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London, England, 1806-07-09 00:00:00

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ISOS, by a Right fon. Centletaaa, saw ne mare '
(Mr. Pitt), which permitted °the import and export
of all kinds of goods iota aid frets( the West Indies,
in any ships. •
The MASTER of the ROLLS thought the
Bill struck at the rock of our West India Colonies,
by taking from the statute batik, or reducing to a
dead letter, those laws which •bad so long been
censiderei material to the -existence of our trade.
If it was proper to allow the power to rest any
where, he thought the Privy Council would
be the best place, but until it was proved, he never
could be brought to think, that a power should be .
vested in any persons to infringe the Navigation
Ails.
Lord H. PETIT explained.
The ATTORNI..Y.GENERAL replied at great
length to the argument of the Master of the Rolls ;
and insisted, that, notwithstanding all the exaggerat-
ed statements respeeing the Bill, it was no more
than taking out of the hands of the Governors of
the West India Islands, a power which *as Meg-illy
exercised, and for which they were constantly
obliged to come to Parliament for indemnity, and
vesting the same in the Privy Council, who are
much more competent to judge of the state of the
Won India Islands, and of the necessity of sus-
peudiag these Ads.
Mr. PSRCIVAI, insisted that this Bill gave
store extensive powers than the House ought to
intrust in the bands of Ministers; and that ail
Neineett•Pnwors gained by it a right to capon frciii
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Islands every article of produce of those Islands
1• ...very eou6try in the world they may abuse to
• them to. He thought the BE woitki produce
' y misehietoui conseqienees, and therefore
• uld vote-for the Amendment.
Mr. Secretary WINDHAM spoke in favour of
the Bill; but, at so late an hour, neither the time nor
our limits will allow us to enter into his speech.
Mr. ROSE re.urged the arguments he had re-
, peatedly advanced against the Bill. ,
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A division took place en the Amendment—Ayes
90—Noes 85 Majority 35.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The other Orders of the Day %erre then disposed
' of, end at TWO O'CLOCK the House Ad-
journal.

•,,• War Law, Gate" Ite. Ise tactpajr.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LO N DON,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9.

A report prevailed yesterday in the city, that a
body of t 0,009 men had received orders to prepare
for foreign service.—We believe it is entitled to
some credit, and that the force will include a bri-
gade of the Guards.--Sicily, and various other
destinations, were assigned for it, among which we
do not pretend to decide ; nor, did we know the
real objea, would we be justillsble In ptcbtishincit
at this precise moment..—We understand that it
has in view a double objea, in the execution
of which the force will be divided. The inference

immediately deducible from this report, was, that
the Last answer from France was unfavourable ; and
that Bon AAAAAA had demanded, as a sine pm aim,
in the ►atis of the proposed treaty of peace. that
the English troops should evacuate Sicily, arl.ich
.eenld amount to a desertion of one unfortunate
Ally,. the rightful King of NlAces.—Other &Siert-
ed, with equal confidence, that he had demanded
the redutlion of our navy to a limited number.
—l he Funds fell in consequence. The Om-
Mem, which opened at 6i, fell to 5L at which
price it closed ; and the Consols fell from 63i
to 63. This decline in the Funds famish's
a tolerable standard by which to ,measure the
degree of credit attached to the report ; had a
strong belief prevailed, thus fall must have been
more considerable. Among the suspicious circum-
stances, accompanying t',e report, it was observed,
those who had expressed the highest confidence in a
successfel issue to the negotiation, on the preceding
day, were yesterday the greatest alarmists, and con-
eideced the continuance of the war inevitable. We
oust repeat, however, our belief, that the report of
a force to be sent out, to the extent stated, is not
without ftnindation.

Viscount MtLvILLs made, last night, in the
House of Lords, his promise. observations respect-
ing India. lle contended, that peace was not yet
restored, that the Company's Rnances were in dis-
order, arid that Sir Geoocie BARLOW ought to be
continued there six months longer. With respect to
the grounds of that Gentleman's ma!, and the real
state of the treaties, he thought farther doeum-nts
should be hid before the House, and, concluded
with moving for papers ; bat his motions were re-
jected without a division. Lord Gactsvttti made
an aMe and spirited answer, in the course of which
he pronounced a splendid panegyric upon the ad-
minis.ration of Marquis Wsttast.e• in India. His
LorJ;hip was frequently cheered by the House.
The business had excited much interest and cu•
riosity. There was a numerous attendance below
the Bar.

' An er.tra& fren2 The Calcutta Gazette, Dec. 180%
The. value of captures which have been aanounc,
el within these ten days last past, amounts to no
less a sun than eleven lacks of rupees of British