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isnein the tab'e, was. put and carrled 111 the P,ftir- ntAtive. E.I.IINSTAVI.F. ELECTION. The Repolt of the Barnstaple Bribery Bill 113611;:, brou g ht np, and on the question that the au entbn furs he ►eats, Sir ICit.;oN objected to the diffusion of the elective ft anehise over the neighbouring itundredi, its instiffic'ent to banish c orruption from the bo rough. The admission of 900 country electors would not afford such a !iris.; of virtue a s would purjtN the 400 or 500 'borough voterzz.. lie did ti rt wish to deprive the Binge , ses of 11. - trustaple of the' elective franchise altogether, but would to ish to leave them the right of voting for Knights of the Shire. He should propose to tray' cr the •e!ective, franchise to some of tile great cities which were ,till unrepresented. He urged the necessity of reform, hut declared that Isis Con st\ituents were tint advocates for Uuiversal Suffrage, but only wistted for those Triennial !laments, Which had been witlidi awn At a moment of dan , ger, and which ought long since to have been re stored. lie then moved that the amendment be read a secoad time this day six months, with the intention of following up this motion, if it should be carried, by another, to transfer the elec tive franchise to Leeds,leaving the right of voting for Knights of the Shire to the Barnstaple elec tors, and allowittg the Sitting Member to enjoy Lis seat till the next general election. Mr. Wywhl defended the 'Bill as it now stood. Corruption had not infected the whole borough of Barnstaple, and the innocent should not be pu nished for the-guilty. The measure proposed, he conceived, would answer all the necessities of the ease. • Sir J. Newener also approved of the present Bill, as likely to produce a great practical good. Mr. MARTIN (of Galway) proposed that the Bill should.be re-committed, to examine evidence, nod ascertain bow far corruption bad prevailed in the borough. , - Mr. V. BLAKa•objected to the proposed clause. It did not appear that the whole corporation had been infected with corruption, and therefore he would not inflict more severe punishment than bad been thought necessary in other cases. If the House would consent to recommit the Bill, he sconid move the introduction of certain words which should go to transfer the elective franchise .tn Gentlemen who had freeholds in the neigii -bodrhood, and who were also resident in the bo rough. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said, the county of Devon sent 24 •Menthers to that House, Which number exceeded that sent to represent 10 or 12 other counties. The county of Middlesex, in eluding the cities of London and Westminster, sent but eight to Parliament. It then appeared to him, that if there were any disposition in the House to reform itself, the best course it could adopt would be, to take the elective franchise front that place where it had been abused, and give it to one of those which were at present wholly unrepresented. He thought the gallant Officer had not taken exactly the right course, and was - ankh - nu; that the Bill should be recom mitted, es there were a variety of topics con nected with this subject which ought to be taken into consideration' before,the Bill was disposed of by the House. Mr. Alderman WOOD animadverted on the alarm which seemed to, be excited in the opposite side of the House by every proposition for Reform. He was sorry so had been said in the course of the present Session in favour of a Parliamen tary Reform, but he hoped the subject would shortly be taken op in a proper manner. lie concurred with his' Honourable Friend who bad just sat down in the view which be took of the preset)! Bill. • Lord COMPTON supported the Bill. HARvaY was of opinion that in that House the Democratic interest had not that weight which it ought to have to compete with the united strength and influence of the Crown, and of the At istocracy of the Landed Interest of the Coun try. He would rather vote for the Bill of the Noble Lord, though it had not his-entire appro.. ' bat ion, than appear to his Constituents, from_ nut voting for it, to be indifferent about any step that might seem to lead towards a Parliamentary Reform. • Mr. N. CALVERT declared' that the Landed In terest had no predominance in that House. He did not believe that it contained 20 Members that purely represented the agricuhnral interest, most of the Members from the agricultural Counties being in fact returned by the trading interest. Mr. G. LAMB, feeling the Bill, as originally framed, was not sufficient to remedy the evil they were called :upon to correct, considered himself bound to vote for the motion of the gallant Officer. Lord CLIVE defended the Bill at some length, anti replied to the arguments which bad been urged against it. The House divided— For the Motion For the Amendment l2 Majority in favour of the When strangers were re-admitted, Mr. C. WYNN was on his legs, proposing an amendment, the object of which was to allow no freeman of Barnstaple a vote at an election, who was not resident in the borough. After a short conversation, in which Mr. BA TFICJINT, Mr. DENMAN, Mr. W. COURTENAY, and Mr. F. Douct.As concurred, Mr. WYNN withdrew the Amendment. Mr. V. BLAxa moved as an antenthnent, in stead of " ever; freeholalcr," the words " all the nude inhabitants of Barnstaple." The object of the [louse was to enlarge the right of voting, and in Oil', way he thought that which they wished he most effectually accomplished. The motion was agreed to. Another Amendment moved by the same ilip. Alen,her, which went to exclude persons from voti,q; at Barnstaple as Freeholders, unless they were resident in the Borough, was negatived, and Inc Bill was ordered to be read a third time to- Anorro,.v. puBLi:(;ANS LICENCE REGULATION Llit: of Mr. BBNN tr, t he further con- 4411:ration of this Bill was postponed to Friday next. POOR LAWS. Mr. STURGES lit/Unt l!. moved the second read ing of the root. Rates Bill. Mr. CURW ON took , a review of the former and the prestfut state of the labouring class, which, lie contended, was much worse than it had been 30 years ago. The price of all the necessaries of life more than doubled, and taxation had also doubled on the labourers ; they are, and they most he, discontented. It was, he said, impi,ssilde they could he otherwise, when they looked back to what they were. lle concluded by moving, as an aniendment, that the Bit should be read a se cond time on that day six months. Mr. I'titt.Lies thought, if a law were passed to fix-the minim,' in of wages, it would have the 'ef fect of diminishing the call for labour. The Bill, however, appeared to him in vat ions respects ob jectionable, and he should therefore support the amendment. Mr. BRAND took a review of the Poor's Laws, which he contended were most injurious and un wise. • lie said the system of making, by parish aid, the difference- of the labourer's wages, was but an inducement to idleness; because, if lie be the father of a family, and earns 20s. he receives I Os.. from the parish ; but if he be indolent and inactive, and emus but 10i. he receives 20s. from the parish. Mr. SHEPIMID stated a variety of objections to the Bill. D 9. RICARDO opposed the principally on the ground that it tended much to increase the population. If at present there existed a difficulty in supporting the poor, in, what situation would the country he placed in 20 years hence, when those children so educated, grew up to manhood ? The Billivas only the plan of Mr. Owen, in a worse shape, and carried to a greater extent. Mr. Colborne, Mr. Conrtenay, Mr. T. Courte nay, Mr. Wyna, and Mr. Mansfield, supported the Bill ; and Lord Milton, Mr. Weston, Mr. Hume, Mr. Primrose, Mr. Long Wellesley, and Mr. Alderman Wood, opposed the measure. Mr. S. BOURNS replied.—The House then di vided— For the motion - 57 Against it .. Majority --35 The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday next.—Atijciurned ac Halt-past One -o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. NOTICES of MOTIONS, and ORDERS of the DAY, which now stand in the Order-book of the HOUSE of COMMONS, for THIS DAY. _ Notices of Motions. I. Mr. Holme Sumner,—Bill to repeal the several Acts im posing Duties on Coals Sea-borne, or carried Coastways. 2. Mr. Tierney,—Committee on the State of the Nation. S. Mr. Somers (ticks, —Bill to amend and extend the Pro visions of the A ct [47 Geo. 111. c. 8, s. 2,] for facilitat ing Recoveries of Copyhold Tenements. Orders af . tlie Day. 1. Mary-le-bone Waterworks Bill;--Second Reading. 2. Penryti Bribery Bill;--Witnesses to attend. 3. Barnsley Church Bill;—Second Reading. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performer! Last Night. TH F.ATRE ROYAL, DRufty-LANE.--The Carib Chief: °meal), Mr. Kean; Claudine, Mrs. W. West. After which, My Spouse and I. Tit SATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GA Rntr4.--The Stranger: the Stranger, Mr. Voting Mrs. Haller, Miss O'Neill. After which, Paul and Virginia. To which was added, A Roland for an Oliver. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS PAY AT r vi , F.Lvr. o'cLocx. Bank Stock ...4374.1 1 Bank Long Ann. 181 11-16ths 3 pet Cent. Red. 7Oil I India Bowls 295. 31s. pr. S per Cent. Cons. 7lll Each. Bills, 2d Bs. pr. 4 per Cents 594 Ditto Commercial...ANL th s . S per Ct. N. Ann... 1044 8 105 Cons. for Account ilig M ULS. AtttllVEl)-1 Dublin, I Guernsey and Jersey. 1 France. DVE-2 Waterford, 2 Sweden, 1 Hamburgb, I Lisbon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 11 minutes t►fter 10. r Evening, St; minutes aftrr 10. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS PICERg FALSUM AUTICAT ? LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1819. We received this morning the Paris Papers gf Saturday last. The trial of CANTILLON and MA.- RINET, charged with attempting to assassinate the Duke of 'WELLINGTON, terminated on Friday in the acquittal of both the prisohers, who were in consequence Set at liberty. MARINET was offered a passport to return to the Netherlands. In the Chamber of Peers on Friday the discus sion was resumed on the amendment muved in the Bth article of the first projet respecting the Press, re!ative to religion. The amendment was supported by the Count ConToxs littEssiGstY, (formerly Bishop of Saint Malo), the Duke de DOLIDIAIIVILLIt, the Count de SAINT ROMAN., and the Count de SEZE ; ditd opposed by the Count LEMERCIP.II, the Count de MONTALSVET, the Count de Cue NET, and the Marquess de LALLY. On a scrutiny being resorted to, there appeared for the Amendment 94 ; against it, 103 ; majority against it, 9. The Article was agreed to, and the discussion on the remaining Articles,postponed till Saturday. In the Chamber of Deputies the discnPion was continued on the projet respecting the Financial Accounts. It was at length closed with the ex ception of hearing tloc Reporter, who was to speak on Saturday. The report of an intended journey of the Em peror of RL' 5.5 IA to BrtiSitii is stated to be desti tute of foundation. A Committee, cons:sting of the Bishops of the principal Sees of France, at c•said to be at prebe ut employed to make son le chauges in the Corona tion Oath. The Journal des Debats contains a declaration signed by the Cardinals de PERIGORD, de la Lu- CERNE i de BsAussET, and three Bishops, Peers of France, protesting against the omission of reli gion in the first Projet respecting the Press. The Emperor and Empress of AUSTRIA arrived at Naples on the 27th ult. FIVE PER CENTS. Fi Way . 66 f. 43c. DEFERRED TOCK. Of the 22d March, 18 1 17, . .84 f. 55 c. 22d Sept. 1817 421. 5 221 March, 1817, .... c. .80 f. 55c. 22d Sept. 1813, 7B f. 55c. sod Mauch, 1819, ..76f. Go c. The following Articles are from the Charleston Papers, of the 20th of April, received this morning :-- " Our Havannah Papers are full of successes of the Royalists in Mexico. The far-famed General VITTORIA, who once commanded an Army of 60,000 men, with which he threatened to over turn the Royal Authority in that Kingdom, is now, it is stated, a wretched fugitive, forsaken, betrayed, and even pursued by his former Repub lican followers. " FROM VeNezueLa.'—Accounts received at Havannah from Caraccas, state, , that General MORILLO reviewed, on the 12th February, a great part of the Army which was assembled on the Plains of Sans Fernando de Apure, with intention to commence operations. on the Campaign ; the General was highly pleased with the appear ance of his troops, and considered it the most formidable that ever trod the soil of Venezuela. On the 4th of February the army moved, and on the 6th forced the passages of the River Aranca and Carydral, which Paaz and his follow( rs attempted to defend.—On the 7th General Moanam's head-quarters were at Noevo Paso del Rep, whence be intended to march the following day in pursuit of the enemy, with a view to finish at once the last compaign. "" Accounts from Coragoa state, that BOLI VAR bad been defeated near Calaboza, with a loss of a large part of his troops, and his entire artillery, baggage, &c. This event, the account adds, had enabled the Spanish Geneial Moall.Lo to get possession of the important city of Fernando de Apure. In addition to this, h is stated from Congo», that the Royalists bad pushed as far as ibe Orinoco, and were preparing to siege Augus- tura." It must be highly gratifying to the Protestant World in general that its Cause has found an ef fectual support in the British Parliament. We say the British Parliament, because we conceive that many of the Members of the House of Com mons were,prevented by misconception front act ing, us they would otherwise have dune, on the late discussion of the Roman Catholic Claims in that House, when the British Constitution in Church and State was maintained by so small a majority. The case was different last night in the House of Lords, where the question was decided against Popish Ambition by a majority of 41.—This re sult we in some degree anticipated yesterday, though we were• in hopes that a still more em phatic expression of the sentiments of the Aristo cratical Branch of our Legislature would have prevented the PAPISTS from ever disturbing the Country again with their presumptuous preten sions to Political Power, enjoying, as they do, ail possible latitude of Religious Toleration. We have read with the utmost attention, but without the slightest degree of conviction, in any part of it, the Speech delivered by Earl GREY. The great object of his Lordship appeared to be to represent former legislative enactments against POPERY as occasional, not fundamental ; bet we arc persuaded that all the sound, reflecting, and intelligent men throughout the Empire, believe that our Ancestors,who obtained those'enactments, considered theta as vitally important, not only, as his Lordship seemed to intimate, for se curing the Throne from a Popish Possessor, but securing for the Empire a PRoTESTANT ASCEN DANCY. The Noble Lord seemed also to be totally mistaken in his notion of the true charac ter of POPERY, when he represented it as abet ed, more mild, and consequently less dangerous. Before his Lordship ventures again to support that opinion, we advise him to read the Popish Writers, not only of former times, but of the pre sent day, and he will then see, according to the latest Roman Catholic Authorities, that their Religion is UNALTERABLE, that, according to Mr. PLownaN, one of the last Popish Writers, (who is alive, we understand, sod now in Paris) the ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION has not been " changed an iota"—and that " they who say or think differently, either deceive them selves, or mean to deceive others, as the Roman Catholic Religion.- is 'UNCHANGED alid UNCHANGEABLE." The Noble Lord, - therefore, in d ig contending otherwise, flies in the face ° f tba t PAPISTS, and appears disposed to asser• t do i he knows their Religion , better than the/ themselves. But we have no occasion to Pursue the subject at present. The wisdom and W r frog ed triotisni of the British Parliament have elieck at it Popish Ambition this time, and we trust tli ill will always be defeated. The People at large derive an important advantage from tl4e sion, as they will npt only find that their Cull st ' t tt en lion in Church and S t ate is secure f or the pre, but they, will Icarn more fully the characte r, P rinCi ples,andcapacity of thOse who aspire at theth” er o f ment of the Country. When we find tbat the... Radical Reformers of the present day are re11 .. 4 ignorant of the true nature of what they ‘ gl . - ef to invest with Legislative Power, it will tend ia us more confident in the wisdom and P etr—i tisin of those to whom the Government is c°rll ... 4 milted ; who have not only preserved the C°"sl'l, tution,and maintained the honour of the Cooti .; try, but by their example and p ers everanc e, ' h i s supporting the measures of WILLIAM PIT T ' t soundest Statesman- and most virtuous s lVlin ifjcer that ever existed, they have enabled all E u roPe t 0 rescue itself from a Military Despotism that other' wise might have become universal, ha ve . 9 : 2 : 6 nihilated all public rights, have debased 1" minds of the People, and have brought into O P . tempt Justice, Morality, and Religion. • We shall only add, that as THE SUN bile Ire : the chief Depositary of the arguments which 113/: been urged by the friends of our Establishm ent Church and State on this qucstion of ess eittis importance to its preservation, and as we " I s many most able Correspondents, we shall 00011%. 11/ to insert their communications, with a ci eW ' i s possible, to put a final stop to all farther ait eP. at POPISH ASCENDANCY. • CIIESTRR MEETIZIG.—We find that we wer''', o f few days since, imposed upon by an a cco o n l a Meeting at this place on the Roman Cat 1%°,11.. Question, apparently signed by the Son O f 4 bot Pot.LtoTT, a very respectable inhabitant 0 1 t kea City.—No such Meeting, we find, had " i o f place, and the Hoaxer has the satisfactiou 0 knowing that he had been guilty of forger/ well as folly. t he It is intimated, from several quarters, that Catholic Board are about to reassemble !---( l3l° ' lin Correspondent, May 15.), THE DUKE or YORK's CoUNCIL..—On the Duke of'YoRK held a Council upon the 5 01 ' of the KING, at Lambeth-palace, which was at tended by the Archbishop of Canternury , - Bishop of London, the Matque'ss Cattole"' 1 ,. 11° Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Winchtheor ~ Henley, and Sir William Grant. The PRINCE REGENT dined with the Prib- 99 ,,, AUGUSTA and SOPHIA OH Sunday, a t Wiu C (1 arl.;. his Royal Highness afterwards returned to ton-horse. m et The Duke of YORK yesterday submi:ted 5 ,7,4 new clothing for the three Reginienis i(Pre Guards, to the PRINCE RRGESIT, at Carlton-Wit/se; which we understand the REGENT WES pleas to approve. gig Yesterday the Duke of KENT paid his re s P e to the PRINCE RECENT at Carlton House. • h ot, The Duke and Duchess of GLoUCESTS X their second grand party last evening. the. Some beautiful statuary by CANOVA, " 3 ' 4 pr. PRINCE REGENT, has just arrived ; also ciist ° antique busts for the Duke of BEDFORD , ho e placed in a temple in Woburn Park so me of t " casts were purchased so high as 3,0001. each',C i st An article dated Vienna, May 4th, states, •Or the Duke de REICIISTADT (young BuoNAFA 9I. . has nearly recovered of the small pox. 50 1 Lord WHITWORTH and the Duchess of no are just returned from Paris. They landed - Dover on Saturday. of. A plan for altering the' time of the arr ive 0 some of the distant mail-coaches in London, °ca., the morning to the evening, is said to be in °' templation. . bt CORONER'S INQUEST.—Last night, about eig b e o'clock, a Coroners' Inquest was held o t pew Bull's Head, Little Thames-street, near St•C s 'i d . rtne's-bridge, on the bodies of the two 1101° f a re nate young women ; they were drowned De co . Harrison's and Watson's' wharf on Suo.iay.ev to ing, in attempting to get into a boat belonging 0 , the Excise. The chiet evidence was the wat j c i lot that was or. duty at the wharf, who denose n ' i l lto he cautioned them to be careful, but they i''' b er respect to',him ; and by one of them placing 00 hands against the wharf, the boat swting fr t he the shore, and she went head foremast in° fro - River ; the other, in endeavouring to assist in likewisq- every means was used to rest ore mation,but all in vain, as the spark of life was' tinct.—Verdict—" Accidental Death. " FASHIONABLE PARTIF.S THIS EVENING. ein The Countess of Cassilis's first grand rout , at her ";its: Privy-gardens; Lady Home's ball, in Sacicville-stree,t ceoa Patten Bold's concert, Harley-street; Mrs. Walpole s 5 , 0 1' 5 Fall and supper, in Baker-street; the Countess of 1-IJrct`jive§ assembly, in Portman-square ; and Lord wit' badY grand entertainment, in Grafton-street, Bond-tf.t...1_,00,/ SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. weir' May 11. Thomas l'yrie, vintner, Paisley —Credi t or: 1 in the harihropt's house, 21st May awl llth 3 we, n .. May 14. Thomas Mitchcil, soap- manufacturer,P" sttl Creditors meet in 11 , 1orrcn's- lon there, 140 MaY 4 June, at 12. ED. , ri,• On Sutl4 M n 7 afternoon, at his lodgimrs, in Crown-court!tej a t William Miller, formerly :1 very distingnislied fav'''''',,,ati• the Summer Thrall es, under the mine of ,liirer t he " ......--- a' ~.......1•071,60.1 . 1 1. 1 111: 4 0. m ............ " - --- -----; GI e ri)NDON: Print( d Ity .1. 13. CARS'l'Alltti, of No • - w. A , Ormond-street, Queen-s.inare; and )111 , 14 114 ' J M '''' Pj SCRII)Vi, of No. 7, South Milton-street, at I.ol::oc,rty Office, Nu. 11t. Strand ; where Adeettiscrnrn ta t Letters, &c. (post-paid) mast be aldressed. // '.,. t the 1„: to c , 4 lUN , tUq(!r p c th e !end !Ng M lit ~~` ~'~'%l L~~~ ni:d i t~~ 0~~ ;I,p , th t . j th e S l 44d ir Ti, ;144d i~