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to the House. IIe• was happy iitheing aisle to con cur, in any degree, in that is tumphaist tone sil sat's fiction which pervaded tire Sporck from the Thome. an d which was still 01We Wrongly oleo rvatile in the lentinirato delivered by the Ili n. Gentlemen who suoved and trecontleil the slashes , . Actuated by this f ee ling, he was rrjeicepl to find that a very comp . ,- otlerable reduction had takeii place in the military establuilinsent of the coisistry—grearesehe befieyea, s l im was anticipated, after the return of that por tion of the army wheels load recroily arrived front France. This, however, lie would say, that u Mi nister, who would for one hour ineintaio such a force in this country, in a period or peace, in addition to that which was ordinarily established, ought to be called to a strict account, and visited with the severest public reprehension. While he made Iles observation, lie felt no wish to withhold fin e r Ministers any praise to which this act might fait ly entitle them, especially as the Elon. Mover had laisl PO much stress on the cireumstante. Ilia pleasure would, however, have been much greater, had the Speech gone on to state, that further reductions were actually in progress, or were contemplated in other branches of the public service. Ile would refer particularly to the cullectiou of the public re venue, the expense of which amounted annually to the sum of 4,000,0001. being exactly one half of the entire income of the country at the accessomi of his present Majesty. He was aware that this was wit the best opportunity for proceeding to take any minute view of the situation of the revenue—but lie would Pert ask, whether, in the article of stamps, that tremendous impost ou a commercial C 10111197 impost which was defended 011 the ground that it collected itself—an important reduction might not be suede? Ar,aitt, olds melee -tit to the collectors of the land-tax, might out a use ful refortnatiou he set on foot ? Dist they not know that the office was frequently given to strangers—to persons quite unknown iii the county to which they were appointed--and who, in coisserptence, fanned it out to others ? Iu thew, and other brunette's, not only considerable savings might be made, but the foundatiou of a system of economy stud retrenchment, highly gratifying to the people, might be commenced. 'Worsts shone of this nature, lie admitted, were better whets the hands of the Executive Guverument were employed in facilitating thins—but, if they were neglected in that quarter, it was necessary that they should he noticed by Parbionetit. The Speech from the Throlle was, in his mind, 110 t ass lull or so explicit as it ought to have been. There were massy points, not meirtioned in it, to which, it might be expected, the attention of a Government, earnestly anxious to conciliate the public mind, would have heel, draw,,. Some of them, thought the theism might appear homely—and certainly they Caine 110111 C to the bosom* of all ranks of society—would not be the less interesting, if they formed part of j consumni eat from the Prince Regent. It was very well to Irma, that the revenue, in the present tlourialied so much beyond expectation--but it would be better if the people heard, that Govern ment, in future, meant to use it more sparieglv— that they intended to pay less out of it then they bad been iu the habit of doing. But, if au Ad ruislistration, reluctaio, from the beginning, to re trench—who never took a step towards reform, until too, alternative was given In them, " Do such an act, or eke you must suit your situations"—ass nl tertiative which always had the force of l a w with them—if au Admintetration of this na t u r e woo l s , not go on in the spirit of economy, they would find that the House of Commons would nut stop.— 'lliere were many Members present, who, in the last Parliament, exerted themselves its flavour of a sys tem of retrenchment. He confidently expected, that they would pursue that sane course tloW, espe cially as the numbers of those who avowed the same sentiments hail cousiderehly incleased. The people would bail, with delight, any statement of et reischinerits made by his Majesty's blioistert, tory voted an as:mortice were given to them, that Go vernment intended to persevere iii that prutleut enters'. But, burdened as they were—culls e. ot. to pay taxes, two-fold the amount of those formerly demesided even in a period of war—told that these takes were absolutely neceiniary—what hope was shere that the Chancellor of the Exchequer weldll held oat any promise of a great or hem ticial re ductisin of expelllN ? The whole recessur for tee yrar was 53,000,000 e—he mg still, tlattertit_t I.S the prusptet appeared in the el es of the Nlover met Seconder, between two and three millions short of o hat it woo lu I eO3. was a surplus nt tier CouPolldated Fund, routpared with Cite eliarge no is, of some hundred. of thousands. This, e as undoubtedly gratifying—but still it would Le more pleasing, if the public were assured that the ievenuee of the county would be prudently ma. atilt expesided only when absolute necessity r. , lnurd it. Looking to the manifest ilieryase or or the oveillowirig of the ilitieteitt geoL4—to ti.e legilinilZing, if he might en tall st, of pot t ier• ism, throughout the country—he could not hut feel tout time Parliament 1141.1 oowrrlintg else to do, be. .10/.1 eitipit. tug itself 111 those mutual eihigritiil.s. ( - Imo. for whieli, hi fact, there was very little goosed. --//tear, lour./—it would be fur them to coils - tiler whether they were stele to rare the reveline, or to lower the public debt—for, even in this year, though they had a notniiial soaking rued of 15,000,5i00/, they would fluid that but litre.: were really avai t.uhde. If they could do neither of these things—if they could not lessen the public debt, or isictrase the re venue—how were they to prepare for war not in the slightest ele",ree aggressive, but purely and strictly defensive —war, cat inJ un fat the pro. tortton of every right they c 0110.% its whichever lonosphere they might Ile apeal:.•!—Vias, occasioned by the monstrous itigratiaude of those ahem Great Britain had assisted, or by the toss pot indignation of any people *lmes a false and "ions policy ; had disgusted ! But, it beamed, if they examined the Speech, that they ought spare thelotolves the troulde of considering subjects of thop nature. They were c..llled on to place the most Implicit faith in the dufetion of Treaties, and to re -1,•o', with perfect cootitkoice, on the iiitissiate uoiuu atibsistile , between England and her Allies. This ishrsoe 0" intiniate. ',kiwi" w as or too amatory r character to meet the Orris active, :rad p sareful "nod sit* a British Parliament. CourphmruU of this Vied, assertsuris couched in the langur.te of eougratulateun, acre 1114 tie he taken as pleas of substantial :sterility.— (Ilene. I—The only hue se curity fur this couutry %%ass to be found Su a wise, an econumical, a pure, nail to upright /rear)—and in au tyt. teal of justice awl liberality towards the peo ple of all • other nat:ons, he they powerful 'Or be they weak.—(Crirs of Herr, hair./—When the Mini ter, *twat he regretied not to are iii his place, uu account of the cue of his ah.etire, returned twill his continental negoci.itintio, few in dividuals save theentelrea the trouble to inquire whit he had done, or what he hail left undone. it *inward, however, thut, in order to uvula any rt. ciaitiostiott of pronisses made by Sovereign.; in the hour of nerd, and forgotten by them in the hferiod of SUCCeSet—t ll fellable the parties to mere clear or the chaos which threateoetl to overwhelm them, if titer tittered oil the consideration of various subjects, dear to the iutt►'ests of onaokind course c ould he resu►ted to, but that of depre- citing every species of discuNsiun. The Su ave Trade, that tridlic vu disgraceful to the bonsai' character, which, it was hoped, would he u tt er ly extinguished, was not annihilated by the United Sovereigns, those High Professors of the Christian Frith.—( Near, hear.)—But, although the Speech did not condescend to touch on this subject— although it was treated HO one which was unlit to he brought under the congnizance of the people—still they knew this, and knew it well, that the Power which had ob.tructed the attainment of tools de.ira- ble object, wool France! Ye., France, a member of the Christian Church—France, under the rule of his Nino Christian Nlisjesty!—(Hear.)--So that all the sacrifices made ipti the part of Great Britain, to attain this noble end, were insufficient to procure the s.inction of the Court of Louis, le Desirt!e—that sanction, which rveti Spain, under Ferdinand, was brought to grant. Brought to grant, did he say ? Hod lie used the word bought, the phrase would have hero more correct.— (il laugh.)—lf the Russian Goverriment, which had succeeded to that influence n Europe that was once 'possessed by Eugland— if it had taken a friendly interest in the abolition of the Slave Trade, could it be doubted but in that, as its every other instance, its power wosild have prevailed ? Had the Noble Lord (Castletragh) been present, he would have been disposed to have asked him some questions with reforme to the circumstances in which the Etig lisli s i egociatime was placed, *lieu this subject was under conaiderattuti. He would have inquired, as his Lordship had been the last lingering advocate of the Slave Trade in this country, whether it might not have been supposed by France, that his zeal did not proceed from conscientious conviction, hut from an ardent desire to procure the support of certain individuals in that House, who had long applied themselves to the extinction of this traffic, and whose names were inseparably connected with the best interests of humanity ? Little had beets done, by these negociationa, in furtherance of the system of abolitimi—for, so long as any shadow of a muni cipl law on this subject could be evaded, co lung would it prevail-60 long as such a power us Frame supported this batiste' trade, fur so lie must call it, so long would it thrive. It did thrive at pre sent—and, in his iniod, it was a subject very fit to be included in ass Address to the Throne.—( Hear, hear. J—He now came to matters of a domestic nature. Last Parlianient it was directed that a COtnilliSliWis should be appointed to inquire iota) the Abuses of Public Charities. The measure resorted to was very different horn that contemplated by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Brougham). He, however, spoke hot of that which might to be, but of that winch is— tint of that which the country required, but of that which Ministers conceded. Oh that Bill, muti lated and deformed us it was, he would say 11011611. Doubtless his Hon. Friend would, in the course of the Session, again bring the subject under their con sideraiiiiii. But this lie most observe, that it would have beet' better, if Ministers had completely put down all inquiry into the cireumstatices of Public Charities, rather than have allowed this " lame and impotent" Commission to be fortned.—(Heue.)— flad its powers been greater than they were, it would still have wanted one recastslll etiolation in the public eye. Gentlemen would understand what recom mentiatioll lie aikido, to, when he reminded then, that the :%leitibers of the Commission were not nominated by that I loose, but were appointed by the Secretary or State. True it was, the list was oritainented by two names (those of Sir William Grout :mil the Right Hon. Gentleman who filled the Chair), which would do honour to any Com wission—but still it was exceedingly deficient. !le wished not to make any particular observations with reference to the majoroy of those who consti tuted the Cotnitossion. But, while lie was on this subject, lie would merely say, as lie had done with respect to other Commissions, appointed in the 14,:e that the Individuals placed on it, were, in piinciple and opinion, directly hostile to the spirit of ii.quiry.(hear.)—Aitiongst the Commissioners, the name of the original Mover of those proceedings did nut appear.—( Hear.)—The omission was in the last degree foolish. Granting that he was as zealous and ardent as man could be its endeavouring to accomplialt his favourite mea sure, still utie might suppose that sufficient cur irctivrs would he found amongst the other Coin nitstiotiers, to prevent him from carrying any point that was obnoxious to thriu.—( Hear, hettr.)— Why then was he excluded? The fact was, Mi nisters feared the nom who had talents, and was in curtiest.-1 / 'fear, I•eor.)—The Hon. Gentleman who moved the Address, seemed to think that thrte tots nOthill4 so natural, molting so proper, nothing so praiseworthy, as !o place. the Utmost confidence in " the Powers that be," and not to find the slightest fault with soy of their acts. He could out subscithe to that doctrine; and he could as tute the Hon. Gentleman that it gase Lim very little pleasure to stand up this day and arraign the conduct of Nltinsters, but as there were steno; grounds for censure, lie was determined to du his ditty. Ile believed that there were, at prevent. evil and inalignaot spirits nu the country— friends UP anarchy mid caufrisiott. But, when he admitted this, he most observe, that no evil existed which could not be traced to au adequate cause— and, .if the situation of the people were to be deem ed, as it ever had been considered, the true mite rioiaof a a ise Government, then, he feared, Ilia very little praise could he given tat Ministers fur the p eo y eel h ow . adapted by them. Whence clone that e:streine irritation amongst the people—that ten dency to violence—that bier to acts of outrage ? Mlsiut they nut Le roo f - rd do trite conduct pursued by Mtiabtus ? 11' it acre atiletWise, he theuld be glad to knots hum the flan. Gem eaten who moved and seconded the Address, could &xenon( for the exiraordinary feeling, and urilas.k e d-far re . u lr s . which distrognished the last General Eleci;wl ? Ham happened it that, notwithstanding the tbeit rcddiN state of the country, us the 111 m. Gentlemen hul described it, the Administration, to whose wi-dolis it was astribeil, were generally ? Ile knew that the British unny 11411 arrived at the highest ilitoincle of militory glory owlet the preoent Administraatints—but lie knew equally well that the general affairs of the cantor) , wer e by no means in a flourishing .tote. it were how came it that individuals, iu all classes, complained of them, and that, in some, there wa. a decided alienation from them' The, reason was this, bermuiie the Ministers were unfriendly to that. without w h ich(lover iiiii rut outfit not inspire confidence, it jolt system of pub lic credit, joined with the moot riKid economy.— (Hear, Atari —I Ittl they not bred all th e d omes ti c concerns of the empire left to chance, compromis-d, neglected—neither cordially supported nor man fully resisted ?—(Hear, hear.)-11ril they tint repeated?) , called for the opinion of Government, and did they not regularly find that Guyer 1111 l ent had none ?—(Hear, heur.)-1-1e did not spark vaguely—l, t the House try the fact. Look to the Bank system, on which his Hon. Friend (Mr. (hen- W.) had thrown so much light, and gained so much credit for his exertions, both within and without these walls. The question wee. •'shall this tip,- tem be continued, or shell it immediately cease ?" Every man in the country was interested in it, one way or another, and had, of course, directed his attention to it. But, what did the Government think on the subject ? Why, they were so com pletely divided in their opinions—they were so mach at variance, with reference even to their first principlev—that they knew not whet to think, and decided more by chance than conviction. They were totally it a lose, floundering and catching at every trivial pretext, anxious only to put off, from time to time, the consideration of an important and complicated question. Again, the Prior's Laws— that system which was destroying the property of the country, and undermining the morals of the country —called for a complete revision. The House waited for the opinion of his Majesty's Government on the subject—but they might wait, without being gratified, till doom's-day.—(Hear, /tear.)- It was not the custom of Ministers to make u p their minds, and state their opinions; so that, to this hour, their sentiments on this interesting point, remained un known. Next came that great topic, the reforma tion of the Criminal Code—with respect to which, from one end of the country to the other, it was nuiversally admitted, that something must be done. Whets that great and good man, whose loss we shall feel every hour—whose life was a life of active, perhaps of too active exertion, in the cause of philanthropy and patriotism—s man, whose name can never be uttered in any quarter of the civilised globe, without exciting feelings of reverence— when Sir Samuel Romilly brought in his moderate measures for the reformation of this disgraceful code, some of the Ministers opposed them directly—whilst others gave them that luke-warm support, which was regularly overpowered, on the following day, by an other body selected from the ministerial corps. There was also a large body of men, who thought, that, iu the 19th century, there was no danger to be appre hended from Popery—and who hoped, its ten rots being removed, that the penal statutes levelled at it, might be abrogated with perfect safety to the State. Other individuals, lie was aware, believed, conscientiously no doubt, that it was a matter cotinected almost with their salvation, to refuse the boon—while very many conceived it to be a sub ject of such primary importance, as to call fur the most serious attention. How stood the Govern ment ? Why truly the Government stood neutral ! —(Het., hear.)—Which, being explained, meant, that Ministers had stipulated not to debate the question iii Council—not to give the Prince their mister ally information with respect to it—in short, not to notice it in ally way whatever—(llear.)— Could it be doubted that the country, under such an Administration, was cruelly injured, and deeply insulted ? Could it be otherwise, when 'flans of this important nature were neglected ? But Mi nisters were not content with courting unpopula rity themselves, they endeavoured to extend it to their Royal Master. They hail stated, that, to for ward Petitions to the Throne was useless and nuga tory, as the Prince Regent had delegated to the feelings and judgment of one of his servants a discretion, with respect to the exercise of one of the highest and best prerogatives of the Crown. The Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Vansittart) shook Lin head—but lie would state the fact, stud challenge him to disprove it.--(hour, hear.)—lle would State, boldly, that one of the Ministers declared, that the Prince Regent had delegated to his discre tion the greatest prerogative a King could boast— the glorious prerogative of mercy. But this was not all. Did they not labour to render the whole Royal Family unpopular, when they demanded grants, which Parliament indignantly flung back in their teeth, after various debates, of a nature greatly to be deprecated ? Did they not, by thin their ac tion, place the Royal Family in direct conflict with public opinion ?--(Hear, hear, hear.)-- Did they not, when partial disorders prevailed— disorders arising, as the Hon. Mover had stated, from temporary causes—rush, with headstrong violence, to their last desperate resource, declaring that the existing laws were iiistifficient to control the evil—although those laws had since !welt found perfectly adequate to meet and prevent the appre hended danger? A part of the respect commanded by the laws of -England was attached It, those by whom they were framed or tolunnistered. But how could that be the case, with respect to Ministers, .when they proved, on every occasion, that they had no respect for one another ? They might go on crying Wolf !" like the boy in the fable, until, wheu they made a true Marin, no notice would be iii4en of it—they might - suspend the Habeas Corium Act—they might proceed against un protected individuals, with the utmost violence— they might become Wieners, its order to support the symein they had introduced—but, when they had done all this, it only strengthened the hum. bets of tho-e who hated them ; fur, with all their aulilreo, they could tint blind the public eye, nor stifle the soothe voice ! They had, by their im prudent cohduct, weske.ied the attachment of their best supporter a with unpopularity the head of the Palace Wheal) they served, and ',toed t l ie eottittry in a most eiitieal silo:alai]. If this %arty ready the ease, the lioliuurante Geittle• wan who inured the AtLire.* elitist out he. sur. pri•ett, if • great part of that fluube refused to take Cie recipe which hr offered es H tote for uJI their evita—if they diet out eceetie to that general (*relit% of unanimity which he called in other worth., if they refusal to how it the Ahrivie of those Ministers who hod or tett in the ...—.....—. _ manner he described. It was fur the (louse to pro. teed. with Ate.olinein sod petsetirriuief., 111 i ts tu d eli . vow. to nnrin,n►tc the ,nt►utiuu of the country—. itintlirr rejecting remonstrance, nnr any to pur•iiitt,: than. Ar. at public ohjr-is shone, which they h.loc. 1 1.. be light, and whirh they kliew to be ..nfe. The I lim.Centlenian hind clieet nig, by ilrelwring ih lie slid nut limo' to oder any iiiiittidiuelit to the Address. Mr. SINCLAIR aiid, it W4S unt his Intrn ti mt,after the very able /111.1 eloquent sperehr• d.liverrti by the Mover curl Seconder of the Address. In trouble the 'loose at any great It•ngth ou this occasion. lle hoped that the Address, wblch was VOIICrI I, II ut terms worthy of loyal subjects, would be agre..l to unanisuouslv. Hu I Friend, who had jisot spoken, had not thought proper to si:rw th.it tor hesitance which was generally looked for on oces• slows of this nature—for there was not a single measure of Ministers Lb :it he had not arraigned— no part of their past conduct, or supposed II!tel.. tlOllll. hail escaped his observation. Su copiters in deed were his retnarks, that he was surprised lie had not put them in the Nun of au ameutlinent to the Address—especially as lie had alluded to that est merical accession to the strength of his frit:ll4k of which so roach had been said Iturg before the El, c tion contest beg:att.—(t/ear, hersr.)—He ( Mr. ti its chili) really wondered that his film. Friend nut not brought the question to au issue, ui it dies decided upon the numbers of the two great par ties who were supposed to predominate its that House. He had, it seemed, put Of his grand display till some other time—hut he indulg ed, isevertheles-, its remarks so numerous, and eo little connected, that it was not possible on the moment to answer them all.—/ Hear, hear.)—lie did not mean to enter die lists with so lorthitl - an antagonist. He paid his Hon. Friend every compliment for the extent of his talents, the variety of Ins inforimetioit, and the acuteness of his understanding—and lie could assure the House that he always listened to his arguments with de ference as well as attention. lie was aware, that no man its that House was very favourably corisi dared, if he were not attached to one of the two parties which prevailed there. But there were some, he still hoped, who would not think that a rust's honourable character was sullied, or that his Ctill• stitutional knowledge was shallow and unsound, Because he kept aloof from the subjugation of party, and dared to think for hiniself.—( I lear.)— The eyes of all their constituents were fixed, with scrutinising anxiety, on their conduct, and it bo hoved them to act with prudence and temper. — Whilst on the one hand they would be told, that the nation at large called on them to support Mi nisters, they would, on the other, he directed to demand their removal. He, however, could not perceive the justice or propriety of entirely with holding confidence from Government, under every possible species of circumstance. He Cel was not elected to sanction every proceeding they might choose to adopt, neither was he placed in Parlia ment to thwart them on all occasions. lie would, when necessary, oppose their measure's, hut lie would not arraign their motives. It was his wish to inquire, rather duet condemn-4o support, ra ther than embarrass. lie could not coincide in the sentiments generally adopted by the Gentlemen opposite. They seemed to think that the expelling Ministers from their placer was the sole business fur which they came into Peril:intent—that every measure, good or bad, introduced by them, ought to be pertinaciously opposed—and that, on ail oc casions, Ministers were to be treated as if they were swayed by the most corrupt mid despicable motives. For his own part, he could not enter into this fro:- ing—and did not look upon !Ministers us either dangerous or useless. From the speech of his Hon. Friend, it appeared, that the independeut Members of the new Parliament were strenuously exhorted and invited to eirliet under the banners of the most inveterate Opposition. What was this, but to call on a (louse of Commons to harass, most severely, anti most iinjustly, because their intentions were not developed, die coulatlential advisers of the Crown ? Was it not demanding of that House, to overlook their past services, uud to auvaar their past measures ? Did not such * system invite them to add, as a corollary to the maxim, " that the tiling can do no wrong." the more questionable propos,- huh, " that the Minister can do nothing right ?" (hear, hear.)—Did it not tend to produce great irritation in the minds of the people—anti waist its countenaticitsg those coarse and scurrilous libels which were constantly issuing from the prems—pur ticularly ou that day, which the laws of Clod and man have set apart for the performance of religious duties ? Did not such a course of conduct pro duce all these evil* and mail more ? Ills lion. Friend had spoken of the unpopularity of the prtsweit Administration, and perhaps there is some truth in his observation.—(A laugh.)— During the late election contests, much stress was laid on the essepeneiois of the Ilabew Cur psis Act. Yes, that measure, which was sup ported by so many friends of the Opposititise watt used as a tool for the purpose of exciting popular clamour against MiiiiV“s—an set which Vidli nei ther correct tow terielat. l'he Hon. Gentlemen cutieltided by observing, I[ll4 he was nut uttecheil to any party, mid that he would give his support to Ministers, wheueser he cleansed it necessary for the politic good. Lord CLIVE said, the Mo. Gentlemen (Mr. Macdonald) haul alluded to a great variety of topics, on which he inertia not now to dilate, as they would probably, in the come of the Session, be regularly brought meler the consideration of Parliatneur. But one (Amer vation fell from him, which, holding the situation he did, hue could 1;ot super to pass unnoticed. The Hon. Gentleinsit asserted, that one of his Majesty's Nlitosiers stated, that the Prince Regret had delegated to lom a dis cretionary power, us to the extending or a ithhold log the prerogative of mercy. The fact was merely this t—A certstir petition was sent ttirtritgls Lord . Sidutuuth to the niece Regent, at Brightuu ; and the answer seta back. in this particular car, was, " that he aught iln w4int Is thought proper is th4t ni4iter."— ( Hew., hetAr.)-11 was only tieDi4r bad bent brfure well caumilerell by the Cabinet Aliturter diets its towit--whieli hsd byeti investig a ted its the lirtvi , Cutweis, helot, ilia Prince It-gent—awl no %%Inch hilkire Iwul Iteeit given to ftuyil NiKlwers, witch athice he heti been pleased to utluiA. to IL'. MACRON A 14) —" I dintight it iiscessary (Ibsen ye on the sulijoct, hiving seen a so i l of the answer of the letter of toy Lord Solinooili, »title , * to the lion. Gs-nth/win oil the other tole. Ti uudrr Secretary of State said, that the Peutimi ; • which I alluileil was tratisaiitted to the Prioea Regent. to Brighton, and an answer w.f. ieltatti...l by his Royal highness. I can only Pay iii rep.).. that when that hon. Gentleman hears the suls sower of the racial answer of Lord Sulinouth, he will acknowledge that lie was unstakeir. A peti• tioin front tithe most respectable persous from the town of Liverpool, on behalf of a 1114111 who Wsi then wider sentelice of death, for uttering forgrA notes, was sent forward by the Member for Liver/ I 01r. Cannin), and I will now relit to the (louse the official letter, sigoeil Sidniouth ; it is addressed to the Honourable Gouttlemso, and set c, • I have tour letter, received by a special We,- senger this litterwom, containing the Petition of nine 'sinkers of Liverpool, praynig a oespite of the execution of three ulifortonate Inc'', now confined untlrr sentence of death, tor utternig Surged untie. A similar Petition hail [writ previsor-ly transmitted In the Pi ince Regent, who eisipowetrel me to ant in the matter in the runnier most setteesble to 111 feelings and juolginetit —it would be, ilvereiore, neCesmary to dispatch the previa Petition to his itoyad flightless.' T h is (said Mr. Alacilouald) is the substance of his Lordship's letter, and I 1.-Teat, that the Alinister lots most ,incusistinstiona!ly as serted that it would be unnecessary in forward the Petition of the King's subjects to the Throne, pray ing the beiteat of its i*n.t precious prerugauve— the prerogative of mercy." ,Jr. CANNING) said. that 411 J his name WaS inn. 141441, lie ruse merely to fames what lie knew s the tratsaction to winch the Host. Gentleman al luded, rest tiring to himself the sight of again ad alreiwitig the house if the debate should proceed. The Hon. Gentleman, he thought, watt quite tans taken as to the degree of discrethin vested in the SeVictary of State for the home Department. hail lie known that the matter would have come under the observation of the blouse, lie would hap, brought down she original leiter received luau his Lo &lap, but he was willing to admit the accuracy of that copy just mid to the 'louse. The co`e of the lilt. fortunate Mall wider the Recordri's bad fur days previous been brought wider the as , lire I the Prince Regent in Commit. tool ;;I•or the fullest and most anxious unpin) , and tllitorralo;;;, th e Members of the Council felt it tier ; sooty', but honest duty, to advise his Halal Uighur St' the I'ristce Regent to let the feritenee,dlot law take its courier. This utilivpy t u tu MP one of til.inV others who were on that day ileioel the Royal clemency. Ali . the a-auction-tatters of 144 case had been fully discussed, but the Couocii !sit that justice required the haw to t,,,;„ g i t s t He we* himself one of the C ell that so decided. SUbsegtirta to this decision, a in•ilill)11 wit present ed to the Prince Itegeot as Matter of tame decorum, nos forwarded to him. The lious , , lie said, are not now to lo hat pet ciuur as the pretogative of mercy is, ;mil bright as It shines in the diadem, yet that rate inust be taken teat mercy shall not be extended to those ws tint the I bible advisors of the Crown re 'staler uiolesei slog of it. The case in questioo wee foriii:ll) colisideted- • .• the decision of the Coulicil Was Ilinanhy eil mull SOleninly recuideil. •ll'he diecretisin assumed to hove been vested ill the Societal) , for the II Department was not to grata or to 'c hase pardon, recta if nu Paint il had torn sum mooed to consider whether Royal mercy should be extended, but the discretion seat to respite the pro linty, if in the intertul bower:l the sitting of the Council and the t h ey of executitoi, circumstance* should occur, or proofs should be adduced that might render a re-consideration of their decision tiecestary. Lord Sultnosith says hat—that lie fool time power to grunt or to deny pardoill'—itu; but he eats that he was empowered to grant turtber respite tl he thought it necessary that the case of the phi. toner should lie considtted over again. lie did not see any grounds to grant a reiti..te, lie thud lint that it would be wise, tl.at it would lie merciful to excite hopes in the heart of an unfostunate turn, which would be frustrated after having bten raised. The House, he was cotivinced, would. not asSiltlie any thing unfavourable to the cha racter of his Lordship, that lie disregarded any' circmostatice ill favour of the culprit—soil least of all would they impute to lion antis mnihset du;d utikiuditess, ally hardness of heart or clubs:ail of feeling.. Another circumstance lie frit it has duty to state, to order that no possible inisiepreeentation should be made. The Pet;tion ill quest:ois was transmitted to him as Member for Liverpool ; lie had sat on that Council nhich hurl already detailed on the case of the culprit, which had exercised the most painful duty, God knows ! that falls to the lot of public men ; but it was a duty !violets. how ever &stressing. wan exercised to tile beat of then holiest oprotoin. As tile Petotott was litellet.llrl.l I . Imo, he felt that he was bound to act us it be. %seta entirely ignorant of the encitinstauces; he act 80. On tile inornitig the l'stitiou arrived, it hap- petted that horn pressed with busiosso. hr did not turn to his Ittleia as is his usual hoOlt ; tome Limit had therefore lost by n ae sorry fur it, iv. It Wad n ivolootary. It Wilt the usual practise with those tinder loan to transmit any dispatches to ( overument, which, if at all. must lie answered the day they lire received to Illy particular department to which they may belong—tins lo• al ways recornmetided,, with a view to greater eXpe.fi e hoc. lie already suited, that on the day this l'e. tition ortived, he was greatly occupied with lists,. tires—eei t not of a private or personal nat.ue —but concerning the public. ll arrived, to , . 0. 4 Mooda)—a day, which every one konwa, the t op.t is later 6,,nr oil au', o; her day. The docuwein remained a few boors lie bit Imola halter It ts.i. trunsuitted. 'the klrbty. such as It was, WCl•tille With 'mum. Mild it W.llll but fair to state it, to 0e 41,4 account tor the lateilesstif the mower trio 00000 1, / the Secretary I, r the lionte 1./7.partaneot. 2:v W. 6.1 ( 1 I'