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tions parts of the ebutstty there Might he a en oection amongst the disaffected, but not such a coneeCtion as might cause persons to ketsw who been taken up et hundreds of miles distance. The giving of the numbers and ages would pre vent the knowledge' by their partisans of what particular persons had been apprehended; but the names could be of no other purport than to form ground of imputation against Ministers, whieli meat have the.effect of weakening the hands, of Government, %%bete measure', miler present cir 'eumstanees; -had alteady obtained the coefetence of the House, and were exerted for the benefit of the whole community. Sir YV. ,Th.futtows Cbald *TIM conceive teliat grounds there could be ter refitting the names, which could not be much longer kept secret. The Calendar, of every Assize published the names of II 1 1 persons in custody. The moues would slew whether or not any man of rank, character, and property had been taken up, and, no doubt, would influence the House as to the propriety of-renew ing the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act or not. All the dangers which existed in 1796 were net of tbeettestion-e-they were at proem purely domestic. Sued measures were better adapted for ages of bar barism. bras it not the duty of the House to look at every act of the Government with sus picion and jealousy, and was there to he no anxiety to inquire who the persons were that had been thrown into prison. and in what situation they found themselves 1. For his part be saw no danger at all in granting the motion, and he could scarcely persuade himself that Gentlemen could be sericite; in their objections to it. It was of the utmost importance to have a descriptioo of their persons and their sitoationa in life, as well as their names, to see if the return contained any. • • persona of weight and consequence ; but. if they fete all poor, it was too much to entrust Mini sters with such power. As, therefore, the amend ment was for the purpose of keeping Pack from the House very necessary infOrmatiun, he hoped - it eeneld be negatived, Lord FOLKST9Ne,. in reply, observed, that his other motion event ccfesiderably farther; there fore; if Were was ary difference in the view he bad taken of the subject then and now, he was .justified in it ; but lie would deny that there was any difference. He thought the information he 'had moved for, and which the Amendmeet would throw out, of the utmost importance with regard to the. renewed Suspension of the Huheas Corpus' Act. If lie was aware of any mischief likely to •eusue, he would not have mule the motion ; but be was not aware, even after what ,be lad beard from the Right l'oeottrable Geetlentate, that there was any Mischief to be apprebeeded.— ,The Amendment being. substantially the ,time. us the motion, it was a sort of sarcasm to say, that if the motion cattle front the Right lion. Gentle mawhimself, there tveuld be no mischief at all. The mischief then, it appeared, Was, from the Mover, end not from the question.—(Latighter.) How would the motion encourage the disaffect ed 1 If would not be ninny wet ks before the Ca lendar would be published at the Quarter Sessions In every county townin England, and then all the names must be published, It was ,ahsurd, v. hen Government was so very vigilant, to say that. the House was not la know the ovules 0 conspirators taken sill, lest other conspirators Omelet leave them. Then, they said, there was extreme danger in the Home being made acqueinfed with the iitliatiOni in, life, trades, and occupat iota of these people; this was most, important,; for if, as had come to his know ledge; they had not the means to stir up. consei taeles, nor:even Ale means to buy apair of shoes, it Was fit the House should know 'whether such persons could possibly be dangerous to the State. No danger had arisen on any other occasion, though such a motion had been made over and over again. Ministers talked le great deal show their respoosi hairy and the burthen of it; but what was it ? Nothing at all. If, with the load Of responsibility oo their shoelders, information is sought for, they get rid of the burthen and refuse it. He should, certainly, persist its the ot iginal motion. • The House then divided on the motion, Ayvi Noes t U 4 Aiajurity against. it 1-51 Mr. C. Dusnas presented apetition from Berk shirt, signed by great numbers at freeholders, which wss seconded by Lnrd POT.KESTONR, who said, that it was signed at one of the largest meet ings known at Reading, and on a clay which was not a market-day. '!'beta had been previously a strong attempt at opposition by what was called the Pitt Club, but it had no effect on the general opinion and feeling ; and only two'hands were held up against the,petition. The petitioners stated their alarm at the renewal of the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. After a few words from Mr. Sitaw LETLVRE, the petition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BENNETT moved an Address for a Copy of the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the state of jurisprudence in Guernsey, with various other particulars. Mr, BRAGGE BATHURST opposed the motion, as inquiry bad been made, and was !nom -ding in a way which he hoped would terminate satis factorily. Sir J. NEWPORT made some observations. Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST observed, that the island was jealous concerning its privileges. Mr. BENNETT remarked, that really those islands paid no taxes ; at least, c o mp a r a tively speaking. he motion was negatived. BOROUGH It,EPRESENTATION. Sir FRANC/4 BURDETT had to pi CUM a Petition ,whirl gave a frehh in,tancc of the destructive anorality of the Borough-mongering system. 11 YVaS from a person of the Borough of Haz who stated that at the last Ueneral Election cer tain property had been conveyed to him by Lord Londsdalv, to enable him to give Ilia vote in favour of the Candidates proposed by his Lordship. lie came in fain under the denomination of what, in Borough-mongering language, iS called a Faggot. these Illettus.bad two Gentlemen been return ed to that House. Now this person had a quaint of conscictme as to delivering again to Lord Loostiale the property which had been conveyed to blot to suit the occasion. 1k thought it would be improper not, to keep that which be had sivot n to be his own. in consequence of this determi nation, he stated, that hc had 3uttercti much per seentioe at Ole instigatlon or tortl Onaile. Ile still held the property, but he bad at last been `served with an ejectment by Lord Lortadate. lie (Sit. L' . B.) thought it impossible, when the Peti tTatt should have been read, that the llonse shonld take no further step against a practice which was 'the worst of treason, for it involved every ft at ure of that crime which was odious and disgusting; it was a violation of the Cnt►ttitotion, and combined perjury will' ingratitude, want of faith with breach of trust. It e;as a nriniat mite pictin e,•eompre 'lending all offences, and presenting an exact re semblance of the Borough-niongering system It was that system which created the dissatisfac tion which the Ministry wished to put down by force. 'nit pithiie at l , !tge kilekv that thil kttl a right to be represented, and that no Peer should interfere in-thv sleet ion o Members, Nay, there were Resolutions on,the Journals of the House, making it a breach of its privileges, and color. (pettily of those of the people, for any Peer so to interfere.—And what a system. which went in defiance to rights, privileges, and resolutions, to beloderated It was combination and a torus indeed, To winch had.every Devil set hi. seal, To give the world asiurAnee of a Fiend." He concluded by moving that the PatitiOn be brought up. 'Mr. BAN Es asked xvhat were the complaintand the prayer of the Petition ? Si-i F. BURDETT .teplieti, that it complained of vindictive persecution on account of an election,' and prayed for what redress the House 'et tild af ford. Mr. BANKEI conceived, that as the Pe►ition did not state what !node of relief could' be given, and as proceeding* seen►cil to be pending in the Courts 1) low, it was not one of those which ,the House Could receive. Mr. BRAND contended, that as the Petition in• volved a practice highly disgraceful to the [loose, if the facts were true, it (night at least to he read. Eyen should its prayer be most contemptible, some steps should be tal.en on the other points. BATtfuttsT did ►►ut see how the Rouse could take any step on the subject. It could not recal the dechion of the Committee held at the time on Ole election. Sir H. PARNELL and Mr. P. Moottg spoke in favour of allowing the Petition to be brought up and read, in order to Arid an opportunity to the House to cooider whether it. ought to be re ceived. Mr. W. SMITH inquired whether there was any Order of the House to prevent a Member from reading the whole of a Petition which he was pre. tenting ? If the , case stated in the present Peti. tion, as he understood it, were right, the follirw. ing dilemma would ensue :—A conveyance. exe cuted in all the forms required, always conveyed a bons fide property. If the person in question could not he ejected, then he had been pvrsecnt- If he could be ejected, then an act Of bribery and intertcrence hail taken place in the election of a Mcitibtr, which called for some proceeding on the part of Parliament. The SPRAKER, its reply to the appeal made to him, stated that it teal inconsistent with the general practice of the House, for a Member to lead the whole of any Petition which he might it• tend to present. It was also competent for the House to deCide on the fate of a Petition before it bad been read, as %% ell as on any other stage. Mr. CURWEN thought that the House could not shut its ears to a Petition which asserted that practices againtlt its honour had taken place.. After a few Words from Sir R. FERGUSON and Sir F. BURDETT, the latter of whom Slated, that if the House- rejected the present Petition it would be competent for him to bring the subject up again 'before it in the shape of a motion, the House divided.-,- For Iniifing ap the Petition . . IS Ag4inst n hiliFot it y opiust the Petition DROJTS OF THE ADMIRALTY At the suggestion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ.UR, Sir 3. MACKINTOSH postponed his motion tecreting the bruit: of Admiralty till Tuesday next, Citl. of Limerick, in Ile ronni Of Colonel V,re ker, now 3 Peer of the United tiered, After n few word from Mr. roltsonhY• The Civil Services Recompense Bill was read n third time, and passed. • The CHANCELLOR of the EiccittEauErt 61fwiett leave to bring in a Bill to permit the TrAnsfer Capital front certain public srdeks and fonds in Great Britain, to certain public, stocks and fonds in Ireland, rafter 0. few words From Sir .1. N - ()Ott Hlld Mr. V. Fitzgerald. The East India Mediterranean Trade Bill was read a Wild time, and passed- Mr. Bnoonas brought up the Report of the Committee on the Consolidated Food ; the Reso lutions were agreed to, nod Bills ordered ac tordinglv. The Clergy Residence' 13111, went through Committee, the clauses %vele till agread to after various amendments ; after which the House re sumed, and the Report was ordered to be received: The other Orders of the Day were then dispos ed of, and the House adjourned. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last M i ght. Datitav-LANE,—The Hypocrite: Doctor Cantwell, Mr. Dow ' ton; Charlotte, Mts. Davison. After which, The Rival Sol diers, and Iti Con. CoveNT-Gitsthert.-- , Hartilet : Hamlet, Mr. Eemble ; Ophelia, Miss Stephens. After which, NO Sup! No Supper, and A Diertisernent. New Tutanse !them., Exontstt DerriA-Hotist. , --The Elec tion : Mr. Baltimore, Mr. 11. Johnstone; Miss Charlotte Preen:tan, Miss Kelly. After which, Prce aid Easy. b1.111:4. Atitirvm--1 Prance, 1 liambnr;h, 1 Waterford. Dur—t Gottenburgli, I Ituuburg, I Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Dublin. PRICE OF STOCKS Till* Y A'l• rwilve. n'cLocK. per Cent. Reel. 72i if I India 80nd5,.....525. 89q. pr. 3 per Cent. Cons.-- shut , Exch. Bilis,. 9s. Its. pr. 4 per Clint* Cues. far July, 5 pig. Cent. Nary Ann....shut HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 14 ininntes after 1. I Evening, 3'9 minutes atter 1. THE SUN. 1101.145 t curs DICER 'MAWS AUDI %I' LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1817: FOREIGN CONTRACTS. Mr. PONSONBY bad been informed this day that large contracts were making in this country for a supply of Wheat by the French Government. Jf farmers chose to take their corn to other markets instead of offering it for sale here, some proceed. ing on the part of Parliathent might become tie cessaty. Mr. Roatranta stated,. that as the law now stood, corn might be purchased here for the pur pose of exportation. it would be a matter of de licacy for Parliament to interfere. Corn was al lowed to be imported ; but if exportation were not allowed, that corn Might not come at all, as it would then have no other market than this coun try, and We sh o uld lose the chance of retaining it here. The greatest part of the coat exported during the . last six months was foreign cor n , or British corn of the most inferior quality. Ur. Pos. - sway hail no doubt that the •lionour. able Gentleman would do all that on the snhject, when once his attention ; had be e n attracted to it. , Lord CASTLAREAGH said, that tne exportation of corn from this country was not likely to con tinue long. From certain advices, he knew that Prance expected that her difficulties respeeting subsistence would soon cease. The rice harvest would be in July, and would terminate them. It would be the same with the countries still more to the South than France. The demand on our market would therefore be speedily stopped,: The danger of any preventive measure would -be,not only to prevent the coming here of foreign grain, but, perhaps, to induce other countries to adopt coercive measures against it exportation. He slid not believe that contracts had been made to tioy extent, and-even then they must have been for special purOoses. The price of grain was rapidly falling Off in France. Afteea few words from Mr. Wm; Smith, Air, ihtfuet, and Mr. Liuskisson, the conversation dropped. Mr. WM. SMITH presented ft Petitinn from Francis !larding, who complained of having been imprisoned tor itro years under, an Extent in Aid, Read, itud referred to the COMlTlittee on that subject. Lord CASTLEEMA , 3II Waved a new Writ for the It k reported this morning in the City, that the N lOU will reiffre a Loan of 15,000,000/. In consequence of the divuthed state of some parts of the Country, it is said that the Militia will be immediately called out. We have inserted this day a long but interest- . ipg article from the. Leeds Atelligencer of Monday lalt, one of the most loyal, patriotic, and Consti— . tutionnl Provincial Journals in this country, the. Conductor of which possesses the important oppor tunityof local k now/edge, andseems to be animateo, by true public spirit, eninfinenced by the,narrow impulse of Party. We intended to insert this arti cle yesterday, but had not space. It is, hiivrever, so interesting that though other Public Prints have thought , proper to take copious ixtracts from it, We take the whole, anal acknOWledge its source. The intelligence from Leeds, which we received this morning, - and insert this day, fully confirms' the facts and the opinions contained in the loyal Paper above-menti o n e d ; an d a l so t h e subsequent Letter, which we published in a Second Edition yesterday ;. yet, with all these glaring and alarming facts, the Opposition are so blind. ell by Party spirit that they, canlie no appear ance of disturbances in the Country--nothing to • justify the Suspension of The Habeas Carpus lAct , but on the contrary, they think that we should let the Evil Spirits who want to overthrow the • .Governmeot range •at large, and 'carry on. thetr nefarious operations without molestation, Lord FOLKItSTONI; • yesterday, :good harmless soul, said, that whether the-number of prisoners were, large or , small, he shOtilil equ a lly that', the. Suspension was reprehensible. What his the number to do With the question of their guilt or innocence ? His Lordship added, that; he had 'visited Reading Gaol;' hot bras not allowed to see the-prisoners. This visit re-, minds us of the 1 roving commission" to find out complaints against Giivcrn metit mentioned by the•late lamented Mr.l'Ettez.v.le. We find.that the Seditious are daily at their. work •by open lence, secret machination, and ;be productions of . a factions, we might almost siv a rebellious, Mr'. It any thing could, irrdeed, jusi ify the appointment' of a Censor of the Press',Which I, row ever , God l°rb`d that there should ever be seen in this free country, it would be its extreme licentiousness at the pre sent moment, bet -reflection -must convince ots, drat e vizon i t t. , is b etter to let :tnalignant spirits rent eteir itn!l be answereble. for it wizen published, and trust to' the good sense - of the people, to avoid the contagion, ai well as to the law rntithe safeguard of the Constitution. We shoelti patiently wait until the result of the present trial, and the ensuingtrials, shell be fully promulgated, and in' the mean time we should give, Government credit for not adopti ng any Mettrures of preven t' aim or puir: . ;;onz - 11t,- bat what the merits of respective eatzes may in peritnts!y require I . o l ° l safety nt the State. T• e s.h)!iiiil the Letter upPeureci is Or Vt Second Edit ion yetfer(LaT, for the satisfAtiod. our Readers all n% cr the etstintry " 1111/:IIXIiSt , IRLD, JUNK flt 181 7 . • sr In' consequence of ittforotatieot receivol tit the Magistrates, the Hitthieriteld crclert'd otte Yesterday, and, hetvreen 111;t Pla t and !holey, carve op with tz patty nt ported to amount soine I„,„,keds. Woo ill'c i la r g eti several shots, and troaniloit I ' ll 7' of Mr. Dart') ALEXAtthEtt. Tliev Perseti.—lt does not appear that poy of theme ° taken.---All is quiet to-day." i 4 KING'S BENCIL—Tbii morning Wa' OCC.. In the cross-txamination of Castle: We received this morning the Paris Par lontlay last, with the exception still of " a Journal des pebats, %%hick we suppose ibt"f;:t has been again suspcuded. It w ill be sec" ,l the Ambassadors of the Allied I'ower3 at P.lrava ~ litrd another conference. ' rite t011015114,//r Extracts : goer 1 " PARIs, JvNa 9,—The Austrian, - Spanish, Russian, 80(1 Prussian A tilbgisP" inr° ' S tie atur l d l' a; k , e atdetheitlitcoltirellieou; tlB):"Dml.:kleed';ll2.ielliiiL'l,llo' ton* it is thought that these c onferenc e° rc ,, to the mediation for arranging the difference's: 4 1; green Spain and Portage!, an d tnthe Brazil. It appears t h at the de p arture ni Ilie ,it of Wellington for Cambray pis deferred.. ti,• titian L p e r t e t : e r n s t e fr d o :no the l a r K ce i lz . a t stair' o d enra t t l i i : i i t a ti ;:',l , uq for Lacy and all his accompliees, was sib Jr it upwards 0(3,000 inhabitants of Catalonia. 11 , again said, that General Costanns, the Coe', l, . ant of the Provinces, has sent in his resig t ' tl ; t . i , " Yesterday morning the Duke d e Cil'.'l ( o o, eldest son of the Doke of Orleans, lid d a i ' llar , f it l his horse in the 'lois de 13OnkV e ' slightly hat t. e ll sys;tztMrattalannateatilteori,Kietrtiti(elre.ner has aeterm inca (PI t Saute ii , I - , il A e greater part of t he lowa m rtiiicti (Haute Loire) has been degfoy:ti bY linre t 4 11 . ' broke out on the IS It alt. and 0 i 1 ° etntgn ' v li"o der till it had consetnied 300 i)f)"' c ' s 9.: 1P 4 IthePasPitAl, from which' the sic,i; '''''' l '' were with great difficulty, s aved. 1 ..;to t " The Memorial flordetais Of t he 4 ; 1 1; 1 ° 1 ' snYs : . report of a new revoldiOnsti re yci i ' ' TA T i l ti : i t t ir t i lli . e i c' , lC hY o ' i w i ti c a s a b u sp l: ln n e a a f k cr e si l r t i c n i l o ul Gi n i ti : i tr e h i n i o t l i ij ic o . ' n r lt c l o the:lti destitute it ° : :tsYti°:1:11): 1 1'1 ; :04i::: n iss received lettet's fr Madrid, (IJted 11 r d' 144 1 . 'ENNA, MAY St —The tielortnh: dCle . t IT_ . • llere:lir,ary Princess of 'Portage) is t ° ; - roi lio.. for a few days, in consequencevf her in" :1:: " .STurroatto, ;thy' 31, ----On t he11 511 : /11, :,/ .. inst. in the : evening, several intiWi'l°l4:oo:, 'owest class. assembled i n the priitc ; r ll' er ;e'; this Capital, and some of them (004 11161' ic' the hotel of the Minister of S t " le ' g 1 At1 41,. ;L , beim, They were , however disPer°e"tic foil* of the ringleaders were arres ted 3nd „/ the fortress. . , 1 te isi- ' " GENEvA, J&Nli I.—The deVir l' ' '' . o r if which prevail in the Savoyard Conl""'`)°,:rote neighbonrhocal are at their heigh t ' ll'e 7, 4 °4 part of the families there ate tlestitatell;°:::l:,iill,at: and the means of procuring any, i''''' " l o va' are crying with hunger round click ' 1 parerts. itc' e ; f ( • c t)l ( '` „e 'i 1 " Co • NsTANTIsopLE l t f y4i --,-"IIIC l i til ' , . t patio', of the. Junian rsie ' s i y the 0091,),Ilio'''; ',l'l tress of Pant*, in Albtni'l. oi.)l+4.tite li!`,,pr'll:, .. that this had MI English gni ris,,o, tdic,..:ifo..:r conite us frrtr_rs, i s t „ b e r,..,,,,,,,i to . i t , e 11;.• - i. , rpersce ot urringetnel,t3 hv wto cn , ,15. 014 Power reeog'i.:2,-5 the new Ittlithlielr!tl;ol'' 1‘ TL e Sublime Porte-his 11 ni f iill e c l' ' 'l:l ', l ; l4 1 take possessinifof `t'ri'g ' AA, } ): l' he l', 3 " . „,. l : ll' ''' c'r Curill 40 hive 3D intekrvi,:x' woli Ll O.- ' ' li land. • ~,e • rtl' i l '•-• . terility, --- 1 -, A, Ai AV ,20.•-•-tiOttl St esttti,l2l.•,ef.l'':: i! __l,,,ii; ,Lor.l,hip proceetis .I,y t , 4). 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