex tremely ready to bear wan all the taxes and heavy burdens, winch had been imposed upon them, and they most probable, iu this conjuncture of Ohara, would be under the necessity of undergoing still greater difficuitiea. and suffering still more severe privations. In such times, we ought to be careful how we entrenched upon their liberties, or deprived them of t .ose laws which had hitherto attracted their respect and admiration. They were satistied with thiste laws as they now stood, and why make any alteration, if not necessary? The alteration affected those laws, which had existed in the most ancient times ; and thus they had continued. with. nut change and with satisfaction to the people of England, down to the year isoe. when they were to suffer an iufringeutent„ without any reason beina assigned for so g reat a change. Ile ccrtnitily would contend. as he ail done before, that there could not exist a greater distinction than between un information filed by the Attoruey-tieneral, amid a presentment by. the grand jury. lit the latter in stance, a man could not he charged but before the jury, whim were not only sworn, hut were men lia ble to he exposed to the *sine charges theme-1%1.N the moment they had elude the pleseistment. This would certainly hare its due weight upon their minds, and incline them to avoid all oppressinn ; but there was no evidence admissible, except it was viva ram and they were to hear all the evi dence of the accused. In respect to inform item by the Attorney-Gen. so match extended by the present Bill, upon an affelasit made, without any further examination before such Attorney-Getwral, the party was liable to be iinpri-oned, and according to this bill, in constructive eases. of small offeuce, might suffer great punishrocia. He would admit, that the mode of proceeding by information wa s very secMent, bat if we considered all the alterations which had been made, down to the present times, the legislature, whenever it del iiiterfere, had in terfered for the purpose. not of extending, but of limiting, that poser, and correcting its Mutates. In respect to the extension of power generally in that bill, we west not to misguide our jumignietit, by thanking of the purity and integrity of those eimmi iiiied the offices mem ttttt ed. He honoured and ve ricratett our Jude; they had pessesleil, from time time of their being rendered independctit, that pit, at character, winch formed a part of our happi ness as a nation ; and no man could, froin his per sonal acquaintance, admire that character inure than he did. But it would be arcing to atrzifit cen cernitaa offices from the persons who titled them. highly esteemed flis Nlajesty's present Attorney-General, he had the highest opinion of his alright conduct, lint testes might alter; e had a night to consul, r the rase pro. pertly' ly ; the king he deceived 11,y tho,.• who ailiised him. and a worthless ittor:.-r-tiv zieral be appointed, and thea what would be the result of such power being indw.d in his hands It was far from his wi.li to sread a,iy alarm umotizat the kmblic, and niake them di:pleased with One admimstration of justice; but at time same time lie wit. so fully COIIVIII4A of the: kid muse 11 4 .1C40.s which mtVit ensue from time passing. of this Mil, that he eoulo net give his assent tia . gbing into a Committee. Ile.pressiml upon their Lord ships' consideration the effects produced by Lord Alvanley's Bill, in respect to the Revenue Laws. In Cornwall, and remote places on the coast, per sons had been imprisoned for constructive breaches of the peace, and been detained for some months, without having any opportunity to evince their innocence; and to such a degree was this op pression felt, that it was necessary to pass another statute, in the 37th of His present Majesty, to re lieve unfortunate men from its unjust operation. , He trusted that the laws of this country would be, as they always had been, open to the poor as well as to the rich ; but if this Bill passed into a law, the poor man might be greatly oppressed. The Noble and Learned Lord concluded a very ani mated and eloquent speech, to which it is impos sible for us to do justice, by giving his decided op position to any further proceeding upon a Bill, for which there was no necessity, and which altered the law of the land, and infringed the liberties of the subject. . . . . . Earl tiresitore said, he had waited a littl e while, that some Noble and Learned Lord, or any other, might have an opportunity of speeking, hut he was astonished at their silence. They per haps thought it more prudent to remain silent, when they could give no reason if they spoke. If the Noble and Leiraed Lord (Eldon) thought what was assigned in the preamble a sufficient rea eon, he would produce his own expressions, not in that House, while iu debate, but in IM Act of Par liament of his own framing, which would give the lie to the reason mentioned in the preamble of this blasted Bill brought up from the House of Com mons. That limier ought to be reprobated for sending such a Dill; it was as contemptible in its formation as it was wicked in principle. His Lordship commented upon the similarity of title of this Bill, and of the •26th of the pre sent Kings which was produced from the infamous Bill of Pepper Arden. This act of the etith had not rout' ed many years, when the Noble and Learned Lord thought proper to introduce another Bill, which also passed into a statute, and in the preamble of that statute it was expressed, that great grievances to the subject and a loss of justice had been occasioned by the former one. ?we the present Bill said that great convenience and bene fit had resulted from the former as well as the lat , ter. He considered it as an snfringmeut of the liberty of the subject, and one which deserved the utmost reprobation. He was surprised at the in difference sheren by that House upon such an im portant change being made in the fundamental laws of this realm. When he looked round the House, and sew, on all sides, the benches de serted upon such an important occasion, he could not avoid making one observation, that if any bu siness had been transacted there, which might exeite some curiosity. about the father of a child ; or if it occasioned the rescuer of a beautiful young Lady, their Lordships benches would have beeu as full as they could be crammed. Hr did expect some answer would have been given to the strong arguments of his .Noble awl Learned Friend, (Er skine). but he supposed they were unanswerable. . Upon the motion belie; at made by the LOAD CRANCELLOIr Lord tiotiiiatio rose, and expremed the utmost astouishinent that no answer should be given to what had been stated by 161 Noble Frirads. It was unparalleled in the history of this coital try, that so great a change should be made in the law of the Lind, Ylsrd without any necessity or reason but those stated in the preamble. His Loidship here, with great eloquence, urged, as lie had done oil a former occasion, the danger of al tering our laws, generally, for the purpose of ols taing the convenience of extraordinary laws made for the Revenue. There were objections made by him and his Noble Friends which had not been answered, and in such no important change of those lows which laud been handed Joan to us from our ancestors, and which attracted the admiration of mankind, it was requisite, he thought, that some neee.isity for such a change ought to be shown by those who deteuded it. On his part, lie con,idered it his duty to give a niost decided op positiou to such au innovation. Ile saw no IleCt!*• sity for the measure ; owl lie thoulit there would he considerable difficulty- in convincing liiin there could be necessity for this dangerous alteratioir. If the Bill did not alter the law, but enacted what was already enacted, it was absurd ; anal if the alteration was made, he should never avielit to it, unless lie was persuaded there was sufficient neces sity for that alteration. A diyisiou took place on the Lord Chancellor's motion— Content*, 16—Nen-contents, 6—Majority, 10. The House Ora went into a Committee upon the 'wine Hill. Upon the first clause being read— Earl STAN WWI; said, that although he moth commended the conduct of his Noble friends who hail left that !louse because they would not be present when such a pernicious llill passed through the Committee, yet he hud staid himself; for, after the unjustifiable iaanner iii which this Bill had passed before their Lordships, he had an in clination to see what their Lordships would do in the Committee. lie then submitted several altera tions, and iu the ...nurse of the proceeding referred to the statute in the reign of Clmrles I. and limited what attention was paid to the liberty of the sub ject, and the guarding him from imprisonment. When this statute was passed, it received the Royal Assent differently from any other Act of Parlia ment. The King said—" Let right he done the people, as is by Parliament demanded." He then proposed a particular alteration, and said, My Lords, I implore your attention to this, as you value she blessing of God, and the existence of your country." The Bill passed through the Committee without any amendment, and was reported. The second reading of the Irish Promissory Note Bill was postponed till to-morrow.—Adjourned. 110 USE OF COMMONs. Thie bring the day appointed for the Sandwich Election Comnist• e 1. We hallottad for, the Speaker took the Chair at Three o't ktek, and proceeded to carnet the welshers pre treat —There acre, however, orgy Ili Members Present, end only II of them 'Night,: the Monne, therefore, could out proceed tebutiuwa s amid aceurehtgly adjourned till to- IliOrrOM FOREIGN nerpLuuENCE. FROM THE Dt'TCII PAPERS, rams, MAY 15. Letters from Auch state, that great preparat►o ns are making in that town fur the reception of Their Majesties, who are expected soo n to arrive there. One of our Journals contains • letter from To ledo, in which the following expresftion hits teen particularly remarked:—" The security of Spain required that she should be united to Fouler by bonds far more strict than treaties. Her possessions must be preserved inviolate, and the intt-grite of her monarchy must be maintained. Respect and eternal gratitude to him, to whom she shall be in debted for trove benefits." One of tho,e treat events which at present (.:- cupy all the gosupping parties of Parh:, is the *tn _ expected disappearance of Dupont, the danc-2: at the. Opera. and Mademoiselle Georges. The Princess of Scitcreuto lies followed her hui. hand to Valency, where the Prince of ,Ctunas ts daily expected. With respect to the Prince of the Peace, reports differ as to the place fixed for his residence. t ine Paper iilleert s, that he is to live along with the King and Queen of Spain in the Palace of Compieg ut another asserts, that he is to reside at Bourtleaux. Price of the 5 per Cent. Consuls, 87 f. e, c. TOLEDO, APES L SO. The arrival of General Dupont has at iast - reatur ed perfect trnnquillity. The tumultuous; seems of the fist had struck terror inte all well-dispumd persons. Under the pretence of searching for the friends of the Prince of the Peace s the houses of all the rich citizens were plundered. The snob paraded the street* with pike* and Widgeons. They erect ed scaffolds and gibbets, and called fur the heeds of all the loyal Magistrates and Ofce►s. In a word, every thing resembled the Reign of Terror, which ruined France in 17u.t. But, thank heav e n, th e presence of the French troops bras removed all co easiness. The worthy Magistratq wham the rah ble, instimited by base men, had insulted, have re sumed their functions, aisd all the respectable ern fens are inspired with gratitude towards the Great Monarch by whom Spain has been delivered from sanguinary Government, and the hideous rage of anarcliy OUSINE&I ZN TILE MOUSY OF COM-VOSS. THIS DAY. WaDMICIIDAT. IllAt ps. The Catholic Petitioo. The bambino w Azad far yesterday, bat to Haase basin brew made, it stands over ORDEMiI OF THE DAY. Committee rerpectiag the Pumbase of Asuoitits. as Malt Duty Bill. to eassider British Waving Fisberles. ea Bill sheeting Hams is Stodmati. Copper Doty 1141. Dubin, Polies Bill. ira Census' Bill. mi &etch Judges' Bill. Report Irish Fees' Alleiltt Bill - Pilchards. -- Military Cosionniase - Duchess of Ensaswicies Assail,- Bill. - Supply. - respecting Diminishes front Sager. Scotch Judicstare Bill, bu be read a accord time. Irish M ilitia Service Bill, to be read a third time. Land Revenue Bill, to be read a second time. Signalises Rectory Bill, to be read a assesid time. NOTIONS Ell. Stipsed of the Clergy a iagiL.47 . Mottos relottog to tits Aodisiog Cu Accounts. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY. May «S. We yesterday announced the aarieal of vessel from the illediterranwan, with dispatches from our fleet. It was the Superb. of 74 guns, Capt. Jac►- sov, arrived at Portsmouth from the Mediter ranean, with dispatches from Lord COLLINt. woo°, dated the 24th ult. at which time his Lord ship was cruising off Sicily. The Rochfort and Toulon Spindrons were still in Toulon, and the Cartliaguiri Squadron was at Port Mahon. Sir J. Scu.►RT had arrived in Palermo to take the coin mend of the troops in Sicily. Mr. Amiga sad suite curve home iu the Superb. A most gallant attack has been made by Captain CbIIER, of the Redwiag, upon a Spanish coma } , near Cape Trafalgar. which was completely suc cegsfirl. Almost the whole of the convoy were either captured or destroyed. Of all the revolutions effected by BONAPARTE, that of Spin exhibits the moot skill and address. Two causes have contributed to this result.—As practice makes men perfect, the artist has of course become more expert in his trade, and never had he instruments snore fit for his use than those afforded b) the weakness and folly of the Court of 'Madrid. It may be thought t h at we are premature in thue comordoring the revolution of Spain complete ; in the absence of her regular troops, long so,. e removed to a distance from her frontier, and 3,te. the severe chastisement, or rattier massacre, of the citizens of Madrid, Toledo, and other principal towns, we do nut see any other course likely to Le adopted by the Spanish people, than implicit obe dience to the silt of the French Ruler.—A Free garrison occupies the Capital—a French Genersi is invested with the supreme military authority — and BONAPAY.TL is in possession of the wisult• the lIONAL FAMILY.—They are, in his lians!s. once prisoners, hostages, and victims; they ‘peak any language that he pleases to dictate. The letter of the old iiing of SPAIN to his son. which we gas c yestenlay, reproaching the Pal•i with "!tale. 'AY, and d. thi.:11,4 tl,.it he hod f,o-f . I i