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) w oad support the motion. even if there I moods to. go up, than the break •ere n o Ot ler N upon the Moils o - r Admiralty, which had in t to ,1" 1, t t,ie a great tneasure, to plunge the country into a war, the most diegiseeful and disadvantageous to Tie m otion of his Hon. Friend being pte bioin-Ary to an attack upon that fun, he felt :uch saii-faction in expressing his hearty d concurrekc o e in his motion. Mr. G. Jonsson mid, that the Droits of Admi ralty hud been cwasiderably the incren solu eased i meuts efn value since to the th e change with resPfet m ews of prises had taken p l ac e ; and that, in eotorquence of that change, the .suns could be mo l t reimbursed to the consolidated fund,— 'The liberality of the House had been full evinced by the various grants that bad been mad e to those w ho had not claims of so strong 'a nature as the Bake of Brunswick; sass, from whatever fund the on o would he eventual); (NMI, he was conviuced that that liberality would suffer no diminution. Mr. Htweies Buows s se,reed in the principle o r not increasing the burdens of the people, but conceised that the Droits of Admiralty wer e Do t the fund which should he meddled with upon the oc casion of the grants to his Serene Highness. He moce ired that, peraps, if the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Tierney) had asked for the full amount of ' the Drone of Admiralty, hid purpose would be sa tisfactorily answered. Mr. iIEaNNY said, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had only made one or two objections to t h e mo tion, and those objections were utterly dem tinge of argument ; be had never seen a greeter instance of the uueasiness of a person who wtahed t,• gat rid of a question, awl who could not succeed, than the It Flht Hun. Gent exhibited. The House hod been asked for a grant of 7.0001. per annum, that groat was agreed ta. aud it was-observed that there existed means of • reimbursement of th a t b a r n ; the House was then surely very pardonable i ii ...eking the means by which . such reimburse stein .could be effectuated. If the Crown peer ' owl a cepability of repayment, that addition of burden shotild he taken from the people, —if that burden, which would. on Monday. be inereased one million per annum. It had been said that his conduct was such as to give offence to the Crown. It was nu such, thin. If the Crown would sot speak 'to him, he would speak to the Crowe. If Milikers would not Ist reeve upon the occasion. in ouggeqing to Hts Mojesty the proper mode of conduct to be observed, he wuuld knmlf make such sozgatioas ; but on disrespect was by any means tailcoat(' to kits Majesty. It bad been said, that if all the Droits of Admiralty were applied to the discharge of the sum, that more eert.on toreros would have been the cease queuce. Ile certainly agreed in that assertion ; and he would luy aisle hes present motion, if he was certain of Ilse itt.tlit Mom Gentleman's aid and sopeort upon a proposition to that effect. Theaters of the Duchrea and Doke of Brunswick were very different ; and if the former war allowed most liberally. that was no reason that the latter bhutsld meet with the same treatment. He was firmly con vinced that the Crown was possrmed of motley sufficient to reimburse the Consolidated Fund. He woo determined to take the sense of the House upon the que,bon. The Hatlbli thee divided, when there appeared Fur as Molise . . *4 Agsnut it lu3 Majority — l 9 STAMP OFFICE. • Mt. WSITIIOII44O Nad i 464 ho had, eluting lost Setvion, called the House to the consideration of this qiiestion; and he hod nutlersitood that the re- Gun of that office was .n progress. and would soon be effected. He afterwards heard contradictory ac counts; aud, as he saw that there was On prospect of au immediate armagemeut in that office,' he would move for papers in elucidation of the con duct observed in et, and the changes which it would he necessary to make. The reform which had been stated to have takes place was exceed i•iglY trifling. as it regarded only cutlery, &c.— Afore essential alterations were necessary. The s4l4oes of the office rhombi undergo much !li terals', a, some of them were mach increased, and many of them hit ill proportioned to the weight of business which pressed upon the Offi cers. lie had heard that Mr. Neyle had been fame linzly attentive to that office, and had ex erted himself to the utmost fur its reform.— As it would be necessary ro correct the gross abuses w!itch existed in that office. thy Board of Tree fur, , honed surely, if they thought him competent. seven him with the power of correcting. There were a great many employed unnecessarily. and. if the number of officers was diminished, and their salaries increased, (foe they were miserably low), the business would be 4:motet-led with more effect and satisfaction. The public would not be satisfied if the Parliament was pro rogued without any entice being taken of the Stamp Office ; and whoever was the delinquent in mating the existing *buses would be laid before them. He then moved fee copies of the corm imodence from the Treasury Board to the Stamp °Gees apes the revision of that office; the account of the officers employed is it, and the re movals from it; and an account of all fees and ems*. luments in the office. Mr. %Volatile SAid, that the regulations which sere iu agitation with respect to the Stamp Office. enu!d effectually do away all the existing abuses. Mr. Hosatsson said. that the situations of ri Ail of the Office were considerably underpaid. Ncyle was one of those who contributed to render the puhlic essential services. He thought .:Sly of his as an individual, and considered his hCe of great inlproftsuee-a more efficient servant the publie mold not hose. Mr. W. Suits went into • calculation of the tune of transacting basiness at the public offices, a .1 averaged the attendance of the clerk, at four hove s-cley. lie thought that their numbers ro.oid be diminished, and their salaries increased. Mr. %% San said, that, at some offices, they ta t' 4 LA tilt seven o'clock in the evening. `h.PSISSA:V•L was of o pi n i on . t h at if t h e sum "it: ot holiJa)si was diminished. mad the hours of enlarged, cousiderable advantage would dcrisvd. It as necessary to do Away alms'. i it was Irmo the somasy to effect it, that the .„ 4e . After a few words from Mr. Mr. ilcsaistow. and Mr. DUNIPAI, the motion was agreed to. AMERICAN PAPERS. Mr. WIIITIMAD wild, that it was not his inten tion to move respecting the American papers, es he had read thew, and perceived nothing spou which to ground s motion. TRANSPORT REGULATION. Mr. flummox said, that in order to elucidate the subject respecting transports and above of war, upon winch he had before• spoken, previous to his referring the subject to a Select Committee, he would move for a return of the number of troop ships and transports engaged in the former war ; and also for an account of the esptu►rs, of the armed transports, &c. Mr. IVaio seconded the motion. and said. that hegisinelil move, to-morrow, for au account of such ships as had been employed is transports, and had afterwards been engaged in other service... Mr. W. PVL• isul, that he hail considered the subject most maturely. And found, that the troop ships cost more, by three-fourths, than the trans ports, upon former occaqonr. He was by no means willing that the papers shool,l he referred to a Com mittee, as that would be incapable of judging; such a cave, the decision should be left to the Navy •nd Admiralty Board, and not to a Select Com mittee. Mr. Titular objected to the doctrine of not sending the papers to a Select Committee. if such • thing would hold. there was au cud to the pur poses of the Committee of Finance. Mr. Ttst•EY . and Mr. PICILCIVAL mutually es plainer!. Mr. WHITIRRAO thought that it would satisfy the public wore ti the question was discussed in a Committee of the whole House. Mr. HOSKISSON Slid. that even while he was in ogee. it was nis *intention that it should be brought under the consideration• of the whok House, and . that it should be there discussed. Me. Cuts ta **sof opintou, that every thing had befit clout to guard agantrit expense ; nn which ac count he thought the prevent motion unikr&ssary. Therm:lotion was then put and carried oithuut a dissent* voice. Mr. WARD DOMpOoRd the futtlier consideration of the Marine Pay Bill until to.tuorrtier (trio day.) Mr. BROUGHAM pot off his ea et io n retains. to Mr. Bathurst. the late Ambassador to Austria. till to-morrow se'nitiglit. NAVALEXTRAORDIKAR I ES The (apart was brought up. 414 •In .-eed to. covvirras OP SUPPLY. ARMY EITILAORDINAMES. ' _ Mr. PIRCIIVAIh moved. Thst she sun of two millions. seven hundred and lifrpseteit tsousand poiods, should 'be graLted for the Arai) Extrauf dioafirs of England." Whtch was agme.l Mr. Fosensinoweel, a hat the rat; or -200,0001. should he •pprepriatrd to Ireland, for the manse purien.e." Which was •arced, to. M►. Forrest 'then moved. 1 , That the sot• of 12.1301. should he grouted for stationery, used in the reseed' Offices i• Ireland." Agreed to. He then proposed.." That the suns of 3.3844 should be voted. ass coinlienamtion to tbe Cow nu..,onei •nt ..tree.• ain Ireland." qtr. Tisasav asked •hr filet Hnn. Gentleman, (ttr. Foster,) the necessity of this grant. as all em ployment had ceased ! Mr. Forma stated. that it was a regular annual grata. and the realms this class of persona came ender it. was, that at-the time of the Union it was oot known that Lotteries would have sassed that country. on which gement as prevision hart been made fur them. as had been fat all other or. beers. Mr. Wurreanso did not think the explanation of t h e Right Hon. Gent infliciently sap-faetory ; for which reason the grant should have bis negative. Mr. neuter could not understand why th.y were not at once put upon the same as all other civil ofki.ns were at the time of the Union. He felt surprised that a diffaence should be made. Colonel BARRY said, that at the time of the Union. it was not known that Lotteries would cease is Ireland, on which account the Commissioners were retained ; and, if monetary. they were at all times ready to attend and execute the dnties of thest °dice, if called upon. Mr. Tthatsex said, it appeared to bim • most nn necessary expense, and he could not are the ne cessity of keeling orisons iu harness who were sure of never bring called on. Mr. BARRY said, if those Gentlemen had applied for relief at the union. they would have been granted a compensation, and that fur life. A desultory conversation then took place. be tween Mr. Abercrombie. Mr. Foster, Mr. Whit bread, and Mr. W. Pole. Mr. Hems wished to be informed, if they were the same persons who held situations at the time of the Union. that the present grant was to be made to? Mr. Fosua could not give 'a decisive answer, but he had not heard of any change. Mr. HAMMa said, if persons who had a situa tion were entitled to a compensation, it could not be argued that those who hid been placed there since were entitled to the same rensuneratioo. Mr. Ticamtv could not c:inceive that the Right lion. Gest. Mr. Foster could have any objection to delay the wrote until the Committee were in posses sion of the names of those persons. Mr. Forma. on recollection. could assure the Committee. that no change bed taken place for toe last tire years. Mr. Ti . thought it was necessary that the Committee should have not only the names, but the date of each person's appointment. Mr. WM. FITIGERAI o said. the Lotteries were not done away by the Government or Ireland. on which account the persons employed could nut receive compensation. undi r the Act of Uniou. The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. FOSTER then noted. " That the sum of 33.0001. should be granted for the completion of Howth Harbour. and the saw of 10.0001 tov' earn* purpose, at Holyhead Harbour; which were agreed to. The House resumed. sod the report was ordered to be received this day. The Duke of Bruoswick's Annuity Bill was read a second Use, sad urderel to be committed thiv day. litl3H MALT IIrOCLATIONA, The flousereSoivi;,l iistllintoiiLOMlnittee on the Irish Malt Regutittou Rill. After borne conversation between Mr.R. Mr. Fusrse, stud Mr. %111rIlltk*O• she HolDe resumed, and the Report ordered to be brought ttp this day. The Scots Fees Re t eolstion Bill ifs. read $ third time. end ordered to be sent to the flambe of Lords. The lionae resolvirel hat!! into i Committee on the Irela Salt Regulation Bill, which was agretal to. The House reaunied. mud Ow report was ordered to be received thia day. The further ennsi.ferstion of the Caual Robbery Bill Wil4 posipoual to this day. Mr. Fosrsw rive Notice. that he would. on a future day. bring in a Rill to great a bounty to lemons licensed, is Ireland, to sell spiv'.. that also sold strong heir. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed or, and the Douse adjourned at lIALF-FAiT-TWO O'CLoCa. TII E BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY. Mir Is. A Jamaica Mail arrived yeiterdly. It has brought an account of the arrival of the outward bound fleet, on the last day of February. Meeting of the General Aasenshly had been further prorogued foutn the 6th of March to the 10th of April. A Gottroburgh Man arrovrd list enroing. It has brought the following article : " GUTTINSVIOII. ■a• 7. " An Engli'h squadron of line-of-nettle ships has been reitiortrd Boni the Telegraph to have passed this part under a press of awl to the Northward, supposed fur the Baltic." Me ls from the Mediterrauran arrived yesterdsy. Among the articles of intelligence which they have brought, is a leiter doted Zatite. goth February. from which the "Mowing is an eatrect :—.O The Biittsh force is thus divided :—General Omarsth. with the heed-quarters, at Zinte, and the 35th regi ruesit.—At Cephalonia. Colonel Lows eumoianda wish the Corsica. Rangers, and two companies of the 44th regiment. At Cerise. Capt. MIICAUSTSI. wills 100 men of the 35th ; and at Ithaca. Captain , Nicitotsos. with two companies of the Corsicans. We anai,•usly wait the arrival of reinforcements to enable us to proceed against Corfu and St. Maure. At the former the French have a considerable gar rison. At the latter tbry hemebent four thousand. men; but being principally Greeks, and greatly tlisiffeeted to the French, we may view it as an easy conquest. whenever we may choose to ur.der take its reduction. We have established a provi sional foray of Government at each of the islands under our protection ; at the bead of which ere British Officer., assisted by a Courted, composed of the most retipectableiohabitants. e'rlowitsbate na she Cethane G•irts was pest. postal. lest Light. is the Haase of Cowmen% by Mr. Gaartan, until Friday nest. A Petitioa front the List India Compony woe pre■ented, lost night, in the [louse of Common►. cleunisig a sum of 1,904.0001. due to them from the public for military expenses in India. It was re ferred to the Committee on India Affairs. Among the very few prisons to whine minds Mr. Possesses splendid and solid speech. on Friday, has not carried conviction. we are sorry to °Were tote Editor of The Awning Chives*. In his paper of yesterday. he has attempted an answer to it, whic•i, however vague and feeble, ought not to pass without notice. It rings the changes upon "dm dominion of the late ;" a fine captivating phrase too 13riti,b ear ; meaning thereby, that the House of Commons has a right only to proceed rig:limit Sir Fit VIM 131111D.LTT in a Court of 1.30, awl as if "the dominion eJ she Law," and the rights and privilege* of Pa►liameut, were totally distinct and contrary; whereas the latter are as much the law of the land as the statute which received the Royal Assent one hundred years ago.—Of all the in. onsistencies that we have ever witnessed in politi cal controversy, we think this attempt, on the part of persons affecting to espouse the right, of the people. to set up a Court of Justisce, as the guar dian of the people's rights, in preference to them selves, as represented in the House of Commons, appears to us the g►eatest and most eittrairedisiary. It is very true, that the Judges being sow in dependent of the Crown. the people have more rea son to look for fairness and impartislity than for merly ; but still all the arguments founded upon ancient authorities, apply to times when Judges were not independent; and what must have been the state of civil liberty in !how times? times to which Sir Fasncts profemes a wish to restore us, if the House of Commons was to be commuted by • Judge Jcr►atu, or any otlte► men, mere creatures of the Crown, eliding ■t its will sad pleasure? "Oh ! but." says The Moraine CArtoiele." the House of Commons, es ■t present constituted. is jealous of the liberty of the press, and the influence of the Monarch is so great, that every thing is done in it "at his instance." Whr, this mat be very tr to ; but it is no answer to Mr. Pnasusas. who says, "it the House of Commons do not let rigl.tly, sad be insprnpely consttut►d, ti.• people ought to onteud and trftwo it, by 11:1 coa,h a ioaal itiF.atis; but that it is mied4sw•ill. ai well 4.0111* _ • 7 the contrary course." If a machine be out of cyder; most assuredly it is a good r►ason fee repoiti-g, but none far attempting to &Simi it. There ary be Philistinee, we admit, in the House of Comitons: but are the people; therefore, in the Windom of their fury, to play e, 'i k• Sampeeie, their arms, their weight. end their strength, the pillars of the Teton'', and pull down ruin upon their own heads ? We must content ounwlves with these few obitervatinna for the present. serer was I Moore cinotitutionall speech delivered in the House of Commons. Desoto more congenial nigh true British liberty, than that to rhiCh we allude. Never was a speech delivered in the House of Commons, which has done morn good, and is likely to do more good, by dissipating error and delusion, sad brioging bark public tipie nion to its right course. In proportion, therefore, as we are convinced of this truth. the more we must deprecate any attempt to detract front its merlin, or • diminish its effects. Paris Papers to the 7th. coo►aio ►he Tollihritti Senahrs Consultant :-7, Alrf. I. All the coustries sltsatel to the left took de Rltise, front the fissile of the Deportment, of We Beer mai Loser Meuse, Sillosisig the Timbres of t e Midas, tgr tha Sea, ere totted to the roach Empire, awl brut eatellapill part. 11. The Countries situated between the roarer of the. Waal, the River Leine, and the froshers of the Deport. Mill of the Teethes, the Louse Mew, sad the Reef, e - R»O3 a Departoest, seder the nolo of the Depetteseat of** liessibeef the Milos. Rsist. DOe aisle <We ti/kp 111. .The Cavalries situ seed et the Welt of the ILlosar, Wlth the Isles of *belies, 'flistlea, Korth earl South Done lend, tad Wairhttell. Open id itaitul to the Defiettateat et the Two Nettles. IV. The Department of the Nestle of tho Shire theft t hate too Drowsed to the Legidativo Sod,. . • The Uepartosest of lb, Tin Nolgeo, soda we ebest. shall hove Its. (iirbeJ) NAPOLLUN• CAAISACERICII. The following ate rouse por.icolors reePecting the defence and capture of the Fort of Mansards,- near Cadiz _ _ _ "Oa the itth ult. the enemy's battery, (on which they have metiuted ferry pieces of cantos, soul have furnaces for Imolai/ shot) opened a brisk • fire on oar bombs and ges.beats, *Web wee warmly returned. Unfortenstely, see of their red. hot shot entered the magazine of the Twasreirt gun-lost, which instantly blew sup. )3) this fatal accident, Lieutenant CIA PLY, and fourteen seawall were killed, and Mr. M ASTI M, (midshipman). ant • nice men wounded—otiose of them danseressaly. " On Sunday, the at tite o'clock in the • morning. the enemy agate opened fire on Fort Matagorda. and threw several sheik into it, oneef which killed Major La feffillelt,of doe R o y a l Artillery, and wounded a Lowermost of the mune corps. ft being at length determined to eve. euste the fort, 'beetles' o'clock the same feiressees, Capt. Sraceroto, of the Tesnemsr, with two Lose tenants and toe blidshiptoes, blew it up ; ist dries which. Capt. STACKFOLR. and Mr. Letretoos. Midshipasaa, were weaseled by the bursting of shell. " A Spanish launch. fall of Wilt in going front Matsgsrls to the Bay s was .then - -b/ a•• sh o w item the French batteries, %Aiell o petatiett dowel the midships. rut the boat soustler, and the CHOP were all drowileil. " Oar troops here motional skirmishes with the ' enemy. whose edrauced patios sweat* claw to the dock-yard. " Oa board the different ships the lees bee hithrr. to lees comparatively trifling. if we ezbept the dreadful eecident on board the Tagireire bust ; the TOMMX, has had one mew wounded, and one misusing; the Achilk. five missing ; most or the other ships have suffered in properties." The Francis Freelbqt packet, which arrived a t Falmouth. on Thursday. in 10 days from Cadiz, confirms the above intelligence; and states. not. wittotentling the confidrut reports to the contrary, that the enemy have made rapid progress towards the reduction of Cadie. . The. Bullion Select Committee was yesterday attended by nearly every Member belonging to it. Mr. Palmer**. came. for the first time, and at tempted to overturn the whole object of the Com. mince ; but, upon the first question, he was left is a minority. The proposition, that, at. the aspira tion of two yeses, the Bank shall be esrapelled bs commence payment in specie. will, it is presented. be carried against Mr. Pancavat. to-morrow ; said then it ma truly be said, public credit will be re establish .a is foreign countries. A refutation of every kits of assevtient, in a rertaid gralefal petition from • number of the late Old Drury and preseot Lyceum Company, will, we can• confidently assert, appear as soon as respect to wards the high quarter to whom that refetatiew has been addressed. will allow. One Lady's manse s the Bret ornament of her prcifesasun. appears to sane- Lion the Perrormers' application I but if the whets ststausam is as unfounded as we IWO 1111111111111 e k we are confident that nothing but a gnat delusions. practised on her generous meted, could hove inhaled that names in the sappert of falsehood, injustice s or ingratitude. A letter. dated Matta. March 16th. mys-o.“ In. coronation has been jest received. *bet the leaved Lissa, in the Adriatic See, has fallen into oar pee. session." _ Lord MOIRA. tho SPII/lIMIR of the House o► Common s and the Sllll.7£•%T.AT.Alles, *e •a• detests& severally pleaded, cn Satordsv. to the it. vend actions brought against tbeta by 4ir FROMM Minoan. _ _ The whole of the very rare end velvet!, collate ties of foreign plAnts. some of which ton,: never been seen In this country befure, l..te the property of the Hon. C. F. Gear:Lug.. deceased. a. PA. dington.lareer, was purchased. on Monday. the tars of April, in one lot, by JEltatal and Citetrtess, surserynsen , sod may now be seen. by ! ppti mis s o theme for ticket-. at the r nursery. in theNew.Resd. The prover-e•ilores. the hugest is lisnlosd. r war in As full bloom, with may othe radierbd Maws fUl plants. .1