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' i ght or ten leagues south of the Li t (4 275 Y the American schooner privateer Leo , i 40,,jei1it433 and onl y 4 guns, nine days from tiletieo:ane.,aPt4in CRANE was four days on boa • 'at , tL es , .' Was informed by the Commander iv e ` ° ll rerlch Government did not permit him ~N tt„it a re guilt on board at the time he sailed, N,4P146e Paid pilots 100/. to smuggle th em off. w as Put on board a Spanish ship, and , 414 t° the fishinc, sloop that landedhitn: 11° k1 k ~. " - ---....0b......_ . , Nov. 93. Arrived tip,. .441 and N iger, from th e ' Cape of Good his Majesty's k Als a ~ ~ kitir arrived his Majesty s ships panne -4 ariv e . tt-t. 4 y. and Tamer, from the Downs ; t,,. 'iro n , •tr :t ot e, tarmouth ; and the Steady', from a °ol4.'iti:alled his Majesty's ship Nereus, for - with trl nt ;a" his Majesty's ship EurYdice, il k , 4 1' fo r c le t • Itl tr a . ' ° l'li", to join the Brazil fleet. His t si‘iPSwiftsure &c. with the West India it h i 44 t1 a r , , NI 6reat - number that arrived here to-day ta, -4 ( 1 4 - i 1 '4 04 Y from the Downs, will certainly sail ' v °Pt ) wind It4L'ltot), permitting. —Wind E. Itifl '4' ov. 22,—Came in the Brazen caitki 117(44liard slow) from a cruize. , Sailed 1164:411t:f5...',..igate, on slop;), a 3 cruize ; Foxhound and tsitttL liur.lsourdeaux. '''' 4V: 23 ---Nrrived A it" ' tart • ' - ' an( . l sailed for the t rl LD , k. 41 th , of Buc kinghamshi re, 2.II‘DoNA for :IN "', Sailed the Venus transpolt, '''\lvi- 411(1 the Anson transport, for Rams. Liid 8.w.. _ NA I'A L NE WS. P I I trj, tLs t4K et) 1 , x .. from Bristol to Newfound -141,4'1-Neg. the 106 1 i nst. i n l at. 37. long. 30, ~,t"%lll,*•ila4iat;,-I.l:ri‘o-ateer, and sent for A m e r i ca . 14 , ran d -aPttex, from Dundee to Li )l\l . Ow n end sunk in the Firth 'of i ., 4 4 ( 1 4 „ `lsr Ath • • 1 )t BURLTON hoisted his flag itt i, -41 ti 7 , 14 Nt of th , about to proceed to take 'k qry ; „sl4 4 „ ti e Indian Seas. She is fitting I•N g , qtt a i t 'I harbour. It is supposed the Qs!e r( 4 l ,' e . °ll t tote first fleet for the ensu- H cly t 1 , 46 tt ,, T,: \ 4 , 01 4 : 1 " , of Directors was held at the e re ' cl ltA kt : ` r y, i!n Captains LE BLANC and ki 4i % 01%1, 6 ele sworn into the command elvfooltJoh,e au,! Carnatie. .4.11411 Sherhrook. Capt. J. DUNCAN, "e 24, 1 ' d► and bound to Alicant, was Ott " Nem- • • the Syren, of ti h tA t ; "8 9e . f Vri v. '-tt es. tor or. ued f us of true n 'te e e St es ' When on the point of be (l44 sev reluctantly struck. The 04 4 enteen 1 . 2 . -pountiers and 90 N tit Pti ze rr a, n , htee : O L. ctober met t h e G ran d T urk hu ra ,, ( '` New York ; had taken three, and sent four for I, 4 ? 41 1 , 11.1 1 , ."•.---....„,...~ "141 tiltrtirrm la e lty --, (IP PRIZE MONET. k,, , 1 6, ,:iship c arub Ngi tt : -ou l ing nal), for tlte capture of the Ea "hrp ue •at Na. 7, Walbroolt. Recalled for sd;AYs arid Thursdays, at the same place, 'N D , l'l,, 4 , 4 1 REATRES. ' t'l't """•-.......„......._ ' . , , ‘ klt 'f l , l .• ..,..... /1 „..„ I , l l ' I) y .( %Il i _ ` lie Castle of iincralus., , . ( 2 with l k V t , 11 44 cPUIt of the whole Vocal Corps, i k qt . ., ItA tT I ; l , i 'te, iviWas well attended last night )ip httrilit, „ ‘ IS. DICKS BELLAMr, and Cyi,:;ttha'n'e(;-°Petated in, the general merit Ili Iv 4 l , A Rn Bl ,„' tilt°/k44easio*---The continued indisposition 1 t l / 4 1,, ( kt15 ,1 11 , e d the transfer of Jaffier, last `rllk,:ttetiti►l4lo at least deserves the praise 4 t it re / , l ett t o " and ~ Proper feeling. We were, ).;si (ll , ltt ed _ tnlnk that Miss O'NErt.t.. dis -414s exer ni t‘ eri t in Belvidera, excellent as tlii. have been' in that cliarac h a% pe e i N 4 4 a ver 'Ll'arly spirited in Pierre.-- y numerous audience. s trl Y tl 0 , I tre ti h lit, th ews 50 At -c t , t A , I me excellent coursing in Itik 4 :fl t! , 41) %us i'nres being very numerous. :I t i q iv ,4l l , A I 4 enjoyed the day's sport. ' - lp r!'. it,(5..,11„A,(4.----The letters of the name il ' Il ki t e ." hilt'balcr'nzaii.;;‘-- AA I `., t 11 0 1-S It P ti t , •k . n 8 I -P has retur 'ti c, ~ ,_ i„ . ned to London, '.., 1 1 44 4 '' 4l , to th e Lonticm Stage also, I: 1 / 4 lit. Wikich has been co.ustantly - felt k . 14 , 0: t Il t 1 Ivo il t s It 1 1 . 't 111 1 , 'c:lcl v „ ' ,ovaGaovE, , 3 o n the li ll 'if ti > 14,,,,, list of Driwy-laneTheatre. 1 / 4 %- t '' , i t ' t v ." - , is Merely disable' by an I..„)ttwtytetiolisitsl:iastef:eet ; but the la , er is " 4 tt tl ie rl ht t ' ‘ itu 4 of the British iteginl\ts 1,h., ‘e tt. t the Portuguese Army rettirni , 4,, 4. 0 • • ~ ,l ii, ,i 4 Join their respective Reginlen`., t‘ 'is 4t tli V,‘"•t t , ''clt t ., 4 , 4 of the 87th Rcoiment, at Ply 'l4l ‘lq -(' t() Glie ri iSeY. b 4 44 1 5 f ,V, ~, `1 Pi.,:,'V' 23.----ThiS day came on the k, l'e -4.esor of Anatomy, when the r ! , i, -... k 44).. 4 1 '.(2 I LA D I, 11 . Jr ~ L A itb4 , ,of St. John's 150 ttl Ik l , " qobt,'o"4 Trinity 135 cI l tA k VP r " t . of C , i ' ius il ,. N ot •Lv i. , 1 ) Ne 1 ..)1 1 !, ille Beane Wednesday next ‘h 1 '1 ,1 41 i• `""ate Lotte , 11 be Drawn—a 4 4t t zt '1 461. ry vt t t it t ,4 Wilk! Ime.ainong the Public those r t , st ' tuust secure to many an in for Life. IMPERIA L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23. In the Writ of Error. Johnes v &Ates, Mr. S. Parke was heard for the plaintiff in error, and Mr. Abbott awl Mr. Taunton for the drfendant.—Judgment deferred. Mr. Haggart and Sir S. Romilly were heard for the appel lants in the appeal Kerrand others against the Duke of Athol. Further bearing on Friday. LORD WALSINGHAM. The Earl of LIVERPOOL brought do►vn a Message from the Prince Regent, expressing his Royal' Highness's hope that the Rouse of LoVds, in consequence of the long and faithful services of Lord Wakingham, would concur• in the. grant to his Lordship of an annui:y of 20001. This Message was, on the motion of Lord Liverpool, ordered to be con sidered to-morrow. The Reynold Sinking Fund Bequest Bill, and Seaman's Pension Bill, were read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The Exchequer Bill; 'in Aid Bill, the 12 Millions Exche quer Bills Bill, and Malt Duty Bill, were brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. CORN LAWS. Mr. Horner, and others from the Commons, broug,ht,up a Message, requesting the Lords to communicate to the Com mons the first and second Reports of their Committees on the Corn Laws. The Reports were sent by the Messengers of this House of Lords. Mr. Mitford, from the Treasury, presented a Report of the Herring Fishery Commissioners and other Papers.—Laid on the Table. Adjourned. HOUSE OF • COM MONS, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23. The Malt Doty, 12 million and half Exchequer Bills, and Exchequer Bills in Aid Bills, were severally read a third time, and passed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER laid upon the table an account of the sums advanced nut of the Civil List, not included in the ordinary expenditure, and which had not been repaid by Parliament; as likewise an estimate of the amount required for the relief of French , Clergy, and for the purpose of defraying the expences of certain Naval Officers in returning home. The Report of the Glass Duty Repeal Bill was received, and the Bill read a third time. CIVIL LIST. Mr. BANKER rose to bring. - forward his pro mised motion, with respect to which, however, he should find it nccesssary to trouble the House with very few obsetvations. The House was al ready in full possession of his object, and it was itself of so simple a nature, that it might be ex plained in a single sentence. He had the.satis faction of knowing, that whilst it was entirely ap proved on one side, it was not likely to meet with any Opposition on the other. It . was intended merely as a remedy to a partial inconvenience, which had been naturally allowed by the Act of Parliament,. because the Act Was founded upon the old practice of making up the accounts of the current year to the last quarter ending the sth of .-kr-a. This certainly was a period at which the production of these accounts, which were usually voluminous, was not likely to lead - to any useful 'results. In fact; in the two last years they were not printed till the 7th and 21st of July. He should therefore move for leave to bring in a Bill to explain and amend the said Act. The CHANCELLOR of the ExcErEQuEn agreed with his Hon. Friend, that it would be expedient to hring the Civil List Accounts 'at an earlier pe riod before the House. He would take care that the three quarters up to the sth of January, should come at as early a period as possible before the House. - • Mr. TIERNEY wished to have some under standing 4rom the Right Honourable. Gentleman of what he meant by n rea•onable 1 -rind. If the Accounts were g - iven in any time in the month of February, it would be perfectly satisfactory to him. . . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not wish to 'tie himself clown to a precise day, _but they should certainly be given in before the ex • piration of the quarter. The Right Hon. Gentle man might take what course he pleased ; he cer tainly should follow what he conceived to be the line of his duty, without being influenced by the determination of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr. Tizat.tEr did not doubt the Right Honour able Gentleman, when.he expressed himself in different wberher he had his support or•not. Cer tainly, if the Right Honourable Gentleman wanted: a triumph, he (Mr. Tierney) could not prevent him from carrying any measure This was a truth of which there could be no doubt. He was perfectly content. to have no weight in the House, - if the Right Honourable Gentleman Would only fix what he meant by a reasonable time, Where was the inconvenience of having the accounts ready by the 15th or 16th of February? If the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Bankes) would only stand by him, he ,need not say a word more. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not wish to be tied down to any distinct pledge. After some further discussion between Mr. LONG, Mr. TIERNEY, and Mr. PONSONBY, leave was given to bring in -the Bill. PETITION OF DANIEL LOVELL, Mr. WHITBREAD said, the person in wliose be *half he now presented a Petition was at present a prisoner in the Gaol of Newgate. That per-ion, Daniel Lovell, the Proprietor and Editor of The Statesman Newspaper, had been nearly four years confined in Newgate, and was likely to he con, fined there for life, unless the Crown should be disposed to initktate his punishment. He stated, .that he was unable to Try 0.,. •- .ruitenced, and to find the necessary sureties for his good behaviour for the next. three years The Petition was then brought up and read. After detail ing the causes of his different trials and convictions, it stated, that he ,had been imprisoned in all nearly four years ; that the pt.riod of imprisonment to which he was sentenced ex piree in 'May last; that he was in embarrassed circumstances, and unable to find sureties for hisgood behaviour ;and that he laboured under severe attacks of an asthmatic and pulmonary nature, which were increased by his imprisonment, and which, if he were not speedily liberated, would soon put an end to his life. Mr. WHITBREAD said, in moving that this Petition should lie on th e ta bl e, w hi c h was a ll that be intended doing at present, he could not avoid calling the attention of the House to the extreme hardship ,ot this case. He conceived that three years and a half of imprisonment, extended now to nearly four years, was certainly sufficient to expiate - any offence of th e ki n d w hi c h cou ld possibly be coin itted. It a ppeared, that out of the three instances of the] for which he had suffered, two of them were copW 'otn different papers ; and this extraordinary partiality had i e n shewn, in one of the cases, that the persons from whom :copied tho libels, and who suffered jud gment to go by de t, had never been called up to receive their sentence, Cat ; he,who bad also suffered judgment to go by default, was up for sentence, and imprisoned for une year. In the s ti t i a 'll instance, for which he su ff ered imprisonment he had -` on affidavit at his trial, that from his imprisonment he kne qhing of its insertio n. He again suffered judgment to.,i, default, and he had been sentenced to eighteen 111-- im risonment, to pay a fine of 500/. and fi nd two su reties y „ ft , his good behaviour of 5001. each, and be sound him placese'?oo/. He was aware that this House was not the e nake an application for a mitigation of punish thatet,i the House could not award any such 13 " 6 7, 1 , 4 but the Petitioner had already made an ay to the Secretery of State at a time when his life was despaired of. He applied by letter to Lord Sid month in May last, inclosing a Certificate of the Medical Gentleman appointed for Newgate, stating that his life was despaired of. My Lord Sidmouth returned for answer, that under the circumstances of the case he did not think it ad visable to recommend any mitigation of punishment. H 'made a second application to the Lords of the Treasury, and to this no answer whatever was returned. In these circum stances the Petitioner came before the Bar of this House as his last resource. I hope Gentleman opposite will advise the Crown to take compassion on this unfortunate man ; and af ter his four years' imprisonment, and in consideration of his bad state of health, that it would be graciously pleased to re+ mit the fine.iand not require'sureties from him. It :night he' said that he was still carrying on a newspaper, and that be had where Withal to pay the fine; but he had made an in quiry into the Prisoner's circumstances, and found that this was not in his power. The Prisoners told him, if he could find 500/. .or the necessary sureties, at hisk time of life he would sacrifice his last shilling to obtain a blessing so long desired by him, even for, the very short time which in all human probability he would be allowed to enjoy it. He had written to him a letter detailing his: distress and his pe cuniary circumstances, which it was out fittingand unneces sary tb read over to the Housii; it was sufficient to say, that. it impressed him fully with the conviction that it was not un willingness, but absolute inability, which prevented him from paying the fine. He requested some of those who were able, to say whether they were willing to give au advice of mercy to the Crown. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it. was painful to, be obliged to snake 'any observations of a tendency u nfavourable to the Petitioner. In case his advice were asked in this case, he would say, that the mercy of the Crown ought nut to' be extended to the Petitioner. It might be supposed from the statement of the Hon. Gentleman, that the four years' impri sonment was in consequence of one conviction. (No, No, from different parts of the House.) He was first convicted in I 807, when he was committed to the custody of the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison for a month, and fined in 501. The next date was in Easter Term, 1810; The Honour able Gentleman had been misinformed' respecting this case. It was true the Proprietors of the Manchester Papers had -not been prosecuted ; they gave up the authors of the libel, and made a prompt apology. With this the Property Tax Commissioners were satisfied. But the author of the libel was punished by a year's imprisonMent The Commis sioner's were not, however, satisfied with the apology of Mr. Lovell, and called on the Officers of the Crown to bring him up for sentence. On this occasion he was imprisoned for twelve months. The next sentence was in Michaelmas Term, 1810. It was twelve months imprisonment in Neweafe.— While order this imprisonment he made his paper the vehicle of another libel, respecting the treatment of prisoners of war in this cunntry.' This libel was of a most dangerous na ture, and might have been productive of dreadful sufferings to our subjects who were prisoners in France. From that time till now lie had carried on hit newspaper, and a news paper was generally supposed to be a profitable concern. He had even lately erected a new weekly paper, called " The Constitution." He• was ready to allow that where imprison ment, in consequence of inability to pay a fine, was pro longed much beyond the period of the sentence, that such prolongation might be supposed a commutation of the fine, and that the time had arrived at which the party might be liberated. It_ was necessary,' however, to secure the public against future aggression. But what security had they in this case against a renewal of the offence, when such it ap peared was the estimation in which the Petitioner was held, that he could find no two persons who would be security for three years for hisgood behaviour? He thought, under all tke circumstances of the case, that the House ought to be cautious how they interfered with a - sentence which the Court had thought fit to apportion after the most mature deliberation. Mr. BROWNE thought that the observations of the Hon, and Learned- Gentleman were calculated to excite a prejudice against the unfottunate Petitioner. He knew' of no human transgression for which an imprisonment of three years and. an half did not atone. The offence here, however, was one that naturally grew out. of the freedom' of the country; it was the offspring of free discussion, and those laws whiise ob ject it was to extinguish this, were, in his opinion, " more honoured. in the breach than the observance." Sir GILBERT HEATHCOTE complained of theireatment which persons imprisoned for libel often experienced in their confinement. It was possible to render the punishments fre quently inflicted as severe as death itself. His attention had been called to two cases of peculiar hardship: he meant the case of Mi. Colobett, - who hail been wised with the common felons during his imsrisoninent in Newgate; and of another Gentleman, who had beets sent to Lincoln Casle., Ile pre sumed that i❑ sending him there, it never• was intended to deprive him of the ordinary conveniencirs and com forts of life. For some time, however, he was treated with a harshness which tindotibtedly had aggravated and exceeded the punishment intended by the Court. The dis tress of the present Petitioner was such as to excite universal commiseration. There was in practice, he feared, too queutly, a vigour beyond the law. It appeared to him, that Government would do well to guard against any exaspera tion of a law already sufficiently severe. Jr might he well if they would apportion a small part of the immense resources they had at their disposal, to the erection of a prison to which persons confined for libel might be sent, instead of being mingled with the common herd of vile and wretched male factors. With respect to She Petition now presented by his Hon. Friend, be should not attempt to injure its merits by any observations of his own, but should be satisfied with earnestly recommending it to theconsideration of Ministers. Mr. Alderman Arfußs said, the'Hori.Baronet was greatly in error in supposing that Slr.•Cobbett had been confined amongst the ,ordinary.criminals in Newgate. With respect, to the 'case now under consideration, lie had visited Mr. Lovell, and found him certainly in possession of little inure than the bare conveisiencts of life. He was dispose 4 to be lieve that_ he was really incapable of paying the fine, and con sidered it to lie a case in which the prerogati, eof mercy might be properly exercised.- He hoped, therefore, his Ma jesty's Gov.-rtnnent would take his case into consideration : lie believed his health was in a very indifferent stare, and must he made Much worse by a continuance of imprison ment in apartments which afforded him no betteraccommoda. tion than that he bad mentioned. He believed from what he had heard, that it would not by possibility be in his power to pay thy fine, except by resorting to a subscription from the public. He-thought, however, from what the Petitioner had 'told him, that he might be able to procure sureties for his good behaviour for the time required by the sentence, as far as 2001. a piece; and if he wafd do that, he flattered him self his Majesty's Government would, under all the cir cumstances of the case, chew him that lenity which the pe tition prayed for. Sir GILBERT .HEATHCOTE said, that Mr. Cobhctt, through the interference of Alderman Wood, was removed from among the felons in Newgate. Mr. Alderman ATKINS said, Mr. Cobbett was taken to prison at a late hour in the e% ening, and was conveyed to the state side, but. he was never put among Cie felons. Mr. PONSONBY believed that the Court would not have imposed so heavy a fine, had it been acquainted with the real state of Mr. Lovell's affairs.. It was of the greatest impor tance that persons placed in such situations should disclose the pecuniary difficulties to which they were exposed, which would not only affect the amount of the fine, but of the seen it,inc in s,rior, which the Court ought to be peculiarly earn- II Mr. BATHURT observed, that the question was, whether the additional itUVrisonment suffered by Mr. Lovell could be held to be a sufficient commutation for the fine he • was not able to pay. 'With regard to the securities, the Court always formed its opinion not merely upon the pecuniary circum stances, but also upon the conduct of the Prisoner. Mt% WHITBREAD hoped that nothing that had fallen from him would-have the effect of injuring the cause he had -es poused, by preventing the visitations of mercy upon Mr. Lo yell. He was happy to find that the disposition of the House was so much in favour of the Petitioner. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. A Mes Sage from the Lords informed the House that their Lordships had agreed to furnish the House with the First and Second Reports of their House on ,the subject of the Corn Laws.—Urdered to be printed. COLONEL QUENTIN. Mr. TIERNEY stated, that when an Hon. Gen tleman (Colonel Palmer) had last night given, no tice that he should, after the recess, make again a motion on the subject of the late Court-Martial, in consequence of an article which had appeared, 1.3 , authority, in a daily evening print, he was not aware that be was nearly as much implicated as the Hon. Colonel himself in the contents of that article. All public men were liable to have their conduct examined into and canvassed ; hut what the Courier had published was not the opinion of the Editor, but a contradictiou, by authority of the statement he had made in the House, of facts con nected with the hard situation in which the Offi otrs of the 10th Hussars were placed. The article in question went to deny that Col. Quentin had applied to the Officers by authority:, and • what authority it was not necessary to mention, for a copy of the letter, called by sonic a Round Robin, on Which the harsh sentence inflicted upon them was afterwards"founded. It also made it appear as though he had intended to detract from the kindness of the Prince Regent in raising Lieut.- Col. Roberts to his prise t situation. hle did not exactly comprehente: die difference between the statement which he NA made and _that puldished by authority on this •point. When it %vas said, that the appointment had been given by his Royal Highness to Colonel Robarts unsolicited imme diately on his return from the Continent, the tact was not correct : it had been conferred after that Officer . had distinguished himself abroad ; and without wishing to detract from Elie merit of his Royal Highness in bestowing such a reward, he had always understood from all Military men, that when an Officer in the _command of a regiment had so distinguished himself as to have his name irentioned in the dispatches of the. Commander in Chief, it had been the, uniform practice of the service to raise him one step in rank. He was most anxious that the House should see that he had not wilfully asserted any facts which were not made out by the evidence ; and he should now proceed to the letter, which it was now said had not been delivered to his Royal Highness throngh an application in his own behalf. He asserted again,- that the Officers were most anxious that this letter should not be given to. the Prince. In stead of requiring Colonel Palmer_ to lay it before - his Royal Highness, its delivery had been. de manded of them in the mess-room by the antlio.s rity of the Regent. He shoold call upon his ho nourable Friend to state, whether it was the wish of the Officers that the document in question should be laid before the Royal Eye ? Whether, on the contrary, they did not desire that it should be considered - as cancelled, and as' never having been written ? This- was the more important to ascertain, as the whole of the severe proceedings against the Officers were founded on this letter, which could not have been produced had their -, own intentions alone been carried into effect." He therefore once more called upon his Honourable Friend to state, whether, when Colcinel Quentin had required the delivery of the said letter in the mess-room of the regiment, the Officers bad not refused it ? and whether be himself, Colonel Pal. mer, had not given it up by 'coon - nand to his Royal Highness, through w,.ich- means it became the ground of the dreadful punishment inflicted on the Officers of tbe 10th Hussars ? In these statements, to which he had pledged himself, he , was certain of being borne tan by facts. He did not wish to provoke a discussion on the subject. • The House must feel for his situation,. when the statement which he had made had - been denied by authority. It was not on account of the Officers lie requested this explanation ; it was in vindica tion of his own character., He concluded h 3 re. peating his questions to the Honourable Member, and stating, that as to the' tact of the Officers be ing desirous the letter should be considered _as cancelled, and not produced, he could bring the testimony of every Officer in the regiment. Colonel PALMER stated, that the letter had ori ginally been delivered by the Officers to him, to be used accio•ding to his own discretion ; that he had thought it his - first duty to communicate with Colonel Quentin on the subject, as Commanding Officer. He had waited on his Royal Highness-, 'to give him an account of the state of the. regi ment, but had .made no mention of the letter. - Col. Quentin. was present at that interview. His Royal Highness had desired hint (Col. Palmer) to go to the Officers and insist on their preferring charges against Colonel Quentin. The latter-bad subsequently come to the Officers and demanded that the letter in question should be delivered up to him. The Officers had refused, and-said, that they wished it to be considered-as cancelled. He had then demanded it by order of the Prince Re- . - gent ; and in consequence of the Officers being unwilling to disobey the orders of the Prince, ho (Col. Palmer) had waited on his Royal Highness, and said, that if he issued his commands for the delivery of the letter, it should be immediately delivered. His Royal Highness then denied, over and over again, having authorised Colonel Quentiii to demand that the letter should be given up- As to what bad been stated, that the letter had been - delivered with one from Col. Roberts, that was totally incorrect. The letter of Colonel RObarts - .had not been written till the day after,- .. inconsequence of the Orders issued by the Prince Regent, thst the Officers should bring charges against Colonel Quentin. - it was stated, that his Royal Highness had sent the whole of the letters to the Commander inlChiet : of that be knew no thing, but believed they had been delivered to Col. Qitenrin, as be understood Col. Roberts had seen the letter signed by the Officers on Colonel. Quentin's table, - and was inclined to throw it in the fire, considering the means by which it had been obtained. As to his Royal Highness nibs I,,,eintr, interfpepri in toa!dtig him (Colonel Palmer) the prosecutor, although the Regent had not absolutely commanded him, his Royal Highness had expressed his .wishes in a way to be nearly tantamount to a command. He (Col. Palmer)' had waited on his .Royal Highness, and • expressed his disinclination to prosecute ; in the • conversation of one or two hours which_took place on that occasion, the Prince stated, that be considered him bound to come forward, and that it would appear a desertion 'of the Officers of the regiment if he did not. To this he replied, that his Royal Highness must be aware, that if he be- - came the prosecutor, he should - do his duty, and. - exert himself to the utmost to bring the ch;irges home to Col. Quentin. The Prince Regent ex pressed his conviction that he could notact other- _ wise ; and it was with an understanding of that nature that he had undertaken the office of pro, secutOr. He was sorry to have been obliged to state these facts at the present period. It was his intention to defer the discussion of the subject, uotilheshould bring forward the motion of which be had given notice:. He differed from the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Manners •Sutton), on the • view of the question which he had taken on a former night. He did not think that his answer at that time had been satisfactory, and be hoped that When the subject should come once most, before the House, the Right Hon. GentlemaA 1