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Gentlenlan had ehosen to bring forward this motion hate proved to him that _he was rather anxious to put on record his eentitnents than to press the point on - the House. He divided the question into two parts; the first affected the right of the Crown to this particular branch of revenue ;- the second affected the right of the Crown to appropriate it in any manner which might be deemed suitable by h i s Majesty's Government. These topics had been frequently discussed within the walls of. that House, and on each occasion both of these rights had been_ affirmed. And . though he might concede to the lion, Gen tleman that the present state of the West India islands might make it desirable to modify it so as to meet the circumstances, still when it was .considered that this fund was not now nor could be placed at the direct disposal of Parliament, without the exercise of some very unusual harshness on their parts, he thought the argument of the Honourable Gentleman would not apply to the case before them. These duties had existed too lon - g under ,the sanction of Parliement to he affected, as .a matter of revenue policy, by :his speech. • The next ques iien-Was, as -to - the tight of appropriating theth, up o n which no vete of the House for the argument of the Ho. .Anarable Gentleman to rest upon. Mr. Burke himself, in the nest sanguine of his efforts for effecting financial. refbrin, had never entertained a doubt upon the snbject, but left it as he found it—at- the disposal of the Crown. . The Hon. Gentle.; man had specified instances of the manner in which this flind had been disposed of, and in which he supposed some indis section to have been practised. As to what had been stated with respect to his own connection with the fund, he was ready to admit the fidelity and accuracy of the 'lion. Gentleman. It was true that many years ago he .had held an of fice, on re tiring from which, by constant and uniform • practice, which had long the sanction of law, he became entitled to a pen- - *ion of 1,2001. a year. It was true that he ha d retired from that office with the fullest claim to this pension. It was true that he declined the pension, choosing to - wave his parti . cular right; and it was true that ,it was afterwards coin. muted for a pension of half the amount for a person who had direct claims upon his protection.--(Hear,., hear 1)-110 re. membered, also, with great satisfaction, that at the time this choice was considered as a considerable sacrifice on his part—. (Hear I)—flaving said so much for himself, he had little to,add upon the general question. Certainly it was open to Parliament to deliberute upon particular instances in the disposal of this fund, if a case of indiscretion, were made out. The Hun. Gentleman had exerted this right in a manner of which he would not complain. He had gone into instances, and com plexions of instances which he thought fit subjects for the ob. nervation of Parliament. • The Hon. Gentleman well knew that if he (Mr. Canning) chose, he could have taunted him with - the names of persons in the same situation who were connected with parties highly respected by the Hon. Gentle an. That mode was ton inviduous for him to follow. 'fife House had a right to examine into supposed abusesasto the application of this the seine as any other branch of the resources. But. he mss say, that the Hon. Gentleman did not seem to have made oui any case which was likely to bring upon it a vote of censure from the House. Mr. HOM E defended the time and course taken by his - Hon. Friend for bringing forward this motion. Ile hoped the . West India proprietors would not vote fur it, as it went to re. lieve them in their distresses from the burden of the four and .. halt' per cent. duties. Mr. BROUGHAM adverted to his former motions on the Admiralty droits; and said that it was not his fault if' the dis cussions upon it were too short, for he had troubled the House at greater length than he meant to go . on this occasion,— He justified the manner in which his Honourable Friend hail brought forward this Motion. It was clearly a principle upon Which the fund had been administered—that of burden ing, as long as there remained any thing of it, with pensions ; and after the exhaustion, bringing into its aid another fund, which -might be drawn upon with as much freedom as cir cumstances could require. There was one particular ground for entertaining the motion totally overlooked by the Right Honourable (gentleman, and that was the unexampled' dis tress get forth in the petitions front the Colonies charged with this tribute. They had always, even in their prosperity, felt it to be oppressive and grievous ; in their present sufferings and - sorrow Nit was intolerably burdensome. Never were claims more opportunely and properly urged—never could the Houle, with a clearer sense of propriety, go into -discussion as to the propriety of relieving them from this burden. In Mr. Burke's history of the European settlements in . the West Indies, he had denounced these duties as a most burdensome impost, and his reason for doing so was obvious, because they were pot 'derived from . profits,•but were taken upon gross produce —not with any view to particular seasons and circumstances, but taken when the crops were low, and even if the produce 'turned out to .be an aggregate loss, the same as in seasons of 'the most abundant and profitable crops. Mr. Burke bad the singular fortune in the course of Ida existence to beccate a pen sioner on this very fund. Not that any blame was therefore at teibinable to him. He (Mr. Brougham) would not inquire now _whether a political pension wait or was not. justifiable ; but err. . ~titinlY„ if at all to be justified, It must be iii the caae of a man who had lived.all Isis life out of office, and who bad, notwith .'reauding, efented . great financial auvinp for the public. Still it • did so happen that Mr. Burke's pension came out of this very fund which in earlier life he had denounced. The petitions on the 'table complained of these duties as .• most burdensome: but though they-were evidently only due from the old colonies, he reinemhered perfectly well in one case, Hall and Campbell, re ported in Cowper, an attempt was made to raise this tax in Grenada, that being an island which was ceded in 1703; and the Colony objected to it on the ground that Government had given them a Constitution, without the concurrence of which the duty could - not bo imposed. Would tidy then persist in . levying it upon- the islands of less fertile territory ? What if `one of their own counties—Cornwell for instance—not having a very fruitful soil, nor a very favourable climate; should be charged with tithe, from which all the surrounding counties were exempt, would that he a state which could be tole. • rawd ? Yet it was the very argument upon which they must 'enforce the payment' of the duties in the Leeward Islands, while the others were exempt. .He justified himself, for not .again bringing forward the motion which he had repeatedly made respecting the Admiralty Droits. ()n las first }notion, Mr. Perceval assented • that there was a compact ' existing between the Crown and Parliament, which prevented them from going into alteration. He had, however, obbtined one valuable concession. Mr. Perce val distinguished between inspection and controul, and admit '-ted, though the latter was out of their power at • the time, they were at liberty to exercise the former. And, indeed, there were at the time no slight reasons for entering upon time taalt of in. spection, for that fund had risen at one period to the sum of if mfilioas, 3 millions of which-were given by the King towards the war, and of the remainder there were items which were still less justifiable. Since then, there had been annually an ac want of the fund laid before Parliament; but the votes on all the occasions- were so discouraging,that he could not undertake to renew the motion. The Ilense then divided, when the numbers were— For the Amendment - - 57 Ageinst it- - 103 Majority —4l; When strangers were re-admitted, Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH was on his legs, objecting to certain Bills which were in the order, being forwarded at a late hour of the night. Mr. secretary Pk ET. said, two of the Bills were intended to be reprinted, and it was proposed to commit them for that purpose- lle hoped there would be no objection to their going through a. stage, as one would still remain on which they could be debated, CORONATION MOE NCE. On the 'motion that the Speaker should leave the Chair, Mr. HUME wished to call the .attention of the House to a circumstance of some importance. A paper had been laid on their table, giving an account. of sums expended on the occa sion Of the late Coronation.. It was remarkable front the length of time whirl Lad elapsed before it was produced, and for the amount of kepis which it contained, especially as it. had been stan.ql that a grant of more titan 100,0001. would • not be wanted. - ..He believed it - was 10.0,0001. or 105,000/. which the late Chancellor Of the E:icliquer had named. He considered whin Estimates - were given, that the House wished them to be as accurate as possible; and if, when Ali tasters gave in an Estimate of 10 ,0001. thsty felt authorized to incur an expenee of .238,0001. ; he titta•ghtthe folly.or_ the farce of giving FAtiouttes at all, was not AV Orth keeping up.— lie was of opinion the House would not do its ditty if were not to institute some inquiry on ; the subject. In the next place. ' he had to remark,. a very unuanal power had been assumed by (iovernment. It appeared that 138P001. had been paid- to. wards the Coronation expences out of the money received front France as an indentuity. He would ask if Ministers had a right to do tins ? He considered they had no inure right to do it titan they hail Soto use any portion of the public money which had be, , n voted fOr a ditiCrent purpose. lie folind one item as follows :--" For the furniture and decorations of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Ball, &c." 111,1721. Now could it be at:l:pc:s2d that any Set of Ministers however weak, would give such an estimate its that of which he had spoken, and admit the item which he had just quoted. Could any thing more strongly shew that those who acted thus were utterly unacquainted with what they were about to undertake. Another item was, " To the Master of the Robes for his Majesty's robes, 24,7041." :Now he would ask of what use was it for that House to ,re ec the salaries of clerks and to diminish small establish 'men ts, thereby distressing individuals, if money were to be thus :profusely expended in other matters. Ile could not conceive if his Majesty had worn a dress of gold that it would have cost. a . iburth of :hat sum. But a diamond Crown had been worn by his Majesty on the occasion. If a bauble of that kind were teccesaary he had no objection to it ; provided the attendant expence were kept within nual;:ratz limits. But he understood that bauble habeert made in 1810, and had been kept 'till the present moment at an expence of 0,000/. or 9,0001. per ann. and he did not know that the public had as yet done paying for that diamond bauble. If Ministers sanctioned such an expenditure he considered them to neglect their duty. ' Besides the item which he had mentioned first, he found the sum of 50,0001. set dawn to " the Surveyor-General of the works for fitting up Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey platforms." The manner in which they had been fitted up every bAy knew, but he understood - the .:expense to have been diminished by contributions from other dartments. Various small sums followed, and then he found a grant to Sir George Nayler, towards the publication of the account of the ceremony, 3,0001. Now, he thoweht,if it were necessary to publish such a history of the proceelings, that they might have lett it in the hands of historians, who would have required no such advance, and who would have looked for payment from those who de sired to purchase it. He then noticed the charge of 8,205/. for snuff-boxes to Foreign . 31inisters. He thought enough had been expended in this way before, and looked at the total expence for the Coronation, as by far exceeding what ought to have been incurred. Then the manner in which this money had been paid, by taking the sum of 138,0001. from the French indemnity, appeared to him extremely objectionable, and an act of high disrespect towards that House. He quoted the Budget statement of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the year 1821, and a speech made by the late Lord London derry,- 1818, to chew that a suns of 51)0,0001. had been men tioned as due to the people of this country, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had further stated, that atter the sum of half a million had been received in aid of the Ways and Means of the year, a small suns would still be due in the follow ing year. It therefore appeared to him necessary that the Reuse should inquire into the circumstance, and he scrupled not to say, that if' that House were constituted in a different manner, the way in which this money had been expended would be likely to subject them to an impeachment. Af t er the state ment of 101, he (Mr. H.) had inquired of the Chancellor of the Exchequerlespecting the French indemnity in 1822. He had been put off with various excuses, and it was only now in 1823 that the fact came out. This subject he strongly insisted was one into which it, was the duty of the House.to inquire, what ever delay might be caused -by the inquiry. Ile should think it would not occupy the House more than two or -three days, but if it would take ten or twenty they ought to go into it.— He concluded by moving as an amendment, " That as the amount of 238,288/., which appeared to have been expended on the occasion of the King's Coronation from an account lately laid before the house so greatly exceeded the Estimate of 100,0004, which had been given in 1820, it was expedient before any further grant in supply should be made to his Ma jesty, to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into the circum stances which caused that excess of charge, and into the seve ral items ; and also tb inquire by what authority the sum of 130,230/. had been applied out of the indemnity received front France, to cover the said expellees, without the consent of that House." • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and said, that considering the very severe terms which the Hon. Gentle man had applied to his Majesty's Government, and as he had charged them with the grave crimes of being wasteful and pro fligate, and of having illegally a'ppronriated the public money, he thought it would have been but fair if he had given notice of his intention to make such a motion as that he had just pro posed. For himself he had never heard of it until he had entered the Mose. Being, therefore, totally unprepared to give that mi nute explanation which he should otherwise have been very happy to affind, he must be excused if he should confine himself to a few general observations. He thought the lion. Gent. should not have been so much surprised that the actual expences of the Coronation had exceeded the estimates of 1320, when he re collected that the ceremony would, it was supposed, have taken place in that year. A. large portion of the expence was incurred before the Government advised his Majesty to postpone the eiremony : it was therefore obvious that eyen if the estimates had been enough for that year, they'would he inadequate for the. next. But when his Hight Hon. Priend and predecessor pro 'nosed the estimates he had never supposed they were so accurate that they would not beexceetled. The rarity of the occurrence, the length of time which had elapsed since the last instance of it, rendered it impossible to tell its amount. It was of course to be carried on with the same splendour and magnificence as before; and whatever the Hon. Gentleman might th i nk,he (the Chancel lor of the Exchequer) did not believe the country thought it was unbecoming the station in which it was displayed. But al though he was unable to explain the items relative to the fur nishing the hall, he could reply satiefactoril to the lion. Gentle man's assertion respecting the fund. The lion. Gentleman had made one very considerable mistake, because although the amount of the French indemnity had been alluded to at the period mentioned by the Hon. Gentleman, it was not received then, nor had any part of it ever been appropriated to this purpose. A question had been raised in the House as to the degree of power which his Majesty possessed over the disposal of this aunt. It was contended that it could not be appropriated without the specific vote of,the. House ; and if he did not mistake, the Hon. Member for Knaresborough had submitted the subject to the Muse. But the sum front which this was supplied, was the surplus of that 'indemnity charge, and arose troth 2,000,000 of francs which had been paid ter the fortifications in the Netherlands, and in aid of the maintenance of the British army in Flanders. This surplus, then, it was thought to be competent foT the Crown to dispose of, as might seem expedient to the Government ; and he could. not see any more natural or proper mode of provid ing for the expences which had been incurred. For these rea sons, therefore, he could not accede to the Hon. Gentleman's amendment. Colonel NAVIES thought that no preparation could have enabled the Right Honourable Gentleman to answer satisfac torily the objections made by the Honourable Member for Aberdeen. Ile should support the amendment, and wished that, as some suspicion was entertained with respect to the ap propriation of the French indemnities, an account of the man ner of their disposal should be laid on the table. The CHANCELLOR of the'EXCHEQUER said, that it was a mistake to suppose any part of theni.had been applied as the Hon. Gentleman imagined ; be had no objection to give up the account, . _ . . Mr. 11031 E explained, that he had sent a notice of his in tention to mention the subject, but that notice had been acci. dentally delayed. Mr. H. G. BENNET reprobated the expenditure, and sup ported the 'amendment. Mr. CURWEIsI hoped, his Hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen would not persevere; as, if the money had not been improperly applied, lie (Mr. Curwen) should be compelled to oppose the amendment. Mr. BROUGHAM hoped his Honourable Erica would not be induced to withdraw his motion, for the inquiry he sought was the only method by which he could hope to etrect his ob-' jest. Good God ! was a suns of 24,0001. to be paid for a dress ? Some Gentlemen might think it was indelicate to go into those particulars, but for himself he was resolved to do his duty, side by side, with his lion. Friend (31r. flume) ; and he would always be found to vote ter inquiry wherever it appeared to be necessary. Ile by no means thought the ceremony of the Coronation was a trifling or unnecessary one. It was a subject of national interest that th e state an d splendour of the Monarch should be duly supported; hut it was also the bounden duty of the House to interpose when culpable extravagance appeared to have been committed. Ills Hon. Friend had been informed that the crown'was levied at an expellee of 0,0001. or 0,0001. a year ; he trusted that this would be found to be untrue; it could not be necessary at any time, and certainly not after the ceremony was over. 'Whoever had advised such a measure (if his Honourable Friend's informa tion were correct) ought to pay tbr it out of his own pocket, and he would be the first to second any Gentleman who should bring in a Bill to make the Ministers reimburse the money which this hired crown had eost. 7 - 7 (A laugh.). 7 .loking apart, he thought that this subject demanded inquiry. Ile wished to say something respecting the inconvenience which was felt by the Courts of Justice being, ousted from their proper seats in Wesurrinster-hall. He hail to complain that the pledge which the late Chancellor of the Exchequer had given with re spect to this measure had not been fulfilled. The evil was not confined to the profession only, although it was 'felt most im mediately by its members. The connexion of the two courts of common law anti the two courts of equity with each other, and of the House of Lords with all of theis, rendered Westminster hall the most convenient situation for them : for the last three. years the courts of common law and equity had been entirely separated; and every member of the profes4on in the House would agree with Inns in the inconvenience which had resulted from this separation. After a few words from Mr. BrucknT and Sir F. BLAKE, Mr. /101lIMUSE stated his intention Of voting for the amendment, and at the same time he would take this opportu nity of expressing ahope, that the House , would take some meamire to provide against the renewal of fees upon commis sions io the event of the demise of the Crown. He understood an expence of 70,000/. would be incurred by thepersons now holding commissions, if any such accident should happen. As Westrrunster-hall had been mentioned, he would observe also, that he trusted the persons in . whose hands the exercise of the public taste was lodged, would see that that ancient edifice was not again obstructed; the windows had been opened at con siderable expense, and he hoped the public would not have to pay for closing them again. The House then divided. For going into thetommittee For the Resolution - - Majority against the Amendment The House accordingly went into Committee. On the question being put for granting 160,000!. for Civil Contingencies, Mr. 13ERNAL, before the House went into Committee, - 119 wlshed for - some explanation or the sum which remained una'p propiiated on account of Civil Contingencies. Mr. ARB UTHNOT said it was impossible to go into par ticulars at that moment, but every sum unappropriated had 'been printed and laid before the House. There wasa suni in the Treasury not accounted for. ' Mr. HUM E said there was 200,000/. voted, of which 180,000/. was accounted fbr ; he wished to know what became of the balance. Mr. LUSHINGTON said he was ready to furnish an ac count of such as was moved for. Mr. HUME found the sum of 2000/. for furniture in nine yachts, Ile wished his Majesty to have all the splendour of these vessels, but be thought nine yachts too great an expence. A Committee of Finance, in 181 H, declared that these ex pellees ought not to be brought into the Civil contingencies, but.in•the expences of the Civil List. He wished to know why, after that recommendation, the charge in question was made on the Civil contingencies. Mr. LUSHINGION'said there was no difficulty'in giving explanation: The estimates to which the Hon. Member al luded were excepted by Act of Parliament from the Civil List expences. Mr. ARBUTFINOT said the recommendation was, they should be charged annually, and not put on the Civil 141st. Mr. H UM E contended that the expenses of these yachtsought to he paid for ant of the Civil List. Mr. J. MARTIN objoeted to a charge of 298/. for convey ing the Duke and Duchess of Clarence from Ostend to Eng land. He thought that expence ought to have been borne by the Royal Duke. Mr. HUME said, 1,389/. charged for the Royal standards of the Foot Guards was -improperly included in Civil Contin gencies. Mr. LUSH INGTON said, the Royal Standards were ex cepted from the Civil List. Mr. BERN.AL found a charge of 5,1351. for Mr. Plaskett, Inspector of Aliens. That service had been already i provided for in the Miscellaneous Estimates of last Session. The sum of 3,00111. was also voted l'or the same Mr. Plaskett. Mr. ARBUTHNOT said he believed the sum the Hon. Member adverted to was in the Estimates of last year; It was voted, but not appropriated. Mr. HUAIE wished to know in what situation the Winter Establishment at Berbice stood, Mr. LUSIIINOTON said if the Hon. Member would refer to the Treasury Minute, he would hind that no pains had been spared to get rid of that property. Mr. BERNAL wished for some explanation on the subject. Mr. GOULDURN said the Winter Establishment origin ally belonged to the Dutch Government. The. estates were given back to the Dutch with the excepticin of the Winter Establishment. It consisted of artisans who were slaves. Mr. HUME expressed a hope that the slaves would be ma numitted rather than remain an expence to this country. Mr. HUME then said, he came to the must objectionable _ item. The manner in which they were going on with Foreign Diplomatic expence was most absurd. Every thing was done at the head-quarters of the Allies, and our Ambassadors might as well remain at home. He adverted to the expence of 2000/, for plate at Peteraburgh. The outfit of 15001. for Mr. Wynn, sent to the Swiss Cantons. He submitted that 1500/. for clothes to a Gentleman sent upon a lucrative mission was too much. The amount this year was 61,240/. for extraordinaries to Ambassadors. Ile contended that a complete revision of the expence of Ambassadors was necessary. He concluded by moving to reduce the sum of 160,0001. to 107,291/. Mr. Secretary CANNING said he did not deny any Hon. Member the right of fair inquiry, at the same time he felt that a departure from the rule of Parliamentary inquiry had been ex ceeded. With respect to the plate, he could assure the Hon. Member that since 1816 the plate had been considered the property of the Crown; the Ambassadors only had the use of it. The rate of outfit was settled in 1816, and the scale laid down had never been exceeded. In some instances the outfit had been withheld. The bargain between the Crown and Parliament with respect to the Civil List had been observed. The expences were within the terms of that bargain, and whilst they did not exceed the amount voted by Parliament it was useless for any Member to call for particular details. LENNARD supported the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the original Motion - - 7,0 For the Amendment Majority -,;-t £2,000 were then propoied for Captain Manby, in remunera. ion for his services. Mr. HUME spoke a few words, we understood,, against the vote, and moved that the Chairman should report progress. Mr. CURWEN opposed Air. Hume's motmn. • The House then divided, when there appeared_ For the Motion 511 , For Air. linme's Amendment 10 i%jori ty - Mr. CitY.XVE'i then moved again that the Chairman should report progre4s. The Itmae Immediately divided, when there appeared— For the Motion - - 35 Against it . . 30 Majority - The House then resumed, and the Chairman reported pro. I,7resS, and obtained leave to sit again: The other Orders of the Day being disposed of, the House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'CLocK. A LIST OF THE MINnRITY Who voted in favour of the Weavers being heard in Commit tee against the Rep ea l of the Spitaltields Actg. Abercromby,Hn.J. Grant, J. P. Nolan, M. Itankes, Henry Grattan, J. O'Grady, Standish lirnugham, Henry Hutchinson, Hon. Pitt,, J. Bennet,Hon.l.l.o. C. 11 Pelham, J. C. Henett, .John . Heber, it, Robertson, A. Bernal, Ralph Holdsworth, T. Smith, R. Byng, George Hamilton, Lord A. Smith, W. Bright,,Henry Iloneywood, W. P. Sumner, 11. Berestord, Lord G. Irvin g , J ohn Tulk, C. A. Calvert, C. Jones, John Wood, Ald. Calvert, N. Kennedy, T. n Wood, Col. Caleraft, .John Knatelibull, Sir E. White, Luke Cripps, J. King, Sir J, D. White. 'Colonel Campbell, Leader, W Whitbread, S. C. Cooper, R. B. Lenn ar d, T. B. Westenra, Hn. H Curwen, J. C. . Munday, p. Williams, J. Denison, W. J. Mansfield, J. Williams, Sir R. Ebrington, Visa- ' Moore,- Peter Farrand, It. M‘lntosh, Sir J. Gurney, Hudson ' I%tonck„l, R. Glenorchy, Visa. Maxwell, J. TELLERS. Ellice, Ed. Buxton, 'l'. F. LAW INTiEEIGEICE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MONDAY, JuxE U. The LORD CTitEF JPSTICE brought into Court his Ma jesty's warrant directing two or more of the Judges to sit for the dispatch of the arrears of business after the present term. His Lordship st a ted, that in obedience to this command, his learned brothers would sit in a room adjoining that• in which the Court is held, on the 23d inst. and continue their sittings fur a fortnight. THE X!?V. JOLLIFFE. This was a quo warrant() information, calling upon the .de. fendant to chew by what authority beheld the office of Mayor of Peterstield. The objection to his appointment was, that he was nominated by a court-leet not duly nominated, inasmuch as the lest had been nominated or selected by the steward of the court after they had been summoned by the bailiff. At the trial before Mr. Justice Iltirrough, at the last Summer Assizes for Hampshire; the first question was, Whether there was a custom in the manor so to nominate the Jury by the steward? and, second, Whether, supposing such a custom to exist, it was a good custom in point of law ? The Jury found the custom to exist in fact; and, under the Learned judge'? .11irec tions, a verdict was entered for the defendant. In Michtklmas Term a rule, niskwas obtained for a new trial, or for entering a verdict for tilt) Crown, notwithstanding the finding of the Jury. Mr. SCARLETT, Mr. ADAM, Mr. MEnEwnTtiEn, and Mr. C. P. WILLIAMS, now spewed cringe against the rule; and Mr. GASELEE, Mr. Comrstax, and Mr. PAILTER, were heard in support of it. The Coll RT were clearly of opinion, first, that as there was no evidence on th e part of the Crown to negative the custom, which appeared to hav e ex i s t e d for at least 20 years, there was no ground for a n ew tr i a l ; an d, second,' that the custom would not sanction a deviation from the general practice, and warrant the steward of a l eet , a l t h oug h t h e Judge of the Court, in no= minating.his own Jury, and assisting and directing them in forming their presentments and electing the officers of the leet. —Rule discharged. TUE KIWG v. O'MEARA. Mr. PaTTEsow, on behalf of the defendant, applied to the Court to fix a day for hearing this case. Ills client was most anxious to have the opportunity of showing cause, and had done all in his power to bring the case before the Court. It was understood that it should come ott this day, but no oppor tunitv of moving it bad been'given.' Ttie Lord entEr .1u wrier —Betbre you make a request, ought you not to inquire whether we have the power to grant it ? It' you had been ready on the first day of term on both sides, the case would have been heard in its order: As it was not heard then, we cannot interfere. Mr. PAT ESO N Kahl that 6:0 defendant was then quite ready, but the delay arose from the prosecutor's counsel. The Lord Cllllll.' JUSTICE repeated that he could say no thing on the subject, and the conversation dropped. PARIS PAPPAIS. [Prom the Paolo of Slinday4 . PA Itls, 31.1 N E B.—According .to news which we consider certain, the Cortes at Seville held on the c. 2 May an extremely stormy Sitting, in which sorne : perfidlous machinations were denounced, and some severe measures adopted. It was in this Sitting that the plan of transferring the Govern ment and' the King out of 'the Continent was re jected, by a 'majority of eight votes, and the departure for Cadiz decreed almost unanimously. The King of Spain is asserted to have actually left Seville on the '27th, to arrive at Cadiz on the Ist of June. An extraordinary levy in Gallicia is. voken of. - _ - Sir W. A'Court has declared to the Cortes that they must redouble their exertions, as all hopes of accommodation are definitively at an end. General Sir Robert Wilson has joined General Morino. From different points of France 12,000 men are on their march to the, uke of Angouleme, and 8,000 men to Marshal Moncey. The Government had hpped to find 15,000 men disposable for the service of the interior, among the veterans composed of soldiers dis charged on the 31st of December last. Ulterior information appears to reduce this resource to about a third. It is true that the Government may dispose of the levy of 40,000 men, which it appeared to NA:3h to delay for some time. (From the Moniteur of Saturday.] ORDONNANCES. " Louis, &c. "iThe Marquess Law de Lauriston (James Alexander Ber nard), Minister of our Household, and Lieutenant-General, is raised to the dignity of Marshal of France, in the room of our Cousin the Prince of Eckmulh deceased, &c. " Dated Tuileries, June 6, 182.3." " Louis, &c. " Our Cousin the Marquis of Lauriston is appointed Com mander-in-Chief of the second corps of reserve of the French army in Spain. " Dated as above. (Signed) " LOUIS. " Countersigned, the Marshal Minister of War, " BE LLUNO." NEWS FROM THE ARMY OF SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE I.—The city of Toledo hastened to recog nize the Regency, and it is not doubted that this example will be followed by all the places which are delivered from the yoke of the Cortes. Generals Bordesoult and Bourmont depart this evening with the remainder of the troops destined totheir twofold expedition. The Prince of Carignano marches with the first of these chiefs. This Prince has, during his residence at head-quarters, won the love of all persons. M. Viedema, attached to a Spanish legation, was last night despatched as a courier with communications from the Regency. He will probably meet the Duke of San Carlos between Bay onne and Bordeaux, and the Duke will probably return imme• diately to Paris. GO ' ONA JUNE 2.—The Marshal commanding in chief has again repaired to Vich. II is Excellency his visited the di visions of his corps, which he found animated with sentiments of unalterable attachment to the sacred cause of the Bourbons. The arrival of Molitor's corps is about to give new force to our operations. Our enemies are dismayed. A whole' corn pany, with two officers at its head, hasitbandoned the cause o Mina. (From the Constitittionnel.) PARIS, JUNE 7.—One of the Journals states that letters have been received at Paris from Seville, dated the 22d of May, at which period the greatest tranquillity prevailed in that city, and the Cortes peaceably continued their labours. For several days, says the Etoile, the Liberal Journals have repeated that the King of Spain has quitted Seville to proceed to Cadiz. The last accounts from Seville, are of the 26th, and there was then no talk of the departure of the King for Cadiz. It is believed that, if he were to quit Seville, it would rather be to go to Ba dajoq. the Ministerial Revolution at St. Petersburg]) makes more noise every day. The most impor tant consequences are by some attached to it. It is stated that the Chief of the Police will also be dismissed. SRIS, U P 7.--Ve r y a re yet LF N rO/7 . 111 e Couricr few e Fer,anga(iis. PA given respecting the corps of General Molitor. It is said, that in the plan drawn by the Minister of War, this corps was to take the road of Sara gossa to Barcelona, to watch the left bank of the Ebro, and aid the Army of Catalonia in tracking Mina, whom no one knows where to seek. This movement was ,military, but this corps must be relieved at Saragossa by a reserve, otherwise no thing can prevent Ballasteros from placing him self between our armies and disturbing the troops which besiege Pumpeluna. This multiplication of forces in Catalonia, where the activity and talents of Moncey cannot supply numbers, would doubtless give facilities for blockading and besieging fortresses, but it cannot prevent the Spaniards from occupying the country. W e must not forget that, in the last war, we occu pied Barcelona, liolstarich, Figueras, Lerida, Tarragona, Tortosa, &c.. and that Lacy, *Mans°, Llobera, and especially Milans, came, neverthe less, into the midst of our cantonments, always beaten, but always recovering from their defeats when we thought them annihilated. STUTTGARD, JUNE 1. [From the Suabian Mercury.] BISCIIOFFINGEN (BAILIWICK OF BRISACK), MAY 24. —An individual was arrested to-day in our Commune, who arrived in company with one Ulrich Barrot, from Strasburg, and who gave liitnm.lf out as a Prussian officer- Besides se. , vend suspicious papers, brevets of secret societies, and a di ploma of (2arbonarisni ; there were found upon him several ill-printed Proclamations of the Council of Regency of Ne poleon IL addressed to the brave Aleacians, and a tri-coloured cockade. Barrot sat out' yesterday for Colmar. The pre tended Russian Officer will be delivered to the Bailiwick of Brisaek. The following is a translation of this ludicrous Pro clamation : 74 Tbefilies turn pale—our fine yOuth, filled with the recol. lections of the - glory of the immortal Na‘ooleon, will unite with the good French who will re-establish a dynasty which has riot ceased to reign in your hearts ; you will receive with .joy the august heir under the adored name of Napoleon 11. Under this'Government, the only one worthy of the French nation, you will forget the detested reign of the Bourbons. For the future you will not be subjected to the arbitrary orders of the holy Alliance. United under the tri-coloured flag, you will again find that happiness which so many millions of French have enjoyed. Alsacians, the hour approaches—the country expects new proofs of that glory which you acquired in 11114 and 1815. Your-fellow-citizens place in you all their confi dence. Nepe/con II ! Vive In Merle !' " FRANTRFORT, !FIAT 31.—Yesterday the Members of the Germannic Diet assembled at a Confidential Sitting, to take into consideration a new proposed law, restraining within still mere narrow limits the liberty of writing and printing in Ger many. It is known that during the late Congresses, and eve ciallythat of Verona, same directing Ministers in.ceasingly occupied themselves with measures for interdicting in future all communication of intelligence, or even of ideas, which did not square with their personal views. It is also known that the King of Wurtemberg, (who amongst the Sovereigns of Ger. many is almost the only one whose generous protection is ee tended to the political writers of his country, and who has constantly respected the freedom of the press. as esta blished by the Constitutional Charter of his kingdom,) has received several Diplomatic Notes from foreign Cabinets to induce: him to .-change his system. These measures having been ineffectual, it is at length decided to have re. course to the Supreme Federal Authority, and to pass a' so. lemn decision by the Germanic Diet, for the titirptiAe r".' pressing or preventing these (as they are called) shit-Qs. We are not, therefore, astonished, up to a certain point of the pro position which has been communicated, but there was some tir believing that it was to emanate from the Ca%inet of a Power of the first rank. It is not so : the Cabinet of Baden having originated the proposition. It will be recollected that M. tie Bersuredt, the directing Minister of that Duchy, sent to the Prince de Metternich, at Vienna, a Baron de blitterlorl; to take part in the conferences, which were to be continued after the . Congress of Verona, and which were to have for their object the regulation of the internal affairs of Germany. —Besides the Count de Bernstorff, the Prussian Minister ter Foreign Affairs, and this M. Blittersdorff, there does not ap pear to have been an E nvoy o f t h e S ove reigns of Germany at these conferences, and they for the moment produced no result. The Baton de Blittersdorff now re-appears with more eclat in the political scene. It is he who is employed to present the motion for the final destruction of the freedom of the press in Germany. Already in the confidential Sitting, thunders have been launched with great force aainst the few periodical jour nals of this country, which are still infected with patriotism or liberalism ; and it is remarkable, that already, as it is stated, it has been decreed, that the. German (Aserver, a journal gene. rally esteemed and much circulated, edited by M. Liesching, at Stuttgard, shall be suppressed by a decree of the Diet, as haring a tleinago,oleal tendency. This will be the first stet of this d es cription which will emanate fram the Supreme Federal Authority. It will doubtless march its military force to sup port its decree, if it can o b ta i n suc h a resu l t i n t h e ki ng d om of IVuttember,g. In the mean time this anticipated measure ex cites amongst the public the deepest sensations. The Count du Bouttourlin, Aide-tle-Camp General to the Emperor of Russia, who lately passed through this city, is to proceed direct to the head- quar t ers o f t h e Duke d'Angouleme. Ile is employed on the special mission of informing his Sove reign of all that passes in the French army. POTSDAM, MAY 25.—The authorities of this district, who have hitherto delivered passports, in consequence of a rescript of the Minister of the Interior anti of Police, can no longer deliver any for Greece or Spain ; all requests for such are to be transmitted to the Government with a, report detailing the reasons for requiring them. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. 1101ISE OF COMMONS. Lunce, - 9° the Junii, 1 823. COMPANIES—Gas Light and Coke--Bill read a third time, and passed. London Dock—Petition for leave to present a Petition for a Bill referred to a Committee. ROADS—Tamworth—Petition of Land-owners and others, of Castle Donington, against; to lie on the table. Stonnall— Bill read a third time, and passed. NAT URAl.lZATrox—Ferguson's—Bill read a second time, and committed. MESSAGE 110>,t TIDE LOUDS—That they have agreed. to Tay Ferries Bill, without amendment; and Liverpool Church Bill, with amendments. That they have passed a Bill, intituled, " An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Robert Ilenry Cunliffe, Esq. with • Louisa his now wife, and to enable him to marry again." REGISTRY OF VESSELS—Report further considered; Amend alments agreed to; Bill to be read a third time on Friday. CHIEF BARON OF THE EXCHEQUER (Ireland)—Judicial Fees received—Committee thereupon deferred till Friday. OCC.ASIOMAL FREEHOLDERS BlLL—Committee deferred till Wednesday. LAW EXPI:NCES "to limit the expence of certain proceedings in the Courts of Justice in Ireland, in the particulars therein mentioned," presented, and read a first time, to be read a second time on Friday next, and to be printed. NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. _ 1. Mr. Lennard-Committee on the Middlesex County Court. 2. Mr. Western-Tire manner in which Juries are selected in England ; and to allow Leaseholders and Copyholders to be summoned. 3. Sir Henry Parnell-Roman Catholic Endowments of Schools and other Charities. 4. Mr. Goulburn-Bill to regulate Vessels carrying Passengers between Great Britain and Ireland. 5. Mr. Herries-Bill to amend the several Acts for the regula tion of Vessels carrying Passengers. 6. Mr. Suring Rice-Bill to consolidate and amend the Laws respecting Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland). ORDERS of the DAY for THIS DAY. 1. Land Tax Commissioners Name Bill-Committee. 2. County Courts Bill-Further consideration of Report. 3. Waste Lands Improvement (Ireland) Bill-Second Reading. 4. Combination of Workmen Bill.:-Second Reading. 5. Lancaster County Court Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 6. Tests Regulation Bill-Second Reading. 7. Tit,hcS Composition (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 8. East India Mutiny Bill-Second Reading. 9. East India Trade Bill-Second Reading. 10. London Bridge Bill_Committee. 11. Commutation of Tithes (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 12. Bankrupt Laws Bill-Second Reading. 13. Turnpike Roads (Scotland) Bill-Report. 14. Distilleries (Scotland and Ireland) Acts-Report thereupon. 15. Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill -Third Reading. la. Gas . Ligl it Establishments Bill-Second Reading. 17. Reciprocity of Duties-Report thereupon. 18. Beer Retail Trade Bill-Second Reading. 19. Juries (Scotland) Bill-Second Reading. 20. Beer Duties Bill-Report. 21. Irish Law Courts Compensation Bill-Report. 22. Commercial Credit (Ireland) Bill-Third Reading. 23. 'Willa Duties Act-Committee thereupon. 24. Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill-Further consideration of Iteport. 25. Church Rates (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 2d. Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill-Second Reading, 27. Menai Bridge Acts-COmmittee thereupon. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, June 12. Mr. Hume—Select Committee on the Expences incurred at the Coronation. Tuesday, June 17. Sir John Newport—Accounts of Church Property anti Church Rates in Ireland. 'Deferred from June 10, PRIVATE RILLS—SECOND READINGS for Tuts Dar. 1. East's Estate 13. Sidney Sussex College Estate. 2. Romilly's Emtate F STOCKS ON O'CLOCK India Stock India Bonds South Sea Stock . Old Annuities Ex. Bills l9 21 pr. Ditto Small — Bank for Act. India fbr Con. Acct. ...... Cons. for Acct. 011 ill 814 PRICE U. Tit hl D.ty Rank stock 3 per Cent. Red. BOl 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 34 per Cent. shut 4 per Cent. ( N ew shut 97ii 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. 21) 7.l6ths Imp. 3 per Cents. . PRICE orIFOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, JUWE 10, AT ONE O'CLOCK,. • Five per Cents. 04 (Six per Cents. 00. • Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. ( Ditto New 801. ( Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Neapolitan , t grip, 00. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 60. Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Spanish New Ditto, 37. - Scrip, 00 disc. Prus,dan • f Five per Cent: Bonds, 00. 1. Ditto New, 04. Danish Five per C e nt. - Bonds, 89k. Chili • 00. Colombian - Six per Cent, Bonds, 61. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Bank Shares £2l 68. American Six per Cent. 99-90. Five per Cent. fly. —97. Three per Cent. 70. French II IG II WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW" Al4.ining, 52 minutes after 3. ( Evening, 13 minutea after 4• TH 4'1 4 SUN . SOLEM QUIS DIOERE FALSUM LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1823. We ha ve inserted extracts from the French Papers i n our preceding columns. There are froth no expresses thi s morn i ng, we b e li e ve, fro Paris, in consequence of t h e occu rrence or Sunday. arc reviving i n thi s countr y. All account!The hopes of the friends of Spain' 1 1 L