The Sun. — London, England, 1802-04-16 00:00:00

IMPERL4L PARLIAMENT. lICRISE 4)1% PEERS. THXJRSDAY, APRIL 15. THS IR Lordships in a Committee of Privileges, Lord WALs:NcHANt in the Chair, received some evidence - respetting - the pedigrees of Lord Viscount CURZON.and Lord REDESDALE, in conformity to one of the late standing orders of the House. Prayers were then - read, after which the Royal Assent. was given to thirty-three Bills. - Afriong these were the following Public MIS; the New Loan, the Assessed Taxes Bill, the 'lrish Revenues and the Irish Corn Trade Bills ; the rest were of a local or private description, and among the former Were the Galway GaOl, and. Dundee Brewery Bills. The Lards Commissioners Were, Lord .ALVAN- I.EY, Lord F,ELHANtI, and Lord WALSINGHAM. The Bills before the House were forwarded in their respeEtive stages. The Earl of RosLIN, pursuant to his notice of yesterday, moved for• the 'appointment of a Seidl Committee to consider of the best mode of proceed ing with respea to persons preferring claims to Irish Peerages, or to sit in the House as Representative Peers of that part of. the United Kingdom called Ireland, &c, The being agreed to, a Se led Committee was accordingly :appointed, consist ing of the several Peers, whose names were moved by his Lordship, Some private business was disposed of. The Malt and Beer Duty Bill, and . the Servants and House Tax BillS,were brought up from the Com mons by Mr, ALEXANDER, . and also a few private Bills by Sir JOHN MOORE, Mr. FAI!IE, and other Gentlemen. These were severally read a first time, after which the House, on the : Motion of Lord 'PELHAM, adjourned for , the Easter Recess, until'lVlonday the 26ch inst. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TI-11.11i4Y, APRIL IS. The Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to the House of Peers, ro hear His Majesty's Com- mission read. The SPEAKER, attended by several Members, went to the House of Peers, and on his return, in formed the Hobse, that the Royal Assent had been given, 'by Commission, to the Loan Bill, the House and Window Tax Bill, the Irish Revenue Collec tion Bill, the Corn Trade Bill, the Dundee Two penny Scots Bill, and several private Bills. DEFINJTIVE TREATY. Mr. N. VANSITTART 'moved, that the House should, at its rising, adjourn to Wednesday next. Mr. ELIOT said, he did not intend to oppose the Motion, but he could not suffer a Recess to take place without asking His Majesty's Ministers 'lien the Definitive Treaty was likely to be laid before the House, and when the judgment of the House was to be passed upon it. It was not, perhaps, quite regular, but as several Copies of the Treaty were in circulatior4 he wished ro make a few obser- Nations upon the subjectes there were sorne'circum stances attending the present Treaty, which re q. uired much consideration. ln all ,former Treaties between this Country and other Powers, there had been a provision for the renewal of preceding Treaties—He was interrupted by Mr. CALCRAFT, who observed that the Hon. Gentleman's observations ,were out of Order, -as they did not apply to the question, The SPEAKER observed, that the question was, that the House should at its rising adjourn to Wed nesday next. It was for the Hon, Gentleman to consider how far the observation he was making, applied to that question. Mr. ELIOT said, he flattered himself his obsv vations did apply to the question. He was stating that in all former rreaties there had been a pro , vision for the renewal of preceding Treaties, and it would be found,•uPon reference to the correspond ence relative to the Negotiation at Lide, that there was. an express instruction to Lord MALsti , sauß to insist upon the renewal of those Treaties. lie felt this to *e an important point, not only to this Country but to Europe, - and ; that it rendered it the more necessary to examine the present Treaty, in which such a provisibn was omitted. fie was interrupted by Mr. BANKS, who said, he 'was sorry to in terrupt the Hon. Gentleman,•but he called upon the SPEAKER to say how the observations of the Hon. Gentleman could possibly apply to the question. - The SPEAKER said, that so far as he could form a judgment of the arguments of-.the Hon. Centlenian, they did not apply to the question, but he was. bound to take the .assertion of the Hon. Gentleman that he would so apply them. Mr. ELlOT'said, his arguments would apply in this way, that if he did not obtain satisfaetory an swers from His MajeSty'S Ministers,. to the ides lions which he had asked, he should oppose the Adjgurnment. It was necessary to inquire how this Country was affeaed by such an omission in the Treaty ; •that it was affeded there could be no doubt. Our Possessions in . the East Indies were all derived from the-Great Mogul. France, however, might assume claims to all the advantages we pos sessed there. For that -reason thoie'advantages had been secured by a provision in the former Treaties between this Country and France ; they were.so by the Treaty of i 763, and also by a Convention con_ eluded for.that express purpose,byLord AUCKLAND, at Paris, in 1767.. —He was again interrupted by Mr. ALEXANDER,' who submitted, whether the Hon. Member, in asking a question, had a right to go into an examination of the Provisions of the Definitive Treaty. • The SPEAKER said, he was bound to declare his opinion,• that he was not satisfied that the argu ment of the Hon. Member did apply to the question, but his opinion could not guide the House--(A loud. tjy of " Chair, Chair !") . Mr. ELIOT said,. he conceived; that what he It'd said, did apply to the question, because, if he did not obtain satisfy lory information. upon the' subjea, to which he had alluded,- he,should oppose the Motion. Papers had been moved for on f o r mer occasions, 'between the Preliminiry and the Defini. tive Treaty, relative to the Provisions ,of that Treaty, and it might be requisite to do the same on the present occasion, for which purpose it would be necessary that the House should be kept sitting.— As, however, the House did not - Seem inclined to liste,ti-to him, he should sit down. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he did not know how he could, without irre gularity, answer that which had been decided al.: ready to be irregular—namely, the questions of the Honourable Gentleman ; and yet he was under the necessity of requesting permission of the House to say a few words. He had reason to hope that the period would not be very distant, when the Defi nitive Treaty, ratified by the Pa-rties, would be laid before the House, but he could not state the precise period, as it did not • not now depend upon His Atjesty's Government, but upon others ; He could however asstire the Honourable Member and the House, that there had been no unnecessary delay on their part. As to the interval that was to take place between the period of the signature of the Treaty, and that of taking the sense of the House, he could say nothing upon it; that would depend more upon the Honourable Gentleman himself, than on His Majesty's Ministers, for it had not been the custom to call for the opinion of the House upon a Definitive Treaty. As CO the other parts of the speech of the Hon. Member, he conceived himself justified in saying, he ought not, now, to enter into any discusSiOn on them, they being chiefly com ments that were at present improper, because they were made upon a document which was not in the pos session •of the House. He could assure the House, that His Majesty's Government would be prepared to enter into a full justification of their conduct at a proper time, and on a proper occasion, But they would not now enter into any questions as to what the Treaty did contain, or did not contain ; or into any reasons why it did or did not contain, or why it should or should not contain any particular Fro_ visions. None of these points should, in his opi nion, he alluded to, until the Dzfinitive Treaty was in possession ()Nile House. Mr. ELIOT explained. The Malt and Beer Tax Bill was read a third time and passed„ ; The Servants, Carriage, and House Tax Bills were read a third time and passed. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Mr. ,TY RIP II Frf said, he was concerned, that it was only in his power to give notice of a Motion which ought to have been brought forward for discussion. His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, had however thought it more respectful to wait for the advice of his First Law os_ cer,with respeato the mode of proceeding relative to a Petition of Right,who was unfortunately prevented from giving that advice at the present moment by indisposition; He should therefore content himself with giving notice, that he should on a very early day, lay the ulterior details beford. the House, for the purpose of grounding thereon a Motion. INDIA ' -Mr. SHERID AN said, he had postponed his Motion relative to the affairs of the Carnatic, in consequence of an, assurance, that the Mornington would very shortly arrive - with important dispatches relative to that subjea; he now, however, under stood that the Mornington was not expeBed to ar rive before June. If that was the case, he should certainly bring forward his Motion on an early day after the Recess, unless he had some fresh assur ance that the vessel alluded to would very speedily arrive. Mr. VANSITTART said, he understood from persons well informed upon the subject, that the Mornington was expelled every day. 111 LIT lA. The English Militia Bill passed through a Com mittee ; and. the Report, after a short conversation between Lord BELGRAVE, the SECRETARY at WAR, and Sir Wm. ELFORD, was received immediately, and ordered to be - taken into further consideration on Thursday se'nnight, and the Bill to be printe4 as amended. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS IN IRELAND. Mr. - IVICiIIAM said, he rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to continue an ACt of last Session relative to themode i of trying Controverted Eledions in Ireland. It would be recollected by the House, that by the Ati of Union, those Elec tions were to he tried in the same mann-!r as in England. Considerable objeaions were made against this at the time, as the great distance rendered it a matter of extreme inconvenience to the Parties, whilst the expence was, in consequence very con. iderable. These objeftions were foreseen at the time of the Union, .and admitted ; but they were answered in the only way in which they could be answered, that they were some of those difficulties which must necessarily attend every great political measure. These objections were stated last Sessionwhcn- a Bill was brought in to remedy them. That Bill was only to continue for a year, which_ was now nearly expired, and was, intended as an experiment; but, as no pro ceedings had been had under it, if it was not now continued, no experiment could possibly be made upon the subject:. According to the provi sions of that Bill, the Committee appointee, to try the Election were, at the request of either of the parties, to appoint a Committee in Ireland, to ex amine evidence, relative to the subjen, and to report to the Committee appointed here to try the Elea;on. There were also several other regulations-contained in . the Bill, whiclyhe should not trouble the House by repeating. His objen now was, to continue that but at die same time, he had no decided pre dileaion for that-particular plan, the only ohjel of Government l?Wiiltlfb p;omJte the convenience of the - Gentlemen of Ireland, and to save them. ex pence, as - faiii'ifs -the same could be done consistent ly with substantial justice, and the principles of the Constitution. He was particularly desirous that. .this should not be considered as a Party question, and that the measure should meet with a .fUll and fair investigation, for which time would be given. He concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill, to continue for a time to be litnitedoo much of the Ad of last Session, as related to the Trial of.Con ttoverted Eledions in Ireland.—Leiive Mr. WicKHAm shortly afterwards brought up the Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Wedneiday. The Bill for the better Preservation of the Health and Morals of Apprentices and others employed in Cotton and other Mills, and-Cotton and other Nib nufattmies, passed through a Committee. The Re port was received immediately, and ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday the 3d of May, and the Bill to be printed as amended. The - CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER presented, by command of His Majesty, certain Papers, rela tive to the Cultivation, &c. of the Island of Trini. dad, which were ordered to lie on the Table. THE LATE MINISTERS. Mr. SHERIDAN said, as he observed a Noble Lord (BE Lc RAy E) in his place, who had given notice of a Motion which he thought of high importance, but had not named a day, he wished to observe, that it would be a great convenience to the House if the Noble Lord would name a day for the bring ing forward of that Motion. Lord BELGRAYE said, he could not state ye cisely the day, but he believed it would be about the 4th or sth of May. Mr. 'N. VANS t TTA It'd' moved for a Committee of the whole House on Wednesday, to consider of so much of the Consolidation Ad as related to :he importation of French Wines in bottles.—Ordered. ELECTION TREATING BILL. Lord BELGR4YE moved the third reading of the Eledion Treating Bill. Mr. BitAGGE made some ObjeCtiOnS to the word. ing of the Bill, and wished the further consideration of it to be postponed for a short time. Lord BELGR AYE said, he had intended to pro pose some amendments, which he held in his hand, and which would do away the objelions of 'the i-lon. Gentleman. Mr. SHERIDAN hoped, the Noble Lord would allow more time to consider the Bill. He observed, that by the Bill, Committees on Elections were to be bound to consider, not only whether the sitting Members, hut also, whether the Candidates wl - .0 'were not parties before them, had offended agains: . its Provisions ; and that the Report of the Commit tee was to be Evidence against such persons, altho' they might not have been parties before that Com mittee. He thought this was a subject which re quired a much sweater degree of consideration, and that it would be even better, that the Bill should be withdrawn, and another pill brought in, Lord BELGRAVE said, he had intended to pro_ pose to leave out t h e words on which the Hon. Gentleman's objection was founded. Sir WILLIAM PULTENEY thought it was a measure of considerable importance, and that further time ought . to be allowed fur its consideration, or . a new Bill brought in: Lord BELGKAVE persisted in moving the third reading of it. Mr:SHERIDAN moved to leave out the word " now," and insert " this day se'nnight," (Thurs day next.) • This Amendment was carried without a division, but it was agreed, at the request of Lord BELGRAVE, to postpone the third reading to next Thursday se'nnight. The Port of London Bill was .read a second time, and committed for Friday next. A Message from the Lords informed the House that their Lordships had agreed to the Grenada Loan Bill, and to several private Bills.. Mr. Owe N , from the East India Company, pit sented several Papers, in pursuance of an Aa 01 the 33 1 of His present Majesty, which were ordered to lie on the Table. Adjourned at six o'clock tilt Wednesday next. . MAILS. From Arr. Due. From Frerv,:ii - - 1 2 - A o rr. Doe, o Helvoetsluys Cuxii,Lven - o z THE SUN. SOLENT QUIS DICLRF. FALSONLAUDEAT ? LONDON, APRIL 16, 1802. THIS morning we received Paris Papers of the r 3th instant. The Monitear contains the following Telegraphic Dispatch relative to St. Domingo. MINISTRY OF THE MARINE, APRIL 12. THE MARITIME PREFECT AT RRRST, TO THE MI- NISTE.R OF THE MARINE AND COLONIES. 'c The Cisalpin is arrived here from St. Do mingo, after a passage of thirty-seven days. It out-sailed by some days the Division which is ex_ peeled. JEROME BONAPARTE, Ensign de Vaisseau, is the bearer of good news : he is gone from hence yesterday." These Papers contain nothing more that is in teresting. The French Funds continue to sink— the Tiers . Cons. being on the I 2th at 55. Yesterday being Maunday Thursday, His MA. j c STY'S annual bounty was distributed to as many poor men and women as the KING is years old, who sat down at two tables in Whitehall Chapel, and were waited on by His Majesty's attendants:' The number of poor people being seated at two long tables, and the cloths spread, each had first a ,rat t iri of beef of about four pounds weight, and four three-penny loaves. 'A cup of ale was then given them, anck they de parted with chearful hearts. In the afternoon the same persons again attend ed, having their admission tickets, when the Rev. Dr. Moat read the lesson of divine morality, in an audible voice, from the zsth chapter of St. Mat thew, in which is fully exemplified all the dories which a Christian ought to follow. The Rev. Divine then delivered to the.sopflicants as follows : . . To the men, cloth for each of them, suffic'cn! for a coat, Irish cloths for shirts, and shoes 30 , 1 stockings ; also a pound note and a Nv i h the silver pennies, agreeable to .the age of His. MA ' J ESTY. At the conclusion, the poor persons wer e re g aled with a cup of wine, and diSmissed, thank in g their benefatior for his bounty. On Tuesday His royal Highness the Thrics KENT paid a Visit to Woolwich Warren, for the purpose of inspeaing the admirable Model :of Gib raltar there, that he might make himself master , of the plan of the new Works on the North Front of the Rock. His Royal Highness ekaMined t. ll° model with the most minute attention. in consequence of the Letter in our Paper of yes - the following Gentlemen, Who propose 0 bid for the Irish Loan, waited yesterday afternoo n on Mr. CORRY, viz. Mr. PUGET, Mr. GOLDSUID, Mr. Alde rrn* FLOWER, Messrs. B ORROWES , Mr. RckwoRAFTI Mr. SHEWEL L , M r . Brsit, Mr. GROVES, Mr' SEvEwRIGHT, Messrs. JORDAN, &C. Mr. CORRY expressed a pleasure in seeing so m ar l Gentlemen, PS the sum r e qu i re d was so inconsiderab le He then briefly explained his intentions of raising 3 Loan of 1,625,0001. Irish, to be hid for on the 6th of May, in Ireland ; and to leave it to the o ption of the Bidder, either to take it in a 3 per Cent Stock, or a 31- per. Cent. Stock. H e should prefer it to be taken in a 3 1- per Cent, as there Was alC ea a similar Stock in jreland, which it was his inten tion to consolidate with the new Loan, if taken ! I ' a 3+ per Cent. ;.and as an • inducement to bid Tr this Fund, he had fixed the Interest to commence, tf in a 31 per cent. fro'en the zsth of December, I S° l if in a 3 per Cent. not till the s th of April , i3°l However, there could be no difficulty in ascertaini • l which was most advantageous for the public, as ` as scale could easily be made out on a proportio n 7to 6. Should an equal prop ort iO n b e bid in b°t those whose bidding. was for 31- ,pek Cent. Stockj would be declared the purcha sers . He had lig e • the payments, as. under : I a o c' : G : August 20 - _ . Deposit May i $ June IS 150,000 July zO Seiftember •?.7 - - oe: ober 23 - i 50, 00 November 27 - - • `,7•!;,0 , • December 30 Allowing +per C ent . f or prompt pa ; 2'3me:t°l:'°El su sums as may be paid u p i n full' after the tsth - May. •For the accommodation of the Contractor s,C o intended to deliver either S cr i p R ece ipts similar of those given in England, or to grant Debentures e , sot. And tool. each,; but the int eres t must be I ' . ceived in Ireland. On being' asked, whether he should wan t ,an he more money this year to be raised in Ireland . 50 replied, he should consider himself at liberty 0)1 % , any sum not exceeding one million. by wily Pi re , chequer Bills, but the precise, sum he was no t r pared to ascertain at present, as Nothing can be more honourable to Mr. Prf r / ve t+ a man, than the zealous support which he has g l o m to the Financial meacuren of ilia Succooocr, ur ,3 op to that which might, at first sight, appear a little ed interfere with his favourite plan, and which s tamp his reputation as the greatest Financier that t ir d i e e had perhaps ever produced. The alteration Is, un ti e s the present circumstances, evidently extietn el Y neficial to the national interests, It scarcelY se e ld , possible that, in the nature of things, there 5- ce ett ever be any essential difference of Opinion hei tro y two men, whose measures and views seem unl•°,ol.r to have been animated by, and direCted to, ooe:bof; mon object, the interests of that Country' , v% affairs had been entrusted to their management' to Nothing can be more egregiously absurd t il % T' s ecl call the Malt Tax, or the Addition to the Asseoc Taxes, a Commutation for the Income TO' n a at first is estimated at Two Millions, the ,s ec ; ji o nsf less than One—the last produced near Six 0 " . Besides that the two former, instead of being „jog . stitutes, are, in faCl, proposed`to assist i n P a ' t he the Interest of Ninety-seven Millions, of svhicnart, Mcrtgage on the latter constitutesTthe larg er r amounting to Fifty-six Millions. that the What reflecting man can venture to deny d di- Repeal of the Income Tax is immediately and redly calculated to afford relief to the lowe r fp e ,ft, of Society ? It cannot fail to produce that e o f the by enabling the higher and middling ran ks . of Community to employ a much larger proporto“f them, and by affording them increased rne‘l i n : s fres iea tending their bounty and assistance to the ' s and indigent. b e cele' By the preparations making at Paris fo r ; h t on° lll ' bration of a solemn fete on Sunday next, to chang e of the Peace, it may be inferred, that th e e ' f a Ce of the Ratifications is expeeted to tak e P a he re morrow, in which case they may, be re ceive on Monday next. as taken We cannot but highly approve the measu r 'gictl' by the LORD MAYOR in the City, and Sit of 3r.. purl • ARD FORD in Westminster, for the ,ose 1 ii ranging the projeCted General Illum inat . i°l,. ivetu people will only wait till proper notice oillorpi, from some authority, of the night for sue t ' oc he , '" nation, the effeCt will be much better , and 'erivertted' pence, trouble; and rioting, may be th us Pr of Count WORONZOW has six months leave e r pose sence from his Embassy here, for the Pure visiting Russia on his private affairs. It is a fit which does not seem to b e by rein or if known not very willingly adm itted is e people, that the gallant 4zd Regiment C O °j tirely of Seotchmen, and those Flighland e . s e ithe particular Clans. We do not suppo se ther of an Englishman or Irishman in it, :meri ts Both the East and West Lond on Reg*. d bee Militia are to be immediately disecnbo w hich n` vin the s tl i t g ir n t e y d -e b i ) g , h H t is more, NiA JtEhseTlly.i.irrant. for fro- e 0 As the Marines landed at Plyinct rt, w ill different Men of War paid off at that 1- . ° _ will hold] more in number than their-own Barracks near the overplus are t h e Mill B a rrack h oa rd, occu nsPn rt • peace the Mill Prison, by leave py Tra of the the n' till the general discharge takes place,, settled, . s set ae j • Establishment of that valuable Corps .1