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SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1816.

Their other arguments against a Bill which allows no
foreigner to land in England, even in time of peace,
without leave, and makes him liable to be sent out of'
the country without any trial, arc of a legs metaphysical
nature. They assert, that the rights Fe.:lirt.:l by Magna
Charta, even to strangers visiting this ccuLtry, aro via-
latsxl. They contend, that our laws extend the same
protectim to aliens as to natural-lx,rr subjects ; that by
the present measure, fureign Governments will be en-
ablcd to exercise, even within the sanctuary of ei.ir
ties, the nine tyrenny and opprcsion ever their fugitive
victims, as within the sphere of their own despotism,
Hence they augur the downfall of our national renown,
and the destruction of that mingled hive and veneration
with which England and her liberal Constitution were
viewed by nations. They next employ a still more point-
ed reason, the wigumentum ad kominem. They muse the
fear of retaliation. " Your peace Alien Bill ! they exclaim,
will be felt by your merchants and your travellers abroad.
—Hitherto the liberality of your laws towards threigners
has occasioned you to be treated with greater favour in
countries where you arc strangers. Hence your com-
merce has prospered, and extended itself to the ends of
the world. But now, measures of severity and oppression
will be adopted against you by Sovereigns abroad ; and,
should you complain, your example will be their excuse.
Such are the chief argummts urged against this im-
portant measure. lu our next, we shall csandue those
of its supporters.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

I:OUSE 01' LORDS, MONDAY, MAr

•
The St. Pancras Church Rill was read a second time: and
alter some conversation between Earl St:admin. (who present•
ed a petition against the principle of the bill) and the Lord
Chancellor, it was committed for Wednesday.--Aitiouraced.
TUECI)ty, Al AY 7.
Lord LIVIAP(IO4 rose, in pursuance of notice, to move Ad-
dresses of Congratulation to his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, her Majesty, the Princess Charlotte and the Prince
ofSaxe Cobourg, upon the late marriage. After a few obser-
vations front the Noble Earl, in which lie expressed his fill
belief that the I loose had a sincere and heartfelt wish that the
late happy marriage might produce peace, happiness, and
prosperity to the Royal Fancily, movril the several Addresses
of congratulation to the illustrious personages before mentioned,
which were put and agreed to, nem. dis.—.ldjourned.

THURSI)kY, MAIC ..

In a Committee of Pri% lieges on the Itorthwick Peerage,
evidence was heard to prove the death of the late claimant,
and that the present claimant was his son and heir.- -The Bilk
on the table u ere read in their respective stages, without re-
mark or opposition.—Adjourned.

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FRIDAY, MAY 10.
The Earl of MORTON, (the Queen's Chamberlain), reported
her Maj. sty's gracious answer to the Address of that House,
congratulating her on the marriage of the Princess Charlotte
of Wales to the Prince of Saxe Coboitrg.
Lai I ST %rimier presented the Report of the Committee ap-
pointed to einutire into the hest means of classifsiii under
proper and distinct heads the different statutes. The Report
contained clay two Itesolutions--that it was highly expedient
that statutes should be regularly e!assitied ; and that it person
learned in the law. with a set of clerks, not exceeding 20,
should be appointed to carry that object into effect.
On the motion of Earl STANtriper, the House attreed with
the Committee in that Report; and a con 111111 l iieation was or-
dered to be made of the same to the Commons, and to desire a
conference with them on the subject on Tuesday next, in the
Painted Chamber.

fht .%It•••enger► returned, and qated, that the Commons
would RC ild au answer by Itlessi....get La their °vett. —Adjultinvil
till 31untlay.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Morin v, MAN' 6.

Lord C toerkketEllill rose to move au Address to the Prince
Regent on the late siospieious event, the lloyal 31arriaur. Ile
felt cousin...eel that the House viewed the marriage with such
feeling, as to render it unnecessary thr hint to sac any thing to
to vide all interest ipe their minds; by the address to tlu•'l'hro:e
—toy the liberal itilowatures vote il itt contemplation of such a
union---they hail fully spoken their sentiments. His present
motions were in the spirit of those sentiments, and the congra-
-01114.11 lie proposed were the necessary result of their
t'ormer proceedings. He oroticluded with mos ing addresses—
first, to tjle Prince Regent, eongratulating his Reval I liOntess
on the happy nuptials of his daughter, her Royal ill line's the
Princess Charlotte Augusta. Secondly, congratillating her
Majesty- on these nuptials -*awl thirdly, to congratulate her
Royal flightless Princess Charlotte and George Leopold Prince
of Sase-Cobosirg, 00 this happy occasion.
These Addresses were seyerallY agreed to, Mill. con.
Mr. Hutt hit UI gave outlet, that eon Tuesday, the 21st inst.
lie should deem it his duty to mos c the destruction deal' papers
relating to the ineonte ; so far as regal deel the names
amt retideugge Mews who lead beets esseesed fur that
Mao

PRICE 9.1,d.

CIVIL LIST
Mr 'Timmy, pursuant to notice, rose to move for a Coni•
mince to inotrir.: into the state et* the Civil List, with power to
call tor, and eaatnine persons, papers, and records. He la-
mented that the Noble Lord should have deemed it right to
ground his proceeding of Friday on papers not befit., the
I foto c. He bail since seen them, mad mode liiii.self tolerably
well toaster of their contents; hilt it world 1w a go eat &sail-
antage to his us gnment that they were withheld from the
House. But the Noble Lord not only chcoc to %yr:Mold papers.
but he had been tampering sttth the Jury. in the ernirse rf
the morning Cuere hail been a rat sting it the Noble Lord's
Muse of rertain :Members of that Noose, ensthistiii4 of those
coiled ind.locrielent country Menthe rs, for the purpose of in.
setter ire them in the vie ws of Government. ( 11,ar, h,ar.)
He slid not einoplain of these things as decidedly irreemilar ;
bumf he es plaiacil them to show the disadvantage* under Which
he came to the erg amen, and the nrryousnevi of Got emelt tit
upon this particular husiirees. When (he Noble )surd and his
friends felt the private imerference of Government to be sit
tit eessary—when they were so anxious to c•plain sod instruet
at a private meeting at the Noble Lord's lonise, what else were
sash circumstances but symptoms of nervousness and alarm.
( Hear, kite.) A Itboaali not irregular, it was very like an un-
fair endeavour to bias those who we re to determine neon the
present occasion. f near.' 'Pip Noble Lord did I only
justice in saying that he most be desiers, of supporting ono
proper splendour of the Co wn—the question between them
was, what was the proper splendour of the Crown? It by- the
splendour of the Crown. the Noble Lord meant outside ACM
and extravagant expenditure, there they must differ; but if;
by the splendour of the Crown, he was to understand that
course which contributed to character, and the best interests
of the country, the Noble Lord would have his support. But
hitherto, notwithstanding the Noble Lord's insinuation or aneer
about calumny, lie must say, from the accounts of the Civil List
which had been laid before the House, the country had every
thing to fear from the extravagance of the Lord Chamberlain's
department. Alteration alone could cure the evil. Time Noble
Lord, however, arged, that the extent of the expenditure was
rather owing to the circumstances of the country then to the
expence of the Regent, as not one-third upwards of 100,0001. S
of the expenditure was in the MaildellatlCC of the personal.
spleottour of his Royal Highness. What made this part of the
market more remarkable was, the Noble Lord's coniparisoa.•
between our Cit it List and that of France. The Noble I oril
was 81176011 S to have it kept in mind, that he had travelled
butt, like most yonng travellers, he seemed to have brought
home with him nothing lint the vices of other c .l
laa k. )—As the Noble Lord had chosen to make such compari-
sore, there was one thing further which he might have observed,
how the King of France laid out the sum grunted to supply his
Civil List ; for had the Noble Lord gone thus far into his rela-
tion, he would have bad to tell the noose, that the King of
France, br consequence of the distresses of his subjects, ace
teally gate back to the people part of the sum with which they
Iced so liberally provided biro. He wished the Noble Lord
could profit by the example. All the difficulties %Odell the
country laaoureil under were in emrsequence of the people
having supplied the Crown so long and so liberally, that they
could now scarce keep themselves. As endeavours seemed to
be making to impress the idea that our Royal Family were hut
niggardly supplied : he would detail what they received from
the nation. The Windsor esrablishment was pro?erly sepa-
rated—for that there was granted 110,0001.; namely, 100,0001,
for his Majesty; her Majesty 30,0001, and the four Princesses
130,0001. If there were an honest desire to promote saviegs,
this expenditure might be considerably curtailed. There were
lour Lords attic bed-chamber, Groom of the stole, &e. Wlter
v.as the necessity lilt them, since such splendid appendages
were useless to his Majesty and the country? To the Prince
Repent there were granted a privy purse, perfectly unencum-
bered, 60,0001. ; additional allowance, 10,U001.; Duchy of
Cornwall, 1.i.0001.; consolidated fund, 43,0301.; en the whole
128,0001. The whole detail amounted to 1,030,UVU1. ; and
could that sum, which was wholly set apart front the Royal Fae
mily, be called niggardly? But now the 00 List charges
were annually increasing enormously. For the present year.
the charges were 11,180,0001. but that stint si as lessened to
1,360,0001.; the estimated cape:nee of Iro I was 079,03411.; so
that in those few years there was an excess of 381,0001. The
averaze expenditure of the seven years preceding 181 I was
but that for 1816 was 1,360,0001. so that there was
an excess of 255,0001. According to the hest calculations
which he could make, and he challenged the Noble Lord to
disprove his statements, there hail been an animal excess of
'.!5a,0001. since the Regency. This evil brine likely to continue,
he saw no hope of remedy, except the House could discus es
wh:•re it lay; and, therefore, he moved for a Committee.
The motion was opposed by Lord Castlervasdr, Mr. Long,
and Mr. N'ansittart ; and supported by Mr. Caleraft and Mr.
C. W. 11 yaue.
House divided--For the motion, 122—Against it 213—s
Majority In favour of :Minister% el.
Lord C tenet:FAG/I brought up the Civil List negotiation
Bill which was read a first, and ordered to be read a second
time me Moarlas next.
On the Report of the Bank Restriction Bill being presented, -
Lord Folkstone moved air adjournment.
The Gallery again clear. ri for it division. For it, 65—Against
it 183--Mnjority 118. The other business being disposed of,
Use House adjourned.

TLESiv%Y. MA V T.
GOVE:UNNI ENT OFFICI.S.
Lord Arxitunes: moved for a Committee to examire what
increase and diminution had taken place in the salaries, C.
of the several Government offices since 1795, and what pro-
gress bad been made towards accomplishing all possible re-
trenchment. That all possible reduction was necessary, be
believed no one world deity ; and thtt considerable retrench-
ment might stilt take place, he believed, few %%mild question.
Sayirws, althatiOi the might he small, would eoarin.•e the
people that Government and that Howe did not impose

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taxer titan were ur cestery ; but that they u win d the
hPellilittire Of the (Intl c money. lie insnever wished Mi-
nisters wois!ti undertake that curt a;ltroestt and retrenchment
whit ta Wele pravtica!,:e ; becaum• fi'ntn their knots ledge if the
uttriis of sotice limy were better elnatilird for sm•tri
mlees.mirrist be s nr.sht be retrettelted
iris(' to see what routti he slime, as nett as what had bren,
was the of jest of;ltis motion.
rave rise to a long and an;inatell debate, which termi•
mated its the rejectiten sti the tite.isas I' t there Ireisag, (.11
....it, IN fur the motion, and 169 a^ oust it.

WEnitesnxv, MAY K.
Sir SAMVEL-ROMILLY gave notice of a motion for Tuesday
sod, nu the situation of the Protestants in the South of France.
Mr Ctmwati. in moving fur the
lir certain papers,
relativr to the subject of tithes, wished to explain to the House
taat be hail Otte ior objects iu view. In the tunnel ons peti-
tions lai.ety presented to the House on the AAriculluntl Diil•
tresses, there was scarcely one in which the Petitioners did
tat comp'ain of tithes, and prayed for a comnintatiou. 'lhere
was na class io the commonly which had so direct un Interest
as the Clr rgy themselves in the commutation of tithes : sad it
was to he regretted that any discussions should have had the
effect rt. en acing an alarm in that body. It coil,' never be
interlard, not to give the tithe-holders of every description a
1. iti remuneration. He did 11.,t mean, however, to bring the
great question of cotionutaColl at present before the }loose.
'the first motion whirls 1:e should submit would brine to view
the eiiiiduet of the Courts of Equity, which had assumed to
themselves for a course of years the power of directly deciding
In matters of tithes. He conceived this was contrary to the
law of the land and the principles of the British Constitution.
It' tithe causes had come before Juries, a number of articles
would never have been made I Womble ; pine-apples for instance,
%%Melt were no more the production of the ea Wt.:than the web
*lithe manufacturer. It was high time to restore tithes to the
trial by Jure, that a proper security might be aflOrded to the
subject. At this moinehr,there were lOu tithe causes depcml-
iu,iut the Court of Exchequer. paper.raroveil for were
ordered.
A new writ was ordered for Warwick, inthe room of Lord
Brook, now. Earl of Warwick.