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London, England, 1809-05-27 00:00:00

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of the world at large. The power egsiinst nhich we
• were contending liattshook the earth to its centre.
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and it became Us to unite our efforts with others
who were tiOttittg t..r thi*exone.ttee, and then we
should have the conselstion of reflecting, w • had
not silently beheld theit complete overuirow, pre-
p Fatory to the struirgle we may awry/ands desks
or our own preservation.
The Marquis of Duet:tits deebired his disap-
prohation of giving, subsidies to the Douse
t sis, which had so recently been aetively hostile to-
wads Great Britain. Thoti.4h the seeming uses
nut confirmed, 'there was the greatest
bility the French were now in soma posscmstws of
Vienna, anti lie would refer himself to the Noble
horde opposite, whether they could entertaito hilly
reasonable hope of the contest proving propitious
to the Emperor of Germany ? 'There wits not much.
like-Idiom' of auy success evetit wally to the cause of
the Peninsuln, and he was, therefore, adverse to any
loan beim; on these slecasions uselessly expended;
Bum!. GM) ran!. the Noble %l.rgnie lied
pot elesrls understood n he had been steeled by use
rioble Friend (Liverpool), who Mid never expressed
yny iotentiou of ;;ranting a certain subsidy to the
Emperor of A tettrin. Ur reensumended the 'Mop.
!ion of those measure. which policy certainly sug-
gested; at the same time, with respect to the ulti-
mate success of the two contests now esigitged in
on. the continent, he was disposed to coincide *itb
the opioion of the Noble Duke; Still, not only by
prigs-Slake of policy, lent also upon those of honour
and integrity, we were, to his judriseut, bnwtd to
give even' assistance rn the exertions of those na-
tions who sb vtreuuously contended fur thole own
independence.
The Laud Tax BetitirmAion Bill, the Scots 11i-
11tia*Families* Bill, the Excise liohthey ma, roil
the Martinique Trade, Bill, were. read a second
tiler.
'flue 'Bastard Regol:itior. Bill, and theJtestices'
.11.orisdicliou Bill. passed t' rough a Committee. •
Several Orders were postponettiao future day.
At•ijourned.

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HOUSE OF COMPOSS.

iThiellunse in a Committer went through Hie Bill for pre-
venting of frauds on ships in distress. The ieport was re-
cei eed and agreed to, sod tht Bill ordered to be lead a third
tithe en Tuesday next.
.The blur Vaud Bill was read a segued time, and or-
dwd to he coinnt:tteil iia•Tuesday next.
The Report of the t7osinOtee ou the l'imr's Remora; Bill
was twilight up and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be
real a third humus. Tueiday nest.
Mr. EntTER 'maul:dill in a Bill for providiii; for the Loan
of 134,nun1. for the sereice of Ireland for the current year,
urhieh was rimd a firm time; as ales • Bill for nitsiat the
main 300.,n00l by rtztherpier Rills, fur the servier
Both the were ordered to be r, ad a seLous/
time tu-morrow.
The Frit:wily Society Bill was read si second fhue and
ordered to be euuttuttitil un Touch neat. •
('pun the of Mr. Vs sittesste, it its ordered
that the account laid before that How.r of, the amount of
the Netnews' Debt, OS ii•O Si &Madill of the amount of the
lik Annuities, be printed.
Gird t:lsTLltitt.A6ll toured, "That 3 (\mind/tee be un-
painted for the purpose of managing a coneereitee with the
Lords,- in order li, mite the grounds upon n litchi that !Lame
differed from their Lordships upon the amendments .wade
in the other !tome in the Local Nibtia tomplrtion Bill."
A Cuainsittee waaaceoreliugly named try the Speaker, eon-
aistiug of almost the whole of the )it-inhere then preacat,
whe proceeded to the roma rence. I•pas their return, Lord
Ca IT L r AAA ree...rirl limn, proe.r 43sirs to the Boom .
Ntiortly after, a IFICRICIV from the Ltorls mei/minted the
lloase,.that their Lordships dal not insist on the .Mend.
tarots male by their Lordships in the 31 Completion
Bill.

CRIMINAL LAW.

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Sir Samuct. ROM ILLY rose, for the portiere of
moving for a retort) of the numb. re convicted of
capital felouies within a given period_, together
with the numbers of those of that description,
whose punishment had beets commuted into trains.
portatioo. The object lie bad in view was, to en-
ahle him to propose some measure s. which might
effect an alteration in the Criminal Laws of the
country, which lie cosireireil to be very much want-
ing, by dinithishing the severity of the Lana us
they now stood, and at the seine time augmenting
the certainty of the puoisinnents which rhould fol-
low the cui ttttt ission 0( crime. He W;I:l sorry at not
bring able tem .liring usis subject nutter considera-
tion sooner ; but the fact was, he had found it im-
pomade to co br); he hotted, however, he should
' ter aisle, by the next Session of l'arliainent, to offer
untinetliing specific on the subject. lie intended.
if possible, to ascertain the degree and exteut of
pouishmelit attendant rio ertmes, net by the Statute
-honk but by the actual practice. To do this,
he bililieved he would not be able to go farther
back than the year 1602, is order to ascertain she
relative Rountree* of those that kuil been convicted,
end these that had suffered. In his searcliegut the
Secretary of State's office, where be acknoss (edged
he had found every disposition to facilitate his in-
quiries. he tiuund II grunt eta-in. The returns its
that office sheaved the nomber of persons 'airs were
commimnitted open; charges, and of those who had
suffered, but was wholly deficient in inforinatioo
of the number actually convicted. For instance,
the return'of the numnber...tal thaw Cusut.niqeft,ill
one year, for time crime of stealing in a thvel-
'ling ho.iint. was Sty mini 414 fem.iless until
Iret there war only one conviction to be found'
among them. Ile proposed moving an address to
/lir Majesty fora return of the number of persons
committed for capita) (Weiser; its the years 180 r%
8, 'distinguishing Noels as were convicted,
and such as were acquitted.—Fle theu propos-
ed moving fur returns of such capital. COIIVIVIS
had been transported, with the dates of smell trails-
pOrtsuon. Upon the' effector the puoishincot by
transportation. it was one thing in it criminal, mint her
is 'a political point of view, whivh periling. would
Wert a very full consideration lit a fature day.
Mr. 411 N 111 %SON expresser! his frees that the rm
songht for by the anis. Member might mot be
found so accelerate ml; he Irtsvercr,
promised to take every paiiis in his poweato effect
the object required.
Mr. Auaactioxay 4ipologised for not haling fol-
lowed up the notification lie.harl girl:l4l4g aessmsems.
on this subject. lie.had, however, suspended his
intended inquiry, insonsequenee air events whieh
had recently taken 'dace in Botany Buy—not with:.
ing. to irobarrese • M 'musters ots the occ anion, and
hoping that either they "maid themselves institute
an inquiry into that trmosoaction. or, what lie
tho&tlit would her more proper. apply to Parlia-
fluent for some legi.lativer. eogetments, for the bet-
grdulatioo of a cotory of such importabee to

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tht 'nether country—and whkat be regretted wadi
tiwy 1.411 nut thine. Ile deck red I,ir iutentiosi, in
• the tonne of the neater *ion, of thy iip-
pOitltairlit of a eininsaittee. for the purvome
of m-
gutting nitro the shoe of that cul.itty,..*l4ll, lie
truitt 1 induce IttneOte some re-
, jorletiuw, for its improvement: ,1 ftilen, he
Jecletr4 he would route tOrwaril with some ttich
prepo•al I which world at lee,L havr this
good eiTest, that it.wwild call the. it ttrutiou .of the
ouse to the Maittect—the iinportatice of which
they. *'sold e.ttntate, 157 coaruirliag that upwards
of 1.1,00 n eaariew iota 'wen prat there, awl yet tin
inquiry hail titkeii place, fort.yriity yr.arr, 11110 how'
fir the eyatiein hail amirteretl the expectittiou face-
t:Ll of it.

Lord AKTI.Eirs:AGH gave as,corauce of even• at-
tentiou beitut I.alll to the subject ; and it further
powers were I I nerrs•ury, that Minister* wood('
tome to Parliameut for that iniopow. 11c however
imagined. that the dillioultles which had occurred
in title collmy. It.ul not origiouted in the want of
powers, hut nailer wit of the cane itself. •
Mr. N•u.oeucoacz expreril his Abiti,faction
that the stete of the colour• had attracted the at-
tention of 111i,listers. 11e considered that consi-
derable reformation was required iu the C611141:11
Jitriaprudeisce of this
11r. Hotttri,.tt hoped thou atte.ittiou would be
given nest lo:bonus to the subject or the ezikeriinent
of transport:stints to New South %Vales. how far it
had answered, awl whethtr it wooLl he %via., to eon.
tlinte it, or substitute in it, I'4ml' the laniialuneut
of coidinemeut to ham!

S tat! ay. Itommtv voo,roted to withdraw
his tint motion, Hod thu• suvoo.i was attrreil to.

111Es4AtiF mull i UK KING.

The C 8 ANC1;.1:1;0; is the EX—C-117Q ;t brottvlit
tip the following Nliessii;:,e front llis Majesty, which
the &imams read from the Chair, the Members
hiring uncnvereil :
GionGE Majesty havie.• directed returns to
he Made and by the Archbishops mud Iluho .s
!Logi:old and Wales, irftlie another uflivings,tinder the rutin
of one hundred and tifty pounds per annum ; mid perceiving
Vain these relents, slog, nuteitlistantline tine, operatiun of
the Act passed in the second and third yell", of HerMejesty
Queen Antic, fur the mating more etre( !teal lie. Majesty's
graehms bite:dittos, fur the suctientatiim of the mainte-
nance of tLe pinor clergy, by etuiltliog Iler .Majesty to
iu perpetuity, the revenues of the first fruits and troth., the
uouttlestauce brloolgtag to the clergy, in divers pasts of the
k.ngrloso, is still mean tool he:efficient ; His Majesty has di-
rected en abstrect of the return., as far as the same hate b...eu
cutapleted, to be hid before the Howe of Commune ; and
if the House of Corttaiutob rats fin.l any proper inethu.l of
enabling His Majesty to sovlerat, the °pentium of (hr
Art, it pill he s great adventirie to the pdblw, 111111 very Kt.
ceptable to Ilia Majesty." it G. R.
The CHANCEI.t.OII of the ESCHEW:UK then
stilted the paper alluded to in the message, which
Cu. rekrred to the Committee of Supply, and or-
dered to be printed.
Mr. POStIONDY inquired whether the Right
Hon. Gentleman meant to rropose any thing speci•
tic on the subject ?
Mr. PERI:F.IIAI. said, he proposed; on Wednes-
day next, rating a atom of money, Hirt would ninth
the Se 11Se of thellouse un the subject, by sal i.siying
the elation to a certain extent ; and that th.' consi-
deration of the general question should be deferred
till the next session.

Upou the tuotiosi of Loril CASTLEREAGH. leave
was given to loing in a hill fir prosoliug for the
payment of the Loud Militia ; a Bill Ow regu-
lating the office of Agent-Ulmer:it of Loe.l
Lord HENRY r TTY, in allnsuai to llis
Message, wiaht-t1 to he informed whether the papers
laid on the table eontaiii.:4l any account of the ef-
fect of the produce of the tkr.t fruits, as applicable
under Queen Aline's Byway ?
Mr. Penevitt. said, it would take the pro-
duce of twenty years yet, to inake the salaries of
Curates, eutitled to the bounty, suf. soyear.