The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-12 00:00:00

ALIEN BILL.

On the second reading of the Alien Bill.
Lord A. HA Mlurox oh:served, that in the present Bill, there
appeared a total inconsistency; for it motile no distinction be-
tween alien friends and alien enemies.. He noticed the power
given to the Secretary of State to send these Aliens without
distinction out of the country, as inimical to the present Mr- •
ennistances of the country, and unlit to be trusted to any
tti-
nister. The principle a the Bill was also obnoxious to the
recognized amenity given to strangers, and therefore met his
decided disapprobation. Stich u power was unnecessary, fur
the only reason to justify it -was the apprehension of danger.
Did Ministers epprehend any danger? lie thought not. They
had not given any grounds for such apprehension. On the
contrary, he conceived, that England, in the proud sins:llion in
which she stood, was least liable to such opinion, and therefcre
he should propose that it be read " a second time this day three
months.'
Mr. H. ADDINGTON said, that this Bill was formed..on the
same principles as the Bill brought in two years since. If it
was expedient then, it certainly was so now; and for this rea-
son, that there was now .a considerable increase of Aliens.
which had added to the number of 20,000, originally supposed
to he the amount of that desctiptiou of persons resident in
the country.
Mr. Brew:miss, could not agree with what had fallen from
the Right Hon. Gentlemen, that the measure now proposed
was not a new tnevnre. The Right Hon. tient. hod said, a
similar measure was adopted two years ago. He (Mr. B.)
highly disapproved of that measure; but when the situation of
the country then-and now were compared, it would he found
that the present was indeed new measure in every respect.
The Sottetrou-GENgusr. could not but consider that gen-
tlemen who professed to think this measure no longer neces-
sary, took au.arroneous view of the subject. He trusted, that
the revolatiouary spirit was overthrown and broken ; but mis-
chief still lurked in the minds of many individuals, and be could
not consider it as wisa, to give up all precautionary measures
at once.. It had been stud, that this was a against alien
friends. He thought differently; it was not an act against
alien is howls, but against alien enemies under the mask of alien
friends, and therefoir he should stiprort the Bill.
Lord CASTLEREAGH aft-Wed the Bill ou gronndsof general
policy.
Mr. Hoeaste said, that no man could say but that a state of
danger would warrant such a law ; but we were not in such a
state of danger now as would require a measure of this violent
nature.

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SirJ. Macastsposu considered this Bill (..s he always had
done) as a wanton deviatien from the *stoutish law of the
land. The secresy of the accusations a •utinst Aliens was only
to be equalled by the proceeding of the Court of I loly
tion. I low could we boast of our free and equal laws, when,
by this Bill, we condemned 20,000 Aliens resident in this coun-
try to a state of shivery ; for it was equivalent to shivery, to be
obliged to live in this country at the sufferance of a Secretary
efState. Instead of enjoying the proud boast that the soil .of
England gave liberty 10 the slave, if' this Bill were passed, we
should in future only possess the miserable distinction of en-
slaving the free.
The House then divided. For the second reading of the
Bill I ll—Against it ,11—Majority
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Half rp.it Twelve othiek till Monday.

CONVEYANCE OF FNII T.O THE INLAND
couvrins.

Oleo:in, MAY s.—The new fixlmnarket in this city eras open-
ed vesteiday. hundred weight of freAli sea-ftsh were
exhibited, and sold at very moderate prices. The novelty of
the scene attracted such crowds,. that the place became a
complete Billingsgate. The Coestaisks and tither Police-Of-
lieers; were called in, and had nu small d!illlenity in dispersing
the ninitit tide, amid giving the pure hirers an opportunity of
getting into 1114.11i:11km.. A riangeiccr.ts will shortly be made
for Cie supply- to arrive exactly at noon. Mr. M. l'hiltinst,
LLIIWN rit till and said Ml initch on the fisheries is here, and
has received the sanction mid support of the ;leads of the
UM% ei sly to this Grand Sot vey. Mr. I'. as.;crts, and his as-
sertioue appear MCI 4 founded, that every hitt.)••iii England
commetanelivity, . he st.pplied in the middle of the
day, v. kb abundance of fish ta Len lion, the sea on the pi cce;l•
lug evening. Thi3 neighl.t14111100(1 1161 P.; fall he r from Rile ,ea-
coast than almost nily otii;:r part of the.klogilutu,
tient proof of. the prar!i; alaility of ttlic iirgititittot ; and, as
thousands of person; might fn;d.entplopment, It
cw.euraircinent oil! be given to. fsmililate tW A4l):oCL•iii. Meiji
'peat impurta ace.