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rionticiliatrl in Split! eel other countries, having t we e driven out of three by the cruel ',obey we Theis observed tetrarch the Catholics. It mooned to he mo o on retreat , proposition that a man could lay down in. litir'leliCe whenever he chose, by enternig into the service of • foreign power at his own ili4- cr eirm.—f Cries 4 Hear, hear," from: the Op position Bessehes.)--10 to the Swim, they certainly moved the liberty of hiring themselves to any state, nsy, tos two Matte at War with each other. BM he did not think that a At - topic to • Ire boob. *Sliced iiito the debate. W es it to be held mit to ihr people of Engiatid that they might sell their ~.tercel' se isohltere in whomeover they plenseel— thin the agents of both the belligerent parties " n i g ht do whatever They them to obi recroota— end that they might engage to point the bayonet at one Rimester breast? What was the fact of the rase ? Folistment for the South American Colonies 1 , 4 . carried on with a rapidity which he thought frilly thaerediteble to his Majesty's Mmisters not to have checked before. Only the other day, au oplirrr aiteil, that on . the dtrobasiding of • battalion o r w hich he had the comnomd. at Chatham. no less t h,„ 300 of them immediately celistell with the s eems of the Colonies. But the practice had been yong on to a notch greater extent in Ireland. Be woo the two Arts which had been mentaime4 in the enura of the &Kite, there were three similar Irish ems, which perhaps ought to be looked at before the present Bill was carried through all its stages. To slim that it was the custom of neutrals to grant licenses to enable the subject to enter into the ser vice of foreign states, he might refer to the case of Adm. Knowles. And had this country bees, siegli gent i.e 'misting on her right that no armament should be ',emoted molest her in the dominions of neutral onto? Nn; the memorials eonstantly presented to the French Court against buffering ...Os to he raised in its dominions, for the cause of the Pretender, suf ficiently proved it, and the justice of the principle led hem lov it always admitted. He thought it nglit the Buhl should go to a Committee, though th. clause respecting the detention of vessels might there require further consideration. The necessity of the principle that the subjects of • neutral could not enter into the service of a belligerent state without licence previously obtained from their own Government was obvious ; becsuise otherwise they might cuter iota such service immediately on the eve of a war with their own country, or might be found successively lighting on opposite sides. The ilen. Gentleman limn argued that the predatory and sledge nature of the contest in South America would (rive a very injurious eff-ct on the character an:l h a lals of the person* who should take part in it. Sir R. Witsote mobilised. Mr. F. Dovaloas said, beat at any other time be r.•:orici have wasted till others of his Hon. Friends around hint had expressed that sentiments, but on the present occasion he felt hitasel called on to rise, lie differed so entirely from all C•e principles end opinions laid down by the last speaker. He thought that views of ' ,fairy atone might have prevented hliaisters front I/V/3;1010ing a measure like the pre brut; not only good policy, but a regard to the feelings of the country, siLal.! have (hewed another line of echo's. for he would venture to say, that swore of English feelings and exertions were vested to the cause of the Smith Americans than in any other. distinct from its own. that ever awakened all "interest in the coutary.—/ Hear.) —The people were interested in the success of the Colonies, not only from hopes of increased commescial advantages. but from nobler motives. Therrecollected that these very Saatsislt Americans had been first roused into action —had been first animated into their present oppo 'Minn to the oppression of Spain, and the gloriosa, struggle for freedom they were now carrying on. by the Government of this country.—( !leer. hear.) — They called to mind that the buds of independence now expanded and flourishing in those regions, were first called forth by ourselves.—(ileor.)— Bet it unfortunately happened too often that foreign oations were spirited into an assertion of their rights by this country, and afterwerils deserted when ttlie Notile Lord ooposite lied changed his views of our loreign policy. According to the general law of sietiam, the subjects of a stristr•il state might give their assistance to either of two belligerent., :is they thought -'roper. He thereftwe contended, that all any belligerent power could require of a neutral was a return to ancient laws ; lent it was absurd A leo one of time parties to the contest should require to have new lows vended for its own peculiar bent ht, and to the prejudice of the other party.— The Treaty with Spain in 1814 could not be a foundation for the Bell, as it had never been dis cussed or approved of by the House. The policy a other states should not lee proposed as en exam ple for ours, inasmuch as our policy hail always beets to ourselves. which was a principal ground of our hitiosial greatness. He considered it must unwise to 'hut up the only vent thateeemed to have here providentially opened for the disposal of Bri tish merchendise, sod thought the habits of oar countrymen would be improved by learning tosytn p•othiae with the aspieatious of brave wen after liherty. Mr. AlAate at? rose to support the amendment. It had happened to him to be a witness of the mode of government pursued by Spain towards her latlnnies, and he did not think she bad any sort of claim on tither states to enable her to perpetuate Mich 3 system. The Finn. Member these described. at 'engin, the spirit of rapacity. exclusion, cor- Talan4ii, and oppression. which had characterised ilir gt)n riialellt of the South American Provinces. Artl traced the different steps by which the Colonies 'r •1 liten led to the assertion of their independence. )1• tlitiught the Colonies must ultimately be sue. '"lttl, as the treasures of the mother country *rte derived from their territories. and would at fill distant time be cut off. while they would every day be gaining strength ; and because the siatural desire of the United States of North Ame rica to relive the New to an equality with the Old Would, could not but be expected shortly to break .tut to the advantage of the Southern States. the principle of neutrality was so much in. " 1 " 1 " ) on. did we, he asked, act up to that princi ? We certainly did nut. A vessel, he recol lected, was Moored with himself, which vessel carried out arms and military stores to South America, • under cunvoy of one of his Majesty's ships, fur the service of the cause there. He would nest state a case of s most melancholy nature, which hoppened, he niggle say, in consequence of our io 40c-fetter. A number of inhabitants, men, Ivo. - w toPk• • V Allworialri"._t men, and cisilaren,reere driven from a town of the ; tiady to tiller the nature ttml Character of the me.- Cureeetia he Genre' Morino. *lel fled fur shelter ; sure, and to render it oppressive, maim's, and inhu to Trinidad; but though no the most &wide . inset. Ile agreed with MS lion. Friend below him and mite able situation. they were not • suffered in thinking that the Bill proceeded from a foreign lii laud—they were obliged to go hack from suggestion, end from a quarter, of all others, the whence theY'cante, where they were most Mho . bast entitled to expect or to receive it mark of moody mislacreil, without distinction of sex, of special grace or favour f the British Govern. situation. or of age, and their botlien were left I meat. Could it be forgotten that no measure of without interment. a prey to the fowls .4* the air. j the kind was proposed at the isoinmencement of t h is The Hon. Gentleman contended that if we altered coeteto ? Perhaps, indeed, it del not occur to the our policy with respect to one country. we were Noble Lnrill that his ceuritrYineu would feel so deep hound to alter it with regard to all countries, as and so ;intent tin interest in the cause of illegieimatee to the law prohibiting our subjects from enlisting as to induce them to transport themselves to the in foreign service ; and at the present mowed. beetle of action, to throw themselves on the shorts when en ardent military spirit was in the country. of a distant land, with tin other ohj-et than that of it must of erveece somewhere. and it were better glory, tent no ether hope than that of fighting and let it do so *broad than at home. We have. triumphing in the cause of liberty. The struggle he said. a number of officers attempting to live m had existed for the lust eight or nine years., anti no on half-pay, which was ton scanty for their sup. such measure was thought of. The Noble Lord port ; we have a number of officers and floe- had said that the Government did not wish to in commissioned of f icers who receive no pay at all. terfere whilst any hope of reconciliation remained Was it, he asked. wise or just to prevent those between Spain and her Colonies; but the Noble brave men from earning their bread in a foreign Lord knew that ever since the Impanel of Lord country ? Was it worthy of this boasted land of Wellesley to Cntliz, all hope of recoticiliatioti was freedom thus to effidislC the heroes who fought for chimerical—the sword was drawn, sod was nut to its existence, and to deny them the fair and honour- be sheathed— able opportunity of drawing their swords us a noble " Helium, bellum ad internecionern!' cause. ? Much had been said of the Treaty between But when biave men hail conintitted themselves this country and Spain—such *Treaty he recollected against the Spanish Government—when they were hid been laid on the table of the House in 1814, fighting fur all that was sacred and dear to man-- but hail never been acted on. Ile considered the when the prospect of their glorious deliverance was words of that 'Treaty as mere diplomatic courtesy— at baud—and when they were about to strike a mw he believed it was considered generally ; tin one death blow against the power that had long op dreamed that on that Treaty an excuse would be pressed them, then it was that Ministers held out found for introducing isito the House an Act such a saving hand to the last efforts of expiring tyranny. as the present—au Act which was really intended To the measure. or principle of the measure. he to give advantage to a Government whose founds- strongly objected, and his objection was the more tious were those of tyranny. It never should be strong, when he considered the molter' of intro. forgotten by ibis country, by every civilized and (toning it ; lie looked upon it that the Hellish Par. liberal country in the world, that one of the first fitment were now called on to enact laws under acts of the ungrateful and besotted Ferdinand the dicta, ttttt of a foreign potentate. It had wises' he regained the throne, and after our troops, been said. that the present caste had nut been who hail restored him to that throne, had retired, foreseen iu fortner times. No; it was not fore sees to offer up public thankegiving that the coup. seen tint in the course of our hundred years. try was do longer polluted by heretics.--(Hear. f— that proud mei haughty Spain would to he called His next step was to testore the Inquisition—to its. on to war, tioe wall the powers of Europe. but troduce the horrible system of torture-1n a word, no with her violins—with the persecuted and en• act that could smirk the wanton features of tyranny. slaved subjects. upon whose twat* she had placed cruelty. and injustice. was omitted by his odious her foot rem all the insolent cruelty of power—it Government. Was it then, he asked, to assist such a was not foreseen that the proud spirit of man Government that tins country should interfere ? i would rise up in virtuous rebellion against the acts No; all that could be expected (rota us was a cold of his eppreesors, and would shake in hits mighty and strict neutrality. struggle the enervated and emasculated Monarchy Sir C. Rout Moe supported the Bill at colon- of Custile. He, for one, hail too much faith in the derable length. Ile contended, that having on a;1 virtue of the British Parliament to thick that it occasions, especially fluting a war of unprecedented could lend itself to the views of Spain, and he trust exertion. observed a strict neutrality. we were e a that, however well.. led her hopes may be on bound to act on the same principle now—it was a other quarters. that the vote of this night would paramount principle which could not he abandonsal. convince her that she grossly miscalculated the cha- He had read, he said, in a paper lately circulated meter and the feelings of u British douse of Com bs this City, and which had been inlet rte.' to by an mouse if she ever hoped for their comitenenCe in a con. Ilan. Gentleman opposite, much of the policy test against the dearest liberties of human nature. practised by this conntry, at the time of Jams a Flow, lie asked, did it happen, that the character of time First ; but it should hot be forgotten that the this country had been so much misrepresented ? present situation of this country was trey different How did it happen that a nation glowing with the from the situation of the country at s oat day. Ile purest virtues, blessed with liberty. and ever contended, that since the Treaty o f 1630, up to the anxious and happy to impart to others time blessings Treaty of 1814, that the principle of iientrality was m she possessed, was still held up to the world in a always acted on, and there were precedents in our different light? He imputed the loss of the na. Courts which went fool/ to establish it. In the tional character to foreign diplomacy, which encou erinainul side of die Court of Admiralty, au in- I raged principles at war with human happitiess, and dsctmeist was foiled in the aBth of Car. 11. against Great Britain, after a struggle remarkable for virtue, a subject in this country, for cruising in a French valour, and good fortune. that yet in the proud mo vesast in the service of Spain, being then in 'unity meat of her glory, her character was compromised with this country. The Act then, he contended, but by act* that excited nothing but disgust. The Hon. explained the kw as it stood. In time Treaty between Gentleman next alluded to the cession of Florida. England and America, in 1784, there was an ex- which he described as highly injurious to British press stipulation, that the citizens of either come. I interests.. The nation, he said, revolts at the re try should not act in hostility against the oilier; sent measure—the moral feelings of a high-minded that they should accept of no commissious. or fit people could not he stifled, end were not to be op out ally vessel fur the purpose of assisting the rue. posed. The Government of this country rests, as mien of such country ; awl that, in ease of any ci- its surest foundation, upon public opinion ; and itztel doing so, he should he punished as a pirate. whatever might he the extent of popular errors, lie confessed he read this Treaty with astonishment. good sense will he always found to rally round a He never would agree in the doctrine, that, though good Government. The expression of public feel. guilty of such an act, any of the subjects of this ing will prevail, in despite of the arts of the Noble Government could be legally punished as pirates. Lord, fur these feelings were stronger than power But 'there lie saw able statesmeis acting thus. in itself. igoorance of the fair p elide, it was the more tie- Lord CASTLEREAGH contended, that the Bill cessary to introduce the preseist Hill, to clear away was merely intruded prospectively. Ile said, that all doubt', upon the subject. All that the Bill went levies were publicly made, and military force orga to establish was to enforce the principle which. with weed, and vessels fitted out in our harbours der. regard to the nations of Europe, had been universally titled for the easistance of the insurgents. As the eviction. Ile knew that the cause of the South Attie- law stood, the Government could not prevent these beans was a popular one; but lie was at a loss to I proceedings; but he submitted to the good reuse comprehend ou what ground they could he fairly of the House, whether Great Britain could, con exempted from that law by which all the stater I eistently with the principles of policy end good faith, of Europe were regulated. l'he principles of the countenance those measures. He begged of Gentle. Bill were those which influenced our ancestors to- men to suppose, fur a moment. that this country was visuals belligerent powers ; and as this was the first situated as Spain W. If our Colonies rebelled against itistairce since the establishment of peace, where it our authority, mid if military preparations were clime snider consideratitm. it should be acted on made, and expeditions sent out by Swainish subjects with firmness, cleanses., and impartiality. to their aasistence, would we not have g reat court to Mr. JAMES MACDONALD amid. lie would not stop remonstrate? He could not but consider such con to examine the force or application of ilia Doctors' duct shameful in the last degree,and lie should hope Coinutour logic. which had been exerted in de- that the House would not act oil die suggestion of leaser of this measure; but this he would say, that merchants, who, I very contracted and inietakesi the measure stself„ should it unfortunately succeed, view*, would encourage those injurious and improper would go to time destruction of the Smith American sets. Here the Noble Lord proceeded to observe cease. He hail heard much from Hun. Gentle- with sonic severity on the meeting lately held at the men on the abstract right of this country. Upon City of London Tavern on this subject. He then that he would say little. Undoubtedly the House proceeded to argue that it was a mere delusion of had the power, if it had the heart. to liana the Bill. Hon. Gentlemen to say. let the law remount, as it But when he heard it %warned that the Bill was i viands, because the law as it stands would not MP. only reviving the law as it already stood, he would i ply, and could not prevent those proceeding* which say, that if the principles of the common law were l it was the object of time Bill to restrain, It was, lie those which the Bill embraced. the country would said, remarkable, that in the early part of the de have never heard of the present measure. The bate the Hon. Members opposite were unable to Hon. Gentlemen at the opposite side. though they press their argumeets on this subject with a grave did not reply to the arguments urged with so much countenance, so well aware were they of the weak. furce and ability against the 11111, had certainly ness of the cause they were edvocatiog. He trust. succeeded in disfiguring and distorting them. He led lie had sufficiently shewn, that the present nice. would endeavour to bring back the recollection of bun was supported by the laws of nations; and the House to the coneidenstion of the question, as l that if this country were reetolvert to be honest. the stated by the llou. Member who spoke lest but prevent stitoject called especially fur legislative inter one, and his Hon. Friend the Meniber for Sand- Terence. The Hon. Member who spoke fast seemed wide They never pretended that it was the duty to thick that this country was not qualified to main of Government openly to employ the military re. tail a system of neutrality. in cousequeoce or some sources of this country in the South American excitement formerly given by this country to the cause. still leis; that they should do so covertly. inlitroitents of South America to throw off time His Hon. Friends felt that the, first proceeding power of Spent; but he protested against binding would have been foolish, and the second would this country to a course of section which she might have been unworthy and undignified. What they have adopted w h en she was at war wish Spain coi.trodell for asap that the Government of this Hear, kearl—a:stl was thereforepietified its taking, country should act upon a strict principle of 110 a: . very advantage of every circumstance that might interference—that they theutil stand in a calm and occur to weuken the curing.—( Dear, Itear.e—lt digniti•A attitude, *oboist evinceig interest or par. was a monstrous doctrine that soy act of this country tidily for one party or the other. It should be re. in 1797, should he pleaded in liar of Treaties sub. collected, that time and circumstance* teud mate• sequently concluded with Spans, and fur which the fropilfiretal•ftearailleeepi.pet acme. irs ~ -. x: tiith of Great Britain was (Wolf pledged.—.( I fear ; In allusion to what had fallen front the Him. Alrm her (%!r. Nlarrystit), he declared that the British Government had tionformly prevented Bribed) stilt iron from supplying the Rru oyal nty in Moult America with arms nod munitions of oar. K. fos.ll had even been given to persons to send arms tie the Havannali, lest those arms might be conveyed cir cuitously to the hands of the Spaniard.. The !1011. lklemlier had also brought forward charge ag iii.st the Governor of II British island its the West Indies, the island of Trinidad. lie might, from his own *Sensory, here contradicted the id:dement of the Hon. %)enitter ; for on no occasion was the hospi tality or the protection of the British power refu•eil to those unfortunate persons who ;night be com pelled by circuin.tances to fly from the power or the !loyalists. But since the Hon. Member spoke, he had referred to a paper, which lie then held its his hand, and which, with the leave of the House, he would read, to chew how utterly unfounded was the charge against the Governor of Trinidad. The British Government hoeing been informed that several persons flying from the Spanish main hail endeavoured to obtain an asylum in the island of Trinidad—that the Governor had refused them ad mittance—and that, being thriven back to the Con tinent, they were butchered on the coast of Paris and other places—immediately required from the Governor an explanation of his conduct, and the answer of the Governor was to this elf...cf.—Were the Noble Lord read the dispatch from the Go vernor, in which he stated, that 3,833 persons'• flying from the power of the Spaniards. had ob tained a free asylum in the islood of Trinidad.] -- After this statement he thought he was justified in complain ing of the negligence .hewn by the Hun. Member in nit in quiring into the accuracy of whatever statements he might think proper to bring forward. Ile lamented that any British merchants could so far forget the dignity of their character so much as to ea the part of agents to Insurgents against their Government. Ou this point, however, he should add, that it was neither to their own advantage, nor did it promote the general commercial prosperity of this coun try, that they samield mix up with their cummercirt speculations the character of military adventurers. Their crowded on the coast of Spanish America had become so extremely suspicious to the people, and the idea was so generally entertained that the British Government cone trammed their proceedings in the hope of obtaining come territorial acquisition is that part of the world, that the Bri tish merchants began to be regarded with distrust ; sod lie bad learned from the Admiral on the Jamaica station that the tratle of Great Britain, in South America, was failing cur. siderably. Let sot the Honer suppose that there was but one feeling on the subject of the present contest throughout the provinces of South America. The resources of Spam 112 En rope would never be sufficient to carry on a war against its revolted Colonies, unless there still existed in those Cutouh-s a very strong feeling in favour of the Mother Country, nor should it be imagined that every person its those Provinces were pleased at seeing British armaments proceeding thither to all to the calamities of war. With respect to the claim which Spain had on this country, it seemed to him clear that the Treaty concluded with that power gave her 6111 undoubted right to require the neutrality of Great 111 i. At the commencement of the war between France and Spain, when Bonaparte invaded that country, a Treaty was concluded with Spain, by which she bound herself not to cede any part of her territories to France, and in return Great Britain eugaged to supply her with the statement carrying no her opposition to the invasion. Oa the close of the war, this Treaty of Alliance was renewed, and Spain then eapged herself not to renew with France the Family Alliance, towards which this country had ever looked with a certain degree of jealousy. It was at the same time understood, that if Spain made any relaxation in her commercial system, Great Britain should have the advantage of it; and stipulations were aloe made fur the gradual aboli tion of she Slave Trade. The Hon. Gentlemen opposite declared that the provisions of the common law were quite sufficieut to obtain the object of this Bill, and to secure a perfect system of neutrality. Thus they conceded the prim riple of neutrality; but supposing that a body of armed seem had assembled on based ass armed ship, mid were pro ceeding to join the standards of the Insurgents, what mode could be devised under the common law to prevent the irs fraction of Treaties and of the neutrality of the cousitryj Why theta should the Hon.Geotlemen hesitate to strengthen the hardy of Governeseat, sod to enable it to maintain the course of policy it may be thought necessary to adopt ? This country would, of corm, ever determine its uwu conduct from its own flews of propriety ; but it war sot to be over looked, that the Goverment& of the United States of North America had passed an Act to secure its neutrality, and was Great Britain to be the cooly country in the world which would suffer he policy to be infringed with impunity? In conclusion the Noble Lord expressed as anxious hope that the House would sometime the priuciple of this Bill. Mr. MARILTATT declared, that before this 'tight he had Pryer knows that the Governor of the Island of Trinidad had transmitted an answer to the Colonial Department, to the choice made against him of cruelty to the unfortunate people who had Bed to that Island for protection.—(Lood cries of " Hoar, Mar r frogs the Opposition Renelses.)— That answer, however, did not satisfy ear much (Jibe charge as declared that several persona had been driven from the Island and were massacred on the Main.—(Near, kear.)—lt merely stated that several payees had been admitted. Mr. Goyim/nu said, that in the year 1816, a complaint had been nook to the Gorensnient by the Honourable Mem. bee (Mr. Morcott), and several ether Gentlemen ; in cense queuce an inquiry had hero inatitoted by Ilse Government, and the result skewed that no persons had been refried ad saittanee.--(ifeer, Lear.) Mr. MARTIN rose amidst loud and repealed cries of Question ! WNhetraw !" The Hon. Member expressed a .wish that any of those who so loudly called " Quesram!" would identify himself to his view—(loud tesugliing,ond cries or " Order !") 'l'br See-allaa—" The Hoeosirelle Member must be aware that such is not the language in which he ought to notice any omen/reset in this House." Mr. MAILTIN" I bag ten thousand pardons of the Howie, but all I wish to say is, that 1 would be glad any Member who so loudly cried Question!' would manifest himself to your view, sad I ma sure , Sir, you would have expressed your displeasure of such eonduet."—(Mar, hear.) The Hun Illember then proceeded to make some obser vations in favour of the inearore, sad expressed his cooe d...it belief that if Mr. Fox were living, he would have voted for this Bill. The gallery was thee dewed fur • divislos, who, we me derstaud, there appeared— Foe the smendenest 146 Against it 156 Majority This was received with Irma cheers from the Oppositino. On our re.affiniesims, we found Ift.Ttnawyr asking whets the Bill would be committed ?—(Hear, /oar.) Lord COSTUME/lON said, that balalaika not fear the malt, Mr. Traftwar—" But whea does the Noble Lent mean to have it taimmitiedr The Bill was thee reed a remind time, and on the awitiest of the Arrottaay.tha ordered to be committed ua Thors.lay. Mr. Centrum prevented a Petition from the Merchaata of Liverpool praying that the Foreign Entiaments Bill may out Pat" into * teem the Opposition.)--He felt it necessary to Hate, that be differed in opinion or ibis point from his conathments, being convioeed that the fears they exp.. as respecting the effect the Bill might have on the com merce of thi• coototry were without foundatioa. The Petition efaa read and laid tot the table. Lord MILTON moved for an account 'hewing file uumber of °Slicers on the isoltpay who bad sot received their hole -1 pay for the last three years. After mate observations from Land CaltsLassaesi, Lord 4t , 4A+ .m1440 , 4w• - • PaLlannoV. aid S;r R. Witsnw, thQ mation was u;th. drawls. DANN PA Y M ENT.. The (lank Pty.-leolions c.nitnniticol. I_ • Sir. Lid ice vo.ipottr , l th runtu...• 1:0-4 dt, k ci, i vrhicli Lr h,.•1 !iv( ~osiee, mail the Rep-wl of tht C 11.1. w.,.11.1 hom4hi 1111, Th , Il..ure iheu mum. I, and the Report orderer' rbe Maostliy. CH 4 RIT AIME rovirnATloNt On .1. motto.. ~f Lurd Caert,ritatielt, the eltesilett!.. Vottphtions Ft !I was read a aeotud how, ant! ,trrleeeel t.t Ls totvinittrtl nit %Vol.s..s.laty steal, apts. an I ,I.ll.rmautline: wHh Mr. Tit fnev that the (IA tie alonnht tike place tit,fin thr prit:riu!e of the Bill btfure she Sievalter left the Chair taut *bat 'lay. ASSESSED TAXES. no the motion of the 7,LLOR ~f the Eke:Hew:tit, the lloose went jet. a Cow en, toe , aeon the A:sesred Ta J. The Citaticcto.on of the Esetti quell, in II:- Commit'. e, arm d the principle of the cumposition whieli be mraz,l to accept for she payment of the Assessed Tax.-s, on I 'IP part - 14 those who meant to compound for lit : years, at Ow pr.-soot rate of aasesuuirut. His plan was bah fly no fol lows : —To take fur o ises mid wiiidows wen 3.l.litiuti of ut.' shilling in the pound to their peseta rate of payment, a n d to stipulate that no increase should be evade for the %pace of three yes: s, whatever alfrations only be made *ohm that time by tlit. individuals Ito compoundiug to pay ; all that MI the other As,esos , l Taxes, he would take auz enentation of 2e in the pound to the rates now paid, a• nrazineurn„ which would enable ilse parties so agree iug to pay the additional 211. to manage their estnlilioli ments on any scale they pleased, without being lia!,l , to aiblie I rates fur the stipulated (intr. The plaii the Hou Baronet (Sir M. W. Ridley) was to coati: , persons of large e s tahl i shtuento ' if they p:eased, to COM' pound generally fur their A-seased Taxes fur three years for an addition Of five per cent. Now lie (the Chancrllor of Exchequer) thusight that the plan which be proposed *sin Id tot curate any !tittle' inl advance over and above the % t un of five per cent. on the aggiegate •nomut, while from Ins inquiries he had reason to believe it would pin vent the Re venue from any undue loss by a separation of the bowie awl windows hunt the other taxes in the principle of compouial ing. He concluded hy proposing 2 itt'ltOttlill/1., o Thai the Asstsomento ending on the sth Arril, 1819, be continued for three years longer upon peiouus wishing to compound for the same." Sir M. W. Ro stra. said, that he was also fora separation of the Howe and Window Ditties, but ant iu the memoir proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman. He atilt ri tamed his opinion that 5 per cent. upon his plan %tumid be lound in the end more productive than 10 per cent. nn the manner now proposed. He hoped that the Right How Gentleman would, un consideration, adopt the les%er sum, as bring more calculated to be generally product is e to the r. venue. and that his principle of compound:lig would be 5111111a1 or triennial at she option of the individual. The CHANCELLOR of the Exciter/Urn said, he could not depart from hls plait of 5 per cent. fur the one brauth, and 10 per rent. fur the other. He was ready in compounding to admit an extension of the rateable articles specified, but he could not sulTrr a general and tampialifleol exteissiou. He would :allow, for iiislauce, any addition of servants or of 'wears, but could not allow a reduction of Ciliaie our or the oilier, fur the sake of introducing a carriage instead. The commutation must be fur each branch. Sir AV W. RIDLEY said, the result was then this, that the Right lion. Gentleman varied his plan of taxatimi inerelt, and avoided getting rid of the evil of snreliargeo, w (lost in fact he did nothing beneficial. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was persuaded that when his plan was seeu, at would be found beneficial. He wily wanted to prevent evasion. The Resolution was then carried, as well as another, that it should be competent for any person to comp:mud fur their deities on houses and windows fur three years, on the pay ment of an addition of Is. in the pound to their present as sessed rate, and fur an addition of 2s in the pound out their other assessed taxes. The House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received un Monday next. FRAME WORK KNITTERS' BILL. Mr. M►NSFIELD mused t h e Order ur the Day fur guilt: into a Caammittee on the Frame Knitters Bill. Mr. PHILLIPS and Sir H. P►NNELL pressed the postpones mint of this motion at so late au hour (ii being past twvlvt: o'clock ) Mr. M►NSFIELD persisted in moving the committal of the Bill. Mr. PHILLIPS then opposed the Bill at some length, as a measure which had arises out of much utisiepresentattuu and misconception. Mr. F.L.Licn supported the Bill. Mr. PH►sen thought it would he beneficial. Lord At:rutin! apposed it, and moved as an amendment, that the Speaker should quit the Chair this day six mouths. —(Lottel laughtee.)—The Noble [Anil immediately I ors reed his error, and proposed that the House should resolve into a Committee upon this Bill this day six kkkkk nibs. Mr. HUMS a n d Mr. FINLAY mmused the Bill. Mr. M♦NSFIELD replied, mid the House divided, when the numbers were— Fur the Committal Fur the Ameudinetit Majority The Home then went into a Committee. Several t'antri were agreed to--tba Report Vl4ll received, HMI 111131( . 114 to be taken into further consideration on Wrilttestlay IRISH !ASTI lIA I'ION. . . Mr. Issue Font's' postponed the second reading of the Irish Still Fine Bill until Monday nrxt. General HART warmly complained of the postponement of this measure—and intimated, that a delay at this period of the Session augured badly of the eltiniate views with re spect to the promised change, iu the hands of those who bad the power Its remedy the evil. Mr. LOUR FOSTER replied, that the delay was arca siooed simply by the necessity of t rmrdytog a ni,stake which bad occurred in the resoling a clatter for this Bill. General HART regre tied the ommerence of this mistake, and earnestly hoped that the proposed measure auuld be permitted to rem ire a full and fair operattou. The other Orders of the Day were thee disposed of, and the House adjuutued at Two O'CLOCK this amain until Monday next. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WI TatuasuAY, Jugs 3. SUM": after Easier Term, before Mr. Juslt:o BATLIIII and a Special Jury. LIBEL Lord CHARCeII SIPRUCER CHURCHILL w HUNT. Mr. TURTOW opened the pleaditigs. This action was brought against the Defendawt, at Editor and Plop. I. Jur of 71te Examiner, Sunday Newspaper, to recover dani:ierri foe attain paragraphs, defamatory of the charaeti r of the Plaintiff, which bad appeared in Isis Paper of the 313 t of May, and the 7th and 28th of Jour, 18113 Mr. SCARLIFIT at att.l the case. fits Noble Client, i.e ob served, did out come into that Court fur the purpose of seeltiug heavy damages against die Defendant. As a Britial Nobleman, parity of character ont-weigbed with him every other consideration—and he mow came forward to vindicate his character, which had been moat gre-sty calumniated by she Ckfendatit, um ill. ..spersiott Wait had been cot soi The libels of which he complained grew oat ~ f nn nob •,. 1) , se pi l legt that bad borprue.l in the mouth of May, 151 1 6—an *trident whkii we moo MOTe steeply deplo.ed thus.. •he Noble Lord did. When a Journalist endeavoured to cuettou• nieste jest information to the public, his labours were worthy of praise--but it would !be fur tlit• Joey to dip. : ofgnish between a faithful report of the ? retell-cup:al the day, •nd fonl slander , that wet e conpled with them. No seen prised more highly than he slid the fiber!) , of dm erclpberemitp;:tbliucsithstithteerenlirewepayrstidetearshitg jimffiirsi.:,l7Thienbaceetiudiarewhe.ssisidiasthe.T..toritlepuir7p.ala .b./. ‘413 ~r.