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London, England, 1817-03-10 00:00:00

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opinion, _
thority a 1 Whick ii remount, and beyond w)iich lies
no appeal.
How important then that, a proper tone should be
given to the public voice, that the governors and go-
verned should stand well together, and that the former
ehould establish a fair claim to the confidence of the
letter; if this be so in ordinary times, and on common
occurrences, how much more necessary is it at this cri-
tical period, when the public mind is in a state of fer-
ment, when through the medium of the Press, that
great and powerful engine of public opinion—attempts
are daily made to decry the acts of Government, to
bring into discredit the Sovereign authority, and to
loosen the bond of union which ought to subsist un-
broken and umimpaired between the people and their
rulers.

It becomes then a bond of duty to counter-act the arts
of the malignant and disaffected, by a popular explana-
tion of what is passing in the political world, and to
use a portidu of that diligence and activity on the loyal
and constitutional side of the question, which is so un-
remittingly displayed by those who are desirous of
levelling all distinctions and confounding all order and
*authority in the state.
It is with this view that we have dedicated for some
tinse post, a portion of our Paper to a Political Disqui-
sition, in hopes of administering an antidote to the poi-
son constantly circulating in other Newspapers of a
afferent stamp and opposite description.
The suspension of the Habeas Corpus has for the
last ten days occupied the attention of all classes of
'eiders. Whatever different views men may be disposed
op take of this measure, from their previous habits of
thinking, we are convinced that the safest and strongest
ground on which it can be justified, is its necessity. We
part with a friend that we love and esteem, and the
separation is painful; but we reconcile ourselves to a
teinporary absence, because we know it is for our bene-
fit,•and we shall greet his return with an increase of
pleasure—So it is with this favourite bulwark of our
eiQ liberties. The arts and industry of the disaffected,
their illegal combinations—their monstrous doctrines
—their ultimate views and objects, appal the sound and
constitutional part of the community—it is necessary
to arrest their further progress, and to nip the spirit of
sedition in the bud: with this view it is necessary to
era the executive with extraordinary powers, and spe-
cially to provide ne amid ektrinsenti Respe6licn capiet '
Nor let us fear that the executive has any disposition
to ;hose the power which the Legislature thus confers,
We are persuadtxl, neither their interest nor their
inclination to do so—not their interest, because they
mast wish to stand well with the people, and because
' in this free and enquiring age, every abuse and misap- ,
plication ofpower will be strictly canvas.sed, and justly
'exposed to public reprobation ; not their inclination, if
siso may form any judgment from the general complex-
ies d cklrftarnento aid "tore pelieulatly Nat the

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if the personal liberty of the subset has been abridged
for a limited period, property has been proportionably
secured and confirmed ; and the mice of the country, as
evinced by the price of the Funk has spoken plainly
its sense of the transactiets, and air the benefits which
may be expected to be derived from it
The money market in a great measure governs all
the markets ; we may,, therefore waturally anticipate
an improvement in our trade aid manufactures; and
we may fairly- hope that *he* tits immediate pressure
is removed, under which the poorer classes now labour,
the popular disoontionta will subside, and we shall re-
turn to that, state of prosperity' sad trwaguillitY, which
will at once banish complaint MA annihilate disaffee-
tion.
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IMPERIAL PARZUMENT. •
HOUSE. OF IoORDS.
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• Dto*DAY, MASS S. "
TfABF AS CORPUS SUSPEI4tO.I "Mt.. •
After some routine business, the Loan CuatticatLoit, In
answer to certain enqiiirier &au Lards Holland and they,
stated, that persons confined by order of Governracat in con-
sequence of the suspension of the nabgas Corpus, wbuld not
tit..lit.tl the richt nor the means of petitioning Parliament
oi the Sovereign.
Lord Viscount Stostotrtu moved the Order of the Day for
taking into consideration the amendment made by the Com-
mons in this Rill.
Earl DARNLEY strenuously opposed this measure. which
he concei% ed to be unrolled or. He hail, however. so ab-
jection to the amendment ; but with a view to the general
question, he should utose, as an amendment, that instead of
the word " now" " this day three months" he substituted.
The Earl of Rossi.vs, though he was of opinion that due
deliberation had not been given to this subject, yet lutist ob
jest to the amendment; the Rill, in its present form, subjeet•
inc persons in Scotland to a different measure of justice to
the subjects of England.
The Loan CNA/ICA:1.011 supported the Bill. The Rill of
this year was a transcript of that of 1794, which Bill he was
one of those who supported. Hr was of opinion, that although
be did nut approve of the amendments, hr thought it would
be better to pass the Pill with them, such as they were, than
delay it any long( e.
Lord llort.rsts and the Earl of LALDER DALE opposed the
measure altogether.
Earl II A 1 t*l supported it.
Earl (ia admitted that danger exist, d ; but it was of
teat kind which the preaeut laws were fully competent to
gnarl against.
Tin amendments were then put and agreed to.—Ad-
journed.

TtAsbaN,liitaltat 1.
The Royal Assent was fltlol by commission to the Malt
Doty and Pen-ion Bill, the inspesunou of .the li.theas Corpus
Art Bill, the Malta Trade Lattesion Bili, laud some private
Bilk.
Lord Hot-Lawn presented a petition fruit a person named
Waters, whom he understood N be a reqiccialrle
stating, that capital punislintegts Wad the most painful effect
upon his feelings. and praying for their abolition.
The Larl 4.f DARNI.CV presented a petition from the Ward
of praying fur a diminution of taxes, retrench.
nest, and patliamentary relons.--Adjetirsicd.
WEDNIESPAY. Manta 4.
Earl Gnitsveyou presentel several Petitions from South-
wark and other places, prat. ac dial the House vAutild out
puss any mote 'was rt strirlitg Itte lawny of the subject.
1.514 tilt the ratite.
The Earl of Ln ER PHoL 1101iCti the second reading of Bo-
lan Bills, one for pride. Nog Or parson of the Prince Regent,
bud the other te,r the butter peevisulion of the tishigtiosu of

_ . , therefore, read it
to-merrow.—Adjo tuned.

the Treasonable
and were re•

ARMY AND NAVY
reading of the
Awls in the first of
reading to be post-
' reading of fbe

neeessity had been 'hewn
4" the Seeret Committee.
importance, that
of death, *maid
question for doubt.
the offence. Under
right to move to kayo!
' to insert " math**

_ pot the proposed to bah*
eat stand part of the Bill, which was earned in the stitr-
motive.
The LORD Cmancrtton moved to insert words to except
the re-enactment of the clause in the former Act, making-it
temporary, which Amendment was agreed to.
Lord HOLL.RD thought that some more distinct weeds
shonld he introduced than those of " mntiooes assembly."
The Bill was then passed, and sent back to the Commons foe
their concurrence in the amendment.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND. •
The DWI of Minutest • thought it necessary attain to .eallb
the attention of Ministers to the distressed state of the people
in many parts of Ireland, in consequence of the scarcity awl
dearness of provisiuos. Unless some remedy was very.apeeth-
ly applied, the most actions consequences were to be appre-
hended.
'f he Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that .this subject had Gees-
pied and was now occupying the most anxious att. edge of
his Majesty's Ministers, %vlau were of course aware of its greet
imports oce. . .
The F..trl of DARNLEY contended, that Ittiaistasa wens
deeply responsible for not Intim( early in the songigtauspogn.
ed distillation.—Adjourned tW Menday.. -44

HOUSE OF

11=1••••••1.

MONDAY, NAIICR 3. • •
GAME LAWS.
Sir E. LIIATCPUIP,ILL brought Is his Bill respeetbli ti.•
Game Lawn It was read a tint thee, and oidered twboaead
a second time on Wednesday.
PETITIONS AGAINST SEDITIOUS PERSONS.
Mr. W. Bowles presented a Petition trom Blackburn, eon!.
pluming of the machinations of persons who go round the
country uni':or pretence of Reform, but anxiously enileave.r.
in; to promote disaffection to Government.
The Petition having been read. Lord STsisetw agreed to
the respectability of the persona who had signed it, but would
not agree that it conveyed the sentiments of the county of
Lancaster, in preference to a petition of a contrary wen,
agreed to at a county meeting regularly convened by the
High Sheriff. •
Mr. CAWTHOP ME thought this petition did t!Onirry vie SM.
iiTentS of the freeholders of Lancaster. He asireP•tdthat.
the county meeting WV at Preston, when Mr. (Nscy, from
Liverpool, an Irish renegado (nits of liter, Aecir.) i-?e was not
to be deterred by that cry. nor by any cry that oviz)•tbliTaiscif
in any other place. He would say that Mr. Cas. , was a very
miseltievow‘ person in the community. This I,•!etisii, vvi;tl
ber of cotton spinners. weavers, and u.ihen, came in
and carried every thing in the meeting Ware them ; but he
' was con%•ineed there was not twenty freeholders present at
the county meeting in question.
Mr. Bnortastsm defended the Character of Mr. Casey, and
said, that to call him an renegade was deserving c;folie.
vete cement'. hir.Casey was a sespectallle maw; he had
been unfortunate i.n business s but that very circumstance
should have screened him from such attacks as these. With
respect to the Preston meeting, the signature of the Ilia
Sheriff to the l(ti.ohitionis was the best /lewd' the Howie could
have, that those Itesol,btiont mitre) ell the Rinse of the nice:-
ing.
Mr. r et. iviu stated, that as county meetinga were now
constiti.ted, they did net I'UtIV4., the reuse of the freeholders ;
carried by the clamour of Jacobins, whiv.went *boot
from place, to place foreitig their opinions on the people.
Yr. lieneu defended the character of Mr. C.a.ey,
Althr a few werds front slr. W. Bootle, the petition was
ordered to lie on the table.
Mrs. HORNER.
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On the motion of A Lord .loi;rEtrViur II new writ for tt.r.
election of a member to serve ill r,iiltanient for the lonrongk
of Mt. klawes, in the room of its (ate represontutise, Mr.
Horner, he took an oppottievity to pass a very Mich encm
moms on iho character of the it( ceased nitanber ; and appealed
la the !loose, o lti :her the urbanity of ids eoaduet as a senator
had not rode:sted him lo all parties.— t 11..ar. hear.)
:‘,l*, sNII:SC: heartily bore his testimony 1i0.t14 ,rtianity of
his 11147)1111,. Which on all i.ceasions of pu lie
oat. seen
Idol display, as well as to his great and increasing talents as a
public floss,.
kir. st Trios said, that where% er Mr. Illarser.was known in
public and rospeeicii ; while in private 4.41
he hail e 111 hi 10 ha knossu to he warmly beloved.
Mr. NI .W‘hNN t., Sir S. RON ILLIf Mt. GRANT, Mr. Er -
uorr, alp! Lord Lift:JILL ES, rt'Sreeliv9 Veit is, the

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No. 474..—Ve5. XMONDAY, , X. MARCH 1817. Pitt
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PouncAL. niscirsiriok. ' mild and gentle deportment, and thy peculiar urbanity the Army and Navy. These Bills were, the
...0......—_ second tune, and committed for to-merruw.—A
• , oof manners which dis ishes tharNoble Lord st the
ON THE NECESSITY OF COUNTERACTING THE head of the Home TEIVIIIIDAY, MANCINI 6.
Department. glad to observe The Army and Navy Seduction Bill, and ti
DESIGNS OF THE DLSAFFECTED.—SUSPENSION ' A.
taw the. general sense of the is in unison with Practices Bill, passed through Committees,
OF THE HABEAS CORPUS,--GREAT RISE IN THE ported without amendment.--Adjourned.
PUBLIC FUNDS. that measures of Government. . .
vetoer, MANOR 7.
---,..—... • • Nothing proves this more forcihig than the late most TREASONABLE PRACTICES AND ARMI
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IN this inquisitive and enlightened Age, so different extraordinary rise in the public flails—that great hero- SEDUCTION BILL.
Earl
ra ee
o;Llevtinnsria moved the third
Pmtsthosetwhich have preceded it, the Public assume meter of National opinion: Thid rise can only be ac- Treasonableela
the privilege of discussing with freedom, and passing counted for from the encreased sishility and security Lord HOLLAND suggested certain alterati or
judgment with a voice of authority, on all the acts and which in the public estimation, tlil suspension of the tplownseedßtiigs;4wonhelacyh. occasioned the third' read
measures of Government. Habeas Corpus, and the estaetmeittif the other bills, are The Earl of Civet:root, moved the third
A ri,inyr
load,
oi Navy, x Seduction
tuizto;lti
tt Bill.
It is of importance then that on qaosEans of policy, calculated to confer. One lit >< ago, whoeverno necessity t
if the Public must reason, they should at least reason had predicted, that on this day tli. Funds would have for this measure, either in the Report•Of the See
justly, instead of determining rashly, that they should risen to seventy, would have beeslidiculed u a person aoriaawaya;utiheirs document.naturein siclttiaresag tzfeeaseenp riatlitayl
of
take a full and comprehensive, not a partial or distorted wholly unworthy of credit or Mention ; but to no not be so loosely worded as to leave it a qucs
• what id some instances would constitute the 01
aim ott,he recurrences which are daily passing. other cause, can this nnprecedlOral advance be attn. all these• circumstances, be thought It right ts
In -this free Country, Princes. And Rulers Meet, buted, than to-the strong measomekesortecl to by the out the words " made perpetual," ,and to int
on* year."
after all, bow to the tribunal of public opinion,' the au- ! Legislature, and the determined* it has.evinead to fur
The question was put that the words prop
thority of which is paramount, and beyond which lies rupple with the rising spirit of Action and disloyalty, out stand part ci the Bill, which was carru
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term of the deceased member. The new writ ou then or-
derer,.

Lord i'T‘l4:l.l.Y wished to know whether the (-Ares of Cotn-
nas-ioneir of the I' opt rly Tax bviai abolished.
Mr. VAI'IITTART‘ replied., that the Cosotnissioncrs %%Trey,-
dneed ta 111104: iv member.
Me. Itg‘ lk 7, nonaplanied of the stints of mann* charged to.
the put lie, Gtr reialivr to •nturt.ri tug pt crage, orders of
ko:uhiliood, Oct-. and loured h.,- rtitiaw, ut alt
•. 111 r. VA !OM VIVI' ...lid it was uzaal its pay the fees of ruiti-
4tar• 211'l naval Oh' ^ls.

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Mr. Mow complained of great expence attending
the unditivg t;IL. ae•counts at .o. tthule• of the ea•
riefice of tlie estaldishmeot cxere..!ed
Alt. Vs SairlArit that ti.e peitre eit keeping lip on
eittablisiltruent at 'Lisbon -wes4ery great; but, the tlitlfieility
was also very great ; and he no doubt the rcsalt %toast be
dOming-ofinany
.Mr. CANNING boie tesfinit-y to the merits of the Audit at
tishon, Which would pitive.i.ighly beneficial to the country.
HARING tlllll oat COG :Jan the sum expended il,ll misap.
phi ,or the salaries too !.igh.
..Here the con vi asthma furled.•
THE. SEDITIOU.s MEETINGS BILL.
The. Sinn:rant Csitivta fie, ut moving the second reading of
this Hi I,ob.erved. that it }could not prevent regular meetings
tor- constitutional purposes, as niretines, these of
waribi, corporate bodies, and ei•en henicholders to give notice
to a Mat:istrate of their intention, and stating what the object
kor their meeting was, escept ,ne 'tting should be to call
que.:ion the power of Pailiament to make law.; such
oteetiiigs not to IstLadjourned Irani 'time to tin:e. The Hill
:wergild tie pretelit debating societies,. meetings to discuss
political subjects; it would extend also to societies coraniu-
nicating by delegates, ;dating themin the same situation as
the Sorietiesformerly were. there was also provi-
sions against the mpenccans, as also against the administering.
of illegal oaths. •It was leis intention'also to introduce an es•
ceptitin in favour or the Freemasons, and to :except all so-
cieties congregated for charitable purposes.; so that the Bill
would apply to such societies only as met for the sake bl
Mischief, or to de'Stroy 'the rthistiliiti 11111 l
'A Message from the Lords. brought up their Lordships'
ettnseut and eoricurrence to the Habeas Corpus Suspension'
am, ;no to the Malt I)lity Bill.
Mr. PotOOSII) thought it would be better to let the Scdi-
lions Meetings Bill go into a Committee, because then lion.
Members *mild be better able to judge of the nature. of the
ametwelincitts to he proposed to it by the lion, and Learned
Solicit'oi General. He suggested, that individuals who might
be smiAllYhilPthloied by means of this Bill, should have it in
their power to bring aetionsagainst the Magistrates who com-
mitted them, with* the bOCC of three tinsmiths front their
• Ir. Cat.tgnr had attended a mooing in Southwark that
day, to petition against any Bill that might encroach on the
Lkerty of the subject. •
Siete. Iit4IISCIT considered this as a complete infringement
(A the BiWof Rights. It wits itittnded, m his opinion, to
l.,Anterart the bOO I'c-dittos that lay on Use floor, signed by
Arent a million af•persbni. •
Lord W. itt MI.!. protested against the BBL
. laVe routented,• that notwithstanding the fears of the
ahstmift. the Hon. Baronet tSir F. Burdett), this did nottake
away the right of assembling to petition, for seven persons
ti4fit call a ineethigin petition Parliament or the Crown.
Cat ILERSAGH, in answer to a question from Mr.
Retirney, said, that lie meant thin Oct to be put in force exactly
!At., salae as the act of Geo. I. against riots.
Sir M. W. Rintrt contended that the preamble to this
bill was not tine; but was a libel on the people of England
for only in one instance had any riot 4/ben from public
meetidgs. •
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. Lad Cream 4N? read a letter front a Mr. M'. staling
that the persons who bad been arrested at Glasgow had been
ri.seliatged. Those persons had only met for the piirpoc of
obrainiog parochial relief if possible. lie hoped this Bill
wi,l;hl MCC ice proper deliberation.
Mr. A Banisu did not think any ease had been made out
seat taut such a Bill as this. There was not a general spirit
at ierrligion or disaffection; but he would not oppose the
second reading of the Bill.
Mr. C. W. %YNNE tbooglit the county or the hundred
shoe I I he liable far any damage done by rioters.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
orminitted to-morroar.
'VIM treasonable Practices Bill was passed.
sir.Y.Jisatorrr moved, that a number of Itellirm Petitions,
ggieed by nearly a million of persons, be received.,
The SPEARER.—" Peale to bring them laugh.)
It apveaiing they -were almost all printed, the Speaker said
he was afraid the Nom ..11447nnet must take them back again,
printed petitions not being received by the lions,-. hilime•
rotoi,pth .1, ill egulatie.A, particularly one, in which a link
olumh of names. was written by one person having been
stiscp.xsted. in these petitions, they were withdrawn, and the
detate upon them postponed.—Adjoinried.
• TbESW%V, wirlcil 4.
Sir G. Jarasnn.•bronglit iit'a Bill for making a Navigable
between the tiver Arun and Clibehestyr and Pi.rtsareittli
I i'irloour.— The -wa's'read a first time. • • .
LusitiXtrlton stated, he •slititila shortly bring-in a Bill
to el:ca't warrhiinses froth window and !muse taxes.
A nnntber of petitions, pra3ing parlinmentary. eforn, re-
il-enchtrient, 6:e. were presented by Lord Cucriu4st, and
44111• r Mentheiss, One of •the portions, limn a place nulled
0.4 imby. was rejected, for its impropM I inguage.
-Mr. (1444,4:KT gate notice,'Mat lie intended to move fur
leave to bring in a Bill to incteirt fraud in the sale allow.
' Mr. SuAft? presented a petition from lion, James Davison,
a 'British subject, and some time a resiamt nta relmtit at Cape
leii..y•Zs tilting, that he Grad been held in prison, tut (tired with
Cisiarb,iercws, arul otherwise cruelly treated in the island of
st.Doinitogo, tinder the ill.rouffilvd clene... that be had pro-
moted in futon/ of l'eliuu.—Ortlered.tu be laid
4.0 the Gable.

Colonel Wonu rose to move for leave to tiring in a to
repeal the 2bth of George It. which rendered the 3:11t:
pithy illdfcal. lie contended, th it sot It ti ineasiore would dies
sane, idd a great degree, the practice of poatlisdig and not
d?cl.tase the facility of detecting didopdalihttl pt rsuids w klll-
- game.
ills C. lit an cu. regretted that the non. Gentleman had
bat I ode. ed this end...mire, which had been Ildrdm II net last
session. I:e denied that the proposition would serve the
poor man. It wodditl, on the contrary, wily benefit men of
lerge propd•rty, vim sold Oddly game.
Mr. G. IiaaRCII and Mr. Luna Wgi.t.g.sLcv also spole
against the proposed law.
The linuse divided—Ayes '4o—Moes 21.--Major.iy in
VOID' of the motion, 131. Luse nal accordingly siiett to
in the Lill.

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