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COMMITTEE OF FINANCE.

Mr. RANKIiS presented the Report of the Com-
mittee of Finance, upon the respedlive offices be-
longing and appertaining to the Bank of England.
He said, had t.le Committee been enabled to lay
this Report before the House as early as he wished,
he should have felt it hi. duty, as Chairman of that
Committee, to have gone further than merely
moving o That the Report do lie upon the table,"
as was then his intention to do. This was the una-
nimous wish of the Committee: but, notwithstand-
ing the well-known liberality of the Bank of Eng-
land, whose readiness to inform the Committee, and
whoa* assistance greatly facilitated their proceed-
ings, they were not able to bring it to any thing of
a conclusion until now. Had it been laid hem,
the House at an earlier period of the Sessions, he
should have felt it his duty, as an individual Mem-
ber of Parliament, to have proposed certain Resolu-
tions upon this Report. Mr. Bankes then brought
up the Report of the Committee of Finance, re-
&peeling Offices, Places, and Sinecures, granted in
reversion on Great Britain and Ireland. Upon this I
Report, he said, the Committee had lost no time in
proceeding. but were now under the necessi•y 0.1
presenting it in an unfinished and imperfect state,
as they had no, boo,. able to get in the returns %vita
'hat esnedition they had hoped they should do.
From Scotlaod, a vet y small part of the returns
had been received, and from Ireland not more than
one or two ; no refieetion, however, was to be
thrown upon the persons making these returns, as it
was not above a month since the Committee issued
their instrultions for that purpose. It was there-.
fire for the House to consider, whether any pro.:
carding was now necessary to be taken upon this
Report
The Reports were severally ordered to lie on the
table, and, with their respeeive appendixes, to be
panted.
The Treasurer of the Commissioners of West-
minster-bridge, presented the annual accounts,
which were ordered to lie on the table.
_ _

Mr. M'Creagh, from the Transport Board, also
probented the annual amount of the tonnage, &e. of
ships employed by that Board. &c. &c. Ordered
to lie on the table, and be printed.
Sir C. POLE observed upon the necessity of
having the Report of the Commissioners of Naval
Inquiry laid before the public. The last Report he
understood contained a (klicit of 30,0001. in one
particular department, he therefore wished to know
if it was the intention of His Majesty's Government
to take this subjea into consideration during the re.
cess of Parliament ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
answered. that it certainly was the intention of His
Majesty's Ministers to give every possible facility to
these proceedings; and would consider it a matter
of grace andfavour, if the Hon. Baronet, or any
other Hon. Member, would make any communica-
tion to diem, which they might think expedient.
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH presented a Petition
from Dotlor Nathaniel Highmore, praying the
interference of that House in his behalf. He stated,
that the Petitioner had been admitted a Fellow of
Jesus College, Oxford, and afterwards took his 'de-
gree of Dotlor of Laws, having previoifsly
studied the Civil and Common Law for upwards of
eleven years, for the express purpose of practising
as a Civilian in the Spiritual and Ecclesiastical
Court, and having thus qualified himself, he ap-
plied to be admitted a Civilian, but was refused by
the Archbishop of Canterbury. Head of the Court,
upon the grounds of having previously been in Dea-
con's orders. He then applied to the Court of
King's Beiich, who declared they had no jurisdic-
tion ; so that in the sequel he had no remedy in any
Court whatever, and was left wholly without an
appeal to any known jarisdittion. This the Hon.
Gentleman considered as a case of great public im-
portance, and thought some legislative provision
should be made by that House to prevent the evil
in future. His intention at present was merely to
lay the Petition upon the table, with a view to
found some measure upon it in the course of the
next sessions.
The ADVOCATE-GENERAL (Sir John
Nichol)), said, that as the Hen. Gentleman did not
.1 mean to makeany specific motion upon this subj.&
at present, it was nit his intention, therefore, now
to enter into any general view of the sublet/. but
Merely to state, that the Petiticn contained great
,inisrepteaentatios of takfts, aid greater misrepresent.

atlas of the legal principles applicable a ens
foes.
Mr. Barham brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee upon the detention of nation Writs, which
was read, and ordered to lit on the table.

RF.VERSIONARY GRANTS.
Mr. BANKES row, in pursuoece of his notice,
to make his promised motion upon this important
sublet. He said, he should take up the attention of
the House but a very short time in alluding to the
Bill which they had passed, and had beta lately
rejefted in the Upper House. That Bill, it had
been alleged, tended to trench upon the prerogative
of the Crown ; but, in his opinion, it appeared to
touch very little upon that subjea. On the con-
trary, he thought it would rather restore that prero-
gative to a state of more ample and full exertion,
for there was at present an undue and improper an-
ticipation of it in the granting of olive. in rever-
sion. The existence of such a prerogative led
to a more fit and proper mode of disposing
of offices, than if they were on formly to be
given away at the time a melitorious and
praise-worthy a&ion or piece of service was per-
formed. Upon such principles and grounds. then,
he really conceived, that by the Bill he had had the
honour of bringing into that House, the preroga-
tive of the Crown wou' d rather be strengthened than
weakened ; the person coming into possession of an
•• once, knowing that he is to enjoy a right which
is vested in him by his own merits. and his own
right, instead of being derived from any other
• source. There were instances in which persons were
not qualified for the discharge of such trusts, ani
the execution of the duties of those offioes for
which the grants were originally made, and parti-
eularly those persona of the other sea 6 which situ.
*bons, if given away at the time they became vacant,
no Miaista could think of so disposing of them.
It was proper that the causes of their disposal
should, in every case, be fully known ; and this
would be accomplished by their occupying the at-
tention of the public. In point of economy too it
had been said, that the Bill albs led to ,rid not tend.
in any degree, to pry mote it ; but, in his opinion, it
did also tend praftically to purposes of economy.
because some of those of which have been
usually granted in reversion, were Loge in point
of emolument, while to these offices no duty
at all. or at least very trifling, was annexed.
—lt might happen. that some of these *dices
might pass under the review of the Committee of
Friance; some rot>, might advise the legislature to
avoid renewing, and of others they might advise
the total discontinuance ; but by the rejation of
this Bill, the accomplishment of these objeOts was
postponed to a more distant period, and in the
mean time they might chance to be in the pos-
session of young persons, which would necessarily
tender them eases of greater hardship. On these
principles he conceived the House adopted the Re-
solution of the former Committee, and recognising
the justice of their views, concurred unanimously
in bringing In and passing the Bill; which lie had
the honour of carrying up to the other House.—
What the tate of it there war, had been shewn by
the search which had been made ot the Journals of
the House of Linde. It was sufficient to state,
that it was pet off by a division on the question of
adjournment, to a time beyond which it was im-
probable this Session would extend, and therefore
the Bill might he consiJered for the present as com-
pletely lost. Now, in order that no inconvenience
might wrise to the public service, by its being con-
sidered that no imitation was put upoa the prero-
gative. as originally proposed by tow House ; or
tnat it might not be thouguo that because a legis-
lative measure had tailed, that prerogative was
therefore to come naturally into full force to any
extent whatever, it appeared to him that it would
be becoming in that House humbly to lay before
His Majesty their desire upon tots subjett. Ibis
was necessary, is order that th.t LOU the other
House of Parliament might yet have a fair and lull
opportunity of re-connecting this subject, before
any prejudice to the public should take place, by
conferring these situations otherwise than was in-
tended by the Bill in question. He had thought,
that an humble Address was the best mode of bring-
ing this matter again before the House during this
Session, as he was anxious to avoid giving any co-
lour or pretext for an opinion, that he was uregu-
. larly interfering with any of the funftions of tue
Legislature. The more be admired and loved the
Constitution, the more he wished to preserve it
within its natural funftions, and therefore he was
aware ot what others had suggested to him, that if
he had proposed a Resalutios ter the adoption of
the House in the present instance, it might, it adopt-
ed, be by same looked upon as carrying the appear.
ance of endeavouring to do that by their own aft,
which ought only to be done by them in conjunction
with the other branch of the Legislature. The mode.
however, which he had chalked out, did not appear to
him to interfere with any other branch of the Leg's-
Lture ; and there were other instances where subjects
I had been under consideration, and inquiries pending,
where it had bees found desirable, for a certaitt time
and purpose, that the power of a puticular brands
of prerogative should be suspended. It was, there-
fore, with this view of the subjerft, that he had to
propose a nsotianoto which he ousted there would be
no objedion, as it would be in direta conformity to,
and consisteney.with, the resolution of the Finan-
cial Committee of last Parliament, and which had
been most deliberately approved of and sanCtioned
by this one. The Hon. Gentleman then concluded
with moving—
" That an humble address be presented to His Majesty,
preying, that he may S. greesuu.ly pleated but to g.•iit any
offices, places, pensions, or elltaly, is fateirUil, er lit plat
lives, we the b..elit .urvivoiship, %Lad six months alum the
meeting of the next Session of Pailliment."
before this m oion was put from the Chair, Mr.
BANK E:S added, that during next Scssiun of Par •
lament he should take an opportunity of submit-
ting a motion for the purpose of discussing and re-
vising this subjed.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Alderman
COMBS.

Mr. WARD then rose, and said, that the purpose
of his rising was to express what he believed it was
competent to him to d s upon such an o:r.asidu, his
surprise at the result of die in4d ries of the Commit
tee, which had been appointed 014 a few day. A4O
to search into the Journals of the House of Lords.
It had been found that the Bill which had passed the
House, relative to the abulititin of reverswns, had

minded by the Hour* oltords ; aid at this lie ',prised, because it appeared somewhat nac
WM)
etitntional, that whit had paned almost withoao7
position. or at lend with a very slender oppos tit; "
in
the one House, should !se lig' ly treated and t
rejected in the other. It was a ns our of retort'"s;
both on accou.tt of the noturent eivt o.ita ;w.f.' a,
the impression which it evinced as to we dispsiti a
of the Upper House of Parliament not to -
with the lower one in those views which thy had
taken ass in the necessity of inquiring into abeses in
every branch of toe public expenditure. They (the
House of Commons) knew nothing of the details of
what had passed upon that raj" ion, and it they had
any indite@ mane of kneeing them, it would be
thought highly irregular.to allude to them. 'They
must therefore natarelly suppose that a measure
wtoch had already passed, or received the soudioa
of one Home, was debased and argued with a lun
attendance in the other. They of course must ima-
gine that all His Majesty's „Waists-es of the tipper
House %sere present upon such an occasion, odor
'decidedly to support, or manfully to oppose the
measute then under discussion; or they
tarot bs.
love, that if by any accident they were prevol:-d
from beirg present, they, out of regard fo ttit
House, and out of respell to the cou:itty, outdo
have empowered other Noble Lords to too ,e.
ceded to the :idiom nmeat which had been proposes.,
in order to Afford them an opportunity tit after-
wards intending in their places. Toe,' could 'it
possibly imagine that the Noble Mons.., s in she
other House coulJ have submitted t the Jodie.
of having a hest) decision pronou iced up in tuella
measure, without Oleic being im 'citable to trust
either iustifferoble negligence, or inn lees of a sonless
worthy description. We do not ki»w wh s propooo
the rejedion of that Bill, or by seli on it we, sop.
ported; but they had tb- setiOadoxi in their Gen
minds to conceive it was quite imp.issible Ilia mat
rejedioo could have been proposed by one of their
Lordships' number, its the enjoyment of a revessioa
himself. and supported by another Nob/eLeed, who
had ever evinced an avidity fur reversions!, Krum.
If, however, the case was otherwise, the antherity
of such a decision in the upper House ought us
weigh very little against the united opinion of the
House of Cotnmons. Ndtsvithstaedlug the cob
fated wedge of the authority of the aristocracy,
by which some minds sti;et be weighed down, he
should still be bold enough to adheis to the Jo-
charge of what he conceived to be his duty ; and
although the Haim of Lords had put A:1 end to
that Bill, yet the House of Commons ought still
to persevere in sons a way, as to proven the cool
takingiplace. He hoped the mover *mod again oe
!brought forward in toe course of the next oesuoti
and if again rejeded, that it would be persevered
ie. in another, and again in another, tilt Cmt ob.
jell was attaiiied.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE4OER
said, he did not rise to oppose the no..iun n soi or.
fore them, but he merely wished to 'sprees toe
grounds of his former suppers to the 8.11, and his
motive for not opposing it upon the present occo.
sirs*. The Hon. Gentleman who had spoken Lao.
had made the condo& of the Ministers elsewiteie,
the suhjee of severe animadversion ; but et appeased
by the course adopted by these, and outer Neale
Lords in the Upper House. that the. measure was
not considemili of that great and extreme impoteance
which that Hon. G2raldinan had d..7strobc.t. the
Get was. Ministers had not looked up ri tut Bill is
such a light as to make them give sliest Jll:.j,eiii, sup-
port to it in all its statics Sam: H inoiraute
Gentlemen, however. ii. this House, seemed :o
look upon it as tending to promote etooeseir
in the pubiic expenditure ; wOlie others concaved tt
formidable, as trenching loom rite I'. arogatiee of
the Crown. From both of th se lie begged leave
to separate himself, as not beiv, involved iii any of
their opinions. He could not conceive it to be a
Kill that had Any °hi:amoebic effect up .n the Pre-
rogative of the Crown It was, ind,•ed, a matter of
nice calculation to ascer ago wheth r, upon the
whole, it W Ai prejudicial to, or tending to the ad.
vancement of, the Prerogative of toe Crown. It
might diminish the neon ire of persons in unite
favour the Prerogative of the Clown might be ea•
ercised, within a given time ; but it would increase
the amount of favours to be granted, at one parti-
cular time, and might leave the matter very little
effected, either in one way or another. It im-
posed no new burden, of any kind. upon the
people, while it tended equally to sati,!), indi-
vidual claims mote Liberally, without providing.
for whole families. It was, no doubt, the duty of
all Members of Parliament to one*, but when
they felt a subjed to be of no material import-
ance, they might surely be allowed to all in ins
Cline way upon this occasion, as upon any other.
Although he was not disposed to oppose it upon any
public ground, yet he could not see et in such a fa-
vourable light, as to make it a eubjed, which he was
particularly called upon anxiously to support. As
to the decision of the other House of Parliament, be
could not see any reason why their exercising their
privilege, and giving a contrary judgment, should
be viewed as a matter of surprise. Whether tent
decision was right or wrong, he could not take upon
himself to determine; he should only observe, that
its his opinion nothing could be more mischievous
to the common interest, than that the one Huase
should assume a didotorial authority in Legolotioa.
For what reason should it be disputed, that the
House of Lords had not as complete a right to exer-
cise its authority as the House of Commons loci f
The present motion was quite unexceptionable, :i5
the Ilonse of Commons had as good a right to si.-
terposie in the exercise of the pre-ogotive of e
Crown, as the other House had to itaterrotc
in their measures. It was, however, surely. a
matter of fair consideration. and ezuemciy
reasonable, that this House should at sit aid
of the Committee of Finance now sitting. and
prevent their deliberations from being rejudged
by any subsequent reversionary grants. Upon tort
ground alone. he thought that such a motion as the
present one might have been made with great pro-
oriel'', entirely uncnnneded with what passed in the
ether House of Parliament with raped to the lii.l
now under consideration. As to the alleged inde-
cency of conduct of those who, in the otter &Iwo!,
(ppm di the Dill, that was a matter to be dioar:nei J
by ocors, as well as the Honourable Gcnileoso•
who had stated it. fire rejedine of that Bin mu•t
be perledly unconoeded with any interest: fe!. '

ty individual lobo voted upon it in either House;
he saw no reason why a.pershoit: the enjoyment
f a reversion should not give - op p
ibit Isar Il as any other, without
, impropriety
I.•,:erev. A statement had re eu n • eats.
I er im,ical. that His Marsty's Ministers
•-•
ra•anxious to defeat the Bill, and that they chitSe
,mink from the odium, not to rejen it manfully;
being a measure they did not wish to appiove,
A• ?fay Artfully got others to do that which they
hot do themselves. He could not, however,
.
that this could be credited throughout the
Intl' tot it was a certain tact that Ministers
iselves differed upon it. He had been more 4
rou-Able to it than a Noble and Learned Lord in
,thrr House. and neither of them bad been abl.: in
'• the other into x change of sentiment. Nc-
irg valid be mare distant from..this thetruthiskthaa
.Aticeation, that the opposition to was
,ieJ on by the secret intrigue of Ministers, and
'elate he trusted that such reports would be re.
tej.
Mr. MOWBRAY expressed great satisfaction
:hearing such a declaration from the Chancellor
t the Etch( flaea•
Lord HENRY PETTY also expressed sundae-
t• heating the Right Hon. Gentleman so de-
sentiments, but he disapproved of the corn.
tire itabacience which he had stated as the
a far hi. supporting the original moues
it JO.IN SEBRIGHT merely said a few
ds etpretstve of his approbatiou of the motion,
his surprise at the decision of the House of
nos.
WHITBREA D said, he could not ez_preas
tech satisfaction at the declaration of the Right
Hon. Gentleman, as the two Hou. Gentlemen who
preceded him had dose, because. he had placed his
homer concurrence with the Bid in question in a
very different light from what he had originally
seemed to entertain. l'nis could not be at ad sans.
fictury to the House. It appeared to him that by
fair former silent acquiescence its that measure,
t . Adounistration had, in a rnaiuter. pleged comsa-
t to support it ; but it he could sot inter thus
t :tar stience. he night be allowed to inter it
f. words which they had put into the laang's
s, the commencement of this Session. It
wow -echllected. that the Committee of Fs.
lance ...enrecoMm..nded to the public attention
at ttic opttsiog of Paeliament. Such being the
'ease, W 44 n a this the only one measure which
List I,nolcul Cotruniuee had Weaselly re-
r.•11.,,...th-J Cis the peculiar attention of the
finew! Was not that nocomm.maation the ori.
Right
cause of the inttentaetiels this Bill The
Right Honourable Gentleman, however, seemed to
view it as a mere milk and water oinsore: and from
that, he (air W ) differed from him materially,
eeJ he bsdeved the euulic would also join with him
in that opthion. Ile conceived that all the Mi.
Donis were pledged to support st ; bat any
one of them was more so than another, it
was that Minister who had delivered
fiNest)'s Speech. ( The Lord Chancellor). Sup.
posivg that the dill really went to curtail the Pre.
togative or tile Crown, that would not be with him
any oajabon to it ; for certainly many ressom
might be shewn, why is ought ea be very mach our.
tail.?, it flaying very meek raseelaerlearr IW. The
measure being comedied with tecerieny, was, in-
deed, one that oug:u mom assiduously to be per.
*mad in by the Haase of Coll4loas, in par.
titular, as that was a subj.@ in which the pub.
ought ta be gratified. nod they deserved to be
in. it would create an agreeable salaatran in the
pudic mind, and would certainly tend to make
cern disburse with more Osamu, than they other-
v,ie could be supposed to do. It was highly pro.
en, therefore, that the House of Commons should
pers-vvre to the utmost in recommending it to the
Lor,ii. He ari.aell, indeed, that this could have
beta accomplaited this Session, so as to bring the
Ali:lister. immediately to the test, whether they
were well disposed to a measure, which they them-
selves had already confessed was of importance to
the public.
fhe Question was then again put from the
Chair, and carried neat. rens a ' Addicts was
ordered to be presented to His Majesty by such
Members as were of His Majzstys Hou. Privy
Council.
DUNGARVAN EISCTION Pi:Dutra.
On the motion of Mr. FOSTER. the adjourned
tante upon this Petition was resumed, and a long
but .iratneresting discussion took place upon the
propriety of enlarging the time for the Petitioner
entering into a reeogni4ance. Upon this subject a
division took place. or was about to take place, upon
the propriety of examining evidence, when simmers
were ordered to withdraw, and during their exclu-
sion witnesses. we understand, were examined at
the Bar, to prove the allegation of the Petition.
Upon cur re-Admission to the G illery, we fouud
Mr. Whitbread on his leg., on the mutton of ad-
journing until Thursday. which, during the exclu-
sion of strangers, we on ••• stand had been made by
the Chancellor of the Escaequrr.
He, (Mr. Will !TREAD). wished to impress
ikon the House the peculiar state of the empire at
the present period, a seat: which perhaps held out
to view one of the gloomiest prospects. cartainlv
unequalled in the hi.tory of Europe. From such
on emergency, it was probable that events might
-yen in the shortest Parliamentary recess.
to influence a prudent Ministry not to ad-
. Majesty, in the situation of thangs, to pro-
is Parliament. Wan respeft to one foreign
Aube!). for a considerable time, our eel.-
is sorb, that the House and the coantry slid
ara whether it was at war or at peace. An
isatinr had leen since sent to that country.
tut tor him, however anxious for information.
it his iatiration, to press any observations or
les of a aware calculated to throw embarrass-
I the way of Administration, or of the system
with reaped to that Power. Neither did
for any ioformation which to them might
unadvisable to communicate. Sot as the
of a very short time might remove the ob-
. it any existed, to such a communication, or
lead to the knowledge of events. with
Parliament ought to be acquainted. there-
contended that it was highly proper that
anent should continue sitting. there was
upon which he was, ani. no doubt,
.tne and the country, ex:reinely anxious to be
He o :ant the late Traty betaken

Franc* and Rauh. By an article ha that Treaty, a
new policy was proposed, and the mediation of
Russia, to bring about a peace between this country
and France, was accepted, under certain conditions.
by the latter power. He was therefore peculiarly
anxious to learn front the Right Hon Secretary
(Mr. Canning), whether any communication had
been made to this Court from Russia, since the ex-
ecution of the Treaty ? It might not be thought
advisable to ask whether any, or what overtures,
were respeaively made 1 But with this salutary
policy, he would most strenuously, ardently, and
sinters!), impress the King's servants, a policy
he bad previondy and uniformly recommend•
ed, which, though not sanlioned by the voices of
many within the walls of that House, was duly ins-
priete i upon else hearts of many, both in and
out of it ; namely, to erica every favourable op-
portunity for a pacific negociatinn. And the
present period, if deverously used, he was led
to consider both favourable and opportune.—
Let it be tat in the true spirit of peace, for any op..
petits attempt will only lead to aggravated evil,
and advantages will probably result, such as to
enure this country from the calamities of war...a.
Returning to the question before the House, he
hoped, that under such a gate of circumstances,
with a treaty of peace, eveciotti by Prussia, which
has guaranteed our exclusion frooi the Prosian
port ; at a moment als.), wh,s;chipeditastis had
sailed, with the objea and deqinftion of which,
both himself and the 11 aise were of course time-
quainted, hut to which public opinion had strongly
assigned objects, whose accomplishment would tend
to bring a fresh enemv on our back ; when, to
whatever pan of the world our view was ditched,
it was only to look no enemies; sorely, such a
crisis was not the one for the King's servants to re.
commend a pro: ogation of Parliament. When the
House ndleded, that trom what passed in a previous
pan of the evening, with respeft to our West
India Colonies, there was almost the certainty of
having a material part of to. public revenue Wail-
nished ; that wh- I a vote of credit had been grant-
ed, unelanspleo n its extent. and which by that cc-
tent seemed to justify the opinion, that it was Mi-
nisters' intention not to call Parliament together for
a long time; when expeditirinl had aaually sailed,
their objects and destination unknown, but which
must lead to events of a nature necessary to .be
promptly communicated to Parliament ; it mug
be allowed, br every man. that these were wrl-
grounded considerations, and ought is infiu. lice the
servants of the Crown wit to persevere in t e de-
termination of advising His Majesty to prorogue on
Friday. With regard Motu relations with the United
States of America. and to the recent events to wh:cli
tlteessitlic mind was in that quarto" direfted. it was
a to repeat the anxiety of the whole country
to be liberated from the suspente. Upon that point
be wished to ascertain whether Ministers were pie-
paced to make to Parliament the communic turn,
which, in a previous part of the Session, was pro-
Iliad by the Right Hon. Secretary (Mr. Can-
lain), or to give any explanation of those ghetto).-
Maces with which the cottony has been more re-
seedy made ac.mainted
Mr. Secretary CANNING deefared it was note
his intention to enter into any argument relative till
the advice which His Majesty's pokiest Govern•
meat should deem proper so give on the protege.
don of Parliament; but he roes to do what, spots
all occasions. he would esteem his duty, namely, to
answer such questions as any Hoeourable Member-)
of the House should put to hint ea public events.
conneded with the office which he held, and which
were not Incempatible with the corn& exercise
of his dunks. The Honourable Gendensan (Mr.
Whitbread). had alluded to the late treaty between
Russia and France, and expressed as anxious wish
to be informed Waether any communication had
been received by the British Government from the
Court of Russia. since the execution of that Treaty
In answer, he bad to acquaint him and the Hone,
that a communication was received from the
Court of Russia, offering its 'unladen to segoci-
ate between this country and France ; but that the
communication was not attended with the 'treaty
of Yeses, with any of its articles, or with
any reference to that express stipulation in the
Treaty which immediately applies to die proffered
mediation. This communication from Russia was
received on the let of this month by the Britisn
Government, and yet, to this very hour, the only
information which Ills Majesty's Ministers have ob-
tained relative to the Treaty between France and
Russia, as to its articles, and, above all, to the particu-
lar oni-, which, under specified limitations, refers to
the mediation, was the same as that by which it was
first communicated to the country, namely, the in.
sertion of the Treaty is a French newspaper. To
this direct communication from the Court of Russia,
a conditional answer was sent by the British Govern-
ment. lVhat the nature ni the condition was, the
Hon. Gent. could not expert him then to explain ;
but, at the same time. he wished the HOMO to carry
in its recolletlion, and to keep continually in its
mind, that this answer was sent in eeenplete igno-
rance of the treaty or any of its stipulations
other point upon which 'he Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Whitbread) was most anxious to be infottned, was
the state of our relations with America. In giving
every explanation in his power, there were two
points in which he himself was anxious that the con-
do .% of the present Government should be under-
, stood. First, that whatever was the present state
of our relations with the United States, it was in no
degree attributable to the conduct lit the King's
Servants; and next, that it arose nut of the system
adopted by their predecessors. His Majesty's Mi-
nisters. on their accession to office, found a treaty,
to which the faith of this country was pledged.—
Whatever might be their opinion of the policy of
the principles recognised in that Treaty, they con-
ceived no more sacred duty, no line of policy more
clear. than to suffer our relations with America to
proceed in the same line in which they commenced,
to advance in unison with the impulse with which
they originated. They had determined to give
every support to a measure to which the national
diameter was pledged ; so that if it failed, no blame
or censure could possibly be imputed to them. Un-
der such impresions, he bad to assure the House.
that no new or varying instructions were either
given to the British Ambassador in America, or to
the naval force stationed off its coasts. by the pre.
scot Government. And therefore to whomsoever
the proceedings which led to the late events and

agitation, (a question demanding what it must re-
ceive, great and serious exatoin.ition) were to
be attributed, it would be found that Ministers
were no farther responsible than as the Represent-
atives of the British Government. With respect
to the information sought, he could only say, that
it WAS last Saturday the British Government
received the Proclamation of the American Presi-
dent, sent to them by the British Ambassador,
in AlWerica, as an extraft from A newspaper
of that conntry. To that moment the Minister.
were without any intim stion of . re-
presentation upon the late occurrences having
been made, either by the American Governmett,
to she Biiush Ambassador. nor had they received
any of cial communication from the Asnericisa
Minister in this arum y. In consequence of being
put in possession of the Precedect's ProclatnatC.n,
he had no later than that day an interview with the
American Ambassador, in order to ascertain whe-
ther he had received any official representation of
the recent came of agitation from his Govern-
ment The result of the inquiry was, that he had
not. Thus the Right Hon. Secretary presumed,
that he answered the Hon. Member on these points,
to be informed with revel to which, appeared his
(realest anxiety ; and :se himself %sesta happy in being
so fortunately able, unrestrained by official duties,
to have u in his power to quiet that anxiety. On
the other two points of inquiry. as to the nature of
our relations with the Ottoman Porte, and the ob-
ka of the expeditions which so lately sailed from
oar sense, be should, on the first head, only say,
that it was the determination of Ministers to accord
with the wish expressed in His Majesty's Speech, it
the opening of the Session, upon all occasions mani-
festing a desire to preserve the in stual good under-
standing which had so long subsested between the
two Courts. With respect to the objeft of the ex-
peditions, the House could no:, surely, in the pre-
sent situation, expel him to enter into any explana-
tions.-.(hear! A•ar advice which His
Majesty's Ministers might deem advisable to give
on the propriety of a speJrly prorogation, be wnuid
no; then discuss ; but he con.idered it a perfectly
new principle, and nor recognised by the princip:es
of the thitish Constitution, that becau e there was
a probebility of important and critical circumstances
occurring in the interval of a recess, therefore
that Parliament oven not to be allowed the cud.-
nary time of recreation, prescribed by long establish•
ed usage.
Mr. WHITBREAD explained, that it was not
for any attack upon the prerogative, but upon its
ealinary and beneficial exercise, that he adverted to
the intended
_prorogation. Relative to the expe-
ditions, the Right Hon. Secretary raisconce.ved
burn : he did not demand explanation, he only in-
stanced C.e probable events to which they might
give birth, as arguments to prove the necessity of
keeping Parliament sitting.
The Questeoa of Adjournment, until Thursday
near, was then put and carried.
The ordinary grants at the conclusion of a Ses-
sion were then moved and agreed to.
The .'FAKER informed the douse, that John
Bagwell, Esq. a Petitioner upon the eleilion of
the county of Tipperary. had not entered into the
porn recognizance* ; nor hid Fre leriek Falki-
Insw, Esq. for the Coll3t . ; en.t the.re•
ortaive orders for tot • ... leutsuus wto comi-
titration were of tour discharged.
Adjourned at rain clock until Thursday next.
• Me. Sheridan'. motion on the State of Ireland
was postponed to Thursday next, in order to have
the fullest and most deliberate discussion.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

TONNINGEN MAILS.

CoPtlMA•gis, JULY 28.
It Is report"d here that the English will place
all the ports of the Baltic under a stri& blockade.
The latest accounts from the Duchies mentioned
nothing of the return of our troops colleted there;
but rather render it probable that no exchange will
take place there in this respect before the beginning
of the wint:r.

AVG. I.

This day, at noon, it was reported on the is-
change here, that an English let of About 20 ships.
had been seen in the Cattegat.
Travellers who have arrived from Sweden. as-
sure us, that a part of the Swedish cavalry and
hussars, which had been sent to Pomerania, had
returned to Malmoe.

B.rron Herdenherg is gone from Memel to Rip.
(lianeburirk Cor►espvndenfen, 4ig. 5.)

rIONTICRI Or POMIRANIA, AUG 1.
Many of the mote opulent inhabitants of Stral-
sund have left that city, and gone re Rugen or Swe-
den.
On the 23th of July, his Highness the Prince
of Neuhchatel, Minister at War, passed through
Dentatio to Swedish Pomerania, whence he re-
turned on the SOth.
His Swedish Majesty has again had an interview
with a Piench Olficer of high rank.—(Hanebargh
Correlponaentrn, Aug. 5

- -
WARSAW. JULY 22.
The General DireCtory has just issued a procla-
mation to the inhabitants of this city, in which we
find the following passage:—
" Despise all the false reports which the Inveterate enemies
of pular country tircuiate....the greatness of soul or Napumun
is your rtgio—mar fate cannot he determined at this moineiat-..
an impenetrable veil must conceal it fur some time from our
eyes--let as Mere the sublime wisdom of him who commands
the half of the w0r1.1.-••Ravish the denten of soar hearts—be
penetrated with obedience—and resign
.sourwlves to the confi-
dence you ought to have in his gonslines--yeur happiness de-
pends oil it. The least murmur, the least opposition to his
will, may dismay all that you have hitherto done."
The following is an extra& of a private letter from
Altona, diesel July 31:—
•rWe have this day received the important Intelligence from
Schwerin, e the date of the 47th July, that the Court et
Mecklenburgh had received advice, that the French General,
Molitor, was et that time in Stralsund, visaing for the soften-
der of that fortress to the French troops. Flags of truce were
continually paieng mod amassing, and every hour the result of
this important negocialien wm expected to transpire. The
King of Sweden is repotted to have em►arked f,tt Malmo,.
It is said, In the engagement of the 19th, Hu Majesty,
who was asseonspanieS by Mr. Pierrepolint, the British Mints
ter et the Court of Stockholm, was in great danger of being
taken primmer."

W• HAW, JULY 43.
The Turkish Ambassador sent a courier to the
hied-quarters to inquire of His Imperial Majesty,
whether he sbould remain apt Warbaw. follow Wm

z

into Saxony, or return to Constantinople ? the Em-
peror, we are assured. in answer. desired him t'i
rr-
ma here. In consequence, however, of a later
s' (der,: thaeMintsser hag set out for Vitnna. wio:re
le' will wait • for commands: he has left his
4etary here t,) receive the omnaands of His
erial and Royal Majesty.
• BRESLAU. JULY 18:
Wir,hal Maness arrived here, yesterday moth-
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ing, rutin diriGrisod Army, on his w.ay to P 7145.
A 11451BURC, JUL'? et.

Our Journal contains the following art!cle from
trieste, dated the tOth of this Moot!): A sown a 3
OH Russian Admiral Siniavia • bad leartied the de.
pities of Sultan Sella*, te save ordeis, prehal)lf
wit's a view to inspire the new Bohai' Must. ,ha,
with favourable sentimants towards Ru•ci4; nn:
only to raise the blockade of Smyrna, bet :n suffer
411 vessels 14den with provisions, fur Coast tottnr.p!s,
• o pass freely from the Archipiago through the
Dardanelles.'

m, Jut.v 30.
His Highness the Prince of Parte Corvu arrived
he". yesterilays at nine in the evening.
OF Tilt BLit, AVG J.
We are assured that His Majesty the King of
Pro•sia will not in future ieside at Berlin. but at
Koningsberg.

ALT^IIA. 4111:(3. 4.
There is a report that His !martial 11 ghneis the
Grand Duke of Wurtzurgh will be made King
of Fran.onia, and that Anspstrh, /4e:en/burgh,
Bamberg, and Bayreuth, will be added to his
territory.
We had flattered ourselves that the calamity of
war would soon terminate in Swedish Pomerania.
but this hope is not yet reliaed. The accounts
from Strtlsond are of the 30th of July, at which
time hostiiities had not yet ceased. According to
the report. wehave here, the first asserahly of tbo
Rhine will immediately be held at Frankinrt.
etaismr, Jo 4.1•
(Frlrt the Tetegrfflph.y
CONVZNnow between the undersigned Nlajor General
the Ponce of Neurtehatel on the rme part, and Field
Marshal Count Kalkreuth, on the other, as Pienipotea•
tones appointed by their Sovereigns so conelticlogr Cots-
rention, conformable to the 29ili Article of theilltrity of
Peace concluded at betwe...re his I,l3jeiltil she Em-
peror and Kin; Napoleon, and his Nlar,ty the King of
Prussia

Art. 1. Comniissioners shall be appointed. with/nit tip.
lay, to erect Nits on the boundartee of the Cliiiehv of
Warsaw, ancient Prussia. the territors of ilantzie. ..n
the bountlanes between the Kingdom of Peessta and
Westphalia.'
Art. U. The town of Tilsit shall b. given op on the
20th of July. lioitigiberg on :be 2.5 th. and by theiget
August the &pantry tells. Pasairge. 011 IV hie» the afity •
had its position& On the 40th August anetent PI" +SA
shall be evacuated to the Vistula.

On the sth of September the rest of Ancient Prussia tee-
the Oder. shall be evacuated.
The boundaries of the territory of Danizic shall ba. r'
traced in • circle of two leagues round the env, and mark.
all by boundary poles, bearmg the arms of Entice, 1.)X114;
lie, 'Saxony, and Prussia.
On the Ist of October the whole of P 51133111 to the Übe.
shall be evacuated.
*Silesia shall likewise be restored by the tat of Ortobltr,
SQlll.it I.s tWO months end a half it spire evacuation of
the kingdom tai P• is shall he csuied into effect.
The ',act ot • *l--:in•-•,- of-efaglzkisug,tituate.on the
right Beek of toe have, o the provinces of Peenzimie
7•••=seeralk, shall not be till me Ist of No-
vember, • a ,lipe shall ht .1461,.., beyond which no
troops shall as., r_sch Berlin.
With respect'to Stettin, the time of its evacuation shall
be fixed by life Plenipotentiaries. Six thousand French
shall remain in that city till the moment of its evacoatu.n.
The fortresses of Spandau, Custrin, and in general :al'
the places in Silesia, shall be given tip to the troops of His
Majesty the ing of Prussia 011 the tat of October.
Art. 111. It is understood, that the artillery, provisions
for war, and. in general, every thins in the fortresses of
Palau, C,olherg, and Oraudentz, shall remain in the state
th-y at present are.
The .score shall he observed with respect to the for-
tresses of Glatt and Cosel, if the French troops have not
yet taken possession of then.
An. IV. l'he abovementinned arrangements shall be
carried into execin ion at the appointed nines, if the con.
tributiosa imposed on the country shall bate been paiii ;
and it iaanderstood that the contributi )))) .111 AI be cono-
dered di paid, when sufficient security is ;riven foe it. and
such aeshall be accepted by the lutendanGGeneral of the
army.
It is likewise understood, that every contribution that
shall not have been made publicly known before the ex.
change of the ratifications, shall be null nod of no effect.
Art. V. All the revenues of the Kingdom of Prussia.
from the day of the exchange of the ratifications, shall be
paid into the treasuries of the Kiag and on account of his
.I\I3.ICSIV, if the contributions which ha, c l,..coiste payable
front the Ist November I soli, to the Jas of the ratifica-
tions, shall have been discharged
A.t. VI. Commissioners shall be appointed on both
side to accominodate, in a friendly ni.ooter, all disputed
points. They shall repair to Berlin ~n the e3th of Jilly,
that there mac he no obstacle to die r, ice tflon.
Art. VII. 'The French troops and prisoners of war
shall be maintained by the country, and front the maga-
zines in it, till the day of the evacuation.
Art. VIII. If the hospitals, at the time the troops
shall withdraw, shall soli contain patients, the Frvnth
sick in their shall be taken care of, and supplied with all
by the administration of the Kiog, without,
on that accown, ceasing to be attem:ed by their officers
of lit ilth.

Art. LX. The present contention shall be carried into
full and complete &eel. in witness of which we hate
stetted it and affixed w It our seals.
3.larAtal ALIIRAINDPR BERTHI6III.
(higlicd) Field-Marshal COUlit KAL.cagunt
Konigancri:, luly 17, 15.7.

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