The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-05-08 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
TUESDAY, MAT 8.

The Speeches of Lords Gate and GIENVIILLti
in the House of Lords, last night, cannot fail tow
read by the public with much interest. We rejoite
to find that these Noble Lords have, in a bold shd
tnanly manlier, announced their deteriutoution to
support the just privileges and legal rights of Par.
liameut. We rejoice to find, that, while titer ate
the unalteimble friends of retrenchments iu die
public expenditure, and of sot's., grndual, and
temperate reform. they hare, at the seine time, d.-
Glared their hostility to t iinse rash primomptions nun
dangerous reforms, which are recommended by fac-
tious men. and too hastily adopted by the people.
Lords Gagne mut and Gast' have shewn by their
conduct, that, while they are the opponents of
an Admiuistratiou, whose foreign policy and
disastrous expeditious have prodiced oothiag
hot diocoonlitere and national disgrace; sod
whose conduct at borne has been at one time
rash and ignorant, and, at another, irresolute
and timid ; they are also the true and unal-
terable friends of the Constitution. Nothing can
be more criminal. than, because the acknowledged
privileges of the House of Comtnoos have been in.
discreetly celled into action, or because particular
votes of Parliament have been in opposition to the
feelings and wishes of the people, to attempt, on
these grounds, either to invade or limit the pair).
lege, of Parliament, or to adopt an exteesire and
ruinous scheme of reform. i'Ve are certain that the
people will, ere long, be convinced. that it is only
by temperate and constitutional conduct that their
liberties cau be preserved ; and that, by oder* to
add and ignorant declaimers, they are sure to
part through a season of anarchy and coefasion.
which must end in the destruction of civil liberty,
and M the estublishineut of military &veinal.

It will be seen. on reference to ourParlismentsry
Report. that Mr. WHITBREAD, last night, put a
question to Ministers. respecting the Letter front
His MAJESTT, introduced into the account of tl e
plot detailed in the Paris Papers, for liberating
Fsanta•siu VII. from hie confinement at Valor.
tray. No amain was returned. We presume, that
Ministers thought the question did not deserve an
answer ; for. certainly, it was not a plot, according
to Scroloi idtra of a plot. as there was neither a
woman nor a priest in it. Still. however, we think
Mr. WIIITIME•lell curiosity was highly laudable ;
the Trinisury Journals having acknowledged, almost
nr direct terms, thatigthe statement in the Para
Pipers is not destitute of foundation. and that Mar.
(pits ‘VELLVILLY deserves credit for his very
Mous contrivance.

The SPEAKER of the House of Commons last
night reminded the House that Term will com-
mence to-morrow, and that he had received a DORti
of en ac: ion of arrest and false imprisonment ou the
part of Sir Fammis Bummxr. A Committee CIS
111 consequence appointed to search for precedents.
and report accordingly.

It is generally supposed. among the Officers be-
longing to both Houses of Paeliameat, grounding
their opinion, we believe. apoo the present state of
the public business, and the rtpeditioti with which
it is carried forward, that Parliament will rim about
the 20th of next month.
e understand the Address of the Livery all be
presented to Sir FILAIIttS BVIIIHITT, by the Sher,d',
and a deputation of the Lie% ry, at OM o'clock to-
morrow.
Encampments of troops are to be formed in the
vicinity of London. The ground is said to be
marked out at different points, so as to draw a cum-
plete cordon round the metropolis.
On Saturday, the friends of hfr. Houblon, the
new Member for Essex, dined together at the Lou-
don Tavern. Jolla Comma. Esq. to the 01
r.
AS Mr. SAM; CI. B*aaea, one of the der! s ;It
the Town Clerks' Office, Guildhall, was r0.,„-,.;
through the Hall, on Friday, during the M".l •K
of the Livery, a pickpocket contrivid to fork his
pocket pnvately of in bank notes, aht. I, he
had just received from Mr. HOSYIIII. ul tit, - ... :. c
Office. •

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