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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. lIOUSE OF LORDS, TUURSDAY, FEB. 9. Tl ic first Meeting, after the l u ng Chriitmas Var.ation, took place this clay. • - The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on,the Woolsack abOilt a s quarter before four o'clock; and prayers were read by the Bishbp of PETER-" BOROUGH. .And, between that hour and five, a. very col s!derable number of Peers attended-1n their places. • • Several- ApPeals and Writs of Error vvere ordered to he dis missed, porinant to the Petitions of Parties ; and several or tiers were made respecting subsequent bearings: Certain Papers were presented at the Bar from the Court - of F.xehexter in Ireland, reip , ecting the ianse of " Alarnell Blake." front the Conarnissio.nets for the Reduction of - 41:c National Debt, presented,an Acf.cot4nt of the Receipts and V. - ...penditure of that Bdard fOf the lag-i Car; ending the '3 tit of January. •. -"•-• • - Also, Accounts of the ,Stiins. received and dishtried on Grants of Life Annuities, from the sth of January, 18011,. to Nand day, in the year-1815, These documents welt severally ordered lk,outhe table- ~v . IiarIIrrzWILLIAM addressed a'rtiry few words,.. in i low tune on this. topic to tho.l:qioOships, the purpint of which seemed to be,-thWhe..ip tended to br!ng forward a motion on this subject 'on Wed.riesday next.. • Lord Git'ENvt L A adverted -. to the propriety of having Accounts before their Lordships relative 'to the disembodying of . Militia turps whiCh - taken place subsequently to thoSe lif:WhilCh statement *had already been : laid upon .the Table; -and heihtimated his ititetit to more for "pm.- Viscount Sibmotrin observed there could be no rinssible ajection _to the pro4lUctiini of such . iccount its that contemplated by the Noble Lard. The document conk! be laid before : the .14 , ,nse either to-morrow or MtindaY. :Lord Giu:Nvatrthert Moved, pro forma, that 'the Account before,: the., house, which %Vii -ordered :accrordingly:—. 7 AdjOurned . till -to- HOUSE OF CO M YiIONS,LTu ttsv . A 13 . , -9., • The House. having met this day plirsuant. .to the Adjournmeniohe SUAKEE, on his taking the Chair, acquainted the Members that he had issued warrant for the election of, a Member for SOnth warts., in the room of Ilenry Thornton, Esq. decea,ed. ' Sir WM. LEMON presented a Petition from the County of Cornwall, praying that the House would take measures for r •io c uria g Alte Abolition of the Slave -Trade. A person from the Office of .the Board of Works presented a summary statement of the . accounts of the late Mr. Wyatt, pursuant to order. A person from the Office of the Comirissioners for the Re dem:ltion of the National , Debt, presented ail Account Of the •Sutrii redeem ed to.the 31st of :January, 1815. - " A person from the Insolvent Debtors' Court presented an Account of the names, trades, and deseriptions•of the indi viduals wh o had appteh for relief since its institution, distin gui4iing. the sums {,f debts for which they had -been confined, and those who hail been remanded, from those finally dis eharized. • " A.person from the Fleet presented aneturn from the War den of the Fleet, as ordered by the House up to the 3lst Dv . Cember i 1114.' . . PROPERTi=TAX. Mr. Seijcant akst.ow he held 'ht his hand from the . Mayor and Corporation of Guildford, in Surrey, aguilist the Pi. pFrty-Tax. He knew that the TetitioneiS had'hitllerta• borne it patiently, but they now deinecated either its continuance or.renewal. He should now merely Inov'e, that the Petition lie oir,the table. • Mr. C. IDLE presented a Petition of a similar nature from Weymouth. • Zr. PONS6NE Y said, that seeing the - Chancellor. of the Exchequer in his pi ice, he wished to take the "earliest opportunity presented the reaclitig of this Petition.(whieh was only the fist of those very'nUmerous-Petition; prepared in all parts of the country) of &igniting whether his Majesty's Minister - S:i;ad yet Made - up their minds to-propose the renewal ref this most obnoxious tax, or to abandon it altogether The CHANCELLOR of' - the EiCHERUER replied, fbaiit his intent jon. ontfriday, the. 17th in stant, to submit to the consideration of the House several important nreastires relating:ta the finances of the country ; and.he was prepared to state, thtit the cOntinnance of the Property Tax was not one" of the measures he Meant to propose, unless in the event of the non-ratification of peace with Atherica.—(Cries of Ilear, hear!) Mr. I i ON S ONBY • — rWas. the House, then, abso lutely to understand that it was the Right lion. Gentleinan's 'intention to give up the Property Tax 'altogether The - CHANCELLOR of the Exenuo.umr—Cer tainly unles's the other financial measures which Ire should bring forward appeared to. the House still more objectioirable. Mr. PONSOV.BY professed himself by no means satistied with this reply. The Right Honourable Gentleman really secured incapable of giving a dktinet.answer to a plain question. The CHANCELLOR Of tire ENCILE9XER would again repeat what he, had already' said—that be did not mean.to propose the renewal 'of the Pro perty Tax. ;Mr. WHITBREAD -thought that it would be most alarming thing to the country -at large, • the matter were left to rest on this Uncertain footing. The Right Hon - . Gentleman and hiS , colleagues must surely .now be persuaded',l-froin what they had witnessed during the reeeSs 'of Par liament, that there was only one sentiment in the country as to this most obnoxious tax. Rut it secured the. Right Hon. Gentleman meant still to bold it in his hands by. way of coercion, that he might Lave an opportunity, of saying to the Roust', " if you do not adopt the measures which pr: ; pose, then. we must resort to the Property ax." He also hinted at .the possibility' of the , nor_-ratificatloh'ot the peace,'%vith America ; but he (M r , IV.) would again- either in that event, or,, indeed, in any other event, the Right Hun. Gentleman mean to force this- tax iip cu the public , in•opposicion to tire feelingN which had been alinost unanimously (tech:red in' every part ct the country ? . The CHANCELLOR Of tile. EXCHEQUER replia;. thk as the House wouh: have a speedy opporto-; Ditv_of coisiderioi his fivancial propcsicians;•it would also be for them to decide tvhicli •cciiirse was the preferabl e o ne un d er • a ll circittnsti::lces... sure he sy.',s, that the iii:use would not Li.eti4o to take cfrii kilt measures for, supporting tile credit of the country.. .„-- 11fr.7--f---' Then the House were .to. consider the Tax as .an . alteration to wilicirminis'itrs' iiiii , ht -resort. - ' 1... .: . ...• ... ' : , . . Getperal G,v,4qoyxE -thought the: ansiver of Mi 14i.,,:tet.4otild. by 114i .. metus - be . satisfact6ry-tahis constituents. ire likAd. in itiS hand a petition' from Liverpool, Mote nutnerutrdY signed than any - that had ever before come from that towt - r; and where prObably : no meeting would: have been_ held on the 'subject, had not a letter from_a Noble .high adini - nOratbin;',Veet - 1 knoWn to be in Cir culation, even after the conclusion of • peace with America,. with the vioy..of sonnding the minds of the :people as .to• the continuance of the .'lax - for another year. The Meeting at Liverpool,- with the. exceptiqn.of Only-one or two individuals, had declared their, disapprobation of the continuance of the. Tax under, any. circumstances Whatever ; 'acid really:Aer that had passed-, he thought it would have been more consistent bad the Chan cellor of the-Exchequer-declared, that as it seemed so obnoxious to theTeople; Ministers would not persist in it. [Here the Conversation. dropped] . Mr. •M. A IAyLoR gave notice,: that he should' next week bying in a to, en- force . the - - Pit‘i!lg and keeping_ iii Repair of the Street of the NittropOlis. nEC ENT .00Tr7iqS-MARTIAL. The,qttAxcp..oa,of the ..!:,xcllEovFa said, he had received the. Prince 11..!. ,, ,nt's connuands" to ac(inaint'the woe, that Sir f T, Alurcayi. a went 'tier, was. noiv "a Arisoner wider ,triak- before a - ititgii - tor - rOse, and wa,', noticing the .warmth aiiiraniniosity with which the, primeed... ings - before ilfe - Conrti-Mar,tial At Winchester been carried on between the - pv.06 . ; asdwandfOl;' to th . e' - :late. duel, the coosequenee..or'. : another Contt , Mditial,. when he was interrupted cries of-Order. The Cits;trit..Oft O the V;XCIIE9.U.ER.Said,..that , Government had already take - 4i a.gry-precauNtti: to prevent any of those ',lnylei , :,int , :conset t netigs, which the Hon. Member s.temed.tn'Oead.. Thanks were then voted to tlre Prince Regent for his graciolis attention to the privile , Tes of the Houses. BANK B.ESTRICTIOI‘I. . _ •Thc. C#ANCECtOR of the F.XcitEctuEß.gave no tice, that Ott Aro'ndify next he should make a !no tion on the subject:4 theßank Payineut Restfre tion Act, which wotil4-soim Otpire. Mr. HORNER wished tOknow whether hc meant to propose a renewal of the Bill- before the sub ject bad been snbmitted to -a Conimittee.—We otiid not male . ofit IClr.Vansittares.,!eply. THE VIENNA CONPBESS • - Mr. said;Ahat as the Chancellor • of the Exchequer had .. tinticirniced his 'intention of bringing. under conSideratiOn - the Finances of the Country next week, it was to be presumed' that Minister's were . nOW:=..at 'least ,apprised Of a Settle ment of the ailairs'rof-Europe, and that there was a-termination of those disputes i.vbialr had dis graced the assembled Negociators. He should be glad, therefore,' of - any inforniation which might do away the .impression of our Ministers being accessary to Prince Repuin's Proclamation : Also as to the affair of Genoa ; hut 'above all, why , ther the . - cOuntry could OW. - look • fOrward to a settlement of iranquillity on the Continent. - - He, wOuld.,_not:notice the - disgraceful acts of the Con- Oess,' a‘fiti above'all the disgraceful iriOde - Of - ne, gOciation which ;they pursued. They 'sceirled ro. think that the.affairs of Europe were to be settled by asign;lig so many inillionc to this Sovereign, and so many to that, without 'regard to the feel ing:: or. the rights of independent 'Nations : as if the hatred of recent tyranny were• still so deeply impressed upon the minds of the peopley that Princes could -play any fantastic' tricks without endangering their thrones. He should now be glad if the Chancellor'of the ExcheqUer could anumunicate to the House some notion Of the res , its of the Congress. • • • The CnANCKLEon of the•EXCIMEIIIER said, that . he thought hithself justified in -riot _returning answer.; but lie bad no objection to 'inform the lion. Gentleman once for all; that he should wait for the arrival of the , Noble.Lord. ;The informa-• tion which he could give td the. House must be less perfect. and satisfactory than that which the Noble Lord could' give',' and on that account would be better to wait till'he arrived. Mr. Wnfreacan-replied, that when 'the Noble Lord was present, he would„ .- 6f - course, give such information as was.necessary; yet in hip ahsence, , there was no reason that the Right Hon. 'Eleatic:- man should not furnish. the Hinise with_ such in formation as he possessed. Mr. PoxsoNßY said, that there was• a cineStion before the hOuse,.and,- - therefore, it was perfectly regular to introduce this conversation ; becauSe subject of finance Was connected with thegeneral regulation ofthecountry„ and of• the situation of Europe. If the Right ,Hon. Gentlernan.,- there. - - fore, was• not prepared to make such' ceninnuni cations as were demanded, it would be more wise in him to .postpone his plans of finance till hi felt himsell ready to enter into proper details. , On the,contrary, however, the Right Hon. fieutle man •had propo'§ed, 'that the House should_ enter into a consideratioti of liisnieaStires without knoW lug any thing: )t,Aitts of . the utmost importance that the expences of the country. should be re duced as speedily as - possible all people had . by theit eicertions pit an end to tlnit ,odious and in- - , quitorial Tax, the Property rax ;and I,,hey had_ only to continue their exertions, and oblige Mini-" sters to.reduce the - present heafy expences of 'the nation. . •,it was, then agreed, that'the House should.take into consideration the 'Bank liestriction Act on Monday ' PROPERTY TAX:. • Petitions were presented by several Members from a variety places, - praying.that. the, Pro. perty Tax might: not be.; renewe7l,: - atnongSt the rest, front the Lord Mayor andliveit of London the Common Council of Loudon; several places iu Midulestx ; the borough of Southwark; die county of Essex ; Liverpool ; Cofentry ; the town and port of-Sandwich ; Plyinonth; Wakefield, e4c-. SIR J.INIF.S DUFF. Mr. WHITBREAD asked the Chancellor of the Eichever, whether any. inquiry had been. amitte into the conduct of Sir Jaws Dui f, in conse quence wbat bad passed in - thelleiusedinlitg the late sitting, as to bls:haxing arrested some .spaniltiols at Gibraltar. CHANCALLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, tbati-Un inquiry'hbeeninkitnied, but no answer ' - 'lll4:been returnak.- ... '11 , 11;.., WHITBREAD Said, ; that there had been suf ficient time. for communication, and he. hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman w"Guld inform himself Mori: partieularly.on the subject to-morrow, and be 'able to give some farther information to the House. ;The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expected, thit au-answer woo1.:1 very shortly tit received. CORN LAWS, Lord MfuroN presented a Petition from the tast Riding of the County of-I'ol.k, praying, that the House would he pleased to take the Corn Laws into their consideration. Ordered to lie on the table. COURTS OF IRELAND: Sir J. NEwroaer requested to know, whether it was in contemplation to bring in any Bill, to en uhle the Commissioners tingle's the Royal Commis sion for inquiring into. the. fees and other mat ters in the Courts of Ireland, to summon per sons before them upon oath. Mr. BttAGGE BATHURST 'did not - rightly corn preLtentl the nature of the , Right Hon. Baronet's question.. . - . ..Sir NE . WPORT said, that the object of his inquiry 4ould *not he misunderstood. . , He had been advised, and legally advised, that power did notexisi• in.the,Crown to ; enable the Commis sioners to...examine ‘persons upon oath ; there must be a special aof of the Legislature for that purpo - se. It Minister's, therefore, did not intend to 1)64; in a..8i11, be should think it his duty to submit.ouc- to the House. After it. few sk-orcii fi : 6lil Mr, Bragge . Bathurt,"; tb . ,,v4iZh' Sy John Ncwport yeplied that he bud, npt. reeeived-f- IL-satisfactory , anwer - , 4 .'tile Right Hon; Brdr4net`•,,gaver riotiee," that h 6 should on Tu'rF.clay neit . 1;1.14 in - a I.lol.losinible the Coif.' nnssionerscto administer oaths.: '' iCAT":-.IC. NOTES. • - Mr. tiofit:Te'a moved for an account of the num ber of*Dank-,notes in Circulation 5 - atso .for an ac 'Count . 6 _ f- the . ialket price of gold arid ;, - an account of cloitars ct the number of ,lkcenses,to "issue - Notes - On - cleniand7; 4inl . of the iliuribei- Of:co . - diary Banks in 'England and... Wales.; Orderta.. • . PROCESS IN IRELAND. J"; NRIV.P' 0 Iii" 1116 V4d for a return of the nu-tuber . of writs' of Cupius ad I?espondendarri' is'sueir , out •-64- the Coarts.of King's Bench- and `C6mmOn Pleas in Ireland', ''distinguishing such al. 2 .tvere . aboVe from those helots , ' the: stun -of Ako. for an account of the number of declarations filed the number of judgthents enter - cc], and of the verdicts gtveif. • TILEAC lIING BILL. Mr. PossoNzy moved the Order of the Day for the second reading.of theßleaching After a few observations from Mr. BROWN and Sir JtiurINEWBO - RT,,it was ordered. to be read a second titne on next, and printed. Mr. WHITBREAD stated, that be had seen a let ter signed by Mr. Croker, dated the 26th of Jnly, 1314, directing tlie sale of the ships which had beer,sent.ont in fraines"to America; .but it would appear from what that Gentleman had -said on a for Mer occasion, that he did not remember hav ing signed: such letter. An-Order had also been issued from the Navy Office, - dated , the 27th of July, 181:4, but which was not affixed to the pa pers, wherein'the Lords of Admiralty directed the Commissioner to sell the .ships. He, .there fore, moved, tbat"there before theVonse copy of the Letter from the Navy... Office, address ed to Commissioner Hall, at . uebec, touching the sale of the frames of the Prompt and Psyched,: fri . gates. Mr: CROKER said, that .the Hon. Gentleman , had - mistaken What had f a ll en f rom hi m .on,alor tner occasion. He, had stated, That it ,was doubt f d whether the, ships could be used, iiiit' . one of - the-:ships: had been carried up 'the .Lake. -The Hon; tientleman had said, that both-ships were under. orders tube, sold ; but 'one of the ships had been sent. up, and subseqUently the other ship.had. beetithrected to be sold. - • Mr,..IVHI:II3!:EAp observed, that the' Hoti;Se cretary had ready. egress from difficultiesjiy 7 dates. He thought•the Hon. Gentleman had . said, "that no.order had been given•for sales, and drat there. Was, no correspondence on the subject rhut now it appeared., that an order was .given,4llOugli he (Mr. W.), was mistaken as to the date. • Mr.CROKER said, that the order for - sale, was conditional upon Sir. James Yee, if he. thohght he could not use the -ships ; and all the -that - he Meant to contradict. was, the•coutradietion of his statement,, that one of the ships had been cut up. The motion was then put, aid carried. Mr. 'fIEIINEY, wished to know, from . the Chap . :- cellor of the ExchequeT, whether he mearit• to divide the House on '-.Fridayse'nuight,; upon' his measures of .finance ? • • Tbe CHANCELLOR• of the EgCHIEQUER was glad that the Right Hon. Gentleman had put the -ques tion.. He proposed to submit to the:Zonsidera tion of the House several financial measurestont he did not think it necessary at present to enter into a general .detail. • Mr. TiFTINEY said, lie should be glad to know what those measures were which the Right Hon. Gentleman had to suggest to the House. It could not be for supplies, and must therefore be a plan of fioance he did not, hywever, understand the nature of his proposition, or whether he intended to make the .Property Tax a part of them ; but the Right Hon, Ge n tl e i nan oug ht not to 6EO up on the House. to adopt his plans, without furnish ing such papers. as were necessary to enable it to understand and. judge of their expediency. - The CHANCELLOR of,the EXCHEQUER said, that, without going, into a -premature discussion, he would observe,- that.the plans . which he had to propose did: not require previous explanation. Nr:.PonsoNar hoped that the Right HOn.Gen tleman meant_to State to the House the general expences of the Peace Establishment. . ,The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not mean to bind the. House as to any considerations upon that subject. Air. TisttNEx egged to know what Wittliellll- .rtire,pr:..tlLe,..lVays I. d which I.l o ° . 'Gentleman intended • to propose to the House. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the House would understand, as he did not mean to propose the renewal of the Propeity Tax, that some other measures would be necessary ; but be did not think any papers would be wanted, till he came to submit those measures for consideration. Mr.' WHLTBREAD observed, that as. the Right Hon. Gentleman and .his Colleagues intended to sit with sealed mouths till the Noble Lord re turned, he should be glad to- know from the Right Hoti..Gentleman on what day that Noble' .Lord would return ; and' when be intended to bring forward the general'finance of the . co 4. zatrY. -The C trAtc=.l. oa. of the EX,C.IiEQU'AIi .retui . "" no answer. . - Mr. BARLNG never remembered: any important proposition of finance haying` been .made to the House, without some time being . allowed sufficient for,,,its due consideration. He hoped, that althon'gh the subject might be opened on Friday sennight, no vote would . then be called for. He hoped that the Right Hon...Gen:leman.would not place the House in 'the'disagrecable situation of voting ill alturry•upon a matter Of such great and general importance. • Mr. PONSONBY conceived that.the House owe ( ' no particular thanks to the Itight,lion..Gentle man for telling them that the usual tinie would bee allowed : for consideration. The nsual , time, Supposed, would of course-he all Owed. If, how" ever, the Right Hon. Gentleman intended to pro'. pose - a' new mode for providing ",.r the.expendi : ture. 'he should not.stint the House so much in point of information. It was not. sufficient for the Right Hon. Gentleman to state a particular sum, and • point out his new mode of raising it he should also:point ottt the necessity of the vote, by stating_what WAS to . be the naval, establish ment, and what was the .military establishment, -tribe kept tipAtiriiig peace. He could hardly 0 1 — pest thellouse to vote blindfold Oe sum that he regniredi.antl, therefore, explanations of this na'_ tare would be absoliaely necessary. The,CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER slid, that .al.l he conici - i•cquire was, thai the lionse mould, iw this cast,ogive -him - the same Jegree of cnnfi' dence that was Rsually given to persons-in . his si; tuation he did not expect __that the tioucewodhci consider itself, in any rapect, tied down to the propositions which he had•to submit to it.. . _ —The , conversation - then dropped ;and a Petitioa was brought up from. Nottingham . , against the Property Tax.—Adjourned. DUTCH MAIL. [RECEIVED THIS MORNING.] VIENNA, JAN. 25.—1 t is at this'motneut rally affirmed that the Treaty is concluded. This hope- is excited by his Majesty the Emperor of Russia having said, as it is asserted,.that he shall not wait to, celebrate the birth-day of. the Emile" peror of Austria, as his presence here till that time would not be necessary. This, is considerad . as a sign that the principal points are decided' But persons who have carefully.attended to the pro' press of the operations for the last fortnight t hink . they have observedthatthe measures of-the Prussia* and Russian Governments are wholly at variance With the Plans of Austria, England, and Frances and they therefore do not credit this , report. Of a journey of the King of Saxony to Vienna, o r to another cityOf the Austrian States, no _thought seems to have been entertained.. But whatever •, may be the result of the negotiations, and not' . • •- Withstanding the secrecy, in cyllich they are ii l " volVed, we place unbounded confidence in the great Statesmen who direct them, and are assured .• • (thanks to the Influence of Austria) they. will end , •., • happily, , . BRUSSELS, Fin - . 4.—The cLlnges .in the p o ' salon's - Prussian troops are not yet welt, .decided, and,-.we are still nnable to , explain them , .The grand ,bead-quartets are on the right . bank of the'Rhine,.and those of the several Corps off,tho. left OrkiViii,'"Lakeiribnrgh;•tiege, Dusseldorf , is•-obseryed:that the artillery; the cavalry,- .and the Inilitary equipage and baggage, go fowards Aleves, Dusseldorf, and, Wesel ;- a 'great piiit'of the cavalry has taken the ston e route, :,..but the , z,infantit - seeins merely to have changed_ its canto.nments.- Within: a few daY 5 movements liaye been observed among the 'French': "troops at Metz, Thionville, Sarre Lottisv. Sedan, 'and. Cbarleville. For the rest , all is perfectly quiet on the French • and Bel' giati frontiers. We learn from Calais, that or" ders.have been given for packet-boats and light vessels to be at all times in readiness to . conv.eY. couriers. Seven couriers lately passed through, Calais within 36 hours.—(ilaarlem Court..Feb,l• ) GENOA, JAN. 21...--Letters from Palermo :sal , far from arming' to attack Murat, we only take the...necessary precautions to secure- ourselYe s from an invasion by this conqueror, who p e rsists in calling himself King of the two Sicilies , and who to get the march of Ancona, pretend- 5 to enforce at the Congress his claims upon out island. The Court of Palernio has wholly con . ' fided its interests .. to the Powers who are united to it by the ties of blood or by treaties.-o—(4tigtef!". darn Courant, Feb; 8.) 4•4: Notice has been given It the Post-office, Paris' that mails for the States of Lucca, Tuscany, Bower and Naples, will be dispatched from Paris RP' Tuesday, from Lyons on Friday, and from Cliaal berry on Saturday, in each week: Mails for - ifi‘ C States- of Piedmont, Genoa, Parma,. PlaeeritiPl Milan . ; Bologna, , Ferrara, Modena, Manta' Venice, Bergamo, Brescia, Verona, Viceni'l'. Treviso, Friuii, Pad ia, Tyrol, Istria, Dalniati af Ragusa, will b,e (Ulla ched front Paris on Tuesday and Saturday, trom Lyons on Tuesday and,FridEli and from Chambers y on Wanesday and Saturn* in each week.