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tending the present modification of the Bill, was,
that it tended to bring His Majesty's intentions
with respect to the TebOU Ma of the country into
suspicion, aud his name to be mentioned as no
honest man could ever wish it to he spoken of.—
This practice had unfortunately been followed up
on the most delicate subjects, lately, no doubt for
some very weighty reasons. The principle of the
Constitution bad hitherto been to attribute all the
excellencies of Government to the King—all the
defects or vices to his Ministers alone. F rem what
he knew of the Right Honourable Gentleman, he
thought he reversed the maxim, and he at least
arrogated to himself every thing that was worth
the baring. He was surprised to find the Ilouse
so apprehensive lest the present Bill should
destroy the prerogative, when it was recol-
lected the Loyal Corporation of London had voted
a petition in its favour ; au.l as for his part he was
really amazed at seeing some of the signatures uf-
fixed to that Petition, himself hone mg how ex-
treusely Yealottie they are of any thing like inno-
vation on the prerogatives of the Cron n. None isf
the Right Hon. Gentlemen would rise and explain
this mystery ; they dare not ; they know well the
tenure of their offices and situations, and feel sic-
essedingly a wish to continue on the same terms as
those under which they Caine ins To consent to
the limitation of the Bill for two years, was in his
mini 'to abandon the principle of the Bill. He
would rather let the Bill drop altogether, and go to
Ris Majesty, praying no offices in reversion should
be given, motel sex weeks after the meeting of
Parliament, next Session, than take up es ith this
'miserable maimed measure. This had been done
before, and successfully: When the people ad-
dressed the Sovereign, there was thew no junto,
no cabal, to couuteract their dutiful eneity. They
would ever from him experience nothing' but kind-
ness and affection. Would this mem*, be likely
to be'renewed in two years, should it now pass ?
The present Miuisters might then probably• be
oat of office, and when smarting under the loss of
their places, was it to be supposed they would
be willing to vote for that inensure which would
blast their future hopes ?. The cow sequence would
then be, at least, auother battle with the Lords,
and at.last it would be obliged to be given up for
want of vigour in prosecuting it, es the Slave
Trade Abolition bad often been before, not being a
measure of Government. To pass it would be to
stink Parliament in the public opinion ; Padia-
meant bad promised, and the people expected
eimething from it.. This would only be to blast
their hopes and wishes. The late Ministry had
recognized this principle, and acted on it; and
on going out of office, the place of Teller •of
the* Exclitaluer, which was then vacant, and might
have been tilled up by some friend of theirs, by a
single entry, yet to hey • foundation for the pro-
jected reform, it had been suffered to remain va-
cant. Except the Right Hon. Gentleman could
state his lideuledge of the intention of Govern-
ment to support the present measure, he should ne-
wer comeat to render it almost nugatory, to no pier-
pose. He thooght it would be much better to omit
the timitktion totally, and accompany it with a reso-
le4so, that if the HOlll4 of Lords should only agree
to the IBill with the limitation, the Commons should
snip receive it m a foretaste of what the House and
thgeountry had been led to elect. He wished
is baler, would it not be more judicious to request
a conferenoe with their Lerdeshipe, en the rea-iniss
thee bad for rejecting it ? This we. perteedy con-
'tit/dorsal; but there :low happened einfortesuately
to be three parties, the Ministry, opposition, and
erode; and, perhaps, the .sh:sisters were afraid,
if ancl • meeting should take piece, there were
woe hotsheaded furious young men in that
,junto
that might Mime the poor Speaker, and abuse the
Hsom Improper reports. will be necessarily eir-
e ;broad, should the Bill be defeated. Ile
was anxious theEing should reign in the hearts of
all his subjects; and hence he heel so strenuonely
tsaintainc the necessity there was of convincing
the public their welfare was the first consideration
of the Sovereigns and that his faithfulCommosis
would not desert from the line of duty they parti-
cularly were called on to
.parsar, in recommending
reform and retrenchment in the public expenditure,
at the present eventful crisis. Ile should, however,
think the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite would
little consult his awn character, or the dignity of
the situation he filled, should he not explicitly
inform, bad he bad any just reasons to believe the
premut bill would meet the support of H
. is Ma-
jesty • Government.
The clause was then put and carried without •
division.

On the provision affecting the right of Judges to
make such grants in their respective courts, an
amendment was made to, extend the same right to
Bishops and Archbishops, within their respective
sees. After a few words from Mr: Homes, Mr.
Haney MARTIII, and Mr. WILLIAM SMITH, in
which the latter Gentleman asserted. that the re-
sumption of grants was not unknown in our his-
to . and that the principle ought to be acted upon
in fhgrant cases of excessive emolument, without
"Trhe attached, it Was put and carried.
Committee went through the other clauses,
and the report was ordered to he received to-mor-

Mr. ViiIIITIIRTAD then gave notice, that it was
his intention on to-morrow to move su amendment,
which should send this Bill to the Lords, in effect,
the came as on the former occasions.

The SPEAKER acquainted him, that according
to the forms of both Houses, there must be some
deviation professedly.
Mr. WHIT/ISAR hinted, that the duration might
be for 99 years. At alt esents, he should submit
au amendment within the forms of the House, at
the mine time keeping to the spirit of the Sumer
Bills, to-morrow.
The Lunatic Bill W.a read a first and second
time ; went through n Committer, and the report
ordered to be reconsidered on the loth of May
next.—Adjourned at lt) o'clock.

A Board was held at the Admiralty, yesterday,
for the admission of itivalidod seamen and marines
into (:reenwieli
Orders were received. on Wo-tine,4l.ly, nt I'ly-
rr.nuth. for the Macter'N Attendant, and Itiag's
l'iiota, at that port, to be in readiness fur immediate
sv-vire, nitro lialled upon. The reason of tins
sudsbeit order nod uut transpired.