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country, with reference to tts foreign and domestic
relations. But lately 14 peas tice prevailed, of mak-
log those speeches of It very Honey texture. To use a
common phrase, they were drawn up Ina very wishy-
. re rs/4.1 mariner. This was clone, in order to leave the
Douse as motter for discussion as plffialljle.
11)3Iptillii of this system, and refer to the practice
whit h prevailed in the tine of King William—
WhWli kr./uities been placed amongst the best pe-
I ...is of our coustitutirmal history. If we look to
she .1 we shall Ii iii, that, when a Speech was
&Leered fawn tne no answer WAS not re.
cursed on t'l4t day—lint twit or three (leys were
suffered to elapse, during which the Speech was con-
sidered, and th.oi an *mower was given. There was
setise its this. For, as a Speech from the Throne
milli ted a 'gatemen, or the situation of the coun-
try, (lertiletneit could not be expected to make tip
cieir a moment, oil so comprehensive a
subj .—attil, therefore, time for consideretion Was
t...ianed and was conceded. It its curious for the
I louse to observe, how, by degrees, this useful woe-
t see has been teen out by the 51inistero of the Crown
diat or are at this day called on to give our
esseid to an Address, the echo of a Speech which
we li tee only heard read once. before this practice
was adopted, it was usual for the Lords to meet at
this Treasury, and taw Common' to assemble at the
Cock-pit, 'there they heard the Speech read, which
was intruded to be delivered from the Throne—
%nil toils they came to the discussion, in some
'levee prepere.l to offer their opinions. I recollect,
before 1 came into Porliattient, it was the practice
to have the Speech intended to be delivered from
the Throne, piloted roil distributed the (ley before
it was to be pronounced—by which means Gentle-
n:rll 114111 some opportunity given them of atiolyzing
it• contents. But now we are called on to decide,
without 1134 ing any opportunity of considering the
Speech or Address—and the apology always is
• 0 ! it coolant's nothing—it pledges you to nothing
—and, therefore, you may agree to it.'—( I kor.)—
Volt respect to the lamentable event, which the
whole country deplores, 1 cannot avoid expressing
my surprise, that the cline course was and adopted,
as was pursued on the deub of the late Duke of
Cloticrster. 011 that rewasion, a sisparate Address
of Condolence WAS toted —it was not introduced
irmougst other matters—it stood alone, as it might
to stand—which, 1 think, was a much more re-
speetful tootle of proceeding than that now pro-
!Hwy.'. 1 complain of the Address, Sir, because.
as I said 'attire, it contains 'nothing specific with
reference to the state of the country—because it
(lees not toddy the situation iii ohich we are
pioesil, with our liberties lyirig prostrate before
Isis Majest)'s llini.trrs. There are many points
v.holly overlooked, which appear to me to be
of the greateet importance. The expiration of
the Bank Restriction Act—if indeed it be allotted
to take Alice—is by no memos a light molter.
The our fu Lobo, hisls iti nut mentioned, cannot
seirely Ile considered es a matter of trilling import-
Ufa, There is also another Act, which is almost
a. 1::%0.1.1 though certainly 1114 PO oppressive,
as the hi -lirot Corpus Siasperitomi Act, whisk will
ex pi-e this S-..sins, and which I hope will never be
renewed. I :eked to the Alien Act. This also
was min...weal. Now, Sir. with irspeet to the late
Princess Coml.:de, I could witch that a
eilie inesstion should be made. I cauld wish our
grief f br the i-reparable lose which the country has
host 'hoof to lie more decidedly 11141kril. 1 min the
1.1,ne isiiss•.iis to slate soy feelings on this subject,
b. 1%; I e. es, Pal some degree, the means. of Lying
before , matters ecuiriretell with a Aleut.
bet s.! 11 11 occasioned
4' I Z:.l II eiourable wl I did nor
.• I.ebee, hut $ lot list just sow tidos lilt test, tat
s'eultra., thilt I Was ills ellellty to the Douse of
I;riiiisvna k. I never teas au enemy to ilea !Lom—
ond, tnn of we, I wish to state my tioreigneal feelings
of regret ilel.lotaWe emit which has tilled
the tunlitry molt giatf—v lia• Gillen with dread-
ioleoce WI the I of Bruitsoack—which
i.e aletaiivrat it of its greatest ornament.—(fieor.)—
Itent Ilse mon desirous to call the attention of the
!louse to this point, because the sorrow which has
lie.o iirio.festril by all elastics i.f the cominisilev,
dut• stway well the idea of that disaffection, which
t,.;:• tali! to t wilt in every lout of the country.—
( Ilcar,hear.)— I am sure, Sir, if the last and great-
. st or of Egypt hail fallen on this county--if,
on die lore4king of the noontime. we found one dead
In evilly lonise—die sorrow of the jwople could
hot hate been more pinpoint, air
• spreosed.—(ll4 or, hear.)—Tlie grief occasioned
lo this sad s tent has been universal—amid the
people, iu their Addresses to the Throne, have stat-
ed their reason for feeling PO acutely on the occe-
sour. They 'outride(' the loss of that bright pro-
mise of 84 % It! tIOUP 111111 beneficent Sovereign, which
they had so long contemplate(' with feelings of
/tear.)—Every one of their Ad-
dresses mentioned the private and public virtues
ad this amiable Princess—every one of them eulo-
gised the eseitsplery manner ill which she filled
each station, to discharge die duties of which she
1.4.1 been called. duiiiig her short but honourable
hear.)—lf any perwms 'believe that
there are twenties to the Douse of Brunswick—if
lily persons think shut dioallection towards it exists
—they must tie teuglit by the uniform canaluct of
the people oil this melancholy overshot, that it is not
directed against that part of it which is dignified
by sirtue.—(llern, heir.)-11' there be hostility to
ally part of that I lowle—tati I 410 not believe that
were Is —l4 those who are the objects of it ettri-
Lute it to themselves, and nut to any base feeling of
the i.optil4r mind."—(ieur, hear.)
1.91(1 C.isit.utchcit—G4 I I nut 1114.4111, Sir, to
trespass 6.1 the otteottoo of the House for mails -
uncut.. if this were Ilse nuts upportuitoy that was
bkrly to occur for the diwusaima of the subjects
which hare been introJacerl in the delude, I should
certainly speak et length ; but, n 1111111vIliii•
1,10,11 will an*, when those topics wilt 1114111 r 11101 t.
naturally, mod ill a inure full mid satisfartasy 111111/1.
nrr I.,fure the Douse, 1 shall reserve myself for
those upposturbities, instead of &heeling my sent'.
oleos at piesent. I do net complain that Gentle.
sorsa o e the ether side of the House should have
ickeu the l',lllllBC they have dame, and adverted to
'time topics now—because, at the man time that
there i. a l a arct taaalliMiti, as to the peat loss
which the a notary has sustained, 11 sin aware that
there are va.141111 other points, DO which much (list....
initarity 61. opinion exists, and which must, of
course, Le Ir:ought under the couederation ad the ;

Iloilo, at a future dine. nut, I mu►t enter my
protest against what the Noble Lord, who last
addressed the House, has raid, breause I think

it calculated to do away those salutary impress
skins, nitwit a just Hill ll ill nitration of the law
ought always to produce. I snean that part of
the Noble Lord's speech, iu which he declared
his belisf, that the individuals whose lives were
forfeited to the offended laws of their country, were
sacrifice/1 to the tampering acts of his Majesty's
Government. I say, there is on foundation for
such a statement—and I will disprove that assertion,
as strongly and satisfactorily, as any fact. that is nut
founded on truth, can be disproved. I will say,
that not a scintilla came out on thi-e trills to chew
that any such acts had been resorted to.—(Hear.)—
The individual alluded to was placed' within the
reach of the parties, and, if they chose to call him
on their trials, they might have done so. There is,
in fact, nothing to support this statement, but the
assertion of an individual, in the last painful ma.
meta of Ids IJr•—but it was surrounded witl► cirs.

cumstances of such a nature, as removed all credi.
bility from it. The observations of the Noble
Lord, as to the want of matter, in the Address, can
have very little weight, because various opportuni.
ties will occur for the discussion of all the topics
connected with the situation of the laundry.—
Ministers are not dispmed to imagine, that the
view which the (;entlemets opposite formerly took
of their conduct, has of all changed 'since we last
met. They will, no doubt, again assert, that the
state or the country did not warrant the measures
we resorted to—but, we trust, we 'shall be able to
sliew that they were absolutely necessary. The
Him. and Learned Gentleman (Sir S. Romilly)
has said, that there opiteurs to be a conspiracy in
the minds of his Majesty's Nliiiisters to plan some-
thing against the vital Worths% of the conotry. I
don't Olio's. Sir, the house will agree with him in
That sentiment, nor will they assent to various other
imputations which he has been !demised to throw
out against the Members or the Government.
I 410 slot think ii savours mud, of a disposition to
willow's', or abridge popular liberties (when they
can be 'safely enjoyed), when, at the outset of the
Sesaion, they are ready to repeal that particular
law which necessity compelled them to have m-
oonrise tip. But this is a topic on »Inch Ido nut
wish to enlarge, because we shall have another,
mid a more advantageous opportunity of adverting
to it. Ministers do not mean to withhold from the
public what the real situation of the country has
been, front the period when it was last inquired
into- • old, on an early day, I shall have the honour
to snake a eosntaunicatiosl to the House oil the
subject of allot has been passing in the country,
since Parliament last assembled. I hope, when the
proper information is Ltd before them, that the
(louse a ill feel, that what was done iii the
last Session, was not only done with a prudential
caution—but also, that the state of internal tran-
quillity which now prevails, and which will enuble
Pailiument, consistently with their (boy, to do
away with the Susoecision of the Ilabeas Corpus
Act, is owing to the operation of the laws which
Mimic's introduced, and to the measures they
adopted to home the public testrty. I have, Sir,
passed over many of the topics introduced in the
course of this debate, berause I do slot think it
would be agreeable to the Hume to discuss them
now, ashen so 111511 y opporiunities will naturally
alibi. for that purpose, w the course of the Session.
Hot, I can assure the Noble Lord that his Ma-
jesty's Ministers are not at all unwilling to go into
any discussion of their measures, which Gentlemen
assay think they demand—mill we entertain a well-
gimmiled hope, that we shall be enabled to satisfy
the House and the public, that wa have discharged
a most 11160111 duly, honestly and fairly—that we
have not pushed our measures Iwyond what the lie.
cessily of the case required—mai that we exercise
the important power intrusted to us by Parliament,
in mercy as well as iii justice. The dangers that
threatened the country were great—and I slow cull.
the House mi the restoration of tranquil.
hay. On the other hand, I will not say that nu
'Lower slow esista—but it is, comparatively, so small,
it is bit mock duuutislned, iii consequence of the
firm conduct of Pailiainent, as to call out the Go-
vernment to trust so the renewed traiiquillity of the
country, without having recourse to that measure
which was !lapsed to the lust Session. With respect
to the grueial situation of the country, I am mak-
fied with she picture of prosperity which is contained
the Speech from the TS) —a more gratil3ing
picture it is impossible to draw of ally country in tile
world. On these grounds I submit, that, whatever
difference of opinion may exist in the House am other
shatters, tuna )) i t nity on the great calamity as have
experienced being expressed on all sides, oo oppo.
aitiou can fairly be offered to the Address now pro-
posed. The Noble Lord having entered those pro-
tests which he deemed necessiary, will doubtless
absent to it. Ba• au doing, neither he, nor any other
individual, can be considered as foregoing ally poli-
tical opinion."
51r. BEN NETT—" I entirely coincide and concur
ii what my Learned Friend has stated, with respect
to the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers. As to
the lessons tiled at I)ei by, I shall be prepared to
skew, that the whole, or the greater part of the
transactions in which they were engaged, were the
work at' the Government emissary, Mr. Oliver."—
( licar, hear.) . . .

. -
Mr. 11111OUGHAM—" 1 perfectly concur in that
part of the Address, which refers to a late ultimo-
choir event. That of itself might he a sufficient
rrasnu hit not entering Info the discussion of other
tot ores ohich have beryl al II ided to. But, if any thing
wvrr whisalitig to coilviaire rue that unanimity is desir-
able on flit!. 111.1.14.101 i, auul may lie preserved, without
secrifii mg the duty ire oae to our constituents and
ilie rnuutly, it Is to be found w the speech of the
Noble Lord opposite. The situation of the coun-
try dosing the ii-cras—the camber that occasioned
the too first Reports, Collitletirti, as they must lie,
NI ultimately—tall this will, as appears by the
stall went of the Noble Lord, come under the Jib-
crixsimi of the noose at a very early period.
gat!ivied fawn the Noble Land this most gra.
tlint it is at length the
liarlillow of Ids Itilajest 'a (List rtituent to produce
that eridetice which is lieurtnny to a right troller-
of the subject, in a Committee, artil-
y,' milli hue posses sit' examining persons, as well us
dorti.switt., lei Ilir 3l legallur ails/ efficient Via).—
CI tie coutt3r ul. Ibusr ckalialiwilloiw, we shall hate
oppuituoity of Leming the avidence adduced,

LONDON,

•
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1818.

The Session of Parliament was opened ye•ter.
day by Commission. Those persons who antici-
pated some important dt.closure in the PRINCE
REGENT'S Speech will be greatly disappointed.
We do not recollect any document on a like
occasion of less interest ; it affords nothing new.
Of the improvement in the revenue, se have had
monthly reports us the ministerial piers ; and
with our bargain with Spain tor the immediate
abolition of the Slave Trade, the public were
already acquainted.—lii the House of Lords, Via.
count SIDNIOVIII gave noti, e of a motimi this day,
for the immediate repeal of the I Itgloeus Corpus
Suspen►ion Act. For this mea•Ute also the public
were prepared. itliiiisterP, by their recent conduct
iii releasing the oilr.irtoodite pet. wi 10114 confined
multi. it, hail cinitts•eil ill longer existence useless.
Its present inutility all parties will admit ; but it is
lost so altar that is was ever sweet-my. This point
i. lik-ly to produce .ll iliscu.sioti. The Bill of
liidtiumly with which Ministers propose to cover

themselves room the I.:gal consequences of Ili( ir
conduct under this Act, is also likely to meet a
warm opposition.—Among the new writs moved for
in the Hon.e of Commons, was one for Rippoo. iu
the room of the non. FREDERICK ROBIssoN, Nho
has accepted the place of Treasurer of the Nan.
—Both Houses presented a full attendance of
Members.

A letter from IVindsor, dated J. ry 27, %Os—
" Yesterday the QUEEN, the DiteliesA of Grm-
CUTER, and Princess ELIZABETH, with a Lady in
Waiting, rode out in a coach and four, through
Slotnrh and Datchet.
" Yesterday Princess AUGUSTA took an airing oti
horseback in the Great Park.
" This morning her MAJEcTY, accompanied by
the Duehe's of GLoucesTEß and Prince., Et.iza-
BETII, attended by a Lady in Waitiog, rode wit iii
a coach and four, by Suiwitig.hill.
" Tins morning Princess A utiusra, as usual, took
her airing on horseback in the Great Park.
" Yesterday the PRINcE REHNNT's stag-1 oils
turned out a flue deer near Salt-hill, which exhibited
great sport, taking across Eastburidiam, &c. mak-
ing through the enclosures, and was taken at Stoke
Park, after a long hunt."
Yesterday morning, at half-pact eleven o'clock,
the CHANcELLoR of the Exult QUER. Vin:unnt
CAOTLEREAGII, Mr. ilusaissuts, and Slr. C.
Loma, had a long consultation with the &II of
Livr.apoor., at Fife [louse. Afterwards the liail
of LtveitPouL, Viscount CAkTLEREAGII, and the
CHANCELLoit of the EXciILQUEN, went to attend
u meeting of dm Cabinet Council at hall-past ore
o'clock. The Council sat till about three o'clock,
when they separated, and went to attend the meet-
ing of the two Houses of Parhainent.
Among the Noble Peers at the ti r i vt• 'a by
the Earl of LIVERPOOL, at file-house, ou Monday,
were—

The Duke of Montrose, tlw Duke uf Wellington, the Mar.
qua of Camden, the Marquis of S ii.bnry, the Earl of
Aylesfurd, Viscount Melville, Viscount Sidiouutb, Viid-ottut
Sydney, Lurd St. Deleue, aud Lord S. key.

On Monday morning the Gmernor and Deputt•-
Governor of the Bink (.lEnglat;(l, and Mr. Horns-
CHILD, had a bug interview %it:t the Earl of
Ltv ERPOOL.

Mr. CURWEN left Workington-Hull nn AVedues-
day lust, to attend his Parliamentary dirties.
By SCCOUIIId rtetieed yesterday cram Croxtetli
Hull. we learn that the Karl of SurrON hail air
indifferent night, but lie continues improving
health.
The Porter Brewers of London have hithrits
abstained train molting the charge-4 .mote against
them in the various Newspapers, conceiving that a libeial
and candid Public could not expect them to enter the 11,411
with sounyminia accusers. These charges 41111 misrepresen-
tations, hoarser, having been reneateil at a Public, Meet-
ing, beta' at the Crown and Anchor Tavel'', on the 2iilh
instant, and embodied in the shape of Resolutions, induce
them now to c forward, and to express their satisfaction
that by their proposed Petition w the Muse of Commons,
an opportunity will he afforded to them of meeting their
Accusers befa're a eummtent and unprejudiced Tribunal,
they are firmly convinced, that by a strict investigation, the
recent and every roomer advance which Cley have made in
the price of Beer, will be proved to hav r been fully justi-
fied, and they earnestly orvpuesl the Public to suspend their
judgment, until that examination shall have taken place.

THE PHI Nt: LSS CHARLOTTE.— it is in the 14:1e-t
degree consoling to ug, we cannot nw the w..ril
gratifying in any mime will.. an heavy a loss, to find th.t cu
far frum any abatement of rational regret, or interest i i any
thing that relates to this beloved Princess, that interest seems
to be as strung as when the empire was deprise,l of all isa
hopes on the melaiichuly occasion. This siod.t laisil.ib'e rev.
retire for her virtues, and regard to In r memory, has In
strikingly ensiiirclited in the cat ram distal v deniaml which 6.a
been made fur the Prints (sons Cstahosrs P.•. -
traits of the Pt incest% CHARLOTTE and Prince LEOPOLD,
insomuch, that six plates of each Print have been worn one,
and the denials.' is still au great, that two more of both arc
nu*: in prepa...tiota.

All medical Philosophers ante in recommend-
ing Port Wane us the beat onthh.te to complaints
incideutal to the variable climate of England, but iu the
daily quantity they touch differ ; yet th.• better fellql,llPlS
seem to advise a Tarcrn Pint, that is, about One-Ib id of
a fail Quart. Reckoning upon this purtimi, the Tack,'
Pipes now offered Me 'Ellice Planks in the :west bt Loicty,
will last a malt 49 years and 259 davit, and the Purchaser
having the power to select it himself, it must he Ins (tun
fault if the most superior Po►t in the King.linn h.• not ob-
tained. Ac the Wine is exclmite of the 'There P.ia.aof
30,000 f. or any of the other Priz4., f...en the above C:1:1111-
lation it appeals, that a Purchaser itt this Lottery may gain
Wine fur life, and Muncy for erer.

C. CARROLL, Cool rat*lor Fur the last Two Lot-
teries, has the pleasure of remit,rlin4 his Fri, /Al
and the Pulr:ie, pet viuus to their making their porch: nos in
the present Grans! State Lottery, of the extraordinary success
which generally attends his fortunate Offices ; as ass instance
of which, it must be recoils rted, that during the last Lottery
alone, he sold in Shares no less than FIVE. t 'aiiitals, including
Two of Twenty Thousand l'uords. 'Elie present Lottery,
which will commence Drawing oil the ash Ilai ch, coma nis
the following inducements, which it is sufficient briefly to,
enumerate:—'Parise Pipes of fine Ohl Lott—One Huu.l.rd
Capital Prizes—note Prises of 30.0001 Ste' ling, Ste. 54e. &c.
Tickets and Shares are Selling at 7, Cornhill, and 26, Ox-
ford-street, where No. 7,735, the last Pr;ze of 30,000/. ever
drawn, was Sold in Shares.

The Old Bailey Sessions concluded yesterdays—
The ItEeOEDEft passed sentence of dt stir upon the
following :
Mary Alder, for dealing in a dwelling-house; Jusepls
Tbuiursun, fur pm irately stealing its a slam',; Ann Jones,
for dealing in a dwelling-house ; Muse. Ihnitels and Juhu
Smith, fur house-breaking ; Charles Weeeed and Juhu Vale,
for horse-stealing ; Lawrence Denby, fur stealing in a
dwelling-house ; John Norton, fur burglary ; Ge urge Scott,
and Israel Chapman, fur hisbaay robbery ;
11'bite and John Read; for sheep-stealing; Mary Ca-
dre-dere, fur stealing in a eleselling.bonse ;
Kelly and 'Chemins Spicer, fur forgery; Thomas Casey, for
slecep-stealing ; %ism. Henry Itawlinseed mil John Ha olin-
sosolse younger, fur stealing fu em a lug-boat on the Riser;
Henry Mall, for stealing iii a rlarilinz bemuse ; Ann Cale, for
privately stealing jet a stoup; Wni. Genre and Charles
for buiglary ; Clint lea Russell, fur I se breaking; JAMCS
Brandt (a boy), fur stealing in a daalling.huuse; 31.11Ihew
Sullivan (a hoy,only I I years of age?, Juliii homes, and Wm.
Green, for stealing in me dwelling-Lower ; Daniel Mork aell,
for burglary; Hose t) iinra, Mai gas et Ilunaldersea, and Item
teals Brian, fur highway rubbery ; and Jobs' Farmer, fur pi '-
wisely dealing.
.....

.11844nent til iViMain Bayley and Robert Spencer. for
Imrzlary, 1149 mpii.4l in r :equenre of n point of lA*
Lavine been rem t vtd fur thenougiduatiuuuf the Tack o•
Judges.

The Doelliqs.—Messrs. Theodore O'Callaghan, Thomas
loorphlan, and Charles Newholl, were ordered to be
food a dulling, and to be confined three calendar MLA,
ill Ins )lAjept)'. gaol of Newgate.
The Seseiviii were irdjuurnt d to the 18th of Ft -
bruary.