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London, England, 1808-05-11 00:00:00

MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY.

The CHANCELLOR of the ExotEnttit brought
down from Ills Majesty the following Message :
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GEORGE REX:

the Majesty ends it neremory to state to the House of
('our us, that in consequence of the disastrous defeat of
the Prussian army, in August, itt4i, attended with the inc.
linieholy death of the then reigning Duke of Brunswick,
and the subsequent occupation of his territory by the
Frem Ilts 3lajesty's sister, the widow of that illustrious
Prince, was compelled to seek au asylum in His Mojesty's
dornioions. Immediately on her amiss!, au establishment
wm peel/Wed for her, wiled to her exulted rank, and pro-
portioned to the extent of her misfortnues, out of the. Civil
I.ist. But as nu provisim has been made to make that per-
itonea:, Has Majesty lool.s to his fo.iliful Commons he a
continuance of the csiablishimoit, anal relies upon their hays
alty clitoral to appropriate a fund fur defraying the expease►
of the soma.

The elt.tscitt.t.ott of the EXCHEQUER then
~,,, Ted. " That this Mevonie be referred to the
Committee of Supply to-morrow."

ASSESSED TAXES.
Mr. WMARTUNI brought up tiie Report on tlie
Asseset.xl Taxes Bill.
Colonel WANDSLL wisl:ed to know, from the
('it ,cellar of the Exchequer, whether it VMS with-
tit the 'meaning of that hill, that furnished houses,
though hot inhabited, vlinuld be I.abjeat to the pay-
ment of the duties ? His reason for seeking tlii4
information was that in some districts it wits consi-
dered they were, w iiihht in others a different opiuiou
preceded.
The Cliattes:Lt.ua of the Ezettrouta stated,
that he would make it his business to make in-
quiries and then afford the Honourable Gentle-
wan the information that he sought. It was im-
possible, at first view, to give a defined answer to
such a general question. He further stated, that
it was his intention, ou a future day, to bring in a
bill fur regulating the collection of the ilutito,
and also yontai aaaa ig clauses, tending to relieve, in
wane eases, due regard being had to the security
of the revenue.

Mr. Tress's. thought it rather curious that a
tax should tir.t be imirotird on the subject, anti that
subsequently he must take his 'Aimee of getting
at act of regulatioa for the collection of those
ditties.

The Report iris then agreed to, and the hill
ordered to be reurl a third t. •on Thursday neat.

LAND REVENUE OF THE CROWN:
Mr. BIEOPLIPAI moved for refernng to • special
Committee. the opinions of His Majesty's Attorney
au.) Kolicitor-General, iu the year 1772. on the.
sth of the preariat king. with respect to the nlipli-
anima of the demised hereditary Revenues of the
Crown to the aggregate fund. The Hompurahle
Member referred to the progressive increase of this
revenue, since the accession of His present Ma-
jesty, and contended that it was Dow of such tin-
* ;entente as to justify the present motion.- By the
report of the Surveyor-General of Laud Heyentre,
it was computed to produce a saw of 100,0001.
annually. N hat other charges wer now made on
this fund, ought to lor a ediuject of inyilai;ation ;
praticsderly as the act of the legislature, iti the he-
gdming of His Majesty's reign, had made its des-
twat ion precise. and, in ISs opinion, no other charges
ought to he allowed but those of insnagrineist.
Mr. Rose denied that the annual einount was
near so much as was stated by the Honourable
Gentleman. They were ut present only computed
at 35,00u1. per ammo, :object to • yearly ehurge
of from lu. to li,oool. fie eionsideied ti.. Coin.,
snifter of Finwice fully competent to any invests.
Ration of this subject, without the appoiutioeut
of a special Committee.

Mr.
BIDDULPH Made some observations in replv,
and declare.' his inteminti to take the sense of dm
I Ininte on his motion. hi a division it was nega-
tived,

A”s, I2—.Nuts, 4—Mlom.y, 23.
STIPENDIARY CCRATES' BILL.

Oo the snot— die Ex-
CIIEQVCR that the Stipendiary Curates' Bill be reed
• Ntetwit titer.

Lord Por.tutsixa rose to express his sentiments
en the measure, as he felt it his duty to canvass the
merits of a subject in which the interests of so re-
spectable* part of the commouaity were iinuieali-
e:ely cooccrued. The present Bill he considered
an invasion of the rights anal property of 'tie MeV.
lie conshlered the lfill remitted on a false limit-
conk. namely, that the winnow* of the Altai mit*:
of a comic should be 2501. per IIIIUMIS; aS well
might it he thought necessary to raise a local mili-
tia, cousisting of men, six feet two inches in
height: for though all might admit the propriety
told desirableness of haring such an establishment
for the Clergy, and such a local army to die....utl the
conistry, yet might it lie equally a mutter of
doubt whether there were a sufficient stock of ec-
clesiastical property to supply such an establish-
ment for the Chung', as whetter there were a aufil-
yield population, of six fret two inches high, to fill
the ranks of the local militia to the amount of
400,000 Well. All would, no doubt, conapire to
wish the two projects might be completed :though
all might not have the sasae confidence in the powa-
belity of their completion. By the present act the
House was to assume flint the provision for the de-
puty should. exceed the average of the supply for
the total nomber of efficient elera. Such a lei-
niewee was, iu his ~pinion, rather a m aximum. lie
was ready to contend, with the Honourable Mover,
oo the general principle, whether this blllll Should
he a salaam. Ile e 43 inclined to believe it should
not ; tirst from the pnverty of the benefices them-
selves, and oiet from the great number of poor

persons le A el e.isailetced ts titke'epnlees for th.
pis ti filksig op these cu. es, mud to :,;urea the
de it, with Itt sales,,s was all object oc 4.
• Ills.
advantage. Many of those who itow et
ten! .•the clerical Slate; poset-sed no more p ..):
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perty thine the-coat int yvhicls they were called to the
holy offices* and it jrkild certainly not Lie at.
sued that perititet of this descriptiou should
be facilitated in their progress to that pro.
fermium ; nay, it was the direct interest of the
country to pre% cut the door. being more witlo4
optima to persons of this description. It seemed
to them, he acknowledged, like tic' increase iu the
value of a few prin., in the clerical lottery, with-
out diminishing the number of Idunkt. He
thought the present indueemetits end.oelvantaget
held out by the Church, saficient to make a Mat,
happy in u clerical function. Was there any ties j
cessity to employ such powerful machinery its that
suggested by the present Bill, for the commetioa
of an end so trivial and unsuleitsuitiali It auggeneg
a partial reform, while the radical defects were mk.
fered to continue. He was ashamed of the saint',
rigour that had introduced itself into Bit Lipids.
tore, pressing so hardly and mimeo:tinily on the
poor infirm incumbent of a living or benefice, com-
pelling him either to reside on the living, and per-
form its duties at his adruneell and helpless age,
or be subject to the provisions of this Act. The
nature and gauntest menus of their service: slioeld
be taken into consideration ; and in their old age
they should not be oppressed by the operation as
any legislative Art. The idiom ances for t;titate
had been gradually Merest:nig nose the time of
Queen Anne, at which period it was stated ut .sni.
per roineow. He wished to know whether, in point
of use, the Incumbent would have the power to
assume or refuse the Curate's stipeurt, as ap-
. poioted by the Bisleip, should the Curate be u:s.
willing to reside on the Curacy ? Three mouths
were, lie observed, ,signed by the Bill fur the 10.
cumbent to choose whether the would reside on
his benefice or not. If one day were luA in his
determination, the consequeuce was, he must as-
sign the person he had 1. ;.at reason to object to, as
his assessor. Were the posts of the church so hke
those of a garrison, that there was no relanatnai to
he e,iveit in the attendatire of its Members I 11'its
it supposed that the moment the Person had
left his house, an evil spirit took possessiou;
hut the moment lie returned the enchautment
wits at end, and all things were restored to
their original state ? Ile thought it extraordin-
ary thut should the incumbent by nny means be
detain. d on his progress to his benefice, that there
must it)-tautly be saddled on hits a man whom he
had every reason to dislike, as being the Anti-p.e.e
within his hieing, though nominally only his Cu.
rate, or as a Ltenticuiau of too proeineal a mode of
living was stanetimes found to be accompanied en
his own estate by a tipstaff or common bailiff—such
a mode of treatment he considered injurious to
the interests of' the Clergy. Ile thou& the
Hon. Member, in extending the provision to -2SOi.
annually, had overshot the mark vastly, The
Clergy, as the Hight Hun. Member himself knew,
frotu the success which liis application had when
the generul cry of " The Church in danger"
wits raised so rapidly and effectually through-
out the kingdom, possessed II very extensive in-
fintioce, and therefore should not be lightly
treated crest by a Minister of State. The induce-
' tarots to enter the clerical function were, he con-
eidered, sufficiently great to the * idle orders of
society ; mid Com time middle ranks were to be
dr two the great resource, and intelligence of the
kingdom. Ettint thut order, exertion and energy
had milieu, the spirit of British indepeutleuce and
British liberty. It was therefore wrong to raise is
that body of men a hope that was not likely to he
realised, and which, if realised, it was probable
would never prove of uriventime to the Church
Fartahlialiwent. The clause. wiliels gave power to
the Bishops were of unwind rigour sod severity,
whilet tile•e its &vet:reit' the Clergy-wise lax and
fertile; front these considerations he was iuchned
to move, as an ametidnient, " That on the hind',
being moved to i.e committed en a cerium day, the
wools' that tiny three months lie imbetitated:"
'Mr. 11'1'i ell SW supported the aineudnieut of his
Noble Friend. tie thoa3ht the principle of the
Bill we** erroneous, and the means of effectiug it
improper end injuiliciotou Not that he opptaeol
the propriety of the alteration in favour of toe
Clergy--lout he saw, with his Noble Friend, Ito
means of remedy mug the eviL lie admitted the
I..egislatore ass vouipeteut to mote any change.,
it this'll* proper ; but all those changes might
uotwithstateliug, be ittespeslient. Het/sought the
principle of treating the clergy as were pubbe
functionaries was extremely dangerous. Their
prrewrty, he easisidereil„ should be inviolate. Ile.
was no friend to the new innossiting principle of
these diet-, renderiug the elitireh's possessions
subject to any lunovation iii politics, or ministerial
caporal. It was, no doubt, true, that, for the
holding places of emolument under the prevent
establishment of the Church, there were certain
dutust to bet fuldlled--jet it was rather a matter
of thitilite witty what degree of jiistice the. Legisla-
ture mightiaterfere in the atijuvtmeut or allotment
of those dugs,. 'flit Conch should be very jea-
lous of Any sorties of encroaelsitectit, from the r.--
collection of the smuttier iii who h it had beet)
treated during the• emote of the religious rewslutsue
of this country, when the Chtneli was gradual:;
stripped of allow.; AI its valuable pririleees, imm.,-
iiities, awl wealth. It would affect but a v. ry
MaUll pertiou of the church eolunounitY. sod .tcl•
hops not improve the roodition of tiny. . The
bill displeyeti a wish to innovate, aithout clip-
Tort-ring ability . to return or reffrom the grey-
mice it complai.nd. of. While pluralities wee
admitted, it was ridiculous to talk of ro-
foreiog tile malmsey of the elerge, cacti.'
the muse law 'would provide slime tarsus .4
making the iiicumhent present in two different
places at once. Ile entitentie.l, that the addition e,
salter would never render the Curate respect tuba •
if he were uut alreoly so. The plan of inerettoue
the incline of the Curate, for the purpose of too-
1-Ming l:ini with the nseasui of displaybig a 1.0.1.,-
table dise.osition, suited to toe clerical clotrati, -,
might have availed the Mover of the Bill in ins
inor.:, uncivilized state of the world, whoa t!'erit
were no other means of procuring ssvietavver end
snit-our for tlo: weary traveller.; but hespitaloy ass
not a tirtuc of the present times ; to it II maim, t • •

„,,vne stomped OM propensity or habit wish value ;
as it had ht.:pute nuance nary, it fad suuk to esti-
mation. A emitribution of this kiwi rather re-
',coop, au alms thou, au act of bu..pitality, and was,
what Was worse, au alwe, not by public contribu-
te:l, but by compulsiou from atnal! priiiine stock.
Beside, the grant %soulsl feceilastly be uniieces-
gory las some of the Curates het not any necesatty
for an increase of saltily, haviug either the assist-
ance of powerful frielids, or that of schools, from
whinier the whiste hod) derived material assistance.
The stateofthe Church Livnag, would, be believed,
best regulate tneinselbes. acre it permitted to pro-
ceed regidarly iii the usual way. To say it was
titter w hove the I,....:.uuheuts' property to another
person, FILIsT he ous niece eificitut, and less op-
pressed watt years, wa- odd device to chum the
applause ()lbw country for generosity. It was no
better thau go.og into a man's shop, and esyiag,
to you are old, uudiucapeltle of del ag the duty of the
establishment, I tiaciefore give ofie-half the stock
an! prom. iu trade to your shot,-boy, who assists
vou.” This was certainly a cheap species of gene-
rosity, and might therefore very well be relished by
the mover. He thought there existed too great a
desire to charge on the non-residence of the Clergy
the profligacy of the times. It might be found in
other sources. The bill, he concluded. was pre-
judivial to the Church nod country, by increasing
the number of poor gambling speculators CM the
proba:al..ty of obtaiiiii.g a situation in the Chur.th ;
and it should meet with his most decided da.ap-
voListion.
The CH.IRCRIAOII of the EXCHEQUER stated,
that he had reserved himself to hear the seatiments
of those who opposed the Bisl. The Honourable
Gentlerwin who had spoken last said, theist he op-
posed the principle of the hill, aril that it Was in
the proper stage to be discussed on its merits.--
One of his prusciple arguments was, that the Clef.-
gyinan who received ?soh s-year fiy the present
useasure, wouid hot he more respectable, thaw
when he only received 751. The farmer's wife, or
the apothecary's wife, might think so. but would
the farmer or apothecary thick so ? would not
the gentlemeu of his parish leek en him to
be more respectable when Le had the means
of heiag independent of them ? Would net every
dinnerthe Clergyman might eat with his parishi-
oners, be wore sweet with the kaowleihre that
he could exist without that din:ier. lie had stu-
died the tneissinre with atte.itioa, aad from every-
thing he could learn, it would temd to make the,
generality of the Clergy co:n:Jvtable and respect-
able. It had bean stated, that every Curate had
751. a-year; but it was not the Case, although by
law they were entitled to it. There were trimly
livings that did not e:ncunt to 1001. a-year ; the
Ite,:tor might be sick, and it was nut to be au:s-
pewed he could pay the person who ofß..iated for
bun almost the whole of his income. It was also
said, that the Legislature had no right to in-
terfere with the duties of the church; by this
measure the Legislature did not. It imposed
no new duties or labours on them ; it only pro-
vided that the actual duties of the Clergy
should be exercised. It was not the saute as iuter-

fering with private property, for the alurcli must
be al ways considered ab public property ; the church
and state were insepaniiite, and the fonetions of the
. .

Clergy were of the inost sacred kind; sad it was
the duty of the Legialatur: to watch wad see
!bet ecery function VMS properly executed ; for
the very existence of the Legislature depended
on the rei;ulations and Food conduct of the
church. What were the hardship* com-
pliant's:l of which this Hill was lik..ty to produce i•
—lie knew of none, except that the rectiy,
not wishing or choosing to remde in his parish,
would be obliged t. give his cisvate a cola-
rendition adequate to make hire his representa-
tive. It was iusinitated, that there was a some-
thing in the Bill derogatory to the welfare of the
church ; if there way, he disclaimed it : for the
ehitrca never had a noire Arta irupporter than be
was. Another 'outcry was. that the Bill did not
provide for deems and rectos* as welt as mean.—
Its answer was, that he dal trot loafer* with
theta ; it they did their duty, they could not
be &Tented by the Bill, He concluded by ob-
serving, that he did not think the present a
proper tamo to allude to his adthess to his con-
etitueuts. iii which lie mentioned " ?.o Popery."
At that nine the Chords of Eugland wan endanger-
ed in Ireland, and the C31,1•V was tantamount
to.t:ie assertion ; hut all the objections Hon. lien.
tlenien had to the measure, they would have ot.. iy-
portoity of remedying in the o.mmittee, by pro-
pesan4 such itinewitnents as they tiwi:i4lit pro:)er.
There ans within:4' iii the ldiil to authorise the stop-
ping of its pmgrete tlirouah the House ; he there-
fire hoped it would be evittluitteJ, and appoisted
to en ellrlY dry.
Mr. Wts Deaf@ esphieed.
Dr. Lowering spoke at great tenetb, seta sorieluie.
by obetevinet. as the How Sec,. tarr had gives, as an excuse
foe his eddies' to his coogt.teeitts et Nuttli ',tiptoe, eh
the Church of England was euditavred in Irelaud ; am, foe
a aliallar rensun, he would app use the prune tole, naniele,
that be thought it went to spent the hats of the Eotatilish-
uient a the Chart h.
The 111)..ICIT01114611.: aaaa t. sapported the Dill, as a ma-
nure that was heat untainted to the weltettl• id the Church. as
being • strong measure to guard and ani.port the officiating
Mater, and also that it went to guar° against the 'cele-
stial/cal allies bring Neglected.
Dr. L•MIR,•ca spoke la expirnatioa.
Vilitesar•n net, he raid, only to explains to his
Hon. Friends, why Ihe differed a ith the., un this measure.
Ile did not lest apes It as a ruts sire, and be conceived
that Ain Mist et was the question, lhti e never should be
any pert, 111111111"011. He would vote for its, bill being eesi•
witted. The only objection her hod to it e. a+, thit it did mot
go far enough, fee lie thought that evrry. t orate ought •u
have ir3ol. a-year, sad he believed it sect unry {hat the)
/shook] have saris an vitt...Aleut to matte thew reepsetalle.
tle. Prot i.At. MplalUed.
.1 he Hour, them divided epos Lord Peeemertee's
Itottndrattlit-
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fßirolsrof the (01. e ti.itcnt of the: it dl 6J

Scotch Jadvs' Bill was read • lIIMOOId tune.
61 resod remting of the Dablio Polece BM gee rest-
raft! oat.' 10-sooruw, oat the motion of Sir Arthur It'el-
k-81"y.
'l Me Dublin Part-Office Bill was read a wand time.
Irwis flap Dotwa' Bitli was rtn.l a thud time and
polut.4l
rat Hoare soljoareed at gait eet Trrlee o'Clock.

iu tlo Court of Kanter Beach, yesterdsy. it be;ne
4. paper 41.1.7, within. a au) pubic tottrost t‘ok

THE BRITISH PRESS.

' LON DON,
WE.DYKSI)IY. MAY 11.

A Message from 1410 Y Was delivered,
last night. in the House of Con. aims, reeounneud-
iug a provision for her no; al Highness the Du-
chess of Bac Nswicc.

We have received Dutch Papers to the sth in-
stant. They contain new iaSt.illet% of the severity
with which BON APA ILI ezi ant.-commercial system
is carried into effect. In consequence of a-de-
cree issued by BON .IPAKTI: at Bayonnie, subjecting
to coidi.eation all American vessels which had
been in Engtand, or were spoken at sea. We noticed
a 'rumour to. this effect a few days siuce, but it
appeared so extraordinary, that it was not credited.
The raison of the Decree, however, assigned in the
body of the instrument, is this—The Decree says,
that the American Governmeut haviug embargoed
all their veiled., and that embargo having been so
long in force, any vessel now found at sea, pro-
.fessing to he an Aniericati, must be impostor.
This Decree reached Amsterdam on the I.Btli last,
and appears to have been carried generally into
effect, without a moment's loss of time. Severul
American ships were immediately put under sci-
sure. It is easy to conceive that the distress pro-
duced by these measures in unhand must be most
grievous, jet the Government displays a style of
pomp and magnificence, which would ill accord
with the character of the people in the proudest
days of their prosperity.
The Dutch Papers also contain some iatelligence
from Slistia, much more interesting and satisfac-
tory than the accounts which we inserted yesterday
on the authority of • vessel arrived at Falmouth.
On the 11th last. the new King, FERDINAND VII.
set out from Madrid to meet BONAPARTE, who was
to pass through that kingdom. Prevmus to he. de-
parture he issued two orders, in which he assures
his people that BONAPARTE comes as a friend. Tin:
purpose of this frieadly visit is not, however, stated.
It is merely said to be .4 a great object," I/ Inch nil
be equally beneticial to both nations. Perhaps King
FeantNAND is to marry w French PAUCes*, and to
nominal Sovereign of Spain under itosi•e•itte.
Two provinces of Spain have scot Deputies to Bois A-.
PARTE at Bayonne, and the Freueli Papers nave
not jet recogeiaea the new King, whom they Ms..
tinne to style the Prime of al.ierias. What wills
au alxliciited old King, ass arnereognised new King,
and a foreign Pretender, with two province* iu hi
fame., a skilful artist, like Bon , has abnn
dance of materials for revolution. Private letters
state, that tire dethroned King and his Come:t had
obtuined permission to retire into France.

Di!patches were oa Monday received by Govern-
meta, and the Portuguese Atubtudador, from the
Prince of lilsAuts, which were brought to Fal-
mouth by the Portuguese ship Goyim/to. Captain
tit/Neste Gew..2 ut; Mitt°. His Royal II g!r-
nese reached Ihelik on the 19th of.Yanuar:, Where
he was received hy Lis subjects with the Nuttiest ac-
clamations, and every possible ileinaiistrAtion of
joy and the illu ininations and re-works were con-
tinued for several dap. On the isth, be issued an
Ordinance. for the regu!stion of trade with that
counts"-, aeon of whieh is given in the last liege.

Thp rsperlition Walk(' convoy of Ilii:ViusEeTY'S
/hip, :Vara and Audacious was to sail Irma Yu-
emu t a early yeaterday. .
It r reeor,eil th a the Nlarquii de Msatates.
who wan the Portiutiese :Thrust, r at the Court of
Madrid, hoe received a passport from the rreach
irmernment to proceed to Pnris to negociate •
Peace between France And Portugal.
The Ctiariael Fleet has returned hoot its station
to Torbay.
It was ascertained in Holland, on the 4th bat.
that the Roclifort squadron remained in Toulon.
The Bayonne Decree is retried into effect in
Spain with great diligence. The American ships
Heasak, Aart, Ruayer, Reieurd, Neptissee. and
MagliJeser hare beau seised in the port of Alicanta
it being impossible, accordiug to the doctrine of
Boitmsaare, that they could be other theta
itu-
posters.
A Court of Aldermen was summoued to he held,
yesterday, at OniWhall, but only the Aldermeu
COstat., Peitatma, Sir Wit. LIVAITON, Les,
1l YYt.6T, Doteetu.s, BIRCH. and Woos, attend-
lug, besides the LOLD bIAYOK, no Court could be
held. His Lordship. ou examining the Heal-
weighers' returns, ordered the Price of Bread to be
raised half au usyaze, or a penny in the peck loaf.
t commence to-morrow, when the quarters In if,
wheaten, will be sold for I lid. sad household !A I.
On the itd iostarit. a cause of considerate* iota
portence was dually determined is Dublim by the
Commissioners of Review, in the case ot the
Bishop of Faun agaiust the Rerertiad Ja*Ky
STIES% Vicar of Castle V. 1., to said Dio
crate. This cause had formerly It en brought befote
a Court of Delegates, who had umansimounly re-
veered the septette?* of the Ercleniastical Courts,
against Mr. STME%. u gvfoonded awl 'deg.! ;
from the decis'ot of the I)elegate4 the (litho,. a.,-
pealed to the dna' jurisdictioa of the Commis-
@losers of Review, wha hare mianimously af-
drmed the 'ailment of the Delegate., arms Cos Ts.
The Triton, Coe, from Aexeillaimq Balti-
more. islost near srfaoakib.