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• Wit.nr.nvencs tem,ai:.l stated hie an%itty• that some rvmne.ly should be adopted for the evils ' yumptieined 04 but he silo WI prospect of effecting coy thing eflreluul iluriag the present Session.— The I,lo.ise weir at prmse iit much iu es it of infers mama upon the imul'icct of Iredi policy, a enema stance winch was much to be regretted but as it cuu'd oat proceed to propose a remedy, he should wish this mlue-lion to tie disposed of igy the previous que.tiori. rather than an actual lieot.ee. Mr. Cattmtni: thought it mootiated to the 11411111 e thing, whether the !Anise dispos•J of this question be x ditret negative, or by . the previous questiou pot, as it was evident to him, that the time. pe.ipliety. or expediency of the measure. held out tin prospects of its truing possible to remedy the evils compl; dof during this Session. It was not by sodifeo WI nor starts that any great evil could be got rid of; hut there most iseressardy be many considerations of all its bearings, and much chNenssion upon every point, uud every interest aKeted by a change, previous to its adopt ion. Although the Union of the two countries had the lotentste: of thrum bothi vet still there was a thscessify for nice discrimination before shy alteration of a iirr licutsr spawn should take place a. to, or so as to assimilate it. whim that of the other, as much depended upon load circumstance..— . Ile should vote for the previona quest ioi, although it was not usual to propose it Upon, the linaging a Hill, ay he did not ohjeit to theAnottoie opscßt principle. If, however, lie thottAtit; that it had been proposed with a vire to itifringe upon the F,ateigishert Church, he should certulialy object to the ineaiate upon its principles. Mr. Paseoest said there was no reason to ap prehond that the asesottire for remedying th:r mike complained could infringe upon the Protestant Church, as it was ode of the esseutial provisions of the Union that that should be initintinued as the erraWiteled religion of the land. Us uuderstood that the generality of the ecclesiastical bodies iu Ift land were ail in favour of a chaisre iii the system . of collecting tithes, and it wes oil)) , a few of tbe, higher leader who objected to it. . Mr. PAasst.t, in reply, said it wus astonishing to hear th: Chancellor of the Exchequer that this was too late a period of the Simeon men ter upon th.i subject of the government of Ireland. often hi a few obeys be would have to propose Bills to tillause new taxes upon the le:mph.. to the ainuaiit .43 Sr 440,0001. a year lit addition to the &morn:oils amount of Itur. lens already proposed. A allatsioli then tool: i.! ice, when the previous question was curried by a inajarity. Ear the previous question Against it ,.... 69 Majority • Lord fleets Perry. in the absence of his lion. Friend, (Mr. Motel Martin,) suggested the pro priety of postponing the consideration of the two sets of Resolutions relative to the public expendi ture, to Tuestitty se' 'gin. After some observations from the CuAticemt.oa of the Exciteov re, it was agreed to post cue that subject to till, da., Friday se'ionight. SEATS IN PARLIAMENT. Mr. CURWEN Moved the uriter of the Day, for the Ho.E.e going Mtn a Committee ripen the Bill for pr.-venue% traffic, and bribery Or mail in Par- Lord Fottesoets suggested the propriety of postponing this matter to a future day, as it was likely to lead to considerable discussion, and much of th.. day hail been already occupied by the pre vious busiuess. T; .s proposal was put from the Chair and ne gatived without a division, after a few words from filr. Johnston, in support of it. [loon the question for the Speaker leaving the Chair ; • Coiuuax spoke against the Motion, upon the grounds that the Bill in question would not be safficieatlyetlec,ual, and indeed that it was unneces sary. u s there been already a notice given by an Honourable Friend of his (.Ir. Matlock,) for. a measure id reform, in parliamentary rspresen tation. Sir WATGIN WILLIAMS WYNN 6 supported the motion, ita the present measure w our, which was calculated to carry into more contelete effixt the treating and bribery Acts. Mr. Juntssrily opposed the Speaker's leaving the chair, as in his tiew of the subject there had not heen such a CASe made out 114 to ind me the House to hazard soy new experiment. Parliament was a publie., lioily that seemed never to have sertNen to its present perfection, by the suggestion of any one individual, but from a fortunate combination of time and circumstanced, and therefore it won't' be matinees to risk such a blessing as in pursuit of some imaginary object or greater state of per fection. 'Those parliament. , that had proposed the sets alluded to by the Hon. Baronet, were *nem fled tbnt certain evils were likely to appear ; hut it was (ike contrary to the practice of Parliament to adopt oily measure to rectify evils before they actually male their •ppearance. lit Parliament tt.elf where should we find any thing to remedy ? Let them compare present practices with those of our ancestors. It was not enough, because we found throughout the country a disposition to ca lumniate ParliMsents, that they were to be their own calumniators. One would imagine from tl,ese caliiinuies that Parliament were only intent upon legislating for their own benefit. Ile should, how ever, say, that Parliament, as it at present stood, with all its faults, exhibited a mould of purity flamghbql, which no other :tssembly ever exhibit ed before. Had they, in any instance. exempted themselves from those burdens they inflicted upon the people? On this contrary, whenever they had any doubt about the propriety of impos lag a tax, they immediately reverted to the con dition of Hamm snore likely to suffer by it than themselves. As to abuses to politic expenditure, he believed that they existed in a less proportion than in the families of individuals. A man with an income of 5,0001. a year exceeded in extrava gance all the extravogance of Parliament upon its wimle expenditure for the same period of time. As to errors to manage t, he Ireg.,ted them to look to other establish swain, and snake the comparison. The Bank of England was even• proverlsial for ac ciiracy. and yet we «rid that five years rims. with all its care amid vigilance. a greater fraud had heel' committed upon it th to had been allowed to escape he notice of the Llouse of Commons' during the T'' -- M•11.1..1.10.1 • ielole of the present war. Compare the present times with those of our asscesturs .wlnch were said. to l'e so Pore. What were the corruptioiss in the time. of Marlborough and Sir lZ.olrert Wu.lpide? They were undoubted' • muck greater thee those of the .itres , ..4st 41 , 1 y, mai wlneever mar Ire the pre sent curruoious, it must lie remarked that tl n here in a progressive state of simeistlment, when compared a stis - former Jim( gs. Whist were the cur relations and abuses that prevailed ilienseg the suc cess' war by our COMMISIVIrieti abroad and What wer e those that emsted :baring the Auseritaiss war I They were ninth greater than those complained of in the prevent day. In the war of 1793, great abuses exiated i• the West Indies, where the. greatest halite were reposed; but all these abuses here lieu so much corrected, that he might safely wry, that at present there is no peculators what ever. In all departments there had been tsar:Jain:. ed by parillUfflehr, u gradual system of redress end correction; and when lie considered what hr actu ally enjoyed, be was uwwilliuj ts run the risk of making soy change. It hail been said, that Parliament bad degraded itself lay a lute vote ; but although be might he laughed ut by souse of the sensible and learned Gesitlemess opposite, he could not help roving, that that ix:recast instresee 'hewed the purity of the legislature, and its power over the executive part of the government of the COU ntry. Thia inference of the porilar branch would be most conspicuous to a foresgoier, whom he a's aerved, that the Strn of oust Sovereign, who had con ducted hrtuwtf in the d oauureud of the army lot no leas them 10 years, in the nr-t elteatiplary and proper manner, was, 11r01/ the charge of a single tadivadual, searkdy known In the House, compelled to resign his situatio u , frosts the result or in suresti gation-before them. The praetirsil result had beeti attended with every advautage, laud lie believed that was better than if thie House had adopted • the vote its its atsuost force it bail been propefted . Allowing that the matter had . turned out as was wished by those on the Ogee side, was It desirable. 4ttlie person who :night. in the course of cecina me our Sovereign—. Mr. Littortatniis here spoke to order, and said that is the question at present before thou, related merely tai the Speaker's leaving the chair, he sub mitteJ whether semis proper thetltlse Hon. Gentle , men 'should launch out into partscularauf this na ture Mr. Joitwerox continued, and added tbet it was surely fit and.proper fer . hini to shew that the linnet by its beiug both independent and itteorrupt, there *etc no grounds for such a proceeding as the pre sent. ion.. It would be vain prudery sn hint to deny that the practice complained of was the theory of t h e Constitution, bat if he were rolled iipnit to decide as to the Cousitution Hoots theory, he wield be at n loss to know fni what course of principles he should pro coed. All that he knew was, diet it net per fectly sufficieiat for all the purism*, for which it had b..eit estabhiorel. He was perfectly withug to briog it to its oneietit purity, if Gentlemen would slime into what was that parity. If These be the beat oust mired of times, as they thentetives most acknowledge them, their srganteut • foiled them. To go further ha.,lt titan die time of the Mame+ might be deemed needlese, although lie might ge back to flu,• of the Tudors to *hew this failure. In the time of the Stouts, would they look for purity, when it was well known a large proportion of the Members of Parliament were actually in the pey of France ? MS, that even the Sovereign himself received i 0.0001., the President of the Council 5.0001., and the Speaker of the House LOMA. lit former reigits„ we Giund Stanhope and Walpole, term, declaring their torruptimis face to fice. Leery sort of iniquity prevailed in the time of Sir Robert Walpole, and th ehiugftitamlf was Imbed. 'Chat very grant of land whirl !.as lutely beeis dis cussed, was made to Sir Hobert, Walpole. without a complaint having been made on the part of the pub lie. lo the • time of the Pelham and Hockhighasu adminietrations it would be found that Ministers themselves were slot free from corruption. When we consider these matters, we had further occasion to congratulate ourselves upon the purity of the times in which we lived. These werstinte,, however, that such practices could not prevail, and yet the disposition for innovation now existed ass stron:ly, that no borough, excepting those of Hargiwe tenure, was to be influenced by the petrol'. He could adduce a most undoubted proof of the letrity of election, by stating that, ill the years 17.f1i and 1717 although there were no less Skim so election petitions, the merits of which were in vestigated and discussed, in no one of them were leabery and corruption proved. Was it not a little extraordinary, then, that the non. Gentleman should think of bringing iii a bill to prevent bite cry and eorruption ? In 1802 there were only two instances of bribery fonnd in forty-.ix petitiot.y. It had l!eeii stated, that a considerable change in. the disposition of Parliament had taken place since the year 17a4 ; that the landed interest had lost its prepnialerauee, aml the monied interest its ims portance. This was no new matter of complaint.. It had existed in all times, and even in the time of King William, which had levii alluded to en an example of purity. That eltiange, however, • had not been injurious to the lilwrty of the people, for they had been eitimphant, mod had obtained what was attempted to he held from them liy a coinbiuntiou of this House itself. It hail bents said, that this House was aeilltir c.ertcpn the feelings of the people. lu this lie could me agree ; fur if ever public °ph i i 4444 had any inflnetice, it had at present in nit unusual degree, the /mord of party being extremely weakened. 'Mew were disposed to say, that the N ord of Flirty was a leme bele! thing ; and although he were mit incliiied to quarrel with that idea, vet he could slot help think ing that those Members who were iiiit actuated by any such spirit, were the most independent and con seientious. Ilavingstatecl this us his iminiondie might give no example of it in the itistaiwe of the Mein- , bee for Yor!:ahire, alluding to Mr. Wilberforce, who, upon every question in which he interested himself, displayed his independence of party, and his conscientious feelings—rhere hisighieg mid considerable noise eastied)—Thnt Ho ttttt treble Mem ber belonged to no party. and indeed it might ha . sheen, that political party-was not existing now to such au extent as before. Under these circum stances, lie fur one should not be dispo-afil to von cut in ally important chtinge of our - • • • • • • • • • I. - 10,KEIG.v LyTELLJGENCE. PORTCGCI SE PAPERS. I'ALSOICIA. APRIL 14. If the movements of the enemy's troops had not bent dictated by neees.ity or position, and Gout the beginning of his . Gerund *aggression he had adopted cettitit plan, it most be (took-sited that the moment would have been approaching when we must have buried out Mtlves gloriously under the ruin, of liber ty ; but the incoherence of his tontines, the wildut .s which marks all his operations in this aml the abvitttlity of us marches, give us reasnit to hope that sew days of glory will iraintine nor horiton. The action of Senor Cuest:!, has beet, re pre.,ented to the multitude as a fatal blow, ls:m eaitscd tis to ~.onceive snore Guerin; hopes. Tha army of the enemy, enfeebled by the valour and gallantry which they eitcomisteved in our 'truly. and the loss of the emnoderable numbers they were obliged to sacrifice in their attempt, is now re.• iced to au sufavounible situation : situated between two rivers, and unable, iu • care dm defeat, to retreat will • promptitude and. order, svi!lin .t !tripe of receiving reinforcements or succours from so great a distance, and with tin enemy in front whose strength is continually inereasiug, it ill Wl* expected th.bt, far front obt a n s in 4 a n y w i va pt a ka, he will out be Able to maintain Ina positinu. The first most:meads of the Etigruill troops landed's% Lisbon will, no doubt, inrre3se his chlfieulties and danger, nod whatever may b • his temporary sitc cent, nothing but a disastrous lash? can tliwlly be es vet ted.—.(Front tke.Gamie de Vetter:tie.) CSIIOII.I. APRIL 2 . General Bottum has arrived at Mototelegre.. Yesterday a Spanish General sent advice, front Monte Rei and Brim to our (inventor. that lie had arrived there with 10:000 men, and desired to know whether they were tierces/my in that pro vince, as. if they were not, defy wield march for along the right beak of the river Nbilho. This hurl iigence is criniYmtd by the lens•►` of. Yesterday, winch represeat them at having entered * Chaves. and marching upon Wage. The enemy reserved his position at Aiheyariv Nava, till the getli, at ' iii the moruing. Our a:fvau'•rd guard* are at Allnigaria Vellut. and the head quarters of General Trent at Aqueda. The Eugliala General of Cavalry, Cott-61, ha* arrived here with his Staff', and set nut for the army of General Trent. pile Excelleney the M.tr qui. des Mimi% set' nut, on the 28111, for the army • *rider-ire. Becellan it is sand, is appointed Go vernor of the provineepf Beira. He arrived on the' alth at Vises. with the regiment of Betinitincor, and some artillery and revelry. Ten thouotiol men are expected therc, for whom 10,000 rationi are to be supplied. Three thou:yawl had already arrived at Mongoalde, .two league* front thence.—(Lcksi cv tie Beirut, Apt i 1.13.) The advice* Irony the army of the Marciniv de hi Rionana are extremely favour:dile. According to a calculation in the Gaiette of the number or troops which Bonaparte has withdrawn from Spin, to Sand to the North. amounts to :MOW. GERMAN PAPERS.. AURISVROII. mat 1. " 'no Tyrolese and Austrian% fire in liregents and Lindau. " VIENNA, APRIL SO. " Another aerious affair has in Italy. Our 'twi t 's near Castle Franco are directing their march to Vicenza. 1101IEM lA, MAN I. " The Archduke Charles has procorded through (•hum towards Ils4irei% in order to direct his mar. h from thence to Lintz, or more easterly on the Da. nubs., General hiller. with the sth awl tit 4 corps of thwariny, will take the Wile dire( th)11 ther FROM THE FRETCH PAPERS. BU k% OF ?ME DA .t BC, APRIL 9. We have at length received. by an indirect critic, news from Trusty of the lith of this months by 11 _ ••. • • • • • • ••• • tioreleatty -tte..it the Itintsian . ships •o iyAr pot thenquitirti ;he Inert 64 Trieste. Ail I: , ,Klists squadron hood arrived lathe t.ortliero, {.art of the Ad. moth! Gulf to statist expeditions n bids t be A uoiriaiss propose to wake niong the coasts. !natl.:lll66d) threw of liana and Dalmatia. immediately after the Austrian Cabinet had resof.ed 11/ conotrieore horn. Nies, several couriers were st.lit tar ,11661661, and to Adsnatrrl Collingwood, Co.ntiimader of the British Fleet in the Mediterranean, to requeA: 'that in English fleet may he scut to efelle iu tie Adriatic Gulf, in order to prevent any consinuweatiou d f the French by sea. • Before the renewal of lio%tititieit, the English fac tors and cominisimirier atottlatta, aho load hecu iu formed of the new coisnections which the Court of Vienna WO formed with the Cabinet of Loodoer *hipped a grout quantity of English m.frehaudise and colonial conautriditites, from their general ticidet at to send them to Treiste. 'Lose owed". yous have still continued without • ttit'!rrui iun. There was, nu the letli4n;st. more thin 30 E1P,0; .0 merchant veseela in the port of Tritest, and v greater 'lowlier ere expected. According to m. 6 Edict of the Emp , rar of Austria, all inc e-y 'eh. except those of Fressee, and the States rnlyrc t to) French nifluelio:e, are at liberty to esitir.tbe pint of Triest, or any other Austretti port. Advice* have h u es received troin Vienna. : whit* state that these is a very great fluctuation in tine exchange mid virtue on ise state paper's ; tr.cy terird themselves et that tune that the array or toe Archduke Charles would e.toaly a.haitce tu 114 /Unite, ;and that the Fremh 'tad seareely any farct• to rin e ;use him, the e , tchaitge kid risen ;, but . et probable that it will scou cailrei truce a cousiderabla fall. Intelligence had been -eceived View* of the commencement of hostilities Oil the Danube, b.•- tiseen the artily of Prince Prosorowsky and that r,l . Milker: the Turks have been defeated. We ex pect the details of these affairs.—! Moniker, llley9.j INMAN, •Plat. JO. Private letters from Zara se,ourr u», that the Russians have ;Icm:sulk-need hostilities against the 'Corks, and that the Mir with Ittowa has been for 'redly announced by order of the Divan to the pen• ple of Coustantinoirle.--(d/ortirestr, May 9.) GOTTENBURGR MAILS. sorttmsvci, MI? g. ft i+ reported here this morning, that the pi r. of Di nusstrk will be immediately opened to lines i h try ail+. Another eery fine prize, captured by the Lew*, bus been brought in this mot' g. lITOCICUOLP, NAT 6. Soon after the Herald of the ltealrn, on the Ist inst. hail proclaimed die Diet, hi+ Royal Highness the Duke Regent took the Marshal's Staff, and was pleased to express bituself in the io l .!Owittg teen. tser The priiod bias now arrived, when the Pltstes of the Reultu are to mart, ju urd.r to consider of the oust expedi tions means to ward off the dangers which thicateu our be loved roastry with Mice destnaCt4yrj. ".On thug ueesaiuu, wives I am railed epos, at my a?vaneed sir, to alert, fur the ii.st time, .a. teisio-t,tmens, to dwensa atilt 11416 (bat iewportasit trobjea, I Think it a very essen tial pond gassy dopy, to select a Nobleman, rips:. • i.stna. Vuaalsl finite miperieuce, consmomate knowledge of the Cruestitatoru, polnutieris 'and kiss of his cuuutry. It won this groom!. I call yam* you, liar.. Mwshal Meant, to sect pt fist. staff, and to take k foie me the oath a b.ck your . odlee reVri4 cr. gams ititkersward took accordingly the oath, sad thanked the Leek. fur Cite distinguished honour cooterred us hats. - ..11t4 the Depetes of the states, of the *tern, burettes,. and peasantry, nit the 2d and 3d, had delivered their powers, M. Illakensan, knight, commander, was appuiatett en the • ath. SretteCtry of the !Rate of pe asantry. The-Storkhulm Committee, arpointr,l to adroinisteP I.! ref each juLitiotapta of suede,' as have heels reduced to ea tat.nte iddi:ecee by the war, has pubhalted a report, by uirteh if appears, that trims already rervved (rota the Lon. dun (*.onintittee,33,ol. atediter, Joe ttuuHeu uotateouta, s,pea pair of woistid stockist..., mid lari:e iptsntit ow of medicines, and that besides taw/b . :reels of 6..41- knee been b op to larthkro, sod are ow the mend of hem; shipprd fur Gut teithurgh, there to he diwitaigeil fur urcuadt -.1 the Stuck hulas L.natosittee.--(3tortiai... (;coast's, May &id ITOCSHOLM. MAY P. The deputies of the sr•itersif burghers, and pes o:may, chosen for the present diet. ?Pp Med On the ern mat. to the house of his Eseedency Couht Trolle Wachineist tenet gracurie.lv appoints eit by his Royal nighties. the Duke Rigent, to perform the folic:min of Lori( Chat's...nor or the Resins, and ivir powers having bete duly verified. the deTuties of the said les States met in their respective balk, and chose their speakers ; the state of burgher., Mr. Hens Nicholas Scheme, of Stockholm, sitere;isiit, and the peasantry. Mr.. Laro Olsson, deputy of tinthen. liur4h, and the district of Bihar, who were both confirmed by his Royal 11, 14 0in5.. the Duke Regeut.--.(Stockhohe (:o:cm, May 8.) • 'ADM. MADIIAS. AO?. .4. We understand from Captain. .la‘tdson, of the Ca/cella, captured the 231 of last month, ott Gait. jam, Phut be was kindly treated nuling the tan 'lays that lie reinaMed on b o ard L'iliarmule//e. tier Captain, who formerly rominanded La Claire, in llte..e seas, told Capt. Davidson that they had tee... en English fripinte iu Coringa Bay. We are sorry to dud by a letter (ruin Captain the Brit - gslcavaliy, who was raptured ou hoard the eai • easHrs, that the privateer was sti:l seen fermi Gunj• to on the dd instant. It is surprising with what in4enuity and snecess the small French Privateers 'contrive to titsguise the:r appearance. 1. 4 ihroudelle. we understand, is indebted for her safety m one or two late iusiatiers. to her being so disguised as to give a most exact imitation of a Bengal Pilot schooner. The Bunsbay 31erelunti, Captain Campbell, sr rived in the river on Sunday. lust from Prince et Wales lalntt,t , *Lies she left on the liitis nets The letter* the Eastward be this rooms anee; nre rather fuensrubW with respret to the awe • f. of markets. Opium had risen to 1030 dollars per eht-st, and piece scowls, in general, if well resorted, gave an anraiter of from 40 to .50 'per rent. A number of Mislay Proses haul arrived 'At tio, iu order to make purchases et Besgal produce. • The Erperi /rut. Captain Chops. Irrived its the .irrrno Aloodur eseiring faun Bencoolen. The Erperbeent arttved at Belie-oaten on the Y' c! of August. Akw days previous to that ditto • - • • e . • . , ) 1 r AI • 1. • 1. . , f • c. , • • Y _ Eve,, supposing the tiontinrable Gentleman were to s•arry his ischeute- into etfeet; what was likely t• be its aractical reside ! Parlionslid was be:ter constituted now than formerly, mill how could it be supposed that gentlemen crime it;to Parliotnent for tootle! atone ? Who were those who Caine in upon the ilienied inn-rest, ? They were animist inerchatits, they were persons ‘, lion* Me Majesty's Naval mid Marry eertite had enriched, or they were perion, sueli as hitmodf,upoti ;slime fortune had smiled. Was it from such men that you are to - expect corrupt conduct, or in whom interested motives were expected to 'mist ? They carne into Parliament with a dives - to discharge them duty with the utmost rectitude, sod' to support His Majesty's .Government in their difficulties ; but whale.they 41 so, exl•ertrnce woad prove that whersever they wars peened upon a doubtful point, they tare found not to be of that des, who•adhered insphintly to the themes of Ministers. If the test of this were to be taken upon the case of the Unite of' York, it would. be found that in the minority o f of 141, there a murk larger protiortipis of the mowed • interest than any oilier class. Betides thee, there were 00111141 of ttie landed interest. in whom we more immediately suppose the aristrientcy of the roontry to exist. Was it to lie imagined, if this hill paNsed, thot 'these interested in boroughs:6s patrons, would ordeal' bring int6Rirlianoriat" their own relistions,or persons of resoectablt• cha►actem and grind knowledge octissr law tit unload; who bribe,' aud exertions. might assert and maintain the cause which th:.e patrons espoored. If the 11. 0 . Gentleman indulged a hope that such sure would put an end to the introduction of sui.h persons into Parlisinent, it was one of the most el i i ttt erica' ideas that could be entertained. • Air. LEMON said, froc. the Intent-in of Ilse hour, and •the great surportsiice of the questio:4 he thought it would out be dui justice to them selves or their con►titneuts to continue their dis cussion. lie would therefore move, that the de. Late should besdlntrui-ri to Thuredaj twat. Lord Mt 4')N seconded the motion, %bleb wee carried unsuoinotisly. :ter. Met..t.hut brought up the Minutes of evi dence taken before the (l is Light Committee, which was ordered to be Lid ou tilt. Table. Titr oilsrr Orden of the Day were then disposed Attu,' the House adjoneoed et Oes o'clock.