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tfOU'IE OF (..'OMMONS.

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Mr. PRJNSEP said, there were several acc bunts
necessary to be produced, previous to taking t..e In-
dia Budget into further consideration. He would
therefore put it to the candour of the Noble Lord,
whether it would not be better to move for them
now, in order that Gentlemen might have time to
consider of their contents, than to leave them to the
last moment, before the subject came before the
House
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he had not yet
made up his mind as to what precise papers it would
b.' necessary to lay before the I louse.
Ilse NASSAU Salt Bill was read a third time and

passed.
The House went into *Committee on Mr.
Divorce Bill. Counsel was heard, and Witnesses
examined ; after which the Report was received,
and the Bill read a third time and passed.
.1 Message from the Lords informed the I have,
that their Lordships had agreed to the Civil List
Bill, the quarter Master General's Franking Bill,
the Irish Silver Notes Bill, and the Pouitry
ter Bill, without any Ammdments, and to the Bo-
rough Paving and Lighting Bill, with several
Amendments, to which they desired the concurreacq
of that House.

Bill was
aad the Re-

Lord MARSHINI said, that as the Session was
60 near a close, it would not be found convenient
for the House to bring on the further consideration
of the Report of the Select Committee appointed to
try the merits of the Middlesex Election. He had
therefore in his hand two Resolutions to stibinit to
the consideration of the House on that subject, which
he read accordingly. The first a That jt ap-
pears to the House to be too late to take into further
consideration the Report of the Middlesex Com-
mittee during the present Session ;" which was
agreed to.
The second was, „That k would be highly ex-
pedient for the House to proceed to take the !Lime
into consideration as early as possible in the nest
Session of Parliament ;" which was also agreed to.
The Report of the Irish Spirit Warehousing Bill
was brought up, the Resolutions read and agreed
to, and the Bill ordeced to be read a third,tinie to-

morrow.
The third reading of the Irish Revenue Regula-
tion Bill was deferred to to-morrow.
'The AT CORNI6T GINC,!AL moved for leave to
bring in a Bill to amend the Volunteer Act, so far
as relates to money rec• ived by Officers of Volun-
teer Corps. Granted.
The Bill was brought up, read a first and second
time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
On the Order of the Day for the third reading of
the Stamp Duty Bill ;
Mr. FON B LAN QUE rose to state, merely, as he
said, that he had heard nothing advanced during
the progress of the Bill which could induce him to
think the measure could in any respect be justified,
especially that part of it which relates to the tax on
law proceedings. He thought, therefore, he was
bound in duty to oppose it in this its last stage. The
Hon. and Learned Gentleman then went on to re.
capitulate the arguments he had several times used
against the Bill, and concluded by giving it his de-
cided negative.
Mr. is IL BERFORCE spoke also against tl.e
Bill, and wished to read a petition he held in his
hand against it as part of his speech.
The SPEAKER objected to that, as it never e mid
be suffered, he said, that a Member should be al.
lowed to read in Isis place a Petition, which, accord-
ing to the Rules of the House, could not be pre-
sented.
Mr. PITT defended the Bill, on the same grounds
as be has repeatedly done during its various stages.
Mr. 1Y INDHAM trod over the same ground of
argument he had before mi.de tre! of, and noticed
the Bill in two points of view, air. as a matter of re-
gulation and of taxation. As to regulation, he con-
tended there coul I be no occasion for it, because he
believed it would on all hands be agreed, that the
Gentlemen of the Law %% mild take care that no
person should go to law for not:ang. They would
make them pay sufficiently for doing so, and, there-
fore, there was no necessity for :hose enormous
stamp duties on that account. As a matter of taxa-
tion, fire more lie considered it, the more he was
convinced, that it would actually e the length of
entirely shutting the doors of the C .urts of Justice
against the lower orders of the people. The autho-
rity of Mr. HorneTooke had br is quoted, that the
doors of our Courts of Justice were as open to
every one as the doors et the London Tavern, and
he agreed that it was a case in point ; for though you
may freely enter the London Tavern, you will tiny
yaurselr but little better for that liberty, if you
have not money in your pocket to pa- the price they
charge therefor the refreshment e. . might ca:l for.
Ile could not, after the most a' otive consideration.
find any thing in the Bill t instify it, except the
thirst of the Chancellor of t re E.thequer for m.,-
ney. His creed se med to be, "Money Iwa it. eel
money I must have." He was sorry his Right Hot.
Friend's wants were so very pressilig. He woe.,
not, however, sympathise with him, further shin
he would sympathise with a man who robbed a
butcher's shop, for duing which, be could only have
the plea of absolute and urgent necessity.
The Bill was then read a second time, after
Mr. HUSKISSON proposed anew clause, 4. Pt
Tiding that from the time of passing the Alt
Stamp Duty shall be chargeable on the Commissine
of any Officer of a Volunteer or Yeomanry Corps."
This clause was brought rap, read and agreed to,
and the Bill was passed.
The Report on the Loyalty Loan Bill was brought
up.
Mr. HUSKISSON proposed an amendment.
lie said the time of the declaration, as to the inten-
tion of the subscribers to be paid their money, now
stood for the eoth of August. It was proposed to
extend it to the sth of ()Reber. And that the
Commissioners of the Treasury should, on or before
the e`Oth of September, make known in what stock
the payment should be made.
The amendment was agreed to, and the Bill
ordzted to be read a tliird time to-morrow.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved, that the adjourned
debate on the Finances should be further postponed
to Thursday next, as the Hon. Gentleman who
moved the resolutions was not then in his place.
Ordered.
Ile then presented a return of the qualifications
of Deputy Lieutenants of Counties, pursuant to
Aft of Parliament. Ordered to lie on the Table.
Also accounts of the number of Captains in the
Militia not qualified. Also an account of the Ar-
rears and Current Balances of the Excise, from
January 16103. Ordered to lie on the Table.
The Consolidated Fund Bill was ordered to be
read a third rime to-morrow. Adjourned.

TILE BRIfISII PRESS.

IDNDON,
WZDNESDAY. Juvr IS.

f.ast Wednesday we made some observations up-
rn Sir Frahm:is BURIIRTI'S pretensions to the re-
presentation of the County of Middlesex. We
coriLladed them with saying, that " any athersary,
free from the objections to which Mr. MAiswxat:4 a
is liable, that should start against the Baronet,
would be sure of a majority." Little did we think,
at the time, that the Son of Mr. MAIIINVARISQ, would
be the •ery person seleEted to enter the lists in oppo-
sition w Sir Fa ANCI4 RDIII f. At first, we could

not give credit to the report. Many considered it
as set on toot either in derision, or to amuse the pub-
lic mind, until the Mt X ISVA should have tine to
organise his strength. The proceedings at the
Crown and Anchor on Monday, were not calculated
to alter our opinion. In the wealthiest county in
the world, (;,0001. was all that could be raised to
tempt Mr. Ma troxita to risque a contest ; and
that at the moment when two pugilists were boxing
in the neighbourhood, for as Large a sum, if we in-
chide the subscription purse and the beets. Mr.
MA INW A KING very prudently declined the battle
upon such terms ; and the honour was then offered
to Mr. IslELLisn and several others ; in short, to
every Gentleman present ; but they all following
the example of the SNF.CIrrS eleet for the City of
London, chose rather to fine and pay a contribution.
In this state of things, the meeting was postponed
until yesterday ; and, in the mean time, some dis-
tillers and publicans came forward with other
friends, and made up a gorse of 10,0001. being the
lowest sum demanded as a sine qua son, by Mr.
Al alNwaalNo. The latter accordingly declared
himself a candidate, and, therefore, all doubt of a
contest is now at an end. Assuming, then, this as a
fad, we shall make some observations upon the
sullied to-morrow, in a parallel between the only
tw candidates, who have 31 yet declared themselves.

Among the translations from the small Paris
Papers, which we this day lay before the public,
is an article from GuaLaloupe, concerning the
affairs of St. Domingo. It is the policy of BUN A..
PASTE: to make the state of St. Ikuningo au objet
of horror in the eyes of France, and of all the
other nations...4o efface the memory of the fright-
tat scenes which he caused to be aned there, by an
exaggerated account of present cruelties, and to
make his rival tyrant more detestable, if possible,
than himself. Dos ES has now his Legion of
Honour, as well as Doxar•arx—and his head de-
COlAteb the coins of the Republic of f laity, as that
of NAPOI LO N. those of the French Republic ; in
GEL, the African rules with equal right, justice, and
model atiou, in the West-Indies, as the Corican
does in Fiance. Ile only has not yet had time to
otgaah.e his usurpation, and, therefore, we do not
read ofany i tmples,SpecialTribtmals, Military Corn-
missimi, invented conspiracies, and judicial murders.
If heoppressrs his own subjeets,hehas not yet violated
the laws of nations, by surprising and butchering
Frenchmen who have escaped to Cuba or Jamaica ;
and though master of St. Domingo, he has not yet
attemptt-id m dietate to his English and Spanish neigh-
hmtn. Fhe French Papers only publish the bad a.
dons of this black chieftain. whom we should advis
not to imitate the Corsican in any thing more; and in
an official Mossiterr of St. Domingo make the world
argnainted with some of the horrors committed there
by Bomar 4ILTIL'ii white slaves, under the command
of Lit brother-in-law General La Ca RR c . Madame
D.s' Liam has not yet appointed any Maids of
b 4. .near. Preto% of Palaces, Pages or Master cf
Cr .Trrl Ani+s ; .or has her husband -my official le-
v audiences, nor museums. His br0..1
..1 sisters are not yet Imperial Highnesses,
• . "An Emperor, nor his black spouse an
Eo: • Tause the imperial madness of the Cor-
sican : pot known at St. Domingo when
the last that island. Bat all in good time.

A letter : .ten an Officer in the Camp at
East B da•••41 Monday, Itith instant, says,
" A trernyndoul‘tiritie is now heard off the Fo•nch
coast. The .ea is pelleetly smooth, and the we ither
as favourable as the Irench can possil.ly
There is not a man ifs our camp, who would not be
rejoiced jo see them coming."
A private letter from Paris. of the 7th instant,
states, that several violent discussions have taken
place between Bomar *art and his Ministers and
Councellors of the Marine Department, relative to
the armament against this country. Gnn-boats
and other aimed vessels, according to this let-
ter, are already built more than sufficient to carry
over to England 110,000 men; but the harbours
of Boulogne. Ambleteuse. and Calais, are not
sufficiently large or commodious enough to contain
suchanumberof vessels, and the situation of the other
harbours, on account of their distance, is not conveni-
ent enough to execute a landing with small craft
on such an extensive scale as Bo had de-
termined.
Ye,terday, a Court of Aldernien was held at
Guildhall, at which were present the Eight Hon. the
LORD MAYOR, twelve Aldermen. RICORDC•, SRL-
air es.COMNION SERILANT, and the Tow), CLERK.
The Court, after havit.g examined the reports of
the Mealweighers, ordered the priLe if Bread to be
raised one whole Assize, or two-pence in the Peek
Loaf, to take place tomorrow ; the Quartern Loaf
will then be Bed. Wheaten, and Household, 7.1 d.
Gies act Scnos.tr, Esq. Citizen and Distiller,
attended the Court. and gave the usual bond of
1,0001. for punCtually executing the duties of the
office of Sheriff.
Mr. CD •MatRLAIR attended, and informed the
Court, that IttotilAS Passe, Esq. Citizen and
Girdles.. had paid the usual fine of 6001. and twenty
marks. to be excused serving the office of Sheriff,
to which he had been eleeled.
The Loan Mayo* was requested to issue his
precept fur holding a Common Hall, to-morrow,
for the election of as...titer person to serve the
said office, in the room ni the said TISONAS PARRY,
Es 1. whtch was accordingly dune.

01111 AL
The Irish Public Office Commissioner.
committed, the Resolutions nreed to, au
port LA ,:ered to be received to morrow.