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Tim motion now Mort cite Hou I,,ad his ,lieatty sapport. • Mr. MARRYATT, adverting to the commercial state of the country, said. that our warehouses y.-ere filled with unmarketable ;strolls. He corn . plained that nu proper arrangements for the en couragement of our trade 'had been effected with . foreign Powers. On the contrary, t-ho Chancel )(sr of the Exchequer had propoied and even car ried through many very injurious measures. • For instance, it had actually been proposed to double the duty on tallow, a measure which would -na turally have offended Russia, -and 'probably have occasioned an alteration in the tariff of that coun try. - The stagnation which 'had been produced in our trade by the injudicioes measures of Go , vernment, bad induced our capitalists to employ • their property in foreign funds. If they had been told that Government owed the Bank 20 millions; Gentlemen would have had other feelings on the eaffArs of the lie had great respect for the nt AdMinistration, and would vote for the previous question. Air. MABPRLY would vote for the motion-- e not for :he purpose of turning nut the. )'resent Adani ycjitt b t u because the country called for an inquiry into ti.e . State of the Nation. lie cen sured Government for not managing better the Sinking Fund. He wished to meet the qoestion fairly and honourably, and, if found necessary, to close accounts. The Ilon. Member noticed au improper clamour which had gone abroad sgainst the labours of the Batik Committee. lie, fer his - part, approved of it, and thought it Its fair a statement as could be. eapected. The Hon. Member was proceeding to give his l'easons, when 1:e was coughed (lowa, accompanied With '' Qneoioll! Question ! Question !" Mr. BA N KES promised to detain' the House a few mitietes only. In'commeeting upon the sen timents of the last lion. Gentleman, he (Mr. Bankes) thought them less applicable to the sub ject than he had ever . heard - in" Parliament. It was 'co party question. Tile Right Hon. Mov e r h a d di s el,,imrd such intentions. The lion. Member had wito , ssed in his time a combination of Men for' he sake of office; but be believed the preset)! Administration were as free front that prejudice as any set of men who bad ever served the Crown. If such candour and independence had been-evinced by those who had the mistor tune• to have originated and supported the Ame tiraa war, the country ,%ould tint be groaning under IN present weight of Taxes. IVisy the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Moberly) should have • tnentioned the Sinking Find, he was at a loss to - understand, onless lie meant to provoke the an ti, ipation of the debate on Friday. He agreed that it would be better for the country if we had a stronger Administration ; but the - division of this night, he believed. -0 mild prove that the Hoi,se and the Cotorry were pelfectiv satisfied • with its strength and catpacity;, Although a weak • Administration, as bad been insinuated, they bad destroyfd the power of France, without which glorious achievement this country could not have remained in safety. Mr. WieLiAtes promised to support the 'no tion of the Right Hollow-able Gentleman., Mr CANNING commenced by observing, that the mature . of the motion had been so fairly ex plained by the Right Hon. Mover, that it could not he misunderstood by any one. He (Mr.Tier ricy) cail.qi upon the House to sit in lodgment upon the present Administration ; and to censure suet, patt of their conduct as deserved t emon strance.- This was a fair and a candid appeal to the feelings of the House ; anal it would be detraction not to do the - Right Hon.- Gentleman all the justice which his apparent rmjaartiality merited.— The question was one or the greatest importance,. for ors 'he decision of The House that evening the fate of their Administration depended. To this grand object was the motion directed; and al though neither lie nor his colleagues trembled for the yet the troops on the opposite side were so formidably arranged, and the arguthents for the expulsion of the present Miniaters ,soradmi rably marshalled, that the assault ought ao be met with at least equal courage and capacity. But with all the affectation of triumph which appeared among the hostile ranks, he (Mr. Canning) was not gifted with so much penetration as to forsee any sr - owns of dissolution. Did he blame the Right Hon. Gentleman itt indulging himself with a favourite motion No. - He had a right to take the sense of the House on this es well as any other subject. - But he (Mr. could not help complaining against his (Mr. Tierney's) want of fair dealing, by availing himself of tlie time and circunisrances. He did not deprecate the wrath or the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman ; and he would leave those who were the objects of the question to the candour of the House. It was, however, but proper to acknowledge, that both he and his Colleagues could nor" be mistaken as to the impulse of the Right Ho nourable Gentleman's mind. Among all the peccadilloes of the present Administralon, and .once Gentlemen had railed at them pretty freely, it ought to be mentioned as a memorable instance of political antipathy, that one Gentle man had expressed his utmost abhorrence against - them, because they had not receded from the siu ties on tallow.—(Lond Langhter.)--Another Gentleman, for asimilar triflisig objection, threat ened to vote against them. - It they were thus lb be denuded of their friends, their fate would ter minate this' evening seriously. But such .Gen , titan!), wit h such sentiments, might go home quietly, and by their attachment to those who set - violently opposed his Majesty's Government, re - sect on !he true and grave adage from the dramatic poet, that " misery makes us ac floaiated with strange bedfellow!) !"—(Hear, hear, hear !)—instead of complaining of the time and circumstances under wli;e1) the Right HuneGen !lemon brought forward his motion, be (Mr. Ginning) would 'address himself to the motion itself. Notwithstanding the alguments which the Right Hots. Gentleman had used to induce the , House to agree to the motion, he (Mr. Canning) mightleasily prove, that at no tittle more favour - abty could he have called upon the House. But this happy conjunction of affairs was an incident which had escaped the acute penetration of the I light i-Inn. Gentleman; for he, no 'doubt, be lieved that the Servants of the Crown would be found in dismay and despair. Although great part of his (nr. Tierney's) 21% - gninetitB Were .of a most extraordinary nature, including, in many in stances, statements which were inapplicable to the question, yet he (Mr. Canning) thought he might venture to encounter them without much risk or peril. In addittion, to the felicitous pro spect held Out to a brave and industrious people, there never was a period in which the resources of the country could be called more. easily into ac tion. He admitted with the Right lion. Gentle man ,that our financial system °uglier° bestrength ened and improved. All its defects ought to be re moved ; and it not only ought to be strengthened and improved, but it should be clearly demonstrat ed to our country and to Europe, that oor re sources, even atter a very long and a very ex pensive war, were. in a flourishing state, and ade quate to all the exigencies of either peace or war. On this s.nbject he would not yield in zeal to the Right lion. Gentleman, or to any well- wisher of the cotinity. With regArd to' the 'usual financial statements of theyear, the Right Hon. Gentleman endeavoured to anticipate his Right Hon. Friend (the Chancellor Sot the Exchequer. - ) But .he would assure the Rielat Hon. Mover - and the House, that his Right Hon. Friend would have long ere now presented his annual account of finance, if he had not beee•prevented by the important in qeiries of the Bank. Committee, the result of which was so necessary to learn,, before he submitted to the House his system for the year. The -Right Hon. Mover would; however, acquire little or no reiteration for his attempt to take out of the hands of the Chancellor of the Exchequer a principal part of his official duties. " Nothing but the tie cessity of going through the discussioe of the. Bank Report, had prevented the Amnia] State ments from a being before the (louse, as his Right Honourable Friend had been long piepared on the subject. If there was any culpability at teched to the delay, he (Mr. Cartuieg) claim ed his s'h'ire of responsibility. If they went into the Committee now proposed, what_ task had 'they 'to perform ? What duty to di,charge ? The chiefs object, if the Right Hon. Geteleman carried his motion, would be to stigmatize the "present Administration. The next object of cen sure which had engaged the lively and penetrat ing faculties of the Right Hon. Gentlemen .was i the iehuman execution or muriler of two British subjects by the inhuman General Jackson. In his reprobation of that horrible measure, he was ready to join the Right Hon. Gentleman most cordiallys No laneuage could be too strong in execrating the deed. But what has that to do with any at tempt to persuade Ministers to go to war, unless something could be found to justify them. It ap peared even doubtful on the part of the Right Honourable Gentleman, whether we could „its tertere. Then why condemn us-by a side-blow ? Would' it have been policy to have dashed 'head long into another war, and the theatre of .that war at such a distance from this country ?' What ever might have been the issue of stick a war, he would not wish to - have any share in the respon sibility of it ; and he believed he might say that he spoke from authority when he • assured the Horse, that his Colleaenes.entertained sentiments of a similar nature. We have taken. no 'part in the contest between South America and the Mother Country. But when our Gueernment not only foetid that hundreds, nay, he might say • thousands, had enlisted for the 'serelee of the S e . surgents of South America, it became es to keep out of the contest by providing against such a se rious emergency. It this were a specelation among certain individuals, it became Government to disclaim it, The British Government had, ne ver Wien any steps in the dispute, unless by the offer of their mediation between Spain and her Colonies. In every instance it 4.0 .been refused. He lamented the result ; but it was not the duty of the British Government to force their media tion upoti the parties. It had been airtime(' t hat we differed on most great points. IVith the ex ception of the Catholic Question, he did - not know any point 'on which the Members of the present Administration differed. The present Administration were unanimous on every ques tion of essential good to the country. .Here the Right Hon. Member C llr. Canning) referred to the pains which boil) he and his Colleagues had taken in the year 1812 to form such au A 41111101... StratiOn ; and not wit tistaneing the earliest emirs emirs of ttvo Nohls Lords (the Marquess of Wel lesley and Lord Moira),• the attempt failed. It had been said that in two memetable instances this Session Government had tailed in their oppo sition to the' appointment of two .Committees. True. But what had'been the result.? They were termed a Committee Government—an Elective Government, They were bailor charged with taking no hints, hut was it thereby implied, that all confidence should be withdrawn from then) ? Butt he would say, it they then din not take the Right Hon. Gentleman's hint, it was not be cable they did not understand it, for that night, at all events, they well knew how it was meant. They had - been called a Government of Com mittees ; but they did not resort to Committees, when the exertion -could discharge the duties they were boiled to by their office. They did not shrink from responsibility when it was . necessary ; they neglected no duty; but the priwers of • no Administration could physically get. through the labour expected to hessperform ed by them. When .the destinies of the empire were swayed between Mr." Pitt and Mr. Fox ; the labour of the Government was nothing - in comparision with what it wet at time present day. The right of petitioning should not he checked ; but he could,not help saying; it had latterly, been most frightfully abused. And while- the Go vernment was _thus harassed and tormented, it could not be, however, matter of surprise, if many things had unavoidably been referred to the examination and inquiry of Committees.-- They ,were asked why they did not take up the question of the Poor Laws ? and a very natural question it was, considering the quarter froth whence it mite. But they might as have been asked, why they•were not able to effect that in which Mr. Pitt, its the singleness of his strength, had tried and failed ; iii which Mr. Whitbread bad tried and also failed— why they did not remedy the abuses of centuries in a day, and divert tee feelings. of a nation grown inveterate from hatred, with a more use- ful and better tegutitted growth ?—They could I ` r, 4 .4 1 N SOLED QUIS t.SU AUPEAT ? , LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 181 9. We received this morniog the Paris Papers of Sunday last: In the Chamber of Peers on Satur day, the remaining articles were gone through of the first projet respecting the Press, and a scrutiny taken upon the whole, when there ap peared for the projet 130, against it 50. Th e projet was therefore declared to' be agreed to, and-the Chamber adjourned till this day. In the Chamber of Deputies the discussion was finally closed on the projet respecting the Finan cial Accounts, but the decision was po s tpon e d t ill the termiharion of the discussion -on the Budget of Ways and Means - . The-Chamber adjourned till Monday, when the Report was to be made on the Petitions for the recal of the exiles. The KING presided at a Coancil 'of Ministers on Saturday. Twenty-six additional Prelates have bceri sums moped to a'ttend the Ecclesiastical Committee at the residence of the .Cardinal tie PERIGORD. The Duke de RICHELIEU is at Venice. The departure of the KING and Court for St. Cloud is said to be fixed for the 15th of next month. Madame :MANSON arrived ot, Saturday at Pat is from Touhittse. These Journals again contradict the reports of their: being any question tallier ncgociation re specting the Throne of Sweden. FIVE PER CENTS. Saturday f. 70 c. - DEFERRED STOCK. Of the 22d March, 1817, ....84 1. 70 c. d Sept. 1817, ....821. 70 c. 22d Marc,ll, 1818, ..801. 70e . . 2'2,1 Sept. 1918, —7B 1. 70 c. 22d March,lBl9, ...Nit. 85 c. As the People will have ln!l enough of Air. TIERNEN'tS Speech on the Motion Iyhich be brought forward last night, in the LioOe of Commons, we. shall spare ourselves and our Readers from much observation on the subject. The Honourable Ge'ntlernan is distinguished for a coarse species of irony, and • a kind of.powlerous satire, with attempts at jocularity, which excite a melancholy sympathy even among his friends, ! - i ;• : ,rg , rvireri the see him solaboviously strugAle 6 abortive delivery. In o ne respect, ho\vec er ' .1 t is to be adalired for sincerity and candour, latf night, for, having alleged the incompet ence ° Ministers ; he openly avowed the superior V gli. fixations of himself and his Party, and d ec ! 're ' d their readiness to enter into office as soon * 9 ° P ‘ portunity admitted. It is impossible not to aawild that 1.1 patriotic promptitude . on the part the 4 Honourable Gentleman and hiss friends , 'f bic would thus induce them at once to undertake tb6 labour of governing the Country, and, ther ef°re i i o stead ° we conceive that Lord CA3TLEREAOII S ke CC turning what Mr. TIER El said on t hi9 5 11 0 - r into such ridicule as made the victim writhe O de his sarcastic pleasantry, and excited - the la ° g bi h ve ter of the House, ought rather -a ti praised hint for offering to make so gen er°lls i t l sacrifice of his time, in executing the duties of Administration, for the noble sa risf3 7 l tion of serving the Country, without any s ei " 4.s consideration of the emoluments of °f6ces Bravo---Mr. TIERNEV—yon reallydisplay art °llln : disin'terestedness but unfortunately you hav e bee trkd in the bal , nce, and have not, i n deed, b een "-found wanting," but rather to have superabundance of weight, and " a/acritY slithingr" as rendered you tar to() heart' for usrful purpose. We now take leave of tht candid, ingenuous, disinterested Orator an d 1 triot, for the present, unwilling to deprice OPPOSITION of so powerful a Supporter, be art o wishing ihat hii eloquence may be always e rre”u ;,, with the same result, and that the present sters, ,who have really preserved the Countr); and given freedom to ail Europe, may never a less Majority in their favour than appear ed this occasion,. The numbers were— • For the Motion 1 73 For Minigers 35/ Majority 179 t C: 44 Nye cannot,, however, conclude c' pressing our regret that we ere obliged ('' n count of the length-of previous matter) to giv e rely abridged a rep o rt o f Mr. CANti,l'-:G'4 trdle admirable speech., which was marked bq " c ., good sense, sound policy, and irrefragftble arg`t went, as well as incidental humour, that t earnestly hope th . e : lion. Gentleman will pre se , it to the , its most copious etellt through the medium of the Preis. ia LANDAFF, HOW Bishop o f psTra 3 ''; ► y V a , e rr i , l . 3 .e o l : 7 l e , ' t ' l a t t l i e y , d C:,.% ( e i r e v t eri t : e i c tll z ri d ya l d, t iden i C o l ,p e L t i s ; e i , c t o r il: t it:h t e n e hl 6 1 7 e r H hi l : ( Speech, Ma lng,s od w e looke d reasoning, i 0 the venerable Prelate would" ninv n i o 'fil' t iclil l n i °l l l) e rfi' s )' s ti cl"(111Cut, and impressive, on the last disc' issi°- of i thsubiect. We were. not driaPiw il ' ie(l' but being obliged yesterd4 to give a ',tie ( Sc: count of his Lordship's .Speech on MoodAY' applied to a friend who was present, tend an wh°- , • accuracy we can confidently rely, and he h"' voured us with a full report of what his P i ) ship said on that occasion, which our Rest- WI ' II find in our first page. A Meeting to oppose the flesumption 0 ' rti Payments took place yesterday at the 'Tavern, pursuant to an Advertisement in 1165 ist' other Pnblic Journals. It' Would have c aa ' of a numerous Body of the most resnectobl e -1 " chants, Bankers, and Traders of the Ci t y London, if those eternal Disturbers of ° Plc r ; MiljOi' CARTWRIGHT, HUNT, WOOLER,` and Spa-field Orators, had not intruded the mselc upon the Meeting. Mr. BAINBIUDGE 1"5 t i ; Ol d Chairman, and after a short speech, ex purport of the Meeting, he was f("i it ' s ' e j by Sir' RonEtT PEEL, WilD, with pla in g°°. sense, perspicuity, and substantial ressoairiP' pointed out the danger of resuming -jiti Payments, and the ineVitable evils that is ql arise from 'such a measure, cOncluding 61 1 11 ir , motion to that effect. He ,was followed. by sits . Aliwooo, who 'seconded the' motion, at' 4 i : ported it with considerable ability and sid"pir.• tory lessoning. After other spedebes , po: PEARSON proposed "an amcndnient, reconimeilt.o„o the resumption of Cash Pavnents. Both were submitted to the Company by the Choir rii Of who ',declared that, in his opinion, the sli°‘`rogif hands was against. the Amendment. pressed to call for a division; • but very pr co declined, as the room contained so niPnY jac,(9 c Orators, and Radical Reformers, and retired.' ,„ 5 , Ma - ,'r then took the Chair. Mr. BAINI..,tODG° ac s of eour3e; censured- lor not' 's,avinz for a r" 11 , 1 ,' O f lured M Id _r• __oweic4T for espre--11; a la‘nntrable opinion of the former Chairman, a."!,(1 manly avowal his sentinitnt, as they dif i ' l l , o , those , of the Retolutionary oWritders; l c ' applying to him What character ized themseiv:: to i ludierousiv pronounced him enemy to social'order ! ! !" The Spct• Field d O rator s and therest of the Co p s • SeNta.,i GreA L Prinicd ii. CA RSTA:PAS, of No. 9,9 ' tt 0;7;16nd-street, Queen-square; anti published ,C 0 SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Motion-stree t, at 11-1,105/ Otice, No. Ile, 14 trantil where Afirotist•rnen ti t Letts: &G:. (11,0;.-paid) must be anerfccd, ~} , st.r_N-s tr, l 1„i li i i of ~~ b not do so. An amiable and aterampiisbed friend Of 103 (Mr. S.—Bourse) had done much to mend-the system of the I".ior Laws, and evert his suavity of manners aryl kindness of s tion did not shield hint from. the most will and _virulent attacks. But after all he asked, what would be gained in strength or unanimity by removing the present administration ? Did the Gentlemen opposite forget the Westminster Election ? Did they forget the popularity of the Whigs ? -Would not the question of Reform cause some slightshades of difference ? He had faced a popular election, and did not require grenadiers to escort him to his ,house2:—(Hear ! , from the Ministerial Benches.) He was not made greater by a defeated group, by a mod-be.spat tered ,mel6e, nor , did he require a detachment of his ,11.1aiesty's troops to escort him from the friendship of popularity. Alter a variety of other able and humorous retnatks that excited con tinual laughter, with cries of Hear ! the Right Honourable Gentleman concluded by saying, if the House only counted the battles fought, Hurl the trophies won, the 'l',hrones protected and the Empir'/ saved dtiring the prognos tications of evil, answered by uniform success, they would be able to form the best estimate of their talents, and their capacity, and their. zeal for the public interest. Let us treniititised ho nour by a decisive vote, or be supported in such a 11141111C1 as to cwible ns to conduct becomingly the general affairs of the nation.—(Loud cries of hear ! tidlowed the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman). Mr. TIERNRY made a r enerdl reply ; but ad duct.d pn new arg,inlents,—The House then ditided For Opposition l7B For Ministers Majority in favour of Ministers.. -179 ! Adjourned at HALF-PAST Two o'CLoci. PA RUA ENTAAY BUSIN ENS . NOTICES of MOTIONS. and ORDERS of• the DAY, which now stand in the Order-book of the Housti of CoMmoNs, for 'fills DAY. j . , . NoticeS . Of ariOtZWIS. 1. 'Mr. Richard Martin,—Charge Against - Biron NPLAIan, for breach of his Judicial duty. 2. itlr. Leslie Fusty r e = Bill for the better collection of Church Rates in Lbland. Orders qf.the Day. • 1, Stamp Doty on Conveyancers [Act 44 Gev. 111. c. 98] Committer thereupon. _ Bouhrupt Acts Arnendment Bill ;---Further Consideration of Ryriort. S. Banlitulh • Reg' lation Bill ;—Further-Consideration of Report: 4. Marriage Act Amendment Bill ;—Third Reading, THEATRICia REGISTER. Perlormed Last Night. ' TiIEATRE ROYAL, Dart rtr- LAN e. . —The Cari,l9Chief : Onlreah, Mr. Kean; Clauclina, Mrs. W. Writ. After which, Wbo's Who ? . . . - . • Til EAME ROYAL, COVENT-GARDE:V.—Mc Heart of Mid-Lo thian : George Robinson, Mr. Macready ; nidge Wilkthre, Mrs. C. Keinlyie.. After which, A Roland . for ate Oliver. PRICE OF STOCKS • ruis DA Y AT TWELVE. O'CLOCK. per Cent. Red. 701 71 J Bank Low , Ann.- 18 9-,l6ths 3 per Ccnt. Cons. 7lO I India Ihnl7ls 293, 31 per tent 791 Exch. 2d.....75. 3s. pr. 4 per Cents .... Cons. for Account, 7112 • per Cent. N. :Inn— ALAILS, A itrtivE Waterford. Duz-1 Waterford, 2 Sweden, 2 1 - 14taburgh, I Lisboa. HIGH WATER AT LONDoN BRIDGE TO•NIORtIOW. Mqrtiiiig ) 1(1 minutes alter 11. I FAA:Ding, 3:2 rmilutes atter 11.