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FESTIVAL of the ROYAL JENNERIAN SOCIFTY for
the EXTERMINATION of the SMALLPDX.
Patron, TILE KlNG—Paruness, TILL QUEEN._ •

VICE TA TRfIEIE,
His Royal Highness the Pit ihrce of WALES
tI.R.IT. the Duke of 1 ork, ILR.H. 'he I). of Cumberland
H.R H. the Duke of Clarence, H.R .11:the Dukeofii,oucester.
President—His Grace the Duke of BEDFORD. •
The Archbishop°. Canterbury Rt. lion. floury Addington,
rd Chancellor M. P.
The Dukeol Devonshire Rt. Hon. W. Pitt, M. P.
'The Duke of Northumberland Rt. lion. Sir Joseph Ranks,
The Marquis of Worcester • Bart. K. R.
Th Earl of Shrewsbury llonourableAdiniral Berkeley,
The Earl of Derby M. P.
Ti.e Earl of Westmorland Non James Fox, M P
Toe "id of Berkeley Hon. Cluoles Grey, M P.
The Earl of Egrvinunt U. Mil Imay, ISt. .si. P.
The Earl of H ire ,urt Sir F. lining, M P.
The Eurl of Hardwick* .I. W. Ail-rson, ULM. P.
cri Spencer Sir W. Curtis, Bt. M. P. ,
Earl St. Vineent Edw. Jeuner,M. D.
The Earl of Darnley John Julius Atigerstein, Esq.
The Earl of Limerick Thos. Bcrioard,
Lord Viscount Mcville Thomson Botha, Esq.
The Bishop of L rodon H. C Combe, Esq. M. P.
The 115,shop of Durham John Fuller, Esq M P. •••
Lord Viscount Castlaeogh Ab. Cn,ldsmid, Esq.
Lord Pelham George flibbert, Esq. '
Lord Somerville W. S. Payless, EA. M. P.
Lord Rous h B S'neridaii El. M. P. .
Lord Carrington Win. Smith, F. q. si. P.
Lord Gardner Thoratun, Esq. M.P.
Right Hon. Charles Abhor, Geo. Tierney, Esq. NI. P.
Spket: of the Ilnuse of li.itj. Travers, EN.
Cininsoin Sam. ss hitbr, ad, Esq. M P.
Ri. Hon. Charles Price, Lord W. Wilberforce, Esq M. P.
!Slayor„ /91. P.
THE.I.IRST ANNUAL FESTIVAL of the
GOVERNORS and FRIENDS of this SOCIETY, will
be ho'den at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, on
TUESDAY the 17th of May instant, tieing the Birth-day
of Dr. JENNER.

see Wait
The Earl of IgrernOnt I letiry Cline, Esq.
Lord Carrington flebry Hoare, FN.
The Lord Mayor R. Thornton, Fsq . M.P.
Sir Walter Farquhar, Bart. J. F. Tntfen,
J C. Lettflom, M.P. W. Vaughan, Esq.
Thomas Baring, Esq. Davit Pike iVatts, Esq.
Dinner will be upon the Table at live o'Clock
Tickets, 10s. fid. each, may be had of the Secretary, and at
the liar of the Tavern.

CHARLES MURRAY, Sec.
Nr) Collection. 19, Greville-ttreet, Hattou-Garden.
•• Those Governors who do not receive T►cketsr will at-
tribute it to theiraddresses not being known, awl will please to
tend for them to the Seerettry, before the 15th instant.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

THURSDAY, MAY 1 E

Lord ELLENBOROUGH spoke at considerable
length upon the merits of the evidence on the Chan-
dos Peerage; the turn of his argument was against
the proof being sufficiently satisfaZtory.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved, that the
further hearing be adjourned to Tuesday next.
Upon the motion for the third reading, of the
Edinburgh Road Bill, Lord Douglas, of Lochieven,
(E.trl of Morton) spoist ar great length upon the
subjea.
When the question was put the I louse divided,
Comeas
Nut Contents 19
Majority —5O •
The Bill was then read a third time, and the usual
Message sent to the Commons.
The Earl of RADNOR moved cor a list of all
the Livings augmented by the Governors of Queen
Anne's Bounty, with the names of the resparifrie Di-
oceses, Counties, and Years, in which the &aid aug-
mentations were made ; and whether by preienu-
t:un or lot.

. A short conversation took place between Lord
Radnor Lord Alvanly, and Lord Auckland.j
The vuin.s ou the 'fable were read their re-
spe&ve stages each.
. The first report from the Committee appointed
to mph* into the Abuses in the Navy, was deli.
vexed at the Bar, and ordered to lie on the 'Fable.
The Nouingham Police Bill was read a second
time. Lerd Carrington, the Earl of Derby, and the
Lord Chaaceilor spoke upon it, and Lord Derby

)tesented another petition upon it, signed by up-
wards of 4000 per.tons.--Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

rttußsnAv, MAY 12.
CIRENCESTER ELECTION
Names of the Members reinainin on the reduced
list, after the baltcy. for a Committee to try the
merits/01'a petitiutrroiviplaining of an undue 'Elec-
tion PI the above bbrough.
,• Mit. R. W. Vaughan, Bart. I,»c Risenime,
C./.ll..wthurise, hul. lion, J. Elliot,
J. Mei., F,l. Hon. G Knox,
Sir That. Mostyn, Abe.' ICIRT, Esq.
W. 11. Fellows, Hun. J. Scutt,
Lord Dalkcith, C. W. W. Wynne, Esq.
NOMINUS.
Wm. Smith, Esq. fur the Petitioner.
C. lltsinhui, Lig. fin the Sitting Members.

Mr. J. C. BERESFORD moved for several ac-
counts relating to the distilleries in Ireland and
England, which were ordered to be presented.
On the motion of the Secretary at War, the Mi-
litia Families Bill was reported, and ordered to be
read a third time to-mot row.
RISIIOriCASTLE COMMITTEE.
The names returned after the ballot on the above
Committee were as follow :
lion. G. C. DuntlAs, C. Scott, Esq.
F Diektirs, W. Egertoa,-Esq.
Sir G. Co,r.Wall, Robert thirst, Esq.
Sir R lion. F. Palvt,
W. Lee Attioine, Fief.
Alex. Align, Fitt!. Il njamiu Ilutifintise, Esq.
Lurd Vidcauntsto*:(l, R itetuletio Esq.
NoXINILNI.

11. Leicester, F_..sq. for the Petitiomer
W. Es.l.lwye, Fsy. ter the pitting Merr.ble.
On the motion of Mr. Vitzgerald (late Att-Tney
General in Ireland), the engrossed Bill from the
Lords, for the prevention of frivolous txansadions
and arrests by mesne process, was read a second
time, and committed for Monday.
A Message -from the Lords stated their having
agreed to several private Bills, and brought down
Dean Markham's Divorce Bill.
The call of the house was deferred to Thursday
next.

Mr. FOX suggested whether it would not he
better to avoid having two ballots in the same day?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that the sitnrestion of tlie' Hon. Member
would be a subjel for future consideration. .•
i saw %inn' BILL.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL called the
attention of the House to a subje& of rather a com-
plicated, but of an interesting nature. From the
correspondence published it would appear that two
orders of Council have some time since been issued,
the one to permit the exportation 446000 quarters
of seed corn to Norway, and the other or permitting
the exportation of a small quantity of naval stores,
though there was a prohibition against them at.the
time. The first order was given in consequence of
a representation made by the Danish Minister of the
distress of Ncu-way, and the danger of a famine
there, unless this country allowed the exportation
thither of 5000 quarters of barley and oats for seed.
Ile did not conceive there could be any difference of
opinion with respect to the propriety of this measure,
when gentlemen considered all the circumstances,
the necessity of the case, and the quarter from which
the application came. The request was made by a
friendly nation, so situated as to be in danger of a
future famine, and, in acceding to that request, we
had given no more than what we could well and
easily dispense with. He believed the House
would consider the measure as perfealy justifiable
even upon the ground of generosity, liberality,
charity, and /grred neighbourhood ; but it should
also be revollecled, that every country has an
interest in • the agricultural produce of its neigh-
bours ; for though laws might proteft our own
crops and prohibit the grain of this kingdom
from being exported, yet even in doing that,
they must be aware that the Nation which felt
the pressure of want, would naturally seek for relief
in those quarters from which we were accustomed
frequently to draw a part of our own styptics, and
in proportion to their wants, be more likely to be-
come our successful competitors in the foreign mar-
kets. The application was made on the 2 ith of
March, and on enquiry the produce of oats and
barley was found to be so produaive, that yielding
to the reqnest could not possibly have any hijurious
effefl upon our own market. So much was it the
contrary, that strong solicitations were then making
by the trading people, to prevent the renewal of the
prohibition of exporting of grain, barley, and oats
in particular, which was then very near expiring.
At the very time the application came, the country
was debating the propriety of acceding or not to
the request of the merchants, to lay the trade open
altogether, as far as related to these two articles;
though certain circumstances of a political nature
induced them to renew the prohibition for a short
lime longer. The other order for allowing the ex-
portation of a small quantity of naval stores, was
issued under circumstances equally, if not more jus-
tifiable. The Noble Lord (Temple) who .gave a
sort of conditfonal notice of a motion for certain
papers relating to the exportation of naval stores,
was not, perhaps, aware of all the circumstances,
nor probably of the law upon the subjeEt. He had,
however, I suppose, since informed himself, that
ever since the tonnage and poundage al of the
•41th of Charles 11. the crown had power to prohibit
the exportation of military stores of all kinds.
That act was extended to naval stores also, by
the statute of the 29th of George 11. The go-
vernment had gained intelligence, on the :ilst
of March, that a considerable quantity, thirty-
three tons, of saltpetre and gunpowder, were pre-
paring to be exported to Amsterdam in the Pet-
tavinn, and to Antwerp in the French Republic.
On the Ist of April, orders were sent to yre-
rent the exportation, with a; little noise and pub-
licity as possible. A prohibition had lit fore taken
plane to export any military stores ; but son how or

' other the 29th of George H. was not adverted to,
and the prohibition against the exportation of naval
stores, was undesignedly omitted. This defeft was
supplied by another order of council, on the 6th of
April, extending the prohibition to naval as .well as
military stores. This was dune to supply the former
omission, as also in consequence of information J-e-
-ing received that a quantity of lignum vita, which
was a naval store, being shipped for Amsterdam.
Having thus stated the circumstances, he was ready
to acknowledge that neither of those aEts of power
were strictly justifiable, in point of form; but no per-
son, he believed, would contend that the prohibi-
tion was not proper. He knew that Gentlemen
might, if they pleased, object to this, having been
done by an a& of power at the time that the Parlia-
ment was sitting, and recourse might so readily be
had to the legislative saation ; had that been applied
for he made no doubt that it would have been ob-
tained; but the urgency of the measure superseded
the prwriety of any immediate communication on
the sSjeCt of the grain exported, as an injurious
delay might be interposed, in case there should be
any difference of opinion. Besides, there would
then have been a necessay of two communicatioiet
instead of one, as at present, and these must infalli-
bly have retarded 'a supply, which, to be usetUl,
should be immediate. But, in addition to this,
there was anothei consideration, of a political na-
ture, which made it thought inexpedient publicly
to communicate the stop being put to the exporta-
tion of saltpetre, gunpowder, and the naval stores,
more particularly than any other. The direaions
to the Commissioners of the Customs were, that they
should, with as little noise as possible, prevent the
exportation of naval ur military stores to France,
Spain, and the Betavien Republic. Circumstanoed
as we then were with those powers, this measure,
however prudent, might be represented and under-
stood by them as hostile, which was far from being
desirable ; and the silence with which it was dons:
was the more excusable, as no inconvenience has:,
or could have possibly arisen, from the delay in the
communication to Parliament. He concluded w'it:t
moving for leave to bring in a Bill for indemnifeing
all Persons concerned in executing, the two Qiders
of Council, for permitting the Exportation. of cer-
tain Seed Grain to Norway, and for preventiug the
Exportation of Naval and Military Stores to France,
Spain, and the •Bateivien Republic.
Mr. COKE (of Norfolk) said, that he. believed
that this motion of an indemnity was made in.cone
sequence of applications on his part to his Majesty's
Ministers. He did not censure the permission given
to export barley and eeatc, he, on the contrary,
wished they suffered more to go abroad, and leave
the trade generally. open. Considerieg the preient
price of these articles, he thought if Ministers had
removed all „prohibition against exporting the,;,.,
they would have deserved the thanks of the Coun-
try, of the merchants, of the farmers, and of the
landed property. •He must, hewever, condemn
their having sele3ed particular persons to send eile
barley and oats to Norway, instead of leaving the
business open to fair competition in the market, and
in that view he roust consider The me :sure new pro-
posed as a bill of patronage. He also csenplained that
they pursued the same system in permitting, pur-
suant to an application made in 18J2,.cight huoslred
quarters of wheat to be exported to Barcelona. -A.
permission to export bailey and oats, barely con-
sidering their present price, was the least that could
in justice he expelled from Ministers, after having
laid such enormous duties upon malt. To speak the
truth, however, for the many years during which
he had a seat in that House, he never knew a Mi-
nister who in the least regarded the landed interest
of the country. 1 hose concerned in it were uni-
formly negieCted ; but he hoped that before the nest
Session of Parliament the Landed Gentlemen would
rally, and make a stand against such treatment.
Lord TEMPLE said, that in the notice he hed
given, he did not mean to represent his Majesty's
Ministers as reprehensible for issuing the orders, but
he wanted to know, ethether any naval stores were
exported subsequent to the eider of Council of the
6th of April.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that the order of the 6th of April was by ac-
cident confined to military stores, but the prohibition
against the export of naval stores, was not issued till
the 11. b of this month. With regard to the circum.
stances, he explained that Government was inform..
ed by a letter addressed to Mr. Vansittart, that there
were large orders for the export of salt-petre to
France. On the following day, it being impossible
to hold a Council, he thought it his duty to assem-
ble his Maje:.:y's confidential servants, and con-
sult them on it, when it was unanimously of
opinion, that it should be ptevented ,from being
exported until it should be thought expedientto issue
an Order of Council containing a formal prohibi-
tion. They at the same time thought it would net
le: expedient to promulgate the order from political
considerations. He admitted that Mr. Coke had
made the application he spoke W., and that he was
the cause of other persons dcing the same ; but he
assured him though that accelerated the present pro-
ceeding, it would have been submitted in due time
if no application whatever had been made. Though
the measures employed by Ministers in resped to
grain and naval stores, had been severally adopted
at different times, they were dictated by similar, or
rather the same principles of policy. He was ready
to confess that nothing but strung reasons could have
justified the export of grain being prohibited, con-
sidering the price it bore for some time past, and lie
assured the House, that wereit not 14 the peculiar
circumstances so often alluded to, if the other Mem-
bers ci Council had been of his opinion, that pro-
hihitiir would not have been renewed. As to what
the 1-1.,u. Gentleman (Mr. Coke) was pleased to
say of selections of importers, he knew of no sum h
thing, and would'assert that Government cud net
interfere direaly or indireCtly in the choice of any
person or persons employed in importing the gra a
to Norway. He did not even so much :is kia.),v
the name of the persons who had undertaken to
furnish (I.:re Mr. Pcx is-oak lair head ;n a way which

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