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a.lopting C.:: language of his: ltUeety. The nest
resolution would be a mere licerence from the
fernier, and he might wait 'perhaps for other Noble
Lords, to propose what further eeseisition it might
he tire:ssary to enter on the journals, or -what
Prier proceedings should be. had. He should be
surly to be supposed capable of precipitation, or
taking any advantage, and should therefore yield
to whatever he found to Le thegeneral disposition
of the House ; at the same time he would add, that
it was his own wish to proceed without delay, as
112 could not perceive what ohje!tion coald he made
•to it. 'nit, Nom, Lord than sat dowse without
making his motion.
:;A'l'}-11'RET -wished to kr.nw whether the
first proposition was all that the Noble Lord wished
to L ose this day O"rfi PF.LHA \I said, his Majesty's 'Ministers
did not mean to shrink feet any enquiry, though
he could slot bet think th.. Aim explanaticm. such
as it was, -should have been given berme, and the
motinn was brought on rather prematurely.
Lord Ff rZWILLI said, he had no objenina
to read to the Idolise the second resolution, which
he could not but consider an undeniable inrerence
from the iornier. the substance of it was—sib:lt
his Majesty's Ministers, by sn lung witholding this
information fi-orn the pul:diz, anti giving repeated
assurances of eachcol.fideace in continuance of
peace, had deceived the nation, greatly .ce:ntributed
to the distresses of the peblic creditors, and the em-
barrassments in which the rour.try found itself in-
volved. What the, third resolution may he, he had
not yet determined ; bat he thought the two former
ivere obvious as incont:overtible. •
Lord LOWT lER said, that he had not the
vanity to suppose any suggestion from an ir.expe-
rienced individual like himself would have much
weight upon any Noble Usrti, much less upon the
House; but really considering the vast mass of mat-
' ter before the House, and the shortness of the inter-
Val, he hoped that neither he nor any one similarly
circumstanced, would he called upon for a division,
without being allured a sufficient interval for con-
sideratirm. • • •
The LOAD CHANCELLOR said, it was com-
petent for any Noble Lord who gave notice to make
his motion if he thought proper ; but then it would
remain with the House to decide whether they
tenuld proceed in the discussion, or put an end to it
for the tiree by moving the previous question
As to the resolution that had been read, they ap-
peared of such a nature that it seemed to him the
loaner they were got rid of the better.
Lord CARLISLE. could-not but pay attention
to the application of any number of independent
Peers, who solicited mere timc for deliberation,
though to himself it did not seem necessary, and the
less so as the Minister had in the first -instance,
though fee now complained of precipitation, de-
elared then:selves ready to enter at once upon their
justificatirn. He considered the present charge as
the most serious and severe that ever had been
brought against anr Administration in this coun-
fry--and--
Lord I)ARNLEY here called his Noble Friend
'a order, as he seemed entering. upon the merits of
subjeet. The Noble Lord insinuated an inten-
tion of moving an atlinnrnmesit.
Lord GRENVILLE, after a few Observations on
the dodrines of orderlaid down, which were, he said,
new to him, wished to move,for some papers, which
he should not have an opportunity of doing if the
House should adjourn. He then moved addresses,
that there be laid before the House Copies of the
•Dates of the Afts of the Spanish G 3ventment for an-
nexing to the Nord I)omainsthe-Possessions of the
Maltese Language, and the time whets they were
known to our Govemment :.Also Copies of the Re-
presentations made to the Spanish Government upon,
that subirel. And further, :V Copy of the Answer
given to_ his Majesty's Goviernment, to the 'Proposi-
tion of tie Emperor r I Russia to avec& to the 10th
article of the Treaty of Amiens upon certain condi-
tions. He could conceive no objet ion, he said, to
.two of these at least ; as he .understood they had
been aereed to in aniehet place. • •
• l.nra PELHAM replied, that there was only one
44 them on which he would find it necessary to
• move the previous question, as no correspondence
nook place with the French and Spanish Govern-
-tams with resped to these transactions.
The two motions hot objeaed to were then pot
and agreed tn. •

Lor'd RADNOR rimmed, that there be bid before:
the 1.1ou:e Copp of Applitations made to the
es::h Government for the Execution of the Seeiind
Article al the Treaty of Amiens, which Iltipulatee
fill. the piajment of the sums due ter Er.glan4 for the
maia:enan.ce of the French troops dtuing the ar.
bird PELHAM said, rot being aware -of the
motion, h# was not pr.2pareal•for a dired- answer.
One grelt Ohjeet of the artick was, that certain'
French priioners , who had served in the pay of
England shoull• he iocht&-d and acimkte4 es I.'rench •
prisoners, which hit been obtained, •Itnd. the debt'
k nowledged.

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Lord C; it rINVILT,,k was ..by no means satis-
fied with this answer. The second article.
of the Treaty stipulating foi •the payMent;• of ' a
I.trge sum of money, .wns ainnitt the (Ay otie •fa-
yourahle to Eintiandrawd 'he would. not consent to
• view it Ai a mere vol4fil 4 formal adenmelellgmeiti
of a &An which seeittlittvs iw unAirstood as never tiV
be demanded. It was ithf/ of zrcat cOnscquenie•
in antahtv p4,itst of viewViiir •if;the French, on the
• application heins made, hoci,refascd to pay the debt,
if vr.is a dirk* violation of th!.freaty.
Lord AUCKLAND observed; that the' Noble Be.
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rhu3 been soil d; Eor he cous-
-loeie said, that he was nor imtenifeatie.
rich any repeat acmes. hot it was cum:
t their Loreislips to make the same
Irma-, or on some Oder day. -
ENVILLE replied joctilarly, that the
Lord had put into the mouth cf
of State, was perfectly sithfaltoty, and
understood him in the same mouser, beets:lt 1,
observation. •
.LRAM, as a Peer of Parliament, was
- been so much misunderstood. The
Prenville ), usually delivered himself
gravity becoming his %inaction, and the
s in. The Noble Lord best knew him-
departed from his usual prat.tiee to-
:poke in that sense with' a meeting
would not have done in airy other
•
!VILLE declared; that if he irtend-
Noble Lord offence, he would not
had he the smallest objcaion sin-
cerely to assure, that nothing wis further from his
intention titan the idea of offending him.
The motion was then withdrawn. •
Lord EITZWILLI AM moved, that there be laid
before the House, An Account of any Representations
made to the French or Rat:avian Guvetntnentc, rela-
:tive to the recalling of the Frer.ch.'Froops stationed
within the Limits of the Batavian Territory.
This motion was agreed to.
Lord CARLISLE :raved for An Aeeonnt of the
Representations made to the Courts of France and
Helland, respeaing the Annotation of Parma and
Piacenza to the French Republic. He said, that if
he had not before been inrerripted, he was about to
recommend to his Noble Friend to acquiesce in the
proferred delay.
The motion was agreed tn.
Lord ROMNEY was Bauch in favour of the pro-
felled delay, but wished it to he reeolleaed that it
was not called for by his Majesty's Ministers.
After some further coneenation, Earl Fitzsr illiam
. deferred his motion to this day se'nnight, for which
their .Loisishipa will be summoned.

The Duke of NOl 1001,1 C, after a few prefatory
remarks, produced a letter he lately received from the
Gentleman clAnning the Chandos Peerage, which
was read by the Clerk.. It referred to the ensuing
cl fival discussion of his aim, recotranended strongly
to the feelings and considerations of the Noble.
Duke; and complained of the difficulties and disap-
pointmeats to his hopes of transmitting that dignity.
pure and unsullied to his posterity. Hip Grace
rftwed, that this letter be referred to a Committee of
Privileges, which was agreed to ; and the House
adjourned.

' not Ws =tensor allsates loy
po that stbeaslitecliargyroati cove tromp he sosraid
•be "apt co tin& appalls- Olio" ist prisons-Alta-it
stick iS some degree may be cortieastr4
-as bis•fr tab* etate. He also ohjeSlej tip Ors:
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iiitasing payer of the bishops: Oa other grasordi
whikis
.appened to hitis the -nowt import:sot yet
%wed. lie said, that the -clergy its ;,:eneral ran-
stivvcsi a, right. of voenq ter memiseiri Ictf
mew this Bill, he observed, left co errancy voters
Id the mercy of ministers, tlinagh ;fie medium
of die bishops. that lie. considered it ettreinely
dangitlMlS in that point , Tien.; and iil4:eed he con-.
ceived it maybe urged as the strvngest argument .
against the Bill. It was a viviation of every prin..
ciple of justice to plate men by an e.r Ast JON law
in such a situation. It was well known that the
Bishop of St. David's, previous tu an eleoitm, had
sent a circular letter fo the clerz.;ymen of.iiis diocese,
to influence. them on that occasion ; but even that
step would not be necessary in 11:ture, for this Bill
gave the bishops such an absolute controul over the
clergy, that no one would dare to vote in opposition
to them. He thought; for his.part, that instead of
giving such controul, there should be an injunction
on the bisii.ps to set the example in point 'of dis-
charge of duty. He did not wish to enter on the
grounds of the necessity of residence, but he thought
if a new law was to be introduced, it Should go -to
relieve the clergy from the persecutions of informers.
But he must still enforce his principal objeetion to
'tha discretionary power, yested in the bishops; and
he was sure there was no man who would hesitate
to give his asserts to any expressed law sooner than
the will of an individual. With regard to the poit.t
of residence, he muit observe, that bishops them-
selves were not corr..:Zl in that particular; for in-
stance, the Bishop of LandaT held the situation of
Regius Professor at Cambridge ; he also held a liv-
ing in Huntingdonshire, an.] :in Archdeaconry in
another place, and yet he lived in Cumberland. He
of jeer to the committing of persons to the discre-
tion of men, not to be trusted more than themselves.
it was doing away all ideas of liberty and indepen-
dence, and upon grounds of constitutional jealousy,
he felt himself called upon to oppose the Bill. He
thersto:e moved that the third reading of the Bill he
deferred to this day three months.
Mr. TIERNEY would recommend to his Hon.
.Friatd, to let the house be in possession of the
anskadinents to the Bill, betnre lie made his
mo-
tion, which he could do as soon as he pleased
afterwards.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, in consequence of
•the suggestions of his Hon. iriend, withdrew his
motion, provisionally reserving to himself the
power of renewing it.
The .ATIORNEY GENERAL repeatedannst
of the former objeelions, which he stated against
the Bill in its vinous stages.
Mr. WINDHAM replied to the attorney Ge-
neral insupport of the Bill.
Mr. BURLAND wished to introduce a clause
by way of rider.
The SPEAKF.R informed the Hon. Gentleman,
that the proper time for doing so, would be after
the question for the third reading was put.
. The House continued in conversation on the Bill
until near eleven o'clock, during which time many
new clauses were proposed, and added as riders to
the Bill, which was then read a third time, and
ordered to the Lords kdjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THURSDAY, MAY
The Speaker, attended by an unusual number of
Members, went up with the Address agreed to last
night. On returning to the House, past five
o'c'ock,
The SPEAKER said, he had to acquaint the
House, that he had the honour of wattmg with
their Address on his Majesty, who was pleased to
return a most gracious Answer, which he repeated
as follows ;

" Gentlemen of the }louse of Commons,
" I return you my warmest thanks, for this loyal ifla (lOW
fu; Address. It is grAtifylng to me to rectice the assurance of TREAT RE-R0T.11., COVENT-GARDEN.
TslIS EVENING will he presented the Conicity of
your support, In the prosecution of this contest in which I ate • JOHN BULL •
engagod, in maintaining the honour of my Crown, and the ' Or, An ENGLIS.I-IMAN"i FIE-SIDE.
dear-at rights of my subjects." With a Lyrical Epilogue by Mr. Johnstone,
To -which will .
Mr. FOX said, he understood the Hon. Gentle- A TALE OF TERROR.
man, who had given notice for to-morrow (Mr. I On Monday. John Bull, with Perouse.
Patten) had declared, that he had no obje&ion to
the bringing on the motion, which he (Mr. For) THE 4TTRE-Rorda, ILA 2-MARKET.
had the honour of giving notice of tar-t ; and ou TillS EVENING will At, pH
DAY.
.4ented, in Three Acts,
this ground, he thought it necessary to say, that he THE BIRT
After which will be performed
should, in consequence, bring on his motion early THE LYING VALET.
to-morrow. • (Never Perforineil) called
A Message from the Lords, annotinc,.....i their as.. Mat WIGOIN S.
sent to the Militia Families Bill. and th.c Bill for pre-I On Monday, Th.• Mountaineers, and on every fillt.wing
venting Vesatious Arrests. - Munday till further Notice. •
Mr. THOMAS WYNDHAM brought up the -
report of the Committe appointed to enquire into
the merits of Petitions ctfmptiining of au undue,
-Elettion for the Borough of k.ast Retford ; when it
appeared to the said Committee; that the sitting
Members wet.: duly elefted,. and that the Petitions
"against them were not frivolons °l:vexatious.
Sir WILLIAM SCOT moved.the Order of the
• Dav, fur the third reading of the Clergy Residence
• Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, be would feel
it...in some degree, a derelidion of every duty, if he
.did not empress his sentiments on a subjca, which,
in a material degree, infringed the rights of a part
of his fellow subjetls. Cif all Gbjeclionable pro-
• cecdings, which. ever occupied his attention, he con-
ceived this to be the ;most unjust., and consequently
the most deserving of -every degree GI opposition. .
~..For in his opinion, if the bill had been properly
worded, it •should not he, entitled a Bili for En-.
forcing the Residence of the Clergy on their re-
speZtive Benefices, hut a Bill for Enslaving the'
Clergy of the FLablishied Church of this Conn-
.try ; cur, by this Bill, the clergy. were left to
the merry of the I,ishops ; and also, what he con-
sidered the most ohje&ionahle partrt hey were left to
the mercy and discretion of the Minister f f the day.
He had no,hesitation iu declaring it, as hi. decided-
.opinion, . that lie would rather submit to the opera-
tion of the very wont laws that could be.franied,
-than to the will of any individnal. This Bill, he
.7contended.also, respected the..prOperty of those con-
cerned in a.very.material degree • .for, if a parcut•
laid oat, Under the sanstion of the old laws, a stn!
of 'money as provision for his son, either in point:
of education or nyany other way inwhich the church'
was concerned, lie may be dismissed by not !rime-
qUitelY attending to the. admonition. of the bis-60p,;
though it may be a point in which his whole fortune
Was engaged. 'I his, he contended, wai a state of
'degradation to which the members of the established
`Church should not be reduced. This Housa had
~alre.ady adopted the. principle,-that when •a man was.
once a clergyman 1w should always remain so; sotluits•
it a clergyman was inclined, in consequence gale.
, opefation of this Bill,• if adopted, to citange hii.pro-
klinti, he had no poses* of -doing- so. He übje:led to
• die Bill, principally on t•,e grounds of the discre-
tionary power. it lodged in the bishqps..lf one bishop
gave a clergymin,a l'tice to go abroad for tWO or
'three .eats, actutOr sera nubletnates or gentleaa's
son, that bish-ip may is the mean time be translated,
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1104 1 ' IN, the tide. He vie.% have nettled it on that . A:ciao:lAm iiiisiOt
night, as an amend ascot to the address; or by ly peapaied4rith 4,
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moving itsinberti,m in it; and it was so ohrions, ' pet.ratier affillr at
that he did not SIM how their I Aid-lies could ob. gamins DO-morrow,
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' i 'i• ' 'ea to it. He had to krropose a resoturion, the Lord f;RENTII
tenor and mut terms in which liwordd be found in answer the Noble
4 his Majesty's lkclaratian ;it u.sat to.tifts vie& r—•• the Secretary of St
•_1 Resolved, that the systems of violence; digres.ion, had he understood
and aggrandiernent; which 'Criaridelihrettee- •
pro. • have:made no obs 4
crediags of the diTtrent Governments of France, Lord FELIIA.
during:the war, has been continaed with.as little d is- sonny to hare be
guise since its termination. It is intiscissitole to reficet Noble Lord (Go
on the different proceedings, and the course which with alt the gravit
the French Government lias thOught proper to adopt place he WAS in.
re,peeting them, without the .thorough conviaion, soil why he depa
tat thev- are .not the effeß of nrcidenti but, wards him, nod f.. 1
that the; forst a part of a sysiem. that, -has 'been levity, which he
r..loptod for the purpose of degrading, vilifying, House.
and insulting his Majesty and. his Government." Lord GRENV
I leiconld not conceive that any delay irat necesAar.y '4l to give the N
to induce them. fo eortie• to'lltat 'l6s°lllth:in, by disavow it, nor h.
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