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, 1 was one, the effect of which was only to continue f it a short time, he could not help wishing that the Lord had been instructed to satisfy the House why so large a military force was to hr kept tit foot in a time of profound peace. A. large sum had been allowed by the House last year for the. military services, in hopes which the Horse had been - Melted to enteVtain, that i:ensisfir the poi-' ?lon of the force would he disbanded h-fore the con clusion of the year. They had seen, however, *oh m-creed'', that 11,000 nem were added tit it.• The' House must naturally wish for more solid Ferrous. Jim) any yet offered, why this new force was raised, oat of what sums such levies were to be fur. noshed. The disturbed state of the country had been at one time offered as a sufficient reosoli, but had proved since a very unsatisfectory apology for such a measure, or indeed fur keeping up the enormous force which was on foot before that period. The people who had run about the country after those turbulent and multi tudinous meetings, had found nut that the speechee tended neither to fill their bellies nor assist armor business, and discovernig after a short time that nothing but loss of time and money accrued from attending such assembhes, had very wisely given up the amusement. The distracting and terrify iog effect of such meetings, which he did not at tempt to deny, had reached its height at the time Ministers were preparing their new forces to cope .oath it, and since that period it had entirely sob riled. He would not say that Ministers ought to e ticourege treason and blsopheiny. or that they did wrong its attempting to curb sedition : by terror and re:patties, in any of its degrees; but they might have left the evils with which they were so alarmed, is a great degree, and with much more propriety, ro their own cure. There was still less necessity now than at that boisterous period for sect, a str o ng military force, especially since the hands of the civil power had been so much strengthened by the recent Acts. lie disapproved altogether of the ecerol estimation of the military body, as a part • the political powers of the country to be used as a means of internal government ; he rather wished • that body to be considered as a rallying poiiit in cases of extreme sired ; he would have them con. !•ofered rather as a nodose, about which a force • might, be formed when needed for occatious in ► hich the constitution allowed their use. The more contitleoce Government placed in the civil powers ' Tar protecting the peace and property of the coun try, the mare eifectually and closely would those interests be preserved, He instanced the case of Scotland, which, in some of its counties, had been as' • focus of disaffection, and compared it with that of Manchester, which, with its neigh bourhood. might be considered as the very volcano of sedition and uproar. The geode men of Glasgow had chiefly relied on their civil authority for keeping duwis the turbulent, and by union; themselves into a load military force, had kept their extensive district in tranquillity, with the lifils:e.11:11 of only 1,600 of the regular force. What use could there be for 90,000 troops in a country a state of profound peace? These observations he felt himself bound to make, though he had no intention of directly opposing the motion of the Noble Lewd. He was the less inclined to interrupt the motion, apt only because it was a measure in truded as a temporary one, but because it was 1),0 intention to off..r his opinions in a more detailed and effective manner when the question of the esta blishments should come before the new Parliarneut. He had expressed himself thus far by way of re cording Isis disapprobation of any attempt to keep I. p so large a military force. 31r. CALCILAYr thought the grant required much too lirge for the period which it was intended to cover. Ministers had shewii no good reasons for i!cparting; as they had done in this measure, from the precedents in the Journals, of what had usually been the practice on the demise of the Crown. Ile thought that the measure of dismissing the Par loisnent at a time of peculiar difficulty, without any previous intimation, a slight done to the people. When all parties were turned with expectation and onxii , ty to the measures which would be adopted by tar House fur the relief of the nation's difficulties-- when all eyes were upon them to know whet they could or would do to relieve the public from b;:rdens which were scarcely to be supported—wl,t,, ix!itions from all quarters, and from all sorts and tas,es of the community, were pouring in upon niern, all praying for the consideration of intoler s;,:e burdens and grievances—they turned their backs on all the cries of distress and prayers of re- I.rf which loaded the tables of the House, and solpurned fur upwards of six weeks. It had pleas est Providence in the mean time to remove the JC:ittg from his sufferings. They were upon this told by Ministers, that the House could not be al /owed to go into the consideration of the busi ness phich bad been all that while neglected. They were to be scut home to their constituents as fast as porrible, and that immense mass of affairs which usually had kept the Mose in the greatest activity and exertion to get through it during the inehtlis of March and April, was to be entirely laid by. Nothing was be done during the whole of those . two months in which the House was wont to be so Noxiously devoted to consideration and dispsich of the people* business. No wan who knew the gehetal conduct and stratagem of Ministers could have any doubt about the actual reasons which in duced dorm to take their present MOM'. NU one could be at a loss to - know why the settle ment of the Civil List, a 'object which all of them fish expected to be brought immediately before the House, was, instead of that, to be referred to • Parlsaal.-10. Ile had no doubt but that their hew Civil List contained many items, which, if submitted to the present House, and agreed to (and otst other probability was there in such a case ?) %mild have the effect of placing the Members ill a very awkward predicament with their constituents, worn they should come before them at the elections. Ile thought fit to address these few observations to the Ihruire on the subject, however useless they might be coresident!, and west be considered, when applied to a body, whose character and deeds were sa thoroughly known and so rightly appreciated. Ile (tad iiiiked uo hope himself in any thing which the House would do fur the country rid the short time they would be tOrther. He Could' tint help teeltug, however.•assd.expresinig that all the este. Isti•Lisseuts were too large: Ite.woold nut then go iitto the disceeeiaw Sc the nevoid rodeo! rads; he IM led in the muse .f the stet that wore sepia . • nation would be afforded to the Ilnuse than tote Noble COM had slim any dispeention to give sh a ve, The Niible Lord hail informed them that it was not his intention to use any of the precise numbers of •he expiring Bill. It was not likely. however. that he would use any less winier', when he had to bring this 1311 before the new Parliament. He '{Mr. Cu{craft) objected to almost nil those isinheris, especially those coanected with she military force. He would, however, take an import witty of object ing es she several items came before the House in tlw course of the evening. Lord Pat.seageoit denied any ineliiiation to withhold explanation. He bad only followed the' course which had been allowed by all to be the best Air avoiding diveussinn, nor did he feel dis posed to abandon it. notwithstanding the Hon. Gen-, ilenian's eb tions. The augmenteetron of the army was II measure obviously rirce*.ary for the safety and security of the State, threatened as it was at the time with the greatest and very nearly impending dangers. As to the dissolution of Pare, influent. lie thought it a measure diehard by votit.d wisdom, and perfectly suitable with the reffairs and condition of the country. Hr thought there could be no better way of preparing fur the arraisgements of the new reign. Mr. Huse thought the House ought to be very exotic's', and .ortaider well what they were about Is. do in passing the Bill. Surely they ought to require very good reasons before they consented, in the pre sent state of the country. to continue an expense of nearly 11.000,0001. to keep up a military esta blishment so little reqrsired, and at a time too when the country was in the enjnynartit of profound peace. He hoped that on the second reading some Hon. Member would propose a reduction in the large amount voted nits former occasion for the military expenditure. So large an eatabloshment might not to be maintained multi the present eircuntiftaisces of the coition.. Mr. CROSIER said, that as the money had been already witted for the whole year. and as the intended vote was merely introduced to give a temporary con tinuance to the grant already acceded tn, he trusted no alteration would he made in a vote which had already received their consideration and resew. Lord PALMERSTON then obtained leave to bring in his Bill, winch was read a first and second time, and ordered to be committed ao-morrow. r '' I I BOROUGH WRITS BILL. Lord Jour► ltussmi.t. moved the Order of the D•sy for the secoad resdittig of the Writs Sa.pets stint Bill. Sir CIIMMO; BURRELL expressed much obli gation to the Noble Lnrd for his diligence rad per severauce in considering the subject connected with these Bills, and also bore testimony to the liberality •hewn by another Noble Lord (we believe Lord Castlereagh), in his conduct respecting the mea sure, a liberality which he entreated that Noble Lord still further to extend, by pressing sit adop tion of his own conduct upon lets official colleagues in the Upper House, when the same subject should come under their consideration.—(Hear.) Mr. CALCRAFT was surprised at she very dis• orderly allusion just made by his Hon. Friend; for whatever may be the Noble Lord's influence in that House, he was not disposed to attach the same weight toll in another plate. lie was one of flume Who thought, that if the Noble Lord were even persuaded to exert his influence its the manner al luded to, it would not be possible for him to do to with the supposed effect. Much •as he (Mr. C.) admired the views of his Noble Friend, the mover of this Bill, and much as he respected the prin ciple fur which lie was contending, he mill thought it quite impossible that he could succeed in carry ing the present measure. It was surely ton much to expect that any assembly would give their concurrence at once to his Noble Friend's views, embracing four cases, when they had only had evidence before them respecting one. —The Lords had certainly rearward witnesses upon the Barnstaple case, and lie should like to know whether on that evidence they were now 'Prepared to pats a Bill. The present Bill not only called upon their Lordships to pros AAAAA lICe an opinion upon the Barlistaple case, but also upon those of Penryn, Grampound, and Camelfursl. Their Lordships had as yet no information in the shape of evidence on winch they could gre 1 a concurrence in Cite steps taken by the lower I loose. As they had no reason to expect Well a concur rence without evidence, he thought by far the better course to proceed would he, by an Address to the Crown, to suspend issuing the throe writs of Penryn, Grampound, and Camelford, until the House had had ass opportunity of tskiog further steps therein. That would be the right course, and shew the House to be in earnest in the miter; it was alto according to the precedent to be found in Mr. listsell's book of authority. This sug gestion of throwing the step to be taken into the hands of the Crown, he perceived, created some asto nishment in the minds of some of his lion. Frieudi near him. But did they not rest on the Crown as well in the present course about to be taken—with out its assent the Bill would he uttgattay. Hr re peated his disbelief that they could proceed with the present motion in any hope of its receiving attention elsewhere on this emergency. The preses , t Poi nano,' of this business skewed strongly the great meows,• nience to which the country was exposed by the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers in recommend ing an iinmediate dissolution of this Parliament.— ( Hear.)—lle enforced his opinion that the better course would be, to request the Crown not to issue the particular writs so as to have opera' at the approaching elections. Ile lead the it Kest de sire that people who had so misconducied tiv•-sn selves should be deprived of the privilege which they bad abused, and lie spoo l ht the course lie recom mended the one most likely to promote the real object of all parties. Mr. WYNN said they must be all quite 'Treed they could nut discuss what might be done in the other House. But it was quite clear, be thought, that such an Address as the one recommended by his Hoo. Friend Calmat) would at once go in the overthrow ut the Constitution, soil of the whole Irvine of Parliament.—(Hear.)—See the situation in which the adoption of such is course would place thew if they were to address the Crown. not to ad. dress precepts to particular places. 11 the Crown could withhold these precepts at their roggesnoit it cotil d• so without eousultiog theta.— (Hear. ) -11 the Crewe could do so to l'enrya. it esight to au lowa or coital; its fingleed.--(Hear./—lite • i will well aline that this was not be first ►ifltr this course recommended by hie Hon. F r i en d h a d be e n suggested. He recollected it came out in a notable plan of reform, poblieheil ender the great mime and authority of the Hampden Cl, i. The inert sirlois from that body of lemma was, that the Crown should suspend the Ouse of writs to color boroughs. Nothing could be More extra ordinary tiara .to hroach such a ilocirjue sutler the name of Hampden. That power was, he knew, formerly claimed by the Crown, and in consequence the issue of some writs was sus. ;ended. The Commons then took up the subject, and emitended, that the boroughs from which writs were withheld ought to be represented. It w.s on that occasion John Hampden was returned -for the borough of Wendover—a place from which the writ had h-en previously withheld by the Crown. —(llear.l—No subject can have hie rightti tiaten away, except by the Concurring Consent of King. Lords. and Comesons. He would go as far as env man to maintain the just rights, privileges, and authoritir• of that House, and he was the last who would wish to see them hslarded,,hy being citrisded beyond their legal boundaries—they were their grririest euemies who. would so extend them. —/Hear.)—They had their Speaker,• who was buuml to obey their orders ; but of what use would it he for them to resolve that the Lord Chancellor al lit nut issue a writ ? The authority of that .House was necessarily suspended during a diieolu lion ; and the Lord Chancellor, instead of bring empowered by one Parliament to withhold a writ, might he impeached by a foture House for doing such ins act. Any order, in fact, to interfere, un der such circiiinvtances, would be illegal and void of authority. He was, therefore, on the prevent accretion. most anxious to adhere to the Noble Larril'i plan. He thought it legal and constitutional. It was said there was no evi dence to justify the step proposed by the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell). What was that step ? It was oot, es was surmised. to prejudge the ques tion. It was only to suspend the writs until Par liament h rd ass opportunity of following up the inquiries new in progress. The preamble of this Bill did not state that those boroughs had been de clared guilty of corruption—it only art forth the opinion which that House entertained upon the eel deuce submitted to it—it was the mere declaratory npiiitnn of that !Inure, and not of Parliament. They hail, he thought, sufficient evidence to justify the course proposed by the Noble Lord. lie thought, frosts a review of the whole, it was inexpe. theist that the people at those particular boroughs *boobd on the present occasion be intrusted with a poorer which the House had sufficient reason to be lieve they hod grossly abused. A prima /ode care had, lie thuogmmt, been made out to warrant the House in pamiimig an intermediate Bill. It was clear that a system of corruption had been establish ' ed in those boroughs, and it ought to be suppressed. Alr. MASULTATT was as desirous as any man to give effect to the Noble Lord's view of this care, but at the seine time they ought to proceed in ap plying r remedy with the same caution, wisdom, end diligence which would characterise a Court of Justice. In the first place, he thought here they had not sufficient evidence on which they would be justified su coining to a couclusion; indeed, one Honourable Member had- giveu sootier of an intros tiros to cell more witnesses. It wits obvious that there might be various shades of criminality in these bomoughs. Distinctions may be drawn be tween the guilt of one and of another; they may not all be upon the route level of culpability. The first intention was to disfranchise one borough—it was then extended to three, atid a fourth was after ' wards added at the suggestion of an Hon. Member. It was said, that if this step were nut taken, these corrupt electors would have another opportunity of following up their guilt. He thought quite the re verse would be their conduct after what had already taken place. Nearly half the electors of Grant pound were now in gaol fur their misconduct, and the terror of a similar puoislinieut could not so soon he lust upon their neighbours. The too Mendel* were also in gaol, and this would, he thought, deter oilier candidates from couutenenciug such practicer. Under such circutustsuces, he thought this was the very best time at which these people could be in trusted with the exercise of their privileges.— (Hear.)—ltideed, he thought this part of the cumin , try could, utter what had passed. be better intrust ' ed than ever with the exercise of the elective fran chise ; lie could not lay lend upon ally quarter in which these was a fairer chance of a return to good minuet than in thole very buroughs.—(lleur.) The House, while it was so very tenacious of its privileges, should slew an equal anxiety fur those of the whole mil the people. With respect to Barn staple. lie war struck with the discordance between the statements of witnesses ill that House and at the bar of the Lords. This made hen snore cautious in the course he would take upon that evidence. lie certainly should vote against a Bill to take away the dearest rights of Eteglislimen. without tie gravest fullest inquiry. Mr. Ilttotmustax was fully impressed with time importance of the proposed measure. It required, lie thoughts little sagacity to see that this was not the peitud when the subject could be discussed with that gravity which belonged to it. Men's minds were not now in that calm state, on the eve of elections, in which they ought to lie for the coo sideratmou of the ultimate course which they ought to adopt. The main object was to disfranchise three boroughs, and to make a ttansference u: the rights of fourth to another body of people. He was quite aware that the measure now proposed was for a temporary purpope--that it did not go to the disfrauelsorement of these boroughs, but to place their privileges in abeyance pending the delibera tion of Parliament upon the case of each. He was nut, however. one of those who thought the Howe justified on that lemma alone to take the course recommended. He did wit think these boroughs of such importance in the general scale of the representation as to make their ',lemony at this moment tiny very great object. Whatever they did lie thought should be done by Bill and not by Address to the Crown, fur he fully felt the force of his Honourable nod Learned Frieuil's observa tions (Mr. IVynti), that if the Crown could at their suggestion • withhold a writ. it could do so without their . recommendation—a power which would be subversive of the Constitution, nor could he see where the rimier of such a power should be sasde to stop;. If uuce tried in this wooer is a borough, it might be applitautsersally, or to any town or comity. He AlitrW not concur in what had been said of the'lehonee that the ex ample of punishment already given, would ope rate powerfully Upon'others at the approaching elections. He had no expectation that these people would all at once . iiisplay soch peculiar purity. While On this Milijeit he could not help bespeak ing their clemency for an individual who was suf. fering for an act connected with these transactions. The sentence of an individual, and as it was a matter of record, he might name him, Sir Manes. seh Lopes, the sentence of that individual may he just, but it could hardly be called lenient. The reason he called the attention of the Home to this cam was, because one of the prosecutions took place at .their instigation. Of the individnal he knew nothing, he had never seen him, correspond . edSaitls him, Cr had the slightest connexion which Could interest him particularly in his fate; and he Thought that ST the House expressed • desire to mitigate Isis punishment, after he had suffered whatever part of his imprisonment was deemed proper, the Crown might be disposed to look et the situation of the individual, which other. wise would perhaps be passed over unnoticed, . Jest it should be considered any interference with their undoubted privileges. The individual, he had heard, was sixty-eight years of age, and perhaps on that account an object of some clemency. In throwing out a hint that this Parliament ought not to break up without recollecting the situation of this unfortunate gentleman, lie begged distinctly not to be considered as meaning in any degree to palliate the offence of which he had been convict ed—it was an offence against morality and the Con stitution; it was not at all a venial nice. nor indeed a rare one. The Court that pronounced the sen tence was liable to no imputation whatever, yet still he thought the sentence might be mitigated, and it perhaps would, if the House expressed an opinion that clemency were in such a case advisa ble.—( Hear.) Mr. SCARLET'S* was of opinion that it would be indelicate to interfere in the manner proposed by his Hon. and Learned Friend, with the terms of a sentence pronounced (and in this case justly pro nounced) by the Court of King's Bench. He should think too, that in this case, of all others, the sentence should be upheld, to satisfy the peo ple out of doors that such offences could not be lightly passed over. It was an offence against their privileges, and an invasion of the constitution— it went at once to corrupt the source and origin of their liberties. He should feel the greatest' reluc tance io interfering in such a case. He thought the Court had acted discreetly in pronouncing a sentence which would 'thew the public, that what. ever notoriety belonged to the offence, whatever favour it might be considered entitled to in the eyes of Minister., still they (the Judges) would act upon it as became the rigid adminis trators of the law.—( Hear.) Mr. BROUGHAM, in explanation, begged to re peat, that lie had not said one word to extenuate the nature of the offence; on the contrary, he had fully admitted its heinousness. Sir JOARPH YORKE perfectly concurred with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman in his opinion upon the severity of the sentence, and the necessity of recommending its mitigation. What he princi pally rose for was, to put in a word for Swann,— (A Itmgh.)—He ought to be taken care of also. His offence was besides of a lighter kind: it was done by a mats to whom he had lent • check for 20/. This man went to him and offer ed his sole,' if Sarum would cancel the debt.— " No, I'll have notinng to do with you," woe the proper reply. Swaim told the nom to get about his business. But by and by the election twining hard, his ftiends pressed upon him to secure this vote. and consent to coned the debt. " Good God, Sir !" said hill agents, " you had better run up and settle the matter, and let us not lose his vote."—l A luttglt.)—The good-natured Swoon left the matter to his agents, saying be would have nothing to do with ilie fellow. Hoe ever, the end we-, the fellow's debt was cancelled, but lie cunningly insisted on getiiing the check to I ',hew his wife, to satisfy her all was right. It was torn and afterwards pasted together, got by the °Noosing agent, and used against Swann on a charge of corruption. Under such citcurustanceS, he thought him entitled to the interposition of their clemency. Mr. D. W. HARVEY could not concur in the sympathy which had been used towards these gets. tlemein With respect to the Bill before the House lie certainly lamented that it included four bo roughs, and exposed the measure to a sweeping ob jection. Camelforti stands differently situated from the others, and perhaps required exclusive legis lation, particularly when it was recollected that it stood unrepresented for a considerable period. The case of Camelford was clear, and the persons who had been guilty there ought not to be intrusted with the el. ctive fisinchisr. Ile could never consent to see that borough invested with the power of returning two Members. If they were prinsilleil now, the eff,ct might be, that they would send two proper persons ; then the argunieut would be, " See how puce they have now conducted their election ; we ought therefore to bury in oblivion their previous mis conduct, and leave them in the full enjoyment of rights, the enjoyment of which they now fairly sp. preemie." He could never consent, after what hod passed, to give them an opportunity of evading the penalty which they had so justly incurred.— ( Hear.) Lord' Coct.artason said, though he did not entirely approvepf tbe Bill, lie would yet, if it went to a division, give it his vote. He disapproved of it in soma part. because it went further than the Shaftesbury case; but, at the sante time, he thought enough had transpired to warrant a sus pension of the write. Nevertheless, lie did not think the Bill 40 important as to supervene future inquiry, or preclude wore ample discuseiou for the important subject to which it referred. The Noble Lord made a few other observations, which we were unable to hear in the gallery. Sir Jests MACKINTOSH contended that There was a prima facie case made out to justtly the adoption of the proposed Bill ; abundant evirlvice had. he thought?, been given to warrant the course they were about to take. They, were toot olto o Lt i o oak the other How to disfrattelsiser these ghs ; then. indeed. they most present their Lordships will sufficient evitleher to invify soli a •t.p 0,11 only now asked th.t some credit •nd should be given to their proceedings, which gone a eiw.tillrrable Way, and that foetus AHIO4 t re toheu to give them ultimate .11.-ri„ s ur d, it would be seen they had f ar , e to s jusitify the issi Den_on now sinigni, .he ll it was recollected they had brought in Mil. respecting two of throe• boroughs, susnsnile,l the writ in the case of the third, a.. 41 in the fourth brought in a Bill of transference. which 1,„,1 advanced as far as the second reading. In l i no state all they asked was a provisional measure, a ,.,1 it was strictly founded ass the prec..ib•iit l`f sborie.bu r y ease, the irrwisnible of which At r.. 01. and which eorrespooded with that of the prt,e, t measure. Lord CAITLEILEAIIII eXpinititil II at the measure went to create a Mote of things dfiG ref , t from that regulated by the Shaftesbu,y re -e, trim Is was adopted after ample evideni e fool tor t „ h,„,1 upon the 'object. Lord Jowl Russet.t. lamented that the pre.s.,,t course was rendered necessary by the slipro4thieg end inconvenient disoulution of Parbantrit% If t i„. Bill were not parsed now, he agreed with the Hoa r Gentleman (Mr. D. W. Hater)), they worthd roil, be letting in a new argument to be derived fri m their probable future choice, which !olio Mut the whole intentions of the Lep-I:stunt. He mild not refrain from urging the Howse to press this measure. The eyes of the country were un them, and the people expected consistency at then hands, after the investigation had ignite too by fie as it had done. 'rite boroughs enfold tret suffer any new iscorivenience by the Bill , for it wool be recollected, sinceBm Barnstaple had oily else Nee,.e and no new harthltip would he imposed, as Parliament must nee-t for the dins ' parch of besiness early iii spring. The Ntalsle Lord then quoted the Shaftesbury use, mail cow. tended that it furnished a complete preeedeot for the 13111 he now purposed. To disflairchise de. ceyed boroughs where sack airs were iletret,4, was the imperative duty of the legmlanire.— Wherever these small decayed B“rostghd .roe found, • few poor wretched indiyithisis would be found ready to accept a bribe, anti some nth speculator ready to offer it. With r e a p et t to r u e sympathy for the gentlemen now in Kiwis., Ire could not see how it could be extended to them, and not to the poor persons who hod accepted the bribes, and who were illiterate, aid soilionore.44 with the immorality of which they had hero 4vilty. The practice of committing there offences was, he feared, notorious enough. Mr. Sarum was out, lie believed," _ . _ •' Ran ',iv is Terris, Di/toque &ugh ) After a few words from Mr. Blilq AL. 11.1 a Member Wil4:le DOOM we could Hot Irrru, thr 11.11 was read • second time, sod oiderrd t.• be t..r witted to-morrow. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY On the tootiou of the Cusscat.Loa of tho ExclitquEn, the Ord r I Order o f the Jay tow gout Iwo it Committee of Supply was read—and hi. Misj.p.l's most gracious Mestur, together with the Arlo! Estimat e . en d Civil Curitiogeticier, were ordered to be referred to the said Committee. PRESENT srruATIoN OF THE QUEEN. On the motion that the House do frPOIVeWM in to the Committee. Mr. Hung rate to solicit some expl.nation Of the course meant to be putsued towards tie Qum. He was most anxious that the people 6.ltould be lode informed upon so interest* a sohj.ct. 11. Kitt taken the liberty of addressing a quern/in maw ilia important topic the other night to the Noble Lind opposite (Lord Castlereagh), and he was 'me 1h.6 answer be then received could Hot be deemed satis factory. If there was one Slibitet mitre than 1111 other of more interest at this motreent to the House and the country, he was rare it was that its which the interests of her Majesty were nivolved. Par liament was now about to separate without 'DeWitt:: the situation in which her Majesty stooll. The 1.6 w of the land fully reconnized her as (4,irefi, y e t wit withstanding her un doubted claim to thAt hi t fh Unction, she was uttachitowled i r-d, and it a• as if a determinal existed that %lir VI•oll not to lie acknowledged. lie did not preteo:l to more lovAl• fry tbau other men, but hr profebse.l that tultilte which sit Englishman was bound to feel for all the Royal Family. It war, therefore, that he felt the greatest anxiety that the sittivion of the Queen should be fully explained.' lie did not pretend to interfere with the right or power of the Crowii alter the particular forms of prayer in the church.', nor would he touch that right, though he own.: confess, with great deference, his astonishment at the way in which it had been exercised, the surprise with which that circumstinice been viewed by the great majnitty of the pub , lie. What he chiefly wished to know front the Noble Lord was, in what state the revenue of the Queen was to stand during the nest quarter. The 1 grout held by her Dilsjesty .433,00 a per ann. was applicable to her Dull, as Princess of Wider, not as ' Quern. It had now by law ceased, and she was left wholly without provision. Was this a state iii which the Queen of England could remain ? Was she to by rn unprovided wanderer on the Continent, or 6 ., have a revenue consistent with her high, (NOR!, and station in the State ? He could not refrain front expressing his sorrow that on a recent occasion Ili precedeot of Queen Caroline had not been folluweil towards her present Majesty. He lamented mac . ' that any such distinction should have occurren. and he above all deprecated that Parliament separate without sett;ing this important sultject. It her Majesty were to land at Portsmouth to-morrna, who mut to receive her, and how was she to be re ceived ? Were there ally orders issued on this point to the public functionaries ? was she to be treated as Queen, or GI a private individual ? He lamented much that the Noble Lord ahould on a former night have atyled-her Majesty by the term*, " that person," or " that illustrious Iverson." This was too indefi ante a meaner of alluding to the station of the Queen of this kingdom. The laws assign her a nub, and entitle her to suitable provision for its maintettatme, and it was upon this point he solicit ed information from the courtesy of the Noble Lord 9P11:04. He pot it to bit leek ogs rio healer. the ta t. ter ovulate rest without a full and atetant expiate's- Ileseemid not say that the King sae ietliopored ' to grant tab* alljoety 9 officient ellowersee. bet be