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, MOUSE OP CUNT \IONS, JULY (Continued from our Second Page.) ALIEN BILL. Lord CA4TLERE UGH moved the Order of the Day for the second redoing of the Alien Bill. The question being put from the Chair, that the Bill he read a second time, 111 r. BERNAL opposed the motion. He felt it his ditty to protest fit inly and sweet ely against the particularly now, when they were in the sixth year of peace. The first instance of an Alien 13,11 in this Country was in 1793, when it was introduced for the purpose of guarding them against the machinations of the enemy; hut there never was a measure of the kind passed for guarding against the machinations of Foreigners as directed towards their own Government. Why shoetd they now, without any ground, abandon the generous principles which reeulated the con duet of their ancestors? Thinking the Bill on necessary under present circumstances, he should move, as an amendment, that it be read a second time that day six months. ! t Lord A. HAMILTON did not w i sh to prolong this disr ussion He would merely ask, whether it was intended to pass a Bill of this kind every two years, until at length it should come to be looked upon as a permanent measure to remain Upon the Statute Book ? The Irish Search for Aims Bill was another that had been introduced for temporary purposes, but continued after the necessity ceased to exist. It was now ten years since it had passed, having been enacted five times successively. He protested against such a system of legislation. The present Bill was just as likely to be required at the end of ten years as at present. Colonel DAVIES said he protested against the Bill. The same circumstances under which it was first introduced, and continued at various times, did not now exist. It was not, therefore, neces sary; and the continuance of it, from time to ii me ,shewed how circumspect Parliament shuttld be in giving temporary support to any measure founded on exceptionable principles. It a similar law existed in the other countries of Europe it might justify the introduction of it here. But that was not the case. Such a Bill was opposed tire Laws and Constitution ; to the law of nations, as well as the laws of God and nature. Mr. J. W. WARD said, if this Bill had not been •usually opposed whenever it was brought before that House, it would, in all probability have been long since a permanent measure ; in place of being introduced every a cond year, it would have had a perpetual place on the - Statute Book. His ob jection to such a Bifl was, that it deprives fo reigners of the privileges they enjoyed in this country during that period of history which every person looked back to with most satisfaction. -After all the argument 'he heard in support of it, he could not yet perceive any real grounds for such a measure. He was desirous to know whether it was to he passed for the protection of their own . or of foreign Governments ?—(Hear I)—The rea son alleged Its' year in its support was, that Eu rope was over-ran with French emissaries, and that it was necessary to guard against their ma chinations. They were told to look to the Ne therlands, which was the workshop of sedition till an Alien Bill was passed there. It should be remembered, that these very French exiles, against whose machinations the Bill was provided two years back, were now recalled by their own Go• vernment, If there were machinations going on against that Government, it was not here they were carried on but in France, in Paris, in the Electoral Colleges, in the Chamber of Deputies itself. This Bill was originally passed for the purpose of guarding against jacobinism ? but there were no French Jacobins here. They did not wish to come here ; they could carry on their plots much mare conveniently and successfully at home. The severity of the measure was felt only by harmless people who were led here by motives of business or curiosity. He did not pretend to dis regard the danger of jacobinical principles. He would acknowledge himself an alarmist, but hiS fears did not arise from foreign Jacobins. He saw much ground for alarm and apprehension in the state of Ore country, in the disposition of their own Jacobins, who, he believed, were little inclined to coalesce with the agitators of any other nation. Foreigners could no more attempt to rival them in jacobinisne than in the manufac hire of hardware or cotton goods—(A laugh.)— There was little fear that cargoes of Jacobins would he imported. There would be no market for them. Their own were superior in every way, , more determined, more restless, more atrocious, more bold made of the true old English stuff.—(A laugh.)—lf they looked back to the most disturbed periods of history, to the most important changes, and events that took place here, it would be seen that fo reigners took no share in glen]. When one King was murdered, when his son was recalled ; when another son was dismissed and deprived of his Crown, all this was effected without the assistance of foreigners. • The people could always do their business without such aid. They never desired It was , impossible at present to mix in any society without. hearing it observed, that foreigners • were not 'to be believed upon their oath. Such being the impression, What cantle was there for apprehending that Englishmen .would be disposed to join in any toachinationi - With them ? The dis sentions which existed'" in thii ) country were not Jacobinical, but tlieii - tions between the higher and lower orders. fie thought the transactions which took placent' this country fur the last two years, sliewed.,P?W Unnecessary the introduction of such a Bill as the present was. • During these two years the country was exposed to plots and conspiracies, compared with which all the con test's which — had ever existed between Protestant and Catholic, or between Protestant Dissenters, would appear trifling. These conspiracies aim at , the overthrow of Government and of Religion, by means the most atrocious, by murder and assassi nation, and though to this , day no foreign con nexion whatever could be traced, y et t hi s was called for at if the Pr ovisional Government of Glas g o w was com p ose d of Spanish Pat r i ot s, as if German students had found their way into the tiortbern districts, as if the Cato-street conspira tors were so many Buouspartiots, as if every plot in this country bore the marl of foreig6 in? er ference. This Bill was a paltry Bill, because the feelings of the people were sufficient guard against Foreign interference, and it was, paltry because it pressed heavily upon those who were not Did they think the people felt so because they feared Foreigners No, the dislike of the peo ple should be sufficient reason for not . caing for such a Bill. He was one of those who did not slit ink from giving power to the Government, when he saw the necessity for giving that power, which so many Hon. Gentlemen thought would be subversive of the Constitution. Did the same necessity exist now, he would again give the same vote ; but he objected to granting power where a shadow of reason for calling for such power did not exist. The LORD MAYOR said, he felt it his duty to state to the House his reasons for calling out the Military on a recent occasion.—(Laughter, and Question, question !) The SPEAKER wished to know what connec tion could possibly he between the conduct al luded to by the Hon. Member and the second reading of the Alien Bill, which was the question before the House. The LORD MAYOR then apologized to the House and sat down. Mr. BRAGGE BATHUR3T said, the Hon. Member who had last addressed the House in opposi►ion to the Bill bad stated, that the English Jacobins required no foreign assistance ; that they would nor receive any assistance from foreigners, and in comparing them to articles of trade, seemed to Ruppose there was a glut in the market. The Honourable Gentleman argued, that because the Jacobins in the country were very numerous they therefore desired not foreign assistance. But was it so in point of fact ? When the Hon. Gen tleman spoke of the Revolutions in the times of Charles and of James, which had been effected without foreign aid, was it fair to pass over he occurrences of the French Revolution ? Was it not true that a delegation from different re volutionary societies in this country appeared at the Bar of the French .Convention ? Who ever heard of an overstock of loyalty or rebellion ? Was it not probable, if Jacobins should come from other countries, they would be welcomed by those who entertained similar opinions in this country `? The, argument of the Right Hon. Gentlernarar did not, appear to be bottomed upon what had lien the practice of other times. The Hon. Gentleman took but a narrow view when he omitted to men-' lion the French Revolution. Itv e reply to a ques, lion put by the Hon. Member, he would say, this Bill was for our own, and not for the pro- tection of the King of France. We had no right. to look to any thing, except our own protection ; but could any person look at the occurrences of the last two years in England, and not trace them to the successful operations of revolutionary principles in other countries I %Vas it not clear that the success of those principles in one coon- try encouraged their adherents in another ? He thought the entire argument of the Hon. Gentle man was founded upon misconception. The Honourable Member had said, the present dis sentions were between the higher orders and Ike lower orders—the body of the peciple. the Honourable Gentleman look to France, and not be furnished with a practical example of the dauger which must arise from agitating that body ? The House would, in his opininn, act unwisely by putting out of their hands the means of guarding against that danger. The Bill was not meant to operate against the harmless and the innocent, who had always receivedi asylum in this Country, but it was meant to preitent the machinations of those who had it in their power, and were inclined to agitate the people. He hoped, when the Hon. Gentleman said this Bill was popular, he did not mean to say, that it had the support merely of the lower orders. It was popular among those who were not capable of judging the policy of the measure. He denied the truth of the assertion of the Hon. Member that this Bill was popular, because it was against persons born in a foreign country. Mr. MAXWELL (amid cries of Querion!) sup ported this Bill on a former occasion, but at that time the Queen had not arrived in this. country. As Ministers,had since refused to give relief to the starving manufacturers, lie would not vote for a Bill which would give them any ad ditional power.. The House then divided, and the numbers were— For the Motion For the Amendment- 63 Majority in favour of Ministers 50 The Bill was then read a second time, and or dered to be committed. . . UNION DUTIES' BILL• .The CH ANC 111 - LOR of the Exca`EQUER moved that the Report be brought up. Sir H. PARNELL complained that the,,Right Hon; Gentleman bad heried this Bill throno a Com mittee, when he arid the Member fOrßeblin (Mr. Shaw), who were anxious to examine the details of the Bill, were absitit. The CHANCBLLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he bad understood that there bad been no, Abjection to the Bill passing thrOugh a Committee, pr,ciiid ed there should be an opportunity of ctiseuisineit on bringing up the Report. • Mr. LITTLETON said a few words in favour of recommitting the Bill. ' Mr. &taw expressed his regret that the Bill should have passed through a Committee without . an opportunity of examining its clauses delibe rately. Mr. Hume . said, that it was of the utmost con sequence both to Great Britain and Ireland that the commerce between thetwo countries should be free and unshackled. The' ten per cents. were re-enacted in this Bill, in a manner that afforded a prospect of their total discontinuance only at the distance of 25 or 26 years. Ten years was a period long enough for the interests of both countries. It was then agreed that the Bill should be re committed. Sir H. PARNELL, in the Committee, objected, that this Bill, instead of being a protection to the Manufacturers of Ireland, was, in fact, a direct taxation. Potteries might be imported to . lreland without any injury to the mannfacturers of that country, and he should therefore more that •the clause ey.eutiln,4 that article be left ont. English machinery was also taxed 10 per cent. What was this but a tax of 10 per cent, upon the manufac turers of cotton-wool in Ireland There was also a tax of 10 per cent. on apparel imported to Ire land. He was aware that there was considerable trade in old clothes between Bristol and Glas gow, but he had never heard of such a trade with Ireland. The duty on cabinet ware from Ireland proved an injury to the-cabinet-makers in Ire land. The same remark applied to coach-makers. He conceived the whole principle of the Bill to be wrong ; and nothing could justify the pass ing of it. except it were the proof that great in jury would be done by not passing it, to some particular individual whose property was already vested in these articles. He also thought, that it the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite wished to protect the interests of the Irish manufacturer, he ought to exempt from these duties the poplins, which were of much superior quality to those manufactured in England. Ile should propose, as an amendment, that, instead of the preamble running "a Bill to continue the whole," it should only be "a Bill to continue a part of the duties ;" also that the time for which they should be con tinued should not be twenty, but ten years ; in fact, that, after a gradual diminution taking place in them every quarter, they should finally expire in July, 1830. 'The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER supported the preamble as it then stood. He thought that a term of considerable extent should be fixed for the continuance of these duties, and that they should be allowed, after its expiration, to expire gradually. Mr. LITTLETON said, that he had instructions from his constituents to present a Petition, which lie had not yet received, to the House, praying that crockery might he exempted from the opera tion of this Bill, to the prio:iple of whit!' he ex pressed himself to be extremely averse. Mr. W. P1%111111 . 14_ spppotied ; she Amendment, stating that these duties were nothing else than a heavy tax upon The resident property of Ireland. Sir G. HILL eulogized the original project of his Right Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, as one devised in the utmost spirit of liberality towards Ireland. Aster a few further observations from the Chart cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Wilmot, and General 'l-lirt; Sir H. Parnell said that he would not in terrupt the buiiness of the House by pressing his amendment to a division ; he should, h-'wever, draw the attention of the House again to it, upon the bringing up of the Report. After a few words . from Mr. GLADSTONE, the amendment was put and negatived. The House having resumed, the Report was received, the amendments were read a second time, and the third reading of the Bill was fixed for Monday next. SOUTH AMERICA. Dr. LUSKINGTON gave notice of his intentionio move un Tuesday next fur the production of any , communications that had taken place between his •Majesty's Government and the Government of Buenos-Ayres, relative to the project for placing a Member of the House of Bourbon on the throne of South America. EMPLOYMENT OF THE MILITARY. • The LORD MAvott, in rising to offer an ex planation on a subject to which the attention of the House had been called by the Honourable 'Member for Aberdeen (Mr. Hume), regretted that rite Honourable Member was not present to hear his justification. He could assure the House that nothing had been farther front his mind than to call in the military for the pur pose of overawing the Livery or his fellow citizens. His sole object in taking the precau tion for which he had been blamed by some per sons was to preserve and protect the citizens of London; and for this purpose the military bad been placed in the neighbour hood of the city— not within it, as bad been erroneously stated.— He had•tbought it prudent, on this occasion, to post soldiers in places contiguous to the city, lest any evil•disposed spirits should think fit to renew such outrages as had been committed in the Mayoralcy of Alderman Wood, when shops were broken open, arms were stolen, and acts of vio lence and bloodshed were committed. With this example before him, he had felt it his paramount duty to take every possible precaution for the pre. nervation of the tranquillity of the city, especially at a.time like the present, when speeches of an extraordinary kind were delivered, and when pla cards of a most inflammatory nature were exhi bited in every part of the town. He , hoped, there fore„ the House would give him credit for having done whet his duty Prescribed ; and while he had the honour of being chief Magistrate of London, it was his determination to take every possible measure to preserve the public peace, and to af ford protection to his fellow,•citizens. , Mr. LUSFUNGTON brought in a Bill for repeal log so , much ofi.. tile 57th of his late Majesty ps prohibits Atte: ,sale , in England of any spirits not being -rurn,,:brandy, geneva, wine, or compounds. .-41ead . ,tt first time ; . and ordered to be read a se cond time to-morrow. The-other Orders of.the Day being disposed of, the House Adjourned at Nine o'Clock. . • - JAW INTELLIGENCE. COU T OF DING'S BENCH, JULY 7. `AACKLEY V. DAVIS. This wa4 an action to recover the sum of 151.95. for-board; lodging, and necessaries, found by the plaintifflor'the - defendant's wile during their se paration. The plaintiff's case was conducted by the Som.. cITOR-GENERAL and Mr..PLATT, and the defend ant's by Mr.. GURNEY and Mr. CONYN. The defendant is the Minister of a Dissenting Chapel in London, with an income of 1201. He bad been originally brought up to the business of a carpenter, bat afterwards changed his pursuits, and married his present wife, who is the sister of another Dissenting Minister, at Portsmouth. Their tempers not suiting, in 1800 articles of, se paration were drawn up between them, by which the defendant, being then in humble circum stances, agreed to allow her 2s, a week, in addl. tion to what she could earn by her own industry. Afterwards, when his condition improved, he al• • f 3 , lowed bet ft,r several year: a week. M e . the defendant removed to Lymington, w here . b was an assistant preacher at a chapel, h is "" ic followed him for the purpOse of claiming her 0" trinionial rights and his protection, but in COngo': quence' of her outrageous conduct, be h ad . her sent up to a mad-house, at Hoxton, and roar whence she was liberated, after a month's On,: finement, upon the certificate of a respe ctahl` medical practitioner, that there was' no prete nce for saying that she was a fit inmate for a lo natt4 asylum. Soon after the defendant, got his pointment in London, his wife went to lodge a t the plikiniiff's house, where she incurred the de bt , for which the present action was brought, p att ,01 the amount being for nursing and medical attend' ance during a severe illness. Mr. Justice BEST, in summing up the evidence, commented upon the conduct of the defendant The maintenance, his lordship said, alloxed by husband to his wife, ought to be proportioned to the income Which that husband possessed. That allowance which might be sufficient when the defendant was in the situation of a carpenter would be too little to give when his means had increased ;at the wife, in her present ill stall of health, would reqUire more assistance than WI been necessary when she was capable utzprovidirl for herself. If many ministers of the Establish°, Church maintained families out of a stipend 0 901. per year, the defendant, with 120 , mig ht afford more than 12s. a week for the subsistene 6 of his wife. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages.lsl. 93. ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO MURDER A POLICE OFFICER. A few nights hack. John Smith, one of th e constables attached to the Town Hall, in the Borough, received information that a Gentleme n had been ill•treated awl robbed in Gan-street' St. George's-fields, and that the thief w a s rhea in the Two Brewers, public house ; Smith hoe tenet] to the rendezvous with all speed, and a t the corner of Gun.street, .beheld no less than 30 or 40 young men, all of 4hom he knew to h el thieves ; they had just commenced a sham fight, I n hopes of drawing some of the passengers from I" high road tSat they 'night nob them The otfier C went up to the comba, ants and hate them to de l sist, on which one of them gave him a most te r° rible blow in the face, nod tie) into the VI Brewers; Smith followed, hot bad scarcely g n. into the tap-room, before he was smfdeule stir' rounded by the gang, who seizing differentwe s9 pans, such as quart pots, pokers, &c. swore tho most horrid oaths that they wool f take his lifer j at the same moment his hat was knocked off, en be received a blow supposed to he from a oo° rc pot, which cut his head shockingly, and toe Woo' in torrents ran down his cheeks ; the affray th e° became general, and the Constable could no loog e recollect the number of stabs and blows whj co he received, or by whom they were inflicted; his pistols too, which he never failed to com. about him before, he had that day left at horti e ; and he had nothing to dt fend himselfwith but 111 , truncheon, which he used as effectually as po, sible, .till he dropped senseicss and appareo t u dead. One of the ruffians supposing the deed . t° ,., be complete, and anxious to av o id suspicl°,; of being one of - the murderers, wen t prive"'„' and gave information of what was passing Holmes and other Constables, who soon oile r wards arriv.,l well armed, aial put the villains ° flight, Out cou!ki not secure any of tho,l. W!I tskeu tip, not a feature of his face was discer o ! , Phble, and his clothes were completely soaked P h blood, even to his shirt. He was conveyed 011 . all haste to the nearest surgeon's, where, after I,: operation of about a quarter of an hour, arde' li wi f e] tion was restored, and at that moment his by" to whom the news that he had been murder e d had been carried, entered the shop and faiot e o several times. The surgeon found about se re ig dangerous wounds on the head, some of whiet),,e, was his opinion , had been inflicted with a W 0 or some sharp instrument ; but the worst we' °,,s the frontal bone, over the left eye, where 1", whole of the flesh bad been divided from the eye' brow to the ear, and had fallen completely (1 60 the face ; his arms, thighs, and ribs were, dreadfully bruised, and swelled. The persons to 814 and the names of most of the villains known, and warrants have been issued for tb e ili apprehension. Mr. Swim is doing as wel l can be expected. On Thursday last, a cow, the property OI h e r, BOWRING, of Kingston term, near Dort.hes i . e it ; brought forth four full timed calves ; three of ti' e ,g , died in a short time; the other, with the c° which was reduced to extreme weakness, is li k e to live. BIRTHS. r a p t' On Wednesday last, at Merry Hill, Fleas, tleLady of Chambers White, R. N. of a son. o f I' Yesterday morning, at Ealing, Mrs. B. H. Smar t, daughter. MARRIED. e rfi Thursday, Thomas Howard Fen wick,'Esq. Royal Eng ir lor to Marianne, second daughter of the Hon. Mr. J us tice.oC rough. Immediately after the rereio ,, Dy tne ha? p' til t off for Northwood Pack, the seat of George Ward, .12 ,, q' of White. fFa Onl '1 hursday last, at P Amershatu, Isaac Eeles, Esq. °,1;011 ham, to Eliza, eldest daughter ; ,at the same time Lti ' v t i eldest son of Wm. Merry, Esq. Deputy Secretary a7t.Av,rs,o Anne, second daughter of the late Kender Mason, Reel House, Bucks. 'ea t° i i A fisherman at Cuxhaven, aged 86, was lately m arrl ' , . young woman who lived with him as servant, aged: 'o,aa° son, aged 59, acted as father to the bride, and lits 6 daughter as bride-maid. DIED. •fe On Wednesday_ last, aged 20, Eliza Ann Frances, in Edward Gibbon . Wakefield, Esq. On Tuesday last, at Moltrain near Manchester, 'la. eldest daughter of Mr. William Stockdale, Piccadilly re il l On Tuesday last, the 4th inst. after a long and ser e fi fl s 4; ness, aged 69, Eliz4betli, the wife of William Clarl"..tee of Brunswick - place, Lewisham - rend , formerly-of the bi g. in White's-grounds, Bermondsey. le er SUDDEN DEArn.—Bet weer] twelve and atm ofclac, 0 . - • ,01.,,e''c day, as Mr. Itussell, of Cadogan-terrace, vr3dlifer ing at his door talking, to Mr. Webb, a neighbour , ou subjects, he of a sudden said " God bless me , what a to have taken in my breast" (and putting his hat t l t d Il e forehead, he added), " it is flying up to my bead. 'fell down, and instantly expired. - 1 ....................... .....----. A g . 0 LOND9N: Printe , l by J. B. 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