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IMPERIAL.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.
weisstsosv, ?,1 AY 11.
Mr. Clerk finish•zd his argnment, and Mr. Adam
'vas heard, on behalf of the Appellant, in the
Appeal Cause, the Carroll Company v. Ogilvie ; and
the further Karing was adjourned to Friday r.ext.
I.,rd ILNI)NtSit moved, that tbc Conni.ittee of
Privilree; sit to-niortow._thdered.
Lord .XUC.KLAND r•t.vesi for an Abstrad of
etc Let Aineunt of the Petal:went Revenue, as far
as had been made up in the course of the present
Session • and also for a Public Account Born the
rthce dErc6o.— Ordered ; and the tot mcr was pre-
avited In Mr. Ihrries, from the Treasury.
PrJ i-1011A it. r laid several Orders nf
relative to thc exportation of Pig Iron and Warlike
Stores to Attica and other path, upon the table.
The Rilh brought up yesterd.4, were severally
rca i a second time.
Petakti was. presented, to pray leave to bring
in a report from rite Judges on a private Rill after
time. The &awe was agreed to, and the Bill pre-
sented and read a first time.
Lord CAI{RINGTON said, it had been his in-
tention to move, that the Nottingham Police Bill
be read a second time, had he seen the Noble Lord,
who had taken some trouble on the subjed ; and he
gave notice, that he would move the second read-
ing to-morrow.—Acljourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
wtmersDAY, MAY 11.
Mr. MONTGOMERY STEWAIif took the
oaths and his seat for Kirkcudbright.
An Order was made for the Committee appointed
t take into coasideration the Petition presented by
the Cotton Manuf.Ourers, should have leave to re-
port from time to time.
On the motion of Mr. BAGWELL, it was or-
dered, the Clerks of the Peace in Ireland should
;lake their return respeaively instead of collectively.
Notice was given of a motion for Monday next,
to bring .lohn Simpson, the Mayor of Great Grims-
by, to the bar, in order to be discharged.
Mr. FITZGERALD said, he wished to extend
to Ireland, the provisions cf a Bill which had been
brought down from the Lords, for the better pre-
vention of vexatious arrests ; and he trusted, he
should not be guilty of a breach of parliamentary
coritm, in moving, that the Bill should be read a
first time, in order that he might afterwards move
fur its being extended to Ireland.
The SPEAKER said, it was unquestionably in
the power of any Mrmber to move the first reading
cf a Bill on the same day it w L. sent down from the
Lords. •
The Bill was read a first time ; and, upon the mo-
tion that it should be read a second time,
Mr. FrrzGE RA I .1) wished to propose a motion
with a view to extending die provisions of the Bill
to Ireland.
The SPF.AKER observed, that it was not com-
petent in th Hon. Member to make such a nitnion.
I le might b-ing it forward in a subsequent stage of
the Bill.
Mr. FrrzGERALD expressed a wish, that the
Nit should be 'minted, which was ordered aectird-
in,..l r.
The Scotch :;.hoo'anasters Bill was read a second

time.
Lord CAS I LEREAG/I extended his notice of
nintion respesiing East India Shipping :'Il Monday.
Mr. VANsITTART postponed till Friday, the
C.immittet on die Medicine Duty Bill.
The Bullien Eeportatien Bill was read a second
tire, and committed for Friday.
The Lunatics Estate Bill was read a third time.
IRISII (W LAW.
Mr. LEE moved the Order of the Day for the
Bate to reselve itself into a Committee on the
Irish Courts of Law Bill. The House resolved
itself into the said Committee, Mr. John Smith in
the Chair.
Mr. LEE said, he meant to postpone the consi-
deration of the report of the Bill till the first day
of nest Michaelmas term, in order that the Judges
might in the mean time be en.ibled to form an
nion on the subjeft of the clausei introduced in
tCommittee.
Mr. LEv. nest reveled >z clause for affibrding a
remedy, where per.onal service could not be ob-
taioed. by substituting other modes of service in
• lico thereof.
Mr. I.EE ob.treed, that there were only certain
N7ts o‘ the Bill with retard to which there could
tie any diffifence of opinion in the House
Jud
as to
the Bill itself it came recommended by the gs.s
of Ireland. By the operation of the Bill certain of-
. s in the Excheqner of Ireland wuuld be declared
o ...less. It iral his intention To propose certain com-
pensations upon the principle he had stated on a
torm,cr evening, namely, that the average should he
taken of the value of the offices for the last three
years : that then Commissioners should examine the
accounts of re-h Officers every year, and that the
deficieucy shsiuld be made a chat-fie on the consoli-
dated fund. He thought such Of:leers had a claim
on the . generosity of the rablic ; he should propose
chat a contriet,satiptt should Ile made where it was
requisite, and that a sum not exceedin,, 30001.
Ihould he at the dispoial of the Commissioners for
that purpose. The Honourable Member brought up
the Clause to whi.:S he had referred.
Lord DITNLOW suggested, that the compensa-
tion ought to he extended to all persons as long only
as they held their place'.
Mr. FITZGERALD said, the Boa provided a
fop eirripensation for all who were entitled to it.
Mr. LEE observed, that those iiho took offices
wit,. a view to the an were not entitled to com-
o :is 'ties+. Persons .who held offices during their
attU4l life curtainly ought not. to be divested,—
God ItuistJ the right or the king to grant Went

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offices forlife itoul3 be violated. It teas ins-
tacissigle to *all upon the House to defeat a right
granted by patent. Those who held officea dur-
ing pleasure, might corm to the House, it was true,
but all they could do was to throw altemselves on
the mercy of the House, but Officers holding places
for life had a right to question the power of Parlia-
ment to divert theta of their right.
Mr. GREY said, that with regard to persons
holding offices during pleasure, he vets altogether
against the principle of granting compensations.
It was right that compensation should be granted
to persons holding places for life. He said a few
words, and the clause for granting compensation;
to peisons holding patent places for life was
agreed to.
Mr. LEE moved a similar clause, with regard to
persons holding offices during pleasure.
Mr. GREY observed, that of all the grounds of
compensation he had ever beard, this was the least
supportable. If he understood the question, it was,
that there were certain obsttations to the suitors of
Ireland, by which they were deterred• from going
to the King's Bench and Common Pleas. it
was said, that a Bill to promote the public
convenience wesid diminish the emoluments
sf the 'officers of the Court of Exchequer, and
therefOre, that those officers who had received an
undue emolument, should now have a compensation
for the kiss of it. It was the most extraordinary
principla he had ever heard of. Ile remarked,
that persons were frequenoy influenced by their
opision of the Judges, in making choke of the
Come in which they sought tediess. If a Judge
should be appointed to the Common Pleas, 'A .10
had the la pular opinion in his favour, and the
Judge of the King's Bench was a person of less
conciliatiag manners than he was, the consequence
would be, that the business would go from the
King's Bench to the Common 'leas. Was it
therefore to be said, that the officers of the Court
of King's Bench, were to come to Parliament and
desire compensation. Thinking, as he did, that
this was a measure most unjustifiable in point of
precedent, lie should give his opposition to the
whole of the clause.
Mr. BRAGGE observed, that twenty years ago,
the Irish Courts were all going on in a certain way.
when a measure was adopted which threw the
greater part of the business into the Court of Ex-
chequer. The a%ft of the Irish Parliament, by
which that had been done, hat been recognized
and ailed upon, and consequently the English Par-
liament was called upon to grant compensation to
those wilts suffered by the alteration introduced.
Mr. FOX said, it was the must extraordinary
principle of compensation he had ever heard of.
The point lie understood to he this, there was a
faulty constitution in Ireland, and therefore it was
to be said, that those who should be sufferers by
the amendment of it, should receive compensation.
If a plan was to be devised for lessening crimes,
the consequence of course would be, that the fees
of the gcaler and hangman would he diminished,
and upon the principle of this Bill, they would be
entitled to compensation. The whole principle of
this compensation was absurd. It would be a
check to all improvement, :: it was to be purchased
at so dear a rate. It WAS, he observed, a most
grievous case.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
stated, that the claim of the persons to whom the
clause applied was not as a matter of right, but an
appeal to t! s generosity of the House. All they
asked was, e they should not be deprived of that
which they :sed enjoyed under the sanction of the
Irish Parliament. He did not contend this was a
case of rigat, but of generosity ; and when persons
had been induced to calculate on the continuance of
these emoluments, was it for the British Parliament
to step in, and defeat that which had been sane-
' tioned by the Irish Parliament ?
After a short conversation between Nlr. Kinnaird,
Me. Tierney, and Mr. Bragge, the clause was
agreed to.
On the motion that the clause should stand part
of the Bill,
A conversation passed between Mr. Kinnaird,
Mr. xVickhani, Lord I lawkesbuiy, and the Chan-
celier of the Exchequer, when the motion was
agreed to.
The Chairman then brought up the report, which
was ordered to he received co-:r •r row.
The CHANCELLOR of :ere EXCHEQUER
moved that espies of the Orders in Council, prohi-
biting the exportation of Naval and Military Stores,
be laid before the [louse.
The papers were brought up, and ordered to lie
on the Table.
Lord TEMPLE said, he understood a Bill was
to be brought in to indemnify certain persons, if so,
he would be inclined to move, on to-morrow, for
certain papers relative to Naval and Military Stores.
The ATTORNEY GE' E.RAL said, that he
had given notice, that he should move for leave to
bring in a Bill for that purpose, but in consequence
of what fell from the Noble Lord, he should post-
pone his motion till to-nue e.a
The CHANCELLOR is. eie 7:XCHEQUER
moved, that the Order of the I )ay for the House re-
i:self into a Committee of the atlio!e House
to consider of so 'stitch of his Majesty's Message of
the t!'.id of N'overAer as relates to the Revenue,
should he postponed to Monday next.
The Committees of Supply and Ways and Means
were delCrred to Friday next.
CLERGY BILL.
On the motion of Sir WM. SCOTT, the House
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House
on the further consideration of the Clergy Resi-
dence Bill.
On the motion for adopting the clause for grant-
ing licences of absence, Mr. RAIN ES said, the
documents on which such licences were granted,
should be deposited in some public place for gene-
ral hispenion, to avoid any imputation of partiality.
Mr. DUDLEY RIDER did not wish to obstru&
the adoption of the clause, so far as it vested a dis-
cretionary power in the Bishops ; but to assist that
discretion, he wished that the grounds for granting
licences, should remain as a record in the register
of the dioceses.
Sir WM. SCOTT said, the condition which the
Hon. Gentleman called fur, was to be found iu the
next clause in the Bill.
Mr. RAINES said, if such a statement was to
be annexed to the licence, it would ~bviate every
difficulty in his mind ; it was not throuyi: any dis-
trust of the Bishops that he made the SU:;ges(ll .a,
but to relieve him, by removing the possibility of an
idea of partiality in the public mind.

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LONDON,
THURSDAY, MAY 12.

The Telegraph was busily employed yesterday
-1g between the Admiralty and Dover.
A report prevailed in the forenoon that Government
had received, through that medium, intelligence of
Lord WHITWORTH'S arrival at Calais. At five
o'clock in the evening there was a second report that
his Lordship had just landed at Dover, and was
preparing to set out for London. The circumstance
of the Telegraph being at work, and the general ex-
peaation of his Lordship's speedy return, appear to
lave been the only grounds for these rumours.
there is no reason to presume that the peremptory
orders sent to his Lordship, requiring his return in
case the ultimatum of his Court should not be acceded
op in its full extent, could have reached Paris sooner
than Monday. It would therefore be impossible for his
Lordship and his suite to have reached Dover by five
• ?clock yesterday.—A courier is, however, certainly
*rxpefted this day, to announce his Lordship's de-


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titre trim! Fa:ls...4lmi! ihi event 1.'1,411 have ac•
tualli taken place, the public mind must remain in
suspence with resjw to the issue of the negocia.,
tion, and all speculation upon the subjeet must be
orcmatuye and unsatisf4Etory.

Mr. Htlwrt a, senior, a Messenger from Peters-
burg, arrivedyesterday with dispatches at the Sr.cRE-
TARY or STATE'S Office. A Cabinet CGuncil was
held upon them, at half past one, which did not
break up until three. o'clock. The dispatches are
supposed to be of great consequence, as Russia is
said to be much dissatisfied with the conduit of
France towards Holland, now converted into a
French garrison, and virtually placed under martial
law.

Yesterday a Court of Dire!tors was held at the
East India House, when Captain THOMAS rift lEVE,
of the Prince. 4 Mary, took leave previous to depart-
ing for Bengal. The Court adjourned at six o'clock
till Wednesday next.

It is said, that in a conference with the
FIRST
CONS( L, Lord Weirrwoux a insinuated that France
still meditated an attempt on Egypt. To this the
FIRST CONSUL answered, that if he had entertained
any such views it would have been easy for him to
:ave sent the 25,000 men, employed on the St. Do-
mingo expedition, to Egypt, at the time the English
had only 4,000 in that country.
Letters from Plymouth state, that on Sunday
night the hotest press yet known took place at that
part. Four sloops of %ear were lying in Plymouth
Sound ready to sail with dispatches ; and on the
evening of that day one of them, the Morgiana,
sailed to the Westward with scaled orders.
The Packet for Lord WHITWORTH usually trans-
mitted th:-ough the Post-Office by the French mail,
was not sent for transmission on Tuesday night.
It is said, that the Spice Islands have expressed a
determination not to admit the Dutch.
EX POR IS AND IMPORTS.—It appears from the
accounts of the Custom House, now lying on the
table of the House of Commons, that our exports
amounted last year to 48,500,6934 which is
6,800,0001. more than the foregoing year, and
this only the British produce and manufaflures.—
Our foreign merchandize augmented also still more
in proportion.
Our exports of foreign merchandize has trebled
since the year 1792, and that of our manufactures
and produce has increased 50 per cent.
Our Imports have not increased nearly in an
eq gal proportion ; thus the balance in our favour
is great beyond example. Last year our Imports
were 1,750,0001. less than the year before, which,
added to the excess of Export, makes an augmen-
tation of balance in our favour in last year of
8,50,0001.
Thursday four transports, with some divisions of
the 17th dragoons, arrived 4t Dublin from Liver-
pool. They were landed without any accident,
though four days on their passage, and experiencing
tempestuous weather.
The Hon. Artillery Company have received or-
ders from Lieutenant-Colonel Le MESLIRIER, to be
under arms at the Western Gate of St. Paul's
Church, by eleven o'clock this day, that they may
have an opportunity of paying their duty, and ex-
pressing their attachment to their illustrious Com-
mander the PRINCE of WALES, in case his Royal
Highness should honour the Festival of the Sons of
the Clergy with his presence.
Admiral CORNW A L LIS will command the Chan-
nel Fleet, Lord KEITH in the North Sea, and Lord
NELSON in the Mediterranean. Three more able
Admirals never hoisted a Rag.
One of the most extraordinary pieces of impu-
dence of the French Government. is its claiming the
thanks of the PORTE, for forcing the English to eva-
cuate Egypt, for restoring that country to the
Turks ; that country which the French seized, and.
would have held, had not the English driven them
0111.
Mr. PAINTER, of Wrexham, assisted by Mr.
YORKE, of Erthig, and the Rev. W. DAVIES, of
Meirod, will publish, in the course of this year, the
Twenty Tribes of Wales, with the Arms of the
Tribes at the Head of each.
Guvroe has proved, that not only barytes, but
all salifiable bases, alkalino-argillaceous or alkaline
only, are precipitated by prussiates, by means of
double affinities.
A Course of Lectures, explaining the application
of principles of Chemistry to the several operations
in Agriculture, has been prepared by Mr. DAVY,
the well known Chemist, and the first or introduc-
tory LeClure was en Tuesday last read before the
Board, at their House in Saville-street.

The correspondence between Government and
the Custom-blouse, relative to the preventing the
exportation of gunpowder, saltpetre, and naval
stores, has been published and laid before Parlia-
ment. The first orders, which were issued the
28th April, related only to certain vessels freighted
with these articles for Amsterdam, Antwerp,
Havre and Rouen. Upon a representation, how-
ever, from the Custom-House, that some of the
vessels so restrained, had changed their destination
for Embden and Hamborough, from which places
the cargoes might be sent to Holland and France,
an order was issued on the 9th inst. prohibiting the
exportation for any foreign port or place whatever.
Letters from Gibraltar of the 13th state, that on
the 14th the Anacreon transport, with the 83th regi-
ment on hoard, arrived there from Egypt on their
way to England. They sailed from Alexandria
with the rest -.)f the army on the 12th of March, the
embarkation having taken place on the 11th. They
touched at Malta, where the whole of the other
ships with the rest of the troops had also arrived
before they left it.
A letter from Hamburgh, dated April 29, says,
" a discovery has been made in a city of Suabia, of
the principal Sanhedrin of the Asiatic Brothers, who
have become so famous since the arrest of Bor HE-
MAN at Stockholm. Their real denomination is
that of the Asiatic Brother: of St. yobs the Evange,
list in Europe. This Sanhedrin is a perpetual Senate-
the Members of which all take I lebrew names, the
common brothers also assume Hebrew names, and
they arc never called by their family names, in the
Order. The archives of the Society arc very inte-
resting ; they relate to medical subjects, to the phi-
losopher's stone, to spiritual visions ; they also em-
brace politics.

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AATIEN7' MUSIC.

tut night, The Messiah wal perfotraNl at. the
Opera house, for the benefit of the Royal Society
of Musicians, patronized by their MAJESTIES.—
Tickets were sold at one Guinea each, and
the purchasers amounted to upwards of a thousand
persons. At seven o'clock, the KING, QUrr.N, and
the five Patsessszs attended. The Duke of Cyst-
scat AND, the Duke of OaLLA,NI4 the Marquis of
SALISSWIT, and Earls of UXIBRIDOII DA RNLISV,
FORTSSCIL E, DAR rmottill, and CNESTERFIZI.D
were present, with many others of the Nobility.
The 44 .%lepiaL" was commenced by Mr. HARRI.
; Mrs. BILLINGTON tang " I know that my
Redeemer liveth." with so much ability that she
was twice encored. EARS I.YM AN sung " Why do
the Nations" in a stile that was greatly applauded.
The whole of the performance gave general satisfac-
tion. Upon no former occasion was there observed
so brilliant and numerous an assemblage.
Several Ladies fainted from the extreme heat,
crowd, and pressure.
This was the 13th and last time of the perform-
ance for this season. Their MAJESTILS and the
company retired at a late hour.