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HOUSE OE COMMONS.

Lot,' Robert Seymour reported, from the Edin-
burgh Eledtion Committee, that the sitting Member,
Sir Patrick Murray, was duly eletted, and that the
Petninn was frivolous and vexatious.
l'he Smithfield Market Regulation fill was read
a second Lim!. and ordered to be committed.
The Sheriffs of L•mdon presented a Petition
against the Mile End Poor's Rate bill. Ordered to
lie on the Table.

A &truer from the Lords Mem/2yr.! their
Lordshipb' swot tea the Irish.Stanap Doty iffy.

LORD HENNIKER.
Earl TEMPLE rose, and begged leave to call
the attention of the House to a citeumstaace the
had occurred upon the division of the Hoes-, upon
the important debate of last Thiirtday night. A
Noble Lord, who had been excused from attending
the House, and from serving upon Committees, on
account of ill health, had thought proper to be
present at the debate upon the everifng alluded to.
What could be his in nit's, that Noble Lord him-
slt could best a:connt. He (F.nrl Temple) as
at the divisaon of the lispoite, bad called

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over hh-name amongst the others, anti he h:
swered to it, at about sir o'clock in the
nntwithstanding his having been &Swot ill
bsllot. Under such circumstances, the
would surely think with him, that that Nob!,
had clearly sulj-i.lted himself to the usual pt
for non-attendance at the ballot upon the:
lion. lie wished, therefore. In hear what
could be assigned for such a condo&
Lord HENNIKER answered in a minne-
vitry audible to the Gallery ; but we und.
him to say, that he had ende.ivaured to pi
his dirty corscientionsly ; that lie had lyien
posed, he could place beyond all doubt,
should therefore recd to the Holm" the cert
of the Surgem who attended him. 01.,
Noble Lord read the certificate, which state
he had been so much indispos id, as tint to L.
to attend his duty upon El Minn Committee,.
out danger.] Aging upon that a tyke,
been restrained from doing that put cf
hi
which required so long an attendance; bin Ite
he had not been able to attend in one place,
such an occasion, was that to operate as zri
his non-attendance at another ? He knr
why the Noble Lord had alluled tti fihn in
cular, so personally, if it wail not merely
he bad voted on the Ministerial .ide of the I:
The Noble Lord rnizht, with equal proptiety,
alluded to another Honourable itdcmher, sen
saw opposite, who had voted on that night
the very saraz predicament, he having had
vious leave of absence, as lie (Lord Henniker
had. Perhaps the reason fist this was, becao.
lion. Member he alluded to, hid voted tit
contrary side.

Earl 'TEMPLE expressed himself milli J.
Lord JOHN CAVENDISH, the I Lat. Me
alluded to by Lord Henniker, said a few sun
an excuse for his conduit.

On the mot!on of the CHANCELLOR
EXCHEQUER, the names of the Defaulter!
the Edinburgh Ballot, on Thursday last,
called over, and they were ordered to env
Taesday neat.

COMM! TTEE OP sUPPLY.
On t!'e motion of Ir. HUSKISSON, the
went into a Committee of Supply, in wni
moved various Resolutions. Amongst them
That the su:n of 1,.593,0001. he granted
paying of and discharging the balance of F
quer Bills, unprovided for by Parliament,
year 1606 ; 139,0001. for discharging certain
ties outstanding ; that 103,001 be grants
discharging a balance due to the Owners of
Swedish vessels, which were condemned

country, on account of their h t►ing certain
trail:mind goods on board, Jac. &:."
The kinuse resorted, and the Report was order
to be recei►ed on Winds) neat.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved. "'feat an hur
Achi.rets be ;iresertcd to Hi; Majesty, rr:t7inr,
he w:II be gracidusly please.' to lay h!•tori:
a copy of the Report of the Royal Cuilegi•
sicians, in London► respet2ing the Vaccine is
tion."—Ordered:

On Mr. HUSKISSON'3 mono-. it wak
ordered, that there be 1W before the 11.nee

of the itepott nt the Cummisiinners of LW,
spelliag tin 4 of Malt °pan fLurs,

►OOR'S LAWS.
Mr. WiIITBREAD moved the Order
Day for the Hon e going into a Citnrnitti
this Bill, and that there b• en instrediou

Committee to divide it into two or more
they mightthink fit. Previous to going into the
Committee, however, he thought it would be proper
to say a few words explariatoiy of his intention; in
regard to the Bill he had originally had the lwitour
to introduce, as several gentlemen were not
upon a late occasion, when he briefly stated them.
In consequence of intimations he had received frc,n
different parts of the country, of the opposition
was likely to meet in certain points, he had thought
it best to propose the division of it, and the abandon-
ment of some portions of it. He intended, for in.
stance, to abandon, I st, That part of it which gives
the power of squiring a previous adjudication of
settlements. 2diy, 'fist relative to the Vestries.
in so far as it gave two or more Votes, to persons
possessed- of large property in the parish. Sdly.
That relative to the Declaratiou of the Assessments
of Stock in Trade and Personal Property. Afttl
abandoning these parts of the original Bill, to
shoeld propose to divide the remainder of it in.°
four separate Bills. The first of these would relate
to Education only ; the second to comprehend
the Relaxation of the Law of Settlements, by
residence for a certain number of years, in certain
parishes ; Vestries to be held at certain times, and
notice to be given thereof. He meant to press VA,
the consideration nt the House, the power of ex-
empting Cottagers, under a certain amount of in-
come, from being included in the Poor's Rates, upon
their own request; and the power of giving rewards
to labourers, under certain very limited circum-
stances ; and also to repeal a part of the 9111. of
George the First, which goes to drive into the
Work-houses. oppressively,. ail persons applying CI
parochial relief. lie should likewise include the
power of building of enttages at certain rents,
for the residence of the poor, with a power c`t
summary ejeements. These, and other topics.
were to be comprehended on two Bills, which
he should press forward in the present &s-
--aints of Parliament. The other two, viz. that re.
lative to the Perochial Food of Atomism,, as
being more novel than the other ports. he shoiliA
propose to he read in the Committee, but to be
afterwards deferred to another Session of Parlia-
ment (if it should so harpen that he should be a
member another Session) ; and fourthly, the other
Bill relative to the regulation and equalisation of
the county rates. Having given this explanation,
he enncluded with moving. •• I ilia the Speaker do
leave the Chair."
Mr CURWEN rose, and entered into a long
and able statement et his opinion of the plans pro-
posed by the Hun. Member, and stated his decided
dissent Co almost all the principal innovatiot.s. H.l
could not think that the system of education alone,
which was proposed in the original Roll, would go
to efed inch a wag °Nee as that asisign4 ;
but would tend merely to impose vast burddiss in
addition to the pr!seat Pont's Itates. The Granite
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„.ouht only tend to promote idleness. He did wish,
ovevi r, to see the system of' education improved
t'r, trOlout the countty, hot not at fint npon such
extrusive pl in. The building of cottages would
g•sre rise to jobbing, and continual contention
and quarrellinnt, from one end of a p:trish to another.
lie recommended strongly to the lion. Gentleman
to turn his mind to au improvement of the system of
; the beneficial effefts of which ha
bi•en alteody experienced. Beforethe House proceeded
to abrogate any of the eliding laves as to the poor,
he was *are that it ought to pause, and consider if
any advantage WAS to he gained by merely relieving
one class of the people, and throwing additional
!airtime upon another ; he meant the lower shop-
k \pers. This was relieving upon one hand and
oppressing upon the other.
Mr. PLUMMER approved highly of the system
n 1 education, and thought it was the most desirable
otieEt of the whole plan proposed by the Hoa.
Nicmtier. He did not (Nen at all to the spirit of
Ili- proposed B !Is, but had various objestions to
sate*, certain parts of them.
Mr. PERCEVAL said, he was a friend to the
principle of the Bill, and hoped there would be no
germ to the Speaker's leaving the Chair.
FgLLOWES thought that too much cau-
tion and consideration could not be abeam to a sub.
kft. which embraced objeas so extensive c.s the pre-
sent Bill.
PATTESON spoke to the same effea.
air. FULLER wished to see distinaly the whole
extent the plan proposed by the Honourable
; and to give time for mature deliberso
tier, he wished the measure to data over to ano-
ther Session.
Mr. DAVIES GIDDY was fearful, lest, whilst
endeay..utivg to remedy partial evils, mole serious
ones auslo 'se introduced, and partienlarly animad-
verted on that part of the Bill for building Lott ..ges.
Mr. PisRNi.f.LL contrasted the Poor's Laws of
Enaand and In ,and, and thought any existing
evils were not owing to a defea in the laws
Sir RALPH MIL HAMM deci fired himself in
favour of the going into a Committee.
Mr. SHAW LEFEV RE, inquired into the opera-
Orin ,of the b.'l, with regard to the equalization of
the Poor. Rate.
Mr. Wril l bREAD raid, he had Pa ohjeftion to
a that yrtestion go over tu another Session of
Eat liarneo .
Mr. 'A INDHAM said, his objeaion went very
iv to tr•e Bill ; and ao complicated was it in
that he t...ught it best for the House lint
t toe to any final determination respelling it this
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f. e question was then put, and carried, for the
S;;eak is leaving the Chair; when the House went
awn a Cam/inter or the Hill.
Mr. WHITBREAD proposed, that the Bill
sh,uld be printed, and considered on the Report ;
and also suggested, that any clauses meant to be
Furies in the Second Bill might for the present
be p.!-Iponed ; but that in case any new clause was
prop. sr.,' to be introduced, the Speaker should state
whet :r :,;s clause meant to form part of any sub-
sequent Mil
Mr. 'W I LSE RFO RCE. wished the Committee to
eater irao a minute investigation of every pert of
the Bill, tiat such parts of it might be deterred
till another Session, as could not undergo a com-
plete investigation during the present oue.
Ntsmine-diessons, Pattescm, Fetlovets, and niddy.
also spoke a few weeds, as to the future mode of
proceeding ; when
Mr. PIOBHOUSE suggested that each proposed
Bill should be considered separately, and be printed
as divided ; and also that the principle of each Bill
might be afterwards debated on the Report.
Mr. POLE CAREW thought that the present
Fill should he printed, And afterwards referred to
lie next Session of Path:mews
Mr. SIMEON spoke to the same effea.
Mr. WIiITBREAD com;,l 'Med that he had not
been treated with candour on the occasion and
tencluded with moving, " That the first Clause
sued pies tit the Bill."
Mr BRAGGE BATHURST recommended that
the Bill bhnul.l be reported, in order to letve room
for discutsion ; and that it should be divided into sepa-
rate Bills ; and tecommended to the Hon. Mover to
leave out any clauses which he did not wish now to
be debated.
The Bill, with the amendments, was then agreed
to, arid on the House being resumed, the Report
was ordered to be taken into consideration, on this
day se'nnight, and the Bill to be printed.
Mr. Bankes brought op the Report of the Bill
to prevent the granting offices in reversioa, during
nit lives, wun. benefit of survivorship. The Hill
eat ordered to be tead in its next stage, on ties-
day next, and to be printed.
Hie Traders' Assets Bill, and the Oak B fir:
Bill, were reported, Aud ordered to be read a third
time on Monday next.
l'he Committee oil the London Part Petition Bill
was postponed to Monday nest.
Adjourned to Monday next.

FOREIGN !N I ELLIGLIVCE.

iIAMSUAGII V N,PERS.

vaansia, MARCII U.
The following intelligence, dated the 3 of
Muth, ha• been received tiom Constantinople.—

On the 28th of I?ebruary, the English attempted a
landing, litAild, but it miscatried•
Their on the occasion, is stated At 400 killed
Lid -entilded, and 'd9o taken prisoners. The lot-
inrln day, the fleet aeighed anchor, and pto-
fte'A to the. DardAnciles•
preparations at Constantinople, continued
with .xtranruinary aetivity. "The French and Spa-
Ambassador furthered them by their assistance
and arb:c. The Grand Signiut's Cour.cil was
made peiminent. On the evening of the lit of
Kum. when the English Minister departed with
11,e neanciAtions were suspended. The
1 had till then waited in vsieLfor reinforce.
Ira!, the Black Sea.
• 'immure of 'lurks whip took op arias in Con-
!: and its vicinity amounted to 100.000.
' -•', •a. n-t to the le.tst disturbed in that
Signior had tent shewn the slight.
• •s• /cove the iAaCe, 411 had been taltri)

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lital.lll, •reir. 7.
(Prim The refterspri )
CONSTAN 1 tmort.e, +arisen 4.
After Mr. Arbuthnot. the English Mini,ter, had
in vain attempted to intimidate the Porte, by me.
traces, he resolved to provoke hostilities against II
them. On the 2.lth of January he abruptly quitted
Constantinople, in the frigate Lgo tly on mi , together
with all the English merchants resident in that ca"l
pital, and sailed to 'Fenedos, where he was soon
joined by an English squadron of 14 ships.
The Porte ordered the passage of the Dardanelles
to he closed, and some preparations for defence to
be made. But the enemy anticipated them. He
passed the Streights on the 19th of February, and
on the '2oth, arrived in sight of Constantinople,
with seven sail of the line, two frigates, and two
'bombs-vessels. Ns treasures had yet been adopted
for defending the approaches to the city and the
-entrance of ttie harbour. This circumstance ren-
dered the enemy sill more audacious. A flag of
truce appeared, and, in the name of the English
Ambassador, demanded that the French Minister
should be immediately dismissed. ti at the Porte
should declare itself an .illy of England and Russi.i,
furnish the English with 15 ships of the line. and
15 frigates, manned and 'tit:Wailed for fi months,
and admit a Russian garrison into the forts of the
Bosphorus, and an English force into those of the
Dardanelles and Alexandria. On these conditions
alone would the squadron depart.
The Sublime Porte refused all these propAsition,s;
a negotiation apparently commenced, and lasted 5
days In this interval the city and harbour were
placed in a state of defionce. Thre" hundred pieces
of cannon were mounted on the batteries. The
equipment of the Turkish fleet at anchor at Brujiik.
dere teas completed. The whole city was under
arms ; the public indignation against the fli.glish
every moment increased, and on the QGtis of Febra.
ary the Grand Signior signified t' Admiral Duck.
wroth. the Commander-in-Chief of the English
squadran, that he must depart before any negocia-
tion could he entered into.
The Admiral replied by tnreats; he, however,
sufferer two days to elapse without making any at-
tack. and, on the third day, which was the Iv nr
March, he availed :timsslt of a northerly wind to
withdraw to.the Dardanelles.
'llse Turkish fleet g..t under weigh to putsue the
enemy. It is not believed to have overtake i bins,
and on the 4 h of March, no intelligence u.. ;hi;
subject had reached Constantinople.
Tie only result of the expedition nf the F.ngli.-h
has been to place that city in a coteltion to make
esistance.

iIAMAI•RnIi, APRIL iO.

The information contained ih the preceding arti-
cLas is confirmed by tenet, snitch later date,
which we have this moment received from Mu-
nich dated the Ist of April, and which convey
the following i•articulars:—
We have jars: received the •-•2pertattt news of the
failure of the English at Constantinople. After
sustaining some loss, they were bliged to leave the
Dardanelles. It is reported that General Sebas-
tiani is charged with the detet.,: .4- the Coasts. The
Courier who brought this ihtelligence to Vienna,
left Constantinople on the 12th of :.larch. It is
supposed that the English merchandise in Constan-
tinople, amounts ti snore than fifty millions, (pro •
bably of riz-dollass) and is et 'red to be seized.
The 'Folks manifest great ardour, and General Se-
bastiani frequently finds it difficult to restrain them.
The head-quarters of His Majesty the Empetor
Of France, were still at Osterode on the 2d of
April.
a e sits Of Tilt 11A114t, MIL I.
Duke Ferdinand of Wirtemberg, a Field Marshal
'in the Austrian service, arrived on the 19th of
March, at Warsaw.
The fortresses of Glatz and Silberberg, in Silesia,
are not yet blockaded. The country round Cosel
has been inundated.
Public papers contain the following article ;
" In coisequ.-aee of the retreat of the Prince of
Anhalt Pless to Bohemia a ith the remnant of his
corps, a correspondence is said to have commenced
between the Officers i.f Austria and a foreign
power. relative to the demanded surrender of their
arms, horses, and artillery."

The most authentic letters announce the import-
ant and happy news, that the F.r.glish totally miscar-
ried in the negotiations which they had begun withthe
Divan. They had cnnfined their last pretensions to
the sending b..ck of the French Ambabsachr. The
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a personal outrage.
The preparations of defence appeared so serious
to the English, that, on the 4th of March, they with-
drew thirty leagues from Constantinople. The
Turkish fleet has sailed our.

Sir Charles Arbuthnot is dangerously ill on
board the English fleet.
We add, that several private letters from Con-
stantinople, of the 4th and sth, co•.firming this
news, give some extensive details upon the mea-
sures taken by the Divan, to resist the I.ngli.h
fleet. The Ottoman ships of the line, t:se fri-
gates, and other men of war, together with a
cvnsiderable number of gun-boats, had been
drawn up before the port, and along the coast,
to defend its approaches, and an immense number of
cannons placed tip.m the shore and in the redoubts
thrown up in haste. These preparations, in the
midst of wnich General Sebastiant and the French
011i:t•rs who were at Constantinople displayed an
ene►isy which acquired them the admiration and
gratitude of the Ottomans, were erecnted with an
incredible order and aftivity by the Janissaries, Sea-
men, and Turks of every class, having in their midst
the new Capitan who replaced he one
.used of having Abandoned to tb' English the pas-
sage of the Dardanelles. —(Put.ltuste. )

O(YrFENP.I;R:;!! AND DUSUSI MAILS.

SWEDISH OFVICIAL BULLETIN

MALMO, APRIL 6.

According to a report made to His Royal Ma•
lefty, by Baron Von Essen, Governor•a•neral, his
'Excellency intended that day to reconnoitre the
enemy's position with a great part of the gait ;son,
in order to ascertain the enemy's views ; who, ac-
cording to ail accounts received, seemed on the
p iat of withdrawing from this country.
A Courier who arrived here in the'night, states,
that in the morning of the let of April, he saw the
troops march out of the fortress, supported by six
gian•boats, and heard a cannonade and musketry fire
iinst the French entrenchmetas. The Courier
wa, _l, tained by contrary winds at the post-house, in
the Isle of Rugeo, till yesterday morn-
ing, the sth .1 April. A written order was allowed
by the Postmaster of that place on the 4th, at five
o'clock in the evening, to keep A packet in readiness
for Lieutenant-Colonel B. row Beije, Aid-de-Camp
to his Excellency, who was the bearer of an import-
ant report from the Governor to His Majesty.
The above orders we-e dated head-quarters at
Demmio, the Si April, and vgned by the Aid-:!e-
Camp, Lieutenant-Colonel Nlellin. It thereby ap-
pears, that the French corps which formed the siege
of Stralsund, has not only been compelled to raise
the siege of that fortress, but also to evacuate Swe-
dish Pomerania, xi which important event Lieate.
aant•Colonel Baron Beije, will bring a full and mi.
nute-account.
Baron Huaetbein, Major and Aid-de-Camp of
the King of Prussia, who was sent on a special mis-
sion to His Royal Majesty, arrived bar,: yesterday
at noon._ _

lITILACT 01 A LsTrait TROM GOTTINSI.MOI6
APIRIL 10. _ _ .

A cniiiier attived this morning from Malmo,
with the important intelligence, that the Fierch
have entirely evacuated Swedish Pomerania, they
began their retreat on the Ist instant, and continued
it until the 4th, during which time the Swedes pitr-
sued,and harassed them much,aod made above 1000
prisoners, amongst whom arc 20 officers ; they
followed them in two columns, the one going to
Anclam, the other to Demmin. A great quantity
of stoles, baggage, &c. have fallen into the hands
of the Swedes, as well ac a coniiderable turn of
money.