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received ai d agreel to, and the Bill or-dered to die rend a thud time to-morrow. Mr. CREEVtY gave notice, that he would move on Thursday next for an Account of all Sums of Money issued from the Treasury for the Imptove ment of Mary-le-hone Park. Mr. LONG moved for leave to bring in a33i11 tb extend and improve the Act relating to Unclaim ed Army Prize Money. The object of his Bill would be, first„ t) inflict some penalty on those who withheld the prize-money Illegally7ffOrn Claimants. Another object would be to indemify. Chelsea Hospital for having 1ent:125,000/. to the Government ; -and a third, to enact a particular mode of making up the accounts of Widows Pen- • sions, so as to place them on the same principle with all other issues from the Pay Office, to which which that business was nolv transferred,--Leave given. A new Writ was ordered for the Borough - of Grampound, in the room of Mr. Cockerel ) ; who had since his election accepted of the. Chiltern. Hundreds. The Irish Stamp Duty Bill, the. Irish Militia Pay Bill, and the Irish Exchequer.Bills' Aid Bill, were each read a third time, and passed. ASSESSED TAXES. On the motion for the third reading of the As ressed Taxes Bill, Mr. WESTERN repeated his objections to the principle of the Tax on Horses employed in agri culture, and concluded with moving the omission of the clause to that effect. Mr. BaoutuAst thought, that as many farmers were obliged to employ more horses than usual in years of great abundance, something ought to be done to relieve them from the pressure of the tax in such cases. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER dirl.not see the necessity of adding a long additional clause on a matter of such small consequence ; besides, in a year when many horsei would be required, those additional horses might be hired, in which case they would be exempted from the tax. Mr. GILES conceived the principle at the tax to be so injurious as infinitely to outweigh.the little assistance to be derived from it. Sir CHARLES BUEREL suggested to the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) the propriety of substituting a tax on Hot-houses and Green-houses, in the room of that which was considered objectionable. _ _ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declined the substitution, as he expected that the produce of the tax, as it stood, would be very consider able. The House then F.Mded,-.. the Amendment 42 For the Third Reading 69 The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. THE PRINCE REGENT'S MESSAGE. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented. at the bar of the House a paltket of sealed papers on the subject of . the disturbances existing in the different counties in England. His Lordship then proceeded to state, that in proposing to them to take his Royal High ness's most gtacious Message into consideration, he should content himself for the present with moving a Res 'lotion which should pledge the House to the inquiry, recommended. His first proposition should be for a Secret Committee above stairs, in order to examine the information contained in the sealed papers, so as to be able to lay it distinely before the House. It was not for the purpose of removing from Ministers the re sponsibility, of offering their view on the present state of the country, that he submitted this Mo tion, but, as he had already stated, for the more accurate investigation of the subject.. He should not eater at present either into the state of thecountry, as it appeared toGo yes= ent, or into the steps which they had already taken. All that would CQMC much better on a future ,occasion, when it would be discussed fully and fairly. Any discussion at present would in his opinion prodUce more public 'mischief than good. He should repeat again, that Ire was not Influenced by any vindictive reluctance to -withhold from the House the steps which his Majesty's Ministers had taken ; and which, be was persuaded, when they came to be detailed, Would appear to be founded on a cosemendable reluctance to adopt measures of ,a harsh nature. he Call of the House having been discharged, on the motion of an Hon. and Learned Geetle man, he (Lord Castlereagh) could not avail him self of it on this occasion ; but he hoped - they Would have the advantage of a full attendance. He,should explain, at the proper opportenity, the circumstances which prevented the introduction of the subject before the discharge of that or der; and Gentlemen would recollect that he had stated his expectation of being authorized in a few days to call their atterition to it, while the Order was still in existence. He concluded with moving an Address, which was an echo of the Message. Mr. WHITBREAD said he did not rise to oppose the Address. The Noble Lord had pledged him self to explain why the Government had let a sub ject of such importance go by; a circumstance which required much apoiogy. The papers and the witnesses which were to be produced before the Committee would, he hoped, lend to a con clusion, that no measures of rigour need be adopted, and he hoped that, an intemperate anxiety to do good would not betray there into a course Calculated to do evil. With the hiStory of other times and countries before them, he trusted they would proceed without passion, and that the power of the Crown, as it now existed, would be found perfectly adequate to the occasion. Mr. WiLBF.RFORGE *Hell in expressing his hope that nothing.would be found in the papers or in the testimony, of the witnesses to call for any e:straoidinary effort of the Government. His I .1-lonourable Friend had alluded to former occa- . . sions,,but he (Mr. W.) should rather banish the recollection, of them from is Mind, as they might lead to some differences of opinion which ought not to be encouraged. He wished to consider the question with all the seriousness and Calmness it required. : • .The Address was then agreeklto, and a COll4 , inittee of 21 ordered to be chosen. , Mr. WHITBREAD suggested, that the Committte _should be chosen by nomivation from each side of the Howie. Lord CASTLEREAGH QbSerTed; that ballot was / b tu usual Luodc is sucli • After a few words fron' , ... Sir l i4U/115ETT and Mr. lITHITBRSAD, the •Conimitiee *as ordered to be chosen by ballot. Iccu,slA',`lTCAL COURTS. 2ir W. SCOTT arose, in conSequenCe of his notice, to move for leave to brier in a Bill to re gulate the inferior Ecclesiastical Courts. After a detail of thiS history, from, the earliest periods down to 'the present time, -he proceeded" to .state the .objects intended, to be embraced in his The first pmvisiOr. 1 4 , - 0 ) than the Office of excom .• • e - numeation should.be entirely discontinued. The next - was the 'abolition of excommunication ge nerally,, except. in heinous cases. Another was the abolition -of civil consequences as 'flowing from excommunication, except that in some in 'stances, that of imprisonment should be retained. The principle on which this exception went, was, there, were many cases _which ought not t o left'' to, mere spiritual' power; and,, as' an instance,\he should mention the case of incest. . The next 1:n.6-vision would go to reduce the nuth ber lof Ecclesiastical Courts ; a circumstance which would tend to the improvement of juris-.: prudence. The number of those small courts. was always represented as one of the greatest grievances attendant upon the system. A num ber of clauseS would be necessary to - compose the machinery' by which proceedings should be re moved to the Upper Diocesan Courts. There were other clauses relating to church rates and tithes. At present the stampi on proceedings to enforce the paymentof church rates, were so high, as to prevent their enforcement--.--this should tit remedied. The Bill was silent upon defamation, but he felt it a justice to the courts t;) say, that there was no branch of their power-they would more willingly part with. Butwhere would it be transferred ? Such cases as were cognisable in those courts, were not, cognisable in courts of common law; but supposing the contrary to be , the case, where would be the advantage ? It would only be an exchange from the expences of Eccle siastical Courts to the eepense of, an action at law, where they would be as liable to prisonment, and that too for as indefinite period in the event of 'not'paying costs. It might per haps be deemed another omission that the Bill did not apply to Ireland. He was not sufficiently ac quainted with the Consistorial Courts of that country to know whether those regulations would be equally applicable there ; but if the Gentle ment from that part of the' United Kingdom were of opinion that they would, it would be easy to extend their operation. He brought forward this Bill with extreme diffidence. Some might object that heought to have gone further, and some might think that he had gone too far; for his own part, he felt that he had discharged a task imposed upon him by the House, at least, sincerely. If it was rejected, no one would take leave of it with snore resignation than e he would. He then moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of the Ecclesiastical Courts in that part of the United Kingdom called England. Lord FOLKSTONE said, he did not rise to op, pose the motion, but to remark, that his (Lord Folkestone's) conduct in bringing this subject ori ginally before the House, was justified by the conduct of his Right Honourable and Learned Friend who had undertaken the task. His Right Honourable Friend had declared, that he was sin cere, and he was not disposed to doubt it ; but if ,he was so, his exertions must secure him the ap probation of this House. He could not, however, avoid noticing and regretting the delay that had taken place. The subject was first brought under the consideration of the House on the 23d of Ja nuary, and no - one could now expect that the measure would be carried into effect this Session. . He could not augur eery favourable to the Bill, from the readiness expressed by his Right, Hon. , Friend to abandon or to take leave of it ; but as • far as he could understand the provisions at pre sent, they met very much'svith his (Lord Folke stone's) idea. Sir W. Sc orn accounted for the delay" by the importance of the subject, which required so much consideration, and was so intimately inter woven with the: body of the law. Lord FOLKESTONE explained. Sir S. RoxiL.LY highly approved of the Bill, but thought a Laeasurc which- promiscd so much advantage to England, ought not to pass, with out an attempt being made to extend the benefits of it to Irelan,l. Mr. TEsuE agreed with the last speaker, that it ought to be itttenapted to extend the. benefits of the measure to lreland.• It had been said, the Ecclesiastical Courts in Ireland differed from those in England. As far as he knew any thing. of that difference, it was for the worse, as fees of the Ecclesiastical Itiourts in Ireland were higher than they were in L'pgland. Ile thought there. would be sufficient . time by next Session to frame the measure so al to extend its benefits to both countries. Sir W. SCOTV said he would be happy- if the rnpasure could /vial advantage he so extended. • Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. Mr. ABERCIiONBIE gave notice, that he would on Wednesday move for the production of cer tain Correspondence respecting the Election of Jurats in the Isle of Jersey. Lord FOLILESTONE gave notice, that he would to-morrow sennight call the attention of the House to the case of Captain 14:=:2g. Sir S. RomiLLY gavi notice of a motion for • a more detailed account respecting the ::,:onvicts in in IrCland than had yet been laid before the House. Mr. ROSE brought in a Bill, for procuring re turns respecting the expense of maintaining the podr in England. Read a first, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. • - On the question that Palmer's per centage Bill be read a third time— `Sir F. BURDETT observed, that it had been po sitively stated on a former occasion, that the opi nion of the Counsel on Mr. Palmer's question was given from au ex yarte view : on the con trary, they were acquainted with the whole of the evidence, and thought that Mr. Palmer, notwith standing his letters and hiS misconduct:, was fully entitled to the benefit of its agreement . Though .his conduct, indeed, might not be perfe rtly defeu sible, yet there was nolhino which cou 1:1 impeach 1 3 his character for integrity . ythere was ,no attempt yet fraud on the public. So far 'frOul 4, that he . . 1,„1 saved 2000. to ttd public; and his fault was, that Tie exposed the bungling jobs:of those in aiee. with h in. On the ground of tAdity; it was 'fit that Mr. Palmer, whose phui had,pro dueed_so inneh'benefit to the public, shoiil'd re- 7 . cave a reward. M r . All e n had beenrewarded With twelve thousand pounds for having, in 42 :,;Years, augmented the' revenue of the Post-office; 14,0001. a-year. Mr. "Pahner's rian, At the end 'of the second year, produced more benefit to the public, than Mr. Allen's in 42 years. In justice also to Rt. Palmer, he must state, that Lords Walsinghamand Chesterfield had; much to their • honour, after the transactions So frequently men tioned, bornebigh testimony to the integrity of his'character. ' The Hon. Baronet, then remark ed, fthat tact Mr. Palmetscondtict been tried in a Court of Law, lie would' not ha ve beer d ep li ve d, to the extent it was now ivishcd to deprive him, Of CoMpensa,tion. - Sinecures were reckoned sacred 'andinviohlble, though the public received no ad vantage from them' Yet this deserved grant was required to be annulled, while the public was still benefited by the plan for which it was intended as the remuneration. Mr. B4NKES opposed the Bill. It was then read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. P. COKE, the Bill for preventing abuses and frauds in the frame knitting manufactories, after a few words from Mr. J. Smith, Mr. D. Giddy, Mr. W. Smith, and Mr. Lockhart, was read a second time and committed for Wednesday: The Prince's Leasing Bill went through a Com mittee, the report of which was ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. Mr. H. MARTIN rose to move that the House should go into a Committee on the Exchequer Re membranCer'S Bill. He particularly objected to leaving such immense sums in the hands of the Remembrancer as be had been accustomed to hold. From his (the Officer's) own evidence,' he (Mr. Martin) had collected, that at the time he was examined before the Committee, he held in his hands more than half a Million of suitors money.... This Officer, to whom so much was entrusted, gave no security for • the money so entrusted to him. it was not customary to re quire any secur it y f rom t h e person, accepting that office. In some instances,. to which he particu larly adv'erted, the money of the suitors was put out for the benefit of the Officer. At different times the Officer had put no less than a million of money into the hands of Private Bankers. The person who , held the office .himself wished it to be in some measure regulated. fie (Mr. Martin) did not desire to take from the Officer his fair emoluments, teat thinking, as he did, that the property of the suitors was much endangered by the present practice, he conceived it to be the duty of that House to interfere. He then moved that the House should go into a Committee on the Bill. The 'Howie then went into the Committee, in which Mr. Burton vindicated the character of the person who filled the office aildded.to, and paid a just tribute of praise to his talents and integrity. Several Amendments were then made to the Bill. The,report was received, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Friday ; the Bill to be printed The Soldiers' Widows' Bill went through a Committee, the RepOrt of which wa.3 ordered to be received to-morrow. The Exchequer Bills Bill went through a Com mittee, the report of which was ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. The Militia . P 4 Bill was read a third time, and passed. The We - A India Intercourse BiII was read a second time, and committed for tomorrow.. Mr. FULLER moved for Returns of Unclaimed Dividends of South Sea Stock. The motion was aoTced to. - The -other Orders .of the Day were postponed, and the House adjourned. MAILS. Amen - Lo-1 Brazls, 1 Auholt, 9. 'Waterford. Dur---1 Cadiz, 1 Guernsey„ 1 Jersey, 1 Dublin. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVI; O'CLOCK. Contols . . 56 I Red. Ann. . 55 . 0 Omnium off pr. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICEIIE . 1 7 ALSUM AUULAT TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1812. Government this day received dispatches from Lord WILLIAM BEKTINCK,' at Sicily, cf a recent date, but they contain nothing of interest. The Island was tranquil, and the Government seems cordially to operate in conformity to British ,Counsels. Last . night American Papers to the 22d instant were received. We are glad to find that a very considerable alteration has taken place in the tone Of those Journals. The menacing and lusnit ing _language against this country, with which they have long been filled, is discontinued. We aretoo much gratified with this change to wish, on our part, to revive any acrimonious discussions. The Government of this country has uniformly evinced a wish to conciliate America, and if America is now disposed to evince a corresponding disposition, we shall be ready to forget the past, and to look forward with hope to a renewal of those amicable relations, which are so im portant to the interests of both countries. The knowledge of ,the events which have lately tran spired in this Country, and of the sacrifices, (for most important sacrifices we shall ever consider 'them) which Great Britain is disposed to make, in order to put an end•to the differences which bare so long .subsisted, will, we should trust, ha:, prove the fatouroblC 'dkplsition which no'w pp pears to prevail hi Ailierica, and tend to a las;in!..;' itconeiiiation, , . We naturally look with impatience and anxiety to every fresh arrival froit; the North, because in that qudrter a contest is on the eve of taking place, issue of which the. fafe of the Continent, at kast for a !Ong period, inifs . t dep&nd.—':The Anilolt Mail which arrived - .fist night has brought intelligence which is both important and gratifying. The war between Russia and Turkey is at length terminated, and the force, or at least a very considerable proportion of it, which has been for a "considerable period useless; ly fighting on, the 'Danube, May now be em ployed in defending the vital interests' of Russia on, the Vistula. The Emperor of Itirssia is nOt to remain with the army, which is to be intrusted to, the command of General .132-* NIGSEN, who displayed such talents in the campaign of 1806 and 1807--=talents we are sure, would have led td a very different termination of the war, if he had not been coml.+ teracted by an influence against which it was im possible for him to contend. Generals BAGRA.a• TrtroN and BARCLAY DR TOLLY a e to ,COMManat under film'. The French Minister LAURISTON'ii and all the Ministers from the Princes of the Con; federation of the Rhine, are. about to quit Pe tersburgh, which affords an unequivocal syinp- . torn that all negociation is substantially- at an end. In consequence of the detection of SPERANSKI'S COnspiraty, it is stated, that thi whole of the Russian plan of operationi has been Changed. We, are glad to. find that this measure of precaution has,. been adtipted; ard we sincerely hope that all those persons %ciao are known to be attached to the French inte rest will be removed from the Councils of Rus-. .sia. If we entertain ,apprebensiOus xespe - :ting -the result of the approaching contest, it is nOt from any doubt of the abilities .of the RIP . -- sian Generals, or the bravery of the Russian sol 7 diets : it is treachery alone that We fear---4rca l chery to which, almost in eter s .' instance, BtroNi.s.: PARTS 01 , S his success—treachery which, Ive know by fatal experience, is sufficient to render useless the efforts - of the most powerful: ,na- Cons, -tc) frustrate the Most able plaits of mili tary skill, and to render abortive the most- per- , severing exertions of military courage. It would be idle to Suppose that SAVARY and LAI:- RtsTok have not been sedulously employed in Russia, in acting upon BUONAP' system. We trust that the Emperor . ALV“24P22I will be aware of the danger, and that be will mkt effectual measures to counteract t ir mathinatiooF. The private accounts from Stockholm state, ‘‘ that the Russian Commandants of Riga, Ravel, ana Cronstadt; had receive 1 Orders for allowing tile entry into those ports of all vessels ; excepti g those of France; and 'for permitting all ships to sail, laden with wheat, barley, - 84c.' any friend ly or neutral port, under the'eorrvo - y - of Swedish or English ships of war.—La consequence. of this . resolution, w hi c h was, conimuniciated to . thr SAUMARkZ . by a merchant, the English Admiral . . immediately dispatched a frigate for Riga." The Documents retati ye.to the state of the curbed Counties, witich were laid before li)t HoUses, are to be referred to the consider,itiou of a Secret Committee : We shall forbear, for 013.,:- vious reasons, from entering into any discussion , upon the subjects to which the?'refer, and content ourselves with expressing a hope that in the discussions which may take place,ag party feelings will he.banisheci,-and that all Inert, on all sides, will heartily co-operate in the cifs,;;:4 to restore public tranquility. A , Letter received yesterday morning from ifar-; 'ith has the following paragraph :—We do u(4. vouch for its authenticity. " Important news may soon be expected front Russia. The Emperor's army is in the highe4t possible condition in point of :discipline. The ne" gOciation between the Emperor ALEXANDEa and 13110 NAPARTE have at terminated. DUROC be° failed in his mission to Russia. - Alexander is de termined not to hive an interview. Ou this be ing communicated to BUONAPAItTE he was hi violent rage, and ordered his army to march ilea cross-the Vistula in three divisions. The French , army must experience every disadvantage oil ac' count of the scarcity of provisions and forazei c when the Russi ans w ill b e amp l y supplied. 'AI" the Russian •ports are open to English and di - sh Ships." 71',.r..CUtRAN is elected President of the Mil' ll3 Library, in the room of the late RICHiRD'ICI" WAN, Esq. This honour was contested by the Bishop of CLOYNE The votes were-for CURRAN, 300:--for the Eishcn. 07 General HULSE is, we understand, at the c press desire of the PRINCE RECiENT, tousiteceed Mr. KENnicK, as Master of the Household'. K. is to be a L'►%elsh Judge. BREAD.—TO-day there was no Court of Alder. men. The Lord-Mayor, after inspecting the re' turns, ordered the price to adti anee Id. per quartern loaf 2ud.