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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—Fueseraw, May 21. The Order being real for the farther coosideration of the lea octant A 'weal Cause; Cathcart, Rat 4. the Earl ofCassilis .Tiro LORD CHANCELLOR quitted the Woolsack, and, in • speech of conoderable length, delivered his sentiments urn toe kap,' insints of ti.e rase. A part of which (as sire c(re.l Ise his Loreship% he seemed to think, it would be proper to rev back for farther ennsidtration. Fie coircluded by m u ,. jag, that the ease should be farther considered of on Fn Jay Stoat, which was ordered accordingly. Their:has upon the tabe were forwarded iu their respeet:s Mages. IC wasoriered, on the matron of Lord ALICE'. !s: !I, that An Account of the Procee.iiims which leave e,btalield, wrti,iet gran period, for the improvement ef the Chest at Chatham, should be laid brfere the House. The Ear: of SUFFOLK eked the attention of their Lord. ships to the eireumstince of his haring mused some time since ter the production of a 'aeon West. 1,1,1,a Arcomets; which was then arose to by the ?CAW: but 110115 of which wri:e set produced, He wished to know ula Noble Suertvary, wise titer these were socu likely tq be lard upon the table, as he meaut to ereund some important motion thereon, aud :the Scission ap proatimased to it. close! Lard KAWKESISURY observed, that it was impossible to get the accounU moved for by the Neelale Earl, ready for pro• ductioat w.,hiet 1110 urne. They were of a very sedri m ieo o s nature, comdriseug amounts of all the monied down fur from the West Ind , a Isiehdk ('Jr a number of years • the prepare. Eon eras certainly going forward, in the prover °ers; but he was, unable is tell when they would lie ready for premeatation. If the Nonto Fad meritioned aLy particular iteee.s, or the ac. counts • eery particular time, no which to found any particu lar merest ion, they may, perhaps, be specd , ly produced. ti Eail of SUFFOLK spoke in ex;elaitation, and said, he not wish for an account of any sum lower than 2,0001. Whde toe Noble Earl was on ins legs, he begged Leave to call their Loidsheicis attention to another case of nern.produflion of accounts. He alluded to that of the proceeds of b!d naval 'store., and their application. The Motion he alluded to was at least a year &ad a half ago; sod no corresponding account bad been since prielm.ed. Thru eroceeds mitt be very cons.- rierable, when it was considered that ire some years not less than two millions seer, voted, for the service of the nosy, and the great wear and tuts which must take place anent' our biockarittig squadrons. After some further observations, his Lordship moved for the preiletaion of those accounts, from the Ist of December. 1804, to the Ist of December, 1801. Lord AUCKLAND observed, that, on account of the time Meted in the Mution,it was evidently rinpossib'e ifcou'd be cote plied with. The hlntion afterwards was allewsal to bets ithdrawn for the purposz of its being new vodetled by the Notate Earl. The Order of the Day ,o: taking the late Message from the Commons into csai• d. ration, respecting the attendance of the Safi eat St. Vi z- rt ta me, a Se'ect Committee being read ; V • iol H AWE LSkitißY oteerved ge rerally, ibat he reence.wed the us--al practice tit such rows was, that the Nob e L - erd a,i wts! to to the Menage si,ould, in his .elaou, rise and rate either his williapess or objection to attend, as reqotored, or, hie absence, soots third Noble Lord, t o &d am fur him his dispositions on (het head; under these ClTCsinstaiters, should no Note 1.-rd -resent be empowered to declare the determuration te de Melt Ltd is that repeat he submittal whether it • Wr o d cant 's• preSeaddetelicfer the eensidenstion of the Mel, lege fora der er two? The Lt. RD CHANCELLOR seem. 4 concur in the pro. f scat was seig -swab, h's Nr late F e d, and to the k that Ott usual emetic. in seich es.es was, the Peer in nee 4 i. o e trundel acted in hi. piece, and make the nocesaa.y declaration eho the Hieuie. The result war, as we could e.ellect, that the inn h r eouseeloration of the Mem.ge was deferred till to. lintrenft. MR JUSTICE FOX. _ _ The Order of the Day being moved, for their liinishins to go into a Committee, upon the mo • dons alleged in cnarge against the above judicial Charatier ; Lord HAWKESBURY observed, that he thought the most proper and regular course of pro ceeding in the case, as it had stood before their Lordships, was, that an Address should be moved to His Majesty on the occasion, embodying in such motion or address,. a statement of the fins upon which the charge, giving rise to the Address. was founded ; and then to rtftr the consideraton of the whole, to a Committee of the House, for the pur pose of affording a regular opportunity of proving at the ear, the allegations stated in the Address. This line of proceeding would, he thought, best scpare with the Al of Settlement ; and, upon this ground, he should beg leave to suggest to his Noble Friend, the propriety of moving such an Address, in which should be embodied, for the purpose he had mentioned, the important fads of the case. The Marquis of ABF.RCORN expressed his wil lingness to accede to the proposition of the Noble Secretary, did such appear to be the sense of their Lordships, as the most proper ; for, it was his wish never again to be reproached with urging the adop tion of any particular mode of proceeding, in pre ference to another. Under this impression, he should therefore readily undertake to move an Ad dress as suggested; but he should content himself with simply moving the Address, and not offer a word in the way of comment upon it. From the moment, he judged it important to come for ward as he had done, in a case involving the rights and privileges of his fellow-subje&s, and saw the matter placed in a train of investigation. He had carefully, as their Lordships must recollect, abstained from 'toy observations in that lion;e, which might go to aired the individual, or bias their Lordships judg ment on the case. Oir tittle groun.ls. he repeated he should content hicnie.lf with simply moviug the Address. On the motion of Lord A UCK LAND, the order for their Lordship; going into the Committee was discharged. I.I4GSIA M's DIVORCE. The Order of the Day for the second reading of the Bill to divorce Mr. William Lingham, from Eliza, his now wife, being read, Counsel and evi dence in support of the saint were called to the bar. The circumstances of this case, when tried before the Court of King's-Beach, being very circumstan tially narrated, in our Law Reports, we deem it un necessary to enter into a detailed statement thereof, in the present instance. The necessary laels of the marriage of the parties, in August 1800 ; the elopement of the Lady with the Defendant ; Mr. Joseph Hunt, to Barnet, in July 1802, where they passed a night together; the award of damages to the amount of 5,9001. r. the residence of the Lady afterwards, with Mr. Hunt, in Pans, saith some subordinate falls, were all duly -proved. With respell to the damages, which were award ed to the full amount of what were laid in the de claration. it appeared from the statement of Coun sel (Mr. Parke), that the Defendant took advantage of the Interval betweeen the Verdict, and the giving final judgment. re dispose of all his 'fens, and to leave the kingdom. Mr. Hunt and Mrs. Lingham were seen by one of the Witnesses (a native of .France) together in Paris, about tea months ago ; shout which time, the lady was served with a copy of the Dill. S!:e was delivered of a child in Paris, in which city it is supposed they still reside; and it 41Plas.ollared to be proved on the part of Mr. Ling ham% that he has never been out of England since Mrs. Lingham quitted the kingdom. • Mr. Hunt, a broiher of the Defendant's, was pro duced as a witness, and underwent a long examina tion. This witness came to Barnet, in consequence of a letter from his brother, on the morning after he had taken Mrs. Lin,,ham to an inn (die Green Man), in that town. Ile saw the Lady in the hes!, whence his brother had just risen. The ptuport of his visit was a cornmisoun from his brother, to let Mr. Lingham know that his wife was with him (Mr. H.) at that place. A letter' was also writ ten, intimating the c)rcum , tatice, and which, it ap pealed, was, throu:th mistake, delivered to Mr. Lingham senior. lire witness referred to some conversation, which he had with the l'eti:ioner, Mr. Lingham, about his brother's being so attentive to Mrs. Lingham, &c. ; and in one of which, Mr. L. mentioned his intention to forbid him his house. He adverted to the circumstance of the Lady and his brother being out together rather late un even. ings, in his chase, out of which, Mr. L. I.elped her, but expressed his disapprobation of her condu.t. When he was ultimately apprised, by the witness, of his wife's infidelity, Zdr.L. appeared greatly affeilled. The night after the Lady and his brother were to gether, she came to her husband's house ; but Mr. Lingham not see her, having previously r,.-tired to his father's. The next day, however, site went to the Defendant's, Mr. linnt, where she staid about a fortnight. What became of her afterwards, the' win •ss could not particularly tell. He was cross-examined by some of their Lord ships on certain points, which transpired in his evi dence, and the House was induced to postpone the further consideration of the case till this day se'n night, when the witness abovz mm,ioned a•as or dered to attend. Previous to the examination of evidence, some general ohservations were made by Lord ACCK, LAND and :he Lord CHANCELLOR. resp.•Eting certain clause, which, their Lord hips, agreed meritcd, in the appropriate 'cage of he Bill, the most serious consideration of the :louse. _ . Some pr wtte business was then discosed of, and some witnesses were swan, with rrspeft to their intended evidence a t the Bir of the touch iiig the charges Ag.iirst Slr. Justire F ix. A proposi:;oil o this cace is. we understood. fixed for to•rnorrow, and, oa which, the Lords are unutioht.l.—Aljourned. HOUSE U 7 COMMONS. The Limerick Road Bill was reported, and ordered to be en cri.nstri Mr Sr;eant RE!IT gave notice, that on Monday next he would move for Msve in bring in a Bill to amend the Act of the 4th of G. o. II rinh:ering .1 limners of Me:nb rs ..f pie I anent in relation to their being exempted from Arreita fir Debt. On the Oder of the Day for the third reading of the Sill for the better supply of Market Town, in Ireland with water: Sir GEORGE. HILI. opposed it, on the ground, that it would bay., a p opt. anon, and subject litany persons to rates who did i.ot staid is need of such accommodation. He •hoeld make no obj.ction if the 'wavy ex pence wa► to fall exclusively on thus* who wished fur it ; but, considering that It would be burtheimeme as well as unnecemary in general, lvt moved that the Bill be read a third time this day three months. Mr. Barnard, and Sir William Burrows, spoke in favniir of the Bill ; and Mr. French, Sir Win. blfurd, and Mr. Nl.Nagh ten, against it. Mr. FOS IFR considered the measure to be of con siderable importance, and such as should not be h-stilt' adopted, as a general act, meant only for local advantage, might ultimately tend to the embarrassment of the whok country. Heshould therefore recommend it to the Hon. Baronet (Sir ' C. 11:11) to withdraw his Motion, for the purpose of postpon ing the third readmit to that day fortnight, when Geot.a. meal might be better prepared to understand it. To this Mr. M‘Nachten .d.jected—that in the course es' a fortnight many Irish Mendpos would have occasion to r. turn : awl, after some desultory culiverration, the House divi ded on Mr. Foratet's amendment. For it 29.—Ageinst it 27.—Majority 2, The Bia wu then ordered to be reed a third time on this day fortnight. The Irish Customs and Excise Ell was read a second time, and ordcred to be c ,ininitted to mnriow. Mr. itrobs, from the Exchequer, presentA an account of the applisatma of the grants trr naval services, from the year 1201 to the 'atest peried.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. M I'HEWS mor,xl the second read Use of the Gen* ral T mnitc,B-1, which, alter a few obsere.mons fnon Sir R. ro I and Mr. HART, was J greed to, and the Rill or• der.:d to be committer* to-moron. IRISH SECREr SERVICE MONEY. Sir rose, in pursuance of his motion, to draw the attention cf the House to a subject which appeared to him of considerable im portance. By referring to the proceedings on the an of the sth of His present Majesty, the House would perceive, that it lad frequently been pro posed to Parliament, and as often 60c...1 —nor had it passed into a law, till the pension list of Ireland was augmented to nearly double its former amount. The whole of the secret service money for that country, up to the time alluded to, had only ' amounted to I TO.OOOI. whit", however, was thought an err:sea/ant sum—and the Parliament enaCted, that, in future, the secret service money of Ireland should not exceed the annual sum of 5,0001. etrclu sively of what may be expended in the detenion and prevention of treasonable conspiracies and rebellion. For the last service. no other account was required, than the oath of the Chief Secr:t.ry of State ; but the appropriation of the former was made subjett to the revision of the louse. The aft also provided, that any sum of money for private service, for three years successively, should be deemed a pension; but no such provision was made, in relation to grants made by the Lords Lieutenant. He did not deny, that the obje& of his motion was, to make disclosures. which, to some persons, might not be altogether agreeable. It had not been concealed, that a vast sum of money was paid, for the purpose of bring ing about the Union, which was held out as a mea sure calculated to produce the most important and beneficial consequences, which, he was sorry to say, were not yet very likely to result from it. Ever since the year 1793, it was notorious that no account was given to Parliament of the disbursements for secret services ; and he regretted the absence of a Noble Lord (Castlereagh), whose assist: tee he had a right to expeet, upon the present occasion. (Same laughter was here excited, as Lord Castlereagh, though, of tearer, ■nreen by Me Horourable Barger', cos Mrs Paled iu kis place). Ile hoped, he said, that the House would now pay more :mention than formerly to the disbursements of Ireland, as the English Members were aware, that our country had to defray two•seventeenths of the expences. The expellees of some, though not all, of the pro portions in Ireland, ware now before the House, amounting to the sum of 110,0001. and his motion would be tor a secret committee to enquire into that expenditure. On looking into the Journals, he found la precedent for his motion, in the reign of William and Mary, November 1638, when a mo tion was passed, calling for an account of the mo ney paid for secret services to Members of Parlia ment, and was presented by Mr. Secretary Harley, in the December following. As he did not taped to have the right of the public, to know what they attnally did pay, disputed, he moved, " That a Se cret Committee, of 13 members, exclusively of such members as held any public offices at the will of the Crown, be appointed to enquire into the disburse ments of secret service money in Ireland, from the year 1793, to the eA of 1301., inclusive, except ing such slims as might have been paid for the de tedion of any conspiracies, and distinguishing their respeltive amounts, and the names and services of the persons to whom they were paid." Mr. VAXSI ITA Rl' said, that he should, per hapi, have no great objection to the motion, if it had been properly worded—though he ecnsidered it altogether unnecessary, as the aa of Parliament po sitively limited the secret service money of Ireland to 5,0001. annually. It was determined by the fi. nance committee, in 1782, that the Government of this country could not go on without the expendi ture of secret service money ; after which, Mr. Burke's bill limited that disbursement to 10,0001. for England, and 5,0001. for Ireland. This list country, it must be remembered, was, for some years past, in a very peculiar situation, and the ac counts on the table would shew, that considerable sums uf rormey had been paid for information, to various persons, whose names could not be disclosed, without imminent hazard of their being murdered. If, in the course of these proceedings, any improper expenditure had been pointed out, it might fairly furnish a proper grcitind of enquiry ; but, at pre ►ent, he had heard of nothing which the House could be called on to proceed upon. The account of the money laid out in the purchase of boroughs, in cw.sequence of the Union, could he regularly obtained at any time; and, as to the abuse of pen sions, and some other points animadverted on by the Hon. Baronet, he considered them totally un conneCted with the subjeCt. The accounts required by the oat of King William, which had been refer red to, were already before them; as also the account of the amount of 110,0001. secret set vice money, which, he believed, could not be thought unreason able, during a period in which there existed two re bellions, cr, at least, insurreCtions. The whole ex pence, he understood to be, about 20,0101. a great part of which was paid for foreign correspondence. to Jetta the contletion between domestic and fo reign enemies. Mr. DS BKOWNE defended the necessity of con siderable secret service money in Ireland, for many years past, as it was known that the rebellious con spiracy began in the year 1790, though it did not break out for three years afterwards. He bestowed great praise on the zeal and atlivity of Mr. Edward Cooke, at that time Secret :try in Ireland, to which he, in a great measure, atuibuted the deteEtion and defeat of the conspiracy. The question was then loudly called for, and strangers ordered to withdraw—when Sir JOHN NEWPORT, in reply, contended that the public had a right to be accounted with for whatever sums were paid out of the public treasury. He did n' t demand any account of the sums paid for the det,Ction or discomfiture of treason, .which were left to she oath of she Irish Secretary as pro vided by law ; but 'any other money should be sub je.l to the revision of the House. If the House re. j arc' this en q uiry, particularly the sums lavish ed for the purposes of the Union, they would an swer the public call in the same manner that Sir William D'hvenant related of Lord Stair, who, wfins called upon for an account of the sums paid in quieting the Highlands of Scotland, • eplied, s, 11. e money is all spent, the Highlands are taaset, and that is the best account that I can give you." In the same manner, the Noble Lord opposite him may say, " The money is hone, the Union is accomplish ed, and you may now he satisfied, for that is the best account that I can give you." The Hnnse then divided on the Motion, for it 67 —against it 93—majority 26. On the third reading of the Bill, appointing Com missioners of Military Enquiry; Admiral BERKELEY asked whether the Bar rack Department was included To which The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that it was expressly mentioned. The Bill was then read a third time and passed, as was also the Rill for continuing the powers of the Commissioners of Naval Inquiry, to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer added a clause, the purport of which was—that no witness before the said Committee should be compelled to answer any questions which might tend to criminate himself ; but should be obliged to answer all questions which might criminate others. STIPENDIARY CURATES. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the order for going into a Committee en this Bill, and on the question being put for the Speaker's leaving the Chair; Lord PORCI!ESTF.R opposed it, as a measure which would make a rapid stride towards ecclesia.ti cal reform, and as it would affed the life-interest of incumbents. It would not be denied that the revenues of the church were as much private property as any other tenures, subjed only to the condition that the clerical duties should be properly performed. If the incumbents, therefore, were not culpah'e, their rights should not be affeded; and if they found pro per substitutes to perform their duty when circum stances rendered them incapable of doing so them :else., it was as much as Parliament had a light to exped of them. By the lxw hitherto in force, the power of the Bishop was limited to an allowance of 501. or at most 751. to curates, according to circum stances, and lie did not hear that any application had been made by Curates, stating that they had not a proper allowance, or by Bishops that they had not sufficient power to grant it to them. There was no proof either that the incumbents did not provide pro per persons to perform the necessary fondions ; and he would, therefore ask, what occasion there was for this Bill? lithe measure went upon an erropeous prin ciple, he was aware of nothing which could do away that objedion. This innovation went to no less than to give to Curates three times the salary that they ... were allowed before, and inGoitely mote than y t necessary for providing subuotutes. By this E l i the power of the Bisltt p would he erortYt int ; if he thought it righs to ;ids, n or • than elle ( late, he might appropriate 0. ,s third of t'le vet,, income of the ii:cum!iumr.. liege were. he under stood, some ri.o.)rirs of 3,0031. :hear d and surely • would be [repo.: eh ous to deprive the person wh held such a riving of 1,0001. a-year, for the ri e r p nes of curacy. The legislators had :dread. amerced the iticumbents for non-residence, And it was rather too hard- to lay this second fine uplift them. He strongly objected to such drcisive a u thruire being given to bishops, and the more so, a , the Bill lett no appeal whatever f rom the:r fiat , hut to the Archbishop of Cante r b ury . I f such ina p r inciple w se wiaspmrlodcell'ideeco proceeded an' a Bishop w i th. more uncontroul. able despot than any First Consul or Emperor of the French. It was defect ive also. as it gat e no security that the Curate thus amply rovided for should himself be resident upon his cure; it did not authorise the Bishops in that respect to do good, and gave them . every powe r o f d o i ng ir. jury to the incumbent it did ruler to accomplish the toile& that was professe dly wl propo by i• and, if it was thought right to institute ecclesiastical reform, it should be done opera., and not in so indirea a mantle,. He considered the measure to be connea.rd with circumstances of extreme cruelty, in obl•ging the Vicar tonialre great sacrifices to the detriment of his family, When grown old in the service of the church The Pialiament bad, some time since, decided, t a man who took to priest's orders. could ncr, after. wards, turn his attention to other pursuits ; and. as the present measure would tend to deprive yeeth tf its prospects, and age of its support, he should resit the motion for the Speaker's leaving the Chair. Mr. I. 11. BROWN E defended the general prin ciple of the Bill, and thought, that all tle iihjeftioas made to it were such as might be obviated in the Committee. _ ....... Mr. WESTERN said, he had, on a former oc casion, shortly stared his reasons for not approvirg this bill, and he would now, as Welly as possible, repeat his objt-Ctions to it. He thought it was as attack and infringement on the properey of the clergy, which the House h id not a right to make. He thought also, that vestim. a power in the Hi. shop to give away so much of revennes of the Rettor, as one-fifth of the value of his livele, was subjetting the more opulent members of the Caurels to a too great dependence on the Bishops. Fox these reasons he should objea to the Speakees leaf. ing the Chair. Mr. BURTON spoke in favour of the bill. 1k said, the house, ;he glebe, the tythes, and other property, were not the objetts cf the bill ; the teal objeas were, the duties of the Reaor, anti these were very necessary to be attended to. Nothing could so much ensure their duo performanee, as the residence of the Bettor or Vicar ; and if he did net reside there, there should certainly be a regular and ample provision for the person who officiated in his place, and performed his sacred duty : which did not merely %%insist in read' eeg pray. els. preaching, visiting the sick, marrying p e r. sons, &c. but also in keeping up a respect able snit social hospitality, and distributing alms in tie neighbourhood. It had been objesited that Clercs. visions in this Bill were of a novel nature, an,: the Noble L had said it was a relorm in the clerical system. The Hon. Members, however, svho se?. posed this, were certainly mistaken. In very old times, indeed, this power had b-en vested ix the Bishops. As it would b: easy t obvi.:le many ob. jeclions, and to render ttie Bill more agreeable to all parties its a Committee, he should certainly von for the Speaker's leaving the Chair. Mr. C. W. 11'YNN el said, he thought these were some parts of the Bill which were highly oh jettionable ; but as these might be mouifie t, temet ed, or totally altered, he certainly should vine that the Bill go to a CoMmittO. • Mr. BA RILVM was against the Bill ; he thought it would diminish the value of Its-legs, and it was therefore a direct violation of property. Another objeStion to it whit him was, that it very much in creased the purer of the Bishops. It had been a 4 there was nn danger with them of that being abus ed. He had as high and respetlful an opinion d the Bishops of this country as any man could has , and believed them to be very good men, and honnura: , le charaCters. lie should, therelore, vas' against the Speaker leaving the Chaii. Mr. I•ELLOWLS (Norwich) said he highly ap proved the Bill, though there were some parts of it which he hoped to see improved in the Committee. Mr. PITT declared himself a decided friend to the Bill, and he was therefore desirous it should d. rely go into a Committee, where any ohjeitines might be removed by alteration and modieeatts. Ile thought every Honourable. Member Inuit bs convinced of the vast importance of promoting and enforcing, as far us the nature of the cao will permit, the residence of the retaars, L. in their several parishes. Nothing could -o much tend to promote religion, and to iecite and establish loyalty and attachment to Le constitution and the Sovereign, and where, frtNe haviog mere livings than one—having deaneries, prebendaries, and various other causes, re tors ce vicars could not reside themselves, it was certain', desirable that proper curate, should be subs:itutet , and that those persons so officiatiog and resident. should be duly provided for. The sum to be al lowed was, at the utmost, not more than a fifth. and this was only out of livings of 4001 a year owl upwards ; all below were already provided fort and those higher ones could certainly afford it zt well or better titan the othets. For these reasons he should certainly vote, that the Speaker leave the Chair. The Question being called for, a division teak place—Ayes 57—Noes e3.—Majority S. The House, immediately resolved itself into 3 Committee. On our re.entrance into the Gallery, we found. Sir JOHN WRO rPESLEY making objetheel to the first clause ; on which, after some convent-1, tion between Lord Potearsez a, the Arto es , GLNERAL. Mr. Carevv and Sir W. Scot', vision took place, and OP e, gallery was not ore-. aga V in. and l te h report was) theHouo rderedse we o Adjourned at Ten o'clock. bettrtetcheriovnegd.h the S THE S o me of o f o'bicli di strot:s 171.,t tbe C'utarts ith.o;ll is s; pleasure a( sequence opted the Bonour fs Upon :he so little 1 fourth, re the King could no wore tlia teired, to the I pfett of soc s wo,s, az t cunt ; two vices c pAcse 1 o. ;te oft tha mirah opinoo destin sit uati COWS time, the C, fron enti. itl 64 1 eves late tic WIC bh Tort hi. th