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Lttrrnut PARLIAMENT. MI . • 1.•• 2 1- , ,!I in: IMADs—Nlostuas, Mae 12. T'• • r. • Lyon the table, ch:efly of a private or local de. &A, • ", were forwattlel iit their respective stares l: , ~ I UNEKATION TO THE. NELSON FAMILY Lord Glenville presented a Message from His Majesty, relative to this sabjefl, in substance and tenor precisely similar to that delivered ors the House of Commons, on the same subjee ; and to whic4 we o-fir. It concluded with the necessary distinainn of recommending it to the House to eery. car in enabling. His :Majesty to make such provisions and settlements. The Meaaage being read, it was ordered, on the ittntinn of Lord tIRt..NVILLE, that the same be take. into consideration, and that the Lords be sum moned on the occasion. ADMINISTKATION OF JUSTICE IN SCOTL \ ND. The order for summoning their Lordships relative to the propositions on; this subjeft, which Lord Grenville had, on a former evening, given notice of his inwntius to bring forwaid, being read. Lord GRENVILLE rose, and observed, that he was under the necessity of still further postplige drat which he had intended se subm.t to their iliips' conaideration that evening. What he alleds4 to esas apt in that awe of forwardness, withoet, whisk is was impossible he come' lay the proposition* haematite House. However, he had reason to think, that in the course of tett days, or a fortnight, he sbnuld be able to offer them. Hie Lordship then Axed Friday, the 6th of Jane, as the day on which k was likely, or rather certain. he should come for ward. llte course he meow should be pursued, was, as he had stated on a former evening. to lay what be had to propose in the shape of resolutions, before tine House. to let them he over for an adequate ',serval. fee the consideration sod perusal of their Lord:hips, who, he doubted ant, would regard and extend to a sullied of such importance, with that • &pee of delibeiate consideration so evidently doe spi i tin thei than that he did not mean to proceed • Skis Session; but, in an early period of the next Ses when th2ir Lordships should have thoreuely igated, and maturely considered the sub ea, ld be taken up for definitive discussion, and • ate arrangement. The Nable Lord then ed, ,` That the Lords be somasoned for Friday, thrith of June,"—which was ordered accordingly. WEST INDIA INTEND X/IItSZ BILL. • Lord Mulgrave presedted A phitioafrom certain ship owners and others of the town and port of Scatborough, against the above WI, and praying Slut it may not pass iota a law. Ordered to lie on the table. The Order being read for taking the Report of the Rill into consideration, Lord HAWKESBURY observed, he had as moendment to propose to the Bill, the effect of which would be, instead of suffering the duration of the Bell to extend. as now fixed. until *ix months after the cap :ratios of the war. to limit it. to the aset day of Italy. 1207, whi.h may be about the of the clout of the mit Session of Parliament. , an amendment of this kind could Jy objected to. This would have the 7r . 2 • *ng the .abject apes for farther inves. did afford Ministers a there regular op : • yof acting upon the occasion, than could Wilfer t were the Bill to pass in its potent shape; for it may in the proposed intervai be uter i :12011411Mw far Me 13rstish Colonies* in North Am / rice, could supply cettain articles of the consump tion of the Wtot India Islands, and how far . la the ie nature was s ef Fr otes :n i t:a d dis t tr2 be e ex ter- into such an anstweve investi • at moat, sash e Frame .ef new and 111 11111 adennued peeled of Se on ; however, it the enemies sash an enquiry may be taken wish iiihresstage ; and. in this view, ameadanest. The Noble tuovedillellead af a lista as foreedle *after the expires* of the war; th e weeds • lit t ti pihjy,. - 1 ten he inserted" On the linden . . of SUFFOLK made few etherrvre• an favour of the Bill in its poem shape. A and Learned Lord said, be *heaved. es evening. that the BM was new it its play Sit might be so, bat it was a change of phi of the letter , a reference to the experience 'a or seven years weald wises. The Diiiwe* to place die responsibility of the m.. tit to srbidl -IDleferred, where it ought to rest • dee. the parent suite of the West India iii a regalation of the kind. The Noble 12 416# 411110" ' chided with some remarks upon the sup eke policy of cultivating a gaud understeadiegi eves the friendship of the Americans. on the grounds of their similarity in habits, laws, las guage, origin. and dispositions, with the people of . this country, to whom it had often served for an Aeplann. Lord SH.E2FIELD, in supporting the demur mem , and erpressing his hostility to the aseasere under consideration, recapitulated many of his former arguments upon the sailed, and entered into a variety of farther calculations and details in sup port at them. He contended, that the consideration of the Bill altogether should be farther postponed, in order to afford those living at a distance whose interests were sure to be deeply affr&ed by ;he mea sure, time to come forward and petition in their be half S lof the Noble Lord's utatements went to chew the comparative proportion between the British and Foreign bottoms employed in the trade in question. at different periods, previous to the last war, during its continuance, pending the late peace, and since the commencement of-the m ina hostilities ; and which tended to thew. that in periods of war, the proportion in favour of the fo reign bottoms was higher. Their Lordslaps seemed ' to be detailed with re -pet% to the resuits of the cal ciriatious before the House, and the grounds of pro ceedidg hi regard to the preser.t measure. rale preg nod. in the first instance, with tninirnse mt.chief, and with incalculable dati--er in its future op:ration. Lord AUCKLAND shortly argued lei facOur of the &tn. which h.: supported on the ground of the aee.-ssity of the ewer, and the pol cy or not re torting to the former predicts which the Bill went to rennet'. . The :Sake of MONTROSE was decidedly in fa...P.lr 01 •he A.meniment, but would nut trouble their Larn*hips *run a repeution of the a:gigue:lts ..~ - • ... . , - • . , . . . be had the honour to address to them on a font Mr. PAUL said, that he hoped if night ; the Amendment proposed - by his Noble p ore p a p ers, which he moved for. should-oft re ht Frtend, would not preclude inieters from doing turned before Thursday next, souse s ec '' . hereafter, that which, on farther invastigation. they reasons would be given for it. It was his with to may deem expedient; it would go to afford a lose no time in the proceeding, but if the papers regular opportunity for etamining, and, in that were not ready, he should of course be under the view,he thought it would be pendent in Ministers to necessity of deferring it. adei t it. He did not think fits Noble Friend was in- The motion was agreed to. alined to press the Amendment ;in proposing it. he Sir A. WELLESLEY also moved for a variety had dune his duty, as he had previously, as well as of other papers, expressing the approbation given himself, performed his duty with respell to the :till. by the Court of Diteetors to s I parts of the He censured the provision which went to vest the Marquis Wellesley's conduit, all of which were responsibility in those, who, from their situations, agreed to. must be incapable of judging with respea to a tie- soireoreti HERRINGS cessity which might arise six monlhs before their Lord H. pErry moved the Order of the Day orders could reach the place ; and. to take it from for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of those who were on the spot, and had every means of Supply. judging. Alluding to some observations which fell Mr. W. SMITH then moved, "that the Petition of from a Noble Oar!, his Grace seemed to say, he did Messrs. Chalmers and Cowie, claiming a compensa not consider him one of those who were likely to con- Lion for the loss they sustained in the importation of saber America as an asylum. but to remain at home, Swedish herrings, be referred to the said Com and to abide the fate and fortune of his country, mittee." as became one bearing the illustrious name of flow. Mr. HUSKISSON thought the House ought to and I With respea to the Bill in question, his con- pause, before they admitted an uninvestigated claim duet was not owing to any desire to oppose the to the amount of 35,0001. The whole of this case measures of His Majesty's Government, but to de - had been dili g entl y exam;ned by the late Board of tend these piinciples and measures upon which he Treasury, and his Right Honourable Friend (Mr. had himself ailed, and which, in his conscience, he Pitt), now no more, after taking great pains in the believed to be right. inveeieation, did not think himself justified in ad- Lord SHEFFIELD spoke in explanation. mitring the claim. He therefore hoped the Hon. Ibe Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE defended Member would postpone submitting it to a Com the measure in cynestion, on the ground of its tie- mittee of S"Pfile, in order to afford an opportunity cessity, and thought the period originally proposed, for further examination. He said, that since he preferable to Macao:ad by the Amendment. The came into the House this day, he put a copy of the responsibility was. be contended, placed where it Minute of the Bud of treasury into d. hands of ought robe, viz. in the Government of the Country. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he thieight The Earl of CARNARVON shortly defended he should have time to consider of it before the the Bill, chiefly on the grounds advencee uy isobte motion was brought forvrar it. Lords on his side of the House. Mr WILLIAM SMITH said, that he meant to The question was then put, when Lord Hawks have stated the whole of the case before he bury's Amendment was negatived without a Mei. made his motion in the Committee. He had al sion. ready put off this business three times. ore of which The Amendments made by the Committee, es was fur the accommodation of the Hon. Gentleman reported, were then ag!tied to by the House ; AU,: hommif. As to the paler which the Hon. Gentle the Bill lies over for a taird readi..g. man put into the bends of one of the Mini ten, it • ItileoLv EN 1 IDEAS E. 0 `CS BILL. coesisted of only about twelve lines, and did not The Eeri, of Romeey pie.eneeil two Petition. iequite mecO deliberation. However, if it were against this Bill ; the nest, as we couii cueect. from the wish both of the Hen. Gentlemen. and the the town and vicinity of Birmingham, signed by a Noble Lent alluded to, that he should postpone it, great number of persons, praying that the Bill may he would de so, as he was aware he had little chance not pass into a law. of succes o if he had not their concurrence. The second was signed by certain individuals in . Lord 11. PE ITV spoke in 5.1 very low a tone of the neighbourhood of Chelsea, liamotersnath, Ike voice. that we could not distinctly hear him, but, as to the same effect. well as we could collect. he eid not express himself These Petitions were ordered to lie oa the table. *de. use to the claim: but it ['sere were a wish on the The Earl of Westmeath pr-sented a Petitioo item other side for delay, he would not oppose it. an individealia favour of use Bill. Mr. ellisK MON said, he did wish for it. On the motion of Lord HOLLAND, the order as he did not know before. that there was any in for their Lordships going into a Committee on the tention of submitting the claim, this day, to a Com- Bill, this day. was discharged, and an order made ritttee of StiPPIY• for committing the Bill oa Wednesday next ; and Mr. ROSE thought the Hence would do well to their Lordships were ordered to be summoned for consider the matter maturele brfore they decided on that day. a subjea of so much importance. Probably all of Aft* a few words in a very low tone of voice from them had not reed the full Repoli of the Committee the Duke of NORFOLK. respecting the admission upon it ; but they ought to do so before they came of Auditors to the High Court of Parliament in to a determination. It was a matter for the House Westminster Hall, it was ordered, on the MUtioll of at large to decide upon ; for he maiittained, that no His Grace, " That no persons should be admitted Board of Treasury would be justified in deciding to hear the trial of Lord Viscount Melville. but such upon such a claim, of its own authority. as should come through the trivet entrance, under Mr. WILBERFORCE thought it would be ba the direction of the Limed Great Chamberlau." ter to take sufficient time to consider of the wiled. A few private Bills were brought tip from the He had himself been a Member of the Committee Commons by Mr. Codeingtoo, Mr. Graham, and to which the Petition was referred, and he under other &mule:men, and severally reed a first time. stood the concha& of the Government in the affair Mr. Irving, Inspector.Geseral of the Imports would in a great measure depend on their Repott. and Exports, presented certain accounts relative to The diffscuhy, he believed, which the Lords of the the African Slave Trade, which were ordered to lie Treasury bed, was io not being able to find a pro m the table. cede's' for allowing a demand of such extent. For A4„med tilt to-morrow, whet, their Lordships his own part, he thoenht it en extremely hard ease S and summoned *pea the third reeling of the and the the demigod of the Petitioners may not be lave Trade Limitation Bill. founded in striet justice, yet, in his opinion. they --...---- had a very fair claim on the liberality of Perlie emu OF COMMONS. menu. The peculiar hardships in their case was, that, in ten days after the Government brought in I'lmOr7 Martin. Lice took ale maul and his twat es bfigsber a Bill to legalise the trade in which they were en for Limas oe Irataad— _ _ _ _ ---cuar - couraged to embark, in consequence of the dispute Me. , __...lßY psellipmsed his Motion for Papers relative to the leiit Reale Meth vii his next. Mr. biIIsiTHEWA, iu penitence of a notice he had given foe an Anewlawn in the general Turnpike AO, stated, that Se ceennenee et that part of the law which imposed a penalty et bL ea an pewees driving Waggons °. Turnpike Rambo:it h VFlasele et Mitten six inches thickness, arid with lea than four Masse, then wen saineins complains made of the decisions of RbobrartMa. Wawa be bad to propose was, to give the parsec, NI appal Sell in decision of the Magistrates to the Court of 011alleerliknateMe, wad to allow lull of the penalty to be paid to the bdirealw. Ha inn wood far leave to bring in a Bid is dot amen, which enkagreed to. A pewee *en the India II itl<C presented the Papers moved for reepeteing the wenentioni of Goicar, which were ordered be West the Table. Sw CHARMS PRICE moved for an Account of the num ber and temeage of Ilriaidt ships boat its tired Britain, from the new 171111 le the pear IEI6, dasongoishing the yen; ale, a eteidoe AseeMiat of the prise ship, from the year 1793, in elusive, so the year tuft, d.suoguishoog the ports; also, an Acciset of the prise shipa, mitered and registered, from the Sib of January, 1505, to ditto, teen. destioguishing each pert; which were agreed N. Ben tiempeerrne Vstaramillit-rain eini-Miliay VI for a meth, wide% was rad 6 Seat. and 01491111 to be read a sewed inn es twarrew. Mr Parnell brought in a 19.11 foe the payment of Irish Triesury Bells, and Debentures. at the Bank of Ireland ;wh:ch was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second to.rnior- TOW . Mr. FOSTER drfcreed the second reading of the I.ish Woollen Drawback Bill t.II Thursday sennight. The Irish Loan Bill was read a second time, and committed for to-niorrow. The (wither consideration of the Report of the lush Batter Packing Bill, was deler,•ri tai to amt.:lw. Lord Temp's brought is a Bill for reelifying certain snis• takes made by the Curnmiesioners of the Land Tay ; which war read a gust, and ordered to be read a ,estand time this day eennigid l The Franking Bill was read a second time, and cwinrnhted 1 ft to morrow I On the motion of Lord TEMPLE, the (ember cen,Oderation of the Reps , * of the Twrtida Fess-pert 10. was postponed to Taa:sday seat. FAST 1141 MA AFFAIRS. Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY said, he w;she..l to 1 enqaire of Mr. Paul, whether he meant to bring forward the charge against the Marquis Wellesley. respecting Pars transactwns in Oode, this week f The reason wiry he asked the question was, that it would be mach more convenient for him to attend the dis cussion in the course of the ensuing week, as parti cular business require/ his going for a few days into the coantry. His object, however, al present. was, pursuant to his notice, to move for a Copy .4 1 the Liter from the Court of Directors to the G.-- vernor General, approving of his conduct in teLi zion tc. the judicial OEcers. with the Northern Powers, the embargo was laid oss, which occasioned their cargo of Swedisti her rings to be spoiled. Mr. ROSIE said, he did not give it as his opi nion, that no compensation should be given them, but that the Treasury Board could not allow such a claim by its own authority. Mr. SMITH eaplaised, that by the Ministers consenting to have the claim submitted to a Com mittee of Supply, be did not wish to be understood as saying. that they had agreed to hi. 0bj,•41 in do ing so. There was a great disadvantage to putting off things of this kind from time to time, as it caused great inconvenience to the parties, and it at list was liable to be considered as a thing which was not to be brought forward at all. He should not, however, for the present, °Neel to a delay till day next, when there could be no pretence for a further postponement. He then withdrew his mo. tion, and the Committee of supply was deferred to Wednesday. • PEACE IN INDIA. Mr. JOHNSTONE said, he rose for the pur pose of asking a question upon a sidle& which he considered to be of extreme public importance. He had heard that a dispatch had beta received at the India Haase. stating that Lord Lake had writ ten letters to General Nicholson and Geuetal Jones, in one of which be orders General Jones to with draw his troops from the position they held, as a peace had been concluded with Scindia. Ile there fore wished to enquire whether that report were true ? It appeared that the present administration bad, on coming into office, approved of Sir George Barlow as a fit person to administer the affaits of the Com. pany abroad ; and certainly. if within three months his government had succeeded in giving peace to that country, it was highiy creditable, and a good presoge of what was in future to be expelied tram it. Mr.CREEVSY replied, that an overland dispatch had been received, communicating intelligence, not indeed of the actual conclusion of peace, but that such an event was very probable. CHARGE AGAINST EARL ST VINCENT Mr. WINDHAM expressed hls thauks to the Hon. Gentleman opposite to him (Mr. Jeffery), fur having, on a former occasion. been so goad as to defer his motion of charge agamat Noale Lord at his request, and hoped that he might also be in duced OM more to iudslgs him, by giving way . --~-_. tomorrow to the third reading of the repeal of tLe Additional Force Act. Mr. JEFFERY replied, that he did not wish to press his motion in a way to preclude the discussion of other business, but in consenting to withdraw his motion for to-morrow, be relied oa its being suf. fered to come on without interruption on Wednes. day nest. Lord H. PETTY wished to know when the Hon Gentleman meant to lay his charge on the table Mr. JEFFERY replied, that he meant to fol. low the example of Mr. Whitbread, who did not lay his ch.trges against Lord Melville on the table s till the day on which the discussion took place. Lord H. PETlif wished to know what his charge was to he;; Mr. JEFFERY replied. that be should charge the Noble Lord with iniscondue, neglect, and Rsra„ managemeat, during the time that he presided at the Board of Admiralty. MESSAGE FROM THE KING. Lord H. Petty then presented a Message (rota His Majesty to the tollnwing effe&: G Majesty having taken 10.1 his consideration, the eminent and signsl services of the IMO Lord Viscount Nal. sun, in t lona tones of rival exphiet , , sod partiesiesiy in the dcei.ive at:tory obtained at "nalitlyer, and in wh:eh lie un fintenately tell ; and wishing to confer a inning Eserk of his royal tawny, recommend , to hi faithful Commons, to make provision for a giant of au annuity of sa:a. a yea,, to ti.e present Fed Nelson, far his natant life, aid Vices rat I;it heir. male, who shall iiiberit the title of test Meier.; and alio the bother grail of 1240001. 44 , 1 of wist,:h is mist appro,inated to the pashas. of a house and lauds tor the rid East N els ,a, and his hairs, and the reina:adtr to be laid out Li the onieliase 4 annuities (or the 011111, b.aaehes of the teeth, of gassed lewd Visee , mt Nelsen, the better to ambit them se 111.1•43111 :he Cr. I,:tv ui Me seal family." Lord H. PE I' IT then moved, that His Ma ' jetty's most gracious Message be taken into con. shier ation to-morrow ;" which was agreed to. PUBLIC PIALANCr.S. The Marquis DOUGLAS mired for an account of all the balances in the hands rf the Receiver. General of the Land Tax in Scotland, from the 5:6 of April 1795, to the ith of October ditto, and similar accouuts for the suSsequent yaws. up to tt_e latest period ; and also sirnilii acc inn:: of the jaa'.; lances in the hands of :he Receivers-General of boats cise, customs, stamps, exciter, and the petialtiee' levied by justices of the poimi, specifying how onusll o f such penalties had bees applied tb public per. ;rows; trona the 5.h cf July 1792, up to the ~at le ieti• a Mr. Vansittart presented an Account cf alloritt tires granted in reversion in Great Britain and Irei land respedively.—Ordered to be "whited. The Bill foe !Regulating the Office of Receiver- General of Excise, was read a second time, and committed foe to-morrow. Mr. HUSKISSON asked whether there were to he any teduftion in allowanl'made to dist-fil:tots. some of which, he underst ,to be uneecessaiily large ? Mr. VANCMITTART replied, that they were al. lowed no more than wabneeessary for toe service.' The Bill was ordered to be committed to-rooe row se'nnight e and to be printed. FROPUTT Lord H PETTY tensed-bat Ordyr of the Deig for going into a tOttlinittee CA the Property FAO Bill. Mr. FRANCIS said. that.. 14 did pot mean - to oppose the Speaker's keying the a ea:, but be took that opportunity of stating hig iaion of the prim ciple of the bill. His ithjefticiki-to it'were funds. mental, though be was well aware of the nereessitiq of the public service. He never wished to have it said of bias, that he talked oat language us one day ou one side of the house, and a &tercet langoupt the next day, on the other side. He adhered to the same epiuion. he held on the first proposal of that measure. In the first plate, it was misnames), es it we., in every respect, a tax, not on prope rty, but on income, and beating is a manner unjust. unequal, and, in some instances, insupporuble. But thous• he objected to the measure re tote, he nevertheless should taii.k it his duty to attend to it in the Committee, for the putpcie of giving his assist ance in rendering it as little obje3ionable as to could. It was evident, that we were now come to a time of great ditties; and necessity. l'ne difficulty the, Noble Lord lately capes Winced in car. vying the first tit be ever proposed, must s..eiff him that we are now come to the heart's-Olood of the country in point of taxation. and that it canizat last much longer. In the present state of our re sources, it behoved us to attend to the main one which was left—that of attending to econodyle the expenditure, and a rigorous collection of the present taxes. Wit:lout a sti ict attention to these. we could not fairly or honestly go on with stay awe new taxes. He believed that in the existing lwaredsee of the Revenue, there were great hands aad abuse*, particularly in the drawbacks, and in the stamp duties ; we must soon be driven to that last and only tea 'lute, and before we impaiewl new hurtheas. we cm& to sake ease that we - aid oft safes 4111 existing taxes to too to waste. He wished the pre sent Ministers to bear in thew minds a very wise saying, that of all branches of revenue, parsimony is the best. Lord H. PETTY admittedthe justice of votny of these remark;, ;oat the greater the difficulties of tse country were, the more necessity did lei find the this tax. As to economy, he assured the Hcase, that it was always 10 his view, and he had frequently limped the necessity of adheriag to it. Mr. W. SMITH sai3, be was convinced that His Majesty's Iliuhters were fully impressed with the necessity of a stria economy' la the obseveretioes made by his Honourable Friend (Mr. Freecielf there was 681 y one word he obje&ed to,aaal that was the word rtecroei. He believed h.s Houstotable friend did not. mean it, is the literal seem. bet m-eat to have said a just and impartial colleftinn taxes. In the present state of the century, wit:a the ezining rates were so heavy, we shoild be _la mer ts asedo, and aureate, as re ; but heavy s' they were, they would be felt tea times heavier,'' any sj stem of rigour was introduced its their Cr'•- lection. Mr. FRANCIS explained, that by the word. gum COLib.. be did not n,eaa a tamales, bet as ea colleaion. He was nu filen' to tappression or emelt?. but did wish to trust tsoveraaetu with the d..- cre.ion in matters et fosigessance. Mr. FULLEft c.d tot s insider this an fixer- _