The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-31 00:00:00

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LON DON.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 31, 11120.

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That Civil Ljst 8.11 was read • third time yes-
terday misuse tis the ,louse of Lords. Previous
to the 'wading of ,Ilse Bill, Lord Dayox drew the
attenriun of the Howse H. • forcible manner to the
application Of the Omits of Admiralty. the foie-
Pcr eca4. duties, anti other casual
revehoero„ which base usually been placed at
tins uncontrolled disposal of the Crown, and
which glaring his late MAJESTY'. reign amounted
to no less than the enormous sum of nine minim's.
The Noble Lord, to prevent the abuse of this
rower, proposed a clause prohibiting the applica-
tion of any part of this fund to any service already
provided fur by the Civil List, and requiring a
return to Parliament every Session of the mode in
which the fund may have been applied to any
other purpose. The clanse was negatived nu a
division, there appealing only 21 for it, and 81
against it. It is provided in the Bill, that an ac-
'Count 'hewing the application of this fond shall be
laid at the beginniug of every Session before the
two Houses of Parliament. A clerical error in
staling the amount of the estimates annexed to the
Bill was corrected in the House of Lords and sent
clown to the Commons, but to the prudent jealousy
of several distinguished Members of the Commons,
this circumstance appeared to approach very closely
to an interference in a Money Bill, and although
the House finally concurred io the amendment, a
particular entry was made in the Journals, speci-
frog that the interference of the Lords referred
me►ely to the correction of • clerical error.
In !hr House of Commons Mr. MA•FRLY in.
trired from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
in what manner he meant to provide for the interest
of the projteted loan, as it was understood from bis
MAJESTY'S Speech from the Throne that no new
burdens were to be laid on the people. The CHAN-
cELI.oR of the EXCHEQUER deferred giving any
explanation on this point until he brought forward
his plan of finance, which he promised in a few
days. Mr. MABERLY, however, gave notice, that
lie would submit certain finance resolutions to the
House this evening.
A very inwresting, and in its unexpected re-
sult, a most iritportant debate took place on Mr.
H. Strum Ea's motion for a Committee to inquire
into the State of the Agricultural Distress of the
Country. The motion for a Committee, it will be
seri,, was carried at four o'clock this morning by ■
maj.wity of 49, contrary to the expectation of his
MAJESTY'S Ministers.

A Dutch Mail has arrived. with Papers to the
27th inst. The aces,unti from Bairn are vet)•
alarming. A g-tirral massacre of the Dutch ivy.
apprehended at that settlement. which now preaerve
a sad contrast to its elate under the wise and patie-
nt"l goverument of Sir Thos. STAMFORD RAFFLES.

We have received Paris Papers of Saturday last.
The discussion on the principle of the new law
of Elections is closed, and the Reporter r•f the
Conuui•tte, in the sittieg of Friday, replied to
the arguments urged against it. The President
then succinctly noticed the various amendments
which had been suggested, ether by the Corn.
Injure or by icdi►idual :I:embers, in the course of
the debate. Some of these amendments ire very
complicated, and in two instance*, amount to little
shout of new projects of law. The discussion was
then c.iminesiced on the articles of the osiginal lew
seri,aim, and the President read the first. Thii
article requires. that in terry department tler.e
shall be one Electoral College of the dolma-
'tient, and Electoral Colleges of districts, except
in those departments where oily one deputy is
elected, ued there all the electors shall be united
in one College. The arsendinent proposed by the
Committee restricts this gent ral union to depart-
ments wherein there are not more than 300 electors.
Ott this subject some speeches were delivered, and
tit (miller discuss:on of the article was adjourned
till Satu►d..y.
The French Five per Cents. are 74 f. 65 c.—
Bank Stuck, 1,39.01.

Tho Kill° left town on Monday afternoon, for his
Cottage tit Windsor Park.
The following is a copy of a notice written on the
way-hill of the Dower mail coach, which arrived at
the Angel Inn this morning :—•• The Queen of
ENGLAND slept at St. Omer on Tuesday night,
and so espeetyd at Canterbury on Friday next."
The Sun of yesterday stopped the press to
nnuuce the arrival of a letter from Paris, dated
Saturd y host, statistic, that BENJAMIN CoSITANT
and MANDEL, two leading Liberals in the Chain-
her of Depuue•, were attacked by some of the
Cardes•dw-f ores, mt Frislay e.essing, but tie i..-
terference of the mob prevented the sysavainattott of
these two celebrated men.

VClfrflLly the dispatches for Bombay. by the
ship Aria, were clo•rd it the Eta Indi• llonte,
end rl:divtred to the Cllllllll3ll4lef of lust slop. Pa..
seeker per Asia, fur Bombay, Mr. Asvi•taot-Sur-
stool
We regret to state that the Banking-houar of
[touiEs. its Cork, has lulled, and that of Ltlll.lEll,
in the city, ilea stopped pat lurid. Thee
events have thrown
world iii the th of Ireland, and will greatly ag-
gravatr th litMled of the people iu that quarter.
They were both very eminent hank• of err) reten-
tive dealings. The Inture of ROCHE.* brisk to 141 t.
▪ as the cause of the stoppage of LoiLleo.
• public meeting was held at Cork on Thatrulay,
to winch a statement of the affairs of the latter was
submitted, presenting sno►e than a aufficieucy of
assets to meet its engagements.

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