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rot tatting info consideration 'tlir Lord: amendment
to %he Alien Bill.
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...rill& twiner coiiiidefed the.'fiest *Ode of pro-
t.eding in this instance' would he, to refer the mat-
ten pnbinitted in the Petition to a Committee of
the House to report thereon; jlle. in fact, knew
nothing, nor clid he think the House knew much
more, of the Scotch Acts wild to be iii existence.
With the view, therefore. of obtaissitig more reels.
rate inform* t i tttt on the subject, he moved. " That
the Petition be referred to a Select Committee of
the House, to report thereon."
Lord CACntitEAGII rose for the purpose of op.
ito the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Nothing could he more obvious than the design of
the Petitioners in their conduct, with respect to
the purchases they had made in stock of the lisiik
of Seothoid ; their obvious intention was to defeat
the provi-ions of a Bill then in its progress through
Parliament which was intended to apply precisely
to the caseAt was not the intention of that House, he
imagined, to lend its aid to parties harbouring such
intentiouss to ti, fret the very objects of the Bill
now before Pailiament. The amendments of their
Lordships to this Bill had originated in the infor-
mation received by his Majesty's Government, that
the intro( or the persons then purchasing into
the Batik of Scotland was to &fent the object of all
the ?ego, sand arningements which had been, or
were making, with respect to this mint deliciste of Ell
subjects connected with the internal policy of this
country with respect to aliens. The facts of the
ease had been admitted. br these purchases, or
their proposed object, there could not be a doubt ;
and under these circuinstenees, certainly the House
would never consent that forty-uine persons should
take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the in.
kittien of that House, and entitle themselves to
naturalization, in despight of the harriers opposed
to their intention by this Act, more particularly
when it was an undoubted fact that seventeen or
eighteen of these very persons had been 'seeking
to become naturalized in the ordinary way pre-
scribed by law, and were trot able to chew them.
selvee entitled to such • sorivilege. in consequence
of which their application had altogether failed. if
the existence of this obsolete Scotch AA, the HOuse
was not appriied.when it passed the Alien B:11 of
this year, or it would doubtless have provided by this
or a similar clause, some mode of abrogating the
firivileges claimed under the provisions of this Act.
The possession or purchase of SOL worth of Scotch
bank stock entitled the alien to be considered a
naturalized subject of 'Scotland by the Act of 1695.
and by the Act of Union, the naturalised stalk eta
of Scotland became voided to all the privileges of
oisturithied subjects of Great Britain generally,.
Thus this Elm worth of stock placed this in-
, &yids's! in precisely the same situation as if he
had applied to Parliament directly, and oh-
tiOned an Act of. Parliament, admitting him
to the full participation or the privileges of
British-born subjects.--(Hear, hear. hear.)—
But this portion of Scotch bank stock need not
remain even in the possessido of this person so natu-
ralized ally length of time, so as to procute fur him
any native character, or promote his residence in
the country, or afford any security for hiselood
conduct. The next moment after it had serer the
purpose of his naturalisation, he might transfer it
or dispose of it to any other foreigner, who might
have occasion to wont a similar exemption from the
operation of laws respecting aliens, and who in his
turn might dispose of it to whom he pleased, let
him Le ever so notorious a delinquent, or so deter.
mined au enemy to the repose of this country.
Thus Chit portion of stock might be made to tra.
verse the Continent, effecting the naturalization
of numbers of persons into whose hands it
might fall, by purchase or otherwise. This,
indeed, would be to give the utmost possible
facility to all the disaffected, to evade those provi-
sions, wi.ely interposed by the laws of the land,
which looked with national and scrupulous jealousy
upon foreigners, who were candidates fur this die.
thignished favour. This was the character of our
Constitution. so distinguished from that of other
countries. For instance, the American States, whose
policy it appeared to be, to have as many foreign
citizens as puss;ble, with • view to increase her pis.
puletion and commercial intercourse throuligout the
world. England, it was true, was not jealous of
the residence of foreigners here, or their com-
mercial intercourse with this country. but of
their being admitted to a full and complete
participation with British-horn subjects in all their
privileges. This lie elucidated by stating, that
Parliament had been obliged, in the case of Prince
Leopold, of Saxe Coburg, to pass a specific Act to
evade the Ist of George I. which provided that no
Naturalization Act should pass the Houses of Perlis.
ment, which entiled the party to sit in Parliament.
A similarly jealous precaution had been adopted by
another legislative provision, that no Naturalizetiou
Bill should be permitted to include within it a pro-
vision entitling the alien to obtain die privileges of
British subjects abroad. But now, by the revival
of the obsolete Scotch Act of 1695, all the operate
provisions of the system fur regulating the privi-
leges of aliens, were to be defeated and rendered
null and void, without even deniauding of the alien
oily of the oaths or tests prescribed by law. He
thought Government ought rather to apologise for
allowing this statute to be so long uurepealed, than
be accused of tun great an anxiety to add to the
disabilities of the body of aliens, es they had been.
The naturalization, if obtained by these parties,
bad been in fraud obtained.—(Hear. hear, from
Me Opposition.)—lie would repeat it. obtained iU
fraud, because, obviously. the Acts respecting
aliens must h five been always, until to-day, taken
to have virtually repealed any Act of this nature
then in existence. As to the restrospective effect
of this Act. it had not been unusual for the House.
when it raw a strong necessity for it, to give •
retrospective effect to an Act of Parliament, as
might be instanced in the case of the penal
prosecutions against the clergy, for non-residence,
some )ears ago, by an iiifuriner, by winch the
informer was deprived of his vested rights. Upon
these grounds lie should, therefore, vote against
the House referring the Petition to a Committee,
as he considered they were already sufficiently in
paasession of the facts upon which they were about
to be called to decide with reference to the Lords'
Amendments to the Alien Bill.
fir SAMuNI. R 011111.1.1( —Never had there been
submitted to the House • case which so loudly
called for its iuttrfereuce, on the must obvious prin.

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ciplee of justice and poilitiea: equity, more esp.-
cially was recollected on what ground. the
Noble Lord had defended the clause in the 11.11
alluded tn. He had first admitted he knew nothing
of the Act of 1695. II produced to the flout., per-
haps the Noble Lord would not have beets able to
read it. It had not been convenient, however, yet to
produce this Act. But still all this proved noire
strongly the necessity of a Committee to invest% sip
the subject, particularly as it was contended by the
Petitioners that this clause went to repeal rive dirt,
rent Acts of the Legislature. This far-famed clause
was, however, one so ignorantly framed, that, lie
believed, it would not answer the purposes of its
framers; for it so happened, that the Act which this
elapse was to rep's!, was not an Act of the Scotch
Parliament, but having been confirmed by different
English Acts since, it was now the Act of the Eng-
lish Parliament: the meaning therefore of the
clause was so far imperfectly expressed. This
Bank bad been founded in 1695, with a capital of
100,000 f. ; in 1774, its capital was increased by the
14th of George 111. to r. 00,000/. and it should, iii
candour, have been stated that the privileges of the
holders of old stock were, by this latter Act, also
granted to all purchasers of the new stock. The
Noble Lord ahnnk his head, but he should like
to hear any lawyer deny it.—(Heir, hear, hear.
Thus aliens derived the same privilege from pur-
chases of new stock as of old; or, in other word.,
became naturalized. These privileges were again
ratified by thc, 34th of George 111. and so on by
five several Acts of the Legislature. It was so far
!nippy for the country, that when the Government
were about doing an art of such signal injustice,
they had done it in so slovenly a wry, that it was
likely to defeat itself.—(Hear.)—But what could
be meant by the Noble Lord and • Secretary of
State saying, that these aliens had purchased the
stock in fraud? What! was it because, in purclias-
log this stock, they had also contemplated their
neturalization ? Wes not part of their inducement
a boon held out by the Mink of Scotland, to eiigage
capitalists in the speculation) The only fraud he
saw lay in the Legislature, which held out an in-
ducement to purchase, and now wished to retract it.
hear.)—The 'statute of 7th of Anne, hail
given to all Protestant aliens, laisdnig and resoliiii
here, the privilege of naturalization. The 10:11 sit
Anne repelled this as inconvenient. But. mark,
said he, the difference of conduct upon that oc-
casion, instead of hating a retrospective view, it
had only • prompictive enaCtihent.—( Hear.)—
That was a period when all nations felt themselves
justified in giving implicit confidence to the Acts
of the British Parliament. Three months were
in that instance given to all such persoris then on
their way to this country, so that they should hist be
unjustly dealt with, alter,hat•ing been induced to
barter their homes for British protection. Whitt
made this clause moat to he lamented was, that it
had emanated from that bratieli of the Legislature,
which was in all cases the supreme Court or Justice.
The House of Lords, too, in bringing the provi-ions
in, merely as a clause to a Bill, prevented that
House from having it in its power on three or four
occasions, as it would have had, were it a separice
Bill, to discuss the objects of the Bill ; they now
were confined to one opportunity alone, of disco.-
sing the Bill as amended. Thus all the forms of
the House had been violated, and the Lords had
Rut back the Bill with w clause repealing at
one stroke four or five different Statutes; tell-
ing the Commons, in fact, that unless they
consented to pass this law with the added
their Lordships would withhold their assent front
the Bill. The fact now was, that the Homo-,
in considering this Petition, were debating the Bill
so amended, with its consequences to numbers of
persons alto were now at least entitled to the pro-
tection of the (louse as British subjects, and also
would, or might be variously affected by this Act,
as being hereafter liable to alien duties in a com-
mercial point of view, and to forfeitures, as being
purchasers of landed property. This was a suffi-
cient ground in itself to lead the House to reject
the clause, as being a money clause, and taxing taut
of the subjects of this realm.—(blear, hear.)—
With such clauses the House never 1./invited the
Lords to interfere. In one recent case, tiny had
put off a Bill with such a clause added by the
Lord* for three months. In anuther, regulaiiiig
Horsham gaol, the Lords only added that
should be repaired in the same way as other 'tools,"
the House resented even this regulation, and threw
out the Bill. He then instanced many cases wlie.e-
in the Legislature had removed the disabilities o
aliens, according to the ioterests or sympathy of
this country, as in the case of seamen serving two
years iu time of war, on bard our navy, residiug
seven years in the colonies, or serving in the whale
fishery.--(Lord Castlereagh—"' All these cases had
been cases of limited participation' of British tirivi-
leges.")—" Nut all ; the Act 7th Aurae admitted
foreign Protestants to those privileges, to all intro ti
and purposes, as though born Englishmen." Upon
the qai ram action case. for is/in-residence, he lad
taken to part, though lie thought in that i•i-
stance • most remarkable act of injustice to the
party informing bad been done in dap • ig bins
of his rights, vested in him by the laws; but
the case being one of great hardship towards the
non-resident clergy, it was conceded for the public
benefit. But even here, though a case of enormous
cruelty towards that highly-respected body, and
that on the part of a common informer, having 'so
other mode of ezisting, the House bad forwarded
a Bill leisurely through sll its stages, and the pity r
was heard at length as to every objection 'wrote the
House decided. If it bad, however, been then
said, that hereafter a Secresary of State would have
used this argument for defeating vested interests,
would it ever have passed the House ? No, ',tier.
lie went step by step to overturn the liberties and
privileges of the House amid the cinnitry. he
House should weigh well what it was 1.1)UU1 to do
that night, within a few hoots of its dissolution, as
it was well known. lie augured ill, howevei,
from the confidence he saw on the opposite side cl
the House. If such should be the result, it would
lie, lie admitted, a fit and appropriate conclusion
to the
would, no doubt, remeniber it was the sonic Parliu-
went which had twice, in time of profound peace,
suspended the Habeas Corpus Act—(Hear)--
bad confided the most extraordinary powers to the
eNvoilbwleasLsodrmd
iittitivdihibsycoillea.rgiuest, who lad after ilia.
, and, ►till
neglected, for wend weeks, to call together Par-

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1.1111-tit, as hr sbmtld have done. fur the purpose of
repealing these ob unions and hateful Acts. That
it was the same Parliament which had, after all
the enormities which Government had committed
against many of the peaceable and unoffend-
ing subjects of his Majesty, granted an indem-
nity to the Noble Lord and his colleague*.
That it was the name Parliament which had turned
• deaf ear to the complaints of numerous Peti.
tionen whose Petitions had heaped that table, but
whose sufferings and agonisedfeelings had been the
sport of many in that Howe—lifter, Lear)
had consented to the confinement of crowds of nu-
offnding men in lonely dungeons, or to hard la-
hour. That it was the same Parliament which had
shut its once hospitable ports to foreigneva eying
from polttical penitential' at home. " I do not,
acid he, i• know who nosy be our successors; bat
God grant that England may never again see a
Parliament which shall be equally regardless of the
rights of Englishmen, or of humanity in general,
as this Rirlisment has zealously proved itself to be,
to its eternal disgrace in the Ace of the world !"
(This speech woo followed for some View by loud
and eonfinved cheering.)
turd CASTLIIIMAGS esplained. _

The ATTORMILT-OHNSIIAL entered into a legal
reply to the preceding speaker. and concluded
with expressing Ins opinion the practice of the
Lords' House had been warranted by precedents.
Mr. %VII. SMITH considered the clause alluded
to as a most disgraceful attempt to violate the pri-
vileges of the House. and should. therefore. at least,
rote for the Committee.

The CHWELLOR of the EXCHEQUER knew of
no particular duties on aliens.
Sir S. ROMILLT insisted That the only object of
commercial meu in seeking naturalisitMn 'nob to
avoid being chargeable in trade with these increased
duties, and put it to the Right Hon. Gent',mania
honour if he did not know it to he so.

The CHANCELLOR of the Eicuionen would
not so far pledge himself as to deuy that it might
be so.
Mr. F. Donatas.—.Whether there were or were
not, these duties seemed, between the two Hun.
Members who had just sat down, so much • matter
of doubt, as that it would in itself be sufficient to
deter the House from proceeding any further in the
douse.

Sir ARTHUR PIGGOTT entered into an able and
orgutnentative legal reply to the observations of his
Majesty's Attorney-General. and contended that
the House and the Noble Lunl appearing ignorant
whether there were One it more of the Scotch Acts
upon which this privilege now claimed was funnded,
was the strongest reason that could be given why the
House should have more information before it pro.
rented to legiilate on so imiturtant a nihject. lie
therefore should vole fur • Conti tittee being ap.
jos toted.
Mr. C Amine said, that before the debate tins-
ceeded further, he was desirons to appeal to the
Speaker for his opinion as to the interference of the
1.1.111-e wish the privileges of the House.
The SPEAKS* said. this a Intact of privilege
would be caused by an interference of the tipper
House, 'sot only in the imitating of penalties, bet
a meddling in say eiv with the right of this House
to do so. As he could collect, these were penalties
and forfeitures attached to aliens by the clause. If
it were to pomp therefore, the Lords would have
exercised the power of imposing penalties—and this
was enough to excite the constitutional jealously of
the House:

Mr. IVTaw (as we understood him) concurred
in the sentiments advanced by the Speaker.
Lord CAIITLCREA6II said. that when th!,claUse
cattle regularly before the House. he waithl not
press it, if the sense of the House appeared adverse
to I'.

Mr. Haourimait expressed himself obliged to
the We Lord for his candela.
Sir J. AI /antiviral" auggeited to his lion. Friend
(Mr. Tierney) the propriety of withdrawing his
motion, es in the present stile of thiogi it seemed
inieCenatry.
The Motion was then (with the leave of the
Houk) withdrawn.
Lord CASTLEREAGH then moved the Order of
the Day for taking into consideration the Lords'
Amendments to the Alicia Regulation Bill.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY said, lie hAci employed a
good deal of the morning in looking over prece-
dents, and from all he could learn, it appexred to
be invariably the practice fur the House to reject
any dense introduced into • Money Bill, or any
clause imposing penalties or duties introduced into
a 801 l with another object in the House or Lords.
lle quoted three precedents. The first, of • clause
willed to • Coin Bill; the second, extending the
iiceialties provided in a Game Bill, in the year 177 t ;
and the third, directing the repairs of • gaol to be
tarried on in the usual way.
Mr. ‘l'Ysit raid, that when a clause was intro-
duced lit the Lords into a Bill in every respect a
Money Bill, as for building a gaol, or the like, there
was no doubt that the practice was to reject the
Bill altogether. But when a Bill was not sox be
doubted whether such was the usual course.

Mr. BATHURST said, that the retrospective effect
of the Bill, in imposing penalties on aliens, was
clearly a breach of the privileges of the !louse.
Mr. BaouGusts said, it was absolutely necessary
tot to lush into a decision on the question to-night.
■od suggested it would be an advantageous course
to del..y proceedings even till to.morrow. •nd ap-
point a Committee to search the Journals for pre.
edr sits.

Lord CAITIS.I2II6II aid. there appeared to be
st sinus doubt as to the dial,* lieiug au inroad
toi tlirtr privileges, and poopooetnent might lead to
supposition that doubt did exist. When the
Eli vex. ite:tt up to the Lords,. it tris not a Money
Bill ; the Lords had added a douse to it, imposing
penaltimi on the subject ; the Commons dissented
from the clause, but that furnished no reason fur
ileornying the whole Bill. Such a consequence
dial nut follow : the objectionable put might be
removed by a conference.
Sir J. M A CKim Tom§ thought, arguing on general
16 limit reference to precedents, that the
dattliction between the addition of clauses irnpos.
ing lieualtier or forfeitures •by the Lords to Bills,
ilignially Money Bills, and to those trot so, was un.
l le thought the argument stronger in
the latter rate I because then it was not simply a aa
i%fication uf a grant already made, but the making
Itf au original grant. Ile was persuaded the House

of Lords hol enterlalued co intention of trenching
on their privileges; but if they hail, they.conld not
better suscred in their °Hiatt than by insertiog the
clause in question in • Bill wheie it might, with-
out much difficulty, escape notice.
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The SPEARS& said, that nothing was better
established, than the distioctinn betwren- Money
Bilk, and Bills with money clam's. In the for-
mer, any the "'lightest amendment by the Lords,
excepting the correction of sit error iii the ',riot-
ing, was fatal—but it was not so in the layer, unless
the smeisdniet was snide in the money clauses.
If such a Bill did come down, with the clauses
amended, the course was to reject 114 'mewl-
mem, but not the Bill sent up. He hoped
the House would pardon his isot being more fully
informed on the subject—hut he begged leave
to call the attention of the House to one case oolong
the others that bore on the present. A 'militia Bill
was sent up to the other House in the year ISIS,
containing among other amenailients the inseams'
of an entire clause, which was On the WCOIIII mad•
ii.g here rejected. A conference was held—the
reason of rejection was clear, namely, that the
COIIIO3OIII could not agree to an alteration in a
Money Bill ; but in the expliiiiation, at the con-
ference, the clause was said to be inadmissible—
first as being unnecessary-:-and the managers
added, the Commons declined olUrisig soy other
reasons at present. He apprehended Weil was the
usual course.
Mr. Wenn observed, that it it appeared the
ameudinents were agreeable to the ;Poise of the
House, a course sometimes pursued Was, fur the
promoters of the Bill to snore that the amendments
shnul,l be read a second time this dsy six month.,
and then to bring in • ur* 1111 cuinprising the
amendments.

After a few words from Mr. RAvnuasr, the
question was put that the amendments he now read
a second time, and negatived without a division.
Lord CallTLltilliell then moved—
" That • Committee be appointed to draw ap thwairwona
for the House diearmisur to the clause iNtrodueril by the
las& late the Abetment. to hr reansieuicattd to ibe Lords
at • eouferesee to he monied."
The motion was agreed to, and the Committee
appointed.
Mr. Paoraskos said, he rose for the purpose
of calling the notice of the floosie to the way
in winch the list of the majority against Mr.
Brouglirm's motion on Wednesday night had been
given in a Morning Paper. The Paper be held in
his hand was TRI BlETteq Paco. He could not
answer, however, that the list had not appeared is
the same way in other Journals. lie did not mean
to rumple'', of the publishing or these lists, bat
of the publication of them in a manner
listed to produce a lalse impression oil the pith.
lie mind, and with the appearance of a malt-
(ions view. Mr. Brougham's motion was for
•n Address to the Prince Regent for the ap-
pointment of a Commission to inquire into the
mode of appropriating money that has been left,
from time to time, for educating the children of the
poor. The hat was given thus-4, Msjority against
inquiry into the abuses in the Ctieritirs for the be-
ii4t of the Poor." It seemed to him that the only
'view of all this was to reptemut to the country that
there was iitliajoeity of the Home of Commons ilmt
decided against all inquiry to the advantage of the
poor, and that his namq might be held forth among
the otheis to the public with the opprobrium at.
tached to such a course of conduct. Ile had con-
sideied it due to the House and himself to mention
the !act, but it was oat hoe intention to found any
ientoin on it.
Mr. Baovanaw mid, that although the lion.
Member had abstained from making ally motion. he
would beg leave to say a few words. He judged
the mistake alluded to had been unintentional, and
hoped he would pioeare a majority of the House to
second his views Heat Session.
Mr. Ballitratre brought op the Report of the
committee, a abort time before appointed, which
was read to the following effect :—That the Com:
mines recommend • conference to I* requested
with the Lords to explaiii the reasons df Use Ilqwe
rejecting their amendment. amid *treed to, Mr.
Bathurst being appointed io manage Ole conference.
After • few remarks front Mr. WlFlligt LOU'
CAITI.ItRUAGIII (who stated his Intention of bring-
ing forward a measure cousPrising the clause that
gave rise to the debate at an early period nett Sete.
sion), sod Mr. Flusetssois, the atuentlinents wets
ordered to be read a second time this day tottuionths.

EDUCATION OF THE POOll.
Mr: BROUGHAM brought up the 'Report of the
Select Committee on the F.ducation of the NW,
which was laid on the table, stud ordered to be
printed.
Mr. WY N N brought up the Report of the Select
Committee un the Copyright Acts. On the gut*.
tionthot it be laid on the table—

Mr. Surrit said, he rose as a Member of the
Committee to express his dissent from the Report.
The drat Resolution of it had been earned by •
majority of hut one ; the wood ouly by the cast-
tug vote of the Chairman.
Sir J. Maciticrom said, it was true that the
first resolution of the Conituittee of which lie had
been a Member, had been carried by only six to
five, but then four of the five were the represen-
tatives of Oxford and Cambridge. The minority
was composed of Gentlemen as eespectable as pos-
sible. There were nous whose opinion ought to
have greater weight were it not fur one feeling,
that was found to influence all men more or
lea. The Gentlemen of the minority would
have a right to demand every attention to their
views if they were impartial. The act of the rt►a-
jority was in reason and justice to be looked on as
the act of the Committee. The Report should
rest on its own merits, without any ref...truce to the
division of opinion in the Cuminitter.—(A laugh.)
Lord PALMtalioN said, that the observation of
the Geo. Member was wholly unworthy of him,
mid he should only meet it with cusitemptuous

Mr. PEIL wee one of those who were in the mi-
nority ! he had been adven.e to I►rinKing in any
Report this Session. from the greet length to which
the evidence had run.

Mr. WYNN bad not expected to hear a statement
of the numbers for and against the Report made in
the House. One clause, fur resin, ting the right
of copy to five toadies instead of eleven, had been
carried by a majority of only one, and that one wen,
doubtful. He hoped, however, the debate would

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
SATURDAY. Jima 6, ism

Ilarlisment will this Jay be prorogued by his
Royal tiiichness the Panics Riess? is perstin.
(irders Hive been issued for tasking the prepare=
tio►►h necessary for this cereutooy. sod it is under-
stood that the procession will bore Carltriu Howe
about two o'clock.

The debates of Parliament hive noir drawn to •
dose, and we ere happy in remark that they ter-
minated in the House of Commons with an act of
substantial justice td certain Individuals, and with
a complete defeat of Ministers. It will be remem-
bered, that, a few nights since, when the Alien Bill
had arrived at its second stage in the House of
Lords, a clause► with • retrospective effect, was pro-
posed by Lord SIDI4OOTII, to obviate a law of the
Scottish Parliament, for naturalising each aliens as
should deposit a certain, sum of money in the Batik
of Scotism'. The clause was adopted by the House
of Lords, but was last night rejected by the House
of Commons, on the gr d that the adoption of
such a clause, by de-naturalising the alien deposi-
tors, would in fact impure on them certain duties,
whereby the immediate privileges of the Hume of
Commons would be violated. A Committee was
appointed to confer with the Lords upon this point.
but the prorogation of Parliament will allow uo
time fur explanation. By the rejection of this
chaotic, the Alien Bill is reduced to • mere
nullity, for this compendious mode of naturalise.
lion, by depositing • sum of money (about 84/.
sterling) in the Bank of Scotland, at once coins-
tennis its provisions. The Ministers may thank
themselves for this event. for, had they been
contented with is clause of me►ely prospective
operation, instead of endeavouring to divest a pro-
perty already acquired, under the sanction or.irw.
the Opposition would probably not have exerted
their ingenuity so succeastully, nor have 'odes.
soured to defeat a provision which was absolutely
necessary to give effect to she rest of the Bell.

THE Borrtllll Pans of yesterday contrived a
hot of the majority which voted in the House of
Commons on Wednesday against the rainless for a

Commission to :nriteire int; the mode of appropriat:
• ,
ink the money that his been left, from time t? time
fdr !titeentlnic the children of tbepoor. to the
heading of ;he 'nick; the word e• Contmisylini" was
mifililussively omitted, and this omission,Mr. Pao.
tusaog hot night, in the House of COisionis,
thought tit to notice X's evidence of a , in..
tent‘tni on the part of Paper. Now the article
etas inserted iu precisely the wine words in Tke
Tines, and probably in other Papers, although Mr.
PILOTHERoIt thought ilt..to fix exclusiltely upon
THE BRITISH! Paul'. or our own part. we do
not see how malice can he fairly inferred hi the
present instance, and fOr this plain reason, . the
Artie Motion, and the ttebate upon it, 'whit
been fairly reportett in the Paper. These lists
of majorities and minorities upon divisions in the
Oloase of Comm ins, we know, have proved A great
otivioyance to those Menitsers who wish to halm
a character with thei► constituents which they do
not deserve. As me. tilitoTHleue, however, means
to retire from Parlistriesit, we are at a lose to ac-
count for his motive.

A numerous and respectable Meeting was held
yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose
of proposing Alderman Timar as a Candidate to
represent the City or London. Nearly 300 ;der-
10M1 assembled upon the occasion, and BOYCE
Comm, PN. liroilier to II A aIrEY Ctiat!raft
Comm, Esq. took the Chair. Mr. Sin:theme,
after • Speech in which he eulogised the public
and private character of the Candidate, proposed
him as a fit and proper persoli to represent thk
City, from his intimate knoirledge of its commercial
interests, his activity anal Leal while Sheriff, his hide-
iwudent conduct as a member of the Common COllll..
rib and a Magistrate, dud his excellent private qua-
The Motion Was seconded! by Mr. Deputy
Wsinst.L. In the enumeration of the recommenda
tions appeared the fact, that Alderman Ttioar had,
when Sheriff, proved the humanity or his disposition
by his conduct with respect to the prisons and the
Meeting appealed to the whole Bench of Magis-
trates, whether any titan had so fully performed
his duty in that situation.—This, and other Reims
lotions, were carried unanimously, as appears by
Advertisement in the front of our Paper, and
it was determined that the Alderman's friends
should immediately commence an active canvass.—
Alderman Tamar, in accepting the offers of his
friends, said lie had supported, and always should
support, measures in favour of peace, economy, and
retrenchment, and oppose, with the greatest energy!,
all attempts to lay additional burdens upon the
people. lie had warm assurances of support, and
every reason to anticipate final success; and his
whole time and exertions should be devoted to the
oldject of securing the prosperity of the City and of
the country at large. Thanks having been given to
the Chairman, whose presence was considered
ominous of success to the proposal, the Meeting
broke sip, full of esithuriasin in the cause of their
worthy. favourite and fi iend,

We have received Pads Papers of Tuesday
lost. The proceedings which were commenced
at Rodez subsequent to the conviction of Bastide,
Joesios, and their associates, for the murder of
FUALDCS, have, it appears, offered a pretence to
these convicts to demand of the Keepe► of the
Seals a ruspenimii of the execution of their seti•
truce, on the ground that souse circumstances may
a►ise to cowrie the principal witnesses splint them,
BACH and Madame MaasOtt, of being impostors.
One of the Paris Papers states, that the request
will have the effect of portponing the order of
execution, but another amens, that the order has
been already expedited.
The Eloper& of Mostocto. in the month of Fe.
bruary last, published a law for the encouregetueot
of European merchants to settle in hie do bbb I 4 Um's.
Orders have been issued to the Civil Authorities to
afford to all European merchants, without excel,.
tiou of country. every porrible assistance. and
shonlil disputer arise between these Europeans and
the native subjects of the EMPEROR, the Authori-
ties ■re commanded to exercise the severest vigi-
lance its notional
The Five per Ceuts. are by 1. 45 c. Bank Ac.
Lions 1,560

A Dutch and Flanders Mail has arrived. with
Papers to the 3d instant. The folloOrtaig are es—
tracts :
SRUPITIA, MAT 21.
Meter,. doll and Co.. of Antsterdicin, have published a
notice. sayiag, " that they have the satisfaction to announce
to !lir persons interested, that by news which they have re.
crier.' respecting the course of their negotiations with the
Court of Vienne, respecting the debt of the Empire of Alm-
eria in Hitlltind, they Muter themselves that they shall be
able in a fr* clays to hrt them know in what manner, and on
what foot tag, his Imperial Majesty has been pleased to reader
the holders of Minds fur 11w debt contracted in Holland,
partakers, as far as circumstances permit, is his beneVoleat
intentious, and by degrees to restore these bonds to their
original value."
TRANSPORT, SAT 2S.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager of Wirtemberg left this
city this moraine, to return to Stallard. His Imperial
Highnestr the Archduke Palatine, of Hungary, passed
tl iii here on the 24th, net hie way to Achuovasherg.
The publication of the letter of tlw Grand Duke of Baden.
and of the Kingerfßaysria, has prudistod • great %caesium its
Orrmeny. II has given rise to the publication of some
very interesting rettretiont, which mime from a German
Lawyer of great eininetere, the olijiot of which seems to be,
to defend the claims of the Court of Bavaria, on the grimed
that in the Treaties of Accession hi the Grand Alliance in
lull. Bavaria was promised a complor indemnity for all its
erad'one, ',loch was nut the case with Baden.—(B►areele
ropers to 4d Joule.)

The Comwitly's Air, Carmarthen sod lindilart
strived at thr ld imagist. They Irk
Bombay thr 7th Urermher, Trlhehrrry the 41h
Jaaitwry.. who, St. lirleasit the 41ot MalCil.

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THE PRINCE ii.tceNr.l t'OORT.
Lit'VE

Yesterday. at two o'clock; agrietibly to public
notice, the Prilice Regent held n Couit ofpd vent
at Carlton 1-foitie. At one o'clock a, Guard
Illonour ttiarched into the court.yeed of Cad on
HoOse, wider the 'commeod nfUulouel Flock, pre,
ceded, by the hand or the coid.treso
Foot (bsards, in their state uniform ; a detachment
a Life Guards arriied in Witterloo-pfac'e, and were
distributed iii different parts., to regulate the Car-
tiager resorting to Court; the equipetre mod stave
liveries were splendid surf costly, psi ticulorly Prince
&tit/40201f the Austrian Ambassador; the S..
dish Minister's, the Earl of Aylesbury's;. the Eavt
of Blessington's, the Marquis of Statfora'S,
The Prince Regent feceived a visit irons he. be-
loved sister. the Duchess of Gloucester, in
vote opattments„.
About' two o'clock the Prin'c'e Regent left hii
private apartments, and entered those appriipii.ted
to 116. e; arid held a Privy council, wl.i. h was
intended by Most of the Cabinet Minister... the-
Great Officers of State, and others. Mr.
attended as Clerk of the Council. "I hr Rile!
Sperch fur closing the Session of Parliament nu
taken into coosideration and finally agreed upon.
After the Regent hod given aUdieuees to several
of the Mmieters, he proceeded to receive the Fu.
reign Ambassadors and Ministers, and those who
are entitled to the privilege of the eetri.
Baron Mitre!, the Ambassador twin tie Netherlands ;
Marquis the French Ambassador; tbe [hike de
San Carlos, the Spanish Ambassador; M. de Ph-ff.', the
Bavarian Envoy Extranrdisiary and Minister Pltiiipolin•
Clary ; M. de Boutkr, the Euvuy Ettraordinary mid Mini*.
or Pleisiptokosoiry from Denmark; haiou Hunsbohlt, the
Envoy gxtraurJailary cod Minister Pleuiputeutiari, hints the
Court of Prussia,
were all severally introduced. and hitl the honour
of audiences of the Prince Regent, to Whom they
were introduced by Viscount Cititlereagh, as Secir-
Wry of State for Foreign Affairs, and were con-
ducted by Robert Chester. Esq. wheu their Excel-
lencies delivered letters to the Regent Nat their
diffeient Sovereigns.
Baron .fe (hiving. Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from the Landgrove of
Hesse Homhourg, was iiitroduced to the Itegri,t
by Viscount Castlereagh. and conducted by Robert
Chester, Esq. when the Barton took leave of his
Royitl flightless, previous to his leaving England.
Robert Chester, Esq. was presented to the
Prince Regent. upon his 11011Iilliti011 to Master of
the Ceieusunies, upon which occasion he received
the honour of Knighthood.
This being the first Court since the marriage of
the Duke of Cambridge. his Royal Higlioess clone
in stele. with two carriages, attended by his Staff,
Major William Davison, Colonel Resort. Col .1
Kerte. Colonel Pratt, owl Major Coors. The
Laudgrave of Hesse Cassel, the Royal Duke's
father-in-law, was formally introduced by his Royal
Highness, surrounded ky the Dukes of York,
Clarence. and Gloucester.

- The Court Court was particularly splendid and swine.
roue; there were near 1,000 personages present;
every thing was conducted with the greatest order
and regularity, both On their entrance and retiring.
The State Rooms were kept remarkably cool and
comfortable, by the windows of the rooms which
look into the garden and Pork being kept open.
Probably there never was au assenablage of ryni.l
numbers of the highest ranks of the nubility dud
distinguished characters.
There were present besides the above-
The %sestet Chamberlain. the Vice-thansbettilin, the
Great Chamberlin. of Euglaad ; Earl Harriogliba ea unit
Stick; Colonel Dance as Silver Stick; the rice-discelkir,
the Judge of the Archie Court, the King's Proctor, the Lunt
Mayor; the Sheriffs of London sad kliddlesee, Sir Fume's
Designee and Sir George Alderson, is state; the Adjutant.
General, the Quarter-kuter•Oeueral, the High sheriff of
Worcestershire • Commissioner Bowen, of the Navy; Judge
Kerr, of Quebec; Judge Marshall, of theater; the Arch-
bishops of Canterbury and York; Prince Eaterbaty, the
Austrian Assbessador ; and the Duke of Richmond.

The folloWing were among the
tinguished amemblaae :

•nd dis.

Dukes—Bietieuch, Montrone, Leeds; Rutland, Restifort,
Dorset, Portland, Grafting, Richmond, De Bourbon, snit
Leinster.

Marqutese--Winchester, Conynghaim Stafford, Carmar-
then C.ontsiallisi Camden, Anglesey, Fa:
' eter, Ominouslett) ,
Hertford, Handfort, Wellesley, and Lothian.
Jiaris--Brownlow Harewood, Murton, anrourt, War-
wick, Pennant Card fligan. Dartmouth, Coventry, Aherea•
vents', MuitistEdgeandre, Rossiya Carysfurt,lLongford, Ox-
ford, Aylesbury, Blessiugton, Lindsey, Rocksavage, Poetics,
Liverpool, Witsdrama, Bathurst Harrington, Ma'gestic,
Harrowby, Ma ' lodor Bestsiirou;is, Macclesfield. Carlisle,
Westmorland Beaneluimp, Mouatcubel, Uxbridge, Meath,
Orford, tad Aboy's,.
Visoositts-,-Ennismore, Down, atiliingtown. Keith, Crea-
tions., Weymouth, Barrington Deerhurst, Ashbrook', Misr-
petii. Maynard, Dungannon Sidinnutb, Sidney,
Castlereagh, Palmerston doge, Andover, Middleton, New-
port, Cori Pollnagtan, earleton, and Leanne*.
torett2De Duustanville SAKI, St Helens, Rouse, It.
Se our, Rodney. G. Beriniford, W. Dentine*, Muelfurd,
Say:and-Sele Radatock, E. O'Brien, Henley, Henniker, Bray-
brooke, Afacrst,Gwydir, Duni.% J. Thymic. Arden W. Ft. it-
gmald, W Fitzroy, Corson, J. Murray, Prudhoe, eolebrater,
Napier, G. Lemieux, Fitsroy Somerset, Granville Somersrt,
Strathaven, Leitrim, Cloubrock, A. Beseclerk, F. Reattach,
and F. Conyngisam._.

BeronslVolfe, Plietrer, Best, and De Gerniag.
Cosrutelltuastsr, WorynoufF, Lucie and Lig(lolf.
Rigkt Hongursblit—B. Bathurst, Sir D Duudaa, II Rus-
sell, C. Conic, G. Canning, and N. Vansittss t.
Ilogogrableg—E. Petre' G. Villiers, Fardley, F
Lambe, Percy, Harley, Rodney, F. WPOI, Rev. E.
F. Tumour, Lirnt..General Leslie Cueing. D. M Erskine,
Hush Liudasy, Lieut.W. Noose, Edwar.l Stuttrtus, Henry
Windsor, Capt. S M. Gardner, and Lieut. W Waldenellee.
Bialsopa-4.andatr, Exeter, Worcester, Bodo, and Man,
Quebec., Landon, Oxford, St. Aimplt, and Ely.
Ambassadors sad Mintater•--Neapolitan. Tntittsh, Bi-
warias, Swedish, Aineriean, French, Spanish, Russian, Sar.
dials., Prussian, and Danish.
Re,,. Dedint—Stanier Clarke, Cole, and Tuiskyta.
Doetors—Sendatmose, Riohnoore, Bree. and Guiltier.

Roe. Messrs.—F. W Bkionberg, Carr, Gamier, A. Peyton,
Muntsgse Wynyard, Rubino/a, T. Mills, W. J. Hansel, C.
Dories,lin Cr. N'illisse Lung. and H. Wainwriteht.
Stra—R. Wiggis, It. Wigwam. jou. J. Hunt in, H. Cal.
veri, H. Calapbrik H. Limbed, G. Illsal, E. lierronts, R.
Hill, J. Doyle, P. Roche. J. B Warren, W. Barrnegia..J.
Griddling, M.P. H. Dakylople, C. Hower, C. Pul., hay.
ler, J. Cradork, T Lindell, .1. H. Palmer. C. Flanw..., W.
W Wine, .1. Wyss* Da Satire, J. Felluvres, H. Lawbwrt,