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is f' . .. e . • • ' IMPRRL4L PARLIAMENT. • DOUSE OF LORDS, nu OAT, MAI• la. FRANK C. OR A K. Mr. Adam and Mr. were :14'31.1 heard in this Ap peal Cause fat the Appellant. Further proceedings on The Royal Assent wits given, by Commission, to the Lo cal Militia BBL the Navy Compassionate List Bill, the Scotch Records Bill, the Admiralty limits' Bill, the British Ships' Capture Bill, and upwards of sixty private Bills.— The COMIlliKSIWItl; were the Lord Chancellor, „Earl Bath - tint, and the Earl of Camden. The Nova Scotia Trade Bill was read a third time and. passed. The Report of the Militia Completion Bill wu brought up and &greed to, and the same Bill was mitered to he teed a third time on Monday. SCOTCII COURTS COMNIISSIONERS' BILL. The LORD Clil•mcca.Golit stated, that ill COIIIICqUeLICP of finding it itnpracticable tubs) heroic the Goose any eatisfse.. tory Report of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the Athninistration of Justice to Scotland, be elii nlti there fwe move ‘' That the person twill, for the recommitment to.day be &wham It, and that the Ball be reetniamitted on the second Jay after the ll'hitatentide rectal "—Ordered ac curdistgly. • MR. rRER E. The £.ul of DA RV r.r.v did out mean to persist in the ' motion, of which he had previously given Bolter, respecting Mr. l'rere, 1/0C11144e he was aware Ministers bad rem riled hint from the ...notion a Inch he lately fillet; and lie trusted, Irons what Ltd hosts expressed, there was no iuteatiun uu their part, to bestow upon hint ally other appointinent. Earl of List:anon!. said, it was out the ineliostioa of His Majesty's Government to make war declaration whether they should us' 14041141 not appoint gr. Erase to any future situation, it amid be inconsiatent with the:" official duty so ludo. Pte. Friar had In general conducted himself so well in his Ministerial rapacity, as to entitle hint to the praise mid approbation of His Majesty's Ministers. The Esrl of Itan visa , Mite, wed, he had only to say ' if Mr. Freer ware appointed again to any en noble situation, he shook, coileidet it his duty to briug forward the niutiou to which be had alluded. • Lon! Milton, lewd Althorp, Sir Jame* Cratstm, Mr. Mid alletoh, Mr. 1.).: wourvort, aid other litenibers from the Hone of Commons, brnaglit up the Scotch Loral Militia Bull, and malty priests bills, which were laid upon the, table, and love alit read *lest time. The Newspaper Discount Bill, and the Six Million Be thel - tart Hilts Hill passed through a Committee, and weir reported witliMit soy amendment. The oilier ladle en the table were forwarded in their rc speetire stages, and the Roast adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF CO?:MONS. The Depute Veber pf .the Black Rod, summoned the lionseto the House ait.ords, to hear tier Roysl Aseeot given by Cusaansinint to entails Bills. On the Speaker's return, lie informed the 'louse, that the Royal Assert had gi ven to the Loral Militia Dill, tha- Scotch Records Rill, the Navy Conameisionate fund 13:11, sod several Private Rills. lilt. Rosa Moneta in a PAIN allow the importation of eer fain goods, new prolish.ted from the ports of Africa, and cer tain parts in Europe. Read a first tune cod ordeied to be read a second time on Monday to On the motion of Mr. Roe r, the order of the day for t:•e House (Oleic tutu a Committee on the IVeullen Bell was postporial till Monde) nest. Mr. fliteataiiiix bruaght in a Bill to prevent Smuggling in the Islands of Gwertmey stud Jersey. Read a first time, and ordei ed to be' read a second time on Monday next. A IL-F.:age from the !louse of lords amniotic...l that their Lordships had agreed to the Irish Coutwissioucri free' Dill, and several private Bills. Mr. PEACZY•L brought in a Dell to exempt Smelt Livings frotti the Land Tax. lire Chancery Registry BIR was read a thi r d rise, aced passed. Mr. Bose. gave notice that he world, wt Munday next, move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act relative to the Paymept of Prize-merney. Mr. FOCTER that the Report on the Irish Bete Bill should he brought up on Monday next. Mr. PAR thought, that PS the weever, SO greatly affected all the brewers of Ireland, it ought to ISO delayed till their sentimente could be obtained. Ile. FOSTER replied, that a meneseript copy of the Bill had been sent to DeWitt where it wee Mot before a general slatting of the brewers, the majority of whew had approved of it. Mr. PARNELL sold, that there were 47 brewers in 1)ublio, eleven only attended the wt cling, used time of them were against it. tie wee proceeding to continent apou the interest nitwit other brewers of Iceland had in the Bill, when. he was tailed 10 ureter. Mr. C. IIvICIIIISSOF then gave notice that, on Sfonday, he chisel I propose to limit pone, fora short lime, further pro cerelinza in the Dill. The Report was then ordered to be received on Monday newt. Lord Poo enstenn postponed his motion fur the appoint ing of a Committee to inspect the Joional s o f th e li o ns, of Lade, relative to their proceediags in Lases of Devotee, till buisilay next. On the motion of so Hire. Stersher, Copies or Extratts of the Returns made to the Privy Conewil, relater. to the Re- Milenre of the Claw, were ordered to be had before the Busse. TREATY WITH SWEDEN. Mr. CANNING pre/waled a copy of the Subsidiary ' Treaty 'mastered into between this country send Swe den. He thimiest h psychiatry to observe. that 4% this Treaty had been alluded to 111 His Mott -sty% speech it would have been prevented when it first arrived from Stockholm—but eircumdasices hail occurred, which delayed its production. The monthly sums stipulated to be paid were only made good the first three suondis—and as the probability was, that the treaty would be no farther proceeded in at present, it was intended in the Committee of Supply, this eveniug, to propose a vote for that three inontlip only. The Treaty was then ordered to lie on the table. It was afterwards ordered to be referred to the Com mittee um Supply. FOREIGN OFFICERS. Mr. WHsTSREAU said, be had been induced to delar a motion, of which he lord given notice, to euable.a [tight lion. Gentleman to ascertain whe ther any objection would be made to it—Nu real objection could be made, and be would therefore move for the production of the appointments of Co lonel Chartuilly. and other Foreign Officer. in our service, who, at least, stood in suspicious circum stances; they were Roman Catholics, and be doubted not many of then did not deserve the pa trortagr they received—but still he thought the great majority o ere worthy characters. In 1794, aheu Col. Chirmilly obtained a- levy to raise fo reign .remits coutined in our gaols, .the Duke of Bedford was refused a commission in a Voliiiiterr Corps which he had raised, on account of his poli tical principles. li e th en mowe d, io Th at t h ere h e laid before the "louse a return of all Foreign Offi cers holding commissions, with the dates of their first and preoeut commissiouo--together with the otttro-tillowarices granted to Olen), the cause why they were ranted, and the present state of their 'services." 'Lord CctertnocAon said, he certainly . had urged the lioo.lesesitlemaii to liostpone his amnion ; but he wee now cousineed, that if such a disclosure wyre node of all foreign officers, it would be highly • injurious to individuals. Iu tl:e allowances which had been granted, clue regard had always been paid to economy. Mr. WHITBREAD said, that if no 'othcr reason eduld be given than the evils resulting from a dis closure, he should jtersist iu his motion; the norms which would be disclosed by his proposal were no. more than what were nu* published -monthly by authority, therefore the reason given was .rt. reason A it 1--it was a mere subterfuge. At the time the 'Duke of Bedford was refused u commission f his political setstisnents, Lord Petre was refused the command of his tenantry, tun volunteers, he cause he was a Raman Catholic.; toot at that time Col. Charuailly was allowed a levy to revrnit from prison", Roman Catholics, at a howdy—an extra ordinary bounty, where men suit it be suppo..eil to sulfa to obtain their liberty—at a bounty of 16 guineas a man, and these were afterwards allowed to go where they pleased. If no other reason were offered, he should press the House to a divi.ion. The Caller, was then cleared, when there ap peared— __• For the Motion. "9 A;aiust it 54 Majority . . :25 ("011N1 ITTEF: 01 , SUPPLY. The Co INCEI.I.Oa Of the ExcilLautm moved, " That the House go into it Committee of Sup ply ;" and Mr. Hos".limns moved, " That the Swedish Treaty be referral to told Committee." This being agreed to, the House went into said Committee, and Mr. linsaissoN moved, tat. That the sum of soo,oool. be granted to His Miijesty, to enable him to male good the encasements which His Majesty has entered into with his >Jieeliau Majesty fur isug. —Agreed to. thi. That the sum of ion,onol. he mooed to His Majesty, to enable him to make pool the advance* to the king of Sweden, to the amount of the three instalments that had become& in consequence of the fanner treaty. Mr. Poissositir inquired in what months of the year these advances hail been nook ? Mr. CANNING, aaSafTed, that they had been made in the months of January, February, and Mardi. In Its Majesty's speech a hope hail liven repressed, that Parliament %mild enable hint to make good the aid stipulated to be granted to His Swedish Majesty last year. -A treaty was accord ingly netocisted for the preseit year, end the three first months inatahneuts had been paid, and the treaty had been laid upon the Tait,: hot the consideration of it had been delaytd, as it was thought necessary that some subsequent communi cations shnuld be wade to the House. Such dint cuuuicatinne t w in g now deViliell It all cormetiuence of the conditions of the treats being voided, the further payments were auspetideel. The ILsolottions acre then agreed to, and the House resumed, cud the Report ordered to tie re ceived ors Monday mkt. WATS AND MEANS. The CR ‘NCEI.I.OIt of the EXCIASQUER moved, " That the House should go into-a Con 111 l ittee of Ways and deans;' cud Mr.•Husa.issom moved, Tout the Accounts of the War Taxes be referred to the said C iiiii nitt tee." Mr. PARNELL here took occasion to observe; that on account of the lattlICAS iii the delivery or the printed papeni relative to this subject, it was impossible for Members to be su;ficiently acquaint ed with them to be able to discuss them, and therefore he should suggest the propriety of post poning the motion that had beeu just mass tuade, to a more *distant period. ?Ir. IiUSLISIIO:4 answered, that it was impossille, from the nature of the acconsi•s, gist they could be laid before Members at an earlier period. They sv-.2re Very YolUittilitmi, and when the Howe maw tiered the great qualitities of papers th.•t had been printed of late, it was nut at all surprising that the Budget should be postponed till the I_th of May. Indeed the practice of former years was to bring it fora anl before Christmas, or at least before the of March, No that Gentlemen bail generally Ices time to woollier the documents than even upon the present occasion. Sir JOHN NRWPJUT sug,gested that on such im portant matters, copiea of these diAstaintilts in writ ing should be laid on the table, for the iiis)re, ion of Menthe:4i while they were its the baud* of the hinter. The SrEsitEis observed that lie suggestion of the , lion. Baronet was already comistent with the practice of the Hour, fur duplicates of the pa pers had,. by an order of the :sth of Mardi. been laid upon the table. After a fre observations from the Chancellor of the Excheriater„ Mr. Rose, and Mr. Parnell, the Speaker left the Chair, and the Muse *rut into a Committee. BUDGET. The Ctuiecr.t.t.ortoltroeittcurouga then rose to propose his Budget, and in &pingo), he address the Committee nearly as Before I sidnimit to the Co ::: mittee a Item)lotion to notify the contrsiet I !rife (mole fur raising 14,6 1 )0.00a. I hr.: leave to offer smile Kelt ::: i t lorry otrierratiotts.At. I shall plot attempt to attract the attention, by many intradaetury rywarks bring satiation th a t th e na ture cod importance ;if the soiliret itself are suffi cient to render it worthy of the st attentive con sideration. !shall tnerely tweeted bn Icy before the Committee the atnount of ti* various ouppfies that been shindy voted fur the present year, and to state the corrosposidinglVmys mod Menus by which they are to be supplied. Erupt this the Committee will perceive, that there are very few in tides of trot Supply that are not already voted." lie theu stated the following as the ittms of the SUPPLI : . Navy Army Otbwrice, Ireland --.:--L L 5,90a,179 lIINCELI.ANEOUM. Eniand Irelaud L i,000,u00 VOTE Or crtEDIT. England Wand En,aun t nno Swedish Subsidy bieilian Sabiiily . Total joint Chaecea Enel+oni--Nenarnie niargeri.. Defi ciency .4 AIR!, Duty, £. 1107 L. arA,.,ti I Infanta oa Exchequer ..... pally per Cent. i ;97,t0 be paid tiff iai,nd.7 """--- L. 119?7•070 . - • Tntnl Supplies Deduct Irish propoition of Supplies Lind Civil List Leaving, on account of England N'Al'S AND MEANS. ' Doty on Melt and Pensions ...... Surplus of the Coirsishasteal Food, to Rsaalb of April, Ia iv Surplus ars) a mid Means, 14011 %Vat 'faxes . Ithouey twittery Excess of Exthrqner Bills of the 49111 of the present Reign, atter reserving sufficient to pay off 7,J45,4001. issued by the Act of the audio( the King, the reinainster having been feuded--amouuting to • Excess of the same, voted in the present Ses sion of Parliament, reserving inefficient to pay 064,014,11/91. issued by the firth of I . IC King, the remainder having been funded E•rlietwei lAllc ou the Vote of (ii - dit Pas moot of the Lora advanced to Portugal Loan 3,154,100 Making a Total Front which doloct Sup!,to, Surplus Wads and Mesas Raving stated thus much generally, I think it my duty to call the attention or the Committee par ticularly to the sum of 11,000,0001. which has been raised for England by loan, 3,000,0001. for Ire land, and 600,0001. for Portugal. These sums, amounting iu all to 14.600,0001., have liven con tracted (pr this morning, and I have the satisfac tion tie state, that the term* upon which this loan has been procured are eleeelltagly advantal eons. It Inns been, partly contracted for in the 4 per Cents. partly to the 3 per Cents. Reduced, and partly in the Long Aitnnittea. This is considereel.the most advantageotis Luau for the pub!ic that has been contracted for during many yeors, the annual in. tercet bring only 41. lis. lied. as follows L Cm ) - 3 µ•r Ceat.ltedueml L iti 0 L Uto 4 per Cynt. Lug Auuuttics • Amiss! Interest .... L. 4 12 In From this it appears, that the ainuunt of interest is only 41. 11.. tuff. per Ceut. which 1 believe is a rate of interest . at winch this cooutv 7 h a rdly e ve r borrowed at before, and it which - it Ir hardly ',ra table that any private iirdieidual can procure mo ney to any exteut. however prompt the payment might be. The eopplyto Portogrol of treo,ouul. •to advanced to the Prince of the Ilnixds sipon gocd security, at the rate Of 5L per Celle interest. 'soy able out of the protium of tie Brazils sent to his egente,end by them to this ixtuatry. .The security is the revenue of the island of Madeira. lam afro to state .to the Committee the rate at Which the Exchequer bills were Yuiided. and the muck that has been created ivy that operation ; the total stunk raised by these means ammonite , to 8443,6441. and the total eharge marregement thereof, and of the Sinkiner a. ' uad, is 4!)1.'_!4!)1.'_!11. 4Il. This operation was performed at the rate Ohl. 46. per 1001. the interest of the holm i. 41. I.ls. hid.-; so that the total charge created annually is 1,14;46661. 14s. It may perhaps be satisfulory to the Conainitter, that I suite the comparative rate at a hick the ma nn- for the servic of last year war- procured, %vial that of the present f•iiresion. The Exchrouer fowled last year unwonted to upwardiof 4,7000,0001. and the interest 51. 44.• ISd. which with ire. charge of the Sinking Fund,. pl. Is. Sad. emitted a charge of tit. 5.. 110. The liichequer bill, of the pre sent year are nearly double in amount to those of the last, which were func:ed at the rate of 61.55. I ltd. while those of the present year do nit exceed in charge 61. ds. 2Sd. givirig en advantage to Alin, year over the former. • although upon a smaller suns. The Loan of last year was only eight millions in all, and the rate of interest 41. 14,. hid. while the interest of the Loan of this year is , truly 41. /is. luti. From this I draw this satisfactory conclusion, that there appears to be nothing that presses hardly 'alm the country, so as to diminish its wealth or its exertious, even al though we had its financial operation* carried to a greater extent iu this than it, last year. The charge of the Sinking Fund last year amounted to 51. 18.. ‘2d. per Cent. Mid' No year it aniontits to .51. 178. •21(1. Taking a einnyeariorni of the whole provision of last year with the whale of this, it ap pears the avenige charge upon the whole stock of last year, 13,ti53,2151. wastil.fgd. and the everuge charge this year, upon it ram itscreding 9.4100,0001. is .31:tia. l id. I have thought it primer to state this average cornpurison, to show the Cointuittee how • advantageous the bargain has beers transacted for the Ilnadolition to toy hat statement as to the Loan, I have the satisfaction of saying, that as near us ran be at present judged,. the coutractors will loaves premium of 11 per cent. I have stated that the total annual charge to be provided this year, •attiOutill to 1,143%5tk1. 148. and I many notice that lest year I ars indueed to eupply the tleficieuey be tween the Alm then- required, mid that of the year preceding, by imposieg new taitatiou, in order that the mode of taxation of the preceding Parliament aright riot be trenched upon.. The proposition or the Noble Lord opposite (Lord , Ileury Petty) wir., then, that under the ciretintstances of the country, It • was thought ailviseable that iiisteird of provislieg new taxation, to defray the charges of the udditional loan, an application should be made towards that object of the existing war taxes, for three years. Now chi, mode was uot resorted to last veer ; but it is what I mean to have recourse to iii this year ; for when the Noble Lord snguested the expedi. eircy of this cessation of taxation confirming for three years, he did not contemplate, that the de mands of the public service would enerease, as it has uuliappily done during . the smartie of lien yeur. I urn sure th at no roan 5110111.1 he ashamed to alter his opinion, if he really sees cause to thick differently at this rimy, fruiu what he thought upon a former occasion. Bin even if the Noble Lord does think as lie dod before, it cannot he fair for him nor any man to sity, that if taxation should erase at a given rate of experalit ore. it would he wise not to look to other Mean:4 of taxation to defray the increased charges Nom ors incieuscil ex penditure. Haring already adopted this plan of mortgaging the war taxes for two veere, insterul of three, as formerly proposed, 1 think the Iluitoe will 1w impressed with a conviction the pro priety of now adopting it another year. and uh. staining front new toe-dire) for that period. lb. sides this, there is onottier sreiree. from whirl' I provase to defray poet of the I ttir the present - •—• S"..."ssip r eres i , year, rind that is by the consciidation of the CM. LOUIS, fur which 'impose, and for a small ale. tetatiou iii the mode of enllectioni of these dutieo, a bill is already in progress through the Flutist.-- The increase arising from this, may probably and reasonably be committal at I tr5,..e.n. I *hall lik e . is ise propose to raise, an additional ruled ticarly to the same amount, Irons a similar consolidation ~f the war taxes. Deducting the aunts thus calcu lated to arise flout these two sources. there will re main probably 1,040,0001. to be referred to the war taxes, being mortgaged. It being proposed iii the course of a short period to submit to the considi r ation of the Douse the propriety - of granting A vote of credit to the eitiount of 3,000,0001. for England, and 300;0001. for Ireland--:mud 1 do now think it necessary) just to state oue circunistanc t , with that consideration which wises inernedivitely out of the present Atom of 'the Continent. It is out thouAt advisable, ON account of the since of the Continent, at the present moment, that there 'SIIOIIIEI be any definitive or distinct arrinigemeet proposed to be made with retard to the binomial. of expenditurk, which it might be ii• isinothle her •Mojesty to fuenieli, in assisting his al:les with iii u,-• "of clefeuce ; but F hate, however, to o hmic, tIro• taking into corassineraterei the situation of this toontry and its bearin g s io *regard to the Conti.. limit, at the present ttttt nient, however desirous ae may be to furnish our allies with assistance, it does not seem expedient to hold out to the world thief this conertty is or Call be able to defray expenses to u much greeter extei.t • than that tiltich I have stated. With it:- Karel to Austria. f here to inform .the that withotu waiti n g for inforinetiou, ur to lion far this country would be dispoied to assist tier its the event of her going into *Creel' war *skit Flame, she has ventured to draw UllOll us to an amount, which, although very limited, must certainly ,be deemed enough under existing circumstances. There hare• arrived bills drawn upon the Treasury of England, winch have not been punt by this country, as it was not thought proper to do so before a statement 01 the fact was communicated. to Parliament, lint it is the intention e.f His Majesty's' Ministers to asthma to' the (lodise the pireiriety of fitriiishiaig the wean s of defeat:int.!, out of the vote of credit, the uwaitimee required, as far as sm.:. be deemed necessary. Vie hare reason to expect that the amount of the bills drovii amount to about 3,00,0001. ;. and I was desirous of stating this fact, upon this occasion of opening the general view of the finances of the country, before cur actyance shoots he made out of that sum to be voted."— The Right Hon. Genticinan then concluded his statement, with moving as it resolution— " That towards mixing the Se;•ple for the ',relent year, the nun of L.i4,6to,vut) be valved, by way of L o an, foe Great Itritais sad fretaini." Lord Hamm Porn( professed his intention of avoiding; to tepees* any opinion at the preiteut mu mew, upon, the palm or, itupoliey of affordiog aid to Austria, es he hoped that Minimises could at a future day takecare to exploits the nature of' the re lations Li which this comitsy stood with her, which alone could s iiistify the policy or impolicy of th e measure ; but he found it impossible to timid, on the subject without adverting in some degree to . the inniciple of sulewLzin X the lamer.: of the Con tinent in general. He wouhl not be supposed to aloft litsat its we hesitance or on no nottbuoit he would think it advisable to grant subsidies her tf e support of what might be skewed a common ClUse, because the policy of such a measure must always depend upon the consideration of the eirettmatuu- Let attendant on the particular cow; but if ever there existedone period more peculiarly interesting than another, the present was the one in which we were called on to look at these cirenundatices, nod to he cautions how we afforded .pecusiery succour to the Continent, and to wi igh well the ronsequen ces as well as the hope , to be derived from inch measure. Among the various instances which occur, the subsidy to Sweden was peculiarly Alps tattle* of this iteciewity, where a stun had been ex pended in this way, which, at a time a hen retrench ment wars so loiooy coiled for mid found so neves , sury, equalled' the amount of our clad. list. At the time that subaide hail been agreed to, there were three object's , peculiarly Maimed on as bring !dirty to he ttttt noted by the measure. The first sea, the great facility , selliels would thereby be obtain, d pi wards the promotion of those commercial advaiitages wliith..were held nut to us; and yet it was found that no cornieve•rciul arrangement whatever had ta ken plat e from that time to this between Sweden sal this country. The next object was the Iwo motion of that military concert which sees so to he ot the codun,m, cause. Need it be asked what was fliMe ow this 'mud, where it large military Inoa me it had been sent nut train this country without Mein; permitted to effect any thing ? A turd °h is t 'wench d to be effected by that subsidy was to enable tie King of Sweden thereby the hitter to support and pay cheerio) , lee should twine into the field ; mud yet one oOf the prmeipall eircuinsisitees which contributed to the hard fate of that insfor tonate Monarch ; and tviefrelietg must those be who did not commiserate- hula tall, was t as far a dornments chew, his failure in the subsiatim; mid paying his troops. Thus it appeared, that no one of those objects fur which that treaty of subsidy lied berue *dopted, had Been attained ; pen the contrary. they had been, every one of th em. completcly . defeated. This, them moat elearly de itionstruted this absolute necessity of looksog nar rowly not may at the object, bat the practicability or bitch engegemento. On the subject of Chimney he agreed entirely in the mode adopted by the Cintiicellor or the Exchequer, of applying to the war taxes no a resource fur satisfyitig the preset.: . demands; but this lutist Ira taken with twine grains of allowimee, for lie could nut hut hesitate its con seining that they should be mortgaged indefinite ly, without at the setae time taking into considera tion' both the tootle mini period of redeeming theM, ems essential to the preservation of their credit, nail. of mime, their vecurity. With respect to the loon itself, he totitloubteelle'teirtoult in the general sati- Ltt.l ion that must lie felt at the term neon whirl' it lead been effected ; hermit, at the same time, his doolits as to the pruptiety of the fauds ill which it !MI beat placed. Mr. CANNING, adverting to the subject or our • relation's with foreign powers, ocrt-ed en the pi)o -c'"1" lottl down lie the Lord, that there could be no gc:c:r.d. psoniple :Wooed ott 'Our!. . IP