The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-04-14 00:00:00

gram; also,daiy were ready to west the Wake. elevated to the Peerage, by the Title of Baron
The Karl of DARNLEY supported the Measures I Tynedale ; and also for the Botoogh of Beduin, in
of the Ez•Ministert, at wane length. , the room of Lord Stopford, who, since his election.
Lord G R it.bIVILLB sail, when be, consail*vd had accepted the office ot Comptroller ot His Mo-
use talent, tin: -clergy, and ability of lits.iltlajesty's I jesty'sl-I.,as„hoi,t,
late Ministers, he could not look upon their domes- Mr.. WHIPBREAD moved, that the Order of
sal, but wito the utosoot regret; the mote espeeially the Day for receiving to-morrow the Report ot the
when he contrasted them with those at present in ot- Committee on the Bill for Ameliorating the Condi•
fie; and particularly when hertfi.itted upon Ike eery don. of the Poor be read, and stated to the House,
unconstiorional language, which bad been hilato .ghat having been favonred with a variety of corn
out by them on that night; and. nntwitestandinoo munieations from petsons in almost all parts of the
tie extraordinary aigurnents they nuete use 44, and kingdom, respelling his proposed plan of reform in
the garbled stater:se:A of Etas which had appeared this most important branch of the existing lows, he
before the public, nothing wilotever had been urged had been induced to agree in the alteration sug-
that could shake the opinion of that public., and il,e Rested by a Right Hon. Gentleman in that House
Country in general, with respea to the condua tit (Mr. Rose) that the Bill should be divided into three
himself arid his worthy colleagues. Much had been disorra and separate BPls. Hetherefore mewed, that
said about tie manner in which this Measure had the present Older be discharged, and the reception
been brought betote the aevereign, and it was of the Report be fixed fin- Friday next. In the
sreeeti et as it thing unheard of and tinceinstitu- interim, he hape.i he should be able to effea such
moral, .to lay before His bilejoty the draft of dowses in the Bill, as would render it less objeetion-
any slisoatelt which was intended for a Governor able to those who had, on a former occasion, fe.
or I.• rd Licoterant of any distant senlethent ; but voured him with their sentiments on the suhjea.
he con-et/eyed it the most uniform and regular way The first of these Bills should be framed to enact
or proceeding, to lay a minute of the Dispatch that part ot the former Bill relating to the Poor's
tenon tr.. sorereign, for his consideration ; nor Fund assurance. The second, that respeeting the
could be in any degree see any thing improper or equalization of the Pool's Rates. Ile third should
unconstitutional in this. The Noble Lord then include the remainder of the Bill, with some few
entered into .a minute data oof the several eons- exceptions ; which exceptions, he was irduced to be-
municateoss with His Majesty upon tiles subject, levet, from thee letters he had been favoured with,
(which we regret our limits will not permit us to would at present be necessary ;of these, the prim
give) t and lie declared, that it was perfealy eipal were that steeling personal property, and that
uaderrood that His Majesty had assented to respefliag the adjudication of settlements.
the Aft to the fullest txtent of the proposed Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE was apprehensive that.
clauses; His Majesty WAS taerehy to be enabled in the present uncertaits state of a ffaits, arising
to grant to Roman Catholics and alt other leo- front an intimation made by a blerntier of the pre.
seaters every military commission or appoint- sent Ministry, on a former night, that it might oe
man whatsoever. And .herefore. looking back at necessary to dissolve the present Pei rialoent, the
the manner in which the rubjea was brone,lit before bill, which did so much credit to the talents and
the King, he did not think thereto Ministry deserved feelings of his Hon. Friend, w. uhf scarcely nit, t
the reproaches cast upon them by a Noble Lord op- with that calm and patient investigatien, which so
polite ( Lord Limerick.) !lad a Noble Lard (Cas. great an too rotant a &deka de.nanded. H.. was
tleieagh) been in that Heuer, he would haw ataied also story to and it seas the intention rif toe Hon.
hie', when he was the confidential Minister of the Gentletnau to rob the measure of its patio:pal tea.
Grown in Ireland, why he should have iecononeisd- toe. viz. that respeaiega the law et settlement.
ed a mtasnre as indispensably necessary for the wet- A., be lossi Always lamented the Ones opi iety of the
fare of that part of tee U.dted &opium, of which existing law of settlerroot,te had hoped this measure
he sow thought lurk otherwise? His Lordship next would have put an end to its pernicious effeets ;
adverted to the AR of 1793 and co, tended, that but he very much feared, from what had fallen from
the eta now proposed being similar to it, was nut the Honourable Mover, he had dropped this part of
at all conceal-y to, in the slightest deuce a viola. the plan formerly proposed. If such were his inten-
tion of, the Coiemation Oath. The Noble Lota tioto the bill would widouotediy lose one of its
neat adverted to the clamour which had been raised strongest .eeottiorendations. He concluded with ob-
Storied, to the base and unjustifiable ?roans watch servi .4, thane, ions the variety of alterations intended
were resorted to, to satfuse improisei notions through- to be made in the present system of Poor Laws, it
out every par; of the country, and to excite theme the Honourable Gentleman would simplify Iris plan,
rehoious prejudices whiter the hicory of the wosid by making the divisiot:s et the KW soli more name-
had proved to have cursed and ruined every comets y tons, it woul.t, he thought, subjeSt et to less ob.
where they were solizred to be pi opog/ted. dime joaron and nerseonteption, and facilitate its progress
the appoortmeot of the I louse of Hanover ere 11. k thIGOE,,ti the different brorotre. of tae Legisl oath.
pear:mint of those realms, this dart Atli dais- Mr. WHITeIitEAD begged leave to set his flu.
soles policy was but once sided upon, sod o must noes able Fr lend rig! t respeateg the Law ot Settle-
-Ist n, the recollettion of the House, the gnat aria meet. He admitted at teas a gran) fi attire; and he
sestina effeas of the misceiefs whe' were the con. had, therefore, Lo t tea of totally excluding it from
sequence. It must be tecolletted wt en the infuriate the measure in its lie w tern; that part of the poor I ewe
tao ei—No Popery, had nearly destroyed thie great resiseiting •oe *firmer/ben of settlements wLich had
*net glen ious mete °polls, in our ge.sue I conflagration. been, aiat, -Is etre id tied she most iisconvenient and
It Jars not requite any great <kph, r waren, any oppre)siv,, he i• e. datto r‘sand, though he did not
wide extent or reason' g or scope ut ingtouity to expea to make .1.1 consioeseisle alteration in the
exercise such exoedients for personal and probtasik Law ot Settiemeut itself. He aas aware, as well
views. For tits rot, he despised the clamour of as lint Honourable Fliend, of the grotiral anxiety
insanity t his attactouent to toe Protestant thuten occasioned by use threat which had been so clearly
made tuns revels- that estabitshmut, and the pre- and uncoustioationarly held out, to awe the decision
cepte ot Christianity taught firm to disapprove of Parliement. by a Memo r ii.e present Admi.
posecortion, persecution, and a system of exclu- nivratisi. Yet he WAS • t eviction it would be
sion lie oraO no persons.) considerate:maim :Idiot*, a best ace of cowardice and pusilletiimity in ?stern-
trolouaded, arid, tie feared, mat gnant um:nieces , hers toneolect their duty to the country, lest these
which ore excited. i lie pct sons oho had stiriecs threats would be put into execution. Firis would
it up, or encearaged it. nsight cot untie to precool ee to give suck threats alt the effea those who so
the waits with tie words of " No- Frowsy;" reship, used them could desire. As the House had
ice), may have it i..dented in pastry for their received ends ample notice ot the changes intended
grittiest on; but he felt for his couotry, sneer in the present system of Poor Laws, he could sot
such a system of talarni.y. he dreaded •o fat* agree to defer the consideration of the measure to
under the government of men who could either pro. t any more remote period, or adopt any other changes
?agree or promote it, at a pessod whets every thing than those he had, on the most mature deliberate's',
re • s• • r arid •slaable to England, and to the aheady con-toted to.
civilized world, was meowed by an enemy, the The reception of the Report of the Committee ci•
most powerful that ever assailed us in the annals of the Bill was then fa-d for Fr;dity•
our nauoasilesisteirce. No Man bad a higher respect General FOR.TER. stated. that circumstances
„ tcrune s, no man was leas noon, o to . made it necessary to move " that the Order of the
iv the vows, cr to misrepresent theasiolieis Day for taking into consideration to-morrow, the
at others. It aas true that the Great Almighty motive respelling Colonel Cawthorne, be discharged,
Ruler of the Uraversr, was alone competent to as- and its consideration fixed for to-morrow tort.
certain the motives which aetoated the sentiments tv4ht." Tue motion was agreed to.
which inspired the human heart. lint ell men's l'he Mutiny Bill was read a first erne, and or.
actions he would judge. and the anion of the dared to be read a second time on Wednesday next.
pre sent Ministry wile calculated to involve os in The SPLAKER observed, that as there were
intestior commetioa and general ruin. With two ballots stood for to-morrow, he should come
respia to the limit which the pkJge called down to the House at half past three, arid count
open the late Ministry to put to the claims of the the House precisely at four.
Irish Catholic, he would ask the House,he would put Mr. WARD said, he felt himself called upon to
it to the breast of every Noble Lord, was it prepared take notice of some transsetions in the department
to „y,
there is nothing to hope, nothing in per• of the Navy Pay Office; and wished to know, from
'recover no sense of gratitude, nodisplay ot loyalty, some official quarter, what foundation there was for
no deeds of gallantry, patriotism. or glory, shall reports affeaing the condua of the Accountant of
ever operate to tide you to the enjoyment of those that office ?
privileges, to which by your stetions you are so well Lord HENRY PETTY said, that as the Chair-
eatitled. No, to Catholic concession there is an man of the Committee of Finance was not in the
eternal bar ; to Catholic petition there exists a de- House, he would endeavour to give the Honourable
terettitaed dermal throughout all the revolutions of Member the satisfaetion he requested. Ile believed
times and circumstances, throughout the whole pro. the Report alluded to the examination of Mr. 'Oho-
gre.s of our national greatness or vicissitudes. You, mas, the Accountant of the 13.1 Office, before the
the Catholics of lteland, are doomed to mermen- Committee of Finance. The Committee had gone
able exclusion. through that delicate investigation, as well as in the
Chain nee tongs does pietas nee mitigat attain. House.
of an Honourable Member of that
House who was formerly Paymaster-General, and
Lord Hawkesbury, the Lord Chancellor, and the House and the public might rest assured, that
Earl Camden, spoke in favour of the Motion of Ad- the transaaion referred to would not be suffered to
jouroment ; Earl Moira, and the Duke of Norfolk, pass over without a 'via investigation.
against it.
T Mr, WARD thanked the Noble Lord for the in-
he Question being loudly called for, the House
formation ; and expressed his hope that the Corn-
divided on the Motion of Adjournment, when the mittee would make their report as early as possible.
numbers were as follow— Lord HENRY PKTTY moved, ss Teat a Mo
Contents 135 Proxies 36 171 note of the Commissioners of Military Inquity,
Non.ccattnts 69 Proxies 21— Ott relative to the Barrack Department, he laid before
the House." He stated, that early in the last
Session these Commissioners had thought it their
ditty ro communicate to the Commissioners of the
'treasury the result of their inquiry, arid the peso
posal of a new Board for carrying on the depart-
meto of the Barrack-Master General. The Lords
of the treasury gave it their approbation, ands in
consequence, established such a Board as the Com-
missieuers had recommended ; a commission was
drawn out in consequence, which vies submitted
to the Law Officers of the Crown, and had
received Ha Majesty's approbation and signature.

Majority for tb. Minister . . . s
Adjourned •t EIGH r O'CLOCK this morning.

HOUSI OF COMMONS.

Mr. Ponsonby. Mr. Barnard, and two other new
Members, took the oaths and their seats.
'The Speaker issued his cyder. that writs be issued
for the 'friction tot new Metnher. in serve to the
rewnt Pallianiriit, fur tt:r borntigh of Maribo-
-3 nosh. is the room of the Lai of Dalkeith, now

W •

1 It tnobe aaVlSltri Wert


although the miry seal had Mt been affixed to it
and he had since understood, that the present Com-
missioner of tire klivy Seal had not thought fit t,,
affix the seal of office to this commis:mu. His (lis-
le% then, in moving+ r this miuute, a...s to spew to
the House the sentiments of the Lord Commts-
sioners of the Treasur;, and with the hope of te.
ceiving any farther rtformation ; lie trusted, that
no final arrangementwould take place, on this stihjea
until the House had taken into consideration the Re•
port of the Commissioners of Military Inquiry,
and how the enormous abuses in tie Barrack lie
partment. were most likely to be remedied.
The CHANCELLOR of the LXt2HEQUER
said, that the subjed referred to by the Noble Lord
was one likely to occasion much eliscussion. lhe
report of the Commissioners of Military Inquiry.
had pointed out a great deal of difficolty on the
subjed. and had occasioned a doubt whether this
Commission was the fittest ; it became therefore
the duty of His Majesty's Ministers, to be cautious
what form of a Commission they appointed, wi;ir
cut first having an opportunity of inquiring the
best mode by which that inquiry can be. effeSeds
There was no disposition on the part of Ministers to '
precipitate any arrangement, nor did he think that
this report of the Commissioners of Military ln-
qairy should be submitted as a ground of carrying
into 'Eat what the former Administration had de- '
cided ou, even without report ; previous to this, it
would be necessary to have other papers submitted
to them on this stilled
• Lord H. PETTY, in reply, observed, that the
late Ministers had aeled in pursuance of the Re-
port of the commission of Military Itiquity, al-
though he acknowledged that such Report was not
then aigually laid before the Home.

Mr. WICRHAVI said, that Report dii Hot con-
stitute the whole at the case. The Army compt-
rollers differed amongst themselves, tad two out of
due.: were against the the newly proposed arrange-
ment.

The motion of Lord H. Petty was then put and
carried.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, the House went auto a Committee
on tl e Loan Interest Ball.

Mr. PERO:VAL said, he was desirous that the
House should be as little pledged as possible to the
p!ausible financial theory of the Noble Lord (H.
Petty) r at the same time he considered it essential,
that good faith should be maintained with the pub-
lie, particularly in the leading principle, that no
new taxation should be imposed within the year ;
he was also Surly aware of the impropriety of in-
terfering voth the provision of a loan, after it was
contraaesi for ; all he had in view at present was,
to eausid-r whether the whole amount of the
war tars should be pledged, and be perpetuated
as a security to the Loandrulders, particularly
the tales upon imports and exports, and upon
the tonnage of ships, which had occasioned a
consideraole alarm, and was a suljed of great
interest to the Wading part of the community.
—He would, therefore, submit to the Commit-
tee, to leave the dill so at not to pledge the war
taxes in the manner, and to the ex.ent originally
propos-ri, but to form such an arreagernent asmight
be amply sufficient to secure the public creditor,
at tee same time so as not to preclude the House
from risking the provision of the new Plan of
Finance, a matter of future discussion ; he wished
to leave the subjea open for further con,ideration
soother year, as so new and complicated a system
required a considerable portion of time to deliber-
ate on; for, notwithstrusdirg the discussions which
it bad already undergone, so much doubt still re-
mained as to the praCtical eligibility of the plan, as
to render it advisable aot to commit the House
with respett to its future discussions on the subjea.
With this view, be moved to omit the first enacting
•

A conversation of som- length took place on this
subjett, betwt en Lord H. Petty, Nr. Tierney, and Sir
.1. Newport,deps ecating any (deviation from the terms
of the original agreement entered into with the pub-
lic creditor, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Thomas lurton, and Mr. Iluskisson, arguing,
that it was equally available to the public creditor
to look to any source that was sufficient for his se-
curity, and that no breach of faith was incurred,
even if any deficiency should arise from any of the
taxes appropriated to pay the public creditor, pro-
vided other sufficient means were pointed out, and
that they considered it as substantial security, if
3,590,0001. was pledged by Parliament (instead of
9,500.000), for the payment of the interest of the
loan of 1,200,0001. t allowing, at the same time,
that if any doubt remained, the public mind ought
certainly to be satisfied.
It was then agreed, that the Chairman report pro-
gress, for the purpose of asking leave to sit again
to-morrow. The House being resumed, the repurt
was ieceived, and leave given accordingly.
bird CASTLEREAGH gave nohow, that on
Thursday next he should move a Vote of Thanks
to the naval and military forces who had so gal-
lantly achieved the capture of Monte Video.

On die motion of Mr HUSIOSSON new writs
were moved fur the &rough of St. Michael, in the
room of Sir Arthur Wellesley, appointed Secretary
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; and also for the
Borough et Eye, in the room of the Marquis of
Huntley, called up to the House of Lords by the
title of Baron I lur.tley.
1 he Irish Loan liiil passed throagh the Com-
mittee.

Mr. Hobhouse brought up the Bill for altering
the several duties on J,Llt and Paper ; the Rill was
read a hut, and ordered to be read a second time
to morrow.

Mr. HUSKISSON moved for certain accounts
of Exchequer Bills outstanding.—The motion being
agreed to, the accounts were afterwards tuought
up by him, and lard upon the Table.
Mr. W. 1-IEKBEN r moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to suspend the Ala of James 1. su tar as relates
to the pr,!liabition of xi-grating Oak Bark. I..•ave
being given, Mr. Herbert afterwards brought up
the 13.11, which was read MI first time.

The iteptnt on tne Royal Navglltim Dill
was recei►ed.

The Committee of Ways and Meaos, and the
Supply, was deferred to Wednesday next.
The Custom House Fees Bill passed throvh the
Committee. and the Report ordered to be received
co morrow.

-~~.